ProbabilityCAT Previous-Year Questions

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Probability · CAT PYQs

CAT 1995 · QA
Q1.

If a 4 digit number is formed with digits 1, 2, 3 and 5. What is the probability that the number is divisible by 25, if repetition of digits is not allowed?

CAT 1994 · QA
Q2.

Data is provided followed by two statements – I and II – both resulting in a value, say I and II.

As your answer,
Type 1, if I > II.
Type 2, if I < II.
Type 3, if I = II.
Type 4, if nothing can be said.

I. The probability of encountering 54 Sundays in a leap year.
II. The probability of encountering 53 Sundays in a non-leap year.

CAT 1993 · QA
Q3.

A box contains 6 red balls, 7 green balls and 5 blue balls. Each ball is of a different size. The probability that the red ball selected is the smallest red ball, is

CAT 1991 · QA
Q4.

A player rolls a die and receives the same number of rupees as the number of dots on the face that turns up. What should the player pay for each roll if he wants to make a profit of one rupee per throw of the die in the long run?