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This section includes 31 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Mathematics Quizzes knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
In a party there are 5 couples. Out of them 5 people are chosen at random. Find the probability that there are at the least two couples? |
| A. | 5/21 |
| B. | 5/14 |
| C. | 9/14 |
| D. | 16/21 |
| Answer» B. 5/14 | |
| 2. |
A box contains nine bulbs out of which 4 are defective. If four bulbs are chosen at random, find the probability that all the four bulbs are defective. |
| A. | 62/63 |
| B. | 125/126 |
| C. | 1/63 |
| D. | 1/126 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The probability of getting a queen of club or a king of heart is___________? |
| A. | 1/13 |
| B. | 2/13 |
| C. | 1/26 |
| D. | 1/52 |
| Answer» D. 1/52 | |
| 4. |
A box contains 3 blue marbles, 4 red, 6 green marbles and 2 yellow marbles. If three marbles are picked at random, what is the probability that they are all blue? |
| A. | 1/455 |
| B. | 2/455 |
| C. | 1/91 |
| D. | 4/455 |
| Answer» B. 2/455 | |
| 5. |
In a drawer there are 4 white socks, 3 blue socks and 5 grey socks. Two socks are picked randomly. What is the possibility that both the socks are of same color? |
| A. | 4/11 |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | 2/33 |
| D. | 19/66 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
From a pack of cards two cards are drawn one after the other, with replacement. The probability that the first is a red card and the second is a king is_________? |
| A. | 1/26 |
| B. | 3/52 |
| C. | 15/26 |
| D. | 11/26 |
| Answer» B. 3/52 | |
| 7. |
What is probability of drawing two clubs from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards? |
| A. | 13/51 |
| B. | 1/17 |
| C. | 1/26 |
| D. | 13/17 |
| Answer» C. 1/26 | |
| 8. |
What are the chances that no two boys are sitting together for a photograph if there are 5 girls and 2 boys? |
| A. | 1/21 |
| B. | 4/7 |
| C. | 2/7 |
| D. | 5/7 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
What is the probability that a leap year has 53 Sundays and 52 Mondays? |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 1/7 |
| C. | 2/7 |
| D. | 5/7 |
| Answer» C. 2/7 | |
| 10. |
A bag contains five white and four red balls. Two balls are picked at random from the bag. What is the probability that they both are different color? |
| A. | 4/9 |
| B. | 5/9 |
| C. | 7/9 |
| D. | 8/9 |
| Answer» C. 7/9 | |
| 11. |
A box contains 3 blue marbles, 4 red, 6 green marbles and 2 yellow marbles. If two marbles are picked at random, what is the probability that they are either blue or yellow? |
| A. | 3/22 |
| B. | 4/21 |
| C. | 2/21 |
| D. | 1/14 |
| Answer» D. 1/14 | |
| 12. |
Out of 15 consecutive numbers, 2 are chosen at random. The probability that they are both odds or both primes is_________? |
| A. | 10/17 |
| B. | 10/19 |
| C. | 46/105 |
| D. | Cannot be determined |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
A box contains 3 blue marbles, 4 red, 6 green marbles and 2 yellow marbles. If four marbles are picked at random, what is the probability that none is blue? |
| A. | 17/91 |
| B. | 33/91 |
| C. | 51/91 |
| D. | 65/91 |
| Answer» C. 51/91 | |
| 14. |
A box contains nine bulbs out of which 4 are defective. If four bulbs are chosen at random, find the probability that at least one bulb is good. |
| A. | 6/63 |
| B. | 2/63 |
| C. | 125/126 |
| D. | 1/126 |
| Answer» D. 1/126 | |
| 15. |
Three 6 faced dice are thrown together. The probability that exactly two dice show the same number on them is -. |
