Class 8 Mathematics Chapter 04 Data Handling

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Class 8 Mathematics Chapter 04 Data Handling

This quiz on Data Handling for Class 8 Mathematics is designed to assess students' understanding of organizing, representing, and interpreting data. It covers key topics such as types of data, frequency distribution tables, bar graphs, histograms, pie charts, probability, and measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode). Through multiple-choice and short-answer questions, students will test their analytical skills while receiving instant feedback and explanations for incorrect answers. The quiz also includes supplementary notes and video links for better clarity. If you score 50% or above, you will receive a Certificate of Achievement by mail. All the best! Take the quiz and identify your weaker topics and subtopics.

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Sub Topic: Looking for Information

1. A teacher collected data on the number of storybooks read by her students in a month. The data is as follows: 5, 3, 7, 4, 6. What is the average number of storybooks read by the students?

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Sub Topic: Looking for Information

2. What does the height of a bar in a bar graph represent?

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Sub Topic: Definition of Data

3. What is data?

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Sub Topic: Definition of Data

4. A teacher collects data on the average height of students in her class. She organizes the data and finds that the average height is 150 cm. If one student whose height is 160 cm leaves the class, what will be the new average height if there are 30 students remaining?

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Sub Topic: Collection of Data

5. A bar graph uses bars of uniform width where the heights are proportional to what?

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Sub Topic: Collection of Data

6. In a pictograph, one symbol represents 50 bicycles. If there are 4 symbols for the month of June, how many bicycles were produced in June?

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Sub Topic: Organization of Data

7. A pictograph uses a symbol to represent 50 books. If the symbol appears 3 times in July and 5 times in August, how many more books were produced in August than in July?

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Sub Topic: Organization of Data

8. A bar graph shows the number of cars sold in four months: January (200), February (300), March (400), and April (500). What is the average number of cars sold per month over these four months?

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Sub Topic: Representation of Data

9. (A) A bar graph is used to represent data where the height of each bar corresponds to the value it represents.
(R) Bar graphs are effective for comparing quantities across different categories.

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Sub Topic: Representation of Data

10. In a pie chart representing the time spent on different activities in a day, the sector for "Sleep" corresponds to an angle of 120 degrees. If the total time spent on all activities is 24 hours, how much time was spent sleeping?

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Sub Topic: Types of Graphical Representations

11. A bar graph shows the number of students in different classes: Class 6 has 40 students, Class 7 has 50 students, and Class 8 has 60 students. What is the total number of students represented in the bar graph?

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Sub Topic: Types of Graphical Representations

12. (A) In a double bar graph, the position of bars can be changed without altering the information conveyed.
(R) The height of the bars in a bar graph represents the quantity, and their position does not affect the data interpretation.

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Sub Topic: Pictograph

13. (A) A pictograph uses pictures to represent data, making it visually appealing and easy to understand.
(R) Pictographs are particularly useful when dealing with large datasets because they simplify complex information into a visual format.

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Sub Topic: Pictograph

14. In a pictograph, one symbol represents 100 cars. If September is represented by 4 full symbols, how many cars were produced in September?

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Sub Topic: Bar Graph

15. A double bar graph shows the sales of two products X and Y over four quarters. The total sales of product X are 400 units, and the total sales of product Y are 300 units. If the sales of product Y increase by 20% in each quarter, what will be the total sales of product Y after four quarters?

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Sub Topic: Bar Graph

16. A bar graph represents the sales of three products A, B, and C over five months. The heights of the bars for product A in January, February, and March are 50, 60, and 70 units respectively. If the bars for product A in January and March are swapped, what will be the new height of the bar representing product A in February?

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Sub Topic: Double Bar Graph

17. (A) Changing the position of any bar in a double bar graph alters the information it conveys.
(R) The height of the bars in a double bar graph represents the quantity for each category, and their relative positions are crucial for comparison.

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Sub Topic: Double Bar Graph

18. (A) In a double bar graph, the bars representing different categories are of equal width.
(R) Equal width of bars ensures consistent visual representation and accurate comparison of data.

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Sub Topic: Uses and interpretation

19. (A) A pie chart is the most appropriate graphical representation to compare the production of food grains over multiple years.
(R) A pie chart shows the relationship between a whole and its parts, making it ideal for comparing individual years' production as parts of the total production.

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Sub Topic: Uses and interpretation

20. In a pictograph, one symbol represents 100 cars. If 3 symbols are used to represent the number of cars produced in July, how many cars were produced in July?

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Sub Topic: Comparison of data using bar graphs

21. In a bar graph showing the number of books sold each month, the height of the bar for January is 50, and the height of the bar for February is 70. If the height of the bar for March is twice the average of the heights for January and February, what is the height of the bar for March?

