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'Choose the correct answer from the given four options (1 to 42) :
. If R is a relation on the set of all straight lines drawn in a plane defined by 11 R 12 iff
1
1 .1 [2, then R is
1
(a) reflexive (b) symmetric
(c) transitive (d) an equivalence relation.
2. If Risa relation on N (set of all natural numbers) defined by n Rm if£ n divides m, then
R is
(a) reflexive and symmetric (b) transitive and symmetric
(c) reflexive and transitive (d) equivalence relation.
3. If R is a relation on Z (set of all integers) defined by x Ry iff Ix - y I < 1, then R is
(a) reflexive and symmetric (b) reflexive and transitive
(c) symmetric and transitive (d) an equivalence relation.
4. If R is a relation on R (set of all real numbers) defined by a Rb if£ a b, then R is
(a) an equivalence relation
(b) reflexive, transitive but not symmetric
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t no t reflexive
(c) symmetric, transitive bu
(d) nei the r reflexive no r
transitive bu t symmetric.
on 1 (
no t an equivalence relation
S. Which of the follow. irtg is set of a1I • gers)?
b iff a _ b . lllte
n (b) a R
(a) a R b if£ a + b 1s eve IS eve n
(d) a R b iff a == b.
(c) a R b iff a < b in a plane de .
6. If R is a relation on the
set T of all triangles dra wn fined by a Rb iff a is
for all a, b T, the n R is
con gru ent to b E
tri
tive (b) reflexive bu t not synune
(a) reflexive bu t no t transi c
no t tra nsi tiv e (d) equivalence relation.
(c) symme tric bu t
iff x _ r;:; .
atio n on R (se t of all rea l num ber s) defined by x Ry Y + 2 18 an
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7. If R is a rel
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rrra • naI nu mber, then R 1s •
(c) transitive (d) none of the se
(b) sym me tric
(a) reflexive b c, then
x N def ine d by (a, b) R (c, d) iff a d =
+
n on N
+
8. If R is a relatio (d) all of these
sym me tric (c) transitive
(a) reflex ive (b)
2)}, the n R is
atio n on the set A = {1, 2, 3} defined by R = {(l,
9. If R is a rel
(c) transitive (d) no ne of these
lex ive (b) sym me tric
ref (1; 2); (2, 3),
by R = {(l, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3),
(a)
the set A = {l, 2, 3} giv en
10. If R is a relation on
(1, 3) }, the n R is tive
metric (b) reflexive bu t no t transi
(a) reflexive bu t no t sym r tra nsi tiv e..
tra nsi tiv e (d) neither symmetric no
(c) symmetric and (1, 3)}, th ~ R is
n on the set A = {l, 2, 3} given by R = {(l, 1), (2, 2),
11. If R is a relatio (d) no ne of these.
sym me tric (c) transitive
(a) reflex ive (b)
= {l, 2, 3} given by R = {(l
, 1), (1, 2), (2, 1)}, the n R i s
a rel atio n on the set A
12. If R is
(c) transitive (d) no ne of these.
sym me tric
(a) reflexive (b)
3)}, th ~ R fa
on the set A = {l, 2, 3} giv en by R = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3,
13. If R is a relation :
(b) symmetric on ly
(a) reflexive onl y
(d) equivalence relation.
(c) transitive onl y len ce relation on A?
{l, 2, 3}, the n wh ich of the following relations are equ iva
14. If A = (2, 1)}
(3, 3)} (b) {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 2),
(a) ((1, 1), (2, 2),
(2, 3), (3, 2)} (d) all of these.
(c) ((1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3),
ns on A con tai nin g (1, 2)
mb er of equivalence relati~
j s
A 2, 3}, the n the nu
15. If = (1, (d) 5
(b) 2 •
(c) 4
(a) 1
len ce rel ati on s on A
ma xim um nu mb er of equ iva
i s
16. If A= {l, 2, 3}, the n the
(c) ) 5
( d
(b)
w -.
4
(a) 2
containing
3
the n the number of rel ati ons
on ( 1
, 2 )
, ( 1
, 3 )
fl,
A
17. If e
t no t transitiv
,
3 }
2 ,
refleXIve and symmetric bu
A
i s
(b) 2 (c)
(a) 1
3
18. The adj oin ing dia gra
m shows that
(a) f is a function from A
to B
(b) f is a one-one function fro
m A to B
(c) f is an ·o~to function fro
m A to B
B.
(d) f is not a function from
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19. If a function f: R R is defined by
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2x, X >3
f (x) = i 2
x , 1 :::;; x :::;; 3
3x, X 1
Then the value off (-1) + f (2) + f (4) is
(a) 9 (b) 14 (c) 5 (d) none of these
20. If a function f: R R is defined by f (x) = x2 + 1, then pre-images of 17 and -3
respectively, are
. (a) <I>, {4, - 4} (b) {3, -3}, q> (c) {4, - 4}, q> (d) {4, - 4}, {2, - 2}
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