Problems on Probability and its Solutions

Probability Question and Solutions

1. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting two numbers whose product is even?

1. A. 1/2     
2. B. 3/4        Correct Answer
3. C. 3/8      
4. D. 5/16      

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   Srinaya forgot the last digit of an 11 digit land line number. If she randomly dials the final 2 digits after correctly dialing the first nine, then what is the chance of dialing the correct number?

1. A. 1/10     
2. B. 1/100        Correct Answer
3. C. 1/1000      
4. D. 1/11      
5. E. None of these      

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   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?

1. A. 3/4     
2. B. 4/7        Correct Answer
3. C. 1/8      
4. D. 3/7      
5. E. None of these      

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   Two cards are drawn from a pack of cards without replacement, what is the probability of getting an odd number card in red colour and an even number card in black colour?

1. A. 4/663     
2. B. 3/220      
3. C. 7/663      
4. D. 5/663        Correct Answer
5. E. None of these      

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   A card is drawn from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards. What is the probability of getting queen or club card?

1. A. 17/52     
2. B. 15/52      
3. C. 4/13        Correct Answer
4. D. 3/13      
5. E. None of these      

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   Bucket P contains 4 green, x black and 5 red colour balls and probability of getting one black colour ball is 2/5. Bucket Q contains (x+2) black, (x+3) pink and (x-3) red colour balls, if two balls are taken from bucket Q then find the probability of getting at least one is pink colour ball?

1. A. 3/38     
2. B. 11/38      
3. C. 27/38        Correct Answer
4. D. 25/38      
5. E. 23/38      

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   A bag contains 2 yellow, 3 green and 2 blue balls. Two balls are drawn at random. What is the probability that none of the balls drawn is blue?

1. A. 1/2     
2. B. 10/21        Correct Answer
3. C. 9/11      
4. D. 7/11      

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   There are 15 boys and 10 girls in a class. If three students are selected at random, what is the probability that 1 girl and 2 boys are selected?

1. A. 1/40     
2. B. 1/2      
3. C. 21/46        Correct Answer
4. D. 7/42      

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   Three coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two tails?

1. A. 7/8       Correct Answer
2. B. 1/8      
3. C. 1/2      
4. D. 1/7      

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    Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at least 2 tails?

1. A. 0.75     
2. B. 0.5      
3. C. 0.25      
4. D. 0.2        Correct Answer

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    Two cards are drawn from pack of 52 cards. What is the probability that both are kings, when first drawn card is replaced?

1. A. 1/169       Correct Answer
2. B. 3/13      
3. C. 3/676      
4. D. 4/676      
5. E. None of these      

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    What is the probability of selecting a prime number from 1,2,3,... 10 ?

1. A. 2/5       Correct Answer
2. B. 1/5      
3. C. 3/5      
4. D. 1/7      

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    A number is selected at random from first thirty natural numbers. What is the chance that it is a multiple of either 3 or 13?

1. A. 17/30     
2. B. 2/5        Correct Answer
3. C. 11/30      
4. D. 4/15      

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    2 dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers on the faces is divisible by either 3 or 5?

1. A. 7/36     
2. B. 19/36        Correct Answer
3. C. 9/36      
4. D. 2/7      
5. E. None of these      

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    From a pack of 52 cards, one card is drawn at random. Find the probability that the drawn card is a club or a jack?

1. A. 17/52     
2. B. 8/13      
3. C. 4/13        Correct Answer
4. D. 1/13      

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    When two dice are tossed, what is the probability that the total score is a prime number?

1. A. 1/4     
2. B. 1/3      
3. C. 2/3      
4. D. 5/12        Correct Answer

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    If six persons sit around a table, the probability that some specified three of them are always together is

1. A. 1/20     
2. B. 3/10        Correct Answer
3. C. 1/5      
4. D. 4/5      

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    Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the difference between probabilities of getting sum of the dice is divisible by 5 and the difference of the dice is divisible by 2?

1. A. 7/36     
2. B. 1/3      
3. C. 1/18      
4. D. 1/9      
5. E. 5/36        Correct Answer

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    3 balls are drawn randomly from a bag contains 3 black, 5 red and 4 blue balls. What is the probability that the balls drawn contain balls of different colors?

1. A. 3/11       Correct Answer
2. B. 1/3      
3. C. 1/2      
4. D. 2/11      

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    The probability that a bullet fired from a point will strike the target is 3/4. 5 such bullets are fired simultaneously towards the target from that very point. What is the probability that the target will be strike?

1. A. 255/256       Correct Answer
2. B. 1/256      
3. C. 251/256      
4. D. 1/64      
5. E. None of these      

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    A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The card is drawn at random. What is the probability that it is neither a heart nor a king?

