A bag contains 6 black and 8 white balls. One ball is drawn at random. What is the probability that the ball drawn is white?
Correct answer B. 4/7
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Probability MCQs
Probability MCQs are quantitative questions that ask how likely an event is, using coins, dice, playing cards, numbered slips and simple expected value problems. They help candidates preparing for NTS, FPSC, SSC and bank job aptitude tests. Every question has an instant answer, so you can check your working and spot common counting mistakes quickly.
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One card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability that the card drawn is a face card (Jack, Queen and King only)?
Correct answer B. 3/13
Two cards are drawn together from a pack of 52 cards. The probability that one is a spade and one is a heart, is:
Correct answer D. 13/102
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A bag contains 4 white, 5 red and 6 blue balls. Three balls are drawn at random from the bag. The probability that all of them are red, is:
Correct answer C. 2/91
A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The probability of getting a queen of club or a king of heart is:
Correct answer C. 1/26
Two dice are tossed. The probability that the total score is a prime number is:
Correct answer B. 5/12
From a pack of 52 cards, two cards are drawn together at random. What is the probability of both the cards being kings?
Correct answer D. 1/221
In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 blanks. A lottery is drawn at random. What is the probability of getting a prize?
Correct answer C. 2/7
In a class, there are 15 boys and 10 girls. Three students are selected at random. The probability that 1 girl and 2 boys are selected, is:
Correct answer A. 21/46
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Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting two numbers whose product is even?
Correct answer B. 3/4
Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two heads?
Correct answer D. 7/8
What is the probability of getting a sum 9 from two throws of a dice?
Correct answer C. 1/9
In a box, there are 8 red, 7 blue and 6 green balls. One ball is picked up randomly. What is the probability that it is neither red nor green?
Correct answer A. 1/3
A bag contains 2 red, 3 green and 2 blue balls. Two balls are drawn at random. What is the probability that none of the balls drawn is blue?
Correct answer A. 10/21
Tickets numbered 1 to 20 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?
Correct answer D. 9/20
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Pakistan is playing a cricket match against Australia. If the probability that Pakistan will win is 4/11 and that of Australia will win is 2/11. What is the probability that match will be draw.
Correct answer A. 5/11
The probability that a certain team wins a football match is 0.7 the probability of a lie is 0.1 what is the probability of the team losing?
Correct answer B. 1/5
The probability that your friend was born in January June or July is 1/4 what is the probability that he was not born in a month that starts with letter J?
Correct answer C. 3/4
In above question what is the expected loss to the poor boy if it is not sold or returned back?
Correct answer D. 12.5
A boy buys crates of drink at Rs. 75 per crate and sells each for Rs. 90. What is the expected profit per crate, if probability of sale is 5/6?
Correct answer A. 12.5
About Probability MCQs
Aptitude probability questions are usually short but need careful counting. In this set you will find coin tosses asking for at least one head, cards drawn from a standard pack of 52, slips drawn from a numbered box, and match outcomes where win, draw and loss probabilities must add up to one. Some questions extend into expected profit and loss, for example a seller who gains on each crate sold but loses on each one left over. Mastering complementary events, the addition rule for mutually exclusive events and the multiplication rule for independent events will let you solve most of these quickly.
Exams that include Probability MCQs
Pakistan
- NTS
- FPSC
- PPSC
- GAT
- Banking job tests
India
- SSC CGL
- IBPS PO
- SBI PO
- Campus placements
Bangladesh
- Bank job exams
- BCS
Frequently asked questions
What is the probability of getting at least one head when three coins are tossed?
Three coins give 8 equally likely outcomes, and only one of them, all tails, has no head. So the probability of at least one head is 1 minus 1/8, which equals 7/8. Using the complement like this is faster than listing every favourable outcome.
How should I prepare for Probability MCQs in aptitude tests?
Start by memorising the sample spaces for one and two dice, three coins and a 52-card pack. Then practise the complement rule, the addition rule and the multiplication rule on short questions. Always write the total number of outcomes first, because most errors come from miscounting it.
How many Probability MCQs are on MCQs360?
MCQs360 has 45 Probability MCQs in its Aptitude section, each with an instant answer. You can practise them free with no sign-up. Pair them with the Permutation and Combination questions, since counting arrangements is often the first step in harder probability problems.
Last reviewed October 2026