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Question 11 Mark
Suppose A1, A2, ..., A30  are thirty sets each having 5 elements and B1, B2, ..., Bn are n sets each with 3 elements. Let $\bigcup\limits^{30}_\text{i = 1}\text{A}_\text{i}=\bigcup\limits^{\text{n}}_\text{j = 1}\text{B}_\text{j}=\text{S}$  and each element of S belong to exactly 10 of the Ai's and exactly 9 of the Bj's, then n is equal to:
  1. 15
  2. 3
  3. 45
  4. 35.
Answer
  1. 45.

Solution:

It is given that each set $\text{A}_\text{j}(1\leq\text{i}\leq30)$ contains 5 elements and $\bigcup\limits^{30}_\text{i = 1}\text{A}_\text{i}=\text{S}.$

$\therefore\text{n(S)}=30\times5=150$

But, it is given that each element of S belong to exactly 10 of the Ai's.

$\therefore$ Number of distinct elements in $\text{S}=\frac{150}{10}=15......(1)$

It is also given that each set $\text{B}_\text{j}(1\leq\text{j}\leq\text{n})$ contains 3 elements and $\bigcup\limits^{\text{n}}_\text{j = 1}\text{B}_\text{j}=\text{S}.$

$\therefore\text{ n(S)}=\text{n}\times3=\text{3n}$

Also, each element of S belong to eactly 9 of Bj's.

$\therefore$ Number of distinct elements in $\text{S}=\frac{\text{3n}}{9}......(2)$

From (1) and (2), we have

$\frac{\text{3n}}{9}=15$

$\Rightarrow\text{n} = 45.$

Hence, the correct answer is option (c).

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Question 21 Mark
If A and B are two sets such that $\text{n(A)}=70, \text{ n(B)}=60, \text{ n(A}\cup\text{B)}=110,$ then $\text{n(A}\cap\text{B)}$ is equal to:
  1. 240
  2. 50
  3. 40
  4. 20.
Answer
  1. 20.

Solution:

We have:

$\text{n(A}\cap\text{B) = n(A) + n(B)} - \text{n(A}\cup\text{B)}$

$=70+60-110$

$=20.$

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Question 31 Mark
For any two sets A and B, $\text{A}\cap\text{(A}\cup\text{B)}=$
  1. A
  2. B
  3. $\phi$
  4. None of these.
Answer
  1. A.

Solution:

$\text{A}\cap\text{(A}\cup\text{B)}=\text{(A}\cap\text{A)}\cup\text{(A}\cap\text{B)}=\text{A}\cup\text{(A}\cap\text{B)}=\\\text{AA}\cap\text{(A}\cup\text{B)}=\text{(A}\cap\text{A)}\cup\text{(A}\cap\text{B)}=\text{A}\cup\text{(A}\cap\text{B)}=\text{A.}$

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Question 41 Mark
If A = {1, 3, 5, B} and B = {2, 4}, then:
  1. $4\in\text{A}$
  2. $\{4\}\subset\text{A}$
  3. $\text{B}\subset\text{A}$
  4. None of these.
Answer
  1. None of these.

Solution:

$(4\not\in\text{A) }(4\not\in\text{A})$

$\{4\}\not\subset\text{A}$

$\text{B}\not\subset\text{}A$

Thus, we can say that none of these options satisfy the given relation.

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Question 51 Mark
Let A and B be two sets that $\text{n(A)} = 16, \text{ n(B)} = 14,\text{ n(A}\cup\text{B)}=25.$ Then, $\text{n(A}\cap\text{B)}$ is equal to:
  1. 30
  2. 50
  3. 5
  4. None of these.
Answer
  1. 5.

