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If $X$ is a binomial variate with parameters $n$ and $p,$ where $0 < p < 1$ such that $\frac{\text{P(X = r)}}{\text{P(X = n - r})}$ is independent of $n$ and $r$, then $p$ equals:
  • $\frac{1}{2}$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{3}$
  • C
    $\frac{1}{4}$
  • D
    $\text{None of these}$

Answer: A.

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In a box containing $100$ bulbs, $10$ are defective. What is the probability that out of a sample of $5$ bulbs, none is defective?
  • $\big(\frac{9}{10}\big)^5$
  • B
    $\frac{9}{10}$
  • C
    $10^{-5}$
  • D
    $\big(\frac{1}{2}\big)^2$

Answer: A.

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A five $-$ digit number is written down at raddom. The probability that the number is divisible by $5,$ and no two consecutive digits are identical, is:
  • A
    $\frac{1}{5}$
  • $\frac{1}{5}\big(\frac{9}{10}\big)^3$
  • C
    $\big(\frac{3}{5}\big)^4$
  • D
    $\text{None of these}$

Answer: B.

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If the mean and variance of a binomial distribution are $4$ and $3,$ respectively, the probability of getting exactly six successes in this distribution is:
  • $\text{ }^{16}\text{C}_6\big(\frac{1}{4}\big)^{10}\big(\frac{3}{4}\big)^6$
  • B
    $\text{ }^{16}\text{C}_6\big(\frac{1}{4}\big)^{6}\big(\frac{3}{4}\big)^{10}$
  • C
    $\text{ }^{12}\text{C}_6\big(\frac{1}{20}\big)\big(\frac{3}{4}\big)^6$
  • D
    $\text{ }^{12}\text{C}_6\big(\frac{1}{20}\big)^6\big(\frac{3}{4}\big)^6$

Answer: A.

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If the mean and variance of a binomial variate $X$ are $2$ and $1$ respectively, then the probability that $X$ takes a value greater than $1$ is:
  • A
    $\frac{2}{3}$
  • B
    $\frac{4}{5}$
  • C
    $\frac{7}{8}$
  • $\frac{15}{16}$

Answer: D.

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A bag contains 7 red, 5 white and 8 black balls. If four balls are drawn one by one with replacement, what is the probability that
any two are white?
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A factory produces bulbs. The probability that one bulb is defective is $\frac{1}{50}$ and they are packed in boxes of 10. From a single box, find the probability that.
none of the bulbs is defective.
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Q 123 Marks Question3 Marks
There are 6% defective items in a large bulk of items. Find the probability that a sample of 8 items will include not more than one defective item.
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Q 153 Marks Question3 Marks
A man wins a rupee for head and loses a rupee for tail when a coin is tossed. Suppose that he tosses once and quits if he wins but tries once more if he loses on the first toss. Find the probability distribution of the number of rupees the man wins.
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Q 163 Marks Question3 Marks
If the probability of a defective bolt is 0.1, find the (1) mean and (2) standard deviation for the distribution of bolts in a total of 400 bolts.
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The probability that a certain kind of component will survive a given shock test is $\frac{3}{4}.$ Find the probability that among 5 components tested.
  1. exactly 2 will survive.
  2. at most 3 will survive.
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A card is drawn and replaced in an ordinary pack of 52 cards. How many times must a card be drawn so that.
  1. there is at least an even chance of drawing a heart.
  2. the probability of drawing a heart is greater than $\frac{3}{4}$?
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A person buys a lottery ticket in 50 lotteries, in each of which his chance of winning a prize is $\frac{1}{100}.$ What is the probability that he will win a prize.
  1. at least once.
  2. exactly once.
  3. at least twice.
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