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Chapter Questions
56 MCQs

01
PYQ 1980
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Two events A and B have probabilities 0.25 and 0.50, respectively. The probability that both A and B occur simultaneously is 0.14. Then, the probability th a t neither A nor B occurs, is
1
0.39
2
0.25
3
0.11
4
None of these
02
PYQ 1980
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
The probability that an event A happens in one trial of an experiment, is 0.4. Three independent trials of the experiments are performed. The probability that the event A happens at least once, is
1
0.936
2
0.784
3
0.904
4
None of these
03
PYQ 1982
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
If A and B are two independent events such that and , then is equal to
1
2
3
4
04
PYQ 1983
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Fifteen coupons are numbered 1, 2....... 15, respectively. Seven coupons are selected at random one at a time with replacement. The probability that the largest number appearing on a selected coupon is 9, is
1
2
3
4
None of these
05
PYQ 1984
easy
mathematics ID: jee-adva
If M and N are any two events, then the probability that exactly one of them occurs is
1
2
3
4
06
PYQ 1984
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Three identical dice are rolled. The probability that the same number will appear on each of them, is
1
2
3
4
07
PYQ 1986
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
A student appears for tests I, II and III. The student is successful if he passes either in tests I and II or tests I and III. The probabilities of the student passing in tests I, II and III are p, q and respectively. If the probability th at the student is successful, is then
1
p = q = 1
2
p = q =
3
p = 1, q = 0
4
p = 1 , q =
08
PYQ 1987
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
The probability that at least one of the events and occurs is . If and occur simultaneously with probability , then is
1
2
3
4
09
PYQ 1988
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
One hundred identical coins, each with probability p, of showing up heads are tossed once. If and the probability of heads showing on 50 coins is equal to that of heads showing on 51 coins, then the value of p is
1
2
3
4
10
PYQ 1988
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
For two given events and is
1
not less than
2
not greater than
3
equal to
4
equal to
11
PYQ 1989
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
I f F and F are independent events such that and , then
1
E and F are mutually exclusive
2
E and F (the complement of the event F) are independent
3
E and F are independen
4
12
PYQ 1992
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
India plays two matches each with West Indies and Australia. In any match the probabilities of India getting points and are and respectively. Assuming that the outcomes are independent. The probability of India getting a t least 7 points, is
1
0.875
2
0.0875
3
0.0625
4
0.025
13
PYQ 1993
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
An unbiased die with faces marked and is rolled four times. Out of four face values obtained, the probability that the minimum face value is not less than 2 and the maximum face value is not greater than 5, is
1
16/81
2
Jan-81
3
80/81
4
65/81
14
PYQ 1993
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Let E and F be two independent events. If the probability that both E and F happen is 1/12 and the probability that neither E nor F happen is 1/2. Then,
1
P(E) = 1/3, P(F) = 1/4
2
P(E) = 1/2, P(F) = 1/6
3
P(E) = 1/6, P(F) = 1/2
4
P(E) = 1/4, P(F) = 1/3
15
PYQ 1995
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
The probability of India winning a test match against West Indies is 1/2. Assuming independence from match to match the probability that in a 5 match series India's second win occurs at third test, is
1
44569
2
44565
3
44563
4
44595
16
PYQ 1998
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
A fair coin is tossed repeatedly. If tail appears on first four tosses, then the probability of head appearing on fifth toss equals
1
2
3
4
17
PYQ 1998
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Seven white balls and three black balls are randomly placed in a row. The probability that no two black balls are placed adjacently, equals
1
2
3
1
4
18
PYQ 2004
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
If three natural numbers from to are selected randomly then probability that all are divisible by both and , is
1
2
3
4
19
PYQ 2007
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
One Indian and four American men and their wives are to be seated randomly around a circular table. Then, the conditional probability that Indian m an is seated adjacent to his wife given that each American man is seated adjacent to his wife, is
1
2
3
4
20
PYQ 2007
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Let denotes the complement of an event . If are pairwise independent events with and then ,
1
2
3
4
21
PYQ 2008
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
An experiment has equally likely outcomes. Let and be two non-empty events of the experiment. If consists of outcomes, then the number of outcomes that must have, so that and are independent, is
1
2
3
4
22
PYQ 2010
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Let be a complex cube root of unity with 1. A fair die is thrown three times. If r , r and r are the numbers obtained on the die, then the probability that is
1
44579
2
44570
3
44601
4
Jan-36
23
PYQ 2011
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Let and be two independent events. The probability that exactly one of them occurs is and the probability of none of them occurring is . If denotes the probability of occurrence of the event , then
1
2
3
4
24
PYQ 2011
hard
mathematics ID: jee-adva
The probabilities that a student passes in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry are m, p and c, respectively. Of these subjects, the students has a 75% chance of passing in at least one, a 50% chance of passing in at least two and a 40% chance of passing in exactly two. Which of the following relations are true
1
p + m + c =
2
p + m + c =
3
pmc=
4
pmc=
25
PYQ 2012
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
If and are two events such that Then, which of the following is/are correct?
1
2
and are independent
3
and are not independent
4
26
PYQ 2012
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Four fair dice and each having six faces numbered and are rolled simultaneously. The probability that D shows a number appearing on one of and , is
1
2
3
4
27
PYQ 2012
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
A ship is fitted with three engines and The engines function independently of each other with respective probabilities and . For the ship to be operational at least two of its engines must function. Let denotes the event that the ship is operational and let and denote, respectively the events that the engines and are functioning. Which of the following is/are true?
1
2
[exactly two engines of the ship are functioning]
3
4
28
PYQ 2012
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
The total number of ways in which balls of different colours can be distributed among persons so that each person gets at least one ball is
1
2
3
4
29
PYQ 2013
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Four persons independently solve a certain problem correctly with probabilities Then,the probability that the problem is solved correctly by at least one of them, is
1
2
3
4
30
PYQ 2013
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
A multiple choice examination has questions. Each question has three alternative answers of which exactly one is correct. The probability that a student will get or more correct answers just by guessing is
1
2
3
4
31
PYQ 2014
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Three boys and two girls stand in a queue. The probability that the number of boys a head of every girl is atleast one more that the number of girls ahead of her, is
1
44563
2
44564
3
44595
4
44624
32
PYQ 2017
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Three randomly chosen nonnegative integers and are found to satisfy the equation . Then the probability that is even, is
1
2
3
4
33
PYQ 2020
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
The probability that a missile hits a target successfully is . In order to destroy the target completely, at least three successful hits are required. Then the minimum number of missiles that have to be fired so that the probability of completely destroying the target is NOT less than , is______
34
PYQ 2020
easy
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Let and be two biased coins such that the probabilities of getting head in a single toss are and , respectively. Suppose is the number of heads that appear when is tossed twice, independently, and suppose is the number of heads that appear when is tossed twice, independently. Then the probability that the roots of the quadratic polynomial are real and equal, is
1
2
3
4
35
PYQ 2020
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Two fair dice, each with faces numbered and , are rolled together and the sum of the numbers on the faces is observed. This process is repeated till the sum is either a prime number or a perfect square. Suppose the sum turns out to be a perfect square before it turns out to be a prime number. If is the probability that this perfect square is an odd number, then the value of is _____
36
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Consider three sets E1 = {1, 2, 3}, F1 = {1, 3, 4} and G1 = {2, 3, 4, 5}. Two elements are chosen at random, without replacement, from the set E1, and let S1 denote the set of these chosen elements. Let E2 = E1 – S1 and F2 = F1 ⋃ S1. Now two elements are chosen at random, without replacement, from the set F2 and let S2 denote the set of these chosen elements.
Let G2 = G1 ⋃ S2. Finally, two elements are chosen at random, without replacement from the set G2 and let S3 denote the set of these chosen elements. Let E3 = E2 ⋃ S3. Given that E1 = E3, let p be the conditional probability of the event S1 = {1, 2}. Then the value of p is;
1

