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Exam Summary (GO Classes CS/DA Test Series 2026 |

Probability and Statistics | Counting | Topic Wise Test)

Qs. Attempted: 15 Correct Marks: 25

5 + 10 5 + 20

Correct Attempts: 15 Penalty Marks: 0

5 + 10 0+0

Incorrect
Attempts:
0 Resultant Marks: 25
0+0 5 + 20

Total Questions: 15
5 + 10

Total Marks: 25
5 + 20

Exam Duration: 45 Minutes

Time Taken: 11 Minutes

EXAM RESPONSE EXAM STATS FEEDBACK

Technical

Q #1 Numerical Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Combinatory

A search committee is formed to find a new software engineer. The committee will select three candidates to
be interviewed. If 9 applicants apply for the job, how many ways are there to select a subset of three
candidates to interview?

Your Answer: 84 Correct Answer: 84 Correct Time taken: 00min 43sec Discuss

Q #2 Numerical Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Combinatory

Let S be the set of all strings of length 10 over the alphabet {a, b, c}. How many strings from S have exactly
2 a's?

Your Answer: 11520 Correct Answer: 11520 Correct Time taken: 01min 23sec Discuss

Q #3 Numerical Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Combinatory

Let S be the set of all strings of length 10 over the alphabet {a, b, c}. How many strings from S have exactly
2 a's and exactly b's? 3

Your Answer: 2520 Correct Answer: 2520 Correct Time taken: 00min 33sec Discuss

Q #4 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Combinatory

A child going on a trip is told that out of his 8 favorite toys, he can bring at most three toys. The number of
ways he could select which toys he brings is

A. 8 P 0 + 8 P 1 + 8 P 2 + 8 P 3

B. 8 C 0 + 8 C 1 + 8 C 2 + 8 C 3

C. 8 C 3 − (8 C 0 + 8 C 1 + 8 C 2)

D. 8 C 0 × 8 C 1 × 8 C 2 × 8 C 3

Your Answer: B Correct Answer: B Correct Time taken: 00min 16sec Discuss

Q #5 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Combinatory

There are 12 teams in a soccer league, and each team must play each other twice in a tournament.
The number of games that will be played in total is

A. 6 P 2 ×2

B. 12 C 2

C. 12 P 2 ×2

D. 12 C 2 ×2

Your Answer: D Correct Answer: D Correct Time taken: 00min 26sec Discuss

Q #6 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Combinatory

The number of distinguishable arrangements that can be made from the word KITCHEN, if the vowels must
stay together, is

A. 2! × 5! × 2 !
B. 2! × 5 !
P
C. 7 2 × 5 5 P
D. 2! × 6 !

Your Answer: D Correct Answer: D Correct Time taken: 00min 43sec Discuss

Q #7 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Combinatory

A family is being arranged in a line for a group photograph. If the family consists of a mother, a father, a
baby, and five children, the number of arrangements that begin and end with a parent is
 A. 720

B. 1440

C. 5040

D. 40320

Your Answer: B Correct Answer: B Correct Time taken: 00min 26sec Discuss

Q #8 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Combinatory

There are ten people available for appointment to a committee consisting of six people. The number of
committees that can be formed, if Kirsten and James must be on the committee, is

A. 8 P4

B. 8 C4

C. 10 P 6 −2 P 2

D. 10 C 6 −2 C 2

Your Answer: B Correct Answer: B Correct Time taken: 00min 24sec Discuss

Q #9 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Combinatory

The number of committees consisting of 4 men and 5 women that can be formed from 10 men and 13
women is

A. 10 C 4 × 13 C 5

B. 10 P 4 × 13 P 5

C. 23 C 9

D. 23 P 9

Your Answer: A Correct Answer: A Correct Time taken: 00min 08sec Discuss

Q #10 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Combinatory

A term in the expansion of ( mx − 4) 8

is 1451520 x . The value of m is
4

A. 3

B. 5

C. 6

D. 9

Your Answer: A Correct Answer: A Correct Time taken: 02min 02sec Discuss
Q #11 Numerical Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Combinatory

The expansion of ( 3x2 − 2y 3 )3k−9 has 22 terms. The value of k is, to the nearest whole number,

Your Answer: 10 Correct Answer: 10 Correct Time taken: 00min 16sec Discuss

Q #12 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Combinatory

A grocery store manager is trying to decide how to arrange the following items in the produce aisle

The items can be arranged in any order, but the manager does not want the pumpkins and watermelons
together. If this is the only restriction, the number of possible arrangements is

A. 5
B. 45
C. 72
D. 120

Your Answer: C Correct Answer: C Correct Time taken: 01min 03sec Discuss

Q #13 Numerical Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Combinatory

P = 6720 and n Cr = 56, then the value of r is

If n r

Your Answer: 5 Correct Answer: 5 Correct Time taken: 00min 45sec Discuss

Q #14 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Combinatory

3 54x2
If a term in the expansion of ( 2x2 + my ) is y 2 , the value of m is
A. 2
 B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

Your Answer: B Correct Answer: B Correct Time taken: 00min 52sec Discuss

Q #15 Numerical Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Combinatory

The number of three digit or four digit even numbers that can be formed from the numbers 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 is
____

Your Answer: 300 Correct Answer: 300 Correct Time taken: 00min 50sec Discuss

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Exam Summary (GO Classes CS/DA Test Series 2026 |

Probability and Statistics | Bayes Theorem, Conditional
Probability | Topic Wise Test)

Qs. Attempted: 11 Correct Marks: 18

3+8 2 + 16

Correct Attempts: 10 Penalty Marks: 0

2+8 0+0

Incorrect
Attempts:
1 Resultant Marks: 18
1+0 2 + 16

Total Questions: 15
5 + 10

Total Marks: 25
5 + 20

Exam Duration: 45 Minutes

Time Taken: 24 Minutes

EXAM RESPONSE EXAM STATS FEEDBACK

Technical

Q #1 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

A gambler has in his pocket a fair coin and a two-headed coin. He selects one of the coins at random and
flips it. If the coin comes up heads, what is the probability that it is the fair coin?

A. 1
2

B.
1
3

C.
2
3

D. 3
4

Your Answer: B Correct Answer: B Correct Time taken: 01min 00sec Discuss

Q #2 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

A B
In a probabilistic model, it is given that P[ ] = a, P[ ] = b, and P [( c ∣ B Ac )] = e. Determine P[B ∣ A] in
terms of a, b, and e.
 A. P[B ∣ A] = b−(1−e)(1−a)
a

B. P[B ∣ A] =
b+(1−e)(1−a)
a

C. P[B ∣ A] =
b+(1−e)(1+a)
a

D. P[B ∣ A] =
b−(1+e)(1−a)
a

Your Answer: A Correct Answer: A Correct Time taken: 01min 57sec Discuss

Q #3 Multiple Select Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Probability

Mark all expressions which indicate that X is independent of Y given Z.

A. P (X , Y ∣ Z ) = P (X ∣ Z )P (Y ∣ Z )
B. P (X, Y , Z ) = P (X, Z )P (Y )
C. P (X ∣ Y , Z ) = P (X ∣ Z )
D. None of the above

Your Answer: A;B;C Correct Answer: A;C Incorrect Time taken: 00min 35sec Discuss

Q #4 Multiple Select Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Probability

Select all expressions that are equivalent to P ( A, B ∣ C ) ,

given that A ⊥ B ∣ C,
where ⊥ denotes conditional independence — that is,
A is independent of B when C is known.

P ( A ∣ C ) P ( C ∣ B) P ( B)
A. P ( B, C )

P ( A ∣ C ) P ( B, C )
B.
P (C )

C. P (A ∣ B, C )P (B ∣ C )
P ( C ∣ A , B) P ( B∣ A ) P ( A )
D.
P ( B∣ C ) P ( C )

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B;C Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 12sec Discuss

Q #5 Multiple Select Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Probability

Select all expressions that are equivalent to P(A ∣ B, C), given that A ⊥ B | C
P ( C ∣ A ) P ( A ∣ B) P ( B)
A. P (C )

P ( B, C ∣ A ) P ( A )
B. P ( B, C )

P ( A ∣ C ) P ( C ∣ B) P ( B)
C. P ( B, C )

P ( C ∣ A , B) P ( B∣ A ) P ( A )
D.
P ( B∣ C ) P ( C )
 Your Answer: Correct Answer: B;C;D Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 02sec Discuss

Q #6 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Suppose that the probability of making a mistake on your homework depends on how much sleep you got
the previous night. The probabilities are as follows:

If you got at least8 hours of sleep, there is a 10% chance of making a mistake.
If you got between 6 and 8 hours of sleep, there is a 40% chance of making a mistake.
If you got less than 6 hours of sleep, there is a 75% chance of making a mistake.

Additionally, the probabilities for the amount of sleep are:

There is a 20% chance that you got at least 8 hours of sleep.

There is a 50% chance that you got between 6 and 8 hours of sleep.

What is the overall probability that you make a mistake on your homework?

A. 0.265
B. 0.365
C. 0.445
D. 0.545

Your Answer: C Correct Answer: C Correct Time taken: 01min 03sec Discuss

Q #7 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

A gambler has in his pocket a fair coin and a two-headed coin. He selects one of the coins at random, and
then he flips it. What is the probability that the flip results in heads?

A. 0.5
B. 0.75
C. 0.25
D. 1.0

Your Answer: B Correct Answer: B Correct Time taken: 01min 01sec Discuss

Q #8 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

p A
In a game where the probability of winning on a single toss of a dice is , Player starts and if he fails, he
B
passes the dice to Player . They continue tossing the dice alternately until one of them wins. What is the
probability that Player wins? A
A. p1

B. 1
1−(1−p)2
 C. 2−
1
p
p
D.
2

Your Answer: C Correct Answer: C Correct Time taken: 01min 09sec Discuss

Q #9 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Consider the following statements, where P (⋅) denotes probability and assuming all conditional probabilities
involved are non-zero:
Pa bc Pb ac
S1: If ( ∣ , ) = ( ∣ , ), then P (a ∣ c) = P (b ∣ c).
S2: If P (a ∣ b) = P (a), then P (b ∣ c) = P (b).
Choose the correct option that correctly interprets the implications of these statements:

A. Statement S1 is true, and statement S2 is false.

B. Statement S1 is false, and statement S2 is true.
C. Both statement S1 and statement S2 are true.
D. Both statement S1 and statement S2 are false.

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 24sec Discuss

Q #10 Multiple Select Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

Which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

A. For any three eventsA, B, and C where A and B are disjoint and 0 < P (C ) < 1,
P (A ∪ B ∣ C ) = P (A ∣ C ) + P (B ∣ C )
B. For any two events A and B where 0 < P (B) < 1, P (A ∣ B) = 1 − P (A ∣ Bc )

C. For any three eventsA, B, and C , P (A ∩ B ∩ C ) = P (A)P (B)P (C )

D. For any two events A and B, P (A ∪ B) = P (A) + P (B) − P (A ∩ B)

Your Answer: A;D Correct Answer: A;D Correct Time taken: 02min 42sec Discuss

Q #11 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Given events A , A , A in a sample space S with probabilities P (A ) = 0.4, P (A ) = 0.2, P (A ) = 0.4,

1 2 3 1 2 3

and assuming Ai ∩ Aj = ∅ for i ≠ j, and another event B with conditional probabilities

P (B ∣ A ) = 0.1, P (B ∣ A ) = 0.2, P (B ∣ A ) = 0.05, what is the probability that either A or A occurs
1 2 3 1 2

given that B has occurred?

A. P (A ∪ A ∣ B) = 0.2
1 2

B. P (A ∪ A ∣ B) = 0.5
1 2

C. P (A ∪ A ∣ B) = 0.8
1 2

D. P (A ∪ A ∣ B) = 0.9
1 2

Your Answer: C Correct Answer: C Correct Time taken: 08min 02sec Discuss

Q #12 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Consider a scenario where a ball is randomly placed in one of n boxes, each with probability Pi for box i. If
the ball is in box i, a search of that box will uncover it with probability αi . The conditional probability that the
ball is in box j, given that a search of box i did not uncover it, is:
Pj
A. P ( ball in box j ∣ not found in box i ) =
1− αi Pi , if j ≠ i
αi P i
B. P ( ball in box j ∣ not found in box i ) =
(1−

1− αi Pi , if j ≠ i
)

αi P i
C. P ( ball in box j ∣ not found in box i ) =
1−

Pj , if j ≠ i

Pi
D. P ( ball in box j ∣ not found in box i ) =
1− αi , if j ≠ i

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 16sec Discuss

Q #13 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

You have three coins in your pocket: two fair ones and one biased with probability p for heads and 1 − p for
tails.
Let F U , and H denote the events that:
,

F : The selected coin is fair.

U : The selected coin is unfair.
H : The coin lands heads up.
What is the probability that the selected coin is one of the fair coins, given that it lands heads up? (i.e.,
PF H
( ∣ ) )

A. 1+
1

p
p
B. 1+ p

C.
1

D. 2

Your Answer: A Correct Answer: A Correct Time taken: 03min 03sec Discuss

Q #14 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Is it possible to have events A B C such that:, ,

PA C PB C
( ∣ ) <P A Cc ( ∣ ) and ( ∣ ) < P B Cc
( ∣ ) , yet PA ( ) > PB
( ) ?

