Mcqs With Answers-Class 12-Math
Mcqs With Answers-Class 12-Math
CLASS 12
MATHEMATICS
𝜋 𝜋 7𝜋 3𝜋 √1− 𝑥 2 1 1 𝜋 𝜋
1. (a) ( - 2 , 2 ) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4 4. (d) 5. (c) [-2 , 2 ] 6. (b) - 3 7. (a) 3 8. (a) ( -1, 1)
18 𝑥
19 3 2𝑎 7
9. (a) 10. (b) 11 11. 12. 113. [1,2] 14. 1−𝑎2 15. 24
8 4
CHAPTER-3- MATRICES
0 −5 8
1. The matrix [ 5 0 12] is a
−8 −12 0
(a) Diagonal matrix (c) skew symmetric matrix
(b) Symmetric matrix (d) scalar matrix
’ ’
2. If A and B are matrices of same order, then (AB – BA ) is a
(a) skew-symmetric matrix (c) null matrix
(b) symmetric matrix (d) unit matrix
𝛼 𝛽
3. If A= [ ]is such that A2 = I, then
𝛾 −𝛼
(a) 1 + 𝛼 2 + 𝛽𝛾 = 0 (c) 1- 𝛼 2 - 𝛽𝛾 = 0
(b) (b) 1-𝛼 2 + 𝛽𝛾 = 0 (d) 1 + 𝛼 2 - 𝛽𝛾 = 0
2 3
2 −1 3
4. If A = [ ] and B = [4 −2], then
−4 5 1
1 5
(a) Only AB is defined (c) only BA is defined
(b) AB and BA both are defined (d) AB and BA both are not defined.
0 0 5
5. The matrix A = [0 5 0]
5 0 0
(a) Scalar matrix (c) diagonal matrix
(b) Unit matrix (d) square matrix
6. On using elementary column operations C2 → C2 → -2C1 in the following matrix equation
1 −3 1 −1 3 1
[ ]= [ ][ ], we have
2 4 0 1 2 4
1 −5 1 −1 3 −5 1 −5 1 −1 3 −5
(a) [ ]= [ ][ ] (c) [ ]= [ ][ ]
0 4 −2 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 2
1 −5 1 −3 3 1 1 −5 1 −1 3 −5
(b) [ ]= [ ][ ] (d) [ ]= [ ][ ]
2 0 0 1 −2 4 2 0 0 1 2 0
0 1
7. If A=[ ], then A2 is equal to __________________
1 0
𝑥−𝑦 2 2 2
8. If [ ]=[ ], then value of y is ___________________
𝑥 5 3 5
9. If A is square matrix such that A2 = I, then (A-I)3+ (A+I)3 – 7A is equal to ____________
10. If A and B are square matrices of the same order, then (A+B) (A-B) is equal
to___________
11. If A is matrix of order m × n and B is a matrix such that AB’ and B’A are both defined, the
order of matrix B is_____________
12. Total number of possible matrices of order 3×3 with each entry 2 or 0 are____________
ANSWERKEY
𝑎−𝑏 𝑏+𝑐 𝑎
Q1. The value of determinant | 𝑏 − 𝑐 𝑐 + 𝑎 𝑏|
𝑐−𝑎 𝑎+𝑏 𝑐
(a) a3 + b3 + c3 (b) 3bc (c) a3 + b3 + c3 – 3abc (d) None of these
0 𝑥−𝑎 𝑥−𝑏
Q2. If f(x) =|𝑥 + 𝑎 0 𝑥 − 𝑐 |, then
𝑥+𝑏 𝑥+𝑐 0
(a) f(a) =0 (b) f(b) = 0 (c) f(0)=0 (d) f(1)=0
2 𝜆 −3
Q3. If A =|0 2 5 |, then A-1 exists if
1 1 3
(a) λ =2 (b) λ≠2 (c) λ≠ -2 (d) none of these
Q4. If A and B are invertible matrices, then which of the following is not correct?
Q5. If area of triangle is 35 sq units with vertices (2,-6) (5, 4) and (k, 4), then k is
Q7. Let A be a non-singular square matrix of order 3×3, then |𝑎𝑑𝑗. 𝐴| is equal to
1 𝑎 𝑏+𝑐
Q10. The value of |1 𝑏 𝑐 + 𝑎 | is
1 𝑐 𝑎+𝑏
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) a+b (d) a-b
Q11. If A is square matrix of order 3 × 3 such that |𝐴| = 2, then write the value of|𝑎𝑑𝑗 (𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴)|.
