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1. OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS 5. A die is thrown 260 times. Prime numbers appeared on

the upper face 39 times. If a die is thrown at random,
what is the probability of getting a prime number?
(a) 3/2 (b) 2/3
1. Probability of an event can be
(c) 3/20 (d) 1/20
(a) - 0.7 (b) 11
9 Ans : (c) 3/20
(c) 1.001 (d) 0.6
P (getting a prime number) = 39 = 3
Ans : (d) 0.6 260 20
Probability of an event always lies between 0 and 1. 6. A coin is tossed 40 times and it showed tail 24 times.
(both inclusive) The probability of getting a head was
(a) 2 (b) 3
2. A die is tossed 216 times. The results are as follows: 5 5

Outcome Frequency (c) 1 (d) 17

2 40
Ans : (a) 2
1 40 5
2 35 P (getting a head) = 40 - 24 = 16 = 2
40 40 5
3 25
7. The probability of happening of an event is 37%. Then
4 35
probability of the event is.
5 36 (a) 37 (b) 0.037
6 45 (c) 3.7 (d) 0.37
The probability of getting 2 is Ans : (d) 0.37
(a) 25/216 (b) 35/216
(c) 36/216 (d) 40/216 Required probability = 37% = 37 = 0.37
100
Ans : (b) 35/216
8. 12 packets of salt, each marked 2 kg, actually contained
the following weights (in kg) of salt:
P (Getting 2) = 35
216 1.980, 2.000, 2.025, 1.985, 1.990, 2.040, 1.950, 2.050,
2.060, 1.980, 2.030, 1.970
3. In a class of 40 students there are 120% boys. Then Out of these packets, one packet is chosen at random.
the number of boys is What is the probability that the chosen packet
(a) 48 (b) 24 contains more than 2 kg of salt?
(c) 80 (d) None of these (a) 1/12 (b) 1/6
Ans : (d) None of these (c) 1/4 (d) 5/12
120% is not valid. Ans : (d) 5/12

Number of total packets of salt = 12

4. A coin is tossed 100 times and head appears 46
times. Now, if we toss a coin at random, what is the n (S) = 12
probability of getting a tail? E : Number of packets contains salt more than 2 kg
(a) 23/50 (b) 27/50 = (2.025, 2.040, 2.050, 2.060, 2.030)
(c) 28/50 (d) 26/50 n (E)
P (E) = = 5
Ans : (b) 27/50 n (S) 12

9. Three coins are tossed simultaneously 200 times with

P (head appears) = 46
100 the following frequencies of different outcomes
P (head not appears) = P (tail appears)
Outcome Frequency
P (tail appears) = 1 - 46 = 54 = 27 3 heads 23
100 100 50
2 heads 72

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Outcome Frequency Runs scored No. of balls

1 heads 77 1 15
No head 28 2 5
If the three coins are simultaneously tossed again, 3 1
compute the probability of getting no head
4 4
(a) 23/25 (b) 7/25
(c) 28/50 (d) 7/50 6 2

Ans : (d) 7/50 Find the probability that player hits a four or a six.
(a) 3/20 (b) 1/2
n (S) = 200 (c) 1/4 (d) 9/20
Let E be the event of getting no head.
Ans : (a) 3/20
n (E) = 28
n (E) n (S) = 40
P (E) = = 28 = 7
n (S) 200 50 Let, E = Player hit a four or a six.
n (E)
10. In a cricket match, a batsman hits a boundary 16 P (E) = = 4+2
n (S) 40
times out of 30 balls he plays. Find the probability
that he does not hit a boundary. = 6 = 3
(a) 7/15 (b) 8/15 40 20
(c) 2/15 (d) 12/15 13. A bag contains 10 balls, out of which 4 balls are white
Ans : (a) 7/15 and the others are non-white. The probability of
getting a non-white ball is
n (S) = 30
(a) 2 (b) 3
Let E be the event that batsman does not hit a 5 5
boundary.
(c) 1 (d) 2
n (E) = 30 - 16 = 14 2 3
Ans : (b) 3
n (E) 5
P (E) = = 14 = 7
n (S) 30 15 Total no. of balls = 10
11. The given table shows the marks obtained by 80 No. of white balls = 4
students in a class test with maximum marks 100. No. of non-white balls = 10 - 4 = 6
Marks No. of students So, Required probability = 6 = 3
10 5
0-15 6
14. A number from 1 to 11 is chosen at random. What is
15-30 13
the probability of choosing an odd number?
30-45 17 (a) 1/11 (b) 5/11
45-60 24 (c) 6/11 (d) None of these
60-75 16 Ans : (c) 6/11

