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Chapter Questions
116 MCQs

01
PYQ 2013
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be the number of all possible triangles formed by joining vertices of an -sided regular polygon. If then the value of is
1
7
2
5
3
10
4
8
02
PYQ 2013
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
On the sides of a distinct points (excluding vertices ) are respectively chosen. The number of triangles that can be constructed using these chosen points as vertices a re :
1
2
3
4
03
PYQ 2014
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
An eight digit number divisible by 9 is to be formed using digits from 0 to 9 without repeating the digits. The number of ways in which this can be done is :
1
72 (7!)
2
18 (7!)
3
40 (7!)
4
36 (7!)
04
PYQ 2015
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and be two sets containing four and two elements respectively. Then the number of subsets of the set , each having at least three elements is :
1
219
2
256
3
275
4
510
05
PYQ 2015
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If in a regular polygon the number of diagonals is , then the number of sides of this polygon is :
1
10
2
12
3
9
4
6
06
PYQ 2016
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If all the words (with or without meaning) having five letters, formed using the letters of the word and arranged as in a dictionary; then the position of the word is:
1
2
3
4
07
PYQ 2016
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If , then satisfies the equation :
1
2
3
4
08
PYQ 2016
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the four letter words (need not be meaningful ) are to be formed using the letters from the word such that the first letter is and the fourth letter is , then the total number of all such words is :
1
2
3
4
09
PYQ 2019
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Consider a class of girls and boys. The number of different teams consisting of girls and boys that can be formed from this class, if there are two specific boys and , who refuse to be the members of the same team, is :
1
200
2
300
3
500
4
350
10
PYQ 2019
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Consider three boxes, each containing balls labelled . Suppose one ball is randomly drawn from each of the boxes. Denote by , the label of the ball drawn from the box, ( ). Then, the number of ways in which the balls can be chosen such that is :
1
82
2
240
3
164
4
120
11
PYQ 2019
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
All possible numbers are formed using the digits taken all at a time. The number of such numbers in which the odd digits occupy even places is :
1
175
2
162
3
160
4
180
12
PYQ 2020
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If a, b and c are the greatest values of and respectively, then :
1
2
3
4
13
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The total number of positive integral solutions such that is :
1
36
2
24
3
45
4
30
14
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let x denote the total number of one-one functions from a set A with 3 elements to a set B with 5 elements and y denote the total number of one-one functions from the set A to the set A B. Then :
1
2y = 91x
2
2y = 273x
3
y = 91x
4
y = 273x
15
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The sum of all 3-digit numbers less than or equal to 500, that are formed without using the digit "1" and they all are multiple of 11, is ___________.
16
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of three-digit even numbers, formed by the digits 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 if the repetition of digits is not allowed, is _________.
17
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If , where , then is equal to _________.
18
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
A number is called a palindrome if it reads the same backward as well as forward. For example 285582 is a six digit palindrome. The number of six digit palindromes, which are divisible by 55, is _________.
19
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

The number of six letter words (with or without meaning), formed using all the letters of the word 'VOWELS', so that all the consonants never come together, is ___________

20
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of 4-digit numbers which are neither multiple of 7 nor multiple of 3 is _________.
21
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let S = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Then the number of possible functions such that for every and is equal to _________.

22
PYQ 2021
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
There are 5 students in class 10, 6 students in class 11 and 8 students in class 12. If the number of ways, in which 10 students can be selected from them so as to include at least 2 students from each class and at most 5 students from the total 11 students of class 10 and 11 is , then k is equal to __________.
23
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The sum of all the 4-digit distinct numbers that can be formed with the digits 1, 2, 2 and 3 is :
1
22264
2
26664
3
122234
4
122664
24
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The total number of numbers, lying between 100 and 1000 that can be formed with the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, if the repetition of digits is not allowed and numbers are divisible by either 3 or 5, is _________
25
PYQ 2022
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main

The number of ways to distribute 30 identical candies among four children C1, C2, C3 and C4 so that C2 receives atleast 4 and atmost 7 candies, C3 receives atleast 2 and atmost 6 candies, is equal to:

1
205
2
615
3
510
4
430
26
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
A class contains b boys and g girls. If the number of ways of selecting 3 boys and 2 girls from the class is 168, then b + 3g is equal to ______.
27
PYQ 2022
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Numbers are to be formed between 1000 and 3000, which are divisible by 4, using the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 without repetition of digits. Then the total number of such numbers is ______________.
28
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let S be the set of all passwords which are six to eight characters long, where each character is either an alphabet from {A, B, C, D, E} or a number from {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} with the repetition of characters allowed. If the number of passwords in S whose at least one character is a number from {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} is × 56, then is equal to _______.
29
PYQ 2022
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main

If

where , then the value of 16α is equal to

1
1411
2
1320
3
1615
4
1855
30
PYQ 2022
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main

The letters of the work ‘MANKIND’ are written in all possible orders and arranged in serial order as in an English dictionary. Then the serial number of the word ‘MANKIND’ is ______.

