Discrete Random Variables and Bernoulli-Binomial Models Previous Year Questions (PYQs) for GATE DA: 4+ Solved Questions with Step-by-Step Solutions

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    Chapter Roadmap: Bernoulli and Binomial Models

    Chapter Roadmap

    1
    Bernoulli Trial
    Model one yes/no outcome with success probability .
    2
    Binomial Count
    Repeat independent trials and count successes.
    3
    Exact Probabilities & Expectations
    Use PMF, complements, and linearity of expectation.
    4
    Normal Approximation
    Approximate large- counts using mean and SD.
    Weightage hint: High. This topic is central for repeated independent counting models. By the end, you can compute exact binomial probabilities, expected counts, and normal approximations.

    Topic Hero: One Yes/No Trial Becomes a Counting Model

    Topic Hero

    Many random experiments reduce to the same structure: repeated yes/no trials where we count how often one side occurs.

    Situation Success Failure
    Die thrown Shows 1 Does not show 1
    Ball drawn (w/ replacement) Black ball White ball
    Matrix entry generated Entry is 1 Entry is 0

    In each case, the real target is not one isolated outcome. The target is the count of successes over many independent repetitions. Once you see that structure, the binomial model becomes the natural tool.

    Discrete Random Variables and Bernoulli-Binomial Models: Solved Questions with Step-by-Step Explanations (4 Problems)

    Question 1 · Probability and Statistics NAT
    A bag contains white balls and black balls. In a random experiment, balls are drawn from the bag one at a time with replacement. Let denote the total number of black balls drawn in the experiment.
    The expectation of denoted by =
    (Round off to one decimal place)
    Question 2 · Probability and Statistics MCQ

    A random experiment consists of throwing fair dice, each die having six faces numbered to . An event represents the set of all outcomes where at least one of the dice shows a . Then,

    1. A.

    2. B.

    3. C.

    4. D.

    Question 3 · Probability and Statistics NAT
    Let be a matrix such that each of its elements follows distribution independently.

    The probability that the row-sum of the second row and the column-sum of the third column are both equal to 3 is ________ . (Rounded off to two decimal places)
    Question 4 · Probability and Statistics MCQ
    A random variable is said to be distributed as Bernoulli, denoted by , if


    for . Let , where , be independent and identically distributed random variables with . The value of , after approximation through Central Limit Theorem, is given by

    Recall that
    1. A.

    2. B.

    3. C.

    4. D.

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    Discrete Random Variables and Bernoulli-Binomial Models Previous Year Questions (PYQs) for GATE DA: 4+ Solved Questions with Step-by-Step Solutions

    Solve 4+ Discrete Random Variables and Bernoulli-Binomial Models previous year questions for GATE DA with answers and detailed solutions. Free sample question

    A question from this chapter

    Question 1
    A bag contains white balls and black balls. In a random experiment, balls are drawn from the bag one at a time with replacement. Let denote the total number of black balls drawn in the experiment.
    The expectation of denoted by =
    (Round off to one decimal place)
    Question 2

    A random experiment consists of throwing fair dice, each die having six faces numbered to . An event represents the set of all outcomes where at least one of the dice shows a . Then,

    Question 3
    Let be a matrix such that each of its elements follows distribution independently.

    The probability that the row-sum of the second row and the column-sum of the third column are both equal to 3 is ________ . (Rounded off to two decimal places)
    Question 4
    A random variable is said to be distributed as Bernoulli, denoted by , if


    for . Let , where , be independent and identically distributed random variables with . The value of , after approximation through Central Limit Theorem, is given by

    Recall that
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