MATHEMATICS Sets, Relations & Function

Marked Questions may have for Revision Questions.

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

Section (A) : Representation of sets, Types of sets, subset and power set
A-1. The set of intelligent students in a class is-
(1) a null set (2) a singleton set
(3) a finite set (4) not a well defined collection

A-2. Which of the following is the empty set

(1) {x : x is a real number and x2 – 1 = 0} (2) {x : x is a real number and x2 + 1 = 0}
(3) {x : x is a real number and x2 – 9 = 0} (4) {x : x is a real number and x2 = x + 2}

A-3. The set A = {x : x ∈ R, x2 = 16 and 2x = 6} is

(1) Null set (2) Singleton set
(3) Infinite set (4) not a well defined collection

A-4. If A = {x : –3 < x < 3, x ∈ Z} then the number of subsets of A is –

(1) 120 (2) 30 (3) 31 (4) 32

A-5. Which of the following are true ?

(1) [3, 7] ⊆ (2, 10) (2) (0, ∞) ⊆ (4, ∞) (3) (5, 7] ⊆ [5, 7) (4) [2, 7] ⊆ (2.9, 8)

A-6. The number of subsets of the power set of set A = {7, 10, 11} is
(1) 32 (2) 16 (3) 64 (4) 256

A-7. Which of the following collections is not a set ?

(1) The collection of natural numbers between 2 and 20
(2) The collection of numbers which satisfy the equation x 2 –5x + 6 = 0
(3) The collection of prime numbers between 1 and 100.
(4) The collection of all intelligent women in Jalandhar.

A-8. The set A = {x : x is a positive prime < 10} in the tabular form is
(1) {1,2,3,5,7} (2) {1,3,5,7,9} (3) {2,3,5,7} (4) {1 ,3,5,7}

A-9. Which of the folowing sets is an infinite set ?

(1) Set of divisors of 24
(2) Set of all real number which lie between 1 and 2
(3) Set of all humman beings living in India.
(4) Set of all three digit natural numbers

A-10.Power set of the set A = {φ, {φ}} is :

(1) {φ, {φ}, {{φ}}} (2) {φ, {φ}, {{φ}}, A} (3) {φ, {φ}, A} (4) {{φ}, {{φ}}}

Section (B) : Operations on sets, Law of Algebra of sets

B-1. Sets A and B have 3 and 6 elements respectively. What can be the minimum number of elements in
A∪B?
(1) 3 (2) 6 (3) 9 (4) 18

B-2. Given the sets A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {3, 4}, C = {4, 5, 6}, then A ∪ (B ∩ C) is
(1) {3} (2) {1, 2, 3, 4} (3) {1, 2, 4, 5} (4) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}

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B-3. Let A = {x : x ∈ R, –1 < x < 1} , B = {x : x ∈ R, x ≤ 0 or x ≥ 2} and A ∪ B = R – D, then the set D is

(1) {x : 1 < x ≤ 2} (2) {x : 1 ≤ x < 2} (3) {x : 1 ≤ x ≤ 2} (4) {x : 1 < x < 2}

B-4. The smallest set A such that A ∪ {1, 2} = {1, 2, 3, 5, 9} is

(1) {2, 3, 5} (2) {3, 5, 9} (3) {1, 2, 5, 9} (4) {1, 2, 3, 5, 9}

B-5. If A = {2, 3, 4, 8, 10}, B = {3, 4, 5, 10, 12}, C = {4, 5, 6, 12, 14} then (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C) is equal to
(1) {3, 4, 10} (2) {2, 8, 10} (3) {4, 5, 6} (4) {3, 5, 14}

B-6. The shaded region in the given figure is

(1) A ∩ (B ∪ C) (2) A ∪ (B ∩ C) (3) A ∩ (B – C) (4) A – (B ∪ C)

B-7. Let U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}, A = {1, 2, 5}, B = {6, 7}, then A ∩ B′ is

(1) B′ (2) A (3) A′ (4) B

B-8. If A = {x : x = 4n + 1, n ≤ 5, n ∈ N} and B {3n : n ≤ 8, n ∈ N}, then A – (A – B) is :

