MA8402 - MCQ MA8402 Probability and Queueing Theory Regulations 2017

3 UNITS - COMBINED
UNIT I PROBABILITY AND RANDOM VARIABLES
MCQ 6.1
When the possible outcomes of an experiment are equally likely to occur, this we apply:
(a) Relative probability (b) Subjective probability
(c) Conditional probability (d) Classical probability

MCQ 6.2
A number between 0 and 1 that is use to measure uncertainty is called:
(a) Random variable (b) Trial (c) Simple event (d) Probability

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MCQ 6.3
Probability lies between:

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(a) -1 and +1 (b) 0 and 1 (c) 0 and n (d) 0 and ∞

C
MCQ 6.4
Probability can be expressed as:
(a) Ration (b) Fraction (c) Percentage (d) All of the above

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MCQ 6.5
The probability based on the concept of relative frequency is called:

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(a) Empirical probability (b) Statistical probability (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) nor (b)

MCQ 6.6
The probability of an event cannot be:
(a) Equal to zero (b) Greater than zero
SP (c) Equal to one (d) Less than zero
G
MCQ 6.7
A measure of the chance that an uncertain event will occur:
LO

(a) An experiment (b) An event (c) A probability (d) A trial

MCQ 6.8
A graphical device used to list all possibilities of a sequence of outcomes in systematic way is
.B

called:
(a) Probability histogram (b) Venn diagram (c) Pie diagram (d) Tree diagram

MCQ 6.9
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A random experiment contains:

(a) At least one outcome (b) At least two outcomes
(c) At most one outcome (d) At most two outcomes
-R

MCQ 6.10
The probability of all possible outcomes of a random experiment is always equal to:
(a) One (b) Zero (c) Infinity (d) All of the above
SE

MCQ 6.11
The outcome of tossing a coin is a:
(a) Mutually exclusive event (b) Compound event (c) Certain event (d) Simple event
C

MCQ 6.12
The result of no interest of an experiment is called:
(a) Constant (b) Event (c) Failure (d) Success

MCQ 6.13
A set of all possible outcomes of an experiment is called:
(a) Combination (b) Sample point (c) Sample space (d) Compound event

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MCQ 6.14
The numbers of counting rules that are useful in determining the number of outcomes in an
experiment are:
(a) One (d) Two (c) Three (d) Four

MCQ 6.15
The events having no experimental outcomes in common is called:
(a) Equally likely events (b) Exhaustive events
(c) Mutually exclusive events (d) Independent events

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MCQ 6.16
A set of outcomes formed after some additional information is called:

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(a) Sample space (b) Reduced sample space (c) Null set (d) Random experiment

C
MCQ 6.17
The probability associated with the reduced sample space is called:
(a) Conditional probability (b) Statistical probability

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(c) Mathematical probability (d) Subjective probability

MCQ 6.18

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An arrangement of objects without regard to order is called:
(a) Permutation (b) Combination (c) Random experiment (d) Sample point

MCQ 6.19
SP
The number of permutations of a set of n things, taken r at a time with n 2 r given by:
G
LO

MCQ 6.20
If three candidates are selected to attend a course from the ten candidates, the number of ways of selecting
the candidates is an example of:
(a) Combination (b) Permutation (c) Reduced sample space (d) Both (a) and (b)
.B

MCQ 6.21
When each outcome of a sample space is as likely to occur as any other, the outcomes are called:
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(a) Exhaustive (b) Mutually exclusive (c) Equally likely (d) Not mutually exclusive

MCQ 6.22
If A is any event in S and its complement, then P( ) is equal to:
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(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1- A (d) 1 - P(A)

MCQ 6.23
When certainty is involved in a situation, its probability is equal to:
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(a) Zero (b) Between -l and + 1 (c) Between 0 and 1 (d) One

MCQ 6.24
Which of the following cannot be taken as probability of an event?
C

(a) 0 (b) 0.5 (c) 1 (d) -1

MCQ 6.25
If an event contains more than one sample points, it is called a:
(a) Simple event (b) Compound event (c) Impossible event (d) Certain event

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MCQ 6.26
When the occurrence of one event has no effect on the probability of the occurrence of another
event, the events are called:
(a) Independent (b) Dependent (c) Mutually exclusive (d) Equally likely

MCQ 6.27
A particular result of an experiment is called:
(a) Trial (b) Simple event (c) Compound event (d) Outcome

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MCQ 6.28
A collection of one or more outcomes of an experiment is called:
(a) Event (b) Outcome (c) Sample point (d) None of the above

O
MCQ 6.29

C
A process that leads to the occurrence of one and only one of several possible observations is
called:
(a) Random experiment (c) Random variable (c) Experiment (d) Probability distribution

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MCQ 6.30
Which statement is false?

