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Section A: Q.1 – Q.10 Carry ONE mark each.

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Q.1 Let 𝑀 = (−1 2 −1). If a non-zero vector 𝑋 = (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧)𝑇 ∈ ℝ3 satisfies 𝑀6 𝑋 = 𝑋, then a
0 −1 1
subspace of ℝ3 that contains the vector X is
(A) {(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧)𝑇 ∈ ℝ3 ∶ 𝑥 = 0, 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0}
(B) {(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧)𝑇 ∈ ℝ3 ∶ 𝑦 = 0, 𝑥 + 𝑧 = 0}
(C) {(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧)𝑇 ∈ ℝ3 ∶ 𝑧 = 0, 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 0}
(D) {(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧)𝑇 ∈ ℝ3 ∶ 𝑥 = 0, 𝑦 − 𝑧 = 0}

Q.2 Let 𝑀 = 𝑀1 𝑀2 , where 𝑀1 and 𝑀2 are two 3 × 3 distinct matrices. Consider the following two
statements:
(I) The rows of M are linear combinations of rows of 𝑀2 .
(II) The columns of M are linear combinations of columns of 𝑀1 .
Then,
(A) only (I) is TRUE
(B) only (II) is TRUE
(C) both (I) and (II) are TRUE
(D) neither (I) nor (II) is TRUE

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Q.3 Let 𝑋~ 𝐹6,2 and 𝑌 ~ 𝐹2,6 . If 𝑃(𝑋 ≤ 2) = 343 and 𝑃 (𝑌 ≤ 2) = 𝛼, then 686𝛼 equals
(A) 246
(B) 254
(C) 260
(D) 264

Q.4 Let 𝑌~ 𝐹4,2 . Then, 𝑃(𝑌 ≤ 2) equals

(A) 0.60
(B) 0.62
(C) 0.64
(D) 0.66

Q.5 Let 𝑋1 , 𝑋2 , … be a sequence of i. i. d. random variables each having U(0,1) distribution. Let Y be a
random variable having the distribution function G. Suppose that
𝑋1 +𝑋2 +𝑋𝑛
lim 𝑃 ( 4
≤ 𝑥) = 𝐺(𝑥), for all 𝑥 ∈ ℝ
𝑛→∞
Then, Var(Y) equals
1
(A) 12
1
(B) 32
1
(C) 48
1
(D) 64
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Q.6 Let 𝑋1 , 𝑋2 , 𝑋3 be a random sample from an 𝑁(𝜃, 1) distribution, where 𝜃 ∈ ℝ is an unknown

parameter. Then, which one of the following conditional expectations does NOT depend on ?
(A) 𝐸(𝑋1 + 𝑋2 − 𝑋3 |𝑋1 + 𝑋2 )
(B) 𝐸(𝑋1 + 𝑋2 − 𝑋3 |𝑋2 + 𝑋3 )
(C) 𝐸(𝑋1 + 𝑋2 − 𝑋3 |𝑋1 − 𝑋3 )
(D) 𝐸(𝑋1 + 𝑋2 − 𝑋3 |𝑋1 + 𝑋2 + 𝑋3 )

Q.7 For the function 𝑓 ∶ ℝ × ℝ → ℝ defined by

𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥𝑦 − 3𝑦 2 − 3𝑥 + 7𝑦,
the point (1, 1) is
(A) a point of local maximum
(B) a point of local minimum
(C) a saddle point
(D) NOT a critical point

Q.8 Let 𝐸1 , 𝐸2 and 𝐸3 be three events such that

1 1 1
𝑃(𝐸1 ∩ 𝐸2 ) = 4 , 𝑃(𝐸1 ∩ 𝐸3 ) = 𝑃(𝐸2 ∩ 𝐸3 ) = 5 and 𝑃(𝐸1 ∩ 𝐸2 ∩ 𝐸3 ) = 6
Then, among the events 𝐸1 , 𝐸2 and 𝐸3 , the probability that at least two events occur, equals
17
(A)
60
23
(B)
60
19
(C)
60
29
(D) 60

