1.

Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. What is the
probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 5?
A.
1
2
B.
2
5
C.
8
15
D.
9
20
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Here, S = {1, 2, 3, 4, ...., 19, 20}.
Let E = event of getting a multiple of 3 or 5 = {3, 6 , 9, 12, 15, 18, 5, 10, 20}.
P(E) =
n(E)
=
9
.
n(S) 20
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2.
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?
A.
10
21
B.
11
21
C.
2
7
D.
5
7
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Total number of balls = (2 + 3 + 2) = 7.
Let S be the sample space.
Then, n(S) = Number of ways of drawing 2 balls out of 7

=
7
C
2
`

=
(7 x 6)
(2 x 1)

= 21.
Let E = Event of drawing 2 balls, none of which is blue.
n(E) = Number of ways of drawing 2 balls out of (2 + 3) balls.

=
5
C
2


=
(5 x 4)
(2 x 1)

= 10.
P(E) =
n(E)
=
10
.
n(S) 21
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3.
In a box, there are 8 red, 7 blue and 6 green balls. One ball is picked up randomly. What is the
probability that it is neither red nor green?
A.
1
3
B.
3
4
C.
7
19
D.
8
21
E.
9
21

Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Total number of balls = (8 + 7 + 6) = 21.
Let E = event that the ball drawn is neither red nor green

= event that the ball drawn is blue.
n(E) = 7.
P(E) =
n(E)
=
7
=
1
.
n(S) 21 3
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4.
What is the probability of getting a sum 9 from two throws of a dice?
A.
1
6
B.
1
8
C.
1
9
D.
1
12
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
In two throws of a die, n(S) = (6 x 6) = 36.
Let E = event of getting a sum ={(3, 6), (4, 5), (5, 4), (6, 3)}.
P(E) =
n(E)
=
4
=
1
.
n(S) 36 9
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5.
Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two heads?
A.
3
4
B.
1
4
C.
3
8
D.
7
8
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Here S = {TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, THH, HTH, HHT, HHH}
Let E = event of getting at most two heads.
Then E = {TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, THH, HTH, HHT}.
P(E) =
n(E)
=
7
.
n(S) 8
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6.
Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting
two numbers whose product is even?
A.
1
2
B.
3
4
C.
3
8
D.
5
16
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
In a simultaneous throw of two dice, we have n(S) = (6 x 6) = 36.
Then, E = {(1, 2), (1, 4), (1, 6), (2, 1), (2, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4), (2, 5),
(2, 6), (3, 2), (3, 4),
(3, 6), (4, 1), (4, 2), (4, 3), (4, 4), (4, 5), (4, 6), (5, 2),
(5, 4), (5, 6), (6, 1),
(6, 2), (6, 3), (6, 4), (6, 5), (6, 6)}
n(E) = 27.
P(E) =
n(E)
=
27
=
3
.
n(S) 36 4
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7.
In a class, there are 15 boys and 10 girls. Three students are selected
at random. The probability that 1 girl and 2 boys are selected, is:
A.
21
46
B.
25
117
C.
1
50
D.
3
25
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Let S be the sample space and E be the event of selecting 1 girl and 2
boys.
Then, n(S) = Number ways of selecting 3 students out of 25

=
25
C
3
`

=
(25 x 24 x 23)
(3 x 2 x 1)

= 2300.
n(E) = (
10
C
1
x
15
C
2
)

=

10 x (15 x 14)

(2 x 1)

= 1050.
P(E) =
n(E)
=
1050
=
21
.
n(S) 2300 46
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8.
In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 blanks. A lottery is drawn at
random. What is the probability of getting a prize?
A.
1
10
B.
2
5
C.
2
7
D.
5
7
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
P (getting a prize) =
10
=
10
=
2
.
(10 + 25) 35 7
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9.
From a pack of 52 cards, two cards are drawn together at random.
What is the probability of both the cards being kings?
A.
1
15
B.
25
57
C.
35
256
D.
1
221
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Let S be the sample space.
Then, n(S) =
52
C
2
=
(52 x 51)
= 1326.
(2 x 1)
Let E = event of getting 2 kings out of 4.
n(E) =
4
C
2
=
(4 x 3)
= 6.
(2 x 1)
P(E) =
n(E)
=
6
=
1
.
n(S) 1326 221
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10.
Two dice are tossed. The probability that the total score is a prime
number is:
A.
1
6
B.
5
12
C.
1
2
D.
7
9
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Clearly, n(S) = (6 x 6) = 36.
Let E = Event that the sum is a prime number.
Then
E
= { (1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 4), (1, 6), (2, 1), (2, 3), (2, 5), (3, 2),
(3, 4), (4, 1), (4, 3),
(5, 2), (5, 6), (6, 1), (6, 5) }
n(E) = 15.
P(E) =
n(E)
=
15
=
5
.
n(S) 36 12
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11.
A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The probability of getting a queen of club or a king
of heart is:
A.
1
13
B.
2
13
C.
1
26
D.
1
52
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Here, n(S) = 52.
Let E = event of getting a queen of club or a king of heart.
Then, n(E) = 2.
P(E) =
n(E)
=
2
=
1
.
n(S) 52 26
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12.
A bag contains 4 white, 5 red and 6 blue balls. Three balls are drawn at random from the bag. The
probability that all of them are red, is:
A.
1
22
B.
3
22
C.
2
91
D.
2
77
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Let S be the sample space.
Then, n(S) = number of ways of drawing 3 balls out of 15

=
15
C
3


=
(15 x 14 x 13)
(3 x 2 x 1)

= 455.
Let E = event of getting all the 3 red balls.
n(E) =
5
C
3
=
5
C
2
=
(5 x 4)
= 10.
(2 x 1)
P(E) =
n(E)
=
10
=
2
.
n(S) 455 91
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13.
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.
3
20
B.
29
34
C.
47
100
D.
13
102
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Let S be the sample space.
Then, n(S) =
52
C
2
=
(52 x 51)
= 1326.
(2 x 1)
Let E = event of getting 1 spade and 1 heart.
n(E) = number of ways of choosing 1 spade out of 13 and 1 heart out of 13

= (
13
C
1
x
13
C
1
)

= (13 x 13)

= 169.
P(E) =
n(E)
=
169
=
13
.
n(S) 1326 102
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14.
One card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability that the card drawn
is a face card (Jack, Queen and King only)?
A.
1
13
B.
3
13
C.
1
4
D.
9
52
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Clearly, there are 52 cards, out of which there are 12 face cards.
P (getting a face card) =
12
=
3
.
52 13
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15.
A bag contains 6 black and 8 white balls. One ball is drawn at random. What is the probability that
the ball drawn is white?
A.
3
4
B.
4
7
C.
1
8
D.
3
7
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Let number of balls = (6 + 8) = 14.
Number of white balls = 8.
P (drawing a white ball) =
8
=
4
.
14 7
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