Gargi Girls’ School

Class – X

CBSE Board Previous Years Multiple Choice Questions :-

1. If HCF of 65 and 117 expressible in the form 65m – 117, then the value of 𝑚 is

(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3

2. The largest number which divides 70 and 125, leaving remainders 5 and 8 respectively, is

(a) 13 (b) 65 (c) 875 (d) 1750

3. If two positive integers a and b are written as 𝑎 = 𝑥 3 𝑦 2 and 𝑏 = 𝑥𝑦 3 , where 𝑥, 𝑦 are prime numbers, then HCF
(𝑎, 𝑏) is :

(a) 𝑥𝑦 (b) 𝑥𝑦 2 (c) 𝑥 3 𝑦 3 (d) 𝑥 2 𝑦 2

4. If two positive integers 𝑝 and 𝑞 can be expressed as 𝑝 = 𝑎𝑏2 and 𝑞 = 𝑎3 𝑏; where 𝑎, 𝑏 being prime numbers, then
LCM (𝑝, 𝑞) is equal to

(a) 𝑎𝑏 (b) 𝑎2 𝑏2 (c) 𝑎3 𝑏2 (d) 𝑎3 𝑏3

5. The product of a non-zero rational and an irrational number is

(a) always irrational (b) always rational

(c) rational or irrational (d) One

6. The least number that is divisible by all numbers from 1 to 10 (both inclusive)

(a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 504 (d) 2520

14587
7. The decimal expansion of the rational number will terminate after
1250

(a) one decimal place (b) two decimal places

(c) three decimal places (d) four decimal places

8. If one of the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑘 − 1 𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥 + 1 is −3, then the value of 𝑘 is
4 −4 2 −2
(a) 3 (b) 3
(c) 3 (d) 3

9. A quadratic polynomial, whose zeroes are −3 and 4, is :

(a) 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 12 (b) 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 12

𝑥2 𝑥
(c) 2
−2−6 (d) 2𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 24
10. The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥 2 + 99𝑥 + 127 are

(a) both positive (b) both negative

(c) one positive and one negative (d) both equal

11. The zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥 + 𝑘 where 𝑘 ≠ 0,

(a) cannot both be positive (b) cannot both be negative

(c) are always unequal (d) are always equal

12. If the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐, where 𝑐 ≠ 0, are equal, then

(a) c and a have opposite signs (b) c and b have opposite signs

(c) c and a have same signs (d) c and b have the same signs

13. If one of the zeroes of a quadratic polynomial of the form 𝑥 2 + 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 is the negative of the other, then it

(a) has no linear term and the constant term is negative

(b) has no linear term and the constant term is positive

(c) can have a linear term but the constant term is negative

(d) can have a linear term but the constant term is positive

14. Which of the following is not the graph of a quadratic polynomial ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

15. Graphically, the pair of equations

6𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 10 = 0
2𝑥 − 𝑦 + 9 = 0
Represents two lines which are
(a) interesting at exactly one point (b) intersecting exactly two points

(c) coincident (d) parallel

16. The pair of equation 𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 5 = 0 and −3𝑥 − 6𝑦 + 1 = 0 has
(a) a unique solution (b) exactly two solutions

(c) infinitely many solutions (d) no solution

17. If a pair of linear equations is consistent, then the lines will be

(a) parallel (b) always coincident

(c) intersecting or coincident (d) always intersecting

18. The pair of equations 𝑦 = 0 and 𝑦 = −7 has

(a) one solution (b) two solution

(c) infinitely many solution (d) no solution

19. The pair of equations 𝑥 = 𝑎 and 𝑦 = 𝑏 graphically represents lines which are

(a) parallel (b) intersecting at (b, a)

(c) coincident (d) intersecting at (a, b)

20. For what value of 𝑘, do the equations 3𝑥 − 𝑦 + 8 = 0 and 6𝑥 − 𝑘𝑦 = −16 represent coincident lines ?
1 1
(a) 2 (b) − 2

(c) 2 (d) −2

21. If the lines given by 3𝑥 + 2𝑘𝑦 = 2 and 2𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 1 are parallel, then the value of k is
5 2
(a) − 4 (b) 5

15 3
(c) (d)
4 2

22. The value of 𝑐 for which the pair of equations 𝑐𝑥 − 𝑦 = 2 and 6𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 3 will have infinitely many solutions is

