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CONCEPT TYPE QUESTIONS 8. If A = {x, y} then the power set of A is :

(a) {xx, yy} (b) { , x, y}
Directions : This section contains multiple choice questions. Each
question has four choices (a), (b), (c) and (d), out of which only (c) , x , 2y (d) , x , y , x, y
one is correct.
1. The set of intelligent students in a class is : 9. The set {x : x is an even prime number} can be written as
(a) a null set (b) a singleton set (a) {2} (b) {2, 4}
(c) a finite set (d) not a well defined collection (c) {2,14} (d) {2, 4, 14}
2. If the sets A and B are given by A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, 10. Given the sets
B = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10} and the universal set A = {1, 3, 5}, B = {2, 4, 6} and C = {0, 2, 4, 6, 8}. Which of the
U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}, then following may be considered as universal set for all the three
sets A, B and C?
(a) (A B)' {5, 7, 9} (a) {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
(b) (A B)' {1, 3, 5, 6, 7} (b)
(c) {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
(c) (A B )' {1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8} (d) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
(d) None of these 11. If A B , then n ( A B) ?
3. If A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {2, 3, 5, 6} and C = {3, 4, 6, 7}, then
(a) n( A) n( B) n( A B)
(a) A – (B C) = {1, 3, 4} (b) n( A) n( B) n( A B)
(b) A – (B C) = {1, 2, 4} (c) n( A) n ( B ) n( A B )
(c) A – (B C) = {2, 3} (d) n( A) n ( B ) n( A B )
(d) A – (B C) = { } 12. Which of the following collections are sets ?
4. Which of the following is correct? (a) The collection of all the days of a week
(a) A È B ¹ A È A' (b) A collection of 11 best hockey player of India.
(c) The collection of all rich person of Delhi
(b) (A Ç B)' = A' È B'
(d) A collection of most dangerous animals of India.
(c) (A' È B') ¹ A' È A 13. Which of the following properties are associative law ?
(d) (A Ç B)' = A' Ç B' (a) A B B A
5. The number of the proper subset of {a, b, c} is: (b) A C C A
(a) 3 (b) 8 (c) A D D A
(c) 6 (d) 7
6. Which one is different from the others ? (d) (A B) C A (B C)
(i) empty set (ii) void set (iii) zero set (iv) null set : 14. Let V = {a, e, i, o, u} and B = {a, i, k, u}. Value of
(a) (i) (b) (ii) V – B and B – V are respectively
(c) (iii) (d) (iv)
7. If the sets A and B are as follows : (a) {e, o} and {k} (b) {e} and {k}
A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {3, 4, 5, 6}, then (c) {o} and {k} (d) {e, o} and {k, i}
(a) A – B = {1, 2}
(b) B – A = {5} 15. Let A = {a, b}, B = {a, b, c}. What is A B?
(c) [(A – B) – (B – A)] A = {1, 2} (a) {a, b} (b) {a, c}
(d) [(A – B) – (B – A)] A = {3, 4} (c) {a, b, c} (d) {b, c}
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16. If A and B are finite sets, then which one of the following is 26. The set builder form of given set A = {3, 6, 9, 12} and
the correct equation? B = {1, 4, 9, ....., 100} is
(a) n (A – B) = n (A) – n (B) (a) A = {x : x = 3n, n N and 1 n 5},
(b) n (A – B) = n (B – A) B = {x : x = n2, n N and 1 n 10}
(c) n (A – B) = n (A) – n (A B) (b) A = {x : x = 3n, n N and 1 n 4},
B = {x : x = n2, n N and 1 n 10}
(d) n (A – B) = n (B) – n (A B)
(c) A = {x : x = 3n, n N and 1 n 4},
[n (A) denotes the number of elements in A]
B = {x : x = n2, n N and 1 n 10}
17. If denotes the empty set, then which one of the following (d) None of these
is correct ? 27. Which of the following sets is a finite set?
