P & C and Probability PYQ

2022
1. The letter A, B, C, D and E are arranged in such a way that there are exactly two letters between A and E.
How many such arrangements are possible?
a) 12
b) 18
c) 24
d) 36

2. A,B and C are three places such that there are three different roads from A to B, four different roads from B
to C and three different roads A to C in how many different ways can one travel from A to C using these
roads?
a) 10
b) 13
C) 15
d) 36
3. How many 3-digit natural numbers (without repetition of digits) are there such that each digit is odd and
the number is divisible by 5?
a) 8
b) 12
c) 16
d) 24
4. The digit 1 to 9 are arranged in three rows in such a way that each row contains three digits, and the
number formed in the second row is twice the number formed in the first row; and the number formed in
the third row is thrice the number formed in the first row. Repetition of digit is not allowed. If only three of
the four digit 2,3,7 and 9 are allowed to use in the first row, how many be arranged in the three rows?
a) 4
b) 3
c) 2
d) 1
5.One non-zero digit, one vowel and one consonant from English alphabet (in capital) are to use in forming
passwords ,such that each password has to start with a vowel and end with a consonant. How many such
passwords can be generated?
a) 105
b) 525
c) 945
d) 1050
6. There are 9 cups placed on a table arranged in equal number of rows and columns out of which 6 cups
contain coffee and 3 cups contain tea. In how many ways can they be arranged so that each row should
contain at least one cup of coffee?
a) 18
b) 27
c) 54
d) 81
7. There is a numeric lock which has a 3-digit pin. The pin contains digits 1 to 7. There is no repetition of digit
the digit in the pin from left to right are in decreasing order. Any two digits in the pin differ by at least 2.how
many maximum attempts does one need to find out the pin with certainty?
a) 6
b)8
c) 10
d) 12
2021
1. Integers are listed from 700 to 1000. In how many integers is the sum of the digits 10?
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
2. On a chess board, in how many different ways can 6 consecutive squares be chosen on the diagonals
along a straight path ?
a) 4
b) 6
c) 8
d) 12
3. There are 6 persons arranged in a row .another person has to shake hands with 3 of them so that he
should not shake hands with two consecutive persons. In how many distinct possible combinations can the
handshakes take place?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
2020
1. How many five –digit prime numbers can be obtained by using all the digit 1,2,3,4 and 5 without
repetition of digits?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 9
d) 10
2. How many integers are there between 1 and 100 which have 4 as a digit but are not divisible by 4?
a) 5
b) 11
c) 12
d) 13
3. How many different 5-letter words (with or without meaning) can be constructed using all the letters of
the word has word ‘Delhi ‘so that each word has to start with D and end with I?
a) 24
b) 18
c) 12
d) 6
2019
1. Each face of a cube can be painted in black or white colours .in how many different ways can the cube be
painted?
a) 9
b) 10
c) 11
d) 12
2. Suppose you have sufficient amount of rupee currency in three denominations:Rs.1 ,Rs.10 and Rs.50 .in
how many different ways can you pay a bill of Rs.107?
a) 16
b) 17
c) 18
d) 19
3. The number of times the digit 5 will appear while writing the integers 1 to 1000 is
a) 269
b) 271
c) 300
d) 302
2018
1.While writing all the numbers from 700 to 1000 , how many numbers occur in which the digit at hundred’s
place is greater than the digit at ten’s place , and the digit at ten’s place is greater than the digit the at unit’s
place?
a) 61
b) 64
c) 85
d) 91
2. A bag contains 15 red balls and 20 black balls. Each ball is numbered either 1or2 or 3 .20% of the red balls
are numbered 1 and 40% of them are numbered 3. Similarly, among the black balls, 45% are numbered 2
and 30% are numbered 3. A boy picks a ball at random .he wins if the ball is red and numbered 3 or if it is
black and numbered 1 or 2 what are the chances of his winning?
a) 1/2
b) 4/7
c) 5/9
d) 12/13
2017
1. A bag contains 20 balls .8 balls are green, 7 are white and 5 are red . What is the minimum number of balls
that must be picked up from the bag blindfolded (without replacing any of it ) to be assured of picking at
least one ball of each colour ?
a) 17
b) 16
c) 13
d) 11
2.If 2 boys and 2 girls are to be arranged in a row so that the girls are not next to each other, how many
possible arrangements are there?
a) 3
b) 6
c) 12
d) 24

PYQ 2011-2016

3.How many numbers are there between 100 and 300 which either begin with or end with 2 ?
a) 110
b) 111
c) 112
d) None of the above

4. Four –digit numbers are to be formed using the digits 1, 2,3, and 4; and none of these four digits are
repeated in any manner . further,
1. 2 and 3 are not immediately follow each other
2. 1 is not to be immediately followed by
3. 4 is not to appear at the last place
4. 1 is not to appear at the first place
How many different numbers can be formed ?
a) 6
b) 8
c) 9
d) None of the above

5. A around archery target of diameter 1 m is marked with four scoring regions from the centre outwards as
red, blue, yellow and white. The radius of the red band is 0.20m. The width of all the remaining bands is
equal .if archers throw arrows towards the target, what is the probability that the arrows fall in the red
region of the archery target?
a) 0.40
b) 0.20
c) 0.16
d) 0.04
6. A selection is to be made for one post of principal and two posts of vice-principal .amongst the six
candidates called for the interview, only two are eligible for the posts of principal while they all are eligible
for the post of vice-principal. The number of possible combinations of selectees is
a) 4
b) 12
c) 18
d) None of the above
7. A student has to opt for 2 subject out of 5 subjects for a course , namely , commerce, economics ,
statistics, mathematics I and mathematics ii . mathematics ii can be offered only if mathematics I is also
opted . The number of different combinations of two subject which can be opted is
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8