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1. An unibiased dies is thrown. What is the probability 5. 2500 tickets of a lottery were sold and there
of getting an even number greater than 2? are 5 prizes on these tickets. If Reema has
,d fu"i{k ik¡lk iQsadk tkrk gSA 2 ls cM+h ,d le la[;k purchased one lottery ticket, what is the
probability of winning a prize?
çkIr djus dh çkf;drk D;k gS\
ykWVjh ds 2500 fVdV csps x, vkSj bu fVdVksa ij
(a)
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(b)
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6 3 iqjLdkj thrus dh çkf;drk D;k gS\
(a) 0.002 (b) 0.005
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(c) (d) (c) 0.02 (d) 0.001
2 4 6. Seema and Menaka are friends. What is the

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2. One card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards, each probability that both will have birthdays on
of the 52 cards being equally likely to be different days? (ignoring a leap year)

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drawn. Find the probability that the card lhek vkSj esudk nksLr gSaA bldh D;k çkf;drk gS fd nks
drawn is red Ace.
an by dk tUefnu vyx&vyx fnuksa esa gksxk\ (yhi o"kZ dks NksM
52 iÙkksa dh ,d xîóh esa ls ,d iÙkk fudkyk tkrk gS] 52
364 124
iÙkksa esa ls çR;sd ds fudkys tkus dh laHkkouk leku gSA(a) (b)

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365 243
fudkys x, dkMZ ds yky ,sl gksus dh çkf;drk Kkr dhft,A
354 365
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(a) (b) 365 245
26 52 7. A letter is chosen at random from the letters
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1 of the word 'DIVISIBILTY'. Find the probability

(c) 4 (d) that the letter chosen is a vowel other than 'I'.
26
'kCn 'DIVISIBILTY' ds v{kjksa ls ;kn`fPNd :i ls
3. It is known that a box of 1200 batteries contain
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24 defective batteries. One battery is taken out

at random from this box. What is the probability x;k v{kj 'I' ds vfrfjÙkQ dksbZ vU; Loj gSA
(a) 1 (b) 0
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that it is a non-defective battery?

;g Kkr gS fd 1200 cSVfj;ksa ds ,d fMCcs esa 24 •jkc 5 7
(c) (d)
cSVfj;ka gSaA bl fMCcs esa ls ,d cSVjh ;kn`PN;k fudkyh tkrh 12 12
gSA bldh D;k çkf;drk gS fd ;g ,d •jkc cSVjh ugha? gS 8. A jar contain 351 marbles each of which is yellow,
pink or blue. The probability of selecting a yellow
(a) 0.0008 (b) 0.98
(c) 1 (d) 0.02 1
marble at random from the jar is , and the
4. 23 cards numbered 1,2,3,.....,22, 23 are put 9
in a bowl and mixed thoroughly. One person probability of selecting a pink marble at random
draws one card from the box. Find the 2
probability that the number on the card is is . How many blue marble are there in jar?
3
prime and odd?
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1]2]3]---]22] 23 Øekad okys 23 dkMks± dks ,d dVksjs
A

;k uhyk gSA tkj ls ;kn`PN;k ,d ihyk ekcZy pquus dh

esa Mkydj vPNh rjg feyk;k tkrk gSA ,d O;fÙkQ ckWDl
ls ,d dkMZ fudkyrk gSA çkf;drk Kkr dhft, fd dkMZ 1
çkf;drk gS vkSj ;kn`PN;k ,d xqykch ekcZy pquus dh
9
ij la[;k vHkkT; vkSj fo"ke gS\
2
1 9 çkf;drk gSA tkj esa fdrus uhys ekcZy gSa\
(a) (b) 3
8 23
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8 1 (a) (b)
(c) (d) 3 9
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9. The king, queen and jack of hearts are removed ,d Ldwy esa 150 Nk=k gSa ftuesa yM+fd;ksa vkSj yM+
from a deck of 52 playing cards and then well vuqikr 8 % 7 gSA Ldwy ds fl¼kar esa ,d Nk=k dks Ldwy
shuffled. One card is selected from the çeq• Nk=k ds :i esa pquuk gSA og ,d vyx dkMZ ij
remaining cards. Find the probability of
çR;sd Nk=k dk uke fy•rk gS] dkMZ ,d tSls gksrs gSaA f
getting a spade.
mlus dkMks± dks ,d FkSys esa j•k vkSj mUgsa vPNh rjg fg
52 rk'k ds iÙkksa xîóh
dh ls ckn'kkg] jkuh vkSj fny ds
og fiQj cSx ls ,d dkMZ fudkyrh gSA bldh D;k çkf;drk
xqyke dks fudky fy;k tkrk gS vkSj fiQj vPNh rjg ls gS fd dkMZ ij fy•k uke ,d yM+dh dk gS\
iQsaVk tkrk gSA 'ks"k dkMks± esa ls ,d dkMZ dk p;u fd;k
7 8
tkrk gSA gqdqe çkIr djus dh çkf;drk Kkr dhft,A (a) (b)
15 7
11 11
(a) (b) 8 7
49 52 (c) (d)
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13 13 13. If a number 'x' is chosen at random from the
(c) (d) numbers on a number line from –6, –5, –4, –
49 52
3, –2, –1, 0, 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. What is the

