Problems on Permutations and Combinations - Solved Examples(Set

1)
1. Out of 7 consonants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants and 2 vowels can be
formed?
A. 24400 B. 21300
C. 210 D. 25200

2. In a group of 6 boys and 4 girls, four children are to be selected. In how many different
ways can they be selected such that at least one boy should be there?
A. 159 B. 209
C. 201 D. 212

3. From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected to form a committee
so that at least 3 men are there in the committee. In how many ways can it be done?
A. 624 B. 702
C. 756 D. 812

4. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'OPTICAL' be arranged so that the
vowels always come together?
A. 610 B. 720
C. 825 D. 920

5. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'CORPORATION' be arranged so
that the vowels always come together?
A. 47200 B. 48000
C. 42000 D. 50400

||

6. In how many ways can a group of 5 men and 2 women be made out of a total of 7 men
and 3 women?
A. 1 B. 126
C. 63 D. 64

||
7. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'MATHEMATICS' be arranged
such that the vowels must always come together?
A. 9800 B. 100020
C. 120960 D. 140020

||

8. There are 8 men and 10 women and you need to form a committee of 5 men and 6
women. In how many ways can the committee be formed?
A. 10420 B. 11
C. 11760 D. None of these

||

9. How many 3-letter words with or without meaning, can be formed out of the letters of the
word, 'LOGARITHMS', if repetition of letters is not allowed?
A. 720 B. 420
C. None of these D. 5040

||

10. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'LEADING' be arranged such
that the vowels should always come together?
A. None of these B. 720
C. 420 D. 122

||

11. A coin is tossed 3 times. Find out the number of possible outcomes.
A. None of these B. 8
C. 2 D. 1
||

12. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'DETAIL' be arranged such that
the vowels must occupy only the odd positions?
A. None of these B. 64
C. 120 D. 36

||

13. A bag contains 2 white balls, 3 black balls and 4 red balls. In how many ways can 3 balls
be drawn from the bag, if at least one black ball is to be included in the draw?
A. 64 B. 128
C. 32 D. None of these

||

14. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'JUDGE' be arranged such that
the vowels always come together?
A. None of these B. 48
C. 32 D. 64

||

15. In how many ways can the letters of the word 'LEADER' be arranged?
A. None of these B. 120
C. 360 D. 720

||
16. How many words can be formed by using all letters of the word 'BIHAR'?
A. 720 B. 24
C. 120 D. 60

||

17. How many arrangements can be made out of the letters of the word 'ENGINEERING' ?
A. 924000 B. 277200
C. None of these D. 182000

||

18. How many 3 digit numbers can be formed from the digits 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9 which are
divisible by 5 and none of the digits is repeated?
A. 20 B. 16
C. 8 D. 24

||

19. How many words with or without meaning, can be formed by using all the letters of the
word, 'DELHI' using each letter exactly once?
A. 720 B. 24
C. None of these D. 120

||

20. What is the value of 100P2 ?

A. 9801 B. 12000
C. 5600 D. 9900

|
|
21. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'RUMOUR' be arranged?
A. None of these B. 128
C. 360 D. 180

||

22. There are 6 periods in each working day of a school. In how many ways can one
organize 5 subjects such that each subject is allowed at least one period?
A. 3200 B. None of these
C. 1800 D. 3600

||

23. How many 6 digit telephone numbers can be formed if each number starts with 35 and
no digit appears more than once?
A. 720 B. 360
C. 1420 D. 1680

||

24. An event manager has ten patterns of chairs and eight patterns of tables. In how many
ways can he make a pair of table and chair?
A. 100 B. 80
C. 110 D. 64

||

25. 25 buses are running between two places P and Q. In how many ways can a person go
from P to Q and return by a different bus?
A. None of these B. 600
C. 576 D. 625

||

26. A box contains 4 red, 3 white and 2 blue balls. Three balls are drawn at random. Find out
the number of ways of selecting the balls of different colours?
A. 62 B. 48
C. 12 D. 24

||

27. A question paper has two parts P and Q, each containing 10 questions. If a student needs
to choose 8 from part P and 4 from part Q, in how many ways can he do that?
A. None of these B. 6020
C. 1200 D. 9450

||

28. In how many different ways can 5 girls and 5 boys form a circle such that the boys and
the girls alternate?
A. 2880 B. 1400
C. 1200 D. 3212

||

29. Find out the number of ways in which 6 rings of different types can be worn in 3
fingers?
A. 120 B. 720
C. 125 D. 729

|
|
30. In how many ways can 5 man draw water from 5 taps if no tap can be used more than
once?
A. None of these B. 720
C. 60 D. 120

61. In how many ways can 11 persons be arranged in a row such that 3
particular persons should always be together?
A. 9!×3! B. 9!
C. 11! D. 11!×3!

||

62. In how many ways can 9 different colour balls be arranged in a row so
that black, white, red and green balls are never together?
A. 146200 B. 219600
C. 314562 D. 345600

||

63. A company has 11 software engineers and 7 civil engineers. In how

many ways can they be seated in a row so that no two of the civil engineers
will sit together?
A. 12! B. 11!×12!/5!
C. 11! D. 12×12!/5!

||

64. A company has 11 software engineers and 7 civil engineers. In how

many ways can they be seated in a row so that all the civil engineers do not
sit together?
A. 18! – (12! × 7!) B. 18P4 - 2!
C. 18P4 × 11 D. 18! – (11! × 7!)
||

65. In how many ways can 11 software engineers and 10 civil engineers be
seated in a row so that they are positioned alternatively?
A. 7! × 7! B. 6! × 7!
C. 10! × 11! D. 11! × 11!

