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Probability and Arrangement Problems

The document contains a series of mathematical problems related to permutations and combinations, focusing on arranging letters and seating arrangements. It includes questions about the number of ways to arrange letters in words, the seating of students, and the selection of groups from larger sets. Each question provides multiple-choice answers, indicating a quiz or practice format for students learning combinatorial mathematics.

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Probability and Arrangement Problems

The document contains a series of mathematical problems related to permutations and combinations, focusing on arranging letters and seating arrangements. It includes questions about the number of ways to arrange letters in words, the seating of students, and the selection of groups from larger sets. Each question provides multiple-choice answers, indicating a quiz or practice format for students learning combinatorial mathematics.

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1. How many words can be framed by the 12.

In how many ways the letters of the word


letter of the word BIHAR? "DINNER" be arranged, so that it will
(A) 24 (B) 120 (C) 360 (D) 240 begin and end with a vowel?
(A) 120 (B) 60 (C) 48 (D) 24
2. In how many ways the letters of the word
"COMPLEX" be arranged? 13. In how many ways the letters of the word
(A) 40320 (B) 5040 "READY" be arranged so that all vowels
(C) 720 (D) 120 and all consonants come together?
(A) 12 (B) 18 (C) 24 (D) 32
3. In how many ways the letters of the word
"GOOD" be arranged? 14. In how many ways word "ENERGISER" be
(A) 24 (B) 12 (C) 6 (D) 4 arranged in that all vowels and all
consonants come together?
4. In how many ways letters of the word (A) 5760 (B) 1440 (C) 960 (D) 480
RUMOUR can be arranged?
(A) 180 (B) 720 (C) 30 (D) 90 15. In how many ways letters of word EXTRA
can be arranged so that vowels come
5. In how many ways the letters of the word together?
"COCONUT" be arranged? (A) 12 (B) 120 (C) 24 (D) 48
(A) 5040 (B) 2520
(C) 1260 (D) 720 16. In how many different ways can be letters
of the word SOFTWARE be arranged in
6. In how many ways the letters of the word such a way that the vowels always come
"OPPENHEIMER" be arranged? together ?
(A) 11!/2! (B) 111/3! (A) 4320 (B) 1440 (C) 360 (D) 120
(C) 111/21.3! (D) 11!/2!.21.3!
17. In how many different ways can be letters
7. In how many ways the letters of the word of the word 'CANDIDATE' be arranged in
"SMART" be arranged, so that the middle such a way that the vowels always come
position is occupied by 'T'? together?
(A) 120 (B) 60 (C) 24 (D) 12 (A) 4320 (B) 1440 (C) 720 (D) 840

8. In how many ways the letters of the word 18. In how many ways the letters of word
"ENEMY" be arranged, so that the middle ADJUST can be arranged so that vowels
position is occupied by 'Y'? don't come together?
(A) 120 (B) 60 (C) 24 (D) 12 (A) 720 (B) 240 (C) 360 (D) 480

9. In how many ways the letters of the word 19. How many different ways can the English word
"BROKEN" be arranged, so that it will 'SYNDICATE' be arranged or arranged so that
begin with 'E' and end with '0'? all the vowels are in even position?
(A) 120 (B) 60 (C) 48 (D) 24 (A) 6!x24 (B) 81-51x41
(C) 8!-5!×3! (D) 5!×3!
10. Find the number of such words that can be
formed from the letters used in the word 20. How many different ways can the English word
'REPLY'? 'SYNDICATE' be arranged or arranged so that
(A) Which starts with R all the vowels are in even position?
(B) Which ends with Y (A) 6!×24 (B) 81-51x41
(C) Whose letter L is always in the middle and (C) 8!-5!×3! (D) 5!×3!
(D) Which starts with R and ends with Y
21. The number of words that can be formed out of
11. In how many ways the letters of the word the letters of the word "CARTRIDGE", so that
"BUDGET" be arranged, so that it will the vowels occupy odd places is?
begin and end with a vowel? (A) 14400 (B) 17280
(A) 120 (B) 60 (C) 48 (D) 24 (C) 21600 (D) 28800
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22. 5 students are to be seated on 5 seats. In how 33. In how many ways can 5 boys and 3 girls sit in
many different ways can they be seated ? a row so that no two girls are together?
(A) 120 (B) 20 (C) 60 (D) 72 (A) 12000 (B) 14400 (C) 28800 (D) 24000

