1.

If "Po = 20 • "P3 , then n equals

(a)4 (b)8 (c)6 (d)7
2. If P 5 + 5· 9P4 =
9
"P,, thenn + r equals
(a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 15 (d) 16

3. If m• "P2 =56and m-•p• =24, then mp, equals

"P2
(a)20 (b)40 (c)60 (d)80
4. 1
If 2n' P 0 • 1 : •-•p• = 7: 10, then "Po equals
2

(8)60 (b)24 (c) 120 (d)6

5. In a tnlln, five eeats ara vacant. the number of ways three passengers can sit, Is
(•) 10 (b)20 (c)30 (d)60
6. If a denotes the number of pennutations of x + 2 things l8kan all at a time. b the number of pennutations of x
things taken 11 at a time IWld c the number of pennutations of (x - 11) things taken all at a time such that
8 = 182 be, the value of Xis
(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 18
7. The number of nine noo-zero digits such that all the digits in the first four places are less than the digij in the
middle and all the digits in the last four places are greatar than that In the middle, is
(a) 48 (b) 7560 (c) 10080 (d) 576
8. Total number cl words that can be fonned using all letters of the won:l 'DIPESH' that neither begins with 'I' nor
ends with 'D' Is equal to
(a) 504 (b) 480 (c) 624 (d) 696
9. The number of al five digit numbers which are divisible by 4 that can be formed from the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
(without repetition), is
(a)36 (b) 30 (c) 34 (d) None of thesa
10. The number of words can be formed with the letters of the won:l 'MATHEMATICS' by rearranging them, is
1 1
(a) ~ (b)-hl' ·(c) ,:~ (d) 11!
21 1 2 21
11. Six identical coins are ananged in a raw. The number of ways in which the number of tails is equal to the
number of heads, is
(a) 9 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 120
12. A tnlin time table must be compiled for various days of the~ so that two trains twice a day depart for three
days, one tnlin daily for two days and three trains once a day for two days. How many different time tables can
be compiled?
(a) 140 (b) 210 (c) 133 (d) n
13. Five persons enl8nld the lift cabin on the ground floor of an 8 floor house. Suppose each of them can leave
the cabin independently at any floor beginning with the first. The total number of ways in which each of the five
persons can leave the cabin at any one of the floor, is
(a) 57 (b) r6 (c) 35 (d) 2520
14. Four die are rolled. The number of ways in which atleast one die shows 3, is
(a) 625 (b) 671 (C) 1256 (d) 1296
15. The number of 4-<ligij numbers thal can be made with the digits 1, 2. 3, 4 and 5 in which atleast two digits are
identical, is
(a) 45 - 51 (b) 505 (c) 600 (d) 120

16. There are unlimited number of identical balls cl three different colours. How many arrangements of almost 7
balls in a raw can be made by using them?
(a) 2187 (b) 343 (c) 399 (d) 3279
 1. tf 43 C, _a = 43C3,r + 1, the value of r is
(a)6 (b}8 (c) 10 (d) 12
2. If 11
C,, + 2 ( "'C,a) + "c,• + 1 • "C3 , the value of n is
(a) 18 (b)20 (c)22 (d)24
3. If '°C•. 2 = •c,• , the value of n is
(a) 7 (b) 10 (c} 13 (d)Noneol-

4. lf 47C. + L• -•c, is equal to

52
,.,
(a) "c; (b) .,C, (c) .,C. (d)Noneol-
5. 11 •c, + •c. > • • c, then
1

(a)n>6 (b)n<6 (c)n> 7 (d)n< 7

6. The Solution set of ' 0 c, . , > 2. '°C, Is
(a){1. 2, 3) (b){4,5,6} (c){8. 9, 10) (d}{9, 10, 11)
7. 2
If "C, : "C2 = 9: 2 and "C, = 10, then r is equal to
(8)2 (b) 3 (C)4 (d)S
8. If 2"C 3 : "C2 =44 :3, for which of the following value of r, the value ol "C, will be 15.
(a) r = 3 (b) r = 4 (c) r • 5 (d) r = 6
9. tf "C, = "C,_ 1 and "P, = "P,. 1, the vahJe of n tS
(a)2 (b) 3 (c)4 (d)S
10. If "P, = 840, •c, = 35, the value of n is
(a) 1 (b)3 (c)S (d}7
11. If "P3 + •c•. 2 = 14n, the value of n is
(a)S (b)6 (c)8 (d) 10
12. The<a are 12 volleybaH players in all in a college, out of which a team of 9 players is to be formed. If the caplain
always remains the same. in how many ways can the team be formed ?
(a) 36 (b) 99 (C) 108 (d} 165
13. In how many ways a team of 11 players can be formed out of 25 players. ~ 6 out of them are always lo be
Included and 5 are always to be excluded
oo= oo= ~= oo~
14. A man has 10 friends. In how many ways he can invi1e one or more of them to a party?
(a) 10! (b) 210 (c) 10!- 1 (d) 2'0 -1

