Objective Questions on Probability and Statistics
1. What is sampling in statistics?
A. Calculating probabilities
[X] B. Selecting a subset from a population
C. Drawing charts
D. Sorting data
2. A random experiment is:
[X] A. An activity with uncertain outcome
B. A repeated fixed result
C. A test with only one outcome
D. None of the above
3. Sample space for tossing 2 coins is:
A. {H, T}
B. {HH, HT, TT}
[X] C. {HH, HT, TH, TT}
D. {HHT, THT}
4. Number of outcomes in tossing 3 coins:
A. 6
[X] B. 8
C. 4
D. 2
5. An event is:
A. Any number
[X] B. A subset of the sample space
C. All outcomes
D. A type of experiment
6. Mutually exclusive events:
[X] A. Cannot happen at the same time
B. Must happen together
C. Always affect each other
D. Are independent
7. Tossing a coin: Getting Head and Tail at once is:
[X] A. Impossible
B. Certain
C. Always happens
D. None
8. In a die roll, getting 2 or 5 is:
[X] A. Mutually exclusive
B. Independent
C. Exhaustive
D. Compound
9. Independent events:
A. Cannot happen together
[X] B. Do not affect each other
C. Are part of sampling
D. Must be equal in probability
10. Tossing a coin and rolling a die are:
[X] A. Independent
B. Mutually exclusive
C. Exhaustive
D. Repeated events
11. Picking a ball, replacing it, and picking again is:
[X] A. Independent
B. Dependent
C. Exhaustive
D. Mutually exclusive
12. Events that cover the entire sample space are:
A. Mutually exclusive
[X] B. Exhaustive
C. Impossible
D. Independent
13. Tossing 1 coin: Getting Head or Tail is:
[X] A. Exhaustive
B. Independent
C. Not possible
D. Compound
14. For mutually exclusive events A and B:
[X] A. P(A U B) = P(A) + P(B)
B. P(A n B) = 1
C. P(A U B) = 0
D. P(A) = P(B)
15. Events A and B: P(A)=1/4, P(B)=1/3. If mutually exclusive, P(A U B) = ?
[X] A. 7/12
B. 1/12
C. 1/2
D. 4/7
16. Probability of drawing black or white from 8 black, 7 white, 5 yellow:
[X] A. 15/20
B. 12/20
C. 8/20
D. 7/20
17. Probability of picking red or blue from 6 red, 4 green, 5 blue:
[X] A. 11/15
B. 10/15
C. 6/10
D. 4/15
18. From 5 orange, 3 purple, 6 yellow: P(Purple or Yellow) =
[X] A. 9/14
B. 6/14
C. 5/14
D. 3/14
19. From 7 red, 5 yellow, 8 brown: P(both red)
[X] A. 21/190
B. 7/20
C. 6/19
D. 14/190
20. From same box: P(both brown)
A. 21/190
[X] B. 14/95
C. 56/190
D. 8/20