In an entrance test, there are multiple-choice questions. There are four possible answers to each question, of which one is correct. The probability that a student knows the answer to a question is $9/10$. If he gets the correct answer to a question, then the probability that he was guessing is

  • A
    $37/40$
  • B
    $1/37$
  • C
    $36/37$
  • D
    $1/9$

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$(D)$ $n_1=6, n_2=12, n_3=5, n_4=20$
$2.$ $A$ ball is drawn at random from box $I$ and transferred to box $II$. If the probability of drawing a red ball from box $I$,after this transfer,is $\frac{1}{3}$,then the correct option$(s)$ with the possible values of $n_1$ and $n_2$ is(are):
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$(B)$ $n_1=2, n_2=3$
$(C)$ $n_1=10, n_2=20$
$(D)$ $n_1=3, n_2=6$
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