(a) 3 (b) −3

(c) −12 (d) no value

23. One equation of a pair of dependent linear equations is −5𝑥 + 7𝑦 − 2 = 0. The second equation can be

(a) 10𝑥 + 14𝑦 + 4 = 0 (b) −10𝑥 − 14𝑦 + 4 = 0

(c) −10𝑥 + 14𝑦 + 4 = 0 (d) 10𝑥 − 14𝑦 + 4 = 0

24. A pair of linear equations which has a unique solution 𝑥 = 2 and 𝑦 = −3 is

(a) 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 1 and 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = −5 (b) 2𝑥 + 5𝑦 = −11 and 4𝑥 + 10𝑦 = −22

(c) 2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 1 and 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 0 (d) 𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 14 = 0 and 5𝑥 − 𝑦 − 13 = 0

25. If 𝑥 = 𝑎 and 𝑦 = 𝑏 is the solution of the equations 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 2 and 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 4, then the values of 𝑎 and 𝑏 are,
respectively.

(a) 3 and 5 (b) 5 and 3

(c) 3 and 1 (d) −1 and −3

26. Aruna has only ` 1 and ` 2 coins With her. If the total number of coins that she has is 50 and the amount of
money with her is ` 75, then the number of ` 1 and ` 2 coins are, respectively
(a) 35 and 15 (b) 35 and 20

(c) 15 and 35 (d) 25 and 25

27. The factor’s age is six times his son’s age. Four years hence, the age of the father will be four times his son’s age.
The present ages (in year) of the son and the father are, respectively
(a) 4 and 24 (b) 5 and 30

(c) 6 and 36 (d) 3 and 24

1 5
28. If 2 is a root of the equation 𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥 − 4 = 0, then the value of k is

(a) 2 (b) −2
1 1
(c) 4 (d) 2

29. Value (s) of 𝑘 which the quadratic equations 2𝑥 2 − 𝑘𝑥 + 𝑘 = 0 has equal roots is/are

(a) 0 (b) 4

(c) 8 (d) 0, 8

30. The quadratic equation 2𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 1 = 0 has

(a) two distinct real roots (b) two equal real roots

(c) no real roots (d) more than 2 real roots

31. (𝑥 2 + 1)2 − 𝑥 2 = 0 has

(a) four real roots (b) two real roots

(c) no real roots (d) one real root

32. In an AP, if 𝑑 = −4, 𝑛 = 7 and 𝑎𝑛 = 4, then 𝑎 is equal to

(a) 6 (b) 7

(c) 20 (d) 28

33. In an AP, if 𝑎 = 3.5, 𝑑 = 0 and 𝑛 = 101, then 𝑎𝑛 will be

(a) 0 (b) 3.5

(c) 103.5 (d) 104.5

34. The list of numbers −10, −6, −2, 2 … is

(a) an AP with 𝑑 = −16 (b) an AP with 𝑑 = 4

(c) an AP with 𝑑 = −4 (d) not an AP

 −5 5
35. The 11th term of an AP −5, 2
, 0, 2, ….

