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Q1. Let a, b and c denote the outcome of three independent rolls of a fair tetrahedral die, whose four faces are
marked 1, 2, 3, 4. If the probability that ax 2
+ bx + c = 0 has all real roots is m

n
, gcd(m, n) = 1, then m + n is
equal to ________ 09 Apr 2024 (M)

Q2. If an unbiased dice is rolled thrice, then the probability of getting a greater number in the i th
roll than the
number obtained in the (i − 1) th
roll, i = 2, 3, is equal to 09 Apr 2024 (E)
(1) 3/54 (2) 2/54
(3) 1/54 (4) 5/54

Q3. Let the sum of two positive integers be 24 . If the probability, that their product is not less than 3

4
times their
greatest possible product, is m

n
, where gcd(m, n) = 1, then n − m equals 08 Apr 2024 (M)
(1) 10 (2) 9
(3) 11 (4) 8

Q4. There are three bags X, Y and Z . Bag X contains 5 one-rupee coins and 4 five-rupee coins; Bag Y contains 4
one-rupee coins and 5 five-rupee coins and Bag Z contains 3 one-rupee coins and 6 five-rupee coins. A bag is
selected at random and a coin drawn from it at random is found to be a one-rupee coin. Then the probability,
that it came from bag Y, is : 08 Apr 2024 (E)
(1) 1

4
(2) 1

(3) 5

12
(4) 1

Q5. Three balls are drawn at random from a bag containing 5 blue and 4 yellow balls. Let the random variables X
–
–
Y X Y Xand
Y respectively denote the number of blue and yellow balls. If and are the means of and
–
–
7X + 4Yrespectively, then is equal to ______. 08 Apr 2024 (M)

Q6. If three letters can be posted to any one of the 5 different addresses, then the probability that the three letters are
posted to exactly two addresses is: 06 Apr 2024 (E)
(1) 18

25
(2) 12

25

(3) 6

25
(4) 4

25

Q7. A company has two plants A and B to manufacture motorcycles. 60% motorcycles are manufactured at plant A
and the remaining are manufactured at plant B.80% of the motorcycles manufactured at plant A are rated of the
standard quality, while 90% of the motorcycles manufactured at plant B are rated of the standard quality. A
motorcycle picked up randomly from the total production is found to be of the standard quality. If p is the
probability that it was manufactured at plant B, then 126p is 06 Apr 2024 (M)
(1) 54 (2) 66
(3) 64 (4) 56

Q8. From a lot of 12 items containing 3 defectives, a sample of 5 items is drawn at random. Let the random variable
X denote the number of defective items in the sample. Let items in the sample be drawn one by one without
replacement. If variance of X is m

n
, where gcd(m, n) = 1, then n − m is equal to _________ 06 Apr 2024 (E)

Q9. The coefficients a, b, c in the quadratic equation ax 2

+ bx + c = 0 are from the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}. If the
probability of this equation having one real root bigger than the other is p, then 216 p equals : 05 Apr 2024 (E)

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(1) 57 (2) 76
(3) 38 (4) 19

Q10. X α 1 0 −3
Let the mean and the standard deviation of the probability distribution 1 1 1
be μ and σ,
P(X) K
3 6 4

respectively. If σ − μ = 2, then σ + μ is equal to________ 05 Apr 2024 (E)

Q11. The coefficients a, b, c in the quadratic equation ax 2

+ bx + c = 0 are chosen from the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
. The probability of this equation having repeated roots is : 05 Apr 2024 (M)
(1) 1

128
(2) 1

64

(3) 3

256
(4) 3

128

Q12. In a tournament, a team plays 10 matches with probabilities of winning and losing each match as 1

3
and 2

respectively. Let x be the number of matches that the team wins, and y be the number of matches that team
loses. If the probability P(|x − y| ≤ 2) is p, then 3 9
p equals ______ 04 Apr 2024 (E)

Q13. Three urns A, B and C contain 7 red, 5 black; 5 red, 7 black and 6 red, 6 black balls, respectively. One of the
urn is selected at random and a ball is drawn from it. If the ball drawn is black, then the probability that it is
drawn from urn A is : 04 Apr 2024 (M)
(1) 5

18
(2) 5

16

(3) 4

17
(4) 7

18

Q14. Let Ajay will not appear in JEE exam with probability p = 2

7
, while both Ajay and Vijay will appear in the
exam with probability q = 1

5
. Then the probability, that Ajay will appear in the exam and Vijay will not appear
is: 01 Feb 2024 (E)
(1) 9

35
(2) 18

35

(3) 24

35
(4) 3

35

Q15. A bag contains 8 balls, whose colours are either white or black. 4 balls are drawn at random without
replacement and it was found that 2 balls are white and other 2 balls are black. The probability that the bag
contains equal number of white and black balls is: 01 Feb 2024 (M)
(1) 2

5
(2) 2

(3) 1

7
(4) 1

Q16. Two marbles are drawn in succession from a box containing 10 red, 30 white, 20 blue and 15 orange marbles,
with replacement being made after each drawing. Then the probability, that first drawn marble is red and
second drawn marble is white, is 31 Jan 2024 (M)
(1) 2

25
(2) 4

25

(3) 2

3
(4) 4

75

Q17. A coin is biased so that a head is twice as likely to occur as a tail. If the coin is tossed 3 times, then the
probability of getting two tails and one head is- 31 Jan 2024 (E)
(1) 2

9
(2) 1

(3) 2

27
(4) 1

27

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Q18. Three rotten apples are accidently mixed with fifteen good apples. Assuming the random variable x to be the
number of rotten apples in a draw of two apples, the variance of x is 31 Jan 2024 (M)
(1) 37

153
(2) 57

153

(3) 47

153
(4) 40

153

Q19. Two integers x and y are chosen with replacement from the set {0, 1, 2, 3, … . . , 10}. Then the probability
that |x − y| > 5 is : 30 Jan 2024 (M)
(1) 30

121
(2) 62

121

(3) 60

121
(4) 31

121

Q20. Bag A contains 3 white, 7 red balls and bag B contains 3 white, 2 red balls. One bag is selected at random and
a ball is drawn from it. The probability of drawing the ball from the bag A, if the ball drawn in white, is :
30 Jan 2024 (E)
(1) 1