A. Yes, it is possible, but only if P Cc . PC ( ) = ( )

B. Yes, it is always possible, irrespective of P C being equal to P C c . ( ) ( )

C. No, it is not possible; such a scenario contradicts probability rules.

D. The answer cannot be determined from the information given.

Your Answer: C Correct Answer: C Correct Time taken: 00min 48sec Discuss
Q #15 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Given probabilities:

P(A) = P( B ) = P(A ∪ B) =
1 3 11
, ,
5 10 25

and assuming events A and B are independent, what is P(A ∩ B ∣ A ∪ B) ?

A.
3
22

B. 11
25

C.
1
5

D.
2
5

Your Answer: A Correct Answer: A Correct Time taken: 01min 14sec Discuss

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Exam Summary (GO Classes DA Test Series 2026 |

Probability and Statistics | Discrete and Continuous
Random Variables | Topic Wise Test 3)

Qs. Attempted: 11 Correct Marks: 18

4+7 4 + 14

Correct Attempts: 11 Penalty Marks: 0

4+7 0+0

Incorrect
Attempts:
0 Resultant Marks: 18
0+0 4 + 14

Total Questions: 15
5 + 10

Total Marks: 25
5 + 20

Exam Duration: 45 Minutes

Time Taken: 28 Minutes

EXAM RESPONSE EXAM STATS FEEDBACK

Technical

Q #1 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Given the probability mass function ( p X = x) defined as:

x
p ( X = x) = { c ( ) x = 1, 2, 3, … , ∞
2
3
if

0 otherwise

find the constant c so that p(X = x) is a valid pmf for the random variable X.
A.c= 1
3

B. c =
3

C. c =
2
1

D. c =
2
2
3

Your Answer: C Correct Answer: C Correct Time taken: 00min 38sec Discuss

Q #2 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

The following is the probability distribution for a random variable, X,

What is the variance of X ?

A. 0.800
B. 0.447
C. 0.894
D. 1.225

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 03min 07sec Discuss

Q #3 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Imagine that you do not understand anything in this class. You would have to randomly guess the answer for
some given 5 problems (MCQ type with 4 options and only one option is correct). What is the probability that
you can get at least two out of five right?
k
A. ∑k=2 ( 14 )
5

k 5− k
B. ∑k=2 (k5)( 14 ) ( )
5 3

2 3

C. ( 14 ) ( )
3

k 5− k
D. ∑k=2 k5!! ( 14 ) ( )
5 3

Your Answer: B Correct Answer: B Correct Time taken: 00min 47sec Discuss

Q #4 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Let X1 and X2 be two Bernoulli random variables with the probability of success p. These variables are
independent, where Xi = 0 with probability 1 − p and Xi = 1 with probability p for i = 1, 2. Define a
X +X
random variable Y = .
1 2

What are the correct joint probabilities for P ( Y = 1, X 1 = 1) and P ( Y = 0, X 1 = 0) ?

A. P Y( = 1, X 1 = 1) = p , P (Y = 0, X = 0) = 1 − p
2
1
2

B. P (Y = 1, X 1 = 1) = p , P (Y = 0, X = 0) = (1 − p)
2
1
2

C. P (Y = 1, X 1 = 1) = p(1 − p), P (Y = 0, X = 0) = (1 − p) 1
2

D. P (Y = 1, X 1 = 1) = 1 − p , P (Y = 0, X = 0) = p(1 − p)
2
1

Your Answer: B Correct Answer: B Correct Time taken: 01min 49sec Discuss

Q #5 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Let X be a random variable that takes values from 0 to 9 with equal probability 1

10
. Define the random
variable Y = X mod 3.
Calculate P (Y = 0) + P (Y = 1).

A.
3

10
B. 4

10

C 5

10

D.
7

10

Your Answer: D Correct Answer: D Correct Time taken: 00min 34sec Discuss

Q #6 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Consider the random variables (X, Y ) with the joint probability distribution given by:

⎧⎪ (1, 4) with probability

1

⎨
3

XY
⎪⎩
1
( , ) = (2, 2) with probability
3

1
(4, 1) with probability
3

Determine the value of the cumulative distribution function FX Y at the point (3.5, 4.5), i.e., FX Y (3.5, 4.5).
, ,

A. 1

B. 2

C. 5

D. 1

Your Answer: B Correct Answer: B Correct Time taken: 00min 37sec Discuss

Q #7 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Consider a discrete random variable X with the following probability mass function (pmf):

⎧⎪ 1
if x = 2

⎨⎪
4

PX x 1
x
⎩
( = ) = if = 4
2

4
if x = 6

What is the value of P (X 2

− 12 X + 35 > 0 )?

A. 1

B.
3

C. 1

D.
3

Your Answer: D Correct Answer: D Correct Time taken: 00min 46sec Discuss

Q #8 Multiple Select Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

Consider the following discrete random variable problem:

A number X is chosen at random from the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}. Subsequently, a second number Y is chosen at
random from the subset {1, … , X}.
Given this setup, which of the following statements is/are true?

A. P(X Y 1
= 5 ∣ = 5) =
2

B. P(X = 5, Y = 5) =
1

25

C. P(X = 5 ∣ Y = 5) = 1

D. P(X = 5, Y = 5) :=
1

20
 Your Answer: Correct Answer: B;C Not Attempted Time taken: 02min 09sec Discuss

Q #9 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Suppose that n people have their hats returned at random. Let Xi be 1 if the i-th person gets his or her own
hat back and 0 otherwise. Find the expected value E (Xi ⋅ Xj ) for i ≠ j.

A. 1
n(n−1)
B. 2
n(n−1)
C. 1
n 2

D. n1

Your Answer: A Correct Answer: A Correct Time taken: 01min 02sec Discuss

Q #10 Numerical Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

James Bond is playing a game that involves repeatedly rolling a fair standard 6-sided die. What is the
expected number of rolls until he gets a 5 ?

Your Answer: Correct Answer: 6 Not Attempted Time taken: 01min 03sec Discuss

Q #11 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let the joint p.m.f. of X and Y be defined by

f (i, j) = i 32
+j

i
where = 1, 2 and j = 1, 2, 3, 4. Find P (X ≤ 3 − Y ).
A.
5
32

B. 8
32

C.
9
32

D. 10
32

Your Answer: B Correct Answer: B Correct Time taken: 01min 45sec Discuss

Q #12 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Suppose you are applying to graduate school and want to improve your GRE writing score. Your score on any
given day can be either 4 , 5 , or 6 , each with equal probability. You plan to take the test twice and will report
X X
the highest score out of the two tests. Let 1 and 2 be your scores on the two tests, which are
independent of each other, and your final score X X
= max{ 1, 2}. X
What is the probability that your final score X is 5 , i.e., P (X = 5) ?

A.
1
3
B. 4
9

C.
5
9

D. 2
9
 Your Answer: A Correct Answer: A Correct Time taken: 00min 45sec Discuss

Q #13 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Suppose X is the number of dust storms that occur on Mars next year. Assume that X is a discrete uniform
random variable that takes one of the 101 values in the range {0, 1, 2, … , 100} . Let Y = |X − E(X)|. Find
E (Y ).
A.
1275
101

B.
50
101

C.
100
101

D.
2550
101

Your Answer: Correct Answer: D Not Attempted Time taken: 03min 02sec Discuss

Q #14 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Suppose the discrete random variable X has the probability mass function f (x) = 11−2 x, x = 1, 2, 3, 4.
24
Find E [X 2
].

A.
110
24
B.
120
24
C.
130
24
D.
140
24

Your Answer: C Correct Answer: C Correct Time taken: 08min 54sec Discuss

Q #15 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let X and Y be independent discrete random variables with probability mass functions P (X = k) and
P ( Y = k) .
What is P (min{X, Y } ≤ x) ?

P (min{X, Y } ≤ x) = 1 − P (X > x)P (Y > x)

A.
B. P (min{X, Y } ≤ x) = P (X ≤ x)P (Y ≤ x)
C. P (min{X, Y } ≤ x) = P (X ≤ x) + P (Y ≤ x) − P (X ≤ x)P (Y ≤ x)
D. P (min{X, Y } ≤ x) = P (X > x) + P (Y > x) − P (X > x)P (Y > x)

Your Answer: A Correct Answer: A Correct Time taken: 00min 32sec Discuss

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Exam Summary (GO Classes DA Test Series 2026 |

Probability and Statistics | Topic Wise Test 4)

Qs. Attempted: 13 Correct Marks: 12

10 + 3 8+4

Correct Attempts: 10 Penalty Marks: 0.67

8+2 0.67 + 0

Incorrect
Attempts:
3 Resultant Marks: 11.33
2+1 7.33 + 4

Total Questions: 15
10 + 5

Total Marks: 20
10 + 10

Exam Duration: 45 Minutes

Time Taken: 29 Minutes

EXAM RESPONSE EXAM STATS FEEDBACK

Technical

Q #1 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Express the probability P ({−1 < X ≤ 4} ∩ {2 < Y ≤ 5}) in terms of FX,Y (x, y), the joint CDF of the
random variables X and Y .

A. FX,Y (4, 5) − FX,Y (−1, 5) − FX,Y (4, 2) − FX,Y (−1, 2)

B. FX,Y (4, 5) + FX,Y (−1, 5) + FX,Y (4, 2) + FX,Y (−1, 2)
C. FX,Y (4, 5) − FX,Y (−1, 5) + FX,Y (4, 2) − FX,Y (−1, 2)
D. FX,Y (4, 5) − FX,Y (−1, 5) − FX,Y (4, 2) + FX,Y (−1, 2)

Your Answer: A Correct Answer: D Incorrect Time taken: 02min 37sec Discuss

Q #2 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Let Y =X + 30 and Z = 3X − 4. X is a uniform random variable on the interval [−1, 2].

Find COV(Y , Z ).

A. 3
4
 B. 9
4

C.
15
4

D. 27
4

Your Answer: B Correct Answer: B Correct Time taken: 02min 20sec Discuss

Q #3 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Consider three random variables,X, Y , and Z, with means E(X) = 1, E(Y ) = 2, and E(Z) = −1. Given
that X and Y are uncorrelated, and E(XZ ) = 5, what is COV(X, Y + 2Z ) ?

A. 12

B. −12

C. 2

D. −2

Your Answer: A Correct Answer: A Correct Time taken: 01min 36sec Discuss

Q #4 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Z = 3X − Y − 5, where X and Y are independent random variables with Var(X) = 1 and

Let
Var(Y ) = 2. What is Var(Z ) ?

A. 4

B. 7

C. 11

D. 16

Your Answer: C Correct Answer: C Correct Time taken: 01min 17sec Discuss

Q #5 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

If X is a uniformly distributed RV on the interval [0, 1], then the pdf of the RV Y =5 X is
A.

fY (y) = { 1/5 for 0 ≤ y≤1

0 otherwise

B.

fY (y) = { 50 for 0 ≤ y ≤ 1/5

otherwise

C.

fY (y) = { 1/5 for 0 ≤ y≤5

0 otherwise
 D.

fY (y) = { 50 for 0 ≤ y≤1

otherwise

Your Answer: C Correct Answer: C Correct Time taken: 01min 15sec Discuss

Q #6 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Leta and b be some constant. Which of the following statement is false?

A. Cov(a + bX, a + bY ) = b E[XY ] − b E[X]E[Y ].
2 2

B. Var(aX − bY ) = a Var(X) + b Var(Y ) − 2ab Cov(X, Y ).

2 2

C. Cov(W , Z ) = Corr(X, Y ), where W = (X − E(X))/√Var(X) and Z = (Y − E(Y ))/√Var(Y ).

D. Cov(X, W ) = Var(X), where W = (X − E(X))/√Var(X).

Your Answer: C Correct Answer: D Incorrect Time taken: 01min 27sec Discuss

Q #7 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Let X be a random variable. Define a new random variable Z as Z = √X E X)

− (

Var(X )
.

Given this definition, what property does the standardized random variable Z satisfy?
E(Z) = 0 and Var[Z] = Var(X)
A.
B. E(Z ) = 1 and Var[Z ] = 0
C. E(Z ) = 0 and Var[Z ] = 1
D. E(Z ) = 1 and Var[Z ] = 1

Your Answer: C Correct Answer: C Correct Time taken: 00min 22sec Discuss

Q #8 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

If the distribution of X is symmetric and reaches its highest point at the exact middle of the distribution:
A. The mode of X will be equal to the median of X.
B. The mean of X will be equal to the median of X.
C. The median of X will be at the exact middle of the distribution.
D. All of the above are true.

Your Answer: D Correct Answer: D Correct Time taken: 00min 20sec Discuss

Q #9 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Which of the following statements is not true?

A. Two random variables can have the same mean but different medians.
B. Two random variables can have the same mean but different variances.
C. The mean of the sum of two random variables is always equal to the sum of their means.
D. The variance of the sum of two random variables is always equal to the sum of their variances.