(a) −20 (b) 20

(c) −30 (d) 30

36. The first four terms of an AP whose first term is −2 and the common differences is −2 are

(a) −2, 0, 2, 4 (b) −2, 4, −8, 16

(c) −2, −4, −6, −8 (d) −2, −4, −8, −16

37. The 21st term of an AP whose first two terms are −3 and 4, is

(a) 17 (b) 137

(c) 143 (d) −143

38. If the 2nd term of an AP is 13 and 5th term is 25, what is its 7th term ?

(a) 30 (b) 33

(c) 37 (d) 38

39. Which term of an AP : 21, 42, 63,84, … is 210 ?

(a) 9th (b) 10th

(c) 11th (d) 12th

40. If the common difference of an AP is 5, then what is 𝑎18 − 𝑎13 ?

(a) 5 (b) 20

(c) 25 (d) 30

41. What is the common difference of an AP in which 𝑎18 − 𝑎14 = 32 ?

(a) 8 (b) −8

(c) −4 (d) 4

42. If 7 times the 7th term of an AP is equal to 11 times its 11th term, then its 18th term will be

(a) 7 (b) 11

(c) 18 (d) 0

43. The 4th term from the end of an AP −11, −8, −5, …., 49 is

(a) 37 (b) 40

(c) 43 (d) 58

44. The famous mathematician associated with finding the sum of the first 100 natural number is

(a) Pythagoras (b) Newton

(c) Gauss (d) Euclid

45. If the first term of an AP is −5 and the common difference is 2, then the sum of the first 6 term is

(a) 0 (b) 5

(c) 6 (d) 15

46. The sum of first 16 terms of the AP 10, 6, 2, … is

(a) −320 (b) 320

(c) −352 (d) −400

47. In an AP, if 𝑎 = 1, 𝑎𝑛 = 20 and 𝑆𝑛 = 399, then 𝑛 is equal to

(a) 19 (b) 21

(c) 38 (d) 42

48. The sum of first five multiples of 3 is

(a) 45 (b) 55

(c) 65 (d) 75

49. In figure, if ∠𝐵𝐴𝐶 = 90° and AD ⊥ BC. Then,

B C
D

(a) BD ∙ CD = 𝐵𝐶 2 (b) AB ∙ AC = 𝐵𝐶 2

(c) BD ∙ CD = 𝐴𝐷2 (d) AB ∙ AC = 𝐴𝐷2

50. If the lengths of the diagonals of rhombus are 16 cm and 12 cm. Then, the length of the sides of the rhombus is

(a) 9 cm (b) 10 cm

(c) 8 cm (d) 20 cm

51. If ∆ABC ~ ∆EDF and ∆ABC is not similar to ∆DEF, then which of the following is not true ?

(a) ) BC ∙ EF = AC ∙ FD (b) AB ∙ EF = AC ∙ DE

(c) BC ∙ DE = AB ∙ EF (d) BC ∙ DE = AB ∙ FD
𝐴𝐵 𝐵𝐶 𝐶𝐴
52. If the two ∆ ABC and ∆PQR, 𝑄𝑅 = 𝑃𝑅 = 𝑃𝑄 , then

(a) ∆PQR ~ ∆CAB (b) ∆PQR ~ ∆ABC

(c) ∆ CBA ~ ∆PQR (d) ∆ BCA ~ ∆PQR

53. In figure, two line segments AC and BD intersect each at the point P such that 𝑃𝐴 = 6 cm, 𝑃𝐵 = 3 cm, 𝑃𝐶 = 2.5
cm, 𝑃𝐷 = 5 cm, ∠𝐴𝑃𝐵 = 50° and ∠𝐶𝐷𝑃 = 30°. Then, ∠𝑃𝐵𝐴 is equal to
A
6c
m D
m
5c 30°
P
50°
2.
5
m cm
3c
B
C

(a) 50° (b) 30°

(c) 60° (d) 100°

54. The distance of the point P (2, 3) from the X-axis is

(a) 2 (b) 3

(c) 1 (d) 5

55. The distance between the points A (0, 6) and B (0, −2) is

(a) 6 (b) 8

(c) 4 (d) 2

56. The distance of the point P (−6, 8) from the origin is

(a) 8 (b) 2 7

(c) 10 (d) 6

57. The distance between the points (0, 5) and (−5, 0) is

(a) 5 (b) 5 2

(c) 2 5 (d) 10

58. If AOBC is a rectangle whose three vertices are A (0, 3), O (0, 0) and B (5, 0), then the length of its diagonals is

(a) 5 (b) 3

(c) 34 (d) 4

59. The perimeter of a triangle with vertices (0, 4), (0, 0) and (3, 0) is

(a) 5 (b) 12

(c) 11 (d) 7 + 5

60. The area of a triangle with vertices A (3, 0), B (7, 0) and C (8, 4) is

(a) 14 (b) 28

(c) 8 (d) 6
61. The points (−4, 0), (4, 0) and (0, 3) are the vertices of a

(a) right angled triangle (b) isosceles triangle

(c) equilateral triangle (d) scalene triangle

62. The point which divides the line segment joining the points (7, -6) and (3, 4) in ratio 1 : 2 internally lies in the

(a) I quadrant (b) II quadrant

(c) III quadrant (d) IV quadrant

63. The point which lies on the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the points A (−2, −5) and B (2, 5) is

(a) (0, 0) (b) (0, 2)

