1.

The probability that a number selected at Which of the following statements is

random between 100 and 999 (both true? [GATE – 99]
inclusive) will be not contain the digit 7
is [GATE – 95 (CS)] (a)
(b) E1 and E2 are independent
(c) E1 and E2 are not independent
(a) (b)
(d) P(E1/E2) = 4/5

(c) (d) 7. Four arbitrary point (x1, y1), (x2, y2), (x3,
y3), (x4, y4), are given in the xy-plane
2. The probability that is will rain today is
using the method of least squares. If
0.5. The probability that is will rain
regression of y upon x gives the fitted
tomorrow is 0.6. The probability that it
line y = ax + b; and regression of x upon
will rain either today or tomorrow is 0.7.
y gives the fitted line x = cy + d, then
What is the tomorrow?
[GATE – 99]
[GATE – 97 (CS)]
(a) the two fitted lines must coincide
(a) 0.3 (b) 0.25
(b) the two fitted lines need not coincide
(c) 0.35 (d) 0.4
(c) it is possible at ac = 0
3. A die is rolled three times. The (d) a must be 1/2
probability that exactly one odd number
8. E1 and E2 are events in a probability
turns up among the three outcomes is
space satisfying the following constrains
[GATE – 98 (CS)]
E1 and E2
are independent then P(E1) =
(a) (b)
[GATE – 2000]

(c) (d)
(a) 0 (b)
4. The probability that two friends share the
same birth-month is [GATE – 98] (c) (d) 1
(a) 1/6 (b) 1/12 9. In a manufacturing plant, the probability
(c) 1/144 (d) 1/24 of making a defective bolt is 0.1. The
mean and standard deviation of defective
5. Suppose that the expectation of a random
bolts in a total 900 bolts are respectively.
variable X is 5. Which of the following
[GATE – 2000]
statement is true? [GATE – 99 (CS)]
(a) 91 and 9 (b) 9 and 90
(a) There is a sample point at which X
(c) 81 and 9 (d) 9 and 81
has the value = 5.
(b) There is a sample point at which X 10. Seven care accidents occurred in a week,
has the value > 5. what is the probability that they all
(c) There is a sample point at which X occurred on the same day? [GATE – 01]
has a value
(d) None of the above (a) (b)
6. Consider two events E1 and E2 that
(c) (d)
.
11. Four fair coins are tossed simultaneously.
The probability that atleast one head and (a) (b)
atleast one tails turns up is [GATE – 02]
(c) (d)
(a) (b)
16. If a fair coin is tossed 4 times, what is the
(c) (d) probability that two heads and two tails
will result? [GATE – 04 (CS)]
12. The regression model is used to excess a
variable Y as a function of another (a) (b)
variable X. This implies that[GATE–02]
(a) There is a causal relationship between
(c) (d)
Y and X
(b) A value of X may be used to estimate 17. An exam paper has 150 multiple choice
a value of Y questions of 1 mark each, with each
(c) Value of X exactly determine values question having four choices. Each
of Y incorrect answer fetches –0.25 marks.
(d) There is no causal relationship Suppose 1000 students choose all their
between Y and X answer randomly with uniform
probability. The sum total of the
13. Let P(E) denote the probability of an
expected marks obtained by all the
students is [GATE – 04 (CS)]
event E, Given P(A) = 1, P(B) = the (a) 0 (b) 2550
values of P(A/B) and P(B/A) respectively (c) 7525 (d) 9375
are [GATE – 03]
18. In a class of 200 students, 125 students
have taken programming language
(a) (b)
course, 85 students have taken data
structures course, 65 students computer
(c) (d)
organization course, 50 students have
14. A box contains 10 screws, 3 of which are taken both programming languages and
defective. The screws are drawn at data structures, 35 students have taken
random which replacement. The both programming languages and
probability that none of the two screws is computer organization, 30 students have
defective will be [GATE – 03] taken both data structures and computer
(a) 100% (b) 50% organization, 15 students have taken all
(c) 49% (d) None of these the three courses. How many students
have not taken any of the three courses?
15. In a population of N families, 50% of the [GATE – 04 (IT)]
families have three children, 30% of (a) 15 (b) 20
families have two children and the (c) 25 (d) 35
remaining families have one child. What
is the probability that a randomly picked 19. A hydraulic structure has four gates
child belongs to a family with two which operate independently. The
children? [GATE – 04 [IT]] probability of failure of each gate is 0.2.
Given that gate 1 has failed, the
 probability that both gates 2 and 3 will
(b) Probability probability (P)
fail is [GATE – 04]
+ probability (Q)
(a) 0.240 (b) 0.200
(c) If P and Q are mutually exclusive
(c) 0.040 (d) 0.008
then they must be independent
20. From a pack of regular playing cards,
(d) Probability probability (P)
two cards are drawn at random. What is
the probability that both cards will be 24. A fair coin is tossed 3 times in
kings, if the card is NOT replaced? succession. If the first toss produces a
[GATE – 04] head, then the probability of getting
(a) 1/26 (b) 1/52 exactly two heads in three tosses is
(c) 1/169 (d) 1/221 [GATE – 05(EE)]
21. The following data about the flow of
liquid was observed in a continuous (a) (b)
chemical process plant
Flow rate(litres/sec) Frequency (c) (d)
7.5 to 7.7 1
25. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. The
7.7 to 7.9 5
probability that the sum of numbers on
7.9 to 8.1 35
both exceeds 8 is [GATE - 05(PI)]
8.1 to 8.3 13
8.3 to 8.5 12
(a) (b)
8.5 to 8.7 10
Mean flow rate of the liquid is
[GATE – 04] (c) (d)
(a) 8.00 litres/sec (c) 8.06 litres/sec
26. A lot had 10% defective items. Ten items
(b) 8.16 litres/sec (d) 8.26 litres/sec
are chosen randomly from this lot. The
22. A bag contains 10 blue marbles, 20 black probability that exactly 2 of the chosen
marbles and 30 red marbles. A marble is items are defective is [GATE– 05(ME)]
drawn from the bag, its color recorded (a) 0.0036 (b) 0.1937
and it is put back in the bag. This process (c) 0.2234 (d) 0.3874
is repeated 3 times. The probability that
27. A single die is thrown two times. What is
no two of the marbles drawn have the
the probability that the sum is neither 8
same color is [GATE – 05 (IT)]
nor 9? [GATE– 05(ME)]

(a) (b)
(a) (b)

(c) (d)
(c) (d)
23. If P and Q are two random events, then
28. The probability that there are 53 Sundays
which of the following is true?
in a random chosen leap year is
[GATE–05 (EE)]
[GATE – 05 (IN)]
(a) Independence of P and Q implies that

probability (a) (b)

