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PROBABILITY MCQs

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Question 11.


The sum of probabilities of two mutually exclusive events will always be 1.


  1.     True
  2.     False
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> False
:
B

The sum of probabilities of two mutually exclusive events need not be always 1.
For example, consider the events “getting a prime number”, and “getting a composite number” for the experiment of rolling a die. They are mutually exclusive, but the sum of their probabilities is less than 1.
Favorable outcomes for prime no. = 2 , 3, 5
Favorable outcomes for composite no. = 4, 6
P(getting a prime no.) =36=12
P(getting a composite no.) =26=13
12+131. So The sum of probabilities of two mutually exclusive events need not be always 1.


Question 12.


If an unbiased die is thrown 5 times and every throw resulted in a 6 , what is the probability of getting a 6 on the sixth throw?


  1.     less than 16
  2.     16
  3.     In between 16 to 1
  4.     1
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 1
:
D

Total number of trials = 5
Number of trials which resulted in '6'  = 5
Experimental Probability, P(E)
=Number of trials in which the event happenedTotal number of trials 
=55
=1


Question 13.


What is the probability of getting a sum of 7 on two rolls of a die?


  1.     712
  2.     111
  3.     16
  4.     23
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 16
:
C

The total possible outcomes when a  die is rolled twice are:


 1  2  3  4  5  6 11,11,21,31,41,51,622,12,22,32,42,52,633,13,23,33,43,53,644,14,24,34,44,54,655,15,25,35,45,55,666,16,26,36,46,56,6        


Total number of outcomes = 36


Number of ways to get sum as 7 = {(1,6), (2,5), (3,4), (4,3), (5,2), (6,1)}


                                                     =  6


P(getting sum as 7)=Favourable outcomesTotal possible outcomes


                                =Outcome having same numbersTotal Outcomes


                                =636 


                                = 16


Question 14.


State whether the given statement is true or false:


There are 11 outcomes for the sum of two values obtained on rolling two dice.


  1.     True
  2.     False
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> True
:
A

The sum of values on rolling two dice can be any integer value between 2 and 12. Hence, there are 11 outcomes.


Question 15.


The probability of picking the letter K if you pick a random letter from the word TREKKING is x4. x is 


___
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> True
:

The word TREKKING has 8 characters of which 2 are favourable. Hence, the probability is 28 = 14.


Question 16.


What is the probability of getting a sum of 13 when rolling a pair of dice?


  1.     0
  2.     113
  3.     112
  4.     111
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 0
:
A

The highest sum possible when rolling a pair of dice is 12(getting 6 on both dies). So getting a sum of 13 is an impossible event. Hence, the probability is 0.


Question 17.


A card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards.What is the probability that the card drawn is a diamond?


  1.     12
  2.     13
  3.     14
  4.     15
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 14
:
C

Given, 


Total number of outcomes = 52


Number  of diamonds = 13


Probability of an event, P(E) = =number of favourable outcomestotal number of outcomes


P (getting a card of diamond) = 1352=14


Therefore, probability of getting a card of diamond is 14 .


Question 18.


 Indians , Egyptians , Europeans and Australians are residing in a village of area 200 km2. If the area is equally divided between the four countries, what is the probability that a particular person who lands in the village, finds himself in the area occupied by either Indians or Europeans? 


  1.     0.60
  2.     0.33
  3.     0.45
  4.     0.50
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 0.50
:
D

Each country occupies an area of 50km2


Probability that the person lands on a land occupied by Indians or Europeans = (50+50)200 = 12 = 0.50


Question 19.


5 defective glasses are accidentally mixed with 20 good ones. The good glasses and the defective ones look the same from the outside. If a glass is chosen at random, what is the probability that the chosen glass is good?


  1.     38
  2.     45
  3.     35
  4.     25
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 45
:
B
Given, total number of glasses =25(20+5)
⇒ Total number of outcomes =25
Let E be the event of getting good glass.
Number of good ones =20
⇒ Number of favourable outcomes =20
Probability P(E)=Number of outcomes favourable to ENumber of all possible outcomes of the experiment
=2025=45
The probability of getting a good glass is 45.
Question 20.


What is the probability of getting a sum of 7 on rolling a pair of dice?


  1.     712
  2.     111
  3.     16
  4.     23
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 16
:
C

Given,


Sample space for rolling a pair of dice = S { (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) }


Total number of outcomes = 36


From the sample space, (1,6), (2,5), (3,4), (4,3), (5,2) and (6,1) gives sum of 7.


  Number of favourable outcomes = 6


Probability of an event, P(E) = number of favourable outcomestotal number of outcomes


P ( getting sum 7) =636=16
Therefore, the probability of getting a sum of 7 on rolling a pair of dice is 16 .


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