MA8402 Probability and Queueing Theory

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UNIT I PROBABILITY AND RANDOM VARIABLES
MCQ 6.1
When the possible outcomes of an experiment are equally likely to occur, this we apply:
(a) Relative probability (b) Subjective probability
(c) Conditional probability (d) Classical probability

MCQ 6.2
A number between 0 and 1 that is use to measure uncertainty is called:
(a) Random variable (b) Trial (c) Simple event (d) Probability

MCQ 6.3

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Probability lies between:
(a) -1 and +1 (b) 0 and 1 (c) 0 and n (d) 0 and ∞

MCQ 6.4
Probability can be expressed as:
(a) Ration (b) Fraction (c) Percentage (d) All of the above

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MCQ 6.5
The probability based on the concept of relative frequency is called:
(a) Empirical probability (b) Statistical probability (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) nor (b)

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MCQ 6.6
The probability of an event cannot be:
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(a) Equal to zero (b) Greater than zero (c) Equal to one (d) Less than zero

MCQ 6.7
A measure of the chance that an uncertain event will occur:
(a) An experiment (b) An event (c) A probability (d) A trial
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MCQ 6.8
A graphical device used to list all possibilities of a sequence of outcomes in systematic way is
called:
(a) Probability histogram (b) Venn diagram (c) Pie diagram (d) Tree diagram
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MCQ 6.9
A random experiment contains:
(a) At least one outcome (b) At least two outcomes
(c) At most one outcome (d) At most two outcomes
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MCQ 6.10
The probability of all possible outcomes of a random experiment is always equal to:
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(a) One (b) Zero (c) Infinity (d) All of the above

MCQ 6.11
The outcome of tossing a coin is a:
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(a) Mutually exclusive event (b) Compound event (c) Certain event (d) Simple event

MCQ 6.12
The result of no interest of an experiment is called:
(a) Constant (b) Event (c) Failure (d) Success

MCQ 6.13
A set of all possible outcomes of an experiment is called:
(a) Combination (b) Sample point (c) Sample space (d) Compound event

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MCQ 6.14
The numbers of counting rules that are useful in determining the number of outcomes in an
experiment are:
(a) One (d) Two (c) Three (d) Four

MCQ 6.15
The events having no experimental outcomes in common is called:
(a) Equally likely events (b) Exhaustive events
(c) Mutually exclusive events (d) Independent events

MCQ 6.16

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A set of outcomes formed after some additional information is called:
(a) Sample space (b) Reduced sample space (c) Null set (d) Random experiment

MCQ 6.17
The probability associated with the reduced sample space is called:
(a) Conditional probability (b) Statistical probability

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(c) Mathematical probability (d) Subjective probability

MCQ 6.18
An arrangement of objects without regard to order is called:
(a) Permutation (b) Combination (c) Random experiment (d) Sample point

MCQ 6.19

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The number of permutations of a set of n things, taken r at a time with n 2 r given by:

MCQ 6.20
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If three candidates are selected to attend a course from the ten candidates, the number of ways of selecting
the candidates is an example of:
(a) Combination (b) Permutation (c) Reduced sample space (d) Both (a) and (b)

MCQ 6.21
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When each outcome of a sample space is as likely to occur as any other, the outcomes are called:
(a) Exhaustive (b) Mutually exclusive (c) Equally likely (d) Not mutually exclusive

MCQ 6.22
If A is any event in S and its complement, then P( ) is equal to:
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(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1- A (d) 1 - P(A)

MCQ 6.23
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When certainty is involved in a situation, its probability is equal to:

(a) Zero (b) Between -l and + 1 (c) Between 0 and 1 (d) One
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MCQ 6.24
Which of the following cannot be taken as probability of an event?
(a) 0 (b) 0.5 (c) 1 (d) -1

MCQ 6.25
If an event contains more than one sample points, it is called a:
(a) Simple event (b) Compound event (c) Impossible event (d) Certain event

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MCQ 6.26
When the occurrence of one event has no effect on the probability of the occurrence of another
event, the events are called:
(a) Independent (b) Dependent (c) Mutually exclusive (d) Equally likely

MCQ 6.27
A particular result of an experiment is called:
(a) Trial (b) Simple event (c) Compound event (d) Outcome

MCQ 6.28
A collection of one or more outcomes of an experiment is called:

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(a) Event (b) Outcome (c) Sample point (d) None of the above

