MCQ Math 1, Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random, What is the | « probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 5? AD B25 CBs D.9120 Answer: Option D Solutio Here, $ = (1, 2, 3,4, .... 19, 20} Let E = event of getting a multiple of 3 or 5 = {3, 6,9, 12,15, 18, 5, 10, 20) i: a * PE) = T= 20 2. A bag contains 2 red, 3 green and 2 blue balls. Two balls are drawn at random, What is the probability that none of the balls drawn is blue? A. 10/21 B. 11/21 c.27 DS Answer: Option A. Solution: Total number of balls = (2 +3 +2)=7 Let $ be the sample space Then, n(S) = Number of ways of drawing 2 balls out of 7 n($)="C; Let E = Event of 2 balls, none of which is blue + n(E) = Number of ways of drawing 2 balls out of (2 + 3) balls, n(E) =“C, 2 P(E) = PBS ns) a 3. In a box, there are 8 red, 7 blue and 6 green balls. One ball is picked up randomly. What is the probability that it is neither red nor green? AB B. 3/4 c.79 D.8/21 Answer: Option A Solutio Total number of balls = (8 +7 + 6) = 21 Let E = event that the ball drawn is neither red nor green 4. What is the probability of getting a sum 9 from two throws of a dice? A6 B.S C9 D.1i2 ‘Answer: Option C Solution: In two throws of a dice, n(S) = (6 x 6) = 36 Let E = event of getting a sum = {(3, 6), (4, 5), (5,4), (6,3) =m *P@)=105) = 36 2 =5 5, Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two heads? Ald B.14 C.3/8 D.78 Answer: Option D Solution: Geiting at most Two heads means 0 to 2 but not ‘more than 2 Here S = (TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, THH, HTH, HHT, HHH} Let E = event of geiting at most two heads Then E = (TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, THH, HTH, HHT) n@) 7 2P@)=80=2 6. Two dice are thrown simultaneously, What is the probability of getting two numbers whose product is even? A12 B34 C.3/8 D.5/16 Answer: Option B Soluti In a simultaneous throw of two dice, we have Page 1MCQ Math Then, E= ((1, 2), (1.4), (1, 6). (2, Ds EO Oe OS Oh 1, 4, 2), 4, 3), A, 4), 4, 5, 4, 6), (5, 2, (5,] * 4), 6, 6), 6, 1), ©, 2), (6, 3), (6, 4), (6, 5), (6, 6) “m(E)=27 2p =2 aad P=) 3674 7. In a class, there are 15 boys and 10 girls Three students are selected at random. The probability that 1 girl and 2 boys are selected, i A 21/46 B. 25/117 c.150 D.325 Answer: Option A. Solution: Lot S be the sample space and E be the event of | ~ selecting I girl and 2 boys Then, n(S) = Number ways of selecting 3 25%24%23 3x2x1 = 1050 students out of 2: n(E) = "C.x"C; = P(E= m($) ~ 2300 46 8, In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 blanks, ‘A lottery is drawn at random. What is. the probability of getting a prize? AIO B.2/5 c.27 D.SI7 Answer: Option C Solution: P (getting a prize) = Toss “7 9. From a pack of 52 cards, two cards are drawn together at random, What is the probability of| both the cards being kings? ALIS B. 25/57 C.35/256 D.1/221 Answer: Option D Solution: Let S be the sample space Then, n(S) = tt = 1326 Let E = event of getting 2 kings out of 4 2),(2,] 3 ine ai 10. Two dice are tossed. The probability that the total score is a prime number is: AMG B. 5/12 cn D719 Answer: Option B Solution: Clearly, n(S) = 6 x 6) = 36 Let E = Event that the sum is a prime number. Then, E = [(1, 1), (1, 2). (1,4), (1, 6), Ds (2, 3), 2 5), G2 G4), 4 Ds 4, 3), 2), 6), (6, 1), (6, 5)} LI. A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The probability of getting a queen of club or a king of heart is: AMS B.2/13, C. 1126 D152 Answer: Option C Soluti Here, n(S) = 52 Let E = event of getting a queen of club or a king of heart 12. A bag contains 4 white, 5 red and 6 blue balls. Three balls are drawn at random from the bag. The probability that all of them are red, is A122 B. 3/22 C.291 D277 Answer: Option C Soluti Let S be the sample space Then, n(S) = number of ways of drawing 3 balls 15x13 "455 Let E = event of getting all the 3 red balls Page 2MCQ Math on - Required probability ee 19, In a simultaneous throw of two coins, the probability of getting at least one head is- AI B.S c.28 