Permutations & Combinations

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 Syllabus Comparison in 2023 & 2024

2023 2024
• Fundamental Principle of Counting • Fundamental Principle of Counting
• Permutation as an Arrangement • Permutation as an Arrangement
• Combination as Selection • Combination as Selection
• Meaning of P(n,r) and C(n,r) • Meaning of P(n,r) and C(n,r)
• Simple Applications • Simple Applications

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 P&C
Some &
Geometrical
All Formula
Box Distinct Problems
Similar String &
Method
Gap
Mul. Method
Combination Particular Obj.
Permutation separated in
Arrangement
Fundamental
Principle of
Counting
Add
Restricted Rank
P&C Per.

Derangement At least & At

most
Restricted Constraint
Combination
Circular permutation
Distribution No. of
Divisors

Integral Distinct,
Mix, Total
Sol. Beggar’s
Similar Selections
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 Type-1
𝐧𝑷 & 𝐧𝑪
𝒓 𝒓

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 JEE Main 2023 - 31 Jan (Shift 2)
If !"#$ P !"%$ P = 11: 21, then 𝑛! + 𝑛 + 15 is equal to :
"%$ : "

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 JEE Main 2024 (Online) 6th April Evening Shift
Let 0 ≤ 𝑟 ≤ 𝑛. If "#$ 𝐶 " "%$ 𝐶 = 55: 35: 21, then 2𝑛 + 5𝑟 is equal to :
&#$ : 𝐶& : &%$
A 62
B 60
C 55
D 50

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 JEE Main 2024 (Online) 31st January Evening Shift
If for some 𝑚, 𝑛; ' 𝐶( + 2 ' 𝐶(#$ + ' 𝐶(#! > ) 𝐶* and "%$
𝑃* : " 𝑃+ = 1: 8, then
"
𝑃(#$ + ,#$ 𝐶( is equal to
A 380
B 376
C 372
D 384

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 JEE Main 2024 (Online) 27th January Evening Shift
(+!)! (0!)!
Let 𝛼 = (+!)!! and 𝛽 = (0!)#!. Then:
A 𝛼 ∈ 𝐍 and 𝛽 ∈ 𝐍
B 𝛼 ∈ 𝐍 and 𝛽 ∉ 𝐍
C 𝛼 ∉ 𝐍 and 𝛽 ∈ 𝐍
D 𝛼 ∉ 𝐍 and 𝛽 ∉ 𝐍

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 Type-2
Box Method

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 JEE Main 1998
Number of divisors of the form (4𝑛 + 2), 𝑛 ≥ 0 of the integer 240 is
(a) 4
(b) 8
(c) 10
(d) 3

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 JEE Main 2019 - 9 Jan (Shift 2)
Let 𝑆 be the set of all triangles in the 𝑥𝑦-plane, each having one vertex at the origin
and the other two vertices lie on coordinate axes with integral coordinates. If each
triangle in 𝑆 has area 50 sq. units, then the number of elements in the set 𝑆 is
(a) 36
(b) 32
(c) 18
(d) 9

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 JEE Main 2019 - 12 Jan (Shift 1)
Consider three boxes, each containing 10 balls labelled 1,2, … , 10. Suppose one ball is
randomly drawn from each of the boxes. Denote by 𝑛1 , the label of the ball drawn
from the 𝑖 th box, (𝑖 = 1,2,3). Then, the number of ways in which the balls can be
chosen such that 𝑛$ < 𝑛! < 𝑛* is
(a) 82
(b) 120
(c) 240
(d) 164

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 JEE Main 2021 - 26 Feb (Shift 2)
A natural number has prime factorization given by n = 22 33 54 , where 𝑦 and 𝑧 are
0
such that 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 5 and 𝑦 %$ + 𝑧 %$ = , 𝑦 > 𝑧. Then the number of odd divisors of
'
𝑛, including 1, is :
(1) 11
(2) 6𝑥
(3) 12
(4) 6

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 Type-3
Formation of Numbers

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 JEE Main 2022 - 25 Jun (Shift 2)
The total number of three-digit numbers, with one digit repeated exactly two times, is

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 JEE Main 2020 - 7 Jan (Shift-1)
Total number of 6 -digit numbers in which only and all the five digits 1,3,5,7 and 9
appear, is
(A) 5'
$
(B) ! (6!)
(C) 6 !
0
(D) ! (6!)

