PROBABILITY 1

EXERCISE - 2 : PREVIOUS YEAR JEE MAINS QUESTIONS

1. Words with or without meaning are to be formed using

  a  16  a  3  0
all the letters of the word EXAMINATION. The
probability that the letter M appears at the fourth
 a   16,3
position in any such word is: (2021-07-20/Shift-1)

1 1  Possible integer values of a are 5, 4,..., 2

(a) (b)
9 66
8
 Required probabilit 
2 1 36
(c) (d)
11 11
2
Ans. (d) 
9
Sol. Letters in the given word EXAMINATION are
3. Let A, B and C be three events such that the probability
A,A,E,I,I,M,N,N,O,T,X
that exactly one of A and B occurs is (1–k), the probability
11! that exactly one of B and C occurs is (1–2k), the
Total words   n s  probability that exactly one of C and A occurs is (1–k)
2!2!2!
and the probability of all A, B and C occur
  M        simultaneously is k2, where 0 < k < 1. Then the
probability that at least one of A, B and C occur is ?
10!
Total words with M at fourth place  (2021-07-20/Shift-2)
2!2!2!
1
10! 1 (a) Greater than
 Required Probability   2
11! 11
1 1
2. The probability of selecting integers a   5,30 such (b) Greater than
4
but less than
2
that x 2  2  a  4  x  5a  64  0, for all x  R, is:
1
(c) Exactly equal to
(2021-07-20/Shift-1) 2

1 7 1 1
(a) (b) (d) Greater than but less than
4 36 8 4

2 1 Ans. (a)
(c) (d)  
9 6
  
Sol. P A  B  P A  B  1  k 
Ans. (c)

Sol. Given, x 2  2  a  4  x  5a  64  0

Here, D  0

 4  a  4   4  5a  64   0
2

 a 2  16  8a  5a  64  0

 a 2  13a  48  0
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 
  
P A  C  P A  C  1 k  
28  3 
9
.   k 
28
9 4 9
 
  
P B  C  P B  C  1  2k 
which satisfies x  3  1 .
P A  B  C  k 2
5. A student appeared in an examination consisting of 8
true – false type questions. The student guesses the
P  A   P  B   2P  A  B  1  k …(i) answers with equal probability. The smallest value of
n, so that the probability of guessing at least ‘n’ correct
P  B  P  C   2P  B  C   1  2k …(ii)
1
answers is less than , is: (2021-07-27/Shift-2)
P  C   P  A   2P  A  C   1  k …(iii) 2
(a) 5 (b) 3
(i) + (ii) + (iii)
(c) 6 (d) 4
P  A   P  B  P  C  P  A  B  P  B  C 
Ans. (a)

4k  3 1
P  C  A   Sol. P  E  
2 2
So,
8 8 r r
1 1 1
4k  3   8 Cr     
P  A  B  C   k2 rn 2 2 2
2
8 8
1 1
2k 2  4k  3   8Cr   
P  A  B  C   2  2
2 r n

 8Cn 8 Cn 1  ...  8 C8  128

2  k  1  1
2

2
 256   8

C0 8 C1  ...  8C n 1  128
1
 P  A  B  C  .
2  8 C0  8 C1  ...  8Cn 1  128

4. Let 9 distinct balls be distributed among 4 boxes, B1, B2,  n 1  4

B3 and B4. If the probability that B3 contains exactly 3
n5
9
3 6. Four dice are thrown simultaneously and the numbers
balls is k   then k lies in the set ?
4 shown on these dice are recorded in 2 × 2 matrices. The
probability that such formed matrices have all different
(2021-07-25/Shift-1) entries and are non-singular, is:
(a) x  R : x  5  1 (b) x  R : x  2  1 (2021-07-22/Shift-2)

23 22
(c) x  R : x  3  1 (d) x  R : x  1  1 (a) (b)
81 81
Ans. (c)
45 43
9 6 (c) (d)
C3 .3 162 162
Sol. Required probability 
49 Ans. (d)
9 9
C3  3  a b
 .  Sol. A  A  ad  bc
27  4  c d

Total case = 64
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8. A fair coin is tossed n-times such that the probability of

For non-singular matrix A  0  ad  bc  0
getting at least one head is at least 0.9. Then the minimum
 ad  bc value of n is ____ . (2021-07-25/Shift-2)
Ans. (4.00)
And a,b,c,d are all different numbers in the set 1, 2,3, 4,5,6
1
Now for ad = bc Sol. P (Head) 
2
(i) 6  1  2  3
n
1
 a  6, b  2, c  3, d  1 1     0.9
 8 such cases 2
or a  1, b  2, c  3, d  6 
n
(ii) 6  2  3  4 1 1
  
2
  10
 a  6, b  2, c  3, d  2 
 8 such cases
or a  1, b  3, c  4, d  6   n min  4

favourable cases 9. A fair die is tossed until six is obtained on it. Let X be
the number of required tosses, then the conditional
 6 C 4  4!  16 probability P  x  5 | x  2  is: (2021-08-26/Shift-2)
required probability
25 11
(a) (b)
6
C4  4!  16 43 36 36
 
64 162
125 5
7. Let X be a random variable such that the probability (c) (d)
216 6
1
function of a distribution is given by P  X  0   , Ans. (a)
2
P  x  5
P  X  j 
1 Sol. P  x  5 | x  2  
j
 j  1, 2,3,...,   . Then the mean of the P  x  2
3
distribution and P(X is positive and even) respectively
are: (2021-07-25/Shift-2) 4
5 1 5 1
5

  .    .  ....  
3 1 3 1 6 6 6 6
(a) and (b) and 2 3
4 9 4 16 5 1 5 1
  .    .  ....  
6 6 6 6
3 1 3 1
(c) and (d) and
8 8 4 8
4
Ans. (d) 5 1
  .
6 6

1 3 5
Sol. Mean   X i Pi   r.  1 2
r 0 3r 4 6   5   25
2  
5 1 6 36
  .
1 1 6 6
P  X is even     ...
32
34 5
1
6
1
1
 9  10. When a certain biased die is rolled, a particular face
1 8
1
9
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1 4 2
occurs with probability – x and its opposite face (a) (b)
6 9 9

1 1 5
occurs with probability  x . All other faces occur
6 (c) (d)
3 12
1 Ans. (d)
with probability . Note that opposite faces sum to in
6 Sol. P (Exactly one of A or B)
1 5
any die. If 0  x 
6
, and the probability of obtaining  P  A  B  P  A  B 
9
13
total sum = 7, when such a die is rolled twice, is , then 5
96  P  A  P  B  P  A  P  B 
9
the value of x is: (2021-08-27/Shift-1)
5
1 1  P  A  1  P  B    1  P  A   P  B  
(a) (b) 9
9 12
5
1 1  p 1  2p   1  p  2p 
(c) (d) 9
8 16
Ans. (c)  36p 2  27p  5  0
Sol. Probability of obtaining total sum 7 = probability of getting
the opposite face. 1 5
 p or
Probability of getting opposite faces 3 12