23. In how many different ways can 4 boys and 3 34. In how many ways can 7 Boys and 5 Girls
girls be arranged in a row such that all the boys students be seated in row so that no two of the
stand together and all the girls stand together. Girls students may sit together?
(A) 288 (B) 576 (C) 1440 (D) 2880 (A)
8!7!
(B)
6!7!
(C)
6!8!
(D)
5!8!
3! 3! 2! 2!

24. In how many ways 3 Artist, 2 Doctors and 4


35. In how many ways can 5 boys and 5 girls sit in
Lawyers be seated in a row in the conference
a circle so that no two boys sit together?
hall, so that all person of same profession sit
(A) 360 (B) 720 (C) 1440 (D) 2880
together?
(A) 288 (B) 576 (C) 1440 (D) 1728
1. In how many ways 5 persons be selected from
a group of eight people?
25. Four boys and two girls sit in a row. If Two
(A) 112 (B) 56 (C) 48 (D) 120
Girls always sit together. Find all possible
ways?
2. There are 7 men and 3 women. In how many
(A) 120 (B) 720 (C) 48 (D) 240
ways a group of 5 men and 2 women be
formed?
26. In how many different ways can 4 boys and 3
(A) 63 (B) 45 (C) 126 (D) 90
girls be arranged in a row such that all the boys
stand together.
3. How many different team of 6 layers can be
(A) 288 (B) 576 (C) 1440 (D) 2880
formed from 5 male and 5 female players?
(A) 300 (B) 240 (C) 210 (D) 180
27. In how many different ways can 4 boys and 3
girls be arranged in a row such that all the boys
4. In how many ways 4 children can be selected
did not stand together.
from a group of 6 boys and 4 girls so that at
(A) 2884 (B) 3668 (C) 4464 (D) 5142
least one boys is always there in the group ?
(A) 159 (B) 209 (C) 194 (D) 185
28. 7 Students take an exam. Two of them are from
English medium. Find the possible number of
5. If two particular boys are to be selected always,
ways when both English medium students don't
then in how many ways can 6 boys be chosen
sit together ?
from a total of 11 boys?
(A) 2400 (B) 1200 (C) 3600 (D) 4800
(A) 126 (B) 216 (C) 240 (D) 120
29. On a shelf there are 4 books on Economics, 3
6. If two particular boys are never to be selected,
books on Management and 4 books on
then in how many ways can 6 boys be chosen
Statistics. In how many different ways can the
from a total of 11 boys ?
books be arranged so that the books on
(A) 126 (B) 216 (C) 84 (D) 42
Economics are kept together?
(A) 967680 (B) 120960
7. There are 5boys and 4girls in a class. We have
(C) 5040 (D) 40320
to select three students. In how many different
ways we can select
30. In how many ways 4 boys and 3 girls can be
i) two boys and one girl.
seated in a row so that they are alternate ?
ii) no one is a girl.
(A) 144 (B) 720 (C) 256 (D) 120
iii) at least one girl will be present.
31. What is the number of ways that 5 Boys and 4
8. There are 4 black, 5 red and 6 green balls. We
Girls can be seated in a row so that boys and
have to select 3 balls. In how many different
girls sit alternately. (no two boys sit together)
ways we can select
(A) 360 (B) 720 (C) 1440 (D) 2880
i) all balls are of different colours.
ii) all balls are of same colour.
32. What is the number of ways that 5 Boys and 5
iii) no ball is red.
Girls can be seated in a row so that boys and
iv) at least one is a red ball.
girls sit alternately. (no two girls sit together)
v) Exactly one green ball.
(A) 2880 (B) 5760 (C) 14400 (D) 28800
vi) Atmost 2 green ball.
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9. A man has 12 friends: 6 boys and 6 girls. In how 19. How many 3 digit numbers can be formed from