4
(2) 1

(3) 1

3
(4) 3

10

Q21. An integer is chosen at random from the integers 1 , 2, 3, . . . . . , 50 . The probability that the chosen integer is
a multiple of atleast one of 4, 6 and 7 is 29 Jan 2024 (E)
(1) 8

25
(2) 21

50

(3) 9

50
(4) 14

25

Q22. A fair die is thrown until 2 appears. Then the probability, that 2 appears in even number of throws, is
29 Jan 2024 (M)
(1) 5

6
(2) 1

(3) 5

11
(4) 6

11

Q23. An urn contains 6 white and 9 black balls. Two successive draws of 4 balls are made without replacement. The
probability, that the first draw gives all white balls and the second draw gives all black balls, is :
27 Jan 2024 (E)
(1) 256
5
(2) 5

715

(3) 715
3
(4) 3

256

Q24. A fair die is tossed repeatedly until a six is obtained. Let X denote the number of tosses required and let
a = P(X = 3), b = P(X ≥ 3) and c = P(X ≥ 6 ∣ X > 3). Then b+c

a
is equal to 27 Jan 2024 (M)

Q25. A bag contains 6 white and 4 black balls. A die is rolled once and the number of balls equal to the number
obtained on the die are drawn from the bag at random. The probability that all the balls drawn are white is
15 Apr 2023 (M)
(1) 1

4
(2) 11

50

(3) 1

5
(4) 9

50

Q26. A coin is biased so that the head is 3 times as likely to occur as tail. This coin is tossed until a head or three
tails occur. If X denotes the number of tosses of the coin, then the mean of X is
13 Apr 2023 (M)

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(1) 38

16
(2) 15

16

(3) 21

16
(4) 81

64

Q27. The random variable X follows binomial distribution B(n, p) , for which the difference of the mean and the
variance is 1.
If 2 P (X = 2) = 3 P (X = 1) , then n 2
P (X > 1) is equal to
13 Apr 2023 (E)
(1) 15 (2) 11
(3) 12 (4) 16

Q28. A fair n (n > 1) faces die is rolled repeatedly until a number less than n appears. If the mean of the number of
tosses required is n

9
, then n is equal to 12 Apr 2023 (M)

Q29. Two dice A and B are rolled. Let the numbers obtained on A and B be α and β respectively. If the variance of
is where p and q are co-prime, then the sum of the positive divisors of p is equal to
p
α − β ,
q

12 Apr 2023 (M)

(1) 72 (2) 36
(3) 48 (4) 31

Q30. Let the probability of getting head for a biased coin be 1

4
. It is tossed repeatedly until a head appears. Let N

be the number of tosses required. If the probability that the equation 64x 2
+ 5N x + 1 = 0 has no real root is
, where p and q are co-prime, then q − p is equal to.......... 11 Apr 2023 (E)
p

Q31. Let S = {M = [a ij ], a ij ∈ {0, 1, 2}, {1 ≤ i, j ≤ 2}} be a sample space and A {M ∈ S : M is invertible} be

an even. Then P (A) is equal to 11 Apr 2023 (M)
(1) 16

27
(2) 47

81

(3) 49

81
(4) 50

81

Q32*. Let a die be rolled n times. Let the probability of getting odd numbers seven times be equal to the probability
of getting odd numbers nine times. If the probability of getting even numbers twice is 2
k
15
, then k is equal to
10 Apr 2023 (E)
(1) 60 (2) 15
(3) 90 (4) 30

Q33. Let N denote the sum of the numbers obtained when two dice are rolled. If the probability that 2 N
< N! is m

where m and n are coprime, then 4m − 3n is equal to 10 Apr 2023 (M)

(1) 6 (2) 12
(3) 10 (4) 8

Q34. In a bolt factory, machines A, B and C manufacture respectively 20%, 30% and 50% of the total bolts. Of
their output 3, 4 and 2 percent are respectively defective bolts. A bolt is drawn at random from the product. If
the bolt drawn is found the defective then the probability that it is manufactured by the machine C is
08 Apr 2023 (M)
(1) 5

14
(2) 9

28

(3) 3

7
(4) 2

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Q35. If the probability that the random variable X takes values x is given by P (X = x) = k(x + 1)3
−x
,
x = 0, 1, 2, 3, … … , where k is a constant, then P (X ≥ 2) is equal to 08 Apr 2023 (E)
(1) 7

27
(2) 7

18

(3) 11

18
(4) 20

27

Q36. Three dice are rolled. If the probability of getting different numbers on the three dice is p

q
, where p and q are
co-prime, then q − p is equal to
06 Apr 2023 (E)
(1) 2 (2) 1
(3) 3 (4) 4

Q37*. A pair of dice is thrown 5 times. For each throw, a total of 5 is considered a success. If the probability of at
least 4 successes is 3
k
11
, then k is equal to
06 Apr 2023 (M)
(1) 82 (2) 75
(3) 164 (4) 123

Q38. Two dice are thrown independently. Let A be the event that the number appeared on the 1 st
die is less than the
number appeared on the 2 nd
die, B be the event that the number appeared on the 1 st
die is even and that on
the second die is odd, and C be the event that the number appeared on the 1 st
die is odd and that on the 2 nd
is
even. Then 01 Feb 2023 (E)
(1) The number of favourable cases of the event (A ∪ B) ∩ C is 6
(2) A and B are mutually exclusive
(3) The number of favourable cases of the events A, B and C are 15, 6 and 6 respectively
(4) B and C are independent

Q39. In a binomial distribution B(n, p), the sum and product of the mean & variance are 5 and 6 respectively, then
find 6(n + p − q) is equal to :- 01 Feb 2023 (M)
(1) 51 (2) 52
(3) 53 (4) 50

Q40. A bag contains 6 balls. Two balls are drawn from it at random and both are found to be black. The probability
that the bag contains at least 5 black balls is 31 Jan 2023 (M)
(1) 5

7
(2) 2

(3) 3

7
(4) 5

Q41. Let A be the event that the absolute difference between two randomly chosen real numbers in the sample space
[0, 60] is less than or equal to a. If P (A) = 11

36
, then a is equal to _____ . 31 Jan 2023 (E)

Q42. If an unbiased die, marked with −2, −1, 0, 1, 2, 3 on its faces is thrown five times, then the probability that the
product of the outcomes is positive, is : 30 Jan 2023 (M)
(1) 881

