27.probability Watermark

Chapter 27
Probability
1. One ticket is selected at random from 50 tickets 4. Let A, B, C be pairwise independent events with
numbered 00, 01, 02, ... , 49. Then the probability P(C) > 0 and P(A  B  C) = 0. Then
that the sum of the digits on the selected ticket is P(AC  BC|C) is equal to [AIEEE-2011]
8, given that the product of these digits is zero, (1) P(AC ) – P(BC )
equals [AIEEE-2009]
(2) P(AC) – P(B)
1 5
(1) (2) (3) P(A) – P(BC )
7 14
(4) P(AC) + P(BC )
1 1
(3) (4) 5. Three numbers are chosen at random without
50 14
replacement from {1, 2, 3, ..., 8}. The probability
2. An urn contains nine balls of which three are red,
that their minimum is 3, given that their maximum
four are blue and two are green. Three balls are
is 6, is [AIEEE-2012]
drawn at random without replacement from the urn.
The probability that the three balls have different 1 1
(1) (2)
colours is [AIEEE-2010] 5 4
1 2 2 3
(1) (2) (3) (4)
3 7 5 8
1 2 6. A multiple choice examination has 5 questions.

(3) (4) Each question has three alternative answers of
21 23
which exactly one is correct. The probability that
3. Four numbers are chosen at random (without
a student will get 4 or more correct answers just
replacement) from the set {1, 2, 3, …, 20}.
by guessing is [JEE (Main)-2013]
Statement-1 : The probability that the chosen
numbers when arranged in some order will form an 17 13
(1) 5 (2)
3 35
1
AP is .
85 11 10
(3) 5 (4)
Statement-2 : If the four chosen numbers from an 3 35
AP, then the set of all possible values of common 7. Let A and B be two events such that
difference is {+1, +2, +3, +4, +5}. [AIEEE-2010]
1 1 1
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; P( A  B)  , P( A  B)  and P ( A)  ,
6 4 4
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
Statement-1 where A stands for the complement of the event A.
Then the events A and B are [JEE (Main)-2014]
(2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true;
Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for (1) Independent but not equally likely
Statement-1 (2) Independent and equally likely
(3) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false (3) Mutually exclusive and independent
(4) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true (4) Equally likely but not independent
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8. If 12 identical balls are to be placed in 3 identical 13. A bag contains 4 red and 6 black balls. A ball is
boxes, then the probability that one the boxes drawn at random from the bag, its colour is
contains exactly 3 balls is [JEE (Main)-2015] observed and this ball along with two additional
11 10
balls of the same colour are returned to the bag.
55  2  2 If now a ball is drawn at random from the bag,
(1)   (2) 55  
3 3 3 then the probability that this drawn ball is red, is
12 11 [JEE (Main)-2018]
 1  1
(3) 220   (4) 22  
3 3 3 2
(1) (2)
9. Let two fair six-faced dice A and B be thrown 10 5
simultaneously. If E1 is the event that die A shows
up four E2 is the event that die B shows up two 1 3
(3) (4)
and E3 is the event that the sum of numbers on 5 4
both dice is odd, then which of the following
14. Two cards are drawn successively with replacement
statements is NOT true? [JEE (Main)-2016]
from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Let X denote
(1) E2 and E3 are independent the random variable of number of aces obtained in
(2) E1 and E3 are independent the two drawn cards. Then P(X = 1) + P(X = 2)
(3) E1, E2 and E3 are independent equals [JEE (Main)-2019]
(4) E1 and E2 are independent 24 25

(1) (2)
10. A box contains 15 green and 10 yellow balls. If 10 169 169
balls are randomly drawn, one-by-one, with
replacement, then the variance of the number of 49 52
(3) (4)
green balls drawn is [JEE (Main)-2017] 169 169
(1) 6 (2) 4 15. An urn contains 5 red and 2 green balls. A ball is
drawn at random from the urn. If the drawn ball is
6 12
(3) (4) green, then a red ball is added to the urn and if the
25 5
drawn ball is red, then a green ball is added to the
11. For three events A, B and C, P (Exactly one of urn; the original ball is not returned to the urn.
A or B occurs) = P(Exactly one of B or C occurs) Now, a second ball is drawn at random from it. The
probability that the second ball is red, is
1
= P (Exactly one of C or A occurs) = and [JEE (Main)-2019]
4
26 21
1 (1) (2)
P(All the three events occur simultaneously) = . 49 49
16
Then the probability that at least one of the events
32 27
occurs, is [JEE (Main)-2017] (3) (4)
49 49
7 7
(1) (2) 16. An unbiased coin is tossed. If the outcome is a
16 64 head then a pair of unbiased dice is rolled and the
3 7 sum of the numbers obtained on them is noted. If
(3) (4) the toss of the coin results in tail then a card from
16 32
a well-shuffled pack of nine cards numbered
12. If two different numbers are taken from the set 1, 2, 3, ..., 9 is randomly picked and the number
{0, 1, 2, 3, ......, 10}; then the probability that their
on the card is noted. The probability that the noted
sum as well as absolute difference are both multiple
number is either 7 or 8 is [JEE (Main)-2019]
of 4, is [JEE (Main)-2017]
12 14 13 15
(1) (2) (1) (2)
55 45 36 72
7 6 19 19
(3) (4) (3) (4)
55 55 36 72
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17. If the probability of hitting a target by a shooter, in 22. In a class of 60 students, 40 opted for NCC, 30
1 opted for NSS and 20 opted for both NCC and
any shot, is , then the minimum number of NSS. If one of these students is selected at
3
random, then the probability that the student
independent shots at the target required by him so
that the probability of hitting the target at least selected has opted neither of NCC nor for NSS is
5 [JEE (Main)-2019]
once is greater than , is [JEE (Main)-2019]
6 5 1
(1) (2)
(1) 4 (2) 5 6 3
(3) 3 (4) 6
1 2
18. Two integers are selected at random from the set (3) (4)
6 3
{1, 2, ..., 11}. Given that the sum of selected
numbers is even, the conditional probability that 23. In a game, a man wins Rs. 100 if he gets 5 or 6
both the numbers are even is [JEE (Main)-2019] on a throw of a fair die and loses Rs. 50 for getting
any other number on the die. If he decides to throw
3 7
(1) (2) the die either till he gets a five or a six or to a
5 10
maximum of three throws, then his expected gain/
1 2 loss (in rupees) is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) (4)
2 5 400
(1) gain (2) 0
19. A bag contains 30 white ball and 10 red balls. 16 3
balls are drawn one by one randomly from the bag
with replacement. If X be the number of white balls 400 400
(3) loss (4) loss
 mean of X  9 3
drawn, then   is equal to
 Standard deviation of X  24. Let A and B be two non-null events such that
[JEE (Main)-2019] A  B . Then, which of the following statements is
always correct? [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 3 2 (2) 4 3
(1) P ( A | B )  P (B )  P ( A)
4 3
(3) (4) 4 (2) P ( A | B )  P ( A)
3
20. Let S = {1, 2, ...., 20}. A subset B of S is said to (3) P ( A | B )  P ( A)
be “nice”, if the sum of the elements of B is 203.
Then the probability that a randomly chosen subset (4) P ( A | B )  1
of S is “nice” is [JEE (Main)-2019]
25. The minimum number of times one has to toss a
7 6 fair coin so that the probability of observing at least
(1) (2) one head is at least 90% is [JEE (Main)-2019]
220 220
(1) 5 (2) 2
4 5 (3) 4 (4) 3
(3) 20 (4)
2 220
26. Four persons can hit a target correctly with
21. In a random experiment, a fair die is rolled until two
1 1 1 1
fours are obtained in succession. The probability probabilities , , and respectively. If all hit at
that the experiment will end in the fifth throw of the 2 3 4 8
die is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] the target independently, then the probability that
the target would be hit, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
150 225
(1) 5 (2) 7 25
6 65 (1) (2)
32 192
175 200
(3) 5 (4) 1 25
6 65 (3) (4)
192 32
27. Assume that each born child is equally likely to be 32. An unbiased coin is tossed 5 times. Suppose that
a boy or a girl. If two families have two children a variable X is assigned the value k when k
each, then the conditional probability that all children consecutive heads are obtained for k = 3, 4, 5,
are girls given that at least two are girls is otherwise X takes the value –1. Then the expected
value of X, is [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2019]
3 1
1 1 (1) (2) 
(1) (2) 16 8
11 12
3 1
1 1 (3)  (4)
(3) (4) 16 8
10 17
33. In a workshop, there are five machines and the
28. Minimum number of times a fair coin must be
probability of any one of them to be out of service
tossed so that the probability of getting at least one
head is more than 99% is [JEE (Main)-2019] 1
on a day is . If the probability that at most two
(1) 8 (2) 6 4
machines will be out of service on the same day
(3) 5 (4) 7
3
29. Let a random variable X have a binomial 3
is   k, then k is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
distribution with mean 8 and variance 4. 4
k 17
If P(X  2) = , then k is equal to (1) 4 (2)
216 4
[JEE (Main)-2019] 17 17
(1) 121 (2) 1 (3) (4)
8 2
(3) 17 (4) 137 34. Let A and B be two independent events such that
30. For an initial screening of an admission test, a 1 1
candidate is given fifty problems to solve. If the P ( A)  and P (B )  . Then, which of the
3 6
probability that the candidate can solve any
following is TRUE? [JEE (Main)-2020]
4
problem is , then the probability that he is
5 2
(1) P ( A / B ) 
unable to solve less than two problems is 3
[JEE (Main)-2019] 1
(2) P ( A / B) 
48 49 3
316  4  54  4 
(1)   (2)  
25  5  5 5 1
(3) P ( A / B) 
3
49 48
201  1  164  1 
(3)   (4)   1
5 5 25  5  (4) P ( A / ( A  B )) 
4
31. A person throws two fair dice. He wins ` 15 for
35. Let A and B be two events such that the probability
throwing a doublet (same numbers on the two dice),
wins ` 12 when the throw results in the sum of 9, 2
that exactly one of them occurs is and the
and loses ` 6 for any other outcome on the throw.. 5
Then the expected gain/loss (in ` ) of the person is: 1
[JEE (Main)-2019] probability that A or B occurs is , then the
2
1 probability of both of them occur together is
(1) loss (2) 2 gain
2 [JEE (Main)-2020]
1 1 (1) 0.01 (2) 0.20

