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PROBABILITY MCQs

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Question 11.


In a cricket match, a batsman hit a boundary 6 times (out of 30 balls). Find the probability that next ball he plays is not a boundary.


  1.     0.2
  2.     0.4
  3.     0.6
  4.     0.8
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 0.8
:
D

Total number of balls played = 30
Number of balls in which the batsman hit a boundary = 6 
Number of balls in which he did not hit a boundary
= 30 – 6
= 24
Probability of not hitting a boundary=Number of balls in which he does not hit a boundaryTotal number of balls played=2430=0.8


Question 12.


Parts exiting an assembly line are inspected and categorized as good or bad (defective). In a batch of 100 parts, 8 were found to be defective.
What is the probability that a part drawn at random is defective?


  1.     0.2
  2.     0.02
  3.     0.08
  4.     0.8
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 0.08
:
C

Number of parts exiting an assembly line which are bad(defective) = 8
Total number of parts passing the assembly line = 100
Probability of part being defective =Number of defective partsTotal number of parts
Probability of a part being defective =8100=0.08


Question 13.


Out of 50 students in a class taking a test, 35 of them passed whereas the other 15 failed. What is the probability that a student drawn at random passed the exam?


  1.     0.15
  2.     0.3
  3.     0.35
  4.     0.7
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 0.7
:
D

Total number of students in a class = 50
Number of students who passed an examination = 35
Probability that a student passed the exam = Number of students who passed an examinatioTotal number of students in a class
Probability that a student passed the exam = 3550=0.7.


Question 14.


Which of the following can be the probability of an event?


  1.     21/20
  2.     -0.5
  3.     3
  4.     0.001
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 0.001
:
D

The probability of an event always lies between 0 and 1 (0 and 1 inclusive).
Hence, among the options, only 0.001 can be the probability of an event.


Question 15.


Two dice are thrown simultaneously.  Find the probability of getting a sum of 12.


  1.     18
  2.     19
  3.     112
  4.     136
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 136
:
D

Total number of outcomes when two dice are thrown =
(1,1), (1,2), (1,3), (1,4), (1,5), (1,6), (2,1), (2,2), (2,3), (2,4), (2,5), (2,6), (3,1), (3,2), (3,3), (3,4), (3,5), (3,6), (4,1), (4,2), (4,3), (4,4), (4,5), (4,6), (5,1), (5,2), (5,3), (5,4), (5,5), (5,6), (6,1), (6,2), (6,3), (6,4), (6,5), (6,6) = 36 .
Sum of 12 = (6,6)
Therefore, Probability of getting a sum of 12 = 136.


Question 16.


If a die is thrown 50 times and six appears 8 times, then the probability of getting a six is _______.


  1.     0.16
  2.     18
  3.     850
  4.     38
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 0.16
:
A and C

A six appears on a die 8 times out of 50 times.
Number of times six appears on the die = 8
Number of times the die is thrown = 50
Probability of getting a six =number of times six appears on the dietotal number of times the die is thrown
Probability of getting a six =850=0.16


Question 17.


In a carton of 120 fruits, 24 are rotten. The probability that a fruit taken at random will be good is ___.


 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 0.16
:

Number of good fruit = 120 – 24 = 96
Total number of fruits = 120
Probability of picking a good fruit =Number of good fruitTotal number of fruits
Probability of picking a good fruit =96120=0.8.


Question 18.


A die is thrown 1000 times with the frequencies for the outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 as given in the following table:


OutcomeFrequency116521753180415051456185            


What is the probability of getting  2 or 4?


  1.     0.515
  2.     0.245
  3.     0.325
  4.     0.455
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 0.325
:
C

Number of times  2 or 4 appears when a die was rolled = 175 + 150 = 325
Total number of times a die is thrown = 1000
Probability of getting a 2 or a 4 =number of times 2 or 4 appearstotal number of times a die is thrown
Probability=3251000=0.325


Question 19.


The set of all possible outcomes associated with an experiment is called as________.


  1.     outcomes
  2.     sample space
  3.     trials
  4.     None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> sample space
:
B

In probability theory, the sample space of an experiment or random trial is the set of all possible outcomes or results of that experiment. 
For example, if we toss a single coin then the chances are that either head will appear or tail will appear, the sample space will be {H}, {T}.


Question 20.


The probability of an event happening is 0.13, what will be the probability of the event not happening? 


  1.     0.87
  2.     0.54
  3.     0.23
  4.     0.34
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 0.87
:
A

There are always two possibilities with an event, either it will happen or it will not happen.
We know that the sum of probabilities of all possible outcomes of an event is 1.
The sum of probabilities of an event happening and an event not happening = 1
Let P(E) be the probability of an event happening.
(Then, P(not E) is the probability of the event not happening)
Then, P(E) = 0.13  (Given)

P(not E) = 1 – 0.13 = 0.87


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