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

Number of combination of zero or more things out of n different things

• nPn A
• nPr B
• nCr C
• 2n D

Probability of an impossible event is

• 0 A
• -1 B
• 1 C
• ∞ 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

An unbiased die is thrown. Then the probability of getting a prime is

• 1/2 A
• 2/3 B
• 3/4 C
• None of these D

How many 6-Digit number can be formed without repairing any digit from the digits 0,1,2,3,4,5

• 720 A
• 600 B
• 120 C
• 6-5! D

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 5 / 12 A
• 3 / 8 B
• 5 / 8 C
• 7 / 4 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

probability of a certain event is

• 0 A
• -1 B
• 1 C
• ∞ D

Eight chairs are numbered 1 to 8. Two women and three men wish to occupy one chair each. First, the women choose the chairs from amongst the chairs marked 1 to 4 and then the men select the chairs from amongst the remaining. The number of possible arrangement is

• ⁶C₃x ⁴C₂ A
• ⁴C₂x ⁴P₃ B
• ⁴P₂x ⁶P₃ C
• None of these D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

A and B throw a dice. The probability that A's throw is not greater then B's is

• 5 / 12 A
• 7 / 12 B
• 1 / 6 C
• 1 / 2 D

9. 8. 7. 6= ______

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 5 A
• 20 B
• 9 C
• 4 D

Product of any n consecutive positive integers is divisible by

• n A
• √n B
• n! C
• None D

Which one is not defined∀n∈Z+

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

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 bag contains 3 white, 4 black and 2 red balls. If 2 balls are drawn at random, then the probability that both the ball are white is

• 1/18 A
• 1/12 B
• 1/36 C
• None of these D

n!/(n-1)!=

• n A
• n! B
• (n-1)! C
• 0! D

A sequence is a function whose domain is

• N A
• Subset of N B
• R C
• None of these D

• n! A
• 0! B
• 1 C
• None of these D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

If for two events A and B , P(A∪B)=1,then events A and B are

• Certain events A
• Mutually exclusive B
• Complementary events C
• Independent D

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

• 950 A
• 760 B
• 1230 C
• 875 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

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

The number of the diagonals of a 6 sided figure is

• 15 A
• 21 B
• 9 C
• 6 D

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The number of words that can be formed out of the letters of the word ASSASSINATION is

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D