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Let be the sum of the numbers appeared when two fair dice are rolled and let the probability that are in geometric progression be . Then the value of is
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Correct option: C
4
Option C (4) is correct because the probability that are in geometric progression is , which simplifies to , thus k=4.
392
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Understanding
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If two events are independent, then
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Correct option: D
None of the above is correct
Option D (None of the above is correct) is correct because independent events are not necessarily mutually exclusive, and the sum of their probabilities does not have to be 1.
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Application
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A positive integer is selected so as to be . Then, the probability that it is divisible by 4 or 7 , is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it calculates the probability of a number being divisible by 4 or 7 within the given range using the principle of inclusion-exclusion.
394
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If then is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it correctly applies the formula for the probability of the intersection of two events given their individual probabilities and the probability of their union.
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Analyzing
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A binary operation is chosen at random from the set of all binary operations on a set containing elements. The probability that the binary operation is commutative, is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it represents the probability of a binary operation being commutative, calculated by dividing the number of commutative binary operations by the total number of binary operations.
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Application
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Given a throw of three dice shows different face, the probability that at least one face shows 6 is
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Correct option: A
Option A (1/2) is correct because it calculates the conditional probability of at least one face showing 6, given that three dice show different faces.
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The mean and variance of a binomial distribution are 4 and 3 respectively. Then the probability of getting exactly six successes in this distribution, is
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Correct option: A
The correct answer is because it calculates the probability of getting exactly six successes in the binomial distribution.
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Application
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A seven digit number is formed using digits 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5. The probability, that number so formed is divisible by 2, is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it accurately calculates the probability of forming a seven-digit number divisible by 2 using the given digits.
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If , then is
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Correct option: A
0.5
Option A (0.5) is correct because it is calculated by using the formula for conditional probability after finding .
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Application
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If and , then is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is derived by using the given probabilities and the properties of conditional probability to find .
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Analyzing
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A coin is tossed times. The probability that head will turn up an odd number of times, is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the probability of getting an odd number of heads in n tosses is always 1/2.
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and are two independent events. The probability that both and occur is and the probability that neither of them occurs is . The probability of occurrence of A is:
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Correct option: D
None of these
The correct answer is None of these because the probability of A is either 1/2 or 1/3, neither of which is provided as an option.
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Understanding
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If and are any two events. The probability, that exactly one of them occurs, is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it accounts for the probability of M occurring without N and N occurring without M.
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Application
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Four digit numbers are formed using each of the digits only once. One number from them is picked up at random. The probability that the selected number contains unity is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the number of four-digit numbers containing unity is half the total number of four-digit numbers that can be formed.
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Application
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A bag contains white and black balls. A ball is drawn at random and put back in the bag with additional balls of the same colour. A ball is again drawn at random from the bag. The probability that it is black is
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Correct option: C
Option C (b/(w+b)) is correct because the probability of drawing a black ball in the second draw is the same as the probability of drawing a black ball in the first draw, due to the ball being replaced with additional balls of the same color.
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If and are two events, such that and , then the correct statement among the following, is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because since , and , thus .
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A single letter is selected at random from the word ‘PROBABILITY’. The probability that it is a vowel is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because there are 4 vowels out of 11 letters in the word 'PROBABILITY'.
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Application
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Suppose are three independent events such that , then (at least two of ) equals
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the probability of at least two of the independent events A, B, C occurring, given that P(A)=P(B)=P(C)=p.
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Application
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The probability that an electric bulb will last 150 days
or more is 0.7 and that it will last at most 160 days
is 0.8. The probability that the bulb will last 150 to
160 days is
or more is 0.7 and that it will last at most 160 days
is 0.8. The probability that the bulb will last 150 to
160 days is
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Correct option: A
0.5
Option A (0.5) is correct because it represents the probability that the bulb will last between 150 and 160 days, given the probabilities of lasting at least 150 days and at most 160 days.
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Application
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One ticket is selected at random from 50 tickets numbered 00,01,02,...,49. Then the probability that the sum of the digits on the selected ticket is 8 , given that the product of these digits is zero, equals
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it correctly calculates the conditional probability P(A/B) where A is the sum of digits being 8 and B is the product of digits being zero.
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Two balls are drawn from an urn containing 2 white, 3 red and 4 black balls one by one without replacement. The probability that at least one ball is red, is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it calculates the probability of at least one red ball being drawn by subtracting the probability of no red balls being drawn from 1.
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Application
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If two natural number are selected at randomly and probability that is multiply of 5 is , then is
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Correct option: A
9
Option A (9) is correct because the probability that is a multiple of 5 can be calculated by considering the last digits of x and y.
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Application
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A, B, C try to hit a target simultaneously but independently. Their respective probabilities of hitting the targets are . The probability that the target is hit by or B but not by is :
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Correct option: A
Option A (21/64) is correct because it calculates the probability of A or B hitting the target, but C not hitting the target, using independent probabilities.
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Application
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Four identical dice are rolled once. The probability that atleast three different numbers appear on them, is
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Correct option: D
Option D is correct because the probability is calculated by summing the favorable outcomes (at least three different numbers) and dividing by the total possible outcomes.
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Application
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One hundred cards are numbered from 1 to 100. The probability that a randomly chosen card has a digit 5 is
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Correct option: C
Option C (19/100) is correct. The probability that a randomly chosen card has a digit 5 is calculated by counting the number of cards with the digit 5 and dividing by the total number of cards.
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The value of for which can serve as the probability function of a random variable that takes value 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the value of C that makes the sum of probabilities equal to 1, satisfying the condition for a probability function.
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Application
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A die is tossed 5 times. Getting an odd number is considered a success. Then, the variance of distribution of success, is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it's the variance calculated using the formula npq for a binomial distribution.
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A group of boys and girls is randomly divided into two equal groups. The probability that each group contains the same number of boys and girls is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it represents the number of ways to form two equal groups with n boys and n girls each, divided by the total number of ways to form two equal groups.
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Three dice are rolled. If the probability of getting different numbers on the three dice is , where and are co-prime, then is equal to
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Correct option: D
4
Option D (4) is correct because the probability of getting different numbers is 5/9, and q-p = 9-5 = 4.
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Application
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Given the probability of exactly one of the event occurs is
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Correct option: A
0.4
Option A (0.4) is correct because it calculates the probability of exactly one event occurring by subtracting the probability of the intersection from the probability of the union.
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