(a) -16 (b) 16 (c) 0 (d) 2
2 0 0
Q12. If A =|0 2 0| , then A5 is
0 0 2
(a) 10 A (b) A (c) 32A (d)16 A
Q15. The sum of the products of elements of any row with the co-factors of corresponding
elements is equal to
Q17. If the value of a third orders determinant is 12, then the value of the determinant formed by
replacing each element by its cofactor will be_______________
2 𝜆 −3
Q18. If A =|0 2 5 |, then A-1 exists if ______________________
1 1 3
5 10 3
Q19. The matrix |−2 −4 6| is singular matrix, if the value of b is_____________
−1 −2 𝑏
𝑝 𝑞
Q20. The adjoint of matrix A =[aij]= [ ] is__________________
𝑟 𝑠
ANSWERKEY
15. (b) value of the determinant 16. ) Null Matrix17. 144 18. None of these 19.
𝑠 −𝑞
Any real number 20. [−𝑟 𝑝 ]
2. The function f(x) = [x], where [x] denotes the greatest integer function, is continuous at
4. The value of c in Rolle’s Theorem for the function f(x) = ex sin x, ϵ [0,𝜋] is
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 3𝜋
(a) (b)4 (c) 2 (d)
6 4
5. The value of c in Mean Value Theorem for the function f(x) = x (x-2), x ∈ [1,2] is
3 2 1 7
(a) (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
2
9. The set of points where the functions f given by f(x) = |𝑥 − 3| cos x is differentiable,is
4−𝑥 2
14. The function f(x) =4𝑥−𝑥 3 is ________________.
𝑑𝑦
15. If y =√𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 + 𝑦 , then 𝑑𝑥 is equal to _______________.
ANSWER KEY
3𝜋 3
1. (b) 2 2. (d) 1.5 3. (d) none of these 4. (d) 5.(a)
4 2
6.(a) {x=n𝜋: n ∈ Z} 7.(a) Continuous everywhere but not differentiable at x=0 8. (a) 0
𝜋
9. (b) ) R-{3} 10.(c) f is everywhere continuous but not differentiable at 2n+1) 2 , n ∈ Z.
𝑥 cos 𝑥
11. 1 12. √1+𝑥 2 13. 1 14. Exactly three 15. 2𝑦−1
CHAPTER-6-APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVES
1. The abscissa of the point on the curve 3y=6x-5x3, the normal at which passes through origin is
1 1
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 2
2. The tangent to the curve y=e2x at the point (0, 1) meets x-axis at
1
(a) (0,1) (b) (- 2, 0) (c) (2,0) (d) (0,2)
9. A ladder, 5 meter long, standing on a horizontal floor, leans against a vertical wall. If the top
of the ladder slides downwards at the rate of 10 cm/sec, then the rate at which the angle between
the floor and the ladder is decreasing when lower end of ladder is 2 meters from the wall is
1 1
(a) radian/sec (b) 20 radian/sec (c) 20 radian/sec (d) 10 radian/sec
10
13. The sides of an equilateral triangle are increasing at the rate of 2 cm/sec. The rate at which
the area increases, when side is 10cm is _____________________
𝜋
14. The tangent to the curve given by x= et.cos t, y = et.sint at t = 4 makes with x-axis an angle
_____.
ANSWER KEY
1 1 1
1. (a) 1 2. (b) (- 2, 0) 3. (b) x= 𝑒 4. (d) - 3
1
5. (a) (1,2) 6. (a) (2 √2, 4) 7. (c) 1 8. (b) cut at right angle 9. (b) 20 radian/sec
1 1 𝜋 𝜋
10. (a) 1 < x < 3 11. x+y=0 12. ( 4, 2) 13. 10√3 cm2/s 14. 15.
