Probability
$\frac{1}{2}$
$\frac{5}{6}$
$\frac{11}{23}$
$\frac{13}{35}$
The probability distribution of a discrete random variable $X$ is given below
$ \begin{array}{lllll} \hline X=x & -1 & 0 & 1 & 2 \\ \hline P(X=x) & \frac{1}{3} & \frac{1}{6} & \frac{1}{6} & \frac{1}{3} \\ \hline \end{array} $
Then, the value of $6 \sum\left(x^2\right) P(X=x)-\operatorname{var}(X)=$
$\frac{113}{12}$
$\frac{151}{12}$
$\frac{19}{12}$
$\frac{1}{2}$
If the average number of accidents occurring at a particular junction on a highway in a week is 5 , then the probability that atmost one accident occurs in a particular week is
$\frac{25}{e^4}$
$\frac{24}{e^4}$
$\frac{121}{e^5}$
$\frac{6}{e^5}$
An unbiased coin is tossed 8 times. The probability that head appears consecutively at least 5 times is
$\frac{5}{256}$
$\frac{5}{128}$
$\frac{5}{64}$
$\frac{5}{32}$
A box contains twelve balls of which 4 are red, 5 are green and 3 are white. If three balls are drawn at random simultaneously from the box, then the probability that exactly 2 balls have the same colour is
$\frac{27}{44}$
$\frac{29}{44}$
$\frac{17}{22}$
$\frac{31}{44}$
There are three families $F_1, F_2, F_3 . F_1$ has 2 boys and 1 girl; $F_2$ has 1 boy and 2 girls; $F_3$ has 1 boy and 1 girl. A family is randomly chosen and a child is chosen from that family randomly. If it is known that the child thus selected is a girl, then the probability that she is form $F_2$ is
$\frac{4}{9}$
$\frac{2}{9}$
$\frac{3}{7}$
$\frac{5}{7}$
An urn $A$ contains 4 white and 1 black ball; urn $B$ contains 3 white and 2 black balls and urn $C$ contains 2 white and 3 black balls. One ball is transferred randomly from $A$ to $B$; later one ball is transferred randomly from $B$ to $C$. Finally, if a ball is drawn randomly from $C$, then the probability that it is a black ball is
$\frac{7}{12}$
$\frac{89}{180}$
$\frac{101}{180}$
$\frac{17}{36}$
$\frac{\mathrm{c}}{5}$
$\frac{c}{4}$
$\frac{c+2}{5}$
$\frac{c-2}{7}$
In a binomial distribution, if $n=4$ and $P(X=0)=\frac{16}{81}$, then $P(X=4)=$
$\frac{1}{8}$
$\frac{1}{27}$
$\frac{1}{16}$
$\frac{1}{81}$
$\frac{11}{12}$
$\frac{1}{2}$
$\frac{5}{12}$
$\frac{8}{9}$
If $l, m$ represent any two elements (identical or different) of the set $\{1,2,3,4,5,6,7\}$, then the probability that $l x^2+m x+1>0 \forall x \in R$ is
$\frac{12}{{ }^7 C_2}$
$\frac{22}{7^2}$
$\frac{10}{{ }^7 C_2}$
$\frac{36}{7^2}$
$A$ and $B$ are playing chess game with each other. The probability that $A$ wins the game is 0.6 . the probability that he loses is 0.3 and the probability its draw is 0.1 . If they played three games, then the probability that $A$ wins atleast two games is
$\frac{54}{125}$
$\frac{81}{125}$
$\frac{18}{25}$
$\frac{9}{25}$
$U_1, U_2, U_3$ are three urns. $U_1$ contains 5 red, 3 white, 2 back balls: $U_2$ contains 4 red 4 white, 2 black balls and $U_3$ contains 3 red. 4 white, 3 black balls. If a ball is chosen at random from an urn chosen at random, then the probability of not getting a black ball is
$\frac{7}{30}$
$\frac{23}{30}$
$\frac{2}{5}$
$\frac{11}{30}$
If the probability distribution of a random variable $X$ is as follows, then $P(X \leq 2)=$
$ \begin{array}{cccccc}\hline x_i & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 \\ \hline P\left(X=x_i\right) & 3 k & 5 k & 3 k^2 & 4 k^2+k & 3 k^2 \\ \hline \end{array} $
$\frac{14}{25}$
$\frac{23}{32}$
$\frac{41}{49}$
$\frac{83}{100}$
If $X$ follows poisson distribution with variance 2 , then $P(X \geq 3)=$
$\frac{5}{e^2}$
$\frac{e^2-5}{e^2}$
$5+\frac{2}{e^2}$
$\frac{5-e^2}{4}$
A problem in Algebra is given to two students $A$ and $B$ whose chances of solving it are $\frac{2}{5}$ and $\frac{3}{4}$ respectively.