Q.9 Let X be a continuous random variable such that 𝑃(𝑋 ≥ 0) = 1 and 𝑉𝑎𝑟(𝑋) < ∞. Then, 𝐸(𝑋 2 ) is
∞
(A) 2 ∫0 𝑥 2 𝑃(𝑋 > 𝑥)𝑑𝑥
∞
(B) ∫0 𝑥 2 𝑃(𝑋 > 𝑥)𝑑𝑥
∞
(C) 2 ∫0 𝑥 𝑃(𝑋 > 𝑥)𝑑𝑥
∞
(D) ∫0 𝑥 𝑃(𝑋 > 𝑥)𝑑𝑥

Q.10 Let X be a random variable having a probability density function

(3 − 𝜃)𝑥 2−𝜃, 𝑖𝑓 0 < 𝑥 < 1
𝑓(𝑥: 𝜃) = {
0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒,
where 𝜃 ∈ {0,1}. For testing the null hypothesis 𝐻0 ∶ 𝜃 = 0 against 𝐻1 ∶ 𝜃 = 1, the power of the most
powerful test, at the level of significance 𝛼 = 0.125, equals
(A) 0.15
(B) 0.25
(C) 0.35
(D) 0.45

Section A: Q.11 - Q.30 Carry TWO marks each.

Q.11 Let 𝑋1 and 𝑋2 be i. i. d. random variables having the common probability density function
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𝑒 −𝑥 , 𝑥≥0
𝑓(𝑥) = {
0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒.
Define 𝑋(1) = min{𝑋1 , 𝑋2 } and 𝑋(2) = min{𝑋1 , 𝑋2 }. Then, which one of the following statements is
FALSE?
2𝑋(1)
(A) 𝑋 ~ 𝐹2,2
(2) −𝑋(1)

(B) 2(𝑋(2) − 𝑋(1) ) ~𝜒22

1
(C) 𝐸(𝑋(1) ) = 2
1
(D) 𝑃(3𝑋(1) < 𝑋(2) ) = 3

𝑋
Q.12 Let X and Y be random variables such that 𝑋 ~ 𝑁(1, 2) and 𝑃 (𝑌 = 2
+ 1) = 1. Let 𝛼 =
𝐶𝑜𝑣(𝑋, 𝑌), 𝛽 = 𝐸(𝑌) and 𝛾 = 𝑉𝑎𝑟(𝑌). Then, the value of 𝛼 + 2𝛽 + 4𝛾 equals
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8

Q.13 A point (a, b) is chosen at random from the rectangular region [0,2] × [0,4]. Then, the probability
that the area of the region
𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ ℝ × ℝ ∶ 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑎𝑦 ≤ 𝑎𝑏, 𝑥, 𝑦 ≥ 0}
will be less than 2, equals
1+ln 2
(A)
4
1+ln 2
(B) 2
2+ln 2
(C) 4
1+2 ln 2
(D)
4

Q.14 Let 𝑋1 , 𝑋2 , …. be a sequence of independent random variables such that

1 3
𝑃(𝑋𝑖 = 𝑖) = 4 and 𝑃(𝑋𝑖 = 2𝑖) = 4 , 𝑖 = 1,2, …
For some real constants C1 and C2, suppose that
𝑐1 𝑛 𝑋𝑖 𝑑
∑ + 𝑐2 √𝑛 → 𝑍~𝑁(0,1), as 𝑛 → ∞
√𝑛 𝑖=1 𝑖
Then, the value of √3 (3𝑐1 + 𝑐2 ) equals
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5

Q.15 Let 𝑋1 , 𝑋2 , …. be a sequence of i. i. d. random variables such that

1
𝑃(𝑋1 = 0) = 𝑃(𝑋1 = 1) = 𝑃(𝑋1 = 2) = 3.
1 1 2
Let 𝑆𝑛 = 𝑛 ∑𝑛𝑖=1 𝑋𝑖 and 𝑇𝑛 = 𝑛 ∑𝑛𝑖=1 𝑋𝑖 , 𝑛 = 1,2, … . suppose that
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1 3 1
𝛼1 = lim 𝑃 (|𝑆𝑛 − 2| < 4) 𝛼2 = lim 𝑃 (|𝑆𝑛 − 3| < 1)
𝑛→∞ 𝑛→∞
1 3 2 1
𝛼3 = lim 𝑃 (|𝑇𝑛 − 3| < 2) and 𝛼4 = lim 𝑃 (|𝑇𝑛 − 3| < 2).
𝑛→∞ 𝑛→∞
Then, the value of 𝛼1 + 2𝛼2 + 3𝛼3 + 4𝛼4 equals
(A) 6
(B) 5
(C) 4
(D) 3

