PROBABILITY QUESTIONS
[Link] numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. What is the probability that the ticket
drawn has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 5?
A)½
B)⅖
C)8/15
D)9/20
2.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
[Link] 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)⅓
B)¾
C)7/19
D)8/21
[Link] is the probability of getting a sum 9 from two throws of a dice?
A)⅙
B)⅛
C)1/9
D)1/12
[Link] unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two heads?
A)¾
B)¼
C)⅜
D)⅞
[Link] dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting two numbers whose product is even?
A)½
B)¾
C)⅜
D)5/16
[Link] a class, there are 15 boys and 10 girls. Three students are selected at random. The probability that 1 girl and 2
boys are selected, is:
A)21/46
B)25/117
C)1/50
D)3/25
[Link] a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 blanks. A lottery is drawn at random. What is the probability of getting a
prize?
A)1/10
B)⅖
C)2/7
D)5/7
[Link] a pack of 52 cards, two cards are drawn together at random. What is the probability of both the cards being
kings?
A)1/15
B)25/57
C)35/256
D)1/221
[Link] dice are tossed. The probability that the total score is a prime number is:
A)⅙
B)5/12
C)½
D)7/9
11.A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The probability of getting a queen of club or a king of heart is:
A)1/13
B)2/13
C)1/26
D)1/52
12.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
[Link] cards are drawn together from a pack of 52 cards. The probability that one is a spade and one is a heart, is:
A)3/20
B)29/34
C)47/100
D)13/102
[Link] card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability that the card drawn is a face card
(Jack, Queen and King only)?
A)1/13
B)3/13
C)¼
D)9/52
15.A bag contains 6 black and 8 white balls. One ball is drawn at random. What is the probability that the ball drawn
is white?
A)¾
B)4/7
C)⅛
D)3/7