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PERIIUTATIOI\: The arrangement of objects in orcler.
of permutation of n diff. objects taken r at a tine, P (n ,r) : n!(n-r)!
of pennutation of n diff. objects taken all at a time , P (n ,r) : n!
of permutation of n objects not all different: n! / (p!q!r!)
of circular permutation of n objects = (n-l)!
If clockrvise and anticlockwise arrangements are not distinct, circular perm.: (rr1)l /2
No. ot-permutation of n diff. objects taken r at a time if repetition is allor.ved :n'
No. of linear permutation of two types of objects nr & n 2 (taken all lanclomly) : (n1+n2)l
If alternate is possible with no. of n1 & n2 , then
No. of linear permutation of two types of objects nr & n 2 (taken zrll but alternately): n1 !xn2!
No. of circular permutation of two types of objects nr& n2 (randomly) : (n, + n2 - I )!
No. of circular permutation of two types of objects n1 = n2,(alternately): (nl-l)! xnr!
Number of ways of dividing n different things in 3 sets containing x,y,z distinct things =
No.
No.
No.
No.

1.

2.
3.

4.
5.

6.

7.

B.

9.
10.
11.

12.
13.

x*Y*z:n

Number of ways of distributing n different things among 3 persons sr-rclr that they get x,y,z things :
#,t,
Number of permutations of n different objects taken r at a time inclucling i particular objects : p(n-i,r-i)x p1i,;;
Number of permutations of n different objects taken r at a time excluding i particular objects : P(n-i,r)Number of permutations of n different objects taken all at a time when m specified things always come together

:m!x (n-m+l)!

Number of permutations of n different objects taken all at

time when m specifierl things never cotne together

(n!-m!)x (n-m+l)!
e OMBIl\ATtrOl{: Ttre no. of selection of objects ryithout any order.
1A

no. of selection of n objects laken r at

I+

15.

16.
11 .

18.

19.

20.
21

22.
23.
24.

25.
26.
27.

28.
29.

nl / (n-r)l r!
C(n,0)=l ,C(n,1)=n, C(n, n):1 ,C(n,2):n(n-1)/2!,C(n,3):n(n-1)(n-2)/3I And so on
C(n, r)+C(n,r- I ):C(n+ 1,r) e. g., C(6,4)+{(6,5):C(7,4)
If C (n, r) :C (n, s) then r* s=n if r I s
C (n, r)/C (n, r-1) : (n-r+l)/r
No. of selectior-r of n diffobjects taken r at a time (including p parlicr-rlar things) :C (n-p, r-p)
No. of selection of n diff. objects taken r at a time (excluding p particular things) : C (n-p, i)
No. of triangle that can be formed from n non collinear points :C (n, 3); if some p points are collinear than we
a

time, C (n,

i-)

subtract C (p, 3)
Number of straight lines that can be formed from n non collinear points :C (n, 2) if some p points are collinear
than we subtract C (p,2) and then add one.
Number of selection of one or more objects out of total n objects: C(n,l)+C(n,2)+C(n,3)+....*C(n,n):2"-1.
No. of selection of zero or more objects out of total n objects : C(n,0)+C(n,1)+C(n,2)+C(n,3)+...*C(ir,n) : 2'
De-arrangement- if n tliings are arranged in a row, the no. of rvays in r.vhich they can be cle-arrangecliothat one
them occupies its original place is n! [1-1l1, +112,-113,+...........+(-l)" l/.r]
Relation between permutation and conrbination: P (n, r) : r! C (n ,r)
Number of selections of 1 things out o1'n identical things: I
Number of diagonals in a polygon of side n = C (n , 2) - n
Number of selections of zero or more things out of n identical things : n+l
Number of selections of one or fflore things out of n identical things : n

SOMtr PROBLtrMS

1.

2.

3.

tl lAru L)
The no. of perrnutations of the letters of the words l'ttSSISSIPPI is.
b.34560
c. I 1!
d .I|132
The no. of ways that 7 students and 2teachers are seated in a round table is...
"l

a-34650

a.40230

Iiil"
8Y

b.4ffizA
c.9!
d.7! .8!
of ways t'ilfloo'* colored beads be arranged.l?; n""k,o"" is...........

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a.

5.

$srsrsf
"::lin", , o"*f,'and 3 coins .ri3 .". orways ,"i#i'i *"m is....gx cds

among 5 students u"

The no. of ways that 6 books can be equally distributed

in

6.

a.L25
If P(n ,r) :
a.36

7.

