MATHEMATICS – Class 10

PROBABILITY

1. In a cricket match probability of winning of India against Pakistan is 0.79. Then probability
of loosing the match will be
(A) 0.23 (B) 0.21 (C) 0.14 (D) 0.36

SOL : Probability of losing the match = 1 - 0.79 = 0.21

ANS : B

2. Probability that a non leap year should have 53 Mondays, will be

2 3 1 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
7 7 7 7
SOL : In a non leap year there are 365 days. So there are 52 weeks and 1 days.
Probability of 53 mondays in a non loop year = 1/7.
ANS : C

3. A number is chosen randomly among the first 100 natural numbers. Then the probability
that the number chosen is multiple of 7, will be
7 7 7 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
50 15 29 13

SOL : Probability of getting a multiple of 7 is

= 14/100 = 7/50.
ANS : A

4. A bag contains 10 red balls and some white balls. If the probability of drawing a white ball
is double that of a red ball, then number of white balls in the bag will be
(A) 10 (B) 15 (C) 20 (D) 25

SOL : Let the number of white balls in the bag be x.

Probability of getting a white ball = x / (10 + x)
Probability of getting a red ball = 10 / (10 + x)
x  10 
now, = 2 
10 + x  10 + x 
 x = 20.
ANS : C
5. Each outcome of a sample space related to any random experiment is known as
(A) compound event (B) elementary event (C) sure event (D) impossible event

ANS : B

6. The king, queen and jack of hearts are removed from a deck of 52 playing cards and then
well shuffled. One card is selected from the remaining cards. Then the probability of getting
a king is
(A) 1/49 (B) 2/49 (C) 3/49 (D) 1.

SOL : The king, queen and jack of hearts are removed from a deck of 52 playing cards.
 Number of cards left in the deck = 52 – 3 = 49
Well shuffling of the cards ensures equally likely outcomes.
Out of 49 well shuffled cards, one card can be drawn in 49 ways.
 total number of possible outcomes = 49.
There are 3 kings left in the remaining 49 playing cards as the king of the heart has been
removed.
Thus, the number of favourable ways of ‘getting a king’ = 3
Number of outcomes favourable to E
P(E) = Hence, P(a king) = 3/49
Total number of possible outcomes
ANS : C

7. 12 defective pens are academically mixed with 132 good ones. It is not possible to just look
at a pen and tell whether or not it is defective. One pen is taken out at random from this lot.
Determine the probability that the pen taken out is a good one.
(A) 11/12 (B) 1/12 (C) 10/12 (D) 1/4.

SOL : Total number of pens = 132 + 12 = 144

Out of 144 pens, one pen can be taken out in 144 ways.
 Total number of possible outcomes = 144
Number of good pens = 132.
Thus, the number of favourable ways of ‘getting a good pen’ = 132
Number of outcomes favourable to E 132 11
P(E) = Hence, P ( good pen ) = = .
Total number of possible outcomes 144 12
ANS : A

8. 17 cards numbered 1, 2, 3, …. 16, 17 are put in a box and mixed thoroughly. One person
draws a card from the box. Then the probability that the odd number on the card is
(A) 8/17 (B) 9/17 (C) 6/17 (D) 5/17

SOL : Possible outcomes are 1, 2, 3, …. 16, 17

 Total number of possible outcomes = 17
Odd numbers from 1 to 17 are 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17
Thus, the number of favourable ways of ‘getting an odd number on the card’ = 9
 Number of outcomes favourable to E
P(E) =
Total number of possible outcomes
Hence, P(odd number) = 9/17

ANS : B

9. Two coins are tossed simultaneously. Then the probability of getting at list one head is
(A) 1/4 (B) 1 (C) 3/4 (D) 0.

SOL : If two coins are tossed simultaneously then the possible outcomes are HH, HT, TH, TT.
 Total number of possible outcomes = 4
Outcomes, favourable to the event ‘at least one head’ are HH, HT, TH
Thus, the number of favourable outcomes = 3
Hence, P(at least one head) = 3/4.