 1  1  1 1 1 1 5
 2  – x    x       Pmax 
12
 6  6  6 6 6 6
12. Each of the persons A and B independently tosses three
Given,
fair coins. The probability that both of them get the
 1 same number of heads is: (2021-08-27/Shift-2)
 1  1 1 1 1  13
 2  – x    x       
 6  6  6 6 6 6  96 5 5
(a) (b)
8 16
6 13
  2x 2 
36 96 1
(c) (d) 1
8
1
x Ans. (b)
8
Sol. Let X be the number of heads obtained by A and Y be the
11. Let A and B be independent events such that
number of heads obtained by B. X and Y are binomial variate
P  A   p, P  B   2p. The largest value of p, for which
1
with parameters n = 3 and p 
5 2
P (exactly one of A, B occurs)  , is:
9 Probability that both A and B obtain the same number of heads is
(2021-08-26/Shift-1)  P  X  0  P  Y  0   P  X  1 P  Y  1  P

 X  2  P  Y  2   P  X  3  P  Y  3
2 2 2 2
 1  
3
1  
3
1  
3
1 
3
  3 C0      3 C1      3 C 2      3 C3   
  2     2     2     2  

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3 3
 1   1   3  3   3  3   1   1  3  4! 1
                  Required probability  
6! 10
 2   2   8  8   8  8   8   8 
15. The probability distribution of random variable X is
1 9 9 1 given by :
   
64 64 64 64 X 1 2 3 4 5
P(X) K 2K 2K 3K K
1 5
 1  9  9  1 
64 16 1 X  4 
Let p  P   , If 5p  K, then  is equal
13. An electric instrument consists of two units. Each unit  X3 
must function independently for the instrument to to___________. (2021-08-27/Shift-2)
operate. The probability that the first unit functions is
Ans. (30.00)
0.9 and that of the second unit is 0.8. The instrument is
switched on and it fails to operate. If the probability Sol. We have  P  X  1
that only the first unit failed and second unit is
functioning is p, then 98p is equal to ___________ ?  K  2K  2K  3K  K  1
(2021-08-31/Shift-1)
1
Ans. (28) K
9
Sol. I1 = first unit is functioning
I2 = second unit is functioning 2K
 1  X  4  P X  2 9K 2
p  I1   0.9, p  I2   0.8 Now, p  P    
 X  3  P  X  3  K

2K 3
9K 9K
 
p I1  0.1, p I 2  0.2  
2
p
0.8  0.1 8 3
p 
0.1  0.2  0.9  0.2  0.1 0.8 28
Now, 5p  K
8
98p   98  28 2 1
28   5      
3 9
14. Let S  1, 2,3, 4,5, 6 . Then the probability that a
   30
randomly chosen onto function g from S to S satisfies
16. Let A denote the event that a 6-digit integer formed by
g  3  2g 1 is: (2021-08-31/Shift-2) 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 without repetitions, be divisible by 3.
Then probability of event A is equal to
1 1 (2021-03-16/Shift-2)
(a) (b)
5 30
9 11
1 1 (a) (b)
56 27
(c) (d)
15 10
3 4
Ans. (d) (c) (d)
7 9
Sol. g  3  2g 1 can be defined in 3 ways Ans. (d)
number of onto functions in this condition = 3  4! Sol. Total cases:
Total number of onto functions = 6! 6  6  5  4  3 2

n  s   6  6!
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Favourable cases:
1
occurrence of 0 at even places be and probability of
Number divisible by 3  Sum of digits must be divisible by 3 2
Case – I
1
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 occurrence of 0 at the odd place be . Then the
3
Number of ways  6  5!  6! probability that ‘10’ is followed by ‘01’ is equal to :
Case – II (2021-03-17/Shift-2)
0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
1 1
(a) (b)
Number of ways  5  5! 3 9
Case – III
1 1
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (c) (d)
18 6
Number of ways  5  5!
Ans. (b)
n(favourable)  6! 2  5  5!
1 1
6! 2  5  5! 4 Sol. P(0 at even place)  , P(0 at odd place) 
P  2 3
6  6! 9
1 2
17. A pack of cards has one card missing. Two cards are P(1 at even place)  , P(1 at odd place) 
drawn randomly and are found to be spades. The 2 3
probability that the missing card is not a spade, is P(1001) = P(OEOE) + P(EOEO)
(2021-03-16/Shift-1)
2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
         
39 52 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 3
(a) (b)
50 867
1 1
 
22 3 18 18
(c) (d)
425 4
1
Ans. (a) 
9
Sol. A = Event of selecting 2 spades
19. Two dices are rolled. If both dices have six faces
E1 = Non spade is missing
numbered 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 11, then the probability that
E2 = Spade is missing the sum of the numbers on the top faces is less than or
equal to 8 is : (2021-03-17/Shift-1)
A
P  E1   P   5 1
E 
P 1    E1  (a) (b)
12 2
A A  A
P  E1   P    P  E 2  P  
 E1   E2  17 4
(c) (d)
36 9

3
13
C2 Ans. (c)

  51

4 C2 Sol. n  S  36
13
3 C 2  1  12 C2
   51     51 Possible ordered pair;
4 C2  4  C2
1,1 , 1, 2  , 1,3 , 1,5 , 1, 7  ,  2,1 ,  2, 2  ,  2,3 ,
39

50
 2,5 ,  3,1 ,  3, 2  ,  3,3 ,  3,5 ,  5,1 ,  5, 2  ,  5,3 ,  7,1
18. Let a computer program generate only the digits 0 and 1
to form a string of binary numbers with probability of
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Number of ordered pairs = 17

