Permutation Combination

•How many batting orders are •In how many ways, can we
possible for the Indian cricket select a team of 4 students
team if there is a squad of 15 to from a given choice of 15 ?
choose from such that Sachin
Tendulkar is always chosen?
Type : Word Formation
Find the number of words, Find the number of words,
with or without meaning, with or without meaning, that
that can be formed with can be formed with the letters
the letters of the word of the word ‘SWIMMING?
‘INDIA’.
Q.) In how many different ways can the letters of the word
'OPTICAL' be arranged so that the vowels always come together?

A. 920
B. 825
C. 720
D. 610
Q.) In how many different ways can the letters of the word
'LEADING' be arranged in such a way that the vowels
always come together?

A. 360
B. 480
C. 720
D. 5040
E. None of these
Q.) How many different words can be formed with the letters of the
word ‘SUPER’ such that the vowels always come together?

Q.) Find the number of different words that can be formed with the
letters of the word ‘BUTTER’ so that the vowels are always
together.
Q.) In how many ways can 10 examination papers be arranged
so that the best and the worst papers never come together?

A. 8 × 9!
B. 8 × 8!
C. 7 × 9!
D. 9 × 8!
Q.) In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'DETAIL'
be arranged in such a way that the vowels occupy only the odd
positions?

A. 32
B. 48
C. 36
D. 60
E. 120
Q.) A person has to cover 6 meters using either a 1 meter step
or a 2 meter step or a combination of both .Find in how many
ways you can do it
Q.) Find the number of ways to reach from point A to C if the
person has to take the shortest route and he can move in
horizontal and vertical direction only
Q.) In how many ways can 8 Indians and, 4 American and 4
Englishmen can be seated in a row so that all person of the same
nationality sit together?

A. 3! 4! 8! 4!
B. 3! 8!
C. 4! 4!
D. 8! 4! 4!
Q.) In how many ways can 12 examination papers be arranged so that
the best and the worst papers never come together?

A. 10 × 11!
B. 8 × 8!
C. 7 × 9!
D. 9 × 8!
Number Formation :
Q.) How many numbers between 400 and 1000 can
be formed with the digits 0,2,3,4,5,6, if no digit is
repeated in the same number?
Q.) How many numbers between
300 and 3,000 can be formed with
the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Q.) How many 3-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 2,
3, 5, 6, 7 and 9, which are divisible by 5 and none of the digits is
repeated?

A. 5
B. 10
C. 15
D. 20
Q.) how many even four-digit numbers can be formed with the
digit 0,1 ,2 ,3 ,4,5,6; no digit being used more than once?
TYPE : No two sit together
Q.) In how many ways can 7 I. A and 5 I.Sc. Students be seated
in a row so that no two f the I.Sc students may sit together?
Q.) In a class of 10 students, there are 3 girls. In how many
different ways can they be arranged in a row such that no two of
the three girls are consecutive?
Q.) In a class of 12 students, there are 4 girls. In how many
different ways can they be arranged in a row such that no two of
the three girls are consecutive?
Circular arrangement
Q.) In how many ways 5 Americans and 5 Indians be seated
along a circular table, so that they are seated in alternative
positions

a) 5! 5!
b)6! 4!
c)4! 5!
d)4! 4!
e)None of these
Q.) In how many ways 4 Americans and 4 Indians be seated
along a circular table, so that they are seated in alternative
positions

a) 5! 5!

a) 6! 4!

a) 4! 3!

a) 4! 4!

a) None of these
Q.) In a birthday party, every person shakes hand with every
other person. If there was a total of 28 handshakes in the party,
how many persons were present in the party?

A. 8
B. 9
C. 6
D. 7
Straight lines and Triangle
Q.) There are 10 points in a Q.) There are 12 points in a plane
plane of which 4 are collinear. of which 5 are collinear. How
How many different straight many different straight lines can be
lines can be drawn by joining
drawn by joining these points.
these points.
Q.) There are 10 points in a Q.) There are 12 points in a
plane out of which 4 are plane out of which 5 are
collinear. Find the number collinear. Find the number of
of triangles formed with triangles formed with these
these points as vertices? points as vertices?
Q.) MR.X has forgotten his friend’s seven-digit telephone number.
He remembers the following: the first three digits are either 635 or
674, the number is odd, and the number nine appears once. If X
were to use a trial and error process to reach his friend, what is the
number of trials he has to make before he can be certain to succeed?

A)1000
B)3402
C)2430
D)3006
Q.) A Four -digit number is formed using digits 1,2,3,4 without
repeating any one of them. What is the sum of all such possible
numbers?
Q.) A five-digit number is formed using digits 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9
without repeating any one of them. What is the sum of all such
possible numbers?

(a) 6666600
(b) 6666660
(c) 6666666
(d) None of these
Q.) Sum of three whole numbers a, b and c is 7. How many
whole number solutions are possible ?

Q.) Sum of three whole numbers a, b,c and d is 15 . How

many whole number solutions are possible ?
Q.) Sum of three Natural numbers a, b,c and d is 15 . How
many Natural number solutions are possible ?
Q.) Sum of three Natural numbers a, b and c is 10. How many
ordered triplets (a, b, c) exist?

A)45
B)36
C)54
D)28
Q.) In an examination a minimum is to be secured in each of
5 subjects for a pass. In how many ways can a student fail?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 5
D. 31
E. 32
Q.) In an examination a minimum of is to be secured in each
of 4 subjects for a pass. In how many ways can a student fail?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 5
D. 31
E. 32
Chess Problem