2 2
CHAPTER-7-INTEGRALS
3𝑒 𝑥 −5𝑒 −𝑥
Q1. If ∫ 4𝑒 𝑥+5𝑒 −𝑥 dx = ax+b log |4𝑒 𝑥 + 5𝑒 −𝑥 | +C, then
−1 7 1 7 −1 −7 1
(a) a= , b= 8 (b) a= 8 , b= 8 (c) a= , b= (d) a= 8 , b=
8 8 8
−7
8
𝑦 𝑑𝑡 𝑑2𝑦
Q2. If x=∫0 and 𝑑𝑥 2 = ay, then a is equal to
√1+9𝑡 2
1
(a) log 2 (b) 2 log2 (c) 2 log 2 (d) 4 log 2
1 𝑒𝑡 1 𝑒𝑡
Q4. ∫0 dt = a, then ∫0 dt is equal to
1+𝑡 (1+𝑡)2
𝑒 𝑒 𝑒 𝑒
(a) a -1+2 (b) a +1 - 2 (c) a-1- 2 (d) a +1 +2
1−𝑥 2
Q5. ∫ 𝑒 𝑥 (1+𝑥 2) dx is equal to
𝑒𝑥 −𝑒 𝑥 𝑒𝑥 −𝑒 𝑥
(a) +C (b) 1+𝑥 2 +C (c) (1+𝑥 2 )2 +C (d) (1+𝑥 2)2 +C
1+𝑥 2
𝑥9
Q6. ∫ (4𝑥 2+1)6dx is equal to
1 1 −5 1 1 −5 1 1 1 −5
(a) (4 + ) +C (b) (4 + ) + C (c) (1 + 4)−5+ C (d) ( + 4) + C
5𝑥 𝑥2 5 𝑥2 10𝑥 10 𝑥2
𝑠𝑖𝑛6 𝑥
Q7. ∫ 𝑐𝑜𝑠8 𝑥 dx is equal to
𝜋
tan 𝑥
Q8. The integer value of ∫02 1+𝑚2𝑡𝑎𝑛2𝑥 .dx
𝑚 𝑚 2 −𝑚
(a) log (𝑚2−1) (b) log ( ) (c) log 3 m (d) 0
2
𝑥3
Q9. If ∫ √1+𝑥 2 dx = a (1+ x2)3/2 + b √1 + 𝑥 2 + C, then
−1 1 −1 1
(a) a= , b= 1 (b) a= 3 , b= -1 (c) a= , b= -1 (d) a= 3 , b= 1
3 3
𝑎 1 𝜋
Q10. If ∫0 dx = , then find the value of a.
1+4𝑥 2 8
−1 7 1
(a) (b) 2 (c) 2 (d) 0
2
𝑘 1 𝜋
Q11. The value of k in ∫0 𝑑𝑥 = is …………………
4+𝑥 2 8
𝜋
Q12. The value of ∫−𝜋 𝑠𝑖𝑛83 𝑥 + 𝑥 123 𝑑𝑥 is ……………………
2
Q13. The value of ∫0 |𝑥 − 3| 𝑑𝑥 is…………………..
ANSWERKEY
−1 7 𝑒 𝑒𝑥
1. (a) a= , b= 8 2. (c)9 3. (b)2log2 4. (b)a +1 – 2 5. (c) (1+𝑥 2)2 +C
8
1 1 −5 𝑡𝑎𝑛7 𝑥 𝑚 −1
6. (d) 10 (𝑥 2 + 4) + C 7. (b) +C 8. (a) log (𝑚2−1) 9. (c) a= , b= -1
5 3
1
10. (c) 2 11. 2 12. 0 13. 4 14. log|𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑥 | +C 15. 2e-2
CHAPTER-8-APPLICATION OF INTEGRALS
(a) 4𝜋 sq units (b) 2√2𝜋 sq units (c) 4𝜋2 sq units (d) 2 𝜋 sq units
Q2. The area of the region bounded by the curve x2 = 4y and the straight line x=4y-2 is
3 5 7 9
(a) sq unit (b) 8 sq unit (c) 8sq unit (d) 8 sq unit
8
Q3. The area of the region bounded by the curve y=√16 − 𝑥 2 and x-axis is
(a) 8𝜋 sq units (b) 20𝜋 sq units(c) 16𝜋 sq units (d) 256𝜋 sq units
Q4. The area of the region bounded by the curve x= 2y+3 and the lines y =1 and y= -1 is
3
(a) 4 sq units (b) 2 sq units (c) 6 sq units (d) 8 sq units
Q5. The area of the region bounded by the curves x=at2 and y = 2at between the ordinate
corresponding to t=1 and t=2 is
56 40
(a) 𝑎2 sq unit (b) 𝑎2 sq unit (c) 5𝜋 sq units (d) None of these
3 3
𝑎
Q6. The area of a minor segment of the circle x2+y2 = a2 cut off by the line x= is
2
………………………..