The probability that the problem is solved if both of them try independently is
$\frac{17}{20}$
$\frac{3}{20}$
$\frac{1}{2}$
$\frac{13}{20}$
Three dice are thrown simultaneously and the sum of the numbers appeared on them is noted. If $A$ is the event of getting a sum greater than 14 and $B$ is the event of getting a sum which is a multiple of 3 , then $P(A \cap \bar{B})+P(\bar{A} \cap B)=$
$\frac{35}{108}$
$\frac{17}{54}$
$\frac{45}{108}$
$\frac{5}{54}$
A manufacturing company of bulbs has 3 units $A, B$ and $C$ which produce $25 \%, 35 \%$ and $40 \%$ of the bulbs respectively. Out of the bulbs produced by $A, B, C$ units, $5 \%, 4 \%$ and $2 \%$ are defective, respectively. If a bulb is chosen at random and found to be defective, then the probability that it is produced by unit $B$ is
$\frac{28}{69}$
$\frac{28}{71}$
$\frac{29}{67}$
$\frac{25}{69}$
The probability distribution of a random variable $X$ is given below
$ \begin{array}{ccccccc} \hline X & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\ \hline P\left(X=x_i\right) & \alpha & \alpha & \alpha & \beta & \beta & 0.3 \\ \hline \end{array} $
If $\mu$ and $\sigma^2$ represent the mean and variance of $X$ and $\mu=4.2$, then $\sigma^2+\mu^2=$
20.4
10.8
16.4
21.4
The probability that a student gets distinction in a Mathematics test is $\frac{2}{3}$. If five such tests are conducted over a certain period of time, then the probability that he gets distinction in atleast 3 tests is
$\frac{112}{243}$
$\frac{17}{81}$
$\frac{131}{243}$
$\frac{64}{81}$
If $A$ and $B$ are events of a random experiment such that $P(A \cup B)=\frac{3}{4}, P(A \cap B)=\frac{1}{4}, P(\overline{\mathrm{~A}})=\frac{2}{3}$, then $P(\overline{\mathrm{~A}} \cap \mathrm{~B})=$
$\frac{5}{8}$
$\frac{5}{12}$
$\frac{3}{8}$
$\frac{2}{5}$
Two cards are drawn at random from a pack of 52 playing cards. If both the cards drawn are found to be black in colour, then the probability that atleast one of them is face card is
$\frac{3}{13}$
$\frac{3}{5}$
$\frac{9}{65}$
$\frac{27}{65}$
A person is known to speak the truth in 3 out of 4 occasions. If he throws a die and reports that it is six, then the probability that it actually six is
$\frac{3}{8}$
$\frac{2}{7}$
$\frac{1}{9}$
$\frac{4}{5}$
$70 \%$ of the total employees of a factory are men. Among the employees of that factory 30\% of men and $15 \%$ of women are technical assistants. If an employee chosen at random is found to be a technical assistant, then the probability that this employee is a man is
$\frac{9}{23}$
$\frac{3}{17}$
$\frac{14}{17}$
$\frac{14}{23}$
If a discrete random variable $X$ has the probability distribution $P(X=x)=k \frac{2^{2 x+1}}{(2 x+1)!}, x=0,1,2 \ldots \infty$, then $k=$
$\sinh 2$
sec2
$\operatorname{cosech} 2$
$\cosh 2$
A random variable $X$ follows a binomial distribution in which the difference between its mean and variance is 1. if $2 P(x=2)=3 P(x=1)$, then $n^2 P(x>1)=$
13
11
15
12
What is the probability of getting a sum of 9 in a single throw of three fair dice?
$\frac{6}{216}$
$\frac{36}{216}$
$\frac{9}{216}$
$\frac{25}{216}$
In a binomial distribution, the mean is 10 and the variance is 6 . Then, its median is
88
10
99
None of these
A four digit number is formed with digits $1,3,4$, 5 with no repetition. What is the probability that the number is divisible by 5 ?
