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Ch-6: Permutations and Combinations 30 Questions

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1. The value of 0! is equal to:

  • A. 1
  • B. 0
  • C. Infinity
  • D. Not defined

2. Compute the value of 7! / 5! :

  • A. 42
  • B. 35
  • C. 49
  • D. 21

3. If 1/8! + 1/9! = x/10!, then x is equal to:

  • A. 100
  • B. 90
  • C. 81
  • D. 10

4. The value of ⁿPᵣ is given by the formula:

  • A. n! / (n - r)!
  • B. n! / [r! (n - r)!]
  • C. (n - r)! / n!
  • D. n! / r!

5. The value of ⁿCᵣ is given by the formula:

  • A. n! / [r! (n - r)!]
  • B. n! / (n - r)!
  • C. n! / r!
  • D. r! / (n - r)!

6. The relation between ⁿPᵣ and ⁿCᵣ is:

  • A. ⁿPᵣ = r! × ⁿCᵣ
  • B. ⁿCᵣ = r! × ⁿPᵣ
  • C. ⁿPᵣ = ⁿCᵣ / r!
  • D. ⁿPᵣ = n! × ⁿCᵣ

7. If ⁿC₈ = ⁿC₂, then the value of n is:

  • A. 10
  • B. 6
  • C. 16
  • D. 8

8. If ⁿC₈ = ⁿC₂, then the value of ⁿC₂ is:

  • A. 45
  • B. 90
  • C. 10
  • D. 20

9. How many 3-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 if repetition of digits is allowed?

  • A. 125
  • B. 60
  • C. 24
  • D. 120

10. How many 3-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 if repetition of digits is not allowed?

  • A. 60
  • B. 125
  • C. 120
  • D. 20

11. How many 4-digit code numbers can be formed using the first 10 letters of the English alphabet, if no letter can be repeated?

  • A. 5040
  • B. 10000
  • C. 210
  • D. 720

12. Find the number of permutations of the letters of the word 'ALLAHABAD':

  • A. 7560
  • B. 9!
  • C. 362880
  • D. 15120

13. In how many ways can a committee of 3 persons be chosen from a group of 2 men and 3 women?

  • A. 10
  • B. 12
  • C. 15
  • D. 20

14. The value of ⁿC₀ + ⁿC₁ + ⁿC₂ + ... + ⁿCₙ is equal to:

  • A. 2ⁿ
  • B. 2ⁿ - 1
  • C. n²
  • D. 2n

15. The value of ⁿCₙ is always:

  • A. 1
  • B. n
  • C. 0
  • D. n!

16. The value of ⁿC₁ is always:

  • A. n
  • B. 1
  • C. 0
  • D. n!

17. Pascal's identity states that ⁿCᵣ + ⁿCᵣ₋₁ is equal to:

  • A. ⁿ⁺¹Cᵣ
  • B. ⁿ⁺¹Cᵣ₊₁
  • C. ⁿCᵣ₊₁
  • D. ⁿ⁺²Cᵣ

18. The number of diagonals in a polygon of 'n' sides is:

  • A. n(n - 3) / 2
  • B. n(n - 1) / 2
  • C. n(n - 2) / 2
  • D. n(n + 1) / 2

19. How many diagonals are there in a hexagon (6 sides)?

  • A. 9
  • B. 12
  • C. 15
  • D. 6

20. The number of ways to arrange n distinct objects in a circle is:

  • A. (n - 1)!
  • B. n!
  • C. (n + 1)!
  • D. n! / 2

21. In how many ways can 5 people sit around a circular table?

  • A. 24
  • B. 120
  • C. 60
  • D. 12

22. What is the value of ⁿP₀?

  • A. 1
  • B. 0
  • C. n
  • D. n!

23. What is the value of ⁿPₙ?

  • A. n!
  • B. 1
  • C. n
  • D. 0

24. If ⁿP₅ = 42 × ⁿP₃ (n > 4), then n is:

  • A. 10
  • B. 12
  • C. 9
  • D. 8

25. Out of 7 consonants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants and 2 vowels can be formed?

  • A. 25200
  • B. 210
  • C. 2400
  • D. 5040

26. How many chords can be drawn through 21 points on a circle?

  • A. 210
  • B. 420
  • C. 105
  • D. 21

27. How many 3-digit even numbers can be made using digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 if no digit is repeated?

  • A. 60
  • B. 120
  • C. 30
  • D. 90

28. The number of ways in which 5 boys and 3 girls can be seated in a row so that no two girls are together is:

  • A. 14400
  • B. 7200
  • C. 2880
  • D. 1200

29. The total number of sub-sets of a set containing 5 elements is:

  • A. 32
  • B. 25
  • C. 16
  • D. 64

30. Find the number of ways of selecting 9 balls from 6 red balls, 5 white balls and 5 blue balls if each selection consists of 3 balls of each colour:

  • A. 2000
  • B. 1000
  • C. 500
  • D. 2500

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