Multiple choice question

Subject-Engineering Mathematics-III
Unit-IV Probability

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((QUESTION)) If two dice are thrown then probability of getting sore 10 is

((OPTION_A)) 1/12

((OPTION_B)) 1/6

((OPTION_C)) 1/5

((OPTION_D)) 2/3

((CORRECT_C A
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) A card id drawn from well shuffled pack of 52 cards then the probability of
getting a club card is

((OPTION_A)) ¼

((OPTION_B)) ¾

((OPTION_C)) 1/3

((OPTION_D)) ½

((CORRECT_C A
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) Two die are thrown then probability of getting a score at least 10 is

((OPTION_A)) 1/12

((OPTION_B)) 5/6

((OPTION_C)) ¼

((OPTION_D)) 1/6

((CORRECT_C D
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) Two dice are thrown then the probability of getting total score is a prime
number is

((OPTION_A)) 1/6

((OPTION_B)) 5/12

((OPTION_C)) ½

((OPTION_D)) 5/36

((CORRECT_C B
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) Two cards are drawn from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards ,then the
probability that both cards are spade is

((OPTION_A)) 1/26

((OPTION_B)) ¼

((OPTION_C)) 1/17

((OPTION_D)) 1/13

((CORRECT_C C
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) A card id drawn from well shuffled pack of 52 cards then the probability of
getting a Queen of club or king of hearts is

((OPTION_A)) 1/52

((OPTION_B)) 1/26

((OPTION_C)) 1/18

((OPTION_D)) 1/12

((CORRECT_C B
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) Two cards are drawn from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards .If the first card
drawn is replaced then the probability that both cards are kings is

((OPTION_A)) 1/15

((OPTION_B)) 1/442

((OPTION_C)) 1/169

((OPTION_D)) 2/221

((CORRECT_C C
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) Two cards are drawn from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards .If the first card
drawn is not replaced then the probability that both cards are kings is

((OPTION_A)) 1/221

((OPTION_B)) 1/17

((OPTION_C)) 1/15

((OPTION_D)) 2/221

((CORRECT_C A
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) If A and B are two events such that p(A)=0.4 , =0.7 , =0.2
then p(B) is

((OPTION_A)) 0.1

((OPTION_B)) 0.3

((OPTION_C)) 0.7

((OPTION_D)) 0.5

((CORRECT_C D
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) If A and B are nay two mutually exclusive events such that p(A) =0.4, p(B)=0.2
then is

((OPTION_A)) 0.8

((OPTION_B)) 0.4

((OPTION_C)) 0.6

((OPTION_D)) 0.7

((CORRECT_C C
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) A ball is drawn from a box containing 6 red balls ,4 white balls and 5 black balls
.the probability that it is not red ball is

((OPTION_A)) 4/15

((OPTION_B)) 1/3

((OPTION_C)) 2/5

((OPTION_D)) 3/5

((CORRECT_C D
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) The probability of drawing a white ball from a bag containing 3 black and 4
white balls is

((OPTION_A)) 3/7

((OPTION_B)) 4/7

((OPTION_C)) 1/7

((OPTION_D)) 2/7

((CORRECT_C B
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) The chances to fail in physics are 20% and the chances to fail in mathematics
are 10% then the chances to fail in at least one subject is

((OPTION_A)) 28%

((OPTION_B)) 38%

((OPTION_C)) 52%

((OPTION_D)) 62%

((CORRECT_C A
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) Probability that a leap year selected at random is 53 Sunday is

((OPTION_A)) 1/7

((OPTION_B)) 6/7

((OPTION_C)) 3/7

((OPTION_D)) 2/7

((CORRECT_C D
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) Probability that a non leap year has 53 Sunday is

((OPTION_A)) 6/7

((OPTION_B)) 1/7

((OPTION_C)) 3/7

((OPTION_D)) 2/7

((CORRECT_C B
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) Three coins are tossed simultaneously ,the probability of getting at most two
head is

