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1)Subtopic Code: MAC-01 ; CombineId :178550(MCQ - LEVEL-3)(QB)- USED COUNT :- 0

The value of
1)
is
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
Use
If
then the value of n is
1) 3
2) 4
3) 2
4) 5
Key) 1
Hint) By verification
3
The value of
1)
is equal to
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
Expand & use
1)
is equal to
2)
3
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
Use
3
The value of
1)
is
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
Expand & use
If
1) 3
Key) 1
then r is equal to
2) 4
3
3)
4)
Hint)
Use
The value of
1)
is equal to
2)
3
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) Take suitable values for n and r
The value of
1)
3
2)
3)
4)
Zero
Key) 1
Hint) Divide and multiply by 2 . 4 . 6 . (2 n 2) . (2n)
3
If
and
, then the values of n and r are
1) 4, 3
2) 3, 2
3) 4, 2
4) 5, 2
Key) 2
Hint) Verification
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) 1!+2.2!+3.3!+.+n.n!=(n+1)!-1
Let
, then
1) N divides 3S
2) N + 1 divides 3S
3) 1 + 2 divides 3S
4) All are correct
Key) 4
Hint) Put n=2 & verify the options
The expansion
1)
3
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) Put n=5 and r=4
The sum
1) 5
Key) 3
Hint)
where
2) 10
if (p < q) is maximum when m is :

3) 15
3
4)
20
Maximum when
If
1)
, then which of the following hold good

2)
3)
3
4)
Key) 3
Hint) Standard result
There are 4 doors to a lecture room. The number of ways in which a student can enter the room
3
and leave it by a different door is
1) 12
2) 10
3) 18
4) 20
Key) 1
Hint) Required number of ways
A letter lock contains 5 rings each marked with four different letters. The number of all possible
3
unsuccessful attempts to open the lock is
1) 625
2) 1024
3) 624
4) 1023
Key) 4
Hint) Required number of attempts
3
If
then
1) 24
2) 12
3) 8
4) 23
Key) 3
3
The tens digits of
is
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
Key) 1
Hint) Find the tens digit of 1!+2!+3!+4!+5!+6!+7!+8!+9!
19)Subtopic Code: MAC-01 ; CombineId :1240897(MCQ - LEVEL-1)(GT)- USED COUNT :- 1
The exponent of 3 in
1) 33
Key) 3
Hint)
is
2)
4
44
3)
48
4)
52
Exp of 3 =
=33+11+3+1+0+.= 48
A student is to answer 10 out of 13 questions in an examination such that he must choose atleast 4
1
from the first five questions. The number of choices available to him is
1) 140
2) 196
3) 280
4) 346
Key) 2
Hint) Case-I: He can choose 4 questions from the first five and 6 from the rest
Case-II: He must choose all first 5 questions and 5 from the rest. Desired no.of ways is
=
=
In a cricket championship there are 36 matches. The number of teams, if each plays one match
1
with other are
1) 9
2) 10
3) 8
4) 11
Key) 1
Hint)
If
1) 4,3
Key) 2
Hint)
, then the values of n and r are

2) 3,2
3) 4,2
We have
4)
or
1,2
(1)
Also,
Solving (1) and (2) , we get
The number of positive terms in the sequence
1) 2
2) 3
Key) 3
Hint)
is
3)
4)
We have,
is positive .
Which is true for

Hence , the given sequence has 4 positive terms.
The value of
1) P(11,11)
is
2)
3
P(11,11)-1
3)
P(11,11) + 1
4)
P(11,11) 2
Hint)
If
1) 1999
Key) 1
Hint)
, then m is
2) 2000
3
3)
2001
4)
1998

The number of values of r satisfying the equation
3
is
2) 2
1) 1
Key) 2
Hint)
3)
4)

3
If
then the value of r is
1) 10
2) 11
3) 12
4) 13
Key) 3
Hint)
Bring
to L.H.S and simplify
If n is even and
1)
then r =
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
When n is even,
is greatest when
If
1)
then
equals
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) Put n=3 and verify.
3
If
then
1) 2
2) 4
3) 5
4) 3
Key) 4
Hint) Verify
The maximum value of
1)
Maximum value of
3)
Maximum value of
Key) 1
is equal to
2)
4)
Maximum value of
Maximum value of
Hint) Verification
The value of the expression
1)
2)
equals
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
=
The number of positive terms in the sequence
1) 2
2) 3
Key) 3
Hint)
is
3)
4)
After simplification
For n = 1,2,3,4 xn is positive
No. of positive terms = 4
If
1)
, then
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
and
The value of
1)
is
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
The number of ways in which 5 boys and 3 girls can sit around a round table so that all girls are
3
not together
1) 720
2) 4320
3) 5040
4) 144
Key) 2
Hint)
4
Which of the following integer is divisior of
1)
Key) 4
Hint)
2)
3)
4)

3
then a =
2) 7/9
1) 9/7
3) 3/4
4) 4/3
Key) 1
Hint)
When n! +1 is divided by any natural number between 2 and n then remainder obtained is
3
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
Key) 1
Hint)
If n books can be arranged in a linear shelf in 5040 different ways then n
3
1) 7
2) 8
3) 6
4) 9
Key) 1
Hint)
When n is a positive integer, then
1) Divisible by , but not by n!
is
2)
Divisible by n!, but not by
3)
4)
Divisible by
, but not by
Divisible by
Key) 4
Hint)
1) 9/7
Key) 1
Hint)
then a =
2) 7/9
3
3)
3/4
4)
4/3

3
The remainder obtained when
is divisible by 240 is
1) 153
2) 154
3) 155
4) 156
Key) 1
Hint) For
is divisible by 240. Thus when x is divided by 240 the remainder is 1 + 2 + 6 + 24 + 120
= 153.
3
If
1) 4
2) 5
3) 6
4) 7
Key) 3
Hint) verification
The remainder obtained when
1) 13
2) 33
Key) 1
3) 12
3
4)
11
Hint) From 4 ! onwards, it is divisible by 20.

when
is divided by 20, the reminder is 13.
3
If
then n =
1) 6
2) 7
3) 8
4) 9
Key) 3
Hint) Verification
3
If
then n =
1) 4
2) 5
3) 6
4) 7
Key) 1
Hint) Verification
3
If
then n =
1) 8
2) 9
3) 10
4) 11
Key) 4
Hint) Verification
If
then r =
1) 6
2) 7
3) 8
4) 9
Key) 1
Hint) Verification
If
1)
then r =
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
(or) n = r +s
If
1) 6
Key) 1
Hint)
= 44 : 3 then n =
2)
3
7
3)
4)

The value of expressions
1)
2)
=
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
Use
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
Use
If
= 36,
1) (9, 6)
Key) 3
Hint)
= 84,
= 126 then (n, r)

2) (9, 5)
3
3)
(9, 3)
4)
(9, 2)
Use
=
The value of
1)
3
2)
3)
4)
2n
Key) 2
Hint)
3
= 0 then x =
1) 7
Key) 3
Hint)
2)
3)
12
4)
10

The least value of the natural number n satisfying C(n, 5) + C(n, 6) > C(n+1, 5) is
3
1) 10
2) 12
3) 13
4) 11
Key) 4
Hint)
If a number of books can be arranged in a linear shelf in 5040 ways, the number of books is
3
1) 7
2) 8
3) 6
4) 9
Key) 1
Hint)
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
Put n = 2;
Satisfied by n. (n+1)!
The product of 5.6.7.(r + 4) is divisible by

1)
2)
3
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) Synopsis
The remainder obtained when 1! + 2! + ..50! is divided by 30 is
3
1) 3
2) 13
3) 11
4) 9
Key) 1
Hint)
gives a remainder 3
If
=32760, then r =
1) 4
2)
Key) 1
Hint) 32760 =
3
5
3)
4)

If
= 1320 then r =
1) 2
Key) 2
Hint) 1)
3
2)
3)
4)
2)
So ans is (2)
The least value of n so that
1) 7
2)
Key) 2
Hint)
is
8
3)
4)
10
(least)
Arrange the following values of n in ascending order.
A:
B:
C:
D:
1) C,A,B,D
Key) 2
Hint) A : n = 6
2)
C,A,D,B
3)
A,C,D,B
4)
D,B,A,C
B : n = 12 + 8 = 20
C:
D:
Ascending order = CADB

The product of n consecutive natural numbers is always divisible by
3
1) 4n!
2) 3n!
3) 2n!
4) n!
Key) 4
Hint) n = 4
2.3.4.5 = 120 is divisible by 4!
3
If n and r are integers such that
then n.C (n - 1, r - 1) =
1) C (n, r)
2) n. C (n, r)
3) r C (n, r)
4) (n - 1). C (n, r)
Key) 3
Hint)
(synopsis)
When n is a positive integer, then
1) Divisible by , but not by n!
is
2)
Divisible by n!, but not by
3)
4)
Divisible by
Divisible by
, but not by
Key) 4
Hint) Consider n identical objects of first kind, n identical objects of second kind, etc and n identical objects
of nth kind. There are in all
objects. The number of their arrangements is
is an integer.
is divisible by
If
1) 100
Key) 1
Hint)
then n =
2)
101
3)
99
4)
86

The value of
1)
Key) 4
is
2)
3)
4)
Hint)
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
If 10
1) 8
Key) 2
Hint)
=3
then n =
2) 9
3)
10
4)
11

3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
3
and
are equal when
1) n = r
2) n = r + 1
3) r = 1
4) n = r - 1
Key) 3
Hint)
possible when r = 1 or 0
3
If r > 1 then
is
1) is an integer
3) is an odd number
Key) 4
Hint)
2)
4)
may be fraction
an even number

The number of solutions of
1) 3
2)
Key) 2
Hint)
is
1
3)
4)

If n and r are integers such that
, then n.C(n-1.r-1) =
1) C(n, r)
2) n.C(n,r)
3) r.C(n,r)
Key) 3
3
4)
(n-1)C(n,r)
Hint)
If n is an integer between 0 and 21, then the minimum value of n! (21-n)! is
3
1) 9! 2!
2) 10! 11!
3) 20!
4) 21!
Key) 2
Hint)

The least value of n so that
1) 13
2)
Key) 1
Hint)
is
12
3)
11
4)
10

is equal to
2)
1)
3
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
=
=
3
The value of
1)
Key) 1
Hint)
=
=
=
=
=
2)
3)
4)
=
=
If
1) 2 or 6
Key) 4
Hint)
, then the value of n is

2) 2 or 11
3
3)
7 or 11
4)
6 or 7
We have

If
1)
n>4
, then
2)
3
n > 12
3)
4)
n > 13
Key) 4
Hint)
We have

If
1) 40
Key) 2
Hint)
We have
, then the value of r is

2) 41
3
3)
42
4)
48
=
51 - r = 10
r = 41
If
1)
then the value of

2)
is given by
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
We have
=
If
1) 4
Key) 2
Hint)
, then n is
2) 5
3
3)
4)

If
1) 2 or 6
Key) 2
Hint)
, then the value of r is

2) 3 or 5
3
3)
3 or 4
4)
4 or 5

The least positive integral value of n which satisfied the inequality
1) 7
2) 8
3) 9
Key) 2
Hint)
is
4) 10

If n is an integer between 0 and 21, then the minimum values of
1) 9 ! 21 !
2) 10 ! 11 !
3) 20 !
Key) 2
Hint) As n varies from 0 to 21, the values of n ! (21 - n) ! are
is :
4)
3
21 !
0! 21!, 1! 20!, 2! 19!, .., 10! 11!, 11! 10!, . , 19! 2!, 20! 1!, 21! 0!
Among these, the minimum value is 11 ! 10 !
If
1) 5
Key) 4
Hint)
, then n is equal to
2) 20
3
3)
21
4)
19
We have

If
1) 6
Key) 1
Hint)
R.H.S =
, then r is equal to
2) 5
3
3)
4)

The tens digit of 1!+2!+3!+.+49! Is
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
Key) 1
Hint) 1!+2!+3!++9!
=1+2+6+24+120+720+5040+40320+362880=409113
Tens digit in 1!+2!++9!=1
For
has factors 2, 5, 10.
n! is divisible by 100.
For
, tens and units in n! are 0 each.
Tens and units digits in 10!, 11!,49! are 0 each.

Tens digit in 1!+2!+..+49! = 1
If
and
1) n/S
3) n(n + 1)/S
Key) 4
Hint)
, then
2) S is an even integer
4) S is an odd integer

If n is a positive integer, then the value of
3
is
1)
Key) 1
Hint)
Let
2)
3)
4)
(Using
) .. (1)
(1) + (2)

For
, then the value of
3
is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
=
Coeff. of
on L.H.S =
Coeff. of
on R.H.S =

If
1)
Key) 2
Hint)
We have
, then
2)
3)
4)
Now
=
=

If x,y and r are positive integers, then
3
is equal to
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
+ other terms
Coeff. of
=
=
Also,
Coeff. of

If
1) 6
Key) 2
Hint)
As
are in A.P., then the value of n can be

2) 7
3) 8
4)
are in A.P.,

The least positive integer n for which
1) 14
2) 15
Key) 1
is
3)
16
4)
20
Hint)
Since
we can write the given inequality as
If
1) 1
Key) 3
Hint)
2)
then value of r is equal to

3) 3
3
4)

If
1)
, then sum of the series

2)
is
4)
3)
3
n!
Key) 1
Hint)
3
If
1) 3
2) 4
3) 0
4) 2
Key) 4
Hint) Verification
Sum of the series
1)
4
2)
Key) 3
Hint)
We
3)
4)
can
write
,
,thus

3
If
, then a =
1) 2
2) 3
3) 4
4) 1
Key) 2
Hint)
If
then
or
Number of zeros at the end of 300! Is equal to
3
1) 75
2) 89
3) 74
4) 98
Key) 3
Hint) Number of zeros in the end of 300! = min. {exponent of 5, exponent of 2 in 300!}
Exponent of 5 in 300! =
Clearly, exponent of 2 in 300! Is greater. Hence, there will be exactly 74 zeros at the end of 300!.
The value of
1)
is
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)

The number of positive terms of the sequence
, where
3
, is :
2) 4
1) 3
3) 10
4) 12
Key) 2
Hint) Conceptual
The number
1)
is divisible by :
2)
3
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
Exponent of 2 in
Exponent of 3 in
is divisible by
Let stands for
1) n!
Key) 2
Hint)
, then
2)
(n + 1)!
is equal to
3) (n - 1)!
3
4)
(n - 2)!
=
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
We have,

3
If
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
We have,

3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
We have,
3
1)
2)
Key) 1
Hint)
We have,
3)
4)

3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
r th term =
putting
and adding , we get

, if k lies in
2)
1)
3
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
Since
.Hence
The positive integer r,such that
1) 3
2) 4
Key) 1
Hint)
We have ,
is equal to
3) 5
3
4)

If
1) 23
Key) 3
then
is equal to
2) 46
3
3)
56
4)
28
Hint)
We have,

3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
We have,
=

3
1) 8
Key) 2
Hint)
We have ,
2)
3)
4)

If
1)
,then
2)
3
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
We have,

If
1)
.
2
2)
then x is equal to
3
3)
3
4
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
We have,
Since ,
In a football championship, there were played 153 matches. Every two teams played one match
3
with each other. The number of teams, participating in the championship are
1) 14
2) 22
3) 18
4) 20
Key) 3
Hint) If n is the number of teams then
or
But
If 20 lines are drawn in a plane such that no two of them are parallel and no three are concurrent.
3
The number of points in which they interest each other is
1) 220
2) 190
3) 250
4) 240
Key) 2
Hint) As no two lines are parallel and no three are concurrent, only two lines can meet at one point and
every two lines meet at a point.
They will intersect in
points

If
and
1) 8, 3
Key) 3
Hint)
Since
, then the values of m and n are

2) 7, 2
3) 8, 2
3
4)
7, 8
Also, we have
But
.(1)
.. (2)
Solving (1) and (2) , we get

The least positive integral value of n which satisfies the inequality
1) 7
2) 8
3) 9
Key) 2
Hint)
is
4) 10
i.e., n>22-2n
Least +ve integral value of n = 8

1) 7
2) 8
3) 9
Key) 2
Hint)
We have ,
i.e.,
is
4) 10
Least +ve integral value of n=8

The expansion
1)
3
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)

If
1)
2) 2
22
3
3)
4)
12
Key) 1
Hint)
We have ,

The value of
1)
is equal to
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
The given value =
If there are n number of seats and m number of people have to be seated, then of ways is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) Number of seats = n, and number of people = m
first person can be seated in n ways, second person can be seated in (n-1) ways
Similarly, mth person can be seated in (n-m+1) ways
Total number of ways =
=
ways.
On a railway route there are 15 stations .The number of tickets required in order that it may be
3
possible to book a passenger from every station to every other is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
Required number of tickets =
If
1) 6
Key) 2
Hint)
2)
, then r equals
5
3
3)
4)

Every body in a room shakes hands with everybody else. The total number of hand shakes is 66.
3
The total number of persons in the room is
1) 11
2) 12
3) 13
4) 14
Key) 2
Hint)
The no. of hand shakes is
n = 12 or - 11
But, n = -11 is not possible n=12
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)

If
1)
then
2)
Key) 2
Hint)
We have ,
3)
4)
In particular , both n,n+1 divide S+1

The ten digits of
1) 1
Key) 1
Hint) We know that
is
2)
3)
4)
Also,
and
Also note that n! is divisible by 100 for all
. Thus, tens digit of
is 1.
Therefore , the digit of

is 1.
If
1) 3
Key) 3
Hint)
then r is equal to
2) 7
3
3)
4)

If
then the values of k are
1) 7 and 11
2) 6 and 7
3) 12 and 11
4) 2 and 6
Key) 2
Hint) By verification n=6 and 7
If
1) 4
Key) 1
Hint)
and
, then r is
2) 6
3
3)
4)

66 games were played in a tournament where each placed one against the rest. The number of
3
players are
1) 11
2) 13
3) 12
4) 10
Key) 3
Hint)
The number of arrangements of n different things taken r at a time which exclude a particular
3
thing is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint) Since one particular object out of n given objects never be taken so, we have to determine the number
of ways in which r places can be filled with
distinct objects
The no. of arrangements is

The number of selection of n different things taken r at a time which include a particular thing is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint) Since one particle object out of n given objects can be taken so , we have to determine the no. of ways
with
places can be filled with
distinct object
The no. of selection

If
1) 6
Key) 1
Hint)
2) 5
3
3)
4)
By verification
1) 7
2) 8
3) 9
Key) 2
Hint)
We have ,
is
4)
10
i.e.,
Least +ve integral value of n = 8

The value of
1)
3
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) Take suitable value for n and verify
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) The given equation

3
The value of
1)
is
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) The given expression (for k=6,5,4,3,2,1 )is
(In each step

is used .The value is also
i.e(c ))
If
1)
and
then
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
where
This gives
The value of
1)
Key) 3
is
2)
3)
4)
Hint)
Five boys and three girls are to be seated in a row of eight seats. The number of ways in which
3
they can be seated so that no two girls come together is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) The five boys can be first seated in 5! Ways and the three girls in 6 spaces ( created between any two
boys) can be seated in
ways.
Number of ways =
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Ten persons , among whom are A,B,C are to speak one after another in a meeting .The number of
3
ways in which they can speak so that A,B, and C speak in that order not necessary consecutively is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2,4
Hint) Total number of ways is 10! Of which the order A,B,C is one of six permutations of A,B,C
answer
There are ten to be seated one by the side of the other with the requirement that three of the ten are
3
seated together is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) Take the three as one unit ; 7 are remaining and the total 8 can be arranged in 8! Ways. Now the three ,
taken as one unit , can be relatively inter changed.
The number of ways is
m boys and m girls are to be seated alternately. The number of ways in which this can be done is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) Arrangements starting with a girl
Arrangements starting with a boy
The required number is
The number of ways in which 5 girls and 5 boys can be arranged circularly so that boys and girls
3
are seated alternately is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
First 5 boys can be arranged in
ways and then the girls in 5!ways.
The required number of ways is

The number of different ways in which ten persons can be made to stand in a row so that between
3
two particular persons A and B there are always three persons is

1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
For three persons to be between A and B the choice can be made from the remaining eight in
ways.Then the five remaining together with one group of A and B three between A and B can be made
to stand
The required number of ways
3
The value of
1)
2)
is
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
Numerator of
Denominator of
and
and hence E=1
If
denotes the number of combination of n things taken r at a time , then the value of
equal to
1)
2)
3)
is
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
3
The least positive integer for which
is
1) 17
2) 16
3) 15
4) 14
Key) 4
Hint) By verification of n=15
If
1)
,
2)
then the ordered pair (n,r) is equal to

3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
The value of the sum
is equal to
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)

There are fifteen intermediate stations on a railway between two terminal stations .The number of
ways in which a train can be made to stop at four of three stations so that two stopping stations are
3
not consecutive is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
If
1) 41
Key) 1
Hint)
: 1 then the value of r is

2) 42
3
3)
40
4)
30

A library has 10 copies of one book;12 copies of each of two books,15 copies of each of three
books and single copy of 30 books.The number of ways in which these books be lent out, if all are
3
out at the same time is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) One book = 10 copies
Two books(2x12) = 24 copies
Three books (3x15) = 45 copies
Single copy books = 30
Total = 109
Required number of ways =

The maximum value of
1)
Maximum value of
3)
Maximum value of
Key) 1
Hint)
We know that
is equal to
2)
4)
Maximum value of
Maximum value of
is maximum if
Now, maximum value of

The value of
1)
3
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
=
3
For
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
=
The value of
is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
The exponent of 7 in 100! is
3
1) 14
2) 15
3) 16
4) 17
Key) 3
Hint)

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Objective Questions
Marks
If
1) -7
Key) 4
Hint)
2)
, then the value of x is

-9
3)
3
-10
4)
-12

If [y] denote the greatest integer
[a,b) where b-a is equal to
1) 6
2) 5
Key) 4
Hint)
, and
, then x lies in the smallest interval

3)
4)
since
is an integer, we have to take
The exponent of 12 is 100! Is
3
1) 24
2) 48
3) 16
4) 39
Key) 2
Hint)
The exponent of 3 in (100) ! is
1) 33
2) 44
3) 48
4) 52
Key) 3
Hint) Here n = 100 and p = 3
Exponent of 3 in
The largest integer n such that 33! Is divisible by 2n is
1) 31
2) 32
3) 33
4) 34
Key) 1
Hint)
=16+8+4+2+1=31
The number (36)! Is divisible by
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
Exponent of 2 in 36! Is
Exponent of 3 in 36! Is
= 34
= 17
36! Is divisible by
The exponent of 3 in 100! Is
1) 33
2) 44
3) 48
4) 52
Key) 3
Hint)
=33+11+3+1=48
The largest value of n, so that 10n divides 51!
1) 47
2) 12
3) 35
4) 59
Key) 2
Hint) The given question means, no. of zeros at the end of 51!

Number of ways in which a composite number N can be resolved into two factors which are prime
3
to each other if N is of the form
is
1) 2
2) 22
3) 24
4) 23
Key) 4
Hint) Given primes are 2,3,5,7, i.e they are 4 in number. The no. of ways of writing a composite number as
a product of 2 factor which are prime to each other is
, where n is the no. of primes given.
The number of seven digit numbers divisible by 9 formed with digits 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 without
3
repetition is
1) 7!
2)
3) 3(7!)
4) 4(7!)
Key) 4
Hint) The number is divisible by 9 if sum of digits is divisible by 9. so the seven digit number should not
contain
and the remaining digits can be arranged in 7! ways
1) 33
2) 44
3) 48
4) 52
Key) 3
Hint)

3
divides 50! Then maximum value of r =
1) 27
2) 25
3) 23
4) 22
Key) 4
Hint)
Number of zeros in the expansion of 100! Is
3
1) 24
2) 25
3) 27
4) 20
Key) 1
Hint)
3
If divides 55! Then r =
1) 6
2) 7
3) 8
4) 9
Key) 3
Hint)
3
The largest integer n such that 33! Is divisible by is
1) 31
2) 32
3) 33
4) 34
Key) 1
Hint)
divides 50! then maximum value of r =
1) 27
2) 25
Key) 4
3
3)
23
4)
22
Hint)
The number zeros in the expansion of 100! is
3
1) 24
2) 25
3) 27
4) 20
Key) 1
Hint)
From synopsis 100! Has 24 zeros at the end

If divided 55! then r =
1) 6
2)
Key) 3
Hint)
3
7
3)
4)
Statement I: Let
then
will be equal to 97
Statement II: The number of 4 letter words formed by letters of word INFINITE is 390
1) Statement I is true and statement II is false
2) Statement I is false and statement II is true
3) Both statements are correct and statement II is correct explanation of statement I
4) Both statements are correct and statement II is not correct explanation of statement I
Key) 1
Hint) Statement I exponent of prime p in n!
is
Statement II: number of ways to select 3 same 1 different =
Number of ways to select 2 same 2 same =
Number of ways to select 2 same 2 different =
Number of ways to select all different =
The number 36! is divisible by
4
36
38
17
12
1) 2
2) 2
3) (12)
4) (24)
Key) 3
Hint)

Let p be a prime number such that
1) p - 1
Key) 4
Hint)
For
. Let
, is
2
2)
is divisible by
Thus,
is divisible by
. The number of primes in the list

3)
4)
.
for
None of
is prime
1) 0
Key) 1
Hint)
is
2)
3)
4)
We have
and the exponent of 7 in 100! is

Thus, exponent of 7 in
The exponent of 2 in x = 20 . 19 . 18 ... 11 is :
3
1) 10
2) 8
3) 18
4) 28
Key) 1
Hint)
Exponent 2 in 20.19.18... 11 = 18 8 = 10.
The no. of zeros at the end of 100! Is
3
1) 36
2) 18
3) 24
4) 30
Key) 3
Hint)
Hence no. of zeros at the end of 100! Is 24

The largest integer n such that 33! Is divisible by 2n is
3
1) 30
2) 31
3) 32
4) 25
Key) 2
Hint)
Hence, the exponent of 2 in 33! is 31

Largest value of n is 31
Let
1) E is divisible by 2)
exactly 2 primes
Key) 2,4
Hint)
upto 50 terms, then

E is prime
3)
4)
Thus, E = 17
The largest integer n such that 33! Is divisible by is
1) 30
2) 31
3)
Key) 2
Hint) In terms of prime factors 33! Can be written as
3
32
4)
34
Now
Hence , the exponent of 2 in 33! Is 31

Largest value of n is 31.
Let
1) E is divisible by 2)
exactly 2 primes
Key) 2,4
up to 50 tems,then
E is prime
3)
3
4)
Hint)
For
therefore,
for
For
for
Thus , E=17
The exponent of 3 in (100)! Is :
3
1) 33
2) 44
3) 48
4) 52
Key) 3
Hint) Exponent of 3 in 100!
=
= 33 + 11 + 3 + 1 = 48
Let p be a prime number such that
1) p - 1
Key) 4
Hint)
For
Thus
. Let n = p! + 1. The number of primes in the list :
is :
2) 2
3)
, p! is divisible by
4)
is divisible by
for
Hence none of
is prime
If the
numbers A,B,C,D,.., be all different and each of them is a prime number, then the
number of different factors (other than 1) of

1)
2)
Key) 3
Hint)
No. of different factors of
is :
3)
4)
other than 1
=
=
.
If
1)
p|N
Key) 1
and p is prime and

2) 2p | N
, then
3)
P2 | N
4)
p |N
Hint)
We have :
Since
But since
.
1) 0
Key) 1
Hint)
is
2)
3
2
3)
4)
100
We have
And the exponent of 7 in 100!