Above 75 04 Total numbers = 11

A student of the class is selected at random. Find the n (S) = 11
probability that he gets less than 15% marks. Let, E = odd numbers
(a) 1/4 (b) 3/40
= 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
(c) 9/20 (d) none of these
n (E) = 6
Ans : (b) 3/40
n (E)
P (E) = = 6
n (S) = 80 n (S) 11
Let E be the event of getting less than 15% marks.
15. At Middle School, 3 out of 5 students make honour
n (E) = 6 roll. What is the probability (in%) that a student does
P (E) = 6 = 3 not make honour roll?
80 40 (a) 65% (b) 40%
(c) 60% (d) None of these
12. In a one day match, a player played 40 balls. The runs
Ans : (b) 40%
scored are as follows :
Ans : Number of students make honour roll = 3
P (Student does not make honour roll) = 2/5
Runs scored No. of balls Probability (in%) that a student does not make
0 13 honour roll = b 2 # 100 l %
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that a student neither takes computer class nor takes

= 40% dream class?
(a) 8/100 (b) 29/100
16. A large basket of fruits contains 3 oranges, 2 apples (c) 53/100 (d) 19/100
and 5 bananas. If a piece of fruit is chosen at random, Ans : (d) 19/100
what is the probability of getting an orange?
(a) 4/5 (b) 1/2 n (S) = 100
(c) 7/10 (d) 3/10 n (computer) = 14
Ans : (d) 3/10 n (drama) = 67
Let E = rest of people who neither takes computer
Number of fruits in the basket = 10 = n (S)
class nor takes drama class
Let E = Chosen fruit is orange n (E) = 3
n (E) n (E) = 100 - 67 - 14 = 19
p (E) = = 3 n (E)
n (S) 10 P (rest of people) = = 19
n (S) 100
17. A pair of dice is rolled. What is the probability of
getting a sum of 2? 22. If E is an event, then
(a) 1/6 (b) 1/3 (a) 0 < P (E ) < 1 (b) 0 # P (E ) < 1
(c) 1/36 (d) None of these (c) 0 # P (E ) # 1 (d) 0 < P (E ) # 1
Ans : (c) 1/36 Ans : (c) 0 # P (E ) # 1
When a pair of dice is rolled, number of elements in
sample space is 6 # 6 = 36 = n (S) 23. If a coin was tossed 100 times, out of which 65 times
Let E = getting a sum of 2 i.e., (1, 1). we got head and 35 times tail. Then the probability of
n (E) = 1 not getting a tail is
(a) 6.5 (b) 7.5
n (E)
P (E) = = 1 (c) 0.65 (d) 35
n (S) 36
Ans : (c) 0.65
18. In an experiment, the sum of probabilities of different
events is Required probability = 100 - 35 = 65 = 0.65
(a) 1 (b) 0.5 100 100
(c) - 2 (d) 0 24. From a deck of 52 cards, the probability of drawing a
Ans : (a) 1 face card is
(a) 4/13 (b) 3/13
In an experiment, the sum of probabilities of different
events is 1. (c) 1/13 (d) 1/4
Ans : (b) 3/13
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n (S) = 52
19. In rolling a dice, the probability of getting number 8 is n (face cards) = 12
(a) 0 (b) 1
n (face cards)
(c) - 1 (d) 1 P (face card) = = 12 = 3
2 n (S) 52 13
Ans : (a) 0 25. Two dice are rolled simultaneously. The probability
Required probability is zero because number 8 does that they show different faces is.
not appear on a dice. (a) 6 (b) 1
5 6
20. A city survey found that 47% of teenagers have a part (c) 1 (d) 5
time job. The same survey found that 30$ plan to 3 6
attend college. Find the probability that a teenager Ans : (d) 5
6
has a part time job.
(a) 37/100 (b) 30/100 P = 30 = 5
36 6
(c) 40/100 (d) 47/100
26. A dice is tossed twice. The probability of having a
Ans : (d) 47/100 number greater than 4 on each toss is
n (S) = 100 (a) 1/9 (b) 1/3
Let A be the event of teenager having part time job. (c) 1/12 (d) 2/3
n (A) = 47 Ans : (a) 1/9

