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2601.

The probability of happening at least  one of the events A and B is 0.6. If the events A and B happens simultaneously with the probability 0.2, then                                                                               \[P\,(\bar{A})+P\,(\bar{B})=\]                 [Roorkee 1989; IIT 1987; MP PET 1997; DCE 2001; J & K 2005]

A.                 0.4         
B.                 0.8
C.                 1.2
D.                 1.4
Answer» D.                 1.4
2602.

If A and B are two mutually exclusive events, then                                                                                             \[P\,(A+B)=\]                          [MNR 1978; MP PET 1991, 92]

A.                                                                                     \[P\,(A)+P\,(B)-P\,(AB)\]                                                                                  
B.                                                                                            \[P\,(A)-P\,(B)\]
C.                                                                                           \[P\,(A)+P\,(B)\]                                                                                         
D.                                                                                    \[P\,(A)+P\,(B)+P\,(AB)\]
Answer» D.                                                                                    \[P\,(A)+P\,(B)+P\,(AB)\]
2603.

A coin is tossed twice. If events A and B are defined as :                 A = head on first toss,                                                                                                    \[B=\] head on second toss. Then the probability of                                                                                              \[A\cup B=\]

A.                                                                                             \[\frac{1}{4}\]                                                                                           
B.                                                                                             \[\frac{1}{2}\]
C.                                                                                             \[\frac{1}{8}\]                                                                                           
D.                                                                                             \[\frac{3}{4}\]
Answer» E.
2604.

If A and B are any two events, then the probability that exactly one of them occur is                                   [BIT Ranchi 1990; IIT 1984; RPET 1995, 2002; MP PET 2004]

A.                                                                                 \[P\,(A)+P\,(B)-P\,(A\cap B)\]                                                                              
B.                                                                               \[P\,(A)+P\,(B)-2P\,(A\cap B)\]
C.                                                                                \[P\,(A)+P\,(B)-P\,(A\cup B)\]
D.                                                                               \[P\,(A)+P\,(B)-2P\,(A\cup B)\]
Answer» C.                                                                                \[P\,(A)+P\,(B)-P\,(A\cup B)\]
2605.

If the odds in favour of an event be 3 : 5, then the probability of non-occurrence of the event is

A.                                                                                             \[\frac{3}{5}\]                                                                                           
B.                                                                                             \[\frac{5}{3}\]
C.                                                                                             \[\frac{3}{8}\]                                                                                           
D.                                                                                             \[\frac{5}{8}\]
Answer» E.
2606.

If                                                                  \[P\,(A)=0.4,\,\,P\,(B)=x,\,\,P\,(A\cup B)=0.7\] and the events A and B are mutually exclusive, then                                                                                                    \[x=\]                 [MP PET 1992]

A.                                                                                            \[\frac{3}{10}\]                                                                                          
B.                                                                                             \[\frac{1}{2}\]
C.                                                                                             \[\frac{2}{5}\]                                                                                           
D.                                                                                             \[\frac{1}{5}\]
Answer» B.                                                                                             \[\frac{1}{2}\]
2607.

If A and B are two events of a random experiment,                                                                                             \[P\,(A)=0.25\] ,                                                                                             \[P\,(B)=0.5\]  and                                                                                      \[P\,(A\cap B)=0.15,\]   then                                                                                      \[P\,(A\cap \bar{B})=\]                                                 [MP PET 1987]

A.                 0.1         
B.                 0.35
C.                 0.15       
D.                 0.6
Answer» B.                 0.35
2608.

If                                                                  \[P\,(A)=0.4,\,\,P\,(B)=x,\,\,P\,(A\cup B)=0.7\] and the events A and B are independent,  then x =                         [CEE 1993]

A.                                                                                             \[\frac{1}{3}\]                                                                                           
B.                                                                                             \[\frac{1}{2}\]
C.                                                                                             \[\frac{2}{3}\]                                                                                           
D.                 None of these
Answer» C.                                                                                             \[\frac{2}{3}\]                                                                                           
2609.

A card is drawn at random from a pack of cards. The probability of this card being a red or a queen is [MP PET 1989]

A.                                                                                            \[\frac{1}{13}\]                                                                                          
B.                                                                                            \[\frac{1}{26}\]
C.                                                                                             \[\frac{1}{2}\]                                                                                           
D.                                                                                            \[\frac{7}{13}\]
Answer» E.
2610.