((OPTION_A)) 7/8

((OPTION_B)) 3/8

((OPTION_C)) 5/8

((OPTION_D)) 1/8

((CORRECT_C A
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) In a simultaneous throw of three coins the probability of getting at least two
tails is

((OPTION_A)) 1/8

((OPTION_B)) 1/4

((OPTION_C)) 1/2

((OPTION_D)) 1/3

((CORRECT_C C
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) If A and B are independent event such that p(A) =1/2 ,P(B)= 1/5 then
is

((OPTION_A)) 1/15

((OPTION_B)) 1/5

((OPTION_C)) 2/5

((OPTION_D)) 1/10

((CORRECT_C D
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) If A and B are independent event such that p(A) =1/2 ,P(B)= 1/3 then
is

((OPTION_A)) 3/5

((OPTION_B)) 2/3

((OPTION_C)) 1/6

((OPTION_D)) 1/3

((CORRECT_C B
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) A problem of statistics is given to three students A,B,C whose chances of soling
it is ½ ,1/3 and ¼ respectively .The probability that all of them solved the
problem is

((OPTION_A)) 1/8

((OPTION_B)) 1/24

((OPTION_C)) 1/12

((OPTION_D)) 1/6

((CORRECT_C B
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) A probability that A can solve the problem is 2/3 and B can solve a problem is
3/4 .If both attempt the problem then the probability that the problem get
solved is

((OPTION_A)) 11/12

((OPTION_B)) 7/12

((OPTION_C)) 5/12

((OPTION_D)) 9/12

((CORRECT_C A
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) If A and B are two events with p(A)=1/2 , p(B)=1/3 and =1/4 then
p(A|B) is

((OPTION_A)) 1/3

((OPTION_B)) ¾

((OPTION_C)) ¼

((OPTION_D)) 2/3

((CORRECT_C B
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) If A and B are two events with p(A)=1/4 , p(B)=1/3 and =1/4 then
p(A|B) is

((OPTION_A)) 1/2

((OPTION_B)) 3/4

((OPTION_C)) 2/3

((OPTION_D)) 1/4

((CORRECT_C D
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) Three coins are tossed together ,x the random variable which denote
the number of heads with distribution give
X 0 1 2 3

P(x) 1/8 3/8 3/8 1/8

The mathematical expectation E(x) is

((OPTION_A)) 35/95

((OPTION_B)) 38/95

((OPTION_C)) 42/95

((OPTION_D)) 36/95

((CORRECT_C B
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) The probability distribution of x is

X 0 1 2 3

P(x) 1/10 1/5 3/10 2/5

The mathematical expectation E(x) is

((OPTION_A)) 2

((OPTION_B)) 3

((OPTION_C)) 5

((OPTION_D)) 7

((CORRECT_C B
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) If x is random variable with distribution given below

X 0 1 2 3
P(x) K 3K 3K K
The value of k is

((OPTION_A)) ¼

((OPTION_B)) 1/6

((OPTION_C)) 1/8

((OPTION_D)) 2/3
((CORRECT_C C
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) In Binomial distribution probability of r successes in n trial is (p is probability of

success and probability of failure in a single trial is q )

((OPTION_A)) p r q nr
((OPTION_B)) nCr p r q n r

((OPTION_C)) nCr p r q nr

((OPTION_D)) rCn p n q nr

((CORRECT_C B
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) Mean of binomial distribution is

((OPTION_A)) nq

((OPTION_B)) n2q

((OPTION_C)) npq

((OPTION_D)) Np

((CORRECT_C D
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) Variance of binomial distribution is

((OPTION_A)) npq

((OPTION_B)) np

((OPTION_C)) np2q

((OPTION_D)) npq2

((CORRECT_C A
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) Standard deviation of binomial distribution is

((OPTION_A)) pq
((OPTION_B)) npq

((OPTION_C)) np

((OPTION_D)) np

((CORRECT_C B
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) An unbiased coin is thrown five times. Probability of getting three heads is

((OPTION_A)) 1/16

((OPTION_B)) 3/16

((OPTION_C)) 5/16

((OPTION_D)) 5/8

((CORRECT_C C
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) 20% bolts produced by machine are defective. The probability that out of three
bolts chosen at random ,one is defective is