If C (2n,r)

:R
In
! *t

b.27

336 and C(n, r)

b-3

C(2n'r+2) then

c'5!

56 then r

r:"

c'9

""

a.i

d'6

'

d'n+2

9.
10.

collinear be'
are cotinear
points ere
joining 8 points of wh!9h 4d nninrs
The no. of straight lines that can be formed by

fii,

' b.zs

-^

il

a.32

d'30

c-25+l

(8,2)

b.23

c' C

b.-1660

c'1680

d' C(8'2)+C(4'2)

How many 6 diff

12.

How many diff.

13.

u.il tztztziit b.94

f'f f1-*.,,2;:56 and P(m-n,2):30

t4.

If C(18,r) :C(18,r+2) then r equals it'"qg*t*O

15.

4,r) thel
If C(r2,3)+2C(12,4)+C(12'5):C(l
''

a.1860

16.

a.7,1

b.1,7

c'7'2

a.7

b.8

c'9

of

the

d27

be

re-arranging its digits so that the odd

""

: '\ * I
'
d' 16

"-' t'

is........
c'60
b345

The no. of triangles that can be formed with

ti2"';l-'f[glll -t(tei 'cLgts)

l0

d'205
points as vertices, n of them being collinear is

c(

n........I

i'"

table
or u*ung"|.!n of 6 men u'6"/*orn"n urounoo,,f" round

"

'

lO'what is the value

" ( 6 +G -\ ) 1'

18.

+;" r"

19.

altematelv
men and women sit alte
the round table, ifFmen
The no of arrangement of 6 men and 6 women arottnd

a'l2r'

b'11!

a.t2t

b.lt

a.4l3l

6.41+31

c'6161

d'516!

c.516!

d.6!61

C'l2t'

d'71

C.lTl

d'71'

20.

of 4 boys and 3 girls in a row is" " " "

The no. of arrangement
-

21.

if they may sit alternately,

The no. of arrangemer,* or+ boys and 3 girls in a row,

of

(
i. K -l) I

"

is"""""

22.

b.4l+3!
be arranged which begin and end with vowels?
In how many ways the letters o the word'NUMBER' can
d' none
c'24
b'48

23.

Thetotalno.ofwaysinwhichthelettersoftheword'ARRANGE.canbearrangedsothat2r.sdonotcometogether?

24.

with 'Y' is
can be arranged which begin with M and do not end
The no. of ways in which the letters of the rvord'MONDAY'

"t-

!,tt

'8' 9'which begins with 35?

digits 2,2,3'3,5,5,8,8,8

d'60
m & n be respectively"

- CUv'')r I

d' none of these

c' both a&b
b .r=1
be formed
3,4,5 Pointsron them' then the no' of trianeles that can
r"rp".tiuef
have
ABC
triangle
a
of
The sides AB,BC,CA
C
usingthesepoints asvertices

14

a.01

17.

c-49

then values

"

d'1880

9 digits numbers can be formed from

digits occupy even Position2

L)

t"...!(dt

digits numbers can be formed using the integers 0'1,2'3

11.

a.

{*=

fs

' u. ctr,rj c. c (13,e) d' c(12'e)

si
,*', ZS- \
".
ifr"r"- ui"- i subjects in an examination'-In how many ways a student may

8.

e-.

d'3!

:, " " "

c'n-l
Thevalue ofC (13,9) - C(l2,8) equals to'"""""
b.n+l

a.

"'$

25.

26.
ltl'i

a.4t3\
a.84

., 1^ ,-,-

a.1260

b-360

c'900

d'960

a.720

b.120

c'48

d'96

,r , .-,
arranged so that all vowels are together is""'"
The no. of ways in which the letters of the word'ACCOUNTANT'be
d'7650
c'5040
b.6040
a|7560
in all possible ways' The ratio of the numbers of
The letters of the word CAICUTTA and AMERICA are arranged
arrangements ls. .... ..
d'8:7
c'3:1
b.2:1
a.3:2

27.