Solution:

We know:

$\text{n(A}\cup\text{B) = n(A) + n(B)} - \text{n(A}\cap\text{B)}$

Now,

$\text{n(A}\cap\text{B) = n(A) + n(B)} -\text{n(A}\cup\text{B)}$

$=16+14-25$

$=5.$

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Question 61 Mark
Which of the following statements is false:
  1. $\text{A} - \text{B = A}\cap\text{B}'$
  2. $\text{A} - \text{B = A} - \text{(A}\cap\text{B)}$
  3. $\text{A} - \text{B = A}-\text{B}'$
  4. $\text{A} - \text{B = (A}\cup\text{B)}-\text{B.}$
Answer
  1. $\text{A}- \text{B = A} - \text{B}'.$

Solution:

It includes all those elements of A which do not belongs to complement of B which is equal to $\text{A}\cap\text{B}$ but not equal to A - B.

$\therefore$ (c) ic false.

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Question 71 Mark
If $\text{A}\cap\text{B}=\text{B},$ then:
  1. $\text{A}\subset\text{B}$
  2. $\text{B}\subset\text{A}$
  3. $\text{A}=\phi$
  4. $\text{B}=\phi.$
Answer
  1. $\text{B}\subset\text{A}.$

Solution:

Only this case is possible.

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Question 81 Mark
Two finite sets have m and n elements. The number of subsets of the first set is 112 more than that of the second. The values of m and n are respectively:
  1. 4, 7
  2. 7, 4
  3. 4, 4
  4. 7, 7.
Answer
  1. 7, 4.

Solution:

We know that if a set X contains k elements, then the number of subsets of X are 2k.

It is given that the number of subsets of a set containing m elements is 112 more than the number of subsets of set containing n elements.

$\therefore 2^\text{m}-2^\text{n}=112$

$\Rightarrow2^\text{n}(2^\text{m - n}-1)=2\times2\times2\times2\times7$

$\Rightarrow2^\text{n}(2^{\text{m}-\text{n}}-1)=2^4(2^3-1)$

$\Rightarrow\text{n}=4$ and $\text{m}-\text{n}=3$

$\therefore\text{ m}-4=3$

$\Rightarrow\text{m}=7$

Thus, the values of m and n are 7 and 4, respectively.

Hence, the correct answer is option (b).

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Question 91 Mark
For two sets $\text{A}\cap\text{B = A}$ iff:
  1. $\text{B}\subseteq\text{A}$
  2. $\text{A}\subseteq\text{B}$
  3. $\text{A}\not=\text{B}$
  4. $\text{A}=\text{B}.$
Answer
  1. $\text{B}\subseteq\text{A}.$

Solution:

The union of two sets is a set of all those elements that belong to A or to B or to both A and B.

If $\text{A}\cup\text{B = A},$ then $\text{B}\subseteq\text{A}.$

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Question 101 Mark
For any two sets A and B, $\text{A}\cap\text{(A}\cup\text{B)}'$ is equal to:
  1. $\text{A}$
  2. $\text{B}$
  3. $\phi$
  4. $\text{A}\cap\text{B}.$
Answer
  1. $\phi.$

Solution:

$\text{A}\cap\text{(A}\cup\text{B)}'$

$=\text{A}\cap\text{(A}'\cup\text{B}')$ (De Morgen Law)

$=\text{(A}\cap\text{A}')\cap\text{B}'$

$=\phi\cap\text{B}'$

$=\phi$

Hence, the correct answer is option (c).

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Question 111 Mark
For any two sets A and $\text{B, A - B}\cup\text{B}=\text{A}=$
  1. $\text{(A - B)}\cup\text{A}$
  2. $\text{(B - A)}\cup\text{B}$
  3. $\text{(A}\cup\text{B)}-\text{(A}\cap\text{B)}$
  4. $\text{(A}\cup\text{B)}\cap\text{(A}\cap\text{B)}.$
Answer
  1. $\text{(A}\cup\text{B)}-\text{(A}\cap\text{B)}.$

Solution:

$\text{(A}-\text{B)}\cup\text{(B}-\text{A)}=\text{(A}\cap\text{B}')\cup\text{(B}\cap\text{A}')$