Thus, exponent of 7 in
is
1) 17
Key) 3
Hint)
2)
Where
For
for
25
up to 50 terms, then the exponent of 2 in E! is

3) 15
4) 32
Thus , E = 17, and P = 2
Exponent of 2 in

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Objective Questions
Marks
A letter lock contains 5 rings each marked with four different letters. The number of all possible
3
1) 625
2) 1024
3) 624
4) 1023
Key) 4
Hint)
The number of ways in which 7 pictures can be hung from 5 picture nails on the wall is
1)
2)
3) 2520
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
4 buses runs between Bhopal and Gwalior. If a man goes from Gwalior to Bhopal by a bus and
comes back to Gwalior by another bus, then the total possible ways are
1) 12
2) 16
3) 4
4) 8
Key) 1
Hint)
Let A be a set containing 10 distinct elements. Then the total number of distinct functions from A
to A is
1) 10 !
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
then the number of functions is

There are 6 letters and 3 post-boxes. The number of ways in which these letters can be posted, is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) Each letter can be posted in any 3 post-boxes i.e. 3 ways
So 6 letter can be posted in boxes is 3 . 3 . 3 . 3 . 3 . 3 ways =

The number of ways can 4 prizes be distributed among 3 students, if each student can get all the 4
prizes is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) Each prize be distributed to any one of 3 students i.e 3 ways
So 4 prize be distributed to 3 students =
In how many ways 3 letters can be posted in 4 letters-boxes, if all the letters are not posted in the
same letter-box is
1) 63
2) 60
3) 77
4) 81
Key) 2
Hint)
In a steamer there are stalls for 12 animals and there are horses, cows and calves (not less than 12
each) ready to be shipped. In how many ways can the shipp load be made.
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) Each animal (horses, cows, calves) to be shipped in a stall & each stall has capable of 12 animals. So
each animal can be shipped in 12 ways
Total no. of ways is
There are 3 candidates for a post and one is to be selected by the votes of 7 men. The number of
ways in which votes can be given is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
In a plane there are 37 straight lines, of which 13 pass through the point A and 11 pass through the
point B. Besides, no three lines pass through one point, no line passes through both points A and
3
B, and no two are parallel. Then the number of intersection points the lines have is equal to
1) 535
2) 601
3) 728
4) 443
Key) 1
Hint)
In general, no. of points of intersection of n non-parallel lines is
.
Here n = 37
13 lines passes through same point A.
Instead of getting
same point 13.
Instead of getting
points of intersection, we get only one point (A). 11 lines passes through
points of intersection, we get only one point (B).
Total no. of points of intersection =

.
The value of
1)
is
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
There are 4 doors to a lecture room. The number of ways in which a student can enter the room
3
and leave it by a different door is
1) 12
2) 10
3) 18
4) 20
Key) 1
A letter lock contains 5 rings each market with four different letters. The number of all possible
3
1) 625
2) 1024
3) 624
4) 1023
Key) 4
Hint) Required number of attempts
3
If
then
1) 24
2) 12
3) 8
4) 23
Key) 3
The remainder when
1) 153
2) 33
Key) 1
Hint) For
is divisible by 240.
is divided by 240, is
3) 73
3
4)
187
Thus, when is divided by 240, the remainder is

Total number of 6 digit numbers in which all the odd digit and only odd digits appear is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, x
ways
Total =
The curves
1)
2)
Key) 1
Hint) Let the point of intersection be (h, k)
intersects orthogonally if
3)
8
4)
Solving (1) & (2) by the methods of cross multiplication
Now, differentiating the equation of the first curve
Curves will intersect orthogonally if

The number of
matrices that can be formed by using the elements 0,1,2,3 such that all the
principal diagonal elements are different is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)

The number of distinct rational numbers n such that 0 < n < 1 and
is
1) 12
Key) 3
2)
15
3)
11
4)
13
where
Hint)
15- 4 = 11 ;
;
The number of words between DANGER and GARDEN when all letters are used and different
3
words are formed and arranged then in alphabetically is
1) 243
2) 379
3) 135
4) 720
Key) 1
Hint) First find Rank of the word DANGER = 135
Rank of the word GARDEN = 379
Between there are 243 words.
The total number of seven digit numbers so that the sum of digits is even is
3
1) 4500
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
Let 7 digit numbers be
can have only 9 values.
to
can have any 10 values
can have only 5 values

Required number
Number of points having position vector
, where
1) 140
2) 70
Key) 2
Hint)
3)
100
such that
4)
35
,
Required number
3
The value of
1) 1
is
2)
3)
2/19
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
Numerator =
Denominator =
In a college of 300 students, every student reads 5 newspapers and every newspaper is read by 60
3
students. The number of news-papers is
1) Atleast 30
2) Atmost 20
3)
Key) 3
Hint) Let no. of newspapers = n. then 60n = 300 x 5
Exactly 25
4)
Exactly 30
n = 25
Three ladies have each brought their one child for admission to a school. The principal wants to
interview the six persons one by one subject to the condition that no mother is interviewed before
3
her child. The number of ways in which interviews can be arranged is
1) 6
2) 36
3) 72
4) 90
Key) 4
Hint)
All possible two factor products are formed from the numbers 1,2,3,4,200. The number of
3
factors out of total obtained which are multiples of 5 is
1) 5040
2) 7180
3) 8150
4) 6240
Key) 2
Hint)
From; 1 to 200 there are 40 multiples of 5
Sixteen men compete with one another in running, swimming and riding. How many prize lists
could be made if there were altogether 6 prizes of different values, one for running, 2 for
3
swimming and 3 for riding.
1) 16 x 15 x 14
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) No. of ways of giving 1st prize for running = 16
No. of ways of giving 2nd prizes for swimming = 16 x 15
No. of ways of giving 3rd prizes for riding = 16 x 15 x 14
No. of prizes lists = 16 x 16 x 15 x 16 x 15 x 14 =
3
The tens digits of
is
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
Key) 1
Hint) Find the tens digit of 1!+2!+3!+4!+5!+6!+7!+8!+9!
No.of permutations of 20 dissimilar things taken not more than 10 at a time when repetitions are
3
allowed is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
No.of ways of selecting 3 consecutive objects out of 15 objects (distinct) placed around a circle is
3
1)
2)
3) 13
4) 15
Key) 4
Hint)
No.of ways of selecting 5 things from 10 similar things is

1) 1
2)
3)
3
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
If three dice are rolled once, the number of ways of getting atleast one prime number on the dice is
________
1) 189
2) 169
3) 179
4) 159
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of positive integers formed with atmost 10 digits using the digits 0, 1, 2 is
1) 59048
2) 57512
3) 56011
4) 7431
Key) 1
Hint)
A student has 5 pants and 8 shirts. The number of ways in which he can wear the dress in different
combinations is
1) 8P5
2) 8C5
3) 8! 5!
4) 40
Key) 4
Hint) m n ways =5 x 8 = 40
An automobile dealer provides motor cycles and scooters in three body patterns and 4 different
colours each. The number of choices open to a customer is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
There are 5 doors to a lecturer room. The number of ways that a student can enter the room and
3
leave it by a different door is
1) 20
2) 16
3) 19
4) 21
Key) 1
Hint)
15 buses fly between Hyderabad and Tirupathi. The number of ways can a man go to Tirupathi
3
from Hyderabad by a bus and return by a different bus is
1) 15
2) 150
3) 210
4) 225
Key) 3
Hint)
There are 8 types of pant pieces and 9 types of shirt pieces with a man. The number of ways a pair
3
(1 pant, 1 shirt) can be stitched by the tailor to him is
1) 17
2) 56
3) 64
4) 72
Key) 4
Hint)
If
1)
then (n, r) =
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
The number of ways in which the candidates
above
1)
can be ranked if
is always
is
2)
9!
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
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The number of different signals can be given by using any number of flags from 4 flags of
3
different colours is
1) 24
2) 256
3) 64
4) 60
Key) 3
Hint)
There are 10 white and 10 black balls marked 1, 2, 3 10. The number of ways in which we
3
can arrange these balls in a row in such a way that neighbouring balls are of different colours is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
Use
Two persons entered a Railway compartment in which 7 seats were vacant. The number of ways in
3
which they can be seated is
1) 30
2) 42
3) 720
4) 360
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of ways in which the candidates
are next to each other is
1)
2) 9 !
can be ranked if
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
Req no of ways =
3
1)
Key) 3
2)
3)
4)
Hint) Do by verification
3
1) 1
Key) 3
Hint)
2)
3)
1/2
4)

The number of ways in which 10 candidates
is just above
1)
then the number of ways are

2)
can be ranked if
3)
4)
9!
Key) 4
Hint)
If
1)
then (n, r) =
2)
3
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
There are 25 railway stations between Nellore and Hyderabad. The number of different kinds of
single second class tickets to be printed so as to enable a passenger to travel from the station to
3
another is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) 25 + Hyd + Nellore = 27 stations
Req no of tickets =
Three Men have 4 coats 5 waist Coats, and 6 caps. The number of ways they can wear them is
3
1)
2)
3)
4) 180
Key) 3
Hint)
5 boys are to be arranged in a row. If two particular boys desire to sit in end places, the number of
3
possible arrangements is
1) 60
2) 120
3) 240
4) 12
Key) 4
Hint)
Number of permutations that can be formed with the letters of the word TRIANGLE is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) ways
The number of 5 digit telephone numbers obtained from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 is
3
1) 5!
2) 5.5!
3)
4)
5.
Key) 3
Hint) The number of n digited telephone numbers obtained from non-zero n digits=
The number of ways of wearing 6 different rings to 5 fingers is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
A telegraph post has 5 arms, each arm is capable of four distinct positions including the position of
3
rest. The total number of signals that can be made is
1) 625
2) 1023
3) 1024
4) 930
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of ways in which the letters of the word PROPORTION is arranged without changing
3
the relative positions of the vowels and consonants is
1) 720
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
PROPORTION=
The number of unsuccessful attempts that can be made by a thief to open a number lock having 3
3
rings in which each rings contains 6 numbers is
1) 205
2) 200
3) 210
4) 215
Key) 4
Hint)
If there be 2 kinds of balls red and black and atleast 4 of each kind, the number of ways a ball can
3
be put in each of 4 different boxes is
1) 1
2) 8
3) 6
4) 16
Key) 4
Hint)
The maximum number of persons in a country in which no two persons have an identical set of
3
teeth assuming that there is no person without a tooth is
1)
2)
3) 32!
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
A man has 3 servants. The number of ways in which he can send invitation cards to 6 of his
3
friends through the servants is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
Ten students are participating in a race. The number of ways the first three places can be won is
3
10
10
10
1) 3
2)
C3
3)
P3
4)
P4
Key) 3
Hint) First place can be won by any of 10 persons. 2nd place by any of remaining 9 persons. Third place by
any of remaining 8 persons.
Mr. A has x children by his first wife and Ms. B has x + 1 children by her first husband. They
marry and have children of their own. The whole family has 10 children. Assuming that two
3
children of the same parents do not fight, the maximum number of fights that can take place
among the children is
1) 33
2) 35
3) 38
4) 34
Key) 1
Hint) Find the maximum value of quadratic expression x(x+1)+x(9-2x)+(x+1)(9-2x)
If the selection is to consist of either all males or all females then the number of ways of selecting
3
10 clerks from 22 males and 17 female applicants is
1)
2)
3)
4)
+
Key) 3
Hint)
10 clerks from 22 males in
and 17 males in
The number of different combinations that can be formed out of the letters of the word INFINITE
3
taken four at a time is
1) 20
2) 22
3) 24
4) 120
Key) 2
Hint)
Eight chairs are numbered 1 to 8. Two women and three men wish to occupy one chair each. First
the women choose the chairs from among the chairs marked 1 to 4, then the men select the chairs
3
from among the remaining. The number of possible arrangements is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
If there are 5 periods in each working day of a school, then find the number of ways that you can
3
arrange 4 subjects during the working day.
1) 220
2) 240
3) 260
4) 280
Key) 2
Hint)
A seven digit number in which every digit is always greater that the immediately preceding digit is
3
formed. The number of ways in which this can be done is
1)
2)
3)
4) 36
Key) 4
Hint)
I : The no. of 3 digit numbers of the form xyz where x > y > z is 1.
3
II : The no. of 3 digit numbers of the form xyz where x > y > z is
Which of the above statement is correct ?
1) Only I
2) Only II
Key) 4
Hint)
I:
3)
Both I and II
4)
Neither I nor II
II :
The crew of an 8 oar boat is to be choose from Twelve Men, of whom 3 can row on stroke side
3
only. The number of ways the crew can be arranged is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of ways in which an examiner can assign 30 marks to 8 questions, giving not less
3
than 2 makes to any question is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of permutations of n things taken r at a time if 3 particular things always occur is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of ways of selecting 10 balls out of an unlimited number of white, red, blue and green
3
balls is
1) 286
2) 280
3) 120
4) 720
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of quadratic expressions with the coefficients drawn from the set {0, 1, 2, 3} is
1) 27
2) 36
3) 48
4) 64
Key) 3
Hint)

In how many ways can 3 sovereigns be given away when there are 4 applicant may have either 0,
3
1, 2 or 3 sovereigns ?
1) 15
2) 20
3) 24
4) 48
Key) 2
Hint)
There are P points in space of which q points are coplanar. Then the number of planes formed is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
If a line segment be cut at n points, then the number of line segments formed is
3
1)
2)
3)
4) n
Key) 3
Hint)
The number of rectangles which are not squares on a chess board is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
The greatest number of points of intersections of 8 lines and 4 circles is
3
1) 64
2) 92
3) 104
4) 96
Key) 3
Hint)
The number of ways of dividing 15 books into 3 groups of 3, 4, 8 books respectively is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
15 Passengers are to travel by a double decked bus which can accommodate 5 in upper deck and
3
10 in lower deck. The number of ways that the passengers are distributed is
1) 3000
2) 3003
3) 3006
4) 3009
Key) 2
Hint)

At an election 3 wards of a town are canvassed by 4, 5 and 3 men respectively. If 20 men
3
volunteer the number of ways they can be allotted to the different wards is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
The number of ways can a pack of 52 cards be divided into 4 sets, three of them having 17 cards
3
each and fourth just one card is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
I : The no. of ways of dividing 15 different objects into 3 equal groups is
3
II : The no. of ways in which 52 cards can be distributed among 4 persons equally is
Which of the above statements is correct ?
1) Only I
2) Only II
Key) 4
Hint)
3)
Both I and II
4)
Neither I nor II

The number of ways a pack of 52 cards can be divided among four players in 4 sets, three of them
3
having 17 cards each and the fourth one just 1 card is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of ways in which 2n persons may be distributed between two table around which they
3
are to be seated is
1)
2)
3)
4) 2. (
)
Key) 2
Hint)
I : The number of ways in which 52 cards can be divided among 4 players so that each may have
3
13 is
II : The number of ways in which 52 cards can be divided into 4 sets of 13 each is
Which of the above statements is true ?
1) Only I
2) Only II
Key) 4
Hint)
3)
Both I and II
4)
Neither I nor II
;
There are 10 straight lines in a plane no two of which are parallel and no three are concurrent. The
3
points of intersection are joined, then the number of fresh lines formed are
1) 630
2) 615
3) 730
4) 600
Key) 1
Hint)
Use
a. Arrange the maximum number of points of intersection of the following in ascending order
A : 8 circles
B 8 straight lines
C : 4 circles and 4 straight lines

D : 3 circles and 5 straight lines
1) D, C, B, A
2) B, A, C, D
Key) 4
Hint)
3)
A, B, C, D
4)
B, D, C, A

The straight lines
are parallel and lie in the same plane. A total number of m points are
taken on
. n points on
and K points on
with vertices at these points are
1)
. Then maximum number of triangles formed
3)
4)
2)
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of straight lines that can be drawn by joining 10 points on a circle
3
1)
2)
3) 344
4) 45
Key) 4
Hint)
The number of ways of selecting 2 squares on chess board such that they have a side in common is
3
1) 224
2) 112
3) 56
4) 68
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of ways of selecting 3 squares on a chess board which lies on a diagonal of max.
3
length is
1) 112
2) 56
3) 224
4) 138
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of triangles whose vertices are at the vertices of an octagon but none of whose sides
3
happen to come from the sides of the octagon is
1) 24
2) 52
3) 48
4) 16
Key) 4
Hint)
In a polygon no three diagonals are concurrent. If the total number of points of intersection of
diagonals interior to the polygon is 35 and the number of diagonals is x and number of sides is y
3
then (y, x) =
1) (5, 5)
2) (6, 9)
3) (5, 20)
4) (7, 14)
Key) 4
Hint)
The number of ways in which 16 things can be divided into 3 groups containing 5, 5, 6 things is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
If 3n articles can be divided into 3 equal groups in 280 ways then n =
3
1) 2
2) 3
3) 4
4) 5
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of ways in which 4n things can be divided into 4 equal parts is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of ways in which 52 cards can be divided into 4 sets of 13 each is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of ways in which12 balls can be divided between two friends, one receiving 8 and the
3
other 4, is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of ways can 5 things be divided between A and B so that each receive at least one
3
thing is
1) 30
2) 60
3) 20
4) 80
Key) 1
Hint)
Number of onto functions=
The number of ways in which a pack of 52 cards of four different suits be distributed equally
3
among 4 players so that each may have ace, king, queen and knave of the same suit is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of ways in which 12 identical things can go into 5 purse no purse being empty is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
There are seven greeting cards, each of a different colour and seven envelopes of the same seven
colours. The number of ways in which the cards can be put in the envelopes so that exactly four of
3
the cards go into the envelopes of the right colours is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
There are 3 letters and 3 addressed envelopes corresponding to them. The number of ways in
which the letters be placed in the envelopes so that no letter is in the right envelope is
1) 2
2) 3
3) 4
4) 5
Key) 1
Hint)

There are four balls of different colours and four boxes of colours same as those of the balls. The
number of ways in which the balls, one each in a box could be placed such that a ball does not go
3
to a box of its own colour is
1) 7
2) 8
3) 9
4) 20
Key) 3
Hint)
At an election a voter may vote for any number of candidates not greater than the number to be
choosen. There are 10 candidates and 5 members are to be chosen. The number of ways in which a
3
voter may vote is
1) 630
2) 632
3) 637
4) 640
Key) 3
Hint)
5 students (A, B, C, D, E) are to be arranged in a row so that A occupies the 2 nd position and B is
3
always adjacent to C, the number of such arrangements is
1) 6
2) 4
3) 8
4) 2
Key) 3
Hint)
On a new years day every member of a family sends a card to every other member and the
3
postman delivers 156 cards, the number of members of the family is
1) 12
2) 11
3) 14
4) 13
Key) 4
Hint)
n = 13
Two dice are thrown. The number of ways of getting doublets on them is
3
1) 36
2) 25
3) 6
4) 30
Key) 3
Hint) 1-1, 2-2, 6-6 in 6 ways
Six examination papers are to be set in a certain order not to be disclosed. It is discovered that one
3
order has been leaked out. The number of ways that their order can be changed is
1)
2)
3) 216
4) 719
Key) 4
Hint) 6! 1 = 719
The number of ways in which a TRUE or FLASE examination of n statements can be answered on
3
the assumption that no two consecutive questions are answered the same way is
1) 2n-1
2) 2n
3) 1
4) 2
Key) 4
Hint) T F T F. (or) F T F T.
Four dice are rolled. The number of possible outcomes in which atleast one die shows 2 is
3
1) 1296
2) 625
3) 615
4) 671
Key) 4
Hint) Total no. of out comes No. of out comes when no die shows 2
i.e. 64 - 54
The number of different ways that three distinct rings can be worn to 4 fingers with atmost one
3
ring in each of the fingers is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) Number of different ways = Number of one-one functions
A guardian with 5 wards wishes everyone of them to study either graduation in Arts or Science or
Engineering. The number of ways he can make up his mind with regard to the education of his
3
wards if everyone of them is fit for any of those branches of study is..
1) 5!
2) 243
3) 125
4) 81
Key) 2
Hint) 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 = 35
The number of 3 x 3 matrices that can be formed by using the elements 0, 1, 2, 3 such that all the
3
principal diagonal element are different is
1) 46. 6
2) 47. 6
3) 37. 6
4) 47
Key) 2
Hint) Principle diagonal elements can be arranged in 4 x 3 x 2 ways. Remaining 6 placed can be filled in 4
ways each =
At an election, a voter may vote for any number of candidates, not greater than the number to be
elected. There are 10 candidates and 4 to be elected. If a voter votes for at least one candidate,
3
then the number of ways in which he can vote is
1) 5040
2) 6210
3) 385
4) 1110
Key) 3
Hint)
No. of ways of giving one vote =
No. of ways of giving two votes =
No. of ways of giving three votes =
No. of ways of giving four votes =
Total number of ways = 10 + 45 + 120 + 210 = 385
Everybody in a room shakes hands with everybody else. The total number of hand shakes is 66.
3
The total number of persons in the room is
1) 11
2) 12
3) 13
4) 14
Key) 2
Hint) Let number of persons be n.

No. of hand shakes =
,
.
How many numbers greater than 1000, but not greater than 4000 can be formed with the digits 0,
3
1, 2, 3, 4 repetition of digits being allowed ?
1) 374
2) 375
3) 376
4) 373
Key) 2
Hint) The required numbers are 4-digited. We first find numbers from 1000 to 3999.
No. of ways of filling tousands place = 3 (
Either 1 or 2 or 3 to be used)
No. of ways filling other places are 5 each.

Total no. of numbers = 3 x 5 x 5 x 5 = 375
We are also to exclude 1000 and to include 4000.
Total no. of numbers greater than 1000, but not greater than 4000=3751+1=375.
The total number of 9 digit numbers which have all different digits is
3
1) 10 !
2) 9 !
3) 9 . 9 !
4) 10 . 10 !
Key) 3
Hint) No. of ways of filling first place = 9 ( 0 cannot be placed)
No. of ways of filling remaining 8 places = 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 = 9 !
(
0 cannot be placed at any of these places)
Total no. of numbers = 9 x 9 !.

An n-digit number is a positive number with exactly n digits. At least nine hundred distinct n-digit
numbers are to be formed using only the three digits 2, 5 and 7. The smallest value of n for which
3
this is possible is
1) 6
2) 7
3) 8
4) 9
Key) 2
Hint) The digits are 2, 5, 7.
If n = 5, total numbers = 3 x 3 x .. 5 times = 243
If n = 6, total numbers = 3 x 3 x ... 6 times = 729
If n = 7, total numbers = 3 x 3 x 7 times = 2187
Since, 729 < 900 and 2187 > 900, the minimum value of n is 7.
The number of five-digit telephone numbers having at least one of their digits repeated is
3
1) 90000
2) 100000
3) 30240
4) 69760
Key) 4
Hint) No. of numbers with repetition = 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 = 100000
No. of numbers without repetition = 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 = 30240
In an examination, there are three multiple choice questions and each question has 4 choices.
3
Number of sequences in which a student can fail to get all answers correct is
1) 11
2) 15
3) 80
4) 63
Key) 4
Hint) No. of ways of attempting Ist, IInd, IIIrd questions are 4 each.
Total no. of ways = 4.4.4 = 64
No. of ways of getting all correct answers = 1.1.1 = 1
No. of ways of not getting all answers correct = 64-1 = 63
The total number of seven-digit numbers, the sum of whose digits is even, is
3
1) 9000000
2) 4500000
3) 810000
4) 81000
Key) 2
Hint)
Let a 7-digit number be
can be 1 or 2 or 3 or . Or 9, because 0 is not admissible at first
place.
can take any value from 0 to 9. The sum
is either even or odd.
Case I. If
digits is even.
is even, then
can take value 2 or 4 or 6 or 8 or 0, because sum of all
Case II. If
digits is even.
is odd, then
can take value 1 or 3 or 5 or 7 or 9, because sum of all
Total no. of numbers =

.
The number of ways in which the following prizes be given to a class of 20 boys, first and second
3
in Mathematics, first and second in Physics, first in Chemistry and first in English is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) No. of ways of giving Ist prize in Maths = 20
No. of ways of giving IInd prize in Maths = 20-1 = 19
( Student getting Ist prize cannot get IInd prize in the same subject)
No. of ways of giving Ist prize in Physics = 20
( A student may get Ist prize in more than one subject)
No. of ways giving IInd prize in Physics = 19 ..
Total no. of ways of giving prizes =
.
There were two women participating in a chess tournament. Every participant played two games
1) 6
2) 11
Key) 3
Hint) Let number of men be n.
3)
13
4)
10
No. of games between males =

No. of games between players of opposite sex =
By the given condition,
n = -6 is impossible)
No. of participants = 11+2=13

A five-digit number divisible by 3 is to be formed using the numerals 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 without
3
repetition. The total number of ways this can be done is
1) 216
2) 240
3) 600
4) 3125
Key) 1
Hint) The digits are 0,1,2,3,4,5.
No. of ways of choosing 5 digits out of these are
i.e., 6
The selections are :

1,2,3,4,5 ; 0,2,3,4,5 ; 0,1,3,4,5 ;
0,1,2,4,5 ; 0,1,2,3,5 ; 0,1,2,3,4.
We know that a number is divisible by 3 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 3. In the above
selections, the sum of digits in the first and fourth selections is divisible by 3.
Numbers using 1,2,3,4,5
No. of numbers = 5! = 120
Numbers using 0,1,2,4,5
No. of numbers = 5!-4!=120-24=96
(
There are 4! Numbers beginning with 0)
Total no. of numbers = 120 + 96 = 216

The number of 3 digit numbers lying between 100 and 999 inclusive and having only two
3
consecutive digits identical is
1) 100
2) 162
3) 150
4) 140
Key) 2
Hint) Non-zero at tens place.

Case I. Same number at tens and hundreds places.
No. of numbers = 1 x 9 x 9 = 81
Case II. Same number at tens and units places.
No. of numbers = 8 x 9 x 1 = 72 (
0 cannot be at hundreds place)
Zero at tens place.

Case I . Same number at tens and hundreds place.
This is impossible.
Case II. Same number at tens and units place.
No. of numbers = 9 x 1 x 1 = 9
Total no. of numbers = 81 + 72 + 9 = 162
Ten different letters of an alphabet are given, words with five letters are formed from these given
3
letters. Then the number of words which have at least one letter repeated is
1) 69760
2) 30240
3) 99784
4) 50240
Key) 1
Hint)
M distinct animals of a circus have to be placed in m cages, one in each cage. If
too small to accommodate
into the cages is
1)
2)
cages are
animals, then the number of ways of putting the animals

3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
Number of ways of arranging p big animals into m-n big cages =
Now remaining animals can be arranged in any cage in
ways.
Desired number of ways =

.
Out of 10 red and 9 white balls , 5 red and 4 white balls can be drawn in number of ways =
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
ways.
In how many ways can 6 persons be selected from 4 officers and 8 constables, if at least one
3
officer is to be included
1) 224
2) 672
3) 896
4) 276
Key) 3

Eleven animals of a circus have to be placed in eleven cages one in each cage.If 4 of the cages are
3
too small for 6 of the animals , then the number of ways of caging the animals is
1) 304800
2) 504800
3) 604800
4) 404800
Key) 3
Hint)
6 large animals can be caged in 7 large cages in
ways.5 small animals can be caged in
remaining 5 cages (4 small+1 large) in 5! ways.Hence the number of ways is
.
From 17 consonants and 5 vowels. The number of words containing 3 consonants and 2 vowels
3
that can be made if all the letters are different, is
1) 816000
2) 736000
3) 926000
4) 826000
Key) 1
Hint) The number of selections of 3 consonants and 2 vowels
For each selection of 3 consonants and 2 vowels , the number of words =

Required number of words =
.
A student is to answer 10 out of 13 questions in an examination such that he must choose at least 4
3
1) 140
2) 196
3) 280
4) 346
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of choices available to him is
=
= 140 + 56 = 196
The number of ways in which 6 men and 5 women can dine at a round table if no two women are
3
to sit together is given by
1) 6! x 5!
2) 30
3) 5! x 4!
4) 7! x 5!
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of ways to sit men = 5! And the number of ways to sit women =
If
denotes the number of combinations of n things taken r at a time, then the expression
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
=
A gentleman invites 13 guests to a dinner and places 8 of them at one table and remaining 5 at the
3
other, the tables being around. The number of ways he can arrange the guests is
1)
2) 9!
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
When a group photograph is taken, all the seven teachers should be in the first row and all the
twenty students should be in the second row. If the two corners of the second row are reserved for
3
the two tallest students, interchangeable only between them, and if the middle seat of the front row
is reserved for the principal. The no. of such possible arrangements is
1) 720 x 8!
2) 1370 x 18!
3) 1440 x 18!
4) 56 x 18!
Key) 3
Hint) Since the middle seat of the first row is reserved for the principal, the remaining 6 teachers can be
arranged in 6! Ways. = 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 720 ways.
Again there are twenty students. The two corner seats are to be used by two tall students. The two tall
students can be arranged in two ways.
The remaining 18 students can be arranged in 18! Ways.
Total number of arrangements for the second row = 2x18! Ways.
The required number of arrangements = 2x18!x720 = 1440x(18!)
In a certain city, all telephone numbers have six digits, the first two digits always being 41 or 42 or
3
46 or 62 or 64. The number of telephone numbers having all six digits distinct is
1) 8400
2) 7200
3) 9200
4) 8200
Key) 1
Hint) Suppose the first two digits are 41, remaining four digits are to be chosen from 0,2,3,5,6,7,8,9 as to
make all the digits distinct.
Remaining four can be chosen in P(8,4) ways. We have 8 letters and they are to be arranged at 4
places.
First place can be arranged in 8 different ways second place can be arranged in 7 different ways third
place can be arranged in 6 different ways fourth place can be arranged in 5 different ways number of
such telephone numbers = 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 = 1680.
Now considering the all given 1st two digits (41 or 42 or46 or 64), total number of the telephone
numbers = 1680 x 5 =8400.
There are six teachers. Out of them two are primary teachers, two are middle teachers and two
secondary teachers. They are to stand in a row, so as the primary teachers, middle teachers and
3
secondary teachers are always in a set. The number of ways in which they can do so, is
1) 34
2) 48
3) 52
Key) 2
Hint)
There are 2 primary teachers. They can stand in a row in
There are 2 middle teachers. They can stand in a row in
There are 2 secondary teachers. They can stand in a row in
4)
72
= 2! = 2 ways
= 2! = 2 x 1 = 2 ways
= 2! = 2 ways
These three sets can be arranged themselves in = 3! = 3 x 2 x 1 = 6 ways

Hence the required number of ways = 48
In a town the car plate numbers contain only three or four digits, not containing the digit 0. The
3
maximum number of cars that can be numbered is
1) 6480
2) 7290
3) 5862
4) 10,000
Key) 2
Hint) The no. of numbers of three digits = 93,
The number of numbers of four digits = 94
The required number of cars = 7290
There are 5 roads leading to a town from a village. The number of different ways in which a
3
villager can go to the town and return back, is
1) 25
2) 20
3) 10
4) 5
Key) 1
Hint) No. of ways to go to a town = 5
No. of ways to return back = 5
Total no. of ways in which villager can go to town & return back are = 5 x 5 = 25
The number of permutations of n different things, taken r at a time, in which
particular things will never occur is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
[ k things are excluded , no. of things left = n-k]
Twelve students compete for a race. The number of ways in which first three places can be taken
3
as
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) Number of ways in which first three places taken by 12 students = 121110.
The value of
is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)

equals
2)
1)
3
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)

A five digit number divisible by 3 is to be formed using the numerals 0,1,3,4 and 5 without
3
repetition.The total number of ways this can be done is
1) 216
2) 600
3) 240
4) 3125
Key) 1
Hint) We know that a number is divisible by 3 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 3.
Now the sum of the digits 1,2,3,4 and 5 is 15 , which is divisible by 3.
All the five digit numbers formed by the digits 1,2,3,4,5 are divisible by 3 and their number = 5!
=120.
When we include 0 , the four other digits whose sum is divisible by 3 are 1,2,4 and 5.
The number of numbers in this case =
Hence the required number of numbers = 120+16=216.
There are 5 roads leading to a town from a village.The number of different ways in which a
3
villager can go to the town and return back, is
1) 25
2) 20
3) 10
4) 5
Key) 1
Hint) No.of ways to go to a town =5.
No.of ways to return back=5
Total no.of ways in which villager can go to town return back are
There are 2m horizontal lines equi-spaced at unit distance and 2n vertical lines equi-spaced at unit
3
distance.
How many rectangles can be formed such that the length of their sides is odd ?
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) No. of ways of selecting horizontal side of the rectangle of one unit length = 2m - 1.
No. of ways of selecting horizontal side of the rectangle of 3 unit length = 2m - 3.
Total no. of ways of selecting horizontal side of the rectangle of odd length =
.
Similarly no. of ways of selecting vertical side of the rectangle of odd length =
Total no. of ways of selecting the rectangles =
.
The number of ways of selecting 6 balls from a bag containing 10 white , 9 black and 7 red balls
3
so that at least one red is always selected is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
and the selection in which no red ball is included is
.The required
number =
.
The number of positive integers satisfying the inequality :
1) 9
2) 8
3) 5
Key) 4
Hint)
is :
4) 7
This is true for n = 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.