The no. of squares that can be formed on a chessboard

c'204

is ' '

"

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rq$a^fft{

Lv3

28.

b-64"
including 2 ofthem and excluding 4 of them
which ateam of 11 players can be selected from 22 players
in
ways
of
no.
The
L 1/
1l
2-L
b. c(18,9)
a. c(16,11)
,,{116,9) d.(18,1 1)

t9

Everybody in

a.64

30

d'88

Y2r

et

-''l-'-q /

shaken is 66' Then the total no' of persons in the

room shakes hand with each other. The total no- of hand

roomis......
b.lz
a. 11

d'66

c'13

f\-\(nrl):{4

a time when p particular things always occur

The no. of permutations of n distinct obj ects taken r at
d'
C(n-p' r-p)
(n,
r-p)r!
C
c'
b. C(n-p, r-p)r!
C(n-p, t)^

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There are l0 true false.questions. The no. of ways in which these questions can be answered is......

32.

The letters of the'COCH[N' are permuted and all the permutations are arranged in an alphabetical order as in an English
dictionary. The no. of word that appears before the word'COCHIN' is
a.360
b "192
c.48
d.96
Thetotal no.of ways of dividingn identical objects into rgroups if blankgroups are allowed is ......
a. C(n+r-1,r-1) b. C(n+r-l,r) c. C(n+r,r-l) d. C(n,r)rl
The total no. of ways in which 30 pens can be distributed among 5 persons is.....
a. c (30, 5)
b" c(3 4,4)
c. c(3 5,4)
d. c(3 I ,5)
How many no" of two different digits can be formed frorn the integers !,2,3,4?
a.i0
b.24
d.12
d.6
How many odd no. of two diff. digits can be formed from the integers I,2,3,4?
a. 10
b.24
d.t2
d.6
lf two cubical dice are thrown, in how many ways can they fall?
a.36
b.72
c.lz
d.6
In a certain election, there are respectively 4,6,2 candidates for president, secretary and treasurer. in how many ways the
election may tum out?

a.lo2

33.

34.
35.

36.
37.

38.

b.loro

a.12

c.2to

b.48

d.lo

c.24

h.:

39.

How many no. of three diff. digits can be formed from the integers 3,4,5,6,72

40.

There are six doors in a hostel. In how many diff. ways can a student enter and leave by a diff. door?
a.6
b.36
c.l2
d.30
Three persons enter a room where there are seven vacant chairs in a line, in how many diff. ways they can take their seats?

a.5!

4t.

b.55

a.210

42.
!-)

J.

44.

47.
48.

c.2l

d.63

b.720

c.53

d.60

& 5000 can be formed with the digits 2, 3,4,5,6,7 if repetition

c.120

is not allowed?

d.80

Of the numbers formed by using all the figures 1,2,3,4,5 only once, horv many are

even?

a.96

c.120
d.240
In how many ways can 4 boys and 4 girls be seated alternately at a round table?
a.4!
b.8!
c.3l4l
d.4l4l
In how many ways can 8 people be seated in a row of 8 seats if two people insist on sitting next to each other?

a.7l
49.

b.25

Horv many numbers between 4000

a.60
46.

d.53

How many no. of three diff. digits numbers less than 500 can be formed fiom the integers 1,2,3,4,5,6?
a.160
b.80
c.320
d.720
In how many diff ways the numbers on a clock face is arranged?
a.l2!
b.6l
c.l 1!
d.tZt2
How many license plates consisting 3 diff. digits can be made out of given integers 3,4,5,6,7?

a.120
45.

b.156

c-60

x2

b.8!

c.8!

x2

b.4g

d.6r. x2

In how many ways can 8 people be seated around a table if two people insist on sitting next to each other?

b.8!
c.8l x2
d.6l "Z
In how many ways can 4 red,5 green and 3 blue beads be ananged in a row?
a.7lx2

50.

a.I2!
51.

b.l2!14!3!51 c.ll!

d.3!4!5!

In an examination paper containing 10 problems,

a student has

to answer 7 problems only. In how many ways can he choose

the problems?

a.70

b.ll

c. C

(10,7)

d.t0t/71

52.

From a group of I I men and 8 women, how many committees consisting 3 men and 2 women are possible?

i3.

A person has got

a.

C(19,5)

b.C(11,3)+C(8,2) c. C(11,3)-C(8,2) d. C(I1,3) xf,is,2;

of which 8 are relatives. [n how many ways can he invite 7 guests so that 5 of them may
be relatives?
a. C(8,5)xQ(4,2) b.
c. C (8,5)+C(4,2) d. none
From 10 persons in how many ways can a selection of 4 be made when one particular person is always included?
d. none
From l0 persons in how many ways can a selection of 4 be made when two particular persons are always excluded?
d. none
The no. of arrangement that can be made with the letters of the word'MATHEMATICS' in which all vowels are together
12 acquaintances

C(12,7)

54.
55.
56.
57.
58.

a.40

b.84

c.70

a.40

b.84

c.70

a.

b.

c.