D.3/4 Answer: Option D Solution: Here § = (HH, HT, TH, TT} Let E = event of getting at least one head = (HT, TH, HH} ni) _3 -P (B= =F 20. A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The probability of getting a queen of club or a king of heart is- AIS B.2/13, c.1126 D. 52 Answer: Option C Solution: Hence, n($) = 52 Let E = event of getting a queen of club or a king of heart. Then, n(E} 2 P(E) = B® * PE) ns) 21. A bag contains 4 red balls, 6 blue balls and 8 pink balls. One ball is drawn at random and replaced with 3 pink balls. A probability that the first ball drawn was either red or blue in colour and the second drawn was pink in colour? A.1221 B. 13/17 C1180 D. 13/18 E. None of these Answer: Option E, Solutio Number of Red balls Number of Blue ball Number of Pink ball ‘Total number of balls = 4 +6+8 = 18 Required probability 180 36 22. A bag contains 3 blue, 2 green and 5 red balls. If four balls are picked at random, what is the probability that two are green and two are blue? AMS C35 Answer: Option B Solution: Number of blue balls Number of green ball Numbers of red balls = 5 Total balls in the bag = 3+ 2+ Total possible outcomes = Selection of 4 balls out of 10 balls= "°C, = 725 = BOSE = 210 Favorable outcomes = (Selection of 2 green balls out of 2 balls) x (selection of 2 balls out of 3 blue balls) "C1 «°C, Required probability = ya peste oteom pies ~ 2107 70 B.1/70 D.12 33 =3 23. A basket contains 6 blue, 2 red, 4 green and 3 yellow balls. If 5 balls are picked up at random, what is the probability that at least one is blue? A. 137/143 B. 18/455 C991 DiS Answer: Option A. Solution: Total number of balls = (6+ 2+ 443) = Let, E be the event of drawing 5 balls out of 9 50. 8c, = SRBXTH non-blue balls = °C3 = °C, = = won-blue balls = "Cs = “Cs = aac And, n(S) = "C3 = ©) 2 =) ~ S003 ~ 148 +. Required Probability = (1-=£: SxaKBXDL é 24. Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at least 2 heads? AMA B.D www.examyeda.com Page 4MCQ Math C18 DUS Answer: Option B Solutios Here S = (TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, THH, HTH, HHT, HHH} Let E = event of getting at least two heads = (THH, HTH, HHT, HHH) 25, In a simultaneous throw of two dice, what is the probability of getting a total of 10 or 11? AL B. 1/6 cm D.5136 Answer: Option D Solution: Ina simultaneous throw of two dice, we have (6x6) = 36 vent of getting a total of 10 or 11 = (64, 6), 5,5). 6.4), (5,6). 6, 5)] By MES PE) == 26, From a pack of 52 cards, one card is drawn at random. What is the probability that the card drawn is a ten or a spade? ALAN B. 1/4 cm D.126 Answer: Option A Solution: Hence, n (S) = 52 There are 13 spades (inclu there are 3 more ten Let E = event of getting a ten or a spade Then, n(E) = (13 +3) = 16 P(E) = 2164 -PE)= Maas ig one ten) and 27. A box contains 4 red, 5 green and 6 white balls. A ball is drawn at random from the box. What is the probability that the ball drawn is either red or green ? AUS B.3/5 cus D.7NS ‘Answer: Option B Solution: 28. Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two heads? A3/4 B.14 C38 D.78 Answer: Option D Solution: Here § = (TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, THH, HTH, HHT, HHH] Let E = event of getting at most two heads Then, E = (TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, THH, HTH, HHT) = PE) 29. A bag contains 6 red balls 11 yellow balls and 5 pink balls. If two balls are drawn at random from the bag. One after another what is the probability that the first ball is red and second ball is yellow? ALLil4 B.2/7 cs D.3/l4 Answer: Option B Solution: Number of red balls = 6 Number of yellow balls Number of pink balls Total number of ball Total possible outcomes, n(E) Ee Number of favorite outcomes, n(S) = °C\x "'C, = 6x11 = 66 + Required Probability = ee 2 aa 77 ©) _ 96 a) 30. A man and his wife appear in an interview for two vacancies in the same post. The probability two of husband’s selection is 1/7 and the probability of wife's selection is 1/5. What is the probability that only one of them is