Probability and its Application

This is an MCQ-based quiz on the topic of Probability and its application.

This includes the questions related to unbiased and pair of dice, maximum probability, and probability of an impossible event.

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The probability of an event of a trial is always

more than 1 between 0 and 1 (both inclusive) 1 0

The probability of an impossible event is

more than 1 less than 1 1 0

In a simultaneous throw of a pair of dice, the probability of getting a sum more than 7 will be

5/12 13/12 7/12 9/12

Which of the following cannot be the empirical probability of an event?

2/3 3/2 0 1

In a survey of 364 children aged 19-36 months, it was found that 91 liked to eat potato chips. If a child is selected at random, the probability that he/she does not like to eat potato chips is:

0.25 0.50 0.75 0.80

In a sample study of 640 people, it was found that 512 people have a high school certificate. If a person is selected at random, the probability that the person has a high school certificate is:

0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8

The probability that a number selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3, …, 15 is a multiple of 4 is

4/15 2/15 1/15 1/3

When a die is thrown, the probability of getting an odd number less than 4 is

1/6 1/3 1/2 0

The probability of each event, when a coin is tossed for 1000 times with frequencies: Head:455 & Tail: 545 is:

0.455 & 0.545 0.5 & 0.5 0.45 & 0.55 455 & 545

The probability of drawing an ace card from a deck of cards is:

1/52 1/26 4/13 1/13

Three coins were tossed 200 times. The number of times 2 heads came up is 72. Then the probability of 2 heads coming up is:

1/25 2/25 7/25 9/25

An unbiased dice is thrown. What is the probability of getting an even number or a multiple of 3?

3/2

2/3

5/4

4/3

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Probability and its Application
Questions: 12
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