1 4
pq 1 k p  , q 
17 5 5
Probability 
36
3 4
1 4 1 16 16  2 32
20. Let there be three independent events E1, E2 and E3. The p  3 successes   5 C3   .    10    
probability that only E1 occurs is  only E2 occurs is  5 5 125 25 625 625
and only E3 occurs is . Let ‘p’ denote the probability of 22. The probability that two randomly selected subsets of
none of events occurs that satisfies the equation the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} have exactly two elements in their
(  2) p   and (  3 ) p  2. All the given intersection, is : (2021-02-24/Shift-2)
probabilities are assumed to lie in the interval (0, 1). 65 35
(a) 8 (b)
Probability of occrrence of E1 2 27
Then, is equal to
Probability of occurrence of E 3
135 65
………………. . (2021-03-17/Shift-1) (c) (d)
29 27
Ans. (6.00)
Ans. (c)
Sol. Let x, y, z be probability of E1 , E 2 , E3 respectively Sol. Required probability

 x 1  y 1  z     y 1  x 1  z    5
C 2  33

45
 z 1  x 1  y     1  x 1  y 1  z   P

Putting in the given relation we get x = 2y and y = 3z 10  27 135

 10

2 29
 x  6z
23. An ordinary dice is rolled for a certain number of times.
x If the probability of getting an odd number 2 times is
 6
z equal to the probability of getting an even number 3
times, then the probability of getting an odd number for
21. Let in a Binomial distribution, consisting of 5
odd number of times is (2021-02-24/Shift-1)
independent trails, probabilities of exactly 1 and 2
successes be 0.4096 and 0.2048 respectively. Then the 1 5
probability of getting exactly 3 successes is equal to : (a) (b)
32 16
(2021-03-18/Shift-2)
3 1
40 80 (c) (d)
(a) (b) 16 2
243 243
Ans. (d)
32 128 Sol. P(odd no. twice) = P(even no. thrice)
(c) (d)
625 625
n n
1 1
Ans. (c)  C 2    n C3    n  5
n
2
  2
Sol. 5 C1  p1  q 4  0.4096
Success is getting an odd number then P(Odd successes)
4
 5pq  0.4096 ...  i   P 1  P  3  P  5 
5
C2  p 2  q 3  0.2048 5 5 5
1 1 1
 5 C1    5 C3    5 C5  
 10p 2 q3  0.2048 ...  ii  2 2 2

q 16 1
 
 i    ii    2  q  4p 25 2
2p
 8 PROBABILITY

20% and 10% respectively. A person is chosen from the

24. Let Bi  i  1, 2,3 be three independent events in a
group at random and is found to be suffering from the
sample space. The probability that only B1 occurs is , chest disorder. The probability that the selected person
only B2 occurs is  and only B3 occurs is . Let p be the is a smoker and non-vegetarian is:
probability that none of the events Bi occurs and these
(2021-02-25/Shift-2)
4 probabilities satisfy the equations    2  p  
14 7
and    3  p  2 (All the probabilities are assumed (a)
45
(b)
45

P  B1  8 28
to lie in the interval (0, 1)). Then is equal to
P  B3  (c)
45
(d)
45
______. (2021-02-24/Shift-1) Ans. (d)
Ans. (6.00) Sol. Consider the following events
Sol. Let x, y, z be probability of B1 , B2 , B3 respectively A : Person chosen is a smoker and non - vegetarian.
B : Person chosen is a smoker and vegetarian.
 x 1  y 1  z     y 1  x 1  z   
C : Person chosen is a non – smoker and vegetarian.
 z 1  x 1  y     1  x 1  y 1  z   P E : Person chosen has a chest disorder
Given,
Putting in the given relation we get x = 2y and y = 3z
160 100 140
x P A  , P  B  , P C 
 x  6z  6 400 400 400
z
25. Let A be a set of all 4-digit natural numbers whose exactly  E  35  E  20  E  10
one digit is 7. Then the probability that a randomly P   , P   , P  
 A  100  B  100  C  100
chosen element of A leaves remainder 2 when divided
by 5 is : (2021-02-25/Shift-2) To find

97 122 E
(a) (b) P A P  
297 297 A A
P  
 E  P A .P    P B .P  E   P C .P  E 
E
2 1            
(c) (d) A B C
9 5
Ans. (a)
160 35

Sol. n  s   n (when 7 appears on thousands place)  400 100
160 35 100 20 140 10
    
+ n(7 does not appear on thousands place) 400 100 400 100 400 100
 9 9  9  8 9 9 3
28
 33  9  9 
45
n  E   n (last digit 7 and 7 appears once) 27. The coefficients a, b and c of the quadratic equation,
+ n(last digit 2 when 7 appears once) ax 2  bx  c  0 are obtained by throwing a dice three
times. The probability that this equation has equal roots
 8  9  9  9  9  8  9  2
is: (2021-02-25/Shift-1)

8  9  9  9  25 97 5 1
 P E   (a) (b)
33  9  9 297 216 36
26. In a group of 400 people, 160 are smokers and non-
1 1
vegetarian; 100 are smokers and vegetarian and the (c) (d)
remaining 140 are non-smokers and vegetarian. Their 54 72
chances of getting a particular chest disorder are 35%, Ans. (a)
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Sol. For Equal roots D = 0 29. A seven digit number is formed using digits 3, 3, 4, 4, 4,
5, 5. The probability, that number so formed is divisible
 b 2  4ac by 2, is (2021-02-26/Shift-2)
1 1 6
For b  1  ac   Not possible (a) (b)
4 7 7
For b  2  ac  1  a  1, c  1
4 3
(c) (d)
9 7 7
For b  3  ac   Not possible
4 Ans. (d)
Sol. Numbers given are 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5
For b  4  ac  4  1, 4  ,  4,1 ,  2, 2 
7!
25 Total number of 7 digit numbers 
For b  5  ac   Not possible 2!.3!.2!
4
Number divisible by ‘2’ has ‘4’ at unit place
For b  6  ac  9   3,3
6!
So, cases with equal roots are Total favourable cases 
2!.2!.2!
(1, 2, 1), (1, 4, 4), (4, 4, 1), (2, 4, 2), (3, 6, 3)
Total number of ways = 6  6  6  216 6!
2!.2!.2! 3
5 Required probability  
Required probability = 7! 7
216 2!.3!.2!
28. When a missile is fired from a ship, the probability that
30. A fair coin is tossed a fixed number of times. If the
1 probability of getting 7 heads is equal to probability of
it is intercepted is and the probability that the missile
3 getting 9 heads, then the probability of getting 2 heads
is : (2021-02-26/Shift-1)
3
hits the target, given that it is not intercepted, is . If
4 15 15
three missiles are fired independently from the ship, then (a) (b)
213 28
the probability that all three hit the target, is:
(2021-02-25/Shift-1) 15 15
(c) 14 (d)
2 212
3 3
(a) (b) Ans. (a)
4 8
9 n 9 7 n 7
n 1 1 1 1
1 1 Sol. C9        n C7      
(c) (d) 2 2 2 2
27 8
Ans. (d) n
C9  n C7  n  16
2 2 14
Sol. Probability of missile not getting intercepted = 1 1
3 P  2 Heads   16 C 2     
2 2
3
Probability of missile hitting the target = 16
4 1
 16 C2   
 Probability of all three missiles to hit target 2