| A. | 5/9 |
| B. | 5/12 |
| C. | 1/36 |
| D. | 7/12 |
| Answer» C. 1/36 | |
| 16. |
Three 6 faced dice are thrown together. The probability that no two dice show the same number on them is__________? |
| A. | 7/12 |
| B. | 5/9 |
| C. | 1/36 |
| D. | 5/12 |
| Answer» C. 1/36 | |
| 17. |
Out of 10 persons working on a project, 4 are graduates. If 3 are selected, what is the probability that there is at least one graduate among them? |
| A. | 1/6 |
| B. | 5/8 |
| C. | 3/8 |
| D. | 5/6 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
The probability that A speaks truth is 3/5 and that of B speaking truth is 4/7. What is the probability that they agree in stating the same fact? |
| A. | 18/35 |
| B. | 12/35 |
| C. | 17/35 |
| D. | 19/35 |
| Answer» B. 12/35 | |
| 19. |
10 books are placed at random in a shelf. The probability that a pair of books will always be together is_________? |
| A. | 1/10 |
| B. | 9/10 |
| C. | 1/5 |
| D. | 3/10 |
| Answer» D. 3/10 | |
| 20. |
The probability of a lottery ticket being a prized ticket is 0.2. When 4 tickets are purchased, the probability of winning a prize on at least one ticket is__________? |
| A. | 0.4869 |
| B. | 0.5904 |
| C. | 0.6234 |
| D. | 0.5834 |
| Answer» C. 0.6234 | |
| 21. |
A basket has 5 apples and 4 oranges. Three fruits are picked at random. The probability that at least 2 apples are picked is__________? |
| A. | 25/42 |
| B. | 9/20 |
| C. | 10/23 |
| D. | 41/42 |
| Answer» B. 9/20 | |
| 22. |
Three 6 faced dice are thrown together. The probability that all the three show the same number on them is -. |
| A. | 1/216 |
| B. | 1/36 |
| C. | 5/9 |
| D. | 5/12 |
| Answer» C. 5/9 | |
| 23. |
A bag contains 7 green and 8 white balls. If two balls are drawn simultaneously, the probability that both are of the same colour is -. |
| A. | 8/15 |
| B. | 2/5 |
| C. | 3/5 |
| D. | 7/15 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
If a card is drawn from a well shuffled pack of cards, the probability of drawing a spade or a king is__________? |
| A. | 19/52 |
| B. | 17/52 |
| C. | 5/13 |
| D. | 4/13 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
If six persons sit in a row, then the probability that three particular persons are always together is____________? |
| A. | 1/20 |
| B. | 3/10 |
| C. | 1/5 |
| D. | 4/5 |
| Answer» D. 4/5 | |
| 26. |
If a number is chosen at random from the set {1, 2, 3, …., 100}, then the probability that the chosen number is a perfect cube is___________? |
| A. | 1/25 |
| B. | 1/2 |
| C. | 4/13 |
| D. | 1/10 |
| Answer» B. 1/2 | |
| 27. |
The probability that a number selected at random from the first 50 natural numbers is a composite number is__________? |
| A. | 21/25 |
| B. | 17/25 |
| C. | 4/25 |
| D. | 8/25 |
| Answer» C. 4/25 | |
| 28. |
Out of first 20 natural numbers, one number is selected at random. The probability that it is either an even number or a prime number is_____________? |
| A. | 1/2 |
| B. | 16/19 |
| C. | 4/5 |
| D. | 17/20 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
If two dice are thrown together, the probability of getting an even number on one die and an odd number on the other is__________? |
| A. | 1/4 |
| B. | 1/2 |
| C. | 3/4 |
| D. | 3/5 |
| Answer» C. 3/4 | |
| 30. |
If four coins are tossed, the probability of getting two heads and two tails is__________? |
| A. | 3/8 |
| B. | 6/11 |
| C. | 2/5 |
| D. | 4/5 |
| Answer» B. 6/11 | |
| 31. |
A coin is tossed live times. What is the probability that there is at the least one tail? |
| A. | 31/32 |
| B. | 1/16 |
| C. | 1/2 |
| D. | 1/32 |
| Answer» B. 1/16 | |