(3) gain (4) loss
2 4 (3) 0.02 (4) 0.10
36. In a box, there are 20 cards, out of which 10 are 41. A die is thrown two times and the sum of the
labelled as A and the remaining 10 are labelled as scores appearing on the die is observed to be a
B. Cards are drawn at random, one after the other multiple of 4. Then the conditional probability that
and with replacement, till a second A-card is the score 4 has appeared atleast once is
obtained. The probability that the second A-card
[JEE (Main)-2020]
appears before the third B-card is
[JEE (Main)-2020] 1 1
(1) (2)
3 4
9 13
(1) (2) 1 1
16 16 (3) (4)
8 9
11 15
(3) (4) 42. The probability that a randomly chosen 5-digit
16 16 number is made from exactly two digits is
37. If 10 different balls are to be placed in 4 distinct
[JEE (Main)-2020]
boxes at random, then the probability that two of
these boxes contain exactly 2 and 3 balls is 150 134
(1) 4 (2)
[JEE (Main)-2020] 10 10 4
945 965 121 135

(1) (2) (3) 4 (4)
10
2 2 11 10 10 4
965 945 43. In a game two players A and B take turns in
(3) 10 (4) 11 throwing a pair of fair dice starting with player A
2 2
and total of scores on the two dice, in each throw
38. A random variable X has the following probability is noted. A wins the game if he throws a total of
distribution 6 before B throws a total of 7 and B wins the game
X : 1 2 3 4 5 if he throws a total of 7 before A throws a total of
six. The game stops as soon as either of the
P(X) : K2 2K K 2K 5K2
players wins. The probability of A winning the
Then P(X > 2) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] game is [JEE (Main)-2020]
7 23 5 31
(1) (2) (1) (2)
12 36 31 61
1 1 5 30
(3) (4) (3) (4)
36 6 6 61
39. Box I contains 30 cards numbered 1 to 30 and
44. Out of 11 consecutive natural numbers if three
Box II contains 20 cards numbered 31 to 50. A box
numbers are selected at random (without
is selected at random and a card is drawn from it.
repetition), then the probability that they are in A.P.
The number on the card is found to be a non-prime
with positive common difference, is
number. The probability that the card was drawn
from Box I is [JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2020]
4 2 5 10
(1) (2) (1) (2)
17 3 101 99
2 8 5 15
(3) (4) (3) (4)
5 17 33 101
40. Let EC denote the complement of an event E. Let 45. The probabilities of three events A, B and C are
E1, E2 and E3 be any pairwise independent events given by P(A) = 0.6, P(B) = 0.4 and P(C) = 0.5.
with P(E1) > 0 and P(E1  E2  E3) = 0. Then If P(A B) = 0.8, P(A C) = 0.3, P(A B C)
= 0.2, P(B C) =  and P(A B C) = , where
P( E2C  E3C /E1) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] 0.85   0.95, then  lies in the interval
C
   
C
(1) P E3  P E2 (2)  
P E2C  P E3 
(1) [0.25, 0.35]
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(2) [0.35, 0.36]
(3) P E   P E 
3
C
2 (4) P E   P E 
C
3 2 (3) [0.36, 0.40] (4) [0.20, 0.25]
46. An urn contains 5 red marbles, 4 black marbles 53. When a missile is fired from a ship, the probability
and 3 white marbles. Then the number of ways in 1
which 4 marbles can be drawn so that at the most that it is intercepted is and the probability that
3
three of them are red is ________ the missile hits the target, given that it is not
[JEE (Main)-2020] 3
intercepted, is . If three missiles are fired
4
1 independently from the ship, then the probability
47. The probability of a man hitting a target is . The
10 that all three hit the target, is :
least number of shots required, so that the
[JEE (Main)-2021]
probability of his hitting the target at least once is
1 1 3
greater than , is ________. [JEE (Main)-2020] (1) (2)
4 27 8
48. Four fair dice are thrown independently
27 times. Then the expected number of times, at 3 1
(3) (4)
least two dice show up a three or a five, 4 8
is ______. [JEE (Main)-2020] 54. The coefficients a, b and c of the quadratic
49. In a bombing attack, there is 50% chance that a equation, ax 2 + bx + c = 0 are obtained by
bomb will hit the target. Atleast two independent throwing a dice three times. The probability that
hits are required to destroy the target completely. this equation has equal roots is :
Then the minimum number of bombs, that must be [JEE (Main)-2021]
dropped to ensure that there is at least 99%
chance of completely destroying the target, 1 1
(1) (2)
is ______. [JEE (Main)-2020] 54 36
50. An ordinary dice is rolled for a certain number of 5 1
times. If the probability of getting an odd number (3) (4)
216 72
2 times is equal to the probability of getting an
even number 3 times, then the probability of getting 55. Let A be a set of all 4-digit natural numbers whose
an odd number for odd number of times is : exactly one digit is 7. Then the probability that a
randomly chosen element of A leaves remainder 2
[JEE (Main)-2021]
when divided by 5 is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
3 1
(1) (2) 2 97
16 2 (1) (2)
9 297
1 5
(3) (4) 122 1
32 16 (3) (4)
297 5
51. Let Bi (i = 1, 2, 3) be three independent events in
a sample space. The probability that only B 1 56. In a group of 400 people, 160 are smokers and
occurs is , only B 2 occurs is  and only B 3 non-vegetarian; 100 are smokers and vegetarian
occurs is . Let p be the probability that none of and the remaining 140 are non-smokers and
the events Bi occurs and these 4 probabilities vegetarian. Their chances of getting a particular
satisfy the equations ( – 2) p =  and ( – 3) chest disorder are 35%, 20% and 10%
respectively. A person is chosen from the group at
p = 2 (All the probabilities are assumed to lie in
random and is found to be suffering from the chest
P(B1 ) disorder. The probability that the selected person
the interval (0, 1)). Then P(B ) is equal to is a smoker and non-vegetarian is :
3
__________. [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2021]
52. The probability that two randomly selected subsets 7 28

(1) (2)
of the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} have exactly two elements 45 45
in their intersection, is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
14 8
(3) (4)
65 135 45 45
(1) 7 (2)
2 29 57. A fair coin is tossed a fixed number of times. If the
probability of getting 7 heads is equal to probability
65 35 of getting 9 heads, then the probability of getting
(3) 8 (4) 2 heads is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
2 27
15 15 63. Let a computer program generate only the digits 0

(1) 13 (2) 12 and 1 to form a string of binary numbers with
2 2
probability of occurrence of 0 at even places be
15 15
(3) (4) 1
28 214 and probability of occurrence of 0 at the odd
2
58. A seven digit number is formed using digits
3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5. The probability, that number so 1
place be . Then the probability that ‘10’ is
formed is divisible by 2, is : 3
[JEE (Main)-2021] followed by ‘01’ is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
1 6 1 1
(1) (2) (1) (2)
7 7 18 3
4 3 1 1
(3) (4) (3) (4)
7 7 6 9
59. A pack of cards has one card missing. Two cards are 64. Let in a Binomial distribution, consisting of 5
drawn randomly and are found to be spades. The independent trials, probabilities of exactly 1 and 2
probability that the missing card is not a spade, is :
successes be 0.4096 and 0.2048 respectively.
[JEE (Main)-2021] Then the probability of getting exactly 3 successes
52 22 is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) (2)
867 425 80 32
(1) (2)
3 39 243 625
(3) (4)
4 50 40 128
(3) (4)
60. Let A denote the event that a 6-digit integer formed 243 625
by 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 without repetitions, be 65. The probability of selecting integers a  [–5, 30]
divisible by 3. Then probability of even A is equal
such that x2 + 2(a + 4)x – 5a + 64 > 0, for all x R
to: [JEE (Main)-2021]
is [JEE (Main)-2021]
9 11
(1) (2) 1 1
56 27 (1) (2)
4 6
3 4
(3) (4)
7 9 7 2
(3) (4)
61. Two dices are rolled. If both dices have six faces 36 9
numbered 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 11, then the probability
66. Words with or without meaning are to be formed
that the sum of the numbers on the top faces is
less than or equal to 8 is : [JEE (Main)-2021] using all the letters of the word EXAMINATION. The
probability that the letter M appears at the fourth
17 1 position in any such word is [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) (2)
36 2
1 1
4 5 (1) (2)
(3) (4) 66 11
9 12
62. Let there be three independent events E1, E2 and 1 2
(3) (4)
E3. The probability that only E1 occurs is , only 9 11
E2 occurs is  and only E3 occurs is . Let ‘p’
denote the probability of none of events occurs that 67. Let A, B and C be three events such that the
satisfies the equations ( – 2)p =  and ( – probability that exactly one of A and B occurs is
3)p = 2. All the given probabilities are assumed (1 – k), the probability that exactly one of B and C
to lie in the interval (0, 1). occurs is (1 – 2k), the probability that exactly one
of C and A occurs is (1 – k) and the probability of
Probability of occurrence of E1
Then, Probability of occurrence of E is equal to all A, B and C occur simultaneously is k 2, where
3 0 < k < 1. Then the probability that at least one of
________. [JEE (Main)-2021] A, B and C occur is [JEE (Main)-2021]
1 73. A student appeared in an examination consisting of