$=[\text{A}\cup\text{(B}\cup\text{A}')]\cap[\text{B}'\cup\text{(B}\cap\text{A}')]$ [Using distribution law]

$=[\text{(A}\cup\text{B})\cap\text{(A}\cup\text{A}')]\cap[\text{(B}'\cup\text{B})\cap\text{(B}'\cup\text{A}')]$ [Using distribution law]

$=[\text{(A}\cup\text{B)}\cup\text{(U)}]\cap[\text{(U)}\cap\text{(B}'\cup\text{A}')]$ $[\text{A}\cup\text{A'= U = B}'\cup\text{B}]$

$=[\text{A}\cup\text{B}]\cap[\text{B}'\cup\text{A}']$ $\begin{bmatrix}\text{(A}\cup\text{B)}\cap\text{(U)}=\text{(A}\cup\text{B)}\\\text{ and (U)}\cap\text{(B}'\cup\text{A)}'=\text{(B}'\cup\text{A}')]\end{bmatrix}$

$=[\text{A}\cup\text{B}]\cap[\text{(A}\cap\text{B)}']$ $[\text{(A}\cap\text{B)}'=\text{B}'\cup\text{A}']$

$=[\text{A}\cup\text{B}]\cap[\text{(A}\cup\text{B)}-\text{(A}\cap\text{B)}]$

$=[\text{(A}\cup\text{B)}-\text{(A}\cap\text{B)}].$

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Question 121 Mark
The symmetric difference of A and B is not equal to:
  1. $\text{(A} - \text{B)}\cap\text{(B} -\text{A)}$
  2. $\text{(A} - \text{B)}\cup\text{(B}- \text{A)}$
  3. $\text{(A}\cup\text{B)}-\text{(B}\cap\text{A)}$
  4. $\{\text{(A}\cup\text{B)}-\text{A\}}\cup\{\text{(A}\cup\text{B)} - \text{B}\}.$
Answer
  1. $\text{(A}- \text{B)}\cup\text{(B} - \text{A)}.$

Solution:

The symmetric difference of A and B is given by:-

$\text{(A} - \text{B)}\cup\text{(B}- \text{A)}.$

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Question 131 Mark
In set-builder method the null set is represented by:
  1. $\{\}$
  2. $\phi$
  3. $\{\text{x : x} \not=\text{x}\}$
  4. $\{\text{x : x} =\text{x}\}.$
Answer
  1. $\{\text{x : x}\not=\text{x}\}.$
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Question 141 Mark
Let F1 be the set of all parallelograms, Fthe set of all rectangles, Fthe set of all rhombuses, F4 the set of all squares and Fthe set of trapeziums in a plane. Then F1 may be equal to:
  1. $\text{F}_2\cap\text{F}_3$
  2. $\text{F}_3\cap\text{F}_4$
  3. $\text{F}_2\cup\text{F}_3$
  4. $\text{F}_2\cup\text{F}_3\cup\text{F}_4\cup\text{F}_1.$
Answer
  1. $\text{F}_2\cup\text{F}_3\cup\text{F}_4\cup\text{F}_1.$

Solution:

We know that every rectangle, rhombus and square in a plane is a parallelogram but every trapezium is not a parallelogram.

So, F1 is either of F1 or F2 or For F4.

$\therefore\text{F}_1=\text{F}_1\cup\text{F}_2\cup\text{F}_3\cup\text{F}_4$

Hence, the correct answer is option (d).

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Question 151 Mark
The symmetric difference of A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {3, 4, 5} is:
  1. {1, 2}
  2. {1, 2, 4, 5}
  3. {4, 3}
  4. {2, 5, 1, 4, 3}.
Answer
  1. {1, 2, 4, 5}.