((OPTION_A)) 0.384

((OPTION_B)) 0.9728

((OPTION_C)) 0.5069

((OPTION_D)) 0.6325

((CORRECT_C A
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) Probability of man now aged 60 years will live upto 70 years of age is 0.65.The
probability that out of 10 men 60 years old 2 will live up to 70 is

((OPTION_A)) 0.5

((OPTION_B)) 0.002281

((OPTION_C)) 0.003281

((OPTION_D)) 0.004281

((CORRECT_C D
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) The probability of person hit the target in shooting practice is 0.3. If he shoots
10 times the probability that he hits the target is

((OPTION_A)) 1

((OPTION_B)) 1-(0.7)10

((OPTION_C)) (0.7)10

((OPTION_D)) (0.3)10

((CORRECT_C B
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) An unbiased coin tossed five times . The probability of getting at least one
head is

((OPTION_A)) 1/32

((OPTION_B)) 31/32

((OPTION_C)) 16/32

((OPTION_D)) 13/32

((CORRECT_C B
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) A box contains 100 bulbs out of which 10 are defective. A sample of 5 bulbs is
drawn. The probability that none is defective is

((OPTION_A)) (1/10)5

((OPTION_B)) (1/2)5

((OPTION_C)) (9/10)5

((OPTION_D)) 9/10

((CORRECT_C C
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) On an average a packet containing 10 blades is likely to have two defective

blades. In a box containing 100 packets number of packets expected to contain
less than two defective blades is

((OPTION_A)) 38

((OPTION_B)) 52

((OPTION_C)) 26

((OPTION_D)) 47

((CORRECT_C A
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) Out of 2000 families with 4 children each, the number of families you would
expect t o have no girls is,

P=probability of having a boy =1/2

q=probability of having a girl = 1-1/2= 1/2

((OPTION_A)) 300

((OPTION_B)) 150

((OPTION_C)) 200

((OPTION_D)) 125

((CORRECT_C D
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) In a 100 set of 10 tosses of a coin the number of cases you expect 7 heads and
3 tails is

((OPTION_A)) 8

((OPTION_B)) 12

((OPTION_C)) 15

((OPTION_D)) 17

((CORRECT_C B
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) 20% of Bolts produced by machine is are defective. The mean and
standard deviation of defective bolts in total of 900 bolts are
respectively

((OPTION_A)) 180 and 12

((OPTION_B)) 12 and 180

((OPTION_C)) 90 and 12

((OPTION_D)) 9 and 81

((CORRECT_C A
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) The mean and variance of probability distribution are 5/4 and 15/16

Respectively. Probability of success in a single trial p is equal to

((OPTION_A)) ½

((OPTION_B)) 15/16

((OPTION_C)) ¼

((OPTION_D)) ¾

((CORRECT_C C
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) The mean and variance of binomial probability distribution are 6 and 4
respectively. Number of trials n is given by

((OPTION_A)) 14

((OPTION_B)) 10

((OPTION_C)) 12

((OPTION_D)) 18

((CORRECT_C D
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) The mean and variance of binomial probability distribution are 36 and 3
respectively. Number of trials n is given by

((OPTION_A)) 42

((OPTION_B)) 36

((OPTION_C)) 48

((OPTION_D)) 24

((CORRECT_C C
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) The mean and variance of binomial probability distribution are 6 and 2
respectively. Then p(r≥2) is

((OPTION_A)) 0.66

((OPTION_B)) 0.88

((OPTION_C)) 0.77

((OPTION_D)) 0.99

((CORRECT_C D
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) If x follows the binomial distribution with parameter n=6 and p such that
9p(x=4)=p(x=2) then p is equal to

((OPTION_A)) ¼

((OPTION_B)) 1/3

((OPTION_C)) ¾

((OPTION_D)) 2/3

((CORRECT_C A
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) If x follows the binomial distribution with p =1/2 such that p(x=6)=p(x=8) then
parameter n is equal to