(1) Greater than 8 true - false type questions. The student guesses
2
the answers with equal probability. The smallest
1 value of n, so that the probability of guessing at least
(2) Exactly equal to
2 1
‘n’ correct answers is less than , is
2
1 1
(3) Greater than but less than [JEE (Main)-2021]
8 4
(1) 4 (2) 3
1 1
(4) Greater than but less than (3) 5 (4) 6
4 2
68. Four dice are thrown simultaneously and the 74. Let A and B be independent events such that
numbers shown on these dice are recorded in P(A) = p, P(B) = 2p. The largest value of p for
2 × 2 matrices. The probability that such formed 5
matrices have all different entries and are non- which P (exactly one of A, B occurs) = , is
9
singular, is [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
43 45
(1) (2) 5 2
162 162 (1) (2)
12 9
22 23 4 1
(3) (4)
81 81 (3) (4)
9 3
69. Let 9 distinct balls be distributed among 4 boxes, B1, 75. A fair die is tossed until six is obtained on it. Let
B2, B3 and B4. If the probability that B3 contains
X be the number of required tosses, then the
9
3 conditional probability P(X  5 | X > 2) is :
exactly 3 balls is k   then k lies in the set
4 [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
5 125
(1) {x  R : |x – 3| < 1} (2) {x  R : |x – 1| < 1} (1) (2)
6 216
(3) {x  R : |x – 5|  1} (4) {x  R : |x – 2|  1}
70. Let X be a random variable such that the probability 11 25
(3) (4)
1 36 36
function of a distribution is given by P(X  0)  ,
2 76. When a certain biased die is rolled, a particular
1 1
P(X  j)  (j  1, 2, 3, ....,  ). Then the mean of face occurs with probability  x and its opposite
3j 6
the distribution and P(X is positive and even)
respectively are [JEE (Main)-2021] 1
face occurs with probability  x. All other faces
3 1 3 1 6
(1) and (2) and
4 9 4 16 1
occur with probability . Note that opposite faces
3 1 3 1 6
(3) and (4) and
4 8 8 8 1
sum to 7 in any die. If 0  x  , and the
71. A fair coin is tossed n-times such that the probability 6
of getting at least one head is at least 0.9. Then the
minimum value of n is ________. probability of obtaining total sum = 7, when such
[JEE (Main)-2021] 13
a die is rolled twice, is , then the value of x is
72. The probability that a randomly selected 2-digit 96
number belongs to the set {n  N: (2n – 2) is a [JEE (Main)-2021]
multiple of 3} is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
1 1
1 2 (1) (2)
(1) (2) 12 8
2 3
1 1 1 1
(3) (4)
(3) (4) 16 9
3 6
77. let n be an odd natural number such that the variance 82. Let X be a random variable with distribution.
of 1, 2, 3, 4, ...., n is 14. Then n is equal to ______.
x 2 1 3 4 6
[JEE (Main)-2021] 1 1 1
P( X  x ) a b
78. Each of the person A and B independently tosses 5 3 5
three fair coins. The probability that both of them If the mean X is 2.3 and variance of X is 2, then
get the same number of heads is : 1002 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]  1
83. In a binomial distribution B  n, p   , if the
 4 
1 probability of at least one success is greater than
(1) (2) 1
8 9
or equal to , then n is greater than
10
5 5 [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) (4)
8 16 1 9
(1) log 4  log 3 (2) log10 4  log10 3
79. The probability distribution of random variable X is 10 10
given by :
4 1
(3) log 4  log 3 (4) log10 4  log10 3
10 10
X 1 2 3 4 5
84. Bag A contains 2 white, 1 black and 3 red balls and
P( X ) K 2K 2K 3K K
bas B contains 3 black, 2 red and n white balls.
One bag is chosen at random and 2 balls drawn
Let p = P(1 < X < 4 | X < 3). If 5p = K, then  is
from it at random, are found to be 1 red and 1 black.
equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
If the probability that both balls come from Bag A is
80. An electric instrument consists of two units. Each 6
, then n is equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2022]
unit must function independently for the instrument 11
to operate. The probability that the first unit
functions is 0.9 and that of the second unit is 0.8. (1) 13 (2) 6
The instrument is switched on and it fails to (3) 4 (4) 3
operate. If the probability that only the first unit
failed and second unit is functioning is p, then 98 85. If a random variable X follows the Binomial
distribution B(33, p) such that 3P(X = 0) = P(X = 1),
p is equal to ______.
P ( X  15) P ( X  16)
then the value of – is equal
[JEE (Main)-2021] P ( X  18) P ( X  17)
81. Two squares are chosen at random on a to: [JEE (Main)-2022]
chessboard (see figure). The probability that they
(1) 1320 (2) 1088
have a side in common is :
[JEE (Main)-2021] 120 1088
(3) (4)
1331 1089
86. A random variable x has the following probability

distribution :
64 squares
X 0 1 2 3 4
P( X ) k 2k 4k 6k 8k
The value of P (1  x  4 | x  2) is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2022]
2 1 4 2
(1) (2) (1) (2)
7 7 7 3
1 1 3 4
(3) (4) (3) (4)
18 9 7 5
87. In an examination, there are 10 true-false type 91. If the probability that a randomly chosen 6-digit
questions. Out of 10, a student can guess the number formed by using digits 1 and 8 only is a
3 multiple of 21 is p, then 96 p is equal to ________ .
answer of 4 questions correctly with probability
4 [JEE (Main)-2022]
and the remaining 6 questions correctly with
1 92. Five numbers, x , x , x , x , x are randomly selected
probability . If the probability that the student 1 2 3 4 5
4 from the numbers 1, 2, 3,….., 18 and are arranged
guesses the answers of exactly 8 questions in the increasing order (x < x < x < x < x ). The
1 2 3 4 5
27k probability that x = 7 and x = 11 is:
correctly out of 10 is , then k is equal to 2 4
410
[JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022]
1 1
88. Let E and E be two events such that the conditional (1) (2)
1 2 136 72
1 3
probabilities P  E1 | E2   , P  E2 | E1   and
2 4
1 1
1 (3) (4)
P  E1  E2   . Then : [JEE (Main)-2022] 68 34
8
(1) P  E1  E2   P  E1  . P (E2 ) 93. Let X be a random variable having binomial

distribution B(7, p). If P(X = 3) = 5P(X = 4), then the
(2) P  E1  E2   P  . P(E2 )
E1 sum of the mean and the variance of X is:
[JEE (Main)-2022]
 
(3) P E1  E2  P  E1  . P (E2 )

105 7
(4) P  E1  E2   P  E1  . P (E2 )
(1)
16
(2)
16
89. A biased die is marked with numbers 2, 4, 8, 16, 32,

77 49
32 on its faces and the probability of getting a face (3) (4)
36 16
1
with mark n is . If the die is thrown thrice, then
n 94. If a point A(x, y) lies in the region bounded by the
the probability, that the sum of the numbers obtained y-axis, straight lines 2y + x = 6 and 5x – 6y = 30,
is 48, is : [JEE (Main)-2022] then the probability that y < 1 is [JEE (Main)-2022]
7 
(1) 11 (2) 12 1 5
2 2 (1) (2)
6 6
3 3
(3) 10 (4)
2 212 2 6
(3) (4)
3 7
90. Let a biased coin be tossed 5 times. If the probability
of getting 4 heads is equal to the probability of
95. Let S = {E1, E2, ……………., E8} be a sample space
getting 5 heads, then the probability of getting
atmost two heads is: [JEE (Main)-2022] n
of a random experiment such that P  En   for
36
275 36 every n = 1, 2, ………, 8. Then the number of
(1) 5 (2)
6 54
 4
elem ents in the set  A  S : P ( A)   is
181 46  5
(3) (4)
55 64 _________ . [JEE (Main)-2022]
96. The probability, that in a randomly selected 3-digit 101. If the numbers appeared on the two throws of a fair
six faced die are  and , then the probability that
number at least two digits are odd, is
x2 + x +  > 0, for all x  R, is :[JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022] 17 4
(1) (2)
36 9
19 15
(1) (2)
36 36
1 19
(3) (4)
13 23 2 36
(3) (4)
36 36
102. The mean and variance of a binomial distribution are
97. The probability that a randomly chosen one-one  4
function from the set {a, b, c, d} to the set {1, 2, 3,  and respectively. If P ( X  1)  , then P(X
3 243
4, 5} satisfies f(a) + 2f(b) – f(c) = f(d) is : = 4 or 5) is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022] 5 64
(1) (2)
9 81
1 1
(1) (2) 16 145
24 40 (3) (4)
27 243
1 1
(3) (4) 103. Let E1, E2, E3 be three mutually exclusive events
30 20
2  3p 2p
98. The probability that a randomly chosen 2 × 2 matrix such that P(E1 )  , P(E2 )  and
6 8
with all the entries from the set of first 10 primes, is
singular, is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022] 1 p
P(E3 )  . If the maximum and minimum values
2
133 18 of p are p1 and p2, then (p1 + p2) is equal to :
(1) 4 (2)
10 103 [JEE (Main)-2022]
19 271
(3) 3 (4) 2 5
10 104 (1)
3
(2)
3
99. The probability that a relation R from {x, y} to {x, y} is
5
both symmetric and transitive, is equal to (3) (4) 1
4
[JEE (Main)-2022]
104. Let S be the sample space of all five digit numbers.
5 9 It p is the probability that a randomly selected
(1) (2)
16 16 number from S, is multiple of 7 but not divisible by
11 13 5, then 9p is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) (4)
16 16 (1) 1.0146 (2) 1.2085
100. If the sum and the product of mean and variance of a
(3) 1.0285 (4) 1.1521
binomial distribution are 24 and 128 respectively,
then the probability of one or two successes is : 105. Let X have a binomial distribution B(n, p) such that
the sum and the product of the mean and variance
[JEE (Main)-2022] of X are 24 and 128 respectively. If P(X > n – 3) =
33 33 k
, then k is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) (2) 2n
232 229
33 33 (1) 528 (2) 529