MCQ 6.29
A process that leads to the occurrence of one and only one of several possible observations is
called:
(a) Random experiment (c) Random variable (c) Experiment (d) Probability distribution

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MCQ 6.30
Which statement is false?
(a) The classical definition applies when there are n equally likely outcomes to an experiment
(b) The empirical definition occurs when number of times an event happen is divided by the number

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(c) A subjective probability is based on whatever information is available
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(d) The general rule of addition is used when the events are mutually exclusive

MCQ 6.31
The term 'sample space' is used for:
(a) All possible outcomes (b) All possible coins (c) Probability (d) Sample
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MCQ 6.32
The term 'event' is used for:
(a) Time (b) A sub-set of the sample space
(c) Probability (d) Total number of outcomes.
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MCQ 6.33
The six faces of the die are called equally likely if the die is:
(a) Small (b) Fair (c) Six-faced (d) Round
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MCQ 6.34
If we toss a coin and P(H) = 2P(T), then probability of head is equal to:
(a) 0 (b) 1/2 (c) 1/3 (d) 2/3
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MCQ 6.35
A letter is chosen at random from the word "Statistics". The probability of getting a vowel is:
(a) 1/10 (b) 2/10 (c) 3/10 (d) 4/10
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MCQ 6.36
An arrangement in which the order of the objects selected from a specific pool of objects is important
called:
(a) Combination (b) Permutation (c) Factorial (d) Sample space

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MCQ 6.37
Two books are to be selected at random without replacement out of four books. Then number of possible
selections are:
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 3

MCQ 6.38
Three books of different colours are to be arranged in a book-shelf. The possible arrangements are:
(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 6 (d) 2

MCQ 6.39
If a sample S = {1, 2}, the number of all possible sub-sets are:

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(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4

MCQ 6.40
When a die and a coin are rolled together, all possible outcomes are:
(a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 36 (d) 12

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MCQ 6.41
When two coins are tossed, the possible outcomes are:
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) None of them

MCQ 6.42

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If three coins are tossed, the possible outcomes are:
(a) 8 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) None of them
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MCQ 6.43
If n coins are tossed, the possible outcomes are:
(a) n (b) 2 (c) 2n (d) All of them
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MCQ 6.44
If two dice are roiled, the possible outcomes are:
(a) 6 (b) 36 (c) 1 (d) Difficult to answer

MCQ 6.45
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When n dice are rolled, the possible outcomes are:

(a) 6n (b) 6 (c) 1 (d) 18

MCQ 6.46
When one card is selected at random from a pack of 52 playing cards, the possible selections are:
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(a) 104 (b) 52 (c) 520 (d) 2704

MCQ 6.47
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Two cards are selected at random with replacement from a pack of 52 playing cards. The possible
outcomes are:
(a) 52 x 52 (b) 52 (c) 1326 (d) 2
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MCQ 6.48
A bag contains 4 white and 2 black balls of the same size and weight, and two balls are selected at
random without replacement, the possible selections are:
(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 36 (d) 15

MCQ 6.49
Two balls are selected at random with replacement from a bag containing 3 red, 3 black and 2 green
balls. The possible outcomes are:
(a) 8 (b) 64 (c) 16 (d) 2

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MCQ 6.50
Five cards are selected at random from a pack of 52 cards with replacement. The possible
combinations are:
(a) 52 (b) (52)5 (c) 52 x 52 (d) (5)52

MCQ 6.51
The digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are the roll numbers of 5 students. These roll numbers are written on the paper
slips and two paper slips are selected at random without replacement. The possible combinations are:
(a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 25 (d) 10

MCQ 6.52

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Which is the impossible event when a die is rolled:
(a) 2 or 3 (b) 5 or 6 (c) 1 (d) 0 or 7

MCQ 6.53
The probability of drawing any one spade card is:
(a) 1/13 (b) 1/4 (c) 4/13 (d) 1/52

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MCQ 6.54
A balance die is rolled, the probability of getting an odd number is:
(a) 1/2 (b) 1/4 (c) 1/6 (d) 1/36

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MCQ 6.55
Two fair dice are rolled. The probability of throwing an odd sum is:
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(a) 1 (b) 1/2 (c) 1/6 (d) 1/36

MCQ 6.56
Given P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.5 and P(A⋃B)=0.9,then:
(a) A and B are not mutually exclusive events (b) A and B are equally likely events
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(c) A and Bare independent events (d) A and B are mutually exclusive events