Q.16 For 𝑥 ∈ ℝ, the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 intersects the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 at exactly n points. Then,
n equals
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 8

Q.17 Let (X, Y) be a random vector having the joint probability density function
𝛼|𝑥|, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 2 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 2𝑥 2 , −1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1,
𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = {
0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒,
where 𝛼 is a positive constant. Then, 𝑃(𝑋 > 𝑌) equals
5
(A)
48
7
(B) 48
5
(C) 24
7
(D)
24

Q.18 Let 𝑋1 , 𝑋2 , 𝑋3 , 𝑋4 be a random sample of size 4 from an 𝑁(𝜃, 1) distribution, where 𝜃 ∈ ℝ is an

1
unknown parameter. Let 𝑋 = 4 ∑4𝑖=1 𝑋𝑖 , 𝑔(𝜃) = 𝜃 2 + 2𝜃 and 𝐿(𝜃) be the Cramer-Rao lower bound
on variance of unbiased estimators of 𝑔(𝜃). Then, which one of the following statements is FALSE?
(A) 𝐿(𝜃) = (1 + 𝜃)2
(B) 𝑋 + 𝑒 𝑋 is a sufficient statistic for
2
(C) (1 + 𝑋) is the uniformly minimum variance unbiased estimator of 𝑔(𝜃)
2 (1+𝜃)2
(D) 𝑉𝑎𝑟 ((1 + 𝑋) ) ≥
2

Q.19 Let 𝑋1 , 𝑋2 , . . . , 𝑋𝑛 be a random sample from a population having the probability density function
1 −(𝑥−2𝜇)
𝑓(𝑥: 𝜇) = {2 𝑒 , 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 > 2𝜇,
2

0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒,
where −∞ < 𝜇 < ∞. For estimating 𝜇, consider estimators
𝑋−2 𝑛𝑋(1) −2
𝑇1 = 2
and 𝑇2 = 2𝑛
1
where 𝑋 = 𝑛 ∑𝑛𝑖=1 𝑋𝑖 and 𝑋(1) = 𝑚𝑖𝑛{𝑋1 , 𝑋2 , . . . , 𝑋𝑛 }. Then, which one of the following statements is
TRUE?
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(A) 𝑇1 is consistent but 𝑇2 is NOT consistent

(B) 𝑇2 is consistent but 𝑇1 is NOT consistent
(C) Both 𝑇1 and 𝑇2 are consistent
(D) Neither 𝑇1 nor 𝑇2 is consistent

𝜎
Q.20 Let 𝑋1 , 𝑋2 , . . . , 𝑋𝑛 be a random sample from a 𝑈 (𝜃 + ,𝜃 + √3𝜎) distribution, where 𝜃 ∈ ℝ
√3
1 1 2
and 𝜎 > 0 are unknown parameters. Let 𝑋 = 𝑛 ∑𝑛𝑖=1 𝑋𝑖 and 𝑆 = √𝑛 ∑𝑛𝑖=1(𝑋𝑖 − 𝑋) . Let 𝜃̂ and 𝜎̂ be
the method of moment estimators of 𝜃 and 𝜎, respectively. Then, which one of the following
statements is FALSE?
(A) 𝜎̂ + √3𝜃̂ = √3 𝑋 − 3𝑆
(B) 2√3𝜎̂ + 𝜃̂ = 𝑋 − 4√3𝑆
(C) √3 𝜎̂ + 𝜃̂ = 𝑋 + √3𝑆
(D) 𝜎̂ − √3𝜃̂ = 9𝑆 − √3 𝑋