 (c) 0.2666 (d) 0.3646
(c) (d)
34. Let X and Y be two independent random
29. A fair dice is rolled twice. The variables. Which one of the relations b/w
probability that an odd number follow an expectation (E), variance (Var) and
even number is [GATE – 05(EC)] covariance (Cov) given below is False?
[GATE–07 (ME)]
(a) E(XY) = E(X) E(Y)
(a) (b)
(b) cov (X, Y) = 0
(c) Var (X + Y) = Var(X) + Var (Y)
(c) (d) (d) E(X2Y2) = (E(X))2 + (E(y))2
30. The life of a bulb (in hours) is a random 35. Two cards are drawn at random in
variable with an exponential distribution succession with replacement from a deck
The probability of 52 well shuffled cards probability of
that its value lies b/w 100 and 200 hours getting both ‘Aces’ is [GATE – 07 (PI)]
is [GATE – 05(PI)]
(a) (b) (a) (b)
(c) (d)
(c) (d)
31. Using given data points tabulated below,
a straight line passing through the origin 36. The random variable X takes on the
is fitted using least squares method. The
slope of the line is [GATE - 2005] values 1, 2 or (3) probabilities
X 1 2 3
Y 1.5 2.2 2.7 and respectively the
(a) 0.9 (b) 1 values of P and E(X) are respectively
(c) 1.1 (d) 1.5 [GATE – 07 (PI)]
(a) 0.05, 1.87 (b) 1.90, 5.87
32. Assume that the duration in minutes of a
(c) 0.05, 1.10 (d) 0.25, 1.40
telephone conversation follows the
exponential distribution 37. If X is a continuous random variable
whose probability density function is
The probability that
the conversation will exceed five minutes
given by
is [GATE – 07(IN)]
The P(x > 1) is [GATE – 07 (PI)]
(a) 3/14 (b) 4/5
(a) (b) (c) 14/17 (d) 17/25

(c) (d) 38. If E denotes expectation, the variance of

a random variable X is given by
33. If a standard deviation of the speed of [GATE–07 (EC)]
vehicles in a highway is 8.8 kmph and
(a) (b)
the mean speed of the vehicles is 33
kmph, the coefficient of variation is (c) (d)
speed is [GATE – 07(CE)]
(a) 0.1517 (b) 0.1867
39. An examination consists of two papers,
45. For a random variable
paper 1 and paper 2. The probability of
following normal distribution, the mean
failing in paper 1 is 0.3 and that in paper
2 is 0.2. Given that a student has failed in is . If the probability is for
paper 2, the probability of failing in Then the probability x lying b/w
paper 1 is 0.6. The probability of a
student failing in both the papers is 90 and 110 i.e., and
[GATE – EC 2007 – 2m] equal to [GATE – 08 (PI)]
(a) 0.5 (b) 0.18 (a) (b)
(c) 0.12 (d) 0.06 (c) (d)

40. X is uniformly distribution random 46. In a game, two players X and Y toss a
variable that take values between 0 and coin alternately. Whoever gets a ‘head’
1. The value of E(X3) will be first, wins the game and the game is
[GATE–08 (EE)] terminated. Assuming that player X starts
(a) 0 (b) 1/8 the game the probability of player X
(c) 1/4 (d) 1/2 winning the game is [GATE – 08 (PI)]
(a) 1/3 (b) 1/2
41. A random variable is uniformly
(c) 2/3 (d) 3/4
distributed over the interval 2 to 10. Its
variance will be [GATE – 08 (IE)] 47. Three values of x and y are to be fitted in
(a) 16/3 (b) 6 a straight line in the form y = a + bx by
(c) 256/9 (d) 36 the method of least squares. Given

42. Consider a Gaussian distribution random

variable with zero mean and standard the values of a and b respectively
deviation . The value of its cumulative [GATE 2008]
distribution function at the origin will be (a) 2, 6 (b) 1, 2
[GATE – 08 (IN)] (c) 2, 1 (d) 3, 2
(a) 0 (b) 0.5
48. The standard normal probability function
(c) 1 (d) 10
can be approximated as

43. is the
probability density function for the real
random variable X, over the entire x- XN = standard normal deviate. If mean
axis, M and N are both positive real and standard deviation of annual
numbers. The equation relating M and N precipitation are 102 cm and 27 cm
is [GATE – 08 (IN)] respectively, the probability that the
annual precipitation will be b/w 90 cm
(a) (b) and 102 cm is [GATE 09 (CE)]
(c) M + N = 1 (d) M + N = 3 (a) 66.7% (b) 50.0%
(c) 33.3% (d) 16.7%
44. A coin is tossed 4 times. What is the
probability of getting heads exactly 3 49. A fail coin is tossed 10 times. What is the
times? [GATE–08 (ME)] probability that only the first two tosses
(a) 1/4 (b) 3/8 will yield heads?
(c) 1/4 (d) 3/4
 (a) 1/8 (b) 3/8
(c) 1/2 (d) 7/5
(a) (b)
54. The standard deviation of a uniformly
distribution random variable b/w 0 and 1
(c) (d)
is [GATE–09 (ME)]
50. Consider two independent random
variables X and Y identical distributions. (a) (b)
The variables X and Y takes values 0, 1
and 2 with probability 1/2, 1/4 and 1/4
(c) (d)
respectively. What is the conditional
probability P(X + Y =2/X – Y = 0)? 55. Assume for simplicity that N people, all
[GATE 09 (EC)] born in April (a month of 30 days) are
(a) 0 (b) 1/16 collected in a room, consider the event of
(c) 1/6 (d) 1 at least two people in the room being
born on the same date of the month (even
51. A discrete random variable X takes value
if in different years e.g. 1982 and 1985).
from 1 to 5 with probabilities the mean
What is the smallest N so that the
as show in the table. A student calculates
probability of this exceeds 0.5 is?
the mean of X as 3.5 and her teacher
[GATE–09 (EE)]
calculates the variance to X as 1.5.
(a) 20 (b) 7
Which of the following statement is true?
(c) 15 (d) 16
[GATE–09 (EC)]
K 1 2 3 4 5 56. A box contains 4 white balls and 3 red
P(X = K) 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 balls. In succession, two balls are
(a) Both the student and the teacher are randomly selected and removed from the
right box. Given that first removed ball is
(b) Both the student and the teacher are white, the probability that the 2nd
wrong removed ball is red is [GATE – 10(EE)]
(c) The student is wrong but the teacher (a) 1/3 (b) 3/4
is right (c) 1/2 (d) 4/7
(d) The student is right but the teacher is
wrong 57. A fair coin is tossed independently four
times. The probability of the event “The
52. A screening test is carried out to detect a number of times heads show up is more
certain disease. It is found that 12% of than the number of times tails show up”
the positive reports and 15% of the is [GATE – 10(CS)]
negative reports are incorrect. Assuming (a) 1/16 (b) 1/8
that the probability of a person getting (c) 1/4 (d) 5/16
positive report is 0.01, the probability
that a person rested gets an incorrect 58. What is the probability that a divisor of
report is [GATE - 09 (IN)] 1099 is a multiple of 1096?
(a) 0.0027 (b) 0.0173 [GATE – 10(CS)]
(c) 0.1497 (d) 0.2100 (a) 1/625 (b) 4/625
(c) 12/625 (d) 16/625
53. If three coins are tossed simultaneously,
the probability of getting at least one 59. Consider a company that assembles
head is [GATE–09 (ME)] computers. The probability of a faulty
 assembly of any computer is p. The 64. A fair dice is tossed two times. The
company therefore subjects each probability that the 2nd toss results in a
computer to a testing process. This value that is higher than the first toss is
testing process gives the correct result for [GATE – 11(EC)]
any computer with a probability of q.
What is the probability of a computer (a) (b)
being declared faulty? [GATE -10(CS)]
(a) pq + (1 – p) (1 – q) (b) (1 – q)p
(c) (d)
(c) (1 – p)q (d) pq
60. A box contains 2 washers, 3 nuts and 4 65. The box 1 contains chips numbered 3, 6,
bolts. Items are drawn from the box at 9, 12 and 15. The box 2 contains chips
random one at a time without numbered 6, 11, 16, 21 and 26. Two
replacement. The probability of drawing chips, one from each box are drawn at
2 washers first followed by 3 nuts and random. The numbers written on these
subsequently the 4 bolts is chips are multiplied. The probability for
[GATE–10 (ME)] the product to be an even .number is
(a) 2/315 (b) 1/630 _________. [GATE-100(IN)]
(c) 1/1260 (d) 1/2520

