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Problem Solving Practice Test 5
Question 1
6 students of nursery class are playing a game. They are standing in a circle and have to pass a ball among themselves. How many such passes are possible?
32760
15625
30
36
46656
Correct Answer : B
Question 2
There are 5 boys standing in a row and 5 girls are to be paired with them for a group dance competition in a school. In how many ways can the girls be made to stand?
360
120
540
720
180
Correct Answer : B
Question 3
In the editorial group’s photograph of a school all the 5 teachers are to be seated in the front row. Four girls are to be in the second row and six boys in the third row. If the principal has a fixed seat in the first row, then how many arrangements are possible?
237144
251820
502340
72000
2073600
Correct Answer : E
Question 4
In how many ways can 8 people be seated at a round table?
5040
40320
2520
4914
378
Correct Answer : A
Question 5
Sunita wants to make a necklace. She has 8 beads. How many different choices does she have?
2400
1200
600
250
100
Correct Answer : B
Question 6
From city A to B there are 3 different roads. From B to C there are 5. From C to D there are 2. Laxman has to go from city A to D attending some work in city B and C on the way and has to come back in the reverse order. In how many ways can he complete his journey if he has to take a different while coming back than he did while going?
250
90
100
870
900
Correct Answer : D
Question 7
Neetu has five identical beads each of nine different colours. She wants to make a necklace such that the beads of the same colour always come together. How many different arrangements can she have?
2534
1500
56321
42430
20160
Correct Answer : E
Question 8
On a chess board one white square is chosen at random. In how many ways can a black square be chosen such that it does not lie in the same row as the white square?
1450
2920
3105
2002
1400
Correct Answer : D
Question 9
How many necklaces can be made using at least 5 from 8 beads of different colours?
230
2952
5904
7695
5130
Correct Answer : B
Question 10
Find the possible values of n if 30 P(n,6) = P(n+2,7).
10,15
6,7
4,25
9,10
8,19
Correct Answer : E
Question 11
Using all the prime numbers less than 10 how many four-digit even numbers can be made if repetition is not allowed?
8
4
2
6
3
Correct Answer : D
Question 12
There are 15 points in a plane, out of which 6 are collinear. How many pentagons can be drawn with these points?
3006
3003
2997
3005
3009
Correct Answer : C
Question 13
If P(n-1,3):P(n,3) = 1:9, find n.
6
7
8
9
4
Correct Answer : D
Question 14
How many four-digit numbers are there with distinct digits?
6547
10000
3600
4536
5040
Correct Answer : D
Question 15
In how many ways can 9 students be seated in a row such that the tallest child and the shortest child never sit together?
564480
282240
141120
70560
23416
Correct Answer : B