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10. A bag contain 36 balls out of which 'x' are prbability that x²<5?
violet. If one ball is drawn at random, what
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is the probability that it will be a violet ball?
la[;k js•k ij la[;kvksa ls ;kn`fPNd :i ls ,d la[;k
,d FkSys esa 36 xsansa gSa 'x'ftuesa
cSaxuh
ls jax dh gSaA
an by 'x' pquh tkrh gSA bldh D;k çkf;drk gS x²<5
fd \
;fn ,d xsan ;kn`fPNd :i ls fudkyh tkrh gS] rks bldh
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D;k çkf;drk gS fd ;g ,d cSaxuh xsan gksxh\

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(a) (b) 1
13
36  x x
(a)
36 ja (b)
36 (c)
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(d)
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x 36 14. Five employees A , B , C , D and E of a
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(c) (d) company are considered for a three-member

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trade delegation to represengt the company
11. Cards marked with the numbers 8 to 101 are
at an international trade conference. What is
placed in a box and mixed throughly. One card
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the probability that D gets selected?

is drawn from this box. Find the probability
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A , B , C , D vkSj E
that the number on the card is a prime number
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greater than 90.

8 ls 101 rd dh la[;k okys dkMZ dks ,d ckWDl esa djus ds fy, rhu lnL;h; O;kikj çfrfuf/eaMy ds fy,
ekuk tkrk gSA Mh ds pqus tkus dh çkf;drk D;k gS\
j•k tkrk gS vkSj vPNh rjg feyk;k tkrk gSA bl ckWDl
ls ,d dkMZ fudkyk tkrk gSA çkf;drk Kkr dhft, fd 1 4
(a) (b)
5 5
dkMZ ij vafdr la[;k 90 ls cM+h vHkkT; la[;k gSA
3 2
11 11 (c) (d)
(a) (b) 5 5
101 94
15. A bag contains balls numbered 1, 2, 3, .... 30.
1 2 One ball is drawn the bag at random. What
(c) (d) is the probability that the number on the ball
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drawn is dividsible by 3 or 7 but not by both?
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12. There are 150 students in a school of whom

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girls and boys are in the ratio 8 : 7. The
principle of school has to select one student
ls ,d xsan ;kn`PN;k fudkyh tkrh gSA D;k laHkkouk g
as school as school head student. He writes the fd fudkyh xbZ xsan ij la[;k 3 ;k 7 ls foHkkT; gS
name of each student on a seperate card, the ysfdu nksuksa ls ugha\
cards being identical. Then she put the cards 7 2
in a bag stirs them throughly. She then draws (a) (b)
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one card from the bag. What is the probability
that the name written on card is name of a girl? 13 1
(c) (d)
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16. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. Find 20. A problem is given to each student whose
the probability of getting sum greater than
1 1 1
10. chances of solving it are , , resepectively.
5 6 7
nks ikls ,d lkFk iQsads tkrs gSaA ;ksx 10 ls vf/d gksus
What is the probability that the problem will
dh çkf;drk Kkr dhft,A be solved?
5 3 çR;sd Nk=k dks ,d leL;k nh tkrh gS ftlds gy djus
(a) (b)
12 12 1 1 1
dh laHkkouk Øe'k%
, , gksrh gSA D;k laHkkouk gS fd
1 5 5 6 7
(c) (d)
12 36 leL;k gy gks tk,xh\
17. The probability that at least one of the events 3 3
A and B occurs is 0.52 and they occur (a) (b)
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simultaneously with probability 0.36. Then
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P  A  + P B = ? (c) (d)