61. Two coins are simultaneously tossed. (a) (b)

The probability of two heads
simultaneously appearing is (c) (d)
[GATE-10(CE)]
66. It is estimated that the average number of
(a) 1/8 (b) 1/6
events during a year is three. What is the
(c) 1/4 (d) 1/2
probability of occurrence of not more
62. If a random variable X satisfies the than two events over a two - year
poission’s distribution with a mean value duration? Assume that the number of
of 2, then the probability that X > 2 is events follow a poisson distribution,
[GATE-10(PI)] [GATE-11(PI)]
(a) (b) (a) 0.052 (b) 0.062
(c) 0.72 (d) 0.082
(c) (d)
63. Two white and two black balls, kept in 67. An unbiased coin is tossed five times.
two bins, are arranged in four ways as The outcome of each loss is either a bead
shown below. In each arrangement, a bin or a tail. Probability of getting at least
has to be chosen randomly and only one one head is ______. [GATE-11(ME)]
ball needs to be picked randomly from
the chosen bin. Which one of the (a) (b)
following arrangements has the highest
probability for getting a white ball
(c) (d)
picked? [GATE-10(PI)]
68. There are two containers with one
containing red and 3 green balls and the
(a) (b)
other containing 3 blue balls and 4 green
balls. One ball is drawn at random from
(c) (d) each container. The· probability that one
 of the balls is red and the other is blue
(d)
will be [GATE –
11(CE)] 72. Two independent random variables X
and Y are uniformly distributed in the
(a) (b) interval [–1, 1]. The probability that
max[X, Y] is less than 1/2 is
(c) (d) [GATE - 22[EC, EE, IN])
(a) 3/4 (b) 9/16
69. It two fair coins are flipped and at least (c) 1/4 (d) 2/3
one of the outcomes is known to be a
head, what is the probability that both 73. A fair coin is tossed till a head appears
outcomes are heads? [GATE – 11(CS)] for the first time. The probability that the
number of required tosses is odd, is
[GATE-12(EC, EE, IN)]
(a) (b)
(a) 1/3 (b) 1/2
(c) 2/3 (d) 3/4
(c) (d)
74. A box contains 4 red balls and Three
70. If the difference between the expectation balls are selected randomly from the box
of the square of a random variable one after another, without replacement
[E(X2)] and the square of the expectation The probability that the selected set
of the random variable [E(X)]2 is denoted contains one red ball and two black balls
by R, then, [GATE – 11(CS)] is [GATE - 12(ME,PI)]
(a) R = 0 (b) R < 0 (a) 1/20 (b) 1/12
(c) (d) R > 0 (c) 3/10 (d) 1/2

71. Consider a finite sequence of random 75. An automobile plant contracted to buy
shock absorbers from two suppliers X
values X = {x1, x2, x3, ………xn}. Let
and Y. X supplies 60% and Y supplies
be the mean and be the standard 40% of the shock absorbers. All shock
deviation of X. Let another finite absorbers are subjected to a quality test.
sequence Y of equal length be derivate The ones that pass the quality test are
from this where a and b are considered reliable. Of X's shock
absorbers, 96% are reliable. Of Y's shock
positive constants. Let be the mean absorbers, 72% are reliable. The
and be the standard deviation of this probability that a randomly chosen shock
sequence. Which one of the following absorber, which is found to reliable, is
statements is incorrect? made by Y is
[GATE – 11 (CS)] [GATE-12(ME, PI)]
(a) Index position of mode of X in X is (a) 0.288 (b) 0.334
the same as the index position of mode of (c) 0.667 (d) 0.720
Y in Y. 76. The annual precipitation data of a city is
(b) Index position of median of X in X is normally distributed with mean and
the same as the index position of median standard deviation as 1000 mm and 200
of Yin Y. mm, respectively. The probability that
(c) the annual precipitation will be more
than 1200 mm is [GATE – 12(CE)]
 (a) <50% (b) 50% 82. The probability that a student knows the
(c) 75% (d) 100% correct answer to a multiple choice

77. In an experiment, positive and negative

question is . If the student does not
values are equally likely to occur. The
know the answer, then the student
probability of obtaining at most one
guesses the answer. The probability of
negative value in five trials is
[GATE – 12(CE)]
the guessed answer being correct is .
Given that the student has answered the
(a) (b)
question correctly, the conditional
probability that the student knows the
(c) (d) correct answer is [GATE – 2013 (ME)]
78. A continuous random variable X has
probability density function as a (a) (b)
f(x) = e–x, 0 < x < , Then P{X > 1} is
(a) 0.368 (b) 0.5 (c) (d)
(c) 0.632 (d) 1.0
83. Find the value of such that the
79. Let U and V be two independent zero function f(x) is a valid probability
man Gaussian random variable of density function _______.

