Probability

1. There are three events X,Y and Z, one of which must and only can happen. If the odds are 7:4
against X, 5:3 against Y, the odds against Z must be:

a. 65/23 b. 47/51 c. 27/65 d. 37/53 e. None of these

Direction (2-3) Read the following carefully and Answer the Questions.

Bag A contains 3 different color tiles.i.e, Yellow, white and brown. In that, there are 12 yellow
tiles, 8 white tiles and X brown tiles. The probability of choosing Brown tiles 2/7. In Another
Bag B, it contains, 12 blue tiles and number of red tiles was equal to five more tiles than brown
tiles in Bag A.

2. What is the probability of not choosing white color tiles in Bag A?

a. 2/7 b. 3/7 c. 5/7 d. 1/7 e. None of these

3. What is probability choosing 2 tiles from bag B, if both are same in color?

a. 12/25 b. 13/25 c. 1/2 d. 14/25 e. None of these

4. A three-digit number is chosen at random. What is the probability that all the digits are
distinct, the digits at odd places are odd and the digits at even places are even?

a. 1/99 b. 1/9 c. 3/100 d. 2/99 e. None of these

5. Nikesh forms a code for locker of two distinct digits selected from 0, 1, 2… 9 such that the
first digit of the code is nonzero. The code, handwritten on a slip, can however potentially create
confusion, when read upside down-for example, the code 81 may appear as 18. How many codes
are there for which no such confusion can arise?

a. 80 b. 78 c. 71 d. 69 e. None of these

6. How many arrangements of the letters of the word ‘BENGALI’ can be made?

I. If the vowels are never come together

II. If the vowels are to occupy only odd places

a. I.620 II.576 b. I.576 II.720 c. I.720 II.620 d. I.4320 II.576

e. I.840 II.576
7. A question paper consists of 10 questions divided into two parts I and II. Each part contains
five questions. A candidate is required to attempt six questions in all of which at least 2 should
be from part I and at least 2 from part II. In how many ways can the candidate select the
questions if he can answer all questions equally well?

a. 240 b. 200 c. 300 d. 250 e . 100

8. A box contains slips with numbers from 1 to 50 written on them. A slip is drawn and replaced.
Then another slip is drawn and after replacing another slip is drawn. What is the probability that
an even number appears on the first draw, an odd number on the second draw and a number
divisible by 3 on the third draw?

a. 1/25 b. 2/25 c. 8/25 d. 4/25 e. None of the above

9. A man has 5 identical chocolate and 5 different size boxes. If he ties a ribbon of different color
on each chocolate, then find the probability of putting a particular colored ribbon on a chocolate
put in a particular box.

a. 1/625 b. 1/5 c. 2/25 d. 1/25 e. 1/125

10. A Bag contains some White and Black Balls. The probability of picking two white balls one
after other without replacement from that bag is 14/33. Then what will be the probability of
picking two Black balls from that Bag if bag can hold maximum 15 balls only?

a. 11/32 b. 14/33 c. 7/33 d. 1/11 e. Cannot be determined

Direction (11-13): Study the following information carefully and answer the question that
follows:

There is three bags A, B and C. In each bag there are three types of colored balls Yellow, Green
and Black. In bag A, no. of yellow colored balls are y and no. of green colored balls are g.
Number of green colored balls are 4 more than the number of yellow colored balls. When one
ball is picked at random then the probability of getting black color ball is 5/13. The value of y is
18 2/11% less then g. In bag B, number of yellow colored balls is 200/9% more than that of bag
A. If two balls are picked at random from bag B then the probability of getting both green color
ball is 4/37. Total number of balls in bag B is 75. In bag C, the ratio of number of green colored
balls and number of black colored balls is 7 : 5. Total number of green and black colored balls is
36. If one ball is picked at random then the probability of getting one yellow ball is 7/13.

11. If x number of yellow balls from bag B are taken and placed into bag A and 20% of black
balls from bag A are taken and placed into in bag B. If we pick one ball from bag B then the
probability that the ball is of black color is 11/26. Then find the value of x?

a. 5 b. 6 c. 3 d. 2 e. None of these
12. If one ball picked at random from each of the bag A and bag B then find the probability that
both of the balls are of the same color?

a. 21×47/65×75 b. 22×43/65×75 c. 11×17/65×75 d. Can’t be determined

13. Difference between the number of green balls in bag A and bag C is how much percent
more/less than the sum of the number of black balls in bag A and bag C together?

a. 100% b. 95% c. 97.5% d.102.5% e. None of these

14. John looks at the clock at some arbitrary time between 4pm and 6 pm and notices that the
angle between the two hands is an acute angle. He looks at the clock exactly 15 minutes later,
what is the probability that during this observation also he sees that the angle between the hour
and minute hands to be an acute-angle?
1 13 11 31
A. B. C. D.
2 24 6 32

15. Region R is defined as the region in the first quadrant satisfying the condition 3x + 4y < 12.
Given that a point P with coordinates (r, s) lies within the region R, what is the probability that

r > 2?

1 1 1 1
A. B. C. D.
2 4 6 3