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Permutations and Combinations

1. In how many ways can five boys be made to stand in removing any chair. How many people can sit in that
a row such that two of them, P and Q are always auditorium at a time?
together? A.158
A.24 B.154
B.48 C.174
C.12 D.152
D.36 E. None of these
E. None of these 5. In how many ways word “ENERGY” be arranged
2. In how many ways the letters of the word in that all vowels and consonants come together?
“WORDART” be arranged? A.48
A.720 B.36
B.360 C.24
C.5040 D.18
D.2520 E.12
E. None of these 6. In how many ways a selection of 4 students having
3. In how many number of ways the word “TYPICAL” at least 2 girls can be selected from 4 girls and 5 boys?
be arranged? A.80
A.5040 B.60
B.2520 C.90
C.10040 D.120
E.1440 7. In how many ways the word “PRIDE” be arranged
4. In an auditorium the chairs were arranged such that so that all vowels and consonants come together?
the number of rows was 3 more than the number of A.12
columns. The chairs are rearranged by removing 4 B.18
columns and adding 8 rows without adding or C.24
D.32
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E. None of these C.165
8. In how many ways a committee of 5 members can be D.188
formed from 6 men and 7 women in which at least 3 E. None of these
men should come? 12. A bundle of five pencils is to be formed from a
A.531 bundle A of 5 different pencils and another bundle B
B.359 of 4 different Pencils, taking at least one pencil from
C.429 each bundle. In how many ways bundle can be formed
D.542 where number of pencils from Bundle A should be less
E.325 than Bundle B?
9. How many 3 digit numbers can be formed from the A.95
digit 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 which are divisible by 5 and none of B.85
the digits is repeated? C.75
A.3 D.35
B.6 E. None of these
C.9 13. There are 10 boys and 8 girls out of which a team
D.12 of 8 players to be selected. In how many ways team can
E. None of these be selected if at least 4 girls and 2 boys should be in
10. How many words of 4 consonants and 4 vowels can team?
be formed, out of 8 consonants and 5 vowels? A.21840
A.240 * 5! B.22880
B.350 * 8! C.21420
C.240 * 8! D.22480
D.350 * 5! E. None of these
E. None of these 14. In how many ways 6 Teachers, 7 Doctors and 8
11. The number of words that can be formed out of the Engineers be seated in a row in the conference hall, so
letters of the word PICTURE, so that the vowels that all person of same profession sits together?
occupy even places is? A.6!7!8!1!
A.120 B.6!7!8!2!
B.144 C.6!7!8!3!
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D.6!7!8!4! 18. How many ways the word ‘MANAGEMENT’ can
E. None of these be arranged without repetition?
15. A team of 11 players is to be selected out of 6 A.226800
defenders, 4 mid-fielders and 5 strikers. Find the B. 114400
number of ways of selecting at least 3 strikers in the C. 156200
team? D. 172000
A.1200 E.220400
B.1280 19. In a group, there are 4 Arts students, 8 Commerce
C.1160 students and some Science students. Number of ways
D.1050 in which 1 Arts student, 1 Commerce student and 1
E.1260 Science student can be selected from the group is 192.
16. In how many ways a selection of 4 students having A committee of six members is to be formed such that
at least 2 boys can be selected from 4 boys and 5 girls? the group contains 3 Science students, 2 Commerce
A.63 students and 1 Arts students. Find the total number of
B.72 ways in which the committee can be formed.
C.81 A.2240
D.90 B.1680
17. In how many different ways a pack of cards can be D.1060
arranged such that first four cards are king, last four E. None of these
cards are queen, aces are exactly at the middle and rest 20. In a group of 4 boys and 3 girls, three children are
of the cards are arranged in such a way that a black to be selected. In how many different ways can they be
card always follow a red card? selected such that at least one boy should be there?
A.(4!)3 x (20!)2 A.60
B.12! X 40! B.35
C.(4!)3 x 40! C.42
D.52! D.34
E. None of these E.38
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21. In a group of 7 boys and 9 girls, 5 members are to C.68
be selected. In how many different ways can they be D.69
selected such that at least one boy should be there? E. None of these
A.2450 25. In a group of 6 girls and 5 boys, 3 members are to
B.4242 be selected. In how many different ways can they be
C.1840 selected such that at least one girl should be there?
D.4280 A.195
E. None of these B.210
22. 17 buses are running between two places Nagercoil C.155
and Madurai. In how many ways can a family go from D.180
Nagercoil to Madurai and return by a different bus? E. None of these
A.220 ways 26. A teacher wants to select a boy out of 8 boys and a
B.210 ways girl out of 7 girls for the writing competition. In how
C.252 ways many ways can be select?
