Set-1

Q. Blooms
Question CO
No. Level
A single card is taken from a deck of 52 cards.
a. What is the probability that the card is a jack?
1 b. That the card will be 5 or smaller? 1 L3
c. That the card is a red 10 [2 M+2M+1M]

In an experiment where the pointer on a wheel of chance is spun, the possible 1

outcomes are the numbers from 0 to 12 marked on the wheel. The sample space
2 consists of the numbers in the set { L1
0 < S ≤ 12}. If the random variable X is defined as X = X(s) = S 2, map the elements of
the random variable on the real axis and explain.
The Probability density function of a random variable X is given as 1 L3
x

3
f ( x )= 20

5.
{for 2≤ x ≤ 5
0 otherwise
Find Probability density function of a random variable Y=3X-

1 1 L3

4.
f
The joint pdf of X,Y is given by XY ( x , y )
{= 100
f ∨0< x <5∧0< y <5
0 otherwise
Find the value of k. find expected value of a. XY b. X 2Y c. (XY)2

Set-2
Blooms
Q. No. Question CO
Level
Consider two independent random variables X and Y. In two experiments, their 1
probabilities are given below. Find a. E[2X + 3Y] b. E[ 2X 2 – Y2] c. E[XY]
X 0 1

1 P(x) 1/3 2/3 L3

Y 1 0
P(y) 1/3 2/3
Two gaussian random variables X1 and X2 have zero means and variances σ 2x 1 = 4 and 1

σ 2x 2 = 9. Their covariance Cx1x2 =3. If X1 and X2 are linearly transformed to new

2 L1
variables Y1 and Y2 according to Y1 = X1 – 2X2 , Y2 = 3X1 + 4X2. Find mean, variance and
covariance of Y1 and Y2.
 Find a constant b>0, so that the function , given below is a valid pdf. 1 L3
1 3x
3
{
f ( x )= 10
e for 0 ≤ x ≤ b
0 otherwise

A gaussina random variable X with mean= 4, standard deviation =3 is generated. Find 1 L3

4
the probability of X ≤ 7.75. Write down the function and draw the graph

Set-3

Blooms
Q. No. Question CO
Level
Assume that the height of clouds σ x above the ground at some location is a gaussian 1
random variable X with mean value 2Km and σ x = 0.25km. Find the probability of
1 clouds higher than 2.5km. L3

The random variable X has the discrete variable in the set {-1,-0.5,0.7,1.5,3}. The 1
corresponding probabilities are assumed to be {0.1, 0.2, 0.1, 0.4,0.2}. Plot its
2 L1
distribution function and state whether it is a discrete or continuous distribution
function.
Let X be a random variable with probabilities as shown in Table then find E[X],E[X2] 1 L3
E[(2X+1)2] and variance of X.
3
X=xi -1 1 2
P(X=xi) 1/6 1/3 1/2
4 Find the variance of X for a uniform probability density function. 1 L3

Set-4

Blooms
Q. No. Question CO
Level
A letter is known as to have come form either TATANAGAR or CALCUTTA. On the 1
envelope, just two consecutive letters TA are visible. Find the probability that the
1 letters has come form CALCUTTA L3

What are characteristic and moment generating functions. Give the necessary 1
2 L1
equations for the nth order moments about the origin and about the mean.
Let X be a random variable with probabilities as shown in Table then find E[X],E[X2] 1 L3
E[(2X+1)2] and variance of X.
3
X=xi -1 1 2
P(X=xi) 1/6 1/3 1/2
 2 1 L3
Two gaussian random variables X1 and X2 have zero means and variances σ x 1 = 4 and

4 σ 2x 2 = 9. Their covariance Cx1x2 =3. If X1 and X2 are linearly transformed to new

variables Y1 and Y2 according to Y1 = X1 – 2X2 , Y2 = 3X1 + 4X2. Find mean, variance and
covariance of Y1 and Y2.

Set-5
Blooms
Q. No. Question CO
Level
In a box, there are 100 resistors having resistances and tolerances as shown. A 1
resistor is chosen with the same likeliwood of being chosen for three events. The
events are A “draw a 470 ohm resistor”, B “draw a 5% tolerance resistor” and C
“draw a 100 ohm resistor”. Determine the joint probabilities and conditional
probabilities.
Resistance Tolerance

1 5% 10% Total L3
22 10 14 24

47 28 16 44

100 24 8 32

Total 62 38 100

2 Define and derive the moments about the origin and moments about the mean. 1 L1
Let X be a random variable with probabilities as shown in Table then find E[X],E[X2] 1 L3
E[(2X+1)2] and variance of X.
3
X=xi -1 1 2
P(X=xi) 1/6 1/3 1/2
Random variables X and Y have the joint density function f XY(x,y)= 1/24, 0<x<6, 1 L3
4
0<y<4. What is the expected value of the function g(x, y) = (XY) 2?