Probability

2023 Q251 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $\mathrm{S} = \{ {w_1},{w_2},......\} $ be the sample space associated to a random experiment. Let $P({w_n}) = {{P({w_{n - 1}})} \over 2},n \ge 2$. Let $A = \{ 2k + 3l:k,l \in N\} $ and $B = \{ {w_n}:n \in A\} $. Then P(B) is equal to :

A.
$\frac{3}{32}$
B.
$\frac{1}{32}$
C.
$\frac{1}{16}$
D.
$\frac{3}{64}$
2023 Q252 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Fifteen football players of a club-team are given 15 T-shirts with their names written on the backside. If the players pick up the T-shirts randomly, then the probability that at least 3 players pick the correct T-shirt is :

A.
$\frac{1}{6}$
B.
$\frac{2}{15}$
C.
$\frac{5}{24}$
D.
0.08
2023 Q253 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let N be the sum of the numbers appeared when two fair dice are rolled and let the probability that $N-2,\sqrt{3N},N+2$ are in geometric progression be $\frac{k}{48}$. Then the value of k is :

A.
8
B.
16
C.
2
D.
4
2023 Q254 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let M be the maximum value of the product of two positive integers when their sum is 66. Let the sample space $S = \left\{ {x \in \mathbb{Z}:x(66 - x) \ge {5 \over 9}M} \right\}$ and the event $\mathrm{A = \{ x \in S:x\,is\,a\,multiple\,of\,3\}}$. Then P(A) is equal to :

A.
$\frac{1}{3}$
B.
$\frac{1}{5}$
C.
$\frac{7}{22}$
D.
$\frac{15}{44}$
2023 Q255 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let N denote the number that turns up when a fair die is rolled. If the probability that the system of equations

$x + y + z = 1$

$2x + \mathrm{N}y + 2z = 2$

$3x + 3y + \mathrm{N}z = 3$

has unique solution is ${k \over 6}$, then the sum of value of k and all possible values of N is :

A.
18
B.
21
C.
20
D.
19
2023 Q256 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $\Omega$ be the sample space and $\mathrm{A \subseteq \Omega}$ be an event.

Given below are two statements :

(S1) : If P(A) = 0, then A = $\phi$

(S2) : If P(A) = 1, then A = $\Omega$

Then :

A.
both (S1) and (S2) are true
B.
both (S1) and (S2) are false
C.
only (S2) is true
D.
only (S1) is true
2023 Q257 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

A fair $n(n > 1)$ faces die is rolled repeatedly until a number less than $n$ appears. If the mean of the number of tosses required is $\frac{n}{9}$, then $n$ is equal to ____________.

2023 Q258 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let the probability of getting head for a biased coin be $\frac{1}{4}$. It is tossed repeatedly until a head appears. Let $\mathrm{N}$ be the number of tosses required. If the probability that the equation $64 \mathrm{x}^{2}+5 \mathrm{Nx}+1=0$ has no real root is $\frac{\mathrm{p}}{\mathrm{q}}$, where $\mathrm{p}$ and $\mathrm{q}$ are coprime, then $q-p$ is equal to ________.

2023 Q259 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Let A be the event that the absolute difference between two randomly choosen real numbers in the sample space $[0,60]$ is less than or equal to a . If $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A})=\frac{11}{36}$, then $\mathrm{a}$ is equal to _______.
2023 Q260 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026
A bag contains six balls of different colours. Two balls are drawn in succession with replacement. The probability that both the balls are of the same colour is p. Next four balls are drawn in succession with replacement and the probability that exactly three balls are of the same colour is $q$. If $p: q=m: n$, where $m$ and $n$ are coprime, then $m+n$ is equal to :
2023 Q261 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

25% of the population are smokers. A smoker has 27 times more chances to develop lung cancer than a non smoker. A person is diagnosed with lung cancer and the probability that this person is a smoker is $\frac{k}{10}%$. Then the value of k is __________.

