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  • Question
  • Which of the following pairs of sets are comparable?


  • Options
  • A. A = {1, 3, 5}, and B = {3, 2, 5, 6}
  • B. A = {x: x ? N and x ? 10} and B = {1, 2, 3,?, 10, 11}
  • C. A = {1, 2, 3, {4, 5}}, and B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}.
  • D. None of these

  • Correct Answer
  • A = {x: x ? N and x ? 10} and B = {1, 2, 3,?, 10, 11} 

    Explanation

    (a) 1? A but 1? B and 6 ? B but 6 ? A.
    ? A and B are not comparable.
    (b) A = {x: x ? N and x ? 10} = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10} B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11}
    Clearly, A ? B ? A and B are comparable.
    (c) {4, 5} ? A but {4, 5} ? B and 4 ? B but 4 ? A.
    ? A and B are not comparable.


  • Sets and Functions problems


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    • 1. 
      Write down the power set of A = {8, 9}.

    • Options
    • A. {?, {8}, {9}, {8, 9}}
    • B. {?, {8}, {9}}
    • C. {?, {8}, {9}, {8, 9}}
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. 
      If A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and B = {2, 4, 6} then what is the value of A - B?

    • Options
    • A. {2, 3, 5}
    • B. {1, 3, 5}
    • C. {2, 3, 6}
    • D. {1, 4, 5}
    • Discuss
    • 3. 
      In an examination, 30% of the total students failed in Hindi, 45% failed in English and 20% failed in both the subjects. Find the percentage of those who passed in both the subjects.

    • Options
    • A. 35.7%
    • B. 35%
    • C. 40%
    • D. 45%
    • Discuss
    • 4. 
      There are 80 families in a small extension area. 20 per cent of these families own a car each. 50 per cent of the remaining families own a motor cycle each. How many families in that extension do not own any vehicle?

    • Options
    • A. 30
    • B. 32
    • C. 23
    • D. 36
    • Discuss
    • 5. 
      In a group of 50 people, 35 speak Hindi, 25 speak both Hindi and English and all the people speak Hindi or English or both. The number of people who speak English only is:

    • Options
    • A. 40
    • B. 20
    • C. 15
    • D. 10
    • Discuss
    • 6. 
      In a class, 50 students play cricket, 20 students play football and 10 play both cricket and football. How many play at least one of these two games?

    • Options
    • A. 60
    • B. 45
    • C. 55
    • D. 65
    • Discuss
    • 7. 
      Which of the following sets is finite?

    • Options
    • A. {x: x ? N and x is a prime number}
    • B. {x: x is a quadrilateral on a plane}
    • C. {x: x ? N and x2 ? 25 ? 0}
    • D. {x: x ? N and x is a multiple of 3}
    • Discuss
    • 8. 
      Which of the following sets is infinite?

    • Options
    • A. {x: x is a prime number, x is even}
    • B. Set of all river in India
    • C. Set of all concentric circles
    • D. None of above
    • Discuss
    • 9. 
      Find the cardinal number of the following set :
      {x : x is a letter of the word 'ASSASSINATION'}

    • Options
    • A. 4
    • B. 6
    • C. 8
    • D. 2
    • Discuss
    • 10. 
      Which of the following statements is false for the sets A, B and C, where:
      A = {x | x is letter of the word 'BOWL'}
      B = {x | x is a letter of the word 'ELBOW'}
      C = {x | x is a letter of the word 'BELLOW'}

    • Options
    • A. A ? B
    • B. B ? C
    • C. B = C
    • D. B is a proper subset of C.
    • Discuss


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