Probability

2025 Q101 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
A rational number is selected at random from the distinct rational numbers of the form $p / q$ formed with $p$ and $q$ belonging to the set $\{1,2,3,4,5,6\}$. The probability that the rational number selected is a proper fraction, is
A.

$\frac{1}{2}$

B.

$\frac{5}{6}$

C.

$\frac{11}{23}$

D.

$\frac{13}{35}$

2025 Q102 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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 $6 \sum\left(x^2\right) P(X=x)-\operatorname{var}(X)=$

A.

$\frac{113}{12}$

B.

$\frac{151}{12}$

C.

$\frac{19}{12}$

D.

$\frac{1}{2}$

2025 Q103 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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

A.

$\frac{25}{e^4}$

B.

$\frac{24}{e^4}$

C.

$\frac{121}{e^5}$

D.

$\frac{6}{e^5}$

2025 Q104 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

An unbiased coin is tossed 8 times. The probability that head appears consecutively at least 5 times is

A.

$\frac{5}{256}$

B.

$\frac{5}{128}$

C.

$\frac{5}{64}$

D.

$\frac{5}{32}$

2025 Q105 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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

A.

$\frac{27}{44}$

B.

$\frac{29}{44}$

C.

$\frac{17}{22}$

D.

$\frac{31}{44}$

2025 Q106 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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

A.

$\frac{4}{9}$

B.

$\frac{2}{9}$

C.

$\frac{3}{7}$

D.

$\frac{5}{7}$

2025 Q107 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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

A.

$\frac{7}{12}$

B.

$\frac{89}{180}$

C.

$\frac{101}{180}$

D.

$\frac{17}{36}$

2025 Q108 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If the probability distribution of a discrete random variable $X$ is given by $P(X=k)=\frac{2^{-k}(3 k+1)}{2^c}, k=0,1,2, \ldots \ldots \infty$, then $P(X \leq c)=$
A.

$\frac{\mathrm{c}}{5}$

B.

$\frac{c}{4}$

C.

$\frac{c+2}{5}$

D.

$\frac{c-2}{7}$

2025 Q109 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

In a binomial distribution, if $n=4$ and $P(X=0)=\frac{16}{81}$, then $P(X=4)=$

A.

$\frac{1}{8}$

B.

$\frac{1}{27}$

C.

$\frac{1}{16}$

D.

$\frac{1}{81}$

2025 Q110 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026
The probability that a person $A$ completes a work in a given time is $\frac{2}{3}$ and the probability that another person $B$ completes the same work in the same time is $\frac{3}{4}$. If both $A$ and $B$ start doing this work at the same time, then the probability that the work is completed in the given time is
A.

$\frac{11}{12}$

B.

$\frac{1}{2}$

C.

$\frac{5}{12}$

D.

$\frac{8}{9}$

2025 Q111 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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

A.

$\frac{12}{{ }^7 C_2}$

B.

$\frac{22}{7^2}$

C.

$\frac{10}{{ }^7 C_2}$

D.

$\frac{36}{7^2}$

2025 Q112 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

$A$ 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

A.

$\frac{54}{125}$

B.

$\frac{81}{125}$

C.

$\frac{18}{25}$

D.

$\frac{9}{25}$

2025 Q113 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

$U_1, U_2, U_3$ 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

A.

$\frac{7}{30}$

B.

$\frac{23}{30}$

C.

$\frac{2}{5}$

D.

$\frac{11}{30}$

2025 Q114 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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} $

A.

$\frac{14}{25}$

B.

$\frac{23}{32}$

C.

$\frac{41}{49}$

D.

$\frac{83}{100}$

2025 Q115 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $X$ follows poisson distribution with variance 2 , then $P(X \geq 3)=$

A.

$\frac{5}{e^2}$

B.

$\frac{e^2-5}{e^2}$

C.

$5+\frac{2}{e^2}$

D.

$\frac{5-e^2}{4}$

2025 Q116 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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

A.

$\frac{17}{20}$

B.

$\frac{3}{20}$

C.

$\frac{1}{2}$

D.

$\frac{13}{20}$

2025 Q117 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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 $P(A \cap \bar{B})+P(\bar{A} \cap B)=$

A.

$\frac{35}{108}$

B.

$\frac{17}{54}$

C.

$\frac{45}{108}$

D.

$\frac{5}{54}$

2025 Q118 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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

A.

$\frac{28}{69}$

B.

$\frac{28}{71}$

C.

$\frac{29}{67}$

D.

$\frac{25}{69}$

2025 Q119 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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 $\sigma^2+\mu^2=$

A.

20.4

B.

10.8

C.

16.4

D.

21.4

2025 Q120 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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

A.

$\frac{112}{243}$

B.

$\frac{17}{81}$

C.

$\frac{131}{243}$

D.

$\frac{64}{81}$

2025 Q121 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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 $P(\overline{\mathrm{~A}} \cap \mathrm{~B})=$

A.

$\frac{5}{8}$

B.

$\frac{5}{12}$

C.

