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10 Class
CBSE Board

MATHEMATICS
CHAPTER – 14
Probability
 VIDYAPEETH
PROBABILITY
DPP-1 (FUM/062)

1. If P(E) denotes the probability of an 6. A number is selected at random from the

event E then numbers 1 to 30. What is the probability
(A) P(E) < 0 that the selected number is a prime
number?
(B) P(E) > 1
2 1
(C) 0  P(E)  1 (A) (B)
3 6
(D) –1  P(E)  1 1 11
(C) (D)
3 30
2. If the probability of occurrence of an
event is P then the probability of non- 7. The probability that a number selected
happening of this event is at random from the numbers 1,2,3,
(A) (p – 1) (B) (1 – p) ….,15 is a multiple of 4, is
4 2
 1 (A) (B)
(C) p (D) 1 −  15 15
 p 1 1
(C) (D)
5 3
3. What is the probability of an impossible
event? 8. A box contains cards numbered 6 to 50.
1 A card is drawn at random from the box.
(A) (B) 0 The probability that the drawn card has
2 a number which is a perfect square is
(C) 1 (D) More than 1 1 2
(A) (B)
45 15
4. What is the probability of a sure event? 4 1
(C) (D)
1 45 9
(A) 0 (B)
2
(C) 1 (D) Less than 1 9. A box contains 90 discs, numbered from
1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random
from the box, the probability that it
5. Which of the following cannot be the bears prime number less than 23 is
probability of an event? 7 1
3 (A) (B)
(A) 1.5 (B) 90 9
5 4 8
(C) (D)
(C) 25% (D) 0.3 45 89

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10. Cards bearing numbers 2,3,4,,11 are 1 1
(A) (B)
kept in a bag. A card is drawn at random 7 8
from the bag. The probability of getting 1 7
a card with a prime number is (C) (D)
5 40
1 2
(A) (B)
2 5 12 Which of the following cannot be the
3 5 probability of an event?
(C) (D)
10 9 1
(A) (B) 0.3
3
11. One ticket is drawn at random from a 7
bag containing tickets numbered 1 to 40. (C) 33% (D)
6
The probability that the selected ticket
has a number, which is a multiple of 7,
is

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 DPP-2 (FUM/063)

1. A letter of the English alphabet is 5. Ashmita and Shreya are sisters, what is
choosen at random. Find the probability the probability that both have birthday
on 14 th September (ignoring leap year)
that the letter choosen precedes P
1 2
15 11 (A) (B)
(A) (B) 30 365
26 26 1
1
4 (C) (D)
(C) (D) None of these 366 (365) 2
13
6. In a musical chair game, the person
playing the music has been advised to
2. From a set of 40 cards numbered stop playing the music at any time
1,2,3…..39,40, one card is drawn at within 2 minutes after she starts playing.
What is the probability that the music
random. Find the probability that the
will stop within the first half minute
drawn card bears a number which is after starting?
divisible by both 3 and 5 . 1 2
(A) (B)
3 1 3 3
(A) (B)
20 20 4 1
(C) (D)
5 7 5 4
(C) (D)
20 10 7. In a throw of a dice, the probability of
getting a prime number is
3. A bag contains some red balls and some 1 1
(A) (B)
white balls. If the probability of drawing 3 2
1 1
3 (C) (D)
a white ball is then find the ratio of 4 6
5
red to white balls. 8. The probability that a vowel selected at
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 3 random in English language is an "i" is
1 1
(C) 2 : 5 (D) 5 : 6 (A) (B)
5 26
1
4. A lady has 10 one-hundred notes in her (C) (D) None of
6
purse. She takes out one note from her these
purse without looking into it. What is
9. The probability for a leap year to have
the probability that it is a fifty rupee 52 mondays and 53 tuesdays is
note? 1 1
(A) (B)
1 2 366 52
(A) (B)
2 3 2 1
(C) (D)
(C) 0 (D) 1 7 7

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10. When two dice are thrown, the 12. A bag contains 3 white and 5 red balls.
probability of getting equal numbers is If a ball is drawn at random, the
1 1 probability that the drawn ball is red is
(A) (B)
36 6 3 5
(A) (B)
(C) 1 (D) None of these 8 8
3 5
(C) (D)
11. From a normal pack of cards, a card is 15 15
drawn at random. The probability of
getting a jack or a king is 13. A card is drawn from a packet of 100
2 cards numbered 1 to 100. The
(A)
52 probability of drawing a number which
1 is a perfect square is
(B)
52 1 9
(A) (B)
2 10 100
(C)
13 1 2
(C) (D)
(D) None of these 100 100

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 DPP-3 (FUM/064)

1. If the probability of winning a game is 5. Cards, each marked with one of the
0.4 then the probability of losing it, is numbers 6,7,8,…,15, are placed in a box
1 and mixed thoroughly. One card is
(A) 0.96 (B) 0.4 drawn at random from the box. What is
(C) 0.6 (D) None of the probability of getting a card with
these number less than 10?
3
2. If an event cannot occur then its (A) 5
probability is 1
1 (B) 3
(A) 1 (B) 2 1
3 (C) 2
(C) 4 (D) 0 2
3. There are 20 tickets numbered as 1,2,3, (D) 5
…..,20 respectively. One ticket is drawn
at random. What is the probability that 6. A die is thrown once. The probability of
the number on the ticket drawn is a getting an even number is
multiple of 5 ?
1 1
1 1 2
(A) (B) 3
(A) 4 (B) 5 1 5
2 3 (C) 6 (D) 6
(C) 5 (D) 10 7. The probability of throwing a number
greater than 2 with a fair die is
2 5
4. There are 25 tickets numbered as
(A) 5 (B) 6
1,2,3,4,….,25 respectively. One ticket is
1 2
drawn at random. What is the
probability that the number on the ticket (C) 3 (D) 3
8. A die is thrown once. The probability of
is a multiple of 3 or 5 ? getting an odd number greater than 3 is
2 11 1 1
(A) 5 (B) 25 (A) 3 (B) 6
12 13 1
(C) 25 (D) 25 (C) 2 (D) 0

