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Probability
1. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. The probability 10. Three faces of a fair dice are yellow, two faces red
of obtaining , total score is 7 and one blue. The dice is tossed three times. The
5 6 7 8 probability that the colour yellow, red and blue
(a) (b) (c) (d)
36 36 36 36 appear in the first, second and third tosses
2. Seven chits are numbered 1 to 7 . Four chits are
respectively is :
drawn one by one with replacements. The probability
(a) 11/12 (b) 1/36
that the least number on any selected chit is 5, is
(c) 1/72 (d) None
2 4 4
(a) 1 − (b) 4 2/7 11. A biased die is tossed and the respective probabilities
7
3 4 for various faces to turn up are
(c) (d) None of these Face 1 2 3 4 5 6
7
3. For any two independents events E1 and E2 , Probability 0.1 0.24 2.19 0.18 0.15 0.14
P E1 ∪ E2 ∩ E1 ) ∩ (E2 is If an even face has turned up, then the probability
(a) ≤ 1/4 (b) > 1/4 that it is face 2 or face 4 is :
(c) ≥ 1/2 (d) None of these (a) 1/4 (b) 1/2 (c) 1/3 (d) 3/4
4. From 4 children, 2 women and 4 men 4 are selected. 12. A bag contain 10 mangoes out of which 4 are rotten,
The probability that there are exactly two children two mangoes are taken out together. If one of them is
among the selected is found to be good, the probability that other is also
(a) 11/21 (b) 9/21 good is :
(c) 10/21 (d) None of these (a) 5/18 (b) 8/13
5. The probability that a person will hit a target in a (c) 5/13 (d) 2/3
shooting practice is 0.3. If he shoots 10 times, the 13. A box contain 5 brown and 4 white socks. A man
probability that he hit the target is: pulls out two socks. The probability that they are of
(a) 1 (b) 1 − 0.7 10 the same colour is :
10
(c) 0.7 (d) 0.3 10 (a) 5/108 (b)1/6
6. The probability of a problem being solved by two (c) 5/18 (d) 4/9
students are 1/2 , 1/3. The probability of the 14. Two dice are thrown simultaneously, the probability
problem being solved is of obtaining a total score of 5 is :
(a) 2/3 (b) 4/3 (c) 1/3 (d) 1 (a) 1/18 (b) 1/12 (c) 1/9 (d) None
7. For any two events A and B in a sample space : 15. An unbiased dice with faces 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 is round
(a) P(A/B) < [P(A) + {P(B)}-1]/P(B) ; P B ≠ 0 is 4 times. Out of four face values obtained, the
always true probability that the minimum face value is not less
(b) P(A∩ 𝐵)= P A − P A ∩ B does not hold than 2 and the maximum face value is not greater
(c) P A ∪ B = 1 + P A P B , if A and B are than 5, is :
independent (a) 16/81 (b) 1/81
(d) P A ∪ B = 1 − P A P B , if A and B are (c) 80/81 (d) 65/81
disjoint 16. From a well shuffled pack of playing cards, two cards
8. A pack of cards contains 4 aces, 4 kings. 4 queens arc drawn one by one without replacement. The
and 4 jacks, Two cards are drawn at random. The probability that both are ace is :
probability that at least one of them is an ace (a) 2/13 (b) 1/51
(a) 1/5 (b) 3/16 (c) 9/20 (d) 1/9 (c) 1/221 (d) None
1−3p 1+4p 1+p 17. Three mangoes and three apples are in a box. If two
9. If , , are the probabilities of three
2 3 6 fruits are chosen at random, the probability that one
mutually exclusive and exhaustive events, then the is a mango and the other is an apple is :
set of all values of p is: (a) 2/3 (b) 3/5 (c) 1/3 (d) None
(a) (0,1) (b) [−1/4 ,1/3] 18. If A and B are two events such that P(A + B)= 5/16,
(c) [0, 1/3] (d) (0,∞) P(AB)=1/3, P(B) = 1/2, then the events A and B are :
(a) independent (b) dependent
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19. A box contains 3 white and 2 red balls. If the first 30. In a group of equal number of boys and girls, 20%