1. A. 4/13     
2. B. 7/13      
3. C. 9/13        Correct Answer
4. D. 11/13      
5. E. None of these      

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    In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 blanks. A lottery is drawn at random. What is the probability of getting a prize?

1. A. 1/10     
2. B. 2/5      
3. C. 2/7        Correct Answer
4. D. 5/7      
5. E. 3/7      

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    Six male and five female stands in queue for buy a cinema ticket. The probability that they stand in alternate positions is:

1. A. 1/258     
2. B. 1/462        Correct Answer
3. C. 1/365      
4. D. 1/512      
5. E. None of these      

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    A bag contains 4 black, 5 yellow and 6 green balls. Three balls are drawn at random from the bag. What is the probability that all of them are yellow?

1. A. 2/91         Correct Answer
2. B. 1/81      
3. C. 1/8      
4. D. 2/81      
5. E. 1/91      

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    Three coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two tails?

1. A. 7/8       Correct Answer
2. B. 1/8      
3. C. 1/2      
4. D. 1/7      
5. E. 2/7      

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    When two dice are rolled, what is the probability that the sum is either 7 or 11?

1. A. 1/4     
2. B. 2/5      
3. C. 1/9      
4. D. 2/9        Correct Answer

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    When 4 dice are thrown, what is the probability that the same number appears on each of them?

1. A. 1/36     
2. B. 1/18      
3. C. 1/216        Correct Answer
4. D. 1/5      

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    Tickets 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?

1. A. 1/20     
2. B. 9/20        Correct Answer
3. C. 4/20      
4. D. 1/4      

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    In 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?

1. A. 1/3       Correct Answer
2. B. 3/4      
3. C. 7/19      
4. D. 8/21      

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    A bag contains 4 red balls, 5 green balls and 6 white balls. A ball is drawn at random from the box. What is the probability that the ball drawn is either red or green?

1. A. 2/5     
2. B. 3/5        Correct Answer
3. C. 1/5      
4. D. 7/15      

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    What is the probability of getting a number less than 4 when a die is rolled?

1. A. 1/2       Correct Answer
2. B. 1/6      
3. C. 1/3      
4. D. 1/4      

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    Tickets 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?

1. A. 1/2     
2. B. 2/5      
3. C. 8/15      
4. D. 9/20        Correct Answer

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    A letter is chosen at random from the word 'ASSASSINATION'. What is the probability that it is a vowel?

1. A. 4/13     
2. B. 8/13      
3. C. 7/13      
4. D. 6/13        Correct Answer

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    A basket contains x black, 4 red and 5 green colour balls. One ball is taken randomly and the probability of getting a green colour ball is 1/3, and then finds the no. of balls in the basket?

1. A. 12     
2. B. 14      
3. C. 15        Correct Answer
4. D. 18      
5. E. 20      

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    One 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)?

1. A. 1/13     
2. B. 3/13        Correct Answer
3. C. 1/4      
4. D. 9/52      
5. E. None of these      

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    John and Dani go for an interview for two vacancies. The probability for the selection of John is 1/3 and whereas the probability for the selection of Dani is 1/5. What is the probability that only one of them is selected?

1. A. 3/5     
2. B. None of these      
3. C. 2/5        Correct Answer
4. D. 1/5      

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    One ball is picked up randomly from a bag containing 8 yellow, 7 blue and 6 black balls. What is the probability that it is neither yellow nor black?

1. A. 1/3       Correct Answer
2. B. 1/4      
3. C. 1/2      
4. D. 3/4      

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    In a bouquet, there are 5 red, 3 white and 7 orange roses. One rose is picked up randomly. What is the probability that is neither red nor orange?

1. A. 1/3     
2. B. 1/5        Correct Answer
3. C. 1/8      
4. D. 1/7      
5. E. None of these      

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    Two dice thrown simultaneously, what is the ratio of the probability of getting sum of the dice is more than 10 to the sum of the dice is divisible by 3?

1. A. 1:3     
2. B. 1:2      
3. C. 1:4        Correct Answer
4. D. 2:3      
5. E. 2:5      

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    Tickets 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?

1. A. 1/2     
2. B. 2/5      
3. C. 8/15      
4. D. 9/20        Correct Answer

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    One card is randomly drawn from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability that the card drawn is a face card(Jack, Queen or King)

1. A. 1/13     
2. B. 2/13      
3. C. 3/13        Correct Answer
4. D. 4/13      

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    A letter is chosen at random from the word 'ASSASSINATION'. What is the probability that it is a consonant?

