PROBABILITY

S.S.HARICHANDAN
INTRODUCTION:
NumberofEvents
Number of Probability of an event
NumberofSamplespaces
n(P) =
n( E )
n( S )
=

Here n(E) is the number of events

according to the arrangements or
selections as per conditions and
n(S)number of sample spaces
according to randomly
arrangements or selections.
Question:1
In a throw of a coin, find
the probability of getting a
head.
(a)1/2
(b)1/3
(c)1/4
(d)2/3
Question:2
Two unbiased coin are
tossed .What is the
probability of getting at
most one head?
(a)1/2
(b)2/3
(c)3/4
(d)4/5
Question:3
In a simultaneous throw of
two coins, the probability
of getting at least one
head is:
(a)1/2
(b)2/3
(c)3/4
(d)4/5
Question:4
Three unbiased coins are
tossed. What is the
probability of getting at
least 2 heads?
(a)1/2
(b)2/3
(c)3/4
(d)4/5
Question:5
A coin is tossed thrice. What
is the probability that the first
toss of coin lands head,
second tail and third lands tail
as well?
(a) 1/16
(b)3/8
(c) 1/8
(d) None of these
Question:6
Three unbiased coins are
tossed. What is the
probability of getting at
most two heads?
(a)4/5
(b)5/6
(c)6/7
(d)7/8
Question:7
A person tosses an unbiased
coin. When head turns up, he
gets Rs.8 and tail turns up he
loses Rs.4. If 3 coins are
tossed, what is probability
that he gets a profit of Rs.12?
(a) 3/8
(b) 5/8
(c) 3/4
(d) 1/8
Question:8
If a coin is tossed twice what
is the probability that it will
land either heads both times
or tails both times?
(a)1/8
(b)1/6
(c) ¼
(d) 1/2
Question:9
In a single throw of a die,
what is the probability of
getting a number greater
than 4?
(a)1/2
(b)1/3
(c)1/4
(d)2/3
Question:10
In a simultaneous throw of
two dice, what is the
probability of getting a
total of 7?
(a)1/4
(b)1/5
(c)1/6
(d)1/3
Question:11
An unbiased die is
tossed .find the probability
of getting a multiple of 3?
(a)1/2
(b)1/3
(c)1/4
(d)1/5
Question:12
In a simultaneous throw
of pair of dice .find the
probability of getting the
total more than 7?
(a)5/12
(b)7/12
(c)3/4
(d)4/9
Question:13
Two dice are thrown
together .What is the
probability that the sum of the
number on the two faces is
divided by 4 or 6?
(a)5/12
(b)7/12
(c)5/18
(d)7/18
Question:14
In a simultaneous throw of
two dice, what is the
probability of getting a
doublet?
(a)1/4
(b)1/5
(c)1/6
(d)1/3
Question:15
Two dice are thrown
simultaneously. What is the
probability of getting two
numbers whose product is
even?
(a)1/2
(b)2/3
(c)3/4
(d)4/5
Question:16
An unbiased dice is rolled 5 times
and the outcomes are 1, 2, 3, 4 and
5 respectively. If it is rolled again,
what is the probability that the
outcome is 6?
(a) 1
(b) 5/6
(c) 1/6
(d) None of these
Question:17
What is the probability of
getting at least one six in a
single throw of three unbiased
dice?
(a) 1/6
(b) 125/216
(c)1/36
(d) 81/216
(e)91/216
Question:18
When 4 dice are thrown,
what is the probability that
the same number appears
on each of them?
(a)1/36
(b) 1/18
(c) 1/216
(d)1/5
Question:19
One card is drawn at random
from a pack of 52 cards. What
is the probability that the card
drawn is a face card?
(a)3/13
(b)5/13
(c)9/13
(d)6/13
Question:20
A card is drawn from a pack of
52 cards. What is the
probability of getting a queen
of club or a king of heart ?
(a)1/13
(b)1/26
(c)1/52
(d)None of these
Question:21
One card is drawn from a pack
of 52 cards. What is the
probability that the card drawn
is either a red card or a king?