$\frac{1}{5}$
$\frac{2}{5}$
$\frac{1}{4}$
$\frac{3}{4}$
If an unbiased dice is rolled thrice, then the probability of getting a greater number in the $i^{\text {th }}$ roll than the number obtained in the $(i-1)^{\text {th }}$ roll, $i=2,3$, is equal to
There are three bags $X, Y$ and $Z$. Bag $X$ contains 5 one-rupee coins and 4 five-rupee coins; Bag $Y$ contains 4 one-rupee coins and 5 five-rupee coins and Bag $Z$ contains 3 one-rupee coins and 6 five-rupee coins. A bag is selected at random and a coin drawn from it at random is found to be a one-rupee coin. Then the probability, that it came from bag $\mathrm{Y}$, is :
Let the sum of two positive integers be 24 . If the probability, that their product is not less than $\frac{3}{4}$ times their greatest possible product, is $\frac{m}{n}$, where $\operatorname{gcd}(m, n)=1$, then $n$-$m$ equals
If three letters can be posted to any one of the 5 different addresses, then the probability that the three letters are posted to exactly two addresses is :
A company has two plants $A$ and $B$ to manufacture motorcycles. $60 \%$ motorcycles are manufactured at plant $A$ and the remaining are manufactured at plant $B .80 \%$ of the motorcycles manufactured at plant $A$ are rated of the standard quality, while $90 \%$ of the motorcycles manufactured at plant $B$ are rated of the standard quality. A motorcycle picked up randomly from the total production is found to be of the standard quality. If $p$ is the probability that it was manufactured at plant $B$, then $126 p$ is
The coefficients $\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{b}, \mathrm{c}$ in the quadratic equation $\mathrm{a} x^2+\mathrm{bx}+\mathrm{c}=0$ are from the set $\{1,2,3,4,5,6\}$. If the probability of this equation having one real root bigger than the other is p, then 216p equals :
The coefficients $a, b, c$ in the quadratic equation $a x^2+b x+c=0$ are chosen from the set $\{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8\}$. The probability of this equation having repeated roots is :
If the mean of the following probability distribution of a radam variable $\mathrm{X}$ :
| $\mathrm{X}$ | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathrm{P(X)}$ | $a$ | $2a$ | $a+b$ | $2b$ | $3b$ |
is $\frac{46}{9}$, then the variance of the distribution is
Three urns A, B and C contain 7 red, 5 black; 5 red, 7 black and 6 red, 6 black balls, respectively. One of the urn is selected at random and a ball is drawn from it. If the ball drawn is black, then the probability that it is drawn from urn $\mathrm{A}$ is :
A coin is biased so that a head is twice as likely to occur as a tail. If the coin is tossed 3 times, then the probability of getting two tails and one head is
Three rotten apples are accidently mixed with fifteen good apples. Assuming the random variable $x$ to be the number of rotten apples in a draw of two apples, the variance of $x$ is
Two marbles are drawn in succession from a box containing 10 red, 30 white, 20 blue and 15 orange marbles, with replacement being made after each drawing. Then the probability, that first drawn marble is red and second drawn marble is white, is
Bag A contains 3 white, 7 red balls and Bag B contains 3 white, 2 red balls. One bag is selected at random and a ball is drawn from it. The probability of drawing the ball from the bag A, if the ball drawn is white, is
Two integers $x$ and $y$ are chosen with replacement from the set $\{0,1,2,3, \ldots, 10\}$. Then the probability that $|x-y|>5$, is :
An integer is chosen at random from the integers $1,2,3, \ldots, 50$. The probability that the chosen integer is a multiple of atleast one of 4, 6 and 7 is
A fair die is thrown until 2 appears. Then the probability, that 2 appears in even number of throws, is
An urn contains 6 white and 9 black balls. Two successive draws of 4 balls are made without replacement. The probability, that the first draw gives all white balls and the second draw gives all black balls, is :
Let $\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{b}$ and $\mathrm{c}$ denote the outcome of three independent rolls of a fair tetrahedral die, whose four faces are marked $1,2,3,4$. If the probability that $a x^2+b x+c=0$ has all real roots is $\frac{m}{n}, \operatorname{gcd}(\mathrm{m}, \mathrm{n})=1$, then $\mathrm{m}+\mathrm{n}$ is equal to _________.
Explanation:
A quadratic equation $ax^2 + bx + c = 0$ has real roots if and only if its discriminant is non-negative. The discriminant $\Delta$ of the quadratic equation is given by:
$\Delta = b^2 - 4ac$
For the quadratic equation to have all real roots, the discriminant must be non-negative:
$\Delta \geq 0$
That means:
$b^2 - 4ac \geq 0$
Given that $a, b, c$ are the outcomes of rolling a fair tetrahedral die, they can each be one of the numbers 1, 2, 3, or 4. Our task is to determine the probability that this condition holds.
