Question 1
Which of the following option(s) is(are) true?

The IIT Madras BS Statistics for Data Science I (Stats 1) Quiz 2 paper sat on 4 Aug 2024, in the May 2024 term: 15 questions for 40 marks in 120 minutes. Every question is below with its answer. Take it as a timed mock test to be marked, or read it through first.
Which of the following option(s) is(are) true?
Correct answers
A city has three main taxi companies: Red Taxi, Blue Taxi, and Green Taxi. Historical data shows that 20% of the passengers use Red Taxi, 50% use Blue Taxi, and 30% use Green Taxi. If 5% of the cars from Red Taxi, 4% from Blue Taxi, and 8% from Green Taxi have engine issues.
Based on the given information, answer the given subquestions.
Find the probability that a randomly chosen passenger gets a taxi with engine issues? Enter the answer correct to three decimal places.
Correct answer: 0.054 (accepted within ±0.003)
A city has three main taxi companies: Red Taxi, Blue Taxi, and Green Taxi. Historical data shows that 20% of the passengers use Red Taxi, 50% use Blue Taxi, and 30% use Green Taxi. If 5% of the cars from Red Taxi, 4% from Blue Taxi, and 8% from Green Taxi have engine issues.
Based on the given information, answer the given subquestions.
Given that a passenger gets a taxi with engine issues, then find the probability that the passenger took a ride with the Green taxi company? Enter the answer correct to two decimal places.
Correct answer: 0.44 (accepted within ±0.03)
There are 200 employees in a company. There are 40 employees who know Python language and 50 employees who know SQL. Out of these, there are 10 who know both Python and SQL. Let E1 be the event that a randomly selected employee knows Python and E2 be the event that a selected employee knows SQL.
Based on the given information, answer the given subquestions.
Are the events E1 and E2 independent?
Yes
No
Cannot say anything.
Correct answer
Yes
There are 200 employees in a company. There are 40 employees who know Python language and 50 employees who know SQL. Out of these, there are 10 who know both Python and SQL. Let E1 be the event that a randomly selected employee knows Python and E2 be the event that a selected employee knows SQL.
Based on the given information, answer the given subquestions.
Correct answer: 0.4
A committee of 7 members has to be formed from 9 Men and 4 Women.
Based on the given information, answer the given subquestions.
In how many ways can this be done when the committee consists of exactly 3 Women?
276
36
715
504
Correct answer
504
A committee of 7 members has to be formed from 9 Men and 4 Women.
Based on the given information, answer the given subquestions.
In how many ways can this be done when the committee consists of at least 3 Women?
544
588
504
Cannot determine.
Correct answer
588
In a hockey team consisting of 11 players, each player shakes hands with every other player exactly once before the match begins. How many handshakes occur among the teammates?
121
55
110
22
Correct answer
55
A box contains 3 white balls, 3 black balls and 4 red balls. In how many ways can 3 balls be drawn from the box, if at least one red ball is to be included in the draw?
97
100
104
60
Correct answer
100
Praveen attempts a question paper of 12 questions. Each question has 4 choices. If he answers the questions randomly, then find the number of ways in which he can attempt the entire paper.
48
56
4¹²
12⁴
Correct answer
4¹²
In a dinner party, there are 2 males and 5 females who need to be seated around a round table. In how many ways can they be seated so that no two males are seated next to each other?
420
480
600
680
Correct answer
480
7
21
42
Insufficient information.
Correct answer
42
Pramod goes to a shop to buy some clothes. Shopkeeper shows him 7 shirts, 4 pants and 12 t- shirts. If he selects three clothes at random, then find the probability that the randomly chosen clothes are of different type. (Enter the answer correct to two decimal places)
Correct answer: 0.19 (accepted within ±0.03)
Correct answer: 0.31 (accepted within ±0.03)
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