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Academy
NDA – Mathematics –Sample Paper
Total No. of Questions -120 Time: 150 Minutes
Max. Marks : 300
Marking Scheme :
5
1. For every correct Answer  (i.e 2.5) 2. For every wrong answer - .83
2

1. If (3 +i) is a root of the equation x2 + ax + b = 0 , a, b , c  R then a is

(a) 3 (b)- 3
(c) 6 (d) -6
2. if the roots of the quadratic equation x + px +q = 0 are tan 300 and tan 150 respectively, then the
2

value of 2 +q - p is
(a) 3 (b) 0
(c) 1 (d) 2
3. Let p, q R. if 2 − 3 is a root of the quadratic equation x2 + px + q = 0 then
(a) q2 + 4 p + 14 = 0 (b) p2 − 4q −12 = 0
(c) q2 − 4 p −16 = 0 (d) p2 − 4q + 12 = 0
4. The number of integral values of p so that the inequality x 2 + 4 px + ( p + 3)  0 is true for x  R
(a) 2 (b)1
(c)3 (d)4
5. If both the root of k (6x +3)+rx +2x - 1=0 and 6k(2x2 +1) + px +4x2 - 2 = 0 are common then the
2 2

value of 2r - p is
(a) - 1 (b) 0
(c) 1 (d) 2
6. The common difference of an A.P, whose first term is 100 and the sum of whose first six terms is
five times the sum of the next six terms , is
(a) 10 (b) −10
(c) 5 (d) −5
3 5 3 5 3 5
7. Sum to infinity of the series − 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + ... is
4 4 4 4 4 4
7 2
(a) (b)
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(c) (d) None of these
3
H +a H +b
8. If H is the harmonic mean between a and b, then + =
H −a H −b
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) −1 (d) −2
9. The 20th term of the series: 2 4 + 4  6 + 6 8 + .... is
(a) 840 (b) 420
(c) 1680 (d) 1600
a
10. If the G.M. between a and b be twice the H.M. then is equal to
b
2+ 3 4− 3
(a) (b)
2− 3 4+ 3
4+ 3
(c) (d) none of these
4− 3
11. If a complex number lies in the third quadrant then its conjugate lies in the quadrant
(a) first (b) second
(c) third ` (d) None of these
12. If z 2 − 1 = z + 1 , then z lies on
2

(a) The real axis (b)

The imaginary axis
(c) a circle (d)
an ellipse
1 1 1
( )
13. Let  = −1/ 2 + i 3 / 2 . Then the value of the determinant 1 − 1 −   2 is
2

1 2 4
(a) 3  (b) 3  ( −1)
(c) 3 2 (d) 3  ( 1 - )
z − 2i
14. Let z be a complex number such that = 2, z  −i .Then z lies on the circle of radius 2 and
z +i
centre
(a) (2,0) (b) (0,2)
(c) (0,0) (d) (0,-2)
15. if z = 2 + 3i then z 5 + ( z ) is equal to
5

(a) 244 (b) 224

(c) 245 (d) 265
16. If x = a+b ,y=a + b  and z = a+ b, where  and  are complex cube roots of unity, then xyz =
(a) 2(a2 + b3) (b) 2(a3−b3)
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 (c) a3 + b3 (d) a3−b3
2z +1
17. The imaginary part of is −2 , then the locus of the point representing z in the complex plane
iz + 1
is
(a) circle (b) a straight line
(c) a parabola (d) none of these
18. A set contains n elements. The power set contains
(a) n elements (b) 2n elements
(c) n2 elements (d) none of these
19. The number of the integral solutions of x2 + 9 <0:
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) None of these
23
 1
20. If Tr denotes the rth term in the expansion of  x +  , then
 x
(a) T12 = T13 (b) x. T13 = T12
2
(c) T12 =x T13 (d) T12 + T13 =25
24
21. The two successive terms in the expansion of (1 + x) whose coefficients are in the ratio 4 : 1 are
(a) t , t (b) t , t
18 19 19 20
(c) t , t (d) t , t
20 21 21 22
n
 3
a
22. In the expansion of  5 a +  the binomial coefficient of 3rd term is 36. The value of n being