We need to analyze the cases where $b^2 \geq 4ac$.
Let’s consider all possible values for $a$, $b$, and $c$, and count how many of them satisfy the condition. Since there are 4 choices for each of the variables, there are a total of $4 \times 4 \times 4 = 64$ possible combinations.
Now, we count the valid combinations where $b^2 \geq 4ac$:
- For $a = 1$: $b^2 \geq 4c$
- $b = 1: 1 \geq 4c \rightarrow \text{(Not possible since } c \ \text{must be } \geq 1 \text{ and not zero)}$
- $b = 2: 4 \geq 4c \rightarrow c \leq 1 \rightarrow c = 1$ (1 case)
- $b = 3: 9 \geq 4c \rightarrow c \leq 2 \rightarrow c = 1 \text{ or } 2$ (2 cases)
- $b = 4: 16 \geq 4c \rightarrow c \leq 4 \rightarrow c = 1, 2, 3, 4$ (4 cases)
- For $a = 2$: $b^2 \geq 8c$
- $b = 1: 1 \geq 8c \rightarrow \text{(Not possible)}$
- $b = 2: 4 \geq 8c \rightarrow \text{(Not possible)}$
- $b = 3: 9 \geq 8c \rightarrow c \leq 1$ (1 case)
- $b = 4: 16 \geq 8c \rightarrow c \leq 2$ (2 cases)
- For $a = 3$: $b^2 \geq 12c$
- $b = 1: 1 \geq 12c \rightarrow \text{(Not possible)}$
- $b = 2: 4 \geq 12c \rightarrow \text{(Not possible)}$
- $b = 3: 9 \geq 12c \rightarrow \text{(Not possible)}$
- $b = 4: 16 \geq 12c \rightarrow c \leq 1$ (1 case)
- For $a = 4$: $b^2 \geq 16c$
- $b = 1: 1 \geq 16c \rightarrow \text{(Not possible)}$
- $b = 2: 4 \geq 16c \rightarrow \text{(Not possible)}$
- $b = 3: 9 \geq 16c \rightarrow \text{(Not possible)}$
- $b = 4: 16 \geq 16c \rightarrow c \leq 1$ (1 case)
Total for $a = 1 = 1 + 2 + 4 = 7$
Total for $a = 2 = 1 + 2 = 3$
Total for $a = 3 = 1$
Total for $a = 4 = 1$
Adding up all the valid cases:
$7 + 3 + 1 + 1 = 12$
The total number of valid combinations is 12 out of 64. Thus, the probability is:
$\frac{12}{64} = \frac{3}{16}$
The value of $\mathrm{m} = 3$ and $\mathrm{n} = 16$. The sum $\mathrm{m} + \mathrm{n} = 3 + 16 = 19$.
Hence, the answer is 19.
Three balls are drawn at random from a bag containing 5 blue and 4 yellow balls. Let the random variables $X$ and $Y$ respectively denote the number of blue and yellow balls. If $\bar{X}$ and $\bar{Y}$ are the means of $X$ and $Y$ respectively, then $7 \bar{X}+4 \bar{Y}$ is equal to ___________.
Explanation:
| $X$ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $Y$ | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
$\begin{aligned} & \bar{X}=\sum X p(X) \\ & \bar{Y}=\sum Y p(Y) \\ & P(X=3)=P(Y=0)=\frac{{ }^5 C_3 \cdot C_0}{{ }^9 C_3}=\frac{{ }^5 C_2}{{ }^9 C_3}=\frac{5}{42} \\ & P(X=2)=P(Y=1)=\frac{{ }^5 C_2 \cdot C_1}{{ }^9 C_3}=\frac{10}{21} \\ & P(X=1)=P(Y=2)=\frac{{ }^5 C_1 \cdot C_2}{{ }^9 C_3}=\frac{5}{14} \\ & P(X=0)=P(Y=3)=\frac{{ }^5 C_0 \cdot C_3}{{ }^9 C_3}=\frac{4}{84}=\frac{1}{21} \\ & \bar{X}=3 \times \frac{5}{42}+2 \times \frac{10}{21}+\frac{5}{14}+0 \times \frac{1}{21}=\frac{15+40+15}{42}=\frac{70}{42} \\ & \bar{Y}=0 \times \frac{5}{42}+1 \times \frac{10}{21}+2 \times \frac{5}{14}+3 \times \frac{1}{21}=\frac{20+30+6}{42}=\frac{56}{42} \\ & 7 \bar{X}+4 \bar{Y}=17 \end{aligned}$

