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Published on: August 14, 2026
Each of 5 questions in a multiple choice questions test has four alternatives of which one or more are correct. If a candidate ticks atleast one alternative in answering each question, the number of different sets of possible answers is
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B
A candidate may tick one, two, three or all the four
alternatives. So, he can answer one question in

= 4 + 6 + 4 + 1 = 15 ways.
Hence all the five questions can be answered in 15 x 15 x 15 x 15 x 15 = (15) 5 ways.
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