 a 
(a) 8 (b) 7
(c) 9 (d) None of these
23. Sum of the third from the begining and the third from the end of the binomial coefficients of the
expansion of (a + b) n is equal 9900. Then binomial being
(a) (a + b)101 (b) (a + b)100
(c) (a + b) 99 (d) None of these
15
 1
24. If x occurs in the rth term in the expansion of  x 4 + 3  Then r is
r

 x 
(a) 7 (b) 9
(c) 8 (d) 10
25. The number of ways in which mn students of 1 year can be distributed amongst n sections each
of strength m is
(mn )! (mn )!
(a) n
(b)
(m!) m!n!
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 (c) (mn )n (d)
(mn )!
(n!) m
26. If nCr denotes the number of combinations of n things taken r at a time , then the expression
n
Cr +1 + n Cr −1 + 2 n Cr equals:
(a) n+ 2
Cr +1 (b) n + 1C
r
(c) n+1
Cr +1 (d) n + 2C
r
27. If n − r = 1 and n Cr = n Cr −1 then (n,r) are:
(a) 2, 3 (b) 3, 2
(c) 4, 2 (d) 2, 4
28. Number of ways of selecting 10 players out of 22 ,4 of them being excluded and 6 always included
(a) 22C10 (b) 495
12
(c) C2 (d) None of these
11
29. If cos ecA + cot A = , then tan A=
2
21 15
(a) (b)
22 16
44 117
(c) (d)
117 43
30. If (1 + sin A)(1 + sin B )(1 + sin C ) = (1 − sin A)(1 − sin B )(1 − sin C ) then each side is equal to
(a)  sinA sin B sinC` (b) cosA cos B cosC
(c) sinAcosBcosC (d) cosA sin B sinC
sin( x + y ) a + b tan x
31. If = , then is equal to
sin( x − y ) a − b tan y
b a
(a) (b)
a b
(c) ab (d) none of these
0
32. If A + B +C = 180 , then the value of(cot B + cot C) (cotC + cot A) (cotA + cot B) will be
(a) sec A sec B sec C (b) cosec A cosec B cosec C
(c) tan A tan B tan C (d) 1
 3 5
33. The value of sin + sin + sin .... upto n terms in equal to
n n n
(a) 1 (b) 0
n n
(c) (d)
n 4
34. The number of value of x in the interval [0, 3 ] satisfying the equation 2 sin2x +5 sinx−3 = 0 is
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(c) 2 (d) 4
1 1
35. The most general value of  which will satisfy both the equations sin  = − and tan  = is
2 3
 
(a) n + (−1) n (b) n +
4 6

(c) 2n  (d) None of these
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36. Ratio in which join of (3, -1) & (5, 7) is divided by the line 2x + 3y – 1 = 0 is:
(a) 1:15 externally (b) 1:15 internally

(c) 15:1 externally (d) 15:1 internally

37. If the coordinates of the vertices of the triangle ABC be ( −1, 6) ( −3, −9) and (− 5,−8) respectively,
then the equation of the median through C is
(a) 13x − 14y −47 = 0 (b) 13x − 14y +47 = 0
(c) 13x + 14y +47 = 0 (d) 13x + 14y −47 = 0
38. The intercept cut off from y- axis is twice that from x - axis by the line and line is passes through
(1, 2) then its equation is
(a) 2x + y = 4 (b) 2x + y +4 = 0
(c) 2x −y = 4 (d) 2x −y + 4 = 0
39. The lines p(p +1) x −y + q = 0 and (p +1) x + (p +1)y + 2q = 0 are perpendicular to a common
2 2 2 2

line for
(a) exactly one value of p (b) exactly two value of p
(c) more than two value of p (d) no value of p
40. The point (t2 +2t +5, 2t2 +t −2) lies on the line x + y = 2 for
(a) All real values of t (b) Some real values of t
−3 3
(c) t = (d) None of these
6
41. The length of perpendicular from the point (acos, a sin) upon the straight line
x tan  − y + c = 0 , c > 0 is
(a) c (b) c sin2
( c) c cos  (d) c sec2
42. Set of lines (x −2y +1) +  (x +y) = 0 ( where  is a parameter) passing through a fixed point
1 1  1 1
(a)  ,−  (b)  − , 
3 3  3 3
(c) (1, 1) (d) None of these

