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Combinations (Concepts and MCQ)

(1) The no. of ways in which 7 things may be

selected out of 15 different things so that one
particular thing (say, a) is always selected and (7) The no. of pentagons and the no. of hexagons
one particular thing (say, b) is never selected is obtained when n non-collinear points are
(1) 13P6 (2) 13C6 joined pairwise are erqual. The no. of diagonals
(3) 13P7 (4) 13C8 in the n-gon is
(1) 44 (2) 55
(3) 43 (4) 54
(2) (Handshake Problem) The number of different
handshakes if n people shake hands with one
(8) Let x=the no. of 3-digit numbers with strictly
another is
increasing digits, y=the no. of 4-digit numbers
(1) nP2 (2) nC3
n+1 with strictly increasing digits and z=the no. of 4-
(3) P2 (4) nC2
digit numbers with strictly decreasing digits.
(1) x=y+z (2) x=y-z
(3) x=z-y (4) x+y+z=10
(3) The number of different r-gons (i,e, polygons
with r sides) obtained when n non-collinear
points are joined pairwise is (9) The no. of English words with 2 vowels and 5
consonants is
(1) nPr (2) nCr (1) (5C2) (21C5)5! (2) (5C2) (21C5)6!
(3) nCr-1 (4) nCr+1 (3) (5C2) (21C5)7! (4) (5P2) (21P5)5!
(10) In how many ways may 18 men and 13
(4) The no. of different k-digit numbers in which all women may be arranged in a row so that no
the digits are in strictly increasing order= two men are adjacent?
(1) 10Pk (2) 10Ck (1) 31 (2) 0
(3) 9Pk-1 (4) 9Ck (3) (19!)(13!) (4) 19C13 (19!)(13!)

(5) The no. of different k-digit numbers in which all (11) In how many ways may n+1 different
the digits are in strictly decreasing order= apples ans n different bananas be arranged in a
(1) 10Pk (2) 10Ck row so that no two apples are adjacent and no
(3) 9Pk-1 (4) 9Ck two bananas are adjacent?
(6) If 10 non-collinear points are joined pairwise, (1) (n+1)! n! (2) 0
then the no. of triangles obtained equals the (3) 2 ((n+1)!) n! (4) 2n+1
no. of
(1) pentagons (2) hexagons
obtained obtained (12) A man X has 7 friends, 4 of them are ladies and
(3) heptagons (4) octagons 3 are men. His wife Y also has 7 friends, 3 of them
obtained obtained are ladies and 4 are men. Assume X and Y have no
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Combinations (Concepts and MCQ)

common friends. Then the total number of ways in

which X and Y together can throw a party inviting 3
ladies and 3 men, so that 3 friends of each of X and
Y are in this party, is
(JEE-2017)
(1) 468 (2) 469
(3) 484 (4) 485

(13) If (n+2C6)/(n-2P2)=11, then n satisfies the

equation (JEE-2016)
2 2
(1) n +3n-108=0 (2) n +5n-84=0
(3) n2+2n-80=0 (4) n2+n-110=0

(14) In a regular polygon, the no. of diagonals is

54. The no. of sides is (JEE-2015)
(1) 10 (2) 12
(3) 9 (4) 6

(15) The no. of ways in which 50 out of 100

identical balls maybe arranged in a circle is
(1) 0 (2) 1
(3) 99 ! (4) 100 !

(16) The no. of ways in which 27 identical things

may be arranged in a row is
(1) 0 (2) 1
(3) 99 ! (4) 100 !

(17) The no. of ways in which n different balls

may be put in two different boxes so that no
box remais empty is
(1) 0 (2) 1
(3) 2 n (4) 2n-2