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If $A = (6, 7, 8, 9), B = (4, 6, 8, 10)$ and $C = \{x : x \in N : 2 < x ≤ 7\} ;$ find $: B − C$
  • A
    $\{4, 6\}$
  • B
    $\{4, 6, 8\}$
  • C
    $\{6, 8, 10\}$
  • $\{8, 10\}$

Answer: D.

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In a class of $50$ students, $10$ did not opt for math, $15$ did not opt for science and $2$ did not opt for either. How many students of the class opted for both math and science.
  • A
    $24$
  • B
    $25$
  • C
    $26$
  • $27$

Answer: D.

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The set $\text{(A}\cup\text{B}')'\cup\text{B}\cap\text{C}$ is equal to:
  • A
    $\text{A}'\cup\text{B}\cup\text{C}$
  • $\text{A}'\cup\text{B}$
  • C
    $\text{A}'\cup\text{C}'$
  • D
    $\text{A}'\cap\text{B}.$

Answer: B.

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Directions: In the following questions, a statement of assertion $(A)$ is followed by a statement of reason $(R).$ Mark the correct choice as:
Assertion: If $\text{A}\subset\text{B}$ for any two sets $A$ and $B.$

Then, above Venn diagram represents correct relationship between $A$ and $B.$
Reason: If $\text{A}\subset\text{B},$ then all elements of $A$ is also in $B.$
  • A
    $A$ is true, $R$ is true; $R$ is a correct explanation of $A.$
  • B
    $A$ is true, $R$ is true; $R$ is not a correct explanation of $A.$
  • C
    $A$ is true; $R$ is false.
  • $A$ is false; $R$ is true.

Answer: D.

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Directions: In the following questions, a statement of assertion $(A)$ is followed by a statement of reason $(R).$ Mark the correct choice as:
Assertion: The set $D = \{x : x$ is a prime number which is a divisor of $60\}$ in roster form is $\{1, 2, 3, 4, 5\}.$
Reason: The set $E =$ the set of all letters in the word $‘\text{TRIGONOMETRY}’,$ in the roster form is $\text{\{T, R, I, G, O, N, M, E, Y\}}.$
  • A
    $A$ is true, $R$ is true; $R$ is a correct explanation of $A.$
  • B
    $A$ is true, $R$ is true; $R$ is not a correct explanation of $A.$
  • C
    $A$ is true; $R$ is false.
  • $A$ is false; $R$ is true.

Answer: D.

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Directions: In the following questions, a statement of assertion $(A)$ is followed by a statement of reason $(R)$. Mark the correct choice as:
Assertion: The set $A = \{x : x$ is an even prime number greater than $2\}$ is the empty set.
Reason: The set $B = \{x : x^2 = 4, x$ is odd$\} $ is not an empty set.
  • A
    $A $ is true, $R$ is true; $R$ is a correct explanation of $A.$
  • B
    $A$ is true, $R$ is true; $R$ is not a correct explanation of $A$.
  • $A $ is true; $R$ is false.
  • D
    $A$ is false; $R$ is true.

Answer: C.

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Directions: In the following questions, a statement of assertion $(A)$ is followed by a statement of reason $(R).$ Mark the correct choice as:
Assertion: If $n(A) = 3, n(B) = 6$ and $\text{A}\subset\text{B},$ then the number of elements in $\text{A}\cup\text{B}$ is $9.$
Reason: If $A$ and $B$ are disjoint, then $\text{n}(\text{A}\cup\text{B})$ is $\text{n(A) + n(B).}$
  • A
    $A$ is true, $R$ is true; $R$ is a correct explanation of $A.$
  • B
    $A$ is true, $R$ is true; $R$ is not a correct explanation of $A.$
  • C
    $A$ is true; $R$ is false.
  • $A$ is false; $R$ is true.

Answer: D.

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Directions: In the following questions, a statement of assertion $(A)$ is followed by a statement of reason $(R).$ Mark the correct choice as:
Assertion: The interval $\{\text{x}:\text{x}\in\text{R},-4<\text{x}\leq6\}$ is represented by $(-4, 6).$
Reason: The interval $\{\text{x}:\text{x}\in\text{R}, -12 -4 < x < 10\}$ is represented by $[-12, -10].$
  • A
    $A$ is true, $R$ is true; $R$ is a correct explanation of $A.$
  • B
    $A$ is true, $R$ is true; $R$ is not a correct explanation of $A.$
  • $A$ is true; $R$ is false.
  • D
    $A$ is false; $R$ is true.

Answer: C.

