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181 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If any four numbers are selected and they are multiplied, then the probability that the last digit will 1, 3, 5 or 7, is
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Correct option: C
16/625
Option C (16/625) is correct because the probability of the last digit being 1, 3, 5, or 7 is (2/5) for each number, and since four numbers are selected, the probability is (2/5)4.
182 Easy
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Let U1U_1 and U2U_2 be two urns such that U1U_1 contains 3 white and 2 red balls, and U2U_2 contains only 1 white ball. A fair coin is tossed. If head appears then 1 ball is drawn at random from urnU1u r n U_1 and put into U2⋅U_2 \cdot However, if tail appears then 2 balls are drawn at random from U1U_1 and put into U2U_2. Now, 1 ball is dravn at randnm from U2U_2. Then the probability of the drawn ball from U2U_2 being white is
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Correct option: B
2330\frac{{23}}{{30}}
Option C (19/30) is incorrect. Option B (23/30) is correct because it calculates the probability of drawing a white ball from U2 after transferring balls from U1, considering both head and tail outcomes of the coin toss.
183 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
A fair coin is tossed a fixed number of times. If the probability of getting seven heads is equal to that of getting nine heads, the probability of getting two heads, is
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Correct option: C
15/21315 / 2^{13}
Option A (15/21315 / 2^{13}) is correct because it calculates the probability of getting two heads given that the probability of getting seven heads is equal to that of getting nine heads.
184 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
Let XX be a set containing 10 elements and P(X)P(X) be its power set. If AA and BB are picked up at random from P(X)P(X), with replacement, then the probability that AA and BB have equal number elements, is :
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Correct option: D
20C10220\frac{{ }^{20} \mathrm{C}_{10}}{2^{20}}
Option D (20C10220\frac{{ }^{{20}} \mathrm{{C}}_{{10}}}{{2^{{20}}}}) is correct because it represents the probability of selecting two subsets with the same number of elements from the power set.
185 Easy
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Understanding +4 | -1
Let S{S} be a sample space containing outcomes ω1,ω2,ω3,…,ωn\omega_1, \omega_2, \omega_3, \ldots, \omega_{{n}} i.e., S={ω1,ω2,….,ωn}{S}=\left\{\omega_1, \omega_2, \ldots ., \omega_{{n}}\right\}.

Then, which of the following is true?