selected? AIS B.27 www.examyeda.com Page 5MCQ Math Then, n (E) number of ways of drawing 3 Let E vent of getting a multiple of 3 or 5 = marbles out of 7 = "C, {3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 5, 10, 20} ag, znd (E) =? ‘And, n(S) = "C; = = 220 n@ 20 Dax + Required probability = I - P(E) = 1-2 7 ww 36. A box contains 20 electric bulbs, out of| which 4 are defective, Two balls are chosen at random from this box. The probability that at least one of them is defective, is — Aang B.7/19 co D, 21/95 ‘Answer: Option B Solution: P(none is defective)= n(E) = a P (at least 1 is defective) 20c2 ~ 2x1 “2019 2 2 37. An urn contains 6 red, 4 blue, 2 green and 3 yellow marbles, If two marbles are picked up at random, what is the probability that either both are green or both are yellow? ASI B. 1/35 C18 D. 4/105, Answer: Option D Solution: Total number of marbles = (6 +4 + 2+ 3) = 15 Let E be the event of drawing 2 marbles such that either both are green or both are yellow. 39. In a single throw of die, what is the probability of getting a number greater than 4? AM2 B.1/3 c.28 Daa Answer: Option B Solution: When a die is thrown, we have S = [1,2,3.4,5,6} Let, E = event of getting a number greater than 4 40. One card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability that the card drawn is a face card ? AMS B.4/13, ca D.9/52 Answer: Option B Solution: Clearly, there are 52 cards, out of which there are 16 face cards. +P (getting a face card) = 16/52 = 4/13 41. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting two numbers whose product is even ? are 7 AIR B34 Then, n(E) = (CC, + °C;) = (1+ °C))5 (143) =4 et C.388 D.S/6 And, n (8) ="C, =" = 105 Answer: Option B PE) =o Solution: nS) ~ 05 In a simultaneous throw of two dice, we have n (S) =(6x6) = 36 38. Tickets numbered | to 20 are mixed up and] et E = event of getting two numbers whose then a ticket is drawn at random. What is the probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 5? AR B.S C.8/15 D.920 Answer: Option D Solution: Here, $= (1,2, 3,4, sn 19, 20) product is even, Then, E= {(1, 2), (1, 4), (1, 6), (2, 1, 2, 2), (2, 3), 2,4), 2, 5), 2, 6, B. 2), B, 4), B, 6), 4, 1), 4, 2), 4, 3). 4, 4), 4, 5), 4, 6), S. 2), (5, 4), (5, 6).(6, 1), (6, 2), 6,3).(6, 4). (6, 5), (6, 6)} (E)=27 2 =n) 36> a PageMCQ Math 42. An um contains 6 red, 4 blue, 2 green and 3 yellow marbles. If four marbles are picked up at random, what is the probability that 1 Is green, 2 are blue and 1 is red? A. 13/35 B. 24/455, cs D.W3 Answer: Option B Solution: Total number of marbles = (6 +4 + 2.43) = 15 Let E be the event of drawing 1 green, 2 blue and 1 red marble. Then, n(E) = °C,x'C,x°C, = And, n(S) 1365 Pe) =" # 43. An urn contains 2 red, 3 green and 2 blue balls. If 2 balls are drawn at random, find the probability that no ball is blue. AST B. 10/21 c.27 D121 E, None of these Answer: Option B Solution: Total number of balls = (2 + 3 +2) = Let, Ee the event of drawing 2 non ie baal. 44, Two dice are tossed. The probability that the total score is a prime number is- AL6 B. 1/2, C.52 D.7/9 Answer: Option C Solution: Clearly, n (S) = (6x6) = Let E be the event that the sum is a prime number. Then, n (BE) = (1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 4), Cl, 6), (2, 1), 2, 3), 2, 5), B, 2). (3, 4) (4, D, 3), 6, 2 G16, 1), 6, 5)] en (E)= i 155 * PE) = Ts) 45. A box contains 10 black and 10 white balls. What is the probability of drawing 2 balls of the same colour? Aono B. 9/38 10/19 D.5/19 Answer: Option A Solution: Total number of balls = (10 + 10)=20 Let E be the event of drawing 2 balls of the same colour. n (E) = number of ways of drawing 2 black balls oor 2 white balls. 