Solution:

Here,

$\text{A} = \{1, 2, 3\}$ and

$\text{B} = \{3, 4, 5\}$

The symmetric difference of A and B is given by:-

$\text{(A} - \text{B)}\cup\text{(B} -\text{A)}$

Now, are have:

$\text{(A} - \text{B)}= \{1, 2\}$

$\text{(B} - \text{A)}=\{4, 5\}$

$\text{(A}-\text{B)}\cup\text{(B}-\text{A)}=\{1, 2, 4, 5\}.$

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Question 161 Mark
If A = {x : x is a multiple of 3} and B = {x : x is a multiple of 5}, then A - B is:
  1. $\text{A}\cap\text{B}$
  2. $\text{A}\cap\overline{\text{B}}$
  3. $\overline{\text{A}}\cap\overline{\text{B}}$
  4. $\overline{\text{A}\cap{\text{B}}}.$
Answer
  1. $\text{A}\cap\overline{\text{B}}.$

Solution:

A = {x : x is a multiple of 3}

A = 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, .....

B = {x : x is a multiple of 5}

B = 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, ......

Now, we have:

A - B = 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33,36, 39, 42, ....

$=\text{A}\cap\overline{\text{B}}.$

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Question 171 Mark
If A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, then the number of proper subsets of A is:
  1. 120
  2. 30
  3. 31
  4. 32.
Answer
  1. 31.

Solution:

The number of proper subsets of any set is given by the formula 2n - 1, where n is the number of elements in the set.

Here,

n = 5

$\therefore$ Number of proper subsets of A = 25 - 1 = 31.

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Question 181 Mark
An investigator interviewed 100 students to determine the performance of three drinks: milk, coffee and tea. The investigator reported that 10 students take all three drinks milk, coffee and tea; 20 students take milk and coffee; 25 students take milk and tea; 12 students take milk only; 5 students take coffee only and 8 students take tea only. Then the number of students who did not take any of three drinks is:
  1. 10
  2. 20
  3. 25
  4. 30.
Answer
  1. 20.

Solution:

solve for None:

80 + None = 100

None = 20.

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Question 191 Mark
If A and B are two given sets, then $\text{A}\cap\text{(A}\cap\text{B})^\text{c}$ is equal to:
  1. $\text{A}$
  2. $\text{B}$
  3. $\phi$
  4. $\text{A}\cap\text{B}^\text{c}.$
Answer
  1. $\text{A}\cap\text{B}^\text{c}.$

Solution:

A and B are two sets.

$\text{A}\cap\text{B}$ is the common region in both the sets.

$\text{A}\cap\text{B}^\text{c}$ is all the region in the universal set except $\text{A}\cap\text{B}.$

Now,

$\text{(A}\cap\text{A}\cap\text{B)}^\text{c}=\text{(A}\cap\text{B)}^\text{c}.$

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Question 201 Mark
Let U be the universal set containing 700 elements. If A, B are subsets of U such that $\text{n(A)}=200,\text{ n(B)}=300$ and $\text{n(A}\cap\text{B)}=100.$ Then, $\text{n(A}'\cap\text{B}')=$
  1. 400
  2. 600
  3. 300
  4. None of these.
Answer
  1. 300.

Solution:

$\text{n(A}'\cap\text{B}')=\text{n(A}\cup\text{B}')$

$=\text{n(U)}-\text{n(A}\cup\text{B})$

$=700 - 200 + 300 - 100 = 300.$

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Question 211 Mark
Let A and B be two sets in the same universal set. Then, A - B =
  1. $\text{A}\cap\text{B}$
  2. $\text{A}'\cap\text{B}$
  3. $\text{A}\cap\text{B}'$
  4. None of these.
Answer
  1. $\text{A}\cap\text{B}'.$

Solution:

A - B belongs to those elements of A that do not belong to B.