I. 0≤P(ωi)≤10 \leq {P}\left(\omega_{{i}}\right) \leq 1 for each ωi∈S\omega_{{i}} \in {S}

II. P(ω1)+P(ω2)+….P(ωn)=1{P}\left(\omega_1\right)+{P}\left(\omega_2\right)+\ldots . {P}\left(\omega_{{n}}\right)=1

III. For any event A,P(A)=∑P(ωi),ωi∈A{A}, {P}({A})=\sum {P}\left(\omega_{{i}}\right), \omega_{{i}} \in{A}
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Correct option: D
All of these
Option D (All of these) is correct because all three statements are fundamental axioms and properties of probability in a sample space.
186 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
Ten unbiased coins are thrown simultaneously. The probability of getting at least seven heads is
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Correct option: D
1164\frac{11}{64}
Option D (1164\frac{{11}}{{64}}) is correct because it represents the probability of getting at least seven heads when ten unbiased coins are thrown simultaneously, calculated using the binomial distribution.
187 Easy
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Analyzing +4 | -1
10 different vectors are lying on a plane out of which four are parallel with respect to each other. Probability that three vectors chosen from them will satisfy the equation λ1a+λ2b+λ3c=0\lambda_1 \mathbf{a}+\lambda_2 \mathbf{b}+\lambda_3 \mathbf{c}=0, where λ1,λ2\lambda_1, \lambda_2 and λ3≠0\lambda_3 \neq 0 is
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Correct option: D
(6C2+4C1)+(6C2×4C1)10C3\frac{\left({ }^6 C_2+{ }^4 C_1\right)+\left({ }^6 C_2 \times{ }^4 C_1\right)}{{ }^{10} C_3}
Option D ((6C2+4C1)+(6C2×4C1)10C3\frac{\left({ }^6 C_2+{ }^4 C_1\right)+\left({ }^6 C_2 \times{ }^4 C_1\right)}{{ }^{10} C_3}) is correct because it considers all possible combinations of vectors from the parallel and non-parallel sets that satisfy the given equation.
188 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If mm is a natural such that m≤5m \leq 5, then the probability that the quadratic equation x2+mx+12+m2=0x^2+m x+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{m}{2}=0 has real roots is
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Correct option: C
35\frac{3}{5}
Option C (35\frac{3}{5}) is correct because it is the probability that the quadratic equation has real roots, given that mm is a natural number such that m≤5m \leq 5.
189 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
In a certain town, 40%40 \% of the people have brown hair, 25%25 \% have brown eyes and 15%15 \% have both brown hair and brown eyes. If a person selected at random from the town, has brown hair, the probability that he also has brown eyes is
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Correct option: B
38\frac{3}{8}
Option B (3/8) is correct because it is the conditional probability of having brown eyes given that the person has brown hair, calculated using the formula P(B|A) = P(A ∩ B) / P(A).
190 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
A problem in Mathematics is given to three students A,B,CA, B, C and their respective probability of solving the problem are 12,13\frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{3} and 14\frac{1}{4}. Probability that the problem is solved, is
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Correct option: A
34\frac{3}{4}
Option A (34\frac{3}{4}) is correct because it calculates the probability that at least one of the three students solves the problem.
191 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
Bag AA contains 7 white balls and 3 red balls. Bag BB contains 3 white balls and 2 red balls. A ball is chosen randomly and found to be red then find the probability that it is taken from bag AA.
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Correct option: C
37\frac{3}{7}
Option C (37\frac{{3}}{{7}}) is correct because it is calculated using Bayes' theorem to find the conditional probability.
192 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
The probability that an event AA happens in one trial of an experiment is 0.4. Three independent trials of the experiment are formed. The probability that the event A happens at least once is
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Correct option: B
0.7840.784
Option B (0.784) is correct because it's the probability of event A happening at least once, calculated as 1 minus the probability of it not happening in any trial.
193 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
A bag contains (n+1)(n+1) coins. It is known that one of these coins shows heads on both sides, whereas the other coins are fair. One coin is selected at random and tossed. If the probability that toss results in heads is 7/12, then the value of nn is
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Correct option: C
5
Option C (5) is correct because it sets up and solves the equation for the probability of getting heads, given one coin has heads on both sides.
194 Easy
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Understanding +4 | -1
A card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. The probability that the drawn card is a court card i.e. a jack, a queen or a king, is
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Correct option: B
313\frac{3}{13}
Option B (313\frac{3}{13}) is correct because there are 12 court cards (3 per suit) in a standard 52-card deck, so the probability is 12/52, which simplifies to 3/13.
195 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If the probability of A\mathrm{A} to pass in an examination is 0.3 and for B\mathrm{B} is 0.5 . Then the probability that either A or B pass in the examination is
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Correct option: A
0.650.65
Option A (0.65) is correct because the probability of either A or B passing is calculated using the formula P(A∪B)=P(A)+P(B)−P(A)P(B)P(A \cup B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A)P(B) with independent events.
196 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If XX follows a binomial distribution with parameters n=100n = 100 and P=13P = \frac{1}{3}, then P(X=r)P\left( {X = r} \right) is maximum when rr is equal to
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Correct option: C
33
Option C is correct because the maximum probability occurs at r = floor((n+1)p), which is 33 in this case.
197 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
A die is thrown twice and the sum of the numbers appearing is observed to be 6 . The conditional probability that the number 4 has appeared at least once, is
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Correct option: B
25\frac{2}{5}
Option B (25\frac{2}{5}) is correct because it calculates the conditional probability of the number 4 appearing at least once, given that the sum of the numbers is 6.
198 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
Two dice are thrown together. If the numbers appearing on the two dice are different, then what is the probability that the sum is 6?
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Correct option: C
215\frac{2}{{15}}
Option C (215\frac{2}{{15}}) is correct because it calculates the conditional probability of the sum being 6 given that the numbers on the two dice are different.
199 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
A coin is tossed nn times the probability of getting head at least once is greater than 0.8. Then the least value of such nn is
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Correct option: B
3
Option B (3) is correct because it is the smallest integer value of n for which the probability of getting at least one head is greater than 0.8.
200 Easy
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Understanding +4 | -1
Let Ω\Omega be the sample space and A⊆ΩA \subseteq \Omega be an event.