MCQ 6.57
If P(B/A) = 0.50 and P(A⋂B) = 0.40, then p(A) will be equal to:
(a) 0.40 (b) 0.50 (c) 0.80 (d) 1
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MCQ 6.58
Which of the following statements is incorrect:
⋃ ⋂ ⋃ ⋂
⋂ ⋃ ⋂ ⋃
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MCQ 6.59
If P(A/B) = P(A) and P(B/A)=P(B), then A and B are:
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(a) Mutually exclusive (b) Dependent (c) Equally likely (d) Independent

MCQ 6.60
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A fair coin is tossed 100 times, the expected number of heads is:
(a) 100 (b) 50 (c) 30 (d) 60

MCQ 6.61
When two dice are rolled, the maximum total on the two faces of the dice will be:
(a) 6 (b) 36 (c) 12 (d) 2

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MCQ 6.62
A random sample of 200 random digits is selected from a random number table. Expected number of
zeros in the sample is:
(a) Zero (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 5

MCQ 6.63
Six digits are selected at random again and again from a random number table and the even digits are
counted each time. In most of the cases, the number of even digits will be:
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6

MCQ 6.64

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Two events A and B are called mutually exclusive if:
(a) A⋃B = Φ (b) A⋂B = Φ (c) A⋂B = S (d) A⋂B = 1

MCQ 6.65
If A and B are two mutually exclusive events, then:
(a) P(A⋂B) = 0 (b) P(A⋂B) = 1 (c) P(A⋃B) = 0 (d) P(A⋂B) = S

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MCQ 6.66
When A and B are two non-empty and mutually exclusive events, then:
(a) P(A⋃B) = P(A).P(B) (b) P(A⋃B) = P(A) + P(B)

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(c) P(A⋂B) = P(A).P(B) (d) P(A⋂B) = P(A)+P(B)

MCQ 6.67
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The two events A and B are called not mutually exclusive events if:
(a) A⋂B = Φ (b) A⋂B ≠ Φ (c) A⋃B = Φ (d) A⋂B = zero

MCQ 6.68
If A and B are disjoint events then the statement which is always true is:
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(a) P(A/B) = 0 (b) P(A⋃B) = 0 (c) P(A⋂B) = 1 (d) P(A) = P(B)

MCQ 6.69
The events A, B and C are called exhaustive events if:
(a) A⋃B⋃C = S (b) A⋂B⋂C = S (c) A⋃B⋃C = Φ (d) A⋃B⋃C = Zero
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MCQ 6.70
If A and B are not-mutually exclusive events, then:
(a) P(A⋃B) + P(A⋂B) = P(A) + P(B) (b) P(A⋃B) = P(A) + P(B)
(c) P(A⋃B) = P(A).P(B) (d) P(A⋂B) = P(A) + P(B)
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MCQ 6.71
If an event is the complement of the event A, then:
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(a) A⋃ = S (b) A⋂ = S (c) A⋃ = Φ (d) P(A) = P( )

MCQ 6.72
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If A1, A2, A3, ..., Ak are k mutually exclusive events, then:

(a) P(A1⋃A2⋃A3⋃ ...⋃Ak ) = P(A1)+P(A2)+P(A3)+...+ P(Ak)
(b) P(A1⋃A2⋃A3⋃ ...⋃Ak ) > 1
(c) P(A1⋂A2⋂A3⋂ ...⋂Ak ) = 1
(d) P(A1⋂A2⋂A3⋂ ...⋂Ak ) = P(A1⋃A2⋃A3⋃ ...⋃Ak )

MCQ 6.73
If A is an empty set and B is a non-empty set then:
(a) A⋂B = S (b) A⋂B = B (c) A⋃B = B (d) P(A) = P(B)

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MCQ 6.74
If A is an empty set and S is the sample space then:
(a) P(A⋃S) = P(S) (b) P(A⋃S) = P(Φ) (c) P(A⋂S) = 1 (d) P(A⋃S) = Zero

MCQ 6.75
If A and B are independent events, then:
(a) P(A⋃B) = P(A).P(B) (b) P(A⋂B) = P(A).P(B)
(c) P(A⋂B) = P(A)+P(B) (d) P(A) = P(B)

MCQ 6.76
If A and B are two independent events, then:

