PROBABILITY
Type A Single event problems
Two coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the probability of
getting:
1. No tails.
a) ¼
b) ½
c) ¾
d) None of these
2. At least one head.
a) ¼
b) ½
c) ¾
d) None of these
3. All not heads.
a) ¼
b) ½
c) ¾
d) None of these
4. Heads and tails will occur alternately.
a) ¼
b) ½
c) ¾
d) None of these
Three coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the probability of
getting:
5. No Head.
a) 1/8
b) 6/8
c) 7/8
d) 4/8
6. At least one head.
a) 1/8
b) 6/8
c) 7/8
d) 4/8
7. Heads are the two extremes.
a) 2/8
b) 6/8
c) 1/8
d) 4/8
8. Heads will come in the 1st row.
a) 2/8
b) 6/8
c) 1/8
d) 4/8
9. Heads will exceed the number of tails in a particular throw.
a) 2/8
b) 6/8
c) 1/8
d) 4/8
A card is drawn from a well-shuffled pack of 52 cards. Find the
probability that:-
10. It is an Ace.
a) 2/13
b) 3/13
c) 1/13
d) 4/13
11. It is a spade.
a) 2/8
b) 6/8
c) 1/8
d) 4/8
12. It is neither a King nor a Knave.
a) 2/13
b) 11/13
c) 10/13
d) 4/13
13. It is a honor card.
a) 2/13
b) 11/13
c) 16/52
d) None
Two dices are rolled. Find the probability that,
14. Sum of the faces is 7.
a) ¼
b) 1/8
c) 1/6
d) None of these
15. It is neither 7 nor 11.
a) 5/9
b) 3/9
c) 7/9
d) None of these
16. Sum is an odd number more than 3.
a) 2/9
b) 4/9
c) 6/9
d) None of these
17. Sum is a multiple of 3.
a) 1/9
b) 2/9
c) 3/9
d) None of these
18. Sum is at least 8.
a) 4/12
b) 5/12
c) 6/12
d) None of these
19. The product of the faces is 12.
a) 3/9
b) 2/9
c) 1/9
d) None of these
20. The product of the faces less than 5
a) 3/9
b) 2/9
c) 1/9
d) None of these
Three dices are rolled. Find the probability that:
21. The faces will show three 5’s.
a) 2/216
b) 3/216
c) 1/216
d) None of these
22. The faces will show 2, 4 & 6.
a) 2/72
b) 1/33
c) 3/96
d) None of these
23. The faces will show 5, 6 & 6.
a) 2/72
b) 1/72
c) 3/72
d) None of these
In a family of three children. Find the probability that;
24. All are girls.
a) 1/8
b) 2/7
c) 2/8
d) 1/7
25. There are exactly 2 boys.
a) 1/8
b) 3/7
c) 2/8
d) 1/7
26. There is exactly 1 boy.
a) 1/8
b) 2/7
c) 3/7
d) 1/7
In a family of three children there is at least one girl. Find the
probability that;
27. All are girls.
a) 1/8
b) 2/7
c) 2/8
d) 1/7
28. There are at least two girls.
a) 4/7
b) 2/7
c) 2/8
d) 1/7
29. There is at most 1 boy.
a) 1/8
b) 4/7
c) 2/8
d) 1/7
Find the probability that a leap year selected at random will
contain;
30. 53 Sundays.
a) 2/7
b) 3/7
c) 1/7
d) 4/7
Find the probability that a year selected at random will contain
31. 53 Thursdays
a) 1/7
b) 3/7
c) 2/7
d) 4/7
TYPE B ADDITION THEOREM
CARDS
32. It is either a diamond or an Ace.
a) 2/13
b) 3/13
c) 1/13
d) none
33. It is either a King or a Knave.
a) 2/13
b) 11/13
c) 10/13
d) 4/13
34. It is either a red or a black
a) 2/13
b) 11/13
c) 1
d) 4/13
35 It is either a 4 number card or a black
a) 5/10
b) 2/13
c) 11/13
d) none
36 A spade or an Ace not of spade.
e) 2/13
f) 4/13
g) 1/13
h) 7/13
2 DICE
Two dices are rolled. Find the probability that,
35. Sum of the faces is 7. Or Sum less than 9
a) ¼
b) 1/8
c) 1/6
d) None of these
36. It is either 7 or 11.
a) 3/9
b) 5/9
c) 2/9
d) None of these
37. Sum is a multiple of 3. Or Even number
a) 1/9
b) 2/9
c) 3/9
d) None of these
38. Sum is a multiple of 5 or 4.
a) 5/19
b) 3/9
c) 7/9
d) None of these
39. The product of the faces is 12 or sum is less than 7
a) 3/9
b) 2/9
c) 1/9
d) None of these
FORMULA BASED QUESTION
If P(A) = 1/4 , P(B) = 2/5, P(A B) = 1/2 . Find:
40. P(A Bc)
a) 3/20
b) 1/10
c) ¼
d) ½
41. P(Ac B)
a) 3/20
b) 1/10
c) ¼
d) ½
42. P(Ac Bc)
a) 3/20
b) 1/10
c) ¼
d) ½
43. P(Ac B)
a) 9/10
b) 7/10
c) 3/10
d) None of the above
44. P(A Bc)
a) 2/5
b) 3/5
c) 1/5
d) None of the above
Number GAME
45. One counter is drawn at random from a bag containing 70
counters marked with the first 70 numerals. Find the chance
that it is a multiple of 8 or 9.
a) 1/14
b) 2/14
c) 4/14
d) 3/14
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TYPE C
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a) 2:4
b) 2:1
c) 3/10
d) None of the above
TYPE D MULTIPLICATION THEOREM
A WITH REPLACEMENT / WITHOUT REPLACEMENT
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A bag contains 4 green and 6 red balls. 3 balls are drawn at
random find the probability that a green ball and 2 red balls
drawn without replacement?
e) 2/15
f) 2/13
g) 2/11
h) None of these
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B ONE FROM EACH
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a) BOTH ARE RED
b) BITH ARE BLACK
c) BOTH SAME COLOUR
d) BOTH DIFFERENT COLOUR
e) ONE RED AND ON BLACK
f) ONE RED AND ONE BLUE
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C TRANSFER
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a) Ball is white
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D BAG SELECTION ITEM SELECTION
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a} 123/345 b)1249/3024 c) 2/333 d)none
E FORMULA BASED
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i. 1/8
ii. 1/4
iii. 3/8
iv. None of these
F INDEPENDENT EVENT
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G SPECIAL PROBLEM
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RANDOM VARIABLE
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a) 6.60
b) 3.99
c) 7.90
d) none
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(a) 44000
(b) 34900
(c) 32500
(d) 30000
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Find variance and standard deviation ?
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a) 1
b) 1.5
c) 1.88
d) None
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a) 3/2 b) 1/2 c) 1/6 d)
1/3
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