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  • 1. 
    Which of the following cannot be the empirical probability of an event?

  • \(\frac{2}{3}\)
  • \(\frac{3}{2}\)
  • 0
  • 1

  • 2. 
    In a survey of 364 children aged 19-36 months, it was found that 91 liked to eat potato chips. If a child is selected at random, the probability that he/she does not like to eat potato chips is:

  • 0.25
  • 0.50
  • 0.75
  • 0.80

  • 3. 
    In a sample study of 640 people, it was found that 512 people have a high school certificate. If a person is selected at random, the probability that the person has a high school certificate is:

  • 0.5
  • 0.6
  • 0.7
  • 0.8

  • 4. 
    The probability that a number selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3, ..., 15 is a multiple of 4 is

  • \(\frac{4}{15}\)
  • \(\frac{2}{15}\)
  • \(\frac{1}{5}\)
  • \(\frac{1}{3}\)

  • 5. 
    When a die is thrown, the probability of getting an odd number less than 4 is

  • \(\frac{1}{6}\)
  • \(\frac{1}{3}\)
  • \(\frac{1}{2}\)
  • 0

  • 6. 
    A bag contains 16 cards bearing number 1, 2, 3 ...., 16 respectively. One card is drawn at random. What is the probability that a number is divisible by 3?

  • \(\frac{3}{16}\)
  • \(\frac{5}{16}\)
  • \(\frac{11}{16}\)
  • \(\frac{13}{16}\)

  • 7. 
    In a cricket match a batsman hits a boundary 4 times out of the 32 balls he plays. In a given ball, what is the probability that he does not hit the ball to the boundary?

  • \(\frac{7}{8}\)
  • \(\frac{1}{8}\)
  • \(\frac{1}{7}\)
  • \(\frac{6}{7}\)

  • 8. 
    The sum of the probabilities of all events of a trial is

  • 1
  • greater than 1
  • less than 1
  • between 0 and 1

  • 9. 
    A die is thrown 300 times and odd numbers are obtained 153 times. Then the probability of getting an even number is

  • \(\frac{153}{300}\)
  • \(\frac{147}{300}\)
  • \(\frac{174}{300}\)
  • \(\frac{147}{153}\)

  • 10. 
    Two coins are tossed 1000 times and the outcomes are recorded as below:
    MCQ Questions for Class 9 Maths Chapter 15 Probability with Answers
    The probability of getting at the most one head is:

  • \(\frac{1}{5}\)
  • \(\frac{1}{4}\)
  • \(\frac{4}{5}\)
  • \(\frac{3}{4}\)
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