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Practice Question LEVEL-1 Permutation & Combinations
Q.7 In how many ways 4 paintings can be hung on 4
Question
based on Fundamental Principle of counting walls of a room so that (i) one painting is hung on
each wall and (ii) any number of paintings can be
Q.1 The number of ways in which n distinct objects can hung on any wall?
be put into two different boxes is- (A) 4, 4! (B) 12, 34
(A) n2 (B) 2n (C) 4!, 44 (D) 4!, 43
(C) 2n (D) None of these
Q.8 In an examination, there are 3 multi-choice
Q.2 The number of ways in which 3 persons can questions with one answer correct and each
occupy 6 rooms separately is- question has 4 alternatives. If a student is declared
(A) 2 (B) 20 pass only when he attempts all questions correctly,
(C) 120 (D) 216 then number of ways in which he can fail (if He
attempts all the questions) is
Q.3 Find the total number of ways of answering
(A) 1 (B) 12
5 objective type questions, each question having
(C) 27 (D) 63
4 choices.
(A) 46 (B) 54 Question
based on
Combinations
(C) 63 (D) 45

Q.9 nC + nCr–1 equals-

Q.4 The number of ways in which first, second and r
third prize can be distributed among 5 competitors (A) nCr+1 (B) n+1Cr
is (no person can get more than a prize)- (C) n+1Cr–1 (D) n+1Cr+1
(A) 10 (B) 15
(C) 60 (D) 125 Q.10 If 28C2r : 24C2 r–4 = 225:11 then the value of r is-
(A) 14 (B) 8 (C) 5 (D) 7
Q.5 A lock consists of three rings each marked with 10
different digits. The number of unsuccessful Q.11 If nCn–4= 5 then the value of n is -
attempts to open the lock is-
(A) 5 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 6
(A) 310– 1 (B) 93
(C) 10P3–1 (D) 103–1 Q.12 There are 13 players of cricket out of which 4 are
bowlers. In how many ways a team of eleven be
Q.6 5 Questions are asked in a question paper. Out of selected from them so as to include at least two
which two questions can be solved by two- two bowlers-
methods, two question by three-three and one (A) 55 (B) 72
question can be solved by only one method then (C) 78 (D) None of these
the number of possible attempts to solve the
Q.13 How many cricket eleven can be formed from
question paper are-
15 persons if captain is included in every team?
(A) 25 (B) 22 . 32.1
(A) 364 (B) 1365
(C) 144 (D) 288
(C) 1001 (D) 1000

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Q.14 In how many ways a team of 11 be chosen from 20 Q.23 A bag contains 9 balls marked with digits
students of a class so that 2 particular students are 1, 2, ...., 9. If two balls are drawn from the bag, then
always included and 5 are always excluded? number of ways of getting the sum of the digits on
(A) 715 (B) 70 balls as odd number is-
(C) 1365 (D) None of these (A) 20 (B) 29 (C) 9C2 (D) 9P2
Q.15 In how many ways can a committee of 6 be formed
Q.24 In an election 3 persons are to be elected from
out of 6 men and 4 women so that committees
include at the most 2 women? 6 candidates. A voter can cast any number of votes
(A) 90 (B) 185 (C) 115 (D) 210 but not more than the candidates to be elected. In
how many ways can he cast his vote?
Q.16 The number of committees formed by taking
(A) 41 (B) 20 (C) 15 (D) 6
5 men and 5 women from 6 women and 7 men are -
(A) 252 (B) 125 (C) 126 (D) 64 Q.25 In an election the number of candidates is one more
than the number of members to be elected. A voter
Q.17 Out of 6 boys and 4 girls a group of 7 is to be
can cast any number of votes but not more than the
formed. How many such groups are possible if
candidates to be elected. If a voter can cast his vote
boys are to be in majority?
in 30 ways, then the number of the candidates is-
(A) 120 (B) 90 (C) 100 (D) 80
(A) 4 (B) 5
Q.18 The total number of ways to purchase one or more (C) 6 (D) None of these
books from 4 books by a student are- Q.26 The number of groups formed from 3 books of
(A) 15 (B) 16 physics, 4 books of mathematics and 5 books of
(C) 14 (D) None of these chemistry when each group contains at least one
book of each subject-
Q.19 In a hall there are 10 bulbs and their 10 buttons. In
(A) 3255 (B) 1670 (C) 4820 (D) 1560
how many ways this hall can be enlightened?
Q.27 A father with 7 children takes 4 of them at a time
(A) 102 (B) 1023 (C) 210 (D) 10!
to the zoo, as often as he can without taking the
Q.20 The number of ways in which n distinct things can same four children together more than once. How
be put into two different boxes so that no box often will he go? How often will each child go?
remains empty, is- (A) 30, 10 (B) 35, 15
(A) n2 – 1 (B) n2 – 2 (C) 30, 20 (D) 35, 20

(C) 2n – 1 (D) 2n – 2 Q.28 Two groups of players consist of 6 and 8 players.