2592
(2) 521

2592

(3) 440

2592
(4) 27

288

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Q43. A bag contains six balls of different colours. Two balls are drawn in succession with replacement. The
probability that both the balls are of the same colour is p. Next four balls are drawn in succession with
replacement and the probability that exactly three balls are of the same colours is q. If p : q = m : n , where m
and n are co-prime, then m + n is equal to 30 Jan 2023 (E)

Q44. There rotten apples are mixed accidently with seven good apples and four apples are drawn one by one without
replacement. Let the random variable X denote the number of rotten apples. If μ and σ represent mean and2

variance of X, respectively, then 10(μ 2 2

+ σ ) is equal to 29 Jan 2023 (M)
(1) 20 (2) 250
(3) 25 (4) 30

Q45. Fifteen football players of a club-team are given 15 T-shirts with their names written on the backside. If the
players pick up the T-shirts randomly, then the probability that at least 3 players pick the correct T-shirt is
29 Jan 2023 (M)
(1) 5

24
(2) 2

15

(3) 1

6
(4) 5

36

Q46. Let S be the sample space associated to a random experiment. Let P (w

P (w n−1 )
= {w 1 , w 2 , … . } n) = , n ≥ 2
2

. Let A = {2k + 3l; k, l ∈ N} and B = {w n; n ∈ A} . Then P (B) is equal to 29 Jan 2023 (E)
(1) 3

32
(2) 3

64

(3) 1

16
(4) 1

32

Q47. Let N be the sum of the numbers appeared when two fair dice are rolled and let the probability that
N − 2, √ 3 N, N + 2 are in geometric progression be k

48
. Then the value of k is 25 Jan 2023 (E)
(1) 2 (2) 4
(3) 16 (4) 8

Q48. 25% of the population are smokers. A smoker has 27 times more chances to develop lung cancer then a non-
smoker. A person is diagnosed with lung cancer and the probability that this person is a smoker is k

10
.Then the
value of k is _____ . 25 Jan 2023 (E)

Q49. Let M be the maximum value of the product of two positive integers when their sum is 66 . Let the sample
space S = {x ∈ Z : x(66 − x) ≥
5

9
M} and the event A = {x ∈ S : x is a multiple of 3}. Then P(A) is equal
to 25 Jan 2023 (M)
(1) 15

44
(2) 1

(3) 1

5
(4) 7

22

Q50. Let Ω be the sample space and A ⊆ Ω be an event. Given below are two statements:
(S1): If P (A) = 0, then A = ϕ
(S2): If P (A) =, then A = Ω
Then
24 Jan 2023 (M)
(1) only (S1) is true (2) only (S2) is true
(3) both (S1) and (S2) are true (4) both (S1) and (S2) are false

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Q51. Let N denote the number that turns up when a fair die is rolled. If the probability that the system of equations
x + y + z = 12x + N y + 2z = 23x + 3y + N z = 3 has unique solution is k

6
, then the sum of value of k and
all possible values of N is
24 Jan 2023 (M)
(1) 18 (2) 19
(3) 20 (4) 21

Q52. The urns A, B and C contains 4 red, 6 black; 5 red, 5 black and λ red, 4 black balls respectively. One of the
urns is selected at random and a ball is drawn. If the ball drawn is red and the probability that it is drawn from
urn C is 0. 4, then the square of length of the side of largest equilateral triangle, inscribed in the parabola
y
2
= λx with one vertex at vertex of parabola is 24 Jan 2023 (E)

Q53. Let S = {1, 2, 3, … , 2022} . Then the probability, that a randomly chosen number n from the set S such that
H CF (n, 2022) = 1 , is 29 Jul 2022 (M)
(1) 128

1011
(2) 166

1011

(3) 127

337
(4) 112

337

Q54. Bag I contains 3 red, 4 black and 3 white balls and Bag II contains 2 red, 5 black and 2 white balls. One ball is
transferred from Bag I to Bag II and then a ball is draw from Bag II. The ball so drawn is found to be black in
colour. Then the probability, that the transferred ball is red, is 29 Jul 2022 (E)
(1) 4

9
(2) 5

18

(3) 1

6
(4) 3

10

Q55*. The sum and product of the mean and variance of a binomial distribution are 82. 5 and 1350 respectively.
They the number of trials in the binomial distribution is 29 Jul 2022 (E)

Q56. Out of 60% female and 40% male candidates appearing in an exam, 60% candidates qualify it. The number of
females qualifying the exam is twice the number of males qualifying it. A candidate is randomly chosen from
the qualified candidates. The probability, that the chosen candidate is a female, is 28 Jul 2022 (M)
(1) 2

3
(2) 11

16

(3) 23

32
(4) 13

16

Q57. Let A and B be two events such that P (B ∣ A) =

2

5
, P (A ∣ B) =
1

7
and P (A ∩ B) =
1

9
. Consider
(S1)P (A ∪ B) =
′ 5

6
, (S2)P (A ′ ′
∩ B ) =
1

18
. Then
28 Jul 2022 (E)
(1) Both (S1) and (S2) are true (2) Both (S1) and (S2) are false
(3) Only (S1) is true (4) Only (S2) is true

Q58. A bag contains 4 white and 6 black balls. Three balls are drawn at random from the bag. Let X be the number
of white balls, among the drawn balls. If σ is the variance of X, then 100σ is equal to
2 2
28 Jul 2022 (E)

Q59*. Let X have a binomial distribution B(n, p) such that the sum and the product of the mean and variance of X
are 24 and 128 respectively. If P (X > n − 3) =
2
k
n , then k is equal to 27 Jul 2022 (E)
(1) 528 (2) 529
(3) 629 (4) 630

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Q60. Let S be the sample space of all five digit numbers. If p is the probability that a randomly selected number
from S , is a multiple of 7 but not divisible by 5, then 9p is equal to 27 Jul 2022 (M)
(1) 1. 0146 (2) 1. 2085
(3) 1. 0285 (4) 1. 1521

Q61. A six faced die is biased such that 3 × P (a prime number)= 6 × P (a composite number)= 2 × P (1). Let X be
a random variable that counts the number of times one gets a perfect square on some throws of this die. If the
die is thrown twice, then the mean of X is 27 Jul 2022 (E)
(1) 3