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43. A ray of light along x + 3 y = 3 gets reflected upon reaching x- axis , the equation of reflected ray
is:
(a) y = x +1 (b) 3y = x − 3
(c) y + 3x = 3 (d) None of these
44. If the lines 3x −4y −7 = 0 and 2x −3y −5 = 0 are two diameters of a circle of area 49 sq. unit, the
equation of the circle is
(a) x2+y2 +2x− 2y −62 = 0 (b) x2+y2−2x+ 2y −62 = 0
(c) x2+y2−2x+ 2y −47 = 0 (d) x2+y2 +2x − 2y −47 = 0
45. The diameter of the circle :9x2 + y2 = 4(x2− y2) −8x is
4 8
(a) (b)
5 5
(c) 8 (d) does not exit
46. The number of tangents that can be drawn from the point (8, 6) to the circle x2 + y2−100 = 0 is
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) None of these
47. The circle x + y =4x + 8y +5 intersects the line 3x −4y = m at two distinct points, if
2 2

(a) −85 < m <−35 (b) −35 < m < 15

(c) 15 < m < 65 (d) 35 < m < 85
48. If the length of the tangent from (1, 1) to the circle 2x2 + 2y2−4x −6y + k = 0 is 5 units then k −1 =
(a) 31 (b) 30
(c) 55 (d) 43
49. The circle x + y + 4x – 7y + 12 = 0 cuts an intercept on y-axis of length
2 2

(a)3 (b) 4
(c)7 (d) 1
50. The equation of the normal to the circle x2 + y2 + 6x + 4y −3 = 0 at (1, −2) is
(a) y + 1 =0 (b) y +2 = 0
(c) y +3 = 0 (d) y −2 = 0
51. If the focus and directrix of a parabola are (3, −4) and x + y + 7 = 0 then its length of latusrectum is
(a) 3 2 (b) 8 2
(c) 10 2 (d) 6 2
52. A focus of an ellipse is at the origin . The directrix is the line x = 4 and the eccentricity is 1/2 , then
length of semi major axis is
(a) 5/3 (b) 8/3
(c) 2/3 (d) 4/3
2
53. The value of p such that the vertex of y = x + 2px + 13 is 4 units above the x- axis is
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 5 (d) 3
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54. Which of the following equations (t being the parameter) can't represent a hyperbola?
tx y x ty a  1 b  1
(a) − + t = 0, + − 1 = 0 (b) x =  t +  , y =  t − 
a b a b 2 t  2 t 
 t 
(c) x = et + e −t , y = et − e −t (d) x 2 = 2(cos t + 3), y 2 = 2  cos 2 − 1
 2 
 x2 + x +1 
55. If lim − ax − b  = 4 then
x →
 x +1 
(a) a = 1, b = 4 (b) a = 1, b = - 4
(c) a = 2, b= - 3 (d) a = 2, b = 3
4 − x2
56. The function f ( x) = .
4x − x3
(a) Discontinuous at only one point (b) discontinuous exactly at two points
(c) discontinuous exactly at three points (d) None of these
 x−4
 x − 4 + a, x  4

57. Let f ( x) =  a + b, . Then , f is continuous at x = 4 when
x=4
 x−4
 + b, x  4
 x − 4
(a) a =0 , b = 0 (b) a = 1, b = 1
(c) a = -1, b = 1 (d) a= 1, b = - 1
 
mx + 1 . x 
58.