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(a) P(A/B) = P(A) (b) P(A) = P(B) (c) P(A) < P(B) (d) P(A/B) = P(B/A)

MCQ 6.77
A and B are two independent events. Which one of these equations is false?
(a) P(A⋂ ) = P(A)P( ) (b) P( ⋂ ) = P( ⋂ )
(c) P( ⋂ ) = P( )P( ) (d) P(A⋃B) = P(A)P(B)

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MCQ 6.78
The conditional probability of the event A when event B has occurred is denoted by:
(a) P(A + B) (b) P(A - B) (c) P(A/B) (d) P( )

MCQ 6.79

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If A and B are any two events, then P(A/B)+P( /B) is equal to:
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(a) 0 (b) 0.25 (c) 0.5 (d) 1

MCQ 6.80
If A is an arbitrary event, then P(A/A) is equal to :
(a) Zero (b) One (c) Infinity (d) Less than one
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MCQ 6.81
If A and B are any two events, then P( /B) is equal to:
(a) P(A/B) (b) 1- P(A/B) (c) 1+ P(A/B) (d) P( ⋂B)
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MCQ 6.82
If A and B are any two events, then P(A⋃ ):
(a) 1+P(A⋂B) (b) 1-P(A⋃B) (c) 1- P(A⋂B) (d) P(A)+P(B)

MCQ 6.83
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(a) 1-P(A⋃B) (b) 1-P(A⋂B) (c) 1-P( ⋂B) (d) 1-P(A⋂ )
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MCQ 6.84
Which of the following statements is correct?
⋂ ⋃ ⋂ ⋃ ⋂ ⋃ ⋂ ⋂ ⋂ ⋃
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⋂ ⋂ ⋃ ⋃ ⋂ ⋂ ⋃ ⋂

MCQ 6.85
If A and B are two mutually exclusive and exhaustive events and P(A)=2P(B), then P(B) is equal to:
(a) 1/2 (b) 2/3 (c) 1/3 (d) 1/4

MCQ 6.86
Two coins are tossed. Probability of getting head on the first coin is:
(a) 2/4 (a) 1 (c) Zero (d) 4

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MCQ 6.87
A die and a coin are tossed together. Probability of getting head on the coin is:
(a) 6/12 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) Zero

MCQ 6.88
A fair die is rolled. Probability of getting even face given that face is less than 5 is given by:
(a) 1/2 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 6

MCQ 6.89
Two coins are tossed. The probability that both faces will be matching given by:
(a) 1/4 (b) 1/2 (c) 1 (d) Zero

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MCQ 6.90
Two coins are tossed. Probability of getting two heads given that there is at least one head is given
by:
(a) 1/2 (b) 1/3 (c) 1/4 (d) 2/3

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MCQ 6.91
A fair die is rolled. Probability of getting more than4 or less than 3 is given by:
(a) 2/3 (b) 1/3 (c) 1/2 (d) 4/3

MCQ 6.92

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(a) 1/3 (b) 2/3 (c) 1/2 (d) 5/6
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MCQ 6.93
Two dice are rolled. Probability of getting similar faces is:
(a) 5/36 (b) 1/6 (c) 1/3 (d) 1/2
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MCQ 6.94
Two dice are rolled. Probability of getting total less than 4 or total more than 10 is given by:
(a) 10/36 (c) 4/36 (c) 1/36 (d) 14/36

MCQ 6.95
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Two dice are rolled. Probability of getting a total of 4 given that both-faces are similar is:
(a) 5/36 (b) 1/36 (c) 4/36 (d) 1/6

MCQ 6.96
If A and B are two not-independent events, then the probability that both A and B will happen
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(a) P(A⋂B) = P(A)P(B/A) (b) P(A⋂B) = P(A)P(B)
(c) P(A⋂B) = P(A)+P(B) (d) P(A⋂B) = P(A)
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MCQ 6.97
If A and B are two dependent events, then:
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(a) P(A) P(B/A) = P(B)P(A/B) (b) P(A/B) = P(B/A)

(c) P(A/B) = P(A) (d) P(A) = P(B)

MCQ 6.98
Which one is true?