Suppose that A, B, C are events such that                                   \[P\,(A)=P\,(B)=P\,(C)=\frac{1}{4},\,P\,(AB)=P\,(CB)=0,\,P\,(AC)=\frac{1}{8},\]  then                                                                                             \[P\,(A+B)=\]                                                 [MP PET 1992]

A.                 0.125
B.                 0.25
C.                 0.375     
D.                 0.5
Answer» E.
2611.

If  A  and B are two events such that                                                                                               \[P(A)=0.4\]  ,                                                                                          \[P\,(A+B)=0.7\]  and                                                                                            \[P\,(AB)=0.2,\]  then                                                                                                \[P\,(B)=\] [MP PET 1992]

A.                 0.1         
B.                 0.3
C.                 0.5         
D.                 None of these
Answer» D.                 None of these
2612.

The probabilities of three mutually exclusive events are 2/3, 1/4 and 1/6. The statement is        [MNR 1987; UPSEAT 2000]

A.                 True       
B.                 Wrong
C.                 Could be either    
D.                 Do not know
Answer» C.                 Could be either    
2613.

A party of 23 persons take their seats at a round table. The odds against two persons sitting together are               [RPET 1999]

A.                 10 : 1     
B.                 1 : 11
C.                 9 : 10     
D.                 None of these
Answer» B.                 1 : 11
2614.

\[\frac{1}{1.2}+\frac{1}{2.3}+\frac{1}{3.4}+........+.......\frac{1}{n.(n+1)}\]equals [AMU 1995; RPET 1996;  UPSEAT 1999, 2001]

A.   \[\frac{1}{n(n+1)}\]
B. \[\frac{n}{n+1}\]
C.   \[\frac{2n}{n+1}\]
D. \[\frac{2}{n(n+1)}\]
Answer» C.   \[\frac{2n}{n+1}\]
2615.

The sum 1(1!) + 2(2!) + 3(3!) + ....+n (n!) equals  [AMU 1999; DCE 2005]

A. \[3\,(n\,!)\,+\,n-3\]
B. \[(n+1)!\,-\,(n-1)!\]
C. \[(n+1)\,!\,-1\]
D. \[2\,(n\,!)-2n-1\]
Answer» D. \[2\,(n\,!)-2n-1\]
2616.

The sum of the series \[1+(1+2)+(1+2+3)+............\]upto \[n\] terms, will be  [MP PET 1986]

A. \[{{n}^{2}}-2n+6\]
B. \[\frac{n(n+1)(2n-1)}{6}\]
C. \[{{n}^{2}}+2n+6\]
D. \[\frac{n(n+1)(n+2)}{6}\]
Answer» E.
2617.

The sum to \[n\] terms of the series \[{{2}^{2}}+{{4}^{2}}+{{6}^{2}}+...........\] is  [MP PET 1994]

A. \[\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{3}\]
B. \[\frac{2n(n+1)(2n+1)}{3}\]
C. \[\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}\]
D. \[\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{9}\]
Answer» C. \[\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}\]
2618.

If \[\frac{1}{{{1}^{4}}}+\frac{1}{{{2}^{4}}}+\frac{1}{{{3}^{4}}}+.....+\infty =\frac{{{\pi }^{4}}}{90}\], then the value of \[\frac{1}{{{1}^{4}}}+\frac{1}{{{3}^{4}}}+\frac{1}{{{5}^{4}}}+.....\infty \]is [AMU 2005]

A. \[\frac{{{\pi }^{4}}}{96}\]
B. \[\frac{{{\pi }^{4}}}{45}\]
C. \[\frac{89}{90}{{\pi }^{4}}\]
D. None of these
Answer» B. \[\frac{{{\pi }^{4}}}{45}\]
2619.

If the sum of \[1+\frac{1+2}{2}+\frac{1+2+3}{3}+.....\] to n terms is S, then S is equal to           [Kerala (Engg.) 2002]

A. \[\frac{n(n+3)}{4}\]
B. \[\frac{n(n+2)}{4}\]
C. \[\frac{n(n+1)\,(n+2)}{6}\]
D. \[{{n}^{2}}\]
Answer» B. \[\frac{n(n+2)}{4}\]
2620.

