GAUTAM COMMERCE CLASSES

Permutations & Combinations AND Probability

CAFC (NOV 2021) Marks : 30
Date: 28/07/2021 Time: 45Mins

1. In a train, five seats are vacant. In how many ways can three passengers sit?
a. 20 b. 30 c. 10 d. 60

2. If A & B are two events and P(A) = 3/8, P(B) = 1/2 and P(A∩B) = 1/4, then the value of P(A’∪B’) is
a. 3/4 b. 1/4 c. 5/8 d. 5/4

3. There are 4 parcels and 5 post offices. In how many different ways the registration of parcel can
be made
a. 20 b. 9 c. 45 d. 54

4. If 10 men, among whom are A & B, stand in a row, what is the probability that there will be
exactly 3 men between them?
a. 13/15 b. 11/15 c. 4/15 d. 2/15

5. How many words comprising of any three letters of the word UNIVERSAL can be formed?
a. 405 b. 504 c. 540 d. 450

6. The odds are 9:5 against a person who is 50 years, living till he is 70 and 8:6 against a person who
is 60 living till he is 80. Find the probability that atleast one of them will be alive after 20 years is
a. 11/14 b. 22/49 c. 31/49 d. 35/49

7. In how many ways can 12 gentlemen sit around a round table so that three specified gentlemen
are always together?
a. 11! b. 9! c. 9!3! d. 10!3!

8. A bag contains 6 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball from the
bag is twice that of a red ball, find the number of blue balls in the bag
a. 10 b. 12 c. 14 d. 16

9. English alphabets have 11 symmetric letters that appear same when looked at in a mirror. These
letters are A, H, I, M, O, T, U, V, W, X & Y. How many symmetric 3 letter passwords can be formed
using these letters?
a. 165 b. 990 c. 113 d. 311

10. If P(A) = 0.45, P(B) = 0.35, P(A∩B) = 0.25, then P(A/B) is

a. 0.1125 b. 0.0875 c. 0.7143 d. 0.5556

11. A hall has 12 lamps and every lamp can be switched on independently. Find the number of ways
of illuminating the hall.
a. 12 b. 212 c. 4095 d. 12C1 x 2!

12. If 6 coins are tossed simultaneously, then the probability of obtaining exactly 2 heads is
a. 1/64 b. 63/64 c. 15/64 d. None of these
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Permutations & Combinations AND Probability
CAFC (NOV 2021) Marks : 30
Date: 28/07/2021 Time: 45Mins

13. How many 8 digit telephone numbers can be formed if the first two digits are 45 and no digit can
appear more than once?
a. 8! b. 8C6 c. 6! d. None of these

14. If the sum of two numbers obtained in a single throw of two dice is ‘S’, then P(S) will be maximum
when S is
a. 5 b. 7 c. 36 d. 7

15. If the letters of the word RONAK are arranged in a dictionary order (without repetition), which of
the following words will be 50th?
a. KRONA b. NAKRO c. NAOKR d. NAKOR

16. If A is the event that the lecture will be conducted & B is the event that the lecture won’t be
conducted, then A & B are
a. Mutually exclusive b. Exhaustive c. both a & b d. None of these

17. There are 3 blue balls, four red balls and five green balls. In how many ways can they be arranged
in a row?
a. 27,720 b. 26,720 c. 27,820 d. 26,620

18. If A & B are two mutually exclusive events such that P(A∪B) = 2/3 and P(A) = 2/5, then P(B’) =
a. 11/15 b. 4/15 c. 4/9 d. 5/9

19. 1000C98 = 999C97 + xC901; Find x

a. 998 b. 999 c. 997 d. 1000

20. If 4 letters are put randomly in 4 envelopes, then the probability that none of them are put in the
correct envelope is
a. 0 b. 1 c. 1/24 d. 23/24

21. Number of ways of painting a face of a cube by 6 colours is

a. 36 b. 66 c. 6 d. 1

22. Probability of a possible, but not certain event is

a. between 0 & 1 b. 0 c. 1 d. None of these

23. In how many ways can the letters of the word REGULATION be arranged so that the vowels come
at odd places?
a. 14,400 b. 1,440 c. 14,442 d. None of these

24. If Y ≥ X, then
a. E(Y) > E(X) b. E(X) ≤ E(Y) c. E(X) = E(Y) d. None of these
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Permutations & Combinations AND Probability
CAFC (NOV 2021) Marks : 30
Date: 28/07/2021 Time: 45Mins

25. How many numbers not exceeding 1000 can be formed from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 if
repetition is not allowed.
a. 364 b. 585 c. 728 d. 819

26. A die is thrown twice then the probability that the sum of the number is divisible by 4 is
a. 1/9 b. 1/12 c. 1/4 d. ¾

27. 15C3 + 15C3 =

a. 30C6 b. 15C4 c. 16C4 d. 70 x 13

28. Three mangoes and three apples are in a box. If two fruits are chosen at random, the probability
that one is a mango and the other is an apple is
a. 2/3 b. 3/5 c. 1/3 d. 2/5

29. The number of words from the letters of the word BHARAT, in which B & H never come together,
is
a. 240 b. 120 c. 360 d. 480

30. From a class of 12 girls and 18 boys, two students are chosen randomly. What is the probability
that both of them are girls?
a. 22/145 b. 23/145 c. 21/40 d. 3/8