PROBABILITY

1. What is the probability of getting a 7. A card is randomly drawn from a

number not greater than 4 when a pack of 52 cards. What is the
dice is rolled? probability getting an ace or king or
queen?
a) b)
a) b)
c) d)
2. A dice is thrown. What is the c) d)
probability that the number shown 8. Tickets numbered 1 to 100 are
on the dice is divisible by 3? mixed up and then a ticket is drawn
at random. What is the probability
a) b)
that the ticket drawn has a number
c) d) which is a multiple of 3 or 5?

3. A letter is randomly taken from a) b)

English alphabets. What is the
probability that the letter selected is c) d)
not a vowel? 9. One ball is picked up randomly from
a bag containing 8 yellow, 7 blue
a) b)
and 6 black balls. What is the
probability that it is neither yellow
c) d)
nor black?
4. What is the probability for selecting
a prime no from 1, 2, 310? a) b)

a) b) c) d)
10.A box contains 5 red, 4 green and 3
c) d)
white balls. Each ball is of different
5. One card is randomly drawn from a size. A red ball is chosen at random
pack of 52 cards. What is the what is the probability that it is the
probability that the card drawn is a smallest red ball?
face card?
a) b)
a) b)
c) d)
c) d)
11.A die is rolled twice what is the
6. John draws a card from a pack of probability of getting a sum equal to
cards. What is the probability that 9?
the card drawn is a card of black
suit? a) b)

a) b) c) d)
12.Two dice are rolled together. What
c) d)
is the probability of getting their
sum as a prime number?
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a) b)
is diamond?
c) d) a) b)
13.When tossing two coins once, what
is the probability of heads on both c) d)
the coins? 19.Two cards are drawn together at
random from a pack of 52 cards.
a) b)
What is the probability of both the
c) d) none cards being Queens?

14.5 coins are tossed together. What is a) b)

the probability of getting exactly 2
heads? c) d)
20.Two dice are thrown. What is the
a) b)
probability that the product of the
numbers on both of them will be
c) d)
even?
15.There are 15 boys and 10 girls in a
class. If three students are selected at a) b)
random, what is the probability that
1 girl and 2 boys are selected? c) d)
21.21. A basket contains 6 blue, 2 red,
a) b)
4 green and 3 yellow balls.
c) d) a) If two balls are picked at random,
what is the probability that either
16.A bag contains 4 black, 5 yellow and both are green or both are yellow?
6 green balls. Three balls are drawn
at random from the bag. What is the a) b)
probability that all of them are
yellow? c) d)
b) If 5 balls are picked up at random,
a) b)
what is the probability that at least
c) d) one is blue?

17.A bag contains 2 yellow, 3 green a) b)