On a railway there are 20 stations. The number of different tickets required in order that it may be
3
possible to travel from every station to every station is :
1) 196
2) 105
3) 210
4) 225
Key) 3
Hint) No. of different tickets = 20+19+18++3+2+1
=
.
The number of ways in which four particular persons A, B, C, D and six other persons can stand in
a queue so that A always stands before B, B before C and C before D, is (it is not necessary that A,
3
B, C, D are side by side)
1) 7 ! 4 !
2) 10 ! 7 ! 4 !
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) Total no, of arrangements of 10 persons when there is no restriction = (10)!
No. of arrangements in which A, B, C, D can be arranged among themselves = 4!
No. of arrangements of 10 persons when A, B, C, D occur in a particular order =

The total number of arrangements of the letters in the expansion
is :
1) 1260
2) 2520
3) 610
Key) 1
Hint) There are 9 letters viz. 3 as , 2 bs and 4 cs.
when written at full length

4)
630
These can be arranged in

i.e. 1260 ways.
Let
1) n = 9
Key) 1
Hint)
for
We have
. Then
2)
takes the greatest value when :

n=8
3) n = 11
3
4)
n = 12
Now
Thus
and
Hence is maximum when

Total number of four digit numbers having all different digits, is equal to:
3
1) 4536
2) 504
3) 5040
4) 720
Key) 1
Hint)

There are 10 persons named A,B,C.,K. We have the capacity to accommodate only 5. In how
many ways can we arrange them in a line if A is must and G and H must not be included in the
3
term of 5 ?
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint) Out of 10 persons, A is in and G and H are out of the team, so we have to select 4 more from 7
remaining. This can be done in
ways. These 5 persons can be arranged in a line in 5! ways.
Hence the number of possible arrangements is

.
Total number of ways in which a person can put 8 different rings in the fingures of his right hand
3
is equal to :
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) Each ring has four choices ==> number of ways = 48
Total number of n digit numbers
same, is equal to :
1)
2)
, having the property that no two consecutive digits are

3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
x1 can table any digit from 1 to 9 in 9 ways. x2 can also take any digit from remaining 9 digits in 9
ways. Since
and etc.
and
are different,
can take any digit from remaining 9 digits
in 9 ways
Total number of required numbers are 9n.

Total number of 9 digit numbers that are divisible by 5, is equal to :
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
last place filled by 2 ways

1st place filled by 9 ways
Remaing each place filled by 10 ways. i.e 107 ways.

men and
women are to be seated in a row so that no two women sit together. If
then total number of ways in which they can be seated is equal to :
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
The number of words formed by any 4 letters of word MEERUT is equal to :
3
1) 180
2) 120
3) 72
4) 192
Key) 4
Hint)
Case 1 : all are different letters
Case 2 : two different and two alike=
There are 10 bags
, which contain
The total number of ways to bring out 10 articles from a bag is :
1)
2)
3)
different articles respectively.
4)
Key) 1
Hint) Required ways
=
=
Total number of times, the digit 4 will be written, when the integers having less than 4 digits are
3
listed, is equal to :
1) 208
2) 301
3) 270
4) 300
Key) 4
Hint) The no. of 1 or 2 or 3 digits number 8 having 4 in units place in 102 ways
4 in 10s place in 102 ways
4 in 100s place in 102 ways = 3(102) = 300 ways
The number of ways of choosing n objects. Out of
and
1)
Key) 1
are distinct, is :
2)
distinct objects of which n are identical

3)
4)
Hint)
The number of ways in which 20 different pearls of two colours can be set alternately on a
3
necklace, there being 10 pearls of each colour, is :
1) 9! x 10!
2) 5(9!)2
3) (9!)2
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
Ten pearls of one colour can be arranged in
ways. The number of arrangements of 10 pearls
of the other colour in 10 places between the pearls of the first colour is 10!.
Hence the required number of ways =
.
The number of three digit numbers having only two consecutive digits identical is
3
1) 153
2) 162
3) 168
4) 163
Key) 2
Hint)

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Objective Questions
Marks
There are 12 volleyball players in a college, out of which a team of 9 players is to be formed. If
3
the captain always remains the same, then in how many ways can the team be formed?
1) 36
2) 108
3) 99
4) 165
Key) 4
Hint)
A box contains two white balls, three black balls and four red balls. In how many ways can three
balls be drawn from the box, if at least one black ball is to be included in the draw ?
1) 64
2) 45
3) 46
4) 60
Key) 1
Hint)

The total number of words which can be formed out of the letters a, b, c, d, e, f taken 3 together
such that each word contains at least one vowel, is
1) 72
2) 48
3) 96
4) 46
Key) 3
Hint)
A student is to answer 10 out of 13 questions in an examination such that he must choose atleast 4
3
1) 140
2) 196
3) 280
4) 346
Key) 2
Hint) He can choose 4 questions from the first five and 6 from the rest or he must choose all the first 5
questions and 5 from the rest real number is
= 140 + 56 = 196
A boy has 3 library tickets and 8 books of his interest in the library. Out of these 8, he does not
want to borrow Chemistry part II, unless Chemistry part I is also borrowed. The number of ways
1
in which he can choose the three books to be borrowed is
1) 41
2) 32
3) 51
4) 26
Key) 1
Hint)
If both chemistry books included, then number of ways
If chemistry Part II is not included, then number of ways
The number of ways in which a mixed doubles tennis game can be conducted from 7 married
1
couples, if no couple will play in the same game is
1) 210
2) 420
3) 840
4) 1680
Key) 2
Hint)
Let A be a set of
distinct elements. The number of triplets
which atleast two coordinates are equal is
1)
2)
3)
of the elements of A in
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
If the number of ways in which n different things can be distributed among n persons so that
atleast one person does not get any thing is 232. Then n is equal to
1) 3
2) 4
3) 5
4) 6
Key) 2
Hint)

The number of ways in which 6 different nuts can be used in machines A,B,C so that no machine
3
left with out the nut is
1) 540
2) 180
3) 270
4) 300
Key) 1
Hint) The given question is equivalent to no. of onto functions.
Let
be a set consisting of different digits, the number of ways in which a nine
digit number can be made in which 1 is always a head of 2 and repetition of digits is not allowed
1) 10! x 10
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) Total number of numbers that can be formed = 10!-9!=9.9!. In half of the cases 1 is ahead of 2. and in
other half of the cases 2 is ahead of 1
n different things are arranged around a circle, number of ways of selecting 3 objects when no two
3
selected objects are together
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) Total no. of selections - (no. of selections in which 3 objects are together or 2 objects are together)
A student is to answer 10 out of 13 questions in a test such that he must choose at least four from
3
the first five questions .The number of ways in which the student can answer is
1) 140
2) 196
3) 56
4) 286
Key) 2
Hint)
Required no.of ways = 140+56=196

Number of positive integral roots of equation
1) 2
Key) 4
Hint)
2)
3)
4)
given equation
If
1) 4
Key) 2
Hint)
then r =
2) 5
3
3)
4)

From 15 players the number of ways of selecting 6 so as to exclude a particular player is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
In an examination, a student is to choose any 8 questions from a set of 12. If the questions 1 and 3
3
are compulsory then he can select the questions in
1) 210 ways
2) 495 ways
3) 615 ways
4) 200 ways
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of ways in which a team of 11 players can be selected from 22 players including 2 of
3
them and excluding 4 of them is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of ways that a volley ball 6 can be selected out of 10 players so that 2 particular
3
players are excluded is
1) 56
2) 55
3) 27
4) 28
Key) 4
Hint)
The number of ways in which a student can chose 5 courses out of 9 courses if 2 courses are
3
compulsory is
1) 32
2) 3370
3) 3468
4) 35
Key) 4
Hint)
The number of ways that a volley ball 6 can be selected out of 10 players so that two particular
3
players are included is
1) 72
2) 70
3) 68
4) 66
Key) 2
Hint)
In a shelf there are 10 English and 8 Telugu books. The number of ways in which 6 books can be
3
chosen if a particular English book is excluded and a particular Telugu book is excluded is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
There are 10 balls of different colours. In how many ways is it possible to select 7 of them so as to
3
include the red ball?
1) 80
2) 82
3) 84
4) 90
Key) 3
Hint)
There are 10 balls of different colours. In how many ways is it possible to select 7 of them so as to
3
exclude the white and black ball?
1) 8
2) 7
3) 16
4) 20
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of positive divisions of
1) 14
2) 167
Key) 3
Hint)
is
3)
168
4)
210
If
1)
and
2)
then the ordered pair

3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)

3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
A basket contains 4 Oranges, 5 Apples, 6 Mangoes. The number of ways a person make selection
3
(one or more) of fruits from the basket is
1) 209
2) 210
3) 211
4) 212
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of diagonals in a hexagon is
3
1) 10
2) 9
3) 8
4) 7
Key) 2
Hint)
if n = 6
No.of triangles that can be drawn by joining 10 points on a circle is
3
1) 240
2) 360
3) 120
4) 180
Key) 3
Hint)
If
1) 66
Key) 1
Hint)
then
2)
132
3)
72
4)
98

If
1) 17
Key) 3
2)
then
18
3
3)
19
4)
20
Hint)
Use
3
If
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
Use
Out of 7 men and 4 women a committee of 5 is to be formed. The number of ways in which this
3
can be done so as to include 2 women is
1) 210
2) 220
3) 230
4) 240
Key) 1
Hint)

From 7 boys and 4 girls a committee of 6 is to be formed. The number of ways in which the
3
selection can be done when the committee contains exactly two girls is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
No. of ways of selecting 2 girls and 3 boys form 3 girls and 5 boys is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
In a library there are
books. If a student selects at least
number of books in the library is
1)
2)
3)
books in 256 ways then the
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
If
1) 6
Key) 2
Hint)
then
2)
3
7
3)
4)

How many different committees of 5 can be formed from 6 men and 4 women on which exactly 3
3
men and 2 women serve?
1) 6
2) 20
3) 60
4) 120
Key) 4
Hint)

The number of ways of selecting one or more out of 7 given things is
3
1) 64
2) 63
3) 128
4) 127
Key) 4
Hint)
3
1) 4
Key) 2
Hint)
2)
3)
4)

If the total number of combinations of n different things taken one or more at a time is 127 then n
3
=
1) 6
2) 7
3) 8
4) 9
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of ways in which a man can invite one or more of his 8 friends to dinner is
3
1) 28
2) 128
3) 240
4) 255
Key) 4
Hint)
s
3
1)
Key) 4
Hint)
2)
3)
4)

In the intermediate examination, a candidate has to pass in each of the 6 subjects, the number of
3
ways that he can fail is
1) 60
2) 61
3) 62
4) 63
Key) 4
Hint)
A question paper contains 5 questions each having an alternative. The number of ways that a
3
student can answer one or more questions is
1) 31
2) 242
3) 243
4) 32
Key) 2
Hint) I question in 3 ways
II questions in 3 ways
III questions in 3 ways
Total =
There are 10 lamps in a hall. Each one of them can be switched on independently. The number of
3
ways in which the hall can be illuminated is

1) 1020
2) 1022
3) 1023
4) 1024
Key) 3
Hint)
If n and r are positive integers such that r
1)
2)
3
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
Synopsis:
In how many ways can 5 red and 4 white balls be draw from a bag containing 10 red and 8 white
3
balls?
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
There are 10 true-false questions. The number of ways in which they can be answered is
3
1) 10!
2)
3) 10
4)
Key) 2
Hint) True+False=2
2.2.210 times=
The number of positive factors of 2520 excluding unity is
3
1) 48
2) 45
3) 46
4) 47
Key) 4
Hint)
The number of ways in which a team of 11 players can be selected from 22 players, including two
3
of them and excluding four of them is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) No. of players = 11
No. of ways of selecting 2 particular players = 1
No. of ways of selecting 9 players =
Total no. of ways =
A lady gives a dinner party to six guests. The number of ways in which they may be selected from
3
among ten friends, if two of the friends will not attend the party together is
1) 112
2) 140
3) 164
4) 195
Key) 2
Hint) Let A,B are particular friends among to friends
No. of ways of including

No. of ways of excluding
No. of ways of excluding A & B =
No. of ways =
The number of numbers between 1 and 1010 which contain the digit 1 is
3
10
1)
2)
3)
4) 8
Key) 1
Hint) No. of numbers between 1 and 1010 = 1010 - 2.
No. of numbers from 0 to 9999999999 and not containing 1.
= 9 x 9 x 10 times = 910
No. of numbers between 1 and 10 10 but not contain = 910 - 1 ( 0 is to be
excluded)
No.
of
numbers
between
and
1010
and
containing

A contest consists of predicting the results (win, draw or defeat) of 10 football matches. Then the
3
number of ways in which one entry contains at least 5 correct answers is :
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) Total number of possible predictions = 310
No. of predictions which have r wrong and 10-r correct entries =
Desired no. of ways =

Number of permutations of 8 different things taken all at a time in which 3 particular things are
3
never together is :
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) Take three practical things as one unit remaining 5 units.

There are m points on a straight line AB and n points on another line AC, none of them being the
3
point A. Triangles are formed from these points as vertices when
i) A is excluded ii) A is included

then the ratio of the number of triangles in the two cases is :
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) Case I . When A is excluded.
Number of triangles = selection of (2 points from AB) (one point from AC)+selection of (one point
from AB)(two points from AC)
=
Case II. When A is included.
The triangles with one vertex at A, one point from AB and one point from AC = mn are to be added in
first case.
Number of triangles =
=
Required ratio =
.
n different toys have to be distributed among n children. Total number of ways in which these toys
3
can be distributed so that exactly one child gets no toy, is equal to :
1) n!
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
One child gets no toy. Selection of this boys is
One child gets two toys in
ways. Remaining
children gets
toys, one each, in
ways.
=
The number of ways in which a committee of 5 can be chosen from 10 candidates so as to exclude
3
the youngest if it includes the oldest , is
1) 196
2) 178
3) 202
4) 126
Key) 1
Hint) There are two different ways of forming the committee
(i) oldest may be included

(ii) oldest may be excluded
(i) If oldest is included , then youngest has to be excluded and we are to select 4 candidates out of 8.
This can be done in
ways.
(ii) If oldest is excluded , then we are to select 5 candidates from 9 which can be done in
ways
Hence the total number of ways in which committee can be formed = 126+70=196.
The number of ways in which a team of eleven players can be selected from 22 players including
3
2 of them and excluding 4 of them is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) Out of 22 players , 2 are to be included and 4 are to be excluded .we have to select a team of 11
players .So the remaining 9 players are to be selected from the remaining 16 players.This can be done
in
ways
The number of other words in which the letters of the word SIMPLETON can be rearranged is
3
1)
2)
3)
4) 8! - 1
Key) 3
Hint) Total number of words = 9!
The number of other words=9!-1.
The number of ways in which we can select three numbers from 1 to 30 so as to exclude every
3
selection of three consecutive numbers is
1) 4032
2) 4040
3) 4048
4) 4060
Key) 1
Hint)
In a class tournament where the participants were to play one game with another , two class
players fell ill, having played 3 games each. If the total number of games played is 84, the number
3
of participants at the beginning was
1) 22
2) 15
3) 17
4) 16
Key) 2
Hint)
Suppose the two players did not play at all so that the remaining (n-2) players played
matches.Since these two players played 3 matches each, hence the total number of matches is
given
Or
Or
or
or

The number of ways in which 10 examination papers can be arranged so that the best and the
3
worst papers never come together , is
1) 9.9!
2) 8.9!
3) 4.9!
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of permutations of 10 papers when there is no restriction =
When the best and the worst papers come together , regarding the two as one paper, we have only 9
papers .
These 9 papers can be arranged in
ways.
But these two papers can be arranged among themselves in 2! Ways.

Number of arrangements when the best and the worst papers do not come together
Number of ways in which the letters of the word ARRANGE can be arranged such that both R do
3
not come together is
1) 360
2) 900
3) 1260
4) 1620
Key) 2
Hint)
Total arrangements =
(as A,R are twice)
No.of arrangements with both R together =
No.of arrangements such that both R do not come together are =

From 7 gentlemen and 4 ladies , a committee of 5 is to be formed. the number of ways in which
3
this can be done so as to include at least one lady is
1) 805
2) 403
3) 754
4) 745
Key) 1
Hint)
The required no.of ways
Ten different letters of an alphabet are given , words with five letters are fomed from these given
3
letters.The number of words which have at least one letter repeated , is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) Total number of letters=10. words of five letters are to be formed .Total number of words of 5 letters
when any letter may be repeated any number of times (This also includes the number of words when
no letter is repeated).
=
Number of words of 5 letters when no letter is repeated =
Number of words of 5 letters which have at least one letter repeated =
The number of ways in which we can select three numbers from 1 to 30 so as to exclude every
3
selection of three consecutive numbers is
1) 4032
2) 4040
3) 4048
4) 4060
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of ways of selecting any three number from 1 to 30 is
Three consecutive numbers are choosen in the following way
Number of ways =
A person invites a party of 10 friends at dinner and place them so that 4 are on one round table and
4
6 on the other round table. The number of ways in which he can arrange the guests is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
Selection of 6guests=
Permutation of 6 on round table=5! Permutation of 4 on round table =3!
Then, total number of arrangements =

=
The number of ways in which 20 rupees may be distributed among 5 persons in such a manner
3
that no person gets less than three rupees is
1) 63
2) 256
3) 126
4) 30
Key) 3
Hint)

FIVE different objects numbered 1,2,3,4 and 5 are placed in FIVE different places marked 1,2,3,4
and 5 .The number of ways in which this can be done so that no object with a number is placed in
3
the place corresponding to the same number is
1) 44
2)
3)
4) 35
Key) 1
Hint)
A lady gives dinner party to six guests. The number of ways in which they may be selected from
3
among ten friends if two of the friends, will not attend the party together is :
1) 112
2) 140
3) 164
4) 150
Key) 2
Hint)
Required number of ways
The number of ways in which 10 persons can go in two boats, so that there may be 5 on each boat,
3
supposing that two particular persons will not go in the same boat, is :
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
Firstly, reject two particular persons, Remaining 8 persons are 4 in each boat. This can be done in
ways.
Now 2 particular persons are placed in 2 ways, one being in each boat.
Hence the total no. of ways

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Objective Questions
Marks
the women choose the chairs from amongst the chairs marked 1 to 4 and, then men select the
3
chairs from amongst the remaining. The number of possible arrangements is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
The no. of ways to the two women occupied the chair from 1 to 4 is
The no. of ways to the three men occupied the remaining chairs is
Total no. of ways =
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Statement I The sum of the digits in the tens place of all numbers with the help of 2,3,4,5 taken all
at a time is 84
Statement II. The sum of the digits in the units place of all numbers formed with the help of
taken all at a time is
( repetition of digits not allowed )
1) statement I is false, Statement II is true
2) Statement I is true, Statement II is true, Statement- II is a correct explanation for statement I
3) Statement I is true, Statement II is true, Statement II is not a correct explanation for statement I
4) Statement I is true, Statement II is false.
Key) 2
Hint) Since of the digits in the tens places

= ( sum of the digits in the units place
= (4-1) ! ( 2+3+4+5)
= 6.14=84
Hence, option ( 2) is correct
3
If
1) 3
2) 2
3) 1
4) 4
Key) 2
Hint) Use synopsis
The total number of numbers of not more than 20 digits that are formed by using the digits 0, 1,2,3
3
and 4 is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) One digited number =4
Two digited numbers
=20
the total no. of numbers not more than 20 digits

If
denotes the number of 1-1 functions from
1)
then
2)
to
such that
equals
3)
4)
12
Key) 3
Hint) The given question is equivalent to derangements question.

If 20% of three subsets (i.e., subsets containing exactly three elements) of the set
1) 15
Key) 1
Hint)
contain
2)
, then value of
16
is
3)
17
4)
18

3
The number of positive integral solutions of
is
1) 2
2) 1
3) 0
4) 3
Key) 3
Hint)
is even
There are 10 points in a plane and A is one of them. If no three of the points are collinear then the
number of triangles formed with A as vertex is
1) 45
2) 36
3) 84
4) 120
Key) 2
Hint)

There are 5 letters and 5 addressed envelopes. The number of ways in which the letters can be
3
placed in the envelopes so that none of them goes into the right envelopes is
1) 9
2) 120
3) 44
4) 24
Key) 3
Hint)
A teacher takes 3 children from her class to the zoo at a time as often as she can, but she doesnt
take the same set of three children more than once. She finds out that she goes to the zoo 84 times
3
more than particular child goes to the zoo, total number of students in her class is equal to
1) 12
2) 14
3) 10
4) 11
Key) 3
Hint)
The greatest number of points of intersection of 8 lines and 4 circles is
3
1) 64
2) 92
3) 104
4) 401
Key) 3
Hint) Two lines intersect at one point. Two circles intersect at two points. One circle and a line intersect at
two points.
Required points are
A lady gives a dinner party to 5 guests to be selected from nine friends. The number of ways of
3
forming the party of 5, given that two of the friends will not attend the party together is
1) 91
2) 126
3) 56
4) 2010
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of ways in which 20 one rupee coins can be given to 5 beggars so that no one gets
3
less than 3 coins is
1) 112
2) 126
3) 540
4) 620
Key) 2
Hint)
=
Different calendars for the month of February are made so as to serve for all the coming years.
4
The number of such calendars is
1) 7
2) 14
3) 2
4) 10
Key) 2
Hint) 28 days or 29 days i.e., 7 ways+7 ways = 14 ways

The number of permutations of the letters of the word PROPORTION taken 4 at a time so that 3
1
are alike and one is different is
1) 15
2) 20
3) 25
4) 120
Key) 2
Hint) OOO,PP,RR,T,I,N
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The total number of words formed by any 4 letters of the word MEERUT is equal to
4
1) 180
2) 120
3) 72
4) 192
Key) 4
Hint)
4
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
A box contains two white balls, three black balls and four red balls. The number of ways in which
4
three balls can be drawn from the box if atleast one black ball is to be included in the draw, is
1) 32
2) 64
3) 128
4) 160
Key) 2
Hint) The number of ways selecting 3 balls out of 9 Balls so as to include at least one black ball =
A man starts moving from the point (3, 5) and moves to the right or vertically upwards only
1
covering unit distance in each step. The number of ways he could reach the point (7, 11) is
1) C(16, 6)
2) C(10, 6)
3) C(6, 4)
4) C(16, 10)
Key) 2
Hint)

The maximum number of points into which 4 circles and 4 st. lines intersect is :
3
1) 26
2) 56
3) 50
4) 72
Key) 3
Hint)
4 st. lines intersect each other in
i.e. 6 points.
4 circles intersect each other in
Each line cuts 4 circles in 8 points
i.e. 12 points.
4 lines cut 4 circles in 32 points.
Hence reqd. no. of points = 6 + 12 + 32 = 50.

The number of positive integers satisfying the inequality
3
is :
1) Five
Key) 3
Hint)
2)
Six
3)
Eight
4)
Nine
.
This is true for eight positive integers viz. 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.
In a college of 300 students, every student read 5 newspapers and every newspaper is read by 60
3
students. The number of newspapers is :
1) atleast 30
2) At most 20
3) exactly 25
4) exactly 35
Key) 3
Hint) n=no.of news papers
60 n = (300) 5
n =25
A shop keeper sells three varieties of perfumes and he has a large number of bottles of the same
size of each variety in this stock. There are 5 places in a row in his showcase. The number of
3
different ways of displaying the three varieties of perfumes in the showcase is :
1) 6
2) 50
3) 150
4) 60
Key) 3
Hint) Possibility selection arrangements
i) One triplet & 2 diff
ii) Two pairs & one diff.
Reqd. no. of ways = 60 + 90 = 150

Which of the following is in correct ?
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) Use synopsis

The number of ways 4 different rings can be worn to 5 fingers with atmost one in each finger is
3
4
1) 20
2) 5!
3) 4!
4) 5
Key) 2
Hint) Use synopsis
1.1! + 2.2! + 3.3! + ..10.10! =
3
1) 11!
2) 11! + 1
3) 11!-1
4) 11.10!
Key) 3
Hint)
1.1! + 2.2! + .. + n.n!=
All the letters of the word LABOUR are permuted in all possible ways and the words thus formed
3
are arranged as in a dictionary the rank of the word LABOUR is
1) 240
2) 241
3) 242
4) 243
Key) 3
Hint) A B L O R U ; LABOUR
The sum of all the numbers which are greater than 10000formed by the digits , 1,3,5,7,9 is
3
1) 66600
2) 666600
3) 6666600
4) 66666600
Key) 3
Hint) 4! (1+3+5+7+9) (11111)=6666600
No. of permutations of 25 dissimilar things taken more than 15 at a time when repetitions are
3
allowed is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
From synopsis
here n=25; r =15
The number of permutations of n dissimilar things taken not more than r at a time, when each
3
thing may occur any number of times is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
In a watch shop there are 14 types of wall clocks. Each type has four pieces. The number of ways
3
in which they can be arranged in a row is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
The number of ways in which 52 cards can be divided among 4 players so that each may have 13
is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
In a class there are 10boys and 8 girls. The teacher wants to select either a boy or a girl to
3
represent the class in a function the number of ways the teacher can make this selection
1) 18
2) 80
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) By fundamental theorem of addition 10+8=18
If
1) 5
Key) 4
Hint)
then
2)
21
3)
4)
12

The number of ways in which 10 books can be arranged in a row such that two specified books are
3
side by side is
1)
2) 9!
3) 9!2!
4)
Key) 3
Hint) Two specified books =1 object; they internally arranged in 2!
So remaining 8 books +1 object=9 objects

A, B, C are three persons among 7 persons who speak at a function. The number of ways in which
3
it can be done if A speaks before B and B speaks before C is
1) 820
2) 830
3) 840
4) 850
Key) 3
Hint)
As per synopsis
The ways in which the time table for Monday be completed if there must be 5 lessons that day
(Algebra, geometry, calculus, trigonometry, vectors) and algebra and geometry must not
3
immediately follow each other are
1) 72
2) 5!
3)
4) 6!
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of ways one can arrange words with the letters of the word MADHURI so that always
3
vowels occupy the beginning, middle and end places is
1)
7!
2)
3)
3.
4)
3!4!
Key) 4
Hint) 3 vowels, 3places=3! Remaining in 4!
Total=3!4!
The number of three digit numbers of the form xyz where x > y > z is
3
1) 120
2) 720
3) 600
4) 100
Key) 1
Hint) Any selection of three digits from the ten digits 0,1,2,3,9 gives one number
It is of
ways
The sum of the value of the digits at the tens place of all the numbers formed with the help of
3
3,4,5,6 taken all at a time is
1) 1080
2) 4320
3) 360
4) 180
Key) 1
Hint) 3!(3+4+5+6).10=1080
The sum of all the four digit numbers that can be formed with 0,2,3,5 is
3
1) 66660
2) 66480
3) 64440
4) 65520
Key) 3
Hint) Use synopsis from 30 to33
For the problems 87-92
All the numbers that can be formed using the digits, 1,2,3,4 are arranged in the increasing order in
3
magnitude. The rank of the number 3241 is
1) 56
2) 16
3) 55
4) 15
Key) 1
Hint) No .of single digit numbers=4
+ no. of 2 digit numbers=
+ No .of 3 digits numbers =
+ above problem
The number of 5 digited numbers which are not divisible by 5 and which contains of all 5 odd
3
digits is
1) 96
2) 120
3) 24
4) 32
Key) 1
Hint) 5!-4!=96
There are mn letters and n post boxes. The number of ways in which these letters can be posted is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
There are 3 candidates for post and one is to be selected by the votes of 7 men. The number of
ways in which votes can be given is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) (each man can give his vote to any one of the three persons in 3 ways)
A three digit number n is such that the last two digits of it are equal and different from the first.
3
The number of such ns is
1) 64
2) 72
3) 81
4) 900
Key) 3
Hint)
(first places in 9 ways and II and III places together in 9 ways)
The number of three digit numbers having only two consecutive digits identical is
3
1) 153
2) 162
3) 168
4) 163
Key) 2
Hint)
Two non zero digits can be selected in
One zero and one nonzero in 9 ways
Total=144+18=162
The number of ways in which 5 men, 5 women and 12 children can sit around a circular table so
3
that the children are always together is
1) 4!4!12!
2) 11!12!
3) 10!12!
4)
Key) 3
Hint) 10!. 12!
20 persons are invited for a party. The different number of ways in which they can be seated at a
3
circular table with two particular persons seated on a either side of the host is
1) 19!2!
2) 18!2!
3) 20!2!
4) 18!3!
Key) 2
Hint) 2.18!
The number of ways that a garland can be made out of 6 red and 4 white roses of different sizes,
3
so that all the white roses come together is
1) 8640
2) 4320
3) 720
4) 360
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of ways in which 7 men can sit at a round table so that all shall not have the same
3
neighbours in any two arrangements is
1) 360
2) 720
3) 700
4) 300
Key) 1
Hint)

The no. of ways in which 6 gentlemen and 3 ladies be seated round a table so that every gentleman
3
may have a lady by his side is
1) 1440
2) 720
3) 240
4) 480
Key) 1
Hint) 5!.3!,. 2!=1440
The sum of all 3 digited numbers that can be formed from the digits 1to 9 and when the middle
3
digit is a perfect square is ( repetitions are allowed)
1) 1,34,055
2) 2,70,540
3) 1,70,055
4) 2,34,520
Key) 1
Hint)
The value cvontributed by given numbers in units place
Similarly
in
tens
place
similarly
in
hundredss
place