A man has 6 friends; in how many ways may

a.63
If P(
BY

d.t'ot lrrr,r.,
he invite one or more of therq for dinner?

2,1*l
b.64
c.65
d.6!
n,r)= 132O,thenn*r:?
a.12 b.15 c.9 d.3

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The number of ways th at 7 identical beads

can be arranged in a row .....

a.7t b.6t

60.

rg".rt

d.7

ln how many ways can the digits x such that

are never included?

a.840

b.360

61.

62.
63.

It*-*t*"1"Iin"
- zl2r
"'rEtzt

l'*< 9 be arranged in a row tuting nrrffit

c.420
letters

time if perfect square digits

d,.720

ofthTora uarm'Nl-eilclANs

a.r'rw.

be arranged in

d.-

arow if vowers

are never incruded....

There are 6 couples' In

many ways can they be a*aifed so that husband
and wife are always together?
19Y
a.6.! 2!
U. At pt16
..e!" Z
d. 6!
In how many ways can 8 students and 2 teachers
be arranged in u ro* taking five of them at
a time if the teachers are always
included?

a.6720

64.

65.

b.8004
c.672
d. 8400
vIP and 5 guards be arranged in a row in 7 ptaces if the
extreme two ends are for guards and onry
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a.60480
b.64800
c. 600g00
d.604800
How many numbers between 5,000 and 10,000
can be formed using the digits 1,2, g,9
each digit cannot occur more than
once in each number?
a.5 x P (8,3)
p
b. 5! (s, 3)
c. 5x p(9,3)
d. 5! p (9, 3)
otutT:f;-"nt of theletters of the word ;;ildi"
which the two N,s ao noi
adjacentry is
"orn"
;F"t*o*
The number of triangles
.

66.
67.
68.

)'
70.
7l72.
73.
74'
75'
76'
7778'
79'

80'
,
8

'

can be formed by 5 points in a line and three points

in a parallel line is . . ..
(s, 3) - c (3,
b. c it,
d.4
There are 3' 4' 5 books on math
,physics ana crremistry respectively. The number of ways
that a collection can be made so
that there is at least one book on
,uU:""i i, ......
"uci,
A1-ong t+ ptuv"t'1s are bowlers

jl

lc

3)

a.264

b.254

,"

The number of diagonals in a pentagon is

.....
a- C(5,2)
b.C(5,2) -5
c. C(s,2)

X.#ii"r,

d.3t2

ways a team

of r l

can be formed with at reast 4 bowrers?

_t
d. none
Whatisthevalueofnwhen.ps:20npr.....'"a.4
b.3
-*?2:90
*np;30,
c.8
If
d.5
and
then f*,"1- . .:
a.(7,3)
b.(16,S)
(9,2)
c.
If56P,*6:50p,*,:30g00:l,thenr:....'..? a.'qi'
d. (S,2)
b.40
c.42
The number of 5 digits numbers that can
d.3l
be formed without any restriction is
a.1000000
b.90000
c.9x4t
d.990000
Eleven persons of a committee sit at a round
table so that the president and secretary sit
together. They can be seated in ...
a.
b.
c.2x9! ways
d.

The number of arrangements ofthe

i"tt"r,

ortn" word sALooN if the two o,s do not come

together is ....
a.60
b.120
c.360
d.240
_
If x2- x Cz=x2.-1C,0, then x: t u..i ,-l
b. t2
c. _12
d. 32
A garland is to be rormea with 20 no*"r, of different
colours. The number wr
of crr4rrBcr'r
arrangement is ..
a.20!
b. l9l/2
c. l9l
d.201/2
The number of ways in which we can arfangefour
letters ofthe word MATHEMATICS is ../
a.
b.
c.2454
d.
were praved . Everv

ld,ff:i,11;ltru:f;r.,f,i,Ti1;:
a.Zo
b.19
c.l7
Eight
chairs are numbered

I to 8' Two women

a. P {4,2)xp

:!, "

(6,3)

d.

tea-

pruvea(

ll:*"tTfffi1]"n

o,n". . rhe number orteams

18

and three men wish to occupy one chair

each . First the women choose the
marked 1 to 4, and then men select the chairs
from amongstihe remaining.