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 JEE Main 2023 - 30 Jan (Shift 2)
The number of seven digits odd numbers, that can be formed using all the seven
digits 1,2,2,2,3,3,5 is

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 JEE Main 2020 - 9 Jan (Shift-1)
If number of 5 digit numbers which can be formed without repeating any digit while
tenth place of all of the numbers must be 2 is 336𝑘 find value of 𝑘
(A) 8
(B) 7
(C) 6
(D) 5

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 JEE Main 2023 - 24 Jan (Shift 1)
The number of 9 digit numbers, that can be formed using all the digits of the number
123412341 so that the even digits occupy only even places, is

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 JEE Main 2019 - 9 Jan (Shift 2)
The number of natural numbers less than 7,000 which can be formed by using the
digits 0,1,3,7,9 (repitition of digits allowed) is equal to
(a) 374
(b) 375
(c) 372
(d) 250

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 JEE Main 2023 - 25 Jan (Shift 2)
The number of numbers, strictly between 5000 and 10000 can be formed using the
digits 1,3,5,7,9 without repetition, is :
A 120
B6
C 72
D 12

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 JEE Main 2023 - 24 Jan (Shift 2)
The number of integers, greater than 7000 that can be formed, using the digits
3,5,6,7,8 without repetition is :
A 48
B 120
C 168
D 220

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 JEE Main 2023 - 13 Apr (Shift 2)
Total numbers of 3-digit numbers that are divisible by 6 and can be formed by using
the digits 1,2,3,4,5 with repetition, is

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 JEE Main 2023 - 15 Apr (Shift 1)
The total number of three-digit numbers, divisible by 3 , which can be formed using
the digits 1,3,5,8, if repetition of digits is allowed, is :
A 21
B 22
C 18
D 20

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 JEE Main 2023 - 1 Feb (Shift 2)
The total number of six digit numbers, formed using the digits 4,5,9 only and divisible
by 6 , is

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 JEE Main 2023 - 30 Jan (Shift 1)
Number of 4 -digit numbers (the repetition of digits is allowed) which are made using
the digits 1,2,3 and 5 , and are divisible by 15 , is equal to .

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 JEE Main 2022 - 30 Jun (Shift 1)
The number of 6 -digit numbers made by using the digits 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, without
repetition and which are multiple of 15 is _.

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 JEE Main 2019 - 10 Apr (Shift 1)
The number of 6 digits numbers that can be formed using the digits 0,1,2,5,7 and 9
which are divisible by 11 and no digit is repeated, is
(a) 60
(b) 72
(c) 48
(d) 36

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 JEE Main 2022 - 24 Jun (Shift 2)
The number of 7-digit numbers which are multiples of 11 and are formed using all
the digits 1,2,3,4,5,7 and 9 is

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 JEE Main 2021 - 25 Feb (Shift 2)
The total number of two digit numbers ' n ', such that 3" + 7" is a multiple of 10 , is

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 JEE Main 2023 - 25 Jan (Shift 1)
Let 𝑥 and 𝑦 be distinct integers where 1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 25 and 1 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 25. Then, the
number of ways of choosing 𝑥 and 𝑦, such that 𝑥 + 𝑦 is divisible by 5 , is _.

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 JEE Main 2023 - 30 Jan (Shift 2)
The number of ways of selecting two numbers 𝑎 and 𝑏, 𝑎 ∈ {2,4,6, … , 100} and 𝑏 ∈
{1,3,5, … . , 99} such that 2 is the remainder when 𝑎 + 𝑏 is divided by 23 is :
A 186
B 54
C 108
D 268

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 JEE Main 2023 - 12 Apr (Shift 1)
The number of five digit numbers, greater than 40000 and divisible by 5 , which can
be formed using the digits 0,1,3,5,7 and 9 without repetition, is equal to :
A 132
B 72
C 120
D 96

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C
 JEE Main 2022 - 26 Jul (Shift 2)
Numbers are to be formed between 1000 and 3000 , which are divisible by 4 , using
the digits 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 without repetition of digits. Then the total number of such
numbers is _.