1 (B) = (°Cx"Cy) = 2x"°C, = 1 (S) = number of ways of drawing 2 balls out of 20 balls = “C; = 190 n(@) _ 90 PE) = T= 300 2x2 = 90 » 46. A bag contains 10 mangoes out of which 4 are rotten, two mangoes are taken out together. If one of them is found to be good, the probability that other also good is- AIB B. 8/5 C58 D283 Answer: Option A. Solutior Out of mangoes, 4 mangoes are rotten 3011 602 Required probability = = 47._A speaks truth in 60% cases B speaks truth in 70% cases. The probability that they will way say the same thing while describing a single event, is- A054 B.0.56 C.0.68 D.0.94 Answer: Option A. Solution: Let E, = event that A speaks the truth And E2 = event that B speaks the truth Then, 60 PE) = a5 3, PE2)MCQ Math . A basket contains 6 blue. 2 red. 4 green, and 3 yellow balls. If three balls are picked up at random, what is the probability that none is yellow? ‘A. 3/455 B.S c.45 p. 44/91 Answer: Option D Solution: Total number of balls = (6 + 2+ 4+ Let E be the event of drawing 3 non-yellow balls Then, n(F) = "C; = L222 - 999 Also, n(S) = "C, = SERS = 455 i = ME) 220 * PE) = Et 54. The probability that a card drawn from a pack of 52 cards will be a diamond or a king is ~ A213 B.4/13 cna D. 152 Answer: Option B Solution: Here, n(S) = 52 There are 13 cards of diamond (including one king) and there are three more kings. Lot E = event of getting a diamond or a king Then, n(E) = (13 +3) = 16 2 P(E) = ha 14 PE) = a B 55. What is the probability of getting a sum 9 from two throws of a dice ? ALG B.S C9 D.w2 Answer: Option C Solution: In two throws of dice, n(S) = (6x6) = 36 Let E-= event of getting a sum 9 = [(3, 6), (4,5), 5.4),6.3)] PE) = 2) * PE) = ais) ae 56. Two cards are drawn together from a pack of 52 cards. The probability that one is a spade and one is a heart, ‘4.3720 B. 29/34 C.47/100 D. 13/102 Answer: Option D Solution: Let S be the sample space. Then, m5 S251 _ 1326 Let E = event of getting 1 spade and 1 heart. + n(E) = number of ways of choosing 1 spade out of 13 and 1 heart out of 13 = ("Cx") = (13x13) = 169 = PE)= 169 33 18) ~ 1526 102 57. A commitiee of 3 members is to be selected out of 3 men and 2 women, What is the probability that the committee has at least 1 woman? A110 c.120 E. None of these Answer: Option D Solution: Total number of persons #m(S) ="C;="C,= # Let E be the event of selecting 3 members having at least | women Then, n(E) = n [(1 women and 2 men ) or (2 women and 1 man)] =n (1 woman and 2 men) +n (2 women and 1 B.9/20 D.9/10 man) = CCx'C:) + CCX’C) = PCC) + (1x°C,) = (2x3) + (1x3) = (6+ 3) =9 +P@)=8B=3 58. A speaks truth in 75% cases and B in 80% of the cases. In what percentage of cases are they likely to contradict each other, in narrating the same incident ? A.S% B. 15% C. 35% D. 45% Answer: Option C Solution: Let, Ei = event that A speaks the truth and Ey = event that B speaks the truth Page 10MCQ Math Then, P(E) = (3 =3, PER) = (1-4 POA and. B Sasi each other) = P(A speaks the truth and B tells a lie) or (A tells a lie and B speaks the truth)] = P[(E; 9 Ez) or (Ex 9 Ey) = PIE, E) ak PE, 1 E2) = P(E,). P(E) + P(E2). xt +h 7x 100%: eS as 6 “29 =20% 100 0 = 5, PED = A “4 P(E) = 59. A basket contains 4 red, 5 blue and 3 green marbles. If 2 marbles are drawn at random from the basket, What is the probability that both are red? ABT B. 1/2 cil D. M6 Answer: Option C Solution: Total number of balls = (44543) = 12 Let, E be the event of drawing 2 red balls. Then, WE) Also a= Pe) =a oo 60. In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 blanks. A lottery is drawn at random. What is the probability of getting a prize? A. INO B.S c.27 DST Answer: Option C Solution: 10 To2s -7 P (getting a prize) = 61. In a box, there are 8 red, 7 blue and 6 green balls. One ball is picked up randomly. What is the probability that it is neither red nor green” AUS B.3/4 cy D. 8/21 Answer: Option D Solution: Total number of balls = (8 + 7 +6) =21 Let E = event that the ball drawn is neither red nor green = Even that the ball drawn is red G PE} a 62. Dev can hit a target 3 times in 6 shots pawan can hit the target 2 times in 6 shots Pawan can hit target 2 times in 6 shots and Lakhan can hit the target 4 times in 4 shots. What is the probability that at least 2 shots hit the target- AB B13 cu D. None of these Answer: Option A. Solution: Probability of hitting the target Dev can hit target = 6 Lakhan can hit target ahdatete Poa