Practice Question Lecture # 19, 20
Question # 1
Out of 7 consonants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants and 2
vowels can be formed?
Question # 2
In a group of 6 boys and 4 girls, four children are to be selected. In how many
different ways can they be selected such that at least one boy should be there?
Question # 3
From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected to form a
committee so that at least 3 men are there in the committee. In how many
ways can it be done?
Question # 4
In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'OPTICAL' be arranged
so that the vowels always come together?
Question # 5
In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'CORPORATION' be
arranged so that the vowels always come together?
Question # 6
In how many ways can a group of 5 men and 2 women be made out of a total
of 7 men and 3 women?
Question # 7
In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'MATHEMATICS' be
arranged such that the vowels must always come together?
Question # 8
There are 8 men and 10 women and you need to form a committee of 5 men
and 6 women. In how many ways can the committee be formed?
Question # 9
How many 3-letter words with or without meaning, can be formed out of the
letters of the word, 'LOGARITHMS', if repetition of letters is not allowed?
Question # 10
In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'LEADING' be
arranged such that the vowels should always come together?
Question # 11
In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'DETAIL' be arranged
such that the vowels must occupy only the odd positions?
Question # 12
A bag contains 2 white balls, 3 black balls and 4 red balls. In how many ways
can 3 balls be drawn from the bag, if at least one black ball is to be included in
the draw?
Question # 13
In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'JUDGE' be arranged
such that the vowels always come together?
Question # 14
In how many ways can the letters of the word 'LEADER' be arranged?
Question # 15
How many arrangements can be made out of the letters of the word
‘ENGINEERING’?
Question # 16
How many 3 digit numbers can be formed from the digits 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9
which are divisible by 5 and none of the digits is repeated?
Question # 17
There are 6 periods in each working day of a school. In how many ways can
one organize 5 subjects such that each subject is allowed at least one period?
Question # 18
How many 6 digit telephone numbers can be formed if each number starts
with 35 and no digit appears more than once?
Question # 19
An event manager has ten patterns of chairs and eight patterns of tables. In
how many ways can he make a pair of table and chair?
Question # 20
25 buses are running between two places P and Q. In how many ways can a
person go from P to Q and return by a different bus?
Question # 21
A box contains 4 red, 3 white and 2 blue balls. Three balls are drawn at
random. Find out the number of ways of selecting the balls of different colors?
Question # 22
A question paper has two parts P and Q, each containing 10 questions. If a
student needs to choose 8 from part P and 4 from part Q, in how many ways
can he do that?
Question # 23
In how many different ways can 5 girls and 5 boys form a circle such that the
boys and the girls alternate?
Question # 24
Find out the number of ways in which 6 rings of different types can be worn in
3 fingers?
Question # 25
In how many ways can 5 man draw water from 5 taps if no tap can be used
more than once?
Question # 26
There are 6 persons in an office. A group consisting of 3 persons has to be
formed. In how many ways can the group be formed?
Question # 27
There are 5 yellow, 4 green and 3 black balls in a bag. All the 12 balls are
drawn one by one and arranged in a row. Find out the number of different
arrangements possible.
Question # 28
In how many ways can a team of 5 persons be formed out of a total of 10
persons such that two particular persons should be included in each team?
Question # 29
In how many ways can a team of 5 persons be formed out of a total of 10
persons such that two particular persons should not be included in any team?
Question # 30
A company has 11 software engineers and 7 civil engineers. In how many ways
can they be seated in a row so that no two of the civil engineers will sit
together?
Question # 31
How many signals can be made using 6 different coloured flags when any
number of them can be hoisted at a time?
Question # 32
In how many ways can 5 distinguishable balls be put into 8 distinguishable
boxes if no box can contain more than one ball?