In how many ways can a team of 11 players be
Q.21 A candidate is required to answer 6 questions out selected from these two groups if at least
of 10 which are divided into two groups each 4 players are to be included from the first group?
consisting of 5 questions. In how many ways can (A) 334 (B) 344 (C) 120 (D) 168
he attempt 6 questions if he is not allowed to
Q.29 A man has 7 relatives, of which 4 are ladies and
answer more than 4 questions from each section?
3 gents, his wife has also 7 relatives, of which
(A) 100 (B) 200
3 ladies and 4 gents. In how many ways can they
(C) 300 (D) 400
invite 3 ladies and 3 gents when there are
n 2 −n n 2 −n 3 relatives of man and 3 relatives of his wife-
Q.22 If C2 = C10 , then n equals-
(A) 324 (B) 485
(A) 12 (B) 4 only (C) 458 (D) None of these
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Q.30 Given five different green dyes four different blue Q.38 On the occasion of Dipawali festival each student
dyes and three different red dyes how many of a class sends greeting cards to the others. If there
combinations of dyes can be chosen taking at least are 20 students in the class, then the total number
one green and one blue dyes- of greeting cards exchanged by the students is-
(A) 1345 (B) 3720 (A) 20C2 (B) 2.20C2
(C) 4675 (D) 7943 (C) 2. 20P2 (D) None of these
Q.31 If  = mC2, then C2 is equal to -
Q.39 A bag contains 6 different white and 5 different
(A) m+1 C4 (B) m–1C
4 black balls. 4 balls are drawn at a time. The number
(C) 3.m+2C (D) 3.m+1C of ways in which all the four will be of the same
4 4
colour is-
Q.32 A committee of 5 is to be formed out of 6 gents and (A) 25 (B) 20
4 ladies. In how many ways this can be done when (C) 16 (D) none of these
atmost two ladies are included?
(A) 186 (B) 286 Question
based on Geometrical Combination
(C) 386 (D) None of these
Q.40 In a plane there are 10 points out of which 4 are
Q.33 Everybody in a room shakes hands with every
collinear, then the number of triangles that can be
body else. If total number of hand-shaken is
formed by joining these points are-
66 then total number of persons in the room is-
(A) 60 (B) 116
(A) 11 (B) 12 (C) 13 (D) 14
(C) 120 (D) None of these
Q.34 In a class tournament every student has to play a
Q.41 The straight lines I1, I2, I3 are parallel and lie in the
game with one another. If 2 students fell ill after
playing 3 games each, (they never play with each same plane. A total number of m points are taken
other) and in total 84 games were played, then the on I1; n points on I2, k points on I3. The maximum
number of students in the class is - number of triangles formed with vertices at these
(A) 15 (B) 10 points are
(C) 20 (D) None of these (A) m + n + kC
3

3– – nC3 – kC3
(B) m + n + kC mC
Q.35 In a football championship, 153 matches were 3
played. Every team played one match with each (C) mC3 + nC3 + kC3
other. The number of teams participating in the (D) None of these
championship is-
(A) 17 (B) 18 Q.42 There are 12 points in a plane. The number of the
(C) 9 (D) None of these straight lines joining any two of them when 3 of
them are collinear is-
Q.36 In how many ways can a game of tennis be played (A) 60 (B) 62
from 3 men and 4 women when each team contains (C) 64 (D) 66
one man and one woman-
(A) 72 (B) 36 Q.43 There are 12 points in a plane, and 5 of them are in
(C) 42 (D) 144 a straight line the number of triangle formed these
points are:
Q.37 In how many ways can a mixed double tennis game (A) 220 (B) 215
be arranged from 7 married couples, if no husband (C) 210 (D) 205
and wife play in the same game?
(A) 28 (B) 70
(C) 210 (D) 420
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Q.44 m parallel lines in a plane are intersected by a Question
based on Combinations of identical objects
family of n parallel lines. The total number of
parallelograms so formed is- Q.51 The number of ways in which at least one fruit can
(m − 1) (n − 1) mn be selected from 5 oranges, 4 apples, and
(A) (B)
4 4 3 bananas is-
nm(m − 1) (n − 1) nm(m − 1) (n − 1) (A) 59 (B) 119
(C) (D)
2 4
(C) 60 (D) 120
Q.45 The number of squares on a chess board is-
Q.52 The total number of donations which can be given
(A) 64 (B) 160
from 5 one rupee coins and 4 fifty paise coins, is
(C) 224 (D) 204
(at least one coin must be donated)-
Q.46 The total number of rectangles on a chess board is- (A) 19 (B) 29
(A) 1296 (B) 72 (C) 30 (D) 20
(C) 1200 (D) None of these
Q.53 The number of ways in which at least one coin can
Q.47 The three sides AB, BC and CA of any ABC are be selected from 3 coins of one rupee, 4 coins of
having 3, 4, and 5 internal points respectively. fifty paise, 5 coins of twenty paise and 6 coins of
Then the number of triangles formed by taking ten paise is -
these points as the vertices are- (A) 639 (B) 840
(A) 185 (B) 205 (C) 839 (D) None of these
(C) 230 (D) 215
Q.54 In a library there are p copies of each n different
Q.48 If 4 parallel lines intersect another set of 3 parallel books. The number of ways of selecting of one or
lines, then number of parallelograms formed with more books from these is-
these lines is-
(A) (p+1)n –1 (B) (p+1)n
(A) 6 (B) 9
(C) (p–1)n – 1 (D) (p–1)n
(C) 12 (D) 18
Q.55 The number of divisors of 9600 is-
Q.49 The number of triangles whose vertices are at the
(A) 46 (B) 48
vertices of an octagon but none of whose sides
(C) 58 (D) 60
happen to come from the sides of the octagon is -
(A) 24 (B) 52 (C) 48 (D) 16 Q.56 The number of different proper factors of 3780 is-

