DAV PUBLIC SEN.
SEC SCHOOL KHANNA
Worksheet – Probability (Class X)
Name: _____________
Class: X
Subject: Mathematics
Chapter: Probability
Maximum Marks: 40
Section A – MCQs (1 Mark Each)
1.A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting a
king.
2.A die is thrown once. What is the probability of getting a prime number?
3.A coin is tossed once. Find the probability of getting a tail.
[Link] card is drawn from a deck of cards. Find the probability of getting a
black queen.
5.A number is selected randomly from 1 to 20. Find the probability that it is
divisible by 5.
6.A bag contains 5 red, 3 blue and 2 green balls. One ball is drawn at
random. Find the probability that it is blue.
7.(PYQ) A number is selected at random from 1 to 30. Find the probability
that it is a prime number.
8.(PYQ) Two dice are thrown together. Find the probability of getting the
same number on both dice.
[Link] of the following cannot be the probability of an event? (a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 1.2 (d) 0.5
10.A die is thrown once. The probability of getting a number greater than 4
is: (a) 1/6 (b) 2/6 (c) 3/6 (d) 4/6
Section B – Assertion–Reason (1 Mark Each)
[Link]: Probability of an impossible event is 0.
Reason: Impossible events never occur.
[Link]: Probability of a sure event is 1.
Reason: Every event has probability less than 1.
[Link]: Sum of probabilities of all elementary events is 1.
Reason: One and only one outcome occurs in an experiment.
[Link]: Probability of getting an even number on a die is 1/2.
Reason: There are three even numbers on a die.
[Link]: Probability is always negative.
Reason: Probability lies between 0 and 1.
Section C – Short Answer Questions (2 Marks )
1.A bag contains 6 white and 4 black balls. Find the probability of drawing a
black ball.
[Link] letter is chosen randomly from the word MATHEMATICS. Find the
probability of selecting the letter M.
3.A die is thrown. Find the probability of getting a factor of 6.
4.(PYQ) A card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of cards. Find the
probability that it is not an ace.
5.A number is chosen randomly from 1 to 50. Find the probability that it is a
multiple of 7.
Section D – Competency-Based Questions (3 Marks Each)
1.A school library has 15 Mathematics books, 10 Science books and 5 English
books. One book is selected at random. Find the probability that it is: (i)
Science (ii) English (iii) Not Mathematics
2.A spinner has eight equal sectors numbered 1 to 8. Find the probability of
getting: (i) an even number (ii) a prime number (iii) a number less than 5
3.(PYQ-based) A pair of dice is thrown once. Find the probability of getting a
sum of 8. �
4.A box contains 12 bulbs, of which 3 are defective. One bulb is selected at
random. Find the probability that it is: (i) defective (ii) not defective
Section E – Case Study (4 Marks)i1
1. A school organized a lucky draw. There are 40 coupons numbered 1 to 40.
One coupon is selected randomly.
Answer the following:
Find the probability of selecting a multiple of 5.
Find the probability of selecting a prime number.
Find the probability of selecting an even number.
Find the probability of selecting a number less than 10.
Section F – Long Answer (3 Marks Each)
1.A bag contains 7 red, 5 green and 8 blue balls. One ball is drawn at
random. Find the probability of drawing: (i) a green ball (ii) a red or blue ball
(iii) not a green ball
2.(PYQ-based) A card is drawn from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find the
probability that it is: (i) a red face card (ii) a black ace (iii) not a face card. �