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

• 36 A
• 360 B
• 24 C
• 6 D

How many arrangements of the letters of the word MATHEMATICS can be made

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  B
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  C
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  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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  B
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  C
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  D

The domain of a finite sequence is a

• Set of natural numbers A
• R B
• Subset of N C
• Proper subset of N 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

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

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

• 1/5 A
• 2/5 B
• 1/10 C
• 3/10 D

The number of combinations of 10 different objects taken 8 objects at a time is

• 90 A
• 45 B
• 55 C
• 50 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

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

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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

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

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  B
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  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

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

n different objects can be arranged taken all at a time in ______

• (n + 1)! ways A
• (n - 1)! ways B
• n! ways C
• n ways 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

• 0.9 A
• 0.74 B
• 0.2016 C
• None of these 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

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

• 3 A
• 6 B
• 0 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 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

• 0 A
• 20 B
• 90 C
• 80 D

The value of n, when ⁿP₂= 20 is

• 3 A
• 4 B
• 6 C
• 5 D

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

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  B
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  C
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  D

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

• 950 A
• 760 B
• 1230 C
• 875 D

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

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

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