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

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

6! = ______

• 360 A
• 720 B
• 6.5.4 C
• None of these D

How many arrangements of the letters of the word PAKISTAN cab be made

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

A card is drawn from a pack of cards numbered 1 to 52, the probability that the number on the card is a perfect square is

• 1/13 A
• 2/13 B
• 7/52 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

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

• 5 A
• 20 B
• 9 C
• 4 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

A combination lock on a suitcase has 3 wheels each labeled with nine digits from 1 to 9. If an opening combination is a particular sequence of three digits with no repeats, the probability of a person guessing the right combination is

• 1 / 500 A
• 1 / 504 B
• 1 / 252 C
• 1 / 250 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

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  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

8 . 7 . 6. 5 in factorial form is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

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

• >0 A
• 1 B
• <1 C
• 0 D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Out of 40 consecutive natural numbers, two are chosen at random. Probability that the sum of the numbers is odd, is

• 14 / 29 A
• 20 / 39 B
• 1 / 2 C
• n D

An experiment yields 3 mutually exclusive and exhaustive events A, B, C, if P(A) =2 and P(B) = 3. then P(C) =

• 1 / 11 A
• 2 / 11 B
• 3 / 11 C
• 6 / 11 D

The value of n, when ⁿP₂= 20 is

• 3 A
• 4 B
• 6 C
• 5 D

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

0! = ______

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• Not defined D

• 6 A
• 360 B
• 120 C
• 24 D

Probability of an impossible event is

• 0 A
• -1 B
• 1 C
• ∞ D

A box contains 10 red 30 white and 20 black marbles When a marble is drawn at random the probability that it is either red or white is

• 1/6 A
• 1/3 B
• 1/2 C
• 2/3 D

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

• 6 A
• 1 B
• 1/6 C
• 1/2 D

Three unbiased coins are tossed. Then the probabilities of getting two heads is

• 3/8 A
• 1/8 B
• 1/4 C
• None of these D

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 56 A
• 7 B
• 8 C
• 8/7 D

The sample space for tossing a coin once is

• {T, T} A
• {H, H} B
• {H, T} 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