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 JEE Main 2022 - 29 Jul (Shift 2)
The number of natural numbers lying between 1012 and 23421 that can be formed
using the digits 2,3,4,5,6 (repetition of digits is not allowed) and divisible by 55 is

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 JEE Main 2021 - 25 Feb (Shift 1)
The total number of numbers, lying between 100 and 1000 that can be formed with
the digits 1,2,3,4,5, if the repetition of digits is not allowed and numbers are divisible
by either 3 or 5 is

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 JEE Main 2023 - 31 Jan (Shift 1)
Number of 4-digit numbers that are less than or equal to 2800 and either divisible by
3 or by 11 , is equal to

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 JEE Main 2023 - 29 Jan (Shift 2)
The number of 3 digit numbers, that are divisible by either 3 or 4 but not divisible by
48 , is :
A 400
B 472
C 507
D 432

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 JEE Main 2023 - 1 Feb (Shift 1)
The number of 3-digit numbers, that are divisible by either 2 or 3 but not divisible by
7 , is

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 JEE Main 2023 - 29 Jan (Shift 2)
The total number of 4 -digit numbers whose greatest common divisor with 54 is 2 , is

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 JEE Main 2021 - 26 Feb (Shift 2)
The total number of 3-digit numbers, whose greatest common divisor with 36 is 2 , is

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150
 JEE Main 2022 - 29 Jun (Shift 2)
The total number of four digit numbers such that each of first three digits is divisible
by the last digit, is equal to

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 JEE Main 2023 - 31 Jan (Shift 1)
Let 5 digit numbers be constructed using the digits 0,2,3,4,7,9 with repetition
allowed, and are arranged in ascending order with serial numbers. Then the serial
number of the number 42923 is

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 JEE Main 2023 - 29 Jan (Shift 1)
Five digit numbers are formed using the digits 1,2,3,5,7 with repetitions and are
written in descending order with serial numbers. For example, the number 77777 has
serial number 1 . Then the serial number of 35337 is _.

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 JEE Main 2023 - 29 Jan (Shift 1)
If all the six digit numbers 𝑥$ 𝑥! 𝑥* 𝑥+ 𝑥0 𝑥' with 0 < 𝑥$ < 𝑥! < 𝑥* < 𝑥+ < 𝑥0 < 𝑥' are
arranged in the increasing order, then the sum of the digits in the 72th number is .

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 JEE Main 2023 - 15 Apr (Shift 1)
A person forgets his 4-digit ATM pin code. But he remembers that in the code all the
digits are different, the greatest digit is 7 and the sum of the first two digits is equal to
the sum of the last two digits. Then the maximum number of trials necessary to
obtain the correct code is

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 JEE Main 2022 - 28 Jul (Shift 1)
Let 𝑆 be the set of all passwords which are six to eight characters long, where each
character is either an alphabet from {𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶, 𝐷, 𝐸} or a number from {1,2,3,4,5} with
the repetition of characters allowed. If the number of passwords in 𝑆 whose at least
one character is a number from {1,2,3,4,5} is 𝛼×5' , then 𝛼 is equal to -

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 JEE Main 2022 - 29 Jun (Shift 1)
Let 𝑏$ 𝑏! 𝑏* 𝑏+ be a 4-element permutation with 𝑏1 ∈ {1,2,3, 100} for 1 ≤ 𝑖 ≤ 4
and 𝑏1 ≠ 𝑏5 for 𝑖 ≠ 𝑗, such that either 𝑏$ , 𝑏! , 𝑏* are consecutive integers or 𝑏! , 𝑏* , 𝑏+
are consecutive integers. Then the number of such permutations 𝑏$ 𝑏! 𝑏* 𝑏+ is equal
to

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 JEE Main 2021 - 18 March (Shift 1)
The sum of all the 4 -digit distinct numbers that can be formed with the digits 1,2,2
and 3 is:
(1) 26664
(2) 122664
(3) 122234
(4) 22264

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 JEE Main 2023 - 10 Apr (Shift 2)
The sum of all the four-digit numbers that can be formed using all the digits 2,1,2,3 is
equal to

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 JEE Main 2020 - 3 Sep (Shift-2)
The total number of 3 -digit numbers, whose sum of digits is 10 , is

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 JEE Main 2021 - 26 Feb (Shift 1)
The number of seven digit integers with sum of the digits equal to 10 and formed by
using the digits 1,2 and 3 only is
(1) 77
(2) 42
(3) 35
(4) 82

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 JEE Main 2023 - 13 Apr (Shift 1)
The number of seven digit positive integers formed using the digits 1,2,3 and 4 only
and sum of the digits equal to 12 is .