31
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of 7-digit numbers which are multiples of 11 and are formed using all the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 9 is _____.
32
PYQ 2022
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main

If

m and n are coprime, then m + n is equal to _____.

33
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
There are ten boys B1, B2, …, B10 and five girls G1, G2,…, G5 in a class. Then the number of ways of forming a group consisting of three boys and three girls, if both B1 and B2 together should not be the members of a group, is ________
34
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The total number of four digit numbers such that each of first three digits is divisible by the last digit, is equal to _______.
35
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of ways to distribute 20 chocolates among three students such that each student gets atleast one chocolate is
1
22C2
2
19C2
3
19C3
4
22C3
36
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main

If 2nC3 : nC3 = 10, then is equal to

37
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Using all the letters of the word MATHS, then rank of the word THAMS is:
1
101
2
102
3
103
4
104
38
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main

If the number of words, with or without meaning, which can be made using all the letters of the word MATHEMATICS in which C and S do not come together, is (6!)k , is equal to

1

5670

2

1890

3

595

4

657

39
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If , then is equal to :
40
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main

The total number of three-digit numbers, divisible by 3, which can be formed using the digits 1,3,5,8, if repetition of digits is allowed, is

41
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Find all the four letter words with two vowels and 2 consonants from the word UNIVERSE?
42
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Rank of the word PUBLIC is?
43
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
5 boys with allotted roll numbers and seat numbers are seated in such a way that no one sits on the allotted seat. The number of such seating arrangements is?
44
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of five-digit numbers, greater than 40000 and divis ible by 5, which can be formed using the digits 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 without repetition, is equal to:
1

120

2

132

3

72

4

96

45
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

Find out the rank of MONDAY in English dictionary if all alphabets are arranged in order?

46
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Eight persons are to be transported from city A to city B in three cars of different makes. If each car can accommodate at most three persons, then the number of ways in which they can be transported is:
1
1120
2
560
3
1680
4
3360
47
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main

The total number of six digit numbers, formed using the digits 4,5,9 only and divisible by 6 , is __

48
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main

If , then is equal to :

49
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the number of ways in which a mixed double badminton can be played such that no couples played into a same game is 840. Then find the number of players?
50
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Using the number 1, 2, 3 ... 7, total numbers of 7 digit number which does not contain string 154 or 2367 is (Repetition is not allowed)
1
4897
2
4898
3
4896
4
4899
51
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let , where and . Given that and , What is the sum of all the positive integer divisors of ?
1
59
2
60
3
61
4
58
52
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

