Maths Mcqs Practice Test

Question 1

What are the number of ways to select 3 men and 2 women such that one man and one woman are always selected?

Accepted Answer

C. 30

Question 2

A committee has 5 men and 6 women. What are the number of ways of selecting 2 men and 3 women from the given committee?

Accepted Answer

B. 200

Question 3

The number of permutations of the letters of the word ‘MESMERISE’ is___________?

Accepted Answer

A. 9!/(2!)23!

Question 4

The number of arrangements that can be made with the letters of the word MEADOWS so that the vowels occupy the even places?

Accepted Answer

B. 144

Question 5

Using all the letters of the word “NOKIA”, how many words can be formed, which begin with N and end with A?

Accepted Answer

B. 6

Question 6

Using all the letters of the word “THURSDAY”, how many different words can be formed?

Accepted Answer

B. 8!

Question 7

How many three letter words are formed using the letters of the word TIME?

Accepted Answer

D. 24

Question 8

A boy has nine trousers and 12 shirts. In how many different ways can he select a trouser and a shirt?

Accepted Answer

D. 108

Question 9

There are 30 people in a group. If all shake hands with one another , how many handshakes are possible?

Accepted Answer

B. 435

Question 10

In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘OPTICAL’ be arranged so that the vowels always come together?

Accepted Answer

B. 720

Question 11

In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘MATHEMATICS’ be arranged so that the vowels always come together?

Accepted Answer

C. 120960

Question 12

How many 4-letter words with or without meaning, can be formed out of the letters of the word, ‘LOGARITHMS’, if repetition of letters is not allowed?

Accepted Answer

C. 5040

Question 13

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?

Accepted Answer

A. 63

Question 14

In how many different ways can four books A, B, C and D be arranged one above another in a vertical order such that the books A and B are never in continuous position?

Accepted Answer

B. 12

Question 15

There are two identical red, two identical black, and two identical white balls.In how many different ways can the balls be placed in the cells (Each cell to contain one ball) shown above such that balls of the same colour do not occupy any two consecutive cells?

Accepted Answer

C. 24

Question 16

Twelve people from a club, by picking lots. One of them will host a dinner for all once in a month. The number of dinners a particular member has to host in one year is________?

Accepted Answer

D. Cannot be determined

Question 17

A person ordered 5 pairs of black socks and some pairs of brown socks. The price of a black pair was thrice that of a brown pair while preparing the bill the bill clerk inter-changed the number of black and brown pairs by mistake which increased the bill by 100% what was the number of pair of brown socks in the original order?

Accepted Answer

D. 25

Question 18

A two number committee comprising of one male and the female number is to be constituted out of five male and 3 females. Amongst the females, Ms. A refused to be number committee in which Mr.B is taken as the number of how many different ways can the committee be constituted?

Accepted Answer

C. 14

Question 19

A selection is to be made for one post of principal and two posts of vice-principal amongst the six candidates called for the interview only two are eligible for the post of principal while they all are eligible for the post of vice-principal. The number of possible combinations of selectees is___________?

Accepted Answer

D. None of these

Question 20

A student has to opt for 2 subjects out of 5 subjects for a course. Namely commerce, economics, statistics, mathematics 1 and Mathematics 2, Mathematics 2 can be offered only if mathematics 1 has also opted. The number of different combinations of two subjects which can be opted is_________?

Accepted Answer

C. 7