;:ffir:"#trn*.*:13t"
82.

others.

:.a.
"fo
c. 5t2

c.45

The numrjer

b.

c,

number of triangles that can be formed using

the

b.7

c.5

d.8

d.

u",ii"", of a regular

porygon. If

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The probabiliry of occurence of an eve't r p(E):m/n
where n be the total no
,
outcomes(cases) and n be the no. of favorable outcomes(cases)

i) If E is an impossible event

2.

,the'p(E):0,

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of all possible

ii) If E is a sure event, then p(E):l

rlepr@=l

'l

J.

i.e. the probability that event E will not happen, 11E-pt-e1e)

where p(E)
the probability of occurrence and non occurrence of an
event E.

a
J.

& r@

Theorem of total probability: if P(A) & P(B) be the probabilities

of occurrence of two events A and B, then
the probability of occurrence of at least one of the events
A and B is, p(AUB):p(A) + p(B)-p(AnB) where
P(AnB) be the simultaneous occuruence of events A and B

4.

If A and B are mutually exclusive events

,then p(AUB):p(A) + p(B)

5.

P(AUBUC): P(A) + P(B)+P(c)-P(AnB)-p@nc) -p(Anc)+p(AnBnc)

And if A,B,c are mutually
exclusive events, then P(AUBUC): p(A) + p(B)+p(C)

6.

Theorem of compound probability: If A and B are two independent

events ,then the probability
simultaneous occurence of A and B is
,p(AOB):p(A).pGJ

P(AnBnC): P(A).P(B).P(C) if A,B,C

8.

of

arethree independent events

The probability that none of two ir.rdependent events

A and B

: Ii_p(A) tl_p(B)]
The probability that at least one of the two events A
and B will happen :l- t1-p(A)
I tl-p(B)l

9.

will happen

If p be the probability of getting

10.

success in one trail, q be the probabilify of getting

failure in the same trail,
n be the total no. of trails, then probability of getting r
success in n trials be p(r):' C. p. qn-,

11.

P(A/B) denotes the probability of happening of B before

A. (Conditional probability)
i) P (AuB) tc)

12.

If A

p(A/c) + p (B/c) _p

and B are independent then p

(AnB/c)

(AnB):

ii), _ r,ffr", :

p(A) p(B) and p

p(A/B)

(A/B): p(A)

OBJECTIVE OUESTIONS:
1.

2.
a
J.

A die is thrown once. The probability of getting a number

less than or equar to 4 is.....
a.2/3
b.llz
c.3/4
d.t/3
A bag contains 4 white and 8 red rnarbles. If a marble is drawn,
what is the probability that is a white marble?
a" Il2
b.1/3
c.2/3
d.3/4
The probabilify of that a boy will get scholarship is
0.75 and that a girl will get is 0.75.whar is tl.re probability
that at least one of them will get the scholarship?
a.0.91

4.
5.

b,0.92

c.0.93

d.0.94

ln a single throw of two dice what is the probabilify of getting

a number of total l1?
a. 1l12
b.Uts
c.l121
d.1/18
Find the probability that a rnonth (according as English
calendar) selected from a year atrandom starts from

T'?

l/4
b.213
c.3/4
d. none of these
IF A & B are two independent event with p(A):2 13 andp@;:375
,find p(AUB).....
a.

6.

ue

a.

5/8

b.l3ll5

t5

rt o/r n

one urn contains 6 white and 10

black balls .A second urn contains
8 white
drawn from eacrr urn wrrat is rrre
probabiriry

a.3/B

,r*fi:il;"lil i"-.

""0 '' '

d."*;;;;"in'*n,,"r

that trre bails

9.

b.7/B

c.t/8

a.Sti

A coin is tossed successively three times

.what is rhe probabiliry of gening
a.1/2

10

b.7/B

c.l/B

g#f

h"uarz

d.3/8

11.

A coin is tossed successivery three times

.wrrat is the probabirity of getting
no heads?
a.1/2

t2.

what is the probabilify of selecting 2

rnen from
a.

b.7/B

l/4

13.

b.2/3

c.t/B

'{\;?

i:l;t
A card is drawn at random

14.

d.3/8

a group

c.115

The chance of A can solve a problem

is

irtrrev

l/4,B

of 6 men.and 4 rvornen, if selection

is random?
nn : r1c, 1-;

d.y3

can

;"ru;;;j \

sol'e is 2'3.Find the crrance that the /n

probrem wilr be
>'--

c. 2/4 d r4x2,3 t7u '

,l*-, =t ,

'* ;;i'

c.2/7

t6.

a'

b.

