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CLASS-X CH=15 Probability

Multiple Choice Questions


(1) The probability of a leap year selected at random contains 53 Sundays is:
(a) 53/ 366 (b) 1/7 (c) 2/7 (d) 53/365
(2) A bag contains 3 red and 2 blue marbles. A marble is drawn at random. The
probability of drawing a black ball is :
(a) 3/5 (b) 2/5 (c) 0/5 (d) 1/5
(3) The probability that it will rain tomorrow is 0.85. What is the probability that
it will not rain tomorrow
(a) 0.25 (b) 0.145 (c) 3/20 (d) none of these
(4) What is the probability that a number selected from the numbers (1, 2,
3,..........,15) is a multiple of 4?
(a) 1/5 (b) 4/5 (c) 2/15 (d) 1/3
(5) What are the total outcomes when we throw three coins?
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 8 (d) 7
(6) The probability that a prime number selected at random from the numbers
(1,2,3, ..........35) is :
(a) 12/35 (b) 11/35 (c) 13/35 (d) none of these
(7) The sum of the probability of an event and non event is :
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) none of these.
(8) The following probabilities are given; choose the correct answer for that
which is not possible.
(a) 0.15 (b) 2/7 (c) 7/5 (d) none of these.
(9) If three coins are tossed simultaneously, then the probability of getting at
least two heads, is
(a) ¼ (b) 3/8 (c) ½ (d) 1/8
(10) A letter is chosen at random from the letters of the word ASSASSINATION.
The probability that the letter chosen has:
(a) 6/13 (b) 7/13 (c) 1 (d) none of these.
Sample questions for Probability
1. A bag contains 9 black and 12 white balls. One ball is drawn at random. What
is the probability that the ball drawn is black?
2. Find the probability that a number selected from the numbers 1 to 25 which is
not a prime number when each of the given number is equally likely to be
selected.
3. A bag contains 10 red, 5 blue and 7 green balls. A ball is drawn at random.
Find the probability of this ball being not a blue ball.
4. Two dice are thrown at the same time and the product of numbers appearing
on them is noted. Find the probability that the product is less than 9.
5. Cards, marked with numbers 5 to 50, are placed in a box and mixed
thoroughly. A card is drawn from the box at random. Find the probability that the
number on the taken out card is:
(i) a prime number less than 10. (ii) a number which is a perfect square.
6. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability that
(i) 5 will not come up on either of them?
(ii) 5 will come up on at least one?
(iii) 5 will come up at both dice?
7. From a well shuffled pack of playing cards, black jackes, black kings and black
aces are removed. A card is then drawn from the pack. Find the probability of
getting. (i) a red card (ii) not a diamond card.
8. A bag contains cards which are numbered from 2 to 90. A card is drawn at
random from the bag. Find the probability that it bears.
(i) a two-digit number (ii) a number which is a perfect square.
9. Cards numbered 1 to 30 are put in a bag. A card is drawn at random from this
bag. Find the probability that the number on the drawn card is:
(i) not divisible by 3. (ii) a prime number greater than 7.
(iii) not a perfect square number.
10. Two different dice are tossed together. Find the probability:
(i) That the numbers on either die is even.
(ii) That the sum of numbers appearing on the two dice is 5.

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