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Probability

The document presents a series of probability questions related to various scenarios, including selecting prime numbers, drawing colored balls, and tossing coins. It covers different probability concepts such as independent events and combinations. Each question provides multiple-choice answers for the reader to select from.

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QUANTITATIVE ABILITY

PROBABILITY
Concept:
Q. What is the probability that a number selected from 1 to 30 is a prime number, when each
of the given numbers is equally likely to be selected?

(a) 9/30
(b) 8/30
(c) 10/30
d) 11/30
Q. What is the probability that a number selected from 1-70 is a perfect square or a perfect
cube?
Q. A bag contains 5 RED, 7 YELLOW, 8 GREEN balls. 3 Balls are drawn at random. What is the
probability that the balls drawn contain balls of different colours?
Q. A bag contains 2 RED, 3 GREEN and 2 BLUE balls. Two balls are drawn at random. What is
the probability that none of the balls drawn is blue?
Q. In a drawer there are 4 white socks, 3 blue socks and 5 grey socks. Two socks are picked
randomly. What is the possibility that both the socks are of same colour?
(a) 4/11
(b) 1
(c) 2/33
(d) 19/66
Q. What is the possibility of having 53 Thursdays in a non-leap year?
(a) 1/7
(b) 6/7
(c) 1/365
(d) 53/365
Q. There are 2 boxes , 1 has 5 green and 6 yellow balls while the other has 4 green and 8
yellow balls , you randomly selected a ball from any box . What is probability that it’s a green
ball?
Q. There are two bags containing white and black balls. In the first bag there are 8 white and 6
black balls and in the second bag there are 4 white and 7 black balls. One of the ball is chosen
at random from the bag. Find the probability that particular ball is being black?

A) 41/77
B) 21/308
C) 8/77
D) 36/308
Q. A leap year is selected at random what is the probability that the selected year will have 53
Sunday's?
Q. A speaks truth in 55% cases and B speaks truth in 75% cases. Find the percentage of cases
they are likely to contradict each other in stating the fact?
(a) 36.4%
(b) 56.8%
(c) 63.2%
(d) 47.5%
Q. 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
Q. When two coins are tossed, find the probability of getting at least one head.

A. 1/4
B. 2/4
C. 3/4
D. 4/4
Q. When 3 coins are tossed find the probability of getting
A. At least 2 heads
B. At most 2 heads
C. No heads
D. At least 1 head
E. At most 1 head and 1 tail
Q. What is the probability of getting a sum 9 from two throws of a dice?
Q. When two dice are thrown simultaneously, what is the probability that the sum of the two
numbers that turn up is less than 11?
(a) 5/6
(b) 11/12
(c) 1/6
(d) 1/12
Q. Two dice are thrown. Find the probability of getting a multiple of 3 or 4 as the sum.

A) 5/9
B) 4/9
B)2/9
D) 1/9
Q. A card is drawn from a deck of cards. Find the probability of getting
A. A spade card
B. 2 red cards
C. A king
D. 3 red ace cards
E. 2 face cards
F. A red faced card
G. Queen of hearts
H. Neither the heart nor the king
I. Neither an ace nor a king
J. 2 cards but not black cards
Q. Two cards are drawn together from a pack of 52 cards. The probability that one is a spade
and one is a heart, is:
(a) 47/100
(b) 13/102
(c) 29/34
(d) 3/20
Q. A key bunch has 9 keys of which 3 keys can unlock the door, find the probability that the
door gets opened
a)In the first attempt
b)In the second attempt
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