With 10 different letters, 5 letter words are formed. Then the number of words which have atleast
3
one letter repeated is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
Atleast one letter repeated
=tatal no. of words no. of words with different letters =
Number of ways of permuting the letters of the word ENGINEERING so that order of the vowels
3
is not changed is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
NNN GGR IIEEEE =
There are 5 multiple choice questions in test. If the first three questions have 4 choices each and
3
the next two have 5 choices each, the number of answers possible is
1) 1500
2) 1600
3) 1700
4) 1800
Key) 2
Hint) First 3 questions
Next 2 question
Total
A family of 4 brothers and 3 sisters is to be arranged in arrow for a photograph. The number of
3
ways in which they can be seated if all the sisters are to sit together is
1) 120
2) 240
3) 360
4) 720
Key) 4
Hint) 3!5!
If words are formed by taking only 4 letters at a time out of the letters of the word PHYSICAL
3
then the number of words in which Y occur is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) PHYSICAL:Y can be arranged in 4ways and remaining 3letters from 7 letters are arranged

The sum of all 4 digited even numbers that can be formed from the digits 1,2,3,4,5 is
3
1) 1,58,994
2) 1,59,984
3) 1,59,894
4) 1,59,884
Key) 2
Hint)

The total number of seven-digit numbers such that the sum of whose digits is even is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
Suppose
And
+
represents a seven digit number. Then

..
+.+
all take values 0,1,2,..9 if we keep

is either even or odd since
taken the value 1,2,.9
fixed then the sum .
taken 10 value
1,1,2,3,..9 five of the numbers so formed will be even and 5 odd

required numbers=
9.10.10.10.10.10.5=
The four digited numbers that can be formed with the digits of
no digit occurring more
than once in each number are written in the ascending order of magnitude and ranked the rank of
4618 is
1) 60
2) 61
3) 62
4) 59
Key) 3
Hint) 12468;4618
2.4!+2.3!+0.2!+1.1!+1=2
The number of ways of choosing 2 squares from a chess board so that they have exactly one
3
common corner is
1) 98
2) 112
3) 36
4) 72
Key) 1
Hint) 4(1+2+3+4+5+6)+
The sum of all 4 digited numbers that can be formed by taking the digits from 0,1,3,5,7,9 is
1) 16,23,300
2) 16,32,300
3) 16,32,030
4) 16,33,200
Key) 4
Hint)
(1+3+5+7+9)
=16,33,200
The letters of the word MASTER are permuted in all possible ways and the words thus formed are
3
arranged as in a dictionary. The rank of the word STREAM is
1) 597
2) 480
3) 612
4) 385
Key) 1
Hint) AEMRST; STREAM
If the letters of the word MIRROR are arranged as in a dictionary then the rank of the given word
3
is
1) 23
2) 84
3) 49
4) 48
Key) 1
Hint) MIRROR
IMORRR
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Assertion (A): The no. of circular permutations of 7 persons taken 4 at a time is
Reason(R): The no. of circular permutations of n different things taken r at time is

1) A is true and R is false
2) A is false and R is true
3) Both A and R are true
4) Both A and R are false
Key) 3
Hint) synopsis
For the word ENGINEERING if all
of permutations is
1)
2)
are not together and all

3)
come together then number
4)
Key) 4
Hint) Consider 3Ns come together permutations -3 Es 3 Ns come together permutations
The number of ways in which the letters of the word MULTIPLE be arranged without changing
3
the order of the vowels is
1) 3360
2) 20160
3) 6720
4) 3359
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of different numbers each of six digits that can be formed by using the digits of the
3
numbers 2,2,3,3,9,9 is
1) 90
Key) 1
Hint)
2)
100
3)
600
4)
120

A father with 6 children taken 3 at a time to a park without taking the same children. How often
3
father goes to the park?
1) 14
2) 16
3) 18
4) 20
Key) 4
Hint) No .of times he will go to garden
=no. of ways of selecting 3 children from 6

A party of 9 persons are to travel in two vehicles, one of which will not hold more than 7 and the
3
other not more than 4. the number of ways the party can travel is
1) 120
2) 220
3) 236
4) 246
Key) 4
Hint)
63
54
A committee of 5 men and 3 women is to be formed out of 7men and 6 women. If two particular
3
women are not be together in the committee, the number of committees formed is
1) 420
2) 5040
3) 336
4) 216
Key) 3
Hint)
The no. of ways of selecting atleast one letter from the letters of the word PROPORTION is
3
1) 288
2) 286
3) 289
4) 287
Key) 4
Hint) P R O T I N
PRO
O
No. of ways =3.3.4.22.2-1=287
(p+1)(q+1).-1)
A train going from vijaywada to Hyderabad stops at nine intermediate stations. Six persons enter
the train during the journey with six different tickets of the same class. The number of different
3
tickets they may have will be
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
Six points are taken on a circle. The number of triangles formed inside the circle is
3
1) 20
2) 22
3) 25
4) 32
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of n digit numbers such that no two consecutive digits are same is
3
1) 9!
2)
3)
4) 9n
Key) 3
Hint) There are {0,1,2.10} ,10 different digits of which
I place is filled in 9 ways
II place in 9 ways
(since 0 can be included and first digit is not repeated ) and so on n times is 9
The number of ways of arranging the letters of the word EQUATION so that the order of the
3
vowels and the order of the consonants is not changed is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
AEUOI : QTN; Select any 3 places for consonants from 8 places in
ways and we can arrange 5
vowels in order 1 way only
In constructing a problem on vectors the components are drawn from
ways of getting the magnitude of a vector as
is
1) 9
2) 18
3) 35
Key) 1
Hint)
the number of
4)
26
Selecting
and
they can be arranged in
ways
The largest integer
such that
is divisible by
is
1) 31
2) 32
3) 33
Key) 1
Hint) Exponent of 2 in
is r
3
4)
34

In a cross word puzzle 20 words are to be guessed of which 8 words have each an alternative
3
solution also. The number of possible solutions will be
1)
2)
3) 512
4) 256
Key) 4
Hint) Alternate solution to 8 words
The number of positive divisors of 768 is
3
1) 17
2) 18
3) 19
4) 20
Key) 2
Hint)
There were two woman participating in a chess tournament. Every participant played two games
with the other participants the number of games that the men played between themselves proved
3
to exceed by 66 the number of games that the men played with the women. The number of
participate is
1) 6
2) 11
3) 13
4) 10
Key) 3
Hint) Let n be no. of men
total participants

The greatest number of points of intersection of 8 lines and 4 circles is
3
1) 64
2) 92
3) 104
4) 96
Key) 3
Hint)
18 guests have to be seated half on each side of a long table. 4 particular guests desire to sit on one
particular side and 3 others on the other side. Determine the number of ways in which the sitting
3
arrangements can be made
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)

The number of different words which can be formed by taking 4 letters at a time out of the letters
3
of the word EXPRESSION is
1) 2090
2) 2190
3) 2454
4) 2354
Key) 2
Hint)
SEXPRION
A seven digit number in which every digit is always greater that the immediately preceding digit is
3
formed. The number of ways in which this can be done is
1)
2)
3)
4) 36
Key) 4
Hint)
20 persons are seated at a round table. The number of ways of selecting 2 persons out of them who
3
are not seated adjacent to each other is
1) 160
2) 180
3) 170
4) 190
Key) 3
Hint)
10 persons are seated at round table then the number of ways of selecting 3 persons out of them if
3
1) 50
Key) 1
Hint)
2)
62
3)
56
4)
57
Use
The number of permutations of the letters of the word INDEPENDENCE taken 4 at a time so that
3
4 are different is
1) 15
2) 20
3) 25
4) 360
Key) 4
Hint)
INDPEC
6 different letters
(select four arrange them)
If the
numbers
be all different and each of them a prime number, then the
number of different factors (other than 1) of

1)
2)
is
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
The number of ways that all the letters of the word SWORD can be arranged such that no letters is
3
in its original position is
1) 32
2) 44
3) 20
4) 28
Key) 2
Hint) SWORD has 5 letters

The number (36)! Is divisible by
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) Exponent of 2 in 36! is
Exponent of 3 in 36! is

The number of divisors of 3630, which have a remainder of 1 when divided by 4, is
3
1) 12
2) 6
3) 4
4) 16
Key) 2
Hint) Divisors are of the form
. i.e., they are odd divisors. Among odd divisors find the divisors
which leave remainder 1 when divided by 4
The number of ways of selecting 8 books from a library which has 9 books each of Mathematics,
3
Physics, Chemistry and English is

1) 165
2)
3)
Key) 1
Hint)
Coefficient of
i.e., No of non negative integral solutions of
in
4)
81

If N is the number of positive integral solutions of
1) 256
2) 729
3)
Key) 1
Hint)
We can assign 2 to
can be assigned in 4 ways.
then
900
4)
770
. Thus 2 can be assigned in 4 ways similarly each of 5, 7, 11
No. of solutions
A point
is called a good point it both
and
are integers. Number of good points on the
curve
are
1) 20
2) 18
3) 16
4) 14
Key) 2
Hint)
The order pair
satisfying
are
order can be
changed in the first four pairs and both
and
can be negative also, so the no. of pairs
The number of ways of permuting the letters of the word DEVIL so that neither D is the first letter
3
nor L is the last letter is
1) 36
2) 114
3) 42
4) 78
Key) 4
Hint) Total arrangement with the letters of the word DEVIL = 5! = 120
No. of arrangement starting with D = 24 = 4!
No. of arrangement ending with L = 24 = 4!
No. of arrangement that begin with D and end with L is = 6
No. of arrangements required = 120-(24+24-6) = 78
3
The tens digit of
is
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
Key) 1
Hint) Add 1! + 2! + 3! + 4! + 5! + .+9! And find the digit in 10s place, it is 1 (From 10! onwards the units
and 10s places is zero only.
The letters of the word SURITI are written in all possible orders and these words are written out as
3
in a dictionary. Then the rank of the word SURITI is
1) 236
2) 245
3) 307
4) 315
Key) 1
Hint) IIRSTU
SURITI

The number of permutations of the letters of the word INDEPENDENT taken 5 at a time
3
1) 3302
2) 3320
3) 3230
4) 3203
Key) 2
Hint) Total selections = 72
Total arrangements = 3320
The number of a 4 letter words that can be formed from the letters of the word COMBINATION is
3
1) 2436
2) 2454
3) 1698
4) 724
Key) 2
Hint)
All different + 2 identical and 2 pairs are different arrangements

A committee of 6 is chosen from 10 men and 7 women so as to contain atleast 3 men and 2
women. If 2 particular women refuse to serve on the same committee, the number of ways of
3
forming the committee is
1) 7800
2) 8610
3) 810
4) 8000
Key) 1
Hint)
If
1)
then
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of ways in which n distinct objects can be put into two different boxes so that no box
3
remains empty is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) n objects can be put in two boxes in
ways of these ways the first or second box being empty.
No. of ways
In how many ways can a group of 5 letters be formed out of
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
By synopsis
The number of even proper divisors of 196 is
3
1) 5
2) 10
3) 15
4) 20
Key) 1
Hint)
No of even proper divisors =(2)(2+1)-1=5
The number of ways of distributing 8 identical balls in three distinct boxes so that none of the
3
boxes is empty
1) 5
2)
3)
4) 21
Key) 4
Hint)
Total : 21
The number of triangles whose vertices are at the vertices of an octagon, but none of whose sides
3
1) 24
2) 44
3) 48
4) 16
Key) 4
Hint)
There are 10 bags
which contain
The total number of ways to bring out 10 articles from a bag is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) Total no. of selections (no. of selections in which 3 objects are together or 2 objects are together)

If
1) 40
Key) 2
Hint)
then
2) 41
3)
42
4)
39

The number of words which can be formed out of letters a,b,c,d,e,f taken 3 together, each
3
containing one vowel atleast is
1)
2) 96
3)
4) 120
Key) 2
Hint)
At least one vowel = total no vowels
Six identical coins are arranged in a row. The total number of ways in which the number of heads
3
is equal to the number of tails, is
1) 9
2) 20
3) 40
4) 120
Key) 2
Hint)
How many different words can be formed out of the letters of the word MORADABAD taken 4 at
3
a time
1) 620
2) 622
3) 626
4) 624
Key) 3
Hint)
The number of ways in which four letters can be selected from the letters of the word
3
MATHEMATICS is
1) 133
2) 146
3) 136
4) 73
Key) 3
Hint) MATHEMATICS
There are 2Ms ; 2As 2Ts and H,E,I,C,S
We can select 4 letters from following cases
(i) All different
(ii) 2 similar, 2 similar
(iii) 2 similar. 2 different

If
1)
and
2)
then r equals
3) 3
3
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
Use
The difference between the greatest values of
1) 5500
2) 5502
Key) 4
Hint)
is
3)
5508
4)
5511

3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
expand or verify with
The number of ways in which n distinct objects can be put into two identical boxes so that no box
3
remains empty, is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) From above problem, no objects can be put in two boxes if no box is empty in
ways but two
boxes are identical so required ways are

The sum of all the numbers that can be formed by taking all digits 2, 3, 4, 4,5 only is
3
1) 2399976
2) 2339976
3) 2333976
4) 2399376
Key) 1
Hint)
The range of the function
1)
2)
Key) 1
Hint)
is defined for
The domain is
The range is
is
3)
if
and
4)

If
such that
) then the no. of ordered pairs

is
1) 10
2) 20
Key) 4
Hint)
Let
denote fractional part of
(where
3)
24
denote greatest integer

4)
28
given expression is
No. of ordered pairs

If the letters of the word SACHIN are arranged in all possible ways and these words are written in
3
dictionary order, then the word SACHIN appears at serial number
1) 600
2) 601
3) 602
4) 603
Key) 2
Hint) ACHINS
If the first letter is A,C,H,I,N there are 5.5!=600 words. Then the next word is SACHIN
The required serial number is 601.
How many different words can be formed by jumbling the letters in the word MISSISSIPPI in
3
which no two S are adjacent?
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
(Arrange M.P.P and 4 Is with a gap between them arrange 4Ss)

elected. There are 10 candidates and 4 are to be elected. If a voter votes for atleast one candidate,
3
then the number of ways in which he can vote, is
1) 385
2) 1110
3) 5040
4) 6210
Key) 1
Hint) The desired numbers is

The number of ways in which 5 identical balls can be kept in 10 identical boxes, if not more than
3
one can go into a box, is
1)
2)
3) 5
4) 1
Key) 4
Hint) The 5 balls can be kept in 5 of the boxes in only one way.
The number of non negative integer solutions of
1) 76
2) 84
Key) 4
Hint)
is
3)
112
4)
121

The number of positive integer pairs
1) 5
2) 6
Key) 3
Hint)
such that
3)
is
7
The number of pairs is the number of divisors of
4)
which is
The number of pairs

with
is 7.
Total number of 4 letter words formed by the letters of word
8
PROPORTION is
1) 20
2) 758
3) 620
Key) 2
Hint)
Number of ways to select 3 same 1 different letter =
4)
520
Number of ways to select 2 same 2 same =

Number of ways to select 2 same 2 different =
Number of ways to select all different =
Assertion (A): The number of quadratic expressions with the coefficients drawn from the set
is 48.
Reason (R): The coefficient of
in the quadratic expression
1) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
2) Both A and R are true and R is not correct explanation of R
3
can not be 0.
3) A is true but R is false

4) A is false but R is true
Key) 1
Hint)
a can take 3 values
b, c can take 4 values each
required no. of equations = 3.4.4 = 48
A number of odd divisors of 128 is
3
1) 8
2) 7
3) 0
4) 1
Key) 4
Hint)
3
1) 17
2) 18
3) 19
4) 20
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of non trivial divisors of 2160 is
3
1) 40
2) 39
3) 38
4) 18
Key) 3
Hint)
Non-trival factors =
If a polygon of n sides has 275 diagonals, then n =
3
1) 25
2) 35
3) 20
4) 15
Key) 1
Hint)
There were two women participating in a chess tournament. Every participant played two games
with the other participants. The number of games that the men played between themselves proved
3
to exceed by 66 the number of games that the men played with the women. The number of
participants is
1) 6
2) 11
3) 13
4) 10
Key) 3
Hint) Let n be no. of men
total participants =

18 guests have to be seated half on each side of a long table. 4 particular guests desire to sit on one
particular side and 3 others on the other side. Determine the number of ways in which the sitting
3
arrangements can be made
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)

3
1) 2090
2) 2190
3) 2454
4) 2354
Key) 2
Hint) SEXPRION
SE

The number of diagonals for an n sided polygon is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
3
1) 16
2) 6
3) 8
4) 12
Key) 1
Hint)
There are 20 boys in section A. 25 boys in section B. To form a cricket team consisting of 11
players 6 are selected from section A and 5 boys from section B. The number of ways of arranging
3
the batting order is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
9 different balls are to be placed in 9 boxes; and 5 of the balls cannot fit into 3 small boxes. The
3
number of ways of arranging one ball in each of the boxes is
1) 18720
2) 18270
3) 17280
4) 12780
Key) 3
Hint)
A man invites 10 friends to a party and places 5 at one table and 5 at another table, the tables being
3
round. The number of ways in which he can arrange the friends is
1)
2)
3)
4) 4!
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of permutations of the letters of the word INDEPENDENCE taken 4 at a time so that
3
all the 4 are different is
1) 24
2) 120
3) 240
4) 360
Key) 4
Hint) I N D P E C ------> 6 different letters
(select four, arrange them)
The number of permutations of the letters of the word PROPORTION taken 4 at a time so that 3
3
are alike and one is different is
1) 15
2) 20
3) 25
4) 120
Key) 2
Hint) 3 alike = 3 Os = 1
1 different from {P, R, T, I N} =

Number of permutations that can be formed with the letters of the word TRIANGLE, of these the
3
number which begin with T is
1) 8!
2)
3) 7!
4) 6!
Key) 3
Hint) 8 letters are arranged in 8! Ways
Remaining 7 letters arranged in 7! ways
A boat crew consisting of 8 men 3 of whom can only row on one side and 2 only on the other. The
3
number of ways in which the crew can be arranged is
1) 576
2) 1152
3) 1728
4) 1512
Key) 3
Hint) 8 (3+2) = 3
Stroke side =
and
Non stroke side =

Consider seven digit number
, where
having the property that
is greatest digit and the digits towards left and right are in decreasing order. Then total number of
such numbers in which all digits are distinct is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
From {1, 2, 3.9}, select any 7 digit in
ways. Out of the selected digits place the highest digit in
middle place. From the remaining 6 digits select any three in
ways and they can be arranged in
two ways either on the left or right of middle digit.

No.of ways =
The number of positive integers formed with atmost 10 digits using the digits 0, 1, 2 is
3
1) 59048
2) 57512
3) 56011
4) 7431
Key) 1
Hint) Each of the 10 digits can assume any of the three values. The numbers so formed include all zeros is
1.
The desired number is
The number of ways that the letters of the word PERSON can be placed in the squares of the
adjoining figure so that no row remains empty

1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
A man starts moving from the point (3, 5) and moves to the right or vertically upwards only
3
covering unit distance in each step. The number of ways he could reach the point (7, 11) is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) (x1, y1) = (3,5), (x2, y2) = (7,11), (x2-x1) = 4 , (y2-y1) = 6
All possible two factors products are formed from the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, . 200. The number
3
of factors out of the total obtained which are multiples of 5 is
1) 5040
2) 7180
3) 8150
4) 2720
Key) 2
Hint)
If
then
1) K is not a multiple of 4
3) K is an odd multiple of 4
Key) 3
Hint)
3
2)
4)
K is an even multiple of 4
K is an multiple of 4

A code word consists of three letters of the English alphabet followed by two digits of the decimal
system. If neither letter nor digit is repeated in any code word, then the total number of code
3
words is
1) 1404000
2) 16848000
3) 2808000
4) 157010
Key) 1
Hint)
Three English alphabets can be arranged in
ways and two digits in
ways

The number of products that can be formed with 10 prime numbers taking two or more at a time is
3
1) 1003
2) 1008
3) 1009
4) 1013
Key) 4
Hint)
Statement 1 :
means selection of r objects from n distinct objects successively.
Statement 2 :
means selection of r objects from n distinct objects simultaneously.
Which of the above is the true.

1) Only 1
2) Only 2
3) Both 1 & 2
4) Neither 1 or 2
Key) 2
Hint) Concept
The least positive integral value of x which satisfies the inequality
1) 7
2) 8
3) 9
Key) 2
Hint)
is
4) 10

A Tennis Tournament is to be played by 10 pairs of students each pair is to play with every other
3
pair one set. If four sets are played each day. The days should be allowed for the match is
1) 12
2) 16
3) 80
4) 90
Key) 1
Hint)
The ratio of
1)
when each of them has the greatest value possible is

2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
is greatest when

The results of 21 football matches (win, lose, draw) are to be predicted. The no. of different
3
forecasts that can contain 19 wins is
1) 210
2) 640
3) 840
4) 1260
Key) 3
Hint)
The number of all three element subsets of the set

1)
2)
3)
which contain
4)
is
Key) 3
Hint)
Select 2 elements from remaining
elements
If one quarter of all three element subsets of the set
element
1) 10
Key) 2
Hint)
contains the
then n =
2)
12
3)
14
4)
16

If
1)
is given by
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)

There are 12 intermediate stations on a railway line between 2 stations. The numbers of ways that
a train can be made to stop at 4 of these intermediate stations no two of these halting stations
3
being consecutive is
1) 125
2) 126
3) 127
4) 130
Key) 2
Hint)
Use
by take n = 12, r = 4
A car will hold 2 persons in the front seat and 1 in the rear seat. If among 6 persons only 2 can
3
drive, the number of ways, in which the car can be filled, is
1) 10
2) 18
3) 20
4) 40
Key) 4
Hint)
Six Xs have to placed in the squares of the adjoining figure such that each row contains atleast one
X. The number of different ways this can be done, is
1)
26
2)
13
3)
15
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
Five distinct letters are to be transmitted through a communication channel. A total number of 15
blanks is to be inserted between the two letters with at least three between every two. The number
3
of ways in which this can be done is
1) 1200
2) 1800
3) 2400
4) 3000
Key) 3
Hint)
No of arrangements = (20)(5!)
The number of diagonals for an n sided polygon is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
The letters of the word RANDOM are arranged in all possible ways. The number of arrangements
3
in which there are 2 letters between R and D is
1) 36
2) 48
3) 144
4) 72
Key) 3
Hint)
R, D can be arranged in 2! Ways. Arrange two letters from 4 letters in
ways and let total of this is
one unit with this and remaining are 3! Ways
ways
n bit strings are made by filling the digits 0 or 1. the number of strings in which there are exactly k
4
zeros with no two zeros are consecutive is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) First we arrange n-k ones. n k things alternatively in 1 way and fill n-k + 1 places with k zeros in
ways
If 20% of three subsets (i.e. subsets containing exactly three elements) of the set
3
contain , then value of n is
1) 15
2) 16
3) 17
4) 18
Key) 1
Hint)
3
The largest integer n such that 33! Is divisible by
is
1) 31
2) 32
Key) 1
Hint) Exponent of 2 in 33! Is r
3)
33
4)
34

The number of quadratic expressions with the coefficients drawn from the set
1) 27
2) 36
3) 48
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
is
64

The number of ways in which 12 identical things can go into 5 purses no purse being empty is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
No. of positive integral solutions of

There are 3 letters and 3 addressed envelopes corresponding to them. The number of ways in
3
which the letters be placed in the envelopes so that no letter is in the right envelope is
1) 2
2) 3
3) 4
4) 5
Key) 1
Hint)
5 students
are to be arranged in a row so, that A occupies the 2 nd position and B is
always adjacent to C, the number of such arrangements is
1) 6
2) 4
3) 8
4) 2
Key) 3
Hint)
A is in second position and B and C can be together in 4 ways and remaining 2 places is filled in 2
ways
The number of lines that can be formed from 12 points in a plane of which no three of them are
3
collinear except 6 points lie on a line is

1) 45
2) 52
Key) 2
Hint)
3)
50
4)
46

In a steamer there are stalls for 12 animals and there are horses, cows and calves (not less than 12
3
each) ready to be shipped. In how many ways can the ship load be made?
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
Each of 12 places can be filled by horse or cow or calf in three ways
total ways
The number of ways of dividing 15 men and 15 women into 15 couples, each consisting of a man
3
and a woman is
1) 1240
2) 1840
3) 1820
4) 2005
Key) 1
Hint) No. of ways of choosing first couple
No. of ways of choosing second couple

and so on
Total no. of ways of choosing couples

The exponent of 3 in 100! Is
3
1) 33
2) 44
3) 48
4) 52
Key) 3
Hint)
There are 12 points in a plane out of which 7 are in a straight line. The no. of straight lines formed
4
by joining all these points is
1) 45
2) 46
3) 47
4) 48
Key) 2
Hint)
i.e
The number of ways in which we can select 4 numbers from 1 to 30 so as to exclude every
4
selection of four consecutive numbers is
1) 27378
2) 27405
3) 27504
4) 27387
Key) 1
Hint)
3
the women choose the chairs from amongst the chairs marked 1 to 4, and then the men select the
chairs from amongst the remaining. The number of possible arrangements is

1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
No. of ways for women =
Total no. of ways =
If
1) 2, 3
Key) 2
Hint)
and
, then the values of n and r are respectively

2) 3, 2
3) 4, 2
3
4)
2, 4
On solving (1) and (2), we get r=2 and n=3.

Out of 8 sailors on a boat, 3 can work only on one side and 2 only on the other side. The number
3
of ways the sailors can be arranged on the boat is
1) 1700
2) 1720
3) 1728
4) 1736
Key) 3
Hint) Sailors required for each side = 8/2 = 4
Since 5(=3+2) sailors can work only on specified sides, the remaining 3(=8-5)
sailors would work on the boat so that there are 4 sailors on each side.
No. of such selections =

No. of arranging all sailors = 3 x 4! X 4! = 1728
There are n seats round a table numbered 1,2,3n.The number of ways in which
can take seats is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) Since the seats are numbered,
persons
the arrangement is not circular.

the required no.of ways
= the no.of arrangements of n things taken m at a time
=
.
The value of r for which
1) 2
2)
Key) 3
Hint)
is :
4
3)
4)
-9
Hence r = 6
If
1) 8
Key) 2
Hint)
2)
then n equals :
3)
3
10
4)
Similarly,
Solving n = 9
If
1) 1
Key) 3
Hint)
and
2)
, then r equals :
3)
3
3
4)
Similarly,
Solving n = 3
If
, then :
1)
n>4
2)
n>12
3)
4)
n>13
Key) 4
Hint)

The value of the expression :
3
is equal to :
2)
1)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
=
=
=
=
=
=
If
1)
, then
2)
Key) 3
Hint)
Here
Let
equals :
3)
4)
Also
Adding,

The smallest value of x satisfying the inequality
1) 7
2) 10
Key) 4
Hint)
is :
3)
4)
least x = 8
If
1) r = 3
Key) 2
Hint)
, then for which of the following values of r, the value of

2) r = 4
3) r = 6
4)
will be 15 ?
r=5
Now
Hence r = 4
In a cricket championship there are 36 matches. The number of teams if each plays one match
3
with other, is :
1) 8
2) 9
3) 10
4) 7
Key) 2
Hint) Let n be the number of teams.