Q.21 Let (X, Y, Z) be a random vector having the joint probability density function
1
, 𝑖𝑓 0 < 𝑧 < 𝑦 < 𝑥 < 1,
2𝑥𝑦
𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = { 1 , 𝑖𝑓 0 < 𝑧 < 𝑥 < 𝑦 < 2𝑥 < 2,
2𝑥 2
0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒.
Then, which one of the following statements is FALSE?
1
(A) 𝑃(𝑍 < 𝑌 < 𝑋) =
2
(B) 𝑃(𝑋 < 𝑌 < 𝑍) = 0
1
(C) 𝐸(𝑚𝑖𝑛{𝑋, 𝑌}) = 4
1 1
(D) 𝑉𝑎𝑟 (𝑌|𝑋 = 2) = 12

Q.22 Let X be a random variable such that the moment generating function of X exists in a
neighborhood of zero and
2 2𝑛+1 1
𝐸(𝑋 𝑛 ) = (−1)𝑛 + + , 𝑛 = 1,2,3, …
5 5 5
1
Then, 𝑃 (|𝑋 − | > 1) equals
2
1
(A) 5
2
(B) 5
3
(C) 5
4
(D) 5

Q.23 Let X be a random variable having a probability mass function p(x) which is positive only for non-
negative integers. If
ln 3
𝑝(𝑥 + 1) = (𝑥+1) 𝑝(𝑥), 𝑥 = 0,1,2, …,
then 𝑉𝑎𝑟(𝑋) equals
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(A) In 3
(B) In 6
(C) In 9
(D) In 18

Q.24 Let {𝑎𝑛 }𝑛≥1 be a sequence such that 𝑎1 = 1 and 4𝑎𝑛+1 = √45 + 16𝑎𝑛 , 𝑛 = 1,2,3, …
17
(A) {𝑎𝑛 }𝑛≥1 is monotonically increasing and converges to 8
9
(B) {𝑎𝑛 }𝑛≥1 is monotonically increasing and converges to 4
17
(C) {𝑎𝑛 }𝑛≥1 is bounded above by 8
(D) ∑∞
𝑛=1 𝑎𝑛 is convergent

Q.25 Let the series S and T be defined by

2
2∙5∙8∙∙∙(3𝑛+2) 1 −𝑛
∑∞
𝑛=0 and ∑∞
𝑛=1 (1 + 𝑛) ,
1∙5∙9∙∙∙(4𝑛+1)
respectively. Then, which one of the following statements is TRUE?
(A) S is convergent and T is divergent
(B) S is divergent and T is convergent
(C) Both S and T are convergent
(D) Both S and T are divergent

Q.26 The volume of the region

𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) ∈ ℝ × ℝ × ℝ ∶ 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 ≤ 4, 0 ≤ 𝑧 ≤ 4 − 𝑦}
is
(A) 16𝜋 − 16
(B) 16𝜋
(C) 8𝜋
(D) 16𝜋 + 4

Q.27 For real constants 𝛼 and 𝛽, suppose that the system of linear equations
𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 6; 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝛼𝑧 = 3 ; 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 𝛽
has infinitely many solutions. Then, the value of 4a +3ẞ equals
(A) 18
(B) 23
(C) 28
(D) 32
Q.28

Q.28 Let 𝑥1 , 𝑥2 , 𝑥3 and 𝑥4 be observed values of a random sample from an 𝑁(𝜃, 𝜎 2 ) distribution,
1
where 𝜃 ∈ ℝ and 𝜎 > 0 are unknown parameters. Suppose that 𝑥 = ∑4𝑖=1 𝑥𝑖 = 3.6 and
4
1 4
∑ (𝑥
3 𝑖=1 𝑖
− 𝑥)2 = 20.25. For testing the null hypothesis 𝐻0 ∶ 𝜃 = 0 against 𝐻0 ∶ 𝜃 ≠ 0, the p-value
of the likelihood ratio test equals
(A) 0.712
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(B) 0.208
(C) 0.104
(D) 0.052

Q.29 Let X and Y be jointly distributed random variables such that, for every fixed 𝜆 > 0, the
conditional distribution of X given 𝑌 = 𝜆 is the Poisson distribution with mean 𝜆. If the distribution of
1
Y is Gamma (2, 2), then the value of 𝑃(𝑋 = 0) + 𝑃(𝑋 = 1) equals
7
(A) 27
20
(B)
27
8
(C) 27
16
(D) 27

Q.30 Among all the points on the sphere 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 = 24, the point (𝛼, 𝛽, 𝛾) is closest to the point
(1,2,-1). Then, the value of 𝛼 + 𝛽 + 𝛾 equals
(A) 4
(B) -4
(C) 2
(D) -2

Section B: Q.31-Q.40 Carry TWO marks each.

