Permutation MCQs

Permutation MCQs

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1: Out of 7 consonants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants and 2 vowels can be formed?

A.   24000

B.   21300

C.   25200

D.   210

2: In how many ways can 8 Indians and, 4 American and 4 Englishmen can be seated in a row so that all person of the same nationality sit together?

A.   3! 4! 8! 4!

B.   4! 4!

C.   8! 4! 4!

D.   3! 8!

3: A college has 10 basketball players. A 5-member team and a captain will be selected out of these 10 players. How many different selections can be made?

A.   210

B.   1260

C.   10C6x6!

D.   10C6x6

4: 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.   212

C.   201

D.   209

5: How many Permutations of the letters of the word PIZZA are there?

A.   60

B.   120

C.   240

D.   480

6: 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 on the committee. In how many ways can it be done?

A.   756

B.   702

C.   720

D.   726

7: In how many ways can 10 examination papers be arranged so that the best and the worst papers never come together?

A.   8*8!

B.   8*9!

C.   7*9!

D.   9*8!

8: Out of 7 consonants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants and 2 vowels can be formed?

A.   24000

B.   21300

C.   25200

D.   210

9: In how many ways can 8 Indians and, 4 American and 4 Englishmen can be seated in a row so that all person of the same nationality sit together?

A.   3! 4! 8! 4!

B.   4! 4!

C.   8! 4! 4!

D.   3! 8!

10: A college has 10 basketball players. A 5-member team and a captain will be selected out of these 10 players. How many different selections can be made?

A.   210

B.   1260

C.   10C6x6!

D.   10C6x6

11: 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.   212

C.   201

D.   209

12: How many Permutations of the letters of the word PIZZA are there?

A.   60

B.   120

C.   240

D.   480

13: 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 on the committee. In how many ways can it be done?

A.   756

B.   702

C.   720

D.   726

14: In how many ways can 10 examination papers be arranged so that the best and the worst papers never come together?

A.   8*8!

B.   8*9!

C.   7*9!

D.   9*8!

15: What is a permutation?

A.   A way to arrange objects in a specific order

B.   A way to group objects without considering their order

C.   A way to calculate the average of a set of numbers

D.   A way to calculate the sum of a set of numbers

16: How many permutations can be formed from the letters of the word "APPLE"?

A.   5

B.   10

C.   20

D.   60

17: What is the formula to calculate the number of permutations of n objects taken r at a time?

A.   n! / (n - r)!

B.   n! / r!

C.   n^r

D.   r! / (n - r)!

18: In how many ways can the letters of the word "MISSISSIPPI" be arranged?

A.   11

B.   44

C.   3465

D.   34650

19: How many permutations can be formed from a set of 5 distinct objects?

A.   5

B.   10

C.   20

D.   120

20: How many ways can 4 people be seated in a row of chairs?

A.   12

B.   16

C.   24

D.   24

21: What is the number of ways to arrange the letters of the word "MATH"?

A.   6

B.   12

C.   24

D.   120

22: How many permutations can be formed from a set of 3 identical objects and 4 distinct objects?

A.   7! / 3!

B.   7! / 4!

C.   3! x 4!

D.   7! / (3! x 4!)

23: How many ways can a president, vice-president, and treasurer be selected from a group of 10 people?

A.   10

B.   90

C.   720

D.   720