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PROBABILITY MCQs

Total Questions : 30 | Page 3 of 3 pages
Question 21.


When a coin is tossed, what is the probability of occurrence of "head" as the outcome?


  1.     14
  2.     35 
  3.     13 
  4.     12
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 12
:
D

When you flip a coin, there are two outcomes either head or tail. So the probability of occurrence of the head is the same as the probability of occurrence of the tail that is 12


Question 22.


A coin was tossed 1500 times and out of these, 100 times, the coin stuck somewhere so the result was not counted. The frequency of occurrence of a head was 700. Find the probability of occurrence of a tail.


  1.     0.46
  2.     0.5
  3.     0.3
  4.     1
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 0.5
:
B

A coin was tossed 1500 times but 100 times result was not counted.
So, the total number of times result counted = 1400
Number of times head comes = 700
Number of times tail comes = 1400 - 700 = 700

Probability of occurrence of tail =Number of times tail comesTotal number of times result counted
Probability of occurrence of tail =7001400
Probability of occurrence of tail = 0.5


Question 23.


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A dice was thrown 80 times and the frequency of occurrence of 2, 3, 5 and 6 is given in the table. What is the probability of occurrence of 1 or 4?


  1.     1
  2.     0.67
  3.     0.25
  4.     14
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 0.25
:
C and D

Total frequency of occurrence of 2, 3, 5 and 6 = 60.


Frequency of occurrence of 1 or 4 = 80 - 60 = 20.
Probability of occurrence of 1 or 4Frequency of occurrence of 1 or 4Total number of times die is thrown


So, probability of occurrence of 1 or 4 = 2080 = 14 = 0.25


Question 24.


The range of probability is


  1.     -1 to 1 (inclusive)
  2.     0 to 1 (inclusive)
  3.     1 to 2 (inclusive)
  4.     -1 to 0 (inclusive)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 0 to 1 (inclusive)
:
B

.


Question 25.


A goldsmith can choose between 3 metals A, B or C to make an artifact. What is the probability that he chooses C? 


  1.     13
  2.     0
  3.     1
  4.     23
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 13
:
A

Since the goldsmith can choose amongst A, B and C, he has 3 possibilities of which the favorable outcome is choosing C. Therefore, probability that he chooses C is 13.


Question 26.


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5 bags had some amount of chocolates in them, as shown in the table. The probability of occurrence of more than 18 chocolates in a bag if a bag is chosen at random will be ___


 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 13
:

Out of the givne 5 bags, bag 2 and bag 4 have more than 18 chocolates.
Probability(E) =number of favorable eventstotal number of events
Probablity of a bag containing more than 18 chocolates =number of bags containing more than 18 chocolatestotal number of bags=25=0.4


Question 27.


If an alphabet is picked from the word MISSIMMIPPI what is the probability that an alphabet 'M' is picked?


  1.     111
  2.     311
  3.     811
  4.     1
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 311
:
B

Total number of alphabets in the word MISSIMMIPPI = 11
Number of times M comes = 3

Probability of picking M = Number of times M comesTotal number of alphabets in the word MISSIMMIPPI
So, probability of its occurrence will be 311.


Question 28.


A coin was flipped 100 times. What is the maximum probability of occurrence of tail?


  1.     0.5
  2.     1
  3.     0
  4.     0.75
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 1
:
B

A coin is tossed 100 times and consider the case when you only get tail 100 times and no head. So, in all the trials you will have a tail.
Probability of getting a tail = Number of times tails appearNumber of times a coin is tossed
Probability of getting a tail​ = 100100=1


Question 29.


What will be the probability that two friends have the same birthday date in a normal year ?


  1.     173
  2.     1365
  3.     7365
  4.     12365 
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 1365
:
B

Number of days in a year = 365
Therefore, total possible outcomes = 365

If they have birthday on same day, then number of favourable outcomes =1
Therefore, required probability =1365


Question 30.


A die is rolled twice. Find the probability that 5 will come up both the times.
 


  1.     136
  2.     1836
  3.     636
  4.     436
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 136
:
A
Number of all possible outcomes = (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) and (6,6).
The number of all possible outcomes = 36.
There is only one case (5,5) when 5 comes up both the times.
Probability that 5 will come up both the times=Number of times 5 comes up both the timesNumber of all possible outcomes
P (5 will come up both the times) =136

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