Probability

633 Questions
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

A coin is tossed until a head appears or it has been tossed thrice. Given that head doesn’t appear on the first toss, the probability that coin tossed thrice is

A.
$\frac{2}{3}$
B.
$\frac{1}{3}$
C.
$\frac{3}{4}$
D.
$\frac{1}{4}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

Box-I contains 3 cards bearing numbers 1, 2, 3 , Box II contains 5 cards bearing numbers 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5 and Box III contains 7 cards bearing numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. One card is drawn at random from each of the boxes. If $x_i$ be the number on the card drawn from the $i$ th box, $i=1,2,3$, then the probability that $x_1+x_2+x_3$ is odd is equal to

A.
$\frac{23}{105}$
B.
$\frac{53}{105}$
C.
$\frac{43}{105}$
D.
$\frac{33}{105}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

The range of a random variable $X$ is $\{1,2,3, \ldots\}$ and $P(X=x)=\frac{C^x}{x !}$. for $x=1,2,3$, ... Then, the value of $C$ is

A.
0
B.
1
C.
ln (2) (where In - denotes the natural log)
D.
$\ln (3)$ (where $\ln$ - denotes the natural log)
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

Tom and Jerry play a game of alternately throwing an unfair coin. First one to get head wins. If Tom starts the game, he has 62.5% chance of winning the game. Suppose this coin is tossed 5 times, then the probability of getting exactly 3 head is

A.
$\frac{144}{625}$
B.
$\frac{124}{625}$
C.
$\frac{121}{625}$
D.
$\frac{100}{625}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

One card is selected at random from 27 cards numbered form 1 to 27. What is the probability that the number on the card is even or divisible by 5.

A.
$\frac{15}{27}$
B.
$\frac{16}{27}$
C.
$\frac{17}{27}$
D.
$\frac{18}{27}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

Nine balls one drawn simultaneously from a bag containing 5 white and 7 black balls. The probability of drawing 3 white and 6 black balls is

A.
$\frac{{ }^7 C_3}{{ }^{12} C_9}$
B.
$\frac{7}{22}$
C.
$\frac{3}{22}$
D.
$\frac{7}{11}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

The probabilities that $A$ and $B$ speak truth are $\frac{4}{5}$ and $\frac{3}{4}$ respectively. The probability that they contradict each other when asked to speak on a fact is

A.
$\frac{1}{5}$
B.
$\frac{3}{20}$
C.
$\frac{4}{20}$
D.
$\frac{7}{20}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

The mean and variance of a binomial variable X are 2 and 1 respectively. The probability that X takes values greater than 1 is

A.
$\frac{5}{16}$
B.
$\frac{8}{16}$
C.
$\frac{11}{16}$
D.
$\frac{1}{16}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

P speaks truth in 70% of the cases and Q in 80% of the cases. In what percent of cases are they likely to agree in stating the same fact

A.
38%
B.
48%
C.
52%
D.
62%
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

If $A$ and $B$ are two events with $P(A \cap B)=\frac{1}{3}, P(A \cup B)=\frac{5}{6}$ and $P\left(A^C\right)=\frac{1}{2}$, then the value of $P\left(B^C\right)$ is

A.
$\frac{1}{2}$
B.
$\frac{1}{3}$
C.
$\frac{2}{3}$
D.
$\frac{5}{6}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

A coin is tossed 2020 times. The probability of getting head on 1947th toss is

A.
$\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{1947}$
B.
$\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{2020}$
C.
$\frac{1}{2}$
D.
$\frac{2}{1947}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

A discrete random variable X takes values 10, 20, 30 and 40. with probability 0.3, 0.3, 0.2 and 0.2 respectively. Then the expected value of X is

A.
12
B.
22
C.
23
D.
24
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

Let $X$ be a random variable which takes values $1,2,3,4$ such that $P(X=r)=K r^3$ where $r=1,2,3,4$ then

A.
$K=\frac{1}{100}$ and $P\left(\frac{1}{2} < X<\frac{5}{2} \mid X > 1\right)=\frac{8}{97}$
B.
$K=\frac{1}{99}$ and $P\left(\frac{1}{2} < X < \frac{5}{2} \mid X > 1\right)=\frac{8}{99}$
C.
$K=\frac{1}{100}$ and $P\left(\frac{1}{2} < X < \frac{5}{2} \mid X > 1\right)=\frac{8}{99}$
D.
$K=\frac{1}{100}$ and $P\left(\frac{1}{2} < X <\frac{5}{2} \mid X >1\right)=\frac{10}{99}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Morning Shift

12 balls are distributed among 3 boxes, then the probability that the first box will contain 3 balls is

