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1. Out of 25 speakers three speakers A, B and C must be in a ascending order and speakers
D, E, F must be in descending order. In how many ways it is possible for all of them to
speak?
19 ! 6 !
(A) (B) 19 !  (3 !)2
3!
25 !
(C) (D) none of these
36
2. n people are sitting around a round table, in how many ways we can select three people
when these three people are not adjacent to each other?
nn  4 n  5 nn  2n  3
(A) (B)
6 6
n n 1
(C) C 3  C2 (D) none of these
3. Find the number of ways in which we can paint a dice by using 6 different colours. Alll
colours must be used
6!
(A) 6! (B)
6
(C) 6  6! (D) none of these

4. Number of integers between 1 and 1000 (both inclusive), which are divisible by either of 10,
15 and 25 is
(A) 206 (B) 66
(C) 146 (D) 854
5. If n = 10800, then the number of divisor of the form 4m + 2 (m  I+) is
(A) 60 (B) 48
(C) 12 (D) 30
6. Along a railway line there are 30 stations. The number of different tickets required in order so
that it may be possible to travel from every station to every station is
(A) 435 (B) 870
(C) 900 (D) none of these
7. Number of ways in which 20 identical balls can be used in 16 different matches is
(A) 20C16 (B) 20C15
18
(C) C14 (D) 19C15
8. There are 16 Indian soldiers in Pakistani jail as prisoners of war (POW); India has 18
Pakistani soldiers as prisoners of war in its jail. As per the agreement between the leaders of
the two nations, it is decided to exchange three of the POW’s every month. The number of
ways in which the first exchange of POW’s takes place is
(A) 456960 (B) 459660
(C) 1376 (D) none of these
9. A five digit number divisible by 3 is to be formed using the numerals 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 without
repetition. The number of ways in which this can be done is
(A) 216 (B) 240
(C) 600 (D) 720
10. The number of ways of selecting 10 pens out of 4 available varieties are
(A) 210 (B) 286
(C) 1024 (D) 10000

ANSWERS

1. C 2. A 3. D 4. C
5. C 6. B 7. D 8. A
9. A 10. B
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1. The number of ways in which five different books to be distributed among three persons, so
that each person is to have at least one book, cannot be equal to, the number of ways in
which
(A) 5 persons are allotted 3 residential flats, so that none of these flats remain empty
(B) out of 5 students a group of 3 is to be formed, so that each group contains at least a
student
(C) 5 different toys are to be distributed among 3 children, so that each child gets at least
one toy
(D) 3 mathematics professors are assigned 5 different lectures to be delivered, so that each
professor gets atleast a lecture
2. The number of ways in which three persons each throwing a single die once, make a total
score of eleven
(A) 27 (B) 39
(C) 45 (D) 63
3. A train time table must be compiled for various days of the work so that two trains a day
depart for three days, one train a day for two days and three trains a day for two days. How
many different time tables can be complied
(A) 6140 (B) 210
(C) 72 (D) 133
4. There are 30 volumes of a magazine on the book shelf. The number of ways in which, they
can be arranged, so that two particular volumes are kept side by side and another two
volumes are not side by side is
(A) (54) (27!) (B) (56) (27!)
(C) (54) (28!) (D) (56) (28!)
5. If M is the number of ways in which 9 students are assigned to three different projects, so
that equal number of students work on each project, N is the number of ways in which 9
students are split into 3 groups each group having equal number of students in it then M – N
is
(A) 1680 (B) 1400
(C) 280 (D) 0
6. The number of solutions of the inequation 10Cx-1 > 3.10Cx is
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 9
7. A polygon has 44 diagonals. The number of its sides is
(A) 10 (B) 11
(C) 12 (D) 13
8. The number of ways in which a mixed doubles tennis game can be arranged between 10
players consisting of 6 men and 4 women is
(A) 180 (B) 90
(C) 48 (D) 12

9. The number of zeroes at the end of (127)! is

(A) 31 (B) 30
(C) 0 (D) 10
10. The number of solutions in positive integers of 2x + 3y = 763 is
(A) 125 (B) 126
(C) 127 (D) 128

ANSWERS

1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C
5. C 6. C 7. B 8. A
9. A 10. C
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1. In a hockey tournament, a total of 153 matches were played. If each team played one match
with every other team, the total number of teams that participated in the tournament was
(A) 20 (B) 18
(C) 16 (D) 14
2. The number of ordered triplets (x, y, z) of positive integers which are solutions of the
equation x + y + z = 100 is
(A) 5081 (B) 4851
(C) 6005 (D) None of these.
3. The number of diagonals that can be drawn by joining the vertices of an octagon is
(A) 28 (B) 48
(C) 20 (D) None of these
4. Number of ways in which 7 girls & 7 boys can be arranged such that no two boys and no two
girls are together is
(A) 12!(2!)2 (B) 7! 8!
(C) 2(7!)2 (D) None of these
5. The number of ordered triplets (a, b, c), a, b, c  N, such that a + b + c  20 is
(A) less than 100 (B) less than 1000
(C) equal to 1000 (D) more than 1000

6. If 7 points out of 12 are in the same straight line, then the number of triangles formed are
(A) 19 (B) 185
(C) 201 (D) none of these
7. Six boys and six girls sit along a line alternatively in x ways and along a circle in y ways, then
(A) x = y (B) y = 12x
(C) x = 10y (D) x = 12y
8. How many different signals can be given using any number of flags from 5 flags of different
colours
(A) 325 (B) 425
(C) 525 (D) 625
9. How many numbers between 400 and 1000 can be formed with the digits 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 if no
digit is repeated in the same number
(A) 20 (B) 30
(C) 40 (D) none of these
10. There are five students going to collect the marksheet one of them gets his certificate and
none other gets their own certificates, then in how many ways it is possible
(A) 45 (B) 35
(C) 25 (D) none of these