P,Q,R,S are to give lectures to an audience. The organizer can arrange the order of their
3
presentation in :
1) 4 ways
2) 12 ways
3) 256 ways
4) 24 ways
Key) 4
Hint) Reqd no. of ways = 4 ! = 24
The total number of different combinations of letters which can be made from the letters of the
3
word MISSISSIPPI by taking one or more than one letters is
1) 150
2) 148
3) 149
4) 151
Key) 3
Hint) Here there are : 1M, 4Is, 4Ss and 2Ps
Reqd. no. of selections =
blanks is to be inserted between the two letters with at least three between every two. The number
3
of ways in which this can be done is :
1) 1200
2) 1800
3) 2400
4) 3000
Key) 3
Hint)
When
, let
be the number of blanks between ith and
th letters.
Thus
No. of solutions of (1)

= Coeff. of
= Coeff. of
in
in
= Coeff. of
in
=
But 5 letters can be permuted in 5! i.e. 120 ways.
Hence the reqd. number of arrangements = (20)(120) = 2400.
If
denotes the number of combinations of n things, taken r at a time, then the expression :
equals :
2)
1)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
=
=
The least positive integer satisfying
1) 7
2) 8
Key) 2
Hint)
is
3)
4)
Giving
.The least n=8.
Twenty guests are to be seated 10 on each side of a dining table.Four particular guests desire to sit
on one side , and three others desire to sit on the other sides.The number of ways in which the
3
guests can be seated is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) Leaving out the seven, select six from the remaining 13 for the side where already four are there.The
other seven from 13 go to the other side. Each side can be arranged in 10! Ways.
The number of seven digit numbers in which every digit is grater than the immediately preceding
3
digit is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) Such a number doest have zero as digit Hence any seven of the remaining 9 may be chosen (non-zero
digits) and the seven chosen can be arranged in the increasing order in only one way.
The answer is
.
The number of nine digit numbers that are formed using 2,4,6,7 so that the number contains two
3
2s and two 4;s is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
In the four positions for two 2s and two 4s the placement can be done in
remaining five digits, using 6 and 7 can be placed in ways
and the
The answer is
The number of four digit number formed by using 11 22 33 44 is
3
1) 60
2) 204
3) 180
4) 240
Key) 2
Hint) The formation can be had in
(i) all the four different
(ii) two repeat, two different
(iii) two sets of two repeat

Total number = 204
The number of nine digit numbers formed using 22 33 55 888 so that the odd digits are in the even
3
places is
1) 16
2) 36
3) 60
4) 180
Key) 3
Hint)
The required number =
If x, y and r are positive integers, then :
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) The result is true for r = 1, 2. The result is true by induction.
If
1)
and
, then
2)
Key) 3
Hint)
Here
and
is equal to :
3)
3
4)
Also
[
Adding,
.
The value of
1)
is :
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
.
Total number of ways of selecting two numbers from the set
so that their sum is
divisible by 3 is equal to :
1)
2)
Key) 2
Hint)
Numbers from
3)
4)
can be arranged as
Sum of two numbers is divisible by 3 if either both are selected from group
and
or one each from
Number of ways =
Let
Then the number of non empty subsets
the elements of A is even
1)
2)
3)
of S such that the product of
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of ways of arranging p numbers out of 1,2,3,q so that maximum is q-2 and minimum
is 2 (repetition of numbers is allowed) such that maximum and minimum both occur exactly once ,
8
(p>5, q>3) is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint) First we take one of the numbers as 2 and one another as q-2 .We arrange these two numbers in p(p-1)
ways .We have to choose remaining p-2 number from the number 3,4q-4,q-3. This can be done in (q5)p-2 ways .Thus the total number of ways of arranging the numbers in desired way is p(p-1)(q-5)p-2.
The number of ways in which four walls of room can be painted with three colours so that no two
3
adjacent walls have the same colour is
1) 6
2) 21
3) 75
4) 81
Key) 1
Hint) Total no ways
The no of ways in only and exactly 2 adjacent walls have same colour and remaining have different
colours is
The no of ways in which two adjacent walls have same colour
The no ways only three adjacent have same colour
The no ways all will have same colour = 3

No of ways 81-24-24-24-3=6
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Six boys and six girls sit along a line alternately in x ways and along a circle in y ways. Then
1) x = y
2) y = 12x
3) x = 10 y
4) x = 12 y
Key) 4
Hint)

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Objective Questions
Marks
Seven different lecturers are to deliver lectures in seven periods of a class on a particular day A, B
and C are three of the lecturers. The number of ways in which a routine for the day can be made
3
such that A delivers his lecture before B and B before C is
1) 420
2) 120
3) 210
4) 840
Key) 4
Hint)
The number of ways in which four particular persons A, B, C, D and six more persons can stand in
a queue so that A always stands before B, B before C and C before D, is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
If eleven members of a committee sit at a round table so that the president and secretary always sit
together, then the number of arrangements is
1)
2)
3)
4) 9 !
Key) 3
Hint) Take president and secretary as 1 unit
The ten members can be arranged in a round table is 9 !
The total no. of is
The number of five digit numbers that can be formed without any restriction, is
1) 990000
2) 100000
3) 90000
4) 9900
Key) 3
Hint)
The number of ways can 21 English and 19 Hindi books be placed in a row so that no two Hindi
1) 1540
Key) 1
Hint)
2)
1450
3)
1504
4)
1405

The number of ways n books can be arranged in a row so that two specified books are not together
is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of ways can 5 boys and 5 girls sit in a circle so that no two boys sit together is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of numbers of 4 digits which are not divisible by 5, are
1) 7200
2) 3600
3) 14400
4) 1800
Key) 1
Hint)
Ten different letters of an alphabet are given. Words with five letters are formed from these given
1) 69760
2) 30240
3) 99748
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of words can be made from the letters of the word DELHI, if L comes in the middle
3
of every word ?
1) 12
2) 24
3) 60
4) 6
Key) 2
Hint)
How many different nine-digit numbers can be formed from the digits of the number 223355888
by rearrangement of the digits so that the odd digits occupy even places ?
1) 16
2) 36
3) 60
4) 180
Key) 3
Hint)

The number of ways in which 6 men and 5 women can dine at a round table, if no two women are
3
1)
2) 30
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of ways to arrange the letters in the word GARDEN with the vowels in alphabetical
order is
1) 120
2) 240
3) 360
4) 480
Key) 3
Hint)

The number of 10 digit numbers that can be written by using the digits 1 and 2 is
3
1)
2)
3)
4) 10 !
Key) 2
Hint)
each place can be filled with 1 or 2
In how many ways can 15 members of a council sit along a circular table, when the Secretary is to
3
sit on one side of the Chairman and the Deputy Secretary on the other side ?
1)
2) 24
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
m men and n women are to be seated in a row so that no two women sit together. If m > n, then
3
the number of ways in which they can be seated is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) The no. ways of m men can be arranged in a row = m !
There are m + 1 gaps between men
The no. of ways of arranging n women in m + 1 gaps =
Total no. of ways =
20 persons are invited for a party. The number of different ways can they and the host be seated at
3
circular table, if the two particular persons are to be seated on either side of the host ?
1) 20 !
2) 2 . 18 !
3) 18 !
4)
Key) 2
Hint) 2 . 18 !
The letters of the word MODESTY are written in all possible orders and these words are written
3
out as in a dictionary, then the rank of the word MODESTY is
1) 5040
2) 720
3) 1681
4) 2520
Key) 3
Hint)
Total no. of ways = 1681

The figures 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 are written in every possible order. The number of numbers greater than
3
56000 is
1) 72
2) 96
3) 90
4) 98
Key) 3
Hint)

If the letters of the word KRISNA are arranged in all possible ways and these words are written
3
out as in a dictionary, then the rank of the word KRISNA is
1) 324
2) 341
3) 359
4) 325
Key) 1
Hint) Conceptual
Eleven books consisting of 5 Mathematics, 4 Physics and 2 Chemistry are placed on a shelf. The
number of possible ways of arranging them on the assumption that the books of the same subject
3
are all together, is
1) 4 ! 2 !
2) 11 !
3) 5 ! 4 ! 3 ! 2 !
4)
Key) 3
Hint) Consider same subject as 1 unit
A five digit number divisible by 3 is to be formed using the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, without
3
repetition. The total number of ways this can be done is
1) 216
2) 240
3) 600
4) 3125
Key) 1
Hint) Take 5 numbers from given numbers whose sum is divisible by 3 and then arrange them.
If the letters of the word MOTHER are written in all possible orders and these words are written
3
out as in a dictionary, then the rank of the word MOTHER is
1) 240
2) 261
3) 308
4) 309
Key) 4
Hint) Conceptual
The number of ways in which seven persons can be arranged at a round table, if two particular
3
persons not sit together is
1) 480
2) 180
3) 80
4) 240
Key) 1
Hint)
How many words can be formed from the letters of the word ARTICLE, if vowels always comes
3
at the odd places ?
1) 60
2) 576
3)
4) 120
Key) 2
Hint)

The number of words which can be formed from the letters of the word MAXIMUM, if two
3
consonants cannot occur together, is
1)
2)
3)
4) 3 !
Key) 1
Hint)

The number of numbers lying between 10 and 1000 can be formed from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
3
7, 8, 9 (repetition is allowed) ?
1) 1024
2) 810
3) 2346
4) 800
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of numbers consisting of 5 digits can be formed in which the digits 3, 4 and 7 are
3
used only once and the digit 5 is used twice ?
1) 30
2) 60
3) 45
4) 90
Key) 2
Hint)
We are to form different words with the letters of the word INTEGER. Let
words in which I and N are never together and
end with R, then
1) 30
Key) 1
Hint)
is equal to
2) 60
be the number of
be the number of words which begin with I and
3)
90
4)
180

If the letters of the word SACHIN are arranged in all possible ways and these words are written
3
out as in dictionary, then the word SACHIN appears at serial number
1) 602
2) 603
3) 600
4) 601
Key) 4
Hint) Conceptual
The number of even numbers of 3 different digits can be formed from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
3
8, 9 (repetition is not allowed) is
1) 224
2) 280
3) 324
4) 320
Key) 1
Hint)

The number of 5 digits telephone numbers having at least one of their digits repeated is
3
1) 90000
2) 100000
3) 30240
4) 69760
Key) 4
Hint)
All letters of the word AGAIN are permuted in all possible ways and the words so formed (with or
3
without meaning) are written as in dictionary, then the 50th word is
1) NAAGI
2) IAANG
3) NAAIG
4) INAGA
Key) 3
Hint)
49th word is NAAGI

So 50th word is NAAIG
If a denotes the number of permutations of (x + 2) things taken all at a time, b the number of
permutations of x things taken 11 at a time and c the number of permutations of (x 11) things
taken all at a time such that a = 182 bc, then the value of x is
1) 15
2) 12
3) 10
4) 18
Key) 2
Hint)

How many numbers divisible by 5 and lying between 3000 and 4000 can be formed from the
3
digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (repetition is not allowed)
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)

The number of times the digit 3 will be written when listing the integers from 1 to 1000 is
3
1) 269
2) 300
3) 271
4) 302
Key) 2
Hint)

In a circus there are ten cages for accommodating ten animals. Out of these four cages are so small
3
that five out of 10 animals cannot enter into them. In how many ways will it be possible to
accommodate ten animals in these ten cages ?

1) 66400
2) 86400
Key) 2
Hint)
3)
96400
4)
80000

All possible two factors products are formed from numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, .., 200. The number of
3
factors out of the total obtained which are multiple of 5, is
1) 5040
2) 7180
3) 8150
4) 6000
Key) 2
Hint)
An n-digit number is a positive number with exactly n digits. Nine hundred distinct n-digit
numbers are to be formed using only the three digits2, 5and 7. The smallest value of n for which
3
this is possible
1) 6
2) 7
3) 8
4) 9
Key) 2
Hint)
1) 0
Key) 1
Hint)
is
2) 2
3)
4)

The number of ways in which we can arrange the digits 1, 2, 3, .., 9 such that the product of five
3
digits at any of the five consecutive positions is divisible by 7 is
1) 7 !
2)
3) 8 !
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
We
require
product
of
each
of
is divisible by 7.
This is possible if the 5th digit is 7.
Therefore, we can arrange the 9 digits in desired number of ways in 8! Ways.
In a 12 storey house ten people enter a lift cabin. It is known that they will left in groups of 2,3
and 5 people at different storeys. The number of ways they can do so if the lift does not stop upto
3
the second storey is
1) 78
2) 112
3) 720
4) 132
Key) 3
Hint)
The number of distinct rational numbers of the form
1) 32
2) 36
3)
Key) 3
is
23
4)
24
Hint)
form where

The number of numbers divisible by 3 that can be formed by four different even digits is
3
1) 18
2) 36
3) 24
4) 48
Key) 2
Hint)
The numbers can be formed by using the digits
or by the digits
.
The required no. of numbers
How Many ways are there to arrange the letters in the word GARDEN with the vowels in
3
alphabetical order?
1) 130
2) 240
3) 360
4) 480
Key) 3
Hint)
Ten different letters of alphabet are given. Words with 5 letters are formed from these given letters
3
then the number of words which have atleast one letter repeated is
1) 69760
2) 30240
3) 99748
4) 88620
Key) 1
Hint)
No.of ways =
=100000-30,240 = 69,760
If
1)
then
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
There are unlimited no. of identical balls of four different colours. The no. of arrangements of at
8
most 3 balls in a row that can be made by using them is
1) 64
2) 24
3) 84
4) 81
Key) 3
Hint)
There are 8 floors on a building including the ground floor. If 4 persons enter the lift in the ground
floor the number of ways in which they get down the lift if no two persons come out of the lift at
3
the same floor is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
Using the digits 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 not more than once in any number, the number of 5 digited numbers
that can be formed is
1) 16
2) 24
3) 120
4) 96
Key) 4
Hint) 4.4! = 4 x 24 = 96
From 6 different novels and 3 different dictionaries, 4 novels and 1 dictionary are to be selected
and arranged in a row on the shelf so that the dictionary is always in the middle. Then the number
of such arrangements is
1) less than 500
2) at least 500 but less than 750
4) at least 1000
Key) 4
Hint)
the required number of ways of arrangement =
=1080.
From 6 different novels and 3 different dictionaries, 4 novels and 1 dictionary are to be selected
and arranged in a row on the shelf so that the dictionary is always in the middle. Then the number
of such arrangements is
1) less than 500
4) at least 1000
Key) 4
Hint)
the required number of ways of arrangement =
=1080.
The number of numerals divisible by 3 that can be formed by four different even digits is ______.
1) 18
2) 36
3) 24
4) 48
Key) 2
Hint) Even digits 0,2,4,6,8
Required numbers =
The total number of 6-digit numbers in which the sum of the digits is divisible by 5, is
4
5
1) 180000
2) 540000
3) 5 x 10
4) 200000
Key) 1
Hint) 9x10x10x10x10x2 ways
The number of all the three digit numbers of the form xyz such that
1) 285
2) 204
3) 240
Key) 2
Hint)
4)
is
244

5 students are to be arranged in a row so that A occupies the 2 nd position and B is always adjacent
4
to C. The number of such arrangements is
1) 6
2) 8
3) 10
4) 5
Key) 2
Hint)
= 8 ways
The total number of seven digit numbers, such that the sum of whose digits is even is
4
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
The number of three digit numbers from 100 to 999 having only two consecutive digits identical is
4
1) 100
2) 162
3) 150
4) 240
Key) 2
Hint)
81 ways ;
81 ways
The number of five digit numbers which do not change on reversing the order of the digits is
4
1) 100
2) 90
3) 900
4) 500
Key) 3
Hint)
= 9 X 10 X 10
The number of 5 digit numbers that can formed with the digits 0,1,2,3,4 that are divisible by 4
4
when repetitions are allowed is
1) 600
2) 700
3) 800
4) 500
Key) 3
Hint) 00,04,12,20,24,32,40,44 are suitable for last two places
The number of ways in which the letters of the word MULTIPLE be rearranged without changing
4
1) 3360
2) 2160
3) 3460
4) 3359
Key) 4
Hint)
The sum of all the 3 digited numbers that can be formed from the digits 1 to 9 and when the
8
middle digit is a perfect square (repetitions are allowed) is
1) 1,34,055
2) 2,70,540
3) 1,70,055
4) 2,34,520
Key) 1
Hint) Fix 1,4,9 in the middle places and observe the place value
6 persons A, B, C, D, E and F are to be seated at a circular table. The number of ways this can be
8
done if A must have either B or C at right side and B must have either C or D at right side is
1) 36
2) 12
3) 24
4) 18
Key) 4
Hint) AB or AC ; BC or BD = 4 favourable.
Now
;
;
; 6 + 6 + 6 = 18
The number of all the three digit even numbers such that if 5 is one of the digits then the next digit
8
is 7, is
1) 5
2) 20
3) 360
4) 365
Key) 4
Hint)
(incluing 5) (excluding5)
which no two
1)
are adjacent ?
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) Gap method
M,I,I,I,I,P,P,S,S,S,S
Arrange opposite category :

2nd operation -
Number of words =
In a group of 8 girls two girls are sisters. The number of ways inwhich the girls can sit in a row so
1
that the two sisters are not sitting together is
1) 4820
2) 1410
3) 2830
4) 30240
Key) 4
= { The number of ways in which 8 girls sit in a row}- { number of ways is which two sisters sit
together}

The letters of the word COCHIN permuted and all the permutations are arranged in alphabetical
4
order as in English dictionary. The number of words that appear before the word COCHIN is
1) 360
2) 192
3) 96
4) 48
Key) 3
Hint)
The next word is COCHIN . There are

before COCHIN
A child attempts to open a five disc-look (each disc consists of digits {0, 1,..9}) He takes 5 sec
time to dial a particular number on the disc. If he does so for 5 hrs. every day, then the number of
1
days he would be sure to open the lock
1) 30
2) 28
3) 27
4) 25
Key) 2
Hint)
Total time =
hrs
number of days
= 27 + 1 days
ABCD is a convex quadrilateral, 3, 4, 5 and 6 points are marked on AB, BC, CD and DA
respectively. The number of triangles that can be formed by joining these points with vertices on
1
different sides is
1) 282
2) 270
3) 220
4) 342
Key) 4
Hint)
The number of arrangements of the letters of the word BANANA in which the two Ns do not
3
appear adjacently, is
1) 40
2) 60
3) 80
4) 100
Key) 1
Hint) * B * A * A * A *

The number of ways in which 20 letters
be arranged in a
line so that suffixes of the letters x and also those of y are respectively in ascending order of
magnitude is
1) 126
2) 64
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
Select places first for x or * i.e
A child attempts to open a five disc-lock. He takes 5 sec time to dial a particular number on the
3
disc. If he does so for 5 hrs. every day, then the number of days he would be sure to open the lock
1) 30
2) 28
3) 27
4) 25
Key) 2
Hint) Each disc contains the digit 0.9 (n=10)
Required number of dialing =
(r = 5, as given 5 hrs per day)
As dialing time for each disc = 5 sec =
hrs.
Total time taken for all dialing =

Now number of day he would be sure to open the lock.
Number of days =
means 28th will open the lock.

If denotes the product of all the coefficients in the expansion of
n=
1) 10
2) 9
3) 19
Key) 2
Hint)
and
4)
then
17
=
The number of arrangements of the letters of the word BANANA in which the two Ns do not
3
appear adjacently is
1) 40
2) 60
3) 80
4) 100
Key) 1
Hint)
Number of 6-digit telephone numbers, which can be constructed with digit 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 if
3
each number starts with 35 and no digit appears more than once is
1) 1680
2) 8!
3) 6!
4) 6.6!
Key) 1
Hint)
Fix 35 in the begining two places the remaining 4 places can be filled in
ways
Ten different letters of alphabet are given. Words with 5 letters are formed from these given
1) 69760
2) 30240
3) 99748
4) 66760
Key) 1
Hint)

The number of ways in which 6 red roses and 3 white roses can form a garland so that all the
3
white roses come together is
1) 2170
2) 2165
3) 2160
4) 2155
Key) 3
Hint) Letus group the 3 white roses together. Now the 7 roses (6 Red + 1 group of 3 white roses) can be
arranged in a garland is
ways.
Also, is the group, 3 white roses can arrange themselves is 3! Ways

The total number of ways
= 720
= 2160
The number of ways of permuting the letters of the word DEVIL so that neither D is the first letter
3
nor L is the last letter is
1) 36
2) 114
3) 42
4) 78
Key) 4
Hint) Total arrangement with the letters of the word DEVIL = 5! = 120
No. of arrangement starting with D = 24 = 4!
No. of arrangement ending with L = 24 = 4!
No. of arrangement that begin with D and end with L is = 6
No. of arrangements required = 120-(24+24-6) = 78
3
The tens digit of
is
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
Key) 1
Hint) Add 1! + 2! + 3! + 4! + 5! + .+9! And find the digit in 10s place, it is 1 (From 10! onwards the units
and 10s places is zero only.
The letters of the word SURITI are written in all possible orders and these words are written out as
3
in a dictionary. Then the rank of the word SURITI is
1) 236
2) 245
3) 307
4) 315
Key) 1
Hint) IIRSTU
SURITI

The number of permutations of the letters of the word INDEPENDENT taken 5 at a time
3
1) 3302
2) 3320
3) 3230
4) 3203
Key) 2
Hint) Total selections = 72
Total arrangements = 3320
The number of a 4 letter words that can be formed from the letters of the word COMBINATION is
3
1) 2436
2) 2454
3) 1698
4) 724
Key) 2
Hint)
All different + 2 identical and 2 pairs are different arrangements

A committee of 6 is chosen from 10 men and 7 women so as to contain atleast 3 men and 2
women. If 2 particular women refuse to serve on the same committee, the number of ways of
3
forming the committee is
1) 7800
2) 8610
3) 810
4) 8000
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of ways in which n distinct objects can be put into two different boxes so that no box
3
remains empty is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) n objects can be put in two paxes in
ways of these ways the first or second box being empty.
No. of ways
In how many ways can a group of 5 letters be formed out of 5as, 5bs, 5cs and 5ds?
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
By synopsis
The number of even proper divisors of 196 is
3
1) 5
2) 10
3) 15
4) 20
Key) 1
Hint)
No of even proper divisors =(2)(2+1)-1=5
The number of ways of distributing 8 identical balls in three distrint boxes so that none of the
3
boxes is empty
1) 5
2)
3)
4) 21
Key) 4
Hint)
Total : 21
The number of triangles whose vertices are at the vertices of an octagon, but none of whose sides
3
1) 24
2) 44
3) 48
4) 16
Key) 4
Hint)
There are 10 bags
which contain
The total number of ways to bring out 10 articles from a bag is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) Total no. of selections (no. of selections in which 3 objects are together or 2 objects are together)

3
1) 40
Key) 2
2)
41
3)
42
4)
39
Hint)
The number of words which can be formed out of letters a,b,c,d,e,f taken 3 together, each
3
containing one vowel atleast is
1)
2) 96
3)
4) 120
Key) 2
Hint)
At least one vowel = total no vowels
Six identical coins are arranged in a row. The total number of ways in which the number of heads
3
is equal to the number of tails, is
1) 9
2) 20
3) 40
4) 120
Key) 2
Hint)
How many different words can be formed out of the letters of the word MORADABAD taken 4 at
3
a time
1) 620
2) 622
3) 626
4) 624
Key) 3
Hint)
The number of ways in which four letters can be selected from the letters of the word
3
MATHEMATICS is
1) 133
2) 146
3) 136
4) 73
Key) 3
Hint) MATHEMATICS
There are 2Ms ; 2As 2Ts and H,E,I,C,S
We can select 4 letters from following cases
(i) All different
(ii) 2 similar, 2 similar
(iii) 2 similar. 2 different

If
1) 1
Key) 2
Hint)
and
2)
then r equals
3) 3
4)
Use
The difference between the greatest values of
is
1) 5500
Key) 4
Hint)
2)
5502
3)
5508
4)
5511

3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
expand or verify with
The number of ways in which n distinct objects can be put into two identical boxes so that no box
3
remains empty, is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) From above problem, no objects can be put in two boxes if no box is empty in
ways but two
boxes are identical so required ways are

The sum of all the numbers that can be formed by taking all digits 2, 3, 4, 4,5 only is
3
1) 2399976
2) 2339976
3) 2333976
4) 2399376
Key) 1
Hint)
The range of the function
1)
2)
Key) 1
Hint)
is defined for
is
3)
if
4)
and
The domain is
The range is
If
such that
) then the no. of ordered pairs

1) 10
2) 20
Key) 4
(where
denote greatest integer
is
3)
24
4)
28
Hint)
Let
denote fractional part of
given expression is
No. of ordered pairs

If the letters of the word SACHIN are arranged in all possible ways and these words are written in
3
dictionary order, then the word SACHIN appears at serial number
1) 600
2) 601
3) 602
4) 603
Key) 2
Hint) ACHINS
If the first letter is A,C,H,I,N there are 5.5!=600 words. Then the next word is SACHIN
The required serial number is 601.
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
(Arrange M.P.P and 4 Is with a gap between them arrange 4Ss)

elected. There are 10 candidates and 4 are to be elected. If a voter votes for atleast one candidate,
3
then the number of ways in which he can vote, is
1) 385
2) 1110
3) 5040
4) 6210
Key) 1
Hint) The desired numbers is

The number of ways in which 5 identical balls can be kept in 10 identical boxes, if not more than
3
one can go into a box, is
1)
2)
3) 5
4) 1
Key) 4
Hint) The 5 balls can be kept in 5 of the boxes in only one way.

The number of non negative integer solutions of
1) 76
2) 84
Key) 4
Hint)
is
3)
112
4)
121

The number of positive integer pairs
1) 5
2) 6
Key) 3
Hint)
such that
3)
is
7
The number of pairs is the number of divisors of
4)
which is
The number of pairs

with
is 7.
The number of ways to which 5 boys and 5 girls can sit in a row so that the boys and girls sit
4
alternatively is
1) 14,400
2) 28,800
3) 23,500
4) 18,400
Key) 2
Hint) The required number of ways =
The letters of the word LOGARITHM are arranged in all possible ways. The number of
4
arrangements in which the relative positions of the vowels and consonants are not changed is
1) 4320
2) 720
3) 4200
4) 3420
Key) 1
Hint)
Let
be an invertible function where
which at least three elements have self image is
1) 40
2) 56
Key) 2
Hint)
. The number of these functions in

3)
16
4)
Required functions =
Coefficient of
1) 0
Key) 4
Hint)
in the expansion of the product

2) 48
is
3)
-48
4)
13
13
Let both
and
be 3 digit numbers. The number of pairs (all possible) of
and can be formed so that can be subtracted from

1) (45)(55)2
2) (45)3
3)
Key) 1
Hint) No of ways of x3 = 1+2+..+10 = 55
with out borrowing.

(55)3
4)
(45)(55)(2)
No of ways of x2 = 1+2+..+10 = 55
No of ways of x1 = 1+2+..+ 9 = 4`5
If 7 couples play mixed doubles game at random, the probability that exactly 3 ladies do not play
3
as partners to their husbands is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
Number of 6-digit telephone numbers, which can be constructed with digits 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 if
3
each number start with 35 and no digit appears more than once is
1) 1680
2) 8!
3) 6!
4) 6 6!
Key) 1
Hint)
Let A = {0, 1, 2, ..9} be a set consisting of different digits, the number of ways in which a ten digit
3
number can be made in which 1 is always ahead of 2 and repetition of digits is not allowed
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
If the number of ways in which n different things can be distributed among n persons so that at
3
least one person does not get any thing is 232. Then n is equal to
1) 3
2) 4
3) 5
4) 6
Key) 2
Hint)
Consider seven digit number
, where
having the property that
is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
No.of permutations of 20 dissimilar things taken not more than 10 at a time when repetitions are
3
allowed is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
From synopsis

The sum of the digits in the unit place of all numbers formed with the help of 3, 4, 5, 6 taken all at
3
a time is
1) 18
2) 108
3) 432
4) 144
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of ways in which 5 Boys and 5 Girls can be arranged in a row so that no two girls are
3
together is
1) 10 !
2) 5 ! 6 !
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) 5 boys arranged in 5 !
Out of the 6 gaps 5 girls sit in
way

The number of ways in which 20 white balls and 19 black balls be arranged in a row, so that no
3
two balls of the same colour come together is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) 19 black balls are arranged in 19 ! ways in 20 gaps 20 white balls are arranged in 20 ! ways.
Req no of ways =
The number of ways in which 6 Boys and 5 Girls can sit in a row so that all the girls may be
3
together is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint) 5 girls are arranged in 5 ! ways
and treat 5 girls as one object + 6 boys are arranged in 7 ! ways

No. of ways =
The number of ways in which 5 Boys and 5 Girls can be arranged in a row so that no two girls and
3
no two boys are together is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) BGBGBGBGBG = 5! 5!
GBGBGBGBGB = 5! 5!
The number of ways in which 6 Boys and 5 Girls can sit in a row so that no two girls and no two
3
boys are together is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) 5 girls are arranged in 5 ! ways
In 6 gaps, 6 boys arranged in 6 ! ways
No. of ways = 5 ! 6 !
The number of three digit odd numbers that can be formed with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 is
3
1) 36
2) 60
3) 24
4) 53
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of four digit numbers that can be formed with 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
Total no ways
If O is 1st place then the no of the ways =

The number of 4 digit even numbers that can be formed with 0, 1, 2, 3, 7, 8 is
3
1) 180
2) 175
3) 160
4) 156
Key) 4
Hint)
The number of five digit numbers that can be formed with 0, 1, 2, 3, 5 so that no digit being
3
repeated in any number is
1) 96
2) 120
3) 24
4) 58
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of ways in which the letters of the word VALEDICTORY be arranged so that the
3
vowels may never be separated is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) AEIO, V, L, D, C, T, R, Y
Required no. of ways =
The letters of the word FLOWER are taken 4 at a time and arranged in all possible ways. The
3
number of arrangements which begin with F and end with R is
1) 20
2) 18
3) 14
4) 12
Key) 4
Hint)
F __ __ R =
The number of three digit numbers that can be formed with 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 so that no digit being
3
1) 6
2) 20
3) 60
4) 120
Key) 3
Hint)
The number of three digit numbers that can be formed with 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 so that any digit may be
3
repeated is
1) 120
2)
3) 360
4) 720
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of permutations that can be made from the letters of the word SUNDAY without
3
beginning with S or without ending with Y is
1) 696
2) 624
3) 604
4) 504
Key) 4
Hint)
The number of four digit odd numbers that can be formed with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of five digit numbers that can be formed with 0, 1, 2, 3, 5 which are divisible by 5 is
3
1) 24
2) 42
3) 48
4) 60
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of five digit numbers that can be formed with 0, 1, 2, 3, 5 which are divisible by 25 is
3
1) 42
Key) 3
Hint)
2)
24
3)
10
4)
38

The number of Nine digit numbers that can be formed with different digits is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) Zero should not be in first place

The number of numbers greater than or equal to 1000 but less than 4000 that can be formed with
3
0, 1, 2, 3, 4 so that any digit may be repeated is
1) 374
2) 375
3) 120
4) 360
Key) 2
Hint) Beginning with 1 or 2 or 3 each in 53 ways
The number of ways in which 6 Telugu, 4 Hindi and 3 English books be placed in a row on a shelf
3
so that the books on the same subject remain together is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) 6 T , 4 H , 3 E
3 units
No. of ways =
The number of ways of arranging 6 players to throw the hand ball so that the oldest player may
3
not throw first is
1) 720
2) 600
3) 120
4) 480
Key) 2
Hint)
m men and n women are to be seated in a row so that no two women sit together. If m > n, then
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint) m men can be arranged in m! ways.
Now n women can be arranged in m + 1 places in
ways.
The number of ways can 4 men, 3 boys, 2 women be seated in a row so that the men, the boys and
3
the women are not separated is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)

There are eight question papers, then the number of ways that the best and the worst are always
3
together is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) Best, worst + 6 papers
i.e. 7 objects
Can be arranged the 7 !
No. of ways = 7 ! 2 !
The number of ways that the letters of the word NELLORE be arranged so that N and R are
3
always together is
1) 360
2) 720
3) 1260
4) 2520
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of ways in which the letters of the word HEXAGON be arranged so that the
3
consonants may always occupy the odd places is
1) 24
2) 144
3) 360
4) 720
Key) 2
Hint)
4 consonants
4 odd places arranged in 4 !
Remaining 3 vowels in 3 !
Req 3 ! 4 ! = 144
The letters of the word RANDOM are arranged in all possible ways. The number of arrangements
3
in which there are 2 letters between R and D is
1) 36
2) 48
3) 144
4) 72
Key) 3
Hint)
The number of words that can be formed using any number of letters of the word KANPUR is
3
1) 720
2) 1956
3) 360
4) 370
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of words that can be formed using the letters of the word KANPUR when the vowels
3
are in even places is
1) 144
2) 36
3) 24
4) 48
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of four letter words formed from the letters of the word ARTICLE is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
ways
The number of 4 letters words which contain A formed from the letters of the word ARTICLE is
3
1) 120
2) 240
3) 360
4) 480
Key) 4
Hint)
ways (or)
ways
The number of permutations that can be made from the letters of the word HOTEL so that the
3
vowels may occupy the even places is
1) 2
2) 6
3) 12
4) 36
Key) 3
Hint) 2 vowels should go in 2nd, 4th places only. i.e. in 2! ways
3 consonants should go in remaining 3 places i.e. in 3! ways
3
arrangements in which the relative positions of the vowels and consonants are not changed is
1) 4320
2) 720
3) 4200
4) 3420
Key) 1
Hint)
3
arrangements in which the three vowels come together is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
The number of words that can be formed from the letters of the word INTERMEDIATE in which
3
the vowels are never together is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of ways in which the letters of the word INSURANCE be arranged so that the vowels
3
are never separated is
1) 4320
2) 8640
3) 21600
4) 10300
Key) 2
Hint)
i.e.
The number of ways in which 6 boys and 6 girls are arranged in a row so that no two boys and no
3
two girls sit together and always row start with a boy is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of 4 digit numbers formed using the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 which are divisible by 4 is
3
1) 100
2) 150
3) 200
4) 250
Key) 3
Hint)
Last two places should be any one from 12, 16, 24, 32, 36, 52, 56, 64, 72, 76 =
The number of four digit odd numbers that can be formed so that no digit being repeated in any
3
number is
1) 2240
2) 2420
3) 2440
4) 2520
Key) 1
Hint)
All the numbers that can be formed using all the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 are arranged in the increasing
3
order of magnitude. The rank of the number 3241 is
1) 14
2) 15
3) 16
4) 56
Key) 3
Hint)
The number of permutations that can be formed with the letters of the word SRINATHDUBE. So
3
that a vowel occupies the central place is
1) 10!
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) Central place can be filled with any one of 4 vowels