 2 3  2 3  2 3 1 15
=          
 3 4  3 4  3 4 8 213
PROBABILITY 10

31. Bag A contains 2 white, 1 black and 3 red balls and  (11) 3  11 = 1320
bag B contains 3 black, 2 red and n white balls. One 33. A random variable X has the following probability
bag is chosen at random and 2 balls drawn from it at distribution :
random, are found to be 1 red and 1 black. If the X 0 1 2 3 4
6 P X  k 2k 4k 6k 86
probability that both balls come from Bag A is ,
11
then n is equal to .................... . (JEE Main 2022) The value of P (1  X  4 | X  2) is equal to :
(a) 13 (b) 6 (JEE Main 2022)
(c) 4 (d) 3 4 2
(a) (b)
Ans. (c) 7 3
Sol. E1 = denotes selection for 1st bag 3 4
(c) (d)
E2  denotes selection for 2nd bag 7 5
1 1 Ans. (a)
P ( E1 ) , P ( E2 ) 
2 2  1  x  4  P (1  x  4  x  2)
Sol. P 
A = selected balls are 1 red & 1 black  x2  P ( x  2)
 A  3 C  1C1 1 P (1  x  2) P ( x  2)
P    16   
 E1  C2 5 P ( x  2) P ( x  2)
 A  3 C  2C1 12 4k 4
P  1   
k  2k  4k 7
 E1  ( n  5)C2 (n  5) ( n  4)
34. Let E1 and E2 be two events such that the conditional
 A
P ( E1 )  P   1 3
E   E1  probabilities P ( E1 | E2 )  , P ( E2 | E1 )  and
P 1 2 4
 A  A   A 1
P ( E1 )  P    P ( E2 )  P   P ( E1  E2 )  . Then : (JEE Main 2022)
 E1   E2  8
1 (a) P ( E1  E2 )  P ( E1 )  P ( E2 )
10 6 (b) P ( E1  E2 )  P ( E1)  P ( E2 )
 
1 6 11
 (c) P ( E1  E2 )  P ( E1 )  P ( E2 )
10 (n  5) (n  4)
(d) P ( E1  E2 )  P ( E1 )  P ( E2 )
n4
Ans. (c)
32. If a random variable X follows the Binomial
1 1 1
distribution B (33, p) such that Sol. (a) P ( E1 )  P ( E2 )     P ( E1  E2 )
3P  X  0   P  X  1 , then the value of 6 4 24
(b) P ( E1  E2 )  1  P ( E1  E 2 )
P ( X  15) P ( X  16)
 is equal to  1  ( P ( E1 )  P ( E2 )  P ( E1  E 2 ))
P ( X  18) P ( X  17)
 1 1 1  17
(JEE Main 2022)  1     
(a) 1320 (b) 1088  6 4 8  24
120 1088 5 1 5
(c) (d) P ( E1) P ( E2 )   
1331 1089 6 4 24
Ans. (a) (c)
Sol. n  33, let probability of success is p and 1 1 1
P ( E1  E2 )  P ( E1 )  P ( E1  E2 )   
q  1 p 6 8 24
3 p ( x  0)  p ( x  1) (d)
33 33
 33 32 1 1 1
3. C0 (q ) C 1 pq P ( E1  E2 )  P ( E2 )  P ( E1  E2 )   
1 11 q 4 8 8
p , q  ,  11
12 12 p
35. A biased die is marked with numbers 2,4, 8,16, 32,32
p ( x  15) p ( x  16) on its faces and the probability of getting a face with

p ( x  18) p ( x  17) 1
3
mark n is . If the die is thrown thrice, then the
33
C15 p15 q18 33 C16 p16 q17  q   q  n
33
     probability, that the sum of the numbers obtained is
C18 p18 q15 33 C17 p17 q16  p   p  48, is (JEE Main 2022)
PROBABILITY 11

7 7 ar  ADEC 
(a) (b) Sol. Required probability 
211 212 ar  ABC 
3 13
(c) 10 (d) 12
2 2
Ans. (d)
1
Sol. P (n) 
n
1 1
P(2)  P (8) 
2 8
1 1
P (4)  P (16) 
4 16
2
P (32) 
32 ar  BDE 
Possible cases  1
ar  ABC 
16, 16, 16 and 32, 8, 8
1 2 1 1 13 1
Probability  3     3  3  2 4
1 5
16 32 8 8 16  1 2  1 
1 6 6
36. Let a biased coin be tossed 5 times. If the probability 8 6
of getting 4 heads is equal to the probability of getting 2
5 heads, then the probability of getting almost two 38. The probability, that in a randomly selected 3-digit
heads is: (JEE Main 2022) number at least two digits are odd, is
275 36 (JEE Main 2022)
(a) 5 (b) 4 9 5
6 5 (a) (b)
181 46 36 36
(c) 5 (d) 4 3 23
5 6 (c) (d)
Ans. (d) 36 36
Sol. P(H) = x, P(T) = 1 – x Ans. (a)
P (4H, 1T) = P (5H) Sol. Atleast two digits are odd
5
C1 ( x ) 4 (1  x )1  5 C 5 x 5 = exactly two digits are odd + exactly there 3 digits
are odd
5 (1  x )  x
For exactly three digits are odd
5
6x  5  0 x
6
P (almost 2H)
= P (OH, 5T) + P (1H, 4T) + P (2H, 3T)
5 4 3 3
1 1 5 1
 5 C 0    5 C1 .    5 C 2    
6 6 6 6
1 276
 5
(1  25  250)  5
6 6 For exactly two digits odd :
46 If 0 is used then : 2  5  5  50
 4
6 If 0 is not used then : 3 C1  4  5  5  300
475 19
Required Probability  
37. If a point A  x, y  lies in the region bounded by the y- 900 36
axis, straight lines 2 y  x  6 and 5 x  6 y  30 , then 39. The probability that a randomly chosen one-one
the probability that y  1 is: (JEE Main 2022) function from the set a, b, c, d to the set {1, 2, 3,
1 5 4, 5} satisfies f (a )  2 f (b)  f (c)  f ( d ) is :
(a) (b)
6 6 (JEE Main 2022)
2 6 1 1
(c) (d) (a) (b)
3 7 24 40
Ans. (b) 1 1
(c) (d)
30 20
PROBABILITY 12

Ans. (d) (JEE Main 2022)