Q.50 There are m points on one straight line AB and n (A) 45 (B) 46 (C) 47 (D) 48
points on another straight line AC, none of them Q.57 The total number of factors of 1998
being A. How many triangles can be formed with (including 1 and 1998) is-
these points as vertices?
(A) 18 (B) 16 (C) 12 (D) 10
mn
(A) (m + n)
2 Q.58 Number of divisors of the form 4n + 2 (n  0) of
mn the integer 240 is -
(B) (m + n –2)
2 (A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 3
mn
(C) (m + n –1) Q.59 If a, b, c, d, e are prime integers, then the number
2
of divisors of ab2c2de excluding 1 as a factor, is -
(D) None of these
(A) 94 (B) 72 (C) 36 (D) 71

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Q.60 A basket contains 4 oranges, 5 apples and Question
based on
Permutation (nPr)
6 mangoes. In how many ways can a person make
a selection of fruits, if atleast one fruit have to be Q.66 If 15Pr = 2730, then the value of r is-
selected ? (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
(A) 210 (B) 209
Q.67 If nP3 = 120, then the value of n is-
(C) 120 (D) None of these
(A) 6 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 12
Question
based on
Arrangement (n!) Q.68 nP is equal to-
n

Q.61 The number of ways in which 8 answer books be (A) nP1 (B) nPn–1
arranged so that the best and the worst do not occur (C) nP0 (D) None of these
together is-
Q.69 n–1P + r ..n–1Pr–1 equals-
(A) 8! (B) 7! r
(C) 7(7) ! (D) 6 (7)! (A) nPr (B) n+1Pr+1
(C) n–1Pr+1 (D) None of these
Q.62 There are 5 books on Mathematics, 4 on Physics.
In how many ways these be placed on shelf if the nP
Q.70 r is equal to -
books on the same subject are to be together?
(A) n.nPr–1 (B) n. n–1Pr–1
(A) 4592 (B) 5760
(C) 4800 (D) 2672 (C) (n-1) nP r–1 (D) None of these

Q.63 There are 10 students in a class in which three A, Q.71 If nPn= 720, then n equals-
B, C are girls. The number of ways to arrange them (A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8
in a row when any two girls out of three never
Q.72 If (m+n) P2 = 56 and m–nP2 = 12 then (m, n) equals-
comes together-
(A) (5, 1) (B) (6, 2) (C) (7, 3) (D) (9, 6)
(A) 7! × 8P3 (B) 7! × 3P3
(C) 10! × 3P3 (D) None of these Q.73 For what value of r, nPr = 720 and nCr = 120 ?
(A) 6 (B) 5 (C) 4 (D) 3
Q.64 A shelf contains 20 books, of which 4 are single
Q.74 A tea party is arranged of 16 persons along two
volume and the others are 8,5 and 3 volumes
sides of a long table with 8 chairs on each side. 4
respectively. In how many ways can these books
men wish to sit on one particular side and 2 on the other
be arranged on the shelf so that the order of the
side. In how many ways can they be seated ?
volumes of same work is maintained ?
(A) 8P4 × 8P2 (B) 8P4 × 8P2 × 10!
(A) 2.7! (B) 7!
(C) 8. 7! (D) None of these (C) 8P4 × 10! (D) None of these

Q.65 There are 5 different books on mathematics, Q.75 Eight chairs are numbered from 1 to 8. Two
2 different books on chemistry and 4 different women and three men wish to occupy one chair
books on physics. The number of ways of each. First women choose the chairs from amongst
arranging these books on a shelf so that books of the chairs marked 1 to 4; and then the men select
the same subject are stacked together, is- the chairs from the remaining. The number of
(A) 34560 (B) 11! possible arrangements is-