ters 63. A bag contains 6 black and 8 white balls. One ball is drawn at random, What is the probability that the ball drawn is white? A. 3/4 B.4/7 C18 D.377 Answer: Option B Solution: Total number of balls = (6 +8) = Number of white ball: P (drawing a white ball) 8/14 = 4/7 64. A bag contains 4 red, 5 yellow and 6 pink balls. Two balls are drawn at random, What is the probability that none of the balls drawn are yellow? AT cu Answer: Option B Solution: Number of red balls Number of yellow balls = 5 Number of pink balls = 6 Total balls = 4+ 5+ B.3/7 D.s/l4MCQ Math AA the events are mutually exclusive (since if one of them wins then other would lose) hence, Required probability = P(P)+ P(Q) + P(R) +P(S) 1,4 ,1_ 319 56 77> 420 Section 2 1. A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The card is drawn at random. What is the probability that itis neither a spade nor a Jack? ANB B.2/13, C.6/13 D913 Answer: Option D Solutios ‘There are 13 spade and 3 more jack Probability of getting spade or a jack = 222 So probability of geting neither spade! noe 4. jack 434 2. What is the probability that a number selected from numbers 1, 2, 3, ..-. 30, is prime number, when each of the given numbers is equally likely to be selected? A. 9/30 B.8/30 C.10730 D. 11/30. Answer: Option C Solution: E= (2,3, 5,7, 1, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29} n(B) = 10, n(S) = ity < MED _ 10 Hence required probability = 575 = 35 3. In a charity show tickets numbered consecutively from 101 through 350 are placed, in a box. What is the probability that a ticket selected at random (blindly) will have a number with a hundredth digit of 2? A.0.285 B.0.40 C. 100/249 D. 99/250 Answer: Option B Solutio: 250 numbers between 101 and 350 i.e. 100 www.examyeda.com ne PE) =O 4. From a pack of 52 cards, 3 cards are drawn, What is the probability that one is ace, one is queen and one is jack? A. 19/5525 B. 21/5525 c.1715525 D. 16/5525 Answer: Option D Solution: Required Probability = “7 2028°% _ ne = 100 5. If the chance that a vessel arrives safely at a port is 9/10 then what is the chance that out of 5 vessels expected atleast 4 will arrive safely? saxo 1x38 “ 105, Bio ae 14x98 0 aT Answer: Option A Solution: The probability that exactly 4 vessels arrive safely is. exe The probability that all 5 arrive safely is = (2° The probability that at least 4 vessels arrive safely = Cx(2y'xh) + By = 6. Find the probability that in a random arrangement of the letters. of the word "UNIVERSITY the two I's come together. AT B35 c.5fil DUS Answer: Option D Solution: The total number of words which can be formed by permuting the letters of the word UNIVERSITY’ is 4 as there is two I Hence n(S) ‘Taking two I's as one letter, number of ways of arrangement in which both I's are together = 9! Page 13,MCQ Math So n(E) = Hence required probability= ne) nS) 7. A five-digit number is formed by using digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 without repetition. What is the probability that the number is divisible by 4? AUS B.5/6 c.415 D. None of these Answer: Option A. Solution: ‘A number divisible by 4 formed using the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 has to have the last two digits 12 or 24 or 32 or 52. In each of these cases, the five digits number can be formed using the remaining 3 digits in 3! = 6 ways, ‘A number divisible by 4 can be formed in 6x4 = 24 ways. Total number that can be formed using the digits 1, 2,3, 4 and 5 without repetition = 5! = 120 1 Required probability = 24 = 2 8. An urn contains 6 red, 5 blue and 2 green ‘marbles. If three marbles are picked at random, what is the probability that at least one is blue? 28/143 B. 115/97 C..28/197 D.Ls/43 Answer: Option D Solution: P(None is blue) = S a * 2 P(At least one is blue) = 1-2 us 8 9. A bag contains 7 green and 5 black balls. Three balls are drawn one after the other. The probability of all three balls being green, if the balls drawn are not replaced will be: A. 343/1728, B. 21/36 C1235 D. 7/44 Answer: Option D