JEE Main 2025 · 8 Apr · Shift 2 · Conditional Probability
If A and B are two events such that , and , where denotes the complement of B, then is equal to
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
Answer: (C)
Step-by-step solutionProbability: Advanced has 76 questions in JEE Main papers from 2020 to 2025, about 13 per year across all shifts. The most asked topic is Random Variables and Distributions (23 questions), followed by Binomial Distribution (22) and Bayes' Theorem (17).
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| Year | Questions | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2020 | 9 |
| Topic | Questions | Share of chapter | Last asked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Random Variables and Distributions | 23 | 30% | 2025 |
| Binomial Distribution | 22 | 29% | 2024 |
| Bayes' Theorem | 17 | 23% | 2025 |
| Conditional Probability | 10 | 13% | 2025 |
| Independent Events | 4 | 5% | 2021 |
JEE Main 2025 · 8 Apr · Shift 2 · Conditional Probability
If A and B are two events such that , and , where denotes the complement of B, then is equal to
Answer: (C)
Step-by-step solutionJEE Main 2025 · 7 Apr · Shift 2 · Random Variables and Distributions
Let a random variable X take values 0, 1, 2, 3 with P(X=0)=P(X=1)=p, P(X=2)=P(X=3) and E(X2)=2E(X). Then the value of 8p−1 is :
2
0
3
1
Answer: (A)
Step-by-step solutionJEE Main 2025 · 7 Apr · Shift 2 · Bayes' Theorem
A bag contains 19 unbiased coins and one coin with head on both sides. One coin drawn at random is tossed and head turns up. If the probability that the drawn coin was unbiased, is , , then is equal to :
64
80
60
72
Answer: (B)
Step-by-step solutionJEE Main 2024 · 4 Apr · Shift 2 · Binomial Distribution
In a tournament, a team plays 10 matches with probabilities of winning and losing each match as and respectively. Let be the number of matches that the team wins, and be the number of matches that team loses. If the probability is , then equals _________.
Answer: 8288
Step-by-step solutionJEE Main 2021 · 26 Aug · Shift 1 · Independent Events
Answer: (D)
Step-by-step solutionAll 76 questions are in the free PDF above, grouped by topic.
76 questions from 2020 to 2025, about 13 per year. In 2025 it had 13.
By past papers: Random Variables and Distributions (30%), Binomial Distribution (29%) and Bayes' Theorem (23%) of all Probability: Advanced questions.
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