(7/13)
(a)5/13
(b)6/13
(c)7/13
(d)8/13
Question:22
From a pack of 52 cards, one
card is drawn at random. What
is the probability that the card
drawn is a ten or a spade?
(a)3/13
(b)4/13
(c)5/13
(d)9/13
Question:23
What is the probability that a
card drawn from a pack of 52
cards will be a diamond or a
king?
(a)3/13
(b)4/13
(c)5/13
(d)6/13
Question:24
From a pack of 52 cards, two
cards are drawn together at
random. What is the
probability of both the cards
being kings?
(a)1/111
(b)1/121
(c)1/221
(d)1/331
Question:25
Two cards are drawn together
from a pack of 52 cards. The
probability that one is a spade
and one is a heart, is
(a)11/102
(b)13/102
(c)15/102
(d)17/102
Question:26
Two cards are drawn from a
pack of 52 cards. What is the
probability that either both are
red or both are kings?
(a)44/121
(b)44/221
(c)55/121
(d)55/221
Question:27
If a number is chosen at
random from 1 to 100, then the
probability that the chosen
number is a perfect cube is
A 4/13
B 1/25
C 1/2
D 1/10
Question:27
What is the probability that a
number selected from numbers
1,2,3,...,30, is prime number, when
each of the given numbers is
equally likely to be selected ?
A 9/30
B 8/30
C 10/30
D 11/30
Question:28
Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed
up and then a ticket is drawn at
random. What is the probability
that the ticket drawn bears a
number which is a multiple of 3?
A. 1/5
B.2/10
C.3/10
D. 4/10
Question:29
Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed
up and then a ticket is drawn at
random. What is the probability
that the ticket drawn has a number
which is a multiple of 3 or 5?
A.3/10
B.5/20
C.9/20
D.11/20
Question:30
If six persons sit around a
table. What is the probability
that some specified three of
them are always together ?
A 1/20
B 3/10
C 1/5
D 4/5
Question:31
There are 4 boys and 3 girls.
What is the probability the
boys and girls sit alternately?
A.1/7
B.1/21
C,1/35
D1/42
Question:32
Choose the correct answer.
If three numbers are chosen from 1
to 25 randomly then what is the
probability that they are not
consecutive?
(a) 1/100
(b) 99/100
(c) 1/99
(d) 99/125
Question:33
Choose the correct answer.
A bag is full of 15 apples and no
other fruit. Sameer draws a fruit
from the bag. What is the
probability that he will draw a
apple?
(a) 1
(b) 0
(c)1/2
(d) None of these
Question:34
The probability of drawing an apple
from a bag of fruits is 4/25. How
many apples should Ravi draw, so
that there is a chance he will draw
12 apples on average?
(a) 25
(b) 50
(c) 75
(d) None of these
Question:35
There are four red and four white
balls in a bag. A ball is taken out
and then replaced for three times.
What is the probability that in each
draw the ball is a red ball?
(a) 1/8
(b) ½
(c) 1/3
(d) None of these
Question:36
Sudhir has a bag in which there are 2
balls, each of which can be black or white
with equal probability. Now, he draws out a
ball and it turns out to be black. After this
event, what is the probability that both
balls are black?
(a) ½
(b) ¼
(c) 1
(d) None of these
Question:37
The probability of occurrence of
event A is 0.4 and that of event B is
0.5. If the events are independent
then what is the probability of
occurrence of both A and B?
(a) 0.50
(b) 0.10
(c) 0.20
(d) Cannot be determined
Question:38
The probability of occurrence of
event P is 0.7 and that of event Q is
0.05. If the events are mutually
exclusive then what is the
probability of occurrence of either
P or Q?
(a) 0.85
(b) 0.75
(c) 0
(d) Cannot be determined
Question:39
A bag contains 3 white, 4 red and 5
blue balls. If three balls are drawn
at random from the bag then what
is the probability that all of them
are red?
(a)1/45
(b)1/55
(c)1/35
(d)1/50
Question:40
A box contains 16 electric bulbs,
out of which 4 are defective. Two
bulbs are chosen at random from
this box. The probability that at
least one of these is defective is:
(a) 4/20
(b) 7/20
(c)9/20
(d)11/20
Question:41
In a class, 30% of the students
offered English, 20% offered Hindi
and 10% offered both. If a student
is selected at random, what is the
probability that he has offered
English or Hindi?