f ( x) =  2 .If f(x) is continuous at , x =  then
 2
sin x + n, x 
 2
n
(a) m = 1 , n = 0 (b) m= +1
2
m 
(c) n = (d) m = n =
2 2
59. The function given by y = 3 x + 7 is differentiable for all real numbers except the points
(a) {0, 1, - 1} (b) 1
(c) -7/3 (d) -1

ax 2 +1, x 1
60. If f ( x) =  2 is differential at x = 1, then
 x + ax + b, x 1
(a) a = 1, b = 1 (b) a = 1, b = 0

(c) a = 2, b = 0 (d) a = 2, b = 1
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61. Let n(U) = 700, n (A) = 200, n(B) = 300 and n(A B) = 100, then n (A' B') =
(a) 400 (b) 600
(c) 300 (d) 200
x 2 + 2x − 3
62. Sum of integer solutions satisfying the inequality  0 is
x2 +1
(a) 0 (b) -3
(c) -5 (d) none of these

 d 2 y  dy 
2

63. If x = cos t, y = loget then at t = , +   = _________

2 dx 2  dx 
4 − 2
(a) (b)1
2

(c) 0 (d) none of these

n n
64. if  cos−1 ai = 0 then  ai is equal to
i =1 i =1

(a) n (b) -n
(c) 0 (d) None of these
 4  −1  4 
65. The principal value of sin −1  sin  + cos  cos  is
 3   3 
8 4
(a) (b)
3 3
2 
(c) (d)
3 3
2 - 1 2 - 1 2
66. The value of 'a' for which ax + sin (x - 2x +2) +cos (x - 2x +2) = 0 has a real solution is
 
(a) (b) −
2 2
2 2
(c) (d) −
 
67. The greatest height of the graph of the curve y = 6cos x - 8 sinx above the x -axis is
(a) 4 (b) 8
(c) 10 (d) None of these
68. Given y = min(x-5,7-x) . Minimum value of y being
(a) 0 (b) − 
(c) +  (d) 1
5
69. The function f ( x) =  ( x − K ) 2 assumes the minimum value at x is given by
K =1

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(a) 5 (b)
2
(c) 3 (d) 2

70. If PQ and PR are the two sides of a triangle, then the angle between them which gives maximum
area of the triangle is
(a)  (b)  / 3
(c)  / 4 (d)  / 2
71. If the order of A is 4 3; the order of B is 4 5 and the order of C is 7 3 then the order of (ATB)TCT
is ( Where T stands for transpose )
(a) 7 5 (b) 5 7
(c) 4  7 (d) 7 4
−1
x y3   1 8  x y
72. If   =   then   =
2 0   2 0  2 0
 0 − 2  −1 3 
(a)   (b)  2 −2 
− 2 1   
 1 
 0 − 8 0 2 
(c)   (d)  
− 2 1  1 −1 
 
2 4 
73. If A = diag (2, -1, 3) B = diag (-1, 3, 2) then A2B=
(a) diag (5, 4, 11) (b) diag ( -4, 3, 18)
(c) diag (3, 1, 8) (d) B
74. If A and B symmetric matrices , then ABA is
(a) symmetric matrix (b) skew- symmetric
(c) diagonal matrix (d) scalar matrix
2, when i = i  det (adj(adjA)) 
75. If A = [aij ]44 ,such that aij =  then   is ( where {.} represents fractional
0, when i = j '  7 
part function)
(a) 1/7 (b) 2/7
(c) 3/7 (d) None of these
76. Elements of a matrix A of order 10 10 are defined as aij =  i+ j ( where  is cube root of unity),
then Magnitude of trace (A) of the matrix is
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 3 (d) None of these
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(a) - 3 (b)
3
−8
(c) (d) None of these
3
78. The period of the function f (x ) = 3Sin (2 x + 3)

(a) 2 (b)
2
(c)  (d) None of these
79. If 8x = x + 2x (where { .} denotes the fractional part of x and [.] denotes the greatest integer of x
,then the positive values of x so that the equation is true
(a) 1 (b)3
(c) 2 (d)None of these
80. If f ( x) = og x 2 & g ( x) = 2 log x . Then f(x) and g(x) are identical for what value of x
(a) −   x   (b) 0  x  
(c) −   x  0 (d) 0 x
1
81. The function y = shifted 1 unit down and 1 unit right is given by
x
1 1
(a) y − 1 = (b) y −1 =
(x + 1) (x − 1)
1 1
(c) y + 1 = (d) y +1 =
(x − 1) (x + 1)
 x  f (x )
82. If f   = . if f(3)=5, then f (81)
 y  f (y)
(a) 25 (b) 125
(c) 625 (d) 225