D.272 ways A.42
23. In a party hall, 10 persons are to be arranged C.28
around a round table. If two particular persons are not D.56
to be seated side by side, then what is the total number E.3627. In how many different ways a group of 5 men
of arrangements? and 7 women can be formed out of 8 men and 10
A.9 * 10! women?
B.7 * 8! A.4240
C.35 * 7! B.6380
D.40 * 6! C.6720
E. None of these D.5860
24. When 3 fair dice are rolled simultaneously, in how E. None of these
many outcomes will at least one of the dice show 3? 28. In a bag contains 2 orange and 3 apples. If 2 fruits
A.91 are selected, in how many ways that can be selected
B.87 such that at least one apple?
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A.8 D.18
B.9 E. None of these
C.10 32. In how many ways can a group of 4 men and 3
D.11 women can be made out of a total of 6 men and 5
E. None of these women?
29. The bank manager forms a secret 2 – digit code A.150
from the numbers 0 -9. But he set code as the first digit B.120
will not be 0 and the second number will not be even C.180
number. Then what are the possible ways to set the D.210
code? E. None of these
A.54 33. In how many ways can the person sent letters to 10
B.55 different persons, if the latter distributed by three
C.64 different postmen?
D.45 A.410
E.50 B.210
30. How many words can be formed by using all the C.510
letters of the word “NISARGA” so that the vowels are D.310
never together? E. None of these
A.2640 34. In how many different ways can the letters of the
B.1230 word “salty” be arranged?
C.2460 A.24
D.4920 B.60
31. In how many different ways can the letters of the D.110
word “PHONE” be arranged so that the vowels may E.120
occupy only odd positions? 35. There are 7 periods in each working day of a
A.54 college. In how many ways can one organize 6 subjects
B.27 such that each subject is allowed at least one period?
C.9 A.33200
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B.15120 39. In how many ways the word “IBPSGUIDE” be
C.10800 arranged so that all the consonants and vowels always
D.43600 come together?
E. None of these A.2880
36. Among a set of 5 blue balls and 7 red balls, how B.1440
many selections of 5 balls can be made such that at C.720
least 3 of them are blue balls? D. 360
A.234 E.180
B.280 40. In how many ways the letters of word “SIMPLE”
C.186 can be arranged so that all vowels come together?
D.215 A.180
E.246 B.210
37. How many ways the letters of the word C.240
“CURRENT” be arranged? D.270
A.2520 E.120
B.1260 41. In how many different ways can the letters of the
C.5040 word ‘CABINET’ be arranged?
D.720 A.5040
38. In how many ways a selection of 4 students having C.720
at least 2 boys can be selected from 4 boys and 5 girl D.240
students? E.360
A.36 42. A teacher and head master are chosen out of a
B.72 group having 15 persons. How many ways are there?
C.80 A.120
D.81 B.180
D.240
E.280
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43. In how many ways the letters of the word E. None of these
‘ARMOUR’ can be arranged? 47. Two students are selected from 8 students. How
A.720 many ways are there to achieve this?
B.360 A.68
C.120 B.64
D.650 C.56
E. None of These D.52
44. How many four letter words can be formed out of E. None of these
the letters of the word is “LOGARITHMS”? 48. In how many ways the letters of the word
A.2520 “COURSE”can be arranged?
B.720 A.360
C.5040 B.240
D.360 C.540
E. None of these D.128
45. In how many ways word “BANKING” can be E. None of these
arranged in such a way that all vowels and consonants 49. A bag contains 4 red balls and three green balls. If
comes together? two balls are selected, in how many different ways the
A.120 balls selected such that at least one red ball should be
B.280 there?
C.360 A.18
D.240 B.20
46. In a class has 3 boys and 2 girls, two students were D.40
selected. In how many different ways can they be E. None of these
selected such that at least one girl should be there? 50. How many three digit numbers can be formed with
A.5 the digits 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, if repetition of digits is allowed?
