http://questions.ascenteducation.com/iim_cat_mba_free_sample_questions_math_quan t/permutation_combination/ Badri has 9 pairs of dark Blue socks and 9 pairs of Black socks.

He keeps them a ll in a same bag. If he picks out three socks at random what is the probability he will get a matching pair? (1) (2*9C2 * 9C1) / 18C3 (2) (9C2 * 9C1) / 18C3 (3) 1 (4) None of these Correct Answer - (3) ________________________________________ Solution: If he picks any of the three socks invariably any two of them should match. Henc e the probability is 1. Question: How many words of 4 consonants and 3 vowels can be made from 12 consonants and 4 vowels, if all the letters are different? (1) 16C7 * 7! (2) 12C4 * 4C3 * 7! (3) 12C3 * 4C4 (4) 12C4 * 4C3 Correct Answer - (2) Question: If the letters of the word CHASM are rearranged to form 5 letter words such that none of the word repeat and the results arranged in ascending order as in a dic tionary what is the rank of the word CHASM? (1) 24 (2) 31 (3) 32 (4) 30 Correct Answer - (3) ________________________________________ Solution: The 5 letter word can be rearranged in 5! Ways = 120 without any of the letters repeating. The first 24 of these words will start with A. Then the 25th word will start will CA _ _ _. The remaining 3 letters can be rear ranged in 3! Ways = 6. i.e. 6 words exist that start with CA. The next word starts with CH and then A, i.e., CHA _ _. The first of the words w ill be CHAMS. The next word will be CHASM. Therefore, the rank of CHASM will be 24 + 6 + 2 = 32 Question: When four fair dice are rolled simultaneously, in how many outcomes will at leas t one of the dice show 3? (1) 155 (2) 620 (3) 671

(4) 625 Correct Answer - (3) ________________________________________ Solution: When 4 dice are rolled simultaneously, there will be a total of 64 = 1296 outcom es. The number of outcomes in which none of the 4 dice show 3 will be 54 = 625 outco mes. Therefore, the number of outcomes in which at least one die will show 3 = 1296 = 671 Question: In how many ways can the letters of the word EDUCATION be rearranged so that the relative position of the vowels and consonants remain the same as in the word E DUCATION? (1) 9!/4 (2) 9!/(4!*5!) (3) 4!*5! (4) None of these Correct Answer - (3) Question: How many ways can 10 letters be posted in 5 post boxes, if each of the post boxe s can take more than 10 letters? (1) 5^10 (2) 10^5 (3) 10P5 (4) 10C5 Correct Answer - (1) Question: A team of 8 students goes on an excursion, in two cars, of which one can seat 5 and the other only 4. In how many ways can they travel? (1) 9 (2) 26 (3) 126 (4) 3920 Correct Answer - (3) ________________________________________ Solution: There are 8 students and the maximum capacity of the cars together is 9. We may divide the 8 students as follows Case I: 5 students in the first car and 3 in the second Or Case II: 4 students in the first car and 4 in the second Hence, in Case I: 8 students are divided into groups of 5 and 3 in 8C3 ways. Similarly, in Case II: 8 students are divided into two groups of 4 and 4 in 8C4 ways. Therefore, the total number of ways in which 8 students can travel is 8C3 + 8C4 625

= 56 + 70 = 126