The sum of all possible numbers consisting of three digits formed out 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, no digit being
3
1) 19980
2) 99900
3) 39960
4) 39900
Key) 1
Hint)
The sum of all 4 digited numbers that can be formed with the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
The letters of the word DANGER are permuted in all possible ways and the words thus formed are
3
arranged as in a dictionary. The rank of the word DANGER is
1) 132
2) 133
3) 134
4) 135
Key) 4
Hint)
The letters of the word RACE are arranged in all possible ways and the words thus formed are
3
arranged as in a dictionary. The rank of the word CARE is
1) 7
2) 8
3) 9
4) 10
Key) 2
Hint) 3! + 1 + 1 = 8
The number of 4 digit numbers that can be formed with 0, 1, 2, 3, 5 which are divisible by 2 or 5
3
is
1) 84
2) 60
3) 120
4) 53
Key) 2
Hint) End with 0 + End with 2 + End with 5

The number of 4 digit numbers between 3000 and 4000 which are divisible by 5, formed by using
3
the digits 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 is
1) 12
2) 24
3) 60
4) 120
Key) 1
Hint)
First place fill with 3 & last place with 5,
The letters of the following words are arranged and words thus formed are kept as in dictionary.
Then arrange the ranks of the ranks of the following words in descending order
A : SITA
3
B : RAMU
C : TEA
D : BUT
1) D,C,B,A
2) A,B,D,C
3)
Key) 3
Hint) A : Rank of SITA = 2.3! + 1.2! + 1.1! + 1 = 16
A,B,C,D
4)
B,A,C,D
B : Rank of RAMU = 2.3! + 1 = 13

C: Rank of TEA = 2.2! + 1.1! + 1 = 6
D : Rank of BUT = 1.1! + 1 = 2
If repetitions are allowed, the number of numbers consisting of 4 digits and divisible by 5 and
3
formed out of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 is
1) 220
2) 240
3) 370
4) 588
Key) 4
Hint) End with 0 + End with 5

I : The number of five digit numbers that can be formed with 0, 1, 2, 3, 5 which are divisible by 5
is 18.
II : The sum of all four digit numbers that can be formed with 1, 2, 3, 4 so that no digit being
repeated in any number is 66660.
Which of the above statements is true ?
1) Only I
2) Only II
Key) 2
Hint) I : 4! + 3.3! = 42
3)
Both I and II
4)
Neither I nor II
II : 3! (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) (1111) = 66660
All the numbers that can be formed using all the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are arranged in the decreasing
3
order in magnitude. The rank of the number 32415 is
1) 64
2) 62
3) 96
4) 128
Key) 1
Hint) 4! + 4! + 3! + 3! + 2! + 1 + 1
If all permutations of the letters of the word AGAIN are arranged as in dictionary, then fiftieth
3
word is
1) NAAGI
2) NAGAI
3) NAAIG
4) NAIAG
Key) 3
Hint)
n bit strings are made by filling the digit 0 or 1. the number of strings in which there are exactly k
3
zeros with not two 0s consecutive is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) In n bit strings
K zeros, remaining n k ones.
First of all arrange ones and after arrange zeros in the gaps in between ones
The number of permutations of n different things taken more than r at a time when each thing may
3
be repeated any number of times is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
A 5 digit number divisible by 3 is to be formed using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 without repetition.
3
The total number of ways this can be done is
1) 120
2) 96
3) 216
4) 220
Key) 3
Hint) Taking 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 we get 5! Numbers
Taking 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 we get 4. 4! Numbers

The number of different numbers that can be formed by using all the digits 1,2,3,4,3,2,1 so that
3
odd digits always occupy the odd places is
1) 6
2) 72
3) 60
4) 18
Key) 4
Hint)
The number of ways in which 6 + and 4 - signs can be arranged in a line such that no two - signs
3
come together is
1) 35
2) 120
3) 720
4) 610
Key) 1
Hint)
6 + arranged in 1 way. In 7 places between them, 4 signs can be arranged in
The number of different numbers greater than 1000000 that can be formed with the digits
3
2,3,0,3,4,2,3 is
1) 60
2) 120
3) 360
4) 230
Key) 3
Hint)
The number of ways of permuting the letters of the word CONTINUE so that the order of the
3
vowels is not changed is
1) 820
2) 840
3) 860
4) 880
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of ways in which all the letters of the word INTEGRATION can be arranged so that
3
all vowels are always in the beginning of the word is
1)
2)
3) 7! . 4!
4) 6!5!
Key) 1
Hint) First arrange vowels then arrange remaining letters
How many numbers greater than 50000 can be formed with the digits 1,1,5,9,0 ?
3
1) 12
2) 18
3) 24
4) 32
Key) 3
Hint)

There are 3 copies of each of 4 different books. The number of ways that they can be arranged in a
3
shelf is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
The number of ways of arranging the letters AAAAABBBCCCDEEF in a row, if the letters C are
3
separated from one another is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
Other than Cs are arranged in 3Cs are arranged in
ways. In the 13 places between them,3cs
can be arranged in
ways.
The number of ways in which 13 gold coins can be distributed among three persons such that each
3
one gets atleast two gold coins is
1) 36
2) 24
3) 12
4) 6
Key) 1
Hint) The no. of integral solutions of

Number of different permutations that can be made out of the letters of the word ENTRANCE so
3
that two Ns are always together is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) 6 + unit of No.s = 7
Total arrangements =
The letters of the word AEIOU are permutted in all possible ways and the words thus formed are
3
arranged as in a dictionary, the rank of the work UIOEA is
1) 118
2) 116
3) 114
4) 120
Key) 3
Hint) AEIOU : UIOEA
4.4! + 2.3! + 2.2! + 1.1! + 1
96 + 12 + 4 + 2 = 114
There are four post boxes in a locality. The number of ways in which a person can post five letters
3
is
1) 5!
2) 4!
Key) 4
Hint) One letter is posted in 4 ways
3)
54
4)
45
Two letters posted in 42 ways
Five letters posted in 45 ways

All the letters of the word EAMCET are arranged in all possible ways. The number of such
3
arrangements in which no two vowels are adjacent to each other is
1) 36
2) 54
3) 72
4) 144
Key) 3
Hint) EEA - VOWELS
MCT - CONSONENTS

In how many ways can 12 boys be seated on two benches x, y; 6 on each bench if two of them A,
3
B are to sit on bench x and C,D on the bench y
1)
2)
3) 6! 6!
4)
. 6 . 6!
. 6!
Key) 1
Hint) 12 (A+B+C+D) = 8

The number of permutations of a dissimilar things taken r at a time, in which a particular thing
3
always occur is ..
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
Synospis
The number of five digit numbers that can be formed with 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7 is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
(deleting numbers starting with 0)

The rank of the word MADHUR when arrange in dictionary order is
3
1) 362
2) 360
3) 358
4) 356
Key) 1
Hint) MADHUR : ADHMRU

3.5 ! + 0.4 ! + 0.3 ! + 0.2 ! + 1.1 ! + 1 =362
The number of four digit even numbers than can be formed with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 is
3
1) 125
2) 180
3) 120
4) 360
Key) 2
Hint)
1,2,3,4,5,6 2 or 4 or 6 =
The letters of the word KING are permuted in all possible ways and the words thus formed are
3
arranged as in a dictionary, the rank of the work KING is
1) 19
2) 16
3) 13
4) 14
Key) 2
Hint) GIKN : KING
2.3! + 1.2! + 1! + 1 = 16
The number of permutations that can be made out of the letters of the word EQUATION which
3
start with a consonant and end with a consonant is
1) 2! 6!
2) 3! 6!
3) 3! 5!
4) 2! 5!
Key) 2
Hint)
3 consonants occupy 2 ends in
ways remaining 6 letters occupy 6 places in 6! Ways
Ans :
.6! = 3! 6!
The number of ways to rearrange the letters of the word CHEESE is
3
1) 119
2) 240
3) 720
4) 6
Key) 1
Hint)
I : The number of ways that 5 prizes be distributed among 4 boys while each boy is eligible for
any number of prizes is
II : The letters of the word TOSS are permuted in all possible ways and the words thus formed are
arranged as in a dictionary, the rank of the word TOSS is 10
Which of the above statements is correct
1) Only I
2) Only II
Key) 3
Hint) From synopsis I :
3)
Both I and II
4)
Neither I nor II
II : O S S T ; TOSS
.3 ! + 0.2! + 0.1! + 1 = 10
3
I. The no.of ways in which 4 letters can be posted in 5 letter boxes in ways.
II : If words are formed by taking only 4 at a time out of the letters of the word PHYSICS, total
the number of words in which Y occur is 288. Which of the above statements is correct
1) Only I
2) Only II
3) Both I and II
4) Neither I nor II
Key) 2
Hint) I : 1 letter is posted in 5 ways
II : The given word is PHYSICS
1) All different along with
2) Two same along with

Total = 288
If three dice are rolled once, the number of ways of getting atleast one prime number on the dice is
3
_________
1) 189
2) 169
3) 179
4) 159
Key) 1
Hint) 2, 3, 5 are prime no.of ways = Total none of them show prime number =
A rectangle with sides 2m-1, 2n-1 is divided into squares of unit length by
drawing parallel lines as shown in the diagram
The number of rectangles with odd side length is
1)
2) mn (m + l) (n + l)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) If l is the length and b is the breadth of a rectangle, then
and
. The number of rectangles of all possible sizes is

=
9 articles are to be placed in 9 boxes one in each box 5 of them are too big for three of the boxes.
3
The number of possible arrangements is
1) 9!
2) 5! 4!
3) 6! 4!
4) 5! 6!
Key) 3
Hint)
First arrange big articles in big boxes. i.e. in
ways. Now arrange 4 articles in remaining 4 boxes
.i.e. in 4! Ways
The number of numbers lying between 10 and 1000 that can be formed with 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 so that
3
no digit being repeated in any number is
1) 100
2) 125
3) 120
4) 240
Key) 2
Hint)
2 digit numbers =
, 3 digit number =
All the numbers that can be formed using the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are arranged in the decreasing
3
order of magnitude. The rank of 34215 is
1) 58
2) 62
3) 96
4) 128
Key) 1
Hint) 2.4! +3!+2!+1!+1
The number of times the digit 5 will be written while listing the integers from 1 to 1000 is
3
1) 271
2) 272
3) 300
4) 285
Key) 3
Hint) (243 x 1) + (27 x 2) +(1 x 3), Number of times the digit 5 occurs in the number 1 to 10n = n10n-1
The prismatic colours are arranged in a row. The number of arrangements in which Red and Blue
3
come together is
1) 720
2) 360
3) 2880
4) 1440
Key) 4
Hint) [(Red, Blue) + 5 colours] = 6! . 2!
The number of different numbers of six digits without repetition of digits can be formed from 4, 5,
3
6, 7, 8, 9 such that not divisible by 5 is
1) 120
2) 720
3) 600
4) 100
Key) 3
Hint) 6! - 5! = 720-120 = 600
The sum of all the numbers that can be formed by taking all the digits from 2, 3, 4, 5 is
3
1) 93,324
2) 79,992
3) 66,66,600
4) 78,456
Key) 1
Hint) (2 + 3 + 4 + 5) . (3 !) (1111)
The sum of all the numbers that can be formed by taking all the digits from 1, 0, 2, 3 is
3
1) 38,646
2) 38,466
3) 38664
4) 38,446
Key) 3
Hint) 6[6(1111) - 2(111)]
The letters of the word CRICKET are permuted in all possible ways and the words thus formed
3
are rearranged as in a dictionary. The rank of the word CRICKET is
1) 243
2) 452
3) 531
4) 729
Key) 3
Hint) 4(5!)+2(4!)+2+1
I : The no. of permutations of n different things taken any no. of things at a time is
not allowed)
(repetition
II : The no. of permutations of n different things taken any no. of things at a time is
(repetition not allowed)
Which of the above statements is correct ?
1) Only I
2) Only II
3) Both I and II
4) Neither I nor II
Key) 2
Hint)
There are 4 boys and 3 girls. Arrange the following in ascending order
1) d, c, d, a
2) d, b, c, a
3) a, b, c, d
4) a, c, b, d
Key) 2
Hint)
7! ; 6! : 4!
; 4! 3!
In a library, there are m books of mathematics and n books of natural science. They can be placed
on a shelf in 1209600 ways so that the books of the same subject are not separated. If m>n then m
3
=
1) 6
2) 7
3) 8
4) 9
Key) 2
Hint) m! n! 2! = 1209600
The total number of natural numbers of six digits that can be made with digits, 1, 2, 3, 4, if all
3
digits are to appear in the same number atleast once, is
1) 1560
2) 840
3) 1080
4) 480
Key) 1
Hint)
If a denotes the number of permutations of x + 2 things taken all at a time, b denotes the number
of permutations of x things taken 11 at a time and c is the number of permutations of x - 11 things
3
taken all at a time such that a = 182bc, then the value of x is
1) 15
2) 12
3) 10
4) 12
Key) 2
Hint)
, x = 12.
If the permutations of a, b, c, d, e taken all together be written down in alphabetical order as in
3
dictionary and numbered, then the rank of the permutation debac is
1) 90
2) 91
3) 92
4) 93
Key) 4
Hint)
The no. of 5 digit numbers that can be made using the digits 1 and 2 and in which atleast one digit
3
is different is
1) 31
2) 32
3) 30
4) 29
Key) 3
Hint) 25-2
We are required to form different words with the help of the letters of the word INTEGER. Let
be the number of words in which I and N are never together and
which begin with I and end with R, then
is given by
be the number of words
1) 42
Key) 2
Hint)
2)
30
3)
4)
1/30

There are
white and
black balls each set numbered 1 to
. The number of ways
in which the balls can be arranged in a row so that the adjacent balls are of different colours is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint) Conceptual
Statement-1: The number of functions
such that
from the set
into set
is
Statement-2 :
1) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true.
2)
Statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1

Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true.
Statement-2 is not correct explanation for statement-1

3) Statement-1 is true. Statement-2 is false
4) Statement-1 is false. statement-2 is true
Key) 1
Hint)
Statement-1: number of functions such that
number of functions such that
is
is
is

is
The letters of the word LABOUR are permuted in all possible ways and the words thus formed are
3
arranged as in a dictionary the rank of the word LABOUR is
1) 240
2) 241
3) 242
4) 243
Key) 3
Hint) A B L O R U : LABOUR
2.5! + 0.4! + 0.3! + 0.2! 1.1! + 1 = 242
The number of permutations of n dissimilar things taken r at a time, in which a particular thing
3
always occur is .
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
Synopsis r.
The number of seven digit numbers are divisible by 9 formed with digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
4
without repetition is
1) 7!
2) 9p7
3) 3(7!)
4) 4(7!)
Key) 4
Hint) The number is divisible by 9 of sum if digits is divisible by 9, the sum of the given digits are 45, so
the 7 digit number should not contain [(1,8) or (2,7) or(3.6) or (4,5)]
The remaining 7 digits are arranged in 7! Ways
There are two urns. Urn A has 3 distinct red balls and urn B has 9 distinct blue balls. From each
urn two balls are taken out at random and then transferred to the other. The number of ways in
3
which this can be done is
1) 36
2) 66
3) 108
4) 3
Key) 3
Hint)
Total number of ways

If
divides 55! Then r =
1) 6
2)
Key) 3
Hint)
3
7
3)
4)

Total number of four digit odd numbers that can be formed using 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 are
3
1) 216
2) 375
3) 400
4) 720
Key) 4
Hint)
(Excluding 0 and one odd digit)

Total no. of numbers = 5 x 6 x 6 x 4 = 720.
Number of numbers greater than 1000 but less than 4000 that can be formed by using the digits 0,
3
1, 2, 3, 4 when repetition is allowed is
1) 125
2) 105
3) 375
4) 625
Key) 3
Hint)
Total no. of numbers = 3 x 5 x 5 x 5 = 375

How many ways are there to arrange the letters of the word GARDEN with the vowels in the
3
alphabetical order ?
1) 120
2) 240
3) 360
4) 480
Key) 3
Hint) The letters are G, A, R, D, E, N.
Total no. of arrangements = 6! = 720

There are only two vowels.
In half of the words, A is before E and in the other half words, E is before A.
Required no. of words =

If the letters of the word SACHIN are arranged in all possible ways and these words are written
3
out as in dictionary, then the word SACHIN appears at serial number
1) 602
2) 603
3) 600
4) 601
Key) 4
Hint) Letters in ascending order are A, C, H, I, N, S
No. of words beginning with A = 5! = 120
No. of words beginning with C = 5! = 120
No. of words beginning with H = 5! = 120
No. of words beginning with I = 5! = 120
No. of words beginning with N = 5! = 120
The first word beginning with S is SACHING and its order is
120 + 120 + 120 + 120 + 120 + 1 i.e. 601
If the permutations of A, B, C, D, E taken all together be written down in alphabetical order as in
3
dictionary and numbered, then the rank of the permutation DEBAC is
1) 90
2) 91
3) 92
4) 93
Key) 4
Hint) No. of words beginning with A = No. of arrangements of B, C, D, E = 4! Each.
No. of words beginning with DA = No. of arrangements of B, C, E = 3!
Similarly, no. of words beginning with DB, DC are 3! each.
The next words are DEABC, DEACD, DEBAC,..
Rank of DEBAC = 3(4!)+3(3!)+3 = 93
blanks is to be inserted between the two letters with atleast three between every two. The number
of ways in which this can be done is
1) 1200
2) 1800
3) 2400
4) 3000
Key) 3
Hint)
Let be the number of blanks between the ith and
letters.
.
No. of possible solutions
= coeff. of
in
= coeff. of
in
= coeff. of
in
= coeff. of
in
Also, no. of arrangements of 5 letters = 5! = 120

Total no. of ways =
.
The letters of the word RANDOM are written in all possible orders and these words are written
3
out as in dictionary. Then the rank of the word RANDOM is
1) 614
2) 615
3) 613
4) 616
Key) 1
Hint) The letters are A, D, M, O, N, R. Words beginning with A, D, M, O, N are 5! Each.
Words beginning with RAD and RAM are 3! Words beginning with RAND are 2!. These words are
RANDMO and RANDOM.
Rank of RANDOM = 5(5!) +2(3!)+2=614
All letters of the word AGAIN are permuted in all possible ways and the words so formed (with or
3
with-out meaning) are written as in dictionary, then the 50th word is
1) NAAGI
2) NAAIG
3) IAANG
4) INAGA
Key) 2
Hint) In the dictionary, the first word found is AAGIN. The letters A, G, I, N can be arranged in 4! = 24
ways.
The 25th word begin with G and it would be GAAIN.
The letters A,A,I,N can be arranged in
= 12 ways.
The 37th (=24+12+1) word begin with I and it would be IAAGN.
The letters A,A,G,N can be arranged in
= 12 ways.
The 49th (=24+12+12+1) word begin with N and it would be NAAGI.

The next i.e.; 50th word would be NAAIG.
There are (n + 1) white and (n + 1) black balls, each set numbered 1 to n + 1. The number of ways
3
the balls can be arranged in a row so that adjacent balls are of different colours, is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint) Case I. WBWB.WB
In this case, we begin with white ball and place balls alternatively of black and white colours.
No. of ways = (n + 1)!(n + 1)!=[(n + 1)]2
Case II. BWBW.BW
In this case, we begin with black ball and place balls alternatively of white and black colours.
No. of ways =
Total no. of ways =
.
The number of positive integers which can be formed by using any number of digits from 0, 1, 2,
3
3, 4, 5 but using each digit not more than once in each number is
1) 1200
2) 1500
3) 1600
4) 1630
Key) 4
Hint) The digits are 0,1,2,3,4,5
One digit numbers
Positive numbers = 5
Two digit numbers
No. of numbers =
( There are
numbers beginning with0)
Three digit numbers

No. of numbers =
Four digit numbers
No. of numbers =
Five digit numbers
No. of numbers =
Six digit numbers
No. of numbers =
Total number of numbers = 5+25+100+300+600+600 = 1630
The number of words that can be formed by taking 4 letters at a time out of the letters of the word
3
MATHEMATICS is
1) 2500
2) 2550
3) 2454
4) 3000
Key) 3
Hint) The word is MATHEMATICS.
We have two M, two A, two T and one each of H, E, I, C, S. We are to make words of 4 letters.
Case I. All letters different
Distinct letters are M, A, T, H, E, I, C, S.
No. of selection of 4 letters and their arrangements =
Case II. Two alike and two different
There are 3 pairs of like letters.
No of selections of one pair of like letters =
After selecting two alike letters, we have to choose 2 different letters from 7(=5+2) distinct letters and
this can be done in
ways.
No. of selections of 4 letters and their arrangements =

Case III. Two pairs of like letters
There are 3 pairs of like letters.
No. of selections of two pairs of like letters =
No. of arrangements of letters in each selection =

No. of words =
Total no. of words = 1680+756+18 = 2454

If a denotes the number of permutations of
things taken all at a time, b the number of
permutation of x things taken 11 at a time and c the number of permutations of x-11 things taken
all at a time such that a=182bc, then the value of x is
1) 15
2) 12
3) 10
4) 18
Key) 2
Hint)
We have a =
b=
and
c=
Also,
x = 12 (x = -15 is impossible)
The total number of 5 digit numbers of different digits in which the digit in the middle is the
3
largest, is
1)
2)
3) 30(3!)
4) 29(30!)
Key) 4
Hint) Since the largest digit is in the middle, the middle digit is greater than or equal to 4, the number of
numbers with 4 in the middle =
=
In a group of 8 girls, two girls are sisters. The number of ways in which the girls can sit so that
3
two sisters are not sitting together is
1) 4820
2) 1410
3) 2830
4) 30240
Key) 4
Hint) The required number of ways = The number of ways in which 8 girls can sit The number of ways in
which the girls can sit so that two sisters are not sitting together is = 8 ! - 2 ! 7!
The number of words that can be formed by using the letters of the word MATHEMATICS that
3
start as well as end with T is
1) 80720
2) 90720
3) 20860
4) 37528
Key) 2
Hint)
remained letters can be filled
ways.
m men and w women are to be seated in a row so that no two women sit together. If m > w, then
3
1)
2)
3)
4) m! w!
Key) 1
Hint)
The required no. of
An eight digit number divisible by 9 is to be formed by using 8 digits out of the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,
3
5, 6, 7, 8, 9 without replacement. The number of ways in which this can be done is
1) 9 !
2) 2 (7 !)
3) 4 (7 !)
4) (36) (7 !)
Key) 4
Hint)
Sum of all three digit numbers (no digit being zero) having the property that all digits are perfect
3
squares, is
1) 3108
2) 6216
3) 13986
4) 2904
Key) 3
Hint) The non-zero perfect square digits are 1, 4 and 9.
1 can occur at units place in
Sum due to 1 at units place is
to 1 at hundreds place is
ways.
Similarly, sum due to 1 at tens place is
and sum due
We can deal with the digits 4 and 9 in a similar way.
Thus, sum of the desired number is

An n-digit number is a positive number with exactly n digits. Nine hundred distinct n-digit
numbers are to be formed using only three digits 2, 5 and 7. The smallest value of n for which this
3
is possible is
1) 6
2) 7
3) 8
4) 9
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of n-digit distinct numbers that can be formed using digits 2, 5 and 7 is
We have to
find n, so that
The number of ways of arranging p numbers out of 1, 2, 3, .., q so that maximum is q - 2 and
minimum is 2 (repetition of number is allowed) such that maximum and minimum both occur
3
exactly once, (p > 5, q > 3) is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
A five-digit number divisible by 3 is to be formed using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 without

3
repetition. The total number of ways, this can be done is
1) 240
2) 3125
3) 600
4) 216
Key) 4
Hint) Take the five numbers whose sum is divisible by 3 and arrange them.
The number of 10 digit numbers that can be written by using the digits 1 and 2 is
3
1)
2)
3)
4) 10 !
Key) 2
Hint)
each can be filled with 1 or 2.
m men and w women are to be seated in a row so that all women sit together. The number of ways
3
in which they can be seated is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) Conceptual
A five digit number divisible by 6 is to be formed by using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8 without
3
repetition. The total number of ways in which this can be done is
1) 216
2) 192
3) 116
4) 150
Key) 4
Hint) Find the even numbers which are divisible by 3
The number of natural numbers of 10 digits with distinct digits is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
The number of 5 digit numbers that contain 7 exactly once is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
If 7 placed in the 5th place numbers can be filled
If 7 placed the remaining places
numbers can be filled

.
The number of arrangements of the letters of the word BANANA in which two Ns do not appear
3
adjacently is
1) 40
2) 60
3) 80
4) 100
Key) 1
Hint) * B * A * A * A *

The number of five digit numbers that can be formed by using digits 1, 2, 3 only, such that exactly
3
three digits of the formed number are same, is
1) 30
2) 60
3) 90
4) 70
Key) 2
Hint)
3
letters. The number of words which have at least one of their letter repeated is
1) 69760
2) 30240
3) 99748
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
2m white counters and 2n red counters are arranged in a straight line with (m + n) counters on
each side of a central mark. The number of ways of arranging the counters, so that the
3
arrangements are symmetrical with respect to the central mark, is
1)
2)
3)
4) 2 (m + n) !
Key) 1
Hint) There is only one way for arranging second part
The number of six-digit numbers which have sum of their digits as an odd integer, is
3
1) 45000
2) 450000
3) 97000
4) 970000
Key) 2
Hint)

Total number of words that can be formed using the alphabets of the word KUBER, so that no
3
alphabet is repeated in any of the formed word, is equal to :
1) 325
2) 320
3) 240
4) 365
Key) 1
Hint)
Required number of words =
= 5+20+60+120+120 = 325.
The number of 4 digit numbers, that can be formed by the digits 3,4,5,6,7,8,0, no digit is being
3
repeated, is :
1) 720
2) 840
3) 280
4) 640
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of selections of four letters from the letters of the word ASSASSINATION is :
3
1) 72
2) 71
3) 66
4) 52
Key) 1
Hint) There are 13 letters (AAA), (SSSS), (II), (NN), T, O.
For selection of 4 letters, we have following cases :
Case I : all 4 letters are distinct =
= 15
Case II : two letters are same, two distinct =

Case III : two letters same, two same =
= 40
=6
Case IV : 3 are same, 1 distinct =

Case V : all four same =
Number of selections = 15+40+6+10+1 = 72
Total number of words formed by 2 vowels and 3 consonants taken from 4 vowels and 5
3
consonants is equal to :
1) 60
2) 120
3) 7200
4) 240
Key) 3
Hint)
Number of words =
.
The number of 3 digit even numbers that can be formed by using the digits 0,1,2,3,4 and 5 is given
3
by (repetition being not allowed) :
1) 50
2) 52
3) 48
4) 51
Key) 2
Hint)
-------------------------------------Total no. of numbers = 20+32 = 52.

