Probability CBSE Questions & Answers

Probability

This is Mathematics Class 11 Probability CBSE Questions & Answers. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
Both A and B throw a dice. The chance that B throws a number not greater than that thrown by A is
  • A
    15/ 36
  • B
    21/ 36
    Correct
  • C
    1/ 2
  • D
    none of these
2
Two dice are thrown. The number of sample points in the sample space when 6 does not appear on either dice is
  • A
    18
  • B
    30
  • C
    25
    Correct
  • D
    11
3
8 coins are tossed at a time. The probability of getting 6 heads up is
  • A
    7/ 64
    Correct
  • B
    229/ 256
  • C
    57/ 64
  • D
    37/ 256
4
A dice is rolled 6 times. The probability of obtaining 2 and 4 exactly three times each is
  • A
    1/ 46656
  • B
    5/ 11664
    Correct
  • C
    none of these
  • D
    1/ 5184
5
A dice has 3 faces each bearing ‘ 2 ‘ and three faces each bearing ‘ 6 ‘. It is rolled once. The probability of showing up ‘a six ‘ is
  • A
    none of these
  • B
    1/ 2
  • C
    1
    Correct
  • D
    1/ 6
6
The total area under the standard normal curve is
  • A
    2
  • B
    )1/ 2
    Correct
  • C
    none of these
  • D
    1
7
Neelam and Nidhi throw with a dice .The chance that both Neelam and Nidhi throw the same number is
  • A
    1/ 2
  • B
    1/ 6
    Correct
  • C
    1/ 36
  • D
    none of these
8
A dice is tossed once and even number has come up. The chance that it is either 2 or 4 is
  • A
    2/ 3
    Correct
  • B
    4/ 9
  • C
    none of these
  • D
    2/ 6
9
A pair of dice is tossed once and a total of 8 has come up. The chance that both the dice show up same number is
  • A
    5/ 216
  • B
    none of these
  • C
    1/ 5
    Correct
  • D
    1/ 6
10
The probability of having atleast one head in 5 throws of a coin is
  • A
    31/ 32
    Correct
  • B
    5/ 32
  • C
    1/ 32
  • D
    none of these
11
A fair coin is tossed a fixed number of times. If the probability of getting 4 heads is equal to the probability of getting 7 heads, then the probability of getting 2 heads is
  • A
    1/ 1024
  • B
    3/ 1024
  • C
    3/ 4096
  • D
    55/ 2048
    Correct
12
From a pack of 52 cards, the cards are drawn one by one till an ace appears. The chance that an ace does not come up in first 26 cards is
  • A
    23/ 27
  • B
    none of these
    Correct
  • C
    46/ 153
  • D
    109/ 153
13
Three of the 6 vertices of a regular hexagon are chosen at random .The probability that the triangle with these vertices is equilateral is
  • A
    1/ 2
  • B
    1/ 10
    Correct
  • C
    1/ 5
  • D
    1/ 20
14
In a certain town , 40\(\% \) persons have brown hair , 25\(\% \) have brown eyes , and 15\(\% \) have both. If a person selected at random has brown hair , the chance that a person selected at random with brown hair is with brown eyes
  • A
    3/20
  • B
    1/3
  • C
    2/3
  • D
    3/ 8
    Correct
15
The probability that a card drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards is a king or a heart is
  • A
    1/ 13
  • B
    16/ 52
    Correct
  • C
    1/ 52
  • D
    1/ 4