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GATE Electrical 2021 | Question: 27
Suppose the probability that a coin toss shows "head" is $p$, where $0<p<1$. The coin is tossed repeatedly until the first "head" appears. The expected number of tosses required is $p/\left ( 1-p \right )$ $\left ( 1-p \right )/p$ $1/p$ $1/p^{2}$
Suppose the probability that a coin toss shows "head" is $p$, where $0<p<1$. The coin is tossed repeatedly until the first "head" appears. The expected number of tosses r...
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GATE Electrical 2019 | Question: 40
The probability of a resistor being deflective is $0.02$. There are $50$ such resistors in a circuit. The probability of two or more defective resistors in the circuit (round off to two decimal places) is _______________
The probability of a resistor being deflective is $0.02$. There are $50$ such resistors in a circuit. The probability of two or more defective resistors in the circuit (r...
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GATE Electrical 2012 | Question: 37
A fair coin is tossed till a head appears for the first ime. The probability that the number of required tosses is odd, is $1/3$ $1/2$ $2/3$ $3/4$
A fair coin is tossed till a head appears for the first ime. The probability that the number of required tosses is odd, is$1/3$$1/2$$2/3$$3/4$
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GATE Electrical 2012 | Question: 1
Two independent random variables $X$ and $Y$ are uniformly distributed in the interval $[-1,1]$. The probability that $\text{max}[X,Y]$ is less than $1/2$ is $3/4$ $9/16$ $1/4$ $2/3$
Two independent random variables $X$ and $Y$ are uniformly distributed in the interval $[-1,1]$. The probability that $\text{max}[X,Y]$ is less than $1/2$ is$3/4$$9/16$$1...
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GATE Electrical 2017 Set 2 | GA Question: 5
There are $3$ red socks, $4$ green socks and $3$ blue socks. You choose $2$ socks. The probability that they are of the same colour is $1/5$ $7/30$ $1/4$ $4/15$
There are $3$ red socks, $4$ green socks and $3$ blue socks. You choose $2$ socks. The probability that they are of the same colour is$1/5$$7/30$$1/4$$4/15$
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GATE Electrical 2017 Set 1 | GA Question: 5
The probability that a $k$-digit number does NOT contain the digits $0, 5$ or $9$ is $0.3^{k}$ $0.6^{k}$ $0.7^{k}$ $0.9^{k}$
The probability that a $k$-digit number does NOT contain the digits $0, 5$ or $9$ is$0.3^{k}$$0.6^{k}$$0.7^{k}$$0.9^{k}$
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GATE Electrical 2013 | Question: 61
What is the chance that a leap year, selected at random, will contain $53$ Saturdays? $2/7$ $3/7$ $1/7$ $5/7$
What is the chance that a leap year, selected at random, will contain $53$ Saturdays?$2/7$$3/7$$1/7$$5/7$
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GATE Electrical 2013 | Question: 11
A continuous random variable $X$ has a probability density function $f(x)=e^{-x}, 0< x< \infty$. then $P\{X> 1\}$ $0.368$ $0.5$ $0.632$ $1.0$
A continuous random variable $X$ has a probability density function $f(x)=e^{-x}, 0< x< \infty$. then $P\{X 1\}$$0.368$$0.5$$0.632$$1.0$
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GATE Electrical 2014 Set 2 | Question: 2
Consider a dice with the property that the probability of a face with $n$ dots showing up is proportional to $n$. The probability of the face with three dots showing up is ________.
Consider a dice with the property that the probability of a face with $n$ dots showing up is proportional to $n$. The probability of the face with three dots showing up i...
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GATE Electrical 2014 Set 1 | Question: 27
A fair coin is tossed $n$ times. The probability that the difference between the number of heads and tails is $(n-3)$ is $2^{-n}$ $0$ $^{n}C_{n-3}2^{-n}$ $2^{-n+3}$
A fair coin is tossed $n$ times. The probability that the difference between the number of heads and tails is $(n-3)$ is$2^{-n}$$0$$^{n}C_{n-3}2^{-n}$$2^{-n+3}$
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