(a) 2/5
(b)3/4
(c)3/5
(d)3/10
Question:42
A box contains 6 red balls, 7 green
balls and 5 blue balls. Each ball is
of a different size. What is the
probability that the red ball being
selected is the smallest red ball?
(a)1/18
(b)1/3
(c)1/6
(d)2/3
Question:43
A 5-digit number is formed by
the digits 1,2,3,4 and 5 without
repetition. What is the
probability that the number
formed is a multiple of 4?
(a) 1/4
(b) 1/5
(c) 2/5
(d) 1/120
Question:44
There are two boxes A and B. Box A
has 4 red and 5 blue balls. Box B
has 3 red and 6 blue balls. Arun
draws a ball from each bag
randomly. What is the probability
that both balls are red?
(a) 4/27
(b) 8/49
(c) 7/81
(d)16/81
Question:45
Ravi has a bag full of 10 Nestle and
5 Cadbury chocolates. He draws
two chocolates. What is the
probability that he got at least one
Nestle chocolate?
(a) 2/3
(b)3/7
(c)2/21
(d)None of these
Question:46
A bag contains 6 yellow and 5
brown pencils. If two pencils
are drawn, what is the
probability that the pencils are
of the same color?
(a) 5/11
(b) 1/11
(c) 4/11
(d) 9/11
Question:45
A single letter is drawn at
random from the word,
“ABSORPTION”, the
probability that it is a vowel
is?
(a)1/2
(b) 1/3
(c) 3/5
(d) 2/5
Question:47
In,a class, there are 15 boys
and 10 girls. Three students
are selected at random. What
is the probability that 1 girl
and 2 boys are selected?
(a)19/46
(b)21/46
(c)23/46
(d)25/46
Question:48
Probability of occurrence of event
A is 0.7 and that of event B is 0.4
and the probability of occurrence
of both A and B is 0.3. What is the
probability that none of A and B
occur?
(a)0.2
(b)0.3
(c)0.4
(d)0.8
Question:49
A box contains 20 electric bulbs,
out of which 4 are defective. Two
bulbs are chosen at random from
this box. What is the probability
that at least one of these is
defective?
(a)5/19
(b)6/19
(c)7/19
(d)8/19
Question:50
Seema has a bag with four blue and
four yellow balls. She takes out a
ball, sees its color and puts it back
in the bag. She does this thrice.
What is the probability that she saw
all blue balls?
(a)1/8
(b) 1/2
(c) 1/3
(d) None of these
 Question:51
A man and his wife appear in an
interview for two vacancies in the
same post. The probability of
husband's selection is (1 / 7) and
the probability of wife's selection is
(1 / 5). What is the probability that
only one of them is selected?
(a)1/7
(b)2/7
(c)3/7
(d)4/7
Question:52
If five persons sit around a
circular table, then what is the
probability that some
specified three of them are
always together?
(a) ½
(b) 1/3
(c) ¼
(d) 1/5
Question:53
Two people agree to meet on June
9, 2018 between 5.00 P.M. to 6.00
P.M., with the understanding that
each will wait no longer than 20
minutes for the other. What is the
probability that they will meet?
(a)5/9
(b) 7/9
(c) 2/9
(d) 4/9
 Question:54
A bag contains 4 red balls, 5 green
balls and 6 white balls. A ball is
drawn at random from the box.
What is the probability that the ball
drawn is either red or green?
(a) 2/5
(b) 3/5
(c) 1/5
(d)7/15
Question:55
Two letters are selected randomly
from English alphabet
simultaneously. What is the
probability that one is a constant
and the other is a vowel?
(a)10/67
(b)21/65
(c)44/65
(d)2/13
Question:56
The probability that a number
selected at random from first
50 natural numbers is a
composite number is
(a)21/25
(b) 17/25
(c) 4/25
(d) 7/10
Question:57
Two dice are rolled together.
