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MCQ 11 Mark
One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. What is the probability that the card drawn is a 5?
  • $\frac{1}{13}$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{26}$
  • C
    $\frac{1}{52}$
  • D
    $\frac{2}{13}$
Answer
Correct option: A.
$\frac{1}{13}$
A
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MCQ 21 Mark
Ten cards, numbered from 1 to 10, are kept in a box and mixed thoroughly. One card is chosen at random. What is the probability of getting a number less than 7?
  • A
    $\frac{3}{10}$
  • B
    $\frac{7}{10}$
  • $\frac{3}{5}$
  • D
    $\frac{5}{7}$
Answer
Correct option: C.
$\frac{3}{5}$
C
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MCQ 31 Mark
The probability that a letter chosen at random from the letters of the word PORCUPINE is a vowel is:
  • A
    $\frac{1}{3}$
  • $\frac{4}{9}$
  • C
    $\frac{5}{9}$
  • D
    $\frac{2}{3}$
Answer
Correct option: B.
$\frac{4}{9}$
B
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MCQ 41 Mark
A bag contains 4 black and 6 white balls. One ball is drawn at random. What is the probability that the ball drawn is black ?
  • A
    $\frac{2}{3}$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{2}$
  • $\frac{2}{5}$
  • D
    $\frac{1}{6}$
Answer
Correct option: C.
$\frac{2}{5}$
C
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MCQ 51 Mark
Two coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of getting one head and one tail?
  • A
    $\frac{1}{4}$
  • $\frac{1}{2}$
  • C
    $\frac{2}{3}$
  • D
    $\frac{3}{4}$
Answer
Correct option: B.
$\frac{1}{2}$
B
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MCQ 61 Mark
There are 35 students in a class, of whom 20 are boys and 15 are girls. From these students, one is chosen at random. What is the probability that the chosen student is a girl?
  • A
    $\frac{3}{4}$
  • $\frac{3}{7}$
  • C
    $\frac{4}{7}$
  • D
    $\frac{4}{5}$
Answer
Correct option: B.
$\frac{3}{7}$
B
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MCQ 71 Mark
If the adjoining wheel is turned, the probability of getting a vowel is :
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  • A
    $\frac{1}{2}$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{4}$
  • C
    $\frac{1}{8}$
  • $\frac{5}{8}$
Answer
Correct option: D.
$\frac{5}{8}$
D
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MCQ 81 Mark
In rolling a die, the probability of getting an even composite number is:
  • A
    $\frac{1}{2}$
  • $\frac{1}{3}$
  • C
    $\frac{1}{4}$
  • D
    $\frac{1}{6}$
Answer
Correct option: B.
$\frac{1}{3}$
B
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MCQ 91 Mark
In an archery game, the points awarded for hitting a circular region on the board is shown in the figure below.
No point is given when an arrow misses the board.
What is the probability of getting 6 points in a single shot?
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  • A
    $\frac{1}{5}$
  • $\frac{1}{6}$
  • C
    $\frac{1}{2}$
  • D
    $\frac{3}{5}$
Answer
Correct option: B.
$\frac{1}{6}$
B
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MCQ 101 Mark
If you bought 10 lottery tickets and a total of 400 were sold, what is the probability, that you win the first prize?
  • A
    $\frac{1}{400}$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{10}$
  • $\frac{10}{400}$
  • D
    none of these
Answer
Correct option: C.
$\frac{10}{400}$
C
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MCQ 111 Mark
Look at the following experiment "Taking 1 crayon from a box containing 1 red, 1 yellow, 1 blue, 1 brown, 1 black and 1 green crayon."
How many possible outcomes are there for the above experiment?
  • A
    1
  • 6
  • C
    $\frac{1}{6}$
  • D
    $0$
Answer
Correct option: B.
6
B
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MCQ 121 Mark
A bag contains some green and some red balls. The probability of drawing a red ball from the bag is 0.4. The bag may contain:
  • A
    4 red balls and 6 green balls
  • B
    6 red balls and 9 green balls
  • both (a) and (b)
  • D
    none of these
Answer
Correct option: C.
both (a) and (b)
C
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MCQ 131 Mark
Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event?
  • A
    $5 \%$
  • B
    0.5
  • $\frac{1}{0.5}$
  • D
    $\frac{1}{5}$
Answer
Correct option: C.
$\frac{1}{0.5}$
C
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MCQ 141 Mark
The probability of getting an odd number on spinning the wheel is $\frac{1}{2}$ and that of a prime number is $\frac{2}{3}$. The missing number on the wheel could be:
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  • A
    1
  • B
    4
  • C
    9
  • 2
Answer
Correct option: D.
2
D
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MCQ 151 Mark
An election has 6 candidates. The probability that a voter will vote for candidate number 3 is $\frac{1}{6}$. The statement is:
  • A
    True
  • False
  • C
    Neither true nor false
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: B.
False
B
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MCQ - MATHS STD 8 Questions - Vidyadip