ANS : C

10. A die is thrown twice. Then the probability that 5 will come up at least once is
(A) 11/36 (B) 7/36 (C) 5/36 (D) 0.

SOL : When two dice are thrown, the possible outcomes are
(1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (1, 5), (1, 6)
(2, 1), (2, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4), (2, 5), (2, 6)
(3, 1), (3, 2), (3, 3), (3, 4), (3, 5), (3, 6)
(4, 1), (4, 2), (4, 3), (4, 4), (4, 5), (4, 6)
(5, 1), (5, 2), (5, 3), (5, 4), (5, 5), (5, 6)
(6, 1), (6, 2), (6, 3), (6, 4), (6, 5), (6, 6)
 Total number of possible outcomes = 36
Outcome favourable to the event ‘5 will come up at least once’ are
(1, 5), (2, 5), (3, 5), (4, 5), (5, 1), (5, 2), (5, 3), (5, 4), (5, 5), (5, 6) and (6, 5)
Thus, the number of favourable ways of ‘5 coming up at least once’ = 11
Number of outcomes favourable to E
P(E) =
Total number of possible outcomes
Hence, P(5 will come up at least once) = 11/36

ANS : A

11. Ina single throw of two dice, then the probability of getting a doublet of odd numbers is
(A) 11/12 (B) 1/12 (C) 5/12 (D) 5/6.

SOL : When two dice are thrown, the possible outcomes are
(1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (1, 5), (1, 6)
(2, 1), (2, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4), (2, 5), (2, 6)
(3, 1), (3, 2), (3, 3), (3, 4), (3, 5), (3, 6)
(4, 1), (4, 2), (4, 3), (4, 4), (4, 5), (4, 6)
(5, 1), (5, 2), (5, 3), (5, 4), (5, 5), (5, 6)
 (6, 1), (6, 2), (6, 3), (6, 4), (6, 5), (6, 6)
 total number of possible outcomes = 36
outcomes favourable to the event ‘getting a double of odd numbers’ are (1, 1), (3, 3) and
(5, 5).
Thus, the number of favourable ways of ‘getting a double of odd numbers’ = 3
Number of outcomes favourable to E
P(E) =
Total number of possible outcomes
Hence, P(getting a doublet of odd numbers) = 3/36 = 1/12.

ANS : B

12. If the probability of wining a game is 0.7, then the probability of losing a game is
(A) 1/10 (B) 9/10 (C) 1 (D) 3/10.

SOL : The probability of winning the game = P(E) = 0.7

Probability of not winning (i.e., losing) the game = P(not E)
P(not E) = 1 –P(E)
P(not E) = 1 – 0.7 = 0.3 = 3/10

ANS : D

13. A bag contains 5 white balls and some red balls. If the probability of drawing a red ball is
double that of a white ball, then the number of red balls in the bag is
(A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 9.

SOL : Let the number of red balls in the bag = x

The number of white ball in the bag = 5
 Total number of balls in the bag = x + 5
Out of (x + 5) balls, one ball can be drawn in (x + 5) ways.
 Total number of possible outcomes = (x + 5)
The number of favourable ways of ‘getting a white ball’ = 5
P(white ball) = 5/ (x + 5).
The number of favourable ways of ‘getting a red ball’ = x
 P (red ball) = x / (x + 5)
According to the problem:
 P (red ball) = 2P (white ball)
x  5 
 = 2 
x+5 x +5
 x2 + 5x = 10x + 50
 x2 − 5x − 50 = 0
 x2 − 10x + 5x − 50 = 0
 x ( x − 10 ) + 5 ( x − 10 ) = 0
 ( x − 10)( x + 5) = 0
 Either x – 10 = 0 or x + 5 = 0
 x = 10 or x = – 5 [rejected].
 Hence, there are 10 red ball in the bag.

ANS : C

14. A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards. Then the probability that
the card is neither a red card nor a queen is
(A) 6/13 (B) 5/13 (C) 11/13 (D) 4/13.

SOL : Total number of possible outcomes = 52 ways

There are 26 red cards and 2 queen cards in a deck of 52 cards = 28
 neither a red card nor a queen card
= 52 – 28 = 24.
 one card is drawn from 24 cards
= 24 ways
 P(neither a red card nor a queen card)
= 24/52 = 6/13.