Q7. The area of the region bounded by the curve y=x 3 and y= x+6 and x=0 is………………….
Q8. The area under the curve y= √𝑎2 − 𝑥 2 included between the lines x=0 and x=a is
…………………..
Q9. The area of the region bounded by the line y-1 =x, the x-axis and the ordinates x= -2 and x=3
is …………
1024
Q 10. If the area enclosed by the parabolas 𝑦 2 = 16𝑎𝑥 and 𝑥 2 = 16𝑎𝑦, 𝑎 > 0 is sq.units,
3
then value of a is…………
ANSWERKEY
9 56
1. (d)2 𝜋 sq units 2. (d) 8 sq unit 3. (a) 8𝜋 sq units 4. (c) 6 sq units 5. (a) 𝑎2 sq unit
3
𝑎2 𝜋𝑎2 17
6. 12 (4𝜋 - 3√3) sq units 7. 10 sq units 8. sq units 9. sq units 10. 2√3
4 2
CHAPTER-9-DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
𝑑𝑦 3 𝑑2𝑦 2
1. The degree of the differential equation (1+ ) = ( ) is
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑2𝑦 𝑑𝑦 𝑑2𝑦
2. The degree of the differential equation 𝑑𝑥 2 + 3(𝑑𝑥 )2 = x2 log (𝑑𝑥 2) is
𝑑𝑦 𝑑2𝑦
3. The order and degree of differential equation [1+ (𝑑𝑥 )2]2 = 𝑑𝑥 2 respectively, are
𝑑𝑦
5. The solution of the differential equation 2x. 𝑑𝑥 – y = 3 represents a family of
𝑑𝑦
6. The integrating factor of the differential equation 𝑑𝑥 (x log x) + y = 2 log x is
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑦
7. A solution of the differential equation( 𝑑𝑥 )2 – x𝑑𝑥 + y = 0 is
(a) y=2 (b) y=2x (c) y=2x – 4 (d) y= 2x2 – 4
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦
8. Solution of the differential equation + = 0 is
𝑥 𝑦
1 1
(a) +𝑦=c (b) log x. log y = c (c) xy = c (d) x + y = c
𝑥
𝑑𝑦
9. The solution of the differential equation x 𝑑𝑥 + 2y = x2 is
𝑥 2 +𝐶 𝑥2 𝑥 4 +𝐶 𝑥 4 +𝐶
(a) y = (b) y = +C (c) y = (d) y=
4𝑥 2 4 𝑥2 4𝑥 2
𝑑𝑦 𝑑2𝑦
10. The degree of the differential equation [1+ (𝑑𝑥 )2]3/2 = 𝑑𝑥 2 is
3
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) not defined (d) 2
𝑑2𝑦 𝑑𝑦
11. The order and degree of a differential equation + (𝑑𝑥 )1/4 + x 1/5
= 0, respectively, are
𝑑𝑥 2
__________.
12. Differential equation which as solution of the form y = A cos 𝛼𝑥 + B sin𝛼𝑥 , where A and B
are arbitrary constants is ________________.
𝑑𝑦
13. Integrating factor of x 𝑑𝑥 –y = x4 – 3x is __________________.
𝑑𝑦
14. Solution of 𝑑𝑥 – y =1, y (0) = 1 is given by ______________.
𝑑𝑦 𝑦+1
15. The number of solutions of 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑦−1 when y (1) =2 is _______________-.
