1.

A problem in mathematics is given to three students and their respective probabilities of solving the problem
1 1 1
are , and . The probability that the problem is solved, is
2 3 4
3 1 2 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 2 3 3
2. A dice is thrown 3 times and the sum of the 3 numbers thrown is 15. The probability that the first throw was a
four, is
1 1 1 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5 4 6 5
3. Three faces of a fair dice are yellow, two faces red and one blue. The dice is tossed three times. The
probability that the colours yellow, red and blue appear in the first, second and third toss respectively, is
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6 12 24 36
4. A speaks truth in 75% of cases and B in 80% of cases. The percentage of cases they are likely to contradict
each other in stating the same fact, is
(a) 30% (b) 35% (c) 45% (d) 25%
5. An unbiased dice with faces marked 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 is rolled four times. Out of four face values obtained the
probability that the minimum face value is not less than 2 and the maximum face value is not greater than 5, is
16 1 80 65
(a) (b) (c) (d)
81 81 81 81
6. Three numbers are chosen at random without replacement from {1, 2, 3, ..., 10}. The probability that the
minimum of the chosen number is 3 or their maximum is 7, is
11 7 11 7
(a) (b) (c) (d)
20 20 40 40
7. Seven white balls and three black balls are randomly placed in a row. The probability that no two black balls are
placed adjacently, is
1 7 2 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 15 15 3
 8. Two numbers are selected randomly from the set S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} without replacement. The probability that
minimum of the two numbers is less than 4, is
1 14 1 4
(a) (b) (c) (d)
15 15 5 5
1+ 3p 1- p 1- 2p
9. If , and are the probabilities of the three mutually exclusive events, then p Î
3 4 2
(b) é 0, ù (c) é , 1ù (d) é , ù
1 1 1 1
(a) [ 0, 1]
êë 2 úû êë 3 úû êë 3 2 úû

10. Three identical dice are rolled once. The probability that the same number will appear on each of them, is
1 1 1 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6 36 18 28
11. If the letters of the word ASSASSIN are written down in a row, the probability that no two S’s occur together, is
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
35 21 14 28
12. A box contains 2 black, 4 white and 3 red balls. One ball is drawn at random from the box and kept aside. From
the remaining balls in the box another ball is drawn and kept beside the first. This process is repeated till all the
balls are drawn from the box. The probability that the balls drawn from the box are in the sequence 2 black, 4
white and 3 red, is
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
126 630 1260 2520
13. If three distinct numbers are chosen randomly from the first 100 natural numbers, then the probability that all
three of them are divisible by both 2 and 3, is
4 4 4 4
(a) (b) (c) (d)
55 35 33 1155
14. There are 2 vans each having numbered seats, 3 in the front and 4 at the back. There are 3 girls and 9 boys to
be seated in the vans. The probability of 3 girls sitting together in a back row on adjacent seats, is
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
13 39 65 91
15. A and B stand in a ring along with 10 other persons. If the arrangement is at random, then the probability that
there are exactly 3 persons between A and B, is
1 2 3 4
(a) (b) (c) (d)
11 11 11 11
16. The first 12 letters of English alphabet are written down at random in a row. The probability that there are
exactly 4 letters between A and B, is
7 7 7 5
(a) (b) (c) (d)
33 66 99 33
17. Six boys and six girls sit in a row randomly. The probability that the six girls sit together or the boys and girls sit
alternately, is
3 1 2 4
(a) (b) (c) (d)
308 100 205 407
18. If from each of three boxes containing 3 white and 1 black, 2 white and 2 black, 1 white and 3 black balls, one
ball is drawn, the probability of drawing 2 white and 1 black ball, is
13 1 1 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
32 4 32 16
19. The probability that a year chosen at random has 53 Sundays, is
5 3 5 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
7 7 28 28
20. If the letters of the word MATHEMATICS are arranged arbitrarily, the probability that C comes before E, E
before H, H before I and I before S, is
3 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
10 20 120 720