B.8 A.120
C.7 B.240
D.6 C.144
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Permutations and Combinations – Answer and Explanation

1. Answer: B = 48
If P and Q are always together, then total number of boys 6. Answer: E
is 4. No. of ways = 4! Number of ways = 5C2 * 4C2 + 5C1 * 4C3 + 4C4
P and Q also interchange their place. No. of ways = 2! = 10 * 6 + 5 * 4+1
Total ways = 4! * 2! = 48 = 60 + 20+1
2.Answer: D = 81
Required number of ways = 7!/2! = 2520 7. Answer: C
3. Answer: A Number of vowels=2
Required number of ways = 7! = 5040 Number of consonants=3
4. Answer: B Number of ways=2! * 3! * 2!
Since no chair was added or removed, the capacity of the =24
auditorium remains constant. 8. Answer: A
The capacity of the auditorium is the product of the Possible selection= 3 men + 2 women, 4 men+1 woman,
number of rows and number of columns. 5 men
Let there be x columns and x + 3 rows, then = 6C3 *7C2 + 6C4 *7C1 + 6C5
=> x (x + 3) = (x – 4) (x + 3 + 8) = (6*5*4/1*2*3)*(7*6/1*2) + (6*5/1*2) *7 +6
=> x (x + 3) = (x – 4) (x + 11) = 20*21 + 15*7 +6
=> x² + 3x = x² + 11x – 4x – 44 = 531
=> 4x = 44 9. Answer: D
=> x = 11 Number is divisible by 5. Hence third digit should be 5.
Therefore, there were 11 columns and 14 rows, So, 11 × Remaining 1, 2, 3, 7 = 4 digits
14 = 154 people can sit in the auditorium at a time. Second digit can be filled in 4 number of ways and First
5. Answer: A digit can be filled in 3 number of ways.
Number of vowels = E, E = 2 Total required number of ways = 3 * 4 * 1 = 12
Number of consonants = N, R, G, Y = 4 10.Answer: B
Number of ways = (2! * 4! * 2!)/ 2!
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No. of ways to choose 4 consonants out of 8 consonants = 5C3 * 10C8 = 5C2*10C2
= 8 C4 = (5*4/2*1)*(10*9/2*1)
No. of ways to choose 4 vowels out of 5 vowels = 5C4 = 10*45
These 8 letters can be arranged in 8! ways. = 450
Required number of words = 8C4* 5C4 * 8! = 350 * 8! 16. Answer: C
11. Answer: B Number of ways = 4C2 * 5C2 + 4C3 * 5C1 + 4C4
Number of vowels = I U E = 3 = 6 * 10 + 4 * 5 + 1
Number of even places = 3 = 60 + 20 + 1 = 81
Number of consonants = P C T R = 4 17. Answer: A
Remaining places = 4 Total number of cards in a pack of cards = 52
Required number of words = 3P3 * 4P4 = 144 Red = 26
12. Answer: E Black = 26
Number of ways = 5C1x 4C4 + 5C2 x 4C3 King = 4 (red 2 and black 2)
= 5 x 1 + 10 x 4 Queen = 4 (red 2 and black 2)
= 45 Aces = 4 (red 2 and black 2).
13. Answer: E First four kings can be arranged in 4! Ways.
Required number of ways Last four queens can be arranged in 4! Ways
= 8C6 x 10C2 +8C5 x 10C3+ 8C4 x 10C4 In, Middle aces can be arranged in 4! Ways
= 45 x 28 + 120 x 56 + 210 x 70 Remaining red cards can be arranged in 20! Ways.
= 1260 + 6720 + 14700 = 22680 ways Remaining black cards can be arranged in 20! Ways.
14. Answer: C Required number of ways = (4!)3 x (20!)2
6 Teachers can be seated together in 6! ways. 18. Answer: A
Similarly for Doctors and Engineers in 7! and 8! Required number of ways = (10!)/(2!*2!*2!*2!)
respectively. = 226800
Required number of ways = 6! 7! 8! 3! 19. Answer: A
15. Answer: E Arts students = 4
A team of 11 players consisting at least 3 strikers can be Commerce students = 8
formed in the following ways. Let, Science students = n
4
Case 1: When 3 strikers are selected c1 x 8c1 x nc1 = 192
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=> 4 x 8 x n = 192 Therefore, required no. of arrangements = 9! – (8! * 2!)
=> n = 192/32 = 9 * 8! – 8! * 2 * 1
=> n = 6 = (9 – 2) * 8! = 7 * 8!
