CBSE Class 11 Mathematics

Important Questions
Chapter 1
Sets

1 Marks Questions

Which of the following are sets? Justify your answer.

1. The collection of all the months of a year beginning with letter M
Ans. Set

2. The collection of difficult topics in Mathematics. Let A = {1,3,5,7,9}. Insert the

appropriate symbol or in blank spaces :– (Question- 3,4)
Ans. Not a set

3. 2—A
Ans. ∈

4. 5 – A
Ans. ∈

5. Write the set A = { x : x is an integer, –1 x < 4} in roster form

Ans. A = {–1, 0, 1, 2, 3}

6. List all the elements of the set,

× : × ϵ Z, - 1/2 < × < 11/2}
Ans. A = { 0,1,2,3,4,5}

7. Write the set B = {3,9,27,81} in set-builder form. Which of the following are empty
sets? Justify.
Ans. B = { x : x = , n ϵ N and 1 ≤ n ≤ 4}

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8. A = { x : x ϵ N and 3 <x <4}
Ans. Empty set

9. B = { x : x ϵ N and = x}Which of the following sets are finite or Infinite? Justify.

Ans. Non-empty set

10. The set of all the points on the circumference of a circle.

Ans. Infinite set

11. B = { x : x ϵ N and x is an even prime number}

Ans. Finite set

12. Are sets A = { –2,2}, B = { x : x ϵ Z, –4 = 0} equal? Why?

Ans. Yes

13. Write (–5,9] in set-builder form

Ans. { x : x ϵ R, –5 < x ≤ 9}

14. Write { x : –3 ≤ x <7} as interval.

Ans. [ –3,7)

15. If A = { 1,3,5}, how many elements has P(A)?

Ans. 23 = 8

16. Write all the possible subsets of A = {5,6}. If A = {2,3,4,5}, B = { 3,5,6,7}

Ans. ∅, { 5}, {6}, {5,6}

17. A ∪ B
Ans. A ∪ B = {2,3,4,5,6,7}

18. A ∩ B
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Ans. A ∩ B = {3, 5}

19. If A = {1,2,3,6} , B = {1, 2, 4, 8} find B – A

Ans. B – A = {4,8}

20. If A = {p, q}, B = {p, q, r}, is B a superset of A? Why?

Ans. Yes, because A is a subset of B

21. Are sets A = {1,2,3,4}, B = { x : x ϵ N and 5 ≤ x ≤ 7} disjoint? Why?

Ans. es, because A ∩ B = ∅

22. If X and Y are two sets such that n(X) = 19, n(Y) = 37 and n(X ∩ Y) = 12, find n(X ∪ Y).
Ans. n(X ∪ Y) = 44

23.Describe the set in Roster form

Ans. { 17, 26, 35, 44, 53, 62, 71, 80 }

24.Are the following pair of sets equal? Give reasons.

A = { x:x is a letter in the word FOLLOW}
B = { y:y is a letter in the word WOLF}
Ans. A= {F, O, L, W}
B = {W, O, L, F }
Hence A=B

25.Write down all the subsets of the set {1,2,3}

Ans.

26.Let A = { 1,2,{3,4,},5} is

Ans. {3,4} is an elements of sets A, therefore is a set containing element {3,4} which

is belongs to A
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Hence A is correct

27.Draw venn diagram for

Ans. = U- (A∩B)

28.Write the set in roster form A = The set of all letters in the word T R I G N O M E T R Y
Ans. A = {T, R, I, G, N, O, M, E, Y}

29.Are the following pair of sets equal? Give reasons

A, the set of letters in “ALLOY” and B, the set of letters in “LOYAL”.
Ans. A = {A, L, O, Y}
B = {L, O, Y, A}
Hence A = B

30.Write down the power set of A , A = {1, 2, 3}

Ans.

31.A = {1, 2, {3, 4}, 5} which is incorrect and why. (i) {3, 4} A (ii) {3, 4} A
Ans.{3, 4} is an element of set A.
Hence

32.Fill in the blanks.

(i) --------

(ii) = ---------
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(iii) --------
Ans. (i)U

33.Write the set in the set builder form.

Ans.

34.Is set C = { x : x – 5 = 0} and E = {x : x is an integral positive root of the equation x2 – 2x

– 15 = 0} are equal?
Ans. C = {5}

35.Write down all possible proper subsets of the set {1, {2}}.
Ans.

36.State whether each of the following statement is true or false.

(i) {2, 3, 4, 5} and {3, 6} are disjoint sets.
(ii) {2, 6, 10} and {3, 7, 11} are disjoint sets
Ans. (i)

Hence false
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(ii)

true

37.Fill in the blanks

(i) (A B)´ = ---------
(ii) (A ∩ B)ʹ = ---------
Ans. (A ∪ B = ∩
(A ∩ B = ∪

38.Write the set of all vowels in the English alphabet which precede k in roster Form
Ans. A = {b, c, d, f, g, h, j}

39.Is pair of sets equal? Give reasons.

A = {2, 3} B = x : x is solution of x2 + 5x + 6 = 0}
Ans. A = {2, 3}
B = {- 2, - 3}
A≠B

[∴ x2 + 5x + 6 = 0

x2 + 3x + 2x + 6 = 0
x=-2–3

40.Write the following intervals in set builder form: (-3, 0) and [6, 12]
Ans. (- 3, 0) = {x : x ϵ R, - 3 < x < 0}
[6, 12] = {x : x ϵ R, 6 ≤ x ≤ 12}

41.If X = {a, b, c, d}
Y = {f, b, d, g}
Find X – Y and Y – X
Ans. X – Y = {a, b, c, d} – {f, b, d, g}
= {a, c}
Y – X = {f, b, d, g} – {a, b, c, d}
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= {f, g}

42.If A and B are two given sets, Then represent the set (A – B , using Venn diagram.
Ans. (A – B = ∪ - (A – B)

43.List all the element of the set A = { x : x is an integer x2 ≤ 4}

Ans. {-2, -1, 0, 1, 2}

44.From the sets given below pair the equivalent sets.

A = { 1, 2, 3}, B = {x, y, z, t}, C = {a, b, c} D = {0, a}
Ans. A = {1, 2, 3} B = {a, b, c} are equivalent sets

45.Write the following as interval

(i) {x : x ϵ R, - 4 < x ≤ 6}
(ii) {x : x ϵ R, 3 ≤ x ≤ 4}
Ans. (i) (-4, 6]
(ii) [3, 4]

46.If A = {3, 5, 7, 9, 11}, B = {7, 9, 11, 13}, C = {11, 13, 15} Find (A ∩ B) ∩ ( B ∪ C)
Ans. A ∩ B = {7, 9, 11}
B ∪ C = {7, 9, 11, 13, 15}
(A ∩ B) ∩ (B ∪ C) = {7, 9, 11}

47.Write the set in set builder form.

Ans.

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