Practice Sheet JEE Challenger Advanced (2024)

Probability
Single Correct Type Questions(01-07) 5. A fair coin is tossed 9 times the probability that at
1. A slip of paper is given to a person "A" who marks least 5 consecutive heads occur, is
it with either a (+ ve) or a (–) ve sign, the 5 3
(A) (B)
probability of his writing a (+) ve sign being 1/3. 64 32
"A" passes the slip to "B" who leave it alone or 9
9 1 5
change the sign before passing it to "C". Similarly, (C) C5   (D)
"C" passes on the slip to "D" and "D" passes on the  2 29
slip to referee, who finds a plus sign on the slip. If
it is known that B, C and D each change the sign 6. 5 girls and 10 boys sit at random in a row having
with a probability of 2/3, then the probability that 15 chairs numbered as 1 to 15, then find the
"A" originally wrote a (+) sign, is. probability that end seats are occupied by the girls
21 12 and between any two girls an odd number of boys
(A) (B)
41 41 sit, is
13 39 10 10!  5!
(C) (D) (A)
41 41 15!
20 10!  5!
(B)
2. A bag contains 7 tickets marked with the numbers 15!
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 respectively. A ticket is drawn & 10!  5!
replaced. Then the chance that after 4 drawings the (C)
15!
sum of the numbers drawn is 8, is:
50 10!  5!
(A) 165/2401 (B) 149/2401 (D)
15!
(C) 3/49 (D) 1/49

3. A cube painted red on all sides, is cut into 125 equal 7. Consider three sets E1 = {1, 2, 3} F1 = {1, 3, 4}
small cubes. A small cube when picked up is found and G1 = {2, 3, 4, 5). Two elements are chosen at
to show red colour on one of its faces. Then the
random, without replacement, from the set E1 and
probability that two more faces also show red
colour, is let S1 denote the set of these chosen elements. Let
4 4 E2 = E1 − S1 and F2 = F1  S1. Now two elements
(A) (B)
49 120 arc chosen at random, without replacement, from
8 3 the set F2 and let S2 denote the set of these
(C) (D)
49 49
chosen elements. Let G2 = F1  S2. Finally, two
4. The chance that the top card in the deck is a elements are chosen at random, without
diamond given that the fourth card from the top is replacement, from the set G2 and let S3 denote the
a eight in well shuffled deck, is set of these chosen elements.
(A)
1 Let E3 = E2  S3. Given that E1 = E3 , let p be the
4
conditional probability of the event S1 = {1, 2}.
2
(B) Then the value of p is
3
1 3
1 (A) (B)
(C) 5 5
2
1 2
2 (C) (D)
(D) 2 5
5
Matrix -Match Type Questions (08-09) I II III IV
8. A student has to match three historical events i.e. (A) T P R S
Dandi March, Quit India Movement and Mahatma (B) Q P R Q
Gandhi’s assassination with the years 1948, 1930 (C) Q T S Q
and 1942 and each event happens in different years.
(D) Q S R T
The student has no knowledge of the correct
answers and decides to match the events and years
Passage Type Questions
randomly. Let Ei : ( 0  i  3) denote the event that
Passage(10-11)
the student gets exactly i correct answer, then (i) If a pencil of length AB is having two
List I List II specified mark P and Q in between AB, then
I P( Eo ) + P( E3 ) P .5 probability of cutting the pencil between P and Q =
2P( E1 ) length of PQ
II P(Eo) · P(E1) –P(E3) Q 0 length of AB
(ii) If in a Archery competition, the arrow has to hit a
III P(E0  E1) + 2 R 2 circle made upon a rectangular wooden
board, then the probability of hitting of arrow