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21. The probability that the two-digit number
0-52 gksrh gS vkSj os çkf;drk 0-36 ds lkFk ,d lkFk formed by digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 is divisible by 2
gksrh gSaAPrc
an by
 A  + P B = ?
is-
vadksa 1] 2] 3] 4] 5 ls cuh nks vadksa dh la[;k ds 2 ls

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(a) 1.12 (b) 0.88 foHkkT; gksus dh çkf;drk gS&
(c) 0.12 (d) 0.92
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Out of 500 screws, 25% are too big and 5% are (a)
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(b)
2
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too small. The rest are considered suitable. 5 5
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If a screw is choosen at random, the probability

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that it is suitable is- (c) (d)
5 5
500 LØw esa ls 25» cgqr cM+s gSa vkSj 5» cgqr NksVs gSaA
22. Probability of getting head and tail
ckdh mi;qÙkQ ekus tkrs gSaA ;fn ,d LØw dks ;kn`fPNd
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alternatively in three throws of a coin is-

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gS& gksus dh çkf;drk gS&

7 5 1 1
(a) (b) (a) (b)
10 10 8 3
3 6 1 3
(c) (d) (c) (d)
10 7 4 8
19. Among 15 players, 5 are batsmen, 3 are 23. The probability of guessing a correct answer
bowlers and 7 are allrounders. Find the
x
probability that a team is choosen of 3 is . If the probability of not getting correct
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batsman, 2 bowlers and 6 allrounders.
15 f•ykfM+;ksa esa 5 cYysckt] 3 xsanckt vkSj 7 vkWyjkmaMj
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answers is , then x is equal to?
gSaA çkf;drk Kkr dhft, fd ,d Vhe esa 3 cYysckt] 4
2 xsanckt vkSj 6 vkyjkmaMj pqus x, gSaA x
lgh mÙkj vuqeku yxkus dh çkf;drk gSA ;fn lgh
3 2 6
C 5 + C3 + C 7 3 2 6
C5 × C3 × C7 16
(a) 11 (b) 11
C15 C15 3
mÙkj u feyus dh çkf;drk gS rksx cjkcj gS\
3
4
C 5 ×2 C 3 ×6 C 7 3
C 5 ×2 C 3 ×6 C 7
(c) (d) (a) 4 (b) 3
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24. A speaks truth in 90% cases and B in 60% 25. If there are 16 balls in an urn of which 5 are
cases. The probability that they will contradict White, 6 are Black and 5 are Red. Three balls
are taken out one after the other without
each other will when describing a single event
replacement. Find the probability that first
is? ball is Red, second is Black and third is White.
A 90» ekeyksa esa vkSj
B 60» ekeyksa esa lp cksyrk gSA ;fn ,d dy'k esa 16 xsansa gSa ftuesa ls 5 liQsn] 6 dkyh
fdlh ,d ?kVuk dk o.kZu djrs le; muds ijLij foijhr vkSj 5 yky gSaA fcuk çfrLFkkiu ds ,d ds ckn ,d
gksus dh çkf;drk gS\ rhu xsansa fudkyh tkrh gSaA igyh xsan yky] nwljh dk
vkSj rhljh liQsn gksus dh çkf;drk Kkr dhft,A
1 21
(a) (b) 5
2 50 (a) (b) 0.69
112
21 3 107 111
(c) (d) (c) (d)
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1.(b) 2.(d)
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11.(c) 12.(c) 13.(d) 14.(a) 15.(b) 16.(c) 17.(a) 18.(a) 19.(b) 20.(a)

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PROBABILITY (SOLUTION)
1. (b) 9. (c)
Total Sample Space = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} Total events = 52 – 3 = 49
E = even number greater than = {4, 6} E favourable events = 13
2 1 13
P(E) = = P(E) =
6 3 49
2. (d) 10. (b)
Total cards or total events = 52 Total events = 36
Let E be the occurence of red Ace  (E) = 2 Favourable events, E = x
2 1 x
P(E) = = P(E) =