Q.31 Let M be a 3 × 3 real matrix. If 𝑃 = 𝑀 + 𝑀𝑇 and 𝑄 = 𝑀 − 𝑀𝑇 , then which of the following
statements is/are always TRUE?
(A) 𝑑𝑒𝑡(𝑃2 𝑄 3 ) = 0
(B) 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑒(𝑄 + 𝑄 2 ) = 0
(C) 𝑋 𝑇 𝑄 2 𝑋 = 0, for all 𝑋 ∈ ℝ3
(D) 𝑋 𝑇 𝑃𝑋 = 2𝑋 𝑇 𝑀𝑋, for all 𝑋 ∈ ℝ3

Q.32 Let 𝑋1 , 𝑋2 , 𝑋3 be i. i. d. random variables, each having the N(0, 1) distribution. Then, which of the
following statements is/are TRUE?
√2(𝑋1 −𝑋2 )
(A) ~ 𝑡1
√(𝑋1 −𝑋2 )2 +2𝑋32

(𝑋1 +𝑋2 )2
(B) (𝑋 2 2 ~ 𝐹1,2
1 −𝑋2 ) +2𝑋3
𝑋1
(C) 𝐸 (𝑋 2 +𝑋 2) = 0
2 3
1
(D) 𝑃(𝑋1 < 𝑋2 + 𝑋3 ) = 3

Q.33 Let 𝑋1 , 𝑋2 , . . . , 𝑋10 be the observed values of a random sample of size 10 from an 𝑁(𝜃, 𝜎 2 )
distribution, where 𝜃 ∈ ℝ and 𝜎 > 0 are unknown parameters.
If
1 1
𝑥 = 10 ∑10 10 2
𝑖=1 𝑥𝑖 = 0 and 𝑠 = √9 ∑𝑖=1(𝑥𝑖 − 𝑥) = 2
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then based on the values of 𝑥 and s and using Student's t-distribution with 9 degrees of freedom, 90%
confidence interval(s) for 𝜃 is/are
(A) (−0.8746, ∞)
(B) (−0.8746, 0.8746)
(C) (−1.1587, 1.1587)
(D) (−∞, 0.8746)

Q.34 Let (𝑋1 , 𝑋2 ) be a random vector having the probability mass function
𝑐
, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥1 , 𝑥2 ∈ {0,1, … ,12}, 𝑥1 + 𝑥2 ≤ 12
) 𝑥
𝑓(𝑥1 , 𝑥2 = { 1 2! 𝑥 ! (12 − 𝑥1 − 𝑥2 )!
0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒,
where c is a real constant. Then, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
(A) 𝐸(𝑋1 + 𝑋2 ) = 8
8
(B) 𝑉𝑎𝑟(𝑋1 + 𝑋2 ) = 3
5
(C) 𝐶𝑜𝑣(𝑋1 , 𝑋2 ) = −
3
(D) 𝑉𝑎𝑟(𝑋1 + 2𝑋2 ) = 8

Q.35 Let P be a 3 × 3 matrix having the eigenvalues 1, 1 and 2. Let (1, −1, 2)𝑇 be the only linearly
independent eigenvector corresponding to the eigenvalue 1. If the adjoint of the matrix 2P is denoted
by Q, then which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
(A) 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑒(𝑄) = 20
(B) 𝑑𝑒𝑡(𝑄) = 64
(C) (2, −2,4)𝑇 is an eigenvector of the matrix Q
(D) 𝑄 3 = 20𝑄 2 − 124𝑄 + 256𝐼3