1. A. 4/13     
2. B. 8/13      
3. C. 7/13        Correct Answer
4. D. 6/13      

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    When tossing two coins once, what is the probability of heads on both the coins?

1. A. 1/4       Correct Answer
2. B. 1/2      
3. C. 3//4      
4. D. None of these      

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    A committee has 15 members, of whom only 5 woman. What is the probability that a committee of 11 members with at least 3 women is selected?

1. A. 11/13     
2. B. 14/13      
3. C. 12/13        Correct Answer
4. D. 6/13      
5. E. None of these      

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    A box contains 15 tube lights, out of which 6 are repair. 3 tube lights are chosen at random from this box. Find the probability that at least one of these is repair?

1. A. 53/65       Correct Answer
2. B. 62/45      
3. C. 84/65      
4. D. 73/45      
5. E. None of these      

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    A bag contains x+4 pink, 6 green and 8 brown colour balls; if two balls are taken random and the probability of getting both are green colour balls is 5/92, then find the difference between the no. of pink colour balls and the no. of brown colour balls?

1. A. 1     
2. B. 2        Correct Answer
3. C. 3      
4. D. 4      
5. E. 0      

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    Akshaya and Nikitha play a game where each is asked to select a number from 1 to 8. If the two numbers same, both of them win a prize. The probability that they will not win a prize in a single trial is:

1. A. 1/8     
2. B. 5/8      
3. C. 4/8      
4. D. 7/8        Correct Answer
5. E. None of these      

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    In a bag contains 6 black toys, 7 violet toys and 5 blue toys. Three toys are drawn at random from the bag. The probability that all of them are blue is?

1. A. 11/816     
2. B. 5/408        Correct Answer
3. C. 13/816      
4. D. 7/408      
5. E. None of these      

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    Two friends Harish and Kalyan appeared for an exam. Let A be the event that Harish is selected and B is the event that Kalyan is selected. The probability of A is 2/5 and that of B is 3/7. Find the probability that both of them are selected.

1. A. 35/36     
2. B. 5/35      
3. C. 5/12      
4. D. 6/35        Correct Answer
5. E. None of these      

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    What is the probability of getting at least one six in a single throw of three unbiased dice?

1. A. 1/6     
2. B. 125/216      
3. C. 1/36      
4. D. 81/216      
5. E. 91/216        Correct Answer

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    The probability that it is Friday and that a student is absent is 0.03. Since there are 5 school days in a week, the probability that it is Friday is 0.2. What is the probability that a student is absent given that today is Friday?

1. A. 10%     
2. B. 15%        Correct Answer
3. C. 12%      
4. D. 13%      

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    In 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?

1. A. 1/3       Correct Answer
2. B. 3/4      
3. C. 7/19      
4. D. 8/21      
5. E. 9/21      

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    Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two heads?

1. A. 3/4     
2. B. 1/4      
3. E. 7/8      

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    Two dice are rolled together. What is the probability of getting two numbers whose product is even?

1. A. 17/36     
2. B. 1/3      
3. C. 3/4        Correct Answer
4. D. 11/25      

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    Bucket A contains x green and x+5 black balls and Bucket B contains (x-2) green and (2x-4) black colour balls. Find the total number of balls in the bucket B if one ball is taken from bucket A and the probability of getting one green ball is 1/3?

1. A. 8     
2. B. 9        Correct Answer
3. C. 6      
4. D. 5      
5. E. 12      

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    John and Dani go for an interview for two vacancies. The probability for the selection of John is 1/3 and whereas the probability for the selection of Dani is 1/5. What is the probability that none of them are selected?

1. A. 3/5     
2. B. 7/12      
3. C. 8/15        Correct Answer
4. D. 1/5      

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    In 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:

1. A. 21/46       Correct Answer
2. B. 25/117      
3. C. 1/50      
4. D. 3/25      

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    In a simultaneous throw of two dice, what is the probability of getting a doublet?

1. A. 1/6       Correct Answer
2. B. 1/4      
3. C. 2/3      
4. D. 3/7      

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    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:

1. A. 1/22     
2. B. 3/22      
3. C. 2/91        Correct Answer
4. D. 2/77      
5. E. 3/77      

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    The probability A getting a job is 1/5 and that of B is 1/7 . What is the probability that only one of them gets a job?

1. A. 11/35     
2. B. 12/35      
3. C. 2/7        Correct Answer
4. D. 1/7      

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    A box contains 7 black and 5 white hair clips. 3 hair clips are drawn at random. What is the probability that one is black and the other 2 are white?