A.
$\frac{{ }^{12} C_3 \times 2^9}{3^{12}}$
B.
$\frac{{ }^{12} C_3 \times 2^9}{3^{10}}$
C.
$\frac{{ }^{12} C_3}{3^{12}}$
D.
$\frac{{ }^{12} C_3}{3^{10}}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Morning Shift

A random variable X has the probability distribution

X 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
P(X) 0.15 0.23 0.12 0.10 0.20 0.08 0.07

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

A.
0.77
B.
0.87
C.
0.35
D.
0.50
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Morning Shift

A die is tossed thrice. If event of getting an even number is a success, then the probability of getting at least 2 successes is

A.
$\frac{7}{8}$
B.
$\frac{1}{4}$
C.
$\frac{2}{3}$
D.
$\frac{1}{2}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 6th September Evening Slot
The probabilities of three events A, B and C are given by
P(A) = 0.6, P(B) = 0.4 and P(C) = 0.5.
If P(A$ \cup $B) = 0.8, P(A$ \cap $C) = 0.3, P(A$ \cap $B$ \cap $C) = 0.2, P(B$ \cap $C) = $\beta $
and P(A$ \cup $B$ \cup $C) = $\alpha $, where 0.85 $ \le \alpha \le $ 0.95, then $\beta $ lies in the interval :
A.
[0.35, 0.36]
B.
[0.20, 0.25]
C.
[0.25, 0.35]
D.
[0.36, 0.40]
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 6th September Morning Slot
Out of 11 consecutive natural numbers if three numbers are selected at random (without repetition), then the probability that they are in A.P. with positive common difference, is :
A.
${{10} \over {99}}$
B.
${{5} \over {33}}$
C.
${{15} \over {101}}$
D.
${{5} \over {101}}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 4th September Evening Slot
In a game two players A and B take turns in throwing a pair of fair dice starting with player A and total of scores on the two dice, in each throw is noted. A wins the game if he throws total a of 6 before B throws a total of 7 and B wins the game if he throws a total of 7 before A throws a total of six. The game stops as soon as either of the players wins. The probability of A winning the game is :
A.
${5 \over {6}}$
B.
${5 \over {31}}$
C.
${31 \over {61}}$
D.
${30 \over {61}}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 3rd September Evening Slot
The probability that a randomly chosen 5-digit number is made from exactly two digits is :
A.
${{150} \over {{{10}^4}}}$
B.
${{134} \over {{{10}^4}}}$
C.
${{121} \over {{{10}^4}}}$
D.
${{135} \over {{{10}^4}}}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 3rd September Morning Slot
A dice is thrown two times and the sum of the scores appearing on the die is observed to be a multiple of 4. Then the conditional probability that the score 4 has appeared atleast once is :
A.
${1 \over 8}$
B.
${1 \over 9}$
C.
${1 \over 4}$
D.
${1 \over 3}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 2nd September Evening Slot
Let EC denote the complement of an event E. Let E1 , E2 and E3 be any pairwise independent events with P(E1) > 0

and P(E1 $ \cap $ E2 $ \cap $ E3) = 0.

Then P($E_2^C \cap E_3^C/{E_1}$) is equal to :
A.
$P\left( {E_3^C} \right)$ - P(E2)
B.
$P\left( {E_2^C} \right)$ + P(E3)
C.
$P\left( {E_3^C} \right)$ - $P\left( {E_2^C} \right)$
D.
P(E3) - $P\left( {E_2^C} \right)$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 2nd September Morning Slot
Box I contains 30 cards numbered 1 to 30 and Box II contains 20 cards numbered 31 to 50. A box is selected at random and a card is drawn from it. The number on the card is found to be a non-prime number. The probability that the card was drawn from Box I is :
A.
${8 \over {17}}$
B.
${2 \over 3}$
C.
${2 \over 5}$
D.
${4 \over {17}}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 9th January Evening Slot
If 10 different balls are to be placed in 4 distinct boxes at random, then the probability that two of these boxes contain exactly 2 and 3 balls is :
A.
${{965} \over {{2^{11}}}}$
B.
${{965} \over {{2^{10}}}}$
C.
${{945} \over {{2^{11}}}}$
D.
${{945} \over {{2^{10}}}}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 9th January Evening Slot
A random variable X has the following probability distribution :