ANSWERKEY
1. Let 𝑎⃗ and 𝑏⃗⃗ be two unit vectors and 𝜃 is the angle between them. Then 𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ is unit vector if 𝜃
is
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 2𝜋
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 3
4. The vector in the direction of the vector 𝑖̂ - 2𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ that has magnitude 9 is
̂
𝑖̂−2𝑗̂ +2𝑘
(a) 𝑖̂ - 2𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ (b) (c) 3(𝑖̂ -2𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ ) (d) 9(𝑖̂-2𝑗̂+2𝑘̂ )
3
5. The position vector of the point which divides the join of point 2𝑎⃗-3𝑏⃗⃗ and 𝑎⃗ - 𝑏⃗⃗ in the ratio 3:1
is
⃗⃗
3𝑎⃗⃗−2𝑏 ⃗⃗
7𝑎⃗⃗−8𝑏 3𝑎⃗⃗ 5𝑎⃗⃗
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 4 4 4
6. The vector having initial and terminal points as (2, 5, 0) and (-3, 7, 4) respectively is
(a) -𝑖̂ + 12𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂ (b) 5𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ - 4𝑘̂ (c) -5𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂ (d) 𝑖̂ +𝑗̂ +𝑘̂
7. The angle between two vectors 𝑎⃗ and 𝑏⃗⃗ with magnitudes √3 and 4 respectively and 𝑎⃗.𝑏⃗⃗ =2√3
is
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 5𝜋
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6 3 2 2
8. Find the value of λ such that the vectors 𝑎⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + λ𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ and 𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ are orthogonal
3 5
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) - 2
9. The value of λ for which the vectors 3𝑖̂ - 6𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ and 2𝑖̂ -4𝑗̂ + λ𝑘̂ are parallel is
2 3 5 2
(a) (b) 2 (c) 2 (d) 5
3
10.The vector from origin to the points A and B are 𝑎⃗ = 2𝑖̂ -3𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ and 𝑏⃗⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ +𝑘̂ , respectively,
then the area of triangle OAB is
1
(a) 340 (b) √25 (c) √229 (d) 2 √229
11. If |𝑎⃗| = 10, |𝑏⃗⃗|= 2 and 𝑎⃗ .𝑏⃗⃗ = 12, then value of |𝑎⃗ 𝑋 𝑏⃗⃗| is ………………
12. The vector λ𝑖̂ +𝑗̂ +2𝑘̂ , 𝑖̂ + λ𝑗̂- 𝑘̂ and 2𝑖̂ -𝑗̂ + λ𝑘̂ are coplanar if λ is equal to …………….
ANSWERKEY
2𝜋 5𝑎⃗⃗
1. (d) 2. (c)1 3. (b)7 4. (c ) 3 (𝑖̂ -2𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ ) 5. (d) 6. (b)5𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂
3 4
𝜋 5 2 ⃗⃗ |
⃗⃗.𝑏
|𝑎
7. (𝑏) 3 8. (d) – 2 9. (a) 3 10. (𝑐)√229 11. 16 12. λ = -2 13. ( 2 ).𝑏⃗⃗
⃗⃗ |
|𝑏
⃗⃗
4𝑎⃗⃗+𝑏
14. −19 15. 3
2 3 6
2. The distance of the plane 𝑟⃗ (7 𝑖̂+ 7 𝑗̂ - 7 𝑘̂ ) =1 from the origin is
1
(a) 1 (b) 7 (c) 7 (d) none of these
10 4 2√3 √2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6√5 5√2 5 10
4. The coordinates of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point (2,5,7) on the x-axis are
given by
5. P is the point on the line segment joining the points (3,2,-1) and (6,2,-2). If x co-ordinate of P
is 5, then its y co-ordinate is
(a) sin𝛼, sin𝛽, sin𝛾 (b) cos𝛼, cos𝛽, cos𝛾 (c) tan𝛼, tan𝛽, tan𝛾 (d) cos2𝛼,
cos2𝛽, cos2𝛾
(a) x=0, y=0 (b) x=0, z=0 (c) x=0 (d) y=0,z=0
9. A line makes equal angles with co-ordinate axis. Direction cosines of this line are
1 1 1 111 1 −1 −1
(a) + (1,1,1) (b) + ( , , ) (c) + ( , , ) (d) + ( , , )
√3 √3 √3 333 √3 √3 √3
(a) (𝛼, 𝛽, 0)(b) (0,0, 𝛾) (c) (−𝛼, −𝛽, 𝛾) (d) (𝛼, 𝛽, −𝛾)
11.The area of the quadrilateral ABCD where A (0,4,1) , B (2,3,-1), C (4,5,0) and D (2,6,2) is
equal to _________.