(3) (4) (3) 629 (4) 630
228 227
106. A six faced die is biased such that 109. Bag I contains 3 red, 4 black and 3 white balls and
3 × P (a prime number) = 6 × P (a composite number) Bag II contains 2 red, 5 black and 2 white balls.
= 2 × P (1). One ball is transferred from Bag I to Bag II and then
Let X be a random variable that counts the number a ball is drawn from Bag II. The ball so drawn is
of times one gets a perfect square on some throws found to be black in colour. Then the probability,
of this die. If the die is thrown twice, then the mean that the transferred ball is red, is :
of X is : [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022]
3
(1)
11 4 5
(1) (2)
9 18
5
(2)
11 1 3
(3) (4)
6 10
7
(3)
11 110. The sum and product of the mean and variance of a
binomial distribution are 82.5 and 1350 respectively.
8
(4) Then the number of trials in the binomial distribution
11
is _______. [JEE (Main)-2022]
107. Let A and B be two events such that 111. Let X be a binomially distributed random variable
2 1 1 4
P (B \ A ) , P(A \ B)  and P(A  B)  . with mean 4 and variance . Then, 54 P(X  2) is
5 7 9 3
Consider equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
73 146
5 (1) (2)
(S1) P ( A  B )  , 27 27
6
146 126
1 (3) (4)
(S 2) P ( A  B)  . Then [JEE (Main)-2022] 81 81
18
112. If A and B are two events such that
(1) Both (S1) and (S2) are true
1 1 1
(2) Both (S1) and (S2) are false P  A  ,P  B   and P  A  B   , then
3 5 2
(3) Only (S1) is true
P  A B  P  B A  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
(4) Only (S2) is true
108. A bag contains 4 white and 6 black balls. Three
3 5
balls are drawn at random from the bag. Let X be (1) (2)
4 8
the number of white balls, among the drawn balls. If
2 is the variance of X, then 1002 is equal to ____. 5 7
(3) (4)
[JEE (Main)-2022] 4 8

Chapter 27
Probability
1. Answer (4) 7. Answer (1)
Restricting sample space as S = {00, 01, 02, 03, 1 1 5
04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 20, 30, 40}. P( A B) P ( A B ) 1–
6 6 6
1 1 1 3
? P(sum of digits is 8) = . P ( A) P ( A) 1–
14 4 4 4
2. Answer (2) ' P( A B) P ( A ) P (B ) – P ( A B )
Total number of cases = 9C3 = 84
5 3 1
Favourable cases = 3C1.4C1.2C1 = 24 P (B ) –
6 4 4
24 2
p 1
84 7 P (B )
3
3. Answer (3)
' P(A) z P(B) so they are not equally likely.
Statement-2 is false.
3 1 1
The outcomes 2, 8, 14, 20 is an AP with common Also P(A) × P(B) = u
4 3 4
difference 6.
= P(A B)
4. Answer (2)
' P ( A B ) P ( A) P (B ) so A & B are
§ Ac B c · P ( Ac B c C ) independent.
P ¨¨ ¸¸
© C ¹ P (C ) 8. Answer (1)
Question is wrong but the best suitable option
P (C ) P (C A) P (C B ) P ( A B C ) is (1).
P (C ) 11
12 29 55 § 2 ·
Required probability = C3 =
Let A, B, C be pairwise independent events
312 3 ¨© 3 ¸¹
P (C ) P (C ).P ( A) P (C ).P (B ) 0 9. Answer (3)
P (C )
1
P (E1)
= 1 – P(A) – P(B) (' P(C) z 0) 6
= P(Ac ) – P(B)
1
5. Answer (1) P (E 2 )
6
6. Answer (3)
P(E1 E2) = P(A shows 4 and B shows 2)
4 5
5 § 1· § 2· § 1· 1
Required probability C4 ¨ ¸ ¨ ¸ 5C5 ¨ ¸ = P (E1).P (E2 )
©3¹ ©3¹ ©3¹ 36
So E1, E2 are independent
1 2 1
5u u
81 3 35 Also as E1 E2 E3 = I
So P(E1 E2 E3) z P(E1. P(E2). P(E3)
10 1 11
So E1, E2, E3 are not independent.
35 35 35

n = 10 X = number of aces drawn
15 ? P( X 1) P ( X 2)
p(Probability of drawing a green ball) =
25
4 48 48 4 ½ 4 4½
® u u ¾® u ¾
3 2 ¯ 52 52 52 52 ¿ ¯ 52 52 ¿
? p , q
5 5
24 1 25
var(X) = n.p.q
169 169 169
6 12 15. Answer (3)
= 10
25 5 Let drawing a green ball is G and a red ball is R
11. Answer (1) ? The probability that second drawn ball is red
1 §R · §R ·
P ( A) P ( B ) P ( A B ) P (G ) P ¨ ¸ P (R )P ¨ ¸
4 ©G ¹ ©R¹
1 2 6 5 4
P (B ) P (C ) P (B C ) u u
4 7 7 7 7
12 20 32
1 49 49
P (C ) P ( A) P ( A C )
4 16. Answer (4)
P ( A) P (B ) P (C ) P ( A B ) P (B C ) 11
P (7 or 8 is the sum of two dice) =
3 36
P( A C )
8 2
P (7 or 8 is the number of card) =
9
1
' P(A B C ) 1 11 1 2
16 Required probability = u u
2 36 2 9
3 1 7 1 § 11 8 · 19
? P(A B C )
= ¨
8 16 16 2 © 36 ¸¹ 72
Total number of ways = 11C
2 Let the number of independent shots required to hit
= 55 the target at least once is n
n
§2· 5
Favourable ways are 1 ¨ ¸ !
©3¹ 6
(0, 4), (0, 8), (4, 8), (2, 6), (2, 10), (6, 10)
n
§2· 1
6 ¨ ¸
Probability = ©3¹ 6
55
Least value of n is 5
13. Answer (2)
Option (2) is correct.
E1 : Event that first ball drawn is red. 18. Answer (4)
E2 : Event that first ball drawn is black. Probability that sum of selected two numbers is
E : Event that second ball drawn is red. even
§E · § E ·
6
C2 5C2
P (E1 )
P (E ) P (E1).P ¨ ¸ P (E2 ).P ¨ ¸ 11
C2
© E1 ¹ © E2 ¹
Probability that sum is even and selected numbers
4 6 6 4 5
C2
u u are also even P (E2 )
10 12 10 12 11
C2
2 §E · 5
C2 10 2
? P¨ 2 ¸ .
5 6
C2 5C2 15 10
© E1 ¹ 5
30 3 10 1 2 1
p , q Probability of getting 5 or 6 = P(E) =
40 4 40 4 6 3
n = 16 1 2
Probability of not getting 5 or 6 = P(E) = 1–
Mean of X np np 3 3
standard deviation of X npq q E will consider as success.
3 Event Success in Success in Success in No success

16 u Ist attempt IInd attempt 3rd attempt in 3 attempt
4
= 1 Probability 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2
u u u u u
4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Gain/loss 100 50 0 –150
= 48 4 3
His expected gain/loss
20. Answer (4)
Total number of subset = 220 1 2 8
= u 100 u 50 u –150
20 u 21 3 9 27
Now sum of all number from 1 to 20 210
2 900 300 – 1200
Now we have to find the sets which has sum 7. = =0
27
(1) {7} 24. Answer (3)
(2) {1, 6}
' A B; so A B A
(3) {2, 5}
(4) {3, 4} § A· P( A B)
Now, P ¨ ¸
©B¹ P (B )
(5) {1, 2, 4}
So, there is only 5 sets which has sum 203 § A· P ( A)
P¨ ¸
5 ©B¹ P (B )
So required probability
220
21. Answer (3) ' P B d1
To end the experiment in the fifth throw, possibility § A·
is 4 × × 4 4, × 4 × 4 4, × × × 4 4 (where × is any So, P ¨ ¸ t P ( A )
©B¹
number except 4)
§ 1· §5 · §5 · § 1· § 1· §5· § 1· §5·
Probability = ¨ ¸ ¨ ¸ ¨ ¸ ¨ ¸ ¨ ¸ + ¨ ¸¨ ¸¨ ¸ 25. Answer (3)
©6¹©6¹©6¹©6¹ ©6¹ ©6¹©6¹©6¹
1 1
3
§ 1· § 1· § 5 · § 1·
2
p P H ,q 1 p
¨ ¸¨ ¸+ ¨ ¸ ¨ ¸ 2 2
©6¹©6¹ ©6¹ ©6¹
9
25 25 125 175 P x t1 t
= 10
65 65
22. Answer (3) 9
1 P x 0 t
A = Set of students who opted for NCC 10
B = Set of Students who opted for NSS n
§ 1· 9
n(A) = 40, n(B) = 30, n(AB) = 20 1 nC0 ¨ ¸ t
©2¹ 10
n(AB) = n(A) + n(B) – n(AB)
= 40 + 30 – 20 1 9 1 1
n
d 1 n d
2 10 2 10
= 50
2n t 10 nt4
50 1
? Required probability = 1 nmin = 4
60 6

P(at least one) = 1 – P(none) Let p is the probability that candidate can solve a
problem.
1 2 3 7
1– u u u
2 3 4 8 4 1
p ; q (' p + q = 1)
5 5
7
1– Probability that candidate is able to solve either 50
32 or 49 problems = 50C50p50·q0 + 50C49·p49·q1
= p49 [p + 50q]
25
32 49
§ 4 · § 4 50 ·
= ¨ ¸ ·¨ ¸
27. Answer (1) ©5¹ ©5 5 ¹
A = At least two girls 54 § 4 ·

49
= ·¨ ¸
B = All girls 5 ©5¹
31. Answer (1)
§B· P BA
P¨ ¸ Let X be the random variable which denotes the Rs
© A¹ P ( A) gained by the person.
Total cases 36 ½
4
§ 1· ° favourable cases are °
¨ ¸ 6 1 ° °
P B ©4¹ P X 15 ® ¾
36 6 ° (1,1), (2,2), (3, 3), (4, 4),°
P A 4 4
§ 1· § 1· °¯(5, 5), (6, 6) °¿
1– 4C0 ¨ ¸ – 4C1 ¨ ¸
©2¹ ©2¹
4 1 Favourable cases are ½
P X 12 ® ¾
1 1 36 9 ¯(6, 3), (5, 4), (4, 5), (3, 6)¿
16 – 1– 4 11 26 13
P X 6
28. Answer (4) 36 18
n
X 15 12 6
§ 1· 99
1 ¨ ¸ ! 1 1 13
2
© ¹ 100 P X
6 9 18
n 5 4 13
§ 1· 1 X ·P X
¨ 2 ¸ 100 2 3 3
© ¹
5 4 13 1
? n t7 E( X ) ¦ X ·P( X )
2 3 3

