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CHAPTER PRACTICE PROBLEMS

Subject: Mathematics Topic: Permutation and Combination

1. Total number of four digit numbers having all different digits, is equal to
(a) 4536 (b) 504 (c) 5040 (d) 720

2. Total number of n digit numbers (n > 1), having the property that no two consecutive
digits are same, is equal to
(a) 8n (b) 9n (c) 9.10n–1 (d) None of these

3. Number of zeros at the end of 300! is equal to

(a) 75 (b) 89 (c) 74 (d) 98

4. Total number of words that can be formed using the alphabets of the word KUBER,
so that no alphabet is repeated in any of hte formed word, is equal to
(a) 325 (b) 320 (c) 240 (d) 365

5. Total number of 9 digit numbers that are divisible by 5, is equal to

(a) 108 (b) 9.107 (c) 9.108 (d) 18.107

6. Total number of 5 digit numbers having all different digits and divisible by 4 that can
be formed using the digits {1, 3, 2, 6, 8, 9}, is equal to
(a) 192 (b) 32 (c) 1152 (d) 384

7. Total number of 5 digit number, having all different digits and divisible by 3, that can
be formed using the digits {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, is equal to
(a) 120 (b) 213 (c) 96 (d) 216

8. Total number of ways in which a person can put 8 different rings in the figures of his
right hand is equal to
(a) 16P8 (b) 11P8 (c) 16C8 (d) 11C8

9. Total number of divisors of 5880 is equal to

(a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 96 (d) 16

10. Total number of divisors of 480, that are of the form 4n + 2, n  0 , is equal to
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) None of these

11. Total number of words that can be formed using all letters of the word
‘ANSHUMAN’ is equal to
8! 8! 8! 8!
(a) 4! (b) 5! (c) 2!2! (d) 2!

12. Total number of words that can be formed using all letters of the word ‘BRIJESH’
that neither begins with ‘I’ nor ends with ‘B’ is equal to
(a) 3720 (b) 4920 (c) 3600 (d) 4800

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13. A convex polygon has 44 diagonals. The number of it’s sides is equal to
(a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 12

14. A library has ‘a’ copies of one block, ‘b’ copies each of two books, ‘c’ copies each of
three books, and single copy of ‘d’ books. The total number of ways in which these
books can be arranged in a shelf, is equal to

(a)
 a  2b  3c  d ! (b)
 a  2b  3c  d !
a ! b !  c ! a ! 2b ! 3c !
2 3 3

(c)
 a  2b  3c  d ! (d)
 a  2b  3c  d !
 c !3 a ! 2b! c !

15. Everybody in a room shakes hand with everybody else. The total number of hand
shakes is equal to 153. The total number of persons in the room is equal to
(a) 18 (b) 19 (c) 17 (d) 16

16. The number of numbers that are less than 1000 that can be formed using the digits 0,
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 such that no digit is being repeated in the formed number, is equal to
(a) 130 (b) 131 (c) 156 (d) 155

17. Total number of six digit numbers that can be formed, having the property that every
succeeding digit is greater than the preceding digit, is equal to
(a) 9C3 (b) 10C3 (c) 9P3 (d) 10P3

18. ‘n1’ men and ‘n2’ women are to be seated in a row so that no two women sit together.
If n1 > n2, then total number of ways in which they can be seated, is equal to
n1
Cn2 n1
Cn2  n1 ! n2 !
(a) (b)
n1
Cn2 1  n1 ! n2 ! n1 1
Cn2  n1 ! n2 !
(c) (d)

19. There are ‘n’ numbered seats around a round table. Total number of ways in which
n1 (n1 < n) persons can sit around the round table, is equal to
n n n n
Cn1 Pn1 Cn1 1 Pn1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)

20. Total number of ways in which four boys and four girls can be seated around a round
table, so that no two girls sit together, is equal to
(a) 7! (b) (3!) (4!) (c) (4!) (4!) (d) (3!) (3!)