If \[{{t}_{n}}=\frac{1}{4}(n+2)\,(n+3)\] for n = 1, 2, 3,?? then \[\frac{1}{{{t}_{1}}}+\frac{1}{{{t}_{2}}}+\frac{1}{{{t}_{3}}}+....+\frac{1}{{{t}_{2003}}}=\] [EAMCET 2003]

A. \[\frac{4006}{3006}\]
B. \[\frac{4003}{3007}\]
C. \[\frac{4006}{3008}\]
D. \[\frac{4006}{3009}\]
Answer» E.
2621.

\[\frac{\frac{1}{2}.\frac{2}{2}}{{{1}^{3}}}+\frac{\frac{2}{2}.\frac{3}{2}}{{{1}^{3}}+{{2}^{3}}}+\frac{\frac{3}{2}.\frac{4}{2}}{{{1}^{3}}+{{2}^{3}}+{{3}^{3}}}+.....n\] terms = [EAMCET 2000]

A. \[{{\left( \frac{n}{n+1} \right)}^{2}}\]
B. \[{{\left( \frac{n}{n+1} \right)}^{3}}\]
C. \[\left( \frac{n}{n+1} \right)\]
D. \[\left( \frac{1}{n+1} \right)\]
Answer» D. \[\left( \frac{1}{n+1} \right)\]
2622.

The sum to infinity of the following series \[\frac{1}{1.2}+\frac{1}{2.3}+\frac{1}{3.4}+...........\] shall be [MNR 1982]

A. \[\infty \]
B. 1
C. 0
D. None of these
Answer» C. 0
2623.

First term of the \[{{11}^{th}}\]group in the following groups (1),         (2, 3, 4), (5, 6, 7, 8, 9),???.is

A. 89
B. 97
C. 101
D. 123
Answer» D. 123
2624.

\[{{11}^{2}}+{{12}^{2}}+{{13}^{2}}+{{.......20}^{2}}=\] [MP PET 1995]

A. 2481
B. 2483
C. 2485
D. 2487
Answer» D. 2487
2625.

The sum of first \[n\] terms of the given series \[{{1}^{2}}+{{2.2}^{2}}+{{3}^{2}}+{{2.4}^{2}}+{{5}^{2}}+{{2.6}^{2}}+............\]is\[\frac{n{{(n+1)}^{2}}}{2}\], when \[n\] is even. When \[n\] is odd, the sum will be [IIT 1988]

A. \[\frac{n{{(n+1)}^{2}}}{2}\]
B. \[\frac{1}{2}{{n}^{2}}(n+1)\]
C. \[n{{(n+1)}^{2}}\]
D. None of these
Answer» C. \[n{{(n+1)}^{2}}\]
2626.

The sum to \[n\] terms of\[(2n-1)+2\,(2n-3)\] \[+3\,(2n-5)+.....\]  is [AMU 2001]

A. \[(n+1)\,(n+2)\,(n+3)/6\]
B. \[n\,(n+1)\,(n+2)/6\]
C. \[n\,(n+1)\,(2n+3)\,\]
D. \[n\,(n+1)\,(2n+1)/6\]
Answer» E.
2627.

If the \[{{n}^{th}}\] term of a series be \[3+n\,(n-1)\], then the sum of \[n\] terms of the series is

A. \[\frac{{{n}^{2}}+n}{3}\]
B. \[\frac{{{n}^{3}}+8n}{3}\]
C. \[\frac{{{n}^{2}}+8n}{5}\]
D. \[\frac{{{n}^{2}}-8n}{3}\]
Answer» C. \[\frac{{{n}^{2}}+8n}{5}\]
2628.

\[{{11}^{3}}+{{12}^{3}}+....+{{20}^{3}}\]   [Pb. CET 1997; RPET 2002]

A. Is divisible by 5
B. Is an odd integer divisible by 5
C. Is an even integer which is not divisible by 5
D. Is an odd integer which is not divisible by 5
Answer» C. Is an even integer which is not divisible by 5
2629.

