O level Probability Quiz 1

15 Questions

Quiz Description

Probability, a branch of mathematics that has to do with numerical descriptions of how likely an event can occur, or how likely it is a proposition is true is going to be testing us through quizzes on how well we are versed with the topic in Mathematics.

It is therefore important to note that probability plays an important role in analyzing insurance policies to determine which plans are best for you or your family and what deductible amounts you need. Always helps in determining the chances you have of winning a bet or a gamble. Also, we use probability in our day-to-day life to make decisions we don’t know for sure what the outcome will be. This quiz will help you understand more how these things work.

Probability is simply the chance of something happening, for example, after seeing the weather so cloudy and windy with no sun, one could conclude that it’s probably going to rain. That is known as probability, and the probability of that happening is actually high in this case. So generally, the higher the probability of an event, the more likely it is that the event will occur.

These quizzes are not just going to help you educationally but intellectually to make life-changing decisions that have negligible chances of ruining your life in the long run. Take the quiz, and learn more about what probability is all about.
Enjoy! 

1:

 The probability of getting exactly one head in tossing a pair of coins is 


Correct
  • 1:
    0
  • 2:
    1
  • 3:
    1/3
  • 4:
    1/2
2:

 The probability of getting a spade card from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards is 


Correct
  • 1:
    1/13
  • 2:
    1/4
  • 3:
    12/13
  • 4:
    3/4
3:

 The probability of getting less than 3 in a single throw of a die is 


Correct
  • 1:
    1/3
  • 2:
    1/2
  • 3:
    1/4
  • 4:
    2/3
4:

 The total number of events of throwing 10 coins simultaneously is 


Correct
  • 1:
    1024
  • 2:
    512
  • 3:
    100
  • 4:
    10
5:

 Which of the following can be the probability of an event? 


Correct
  • 1:
    – 0.4
  • 2:
    1.004
  • 3:
    18 / 23
  • 4:
    10 / 7
6:

 Three coins are tossed simultaneously. The probability of getting all heads is 


Correct
  • 1:
    1
  • 2:
    1/2
  • 3:
    1/4
  • 4:
    1/8
7:

  One card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. The probability of getting a king of red colour is 


Correct
  • 1:
    1/ 26
  • 2:
    1/ 13
  • 3:
    1/4
  • 4:
    1/2
8:

 One card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. The probability of getting a non-face card is 


Correct
  • 1:
    3/ 13
  • 2:
    10 / 13
  • 3:
    7/ 13
  • 4:
    4/ 13
9:

 The chance of throwing 5 with an ordinary die is 


Correct
  • 1:
    1/6
  • 2:
    5/6
  • 3:
    1/3
  • 4:
    1/2
10:

 The letters of the word SOCIETY are placed at random in a row. The probability of getting a vowel is 


Correct
  • 1:
    1/7
  • 2:
    2/7
  • 3:
    3/7
  • 4:
    4/7
11:

 Cards bearing numbers 3 to 20 are placed in a bag and mixed thoroughly. A card is taken out from the bag at random. The probability that the number on the card taken out is an even number, is 


Correct
  • 1:
    1/20
  • 2:
    1/4
  • 3:
    1/3
  • 4:
    1/2
12:

 The total events to throw three dice simultaneously is 


Correct
  • 1:
    6
  • 2:
    18
  • 3:
    81
  • 4:
    216
13:

 The probability of getting a consonant from the word MAHIR is


Correct
  • 1:
    2/5
  • 2:
    3/5
  • 3:
    4/5
  • 4:
    1
14:

 A girl calculates that the probability of her winning the first prize in a lottery is 8/ 100. If 6,000 tickets are sold, how many tickets has she bought? 


Correct
  • 1:
    400
  • 2:
    750
  • 3:
    480
  • 4:
    240
15:

 A lot consists of 144 ball pens of which 20 ae defective and the others are good. Tanu 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. The probability that she will buy that pen is 


Correct
  • 1:
    5/ 36
  • 2:
    20 / 36
  • 3:
    31 / 36
  • 4:
    31 / 144

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