P( A ) + P( B) − 1

CHAPTER TEST 1. A bag contains n + 1 coins. It is known that one of (a) P( A / B) ≥ , P( B) ≠ 0 is always true
these coins shows heads on both sides, whereas the P( B)
other coins are fair. Once coin is selected at random (b) P ( A ∩ B ) = P( A ) − P ( A ∩ B)
and tossed. If the probability that toss results in (c) P( A ∪ B) = 1 − ( Ac ) ⋅ P( B c ), if A and B are independent
7 (d) P( A ∪ B) = 1 − P( Ac ) ⋅ P( B c ), if A and B are disjoint
heads in , then the value of n is
12
(a) 3 (b) 4 Passage for Q. Nos. 9 to 11
(c) 5 (d) None of these Ajay plays a game against an electronic machine. At each
round the deposits one rupee in a slot and then flips a coin
2. The least number of times a fair coin must be tossed which has probability p of sowing a head. If head comes,
so that the probability of getting atleast one head is he gets back the rupee he deposited and one more rupee
0.8, is from the machine. If tail shows he loses his coin. Suppose
(a) 7 (b) 6 he started with 10 one rupee coin. Assume q as the
(c) 5 (d) 3 probable event of getting a tail. Now, attempt the following
3. Three numbers are selected at random without questions.
replacement from the set of numbers {1, 2, …, n}. The 9. The probability that Ajay is left with no money by the
conditional probability that the third number lies tenth round or earlier is
between the first two, if the first number is known to be 10
smaller than the second, is (a) q 10 (b) ∑ 10C r prq 10 + r
1 1 r =1
(a) (b) (c) pq 9 (d) (1 − p10 )
6 3
1
(c) (d) None of these 10. The probability that his money will end up exactly in the
2
twelfth round is
4. Four numbers are multiplied together. Then, the (a) q 12 (b) 1 − p12 (c) 10C1 pq 11 (d) 12C 2 p2 q 10
probability that the product will be divisible by 5 or 10,
is 11. The probability that he is left with no money by the 14th
369 399 round or earlier is
(a) (b)
625 625 (a) q 10 (1 + 10 pq + 45 p2 q 2 )
(c)
123
(d)
133 (b) q 14 ( p2q + 36 pq + 7 )
625 625 (c) q 12 + 3 pq 12 + 3 p13 + p12
5. If the independent A and B are such that 0 < P ( A) < 1 (d) 1 − C1 pq 11 −
10 10
C 2 p2 q 12
and 0 < P (B) < 1, then which of the following is false?
12. Match the statement of Column I with values of Column
(a) A and B are mutually exclusive
II.
(b) A and B independent A bag contains some white and some black balls, all
(c) A and B are independent combinations being equally likely. The total number of
 A  A balls in the bag is 12. Four balls are drawnat random
(d) P   + P   = 1
 B  B from the bag the at random without replacement. Now
match the entries from the following two columns.
6. If E1 and E2 are two events such that P(E1 ) = 1/ 4 ,
Column I Column II
P(E2 / E1 ) = 1/ 2 and P(E1 / E2 ) = 1/ 4, then
A. Probability that all the four balls are 14
(a) E1 and E 2 are independent p.
black is 33
(b) E1 and E 2 are exhaustive
(c) E 2 is twice as likely to occur as E1 B. If the bag contains 10 black and 2 1
q.
(d) probabilities of the events E1 ∩ E 2, E1 and E 2 are in GP white balls, then the probability that 5
all four balls are black is
7. If A and B are two events such that P(B) ≠ 1, Bc
C. If all the four balls are black, then the 70
denotes the event complementary to B, then r.
probability that the bag contains 10 429
P( A ) − P( A ∩ B)
(a) P( A / B c ) = black balls is
1 − P( B)
D. Probability that two balls are black 13
(b) P( A ∩ B) ≥ P( A ) + P( B) − 1 s.
and two are white, is 165
(c) P( A ) > < P( A / B) according as P( A / B c ) > < P( A )
(d) P( A / B c ) + P( A c / B c ) = 1 13. Out of 21 tickets consecutively numbered, three are
drawn at random. Find the probability that the numbers
8. For any two events A and B defined on a sample on them are in AP is a / b, then (14 a − b) is ……… .
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Answers
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (a,c,d) 7. (a,b, c,d) 8. (a,b,c)

9. (a) 10. (c) 11. (a) 12. A → q; B → p; C → r; D → q 13. (7)