variances respectively. The =0 otherwise

probability is (a) (b)
[GATE – 2013(EC)] (c) (d)
(a) 4/9 (b) 1/2 84. Suppose p is the number of cars per
(c) 2/3 (d) 5/6 minute passing through a certain road
junction between 5 PM and 6 PM, and p
80. Consider two identically distributed zero has a Poisson distribution with the mean
mean random variables U and V. Let the 3. What is the probability of observing
cumulative distribution functions of U fewer than 3 cars during any given
and 2V be F(x) and G(x) respectively. minute in this interval?
Then, for all values of x
[GATE – 2013 (EC)]
(a) (b)
(a)
(b)
(c) (d)
(c)
85. In a housing society, half of the families
(d) have a single child per family, while the
remaining half have two children per
81. Let X be a normal random variable with
family. The probability that a child
mean 1 and variance 4. The probability
picked at random, has a sibling is
P{X < O} is [GATE – 2013 (ME)]
______. [GATE – 14 – EC – SET 1]
(a) 0.5
(b) Greater than zero less than 0.5 86. Let x1, x2, and x3 be independent and
(c) Greater than 0.5 less than 1.0 identically distributed random variables
(d) 1.0
 with the uniform distribution on [0, 1]. distribution function of the total number
The probability p {x1 is the largest} is of calls in a fixed time interval will be
__________. [GATE-14-EC – SET 1) (GATE-14-EC-SET 4)
(a) Poission (b) Gaussian
87. Let X be a real - valued random variable (c) Exponential (d) Gamma
with E[X] and E[X2] denoting the mean
values of X and X2, respectively. The 94. Parcels from sender S to receiver R pass
relation which always holds true is sequentially through two post - offices.
[GATE - 14- EC – SET 1]
Each post - office has a probability , of
(a)
losing an incoming parcel, independently
of all other parcels. Given that a parcel is
(b)
lost, the probability that it was lost by the
(c) second post - office is ______.
(GATE - 14-EC – SET 4)
(d)
95. A fair coin is tossed n times. The
88. Let X be a random variable which is probability that the difference between
uniformly chosen from the set of positive the number of heads and tails is (n – 3) is
odd numbers less than 100. The [GATE – 14 – EE – SET 1]
expectation, E[X], is ______. (a) (b) 0
[GATE– 14 EC – SEC 2]
(c) (d)
89. An unbiased coin is tossed an infinite
number of times. The probability that the 96. Consider a die with the property that the
fourth head appears at the tenth toss is probability of a face with 'n' dots
[GATE– 14 EC – SEC 2] showing up is proportional to 'n'. The
(a) 0.067 (b) 0.073 probability of the face with three dots
(c) 0.082 (d) 0.091 showing up is ___.
(GATE-14-EE-SET 2)
90. A fair coin is tossed repeatedly till both
head and tail appear at least once. The 97. Let X be a random variable with
average number of tosses required is probability density function.
_______. (GATE – 14–EC–SET 3)

91. Let X1, X2, and X3 be independent and

identically distributed random variables
with the uniform distribution on [0, 1]. The probability P(0.5 < x < 5) is ______.
The probability P{X1 + X2 X3} is
_____. (GATE–14–EC- SET 3)
98. Lifetime of an electric bulb is a random
92. Let X be a zero mean unit variance variable with density f(x) = kx2, where x
Gaussian random variable. E[|X|] is is measured in years. If the minimum and
equal to ___ (GATE–14–EC–SET 4) maximum life times of bulb are 1 and 2
years respectively, then the value of k is
93. If calls arrive at a telephone exchange ________ is [GATE – 14 – EE – SET 3]
such that the time of arrival of any call is
independent of the time of arrival of
earlier or future calls, the probability
99. Given that x is a random variable in the 103. Consider an unbiased cubic die with
opposite faces coloured identically and
range with a probability density
each face coloured red, blue or green
such that each colour appears only two
times on the die. If the die is thrown
function , the value of constant K is
thrice, the probability of obtaining red
[GATE–14–IN – SET 1]
colour on top face of the die at least
100. The figure shown the schematic of a twice is (GATE-14- ME - SET2)
Production process with machines A, B
104. A group consists of equal number of men
and C. An input job needs to be pre-
and women. Of this group 20% of the
processed either by A or by B before it is
men and 50% of the women are
fed to C, from which the final finished
unemployed. If a person is selected at
product comes out. The probabilities of
random from this group, the probability
failure of the machines are given as:
of the selected person being employee is
PA = 0.15, PB = 0.05 & PC = 0.1 [GATE-14 – ME - SET3]

105. A machine produces 0, 1 or 2 defective

piece in a day with associated probability

of respectively. Then mean

value and the variance of the number of
Assuming independence of failures of the defective pieces produced by
machines, the probability that a given job [GATE – 14 – ME – SET 3]
is successfully processed ( up to the third (a) 1 and 1/3 (b) 1/3 and 1
decimal place) is (GATE -14-IN –SET1) (c) 1 and 4/3 (d) 1/3 and 4/3
101. In the following table, x is a discrete 106. A nationalized bank has found that the
random Variable and p(x) is the daily balance available in its savings
probability density. The standard accounts follows a normal distribution
deviation of x is with a mean of Rs. 500 and a standard
deviation of Rs. 50. The percentage of
X 1 2 3 savings account holders, who maintain
P(x) 0.3 0.6 0.1 an average daily balance more than Rs.
500 is [GATE-14-ME- SET4]
(a) 0.18 (b) 0.36
(c) 0.54 (d) 0.6 107. The number of accidents occurring in a
plant in a month follows Poisson
102. A box contains 25 parts of which 10 are distribution with mean as 5.2. The
defective. Two parts are being drawn probability of occurrence of less than 2
simultaneously in a random manner from accidents in the plant during a randomly
the box. The probability of both the parts selected month is
being good is [GATE-14- ME - SET4]
(a) 0.029 (b) 0.034
(a) (b) (c) 0.039 (d) 0.044