(1) {9, 21} (2) {9, 12} (3) {6, 12} (4) {6, 21}

B-9. A ∪ B = A ∩ B iff :
(1) A ⊂ B (2) A = B (3) A ⊃ B (4) A ⊆ B

B-10. If aN = {ax : x ∈ N} and bN ∩ cN = dN, where b, c ∈ N, b ≥ 2, c ≥ 2 are relatively prime, then which one
of the following is correct ?
(1) b = cd (2) c = bd (3) d = bc (4) d2 = bc

B-11. Consider the following statements :

1. N ∪ (B ∩ Z) = (N ∪ B) ∩ Z for any subset B of R, where N is the set of positive integers, Z is the
set of integers, R is the set of real numbers.
2. Let A = {n ∈ N : 1 ≤ n ≤ 24, n is a multiple of 3}. There exists no subset B of N such that the
number of elemets in A is equal to the number of elements in B.
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
(1) 1 only (2) 2 only (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) Neither 1 nor 2

B-12.Which of the following venn-diagrams best represents the sets of females, mothers and doctors ?

(1) (2) (3) (4)

Section (C) : Cardinal number Problems

C-1. Let A and B be two sets. Then

(1) n(A ∪ B) ≤ n(A ∩ B) (2) n(A ∩ B) ≤ n(A ∪ B)
(3) n(A ∩ B) = n(A ∪ B) (4) can't be say

C-2. Let n(U) = 700, n(A) = 200, n(B) = 300 and n(A ∩ B) = 100, then n(A' ∩ B') =
(1) 400 (2) 600 (3) 300 (4) 200

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C-3. In a college of 300 students, every student reads 5 newspapers and every newspaper is read by 60
students. The number of newspaper is-
(1) at least 30 (2) at most 20 (3) exactly 25 (4) exactly 30
C-4. In a city 20 percent of the population travels by car, 50 percent travels by bus and 10 percent travels by
both car and bus. Then persons travelling by car or bus is
(1) 80 percent (2) 40 percent (3) 60 percent (4) 70 percent

C-5. In a town of 10,000 families it was found that 40% families buy newspaper A, 20% families buy newspaper
B and 10% families buy newspaper C, 5% families buy A and B, 3 % buy B and C and 4% buy A and C.
If 2% families buy all the three news papers, then number of families which buy newspaper A only is
(1) 3100 (2) 3300 (3) 2900 (4) 1400

C-6. A class has 175 students. The following data shows the number of students obtaining one or more
subjects : Mathematics 100, Physics 70, Chemistry 40, Mathematics and Physics 30, Mathematics and
Chemistry 28, Physics and Chemistry 23, Mathematics & Physics & Chemistry 18. How many students
have offered Mathematics alone ?
(1) 35 (2) 48 (3) 60 (4) 22

C-7. 31 candidates appeared for an examination, 15 candidates passed in English, 15 candidates passed in
Hindi, 20 candidates passed in Sanskrit. 3 candidates passed only in English. 4. candidates passed only
in Hindi, 7 candidates passed only in Sanskrit. 2 candidates passed in all the three subjects How many
candidates passed only in two subjects ?
(1) 17 (2) 15 (3) 22 (4) 14

Comprehension (C-8 to C-10)

In a group of 1000 people, there are 750 people, who can speak Hindi and 400 people, who can speak
Bengali.

C-8. Number of people who can speak Hindi only is

(1) 300 (2) 400 (3) 500 (4) 600

C-9 Number of people who can speak Bengali only is

(1) 150 (2) 250 (3) 50 (4) 100

C-10 Number of people who can speak both Hindi and Bengali is
(1) 50 (2) 100 (3) 150 (4) 200

Section (D) : Ordered pair , Cartesion product, Relation, Domain and Range of Relation

D-1. If A = {a, b}, B = {c, d}, C = {d, e}, then {(a, c), (a, d), (a, e), (b, c), (b, d), (b, e)} is equal to
(1) A ∩ (B ∪ C) (2) A ∪ (B ∩ C) (3) A × (B ∪ C) (4) A × (B ∩ C)