2023 Q262 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Three urns A, B and C contain 4 red, 6 black; 5 red, 5 black; and $\lambda$ red, 4 black balls respectively. One of the urns is selected at random and a ball is drawn. If the ball drawn is red and the probability that it is drawn from urn C is 0.4 then the square of the length of the side of the largest equilateral triangle, inscribed in the parabola $y^2=\lambda x$ with one vertex at the vertex of the parabola, is :

2023 Q263 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Consider an experiment of tossing a coin repeatedly until the outcomes of two consecutive tosses are same. If the probability of a random toss resulting in head is $\frac{1}{3}$, then the probability that the experiment stops with head is :
A.
$\frac{1}{3}$
B.
$\frac{5}{21}$
C.
$\frac{4}{21}$
D.
$\frac{2}{7}$
2023 Q264 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let $X=\left\{(x, y) \in \mathbb{Z} \times \mathbb{Z}: \frac{x^2}{8}+\frac{y^2}{20}<1\right.$ and $\left.y^2<5 x\right\}$. Three distinct points $P, Q$ and $R$ are randomly chosen from $X$. Then the probability that $P, Q$ and $R$ form a triangle whose area is a positive integer, is :
A.
$\frac{71}{220}$
B.
$\frac{73}{220}$
C.
$\frac{79}{220}$
D.
$\frac{83}{220}$
2023 Q265 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Let $X$ be the set of all five digit numbers formed using 1,2,2,2,4,4,0. For example, 22240 is in $X$ while 02244 and 44422 are not in $X$. Suppose that each element of $X$ has an equal chance of being chosen. Let $p$ be the conditional probability that an element chosen at random is a multiple of 20 given that it is a multiple of 5 . Then the value of $38 p$ is equal to :
2023 Q266 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Let $p_i$ be the probability that a randomly chosen point has $i$ many friends, $i=0,1,2,3,4$. Let $X$ be a random variable such that for $i=0,1,2,3,4$, the probability $P(X=i)=p_i$. Then the value of $7 E(X)$ is :
2023 Q267 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Two distinct points are chosen randomly out of the points $A_1, A_2, \ldots, A_{49}$. Let $p$ be the probability that they are friends. Then the value of $7 p$ is :
2023 Q268 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If a matrix is chosen at random from the set of all $3 \times 3$ non-zero matrices whose entries are the elements of the set $\{-1,0,1\}$, then the probability that the matrix is skew-symmetric is

A.

$\frac{1}{729}$

B.

$\frac{1}{757}$

C.

$\frac{1}{703}$

D.

$\frac{1}{742}$

2023 Q269 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

A boy throws an unbiased die. Whenever he gets 1 on the die he has a further chance to throw it once again immediately. The probability that the boy gets a score of 7 in this process is

A.

$\frac{1}{5}\left(1-\frac{1}{6^5}\right)$

B.

$\frac{1}{30}\left(1-\frac{1}{6^4}\right)$

C.

$\frac{1}{30}\left(1-\frac{1}{6^5}\right)$

D.

$\frac{1}{5}\left(1-\frac{1}{6^4}\right)$

2023 Q270 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

There are 10 coins in a box out of which 8 are normal and the remaining are with heads on both sides. A coin is chosen at random from the box and tossed 6 times. If it shows heads each time, then the probability that the selected coin has head on both sides is

A.

$\frac{16}{17}$

B.

$\frac{32}{41}$

C.

$\frac{8}{9}$

D.

$\frac{12}{13}$

2023 Q271 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

$ \text { A random variable } X \text { has the following distribution, } $

$ \begin{array}{lllllll} \hline X=x_i & -2 & -1 & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 \\ \hline P\left(X=x_i\right) & 0.1 & k & 0.2 & 2 k & 3 k & k \\ \hline \end{array} $

Then, the variance of this distribution is

A.

2.64

B.

2.8

C.

2.16

D.

1.86

2023 Q272 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

A bag contains four balls. Two balls are drawn randomly and found them to be white. The probability that all the balls in the bag are white is

A.

$1 / 2$

B.

$3 / 5$

C.

$1 / 4$

D.

$2 / 3$

2023 Q273 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the coefficients $a$ and $b$ of a quadratic expression $x^2+a x+b$ are chosen from the sets $A=\{3,4,5\}$ and $B=\{1,2,3,4\}$ respectively, then the probability that the equation $x^2+a x+b=0$ has real roots is

A.

$1 / 6$

B.

$5 / 6$

C.

$3 / 4$

D.

$7 / 12$

2023 Q274 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

A random variable $X$ has the following probability distribution

$ \begin{array}{|c|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline \boldsymbol{X}=\boldsymbol{x} & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 \\ \hline \boldsymbol{P}(\boldsymbol{X}=\boldsymbol{x}) & 0.15 & 0.23 & k & 0.10 & 0.20 & 0.08 & 0.07 & 0.05 \\ \hline \end{array} $

For the events $E=\{x / x$ is a prime number $\}$ and $F=\{x / x<4\}$, then $P(E \cup F)=$

A.

0.57

B.

0.87

C.

0.77

D.

0.35

2023 Q275 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

5 persons entered a lift cabin in the cellar of a 7 floor building apart from cellar. If each of them independently and with equal probability can leave the cabin at any floor out of the 7 floors beginning with the first, then the probability of all the 5 persons leaving the cabin at different floors is

A.