(C) 17285 (D) none of these (A) 6C3 × 4C2 (B) 4P3 × 4P3
(C) 4C2 × 4P3 (D) None of these

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Q.76 Eleven animals of a circus have to be placed in
eleven cages, one in each cage. If four of the cages
 n! 
are too small for six of the animals, the number of Question Permutation  
based on  p! q! r ! 
ways of caging the animals is-
Q.83 The number of permutations of the letters
(A) 7P6. 5! (B) 6P4. 7!
x, x, y, y, y, y, z, z, z will be -
(C) 11C4. 7! (D) None of these
9! 9!
(A) (B)
Q.77 The number of ways in which three persons can 2 ! 4! 2 ! 4 ! 3!
dress themselves when they have 4 shirts. 5 pants 9!
(C) (D) 9!
and 6 hats between them, is- 4 ! 3!
(A) 4C3 × 5C3 ×6C3 (B) 4P3× 5 P3 × 6 P3
Q.84 In how many ways can 21 identical white and 19
15! 15! identical black balls be put in a row so that no two
(C) (D)
4 ! 5! 6 ! (3!) 3 black balls are together?
(A) 1470 (B) 1540
Q.78 How many signals can be given by means of 10
(C) 735 (D) None of these
different flags when at a time 4 flags are used, one
above the other?
Q.85 If out of 8 flags, 5 flags are white (identical) and 3
(A) 10P4 (B) 10C4
flags are of red colour (identical), then how many
(C) 4 (D) 40 signals can be given by using all of them at a time?
Q.79 A boat crew consist of 8 men, 3 of whom can only (A) 15 (B) 28
row on one particular side and 2 only on the other. (C) 56 (D) 126
The number of ways in which the crew can be
arranged is- Q.86 A coin is tossed 10 times. In how many different
(A) 1728 (B) 576 ways can we obtain 5 head and 5 tails-
(C) 72 (D) None of these (A) 25 (B) 252
(C) 52 (D) 22
Question r
based on
Permutation [(n) ]
Q.87 Six identical coins are arranged in a row. The
Q.80 In how many ways can six different rings be wear number of ways in which the number of tails is
in four fingers? equal to the number of heads is-
(A) 6P4 (B) 64 (A) 20 (B) 9
(C) 46 (D) 6C (C) 120 (D) 40
4

Q.81 The number of ways in which n prizes can be Question

based on
Application of permutation
distributed among n students when each student is
eligible to get any number of prizes is- Q.88 How many words can be formed from the letters of
(A) nn (B) n! the word ‘BHOPAL’ -
(C) nn - n (D) None of these (A) 124 (B) 240
(C) 360 (D) 720
Q.82 The number of ways of distributing n prizes among
Q.89 In how many ways can the letters of the word
n boys when any of the student does not get all the
‘SIMPLETON’ be rearranged?
prizes is-
(A) 9! (B) 9! – 1
(A) nn (B) n!
(C) 9! – 2 (D) 8! – 1
(C) nn– n (D) None of these

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Q.90 The number of different words formed with all the Q.98 The number of different words from the letters of
letters of the word ‘MISISSIPI’ is- the word “ALLAHABAD” in which vowels
(A) 2500 (B) 2460 occupy even positions, are-
(C) 2520 (D) None of these (A) 1440 (B) 7560
(C) 240 (D) 60
Q.91 The total number of words formed with the letters
Q.99 How many words can be formed by using the
of the word “SERIES’ is-
letters of the word ‘INSURANCE’, when vowels
(A) 720 (B) 180
always remain together?
(C) 360 (D) None of these
(A) 8640 (B) 17280
(C) 720 (D) None of these
Q.92 The number of permutations formed without
changing the position of vowel and consonants of Q.100 The number of words which can be formed by
the letters of word ‘ALGEBRA’- using the letters of the word ‘INDEPENDENCE’ so
(A)144 (B) 70 that both D occur together is-
(C) 360 (D) 72 12 ! 11!
(A) (B)
4 ! 3! 2 ! 4 ! 3!
Q.93 The number of words which can be formed from 11! 2 !
the letters of the word ‘JODHPUR’ so that P,U,R (C) (D) None of these
4 ! 3!
always remain together is-
(A) 4320 (B) 120 Q.101 How many different permutations can be formed
(C) 720 (D) None of these from the letters of the word ‘MATHEMATICS”
which starts from C-
Q.94 The number of words from the letters of 11! 10!
(A) (B)
‘BHARAT’ is where B and H will never come 2! 2! 2! 2! 2 !
together- 10 !
(A) 240 (B) 120 (C) 140 (D) 40 (C) (D) None of these
2! 2! 2!