ANSWERS

1. B 2. B 3. C 4. C
5. D 6. B 7. D 8. A
9. D 10. A
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1. A committee of 12 is to be formed from 9 women and 8 men. In how many ways this can be
done if at least five women have to be included in the committee.
(A) 5062 (B) 6062
(C) 7062 (D) none of these
2. The total number of arrangements of the letters in the expression a3b2c4 when written at full
length
(A) 1060 (B) 1160
(C) 1260 (D) 1360
3. From a class of 25 students 10 are to be chosen for an excursion party. There are 3
students who decide that either all of them or none of them will join. The number ways they
can be chosen is
(A) 22C7 + 22C10 (B) 22C6 + 22C10
22 22
(C) C7 + C8 (D) none of these
4. Aman and Mahesh go for a party each having Rs. 100. If they decide to expend Rs. 150.
Then in how many ways they can make the payment.
(A) 31 (B) 41
(C) 51 (D) 61
5. In a test of 10 multiple choice question of one correct answer each having 4 alternative
answers. The number of ways to put tickes at random for the answers to all the question is
(A) 410 (B) 104
10
(C) 4 – 4 (D) 104 – 20
6. How many six digit numbers are there such that each succeeding digit is smaller than
preceding digit?
(A) 9C6 (B) 9C6 + 10C5
10
(C) C6 (D) none of these
7. In how many ways can the letters of the word DERANGEMENTS be arranged so that there
is no change in word.
(A) 16 (B) 12
(C) 8 (D) 8.4!
8. In how many ways can 5 students receive their mark sheets from their principal so that
exactly one of them gets correct mark sheet and rest all get their mark sheets mixed up
among themselves.
(A) 43 (B) 45
(C) 46 (D) none of these
9. Two + signs and two  signs are placed at four spaces between five 2’s such that no space
is empty. In how many ways the result comes out to be 12
(A) 6 (B) 3
(C) 4 (D) 5
10. The sum of the digits in the unit's place of all numbers formed with the help of 3, 4, 5, 6
taken all at a time is
(A) 108 (B) 5 !
(C) 4! (D) 10

ANSWERS

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C
5. A 6. C 7. B 8. B
9. B 10. A
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1. The number of ways in which a mixed doubles tennis game can be arranged between 10
players consisting of 6 men and 4 women is
(A) 180 (B) 90
(C) 48 (D) 12
2. The maximum number of points of intersection of three congruent equilateral triangles is
(A) 18 (B) 24
(C) 14 (D) none of these
3. The sum of the factors of 7!, which are odd and are of the form 3t + 1 where t is a whole
number, is
(A) 10 (B) 8
(C) 9 (D) 15
4. Number of natural numbers < 2 .104 which can be formed with the digits 1, 2, 3 only is
equal to
3 6  2 .3 4  3 3 6  2 .3 4  3
(A) (B)
2 2
7
3 1
(C) (D) none of these
2
5. The number of ordered pairs (m, n) ( m, n  { 1, 2, . . ., 20} )
such that 3m +7n is a multiple of 10, is
(A) 100 (B) 200
(C) 4!  4! (D) none of these
6. Nine hundred distinct N-digit numbers are to be formed by using 6, 8 and 9 only. The
smallest value of N for which this is possible, is
(A) 6 (B) 7
(C) 8 (D) 9
7. Every one of the 10 available lamps can be switched on to illuminate certain hall. The total
number of ways in which the hall can be illuminated is
(A) 55 (B) 1023
(C) 210 (D) 20!
n
8. P4 = 24 nC5 value of n is
(A) 15 (B) 10
(C) 5 (D) 9

9. If 7 points out of 12 are in same straight line, then number of triangles formed is
(A) 19 (B) 158
(C) 185 (D) 201
10. The total number of numbers of not more than 20 digits that are formed by using the digits 0,
1, 2, 3, 4 is
(A) 520 (B) 520 –1
20
(C) 5 + 1 (D) none of these

ANSWERS

1 A 2. A 3. B 4. A
5. A 6. B 7. B 8 D
9. C 10. A
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1. The number of ways in which r letters can be posted in m letters boxes in a tower is
(A) mPr (B) nCr
r
(C) m (D) rm
2. The number of solutions of the inequation Cx-1 > 3.10Cx is
10

(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 9
3. A polygon has 44 diagonals. The number of its sides is
(A) 10 (B) 11
(C) 12 (D) 13
4. The number of ways in which a mixed doubles tennis game can be arranged between 10
players consisting of 6 men and 4 women is
(A) 180 (B) 90
(C) 48 (D) 12
5. The number of zeroes at the end of (127)! is
(A) 31 (B) 30
(C) 0 (D) 10
6. The number of solutions in positive integers of 2x + 3y = 763 is
(A) 125 (B) 126
(C) 127 (D) 128
7. In a hockey tournament, a total of 153 matches were played. If each team played one match
with every other team, the total number of teams that participated in the tournament were
(A) 20 (B) 18
(C) 16 (D) 14
8. The number of ordered triplets (x, y, z) of positive integers which are solutions of the
equation x + y + z = 100 is
(A) 5081 (B) 4851
(C) 6005 (D) None of these.
9. The number of diagonals that can be drawn by joining the vertices of an octagon is
(A) 28 (B) 48
(C) 20 (D) None of these
10. Number of ways in which 7 girls & 7 boys can be arranged such that no two boys and no two
girls are together is
(A) 12!(2!)2 (B) 7! 8!
(C) 2(7!)2 (D) None of these

ANSWERS

1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A
5. A 6. C 7. B 8. B
9. C 10. C
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1. The number of ordered triplets (a, b, c), a, b, c  N, such that a + b + c  20 is

(A) less than 100 (B) less than 1000
(C) equal to 1000 (D) more than 1000

2. The number of subsets of {1, 2, 3, …, n} having least element i and greatest element j, 1  i
< j < n is
(A) 2n1 (B) 2ji+1
ji+1
(C) 2 (D) none of these
3. The number of ways of arranging six persons (having A, B, C and D among them) in a row
so that A, B, C and D are always in order ABCD (not necessarily together) is
(A) 4 (B) 10
(C) 30 (D) 720
4. The number of ways of selecting two numbers from the set {1, 2, …, 12} whose sum is
divisible by 3 is
(A) 66 (B) 16
(C) 6 (D) 8
5. The number of 9 digit numbers that can be formed by using the digits 1,2,3,4 and 5 is
9
(A) C1 8C2 (B) 59
9
(C) C5 (D) 9!
6. The number of diagonals that can be drawn by joining the vertices of an octagon is
(A) 28 (B) 48
(C) 20 (D) None of these