C , /roo

,ia",,i,

C,

.;;."
"r"

ar random, whar is the probabirity

that

d.

are defecti'e?

at random one after another

without

c.7/24
d3/4
of wliich 3 are defective- Three items
are crrosen at random one after
replacement. What is the probability
another without
that all the three are
10 items

b.I/t20

no'

ilu

A lot contains 10 items of which ".itZq

3 are defective. Three items
replacement. what is the probability
that one defective

a.1
21

c.

uo

b.t/120

A lot contai's

a.l/2

20.

d.

are chosen at random, what is

the probabilify that

A lot contains 10 iterns of which 3 are

defective. Three items are chosen
replacement. what is the probabilify
that a1 trre trrree

a.l/2

19.

c.

of 60 bovs and 40 girls' .If two

ffilT:Hsists
no
u. c , /'oo c, b.

tn,

B)*(L)

d.4ts

A class consists of 60 boys and 40 girls,

'If two students

both are boys?

18.

,y

from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards.

\\,hat is the probabilify that it is
king or a queen?
an ace or a
a.3/52
?
b"3/13
l)(AokCU PtA)+p(
c.3/26
d.r t3
what is the probabilify that there will
be 5 Saturday i' the monrrr of
June? (rLnvE 30 DAYS)
a. l/6
b.2/s

15.

'

is

b.2/5
c.616x8/20 d.I6t20
A coin is tossed successively three times
.what is the probability of getting
exactly 2 heads?
a.l/2
b.7/B
c.l/8
d3/B
A coin is tossed successively three times
.what is the probability of getting
at least 2 heads?
a.l/2

8.

17

ba,

If A,B,C
a.

2/7

b.t/t2o c.7/24

defective?

are chosen at random one after

another without

and two non defective?

a.

fc ,. iC'rj 1,0g,
p(A): ilrrql:

are three mutually exclusive events

with r/:

b.l/7

c.4/7

d.l/t

,/u

p(C).Find p(A).

')')

wrat

23.

:;iii',:,.,",,,""1-:;iil#;-:,*11**:"1'#i1ii'6lW'W;,il,Zo
a.1/5
b.5/7
c.5/16
d.2/5

/r/a.

24.

is the probability of getting

two rreads in 5 tosses of fwo cc

what is the probability of getti'g two

heads twice in 4 tossqs of fwo
coins?
b.t/3
c.26/t27
d.Z7/l2B
of hittin g atargetis 1/4'rf Shitting
is made, what is the probabirity

a.214
2s

Il;J;"o"oilitv
a.243/1024
26
27.

b.342/1A24

that none

wil

strike rhe

c.231/1024

d.423/1024
six dice are thrown simurtaneousry
.Trre probabiliry that ail of trrern
srrow the pame face,
a. U66
bJ/65
cJ/6
d. none of

rhese 6nr

Three numbers are crrosen from

r to 30. Tlre probabilifu that fhev

'-&trft;f

Arp rrnr r\n r-rcr^^,,*j-.^

is

hr) )1,:^ Ail A\h, l*a w

ftl^

ma (/

-8.
29'
30.

1.

If A and B are arbitrary events, then

a. P(AnBEP(A)+P(B) b. p(AUB)sp(A)-p(B)

c.

p(AnB):p(A)+p(B)

d. p(AUB)sp(A)+p(B)

A die is thrown. Let A be the number obtained is greaterthan 3 and B be the number obtained is less than 5.
Then p(AUB) is
a. 1
b .215
c.3 /5
d.0
Five person A, B, C, D, E are in a queue .The probability that A and E always occur together is
a. Ll4
b.215
c.2t3
d-315
[n:possible cases:arrangement of 5 persons:5!, considering
A and E as one , favorable cases : 4l Z!:ml
For a party 7 guests are invited by a husband and his wife. They sit in a row for dinner. The probability
that
the husband and wife sit together, is
a'

32.

