
Q21
Q21 Eleven books, consisting of five Engineering books, four Mathematics books and two Physics books, are arranged in a shelf at random. What is the probability that the books of each kind are all together?
5/1155
2/1155
3/1155
1/1155
Q22
Q22 In a race, the odds in favour of cars P, Q, R, S are 1 : 3, 1 : 4, 1 : 5 and 1 : 6 respectively. Find the probability that one of them wins the race.
9/17
114/121
319/420
27/111
Q23
Q23 Tickets numbered 1 to 30 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. What is the probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 5?
2/15
7/15
10/30
7/30
Q24
Q24 Three students appear at an examination of Mathematics. The probability of their success are 1/3, 1/4, 1/5 respectively. Find the probability of success of at least two.
1/6
2/5
3/4
3/5
Q25
Q25 Seven white balls and three black balls are randomly placed in a row. Find the probability that no two black balls are placed adjacently to each other.
7/15
2/15
3/7
2/7
Q26
Q26 A speaks the truth in 75% of cases and B in 80% of cases. In what percent of cases are they likely to contradict each other in narrating the same event?
0.225
0.37
0.32
0.35
Q27
Q27 Find the probability of getting a numbered card when a card is drawn from the pack of 52 cards.
15/9
9/13
13/9
9/15
Q28
Q28 Two cards are drawn from the pack of 52 cards. Find the probability that both are diamonds or both are kings.
(13C2 + 4C2 ) / 52C2
(13C2 + 52C2) / 4C2
(4C2+52C2) / 13C2
None of these
Q29
Q29 A problem is given to three persons P, Q, R whose respective chances of solving it are 2/7, 4/7, 4/9 respectively. What is the probability that the problem is solved?
122/147
122/149
122/142
122/141


