Quiz Discussion

One red flower, three white flowers, and two blue flowers are arranged in a line such that
I. No two adjacent flowers are of the same color.
II. The flowers at the two ends of the line are of different colors.
In how many different ways can the flowers be arranged?

• 1]

  2

• 2]

  4

• 3]

  6

• 4]

  10

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

A basketball team of 5 players is to be selected from a group of 10 men and 8 women players. A volley ball team of 6 players is to be selected from a group of 8 men and 7 women players. Find the difference in the number of ways in which both the teams are selected, given that each team has only 2 female players.

• 1]

  1890

• 2]

  1920

• 3]

  1950

• 4]

  1990

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

• 1]

  10080

• 2]

  4989600

• 3]

  120960

• 4]

  None of these

Find the probability that a leap year selected at random will contain 53 Sundays

• 1]

  2/7

• 2]

  3/7

• 3]

  2/3

• 4]

  5/6

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!

In how many ways a committee, consisting of 5 men and 6 women can be formed from 8 men and 10 women?

• 1]

  266

• 2]

  5040

• 3]

  11760

• 4]

  86400

From among the 36 students in a class, one leader and one class representative are to be appointed. In how many ways can this be done?

• 1]

  1360

• 2]

  1060

• 3]

  1160

• 4]

  1260

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

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