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/9

b.2/7

c.2/9

d.l/s

If x:3n, where n is a positive integer, then what

a.

l/3

b.l/5

c.r/2

(z{)r ,

ttotal arrangenenr of 9 persons, n=

is the probability that x

d.lr4

will

considering a couple as one, m= 8! 2t

[x={ 3r:3,3,+,33:27,31:gt,3s:243,36=72s......._.};onry3

I in unit place, so n:4 and, m: I ( favorable case: l, getting 3 in unit place).]

A person has three children. The probability that ail three are boys is

or9

or 7 or

33

'

34.

ility.l

From a box with 20 tickets of value I to 2},four tickets are drawn one by one. After each draw,
the ticket is
replaced. The probability that the largest value of tickets drawn is 15, is.

u'

)6'

..

a. l18
b. U3
c. ll2
d.0;trere events are independenr so p(AoBnc): p(A) p(B) p(c; ll2xl/2xl12 j
The probability tliat a card drawn from a pack of 52 cards will be a diamond or a king is
. ...
a.4/52
b. 4t13
c.2/13
d.Il52 [ P(Diarnond) : 13152. p(King) - 4/52;p@nK): 1t52; use raral
probab

35'

....

1129x13/4)3 a.6u1o

gefting success

l/20,

q:

prob of getting failure

c.27/320
l5/20,

use

binomial distribution,

d.2711280
r:ll

[n:nurnberotrals:4,p=prob.or

Of a total of 600 bolts,20Yo are too large and l\Yo aretoo small. The remainder are considered
to be suitable.
a bolt is selected at random , the probability that will be suitable is ... ....

If
'

37

38.

a'lll0
A man takes

4L
42.
43

'

44'
45.

d.7/10[totallp;=600. large=t20,smalt:60.Sosuirabte(m)=420,usedefinition]

a step forward

a. C (1 t,ey 10.+;u

1O.Oyt

b.

c.

d.

n:

I r,

r:6,

AandBaretwoeventssuchthatP(AUB):% ,p(AetB):,/o,p(A) =2/3,thenp(AnB)

3/8

=P(A)+P(A n B)

b.
as

5/12

c.

r/4

d.

5/g

A and (A n B) are mutually exctusive. Use p(A)=l-p(A)l

p= 0.a, q= 0.6]

-....

[as AuB:Au(A n B)=r p(AuB):e1au1An u);

Three identical dice are rolled. The probability that distinct number appears on them is
,

a.3136

44.

c. ll5

with probability 0.4 and backwards rvith probability 0.6. the probability that at the
end of eleven steps he is one step away from the starting point, is ..

a'

39.

b'3/10

b.2136

c. l/36

d.3163

I n:6', m- C(6,3) 3l]

Three identical dice are rolled. Tlie probability trrat same number appears on them is
,
a. 5163
b. 4t9
c. 5136
d. st9
I n:6-, , rp_ C(6,1)]
A and B play a game where each is asked to select a number from 1 to 25 . If the two number match both
,
them win aprize. The probability that they will not win aprize in a single trial is. . .
"
a.24/25
b- 1/25
c.2/625
d.2/25 [ forp(theywin) n=625,m=25,find l-p(theywin).]

of

IfAandBaretwoindependenteventssuchthatp(A) =
*,r(D =oandp(Aue)=8/l0,theno,:.?
a. lll0
b.2/7
c. 5/10
d. 517
[ p(AuB)=l_ p(A ) p(E )
. tno o
The probability of event A occurring is 0.5 and B occurring is 0.3. If A and B are mutually
exclusive events,
then the probability of neither A nor B occurring is ....
1

a. 0.6
b.0.5
c.0.2
d.0.7
telA n B; = p(IuT.): t_p(AuB)l
A number is chosen at random among the first 120 naturalnumbers. The probability of the number chosen
being a multiple of 5 or 15 is :
a. t/6
b. tlT4
c. t/B
d. I15 [ n: 120, m: numbers divisible by 5 ( div by l5 are included on rhem)
-z4J
A four digits nulnber is formed by the digits 1,2,3,4 with no repetition. The probabilify that it is odd is:
a. t/z
b. 0
c. ll3
d. l/q In:4! (number of perntutations of 4 digits ); m: 2x3x2 { pumber of

permutations of odd digits )l

h'ave 3 at unit's place?

46.