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MCQ 6.99

(a) 1/5 (b) 2/5 (c) 3/5 (d) 1

MCQ 6.100

(a) 7/10 (b) 1/10 (c) 3/10 (d) 1

MCQ 6.101

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Given P(A)=2/3, P(B)=3/8 and PAB)=1/4, then A and B are:
(a) Independent (b) Dependent (c) Mutually exclusive (d) Equally likely

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UNIT II TWO - DIMENSIONAL RANDOM VARIABLES

MCQ 7.1
If in a table all possible values of a random variable are given their corresponding
probabilities, then this table is called as:
(a) Probability density function (b) Distribution function
(c) Probability distribution (d) Continuous distribution

MCQ 7.2
A variable that can assume any possible value between two points is called:
(a) Discrete random variable (b) Continuous random variable

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(c) Discrete sample space (d) Random variable

MCQ 7.3
A formula or equation used to represent the probability' distribution of a continuous random variable is
called:
(a) Probability distribution (b) Distribution function

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(c) Probability density function (d) Mathematical expectation

MCQ 7.4
If X is A discrete random variable and f(x) is the probability of X, then the expected value of this
random variable is equal to:

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(a) ∑f(x) (b) ∑[x+f(x)] (c) ∑f(x)+x (d) ∑xf(x)
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MCQ 7.5
Given E(X) = 5 and E(Y) = -2, then E(X - Y) is:
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) -2

MCQ 7.6
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Given x = 2 and f(x) = 0.5. If y = 2x ,--3, then fey) is equal to:

(a) 1 (b) 0.5 (c) -2 (d) 0

MCQ 7.7
Which of the following is not possible in probability distribution?
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(a) p(x) ≥ 0 (b) ∑p(x) = 1 (c) ∑xp(x) = 2 (d) p(x) = -0.5

MCQ 7.8
If C is a constant (non-random variable), then E(C) is:
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) cf(c) (d) c
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MCQ 7.9
A discrete probability distribution may be represented by:
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(a) Table (b) Graph (c) Mathematical equation (d) All of the above

MCQ 7.10
A probability density function be represented by:
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(a) Table (b) Graph (c) Mathematical equation (d) Both (b) and (c)

MCQ 7.11
If C is a constant in a continuous probability distribution, then p(x = C) is always equal to:
(a) Zero (b) One (c) Negative (d) Impossible

MCQ 7.12
E[X - E(X)] is equal to:
(a) E(X) (b) Var(X) (c) 0 (d) E(X) – X

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MCQ 7.13
E[X - E(X)]2 is:
(a) E(X) (b) E(X2) (c) Var(X) (d) S.D(X)

MCQ 7.14
If the random variable takes negative values, then the negative values will have:
(a) Positive probabilities (b) Negative probabilities (c) Constant probabilities (d) Difficult to tell

MCQ 7.15
If we have f(x) = 2x, 0≤x≤1, then f(x) is a:
(a) Probability distribution (b) Probability density function

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(c) Distribution function (d) Continuous random variable

MCQ 7.16
Numbers selected by a random process and are equally distributed in a table are called:
(a) Attributes (b) Random variables (c) Random numbers (d) Quantitative variables

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MCQ 7.17

(a) Zero (b) One (c) E(X) (d) f(x) + 1

MCQ 7.18

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A listing of all the outcomes of an experiment and the probability associated with each
outcome is called:
(a) Probability distribution (b) Probability density function
(c) Attributes (d) Distribution function
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MCQ 7.19
A quantity resulting from an experiment that, by chance, can assume different values is called:
(a) Random experiment (b) Random sample (c) Random variable (d) Random process

MCQ 7.20
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Which one is not an example of random experiment?

(a) A coin is tossed and the outcome is either a head or a tail
(b) A six-sided die is rolled
(c) Some number of persons will be admitted to a hospital emergency room during any hour.
(d) All medical insurance claims received by a company in a given year.
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MCQ 7.21
A set of numerical values assigned to a sample space is called:
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(a) Random sample (b) Random variable (c) Random numbers (d) Random experiment

MCQ 7.22
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A variable which can assume finite or countably infinite number of values is known as:
(a) Continuous (b) Discrete (c) Qualitative (d) None of them

MCQ 7.23
The probability function of a random variable is defined as:
x -1 -2 0 1 2
f(x) k 2k 3k 4k 5k
Then k is equal to:
(a) Zero (b) 1/4 (c) 1/15 (d) One

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MCQ 7.24
If f(x) = 1/10, x = 10, then E(X) is:
(a) Zero (b) 6/8 (c) 1 (d) -1