P (A) = 47 n (S) = 6 # 6 = 36
100
Let E = number greater than 4 on each toss
21. In a school, 14% of students take computer classes = (5, 5), (5, 6), (6, 5), (6, 6) i.e.,
and 67% take drama classes. What is the probability
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n (E) Let E = Number of weeks having cost of living greater
P (E) = = 4 =1
n (S) 36 9 than 150 but less than 170.
27. The following data shows the relation between the n (E) = 30
number of families and number of children they have. n (E)
P (E) = = 30 = 15
What is the probability if a family is chosen at random n (S) 52 26
having at least two children?
30. The heights (in cm) of 50 students of a class are given
Number of families Children below :
3 3 Height (in cm) No. of students
6 4 156 8
10 5 154 4
12 0 155 10
7 1 151 6
15 2 157 7
(a) 33/53 (b) 35/53 152 3
(c) 34/53 (d) 19/53
153 12
Ans : (c) 34/53
One student is selected at random. Find the probability
Number of families, that his minimum height is 157 cm.
n (S) = 53 (a) 3/50 (b) 2/25
(c) 8/25 (d) 7/50
Let E = Number of families having at least 2 children
Ans : (d) 7/50
n (E) = 3 + 6 + 10 + 15 = 34
Number of students;
n (E)
P (E) = = 34 n (S) = 50
n (S) 53
Let E = Number of students having minimum height
28. Among first 20 natural numbers, probability of getting 157 cm
o odd number is
n (E) = 7
(a) 1/2 (b) 1/3
n (E)
(c) 1/5 (d) 1/7 P (E) = = 7
n (S) 50
Ans : (a) 1/2
31. The given table shows the number of students
n (S) = 20 participating in various activities in a school.
Let E = Number of odd numbers.
n (E) = 10 Activities No. of Students
n (E) Game 27
P (E) = = 10 = 1
n (S) 20 2 Music 36
29. In a city, the weekly observations made on cost of Singing 15
living index are given below. One week is chosen at
Drama 12
random.
From the above information one student is chosen.
Cost of living index Number of weeks Find the probability that the student participates in
140-150 5 games.
(a) 0.3 (b) 0.5
150-160 10 (c) 0.7 (d) 0.1
160-170 20 Ans : (a) 0.3
170-180 9 Number of students,
180-190 6 n (S) = 90
190-200 2 Let E = Number of students participating in games
Find the probability that chosen weeks has cost of n (E) = 27
living greater than 150 but less than 170. n (E)
P (E) = = 27 = 3 = 0.3
(a) 14/15 (b) 15/26 n (S) 90 10
(c) 9/26 (d) 13/28
Ans : (b) 15/26
2. FILL IN THE BLANK
Number of weeks, DIRECTION : Complete the following statements with an
n (S) = 52 appropriate word/term to be filled in the blank space(s).

