APTITUDE QUIZ
Q:1.In how many ways can 5 different toys be packed in 3 identical boxes such that no box is empty, if any of the boxes may hold all of the toys ?
- A) 36
- B) 25
- C) 24
- D) 72
Q:2.A team of 8 students goes on an excursion, in two cars, of which one can seat 5 and the other only 4. In how many ways can they travel?
- A) 126
- B) 120
- C) 146
- D) 156
Q:3.12 people at a party shake hands once with everyone else in the room.How many handshakes took place?
- A) 72
- B) 66
- C) 76
- D) 64
Q:4.How many different four letter words can be formed (the words need not be meaningful using the letters of the word “MEDITERRANEAN” such that the first letter is E and the last letter is R?
- A) 59
- B) 56
- C) 64
- D) 55
Q:5.How many lines can you draw using 3 non collinear (not in a single line) points A, B and C on a plane?
- A) 3
- B) 6
- C) 2
- D) 4
Q:6.Suppose 7 students are staying in a hall in a hostel and they are allotted 7 beds. Among them, Parvin does not want a bed next to Anju because Anju snores. Then, in how many ways can you allot the beds?
- A) 2400
- B) 6400
- C) 3600
- D) 7200
Q:7.A Committee of 5 persons is to be formed from a group of 6 gentlemen and 4 ladies. In how many ways can this be done if the committee is to be included atleast one lady?
- A) 123
- B) 113
- C) 246
- D) 945
Q:8.There are 6 bowlers and 9 batsmen in a cricket club. In how many ways can a team of 11 be selected so that the team contains at least 4 bowlers?
- A) 1170
- B) 1200
- C) 720
- D) 360
Q:9.In a box, there are 5 black pens, 3 white pens and 4 red pens. In how many ways can 2 black pens, 2 white pens and 2 red pens can be chosen?
- A) 180
- B) 220
- C) 240
- D) 160
Q:10.In a Plane there are 37 straight lines, of which 13 pass through the point A and 11 pass through the point B. Besides, no three lines pass through one point, no lines passes through both points A and B , and no two are parallel. Find the number of points of intersection of the straight lines.
- A) 525
- B) 535
- C) 545
- D) 555
Q:11.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?
- A) 36
- B) 25
- C) 42
- D) 120
Q:12.From 5 consonants and 4 vowels, how many words can be formed using 3 consonants and 2 vowels ?
- A) 7600
- B) 7200
- C) 6400
- D) 3600
Q:13.Consider the word ROTOR. Whichever way you read it, from left to right or from right to left, you get the same word. Such a word is known as palindrome. Find the maximum possible number of 5-letter palindromes.
- A) 17756
- B) 17576
- C) 12657
- D) 12666
Q:14.From a total of six men and four ladies a committee of three is to be formed. If Mrs. X is not willing to join the committee in which Mr. Y is a member, whereas Mr.Y is willing to join the committee only if Mrs Z is included, how many such committee are possible?
- A) 91
- B) 104
- C) 109
- D) 98
Q:15.Find the total number of distinct vehicle numbers that can be formed using two letters followed by two numbers. Letters need to be distinct
- A) 65000
- B) 64000
- C) 72000
- D) 36000
Q:16.From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected to form a committee so that at least 3 men are there on the committee. In how many ways can it be done?
- A) 564
- B) 735
- C) 756
- D) 657
Q:17.Suppose you want to arrange your English, Hindi, Mathematics, History, Geography and Science books on a shelf. In how many ways can you do it?
- A) 360
- B) 780
- C) 720
- D) 240
Q:18.In how many ways can an animal trainer arrange 5 lions and 4 tigers in a row so that no two lions are together?
- A) 2800
- B) 2880
- C) 2600
- D) 3980
Q:19.If there are 15 dots on a circle,how many triangles can be formed?
- A) 455
- B) 450
- C) 469
- D) 500
Q:20.How many ways are there to select a subcommittee of 7 members from among a committee of 17?
- A) 19000
- B) 19448
- C) 19821
- D) 19340
-:ANSWERS:-
1.Answer: B) 25
2.Answer: A) 126
3.Answer: B) 66
4.Answer: A) 59
5.Answer: A) 3
6.Answer: C) 3600
7.Answer: C) 246
8.Answer: A) 1170
9.Answer: A) 180
10.Answer: B) 535
11.Answer: A) 36
12.Answer: B) 7200
13.Answer: B) 17576
14.Answer: A) 91
15.Answer: A) 65000
16.Answer: C) 756
17.Answer: C) 720
18.Answer: B) 2880
19.Answer: A) 455
20.Answer: B) 19448