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52 26 36
3. (b) 11. (c)

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Non-defective bulbs = 1200 – 24 = 1176 Total events = 94
Total events = 1200 Favourable event set, E = {97, 101}
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(E) = Favourable events = 1176
1176
 (E) = 2
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P(E) = = 0.98 P(E) = =
1200 94 47
4. (c)
12. (c)
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Total events = 23
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Total events = 150
Favourable events = E = {3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17,
19, 23} 8
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(E)= 8 Total girls = × 150 = 80

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P(E) = Total boys = × 150 = 70
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5. (a) Favourable events, E = 80

Total events = 2500
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Favourable events = (E) = 5 80 8

P(E) = =
5 150 15
P(E)= = 0.002 13. (d)
2500
6. (a) Total events = 13
Let us assume that 365 outcomes are Favourable events, E = {–2, –1, 0, 1, 2}
equally likely favourable outcomes. (E) = 5
E = 364 5
P(E) =
364 13
P(E) = 14. (a)
365
7. (b) Total events = 5
All possible outcomes = 12 Favourable events, E = {D}, (E) = 1
E, favourable outcome = 0
A

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P(E) = 0 P(E) =
5
8. (c)
Total marbles = 351 15. (b)
We know, Sum of all prababilities of all Total events = 30
elementry events of an experiment is 1. E = divisible by 3 = {3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21,
P(yellow) + P(Pink) + P(Blue) = 1 24, 27, 30} E = 10
F = divisible by 7 = {7, 14, 21, 28} (F) = 4
1 2 2
P(Blue) = 1 – – = E  F = divisible both 3 and 7 = {21}
9 2 9
 9  351  E  F  = 1
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 Favourable events = (E) + (F) – 2  E  F  21. (b)

Sample space = {(11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22,
= 10 + 4 – 2 = 12
23, 24, 25, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 41, 42, 43,
12 6 2 44, 45, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55,)}
P(Favourable events) = = =
30 15 5 E, favourable events ={12, 14, 22, 24, 32,
16. (c) 34, 42, 44, 52, 54 }
Total events = 36
Favourable events = E = {(5, 6), (6, 5), (6, 6)} 10 2
P(E) = =
(E) = 3 25 5
3 1 22. (c)
P(E) = =
36 12 Total events = 2³ = 8
17. (a) E, Favourable events = {(HTH), (THT)} = 2
Given, P(A) = 0.52
2 1
P(A) = 1 – 0.52 = 0.48  P(E) = =
8 4
Also, P(B) = 0.36
23. (a)
P(B) = 0.64
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 P(A) + (B) = 0.48 + 0.64 = 1.12 P (not correct answer) =
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18. (a)
Total events = 500 3 1
Total non suitable screws = (25 + 5)% of 500 P (correct answer) = 1 – =
an by 4 4
= 150
Favourable events, E = 500 – 150 = 350 1 x
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3500 7 4 16
P(E) = =
500 10 x=4
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Let, Total events = 100%
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non favourable = (25 + 5)% = 30%
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P(A speaks truth) =

favourable event, E = 70% 10
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P(E) = P(B speaks truth) =
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19. (b) they will contradict when one speaks truth

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Total events = C15 [team of 11 to be
and other one a lie.
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no. of ways in which Case I:

3 batsmen chosen out of 5 = 3C5 9  6  36
2 bowlers chosen out of 3 = 2C3 P(A) × (1 – P(B)) = × 1 – =
10  10  100
6 allrounders chosen out of 7 = 6C7
3 Case II:
C 5 ×2 C 3 ×6 C 7
 Required Probability = 11
 9  6 6
C15
(1 – P(A)) × P(B) =  1 – × =
20. (a)  10  10 100
1 4 36 6 42 21
P(A) =  P(A) = Required probability = + = =
5 5 100 100 100 50
1 5 25. (a)
P(B) =  P(B) =
A

6 6 Total balls initially = 16

1 6 5 6
P(C) =  P(C) = I ball Red = ; II ball Black = ;
7 7 16 15
Problem will be solved if atleast one of
them solves it = 1 – P (none of them solve it) 5
III ball White =
4 5 6 14
= 1–  × ×  P(I Red, II Black & III White)
5 6 7
4 3 5 6 5 5
= 1– = = × × =
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