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(a) The classical definition applies when there are n equally likely outcomes to an experiment
(b) The empirical definition occurs when number of times an event happen is divided by the number
of observations. SP
(c) A subjective probability is based on whatever information is available
(d) The general rule of addition is used when the events are mutually exclusive
G
MCQ 6.31
The term 'sample space' is used for:
LO

(a) All possible outcomes (b) All possible coins (c) Probability (d) Sample

MCQ 6.32
The term 'event' is used for:
.B

(a) Time (b) A sub-set of the sample space

(c) Probability (d) Total number of outcomes.

MCQ 6.33
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The six faces of the die are called equally likely if the die is:
(a) Small (b) Fair (c) Six-faced (d) Round
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MCQ 6.34
If we toss a coin and P(H) = 2P(T), then probability of head is equal to:
(a) 0 (b) 1/2 (c) 1/3 (d) 2/3
SE

MCQ 6.35
A letter is chosen at random from the word "Statistics". The probability of getting a vowel is:
(a) 1/10 (b) 2/10 (c) 3/10 (d) 4/10
C

MCQ 6.36
An arrangement in which the order of the objects selected from a specific pool of objects is important
called:
(a) Combination (b) Permutation (c) Factorial (d) Sample space

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MCQ 6.37
Two books are to be selected at random without replacement out of four books. Then number of possible
selections are:
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 3

MCQ 6.38
Three books of different colours are to be arranged in a book-shelf. The possible arrangements are:
(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 6 (d) 2

M
MCQ 6.39
If a sample S = {1, 2}, the number of all possible sub-sets are:
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4

O
MCQ 6.40

C
When a die and a coin are rolled together, all possible outcomes are:
(a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 36 (d) 12

T.
MCQ 6.41
When two coins are tossed, the possible outcomes are:
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) None of them

O
MCQ 6.42
If three coins are tossed, the possible outcomes are:
(a) 8 (b) 3 (c) 1
SP (d) None of them

MCQ 6.43
G
If n coins are tossed, the possible outcomes are:
(a) n (b) 2 (c) 2n (d) All of them
LO

MCQ 6.44
If two dice are roiled, the possible outcomes are:
(a) 6 (b) 36 (c) 1 (d) Difficult to answer
.B

MCQ 6.45
When n dice are rolled, the possible outcomes are:
(a) 6n (b) 6 (c) 1 (d) 18
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MCQ 6.46
When one card is selected at random from a pack of 52 playing cards, the possible selections are:
-R

(a) 104 (b) 52 (c) 520 (d) 2704

MCQ 6.47
Two cards are selected at random with replacement from a pack of 52 playing cards. The possible
SE

outcomes are:
(a) 52 x 52 (b) 52 (c) 1326 (d) 2

MCQ 6.48
C

A bag contains 4 white and 2 black balls of the same size and weight, and two balls are selected at
random without replacement, the possible selections are:
(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 36 (d) 15

MCQ 6.49
Two balls are selected at random with replacement from a bag containing 3 red, 3 black and 2 green
balls. The possible outcomes are:
(a) 8 (b) 64 (c) 16 (d) 2

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MCQ 6.50
Five cards are selected at random from a pack of 52 cards with replacement. The possible
combinations are:
(a) 52 (b) (52)5 (c) 52 x 52 (d) (5)52

MCQ 6.51
The digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are the roll numbers of 5 students. These roll numbers are written on the paper
slips and two paper slips are selected at random without replacement. The possible combinations are:
(a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 25 (d) 10

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MCQ 6.52
Which is the impossible event when a die is rolled:

O
(a) 2 or 3 (b) 5 or 6 (c) 1 (d) 0 or 7

C
MCQ 6.53
The probability of drawing any one spade card is:
(a) 1/13 (b) 1/4 (c) 4/13 (d) 1/52

T.
MCQ 6.54
A balance die is rolled, the probability of getting an odd number is:

O
(a) 1/2 (b) 1/4 (c) 1/6 (d) 1/36

MCQ 6.55

(a) 1 (b) 1/2 (c) 1/6

SP
Two fair dice are rolled. The probability of throwing an odd sum is:
(d) 1/36
G
MCQ 6.56
Given P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.5 and P(A⋃B)=0.9,then:
LO

