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PROBABILITY
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1. If the odds against an event be 2 : 3, then the probability 25 63
(c) (d)
of its occurrence is 88 88
1 2 8. If odds against solving a question by three students are 2
(a) (b)
5 5 : 1, 5 : 2 and 5 : 3 respectively, then probability that the
3 question is solved only by one student is
(c) (d) 1
5 31 24
(a) (b)
2. If the odds in favour of an event be 3 : 5, then the 56 56
probability of non-occurrence of the event is 25
(c) (d) None of these
3 5 56
(a) (b)
5 3 9. Three ships A, B and C sail from England to India. If
3 5 the ratio of their arriving safely are 2 : 5, 3 : 7 and 6 : 11
(c) (d) respectively then the probability of all the ships for
8 8
arriving safely is
3. A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. A gambler
bets that it is a spade or an ace. What are the odds 18 6
(a) (b)
against his winning this bet 595 17
(a) 17 : 52 (b) 52 : 17 3 2
(c) (d)
(c) 9 : 4 (d) 4 : 9 10 7
4. An event has odds in favour 4 : 5, then the probability 10. A party of 23 persons take their seats at a round table.
that event occurs, is The odds against two persons sitting together are
1 4 (a) 10 : 1 (b) 1 : 11
(a) (b) (c) 9 : 10 (d) None of these
5 5
5
(c)
4
(d)
5 11. If two events A and B are such that P ( A B) ,
9 9 6
1 1
5. For an event, odds against is 6 : 5. The probability that P ( AB) and P ( A ) , then the events A and B are
3 2
event does not occur, is
(a) Independent
5 6
(a) (b) (b) Mutually exclusive
6 11
5 1 (c) Mutually exclusive and independent
(c) (d)
11 6 (d) None of these
6. In a horse race the odds in favour of three horses are 12. The probabilities of three mutually exclusive events are
1 : 2 , 1 : 3 and 1 : 4 . The probability that one of the 2/3, 1/4 and 1/6. The statement is
horse will win the race is (a) True (b) Wrong
37 47 (c) Could be either (d) Do not know
(a) (b)
60 60
13. If A and B are two events such that P( A) 0.4 ,
1 3 P ( A B) 0.7 and P ( AB) 0.2, then P (B)
(c) (d)
4 4
(a) 0.1 (b) 0.3
7. The odds against a certain event is 5 : 2 and the odds in
favour of another event is 6 : 5. If both the events are (c) 0.5 (d) None of these
independent, then the probability that at least one of the 14. Suppose that A, B, C are events such that
events will happen is 1 1
P ( A) P (B) P (C) , P ( AB) P (CB ) 0, P ( AC) ,
50 52 4 8
(a) (b) then P ( A B)
77 77
(a) 0.125 (b) 0.25
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(c) 0.375 (d) 0.5 20. A and B are two independent events. The probability
15. A card is drawn at random from a pack of cards. The 1
that both A and B occur is and the probability that
probability of this card being a red or a queen is 6
1
1 1 neither of them occurs is . Then the probability of the
(a) (b) 3
13 26
two events are respectively
1 7
(c) (d) 1 1 1 1
2 13 (a) and (b) and
2 3 5 6
16. If P ( A) 0.4, P (B) x, P ( A B) 0.7 and the events A
1 1 2 1
and B are independent, then x = (c) and (d) and
2 6 3 4
1 1
(a) (b) 21. Let A and B be events for which P( A) x , P(B) y,
3 2
P( A B) z, then P( A B) equals
2
(c) (d) None of these (a) (1 x) y (b) 1 x y
3
17. If A and B are any two events, then the probability that (c) y – z (d) 1 x y z
exactly one of them occur is 22. In a certain population 10% of the people are rich, 5%
(a) P ( A) P (B) P ( A B) are famous and 3% are rich and famous. The probability
(b) P ( A) P (B) 2 P ( A B) that a person picked at random from the population is
either famous or rich but not both, is equal to
(c) P ( A) P (B) P ( A B)
(a) 0. 07 (b) 0.08
(d) P ( A) P (B) 2 P ( A B) (c) 0. 09 (d) 0. 12
5 23. Let A and B be two events such that
18. If A and B an two events such that P ( A B) ,
6 1 1 1
P( A B) , P( A B) and P( A ) , where A
1 1 6 4 4
P ( A B) and P (B ) , then P (A)
3 3 stands for complement of event A. Then events A and B
1 1 are
(a) (b)
4 3 (a) Independent but not equally likely
1 2 (b) Mutually exclusive and independent
(c) (d)
2 3 (c) Equally likely and mutually exclusive
19. If A and B are two events such that (d) Equally likely but not independent
7
P ( A B) P ( A B) and P ( A) 2 P (B), then 24. Let A and B are two events and P( A) 0.3 ,
8
P(B) 0.4, P( A B) 0.5 , then P( A B) is
P (A)
(a) 0.5 (b) 0.8
7 7
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 0.1
12 24
5 17
(c) (d)
12 24
Answer Key
1 c 2 d 3 c 4 c 5 b
6 b 7 b 8 c 9 a 10 a
11 a 12 b 13 c 14 d 15 d
16 b 17 b 18 c 19 a 20 a
21 c 22 c 23 a 24 b
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