Suppose we have three cards identical in form except that both sides of the first card are coloured red, both sides of the second are coloured black, and one side of the third card is coloured red and the other side is coloured black. The three cards are mixed and a card is picked randomly. If the upper side of the chosen card is coloured red, what is the probability that the other side is coloured black.
$$ \text { The function } f(x)=\tan ^{-1}(\sin x+\cos x) \text { is an increasing function in } $$
For an examination a candidate has to select 7 questions from three different groups $$\mathrm{A}, \mathrm{B}$$ and C. The three groups contain 4, 5 and 6 questions respectively. In how many different ways can a candidate make his selection if he has to select atleast 2 questions from each group?
The letters of the word "COCHIN" are permuted and all the permutations are arranged in alphabetical order as in an English dictionary. The number of words that appear before the word "COCHIN" is