(c) (d)
108. The probability density function of (c) (d) /2
evaporation E on any day during a year 112. An observer counts 240veh/h at a
in a watershed is given by specific highway location. Assume that
the vehicle arrival at the location is
Poisson distributed, the probability of
having one vehicle arriving over a 30-
second time interval is
(GATE – 14 - CE – SET 2)
The probability that E lies in between 2
and 4 mm/day in the watershed is (in 113. A simple random sample of 100
decimal) ____. [GATE -14 - CE observations was taken from a large
– SET] population. The sample mean and the
standard deviation were determined to be
109. A traffic office imposes on an average 5
80 and 12, respectively. The standard
number of penalties daily on traffic
error of mean is _______.
violators. Assume that the number of
(GATE – 14 – PI (SET 1)
penalties on different days is independent
and follows a Poisson distribution. The 114. Marks obtained by 100 students m an
probability that there will be less than 4 examination are given m the table
penalties in a day is _______. Marked Number of
[GATE -14 - CE – SET 1] S.No. obtained students
110. A fair (unbiased) coin was tossed four 1 25 20
times in succession and resulted in the 2 30 20
following outcomes; (i) Head, (ii) Head, 3 35 40
(ii) Head, (iv) Head. The probability of 4 40 20
obtaining a "Tail'' when the coin is tossed What would be the mean, median and
again is (GATE – 14 – CE – SET 2) mode of the marks obtained by the
students?
[GATE - 14 - PI – SET 1]
(a) 0 (b)
(a) Mean 33; Median 35; Mode 40
(b) Mean 35; Median 32.5; Mode 40
(c) (d) (c) Mean 33; Median 35; Mode 35
111. If {X} is a continuous, real valued (d) Mean 35; Median 32.5; Mode 35
random variable defined over the interval 115. In a given day in the rainy season, it may
and its occurrence is defined rain 70% of the time. If it rains, chance
by the density function given as: that a village fair will make a loss on that
day is 80%. However, if it does not rain,
chance that the fair will make a loss on
where ‘a’ and ‘b’ that day is only 10 %. If the fair has not
are the statistical attributes of the random made a loss on a given day in the rainy
valuable {x}. The value of the integral season, what is the probability that it has
not rained on that day?
(GATE – 14 – PI - SET)
is (a) 3/10 (b) 9/11
[GATE – 14 – CE – SET 2] (c) 14/17 (d) 27/41
(a) 1 (b) 0.5
116. Suppose you break a stick of unit at a 122. Suppose A & B are two independent
point chosen uniformly at random. Then events with probabilities and
the expected length of the shorter stick is
Let be their
_________.
complements. Which of the following is
(GATE – 14 – CS – SET 1)
false?
117. Four fair six-sided dice are rolled. The [GATE – 15 – CS – SET 1]
probability that the sum of the results (a)
being 22 is X/1296. The value of X is
[GATE – 14 – CS – SET 1]
(b)
118. The security system at an IT office is
(c)
composed of 10 computers of which
exactly four are working. To check (d)
whether the system is functional, the
officials inspect four of the computers 123. The input X to the Binary Symmetric
picked at random (without replacement). Channel (BSC) shown in the figure is '1'
The system is deemed functional if at with probability 0.8. The cross-over
least three of the four computers probability is 1/7. If 'the received bit Y =
inspected are working. Let 'the 0, the conditional probability that '1' was
probability that the system is deemed transmitted is __________.
functional be denoted by p. Then 100 p =
________. [GATE – 14 – CS – SET 2]

119. Each of the nine words in the sentence

“The Quick brown fox jumps over the
lazy dog" is written on a separate piece [GATE – 15 – EC – SET 2]
of paper. These nine pieces of paper are
124. Let the random variable X represent the
kept in a box. One of the pieces is drawn
number of times a fair coin needs to be
at random from the box. The expected
tossed till two consecutive heads appears
length of the word drawn is ________.
for the first time. The expectation of X is
(The answer should be rounded to one
________. (GATE-15 - EC – SET 2)
decimal place.)
(GATE – 14 – CS – SET 2)
120. The probability that a given positive 125. Let and be two
integer lying between 1 and 100 (both independent binary random variables. If
inclusive) is NOT divisible by 2, 3 or 5 is P(X = 0) = p and P(Y = 0) = q, then
___________ . is equal to
(GATE – 14 – CS – SET 2) [GATE – 15 – EC – SET 2]
(a) pq + 1 (1 – p) (1 – q)
121. Let S be a sample space and two
(b) pq
mutually exclusive events A and B be
(c) p(1 – q)
such that . If P(.) denotes the (d) 1 – pq
probability of the event, the maximum
value of P(A) P(B) is _______. 126. A fair die with faces {l, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} is
(GATE – 14 – CS - SET3) thrown repeatedly till '3 ' is observed for
the first time. Let X denote the number of
 times the dice is thrown. The expected 132. The probability density function of a
value of X is ___________. random variable X is
(GATE – 15 – EC – SET3)
and 0 otherwise. The
127. The variance of the random variable X expected value of the function
with probability density function is___________.
[GATE – 15 IN]
is _________.
[GATE – 15 – EC – SET 3] 133. Consider the following probability mass
function (pmf) of a random variable X.
128. A random variable X has probability
density function f(X) as given below:

If q = 0.4, the variance of X is ________.

If the expected value E(X) = 2/3, then [GATE – 15 – CE – SET 1]
Pr[X < 0.5] is
[GATE – 15 – EE – SET 1] 134. The probability density function of a
random variable, x is
129. Two players, A and B, alternately keep
rolling a fair dice, The person to get a six
first wins the game. Given that player A
starts the game, the probability that A The mean, of the random variable is
win the game is _________. [GATE – 15 – CE – SET 2]
[GATE – 15 – EE – SET 1]
135. Among the four normal distributions
(a) 5/11 (b) 1/2
with probability density functions as
(c) 7/13 (d) 6/11
shown below, which one has the lowest
130. Two corns R and S are tossed. The 4 variance? [GATE – 15 – ME – SET 1]
joint events HRHS, TRTS, HRTS, TRHS have
probabilities 0.28, 0.18, 0.30, 0.24
respectively, where H represents head
and T represents tail. Which one of the
following is TRUE?
(GATE – 15 – EE – SET2)
(a) The coin tosses are independent
(a) I (b) II
(b) R is fair, Sis not
(c) III (d) IV
(c) S is fair, R is not
(d) The coin tosses are dependent 136. The probability of obtaining at least two
'SIX' in throwing a fair dice 4 times is
131. The probability that a thermistors
[GATE – 15 – ME – SET 1]
randomly picked up from a production
(a) 425/432 (b) 19/144
unit is defective is 0.1. The probability
(c) 13/144 (d) 125/432
that out of 1.0 thermistors randomly
picked up, 3 are defective is 137. The chance of a student passing an exam
(GATE-15-IN) is 20% The chance of a student passing
(a) 0.001 (b) 0.057. the exam and getting above 90% marks
(c) 0.107 (d) 0.3 in it is 5%. Given that a student passes
 the examination, the probability that the event that two tails occur in three tosses.
student gets above 90 % marks is Based on the above information, which
[GATE – 15 – ME – SET 2] one of the following statements is
TRUE?
(a) (b) [GATE – 15 – ME, PI & IN – SET 3]
(a) X and Y are not independent
(b) Y and Z are dependent
(c) (d)
(c) Y and Z are independent
138. If P(X) = 1/4, P(Y) = 1/3 and (d) X and Z are independent

