Permutations and Combinations
81 JEE Maths previous year questions on Permutations and Combinations — free to practice, unlock the correct answer & explanation with Premium.
The largest such that divides ! is:
[JEE Main 2025, 2 Apr (Shift 1)]
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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:
[JEE Main 2025, 24 Jan (Shift 2)]
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Let denote the total number of triangles formed by joining the vertices of an \(n -\)side regular polygon. If , then the sum of all distinct prime divisors of \(n\) is:
[JEE Main 2026, 2 Apr (Shift 2)]
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The largest value of \(n\), for which \(40^n\) divides \(60!\), is
[JEE Main 2026, 24 Jan (Shift 2)]
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The letters of the word "\(UDAYPUR\)" are written in all possible ways with or without meaning and these words are arranged as in a dictionary. The rank of the word "\(UDAYPUR\)" is
[JEE Main 2026, 24 Jan (Shift 2)]
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How many words can be formed from the word DAUGHTER such that any vowels are not together
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In a group of 3 girls and 4 boys, there are two boys . The number of ways, in which these girls and boys can stand in a queue such that all the girls stand together, all the boys stand together, but are not adjacent to each other, is :
[JEE Main 2025, 22 Jan (Shift 2)]
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There are 5 points on the side \(AB\), excluding \(A\) and \(B\), of a triangle \(ABC\). Similarly there are 6 points on the side BC and 7 points on the side CA of the triangle. The number of triangles, that can be formed using the points as vertices, is :
[JEE Main 2024, 4 Apr (Shift 1)]
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A box contains \(5\) blue, \(6\) yellow and \(4\) red balls. The number of ways of drawing \(8\) balls containing at least two balls of each colour is:
[JEE Main 2026, 5 Apr (Shift 2)]
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The number of 3 digit numbers which is divisible
by 2 and 3 but not divisible by 4 and 9.
(24 Jan, Shift I, Memory Based)
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The letters of the word "\(UDAYPUR\)" are written in all possible ways with or without meaning and these words are arranged as in a dictionary. The rank of the word "\(UDAYPUR\)" is
[JEE Main 2026, 24 Jan (Shift 2)]
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Line of slope and line of slope intersect at the origin O . In the first quadrant, are 12 points on line and are points on line . Then the total number of triangles, that can be formed having vertices at three of the points , , is:
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The number of triangles whose vertices are at the vertices of a regular octagon but none of whose sides is a side of the octagon is
[JEE Main 2024, 06 Apr (Shift 1)]
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The number of triangles whose vertices are at the vertices of a regular octagon but none of whose sides is a side of the octagon is
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How many 6 letter words can be formed using the word "MATHS'' such that any letter can be used maximum two times?
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Let \(S=\{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9\}\). Let \(x\) be the number of 9-digit numbers formed using the digits of the set \(S\) such that only one digit is repeated and it is repeated exactly twice. Let \(y\) be the number of 9-digit numbers formed using the digits of the set \(S\) such that only two digits are repeated and each of these is repeated exactly twice. Then,
[JEE Main 2026, 28 Jan (Shift 1)]
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If If S is broken in 3 equal subsets A, B and C such that and , then maximum number of ways to break is:
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Line of slope and line of slope intersect at the origin O . In the first quadrant, are 12 points on line and are points on line . Then the total number of triangles, that can be formed having vertices at three of the points , , is:
[JEE Main 2025, 3 Apr (Shift 2)]
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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 \(440^{\text {th }}\) position in this arrangement, is :
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A triangle PQR is such that 3 points lie on the side PQ,4 points on QR and 5 points on RP respectively. Triangles are constructed using these points as vertices. What is the number of triangles so formed?
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Let the set be partitioned into 3 sets \(A, B, C\) with equal number of elements such that and . The maximum number of such possible partitions of \(S\) is equal to :
[JEE Main 2024, 5 Apr (Shift 2)]
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Numbers of 7 letter words formed by the numbers "1,2,3" such that the sum of digits is 11.
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There are 12 points in a plane, no three of which are in the same straight line, except 5 points which are collinear. Then the total number of triangles that can be formed with the vertices at any three of these 12 points is
[JEE Main 2025, 8 Apr (Shift 1)]
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Let are non-negative integers and . Then is equal to:
[JEE Main 2026, 4 Apr (Shift 2)]
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The number of ways, of forming a queue of boys and girls such that all the girls are not together, is:
[JEE Main 2026, 4 Apr (Shift 1)]
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The largest such that divides is:
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The number of 3 digit numbers which is divisible
by 2 and 3 but not divisible by 4 and 9.