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413
 JEE Main 2022 - 26 Jul (Shift 1)
The number of 5 -digit natural numbers, such that the product of their digits is 36 , is

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180
 JEE Main 2023 - 10 Apr (Shift 1)
The number of permutations, of the digits 1,2,3, … , 7 without repetition, which
neither contain the string 153 nor the string 2467 , is

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 JEE Main 2023 - 12 Apr (Shift 1)
Let the digits 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 be in A. P. Nine-digit numbers are to be formed using each of
these three digits thrice such that three consecutive digits are in A.P. at least once.
How many such numbers can be formed?

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 JEE Main 2024 (Online) 9th April Evening Shift
The number of integers, between 100 and 1000 having the sum of their digits equals
to 14 , is

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 JEE Main 2024 (Online) 8th April Morning Shift
The number of 3-digit numbers, formed using the digits 2,3,4,5 and 7 , when the
repetition of digits is not allowed, and which are not divisible by 3 , is equal to

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 Type-4
Matrices & Determinants

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 JEE Main 2022 - 25 Jun (Shift 1)
Let 𝐴 be a 3×3 matrix having entries from the set {−1,0,1}. The number of all such
matrices 𝐴 having sum of all the entries equal to 5 , is —.

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 JEE Main 2023 - 31 Jan (Shift 2)
Let A = a15 , a15 ∈ ℤ ∩ [0,4], 1 ≤ 𝑖, 𝑗 ≤ 2.
The number of matrices 𝐴 such that the sum of all entries is a prime number 𝑝 ∈
(2,13) is

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 JEE Main 2023 - 24 Jan (Shift 2)
The number of square matrices of order 5 with entries from the set {0,1}, such that
the sum of all the elements in each row is 1 and the sum of all the elements in each
column is also 1 , is :
A 125
B 150
C 225
D 120

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 Type-5
Word Problems

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 JEE Main 2023 - 6 Apr (Shift 2)
The number of 4 -letter words, with or without meaning, each consisting of 2 vowels
and 2 consonants, which can be formed from the letters of the word UNIVERSE
without repetition is .

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 JEE Main 2023 - 8 Apr (Shift 1)
The number of arrangements of the letters of the word "INDEPENDENCE" in which all
the vowels always occur together is :
A 16800
B 14800
C 18000
D 33600

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 JEE Main 2020 - 6 Sep (Shift-2)
The number of words (with or without meaning) that can be formed from all the
letters of the word "LETTER" in which vowels never come together is

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 JEE Main 2023 - 8 Apr (Shift 2)
If the number of words, with or without meaning, which can be made using all the
letters of the word MATHEMATICS in which 𝐶 and 𝑆 do not come together, is (6!)𝑘,
then 𝑘 is equal to :
A 5670
B 1890
C 2835
D 945

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 JEE Main 2020 - 5 Sep (Shift-1)
The number of words, with or without meaning, that can be formed by taking 4
letters at a time from the letters of the word 'SYLLABUS' such that two letters are
distinct and two letters are alike, is

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 JEE Main 2020 - 8 Jan (Shift-2)
The number of 4 letter words (with or without meaning) that can be formed from the
eleven letters of the word EXAMINATION is

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 JEE Main 2023 - 13 Apr (Shift 2)
All words, with or without meaning, are made using all the letters of the word
MONDAY. These words are written as in a dictionary with serial numbers. The serial
number of the word MONDAY is :
A 324
B 328
C 326
D 327

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 JEE Main 2024 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift
The number of ways five alphabets can be chosen from the alphabets of the word
MATHEMATICS, where the chosen alphabets are not necessarily distinct, is equal to:
A 179
B 177
C 175
D 181

