CBSE - Probability

1 Probability 

In a single throw of three dice, the probability of getting a total of 17 or 18 is 
 
1) 53/54
2) 51/54
3) 1/54 
4) 0 

2 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 

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 king, queen and jack of hearts are removed from a deck of 52 playing cards and then wellshuffled. One card is selected from the remaining cards. Then the probability of getting a king is  
 
1)  1 / 49
2)  2 / 49
3)  3 / 49 
4) 1 

6 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 

7 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

8 Probability 

 Probability that a non leap year should have 53 Mondays, will be  
 
1) 2 / 7
2) 3 / 7
3) 1 / 7
4) 5 / 7

9 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

10 Probability 

 Three unbiased coins are tossed together. Then the probability of getting at least one head and one tail is   
 
1) 1 / 4
2) 1
3) 3 / 4 
4) 0