Q.95 How many words can be formed from the letters of Q.102 The number of words from the letters of the word
the word ‘GANESH PURI’ when P and I occupy ‘INSTITUTION’ when first two letters are N-
the first and last place respectively- (A) 5040 (B) 32240
(A) 2! × 8! (B) 8! (C) 20160 (D) 10080
(C) 10! (D) None of these
Q.103 How many words can be formed from the letters of
word ‘ASSASSINATION” when four S remains
Q.96 The number of words which can be formed from
together-
the letters of the word ‘SCHOLAR’ which begin
10 !
with A and end with S is- (A)
3! 2 !
(A) 120 (B) 720
(C) 1440 (D) 5040 10 !
(B)
4!
Q.97 The number of words formed with the letters of the 13!
(C)
word ‘JODHPUR’ in which P, U, R never come 4 ! 3! 2 !
together, is- 13!
(A) 720 (B) 5040 (D)
4! 4!
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Q.104 How many different words can be formed from the Q.112 How many numbers can be formed with the digits
letters of ‘CONSTANTINOPLE’ in which all 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 which are greater than 1000 (Repetition
three N come together? not allowed) ?
14 ! 12 ! (A) 240 (B) 120
(A) (B)
2 ! 3! 2 ! 2! 2! (C) 24 (D) 5
12 !
(C) (D) None of these Q.113 How many 4 digit numbers can be formed with
2 ! 3! 2 !
digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 when digits may be repeated ?
Q.105 How many words with the letters of the word (A) 125 (B) 625
‘CARAVELLE’ can be formed which starts with (C) 1024 (D) None of these
R- Q.114 How many five digit even numbers can be formed
(A) 8! (B) 5040 by using the digits 0, 2, 3, 4, 5
(C) 1080 (D) None of these (Repetition not allowed)?
Q.106 How many numbers of 4 digits can be formed from (A) 72 (B) 60
the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (repetition is not allowed) (C) 54 (D) 36
(A) 240 (B) 150 Q.115 The number of 4-digits numbers formed with
(C) 720 (D) 360 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, and divisible by 5 is
Q.107 How many numbers lying between 100 and 1000 (Repetition not allowed)
can be formed with the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 if the (A) 42 (B) 36
repetition of digits is not allowed - (C) 48 (D) 24
(A) 62 (B) 60 (C) 64 (D) 65 Q.116 The number of 4 digits odd numbers formed with
Q.108 How many numbers between 30000 and 40000 can the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 is
be formed with the digits 2, 3, 5, 6, 9 if each digit (Repetition not allowed)
can be repeated any number of times? (A) 54 (B) 144
(C) 180 (D) 360
(A)45 (B) 55
(C) 44 (D) 54 Q.117 How many numbers can be formed with the digits
2,3,5,7,0 which are greater than 70,000 (Repetition
Q.109 How many numbers consisting of 5 digits can be
not allowed) ?
formed in which the digits 3,4 and 7 are used only
(A) 24 (B) 12
once and the digit 5 is used twice-
(C) 120 (D) 6
(A) 30 (B) 60
(C) 45 (D) 90 Q.118 The number of numbers can be formed by taking
any 2 digits from digits 6,7,8,9 and 3 digits from 1,
Q.110 The number of 5 digit even numbers formed with
2, 3, 4, 5 is -
the digits 2, 3, 5, 7, 9 is (Rept. not allowed)
(A) 5C3 × 4C2 × 3! × 2!
(A) 12 (B) 24
(C) 120 (D) None of these (B) 5P3 × 4 P2 × 5!
(C) 5C3 × 4C2 × 5!
Q.111 Using digits 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 how many numbers
between 3000 and 4000 can be formed which are 5!
(D) 5C3 × 4C2 ×
divisible by 5 and same digit is not repeated ? 2!
(A) 60 (B) 12
(C) 120 (D) 24

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Question Question
based on
Circular Permutations based on
Division into groups

Q.119 The number of ways in which 20 persons can sit Q.125 The number of ways to make 5 heaps of 3–3 books
on 8 chairs round a circular table is- each from 15 different books a-
(A) 20 P8 (B) 19P 15 ! 15 !
8 (A) (B)
5! (3!) 5 (3!) 5
(C) 1/8 (20P8) (D) None of these
(C) 15C3 (D) 15P5
Q.120 Eleven members of a committee sit round a
circular table. In how many ways can they sit so Q.126 150 students take admission. They are to be put in
that the secretary and joint secretary are always three sections A, B, C of equal size. The number of
neighbours of the president? ways in which this can be done is-

(A) 8! × 3! (B) 10! 150 ! 150 !

