Class 10 · Mathematics (Standard) · CBSE Board · 2023–2026

Probability — Class 10 Mathematics (Standard) PYQs

33 questions from this chapter, asked in 4 Class 10 exams between 2023–2026 — every question paper set included, duplicates removed.

33questions
4Class 10 exams
2023–2026years covered
1 / 2 / 3 / 4mark values asked

Questions asked per year

Practice questions

Q1MCQ20261 mark

A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled deck of playing cards. The probability that it is either a ten or a king is

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Q2MCQ20261 mark

Meena calculates that the probability of her winning the first prize in a lottery is . If total tickets were sold, the number of tickets bought by her, is

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Q3MCQ20261 mark

Which of the following can not be the probability of an event ?

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Q4MCQ20261 mark

Two dice are rolled together. The probability of getting an outcome $(x, y)$ where $x > y$, is

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Q520262 marks

A bag contains balls. Some of them are yellow and others are green. One ball is drawn at random. If probability of getting a green ball is , then find the number of yellow balls.

Q6MCQ20251 mark

A card is selected at random from a deck of playing cards. The probability of it being a red face card is :

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Q7MCQ20251 mark

Assertion (A) : The probability of selecting a number at random from the numbers to is .
Reason (R): For any event , if $P(E) = 1$, then is called a sure event.

(A)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(B)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(C)Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D)Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
Q820253 marks

Two dice are thrown at the same time. Determine the probability that the difference of the numbers on the two dice is .

Q9MCQ20251 mark

A card is drawn at random from a pack of cards. What is the probability that the card drawn is a spade or a king ?

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Q1020253 marks

Two dice are rolled together. Find the probability of getting :
(i) a multiple of on one and a multiple of on the other die.
(ii) the product of two numbers on the top of the two dice is a perfect square number.

Why practise Probability PYQs?

Probability has appeared in 4 Class 10 Mathematics (Standard) exams we track between 2023–2026, with questions worth 1, 2, 3, 4 marks. CBSE Board examiners consistently reuse concepts and question patterns from this topic — practising its previous year questions is the most reliable way to know exactly what to expect in your exam.

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