IV P(E0) + P(E1) + P(E3) S .8 inside the circle
Area of circle
T 1 =
Area of rec tan gular board
I II III IV On the basis of above information answer the
(A) P S R T following.
(B) P Q R T
(C) P Q S T 10. If k  [0, 5], then the probability of the equation
(D) S Q R P 1
x2 + kx + (k + 2) = 0 has real roots, is -
4
9. A bag contains some white and some black balls, 1 2
all combination being equally likely. The total (A) (B)
5 5
number of balls in the bag is 12. Four balls are 3 4
(C) (D)
drawn at random from the bag without 5 5
replacement. Now match the entries from the
following two List. 11. If a stick of unit length is broken into three parts each
List I List II of length x, y & z respectively, then probability of
I Probability that all the four balls P forming of triangle from broken length is -
14
are black is equal to 1 1
33 (A) (B)
3 4
II If the bag contains 10 black and 2 Q 1
2 1
white balls then the probability 5 (C) (D)
that all four balls are black is 3 5
equal to
Integer Type Questions (12-15)
III If all four balls are black, then the R 70
12. A hunter knows that a deer is hidden in one of the two
probability that the selected bag 429 nearby bushes, the probability of its being hidden in
contains 10 black balls, is equal to
bush-I being 4/5. The hunter having a rifle containing
IV Probability that two balls are S 13 10 bullets decides to fire them all either at bush -I or
black and two are white 110 II. It is known that each shot may hit one or two
T 13 bushes independently of the other with probability
165 1/2. How many bullets must he fire on each of the two
bushes to hit the animal with maximum probability.
13. Mr. Modi is a professional tea taster. When given 14. The numbers ‘a and b’ are randomly selected from
a high-grade tea, he will identify it with probability the set of natural numbers. Probability that the
0.9 correctly as high grade and will mistake it for a number 3a + 7b has a digit equal to 8 at the units.
low-grade tea with probability 0.1. When given a
p
low-grade tea, he will identify it with probability place, is then p + q is: (Where p & q are co-
q
0.8 correctly as low-grade tea and will mistake it
for a high-grade tea with probability 0.2. Suppose prime natural numbers)
that Mr. Modi is given ten unlabelled cups of tea,
three with high grade and seven with low grade tea. 15. Let A= set of all 3  3 determinant having entries
He randomly picks a cup, tries the tea and solemnly + 1 or – 1, if a determinant B from the set A is
says “high grade tea”. If the probability that the tea chosen randomly then if the probability that the
he tasted was low grade tea is express in form of product of the elements of any row or any column
a/b then (3a – b) equals. (Where a & b are co-prime of B is – 1, is k/29. Then k is
natural numbers)
 Answer key
1. (C) 9. (B)
2. (B) 10. (C)
3. (A) 11. (B)
4. (A) 12. (1)
5. (B) 13. (1)
6. (B) 14. (19)
7. (A) 15. (16)
8. (B)
 Hints and Solutions
1. (C) Given that ‘8’ is 4th card. E1 → ‘8’ is of diamond
2/3 
D P(E1) = 1/4. E2→ ’8’ is not of diamond P(E2) = ¾
2/3  1/3 
C Event ‘A’: – top card is diamond.
 1/3
D 2/3 
2/3
 P(A) = P(A/ E1) P(A/ E1) + P(A/ E1) P(A/ E1)
1/3 
B
1/3 2/3
D 2/3 
  12  1  13  3 12 + 13  3
  1/3 =  . + × =
+ 
C  51  4  51  4 51  4
D 2/3 
1/3  1/3 
12 + 39 1
= =
2/3 2/3 D
2/3 
 51  4 4
 1/3
–
2/3 C 1/3
 D 2/3

