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Probability PYQs (previous year questions) for CBSE Class 10: Probability (Mathematics) had 27 questions across the 40 official CBSE Class 10 papers we tagged (2016–2026), and appeared in 9 of them. Asked in 9 of 10 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Simple Events, Dice, Playing Cards.
Year-wise question count
Asked in 9 of 10 years.
Most-asked concepts
Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.
| Concept | Questions | Papers | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Events | 11 | 7 | 2026, 2024, 2023, 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016 |
| Dice | 8 | 7 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
| Playing Cards | 3 | 3 | 2025, 2024, 2016 |
| Coin Tossing | 2 | 2 | 2019, 2016 |
| Complementary Events | 2 | 2 | 2024, 2023 |
| Sure Event | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
How to practise Probability PYQs
- Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
- Solve one year’s Probability questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
- Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
- Once a concept is clean in two papers, move to the next. Then sit a full paper from the year pages.
Questions by year
Each line gives the question number and paper, type, concept, our one-line summary, with a link to the official PDF.
CBSE Class 102026
- Q.18 (Mathematics Standard (30/1/1)) · MCQ · Dice: Probability of a number other than 3 on a die PDF
- Q.19 (Mathematics Standard (30/1/1)) · Assertion-Reason · Simple Events: Assertion-reason on 53 Mondays in leap and non-leap years PDF
- Q.31 (Mathematics Standard (30/1/1)) · Short answer · Dice: Probability of same and of different numbers on two dice PDF
CBSE Class 102025
- Q.13 (Mathematics Standard (30/1/1)) · MCQ · Playing Cards: Probability of drawing a red face card PDF
- Q.19 (Mathematics Standard (30/1/1)) · Assertion-Reason · Sure Event: Assertion-reason on probability of a sure event PDF
- Q.31 (Mathematics Standard (30/1/1)) · Short answer · Dice: Probability that two dice differ by 2 PDF
CBSE Class 102024
- Q.2 (Mathematics Standard (30/1/1)) · MCQ · Complementary Events: Probability of losing from probability of winning PDF
- Q.8 (Mathematics Standard (30/1/1)) · MCQ · Simple Events: Probability of a prime after removing even numbers from data PDF
- Q.16 (Mathematics Standard (30/1/1)) · MCQ · Dice: Probability that sum of two dice is 2, 3 or 5 PDF
- Q.22 (Mathematics Standard (30/1/1)) · Very short answer · Playing Cards: Probability of queen of hearts after a black card is lost PDF
CBSE Class 102023
- Q.16 (Mathematics Standard (30/1/1)) · MCQ · Complementary Events: Relation between probabilities of an event and its complement PDF
- Q.17 (Mathematics Standard (30/1/1)) · MCQ · Simple Events: Number of lottery tickets bought from win probability PDF
- Q.18 (Mathematics Standard (30/1/1)) · MCQ · Simple Events: Probability a random person can swim PDF
- Q.25 (Mathematics Standard (30/1/1)) · Very short answer · Simple Events: Probability of red and of yellow ball from a bag PDF
CBSE Class 102020
- Q.18 (Mathematics Standard (30/1/1)) · Very short answer · Simple Events: Probability a random English letter is a consonant PDF
- Q.19 (Mathematics Standard (30/1/1)) · Very short answer · Dice: Probability of a number less than 3 on a die PDF
- Q.25 (Mathematics Standard (30/1/1)) · Short answer · Simple Events: Probability that x squared is at most 4 PDF
CBSE Class 102019
CBSE Class 102018
CBSE Class 102017
- Q.4 (Mathematics (30/1)) · Very short answer · Simple Events: Number of rotten apples from given probability PDF
- Q.14 (Mathematics (30/1)) · Short answer · Simple Events: Number of black balls when its probability is thrice white's PDF
- Q.29 (Mathematics (30/1)) · Long answer · Dice: Probability of even sum and even product with two dice PDF
CBSE Class 102016
- Q.4 (Mathematics (30/1)) · Very short answer · Playing Cards: Probability card is neither red nor a queen PDF
- Q.20 (Mathematics (30/1)) · Short answer · Coin Tossing: Probabilities for exactly/at least two heads and at least two tails with three coins PDF
- Q.29 (Mathematics (30/1)) · Long answer · Simple Events: Probability product of chosen x and y is less than 16 PDF
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FAQ
How many Probability questions come in CBSE Class 10?
In the official papers we tagged: 3 in 2026, 3 in 2025, 4 in 2024, 4 in 2023, 3 in 2020, 2 in 2019, 2 in 2018, 3 in 2017 and 3 in 2016. Not asked in the other year. That is 27 questions in all, about 8% of Mathematics.
Which Probability topics repeat in CBSE Class 10?
Asked in the most papers: Simple Events, Dice, Playing Cards. The concept table lists every one with its count.
Are these official CBSE Class 10 questions?
Yes. Every question is from an official CBSE Class 10 paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.