Probability MCQ Set 1

PROBABILITY MCQ SET 1

1. If the probability of winning a game is 0.3 , what is the probability of losing it?

(a) 0.9

(b) 0.7

(c) 0.8

(d) 0.6

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Answer: B

2. What is the probability of a prime number , if we select a number from first 20 natural numbers?

(a) 1/2

(b) 4/5

(c) 2/5

(d) 1/4

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Answer: C

3. There are 3 white an 4 black balls in an urn . A ball is selected randomly . What is the probability to be white –

(a) 1/4

(b) 1/7

(c) 4/7

(d) 3/7

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Answer: D

4. A bag contains cards which are numbered from 2 to 90 . A card is drawn at random from the bag . Find the probability that the card number is a perfect square .

(a) 4/45

(b) 7/89

(c) 8/89

(d) 1/10

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Answer: C

5. A jar contains 54 marbles each of which is blue , green or white . The probability of selecting a blue marble at random from the jar is 1/3 , and the probability of selecting a green marble at random is 4/9 . How many white marbles does the jar contain ?

(a) 12

(b) 14

(c) 16

(d) 20

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Answer: A

6. Find the probability that a number selected at random from first hundred natural numbers is a multiple of 3 or 5?

(a) 53/100

(b) 47/100

(c) 3/50

(d) None of these

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Answer: B

7. In how many ways can the letter of the word QUANTS be arranged (Repetition is not allowed)?

(a) 720

(b) 616

(c) 480

(d) None of these

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 Answer: A

8. In how many different ways can the letter of the word ‘ADITYA’ be arranged?

(a) 120

(b) 360

(c) 480

(d) 720

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Answer: B

9. In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘BANKING’ be arranged?

(a) 5040

(b) 2540

(c) 5080

(d) 2520

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Answer: D

10. In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘DESIGN’ be arranged so that the vowels are at the two ends?

(a) 48

(b) 72

(c) 36

(d) 24

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Answer: A