||

66. In how many ways can 10 software engineers and 10 civil engineers be
seated in a row so that they are positioned alternatively?
A. 2×(10!)^2 B. 2×10!×11!
C. 10!×11! D. (10!)^2

||

67. Kiran has 8 black balls and 8 white balls. In how many ways can he
arrange these balls in a row so that balls of different colours alternate?
A. 8!×7! B. 2×8!×7!
C. 2×(8!)^2 D. (8!)^2

||

68. A company has 11 software engineers and 7 civil engineers. In how

many ways can they be seated in a row so that all the civil engineers are
always together?
A. 18! × 2 B. 12! × 7!
C. 11! × 7! D. 18!

|
|

69. A company has 10 software engineers and 6 civil engineers. In how

many ways can they be seated around a round table so that no two of the
civil engineers will sit together?
A. 15! B. 9!×10!/4!
C. 10!×11!/5! D. 16!

||

70. A company has 10 software engineers and 6 civil engineers. In how

many ways can they be seated around a round table so that all the civil
engineers do not sit together?
A. 16! – (11! × 6!) B. 15! – (10! × 6!)
C. 16! D. 15!

||

71. In how many ways can 10 software engineers and 10 civil engineers be
seated around a round table so that they are positioned alternatively?
A. 9! × 10! B. 10! × 10!
C. 2 (10!)2 D. 2 × 9! × 10!

||

72. A company has 10 software engineers and 6 civil engineers. In how

many ways can they be seated around a round table so that all the civil
engineers are together?
A. 10! × 6! B. 11! × 6!
C. (10!)2 D. 9! × 6!

|
|

73. How many 8 digit mobile numbers can be formed if any digit can be
repeated and 0 can also start the mobile number?
A. 10P8 B. 108
C. 10P7 D. 10P6

||

74. How many 8 digits mobile numbers can be formed if at least one of
their digits is repeated and 0 can also start the mobile number?
A. 108 - 10P7 B. 107
C. 108 D. 108 - 10P8

||

75. How many 8 digits mobile numbers can be formed if at least one of
their digits is repeated and 0 cannot be used to start the mobile number?
A. 108 - 10P7 B. 107
C. 9 × 107 - 9 × 9P7 D. 108 - 10P8

||

76. How many signals can be made using 6 different coloured flags when
any number of them can be hoisted at a time?
A. 1956 B. 1720
C. 2020 D. 1822

||
77. How many possible outcomes are there when five dice are rolled in
which at least one dice shows 6?
A. 65−5565−55 B. 66−5666−56
C. 6565 D. 5656

||

78. A board meeting of a company is organized in a room for 24 persons

along the two sides of a table with 12 chairs in each side. 6 persons wants
to sit on a particular side and 3 persons wants to sit on the other side. In
how many ways can they be seated?
A. 12P5 × 12P2 × 14! B. 12P5 × 12P2 × 15!
C. 12P6 × 12P3 × 15! D. 12P6 × 12P3 × 14!

||

79. How many numbers not exceeding 10000 can be made using the digits
2,4,5,6,8 if repetition of digits is allowed?
A. 9999 B. 820
C. 780 D. 740

||

80. How many 5 digit numbers can be formed using the

digits 1,2,3,4,⋯91,2,3,4,⋯9 such that no two consecutive digits are the
same?
A. None of these B. 9×849×84
C. 9595 D. 8585

||
81. In how many ways can 5 blue balls, 4 white balls and the rest 6
different colour balls be arranged in a row?
A. 15!15! B. 15!5!×4!15!5!×4!
C. P6
15 D. 15P7

||

82. A company has 10 software engineers and 6 civil engineers. In how

many ways can a committee of 4 engineers be formed from them such that
the committee must contain exactly 1 civil engineer?
A. 800 B. 720
C. 780 D. 740

||

83. A company has 10 software engineers and 6 civil engineers. In how

many ways can a committee of 4 engineers be formed from them such that
the committee must contain at least 1 civil engineer?
A. 1640 B. 1630
C. 1620 D. 1610

||

84. From a group of 8 women and 6 men, a committee consisting of 3 men

and 3 women is to be formed. In how many ways can the committee be
formed if two of the men refuses to serve together?
A. 1020 B. 640
C. 712 D. 896

||
85. From a group of 8 women and 6 men, a committee consisting of 3 men
and 3 women is to be formed. In how many ways can the committee be
formed if two of the women refuses to serve together?
A. 1020 B. 1000
C. 712 D. 896

||

86. From a group of 8 women and 6 men, a committee consisting of 3 men

and 3 women is to be formed. In how many ways can the committee be
formed if one man and one woman refuses to serve together?
A. 722 B. 910
C. 612 D. 896

||

87. A box contains 20 balls. In how many ways can 8 balls be selected if
each ball can be repeated any number of times?
A. 20C7 B. None of these
C. C8
20 D. 27C8

||

88. A box contains 12 black balls, 7 red balls and 6 blue balls. In how many
ways can one or more balls be selected?
A. 696 B. 728
C. 727 D. 896

||
89. A box contains 12 different black balls, 7 different red balls and 6
different blue balls. In how many ways can the balls be selected?
A. 728 B. 225 - 1
C. 225 D. 727

||

90. There are 12 copies of Mathematics, 7 copies of Engineering, 3

different books on Medicine and 2 different books on Economics. Find the
number of ways in which one or more than one book can be selected?
A. 3421 B. 3111
C. 3327 D. 3201