Question Bank PT&PR1
Question Bank PT&PR1
Introduction To Probability
Q:1)A card is drawn from a pack of 50 cards numbered 1 to 50 . Find the probability of drawing
a number which is a square.(2m)
Q:2)Three coins are tossed once. Find the probability of getting at least 2 tails.(2m)
Q:3)Six boys and six girls sit in a row randomly. Find the probability that six girls sit
together.(2m).
Q:4) Show in how many ways 4 boys and 4 girls sit in a row if no boys or girls are allowed to sit
together.(3m)
Q:5)A single card is drawn from a 52 card deck.(3m)
What is the probability that the card is a king?
What is the probability that the card will be a 4 or smaller?
What is the probability that the card is a red five?
Q:6)A pair of dice is thrown Find the probability of getting 7 as sum ,if it is known that the
second dice always exhibits an odd number.(3m)
Q:7)A fair dice is rolled .Consider the events A={1,3,5} B={1,2} . Find P(A/B) and P(B/A).(3m)
Q:8)When two dice are thrown ,find the probability of getting the sums of 10 or11.(3m)
Q:9)If the probability of success is 1/50,how many trials are necessary in order that probability
of at least one success is greater than 1/2?(6m)
Q:6)The PDF of a random variable is given by fX(x)=3x2 , 0≤x≤1.Find value of K & α such that
1.P[X≤K]=1/2 and 2.P[X>α]=0.1 (6m)
Q:7)If X is uniformly distributed with pdf between (-1,3).Find P(X<0) (6m)
Q:8)In the month of September, on an average, rain falls on 10 days. Find the probability a)that
the rain will fall on just two days of a given week, (b)that in the first three days of a given week,
it rains and remaining four days it won’t rain(6m)
Q:9)Find the probability that in tossing a fair coin 5 times, there will appear a)3 heads, b)3heads
and 2 tails, c)not more than 1 tails.
Q:10)A family has 5 children .Find the probability that there are a)3 boys and 2 girls and b)fewer
girls than boys.(3m)
Q:11)If the probability of success is 1/50,how many trials are necessary in order that probability
of at least one success is greater than 1/2 ? (3m)
Q:12)Two discrete random variables X and Y have joint pmf given by the following table
X↓ Y→ 1 2 3
1 1/12 1/6 1/12
2 1/6 1/4 1/12
3 1/12 1/12 0
Compute probability of each of the following events: a)X≤1.5, b)XY even, c)Y is even given that
X is even.
Q:13)In an experiment the input X and output Y are given by the relation : Y=g(X)=X 3 /2. If X is
a random variable with probability density function f X(x) =1/4 ; 2≤x≤6
=0 ; otherwise
Then find the expected value of Y.
Q:14)Wrtite a short note on variance and its properties
Q:15)If X is uniformly distributed from –C to C .Calculate expected value and variance
Q:16)A random variable X denotes the outcome of throwing a fair dice. Find the mean and
variance.
Q:17)Define correlation and covariance function of a random variable. Also mention the
properties of covariance function of a random variable.
Q:18)Calculate Cov(X,Y) given that X and Y are the random variables as:
X=1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Y= 5 4 5 6 8 9 10 13 12
Q:19)
X↓ Y→ 1 2 3 4 5 6
0 1/36 3/36 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 4/36 4/36 4/36 4/36
2 0 0 1/36 3/36 5/36 7/36
Find COV(X,Y) and Correlation coefficient.
Q:20)
X→ 65 66 67 67 68 69 70 72
Y→ 67 68 65 68 72 72 69 71
Find Correlation Coefficient
Q:21)State chebyshev inequality.What is its significance?
Q:22)Find FY(y) and fY(y) given Y=aX+b
Q:23)Find FY(y) and fY(y) given Y=x2
Q:24)Write brief note Central Limit Theorem
Q:25)Let Y=X2.Find the pdf of Y if X is a random variable over (-1,3)