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GATE PI 2012
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
A box contains $$4$$ red balls and $$6$$ black balls. Three balls are selected randomly from the box one after another, without replacement. The probability that the selected set contains one red ball and two black balls is
A
$$1/20$$
B
$$1/12$$
C
$$3/10$$
D
$${\raise0.5ex\hbox{$\scriptstyle 1$} \kern-0.1em/\kern-0.15em \lower0.25ex\hbox{$\scriptstyle 2$}}$$
2
GATE PI 2011
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
It is estimated that the average number of events during a year is three. What is the probability of occurrence of not more than two events over a two-year duration? Assume that the number of events follow a poisson distribution.
A
$$0.052$$
B
$$0.062$$
C
$$0.072$$
D
$$0.082$$
3
GATE PI 2010
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
Two white and two black balls, kept in two bins, are arranged in four ways as shown below. In each arrangement, a bin has to be chosen randomly and only one ball needs to be picked randomly from the chosen bin. Which one of the following arrangements has the highest probability for getting a while ball picked?
A
GATE PI 2010 Engineering Mathematics - Probability and Statistics Question 11 English Option 1
B
GATE PI 2010 Engineering Mathematics - Probability and Statistics Question 11 English Option 2
C
GATE PI 2010 Engineering Mathematics - Probability and Statistics Question 11 English Option 3
D
GATE PI 2010 Engineering Mathematics - Probability and Statistics Question 11 English Option 4
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GATE PI 2010
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
If a random variable $$X$$ satisfies the poission's distribution with a mean value of $$2,$$ then the probability that $$X > 2$$ is
A
$$2{e^{ - 2}}$$
B
$$1 - 2{e^{ - 2}}$$
C
$$3{e^{ - 2}}$$
D
$$1 - 3{e^{ - 2}}$$