2

3

4

37
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Let and be three events having probabilities
and , and let .
For any event , if denotes its complement, then which of the following statements is(are) TRUE?
1
2
3
4
38
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
A number is chosen at random from the set Let be the probability that the chosen number is a multiple of or a multiple of . Then the value of is_____
39
PYQ 2021
easy
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Three numbers are chosen at random, one after another with replacement, from the set S = {1, 2, 3, …, 100}. Let p1 be the probability that the maximum of chosen numbers is at least 81 and p2 be the probability that the minimum of chosen numbers is at most 40.
40
PYQ 2022
easy
mathematics ID: jee-adva
In a study about a pandemic, data of 900 persons was collected. It was found that
190 persons had symptom of fever,
220 persons had symptom of cough,
220 persons had symptom of breathing problem,
330 persons had symptom of fever or cough or both,
350 persons had symptom of cough or breathing problem or both,
340 persons had symptom of fever or breathing problem or both,
30 persons had all three symptoms (fever, cough and breathing problem).
If a person is chosen randomly from these 900 persons, then the probability that the person has at most one symptom is _____________.
41
PYQ 2022
hard
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Suppose that
Box-I contains 8 red, 3 blue and 5 green balls,
Box-II contains 24 red, 9 blue and 15 green balls,
Box-III contains 1 blue, 12 green and 3 yellow balls,
Box-IV contains 10 green, 16 orange and 6 white balls.
A ball is chosen randomly from Box-I ; call this ball If is red then a ball is chosen randomly from Box-II, if is blue then a ball is chosen randomly from Box-III, and if is green then a ball is chosen randomly from Box-IV The conditional probability of the event 'one of the chosen balls is white' given that the event 'at least one of the chosen balls is green' has happened, is equal to
1
2
3
4
42
PYQ 2022
easy
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Two players, P1 and P2, play a game against each other. In every round of the game, each player rolls a fair die once, where the six faces of the die have six distinct numbers. Let x and y denote the readings on the die rolled by P1 and P2, respectively. If x > y, then P1 scores 5 points and P2 scores 0 point. If x = y, then each player scores 2 points. If x < y, then P1 scores 0 point and P2 scores 5 points. Let Xi and Yi be the total scores of P1 and P2, respectively, after playing the ith round.
List-IList-II
IProbability of (X2Y2) isP
IIProbability of (X2 > Y2) isQ
IIIProbability of (X3 = Y3) isR
IVProbability of (X3 > Y3) isS
T

