ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 9 Mathematics

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

• 400 A
• 472 B
• 563 C
• 264 D

• 0.9 A
• 0.74 B
• 0.2016 C
• None of these D

In a country 55% of the male population has houses in cities while 30% have houses both in cities and in villages find the percentage of the population that has houses only in villages

• 45 A
• 30 B
• 25 C
• 50 D

If n is a positive integer then n! is

• (n - 1) (n - 2) .....3,.2.1 A
• n(n - 1) (n - 2) ...3.2.1 B
• n(n - 1 ) ( n -2) ... 3 C
• None of these 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

There are 25 tickets bearing number from 1 to 25. One ticket is drawn at random. The probability that the number on it is a multiple of 5 or 6 is

• 7 / 25 A
• 9 / 25 B
• 11 / 25 C
• None of these D

A card is drawn from a pack of cards numbered 2 to 53. the probability that the number on the card is prime number less than 20 is

• 2 / 13 A
• 4 / 13 B
• 5 / 13 C
• 8 / 13 D

The value of n, when ⁿP₂= 20 is

• 3 A
• 4 B
• 6 C
• 5 D

8 . 7 . 6. 5 in factorial form is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

In how many ways can 5 persons be seated at a round table

• 5! A
• 4! B
• 3! C
• 120 D

Out of 10, 000 families with 4 children each, the number of families all of whose children are daughters is

• 375 A
• 500 B
• 625 C
• 150 D

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

• 120 A
• 60 B
• 24 C
• 15 D

The number of the diagonals of a 6 sided figure is

• 15 A
• 21 B
• 9 C
• 6 D

What is the probability of being born on Wednesday?

• 1/7 A
• 1/2 B
• 1/3 C
• 1/8 D

The probability that a person A will be alive 15 years hence is 5/7 and the probability that another person B will be alive 15 years hence is 7/9. Find the probability that both will be alive 15 years hence

• 4/63 A
• 5/9 B
• 45/49 C
• None of these D

How many terms of the A.P 3,6,9,12,15...........must be taken to make the sum 108

• 8 A
• 6 B
• 7 C
• 36 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

A class contains nine boys and three girls, in how many ways can the teacher choose a committee of four?

• 60 A
• 460 B
• 495 C
• 272 D

Probability of an impossible event is

• 0 A
• -1 B
• 1 C
• ∞ D

nCn-r is equal to

• n! A
• n-1Cr B
• nCr C
• None of these 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

A dice is rolled. The probability that the dots on the top are greater than 4 is

• 1/6 A
• 1/3 B
• 1/2 C
• 1 D

The sum of all positive integral multiple of 5 less than 100 is

• 950 A
• 760 B
• 1230 C
• 875 D

• n! A
• 0! B
• 1 C
• None of these D

The probability of getting a number between 1 and 100 which is divisible by 1 and itself if only is

• 1 / 4 A
• 1 / 2 B
• 3 / 4 C
• 25 / 98 D

• 0 A
• -1 B
• 1 C
• 2 D

The number of permutations of n objects of which there are n₁like of one kind, n₂like of the second kind and n₃like objects of third kind are

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Two balanced dice are tossed once, the sample space when the integers on the faces of two dice are the same is

• {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3)} A
• {(4, 4), (5, 5), (6, 6)} B
• {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5), (6, 6)} C
• None of these D

Three dice are thrown together. The probability of getting a total of at least 6 is

• 103 / 108 A
• 10 / 216 B
• 93 / 108 C
• None of these D