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

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

• 120 A
• 60 B
• 24 C
• 15 D

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  B
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  C
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  D

A die is thrown 100 times. If getting an odd number is considered a success, the variance of the number of successes is

• 50 A
• 25 B
• 10 C
• 100 D

The number of the diagonals of a 6 sided figure is

• 15 A
• 21 B
• 9 C
• 6 D

Two coins are tossed twice each. The probability that the head appears on the first toss and the same forces appear in the two tosses is

• 1/4 A
• 1/2 B
• 1/3 C
• 1/7 D

The value of n, when ⁿP₂= 20 is

• 3 A
• 4 B
• 6 C
• 5 D

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

• nPn A
• nPr B
• nCr C
• 2n 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

Two cards are drawn at random from a well shuffled pack of cards. The probability that at least one of them is a face card is

• 3 / 17 A
• 5 / 17 B
• 7 / 17 C
• 9 / 17 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

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

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

• 5 A
• 20 B
• 9 C
• 4 D

9. 8. 7. 6= ______

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  A
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  B
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  C
• 
  D

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

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  A
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  B
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  C
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  D

Product of any n consecutive positive integers is divisible by

• n A
• √n B
• n! C
• None D

A bag contains 5 white, 7 red and 5 black balls. If four balls are drawn one by one with replacement, the probability that none is white is

• (11/16)² A
• (5/16)² B
• (11/16)⁴ C
• (5/16)⁴ 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 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

If S is a sample space and event set E = S then P(E) is

• >0 A
• 1 B
• <1 C
• 0 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

How many arrangements of the letter of the word PAKPATTAN can be made

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  B
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  C
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  D

An event having more than one sample point is called

• Certain event A
• Compound event B
• Simple event C
• None D

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

• 110 A
• 220 B
• 1320 C
• None of these D

Three integers are chosen at random from the first 20 integers. Then probability that their product is even, is

• 2 / 19 A
• 3 / 29 B
• 17 / 19 C
• 4 / 19 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

probability of a certain event is

• 0 A
• -1 B
• 1 C
• ∞ 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