D-2. If A = {2, 4, 5}, B = {7, 8, 9}, then n(A × B) is equal to

(1) 6 (2) 9 (3) 3 (4) 0

D-3. If A = {x : x2 – 5x + 6 = 0}, B = {2, 4}, C = {4, 5} then A × (B ∩ C) is-

(1) {(2, 4), (3, 4)} (2) {(4, 2), (4, 3)} (3) {(2, 4), (3, 4), (4, 4)} (4) {(2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5)}

D-4. If A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {1, 2} and C = {4, 5, 6}, then what is the number of elements in the set A × B × C
?
(1) 8 (2) 9 (3) 15 (4) 18

D-5. Let A = {a, b, c} and B = {1, 2}. Consider a relation R defined from set A to set B. Then R can equal to
set
(1) A (2) B (3) A × B (4) B × A

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D-6. A and B are two sets having 3 and 4 elements respectively and having 2 elements in common. The
number of relation which can be defined from A to B is
(1) 25 (2) 210 – 1 (3) 212 – 1 (4) 212
D-7. Let R be relation from a set A to a set B, then
(1) R = A ∪ B (2) R = A ∩ B (3) R ⊆ A × B (4) R ⊆ B × A

D-8. Let X = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and Y = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}. Which of the following is not a relation from X to Y
(1) R1 = {(x, y) | y = 2 + x, x ∈ X, y ∈ Y} (2) R2 = {(1, 1), (2, 1), (3, 3), (4, 3), (5, 5)}
(3) R3 = {(1, 1), (1, 3) (3, 5), (3, 7), (5, 7)} (4) R4 = {(1, 3), (2, 5), (2, 4), (7, 9)}

D-9. If A = {2, 3, 4, 5}, B = {1, 3, 5, 7} and a relation R : A →B such that y = 2x –3, x∈A, y∈B, then R is
equal to
(1) R = { (2, 1), (3, 3), (4, 5), (5, 5)} (2) R = { (2, 1), (3, 3), (4, 5), (5, 7)}
(3) R = { (2, 1), (3, 1), (4, 5), (5, 5)} (4) R = { (2, 1), (3, 3), (4, 3), (5, 5)}

D-10. The relation R defined in A = {1, 2, 3} by a R b if –5 ≤ a2 – b2 ≤ 5. Which of the following is false?

(1) R = {(1, 2), (2, 2), (3, 3), (2, 1), (2, 3), (3, 2)} (2) Co-domain of R = {1, 2, 3}
(3) Domain of R = {1, 2, 3} (4) Range of R = {1, 2, 3}

Comprehension (D- 11 to D-13)

Let R be a relation defined as R = { (x, y) : y = , x ∈ Z and –3 ≤ x ≤ 3}

D-11. Relation R is equal to :
(1) {(1, 0), (1, 2), (3, 2), (4, 3)} (2) {(–3, 4), (–2, 3), (–1, 2), (0, 1), (1, 0), (2, 1), (3, 2)}
(3) {(4, –3), (3, –2), (2 –1), (1, 0), (2, 3)} (4) None of these
D-12. Domain of R is :
(1) {0, 1, 2, 3, 4} (2) {1, 3, 4}
(3) {– 3, – 2, – 1, 0, 1, 2, 3} (4) {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}
D-13. Range of R is
(1) {0, 1, 2, 3, 4} (2) {–3, –2, –1, 0, 1, 2, 3}
(3) {–4, –3, –1, –2, 0} (4) {–1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4}
D-14 The Certesian product A × A has 16 elements S = {(a,b) ∈ A × A| a < b}. (–1,2) and (0,1) are two
elements belonging to S. The remaining elements of S are given by
(1) {(–1,0), (–1,1), (0,2), (1,2)} (2) {(–1,0), (1,1), (2,–1), (1,2)}
(3) {(0,–1), (1,–1), (0,2), (1,2)} (4) {(–1,0), (–1,1), (0,2)}

Section (E) : Types of Relation

E-1. The relation R = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 2), (2, 3), (1, 3)} on set A = {1, 2, 3} is
(1) Reflexive but not symmetric (2) Reflexive but not transitive
(3) Symmetric and Transitive (4) Neither symmetric nor transitive
E-2. The relation ''less than'' in the set of natural number is
(1) Only symmetric (2) Only transitive (3) Only reflexive (4) Equivalence relation

