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  • Question
  • From 4 officers and 8 Jawans in how many ways can 6 be chosen to include at least one officer?


  • Options
  • A. 896
  • B. 986
  • C. 886
  • D. 996

  • Correct Answer
  • 896 

    Explanation

    We may choose 1 officer and 5 jawans or 2 officers and 4 jawans ......... or 4 officers and 2 jawans.

    So Required answer = [4C1 x 8C5] + [4C2 x 8C4] + [4C3 x 8C3] + [4C4 x 8C2]
    = 224 + 420 + 224 + 28 = 896.


  • Permutation and Combination problems


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    • 1. 
      In how many different ways can the letters of word JUDGE be arranged so that the vowels always come together?

    • Options
    • A. 48
    • B. 24
    • C. 120
    • D. 60
    • Discuss
    • 2. 
      If 7 points out of 12 are in the same straight line, then the number of triangles formed is?

    • Options
    • A. 19
    • B. 158
    • C. 185
    • D. 201
    • Discuss
    • 3. 
      If S= {2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9} , then the number of different three-digit number (with all distinct digits) less than 400 that can be formed from S is?

    • Options
    • A. 20
    • B. 40
    • C. 80
    • D. 120
    • Discuss
    • 4. 
      If nP r= 720 nC r than the value r is?

    • Options
    • A. 6
    • B. 5
    • C. 4
    • D. 7
    • Discuss
    • 5. 
      If 2n + 1P n - 1 : 2n - 1P n = 3 : 5, then n is equal to?

    • Options
    • A. 4
    • B. 6
    • C. 3
    • D. 8
    • Discuss
    • 6. 
      From a group of 6 men and 4 women a committee of 4 persons is to be formed?

    • Options
    • A. 210
    • B. 225
    • C. 195
    • D. 185
    • Discuss
    • 7. 
      The numbers of straight lines can be formed out of 10 points of which 7 are collinear?

    • Options
    • A. 26
    • B. 21
    • C. 25
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. 
      The number of different permutations of the word 'BANANA' is?

    • Options
    • A. 270
    • B. 60
    • C. 120
    • D. 360
    • Discuss
    • 9. 
      Everybody in a room shakes hands with everybody else. The total number of hand shakes is 66. The total number of persons in the room is?

    • Options
    • A. 11
    • B. 12
    • C. 13
    • D. 14
    • Discuss
    • 10. 
      In how many ways can the letter of the word ' civilization' be arranged?

    • Options
    • A. 12! / 4!
    • B. 12! / 4! -1
    • C. 13! / 5! - 1
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss


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