(a) (b) { } (a) A = {x : x Z and x2 – 5x + 6 = 0}
(b) B = {x : x Z and x2 is even}
(c) { } { } (d) 0 (c) D = {x : x Z and x > –10}
(d) All of these
18. Which one of the following is an infinite set ?
28. Which of the following is a singleton set?
(a) The set of human beings on the earth
(a) {x : |x| = 5, x N}
(b) The set of water drops in a glass of water
(b) {x : |x| = 6, x Z}
(c) The set of trees in a forest
(c) {x : x2 + 2x + 1 = 0, x N}
(d) The set of all primes
(d) {x : x2 = 7, x N}
19. Let A = {x : x is a multiple of 3} and 29. Which of the following is not a null set?
B = { x : x is a multiple of 5}. Then A Ç B is given by: (a) Set of odd natural numbers divisible by 2
(a) {15, 30, 45,...} (b) Set of even prime numbers
(c) {x : x is a natural number, x < 5 and x > 7}
(b) {3, 6, 9,...}
(d) {y : y is a point common to any two parallel lines}
(c) {15, 10, 15, 20...} 30. If A = {x : x = n2, n = 1, 2, 3}, then number of proper
(d) {5, 10, 20,...} subsets is
20. The set A = {x : x R, x2 = 16 and 2x = 6} equals (a) 3 (b) 8
(a) (b) {14, 3, 4} (c) 7 (d) 4
31. Which of the following has only one subset?
(c) {3} (d) {4}
(a) { } (b) {4}
21. A = {x : x x} represents (c) {4, 5} (d) {0}
(a) {x} (b) {1} 32. The shaded region in the given figure is
(c) { } (d) {0}
22. Which of the following is a null set ? A
(a) {0}
B C
(b) {x : x > 0 or x < 0}

(c) {x : x 2 = 4 or x = 3}

(d) {x : x 2 + 1 = 0, x R} (a) B (A C) (b) B (A C)

23. In a group of 52 persons, 16 drink tea but not coffee, while 33 (c) B (A – C) (d) B – (A C)
drink tea. How many persons drink coffee but not tea ? 33. If A = {x : x is a multiple of 3} and
B = {x : x is a multiple of 5}, then A – B is equal to
(a) 17 (b) 36
(c) 23 (d) 19 (a) A B (b) A B
24. There are 600 student in a school. If 400 of them can speak
(c) A B (d) A B
Telugu, 300 can speak Hindi, then the number of students
who can speak both Telugu and Hindi is: 34. If A and B be any two sets, then A A B is equal to
(a) 100 (b) 200
(a) A (b) B
(c) 300 (d) 400 (c) (d) None of these
25. In a group of 500 students, there are 475 students who can 35. A survey shows that 63% of the people watch a news
speak Hindi and 200 can speak Bengali. What is the number channel whereas 76% watch another channel. If x% of the
of students who can speak Hindi only ? people watch both channel, then
(a) 275 (b) 300 (a) x = 35 (b) x = 63
(c) 325 (d) 350 (c) 39 x 63 (d) x = 39
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1 2 3 4 5 6 A 7
36. The set , , , , , in the set-builder form is 1 B
2 3 4 5 6 7
(a) 2 4 6 4
3
n 6
(a) x:x , where n N and 1 n 6 8 10
n 1 5 9

n B 3
(b) x:x , where n N and 1 n 6 1 A
n 1 5
2
(b) 7 6 4
n 8 10
(c) x:x , where n N and 1 n 6
n 1 9
(d) None of the above
37. The set {x : x is a positive integer less than 6 and 3x – 1 5 B
1 A
is an even number} in roster form is 2 4
(a) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} (b) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} (c) 3 8
(c) {2, 4, 6} (d) {1, 3, 5} 7 10 6
38. If B = {x : x is a student presently studying in both classes 9
X and XI}. Then, the number of elements in set B are
A
(a) finite (b) infinite 1 B 3
(c) zero (d) None of these 2
(d) 4 5
39. Consider: 6
X = Set of all students in your school. 8
9 10 7
Y = Set of all students in your class.
Then, which of the following is true? 47. Most of the relationships between sets can be represented
(a) Every element of Y is also an element of X by means of diagrams which are known as
(b) Every element of X is also an element of Y
(a) rectangles (b) circles
(c) Every element of Y is not an element of X
(c) Venn diagrams (d) triangles
(d) Every element of X is not an element of Y
48. Which of the following represent the union of two sets
40. If A B and A B, then
(a) A is called a proper subset of B A and B?