((OPTION_A)) 10

((OPTION_B)) 14

((OPTION_C)) 12

((OPTION_D)) 7

((CORRECT_C D
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) If x follows the binomial distribution with p =1/2 such that p(x=4)=p(x=5) then
p(x=2) is

((OPTION_A)) 7C1 (1/2)7

((OPTION_B)) 11C2 (1/2)11

((OPTION_C)) 10C2 (1/2)10

((OPTION_D)) 9C2 (1/2)9

((CORRECT_C D
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) The mean and variance of binomial probability distribution are 1 and 2/3
respectively. Then p(r<1)is

((OPTION_A)) 4/27

((OPTION_B)) 8/27

((OPTION_C)) 5/27

((OPTION_D)) 1/27

((CORRECT_C B
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) In a binomial probability distribution the probability of getting success is ¼ and

standard deviation is 3. Then its mean is

((OPTION_A)) 6

((OPTION_B)) 8

((OPTION_C)) 12

((OPTION_D)) 10

((CORRECT_C C
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) A dice is thrown 10 times. If getting even number is considered as success,

then the probability of getting successes is

((OPTION_A)) 10C4 (1/2)10

((OPTION_B)) 10C4 (1/2)4

((OPTION_C)) 10C4 (1/2)8

((OPTION_D)) 10C4 (1/2)6

((CORRECT_C A
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) A fair coin is tossed n number of times. In a binomial probability distribution if

the probability of getting 7 heads is equal to that of getting 9 then n is equal to

((OPTION_A)) 7

((OPTION_B)) 2

((OPTION_C)) 9

((OPTION_D)) 16

((CORRECT_C D
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) A throw is made with two dice. The Probability of getting a source of 10
points is

((OPTION_A))

((OPTION_B))

((OPTION_C))

((OPTION_D))

((CORRECT_C A
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) A throw is made with two dice . The probability of getting a source of at
least 10 points is

((OPTION_A))

((OPTION_B))

((OPTION_C))

((OPTION_D))

((CORRECT_C B
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) Probability that a leap year selected at random will contain 53 Sunday is

((OPTION_A))

((OPTION_B))

((OPTION_C))

((OPTION_D))

((CORRECT_C D
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) Two cards are drawn from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards. If the first
card drawn is replaced, probability that they are kings is
((OPTION_A))

((OPTION_B))

((OPTION_C))

((OPTION_D))

((CORRECT_C C
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) A ball is drawn from a box containing 6 red balls, 4 white balls and 5
black balls. Determine the probability that it is not red is

((OPTION_A))

((OPTION_B))

((OPTION_C))

((OPTION_D))

((CORRECT_C C
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) Three coins are tossed simultaneously. The probability of getting at least
two head is

((OPTION_A))

((OPTION_B))

((OPTION_C))

((OPTION_D))

((CORRECT_C A
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) Three six married couples in a room. If two persons are chosen at random ,
the probability that they are of different sex is

((OPTION_A))

((OPTION_B))

((OPTION_C))

((OPTION_D))

((CORRECT_C D
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) In binomial Probability distribution, Probability of r successes in n trials is

( where p probability of successes and q probability of failure in a single
trial)
((OPTION_A))

((OPTION_B))

((OPTION_C))

((OPTION_D))

((CORRECT_C C
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) Mean and variance of binomial Probability distribution is

((OPTION_A)) np and npq

((OPTION_B)) n and np

((OPTION_C)) pq and nq

((OPTION_D)) n and p

((CORRECT_C A
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) An unbiased coin is thrown five times. Probability of getting three heads is

((OPTION_A))

((OPTION_B))

((OPTION_C))

((OPTION_D))

((CORRECT_C C
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) In a Poisson’s distribution if n=100, p=0.01, p(r=0) is given by

((OPTION_A))

((OPTION_B))

((OPTION_C))

((OPTION_D))

((CORRECT_C A
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) In a Poisson’s distribution if n=100, p=0.02, P(r=1) is given by

((OPTION_A))

