Probability –

Basic
Probability – Basic Questions
1) A bag contains 6 white and 4 red balls.
Three balls are drawn at random. What is
the probability that one ball is red and the
other two are white?

a) 1/2 b) 1/12 c) 3/10

d) 7/12 e) None of these

2) A bag contains 4 white, 5 red and 6 blue

balls. Three balls are drawn at random from
the bag. The probability that all of them are
red, is

a) 1/22 b) 3/22 c) 2/91

d) 2/77 e) None of these
Probability – Basic 3) A bag contains 2 red, 3 green and 2 blue
balls. Two balls are drawn at random. What
is the probability that none of the balls drawn
is blue?

a) 10/21 b) 11/21 c) 2/7

d) 5/7 e) None of these

4) In a box, there are 8 red, 7 blue and 6

green balls. One ball is picked up
randomly. What is the probability that
it is neither red nor green?

a) 1/3 b) 3/4 c) 7/19

d) 8/21 e) 9/21
Probability – Basic 5) A box contains 10 black and 10 white
balls. The probability of drawing two balls
of the same colour is

a) 9/19 b) 9/38 c) 10/19

d) 5/19 e) None of these

6) A box contains 4 red balls, 5 green balls

and 6 white balls. A ball is drawn at
random from the box. What is the
probability that the ball drawn is either
red or green?

a) 2/5 b) 3/5 c) 1/5

d) 7/15 e) None of these
 Q.7-11. Study the following information and
Probability – Basic answer the question that below.
I. An urn contains 5 red, 3 green, 2 black and
II. 4 yellow marbles.
7) If two marbles are picked at random.
What is the probability that both are black?
a) 1/7 b) 1/14 c) 1/91
d) 1/28 e) None of these

8) If three marbles are picked at random.

What is the probability that one is green
and two are yellow?

a) 3/14 b) 2/91 c) 9/182

d) 7/545 e) None of these

Probability – Basic 9) If two marbles are picked at random.
What is probability that either both are
red or both are green?

a) 5/7 b) 5/14 c) 1/7

d) 1/14 e) None of these

10) If four marbles are picked at random.

What is the probability that none is red?

a) 18/143 b) 6/91 c) 9/14

d) 7/143 e) None of these

Probability – Basic 11) If three marbles are picked at random.
What is the probability that at least
one is yellow?

a) 2/7 b) 4/91 c) 27/143

d) 61/91 e) None of these

12) In a box, there are 2 red, 3 black and

4 white balls. Out of these, three balls are
drawn together, then the probability that
the balls drawn are of the same colour

a) 1/84 b) 1/27 c) 5/84

d) 1/27 e) None of these

Probability – Basic 13) 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

a) 4/19 b) 7/19 c) 12/19

d) 21/95 e) None of these

14) In a class, 30% of the students

offered English, 20% offered Hindi and
10% offered both. If a student is selected
at random, what is the probability that he
has offered English or Hindi?

a) 2/5 b) 3/4 c) 3/5

d) 3/10 e) None of these
Probability – Basic 15) A property tax increase was proposed
by a municipal corporation and it was
observed that 40% of the
property owners favoured it while 80%
of the nonowners of property favoured it.
If 70% of voters are property owners,
what is the probability that a voter selected
at random would be the one favouring
the increase?

a) 0.80 b) 0.52

c) 0.40 d) Data Inadequate

e) None of these
Probability – Basic 16) 12 persons are to be seated around a
round table. What is the probability
that 5 particular persons sit together?

a)2/33 b) 1/66 c) 4/65

d) 3/65 e) 26/65