ball is being withdrawn, then the second ball girls and 35% boys are graduates. If a member of the
withdrawn is red. The probability of this event is : group is selected at random, then the probability of
(a) 8/25 (b) 2/5 this not being a graduate is :
(c) 3/5 (d) 21/25 (a) 11/40 (b) 9/20
20. India plays two matches each with Indies and (c) 11/20 (d) 29/46
Australia. In any match the probabilities of India 31. If A and B are such events that P (A) > 0 and
getting points 0, 1, 2 are 0.45, 0.05 and 0.50 P (B) ≠ 1, then P(𝐴/𝐵 ) is equal to :
respectively. Assuming that outcomes are (a) 1−P(A/B) (b) 1− P(𝐴/B)
independent, the probability of India getting at least 7 1−𝑃 𝐴∪𝐵 𝑃 𝐴
(c) (d)
points is : 𝑃 𝐵 𝑃 𝐵
(a) 0.8750 (b) 0.0875 32. Probability of happening of at least one of the events
(c) 0.0625 (d) 0.0250 A and B is 0.6 and their simultaneously happening is
21. A dice is thrown n times. For the probability of a six 0.2. Then the value of P (A) + P (B) is :
appearing at least once to be more than 1/2 : (a) 0.8 (b) 0.6 (c) 0.2 (d) 0.4
(a) n < 4 (b) n ≥ 4 33. The probability that a man aged 50 years will die in a
(c) 𝑛 = 2 (d) 𝑛 = 6 year, is p. The probability that out of 𝑛 men A1, A2,
22. The probability that a leap year selected at random … 𝐴𝑛 each aged 50 years, A1 will die and be first to
contain 53 Sundays is : die is
(a) 7/366 (b) 25/183 (a) 1 − 1 − 𝑝 𝑛 (b) 1 − 1 − 𝑝 𝑛 /𝑛2
(c) 1/7 (d) 2/7 (c) 1 − 1 − 𝑝 𝑛 /𝑛 (d) None of these
23. A six faced dice is so biased that it is twice as likely 34. A coin is tossed four times. The probability that
to show an even number as an odd number when number of heads is not equal to the number of tails is:
thrown. It is thrown twice. The probability that the (a) 5/8 (b) 1/4 (c) 3/8 (d) None
sum of two numbers thrown is even is : 35. If the probabilities that A and B will die within a year
(a) 5/9 (b) 4/9 (c) 2/3 (d) 1/3 are p and q respectively, then the probability that
24. A coin is tossed three times is succession. If E is the only one of them will be alive at the end of the year
even that there are at least two heads and F is the is:
event in which first throw is a head, then P(E/F) = (a) p + q (b) p + q −2 pq
(a) 3/4 (b) 3/8 (c) 1/2 (d) 1/8 (c) p + p - pq (d) p + q + pq
25. Out of 13 applicants for a job. there are 5 women and 36. You are given a box with 20 cards in it. 10 of these
8 men. It is desired to select 2 persons for the job. cards have the letter I printed on them. The other ten
The probability that at least one of the selected have the letter T printed on them. If you pick up 3
persons will be a woman, is : cards at random and keep them in the same order, the
(a) 25/39 (b) 14/39 probability of making the word IIT is :
(c) 5/13 (d) 10/13 (a) 9/80 (b) 1/8
26. An unbiased die is tossed until a number greater than (c) 4/27 (d) 5/38
4 appears. The probability that an even number of 37. If two events A and B are such that P(𝐴) = 0.3,
tosses is needed is : P(B) = 0.4 and P (𝐴𝐵 ) = 0.5, then 𝑃 𝐵 | 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵
(a) 1/2 (b) 2/5 (c) 1/5 (d) 2/3 (a) 1/4 (b) 1/2 (c) 3/4 (d) None
27. Three identical dice are rolled. The probability that 38. If p and q are chosen randomly from the set
the same number will appear on each of them is : {1,2,3,4,...,10} with replacement. Then the
(a) 1/6 (b) 1/18 (c) 1/36 (d) None probability that the roots of the equation
28. A box contain 24 identical balls of which 12 are x2 + px + q = 0 are real is equal to :
white and 12 are black. The balls are drawn at (a) 0.62 (b) 0.31
random from the box one at a time with replacement. (c) 0.63 (d) None
The probability that a white ball is drawn for the 4th 39. Three rifle man take one shot each at the same target.
