Q1. A bag contains 6 red, 5 blue, and 4 green balls. Two balls are drawn at random.
What is the
probability that both are of different colors?
A) 34/51
B) 74/105
C) 23/30
D) 25/39
Q2. A die is rolled twice. What is the probability that the sum is at most 5?
A) 9/36
B) 10/36
C) 11/36
D) 12/36
Q3. A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability that it is neither a king nor a
heart?
A) 34/52
B) 36/52
C) 38/52
D) 40/52
Q4. Two dice are thrown. The probability that the number on the first die is greater than the
number on the second die is:
A) 5/12
B) 6/12
C) 7/12
D) 8/12
Q5. A bag contains 8 white and 6 black balls. Two balls are drawn without replacement. What is
the probability that one is white and the other is black?
A) 16/91
B) 24/91
C) 48/91
D) 56/91
Q6. A coin is tossed 5 times. What is the probability of getting at least one head?
A) 30/32
B) 31/32
C) 29/32
D) 28/32
Q7. A committee of 3 is to be chosen at random from 4 men and 3 women. What is the
probability that it contains at least one woman?
A) 29/35
B) 31/35
C) 27/35
D) 23/35
Q8. A card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled pack of 52 cards. What is the probability that
it is a red face card?
A) 2/13
B) 3/26
C) 1/13
D) 5/52
Q9. The probability that a student passes a mathematics test is 3/5 and that he passes an
English test is 4/7. If the probability of passing at least one test is 27/35, what is the probability
that he passes both tests?
A) 11/35
B) 12/35
C) 13/35
D) 14/35
Q10. A box contains 10 bulbs of which 3 are defective. If 2 bulbs are chosen at random, what is
the probability that both are good?
A) 13/30
B) 7/15
C) 2/3
D) 11/30
Q11. Three coins are tossed together. What is the probability of getting at least two tails?
A) 3/8
B) 1/2
C) 5/8
D) 6/8
Q12. Two dice are thrown together. What is the probability of getting a doublet (same number
on both dice)?
A) 1/6
B) 1/12
C) 5/36
D) 7/36
Q13. A bag contains 5 red and 7 black balls. A ball is drawn at random, its color is noted, and
then it is replaced. If this experiment is done 3 times, what is the probability that all three balls
are black?
A) 7/12
B) (7/12)³
C) (5/12)³
D) (7/12)²
Q14. A pair of dice is rolled. What is the probability that the product of the two numbers is even?
A) 1/2
B) 2/3
C) 3/4
D) 5/6
Q15. Two cards are drawn at random from a well-shuffled pack of 52 cards. What is the
probability that at least one is an ace?
A) 15/221
B) 25/221
C) 33/221
D) 39/221
Answer Key
Q1 — B
Q2 — B
Q3 — B
Q4 — A
Q5 — C
Q6 — B
Q7 — B
Q8 — B
Q9 — D
Q10 — B
Q11 — B
Q12 — A
Q13 — B
Q14 — C
Q15 — C