1. A. 15/22     
2. B. 8/11      
3. C. 7/22        Correct Answer
4. D. 7/11      
5. E. None of these      

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    Two cards are drawn together at random from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability of both the cards being Queens?

1. A. 1/52     
2. B. 1/221        Correct Answer
3. C. 2/221      
4. D. 1/26      

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    Two dice are rolled. The probability of getting a sum of at least 9 is

1. A. 13/36     
2. B. 5/18        Correct Answer
3. C. 35/36      
4. D. 11/36      

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    Probability of Raman, Dinesh and Hari speaking truth is 1/3, 2/5 and ¾. Find the probability of at most one of them speaks truth?

1. A. 13/60     
2. B. 19/60      
3. C. 17/60      
4. D. 27/60      
5. E. 31/60        Correct Answer

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    In a box containing ten toys, two are defective. What is the probability that among 5 toys chosen at random none is defective?

1. A. 1/3     
2. B. 2/9        Correct Answer
3. C. 2/3      
4. D. 5/84      
5. E. None of these      

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    5 coins are tossed together. What is the probability of getting exactly 2 heads?

1. A. 1/2     
2. B. 5/16        Correct Answer
3. C. 4/11      
4. D. 7/16      

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    A bag contains 2 yellow, 3 green and 2 blue balls. Two balls are drawn at random. What is the probability that none of the balls drawn is blue?

1. A. 1/2     
2. B. 10/21        Correct Answer
3. C. 9/11      
4. D. 7/11      
5. E. 8/11      

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    What is the probability of drawing a "Queen" from a deck of 52 cards?

1. A. 1/2     
2. B. 1/13        Correct Answer
3. C. 1/6      
4. D. 1/3      

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    A number is selected at random from first 40 natural numbers. What is the chance that it is a multiple of either 4 or 14?

1. A. 1/5     
2. B. 11/40        Correct Answer
3. C. 3/10      
4. D. 10/40      
5. E. None of these      

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    A dice is thrown. What is the probability that the number shown in the dice is divisible by 3?

1. A. 1/6     
2. B. 1/3        Correct Answer
3. C. 1/4      
4. D. 1/2      

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    John draws a card from a pack of cards. What is the probability that the card drawn is a card of black suit?

1. A. 1/2       Correct Answer
2. B. 1/4      
3. C. 1/3      
4. D. 1/13      

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    Bag A contains 3 green and 7 blue balls. While bag B contains 10 green and 5 blue balls. If one ball is drawn from each bag, what is the probability that both are green?

1. A. 29/30     
2. B. 1/5        Correct Answer
3. C. 1/3      
4. D. 1/30      
5. E. None of these      

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    There are three events X,Y and Z, one of which must and only can happen. If the odds are 7:4 against X, 5:3 against Y, the odds against Z must be:

1. A. 65/23       Correct Answer
2. B. 47/51      
3. C. 27/65      
4. D. 37/53      
5. E. None of these      

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    A pot contains 5 white and 3 red balls while another pot contains 4 white and 6 red balls. One pot is chosen at random and a ball is drawn from it. If the ball is white, what is the probability that it is from the first pot?

1. A. 5/16     
2. B. 41/80      
3. C. 25/41        Correct Answer
4. D. 1/5      
5. E. None of these      

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    In 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?

1. A. 21/46       Correct Answer
2. B. 25/117      
3. C. 1/50      
4. D. 3/25      
5. E. None of these      

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    Out of 7 fruits in a basket, 2 are rotten. If two fruits are drawn at random from the basket, the probability of both being rotten is

1. A. 1/21       Correct Answer
2. B. 10/21      
3. C. 20/21      
4. D. 11/21      

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    A bag contains 4 black, 5 yellow and 6 green balls. Three balls are drawn at random from the bag. What is the probability that all of them are yellow?

1. A. 2/91       Correct Answer
2. B. 1/81      
3. C. 1/8      
4. D. 2/81      

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    A card is randomly drawn from a deck of 52 cards. What is the probability getting an Ace or King or Queen?

1. A. 3/13       Correct Answer
2. B. 2/13      
3. C. 1/13      
4. D. 1/2      

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    2 cards are drawn together at random from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability of both the cards being jack?

1. A. 25 / 57     
2. B. 53/256      
3. C. 4/221      
4. D. 1/221        Correct Answer
5. E. None of these      

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    The probability that a number selected at random from first 50 natural numbers is a composite number is

1. A. 21/25     
2. B. 17/25        Correct Answer
3. C. 4/25      
4. D. 8/25      

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    A card is randomly drawn from a deck of 52 cards. What is the probability getting either a King or a Diamond?

