PROBABILITY DPP

1. The probability of getting heads in both trials, when a of obtaining a total score of 5 is
balanced coin is tossed twice, will be 1 1 1
(a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 9
(d) None of these
1 1 3
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4 14. Three letters are written to different persons. and
2. Two cards are drawn at random from a pack of 52 addresses on three envelopes are also written. Without
cards. The probability of these two heing ares is looking at the addresses, the probability that the letters
1 1 1 go into right envelopes is
(a) 26 (b) 221
(c) 2
(d) None of these
1 1 1
3. From a well shuffled pack of playing cards, two cards (a) 27 (b) 6 (c) 9
(d) None of these
are drawn one by one with replacement. The probability 15. There are 4 addressed envelopes and 4 letters.
that both are aces is Then the chance that all the letters are not mailed
2 1 1 through proper envelope is
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these
13 51 221
(a) 1/24 (b) 1 (c) 23/24 (d) 4/2
4. The probability that a card drawn from a pack of 52 16. Three identical dice are rolled. The probability that
cards will be a diamond or king is the same number will appear on each of them is
4 4 1 2 (a) 1/6 (b) 1/18 (c) 1/36 (d) None of these
(a) 52 (b) 13
(c) 52
(d) 13
17. One die and one coin are tossed simultaneously.
The probability of getting 6 on die and head on coin is
5. A card is drawn at random from a pack of cards. The 1 1 1
prob. of this card being a red or queen is (a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) None of these
(a) 1/3 (b) 1/26 (c) 1/2 (d) 7/13
18. A coin is tossed and a die is rolled. The chance that
6. A card is drawn from a well-shuffled pack of cards. the coin shows a head and the die shows 3 is
The probability of getting a queen of club or king of heart (a) 18 (b) 1/12 (c) 1/2 (d) 1
is 19. From a pack of cards two are drawn, the first being
(a) 1/52 (b) 1/26 (c) 1/13 (d) None of these replaced before the second is drawn. The probability that
7. A single letter is selected at random from the word the first is a diamond and the second is a king will be
"PROBABILITY". The probability that it is a vowel is : a) 13/4 (b) 4/13 (c) 1/52 (d) 52
3 4 2 20. Seven chits are numbered 1 to 7 . Three are drawn
(a) 11 (b) 11 (c) 11
(d) 0
one by one with replacements. The probability that the
8. Three mangoes and three apples are in box. If two
least number on any selected chit is 5 , is
fruits are chosen at random, the probability that one is a
(a) 1 − (2/7)4 (b) 4 ⋅ (2/7)4
mango and the other is an apple is 3
(c) (3/7) (d) None of these
(a) 2/3 (b) 3/5 (c) 1/3 (d) None of these
9. A bag contains 5 brown and 4 white socks. A man 21. Two cards are drawn successively with replacement.
poll, out two socks. The probability that they are of 6 , from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards. The probability of
same colour is drawing two aces is
5 1 5 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4
(a) 108 (b) 6
(c) 18
(d) 9 (a) × (b) × (c) × (d) ×
13 13 13 17 52 51 13 51
10. A card is drawn at random from a pack of 100 card 22. 15 coupons are numbered 1,2,3, … ,14,15 seven
numbered 1 to 100 . The probability of drawing number coupons are selected at random, one at a time with
which is a square is teplacement The probability that 9 would be the largest
(a) 1/5 (b) 2/5 (c) 1/10 (d) None of these number appearing on the selecterd coupon is
(a) [1/16}6 (b) (8/15)7 (6) (3/5)7 (d) None of these
11. Two dice are thrown. The probability that the sum of
23. You are given a box with 20 cards in it. 10 of these
the points on two dice will be 7 is
5 6 7 8 cards have the letter I printed on them. The other ten
(a) 36 (b) (c) (d)
36 36 36 have the letter 𝑇 printed on them. If you pick up 3 Cards
12. In a throw of a dice the probability of getting one is at random and keep them in the same order, the
even number of throws is probability of making the word IIT is
5 5 6 1 9 1 4 5
(a) 36
(b) 11
(c) 11
(d) 6 (a) (b) (c) (d)
20 8 27 38
13. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. The probability
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24. A' draws two cards with replacement from a pack a 33. A person draws two cards with replacement from
52 cards and B throws a pair of dice what is the chance pack of 52 cards. What is the chance that he gets both
that ‘A’ gets both cards of same suit and ‘B’ gets a total the cards of same suit
of 6 (a) 1/4 (b) 3/13 (c) 1/16 (d) None of these
(a) 1/144 (b) ¼ (c) 5/144 (d) 7/144 34. The probability that a leap year selected at random
25. In a box containing 100 bulbs, 10 are defective. contains 53 Sundays is
What is the probability that out of a sample of 5 bulbs (a) 7/366 (b) 26/183 (c) 1/7 (d) 2/7
none is defective? 35. The probability of getting more than 7 when a pair of
1 5 dice are thrown is
(a) 10−5 (b) (c) (9/10)5 (d) 9/10
2 (a) 7/36 (b) 7/12 (c) 5/12 (d) None of these
26. A student appears for tests 1, II and III. The student 36. What is the chance of getting multiple of 2 on one
is successful if he passes either in tests 1 and II or tests and multiple of 3 on the other in a single throw of two
I and III. The probabilities of the student Passing in tests dice
1
I , II and III are 𝑝. 𝑞 and respectively If the probability (a) 1/3 (b) 7/36 (c) 11/36 (d) None
2
1
that the student is successful is then 37. The probability that a person will hit a target in a
2
1
(a) 𝑝 = 𝑞 = 1 (b) 𝑝=𝑞 = shooting practice is 0.3. If he shoots 10 times. the
2
1 probability that he hit the target is
(c) 𝑝 = 1, 𝑞 = 0 (d) 𝑝 = 1, 𝑞 = 2
(a) 1 (b) 1 − (0.7)10 (c) (0 ⋅ 7)10 (d) (0 ⋅ 3)10
27. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. The probability
of obtaining a total score of seven is 38. The probability that Krishna will be alive 10 years
1 7 1 7 7
(a) 6
(b) 36
c 4
(d) None of these hence is 15 and that Hari will be alive is 10 . What is the
probability that both Krishna and Hari will be dead 10
28. Of cigarette smoking population 70% are men, 30% years hence
are women, 10% of these men and 20% of these women 21 24 49 56
(a) 150 (b) 150
(c) 150 (d) 150
Wills. Probability that a person seen smoking a Wills to
be male is 39. Fifteen coupons are numbered 1, 2......, 15
respectively. Seven coupons are selected at random one
(a) 1/5 (b) 7/13 (c) 5/13 (d) 7/10 at a time with replacement. The probability that the
largest number appearing on a selected coupon is 9 . is
29. One of the two events must occur. if the chance of 9 5 8 7 3 7
2 (a) (b) (c) (d) None
one is 3 of the other, then odds in favour of the other are 10 15 5

