Mathematics [FBISE] Class-11

Unit
06 Permutation and Combination
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. N! stands for
a. product of first natural numbers b. sum of n natural numbers
c. product of n integers d. None of these
2. ( )( )( - )
= __________
( )! ( )!
a. b.
!( )! !( )
( )! ( )!
c. d.
!( - )! !( )!

3. If n is a positive integer, then n! =

a. n(n+1)(n+2)(n+3)….3,2,1 b. n(n-1)(n-2)(n-3)….3,2,1
c. n(n+1)(n+2)(n+3)…. d. n(n-1)(n-2)(n-3)….
4. For a positive integer n:
a. (n+1)! = (n + 1)n! b. (n+1)! = (n + 1)(n-1)!
c. n! = n(n + 1)! d. (n+1)! = (n)(n + 1)!
5. The factorial of positive integer is:
a. rational no b. positive integer
c. real no d. none
6. No of selection of n different things out of n is:
a. 1 b. n
c. n! d. none
7. In how many ways two places can be filled by n objects.
a. n(n-1) b. 2!
( - )
c. d. None

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8. No. of signals made by 5 flags of different colours using 3 flags at a time is:
a. 60 b. 10
c. 15 d. None
9. No. of signals made by 4 flags of different colours using 2 flags at a time is:
a. 60 b. 6
c. 12 d. None
10. Number of digits multiple of 5 made from the digits 2, 3, 5, 7, 9 is:
a. 5 b. 24
c. 20 d. None
11. How many different number can be formed by taking 4 out of the six digits 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6:
a. 360 b. 120
c. 366 d. None of these
12. Numbers are formed by using all the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 no digit being
repeated, then the numbers which are divisible by 5 are:
a. 110 b. 120
c. 122 d. 124
13. If nP2 = 30 then n =
a. 5 b. 6
c. 2 d. 2
20
14. P3 equals
a. 17 120
c. 6840 d. None
15. No. of arrangements can be made of 4 letters a, b, c, d taken 2 at a time?
a. 8 b. 10
c. 12 d. 14

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16. No of arrangements of the letters of the word PAKISTAN can be made, taken
all together?
a. 21160 b. 20160
c. 20170 d. 20016
17. No. of arrangements of the letters of the word PAKPATTAN can be made,
taken all together?
a. 15130 b. 1512
c. 15120 d. None of these
18. No. of triangles can be formed by joining the vertices of the polygon having 12
sides?
a. 202 b. 220
c. 110 d. None of these
19. No. of triangles can be formed by joining the vertices of the polygon having 5
sides?
a. 20 b. 15
c. 10 d. none of these
20. The number of diagonals of a polygon with n sides is:
( ) ( )
a. b.
( - )
c. d. None of these
21. No. of diagonals can be formed by joining the vertices of the polygon having 5
sides?
a. 10 b. 15
c. 5 d. 51
22. No. of diagonals can be formed by joining the vertices of the polygon having
12 sides?
a. 70 b. 54
c. 72 d. 73

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23. A key ring is an example of:

a. permutation b. circulation permutation
c. combination d. none
24. Number of ways of arranging 5 keys in a circular ring is:
a. 24 b. 12
c. 6 d. 5
25. No. of necklaces made from 6 beads of different colours
a. 6 b. 16
c. 5 d. 60
26. No. of necklaces can be made from 7 beads of different colours?
a. 120 b. 60
c. 360 d. 70
27. The number of ways in which five persons can sit at a round table is:
a. 4! b. 5!
!
c. d. none of these
28. The value of 5C2 is:
a. 1 b. 10
c. 20 d. 30
n
29. Cr is equal to:
! !
a. b.
! ( - )!
!
c. n(n-r)! d.
!( )!
n
30. Cr nPr to:
!
a. r! nPr b.
( )!

c. nPr d. None

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n
31. C4 = nC8 then n = ……
a. 4 b. 8
c. 12 d. 4
9
32. C3 + 9C4 =
a. 10C3 b. 9C3
c. 10C4 d. 9C4
n
33. Cr + nCr-1 =
a. n+1Cr b. nCr-1
c. n+1Cr+1 d. None
34. No. of ways of selecting a hockey team of 11 players out of 13 players is
a. 13/2 b. 78
c. 143 d. None
35. The number of handshakes that can be exchanged among a party of 10
students if every student shakes hands once with every student is:
a. 10P2 b. 10P10
c. 10C2 – 10 d. 10C2
36. If P€ is the probability of event E, then
a. ) < p € < 1 b. 0  p (E)  1
c. 0 < p (E)  1 d. None
37. If S is a sample space and event E is S then P(E) is:
a. 0 b. 1
c. > 1 d. None
38. If S is a sample space and event E is ϕ then P(E) is:
a. 0 b. -1
c. > 1 d. None
39. Probability of a certain event is:
a. 0 b. 1
c. > 1 d. 

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40. The probability that a number selected from the number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ……, 16 is
a prime number is:
a. b.

c. d.
41. A die is rolled. The probability that the dots on the top are greater than 4 is
a. 5, 6 b.

c. d. 1
42. Probability of an impossible event is:
a. 0 b. 1
c. -1 d. 
43. A die is thrown. The probability to get an odd number is:
a. 1 b.

c. d. none of these
44. A die is thrown. The probability to get an even number is:
a. 1 b.

c. d. None of these
45. The probability that an egg will be broken during delivery from a farm to a
supermarket is . No of broken eggs would there be in 2400 eggs.
a. 4 b. 6
c. 8 d. 10
46. If A and B are two overlapping events, then:
a. P(AB) = P(A) + P(B) b. P(AB) = P(A)+P(B) + P(AB)
c. P(AB) = P(A)+P(B) - P(AB) d. P(AB) = P(A)+P(B) + P(AB)

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47. For two mutually exclusive events A and B:

a. P(AB) = P(A)+P(B) + P(AB) b. P(AB) = P(A)+P(B) - P(AB)
c. P(AB) = P(A)+P(B) - P(AB) d. P(AB) = P(A) + P(B)
48. Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random.
What is the probability that the ticket drawn bears a number which is a
multiple of 3?
a. b.

c. d. none of these
49. In a simultaneous throw of two dice, the probability of getting a total of 7 is:
a. b.

c. d.
50. In a simultaneous throw of two dice, the probability of getting sum 3 or 11 is:
a. b.

c. d. none
51. A die is rolled, the probability of getting a number which is even or greater
than 4 is:
a. b.

c. d. none of these
52. One card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. The probability that the
card drawn a king is:
a. b.

c. d. none of these
53. If A and B are independent events and p(A) = and p(B) = then p(AB) is:

a. b.

c. d.

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