Your Answer: D Correct Answer: D Correct Time taken: 01min 00sec Discuss
Q #10 Multiple Select Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Probability

Doubling the value of the largest observation in a sample of incomes will: (Mark all that are TRUE)

A. Increase the median.

B. Increase the mode.
C. Increase the mean.
D. decrease the median.

Your Answer: C Correct Answer: C Correct Time taken: 00min 23sec Discuss

Q #11 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Imagine you're rolling a fair six-sided die repeatedly. If you get a 6, you win right away and the game stops.
But if you roll any number from 1 to 5 , you have to wait for that many minutes before rolling again. For
example, if you roll a 3 , you wait for 3 minutes before your next roll. What is the expected elapsed time from
when you start rolling until you win? (Note: If you win on your first roll, the elapsed time is zero.)

A. 15 minutes

B. 10 minutes

C. 20 minutes

D. 25 minutes

Your Answer: A Correct Answer: A Correct Time taken: 02min 55sec Discuss

Q #12 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

LetX be a random variable whose distribution depends on two conditions: 1 and 2 , where 1 and C C C C 2

P C P C
form a partition of the sample space, meaning ( 1 ) + ( 2 ) = 1. Given that ( 1 ) = 14 and the P C
conditional cumulative distribution functions (CDFs) are

⎧ 0x for < 0x
FX (x ∣ C ) = ⎨
⎩1
1 2
for 0 ≤ ≤ 2 x
for x>2

and

⎧ 0x for x<0
FX (x ∣ C ) = ⎨
⎩1
2 3
for 0 ≤ x ≤ 3
for x > 3

Find the probability P (X ≤ 2).

A. 1
4

B.
1
2

C.
2
3

D. 3
4
 Your Answer: D Correct Answer: D Correct Time taken: 03min 25sec Discuss

Q #13 Multiple Select Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

Which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

A. If X and Y have COV(X, Y ) = cXY , then

COV(X − E (X ), Y − E (Y )) = cXY − E (X )E (Y ).
n
B. E(X) = ∑i E (X ∣ Ai ) if A , A , … , An form a partition.
=1 1 2

C. If E(XY ) ≠ E(X)E(Y ), then X and Y cannot be independent random variables.

D. COV(3X + 4, −2Y − 1) = 36 COV(X, Y ).

Your Answer: B;C Correct Answer: C Incorrect Time taken: 03min 08sec Discuss

Q #14 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Consider a constant . Let b X be a random variable.

Given the expression [( E X − b) ], where E[⋅] denotes the expected value, what value of b minimizes
2

E [( X − b ) ] ?2

A. b = √ E [X ]
B. b = −√E[X]
C. b = E[X]
D. b = −E[X]

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 04min 05sec Discuss

Q #15 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

fxy
Given the joint density function ( , ) of random variables X and Y :
f (x, y) = { cxy
0
if 0 ≤ y ≤ x ≤ 1
otherwise
Which of the following is E[Y ∣ X = x], the conditional expectation of Y given X = x ?

A. x3

B. x2

C. 23x

D. 32x

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 02min 33sec Discuss

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Combinatorics | Counting | Extra Topic Wise Test 1)

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Correct Attempts: 0 Penalty Marks: 0

0+0 0+0

Incorrect
Attempts:
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Total Questions: 15
5 + 10

Total Marks: 25
5 + 20

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Q #1 Numerical Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Probability

If the digits are not allowed to repeat in any number formed by using the digits 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, then the number
of all numbers greater than 10,000 is equal to

Your Answer: Correct Answer: 96 Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #2 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

If n rP = n Pr+1 and n Cr = n Cr−1 , then the value of r is equal to:

A. 1
B. 4
C. 2
D. 3

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #3 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Team 'A' consists of 7 boys and n girls and Team 'B' has 4 boys and 6 girls. If a total of 52 single matches can
be arranged between these two teams when a boy plays against a boy OR a girl plays against a girl, then n is
equal to :

A. 5
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #4 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

The number of ways in which a team of eleven players can be selected from 22 players including 2 of them
and excluding 4 of them is

A. 16 C11
B. 16 C5
C. 16 C9
D. 20 C9

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #5 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

A B
There are four bus lines between and ; and three bus lines between B and C . The number of way a
A C
person roundtrip by bus from to by way of will be B
A. 12
B. 7
C. 144
D. 264

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #6 Numerical Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

There are 15 players in a cricket team, out of which 6 are bowlers, 7 are batsmen and 2 are wicketkeepers. The
number of ways a team of 11 players be selected from them so as to include at least 4 bowlers, 5 batsmen
and 1 wicketkeeper, is .

Your Answer: Correct Answer: 777 Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #7 Numerical Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

There are 5 students in class 10, 6 students in class 11 and 8 students in class 12 . If the number of ways in
which 10 students can be selected from them so as to include at least 2 students from each class and at most
5 students from the total 11 students of class 10 and 11 is 100 k , then k is equal to .

Your Answer: Correct Answer: 238 Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss
Q #8 Numerical Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

The number of three-digit even numbers, formed by the digits 0, 1, 3, 4, 6,7 if the repetition of digits is not
allowed, is .

Your Answer: Correct Answer: 52 Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #9 Numerical Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

The number of six letter words (with or without meaning), formed using all the letters of the word 'VOWELS',
so that all the consonants never come together, is .

Your Answer: Correct Answer: 576 Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 02sec Discuss

Q #10 Numerical Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

The students S1 , S2 , … . . , S10 are to be divided into 3 groups A, B and C such that each group has at least
one student and the group C has at most 3 students. Then the total number of possibilities of forming such
groups is .

Your Answer: Correct Answer: 31650 Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #11 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

A scientific committee is to be formed from 6 Indians and 8 foreigners, which includes at least 2 Indians and
double the number of foreigners as Indians. Then the number of ways, the committee can be formed, is :

A. 1625
B. 575
C. 560
D. 1050

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #12 Numerical Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

The number of times the digit 3 will be written when listing the integers from 1 to 1000 is

Your Answer: Correct Answer: 300 Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #13 Numerical Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

A genetic sequence is a string over the 4 -letter alphabet {A, T, C, G}. The number of genetic sequences of
length 5 with no two consecutive repeated letters (AA, CC, GG, or T T) is ?

Your Answer: Correct Answer: 324 Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss
Q #14 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

The number of 4 digit numbers which contain not more than two different digits is:

A. 576
B. 567
C. 513
D. 504

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #15 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

How many committees of five people can be chosen from 20 men and 12 women such that each committee
contains at least three women

A. 75240
B. 52492
C. 41800
D. 9900

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

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Probability and Statistics | Hypothesis Testing | Topic Wise
Test 5)

Qs. Attempted: 7 Correct Marks: 3

7+0 3+0

Correct Attempts: 3 Penalty Marks: 0.67

3+0 0.67 + 0

Incorrect
Attempts:
4 Resultant Marks: 2.33
4+0 2.33 + 0

Total Questions: 15
10 + 5

Total Marks: 20
10 + 10

Exam Duration: 45 Minutes

Time Taken: 23 Minutes

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Q #1 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

The Cashier of SM Supermarket claims that the mean Monthly salary of their employees is Php 22, 500.00
with a standard deviation of Php 7, 000
.00 A researcher takes a random sample of 80
employees and found
out that they have a mean monthly salary of Php 18, 750.00
. Do the 80
selected employees have lower
5%
salaries than the rest ? Test the claim at H
level of significance. The appropriate 0 and 1 : are: H
A. H0 : μ = P22, 500; H1 : μ < P22, 500

B. H0 : μ ≤ P22, 500. ;H1 : μ > P22, 500

C. H0 : μ ≥ P22, 500; H1 : μ < P22, 500
D. H0 : μE = P22, 500; H1 : μ ≠ P22, 500

Your Answer: B Correct Answer: A Incorrect Time taken: 04min 15sec Discuss

Q #2 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Type II error in hypothesis testing is

 A. acceptance of the null hypothesis when it is false and should be rejected
B. rejection of the null hypothesis when it is true and should be accepted
C. rejection of the null hypothesis when it is false and should be rejected
D. acceptance of the null hypothesis when it is true and should be accepted

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 45sec Discuss

Q #3 Multiple Select Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Probability

Which of the following statements are true?

A. Z-distribution is symmetric about mean.

B. T-distribution is symmetric about mean.
C. Chi-squared distribution is symmetric about mean.
D. Z-distribution has mean = 0, variance = 1.

Your Answer: A;B Correct Answer: A;B;D Incorrect Time taken: 00min 27sec Discuss

Q #4 Numerical Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Probability

In a class test the mean test score for the entire class is 70 with standard deviation equal to 10 . The mean
score of a random sample of 64 female students is 73 . The -value is? z

Your Answer: 2.4 Correct Answer: 2.4 Correct Time taken: 03min 31sec Discuss

Q #5 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

α
Statement 1: The acceptance region of = 0.1 is more than the acceptance region of α = 0.05

α
Statement 2: If (alpha) increases then rejection region increases.

A. Statement 1 is true.
B. Statement 2 is true.
C. Both statements are true.
D. Both statements are false.

Your Answer: B Correct Answer: B Correct Time taken: 00min 30sec Discuss

Q #6 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Assume that the hardness of iron bars produced by one plant is normally distributed with mean and μ
σ n
variance 2 . A random sample of = 7 bars from the output of the plant is measured to determine whether
the average hardness meets the desired figure 0 = 172. μ
The following measurements:

167, 174, 179, 164, 163, 160, 168

H μ
were obtained. Test 0 : = 172 versus the alternative Ha μ : ≠ 172 using an appropriate test with
α = .01.

Which test is performed here?

A. Two tail t-test can be performed

B. Right-tail z-test can be performed
C. Left-tail z-test can be performed
 D. Two tail z-test can be performed

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 01min 31sec Discuss

Q #7 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

In this problem, let S represent the proportion of women who agree that men are basically selfish and
egotistical.
Suppose that surveys done 20 years ago showed that S was 0.40 at that time, but a new survey finds that
Y = 1260 out of a random sample of n = 3000 women said that men are basically selfish and egotistical. Is
there sufficient evidence to say the proportion S has increased? Define the H0 , Ha for this problem
statement.

A. H0 : S = 0.4, Ha : S < 0.4.

B. H0 : S = 0.4, Ha : S ≠ 0.4

C. H0 : S = 0.4, Ha : S > 0.4.

D. H0 : S > 0.4, Ha : S < 0.4.

Your Answer: C Correct Answer: C Correct Time taken: 02min 41sec Discuss

Q #8 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Which of the following is the p-value for two tail test? phi represents CDF of standard normal distribution and
v is the test statistic.
A. 1 - phi(v)
B. phi(v)
C. 2(1 − phi(v))
D. phi(v)-1

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 19sec Discuss

Q #9 Multiple Select Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Probability

Which of the following is/are correct?

A. Let Xi ∼ Binomial(n, p), then X1 + X2 + … + Xn

follows normal distribution (assume n to be large)
B. Chi-squared test can be used to test independence of two features.
C. Chi-squared test can be used for goodness of fit testing
D. As alpha increases it will become easy to reject H0 .

Your Answer: A;C Correct Answer: A;B;C;D Incorrect Time taken: 01min 53sec Discuss

Q #10 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Statement 1 : P-value is the smallest level of significance that would lead to rejection of H0 .
Statement 2 : P -Value is the probability that the H0 is false.
 A. Statement 1 and 2 are true
B. Statement 1 is true
C. Statement 2 is true
D. Both statements are false.

Your Answer: A Correct Answer: B Incorrect Time taken: 01min 24sec Discuss

Q #11 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Suppose the jewelry of exams has a population that is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 5 .
You are walking down the street and sample 9 exams from this population and obtain a mean jewelry of
28.95 and a standard deviation of 6.3802 .

Using an alpha value of α = 0.01, is this observed mean significantly different than an expected jewelry of 27
?
z critical = ±2.58, For α = 0.01

A. z-value = 2.34, The means are completely different

B. z-value = −2.34, The means are same

C. z-value = −1.17, The means are completely different.

D. z-value = 1.17, The means are the same.

Your Answer: Correct Answer: D Not Attempted Time taken: 04min 15sec Discuss

Q #12 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Suppose the courage of psychologists has a population that is normally distributed with a standard deviation
of 10 . You decide to sample 57 psychologists from this population and obtain a mean courage of 34.81 and
a standard deviation of 9.0579.
Using an alpha value of α = 0.05, is this observed mean significantly greater than an expected courage of 34
?
Zcritical = 1.64, for α = 0.05

A. z-value observed is 0.61 , we need to perform two tailed test and the observed mean and population
mean are the same.

B. z-value observed is 0.61 , we need to perform a right tailed test and the observed mean and population
mean are the same.

C. z-value observed is 0.61 , we need to perform a left tailed test and the observed mean and population
mean are the same.

D. None of the above

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 36sec Discuss

Q #13 Multiple Select Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

Suppose the courage of hateful republicans has a population that is normally distributed with a standard
deviation of 6 . Let's pretend that you sample 58 hateful republicans from this population and obtain a mean
courage of 23.59 and a standard deviation of 6.61.
Using an alpha value of α= 0.05, is this observed mean significantly less than an expected courage of 26 ?
Z-value for α = 0.05 is 1.64
A. The courage of hateful republicans is significantly less than 26.