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 JEE Main 2024 (Online) 6th April Evening Shift
If all the words with or without meaning made using all the letters of the word
"NAGPUR" are arranged as in a dictionary, then the word at 315th position in this
arrangement is :
A NRAPUG
B NRAGUP
C NRAPGU
D NRAGPU

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 JEE Main 2024 (Online) 5th April Evening Shift
60 words can be made using all the letters of the word BHBJO, with or without
meaning. If these words are written as in a dictionary, then the 50th word is:
A OBBJH
B HBBJO
C OBBHJ
D JBBOH

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 JEE Main 2024 (Online) 31st January Morning Shift
The total number of words (with or without meaning) that can be formed out of the
letters of the word 'DISTRIBUTION' taken four at a time, is equal to

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 JEE Main 2024 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift
All the letters of the word "GTWENTY" are written in all possible ways with or without
meaning and these words are written as in a dictionary. The serial number of the
word "GTWENTY" is

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 Type-6
Objects & Test Papers

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 JEE Main 2019 - 12 Apr (Shift 1)
The number of ways of choosing 10 objects out of 31 objects of which 10 are identical
and the remaining 21 are distinct, is
(a) 2!6 − 1
(b) 2!$
(c) 2!6
(d) 2!6 + 1

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 JEE Main 2020 - 8 Jan (Shift-1)
An urn contains 5 red marbles, 4 black marbles and 3 white marbles. Then the
number of ways in which 4 marbles can be drawn so that at the most three of them
are red is . . . .

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 JEE Main 2023 - 25 Jan (Shift 2)
Suppose Anil's mother wants to give 5 whole fruits to Anil from a basket of 7 red
apples, 5 white apples and 8 oranges. If in the selected 5 fruits, at least 2 oranges, at
least one red apple and at least one white apple must be given, then the number of
ways, Anil's mother can offer 5 fruits to Anil is

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 JEE Main 2023 - 8 Apr (Shift 1)
Let the number of elements in sets 𝐴 and 𝐵 be five and two respectively. Then the
number of subsets of 𝐴×𝐵 each having at least 3 and at most 6 elements is :
A 782
B 772
C 752
D 792

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 JEE Main 2023 - 24 Jan (Shift 1)
A boy needs to select five courses from 12 available courses, out of which 5 courses
are language courses. If he can choose at most two language courses, then the
number of ways he can choose five courses is

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 JEE Main 2020 - 4 Sep (Shift-2)
A test consists of 6 multiple choice questions, each having 4 alternative answers of
which only one is correct. The number of ways, in which a candidate answers all six
questions such that exactly four of the answers are correct, is

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 JEE Main 2020 - 5 Sep (Shift-2)
There are 3 sections in a question paper and each section contains 5 questions. A
candidate has to answer a total of 5 questions, choosing at least one question from
each section. Then the number of ways, in which the candidate can choose the
questions, is :
(A) 2250
(B) 3000
(C) 1500
(D) 2255

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 JEE Main 2022 - 24 Jun (Shift 1)
In an examination, there are 5 multiple choice questions with 3 choices, out of which
exactly one is correct. There are 3 marks for each correct answer, -2 marks for each
wrong answer and 0 mark if the question is not attempted. Then, the number of ways
a student appearing in the examination gets 5 marks is _.

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 Type-7
Team Formation

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 JEE Main 2022 - 28 Jul (Shift 2)
A class contains 𝑏 boys and 𝑔 girls. If the number of ways of selecting 3 boys and 2
girls from the class is 168 , then b + 3 g is equal to

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 JEE Main 2021 - 24 Feb (Shift 1)
A scientific committee is to formed from 6 Indians and 8 foreigners, which includes at
least 2 Indians and double the number of foreigners as Indians. Then the number of
ways, the committee can be formed is:
(1) 560
(2) 1050
(3) 1625
(4) 575

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 JEE Main 2019 - 9 Jan (Shift 1)
Consider a class of 5 girls and 7 boys. The number of different teams consisting of 2
girls and 3 boys that can be formed from this class, if there are two specific boys 𝐴
and 𝐵, who refuse to be the members of the same team, is
(a) 350
(b) 500
(c) 200
(d) 300

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 JEE Main 2022 - 26 Jun (Shift 1)
There are ten boys 𝐵$ , 𝐵! , … … . , 𝐵$6 and five girls 𝐺$ , 𝐺! , … … . , 𝐺0 in a class. Then the
number of ways of forming a group consisting of three boys and three girls, if both 𝐵$
and 𝐵! together should not be the members of a group, is _.