11
(2) 5

11

(3) 7

11
(4) 8

11

Q62*. The mean and variance of a binomial distribution are α and α

3
respectively. If P (X = 1) =
4

243
, then
P (X = 4 or 5) is equal to: 26 Jul 2022 (M)
(1) 5

9
(2) 64

81

(3) 16

27
(4) 145

243

Q63*. Let X be a binomially distributed random variable with mean 4 and variance 4

3
. Then 54 P (X ≤ 2) is equal
to 26 Jul 2022 (E)
(1) 73

27
(2) 146

27

(3) 146

81
(4) 126

81

Q64. Let E 1, E2 , E3 be three mutually exclusive events such that P (E 1) =

2+3p

6
, P (E 2 ) =
2−p

8
and P (E 3) =
1−p

2
.
If the maximum and minimum values of p are p and p then (p 1 2 1 + p2 ) is equal to: 26 Jul 2022 (M)
(1) 2

3
(2) 5

(3) 5

4
(4) 1

Q65. If A and B are two events such that P (A) = 1

3
, P (B) =
1

5
and P (A ∪ B) = 1

2
, then P (A B ) + P (B A ) is
′ ′

equal to 25 Jul 2022 (E)

(1) 3

4
(2) 5

(3) 5

4
(4) 7

Q66*. If the sum and the product of mean and variance of a binomial distribution are 24 and 128 respectively, then
the probability of one or two successes is : 25 Jul 2022 (M)
(1) 2
33
32
(2) 2
33
29

(3) 2
33
28
(4) 2
33
27

Q67. If the numbers appeared on the two throws of a fair six faced die are α and β, then the probability that
x
2
+ αx + β > 0 , for all x ∈ R, is 25 Jul 2022 (M)
(1) 17

36
(2) 4

(3) 1

2
(4) 19

36

Q68. The probability that a randomly chosen 2 × 2 matrix with all the entries from the set of first 10 primes, is
singular, is equal to 29 Jun 2022 (M)
(1) 133

10
4
(2) 19

10
3

(3) 18

10
3
(4) 271

10
4

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Q69. The probability that a relation R from {x, y} to {x, y} is both symmetric and transitive, is equal to:
29 Jun 2022 (E)
(1) 5

16
(2) 9

16

(3) 11

16
(4) 13

16

Q70. The probability that a randomly chosen one-one function from the set {a, b, c, d} to the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
satisfied f (a) + 2 f (b) − f (c) = f (d) is 28 Jun 2022 (E)
(1) 1

24
(2) 1

40

(3) 1

30
(4) 1

20

Q71. The probability, that in a randomly selected 3-digit number at least two digits are odd, is 28 Jun 2022 (M)
(1) 19

36
(2) 16

36

(3) 19

33
(4) 13

36

Q72*. Let X be a random variable having binomial distribution B(7, p). If P (X = 3) = 5P (X = 4) , then the sum
of the mean and the variance of X is 27 Jun 2022 (M)
(1) 105

16
(2) 77

36

(3) 31

36
(4) 35

36

Q73. Five numbers x 1

, x2 , x3 , x4 , x5 are randomly selected from the numbers1, 2, 3, … … , 18 and are arranged in
the increasing order (x 1
< x2 < x1 < x4 < x2 ) . The probability that x 2
= 7 and x 4
= 11 is 27 Jun 2022 (M)
(1) 1

136
(2) 1

68

(3) 7

68
(4) 5

68

Q74. Let S = {E, E 2 … E 8 } be a sample space of raddom experiment such that P (E n) =

n

36
for every
n = 1, 2 … . 8 . Then the number of elements in the set {A ⊂ S : P (A) ≥
4

5
} is _____. 27 Jun 2022 (E)

Q75. If a point A(x, y) lies in the region bounded by the y-axis, straight lines 2y + x = 6 and 5x − 6y = 30, then
the probability that y < 1 is 27 Jun 2022 (E)
(1) 1

6
(2) 5

(3) 2

3
(4) 6

Q76. If the probability that a randomly chosen 6-digit number formed by using digits 1 and 8 only is a multiple of
21 is p, then 96p is equal to _____. 26 Jun 2022 (E)

Q77*. Let a biased coin be tossed 5 times. If the probability of getting 4 heads is equal to the probability of getting 5
heads, then the probability of getting atmost two heads is 26 Jun 2022 (M)
(1) 46

6
4
(2) 275

6
5

(3) 41

5
5
(4) 36

5
4

Q78. Let E and E be two events such that the conditional probabilities P (E
1 2 1 ∣ E2 ) =
1

2
, P (E 2 ∣ E1 ) =
3

4
and
P (E 1 ∩ E 2 ) =
1

8
. Then 25 Jun 2022 (M)
(1) P (E 1 ∩ E 2 ) = P (E 1 ) ⋅ P (E 2 ) (2) P (E ′
1
′ ′
∩ E ) = P (E ) ⋅ P (E 2 )
2 1

(3) P (E 1 2
′
∩ E ) = P (E 1 ) ⋅ P (E 2 ) (4) P (E 1 ∪ E 2 ) = P (E 1 ) ⋅ P (E 2 )

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Q79. A biased die is marked with numbers 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 32 on its faces and the probability of getting a face with
mark n is 1

n
. If the die is thrown thrice, then the probability, that the sum of the numbers obtained is 48, is
25 Jun 2022 (E)
(1) 2
7
11
(2) 2
7
12

(3) 2
3
10
(4) 13

2
12

Q80. Bag A contains 2 white, 1 black and 3 red balls and bag B contains 3 black, 2 red and n white balls. One bag
is chosen at random and 2 balls drawn from it at random are found to be 1 red and 1 black. If the probability
that both balls come from Bag A is 6

11
, then n is equal to _____ 24 Jun 2022 (M)
(1) 13 (2) 6
(3) 4 (4) 3

Q81*. If a random variable X follows the Binomial distribution B(33, p) such that 3P (X = 0) = P (X = 1) , then
the value of P (X=15)

P (X=18)
−
P (X=16)

P (X=17)
is equal to 24 Jun 2022 (M)
(1) 1320 (2) 1088
(3) 1088

1089
(4) 1331
120

Q82. A random variable X has the following probability distribution:

X 0 1 2 3 4

PX k 2k 4k 6k 8k

The value of P ( 1<x<4

x≤2
) is equal to 24 Jun 2022 (E)
(1) 4

7
(2) 2

(3) 3

7
(4) 4

Q83. In an examination, there are 10 true-false type questions. Out of 10, a student can guess the answer of 4
questions correctly with probability 3

4
and the remaining 6 questions correctly with probability 1

4
. If the
probability that the student guesses the answers of exactly 8 questions correctly out of 10 is 27k

4
10
, then k is
equal to 24 Jun 2022 (E)

Q84. Two squares are chosen at random on a chessboard (see figure). The probability that
they have a side in common is :

01 Sep 2021 (E)

(1) 1

9
(2) 1

(3) 2

7
(4) 1

18

Q85. Let X be a random variable with distribution.

x −2 −1 3 4 6

P (X = x) 15 a 13 15 b

If the mean of X is 2. 3 and variance of X is σ , then 100σ is equal to: 2 2

01 Sep 2021 (E)

Q86. An electric instrument consists of two units. Each unit must function independently for the instrument to
operate. The probability that the first unit functions is 0. 9 and that of the second unit is 0. 8. The instrument is

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switched on and it fails to operate. If the probability that only the first unit failed and second unit is
functioning is p, then 98p is equal to 31 Aug 2021 (M)

Q87. Let S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}. Then the probability that a randomly chosen onto function g from S to S satisfies
g(3) = 2 g(1) is : 31 Aug 2021 (E)
(1) 1

15
(2) 1

(3) 1

30
(4) 1

10

Q88*. Each of the persons A and B independently tosses three fair coins. The probability that both of them get the
same number of heads is: 27 Aug 2021 (E)
(1) 5

8
(2) 1

(3) 5

16
(4) 1

Q89. The probability distribution of random variable X is given by:

X 1 2 3 4 5

P (X) K 2K 2K 3K K

Let p = P (1 < X < 4 ∣ X < 3) . If 5p = λK , then λ is equal to 27 Aug 2021 (E)

Q90. When a certain biased die is rolled, a particular face occurs with probability 1

6
− x and its opposite face occurs
with probability 1

6
+ x. All other faces occur with probability 1

6
.

Note that opposite faces sum to 7 in any die. If 0 < x <

1

6
, and the probability of obtaining total sum = 7,

when such a die is rolled twice, is 13

96
, then the value of x is
27 Aug 2021 (M)
(1) 1

16
(2) 1

12

(3) 1

8
(4) 1

Q91. A fair die is tossed until six is obtained on it. Let X be the number of required tosses, then the conditional
probability P (X ⩾ 5 ∣ X > 2) is : 26 Aug 2021 (E)
(1) 25

36
(2) 5

(3) 11

36
(4) 125

216

Q92. Let A and B be independent events such that P(A) = p, P(B) = 2p. The largest value of p, for which P
(exactly one of A, B occurs)= 5

9
, is: 26 Aug 2021 (M)
(1) 4

9
(2) 1

(3) 5

12
(4) 2

Q93. Two fair dice are thrown. The numbers on them are taken as λ and μ, and a system of linear equations
x + y + z = 5

x + 2y + 3z = μ

x + 3y + λz = 1

is constructed. If p is the probability that the system has a unique solution and q is the probability that the
system has no solution, then:
26 Aug 2021 (E)

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(1) p = 1

6
and q = 5

36
(2) p = 5

6
and q = 1

36

(3) p = 1

6
and q = 1

36
(4) p = 5

6
and q = 5

36

Q94. The probability that a randomly selected 2−digit number belongs to the set {n ∈ N : (2
n
− 2) is a multiple of
3} is equal to 27 Jul 2021 (M)
(1) 1

6
(2) 2

(3) 1

2
(4) 1

Q95. A student appeared in an examination consisting of 8 true-false type questions. The student guesses the
answers with equal probability. The smallest value of n, so that the probability of guessing at least n correct
answers is less than 1

2
, is : 27 Jul 2021 (E)
(1) 5 (2) 6
(3) 3 (4) 4

Q96. A fair coin is tossed n− times such that the probability of getting at least one head is at least 0.9. Then the
minimum value of n is _______. 25 Jul 2021 (E)

Q97. Let X be a random variable such that the probability function of a distribution is given by
P (X = 0) =
1

2
, P (X = j) =
1

3
j
(j = 1, 2, 3, … , ∞). Then the mean of the distribution and P (X is positive
and even) respectively, are: 25 Jul 2021 (E)
(1) 3

8
and 1

8
(2) 3

4
and 1

(3) 3

4
and 1

9
(4) 3

4
and 1

16

Q98. Let 9 distinct balls be distributed among 4 boxes, B 1, B2 , B3 and B . If the probability that B contains
4 3

25 Jul 2021 (M)

9
exactly 3 balls is k( 3

4
) then k lies in the set :
(1) {x ∈ R : |x − 3| < 1} (2) {x ∈ R : |x − 2| ≤ 1}
(3) {x ∈ R : |x − 1| < 1} (4) {x ∈ R : |x − 5| ≤ 1}

Q99. Four dice are thrown simultaneously and the numbers shown on these dice are recorded in 2 × 2 matrices. The
probability that such formed matrices have all different entries and are non-singular, is: 22 Jul 2021 (M)
(1) 45

162
(2) 23

81

(3) 22

81
(4) 43

162

Q100. Words with or without meaning are to be formed using all the letters of the word EXAMINATION. The
probability that the letter M appears at the fourth position in any such word is: 20 Jul 2021 (M)
(1) 1

66
(2) 11
1

(3) 1

9
(4) 11
2

Q101. Let A, B and C be three events such that the probability that exactly one of A and B occurs is (1 − k), the
probability that exactly one of B and C occurs is (1 − 2k), the probability that exactly one of C and A occurs
is (1 − k) and the probability of all A, B and C occur simultaneously is k , where 0 < k < 1. Then the
2

probability that at least one of A, B and C occur is: 20 Jul 2021 (E)
(1) greater than 1

8
but less than 1

4
(2) greater than 1

(3) greater than 1

4
but less than 1

2
(4) exactly equal to 1

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Q102*. Let in a Binomial distribution, consisting of 5 independent trials, probabilities of exactly 1 and 2 successes
be 0. 4096 and 0. 2048 respectively. Then the probability of getting exactly 3 successes is equal to :
18 Mar 2021 (E)
(1) 625
32
(2) 243
80

