PERMUTATIONS & COMBINATIONS,

1. From among the 36 teachers in a school, one principal and one Vice-Principal are to be appointed. In how many ways
can this be done?
(1) 1360 (2) 1260 (3) 1060 (4) 1160

2. How many different numbers of two digits can be formed with the digits 1,2,3,4,5,6; no digits being repeated:
(1) 40 (2) 30 (3) 35 (4) 45

3. How many odd numbers less than 1000 can be formed using the digits 0,2,5,7, repetition of digits is allowed?
(1) 52 (2) 32 (3) 22 (4) 42

4. In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘MATHEMATICS’ be arranged so that the vowels come
together?
(1) 10080 (2) 4989600 (3) 120960 (4) None of these

5. In how many ways can be the letters of the word ‘STRANGE’ be arranged so that the vowels may appear in odd places.
(1) 1260 (2) 1440 (3) 1340 (4) 1160

6. In how many ways can 6 boys and 5 girls be seated around a table, so that no two girls sit together?
(1) 5P6 6! (2) 6P5 5! (3) 6P5 6! (4) None
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7. In how many ways can 8 different beads be strung on a necklace?
(1) 2500 (2) 2420 (3) 2350 (4) 2520

8. The letters of the word ‘MOTHER’ are arranged as in a dictionary, the rank of the word is
(1) 309 (2) 226 (3) 153 (4) None

9. If there are 25 railway stations on a railway line, how many single second class tickets must be printed, so as to enable a
passenger to travel from one station to another?
(1) 625 (2) 576 (3) 600 (4) 564

10. In how many ways a man can invite at least one of his 8 friends to a dinner?
(1) 255 (2) 256 (3) 258 (4) 512

11. In how many ways can a Cricket team of 11 players be selected out of 16 players, if two particular players are always to
be included?
(1) 2006 (2) 2004 (3) 2008 (4) 2002

12. How many lines can be drawn through 21 points on a circle?

(1) 310 (2) 210 (3) 410 (4) 570

13. 8 men entered a lounge simultaneously. If each person shook hands with the other then the total number of hand shakes?
(1) 16 (2) 36 (3) 56 (4) 2

14. From a group of 6 men and 4 women a committee of 4 persons is to be formed. In how many different ways can it be
done, so that the committee has at least one woman?
(1) 210 (2) 225 (3) 195 (4) 185