Quiz Discussion

A, B, C, D and E sit on five chairs all of which are facing north. C will sit only on the leftmost chair and B will not sit anywhere to the left of A. In how many ways they can be seated?

• 1]

  10

• 2]

  18

• 3]

  36

• 4]

  12

How many numbers can be formed from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (without repetition), when the digit at the unit’s place must be greater than that in the ten’s place?

• 1]

  60

• 2]

  54

• 3]

  51 / 3

• 4]

  2 x 4!

In how many ways can 10 people line up at a ticket window of a railway station?

• 1]

  36,28,800

• 2]

  34,82,800

• 3]

  33,44,800

• 4]

  33,28,800

How many integers between 1000 and 10000 have no digits other than 4, 5, or 6?

• 1]

  91

• 2]

  71

• 3]

  51

• 4]

  81

It is required to seat 5 boys and 4 girls in a row so that the girls occupy the even places. How many such arrangements are possible?

• 1]

  2880

• 2]

  2148

• 3]

  3280

• 4]

  3680

In how many ways can a group of 5 men and 2 women be made out of a total of 7 men and 3 women?

• 1]

  63

• 2]

  90

• 3]

  126

• 4]

  45

Ten participants are participating in a competition. In how many ways can the first three prizes be won?

• 1]

  920

• 2]

  680

• 3]

  720

• 4]

  820

A coin is tossed 5 times. What is the probability that head appears an odd number of times?

• 1]

  1/2

• 2]

  2/3

• 3]

  1/3

• 4]

  1

In a simultaneous throw of two dice, what is the probability of getting a total of 7?

• 1]

  1/6

• 2]

  1/4

• 3]

  2/3

• 4]

  3/4

A polygon has 44 diagonals. What is the number of its sides?

• 1]

  7

• 2]

  8

• 3]

  9

• 4]

  11