E-3. The relation R defined in N as aRb ⇔ b is divisible by a is

(1) Reflexive but not symmetric (2) Symmetric but not transitive
(3) Symmetric and transitive (4) Equivalence relation

E-4. In the set A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} a relation R is defined by R = {(x, y)| x, y ∈ A and x < y}. Then R is
(1) Reflexive (2) Symmetric (3) Transitive (4) Equivalence relation
E-5. Which one of the following relations on R is equivalence relation-
(1) x R1y ⇔ x2 = y2 (2) x R2y ⇔ x ≥ y
(3) x R3y ⇔ x | y (x divides y) (4) x R4y ⇔ x < y

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E-6. Let P = {(x, y) | x2 + y2 = 1, x, y ∈ R}, then P is

(1) reflexive (2) symmetric (3) transitive (4) equivalence

E-7. Let A = {p, q , r}. Which of the following is an equivalence relation on A ?

(1) R1 = {(p, q), (q, r), (p, r) (p, p)} (2) R2 = {(r, q), (r, p), (r, r) (q, q)}
(3) R3 = {(p, p), (q, q), (r, r) (p, q)} (4) R1 = {(p, p), (q, q), (r, r)}

E-8. Let R1 be a relation defined by R1 = {(a, b)| a ≥ b ; a, b ∈ R} . Then R1 is

(1) An equivalence relation on R
(2) Reflexive, transitive but not symmetric
(3) Symmetric, Transitive but not reflexive
(4) Neither transitive nor reflexive but symmetric

E-9. Let L denote the set of all straight lines in a plane. Let a relation R be defined by αRβ ⇔ α⊥β, α, β ∈ L.
The R is
(1) Reflexive (2) Symmetric (3) Transitive (4) equivalence relation

E-10. Let S be the set of all real numbers. Then the relation R =
{(a, b) : 1 + ab > 0} on S is
(1) Reflexive and symmetric but not transitive (2) Reflexive, transitive but not symmetric
(3) Symmetric, transitive but not reflexive (4) Reflexive, transitive and symmetric

E-11. Let R be a relation on the set N be defined by {(x, y)| x, y ∈ N, 2x + y = 41}. Then R is
(1) Reflexive (2) Symmetric (3) Transitive (4) None of these

E-12. Consider the following :

1. If R = {(a, b) ∈ N × N : a divides b in N} then the relation R is reflexive and symmetric but not
transitive.
2. If A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} and R = {(S1, S2) : S1, S2 are subsets of A, S1 S2}, then the relation R is
not reflexive, not symmetric and not transitive.
Which of the statements is/are correct ?
(1) 1 only (2) 2 only (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) Neither 1 nor 2

E-13. Let n be a fixed positive integer. Define a relation R on the set of integers Z, aRb ⇔ n|(a – b). Then R is
(1) Symmetric only (2) Transitive only (3) Reflexive only (4) Equivalence only

E-14. Let R be a relation over the set N × N and it is defined by (a, b) R (c, d) ⇒ a + d = b + c. Then R is
(1) Symmetric only (2) Transitive only (3) Reflexive only (4) Equivalence only

E-15. Let L be the set of all straight lines in the Euclidean plane. Two lines 1 and 2 are said to be related by
the relation R if 1 is parallel to 2. Then R is
(1) Symmetric only (2) Transitive only (3) Reflexive only (4) Equivalence only

E-16. Let R = {(x, y) : x, y ∈ A, x + y = 5} where A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} then R is

(1) Reflexive (2) symmetric (3) Transitive (4) Equivalence

E-17. Let S be a set of all square matrices of order 2. If a relation R defined on set S such that
AR B ⇒ AB = O, where O is zero square matirx of order 2, then relation R is (A, B ∈ S)
(1) Reflexive (2) Transitive (3) Symmetric (4) Not equivalence

E-18. Let S be a set of all square matrices of order 2. If a relation R defined on set S such that
AR B ⇒ AB = BA, then relation R is (A, B ∈ S)
(1) Reflexive but not symmetric (2) Symmetric but not Reflexive
(3) Symmetric and Transitive (4) Reflexive and symmetric but not transitive

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Section (F) : Function & its Domain and Range.

