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CHAPTERWISE QUESTION

PROBABILITY

CLASS X SET - A Time : 1 ½ hrs.

Mark : 40

SECTION - A OBJECTIVE TYPE 10 × 1 = 10

1. A bag contains three green marbles, four blue marbles & two orange marbles. One marble
is picked at random, then the probability that it is not an orange marble is

1 1 4 7
a) b) c) d)
4 3 9 9
2. The probability of selecting a rotten apple randomly from a heap of 900 apples is 0.18.
What is the number of rotten apples in the heap?

a) 162 b) 142 c) 152 d) 132

3. The probability that a non - leap year has 53 Sundays is

2 5 6 1
a) b) c) d)
7 7 7 7
4. A bag has 5 white marbles, 8 red marbles and 4 purple marbles. If we take a marble
randomly, then what is the probability of not getting purple marble?
a) 0.5 b) 0.66 c) 0.08 d) 0.77

5. If we throw two coins in the air, then the probability of getting both tails will be :

a) 1 b) 1 c) 2 d) 4
2 4

6. Which of the following numbers cannot be the probability of happening of an event?

7 0.07
a) 0 b) c) 0.07 d)
0.01 3

7. Two different dice are thrown together. The probability of getting the sum of the two numbers
less than 7 is :

a) 5 b) 7 c) 12 5 d) 3
12 12 11

8. Two dice are thrown at the same time and the product of numbers appearing on them is
noted. The probability that the product is a prime number is

a) 1 b) 1 c) 1 d) 5
3 6 5 6

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9. A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of being a red face card is

a) 3 b) 3 c) 2 d) 1
26 13 13 2
In the following question, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of
Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as :

a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation
of Assertion (A)

b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A)

c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.

d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

10. Assertion (A) : The probability of getting exactly one head in tossing a pair of coins
is 1 2 .

Reason (R) : The sample space of two coin tossed is = {HH, TT, HT, TH} = 4.

SECTION - B 2×2=4

11. One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the
probability that the card drawn is (i) either a red card or a king, (ii) neither a red card nor a
queen.

12. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball from
the bag is thrice that of a red ball, find the number of blue balls in the bag.

OR

Cards numbered 1 to 30 are put in a bag. A card is drawn at random from this bag. Find
the probability that the number on the drawn card is

i) not divisible by 3. ii) a prime number greater than 7.

SECTION - C 3 × 4 = 12

13. A missing helicopter is reported to have crashed somewhere in the rectangular region
shown in figure. What is the probability that it crashed inside the lake shown in the figure?

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14. A carton consists of 100 shirts of which 88 are good, 8 have minor defect and 4 have
major defect. Jimmy, a trader, will only accept the shirts which are good but Sujata, another
trader, will only reject the shirts which have major defect. One shirt is drawn at random
from the carton. What is the probability that it is acceptable to
i) Jimmy? ii) Sujata?
15. A lot consists of 144 ball pens of which 20 are defective and the others are good. Nuri will
buy a pen if it is good, but will not buy if it is defective. The shopkeeper draws one pen at
random and gives it to her. What is the probability that
i) she will buy it? ii) she will not buy it?
OR
A box contains 90 discs, which are numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random
from the box, find the probability that it bears
i) a two-digit number.
ii) a perfect square number.
iii) a number divisible by 5.

16. A game consists of tossing a one rupee coin 3 times and noting its outcome each time.
Hanif wins, if all the tosses give the same result, i.e., three heads or three tails and losses
otherwise. Calculate the probability that Hanif will lose the game.
SECTION - D 2 × 5 = 10
17. There are 1000 sealed envelopes in a box, 10 of them contain a cash prize of 100 each,
100 of them contain a cash prize of 50 each and 250 of them contain a cash prize of
10 each and rest do not contain any cash prize. If they are well-shuffled and an envelope
is picked up out, what is the probability that it contains no cash prize?
18. From a pack of 52 playing cards, jacks, queens, kings and aces of red colour are removed.
From the remaining a card is drawn at random. Find the probability that the card drawn is
(i) a black queen (ii) a red card (iii) a face card (iv) a spade card.

OR
A box contains cards bearing numbers from 6 to 70. If one card is drawn at random from
the box, find the probability that it bears.
i) a one digit number.
ii) a number divisible by 5.
iii) an odd number less than 30.
iv) a composite number between 50 and 70.

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 SECTION - E 1×4=4
19. Case Study
Read the following passage and answer the questions.
Tushara took a pack of 52 cards. She kept aside all the black face cards and shuffled the
remaining cards well.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions :

i) Write the number of total possible outcomes.
ii) She draws a card from the well-shuffled pack of remaining cards. What is the probability
that the card is a face card?
iii) Write the probability of drawing a black card.
OR
What is the probability of getting neither a black card nor an ace card?

