Sets and Relations
Practice Questions
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
1

Three sets A, B, C are such that A = B $$\cap$$ C and B = C $$\cap$$ A, then

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2

A mapping f : N $$\to$$ N where N is the set of natural numbers is defined as

f(n) = n2 for n odd

f(n) = 2n + 1 for n even

for n $$\in$$ N. Then f is

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3

The mapping f : N $$\to$$ N given by f(n) = 1 + n2, n $$\in$$ N where N is the set of natural numbers, is

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A function f : A $$\to$$ B, where A = {x/$$-$$1 $$\le$$ x $$\le$$ 1} and B = {y/1 $$\le$$ y $$\le$$ 2} is defined by the rule y = f(x) = 1 + x2. Which of the following statement is then true?

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Let A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {2, 3, 4}, then which of the following relations is a function from A to B?

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6

For any two sets A and B, A $$-$$ (A $$-$$ B) equals

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Let R be the set of real numbers and the mapping f : R $$\to$$ R and g : R $$\to$$ R be defined by f(x) = 5 $$-$$ x2 and g(x) = 3x $$-$$ 4, then the value of (fog)($$-$$1) is

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If A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} are two sets, and function f : A $$\to$$ B is defined by f(x) = x + 2 $$\forall$$ x$$\in$$ A, then the function f is

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The function $$f(x) = \sec \left[ {\log \left( {x + \sqrt {1 + {x^2}} } \right)} \right]$$ is

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10

The number of reflexive relations on a set $A$ of $n$ elements is equal to

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11

In R, a relation p is defined as follows: $$\forall a, b \in \mathbb{R}, a p$$ holds iff $$a^2-4 a b+3 b^2=0$$. Then

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12

Let A be the set of even natural numbers that are < 8 & B be the set of prime integers that are $$<7$$ The number of relations from A to B are

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13

For the real numbers $$x$$ & $$y$$, we write $$x$$ p y iff $$x-y+\sqrt{2}$$ is an irrational number. Then relation p is

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14

Let A, B, C are subsets of set X. Then consider the validity of the following set theoretic statement:

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15

Let X be a nonvoid set. If $$\rho_1$$ and $$\rho_2$$ be the transitive relations on X, then

($$\circ$$ denotes the composition of relations)

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16

Let $$\rho$$ be a relation defined on set of natural numbers N, as $$\rho = \{ (x,y) \in N \times N:2x + y = 4\} $$. Then domain A and range B are

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A is a set containing n elements. P and Q are two subsets of A. Then the number of ways of choosing P and Q so that P $$\cap$$ Q = $$\varphi $$ is

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Let S, T, U be three non-void sets and f : S $$\to$$ T, g : T $$\to$$ U and composed mapping g . f : S $$\to$$ U be defined. Let g . f be injective mapping. Then

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For the mapping $$f:R - \{ 1\} \to R - \{ 2\} $$, given by $$f(x) = {{2x} \over {x - 1}}$$, which of the following is correct?

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Let A, B, C be three non-void subsets of set S. Let (A $$\cap$$ C) $$\cup$$ (B $$\cap$$ C') = $$\phi$$ where C' denote the complement of set C in S. Then
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Let R be the real line. Let the relations S and T or R be defined by

$$S = \{ (x,y):y = x + 1,0 < x < 2\} ,T = \{ (x,y):x - y$$ is an integer}. Then
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Let the relation p be defined on R by a p b holds if and only if a $$ - $$ b is zero or irrational, then
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Let p1 and p2 be two equivalence relations defined on a non-void set S. Then
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Let the relation $$\rho $$ be defined on R as a$$\rho $$b if 1 + ab > 0. Then,
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Let f : X $$ \to $$ Y and A, B are non-void subsets of Y, then (where the symbols have their usual interpretation)
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Let S, T, U be three non-void sets and f : S $$ \to $$ T, g : T $$ \to $$ U be so that gof : s $$ \to $$ U is surjective. Then,
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On R, a relation $$\rho $$ is defined by x$$\rho $$y if and only if x $$-$$ y is zero or irrational. Then,
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On the set R of real numbers, the relation $$\rho $$ is defined by x$$\rho $$y, (x, y) $$ \in $$ R.
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Let $$\rho $$ be a relation defined on N, the set of natural numbers, as

$$\rho $$ = {(x, y) $$ \in $$ N $$ \times $$ N : 2x + y = 41}. Then
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On the set R of real numbers we define xPy if and only if xy $$ \ge $$ 0. Then, the relation P is
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On R, the relation $$\rho$$ be defined by 'x$$\rho$$y holds if and only if x $$-$$ y is zero or irrational'. Then,
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On set A = {1, 2, 3}, relations R and S are given by

R = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 2), (2, 1)},

S = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 3), (3, 1)}. Then,
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Let R be a relation defined on the set Z of all integers and xRy, when x + 2y is divisible by 3, then
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If A = {5n $$-$$ 4n $$-$$ 1 : n$$ \in $$N} and B = {16(n $$-$$ 1) : n$$ \in $$N}, then
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