ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 9 Mathematics

5 unbiased coins coins are tossed simultaneously. The probability of getting at least one head is

• 1 / 32 A
• 31 / 32 B
• 1 / 16 C
• None of these D

The sample space for tossing a coin once is

• {T, T} A
• {H, H} B
• {H, T} C
• None of these D

Probability of an impossible event is

• 0 A
• -1 B
• 1 C
• ∞ D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• P(A) + P(B) A
• P(A) - P(B) B
• P(A) . P(B) C
• P(A) / P(B) D

Given two independent event A and B such that P(A) = 0.30 and P(B) = 0.60. Probability of getting neither A nor B is

• 0.28 A
• 0.13 B
• 0.12 C
• 0.42 D

Riaz, Saba. Maria, Shehzad are to give speeches in a class. The teacher can arrange the order of their presentation in

• 4 ways A
• 12 ways B
• 256 ways C
• 24 ways D

The sum of all even numbers less than 100 is

• 2450 A
• 2352 B
• 2272 C
• 2468 D

Which one is not defined∀n∈Z+

• -n! A
• n! B
• (-n)! C
• n!+0!=n!+1 D

(n + 2) (n + 1)n in factorial form is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Number of selections of n different things out of n

• 1 A
• nPr B
• n! C
• nPr D

A die is rolled. What is the probability that the dots on the top are greater than 4?

• 1/4 A
• 1/2 B
• 1/3 C
• 1/33 D

If n is a negative integer n! is

• 1 A
• 0 B
• Unique C
• Not defined D

Six boys and 3 girls are to be seated at random, in a row, for a photograph. The probability that no two girls will sit together is

• 1/12 A
• 1/6 B
• 5/12 C
• 7/12 D

There are n seats round a table numbered 1, 2, 3 .... n. The number of ways in which m person can take seats is

• ⁿP_m A
• ⁿC_mx (m - 1) ! B
• ^n-1P_m C
• None of these D

n different objects can be arranged taken all at a time in ______

• (n + 1)! ways A
• (n - 1)! ways B
• n! ways C
• n ways D

The sample space for tossing a coin twice is

• {H, T} A
• {HH, HT, TH, TT} B
• {H, T, HH} C
• {HH, HT, TT} D

All letters of the word "AGAIN" are permuted in all possible ways and the words so formed (with or without meaning) are written as in dictionary, then the 50th word is

• NAAGI A
• NAAIG B
• IAANG C
• INAGA D

The sum if 1,3,5,7,9........ up to 20 terms is

• 400 A
• 472 B
• 563 C
• 264 D

The key for opening a door is in a bunch of 10 keys. A man attempts to open the door by trying the keys at random discarding the wrong key. The probability that the door is opened in the 5th trial is

• 1 / 10 A
• 2 / 10 B
• 3 / 10 C
• 4 / 10 D

For two events A and B if P(A) = P (A/B) = 1/4 and P(B/A) = 1/2, then

• A is sub-event of B A
• A and B are mutually exclusive B
• A and B are independent and P(A/B) = 3/4 C
• None of these D

Form a group of 5 men and 3 women, a committee of 4 persons is to be selected randomly. The probability that there is a majority of men is

• 1/4 A
• 1/3 B
• 1/2 C
• 1/6 D

The number of combinations of 10 different objects taken 8 objects at a time is

• 90 A
• 45 B
• 55 C
• 50 D

n!/(n-1)!=

• n A
• n! B
• (n-1)! C
• 0! D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The probability that the sum of dots appearing in two successive thrown of two dice, in every time 7 is

• 1/5 A
• 1/36 B
• 1/7 C
• 1/63 D

8 . 7 . 6. 5 in factorial form is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

How many necklaces can be made from 6 beads of different colours?

• 120 A
• 60 B
• 24 C
• 15 D

In a class of 100 students, 60 drink tea, 50 drink coffee and 30 drink both. A student from his class is selected at takes at last one of 2 drinks is

• 2 / 5 A
• 3 / 5 B
• 4 / 5 C
• None of these D

The number of significant numbers which can be formed by using any number of the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 but using each not more than once in each number is

• 260 A
• 356 B
• 410 C
• 96 D