(a) 1: 3 (b) 3: 1 (c) 2: 3 (d) None of these 40. Two bags contain 3 white, 2 black and 2 white, 4
black balls respectively. A ball is chosen at random then
30. If 3 distinct numbers are chosen randomly from {1,2,
the probability of its being black is
… 100}, then prubability that all are divisible by both 2 8 2 6
and 3 is (a) 15 (b) 3 (c) 4
(d) None of these
(a) 4/25 (b) 4/35 (c) 4/33 (d) 4/1155 41. A purse contains 4 copper coins, 3 silver coins, the
second purse contains 6 copper coins and 2 silver coins.
31. From a pack of 52 cards the cards are drawn till an A coin is taken out of any purse, the probability that it is
ace appears. The probability that an ace does not come a copper coin is
in first 26 cards is 4 3 3 37
(a) 7
(b) 4
(c) 7
(d) 56
(a) 46: 153 (b) 23/27 (c) 109/153 (d) None of these
32. The probability of India winning a test match against 42. The probabilities of solving a problem by three
West Indies is 1/2. Assuming independence from match students 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 are 1/2 , 1/3 , ¼ respectively. The
to match, the probability that in a 5 match series India's probability that the problem will be solved is
second win occurs at third test is
(a) ¼ (b) 1/2 (c) ¾ (d) 1/3
(a) 1/8 (b) ¼ (c) ½ (d) 2/3
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43. The probability of having at least one tail in 4 throws (a) 1/2 (b) 1/3 (c) 0 (d) 1
with a coin is
(a) 15/16 (b) 1/16 (c) 1/4 [d] 1 51. In a bolt factory machines 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 manufacture
44. The probability that a marksman will hit a target is respectively 25, 35 and 40 percent of the total. Out of
given as 1/5.Then his probability of at least one hit in 10 their output 5, 4 and 2 percent are defective bolts. A bolt
shots is is drawn from the produce and is found defective, What
4 10 1 1
is the probability that it was manufactured by A?
(a) 1 − 5
(b) 510 (c) 1 − 510 (d) None of these
3 125 20 30 100
45. The probability that a man can hit a target is 4. He a. 345
b. 345
c. 345
d. 345