The probability that the sum of
the numbers shown on the
two dice is maximum or
minimum is……
(a)1/18
(b)1/9
(c)1/6
(d)1/36
Question:58
A, B, C, D and E play the following game. Each
person picks one card from the cards
numbered 1 through 10. The person who picks
the greatest numbered card loses and is out of
the game. Now the remaining four return their
cards to the pack and draw again, and again
the person with the greatest numbered card
loses. This process is repeated till only one
person is left in the game that is declared the
winner. What is the probability that A is the
winner?
(a)1/3
(b)1/4
(c)1/5
(d)1/10
Question:59
A bag contains 12 white and 15
black balls. Two balls are drawn in
succession without replacement.
What is the probability that first is
white and second is black?
(a)10/39
(b)11/39
(c)13/39
(d)17/39
Question:60
A bag contains 5 red and 3 green
balls. Another bag contains 4 red
and 6 green balls. If one ball is
drawn from each bag. Find the
probability that one ball is red and
one is green.
(a)19/20
(b)17/20
(c)8/10
(d)21/40
Question:61
A speaks truth in 75% of cases and
B in 80% of cases. In what percent
of cases are they likely to
contradict each other in narrating
the same event?
(a)35%
(b)5%
(c)45%
(d)22.5%
Question:64
Derek throws three dice in a special
game. If it knows that he needs 15
or higher in this throw to win, then
find the chance of his winning the
game.
(a)5/54
(b)17/216
(c)13/216
(d)15/216
Question:65
The probability of success of
three students X, Y and Z in
the one examination are 1/5,
1/4 and 1/3 respectively. Find
the probability of success of
at least two.
(a)1/6
(b)2/5
(c)3/4
(d)3/5
Question:66
There are four hotels in a
town. If 3 men check into the
hotels in a day then what is
the probability that each
checks into a different hotel?
(a)6/7
(b)1/8
(c)3/8
(d)5/9
Question:67
If x is chosen at random from
the set {1,2,3,4} and y is to be
chosen at random from the set
{5,6,7}, what is the probability
that xy will be even?
(a)5/6
(b)1/6
(c)1/2
(d)2/3
Question:68
A box contains 100 balls, numbered
from 1 to 100. If three balls are
selected at random and with
replacement from the box, what is
the probability that the sum of the
three numbers on the balls
selected from the box will be odd?
(a)1/2
(b)3/4
(c)3/8
(d)1/8
Question:68
A number X is chosen at
random from the numbers -3,
-2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3. What is the
probability that |X|<2
A.5/7
B.3/7
C.3/5
D.1/3
Question:69
Two brother X and Y appeared for
an exam. Let A be the event
that X is selected and B is the event
that Y is selected.The probability
of A is 1/7 and that of B is 2/9. Find
the probability that both of them
are selected.
A.1/63
B.2/35
C.2/63
D.9/14
Question:70
An urn contains 6 red, 5 blue
and 2 green marbles. If 2
marbles are picked at random,
what is the probability that
both are red?
A.6/13
B.5/26
C.5/13
D.7/26
Question:71
Four dice are thrown
simultaneously. Find the
probability that all of them
show the same face.
A.1/216
B.1/36
C.4/216
D.3/216
Question:72
A bag contains 12 white and 18
black balls. Two balls are drawn in
succession without replacement.
What is the probability that first is
white and second is black?
A.18/145
B.18/29
C.36/135
D.36/145
Question:73
A bag contains 21 toys numbered 1
to 21. A toy is drawn and then
another toy is drawn without
replacement.Find the probability
that both toys will show even
numbers.
A.5/21
B.9/42
C.11/42
D.4/21
Question:74
A bag contains 5 red and 3 green
balls. Another bag contains 4 red
and 6 green balls. If one ball is
drawn from each bag.Find the
probability that one ball is red and
one is green.
A.19/20
B.17/20
C.8/10
D.21/40
Question:75
A speaks truth in 75% of cases
and B in 80% of cases. In what
percent of cases are they likely to
contradict each other in narrating
the same event?
A.35%
B.5%
C.45%
D.22.5%
Question:76
Two cards are drawn from a
pack of well shuffled cards.