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 JEE Main 2020 - 6 Sep (Shift-1)
Two families with three members each and one family with four members are to be
seated in a row. In how many ways can they be seated so that the same family
members are not separated?
(A) 2! 3! 4 !
(B) (3!)* ⋅ (4!)
(C) (3!)! ⋅ (4!)
(D) 3! (4!)*

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 JEE Main 2019 - 12 Jan (Shift 2)
There are 𝑚 men and two women participating in a chess tournament. Each
participant plays two games with every other participant. If the number of games
played by the men between themselves exceeds the number of games played
between the men and the women by 84 , then the value of 𝑚 is
(a) 12
(b) 11
(c) 9
(d) 7

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 JEE Main 2021 - 17 March (Shift 1)
Team ' 𝐴 ' consists of 7 boys and 𝑛 girls and Team 'B' has 4 boys and 6 girls. If a total
of 52 single matches can be arranged between these two teams when a boy plays
against a boy and a girl plays against a girl, then n is equal to :
(1) 5
(2) 2
(3) 4
(4) 6

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 JEE Main 2023 - 10 Apr (Shift 1)
Some couples participated in a mixed doubles badminton tournament. If the number
of matches played, so that no couple played in a match, is 840 , then the total number
of persons, who participated in the tournament, is

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 Type-8
Geometrical Problems

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 JEE Main 2021 - 17 March (Shift 2)
If the sides AB, BC and CA of a triangle ABC have 3,5 and 6 interior points
respectively, then the total number of triangles that can be constructed using these
points as vertices, is equal to :
(1) 364
(2) 240
(3) 333
(4) 360

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 JEE Main 2021 - 16 March (Shift 2)
Consider a rectangle ABCD having 5,7,6,9 points in the interior of the line segments
AB, CD, BC, DA respectively. Let 𝛼 be the number of triangles having these points
from different sides as vertices and 𝛽 be the number of quadrilaterals having these
points from different sides as vertices. Then (𝛽 − 𝛼) is equal to :
(1) 795
(2) 1173
(3) 1890
(4) 717

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 JEE Main 2023 - 25 Jan (Shift 2)
A triangle is formed by X -axis, Y -axis and the line 3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 60. Then the number of
points P(a, b) which lie strictly inside the triangle, where 𝑎 is an integer and 𝑏 is a
multiple of 𝑎, is

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 JEE Main 2019 - 10 Apr (Shift 2)
Suppose that 20 pillars of the same height have been erected along the boundary of a
circular stadium. If the top of each pillar has been connected by beams with the top
of all its non-adjacent pillars, then the total number of beams is
(a) 180
(b) 210
(c) 170
(d) 190

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 JEE Main 2019 - 9 Apr (Shift 2)
Some identical balls are arranged in rows to form an equilateral triangle. The first row
consists of one ball, the second row consists of two balls and so on. If 99 more
identical balls are added to the total number of balls used in forming the equilateral
triangle, then all these balls can be arranged in a square whose each side contains
exactly 2 balls less than the number of balls each side of the triangle contains. Then,
the number of balls used to form the equilateral triangle is
(a) 262
(b) 190
(c) 225
(d) 157

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 JEE Main 2024 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift
The number of triangles whose vertices are at the vertices of a regular octagon but
none of whose sides is a side of the octagon is
A 56
B 16
C 24
D 48

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 JEE Main 2024 (Online) 4th April Morning Shift
There are 5 points 𝑃$ , 𝑃! , 𝑃* , 𝑃+ , 𝑃0 on the side 𝐴𝐵, excluding 𝐴 and 𝐵, of a triangle
𝐴𝐵𝐶. Similarly there are 6 points P' , P7 , … , P$$ on the side BC and 7 points
P$! , P$* , … , P$) on the side CA of the triangle. The number of triangles, that can be
formed using the points P$ , P! , … , P$) as vertices, is:
A 751
B 776
C 796
D 771

