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1) There are 30 people in a group. If all shake hands with one another , how many handshakes are possible?
a. 870
b. 435
c. 30!
d. 29! + 1

2) In how many ways can we arrange the word ‘FUZZTONE’ so that all the vowels come together?
a. 1440
b. 6
c. 2160
d. 4320
3) In Cricket League, in first round every team plays a match with every other team. 9 teams participated in the
Cricket league. How many matches were played in the first round?
a. 36
b. 72
c. 9!
d. 9! - 1
4) How many combinations are possible while selecting four letters from the word ‘SMOKEJACK’ with the
condition that ‘J’ must appear in it?

a. 81
b. 8!/2!
c. 3!/2!
d. 41

5) In a room there are 2 green chairs, 3 yellow chairs and 4 blue chairs. In how many ways can Raj choose 3 chairs
so that at least one yellow chair is included?

a. 3
b. 30
c. 64
d. 84

6) 17 students are present in a class. In how many ways, can they be made to stand in 2 circles of 8 and 9
students?

a. 17C9 x 9! X 8!
b. 17C9 x 8! X 7!
c. 8! X 7!
d. 17C8 x 8! X 9!

7) On a railway line there are 20 stops. A ticket is needed to travel between any 2 stops. How many different
tickets would the government need to prepare to cater to all possibilities?

a. 760
b. 190
c. 380
d. 72

8) In Daya’s bag there are 3 books of History, 4 books of Science and 2 books of Maths. In how many ways can
Daya arrange the books so that all the books of same subject are together?
a. 9
b. 6
c. 8640
d. 1728

9) A locker in bank has 3 digit lock. Mahesh forgot his password and was trying all possible combinations. He took
6 seconds for each try. The problem was that each digit can be from 0 to 9. How much time will be needed to by
Mahesh to try all the combinations?

a. 90 minutes
b. 120 minutes
c. 60 minutes
d. 100 minutes

10) Mayur travels from Mumbai to Jammu in 7 different ways. But he is allowed to return to Mumbai by any way
except the one he used earlier. In how many ways can he complete his journey?

a. 49
b. 42
c. 48
d. 6

11) Without repetition, using digits 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 0, how many numbers can be made which lie between 500
and1000?

a. 70
b. 147
c. 60
d. 90

12) A trekking group is to be formed having 6 members. They are to be selected from 3 girls, 4 boys and 5
teachers. In how many ways can the group be formed so that there are 3 teachers and 3 boys or 2 girls and 4
teachers?
a. 55

b. 90
c. 27
d. 144

13) If Suraj doesn’t want three vowels together, then in how many, can he arrange letters of the word 'MARKER'?
a. 500

b. 720
c. 240
d. 360

14) A bank has 6 digit account number with no repetition of digits within a account number. The first and last digit
of the account numbers is fixed to be 4 and 7. How many such account numbers are possible?
a. 10080

b. 5040
c. 890
d. 1680

15) In a class, there are 15 students. During a Christmas party all of them shook hands with each other only once.
How many handshakes took place in the class?
a. 120

b. 210
c. 105
d. 55

16) There are 35 people in a group. There are 12 school girls, 10 school boys, 5 senior citizens and 8 babies in the
group. The organizer of the group wants to select a school girl or a school boy as leader of the group. In how many
ways can he do so?
a. 22

b. 1/2
c. 13
d. 35

17) There are 8 routes from London to Delhi. And there are 6 routes from Delhi to Tokyo. In how many different
ways can Raj travel from London to Tokyo via Delhi?
a. 100

b. 48
c. 24
d. 14

18) 4 members form a group out of total 8 members.

(i) In how many ways it is possible to make the group if two particular members must be included.
(ii) In how many ways it is possible to make the group if two particular members must not be included?

a. 15 and 360

b. 15 and 15
c. 30 and 360
d. 360 and 360

19) There are 30 people in a party. If everyone is to shake hands with one another, how many hand shakes are
possible?
a. 180

b. 256
c. 386
d. 435

20) A box contains 4 black, 3 red and 6 green marbles. 2 marbles are drawn from the box at random. What is the
probability that both the marbles are of the same color?
a. 12/74

b. 24/78
c. 13/78
d. None of these
21) A box contains 2 white, 3 black and 5 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?
a. 29

b. 36

c. 48

d. 85

e. None of these

22) On a shelf, 2 books of Geology, 2 books of Sociology and 5 of Economics are to be arranged in such a way that
the books of any subject are to be together. Find in how many ways can this be done?
a. 3846

b. 2880

c. 900

d. 90

e. None of these

23) A briefcase has a number-lock system containing a combination of 3 digits (Each digit can be of numbers 0 to
8). If the correct combination is unknown, how much maximum time would be required to open the bag if each
“trial” of combination takes 3 seconds?
a. 45.23 minutes

b. 36.45 minutes

c. 60.34 minutes

d. 90.15 minutes

e. 50.9 minutes

24) A person can go from place “P” to “Q” by 7 different modes of transport, but is allowed to return back to “P”
by any mode other than the one used earlier. In how many different ways can he complete the entire journey?
a. 42

b. 30

c. 11

d. 56

e. 65

25) How many words can be formed by using all letters of word ALIVE.
a. 86

b. 95

c. 105

d. 120

26) How many 3-letter words can be formed out of the letters of the word ‘CORPORATION’, if repetition of letters
is not allowed?
a. 990

b. 336

c. 720

d. 504

27) In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘GEOMETRY’ be arranged so that the vowels always
come together?
a. 720

b. 4320

c. 2160

d. 40320

28) In a group containing 6 cows and 4 buffalos, 4 livestock are to be selected in such a way that at least 1 cow
should always be present. How many way of doing that are possible?
a. 209

b. 205

c. 194

d. 163

29) In how many ways can the letters of the word ENCYCLOPAEDIA be arranged such that vowels only occupy the
even positions?

