Important Questions for Practice

Permutation and Combination

Q-6) How many 5-digit telephone numbers can be constructed using the digits
0 to 9 if each number starts with 67 and no digit appears more than once?
(a)440 (b)336 (c)700 (d)560
Q-11) How many 4-digit numbers are there with no digit repeated? (a)4536
(b)1728 (c)9000 (d)8999
Q-13) How many odd numbers less than 2000 can be formed using the digit 0,
1,3,4,8,7 If repetition of digits is allowed. (a)317 (b)126 (c)108 (d)216
Q-14) How many 6-digit number can be formed which are divisible by 3 and
have ‘2’ as its first digit and ‘4’ as the 3rd digit. (a)3333 (b)3334 (c)6666 (d)6667
Q-15) How many 6-digit number can be formed which are divisible by 3 and
have ‘2’ as its first digit and ‘3’ as the 3rd digit. (a)3333 (b)3334 (c)6666 (d)6667
Q-16) How many 6-digit number can be formed which are divisible by 9 and
have ‘2’ as its first digit and ‘7’ as the 3rd digit. (a)1111 (b)1112 (c)1110 (d)3334
Q-17) How many 6-digit number can be formed which are divisible by 9 and
have ‘2’ as its first digit and ‘3’ as the 3rd digit. (a)1111 (b)1112 (c)1110 (d)3334
Q-20) How many 4 digit numbers are possible from (7,1,4,2,0,5) If repetition not
allowed. (a)600 (b)300 (c)250 (d)360
Q-21) How many numbers between 1000 and 5000 can be formed with the
digits 0, 1, 3, 5, 6 if repetition is not allowed. (a)24 (b)48 (c)120 (d)125
**Q-22) N is the total number of 5- digit numbers which are divisible by 4 and
the numbers are formed using the digits 1,2,3,4,5 and 6. No digit is repeated in
the number. The value of n (a)144 (b)162 (c)NOT (d)192
**Q-23) N is the total number of 5- digit numbers which are divisible by 12 and
the numbers are formed using the digits 2,3,4,5,6 and 7. No digit is repeated in
the number. The value of n (a)48 (b)60 (c)96 (d)192
Q-24) Given 4 flags of different colors, how many different signals can be
generated, if a signal requires the use of 2 flags one below the other? (a)12
(b)10 (c)6 (d)24
Q-25) Given 5 flags of different colors, how many different signals can be
generated if each signal requires the use of 3 flags, one below the other? (a)40
(b)36 (c)60 (d)120
Q-26) Find the number of different signals that can be generated by arranging
at least 2 flags in order (one below the other) on a vertical staff, if five different
flags are available. (a)24 (b)240 (c)120 (d)320
Q-47) In how many of the distinct permutations of the letters in MISSISSIPPI do
the four I’s come together? (a)720 (b)960 (c)840 (d)120
**Q-48) In how many of the distinct permutations of the letters in MISSISSIPPI
do the four I’s not come together? (a)33810 (b)19280 (c)34650 (d)11800
Q-50)Find the number of arrangements of the letters of the word
[Link] how many of these arrangements, (i)do the words start
with P -> (11!/ (4! * 3! * 2!) (ii) do all the vowels always occur together -> (5! *
8!)/ (4! * 3! * 2!) (iv) do the words begin with I and end in P? (10!/ (4! * 3! * 2!)
Q-51) In how many ways can the letters of the word ASSASSINATION be
arranged so that all the S’s are together ? (a)151200 (b)131200 (c)151620
(d)172010
Q-52)In how many ways can 4 red, 3 yellow and 2 green discs be arranged in a
row if the discs of the same color are indistinguishable ? (a)1260 (b)1390
(c)2760 (d)1980
Q-55) From a committee of 8 persons, in how many ways can we choose a
chairman and a vice chairman assuming one person can not hold more than
one position? (a)56 (b)28 (c)14 (d)112
Q-56) From a committee of 8 persons, in how many ways can we choose 2
members assuming one person can not hold more than one position? (a)28
(b)14 (c)112 (d)56
Q-57)In how many ways can one select a cricket team of 11 players from 17
players, and arrange them in a row?(a)17C11 (b)17P11 (c)11C17 (d)11P17
Q-58) In how many ways can one select a cricket team of 11 players from 17
players? (a)17C11 (b)17P11 (c)11C17 (d)11P17
Q-59) In how many ways can a student choose a programme of 5 courses if 9
courses are available and 2 specific courses are compulsory for every
student? (a)25 (b)35 (c)70 (d)65
Q-65) 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)1000 (b)2000 (c)4000 (d)5000
Q-66) In how many ways can one select a cricket team of eleven from 17
players in which only 5 players can bowl if each cricket team of 11 must
include exactly 4 bowlers? (a)3990 (b)3960 (c)2400 (d)1900
Q-67) A group consists of 4 girls and 7 boys. In how many ways can a team of
5 members be selected if the team has (i) no girl? 7C5 (ii) at least one boy and
one girl? 4C1*7C4+4C2*7C3+4C3*7C2+4C4*7C1 (iii) at least 3 girls?
4C3*7C2+4C4*7C1
Q-68) A committee of 7 has to be formed from 9 boys and 4 girls. In how many
ways can this be done when the committee consists of: (i) exactly 3 girls?
9C4*4C3 (ii) at least 3 girls? 9C4*4C3+9C3*4C4 (iii) at most 3 girls?
9C7*4C0+9C6*4C1+9C5*4C2+9C4*4C3
Q-69) In how many different ways can it be done? 10 men and 8 women out of
which 5 men are teachers, 3 men doctors and 2 businessmen. Among the
women, 3 are teachers, 2 doctors, 2 researchers and 1 social worker. A
Committee of 4 in which at least 2 women are there (a) 1260 (b) 1820 (c) 3060
(d) 2130
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Q) The data different natural numbers 4, 7, 10, 14, 2x+3, 2x+5, 22, 23, 30, 50 are
in ascending order. How many possible values are there for the median of the
data for various values of x? A) Only one values B) Only two values C) Only
three values D) Five values
Q) The median of a set of 11 distinct observations is 73.2. if each of the largest
five observation of the set is increased by 3, then the median of the new set?
A) Is 3 times that of the original set B) Is increased by 3 C) Remains the same
as that of the original set D) Is decreased by 3
Q) The median of 19 observations is 30. Two more observations are made and
the values of these are 8 and 32. What is the median of the 21 observations?
(a) 32 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) Cannot be determined CND
Q) If the survey data of height (in cm) of girls of class X in a school is as
follows?
Height (cm) Number of girls
Less than 140 cm 4
Less than 145 cm 11
Less than 150 cm 29
Less than 155 cm 40
Less than 160 cm 46
Less than 165 cm 50
Find the median of their heights? A) 144.03 cm B) 148.89 cm C) 145.03 cm D)
149.03 cm
Q) Find the mode of the given distribution (rounded off to two decimal
places)?
CLASS 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35
INTERVAL
FREQUENC 8 7 6 9 11 10
Y
A) 40.25 B) 28.33 C) 30.33 D) 35.25
Q) Find the mode of the given distribution (rounded off to two decimal
places)?
CLASS 10-25 25-40 40-55 55-70 70-85 85-100
INTERVAL
FREQUENC 5 21 21 8 25 20
 Y
A) 80.5 B) 84.33 C) 81.59 D) 82
Q) What is the algebraic sum of the deviation from the mean of a set of values
25, 65, 73, 75, 83, 76, 17, 15, 7, 14? (A) – 1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2 (The algebraic sum
of the deviation of set of n values from their mean is 0)
Q) The marks obtained by 5 students are 21, 27 , 19 , 26 , 32 . Later on 5 grace
marks are added to each student. What are the average marks of the revised
marks of the students? (A) 26 (B) 30 (C) 31 (D) 32
Q) If the arithmetic mean of the series 𝒙𝟏, 𝒙𝟐, … … … … … 𝒙𝒏 is 1, then what
will be the arithmetic mean of 𝒙𝟏/𝒌, 𝒙𝟐/𝒌, 𝒙𝟑/𝒌, … … … 𝒙𝒏/𝒌 (𝒌 > 𝟎)? (1/k)
Q) The mean of 12, 13, 15, 18, X, 28, 18, 12, 6, 8 is 15. What is the median of the
data? A) 14.5 B) 13.5 C) 14 D) 13
Q) If the ratio of the mode and median of a certain data is 9 : 8, then the ratio of
its mean and median is: (a) 15 : 17 (b) 13 : 15 (c) 15 : 16 (d) 11 : 15
Q) If the difference of the mode and median of a data is 38, then the difference
of the median and mean is? A) 19 B) 18 C) 24 D) 22
Q) Find the value of P, if mean of the following distribution is 20?
X: 15 17 19 20+P 23
F: 2 3 4 5P 6
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
Q) Consider the following grouped frequency distribution:
X F
0-10 8
10-20 12
20-30 10
30-40 P
40-50 9
If the mean of the above data is 25.2, then what is the value of p? (a) 9 (b) 10 (c)
11 (d) 12
Q) If the mean of the distribution is 24.6, then the value of X is? A) 10 B) 12 C) 9
D) 13
Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
interval
frequency 6 12 15 X 5