17 4
(a) (b)
36 9
1 19
(c) (d)
2 36
Ans. (a)
Sol. x 2   x    0,  x  R
D   2  4  0
 2  4
Sol. Total cases  6  6  36
n ( s )  5 C 4  4 !  12 0
Fav. Cases    1,   1
f (a) + 2f (b) = f (c)   2,   1, 2
+ f (d)
5 2×1 3 4   3,   1, 2, 3
4 2×2 3 5   4,   1, 2, 3
1 2×3 2 5   5,   1, 2, 3, 4
n ( A)  2!  3  6   6,   1, 2, 3, 4
n ( A) 6 1 Total favourable cases = 17
 P ( A)   
n ( s ) 120 20 17
P ( x) 
40. The probability that a randomly chosen 2  2 matrix 36
with all the entries from the set of first 10 primes, is 43. If A and B are two events such that
singular, is equal to : (JEE Main 2022) 1 1 1
P ( A)  , P ( B )  and P ( A  B )  , then
133 18 3 5 2
(a) 4 (b) 3
10 10 P ( A | B )  P ( B | A) is equal to (JEE Main 2022)
19 271 3 5
(c) 3 (d) 4 (a) (b)
10 10 4 8
Ans. (c)
5 7
Sol. Let matrix A is singular then A  0 (c) (d)
4 8
Number of singular matrix = All entries are same + Ans. (b)
only two prime number are used in matrix 1 1 1
 10  10  9  2 Sol. P  A  , P  B   and P  A  B  
=190 3 5 2
1 1 1 1
190 19
Required probability  4  3  P A  B    
10 10 3 5 2 30
41. The probability that a relation R from  x, y to  x, y
is both symmetric and transitive, is equal to :
(JEE Main 2022)
5 9
(a) (b)
16 16
11 13
(c) (d)
16 16
Ans. (a)
Now,
Sol. Total no. of relations  22  2  16
P  A  B   P  B  A 
Fav. relation   , {( x, x)}, {( y , y )}, {( x, x ) ( y, y )} P  A | B    P  B | A   
P  B  P  A 
{( x, x ), ( y , y ), ( x, y ) ( y, x )}
9 5
5 5
Prob.   30  30 
16 4 2 8
42. If the numbers appeared on the two throws of a fair six 5 3
faced die are  and  , then the probability that
x 2   x    0, for all x  R, is :
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44. Let E1 , E2 , E3 be three mutually exclusive events such A : no is multiple of 7 but not divisible by 5
2  3p 2 p Smallest 5 digit divisible by 7 is 10003
that P  E1   , P ( E2 )  and P ( E3 ) Largest 5 digit divisible by 7 is 99995
6 8
 99995  10003  ( n  1) 7 n  12857
1 p
 . If the maximum and minimum values of p Numbers divisible by 35
2 99995  10010  ( P  1) 35  P  2572
are p1 and p2 , then ( p1  p2 ) is equal to :
 Numbers divisible by 7 but not by 35 are
(JEE Main 2022) 12857  2572  10285
2 5
(a) (b) 10285
3 3  P
90000
5
(c) (d) 1  9 P  1.0285
4
Ans. (c) [1.0285]
Ans. (d)
Sol. 0  P ( Ei )  1 for i  1, 2, 3 47. Let X have a binomial distribution B  n, p  such that

2 the sum and the product of the mean and variance of X

  p 1 k
3 are 24 and 128 respectively. If P ( X  n  3)  n ,
E1 & E2 & E3 are mutually exclusive 2
then k is equal to (JEE Main 2022)
P ( E1 )  P ( E2 )  P ( E3 )  1 (a) 528 (b) 529
2 (c) 629 (d) 630
  p 1 Ans. (b)
3
2
Sol. Let  = Mean &  = Variance
p1  1, p2  (   )
3
5 So,     24,   128
p1  p2     16 &  8
3
45. Let X be a binomially distributed random variable with 1
 np  16 npq  8  q 
4 2
mean 4 and variance . Then 54 P ( X  2) is equal
3 1
 p , n  32
to (JEE Main 2022) 2
73 146 1 n
(a) (b) p ( x  n  3)  ( Cn  2  n Cn 1  n Cn )
27 27 2n
146 126 32  31
(c) (d)  k  32 C30  32 C31  32 C32   32  1
81 81 2
Ans. (b)  496  33  529
Sol. np  4 48. A six faced die is biased such that 3  P (a prime
npq  4 / 3 number)  6  P (a composite number)  2  P (1). Let
n  6, p  2 / 3, q  1/ 3 X be a random variable that counts the number of times
54 ( P ( X  2)  P ( X  1)  P ( X  0)) one gets a perfect square on some throws of this die. If
the die is thrown twice, then the mean of X is :
 2
2 1
4
 2 1 6  2 1 
1 5 0 6
(JEE Main 2022)
54  6 C2      C1      C0     
6
  3  3  3  3  3  3  3 5
 (a) (b)
11 11
146 7 8
 (c) (d)
27 11 11
46. Let S be the sample space of all five digit numbers. If Ans. (d)
p is the probability that a randomly selected number Sol. Let
from S, is a multiple of 7 but not divisible by 5, then P (a prime number) P (a composite) P (1)
9p is equal to (JEE Main 2022)   k
2 1 3
(a) 1.0146 (b) 1.2085 So, P (a prime number)  2k ,
(c) 1.0285 (d) 1.1521
P (a composite number)  k ,
Ans. (c)
Sol. n (S) = all 5 digit numbers  9  104 & P 1  3k
PROBABILITY 14

& 3  2k  2  k  3k  1 15
 P ( A) 
1 18
 k
11 
Now, P( A  B)  1  P ( A  B)  P ( B )
4 5
P (success)  P (1 or 4)  3k  k    P ( A)  P ( A  B ) 
11 6
Number of trials, n  2  
P ( A  B )  1  P ( A  B)
4 8 1
 mean  np  2    1  P ( A)  P ( B )  P ( A  B ) 
11 11 18
49. Out of 60% female and 40% male candidates  Both (S1) and (S2) are true.
appearing in an exam, 60% candidates qualify it. The
51. Let S  {1, 2, 3, ....., 2022}. Then the probability, that a
number of females qualifying the exam is twice the
number of males qualifying it. A candidate is randomly chosen number n from the set S such that
randomly chosen from the qualified candidates. The HCF  n, 2022   1 , is : (JEE Main 2022)
probability, that the chosen candidate is a female, is :
128 166
(JEE Main 2022) (a) (b)
3 1011 1011
11
(a) (b) 127 112
4 16 (c) (d)
337 337
23 13
(c) (d) Ans. (d)
32 16 Sol. Total number of elements = 2022
Ans. (d) 2022  2  3  337
Sol.
HCF (n, 2022) = 1
Is feasible when the value of ‘n’ and 2022 has no
common factor.
A = Number which are divisible by 2 from
{1, 2, 3...... 2022}
n ( A)  1011
B = Number which are divisible by 3 by 3 from
{1, 2, 3...... 2022}
n ( B )  674
Probability that chosen candidate is female A  B  Number which are divisible by 6 from
40 2
  {1, 2, 3...... 2022}
60 3
6, 12, 18.........., 2022
2
50. Let A and B be two events such that P ( B A)  , 337  n ( A  B )
5
1 1 n ( A  B )  n ( A)  n ( B )  n ( A  B )
P ( A B)  and P ( A  B)  . Consider
7 9  1011  674  337
5 1  1348
( S1) P ( A ' B )  , ( S 2) P ( A ' B ')  . Then
6 18 C = Number which divisible by 337 from
(JEE Main 2022) {1, .........1022}
(a) Both (S1) and (S2) are true
(b) Both (S1) and (S2) are false
(c) Only (S1) is true
(d) Only (S2) is true
Ans. (a)
1 P( A  B ) 1
Sol. P( A B)   
7 P( B) 7
7
 P( B)  Total elements which are divisible by 2 or 3 or 337
9
 1348  2  1350
2 P( A  B ) 2
P( B A)    Favourable cases = Element which are neither
5 P( A) 5 divisible by 2, 3 or 337
 2022  1350
PROBABILITY 15

