ECAT Pre Engineering Mathematic MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 9 (Permutation, Combination and Probability)

A die is thrown, the probability that the dots on the top are prime numbers or odd numbers is

• 1/2 A
• 2/3 B
• 1/3 C
• 2/5 D

• 5 A
• 10 B
• 20 C
• 30 D

n(n - 1) (n - 2) .... (n - r + 1) = ______

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8 . 7 . 6. 5 in factorial form is

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An integer is chosen at random from the number ranging from 1 to 50. the probability that the integer chosen is a multiple of 2 or 3 or 10 is

• 3 / 10 A
• 5 / 10 B
• 7 / 10 C
• 9 / 10 D

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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

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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

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A machine operates if all of its three components function. The probability that the first component fails during the year is 0.14, the second component fails is 0.10 and the third component fails is 0.05. the probability that the machine will fail during the year is

• 0.2647 A
• 0.2692 B
• 0.3647 C
• None of these D

How many comittees of 5 numbers can be chosen from a group of 8 players person when each committee must include 2 particular persons

• 8! A
• 5!3! B
• 5! C
• 20 D

The probability to get an odd number in a dice thrown once is

• 6 A
• 1 B
• 1/6 C
• 1/2 D

Arithmetic mean between 14 and 18 is

• 16 A
• 17 B
• 15 C
• 32 D

• n! A
• 0! B
• 1 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

How many signals can be given by 5 flags of different colours, using 3 flags at a time

• 120 A
• 60 B
• 24 C
• 15 D

Fifteen girls compete in a race. The first three places can be taken by them in

• 3! ways A
• 12! ways B
• 15 x 14 x 13 ways C
• 42 ways D

Number of permutations of n distinct objects taken r(<n - 3) at a time which exclude 3(<n) particular objects is

• 3! P(n, r - 3) A
• P(n, 3) P(n, r - 3) B
• P(r, r)P(n, r - 3) C
• P(n - 3, r) D

A coin is tossed. If head comes up, a die is thrown but if tail comes up, the coin is tossed again. The probability of obtaining a head and an even number is

• 1/8 A
• 2/8 B
• 3/8 C
• None of these 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

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

How many 3 digit numbers can be formed by using each one of the digit 2, 3, 5, 7, 9 only once?

• 15 A
• 24 B
• 60 C
• 120 D

The number of ways of arranging the letter AAAAA BBB CCC D EE F in a row when no two C's are together is

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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

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

What is the probability of being born on Wednesday?

• 1/7 A
• 1/2 B
• 1/3 C
• 1/8 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

A key ring is an example of

• Permutation A
• Circular permutation B
• Combination C
• None 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