(c) (2, 0) (d) (−2, 0)

64. The fourth vertex D of a parallelogram ABCD whose three vertices are A (-2, 3), B (6, 7) and C (8, 3) is

(a) (0, 1) (b) (0, −1)

(c) (−1, 0) (d) (1, 0)

65. If the point P (2, 1) lies on the line segment joining points A (4, 2) and B (8, 4), then
1
(a) 𝐴𝑃 = 3 𝐴𝐵 (b) AP = PB

1 1
(c) 𝑃𝐵 = 3 𝐴𝐵 (d) 𝐴𝑃 = 2 𝐴𝐵

𝑎
66. If 𝑃 , 4 is the mid-point of the line segment joining the points Q (−6, 5) and R (−2, 3), then the value of 𝑎 is
3

(a) −4 (b) −12

(c) 12 (d) −6

67. If the distance between the points (4, 𝑝) and (1, 0) is 5, then the value of 𝑝 is

(a) 4 only (b) ±4

(c) −4 only (d) 0

68. If the points A (1, 2), B (0, 0) and C (a, b) are collinear, then

(a) 𝑎 = 𝑏 (b) 𝑎 = 2𝑏

(c) 2𝑎 = 𝑏 (d) 𝑎 = −𝑏
4
69. If cos 𝐴 = 5 , then the value of tan 𝐴 is

3 3
(a) 5 (b) 4

4 5
(c) 3 (d) 3

1
70. If sin 𝐴 = 2, then the value of cot 𝐴 is
 1
(a) 3 (b) 3

3
(c) 2
(d) 1

71. The value of the expression 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 75° + 𝜃 − sec 15° − 𝜃 − tan(55° + 𝜃) + cot(35° − 𝜃) is

(a) −1 (b) 0
3
(c) 1 (d)
2

𝑎
72. If sin 𝜃 = , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 cos 𝜃 is equal to
𝑏

𝑏 𝑏
(a) (b) 𝑎
𝑏 2 −𝑎 2

𝑏 2 −𝑎 2 𝑎
(c) (d)
𝑏 𝑏 2 −𝑎 2

73. If cos 𝛼 + 𝛽 = 0, then sin(𝛼 − 𝛽) can be reduced to

(a) cos 𝛽 (b) cos 2𝛽

(c) sin 𝛼 (d) sin 2𝛼

74. The value of (tan 1° tan 2° tan 3°… tan 89°) is

(a) 0 (b) 1
1
(c) 2 (d)
2

75. If cos 9𝛼 = sin 𝛼 and 9𝛼 < 90°, then the value of tan 5𝛼 is
1
(a) 3
(b) 3

(c) 1 (d) 0

76. If ∆ABC is right angled at C, then the value of cos(𝐴 + 𝐵) is

(a) 0 (b) 1

1 3
(c) 2 (d) 2

77. If sin 𝐴 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝐴 = 1, then the value of (𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝐴 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 4 𝐴) is

1
(a) 1 (b)
2

(c) 2 (d) 3
1 1
78. If sin 𝛼 = 2 and cos 𝛽 = 2 , then the value of (𝛼 + 𝛽) is

(a) 0° (b) 30°

(c) 60° (d) 90°

 𝑠𝑖𝑛 2 22°+𝑠𝑖𝑛 2 68°
79. The value of the expression 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 22°+𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 68°
+ 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 63° + 𝑐𝑜𝑠63° sin 27° is

(a) 3 (b) 2

(c) 1 (d) 0

4 sin 𝜃 −cos 𝜃
80. If 4 tan 𝜃 = 3, then 4 sin 𝜃 +cos 𝜃
is equal to

2 1
(a) 3 (b) 3

1 3
(c) 2 (d) 4

81. If sin 𝜃 − cos 𝜃 = 0, then the value of (𝑠𝑖𝑛4 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 4 𝜃) is

3
(a) 1 (b) 4

1 1
(c) (d)
2 4

82. sin 45° + 𝜃 − cos⁡

(45° − 𝜃) is equal to

(a) 2 cos 𝜃 (b) 0

(c) 2 sin 𝜃 (d) 1

83. If a pole 6 m high casts a shadow 2 3 m long on the ground, then the Sun’s elevation is

(a) 60° (b) 45°

(c) 30° (d) 90°

84. If radii of two concentric circles are 4 cm and 5 cm, then length of each chord of one circle which is tangent to
the other circle, is
(a) 3 cm (b) 6 cm