21. Three boys of class X, 4 boys of class XI and 5 boys of class XII, sit in a row. Total
number of ways in which these boys can sit so that all the boys of same class sit
together, is equal to
(a) (3!)2 (4!) (5!) (b) (3!) (4!)2 (5!) (c) (3!) (4!) (5!) (d) (3!) (4!) (5!)2

22. Total number of ways in which the letters of the word ‘MISSISSIPPI’ be arranged, so
that any two S’s are separated, is equal to
(a) 7350 (b) 3675 (c) 6300 (d) None of these

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23. The number of ways in which a mixed double game can be arranged amongst nine
married couples so that no husband and his wife play in the same game, is equal to
(a) 9C2 . 7C2 (b) 9C2 . 7C2 . 2C1 (c) 9P2 . 7P2 (d) 9P2 . 7P2 . 2P1

24. A candidate is required to answer 7 out of 10 questions, which are divided into two
groups, each containing 5 questions. He is not permitted to attempt more than 4
questions from each group. Total number of different ways in which the candidate
can answer the paper, is equal to
(a) 2 . 5C3 . 5C4 (b) 2 . 5P3 . 5P4 (c) 5C3 . 5C4 (d) 5P3 . 5P4

25. Total number of ways, in which 22 different books can be given to 5 students, so that
two students get 5 books each and all the remaining students get 4 book each, is equal
to
22! 22! 22!
(a) 3!2!5! 4! (b)  3! .2!.5!
3 2
(c) 3!2!5!4! (d) None of these

26. The total number of three digit numbers, the sum of whose digits is even, is equal to
(a) 450 (b) 350 (c) 250 (d) 325

27. The total number of flags with three horizontal strips, in order, that can be formed
using 2 identical red, 2 identical green and 2 identical white strips, is equal to
(a) 4! (b) 3.(4!) (c) 2.(4!) (d) None of these

28. ‘n’ different toys have to be distributed among ‘n’ children. Total number of ways in
which these toys can be distributed so that exactly one child gets no toy, is equal to
(a) n ! (b)
n ! nC2
(c)
 n  1! nC2 (d)
n ! n 1C2

29. Total number of non-negative integral solutions of x1 + x2 + x3 = 10 is equal to

(a) 12C3 (b) 10C3 (c) 12C2 (d) 10C2

30. Total number of positive integral solutions of x1 + x2 + 2x3 = 15 is equal to

(a) 42 (b) 70 (c) 32 (d) None of these

31. A class contains 3 girls and four boys. Every Saturday five students go on a picnic, a
different group of students is being sent each week. During the picnic, each girl in
the group is given a doll by the accompanying teacher. All possible groups of five
have gone once, the total number of dolls the girls have got is
(a) 21 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 24

32. Total number of permutations of ‘k’ different things. In a row, taken not more than
‘r’ at a time (each thing may be repeated any number of times) is equal to

k 1
r k k r 1  
(d) 
k  1
(a) k  1 (c) k  1
r r
(b) k

33. Total number of 4 digit number that are greater than 3000, that can be formed using
the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (no digit is being repeated in any number) is equal to
(a) 120 (b) 240 (c) 480 (d) 80

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34. A variable name in certain computer language must be either a alphabet or alphabet
followed by a decimal digit. Total number of different variable names that can exist
in that language is equal to
(a) 280 (b) 290 (c) 286 (d) 296

35. Total number of ways of selecting two numbers from the set {1, 2, 3, 4, ….., 3n} so
that their sum is divisible by 3 is equal to
2n 2  n 3n 2  n
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 2n2 – n (d) 3n2 – n

36. The total number of ways of selecting 10 balls out of an unlimited number of
identical white, red and blue balls is equal to
(a) 12C2 (b) 12C3 (c) 10C2 (d) 10C3

37. Total number of numbers that are less than 3.108 and can be formed using the digits 1,
2, 3 is equal to

(a) 2
1 9
3  4.38 
(b) 2
1 9
3 3   1
(c) 2
7.39  3 (d) 2
1 9

3  3  38  
38. There are 10 person among whom two are brothers. The total number of ways in
which these persons can be seated around a round table so that exactly one person sit
between the brothers, is equal to
(a) (2!) (7!) (b) (2!) (8!) (c) (3!) (7!) (d) (3!) (8!)

39. A teacher takes 3 children from her class to the zoo at a time as often as she can, but
she doesn’t take the same set of three children more than once. She finds out that she
goes to the zoo 84 times more than a particular child goes to the zoo. Total number
of students in her class in equal to
(a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) 11

40. A person predicts the outcome of 20 cricket matches of his home team. Each match
can result either in a win, loss or tie for the home team. Total number of ways in
which he can make the predictions so that exactly 10 predictions are correct, is equal
to
(a) 20C10 . 210 (b) 20C10 . 320 (c) 20C10 . 310 (d) 20C10 . 220

41. Total number of ways in which 15 identical blankets can be distributed among 4
persons so that each of them gets atleast two blankets, equal to
(a) 10C3 (b) 9C3 (c) 11C3 (d) None of these

42. A team of four students is to be selected from a total of 12 students. Total number of
ways in which team can be selected such that two particular students refuse to be
together and other two particular students wish to be together only, is equal to
(a) 220 (b) 182 (c) 226 (d) None of these

