Quiz Discussion

In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'DETAIL' be arranged in such a way that the vowels occupy only the odd positions?

• 1]

  32

• 2]

  48

• 3]

  36

• 4]

  60

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 speaks truth in 75% cases and B in 80% of the cases. In what percentage of the cases are they likely to contradict each other, narrating the same incident?

• 1]

  5%

• 2]

  15%

• 3]

  35%

• 4]

  45%

There are three rooms in a motel: one single, one double, and one for four persons. How many ways are there to house seven persons in these rooms?

• 1]

  7! / 1! 2! 3! 

• 2]

  7! 

• 3]

  7! / 3

• 4]

  7! / 3!

Two variants of the CAT paper are to be given to 12 students. In how many ways can the students be placed in two rows of six each so that there should be no identical variants side by side and that the students sitting one behind the other should have the same variant. Find the number of ways this can be done

• 1]

  2 x ¹²C₆ x (6!)²

• 2]

  2 x 6! x 6!

• 3]

  2 x ¹²C₆ x 6!

• 4]

  None of these

There are seven pairs of black shoes and five pairs of white shoes. They are all put into a box and shoes are drawn one at a time. To ensure that at least one pair of black shoes are taken out, what is the number of shoes required to be drawn out?

• 1]

  12

• 2]

  13

• 3]

  17

• 4]

  18

There are 20 people among whom two are sisters. Find the number of ways in which we can arrange them around a circle so that there is exactly one person between the two sisters.

• 1]

  2! x 19!

• 2]

  18!

• 3]

  18! x 2!

• 4]

  19!

Seven different objects must be divided among three people. In how many ways can this be done if one or two of them must get no objects?

• 1]

  36

• 2]

  84

• 3]

  180

• 4]

  381

From a pack of 52 playing cards, two cards are drawn together at random. Calculate the probability of both the cards being the Kings.

• 1]

  1/15

• 2]

  25/57

• 3]

  35/256

• 4]

  None Of These

There are 6 letters for 3 envelopes. In how many different ways can the envelopes be filled?

• 1]

  120

• 2]

  130

• 3]

  100

• 4]

  110