𝑥 𝑦−1 𝑧−2
13.The image of the point (1,6,3) in the line 1 = = is _______________.
2 2
14.The co-ordinates of the point where the line through (3,-4,-5) and (2,-3,1) crosses the plane
passing through three points (2,2,1) , (3,0,1) and (4,-1,0) are _______________.
15.The co-ordinates of the foot of perpendicular drawn from point A (1,8,4) to the line joining the
points B (0,-1,3) and C (2,-3,-1) are _______________.
ANSWERKEY
√2
1. (d) √𝛼 2 + 𝛾 2 2. (a) 1 3. (d) 104. (d) (0,5,7) 5.(a) 2
1 1 1
6. (b) cos𝛼, cos𝛽, cos𝛾7. (c) √𝑏2 + 𝑐 2 8. (d) y=0,z=0 9. (b) + ( , , ) 10. (d)
√3 √3 √3
−5 2 19
(𝛼, 𝛽, −𝛾)11. 9 sq. units 12. 14 units 13. (1,0,7) 14.(1,-2,7) 15.( 3 , 3 , 3 )
CHAPTER-12- LINEAR PROGRAMMING
(a) Half plane not containing the origin (c) half plane containing the origin
(b) The point being on the line 3x+2y =3 (d) None of these
ANSWER KEY
1. (a) Half plane not containing the origin 2. (c) Given by corner points of the feasible region.
3. (c) If a LPP gives two optimal solutions it has infinite number of solutions
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2. A and B are events such that P(A)= 0,4, P (B) = 0.3 and P(A∪B) = 0.5. Then P(B’∩ A ) equals
2 1 3 1
(a) (b) 2 (c) 10 (d) 5
3
3 1 4
3. You are given that A and B are two events such that P(B)= 5, P(A | B) = 2 and P (A∪B)= 5 ,
then P(A) equals
3 1 1 3
(a) (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 5
10
4. Three persons, A, B and C, fire at a target in turn, starting with A. Their probabilities of hitting
the target are 0.4, 0.3 and 0.2, respectively. The probability of two hits is
6. A box contains 3 orange balls, 3 green balls and 2 blue balls. Three balls are drawn at random
from the box without replacement. The probability of drawing 2 green balls and one blue ball is
3 2 1 167
(a) (b) 21 (c) 28 (d) 168
28
7. A flash light has 8 batteries out of which 3 are dead. If two batteries are selected without
replacement and tested, the probability that both are dead is
33 9 1 3
(a) (b) 64 (c) 14 (d) 28
56
9. Two dice are thrown. If it is known that the sum of number on the dice was less than 6, the
probability of getting a sum 3, is
1 5 1 2
(a) (b) 18 (c) 5 (d) 5
18
(a) P(A) + P (B) (b) P(A) –P (B) (c) P(A).P(B) (d) P(A)/P(B)
11. A bag contains 5 red and 3 blue balls. If 3 balls are drawn at random without replacement,
then the probability of getting exactly one red ball is _____________.
12. Two dice are thrown together. Let A be the event ‘getting 6 on the first die’ are B be the
event ‘getting 2 on the second dice’, then P(A∩B) is ____________.
13. In a college, 30% students fail in Physics, 25% fail in Mathematics and 10% fail in both.
One student is chosen at random. The probability that she fails in Physics if she has failed in
Mathematics is _________.
1 1
14. A and B are two students. Their chances of solving a problem correctly are 3 and 4 ,
1
respectively. If the probability of their making a common error is, and they obtain the same
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answer, then the probability of their answer to be correct is _____________
15. Let X be a discrete random variable assuming values x1,x2 , …….xn with probabilities p1, p2
,…pn, respectively. Then variance of X is given by ________________
ANSWERKEY
𝑃(𝐴∩𝐵) 1 1 1
1.(c) P(𝐴|𝐵) = 2.(d) 5 3. (c) 2 4. (b) 0.188 5. (c) 8
𝑃(𝐵)
3 3 1
6.(a) 28 7. (d) 28 8.(d) None of the above 9. (c) 5 10. (c) P(A).P(B)
15 1 2 10
11. (c) 56 12.36 13. 14. 15. E(X2)-[𝐸(𝑋)]2
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