Solution; Here, n{E) = "Cx8C,x'C, = 75x35 and n(S} 1x!'Cyx!9Cy = 12x11 0 PS < 10. Two teams Arrogant and Overconfident are participating in a cricket tournament. The odds that team Arrogant will be champion is 5 to 3, and the odds that team Overconfident will be the champion is 1 to 4. What are the odds that either Arrogant or team Overconfident will become the champion? A3t02 B.5t02 C.6t01 D.33107 Answer: Option D Solution: As probability of a both the teams (Arrogant and Overconfident) winning simultaneously is zero, P(ANO) P(ANB)=P(A) + P(B)=2 +2 So required odds will be 33: (40-33) 11, Two brother X and Y appeared for an exam, Let A be the event that X is selected and B is the event that Y is selected. The probability of A is 1/7 and that of B is 2/9. Find the probability that both of them are selected. A. 1/63 B. 2/35 C2163 Did Answer: Option C Solution: Given, A be the event that X is selected and B is the event that Y is selected. P(A) = 4, P(B) =? Let C be the event that both are selected. P(C) = P(A)xP(B) as A and B are independent events = 5¢ = 2 9 es 12, Four cards are drawn at random from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find the probability of getting all the four cards of the same suit A. 13/270725 B. 91/190 CC. 178/20825 D. 44/4165 Answer: Option D Solution: Four cards can be selected from 52 cards in “Cy ways. www.examyeda.com Page 14MCQ Math likely to contradict each other in narrating the same event? A, 35% B.5% C.45% D.22.5% Answer: Option A. Solution: Different possible cases of contradiction, A speaks truth and B does not speaks truth Or, ‘A does not speak truth and B speaks truth. 19. Four dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability that all of them show the same face. A 1216 B. 1/36 C4216 D. 3/216 Answer: Option A. Solution: The total number of elementary events associated to the random experiments of throwing four dice simultaneously is = 6x6x6x6 =6 a(S) = 6" Let X be the event that all dice show the same face. X= {Cy 1, 1, Ds (2, 2.2.2, 3,3, 3), 4 44, 4),(5,5,5, 5), (6, 6, 6, 6)) n(X) = 6 nie) Hence required probat wo 20. The odds against an event are 5 : 3 and the odds in favour of another independent event are 7: 5. Find the probability that at least one of the ‘two events will occur, A. 69/96 B. 52/96 Cc. 71/96 D. 13/96 Solutio: Let probability of the first event taking place be A and probability of the second event taking place be B. ‘Then, P(A) = The required event can be defined as that A takes place and B does not take place (A or B takes place and A does not take place or A takes place and B takes place.) = [P (A) {1 ~ P (B)}}+ [P (B) {1 ~P(A)}] + [P(ADP (B)] 15435421 _ 71 96 86 21. If x is chosen at random from the set {1, 2, 3, 4} and y is to be chosen at random from the set (5, 6. 7), what is the probability that xy will be even? A.5I6 B.U6 cu D283 Answer: Option D Solution: S= ((1, 5), (1, 6), (1, 7), 2 5)s 2, 6) (2, 7), B 5), B, 6), (3, 7), 4, 5 4, 6). 4. TH) Total element n(S) = 12 xy will be even when even x or y or both will be even. Events of x, y being even is E. E= ((1, 6),2, 52, 6), 2, D3, 4, S)(4, 6), 4D) n(E) =8 So, Probability nS) a3 22. A number X is chosen at random from the numbers -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3. What is the probability that |X| <2 AST B.3/7 C35 DIB Answer: Option B Solution: [X|can take 7 values. To get |X|S2 (i.e., -2 If p < 05, then the distribution is positively skewed. If p > 05, the distribution negatively skewed. 32. A speaks truth in 75% cases and B in 80% of cases. In what percentage of cases they contradict each other in narrating the same incident? A. 15% B.25% C.35% D.45% Answer: Option C Solutios Probability that A is telling the truth P(A) = 2% 3 Probability that B is telling the truth P(B) = = Probability that A is lying P(A’) = Probability that B is lying P(B") = 10% Contradiction means either of A telling truth and B lying Or B telling truth and A lying P(Contradiction) = P(A)xP(B") + P(A’)P(B) = 3a ,44_7 oe eS : 20 Fis equal to 35%. 