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Sub Topic: Comparison of data using bar graphs

22. Which of the following is true about the bars in a bar graph?

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Sub Topic: Circle Graph or Pie Chart

23. If a family spends 25% of their monthly income on education, what is the central angle of the sector representing education in a pie chart?

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Sub Topic: Circle Graph or Pie Chart

24. The following data shows the favourite flavours of ice-cream for students in a school: Chocolate - 50%, Vanilla - 25%, Other flavours - 25%. What is the central angle of the sector representing Vanilla in a pie chart?

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Sub Topic: Drawing pie charts

25. In a pie chart, the central angle of a sector is $72^\circ$. What fraction of the total data does this sector represent?

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Sub Topic: Drawing pie charts

26. The favourite flavours of ice-cream for students of a school are given as follows: Chocolate - 50%, Vanilla - 30%, and Other flavours - 20%. What will be the central angle for the sector representing 'Vanilla' in a pie chart?

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Sub Topic: Introduction to Pie Charts

27. In a pie chart representing the favorite fruits of a group of students, 40% prefer apples, 30% prefer bananas, and 30% prefer oranges. What will be the central angle for the sector representing apples?

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Sub Topic: Introduction to Pie Charts

28. A pie chart represents the monthly expenditure of a family. The central angle for the sector representing savings is 54°. If the monthly savings is Rs. 4500, what is the total monthly expenditure?

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Sub Topic: Representation of Data in Pie Charts

29. In a survey, people were asked about their favorite type of movie genre. The responses are as follows: Action (35%), Comedy ($25\%$), Drama ($20\%$), and Horror ($20\%$). What is the fraction of the circle representing "Comedy" in a pie chart?

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Sub Topic: Representation of Data in Pie Charts

30. (A) The central angle of a sector in a pie chart representing 25% of the total data is 90°.
(R) The central angle of a sector in a pie chart is calculated by multiplying the percentage it represents by 360°.

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Sub Topic: Steps to Construct a Pie Chart

31. If a family's monthly expenditure on food is represented by a $90°$ sector in a pie chart, and their total expenditure is \$2000, how much do they spend on food?

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Sub Topic: Steps to Construct a Pie Chart

32. (A) The central angle for a category representing 30% of the total data in a pie chart is calculated as $108°$.
(R) The central angle for any category in a pie chart is calculated by multiplying its percentage share by the total angle of a circle ($360°$).

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Sub Topic: Interpretation of Pie Charts

33. (A) In a pie chart representing the daily activities of a child, the sector for "Play" will always be equal to the sector for "Homework".
(R) The time spent on "Play" and "Homework" is the same, i.e., 4 hours each.

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Sub Topic: Interpretation of Pie Charts

34. A pie chart represents the monthly expenditure of a family. The expenditure on food is 40%, education is 20%, rent is 15%, and savings is 25%. If the total expenditure is \$10,000, what is the central angle for the rent sector?

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Sub Topic: Examples of Pie Chart Representation

35. A survey was conducted on the preferred modes of transportation among 600 people. The results were as follows: Car - 150 people, Bus - 200 people, Bicycle - 100 people, Walk - 150 people. What is the central angle for the sector representing Bicycle in the pie chart?

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Sub Topic: Examples of Pie Chart Representation

36. A pie chart represents the time spent by a child during a day as follows: Sleep — 8 hours, School — 6 hours, Home work — 4 hours, Play — 4 hours, Others — 2 hours. What is the central angle for the sector representing "School"?

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Sub Topic: Expenditure of a Family

37. If the total monthly savings of a family is Rs.3000 and it represents 15% of the total expenditure, what is the monthly expenditure on clothes if it is 10% of the total expenditure?

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Sub Topic: Expenditure of a Family

38. In a family's expenditure pie chart, food constitutes 35%, rent 20%, education 10%, transport 5%, and savings 25%. If the total expenditure is \$60,000, which two categories have the same monetary value?

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Sub Topic: Sales in a Baker’s Shop

39. A baker's shop has total sales of Rs.720. The central angles for "Ordinary Bread" and "Fruit Bread" in the pie chart are $160^\circ$ and $40^\circ$ respectively. What is the combined sales of "Ordinary Bread" and "Fruit Bread"?

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Sub Topic: Sales in a Baker’s Shop

40. The sales of a baker’s shop are as follows: Ordinary Bread (\$320), Fruit Bread (\$80), Cakes and Pastries (\$160), Biscuits (\$120), and Others (\$40). What is the central angle for "Fruit Bread" in the pie chart representing this data?

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Sub Topic: Preferences in Ice Cream Flavors

41. If the "Other flavours" category is split into two equal parts, each representing a new flavor, what will be the central angle for each of these new flavors if the total number of students remains the same?

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Sub Topic: Preferences in Ice Cream Flavors

42. (A) The central angle for the Chocolate flavour in a pie chart representing ice cream preferences is 180°.
(R) The percentage of students preferring Chocolate flavour is 50\% and the total angle of a circle is 360°.