B. The courage of hateful republicans is significantly more than 26.

C. we perform two tailed test, z-value is +3.06
D. we perform left tailed test, z-value is −3.06

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A;D Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 45sec Discuss

Q #14 Multiple Select Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

Which of the following is/are true?

A. We can use p-value and significance level to reject H0 , If p-value is less than alpha we reject H0 .
B. We can use p-value and significance level to reject H0 , If p-value is greater than alpha we reject H0 .
C. The Z-test is performed when the sample size is large and the variance of the population is known.
D. T-test is performed when sample size is less and population variance is not known.

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A;C;D Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 13sec Discuss

Q #15 Multiple Select Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

19
Consider covid- situation, you are the doctor(imagine). When the test is positive we give treatment, else we
don't. Assume the test can make errors, null hypothesis as the patient has covid . 19
A. More importance must be given to type 1 error than type 2 error.
B. More importance must be given to type 2 error than type 1 error.
C. Type 1 error is the probability (rejecting H0 |patient actually has covid 19).
D. Type 2 error is the probability (accepting H0 |patient actually doesn't have covid 19).

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A;C;D Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 03sec Discuss

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Probability | Topic Wise Test)

Qs. Attempted: 0 Correct Marks: 0

0+0 0+0

Correct Attempts: 0 Penalty Marks: 0

0+0 0+0

Incorrect
Attempts:
0 Resultant Marks: 0
0+0 0+0

Total Questions: 20
5 + 15

Total Marks: 35
5 + 30

Exam Duration: 60 Minutes

Time Taken: 0 Minutes

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Q #1 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Two fair six-sided dice are rolled simultaneously. Let the random variable X denote the sum of the numbers
appearing on the top faces of the two dice.

Which of the following correctly represents the probability distribution of X ?

Let xk = k denote the possible values of X, and pk = P (X = xk ) denote the probability that the sum
equals xk .

A. xk = k, pk = 1/6, k = 1, 2, ⋯ , 6.
B. xk = k, pk = 1/11, k = 2, 3, ⋯ , 12.
C. xk = k, pk = min[k − 1, 13 − k]/36, k = 2, 3, ⋯ , 12.
D. xk = k, pk = k/48, k = 2, 3, ⋯ , 12.

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #2 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Among 35 students in a class, 17 earned "A" on the midterm, 14 earned "A" on final exam, and 11 did not
earn "A" on either exam. What is the probability that a randomly selected student from this class earned "A"
on both exams?

A. 7/35
B. 24/35
C. 17/35
D. 14/35

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #3 Numerical Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Probability

Let X be a random variable with probability density:

f ( x ) = { c (1 − x ) , x<1
2
−1 <
0, otherwise

The value of c is _______

Your Answer: Correct Answer: 0.75 Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #4 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

p
Suppose that we toss a coin having a probability of coming up heads, until the first head appears. Letting
N denote the number of flips required, then assuming that the outcome of successive flips are independent,
N is a random variable taking on one of the values 1, 2, 3, … ,
Which of the following is correct?

P {N = n} = (1 − p)n p; n ≥ 1
A. −1

B. P {N = n} = (1 − p)n p; n ≥ 1
C. P {N = n} = pn (1 − p); n ≥ 1
−1

D. P {N = n} = pn (1 − p); n ≥ 1

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 03sec Discuss

Q #5 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Suppose, two events A and B are independent then which of the following is/are correct?
P (. ) stands for probability

1. P ( A ∩ B ) = P ( A) P ( B )
2. P (A ∪ B) = P (A) + P (B) − P (A)P (B)
3. P (A ∣ B) = 0
4. P (A ∣ ¬B) = P (A)

A. 1, 2
B. 1, 2, 3
C. 1, 2, 4
D. 1, 2, 3, 4

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss
Q #6 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Suppose X = 0 with probability 1

2
, 1 with probability
1
4
, 2 with probability
1
8
, and more generally n with
probability 1/2
n+1 . This is an example where X can take infinitely many values (although still countably many
values). What is the expectation of X?
A. 1/2
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3/2

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #7 Numerical Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

Three candidates - A, B, and C - are contesting an election. Exactly one of them will win.
Let:

Ω={ , A B, C } be the sample space,

P (A), P (B), and P (C ) denote the probabilities that A, B, and C win, respectively.

You are given:

P ( A) = P ( B ) ,
P ( C ) = ⋅ P ( A)
1
2
(i.e., C is half as likely to win as A or B )

Let E = { A, C } .
Find: P (E )

Your Answer: Correct Answer: 0.6 Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #8 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Consider a coin with probability p to be heads. Determine the probability that the first heads will appear on
the even-numbered tosses.
p
A.
2−
1− p
p
B.
1−
2− p
p
C. 2− p

D. 1
2− p

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #9 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Suppose, two events A and B are mutually exclusive then which of the following is/are correct?
P (. ) stands for probability.
1. P (A ∩ B) = 0
2. P (A ∪ B) = P (A) + P (B)
3. P (A ∣ B) = 0
P ( A)
4. P (A ∣ ¬B) =
1−P (B)

A. 1, 2
B. 1, 2, 3
C. 1, 3, 4
D. 1, 2, 3, 4

Your Answer: Correct Answer: D Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #10 Multiple Select Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

Roll a die.

Let A be the event that the outcome on the die is an even number.
Let B be the event that the outcome on the die is 4 or smaller.
Let C be the event that the outcome on the die is 3 or larger.
Choose the correct option(s)?

A. A and B are dependent events

B. A and B are independent events
C. B and C are dependent events
D. B and C are independent events

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B;C Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #11 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

It is estimated that 50%

of emails are spam emails. Some software has been applied to filter these spam
emails before they reach your inbox. A certain brand of software claims that it can detect of spam 99%
emails, and the probability for a false positive (a non-spam email detected as spam) is . 5%
Now if an email is detected as spam, then what is the probability that it is in fact a non-spam email?

A. 1/104
B. 95/104
C. 5/104
D. 99/104

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #12 Multiple Select Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

Which of the following is/are true?

A. If P (A ∣ B) = 0.5 and P (B) = 0.5, then the events A and B are necessarily independent.
 B. If two eventsA and B are independent then both P (A ∣ B) = P (A) and P (B ∣ A) = P (A).
C. If P (A ∩ B) ≥ 0.10 then P (A) ≥ 0.10.
D. If P (A) > P (B), and P (C ∣ A) > P (C ∣ B), then P (A ∣ C ) > P (B ∣ C ).

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C;D Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #13 Multiple Select Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

Which of the following is/are true?

A. The formula for the variance Var( X + Y ) = Var(X) + Var(Y ) works regardless of whether the RV's
X and Y are independent or not.
B. E(X − Y ) = E(X) − E(Y ) for any R.V.s X and Y , regardless of whether they are independent or
not.
C. Var( X − Y ) = Var(X) − Var(Y ) for any independent R.V.s X and Y .
D. For any R.V X, we have Var(aX) = a Var(X). 2

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B;D Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #14 Multiple Select Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

Which of the following is/are true?

A. It is always true that the standard deviation is less than the variance
XY
B. For any two independent random variables , on the same probability space, if E( ) > E( ) then X Y
Pr[ X > Y] > 0
C. Let A and B be events in the same sample space. If p(A ∣ B) = 1/2, then p (A ∣ Bc ) = 1/2.
D. For every random variable X, E (X ) ≥ E(X) . 2 2

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B;D Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #15 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Suppose that X is a random variable where: P (X = 1) = 1/2 P (X = 2) = 1/4 P (X = 4) = 1/4.

What is the value of P (X − 3X + 2 = 0)?
2

A. 3/4
B. 1/4
C. 1/2
D. 1/3

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #16 Multiple Select Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

AB
For each of the following relations, determine which is TRUE for arbitrary events , , and . (Note: to be C
true "for arbitrary events", it must be true for any such event. Use a Venn diagram if it is helpful.)

A. (A ∪ B ∪ C ) c = Ac ∪ B c ∪ C c
B. (A ∪ B) ∩ (Ac ∪ Bc ) = (A ∩ Bc ) ∪ (Ac ∩ B) ∪ (Ac ∩ B ∩ C c )
 C. (A ∩ B ) ∪ ( A ∩ B c ) ∪ ( Ac ∩ B ) = ( Ac ∩ B c ) c
D. (A − B) − C = A − (B − C )

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B;C Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #17 Multiple Select Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

Which of the following is/are true?

A. If two events A and B are disjoint, they must also be independent.

B. If two events A and B are collectively exhaustive then P (A) + P (B) = 1.
C. If two events A and B are collectively exhaustive then P (A ∪ B) = 1.
D. If two evens A and B are independent, then Ac and Bc are also independent.

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C;D Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #18 Multiple Select Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

Which of the following is/are true?

A. Disjoint events are independent.

A B
B. If events and are independent, then conditioned on any other event C , A and B are still
independent.
P A B PA PB A
C. ( c ∪ ) ≤ 1 − ( ) + ( ) for any and any . B
D. If A and B are independent, and B and C are independent, then A and C are also independent.

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #19 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

A coin is tossed until a head appears two times in a row. Given that we are using a fair coin, what is the
probability that we toss the coin exactly 4 times such that the two consecutive heads are the 3rd and 4th
trials?

A. 1
4
B. 1
8

C. 1
2
D.
1
6

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #20 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

SupposeX is a random variable taking values in {−2, −1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, each with probability 1
8
. Let
Y = X . Find E[Y ].
2

A. 12/8
B. 60/8
C. 0
D. 1/8
Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

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Exam Summary (GO Classes CS/DA | Conditional

Probability | Weekly Quiz 1)

Qs. Attempted: 9 Correct Marks: 10

5+4 2+8

Correct Attempts: 6 Penalty Marks: 0.33

2+4 0.33 + 0

Incorrect
Attempts:
3 Resultant Marks: 9.67
3+0 1.67 + 8

Total Questions: 15
8+7

Total Marks: 22
8 + 14

Exam Duration: 45 Minutes

Time Taken: 42 Minutes

EXAM RESPONSE EXAM STATS FEEDBACK

Technical

Q #1 Multiple Select Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Probability

Which all of the following is true for the Venn diagram shown here:

A.P ( E ∪ G) = P ( E ) + P ( G)
B. P (E ∪ G) = P (E) + P (G) − P (E ∩ G)
C. P (E C ∩ F ) = P (F C ) − P (E)
D. P (E C ∩ F ) = 1 − (P (F C ) − P (E))

Your Answer: A;C Correct Answer: A;B Incorrect Time taken: 02min 55sec Discuss
Q #2 Multiple Select Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Probability

Which of the following is/are CORRECT?

A. If events E1 and E2 are statistically independent, then

P ( E1 ∪ E2 ) = P ( E1 ) + P ( E2 )
B. If events E1 and E2 are mutually exclusive, then
P ( E1 ∣ E2 ) = 0
C. If E1 , E2 , and E3 are mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive, then
P ( E1 ) = 1 − P ( E2 ) − P ( E3 )
D. P (¯¯¯¯
E 1 ∣ E2 ∪ E3 ) = 1 − P (E1 ∣ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
E2 ∪ E3 )

Your Answer: A;B;C Correct Answer: B;C Incorrect Time taken: 03min 57sec Discuss

Q #3 Multiple Select Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Probability

Suppose that k events B1 , B2 , … , Bk form a partition of the sample space S. There is another event A that
Pr(A) > 0.
Which of the following is/are CORRECT?

A.∑kki=1 P (Bi) = 1
B. ∑i=1 P (Bi ∣ A) = 1
C. ∑i=1 P (A ∣ Bi ) = 1
k
D. ∑i=1 P (Bi ∧ A) = P (A)
k

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A;B;D Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 49sec Discuss

Q #4 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

A and B are two events. If P (A, B) decreases while P (A) increases, what must be true:
A. P (A ∣ B) decreases
B. P (B ∣ A) decreases
C. P (B) decreases
D. All of above

Your Answer: D Correct Answer: B Incorrect Time taken: 01min 46sec Discuss

Q #5 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Alice, Bob, and Carl each attempt to solve a crossword puzzle. There is a 70%
chance that Alice can solve the
puzzle without making a mistake, a 60%
chance that Bob can, and a 85%
chance that Carl can. What is the
probability that each one makes a mistake in solving the puzzle?

A. 0.018
B. 0.357
C. 0.9
D. 0.12
 Your Answer: A Correct Answer: A Correct Time taken: 02min 49sec Discuss

Q #6 Multiple Select Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Probability

Which of the following(s) expression is/are the same as P (A, B, C ) given no independent assumptions?
A. P ( C ∣ A, B ) ⋅ P ( A, B )
B. P (C ∣ A, B) ⋅ P (A) ⋅ P (B)
C. P (A ∣ B) ⋅ P (B ∣ C ) ⋅ P (C )
D. P (A ∣ B, C ) ⋅ P (B ∣ C ) ⋅ P (C )

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A;D Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 14sec Discuss

Q #7 Multiple Select Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Probability

Suppose we wish to calculate P (H ∣ E1, E2), and we have no conditional independence information.
Which of the following sets of numbers are sufficient for the calculations?