many ways can he invite them, if there have to the digits 2,3,4,5&6 if repetition is not allowed?
be exactly 4 girls in the invites? (A) 120 (B) 60 (C) 6 (D) 24
(A) 1080 (B) 960 (C) 720 (D) 640
20. How many three digit numbers which are
10. A committee of five members is to be formed divisible by 2 are formed if repetition is not
out of 3 trainees, 4 professors and 6 research allowed.
associates. In how many different ways this can (A) 21 (C) 22 (B) 24 (D) 23
be done if the committee should have all the 4 21. How many four digits even numbers are formed
professors and 1 research associate or all 3 if repetition is not allowed.
trainees and 2 professors? (A) 841 (B) 840 (C) 742 (D) 843
(A) 15 (B) 18 (C) 25 (D) 12
22. How many five digits odd numbers are formed
11. In a touring cricket team there are 16 players in if repetition is not allowed.
all including 5 bowlers and 2 wicket-keepers. (A) 364 (B) 361 (C) 357 (D) 360
How many teams of 11 players from these, can
23. How many four digit numbers which are
be chosen, so as to include three bowlers and
divisible by 4 are formed if repetition is not
one wicket-keeper
allowed.
(A) 650 (B) 720 (C) 750 (D) 800
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 5
12. In how many ways can 6 persons be selected 24. How many five digits numbers which are
from 4 officers and 8 constables, if at least one divisible by 4 are formed if repetition is not
officer is to be included allowed.
(A) 224 (B) 672 (A) 24 (B) 22 (C) 23 (D) 25
(C) 896 (D) None of these
25. How many 4 digit even numbers can be formed
13. There are 30 peoples in the party. If everyone is from the digits 2,3,4,5,6,8,9 if repetition is not
to shake hands with one another, how many allowed?
handshakes are possible? (A) 720 (B) 480 (C) 360 (D) 120
(A) 900 (B) 870 (C) 450 (D) 435
26. How many 3 digits numbers divisible by 4 can
be formed from the digits 2,3,5,7&8 if
14. Each person in a party shakes hand with every
repetition is not allowed?
another person. If there are 28 hand shoes, Find
(A) 24 (B) 18 (C) 12 (D) 8
number of persons in the party?
(A) 14 (B) 7 (C) 9 (D) 8 27. How many 3 digits numbers divisible by 4 can
be formed from the digits 2,3,5,7&8 if
15. In a chess competition involving some boys and repetition is not allowed?
girls of school. Every student had to play (A) 24 (B) 18 (C) 12 (D) 8
exactly one game with every other student. It
was found that in 210 games both the players PROBABILITY
were girls, and in 435 games both were boys. COINS
The number of games in which one player was 1. A coin is tossed twice. The probability of
a boy and the other was a girl is getting head both the times is
1 1 3
(A) 600 (B) 609 (C) 580 (D) 630 (A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 4 (D) 1

16. How many 3 letter words can be formed out of 2. A coin is tossed 3 times. Find the probability of
the letters of the word "SWITCH"? getting.
(A) 120 (B) 60 (C) 24 (D) 12 (A) Exactly one head (B) Exactly 2 heads
(C) Exactly 3 heads (D) No head
17. 12 buses are running between two places A and (E) Atleast one head (F) Atleast 2 heads
B. In how many ways can a family go from A (G) Atmost 2 heads
to B and return by a different bus?
(A) 156 (B) 144 (C) 132 (D) 120 3. The probability of getting at least one tail in 4
throws of a coin is
18. How many two digit numbers are formed if 15 1
(A) 16 (B) 16
repetition is not allowed.
1
(A) 6 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 8 (C) 4 (D) None of these