7. n dice are rolled. The number of possible outcomes in which at least one dice shows 6 is
(A) 6n (B) 6n – 1
n
(C) 5 (D) none of these
8. The number of ways in which 10 beads of different colours can form a necklace is
(A) 10 (B) 11
(C) 12 (D) none of these
9. The number of ways in which four letters can be selected from the word DEGREE is
(A) 7 (B) 6
6!
(C) (D) none of these
3!
10. A set contains (2n + 1) elements. If the number of subsets of this set which contain at most n
elements is 4096, then the value of n is
(A) 6 (B) 15
(C) 21 (D) none of these

ANSWERS

1. D 2. B 3. C 4. D
5. B 6. C 7. D 8. D
9. A 10. A
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1. Number of all 4digit numbers having different digits formed of the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and
divisible by 4 is
(A) 24 (B) 30
(C) 125 (D) 100

2. The sum of proper divisors of 72 ( 1 and 72 are excluded ) is

(A) 195 (B) 122
(C) 194 (D) none of these

3. There are n books and p copies of each, The number of ways in which a selection can be
made from them is
(A) np (B) pn
n
(C) (p + 1)  1 (D) (n + 1)p  1

4. A male and a female typist are needed in an Institution. If 10 ladies and 15 gentlemen apply,
then in how many ways can the selection be made, given that one particular pair does not
wish to be together.
(A) 125 (B) 145
(C) 149 (D) None of these
5. In how many ways can 5 prizes be distributed among four students when every students can
take one or more prizes.
(A) 1024 (B) 625
(C) 120 (D) 600

6. The number of ways in which a mixed double game can be arranged amongst 9 married
couples if no husband and wife play in the same game is
(A) 756 (B) 1512
(C) 30 24 (D) none of these.

7. The value of the expression k-1Ck-1 + kCk-1 + . . . + n+k-2Ck-1 is

(A) n+ k-1Ck+1 (B) n+ k-1Ck-1
n+ k
(C) Ck (D) none of these

8. Let A = {x l x is a prime number and x < 30} .The number of different rational numbers
whose numerator and denominator belong to A is
(A) 90 (B) 180
(C) 91 (D) none of these
9. How many words can be made from the letters of the word INSURANCE, if all vowels come
together
(A) 18270 (B) 17280
(C) 12780 (D) None of these

10 f a, b, c, d, e are prime integers, then the number of divisors of ab 2c2de excluding 1 as a

factor, is
(A) 94 (B) 72
(C) 36 (D) 71
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ANSWERS

1. A 2. B 3. C 4. C
5. A 6. B 7. B 8. C
9 D 10 D

Solution
6. we can choose two men out of 9 in 9C2 ways. Since no husband and wife are to play in the
same game, two women out of the remaining 7 can be chosen in 7C2 ways. If M1, M2, W1 and
W2 are chosen, then a team may consist of M1 and W1 or M1 and W2. Thus the number of
ways of arranging the game is
98 76
( 9C2) ( 7C2)(2) =   2 = 1512.
2 2

8. A = {2, 3, 5, 7, 11,13, 17, 19, 23, 29}. A rational number is made by taking any two in any
order .
So, the required number of rational numbers = 10P2 +1 ( including 1).
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1 Number of natural numbers < 2 .104 which can be formed with the digits 1, 2, 3 only is equal
to
3 6  2 .3 4  3 3 6  2 .3 4  3
(A) (B)
2 2
7
3 1
(C) (D) none of these
2
2 The sum of the factors of 7!, which are odd and are of the form 3t + 1 where t is a whole
number, is
(A) 10 (B) 8
(C) 9 (D) 15

3 Number of positive integers n less than 15, for which n! + (n+1)! + (n+2)! is an integral
multiple of 49, is
(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 5 (D) 6

4 The number of ordered pairs (m, n) ( m, n  { 1, 2, . . ., 20} )

such that 3m +7n is a multiple of 10, is
(A) 100 (B) 200
(C) 4!  4! (D) none of these

5 A four digit number with distinct digits is formed by using the digits from 1 to 6. The chance
that the number formed is divisible by 4 is
1 2
(A) (B)
3 5
3
(C) (D) none of these
10
6 Nine hundred distinct N-digit numbers are to be formed by using 6, 8 and 9 only. The
smallest value of N for which this is possible, is
(A) 6 (B) 7
(C) 8 (D) 9

7 A team of 8 married couples attend a party at which four persons are chosen for a prize. The
chance that the selected persons are of the same sex is
8
C 2  8C
(A) 16 4 (B) 16 4
C4 C4
16
C1  14C1  12C1  10C1
(C) 16
(D) none of these
C4

8. The total number of squares of any size (side being natural numbers) in a rectangle of
m  n(m<n) (m,n  N ) is
m m
(A) (m  1) (3n  m  1) (B) (m  1)
6 2
(C)
m  1m  2 (D) None of these
4

9. n dice are rolled. The number of possible outcomes in which at least one dice shows 6 is
(A) 6n (B) 6n – 1
n
(C) 5 (D) none of these

10 The number of ways in which 10 bads of different colours ca form a necklace is

(A) 10 (B) 11
(C) 12 (D) none of these
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ANSWERS
1 A 2 B 3 A 4 A
5 B 6 A 7 B 8 A
9 D 10 D
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1 The number of numbers between n an n2 which are divisible by n is

(A) n (B) n  1
(C) n  2 (D) n  3

2 Out of 12 points given in a plane 4 points are collinear and remaining 8 points are such that
no three of them are collinear then the number of triangle formed by these points is
(A) 210 (B) 220
(C) 216 (D) none of these
3 Out of unlimited number of blue shirts, white shirts and red shirts, the number of ways to
select 30 shirts provided that each type of shirt is selected is equal to
(A) 29C2 (B) 32C2
30
(C) C2 (D) 32C29

