CBSE - Probability

1 Probability 

Two dice are tossed. The  probability that the  total sum is a prime number is:  
 
1) 1 / 6
2) 5 / 12
3) 1 / 2
4) 7 / 9 

2 Probability 

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)  1 / 2
2)  2 / 5
3)  8/ 15
4) 9 / 20
 

3 Probability 

If all the face cards are removed from a pack of 52 cards and then a card is randomly drawn then the probability of getting a ‘10 of heart’ will be  
 
1) 1 / 40
2) 2 / 49
3) 3 / 40 
4) 3 / 17 

4 Probability 

 A game consists of tossing a one rupee coin 3 times and noting its outcome each time. Hanif wins if all the tosses give the same result i.e., three heads or three tails, and loses otherwise. Calculate the probability that Hanif will lose the game.  
 
1) 1 / 4
2) 1
3) 3 / 4 
4) 0 

5 Probability 

The probability of guessing the correct answer to a certain question is p/12. If the probability of not guessing the correct answer to the same question is 3/4, the value of p is  
 
1) 3
2) 4
3) 2
4) 1

6 Probability 

A die is thrown twice. The probability that 5 will not come up either of the time is :

(1) 35/36  
(2) 25/36 
(3) 1 / 36 
(4) 11/36

7 Probability 

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? 
 
1)  10 / 21
2)  11 / 21
3)  2 / 7
4) 5 / 7 

8 Probability 

Out of a day’s production, which is 1000 machine  parts, 100 we re  found to be  sub-standard. The  probability that a part se le cte d at random be ing up to the  standard is
 
1) 1 / 10
2) 9 / 10
3) 2 / 10
4) 5 / 10

9 Probability 

A die is thrown twice. The probability of the sum being odd, is
 
1) 1 / 2
2) 1 / 3
3) 1 / 4
4) 1 / 6 

10 Probability 

Mallica and Deepica are friends. Then the probability that both have same birthday is (ignoring aleap year)  
 
1) 364 / 365
2) 1 / 365
3) 363 / 365 
4) 2 / 365