time on the 7th draw is : The probability of the first rifle man hitting the target
(a) 5/64 (b) 27/32 is 0.4, the probability of the second rifle man hitting
(c) 5/32 (d) 1/2 the target is 0.5 and the probability of the third rifle
29. Three numbers are chosen at random without man hitting the target is 0.8. Then the probability that
replacement from {1,2, ...,10}. The probability that exactly two of them hit the target is :
the minimum of the chosen number is 3 or the (a) 0.92 (b) 0.44
maximum is 7. Is (c) 0.94 (d) None
(a) 11/40 (b) 3/4 (c) 11/20 (d) None 40. If from each of the three boxes containing 3 white

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and l black, 2 white and 2 black, 1 white and 3 black (d) None of these
balls, one ball is drawn at random, then the 50. A bag contains 3 black and 4 white balls. Two balls
probability that 2 white and 1 black ball will be are dawn one by one at random without replacement
drawn is : the probability that second drawn ball is white, is :
(a) 13/32 (b) 1/4 (a) 4/7 (b) 1/7
(c) 1/32 (d) 3/16 (c) 4/49 (d) 12/49
41. A committee consists of 9 experts taken from three 51. Suppose 𝑛 ≥ 3 persons are sitting in a row. Two of
institutions A, B and C, of which 2 are from A, 3 them are selected at random. The probability that
From B and 4 from C, If three experts resign, then the they are not together is
probability that they belong to different institutions is 2 2
(a) 1 − (b)
𝑛 𝑛 −1
(a) 1/729 (b) 1/24 (c) 1/21 (d) 2/7 1
42. Seven white baals and three black balls are randomly (c) 1 − (d) None
𝑛
placed in a row. The probability that no two black 52. In a non-leap year the probability of getting 53
balls are placed in row. The probability that no two Sundays or 53 Tuesdays or 53 Thursdays is :
black balls are placed adjacently equals ; (a) 1/7 (b) 2/7 (c) 3/7 (d) 4/7
(a) 1/2 (b) 7/15 (c) 2/l5 (d) 1/3 53. The probability for a randomly chosen month to have
43. There are four machines and it is known that exactly its 10th day as Sunday, is :
two of them are faulty. They are tested, one by one in (a) 1/84 (b) 10/12
a random order till both the faulty machines are (c) 10/84 (d) 1/7
identified, Then the probability that only two tests are 54. If a bag contains 50 tickets, number 1,2,3, ...,50 of
needed is which five are drawn at random and arranged in
(a) 1/3 (b) 1/6 (c) 1/2 (d) 1/4 ascending order of magnitude (x1 < x2, < x3 < x4 < x5).
44. If the integers m and n are chosen at random between The probability that 𝑥3 =30:
1 and 100, then the probability that a number of the 20
C 2  29 C 2 20
C2
form 7m + 7n is divisible by 5 equals : (a) 50
(b) 50
(a) 1/4 (b) 1/7 C5 C5
29
(c) 1/8 (d) 1/49 C2
45. A fair coin is tossed repeatedly. If tail appears on first (c) 50
(d) None of these
C5
four tosses, then the probability ahead appearing on
fifth toss is equal to : 55. The probability that in a random arrangement of the
(a) 1/2 (b) 1/32 (c) 31/ 32 (d) 1/5 letters of the word 'UNIVERSITY', the two I’s do not
46. In an experiment the probability of success is twice come together, is :
that of failure. If the experiment is repeated 6 times (a) 4/5 (b) 1/5
the probability that at least four times the experiment (c) 1/10 (d) 9/10
is favorable is : 56. The letters are written to different persons and
(a) 64/779 (b) 192/779 addresses on three envelops are also written. Without
(c) 240/779 (d) 496/729 looking at the addresses, the probability that the
47. In four schools B1, B2, B3, B4 the percentage of girls letters go into the right envelope, is :
students is 12, 20, 13, 17 respectively. From a school (a) 1/6 (b) 1/28 (c) 1/27 (d) 1/9
selected at random, one student is picked up at 57. 17 persons sit on a round table. The odd two against
random and it is found that the student is a girl. The, two specified persons sitting together, is :
probability that the school selected is B2 , is : (a) 2: 𝑛 − 2 (b) (𝑛 − 1): 2
(a) 6/31 (b) 10/31 (c) (𝑛 − 2): 2 (d) (𝑛 − 3): 2
(c) 13/62 (d) 17/62 58. In a Poisson distribution mean in 16, then S.D, is
48. If A and B are two events such that P(A) = 1/2 and (a) 16 (b) 256
P(B) = 2/3, then : (c) 128 (d) 4
