at random and a ball is drawn and noted it is

green. The probability that it comes bag B

DPP 6 Conditional probability, Baye's theorem 2 2
(a) (b)
7 3
1. There are 3 bags which are known to contain 2 3 1
(c,) (d)
white and 3 black balls; 4 white and 1 black balls 7 3
and 3 white and 7 black balls respectively. A ball 7. The chance of India winning toss is 3/4. If it wins
is drawn at random from one of the bags and the toss, then its chance of victory is 4/5
found to be a black ball. Then the probability that otherwise it is only 1/2. Then chance of India's
it was drawn from the bag containing the most victory is [Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
black balls is 1 3
(a) (b)
7 5 5 5
(a,) (b)
15 19 3 29
(c) (d,)
3 40 40
(c) (d) None of these
4 8. The probability that in a year of the 22nd century
chosen at random there will be 53 Sundays is[Orissa JEE 2
2. In an entrance test there are multiple choice
questions. There are four possible answers to 3 2
(a) (b)
each question of which one is correct. The 28 28
probability that a student knows the answer to a 7 5
(c) (d,)
question is 90%. If he gets the correct answer to 28 28
a question, then the probability that he was 9. A bag contains 3 white and 2 black balls and
guessing, is another bag contains 2 white and 4 black balls. A
37 1 ball is picked up randomly. The probability of its
(a) (b,)
40 37 being black is
36 1 [MP PET 1989]
(c) (d) 2 8
37 9 (a) (b,)
5 15
3. A man is known to speak the truth 3 out of 4 6 2
(c) (d)
times. He throws a die and reports that it is a six. 11 3
The probability that it is actually a six, is 10. A bag x contains 3 white balls and 2 black balls
3 1 and another bag y contains 2 white balls and 4
(a,) (b)
8 5 black balls. A bag and a ball out of it are picked at
3 random. The probability that the ball is white, is
(c) (d) None of these (a) 3/5 (b) 7/15
4
4. A bag ‘A’ contains 2 white and 3 red balls and bag (c) 1/2 (d,) None of these
‘B’ contains 4 white and 5 red balls. One ball is 11. A box containing 4 white pens and 2 black pens.
drawn at random from a randomly chosen bag Another box containing 3 white pens and 5 black
and is found to be red. The probability that it was pens. If one pen is selected from each box, then
drawn from bag ‘B’ was the probability that both the pens are white is
[BIT Ranchi 1988; IIT 1976] equal to [Pb.CET 2002]
5 5 1 1
(a) (b) (a) (b)
14 16 2 3
5 25 1 1
(c) (d,) (c,) (d)
18 52 4 5
5. A bag X contains 2 white and 3 black balls and
another bag Y contains 4 white and 2 black balls.
One bag is selected at random and a ball is drawn
from it. Then the probability for the ball chosen
be white is [EAMCET 2003]
2 7
(a) (b)
15 15
8 14
(c,) (d)
15 15
6. Bag A contains 4 green and 3 red balls and bag B
contains 4 red and 3 green balls. One bag is taken