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In a survey of 60 people, it was found that 25 people read newspaper H, 26 read newspaper T, 26 read newspaper I, 9 read both H and I, 11 read both H and T, 8 read both T and I, 3 read all three newspapers.
Find the number of people who read exactly one newspaper.
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In a survey of 60 people, it was found that 25 people read newspaper H, 26 read newspaper T, 26 read newspaper I, 9 read both H and I, 11 read both H and T, 8 read both T and I, 3 read all three newspapers.
Find the number of people who read at least one of the newspaper.
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Q 283 Marks Question3 Marks
In a survey it was found that 21 people liked product A, 26 liked product B and 29 liked product C. If 14 people liked products A and B, 12 people liked products C and A, 14 people liked products B and C and 8 liked all the three products. Find how many liked product C only?
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Q 293 Marks Question3 Marks
Let A and B are sets. If $A \cap X = B \cap X = \phi $ and $A \cup X = B \cup X$ for some set X. Show that A = B.
[Hints A = A $\cap$ ( A $\cup$ X ) , B = B $\cap$ ( B $\cup$ X ) and use Distributive law ]
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Q 303 Marks Question3 Marks
Decide among the following sets which sets are subsets of each another:
A = {X : X $\in$ R} and x satisfies x2 - 8x + 12 = 0}, B = {2, 4, 6} , C = {2, 4, 6, 8, ...}, D = {6}
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A class teacher Mamta Sharma of class $XI$ write three sets $A, B$ and Care such that $A = \{1, 3, 5, 7, 9\}, B = \{2, 4, 6, 8\}$ and $C = \{2, 3, 5, 7, 11\}.$
Answer the following questions which are based on above sets.
  1. Find $\text{A}\cap\text{B}.$
  1. $\{3, 5, 7\}$
  2. $\phi$
  3. $\{1, 5, 7\}$
  4. $\{2, 5, 7\}$
  1. Find $\text{A}\cap\text{C}.$
  1. $\{3, 5, 7\}$
  2. $\{1, 5, 7\}$
  3. $\phi$
  4. $\{3, 4, 7\}$
  1. Which of the following is correct for two sets $A$ and $B$ to be disjoint?
  1. $\text{A}\cap\text{B}=\phi$
  2. $\text{A}\cap\text{B}\neq\phi$
  3. $\text{A}\cup\text{B}=\phi$
  4. $\text{A}\cup\text{B}\neq\phi$
  1. Which of the following is correct for two sets $A$ and $C$ to be intersecting?
  1. $\text{A}\cap\text{C}=\phi$
  2. $\text{A}\cap\text{C}\neq\phi$
  3. $\text{A}\cup\text{C}=\phi$
  4. $\text{A}\cup\text{C}\neq\phi$
  1. Write the $n[P(B)].$
  1. $8$
  2. $4$
  3. $16$
  4. $12$
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The school organised a farewell party for $100$ students and school management decided three types of drinks will be distributed in farewell party ie. Milk $(M),$ Coffee $(C)$ and Tea $(T)$. Organiser reported that $10$ students had all the three drinks $M, C, T. 20$ students had $M$ and $C; 30$ students had $C$ and $T; 25$ students had $M$ and $T. 12$ students.had $M$ only; $5$ students had $C$ only; $8$ students had $T$ only.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.
  1. The number of students who did not take any drink, is
  1. $20$
  2. $30$
  3. $10$
  4. $25$
  1. The number of students who prefer Milk is
  1. $47$
  2. $45$
  3. $53$
  4. $50$
  1. The number of students who prefer Coffee is
  1. $47$
  2. $53$
  3. $45$
  4. $50$
  1. The number of students who prefer Tea is
  1. $51$
  2. $53$
  3. $50$
  4. $47$
  1. The number of students who prefer Milk and Coffee but not tea is
  1. $12$
  2. $10$
  3. $15$
  4. $20$
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In a library, $25$ students read physics, chemistry and mathematics books. It was found that $15$ students read mathematics, $12$ students read physics while $11$ students read chemistry. $5$ students read both mathematics and chemistry, $9$ students read physics and mathematics. $4$ students read physics and chemistry and $3$ students read all three subject books.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.
  1. The number of students who reading only chemistry is:
  1. $5$
  2. $4$
  3. $2$
  4. $1$
  1. The number of students who reading only mathematics is:
  1. $4$
  2. $3$
  3. $5$
  4. $11$
  1. The number of students who reading only one of the subjects is:
  1. $5$
  2. $11$
  3. $8$
  4. $6$
  1. The number of students who reading atleast one of the subject is:
  1. $20$
  2. $22$
  3. $23$
  4. $21$
  1. The number of students who reading none of the subject is:
  1. $2$
  2. $4$
  3. $3$
  4. $5$
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In a company, $100$ employees offered to do a work. In out of them, $10$ employees offered ground floor only, $15$ employees offered first floor only, $10$ employees offered second floor only, $30$ employees offered second floor and ground floor to work, $25$ employees offered first and second floor, $15$ employees offered ground and first floor, $60$ employees offered second floor.

Based on the above information answer the following questions.
  1. The number of employees who offered all three floors.
  1. $5$
  2. $3$
  3. $4$
  4. $6$
  1. The number of employees who offered ground floor.
  1. $50$
  2. $60$
  3. $65$
  4. $70$
  1. The number of employees who offered first floor.
  1. $40$
  2. $45$
  3. $50$
  4. $55$
  1. The number of employees who offered ground and first floor but not second floor.
  1. $10$
  2. $15$
  3. $20$
  4. $25$
  1. The number of employees who did not offer any of the above three floors.
  1. $15$
  2. $10$
  3. $5$
  4. $0$
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In an University, out of $100$ students $15$ students offered Mathematics only, $12$ students offered Statistics only, $8$ students offered only Physics, $40$ students offered Physics and Mathematics, $20$ students offered Physics and Statistics, $10$ students offered Mathematics and Statistics, $65$ students offered Physics.
Based on the above information answer the following questions.
  1. The number of students who offered all the three subjects is:
  1. $4$
  2. $3$
  3. $2$
  4. $5$
  1. The number of students who offered Mathematics is:
  1. $62$
  2. $65$
  3. $55$
  4. $60$
  1. The number of students who offered statistics is:
  1. $31$
  2. $35$
  3. $39$
  4. $34$
  1. The number of students who offered mathematics and statistics but not physics is:
  1. $7$
  2. $6$
  3. $5$
  4. $4$
  1. The number of students who did not offer any of the above three subjects is:
  1. $4$
  2. $1$
  3. $5$
  4. $3$
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