(a) A and B are not mutually exclusive events (b) A and B are equally likely events
(c) A and Bare independent events (d) A and B are mutually exclusive events

MCQ 6.57
.B

If P(B/A) = 0.50 and P(A⋂B) = 0.40, then p(A) will be equal to:
(a) 0.40 (b) 0.50 (c) 0.80 (d) 1

MCQ 6.58
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Which of the following statements is incorrect:

⋃ ⋂ ⋃ ⋂
⋂ ⋃ ⋂ ⋃
-R

MCQ 6.59
If P(A/B) = P(A) and P(B/A)=P(B), then A and B are:
SE

(a) Mutually exclusive (b) Dependent (c) Equally likely (d) Independent

MCQ 6.60
A fair coin is tossed 100 times, the expected number of heads is:
(a) 100 (b) 50 (c) 30 (d) 60
C

MCQ 6.61
When two dice are rolled, the maximum total on the two faces of the dice will be:
(a) 6 (b) 36 (c) 12 (d) 2

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MCQ 6.62
A random sample of 200 random digits is selected from a random number table. Expected number of
zeros in the sample is:
(a) Zero (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 5

MCQ 6.63
Six digits are selected at random again and again from a random number table and the even digits are
counted each time. In most of the cases, the number of even digits will be:
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6

M
MCQ 6.64
Two events A and B are called mutually exclusive if:

O
(a) A⋃B = Φ (b) A⋂B = Φ (c) A⋂B = S (d) A⋂B = 1

C
MCQ 6.65
If A and B are two mutually exclusive events, then:
(a) P(A⋂B) = 0 (b) P(A⋂B) = 1 (c) P(A⋃B) = 0 (d) P(A⋂B) = S

T.
MCQ 6.66
When A and B are two non-empty and mutually exclusive events, then:

O
(a) P(A⋃B) = P(A).P(B) (b) P(A⋃B) = P(A) + P(B)
(c) P(A⋂B) = P(A).P(B) (d) P(A⋂B) = P(A)+P(B)

MCQ 6.67
SP
The two events A and B are called not mutually exclusive events if:
(a) A⋂B = Φ (b) A⋂B ≠ Φ (c) A⋃B = Φ (d) A⋂B = zero
G
MCQ 6.68
LO

If A and B are disjoint events then the statement which is always true is:
(a) P(A/B) = 0 (b) P(A⋃B) = 0 (c) P(A⋂B) = 1 (d) P(A) = P(B)

MCQ 6.69
.B

The events A, B and C are called exhaustive events if:

(a) A⋃B⋃C = S (b) A⋂B⋂C = S (c) A⋃B⋃C = Φ (d) A⋃B⋃C = Zero
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MCQ 6.70
If A and B are not-mutually exclusive events, then:
(a) P(A⋃B) + P(A⋂B) = P(A) + P(B) (b) P(A⋃B) = P(A) + P(B)
(c) P(A⋃B) = P(A).P(B) (d) P(A⋂B) = P(A) + P(B)
-R

MCQ 6.71
If an event is the complement of the event A, then:
(a) A⋃ = S (b) A⋂ = S (c) A⋃ = Φ (d) P(A) = P( )
SE

MCQ 6.72
If A1, A2, A3, ..., Ak are k mutually exclusive events, then:
(a) P(A1⋃A2⋃A3⋃ ...⋃Ak ) = P(A1)+P(A2)+P(A3)+...+ P(Ak)
C

(b) P(A1⋃A2⋃A3⋃ ...⋃Ak ) > 1

(c) P(A1⋂A2⋂A3⋂ ...⋂Ak ) = 1
(d) P(A1⋂A2⋂A3⋂ ...⋂Ak ) = P(A1⋃A2⋃A3⋃ ...⋃Ak )

MCQ 6.73
If A is an empty set and B is a non-empty set then:
(a) A⋂B = S (b) A⋂B = B (c) A⋃B = B (d) P(A) = P(B)

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MCQ 6.74
If A is an empty set and S is the sample space then:
(a) P(A⋃S) = P(S) (b) P(A⋃S) = P(Φ) (c) P(A⋂S) = 1 (d) P(A⋃S) = Zero

MCQ 6.75
If A and B are independent events, then:
(a) P(A⋃B) = P(A).P(B) (b) P(A⋂B) = P(A).P(B)
(c) P(A⋂B) = P(A)+P(B) (d) P(A) = P(B)

M
MCQ 6.76
If A and B are two independent events, then:
(a) P(A/B) = P(A) (b) P(A) = P(B) (c) P(A) < P(B) (d) P(A/B) = P(B/A)