 1/3 
B
 1/3 5. (B)
D
2/3 
2/3 
 1/3
C
1/3 2/3 
D 
 1/3

4 4 4 1
+ + +
13
P ( + / A) 81 81 81 81 =
4 1 16 4 4 4 41
3 + + + + +
81 81 81 81 81 81 5 6 6
1 1 1
Required probability   +   +  
2 2 2
2. (B)
6 6
Total cases 1 1 3
+   +  =
4 2 2 32
 1 – x7 
(
x : x + x + x + ... + x
8 0 1 2
)
6 4
=
 1 – x 
 
6. (B)
–4 –4
= (1 – (1 – x)
x7)4 = (1 – 2x ) (1 – x) 7 2
n(S) = ways of sitting of 10 boys and 5
= (1 – 4x7) (1 – x)4
girls
4
Total ways = 7 . = 15!
Favourable ways

= 4 + 8 – 1C8 – 4. 4 + 1 – 1C1 = 11C8 – 4 × 4 Let end seats are occupied by the girls & between
= 165 – 16 = 149. first and second girl x boys are seated similarly

149 between second and third y boys.

P= 4
7 ...................... so on then x + y + z + w = 10
where x, y, z, w are (2k + 1) type  2k1 + 1 +
3. (A)
This problem is of conditional probability. Total 2k2 +1 + 2k3 +1+ 2k4 +1 = 10
cases in which at least one of the cubes is red  k1 + k2 + k3 + k4 = 3 where ki  0
painted is 125 – 27 = 98 out of which 8 are painted
3+4−1
number of solution are C4−1 =6 C3  n(E)
8 4
on three sides  probability = = .
98 49 6
C3 10! 5!
6
C3 10! 5!  Now P = =
4. (A) 15!
7. (A) 13
C5 1
 4 C4 + 5C4 ....... + 12C4  = =
  13  12C 5
4
S1 F2 = F1  S1 S2 G1  S2 = G2 S3
(i) {1,2} {1,2,3,4) {1, x} {1,2,3,4,5} {1,2}  A  10 C4 14
(ii) {2,3} {1,2,3,4} {1, x} {1,2,3,4,5} {2,3} (II) Clearly, P   = 12 =
{x, y} (where x and y or {2,3,4,5}  E10  C4 33
(iii) {1,3} {1,3,4} {1, x} are other than 1) {1,2,3,4,5} {1,3} (III) By Baye’s theorem,
2
C2 3 C1 2 C1 1  A  1 14
P1 =   = P ( E10 ) P   
3
C2 4 C2 5 C2 60 E   E10  = 13 33 = 70
P  10  =
 A  P ( A) 1 429
1  3C 2 C 3
C 2C  2
P2 =  4 1  5 2 + 4 2  4 2  = 5
3  C2 C2 C2 C2  45 (IV) Let B denotes the probability of drawing 2
1 2
C1 2 C2 1 white and 2 black balls then
P3 =   =
3
C1 3 C2 5 C2 45 B
P   If i  0, 1, 2 or 11, 12
P1 1  Ei 
Conditionals probability = =
P1 + P2 + P3 5  B  i C  12−iC2
P   = 2 12 for i = 2, 3, ……., 10
 Ei  C4
8. (B) 12  p  1 
 P ( B ) =  P ( Ei ) P   =  12 
 1 1 1  Ei  13 C4
3! 1 − + −  i =0

P ( EO ) 
1! 2! 3!   2C2  10C2 + 3 C2  9C2 + 4 C2  8C2 + .... + 10C2  2 C2 
3!  
1 1
=  12 
 1 1 13 C4
3
C1 (1).2!1 − + 
P ( E1 )  1! 2!  = 1 
2 2C  10C + 3C  9C + 4C  8C + 5C 7 C + 6C  6C 
 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3! 2
1 1 1
 1
=  (1287 ) =
3
C2 (1) .1!1 − 
2 13 495 5
P ( E2 )  1!  = 0;
3! 10. (C)
3
C3 (1)3 1 D0
P ( E3 ) =  k2 – k – 2  0
3! 6
 (k – 2) (k + 1)  0
k (–, –1)  (2, )
9. (B) 5
Let Ei denotes the event that the bag contains i  dx 3
black and (12 – i) white balls (i= 0, 1, 2 ….,12) and  P(A) = 52 =
A denotes the event that the four balls drawn are all 5
black. Then  dx
0
1
P ( Ei ) = (i = 0, 1, 2, .......12) ;
13 11. (B)
 A x y –x–y
P   = 0 for i = 0, 1, 2, 3
 Ei 
x0 
 A  iC 
P   = 12 4 y0
 Ei  C4 
x+ y 
12  A 1 1
(I) P ( A) =  P ( Ei ) P   =  12 
i =0  Ei  13 C4
 1 2 8
Area =  P (identify low grade tea correctly) =
2 10
3
P (Given high grade tea) = ;
x< , y< 10
2 2
7
P (Given low grade tea) =
10
P (Low grade tea / says high grade tea)
7 2
 14
= 10 10 =
7 2 3 9 41
 + 
10 10 10 10
x+y>
2
14. (19)
2 2
1  1
Area =   =  P(A) = Unit digit of 3a = 3, 9, 7, 1 each occurs 25 times in
2 2 8 4
(0, 1, 2, .........., 99)
12. (1)
Unit digit of 7b = 7, 9, 3, 1 each occurs 25
10− x 
4 1
x
1 1
1 −    + 1 −    times in (0, 1, 2, .........., 99)
5   2   5   2  
3a 7b 3a 7b 3a 7b
x 10− x 1 7 7 1 9 9
4 1 1 1 
 1−   −  
5 2 5 2
25 25 25 25 25 25 3
  +  +  =
1 100 100 100 100 100 100 16
 1 − 22− x + 2 x−10 
5 
15. (16)
AM  GM For Sn , a11, a12 , a13 ,.a1( n−1) we have options 1
or  – 1 m but for a1n we have only way
AM = GM
depending upon the product
when a = b
( a11  a12  a13 a1(n−1) )
 2 – x = x – 10
 For R1 we have 2n−1 ways
 2x = 12 Similarly, for R2 , R3 , R4 ,.Rn−1 we have 2n−1
x=6 ways.
For Rn we have only one way.
10 – x = 4
( )
n−1 2
Hence total number of ways 2n−1 = 2( n−1)
For hitting only one bullet is reqd.
2
13. (1) For S3 we have 2(3−1) = 1 elements.
9
P(identify high grade tea correctly) = ;
10

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