15. In an examination, there are three multiple choice questions and each question has four choices. Number ol
ways in which a s1udent can fail to get an answers correct. is
(a) 11 (b) 12 (c} 27 (d} 63
16. In an election, the number of candidates is 1 greater than the persons to be elected . If a voter can vole in
254 ways, the number of candidates is
(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 10
17. The number of groups that can be made from 5 different green balls, 4 different blue bals and 3 diffenlnt red
bals, ~ atleast one green and one blue ball is to be included
(a)3700 (b)3720 (c) 4340 (d) None ol -
18. A person is permitted to select atleast one and almost n coins from a coltection of (2n + 1) distinct ooins. If the
total number of ways in which he can select coins is 255, then n equals
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 32
I. Find the number of ways of wearing IO shirts, 5 How many possible outcomes if the coin is tossed four
different trousers and 4 ties, when: times? Five times? n times?
(a) all three items are necessarily to be used 8. In a city, telephone number.; consist of 8-digits and
(b) wearing tie is not necessary none of them begins with 0. How many telephone
number.; could be possible in that city?
2. A hall has 12 gates. In how many ways can a man enter
the hall through one gate and come out of the hall if 9. How many 3-digit number.; are there, with distinct
(a) he can come out through any gate? digit, whose each digit is odd?
(b) he comes out through different gate? 10. Find the number of all even 2-digit number.;, not
I, To reach city D from city A, one has to pass through having Oat the unit's place?
city B and then city C as shown in figure. Then num- II. Find the number of positive divisors of 600, inclusive
ber of ways of travelling from city A to city D (when of I and 600 itself.
movement only in forward direction is allowed).
12. Let X = (I. 2, .... , 100} and letS = ((a, b, c)I a, b, ce
X. a < b and a< c I. Find I S 1-
A ~ D
13. There are 6 colleges in a city. In bow many ways can
FIGURE6.7 a man send 3 of his sons to a college, if no two of his
4. Find the number of 2-digit number.; which are even sons are to read in the same college?
and have different digits. 14. There are 5 items in column A and 5 items in column
5. How many number.; can be formed from some or all B. A student is asked to match each item in column A
of the digits 2, 3, 4, S ifno number is to have repeated with an item in column B. How many possible (correct
digits? or incorrect) answers are there to this question? What
6. In how many ways 5 letters can be posted in 6 letter is the answer if there will be multiple matching?
boxes available in the locality? 15. How many arithmetic progressions with JO terms
7. A coin is tossed three times and the outcomes are are there whose first term is in the set {I, 2, 3} and...
recorded. How many possible outcomes are there? whose common difference is in the set {2, 3, 4}?

16. Find the number of five digit number.; that can be gen- is allowed and path once traced by mouse remains
erated by arranging digits from O to 9 (where leading closed till the mouse comes out of the cage.
zeros i.e.. 00235 are not allowed) when
(a) Repetition of digits are allowed
(b) Repetition of digits are not allowed
(c) How many of them are odd in bod, cases (a) and (b)?
(a) BJ~:::t:::::::m
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••••••◄•••••••

17. Find the total number of increasing AP's consisting

of three terms that can be formed out of first (2n + I)
natural numbers.
18. Find the number of distinct ways in which a mouse (b) ~ ~ : : : : : : : : : : : ~
can enter and come out of the cage once, in the case yt-J""" ►'"""L+J
(a) and (b) if movement only in the direction of arrow
I. Mr Amar has 5 shins, 4 trousers and 3 shoes. In how 5. The number of terms in the product (a) (b+c) (d+e+/)
many different ways can he wear them? (g+h+i+j).....(last factor of the sequence) (remaining
(a) 12 (b) 60 alphabets)
(c) 23 (d) None of these (a) 120 (b) 840
(c) 3600 (d) None oftbcsc
2. A ball has 5 doors, in bow many ways a person can
enter and leave if 6. The number of 4-digit even numbers that can be
(i) Entry and exit should be from different doors? formed by using the digits 0, I, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 is
(a) 25 (b) 10 (a) 2201 {b) 1176
(c) 16 (d) 20 (c) 1372 (d) None of these