O
MCQ 6.77

C
A and B are two independent events. Which one of these equations is false?
(a) P(A⋂ ) = P(A)P( ) (b) P( ⋂ ) = P( ⋂ )
(c) P( ⋂ ) = P( )P( )

T.
(d) P(A⋃B) = P(A)P(B)

MCQ 6.78

O
The conditional probability of the event A when event B has occurred is denoted by:
(a) P(A + B) (b) P(A - B) (c) P(A/B) (d) P( )

MCQ 6.79

(a) 0 (b) 0.25 (c) 0.5

SP
If A and B are any two events, then P(A/B)+P( /B) is equal to:
(d) 1
G
MCQ 6.80
If A is an arbitrary event, then P(A/A) is equal to :
LO

(a) Zero (b) One (c) Infinity (d) Less than one

MCQ 6.81
If A and B are any two events, then P( /B) is equal to:
.B

(a) P(A/B) (b) 1- P(A/B) (c) 1+ P(A/B) (d) P( ⋂B)

MCQ 6.82
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If A and B are any two events, then P(A⋃ ):

(a) 1+P(A⋂B) (b) 1-P(A⋃B) (c) 1- P(A⋂B) (d) P(A)+P(B)

MCQ 6.83
-R

If A and B are any two events, then P( ⋂ ):

(a) 1-P(A⋃B) (b) 1-P(A⋂B) (c) 1-P( ⋂B) (d) 1-P(A⋂ )
SE

MCQ 6.84
Which of the following statements is correct?
⋂ ⋃ ⋂ ⋃ ⋂ ⋃ ⋂ ⋂ ⋂ ⋃
⋂ ⋂ ⋃ ⋃ ⋂ ⋂ ⋃ ⋂
C

MCQ 6.85
If A and B are two mutually exclusive and exhaustive events and P(A)=2P(B), then P(B) is equal to:
(a) 1/2 (b) 2/3 (c) 1/3 (d) 1/4

MCQ 6.86
Two coins are tossed. Probability of getting head on the first coin is:
(a) 2/4 (a) 1 (c) Zero (d) 4

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MCQ 6.87
A die and a coin are tossed together. Probability of getting head on the coin is:
(a) 6/12 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) Zero

MCQ 6.88
A fair die is rolled. Probability of getting even face given that face is less than 5 is given by:
(a) 1/2 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 6

MCQ 6.89

M
Two coins are tossed. The probability that both faces will be matching given by:
(a) 1/4 (b) 1/2 (c) 1 (d) Zero

O
MCQ 6.90
Two coins are tossed. Probability of getting two heads given that there is at least one head is given

C
by:
(a) 1/2 (b) 1/3 (c) 1/4 (d) 2/3

T.
MCQ 6.91
A fair die is rolled. Probability of getting more than4 or less than 3 is given by:
(a) 2/3 (b) 1/3 (c) 1/2 (d) 4/3

O
MCQ 6.92
74.
(a) 1/3 (b) 2/3 (c) 1/2
SP
A fair die is rolled. Probability of getting even face or face more than 4 is:
(d) 5/6

MCQ 6.93
G
Two dice are rolled. Probability of getting similar faces is:
(a) 5/36 (b) 1/6 (c) 1/3 (d) 1/2
LO

MCQ 6.94
Two dice are rolled. Probability of getting total less than 4 or total more than 10 is given by:
(a) 10/36 (c) 4/36 (c) 1/36 (d) 14/36
.B

MCQ 6.95
Two dice are rolled. Probability of getting a total of 4 given that both-faces are similar is:
(a) 5/36 (b) 1/36 (c) 4/36 (d) 1/6
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MCQ 6.96
If A and B are two not-independent events, then the probability that both A and B will happen
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together is:
(a) P(A⋂B) = P(A)P(B/A) (b) P(A⋂B) = P(A)P(B)
(c) P(A⋂B) = P(A)+P(B) (d) P(A⋂B) = P(A)
SE

MCQ 6.97
If A and B are two dependent events, then:
(a) P(A) P(B/A) = P(B)P(A/B) (b) P(A/B) = P(B/A)
(c) P(A/B) = P(A) (d) P(A) = P(B)
C

MCQ 6.98
Which one is true?

