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CHAPTERWISE QUESTION
MATHEMATICS
Class XII RELATIONS & FUNCTIONS Time : 1½ hrs
SET A Marks : 40
SECTION - A 10 × 1 = 10

1. If A = {5, 6, 7} and let R = {(5,5), (6,6), (7,7), (5, 6), (6, 5), (6, 7), (7, 6)}. Then R is

a) Reflexive, symmetric but not Transitive b) Symmetric, transitive but not reflexive

c) Reflexive, Transitive but not symmetric d) An equivalence relation

2. The maximum number of equivalence relations on the set A = {1, 2, 3} is

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 5
3. Consider the set A = {1, 2}. The relation on A which is symmetric but neither transitive nor
reflexive is
a) {(1, 1) (2, 2)} b) {} c) {(1, 2)} d) {(1, 2) (2, 1)}
4. Let R be a reflexive relation on a finite set A having ‘n’ elements and let there be ‘m’,
minimum number of ordered pairs in R, then
a) m<n b) m>n c) m=n d) none of these
5. The number of elements in set A is 3. The number of possible reflexive relations that can
be defined in A is
a) 64 b) 8 c) 512 d) 4

6. Let R be a relation on the set N of natural numbers defined by aRb if and only if ‘a’ divides
‘b’ Then R is
a) Reflexive symmetric but not Transitive b) Symmetric, transitive but not reflexive
c) Reflexive, Transitive but not symmetric d) An equivalence relation

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7. Let f : R  R be defined by f ( x )   x  R. Then f is
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a) one-one b) onto c) bijective d) f is not defined

8. Set A has 3 elements and set B has 4 elements. Then the number of injective mappings
from A to B is

a) 144 b) 12 c) 24 d) 64

For question number 9 -10 two statements are given - one labelled Assertion (A)
and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions
from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.

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 a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation
of Assertion (A).
b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation
of Assertion (A).
c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
9. Assertion (A) : Domain and Range of a relation R = {(x, y);x - 2y = 0} defined on the set
A = {1, 2, 3, 4} are respectively {1, 2, 3, 4} and {2, 4, 6, 8}.

Reason (R) : Domain and Range of a relation R are respectively the sets
a : a  A and (a, b)  R and b : b  A and (a, b)  R
10. Assertion (A) : A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {4, 5, 6, 7}, f = {(1, 4), (2, 5), (3, 6)} is a function from
A to B. Then f is one - one.

Reason (R) : A function f is one - one if distinct elements of A have distinct images
in B.

SECTION - B 2×2=4

11. Check whether the following relation R = {(a, b): a  b} defined on set of real numbers are
reflexive symmetric or not.
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12. Let A = R - {1}. If f : A  A is a mapping defined by f(x) =
x  1 , show that f is one - one.
OR

Prove that the greatest integer function f : R  R , given by f ( x )  [x] , is neither one -
one nor onto.
SECTION - C 4 × 3 = 12
13. Prove that the function f : N  N defined by f ( x)  x 2  x  1 is one - one but not onto.

1, if x  0
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14. Show that the function f : R  R is given by f ( x)  0, if x  0 (this function is called
signum function) is neither one - one nor onto. 1, if x  0
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15. Prove that the Greatest Integer Function f : R  R , given by f ( x ) = [x], is neither one -
one nor onto, where [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x.

16. Is the relation R defined on the set of all real numbers as R = {(a,b); a > b}, reflexive,
symmetric and transitive? Justify your answer.

OR

Determine whether the relation R defined on the set of all real numbers as R = {(a, b);
a, b and a – b  3  S , where S is the set of all irrational numbers}, is symmetric.
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 SECTION - D 2 × 5 = 10

17. Let f : W  W be defined as f ( x )  x  1 , if x is odd and f ( x )  x  1 , if x is even. Show

that f is both one - one and onto.

18. Let A = {1, 2, 3, ........., 9} and (a, b)R (c, d) if ad = bc for (a, b), (c, d) in A × A. Prove that
R is an equivalence relation.

OR

Let R be the relation in the set Z of integers given by R = {(a,b): 2 divides a - b}. Show that
the relation R equivalence? Write the equivalence class [0].