 672 Total
1 4 27
Required probability 
672 112
  10 3  15  32  4  33  6  3  6  32   10  2.7  15  72  2 
2022 337 4 4
52. Bag I contains 3 red, 4 black and 3 white balls and Bag
II contains 2 red, 5 black and 2 white balls. One ball is  K  479
transferred from Bag I to Bag II and then a ball is draw 54. If the probability that a randomly chosen 6-digit
from Bag II. The ball so drawn is found to be black in number formed by using digits 1 and 8 only is a
colour. Then the probability, that the transferred ball is multiple of 21 is p, then 96 p is equal to ………… .
red, is : (JEE Main 2022) (JEE Main 2022)
4 5 Ans. (33.00)
(a) (b) Sol. 2  2  2  2  2  2  64
9 18
Divisible by 21 when divided by 3
1 3 Case-I : All 1→ (1)
(c) (d)
6 10 Case-II : All 8 → (1)
Ans. (b) Case-III : 3 ones & 3 eights
3R 2R 6!
 20
Sol. 4B 5B 3! 3!
3W 2W Required probability
22
A : Drown ball from boy II is black p
B : Red ball transferred 64
 B  P ( A  B) 22
P  96 p  96   33
 A P ( A) 64
3 5
 55. Let S   E1 , E2 ,....E8  be a sample of random
 9 10
3 5 4 6 3 5 n
     experiment such that P  En   for every n = 1, 2
9 10 9 10 9 10 36
15 15 5 ....... 8. Then the number of elements in the set
  
15  24  15 54 18  4
 A  S : P  A   is (JEE Main 2022)
53. In an examination, there are 10 true-false type  5 
questions. Out of 10, a student can guess the answer of Ans. (19.00)
3 1 36
4 questions correctly with probability and the Sol. P  A   
4 5 180
1 5 times the sum of missing number should be less
remaining 6 questions correctly with probability . If
4 than 36.
the probability that the student guesses the answers of If 1 digit is missing = 7
27 k If 2 digit is missing = 9
exactly 8 questions correctly out of 10 is 10 , then k If 3 digit is missing = 2
4
If 0 digit is missing = 1
is equal to ____. (JEE Main 2022)
Alternate
Ans. (479.00)
A is subset of S hence
3
Sol. A  1, 2,3, 4 : P  A   Correct A can have elements :
4 type 1 : { }
1
B  5, 6, 7,8, 9,10 ; P  B    Correct type 2 :  E1  ,  E2  ,..... E8 
4 type 3:  E1 , E2  ,  E1 , E3  ,..... E1 , E8 
8 correct answers
4 4 2 
 4, 4  : 4 C4 
3 6 1 3
  C4       type 6:  E1 , E2 ,.....E5  ,..... E4 , E5 , E6 , E7 , E8 
4 4 4
3 1 5 type 7:  E1 , E2 ,.....E6  ,..... E3 , E4 ,........E8 
 3,5  : 4C3 
3 1 1 3
     6 C5     type 8:  E1 , E2 ,.....E7  ,..... E2 , E3 ,.......E8 
4 4 4 4
2 2 6 type 9:  E1 , E2 ,.......E8 
 2,6  : 4 C2 
3 1 6 1
     C6   4
4 4 4 As P  A   ;
5
PROBABILITY 16

Note : Type 1 to Type 4 elements can not be in set (S2): If P  A  1 , then A  

A as maximum probability of type 4 elements.
Then (JEE Main 2023)
5 6 7 8 13 4
E5 , E6 , E7 , E8  is      (a) only (S1) is true
36 36 36 36 18 5 (b) only (S2) is true
Now for Type 5 acceptable elements let's call (c) both (S1) and (S2) are true
probability as P5 (d) both (S1) and (S2) are false
n1  n2  n3  n4  n5 4 Ans. (d)
P5   Sol.   sample space
36 5
A  be an event
 n1  n2  n3  n4  n5  n6  28.8
1 
Hence, 2 possible ways  E5 , E6 , E7 , E8 , E3 or E4  A    ,    0,1
2
P6  n1  n2  n3  n4  n5  n6  28.8 If P  A   0  A  
 9 possible ways
If P  A   1  A  
P7  n1  n2  ......  n7  288
 7 possible ways Then both statement are false
P8  n1  n2  ......  n8  28.8
59. Let M be the maximum value of the product of two
 1 possible way positive integers when their sum is 66. Let the sample
Total = 19  5 
56. A bag contains 4 white and 6 black balls. Three balls space S   x  Z : x  66  x   M  and the event
are drawn at random from the bag. Let X be the  9 
number of white balls, among the drawn balls. If  2 is A   x  S : x is a multiple of 3 . Then P  A  is
the variance of X, then 100 2 is equal to equal to (JEE Main 2023)
(JEE Main 2022) 155 1
(a) (b)
Ans. (56.00) 44 3
1 7
(c) (d)
5 22
Ans. (b)
Sol. Sol. Trick: When the sum is a then maximum product is
56
 2   x 2 P  X     XP  X    a a
2
possible with both number and .
100 2 2
100 2  56 M  3  33
57. Let sum and product of the mean and variance of a 5
binomial distribution are 82.5 and 1350 respectively. x  66  x    33  33
Then the number of trials in the binomial distribution 9
is: (JEE Main 2022) 11  x  55
Ans. (96.00) A : 12,15,18,...54
Sol. Let mean  m  np 15 1
P  A  
& variance  v  npq, p  q  1 45 3
165 60. Fifteen football players of a club-team are given 15 T-
Sum  m  v  shirts with their names written on the backside. If the
2
players pick up the T-shirts randomly, then the
Product  mv  1350
probability that at least 3 players pick the correct T-
On solving,
shirt is (JEE Main 2023)
45
m  np  60 & v  npq  5 2
2 (a) (b)
24 15
3
 q 1
8 (c) (d) None of these
6
5
 P Ans. (d)
8 D15  15 C1 . D14  15 C2 . D13
Hence n  96 Sol. Required probability  1 
58. Let  be the sample space and A   be an event. 15!
Given below are two statements: 15!
Taking D15 as
(S1): If P  A  0 , then A   e
PROBABILITY 17