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MCQ 6.99

(a) 1/5 (b) 2/5 (c) 3/5 (d) 1

MCQ 6.100

(a) 7/10 (b) 1/10 (c) 3/10 (d) 1

M
MCQ 6.101
Given P(A)=2/3, P(B)=3/8 and PAB)=1/4, then A and B are:

O
(a) Independent (b) Dependent (c) Mutually exclusive (d) Equally likely

C
T.
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SP
G
LO
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UNIT II TWO - DIMENSIONAL RANDOM VARIABLES

MCQ 7.1
If in a table all possible values of a random variable are given their corresponding
probabilities, then this table is called as:
(a) Probability density function (b) Distribution function
(c) Probability distribution (d) Continuous distribution

MCQ 7.2

M
A variable that can assume any possible value between two points is called:
(a) Discrete random variable (b) Continuous random variable
(c) Discrete sample space (d) Random variable

O
MCQ 7.3

C
A formula or equation used to represent the probability' distribution of a continuous random variable is
called:
(a) Probability distribution (b) Distribution function

T.
(c) Probability density function (d) Mathematical expectation

MCQ 7.4

O
If X is A discrete random variable and f(x) is the probability of X, then the expected value of this
random variable is equal to:
(a) ∑f(x)

MCQ 7.5
(b) ∑[x+f(x)] (c) ∑f(x)+x SP (d) ∑xf(x)

Given E(X) = 5 and E(Y) = -2, then E(X - Y) is:

G
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) -2
LO

MCQ 7.6
Given x = 2 and f(x) = 0.5. If y = 2x ,--3, then fey) is equal to:
(a) 1 (b) 0.5 (c) -2 (d) 0
.B

MCQ 7.7
Which of the following is not possible in probability distribution?
(a) p(x) ≥ 0 (b) ∑p(x) = 1 (c) ∑xp(x) = 2 (d) p(x) = -0.5
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MCQ 7.8
If C is a constant (non-random variable), then E(C) is:
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) cf(c) (d) c
-R

MCQ 7.9
A discrete probability distribution may be represented by:
(a) Table (b) Graph (c) Mathematical equation (d) All of the above
SE

MCQ 7.10
A probability density function be represented by:
(a) Table (b) Graph (c) Mathematical equation (d) Both (b) and (c)
C

MCQ 7.11
If C is a constant in a continuous probability distribution, then p(x = C) is always equal to:
(a) Zero (b) One (c) Negative (d) Impossible

MCQ 7.12
E[X - E(X)] is equal to:
(a) E(X) (b) Var(X) (c) 0 (d) E(X) – X

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MCQ 7.13
E[X - E(X)]2 is:
(a) E(X) (b) E(X2) (c) Var(X) (d) S.D(X)

MCQ 7.14
If the random variable takes negative values, then the negative values will have:
(a) Positive probabilities (b) Negative probabilities (c) Constant probabilities (d) Difficult to tell

MCQ 7.15

M
If we have f(x) = 2x, 0≤x≤1, then f(x) is a:
(a) Probability distribution (b) Probability density function
(c) Distribution function (d) Continuous random variable

O
MCQ 7.16

C
Numbers selected by a random process and are equally distributed in a table are called:
(a) Attributes (b) Random variables (c) Random numbers (d) Quantitative variables

T.
MCQ 7.17

O
(a) Zero (b) One (c) E(X) (d) f(x) + 1

MCQ 7.18
SP
A listing of all the outcomes of an experiment and the probability associated with each
outcome is called:
G
(a) Probability distribution (b) Probability density function
(c) Attributes (d) Distribution function
LO

MCQ 7.19
A quantity resulting from an experiment that, by chance, can assume different values is called:
(a) Random experiment (b) Random sample (c) Random variable (d) Random process
.B

MCQ 7.20
Which one is not an example of random experiment?
(a) A coin is tossed and the outcome is either a head or a tail
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(b) A six-sided die is rolled

(c) Some number of persons will be admitted to a hospital emergency room during any hour.
(d) All medical insurance claims received by a company in a given year.
-R

MCQ 7.21
A set of numerical values assigned to a sample space is called:
(a) Random sample (b) Random variable (c) Random numbers (d) Random experiment
SE

MCQ 7.22
A variable which can assume finite or countably infinite number of values is known as:
(a) Continuous (b) Discrete (c) Qualitative (d) None of them
C

MCQ 7.23
The probability function of a random variable is defined as:
x -1 -2 0 1 2
f(x) k 2k 3k 4k 5k
Then k is equal to:
(a) Zero (b) 1/4 (c) 1/15 (d) One

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MCQ 7.24
If f(x) = 1/10, x = 10, then E(X) is:
(a) Zero (b) 6/8 (c) 1 (d) -1