The sum of \[n\] terms of the following series \[1.2+2.3+3.4+4.5+.........\] shall be [MNR 1980]

A. \[{{n}^{3}}\]
B. \[\frac{1}{3}n\,(n+1)(n+2)\]
C. \[\frac{1}{6}n\,(n+1)(n+2)\]
D. \[\frac{1}{3}n\,(n+1)(2n+1)\]
Answer» C. \[\frac{1}{6}n\,(n+1)(n+2)\]
2630.

\[\sum\limits_{m=1}^{n}{{{m}^{2}}}\] is equal to [RPET 1995]

A.   \[\frac{m(m+1)}{2}\]
B.   \[\frac{m(m+1)(2m+1)}{6}\]
C.   \[\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}\]
D.   \[\frac{n(n+1)}{2}\]
Answer» D.   \[\frac{n(n+1)}{2}\]
2631.

Sum of the series \[\frac{2}{3}+\frac{8}{9}+\frac{26}{27}+\frac{80}{81}+.....\] to n terms is   [Karnataka CET 2001]

A. \[n-\frac{1}{2}({{3}^{n}}-1)\]
B. \[n+\frac{1}{2}({{3}^{n}}-1)\]
C. \[n+\frac{1}{2}(1-{{3}^{-n}})\]
D. \[n+\frac{1}{2}({{3}^{-n}}-1)\]
Answer» E.
2632.

Sum of the \[n\] terms of the series \[\frac{3}{{{1}^{2}}}+\frac{5}{{{1}^{2}}+{{2}^{2}}}+\frac{7}{{{1}^{2}}+{{2}^{2}}+{{3}^{2}}}\,+...\,\,\text{is}\] [Pb. CET 1999; RPET 2001]

A. \[\frac{2n}{n+1}\]
B. \[\frac{4n}{n+1}\]
C. \[\frac{6n}{n+1}\]
D. \[\frac{9n}{n+1}\]
Answer» D. \[\frac{9n}{n+1}\]
2633.

The sum of the series \[1.3.5+.2.5.8+3.7.11+.........\]upto  \['n'\] terms is  [Dhanbad Engg. 1972]

A. \[\frac{n\,(n+1)(9{{n}^{2}}+23n+13)}{6}\]
B. \[\frac{n\,(n-1)(9{{n}^{2}}+23n+12)}{6}\]
C. \[\frac{(n+1)(9{{n}^{2}}+23n+13)}{6}\]
D. \[\frac{n\,(9{{n}^{2}}+23n+13)}{6}\]
Answer» B. \[\frac{n\,(n-1)(9{{n}^{2}}+23n+12)}{6}\]
2634.

\[\frac{{{1}^{3}}+{{2}^{3}}+{{3}^{3}}+{{4}^{3}}+{{........12}^{3}}}{{{1}^{2}}+{{2}^{2}}+{{3}^{2}}+{{4}^{2}}+{{.........12}^{2}}}=\] [MP PET 1998]

A.   \[\frac{234}{25}\]
B.   \[\frac{243}{35}\]
C. \[\frac{263}{27}\]
D. None of these
Answer» B.   \[\frac{243}{35}\]
2635.

The sum of \[(n-1)\] terms of \[1+(1+3)+\]  \[(1+3+5)+.......\] is [RPET 1999]

A. \[\frac{n\,(n+1)\,(2n+1)}{6}\]
B. \[\frac{{{n}^{2}}(n+1)}{4}\]
C. \[\frac{n\,(n-1)\,(2n-1)}{6}\]
D. \[{{n}^{2}}\]
Answer» D. \[{{n}^{2}}\]
2636.

The sum of all the products of the first \[n\] natural numbers taken two at a time is

A. \[\frac{1}{24}n(n-1)(n+1)(3n+2)\]
B. \[\frac{{{n}^{2}}}{48}(n-1)(n-2)\]
C. \[\frac{1}{6}n(n+1)(n+2)(n+5)\]
D. None of these
Answer» B. \[\frac{{{n}^{2}}}{48}(n-1)(n-2)\]
2637.

The \[{{n}^{th}}\] term of series \[\frac{1}{1}+\frac{1+2}{2}+\frac{1+2+3}{3}+.......\] will be [AMU 1982]

A. \[\frac{n+1}{2}\]
B. \[\frac{n-1}{2}\]
C. \[\frac{{{n}^{2}}+1}{2}\]
D. \[\frac{{{n}^{2}}-1}{2}\]
Answer» B. \[\frac{n-1}{2}\]
2638.

