$A$ determinant is chosen at random from the set of all determinants of order $2$ with elements $0$ or $1$ only. The probability that the value of the chosen determinant is positive is:

  • A
    $3/16$
  • B
    $3/8$
  • C
    $1/4$
  • D
    None of these

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