Find the probability that one is
a club and other in King.
A.1/13
B.4/13
C.1/52
D.1/26
Question:77
The odds against an event are 5:3
and the odds in favour of another
independent event are 7:5. Find the
probability that at least one of the
two events will occur.
A.52/96
B.69/96
C.71/96
D.13/96
Question:78
A special lottery is to be held to select a
student who will live in the only deluxe
room in a hostel. There are 100 Year-III,
150 Year-II and 200 Year-I students who
applied.
Each Year-III's name is placed in the
lottery 3 times; each Year-II's name, 2
times and Year-I's name, 1 time. What is
the probability that a Year-III's name will be
chosen?
A.1/8
B.2/9
C.2/7
D.3/8
Question:79
If the chance that a vessel
arrives safely at a port is 9/10
then what is the chance that
out of 5 vessels expected at
least 4 will arrive safely?
A.14×94105
B.15×95104
C.14×93104
D.14×96105
Question:80
In a charity show tickets numbered
consecutively from 101 through
350 are placed in a box.What is the
probability that a ticket selected at
random (blindly) will have a
number with a hundredth digit of
2?
A.0.285
B.0.40
C.100/249
D.99/250
Question:81
You toss a coin AND roll a die.
What is the probability of
getting a tail and a 4 on the
die?
A.1/2
B.1/6
C.1/8
D.1/12
Question:82
Derek throws three dice in a special
game. If he knows that he needs 15
or higher in this throw to win, then
find the chance of his winning the
game.
A.5/54
B.17/216
C.13/216
D.15/216
Question:83
An urn contains 6 red, 5 blue
and 2 green marbles. If three
marbles are picked at random,
what is the probability that at
least one is blue?
A.28/143
B.115/197
C.28/197
D.115/143
Question:84
The probability of success of three
students X,Y and Z in the one
examination are 1/5, 1/4 and 1/3
respectively.Find the probability of
success of at least two.
A.1/6
B.2/5
C.3/4
D.3/5
Question:85
Four cards are drawn at
random from a pack of 52
plating cards. Find the
probability of getting all the
four cards of the same suit.
A.13/270725
B.91/190
C.178/20825
D.44/4165
Question:86
A card is drawn from a pack of
52 cards. The card is drawn at
random. What is the
probability that it is neither a
spade nor a Jack?
A.4/13
B.2/13
C.6/13
D.9/13
Question:87
There are four hotels in a
town. If 3 men check into the
hotels in a day then what is
the probability that each
checks into a different hotel?
A.6/7
B.1/8
C.3/8
D.5/9
Question:88
Two teams Arrogant and Overconfident
are participating in a cricket tournament.
The odds that team Arrogant will be
champion is 5 to 3, and the odds that team
Overconfident will be the champion is 1 to
4. What are the odds that either Arrogant
or team Overconfident will become the
champion?
A.3 to 2
B.5 to 2
C.6 to 1
D.33 to 7
Question:89
If x is chosen at random from
the set {1,2,3,4} and y is to be
chosen at random from the set
{5,6,7}, what is the probability
that xy will be even?
A.5/6
B.1/6
C.1/2
D.2/3
Question:90
A box contains 100 balls, numbered
from 1 to 100. If three balls are
selected at random and with
replacement from the box, what is
the probability that the sum of the
three numbers on the balls
selected from the box will be odd?
A.1/2
B.3/4
C.3/8
D.1/8
Question:91
In a race, the odd favour of
cars P,Q,R,S are 1:3,1:4,1:5 an
d 1:6respectively. Find the
probability that one of them
wins the race.
A.9/17
B.114/121
C.319/420
D.27/111
Question:91
Set A = {2,3,4,5}
Set B = {4,5,6,7,8}
Two integers will be randomly
selected from the sets above, one
integer from Set A and one integer
from Set B.
What is the probability that the sum
of the two integers will equal 9?
A.0.20
B.0.25
C.0.30
D.0.33
Question:92
From a pack of 52 cards, 3
cards are drawn. What is the
probability that one is ace,
one is queen and one is jack?