(24 Jan, Shift I, Memory Based)
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The number of ways in which 5 girls and 3 boys can be seated in a row so that no two boys are together is
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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:
[JEE Main 2025, 24 Jan (Shift 2)]
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If the sum \(\sum_{r=1}^{30} \frac{r^2\left({ }^{30} C_r\right)^2}{{ }^{30} C_{r-1}}=\alpha \cdot 2^{29}\), then \(\alpha=\) (22 Jan, Shift II, Memory Based)
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In a group of 3 girls and 4 boys, there are two boys \(B_1\) and \(B_2\). The number of ways, in which these girls and boys can stand in a queue such that all the girls stand together, all the boys stand together, but \(B_1\) and \(B_2\) are not adjacent to each other, is :
[JEE Main 2025, 22 Jan (Shift 2)]
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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 :
[JEE Main 2024, 8 Apr (Shift 2)]
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Let \(P\) be the set of seven digit numbers with sum of their digits equal to \(11.\) If the numbers in \(P\) are formed by using the digits \(1,2\) and \(3\) only, then the number of elements in the set \(P\) is
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Let be the number of all triangles that can be formed by joining the vertices of a regular polygonof -sides and be the number of all quadrilaterals that can be formed by joining the vertices of . If , then the eccentricity of the ellipse is :
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Number of ways to form 5 digit numbers greater than 50000 with the use of digits 0,1,2,3,4,5, 6,7 such that sum of first and last digit is not more than 8, is equal to (28 Jan, Shift I, Memory Based)
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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
[JEE Main 2025, 28 Jan (Shift 1)]
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4 boys and 3 girls are to be seated in a row such that all girls seat together and all boys seat together and two particular boys \(B_1\) and \(B_2\) are not adjacent to each other. Then the number of ways in which this arrangement can be done. (22 Jan, Shift II, Memory Based)
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Let \(P\) be the set of seven digit numbers with sum of their digits equal to \(11.\) If the numbers in \(P\) are formed by using the digits \(1,2\) and \(3\) only, then the number of elements in the set \(P\) is
[JEE Main 2025, 29 Jan (Shift 1)]
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A student has to answer 10 questions, choosing at least 4 from each of the parts and . If there are 6 questions in part and 7 in part , then the number of ways can the student choose 10 questions is
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The largest value of \(n\), for which \(40^n\) divides \(60!\), is
[JEE Main 2026, 24 Jan (Shift 2)]
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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:
[JEE Main 2024, 1 Feb (Shift 1)]
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Numbers of 7 letter words formed by the numbers "1,2,3" such that the sum of digits is 11.
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Number of ways to form 5 digit numbers greater than 50000 with the use of digits 0,1,2,3,4,5, 6,7 such that sum of first and last digit is not more than 8, is equal to (28 Jan, Shift I, Memory Based)
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\({ }^{n-1} C_r=\left(k^2-8\right){ }^n C_{r+1}\) if and only if :
[JEE Main 2024, 27 Jan (Shift 1)]
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The number of arrangements of all digits of 12345 such that at least 3 digits will not come in its position is:
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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 \(440^{\text {th }}\) position in this arrangement, is :
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The number of ways, in which \(16\) oranges can be distributed to four children such that each child gets at least one orange, is
[JEE Main 2026, 23 Jan (Shift 2)]
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If the sum \(\sum_{r=1}^{30} \frac{r^2\left({ }^{30} C_r\right)^2}{{ }^{30} C_{r-1}}=\alpha \cdot 2^{29}\), then \(\alpha=\) (22 Jan, Shift II, Memory Based)
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At an election, a voter may vote for any number of candidates not exceeding the number to be elected. If \(\mathbf{4}\) candidates are to be elected out of the \(\mathbf{1 2}\) contested in the election and voter votes for at least one candidate, then the number of ways of selections is:
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The number of ways, in which \(16\) oranges can be distributed to four children such that each child gets at least one orange, is
[JEE Main 2026, 23 Jan (Shift 2)]
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How many words can be formed from the word DAUGHTER such that any vowels are not together
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There are 12 points in a plane, no three of which are in the same straight line, except 5 points which are collinear. Then the total number of triangles that can be formed with the vertices at any three of these 12 points is
[JEE Main 2025, 8 Apr (Shift 1)]
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A 5-letter word is to be made using any distinct 5 alphabets such that middle alphabet is \(M\) and letters should be in increasing order. (22 Jan, Shift I, Memory Based)