(c) 9 cm (d) 1 cm

85. In figure, if ∠𝐴𝑂𝐵 = 125°, then ∠𝐶𝑂𝐷 is equal to

A

125°

D C

(a) 62.5° (b) 45°

(c) 35° (d) 55°

86. In figure AB is a chord of the circle and AOC is its diameter such that ∠𝐴𝐶𝐵 = 50°. If AT is the tangent to the
circle at the point A, then ∠𝐵𝐴𝑇 is equal to
 C

50°
O. B

.
A T

(a) 45° (b) 60°

(c) 50° (d) 55°

87. In figure, AT is a tangent to the circle with centre O such that 𝑂𝑇 = 4 cm and ∠𝑂𝑇𝐴 = 30°. Then, AT is equal to

O .
4 cm
30°
A T

(a) 4 cm (b) 2 cm

(c) 2 3 cm (d) 4 3 cm

88. In figure, if O is the centre of a circle, PQ is a chord and the tangent PR at P makes an angle of 50° with PQ, then
∠𝑃𝑂𝑄 is equal to
P R
50°

(a) 100° (b) 80°

(c) 90° (d) 75°

89. In figure, if PA and PB are tangent to the circle with centre O such that ∠𝐴𝑃𝐵 = 50°, then ∠𝑂𝐴𝐵 is equal to
A

P 50°
O

(a) 25° (b) 30°

(c) 40° (d) 50°

90. If two tangents inclined at an angle 60° are drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm, then the length of each tangent is
3
(a) 2 3 cm (b) 6 cm
(c) 3 cm (d) 3 3 cm

91. If the sum of the areas of two circles with radii 𝑅1 and 𝑅2 is equal to the area of a circle of radius R, then

(a) 𝑅1 + 𝑅2 = 𝑅 (b) 𝑅12 + 𝑅22 = 𝑅2

(c) 𝑅1 + 𝑅2 < 𝑅 (d) 𝑅12 + 𝑅22 < 𝑅2

92. If the sum of the circumference of two circles radii 𝑅1 and 𝑅2 is equal to the circumference of a circle of radius R,
then
(a) 𝑅1 + 𝑅2 = 𝑅 (b) 𝑅1 + 𝑅2 > 𝑅

(c) 𝑅1 + 𝑅2 < 𝑅 (d) Nothing definite can be said about the relation among 𝑅1 , 𝑅2 and R.

93. If the circumference of a circle and the perimeter of a square are equal, then

(a) Area of the circle = Area of the square

(b) Area of the circle > Area of the square

(c) Area of the circle < Area of the square

(d) Nothing definite can be said about the relation between the areas of the circle and square

94. Area of the largest triangle that can be inscribed in a semi-circle of radius 𝑟 units is
1
(a) 𝑟 2 sq units (b) 𝑟 2 sq units
2

(c) 2𝑟 2 sq units (d) 2𝑟 2 sq units

95. If the perimeters of a circle is equal to that of a square, then the ratio of their areas is

(a) 22 : 7 (b) 14 : 11

(c) 7 : 22 (d) 11 : 14

96. It is proposed to build a single circular park equal in area to the sum of areas of two circular parks of diameter
16 m and 12 m in a locality. The radius of the new park would be
(a) 10 m (b) 15 m

(c) 20 m (d) 24 m

97. The area of the circle that can be inscribed in a square of side 6 cm is

(a) 36 𝜋 𝑐𝑚2 (b) 18 𝜋 𝑐𝑚2

(c) 12 𝜋 𝑐𝑚2 (d) 9 𝜋 𝑐𝑚2

98. The area of the square that can be inscribed in a circle of radius 8 cm is

(a) 256 𝑐𝑚2 (b) 128 𝑐𝑚2

(c) 64 2 𝑐𝑚 2 (d) 64 𝑐𝑚2

99. The radius of a circle whose circumference is equal to the sum of circumference of the two circles of diameters
36 cm and 20 cm is
(a) 56 cm (b) 42 cm

