PERMUTATIONS
How many words, with or without meaning, can be formed using all the letters of the word
EQUATION at a time so that the vowels and consonants occur together?
(a) 1440
(b) 720
(c) 2880
(d) 360
(e) None of the above
Ans: (a) 1440
Q1.
How many words can be formed using all the letters of CREATION such that all the vowels are
together and all the consonants are together?
(a) 1440
(b) 720
(c) 2880
(d) 360
(e) None of these
Q2.
In how many ways can the letters of SEQUOIA be arranged so that all vowels occur together and all
consonants occur together?
(a) 120
(b) 60
(c) 240
(d) 360
(e) None of these
Q3.
How many arrangements can be made from the word EDUCATION such that all vowels and
consonants are grouped separately?
(a) 1440
(b) 2880
(c) 5760
(d) 720
(e) None of these
Q4.
Find the number of words that can be formed by using all the letters of REACTION such that vowels
together and consonants together.
(a) 1440
(b) 2880
(c) 720
(d) 360
(e) None of these
Q5.
How many 4-letter words can be formed from the letters of the word MATHS if repetition of letters is
allowed?
(a) 625
(b) 120
(c) 6250
(d) 125
(e) None of these
Q6.
How many 5-letter words can be formed from PLANET if each word must start with P?
(a) 120
(b) 60
(c) 24
(d) 48
(e) None of these
Q7.
In how many ways can the letters of the word SUCCESS be arranged?
(a) 420
(b) 360
(c) 2520
(d) 1260
(e) None of these
Q8.
How many 5-digit numbers can be formed from digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 if even digits must occupy even
places?
(a) 72
(b) 108
(c) 144
(d) 120
(e) None of these
Q9.
In how many ways can 6 people sit around a round table?
(a) 720
(b) 120
(c) 60
(d) 360
(e) None of these
Q10.
In how many ways can the letters of SILENT be arranged so that S and T are never together?
(a) 480
(b) 540
(c) 600
(d) 720
(e) None of these
Answers
Q1.
Word = CREATION
Letters: C, R, E, A, T, I, O, N
• Vowels = E, A, I, O → 4 vowels
• Consonants = C, R, T, N → 4 consonants
Ways to arrange vowels = 4! = 24
Ways to arrange consonants = 4! = 24
2 groups (vowel block + consonant block) = 2! = 2
Final = 24×24×2=115224 \times 24 \times 2 = 115224×24×2=1152
Answer: (e) None of these
Q2.
Word = SEQUOIA
Letters: S, E, Q, U, O, I, A → 7 letters
• Vowels = E, U, O, I, A → 5 vowels
• Consonants = S, Q → 2 consonants
Ways to arrange vowels = 5! = 120
Ways to arrange consonants = 2! = 2
2 groups = 2! = 2
Final = 120×2×2=480120 \times 2 \times 2 = 480120×2×2=480
Answer: (e) None of these
Q3.
Word = EDUCATION
Letters: E, D, U, C, A, T, I, O, N → 9 letters
• Vowels = E, U, A, I, O → 5 vowels
• Consonants = D, C, T, N → 4 consonants
Ways to arrange vowels = 5! = 120
Ways to arrange consonants = 4! = 24
2 groups = 2! = 2
Final = 120×24×2=5760120 \times 24 \times 2 = 5760120×24×2=5760
Answer: (c) 5760
Q4.
Word = REACTION
Letters: R, E, A, C, T, I, O, N
• Vowels = E, A, I, O → 4 vowels
• Consonants = R, C, T, N → 4 consonants
Ways to arrange vowels = 4! = 24
Ways to arrange consonants = 4! = 24
2 groups = 2! = 2
Final = 24×24×2=115224 \times 24 \times 2 = 115224×24×2=1152
Answer: (e) None of these
Q5.
Question: How many 4-letter words from MATHS if repetition allowed?
• Letters available = 5 (M, A, T, H, S)
• Each position (4 positions) can be filled in 5 ways.
Thus:
54=6255^4 = 62554=625
Answer: (a) 625
Q6.
Question: How many 5-letter words from PLANET starting with P?
• Fix 'P' at first place.
• Remaining letters = L, A, N, E, T → 5 letters → pick any 4 and arrange.
Thus:
5×4×3×2=1205 \times 4 \times 3 \times 2 = 1205×4×3×2=120
Answer: (a) 120
Q7.
Question: How many ways to arrange SUCCESS?
SUCCESS → Letters = 7 letters
• S repeated 3 times
• C repeated 2 times
Thus:
Total=7!3!×2!=504012=420\text{Total} = \frac{7!}{3! \times 2!} = \frac{5040}{12} = 420Total=3!×2!7!
=125040=420
Answer: (a) 420
Q8.
Question: 5-digit numbers from 1,2,3,4,5,6 with even digits at even places.
Positions: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
• 2nd and 4th place = Even digits = 2,4,6 → 3 options for each
• Remaining 3 places (1st, 3rd, 5th) = Remaining 4 digits
Step-by-step:
• 2nd place: 3 options
• 4th place: 2 options (after 1 even digit is used)
• Remaining 4 digits for 1st, 3rd, 5th → 4, 3, 2 options respectively.
Thus:
3×2×4×3×2=1443 \times 2 \times 4 \times 3 \times 2 = 1443×2×4×3×2=144
Answer: (c) 144
Q9.
Question: 6 people around a round table.
Circular permutation formula = (n−1)!(n-1)!(n−1)!
Thus:
(6−1)!=5!=120(6-1)! = 5! = 120(6−1)!=5!=120
Answer: (b) 120
Q10.
Question: Arrangements of SILENT where S and T are never together.
Step 1: Find total arrangements without restrictions:
6!=7206! = 7206!=720
Step 2: Find arrangements where S and T are together:
• Treat (S, T) as one unit → Now 5 units to arrange = 5!
• S and T inside the block can arrange in 2! ways.
Thus:
5!×2=120×2=2405! \times 2 = 120 \times 2 = 2405!×2=120×2=240
Step 3: Final = Total – Together =
720−240=480720 - 240 = 480720−240=480
Answer: (a) 480
