A coin is tossed again and again. If tail appears on first three

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21.

A fair six-faced die is rolled 12 times. The probability that each face turns up twice is equal to

  • 12!6! 6! 612

  • 21226612

  • 12!26612

  • 12!62612


22.

A poker hand consists of 5 cards drawn at random from a well-shuffled pack of 52 cards. Then, the probability that a poker hand consists of a pair and a triple of equal face values (for example, 2 sevens and 3 kings or 2 aces and 3 queens, etc.) is

  • 64165

  • 234165

  • 17974165

  • 14165


23.

Each of a and b can take values 1 or 2 with equal probability. The probability that the equation ax2 + bx + 1= 0 has real roots, is equal to

  • 12

  • 14

  • 18

  • 116


24.

Cards are drawn one-by-one without replacement from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards. Then, the probability that a face card (jack, queen or king) will appear for the first time on the third turn is equal to

  • 3002197

  • 3685

  • 1285

  • 451


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25.

There are two coins, one unbiased with probaility 12 or getting heads and the other one is biased with probability 34 of getting heads. A coin is selected at random and tossed. It shows heads up. Then, the probability that the unbiased coin was selected is

  • 23

  • 35

  • 12

  • 25


26.

Two decks of playing cards are well shuffled and 26 cards are randomly distributed to a player. Then, the probability that the player gets all distinct cards is

  • Cr52/C26104

  • 2 × Cr52/C26104

  • 213 × Cr52/C26104

  • 226 × Cr52/C26104


27.

An um contains 8 red and 5 white balls. Three balls are drawn at random. Then, the probability that balls of both colours are drawn is

  • 40143

  • 70143

  • 313

  • 1013


28.

Let A and B be two events with PAC = 0.3, P(B) = 0.4 and PA  BC. Then, PB | A  BC is equal to

  • 14

  • 13

  • 12

  • 23


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29.

4 boys and 2 girls occupy seats in a row at random. Then the probability that the two girls occupy seats side by side is

  • 12

  • 14

  • 13

  • 16


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30.

A coin is tossed again and again. If tail appears on first three tosses, then the chance that head appears on fourth toss is

  • 116

  • 12

  • 18

  • 14


B.

12

Since, events are independent, then probability of getting head in 4th toss = 12


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