X: 1 2 3 4 5
P(X): K2 2K K 2K 5K2

Then P(X > 2) is equal to :
A.
${1 \over {6}}$
B.
${7 \over {12}}$
C.
${1 \over {36}}$
D.
${23 \over {36}}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 9th January Morning Slot
In a box, there are 20 cards, out of which 10 are lebelled as A and the remaining 10 are labelled as B. Cards are drawn at random, one after the other and with replacement, till a second A-card is obtained. The probability that the second A-card appears before the third B-card is :
A.
${{13} \over {16}}$
B.
${{11} \over {16}}$
C.
${{15} \over {16}}$
D.
${{9} \over {16}}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Evening Slot
Let A and B be two events such that the probability that exactly one of them occurs is ${2 \over 5}$ and the probability that A or B occurs is ${1 \over 2}$ , then the probability of both of them occur together is :
A.
0.20
B.
0.02
C.
0.01
D.
0.10
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Morning Slot
Let A and B be two independent events such that
P(A) = ${1 \over 3}$ and P(B) = ${1 \over 6}$.
Then, which of the following is TRUE?
A.
$P\left( {{A \over {A \cup B}}} \right) = {1 \over 4}$
B.
$P\left( {{A \over B}} \right) = {2 \over 3}$
C.
$P\left( {{{A'} \over {B'}}} \right) = {1 \over 3}$
D.
$P\left( {{A \over {B'}}} \right) = {1 \over 3}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 7th January Evening Slot
In a workshop, there are five machines and the probability of any one of them to be out of service on a day is ${{1 \over 4}}$ . If the probability that at most two machines will be out of service on the same day is ${\left( {{3 \over 4}} \right)^3}k$, then k is equal to :
A.
${{{17} \over 4}}$
B.
${{{17} \over 2}}$
C.
${{{17} \over 8}}$
D.
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2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 7th January Morning Slot
An unbiased coin is tossed 5 times. Suppose that a variable X is assigned the value of k when k consecutive heads are obtained for k = 3, 4, 5, otherwise X takes the value -1. Then the expected value of X, is :
A.
$ - {3 \over {16}}$
B.
$ - {1 \over 8}$
C.
${1 \over 8}$
D.
${3 \over {16}}$
2020 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 5th September Evening Slot
In a bombing attack, there is 50% chance that a bomb will hit the target. Atleast two independent hits are required to destroy the target completely. Then the minimum number of bombs, that must be dropped to ensure that there is at least 99% chance of completely destroying the target, is __________.
2020 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 4th September Morning Slot
The probability of a man hitting a target is ${1 \over {10}}$. The least number of shots required, so that the probability of his hitting the target at least once is greater than ${1 \over {4}}$, is ____________.
2020 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2020 Paper 1 Offline
Let C1 and C2 be two biased coins such that the probabilities of getting head in a single toss are ${{2 \over 3}}$ and ${{1 \over 3}}$, respectively. Suppose $\alpha $ is the number of heads that appear when C1 is tossed twice, independently, and suppose $\beta $ is the number of heads that appear when C2 is tossed twice, independently. Then the probability that the roots of the quadratic polynomial x2 $-$ ax + $\beta $ are real and equal, is
A.
${{40} \over {81}}$
B.
${{20} \over {81}}$
C.
${{1} \over {2}}$
D.
${{1} \over {4}}$
2020 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2020 Paper 2 Offline
The probability that a missile hits a target successfully is 0.75. In order to destroy the target completely, at least three successful hits are required. Then the minimum number of missiles that have to be fired so that the probability of completely destroying the target is NOT less than 0.95, is ............
2020 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2020 Paper 2 Offline
Two fair dice, each with faces numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, are rolled together and the sum of the numbers on the faces is observed. This process is repeated till the sum is either a prime number or a perfect square. Suppose the sum turns out to be a perfect square before it turns out to be a prime number. If p is the probability that this perfect square is an odd number, then the value of 14p is ..........
2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

4-digit numbers are formed using the digits 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 allowing repetition of the given digits. If a number is chosen at random from those numbers thus formed, then the probability that it is exactly divisible by 3 is

A.

$7 / 36$

B.

$5 / 18$

C.

$5 / 6$

D.

$1 / 3$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

If $E_1, E_2 \ldots, E_n$ are an independent events such that $P\left(E_r\right)=\frac{1}{1+r},(r=1,2, \ldots, n)$, then the probability that atleast one of $E_1, E_2, \ldots, E_n$ happens is

A.

$\frac{1}{n+1}$

B.

$\frac{n+1}{n(2 n+1)}$

C.

$\frac{n}{n+1}$

D.

$\frac{1}{2 n+1}$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

An urn contains five balls. Two balls are drawn at random and they are found to be white. The probability that all the balls in the urn are white, is

A.

$1 / 2$

B.

$3 / 8$

C.

$2 / 5$

D.

$2 / 3$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

If the probability function of a random variable $X$ is given by $P(X=n)=\frac{k(n+1)}{3 n}$ for $n \in \mathbf{N} \cup\{0\}$ where $k$ is a constant, then $P(X<2)=$

A.

$20 / 27$

B.

$20 / 81$

C.

$2 / 27$

D.

$8 / 81$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

An observer counts 240 vehicles per hour at a specific location on a highway. Assuming that the arrival of vehicles at the location follows Poisson distribution, the probability that more than two vehicles arrive over a 30 sec time interval is

A.

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

B.

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

C.

$\frac{1}{12 e^2}$

D.