MCQ 7.25
If Var(X) = 5 and Var(Y) = 10, then Var(2X + Y) is:
(a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 30

MCQ 7.26
A discrete probability function f(x) is always:
(a) Non-negative (b) Negative (c) One (d) Zero

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MCQ 7.27
In a discrete probability distribution the sum of all the probabilities is always equal to:
(a) Zero (b) One (c) Minimum (d) Maximum

MCQ 7.28

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The suitable graph of probability function of a discrete random variable is:
(a) Curve (b) Polygon (c) Probability histogram (d) Historigram

MCQ 7.29
The appropriate graph of probability density function is:

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(a) Curve (b) Histogram (c) Polygon (d) None of them
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MCQ 7.30
A variable which can assume all values in the· range of a random variable, is called:
(a) Finite (b) Infinite (c) Continuous (d) Discrete

MCQ 7.31
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Total area under the curve of a continuous probability density function· is always equal to:
(a) Zero (b) One (c) -1 (d) None of them

MCQ 7.32
An expected value of a random variable is equal to its:
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(a) Variance (b) Standard deviation (c) Mean (d) Covariance

MCQ 7.33
The probability of a continuous random variable "X" taking any particular value, k is always:
(a) Negative (b) Zero (c) One (d) None of them
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MCQ 7.34
Area of a trapezoid is equal to:
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MCQ 7.35
Var( 4X + 8) is:
(a) 12 Var(X) (b) 4 Var(X)+8 (c) 16 Var(X) (d) 16 Var(X)+8

MCQ 7.36
Var(X) is equal to:
(a) E(X2) (b) [E(X)]2 (c) E (X2) - [E(X)]2 (d) E (X2) + [E(X)]2

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MCQ 7.37
The expectation of the sum of two random variables X and Y is equal to:
(a) E(X) E(Y) (b) E(X) + E(Y) (c) E(X ± Y) (d) E(XY)

MCQ 7.38
The expectation of the product of two independent variables X and Y is equal to:
(a) E(X) E(Y) (b) E(X) ± E(Y) (c) E(X +Y) (d) None of the above

MCQ 7.39
When the random variable X and Y are independent, its co-variance is:
(a) One (b) Negative (c) Zero (d) Positive

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MCQ 7.40
A discrete probability function f(x) is always non-negative and always lies between:
(a) 0 and ∞ (b) 0 and 1 (c) -1 and +1 (d) -∞ and +∞

MCQ 7.41

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The probability density function p(x) cannot exceed:
(a) Zero (b) One (c) Mean (d) Infinity

MCQ 7.42
The height of persons in a country is a random variable of the type:

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(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) and (b)
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MCQ 7.43
A random variable is also called:
(a) Chance variable (b) Stochastic variable (c) Constant (d) Both (a) and (b)
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MCQ 7.44
The distribution function F(x) is equal to:
(a) P(X = x) (b) P( X ≤ x) (c) P( X ≥ x) (d) All of the above
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UNIT III RANDOM PROCESSES
MCQ 8.1
A Bernoulli trial has:
(a) At least two outcomes (b) At most two outcomes
(c) Two outcomes (d) Fewer than two outcomes

MCQ 8.2
The two mutually exclusive outcomes in a Bernoulli trial are usually called:
(a) Success and failure (b) Variable and constant
(c) Mean and variance (d) With and without replacement

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MCQ 8.3
Nature of the binomial random variable X is:
(a) Quantitative (b) Qualitative (c) Discrete (d) Continuous

MCQ 8.4

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In a binomial probability distribution, the sum of probability of failure and probability of success is
always:
(a) Zero (b) Less than 0.5 (c) Greater than 0.5 (d) One

MCQ 8.5

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Ina binomial experiment, the successive trials are:
(a) Dependent (b) Independent (c) Mutually exclusive (d) Fixed
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MCQ 8.6
The parameters of the binomial distribution are:
(a) n and p (b) p and q (c) np and nq (d) np and npq
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MCQ 8.7
The range of binomial distribution is:
(a) 0 to n (b) 0 to ∞ (c) -1 to +1 (d) 0 to 1

MCQ 8.8
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The mean and standard deviation of the binomial probability distribution 'are respectively:
(a) np and npq (b) np and (c) np and nq (d) n and p

MCQ 8.9
In a binomial experiment with three trials, the variable can take:
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(a) 2 values (b) 3 values (c) 4 values (d) 5 values

