Permutations and Combinations
MHT-CET Maths. Try each one first, then open its answer.
Top 10 MHT-CET PYQs to practise first
The questions and kinds of question asked most often come first. Each one says how often and in which papers.
Question 1
This type asked 6 times: May 2022 S1, 3 May 2023 S2, 15 May 2023 S2, 9 May 2024 S2, 10 May 2024 S1, 14 May 2024 S1. This one: 14 May 2024 S1 See all 6 of this type
118A linguistic club consists of 6 girls and 4 boys. A team of 4 members is to be selected from this group including the selection of a leader (from among these 4 members) for the team. If the team has to include at most one boy, the number of ways of selecting the team isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
This type asked 4 times: 11 May 2023 S1, 15 Apr 2026 S1, 16 Apr 2026 S1, 15 May 2026 S1. This one: 15 May 2026 S1 See all 4 of this type
55How many numbers (without repetition) between and can be made with the digits and ?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
This type asked 4 times: 12 May 2024 S1, 14 May 2024 S2, 20 Apr 2025 S1, 14 May 2026 S1. This one: 14 May 2026 S1 See all 4 of this type
56In a polygon, the number of diagonals is . Then the number of sides of the polygon isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
This type asked 4 times: 2 May 2023 S2, 12 May 2024 S2, 11 Apr 2026 S1, 17 Apr 2026 S1. This one: 17 Apr 2026 S1 See all 4 of this type
52The number of arrangements of the letters in the word SOLAPUR, so that consonants and vowels are placed alternately isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 5
This type asked 3 times: 16 May 2023 S2, 22 Apr 2025 S2, 12 May 2026 S2. This one: 12 May 2026 S2 See all 3 of this type
57How many different five digit numbers which are divisible by can be formed using the digits in the number ?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 6
This type asked 3 times: 21 Apr 2025 S2, 19 Apr 2026 S2, 12 May 2026 S1. This one: 12 May 2026 S1 See all 3 of this type
57If , for , then the value of is equal to ...Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 7
This type asked 3 times: 4 May 2023 S1, 26 Apr 2025 S2, 18 Apr 2026 S1. This one: 18 Apr 2026 S1 See all 3 of this type
5211 players of the Indian cricket team are sitting at a circular table. The number of ways they can sit so that two players, the wicket keeper and the captain never sit together is ___Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 8
Asked 2 times: 21 Apr 2025 S1*, 19 May 2026 S2 (* = numbers or wording changed that year) See all 2 times it was asked
55The maximum number of points of intersection between circles and straight lines is:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 9
Asked 2 times: 9 May 2024 S1*, 19 May 2026 S1 (* = numbers or wording changed that year) See all 2 times it was asked
58Everyone in the room handshakes with everyone else. If the total number of handshakes is 66, then the number of persons in the room is...Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 10
Asked 2 times: 19 Apr 2025 S1*, 19 Apr 2026 S1 (* = numbers or wording changed that year) See all 2 times it was asked
53Four men and three women are to be arranged at a round table. The number of arrangements in which no two women are together is ....Tap an option to check your answer.