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9. A die is thrown once. The probability of 11. The probability of getting 2 heads, when
getting a prime number is two coins are tossed, is
2 1 3
(A) 3 (B) 3 (A) 1 (B) 4
1 1 1 1
(C) 2 (D) 6 (C) 2 (D) 4

10. Two dice are thrown together. The 12. Two dice are thrown together. The
probability of getting the same number probability of getting a doublet is
on both dice is 1 1
1 1 (A) 3 (B) 6
(A) 2 (B) 3 1 2
1 1 (C) 4 (D) 3
(C) 6 (D) 12

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 DPP-4 (FUM/065)

1. Two coins are tossed simultaneously. 5. A box contains 3 blue, 2 white and 4 red
What is the probability of getting at marbles. If a marble is drawn at random
most one head? from the box, what is the probability
that it will not be a white marble?
1 1 1 4
(A) 4 (B) 2 (A) 3 (B) 9
2 3 7 2
(C) 3 (D) 4 (C) 9 (D) 9

2. Three coins are tossed simultaneously. 6. A bag contains 4 red and 6 black balls.
What is the probability of getting A ball is taken out of the bag at random.
exactly two heads? What is the probability of getting a
black ball?
1 1
2
(A) 2 (B) 4
(A) 5
3 3
3
(C) 8 (D) 4
(B) 5
1
3. In a lottery, there are 8 prizes and 16
blanks. What is the probability of (C) 10
(D) None of these
getting a prize?
1 1 7. A bag contains 8 red, 2 black and 5
(A) 2 (B) 3 white balls. One ball is drawn at
2 random. What is the probability that the
ball drawn is not black?
(C) 3 (D) None of
8 2
these
(A) 15 (B) 15
13 1
4. In a lottery, there are 6 prizes and 24
blanks. What is the probability of not (C) 15 (D) 3
getting a prize?
8. A bag contains 3 white, 4 red and 5
3 black balls. One ball is drawn at
(A) 4 random. What is the probability that the
3 ball drawn is neither black nor white?
(B) 5 1 1
(A) (B)
4 4 2
1 3
(C) 5 (C) (D)
3 4
(D) None of these

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9. A card is drawn at random from a well- 11. One card is drawn at random from a
shuffled deck of 52 cards. What is the well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. What is
probability of getting a black king? the probability of getting a face card?
1 1 1 3
(A) 13 (B) 26 (A) 26 (B) 26
2 3 4
(C) 39 (D) None of (C) 13 (D) 13
these
12. One card is drawn at random from a
10. From a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards, well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. What is
one card is drawn at random. What is the the probability of getting a black face
probability of getting a queen? card?
1 1 1 3
(A) 13 (B) 26 (A) 26 (B) 26
4 3 3
(C) 39 (D) None of (C) 13 (D) 14
these

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 DPP-5 (FUM/066)

1. If a coin is tossed twice, the probability 5. From a pack of 52 cards, two are drawn
of getting at least one head is at random. Find the chance that one is a
knave and the other a queen.
1
8 1
(A) 2
(A) 663 (B) 6
1
1 1
(B) 4
(C) 9 (D) 12
3
4 6. If a card is picked up at random from a
(C)
pack of 52 cards. Find the probability
(D) None of these
that it is a king or queen
2. The probability of getting a number 3
greater than 2 or an even number in a (A) 13
single throw of a fair dice is
2
1
(B) 13
(A) 3
7
2
(C) 52
(B) 3
1
5
(D) 169
(C) 6
(D) None of these
7. If a card is picked up at random from a
3. In throwing a fair dice, what is the pack of 52 cards. Find the probability
probability of getting the number '3' ? that it is 'a spade' or 'a king' or 'a queen'
1 1 21 5
(A) 3 (B) 6 (A) 52 (B) 13
1 1 19 15
(C) 9 (D) 12 (C) 52 (D) 52
4. Find the chance of drawing 2 blue balls 8. Three coins are tossed. What is the
in succession from a bag containing 5 probability of getting 2 Tails and 1 Head
red and 7 blue balls, if the balls are not 1
being replaced.
(A) 4
3 21
(A) (B) 3
13 64
7 21 (B) 8
(C) (D) 2
22 61
(C) 3
1
(D) 8

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9. Three coins are tossed. What is the 12. A bag contains 3 green and 7 white
probability of getting 1 Tail and 2 Heads balls. Two balls are drawn from the bag
3 in succession without replacement.
8 What is the probability that both are
(A) (B) 1
white?
2 3
1 5
(C) 3 (D) 4
(A) 7 (B) 11
10. Three coins are tossed. What is the
probability of getting neither 3 Heads 7 7
nor 3 Tails? (C) 11 (D) 15
1 1 13. One card is drawn at random from a
(A) 2 (B) 3 well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. What is
2 3 the probability of getting a 6 ?
(C) 3 (D) 4 3
(A) 26
11. Three coins are tossed. What is the
probability of getting three heads 1
1 1 (B) 52
(A) 8 (B) 4 1
1 2 (C) 13
(C) 2 (D) 3 (D) None of these

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