MCQ 7.25
If Var(X) = 5 and Var(Y) = 10, then Var(2X + Y) is:
(a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 30

MCQ 7.26

M
A discrete probability function f(x) is always:
(a) Non-negative (b) Negative (c) One (d) Zero

O
MCQ 7.27
In a discrete probability distribution the sum of all the probabilities is always equal to:

C
(a) Zero (b) One (c) Minimum (d) Maximum

MCQ 7.28

T.
The suitable graph of probability function of a discrete random variable is:
(a) Curve (b) Polygon (c) Probability histogram (d) Historigram

O
MCQ 7.29
The appropriate graph of probability density function is:
(a) Curve

MCQ 7.30
(b) Histogram (c) Polygon SP (d) None of them

A variable which can assume all values in the· range of a random variable, is called:
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(a) Finite (b) Infinite (c) Continuous (d) Discrete
LO

MCQ 7.31
Total area under the curve of a continuous probability density function· is always equal to:
(a) Zero (b) One (c) -1 (d) None of them
.B

MCQ 7.32
An expected value of a random variable is equal to its:
(a) Variance (b) Standard deviation (c) Mean (d) Covariance
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MCQ 7.33
The probability of a continuous random variable "X" taking any particular value, k is always:
(a) Negative (b) Zero (c) One (d) None of them
-R

MCQ 7.34
Area of a trapezoid is equal to:
SE
C

MCQ 7.35
Var( 4X + 8) is:
(a) 12 Var(X) (b) 4 Var(X)+8 (c) 16 Var(X) (d) 16 Var(X)+8

MCQ 7.36
Var(X) is equal to:
(a) E(X2) (b) [E(X)]2 (c) E (X2) - [E(X)]2 (d) E (X2) + [E(X)]2

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MCQ 7.37
The expectation of the sum of two random variables X and Y is equal to:
(a) E(X) E(Y) (b) E(X) + E(Y) (c) E(X ± Y) (d) E(XY)

MCQ 7.38
The expectation of the product of two independent variables X and Y is equal to:
(a) E(X) E(Y) (b) E(X) ± E(Y) (c) E(X +Y) (d) None of the above

MCQ 7.39

M
When the random variable X and Y are independent, its co-variance is:
(a) One (b) Negative (c) Zero (d) Positive

O
MCQ 7.40
A discrete probability function f(x) is always non-negative and always lies between:
(a) 0 and ∞ (d) -∞ and +∞

C
(b) 0 and 1 (c) -1 and +1

MCQ 7.41

T.
The probability density function p(x) cannot exceed:
(a) Zero (b) One (c) Mean (d) Infinity

O
MCQ 7.42
The height of persons in a country is a random variable of the type:
(a) Discrete random variable
(c) Both (a) and (b)
SP (b) Continuous random variable
(d) Neither (a) and (b)

MCQ 7.43
G
A random variable is also called:
(a) Chance variable (b) Stochastic variable (c) Constant (d) Both (a) and (b)
LO

MCQ 7.44
The distribution function F(x) is equal to:
(a) P(X = x) (b) P( X ≤ x) (c) P( X ≥ x) (d) All of the above
.B
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SE
C

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UNIT III RANDOM PROCESSES

MCQ 8.1
A Bernoulli trial has:
(a) At least two outcomes (b) At most two outcomes
(c) Two outcomes (d) Fewer than two outcomes

MCQ 8.2
The two mutually exclusive outcomes in a Bernoulli trial are usually called:

M
(a) Success and failure (b) Variable and constant
(c) Mean and variance (d) With and without replacement

O
MCQ 8.3
Nature of the binomial random variable X is:

C
(a) Quantitative (b) Qualitative (c) Discrete (d) Continuous

MCQ 8.4

T.
In a binomial probability distribution, the sum of probability of failure and probability of success is
always:
(a) Zero (b) Less than 0.5 (c) Greater than 0.5 (d) One

O
MCQ 8.5
Ina binomial experiment, the successive trials are:
(a) Dependent (b) Independent
SP (c) Mutually exclusive (d) Fixed

MCQ 8.6
G
The parameters of the binomial distribution are:
(a) n and p (b) p and q (c) np and nq (d) np and npq
LO

MCQ 8.7
The range of binomial distribution is:
(a) 0 to n (b) 0 to ∞ (c) -1 to +1 (d) 0 to 1
.B

MCQ 8.8
The mean and standard deviation of the binomial probability distribution 'are respectively:
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(a) np and npq (b) np and (c) np and nq (d) n and p