(ii) Entry and exit may be from same doors? 7. A teacher has 5 books. In how many ways he can
(a) 25 (b) IO arrange the books in a row?
(c) 16 (d) 20 (a) 120 (b) 3125
(c) 15 (d) None of these
3. A tyre store carries 10 different sizes of tyres each in
with tube and tubeless variety each with red side wall 8. A lady has 4 rings of different materials. She wants to
or plain black. How many different kinds of tyres docs wear three of them in 3 fingers, one in each finger. In
the store has? how many different ways she can wear them?
(a) 17 (b) 43 (a) 12 (b) 64
(c) 120 (d) None of these (c) 24 (d) None of these

4. How many four different digited natural numbers arc 9. How many different digited 4-digits numbers arc
there having each digit a prime number'I there?
(a) IO (b) 12 (a) 4532 (b) 4537
(c) 24 (d) None of these (c) 4536 (d) None of these

10. A prize distribution is to be hold in a class of 8 stu- (a) 2 103'7'

dents for the following results: first, second and third (b) 820
position in chemistry; first and second in maths; first (c) 56
in physics. Find the number of ways in which it can (d) None of these
be done.
I. Evaluate the following: (vi) the vowels are separated
(i) 12!-10! (vii) the vowels occupy odd prime positions.
9! (viii) D occurs before£ and£ occurs before R.
(ii) n! . when n = 15. r = 12. (ix) D occurs before£ and£ occurs after R.
r! x(n-r)' (x) D and R occupy extreme positions.
... n!
(111) (n-r+ l).(n-r+I)! 7. In how many ways can 6 balls of different colours.
namely. white, black. blue, red, green and yellow be
(iv) n(n - l) (n - 2)......... (n - r + l) arranged in a row in such a way that white and black
2. Find the value of r if balls are never together?
(i) P( 15, r) = 2730
8. How many different 6-digit numbers can be formed
(ii) 1'(15.r-l):P(l6.r-2)=3:4 with the digits 0. I. 3. 5, 7 and 9' How many of them
(iii) P(2r I.
- P(2r + I.
r): I) = 22: 7 r -

are divisible by 10' (repetitions is not allowed)

3. Raju wants to arrange 3 English. 4 History and 5 9. (a) How many numbers greater than 40000 can be
Mathematics books on a book shelf. If the books on formed using the digits I. 2. 3. 4 and 5 if each
the same subject are different. Detennine the number digit is used only once in each number?
of all possible arrangements. if the books on same (b) How many odd numbers greater than 80000 can
subject are always together. be formed using the digits 2. 3. 4. 5 and 8 if each
4. Find the number of different 7-letter words (may be digits used only once in a number?
meaningless) that can be formed from the letter of the 10. How many numbers divisible by 5 and lying between
word. NUMBERS' so that vowels always occupy the 3000 and 4000 can be formed by using the digits 3.
present position. 4, 5, 6. 7. 8 when no digit is repeated in any such
5. Ten students are panicipating in a race. In how many number'
ways can the first three prizes and the next three con-
I I. Out of 5 ladies and 5 gents (l,. L,. l" l,. L,, G,, G,.
solation prizes be given so that all the prizes go to
G,, G,, G,) in how many ways they can be arranged in
different students' a row'?
6. How many words can be formed from the letters of (i) lfno restriction applied
the word. 'DAUGHTER' so that? (ii) If all ladies are together.
(i) D is always next to£ but before G (iii) iff all ladies are together as well as gents are
(ii) D occurs after£ also together.
(iii) the vowels occupy even places (iv) lfno two ladies are together
(iv) the vowels always come together (v) If neither two ladies nor two gents together.
(v) All the vowels are never together (vi) if L, L, together