The number of all five digit number which are divisible by 4 that can be formed from the digits
3
0,1,2,3,4 (without repetition) is :
1) 36
2) 30
3) 34
4) 32
Key) 2
Hint)
-----------------------------------------------Total = 30
Five digit numbers are formed with 0,1,2,3,4. The number of numbers in which at least one digit is
3
repeated is :
1) 96
2) 120
3) 2500
4) 2404
Key) 4
Hint) If repetitions are allowed, the number of 5 digit numbers formed by 0,1,2,3 and 4 is
Number of numbers of 5 digits without repetition =
Hence the number of numbers in which atleast one digit is repeated = 2500 - 96 = 2404.
Total number of 5 digit numbers, having all different digits and divisible by 3, that can be formed
3
using the digits {0,1,2,3,4,5}, is equal to :
1) 120
2) 213
3) 96
4) 216
Key) 4
Hint) A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 3. Sum of the six digits of the set is
15. Therefore for selecting 5 digits, we leave out 0 or 3.
i) When zero is left out, numbers = 5! = 120
ii) when we leave 3, number of numbers = 4 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 96
Total number of such numbers = 216.
A three digit number divisible by 3 is to be formed using the numerals 0,1,2,3,4,5 without
3
repetition. The number of such numbers is :
1) 100
2) 60
3) 40
4) 50
Key) 3
Hint) Last digit of the number two other possible digits number of arrangements
0
1
2
3
-----------------------Total = 40
All possible products of two numbers are formed from the numbers 1,2,3,4,..,200. The number of
3
factors out of the total obtained which are multiple of 5 is :
1) 5040
2) 7180
3) 8150
4) 6150
Key) 2
Hint)
The total number of numbers of not more than 20 digits that are formed by using the digits 0,1,2,3,
3
and 4 is :
1)
2)
3)
Key) 2
Hint)
Number is of the form
, but not all
4)
520 + 1
are zero simultaneously.
Required numbers =
.
The number of integers greater than 6000 and less than 7000 which are divisible by 5 using the
3
digits 0,1,2,.,9, nodigit is being repeated, is :
1) 56
2) 112
3) 28
4) 84
Key) 2
Hint) Let us take 4 black places
First place can be filled by 1 way (6)
Last lace can be filled by 2 ways (0,5)
Remaing two places can arrange
ways
Total no. of ways

Total number of words that can be formed using all letters of the word BRIJESH that neither
3
begins with I nor ends with B is equal to :
1) 3720
2) 4920
3) 3600
4) 4800
Key) 1
Hint) Total no. of words = 7! = 5040
Words starting with I and ends in B = 6! + 6! - 5! = 1320
Number of required words = 5040 - 1320 = 3720
The sum of the digits in the unit place of all the numbers formed with the help of 3,4,5,6 taken all
3
at a time is :
1) 432
2) 108
3) 36
4) 18
Key) 2
Hint) Each of the digits 3,4,5 or 6 occurs in 3! = 6 times in units place.
Sum of all digits in unit place = 6x(3+4+5+6) = 108
The sum of all the numbers that can be formed with the digits 2,3,4,5 taken all at a time is
3
(repetition is not allowed):
1) 93324
2) 66666
3) 84844
4) 93342
Key) 1
Hint)
Sum of the numbers =
The number of different seven digit numbers that can be written using only the three digits 1, 2
3
and 3 with the condition that the digit 2 occurs twice in each number is :
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)

Total number of seven-digit numbers, sum of whose digits is even is :
3
1) 9000000
2) 4500000
3) 8100000
4) 2430000
Key) 2
Hint)
Total number of 3 letter words that can be formed from the letters of the word SAHARANPUR, is
3
equal to :
1) 210
2) 237
3) 247
4) 227
Key) 3
Hint) 1S, 3A, 1H, 2R, 1N, 1P, 1U
I : all different letters =
II : 2 letters same, one different =

III : all three letters same :
Hence, total words = 210 + 36 + 1 = 247

If X is a set containing n>1 elements and Y is a set containing m>1 elements. The number of
3
relations from X to Y is :
1)
2) mn
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint) Conceptual
If one quarter of all the three elemented subsets of the set
, then n =
1) 10
Key) 3
Hint)
2)
11
3)
12
contain the element

4)
13

The number of numbers that can be formed with the help of the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1 so that odd
3
digits always occupy odd places is
1) 24
2) 18
3) 12
4) 30
Key) 2
Hint)
The 4 odd digits 1, 3, 3, 1 can be arranged in the 4 odd even places in
And even digits 2, 4, 2 can be arranged in the three even places in
ways.
ways.
Hence the required number of ways =

.
3
arrangements in which two vowels are not adjacent to each other is

1) 360
2) 114
3) 72
4) 54
Key) 3
Hint) First, we arrange 3 consonants in 3! Ways and then at four places (two places between them and two
places on two sides) 3 vowels can be placed in
ways.
Hence the required number

There are 4 candidates for the post of a lecturer in Mathematics and one is to be selected by votes
3
of 5 men. The number of ways in which the votes can be given is
1) 1048
2) 1024
3) 1072
4) 512
Key) 2
Hint) Each man can vote for any one of the 4 candidates and this can be done in 4 ways.
Similar is the case with every other man [
Repetition is allowed]
Hence 5 men can vote in i.e., 1024 ways.

The number of 5digit numbers grater than 50,000 that can be formed by using the digits 3, 5, 6, 6,
3
7, 9 is
1) 36
2) 48
3) 54
4) 38
Key) 2
Hint) Since any number greater then 50,000 contains 5 digits
We are to take all the 5 digits out of which 6 is repeated twice.
Number of permutations =
But out of these arrangements, we have to reject those which begin with 3 because 3 at the extreme
left gives a number less than 50,000.
Fixing at the extreme left, we have
Now the remaing 4 digits out of which 6 is repeated twice can be arranged among themselves in
i.e., 12 ways.
The required no. of numbers =60-12=48.
The number of ways in which n books can be arranged on a shelf so that two particular books
3
shall not be together is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) Given number of books are n,which can be arranged in = n! ways.
Consider the two particular books as one book.

n-1 books can be arranged in
ways,
Also the two books can be arranged in themselves in 2! ways.

No.of ways in which two particular books are always together
.(1)
No.of ways in which two particular books are never together
=
The number of ways in which the letters of the word STRANGE can be arranged so that the
3
vowels may appear in the odd places ,is
1) 1440
2) 1470
3) 1370
4) 1570
Key) 1
Hint) There are 5 consonants and 2 vowels in the word STRANGE. Out of 7 places for the 7 letters, 4
places are odd and 3 places are even.
2 vowels can be arranged in 4 odd places in P(4,2) ways=12 ways and then 5 consonants can be
arranged in the remaining 5 places in P(5,5) ways.
ways.
Hence the required number of ways

If there are 12 persons in a party , and if each of them shakes hands with each other, then number
3
of handshakes happen in the party is
1) 66
2) 48
3) 72
4) 75
Key) 1
Hint) Total number of handshakes = The number of ways of selecting 2 persons from among 12 persons

The number of ways in which the letters of the word VOWEL can be arranged so that the letters
3
O,E occupy only even places is
1) 12
2) 18
3) 24
4) 26
Key) 1
Hint)
O , E occupy only even places
O,E can be arranged in two X marked places in
ways
Also the remaining 3 letters can be arranged in themselves in 3! Ways =
Required no.of words

The number of ways in which the letters of the word FRACTION be arranged so that no two
3
vowels are together , is
1) 17330
2) 14400
3) 16440
4) 14640
Key) 2
Hint) The word FRACTION consists of 8 different letters out of which (A,I,O) are 3 vowels and
(F,R,C,T,N) are 5 consonants.
First of all , we arrange the consonants among themselves.
This can be done in
ways.
Let one such way be :

Now no two vowels are together if they are put at places marked
places in
.The 3 vowels can fill up these 6
ways.
Hence the total number of words

The number of words that can be formed from the letters of the word DAUGHTER so that vowels
3
always come together , is
1) 4320
2) 3470
3) 5230
4) 4230
Key) 1
Hint) There are 8 different letters in the word DAUGHTER.When the vowels A,E,U are always
together,they can be supposed to be put in a bracket and treated as one letter (A,E,U).The remaining 5
and one letter(A,E,U) i.e.,6 letters can be arranged in 6! ways.
Now corresponding to each of these 6 arrangements, the letters of the group (A,E,U) can be arranged
among themselves in 3! ways.
Required number of words
In an examination there are three multiple choice questions and each question has 4 choices.
3
Number of ways in which a student can fail to get all answers correct is
1) 11
2) 12
3) 27
4) 63
Key) 4
Hint) Each question can be answered in 4 ways and all questions can be answered correctly in only one way.
.
There are 10 lamps a hall. Each one of them can be switched on independently .The number of
3
ways in which the hall can be illuminated is
1)
2) 18
3)
4) 1023
Key) 4
Hint) Each bulb has two choices , either switched on or off
[Since in one way when all are switched off,the hall will not be illuminated]
The number of ways in which a committee of 3 ladies and 4 gentlemen can be appointed from a
meeting consisting of 8 ladies and 7 gentlemen, if Mrs X refuses to serve in a committee if Mr.Y is
3
member is
1) 1960
2) 1540
3) 3240
4) 3420
Key) 2
Hint)
3 ladies out of 8 can be selected in
ways and 4 gentlemen out of 7 in
ways.
Now each way of selecting 3 ladies is associated with each way of selecting 4 gentlemen.
.
We now find the no.of committees of 3 ladies and 4 gentlemen in which both Mrs.X and Mr.Y are
members. In this case , we can select 2 other ladies from the remaining 7 in
gentlemen from the remaining 6 in
ways and 3 other
ways.
The no.of ways in which both Mrs.X and Mr.Y are always included
Hence the required no.of committees in which Mrs.X and Mr.Y do not serve together
.
4 letter lock consists of three rings each marked with 10 different letters, the number of ways in
3
which it is possible to make n unsuccessful to open the lock, is
1) 899
2) 999
3) 479
4) 779
Key) 2
Hint) Each ring can be set in 10 different ways.
The total number of ways of attempts =
There is only one successful attempt.
Required number of unsuccessful attempts =
.
A telegraph has 5 arms and each arm is capable of 4 distinct positions, including the position of
3
rest. The total number of signals that can be made is
1) 473
2) 1023
Key) 2
Hint) Each arm can be set in 4 ways.
Five arms can be set in
3)
1173
4)
1024
ways.
But this includes the way when all the arms are in the position of rest, when no signal is sent.
Hence required number of signals=
.
The number of arrangements which can be made out of the letters of the word ALGEBRA,
3
without changing the relative order (positions) of vowels and consonants , is
1) 72
2) 54
3) 36
4) 26
Key) 1
Hint) We have to arrange the 3 vowels in their places i.e.,in the Ist ,4 th ,7th places and the four consonants in
their places.
The number of ways to arrange 3 vowels in Ist,4th and 7th places=
( there are 2 As)
The number of ways to arrange four consonants in their places = 4!.
Required number of arrangements =

.
The number of ways in which two 10-paise , two 20 paise, three 25-paise and one 50-paise coins
3
can be distributed among 8 children so that each child gets only on coin, is
1) 1720
2) 1680
3) 1570
4) 1670
Key) 2
Hint) Total no.of coins =
.
2 coins are 10 paise, 2 are 20 paise, 3 are 25 paise and1 is of 50 paise.
Required no.of ways

The number of ways in which the letters of the word BALLOON can be arranged so that two Ls
3
do not come together , is
1) 700
2) 800
3) 900
4) 600
Key) 3
Hint) There are in all seven letters in the word BALLOON in which L occurs 2 times and O occurs 2 times.
The number of arrangements of the seven letters of the word
If two Ls always come together, taking them as one letter, we have to arrange 6 letters in which O
occurs 2 times.
The no.of arrangements in which the two Ls come together
.
Hence the required no.of ways in which the two Ls do not come together =
.
There are three copies each of 4 different books.The number of ways in which they be arranged on
3
a shelf is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) Total number of books =
in which each of 4 different books is repeated 3 times.
Hence the required number of arrangements

When a group photograph is taken, all the seven teachers should be in the first row and all the
twenty students should be in the second row. If the two corners of the second row are reserved for
3
the two tallest students, interchangeable only between them, and if the middle seat of the front row
is reserved for the principal. The no.of such possible arrangements is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) Since the middle seat of the first row is reserved for the principal, the remaining 6 teachers can be
arranged in 6! Ways.
ways.
Again there are twenty students. The two corner seats are to be used by two tall students .The two tall
students can be arranged in two ways.
The remaining 18 students can be arranged in 18! ways.
Total number of arrangements for the second row =
In a certain city, all telephone numbers have six digits, the first two digits always being 41 or 42 or
3
46 or 62 or 64. The number of telephone numbers having all six digits distinct is
1) 8400
2) 7200
3) 9200
4) 1680
Key) 1
Hint) Suppose the first two digits are 41, remaining four digits are to be chosen from 0,2,3,5,6,7,8,9 as to
make all the digits distinct.
Remaining four can be chosen in P(8,4) ways.
We have 8 letters and they are to be arranged at places.
First place can be arranged in 8 different ways
Second place can be arranged in 7 different ways
Third place can be arranged in 6 different ways

Fourth place can be arranged in 5 different ways
Number of such telephone numbers =
Now considering the all given Ist two digits (41 or 42 or 46 or 62 or 64) , total number of the
telephone numbers =
.
There are six teachers. Out of them two are primary teachers, two are middle teachers and two
secondary teachers.They are to stand in a row, so as the primary teachers,middle teachers and
3
secondary teachers are always in a set .The number of ways in which they can do so,is
1) 34
2) 48
3) 52
4) 36
Key) 2
Hint) There are 2 primary teachers.They can stand in a row in P(2,2)=2!
=
ways= 2 ways.
There are 2 middle teachers .They can stand in a row
ways = 2 ways.
There are 2 secondary teachers .They can stand in a row in

These three sets can be arranged in themselves in
ways=2 ways.
ways.

.
The number of words that can be formed from the letters
word containing at least one vowel is
1) 96
2) 84
3) 106
Key) 1
Hint) The total number of words
,taken 3 at a time, each

4)
48

In a network of railways, a small island has 15 stations. The number of different types of tickets to
3
be printed for each class, if every station must have tickets for other station , is
1) 230
2) 210
3) 340
4) 420
Key) 2
Hint) For each pair of stations, two different types of tickets are required , Now the number of selections of
2 stations from 15 stations =
Required number of types of tickets =

From 5 different consonants, 4 different vowels and 3 different capital letters, the number of
words beginning with a capital letter and containing 3 consonants and 2 vowels that can be made
3
is (given that capital letters are different from given vowels and consonants)
1) 18880
2) 21600
3) 21680
4) 22600
Key) 2
Hint) Each arrangement has to contain 1 capital letter , 3 consonants and 2 vowels. So we have to select
them first from the given things. Number of selections of 1 capital, 3 consonants and 2 vowels =
For each selection there are 5! Arrangements (
the capital letter will occupy the first place.
Required number of words

The number of seven letter words that can be formed by using the letters of the word SUCCESS
3
so that the two C are together but no two S are together is
1) 24
2) 36
3) 54
4) 32
Key) 1
Hint) Considering CC as single object , U ,CC,E can be arranged in 3! Ways
Now the three S are to be placed in the four available places.

Hence required no.of ways =
The number of permutations of n different objects taken
particular objects is
1)
2)
3)
at a time which include 3
Key) 4
Hint)
First we arrange 3 particular things in r places. This can be done in
things can be arranged taken r-3 at a time in
4)
ways. Then, remaining n-3
ways.
Total no. of ways =

.
The number of different 7 digit numbers that can be written using only the three digits 1, 2 and 3
3
with the condition that the digit 2 occurs twice in each number is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) Other than 2, remaining five place are to be filled by 1 & 3
No. of ways for five places = 25
For 2, selecting 2 places out of 7 =
The number of numbers greater than a million that can be formed with the digits 2, 3, 0, 3, 4, 2
3
and 3 is
1) 360
Key) 1
Hint)
2)
340
3)
370
4)
350
No. of numbers formed =
No. of numbers of 7 digits having zero in the first place =

Hence required number = 420 - 60 = 360
In a class of 10 students , there are 3 girls. The number of different ways in which they can be
3
arranged in a row such that no two of the three girls are consecutive , is
1) 42.8!
2) 36.8!
3) 24.8!
4)
Key) 1
Hint) Number of girls = 3 , number of boys = 7.since there is no restriction on boys, therefore, first of all
arrange the 7 boys.
Now 7 boys can be arranged in a row in 7! Ways.
If the girls are arranged at the places (including the two ends) indicated by crosses, no two of three
girls will be consecutive.
Now there are 8 places for 3 girls
3 girls can be arranged in
ways.
Required number =
On a new year day every student of a class sends a card to every other student. The postman
3
delivers 600 cards.The number of students in the class are
1) 42
2) 34
3) 25
4) 35
Key) 3
Hint) Let n be the number of students.
Now number of ways in which two students can be selected out of n students is
number of pairs of students =

But for each pair of students, number of cards sent is (since if there are two students A and B, A will
send a card to B and B will send a card to A).
For
pairs, number of cards sent =
According to the question ,
=600
or
Or,
But
The total number of numbers greater than 100 and divisible by 5, that can be formed from the
3
digits 3,4,5,6 if no digit is repeated is
1) 24
2) 48
3) 36
4) 12
Key) 4
Hint)
Fix the digit 5 at the unit place. Now there are
three digit numbers and
four digit
numbers .Total number of numbers = 6+6=12.
There are 10 true-false questions .The number of ways, in which they can be answered is
3
1)
2)
3) 10
4)
Key) 2
Hint) Required no.of ways
=
[ each question can be answered in two ways]
The maximum number of points of intersection of 8 circle is
3
1) 56
2) 28
3) 24
4) 16
Key) 1
Hint)
Maximum no.of points =
The number of different words that can be formed from the letters of the word PENCIL so that no
3
two vowels are together is
1) 120
2) 260
3) 240
4) 480
Key) 4
Hint) In the word PENCIL, there are total number of alphabet = 6 out of which 4 are consonants and can be
arranged in 4! Ways
remaining two places can be filled by two vowels in
ways.

If eight persons are to address a meeting then the number of ways in which a specified speaker is
3
to speak before another specified speaker is
1) 40320
2) 2520
3) 20160
4) 18160
Key) 3
Hint) Let A,B be the corresponding speakers.Withour any restriction the eight persons can be arranged
among themselves in 8! Ways, but the number of ways in which A speaks before B and the number of
ways in which A speaks before B is exactly same as the number of ways in which B speaks before A.
the required number of ways =

Ashok, Usha,Rani,Sonu are to give speeches in a class. The teacher can arrange the order of their
3
presentation in
1) 12 ways
2) 24 ways
3) 4 ways
4) 256 ways
Key) 2
Hint) Required no.of ways = 4!=24.
The number of ways in which 5 boys and 5 girls can sit in a row so that all girls sit together is
3
1) 12600
2) 7200
3) 86400
4) 14400
Key) 3
Hint) Required no.of ways =
.
How many numbers greater than 24000 can be formed by using digits 1,2,3,4,5 when no digit is
3
repeated is
1) 36
2) 60
3) 84
4) 120
Key) 3
Hint) In the required numbers , digits at the ten thousand place may be 2,3,4 or 5.
Total of such numbers which begin with 2 is
Numbers which begin with 3 are

Similarly, numbers which begin with 4 and 5 each will also be equal to 24.
Therefore required number of numbers. =
The number of words which can be made out of the letters of the word MOBILE when consonants
3
always occupy odd places , is
1) 20
2) 36
3) 30
4) 720
Key) 2
Hint) There are three odd places in the words formed by the letters of MOBILE .At these 3 places 3
consonants can be placed in 3! Ways and the remaining 3 letters at the remaining three places can be
placed in 3! Ways.
Number of words formed =3!3!=36.
We are required to form different words with the help of the letters of the word INTEGER.Let
be the number of words in which I and N are never together and
begin with I and end with R, then
1) 42
2) 30
Key) 2
Hint)
be the number of words which
is given by
3)
The no.of words in which I and N are together is
4)
1/30
The no.of words in which I and N are never together =
The no.of words which begin with I and N end with R =

The number of ways in which n different prizes can be distributed among
is entitled to receive at most n-1 prizes is
1)
2)
3) Mn
Key) 4
Hint) Total number of ways =
persons if each
4)
to n times=
The number of ways in which one gets all the prizes = m

the required number of ways =
.
Total number of 6-digit numbers in which all the odd digits and only odd digits appear,is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) Clearly , once of the odd digits 1,3,5,7,9 will be repeated
The number of selection of the sixth digit =
the required number of numbers =

The number of numbers greater than a million that can be formed with the digits 2,3,0,3,4,2 and 3
3
is
1) 360
2) 340
3) 370
4) 470
Key) 1
Hint) Any number greater than a million must be of 7 or more than 7 digits .Here number of given digits is
seven, therefore we have to form numbers of seven digits only.
Now there are seven digits of which 3 occurs thrice and two occurs twice.
number of numbers formed =
But this also includes those numbers of seven digits whose first digit is zero and so in fact they are
only six digit numbers.
Number of numbers of seven digits having zero in the first place =
Hence required number = 420-60=360.

Eight chairs are numbered 1 to 8.Two women and three men wish to occupy one chair each.First
3
the women choose the chairs from amongst the chairs marked 1 to 4 and then the men select the
chairs from amongst the remaining.The number of possible arrangements is

1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
First women choose the chair from amongst the chair marked 1 to 4 in
The remaining chair can be occupied by 3 men
Total ways
A lady gives a dinner party for six guests.The number of ways in which they may be selected from
3
among ten friends if two of the friends will not attend the party together , is
1) 164
2) 112
3) 140
4) 144
Key) 3
Hint)
How many numbers of five digits can be formed from the numbers 2,0,4,3,8 when repetition of
3
digits is not allowed?
1) 96
2) 120
3) 144
4) 14
Key) 1
Hint)
An n digit number is a positive number with exactly n digits. Nine hundred distinct n-digit
numbers are to be formed using only the three digits 2, 5 and 7. The smallest value of n for which
3
this is possible is :
1) 6
2) 7
3) 8
4) 9
Key) 2
Hint) When n = 6, then 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 = 36 = 729<900
When n = 7, then 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 = 37 = 2187>900
When n=8, number of n-digits formed >900.
So, least value of n = 7
If x, y and r are consecutive positive integers, then
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) The result is true for r = 1, 2. By principle of mathematical induction it can be proved that it is true for
any value of r.
Hence given expression =
Let the even letters A,B,..K denote an arbitrary permutation of the integers 1,2,3..11, then
1) Necessarily zero
Key) 3
2)
is :
Always odd
3)
Always even
4)
Always prime
Hint) Given set of numbers {1,2,3,,11} in which 5 are even and 6 are odd, which demands that in the given
product, it is not possible to arrange to subtract only even numbers from odd numbers. There must be
at least one factor involving subtraction of an odd number from another odd number => at least one of
the factors is even => product is always even.
The set S = {1,2,3,..,12} is to be partitioned into three sets A,B,C of equal size. Thus
3
. The number of ways to partition S is :
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
S is to be partitioned into 3 sets A,B,C each containing 4 elements such that
Hence, the required ways =

There are n children in a class. The teacher takes any two at a time for a picnic , no two children
taken more than once. The number of times the teacher goes exceeds the number of time a
3
particular child goes by 1176. Then n=
1) 49
2) 50
3) 48
4) 52
Key) 2
Hint)
By question
i.e
n=50
A student is to answer six question from ten questions divided into Part A and Part B each
containing five questions .The number of ways in which the student can answer choosing at least
3
two from either part is
1) 180
2) 200
3) 150
4) 170
Key) 2
Hint) The student can make one of the following choices
-------Total 200
and

The number of ways of arranging m numbers out of 1, 2, 3. n so that the maximum is
and the minimum is 2, repetitions allowed , and such that the maximum and minimum both
occur exactly once is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) Leaving out 1,2,n-2,n-1, and n there are (n-5) numbers which can be repeated (m-2) times and two
places out of m taken by 2 and (n-2) in
ways
The required number of arrangements

The number of arrangements of the letters of the word MATHEMATICS so that the first and the
3
last are vowels is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint) The letters are MMAATTHEICS with 3 repetitions of each. There are 4 vowels , two repeated the first
and the last places can be filled
.The number of arrangements is
The number of ways of seating 4 girls and ten boys in two vans each having numbered seats 4 in
3
the front and 5 in the back is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) Though there are two vans; in effect there are 18 seats in which 14 to be arranged and this can be done
in
ways.
The number of different matrices , each containing 6 elements , that can be formed with the
3
elements 0,1,2,3,4, or 5 is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) The Matrix can be of four orders :
and for each the choice can be made in
The number of words that can be formed with the letters of the word BANANA so that the two Ns
3
are adjacently placed is
1) 60
2) 40
3) 25
4) 20
Key) 4
Hint)
Consider NN as one unit, and 4 other others arrange these 5 in
ways.
The number of odd numbers greater than 600000 formed with the digits 5,6,7,8,9,0 is
3
1) 480
2) 240
3) 120
4) 288
Key) 2
Hint) The six digits are specified .Hence there is no repetition.
The first digits can be had in 4 ways (6,7,8,9) The last digit can be had in 3+3 ( when the first digit is
6 or 8) and 2+2 (when the first digit is 5 or 7 ways.

The four digit in between can be arranged in 4! Ways.
The number of numbers required =
The number of five digits numbers divisible by six that can be formed from the digits 1,2,3,4,5,6 is
3
1) 120
2) 144
3) 96
4) 60
Key) 1
Hint) The number must be even and divisible by 3 , Leavingout 3, the last (unit digit) can be 2,4 or 6 and
the first four digits can be arranged in 4! Ways.In this case we get
Leaving out 6,the last unit digit can be only 2 or 4 and the first four digits in 4!ways.
The total number of numbers is 120
The number of numbers greater than a million formed with the digit 0,2,2,3,3,3,4 is
3
1) 380
2) 540
3) 360
4) 420
Key) 3
Hint) Numbers required are of seven digits
-------Total = 360
The number of ways in which four identical toys can beplaced in four identical boxes.
3
1)
2)
3) 5
4)
Key) 3
Hint) All the boxes are used one toy in each 1 way
One box empty then it is 112 1 way
Two boxes empty the it is 22 or 3,1 2 way
Three boxes empty 1 way
--------Total 5 way
---------

The total number of permutations of n different thing taken not more than r at a time, when each
3
may be repeated any number of times in each permutation is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
Total no.of permutations =

The number of all seven digit numbers the sum of whose digits is ODD is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
Suppose
represents seven digit number.Then
take all value from 0 to 9.If we keep

since
taken the value
fixed sum
and
is either even or odd
taken 10 values 0 to 9 . Sum of the number will be odd.
Required number =
The number of numbers divisible by 11 and are formed using the digits 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 is
3
1) 720
2) 576
3) 432
4) 476
Key) 2
Hint) The difference between the sum of the odd places and even places is Zero
The number of six digit numbers divisible by six and formed from 0,1,2,3,4,5 and 6 is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) Number divisible by 2 and 3 is divisible by 6
Total ways
The number of nine digit numbers formed by using 2,4,6 and 7 so that the number contains two 2s
3
and two 4s is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) No.of arrangements with identical
The number of possible outcomes in n throws of an ordinary die in which at least one six occurs is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) Total no.of outcome =
Total no.of out comes in which do not contains 6 =
the number of possible out comes in which at least one six =

The number of permutation from the letter A to G so that neither the set BEG nor CAD appears is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) Total number of permutations = 7!
Let L denote that BEG occurs and M denote that CAD occurs.
Number of permutation with L = 5! = that of with M and number
Required numbers = 7! - 234 = 4806 =

The number of words between DANGER and GARDEN when all letters are used and different
3
words are formed and arranged them alphabetically is
1) 243
2) 379
3) 135
4) 720
Key) 1
Hint) Rank of the word GARDEN = Rank of the word DANGER - 1
If m be the value of x for which
the number
1)
is greater than zero and k be the digit of tens place in
, then which of the following hold good ?

2)
3)
4)
2m + 1=k
Key) 3
Hint)
Be half
is
m=1
A man moves one unit distance for each step he takes. He always moves either parallel to the xaxis or y-axis. He starts at the point (0,0) and reaches the point (1,1) at the end of six steps. The
4
number of ways he can do it is
1) 280
2) 300
3) 360
4) 420
Key) 2
Hint) Let E, W, N, S stand for one unit movement along positive x-direction, negative x-direction, positive
y-direction, negative y-direction respectively. The sequences of 6 steps are
with
EEWNNS with
EEEWWN with
The desired number is 60 + 180 + 60 = 300
Number of points having position vector
1) 140
Key) 2
Hint)
such that
2)
70
, where
3) 100
3
4)
90
a=1, b=even, c=any number

, b=odd, c=any number
Required number = 1x2x5 + 4x3x5 = 70
The number of arrangements which can be made using all the letters of the word LAUGH if the
3
vowels are adjacent, is :
1) 10
2) 24
3) 120
4) 48
Key) 4
Hint) Taking two vowels as one word,
reqd. no. of ways = 4!2! = 24x2 = 48
The number of different arrangements, which can be made from the letters of the word SERIES,
3
taken all together is :
1)
2)
3) 6!
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
No. of words =
The sum of the digits in the unit place of all numbers formed with the help of 3,4,5,6, taken all at a
3
time, is :
1) 18
2) 108
3) 432
4) 144
Key) 2
Hint) When 3 is in the unit place, then no. of numbers = 3! = 6
Sum of digits = 3 x 6 = 18
Similarly 4 x 6, 5 x 6, 6 x 6.
Hence sum of digits in the units place = 18+24+30+36 = 108
The number of 7-digit numbers which can be formed using the digits 1,2,3,2,3,3,4 is :
3
1) 420
Key) 1
Hint)
2)
840
3)
2520
4)
5040
Required number of numbers =

The number of different four-digit numbers that can be formed with the digits 2,3,4,5,7 using each
3
digit only once, is :
1) 4 !
2) 4 (4 !)
3) 5 !
4) 5 (7 !)
Key) 3
Hint)
No. of 4-digit numbers =
Number of different arrangements which can be made out of the letters in the expansion of
, when written in full, is :
2) 2!3!4!(2!3!4!)
1)
Key) 1
Hint)
3)
2!3!-4
4)
can be written as AABBBCCCC.
Reqd. no. of arrangements =

3
If x is an integer between 0 and 21, then the minimum value of
is :
1) 9! 12!
2) 10! 11!
3) 20!
4) 21!
Key) 2
Hint) Here 10! 11! Is the minimum
On the occasion of Deewali, each student of a class sends greeting cards to others. If there are 20
3
students in the class, then the total number of greeting cards exchanged by the students is :
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
Total no. of greeting cards =
3
letters. Then the number of words which have at least one letter repeated is :
1) 69760
2) 30240
3) 99748
4) 44320
Key) 1
Hint) No. of 5-letter words from 10 letters when one or more are repeated = 105.
No. of 5-letter words when none of the letters is repeated =
= 30240.
Reqd. no. of words = 105 - 30240 = 69760

The sum of all the numbers that can be formed with the digits 2, 3, 4, 5, taken all at a time, is :
3
1) 66666
2) 84844
3) 93324
4) 76843
Key) 3
Hint)
Total number of numbers that can be formed with the digits 2,3,4,5, taken all at time =
Consider the digit in the units place in all these. Each of the digits 2,3,4,5 occurs in 3! i.e. 6 times in
the units place.
Total number of digits in the units place =
Since each of the digits 2,3,4,5 occurs 6 times in any of the remaining places,
Reqd. total =
.
How many numbers between 5000 and 10,000 can be formed using the digits 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,
3
each digit appearing not more than once in each number ?
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) A number between 5000 and 10,000 can have any of the digits 5,6,7,8,9 at thousands place.
Thus, thousands place can be filled up in 5 ways. Remaining 3 places can be filled up by remaining 8
digits in
ways.
Reqd. no. of numbers =

.
If the letters of the word RACHIT are arranged in all possible ways and these words are written
3
out as in a dictionary, then the rank of the word RACHIT is :
1) 365
2) 481
3) 702
4) 700
Key) 2
Hint) The letters of the word RACHIT can be arranged in 6! i.e. 720 ways.
No. of words beginning with A = 5!
No. of words beginning with C = 5!
No. of words beginning with H = 5!
No. of words beginning with I = 5!
RACHIT happens to be the first word beginning with R.
Rank of the word RACHIT is
The number of words that can be made by writing down the letters of the word CALCULATE
3
such that each word starts and ends with a consonant is :
1)
2)
3) 2(7!)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of words like (C.C) = The number of words like (L..L) =
The number of words beginning or ending with C, L =
The number of words beginning or ending with (C or L) =
Reqd. no. of numbers =

=
There are four balls of different colours and four boxes of colours same as those of theballs. The
number of ways in which the balls, one in each box, could be placed such that a ball does not go to
3
box of its own colour, is :
1) 8
2) 7
3) 9
4) 6
Key) 3
Hint)
No. of arrangements =
= 12-4+1 = 9
How many words can be made out from the letters of the word INDEPENDENCE , in which
3
vowels always come together ?
1) 16800
2) 16630
3) 1663200
4) 16900
Key) 1
Hint)
Reqd. number of ways =
If the letters of the word KRISHNA are arranged in all possible ways and these words are written
3
out as in a dictionary, then the rank of the word KRISHNA is
1) 324
2) 341
3) 359
4) 2710
Key) 4
Hint) Rank of the word KRISHNA is
How many different nine-digit numbers can be formed from the number 223355888 by
3
rearranging its digits so that the odd digits occupy even positions ?
1) 16
2) 36
3) 60
4) 180
Key) 3
Hint)
No. of nine digit numbers =
The sum of all 4 digit numbers that can be formed by using the digits 2,4,6,8 (repetition of digits
3
not allowed) is :
1) 133320
2) 533280
3) 53328
4) 54300
Key) 1
Hint) Sum of digits in the units place = 6(2+4+6+8) = 120 units.
Sum of digits in the tens place = 120 terms ; etc.
Sum of all numbers = 120(1+10+102+103) = 120 x 1111 = 133320.
arrangements in which two vowels are not adjacent to each other is
1) 360
2) 144
3) 72
4) 54
Key) 3
Hint) First of all, arrange consonants among themselves in 3! i.e. 6 ways.
Now 4 places can be filled by three vowels in
= 12 ways
Reqd. number of ways = 6 x 12 = 72.