Sum of first \[n\] terms in the following series \[{{\cot }^{-1}}3+{{\cot }^{-1}}7+{{\cot }^{-1}}13+{{\cot }^{-1}}21+.............\] is given by

A.    \[{{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{n}{n+2} \right)\]
B. \[{{\cot }^{-1}}\left( \frac{n+2}{n} \right)\]
C. \[{{\tan }^{-1}}(n+1)-{{\tan }^{-1}}1\]
D. All of these
Answer» E.
2639.

Sum of the squares  of first \[n\] natural numbers exceeds their sum by 330, then \[n=\] [Karnataka CET 1998]

A. 8
B. 10
C. 15
D. 20
Answer» C. 15
2640.

The sum of \[{{1}^{3}}+{{2}^{3}}+{{3}^{3}}+{{4}^{3}}+.....+{{15}^{3}}\],is  [MP PET 2003]

A. 22000
B. 10000
C. 14400
D. 15000
Answer» D. 15000
2641.

The sum of the series \[1.2.3+2.3.4+3.4.5+.......\] to n terms is [Kurukshetra CEE 1998]

A. \[n(n+1)(n+2)\]
B. \[(n+1)(n+2)(n+3)\]
C. \[\frac{1}{4}n(n+1)(n+2)(n+3)\]
D. \[\frac{1}{4}(n+1)(n+2)(n+3)\]
Answer» D. \[\frac{1}{4}(n+1)(n+2)(n+3)\]
2642.

If \[\sum\limits_{i=1}^{n}{i=\frac{n(n+1)}{2}}\], then  \[\sum\limits_{i=1}^{n}{(3i-2)=}\]

A.   \[\frac{n(3n-1)}{2}\]
B.   \[\frac{n(3n+1)}{2}\]
C. \[n(3n+2)\]
D. \[\frac{n(3n+1)}{4}\]
Answer» B.   \[\frac{n(3n+1)}{2}\]
2643.

The greatest integer less than or equal to \[{{(\sqrt{2}+1)}^{6}}\]is [RPET 2000]

A. 196
B. 197
C. 198
D. 199
Answer» C. 198
2644.

The number of terms in the expansion of \[{{(a+b+c)}^{n}}\] will be

A. \[n+1\]
B. \[n+3\]
C. \[\frac{(n+1)(n+2)}{2}\]
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
2645.

Let \[R={{(5\sqrt{5}+11)}^{2n+1}}\] and \[f=R-[R]\], where [.] denotes the greatest integer function. The value of R.f is [IIT 1988]

A. \[{{4}^{2n+1}}\]
B. \[{{4}^{2n}}\]
C. \[{{4}^{2n-1}}\]
D. \[{{4}^{-2n}}\]
Answer» B. \[{{4}^{2n}}\]
2646.

The number of terms which are free from radical signs in the expansion of \[{{({{y}^{1/5}}+{{x}^{1/10}})}^{55}}\]is

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. None of these
Answer» C. 7
2647.

In the expansion of \[{{({{5}^{1/2}}+{{7}^{1/8}})}^{1024}}\], the number of integral terms is

A. 128
B. 129
C. 130
D. 131
Answer» C. 130
2648.

If n is positive integer and three consecutive coefficients in the expansion of \[{{(1+x)}^{n}}\] are in the ratio 6 : 33 : 110, then n =

A. 4
B. 6
C. 12
D. 16
Answer» D. 16
2649.

If in the expansion of \[{{(1+x)}^{n}}\], a, b, c are three consecutive coefficients, then n=

A. \[\frac{ac+ab+bc}{{{b}^{2}}+ac}\]
B. \[\frac{2ac+ab+bc}{{{b}^{2}}-ac}\]
C. \[\frac{ab+ac}{{{b}^{2}}-ac}\]
D. None of these
Answer» C. \[\frac{ab+ac}{{{b}^{2}}-ac}\]
2650.

 If \[{{a}_{r}}\] is the coefficient of \[{{x}^{r}}\], in the expansion of \[{{(1+x+{{x}^{2}})}^{n}}\], then \[{{a}_{1}}-2{{a}_{2}}+3{{a}_{3}}-....-2n\,{{a}_{2n}}=\] [EAMCET 2003]

A. 0
B. n
C. ? n
D. 2n
Answer» D. 2n