GATE ES · 2026 · ES
Question 34: Probability and Statistics
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Question 34
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A 6-hour rainfall of 6 cm at a station was found to have a return period of 40 years. The probability that a 6-hour rainfall of this or larger magnitude will occur at least once in 20 successive years at that station is ______ (rounded off to three decimal places).
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2026ES
GATE ES 2026 · Paper 1
Environmental Science and Engineering · Original paper archive
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- Environmental Science and Engineering
- Question type
- Numerical answer (NAT)
- Marks
- 1 mark
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