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4. A coin is tossed 4 times. The probability of 5. Two dice are thrown together. The probability
getting exactly 3 heads is : that sum of the two numbers will be a multiple
1
(A) 4
5
(B) 16
7
(C) 16
3
(D) 8 of 5 is
5 7 13 11
(A) 36 (B) 36 (C) 36 (D) 36
5. A coin is tossed 10 times. The probability of
6. Two dice are tossed. The probability that the
getting exactly 6 heads is :
105 71 123 133 total score is a prime number is
(A) (B) (C) (D) 1 5
512 512 512 1024 (A) 6 (B) 12
1
6. On tossing 7 coins together. What is the (C) 2 (D) None of these
probability of getting atmost 2 heads is :
17 13 123 29 7. When two dice are thrown, what is the
(A) 128 (B) 128 (C) 128 (D) 128 probability that the difference of the outcomes is 2 ?
2 3 5 2
(A) 9 (B) 4 (C) 12 (D) 3
7. On tossing 8 coins together. What is the
probability of getting at most 6 tails is : 8. In a simultaneous throw of two dice, what is the
21
(A) 256
247
(B) 256
9
(C) 256
11
(D) 256 probability of getting a total of 10 or 11 ?
1 1 7 5
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 12 (D) 36
8. A coin is tossed a fixed number of times. If the
9. In a single thrown of a pair of dice, the
probability of getting 4 heads equals the
probability of getting the sum a perfect square is :
probability of getting 7 heads, then the 1 7 1 2
probability of getting 2 heads is: (A) 18 (B) 36 (C) 6 (D) 9
(A) 1/1024 (B) 55/2048
10. A dice is thrown 3 times, describe the sample
(C) 3/4096 (D) None of these
space:
(A) 6 (B) 12 (C) 36 (D) 216
DICE
1. A dice is thrown, find the probability of getting: 11. 3 dice are thrown, find the probability of getting
(A) A prime number same number in all the 3 dice?
(B) An even number (A) 1/6 (B) 1/216 (C) 1/36 (D) 5/36
(C) An odd number
(D) A composite number BALLS
(E) A number more than 4 1. A box contains 6 white, 2 black and 3 red balls.
If a ball is drawn at random, find the probability
(F) A number divisible by 3
that the ball is not white?
(G) A number not divisible by 5
RRB NTPC 09.01.2021 (Shift-1) Stage 1st
(A) 5/11 (B) 6/11 (C) 5/6 (D) 6/5
2. 2 dice are thrown, find the possibility of getting:
(A) A doublet 2. A bag contains 6 black and 8 white balls. One
(B) Number on first dice is different from ball is drawn at random. What is the probability
second dice that the ball drawn is white?
(C) Numbers on both the dice are even (A) ¾ (B) 4/7 (C) 1/8 (D) 3/7
(D) Numbers on both the dice are odd
3. A glass jar contains 6 white, 8 black, 4 red and
(E) Sum more than 10।
3 blue marbles. If a single marble is chosen at
(F) Sum 8 random from the jar, what is the probability that
it is black or blue?
3. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is SSC CGL 2022 MAINS
the probability of obtaining sum of the numbers (A) 8/21 (B) 11/21 (C) 5/21 (D) 1/7
less than 11
(A) 6
1 1
(B) 12 4. A bag contains 2 red, 3 green and 2 blue balls.
11
Two balls are drawn at random. What is the
(C) 12 (D) None of these probability that none of the balls drawn is blue?
(A) 10/21 (B) 11/21 (B) 2/7 (D) 5/7
4. Two dice are thrown together. The probability
5. There are 4 black, 3 red and 5 green balls in a
that sum of the two numbers will be a multiple box. Two balls are randomly picked out. Find
of 4 is the probability of them being of same colour?
1 1 1 5
(A) 9 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 9 (A)
47
(B)
1
(C)
19
(D)
2
66 6 66 11