4 Total numbers of squares whose size is 4  4 or greater in a 8  8 chessboard is equal to

(A) 50 (B) 55
(C) 65 (D) none of these

5. The number of numbers lying between 200 and 1000 that can be formed by using 0, 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 7 without repetition and which are divisible by 25 is equal to
(A) 14 (B) 15
(C) 13 (D) none of these

6. The number of ways of putting 12 chocolates in 4 packets is equal to

(A) 412 (B) 124
12
(C) P4 (D) none of these

7. If the letters of ASHISHKHARE are arranged that it doesn’t forms the same name again,
then number of ways of doing it is
11
! 24
(A) 24 (B)
24
11!
(C)  24 (D) none of these
24

8 Seven women and seven men are to sit round a circular table such that there is a man on
either side of every woman, then the number of seating arrangements is
(A) (7!)2 (B) (6!)2
(C) 6! 7! (D) 7!

9 There are ‘n’ seats round a table marked 1, 2, 3, …….,n. The number of ways in which m
(n) persons can take seats is;
(A) npm (B) nCm(m –1) !
n –1
(C) Cm(m !) (D) n –1 pm –1

10 How many different nine digit numbers can be formed from the number 227788558 by
rearranging it’s digits so that odd digits occupy the even positions?
(A) 16 (B) 36
(C) 60 (D) none of these

ANSWERS
1 C 2 C 3 A 4 B
5 C 6 A 7. B 8 A
9 A 10. C
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1. Six identical coins are arranged in a row. The number of ways in which the number of tails is
equal to number of heads is
(A) 20 (B) 120
(C) 9 (D) 40
2. Ten different letters of an alphabet are given. Words with five letters are formed from these
given letters. Then the number of words which have at least one letter repeated is
(A) 69,760 (B) 30,240
(C) 99,784 (D) none of these
3. A five digit number divisible by 3 is to be formed using the numerals 0,1,2,3 and 5 without
repetition. The total number of ways in which this can be done is
(A) 216 (B) 600
(C) 240 (D) 3125
4. The number of ways in which a mixed doubles tennis game can be arranged between 10
players consisting of 6 men and 4 women is
(A) 180 (B) 90
(C) 48 (D) 12
5. 10 IIT and 2 REC students sit at random in a row, then number of ways in which exactly 3 IIT
students sit between 2 REC students is
(A) 16  10! (B) 15  10!
(C) 10  16! (D) none of these
6. The number of ways in which letters of the word ARGUMENT can be arranged so that both
the corners are filled by consonants only is
(A) 3!  5! (B) 14400
(C) 41000 (D) None of these
7. Number of non negative integral solutions of x1 + x2 + x3  20 is
(A) 1772 (B) 1698
(C) 1952 (D) none of these
8. Number of ways in which 10 distinct balls can be distributed among three players such that
two of them get 3 each is
10 ! 10 !
(A) 2
(B) 2
3 ! 4 ! 3 ! 4 ! 2!
10 !
(C) (D) none of these
3 ! 2 !4 !2
2

9. The sides AB, BC, CA of a triangle ABC have 3, 4 and 5 interior points respectively on them.
The total number of triangle that can be constructed by using these points as its vertices
(A) 220 (B) 204
(C) 205 (D) 195
10. The number of ways in which 5 male and 2 female members of a committee can be seated
around a round table so that two female are not seated together
(A) 480 (B) 600
(C) 720 (D) 840

ANSWERS
1. A 2. A 3. A 4. A
5. A 6. D 7. B 8. D
9. C 10. B
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1. Total number of 3 letter words formed from the letters of FIITJEE is

(A) 84 (B) 90
(C) 120 (D) none of these
2. In a group of students, 13 play only football, 13 play only cricket and 13 play both football
and cricket. How many students are
(A) 36 (B) 26
(C) 13 (D) none of these

3. Let A be the set of 5digit numbers a1a2a3a4a5 where a1 > a2 > a3 > a4 > a5, then n(A) is
equal to
(A) 9C5 (B) 10C5
9
(C) P5 (D) 10P5
4. In a polygon, the number of diagonals is 54. Then number of sides of the polygon is
(A) 10 (B) 11
(C) 9 (D) 12
5. The number of odd proper divisors of 3p. 6m. 21n is
(A) (p+ 1)(m + 1) (n + 1) (B) (p + m + n + 1) (n +1)  1
(C) (p + m +n + 1) (n + 1) (D) none of these
6. The number of positive integral solutions of x + y + z = n, n  N and n 3 is
(A) n1C5 (B) n1C4
n1
(C) C3 (D) n1C2
 
7. The positive vector of a point P is r  x î   yĵ  zk̂ , where x, y, z N and a  î  ĵ  k̂ . If
 
r  a  10, the number of positive position of P is
(A) 36 (B) 72
(C) 66 (D) none of these
n
10
8. The sum  C i . 20 C m 1 is the maximum when m is equal to
i0
(A) 5 (B) 10
(C) 15 (D) 20
9. If nCr-1 = 56, nCr = 28 and nCr+1 = 8 then r is equal to
(A) 8 (B) 6
(C) 5 (D) none of these
10. There are ‘m’ monkeys and ‘M’ masters (m > M) (consider a master have any number of
monkeys). The number of ways in which every monkey may have a master is equal to
(A) Mm (B) mM
m
(C) CM (D) MCm