(A) 3
(B)
3!(50 !) (50 !) 3
(C) 8! × 2! (D) 7! × 2!
150 !
(C) × 150! (D) None of these
Q.121 In how many ways 7 different beads be strung into (50 !) 3
a ring so that two particular beads are always
Q.127 In how many ways can a pack of 52 cards be
together?
divided equally among four players in order to-
(A) 240 (B) 720 (C) 120 (D) 360
52 ! 52 !
(A) 4
(B)
Q.122 The number of necklaces which can be formed by (13!) (13!) 4 4 !
selecting 4 beads out of 6 beads of different 52 !
(C) (D) None of these
coloured glasses and 4 beads out of 5 beads of (17 ! ) 4 3!
different metal, is-
Q.128 The number of ways in which six different prizes
6P 5P 7! 6C 5C 7!
(A) 4 × 4 × (B) 4 × 4× can be distributed among three children each
2! 2!
receiving at least one prize is-
8! (A) 270 (B) 540
(C) 6C4 × 5C4 × (D) 6C4 × 5C4 × 7!
2! (C) 1080 (D) 2160

Q.123 If two specific beads are kept together, then in how Q.129 The number of ways in which 20 volunteers can be
many ways can seven different beads be strung in divided into groups of 4, 7 and 9 persons is-
one garland- (A) 16C7× 13C2 (B) 20C7 × 11C4
(A) 5! (B) 7! (C) 20C4 × 16C7 (D) 20C9 × 13C9
7!
(C) 5! × 2! (D) Q.130 The number of ways in which mn students can be
2!
distributed equally among n sections is-
Q.124 There are 20 persons among whom two are (mn ) !
(A) (mn)n (B)
brothers. The number of ways in which we can ( m !) n
arrange them round a circle so that there is exactly (mn ) ! (mn ) !
(C) (D)
one person between the two brothers, is- m! m! n !
(A) 18! (B) 2(18!)
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Q.131 In how many ways two garlands of 6 flowers each Q.138 There are four balls of different colours and four
can be made from 12 different flowers- boxes of colours same as those of the balls. The
12 ! 12 !.(5!) 2 number of ways in which the balls, one in each
(A) .(5!)2 (B)
2
(6 !) . ( 2 !) 3
(6 !) 2 box, could be placed such that a ball does not go to
box of its own colour is-
12 ! 2 12 !
(C) . (5!) (D) (A) 8 (B) 7
(6 !) 2 . (2!) (6 !) 2 . (2!)
(C) 9 (D) None of these
Q.132 In how many ways 8 different balls can be
Question
distributed among 3 children so that one child gets based on
Exponent of prime number in (n!)
4 balls and two children get 2 balls each?
(A) 210 (B) 240
Q.139 The exponent of 7 in 100! is -
(C) 420 (D) 1260
(A) 14 (B) 15
Q.133 In how many ways can 6 prizes be distributed (C) 16 (D) none of these
equally among 3 persons?
Q.140 The number of zeros at the end of 70 ! is -
(A) 6C2 × 4C2 (B) 6P2 × 4P2 (A) 16 (B) 5
(C) 3 (D) 36 (C) 7 (D) 70

Question
based on
Sum of numbers Q.141 The number 24 ! is divisible by -
(A) 624 (B) 246
Q.134 The sum of numbers formed by the digits (C) 1212 (D) 485
1, 3, 5, 7, 9 is-
(A) 666600 (B) 6666600 Question
based on
Rank of words in dictionary
(C) 666660 (D) None of these

Q.135 The sum of all numbers greater than 1000 formed Q.142 The letters of the word RANDOM are written in
by using the digits 1,3,5,7 no digit is repeated in all possible orders and these words are written out
any number is- as in a dictionary then the rank of the word
(A) 106656 (B) 101276 RANDOM is -
(C) 117312 (D) 811273 (A) 614 (B) 615
(C) 613 (D) 616
Q.136 The sum of the digits in the unit place of all the
numbers formed with the help of 3, 4, 5, 6 taken all Q.143 If the letters of the word MOTHER are written in
at a time is- all possible orders and these words are written out
(A) 18 (B) 108 as in dictionary, then the rank of the word
(C) 432 (D) None of these MOTHER is -
(A) 240 (B) 261
Question
based on
Derangement Theorem (C) 308 (D) 309