2
Minimum value is 7. 32. Answer (4)
29. Answer (4) k 3 4 5

5 2 1
P 8, V2 4 P (k )
32 32 32
P = np = 8, V2 = npq = 4, p + q = 1
? For k = 1 or 2,
1 1 5 2 1 24
q ,p ,n 16 ? P (k ) 1
2 2 32 32 32 32
k
P X d2 Now expectation
216
§ 5 · § 2 · § 1 · § 24 ·
16 16 16 ¨ 3 u 32 ¸ ¨ 4 u 32 ¸ ¨ 5 u 32 ¸ ( 1) ¨ 32 ¸
16 § 1· § 1· § 1· k © ¹ © ¹ © ¹ © ¹
C0 ¨ ¸ 16C1 ¨ ¸ 16C2 ¨ ¸
©2¹ ©2¹ ©2¹ 216 4 1
k = (1 + 16 + 120) = 137 32 8
1 2
Probability that a machine is faulted P Given P A B P A B
4 5
Probability that a machine is not faulted
2
1 3 P A P B 2P A B
1 q 5
4 4
? Probability that atmost two machine is faulted 2
P A*B P AB
= P(X = 0) + P(X = 1) + P(X = 2) 5
0 5 1 4 2 3
§ 1· §3 · 5 § 1· §3 · 5 § 1· §3· 1 2
5
? C0 ¨ ¸ ·¨ ¸ C1 ¨ ¸ . ¨ ¸ C2 ¨ ¸ ·¨ ¸ P AB
4 4
© ¹ © ¹ 4
© ¹ © ¹4 ©4¹ ©4¹ 2 5
3
§3· 1
¨ 4 ¸ ·k P AB
© ¹ 10
2 2
§3· 1 3 § 1· 36. Answer (3)
¨ ¸ 5 · · 10 ·¨ ¸ K
©4¹ 4 4 ©4¹ Second A comes before third B, so this process
will be finished either in two draws or in three
10 15 9 34 17
? k draws or in four draws.
16 16 8
If process is finished in two draws,
34. Answer (3)
1 1 1
P ( AA) .
P( A B) 1 2 2 4
For option (1) P (A/B) P ( A)
P (B ) 3
If process is finished in three draws
2 § 1 1 1· 1
Similarly P (Ac/Bc) P ( Ac) P ( ABA or BAA) 2 ¨ . . ¸
3 ©2 2 2¹ 4
If process is finished in four draws, P(ABBA or

1 5
.
P ( A)(1 P (B )) 3 6 1 § 1 1 1 1· 3
P (A/Bc) BABA or BBAA) 3¨ . . . ¸
(1 P (B )) 5 3 © 2 2 2 2 ¹ 16
6
1 1 3 11
Total probability
P ( A ( A B )) 4 4 16 16
P (A/A B)
P( A B)
37. Answer (1)
P ( A) Total ways of distribution = 410 = 220
P( A B)
Favourable ways = 4
C2
10
C5
5
C3 2 2
5
Selecting Selecting Distributing 5 Distributing

1 two boxes
out of four
5 balls
out of 10
balls into two
groups of
remaining
balls into two
2 balls and boxes
3 3 balls
1 1 1

3 6 18 6 252 10 2 25
Required probability =
220
6 3
6 3 1 4 3 u 63 u 5 945
= 10
' Option (3) is correct 2 210

P(x > 2) = P(x = 3) + P(x = 4) + P(x = 5) Let A is the event for getting score a multiple of 4
= k + 2k + 5k2 So, n(A) = (1, 3), (3, 1), (2, 2), (2, 6), (6, 2),
(3, 5), (5, 3), (4, 4) & (6, 6) = 09
= 5k2 + 3k
n(A) = 9
Now 6pi = k2 + 2k + k + 2k + 5k2
& n(B) = (4, 4) = 1
= 6k2 + 5k
as 6pi = 1 6k2 + 5k = 1 (k + 1)(6k – 1) = 1
0 So, P (E )
9
1 42. Answer (4)

k =
6 Sample space = 9 × 104
Case-I
5 3 23
p(x > 2) =
36 6 36 Out of exactly two digits selected one is zero then
favourable cases = 9C1(24 – 1)
39. Answer (4)
Case-II
1 Both selected digits are non-zero then favourable
Here P B1 P B2 {B1, B2 are bags}
2 cases = 9C2(25 – 2)
§ NP · 9.8 5
and P(Non-prime) P B1 u P ¨ ¸ P B2 u 9(24 1) (2 2)
© B1 ¹ Prob. 2
4
9 u 10
§ NP ·
P¨ ¸
© B2 ¹ 15 120 135
104 104
1 20 1 15
u u
2 30 2 20 43. Answer (4)
5
1 20 Probability of sum getting 6 and
u 36
§ B · 2 30
So, P ¨ 1 ¸
© NP ¹ 1 20 1 15
u u 6 1
2 30 2 20 Probability of sum getting 7
36 6
8 Game ends and A wins if A throws 6 in 1st throw
17 or A don’t throw 6 in 1st throw, B don’t throw 7 in
1st throw and then A throw 6 in his 2nd chance and
40. Answer (4)
so on.
Here
i.e A A B A A B A B A .........
§ E2C EC3 · P ªE1 EC2 EC3 º
P¨ ¬ ¼ 5 § 31 · § 30 · § 5 ·
¨ ¸¸ =
E1 P E ¨ ¸¨ ¸¨ ¸ .........f
© ¹ 1 36 © 36 ¹ © 36 ¹ © 36 ¹
5 § 155 § 155 · ·
2
¨1 ¨ ¸ .........f ¸
P E1 – P E1 E2 – P E2 E3 + 0 36 © 216 © 216 ¹ ¹
=
P E1
5
= 1 – P(E2) – P(E3) 36 30
61 61
C C
= P E2 – P E3 or P E3 – P E2 216

For an A.P. of three terms, we must select two Probability of getting at least two 3cs or 5cs in one
even numbers or two odd numbers from given trial =
numbers and third number will be fixed
automatically. 2 2 3 4
4 § 1· § 2· § 1· §2· § 1·
C2 ¨ ¸ ¨ ¸ 4C3 ¨ ¸ ¨ ¸ 4C4 ¨ ¸
6
C2 + 5C2 25 5 ©3¹ ©3¹ ©3¹ ©3¹ ©3¹
Required probability = 11
= =
C3 165 33
33 11
= 4
45. Answer (1) 3 27
P( A B) P ( A) P (B ) – P ( A B ) § 11 ·
E(x) = np = 27 ¨ ¸ 11
© 27 ¹
= 1 – 0.8 = 0.2
49. Answer (11)
Now,
Let ‘n’ bombs are required, then
P( A B C) P ( A) P (B ) P (C ) – P ( A B ) 1 n –1 0 n
§ 1· § 1· § 1· § 1· 99
1– nC1 · ¨ ¸ ¨ ¸ – nC0 ¨ ¸ ¨ ¸ t
– P (B C ) – P (C A ) P ( A B C ) ©2¹ ©2¹ ©2¹ ©2¹ 100
D = 0.6 + 0.4 + 0.5 – 0.2 – E – 0.3 + 0.2 1 n 1

t
E = 1.2 – D
100 2n
2n t 100(n + 1)
? D [0.85, 0.95]
n t 11
then E [0.25, 0.35] 50. Answer (2)

Let number of trials be ‘n’
46. Answer (490.00) given
Atmost 3 = Total – (All selected balls are red) 2 n2 3 n3
n § 1· § 1· n § 1· § 1·
12C 5C C2 ¨ ¸ ¨ ¸ C3 ¨ ¸ ¨ ¸
= 4 – 4 ©2¹ ©2¹ ©2¹ ©2¹
= 495 – 5 = 490 n=5
47. Answer (3) Probability of getting odd number for odd number
of times is
1 9 1
p ,q = (5C1 + 5C3 + 5C5 )
10 10 25
n 24 1
§ 9 · 5
P(not hitting target in n trials) = ¨ ¸ 2 2
© 10 ¹
51. Answer (06)
n
Let P(B1) = x, P(B2) = y, P(B3) = z
§ 9 ·
P(at least one hit) = 1– ¨ ¸
© 10 ¹ D P(B1 B2 B3 ) P(B1 )P(B2 )P(B3 )
D = x (1 – y)(1 – z) …(i)
n
§ 9 · 1 Similarly E= (1 – x) y (1 – z) …(ii)
Given, 1– ¨ ¸ >
© 10 ¹ 4 J= (1 – x)(1 – y)z …(iii)
p= (1 – x)(1 – y)(1 – z) …(iv)
(0.9)n 0.75
x D D
(i) & (iv) x
nminimum 3 1 x p Dp
54. Answer (3)

z J J
(iii) & (iv) z For equal roots b2 = 4ac
1 z p J p
a, b, c {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
Favourable case
D J p p
1 b=2 a=c=1
P(B1) x Dp J J
P(B3 ) z J Dp p …(v) b=4 (a, c) = (1, 4), (4, 1) and (2, 2)
1
J p D D b=6 (a, c) = (3, 3)
Total possible ordered triplets
Given that,
(a, b, c) = 63 = 216
(D – 2E) p = DE Dp = (D + 2p)E ...(vi)
Favourable cases = 5
(E – 3J) p = 2EJ 3Jp = (p – 2J)E ...(vii)
5
D D 2p ? Required probability
(vi) & (vii) 216
3J p 2J
55. Answer (2)
pD – 6pJ = 5JD
Number having exactly one 7 can be
p 6p
5 (i) Having 7 at thousand’s place = 93 = 729
J D
(ii) Not 7 at thousand’s place = 3 × 8 × 4 2
p §p · = 1944
1 6 ¨ 1¸ ...(viii)
J © D ¹ n(s) = 729 + 1944 = 2673
P(B1) Favourable cases = having 7 at unit place or

