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PERMUTATION AND COMBINATION MCQs

Permutations And Combinations

Total Questions : 444 | Page 45 of 45 pages
Question 441. The number of new words that can be formed by rearranging the letters of the word ‘ALIVE’ is__________?
  1.    24
  2.    23
  3.    119
  4.    120
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 119
NUMBER OF WORDS WHICH CAN BE FORMED = 5! – 1 = 120 – 1 = 119.
Question 442. A delegation of 5 members has to be formed from 3 ladies and 5 gentlemen. In how many ways the delegation can be formed, if 2 particular ladies are always included in the delegation?
  1.    20
  2.    54
  3.    42
  4.    60
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 20
THERE ARE THREE LADIES AND FIVE GENTLEMEN AND A COMMITTEE OF 5 MEMBERS TO BE FORMED.
NUMBER OF WAYS SUCH THAT TWO LADIES ARE ALWAYS INCLUDED IN THE COMMITTEE = ⁶C₃ = (6 * 5 * 4)/6 = 20.
Question 443. The number of sequences in which 7 players can throw a ball, so that the youngest player may not be the last is -.
  1.    4000
  2.    2160
  3.    4320
  4.    5300
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 4320
X NOT YOUNGER_______ ↑
THE LAST BALL CAN BE THROWN BY ANY OF THE REMAINING 6 PLAYERS. THE FIRST 6 PLAYERS CAN THROW THE BALL IN ⁶P₆ WAYS.
THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF WAYS = 6(6!) = 4320
Question 444. In how many ways can live boys and three girls sit in a row such that all boys sit together?
  1.    4800
  2.    5760
  3.    2880
  4.    15000
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 2880
TREAT ALL BOYS AS ONE UNIT. NOW THERE ARE FOUR STUDENTS AND THEY CAN BE ARRANGED IN 4! WAYS. AGAIN FIVE BOYS CAN BE ARRANGED AMONG THEMSELVES IN 5! WAYS.
REQUIRED NUMBER OF ARRANGEMENTS = 4! * 5! = 24 * 120 = 2880.

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