A. P (E1, E2), P (H ), P (E1 ∣ H ), P (E2 ∣ H )

B. P (E1, E2), P (H ), P (E1, E2 ∣ H )
C. P (H ), P (E1 ∣ H ), P (E2 ∣ H )
D. P (H ), P (E1 ∣ H )

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 34sec Discuss

Q #8 Numerical Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Probability

Suppose A and B are independent events. Consider the following probabilities.

P (A, B) = 0.15
P (A, Bc ) = 0.45
P ( Ac , B ) = x
P ( Ac , B c ) = y
What will be the value of x + y?

Your Answer: 0.4 Correct Answer: 0.4 Correct Time taken: 02min 25sec Discuss

Q #9 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. If A ⊂ B, then P (A) ≤ P (B).

B. If P (B) > 0, then P (A ∣ B) ≥ P (A).
C. P (A ∩ B) ≥ P (A) + P (B) − 1.
D. P (A ∩ Bc ) = P (A ∪ B) − P (B).

Your Answer: B Correct Answer: B Correct Time taken: 02min 38sec Discuss
Q #10 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

I have two six-sided dice. The first die has 3 faces painted red and the other 3 painted black. The second has 1
red face and 5 black faces. When I roll a die, each of the six faces are equally likely. I choose a die at random
(both dice being equally likely), and roll it twice (rolling the same die both times).

What is the conditional probability that I chose the die with 3 red faces, given that the first roll came up
“red"?

A. 1/2
B. 3/4
C. 1/6
D. 1/3

Your Answer: B Correct Answer: B Correct Time taken: 04min 00sec Discuss

Q #11 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

A drug-screening test is used in a group of professional baseball players of whom 4% actually use illegal
drugs. It is found that the test indicates positive in 97% of those who use drugs and 2% of those who do not.

What is the probability that a randomly chosen player in the group with positive test result actually uses
drugs?

A. 0.67
B. 0.97
C. 0.06
D. 0.52

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 06min 46sec Discuss

Q #12 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Class has 50 students

M
20 male ( ), 25 brown-eyed ( ) B
For a randomly chosen student, what is the range of possible values for p = P (M ∪ B)?
p
A. ≤ .4
p
B. .4 ≤ ≤ .5
p
C. .4 ≤ ≤ .9
p
D. .5 ≤ ≤ .9

Your Answer: D Correct Answer: D Correct Time taken: 01min 53sec Discuss

Q #13 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

A box contains three coins: two regular coins and one fake two-headed coin ( ( P H ) = 1), You pick a coin at
random and toss it.

What is the probability that it lands heads up?

A. 1/2
B. 2/3
 C. 4/5
D. None of these

Your Answer: B Correct Answer: B Correct Time taken: 02min 59sec Discuss

Q #14 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Consider a three level tree diagram of events happening in a sequence.

At first level ,A B or C events are possible, at second level D, E or F are possible and at third level P or Q
are possible.

All edge probabalties at first level are 1/3, at second level are 1/3, and at third level are 1/2.

Find P (A ∣ P )?
A. 2/3
B. 1/3
C. 1/2
D. 3/4

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 04min 59sec Discuss

Q #15 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

For a sample space S encompassing three events E, F, and G, if it is given that P (E) = 0.3, P (F ) =
0.8, P (G) = 0.2, which of the following can NOT be true?
A. Events E and F are mutually exclusive events
B. Events F and G are mutually exclusive events
C. Events E and F are independent events
D. Events F and G are independent events

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 03min 24sec Discuss
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Exam Summary (GO Classes CS/DA | Probability

Distributions | Weekly Quiz 2)

Qs. Attempted: 9 Correct Marks: 7

6+3 5+2

Correct Attempts: 6 Penalty Marks:

1
5+1 0.33 +
0.67
Incorrect
3
Attempts: 1+2
Resultant Marks:
6
4.67 +
1.33

Total Questions: 20
10 + 10

Total Marks: 30
10 + 20

Exam Duration: 60 Minutes

Time Taken: 48 Minutes

EXAM RESPONSE EXAM STATS FEEDBACK

Technical

Q #1 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Suppose Alice rolls a 6-sided die, and Bob rolls a 4-sided die. Let X denote the maximum value on the two
dice. Find P (X = 6).

A. 1/24
B. 3/24
C. 7/24
D. 4/24

Your Answer: D Correct Answer: D Correct Time taken: 01min 07sec Discuss

Q #2 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Consider two independent Binomial random variables X and Y with parameters n = 5 and p = 1/2.

Determine which of the following options correctly describes the random variable represented by X + Y.

A. X + Y is a Binomial random variable with parameters n = 5 and p = 1/2 .

B. X + Y is a Binomial random variable with parameters n = 10 and p = 1/2 .
 C. X + Y is a Binomial random variable with parameters n = 5 and p = 1/4 .
D. X + Y is a Binomial random variable with parameters n = 10 and p = 1/4 .

Your Answer: C Correct Answer: B Incorrect Time taken: 00min 25sec Discuss

Q #3 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Suppose that X, Y , and Z are independent random variables. EX [ ] = 1, EY [ ] = 2 , and EZ

[ ] = 3 .
var( X ) = 1 var( , Y ) = 2, and var(Z ) = 3 . Compute the value of the following expression:

E X[2 + 3 Y − Z − 10] + var( Y − 2 X + 2 Z )

A. 5
B. 13
C. −3
D. 10

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 07min 52sec Discuss

Q #4 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Assuming that X and Y are non-negative random variables, which may or may not be independent.
Which of the following statements is/are ALWAYS true?

A. P (X + Y = 2) ≤ P ( X = 1) PY
( = 1)

B. P (X + Y = 2) ≥ P ( X = 1) PY
( = 1)

C. P (X + Y = 2) ≤ P ({ X ≥ 1} ∪ { Y ≥ 1})

D. P (X + Y = 2) ≥ P ({ X ≥ 1} ∪ { Y ≥ 1})

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 06sec Discuss

Q #5 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Let X be a discrete uniform random variable. It has a probability mass function (PMF) P (X k
1
for
n
= ) =

k = 1, … , n , the expected value E[X] is given by

nn
A. ,
( +1)

B. n
2

C. n +1

D. n .
2

Your Answer: C Correct Answer: C Correct Time taken: 01min 11sec Discuss

Q #6 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

During a lecture, an instructor picks a student at random and asks if they know a certain definition from the
course. Define the following two random variables X and Y . X takes the value 0 or 1 where X = 1 if the
student knows the answer and X = 0 otherwise. Y is the number of the student's discussion section, i.e., Y is
either 1, 2, or 3. The joint probabilities are given in the following table:

Y =1 Y =2 Y =3
X=0 0.2 0.2 0.2
X=1 0.05 0.05 0.3

So, for example P (X = 0, Y = 1) = 0.2 and P (X = 1, Y = 1) = 0.05. What is the value of

P (X = 0 ∣ Y = 1)?

A. 0.2
B. 0.8
C. 0.6
D. 0.4

Your Answer: B Correct Answer: B Correct Time taken: 00min 42sec Discuss

Q #7 Numerical Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Probability

X and Y are independent random variables with Var(X) = 1, Var(Y ) = 2. Find

Suppose that
Var(1 − 2X + 3Y ).

Your Answer: 22 Correct Answer: 22 Correct Time taken: 01min 09sec Discuss

Q #8 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Let X be Bernoulli random variables with parameter p(i.e. , P (X = 1) = p, P (X = 0) = 1 − p).

Define a random variable Y =2 3
X 1− X.

What is E[Y ]?
A. p
B. 2p
C. 3 − p
D. log6 p

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 03min 59sec Discuss

Q #9 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Let X be a random variable with PDF

f ( x ) = { C (1 − x ) x<1
2
−1 <
0 otherwise

What is C?
A. 1/2
B. 1/3
C. 1/4
D. 3/4
 Your Answer: D Correct Answer: D Correct Time taken: 00min 52sec Discuss

Q #10 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Let X be a continuous uniform random variable on [0, 1]. Let a ∈ [0, 1] be a constant, find the probability
P (X > a)?
A. (1 − a)
B. (1 − a)/2
C. 2(1 − a)
D. (1 − a)2

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 56sec Discuss

Q #11 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let Xi are independent discrete uniform random variables defined for consecutive integers in the interval
n
[1, ]. That is P (Xi = j) = 1/n for any i and j in [1, n].

Let Y = min{X1 , X2 , … , Xn }.

Find P (Y > k) for some k = n − 1.

A. (1/n)n
B. (1 − 1/n)n
C. 1 − (1/n)n
D. None of these

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 11sec Discuss

Q #12 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Suppose that X and Y are independent random variables,

such that X has probability mass function P (X = x) = (1/3)(2/3)x−1 for integers x ≥ 1,

and Y has probability mass function P (Y = y) = (2/5)(3/5)y−1 for integers y ≥ 1.

Find P (X = Y ).
A. 1/9
B. 2/9
C. 1/3
D. 1/2

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 04min 43sec Discuss

Q #13 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Consider the scenario where you keep tossing the coin until you get a head. Let p represent the probability of
getting a head and q (which equals 1 − p) represent the probability of getting a tail.
Let Y be a random variable that counts the number of tosses until the head appears. What is the probability
that Y is a multiple of 3? To calculate this probability assume the coin is fair.

A. 1/3
B. 1/4
C. 3/4
D. 1/7

Your Answer: Correct Answer: D Not Attempted Time taken: 02min 53sec Discuss

Q #14 Numerical Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

Suppose that a person wins a game of chance with probability 0.40, and loses otherwise. If he wins, he earns
5 dollars, and if he loses, then he loses 4 dollars. Assume that he plays ten games independently. Let X
denote the number of games that he wins. What is his expected gain or loss (altogether) during the ten
games?

[Hint:X is a binomial random variable with k successes (or wins) but It is not asked to find E[X], you first
need to find gain/loss in terms of X then need to find the expectation of that term]

Your Answer: -0.4 Correct Answer: -4,4 Incorrect Time taken: 02min 14sec Discuss

Q #15 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

You take the bus, walk, or ride your bike to school. In the morning you toss a fair, six-sided die.

If you get a 1 or 2, you take the bus.

If you get a 3, 4, or 5, you walk.
If you get a 6, you ride your bike.

On average, it takes you 12 minutes if you take the bus, 14 minutes if you walk, and 6 minutes if you ride
your bike. What is the expected amount of time it takes you to get to campus?

A. 9 minutes
B. 10 minutes
C. 11 minutes
D. 12 minutes

Your Answer: D Correct Answer: D Correct Time taken: 01min 27sec Discuss

Q #16 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

A random variable X has a probability mass function given by

⎧⎪⎪ , if x = 1 1
4

pX (x) = ⎨ , if x =
1 3

⎪⎪ , if x = 3
2 2
1

⎪⎩ 0,4
otherwise.

Find the cumulative distribution function, FX (x), of X. Compute the value of the following expression:
 EX
[ ] + FX (2)

A. 3/4
B. 7/4
C. 2
D. 5/2

Your Answer: B Correct Answer: D Incorrect Time taken: 01min 36sec Discuss

Q #17 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

A die is rolled until two different numbers appear. Let T be the total number of times the die is rolled.
Obviously P(T = 0) = P(T = 1) = 0.

For example,

{1, 1, 2}, T = 3

{1, 0}, T = 2

{0, 0, 0, 0, 5}, T = 5

{4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 6}, T = 6

Which of the following is the CORRECT PMF for T?

k
k k
−2

A. P(T = ) = ( )
5

6
⋅
1

6
, For ≥ 2

k
k k
−2

B. P(T ( )
1 5
= ) = ⋅ , For ≥ 2
6 6

k
C. P(T = k ) = ( )
1

6
, For k ≥ 2

k
D. P(T = k ) = ( )
5

6
, For k ≥ 2

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 05min 57sec Discuss

Q #18 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let X , X be independent. Bernoulli random variables with parameter

1 2 p (i.e., they are independent and
PX pPX
satisfy ( i = 1) = , ( i = 0) = 1 − ) Find [ ]? p E XX 2

1 2

A. p 3

B. p 2

C. p
D. 1 − p 2

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 02min 05sec Discuss

Q #19 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

A game is played with a weighted coin that is heads with probability 0.6 and tails with probability 0.4. The
game will consist of a number of rounds. In each round, you flip the coin twice, and.

if you get HH, you win $5 and you move on to the next round.
if you get HT or TH, you win $1 and you move on to the next round.
if you get TT, the game is over.

Compute your expected winnings from playing this game.

 A.80/3
B. 57/4
C. 25
D. 32/3

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 06min 17sec Discuss

Q #20 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Suppose that X, Y and Z are independent random variables such that takes values either 0 or 1 with equal
probability 0.5. What will be the P [X + Y + Z = 1 ∣ X = Y ] =?
A.1/2
B. 1/4
C. 1/8
D. 1/16

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 02min 21sec Discuss

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Exam Summary (GO Classes GATE DA | Probability |

Weekly Quiz 3)

Qs. Attempted: 7 Correct Marks: 3

5+2 3+0

Correct Attempts: 3 Penalty Marks:

2
3+0 0.67 +
1.33
Incorrect
4
Attempts: 2+2
Resultant Marks:
1
2.33 +
-1.33

Total Questions: 15
10 + 5

Total Marks: 20
10 + 10

Exam Duration: 45 Minutes

Time Taken: 16 Minutes

EXAM RESPONSE EXAM STATS FEEDBACK

Technical

Q #1 Numerical Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Probability

Consider two continuous random variables X and Y with joint p.d.f.

f ( x, y ) = { x y 2
81
2
00 otherwise

Find the value of K so that f (x, y) is a valid joint p.d.f.