$\frac{360}{2401}$

B.

$\frac{5}{54}$

C.

$\frac{51}{71}$

D.

$\frac{5}{18}$

2023 Q276 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

A bag contains 3 red, 5 black and 7 blue balls. If three balls are drawn at random simultaneously from the bag, then the probability of getting at least two blue balls is

A.

$29 / 65$

B.

$29 / 130$

C.

$9 / 65$

D.

$9 / 130$

2023 Q277 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

In a game, two dice are thrown simultaneously by a person $A$ and two cards are drawn at random simultaneously from a pack of 52 playing cards by a person $B$. They win the game, if $A$ gets a prime score as the sum of the numbers appear on both the dice and $B$ gets a face card and a card having a prime number. Then, the probability that both $A$ and $B$ win is

A.

$8 / 663$

B.

$40 / 663$

C.

$16 / 117$

D.

$40 / 221$

2023 Q278 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

Two players $A$ and $B$ alternatively toss 3 coins simultaneously. The player who gets 2 heads and 1 tail first, wins the game. If game continues until someone wins and if $A$ begins the game, the probability that B wins the game is

A.

$\frac{24}{39}$

B.

$\frac{4}{7}$

C.

$\frac{15}{39}$

D.

$\frac{3}{7}$

2023 Q279 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If two cards are drawn at random simultaneously from a pack of 52 playing cards, then the probability of getting a face card and a spade card other than the face card is

A.

$\frac{35}{221}$

B.

$\frac{20}{221}$

C.

$\frac{77}{442}$

D.

$\frac{65}{442}$

2023 Q280 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If three unbiased dice are rolled simultaneously, then the probability that all the three dice show distinct numbers is

A.

$\frac{1}{36}$

B.

$\frac{35}{36}$

C.

$\frac{5}{9}$

D.

$\frac{4}{9}$

2023 Q281 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

Three persons $A, B$ and $C$ attended a recruitment test, The ratio of the chances of $A, B, C$ in getting through the test is $1: 2: 3$ and their probabilities to face the interview successfully are $0.8,0.7,0.6$, respectively. If one of them is to be selected for the post, then the probability that $A$ gets the post is

A.

$3 / 8$

B.

$7 / 20$

C.

$9 / 20$

D.

$1 / 5$

2023 Q282 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

Two cards are drawn at random one after the other with replacement from a pack of 52 playing cards. Then, the variance of the random variable of the number of spade cards among the drawn cards is

A.

$3 / 8$

B.

$1 / 2$

C.

$5 / 8$

D.

$\frac{7}{8}$

2023 Q283 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $A$ and $B$ are two events of a random experiment such that $P(A \cup B)=P(A \cap B)$, then which one amongst the following four options is not true?

A.
$A$ and $B$ are equally likely
B.
$P\left(A \cap B^{\prime}\right)=0$
C.
$P\left(A^{\prime} \cap B\right)=0$
D.
$P(A)+P(B)=1$
2023 Q284 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If a group of six students including two particular students $A$ and $B$ stand in a row, then the probability of getting an arrangement in which $A$ and $B$ are separated by exactly one student in between them is

A.
$2 / 15$
B.
$4 / 15$
C.
$6 / 15$
D.
$8 / 15$
2023 Q285 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

$A, B, C, D$ cut a pack of 52 well shuffled playing cards successively in the same order. If the person who cuts a spade first, wins the game and the game continues until this happens, then the probability that $A$ wins the game is

A.
$\frac{74}{175}$
B.
$\frac{44}{175}$
C.
$\frac{54}{175}$
D.
$\frac{64}{175}$
2023 Q286 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

Two bad eggs are mixed accidentally with 10 good ones. If three eggs are drawn at random from this lot in succession without replacement, then the variance of the probability distribution of the number of bad eggs drawn is

