GATE CE · 2024 · ce-1
Question 47: Probability and Statistics
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Question 47
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The return period of a large earthquake for a given region is 200 years. Assuming that earthquake occurrence follows Poisson’s distribution, the probability that it will be exceeded at least once in 50 years is __________ % (rounded off to the nearest integer).
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2024ce-1
GATE CE 2024 · Paper 1
Civil Engineering · Original paper archive
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- Section ce-1
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- Numerical answer (NAT)
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- 2 marks
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