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6. A bag contains 6 red, 4 blue, 2 green and 3 15. There are 8 red, 7 blue and 6 green balls in a
yellow balls. If 2 balls are picked at random, box. One ball is randomly picked out, what is
what is the probability that either both are green the probability of that ball being neither red nor
or both are yellow? green?
5 1 1 4
(A) (B) (C) (D) (A)
7
(B)
1
(C)
3
(D)
9
91 35 3 105 19 3 4 21
7. A bag contains 4 red balls, 6 green balls and 5 16. There are three red and seven black caps in box.
blue balls. If three balls are picked at random,
One cap is picked up randomly. What is the
what is the probability that two of them are
green and one of them is blue in colour? probability of that not being red?
3 2 7 1
20
(A) 91
10
(B) 91
15
(C) 91
5
(D) 91 (A) 10 (B) 5 (C) 10 (D) 2

8. A bag contains 4 white, 5 red and 6 blue balls. 17. In a box there are 10 black and 5 red balls, If
Three balls are drawn at random from the bag. one ball is picked up randomly what is the
The probability that all of them are red is: probability that it is black ball?
(A) 1/22 (B) 3/22 (C) 2/91 (D) 2/77 1 1 2 4
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 3 (D) 5
9. A bag contains 6 red, 4 blue, 2 green and 3
yellow balls. If 4 balls are picked at random, 18. A bag contains 4 red, 5 yellow and 6 pink balls.
what is the probability that at least 1 is blue? Two balls are drawn at randomly. What is the
4 69 11 22 probability that none of the balls drawn are
(A) 15 (B) 91 (C) 15 (D) 91
yellow in colour?
10. A basket contains 6 blue, 2 red, 4 green and 3
CARDS
yellow balls. If 5 balls are picked up at random,
what is the probability that at least one is blue? 1. A card is drawn from a pack of cards. What is
137 18 9 2 the probability that it is:
(A) 143 (B) 455 (C) 91 (D) 5
(A). A red card
11. There are 20 balls in a bag which are numbered (B). A club card
1,2,3. 20. A ball is drawn at random from the (C). An ordinary black card
bag. Find the probability that the number (D). A face card but not of red color
marked on the ball drawn from the bag is (E). A card having the number less than 8
divisible by 3 or 5 . (F). A card having the number a multiple of 4
RRB NTPC 06.04.2021 (Shift II) stage I (G). An ordinary card of heart
(A)1/10 (B) 9/2 (C) 2/5 (D) ½ (H). An ace of red color

12. There are 50 balls in a bag which are numbered 2. 2 cards are drawn from a pack of cards. What is
1,2,3.............50. A ball is drawn at random the probability that it is:
from the bag. Find the probability that the (A).Two jacks
number marked on the ball drawn from the bag (B). No face card
is divisible by 5 or 7. (C) No ordinary card
(A)1/10 (B) 8/25 (C) 3/10 (D) 1/25 (D) Exactly one king
(E) One ace & One king card
13. A bag contains x+3 black, 4 pink and 6 violet
(F). Either spade or diamond cards
colored balls. If two balls are taken out
(G). Either Ace or Jack cards
randomly and the probability of getting both are
pink colour balls is 2/51, then find the total 3. 3 cards are drawn from a pack of cards. What is
number of balls in the bag? the probability that it is:
(A)15 balls (B) 16 balls (A). Three Queens
(C) 18 balls (D) 20 balls (B).No ace
14. A bag contains X pink, 6 green and 4 brown (C). One King, One Queen and One jack
color balls, if two balls are taken random and (D). One king and two queens
the probability of both balls being green is 1/14, (E).Two ordinary cards and red honour card
then find the difference between the number of (F). At least two face card
pink color balls and the number of brown color balls. (G). At most two Ace card
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 4

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