ANS : A

15. There are 30 cards of the same size in a bag on which numbers 1 to 30 are written. One card
is taken out of the bag at random. Then the probability that the number on the number on the
selected card is not divisible by 3 is
(A) 1/3 (B) 3/4 (C) 2/3 (D) 1/4.

SOL : Total number of possible outcomes = 30

E = event which is divisible by 3
= {3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30}
= P(E) = 10/30 = 1/3.
 Required probability which is not divisible by 3
= 1 – 1/3 = 2/3.
ANS : C

16. If there coins are tossed simultaneously, then the probability of getting at least two heads, is

1 3 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 8 2 4

ANS : C

17. A bag contains three green marbles four blue marbles, and two orange marbles. If marble is
picked at random, then the probability that it is not a orange marble is

1 1 4 7
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 3 9 9

ANS : D
18. A number is selected from number 1 to 27. The probability that it is prime is

2 1 1 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 6 3 9

ANS ; C

19. IF (P(E) = 0.05, then P (not E) =

(A) -0.05 (B) 0.5 (C) 0.9 (D) 0.95

ANS : D

20. A bulb is taken out at random from a box of 600 electric bulbs that contains 12 defective bulbs.
Then the probability of a non-defective bulb is

(A) 0.02 (B) 0.98 (C) 0.50 (D) None

ANS : B

21. Hence, we have a tree diagram as shown 1. The probability of raining on day 1 is 0.2
and on day 2 is 0.3. What is the probability of raining on both the days?
(A) 0.2 (B) 0.1
(C) 0.06 (D) 0.25

ANS : D

22. A bag contains 5 red balls and 8 balls. It also contains 4 green and 7 black balls. If a ball
is drawn at random, then find the probability that is is not green.

(A) 5/6 (B) 1/4 (C) 1/6 (D) 7/4

ANS : A

23. A bag contains 2 red, 3 green and 2 blue balls. 2 balls are to be drawn randomly. What is
the probability that the balls drawn contain no blue ball?
5 10 2 11
(A) 7 (B) 21 (C) 7 (D) 21

ANS : A

24. If the probability that A will live 15 years is and that B will live 15 years is then what is
the probability that both will live after 15 years?
1 63 1
(A) 20 (B) 80 (C) 5 (D) NONE
ANS : B
25. Suppose six coins are flipped. Then the probability of getting at least one tail is -
71 53 63 1
(A) 72 (B) 54 (C) 64 (D) 12

ANS : C

26. The probability that a student is not a swimmer is 1/5. Then the probability that out of the
five students, four are swimmers, is -
2 4 4
 4 1  4 1  1  4 
5
C2        
5
C1    
(A)  5 5 (B)  5 5 (C)  5  5  (D) NONE OF THESE

ANS : B

27. A set A is containing n elements. A subset P of A is chosen at random. The set is

reconstructed by replacing the elements of P. A subset of A is again chosen at random.
The probability that P and Q have no common element is -
n n
3 3
   
(A) 5N (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 2N

ANS : A

28. If events A and B are independent and P(A) = 0.15, P(A  B) = 0.45, then
P(B) = ________
6 6 6 6
(A) 13 (B) 17 (C) 19 (D) 23

ANS : B

29. One hundered identical coins each with probability p of showing up heads are tossed. If 0
< p < 1 and the probability of heads showing on 50 coins is equal to that of heads on 51
coins; then the value of p is -
1 49 50 51
(A) 2 (B) 101 (C) 101 (D) 101

ANS : D

30. The probability that Kumar will hit a target is given as 1/5. Then, his probability of
atleast one hit in 10 shots is -
10
1 4 1 1
1−   1− 1−
(A) 610 (B) 5 (C) 510 (D) 519
ANS : B
31. Two dice are tossed. The probability that the total score is a prime number is -
1 5 1 7
(A) 6 (B) 12 (C) 2 (D) 9

ANS : B

32. If the probability that A will live 15 years is and that B will live 15 years is then what is
the probability that both will live after 15 years?
1 63 1
(A) 20 (B) 80 (C) 5 (D) NONE

