Course Material – SSA II Probability

Exercise Problems

1. Among a group of 5 boys and 6 girls, 4 members is to [a] 7/20

be selected for an event. Find the probability that at
[b] 9/20
least one boy is selected?
[c] 11/20
[a] 17/22
[d] 13/20
[b] 19/22
8. Three coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the
[c] 21/22
probability that there are exactly two tails?
[d] 15/22
[a] 3/8
2. The probability of two persons of passing the
[b] 5/8
interview are 1/3 and 3/5. Then calculate the
probability that only one of them pass the interview? [c] 7/8
[a] 7/15 [d] 1/8
[b] 8/15 9. From a pack of 52 cards, 2 cards are drawn at
random. What is the probability of drawing such that
[c] 11/15
there is at least 1 king?
[d] 13/15
[a] 35/256
3. A urn contains 4 red balls, 5 green balls and 6 white
[b] 33/220
balls, if one ball is drawn at random, find the
probability that it is neither red nor white? [c] 33/221
[a] 1/3 [d] 23/190
[b] 1/4 [e] 11/221
[c] 1/5 10. A box contains 6 blue, 5 green and 4 red balls. If two
balls are picked at random, then what is the
[d] 2/3
probability that neither is blue?
4. An elevator starts with 4 passengers and stops at 7
[a] 10/21
floors of an apartment. Find the probability that all 4
passengers travel to different floor? [b] 12/35
[a] 110/343 [c] 3/5
[b] 120/343 [d] 11/21
[c] 18/49 [e] None of these
[d] 139/343
5. A five-digit number is formed from the numbers 1, 3,
5, 7, 8 and 9 without repeating the numbers. Find
the probability that the number is divisible by 5?
[a] 1/4
[b] 1/5
[c] 1/6
[d] 1/7
6. From a deck of 52 cards, a card is selected and
without replacing the card a new card is selected.
Find out the probability that the first card is an ace
and second card is a king?
[a] 4/52*3/51
[b] 4/51*3/52
[c] 4/52*4/51
[d] 3/52*3/51
7. The probability that a person will be alive after 20
years is 1/4 and that of his wife is 2/5. Find out the
probability that both are not alive after 20 years?

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