(b) A is called a super set of B
(c) A is not a subset of B
(d) B is a subset of A (a) A B (b) A B
41. The set of real numbers {x : a < x < b} is called
(a) open interval (b) closed interval A B A B
(c) semi-open interval (d) semi-closed interval
42. Which of the following is true?
(a) a {{a}, b} (b) {b, c} {a, {b, c}}
(c) {a, b} {a, {b, c}} (d) None of these (c) A B (d) A B

43. The interval [a, b) is represented on the number line as

A B A B
(a) (b)
a b a b 49. Let X = {Ram, Geeta, Akbar} be the set of students of
(c) (d) Class XI, who are in school hockey team and Y = {Geeta,
a b a b
44. The interval represented by David, Ashok} be the set of students from Class XI, who
are in the school football team. Then, X Y is
a b (a) {Ram, Geeta} (b) {Ram}
(a) (a, b) (b) [a, b]
(c) [a, b) (d) (a, b] (c) {Geeta} (d) None of these
45. The number of elements in P[P(P( ))] is 50. Which of the following represent A – B?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (a) {x : x A and x B}
(c) 4 (d) 5 (b) {x : x A and x B}
46. If U = {1, 2, 3, 4, ....., 10} is the universal set of A, B and (c) {x : x A or x B}
A = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10}, B = {4, 6} are subsets of U, then given
(d) {x : x A or x B}
sets can be represented by Venn diagram as
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51. The shaded region in the given figure is 60. If A and B are sets, then A (B – A) is
(a) (b) A
A (c) B (d) None of these
B 61. If A = {1, 2, 4}, B = {2, 4, 5}, C = {2, 5}, then
(A – B) × (B – C) is
(a) {(1, 2), (1, 5), (2, 5)} (b) {(1, 4)}
(c) (1, 4) (d) None of these
C 62. If n(A) = 3, n(B) = 6 and A B. Then, the number of
elements in A B is equal to
(a) A (B C) (b) A (B C)
(a) 3 (b) 9
(c) A (B – C) (d) A – (B C)
(c) 6 (d) None of these
52. If A and B are non-empty subsets of a set, then 63. In a battle 70% of the combatants lost one eye, 80% an
(A – B) (B – A) equals to ear, 75% an arm, 85% a leg, x% lost all the four limbs. The
(a) (A B) (A B) (b) (A B) – (A – B) minimum value of x is
(c) (A B) – (A B) (d) (A B) – B (a) 10 (b) 12
53. Let A, B, C are three non-empty sets. If A B and B C, (c) 15 (d) None of these
then which of the following is true? 64. If A = {x : x is a multiple of 4} and B = {x : x is a multiple
(a) B – A = C – B (b) A B C = B of 6}, then A B consists of all multiples of
(c) A B = B C (d) A B C = A (a) 16 (b) 12
54. In the Venn diagram, the shaded portion represents (c) 8 (d) 4

STATEMENT TYPE QUESTIONS

A Directions : Read the following statements and choose the correct

option from the given below four options.
65. Let P be a set of squares, Q be set of parallelograms, R be a
set of quadrilaterals and S be a set of rectangles. Consider
(a) complement of set A (b) universal set the following :
(c) set A (d) None of these I. P Q II. R P
55. If U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}, A = {1, 2, 3, 5}, III. P S IV. S R
B = {2, 4, 6, 7} and C = {2, 3, 4, 8}, then which of the Which of the above are correct?
following is true? (a) I, II and III (b) I, III and IV
(c) I, II and IV (d) III and IV
(a) B C = {1, 5, 9, 10}
66. Consider the following statements
I. II.
(b) C–A = {1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10}
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(c) Both (a) and (b) (a) Only I (b) Only II
(d) None of the above (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
56. If A and B are two given sets, then A (A B)c is 67. Consider the following sets.
equal to I. A = {1, 2, 3}
(a) A (b) B II. B = {x R : x2 – 2x + 1 = 0}
(c) (d) A Bc III. C = {1, 2, 2, 3}
57. If A and B are any two sets, then A (A B) is equal to IV. D = {x R : x3 – 6x2 + 11x – 6 = 0}
(a) A (b) B Which of the following are equal?
(c) Ac (d) Bc (a) A = B = C (b) A = C = D
(c) A = B = D (d) B = C = D
58. The smallest set A such that A {1, 2} = {1, 2, 3, 5, 9} is
68. Consider the following relations:
(a) {2, 3, 5} (b) {3, 5, 9}
I. A – B = A – (A B)
(c) {1, 2, 5, 9} (d) None of these
II. A = (A B) (A – B)
59. If A and B are two sets, then A III. A – (B C) = (A – B) (A – C)
A B is equal to
Which of these is/are correct?
