PROBABILITY

1. A number from 1 to 11 is chosen at

random. What is the probability of
choosing an odd number?
(a) 1/11
(b) 5/11 (c) 6/11 (d)
None

2. Find the chance of drawing 2 blue

balls in succession from a bag
containing 5 red and 7 blue balls, if
the balls are not being replaced.
(a) 3/13
(b) 21/64
(c) 7/22
(d) 21/61

3. If a card is picked up random from a pack

of 52 cards. Find the probability that it is
(i) a spade
(a)1/9
(b) 1/6
(c) 1/4
(d) None
(ii) a king or queen
(b)3/13
(b) 2/13
(c) 7/52 (d) 1/169
(iii) a spade or a king or a queen
(a) 21/52
(b) 5/13
(c) 19/52 (d)
15/52

4. 100 students appeared for two

examinations. 60 passed the first, 50
passed the second and 30 passed
both. Find the probability that a
student selected at random has
failed in both the examinations?
(a) 1/5
(b) 1/7
(c) 5/7 (d) 5/6

5. In a horse race there were 18 horses

numbered 1 18. The probability
that horse 1 would win is 1/6, that 2
would win is 1/10 and that 3 would
win is 1/8. Assuming that a tie is
impossible, find the chance that one
of the three will win.
(a) 47/120
(b) 119/120 (c) 11/129
(d) 1/5

6. A five digit number is formed by

1,2,3,4,5 (All digits used only once).
The probability that the number
formed is divisible by 4 is
(a) 1/4
(b) 1/3
(c) 1/5
(d)
None

7. A bag contains 4 white and 2 black

balls. Another bag contains 3 white and
5 black balls. If one ball is drawn from
each bag, find the probability that
(i) Both are white
(a) 1/3
(b) 2/3
(c) 1/4
(d)
3/4
(ii)One is white and one is black
(a) 13/24
(b) 15/24
(c) 11/21
(d) 1/2

8. Three dice are rolled.

(i) What is the probability of getting the sum as
13?
(a) 21/216
(b) 1/216
(c) 25/216 (d) None
(ii) What is the probability of all the three dice
are showing the same face?
(a) 1/108
(b) 1/216
(c) None (d) 1/36

9. What is the probability of getting a sum

equal to or less than 5 when two dices
are being rolled?
(a) 5/18 (b) 4/13 (c) 5/36 (d) 1/9
What is probability that an ordinary year
has 53 Sundays?
(a) 1/7
(b) 2/7 (c) 53/365
(d)
1\72

10.Tickets are numbered from 1 to 30

and a ticket is drawn at random. Find
the probability of the ticket having a
number which is a multiple of three
(a) 9/28
(b) 1/3
(c) 3/15
(d)
3/20

11.A circular dart board of radius 5 cm

is hung on a wall. Pete throws a dart
from a distance of 10 m and the dart
hits the board what is the probability
that the dart hit the board within
1cm of the centre?
(a) 1/5
(b) 1/25
(c) 1/25
(d)
cannot be determined

12. M = {-6, -5, -4, -3, -2}

T = {-2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3}
If an integer is to be randomly selected
from set M above and an integer is to be
randomly selected from set T above, what
is the probability that the product of the
two integers will be negative?
(a) 0
(b) 1/3
(c) 2/5
(d) 1/2

13. Given that E and F are events such that

P(E) = 0.16, P(F) = 0.4 and P(E n F) = 0.4,
find P (E|F) and P(F|E)
A) 3/4,2
of these

B) 1/4,1

C) 1,1/4

D) None

14. A speaks truth in 75% of cases

and B in 80% of cases. In what
percent of cases are they likely to
contradict each other in narrating the
same event?
(a) 35% (b) 5% (c) 30% (d) 65%

15.The probabilities of A, B and C

solving a problem are 1/3, 2/7, and
3/8 respectively. If all the three try
to solve the problem
simultaneously, find the probability
that exactly one of them will solve
it.
(a) 26/65 (b) 25/56 (c) 52/65
(d)25/52