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Q1:

2025: 26 May Shift 2

Probability

Medium

Applied

In a Binomial distribution, the probability of getting a success is 34\frac{3}{4} and the variance is 38\frac{3}{8} then the probability of no success is:

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Option 3
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Explanation for 2025: 26 May Shift 2 MAT question 1

Q2:

2025: 26 May Shift 2

Probability

Medium

Applied

Which of the following are the properties of Normal Distribution function f(x) and Normal probability curve:

(A) The probability of success remains the same in each trial and the number of trials is small in number.

(B) The curve is bell-shaped and is symmetrical about the mean.

(C) If set of n trials are repeated N times, then frequency f(r) of r successes is given by f(r) = N.p(r) = Ne−mmrr!e^{-m\frac{m^r}{r!}}, r=0,1,2,...

(D) As x increases numerically, f(x) decreases rapidly and the maximum value of f(x) occurs at x=μ(mean)

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Option 3
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Explanation for 2025: 26 May Shift 2 MAT question 2

Q3:

2025: 26 May Shift 2

Probability

Medium

Applied

The random variable X has the following probability distribution

X0123
P(X)aabb

such that E(x²) = 2E(x), then the value of b is:

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Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 26 May Shift 2 MAT question 3

Q4:

2025: 26 May Shift 2

Probability

Medium

Applied

The probability that in a year of the 22nd century choosen at random, there will be 53 Sundays is:

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Option 3
Correct Answer
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Q5:

2025: 22 May Shift 2

Probability

Medium

Common

The probability distribution of a random variable x is given below.

x0123
P(x)k/3k/2k/4k/7

Then the value of k is

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025: 22 May Shift 2 MAT question 5

Q6:

2025: 22 May Shift 2

Probability

Medium

Core

If A and B are independent events and P(A)=12P(A) = \frac{1}{2} P(B)=13P(B) = \frac{1}{3}, then

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(A) P(A∩B)P(A \cap B)(I) 12\frac{1}{2}
(B) P(Aˉ)P(B)+P(A)P(Bˉ)P(\bar{A})P(B) + P(A)P(\bar{B})(II) 13\frac{1}{3}
(C) P(A∣B)+P(B∣A)P(A \mid B) + P(B \mid A)(III) 16\frac{1}{6}
(D) P(A∩Bˉ)P(A \cap \bar{B})(IV) 56\frac{5}{6}

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Option 1
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Q7:

2025: 22 May Shift 2

Probability

Medium

Core

If P(A)=310P(A) = \frac{3}{10}, P(B)=25P(B) = \frac{2}{5} and P(A∪B)=35P(A \cup B) = \frac{3}{5} then the value of P(B∣A)+P(A∣B)P(B|A) + P(A|B) is:

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Option 4
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Explanation for 2025: 22 May Shift 2 MAT question 7

Q8:

2025: 22 May Shift 2

Probability

Medium

Core

Bag I contains 3 black and 2 white balls. Bag II contains 2 black and 4 white balls. A bag is selected at random and then a ball is drawn from it. The probability that the ball drawn is black is:

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Option 1
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Explanation for 2025: 22 May Shift 2 MAT question 8

Q9:

2025: 22 May Shift 2

Probability

Medium

Core

Two cards are drawn successively with replacement from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. The probability distribution of number of aces is given by:

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Option 3
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Explanation for 2025: 22 May Shift 2 MAT question 9

Q10:

2025: 22 May Shift 2

Probability

Medium

Applied

Suppose X has Poisson distribution such that 3P(X=1)=2P(X=2)3 P(X=1) = 2 P(X=2) then P(X>0)P(X>0) is:

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Q11:

2025: 22 May Shift 2

Probability

Medium

Applied

For a Binomial distribution, B(n,p), where p+q=1, the sum and product of mean and variance are 8 and 12 respectively, when the value of n is:

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Q12:

2025: 22 May Shift 2

Probability

Medium

Applied

A die is thrown 4 times and getting 3 is considered a success. The probability of 2 successes is:

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Q13:

2025: 22 May Shift 2

Probability

Medium

Applied

The random variable X can take values 0, 1, 2. If P(X=0)=P(X=1)=αP(X=0)=P(X=1)=\alpha, and E(X2)=E(X)E(X^2)=E(X), then which of the following are correct?

(A) E(X)=2−3αE(X) = 2-3\alpha

(B) E(X2)=4+7αE(X^2) = 4+7\alpha

(C) α=12\alpha = \frac{1}{2}

(D) α=15\alpha = \frac{1}{5}

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Q14:

2025: 22 May Shift 1

Probability

Medium

Common

Let X denotes the number of doublets obtained in 3 throws of a pair of dice.