Your Answer: Correct Answer: 3 Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 19sec Discuss

Q #2 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Given the joint probability density function for ( , X Y) :

x y
if x > 0, y > 0, 3x + y < 3
+

f ( x, y ) = { 2
0 otherwise

which of the following integrals correctly represent the probability P(X < Y) ?
 x x+ y
A. ∫0 ∫0 2 dydx
1

3
x x+ y
B. ∫04 ∫x
3−3
2
dydx
x x+ y
C. ∫0 ∫x
1 1−
2
dydx
y x+ y
D. ∫0 ∫0 2 dxdy
3

Your Answer: B Correct Answer: B Correct Time taken: 01min 40sec Discuss

Q #3 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

A discrete random variable X has a cumulative distribution function

⎧⎪⎪ 0 if x≤0
FX (x) = ⎨ x /4 if 0 < x < 1
2

⎪⎩ (1 + x)/4 if 1 ≤ x < 2
1 if x ≥ 2

What is the probability that X = 1 ?

A. 1
4

B. 1
2

C.
1
8

D. 1
16

Your Answer: B Correct Answer: A Incorrect Time taken: 00min 19sec Discuss

Q #4 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Given random variables X1 , X2 , … which are independent and identically distributed (iid) random variables,
each Xj has the same Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) FX (x).
i.e., P (Xi ≤ x) = FX (x) for all Xi .
Consider Un = max (X1 , … , Xn ).
Which of the following is the correct expression for FUn (u) ?
n
A. FUn (u) = 1 − (1 − FX (u))
B. FUn (u) = nFX (u)(1 − FX (u))n−1
n−1
C. FUn (u) = n(FX (u))
n
D. FUn (u) = (FX (u))

Your Answer: A Correct Answer: D Incorrect Time taken: 01min 11sec Discuss

Q #5 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Given the Joint Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF):

F ( x, y ) = P ( X ≤ x, Y ≤ ) y
What is the probability P (x 1 < X ≤ x ,y 2 1 < Y ≤ y )?
2

A. P (x 1 < X ≤ x ,y2 1 <Y ≤ y ) = F (x , y ) − F (x , y ) − F (x , y )

2 2 2 1 2 2 1

B. P (x 1 < X ≤ x ,y2 1 <Y ≤ y ) = F (x , y ) − F (x , y ) − F (x , y ) + F (x , y )

2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2

C. P (x 1 < X ≤ x ,y2 1 <Y ≤ y ) = F (x , y ) − F (x , y ) − F (x , y ) + F (x , y )

2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1

D. P (x 1 < X ≤ x ,y2 1 <Y ≤ y ) = F (x , y ) − F (x , y )

2 2 2 1 1

Your Answer: C Correct Answer: C Correct Time taken: 00min 16sec Discuss

Q #6 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Consider the covariance matrix of data having two features x and y, given below:

C = [4 3
]
3 4

Which of the following is a possible scatter plot of the data?

A.

B.
 C.

D.

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 13sec Discuss

Q #7 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

2 1
Consider the data covariance matrix Σ = [ ].
1 2
Which of the following correctly corresponds to the direction of the highest variance of the data?

⎡ √−12 ⎤
A. ⎢ ⎥
⎣ √12 ⎦

⎡ √12 ⎤
B. ⎢ 1 ⎥
⎣ √2 ⎦

0
C. [ ]
1

1
D. [ ]
0

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 15sec Discuss

Q #8 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between the covariance (i.e.,
Cov( X, Y ) ) and independence of two random variables X and Y ?
A. If Cov(X, Y ) = 0, then X and Y are independent.
B. If Cov(X, Y ) = 0, then X and Y are not independent.
C. If X and Y are independent, then Cov(X, Y ) = 0.
D. If X and Y are independent, then Cov(X, Y ) ≠ 0.

Your Answer: C Correct Answer: C Correct Time taken: 00min 38sec Discuss

Q #9 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Which of the following is/are valid graphs for the cumulative distribution function (CDF) of a discrete random
variable?

A.

B.

C.

D.

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 33sec Discuss
Q #10 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Let U be uniformly distributed over (0, 1) and let V be uniformly distributed over (0, U ).
Find E[V ∣ U = u].

A. E [ V ∣ U = u] = u
B. E [ V ∣ U = u] = u
4

C. E [ V ∣ U = u] = u
2

D. E [ V ∣ U = u] = u
3

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 01min 33sec Discuss

Q #11 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let Xi , i = 1, … , 4 be independent Bernoulli r.v.s each with mean p = 0.1 and let S = ∑i Xi . Then,
4
=1

X
A. E ( 1 ∣ S = 2) = 0.1.
B. E (X 1 ∣ S = 2) = 0.5.
C. E (X 1 ∣ S = 2) = 0.25.
D. E (X 1 ∣ S = 2) = 0.75.

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 02min 24sec Discuss

Q #12 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

⎧⎪ x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 1

Random variables X and Y have a joint PMF given by PX Y (x, y) = ⎨

21

⎪⎩ 0 yotherwise
= 0, 1, … , x
,

What is the expected value of X (i.e., E[X] )?

A. 10
3

B. 5
3

C. 20
3

D. 10
9

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 01min 33sec Discuss

Q #13 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Suppose thatX is a random variable with support {1, 2} and Y is a random variable with support {0, 1}
where X and Y have the following joint distribution:

pXY (1, 0) = 0.25

pXY (1, 1) = 0.25
pXY (2, 0) = 0.25
pXY (2, 1) = 0.25
What is the covariance between X and Y ?

A. 0.25

B. 0.5

C. 0

D. 1

Your Answer: A Correct Answer: C Incorrect Time taken: 00min 55sec Discuss

Q #14 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let X and Y be two continuous random variables with joint pdf

f (x, y) = { cx y(1 + y) x ≤ 3 and 0 ≤ y ≤ 3

2
if 0 ≤
0 otherwise

Find the marginal cdf FX (a) for a between 0 and 3.

a3
A. FX (a) = 27

a3
B. FX (a) = 18

C. FX (a) = a9
3

a3
D. FX (a) = 54

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 02min 16sec Discuss

Q #15 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Toss a fair coin 3 times. Let X be the number of heads on the first toss, Y the total number of heads on the
last two tosses, and F the number of heads on the first two tosses.
Which of the following is correct regarding the covariances Cov(X, Y ) and Cov(X, F ) ?

A. Cov(X, Y ) = X, F ) = 0
1
4
, Cov(

B. Cov(X, Y ) = 0, Cov(X, F ) = 1
4

C. Cov(X, Y ) = 0, Cov(X, F ) = 1
2

D. Cov(X, Y ) = 0, Cov(X, F ) =
1
8

Your Answer: C Correct Answer: B Incorrect Time taken: 01min 51sec Discuss
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Weekly Quiz 4)

Qs. Attempted: 5 Correct Marks: 2

4+1 2+0

Correct Attempts: 2 Penalty Marks: 0.67

2+0 0.67 + 0

Incorrect
Attempts:
3 Resultant Marks: 1.33
2+1 1.33 + 0

Total Questions: 15
5 + 10

Total Marks: 25
5 + 20

Exam Duration: 45 Minutes

Time Taken: 22 Minutes

EXAM RESPONSE EXAM STATS FEEDBACK

Technical

Q #1 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

X X
Given random variables 1 , 2 , … which are independent and identically distributed (iid) random variables,
X
each j has the same Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) X ( ). F x
i.e., P (Xi ≤ x) = FX (x) for all Xi .
Consider Ln = min (X , … , Xn ).
1

Which of the following is the correct expression for Ln ( ) ? F l

A.FLn (l) = 1 − (1 − FX (l))n
B. FLn (l) = nFX (l)(1 − FX (l))
n −1

C. FLn (l) = n(FX (l))

n −1

D. FLn (l) = (FX (l))

n

Your Answer: D Correct Answer: A Incorrect Time taken: 00min 25sec Discuss

Q #2 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

SupposeX and Y are random variables such that

E[X] = 1, Var[X] = 1, E[Y ] = 2, Var[Y ] = 2, Cov[ X , Y ] = 1.
Compute E[XY ].
 A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Your Answer: C Correct Answer: C Correct Time taken: 02min 16sec Discuss

Q #3 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Let X 1 and X 2 be two independent Bernoulli random variables with the probability of success , where p
Xi = 0 with probability 1 − p and Xi = 1 with probability p for i = 1, 2. Define a random variable
Y = X + X . Therefore, Y follows a Binomial Distribution with n = 2 trials.
1 2

What is E [Y ∣ X = 1] ? 1

A. p
p
B. 1 −
C. 1 + p
D. 2 − p

Your Answer: B Correct Answer: C Incorrect Time taken: 03min 28sec Discuss

Q #4 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Let the joint probability mass function of discrete random variables X and Y be given by
1
p ( x, y ) = 25
( x 2
+ y 2
), where x = 1, 2 and y = 0, 1, 2

Find E(XY ).

A.
27
25

B. 54
25

C. 81
25

D.
108
25

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 05sec Discuss

Q #5 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

The probability distribution of the discrete random variable X is

3 1
x 3
3− x
f (x) = (x)( 4 ) ( 4 ) , x = 0, 1, 2, 3

What is the mean of X?

 A. 1
2

B.
3
2

C. 3
4

D. 5
4

Your Answer: C Correct Answer: C Correct Time taken: 01min 45sec Discuss

Q #6 Multiple Select Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

Given the joint probability density function for (X, Y ) :

x+ y
f ( x, y ) = { 3
if 0 < x < 2, 0 < y < 1
0 otherwise

Which of the following integrals represent the probability P(X > Y) ?

A. P(X > Y) = 1 − ∫0
1
(∫0y x+ y
3
dx) dy

x+ y
B. P(X > Y) = ∫0
1
(∫y2 3
dx) dy

x+ y
C. P(X > Y) = ∫0
1
(∫y1 3
dx) dy

x x+ y x+ y
D. P(X > Y) = ∫0
1
(∫ 0 3
dy) dx + ∫12 (∫01 3
dy) dx

Your Answer: A;B Correct Answer: A;B;D Incorrect Time taken: 00min 55sec Discuss

Q #7 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Random variables X and Y have a joint PMF given by

⎧⎪ 1
x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
P X Y ( x, y ) = ⎨
21
,
⎪⎩ 0 y = 0, 1, … , x
otherwise
What is the covariance of X and Y (i.e., Cov[X, Y ] )?

A. 10
3

B. 5
3

C.
20
3

D.
10
9

Your Answer: Correct Answer: D Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 13sec Discuss
Q #8 Multiple Select Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

Consider the following statements regarding properties of a continuous random variable X that is always
positive. Identify the true statements:

A. E [ X k ] = ∫ kxk0
∞ −1
P( X > x)dx, for k ≥ 1.
B. E [ X k ] = ∫ kxk P(X > x)dx, for k ≥ 1.
0
∞

C. E [ X 2
] < (E[ X]) .
2

D. E [ X 2
] ≥ (E[ X]) .
2

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A;D Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 03sec Discuss

Q #9 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Consider a situation where surface tension and acidity of a chemical product are measured.
Surface tension X
is on a scale 0 ≤ X
≤ 2, and acidity Y is on a scale 2 ≤ Y ≤ 4. The joint probability
XY
density function of ( , ) is given by:

f (x, y) = { c(6 − x − y) if 0 ≤ x ≤ 2, 2 ≤ y ≤ 4
0 otherwise

What is the probability that X+Y ≤ 4 ? i.e., Pr( X+Y ≤ 4)

A. 1
3

B.
2
3

C. 1

D. 0

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 01min 17sec Discuss

Q #10 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

LetU be uniformly distributed over (0, 1) and V be uniformly distributed over (0, U ). Using the law of total
expectation, what is E[V ] ?

A.
1
8

B. 1
4

C. 1
2

D. 1

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 07sec Discuss
Q #11 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let FX Y (x, y) denote the joint cumulative distribution function (CDF) defined as:
,

⎧⎪ x (1 − e y ) /2 for 0 ≤ y and 0 ≤ x ≤ 2
−2

F X Y ( x , y ) = ⎨ (1 − e y ) for 0 ≤ y and 2 ≤ x
⎪⎩
−2
,

0 otherwise

Which of the following options correctly computes P (1 < X ≤ 2, Y ≤ 3) ?

e
A. (1 − −6
) /2
B. 1 − e −6

C. e /2 −6

D. e −6

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 15sec Discuss

Q #12 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

X X
Let 1 and 2 be independent Bernoulli random variables with the probability of success , where i = 0 p X
p X p i
with probability 1 − and i = 1 with probability for = 1, 2. Define a random variable = 1 + 2 . Y X X
Y
Therefore, follows a Binomial Distribution with = 2 trials. n
EX Y
What is [ 1 ∣ = 1] ?