ANSWERS
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. D
5. B 6. D 7. A 8. C
9. B 10. A
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1. Ina test there were n questions. In the test 2n-I students gave wrong answers to i questions
where i = 1, 2, 3, …., n. If the total number of wrong answers given is 2047 then n is
(A) 12 (B) 11
(C) 10 (D) none of these
2. The number of ways in which a couple cab sit around a table with 6 guests if the couple take
consecutive seats is
(A) 1440 (B) 720
(C) 5000 (D) none of these
3. Each of 5 questions in a multiple choice questions test has four alternatives. The number of
different sets of possible answers when exactly one of them is correct is
(A) 45 – 4 (B) 43
4
(C) 5 (D) 54 – 1
15 15
4. C3r = Cr+3, then r =
(A) 2 (B) 3
1 3
(C) (D)
3 2
5. The number of different ways of distributing 10 marks among 3 questions, each question
carrying at least 1 mark is
(A) 72 (B) 71
(C) 36 (D) none of these

6. If x = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}, then the number of proper subsets of x, containing 7, is

(A) 60 (B) 61
(C) 62 (D) 63

7. The number of 10 digits that can be written by using the digits 1 and 2 is
(A) 1010 (B) 10P2
10
(C) 2 (D) 10!

8. The number of ways in which N positive signs and n negative sign (Nn) may be placed in a
row so that no two negative signs are together is
(A) NCn (B) N+1Cn
(C) N! (D) N+1Pn

9. The total number of 9-digit numbers of different digits is

(A) 10 (9!) (B) 8 (9!)
(C) 9 (9!) (D) none of these

10. In a polygon the number of diagonals is 54. The number of sides of the polygon is
(A) 10 (B) 12
(C) 9 (D) none of these

ANSWERS

1. B 2. A 3. B 4. B
9. C 10. B
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1. From 4 gentlemen and 6 ladies a committee of five is to be selected. The number of ways in
which the committee can be formed so that gentlemen are in majority is
(A) 66 (B) 156
(C) 60 (D) none of these

2. Twenty persons invited for a party. The number of ways in which they and the host can be
seated at a circular table such that two particular persons be seated on either side of the
host is
(A) 20! (B) 19!
(C) 2 (18!) (D) 18!
3. The sum of 10C3 + 11C3 + 12C3 + ………….. + 20C3 is equal to
(A) 21C4 (B) 21C4 + 10C4
21 10
(C) C17 – C6 (D) none of these

4. 260 when divided by 7 leaves the remainder

(A) 1 (B) 6
(C) 5 (D) 2

5. A bag contain 3 black, 4 white and 2 red balls, all the balls being different. The number of
selections of at most 6 balls containing balls of all the colours is
(A) 42(4!) (B) 26  4!
6
(C) (2 –1) (4!) (D) none of these
6. The number of possible outcomes in a throw of n ordinary dice in which at least one of the
dice shows an odd number is
(A) 6n –1 (B) 3n –1
n n
(C) 6 –3 (D) none of these
7. The number of divisors of the form 4n + 2 (n  0) of the integer 240 is
(A) 4 (B) 8
(C) 10 (D) 3

8. The number of even proper divisors of 1008 is

(A) 23 (B) 24
(C) 22 (D) none of these

9. In a plane there are two families of lines y = x + r, y = -x + r, where r  {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}. The
number of squares of diagonals of the length 2 formed by the lines is
(A) 9 (B) 16
(C) 25 (D) none of these

10. Seven women and seven men are to sit round a circular table such that there is a man on
either side of every woman, then the number of seating arrangements is
(A) (7!)2 (B) (6!)2
(C) 6! 7! (D) 7!

ANSWERS

1. A 2. C 3. C 4. A

5. A 6. C 7. A 8. A

9. A 10. A
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1. There are ‘n’ seats round a table marked 1, 2, 3, …….,n. The number of ways in which m (n)
persons can take seats is;
(A) npm (B) nCm(m –1) !
(C) n –1 Cm(m !) (D) n –1 pm –1

2. How many different nine digit numbers can be formed from the number 227788558 by
rearranging it’s digits so that odd digits occupy the even positions?
(A) 16 (B) 36
(C) 60 (D) none of these
3. Let n1 and n2 be two, four digit numbers. How many such pairs can be there so that n2 can
be subtracted from n1 with out borrowing?
(A) 453 . 36 (B) 454
3
(C) 55 . 45 (D) none of these

4. Brijesh has 10 friends among who two are married to each other. She wishes to invite 5 of
them for a party. If the married couple don’t accept to attend the party, if invited together,
then the number of different ways in which she can invite 5 friends is;
(A) 8C5 + 2. 9C5 (B) 8C5 + 9C4 + 8C4
8 8
(C) C5 + 2. C4 (D) none of these
5. How many numbers between 5000 and 10,000 can be formed using the digits
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 when each digit is appearing not more than once in each number?
(A) 58P3 (B) 58C3
8
(C) 5! P3 (D) 5!8C3

6. Number of ordered triplets of positive integers (x, y, z) such that xyz = 105, is
(A) 9 (B) 8
(C) 27 (D) none of these
n1 n2 n3
7. Let n = 3  5  9 where n1, n2, n3  [1, 10]. Then number of ways of selecting the
values of n1, n2, n3 so that n is divisible by 4 is;
(A) 720 (B) 72
(C) 10 (D) none of these

8. Number of divisors of the form 4n + 2, n  0 of the integer 240 is;

(A) 4 (B) 8
(C) 10 (D) none of these

9. If (110)! is divisible by 3 n1.5 n2 where n1 and n2 are natural numbers, then maximum value of
n1 . n2 is;
(A) 1278 (B) 1378
(C) 1178 (D) none of these

10. The number of integral solutions of x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 = 0 such that xi  -10 for i = 1 to 4 is;
(A) 12314 (B) 13241
(C) 12341 (D) none of these

ANSWERS
1. A 2. C 3. C 4. C
5. A 6. C 7. D 8. A
9. B 10. C
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1. If {x1, x2, x3, ………x21} be any rearrangement of nubmbers {1, 2, 3, 4, ……, 21}. Then (x1 –1)
(x2 –2) . (x3 –3) …….(x21 –21)
(A) is always odd (B) is always even
(C) is always zero (D) none of these

2. Six identical coins are arranged in a row. The total number of ways in which the number of
heads is equal to the number of tails, is;
(A) 40 (B) 20
(C) 9 (D) 18
3. The number of proper divisors of 1800 which are also divisible by 10 is;
(A) 16 (B) 18
(C) 17 (D) none of these