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43. Two players P1 and P2 play a series of ‘2n’ games. Each game can result in either a
win or loss for P1. Total number of ways in which P1 can win the series of these
games, is equal to

(a) 2

1 2n 2n
2  Cn  1 2n
(b) 2
2  2. 2nCn  

1 n 2n
(c) 2
2  Cn  1 n
(d) 2
2  2. 2nCn  
44. Total number of 3 letters words that can be formed from the letters of the word
‘SAHARANPUR’, is equal to
(a) 210 (b) 237 (c) 247 (d) 227

45. 15 identical balls have to be put in 5 different boxes. Each box can contain any
number of balls. Total number of ways of putting the balls in to box so that each box
contains atleast 2 balls, is equal to
(a) 9C5 (b) 10C5 (c) 6C5 (d) 10C6

46. Total number of divisors of n = 25 . 34 . 510 . 76 that are of the form 4  2,   1 is

equal to
(a) 385 (b) 55 (c) 384 (d) 54

47. Total number of positive integral solutions of the equation x1 . x2 . x3 = 60, is equal to
(a) 27 (b) 54 (c) 64 (d) None of these

48. n1 and n2 are five digits numbers. Total numbers of ways of forming n1 and n2 so that
these numbers can be added without carrying at any stage, is equal to
(a) 36.(55)4 (b) 45.(55)4 (c) (55)5 (d) None of these

49. Total number of positive integral solutions of x1  x2  x3  10 is equal to

(a) 11C3 (b) 9C3 (c) 12C3 (d) 10C3

50. Total number of times, the digit 3 will be written, when the integers having less than
4 digits are listed, is equal to
(a) 300 (b) 310 (c) 302 (d) 306

51. Let f : {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}  {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}. Total number of functions ‘f’ that are on to
f i   i
and , is equal to
(a) 9 (b) 44 (c) 16 (d) None of these

52. Total number of parallelograms that can be formed, using ‘n’ parallel lines in one
direction and ‘n2’ parallel lines in another direction, is equal to

(a)
n1

C2 n2 C2  (b)
n1  n2
C2
(c)
n1  n2
C1
(d) None of these

53. Total number of ways of selecting 2 white squares on a normal chess board, so that
they don’t belong to the same row or column, is equal to
(a) 96 (b) 400 (c) 480 (d) 491

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54. 10 different toys are to be distributed among 10 children. Total number of ways of
distributing these toys so that exactly 2 children to not get any toy, is equal to
 1 1   1 1 
10!      
2 2
 10! 
3!2!7!  2!5 6!   3!2!7!  2!4 6! 
(a)   (b)  
 1 1   1 1 
10!   10!  
2 2
 
 3!7!  2!5 6!   3!7!  2!4 6! 
(c)   (d)  

55. Let x1, x2, ……, xk are the divisors of positive integer ‘n’ (including 1 and n). If x1 +
1
x
x + …. + x = 75, then i 1 i will be equal to
2 k
2
k 75 75 n2
(a) 75 (b) k (c) n (d) 75

56. Let A = {x1, x2, x3, ……., x7}, B = {y1, y2, y3}. The total number of functions f : A 
f  x   y2
B that are onto and there are exactly three element x in A such that , is
equal to
(a) 14.7C2 (b) 14.7C3 (c) 7.7C2 (d) 7.7C3

57. Total number of integers ‘n’ such that 2  n  2000 and H.C.F. of n and 36 is one, is
equal to
(a) 666 (b) 667 (c) 665 (d) None of these

58. The number of ways in which three distinct numbers in A.P. can be selected from the
set {1, 2, 3, …….., 24}, is equal to
(a) 66 (b) 132 (c) 198 (d) None of these

59. Among the 8! Permutations of the digits 1, 2, 3, …..8, consider those arrangements
which have the following property. If we take any five consecutive positions, the
product of the corresponding digits is divisible by 5. The number of such
arrangements will be equal to
(a) 7! (b) 2.(7!) (c) 7C4 (d) None of these

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 ANSWERS
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A
5. D 6. A 7. D 8. B
9. A 10. C 11. C 12. A
13. C 14. A 15. A 16. B
17. A 18. D 19. B 20. B
21. A 22. A 23. B 24. B
25. A 26. A 27. A 28. B
29. C 30. A 31. B 32. D
33. B 34. C 35. B 36. A
37. C 38. B 39. C 40. A
41. A 42. C 43. B 44. C
45. A 46. C 47. B 48. A
49. D 50. A 51. B 52. A
53. B 54. B 55. C 56. B
57. A 58. B 59. B

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