Q.36 Let 𝑓 ∶ ℝ × ℝ → ℝ be a function defined by

𝑥𝑦(𝑥 + 𝑦)
, 𝑖𝑓 (𝑥, 𝑦) ≠ (0,0)
𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = { 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2
0, 𝑖𝑓 (𝑥, 𝑦) = (0,0)
Then, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
(A) f is continuous on ℝ × ℝ
(B) The partial derivative off with respect to y exists at (0, 0), and is 0
(C) The partial derivative of f with respect to x is continuous on ℝ × ℝ
(D) f is NOT differentiable at (0,0)

𝑋
Q.37 Let X and Y be i.i.d. random variables each having the N(0,1) distribution. Let 𝑈 = 𝑌 and 𝑍 = |𝑈|.
Then, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
(A) U has a Cauchy distribution
(B) 𝐸(𝑍 𝑃 ) < ∞, for some 𝑝 ≥ 1
(C) 𝐸(𝑒 𝑡𝑧 ) does not exist for all 𝑡 ∈ (−∞, 0)
(D) 𝑍 2 ~ 𝐹1,1

Q.38 Which of the following is/are TRUE?

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1 1 2 ,𝑦 2 }
(A) ∫0 ∫0 𝑒 max{𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦 = 𝑒 − 1
1 1 2 ,𝑦 2 } 1 2
(B) ∫0 ∫0 𝑒 min{𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦 = ∫0 𝑒 𝑡 𝑑𝑡 − (𝑒 − 1)
1 1 2 ,𝑦 2 } 1 1 2
(C) ∫0 ∫0 𝑒 max{𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦 = 2 ∫0 ∫𝑦 𝑒 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑡
1 1 2 ,𝑦2 } 1 𝑦 2
(D) ∫0 ∫0 𝑒 min{𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦 = 2 ∫0 ∫1 𝑒 𝑦 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑡

Q.39 Let X be a random variable having the probability density function

5
, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 > 1
𝑓(𝑥) = {𝑥 6
0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒.
Then, which of the following statements is/are TRUE for the distribution of X?
4
(A) The coefficient of variation is
√15
1
3 5
(B) The first quartile is (4)
1
(C) The median is (2)5
5 1
(D) The upper bound obtained by Chebyshev's inequality for 𝑃 (𝑋 ≥ 2) is 15

Q.40 Based on 10 data points (𝑥1 , 𝑦1 ), (𝑥2 , 𝑦2 ), . . . , (𝑋10 , 𝑌10 ) on a variable (X, Y), the simple regression
1
lines of Y on X and X on Y are obtained as 2𝑦 − 𝑥 = 8 and 𝑦 − 𝑥 = −3, respectively. Let 𝑥 = 10 ∑10
𝑖=1 𝑥𝑖
1
and 𝑦 = 10 ∑10
𝑖=1 𝑦𝑖 . Then, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
(A) ∑10
𝑖=1 𝑥𝑖 = 140
10
(B) ∑𝑖=1 𝑦𝑖 = 110
∑10
𝑖=1(𝑥𝑖 −𝑥)𝑦𝑖 1
(C) =−
√(∑10
2 10 2 √2
𝑖=1(𝑥𝑖 −𝑥) )(∑𝑖=1(𝑦𝑖 −𝑦) )
2
∑10 (𝑥 −𝑥)
𝑖=1 𝑖
(D) ∑10 (𝑦 −𝑦)2
=2
𝑖=1 𝑖

Section C: Q.41 - Q.50 Carry ONE mark each.

Q.41 Let 𝑓: ℝ → ℝ be a function defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 𝑥, 𝑥 ∈ ℝ. Let 𝑔: ℝ → ℝ be a twice
differentiable function such that 𝑔(𝑥) = 0 has exactly three distinct roots in the open interval (0, 1).
Let ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑥)𝑔(𝑥), 𝑥 ∈ ℝ, and ℎ′′ be the second order derivative of the function h. If n is the
number of roots of ℎ′′ (𝑥) = 0 in (0,1), then the minimum possible value of n equals

