Quiz Discussion

A box contains 5 green, 4 yellow and 3 white marbles. three marbles are drawn at random. What is the probability that all they are not of the same colour?

• 1]

  3/44

• 2]

  3/55

• 3]

  52/55

• 4]

  41/44

In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'MATHEMATICS' be arranged so that the vowels always come together

• 1]

  10080

• 2]

  4989600

• 3]

  120960

• 4]

  None of these

A person tosses an unbiased coin. When head turns up, he gets Rs.8 and tail turns up he loses Rs.4. If 3 coins are tossed, what is probability that he gets a profit of Rs.12?

• 1]

  3/8

• 2]

  5/8

• 3]

  3/4

• 4]

  1/8

A committee of 8 members is to be selected from a group of 12 male and 10 female members. In how many ways the committee is selected such that at most two and at least one male member are there in the committee?

• 1]

  13540

• 2]

  14200

• 3]

  15300

• 4]

  16400

If A, B and C are mutually exclusive and exhaustive events of a random experiment such that P(B)=3/2​P(A) and P(C)=1/2​P(B), then P(A∪C)=

• 1]

  3/13

• 2]

  6/13

• 3]

  7/13

• 4]

  10/13

In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 blanks. A lottery is drawn at random. What is the probability of getting a prize?

• 1]

  1/10

• 2]

  2/5

• 3]

  2/7

• 4]

  5/7

In a simultaneous throw of two dice, what is the probability of getting a total of 7?

• 1]

  1/6

• 2]

  1/4

• 3]

  2/3

• 4]

  3/4

From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected to form a committee so that at least three men are in the committee. In how many ways can it be done?

• 1]

  624

• 2]

  702

• 3]

  756

• 4]

  812

How many words, with or without meaning, can be formed using all letters of the word EQUATION using each letter exactly once?

• 1]

  38,320

• 2]

  39,320

• 3]

  38,400

• 4]

  40,320

A speaks truth in 75% cases and B in 80% of the cases. In what percentage of the cases are they likely to contradict each other, narrating the same incident?

• 1]

  5%

• 2]

  15%

• 3]

  35%

• 4]

  45%