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

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

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 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

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
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  B
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  C
• 
  D

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  A
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  B
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  C
• 
  D

When a selection of object is made without paying regard to the order of selection, it is called

• Sequence A
• Series B
• Combination C
• Permutation D

(n + 2) (n + 1) n= ______

• 
  A
• 
  B
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  C
• 
  D

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

• 400 A
• 472 B
• 563 C
• 264 D

A box containing 10 mangoes out of which 4 are rotter. Two mangoes are taken together from the box. If one of them is found to be good, the probability that the other is also good is

• 1 / 3 A
• 8 / 15 B
• 5 / 13 C
• 5 / 9 D

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

Two cards are drawn at random without replacement. the probability that the first is a king and second is not a king is

• 48 / 663 A
• 24 / 663 B
• 12 / 663 C
• None of these D

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  A
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  B
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  C
• 
  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

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

The probability that a slip of number divisible by 4 is picked from the slips bearing numbers 1, 2, 3, ...10 is

• 1/5 A
• 1/4 B
• 1/3 C
• 1/2 D

How many arrangements of the letters of the word MI SSI PPI, taken all together can be made?

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  A
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  B
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  C
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  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

• 0 A
• -1 B
• 1 C
• 2 D

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The number of 5-digit number that can be formed from the digits 1,2,4,6,8, when 2 and 8 are never together is

• 72 A
• 48 B
• 144 C
• 20 D

A key ring is an example of

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

If 4 ⁶P_r= ⁶P_r+1, then r is equal to

• 4 A
• 3 B
• 2 C
• 1 D

Two unbiased dice are thrown. The probability that the total score is > 5 is

• 1 / 18 A
• 7 / 18 B
• 13 / 18 C
• 11 / 18 D

If A and B are two disjoint events then

• P(A∪B)=P(A)+P(B) A
• P(A∪B)=P(A)-P(A∪B) B
• P(A∪B)=P(A)or P(B) C
• None 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

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

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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  A
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  B
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  C
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  D

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

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  A
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  B
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  C
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  D

Arithmetic mean between 14 and 18 is

• 16 A
• 17 B
• 15 C
• 32 D