MCQ 8.10
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The shape of the binomial probability distribution depends upon the values of its:
(a) Mean (b) Variance (c) Parameters (d) Quartiles
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MCQ 8.11
In binomial distribution the numbers of trials are:
(a) Very large (b) Very small (c) Fixed (d) Not fixed

MCQ 8.12
In a binomial probability distribution, relation between mean and variance is:
(a) Mean < Variance (b) Mean = Variance
(c) Mean > Variance (d) Difficult to tell

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MCQ 8.13
In binomial distribution when n = 1, then it becomes:
(a) Hypergeometric distribution (b) Normal distribution
(c) Uniform distribution (d) Bernoulli distribution

MCQ 8.14
The mean of a binomial distribution depends on:
(a) Number of trials (b) Probability of success
(c) Probability of failure (d) Number of trials and probability of success

MCQ 8.15

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The variance of a binomial distribution depends on:
(a) Number of trials (b) Probability of success
(c) Probability of failure (d) All of the above

MCQ 8.16
Which of the following is not property of a binomial experiment?

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(a) Probability of success remains constant
(b) n is fixed
(c) Successive trials are dependent
(d) It has two parameters

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MCQ 8.17
The binomial probability distribution is symmetrical when:
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(a) p = q (b) p < q (c) p > q (d) np > npq

MCQ 8.18
The binomial distribution is negatively skewed if:
(a) p < 1/2 (b) p = 1/2 (c) p > 1/2 (d) p = 1
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MCQ 8.19
In a binomial probability distribution, the skewness is positive for:
(a) p < 1/2 (b) p = 1/4 (c) np = npq (d) np = nq
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MCQ 8.20
Which of the following statements is false?
(a) Expected value of a constant
(b) In a binomial distribution the standard deviation is always less than its variance
(c) In a binomial distribution the mean is always greater than its variance
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(d) In binomial experiment the probability of success remains constant from trial to trial

MCQ 8.21
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If a binomial probability distribution has parameters (n, p)= (5, 0.6), the probability of x = 3.5 is:
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 0.6 (d) 0.4

MCQ 8.22
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In a binomial experiment n= 4, P(x=2) = 216/625 and P(x=3) = 216/625. P(x=-2) is:

(a) 216/625 (b) 1 (c) 0.6 (d) Difficult to tell

MCQ 8.23
If n = 6 and p= 0.9 then the value of P(x=7) is:
(a) Zero (b) Less than zero (c) More than zero (d) One

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MCQ 8.24
In a binomial probability distribution, coefficient of skewness = = 0, it means that the
distribution is:
(a) Symmetrical (b) Skewed to the left (c) Skewed to the right (d) Highly skewed

MCQ 8.25
For a binomial distribution with n = 10, p = 0.5, the probability of zero or more successes is:
(a) 1 (b) 0.5 (c) 0.25 (d) 0.75

MCQ 8.26

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In a binomial distribution, the mean, median and mode coincide when:
(a) p < 1/2 (b) p > ½ (c) p ≠ 1/2 (d) p = 1/2

MCQ 8.27
In which distribution, the probability success remains constant from trial to trial?
(a) Hypergeometric distribution (b) Binomial distribution
(c) Sampling distribution (d) Frequency distribution

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MCQ 8.28
In a binomial experiment when n = 5, the maximum number of successes will be:
(a) 0 (b) 2.5 (c) 4 (d) 5

MCQ 8.29

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In a binomial experiment when n = 10, the minimum number of successes will be:
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(a) 0 (b) 5 (c) 10 (d) 11

MCQ 8.30
If n = 10 and p = 0.6, then P(x ≥ 0) is:
(a) 0.5 (b) 0.6 (c) 1.0 (d) 1.2
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MCQ 8.31
A random variable X has a binomial distribution with n = 4, the standard deviation of X is:
(a) 4 pq (b) 2 (c) 4 p (d) 4 (q+p)
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MCQ 8.32
In a multiple choice test there are five possible answers to each of 20 questions. If a candidate
guesses the correct answer each time, the mean number of correct answers is:
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1/5 (d) 20
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MCQ 8.33
If three coins are tossed, the probability of two heads is:
(a) 1/8 (b) 3/8 (c) 2/3 (d) 0
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MCQ 8.34
Random variable x has binomial distribution with n = 8 and p = ½.. The most probable value of X is:
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(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