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 Type-9
Distribution of Distinct Objects
into Distinct Groups or Person

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 JEE Main 2023 - 6 Apr (Shift 1)
The number of ways of giving 20 distinct oranges to 3 children such that each child
gets at least one orange is

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 JEE Main 2021 - 24 Feb (Shift 2)
The students 𝑆$ , 𝑆! , … , 𝑆$6 are to be divided into 3 groups 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 such that each
group has at least one student and the group 𝐶 has at most 3 students. Then the total
number of possibilities of forming such groups is

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 JEE Main 2023 - 10 Apr (Shift 2)
Eight persons are to be transported from city A to city B in three cars of different
makes. If each car can accommodate at most three persons, then the number of
ways, in which they can be transported, is :
A 560
B 1680
C 3360
D 1120

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 JEE Main 2024 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift
There are 4 men and 5 women in Group A, and 5 men and 4 women in Group B. If 4
persons are selected from each group, then the number of ways of selecting 4 men
and 4 women is

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 JEE Main 2024 (Online) 30th January Evening Shift
In an examination of Mathematics paper, there are 20 questions of equal marks and
the question paper is divided into three sections: 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶. A student is required to
attempt total 15 questions taking at least 4 questions from each section. If section 𝐴
has 8 questions, section 𝐵 has 6 questions and section 𝐶 has 6 questions, then the
total number of ways a student can select 15 questions is

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Distribution of Distinct Objects
into Identical Groups or Person

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 JEE Main 2024 (Online) 1st February Morning Shift
If n is the number of ways five different employees can sit into four indistinguishable
offices where any office may have any number of persons including zero, then n is
equal to :
A 47
B 53
C 51
D 43

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Distribution of Non-Distinct
Objects into Distinct Groups or
Persons

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 JEE Main 2023 - 11 Apr (Shift 1)
The number of triplets (𝑥, y, z), where 𝑥, y, z are distinct non negative integers
satisfying 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 15, is :
A 136
B 80
C 92
D 114

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 JEE Main 2023 - 1 Feb (Shift 2)
Number of integral solutions to the equation 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 21, where 𝑥 ≥ 1, 𝑦 ≥
3, 𝑧 ≥ 4, is equal to

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 JEE Main 2022 - 28 Jun (Shift 2)
The number of ways to distribute 30 identical candies among four children C$ , C! , C*
and C+ so that C! receives at least 4 and at most 7 candies, 𝐶* receives at least 2 and
at most 6 candies, is equal to :
A 205
B 615
C 510
D 430

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 JEE Main 2021 - 25 Feb (Shift 1)
The total number of positive integral solutions (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) such that 𝑥𝑦𝑧 = 24 is
(1) 36
(2) 45
(3) 24
(4) 30

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 JEE Main 2022 - 27 Jun (Shift 1)
The number of ways, 16 identical cubes, of which 11 are blue and rest are red, can be
placed in a row so that between any two red cubes there should be at least 2 blue
cubes, is

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 JEE Main 2024 (Online) 31st January Evening Shift
The number of ways in which 21 identical apples can be distributed among three
children such that each child gets at least 2 apples, is
A 130
B 136
C 142
D 406

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 JEE Main 2024 (Online) 5th April Morning Shift
The number of ways of getting a sum 16 on throwing a dice four times is

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 JEE Main 2024 (Online) 1st February Morning Shift
The number of elements in the set S = {(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧): 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 ∈ 𝐙, 𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 3𝑧 =
42, 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 ⩾ 0} equals

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 Type-12
Distribution of Non-Distinct
Objects into Non-Distinct
Groups or Persons

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 JEE Main 2024 (Online) 29th January Evening Shift
Number of ways of arranging 8 identical books into 4 identical shelves where any
number of shelves may remain empty is equal to
A 18
B 16
C 12
D 15

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Counting Sets

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 JEE Main 2024 (Online) 5th April Evening Shift
Let the set 𝑆 = {2,4,8,16, … , 512} be partitioned into 3 sets 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 with equal
number of elements such that A ∪ B ∪ C = S and A ∩ B = B ∩ C = A ∩ C = 𝜙. The
maximum number of such possible partitions of 𝑆 is equal to:
A 1640
B 1520
C 1710
D 1680

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Circular Permutations

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 JEE Main 2023 - 8 Apr (Shift 1)
The number of ways, in which 5 girls and 7 boys can be seated at a round table so
that no two girls sit together, is :
A 720
B 7(360)!
C 7(720)!
D 126(5!)!

