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COMEDK 2026 Morning Shift
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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Samhita faces a three-headed dragon. She wins a "Tactical medal" if she manages to defeat exactly one of the three heads.

The battle proceeds head-by-head under the following conditions:

  • The probability of defeating the first head is $\frac{\mathbf{1}}{\mathbf{3}}$.

  • After a win: if she defeats a head, the probability of defeating the next head is $\frac{2}{3}$.

  • After a loss: if she fails to defeat a head, the probability of defeating the next head is $\frac{\mathbf{1}}{\mathbf{4}}$.

What is the probability that Samhita earns the "Tactical medal"?

A

$\frac{23}{72}$

B

$\frac{5}{36}$

C

$\frac{17}{72}$

D

$\frac{19}{72}$

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COMEDK 2026 Morning Shift
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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The odds against Arjun solving a problem are $\mathbf{5 : 2}$ and the odds in favour of Bhavana solving the same problem are 3:4. What is the probability that the problem is NOT solved by either of them?

A

$\frac{10}{49}$

B

$\frac{29}{49}$

C

$\frac{20}{49}$

D

$\frac{15}{49}$

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COMEDK 2026 Morning Shift
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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A teacher has two jars of candy on her desk:

Jar 1: Contains 3 Strawberry candies and 2 Orange candies.

Jar 2: Contains 1 Strawberry candy and 4 Orange candies.

The teacher randomly picks two candies from Jar 1 and drops them into Jar 2.

Then, a student reaches into Jar 2 and picks two candies.

What is the probability that the student picks two Strawberry candies?

A

$\frac{6}{35}$

B

$\frac{4}{21}$

C

$\frac{3}{70}$

D

$\frac{1}{14}$

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COMEDK 2026 Morning Shift
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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Advika chooses one of three scarves every morning: Red, Blue, or Green.

  • The probability she chooses Red is $20 \%$.

  • The probability she chooses Blue is twice the probability of choosing Red.

  • On the remaining days she wears a Green scarf.

Once a scarf is chosen, she decides whether to wear a Hat (H) and Sunglasses (S).

These choices are independent of each other but depend on the scarf colour:

$$ \begin{array}{|l|l|l|} \hline \text { Scarf colour } & \mathbf{P ( H )} & \mathbf{P ( S )} \\ \hline \text { Red } & 0.5 & 0.8 \\ \hline \text { Blue } & 0.4 & 0.5 \\ \hline \text { Green } & 0.1 & 0.5 \\ \hline \end{array} $$

Advika is spotted outdoors wearing both a Hat and Sunglasses.

What is the probability that she is wearing the Red scarf?

A

$$ \frac{13}{313} $$

B

$$ \frac{8}{21} $$

C

$$ \frac{4}{9} $$

D

$$ \frac{8}{13} $$

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