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1. One card is drawn a pack of 52 cards, the prob. that it is a 13. A number is chosen from first 120 natural numbers. The
king or diamond, is : probability that chosen number is multiple of 5 or 15 is:
3 ! 3
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) $ (b) % (c) (d) None

2. The prob. of having one head in five tosses of a coin is: 14. An integer is chosen at random from first 200 digits. The
$ $ $ $
(a) (b) (c) (d) probability that integer chosen is divisible by 6 or 8 is:
% ! 6
(a) (b) % (c) G (d) !
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3. The probability that a leap year will have 53 Sunday, is:
(a) + (b) + (c) + (d) None 15. : and ; are two events with =(:) B , =(;) B ! and
=(: ∩ ;) B $. The value of =(: ∪ ;) is:
4. A speaks truth in 60% cases and B is 70% cases. The $
percentage number of cases in which they are likely to (a) (b) (c) (d)
$6 G
contradict each other in stating the same fact, if
(a) 18% (b) 36% (c) 46% (d) 23% 16. The probability that a non-leap year will have 53
Sundays is:
5. A party of 23 persons take their seats at a round table (a) ! (b) + (c) + (d)
the odds against two persons sitting together is:
(a) 11 : 1 (b) 10 : 1 (c) 10 : 11 (d) None 17. : and ; are two events such that =(:) B 0.42, =(;) B
0.4 and =(: and ;) B 0.16. The probability of not A, i.e.,
6. Eight coins are tossed at a time the probability of getting =(not :) is:
at least 6 heads up, is : (a) 0.52 (b) 0.58 (c) 0.22 (d) None
6 + $+
(a) $ (b) $ (c) ! (d) None
18. Two uniform dice marked 1 to 6 are tossed together. The
7. A bag contains 4 white and 3 black balls, another probability of the total 7 in a single throw, is:
contains 5 white and 3 black balls, If a bag is chosen (a) $ (b) (c) % (d) None
random and a ball is drawn from it, the probability that it
is white, is: 19. : and ; stand in a ring with 10 others. If arrangement of
$ + 6
(a) (b) (c) (d) None 12 persons is at random then probability that there are
exactly 3 persons between : and ; is:
!
8. The probability of drawings a card of diamond from a (a) (b) (c) ! (d) !
pack of 52 cards, is:
(a) $ (b) (c) (d) ! 20. The odds against : solving a certain problem are 4 to 3
and odds in favour of ; solving the same problems are 7
9. The probability of throwing number greater than three to 5. The probability that the problem is solved if they
with a die, is: both try, is:
$ %
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d) None

10. A husband and wife appear in an interview for two 21. For a biased die, the probability for different faces to
vacancies in the same post. The probability of husband’s turn up are:
selection is + and that of wife’s selection is $. The Face: 1 2 3 4 5 6
Prob: .2 .22 .11 .25 .05 .17
probability that only one of them is selected is:
The die is tossed and you are told that either 4 or 5 has
(a) $ (b) $ (c) + (d) + turned up.
The prob. that is face 4, is:
$
11. If : and ; are any two events, then probability that (a) (b) (c) ! (d) None
exactly one out of them will occur is:
(a) =(:) > =(;) ? =(: ∩ ;)
22. One die and one coin are tossed simultaneously. The
(b) =(:) > =(;) ? 2=(: ∩ ;)
probability of getting 6 on die and head on coin, is:
(c) =(:) > =(;) ? =(: ∪ ;)
(d) None (a) (b) (c) (d)
+

12. If : and ; are events such that =(: ∪ ;) B =(: ∩ ;) 23. Eight letters, to each of which corresponds an envelope,
then true relation is: are placed in the envelopes at random. The probability
(a) =(:) > =(;) B 0 that all letters are not placed in right envelops is:
D $G 6 !G 6
(b) =(:) > =(;) B =(:)= C F (a) (b) !G G (c) !G G (d) None
E $G!G
D
(c) =(:) > =(;) B 2=(:)= C F
E 24. Two dice are thrown, the prob. of getting odd number on
(d) None one and a multiple of 3 on the other, is:
$ $ $
(a) (b) (c) (d)

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25. : can hit a target 4 times in 5 shots, ; 3 times in 4 shots,
L twice in 3 shots. The fire a volley, then probability that
2 shots at least hit, is:
$
(a) (b) (c) $ (d)

26. From a pack of 52 cards, 3 are drawn at random. The

prob. that they are king, queen and knave, is :
(a) (b) $$G (c) ! (d)
$$ $ G

27. : and ; appear for an interview for two vacancies.

Probability of :’s selection is and ;’s selection is . The
$
probability that only one of them is selected, is:
+ !
(a) (b) $ (c) $ (d) $
$

28. A bag contains 3 red and 3 white balls. Two balls are
drawn one by one, the prob. that they are of different
colours, is:
(a) (b) $ (c) $ (d) None
G

29. In three throws with a pair of dice, the prob. of throwing

doublet at least once, is:
$ ! 6
(a) (b) 6 (c) (d) None

30. : and ; take alternate turns in throwing a coin, the first

to throw head wins a prize. If : has the first throw, then
their chances of winning are in the ratio:
(a) 3 : 2 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 1 : 2 (d) 2 : 3

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ANSWER KEY:
1. c 2. c 3. b 4. c 5. b 6. d 7. b 8. d 9. b 10. d
11. b 12. c 13. a 14. d 15. b 16. c 17. b 18. b 19. b 20. a
21. a 22. c 23. b 24. a 25. d 26. a 27. a 28. b 29. c 30. b

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