Required number of ways = 6c3 x 8c2 x 4c1 24. Answer: A
= 20 x 28 x 4 When 3 dice rolled => Number of outcomes = 63 = 216
= 2240 Number of outcomes in which none of the 3 dice show 3
20.Answer: D = 53 = 125
At least one boy = Total ways – ways of no boys Required no. of outcomes = 216 – 125 = 91
= 7C3 – 3C3 25. Answer: C
= (7 × 6 × 5)/(3 × 2 × 1) – 1 The possibilities are,
= 35 – 1 = > (1 girl and 2 boys) or (2 girls and 1 boy) or (3 girls)
= 34 Required number of ways
21.Answer: B = > (6C1 and 5C2) + (6C2 and 5C1) + (6C3)
Required number of ways = > [6 * ((5 * 4) / (1 * 2))] + [((6 * 5) / (1 * 2)) * 5] + [(6
= > (7C4 and 9C1) or (7C3 and 9C2) or (7C2 and 9C3) or * 5 * 4) / (1 * 2 * 3)]
(7C1 and 9C4) or 7C5 = > 60 + 75 + 20 = 155
= > (35 * 9) + (35 * 36) + (21 * 84) + (7 * 126) + 21 26. Answer: D
= > 315 + 1260 + 1764 + 882 + 21 = 4242 Select a boy out of 8 boys and a girl out of 7 girls = 8 × 7
22. Answer: D Total ways = 56
They can go in any bus out of the total 17 buses. 27. Answer: C
They return by different buses, hence they cannot Required number of ways
comeback in the same bus. = > 8C5 and 10C7
Hence they can return in 16 ways. = > [(8 * 7 * 6 * 5 * 4) / (5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1)] * [(10 * 9 * 8
Total number of ways = 17 * 16 = 272 ways * 7 * 6 * 5 * 4) / (7 * 6 * 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1)]
23. Answer: B = > 56 * 120 = 6720
No. of ways to arrange 10 persons around the table = (10 28. Answer: B
– 1)! = 9! Required ways = 5C2 – 2C2
No. of ways in which 2 particular persons sit side by side = 10 – 1 = 9
= 8! * 2! 29. Answer: D
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First number will not be zero implies there are 9 possible need to divide by 2! to avoid over counting.
way for digit one = 9C1 And for second digit we have 5 Total number of arrangements = (7P6 x 6P1)/2!
possibilities = (1, 3 ,5 7, 9 ) = 5C1 = 5040 × 6 / 2
So the possible number of ways = 9 x 5 = 45 = 30240 / 2
30. Answer: C = 15120
Required number of ways = (7!/2!) – (5! 3!/2!) 36. Answer: E
= [(7 * 6 * 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1)/(2 * 1)] – [(5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1)/ Combinations:
(2 * 1)] 3 blue and 2 red
= 2460 4 blue and 1 red
31. Answer: E 5 blue and 0 red
Number of ways of arranging the vowels in odd positions Hence,
= 3P2 = 3 * 2 = 6 5
C3 * 7C2 + 5C4 * 7C1 + 5C5 * 7C0
Number of ways of arranging the remaining letters =3! = = 10 * 21 + 5 * 7 + 1
6 = 246 ways
Required number of ways = 6 * 6 = 36 37. Answer: A
32. Answer: A Required ways = 7!/2! = 2520
Required ways = 6C4 and 5C3 38. Answer: D
= > [(6 * 5 * 4 * 3) / (1 * 2 * 3 * 4)] * [(5 * 4 * 3) / (1 * 2 Number of ways = 5C2 * 4C2 + 4C3 * 5C1+4C4
* 3)] = 10 * 6 + 4 * 5 + 1
= > 15 * 10 = 150 = 60 + 20 + 1
33. Answer: D = 81
Total ways = 310 39. Answer: A
34. Answer: E Number of vowels = I, U, I, E = 4
The number of ways = 5! = 120 Number of consonants = B, P, S, G, D = 5
35. Answer: B Required ways = (4!/2!) * 5! * 2!
6 subjects can be arranged in periods in 7P6 ways. =2880
Remaining 1 period can be arranged in 6P1 ways. 40. Answer: C
Two subjects are alike in each of the arrangement. So we Total letters = 6
Vowels = I, E = 2
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Required ways = 2! * 5! =240
= 240 46. Answer: C
41. Answer: A Total number of ways=5C2
Required ways = 7!=5040 No girls selected =3C2
42. Answer: C Required ways=5C2 – 3C2 =10 – 3=7
Total number of ways=15 * 14=210 47. Answer: C
43. Answer: B Number of ways=8 * 7=56
Total letters = 6, 48. Answer: E
but R has come twice. Required ways=6!=720
No of arrangements = 6!/2! = (6 * 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1)/(2 * 49. Answer: A
1) = 360 Total number of ways = 7C2
44. Answer: C No red balls = 3C2
Number of letters = 10 Required ways = 7C2 – 3C2
10!/(10 – 4)! = 720 * 7 = 7 * 6/2 – 3 * 2/2 = 36/2 = 18
= 5040 50. Answer: E
45. Answer: D Options for hundred’s place = 5 (all digits)
Vowels=A, I=2! Options for ten’s place = 5 (all digits)
Consonant=B, N, K, N, G=5! Options for unit’s place = 5 (all digits)
Required ways=2! * 5!/2! * 2! Total number of ways = 5 * 5 * 5 = 125 ways
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