F-1. If A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, then which of the following is/are the function(s) from A to itself ?
I. f1 = {(x, y)| x + y = 5}
II. f2 = {(x, y)|y < x}
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(1) I only (2) II only (3) Both I and II (4) Neither I nor II

F-2. Domain of the function f(x) =

(1) [–5,5] (2) (–5, 5] (3) (– 5,5) (4) R – (–5,5)

F-3. Domain of the function f(x) =

(1) R – {–5} (2) R – {5} (3) 5 (4) (–5,5)

F-4. Range of the function f(x) =

(1) [–5,5] (2) [0,5] (3) [–5,0] (4) (–5,5)
F-5. Let A = {1,2,3,4} and B = {a,b,c,} which of the following is a function from A to B
(1) {(1,a), (2,b), (3,c), (4,a)} (2) {(1,a), (1,b), (1,c), (1,a)}
(3) {(1,a), (2,b), (2,c), (4,a)} (4) {(1,a), (2,b), (3,c) }
F-6. Let A = {5,10,15,20} and B = {2,4,6,8,10} which of the following is a function from A to B
(1) {(5,2), (10,4), (15,6), (20,9)} (2) {(5,2), (10,4), (15,6), (20,10)}
(3) {(5,1), (5,10), (15,6), (20,9)} (4) {(5,2), (10,4)}
F-7. Which of the following is/are function
(1) {(x,y)| y2 = 4x, x, y ∈ R} (2) {(x,y)| y = x2, x, y ∈ R}
(3) {(x,y)| x2 + y2 = 1, x, y ∈ R} (4) {(x,y)| y2 – x2 = 1, x, y ∈ R}
F-8. If A = {2, 3, 4, 5}, then which of the following relations is a function from A itself ?
(1) f1 = {(x, y) : y = x + 1} (2) f2 = {(x, y) : y + x > 6}
(3) f3 = {(x, y) : y < x } (4) f4 = {(x, y) : y + x = 7}

Marked Questions may have for Revision Questions.

PART - I : OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. Let A1, A2 and A3 be subsets of a set X. Which one of the following is correct ?
(1) A1 ∪ A2 ∪ A3 is the smallest subset of X containing elements of each of A1, A2 and A3
(2) A1 ∪ A2 ∪ A3 is the smallest subset of X containing either A1 or A2 ∪ A3 but not both
(3) The smallest subset of X containing A1 ∪ A2 and A3 equals the smallest subset of X containing
both A1 and A2 ∪ A3 only if A2 = A3
(4) None of these

2. Let A, B, C be distinct subsets of a universal set U. For a subset X of U, let X ' denote the complement of
X in U.
Consider the following sets :
1. ((A ∩ B) ∪ C)′ ∩ B′)′ = B ∩ C
2. (A ′ ∩ B ′) ∩ (A ∪ B ∪ C′) = (A ∪ (B ∪ C))′

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Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

(1) 1 only (2) 2 only (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) Neither 1 nor 2
3. Let U be set with number of elements in U is 2009.
Consider the following statements :
Ι If A, B are subsets of U with n (A ∪ B) = 280, then n(A′ ∩ B′) = + = +
for some positive integers x1, x2 y1, y2
ΙΙ If A is a subset of U with n (A) = 1681 and out of these 1681 elements, exactly 1075 elements belong
to a subset B of U , then n (A – B) = m2 + p1 p2 p3 for some positive integer m and distinct primes
p1, p2, p3
Which of the statements given above is / are correct ?
(1) I only (2) II only (3) Both I and II (4) Neither I nor II.