(v) & (viii) 6 having 2 at unit place.
P(B3 )
i.e. = (9 × 9) + (8 × 9 × 2) + (8 × 9 × 9) = 873
52. Answer (2)
873 97
Number of ways of selecting elements common to Required probability =
2673 297
both A and B = 5C2
5
C 2 33 56. Answer (2)
135
? Required probability
45 29 n(smokers + Non vegetarian) = 160 = n(A1)(Let)
53. Answer (4) P(A1) = 0.4
1 n(smokers + vegetarian) = 100 = n(A2)

Given P (when it is intercepted) similarly P(A2) = 0.25
3
n(Non-smokers + vegetarian) = 140 = n(A3) and
1 2
P (being not intercepted) 1 & also P(A3) = 0.35
3 3
when it is not intercepted, probability it hits the Let event E of getting chest disorder i.e.,
3 P(E/A1) = 0.35, P(E/A2) = 0.2, P(E/A3) = 0.1

target
4 to find P(A1/E)
So when such 3 missiles launched using Baye’s theorem we get
then P (all 3 hitting the target)
P E / A1 P A1
P A1 / E
§2 3· §2 3· §2 3· P E / A1 P A1 P E / A 2 P A 2 P E / A3 P A3
¨ 3 u 4¸u¨ 3 u 4¸u¨ 3 u 4¸
© ¹ © ¹ © ¹
0.35 u 0.4
1 1 1
u u 0.35 u 0.4 0.2 u 0.25 0.1 u 0.35
2 2 2
1 140 140 28
8 140 50 35 225 45

Let n number of tosses Total number of numbers = 6 × (6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2)
Given, = 6 × 6!
7 n 7 9 n9 Required number of numbers
n § 1· § 1· n § 1· § 1·
C7 ¨ ¸ ¨ ¸ C9 ¨ ¸ ¨ ¸
©2¹ ©2¹ ©2¹ ©2¹ Case (i) 0 is not included o 6!
n = 16 Case (ii) 0 is included o 5 × 5! × 2
? Probability of getting 2 heads Total 6! + 5 × 5! × 2 = 16 × 5!
16 16 u 5! 16 4
16 § 1· Probability =
= C2 ¨ ¸ 6 u 6! 36 9
©2¹
61. Answer (1)
15
Favourable outcomes are
213
(1,1), (1,2), (1,3), (1,5), (1,7)
58. Answer (4)
(2,1), (2,2), (2,3), (2,5)
For even number, units place should be filled with
4 only. (3,1), (3,2), (3,3), (3,5)
6! (5,1), (5,2), (5,3)

2!2!2! 6! 3! 3 (7,1)
P u
7! 2! 7! 7
i.e. total 17 favourable outcomes.
2!3!2!
59. Answer (4) 17
Required probability = .
Consider the events, 36
E1 = missing card is spade 62. Answer (6)
E2 = missing card is not a spade
Let p(E1) = x, p(E2) = y and p(E3) = z
A = Two spade cards are drawn
1 3 D= p E 1 E2 E3 p E 1 .p E 2 .p E 3
P E1 P E2
4 4
D= x(1 – y)(1 – z) ...(i)
12 13
§A· C2 § A · C2 Similarly
P¨ ¸ P¨ ¸
51 51
© E1 ¹ C2 © E2 ¹ C2 E= (1 – x).y(1 – z) ...(ii)
J= (1 – x)(1 – y).z ...(iii)
§ A ·
P¨ ¸ P(E2 ) p= (1 – x)(1 – y)(1 – z) ...(iv)
§E · © E2 ¹
Then P ¨ 2 ¸
© A ¹ §A· § A · x x D
P(E1 ) P ¨ ¸ P(E2 ) P ¨ ¸ x
E
© 1¹ © E2 ¹ (i) and (iv)
1 x p Dp
3 13 C2 z J J
(iii) and (iv) z
4 51C2 1 z p J p
1 12 C2 3 13 C2

4 51C2 4 51C2 D Jp p
1
p E1 x Dp J J
3 13 C2 3.78 39 p E2 z J Dp p ...(v)
1
Jp D D
12
C2 3 13 C2 66 3.78 50
Given that
65. Answer (4)
(D–2E)p = DE Dp = (D+2p)E ...(vi)
For x2 + 2(a + 4)x – 5a + 64 > 0
(E–3J)p = 2EJ 3Jp = (p– 2J)E ...(vii)
? D<0
D D 2p 4(a + 4)2 – 4(64 – 5a) < 0
(vi) and (vii)
3J p 2J a2 + 8a + 16 – 64 + 5a < 0
pD– 6pJ = 5JD a2 + 13a – 48 < 0

a2 + 16a – 3a – 48 < 0
p 6p (a + 16)(a – 3) < 0
5.
J D
a (–16, 3)
in set [–5, 30] total integers 36
p §p ·
1 6 ¨ 1¸ ...(viii)
J © D ¹ favourable integers 8
8 2
Pr
p E1 36 9
(v) and (viii) p E 6
3
66. Answer (2)
63. Answer (4) Total number of words formed by letters of word
“EXAMINATION” is
‘10’ is followed by ‘01’ can be if
11!
...1 0 0 1 or ...1 0 0 1 n(S) =
2! 2! 2!
odd even even odd When ‘M’ at fourth position then number of words
position position position position
10!
formed = n(E) =
2! 2! 2!
§ 2 1 1 1· § 1 1 1 2·
¨ ¸¨ ¸
©3 2 3 2¹ ©2 3 2 3¹ n E 1
? Required probability = n S =
11
4 1
67. Answer (1)
94 9
P(A) + P(B) – 2P(A B) = 1 – k ...(i)
64. Answer (2)
P(B) + P(C) – 2P(B C) = 1 – 2k ...(ii)
n = 5 (given)
P(C) + P(A) – 2P(C A) = 1 – k ...(iii)
also 5c1 pq4 = 0.4096
(i) + (ii) + (iii)
and 5c2 p2q3 = 0.2048
3 – 4k
5q 0.4096 ¦ P(A) – ¦ P(A B) 2
10p 0.2048
q = 4p
also p + q = 1
P(A B C) ¦ P(A) – ¦ P(A B) P(A B C)
1 4 3 – 4k
p and q k2
5 5 2
p(exactly 3 successes) = 5c3 · p3q2
1 1
1 16 32 (k – 1)2 !
10 · 2 2
53 52 625
68. Answer (1)

3
Total matrices = 64 S
4
Number of matrices with distinct entries
3
= 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 = 360 Mean
4
Number of singular matrices with distinct entries
(i.e. 1, 2, 3, 6 or 2, 3, 4, 6) = 8 + 8 = 16 1 1 1
P(X is positive and even) can be , , .......
2 4
Favourable cases = 360 – 16 = 344 3 3 36
P(X is positive and even)
344 43
Required probability
64 162 1

1

1
........
1
2 4 6 8
69. Answer (1) 3 3 3
Number of ways to distribute 9 distinct balls in 4 71. Answer (4)

boxes = n(S) = 49
n
' § 1·
Number of ways of favourable distribution 1 ¨ ¸ t 0.9
©2¹
9 10 u 8 u 7
n(E) C3 u 36 u 36 28.37
3 u 2u1 1 1
n
d 2n t 10
2 10
9
28 u 37 28 § 3 · nt4
? Required probability ¨ ¸
49 9 ©4¹
72. Answer (1)
28 The given set = {nN : 2n – 2 is a multiple of 3}
? x
9 = {0, 6, 30, 62, 126, ......}
There are only 2, 2 digit numbers out of which only
? |x – 3| < 1 x (2, 4)
one is divisible by 3
and x (3, 4) 1
? Required Probability = .
2
70. Answer (3)
73. Answer (3)
Mean ¦ xipi
8
8 § 1·
P(x n) Cn ¨ ¸
§ 1· § 1· § 1 · § 1 · ©2¹
0 ¨ ¸ 1¨ ¸ 2 ¨ ¸ 3 ¨ ¸ .......
©2¹ ©3¹ © ¹
3 2
© 33 ¹
8
8 § 1·
P(x n 1) Cn1 ¨ ¸
1 § 1 · § 1 · ©2¹
S 2¨ ¸ 3 ¨ ¸ ........f
3 © 32 ¹ © 33 ¹
8
8 § 1·
S 1 § 1 · P(x 8) C8 ¨ ¸
2¨ ¸ ....... ©2¹
3 32 © 33 ¹
______________________________________ 8
§ 1· 8 1
¨ ¸ Cn 8 Cn1 ..... 8 C8
2S 1 1 1 ©2¹ 2
........f
2
3 3 3 33
28 8 C0 8 C1 .... 8 Cn1 27
1
8C + 8C1 + ....+ 8Cn–1 > 27
2S 3 2S 1 0
3 2 3 2 Minimum value of n – 1 = 4
3 n=5