(a) A (b) B (a) Both I and III (b) Only II
(c) (d) None of these (c) Both II and III (d) Both I and II
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69. Consider the following statements 76. Statement - I : The set of positive integers greater than 100
I. The vowels in the English alphabet. is infinite.
II. The collection of books. Statement - II : The set of prime numbers less than 99 is
III. The rivers of India. finite.
IV. The collection of most talented batsmen of India. (a) Statement I is true (b) Statement II is true
Which of the following is/ are well-defined collections? (c) Both are true (d) Both are false
(a) I and II (b) Only I 77. Select the infinite set from the following:
(c) I and III (d) I and IV I. The set of lines which are parallel to the X-axis.
70. The set of all letters of the word ‘SCHOOL’ is II. The set of numbers which are multiples of 5.
represented by III. The set of letters in the English alphabet.
I. {S, C, H, O, O, L} (a) I and II (b) II and III
II. {S, C, H, O, L} (c) I and III (d) None of these
III. {C, H, L, O, S} 78. Consider the following sets.
IV. {S, C, H, L} A = {0},
The correct code is B = {x : x > 15 and x < 5},
(a) I and II (b) I, II and III C = {x : x – 5 = 0},
(c) II and III (d) I, II, III and IV D = {x : x2 = 25},
71. I. The collection of all months of a year beginning with E = {x : x is an integral positive root of the equation
the letter J. x2 – 2x – 15 = 0}
II. The collection of ten most talented writers of India. Choose the pair of equal sets
III. A team of eleven best cricket batsmen of the world. (a) A and B (b) C and D
IV. The collection of all boys in your class. (c) C and E (d) B and C
Which of the above are the sets? 79. Statement - I : The set of concentric circles in a plane is
(a) I and II (b) I and III infinite.
(c) I and IV (d) I, II and III Statement - II : The set {x : x2 – 3 = 0 and x is rational}
72. Statement - I : The set D = {x : x is a prime number which is finite.
is a divisor of 60} in roster form is {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}. (a) Statement I is true (b) Statement II is true
Statement - II : The set E = the set of all letters in (c) Both are true (d) Both are false
the word ‘TRIGONOMETRY’, in the roster form is 80. Which of the following is/are true?
{T, R, I, G, O, N, M, E, Y}. I. Every set A is a subset of itself.
(a) Statement I is true (b) Statement II is true II. Empty set is a subset of every set.
(c) Both are true (d) Both are false (a) Only I is true (b) Only II is true
73. The empty set is represented by (c) Both I and II are true (d) None of these
I. II. { } 81. Let A = {1, 3, 5} and B = {x : x is an odd natural number
III. { } IV. {{ }} less than 6}. Then, which of the following are true?
(a) I and II (b) I and III I. A B II. B A
(c) II and III (d) I and IV III. A = B IV. A B
74. Statement - I : The set {x : x is a real number and x2 – 1 = 0} (a) I and II are true (b) I and III are true
is the empty set. (c) I, II and III are true (d) I, II and IV are true
Statement - II : The set A = {x : x R, x2 = 16 and 2x = 6} 82. Given the sets A = {1, 3, 5}, B = {2, 4, 6} and C = {0, 2,
is an empty set. 4, 6, 8}. Then, which of the following may be considered
(a) Statement I is true (b) Statement II is true as universal set(s) for all the three sets A, B and C?
(c) Both are true (d) Both are false I. {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
75. State which of the following is/are true? II.
I. The set of animals living on the Earth is finite. III. {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
II. The set of circles passing through the origin (0, 0) IV. {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
is infinite. (a) Only I (b) Only III
(a) Only I (b) Only II (c) I and III (d) III and IV
(c) I and II (d) None of these
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83. Which of the following is/are the universal set(s) for the 91. In a survey of 400 students in a school, 100 were listed as
set of isosceles triangles? taking apple juice, 150 as taking orange juice and
I. Set of right angled triangles. 75 were listed as taking both apple as well as orange juice.
II. Set of scalene triangles.
Then, which of the following is/are true?
III. Set of all triangles in a plane.
(a) Only I (b) Only III I. 150 students were taking at least one juice.
(c) II and III (d) None of these II. 225 students were taking neither apple juice nor
84. Statement - I : In the union of two sets A and B, the orange juice.
common elements being taken only once. (a) Only I is true (b) Only II is true
Statement - II : The symbol ‘ ’ is used to denote the union.