(vii) if G, G, are never together 12. The letters of the word FLOWER are taken 4 at a
(viii) if L, L, together and G, G, also together time and arranged in all possible ways. The number
(ix) if L, l 2 together and G,, G, never together of arrangements that contain the letter 'F' is 240 and
(x) L, L, not together and G, G2 not together which do not contain F is
 51!-50!.
I. The value of - - - is (c) - - - - •·'~,i+l
25 (n+ 2Xn +3)
SI I (d) None of these
(a) 25 (b) 25
(c) 2(50)! (d) (100)! 'P,_, "P, "P,., b' ,
7. If - - =-b = - - . then -b-- 1s equal to
a c t1( +c)
. 11! (2n)! .
2. Thevalueofexpress1on (n- 3)t 4 ( 2,,_ 3)! 1s (a) I (b) 2
(C) 1/2 (d) None of these
(a) n(n-1)2 (b) 3n(n-1)2
(c) n'(n-1)' (d) n'(3n-l) 8. Which of the following statement is false?
(a) •P, = •p_ 1 = -•p_,
3.6.9.12...( 311)
3. Let fl.x) • , be a function of natural (b) 'P, =• 'P, + r =• 'P~,
(3) (c) 'P, = n. • 'P,_ 1
number then evaluate fl.SO). (d) •P, = 2. •p_, = 3.'P,_,
(a) 25! (b) 75!
(c) I 00! (d) SO! 9. lf"P ,.,: "P,, 1 = 30800:1. then the values orris
(a) 40 (b) 41
4. If general tenn of a sequence is given t, • n!. n, then
(c) 42 (d) None of these
the sum of first II tenns will be
(a) (11 + I)! - 11! (b) (n+ I)! - I " 'P, is
10. The value of Lr.
(c) (n + I)!
,_,
(d) None of these
(a) "P,, (b) "P,, - I
5. I f ~ = ~ = ~ . then (c) 11 P 11 + I (d) None of these
{I b C
(a) t1b. b, t1c arc in A.P. (b) ab. b, ac arc is G.P. II. If""' P, ,: "'P, = 3: S. then n is equal to
(c) b' • a(b + c) (d) None of these (a) 4 (b) 6
6. 'P, + 2.'P, + 3. 'P, + ...+ 11. ·P, is equal to (c) 3 (d) 8
(a) •• , P,,, 12. In a class of SO students. in how many ways I'. 2"' and
1 3'" prizes be given. so that no student gets more than
( b ) -- •·'~.,-1
(11+2) one prize?

(a) ,.,,, (b) 53! (a) 9" (b) 6'

(c) SO! (c) 'P, (d) None of these
(d) None of these
3! 20. In a group of boys, the number of arrangements of
13. How many integers less than 1000. arc there. having 4 boys is 12 times the number of arrangements of 2
each digit distinct and odd? boys. The numbers of boys in the group is
(a) S (b) 20 (a) 10 (b) 8
(c) 60 (d) 85 (c) 6 (d) None of these
14. A lady has three rings. In how many ways she can 21. The number of ways in which m + n (n Sm ... I) dif-
wear them if no finger carries more than one ring? ferent things can be arranged in a row such that no two
of the n things may be together is
(a) IOP (b) IO!
1
3! (a) (m+n!) (b) m!(m+I)!
(c) 10! (d) None of these m!n! (m+n)!
7!
m!n!
15. How many opening order pairs can be made in a (c) (m - n + I)! (d) None of these
cricket team of 11 players?
(a) IOP2 (b) IOC2 22. The number of arrangements which can be made
using all the letters of the word LAUGH, if vowels
(c) IO! (d) 90 occur together.
8!
(a) 48 (b) 96
16. A flag contains S strips. In how many different ways (c) 24 (d) None of these
colours can be filled in flag, out of8 given colours, so
that no two different strips have same colour'/ 23. The number of ways in which four particular persons
(a) 8P1 (b) 8C1 A. B. C. D and six more persons can stand in a queue
(c) 8!/S! (d) None of these so that A always stands before 8, 8 before C and C
before D., is
17. How many different words can be formed having 4
(a) 71 4! (b) 10! - 7! 4!
different letters of English alphabet?
(c) I 0!/4! (d) None of these
261
(a) 26! (b) 24. The total number of words which can be fonncd out
22!
of the letters a, b, c, d, e.ftaken 3 together, such that
(c) 26P, (d) 10!
each word contains at least one vowel, is
2!
(a) 72 (b) 48
18. On a railway there arc 10 stations. The nwnber of types (c) 96 (d) None of these
of tickets required in order that it may be possible to
book a passenger from every station to every other is 25. The number of different ways in which 8 persons can
10! stand in a row so that between two particular persons
(a) 2! (b) 10! 2! A and B. there arc always two persons, is
(c) 10! (d) 10! (a) 60(5!) (b) I 5(4!) x (S I)
8! 8!2! (c) 4! x S! (d) None of these

19. The number of ways in which 9 pictures can be hung 26. The greatest possible nwnber of points of intersection
on 6 picrurc nails (in a row) is (Herc. it is obvious that of 8 straight lines and 4 circles is
only 6 picrurcs out of9 will be hung and 3 will be left (a) 32 (b) 4
out). (c) 76 (d) 104