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(A) P(X=0)P(X = 0)(I) 1216\frac{1}{216}
(B) P(X=1)P(X = 1)(II) 15216\frac{15}{216}
(C) P(X=2)P(X = 2)(III) 75216\frac{75}{216}
(D) P(X=3)P(X = 3)(IV) 125216\frac{125}{216}

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Q15:

2025: 22 May Shift 1

Probability

Medium

Core

Two persons A and B throw a die alternately till one of them gets a six and wins the game. If A begins, then the probabilities of winning of A and B respectively are

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Q16:

2025: 22 May Shift 1

Probability

Medium

Core

Consider two independent events A and B such that P(A)=0.3P(A) = 0.3, P(B)=0.6P(B) = 0.6.

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(A) P(AP(A and B)B)(I) 0.28
(B) P(AP(A and not B)B)(II) 0.18
(C) P(AP(A or B)B)(III) 0.12
(D) PP(neither A nor B)(IV) 0.72

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Q17:

2025: 22 May Shift 1

Probability

Medium

Core

If E and F are independent events associated with an experiment, then which one of the following statements is correct?

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Q18:

2025: 22 May Shift 1

Probability

Medium

Core

Probability that a man speaks truth is 34\frac{3}{4}. He throws a die and reports that it is a six. The probability that it is actually a six is

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Q20:

2025: 22 May Shift 1

Probability

Medium

Applied

Five dice are thrown simultaneously. If the occurrence of an even number in a single dice is considered a success, then the probability of at most 3 successes is

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Q21:

2025: 22 May Shift 1

Probability

Medium

Applied

If X is a random variable with probability distribution as given below:

X0123
P(X)k2kk3k

Then, the variance of the distribution is

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Q22:

2025: 22 May Shift 1

Probability

Medium

Applied

A random variable X has the following probability distribution:

X-2-10123
P(X)0.10.2k0.32k0.1

then which of the following are TRUE?

(A) k=0.1k=0.1

(B) P(X<1)=0.4P(X < 1) = 0.4

(C) P(X<2)=0.7P(X < 2) = 0.7

(D) P(0<X<3)=0.5P(0 < X < 3) = 0.5

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Q23:

2025: 21 May Shift 2

Probability

Medium

Common

If XX is a random variable which can assume values 0,1,2,30, 1, 2, 3 or 44 such that P(X=1)=P(X=2)P(X = 1) = P(X = 2) and 3P(X=3)=4P(X=4)=P(X=0)=183P(X = 3) = 4P(X = 4) = P(X = 0) = \frac{1}{8}, then P(X>0)P(X > 0) is:

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Q24:

2025: 21 May Shift 2

Probability

Medium

Core

A couple has 3 children each child is equally likely to be a boy or a girl. The probability that the eldest child is a girl given that they have atleast one boy is:

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Q25:

2025: 21 May Shift 2

Probability

Medium

Core

A letter is known to have come from either TATAPUR or from CHAKRATA. On the envelope, only two letters 'TA' are visible consecutively. The probability that the letter has come from CHAKRATA is:

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Q26:

2025: 21 May Shift 2

Probability

Easy

Core

Let A and B be independent events such that P (A) = 0.3 and P (B) = 0.4, then

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(A) P(A∩B)P(A \cap B)(I) 0.3
(B) P(A∪B)P(A \cup B)(II) 0.4
(C) P(A∣B)P(A \mid B)(III) 0.12
(D) P(B∣A)P(B \mid A)(IV) 0.58

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Q27:

2025: 21 May Shift 2

Probability

Medium

Core

The probability that it will rain on any particular day is 50%. The probability that it rains only on the first 4 days of the week is:

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Q28:

2025: 21 May Shift 2

Probability

Medium

Applied

It is known that 3% of plastic bags manufactured in a factory are defective. Using the Poisson distribution on a sample of 100 bags, the probability of at most one defective bag is:

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Q29:

2025: 21 May Shift 2

Probability

Medium

Applied

A die is rolled in such a way that an even number is twice likely to occur as an odd number. If the die is rolled twice, then the mean of the number of perfect squares in two tosses is:

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Q30:

2025: 21 May Shift 2

Probability

Medium

Applied

The probability distribution function of a normal variate with mean μ\mu and variance σ2\sigma^2 is given by:

f(x)=1σ2πe−12(x−μσ)2f(x) = \frac{1}{\sigma\sqrt{2\pi}}e^{-\frac{1}{2}(\frac{x-\mu}{\sigma})^2}, −∞<x<∞-\infty < x < \infty, −∞<μ<∞-\infty < \mu < \infty, σ>0\sigma > 0

If y=f(x)y = f(x) be the normal probability curve, then which of the following is correct?

(A) The normal curve is symmetrical about the line x=μx = \mu.

(B) Mean, median and mode of the distribution coincide.

(C) Y- axis is an asymptote to the normal curve.

(D) If x increases numerically, f(x)f(x) decreases rapidly.

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