$\frac{12-e^2}{e^2}$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

If a man throws a die until he gets a number bigger than 3 , then the probability that he gets a 5 in his last throw is

A.

$1 / 3$

B.

$1 / 4$

C.

$3 / 5$

D.

$2 / 3$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

A diagnostic test has the probability 0.95 of giving a positive result when applied to a person suffering from a certain disease and a probability 0.10 of giving a positive result when given to a non-sufferer. It is estimated that $0.5 \%$ of the population are suffering from the disease. If this test is now administered to a person from this population about whom there is no information relating to the incidence of this disease and the test gives a positive result, then the probability that he is a sufferer, is

A.

0.9545

B.

0.2194

C.

0.0455

D.

0.9499

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

Consider the following statements

Assertion (A) If $P_1, P_2, P_3$ are probability of happening of three independent events, then probability of happening of atleast one of them is $1-\left[\left(1-P_1\right)\left(1-P_2\right)\left(1-P_3\right)\right]$

Reason (R) For any three independent events $A, B$ and $C$

$ \begin{array}{r} P(A \cup B \cup C)=P(A)+P(B)+P(C)-P(A) P(B)-P(A) P(C) -P(B) P(C)+P(A) P(B) P(C) \end{array} $

The correct option among the following is

A.

(A) is true, (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A)

B.

(A) is true, (R) is true but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A)

C.

(A) is true but (R) is false

D.

(A) is false but (R) is true

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

If probability function of a discrete random variable $X$ is $P(X=r)=r / k, r=1,2,3,4,5$, then $P\left(X=2\right.$ or $\left.X=\frac{k}{3}\right)$, is

A.

$P(X=1$ or $X=6)$

B.

$P\left(X=4\right.$ or $\left.X=\frac{k}{5}\right)$

C.

$P\left(X=\frac{k}{5}\right.$ or $\left.X=5\right)$

D.

$P\left(X=\frac{k}{3}\right.$ or $\left.X=0\right)$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

If the probability that an individual will suffer a reaction from an injection of a drug is 0.001 , then the probability that out of 2000 individuals having that injection, more than 2 individuals will suffer a reaction, is

A.

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

B.

$1-\frac{5}{e^2}$

C.

$1-\frac{4}{e^2}$

D.

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

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 10th September Evening Shift

If $A_1, A_2, \ldots, A_{15}$ are the events of a random experiment, then which one of the following is true?

A.

$P\left(\bigcap_{i=1}^{15} A_i\right) \leq \sum_{i=1}^{15} P\left(A_i\right)-15$

B.

$P\left(\bigcap_{i=1}^{15} A_i\right) \geq \sum_{i=1}^{15} P\left(A_i\right)-14$

C.

$P\left(\bigcup_{i=1}^{15} A_i\right) \geq \sum_{i=1}^{15} P\left(A_i\right)$

D.

$ P\left(\bigcup_{i=1}^{15} A_i\right) < \sum_{i=1}^{15} P\left(A_i\right)-\sum_{1 \leq i < j<15} P\left(A_i \cap A_j\right) $

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 10th September Evening Shift

In an examination there are four Yes/No type of questions. The probability that the answer by the student to a question without guess to be correct is $2 / 3$. The probability that a student guesses a correct answer is $1 / 2$. A student writes the examination either by without guessing answers to all the 4 questions or by guessing answers to all 4 questions. The probability that he attempt the exam by guessing answers to all questions is $3 / 7$. Given that a student answered at least 3 questions correctly, the probability that he answered all the questions without guessing is

A.

$\frac{13}{15}$

B.

$\frac{405}{1429}$

C.

$\frac{1024}{1429}$

D.

$\frac{2}{15}$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 10th September Evening Shift

Four boxes $A, B, C$ and $D$ contain 5000, 3000, 2000 and 1000 fuses respectively. The percentages of defective fuses in these boxes are $3 \%, 2 \%, 1 \%$ and $0.5 \%$ respectively. If a fuse selected at random from one of the boxes is found to be defective, then the probability that it has come from box $D$ is

A.

$\frac{1}{13}$

B.

$\frac{4}{65}$

C.

$\frac{1}{65}$

D.

$\frac{2}{13}$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 10th September Evening Shift

A die is thrown thrice. If getting 1 or 6 in a single throw is considered as success, then the variance of the number of successes is

A.

1

B.

$\frac{5}{3}$

C.

$\frac{2}{3}$

D.

$\frac{2}{9}$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 10th September Evening Shift

In a hospital, on an average if there are 35 births in a weak, then the probability that there will be less than 3 births in a day, is

A.

$\frac{118}{e^{35}}$

B.

$\frac{37}{2 e^5}$

C.

$\frac{6}{2 . e^{35}}$

D.

$1-\frac{118}{3 e^5}$