ANS : B

33. Hence, we have a tree diagram as shown 1. The probability of raining on day 1 is 0.2
and on day 2 is 0.3. What is the probability of raining on both the days?
(A) 0.2 (B) 0.1
(C) 0.06 (D) 0.25

ANS : D

34. A bag contains 5 red balls and 8 balls. It also contains 4 green and 7 black balls. If a ball
is drawn at random, then find the probability that is is not green.
(A) 5/6 (B) 1/4 (C) 1/6 (D) 7/4

ANS : A
35. A bag contains 2 red, 3 green and 2 blue balls. 2 balls are to be drawn randomly. What is
the probability that the balls drawn contain no blue ball?
5 10 2 11
(A) 7 (B) 21 (C) 7 (D) 21

ANS : A

36. If the probability that A will live 15 years is and that B will live 15 years is then what is
the probability that both will live after 15 years?
1 63 1
(A) 20 (B) 80 (C) 5 (D) None

ANS : B

37. Suppose six coins are flipped. Then the probability of getting at least one tail is -
71 53 63 1
(A) 72 (B) 54 (C) 64 (D) 12
ANS : C

38. The probability that a student is not a swimmer is 1/5. Then the probability that out of the
five students, four are swimmers, is -
2 4 4
 4 1  4 1  1  4 
5
C2        
5
C1    
(A)  5 5 (B)  5 5 (C)  5  5  (D) None of these
ANS : B

39. A set A is containing n elements. A subset P of A is chosen at random. The set is

reconstructed by replacing the elements of P. A subset of A is again chosen at random.
The probability that P and Q have no common element is -
n n
3 3
   
(A) 5N (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 2N
ANS : A

40. If events A and B are independent and P(A) = 0.15, P(A  B) = 0.45, then P(B) =
________
6 6 6 6
(A) 13 (B) 17 (C) 19 (D) 23

ANS : B

41. One hundered identical coins each with probability p of showing up heads are tossed. If 0
< p < 1 and the probability of heads showing on 50 coins is equal to that of heads on 51
coins; then the value of p is -
1 49 50 51
(A) 2 (B) 101 (C) 101 (D) 101

ANS : D

42. The probability that Kumar will hit a target is given as 1/5. Then, his probability of
atleast one hit in 10 shots is -
10
1 4 1 1
1−   1− 1−
(A) 610 (B) 5 (C) 510 (D) 519

ANS : B

43. Two dice are tossed. The probability that the total score is a prime number is -
1 5 1 7
(A) 6 (B) 12 (C) 2 (D) 9

ANS : B
44. If the probability that A will live 15 years is and that B will live 15 years is then what is
the probability that both will live after 15 years?
1 63 1
(A) 20 (B) 80 (C) 5 (D) None

ANS : B

45. Four different objects 1, 2, 3, 4 are distributed at random in four places marked 1, 2, 3, 4.
What is the probability that none of the objects occupy the place corresponding to
its number?
(A) 17/24 (B) 3/8 (C) 1/2 (D) 5/8

ANS : C

46. Three students try to solve a problem independently with a probability of solving it as
1/3, 2/5, 5/12 respectively. What is the probability that the problem is solved?
(A) 1/18 (B) 12/30 (C) 23/30 (D) ½

ANS : C

47. If the probability of rain on any given day in Pune city is 50%, then what is the
probability that it rains on exactly 3 days in a 5-day period?
(A) 8/125 (B) 5/16 (C) 8/25 (D) 2/25

ANS : B

48. The probability that an even A happens in one trial of an experiment is 0.4. Three
independent trials of the experiment are formed. The probability that the even A happens
at least once is -
(A) 0.934 (B) 0.784 (C) 0.548 (D) 0.343

ANS : B

49. A number is chosen at random among the first 120 natural numbers. The probability of
the number chosen being a multiple of 5 or 15 is -
(A) 1/5 (B) 1/6 (C) 1/7 (D) 1/9

ANS : A

50. From a pack of 52 playing cards, two cards are drawn together at random. Calculate the
probability of both the cards being Kinds -
(A) 1/15 (B) 25/57 (C) 35/256 (D) NONE

ANS : D
51. What is the possibility of getting at least 6 heads if eight coins are tossed simultaneously?
(A) 37/256 (B) 25/57 (C) 1/13 (D) NONE

