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PERMUATION & COMBINATION
1. A man has 5 trousers, 10 shirts and 5 pairs of shoes. 12. How many different 11-letter words (with or without
Find the number of different possible combinations meaning) can be constructed using all the letters of
in which he wears trousers, shirts and shoes. the word PERMUTATION so that each word has to
start with P and end with N?
2. If Rohan is going to Goa from Lucknow via Delhi.
There are 2 flights from Lucknow to Delhi and 3 13. In how many ways can 4 children stand in a line so
flights from Delhi to Goa. Then how many ways can that children A and B always stand together?
he go?
14. How many arrangements of the word
3. There are four routes to travel from city A to city B ‘TENNESSEE’ are possible?
and six routes from city B to city C. How many
routes are possible to travel from city A to city C? 15. How many arrangements of the word
‘TENNESSEE’ are possible, given that the word
4. There are 6 MCQs in an examination. How many starts with T?
sequences of answers are possible, if the first three
questions have 4 choices each and the next three 16. How many different letter arrangements can be
have 5 choices each? made from the letter of the word KULDEEP in such
a way that the vowels are always together? What is
5. How many distinct even numbers can be formed the probability that when the word KULDEEP is
using digits 1,2,3,4? rearranged, then the 3 vowels will come together?
6. How many 4 digits numbers formed using all of 17. Arrange 5 People such that 3 are always together
1,2,3,4 are greater than 2000?
18. Arrange 10 People such that 4 are always together
7. Distinct number which can be formed by 0,1,3,4,7,9
a. Total 4 digit numbers? 19. The number of permutations(arrangements) that can
b. Total 4 digit number, without repetition? be made using all the letters of the word
c. Total 4 digit number, where at least one digit is 'MANORAMA’ is
3?
20. An alphanumeric lock is to be designed with 4
8. The number of six digit numbers that can be formed characters, first is an even digit, followed by a
from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 so that digits do consonant, then a vowel and last is an odd digit.
not repeat and the terminal digits are even is? How many different combinations are possible?
9. How many numbers greater than 1000 but less than 21. The letters of the word MODESTY are written in all
4000 are formed using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 possible orders and these words (with or without
(repetition is not allowed)? meaning) are listed as in a dictionary then find the
rank of the word MODESTY.
10. How many five-digit composite numbers can be
obtained by using all the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 22. The letters of the word PARKAR are written in all
without repetition of digits? possible orders and these words (with or without
meaning) are listed as in a dictionary then find the
11. How many six-digit prime numbers can be obtained rank of the word PARKAR.
by using all the digits 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 8 without
repetition of digits? 23. The number of three digit numbers having only two
consecutive digits identical is:
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24. In how many ways a hockey team of eleven can be 36. If 1/8! + 1/9! = X/10!; what is the value of X.
selected from 16 players?
37. There are 4 parallel horizontal and 5 parallel vertical
25. In a knockout tournament, each of the 20 teams is lines, how many different parallelograms are
supposed to play one match with every other team. possible using the combination of these lines?
How many matches will occur in the knockout
stage?
38. How many triangles can be formed using the
vertices of an octagon?
26. In a class of 25 students, find the total number of
ways to select two representatives, if a particular
person will never be selected. 39. ABCD is a square. Two points on each of AB, BC,
CD and AD are chosen. How many distinct triangles
can be drawn using any three points as vertices out
27. In a class of 25 students, find the total number of
of these eight points?
ways to select two representatives, if a particular
person is always there.
40. In an examination, the maximum marks for each of
28. A box contains two white balls, three black balls and the four papers namely P, Q, R and S are 100. Marks
four red balls. In how many ways can three balls be scored by the students are in integers. A student can
drawn from the box if at least one black ball is to be score 98% in n different ways. What is the value of
included in the draw? n.
29. In how many ways can 7 friends sit around a round 41. A student has to opt for 2 subjects out of 5 subjects
table? for a course, namely, Commerce, Economics,
Statistics, Mathematics I and Mathematics II.
30. In how many ways can 5 men and 5 women sit Mathematics II can be offered only if Mathematics I
around a round table, such that no two women are is also opted. The number of different combinations
sitting together? of two subjects which can be opted is (2015)
31. In a question paper, there are four multiple choice 42. How many four-digit numbers can be obtained by
type questions. Each question has five choices with using all the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 without repetition of
only one choice for its correct answer. What is the digits, such that the number is divisible by 4?
total number of ways in which a candidate will not
get all the four answers correct?
43. There are 7 lamps in the hall. Each of them can be
switched on independently. Find the number of
32. In an examination paper there are two sections each ways in which the hall can be illuminated.
containing 4 questions. A candidate is required to
attempt 5 questions but not more than 3 questions
from any particular section. In how many ways can 44. Ria has to buy stationary items worth Rs 35. She has
5 questions be selected: coins of 1, 5 and 10 rupees. In how many ways can
she pay using these coins?
33. There are M men and N women (M > N). How many
arrangements are possible such that no two women 45. MS Dhoni has ten pairs of red, eleven pairs of
are sitting together. yellow and twelve pairs of blue gloves in a box. If
he randomly picks gloves one by one (without
34. How many triplets (x,y,z) satisfy the equation x + y replacement) from the box to get a Yellow pair of
+ z = 10, given that x, y, z are natural numbers? gloves to wear, what is the maximum number of
attempts he has to make?
35. How many triplets (x,y,z) satisfy the equation x + y
+ z = 10, given that x, y, z are whole numbers?
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46. There are five letters and five envelopes and exactly 48. How many distinct alphabets can be formed by
one letter is to be put in exactly one envelope with rearranging the letters of the word EDUCATION
the correct address. If the letters are randomly such that vowels occupy odd positions and
inserted into the envelopes, then consider the consonants occupy even positions?
following statements
I. It is possible that exactly one letter goes into an 49. The numbers 1-5 are arranged such that there are
incorrect envelope. exactly two numbers between 2 and 4. How many
II. It is possible that exactly four letters go into an such arrangements are possible?
incorrect envelope.
Which of the following statements given above 50. A new flag is to be designed with six vertical strips
is/are correct? using some or all of the colours yellow, green, blue
(a) I only and red. Then, the number of ways this can be done
(b) II only such that no two adjacent strips have the same colour
(c) Both 1 and 2 is
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
51. In how many ways can a batsman score exactly 27
47. There are six couples with all husbands grouped runs by scoring single runs, fours and sixes only,
together and all wives grouped separately. Husbands irrespective of the sequence of scoring shots?
are randomly chosen and paired with randomly
chosen wives. Then consider the following
statements:
I. It is possible that exactly three husbands are
paired with wrong wives.
II. There are only 5 ways in which only one
husband is paired with wrong wife.
Which of the following statements given above
is/are correct?
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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