3
letters. The number of words which have at least one letter repeated is :
1) 69760
2) 30240
3) 99748
4) 43929
Key) 1
Hint) No. of 5-letters words = 105.
No. of words without repetition = P(10, 5) = 30240.
Hence the reqd. no. of numbers = 105 - 30240 = 69760.
The letters of the word COCHIN are permuted and all permutations are arranged in an
alphabetical order as in an English dictionary. The number of words that appear before the word
3
COCHIN is :
1) 360
2) 192
3) 96
4) 48
Key) 3
Hint) Consider words starting with C.
There are 5! Words.
Number of words with two Cs occupying first and second places = 4!.
Number of words starting with CH = 4!
Number of words starting with CI = 4!
Number of words starting with CN = 4!
Here reqd. number of numbers before the word COCHIN = 4! + 4! + 4! + 4!
= 24 + 24 + 24 + 24 = 96
The number of 4 digited numbers that can be made with the digits
divisible by 5 and in which atleast two digits are identical is
1) 125
2) 24
3) 101
Key) 3
Hint)
which are
4)
149

India and Pakistan play one day international cricket series until one team wins four matches. No
4
match ends in a draw. Then the number of ways the series can be won
1) 35
2) 70
3) 20
4) 40
Key) 2
Hint)
Number of ways that India wins series
Similarly for Pakistan to win the series we have 35 ways
Sum of all three digit numbers (no digit being zero) having the property that all digits are perfect
3
squares ,is
1) 3108
2) 6216
3) 13986
4) 986
Key) 3
Hint)
The non-zero perfect square digits are 1,4 and 9.
1 can occur at units place in 3 x 3 = 9 ways.
sum due to 1 at units place is 1 x 9. Similarly, sum due to 1 at tens place is 1 x 10 x 9 and
sum due to 1 at hundreds place Is 1 x 100 x 9 we can deal with the digits 4 and 9 in a similar
way.
Thus, sum of the desired number is

The numbers of ways in which a score of 11 can be made from a through by three persons, each
4
throwing a single die once is
1) 45
2) 18
3) 27
4) 68
Key) 3
Hint) Coefficient of x11 in (x1+x2+x3+x4+x5+x6 )3
Coefficient of x8 in(1-x6)3 (1-x)-3
Coefficient of x8 in (1-3x6)
The number of permutations by using all the letter of the word MONDAY, such that which are not
3
beginning with M and not ending with Y is
1) 504
2) 696
3) 120
4) 480
Key) 1
Hint)

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Objective Questions
Marks
The number of ways of selecting five letters from the letters of the word INDEPENDENT is
4
1) 20
2) 60
3) 40
4) 72
Key) 4
Hint)
Statement I : A bag has contains 23 balls in which 7 are identical, then the number of ways of
selecting 12 balls from bag is
Statement II: A group has ..Selecting r things from a group is

has to indicated
1) Statement I is true, Statement II is true; Statement II is not a correct explanation for Statement I.
2) Statement I is true, Statement II is false.
3) Statement I is false, Statement II is true.
4) Statement I is true, Statement II is true; Statement II is a correct explanation for Statement I.
Key) 2
Hint)
Here,
Required number of selections

=
=
=
=
=
Now, statement II is valid only when
Statement I is true and statement II is false.
A man on a wharf which is 20 meters above the water level, pulls in a
rope to which a boat is tied, at the rate of 4 m/sec. The rate at which it is
approaching the shore when there is still 25 meters of rope out
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)

Two cars started from a place, one moving due East and the other due
4
North with equal speed V. The rate at which they were being separated
from each other is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) At time t let the positions of the two cars be A, B. If O is the starting point, then OA = vt, OB = vt for
the right triangle AOB

A rod AB 13 ft long moves with its ends A, B on two perpendicular lines
OX and OY respectively. If the end A is 12 ft from O and is slipping
Away from origin O at

1) -5 ft/sec
Key) 2
Hint)
From right angle
ft/sec. then the end B is moving at the rate of

2) -6 ft/sec
3) -2.5 ft/sec
we have
Differentiating with respect to t, we get
When OA = 12, i.e x = 12 then from (1),

Or
Putting the values of y and
in (2)
4)
-3 ft/sec
We get
Hence the end B is moving at the rate of 6 ft/sec. The negative sign show the downward tendency of B
i.e y decreases when t increases
A conical vessel of height 10 cm and semi vertical angle 300 is full of
water. It is emptied in such a way that the height of water decreases at a
4
constant rate of 1 cm/minute. The rate at which volume of water is
decreasing when hight = 6 cm is
1)
2)
3)
4)
None of these
Key) 4
Hint)
7)Subtopic Code: MAC-07 ; CombineId :1477830(MTQ - LEVEL-2)(GT)- USED COUNT :- 4

Consider all possible permutations of all the letter of the word RACHITIHCAR. Now match the
following
a)
b)
c)
d)
The number of words containing the wordp)

ACHIT, is
The number of words beginning with RA andq)
ending With AR, is
The number of words in which vowels occur atr)
the odd Places, is
The number of words in which the word IITs)
appears, is
.
1)
Key) 1
Hint)
2)
3)
56700
630
22680
2520
4)

The graph of the function
satisfy the inequality
1)
2)
is strictly above the x-axis, then
must

1)
2)
3)
4)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
Key) 2
Hint)
There are four balls of different colours and four boxes of colours, same as those of the balls.
4
The number of ways in which the balls, one each in a box could be placed such that a ball does not
go to a box of its own colour is
1) 6
2) 9
3) 8
4) 24
Key) 2
Hint) A ball of a particular colour can be distributed in three boxes having colours different from that of the
ball.The second ball having a colour same as that of the box to which the first ball is allotted can be
distributed in three different boxes because each of the remaining three boxes will have colours
different from the second ball being allotted. Each of the remaining two balls can be distributed only
in one way as for each, only one box having different colour will be available. Hence the number of
ways of distributing the balls will be =
In the shop there are five types of ice-creams available. A child buys six ice-creams.
Statement 1 : The number of different ways the child can buy the six ice-creams is
Statement 2 : The number of different ways the child can buy the six ice-creams is equal to the
number of different ways of arranging 6 As and and 4Bs in a row
1) 1 is true, 2 is true and 2 is not a correct explanation for 1.
2) 1 is true, 2 is false
3) 1 is false, 2 is true
4) 1 is true, 2 is true and 2 is a correct explanation for 1.
Key) 3
Hint)
The number of permutations of the letters of the word ENGINEERING is

1)
2)
3)
3
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
Total no. of letters =
The number of different numbers each of six digits that can be formed by using the digits of the
3
numbers 121022 is
1) 50
2) 100
3) 600
4) 120
Key) 1
Hint)
The sum of the digits at the tens place of all the numbers formed with the help of 3, 4, 5, 6 taken
3
all at a time is
1) 432
2) 108
3) 36
4) 18
Key) 2
Hint) 3! (3+4+5+6) = 108
The number of four digit odd numbers that can be formed with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 so that any
3
digit may be repeated is
1)
2)
3) 9999
4) 5. 93
5.
4.
Key) 4
Hint) Units place filled with odd digit 1,3,5,7,9 in 5 ways
9 9 9 5 = 93 x 5 ways
The letters of the word INDEPENDENCE are arranged in all possible ways.
i) Of these the number of words in which the Ds come together is
3
1) 11! 2)
3)
4)
ii) The number of words in which the Ds do not come together is

1)
2)
3)
Key) 3
Hint) I N D E P C
NDE
NE
E
4)
i)
ii)
The number of permutations altogether of n things when r specified things are to be in an assigned
3
order, though not necessarily consecutive is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
A library has 6 copies of one book 4 copies of each of two books, 6 copies of each of three books
3
and single copies of 8 books. The number of arrangements of all the books is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
6As, 4Bs, 4Cs, 6Ds, 6Es, 6Fs + 8 other (different), Total 40 books, Ans:
The number of permutation that can be made out of the letters of the word MATHEMATICS
i) When all vowels come together is
ii) When no two vowels come together is
iii) When the relative positions of vowels and consonants remain unaltered is
1) 4, 3, 1
Key) 1
Hint)
2)
1, 3, 2
3)
2, 1, 4
4)
1, 3, 4

The number of ways in which the letters of the word SUCCESSFUL be arranged such that
3
i) The Ss will come together is
ii) No two Ss will come together is
iii) The Ss and Us will come together is
1) 4, 3, 1
Key) 2
Hint)
2)
3, 4, 2
3)
2, 1, 4
4)
3, 2, 1

How many words can be formed using the letters A trice, the letter B twice and the letter C once ?
3
1) 60
2) 120
3) 90
4) 59
Key) 1
Hint)
Out of seven letters, a few of them are similar and other are different if different words are formed
3
taking all together are 210, then the number of similar letter is
1) 4
2) 5
3) 3
4) 6
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of ways in which the letters of the word MULTIPLE be arranged without changing
3
1) 3360
2) 20160
3) 6720
4) 3359
Key) 1
Hint)
21 identical white balls and 19 identical black balls are arranged in a row so that no two balls of
3
the black colour are together. The number of ways of doing it is
1) 1540
2) 9240
3)
4) 21! x 19!
21! x
Key) 1
Hint)
In the word ENGINEERING. If all Es are not come together and Ns come together then number
4
of permutations is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint) Total no. of Permutations = all N come together all N come together and all E come together
8
1) 2090
2) 2190
3) 2454
4) 2354
Key) 2
Hint) 2E, 1X, 1P, 1R, 2S, 1I, 1O, 1N
Case 1: All are different = 8C4.4! = 1680
Case 2 :two are same and two are different = 2C1 7C2
Case 3 : two are same two are same = 2C2

= 2190
If out of
things p are alike, q are alike, then the number of arrangements equals
1) (p + q + r)! / p ! q !
2) (p + 1)(q + 1)r-1
3)
4) (p + q + 1)(r + 1)-1
Key) 1
Hint)
No of arrangements =
The number of all possible words that can be formed using the letters of the word
3
MATHEMATICS is
1)
2) 11!
3)
4) 10!
Key) 1
Hint) The word is MATHEMATICS
No. of words =
Six Xs have to be placed in the squares of the figure given below such that each row contains at
3
least one X. the number of ways in which this can be done is
1) 26
2) 27
3) 22
4) 28
Key) 1
Hint)
Total number of squares = 8. We have to choose 6 squares for six Xs and this can be done is
ways. This also include the possibility that either the top horizontal row does not have any X or the
bottom horizontal row have no X. These possibilities are not required.
Total no. of ways = 28 - 2 = 26
The number of permutations that can be formed by arranging all the letters of the word
3
NINETEEN in which no two Es occur together is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) We first arrange the letters N,I,N,T,N in a row and then insert three E at places marked X in X N X I
X N X T X N X.
No. of arrangements of letters N, I, N, T, N =

No. of ways of selecting 3 places out of 6 places for E =
Total no. of arrangements =

There are n numbered seats around a round table. Total number of ways in which
persons can sit around the round table, is equal to :
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) Since seats around the round table are already numbered, permutation becomes linear, so number of
arrangements =
.
The number of ways in which two 10-paise, two 20-paise, three 25-paise and one 50-paise coins
3
can be distributed among 8 children so that each child gets only one coin, is
1) 1720
2) 1680
3) 1570
4) 1420
Key) 2
Hint)
= 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 = 1680
The sum of all five digit numbers that can be formed using the digits 1,2,3,4 and 5 (repetition of
3
digits not allowed)
1) 3999960
2) 3999954
3) 3999963
4) 3999962
Key) 1
Hint)
Required sum
=
The number of signals that can be sent by 5 flags of different colours taking one or more at a time
3
is
1) 300
2) 225
3) 450
4) 325
Key) 4
Hint) Required number of signals are
The number of ways in which r letters can be posted in n letterboxes in a town is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) Since every letter can be posted in n ways [
no of letter boxes = n]
total number of ways for r letters =

.
Sita has 5 coins each of the different denomination.The number of different sums of money she
3
can form is
1) 32
2) 25
3) 31
4) 125
Key) 3
Hint) Required no.of ways
=
.
The total number of permutations of the letters of the word BANANA is
3
1) 60
2) 120
3) 720
4) 24
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of words which can be formed by using all letters of the word MISSISIPI is
3
1) 2520
2) 1520
3) 6705
4) 5067
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of ways in which 8 different flowers can be strung to form a garland so that 4
3
particular flowers are never separated is :
1) 4!4!
2)
3) 288
4) 576
Key) 3
Hint) Consider four particular flowers as one flower.
Thus we have five flowers which can form a garland in
Ways.
But 4 particular flowers can be arranged among themselves in 4! Ways.
Reqd. no. of ways =

Seven women and seven men are to sit round a circular table such that there is a man on either
3
side of every woman, the number of seating arrangements is :
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) 7 women can sit on a round table in 6! Ways.
Now 7 places are to be filled by 7 men in 7! Ways.
Reqd. no. of ways = 6! X 7!.
Three digit numbers in which the middle one is a perfect square are formed using the digits 1 to 9.
3
their sum is
1) 134055
2) 270540
3) 170055
4) 270504
Key) 1
Hint)
Sum = 2700 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9) + 180 (1 + 4 + 9) + (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7
+ 8 + 9) 27
= 2700 (45) + 810 (14) + 27 (45) = 134055

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Objective Questions
Marks
3
1) 30
2) 5! x 4!
3) 7! x 5!
4) 6! x 5!
Key) 4
Hint) 6 men are arranged in round table in 5! Ways
there are 6 gaps between them. 5 women are arranged in 6 gaps in
ways
Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are to be seated at a circular table. The number of ways, this can
be done if A must have either B or C on his right and B must have either C or D on his right is
1) 36
2) 12
3) 24
4) 18
Key) 4
Hint) When A has B or C to his right we have the order : AB or AC
For ABC, D,E,F to arrange around a circle, no. of ways = 3! = 6
For ABD, C,E,F to arrange around a circle, no. of ways = 3! = 6
For ACB, D,E,F to arrange around a circle, no. of ways = 3! = 6

Total no. of ways = 6 + 6 + 6 = 18
side of every woman, the number of seating arrangements is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) First arrange 7 women in 6! Ways. In between women there are 7 places. In this places 7 men can be
arranged is 7! Ways.
no. of ways
In how many ways can five men sit around a round table so that all shall not have the same
1) 11
2) 12
3) 9
4) 10
Key) 2
Hint) Required number of ways =
1) 30
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
No. of ways of selecting 3 consecutive objects out of 15 objects (distrinct) placed around a circle
3
is
1)
2)
3) 13
4) 15
Key) 4
Hint) No. of ways of selecting r consecutive objects from n distinct objects around the circle is n
15
3
1) 30
2) 5! x 4!
3) 7! x 5!
4) 6! x 5!
Key) 4
Hint) 6! X 5! ( First arrange men around the table and in between them women)
The number of circular permutations of 7 dissimilar things taken 5 at a time is
3
1) 2520
2) 1260
3) 500
4) 504
Key) 4
Hint)
The number of ways in which 20 differently coloured flowers be strung in the form of a garland is
3
1) 19!
2)
3) 20!
4) 21!
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of ways in which 5 boys and 5 girls are arranged so that a girl should sit in between
3
two boys around a table is
1) 5! 5!
2) 5! 4!
3) 9!
4) 10!
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of ways in which necklace can be formed with 8 red, 11 black and 12 green coloured
3
beeds is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
The number of ways in which 4 men and 4 women are to sit for a dinner at a round table so that no
3
two men are to sit together is
1) 576
2) 144
3) 36
4) 120
Key) 2
Hint) 3! x 4! = 144
The number of ways in which 8 red roses and 5 white roses all of different sizes can be made out
3
to form a garland so that no two white roses come together is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) 1st we arrange 8 red roses in 71 having 8 gaps for 5 white roses that can be arrange in
ways. Req. =

20 persons are invited for a party then the number of ways in which they and the host be seated at
3
a round table is
1) 20!
2) 21!
3) 22!
4) 2.20!
Key) 1
Hint) 20 + 1 = 21 persons in 20! ways.
The number of ways in which 5 boys and 3 girls can sit around a table so that all the girls are not
3
to come together is
1) 4020
2) 4120
3) 4220
4) 4320
Key) 4
Hint) Un conditional arrangements 7! = 5040, Treat 3 girls as a unit in 3!. Then new units (5+1) this is done
in 5! all girls together 5! x 3! = 720 Required 5040-720 = 4320
The number of ways in which 5 boys and 4 girls to sit around a table so that all the boys sit
3
together is
1) 576
2) 720
3) 2880
4) 1440
Key) 3
Hint) 5! x 4! = 2880
A round table conference is to be held between 20 delegates of 20 countries. The number of ways
3
in which they-can be seated if two particular delegates are always to sit together is
1) 19! 2!
2) 18! 2!
3) 18!
4) 19!
Key) 2
Hint) 2 persons as 1 object, 1 object + 18 delegates = 19 delegates in 18! ways, Req. = 18! x 2!
The number of ways in which 7 men be seated at a round table so that two particular men are not
3
side by side is
1) 2400
2) 120
3) 360
4) 480
Key) 4
Hint) 4! x 5P2 = 480
12 persons are to be arranged around a table If two particular persons among them are not to be
3
side by side, the total No of arrangements
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint) Total- 2 particular persons sit together =
The number of ways in which 7 men and 4 women are to be seated at a round table so that no two
3
women are to sit together is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 1
Hint)
Six teachers and six students have to sit round a circular table such that there is a teacher between
3
any two students. The number of ways in which they can sit is
1) 6! 6!
2) 5! 6!
3) 5! 5!
4) 6 x 5
Key) 2
Hint) 5! . 6!
The number of five digit numbers formed using the digits 0,2,2,4,4,5 which are greater than
3
40,000 is
1) 84
2) 90
3) 72
4) 60
Key) 2
Hint)
45
2 excluded = 4! 2 excluded = 4!/2
0 excluded = 4!/2 0 excluded = 4!/2
5 excluded = 4!/2 4 excluded = 4!/2
4 excluded = 4!/2
20 persons are seated at a round table. The number of ways of selecting 2 persons out of them who
3
are not seated adjacent to each other is.
1) 160
Key) 3
Hint)
2)
180
3)
170
4)
190

10 persons are seated at round table then the number of ways of selecting 3 persons out of them if
3
no two persons are adjacent to each other is
1) 50
2) 62
3) 56
4) 57
Key) 1
Hint)
Use
The number of ways in which 7 persons can be arranged around a circle is
1) 360
2) 720
3) 5040
4) 1440
Key) 2
Hint) 6! = 720
The number of ways in which 8 boys be seated at a round table so that two particular boys are next
to each other is
1) 8! 2!
2) 7! 2!
3) 6! 2!
4) 6!
Key) 3
Hint) 6! . 2!
20 persons are invited for a party. The different number of ways in which they can be seated on a
circular table with two particular persons seated on either side of the host is
1) 20!
2) 2! 19!
3) 2! 18!
4) 18!
Key) 3
Hint) 2! . 18!
7 women and 7 men are to sit round a circular table such that there is a man on either side of every
women. The number of seated arrangements is
1)
2)
3) 6! 7!
4) 7!
Key) 3
Hint) 6!. 7!
The number of ways that a garland can be made out of 6 red and 4 white roses of different sized,
3
so that all the white roses come together is
1) 8640
2) 4320
3) 720
4) 360
Key) 1
Hint)
The number of ways in which 5 boys and 4 girls sit around a circular table so that no two girls sit
3
together is
1) 5! 4!
2) 5! 3!
3) 5!
4) 4!
Key) 1
Hint) 4!. 5!
The no. of ways such that 8 beads of different colour be strung in a neckles is ..
3
1) 2520
Key) 1
Hint)
2)
2880
3)
4320
4)
5040

The number of ways of arranging 8 men and 4 women around a circular table such that no two
3
women can sit together, is
1) 8!
2) 4!
3) 8! 4!
4) 7! 8P4
Key) 4
Hint)
7!.
Assertion (A) : The number of ways of arranging 6 boys and 5 girls alternately at circular table is
0
3
Reason (R) : To arrange boys and girls alternately at a circular table, they should be equal in
number
1) A is true, R is true and R is the correct explanation for A
2) A is true, R is false and R is the not the correct explanation for A
3) A is true, R is false
4) A is false, R is true
Key) 1
Hint) conceptual
I : In circular permutations, actual positions of the objects are considered.
II : In circular permutations, just relative positions of the objects are considered.
Which of the above is true

1) Only II
2) Only I
3) Both I and II
4) Neither I nor II
Key) 1
Hint) Concept
One Indian and four American men and their wives are to be seated randomly around a circular
table. Then the conditional probability that the Indian man is seated adjacent to his wife given that
3
each American man is seated adjacent to his wife is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) Let there be 5 seats around table, four for American couples and one for Indian men. In between them
5 seats are there for Indian woman in which 2 seats are favourable to the event
If
1)
are the roots of
and
2)
then
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint)
The number of ways in which 5 boys and 3 girls can sit around a round table so that all girls are
3
not together
1) 720
2) 4320
3) 5040
4) 144
Key) 2
Hint) Conceptual
12 persons are to be arranged at a round table. If two particular persons among them are not to be
3
side by side then the total number of arrangements is
1) 9 10 !
2) 2 10!
3) 45 8!
4) 10!
Key) 1
Hint) 11! 2. 10! = 9.10!
In how many ways 7 men and 7 women can be seated around a round table such that no two
3
women can sit together ?
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) We first arrange men around the table. In the places between men, we shall arrange women.
No. of ways of arranging men = (7-1)! = 6!

There are 7 places marked. At these places women are to sit.
No. of ways of arranging women = 7!
Total no. of ways = 6! X 7!
12 persons are to be arranged on a round table. If two particular persons among them are not to sit
3
side by side, the number of arrangements is
1) 9 (10 !)
2) 2 (10 !)
3) 45 (8 !)
4) 10 !
Key) 1
Hint) No. of persons = 12
Number of arrangements without any condition =
We find the arrangements in which 2 particular persons are together. Considering
the particular persons as a single object, the number of arrangements is
No. of arrangements in which 2 particular persons are not together =

A gentleman invites 13 guests to a dinner and places 8 of them at one table and remaining 5 at the
3
other, the tables being round. The number of ways he can arrange the guests is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint)
The number of ways in which 13 guests may be divided into groups of 8 and 5 =
Now, corresponding to one such group, the 8 guests may be seated at one round table in
Ways and the five guests at the other table in
i.e., 7!
i.e., 4! Ways.
But each way of arranging the first group of 8 persons can be associated, with each way of arranging
the second group of 5, therefore the two processes can be performed together in
ways.
Hence required number of arrangements

The chief minister of 11 state of India meet to discuss the language problem.The number of ways
they can seat themselves at a round table so that the Punjab and Madras Chief Ministers sit
3
together is
1) 725760
2) 725748
3) 725778
4) 725784
Key) 1
Hint)
Treat the Panjab and Madras Chief Ministers as one
others.
We have to arrange 10 persons round a table.This can be done in
ways. Corresponding
to each of these ways, the Panjab and Madras Chief Ministers can interchange their places in
ways. Associating the two operations, total number of ways.

The number of ways in which n things of which r are alike, can be arranged in a circular order, is
3
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint) Let the required number of arrangements =x
Consider any one of these x arrangements.
If, in this arrangement, r alike things are replaced by r different things, then these r things can be
arranged among themselves in r! ways.
Since one arrangement gives rise to r! arrangements.
x arrangements will give rise to r! arrangements. But if all the n things are different , then the
number of circular arrangements =
Thus
Hence,
The number of ways in which 6 different beads can be strung into a necklace is
3
1) 60
2) 48
3) 72
4) 58
Key) 1
Hint)
6 different beads can be arranged in a circle in
ways. But in case of circular arrangements
of beads to form a necklace, clockwise and anticlockwise orders cannot be distinguished.
Hence, the required number of ways =
The number of ways in which 7 people can be arranged at a round table so that 2 particular
3
persons may be together , is
1) 132
2) 148
3) 240
4) 140
Key) 3
Hint)
(b) The two particular persons can be arranged among themselves in
ways i.e., 2! Ways.
Taking them as one person and keeping him fixed , we can arrange the remaining 5 persons among
themselves in 5! Ways.
Hence the required no.of ways in which 2 particular persons come together
=
Three boys and three girls are to be seated around a table, in a circle. Among them, the boy X does
not want any girl neighbour and the girl Y does not want any boy neighbour.The number of such
3
arrangements possible is
1) 4
2) 6
3) 8
4) 7
Key) 1
Hint) As shown in figure, 3,1,2 and X are the three boys and 3,4 and Y are three girls, Boy X will have
neighbours as boys 1 and 2 and the girl Y will have neighbors as girls 3 and 4.
1 and 2 can be arranged in P(2,2) ways
ways.
Also 3 and 4 can be arranged in P(2,2) ways
ways
Hence required no.of permutations
.
There are 5 gentlemen and 4 ladies to dine at a round table. The number of ways in which they can
3
seat themselves so that no two ladies are together is
1) 1770
2) 2880
3) 3990
4) 4990
Key) 2
Hint) 5 gentlemen can be arranged circularly in 4! Ways
Then we have 5 places to be arranged by 4 ladies

The required no. of ways
Seven women and seven men are to sit around a circular table such that there is a man on either
3
side of every woman, the number of seating arrangements are
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) 7 women can sit on a round table in
ways.When the women
have been seated in any one of the 6!,
the 7 men can be seated at 7 places marked M in 7!ways.
Associating the two operations , the total no.of ways
=
The number of ways in which 6 red roses and 3 white roses can form a garland so that no two
3
1) 7255
2) 7200
3) 7215
4) 7235
Key) 2
Hint)
The number of ways in which 6 red roses and 3 white roses can form a garland so that all the
3
1) 2160
2) 2155
3) 2165
4) 2170
Key) 1
Hint)
Required no.of ways =
In how many ways 7 men and 7 women can sit on a round table such that no two women sit
3
together :
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 2
Hint)
No.of ways can arrange 7 men =
Womens can arrange in
ways
Required no.of ways =

The first 20 natural numbers are arranged circularly so that no two consecutive numbers in the
3
arrangement differ by more than two.The number of such arrangements is
1) 2
2)
3) 1
4) 4
Key) 1
Hint) The arrangement is circular, Hence I may be first fixed.Then on either side of 1 can be placed only 2
on one side and 3 on the other .Then next to 2 is 4; next to 3 is 5. Thus the sequence of numbers in the
arrangement get automatically fixed in only one way .There are two arrangements when the positions
of 2 and 3 on either side of 1 get interchanged.
Hence the number of arrangement is only two.
The number of ways in which 7 persons can sit around a table so that all shall not have the same
3
1) 360
2) 720
3) 270
4) 180
Key) 1
Hint)
A class is composed of two brother and six other boys. In how many ways can all the boys be
3
seated at a round table so that the two brothers are not seated besides each other?
1) 4320
2) 3600
3) 720
4) 1440
Key) 2
Hint)
A committee consists of 15 members including a chairman.They are to be seated for a meeting at a
round table with one chair reserved for the chairman.The number of ways of seating the members
3
is
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 4
Hint) In a circular permutation, when one position gets fixed , the remaining 14 can be seated in 14 seats in
ways.
3
side of every woman, the number of seating arrangements is :
1)
2)
3)
4)
Key) 3
Hint) 7 women can sit on a round table in 6! Ways.
Now 7 places are to be filled by 7 men in 7! Ways.
Reqd. no. of ways = 6! X 7!.
Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are to be seated at a circular table. The number of ways this can
3
be done if A must have either B or C on his right and B must have either C or D on his right is
1) 36
2) 12
3) 24
4) 18
Key) 4
Hint)
When A has B or C to his right we have AB or AC
When B has C or D to his right we have BC or BD
Thus we must have ABC or ABD or AC and BD
For ABC D, E, F on a circle number of ways = 3! = 6
For ABD C, E, F on a circle number of ways = 3! = 6

For AC , BD E, F the number of ways = 3! = 6

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if (p < q) is maximum when m is :

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