(c) Both I and II are true (d) None of these
(a) Statement I is true (b) Statement II is true
(c) Both are true (d) Both are false 92. Suppose A be a non-empty set, then the collection of all
85. Statement - I : Let A = {a, b} and B = {a, b, c}. Then, possible subsets of set A is a power set P(A).
A B. Which of the following is correct?
Statement - II : If A B, then A B = B. I. P(A) P(B) = P (A B)
(a) Statement I is true (b) Statement II is true II. P(A) P(B) = P(A B)
(c) Both are true (d) Both are false (a) Only I is true (b) Only II is true
86. Which of the following are correct?
(c) Both I and II are true (d) Both I and II are false
I. A – B = A – (A B).
II. A = (A B) (A – B). 93. Which of the following is correct?
III. A – (B C) = (A – B) (A – C). I. Number of subsets of a set A having n elements is
(a) I and II (b) II and III equal to 2n.
(c) I, II and III (d) None of these II. The power set of a set A contains 128 elements then
87. Which of the following is/ are true?
number of elements in set A is 7.
I. If A is a subset of the universal set U, then its
(a) Only I is true (b) Only II is true
complement A is also a subset of U.
(c) Both I and II are true (d) Both I and II are false
II. If U = {1, 2, 3, ....., 10} and A = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}, then
94. Which of the following is correct?
A = A. I. Number of non-empty subsets of a set having
(a) Only I is true (b) Only II is true n elements are 2n – 1.
(c) Both I and II are true (d) None of these II. The number of non-empty subsets of the set {a, b, c, d}
88. Statement-I : Let U be the universal set and A be the are 15.
subset of U. Then, complement of A is the set of element
(a) Only I is false (b) Only II is false
of A.
Statement-II : The complement of a set A can be (c) Both I and II are false (d) Both I and II are true
represented by A . 95. Statement-I : If A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, B = {2, 4, 6}, C = {3, 4, 6},
(a) Statement I is true (b) Statement II is true then (A B) C = {3, 4, 6}
(c) Both are true (d) Both are false Statement-II : (A B) = A B
(a) Only I is true
89. Statement-I : The Venn diagram of A B and A B
(b) Only II is true
are same. (c) Both I and II are true.
Statement-II : The Venn diagram of A B and (d) Both I and II are false.
96. Let A = {3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21}
A B are different.
B = {4, 8,12, 16, 20}
(a) Statement I is true (b) Statement II is true
C = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16}
(c) Both are true (d) Both are false
90. Statement-I : If A, B and C are finite sets, then and D = {5, 10, 15, 20}
n(A B C) = n(A) + n(B) + n(C) – n(A B) Which of the following is incorrect?
– n(B C) – n(A C) + n(A B C). I. A – B = {4, 8, 16, 20}
Statement-II : If A, B and C are mutually pairwise disjoint, II. (C – B) (D – B) =
then n(A B C) = n(A) + n(B) + n(C) – n(A B) III. B – C B – D
– n(B C) – n(A C).
(a) Only I & II (b) Only II & III
(a) Statement I is true (b) Statement II is true
(c) Both are true (d) Both are false (c) Only III & I (d) None of these
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97. Which of the following is correct? Codes:
I. n(S T) is maximum when n (S T) is least. A B C D E
II. If n(U) = 1000, n(S) = 720, n(T) = 450, then least value of (a) 4 3 1 2 3
n(S T) = 170. (b) 2 3 4 2 1
(a) Only I is true (b) Only II is true (c) 1 2 3 4 3
(c) Both I and II are true (d) Both I and II are false (d) 4 3 2 1 4
98. Which of the following is correct? 103. Match the following sets in column -I with the intervals in
I. Three sets A, B, C are such that column -II.
A = B C and B = C A, then A = B.
II. If A = {a, b}, then A P(A) = A Column I Column II
(a) Only I is true (b) Only II is true A. x:x R, a x b 1. a, b
(c) Both are true (d) Both are false B. x R : a x b 2. a, b
99. Consider the following relations :
C. The set of real numbers x such
I. A = (A B) (A – B) 3. a, b
II. A – B = A – (A B) that a x b
III. A – (B C) = (A – B) (A – C) D. x:x R and a x b 4. a, b
Which of these is correct?