MCQ 8.9
In a binomial experiment with three trials, the variable can take:
-R

(a) 2 values (b) 3 values (c) 4 values (d) 5 values

MCQ 8.10
The shape of the binomial probability distribution depends upon the values of its:
SE

(a) Mean (b) Variance (c) Parameters (d) Quartiles

MCQ 8.11
In binomial distribution the numbers of trials are:
C

(a) Very large (b) Very small (c) Fixed (d) Not fixed

MCQ 8.12
In a binomial probability distribution, relation between mean and variance is:
(a) Mean < Variance (b) Mean = Variance
(c) Mean > Variance (d) Difficult to tell

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MCQ 8.13
In binomial distribution when n = 1, then it becomes:
(a) Hypergeometric distribution (b) Normal distribution
(c) Uniform distribution (d) Bernoulli distribution

MCQ 8.14
The mean of a binomial distribution depends on:
(a) Number of trials (b) Probability of success
(c) Probability of failure (d) Number of trials and probability of success

M
MCQ 8.15
The variance of a binomial distribution depends on:

O
(a) Number of trials (b) Probability of success
(c) Probability of failure (d) All of the above

C
MCQ 8.16
Which of the following is not property of a binomial experiment?

T.
(a) Probability of success remains constant
(b) n is fixed
(c) Successive trials are dependent

O
(d) It has two parameters

MCQ 8.17

(a) p = q (b) p < q (c) p > q

SP
The binomial probability distribution is symmetrical when:
(d) np > npq
G
MCQ 8.18
The binomial distribution is negatively skewed if:
LO

(a) p < 1/2 (b) p = 1/2 (c) p > 1/2 (d) p = 1

MCQ 8.19
In a binomial probability distribution, the skewness is positive for:
.B

(a) p < 1/2 (b) p = 1/4 (c) np = npq (d) np = nq

MCQ 8.20
Which of the following statements is false?
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(a) Expected value of a constant

(b) In a binomial distribution the standard deviation is always less than its variance
(c) In a binomial distribution the mean is always greater than its variance
-R

(d) In binomial experiment the probability of success remains constant from trial to trial

MCQ 8.21
If a binomial probability distribution has parameters (n, p)= (5, 0.6), the probability of x = 3.5 is:
SE

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 0.6 (d) 0.4

MCQ 8.22
In a binomial experiment n= 4, P(x=2) = 216/625 and P(x=3) = 216/625. P(x=-2) is:
C

(a) 216/625 (b) 1 (c) 0.6 (d) Difficult to tell

MCQ 8.23
If n = 6 and p= 0.9 then the value of P(x=7) is:
(a) Zero (b) Less than zero (c) More than zero (d) One

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MCQ 8.24
In a binomial probability distribution, coefficient of skewness = = 0, it means that the
distribution is:
(a) Symmetrical (b) Skewed to the left (c) Skewed to the right (d) Highly skewed

MCQ 8.25
For a binomial distribution with n = 10, p = 0.5, the probability of zero or more successes is:
(a) 1 (b) 0.5 (c) 0.25 (d) 0.75

M
MCQ 8.26
In a binomial distribution, the mean, median and mode coincide when:
(a) p < 1/2 (b) p > ½ (c) p ≠ 1/2 (d) p = 1/2

O
MCQ 8.27

C
In which distribution, the probability success remains constant from trial to trial?
(a) Hypergeometric distribution (b) Binomial distribution

T.
(c) Sampling distribution (d) Frequency distribution

MCQ 8.28

O
In a binomial experiment when n = 5, the maximum number of successes will be:
(a) 0 (b) 2.5 (c) 4 (d) 5

MCQ 8.29

(a) 0 (b) 5 (c) 10

SP
In a binomial experiment when n = 10, the minimum number of successes will be:
(d) 11
G
MCQ 8.30
If n = 10 and p = 0.6, then P(x ≥ 0) is:
LO

(a) 0.5 (b) 0.6 (c) 1.0 (d) 1.2

MCQ 8.31
A random variable X has a binomial distribution with n = 4, the standard deviation of X is:
.B

(a) 4 pq (b) 2 (c) 4 p (d) 4 (q+p)

MCQ 8.32
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In a multiple choice test there are five possible answers to each of 20 questions. If a candidate
guesses the correct answer each time, the mean number of correct answers is:
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1/5 (d) 20
-R

MCQ 8.33
If three coins are tossed, the probability of two heads is:
(a) 1/8 (b) 3/8 (c) 2/3 (d) 0
SE

MCQ 8.34
Random variable x has binomial distribution with n = 8 and p = ½.. The most probable value of X is:
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
C

