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Permutations and Combinations MCQ

Chapter 5 • 144 Questions from ICAI Study Material

Questions

144

Est. Time

108 min

Source

ICAI Book

Sample Questions: Permutations and Combinations

Preview 8 of 144 MCQs from Chapter 5

1. 4P3 is evaluated as

A) 43
B) 34
C) 24 ✓
D) None of these

2. 4P4 is equal to

A) 1
B) 24 ✓
C) 0
D) none of these

3. |7 is equal to

A) 5040 ✓
B) 4050
C) 5050
D) none of these

4. |0 is a symbol equal to

A) 0
B) 1 ✓
C) Infinity
D) none of these

5. In nPr, n is always

A) an integer
B) a fraction
C) a positive integer ✓
D) none of these

6. In nPr, the restriction is

A) n > r
B) n >= r ✓
C) n <= r
D) none of these

7. In nPr = n(n-1)(n-2)...(n-r+1), the number of factors is

A) n
B) r-1
C) n-r
D) r ✓

8. nPr can also be written as

A) |n / |n-r ✓
B) |n / |r|n-r
C) |r / |n-r
D) none of these

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