(3) 243
40
(4) 128

625

Q103. Two dices are rolled. If both dices have six faces numbered 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 11, then the probability that the
sum of the numbers on the top faces is less than or equal to 8 is: 17 Mar 2021 (M)
(1) 4

9
(2) 17

36

(3) 12
5
(4) 1

Q104. Let a computer program generate only the digits 0 and 1 to form a string of binary numbers with probability
of occurrence of 0 at even places be 1

2
and probability of occurrence of 0 at the odd place be 1

3
. Then the
probability that 10 is followed by 01 is equal to : 17 Mar 2021 (E)
(1) 18
1
(2) 1

(3) 1

6
(4) 1

Q105. Let there be three independent events E 1, E2 and E . The probability that only E occurs is α only E occurs
3 1 2

is β and only E3 occurs is γ. Let ′ ′

p denote the probability of none of events occurs that satisfies the
equations (α − 2β)p = αβ and (β − 3γ)p = 2βγ. All the
given probabilities are assumed to lie in the interval (0, 1).

Then, Probability of occurrence of E 1

Probability of occurrence of E 3
is equal to ________.
17 Mar 2021 (M)

Q106. Let A denote the event that a 6-digit integer formed by 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 without repetitions, be divisible by 3 .
Then probability of event A is equal to : 16 Mar 2021 (E)
(1) 56
9
(2) 4

(3) 3

7
(4) 11

27

Q107. A pack of cards has one card missing. Two cards are drawn randomly and are found to be spades. The
probability that the missing card is not a spade, is : 16 Mar 2021 (M)
(1) 3

4
(2) 52

867

(3) 39

50
(4) 22

425

Q108. A seven digit number is formed using digits 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5. The probability, that number so formed is
divisible by 2, is 26 Feb 2021 (E)
(1) 4

7
(2) 3

(3) 1

7
(4) 6

Q109*. A fair coin is tossed a fixed number of times. If the probability of getting 7 heads is equal to probability of
getting 9 heads, then the probability of getting 2 heads is 26 Feb 2021 (M)
(1) 2
15
13
(2) 2
15
14

(3) 2
15
12
(4) 15

2
8

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Q110. When a missile is fired from a ship, the probability that it is intercepted is 1

3
and the probability that the
missile hits the target, given that it is not intercepted, is 3

4
. If three missiles are fired independently from the
ship, then the probability that all three hit the target, is: 25 Feb 2021 (M)
(1) 3

8
(2) 27
1

(3) 1

8
(4) 3

Q111. In a group of 400 people, 160 are smokers and non-vegetarian; 100 are smokers and vegetarian and the
remaining 140 are non-smokers and vegetarian. Their chances of getting a particular chest disorder are
35%, 20% and 10% respectively. A person is chosen from the group at random and is found to be suffering
from the chest disorder. The probability that the selected person is a smoker and non-vegetarian is :
25 Feb 2021 (E)
(1) 14

45
(2) 45
7

(3) 8

45
(4) 28

45

Q112. The coefficients a, b and c of the quadratic equation, ax 2

+ bx + c = 0 are obtained by throwing a dice three
times. The probability that this equation has equal roots is: 25 Feb 2021 (M)
(1) 1

72
(2) 36
1

(3) 1

54
(4) 216
5

Q113. Let A be a set of all 4 -digit natural numbers whose exactly one digit is 7. Then the probability that a
randomly chosen element of A leaves remainder 2 when divided by 5 is: 25 Feb 2021 (E)
(1) 1

5
(2) 122

297

(3) 97

297
(4) 2

Q114. An ordinary dice is rolled for a certain number of times. If the probability of getting an odd number 2 times is
equal to the probability of getting an even number 3 times, then the probability of getting an odd number for
odd number of times is: 24 Feb 2021 (M)
(1) 1

32
(2) 16
5

(3) 3

16
(4) 1

Q115. The probability that two randomly selected subsets of the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} have exactly two elements in their
intersection, is: 24 Feb 2021 (E)
(1) 65

2
8
(2) 65

2
7

(3) 35

2
7
(4) 135

2
9

Q116. Let B i (i = 1, 2, 3) be three independent events in a sample space. The probability that only B occur is α, 1

only B occurs is β and only B occurs is γ. Let p be the probability that none of the events B occurs and
2 3 i

these 4 probabilities satisfy the equations (α − 2β)p = αβ and (β − 3γ)p = 2βγ (All the probabilities are
assumed to lie in the interval (0, 1)) Then P (B 1 )

P (B 3 )
is equal to______. 24 Feb 2021 (M)

Q117. Out of 11 consecutive natural number if three numbers are selected at random (without repetition), then the
probability that they are in A.P. with positive common difference is : 06 Sep 2020 (M)
(1) 15

101
(2) 101
5

(3) 5

33
(4) 10

99

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Q118. The probabilities of three events A, B and C are given P(A) = 0. 6, P(B) = 0. 4 and P(C) = 0. 5. If
P(A ∪ B) = 0. 8, P(A ∩ C) = 0. 3, P(A ∩ B ∩ C) = 0. 2, P(B ∩ C) = β and P(A ∪ B ∪ C) = α, where
0. 85 ≤ α ≤ 0. 95, then β lies in the interval : 06 Sep 2020 (E)
(1) [0. 35, 0. 36] (2) [0. 25, 0. 35]

(3) [0. 20, 0. 25] (4) [0. 36, 0. 40]

Q119. In a bombing attack, there is 50% chance that a bomb will hit the target. At least two independent hits are
required to destroy the target completely. Then the minimum number of bombs, that must be dropped to
ensure that there is at least 99% chance of completely destroying the target, is . . . . . 05 Sep 2020 (E)

Q120. Four fair dice are thrown independently 27 times. Then the expected number of times, at least two dice show
up a three or a five, is 05 Sep 2020 (M)

Q121. The probability of a man hitting a target is 1

10
. The least number of shots required, so that the probability of
his hitting the target at least once is greater than 1

4
, is.... 04 Sep 2020 (M)

