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PS & PQT - Unit I MCQ

This document contains a 30 question quiz on probability and statistics concepts. The questions cover topics like independent and mutually exclusive events, probability distributions, expected value, variance, and discrete vs. continuous random variables. The student is asked to provide their personal details and select the correct answer for each multiple choice question.

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PS & PQT - Unit I MCQ

This document contains a 30 question quiz on probability and statistics concepts. The questions cover topics like independent and mutually exclusive events, probability distributions, expected value, variance, and discrete vs. continuous random variables. The student is asked to provide their personal details and select the correct answer for each multiple choice question.

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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:

3. If P(B⁄A) =P(B), then P(A ∩ B) = * 2 points

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

the probability that 3 are white and 2 are black? *

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⁄

12. E (XY)=E (X).E (Y) if x and y are independent * 2 points

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

2Y. The variance of Z is? *

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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

4 trials, there shall be atleast one sucess. *

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

Continuous random variable

Discrete random variable

Irregular random variable

Uncertain random variable

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)

No value such as expected value

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

23. If E(x) = 2 and E(z) = 4, then E(z – x) =? * 1 point

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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 ___________ *

Continuous random variable

Discrete random variable

Irregular random variable

Uncertain random variable

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27. A random variable that assume a infinite or a uncountably infinite number of 1 point

values is called ___________ *

Continuous random variable

Discrete random variable

Irregular random variable

Uncertain random variable

28. If Σ P(x) = k^2 – 8 then, the value of k is? * 2 points

Insufficient data

29. If P(x) = 0.5 and x = 4, then E(x) = ? * 2 points

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

32. The covariance of two independent random variable is ___________ * 2 points

–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

Mean is 0 and variance is 1

Mean is 1 and variance is 0

Mean is 0 and variance is ∞

Mean is ∞ and variance is 0

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35. Mean and variance of Poisson’s distribution is the same. * 2 points

True

False

36. Find the mean of tossing 8 coins. * 2 points

37. Mean of a constant ‘a’ is ___________ * 2 points

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:

40. E(X) = μ and V(X) = σ^2 is for which distribution? * 2 points

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

success, then the mean value is given by ___________ *

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

43. The shape of the Normal Curve is ___________ * 2 points

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

is the probability that the conversation takes more than 5 minutes? *

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

probability for P (X>3). *

e^-3

b) e^-1

c) e^-2

d) e^-4

47. If X is a uniform distributed over (0,10) calculate P(3< X< 8) * 2 points

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

50. The expectation of a random variable X(continuous or discrete) is given by 2 points

_________

∑xf(x), ∫xf(x)

b) ∑x^2 f(x), ∫x^2 f(x)

c) ∑f(x), ∫f(x)

d) ∑xf(x^2), ∫xf(x^2)

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