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Q1:

2026: 18 May Shift 2

Probability Distribution

Medium

Applied

For 6 trials of an experiment, let X be a binomial variate which satisfies the relation 9P(X=4)=P(X=2)9P(X=4)=P(X=2), then the probability of success is

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Option 3
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Explanation for 2026: 18 May Shift 2 MAT question 1

Q2:

2026: 18 May Shift 2

Probability Distribution

Medium

Applied

If XX is a Poisson variate such that P(X=3)=2P(X=4)P(X=3)=2P(X=4), then P(X=2)P(X=2) equals:

[given e−2=0.14e^{-2}=0.14]

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Option 4
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Explanation for 2026: 18 May Shift 2 MAT question 2

Q3:

2026: 18 May Shift 1

Probability Distribution

Medium

Applied

There are 50 telephone lines in an exchange. If the probability that any one of them will be busy is 0.1, then the probability that all the lines are busy is

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Option 2
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Explanation for 2026: 18 May Shift 1 MAT question 3

Q4:

2026: 18 May Shift 1

Probability Distribution

Medium

Applied

Which of the following statements are correct?

(A) The mean of a binomial distribution is always greater than the variance.

(B) The mean of a Poisson distribution is always greater than the variance.

(C) If f(x)f(x) is the probability density function of a random variable XX, then P(a≤X≤b)=∫abf(x)dxP(a \leq X \leq b) = \int_a^b f(x)dx.

(D) If XX is a random variable and a,ba,b are real numbers, then Var(aX+b)=a2Var(X)Var(aX+b)=a^2Var(X).

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Option 3
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Explanation for 2026: 18 May Shift 1 MAT question 4

Q5:

2026: 18 May Shift 1

Probability Distribution

Easy

Applied

Let XX be a discrete random variable whose probability distribution is defined as follows;

P(X=x)={k(x+1),x=1,2,3,42kx,x=5,6,70,otherwiseP(X=x)=\begin{cases}k(x+1), & x=1,2,3,4\\ 2kx, & x=5,6,7\\ 0, & \text{otherwise}\end{cases}

where kk is constant, then P(X=5)P(X=5) is equal to

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Option 3
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Explanation for 2026: 18 May Shift 1 MAT question 5

Q6:

2026: 15 May Shift 1

Probability Distribution

Medium

Applied

A coin is tossed until a head appears, or the tail appears 4 times in succession, then the probability distribution of the number of tosses is

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Option 1
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Explanation for 2026: 15 May Shift 1 MAT question 6

Q8:

2026: 15 May Shift 1

Probability Distribution

Medium

Applied

Let the random variable XX follow a Poisson distribution. If P(X=3)=25P(X=2)P(X=3)=\dfrac{2}{5}P(X=2), then P(X=1)P(X=1) is equal to

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Option 1
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Explanation for 2026: 15 May Shift 1 MAT question 8

Q9:

2026: 15 May Shift 1

Probability Distribution

Medium

Applied

The probability distribution of a random variable X is given as:

P(X=x)={kx2forx=1,2,32kxforx=4,5,60otherwiseP(X=x) = \begin{cases} kx^2 & for & x=1,2,3 \\ 2kx & for & x=4,5,6 \\ 0 & otherwise \end{cases}

Where kk is an arbitrary constant, then E(X)E(X) is equal to:

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Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 15 May Shift 1 MAT question 9

Q10:

2026: 14 May Shift 2

Probability Distribution

Medium

Applied

If X has a Poisson distribution such that 2P(X=1)=P(X=2)2P(X=1)=P(X=2), then which of the following are correct?

A. The mean of X is 4

B. The mean of X is 2

C. P(X=2)=8e4P(X=2)=\frac{8}{e^4}

D. P(X=3)=32e4P(X=3)=\frac{32}{e^4}

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Q11:

2026: 14 May Shift 2

Probability Distribution

Easy

Applied

In a random experiment, a collection of trials is called Bernoulli trials if

A. The number of trials is infinite.

B. The trials are independent of each other.

C. Each trial has exactly two outcomes, defined as success and failure.

D. The probability of success will vary in each trial.

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Q12:

2026: 14 May Shift 2

Probability Distribution

Medium

Applied

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-ILIST-II
A.In a binomial distribution, if n=16n = 16, p=0.75p = 0.75, then the mean isI.44
B.In a binomial distribution, if n=25n = 25, p=15p = \dfrac{1}{5}, then variance isII.3232
C.In a binomial distribution, the mean is 8 and the variance is 6, then the number of trials isIII.1818
D.If the mean and variance of a binomial distribution are 6 and 4 respectively, then the number of trials isIV.1212

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Q13:

2026: 12 May Shift 2

Probability Distribution

Medium

Applied

If XX is a Poisson variate such that 4P(X=1)=3P(X=2)4P(X=1)=3P(X=2), then P(X=0)=P(X=0)=

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Q14:

2026: 12 May Shift 2

Probability Distribution

Medium

Applied

The probability distribution of a random variable XX is given as P(X=x)={kx3for x=1,2,33kxfor x=4,50otherwiseP(X=x)=\begin{cases}kx^3 & \text{for } x=1,2,3\\ 3kx & \text{for } x=4,5\\ 0 & \text{otherwise}\end{cases}, where kk is a constant.