((OPTION_B))

((OPTION_C))

((OPTION_D))

((CORRECT_C B
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) X is distributed normally. The mean of X is 15 and standard deviation 3.
Given that for Z=1, A = 0.3413, p(X is given by

((OPTION_A)) 0.1587

((OPTION_B)) 0.4231
((OPTION_C)) 0.2231
((OPTION_D)) 0.3413

((CORRECT_C A
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) If z=np where n is number of trials which is very large and p is

probability of success which is very small then the poisson
probability distribution p(r) for r successes is
((OPTION_A)) ez z
r!
((OPTION_B)) e z z
r!

((OPTION_C)) e z z r
r!

((OPTION_D)) ez zr
r!
((CORRECT_C C
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) In a poisson probability distribution if n=100 ,p=0.01, p(r=0) is given by

((OPTION_A)) 1/e

((OPTION_B)) 2/e

((OPTION_C)) 3/e

((OPTION_D)) 4/e

((CORRECT_C A
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) In a poisson probability distribution if n=100 ,p=0.01, p(r=1) is given by

((OPTION_A)) 1/e2

((OPTION_B)) 2/e2

((OPTION_C)) 3/e

((OPTION_D)) 1/e

((CORRECT_C B
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) For a tabular data

X 0 1 2 3
F 2 4 6 8
Poisson fit p(r) is given by

((OPTION_A)) e 1 2r
r!
((OPTION_B)) e 2 2r
r!

((OPTION_C)) e 1 23
r!

((OPTION_D)) e 3 3r
r!
((CORRECT_C B
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) In a poisson probability distribution p(r=1)=2p(r=2) then p(r=3) is given by

((OPTION_A)) 1/6e

((OPTION_B)) 2/3e

((OPTION_C)) 1/8e

((OPTION_D)) 1/9e

((CORRECT_C A
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) In a poisson probability distribution 3p(r=4)=p(r=5) then p(r=6) is given by

((OPTION_A)) e12 (12)6

6!

((OPTION_B)) e18 (18)6

6!

((OPTION_C)) e15 (15)6

6!

((OPTION_D)) e10 (10)6

6!
((CORRECT_C C
HOICE))
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((QUESTION)) Number of road accident on a highway during a month follows a poisson

distribution with mean 2. Probability that in a certain month number of
accidents on the highway will be equal to 2 is

((OPTION_A)) 0.354

((OPTION_B)) 0.2707

((OPTION_C)) 0.435

((OPTION_D)) 0.521

((CORRECT_C B
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) Between 2 pm to 3pm the average number of phone calls per minute coming
into company are 2.Using poisson probability distribution ,the probability that
one particular minute there will be no phone call at all , is given by

((OPTION_A)) 0.354

((OPTION_B)) 0.356

((OPTION_C)) 0.135

((OPTION_D)) 0.457

((CORRECT_C A
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) Average number of phone calls per minute coming in to company are 3 during
certain period. These calls follows poisson probability distribution. Probability
that one particular minute there is less than two calls, is given by

((OPTION_A)) 0.299

((OPTION_B)) 0.333

((OPTION_C)) 0.444

((OPTION_D)) 0.199

((CORRECT_C C
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) In certain factory turning out razor blades , there is small chance of
1/500 for any blade to be defective. The blades are supplied in a
packets of 10, Using poisson distribution the probability that a packet
contain one defective blade is
((OPTION_A)) 0.0196

((OPTION_B)) 0.0396

((OPTION_C)) 0.0596

((OPTION_D)) 0.0496

((CORRECT_C D
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) The probability density function of normal variable s with mean µ and variance
σ2 is