Given below are two statements:

(S1) : If P(A)=0P(A)=0, then A=∅A=\varnothing

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

Then
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Correct option: D
Both (S1) and (S2) are true
Option D is correct. If P(A) = 0, A is almost surely empty, and if P(A) = 1, A is almost surely the entire sample space.
201 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
A bag contains 4 tickets numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 and another bag contains 6 tickets numbered 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9. One bag is chosen and a ticket is drawn. The probability that the ticket bears the number 4 is
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Correct option: C
May-24
Option D (May-24) is correct because the probability is calculated by considering both bags and the chance of drawing a 4 from each.
202 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If AA and BB are mutually exclusive events with P(B)≠1P(B) \neq 1, then P(A/Bˉ)=P(A / \bar{B})=
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Correct option: D
P(A)1−P(B)\frac{P(A)}{1-P(B)}
Option D (P(A)/(1-P(B))) is correct because it applies the conditional probability formula and uses the fact that A and B are mutually exclusive.
203 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
AA and BB are two events such that odds against AA are 2:12: 1 odds in favour of A∪BA \cup B are 3:13: 1. If x≤P(B)≤yx \leq P(B) \leq y, then the ordered pair (x,y)(x, y) is
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Correct option: A
(5/12,3/4)(5 / 12,3 / 4)
Option A ((512,34)\left(\frac{{5}}{{12}}, \frac{{3}}{{4}}\right)) is correct because it determines the range of P(B) based on the given probabilities and the properties of probability.
204 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
A coin is tossed 2n2 n times. The chance that the number of times one gets head is not equal to the number of times one gets tail, is
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Correct option: C
1−2nCn(14n)1-{ }^{2 n} C_n\left(\frac{1}{4^n}\right)
The correct answer is 1−2nCn(14n)1-{ }^{2 n} C_n\left(\frac{1}{4^n}\right) because it represents 1 minus the probability of getting an equal number of heads and tails.
205 Easy
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Analyzing +4 | -1
AA is a set containing nn elements. A subset PP of AA is chosen at random. The set AA is reconstructed by replacing the elements of PP. A subset QQ is again chosen at random. The probability that PP and QQ have equal number of elements, is
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Correct option: B
2nCn4n\frac{{ }^{2 n} C_n}{4^n}
Option B (2nCn4n\frac{{{{ }^{2 n} C_n}}}{{4^n}}) is correct because it represents the probability that P and Q have an equal number of elements, considering all possible choices for sets P and Q.
206 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
A company has two plants A and B to manufacture motorcycles. 60%60 \% motorcycles are manufactured at plant A and the remaining are manufactured at plant B. 80%80 \% of the motorcycles manufactured at plant A are rated of the standard quality, while 90%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 126p126 \mathrm{p} is
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Correct option: A
54
Option A (54) is correct because it is the value of 126p, where p is the probability that the motorcycle was manufactured at plant B given that it is of standard quality, calculated using Bayes' theorem.
207 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
It is 8:58: 5 against a person who is now 40 years old living till he is 70 and 4:34: 3 against a person now 50 living till he is 80 . The probability that at least one of these persons will be alive 30 years hence, is
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Correct option: C
5991\frac{59}{91}
Option A (27\frac{2}{7}) is correct because it calculates the probability that the vowels occupy only odd positions when arranging the letters of the word 'longest'.
208 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
Three coins are tossed together, then the probability of getting at least one head is
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Correct option: D
78\frac{7}{8}
Option D (78\frac{7}{8}) is correct because it represents the probability of getting at least one head, which is the complement of getting all tails.
209 Easy
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Analyzing +4 | -1
Out of 3n3 n consecutive integers, three are selected at random. Find the probability that their sum is divisible by 3 , is
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Correct option: C
3n2−3n+2(3n−1)(3n−2)\frac{3 n^2-3 n+2}{(3 n-1)(3 n-2)}
Option C (3n2−3n+2(3n−1)(3n−2)\frac{{3 n^2-3 n+2}}{{(3 n-1)(3 n-2)}}) is correct because it represents the probability calculated by dividing the number of ways to choose three integers whose sum is divisible by 3 by the total number of ways to choose three integers.
210 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
Two events AA and BB are such that P(B)=0.55P(B)=0.55 and P(AB′)=0.15P\left(A B^{\prime}\right)=0.15. The probability of occurrence of at least one of event is
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Correct option: A
0.7
Option A (0.7) is correct because it calculates the probability of at least one of the events occurring using the formula P(A∪B) = P(AB') + P(B).
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