Q.144 All letters of the word 'AGAIN' are permuted in all

Q.137 The number of ways to put five letters in five
possible ways and the words so formed (with or
envelopes when any one letter is kept in right
without meaning) are written as in dictionary, then
envelope and four letters in wrong envelopes are-
the 50th word is -
(A) 40 (B) 45
(A) NAAGI (B) NAAIG
(C) 30 (D) 70
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 LEVEL- 2
Q.1 A box contains two different white balls, three Q.8 The number of words formed from letters of the
different black balls and four different red balls. In word ‘EAMCET’ so that no two vowels come
how many ways can three balls be drawn from the together, is-
box if at least one black ball is to be included in the (A) 360 (B) 144 (C) 72 (D) 54
draw?
(A) 129 (B) 84 Q.9 How many 5 digit odd numbers can be formed with
(C) 64 (D) None of these the help of digits 0, 2, 3, 4 and 6
(Rept. not allowed) ?
Q.2 The number of word groups by taking at least 1 (A) 18 (B) 24 (C) 96 (D) 120
letters of each words ‘PATH’, ‘GROW’ and
Q.10 How many four digit numbers from the digits
‘SKIN’ are-
0, 1, 2, 3 will contain 3 at unit place
(A) 153 –1 (B) 153
(Repetition not allowed)
(C) 163 – 1 (D) 163
(A) 6 (B) 18
(C) 4 (D) None of these
Q.3 Four dice are rolled. The number of possible
outcomes in which at least one die shows 2 is-
Q.11 The number of numbers of 4 digits which are not
(A) 1296 (B) 625
divisible by 5 are (when repetition is allowed)-
(C) 671 (D) None of these
(A) 7200 (B) 3600
(C) 14400 (D) 1800
Q.4 The number of words which can be formed from
the letters of the word MAXIMUM, if two
Q.12 How many 5 digit numbers be formed by the digits
consonants cannot occur together, is-
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 which are divisible by 4
(A) 4! (B) 3! × 4!
(Repetition not allowed) ?
(C) 7! (D) None of these
(A) 24 (B) 120
Q.5 How many six letter words be made out of the (C) 72 (D) None of these
letters of ‘ASSIST? In how many words the
alphabet S alternates with other letters? Q.13 The total number of 5- digit numbers formed with
(A) 120, 6 (B) 720, 12 the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 which are divisible by
(C) 120, 12 (D) 720, 24 3, is (Repetition not allowed) -
(A) 216 (B) 240
Q.6 In how many ways the alphabets of the word (C) 600 (D) 3125
‘MULTIPLE’ can be ordered other than itself,
Q.14 How many 6 digit different number can formed
when the order of vowels is not changed?
with help of the digits of numbers 121 and 202?
(A) 3360 (B)3359
(A) 25 (B) 50
(C) 6720 (D) 20160
(C) 100 (D) None of these
Q.7 The total number of words which can be formed
Q.15 The number of 4 - digit numbers formed with the
using letters of the word ‘FAILURE’ so that
digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 which are divisible by 25 is
consonants always occupy odd places, is-
(Repetition not allowed) -
(A) 144 (B) 576
(A) 20 (B) 30
(C) 5040 (D) None of these
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Q.16 The number of six digit numbers that can be Q.24 In how many ways can a selection of 4 letters be
formed from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 so that made out of the letters of the word
terminal digits are even is- ‘MATHEMATICS’?
(A) 72 (B) 720 (A) 136 (B) 330
(C) 144 (D) 288 (C) 70 (D) None of these

Q.17 Using all digits 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, how many even Q.25 The number of words which can be formed by
numbers can be formed? taking two same and two different letters from the
(A) 24 (B) 48 letters of the word ‘COMBINATION’ is-
(C) 72 (D) 120 (A) 756 (B) 1512
(C) 252 (D) None of these
Q.18 How many non zero numbers can be formed with
the help of digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, when no digit is Q.26 Taking three same and one different letters from
repeated in any number? the letters of the word ‘PROPORTION’, the
(A) 260 (B) 336 number of words which can be formed is-
(C) 410 (D) None of these (A) 18 (B) 360
(C) 20 (D) None of these
Q.19 How many four digits numbers can be formed with
digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 when it includes 1 and 2 Q.27 How many words can be formed by taking three
necessarily (Repetition not allowed) ? letters from the letters of the word ‘SERIES’?
(A) 6 (B) 288 (A) 24 (B) 18
(C) 144 (D) 48 (C) 42 (D) None of these

Q.20 The total number of seven digit numbers the sum Q.28 The number of words which can be formed using
of whose digits is even is- 4 letters of the word ‘EXAMINATION’ is-
(A) 9000000 (B) 4500000 (A) 1896 (B) 2136
(C) 8100000 (D) None of these (C) 2454 (D) None of these