SECTION - E

Case Study Based Questions

19. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Priya and Surya are playing monopoly in their house during COVID. While rolling the dice
their mother Chandrika noted the possible outcomes of the throw every time belongs to
the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}. Let A denote the set of players and B be the set of all possible
outcomes. Then A = {P, S} B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}. Then answer the below questions based
on the given information.

i) Let R : B  B be defined by R = {(a, b) both ‘a’ and ‘b’ are either odd or even), then is
R an Equivalence relation? 1

ii) Chandrika wants to know the number of functions from A and B. How many numbers
of functions are possible? 1

iii) Let R be a relation on B defined by R = {(1, 2), (2, 2), (1, 3), (3, 4), (3, 1), (4, 3), (5, 5)}.
Then is R reflexive, symmetric and transitive? 1

iv) Let R : B  B be defined by R = {(1, 1), (1, 2), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5), (6, 6)} then
is R symmetric ? Justify. 1

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CHAPTERWISE QUESTION
MATHEMATICS
Class XII RELATIONS & FUNCTIONS Time : 1½ hrs
SET B Marks : 40
SECTION - A 10 × 1 = 10

1. Let A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {4, 5, 6, 7} and let f = {(1, 4), (2, 5), (3, 6)} be a function from A to B.
Based on the given information f is best defined as

a) Surjective function b) Injective function

c) Bijective function d) Function

2. Let A = {1, 2, 3,......n} B = {p, q}. Then the number of onto functions from A to B is

a) 2n b) 2n - 2 c) 2n - 1 d) None of these

3. If the set A contains 5 elements and the set B contains 6 elements, then the number of
one-one and onto mappings from A to B is

a) 720 b) 0 c) 120 d) None of these

4. If A = {d, e, f} and let R = {(d, d), (d, e), (e, d), (e, e)}. Then R is

a) Reflexive symmetric but not Transitive

b) Symmetric, transitive but not reflexive

c) Reflexive, Transitive but not symmetric

d) An equivalence relation

5. Let R be a relation defined on Z as follows : (a, b)  R  a 2  b 2  25 . Then Domain of R

is

a) {3, 4, 5} b) {0, 3, 4, 5} c) {0,  3,  4,  5} d) None of these

6. The maximum number of equivalence relations on the set A = {1, 2, 3} is

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 5

7. The function f :[ , 2 ]  R defined by f ( x ) = cos x is

a) one - one but not onto b) onto but not one - one
c) many - one function d) bijective function
8. The number of elements in set P is 4. The number of possible symmetric relations that
can be defined on P is
a) 16 b) 32 c) 512 d) 1024

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and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions
from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation
of Assertion (A).
b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation
of Assertion (A).
c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
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9. Assertion (A) : Consider the function f : R  R defined by f ( x )  2
x  1 . Then f is
one - one.

Reason (R) : f(4) = 4/17 and f(1/4) = 4/17

10. Assertion (A) : A relation R = { (1,1), (1, 3), (1, 5), (3, 1), (3, 3), (3, 5) } defined on the
set A = {1, 3, 5} is transitive.

Reason (R) : A relation R on the set A is symmetric

if (a, b)  R and (a,c)  R  (a, c)  R

SECTION - B 2×2=4

11. Consider f : R  [9, ) given by f(x) = 5x2 + 6x -9. Show that f is one - one.

12. The relation R defined by (a, b) R (c, d)  a + d = b + c on the A × A , where A = {1, 2, 3,

......10} is an equivalence relation. Find the equivalence class of the element (3,4).

OR

Let L be the set of all lines in a plane and R be the relation in L defined as R = {(L1, L2): L1
is perpendicular to L2}. Is the relation R transitive? Justify your answer.

SECTION - C 4 × 3 = 12

13. Show that the relation R in the set {1, 2, 3} given by R = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 2), (2, 3)} is
reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive.

14. Determine whether the relation R in the set A = {1, 2, 3, ........., 13, 14} defined as
R = { (x, y); 3x - y = 0, x, y  A } is reflexive or symmetric or transitive.

15. Show that the Modulus Function f : R  R , given by f(x) = | x |, is neither one - one nor
onto, where | x | is x, if x is positive or 0 and | x | is -x, if x is negative.

OR

Check whether the relation R defined in the set A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} as

R = {(a, b): b = a + 1, a, b,  A} is reflexive, symmetric or transitive.

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16. Determine whether the relation R in the set N of natural numbers defined as R = {(x, y); y
= x + 5 and x < 4} is reflexive, symmetric or transitive.
SECTION - D 2 × 5 = 10

17. Show that the relation R in the set of  real numbers, defined as R {(a, b); a  b 3 } is
neither reflexive nor symmetric nor transitive.

OR

Show that the relation R defined by ( a, b ) R (c, d )  a  d  b  c on the set  N is an

equivalence relation. Also, find the equivalence classes [(2, 3)] and [(1, 3)].
   
18. Consider the function f :  0,   R given by f ( x )  sin x and g :  0,   R given by
 2  2
g(x) = cos x. Show that f and g are one - one but f  g is not one - one.

SECTION - E

Case Study Based Questions

19. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

An organization conducted bike races under two different categories, boys and girls. Among
all of the participants finally three from category 1(boys) and two from category 2(girls) were
selected for the final race. Let B = {b1,b2, b3}, G = {g1,g2}, where B represents the set of boys
selected and G the set of girls who were selected for the final race.

i) How many relations are possible from B to G? 1

ii) How many functions can be formed from B to G? 1

iii) How many one - one functions be formed from B to G? Justify your answer. 2

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