A cab was involved in a hit and run accident at night. You are given the following data about the cabs in
the city and the accident.
(i) 85% of cabs in the city are green and the remaining cabs are blue.
(ii) A witness identified the cab involved in the accident as blue.
(iii) It is known that a witness can correctly identify the cab colour only 80% of the time.
Which of the following options is closest to the probability that the accident was caused by
a blue cab?
A
41%
B
15%
C
12%
D
80%
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GATE ECE 2017 Set 1
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.67
S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are seated around a circular table. T's neighbors are Y and V. Z is seated third
to the left of T and second to the right of S. U's neighbors are S and Y: and T and W are not seated opposite
each other. Who is third to the left of V?
A
X
B
W
C
U
D
T
3
GATE ECE 2017 Set 1
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.67
There are 3 Indians and 3 Chinese in a group of 6 people. How many subgroups of this group can we
choose so that every subgroup has at least one Indian?
A
52
B
56
C
48
D
44
4
GATE ECE 2017 Set 1
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.67
A contour line joins locations having the same height above the mean sea level. The following is a contour
plot of a geographical region. Contour lines are shown at 25 m intervals in this plot.
The path from P to Q is best described by