1. A. 4/13       Correct Answer
2. B. 2/13      
3. C. 1/3      
4. D. 1/2      

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    Daniel speaks truth in 2/5 cases and Sherin lies in 3/7cases. What is the percentage of cases in which both Daniel and Sherin contradict each other in stating a fact?

1. A. 6%     
2. B. 4%        Correct Answer
3. C. 3%      
4. D. 5%      
5. E. None of these      

83.  

    
    

    Preethi was born between August 26 and 30 (26 and 30 excluding). Her year of birth is also unknown. What is the probability of Preethi being born on a Monday?

1. A. 4/7     
2. B. 1      
3. C. 0      
4. D. 3/7        Correct Answer
5. E. None of these      

84.  

    
    

    Two friends A and B appear in an interview for two vacancies in the same post. The probability of A’s selection is 1/6 and that of B’s selection is 1/5. What is the probability that both of them will be selected and one of them will be selected?

1. A. 11/30, 3/10     
2. B. 11/30, 2/3      
3. C. 1/30, 3/10        Correct Answer
4. D. 1/30, 2/3      
5. E. None of these      

85.  

    
    

    An integer is chosen at random from the first fifty integers. What is the probability that the integer chosen is a prime or multiple of 4?

1. A. 14/25     
2. B. 3/5      
3. C. 3/5      
4. D. 27/50        Correct Answer
5. E. None of these      

86.  

    
    

    If a number is chosen at random from the set {1, 2, 3…, 100}, then the probability that the chosen number is a perfect cube is

1. A. 1/25       Correct Answer
2. B. 1/2      
3. C. 4/13      
4. D. 1/10      

87.  

    
    

    A letter is randomly taken from English alphabets. What is the probability that the letter selected is not a vowel?

1. A. 5/25     
2. B. 2/25      
3. C. 5/26      
4. D. 21/26        Correct Answer

88.  

    
    

    Two friends A and B apply for a job in the same company. The chances of A getting selected is 2/5 and that of B is 4/7. What is the probability that both of them get selected?

1. A. 8/35       Correct Answer
2. B. 34/35      
3. C. 27/35      
4. D. None of these      

89.  

    
    

    From a pack of 52 cards one card is drawn at random. What is the probability that the card drawn is a six or a diamond?

1. A. 17/52     
2. B. 4/13        Correct Answer
3. C. 9/52      
4. D. 3/13      
5. E. None of these      

90.  

    
    

    From a pack of 52 cards, two cards are drawn together at random. What is the probability of both the cards being kings?

1. A. 1/15     
2. B. 25/57        Correct Answer
3. C. 35/256      
4. D. 1/221      
5. E. 17/225      

91.  

    
    

    Tickets numbered 1 to 50 are mixed and one ticket is drawn at random. Find the probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 4 or 7?

1. A. 9/25       Correct Answer
2. B. 9/50      
3. C. 18/25      
4. D. None of these      

92.  

    
    

    From a pack of 52 cards, one card is drawn at random. Find the probability that the drawn card is a club or a jack?

1. A. 17/52     
2. B. 8/13      
3. C. 4/13        Correct Answer
4. D. 1/13      

93.  

    
    

    Two cards are drawn together from a pack of 52 cards. The probability that one is a club and one is a diamond?

1. A. 13/51     
2. B. 1/52      
3. C. 13/102        Correct Answer
4. D. 1/26      

94.  

    
    

    A card is randomly drawn from a deck of 52 cards. What is the probability getting a five of Spade or Club?

1. A. 1/52     
2. B. 1/13      
3. C. 1/26        Correct Answer
4. D. 1/12      

95.  

    
    

    A die is rolled twice. What is the probability of getting a sum equal to 9?

1. A. 2/3     
2. B. 2/9      
3. C. 1/3      
4. D. 1/9        Correct Answer

96.  

    
    

    A cartoon contains 7 red and 5 green apples. 3 apples are drawn at random. Find the probability that they are of the same colors.

1. A. 7 /44     
2. B. 9 / 44        Correct Answer
3. C. 12/44      
4. D. 3/44      

97.  

    
    

    A military man can strike a target once in 3 bullets. If he fires 3 bullets in succession, what is the probability that he will strike his target?

1. A. 1/3     
2. B. 19/27        Correct Answer
3. C. 2/3      
4. D. 8/27      
5. E. None of these      

98.  

    
    

    A person tosses an unbiased coin. When head turns up, he gets Rs.8 and tail turns up he loses Rs.4. If 3 coins are tossed, what is probability that the gets a profit of Rs.12?

1. A. 3/8       Correct Answer
2. B. 5/8      
3. C. 3/4      
4. D. 1/8