14!  
D14  as Sol. Let P  w1    then P  w2   ....P  wn  
e 2 2n 1
13! 
 1
D13 as
e
As  Pw   1 
k
1
1  
2
k 1
1
 15! 14! 15  14 13!  2
 e  15. e  2  e  1
We get, 1    So, P  wn  
 15!  2n
  A  2k  3l ; k , l    5, 7,8, 9,10....
1 1 1 
 1     B  wn : n  A
 e e 2e  B  w5 , w7 , w8 , w9 , w10 , w11 ,...
5
 1  0.08 A    1, 2,3, 4, 6
2e
 P  B  1
61. There rotten apples are mixed accidently with seven  P  w1   P  w2   P  w3   P  w4   P  w6  
good apples and four apples are drawn one by one
without replacement. Let the random variable X 1 1 1 1 1
 1      
denote the number of rotten apples. If  and  2  2 4 8 16 64 
represent mean and variance of X , respectively, then 32  16  8  4  1 3
 1 
10   2   2  is equal to (JEE Main 2023) 64 64
(a) 20 (b) 250 63. If an unbiased die, marked with -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3 on its
(c) 25 (d) 30 faces, is through five times, then the probability that
Ans. (a) the product of the outcomes is positive, is:
Sol. (JEE Main 2023)
xi pi pi xi 881 521
pi xi 2 (a) (b)
2592 2592
0 1 0 0
440 27
6 (c) (d)
2592 288
1 1 1 1 Ans. (b)
2 2 2 Sol. Either all outcomes are positive or any two are
2 3 6 12 negative
10 10 10  p  x  r   n Cr p r q n  r 
3 1 1 9 3 1
30 10 30 Now, p  P  positive   
6 2
6
X   xi pi    (Mean  2   pi xi 2  X 2 ) 2 1
q  p  negative   
2 6 3
1 12 9 Required probability
 2  2  9     2
2 10 30 1
5
1 1
2
1  1
3 4 1

 5C5    5 C2      5C4    
10   
2 2
  20 5 3 2 3  2
62. Let S   w1 , w2 ,... be the sample space associated to a 
521
P  wn  1 2592
random experiment. Let P  wn   ,n  2 .  Option (b) is correct
2 64. A bag contains 6 balls. Two balls are drawn from it at
Let A  2k  3l; k , l   and B  wn ; n  A . Then random and both are found to be black. The
P  B  is equal to (JEE Main 2023) probability that the bag contains at least 5 black balls
is (JEE Main 2023)
3 3 5 2
(a) (b) (a) (b)
32 64 7 7
1 1 3 5
(c) (d) (c) (d)
16 32 7 6
Ans. (b) Ans. (a)
PROBABILITY 18
5
C2  6 C 2 n  A  5  4  3  2  1  15
Sol.
C 2  3 C2  4 C 2  5 C 2  8 C 2 n B  9
2

10  15 n C   9

1  3  6  10  15
n  A  B   C    A  C    B  C 
25 5
    3  2  1  0  6
35 7
65. In a binomial distribution B  n, p  , the sum and 67. A pair of dice is thrown 5 times. For each throw, a
total of 5 is considered a success. If the probability of
product of the mean & variance are 5 and 6
k
respectively, then find 6  n  p  q  is equal to: at least 4 successes is 11 , then k is equal to
3
(JEE Main 2023) (JEE Main 2023)
(a) 51 (b) 52 (a) 82 (b) 123
(c) 53 (d) 50 (c) 75 (d) 164
Ans. (b) Ans. (b)
Sol. np  npq  5, np  npq  6 1
Sol. Probability of success   p
np 1  q   5, n 2 p 2 q  6 9
n 2 p 2 1  q   25, n2 p 2 q  6 8
2
Probability of failure  q 
9
6
1  q   25
2
P(at least 4 success) = P(4 success)
q + P(5 success)
6q 2  12q  6  25q 41 123
 5C4 p 4 q  5 C5 p 5  10  11
6q 2  9 q  4q  6  0 3 3
k  123
 3q  2  2q  3  0 68. Three dice are rolled. If the probability of getting
2 3 2 p
q , , q  is accepted different number on the three dice is , where p and
3 2 3 q
1 1 1 2 q are co-prime, then q  p is equal to
p   n  n   5
3 3 3 3 (JEE Main 2023)
3n  2n (a) 2 (b) 3
5
9 (c) 1 (d) 4
n9 Ans. (d)
 1 2 Sol. Total number of ways  63  216
So 6  n  p  q   6  9     52
 3 3 Favourable outcomes 6 p3  120
66. Two dice are thrown independently. Let A be the 120 5
 Probability  
event that the number appeared on the 1st die is less 216 9
than the number appeared on the 2nd die, B be the  p  5, q  9
event that the number appeared on the 1st die is even
and that on the second die is odd, and C be the event q p  4
that the number appeared on the 1st die is odd and that 69. In a bolt factory, machines A, B and C manufacture
on the 2nd is even. Then (JEE Main 2023) respectively 20%,30% and 50% of the total bolts. Of
(a) the number of favourable cases of the event their output 3, 4 and 2 percent are respectively
 A  B   C is 6 defective bolts. A bolt is drawn at random from the
(b) A and B are mutually exchusive product. If the bolt drawn is found the defective, then
(c) The number of favourable cases of the events A, B the probability that it is manufactured by the machine
C is (JEE Main 2023)
and C are 15, 6 and 6
3 5
(d) B and C are independent (a) (b)
Ans. (a) 7 14
Sol. A : no. on 1st die < no. on 2nd die 2 9
(c) (d)
A : no. on 1st die = even & no. on 2nd die = odd 7 28
C : no. on 1st die = odd & no. on 2nd die = even Ans. (b)
C  0.5  0.02
Sol. P   
D
  0.2  0.03  0.3  0.04  0.5  0.02
PROBABILITY 19

5 1
16
 P  16 C2   
14 2
70. If the probability that the random variable X takes
16.15 1 15
values x is given by   15  13
2 2 2
P  X  x   k  x  1 3 x , x  0,1, 2,3,..., where k is
60
constant, then P  X  2  is equal to  15  k  60
2