A. 0

B. 1

C. 1
2

D.
3
2

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 45sec Discuss

Q #13 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Bob flips two fair coins. Let X be the number of heads that are showing, with the following pmf:
P {X = 0} = 1
4

P {X = 1} = 1
2

P {X = 2} = 1
4

Mary now draws X

cards with replacement from a fair deck of 52 cards.
Y
Let be the number of clubs that she draws.
(There are four suits in a deck of cards, each suit having 13 cards, and club is one of the four suits. i.e. there
are 13 clubs in the deck of 52 cards.)
What is the expected value of , [ ] ? Y EY
 A. 1
4

B.
3
4

C. 3
2

D. 2

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 09min 33sec Discuss

Q #14 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Which of the following represents E (X 3 ∣ Y y

= ), given the joint density of X and Y ?

e −y x < y, 0 < y < ∞

f ( x, y ) = { y if 0 <
0 otherwise

y3
A.
4

y3
B. 3

y4
C. 4

y2
D. 2

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 10sec Discuss

Q #15 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let the CDF of a continuous random variable Y be

⎧
⎪ 0,
⎪ y,
y≤0
0<y<2
F (y ) = ⎨ y 8

⎪ 2≤y<4
2

⎪
⎩ 1, , 16
y≥4
Find P (Y ≥ 1 ∣ Y ≤ 3).

A.
7
9

B.
9
7

C. 7
16

D. 16
7

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 51sec Discuss
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Weekly Quiz 5)

Qs. Attempted: 0 Correct Marks: 0

0+0 0+0

Correct Attempts: 0 Penalty Marks: 0

0+0 0+0

Incorrect
Attempts:
0 Resultant Marks: 0
0+0 0+0

Total Questions: 15
5 + 10

Total Marks: 25
5 + 20

Exam Duration: 45 Minutes

Time Taken: 0 Minutes

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Technical

Q #1 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Let X be a continuous random variable with probability density function:

fX (x) = 3x for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1.2

Define a new random variable Y = √X .

What is the p.d.f. of ? Y
gy
A. ( ) = 3 y,
2
0≤ y≤1
gy
B. ( ) = 6 y,
5
0≤ y≤1
gy
C. ( ) = 6 y,
4
0≤ y≤1
gy
D. ( ) = 9 y,
4
0≤ y≤1

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 01sec Discuss

Q #2 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Let U be a continuous random variable uniformly distributed over the interval [−1, 2]. What is the value of
the expected value E[U (U − 1)] ?

A. 1
3

B.
1
2

C. 0

D.
2
3

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #3 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Let ( ,X Y ) be jointly distributed continuous random variables with the conditional probability density
function:

y
fY X ( y ∣ x ) = {
2
x 2
if 0 < y<x
∣
0 otherwise

What is the value of E[ Y ∣ X = x] for x > 0 ?

A. x2

B. 23x

C. x2
2

D. 34x

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #4 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Let X 1 and X 2 be i.i.d. Poisson random variables with mean 1. Then P (max (X , X ) > 1) =
1 2

A. 1 − e −2

B. 1 − 2 e −2

C. 1 − 3 e −2

D. 1 − 4 e −2

Your Answer: Correct Answer: D Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #5 Multiple Select Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Probability

Let X be a random variable with cumulative distribution function:

 ⎧⎪⎪ 0, if x<0
⎪⎪ x +2 1
4
, if 0 ≤ x < 2
1

F ( x) = ⎨ x + 1
, if
1
≤x<
3

⎪⎪ x , 8 2 4

⎪⎪⎩ +1
2
if 4 ≤ x < 1
3

1, if x ≥ 1

Which of the following is/are correct?

A. P (0 ≤ X < 14 ) = 5
16

B. P (X ≥ 34 ) = 1
8

C. P (X = 12 ) = 1
8

D. P (0 ≤ X < 14 ) = 1
16

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A;B;C Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #6 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let U1 , U2 , … , Un be independent and identically distributed random variables with Ui ∼ Uniform(0, 1).
Define the random variable Z = max (U1 , U2 , … , Un ).
The cumulative distribution function (CDF) of Z is given by:

⎧⎪ 0 x<0
F Z ( x) = ⎨ ? 0≤x≤1
⎩⎪ 1 x>1

What is the correct expression to fill in the missing part of the CDF (i.e., for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 )?
A. xn

B. 1 − xn

C. nxn−1

D. 1 − (1 − x)n

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #7 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let X be a continuous random variable.

X has a constant PDF on (0, 1], and another constant PDF on (1, 2].
The PDF of X is given by:
⎧c for 0 < x≤1
fX ( x ) = ⎨
⎩d for 1 < x≤2
0 otherwise
It is known that

P(1 ≤ X ≤ 2) = 2 ⋅ P(0 ≤ X < 1)

What are the values of c and d ?

 A. c = 1/2, d = 1/2
B. c = 1/3, d = 2/3
C. c = 2/3, d = 1/3
D. c = 1/4, d = 3/4

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #8 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

XY Z
If , , and are independent random variables taking values in Z (i.e., only integer values), what's the
X Y Y Z
probability that + = 9 and − = 5 ?

A. ∑k Z pX (9 + k) ⋅ pY (k) ⋅ pZ (k + 5)
∈

B. ∑k Z p X
∈
(9 − ) ⋅k pY (k) ⋅ pZ (k − 5)
C. ∑k Z pX
∈
(9 − ) ⋅k pY (k) ⋅ pZ (k + 5)
D. ∑k Z pX
∈
(9 + ) ⋅k pY (k) ⋅ pZ (k − 5)

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #9 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Suppose that X and Y are discrete random variables taking values in {1, 2}, with joint distribution given by:
Pr[X = 1, Y = 1] = , Pr[X = 1, Y = 2] =
1 1
2 10

Pr[X = 2, Y = 1] = , Pr[X = 2, Y = 2] =
1 3
10 10

What is the value of E[ X ∣ Y = 1] ?

A. 3/2
B. 6/5
C. 7/6
D. 5/4

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #10 Multiple Select Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

The joint probability density function of X and Y is given by

f (x, y) = { c(x + y) if 0 ≤ x, y ≤ 1
0 otherwise

c
for some constant . Which of the following statements is/are correct?

A. c=1
 B. X and Y are independent

C. The probability density function of X is g(x) = { 20x if 0 ≤ x ≤ 1,

otherwise.

D. X + Y has a probability density function

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A;D Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #11 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let X1 , X2 , … , X2n be random variables such that V (Xi ) = 4, i = 1, 2, … , 2n and

Cov(Xi , Xj ) = 3, 1 ≤ i ≠ j ≤ 2n. Then V (X1 − X2 + X3 − X4 + ⋯ + X2n−1 − X2n ) is :

A. n

B. 2n

C. 3n − 2

D. n + 1

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #12 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let X be Poisson(2) and Y be Binomial(10,3/4) random variables. If X and Y are independent, then
P (XY = 0) is
10
A. e−2 + ( 14 ) (1 − e−2 )

10
B. e−2 + ( 14 ) (1 − 2e−2 )

10
C. e−2 ( 14 )

10
D. e−2 + 1 − ( 14 )

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #13 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let X and Y denote the lifetimes (in years) of two independent components connected in a series with
respective probability density functions

1 x y y
fX ( x ) = e − , x > 0
2 and fY ( y ) = e − , y > 0
2
2 4

Then the probability that the system will survive for at least 2 years, is

A. e−2
 B. 2 e −2

C. 3 e −2

D. 4 e −2
.

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #14 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let Y be an exponential random variable with mean 1/θ, where θ > 0. The conditional distribution of X
given Y has Poisson distribution with mean Y . Then, the variance of X is

A. 1
θ 2

B. θ
θ+1

C. θ2
θ +12

D. θ2
θ+1

Your Answer: Correct Answer: D Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #15 Numerical Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

ABC D
Activities , , and form the critical path for a project with a PERT network. The means and variances of
the activity duration for each activity are given below. All activity durations follow the Gaussian (normal)
distribution, and are independent of each other.

Activity A B C D
Mean(days) 6 11 8 15
V ariance( days 2
) 4 9 4 9

The probability that the project will be completed within 40 days is :

(round off to two decimal places).

(Note: Probability is a number between 0 and 1 ).

Your Answer: Correct Answer: 0.5 Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

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Weekly Quiz 6)

Qs. Attempted: 5 Correct Marks: 3

1+4 1+2

Correct Attempts: 2 Penalty Marks: 2

1+1 0+2

Incorrect
Attempts:
3 Resultant Marks: 1
0+3 1+0

Total Questions: 15
5 + 10

Total Marks: 25
5 + 20

Exam Duration: 45 Minutes

Time Taken: 16 Minutes

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Technical

Q #1 Numerical Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Probability

The joint probability mass function (p.m.f.) of the discrete random variables X, Y , Z is given by:
1
xyz
y Z = z) = { 4
, if ( , , ) ∈ {(1, 2, 3), (2, 1, 1), (2, 2, 1), (2, 3, 2)}
P ( X = x, Y = ,
0, otherwise

What is the value of the conditional probability:

P (XY Z = 2 ∣ Z = 1)

Your Answer: Correct Answer: 0.5 Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 06sec Discuss

Q #2 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Consider a random vector ( X, Y ) such that Y ∼ Uniform(0, 1) and the conditional distribution of X given
that Y = y is Normal with mean y 2 and variance 100. What's the expected value of X ?
A. 100

B. 1/3
 C. 101

D. 1/4

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 01min 04sec Discuss

Q #3 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

LetX, Y , Z be random variables such that cov(X, Y ) = 1, cov(X, Z) = −2, cov(Y , Z) = 3, and
V (Z) = 5. What's cov(Y + Z, X − Z) ?
A. 1

B. −9

C. −3

D. 7

Your Answer: B Correct Answer: B Correct Time taken: 00min 57sec Discuss

Q #4 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Let X and Y be continuous random variables with joint PDF:

fX Y (x, y) = { k0
,
if 0 <
otherwise
y≤x≤1

What is the value of the conditional expectation E[ Y ∣ X = x] for $0

A.
x
3

B.
x
2

C. x+1
2

D. 1
2 x

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 54sec Discuss

Q #5 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Let the random variable X ∼ B(5, p) such that P (X = 2) = 2P (X = 3). Then the variance of X is
A. 10
3

B. 10
9

C. 5
3
 D. 5
9

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 01min 55sec Discuss

Q #6 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let X ,X ,X
1 2 3 be independent random variables uniformly distributed on the interval [0, 1]. Define

Y =X +X +X1 2 3

What is the value of

P (Y <
1
2
)?

A. 1
12

B.
1
24

C. 1
48

D.
1
96

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 31sec Discuss

Q #7 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let X and Y be two independent random variables such that:

X ∼ Exponential(λ1 )
Y ∼ Exponential(λ2 )
Let Z = min(X, Y).

What is the probability that Z > , for a a > 0, i.e., P(Z > a) for a > 0 ?
A. e − λ a + e−λ a
1 2

B. e −( λ +λ )a
1 2

C. min ( e − λ a , e−λ a )
1 2

D. e − λλa
1 2

Your Answer: C Correct Answer: B Incorrect Time taken: 00min 31sec Discuss

Q #8 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

At a busy airport, the time Y (in minutes) an airplane waits for takeoff clearance is modeled as:
Y = 3X − 2

This waiting time depends on another variable X, which follows an exponential distribution:
 1
e−x/4 , x > 0
f ( x) = { 4
0, otherwise

What are the mean and variance of the random variable Y ?

A. Mean = 12, Variance = 36

B. Mean = 10, Variance = 16

C. Mean = 8, Variance = 64

D. Mean = 10, Variance = 144

Your Answer: D Correct Answer: D Correct Time taken: 01min 01sec Discuss

Q #9 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Suppose the joint probability density function (p.d.f.) of random variables X and Y is given by

fX,Y (x, y) = { 15xy y<x<c

2
if 0 <
0 otherwise

(a) Find the value of the constant c so that fX,Y (x, y) is a valid joint p.d.f.
(b) Find the probability P (2Y − X > 0)

A. c = 1, P (2Y − X > 0) = 3
4

B. c = 2, P (2Y X > 0) = 5
− 8

C. c = 1, P (2Y − X > 0) = 7
8

D. c = 2, P (2Y X > 0) = 1
− 2

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 01min 43sec Discuss

Q #10 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let X and Y be jointly Gaussian random variables with the following parameters:

1
μX = 0, μY = 0, σX2 = 1, σY2 = 4, ρ( correlation ) = 8

Let Z = 2X + Y . What is the value of:

P(2X + Y ≥ 3)

Express your answer using the standard function Φ(a), defined as:
Φ(a) = P(Z ≥ a), where Z ∼ N (0, 1)
A. Φ( 3
√5
)
 B. Φ( 3
√6
)

C. Φ(1)
D. Φ( 3
√8
)

Your Answer: A Correct Answer: C Incorrect Time taken: 00min 16sec Discuss

Q #11 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

X and Y are two jointly distributed random variables. The conditional mean and variance of Y given X are
given by 3X and 9X. The unconditional mean and variance of X are 3 and 9 , respectively. What is the
unconditional variance of Y ?