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Sub Topic: Preferences in Ice Cream Flavors

43. If the central angle for vanilla flavor is 90°, what percentage of students prefer vanilla flavor?

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Sub Topic: Chance and Probability

44. A fair die is rolled once. What is the probability of getting a number greater than 4?

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Sub Topic: Chance and Probability

45. A bag contains 3 red balls, 2 green balls, and 1 blue ball. If a ball is drawn at random, what is the probability that it is not blue?

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Sub Topic: Chance and Probability

46. A fair six-sided die is rolled twice. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers rolled is exactly 7?

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Sub Topic: Concept of Chance in Daily Life

47. In a rainy season, the probability that it rains on any given day is $\frac{1}{10}$. What is the probability that it does not rain on a particular day?

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Sub Topic: Concept of Chance in Daily Life

48. (A) In a situation where you carry an umbrella every day and it does not rain, but the one day you forget to carry it, it rains heavily, this is an example of chance.
(R) Chance events are unpredictable and have equal probability of occurrence.

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Sub Topic: Concept of Chance in Daily Life

49. A weather forecast predicts that the probability of rain on a given day during the rainy season is $\frac{1}{5}$. What is the probability that it does not rain on that day?

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Sub Topic: Definition of Probability

50. A box contains 5 red balls and 3 green balls. If a ball is drawn at random, what is the probability of getting a green ball?

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Sub Topic: Definition of Probability

51. A bag contains 3 blue marbles and 5 green marbles. What is the probability of drawing a blue marble?

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Sub Topic: Definition of Probability

52. A fair die is rolled twice. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers obtained is 8?

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Sub Topic: Equally Likely Outcomes

53. In an experiment of tossing a fair coin twice, what is the probability of getting at least one head?

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Sub Topic: Equally Likely Outcomes

54. In a single throw of a fair die, what is the probability of getting an even number?

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Sub Topic: Equally Likely Outcomes

55. In a single toss of a fair coin, what is the probability of getting a head?

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Sub Topic: Tossing a Coin

56. A fair coin is tossed twice. Given that at least one head appears, what is the probability that both tosses are heads?

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Sub Topic: Tossing a Coin

57. If a coin is tossed twice, what is the probability of getting at least one head?

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Sub Topic: Tossing a Coin

58. A coin is tossed once. What is the probability of getting a tail?

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Sub Topic: Rolling a Die

59. What is the probability of getting a 3 when a die is thrown?

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Sub Topic: Rolling a Die

60. When a die is rolled, what is the probability of getting a number greater than 4?

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Sub Topic: Rolling a Die

61. If a die is rolled twice, what is the probability of getting a 6 on both rolls?

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Sub Topic: Spinning a Wheel

62. A wheel has 12 sectors: 5 yellow, 4 orange, and 3 purple. What is the probability of not landing on an orange sector when the wheel is spun?

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Sub Topic: Spinning a Wheel

63. A wheel is divided into 8 equal sectors: 3 green, 2 blue, and 3 red. What is the probability of the pointer stopping on a sector that is either green or red?

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Sub Topic: Spinning a Wheel

64. A spinning wheel has 3 green sectors, 1 blue sector, and 1 red sector. What is the probability of not getting a blue sector?

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Sub Topic: Probability as a Fraction

65. (A) The probability of drawing a red ball from a bag containing 4 red balls and 2 yellow balls is $\frac{2}{3}$.
(R) The total number of outcomes in the experiment is 6, and there are 4 favorable outcomes for drawing a red ball.

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Sub Topic: Probability as a Fraction

66. A box has 4 red pencils and 6 black pencils. If one pencil is picked randomly, what is the probability that it is black?

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Sub Topic: Probability as a Fraction

67. A bag contains 6 green balls and 4 blue balls. If two balls are drawn at random without replacement, what is the probability that both balls are green?

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Sub Topic: Events in Probability

68. A coin is tossed twice. What is the probability of getting at least one head?

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Sub Topic: Events in Probability

69. A die is rolled twice. What is the probability that the sum of the two outcomes is 7?

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Sub Topic: Events in Probability

70. (A) Getting an even number when rolling a die is an event.
(R) An event is defined as one or more outcomes of an experiment.

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Sub Topic: Simple Events

71. In a certain city, the probability that it will rain on any given day during the monsoon season is $\frac{1}{5}$. What is the probability that it will not rain on two consecutive days?

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Sub Topic: Simple Events

72. A fair die is rolled twice. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers on the two rolls is exactly 7?

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Sub Topic: Simple Events

73. In a rainy season, the probability that it rains on any given day is $\frac{1}{10}$. What is the probability that it does not rain on a particular day?

