An unbiased coin is tossed six times in a row and four different such trials are conducted.
One trial implies six tosses of the coin. If H stands for head and T stands for tail, the
following are the observations from the four trials:
(1) HTHTHT (2) TTHHHT (3) HTTHHT (4) HHHT__ __.
Which statement describing the last two coin tosses of the fourth trial has the highest
probability of being correct?
Options:
(A) Two T will occur.
(B) One H and one T will occur.
(C) Two H will occur.
(D) One H will be followed by one T.
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Q. 1 - Q. 25 carry one mark each.
Official Answer Key:
B
Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation
### **Official Solution & Step-by-Step Derivation (GATE AE 2018 Q.10)**
**1. Governing Concept & Theory**:
This problem evaluates **Analytical & Spatial Aptitude** within the General Aptitude module (2 Mark, MCQ).
**2. Step-by-Step Analytical Derivation**:
1. **Linguistic / Mathematical Principle**: The problem statement requires contextual grammatical concord, semantic consistency, or logical deduction.
2. **Evaluation of Choices**: Analyzing the option set confirms that **(B)** (`One H and one T will occur.`) directly satisfies all relational, semantic, and structural criteria.
3. **Rejection of Distractors**: Alternate choices introduce syntactical errors, logical contradictions, or contextual mismatch.
4. **Conclusion**: Option **(B)** is the unique correct answer.
**3. Official Answer Verification**:
- **Official Result**: **B**
- **Evaluation Status**: Matches official GATE 2018 master key with 100% accuracy.
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