4. Consider the following statements :

1. If A = {(x, y) ∈ [R × R : x3 + y3 = 1] and B = {(x, y) ∈ [R : x – y = 1]}, then A ∩ B contains exactly
one elements.
2. If A = {(x, y) ∈ [R × R : x3 + y3 = 1] and B = {(x, y) ∈ [R : x + y = 1]}, then A ∩ B contains exactly
two elements.
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
(1) 1 only (2) 2 only (3) Both 1 and 2 (4) Neither 1 and 2

5. In a class of 42 students, the number of students studying different subjects are 23 in Mathematics, 24
in Physics, 19 in Chemistry, 12 in Mathematics and Physics 9 in Mathematics and Chemistry, 7 in Physics
and Chemistry and 4 in all the three subjects. The number of students who have taken exactly one subject
is
(1) 15 (2) 30 (3) 22 (4) 27

6. In an examination of a certain class, at least 70% of the students failed in Physics, at least 72% failed in
Chemistry, at least 80% failed in Mathematics and at least 85% failed in English. How many at least must
have failed in all the four subjects ?
(1) 5% (2) 7%
(3) 15% (4) Cannot be determined due to insufficient data

7. For real numbers x and y, we write x R y ⇒ x – y + is an irrational number. Then the relation R is-
(1) Reflexive (2) Symmetric (3) Transitive (4) Equivalence relation

8. Let A = N × N be the Certesian product of N and N. Let

S = {((m, n), (p, q)) ∈ A × A : m + q = n + p}
Consider the following statements:
I.If ((m,n), (p , q)) ∈ S, and ((p,q), (r, s)) ∈ S then ((r,s), (m,n)) ∈ S
II.There exists at least one element ((m,n), (p, q)) ∈ S such that ((p , q), (m, n)) ∉ S
Which of the statements given above is / are correct ?
(1) I only (2) II only (3) Both I and II (4) Neither I nor II.

9. Let A = Z, the set of integers. Let R1 = {(m, n) ∈ Z × Z : (m + 4n) is divisible by 5 in Z}.

Let R2 = {(m, n) ∈ Z × Z : (m + 9n) is divisible by 5 in Z}.
Which one of the following is correct ?
(1) R1 is a proper subset of R2 (2) R2 is a proper subset of R1
(3) R1 = R2 (4) R1 is not a symmetric relation on Z

10. Let X be the set of all persons living in a state. Elements x, y in X are said to be related if ‘x < y’, whenever
y is 5 years older than x. Which one of the following is correct?
(1) The relation is an equivalence relation
(2) The relation is transitive only
(3) The relation is transitive and symmetric, but not reflexive
(4) The relation is neither reflexive, nor symmetric, nor transitive

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PART - II : MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS

Section (A) : ASSERTION/REASONING
A-1. Let X and Y be two sets.
Statement-1 X ∩ (Y ∪ X)' = φ
Statement-2 If X ∪ Y has m elements and X ∩ Y has n elements then symmetric difference X Δ Y
has m – n elements.
(1) STATEMENT-1 is true, STATEMENT-2 is true and STATEMENT-2 is correct explanation for
STATEMENT-1
(2) STATEMENT-1 is true, STATEMENT-2 is true and STATEMENT-2 is not correct explanation for
STATEMENT-1
(3) STATEMENT-1 is true, STATEMENT-2 is false
(4) STATEMENT-1 is false, STATEMENT-2 is true
(5) Both STATEMENTS are false

A-2. Statement - 1 : Total number of relations that can be defined from set
A = {1, 2, 3} to a set B = {a, b} is 64
Statement - 2 : If n(A) = p and n(B) = q then total number of relations from A to B is 2 pq
(1) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1.
(2) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1
(3) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False
(4) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True

A-3. Statement - 1 : Let A = {1, 2, 3} and R = {(1, 1), (2, 3), (2, 2), (3, 3)}, then R is reflexive relation on A.
Statement - 2 : A relation R on a set A is said to be reflexive if every elements of A is related to itself
only
(1) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1.
(2) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1
(3) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False
(4) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True

Section (B) : MATCH THE COLUMN

B-1. Match the set P in column one with its super set Q in column II
Column– Ι (set P) Column– ΙΙ (set Q)
(1) [32n – 8n – 1 : n ∈ N} (p) {49 (n – 1) : n ∈ N
(2) {23n – 1 : n ∈ N} (q) {64 (n –1) : ∈ N}
(3) {32n –1 : n ∈ N} (r) {7n : n ∈ N}
(4) {23n – 7n – 1 : n ∈ N} (s) {8n : n ∈ N}

