NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 11 - Mathematics - Chapter 7: PERMUTATIONS AND COMBINATIONS
Short Answer Type

Question. 1

Eight chairs are numbered 1 to 8. Two women and three men wish to occupy one chair each. First the women choose the chairs from amongst chairs 1 to 4 and then men select from the remaining chairs. Find the total number of possible arrangements.

Answer:

1440

Question. 2

If the letters of the word RACHIT are arranged in all possible ways as listed in dictionary order, then what is the rank of the word RACHIT?

Answer:

481

Question. 3

A candidate is required to answer 7 questions out of 12 questions, which are divided into two groups, each containing 6 questions. He is not permitted to attempt more than 5 questions from either group. Find the number of different ways of doing the questions.

Answer:

780

Question. 4

Out of 18 points in a plane, no three are collinear except five points which are collinear. Find the number of lines that can be formed joining the points.

Answer:

144

Question. 5

We wish to select 6 persons from 8, but if the person A is chosen, then B must also be chosen. In how many ways can selections be made?

Answer:

22

Question. 6

How many committees of five persons with a chairperson can be selected from 12 persons?

Answer:

3960

Question. 7

How many automobile license plates can be made if each plate contains two different letters followed by three different digits?

Answer:

46800

Question. 8

A bag contains 5 black and 6 red balls. Determine the number of ways in which 2 black and 3 red balls can be selected from the lot.

Answer:

200

Question. 9

Find the number of permutations of \(n\) distinct things taken \(r\) together in which three particular things must occur together.

Answer:

\( \binom{n-3}{r-3} (r-2)! 3! \)

Question. 10

Find the number of different words that can be formed from the letters of the word TRIANGLE so that no vowels are together.

Answer:

14400

Question. 11

Find the number of positive integers greater than 6000 and less than 7000 which are divisible by 5, provided that no digit is repeated.

Answer:

112

Question. 12

There are 10 persons named \(P_1, P_2, \dots, P_{10}\). Out of 10 persons, 5 persons are to be arranged in a line such that in each arrangement \(P_1\) must occur whereas \(P_4\) and \(P_5\) do not occur. Find the number of such possible arrangements.

Answer:

4200

Question. 13

There are 10 lamps in a hall. Each one of them can be switched on independently. Find the number of ways in which the hall can be illuminated.

Answer:

1023

Question. 14

A box contains two white, three black, and four red balls. In how many ways can three balls be drawn if at least one black ball is included?

Answer:

64

Question. 15

If \(^nC_{r-1} = 36\), \(^nC_r = 84\) and \(^nC_{r+1} = 126\), then find \(r\).

Answer:

r = 3

Question. 16

Find the number of integers greater than 7000 that can be formed with digits 3, 5, 7, 8 and 9 where no digit is repeated.

Answer:

192

Question. 17

If 20 lines are drawn in a plane such that no two are parallel and no three are concurrent, in how many points will they intersect?

Answer:

190

Question. 18

In a certain city, telephone numbers have six digits, the first two digits being one of 41, 42, 46, 62 or 64. How many telephone numbers have all six digits distinct?

Answer:

8400

Question. 19

In an examination, a student has to answer 4 questions out of 5, with questions 1 and 2 being compulsory. Determine the number of ways in which the student can make the choice.

Answer:

3

Question. 20

A convex polygon has 44 diagonals. Find the number of its sides.

Answer:

11

NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 11 – Mathematics – Chapter 7: PERMUTATIONS AND COMBINATIONS – Short Answer Type | Detailed Answers