Q122. In a game two players A and B take turns in throwing a pair of fair dice starting with player A and total of
scores on the two dice, in each throw is noted. A wins the game if he throws a total of 6 before B throws a
total of 7 and B wins the game if he throws a total of 7 before A throws a total of six. The game stops as soon
as either of the players wins. The probability of A winning the game is : 04 Sep 2020 (E)
(1) 5

31
(2) 31

61

(3) 5

6
(4) 30

61

Q123. The probability that a randomly chosen 5- digit number is made from exactly two digits is : 03 Sep 2020 (E)
(1) 135

10
4
(2) 150

10
4

(3) 134

10
4
(4) 121

10
4

Q124. A die is thrown two times and the sum of the scores appearing on the die is observed to be a multiple of 4.
Then the conditional probability that the score 4 has appeared at least once is 03 Sep 2020 (M)
(1) 1

4
(2) 1

(3) 1

8
(4) 1

Q125. Box 1 contains 30 cards numbered 1 to 30 and Box 2 contains 20 cards numbered 31 to 50. A box is selected
at random and a card is drawn from it. The number on the card is found to be a non-prime number. The
probability that the card was drawn from Box 1 is 02 Sep 2020 (M)
(1) 2

3
(2) 8

17

(3) 4

17
(4) 2

Q126. Let E denote the complement of an event E. Let E

C
1, E2 and E3 be any pairwise independent events with
P (E 1 ) > 0 and P (E 1 ∩ E2 ∩ E3 ) = 0 then P ((E C
2
∩ E
C
3
)/E 1 ) is equal to 02 Sep 2020 (E)
(1) P (E C
2
) + P (E 3 ) (2) P (E C
3
) − P (E
C
2
)

(3) P (E 3
) − P (E
C
2
) (4) P (E C
3
) − P (E 2 )

Q127. In a box, there are 20 cards, out of which 10 are labelled as A and the remaining 10 are labelled as B . Cards
are drawn at random, one after the other and with replacement, till a second A card is obtained. The

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probability that the second A card appears before the third B card is: 09 Jan 2020 (M)
(1) 9

16
(2) 11

16

(3) 13

16
(4) 15

16

Q128. If 10 different balls are to be placed in 4 distinct boxes at random, then the probability that two of these boxes
contain exactly 2 and 3 balls is: 09 Jan 2020 (E)
(1) 965

2
11
(2) 965

2
10

(3) 945

2
10
(4) 945

2
11

Q129. A random variable X has the following probability distribution:

X : 1 2 3 4 5

2 2
P (X) : k 2k k 2k 5k

Then, P (X > 2) is equal to: 09 Jan 2020 (E)

(1) 7

12
(2) 1

36

(3) 1

6
(4) 23

36

Q130. Let A and B, be two events such that the probability that exactly one of them occurs is 2

5
, and the probability
that A or B, occurs is 1

2
, then the probability of both of them occur together is. 08 Jan 2020 (E)
(1) 0.02 (2) 0.20
(3) 0.01 (4) 0.10

Q131. Let A and B be two independent events such that P (A) = 1

3
and P (B) = 1

6
. Then, which of the following is
true? 08 Jan 2020 (M)
(1) P ( A

B
) =
2

3
(2) P ( A

B'
) =
1

(3) P ( A'

B'
) =
1

3
(4) P ( (A∪B)
A
) =
1

Q132. In a workshop, there are five machines and the probability of any one of them to be out of service on a day is
3
1

4
. If the probability that at most two machines will be out of service on the same day is ( 3

4
) k, then k is
equal to 07 Jan 2020 (E)
(1) 17

8
(2) 17

(3) 17

2
(4) 4

Q133. An unbiased coin is tossed 5 times. Suppose that a variable X is assigned the value k when k consecutive
heads are obtained for k = 3, 4, 5, otherwise X takes the value −1. Then the expected value of X, is
07 Jan 2020 (M)
(1) 3

16
(2) 1

(3) − 3

16
(4) − 1

Q134*. Let a random variable X has a binomial distribution with mean 8 and variance 4. If P (X ≤ 2) =
2
k
16
, then
the value of k is equal to 12 Apr 2019 (M)
(1) 121 (2) 1
(3) 17 (4) 137

Q135*. For an initial screening of an admission test, a candidate is given fifty problems to solve. If the probability
that the candidate can solve any problem is 4

5
, then the probability that he is unable to solve less than two

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problems is 12 Apr 2019 (E)

(1) (2)
49 48
201 1 164 1
( ) ( )
5 5 25 5

(3) (4)
48 49
316 4 54 4
( ) ( )
25 5 5 5

Q136. A person throws two fair dice. He wins Rs. 15 for throwing a doublet (same numbers on the two dice), wins
Rs 12 when the throw results in the sum of 9 , and loses Rs. 6 for any other outcome on the throw. Then the
expected gain/loss (in Rs.) of the person is: 12 Apr 2019 (E)
(1) 1

2
loss (2) 1

2
gain
(3) 2 gain (4) 1

4
loss

Q137. Assume that each born child is equally likely to be a boy or girl. If two families have two children each, then
the conditional probability that all children are girls given that at least two are girls is: 10 Apr 2019 (M)
(1) 1

12
(2) 1

10

(3) 1

11
(4) 1

17

Q138. Suppose that 20 pillars of the same height have been erected along the boundary of circular stadium. If the
top of each pillar has been connected by beams with the top of all its non-adjacent pillars, then the total
number of beams is: 10 Apr 2019 (E)
(1) 170 (2) 180
(3) 210 (4) 190

Q139. Minimum number of times a fair coin must be tossed so that the probability of getting at least one head is
more than 99% is: 10 Apr 2019 (E)
(1) 8 (2) 6
(3) 5 (4) 7

Q140. Four persons can hit a target correctly with probabilities 1

2
,
1

3
,
1

4
and 1

8
respectively. If all hit at the target
independently, then the probability that the target would be hit, is 09 Apr 2019 (M)
(1) 25

192
(2) 7

32

(3) 1

192
(4) 25

32

Q141. Two newspapers A and B are published in a city. It is known that 25% of the city population reads A and
20% reads B while 8% reads both A and B. Further, 30% of those who read A but not B look into
advertisements and 40% of those who read B but not A also look into advertisements, while 50% of those
who read both A and B look into advertisements. Then the percentage of the population who look into
advertisements is: 09 Apr 2019 (E)
(1) 13.5 (2) 12.8
(3) 13.9 (4) 13

