Permutations and Combinations Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Everybody in a room shakes hands with everybody else. The total number of hand-shakes is 55. The total number of persons in the room is:

1230 0

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    11
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    12
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    8
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    14
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    None of these
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "11"

Q:

There are four different bags. Also, there are four different coins. In how many ways can the coins be put into bags if there are exactly two coins in exactly one of the bags?

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  • 1
    48
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    96
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    72
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    144
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    180
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "144"

Q:

If four coins are tossed together, what is the probability of at least getting 2 heads?

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    13\16
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    11\16
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    9\16
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    15\16
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    None of these
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "11\16"

Q:

In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘DESIGN’ be arranged so that the vowels are at the two ends? 

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  • 1
    48
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    72
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    36
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    24
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    None of these
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "48 "

Q:

Out of 5 men and 3 women. committee of 3 members is to be formed so that it has 1 woman and 2 men. In how many different ways can it be done? 

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  • 1
    20
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    10
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    23
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    30
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    None of these
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "30 "

Q:

In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘CREAM’ be arranged?

921 0

  • 1
    720
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    240
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    360
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    504
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    None of these
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 5. "None of these"

Q:

In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘STRESS’ be arranged?

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  • 1
    360
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    240
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    720
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    120
    Correct
    Wrong
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    None of these
    Correct
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Answer : 4. "120"

Q:

In how many different ways can letters of the word ‘SECOND’ be arranged?

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  • 1
    720
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    120
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    5040
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    270
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    None of the above
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "720"
Explanation :

Number of letter in word ‘SECOND’ =6
The number of ways can the letters of word be arranged =6×5×4×3×2×1=720

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