4. ‘A’ is a set containing ‘n’ elements. A subset ‘P’ of ‘A’ is chosen. The set ‘A’ is reconstructed
by replacing the element of ‘P’. A subset ‘Q’ of ‘A’ is again chosen the number of ways of
choosing ‘P’ and ‘Q’ so that ‘P’ has more number of elements compared to ‘Q’ is;
2 2n  2n C n
(A) (B) 2 2n1
2
(C) 2 2n1  2n C n (D) none of these

5. Let A = { x : x is prime and x  31}. The number of different rational numbers whose
numerator and denominator belong to A is;
(A) 110 (B) 109
(C) 111 (D) none of these

6. Consider a rectangle ABCD. Three, four, five and six points are marked respectively on the
sides AB, BC, CD and DA (none of them being the vertex of the rectangle). Number of
triangles that can be formed with these points as vertices , so that there is a most one
angular point on any side is;
(A) 232 (B) 342
(C) 282 (D) none of these

7. A bag contain 3 black, 4 white and 2 red balls, all the balls being different. The number of
selections of at most 6 balls containing balls of all the colours is
(A) 42(4!) (B) 26  4!
6
(C) (2 –1) (4!) (D) none of these
8. The number of possible outcomes in a throw of n ordinary dice in which at least one of the
dice shows an odd number is
(A) 6n –1 (B) 3n –1
n n
(C) 6 –3 (D) none of these

9. The number of divisors of the form 4n + 2 (n  0) of the integer 240 is

(A) 4 (B) 8
(C) 10 (D) 3
10. The number of even proper divisors of 1008 is
(A) 23 (B) 24
(C) 22 (D) none of these

ANSWERS
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A
5. C 6. B 7. A 8. C
9. A 10. A
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1. If the letters of ASHISHKHARE are arranged that it doesn’t forms the same name again,
then number of ways of doing it is
11
! 24
(A) 24 (B)
24
11!
(C)  24 (D) none of these
24

2. The number of all the odd divisors of 3600 is

(A) 45 (B) 4
(C) 18 (D) 9

3. The number of even proper divisors of 1008 is

(A) 23 (B) 24
(C) 22 (D) none of these

4. How many words can be formed by taking four different letters of the word MATHEMATICS?
(A) 796 (B) 1680
(C) 2454 (D) 18

5. Number of ways in which 6 persons can be seated around a circular table so that two
particular persons are never seated together is equal to
(A) 480 (B) 72
(C) 120 (D) 240

6. The number of ways in which a couple can sit around a table with 6 guests if the couple take
consecutive seats is
(A) 1440 (B) 720
(C) 5040 (D) none of these

7. Number of three digit numbers which are of the form xyz with x < y, z < y and x  0 are
(A) 204 (B) 140
(C) 244 (D) none of these

8. Number of four digit numbers formed with the help of the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 which are
exactly divisible by 4 are
(A) 100 (B) 200
(C) 400 (D) none of these

9. The number of ways in which ten candidates A1, A2,…, A10 can be ranked so that A1 is
always above A2 is
10! 10!
(A) (B)
8! 2!
10!
(C) (D) none of these
9!
10. Number of ways in which 15 identical mathematics books can be distributed among six
students is
(A) 15504 (B) 5504
(C) 1504 (D) none of these

ANSWERS

1. B 2. D 3. A 4. B
5. B 6. A 7. D 8. B
9. B 10. A
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1. The number of different ways of distributing 10 marks among 3 questions, each question
carrying at least 1 mark is
(A) 72 (B) 71
(C) 36 (D) none of these

2. The number of integral solutions of x + y + z = 0, with x  -5, y  -5, z  -5 is

(A) 135 (B) 136
(C) 455 (D) 105

3. Triplet (x, y , z) is chosen from the set { 1, 2, 3, . . . . n }, such that x  y < z. The number of
such triplets is
(A) n3 (B) nC3
n
(C) C2 (D) none of these

4. Let S be the set of 6-digit numbers a1a2a3a4a5a6 (all digits distinct)

where a1 > a2 > a3 > a4 < a5 < a6 . Then n(S) is equal to
(A) 210 (B) 2100
(C) 4200 (D) 420

5. The number of positive integral solutions of the equation x1 x2 x3 = 60 is

(A) 54 (B) 27
(C) 81 (D) None of these.

6. Number of natural numbers < 2 .104 which can be formed with the digits 1, 2, 3 only is
equal to
3 6  2 .3 4  3 3 6  2 .3 4  3
(A) (B)
2 2
7
3 1
(C) (D) none of these
2
7. The sum of the factors of 7!, which are odd and are of the form 3t + 1 where t is a whole
number, is
(A) 10 (B) 8
(C) 9 (D) 15

8. Number of positive integers n less than 15, for which n! + (n+1)! + (n+2)! is an integral
multiple of 49, is
(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 5 (D) 6
9. The number of ordered pairs (m, n) ( m, n  { 1, 2, . . ., 20} )
such that 3m +7n is a multiple of 10, is
(A) 100 (B) 200
(C) 4!  4! (D) none of these
10. The number of four-digit natural numbers in which odd digits occur at even places and
even digits occur at odd places and digits are in increasing order from left to right,
(A) is less than 36 (B) is greater than 100
(C) lies between 60 and 100 (D) none of these.