Q142. Let A and B be two non-null events such that A ⊂ B. Then, which of the following statements is always
correct? 08 Apr 2019 (M)
(1) P (A|B) ≥ P (A) (2) P (A|B) = P (B) − P (A)
(3) P (A|B) ≤ P (A) (4) P (A|B) = 1

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Q143. The minimum number of times one has to toss a fair coin so that the probability of observing at least one
head is at least 90% is: 08 Apr 2019 (E)
(1) 2 (2) 4
(3) 5 (4) 3

Q144. In a class of 60 students, 40 opted for NCC, 30 opted for NSS and 20 opted for both NCC and NSS. If one of
these students is selected at random, then the probability that the student selected has opted neither for NCC
nor for NSS is : 12 Jan 2019 (E)
(1) 1

6
(2) 5

(3) 1

3
(4) 2

Q145. In a random experiment, a fair die is rolled until two fours are obtained in succession. The probability that the
experiment will end in the fifth throw of the die is equal to :
12 Jan 2019 (M)
(1) 150

6
5
(2) 175

6
5

(3) 225

6
5
(4) 200

6
5

Q146. In a game, a man wins Rs. 100 if he gets 5 or 6 on a throw of a fair die and loses Rs. 50 for getting any other
number on the die. If he decides to throw the die either till he gets a five or a six or to a maximum of three
throws, then his expected gain/loss (in rupees) is : 12 Jan 2019 (E)
(1) 400

3
gain (2) 400

9
gain
(3) 400

3
loss (4) 0

Q147. Two integers are selected at random from the set {1, 2, … , 11}. Given that the sum of selected numbers is
even, the conditional probability that both the numbers are even is : 11 Jan 2019 (M)
(1) 7

10
(2) 1

(3) 2

5
(4) 3

Q148. A bag contains 30 white balls and 10 red balls. 16 balls are drawn one by one randomly from the bag with
replacement. If X be the number of white balls drawn, then ( mean of X

standard deviation of X
) is equal to:
11 Jan 2019 (E)
(1) 4 (2) 4√3
(3) 3√2 (4) 4√ 3

Q149. Let S = {1, 2, … . . , 20}. A subset B of S is said to be "nice", if the sum of the elements of B is 203 . Than
the probability that a randomly chosen subset of S is "nice" is : 11 Jan 2019 (E)
(1) 2
7
20
(2) 2
5
20

(3) 2
4
20
(4) None of the above

Q150. If the probability of hitting a target by a shooter, in any shot is 1

3
, then the minimum number of independent
shots at the target required by him so that the probability of hitting the target at least once is greater than 5

6
,

is: 10 Jan 2019 (E)

(1) 4 (2) 5
(3) 6 (4) 3

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Q151. An unbiased coin is tossed. If the outcome is a head then a pair of unbiased dice is rolled and the sum of the
numbers obtained on them is noted. If the toss of the coin results in tail then a card from a well-shuffled pack
of nine cards numbered 1, 2, 3, … , 9 is randomly picked and the number on the card is noted. The
probability that the noted number is either 7 or 8 is 10 Jan 2019 (M)
(1) 13

36
(2) 19

72

(3) 15

72
(4) 19

36

Q152. An urn contains 5 red and 2 green balls. A ball is drawn at random from the urn. If the drawn ball is green,
then a red ball is added to the urn and if the drawn ball is red, then a green ball is added to the urn; the
original ball is not returned to the urn. Now, a second ball is drawn at random from it. The probability that the
second ball is red, is: 09 Jan 2019 (E)
(1) 21

49
(2) 26

49

(3) 32

49
(4) 27

49

Q153. Two cards are drawn successively with replacement from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Let X denote the
random variable of number of aces obtained in the two drawn cards. Then P (X = 1) + P (X = 2) equals:
09 Jan 2019 (M)
(1) 24

169
(2) 52

169

(3) 49

169
(4) 25

169

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ANSWER KEYS
1. (19) 2. (4) 3. (1) 4. (4) 5. (17) 6. (2) 7. (1) 8. (71)
9. (3) 10. (5) 11. (2) 12. (8288) 13. (1) 14. (2) 15. (2) 16. (4)
17. (1) 18. (4) 19. (1) 20. (3) 21. (2) 22. (3) 23. (3) 24. (12)
25. (3) 26. (3) 27. (2) 28. (10) 29. (3) 30. (27) 31. (4) 32. (1)
33. (4) 34. (1) 35. (1) 36. (4) 37. (4) 38. (1) 39. (2) 40. (1)
41. (10) 42. (2) 43. (14) 44. (1) 45. (3) 46. (2) 47. (2) 48. (9)
49. (2) 50. (3) 51. (3) 52. (432) 53. (4) 54. (2) 55. (96) 56. (1)
57. (1) 58. (56) 59. (2) 60. (3) 61. (4) 62. (3) 63. (2) 64. (2)
65. (2) 66. (3) 67. (1) 68. (2) 69. (1) 70. (4) 71. (1) 72. (2)
73. (2) 74. (19) 75. (2) 76. (33) 77. (1) 78. (3) 79. (4) 80. (3)
81. (1) 82. (1) 83. (479) 84. (4) 85. (781) 86. (28) 87. (4) 88. (3)
89. (30) 90. (3) 91. (1) 92. (3) 93. (4) 94. (3) 95. (1) 96. (4)
97. (2) 98. (1) 99. (4) 100. (2) 101. (2) 102. (1) 103. (2) 104. (4)
105. (6) 106. (2) 107. (3) 108. (2) 109. (1) 110. (3) 111. (4) 112. (4)
113. (3) 114. (4) 115. (4) 116. (6) 117. (3) 118. (2) 119. (11) 120. (11)
121. (3) 122. (4) 123. (1) 124. (4) 125. (2) 126. (4) 127. (2) 128. (3)
129. (4) 130. (4) 131. (2) 132. (1) 133. (2) 134. (4) 135. (4) 136. (1)
137. (3) 138. (1) 139. (4) 140. (4) 141. (3) 142. (1) 143. (2) 144. (1)
145. (2) 146. (4) 147. (3) 148. (2) 149. (2) 150. (2) 151. (2) 152. (3)
153. (4)

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