Probability

Balls based
• One ball is taken out = P(E) = Ball / Total
• If more than one ball or article is to be taken out then combination
concept is used
Questions :

1. In a throw of a coin, find the probability of getting a head?

a) 1/3 b) 1/2 c) 1/4 d) None of these

2. Two unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting atmost one
head?
a) 1/4 b) 2/3 c) 3/4 d) None of these

3. An unbiased dice is tossed. Find the probability of getting a multiple of 3?

a) 1/2 b) 1/3 c) 1/4 d) None of these
Questions :

1. In a throw of a coin, find the probability of getting a head?

a) 1/3 b) 1/2 c) 1/4 d) None of these

2. Two unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting atmost one
head?
a) 1/4 b) 2/3 c) 3/4 d) None of these

3. An unbiased dice is tossed. Find the probability of getting a multiple of 3?

a) 1/2 b) 1/3 c) 1/4 d) None of these
4. In a simultaneous throw of a pair of dice, find the probability of getting a
total more than 7 ?
a) 5/12 b) 7/12 c) 1/12 d) None of these

5. A bag contains 6 white and 4 black balls. Two balls are drawn at random.
Find the probability that they are of same color?
a) 7/15 b) 4/15 c) 2/15 d) None of these

6. Two dice are thrown together. What is the probability that the sum of the
numbers on the two faces is divisible by 4 or 6 ?
a) 7/18 b) 5/18 c) 0 d) None of these
4. In a simultaneous throw of a pair of dice, find the probability of getting a
total more than 7 ?
a) 5/12 b) 7/12 c) 1/12 d) None of these

5. A bag contains 6 white and 4 black balls. Two balls are drawn at random.
Find the probability that they are of same color?
a) 7/15 b) 4/15 c) 2/15 d) None of these

6. Two dice are thrown together. What is the probability that the sum of the
numbers on the two faces is divisible by 4 or 6 ?
a) 7/18 b) 5/18 c) 0 d) None of these
7. What is the probability that card drawn at random from a pack of cards is either
red or a king?
(a) 15/26
(b) 7/13
(c) 27/52
(d) 3/13

8. A bag has twelve bananas out of which four are rotten. Two bananas are selected
at random. Find the probability that the bananas are of both types.
(a) 2/9
(b) 23/40
(c) 7/18
(d) 4/9
(e) None of these
7. What is the probability that card drawn at random from a pack of cards is either
red or a king?
(a) 15/26
(b) 7/13
(c) 27/52
(d) 3/13
(e) 11/52
8. A bag has twelve bananas out of which four are rotten. Two bananas are selected
at random. Find the probability that the bananas are of both types.
(a) 2/9
(b) 23/40
(c) 7/18
(d) 4/9
(e) None of these
9. A problem is given to three students whose chances of solving it are 1/2,
1/3 and 1/4 respectively. What is the probability that the problem will be
solved?
a) 1/4 b) 3/4 c)1/2 d) 7/12

10. 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

9. A problem is given to three students whose chances of solving it are 1/2,
1/3 and 1/4 respectively. What is the probability that the problem will be
solved?
a) 1/4 b) 3/4 c)1/2 d) 7/12

10. 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

11. The tickets numbered from 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is
drawn at random. What is the probability that the ticket has a number
which is a multiple of 3 or 5?

a) 9/20
b) 9/24
c) 9/27
d) 9/30
11. The tickets numbered from 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is
drawn at random. What is the probability that the ticket has a number
which is a multiple of 3 or 5?

a) 9/20
b) 9/24
c) 9/27
d) 9/30
12. In a bag, there are 8 red, 7 yellow and 6 green balls. If one ball is
picked up at random, what is the probability that it is neither red nor
green?

a) 1/4
b) 1/2
c) 1/5
d) 1/3
12. In a bag, there are 8 red, 7 yellow and 6 green balls. If one ball is
picked up at random, what is the probability that it is neither red nor
green?

a) 1/4
b) 1/2
c) 1/5
d) 1/3
13. In a group of students, there are 15 boys and 10 girls. If three students
are selected at random, what is the probability that 1 girl and 2 boys are
selected?

a) 21/46
b) 21/36
c) 21/26
d) 21/56
13. In a group of students, there are 15 boys and 10 girls. If three students
are selected at random, what is the probability that 1 girl and 2 boys are
selected?

a) 21/46
b) 21/36
c) 21/26
d) 21/56
14. A man draws two cards together from a pack of 52 cards. What is the
probability of both the cards being kings?

a) 1/111
b) 1/121
c) 1/221
d) 1/321
14. A man draws two cards together from a pack of 52 cards. What is the
probability of both the cards being kings?

a) 1/111
b) 1/121
c) 1/221
d) 1/321
15. A man tossed two dice. What is the probability that the total score is a
prime number?

a) 5/12
b) 5/14
c) 5/20
d) 5/24
15. A man tossed two dice. What is the probability that the total score is a
prime number?

a) 5/12
b) 5/14
c) 5/20
d) 5/24
16. A bag has twelve bananas out of which four are rotten. Two bananas are
selected at random. Find the probability that the bananas are of both types.
(a) 2/9
(b) 23/40
(c) 7/18
(d) 4/9
(e) None of these
17. The probability of Sharmila and Shushma passing an exam is 2/5 and
3/5, respectively. Find the probability that at least one of them passes the
exam.
(a) 1/25
(b) 1/5
(c) 19/25
(d) 1/2
(e) 17/25
18. There are four hotels in a town. If three men check into the hotels in a
day then what is the probability that all of them do not check into the
same hotel?
(a) 15/16
(b) 63/64
(c) 3/64
(d) 1/16
(e) 17/64
19. Two letters are chosen out of the alphabets of the English language. Find
the probability that both the letters are vowels.
(a) 2/65
(b) 3/65
(c) 1/65
(d) 3/5
(e) 0.2
20. If a leap year is selected at random, what is the chance that it will
contain 53 Mondays?
(a) 1/7
(b) 3/7
(c) 2/7
(d) 1/3
(e) 4/5
21. A father has 3 children with at least one boy. Find the probability that
he has 2 boy and one girl?
(a) 1/4
(b) 1/3
(d) 2/3
(d) 3/8
(e) 5/8
22. There are total 18 balls in a bag. Out of them 6 are red , 4 are green
and 8 are blue. If a boy picks three balls randomly then what will be the
probability that all the three balls are not of same color?

a) 95/102
b) 19/23
c) 21/26
d) 46/51
e) 9/11