ASSIGINMENT

PERMUTATION AND COMBINATION

CLASS: 11
N.C.JINDAL PUBLIC SCHOOL , PUNJABI BAG , NEW DELHI
MCQ
Q1. There are four bus routes between A and B; and three bus routes between B and C. A man can travel round-
trip in number of ways by bus from A to C via B. If he does not want to use a bus route more than once, in how
many ways can he make round trip?
(A) 72 (B) 144 (C) 14 (D) 19
Q2. All the letters of the word ‘EAMCOT’ are arranged in different possible ways. The number of such
arrangements in which no two vowels are adjacent to each other is
(A) 360 (B) 144 (C) 72 (D) 54
Q3. In an examination there are three multiple choice questions and each question has 4 choices. Number
of ways in which a student can fail to get all answer correct is
(A) 11 (B) 12 (C) 27 (D) 63
Q4. Given 5 different green dyes, four different blue dyes and three different red dyes, the number of
combinations of dyes which can be chosen taking at least one green and one blue dye is
(A) 3600 (B) 3720 (C) 3800 (D) 3600
Q5. Total number of words formed by 2 vowels and 3 consonants taken from 4vowels and 5 consonants is
equal to
(A) 60 (B) 120 (C) 7200 (D) 720
Q6. A five digit number divisible by 3 is to be formed using the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4and 5 without repetitions.
The total number of ways this can be done is
(A) 216 (B) 600 (C) 240 (D) 3125
Q7. Every body in a room shakes hands with everybody else. The total number of hand shakes is 66. The
total number of persons in the room is
(A) 11 (B) 12 (C) 13 (D) 14
Q8. The number of parallelograms that can be formed from a set of four parallellines intersecting another
set of three parallel lines is
(A) 6 (B) 18 (C) 12 (D) 9
Q9. nCr + nCr+1 = n+1Cx , then x = ?
(A) r (B) r – 1 (C) n (D) r + 1.
Q10. The number of signals that can be sent by 6 flags of different colors taking one or more at a time is
(A) 63 (B) 1956 (C) 720 (D) 21
Directions: Each of these questions constains two statements, Assertion and Reason. Each of these questions
also has four alternative choices, only one of which is the correct answer. You have to select one of the codes
(a), (b), (c) and (d) givne below.
(a) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation for assertion.
(b) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not a correct explanation for assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect.
(d) Assertion in incorrect, reason is correct.
Q11. Assertion: Product of five consecutive natural numbers is divisible by 4!
Reason: Product of n consecutive natural number is divisible by (n+ 1)!
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Q12. Assertion: If the letters W.I.F.E are arranged in a row in all possible ways and the words (with or without
meaning) so formed are written as in a dictionary, then the word WIFE occurs in the 24th position.
Reason: The number of ways of arranging four distinct objects taken all at a time is C(4, 4).
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Case study
Q13. Anita is doing an experiment in which she has to arrange the alphabets of the word “HARYANA” in all
possible orders and notes the observations. Help her to find the answers of the following:- i.
i) Number of words starting with A
ii). Number of words having H at end
iii) Number of words having Hand N together
or
Number of words having vowels together
Q14. In N.C JINDAL PUBLIC SCHOOL’ S LIBRARY , While arranging some books on the book shelf, he observed
that there are 5 History books, 3 Mathematics books and 4 Science books which are to be arranged on the shelf

i) If he selects 2 History books, 1 Maths book and 1 Science book to arrange them, then find the
number of ways in which selection can be made. (2)
ii) Find the number of ways, if the books of same subject are put together. (2)
Short questions
Q15. If nPr = 840, nCr = 35, then find r ANS .4

Q16. Evalute. 15C8 + 15C

9 –
15C 15
6 – C7 ANS. 0
Q17. The number of different words that can be formed from the letters of the word INTERMEDIATE such that
two vowels never come together . ANS 151200
Q18. In how many ways can a football team of 11 players be selected from 16 players? How many of them will
(i) include 2 particular players? ANS 14C9
(ii) exclude 2 particular players? ANS 14C11
Q19.A sports team of 11 students is to be constituted, choosing at least 5 from ClassXI and atleast 5 from Class
XII. If there are 20 students in each of these classes,in how many ways can the team be constituted ANS. 2(20C5
20
. C6 )
Q20. In how many ways can 5 children be arranged in a line such that (i) two particular children of them are
always together (ii) two particular children of them arenever together. ANS. I)48 II)72
Q21. IF rank of word is 10 from vole then find the word ans LOVE
Q22. I)How many numbers are there between 99 and 1000 having 7 in the units place? ANS 90
II)How many numbers are there between 99 and 1000 having at least one of theirdigits 7? ANS 252
Q23. Eight chairs are numbered 1 to 8. Two women and 3 men wish to occupy one chair each. First the
women choose the chairs from amongst the chairs 1 to 4 and then men select from the remaining chairs. Find
the total number of possiblearrangements. ANS . 1440
Q24. If the letters of the word RACHIT are arranged in all possible ways as listed indictionary. Then what is the
rank of the word RACHIT ? ANS 481

Answer
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