83. The length of the side of a square sheet of metal is increasing at the rate of 4cm / sec . The rate at
which the area of the sheet is increasing when the length of its side is 2cm,is
(a) 16 cm 2 / sec (b) 8 cm 2 / sec

(c) 32 cm 2 / sec (d) None of these

84. The function x 4 − 4 x is decreasing in the interval

(a) [–1, 1] (b) (−, 1)

(c) [1, + ) (d) None of these

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 85. In a trapezium, the vector BC =  AD. We find that p = AC + BD is collinear with AD , If p =  AD ,
then
(a)  =  + 1 (b)  =  + 1
(c)  +  = 1 (d)  = 2+
86. (a .b) c and (a.c) b are
(a) Two like vectors (b) Two equal vectors
(c) Two vectors in direction of a (d) None of the above
87. Let a, b, c be three vectors such that a  0, & a  b = 2a  c, | a | = | c | =1, | b | = 4 & | b  c | = 15. If
b − 2c = a, then  equals to
(a) 1 (b)  4
(c) ± 3 (d) – 2
88. The direction ratios of the line x − y + z − 5 = 0 = x − 3 y − 6 are
(a) 3, 1, – 2 (b) 2, – 4, 1
3 1 −2 2 −4 1
(c) , , (d) , ,
14 14 14 41 41 41
89. If the co-ordinates of the points A, B, C be (−1, 3, 2), (2, 3, 5) and (3, 5,–2) respectively, then A =
(a) 0 (b) 45
(c) 60 (d) 90
90. If the product of distances of the point (1, 1, 1) from the origin and the plane x − y + z + k = 0 be 5,
then k =
(a) – 2 (b) –3
(c) 4 (d) 7
dx
91. What is the value of the integral I = 
(1 + e ) (1 + e − x )
x

−1 ex
(a) (b)
1+ ex 1+ ex
1
(c) (d) None of these
1+ ex
1
92.  dx =
1 + cos2 x
1 1 1 
(a) tan −1 (tan x) + c (b) tan −1  tan x  + c
2 2 2 
1  1 
(c) tan −1  tan x  + c (d) None of these
2  2 

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2 3
93. The value of 0
x
dx is

2
(a) .(3 2
− 1) (b) 0
log 3
2
2 3
(c) 2. (d)
log 3 2
3 / 4 
94. The value of  /4 1 + sin 
d , is

 
(a)  tan (b) log tan
8 8

(c) tan (d) None of these
8
1 0
95. Suppose f is such that f (− x) = − f ( x) for every real x and  0
f ( x) dx = 5, then  −1
f (t ) dt =
(a) 10 (b) 5
(c) 0 (d) – 5
96. The ratio of the areas bounded by the curves y = cos x and y = cos 2 x between x = 0, x =  / 3 and
x − axis, is
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1:1
(c) 1 : 2 (d) 2 :1
Comprehension : The area of the smaller segment cut off from the circle x 2 + y 2 = 9 by x = 1 is
m sec−1 (3) − n (Answer the Problems 97-98)
97. The value of m + n is
(a) 21 (b)12
(c) 17 (d) None of these
98. The value of m  n is
(a) 104 (b) 72
(c) 32 (d) None of these
Comprehension :p and q are the order and degree of the differential equation
3
d2y
5  2 
d2y
 2  + 4  3  + 3 = x 2 − 1 (Answer the Problems 99-100)
dx d3y
 dx   d y  dx
 3 
 dx 
99. The quadratic equation with roots p & q
(a) x 2 − 5x + 6 = 0 (b) x 2 − 8x + 15 = 0
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100. The no. of terms in the binomial expansion (3x + 2 y ) 2 p+q