33. If the occurrence of one event means that another cannot happen, then the events are A. Bayesian B. Empirical C. Independent D, Mutually Exclusive Answer: Option D Solution: Two events are mutually exclusive if they (both of them) cannot occur together: 34. A listing of the possible outcomes of an experiment and their corresponding probability is called A. Bayesian table B. Random Variable C. Contingency table D, Probability distribution Answer: Option D Solution: Probability distribution is listing of the all possible outcomes from an experiment with their associated probability for each outcome. 35. Which of the following is not a correct statement about a probability. ‘A.A value near 0 means that the event is not likely to occur/happens B. It can be reported as a decimal or a fraction C. It must have a value between 0 and 1 D. It is the collection of several experiments Answer: Option D Solution: Probability is measure of uncertainty its not collection of several experiments. www.examyeda.com Page 30MCQ Math 36. In special rule of addition of probability. the events are always, A. Bayesian B. Empirical C. Independent events D. Mutually Exclusive events Answer: Option D Solution: In special rule of addition of probability the events must be mutually exclusive 37. Binomial distribution has parameters Al B.2 C3 D.4 Answer: Option B Solution: Binomial distribution has 2 parameters 38, The variance of binomial distribution is always ‘A. Less than mean B. Equal to mean C. Greater than mean 1D, Equal to standard deviation Answer: Option A. Solutios The variance of binomial distribution is always Less than mean 39. In which approach to probability the outcomes are equally likely to occur? A. Classical Probability B. Subjective Probability C. Relative Frequency . Independent Answer: Option A. Solutios In Classical probability the outcomes equally likely to occur. are 40. Which of the following is not a condition of the binomial distribution? A. trials must be independent B. must have at least 3 trials C. only 2 possible outcomes 1D. have constant probability of success, must have at least 3 trials, 41. The successive trials are with replacement in A. Geometric distribution B. Binomial distribution C. Hypergeometric distribution D. None of above Answer: Option B Solution: Binomial distribution 42. The mean, median and mode for binomial distribution will be equal when A.p=05 B.p< 0s C.p>0s D.p=1 Answer: Option A. Solution: p=05 43. Hypergeometric distribution has parameters Al B.2 C3 D.4 Answer: Option C Solution: Hypergeometric distribution has 3 parameters 44, Which of the following is not the property of binomial distribution A. Nis fixed B. Has two outcomes C. Trials are independent D. Probability of success varies from trial to trial Probability of success varies from trial to trial 45. The distribution function F(X) is represented by APO), B.P(X=x) C.PIX> x) D.P(Xq Cp npq Answer: Option A. Soluti ps 48. Probability of occurrence of an event lies between A.Oand 1 B.-1and0 C.-Land 1 D. exactly 1 Answer: Option A. Solution: Probability of occurrence of an event lies. between 0 and 1 49. A discrete probability distribution may be represented by A. Atable B.A graph C. A mathematical Equation D, All of these Answer: Option D Solution: Allof these 50. In which distribution successive trials are without replacement A. Poisson distribution B. Binomial distribution C. Geometric distribution D. Hypergeometric distribution Answer: Option D Solutios Hypergeometric distribution 51. In hypergeometric distribution, the trials are A. Dependent B. Independent C. Collectively Exhaustive D. None of these Answer: Option A. Solution: Dependent 52. For a random variable X, E(X) is ‘A. Harmonic Mean (HIM) B. Geometric Mean (GM) C. Arithmetic Mean (AM) D. None of these Answer: Option C Solution: Arithmetic Mean (AM) 53. Probability distribution of a random variable also known as A. Probability B. Probability Function C. Distribution Function D. Probability Distribution Answer: Option B Solution: Probability Function www.examyeda.com Page 32