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Permutations and Combinations jee

The document presents a series of mathematical problems related to permutations and combinations, covering various scenarios such as selecting alphabets, forming committees, and arranging books. Each problem is followed by multiple-choice answers, indicating the complexity and application of combinatorial principles. The document serves as a practice resource for understanding combinatorial mathematics.

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Permutations and Combinations jee

The document presents a series of mathematical problems related to permutations and combinations, covering various scenarios such as selecting alphabets, forming committees, and arranging books. Each problem is followed by multiple-choice answers, indicating the complexity and application of combinatorial principles. The document serves as a practice resource for understanding combinatorial mathematics.

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Permutations and Combinations

1. The number of ways five alphabets can be chosen from the alphabets of the word MATHEMATICS, where the chosen
alphabets are not necessarily distinct, is equal to
a. 177 b. 181
c. 179 d. 175
2. A scientific committee is to be formed from 6 Indians and 8 foreigners, which includes at least 2 Indians and double the
number of foreigners as Indians. Then, the number of ways, the committee can be formed, is
a. 1050 b. 1625
c. 560 d. 575
3. Total number of 6-digit numbers in which only and all the five digits 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 appear, is
a. 6! 5
b. (6 !)
2
1 d. 56
c. (6! )
2
4. From 6 different novels and 3 different dictionaries, 4 novels and 1 dictionary are to be selected and arranged in a row on
a shelf, so that the dictionary is always in the middle.
The number of such arrangements is
a. atleast 1000 b. less than 500
c. atleast 500 but less than 750 d. atleast 750 but less than 1000
5. Let Tn be the number of all possible triangles formed by joining vertices of an n-sided regular polygon. If T n + 1 −¿ Tn = 10,
then the value of n is
a. 7 b. 5
c. 10 d. 8
6. There are 10 points in a plane and 4 of them are collinear. The number of straight lines joining any two of them is
a. 45 b. 40
c. 39 d. 38
7. There are 13 players of cricket, out of which 4 are bowlers. In how many ways a team of eleven be selected from them so
as to include at least two bowlers?
a. 72 b. 78
c. 42 d. none of these
8. The number of ways in which a host lady can invite for a party of 8 out of 12 people of whom two do not want to attend
the party together is
a. 2 ×11C7 + 10C8 b. 10C8 + 11C7
c. 12C8 −¿ 10C6 d. none of these
9. A lady gives a dinner party for six guests. The number of ways in which they may be selected from among ten friends if
two of the friends will not attend the party together is
a. 112 b. 140
c. 164 d. none of these
10. The number of parallelograms that can be formed from a set of four parallel lines intersecting another set of three
parallel lines is
a. 6 b. 9
c. 12 d. 18
11. The number of 3-digit numbers, formed using the digits 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7. When the repetition of digits is not allowed and
which are not divisible by 3 is equal to
12. The total number of words (with or without meaning) that can be formed out of the letters of the word 'DISTRIBUTION'
taken four at a time, is equal to
13. The number of 4-letter words, with or without meaning, each consisting of 2 vowels and 2 consonants, which can be
formed from the letters of the word UNIVERSE without repetition is.
14. In a plane there are 37 straight lines, of which 13 pass through the point A and 11 pass through the point B. Besides, no
three lines pass through one point, no line passes through both points A and B, and no two are parallel. Find the number
of points of intersection of the straight lines.
15. A boy has 3 library tickets and 8 books of his interest in the library. Of these 8, he does not want to borrow Chemistry

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Part II, unless Chemistry Part I is also borrowed. In how many ways can he choose the three books to be borrowed ?

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