142. Given Set A = {2, 3, 4, 5} and Set B =

the value of is {11, 12, 13, 14, 15}, two numbers are
[GATE – 15 – ME – SET 3] randomly selected, one from each set.
What is the probability that the sum of
(a) (b) the two numbers equals 16?
[GATE – 15 – EE – SETI & CS – SET 1]
(c) (d) (a) 0.20 (b) 0.25
(c) 0.30 (d) 0.33
139. A product is an assemble of 5 different
components. The product can be 143. The probabilities that a student passes in
sequentially assembled in two possible Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry are
ways. If the 5 components are placed in a m, p and c respectively. Of these
subjects, the student has 75% chance of
box and these are drawn .at random from
passing in at least one, a 50% Chance of
the box, then the probability of getting a
passing in at least two and a 40% chance
correct sequence is [GATE – 15 – PI]
of passing in exactly two. Following
relations are drawn in m, p, c:
(a) (b) I. p + m+ c = 27/20
II. p + m + c = 13/20
(c) (d) III. (p) × (m) × (c) = 1/10 J
[GATE - 15 - EE – SET 1, CS – SET 1]
140. Ram and Ramesh appeared in an (a) Only relation I is true
interview for two vacancies in the same (b) Only relation II is true
department. The probability of Ram's (c) Relations Il and III are true
selection is 1/6 and that of Ramesh is 1/8. (d) Relations I and III are true
What is the probability that only one of
them will be selected? 144. Four cards are randomly selected from a
(GATE – 15 – EC – SET 2 & ME – SET 1) pack of 52 cards. If the first two cards are
kings, what is the probability that the
third card is a king?
(a) (b)
[GATE – 15 – CE – SET 2]
(a) 4/ 52
(c) (d) (b) 2/50
141. A coin is tossed thrice. Let X be the (c) (1/52) × ( 1 / 52)
event that head occurs in each of the first (d) (1/52) × (1/51) × (1/50)
two tosses. Let Y be the event that a tail 145. Suppose Xi for i = 1, 2, 3 are independent
occurs on the third toss. Let Z be the and identically distributed random
 variables whose probability mass
functions are Pr[Xi = 0] = Pr[Xi = 1] =1/2
for i = 1, 2, 3. Define another random
The probability is ________.
variable Y = X1 X2 EB X3, where (GATE – 16 – EC – SET 1)
denotes XOR. Then Pr[Y = O | X 3 = 0] =
_________. (GATE – 15 – CS– SET3) 151. The probability of getting a "head" in a
single toss of a biased coin is 0.3. The
146. Candidate were asked to come to an coin is tossed repeatedly till a "head" is
interview with 3 pens each. Black, blue, obtained If the tosses are independent,
green and red were the permitted pen then the probability of getting "head".
colours that the candidate could bring. For the first time in the fifth toss is
The probability that a candidate comes _________. (GATE – 16 – EC – SET 3)
with all 3 pens having the same colour is
_________. (GATE -16 - EE- SET 1) 152. Consider a Poisson distribution for the
tossing of a biased coin. The mean for
147. Let the probability density function of a this distribution is . The standard
random variable X, be given as: deviation for this distribution is given by:
(GATE – 16 ME – SET 1)

Where u(x) is the unit step function. (a) (b)

Then the value of ‘a’ and Prob

(c) (d)
respectively, are (GATE–16 EE–SET2)
153. The probability that a screw
(a) (b) manufactured by a company is defective
is 0.1. The company sells screws in
(c) (d) packets containing 5 screws and gives a
guarantee of replacement if one or more
148. An urn contains 5 red and 7 green balls. screws in the packet are found to be
A ball is drawn at random and ifs colour defective. The probability that a packet
is noted. The ball is placed back into the would have to be replaced is ______.
urn along with another ball of the same (GATE – 16 – ME – SET 2)
colour. The probability of getting a red
ball in the next draw is 154. The area (in percentage) under standard
(GAE – 16 - IN) normal distribution curve of variable Z
within limits from –3 to + 3 is ________.
(GATE – 16 – ME – SET 3)
(a) (b)
155. Three cards were drawn from a pack of
(c) (d) 52 cards. The probability that they are a
king, a queen, and a jack is
149. The second moment of a Poisson-
distributed random variables is 2. The ·
(a) (b)
mean of the andom variabie ______ is
(GATE – 16 – EC – SET 1)
(c) (d)
150. The random variable X and Y are
distributed according to
156. A fair coin is tossed N times. The (GATE – 16 – CE – SET2)
probability that head does not turn up in (a) 0.7 (b) 0.5
any of the tosses is (c) 0.4 (d) 0.3
(GATE – 16 – PI – SET 1) 161. If f(x) and g(x) are two probability
density functions,