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1. Number of favourable outcomes for an event cannot 6. Tossing a coin 50 times is called an experiment.
be .......... than the number of total outcomes. Ans : True
Ans : Greater
7. Total number of outcomes in a throw of two dice is 12.
2. An .......... for an experiment is the collection of some Ans : False
outcomes of the experiment.
Ans : Event
8. The experimental probability of an event is greater
than 1.
3. An activity which results in a well defined end is Ans : False
called an .......... .
Ans : Experiment
9. The sum of probabilities of occurrence and not
occurrence of an event is always equal to 1.
4. Probability is a measure of .......... . Ans : True
Ans : Uncertainty

10. P (E ) = Total number of trials

5. Total number of results are called .......... . Number of trials in which E has happened
Ans : Outcomes Ans : False

6. An experiment is called a .......... experiment if all the 4. MATCHING QUESTIONS

possible outcomes are pre-decided.
Ans : Random DIRECTION : Each question contains statements given in
two columns which have to be matched. Statements (P, Q, R, S,
7. Probability of an event can be any .......... from 0 to 1. T, U, V, W, X) in Column-I have to be matched with statements
(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) in Column-II.
Ans : Fraction

1.
8. A .......... is an action which results in one of several
outcomes. Column-I Column-II
Ans : Trial
(P) The probability of getting one (1) 2
or more tails in the toss of two 13
3. TRUE/FALSE coins simultaneously is
(Q) During rainy season of 90 days, (2) 0.8
DIRECTION : Read the following statements and write your it was observed that it rained
answer as true or false. on 20 days only. Then the
probability that it did not rain
on a day is
1. The experimental probability of an event is a negative
number. (R) The probability of not getting (3) 7
a prime number in a single 10
Ans : False
throw of a die is

2. When a die is rolled, the probability that the number (S) In a one-day cricket match (4) 1
Kohli faced 30 balls and hit 9 2
on the face showing up is greater than 6 is zero.
boundaries. The probability
Ans : True
that he did not hit a boundary
on a ball is
3. If a coin is tossed thrice, the total number of outcomes (T) The sum of all the probabilities (5) 3
is 8. is 6
Ans : True
(U) Probability of getting an even (6) 6
number on a die will be 11
4. When a die is rolled, the number of outcomes for
(V) A bag contains 12 pencils, 3 (7) 7
getting a composite number is 2. 9
sharpeners and 7 pens. If we
Ans : True take out one item from the
bag at random, probability of
5. Probability of the occurrence of an event always lies drawing a pencil is
between 1 and - 1.
Ans : False

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(W) In a sample study of 642 (8) 3 n (S) = 18

people, it was found that 4 Let E be the event that 2 heads appears then
514 people have a high n (E) = 3
n (E)
school certificate. If a person P (E) = = 3 =1
is selected at random, the n (S) 18 6
probability that the person has (Q)
a high school certificate is n (S) = 18
(X) The probability of getting a (9) 1 Let F be the event that at least 1 head appears
king or a queen, if a card is then
drawn from a well shuffled n (F) = 12
pack of cards, is
n (F)
P (F) = = 12 = 2
Ans : P - 8, Q - 7, R - 5, S - 3, T - 9, U - 4, V n (S) 18 3
- 6, W - 2, X - 1 (R)
n (S) = 18
2. Match the following : Let G be the event that die shows an even number
and coin shows exactly two heads. Then n (G) = 0
Column-I Column-II n (G)
P (G) = = 0 =0
(P) A trial is (1) the possible outcome of n (S) 18
(S)
an experiment.
n (S) = 18
(Q) An experiment (2) an action which results Let H be the event that die shows an odd number
is in one or several out- and coin shows at least one tail.
comes.
n (H) = 9
(R) An event is (3) an action which results n (H)
in some well defined P (H) = = 9 =1
n (S) 18 2
outcome
Ans : P - 2, Q - 3, R - 1 4. A NGO selected 2000 families at random and surveyed
them to determine number of children in a family. The
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3. A die is rolled if the number on a die is even then Number of Families Boy Girl
a coin is tossed once and if the number on a die is 400 1 1
odd, then a coin is tossed twice. Match the events in
600 2 1
Column-I with their probabilities in Column-II
300 1 2
Column-I Column-II
500 2 0
(P) Probability that 2 heads (1) 2
3 200 0 2
(Q) Probability that at least 1 head (2) 0 If one family is chosen at random then, match the
appear Column-I with their corresponding probabilities in
(R) Probability that a die shows an (3) 1 Column-II.
even number and a coin shows 6
Column-I Column-II
exactly two heads.
(P) The probability that the family (1) 1
(S) Probability that a die shows an (4) 1 10
2 chosen has 1 boy and 2 girls is
odd number and a coin shows
at least one tail (Q) The probability that the family (2) 3
chosen has no boy is 10