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Derangement

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 JEE Main 2023 - 11 Apr (Shift 1)
In an examination, 5 students have been allotted their seats as per their roll numbers.
The number of ways, in which none of the students sits on the allotted seat, is

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 (2019 Main, 8 April II)
The number of four-digit numbers strictly greater than 4321 that can be formed using
the digits 0,1,2,3,4,5 (repetition of digits is allowed) is
(a) 306
(b) 310
(c) 360
(d) 288

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 JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th June Morning Shift
The total number of 5 -digit numbers, formed by using the digits 1,2,3,5,6,7 without
repetition, which are multiple of 6 , is :
A 36
B 48
C 60
D 72

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 JEE Main 2022 (Online) 27th June Evening Shift
Let 𝐴 be a matrix of order 2×2, whose entries are from the set {0,1,2,3,4,5}. If the
sum of all the entries of 𝐴 is a prime number 𝑝, 2 < 𝑝 < 8, then the number of such
matrices 𝐴 is -

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 JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th July Morning Shift
The number of matrices of order 3×3, whose entries are either 0 or 1 and the sum of
all the entries is a prime number, is

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 JEE Main 2023 (Online) 6th April Evening Shift
All the letters of the word PUBLIC are written in all possible orders and these words
are written as in a dictionary with serial numbers. Then the serial number of the word
PUBLIC is :
(A) 578
(B) 576
(C) 580
(D) 582

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 JEE Main 2023 (Online) 11th April Evening Shift
If the letters of the word MATHS are permuted and all possible words so formed are
arranged as in a dictionary with serial numbers, then the serial number of the word
THAMS is :
A 103
B 104
C 102
D 101

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 JEE Main 2023 (Online) 29th January Evening Shift
The letters of the word OUGHT are written in all possible ways and these words are
arranged as in a dictionary, in a series. Then the serial number of the word TOUGH is :
A 79
B 84
C 89
D 86

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 JEE Main 2020 - 2 Sep (Shift-1)
If the letters of the word 'MOTHER' be permuted and all the words so formed (with
or without meaning) be listed as in a dictionary, then the position of the word
'MOTHER' is

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 JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th July Morning Shift
The letters of the word 'MANKIND' are written in all possible orders and arranged in
serial order as in an English dictionary. Then the serial number of the word
'MANKIND' is

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 JEE Main 2023 (Online) 1st February Morning Shift
The number of words, with or without meaning, that can be formed using all the
letters of the word ASSASSINATION so that the vowels occur together, is -

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 (2019 Main, 12 April II)
A group of students comprises of 5 boys and 𝑛 girls. If the number of ways, in which a
team of 3 students can randomly be selected from this group such that there is at
least one boy and at least one girl in each team, is 1750 , then 𝑛 is equal to
(a) 28
(b) 27
(c) 25
(d) 24

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 (2019 Main, 9 April I)
A committee of 11 members is to be formed from 8 males and 5 females. If 𝑚 is the
number of ways the committee is formed with at least 6 males and 𝑛 is the number
of ways the committee is formed with atleast 3 females, then

(a) 𝑚 = 𝑛 = 68
(b) 𝑚 + 𝑛 = 68
(c) 𝑚 = 𝑛 = 78
(d) 𝑛 = 𝑚 − 8

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 2012
The total number of ways in which 5 balls of different colours can be distributed
among 3 persons so that each person gets at least one ball, is
(a) 75
(b) 150
(c) 210
(d) 243

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 JEE Main 2020 - 2 Sep (Shift-2)
Let 𝑛 > 2 be an integer. Suppose that there are n Metro stations in a city located
along a circular path. Each pair of stations is connected by a straight track only.
Further, each pair of nearest stations is connected by blue line, whereas all remaining
pairs of stations are connected by red line. If the number of red lines is 99 times the
number of blue lines, then the value of 𝑛 is :
(A) 199
(B) 201
(C) 101
(D) 200

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