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= Solution

For an independent $C\sim\operatorname{Exponential}(\mu)$, censoring is noninformative and
$$
q=\mathbb P(C<T)=\frac\mu{\lambda+\mu},
\qquad
\mu=\frac{q\lambda}{1-q}.
$$
The observed time is exponential with rate $\lambda+\mu$, while $\mathbb E v=\lambda/(\lambda+\mu)=1-q$. Thus
$$
\frac{\mathbb E v}{\mathbb E X}
=\frac{\lambda/(\lambda+\mu)}{1/(\lambda+\mu)}=\lambda.
$$

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