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1. What is the probability of
getting a sum 9 from two
throws of dice.

A. 1/3

B. 1/9

C. 1/12

D. 2/9

Answer :

Option B

Explanation:

Total number of cases = 6*6 = 36

Favoured cases = [(3,6), (4,5),

(6,3), (5,4)] = 4
 So probability = 4/36 = 1/9

2. In a throw of coin what is the

probability of getting tails.

A. 1

B. 2

C. 1/2

D. 0

Answer :

Option C

Explanation:

Total cases = [H,T] - 2

Favourable cases = [T] -1
So probability of getting tails =
1/2

3. From a pack of 52 cards, two

cards are drawn together, what
is the probability that both the
cards are kings

A. 2/121

B. 2/221

C. 1/221

D. 1/13

Answer :

Option C

Explanation:
 Total cases = 52 C2
52 ∗ 51
= = 1326
2∗1
Total King cases = 4 C2
4∗3
= =6
2∗1
6
Probability = =
1326
1
=
221

4. A box contains 5 green, 4

yellow and 3 white balls. Three
balls are drawn at random.
What is the probability that they
are not of same colour.

A. 52/55

B. 3/55

C. 41/44

D. 3/44

Answer :

Option C

Explanation:
 Total cases = 12 C3
12 ∗ 11 ∗ 10
= = 220
3∗2∗1
Total cases of drawing same colour =
5
C3 +4 C3 +3 C3
5∗4
+ 4 + 1 = 15
2∗1
15
Probability of same colur = =
220
3
=
44
Probability of not same colur =
3
1−
44
41
=
44

5. A box contains 20 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

7
A.
19
7
19

6
B.
19
6
19

5
C.
19
5
19
 4
D.
19
4
19

Answer :

Option A

Explanation:

Please remember that Maximum

portability is 1.

So we can get total probability of

non defective bulbs and subtract
it form 1 to get total probability of
defective bulbs.

So here we go,
Total cases of non defective bulbs

16 16 ∗ 15
C2 = = 120
2∗1
total cases =
20 20 ∗ 19
C2 = = 190
2∗1
120 12
probability = =
190 19
12
P of at least one defective = 1 −
19
7
=
19

6. Three unbiased coins are

tossed, what is the probability
of getting at least 2 tails ?

A. 1/3

B. 1/6
C. 1/2

D. 1/8

Answer :

Option C

Explanation:

Total cases are = 2*2*2 = 8,

which are as follows
[TTT, HHH, TTH, THT, HTT,
THH, HTH, HHT]

Favoured cases are = [TTH, THT,

HTT, TTT] = 4

So required probability = 4/8 =

1/2

7. A speaks truth in 75% of

cases and B in 80% of cases. In
what percentage of cases are
they likely to contradict each
other, narrating the same
incident

A. 30%

B. 35%

C. 40%

D. 45%

Answer :

Option B

Explanation:

Let A = Event that A speaks the

truth
B = Event that B speaks the truth
 Then P(A) = 75/100 = 3/4
P(B) = 80/100 = 4/5

P(A-lie) = 1-3/4 = 1/4

P(B-lie) = 1-4/5 = 1/5

Now
A and B contradict each other =
[A lies and B true] or [B true and
B lies]
= P(A).P(B-lie) + P(A-lie).P(B)
[Please note that we are adding at
the place of OR]
= (3/5*1/5) + (1/4*4/5) = 7/20
= (7/20 * 100) % = 35%

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CM Cp Meena 5 points
2 years ago

As face cards only 12 with king,

 queen, and Jack.
So answer is 3/13

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SS Sangeet Singh
10 points Cp Meena
12 months ago

there 16 face card not 12.

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S Satyaki 5 points
2 years ago

there are 12 face cards not 16 D is

the answer

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R Ram 10 points
Satyaki
5 months ago

face cards are cards having face

ex: jack,king,queen.
,but ace doesn't have face.So
face cards are 12 and honour
cards are 16
therefore answer is 3/13.

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