The value of P(X≥4)P(X\ge4) is

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Q15:

2026: 12 May Shift 2

Probability Distribution

Medium

Applied

If a coin is tossed 8 times and getting a head is considered as success, then which of the following statements are correct ?

(A) The probability of getting 4 heads is 35128\dfrac{35}{128}

(B) The mean of the number of successes is 4.

(C) The variance of the number of successes is 2.

(D) The probability of getting 6 heads is 964\dfrac{9}{64}.

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Q16:

2026: 12 May Shift 2

Probability Distribution

Medium

Applied

Ajay is a vendor who informs that there are 2% rotten apples in the fruit bag. Find the probability that a sample of 10 apples will include not more than one rotten apple.

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Q17:

2025: 16 May Shift 1

Probability Distribution

Medium

Applied

If the random variable X follows the Poisson distribution such that P[X = k] = P[X = k+1], then the mean value of X is:

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Q18:

2024: 16 May Shift 1

Probability Distribution

Medium

Applied

XX-2-1012
P(X)P(X)0.20.20.10.10.30.30.20.20.20.2

The variance of XX will be :

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Q19:

2023: 11 Aug Shift 1

Probability Distribution

Easy

Core

The variance of the number of heads in two tosses of a coin is :

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Q20:

2023: 11 Aug Shift 1

Probability Distribution

Medium

Core

10 works hard drawn successively with replacement from a lot containing 10% defective bulb. The probability that there is at least one defective bulb is :

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Q21:

2023: 11 Aug Shift 1

Probability Distribution

Easy

Core

The probability distribution of a discrete random variable X is given by :

X3010-10
P(X)1/53/101/2

then E(X) is equals to

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Q22:

2023: 11 Aug Shift 1

Probability Distribution

Hard

Core

2 voices dice are thrown together. For the first die P(6)=12P(6) = \frac{1}{2}, other scores are equally likely. While for the second die P(1)=25P(1) = \frac{2}{5} and other scores are equally likely than the Mean for the probability distribution of the number of one score will be

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Q23:

2023: 11 Aug Shift 1

Probability Distribution

Medium

Core

In a binomial distribution the probability of getting success is 14\frac{1}{4} And standard deviation is 3 then its mean is ?

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Q24:

2023: 11 Aug Shift 1

Probability Distribution

Medium

Core

P(X=x)={2kif x=0kxif x=1k(x−1)if x=2 or 30otherwiseP(X = x) = \begin{cases} 2k & \text{if } x = 0 \\ kx & \text{if } x = 1 \\ k(x - 1) & \text{if } x = 2 \text{ or } 3 \\ 0 & \text{otherwise} \end{cases}

The value of k is

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Q25:

2023: 11 Aug Shift 1

Probability Distribution

Medium

Core

A random variable X has a probability distribution P(X) of the following form, where k is some unknown constant:

P(X = 0) = k

P(X = 1) = 2k

P(X = 2) = 3k

P(X = other values) = 0

Then, find the value of 1/k.

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Q26:

2023: 7 June Shift 1

Probability Distribution

Easy

Core

Match List - I with list- II

List-IList - II
A. the probability distribution is applied for discrete random variablenormal distribution
B. A normal distribution is symmetric aboutstandard deviation
C. this probability distribution is applied for continuous random variablemean
D. the shape of normal curve depend uponPoisson distribution

Choose the correct option below :

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Q27:

2023: 7 June Shift 1

Probability Distribution

Medium

Core

Match list I with list II. 4 defective pens are mixed with 10 normal pens. 3 pens are drawn one by one with replacement , then the probability distribution of the number of defective pens is :

List-IList - II
A. P(X=0)8/343
B. P(X=1)60/343
C. P(X=2)125/343
D. P(X=3)150/343

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Q28:

2023: 7 June Shift 1

Probability Distribution

Medium

Core

If the mean of a binomial distribution is 24 and its standard deviation is 4 , then the probability of getting success is :

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Q29:

2023: 23 May Shift 3

Probability Distribution

Easy

Applied

The random variable X has a probability distribution P(X) of the following form where k is a scalar and

P(X=x)={k,if x=02k,if x=13k,if x=20,otherwiseP(X = x) = \begin{cases} k, & \text{if } x = 0 \\ 2k, & \text{if } x = 1 \\ 3k, & \text{if } x = 2 \\ 0, & \text{otherwise} \end{cases}

then value of P(X < 2) = _______.

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Q30:

2023: 23 May Shift 3

Probability Distribution

Easy

Applied

A book consisting of 2000 pages has 540 misprints distributed randomly throughout the book. The average number of misprints in one page of the book is:

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