(a) 8 (b) 9
(c) 11 (d) None of these
dy
101. The solution of the differential equation x + y = x 2 + 3x + 2 is
dx
3
x 3 x4
(a) xy = + x2 + 2x + c (b) xy = + x3 + x 2 + c
3 2 4
x4 x3 x4
(c) xy = + + x2 + c (d) xy = + x 3 + x 2 + cx
4 3 4
102. The mean and median of the following ten numbers in increasing order
y
10,22,26,29,34,x,42,67,70,y are 42 and 35 respectively , then is equal to
x
9 7
(a) (b)
4 2
7 8
(c) (d)
3 3
103. A set of numbers consists of three 4’s, five 5’s, six 6’s, eight 8’s and seven 10’s. The mode of this
set of numbers is
(a)6 (b) 7
(c) 8 (d) 10

( ) ( )
9 9 2
104. if  x − 5 = 9 and  x − 5 = 45 then the standard deviations of the 9 items x1 , x2 ,........x9 is
i i
i =1 i =1
(a) 3 (b) 9
(c) 4 (d) 2
105. If the coefficient of correlation is positive, then for the values of the variables x, y when the value of x
increases perfectly, then
(a) The value of y increases (b) The value of y decreases
(c) The value of y remains constant (d) Nothing can be said
106. Given that the regression coefficients are – 1.5 and – 0.5, the value of the correlation coefficient is
(a)0.75 (b) 0.7
(c) – 0.87 (d) – 0.5
107. If 12 Pr = 1320 , then r is equal to
(a)5 (b)4
(c)3 (d)2
108. Numbers greater than 1000 but not greater than 4000 which can be formed with the digits 0, 1, 2, 3,
4 (repetition of digits is allowed), are
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(c) 450 (d) 576
109. The number of ways in which 6 men and 5 women can dine at a round table if no two women are to
sit together is given by
(a) 6! × 5! (b) 30
(c) 5! × 4! (d) 7! × 5!

110. Out of 10 white, 9 black and 7 red balls, the number of ways in which selection of one or more balls
can be made, is
(a)881 (b)891
(c)879 (d)892
111. The number of solution of log 2 ( x + 5) = 6 − x is
(a) 2 (b) 0
(c) 3 (d) None of these
− a2 ab ac
112. If ab −b 2
bc = Ka 2 b 2 c 2 , then K =
ac bc − c2
(a)– 4 (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) 8
C−B
113. In a ABC , if A = 30o b = 2, c = 3 + 1 , then =
2
(a) 15o (b) 30o
(c) 45o (d) None of these
114. If in a ABC , the altitudes from the vertices A, B, C on opposite sides are in H.P. then sin A, sin B, sin C
are in
(a) A.G.P. (b)H.P.
(c) G.P. (d) A.P.

115. Some portion of a 20 meters long tree is broken by the wind and the top struck the ground at an
angle of 30o. The height of the point where the tree is broken is
(a) 10 m (b) (2 3 − 3) 20 m

20
(c) m (d) None of these
3

116. The probability of happening an event A in one trial is 0.4. The probability that the event A happens
at least once in three independent trials is

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117. A word consists of 11 letters in which there are 7 consonants and 4 vowels. If 2 letters are chosen at
random, then the probability that all of them are consonants, is
5 21
(a) (b)
11 55
4
(c) (d)None of these
11
118. A committee of five is to be chosen from a group of 9 people. The probability that a certain married
couple will either serve together or not at all, is
1 5
(a) (b)
2 9
4 2
(c) (d)
9 9
119. Let S be a set containing n elements and we select 2 subsets A and B of S at random then the
probability that A  B = S and A  B =  is
(a) 2 n (b) n 2
(c)1/n (d) 1 / 2 n
120. In a box containing 100 eggs, 10 eggs are rotten. The probability that out of a sample of 5 eggs
none is rotten if the sampling is with replacement is
5 5
1 1
(a)   (b)  
 10  5
5 5
9 9
(c)   (d)  
5  10 

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