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

157. A normal random variable X has the

following probability density function

Then
(GATE – 16 PI – SET 1)
Which of the following statements is
true?
(a) 0 (b)
(GATE – 16 – CE – SET2)
(a) Mean of f(x) and g(x) are same;
(c) (d) 1 Variance of f(x) and g(x) are same.
158. Type II error in hypothesis testing is (b) Mean of f(x) and g (x) are same;
(a) acceptance of the null hypothesis Variance of f(x) and g(x) are different.
when it is false and should be rejected (c) Mean of f(x) and g (x) are different;
(b) rejection of the null hypothesis when variance of f(x) and g(x) are same.
it is true and should be accepted (d) Mean of f(x) and g(x) are different;
(c) rejection of the null hypothesis when Variance of f(x) and g(x) are different.
it is false and should be rejected 162. A probability density function on the
(d) acceptance of the null hypothesis interval [a, 1] is given by 1/x2 and outside
when it is true and should be accepted this interval the value of the function is
(GATE – 16 – CE – SET1) zero. The value of a is _____.
159. The spot speeds (expressed in km/hr) (GATE – 16 – CSE – SET 1)
observed at a road section are 66, 62, 45, 163. Consider the following experiment.
79, 32, 51, 56, 60, 53 and 49. The median Step 1: Flip a fair coin twice.
speed (expressed in km/hr) is _______. Step 2: If the outcomes are (TAILS,
(GATE – 16 – CE – SET2) HEADS) then output Y and stop.
(Note: answer with one decimal Step 3: If the outcomes are either
accuracy) (HEADS, HEADS) or (HEADS,
160. X and Y are two random independent TAILS), then output N and stop.
events. It is known that P(X) = 0.40 and Step 4: If the outcomes are (TAILS,
TAILS), then go to Step 1.
Which one of the
following is the value of ?
 The probability that the output of the 168. Three fair cubical dice are thrown
experiment is Y is (up to two 'decimal simultaneously. The probability that all
places)______ three dice have the same number of dots
(GATE – 16 – CSE – SET 1) on the faces showing up is ( up to third
decimal place) ________.
164. Suppose that a shop has an equal number (GATE – 17– EC)
of LED bulbs of two different types. The
probability of an LED bulb lasting more 169. Assume that in a traffic junction, the
than 100 hours given that it is of Type 1 cycle of the traffic signal lights is 2
is 0.7, and given that it is of Type 2 is minutes of green ( vehicle does not stop)
0.4. The probability · that an LED bulb and 3 minutes of. red (vehicle stops).
chosen uniformly at random lasts more Consider that the arrival time of vehicles
than 100 hours is at the junction is uniformly distributed
(GATE – 16 – CSE – SET2) over 5 minute cycle. The expected
waiting time (in minutes) for the vehicle
165. The probability that a communication at the junction is ______.
system will have high fidelity is 0.81. (GATE – 17 – EE)
The probability that the system will have
both high fidelity and high selectivity is 170. An urn contains 5 red balls and 5 black
0.18. The probability that a given system balls. In the first draw, one ball is picked
with high fidelity will have high at random and discarded without noticing
selectivity is (GATE – 17 - IN) its colour. The, probability to get a red
(a) 0.181 (b) 0.191 ball in the second draw is
(c) 0.222 (d) 0.826 (GATE – 17 – EE)

166. Passengers try repeatedly to get a seat

(a) (b)
reservation in any train running between
two stations until they are successful. If
there is 40% chance of getting (c) (d)
reservation in any attempt by a
171. A person decides to toss a fair coin
passenger, then the average number of
repeatedly until he gets a head. He will
attempts that passengers need to make to
make at most 3 tosses. Let the random
get a seat reserved is ________.
variable Y denotes the number of heads.
(GATE – 17 – EC)
The value of var{Y}, where var{.}
167. 500 students are taking one or more denotes the variance, equal
courses out of chemistry, physics and (GATE – 17 – EE)
Mathematics. Registration records
indicate course enrolment as follows: (a) (b)
Chemistry - (329), Physics (86),
Mathematics (295), Chemistry and (c) (d)
physics (83), Chemistry and Mathematics 172. A six-face fair dice is rolled a large
(217), and physics and Mathematics (63). number of times. The mean value of the
How many students are taking all 3 outcomes is ______. (GATE – 17–ME)
subjects? (GATE-17-EC)
(a) 37 (b) 43 173. Two coins are tossed simultaneously.
(c) 47 (d) 53 The probability (upto two decimal points
accuracy) of getting at least one bead is
 (GATE – 17 – ME)
(c) (d)
174. A sample of 15 data is as follow: 17, 18,
179. If a random variable X has a Poisson
17, 17, 13, 18, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 20, 17, 3.
distribution with mean 5, then the
The mode of the data is:
expectation E[(X + 2)2] equals _______.
(GATE – 17 - ME)
(GATE – 17 – CSIT)
(a) 4 (b) 13
180. For any discrete random variable X, with
(c) 17 (d) 20
probability mass function P(X = j) = pj,
175. A two-faced fair coin has its face
designated as head (H) and tail (T). This and
coin is tossed three times in succession to define the polynomial function
record the following outcomes: H, H, H.
If the coin is tossed one more time, the
For a certain discrete
probability (up to one decimal place) of
random variable Y, there exists a scalar
obtaining H again, given the previous
realizations of H, H and H, would be such that
________. (GATE – 17 – CE) The expectation of Y is
176. The number of parameters in the (GATE – 17 – CSIT)
univariate exponential and Gaussian (a)
distributions, respectively, are
(b)
(GATE – 17 – CE)
(a) 2 and 2 (b) 1 and 2 (c)
(c) 2 and 1 (d) 1 and 1 (d) Not expressible in terms of N and
alone.
177. For the function
to be a valid probability density function, 181. Let X be a Gaussian random variable
which one of the following statements is with mean 0 and variance . Let y =
correct? (GATE – 17– CE) max(X, 0) where max(a, b) is the
(a) a = 1, b = 4 (b) a = 0.5, b = 1 maximum of a and b. The median of Y is
(c) a = 0, b = 1 (d) a = 1, b = –1. _________. (GATE – 17 – CSIT)
178. P and Q are considering to apply for a 182. Probability (up to one decimal place) of
job. The probability that P applies for the consecutively picking 3 red balls without
replacement from a box containing 5 red
job is , the probability that P applies balls and 1 white ball is ________.
for the job given that Q applies for the (GATE – 18 – CE – SET2)

183. The graph of a function f(x) is shown in

job is , and the probability that Q
figure
applies for the job given that P applies
for the job is 3. Then the probability that
p does not apply for the job given that Q
does not apply for the job is
(GATE – 17 – CSIT)

(a) (b)
 For f(x) to be a valid probability density 187. Let X1, X2, X3 and X4 be independent
function, the value of h is normal random variables with zero mean
(GATE – 18 – CE – SET 2) and unit variance. The probability that X4
(a) 1/3 (b) 2/3 is the smallest among the four is ______.
(c) 1 (d) 3 (GATE – 18 – EC)