P(exactly one of A and B occurs) The required probability
= P AB P AB § 1 ·§ 1 · 1 1 1 1½
2 ®¨ x ¸¨ x ¸ ¾
¯© 6 ¹© 6 ¹ 6 6 6 6¿
= P ( A) u P ( B ) P ( A ) P ( B )
§ 1 1 1 · 13
' 2¨ x2
= p u (1– 2 p) (1– p )2 p © 36 36 36 ¸¹ 96
5 1 13
3 p 4 p2 2x 2
9 6 96
27p – 36p2 = 5
1 13 16 13
36p2 – 27p + 5 = 0 2x 2
6 96 96
27 r 3 5 1 1
p and ? x2
27 12 3 64
5 1
pmax ? x
12 8
P x t 5x ! 2 6x12 2
P x t 5| x ! 2 x 14
P ( x ! 2) n
P x t5 § § n(n 1) · ·
2
P ( x ! 2) 12 22 ... n 2 ¨¨ ¨© 2 ¹¸
¸¸
14
n ¨ n ¸
Now, ¨ ¸
© ¹
4 6
5 5 5 5 1 §5· 5 1 §5· 1
P ( x t 5) . . . . ¨ ¸ ¨ ¸ ...f
6 6 6 6 6 ©6¹ 6 6 ©6¹ 6 (n 1)(2n 1) (n 1)2
14
6 4
3 4
5 5 1 §5· 1 §5· 1
and P ( x ! 2) . . ¨ ¸ ¨ ¸ ...f n 2 1 168 n 13
6 6 6 ©6¹ 6 ©6¹ 6
78. Answer (4)
Let Ai o A gets i heads
§ 5 · 1 §¨ ·
4 2
5 §5·
? P ( x t 5) ¨ 6 ¸ 6 ¨ 1 6 ¨ 6 ¸ ...f ¸¸ Bi o B gets i heads
© ¹ © © ¹ ¹
§ 3 ·
P P ¨ ¦ A i Bi ¸
54 §5·
4 ¨ ¸
.6 ©i 0 ¹
¨ ¸
65 ©6¹
§ 3 ·
P ¨ ¦ P(A i )P(Bi ) ¸
§5· 1
2
§5·
2 ¨ ¸
and P ( x ! 2) ©i 0 ¹
¨ ¸ .6 ¨ ¸
©6¹ 6 ©6¹
P(A 0 )P(B0 ) P(A1)P(B1) P(A 2 )P(B2 ) P(A 3 )P(B3 )
4
5/6 25 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 5
? Required probability u u u u
2 36 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 16
5/6
79. Answer (30) 2 2

Variance = ¦ Pi X i ( X )
§1 X 4 · P ((1 X 4) ( X 3))
p P¨ ¸ §1 16 · § 23 ·
2
© X 3 ¹ P ( X 3) = ¨ 4a 3 36b ¸ ¨ ¸
©5 5 ¹ © 10 ¹
P ( X 2) 2K 2
781
P ( X 3) K 2K 3 =
100
1 100V2 = 781
Also, K + 2K + 2K + 3K + K = 1 K
9 83. Answer (4)
n
2 1 §3· 9
Now, 5p = OK 5 u O O = 30 1 ¨ ¸ t
3 9 ©4¹ 10
80. Answer (28) §3·

n
9 1
¨ ¸ d 1
p(E1) = 0.9, p(E2) = 0.8 4
© ¹ 10 10
n
§4·
p E 1 p E2 ¨ ¸ t 10
©3¹
p E
p E1 p E 2 p E 1 p E2 p E1 p E 2 n[log4 – log3] t log10 10 = 1
1
.1 .8 n t log 4 log 3
.9 .2 .1 .8 .1 .2
84. Answer (3)
.08 2
p
.28 7
2
98 p 98 u 28 § 1R 1B · § 1R 1B ·
7 P(1R and 1B) P( A) P ¨ ¸ P (B ) P ¨ B ¸
© A ¹ © ¹
81. Answer (3)
1 3C1 1C1 1 2C1 3C1
Total ways = 64C
2 2 6
C2 2 n 5C2
Favourable ways = 2(8 × 7) = 112
1 3

§ 1R 1B · 2 15 6
112 1 P¨ ¸
Required probability © A ¹ 1 3 1 62 11
32 u 63 18
2 15 2 (n 5)(n 4)
82. Answer (781)
1
1 1 1 4 10 6
ab 1 a b 1 6 11
5 3 5 15
10 (n 5)(n 4)
11 6 36
1 4 23
¦ Pi X i 23 ( 2) a 1 6b 10 10 (n 5)(n 4)
5 5 10
5 1
9½ 1
a 6 b a 10 u 36 (n 5)(n 4)
10 °° 10
¾ n2 + 9n – 52 = 0
4 ° 1
ab b
15 ¿ ° 6 n = 4 is only possible value

3P(X = 0) = P(X = 1)
§E · 1 P E1 E2 1
n 0 n n 1 n –1
P¨ 1 ¸
3 C0 P (1– P ) C1P (1– P ) © E2 ¹ 2 P E2 2
3 P 1 P §E · 3 P E2 E1 3
P¨ 2 ¸
n 1– P 11 1– P © E1 ¹ 4 P E1 4
1 – P = 11P 1
P E1 E2
8
1
P
12 1 1
P E2 , P E1
4 6
P( X 15) P ( X 16)
–
P( X 18) P ( X 17)
1 1
(A) P E1 E2 and P E1 .P E2
33 8 24
C15 P15 (1– P )18 33
C16P16 (1– P )17
–
33
C18 P18 (1– P )15 33
C17P17 (1– P )16 P E1 E2 z P E1 .P E2
3
§ 1– P · § 1– P · c c
¨ ¸ –¨ ¸ (B) P E1 E2 1 P E1 E2
© P ¹ © P ¹
113 – 11 1320 ª 1 1 1º 17
1 « »
¬4 6 8¼ 24
86. Answer (1)
3 3
' X is a random variable P E1c P E1c P E2
4 24
? k + 2k + 4k + 6k + 8k = 1
1 c c c
k P E1 E2 z P E1 .P E2
21
4k 4
Now, P(1 X 4 | X d 2) c
7k 7 (C) P E1 E2 P E1 P E1 E2
87. Answer (479)
1 1 1
Student guesses only two wrong. So there are three
possibilities 6 8 24
(i) Student guesses both wrong from 1st section 1

P E1 .P E2
(ii) Student guesses both wrong from 2 section nd 24
(iii) Student guesses two wrong one from each
c
section P E1 E2 P E1 .P E2
2 2 6
4 §3· § 1· § 1·
Required probabilities = C2 ¨ ¸ ¨ ¸ ¨ ¸ c
©4¹ ©4¹ ©4¹ (D) P E1 E2 P E2 P E1 E2
2 4 4 3 5
6 § 3· § 1· § 3 · § 3 ·§ 1 ·§ 3 · § 1 ·
C2 ¨ ¸ ¨ ¸ ¨ ¸ 4C1 6C1 ¨ ¸¨ ¸¨ ¸ ¨ ¸ 1 1

1
4 4
© ¹ © ¹ © ¹ 4 © 4 ¹© 4 ¹© 4 ¹ © 4 ¹ 4 8 8
1 ª
6 u 9 15 u 94 24 u 92 º 1
410 ¬ ¼ P E1 P E2
24
27
>2 27 u 15 72@
410 c
P E1 E2 z P E1 .P E2
27 u 479
410

There are only two ways to get sum 48, Total cases = 18C5
which are (32, 8, 8) and (16, 16, 16) Favourable cases
So, required probability
C1
6 3
C1 C1
7
§ 2 1 1· § 1 1 1 · (Select x1) (Select x3) (Select x3)

= 3¨ · · ¸ ¨ · · ¸
© 32 8 8 ¹ © 16 16 16 ¹
6·3·7 1
3 1 P 18
C5 68
210 212
93. Answer (3)
13
= Given P(X = 3) = 5P(X = 4) and n = 7
212
7
90. Answer (4) C3 p3 q 4 5 7C4 p 4 q 3
Let probability of getting head = p q = 5p and also p + q = 1
5
So, C4 p (1– p )4 5 5
C5 p 1 5
p and q
5 6 6
p 5(1– p ) p
6
Probability of getting atmost two heads = 7 35
Mean and variance
6 36
5
C0 (1– p)5 5C1p(1– p )4 5C2 p2 (1– p )3
7 35 77
Mean + Variance
1 25 250 6 36 36
65
94. Answer (2)
276 46
The required probability
65 64
91. Answer (33)
Total number of numbers from given
Condition = n(s) = 26.
Every required number is of the form
A = 7 · (10a1 10a2 10a3 ......) 111111
Here 111111 is always divisible by 21.

? If A is divisible by 21 then
10a1 10a2 10a3 ...... must be divisible by 3.
For this we have 6C0 6C3 6C6 cases are there
? n(E ) 6 C0 6C3 6C6 22
22 Area of Region PQCAP

? Required probability = p = Area of Region ABCA
6
2
1 1
11 u8u6 u 2u4
? p 2 2 5
32 = 1 =
u8u6 6
? 96p = 33 2

Let A = {2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29}
n
Here P(En) = for n = 1, 2, 3, ………, 8 Let E be the event that matrix of order 2 × 2 is singular
36
Case-I
Here P(A)
Any possible sum of (1, 2, 3, ..., 8) a say ª2 2º
= All entries are same example « »
36 ¬2 2¼
a 4 = 10C
' t 1
36 5
Case-II
? a t 29
If one of the number from {1, 2, …., 8} is left then ª3 5 º
Matrix with two prime numbers only example « »
¬3 5 ¼
total a t 29 by 3 ways.
= 10C × 2! × 2!
Similarly by leaving terms more 2 or 3 we get 16 2
10
more combinations. C1 10C2 u 2! u 2! 190 19
P (E )
4 4
10 10 103
? Total number of different set A possible is 16 + 3
= 19 99. Answer (1)
96. Answer (1) Total number of relations = 222 24 16

Required cases = Total – all digits even – exactly
Relations which are symmetric as well as transitive
one digit even
are
Total = 900 ways I, {(x, x)}, {(y, y)}, {(x, x), (x, y), (y, y), (y, x)}, {(x, x),
(y, y)}
All even
? favourable cases = 5
5
One digit odd ? Pr =
16
100. Answer (3)
If n is number of trails, p is probability of success
and q is probability of unsuccess then,
Mean = np and variance = npq.
Here np + npq = 24 …(i)
900 – 425 19 np.npq = 128 …(ii)
900 36
and q = 1 – p …(iii)
97. Answer (4)
1
Number of one-one function from {a, b, c, d} to set from eq. (i), (ii) and (iii) : p q and n = 32.
2
{1, 2, 3, 4, 5} is 5 P4 120 n(s ) .
? Required probability p( X 1) p( X 2)
The required possible set of value
(f(a), f(b), f(c), f(d)) such that f(a) + 2f(b) – f(c) = f(d) 32 32
32 § 1· § 1·
are (5, 3, 2, 1), (5, 1, 2, 3), (4, 1, 3, 5), (3, 1, 4, 5), C1. ¨ ¸ 32C2 . ¨ ¸
©2¹ ©2¹
(5, 4, 3, 2) and (3, 4, 5, 2)
? n(E) = 6 § 32 u 31 · 1 33
¨ 32 2 ¸ . 32
n(E ) 6 1 © ¹ 2 228
? Required probability =
n(S ) 120 20
101. Answer (1)