A.
$17 / 44$
B.
$15 / 44$
C.
$13 / 44$
D.
$8 / 44$
2023 Q287 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026
A student is given 6 questions in an examination with true or false type of answers. If he writes 4 or more correct answers, he passes in the examination. The probability that he passes in the examination is
A.
$5 / 32$
B.
$7 / 32$
C.
$11 / 32$
D.
$3 / 32$
2023 Q288 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If $P(X=x)=c\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)^x ; x=1,2,3,4, \ldots$ is a probability distribution function of a random variable $X$, then the value of $c$ is
A.
$1 / 4$
B.
$1 / 3$
C.
$1 / 2$
D.
$1 / 6$
2023 Q289 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026
In a non-leap year, the probability of getting 53 Sundays or 53 Tuesdays or 53 Thursdays is
A.
$\frac{1}{7}$
B.
$\frac{2}{7}$
C.
$\frac{3}{7}$
D.
$\frac{4}{7}$
2023 Q290 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026
The equation of the parabola with $x+2 y=1$ as directrix and $(1,0)$ as focus is
A.
$4 x^2-4 x y+y^2-8 x+4 y+4=0$
B.
$4 x^2-4 x y+y^2-4 x+4 y+4=0$
C.
$4 x^2-4 x y+y^2+8 x+4 y+4=0$
D.
$x^2-4 x y+y^2-8 x+4 y+4=0$
2023 Q291 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If $A$ and $B$ are two events in a random experiment such that $P(A)+P(B)=2 P(A \cap B)$, then
A.
$P(A)+P(B)=1$
B.
$P(A)=P(B)$
C.
$P(A)+P(B)>1$
D.
$P(A)=0, P(B)=1$
2023 Q292 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

A six faced die is a biased once. It is thrice more likely to show an odd number, then show an even number. It is thrown twice. The probability that the sum of the number in two throws is odd, is

A.
$\frac{5}{8}$
B.
$\frac{1}{8}$
C.
$\frac{7}{8}$
D.
$\frac{3}{8}$
2022 Q293 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Bag I contains 3 red, 4 black and 3 white balls and Bag II contains 2 red, 5 black and 2 white balls. One ball is transferred from Bag I to Bag II and then a ball is drawn from Bag II. The ball so drawn is found to be black in colour. Then the probability, that the transferred ball is red, is :

A.
$\frac{4}{9}$
B.
$\frac{5}{18}$
C.
$\frac{1}{6}$
D.
$\frac{3}{10}$
2022 Q294 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $S=\{1,2,3, \ldots, 2022\}$. Then the probability, that a randomly chosen number n from the set S such that $\mathrm{HCF}\,(\mathrm{n}, 2022)=1$, is :

A.
$\frac{128}{1011}$
B.
$\frac{166}{1011}$
C.
$\frac{127}{337}$
D.
$\frac{112}{337}$
2022 Q295 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $\mathrm{A}$ and $\mathrm{B}$ be two events such that $P(B \mid A)=\frac{2}{5}, P(A \mid B)=\frac{1}{7}$ and $P(A \cap B)=\frac{1}{9} \cdot$ Consider

(S1) $P\left(A^{\prime} \cup B\right)=\frac{5}{6}$,

(S2) $P\left(A^{\prime} \cap B^{\prime}\right)=\frac{1}{18}$

Then :

A.
Both (S1) and (S2) are true
B.
Both (S1) and (S2) are false
C.
Only (S1) is true
D.
Only (S2) is true
2022 Q296 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Out of $60 \%$ female and $40 \%$ male candidates appearing in an exam, $60 \%$ candidates qualify it. The number of females qualifying the exam is twice the number of males qualifying it. A candidate is randomly chosen from the qualified candidates. The probability, that the chosen candidate is a female, is :

A.
$\frac{2}{3}$
B.
$\frac{11}{16}$
C.
$\frac{23}{32}$
D.
$\frac{13}{16}$
2022 Q297 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let X have a binomial distribution B(n, p) such that the sum and the product of the mean and variance of X are 24 and 128 respectively. If $P(X>n-3)=\frac{k}{2^{n}}$, then k is equal to :

A.
528
B.
529
C.
629
D.
630
2022 Q298 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

A six faced die is biased such that

$3 \times \mathrm{P}($a prime number$)\,=6 \times \mathrm{P}($a composite number$)\,=2 \times \mathrm{P}(1)$.

Let X be a random variable that counts the number of times one gets a perfect square on some throws of this die. If the die is thrown twice, then the mean of X is :

A.
$\frac{3}{11}$
B.
$\frac{5}{11}$
C.
$\frac{7}{11}$
D.
$\frac{8}{11}$
2022 Q299 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $S$ be the sample space of all five digit numbers. It $p$ is the probability that a randomly selected number from $S$, is a multiple of 7 but not divisible by 5 , then $9 p$ is equal to :

A.
1.0146
B.
1.2085
C.
1.0285
D.
1.1521
2022 Q300 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $X$ be a binomially distributed random variable with mean 4 and variance $\frac{4}{3}$. Then, $54 \,P(X \leq 2)$ is equal to :

A.
$\frac{73}{27}$
B.
$\frac{146}{27}$
C.
$\frac{146}{81}$
D.
$\frac{126}{81}$