184. A probability distribution with right skew 188. A cab was involved in a hit and run
is shown in figure. accident at night. You are given the
The correct statement for the probability following data about the cabs m the city
distribution is and the accident.
(GATE-18-CE-SET2) (i) 85 % of cabs in the city are green and the
remaining cabs are blue.
(ii) A witness identified the cab involved in
the accident as blue.
(iii) It is known that a witness can correctly
identify the cab colour only 80% of the
(a) Mean is equal to mode time.
(b) Mean is greater than median but less Which of the following options is closest
than mode to the probability that the accident was
(c) Mean is greater than median and caused by a blue cab?
mode (GATE – 18 – EC)
(d) Mode is greater than median (a) 12% (b) 15%
(c) 41% (d) 80%
185. Two people, P and Q, decide to
independently roll two identical dice, 189. A class of twelve children bas two more
each with 6 faces, numbered 1 to 6. The boys than girls. A group of three children
Person with the lower number wins. In are randomly picked from this class to
case of a tie they roll the dice repeatedly accompany the teacher on a field trip.
until there is no tie. Define a trial as a What is the probability that the group
throw of the dice by P and Q. Assume accompanying the teacher contains more
that all 6 numbers on each dice are equi- girls than boys?
probable and that all trials are
independent. The probability (rounded to (a) 0 (b)
3 decimal places) that one of them wins
on the third trial is ________. (c) (d)
(GATE – 48 – CSIT)
190. X and Y are two independent random
186. A six sided unbiased die with four green Variables with variances 1 and 2,
faces and two red faces is rolled seven respectively. Let Z = X – Y. The
times. Which of the following variance of Z is (GATE - 18 - IN)
combinations is the most likely outcome (a) 0 (b) 1
of the experiment? (c) 2 (d) 3
(GATE-18-CSIT) 191. Consider a sequence of tossing of a fair
(a) Three green faces and four red faces coin where the outcomes of tosses are
(b) Four green faces and three red faces independent. The probability of getting
(c) Five green faces and two red faces the head for the third time in the fifth toss
(d) Six green faces and one red face is (GATE – 18 – IN)
 196. Let X1 and X2 be two independent
(a) (b) exponentially distributed random
variables with means 0.5 and 0.25,
respectively. Then Y = min (X1 , X2) is
(c) (d)
(GATE – 18 – ME – SET2)
192. Two bags A and B have equal number of
(a) exponentially distributed with mean
balls. Bag A has 20% red balls and 80%
1/6
green balls. Bag B has 30% red balls,
(b) exponentially distributed with mean 2
60% green balls and 10% yellow balls.
(c) normally distributed with mean 3/4
Contents of bags A and B are mixed
(d) normally distributed with mean 1/6
thoroughly and a ball is randomly picked
from the mixture. What is the 'chance 197. An unbiased coin is tossed six times in a
that the ball is randomly picked from the row and four different such trials are
mixture? What is the chance that the ball conducted.
'picked is red? (GATE – 18 – IN) One trial implies six tosses of the coin. If
(a) 20% (b) 25% H stands for head and T stands for tail,
(c) 30% (d) 40% the following are the observations from
the four trials:
193. Four red balls, four green ball s and four
(1) HTHTHT (2) TTHHHT
blue balls are put in a box. Three balls
(3) HTTHHT (4) HHHT __ __.
are pulled out of the box at random one
Which statement describing the last two
after another without replacement. The
coin tosses of the fourth trial has the
probability that all the three balls are red
highest probability of being correct?
is (GATE – 18 – ME – SET 1)
(GATE – 18 – ME – SET2)
(a) 1/72 (b) 1/55
(a) Two T will occur.
(c) 1/36 (d) 1/27
(b) One H and one T will occur.
194. A six-faced fair dice is rolled five times. (c) Two H will occur.
The probability (in %) of obtaining (d) One H will be followed by one T.
"ONE" at least four times is
198. Weights (in kg) of six products are 3, 7,
(GATE – 18 – ME – SET 1)
6, 2, 3 and 4. The median weight (in kg,
(a) 33.3 (b) 3.33
up to one decimal place) is ________.
(c) 0.33 (d) 0.0033
(GATE – 18 – PI)
195. Let X1, X2 be two independent normal
199. The probabilities of occurrence of events
random variables with means 1, 2 and
F and G are P(F) = 0.3 and P(G) = 0.4,
standard deviations 1, 2, respectively.
respectively. The probability that both
Consider Y = X1 – X2; 1 = 2 = 1, 1 =
events occur simultaneously is
1, 2 = 2. Then,
= 0.2. The probability of occurrence of at
(GATE – 18 – ME – SET 1)
(a) Y is normally distributed with mean 0 least one event is _________.
and variance 1. (GATE – 18 – PI)
(b) Y is normally distributed with mean 0 200. A box has 8 red balls and 8 green balls.
and variance 5 Two balls are drawn randomly in
(c) Y has mean 0 and variance 5, but is succession from the box without
NOT normally distributed. replacement. The probability that the first
(d) Y has mean 0 and variance 1, but is ball drawn is red and the second ball
NOT normally distributed drawn is green is [GATE-19-INST]
 (a) 4/15 (b) 4/16 resistors is a circuit. The probability of
(c) 1/2 (d) 8/15 two or more defective resistors in the
circuit (round off to two decimal places)
is ___________. [GATE – 19 – EE]
201. The function p(x) is by
where A and are constant with > 1 208. The lengths of a large stock of titanium
and and p(x) = 0 for rods follow a normal distribution with a
mean ( ) of 440 mm and a standard
For p(x) to be a probability deviation ( ) of 1 mm. What is the
density function, the value of A should percentage of rods whose lengths lie
be equal to [GATE – 19 – INST] between 438 mm and 44 1 mm?
(a) (b) [GATE – 19 – ME – SET 1]
(a) 81.85 % (b) 68.4 %
(c) (d) (c) 99.75% (d) 86.64%

202. Two numbers are chosen independently 209. The variable x takes a value between 0
and uniformly at random from the set {l, and 10 with uniform probability
2, ..... , 13}. The probability (rounded off distribution. The variable y takes a value
to 3 decimal places) that their 4 bit between 0 and 10 with uniform
(unsigned) binary representations have probability distribution. The probability
the same most significant bit is of the sum of variables (x + y) being
[GATE – 19 – CSIT] greater than 20 is
[GATE – 19 – ME – SET 1]
203. Suppose Y is distributed uniformly in the (a) 0.50 (b) 0
open interval (1, 6). The probability that (c) 0.33 (d) 0.25
the polynomial 3x2 + 6xy + 3y + 6 has
only real roots is (rounded off to 1 210. If x is the mean of data 3, x, 2 and 4, then
decimal place) [GATE-19-CSIT] the mode is _____.
204. Let Z be an exponential random variable [GATE – 19 – ME – SET 1]
with mean 1. The cumulative distribution
function of Z is given by 211. The probability that a part manufactured
by a company will be defective is 0.05. If
15 such parts are selected randomly and
inspected, then the probability that at
Then Pr (Z > 2 | Z > 1 ), rounded off to least two parts will be defective is
two decimal places, is equal to ______. ______. (round off to decimal places).
[GATE – 19 – EC] [GATE – 19 – ME – SET 1]

205. Which one of the following function is 212. The probability density function of a
analytic over the entire complex plane? continuous random variable distributed
[GATE – 19 – EC] uniformly between x and y (for y > x) is
[GATE – 19 – CE – SET 2]
(a) (b) ln(z)

(c) (d) cos(z) (a) (b)

(c) x – y (d) y – x
206. If X and Y are random variables such
that E[2X + Y] = 0 and E[X + 2Y] = 33,
then E[X] + E[Y] = _______·
[GATE – 19 – EC]

207. The probability of a resistor being

defective is 0.02. There are 50 such