ª 2 26 º
For x2 + Dx + E > 0 xR to hold, we should have P« , »
¬3 3 ¼
D2 – 4E < 0
If D = 1, E can be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 i.e., 6 choices Taking intersection of all
If D = 2, E can be 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 i.e., 5 choices ª2 ·
P « , 1¸
If D = 3, E can be 3, 4, 5, 6 i.e., 4 choices ¬3 ¹
If D = 4, E can be 5 or 6 i.e., 2 choices
If D = 6, No possible value for E i.e., 0 choices 5
P1 P2
Hence total favourable outcomes 3
=6+5+4+2+0+0 104. Answer (3)

= 17 Among the 5 digit numbers,
Total possible choices for D and E = 6 × 6 = 36 First number divisible by 7 is 10003 and last is
17 99995.
36 Number of numbers divisible by 7.
102. Answer (3)
99995 10003
Given, mean = np = D. 1
7
D = 12857
and variance npq
3
First number divisible by 35 is 10010 and last is
1 2 99995.
q and p
3 3 Number of numbers divisible by
4
P( X 1) n.p1.q n 1 35
99995 10010
1
243 35
n 1 = 2572
2 § 1· 4
n. . ¨ ¸
3 ©3¹ 243 Hence number of number divisible by 7 but not by 5
n=6 = 12857 – 2572
4 2 5 = 10285
6 §2· § 1· §2· 1
P( X 4 or 5) C4 . ¨ ¸ . ¨ ¸ 6C5 . ¨ ¸ .
©3¹ ©3¹ ©5¹ 3 10285
9p. u9
90000
16
27 = 1.0285
103. Answer (2) 105. Answer (2)
Mean = np = 16
2 3P ª 2 4º
0d d 1 P « , » Variance = npq = 8
6 ¬ 3 3¼
1
2P q p and n = 32
0d d 1 P [ 6, 2] 2
8
P(x > n – 3) = p(x = n – 2) + p(x = n – 1) + p(x = n)
1 P
0d d 1 P [ 1, 1]
2 32 1
C2 32C1 32C0
0 < P(E1) + P(E2) + P(E3) d 1 2n
13 P 529
0 d1
12 8 2n
106. Answer (4) 6

C0 u4C3 1
Let P(a prime number) = D and P X 3
10
C3 30
P(a composite number) = E
and P(1) = J
2
' 3D = 6E = 2J = k (say) Variance = V2 ¦ Pi X i2 ¦ Pi X i
and 3D + 2E + J = 1
2
k k 6 1 12 3 § 1 6 1·
V2 ¨ ¸
k 1 k 2 10 10 © 2 10 10 ¹
3 2 11
Mean = np where n = 2
56
and p = probability of getting perfect square =
100
k k 4 100V2 = 56.
P (1) P (4)
2 6 11
109. Answer (2)
§4· 8 Let E o Ball drawn from Bag II is black.

So, mean = 2 · ¨ ¸
© 11 ¹ 11
ER o Bag I to Bag II red ball transferred.
107. Answer (1)
EB o Bag I to Bag II black ball transferred.
1 P(A B) 1
P( A / B ) EW o Bag I to Bag II white ball transferred.
7 P (B ) 7
7 P §¨ E ·¸ · P(ER )
P (B ) P §¨
ER · © ER ¹
9 © E ¸¹ § E · § · § ·
P¨ ¸ P(ER ) P ¨ E E ¸ P(EB ) P ¨ E E ¸ P(EW )
© ER ¹ © B¹ © W¹
2 P( A B) 2
P (B / A ) Here,
5 P ( A) 5
P ( ER ) 3 P ( EB ) 4 , P (EW ) 3
5 1 5 10 , 10 10
P ( A) ·
2 9 18
and
1
S2 : P ( Ac Bc) P §¨ E · 5 , P §¨ E · 6 , P §¨ E · 5
18 ¸ ¸ ¸
© ER ¹ 10 © EB ¹ 10 © EW ¹ 10
1 6 1 5
S1: and P ( Ac B ) . 15
9 9 18 6
P §¨ R ·¸
E 100
? E¹ 15
108. Answer (56) © 24 15
100 100 100
X = Number of white ball drawn
15 5
6
C3 1 =
P X 0 54 18
10 6
C3
110. Answer (96)
6
Given np + npq = 82.5 … (1)
C2 u4C1 1
P X 1 , and np (npq) = 1350 … (2)
10 2
C3
6
C1 u4 C2 3 Mean
P X 2 ? x 2 82.5 x 1350 0 /
2 Variance
10 10
C3
x2 – 22.5 x – 60x + 1350 = 0 6 5 2 4

6 § 1· § 2 ·§ 1 · § 2· § 1·
x – (x – 22.5) – 60 (x – 22.5) = 0 C0 ¨ ¸ 6C1 ¨ ¸¨ ¸ 6C2 ¨ ¸ ¨ ¸
©3¹ © 3 ¹© 3 ¹ ©3¹ ©3¹
Mean = 60 and Variance = 22.5
6
np = 60, npq = 22.5 § 1· 73
¨ ¸ [1 12 60]
©3¹ 36
9 3 5
q , p 73 146
24 8 8 u 54
54P (X d 2) =
36 27
5 112. Answer (2)
? n 60 n = 96
8
1 1 1
111. Answer (2)
P A ,P B and P A B
3 5 2
Mean = 4 = P = np
1 1 1 1
? P AB
2 4 3 5 2 30
Variance = V np(1 P )
3
4
4(1 P )
3
2
P
3
2
nu 4
3
n=6 P A Bc P B Ac
Now, P A Bc P B Ac =
P Bc P Ac
P( X k) n
Ck P k (1 P )n k
P ( X d 2) P( X 0) P ( X 1) P ( X 2) 9 5
30 30 5
6
C0 P 0 (1 p)6 6C1 P1 (1 P )5 6C2 P 2 (1 P )4 = 4 2 8
5 3


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Chapter 27

1 2 6. A multiple choice examination has 5 questions.

(4) E1 and E2 are independent 24 25

1 1 (1) 0.01 (2) 0.20

945 965 121 135

52. The probability that two randomly selected subsets 7 28

15 15 63. Let a computer program generate only the digits 0

1 73. A student appeared in an examination consisting of

86. A random variable x has the following probability

The value of P (1  x  4 | x  2) is equal to

(1) P  E1  E2   P  E1  . P (E2 ) 93. Let X be a random variable having binomial

89. A biased die is marked with numbers 2, 4, 8, 16, 32,

33 33 (1) 528 (2) 529

10. Answer (4) 14. Answer (2)

19. Answer (2) 23. Answer (2)

3 Event Success in Success in Success in No success

26. Answer (4) 30. Answer (2)

A = At least two girls 54 § 4 ·

29. Answer (4) k 3 4 5

33. Answer (3) 35. Answer (4)

If process is finished in four draws, P(ABBA or

Selecting Selecting Distributing 5 Distributing

38. Answer (2) 41. Answer (4)

1 42. Answer (4)

44. Answer (3) 48. Answer (11)

D = 0.6 + 0.4 + 0.5 – 0.2 – E – 0.3 + 0.2 1 n 1

then E  [0.25, 0.35] 50. Answer (2)

54. Answer (3)

P(B1) Favourable cases = having 7 at unit place or

1 n(smokers + vegetarian) = 100 = n(A2)

3 P(E/A1) = 0.35, P(E/A2) = 0.2, P(E/A3) = 0.1

57. Answer (1) 60. Answer (4)

 n = 16 Case (ii) 0 is included o 5 × 5! × 2

? Probability of getting 2 heads Total 6! + 5 × 5! × 2 = 16 × 5!

6! (5,1), (5,2), (5,3)

 pD– 6pJ = 5JD  a2 + 13a – 48 < 0

68. Answer (1)

Number of ways to distribute 9 distinct balls in 4 71. Answer (4)

74. Answer (1) 76. Answer (2)

79. Answer (30) 2 2

80. Answer (28) §3·

85. Answer (1) 88. Answer (3)

(i) Student guesses both wrong from 1st section 1

89. Answer (4) 92. Answer (3)

§ 2 1 1· § 1 1 1 · (Select x1) (Select x3) (Select x3)

A = 7 · (10a1  10a2  10a3  ......)  111111

Here 111111 is always divisible by 21.

10a1  10a2  10a3  ...... must be divisible by 3.

For this we have 6C0  6C3  6C6 cases are there

? n(E ) 6 C0  6C3  6C6 22

22 Area of Region PQCAP

95. Answer (19) 98. Answer (3)

96. Answer (1) Total number of relations = 222 24 16

101. Answer (1)

=6+5+4+2+0+0 104. Answer (3)

106. Answer (4) 6

§4· 8 Let E o Ball drawn from Bag II is black.

 x2 – 22.5 x – 60x + 1350 = 0 6 5 2 4

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D = 0.6 + 0.4 + 0.5 – 0.2 – E – 0.3 + 0.2 1 n 1

then E [0.25, 0.35] 50. Answer (2)

n = 16 Case (ii) 0 is included o 5 × 5! × 2

pD– 6pJ = 5JD a2 + 13a – 48 < 0

A = 7 · (10a1 10a2 10a3 ......) 111111

10a1 10a2 10a3 ...... must be divisible by 3.

For this we have 6C0 6C3 6C6 cases are there

? n(E ) 6 C0 6C3 6C6 22

x2 – 22.5 x – 60x + 1350 = 0 6 5 2 4