tries 5 times. The probability that he will hit the target at

52. The probability of an event 𝐴 occurring is 0.5 and of
least three times is
291 371 471 4.59
𝐵 occurring is 0.3. If 𝐴 and 𝐵 are mutually exclusive
(a) 364 (b) 464
(c) 502
(d) 512 events. then the probability of neither 𝐴 nor 𝐵 occurring
is
46. A coin is tossed 3 times. The probability of obtaining (a) 0.6 (b) 0.5 (c) 0.7 (d) None of these:
at least two heads will be
(a) 3/8 (b) 12 (c) 1 (d) 2 53. The probability that at least one of the events 𝐴 and
47. 8 coins are tossed simultaneously. The probability of 𝐵 occur is 0.6. If 𝐴 and 𝐵 occur simultaneously with
setting at least 6 heads is probability 0.2, then 𝑃(𝐴) + 𝑃(𝐵 ) is
(a) 57/64 (b) 229/256 (c) 7/64 (d) 37/256 (a) 0.4 (b) 0.8 (c) 1.2 (d) 1.4 (e) None of these
1
48. The probability that a student is not a swimmer is . Paragraph for Question No. 54,55,56. A fair die is tossed
5
Then the probability that out of five students, four are repeatedly until a six is obtained. Let 𝑋 denote the
swimmers is number of tases required.
4 41 4 41 1 4 4 54. (A) The probability that 𝑋 = 3 equals
(a) 5 C4 5 5
(b) 5 5
(c) 5 𝐶1 5 5
(d) None of these 23 25 5 125
(a) 216 (b) 36
(c) 36
(d) 216
49. A coin and a die are thrown simultaneously. The 55. The probability that 𝑥 ≥ 3 equals
125 25 3 25
probability a head appears on coin and 3 on the die is (a) (b) (c) (d)
216 36 36 216
(a) 1/8 (b) 1/12 (c) 1/2 (d) 1 56. The conditional probability that 𝑋 ≥ 6 given 𝑋 > 3
50. 𝐴 and 𝐵 are two independent events. The equals
probability that both 𝐴 and 𝐵 occur is 1/6 and the 125 25 3 25
(a) 216
(b) 216
(c) 36
(d) 36
probability that neither of them occurs is 1/3. The
probability of 𝐴 is

ANSWER KEY : PROBABILITY DPP

1 A 7 B 13 C 19 C 25 C 31 D 37 B 43 A 49 B 55 B
2 B 8 B 14 B 20 C 26 C 32 B 38 B 44 A 50 A,B 56 D
3 C 9 D 15 C 21 A 27 A 33 A 39 C 45 D 51 A
4 B 10 C 16 C 22 C 28 B 34 D 40 A 46 B 52 D
5 D 11 B 17 C 23 D 29 D 35 C 41 D 47 D 53 C
6 B 12 B 18 B 24 C 30 D 36 C 42 C 48 A 54 A