(c) 28 cm (d) 16 cm

100. the diameter of a circle whose area is equal to the sum of the areas of the two circles of radii 24 cm and 7 cm is

(a) 31 cm (b) 25 cm

(c) 62 cm (d) 50 cm

101. Twelve solid spheres of the same size are made by melting a solid metallic cylinder of base diameter 2 cm and
height 16 cm. The diameter of each sphere is
(a) 4 cm (b) 3 cm

(c) 2 cm (d) 6 cm

102. The radii of the top and bottom of a bucket of slant height 45 cm are 28 cm and 7 cm, respectively. The curved
surface area of the bucket is
(a) 4950 𝑐𝑚 2 (b) 4951 𝑐𝑚2

(c) 4952 𝑐𝑚 2 (d) 4953 𝑐𝑚2

103. A medicine- capsule is in the shape of a cylinder of diameter 0.5 cm with two hemisphere stuck to each of its
ends. The length of entire capsule is 2 cm. The capacity of the capsule is
(a) 0.36 𝑐𝑚3 (b) 0.35 𝑐𝑚3

(c) 0.34 𝑐𝑚3 (d) 0.33 𝑐𝑚3

104. If two solid hemisphere of same base radius 𝑟 are joined together along their bases, then curved surface areaof
this new solid is
(a) 4 𝜋𝑟 2 (b) 6 𝜋𝑟 2

(c) 3 𝜋𝑟 2 (d) 8 𝜋𝑟 2

105. In a right circular cone, the cross- section made by a plane parallel to the base is a

(a) circle (b) frustum of a cone

(c) sphere (d) hemisphere

106. If volumes of two spheres are in the ratio 64 : 27, then the ratio of their surface areas is

(a) 3 : 4 (b) 4 : 3

(c) 9 : 16 (d) 16 : 9

107. If 𝑥𝑖 ’s are the mid-points of the class intervals of grouped data, 𝑓𝑖 ’s are the corresponding frequencies and 𝑥 is
the mean, then (𝑓𝑖 𝑥𝑖 − 𝑥 ) is equal to
(a) 0 (b) −1
(c) 1 (d) 2

108. The abscissa of the point of intersection of the less than type and of the more than type cumulative frequency
curves of a grouped data gives its
(a) mean (b) median

(c) mode (d) All of these

109. For the following distribution,

Class 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25

Frequency 10 15 12 20 9
the sum lower limits of the median class and modal class is

(a) 15 (b) 25

(c) 30 (d) 35

110. Consider the following frequency distribution

Class 0-5 6-11 12-17 18-23 24-29

Frequency 13 10 15 8 11
The upper limit of the median class is

(a) 17 (b) 17.5

(c) 18 (d) 18.5

111. For the following distribution,

Marks Number of students

Below 10 3
Below 20 12
Below 30 27
Below 40 57
Below 50 75
Below 60 80
the modal class is

(a) 10-20 (b) 20-30

(c) 30-40 (d) 50-60

112. If an event cannot occur, then its probability is

3
(a) 1 (b) 4

1
(c) 2 (d) 0

113. Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event ?

1
(a) 3 (b) 0.1

17
(c) 3 (d) 16
114. An event is very unlikely to happen. Its probability is closest to

(a) 0.0001 (b) 0.001

(c) 0.01 (d) 0.1

115. If the probability of an event is P, then the probability of its completmentry event will be

(a) 𝑃 − 1 (b) P
1
(c) 1 − 𝑃 (d) 1 − 𝑃

116. The probability expressed as percentage of a particular occurrence can never be

(a) less than 100 (b) less than 0

(c) greater than 1 (d) anything but a whole number

117. If P (A) denotes the probability of an event A, then

(a) P(A) < 0 (b) P(A) > 1

(c) 0 ≤ P(A) ≤ 1 (d) −1 ≤ P(A) ≤ 1

118. The probability that a non-leap your selected at random will contains 53 Sundays is
1 2
(a) (b)
7 7

3 5
(c) 7 (d) 7

119. When a die is thrown, the probability of getting an odd number less than 3 is
1 1
(a) (b)
6 3

1
(c) 2 (d) 0

120. A card is drawn from a deck of 52 cards. The events E is that card is not, an ace of hearts. The number of
outcomes favourable to E is
(a) 4 (b) 13
(c) 48 (d) 51

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