CBSE Class 10 Maths – MCQ and Online Tests – Unit 15 – Probability
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CBSE Class 10 Maths – MCQ and Online Tests – Unit 15 – Probability
Question 1.
If two different dice are rolled together, the probability of getting an even number on both dice is:
(a) \(\frac{1}{36}\)
(b) \(\frac{1}{2}\)
(c) \(\frac{1}{6}\)
(d) \(\frac{1}{4}\)
Answer
Answer: (d) \(\frac{1}{4}\)
Question 2.
The probability that a number selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, …, 15 is a multiple of 4 is
(a) \(\frac{4}{15}\)
(b) \(\frac{2}{15}\)
(c) \(\frac{1}{5}\)
(d) \(\frac{1}{3}\)
Answer
Answer: (c) \(\frac{1}{5}\)
Question 3.
An event is very unlikely to happen. Its probability is closest to:
(a) 0.0001
(b) 0.001
(c) 0.01
(d) 0.1
Answer
Answer: (a) 0.0001
Question 4.
If the probability of an event is P, the probability of its complementary event will be:
(a) P – 1
(b) P
(c) 1 – p
(d) 1 – \(\frac{1}{p}\)
Answer
Answer: (c) 1 – p
Question 5.
In a family of 3 children, the probability of having atleast one boy is:
(a) \(\frac{7}{8}\)
(b) \(\frac{1}{8}\)
(c) \(\frac{5}{8}\)
(d) \(\frac{3}{4}\)
Answer
Answer: (d) \(\frac{3}{4}\)
Question 6.
If P(A) denotes the probability of an event then:
(a) P(A) < 0
(b) P(A) > 0
(c) 0 ≤ P(A) ≤ 1
(d) -1 ≤ P(A) ≤ 0
Answer
Answer: (c) 0 ≤ P(A) ≤ 1
Question 7.
A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of its being a red face card is:
(a) \(\frac{3}{26}\)
(b) \(\frac{3}{13}\)
(c) \(\frac{2}{13}\)
(d) \(\frac{1}{2}\)
Answer
Answer: (a) \(\frac{3}{26}\)
Question 8.
The probability than a non-leap year selected at random will contain 53 Sundays is:
(a) \(\frac{1}{7}\)
(b) \(\frac{2}{7}\)
(c) \(\frac{3}{7}\)
(d) \(\frac{5}{7}\)
Answer
Answer: (a) \(\frac{1}{7}\)
Question 9.
When a die is thrown, the probability of getting an odd number less them 3 is:
(a) \(\frac{1}{6}\)
(b) \(\frac{1}{3}\)
(c) \(\frac{1}{2}\)
(d) 0
Answer
Answer: (a) \(\frac{1}{6}\)
Question 10.
A card is drawn from a deck of 52 cards. The event E is that card is not an ace of hearts. The number of outcomes favourable to E is:
(a) 4
(b) 13
(c) 48
(d) 51
Answer
Answer: (d) 51
Question 11.
The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number of bad eggs in the lot is:
(a) 7
(b) 14
(c) 21
(d) 28
Answer
Answer: (b) 14
Question 12.
A girl calculate that the probability of her winning the first prize in a lottery is 0.08. If 6000 tickets are sold, how many tickets has she bought?
(a) 40
(b) 240
(c) 480
(d) 750
Answer
Answer: (c) 480
Question 13.
One ticket is drawn at random from a bag containing tickets numbered 1 to 40. The probability that the selected ticket has a number which is a multiple of 5 is:
(a) \(\frac{1}{5}\)
(b) \(\frac{3}{5}\)
(c) \(\frac{4}{5}\)
(d) \(\frac{1}{3}\)
Answer
Answer: (a) \(\frac{1}{5}\)
Question 14.
Someone is asked to take a number from 1 to 100. The probability that it is a prime is:
(a) \(\frac{1}{5}\)
(b) \(\frac{6}{25}\)
(c) \(\frac{1}{4}\)
(d) \(\frac{13}{50}\)
Answer
Answer: (c) \(\frac{1}{4}\)
Question 15.
A school has five houses A, B, C, D and E. A class has 23 students, 4 from house A, 8 from house B, 5 from house C, 2 from house D and rest from house E. A single student is selected at random to be the class monitor. The probability that the selected student is not from A, B and C is:
(a) \(\frac{4}{23}\)
(b) \(\frac{6}{23}\)
(c) \(\frac{8}{23}\)
(d) \(\frac{17}{23}\)
Answer
Answer: (b) \(\frac{6}{23}\)
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