MCQ 8.35
The value of second moment about the mean in a binomial distribution is 36. The value of the
standard deviation of a binomial distribution is:
(a) 36 (b) 6 (c) 1/36 (d) 1/6

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MCQ 8.36
For a binomial probability distribution, the expected frequency of x successes in N experiments is:

MCQ 8.37
In a binomial frequency distribution 100 (1/5 + 4/5)5. The parameters n and p are respectively:

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(a) (5, 1/5) (b) (1/5, 4/5) (c) (100, 4/5) (d) (5, 4/5)

MCQ 8.38
For a binomial frequency distribution 100 (1/5 + 4/5)5, the mean is:
(a) 1/5 (b) 4/5 (c) 5 (d) 4

MCQ 8.39

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For a binomial distribution (1/3 + 2/3)18, the standard deviation of the binomial distribution will
be:
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 12

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MCQ 8.40
The hypergeometric distribution has:
(a) One parameter (b) Two parameters (c) Three parameters (d) Four parameters
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MCQ 8.41
The parameters of the hypergeometric distribution are:
(a) N, n, p (b) N, n, np (c) N, n, k (d) n and p
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MCQ 8.42
Nature of the Hypergeometric random variable is:
(a) Continuous (b) Discrete (c) Qualitative (d) Quantitative
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MCQ 8.43
In hypergeometric· distribution, the successive trials are:
(a) Independent (b) Dependent (c) Very large (d) Very small

MCQ 8.44
In a hypergeometric distribution, the probability of success:
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(a) Remains constant from trial to trial

(b) Does not remain constant from trial to trial
(c) Equal to probability of failure
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(d) Less than probability of failure

MCQ 8.45
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If in a hypergeometric distribution N = 10, k = 5 and n = 4; then the probability of failure is:

(a) 2 (b) 0.5 (c) 1 (d) 0.25

MCQ 8.46
The rang of hypergeometric distribution is:
(a) 0 to n (b) 0 to k (c) 0 to N (d) 0 to n or k (whichever is less)

MCQ 8.47
The number of trials in hypergeometric distribution is:
(a) Not fixed (b) Fixed (c) Large (d) Small

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MCQ 8.48
The probability of a success changes from trial to trial in:
(a) Binomial distribution (b) Hypergeometric distribution
(c) Normal distribution (d) Frequency distribution

MCQ 8.49
The mean of the hypergeometric distribution is:

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MCQ 8.50
The standard deviation of the hypergeometric distribution is:

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MCQ 8.51

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In hypergeometric probability distribution, the relation between mean and variance is:
(a) Mean > variance (b) Mean < Variance (c) Mean = Variance (d) Mean = 2Variance
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MCQ 8.52
Which of the following is the property of hypergeometric experiment?
(a) p remains constant from trial to trial
(b) Successive trials are independent
(c) Sampling is performed without replacement
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(d) n is not fixed

MCQ 8.53
Hypergeometric distribution reduces to binomial distribution when:
(a) N = n (b) n → ∞ (c) N → ∞ (d) N < n
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MCQ 8.54
In a hypergeometric distribution N=6, n=4 and k=3, then the mean is equal to:
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 24
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MCQ 8.55
Given N = 11, n = 5, k = 7; P(x ≥ 1) equals:
(a) 1 (b) 1/66 (c) 65/66 (d) None of the above
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MCQ 8.56
Given N =12, n =5, k= 4; P(x ≤ 4) equals:
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(a) Less than one (b) Exactly one (c) More than one (d) Between 0.5 and 1

1.(c) 2.(a) 3.(c) 4.(d) 5.(b) 6.(a) 7.(a) 8.(b) 9.(c) 10.(c) 11.(c) 12.(c) 13.(d) 14.(d) 15.(d)
16.(c) 17.(a) 18.(c) 19.(a) 20.(b) 21.(a) 22.(c) 23.(a) 24.(a) 25.(a) 26.(d) 27.(b) 28.(d) 29.(a) 30.(c)
31.(b) 32.(a) 33.(b) 34.(c) 35.(b) 36.(c) 37.(d) 38.(d) 39.(a) 40.(c) 41.(c) 42.(b) 43.(b) 44.(b) 45.(b)
46.(d) 47.(b) 48.(b) 49.(a) 50.(b) 51.(a) 52.(c) 53.(c) 54.(a) 55.(a) 56.(b)

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