The correct option is:
43
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Let . Three distinct points P, Q and R are randomly chosen from X . Then the probability that P, Q and R form a triangle whose area is a positive integer, is
1

2

3

4

44
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva

Consider the 6 x 6 square in the figure. Let A1, A2, ........, A49 be the points of intersections (dots in the picture) in some order. We say that Ai and Aj are friends if they are adjacent along a row or a column. Assume that each point Ai has an equal chance of being chosen. Let i p be the probability that a randomly chosen point has i many friends, i = 0,1,2,3,4. Let X be a random variable such that for i = 0,1,2,3,4, the probability P(X = i) =pi. Then the value of 7E(X) is

45
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva

Consider the 6 x 6 square in the figure. Let A1, A2, ........, A49 be the points of intersections (dots in the picture) in some order. We say that Ai and Aj are friends if they are adjacent along a row or a column. Assume that each point Ai has an equal chance of being chosen. Two distinct points are chosen randomly out of the points A1, A2, ........, A49. Let p be the probability that they are friends. Then the value of 7p is

46
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Consider the 6 x 6 square in the figure. Let A1, A2, ........, A49 be the points of intersections (dots in the picture) in some order. We say that Ai and Aj are friends if they are adjacent along a row or a column. Assume that each point Ai has an equal chance of being chosen. Let i p be the probability that a randomly chosen point has i many friends, i = 0,1,2,3,4. Let X be a random variable such that for i = 0,1,2,3,4, the probability P(X = i) =pi. Then the value of 7E(X) is
Consider the 6 x 6 square
47
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-adva

Consider the 6 x 6 square in the figure. Let A1, A2, ........, A49 be the points of intersections (dots in the picture) in some order. We say that Ai and Aj are friends if they are adjacent along a row or a column. Assume that each point Ai has an equal chance of being chosen. Two distinct points are chosen randomly out of the points A1, A2, ........, A49. Let p be the probability that they are friends. Then the value of 7p is

48
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Consider an experiment of tossing a coin repeatedly until the outcomes of two consecutive tosses are the same. If the probability of a random toss resulting in a head is , then the probability that the experiment stops with the head is
1
2
3
4
49
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Consider the 6 x 6 square in the figure. Let A1, A2, ........, A49 be the points of intersections (dots in the picture) in some order. We say that Ai and Aj are friends if they are adjacent along a row or a column. Assume that each point Ai has an equal chance of being chosen.
Consider the 6 x 6 square
50
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Let be the set of all five-digit numbers formed using . for example is in while and are not in . Suppose that each element of has an equal chance of being chosen. Let be the conditional probability that a component chosen at random is a multiple of given that it is a multiple of . Then the numerous of is equal to
51
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Let be the set of all five-digit numbers formed using . for example is in while and are not in . Suppose that each element of has an equal chance of being chosen. Let be the conditional probability that a component chosen at random is a multiple of given that it is a multiple of . Then the numerous of is equal to
52
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-adva
A bag contains N balls out of which 3 balls are white, 6 balls are green, and the remaining balls are blue. Assume that the balls are identical otherwise. Three balls are drawn randomly one after the other without replacement. For i = 1, 2, 3, let Wi, Gi and Bi denote the events that the ball drawn in the ith draw is a white ball, green ball, and blue ball, respectively. If the probability and the conditional probability , then N equals ________.
53
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Let X be a random variable, and let P(X = x) denote the probability that X takes the value x. Suppose that the points (x, P(X = x)), x = 0,1,2,3,4, lie on a fixed straight line in the xy -plane, and P(X = x) = 0 for all x ∈ R - {0,1,2,3,4}. If the mean of X is , and the variance of X is α, then the value of 24α is ______.
54
PYQ 2024
hard
mathematics ID: jee-adva
A student appears for a quiz consisting of only true-false type questions and answers all the questions. The student knows the answers of some questions and guesses the answers for the remaining questions. Whenever the student knows the answer of a question, he gives the correct answer. Assume that the probability of the student giving the correct answer for a question, given that he has guessed it, is . Also assume that the probability of the answer for a question being guessed, given that the student’s answer is correct, is . Then the probability that the student knows the answer of a randomly chosen question is
1
2
3
4
55
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
A factory has a total of three manufacturing units, , which produce bulbs independently of each other. The units produce bulbs in the proportions , respectively. It is known that 20% of the bulbs produced in the factory are defective. It is also known that, of all the bulbs produced by , 15% are defective. Suppose that, if a randomly chosen bulb produced in the factory is found to be defective, the probability that it was produced by is . If a bulb is chosen randomly from the bulbs produced by , then the probability that it is defective is ________.
56
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Three students and are given a problem to solve. Consider the following events: : At least one of can solve the problem,
: can solve the problem, given that neither nor can solve the problem,
: can solve the problem and cannot solve the problem,
: can solve the problem. For any event , let denote the probability of . If $ P(T) $ is equal to:
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2

3

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