Probability – Aptitude MCQ Questions – 09

Question 1
A bag contains 12 white and 18 black balls. Two balls are drawn in succession without replacement.What is the probability that first is white and second is black?




Question 2
A speaks truth in 75% of cases and B in 80% of cases. In what percent of cases are they likely to contradict each other in narrating the same event?




Question 3
There are 12 boys and 8 girls in a tuition centre. If three of them scored first mark, then what is the probability that one of the three is a girl and the other two are boys?




Question 4
A bag contains 21 toys numbered 1 to 21. A toy is drawn and then another toy is drawn without replacement.Find the probability that both toys will show even numbers.




Question 5
Two dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability of getting a multiple of 2 on one dice and multiple of 3 on the other dice.




Question 6
Four dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability that all of them show the same face.




Question 7
The odds against an event are 5 : 3 and the odds in favour of another independent event are 7 : 5. Find the probability that at least one of the two events will occur.




Question 8

Two brother X and Y appeared for an exam. Let A be the event that X is selected and B is the event that Y is selected.The probability of A is 1/7 and that of B is 2/9. Find the probability that both of them are selected.




Question 9
Four cards are drawn at random from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find the probability of getting all the four cards of the same suit.




Question 10
There are four hotels in a town. If 3 men check into the hotels in a day then what is the probability that each checks into a different hotel?




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