Q.42 Let 𝑋1 , 𝑋2 , … be a sequence of i. i. d. random variables, each having the probability density
function
𝑥 2 𝑒 −𝑥
𝑓(𝑥) = { 2 , 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≥ 0
0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒.
For some real constants 𝛽, 𝛾 and 𝑘, suppose that
𝑛 0, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≤ 𝛽,
1
lim 𝑃 ( ∑ 𝑋𝑖 ≤ 𝑥 ) = {𝑘𝑥, 𝑖𝑓 𝛽 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 𝛾,
𝑛→∞ 𝑛
𝑖=1 𝑘𝛾, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 > 𝛾.
Then, the value of 2𝛽 + 3𝛾 + 6𝑘 equals _______
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Q.43 Let 𝛼 and 𝛽 be real constants such that

𝑥 𝛼𝑡2
∫0 (1+𝑡4 )𝑑𝑡
lim =1
𝑥→0+ 𝛽𝑥−sin 𝑥
Then, the value of 𝛼 + 𝛽 equals

Q.44 Let 𝑋1 , 𝑋2 , . . . , 𝑋10 be a random sample from an 𝑁(0, 𝜎 2 ) distribution, where 𝜎 > 0 is an
𝑐
unknown parameter. For some real constant c, let 𝑌 = ∑10 𝑖=1|𝑋𝑖 | be an unbiased estimator of 𝜎.
10
Then, the value of c equals ______ (round off to two decimal places)

Q.45 Let X be a random variable having the probability density function

𝑥
, 𝑖𝑓 0 < 𝑥 < 2
𝑓(𝑥) = {2
0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒.
2
Then, 𝑉𝑎𝑟 (ln ( )) equals ________
𝑋

Q.46 Let 𝑋1 , 𝑋2 , 𝑋3 be i. i. d. random variables, each having the N (2, 4) distribution. If

𝑃(2𝑋1 − 3𝑋2 + 6𝑋3 > 17) = 1 − Φ(𝛽),
then 𝛽 equals ______

Q.47 Let the probability: mass function of a random variable X be given by

𝑘
𝑃(𝑋 = 𝑛) = , 𝑛 = 2,3, …,
(𝑛 − 1)𝑛
where k is a positive constant. Then, 𝑃(𝑋 ≥ 17|𝑋 ≥ 5) equals

Q.48 Let
1+𝑘 2𝑘
𝑆𝑛 = ∑𝑛𝑘=1 , 𝑛 = 1,2, …
4 𝑘−1
Then, lim 𝑆𝑛 equals _________ (round off to two decimal places)
𝑛→∞

Q.49 A box contains a certain number of balls out of which 80% are white, 15% are blue and 5% are
red. All the balls of the same color are indistinguishable. Among all the white balls, % are marked
defective, among all the blue balls, 6% are marked defective and among all the red balls, 9% are
marked defective. A ball is chosen at random from the box. If the conditional probability that the
chosen ball is white, given that it is defective, is 0.4, then a equals

Q.50 Let 𝑋1 , 𝑋2 be a random sample from a distribution having a probability density function
1 −𝑥
𝑓(𝑥; 𝜃) = {𝜃 𝑒 , 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 > 0
𝜃

0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒.
where 𝜃 ∈ (0, ∞) is an unknown parameter. For testing the null hypothesis 𝐻0 ∶ 𝜃 = 1 against 𝐻1 ∶
𝑋1 +𝑋2
𝜃 ≠ 1, consider a test that rejects Ho for small observed values of the statistic 𝑊 = 2
. If the
observed values of 𝑋1 and 𝑋2 are 0.25 and 0.75, respectively, then the p-value equals _______ (round
off to two decimal places)
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Section C: Q.51 - Q.60 Carry TWO marks each.

Q.51 Let 𝑓: ℝ → ℝ be a function defined by
𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑥 − 1) + 𝑥𝑒 (𝑥−1) , 𝑥 ∈ ℝ.
Then,
1 2 10
lim 𝑛 (𝑓 (1 + 𝑛) + 𝑓 (1 + 𝑛) + ⋯ + 𝑓 (1 + 𝑛
) − 10)
𝑛→∞
Equals ________

Q.52 Let the random vector (𝑋1 , 𝑋2 ) follow the bivariate normal distribution with 𝐸(𝑋1 ) = 𝐸(𝑋2 ) =
1
1, 𝑉𝑎𝑟(𝑋2 ) = 4 𝑉𝑎𝑟(𝑋1 ) = 4 and 𝐶𝑜𝑣(𝑋1 , 𝑋2 ) = 1. Then, 𝑉𝑎𝑟 (𝑋1 + 𝑋2 |𝑋1 = 2) equals _____