and 2 blue balls. Two balls are
drawn at random. What is the c) d)
probability that none of the balls e) none of these
drawn is blue? c) If 2 balls are picked at random,
what is the probability that both
a) b)
are blue?
c) d) a) b)
18.Two cards are drawn together from a
pack of 52 cards. What is the c) d)
e)none of these
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a) b)
what is the probability that 2 are
red and 2 are green? c) d)
a) b) 23.The odds in favor of event A is 3:4.
What is P(A)?
c) d)
a) b)
e) If 3 balls are picked at random,
what is the probability that none c) d)
is yellow?
24.24. If an employee is randomly
a) b) selected out of 120 employees of a
company, the odds in favor that the
c) d) selected employ is male are 3:5.
How many female employees are
f) If 8 balls are picked at random, working in that company?
what is the probability that there a) 75 b) 45
are equal number of balls of each c) 48 d) 72
color? 25.25. A class contains 30 boys. Find
the no of girls in that class, if the
a) b)
odds against of selecting a boy are
2:1?
c) d) none
a) 15 b) 20
g) If 4 balls are picked at random, c) 60 d) 10
what is the probability that one is 26.26. Ram and Laxman are shooters.
green, two are blue and one red? Odds in favor of Ram hitting the
a) b) target are 2:3 and odds against
Laxman hitting the target are 3:4.
c) d) What is the probability that
a) both of them hit the target
22.John and Dany go for an interview
for two vacancies. The probability a) b)
for the selection of John is 1/3 and
whereas this value for Dany is 1/5. c) d)
What is the probability that b) exactly one of them hits the target
a) only one of them is selected
a) b)
a) b)
c) d)
c) d)
c) at least one of them hits the target
b) none of them is selected
a) b)
a) b)
c) d)
c) d)
d) at most one of them hits the target
c) both of them are selected
a) b)
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e) None of these
32.If four marbles are drawn at random,
HOME ASSIGNMENT what is the probability that two are
27.A basket contains 6 red, 5 green and blue and two are red?
8 blue balls. If 4 balls are picked at
random, what is the probability that a) b)
all four of them are either red or any c) d)
two out of the four are green?
e) None of these
a) b) 33.A bag contains 13 white and 7 black
balls. Two balls are drawn at
c) d)
random. What is the probability that
Directions (28-32): Study the given they are of the same color?
information carefully to answer the
questions that follow. a) b)
An urn contains 4 green, 5 blue, 2 c) d)
red and 3 yellow marbles.
28.If two marbles are drawn at random, e) None of these
what is the probability that both are 34.From a well shuffled pack of 52
red or at least one is red? playing cards, one card is drawn at
random. What is the probability that
a) b) the card drawn will be a black king?
c) d) a) b)
e) None of these c) d)
29.If three marbles are drawn at
random, what is the probability that e)
at least one is yellow? Directions (35-36): Read the
a) b) following information to answer
these questions.
c) d) There are 9 red, 7 white and 4 black
e) None of these balls in an urn.
30.If eight marbles are drawn at 35.Two balls are drawn at random from
random, what is the probability that the urn. What will be probability
there are equal number of marbles of that both the balls are red?
each colour? a) b)
a) b)
c) d)
c) d)
e)
e) None of these
36.If two balls are selected at random
31.If three marbles are drawn at
what is the probability that one ball
random, what is the probability that
is white and the other ball is red?
none is green?
a) b)
a) b)
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e) c) d)
37.Out of 5 girls and 3 boys, 4 children e) None of these
are to be randomly selected for a 42.The circle given below is divided
quiz contest. What is the probability into eight sectors of equal area.
that all are girls? What is the probability that the
a) b) spinner will land on an even
numbered region in each of two
c) d) consecutive spins?

e)
Directions (38-40): Study the given
information carefully and answer the
questions that follow:
A basket contains 4 red, 5 blue and 3
green marbles.
38.If three marbles are picked at a) b)
random, what is the probability that c) d)
either all are green are all are red?
43.A class of 30 students occupies a
a) b) classroom containing 5 rows of
c) d) seats, with 8 seats in each row. If the
students sit themselves at random,
e) None of these the probability that the sixth seat in
39.If two marbles are picked at random, the fifth row will be empty is
what is the probability that both are
red? a) b)
a) b) c) d)
c) d)
Answer key:
e) None of these 1.c 2.b 3.d 4.a 5.c
40.If three marbles are picked at 6.a 7.a 8.c 9.d 10.b
random, what is the probability that 11.d 12.b 13.a 14.d 15.c
at least one is blue? 16.a 17.b 18.c 19.b 20.b
a) b) 21.a.b b.b c.e d.d e.c
f.b g.a 22.a.a b.d c.a
c) d)
23.d 24.a 25.c 26.a.b b.b
e) None of these c.d d.a 27.b 28.b 29.b
41.A box contains four black balls, 3 30.c 31.c 32.a 33.d 34.a
red balls and 5 green balls. 2 balls 35.a 36.b 37.a 38.d 39.c
are drawn from the box at random. 40.d 41.c 42. 43.c
What is the probability that both the
balls are of same colour?

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