ANS : A

52. In a bag containing three balls, a white ball was placed, and then one ball was taken out at
random. What is the probability that the extracted ball would turn out ot be white, if all
possible hypothesis concerning the colour of the balls that were initially in the bag were
equally possible?
(A) 5/8 (B) ¾ (C) 1/2 (D) 3/8
ANS : A

53. From a box containing 60 standard and 40 substandard articles, two articles are chosen at
random. What is the probability that one of them is standard and the other substandard?
60 40 60 39 16
 
(A) 100 100 (B) 100 100 (C) 33 (D) 24%
ANS : C
54. From a normal pack of cards, a card is drawn at random. The probability of getting a jack
or a king is -
2 1 2
(A) 52 (B) 52 (C) 13 (D) NONE
ANS : C
55. Two numbers are chosen from 1 to 5. The probability for the two numbers to be
consecutive is -
1 2 1 2
(A) 5 (B) 5 (C) 10 (D) 10
ANS : B
56. Two dice are thrown at a time. The probability that the difference of the numbers shown
on the dice is 1 is -
5 1 1
(A) 18 (B) 36 (C) 6 (D) NONE
ANS : A
57. A bag contains 3 white and 5 red balls. If a ball is drawn at random, the probability that
the drawn ball to be red is -
3 5 3 5
(A) 8 (B) 8 (C) 15 (D) 15
ANS : B
58. The probability of getting an even number when a dice is rolled is -
1 1 1
(A) 6 (B) 36 (C) 2 (D) none
ANS : C
59. A card is drawn from a packet of 100 cards numbered 1 to 100. The probability of
drawing a number which is a square is -
1 9 1 2
(A) 10 (B) 100 (C) 100 (D) 100
ANS : A

60. The probability for a randomly selected number out of 1, 2, 3, 4, ..........., 25 to be a prime
number is -
2 23 10 9
(A) 25 (B) 25 (C) 25 (D) 25
ANS : D
61. In a single throw of two dice, the probability of getting a sum of 10 is -
1 1 1
(A) 12 (B) 36 (C) 6 (D) none
ANS : A
62. Three letters, to each of which corresponds an addressed envelope are placed in the
envelopes at random. The probability that all letters are placed in the right envelopes in -
1 1
(A) 3 (B) 1 (C) 6 (D) 0
ANS : C

63. In simultaneous throws of coin and dic, what is the probability of getting head on coin
and prime number on dice?
1 1 3 1
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 3

ANS : A

64. A bag contains 40 balls out of which some are red, some are blue and remaining are
black. If the probability of drawing a red ball is and that of blue ball is , then the number
of black balls is
(A) 5 (B) 25 (C) 10 (D) 30

ANS : C

65. In a simultaneous throw of two dice, what is the probability of getting a total of 10 or 11?
7 5 1 1
(A) 12 (B) 36 (C) 6 (D) 4
ANS : B

66. If E and F be events in a sample space such that P(E  F) = 0.8, P (E  F) = 0.3 and P(E)
= 0.5,
then P(F) is
(A) 0.6 (B) 1 (C) 0.8 (D) None
ANS : A
67. Two numbers are selected from the set of integers 1 to 25. What is the probability that
the product of the numbers will be 36?
1 1 1 1
(A) 200 (B) 100 (C) 50 (D) 75

ANS : B

68. If E and F be mutually exclusive events such that P(E) = 0.4 and P(F) = 0.5, then P(E 
F) is :
(A) 0.2 (B) 0.1 (C) 0.9 (D) None

ANS : C

69. Two cards are drawn from a pack of cards one after another so that the first card is
replaced before drawing the second card. What is the probability that the first card is an
ace and the second is a number card?
9 1 1 17
(A) 169 (B) 52 (C) 4 (D) 52

ANS : A

70. Two numbers 'a' and 'b' are selected (successively without replacement in that order)
from the integers 1 to 10. What is the probability that will be an integer?
17 1 19 8
(A) 90 (B) 5 (C) 90 (D) 45