P Q R S (R) The probability that the family (3) 3

chosen has 1 boy and 1 girl is 20
(a) 1 2 3 4
(S) The probability that the family (4) 1
(b) 3 1 2 4 5
chosen has 2 boys and 1 girl is
(c) 3 2 1 4
Ans : P - 3, Q - 1, R - 4, S - 2
(d) 4 3 2 1
(P) Let E be the event that chosen family has 1 boy
Ans : (b) P - 3, Q - 1, R - 2, S - 4 and 2 girls
S = {2H, 2T, 4H, 4T, 6H, 6T, 1HH, 1TH, 1TT, Hence, n (E ) = 300
1HT, 3HH, 3HT, 3TH, 3TT, 5HH, 5HT, 5TH, 5TT} P (E ) = 300 = 3
2000 20
(P)
(Q) Let F be the event that chosen family has no boy

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n (F ) = 200 Number of total outcomes when a coin is tossed 2

times i.e., {HH, HT, TH, TT} = 4
P (F ) = 200 = 1
2000 10 P (getting at least two heads) = 1
4
(R) Let G be the event that chosen family has 1 boy
and 1 girl 5. Assertion : Tossing a coin 50 times is called an event.
Hence, n (G ) = 400 Reason : The possible outcomes of an experiment are
called events.
P (G ) = 400 = 1
2000 5 Ans : (d) Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.
(S) Let H be event that chosen family has 2 boys and Tossing a coin 50 times is called an experiment.
1 girl
Hence, n (H ) = 600 6. Assertion : In a class there are x boys. and y girls, A
student is selected at random, then the probability of
P (H ) = 600 = 3 y
2000 10 selecting a girl is .
x
5. ASSERTION AND REASON Reason : Probability of an event E of an experiment
is ratio of the number of trials in which event E has
DIRECTION : In each of the following questions, a statement happened to the total number of trials.
of Assertion is given followed by a corresponding statement Ans : (d) Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.
of Reason just below it. Of the statements, mark the correct
y
answer as P (selecting a girl) =
x+y
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is
the correct explanation of assertion. 7. Assertion : A fair die is rolled. Then the probability
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is of getting an even number is 1 and probability of
2
not the correct explanation of assertion. getting an odd number is 1 .
2
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false. Reason : Possible outcomes when a fair die is rolled is
(d) Assertion is false but reason is true. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).
Ans : (a) Both assertion and reason are true and
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Possible outcomes when a die is thrown
1. Assertion : Two coins are tossed. Number of elements
in the sample space is 4. = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
Reason : When a coin is tossed n times then the P (getting an odd number) = 3 = 1
number of elements in its sample space is 2n . 6 2
Ans : (a) Both assertion and reason are true and P (getting an even number) = 3 = 1
reason is the correct explanation of assertion. 6 2

8. Assertion : Two well balanced dice are rolled and the

2. Assertion : If E1 , E2 , .........., En are n elementary numbers that turn up are observed. Then the number
events associated to a random experiment, then of elements in sample space is 12.
P (E1) + P (E2) + ..... + P (En) = 1 Reason : When two dice are rolled, number of elements
Reason : For any event ‘A’ associated to an experiment, in sample space is 6 # 6 .
we have - 1 # P (A) # 1 Ans : (d) Assertion is false but reason is true.
Ans : (c) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
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