Q) Find the standard deviation of the first 'n' natural numbers?

A) √ [ (𝒏2 - 𝟏) / 𝟏𝟐] B) √ [ (𝒏2 + 𝟏) / 6]
Q) Find the standard deviation of the following data (rounded off to two
decimal places) [5, 3, 4, 7] A) 1.48 B) 4.12 C) 2.45 D) 3.21
Q) The variance of five values is 36. If each value doubles, find the standard
deviation? A) 12 B) 6 C) 18 D) 10
Q) If the variance of these data 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 18 is 23.33, then what will be the
variance of 4, 8, 10, 12, 16, 36? A) 11.66 B) 46.66 C) 93.3333 D) 483
Q) The mean of a distribution is 21 and the standard deviation is 7. What is the
value of the coefficient variation? A) 16.66% B) 66.66% C) 33.33% D) 100%
Q) The sum of deviation of a set of n values measured from 50 is -10 and the
sum of deviation of the values measured from 46 is 70. What is the mean of the
values? A) 48.5 B) 49.0 C) 49.5 D) 50.0

𝒃/𝒂 = −𝟒, then what is the mean of these numbers? A) 12 B) 14 C) 16 D) 18

Q) The sum of deviation of n numbers from 10 and 20 are a, b respectively. If

Q) Let 𝒙̅ 1 and 𝒙̅ 2 (where 𝒙̅ 2 > 𝒙̅ 1) be the means of two sets comprising n1

and n2 (where n2 < n1) observations respectively. If 𝒙̅ is the mean when they
are pooled, then which one of the following is correct?
(a) 𝒙̅ 1 < 𝒙̅ < 𝒙̅ 2 (b) 𝒙̅ < 𝒙̅ 2 (c) 𝒙̅ < 𝒙̅ 1 (d) (𝒙̅ 1 – 𝒙̅ ) + (𝒙̅ 2 – 𝒙̅ ) = 0