(a) I and III (b) I and II Codes:
(c) Only II (d) II and III A B C D
100. Consider the following statements. (a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 2 3 4 1
10
I. If An is the set of first n prime numbers, then U An is (c) 1 2 3 4
n 2 (d) 3 4 2 1
equal to {2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29} 104. Match the following sets in column -I with the equal sets
II. If A and B are two sets such that n (A B) = 50, in column-II.
n (A) = 28, n (B) = 32, then n (A B) = 10.
Which of these is correct? Column I Column II
(a) Only I is true (b) Only II is true A. A B 1. A B A C
(c) Both are true (d) Both are false B. A B C 2. A
101. Consider the following statements. C. A 3. A B C
I. Let A and B be any two sets. The union of A and B is
D. U A 4. B A
the set containing the elements of A and B both.
II. The intersection of two sets A and B is the set which E. A A 5.
consists of common elements of A and B. F. A B C
Which of the statement is correct?
(a) Only statement-I is true. Codes:
A B C D E F
(b) Only statement-II is true.
(a) 5 1 4 3 1 2
(c) Both statements are true.
(b) 3 4 2 1 5 4
(d) Neither I nor II are true.
(c) 4 3 5 2 2 1
(d) 1 2 3 4 5 2
MATCHING TYPE QUESTIONS 105. Match the following sets in column -I equal with the sets
Directions : Match the terms given in column-I with the terms in column-II.
given in column-II and choose the correct option from the codes
Column I Column II
given below.
A. A A 1. A B
102. Match the following statements in column-I with their
symbolic forms in column-II. B. A A 2. A B
C. A B 3. U
Column I Column II
A. A is a subset of B 1. if and only if D. A B 4.
B. If A B and B A, then 2. A B E. 5. A
C. A is not a subset of B 3. A B F. U
D. If a A a B, then 4. A B G. A
E. The symbol " " means
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Codes: Codes :
A B C D E F G A B C D E
(a) 1 2 3 4 5 3 2 (a) 1 5 3 2 4
(b) 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 (b) 5 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 3 2 1 4 5 3 (c) 5 1 3 4 2
(d) 3 4 5 1 2
(d) 5 4 3 2 1 4 1
109. Match the complement of sets of the following sets in
106. Column - I Column - II column-I with the sets in column-II.
(Set) (Roster-form) Column - I Column - II
(A) {x N : x2 < 25} 1. {1, 2, 3, 4, 5 } (A) {x: x is a prime number} 1. {x : x is not divisible by 15}
(B) Set of integers 2. {2, 3, 5} (B) {x : x is a multiple of 3} 2. {x : x is an odd natural
between – 5 and 5 number}
(C) {x : x is a natural 3. {–4, –3, –2, –1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4} (C) {x : x is a natural number 3. {x : x is not a prime
number less than 6} divisible by 3 and 5} number}
(D) {x : x is a prime number 4. {1, 2, 3, 4} (D) {x : x is an even natural 4. {x : x is not a multiple of 3}
which is a divisor of 60} number}
Codes : Codes :
A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3 (a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 1 2 3 4
(b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 3 4 1 2
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 4 3 2 1
(d) 4 3 1 2
107. Column - I Column - II
INTEGER TYPE QUESTIONS
(A) If A B = A B, then 1. A = B
(B) Let A, B and C be the 2. A B Directions : This section contains integer type questions. The
sets such that answer to each of the question is a single digit integer, ranging
A B = A C and from 0 to 9. Choose the correct option.
110. If X = {1, 2, 3, …, 10} and ‘a’ represents any element of X,
A B = A C, then
then the set containing all the elements satisfy a + 2 = 6,
(C) If P(A) = P(B), then 3. A B
a X is
(D) A (B – A) is equal to 4. (A B C)
(a) {4} (b) {3}
(E) Let U be the universal set 5. B = C (c) {2} (d) {5}
and A B C = U. Then, 111. If a set is denoted as B = , then the number of element in B
{(A – B) (B – C) (C – A)} is
is equal to (a) 3 (b) 2
(F) The set (A B ) (B C) 6. A B (c) 1 (d) 0
is equal to 112. Let X = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}. Then, the number of elements in X are
Codes : (a) 3 (b) 2
A B C D E F (c) 1 (d) 5
(a) 1 2 3 4 5 6 113. If X = {1, 2, 3}, then the number of proper subsets is
(b) 3 2 1 5 6 4 (a) 5 (b) 6
(c) 2 1 5 4 6 2 (c) 7 (d) 8
114. The number of non-empty subsets of the set {1, 2, 3, 4} is
(d) 3 5 1 2 4 6
3 a. The value of ‘a’ is
108. If U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}, A = {2, 4, 6}, B = {3, 5} and
(a) 3 (b) 4
C = {1, 2, 4, 7}, then match the columns.