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M-14

CHAPTERWISE QUESTION

PROBABILITY
CLASS X SET - B Time : 1 ½ hrs.
Mark : 40

SECTION - A OBJECTIVE TYPE 10 × 1 = 10

1. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting doublet?

a) 1 b) 1 c) 5 d) 11 36
36 6 6
2. A box contains cards numbered 9 to 53. A card is drawn at random from the box. The
probability that the drawn card has a number which is a perfect square is :

a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) 1
45 15 45 9
3. 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

4. A ticket is drawn at random from a bag containing tickets numbered from 1 to 40. The
probability that the selected ticket has a number which is a multiple of 5 is

a) 1 b) 3 c) 4 d) 1
5 5 5
5. A bag contains 8 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball is
three times of a red ball, then the number of blue balls in the bag.

a) 12 b) 18 c) 24 d) 36

6. A box contains 90 discs, numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random from the
box, the probability that it bears a prime number less than 23 is
7 1 4 9
a) b) c) d)
90 9 45 89
7. A box contains cards numbered 6 to 50. A car is drawn at random from the box. The
probability that the drawn card has a number which is a perfect square like 4, 9, ...., is
1 2 4 1
a) b) c) d)
45 15 45 9
8. The probability that it will rain today is 0.07. What is the probability that it will not rain today?

a) 0.7 b) 0.93 c) 0.093 d) 0.9

9. A letter of English alphabet is chosen at random. The probability that the chosen letter is a
consonant is
21 5 2
a) b) c) d) None of these
26 26 5 25
 In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement
of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as :

a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation
of Assertion (A)

b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A)

c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.

d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

10. Assertion (A) : The probability of winning a game is 0.4, then the probability of losing
it, is 0.6.

Reason (R) : P(E) + P (not E) = 1

SECTION - B 2×2=4

11. A box contains 20 discs which are numbered from 1 to 20. If one disc is drawn at random
from the box, then find the probability that the number on the drawn disc is a

i) 2-digit number ii) number less than 10

12. Two coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the probability of getting

i) exactly two head ii) atleast one head.

OR

Suppose we throw a die once. What is the probability of getting ?

i) A number greater than 4?

ii) A number less than or equal to 4?

SECTION - C 3 × 4 = 12

13. There are 100 cards in a bag on which numbers from 1 to 100 are written. A card is taken
out from the bag at random. Find the probability that the number on the selected card.

i) is divisible by 9 and is a perfect square.

ii) is a prime number greater than 80.

14. All the black face cards are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. The reaming cards
are well shuffled and then a card is drawn at random. Find the probability of getting (i) face
card (ii) red card (iii) black card.

OR

Two coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of getting

i) At least one head? ii) At most one tail? iii) A head and a tail?
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15. In a musical chair game, the person playing the music has been advised to stop playing
the music at any time within 2 min after she starts playing. What is the probability that the
music will stop within the first half-minute after starting?

16. A lot consists of 48 mobile phones of which 42 are good, 3 have only minor defect and 3
have major defect. Varnika will buy a phone, if it is good but the trader will only buy a
mobile, if it has no major defect. One phone is selected at random from the lot. What is
the probability that it is

i) acceptable to Varnika?
ii) acceptable to the trader?

SECTION - D 2 × 5 = 10

17. Cards numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...., 17 are put in a box and mixed thoroughly. One person
draws a card from the box. Find the probability that the number on the card is

i) an odd number.
ii) a prime number.
iii) divisible by 2 and 3 both.
iv) a multiple of 3 or 5.

18. “Eight Ball” is a game played on a pool table with 15 balls numbered from 1 to 15 and a
“cue ball” that is solid and white. Out of the 15 balls, eight are solid (non-white) coloured
and numbered from 1 to 8 and seven are striped balls numbered from 9 to 15.

The 15 numbered pool balls (no cue ball) are placed in a large bowl and mixed, then one
ball is drawn out at random.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions :

i) What is the probability that the drawn ball bears number 8?

ii) What is the probability that the drawn ball is a solid coloured and bears an even number?

iii) What is the probability that the drawn ball bears an even number?

OR

What is the probability that the drawn ball bears a number, which is a multiple of 3?
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 OR
Some students were asked to list theirs favourite colour. The measure of each colour is
shown by the central angle of a pie-chart given below :

Study the pie-chart and answer the following questions :

i) If a student is chosen at random, then find the probability of his/her favourite colour
being white?
ii) What is the probability of his/her favourite colour being blue or green?
iii) If 15 students liked the colour yellow, how many students participated in the survey?
OR
What is the probability of the favourite colour being red or blue?
SECTION - E 1×4=4
19. Case Study
Read the following passage and answer the questions.
A, B, C, D and E are five friends. They prepared some numbered cards with labelled from
11 to 60 and then they put all the number cards in the empty box. In this game, every friend
was asked to pick the card randomly and after each draw, card was replaced back in the
box.

a) Find the probability that the number on the drawn card is an odd number. 1
b) Find the probability that the number on the drawn card is a perfect square number. 1
c) Find the probability that the number on the drawn card is divisible by 5. 1
d) Find the probability that the number on the drawn card is a prime number less than
20. 1
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