Quiz Discussion

A box contains 5 green, 4 yellow and 3 white marbles. three marbles are drawn at random. What is the probability that all they are not of the same colour?

• 1]

  3/44

• 2]

  3/55

• 3]

  52/55

• 4]

  41/44

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

• 1]

  91

• 2]

  71

• 3]

  51

• 4]

  81

A, B, C, and D are four points, any three of which are non-collinear. Then, the number of ways to construct three lines each joining a pair of points so that the lines do not form a triangle is

• 1]

  7

• 2]

  8

• 3]

  9

• 4]

  24

The value of  ⁷⁵P₂

• 1]

  5450

• 2]

  5555

• 3]

  5550

• 4]

  5656

A biased coin in tossed thrice. What is the probability that heads turns out at least twice considering that the probability of a head is 60%?

• 1]

  0.648

• 2]

  0.234

• 3]

  0.348

• 4]

  .839

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?

• 1]

  40

• 2]

  400

• 3]

  5040

• 4]

  2520

The students in a class are seated, according to their marks in the previous examination. Once, it so happens that four of the students got equal marks and therefore the same rank. To decide their seating arrangement, the teacher wants to write down all possible arrangements one in each of separate bits of paper in order to choose one of these by lots. How many bits of paper are required?

• 1]

  24

• 2]

  12

• 3]

  36

• 4]

  48

In how many ways can a cricketer can score 200 runs with fours and sixes only?

• 1]

  13

• 2]

  19

• 3]

  16

• 4]

  17

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!