7
(JEE Main 2023)
7
 
73. Let S  M   aij  , aij  0,1, 2 ,1  i, j  2 be a
(a) (b) sample space and A   M  S : M is invertible be an
27 18
11 20 event. Then P  A is equal to (JEE Main 2023)
(c) (d)
18 27 50 47
Ans. (a) (a) (b)
81 81
Sol.  P  1  k 1  2.31  3.32  ...  1 49 16
(c) (d)
4 81 27
k
9 Ans. (a)
Now, P  X  2   1  P  X  0   P  X  1 a b 
Sol. M   , where a, b, c, d  0,1, 2
 2k  7 c d 
 1  k   
 3  27 n  s   34  81
71. Let N denote the sum of the numbers obtained when We first bound p  A 
two dice are rolled. If the probability that 2 N  N ! is
m  0  ad  bc
m
, where m and n are coprime, then 4m  3n is
ad  bc  0  no. of  a, b, c, d    32  22   25
2
n
equal to (JEE Main 2023) ad  bc  1  no. of  a, b, c, d   12  1
(a) 6 (b) 8
(c) 10 (d) 12 ad  bc  2  no. of  a, b, c, d   22  4
Ans. (b) ad  bc  4  no. of  a, b, c, d   12  1
Sol. N  Sum of the numbers when two dice are rolled
31 50
such that 2 N  N ! P  A   P  A 
 4  N  12 81 81
74. A coin is biased so that the head is 3 times as likely to
Probability that 2 N  N ! occur as tail. This coin is tossed until a head or three
1 2 3 1 tails occur. If X denotes the number of tosses the
Now P  N  2   P  N  3    
36 36 36 2 coin, then the mean of X is (JEE Main 2023)
1 11 m 21 15
Required probability  1    (a) (b)
12 12 n 16 16
4m  3n  8 81 37
(c) (d)
72. Let a die be rolled n times. Let the probability of 64 16
getting odd numbers seven times be equal to the Ans. (a)
probability of getting odd numbers nine times. If the 3
k Sol. P  H  
probability of getting even number twice is 15 , then 4
2 1
k is equal to (JEE Main 2023) P T  
4
(a) 60 (b) 15
(c) 90 (d) 30 X 1 2 3
Ans. (a)
Sol. P(odd number 7 times) = P(odd number 9 times) P X  3 1 3
1 1 3
3 2

    
7 n 7 9 n 9 4 4 4
4 4 4
1 1 1 1
n
C7      n C9    
2 2 2 2 3 3  1 3 
Mean X    3   
n
C7  n C9 4 8  64 64 
 n  16
Required
PROBABILITY 20

3 3 3 1
   P  E1  
4 8 16 4
7 E2 : non-smokers
 3 
 16  3
P  E2  
21 4

16 E : diagnosed with lung cancer
75. The random variable X follows binomial distribution  E  27
P  
B  n, p  , for which the difference of the mean and the  E1  28
variance is 1. If 2 P  X  2   3P  X  1 , then  E  1
P  
n P  X  1 is equal to
2
(JEE Main 2023)  E2  28
(a) 11 (b) 16 E
(c) 12 (d) 15 P  E1  P  
Ans. (a)
E 
P 1    E1 
Sol. np  mpq  1 E PE
 np 2  1 1 27

4 28 37 9
n
2 C2 p q2 n 2
 3 C1 pq
n n 1
  
1 27 3 1 30 10
 np  p  3q  q  1  p    
4 28 4 28
1 78. A bag contains six balls of different colours. Two balls
 p are drawn in succession with replacement. The
2
Hence n  4 probability that both the balls are of the same colour is
p. Next four balls are drawn in succession with
P  x  1  1   P  x  0   p  x  1  replacement and the probability that exactly three balls
 are of the same colours is q. If p : q  m : n , where m
 1   1   11
4 1 3
1
 1   4 C0    4 C1       and n are coprime, then m  n is equal to _____.
 2  2   2   16
 (JEE Main 2023)
76. A bag contains 6 white and 4 black balls. A die is Ans. (14.00)
rolled once and the number of balls equal to the 6
C1 1
number obtained on the die are drawn from the bag at Sol. p  
random. The probability that all the balls drawn are 6 6 6
white is (JEE Main 2023) 6
C  5C1  4 5
q 1 
1 1 6  6  6  6 54
(a) (b)
4 5  p : q  9 : 5  m  n  14
11 9 79. Let A be the event that the absolute difference
(c) (d)
50 50 between two randomly chosen real numbers in the
Ans. (b) sample space  0, 60 is less than or equal to a . If
6 W 11
Sol. P  A  , then a is equal to ____.
4 R 36
(JEE Main 2023)
1  6 C1 6 C2 6
C 6
C 6
C 6
C 
  10  10  10 3  10 4  10 5  10 6  Ans. (10.00)
6  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6  Sol. x  y  a   a  x  y  a
1  126  70  35  15  5  1  42 1  x  y  a and x  y  a
   
6 210  210 5
77. 25% of the population are smokers. A smoker has 27
times more chances to develop lung cancer then a non-
smoker. A person is diagnosed with lung cancer and
k
the probability that this person is a smoker is .
10
Then the value of k is _____. (JEE Main 2023)
Ans. (9.00)
Sol. E1 : Smokers
PROBABILITY 21
2
n 1 1  n 1  1   n 1 
Sol. Mean  1. 2    3    ....
n n n  n  n 
n  n 1   
2
1 1
  1  2    3   ..... 
9  n  n
    n 
2
n  n  1  1   n 1  n
2
 1    
 n   n  1
2
9  n  n 
n n
  n  10
9 n 1

ar  OACDEG 
P  A 
OBDF
ar  OBDF   ar  ABC   ar  EFG 

ar  OBDF 
1 1
 60   60  a    60  a 
2 2 2

11 2 2
 
36 3600
 1100  3600   60  a 
2

  60  a   2500
2

 60  a  50
 a  10
80. Let the probability of getting head for a biased coin be
1
. It is tossed repeatedly until a head appears. Let N
4
be the number of tosses required. If the probability that
p
the equation 64 x 2  5 Nx  1  0 has no real root is ,
q
where p and q are co-prime, then q  p is equal to
____. (JEE Main 2023)
Ans. (27.00)
Sol. 64 x 2  5Nx  1  0
D  25 N 2  256  0
256
 N2 
25
16
N
5
 N  1, 2, 3
1 3 1 3 3 1 37
 Probability       
4 4 4 4 4 4 64
 q  p  27
81. A fair n  n  1 faces die is rolled repeatedly until a
number less than n appears. If the mean of the
n
number of 9n tosses required is , then n is equal
9
to (JEE Main 2023)
Ans. (10.00)