MCQ 8.35
The value of second moment about the mean in a binomial distribution is 36. The value of the
standard deviation of a binomial distribution is:
(a) 36 (b) 6 (c) 1/36 (d) 1/6

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MCQ 8.36
For a binomial probability distribution, the expected frequency of x successes in N experiments is:

MCQ 8.37

M
In a binomial frequency distribution 100 (1/5 + 4/5)5. The parameters n and p are respectively:
(a) (5, 1/5) (b) (1/5, 4/5) (c) (100, 4/5) (d) (5, 4/5)

O
MCQ 8.38
For a binomial frequency distribution 100 (1/5 + 4/5)5, the mean is:

C
(a) 1/5 (b) 4/5 (c) 5 (d) 4

T.
MCQ 8.39
For a binomial distribution (1/3 + 2/3)18, the standard deviation of the binomial distribution will
be:

O
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 12

MCQ 8.40
The hypergeometric distribution has:
(a) One parameter (b) Two parameters
SP
(c) Three parameters (d) Four parameters

MCQ 8.41
G
The parameters of the hypergeometric distribution are:
(a) N, n, p (b) N, n, np (c) N, n, k (d) n and p
LO

MCQ 8.42
Nature of the Hypergeometric random variable is:
(a) Continuous (b) Discrete (c) Qualitative (d) Quantitative
.B

MCQ 8.43
In hypergeometric· distribution, the successive trials are:
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(a) Independent (b) Dependent (c) Very large (d) Very small

MCQ 8.44
In a hypergeometric distribution, the probability of success:
-R

(a) Remains constant from trial to trial

(b) Does not remain constant from trial to trial
(c) Equal to probability of failure
(d) Less than probability of failure
SE

MCQ 8.45
If in a hypergeometric distribution N = 10, k = 5 and n = 4; then the probability of failure is:
(a) 2 (b) 0.5 (c) 1 (d) 0.25
C

MCQ 8.46
The rang of hypergeometric distribution is:
(a) 0 to n (b) 0 to k (c) 0 to N (d) 0 to n or k (whichever is less)

MCQ 8.47
The number of trials in hypergeometric distribution is:
(a) Not fixed (b) Fixed (c) Large (d) Small
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MCQ 8.48
The probability of a success changes from trial to trial in:
(a) Binomial distribution (b) Hypergeometric distribution
(c) Normal distribution (d) Frequency distribution

MCQ 8.49
The mean of the hypergeometric distribution is:

M
MCQ 8.50

O
The standard deviation of the hypergeometric distribution is:

C
T.
O
MCQ 8.51
In hypergeometric probability distribution, the relation between mean and variance is:
(a) Mean > variance

MCQ 8.52
(b) Mean < Variance SP
(c) Mean = Variance (d) Mean = 2Variance

Which of the following is the property of hypergeometric experiment?

G
(a) p remains constant from trial to trial
(b) Successive trials are independent
LO

(c) Sampling is performed without replacement

(d) n is not fixed

MCQ 8.53
.B

Hypergeometric distribution reduces to binomial distribution when:

(a) N = n (b) n → ∞ (c) N → ∞ (d) N < n
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MCQ 8.54
In a hypergeometric distribution N=6, n=4 and k=3, then the mean is equal to:
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 24
-R

MCQ 8.55
Given N = 11, n = 5, k = 7; P(x ≥ 1) equals:
(a) 1 (b) 1/66 (c) 65/66 (d) None of the above
SE

MCQ 8.56
Given N =12, n =5, k= 4; P(x ≤ 4) equals:
(a) Less than one (b) Exactly one (c) More than one (d) Between 0.5 and 1
C

1.(c) 2.(a) 3.(c) 4.(d) 5.(b) 6.(a) 7.(a) 8.(b) 9.(c) 10.(c) 11.(c) 12.(c) 13.(d) 14.(d) 15.(d)
16.(c) 17.(a) 18.(c) 19.(a) 20.(b) 21.(a) 22.(c) 23.(a) 24.(a) 25.(a) 26.(d) 27.(b) 28.(d) 29.(a) 30.(c)
31.(b) 32.(a) 33.(b) 34.(c) 35.(b) 36.(c) 37.(d) 38.(d) 39.(a) 40.(c) 41.(c) 42.(b) 43.(b) 44.(b) 45.(b)
46.(d) 47.(b) 48.(b) 49.(a) 50.(b) 51.(a) 52.(c) 53.(c) 54.(a) 55.(a) 56.(b)

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