(c) 5 (d) 6
Column-I Column-II 115. If A = , then the number of elements in P(A) is
(A) A (B C) 1. {1, 2, 4, 7} (a) 3 (b) 2
(B) (A B) C 2. {6} (c) 1 (d) 0
(C) A (B C) 3. {1, 3, 5, 7} 116. If A = {(x, y) : x2 + y2 = 25} and B = {(x, y) : x2 + 9y2 = 144}
(D) A (B C ) 4. {1, 7} then the number of points, A B contains is
(E) A B 5. {2, 4, 6} (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
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117. The cardinality of the set P{P[P( )]} is
(a) 0 (b) 1
P Q
(c) 2 (d) 4
118. If n(A) = 8 and n (A B) = 2, then n[(A B) A] is equal
to R
(a) 8 (b) 6
(c) 4 (d) 2 (a) (P Q) (P R)
119. In a school, there are 20 teachers who teach Mathematics or
(b) ((P Q) R) ((P R) Q)
Physics of these, 12 teach Mathematics and 4 teach both
Maths and Physics. Then the number of teachers teaching
(c) ((P Q) R) ((P R) Q)
only Physics are
(a) 4 (b) 8 (d) ((P Q) R) ((P Q) R)
(c) 12 (d) 16
126. What does the shaded region represent in the figure given
below ?
ASSERTION-REASON TYPE QUESTIONS
P Q
Directions : Each of these questions contains two statements,
Assertion and Reason. Each of these questions also has four
alternative choices, only one of which is the correct answer. You
have to select one of the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below.
(a) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct
explanation for assertion.
(b) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not a
correct explanation for assertion R
(c) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect
(a) (P Q) – (P Q)
(d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct.
(b) P (Q R)
120. Assertion : The number of non-empty subsets of the set
(c) (P Q) (P R)
{a, b, c, d} are 15.
(d) (P Q) (P R)
Reason : Number of non-empty subsets of a set having n
elements are 2n – 1. 127. Two finite sets have m and n elements. The total number of
121. Suppose A, B and C are three arbitrary sets and U is a subsets of the first set is 56 more than the total number of
universal set. subsets of the second set. The values of m and n are:
Assertion : If B = U – A, then n(B) = n(U) – n(A). (a) 7, 6 (b) 6, 3
Reason : If C = A – B, then n(C) = n(A) – n(B). (c) 5, 1 (d) 8, 7
122. Assertion : Let A = {1, {2, 3}}, then 128. If A is the set of the divisors of the number 15, B is the set of
P(A) = {{1}, {2, 3}, , {1, {2, 3}}}. prime numbers smaller than 10 and C is the set of even
Reason : Power set is set of all subsets of A. numbers smaller than 9, then (A C) B is the set
123. Assertion : The subsets of the set {1, {2}} are
(a) {1, 3, 5} (b) {1, 2, 3}
{ }, {1}, {{2}} and {1, {2}}.
(c) {2, 3, 5} (d) {2, 5}
Reason : The total number of proper subsets of a set
129. Let S = the set of all triangles, P = the set of all isosceles
containing n elements is 2n – 1.
triangles, Q = the set of all equilateral triangles, R = the set of
124. Assertion : For any two sets A and B, A – B B. all right-angled triangles. What do the sets P Q and R – P
Reason : If A be any set, then A A = . represents respectively ?
(a) The set of isosceles triangles; the set of non- isosceles
CRITICAL THINKING TYPE QUESTIONS right angled triangles
(b) The set of isosceles triangles; the set of right angled
Directions : This section contains multiple choice questions. Each
triangles
question has four choices (a), (b), (c) and (d), out of which only
(c) The set of equilateral triangles; the set of right angled
one is correct.
triangles
125. What does the shaded portion of the Venn diagram given
(d) The set of isosceles triangles; the set of equilateral
below represent?
triangles
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130. If A and B are non-empty sets, then P(A) P(B) is newspapers, then the number of families which buy A
equal to only, is
(a) P(A B) (b) P(A B) (a) 4400 (b) 3300
(c) P(A) = P(B) (d) None of these (c) 2000 (d) 500
131. Let A = {(1, 2), (3, 4), 5}, then which of the following is 137. A class has 175 students. The following data shows the
incorrect? number of students opting one or more subjects.