A.19/5525
B.21/5525
C.17/5525
D.16/5525
Question:93
Out of 17 applicants 8 boys and 9
girls. Two persons are to be
selected for the job. Find the
probability that at least one of the
selected persons will be a girl.
A.27/34
B.25/34
C.19/34
D.21/34
Question:94
A bag contains 7 green and 5 black
balls. Three balls are drawn one
after the other. The probability of all
three balls being green, if the balls
drawn are not replaced will be:
A.343/1728
B.21/36
C.12/35
D.7/44
Question:
P and Q sit in a ring
arrangement with 10 persons.
What is the probability
that P and Q will sit together?
A.2/11
B.3/11
C.2/9
D.4/9
Question:
Find the probability that in a
random arrangement of the letters
of the word 'UNIVERSITY' the two
I's come together.
A.1/7
B.3/5
C.5/11
D.1/5
Question:
From a bag containing 4 white
and 5 black balls a man drawn
3 balls at random. What are
the odds against these balls
being black?
A.5/37
B.37/5
C.11/13
D.13/37
Question:
Two dice are thrown
simultaneously. Find the
probability of getting a multiple of 2
on one dice and multiple of 3 on
the other dice.
A.5/12
B.11/36
C.5/36
D.13/36
Question:
In a race where 12 cars are running,
the chance that car X will win is 1/6,
that Y will win is 1/10 and that Z will
win is 1/8. Assuming that a dead
heat is impossible. Find the chance
that one of them will win.
A.47/120
B.1/480
C.1/160
D.1/240
Question:
Two dice are thrown
simultaneously. Find the
probability of getting a
multiple of 2 on one dice and
multiple of 3 on the other dice.
A.5/12
B.11/36
C.5/36
D.13/36
Question:
In a race where 12 cars are running,
the chance that car X will win is 1/6,
that Y will win is 1/10 and that Z will
win is 1/8. Assuming that a dead
heat is impossible. Find the chance
that one of them will win.
A.47/120
B.1/480
C.1/160
D.1/240
Question:
If 4 numbers at random are
multiplied together, the
probability that the last digit in
the product is 1,3,7 or 9 is
A 2/5
B 16/625
C 1-(2/5)4
D 3/5
Question:
A question has 7 options. If he chooses
correct answer he can get one mark. If he
chooses wrong option he loses one mark.
If he chooses randomly he gets zero
marks. Any way he identifies 2 options and
eliminates them. If he chooses randomly
how many marks can he gain?
A 1/6
B 1/15
C 1/5
D None of these
Question:
A card is drawn from a pack of
52 cards. The probability of
getting a queen of club or a
king of heart is:
A. 1 /13
B. 2 /13
C. 1 /26
D. 1 /52
Question:
Two people agree to meet on
January 9, 2005 between 6.00 P.M.
to 7.00 P.M., with the understanding
that each will wait no longer than
20 minutes for the other. What is
the probability that they will meet ?
A. 5/9
B. 7/9
C. 2/9
D. 4/9
Question:
There are 5 green 7 red balls.
Two balls are selected one by
one without replacement. Find
the probability that first is
green and second is red.
Question:
A problem is given to three persons
P, Q, R whose respective chances
of solving it are 2/7, 4/7, 4/9
respectively. What is the probability
that the problem is solved?
Question:
What is the probability of getting a
sum of 22 or more when four dice
are thrown?
Question:
Two dice are thrown together. What
is the probability that the number
obtained on one of the dice is
multiple of number obtained on the
other dice?
Question:
From a pack of cards, three cards
are drawn at random. Find the
probability that each card is from
different suit.
Question:
Find the probability that a leap
year has 52 Sundays.
A.2/7
B.3/7
C.5/7
D.6/7
Fifteen people sit around a circular
table. What are odds against two
particular people sitting together?
Question:
Three bags contain 3 red, 7 black; 8
red, 2 black, and 4 red & 6 black
balls respectively. 1 of the bags is
selected at random and a ball is
drawn from it. If the ball drawn is
red, find the probability that it is
drawn from the third bag.
Question:
A bag contains 6 white and 4 black
balls .2 balls are drawn at random.
Find the probability that they are of
same colour.