Q.53 If, for some 𝛼 ∈ (0, ∞),

∞ 2
∫0 2−𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = 𝛼 √𝜋
then 𝛼 equals ________ (round off to two decimal places)

Q.54 Let 𝑥1 = 2.1, 𝑥2 = 4.2, 𝑥3 = 5.8 and 𝑥4 = 3.9 be the observed values of a random sample
𝑋1 , 𝑋2 , 𝑋3 and 𝑋4 from a population having a probability density function where 𝜃 ∈ (0, ∞) is an
unknown parameter. Then, the maximum likelihood estimate of 𝑉𝑎𝑟(𝑋1 ) equals __________

Q.55 Let 𝑥1 = 2, 𝑥2 = 5 and 𝑥3 = 4 be the observed values of a random sample from a population
having a probability mass function
𝜃(1 − 𝜃)𝑥 , 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 0,1,2, … ,
𝑓(𝑥; 𝜃) = {
0, 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒.
where 𝜃 ∈ (0,1) is an unknown parameter. If 𝜏̂ is the uniformly minimum variance unbiased estimate
of 𝜃 2, then 156 𝜏̂ equals ________

1
Q.56 Let 𝑋1 , 𝑋2 , . . . , 𝑋5 be i. i. d. random variables, each having the 𝐵𝑖𝑛 (1, 2) distribution.
Let 𝐾 = 𝑋1 + 𝑋2 +. . . +𝑋5 and
0, 𝑖𝑓 𝐾 = 0
𝑈={
𝑋1 + 𝑋2 + ⋯ + 𝑋𝐾 , 𝑖𝑓 𝐾 = 1,2, … ,5
Then, 𝐸(𝑈) equals _______

Q.57 Let 𝑋1 ~ 𝐺𝑎𝑚𝑚𝑎(1,4), 𝑋2 ~ 𝐺𝑎𝑚𝑚𝑎 (2,2) and 𝑋3 ~ 𝐺𝑎𝑚𝑚𝑎(3,4) be three independent

𝑌 4
random variables. If 𝑌 = 𝑋1 + 2𝑋2 + 𝑋3 , then 𝐸 ((4) ) equals ______

Q.58 Let 𝑋1 , 𝑋2 be a random sample from a 𝑈(0, 𝜃) distribution, where 𝜃 > 0 is an unknown
parameter. For testing the null hypothesis 𝐻0 ∶ 𝜃 ∈ (0, 1] ∪ [2, ∞) against 𝐻1 : 𝜃 ∈ (1,2), consider the
critical region
5 7
𝑅 = {(𝑥1 , 𝑥2 ) ∈ ℝ × ℝ ∶ < max{𝑥1 , 𝑥2 } < }
4 4
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Then, the size of the critical region equals

Q.59 Let 𝑋1 , 𝑋2 , . . . , 𝑋5 be a random sample from a 𝐵𝑖𝑛(1, 𝜃) distribution, where 𝜃 ∈ (0,1) is an

unknown parameter. For testing the null hypothesis 𝐻0 ∶ 0 ≤ 0.5 against 𝐻1 ∶ 𝜃 > 0.5, consider the
two tests 𝑇1 and 𝑇2 defined as:
𝑇1 : Regect 𝐻0 if, and only if, ∑5𝑖=1 𝑋𝑖 = 5
𝑇2 : Regect 𝐻0 if, and only if, ∑5𝑖=1 𝑋𝑖 ≥ 3
2
Let 𝛽 be the probability of making Type-II error, at 𝜃 = , when the test 𝑇𝑖 , 𝑖 = 1,2, is used. Then, the
3
value of 𝛽1 + 𝛽2 equals ________ (round off to two decimal places)

Q.60 Let 𝑋1 ~ 𝑁(2,1), 𝑋2 ~ 𝑁(−1,4) and 𝑋3 ~ 𝑁(0,1) be mutually independent random variables.
Then, the probability that exactly two of these three random variables are less than 1, equals _____
(round off to two decimal places)