ANSWERS
1 C 2. B 3. D 4. B
5. A 6. A 7. B 8. A
9. A 10. A
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1. Nine hundred distinct N-digit numbers are to be formed by using 6, 8 and 9 only. The
smallest value of N for which this is possible, is
(A) 6 (B) 7
(C) 8 (D) 9
2. y = x + r and y = - x + r where r takes all decimal digits. Then the number of squares in xy
plane formed by these lines with diagonals of 2 units length are
(A) 81 (B) 100
(C) 64 (D) 49
3. Let y be an element of the set A = {1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30} and x1, x2, x3 be positive integers
such that x1x2x3 = y, then the number of positive integral solutions of x1x2x3 = y is
(A) 64 (B) 27
(C) 81 (D) None of these

4. Consider a set P consisting of n elements. A sub set ‘A’ of P is chosen thereafter set ‘P’ is
reconstructed and finally another sub set ‘B’ is chosen from P. The number of ways of
choosing ‘A’ and ‘B’ such that (AB)P is ;
(A) 4n (B) 4n –3n
n n
(C) 4 –2 (D) None of these
5. The total number of squares of any size (side being natural numbers) in a rectangle of
m  n(m<n) (m,n  N ) is
m m
(A) (m  1) (3n  m  1) (B) (m  1)
6 2
(C)
m  1m  2 (D) None of these
4

6. The number of n-digit numbers, no two consecutive digits being the same, is
(A) n! (B) 9!
(C) 9n (D) n9

7. A polygon has 44 diagonals, then n is equal to

(A) 10 (B) 11
(C) 12 (D) 13
n
8. Cr + 2.nCr + 1 + nCr+2 is equal to (2  r  n)
(A) 2.nCr + 2 (B) n +1Cr +1
n+2
(C) Cr + 2 (D) none of these

9. Number of ways in which 6 persons can be seated around a table so that two particular
persons are never seated together is equal to
(A) 480 (B) 72
(C) 120 (D) 240
10. The number of five digits telephone numbers having atleast one of their digits repeated is
(A) 90,000 (B) 100000
(C) 30240 (D) 69760
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ANSWERS
1. B 2. C 3. A 4 D
5. A 6. C 7. B 8. C
9. B 10. D

Solutions

nn  1
7. No. of diagonals = nC2 –n = 44  –n = 44  n2 –3n –88 = 0
2
 n = 11, –8

8. (nCr + nCr + 1) + (nCr + 1 + nCr + 2) = n + 1Cr + 1 + n + 1Cr + 2

= n + 2Cr + 2

9. Total number of ways of seating 6 persons around a table is (6 –1)! = 120

when two particular persons are seated together,
The number of ways is (5 –1)!  2! = 24  2 = 48
 Required number of ways 120 –48 = 72

10. Number of all five digits sequences (telephone numbers) is 1010101010=100000

When no digit is repeated, this numbers = 109876
 Required numbers = 100000 –30240 = 69760
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1. How many even numbers can be formed from all digits 2, 3, 4, 5, 6?

(A) 48 (B) 24
(C) 120 (D) 72

2. In a group of boys, two boys are brothers and in this group 6 more boys are there. In how
many ways they can sit in a row if the brothers are not to sit along with each other?
(A) 30240 (B) 1410
(C) 2830 (D) 8420
3. A person standing on the bank of a river observes that the angle subtended by a tree
on the opposite bank is 600. When he retires 40 m from the bank in the line of the tree, he
finds the angle to be 30 0. The breadth of the river is
(A) 20 3 m (B) 40 m
(C) 60 m (D) 20 m

4. The number of signals that can be made by using 6 flags of different colours when any
number of them may be taken at a time is
(A) 720 (B) 1956
(C) 26 –1 (D) none of these

5. The number of ways in which a mixed double game can be arranged amongst 9 married
couples if no husband and wife play in the same game is
(A) 756 (B) 1512
(C) 30 24 (D) none of these.
6. If n objects are arranged in a row, then the number of ways of selecting three objects so
that no two of them are next to each other is
(A) nC3 (B) n-2C3
n-3
(C) C2 (D) none of these.

7. The number of permutations that can be formed by arranging all the letters of the word
NINETEEN in which no two E’s occur together is
8! 5!
(A) (B)
(3 ! )2 3 ! 6C 2
5! 6 8! 6
(C)  C3 (D)  C3
3! 5!

8. There are 16 points in a plane, no three of which are in a straight line except 8 which are all
in a straight line. The number of triangles that can be formed by joining them is
(A) 560 (B) 616
(C) 504 (D) none of these

9. There are 10 lamps in a hall. Each one of them can be switched on independently. The
number of ways in which the hall can be illuminated, is
(A) 210 (B) 102
(C) 10 ! (D) none of these

10. The number of ways in which a mixed doubles tennis game can be arranged between 10
players consisting of 6 men and 4 women is
(A) 180 (B) 90

(C) 48 (D) 12
ANSWERS
1. D 2. A 3. D 4. B
5. B 6. B 7. C 8. C
9. D 10. A
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1. The value of nPr and nCr will be equal when

(A) n = r (B) r = n/2
(C) r = 1 or n (B) r = 0 or 1

2. The number of zeroes at the end of (127)! is

(A) 31 (B) 30
(C) 0 (D) 10
3. There are n numbered seats around a round table . In how many ways can m ( m<n)
persons sit around the round table.
n n
(A) Cmm! (B) Cm (m – 1)!
n
Cm (m  1)!
(C) (D) None of these
2
4. The total number of selections that can be made from n different books each having
r identical copies, taking at least 2 copies of each category (r > 2) is
(A) (n – 1)r (B) rn – 1
r–1
(C) n (D) (r – 1)n
5. A polygon has 35 diagonals. The number of its sides is
(A) 8 (B) 9
(C) 10 (D) 11

6. The number of arrangement of the letters of the word SANJEEV in which the two E’s do not
appear adjacently is
(A) 1800 (D) 1820
(C) 1600 (D) 7! – 6!
7. The number of circles that can be drawn out of 10 points of which 7 are collinear is
(A) 120 (B) 113
(C) 85 (D) 86
8. The total number of 9-digit numbers of different digits is
(A) 10 (9!) (B) 8 (9!)
(C) 9 (9!) (D) none of these

9. Let S be the set of all functions from the set A to the set A. If n (A) = k, then n (S) is
(A) k ! (B) kk
k
(C) 2 –1 (D) 2k

10. In a polygon the number of diagonals is 54. The number of sides of the polygon is
(A) 10 (B) 12
(C) 9 (D) none of these