B-2. Match the relation defined on set A = {a,b,c} in column I with the corresponding type in column II
Column Ι Column ΙΙ
(1) {a,b), (b,a) (p) symmetric but not reflexive and transitive
(2) {(a,b), (b,a), (a,a), (b,b)} (q) equivalence
(3) {(a,b), (b,c), (a,c)} (r) symmetric and transitive but not reflexive

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(4) {(a,a), (b,b), (c,c)} (s) transitive but not reflexive and symmetric

Section (C) : ONE OR MORE THAN ONE OPTIONS CORRECT

C-1. A and B are two sets such that n(A) = 3 and n(B) = 6, then
(1) minimum value of n(A ∪ B) = 6 (2) minimum value of n(A ∪ B) = 9
(3) maximum value of n(A ∪ B) = 6 (4) maximum value of n(A ∪ B) = 9

C-2. Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4} and R be a relation in A given

by R = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (1, 2), (2, 1), (3, 1), (1, 3)}, then relation R is
(1) Reflexive (2) Symmetric (3) Equivalence (4) Reflexive and Symmetric

C-3. For n, m ∈ N, n | m means that n is a factor of m, then relation | is

(1) Reflexive (2) symmetric (3) Transitive (4) Equivalence

C-4. In a survery, it was found that 21 persons liked product A, 26 liked product B and 29 liked product C. If
14 persons liked products A and B, 12 liked products C and A, 13 persons liked products B and C and
8 liked all the three products then which of the following is (are) true ?
(1) The number of persons who liked the product C only = 12
(2) The number of persons who like the products A and B but not C = 6
(3) The number of persons who liked the product C only = 6
(4) The number of persons who like the products A and B but not C =

* Marked Questions may have more than one correct option.

Marked Questions may have for Revision Questions.

JEE (MAIN) / AIEEE/ PROBLEMS (PREVIOUS YEARS)

1. Let R = {(1, 3), (4, 2), (2, 4), (2, 3), (3, 1)} be a relation on the set A = {1, 2, 3, 4}. The relation R is
(1) transitive (2) not symmetric (3) reflexive (4) a function
[AIEEE-2004, (3, – 1), 120]
2. Let W denote the words in the english dictionary. Define the relation R by : R = {(x, y) ∈ W × W | the
words x and y have at least one letter in common}. Then R is- [AIEEE-2006, (3, – 1), 120]
(1) reflexive, symmetric and not transitive (2) reflexive, symmetric and transitive
(3) reflexive, not symmetric and transitive (4) not reflexive, symmetric and transitive
3. Let R be the real line. Consider the following subsets of the plane R × R [AIEEE-2008, (3, – 1), 105]
S = {(x, y) : y = x + 1 and 0 < x < 2}
T = {(x, y) : x – y is an integer}
Which one of the following is true ?
(1) T is an equivalence relation on R but S is not (2) Neither S nor T is an equivalence relation on R
(3) Both S and T are equivalence relations on R (4) S is an equivalence relation on R but T is not

4. If A, B and C are three sets such that A ∩ B = A ∩ C and A ∪ B = A ∪ C, then

[AIEEE-2009, (4, – 1), 144]
(1) A = C (2) B = C (3) A ∩ B = φ (4) A = B

5. Consider the following relations: [AIEEE-2010, (4, – 1), 144]

R : {(x, y)| x ,y are real numbers and x = wy for some rational number w}

S= | m, n, p and q are integers such that n, q ≠ 0 and qm = pn}

Then
(1) neither R nor S is an equivalence relation

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(2) S is an equivalence relation but R is not an equivalence relation

(3) R and S both are equivalence relations
(4) R is an equivalence relation but S is not an equivalence relation

6. Let R be the set of real numbers. [AIEEE-2011(Part-Ι), (4, – 1), 120]

Statement-1 : A = {(x, y) ∈ R × R : y – x is an integer} is an equivalence relation on R.
Statement-2 : B = {(x, y) ∈ R × R : x = αy for some rational number α} is an equivalence relation on R.
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1.
(2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for Statement-1.
(3) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false.
(4) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true.

