Probability MCQ Set 7

PROBABILITY MCQ SET 7

1. A bag contains 6 red balls , 4 green balls and 8 yellow balls . Three balls are drawn at random from the bag . What is the probability that two balls are red and one ball is green ?

(a) 5/68

(b) 3/68

(c) 7/68

(d) 9/68

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Answer: A

2. A bag contains 4 white , 4 red and 2 green balls . Two balls are drawn at random . What is the probability that at least one ball is green?

(a) 16/45

(b) 12/45

(c) 21/35

(d) 17/45

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Answer: D

3. A bag contains 3 red , 6 white and 7 black balls . Three balls are drawn at random , then find the probability that all the three balls are black?

(a) 1/8

(b) 7/40

(c) 1/16

(d) 13/40

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Answer: C

4. A basket contains three blue and four red balls . If three balls are drawn at random from the basket , what is the probability that all three are either blue or red?

(a) 1

(b) 1/7

(c) 3/14

(d) 3/28

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Answer: B

5. A box contains 5 green , 4 yellow and 3 white marbles . Three marbles are drawn at random . What is the probability that they are of the same colour?

(a) 41/40

(b) 52/55

(c) 3/55

(d) 3/44

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Answer: D

6. A basket contains 10 apples and 20 oranges out of which 3 apples and 5 oranges are defective . If we choose two fruits at random . What is the probability that either both are oranges or both are non defective ?

(a) 136/345

(b) 17/87

(c) 316/435

(d) 158/435

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Answer: C

7. The probability of A and B clearing an exam is 2/3 an d3/4 respectively . What is the probability that atleast one of them clears the exam?

(a) 1/12

(b) 1/4

(c) 11/12

(d) 1/2

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 Answer: C

8. A problem is given to three students whose chances of solving it are 1/2 , 1/3 and 1/4 respectively . What is the probability that the problem will be solved ?

(a) 1/4

(b) 1/2

(c) 3/4

(d) 7/12

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Answer: C

9. The probability that three students A , B and C solve a problem are 3/7 , 5/9 and 1/5 respectively . What is the probability that the problem is solved ?

(a) 64/315

(b) 32/315

(c) 251/315

(d) 155/315

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Answer: C

10. A man and his wife appear in an interview for two vacancies in the same post . The probability of husband’s selection is (1/7) and the probability of wife’s selection is (1/5) . What is the probability that only one of them is selected ?

(a) 2/7

(b) 1/7

(c) 3/4

(d) 4/5

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Answer: A