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Quantitative Aptitude Questions (Probability) for SBI Clerk / IDBI Executive 2018 Day- 71

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1) A cartoon contains 7 red and 5 green apples. 3 apples are drawn at random. Find the probability that they are of the same colors.

  1. 7 /44
  2. 9 / 44
  3. 12/44
  4. 3/44
  5. None of these

 

2) 2 dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers on the faces is divisible by either 3 or 5?

  1. 7/36
  2. 19/36
  3. 9/36
  4. 2/7
  5. None of these

 

3) From a pack of 52 cards one card is drawn at random. What is the probability that the card drawn is a six or a diamond?

  1. 17/52
  2. 4/13
  3. 9/52
  4. 3/13
  5. None of these

 

4) 2 cards are drawn together at random from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability of both the cards being jack?

  1. 25 / 57
  2. 53/256
  3. 4/221
  4. 1/221
  5. None of these

 

5) In a bouquet, there are 5 red, 3 white and 7 orange roses. One rose is picked up randomly. What is the probability that is neither red nor orange?

  1. 1/3
  2. 1/5
  3. 1/8
  4. 1/7
  5. None of these

 

6) In a bag contains 6 black toys, 7 violet toys and 5 blue toys. Three toys are drawn at random from the bag. The probability that all of them are blue is?

  1. 11/816
  2. 5/408
  3. 13/816
  4. 7/408
  5. None of these

 

7) A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The card is drawn at random. What is the probability that it is neither a heart nor a king?

  1. 4/13
  2. 7/13
  3. 9/13
  4. 11/13
  5. None of these

 

8) A box contains 7 black and 5 white hair clips. 3 hair clips are drawn at random. What is the probability that one is black and the other 2 are white?

  1. 15/22
  2. 8/11
  3. 7/22
  4. 7/11
  5. None of these

 

9) A pouch contains 4 black, 2 red and 5 blue pens. 2 pens are drawn at random. What is the probability that none of the pens drawn is blue?

  1. 5/11
  2. 15/11
  3. 3/11
  4. 17/11
  5. None of these

 

10) A box contains 15 tube lights, out of which 6 are repair. 3 tube lights are chosen at random from this box. Find the probability that at least one of these is repair?

  1. 53/65
  2. 62/45
  3. 84/65
  4. 73/45
  5. None of these

 

Answers:

1) Answer: B

Let s be the sample space.

Then n(S) = no. of ways of drawing 3 apples out of 12

= > 12C3 = 12*11*10 / 3*2*1

= > 220

Let E = event of getting both apples of the same color. Then

n(E) = no. of ways of drawing 3 apples out of 7 or 3 apples out of 5

=7C3 +5C3

=7*6*5 / 3*2*1 + (5*4*3 / 3*2*1)

=35 + 10

=45

P(E) = n(E) / n(S)

= 45 / 220

= 9/44

 

2) Answer: B

Clearly n(s) = 6*6 = 36

Let E be the event that the sum of the numbers on the 2 faces is divisible by either 3 or 5. Then

E = {(1,2), (1,4), (1,5), (2,1), (2,3), (2,4), (3,2), (3,3), (3,6), (4,1), (4,2), (4,5), (4,6), (5,1), (5,4), (5,5), (6,3), (6,4), (6,6)}

n(E) = 19

Hence P(E) = n(E) / n(s)

= 19/ 36

 

3) Answer: B

Here n(S) = 52

There are 13 diamond cards (including one six) and also 3 more sixes are there.

Let E = event of getting a six or a diamond

Then n(E) = 13 +3

n(E) = 16

Therefore P(E) = n(E) / n(S)

=16 / 52

P(E) = 4/13

 

4) Answer: D

Let s be the sample space

Then n (S) = 52C2

=52*51/2*1

=2652/2

=1326

Let E = event of getting 2 jack cards out of 4

n(E) = 4C2 = 4*3 / 2*1

=12/2

=6

P(E) = n(E)/n(S) = 6/1326

=1/221

 

5) Answer: B

Total no. of roses = 5+3+7

=15

Let E = event that the rose drawn is neither red nor orange

n(E) = 3

Therefore P(E) = n(E) / n(s)

=3/15

=1/5

The probability that is neither red nor orange is 1/5

 

6) Answer: B

Let s be the sample space

Then n(S) = no. of ways of drawing 3 toys out of 18

=18C3

=18*17*16 / 3*2*1

=816

let E = event of getting all the 3 blue balls

n(E) = 5C3

=5*4*3 / 3*2*1

=10

P(E) = n(E) / n(S)

=10/816

=5/408

 

7) Answer: C

There are 13 heart and 3 king

Probability of getting heart or a king:

= (13+3)/52

=16/52

=4/13

So probability of getting neither hearts nor a king:

=1- 4/13

=9/13

 

8) Answer: C

Let s be the sample space. Then

n(S) = no. of ways of drawing 3 hair clips out of 12

=12C3 = 12*11*10 / 3*2*1

=220

Let E = event of drawing 1 black and 2 white hairclips

n(E) = no. of ways of drawing 1 black out of 7 and 2 white out of 5

=7C1 and 5C2

=7*(5*4 / 2*1)

=7*10

=70

P(E ) = n(E) / n(S)

= 70/220

= 7/22

 

9) Answer: C

Total no. of pens = 4+ 2+5

=11

Let s be the sample space. Then

n(S) = no. of ways of drawing 2 pens out of 11

=11C2 = 11*10 / 2*1

=55

Let E = event of drawing 2 pens, none of which is blue

n(E) = no. of ways of drawing 2 pens out of 6 pens

=6C2

=6*5 / 2*1

=15

P(E) = n(E) / n(S)

=15 / 55

= 3/11

 

10) Answer: A

P(none is repair) = 9C3 / 15C3

= (9*8*7 / 3*2*1) / (15*14*13 / 3*2*1)

= (504/6) / (2730 / 6)

= 504/6 * 6/2730

= 504/2730

= 12/65

P(at least one is repair) = 1 – 12/65

= 53/65

 

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