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If the mean of a binomial distribution with 9 trials is 6, then its variance is
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Correct option: A
2
Option A (2) is correct because the variance of a binomial distribution is calculated as np(1-p), where n is the number of trials and p is the probability of success.
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A box ' ' contanis 2 white, 3 red and 2 black balls. Another box ' ' contains 4 white, 2 red and 3 black balls. If two balls are drawn at random, without replacement, from a randomly selected box and one ball turns out to be white while the other ball turns out to be red, then the probability that both balls are drawn from box ' ' is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the conditional probability of drawing from box B given that a white and a red ball were drawn.
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A bag contains 4 brown and 5 white balls. A man pulls two balls at random without replacement. The probability that the man gets both the balls of the same colour is
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Correct option: D
Option D (4/9) is correct because it calculates the probability of drawing two balls of the same color by considering both cases: two brown balls or two white balls.
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If and are the probabilities of three mutually exclusive events, then is
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Correct option: A
1
Option A (1) is correct because, given the probabilities of three mutually exclusive events, solving for p yields 2p = 1.
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If and are two events. The probability that at most one of occurs, is
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Correct option: D
all the above
Option D (all the above) is correct because all the given expressions are equivalent representations of the probability that at most one of A, B occurs.
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The probability of choosing a number divisible by 6 or 8 from among 1 to 90 is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it's the probability calculated by counting the numbers divisible by 6 or 8 between 1 and 90, using inclusion-exclusion.
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An urn contains 3 red and 5 blue balls. The probability that two balls are drawn in which 2nd ball drawn is blue without replacement, is
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Correct option: C
Option C (5/8) is correct as it calculates the probability of the second ball being blue by considering both cases: the first ball being red or blue.
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A box contains 3 white and 2 red balls. If we draw one ball and without replacing the first ball, the probability of drawing red ball in the second draw is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it considers both cases: drawing a white ball first and drawing a red ball first, then calculating the probability of drawing a red ball in the second draw.
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In a binomial distribution, the mean is 4 and variance is 3. Then, its mode is
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Correct option: C
4
Option C (4) is correct because the mode of a binomial distribution is the integer x that satisfies , given mean and variance .
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The probability of obtaining an even prime number on each die when a pair of dice is rolled is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is the probability of getting an even prime number (2) on both dice.
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An urn contains 6 white and 4 black balls. A fair die is rolled and that number of balls are chosen from the urn. The probability that the balls selected are white is
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Correct option: A
Option A, , is correct because it represents the probability of selecting only white balls after rolling a die and choosing that many balls from the urn.
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If three integers are chosen at random from the set of first 20 natural numbers, the chance that their product is a multiple of 3 , is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it calculates the probability of the product of three integers being a multiple of 3 by finding the complement (none of the integers are multiples of 3) and subtracting from 1.
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On a Saturday night of all drives in U.S.A. are under the influence of alcohol. The probability that a driver under the influence of alcohol will have an accident is The probability that a sober driver will have an accident is If a car on a Saturday night smashed into a tree, the probability that the driver was under the influence of alcohol is
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Correct option: C
Option C (5/7) is correct because it is the probability calculated using Bayes' theorem considering the probabilities of accidents with and without alcohol influence.
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In a party 23 persons take their seats at a round table. The odds against two particular persons sitting together are:
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it's the odds against two particular persons sitting together, calculated using probability.
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A man is known to speak truth in 75% cases. If he throws an unbiased die and tells his friend that it is a six, then the probability that it is actually a six, is
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Correct option: D
Option D (3/8) is correct because it is the result of applying Bayes' theorem to calculate the probability that it was actually a six given that the man reported it was a six.
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Seven white balls and three black balls are randomly placed in a row. The probability that no two black balls are placed adjacently equals
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Correct option: B
Option B (7/15) is correct because it represents the probability of arranging the balls such that no two black balls are adjacent, calculated using combinations.
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An article manufactured by a company consists of two parts and . In the process of manufacture of part , 9 out of 104 parts may be defective. Similarly, 5 out of 100 are likely to be defective in the manufacture of the part . The probability that the assembled product will not be defective, is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the probability of both parts X and Y not being defective when assembled.
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and are two events such that , , then
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it calculates the probability of the event () using the given probabilities of (A ∪ B), (A ∩ B), and ().
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A pack of cards contains 4 aces, 4 kings, 4 queens and 4 jacks. Two cards are drawn at random. The probability that atleast one of them is an ace is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is the probability of at least one ace being drawn, calculated by considering both cases: both cards are aces, or only one is an ace.
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Box-I contains 30 cards numbered 1 to 30 and Box - II contains 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
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it uses Bayes' theorem to find the probability that the card was drawn from Box-I given that it's a non-prime number.
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In a binomial distribution , the sum and the product of the mean and the variance are 5 and 6 respectively, then is equal to
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Correct option: A
52
Option A (52) is correct because it is the value obtained by solving the equations derived from the given sum and product of the mean and variance of the binomial distribution.
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If follows a binomial distribution with parameters and If then
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Correct option: D
Option D (1/3) is correct because solving the equation for a binomial distribution with n=6 yields p=1/3.
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The digits and 9 are written in random order to form a nine digit number. The probability that this number is divisible by 4, is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it calculates the probability of a nine-digit number formed by the digits 1-9 being divisible by 4 by considering the possible combinations of the last two digits.
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Out of 40 consecutive natural numbers, two are chosen at random. Probability that the sum of the numbers is odd, is
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Correct option: B
Option B (20/39) is correct because the sum is odd only when one number is odd and the other is even, and this probability is calculated using combinations.
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For an initial screening of an admission test, a candidate is given fifty problems to solve. If the probability that the candidate can solve any problem is , then the probability that he is unable to solve less than two problem is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is the probability that the candidate is unable to solve less than two problems, calculated using the binomial distribution.
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In a game two players and take turns in throwing a pair of fair dice starting with player and total of scores on the two dice, in each throw is noted. wins the game if he throws a total of 6 before throws a total of 7 and wins the game if he throws a total of 7 before throws a total of six. The game stops as soon as either of the players wins. The probability of winning the game is
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Correct option: B
The correct answer is B () because it represents the probability of player A winning the game, calculated by considering the probabilities of throwing a 6 or 7 and using an infinite geometric series.
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A bag contains 4 red and 4 blue balls. Four balls are drawn one by one from the bag, then find the probability that the drawn balls are in alternate colour.
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it calculates the probability of drawing balls in alternating colors by considering both red-blue and blue-red sequences.
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In a book of 500 pages, it is found that there are 250 typing errors. Assume that poisson law holds for the number of errors per page. Then, the probability that a random sample of 2 pages will contain no error, is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it applies the Poisson distribution to calculate the probability of no errors on a random sample of 2 pages.
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Three persons and are to speak at a function along with 7 other persons. The probability that , and speak together
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the probability that A, B, and C speak together in a function with 7 other people.
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A box contain coins, of which are fair and rest are biased. The probability of getting a head when a fair coin is tossed is , while it is when a biased coin is tossed. A coin is drawn from the box at random and is tossed twice. The first time it shows head and the second time it shows tail. The probability that the coin drawn is fair is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it represents the probability that the coin drawn is fair, given the observed sequence of head and tail, using Bayes' theorem.
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