A. 90

B. 108

C. 12

D. 144

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 01min 30sec Discuss

Q #12 Numerical Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

Suppose U1 and U2 are i.i.d. U(0, 1) random variables. Furthermore, let X be a Bin(2, 0.5) random variable
that is independent of (U1 , U2 ). Then

36P ( U1 + U2 > X )
is equal to________

Your Answer: Correct Answer: 18 Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 05sec Discuss

Q #13 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Suppose X is a random variable with finite variance. For 0 < θ < 1 and n > 3, let X1 = X,
X2 = θX1 , X3 = θX2 , … , Xn = θXn−1 . Then Corr(X1 , Xn ) is
A. 1

B. −1

C. θn−2

D. θn−3

Your Answer: D Correct Answer: A Incorrect Time taken: 01min 32sec Discuss

Q #14 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let X be a continuous random variable with probability density function

f (x) = 12 e−|x−1| , −∞ < x<∞

Then the value of P (1 < |X| < 2) is:

A. (e−1 − e−2 )
2

B. 1
2
(e−1 + e) (e−1 − e−2 )

C. (e−1 + e) (e−1 − e−2 )

D. 1
2
(e−2 + e−1 )

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 02min 24sec Discuss

Q #15 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let X and Y be independent Bin(3, 1

3
) random variables. Then the probability that the matrix

⎛ X Y
⎞
P =⎜ √2 √2
⎟
⎝− 1
√2
1
√2
⎠

is orthogonal, is

A.
5
9

B.
65
81

C.
4
9

D.
16
81

Your Answer: Correct Answer: D Not Attempted Time taken: 01min 29sec Discuss

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Exam Summary (GO Classes GATE DA | Probability |

Weekly Quiz 7)

Qs. Attempted: 0 Correct Marks: 0

0+0 0+0

Correct Attempts: 0 Penalty Marks: 0

0+0 0+0

Incorrect
Attempts:
0 Resultant Marks: 0
0+0 0+0

Total Questions: 15
5 + 10

Total Marks: 25
5 + 20

Exam Duration: 45 Minutes

Time Taken: 0 Minutes

EXAM RESPONSE EXAM STATS FEEDBACK

Technical

Q #1 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Let X be a normal random variable with mean 1 and variance 4. The probability P {X < 0} is

A. 0.5

B. greater than 0 and less than 0.5

C. greater than 0.5 and less than 1.0

D. 1.0

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 02sec Discuss

Q #2 Numerical Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Probability

Let X be a random variable with distribution function F , such that

1 3
lim F (3 + h) = and F (3) = .
h→0− 4 4
Then 16 Pr( X = 3) equals

Your Answer: Correct Answer: 8 Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #3 Numerical Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Probability

Let X ∼ Bin(2, 1
3
). Then 18E (X 2 ) equals_____________

Your Answer: Correct Answer: 16 Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #4 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

LetXn denote the sum of points obtained when n fair dice are rolled together.
The expectation and variance of Xn are:

A. n and7
2
n respectively
35
12
2

B.
7
2
n and n respectively
35
12

n n
C. ( 2 ) and ( 12 ) respectively
7 35

D. None of the above

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #5 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

X X
Suppose that 1 , … , n are random variables such that the variance of each variable is 1 and the
correlation between each pair of different variables is 14 . Then

Var( X +X
1 2 +…+ Xn )

is

n(n+1)
A. 2

n(n+2)
B. 4

n(n+3)
C.
4

n(n +3) 4

D. 2

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #6 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Peter switches between three activities every hour: Work, Coffee, and Sleep. The way he moves from one
activity to another is shown in the diagram below.

Each arrow shows the probability of moving between activities in the next hour.

Let T be the number of hours until Peter reaches Sleep, starting from the Work state.

Let S be the number of hours until Peter reaches Sleep, starting from the Coffee state.

Hint:
You may assume the following equations hold:

E[T ] = α ⋅ 1 + β ⋅ (1 + E[S])
E[S] = γ ⋅ (1 + E[T ]) + δ ⋅ (1 + E[S])

where α, β, γ, δ are the probabilities shown on the arrows in the diagram.

What is the value of E[T ] ?

A. 6

B. 9

C. 12

D. 15

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #7 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let X be a continuous random variable with density function

x
6 (1 − x), for 0 < x<1
f ( x) = {
0, otherwise .

Find P [∣∣X − ].
1 1
∣∣ >
2 4

A. .0521

B. .1563

C. .3125

D. .5000

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss
Q #8 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let X , X , and X
1 2 3 be three independent continuous random variables each with density function

f (x) = { √20,− x, for 0 <

otherwise
x < √2

What is the probability that exactly 2 of the 3 random variables exceeds 1 ?

A. 3/2 − √2

B. 3 − 2√2

C. 3(√2 − 1)(2 − √2)2

D. 3(3/2 − √2)2 (√2 − 1/2)

Your Answer: Correct Answer: D Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #9 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Suppose that the joint probability density function (pdf) of continuous random variables X and Y is given by:
f (x, y) = { 30x if 0 <
otherwise
y<x<c

Let c be a constant such that f (x, y) is a valid pdf.

fx y
Also, let ( ∣ ) denote the conditional pdf of X given Y = y.
Then, which of the following is equal to

E[ X ∣ Y y
= ] for $0

A.
1+ y
2

2(1−y) 3

B.
3(1−y ) 2

2(1+ + y y) 2

C. 3(1+y)

D.
1+ + y y 2

1+y

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #10 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let Z ,Z ,Z
1 2 3 be i.i.d. Bernoulli random variables with parameter p= 1
2
.
Define a new random variable:
 T = { Z|Z +−ZZ |
2

2
3

3
if Z1 = 1
if Z1 = 0

What is the value of P (Z1 = 0 ∣ T = 1) ?

A. 1
4

B.
2
5

C.
3
5

D.
1
2

Your Answer: Correct Answer: D Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #11 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Suppose X is a Poisson( λ ) random variable. Define Y = (−1)X X. Then the expected value of Y is

A. −λe−2λ

B. −λe−λ

C. λe−2λ

D. −λ

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #12 Numerical Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

Let (X1 , X2 ) be a random vector following bivariate normal distribution with mean vector (0, 0), Variance
( X1 ) = Variance(X2 ) = 1 and correlation coefficient ρ, where |ρ| < 1. Then P (X1 + X2 > 0) is equal to
...

Your Answer: Correct Answer: 0.5 Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #13 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let X be a random variable with the distribution function

⎧0 if x<0
F ( x ) = ⎨ α (1 + 2 x ) if 0 ≤ x < 1
⎩1
2

if x ≥ 1

where α is a real constant. If the median of X is 1

, then the value of α equals
√2

A. 1
2

B. 1
3
 C. 1
4

D.
1
6

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #14 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Two independent events E and F satisfy the following:

P (E ∩ F ) = 1
6

P (E c ∩ F c ) = 1
3

P (E ) > P (F )

Then the value of P (E) is:

A. 1
2

B.
2
3

C. 1
3

D.
1
4

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss

Q #15 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let X and Y be two continuous random variables with the joint probability density function

f (x, y) = { 0,
2, 0< x + y < 1, x > 0, y > 0
elsewhere

P (X + Y <
1
2
) is

A. 1
4

B. 1
2

C. 3
4

D. 1

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 00sec Discuss
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Exam Summary (GO Classes GATE DA | Probability |

Weekly Quiz 8)

Qs. Attempted: 7 Correct Marks: 3

2+5 1+2

Correct Attempts: 2 Penalty Marks: 2

1+1 0+2

Incorrect
Attempts:
5 Resultant Marks: 1
1+4 1+0

Total Questions: 15
5 + 10

Total Marks: 25
5 + 20

Exam Duration: 45 Minutes

Time Taken: 21 Minutes

EXAM RESPONSE EXAM STATS FEEDBACK

Technical

Q #1 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Suppose that X ∼ Poisson( λ ), with λ > 0, and P (Y = 0 ∣ X = k) = k+1 . What's the probability that
1

Y =0?

A. λ

eλ −1
B.
λ

e −λ
C.
1−
λ

λ
D. 2

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 01min 08sec Discuss

Q #2 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Let the random variable X have the probability density function

f (x) = αxe−β x , x > 0, α > 0, β > 0.

2 2
 fx
For ( ) to be a valid probability density function, which of the following relationships between α and β
must hold?

A. α=β 2

B. α= β
1
2

C. α = 2β 2

D. α= 2
1
β 2

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 01min 08sec Discuss

Q #3 Multiple Choice Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0.33 Probability

Let X ∼ U (0, 2) and Y ∼ U (1, 3) be independent random variables. Then the value of
P (X ≥ Y )

is:

A.
1
8

B. 1
4

C.
1
2

D.
7
8

Your Answer: Correct Answer: A Not Attempted Time taken: 01min 30sec Discuss

Q #4 Numerical Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Probability

The probability density function of a random variable X is given by

1
, if |x| ≤ 1
f ( x) = { 4
1
, otherwise
4x 2

Then P (− 1
2
≤ X ≤ 2) =

Your Answer: 0.5 Correct Answer: 0.5 Correct Time taken: 01min 20sec Discuss

Q #5 Numerical Type Award: 1 Penalty: 0 Probability

X is a random variable with density

Then E(|X|) =________

 Your Answer: 0.5 Correct Answer: 2 Incorrect Time taken: 01min 35sec Discuss

Q #6 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let X1 , … , Xm be Binomial random variables with parameters ( n, 1/2 ). If for i ≠ j the covariance between
Xi and Xj is (−1), what's the variance of √1m mi=1 Xi ? ∑
A.
n
4

B.
n −m+1
2

n
C. 4
− m+1

D.
n +m−1
4

Your Answer: Correct Answer: C Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 12sec Discuss

Q #7 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Bob flips two fair coins. Let X be the number of heads that are showing.

Mary then draws X cards with replacement from a standard deck of 52 playing cards.

Let Y be the number of clubs she draws. (There are 4 suits: Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs - each with 13
cards.)
Bob gets 2 points for each head, and Mary gets 4 points for each club drawn.They split the total number of
points equally between themselves.

What is the expected number of points each person receives?

A. 1

B.
3
2

C. 5
4

D. 2

Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 01min 48sec Discuss

Q #8 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let X be an Exp(λ) random variable. Suppose Y = min{X, 2}. Let FX and FY denote the distribution
functions of X and Y respectively. Then which of the following statements is true?

A. FY is a continuous function

B. FY (y) is discontinuous at y = 2

C. FY (t) ≤ FX (t) for all t ∈ R

D. E(Y ) > E( X )
 Your Answer: Correct Answer: B Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 42sec Discuss

Q #9 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let the joint probability density function of ( , X Y ) be

f (x, y) = { c(x + y), if − x < y < x, 0 < x < 1
0, otherwise

Then the value of c is:

A. 1

B.
3
2

C.
4
3

D. 2

Your Answer: D Correct Answer: B Incorrect Time taken: 01min 09sec Discuss

Q #10 Multiple Select Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

Let X be a continuous random variable whose probability density function f (x) is symmetric about 0 . Which
of the following statements are correct?

f x
A. (− ) = ( ) fx
B. F (x) + F (−x) = 1, where F (x) is the CDF of X
C. F (x) is also symmetric about 0
D. E[ ] = 0 X

Your Answer: A Correct Answer: A;B;D Incorrect Time taken: 00min 31sec Discuss

Q #11 Numerical Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

Let Y ∼ U (0, 1). The conditional probability density function of X given Y is

fX Y (x ∣ y) = { y ,
1
if 0 < x<y<1
∣
0, otherwise

Then E (X ) =
(Write your answer up to two decimal places)

Your Answer: Correct Answer: 0.25 Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 33sec Discuss
Q #12 Numerical Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

Let X be a continuous random variable defined on [0, 1] such that its probability density function f (x) = 1
for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 and 0 otherwise. Let Y = log (X + 1). Then the expected value of Y is:
e

(rounded off to 2 decimal places)

Your Answer: 0.38 Correct Answer: 0.38:0.39 Correct Time taken: 04min 52sec Discuss

Q #13 Numerical Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0 Probability

Let X and Y be independent standard normal random variables, that is, X, Y ∼ N (0, 1). Define
U= X Y , V =
X
|Y |

Then the value of P( U = V ) is:

Your Answer: Correct Answer: 0.5 Not Attempted Time taken: 00min 38sec Discuss

Q #14 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

Let X be a random variable having discrete uniform distribution on {1, 3, 5, 7, … , 99}. Then E(X ∣ X is not
a multiple of 15) equals

A.
2365
47

B. 2365
50

C. 50

D. 47

Your Answer: B Correct Answer: A Incorrect Time taken: 03min 00sec Discuss

Q #15 Multiple Choice Type Award: 2 Penalty: 0.67 Probability

X X , … , Xn be independent and identically distributed random variables with cumulative distribution

Let 1 , 2

functionFX (x). Define

Y = max (X , X , … , Xn ) 1 2

Suppose FX (500) = 1
2
. What is the value of P (Y > 500) ?

n
A. ( 12 )

n
B. 1 − ( 2 )
1

C. n1

D. 1 − 21n
Your Answer: A Correct Answer: B Incorrect Time taken: 00min 59sec Discuss

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