The probabilify thar in the

toss of two dice we obtain
the sum 7 or I
a. 116
b.2/9
c. I/tg
d. 231108

47.

ilt:HJ::1':r13i;r"l'

o'"
if**, .n" *,ro roo,.l ,1L,,0,u ,r"*,-l oou*to ,,.o.o"o.r=0.9;
x and y are chosen with

a.2g/I2l
':;tiT::rs

c.
I

objects ), m=30(out

flthev contradict when one speaks

rrurh and orher rarse or vice
versa

ou, of rhe set {a,1,2,3,4,.......10}.

Then rhe probab'iry rhat

gI/l2I
or12l

d30/I2l

pairs , there are 30 pairs

for which fx-yp5)

,Ti-T:"r",'#il:il;:",ff; i;l;ffi ffi"fiJ il,',i 'oo naturar nu'u*,

a.4/1t55
b.4/25

I1*"

"u"l't'

A and

e,

if

piijl

sl *:m:mfu::o,",i"I
a.l/5

[n: l txl I ( number of

]

rrie' the probab'iry rhar

arr

or

c.4/33

at a time' Among 100 natural

numbers, the numbers divisibre
by

s0'

2 und, a, ,'r1,,r1'.'rl

their LCM

,iTi,t'3;'l:l,,,Tnarron

or r00 objects taken

53'

se,ec,s

*" j;#j.

fff:*t;"d;:';xl',n"

b.4/5

o.ooubi,i,y,ha, he

:'^:::"

*1,011" 11,3,n.,,ou',,=l;,1j,1",,.,**r,-:
,:,1,1"'.,,j#:ffi:[:=.TJj;:"r)-6:e; nlhs "mber orse,ection orrwo
out or4"*machines una it'i, k;;;;
that exactry r*"
both the fuulty machines
ur" ia"ntinJ. Then trr.

*ff1::ij."ril:*;jlj:[ ,,
"iir,#;Hil,.
p-uuuiiry that onry two tests
"
are needed is
s4. L'l:rcoin is.,l;j1'"0**0,r.
r;"-.;;;;;;;;;;
repeatedlv' If
;J';"r;;,
tailappears on
;#first four rosses, then rhe,.fffffi":?ilffiJ;if ill
fifth toss ,, ,ttott"o
random order

a.

55'

s6'

till

l/32

b.

I/2

If P(AUB):P(AOB) , then

aA+g

57.

U3

b.AOB:q

;;3;::::H;':i*;";
a.

c.

49/64

Jo

d. Jv/J
30/31
I
1-t'

everv tosses ar
lJevery
are independenrsoprob(head)

in 5r,toss is %l

c.A:B

6 derective arricre.

b.24/64

on"

it"'

1,

40/64

;::""

",

,""JoI:;'"

probablirv that it is either

c.
d.
p(cuD):U
Entries of 2x2 determinant
are chosen frorn the set
{ -1, 1 The probabirify that ieierminant
has zero varue is
d' none
=
?i:,*.,,^t- rr*1:i1r:-r or r
in
2
ways (-r or r) ss n:
:1""",

64/64

58.
59.

.",,;=rt'

l1"rl'"0"''* T.\;:""'"t*.T;s

'oo

;;;";;;;;",."

oftwo randomrv crrosen numbers

rrotn0,r,2,3,4 is divisibre
by 5 is

:'"ff lt**inx*lf
i+,ilHl'il'*"*".fi
a.
l/4
b. t/B

60.

E il,ll il,fi som::t

c.3/16

d.
u'

##i"lil::ff
r/ro

1/16

[as(57), n:16;

3'il**li*""':"1ff
andposirivedererminantsare

,1f

ffifl:r:ilitv

w,v61si:171, iirro> r/2

,thenp(B): ..........?

c.2/5
d' 3/5 tP(Ht):1''5, P(H';-lz'5- addition
In a convex hexagon fwo diagonals
theorem for mutuaily excrusive
events
are drawn at random' The
probability
that the diagonals intersect
interior point of the hexagon
at an
is :

52'

'

replace.#

25/l2l

b.

selection of two objects with

replacement from I

4e'

I n- 6x6,m: 2+7J

B in S}Yoorthe cases. rhe probabiriry

in narrating rhe same incident
tha*hey

contradict each other is :

,to
AA
ro'

PAGE 4 {}F'4
I

of getting a number of between

I and 100
d.2s/98

(l

and 100 excruded) which

is divisible by
I n=98, m: number of prime numbers

BY SHIVAHSUBEDI FORMSCENTP^ rlFEII?'Fh

:25]

1 and

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