a. 453600

b. 128000

c. 478200

d. 635630

30) In how many ways can the letters of the word INDIA be arranged, such that all vowels are never together?
a. 48

b. 42

c. 28

d. 36

31) What are the chances that no two boys are sitting together for a photograph if there are 5 girls and 2 boys?
a. 1/21

b. 4/7

c. 2/7

d. 5/7

32) What is probability of drawing two clubs from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards?
a. 13/51
b. 1/17

c. 1/26

d. 13/17

33) When two coins are tossed simultaneously, what are the chances of getting at least one tail?
a. 3/4

b. 1/5

c. 4/5

d. 1/4

34) In a drawer there are 4 white socks, 3 blue socks and 5 grey socks. Two socks are picked randomly. What is
the possibility that both the socks are of same color?
a. 4/11

b. 1

c. 2/33

d. 19/66

35) In a drawer there are 5 black socks and 3 green socks. Two socks are picked randomly one after the other
without replacement. What is the possibility that both the socks are black?
a. 5/14

b. 5/8

c. 3/8

d. 5/16

36) What is the possibility of having 53 Thursdays in a non-leap year?

a. 6/7

b. 1/7

c. 1/365
d. 53/365

37) A box has 5 black and 3 green shirts. One shirt is picked randomly and put in another box. The second box has
3 black and 5 green shirts. Now a shirt is picked from second box. What is the probability of it being a black shirt?
a. 4/9

b. 29/72

c. 8/72

d. 3/16

38) On rolling a dice 2 times, the sum of 2 numbers that appear on the uppermost face is 8. What is the
probability that the first throw of dice yields 4?
a. 2/36

b. 1/36

c. 1/6

d. 1/5

39) A box has 6 black, 4 red, 2 white and 3 blue shirts. What is probability of picking at least 1 red shirt in 4 shirts
that are randomly picked?
a. 4/15

b. 24/455

c. 69/91

d. 22/91

40) A box has 6 black, 4 red, 2 white and 3 blue shirts. What is the probability that 2 red shirts and 1 blue shirt get
chosen during a random selection of 3 shirts from the box?
a. 18/455

b. 7/15

c. 7/435

d. 7/2730

41) A box has 6 black, 4 red, 2 white and 3 blue shirts. Find the probability of drawing 2 black shirts if they are
picked randomly?
a. 1/8

b. 2/15

c. 6/15

d. 1/7

42) In a set of 30 game cards, 17 are white and rest are green. 4 white and 5 green are marked IMPORTANT. If a
card is chosen randomly from this set, what is the possibility of choosing a green card or an ‘IMPORTANT’ card?

a. 13/30

b. 22/30

c. 17/30

d. 9/13

43) There are 2 pots. One pot has 5 red and 3 green marbles. Other has 4 red and 2 green marbles. What is the
probability of drawing a red marble?
a. 9/14

b. 31/48

c. 1

d. 1/2

44) A pot has 2 white, 6 black, 4 grey and 8 green balls. If one ball is picked randomly from the pot, what is the
probability of it being black or green?
a. 3/4

b. 7/10

c. 4/3

d. 1/10

45) A box has 6 black, 4 red, 2 white and 3 blue shirts. When 2 shirts are picked randomly, what is the probability
that either both are white or both are blue?
a. 4/105

b. 1/35

c. 1/105

d. 1/15

46) What will be the possibility of drawing a jack or a spade from a well shuffled standard deck of 52 playing
cards?
a. 4/13

b. 1/26

c. 1/13

d. 17/52

47) Suresh keeps all his socks in a single drawer. He has 24 pairs of white socks and 18 pairs of grey socks. Suresh
picks 3 socks randomly. Find the possibility of Suresh choosing a matching pair.
a. 1/36

b. 1/108

c. 7/36

d. 1

48) Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at least 2 tails?
a. 0.75

b. 0.5

c. 0.25

d. 0.2

49) Two friends A and B apply for a job in the same company. The chances of A getting selected is 2/5 and that of
B is 4/7. What is the probability that both of them get selected?
a. 8/35
b. 34/35

c. 27/35

d. None of these

50) Tickets numbered 1 to 50 are mixed and one ticket is drawn at random. Find the probability that the ticket
drawn has a number which is a multiple of 4 or 7?
a. 9/25

b. 9/50

c. 18/25

d. None of these

51) Two dice are tossed simultaneously. Find the probability that the total is a prime number.
a. 7/9

b. 5/12

c. 1/6

d. 5/9

52) A class consists of 15 girls and 10 boys. Three students are to be randomly selected. Find the probability that
one boy and two girls are picked.
a. 1/50

b. 3/25

c. 21/46

d. 25/122

53) A dice is rolled twice. What is the probability of getting sum 9?

a. 2/3

b. 1/3

c. 1/9

d. 3/9
54) A box has 10 black and 10 white balls. What is the probability of getting two balls of the same color?
a. 10/19

b. 9/38

c. 9/19

d. 5/38

55) Three coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two tails?

a. 7/8

b. 1/8

c. 2/8

d. 4/8