PS & PQT - Unit I MCQ
PS & PQT - Unit I MCQ
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1. If A and B are independent events with P(A)=0.4 and P(B)=0.5 find P(A∪ B). * 2 points
0.8
0.7
0.5
Other:
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2. Two unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most one head? 2 points
1/2
1/3
1/6
3/4
Option 5
Other:
P(B)
P(A)
P(B).P(A)
P(A)+P(B)
Other:
4. A bag contains 8 white and 4 black balls. If 5 balls are drawn at random, what is 2 points
0.5
0.4242
0.25
Other:
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5. Find the value of k if the probability density function of the random variable X is 2 points
given by *
0.6
0.7
0.4
6. A fair coin is tossed thrice, what is the probability of getting all 3 same outcomes? 0 points
³⁄
¹⁄
¹⁄
¹⁄
7. Suppose 5 men out of 100 men and 10 women out of 250 women are colour blind, 0 points
then find the total probability of colour blind people. (Assume that both men and
women are in equal numbers.) *
0.45
0.045
0.05
0.5
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8. The R. V. X has p.m.f P(X=x)= c/x if x=1, 2, 3 and p(X=x) = o otherwise. Obtain the 2 points
value of c.
5/16
6/11
7/12
4/11
Other:
9. The c.d.f of a continuous randomvariable X is given below. Find the mean of X. 2 points
10
10. An urn B1 contains 2 white and 3 black chips and another urn B2 contains 3 white 2 points
and 4 black chips. One urn is selected at random and a chip is drawn from it. If the
chip drawn is found black, find the probability that the urn chosen was B1. *
³⁄
²⁄
²¹⁄
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11. Three companies A, B and C supply 25%, 35% and 40% of the notebooks to a 2 points
school. Past experience shows that 5%, 4% and 2% of the notebooks produced by these
companies are defective. If a notebook was found to be defective, what is the
probability that the notebook was supplied by A? *
²⁄
¹³⁄
¹¹⁄
True
False
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13. If E(X) denotes the expectation, the variance of a random variable X is denoted as? 2 points
*
Option 1 Option 2
2E(x)
Option 3
Other:
14. The random variables X and Y have variances 0.2 and 0.5 respectively. Let Z= 5X- 2 points
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15. For a binomial distribution mean is 2 and variance is 4/3 find the first term of the 2 points
distribution. *
68/297
64/729
74/729
85/297
16. An experiment succeeds twice as often as it fails. Find the chance that in the next 2 points
80/81
90/95
75/96
82/83
17. The no. of monthly breakdowns of a computer is a r.v. having poisson distbn with 2 points
mean 1.8. Find the probability that this computer will function for a month with only
one breakdown. *
0.2975
0.3548
0.423
0.152
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18. A variable that can assume any value between two given points is called * 2 points
19. A discrete r.v X has mgf given below. Find E(x), var(x) , and p(x=0). * 2 points
2, 2, 0.1353
3, 4, 0.1353
2,2,0.2596
3,3, 0.254
20. The expected value of a discrete random variable ‘x’ is given by ___________ * 2 points
P(x)
∑ P(x)
∑ x P(x)
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21. If ‘X’ is a continuous random variable, then the expected value is given by 2 points
___________ *
f(X)
∑ x f(x)
∫ X f(X)
22. Out of the following values, which one is not possible in probability? * 2 points
P(x) = 1
∑ x P(x) = 3
P(x) = 0.5
P(x) = – 0.5
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24. If f(x) is a probability density function of a continuous random variable, then * 2 points
undefined
Insufficient data
25. The variable that assigns a real number value to an event in a sample space is 2 points
called ___________ *
Random variable
Defined variable
Uncertain variable
Static variable
26. A random variable that assumes a finite or a countably infinite number of values 2 points
is called ___________ *
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27. A random variable that assume a infinite or a uncountably infinite number of 1 point
Insufficient data
0.5
30. In a discrete probability distribution, the sum of all probabilities is always? * 2 points
Infinite
Undefined
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31. The expected value of a random variable is its ___________ * 2 points
Mean
Standard Deviation
Mean Deviation
Variance
–1
Undefined
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33. The expectation of a random variable X (E(X)) can be written as _________ * 2 points
Option 1 Option 2
Option 3 Option 4
Other:
34. What is the mean and variance for standard normal distribution? * 2 points
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35. Mean and variance of Poisson’s distribution is the same. * 2 points
True
False
a/2
38. Find the expectation of a random variable X if f(x) = ke^(-x) for x>0 and 0 2 points
otherwise.
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39. What is moment generating function? * 2 points
Option 1 Option 2
Option 3 Option 4
Other:
Bernoulli’s
Binomial
Poisson’s
Normal
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41. In a Binomial Distribution, if ‘n’ is the number of trials and ‘p’ is the probability of 2 points
np
np(1-p)
42. If ‘m’ is the mean of Poisson Distribution, the P(0) is given by ___________ * 2 points
e^-m
b) e^m
c) e
d) m^-e
Bell Shaped
Flat
Circular
Spiked
44.The standard normal curve is symmetric about the value __________ * 2 points
0.5
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45. A mobile conversation follows a exponential distribution f (x) = (1/3)e^-x/3. What 2 points
e^-5/3
b) e^-15
c) 5e^-15
d) e^-5/3
46. Consider a random variable with exponential distribution with λ=1. Compute the 2 points
e^-3
b) e^-1
c) e^-2
d) e^-4
4/10
1/2
2/3
4/5
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48. Mean of the uniform distribution ? * 2 points
(a+b)/2
{(a+b)^2}/12
np
a/2+b
49. Find the mean and variance of X? x 0 1 2 3 4 f(x) 1/9 2/9 3/9 2/9 1/9 * 2 points
2, 4/3
3, 4/3
2, 2/3
3, 2/3
_________
∑xf(x), ∫xf(x)
c) ∑f(x), ∫f(x)
d) ∑xf(x^2), ∫xf(x^2)
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