Maximum value n such that (66)! is divisible by 3n

53
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
All words, with or without meaning, are made using all the letters of the word MONDAY. These words are written as in a dictionary with serial numbers. The serial number of the word MONDAY is
1
324
2
326
3
327
4
328
54
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The letters of the word OUGHT are written in all possible ways and these words are arranged as in a dictionary, in a series. Then the serial number of the word TOUGH is
1
79
2
86
3
84
4
89
55
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of triplets , where are distinct non-negative integers satisfying , is:
1
136
2
114
3
80
4
92
56
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of ways of giving 20 distinct oranges to 3 children such that each child gets at least one orange is______
57
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
All the letters of the word PUBLIC are written in all possible orders and these words are written as in a dictionary with serial numbers. Then the serial number of the word PUBLIC is:
1
580
2
578
3
576
4
582
58
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Total numbers of 3-digit numbers that are divisible by 6 and can be formed by using the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 with repetition, is___.
59
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
In an examination, 5 students have been allotted their seats as per their roll numbers. The number of ways, in which none of the students sit on the allotted seat, is:
60
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of 3 digit numbers, that are divisible by either 3 or 4 but not divisible by 48, is
1
507
2
432
3
472
4
400
61
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Five people are distributed in four identical rooms. A room can also contain zero people. Find the number of ways to distribute them.
1
47
2
53
3
43
4
51
62
PYQ 2024
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of ways to distribute the 21 identical apples to three children’s so that each child gets at least 2 apples.
63
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and . Then:
1
and
2
and
3
and
4
and
64
PYQ 2024
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
In an examination of Mathematics paper, there are 20 questions of equal marks and the question paper is divided into three sections : A, B and C . A student is required to attempt total 15 questions taking at least 4 questions from each section. If section A has 8 questions, section B has 6 questions and section C has 6 questions, then the total number of ways a student can select 15 questions is _______ .
65
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
60 words can be made using all the letters of the word BHBJO, with or without meaning. If these words are written as in a dictionary, then the 50th word is :
1
OBBHJ
2
HBBJO
3
OBBJH
4
JBBOH
66
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of ways in which 21 identical apples can be distributed among three children such that each child gets at least 2 apples, is
1
406
2
130
3
142
4
136
67
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If for some ; and , then is equal to
1
380
2
376
3
384
4
372
68
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of integers, between 100 and 1000 having the sum of their digits equals to 14, is______ .
69
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of ways of getting a sum 16 on throwing a dice four times is __________.
70
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
There are 5 points on the side , excluding and , of a triangle . Similarly, there are 6 points on the side and 7 points on the side of the triangle.The number of triangles that can be formed using the points as vertices, is:
1
776
2
751
3
796
4
771
71
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
The total number of words (with or without meaning) that can be formed out of the letters of the word ‘DISTRIBUTION’ taken four at a time, is equal to _____
72
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The lines are distinct. For , all the lines are parallel to each other, and all the lines pass through a given point . The maximum number of points of intersection of pairs of lines from the set is equal to:
73
PYQ 2024
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
If all the words with or without meaning made using all the letters of the word "NAGPUR" are arranged as in a dictionary, then the word at 315th position in this arrangement is
1
NRAGUP
2
NRAGPU
3
NRAPGU
4
NRAPUG
74
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the set be partitioned into 3 sets with equal number of elements such that and . The maximum number of such possible partitions of is equal to:
1
1680
2
1520
3
1710
4
1640
75
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
There are 4 men and 5 women in Group A, and 5 men and 4 women in Group B. If 4 persons are selected from each group, then the number of ways of selecting 4 men and 4 women is
76
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and . Then the total number of one-one maps , such that , is:
77
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Number of ways of arranging 8 identical books into 4 identical shelves where any number of shelves may remain empty is equal to
78
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of ways five alphabets can be chosen from the alphabets of the word MATHEMATICS, where the chosen alphabets are not necessarily distinct, is equal to :
79
PYQ 2024
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
If n is the number of ways five different employees can sit into four indistinguishable offices where any office may have any number of persons including zero, then n is equal to:
1
47
2
53
3
51
4
43
80
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

All the letters of the word "GTWENTY" are written in all possible ways with or without meaning, and these words are arranged as in a dictionary. The serial number of the word "GTWENTY" is:

81
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of different 5 digit numbers greater than 50000 that can be formed using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, such that the sum of their first and last digits should not be more than 8, is:
1
5719
2
4608
3
5720
4
4607
82
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Group A consists of 7 boys and 3 girls, while group B consists of 6 boys and 5 girls. The number of ways, 4 boys and 4 girls can be invited for a picnic if 5 of them must be from group A and the remaining 3 from group B, is equal to:
1

2

3

4
83
PYQ 2025
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Group A consists of 7 boys and 3 girls, while group B consists of 6 boys and 5 girls. The number of ways, 4 boys and 4 girls can be invited for a picnic if 5 of them must be from group A and the remaining 3 from group B, is equal to:
1

2

3

4
84
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

If all the words with or without meaning made using all the letters of the word "KANPUR" are arranged as in a dictionary, then the word at 440th position in this arrangement is:

1
PRNAKU
2
PRKANU
3
PRKAUN
4
PRNAUK
85
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of 6-letter words, with or without meaning, that can be formed using the letters of the word "MATHS" such that any letter that appears in the word must appear at least twice is:
86
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of solutions of the equation is:
1
3
2
1
3
2
4
4
87
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of different 5 digit numbers greater than 50000 that can be formed using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, such that the sum of their first and last digits should not be more than 8, is:
1
5719
2
4608
3
5720
4
4607
88
PYQ 2025
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main

The number of 6-letter words, with or without meaning, that can be formed using the letters of the word MATHS such that any letter that appears in the word must appear at least twice, is .