(a) 𝑃 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 ≥ 2/3 (b) 𝑃 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵′ > 1/3 59. A die is thrown 100 times, if the getting an even
(c) 𝑃 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 > 1/2 (d) 𝑃 𝐴′ ∩ 𝐵 > 1/2 number its considered a success, then the variance of
49. Let E1, E2, E3 be three arbitrary events of a sample the number of successes is
space, S consider the following statements : which or (a) 50 (b) 25 (c) 10 (d) 100
the following statement is correct ? 60. The Incidence of occupational disease CORONA in
(a) P(only one of them occurs) = 𝑃 𝐸1 𝐸2 𝐸3 + an industry is such that the workman have 20%
𝐸1𝐸2𝐸3+𝐸1𝐸2𝐸3 chance of suffering from it. The probability that out
(b) 𝑃 (none of them occurs) 𝑃 𝐸1 + 𝐸2 + 𝐸3 of six workman 4 or more will contact the disease
CORONA is
(c) P(only one of them occurs) = 𝑃 𝐸1 + 𝐸2 + 𝐸3
(a) 28/3125 (b) 55/2123
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(c) 53/3125 (d) 50/3125 71. Five horses are in a race. Mr. A selects two of the
61. If A and B are two mutually exclusive events, then horses at random and bets on them. The probability
(a) 𝑃 𝐴 ≤ 𝑃 𝐵 (b) 𝑃 𝐴 > 𝑃(𝐵) that Mr. A selected the winning horse, is :
(c) 𝑃 𝐴 < 𝑃(𝐵) (d) None of these (a) 4/5 (b) 3/5 (c) 1/5 (d) 2/5
62. If 𝑃 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 = 𝑃 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 , then the relation between 72. If P(B) = ¾ , P(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 ∩ 𝐶 ) =1/3 and
𝑃(𝐴) and P(𝐵) is 𝑃 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 ∩ 𝐶 =1/3, then P(B ∩ C) is :
(a) 𝑃 𝐴 + 𝑃 𝐵 = 2𝑃 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 (a) 1/12 (b) 1/6 (c) 1/15 (d) 1/9
(b) 𝑃 𝐴 + 𝑃 𝐴𝐵 = 2𝑃 𝐴 𝑃(𝐴/𝐵) 73. Two numbers are selected randomly from the set
(c) 𝑃 𝐴 + 𝑃 𝐵 = 2𝑃 𝐴 𝑃(𝐵/𝐴) S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} without replacement one by one.
(d) None ol these, The probability that minimum of the two numbers is
63. A problem in mathematics is given to three students less than 4 is
A, B, C and their respective probability of solving the (a) 1/15 (b) 14/15 (c) 1/5 (d) 4/5
problem is 1/2, 1/3 and 1/4. Probability that the 74. If A and B are events such that P (A) > 0 and
problem is solved , is : P (B) ≠ 1 , then P(𝐴/𝐵) is equal to :
(a) 3/4 (b) 1/2 (c) 2/3 (d) 1/3 (a) 1 − 𝑃 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 (b) 1 − 𝑃 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵
64. A fair die is tossed eight times. The probability that a 1−𝑃 𝐴∩𝐵 𝑃 𝐴
(c) (d)
third six is observed on the eight throw, is 𝑃 𝐵 𝑃 𝐵
75. If P(A ∩ B) =1/ 3 , P(A ∪ B) = 5/6 and P(A) =1/2,
C2  54
7
C 2  55
7
then which one of the following is correct ?
(a) (b)
67 68 (a) A and B are independent events
7
C 2  55 (b) A and B are mutually exclusive events
(c) (d) None of these (c) P(A) = P(B)
66
(d) P(A) < P(B)
65. A and B play a game where each is asked to select a
76.
number from 1 to 25. If the two numbers match, both
of them win a prize. The probability that they will not
win a prize in a single trial, is :
(a) 1/25 (b) 24/25
(c) 2/25 (d) None
66. The probability of A = probability of B = probability
of C = 1/4, P (𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = 𝑃 𝐶 ∩ 𝐵 = 0 and
𝑃 𝐴 ∩ 𝐶 = 1/8 , then 𝑃 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 ∪ 𝐶 is equal to
(a) 5/8 (b) 37/64
(c) 3/4 (d) 1/2
67. There are 5 volumes of Mathematics among 25
books. They are arranged on a shelf in random order.
The probability that the volumes of mathematics
stand in increasing order from left to right is :
1 50! 1
(a) (b) (c) 5 (d) None
5! 55! 50
68. Two persons A and B takes turn in throwing a pair of
dice. The first person to through 9 from both dice will
be awarded the prize. If A throws first, then the
probability that B wins the game is :
(a) 9/17 (b) 8/17 (c) 8/9 (d) 1/9
69. The probability that in a year of the 22nd century
chosen at random, there will be 53 Sunday is :
(a) 3/28 (b) 2/28
(c) 7/28 (d) 5/28
70. Events A, B, C are mutually exclusive events such
3𝑥+1 1−𝑥 1−2𝑥
that 𝑃 𝐴 = , 𝑃 𝐵 = and 𝑃 𝐶 = .
3 4 2
The set of possible values of x are in the interval :
1 1 1 2
(a) , (b) ,
3 2 2 3
1 13
(c) , (d) [0,1]
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