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A person has three different bags and four different books. The number of ways, in which he can put these books in the bags so that no bag is empty, is:
[JEE Main 2026, 8 Apr (Shift 2)]
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The number of words, which can be formed using all the letters of the word “DAUGHTER”, so that all the vowels never come together, is
[JEE Main 2025, 23 Jan (Shift 1)]
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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 \(440^{\text {th }}\) position in this arrangement, is :
[JEE Main 2025, 29 Jan (Shift 2)]
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At an election, a voter may vote for any number of candidates not exceeding the number to be elected. If \(\mathbf{4}\) candidates are to be elected out of the \(\mathbf{1 2}\) contested in the election and voter votes for at least one candidate, then the number of ways of selections is:
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Let and , let , and be the vertices of a triangles ABC, where is a parameter. If , is the locus of the centroid of triangle ABC , then equates. (28 Jan, Shift I, Memory Based)
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Let be the number of all triangles that can be formed by joining the vertices of a regular polygon of -sides and be the number of all quadrilaterals that can be formed by joining the vertices of . If , then the eccentricity of the ellipse is :
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Let \(\alpha=\frac{(4 !) !}{(4 !)^{3 !}}\) and \(\beta=\frac{(5 !) !}{(5 !)^{4 !}}\). Then :
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Let \(\alpha=\frac{(4 !) !}{(4 !)^{3 !}}\) and \(\beta=\frac{(5 !) !}{(5 !)^{4 !}}\). Then :
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How many 6 letter words can be formed using the word "MATHS'' such that any letter can be used maximum two times?
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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
[JEE Main 2025, 28 Jan (Shift 1)]
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Let \(S\) be the set of all the words that can be formed by arranging all the letters of the word GARDEN. From the set \(S\), one word is selected at random. The probability that the selected word will NOT have vowels in alphabetical order is :
[JEE Main 2025, 28 Jan (Shift 2)]
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If If S is broken in 3 equal subsets A, B and C such that and , then maximum number of ways to break is:
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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 \(440^{\text {th }}\) position in this arrangement, is :
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Let and , let , and be the vertices of a triangles ABC, where is a parameter. If , is the locus of the centroid of triangle ABC , then equates. (28 Jan, Shift I, Memory Based)
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Number of ways of arranging \(8\) identical books into \(4\) identical shelves where any number of shelves may remain empty is equal to
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Number of ways of arranging \(8\) identical books into \(4\) identical shelves where any number of shelves may remain empty is equal to
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A building has ground floor and \(10\) more floors. Nine persons enter in a lift at the ground floor. The lift goes up to the \(10\)th floor. The number of ways, in which any \(4\) persons exit at a floor and the remaining \(5\) persons exit at a different floor, if the lift does not stop at the first and the second floors, is equal to:
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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 , without repeating any letter, is:
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4 boys and 3 girls are to be seated in a row such that all girls seat together and all boys seat together and two particular boys \(B_1\) and \(B_2\) are not adjacent to each other. Then the number of ways in which this arrangement can be done. (22 Jan, Shift II, Memory Based)
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The number of words, which can be formed using all the letters of the word “DAUGHTER”, so that all the vowels never come together, is
[JEE Main 2025, 23 Jan (Shift 1)]
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A 5-letter word is to be made using any distinct 5 alphabets such that middle alphabet is \(M\) and letters should be in increasing order. (22 Jan, Shift I, Memory Based)
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The number of seven-digit numbers, that can be formed by using the digits \(1, 2, 3, 5\) and \(7\) such that each digit is used at least once, is:
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Let \(S=\{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9\}\). Let \(x\) be the number of 9 -digit numbers formed using the digits of the set \(S\) such that only one digit is repeated and it is repeated exactly twice. Let \(y\) be the number of 9-digit numbers formed using the digits of the set \(S\) such that only two digits are repeated and each of these is repeated exactly twice. Then,
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Let and be a set of polynomials. Then the number of polynomials in \(S\), which are divisible by \(x^2+2\), is
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Let and be a set of polynomials. Then the number of polynomials in \(S\), which are divisible by \(x^2+2\), is
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The number of arrangements of all digits of 12345 such that at least 3 digits will not come in its position is:
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