Basic Probability MCQs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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