Class 9 Mathematics MCQ Probability

Question :One card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability that the card drawn is either a red card or a king?
(a) $\frac { 6 }{ 13 }$
(b) $\frac { 1 }{ 2 }$
(c) $\frac { 7 }{ 13 }$
(d) $\frac { 27 }{ 52 }$

Question :In a series of 6 cricket matches, the number of runs scored by the captain of a team are 54, 32, 48, 55, 29, 35. So in the next match, the probability that he will cross the half century is
(a) 0.33
(b) 0.24
(c) 0.35
(d) 0.48

Question : The probability of an event of a trial is always
(a) more than 1
(b) between 0 and 1 (both inclusive)
(c) 1
(d) 0

Question : The sum of all probabilities equal to:
(a) 4
(b) 1
(c) 3
(d) 2

Question : A and B throw a pair of dice. If A throws 9, then B’s chance of throwing a higher number is
(a) 1/6
(b) 1/9
(c) 1/3
(d) 2/9

Question : A standard deck of 52 cards is shuffled. One card is drawn at random. The probability that the card is red or an ace is
(a) 7/13
(b) 5/15
(c) 13/7
(d) 2/13

Question : The probability of an impossible event is
(a) more than 1
(b) less than 1
(c) 1
(d) 0

Question : If P(E) = 0.44, then P(not E) will be:
(a) 0.44
(d) 0.55
(c) 0.50
(d) 0.56

Question : A die is thrown 300 times and odd numbers are obtained 153 times. Then, the probability of getting an even number is
(a) 174/300
(b) 147/300
(c) 147/153
(d) 153/300

Question : Two dice are tossed. The probability of getting two 5’s is
(a) 1/18
(b) 1/6
(c) 1/36
(d) 1/2

Question : A dice is thrown. The probability of getting 1 and 5 is:
(a) ⅙
(b) ⅔
(c) ⅓
(d) ½

Question :A card is selected at random from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of its being a red face card is
(a) $\frac { 3 }{ 13 }$
(b) $\frac { 1 }{ 2 }$
(c) $\frac { 2 }{ 13 }$
(d) $\frac { 3 }{ 26 }$

Question :An unbiased dice is thrown. What is the probability of getting an even number or a multiple of 3?
(a) $\frac { 3 }{ 2 }$
(b) $\frac { 2 }{ 3 }$
(c) $\frac { 5 }{ 4 }$
(d) $\frac { 4 }{ 3 }$

Question :What is the probability that a leap year has 53 Sundays?
(a) $\frac { 7 }{ 8 }$
(b) $\frac { 4 }{ 5 }$
(c) $\frac { 2 }{ 3 }$
(d) $\frac { 2 }{ 7 }$

Question :Probability of boy that he will get married with his girlfriend is $\frac { 2 }{ 7 }$ then probability that he will not get married will be:
(a) $\frac { 5 }{ 7 }$
(b) $\frac { 7 }{ 2 }$
(c) $\frac { 2 }{ 7 }$
(d) $\frac { 7 }{ 10 }$

Question :In a football match, a player hits 8 goals out of 60 balls. Find the probability that the player did not hit the goal.
(a) $\frac { 11 }{ 15 }$
(b) $\frac { 4 }{ 5 }$
(c) $\frac { 8 }{ 15 }$
(d) $\frac { 13 }{ 15 }$

Question : In a football match, a player hits 8 goals out of 60 balls. Find the probability that the player did not hit the goal.
(a) 11/15
(b) 4/5
(c) 8/15
(d) 13/15

Question : Three unbiased coins are tossed together. The probability of getting at least two heads is
(a) 3/8
(b) 1/2
(c) 1/8
(d) 1

Question : A batsman hits boundaries for 6 times out of 30 balls. Find the probability that he did not hit the boundaries.
(a) ⅕
(b) ⅖
(c) ⅗
(d) ⅘

Question : Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two heads?
(a) 7/8
(b) 3/4
(c) 5/6
(d) 3/2

Question : A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. The probability of drawing a blue ball is double that of a red ball. The number of blue balls in the bag is
(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 20
(d) 30

Question : A batsman hits boundaries for 6 times out of 30 balls. Find the probability that he did not hit the boundaries.
(a) ⅕
(b) ⅖
(c) ⅗
(d) ⅘

Question : 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:
(a) 1/25
(b) 2/25
(c) 7/25
(d) 9/25

Question : What is the probability of getting an odd number less than 4, if a die is thrown?
(a) 1/6
(b) 1/2
(c) 1/3
(d) 0

Question : What is the probability of impossible events?
(a) 1
(b) 0
(c) More than 1
(d) Less than 1