$\frac{3}{8}$

D.

$\frac{2}{5}$

2025 Q122 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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

A.

$\frac{3}{13}$

B.

$\frac{3}{5}$

C.

$\frac{9}{65}$

D.

$\frac{27}{65}$

2025 Q123 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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

A.

$\frac{3}{8}$

B.

$\frac{2}{7}$

C.

$\frac{1}{9}$

D.

$\frac{4}{5}$

2025 Q124 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

$70 \%$ 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

A.

$\frac{9}{23}$

B.

$\frac{3}{17}$

C.

$\frac{14}{17}$

D.

$\frac{14}{23}$

2025 Q125 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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 $k=$

A.

$\sinh 2$

B.

sec2

C.

$\operatorname{cosech} 2$

D.

$\cosh 2$

2025 Q126 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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 $n^2 P(x>1)=$

A.

13

B.

11

C.

15

D.

12

2025 Q127 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

What is the probability of getting a sum of 9 in a single throw of three fair dice?

A.

$\frac{6}{216}$

B.

$\frac{36}{216}$

C.

$\frac{9}{216}$

D.

$\frac{25}{216}$

2025 Q128 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

In a binomial distribution, the mean is 10 and the variance is 6 . Then, its median is

A.

88

B.

10

C.

99

D.

None of these

2025 Q129 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

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 ?

A.

$\frac{1}{5}$

B.

$\frac{2}{5}$

C.

$\frac{1}{4}$

D.

$\frac{3}{4}$

2024 Q130 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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

A.
5/54
B.
2/54
C.
1/54
D.
3/54
2024 Q131 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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 :

A.
$\frac{1}{2}$
B.
$\frac{1}{3}$
C.
$\frac{5}{12}$
D.
$\frac{1}{4}$
2024 Q132 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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

A.
10
B.
11
C.
9
D.
8
2024 Q133 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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.
$\frac{18}{25}$
B.
$\frac{12}{25}$
C.
$\frac{6}{25}$
D.
$\frac{4}{25}$
2024 Q134 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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

A.
54
B.
66
C.
56
D.
64
2024 Q135 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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 :

A.
38
B.
76
C.
57
D.
19
2024 Q136 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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 :

A.
$\frac{1}{128}$
B.
$\frac{1}{64}$
C.
$\frac{3}{256}$
D.
$\frac{3}{128}$
2024 Q137 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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

A.
$\frac{581}{81}$
B.
$\frac{566}{81}$
C.
$\frac{151}{27}$
D.
$\frac{173}{27}$
2024 Q138 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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.
$\frac{4}{17}$
B.
$\frac{5}{16}$
C.
$\frac{5}{18}$
D.
$\frac{7}{18}$
2024 Q139 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let Ajay will not appear in JEE exam with probability $\mathrm{p}=\frac{2}{7}$, while both Ajay and Vijay will appear in the exam with probability $\mathrm{q}=\frac{1}{5}$. Then the probability, that Ajay will appear in the exam and Vijay will not appear is :
A.
$\frac{9}{35}$
B.
$\frac{3}{35}$
C.
$\frac{24}{35}$
D.
$\frac{18}{35}$
2024 Q140 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
A bag contains 8 balls, whose colours are either white or black. 4 balls are drawn at random without replacement and it was found that 2 balls are white and other 2 balls are black. The probability that the bag contains equal number of white and black balls is :
A.
$\frac{2}{5}$
B.
$\frac{2}{7}$
C.
$\frac{1}{7}$
D.
$\frac{1}{5}$
2024 Q141 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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

A.
$\frac{1}{9}$
B.
$\frac{2}{9}$
C.
$\frac{1}{27}$
D.
$\frac{2}{27}$
2024 Q142 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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

A.
$\frac{57}{153}$
B.
$\frac{40}{153}$
C.
$\frac{37}{153}$
D.
$\frac{47}{153}$
2024 Q143 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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

A.
$\frac{4}{25}$
B.
$\frac{2}{3}$
C.
$\frac{2}{25}$
D.
$\frac{4}{75}$
2024 Q144 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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

A.
1/4
B.
1/3
C.
3/10
D.
1/9
2024 Q145 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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 :

A.
$\frac{31}{121}$
B.
$\frac{60}{121}$
C.
$\frac{62}{121}$
D.
$\frac{30}{121}$
2024 Q146 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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.
$\frac{8}{25}$
B.
$\frac{9}{50}$
C.
$\frac{14}{25}$
D.
$\frac{21}{50}$
2024 Q147 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

A fair die is thrown until 2 appears. Then the probability, that 2 appears in even number of throws, is

A.
$\frac{5}{11}$
B.
$\frac{5}{6}$
C.
$\frac{1}{6}$
D.
$\frac{6}{11}$
2024 Q148 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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 :

A.
$\frac{3}{256}$
B.
$\frac{5}{256}$
C.
$\frac{3}{715}$
D.
$\frac{5}{715}$
2024 Q149 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

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 _________.

2024 Q150 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

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 ___________.