89
PYQ 2025
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of sequences of ten terms, whose terms are either 0 or 1 or 2, that contain exactly five 1’s and exactly three 2’s, is equal to:
1
360
2
45
3
2520
4
1820
90
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the number of seven-digit numbers, such that the sum of their digits is even, is ; , then is equal to
91
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
There are 12 points in a plane in which 5 are collinear such that no three of them are in a straight line. Then the number of triangles that can be formed from any 3 vertices from 12 points.
1
220
2
210
3
230
4
240
92
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
There are 12 points in a plane in which 5 are collinear such that no three of them are in a straight line. Then, the number of triangles that can be formed from any 3 vertices from 12 points.
1
220
2
210
3
230
4
240
93
PYQ 2025
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
N>40000, where N is divisible by 5. How many such 5 digit numbers can be formed using 0,1,3,5,7,9 without repetition.
94
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The mean & variance of is 1 and 13 respectively and the mean and variance of be 2 and 1 respectively, the variance of will be
1
6.04
2
6.00
3
5.85
4
5.99
95
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
A bag contains coins - fair coins, and one coin with 'Head' on both sides. A coin is selected at random and tossed. If the probability of getting 'Head' is , then is equal to:
1
5
2
7
3
8
4
9
96
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of 4-letter words, with or without meaning, each consisting of two vowels and two consonants that can be formed from the letters of the word INCONSEQUENTIAL, without repeating any letter, is:
1
2670
2
2840
3
2920
4
3600
97
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
A person has 3 different bags & 4 different books. The number of ways in which he can put these books in the bags so that no bag is empty, is
1
36
2
24
3
32
4
30
98
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
A person goes to college either by bus, scooter or car. The probability that he goes by bus is , by scooter is and by car is . The probability that he entered late in college if he goes by bus is , by scooter is and by car is . If it is given that he entered late in college, then the probability that he goes to college by car is
1

2

3

4
99
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the product is equal to then is equal to:
1
16
2
32
3
15
4
28
100
PYQ 2026
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Number of ways of distributing 16 identical oranges among 4 persons such that each one gets at least one orange is:
1
435
2
455
3
470
4
489
101
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
A regular polygon with sides is given. denotes number of triangles formed by joining any three points of given regular polygon. If , then the sum of all prime divisors of is
1
9
2
5
3
11
4
23
102
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If , then value of is
103
PYQ 2026
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
If all the letters of the word 'UDAYPUR' are arranged in all possible permutations and these permutations are listed in dictionary order, then the rank of the word 'UDAYPUR' is
104
PYQ 2026
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let A = \{-2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4\. Let R be a relation on A defined by xRy if and only if . Let be the number of elements in R. Let and be the minimum number of elements required to be added in R to make it reflexive and symmetric relations respectively. Then is equal to :}
1
34
2
35
3
32
4
33
105
PYQ 2026
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let . Let be the number of 9-digit numbers formed using the digits of the set such that only one digit is repeated and it is repeated exactly twice. Let be the number of 9-digit numbers formed using the digits of the set such that only two digits are repeated and each of these is repeated exactly twice. Then:
1
2
3
4
106
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

The number of strictly increasing functions from the set to the set such that for , is equal to:

1
22
2
27
3
21
4
28
107
PYQ 2026
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of ways 16 oranges distributed to 4 children, each gets at least one.
1
403
2
384
3
429
4
455
108
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of ways 4 boys and 3 girls are to be arranged in a row so that all 3 girls are not together, is equal to:
1
2320
2
4320
3
4920
4
1440
109
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let S denote the set of 4-digit numbers abcd such that and P denote the set of 5-digit numbers having product of its digits equal to 20. Then is equal to ___
110
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Number of seven digits numbers which can be formed by using all the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 with at least one digit repeated is _____.
1
16200
2
15600
3
16800
4
14800
111
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be the number of 4-digit numbers , where and let be the number of 5-digit numbers , where the product of digits is 20. Find :
112
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If so, then find the value of .
113
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If , then the number of strictly increasing functions from such that for is
114
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Number of 4 letter words with or without meaning formed from the letters of the word PQRSTTUVV is:
1
2214
2
1420
3
1422
4
1242
115
PYQ 2026
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Number of 4-letter words (with or without meaning) formed from the letters of the word is:
1
2
3
4
116
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If all the letters of the word 'UDAYPUR' are arranged in all possible permutations and these permutations are listed in dictionary order, then the rank of the word 'UDAYPUR' is
1
1580
2
1579
3
1582
4
1580