((OPTION_A)) ( x ) 2
1
f ( x)  e 2
 2
((OPTION_B)) 1 ( x2 )
2

f ( x)  e
2

((OPTION_C))  ( x   )2
1
f ( x)  e 2 2

 2
((OPTION_D)) ( x   )2

f ( x)  e 2

((CORRECT_C C
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) X is normally distributed. The mean of X is 15 and standard deviation 3. Given

that z=1,A=0.3413,p(X≥18) is given by

((OPTION_A)) 0.1587

((OPTION_B)) 0.4231

((OPTION_C)) 0.2231

((OPTION_D)) 0.3413

((CORRECT_C A
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) X is normally distributed. The mean of X is 15 and standard deviation 3. Given

that z=1,A=0.3413,p(X≥12) is given by

((OPTION_A)) 0.6587

((OPTION_B)) 0.8413

((OPTION_C)) 0.9413

((OPTION_D)) 0.7083

((CORRECT_C B
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) X is normally distributed. The mean of X is 15 and standard deviation 3. Given

that z=1.666, A=0.3413, p(0≤X≤10) is given by

((OPTION_A)) 0.0585

((OPTION_B)) 0.0673

((OPTION_C)) 0.0485

((OPTION_D)) 0.1235

((CORRECT_C C
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) In a sample of 1000 candidates , the mean of certain test is 14 and standard
deviation is 2.5 .Assuming normal distribution, the probability of candidate
getting less than eight marks is

Area : Z=2.4 is 0.4918

((OPTION_A)) 0.0054

((OPTION_B)) 0.0075

((OPTION_C)) 0.0083

((OPTION_D)) 0.0035

((CORRECT_C C
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) In a certain examination test 10000 students appeared in a subject of

mathematics. Average marks obtained were 50% with standard deviation 5%.
Marks are normally distributed, number of students expected to get more than
60% marks is equal to

(Z=2, A=.4772)

((OPTION_A)) 200

((OPTION_B)) 300

((OPTION_C)) 325

((OPTION_D)) 228

((CORRECT_C D
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) 200 digits are chosen at random fro a set of tables. The frequancies of digits are
as follows :

X 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Y 18 19 23 21 16 25 22 20 21 15
The expected frequency and degree of freedom for uniform distribution is

((OPTION_A)) 20 and 10

((OPTION_B)) 21 and 9

((OPTION_C)) 20 1nd 9

((OPTION_D)) 15 and 8

((CORRECT_C C
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) In experiment of pea breeding , the observed frequencies are 222, 120,32,150
and expected frequencies are 323, 81,81,40 then  32 has the value

((OPTION_A)) 382.502

((OPTION_B)) 380.50

((OPTION_C)) 429.59

((OPTION_D)) 303.82

((CORRECT_C A
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) If observed frequencies O1,O2,O3 are 5, 10 ,15 and expected frequencies e1,e2,e3
are each to 10. Then  22 has the value

((OPTION_A)) 20

((OPTION_B)) 10

((OPTION_C)) 15

((OPTION_D)) 5

((CORRECT_C D
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) A coin is tossed 160 times and the following are expected and observed
frequencies for the number of heads

no. of heads 0 1 2 3 4
Observed 17 52 54 31 6
freq
Expected 10 40 60 40 10
Freq
Then  42

((OPTION_A)) 12.72

((OPTION_B)) 9.49

((OPTION_C)) 12.8

((OPTION_D)) 9.00

((CORRECT_C A
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)
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((QUESTION)) A sample analysis of exam result of 500 students was made. The observed
frequencies are 220, 170, 90, 20 and the number are in the ratio 4:3:2:1 for the
various categories. Then the expected frequencies are

((OPTION_A)) 150, 150, 50 ,25

((OPTION_B)) 200,100, 50 ,10

((OPTION_C)) 200 , 150, 100 , 50

((OPTION_D)) 400 ,300 ,200 ,100

((CORRECT_C C
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)

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((QUESTION)) A sample analysis of exam result of 500 students was made. The observed
frequencies are 222, 120, 32, 150 and the number are in the ratio 8:2:2:1 for the
various categories. Then the expected frequencies are

((OPTION_A)) 323 ,81 ,40 ,81

((OPTION_B)) 81,323 ,40 ,81

((OPTION_C)) 323, 81 ,81 ,40

((OPTION_D)) 433 ,81 ,81 ,35

((CORRECT_C C
HOICE))
(A/B/C/D)