1. D 2. A 3. A 4. D
5. C 6. A 7. C 8. C
9. B 10. B
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1. From 4 gentlemen and 6 ladies a committee of five is to be selected. The number of ways in
which the committee can be formed so that gentlemen are in majority is
(A) 66 (B) 156
(C) 60 (D) none of these

2. Twenty persons invited for a party. The number of ways in which they and the host can be
seated at a circular table such that two particular persons be seated on either side of the
host is
(A) 20! (B) 19!
(C) 2 (18!) (D) 18!
3. A bag contain 3 black, 4 white and 2 red balls, all the balls being different. The number of
selections of at most 6 balls containing balls of all the colours is
(A) 42(4!) (B) 26  4!
6
(C) (2 –1) (4!) (D) none of these

4. The number of possible outcomes in a throw of n ordinary dice in which at least one of the
dice shows an odd number is
(A) 6n –1 (B) 3n –1
n n
(C) 6 –3 (D) none of these

5. The number of divisors of the form 4n + 2 (n  0) of the integer 240 is

(A) 4 (B) 8
(C) 10 (D) 3

6. The number of even proper divisors of 1008 is

(A) 23 (B) 24
(C) 22 (D) none of these
7. In a plane there are two families of lines y = x + r, y = -x + r, where r  {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}. The
number of squares of diagonals of the length 2 formed by the lines is
(A) 9 (B) 16
(C) 25 (D) none of these

8. Seven women and seven men are to sit round a circular table such that there is a man on
either side of every woman, then the number of seating arrangements is
(A) (7!)2 (B) (6!)2
(C) 6! 7! (D) 7!
9. There are ‘n’ seats round a table marked 1, 2, 3, …….,n. The number of ways in which m
(n) persons can take seats is;
(A) npm (B) nCm(m –1) !
n –1
(C) Cm(m !) (D) n –1 pm –1

10. How many different nine digit numbers can be formed from the number 227788558 by
rearranging it’s digits so that odd digits occupy the even positions?
(A) 16 (B) 36
(C) 60 (D) none of these

ANSWERS
1. A 2. C 3. A 4. C
5. A 6. A 7. A 8. A
9. A 10. C
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1. Let n1 and n2 be two, four digit numbers. How many such pairs can be there so that n2 can
be subtracted from n1 with out borrowing?
(A) 453 . 36 (B) 454
3
(C) 55 . 45 (D) none of these

2. Brijesh has 10 friends among who two are married to each other. She wishes to invite 5 of
them for a party. If the married couple don’t accept to attend the party, if invited together,
then the number of different ways in which she can invite 5 friends is;
(A) 8C5 + 2. 9C5 (B) 8C5 + 9C4 + 8C4
8 8
(C) C5 + 2. C4 (D) none of these

3. How many numbers between 5000 and 10,000 can be formed using the digits
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 when each digit is appearing not more than once in each number?
(A) 58P3 (B) 58C3
8
(C) 5! P3 (D) 5!8C3

4. Number of ordered triplets of positive integers (x, y, z) such that xyz = 105, is
(A) 9 (B) 8
(C) 27 (D) none of these

5. Let n = 3 n1  5 n2  9 n3 where n1, n2, n3  [1, 10]. Then number of ways of selecting the
values of n1, n2, n3 so that n is divisible by 4 is;
(A) 720 (B) 72
(C) 10 (D) none of these

6. Number of divisors of the form 4n + 2, n  0 of the integer 240 is;

(A) 4 (B) 8
(C) 10 (D) none of these

7. If (110)! is divisible by 3 n1.5 n2 where n1 and n2 are natural numbers, then maximum value of
n1 . n2 is;
(A) 1278 (B) 1378
(C) 1178 (D) none of these

8. The number of integral solutions of x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 = 0 such that xi  -10 for i = 1 to 4 is;

(A) 12314 (B) 13241
(C) 12341 (D) none of these

9. If {x1, x2, x3, ………x21} be any rearrangement of nubmbers {1, 2, 3, 4, ……, 21}. Then (x1 –1)
(x2 –2) . (x3 –3) …….(x21 –21)
(A) is always odd (B) is always even
(C) is always zero (D) none of these

10. Six identical coins are arranged in a row. The total number of ways in which the number of
heads is equal to the number of tails, is;
(A) 40 (B) 20
(C) 9 (D) 18

ANSWERS
1. C 2. C 3. A 4. C
5. D 6. A 7. B 8. C
9. B 10. B
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1. The number of proper divisors of 1800 which are also divisible by 10 is;
(A) 16 (B) 18
(C) 17 (D) none of these

2. ‘A’ is a set containing ‘n’ elements. A subset ‘P’ of ‘A’ is chosen. The set ‘A’ is reconstructed
by replacing the element of ‘P’. A subset ‘Q’ of ‘A’ is again chosen the number of ways of
choosing ‘P’ and ‘Q’ so that ‘P’ has more number of elements compared to ‘Q’ is;
2 2n  2n C n
(A) (B) 2 2n1
2
(C) 2 2n1  2n C n (D) none of these

3. Let A = { x : x is prime and x  31}. The number of different rational numbers whose
numerator and denominator belong to A is;
(A) 110 (B) 109
(C) 111 (D) none of these

4. Consider a rectangle ABCD. Three, four, five and six points are marked respectively on the
sides AB, BC, CD and DA (none of them being the vertex of the rectangle). Number of
triangles that can be formed with these points as vertices , so that there is a most one
angular point on any side is;
(A) 232 (B) 342
(C) 282 (D) none of these

5. A bag contain 3 black, 4 white and 2 red balls, all the balls being different. The number of
selections of at most 6 balls containing balls of all the colours is
(A) 42(4!) (B) 26  4!
6
(C) (2 –1) (4!) (D) none of these

6. The number of possible outcomes in a throw of n ordinary dice in which at least one of the
dice shows an odd number is
(A) 6n –1 (B) 3n –1
n n
(C) 6 –3 (D) none of these

7. The number of divisors of the form 4n + 2 (n  0) of the integer 240 is

(A) 4 (B) 8
(C) 10 (D) 3

ANSWERS

1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B
5. A 6. C 7. A