# Permutations, Probability and Sets XAT PYQ Topic Wise

> Permutations, Probability and Sets XAT PYQs: all 19 questions from 9 official papers (2016–2024), by concept. Asked in 9 of 9 years.

Source: https://previousyearquestions.app/xat/topics/xat-modern-maths/

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## Answer first

Permutations, Probability and Sets PYQs (previous year questions) for XAT: Permutations, Probability and Sets (Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation) had **19 questions** across the 9 official XAT papers we tagged (2016–2024), and appeared in 9 of them. Asked in 9 of 9 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Probability, Set Theory, Data Sufficiency.

## Year-wise question count

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## Most-asked concepts

Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.

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## How to practise Permutations, Probability and Sets PYQs

1. Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
2. Solve one year's Permutations, Probability and Sets questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
3. Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
4. 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, type, concept, our one-line summary, with a link to the official PDF.

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## Other Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation topics

- [Arithmetic PYQs](/xat/topics/xat-arithmetic/)
- [Algebra PYQs](/xat/topics/xat-algebra/)
- [Geometry and Mensuration PYQs](/xat/topics/xat-geometry/)
- [Number System PYQs](/xat/topics/xat-number-system/)
- [Data Interpretation PYQs](/xat/topics/xat-data-interpretation/)

## FAQ

### How many Permutations, Probability and Sets questions come in XAT?
In the official papers we tagged: 4 in 2024, 1 in 2023, 1 in 2022, 1 in 2021, 4 in 2020, 1 in 2019, 3 in 2018, 3 in 2017 and 1 in 2016. That is 19 questions in all, about 8% of Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation.

### Which Permutations, Probability and Sets topics repeat in XAT?
Asked in the most papers: Probability, Set Theory, Data Sufficiency. The concept table lists every one with its count.

### Are these official XAT questions?
Yes. Every question is from an official XAT paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.