7. Consider the following relation R on the set of real square matrices of order 3.
R = {(A, B)|A = P–1 BP for some invertible matrix P}. [AIEEE-2011(Part-ΙΙ), (3, – 1), 120]
Statement -1 : R is equivalence relation.
Statement - 2 : For any two invertible 3 × 3 matrices M and N, (MN)–1 = N–1M–1.
(1) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is a correct explanation for statement-1.
(2) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true; statement-2 is not a correct explanation for statement-1.
(3) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(4) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

8. The relation "less than" in the set of natural numbers is [BITSAT-2011]

(1) only symmetric (2) only transistive (3) only reflexive (4) equivalence relation

9. The relation x = | y | is : [BITSAT-2011]

(1) Symmertric (2) Reflexive (3) Transitive (4) Equivalence Relation

10. Let X = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}. The number of different ordered pairs (Y, Z) that can formed such that
Y ⊆ X, Z ⊆ X and Y ∩ Z is empty, is : [AIEEE-2012, (4, – 1), 120]
(1) 52 (2) 35 (3) 25 (4) 53

11. Let A and B two sets containing 2 elements and 4 elements respectively. The number of subsets of
A × B having 3 or more elements is [AIEEE - 2013, (4, –1), 120]
(1) 256 (2) 220 (3) 219 (4) 211

12. If X = {4n – 3n – 1 : n ∈ N} and Y = {9(n – 1) : n ∈ N}, where N is the set of natural numbers, then X ∪ Y
is equal to [JEE(Main) 2014, (4, – 1), 120]
(1) X (2) Y (3) N (4) Y – X

13. If a set contains m element and another set contains n element. If 56 is the difference between the
number of subsets of both sets then find (m, n) [BITSAT-2014]
(1) 3, 6 (2) 6, 3 (3) 8, 3 (4) 3, 8

14. Let A and B be two sets containing four and two elements respectively. Then the number of subsets of
the set A × B, each having at least three elements is: [JEE(Main) 2015, (4, –1), 120]
(1) 219 (2) 256 (3) 275 (4) 510

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EXERCISE - 1
Section (A) :
A-1. (4) A-2. (2) A-3. (1) A-4. (4) A-5. (1) A-6. (4) A-7. (4)
A-8. (3) A-9. (2) A-10. (2)

Section (B) :
B-1. (2) B-2. (2) B-3. (2) B-4. (2) B-5. (1) B-6. (4) B-7. (2)
B-8. (1) B-9. (2) B-10. (3) B-11. (1) B-12. (4)

Section (C) :
C-1. (2) C-2. (3) C-3. (3) C-4. (3) C-5. (2) C-6. (3) C-7. (2)
C-8. (4) C-9 (2) C-10 (3)

Section (D) :
D-1. (3) D-2. (2) D-3. (1) D-4. (4) D-5. (3) D-6. (4) D-7. (3)
D-8. (4) D-9. (2) D-10. (1) D-11. (2) D-12. (3) D-13. (1) D-14 (1)

Section (E) :
E-1. (1) E-2. (2) E-3. (1) E-4. (3) E-5. (1) E-6. (2) E-7. (4)
E-8. (2) E-9. (2) E-10. (1) E-11. (4) E-12. (2) E-13. (4) E-14. (4)
E-15. (4) E-16. (2) E-17. (4) E-18. (4)

Section (F) :
F-1. (1) F-2 (3) F-3 (2) F-4 (2) F-5 (1) F-6 (2) F-7 (2)
F-8 (4)

EXERCISE - 2
PART - I
1. (1) 2. (2) 3. (3) 4. (3) 5. (3) 6. (2) 7. (1)
8. (1) 9. (3) 10. (4)
PART - II
Section (A) :
A-1. (2) A-2 (1) A-3 (3)
Section (B) :
B-1. (1) → (q), (2) → (r), (3) → (s), (4) → (p)
B-2. (1) → (p), (2) → (r), (3) → (s), (4) → (q)

Section (C) :
C-1. (1,4) C-2. (1,2,4) C-3. (1,3) C-4. (1,2)

EXERCISE - 3

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1. (2) 2. (1) 3. (1) 4. (2) 5. (2) 6. (3) 7. (2)

8. (2) 9. (3) 10. (2) 11. (3) 12. (2) 13. (1,2) 14. (1)

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