ANS : A

71. A four digit number is formed by using the digits 1, 2, 5, 6 and 8 without repetition. What
is the probability that it will be an even number?
3 2 1 3
(A) 5 (B) 5 (C) 2 (D) 10

ANS : A

72. A man's packet has seven M1 coins, three M2 coins and four M5 coins. If two coins are
selected simultaneously, what is the probability of yielding the minimum amount?
3 6 3 6
(A) 13 (B) 13 (C) 26 (D) 43

ANS : A

73. Find the probability that a leap year selected at random will contain 53 Sundays.
5 3 4 2
(A) 7 (B) 4 (C) 7 (D) 7

ANS : D
74. A point (a, b) in the plane is such that |a|  4, |b|  4, where a, b are integers, then what is
the probability that the distance of point from origin is at most two units?
13 15 11 13
(A) 81 (B) 81 (C) 81 (D) 64

ANS : A

75. If one number is selected from the first 70 natural numbers, the probability that the
number is a solution of x2 + 2x > 3 is
69 1
(A) 70 (B) 70 (C) 1 (D) 0

ANS : A

76. A number is selected from the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}. What is the probability that it
will be a root of the equations x2 – 6x + 8 = 0?
1 2 3 1
(A) 3 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 4

ANS : D

77. A four-digit number is formed by using the digits 1, 2, 4, 8 and 9 without repetition. If
one number is selected from those numbers, then what is the probability that it will be an
odd number?
1 2 3 4
(A) 5 (B) 5 (C) 5 (D) 5

ANS : B

78. A bag contains 40 balls out of which some are red some are blue and remaining are black.
If the probability of drawing a red ball is and that of blue ball is , then the number of
black balls is
(A) 5 (B) 25 (C) 10 (D) 30

ANS : C

79. If E and F be mutually exclusive events such that P(E) = 0.4 and P(F) = 0.5, then P(E 
F) is
(A) 0.2 (B) 0.1 (C) 0.9 (D) None

ANS : C

80. A number x is chosen at random from the numbers –3, –2, –1, 0, 1, 2, 3. The probability
that |x| < 2 is
5 3 2 1
(A) 7 (B) 7 (C) 7 (D) 7
ANS : B
81. What is the probability of getting a king or a queen in a single draw from a pack of 52
cards?
1 1 2
(A) 26 (B) 13 (C) 13 (D) None

ANS : C

Directions (for Q. No.82-93 ) : Two fair coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the probability of

82. Getting only one head

1 3 2 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 4 3 4

ANS : A

83. Getting two heads

1 3 1 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 4 2 8

ANS : B

84. Getting atleast two heads

7 1 1 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 4 2 5

ANS : B

85. Getting atleast two heads

3 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) 1
4 2 4

ANS : C

Directions (for Q. No. 86-12) : Three fair coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the probability of

86. Getting one head

3 5 3
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D)
4 8 8

ANS : D
87. Getting one tail

1 5 3
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D)
4 8 8

ANS : D

88. Getting atleast one heads

7 1 3 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 8 4 4

ANS : A

89. Getting two heads

3 3 5 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 8 8 5

ANS : B

90. Getting two heads

3 7 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 8 2 4

ANS : C

91. Getting atleast one head and one tail

2 1 3 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 2 10 3

ANS : D

92. Getting more heads than the number of tails

7 5 1
(A) 2 (B) (C) (D)
8 8 2

ANS : D

93. Getting a number less than 7 but greater than 0

3 7
(A) 0 (B) (C) 1 (D)
4 8

ANS : C
94. Getting a multiple of 3.

1 1 5
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
6 3 6

ANS : B

95. Getting a prime number

1 3 5 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 5 7 8

ANS : A

96. Getting an even number

1 4 5 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 5 7 8

ANS : A

Directions (for Q. No. 97 and 98) : A coin is tossed successively three times. Find the probability
of

97. Getting exactly one head or two heads.

1 3 1 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 4 2 8

ANS: B

98. Getting no heads.

1 7
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) (D)
8 8

ANS : C

99. Find the probability of getting a head in a throw of a coin.

1
(A) (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) None of these
2

ANS : A
 2
100. If A be the event such that P(A) = , then P(not A) is equal to
5
3 4 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
5 5 5
ANS : A