Q.21 The number of times the digit 3 will be written when

listing 1 to 1000 is ……
(A) 300 (B) 271
(C) 302 (D) 269

Q.22 The number of ways in which any four letters can

be selected from the word ‘CORGOO’ is-
(A) 15 (B) 11
(C) 7 (D) None of these

Q.23 The total number of ways of selecting five letters

from the letters of the word
‘INDEPENDENT’ is-
(A) 72 (B) 3320
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 LEVEL- 3
Q.7 If n objects are arranged in a row, then the number
Q.1 The number of rectangles in the adjoining figure is
of ways of selecting three of these objects so that
-
no two of them are next to each other is-
(A) 5 × 5
(A) n – 2C3 (B) n – 3C2
(B) 5P2 × 5P2
(C) n – 3C3 (D) None of these
(C) 5C2 × 5C2
(D) None of these
Q.8 Between two junction stations A and B there are
12 intermediate stations. The number of ways in
Q.2 In a plane there are 37 straight lines, of which 13
which a train can be made to stop at 4 of these
pass through the point A and 11 pass through the
stations so that no two of these halting stations are
point B. Besides, no three lines pass through one
consecutive is-
point, no line passes through both points A and B,
(A) 8C4 (B) 9C4
and no two are parallel. Then the number of
intersection points the lines have is equal to- (C) 12C4 – 4 (D) None of these
(A) 535 (B) 601
(C) 728 (D) None of these. Q.9 The number of integral solutions of x + y + z = 0 with
x  – 5, y  – 5, z  – 5 is-
Q.3 The number of numbers between 1 and 1010 which (A) 135 (B) 136
contain the digit 1 is- (C) 455 (D) 105
(A) 1010 – 910 –1 (B) 910
(C) 1010 – 810 (D) None of these. Q.10 The number of non-negative integral solutions of x
+ y + z  n, where n  N is -
Q.4 A set contains (2n + 1) elements. If the number of (A) n + 3C3 (B) n + 4C4
subsets of this set which contain at most n elements (C) n + 5C5 (D) None of these
is 4096, then the value of n is-
(A) 6 (B) 15 Q.11 The number of ways is which an examiner can
(C) 21 (D) None of these. assign 30 marks to 8 questions, giving not less than
2 marks to any question is -
Q.5 How many different nine digit numbers can be
(A) 21C7 (B) 21C8
formed from the number 223355888 by
(C) 21C9 (D) 21C10
rearranging its digits so that the odd digits occupy
even positions ?
Q.12 Number of ways of placing 5 identical balls in
(A) 16 (B) 36
3 identical boxes (no box remains empty), is-
(C) 60 (D) 180
(A) 6 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) None of these.
Q.6 All possible two factors products are formed from
numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, ........, 200. The number of
Q.13 Number of ways of placing 5 identical balls in
factors out of the total obtained which are
3 different boxes (no box remain empty), is–
multiples of 5 is-
(A) 6 (B) 12
(A) 5040 (B) 7180
(C) 150 (D) None of these.
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Q.14 Number of ways of placing 5 different balls in
3 identical boxes (no box remains empty), is-
(A) 50 (B) 10
(C) 25 (D) none of these

Q.15 Number of ways of placing 5 different balls in

3 different boxes (no box remains empty), is-
(A) 10 (B) 15
(C) 25 (D) 150

Questions based on statements (Q. 16 - 18)

Each of the questions given below consists of
Statement – I and Statement – II. Use the following Key
to choose the appropriate answer.
(A) If both Statement - I and Statement - II are true,
and Statement - II is the correct explanation of
Statement- I.
(B) If both Statement-I and Statement - II are true but
Statement - II is not the correct explanation of
Statement-I.
(C) If Statement-I is true but Statement - II is false.
(D) If Statement-I is false but Statement - II is true.

(r + 2) !
Q.16 Statement I : is divisible by 6.
(r − 1)!
Statement II : Product of three consecutive
integers is divisible by 3!.

Q.17 Statement I: The exponent of 7 in 100C50 is 4.

Statement II : The number of ways in which we
can post 5 letters in 12 boxes is 125.

Q.18 Statement I : The number of ways of dividing n

identical objects among r groups is n+r–1Cn.
Statement II : The number of ways of dividing
n identical objects among r groups is equal to
number of arranging n identical objects of one kind
and (r – 1) identical objects of other kind in a row.
Therefore, it is equal to
(n + r − 1) !
= n+r–1Cn.
n!(r − 1)!

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 ANSWER KEY
LEVEL- 1
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. B C D C D B C D B D A C C A C C C A B D
Q.No. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. B D A A B A D B B B D A B A B B D B B B
Q.No. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans. B C C D D A B D D B B B C A B B B A D B
Q.No. 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
Ans. D B A C A B A B A B C B D B D A B A A C
Q.No. 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
Ans. A C B B C B A D B C B D C A B A C D A B
Q.No. 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
Ans. C D B B B D B D B B B A B B A B A C C C
Q.No. 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140
Ans. C B A B A B A B C B A D A B A B B C C A
Q.No. 141 142 143 144
Ans. B,D A D B

LEVEL- 2
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. C B C A C B B C A C A A A B C B C A C B
Q.No. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Ans. A C A A A C C C

LEVEL- 3
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Ans. C A A A C B A B B A A B A C D A D A

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