A) 1/2
B) 7/15
C) 8/15
D) 1/9
Question:
Two cards are drawn at random
from a pack of 52 cards.what is the
probability that either both are
black or both are queen?
A) 52/221
B) 55/190
C) 55/221
D) 19/221
Question:
Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed
up and then a ticket is drawn at
random. What is the probability
that the ticket drawn has a number
which is a multiple of 3 or 5?
A) 1/2
B) 3/5
C) 9/20
D) 8/15
Question:
A man and his wife appear in an
interview for two vacancies in the
same post. The probability of
husband's selection is (1/7) and the
probability of wife's selection is
(1/5). What is the probability that
only one of them is selected ?
A) 2/7
B) 1/7
C) 3/4
D) 4/5
Question:
Two dice are tossed. The
probability that the total score
is a prime number is:
A) 5/12
B) 1/6
C) 1/2
D) 7/9
Question:
A bag contains 4 white, 5 red and 6
blue balls. Three balls are drawn at
random from the bag. The
probability that all of them are red,
is:
A) 2/91
B) 1/22
C) 3/22
D) 2/77
Question:
In a lottery, there are 10 prizes
and 25 blanks. A lottery is
drawn at random. What is the
probability of getting a prize?
A) 2/7
B) 5/7
C) 1/5
D) 1/2
Question:
In a class, there are 15 boys
and 10 girls. Three students
are selected at random. The
probability that 1 girl and 2
boys are selected, is:
A) 21/46
B) 1/5
C) 3/25
D) 1/50
Question:
Two dice are thrown
together .What is the
probability that the sum of the
number on the two faces is
divided by 4 or 6.
A) 7/18
B) 14/35
C) 8/18
D) 7/35
Question:
A basket contains 10 apples and 20
oranges out of which 3 apples and
5 oranges are defective. If we
choose two fruits at random, what
is the probability that either both
are oranges or both are non
defective?
A) 136/345
B) 17/87
C) 316/435
D) 158/435
Question:
If two letters are taken at
random from the word HOME,
what is the probability that
none of the letters would be
vowels?
A) 1/6
B) 1/2
C) 1/3
D) 1/4
Question:
A bag contains 50 tickets
numbered 1,2,3,4......50 of which
five are drawn at random and
arranged in ascending order of
magnitude.Find the probability that
third drawn ticket is equal to 30.
A) 551/15134
B) 1/2
C) 552/15379
D) 1/9
Question:
A word consists of 9 letters; 5
consonants and 4
vowels.Three letters are
choosen at random. What is
the probability that more than
one vowel will be selected ?
A) 13/42
B) 17/42
C) 5/42
D) 3/14
Question:
Three houses are available in a
locality. Three persons apply for
the houses. Each applies for one
house without consulting others.
The probability that all the three
apply for the same house is :
A) 2/9
B) 1/9
C) 8/9
D) 7/9
Question:
Two brother X and Y appeared for
an exam. The probability of
selection of X is 1/7 and that of B is
2/9. Find the probability that both of
them are selected.
A) 1/63
B) 1/14
C) 2/63
D) 1/9
Question:
A box contains 10 bulbs,of which
just three are defective. If a random
sample of five bulbs is drawn, find
the probability that the sample
contains exactly one defective
bulb.
A) 5/12
B) 7/12
C) 3/14
D) 1/12
Question:
In a single throw of two dice ,
find the probability that
neither a doublet nor a total of
8 will appear.
A) 7/15
B) 5/18
C) 13/18
D) 3/16
Question:
An urn contains 4 white 6 black and
8 red balls . If 3 balls are drawn one
by one without replacement, find
the probability of getting all white
balls.
A) 5/204
B) 1/204
C) 13/204
D) None of these
Question:
In a race, the odd favour of
cars P,Q,R,S are 1:3, 1:4, 1:5
and 1:6 respectively. Find the
probability that one of them
wins the race.
A) 319/420
B) 27/111
C) 114/121
D) 231/420
Question:
What is the probability of
getting at least one six in a
single throw of three unbiased
dice?
A) 1/36
B) 91/256
C) 13/256
D) 43/256