M.Sc.

Entrance Mathematics – 2021

Algebra & Analysis
Topic – Set & Relation Assignment - 3

Q.1. In a class of 55 students, the number of students studying different subjects are 23 in Mathematics, 24 in
Physics, 19 in chemistry, 12 in Mathematics and Physics, 9 in Mathematics and Chemistry, 7 in Physics and
Chemistry and 4 in a all the three subjects. The number of students who have taken exactly one subject is
(a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) None of these

Q.2. Let * + and * + which of the following is/are relations from X to Y?

(a) *( ) + (b) *( )( )( )( )( )+

(c) *( )( )( )( )( )+ (d) *( )( )( )( )+

Q.3. Let * + and R be a relation in A given by

*( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )+. Then R is

(a) Reflective (b) symmetric

(c) Transitive (d) an equivalence relation

Q.4. If ( ) ( ) ( ) , then what is ( ) equal to?

(a) 373 (b) 165 (c) 370 (d) 394
Q.5. In a town of 10000 families it was found that 40% family buy newspaper A, 20% buy newspaper B and
10% families buy newspaper C, 5% families buy A and B 3% buy B and C and 4% buy A and C. If 2% families
buy all the three newspaper, then number of families which buy A only is
(a) 3100 (b) 3300 (c) 2900 (d) 1400

Q.6. If A and B are disjoint sets, then ( ) is equal to which one of the following?
(a) (b) A (c) (d)

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Q.7. If ( ) ( ) ( ) where each set of parentheses
contains the sum of consecutive odd integers as shown, what is the smallest possible value of ( ) where

(a) 12 (b) 21 (c) 45 (d) 54

Q.8. If * + and *( )( )( )( )( )( )+ is a binary relation on A, then which one of

the following is correct?
(a) R is reflexive and symmetric, but not transitive
(b) R is reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
(c) R is reflexive, but neither symmetric not transitive
(d) R is reflexive symmetric and transitive
Q.9. The total number of subsets of a finite set A has 56 more elements, then the total number of subsets of
another finite set B. What is the number of elements in the set A?
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8

Q.10. Define a relation on the set of positive integers by if and only if of x and y is bigger than
1. The relation is
(a) reflexive and symmetric but not transitive.
(b) symmetric and transitive but not reflexive.
(c) symmetric but neither reflexive nor transitive.
(d) an equivalence relation.

ANSWER KEY

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(A, B, C) (A, B, C) (B) (A) (B) (A) (B) (C) (B) (C)

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