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Sub Topic: Compound Events

74. Two dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers on the two dice is 7?

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Sub Topic: Compound Events

75. A bag contains 3 red balls and 2 blue balls. If one ball is drawn at random, what is the probability that it is a red ball?

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Sub Topic: Compound Events

76. (A) The probability of getting a red ball from a bag containing 4 red balls and 2 yellow balls is $\frac{2}{3}$.
(R) The probability of an event is calculated as the ratio of the number of favorable outcomes to the total number of possible outcomes.

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Sub Topic: Real-Life Applications of Probability

77. (A) The probability that it rains on a particular day during the rainy season is $\frac{1}{10}$.
(R) Assuming that raining or not raining on a day are equally likely events, the probability of it not raining is $\frac{9}{10}$.

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Sub Topic: Real-Life Applications of Probability

78. An exit poll conducted at a voting center shows that 60% of voters favor Candidate A. If 5 voters are randomly selected, what is the probability that all 5 favor Candidate A?

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Sub Topic: Real-Life Applications of Probability

79. A weather forecast predicts a 20% chance of rain tomorrow. What is the probability that it will not rain tomorrow?

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Sub Topic: Weather Forecasting

80. During a rainy season, if the chance of rain on any given day is 10%, what is the probability that it will rain on exactly one day out of two consecutive days?

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Sub Topic: Weather Forecasting

81. If the probability that it rains on a particular day during the rainy season is $\frac{1}{10}$, what is the probability that it does not rain on that day?

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Sub Topic: Weather Forecasting

82. A weather forecast predicts a 30% chance of rain on Monday and a 40% chance of rain on Tuesday. Assuming the events are independent, what is the probability that it will rain on at least one of these days?

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Sub Topic: Predicting Election Results (Exit Polls)

83. (A) Exit polls are used to predict election results by sampling a small group of voters.
(R) The probability of a candidate winning can be estimated based on the proportion of votes they receive in the exit poll.

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Sub Topic: Predicting Election Results (Exit Polls)

84. In a rainy season, the probability that it rains on a particular day is $\frac{1}{10}$. If you carry a raincoat only when it rains, what is the probability that it does not rain on a day when you do not carry a raincoat?

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Sub Topic: Predicting Election Results (Exit Polls)

85. During the same exit poll, it was found that 300 voters did not vote for Candidate A. Based on this information, what is the probability that a randomly selected voter did NOT vote for Candidate A?

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Sub Topic: Quality Control in Manufacturing

86. In a batch of 100 items, the probability that an item is defective is 0.01. What is the probability that none of the items are defective?

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Sub Topic: Quality Control in Manufacturing

87. When a fair coin is tossed, what are the possible outcomes?

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Sub Topic: Quality Control in Manufacturing

88. If a die is thrown, how many possible outcomes are there?

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Sub Topic: Chance and probability related to real life

89. In a city, the Meteorological Department predicts that there is a 30% chance of rain on any given day during the rainy season. If a person forgets to carry a raincoat on three consecutive days, what is the probability that it rains on exactly one of those days?

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Sub Topic: Chance and probability related to real life

90. (A) The probability of a candidate winning an election can be accurately predicted using exit polls because they provide a random sample of voters.
(R) Exit polls are based on the principle of sampling, where a small subset of the population is used to infer characteristics of the entire population.

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Sub Topic: Chance and probability related to real life

91. If the Meteorological Department predicts that there is a 20% chance of rain tomorrow, what is the probability that it will not rain tomorrow?

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Sub Topic: Outcomes as events

92. (A) Getting a number greater than 4 when throwing a die is an event.
(R) An event is defined as any outcome or collection of outcomes of an experiment.

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Sub Topic: Outcomes as events

93. Which of the following statements is true about events in probability?

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Sub Topic: Outcomes as events

94. (A) In the experiment of rolling a fair six-sided die, the event of getting a number greater than 4 is an outcome.
(R) An event is defined as a collection of one or more outcomes of an experiment.

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Sub Topic: Linking chances to probability

95. A bag contains 5 red balls and 3 green balls. Two balls are drawn at random without replacement. What is the probability that at least one of the balls is red?

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Sub Topic: Linking chances to probability

96. A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 blue balls. If a ball is drawn at random, what is the probability of drawing a blue ball?

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Sub Topic: Linking chances to probability

97. In a rainy season, the probability that it will rain on any given day is $\frac{1}{5}$. What is the probability that it will not rain on a particular day?

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Sub Topic: Getting a result

98. A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 blue balls. If one ball is drawn at random, what is the probability that it is red?

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Sub Topic: Getting a result

99. (A) The probability of getting a head in a single toss of a fair coin is $\frac{1}{2}$.
(R) In a fair coin toss, there are two equally likely outcomes: head and tail.

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Sub Topic: Getting a result

100. A coin is tossed twice. What is the probability of getting at least one head?

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