(a) {3, 4} A as (3, 4) is an element of A Maths–100, Physics–70, Chemistry–40, Maths and
(b) {5}, {(3, 4)} are subsets of A but not elements of A Physics–30, Maths and Chemistry–28, Physics and
(c) {1, 2}, {5} are subsets of A Chemistry–23, Maths, Physics and Chemistry–18.
(d) {(1, 2), (3, 4), 5} are subset of A How many have offered Maths alone?
132. Let U be the set of all boys and girls in school. G be the (a) 35 (b) 48
set of all girls in the school. B be the set of all boys in the (c) 60 (d) 22
school and S be the set of all students in the school who 138. If aN = {ax : x N} , then the set 3N 7N is
take swimming. Some but not all students in the school
(a) 21 N (b) 10 N (c) 4 N (d) None
take swimming.
139. If A {x R: 0 x 3} and B {x R :1 x 5} th en
U U A B is
B G (a) {x R:0 x 1} (b) {x R :3 x 5}
B S G
(a) (b)
S (c) {x R : 0 x 1 or 3 x 5} (d)
140. Let A, B, C be finite sets. Suppose that n (A) = 10, n (B) = 15,
n (C) = 20, n (A B) = 8 and n (B C) = 9. Then the possible
value of n (A B C) is
U (a) 26
S (b) 27
(c) B G (d) None of these (c) 28
(d) Any of the three values 26, 27, 28 is possible
141. A market research group conducted a survey of 1000
consumers and reported that 720 consumers liked product A
133. If A = {a, {b}}, then P(A) equals. and 450 consumers liked product B. What is the least number
(a) { , {a}, {{b}}, {a, {b}}} that must have liked both products ?
(b) { , {a}} (a) 170 (b) 280
(c) {{a}, {b}, } (c) 220 (d) None
(d) None of these 142. Each student in a class of 40, studies at least one of the
134. If A and B are two sets, then (A – B) (B – A) (A B) subjects English, Mathematics and Economics. 16 study
is equal to English, 22 Economics and 26 Mathematics, 5 study English
(a) Only A (b) A B and Economics, 14 Mathematics and Economics and 2 study
all the three subjects. The number of students who study
(c) A B (d) None of these
English and Mathematics but not Economics is
135. A market research group conducted a survey of (a) 7 (b) 5
2000 consumers and reported that 1720 consumers like (c) 10 (d) 4
product P1 and 1450 consumers like product P2. What is 143. A survey of 500 television viewers produced the following
the least number that must have liked both the products? information, 285 watch football, 195 watch hockey, 115 watch
(a) 1150 (b) 2000 basket-ball, 45 watch football and basket ball, 70 watch football
(c) 1170 (d) 2500 and hockey, 50 watch hockey and basket ball, 50 do not watch
136. In a town of 10000 families, it was found that 40% families any of the three games. The number of viewers, who watch
buy newspaper A, 20% families buy newspaper B and 10% exactly one of the three games are
families buy newspaper C, 5% buy A and B, 3% buy B and (a) 325 (b) 310
C and 4% buy A and C. If 2% families buy all of three
(c) 405 (d) 372
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144. Out of 800 boys in a school, 224 played cricket, 240 played 146. Let V = {a, e, i, o, u}, V – B = {e, o} and B – V = {k}. Then,
hockey and 336 played basketball. Of the total 64 played the set B is
both basketball and hockey, 80 played cricket and basketball (a) {a, i, u} (b) {a, e, k, u}
and 40 played cricket and hockey, 24 played all the (c) {a, i, k, u} (d) {a, e, i, k, u}
three games. The number of boys who did not play any game 147. From 50 students taking examination in Mathematics,
is : Physics and Chemistry, each of the students has passed
(a) 128 (b) 216 in at least one of the subject, 37 passed Mathematics,
(c) 240 (d) 160 24 Physics and 43 Chemistry. Atmost 19 passed
145. Let A, B, C be three sets. If A B and B C, then Mathematics and Physics, atmost 29 Mathematics and
(a) A C (b) A C Chemistry and atmost 20 Physics and Chemistry. Then, the
(c) A C (d) A C largest numbers that could have passed all three
examinations, are
(a) 12 (b) 14
(c) 15 (d) 16