$\therefore\text{A} - \text{B = A}\cap\text{B}'.$

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Question 221 Mark
Let $\text{A} = \{\text{x : x} \in \text{R}, \text{x > 4}\}$ and $\text{B}= \{\text{x}\in\text{R : x} < 5\}.$ Then, $\text{A}\cap\text{B}=$
  1. (4, 5]
  2. (4, 5)
  3. [4, 5)
  4. [4, 5].
Answer
  1. [4, 5).

Solution:

$\text{A} = \{\text{x : x} \in \text{R}, \text{x > 4}\}$ and 

$\text{B}= \{\text{x}\in\text{R : x} < 5\}$

$\text{A}\cap\text{B}=[4, 5).$

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Question 231 Mark
In a class of 175 students the following data shows the number of students opting one or more subjects. Mathematics 100; Physics 70; Chemistry 40; Mathematics and Physics 30; Mathematics and Chemistry 28; Physics and Chemistry 23; Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry 18. How many students have offered Mathematics alone?
  1. 35
  2. 48
  3. 60
  4. 22.
Answer
  1. 60.

Solution:

Let M, P and C denote the sets of students who have opted for mathematics, physics, and chemistry, respectively.

Here,

$\text{n(M)}= 100, \text{ n( P)} = 70, \text{ n(C)} = 40$

Now,

$\text{n(M}\cap\text{P)}=30,\text{n(M}\cap\text{C)}=28,\\\text{n(P}\cap\text{C)}=23,\text{n(M}\cap\text{P}\cap\text{C)}=18$

Number of students who opted for only mathematics:

$\text{n(M}\cap\text{P}'\cap\text{C)}'=\{\text{M}\cap\text{(P}\cap\text{C})'\}$

$=\text{n(M)}-\text{n}\{\text{M}\cap\text{(P}\cap\text{C})\}$

$=\text{n(M)}-\text{n}\{\text{(M}\cap\text{P)}\cup\text{(M}\cap\text{C})\}$

$=\text{n(M)}-\{\text{n(M}\cap\text{P)}+\text{n(M}\cap\text{C})-\text{n(M}\cap\text{P}\cap\text{C}\}$

$=100-(30+28-18)$

$=60$

$\therefore$  the number of students who opted for mathematics alone is 60.

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Question 241 Mark
The number of subsets of a set containing n elements is:
  1. n
  2. 2n - 1
  3. n2
  4. 2n.
Answer
  1. 2n.

Solution:

The total number of subsets of a finite set consisting of n elements is 2n.

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Question 251 Mark
For any three sets A, B and C:
  1. $\text{A}\cap\text{(B} -\text{C)}=\text{(A}\cap\text{B)} - \text{(A}\cap\text{C)}$
  2. $\text{A}\cap\text{(B} -\text{C)}=\text{(A}\cap\text{B)}- \text{C}$
  3. $\text{A}\cup\text{(B} - \text{C)}=\text{(A}\cup\text{B)}\cap\text{(A}\cup\text{C}')$
  4. $\text{A}\cup\text{(B} - \text{C)}=\text{(A}\cup\text{B)}-\text{(A}\cup\text{C}).$
Answer
  1. $\text{A}\cap\text{(B}-\text{C)}=\text{(A}\cap\text{B)} - \text{(A}\cap\text{C)}$

  2. $\text{A}\cap\text{(B - C)}=\text{(A}\cap\text{B)} - \text{C}$

  3. $\text{A}\cup\text{(B} - \text{C)}=\text{(A}\cup\text{B)}\cap\text{(A}\cup\text{C}').$

Solution:

Let x be any arbitrary element of $\text{A}\cap\text{B}-\text{C.}$

Thus, we have,

$\text{x}\in\text{A}\cap\text{(B - C)}\Rightarrow\text{x}\in\text{A}$ and $\text{x}\in\text{B}-\text{C}$

$\Rightarrow\text{x}\in\text{A}$ and $\text{(x}\in\text{B and x}\not\in\text{C)}$

$\Rightarrow\text{x}\in\text{A and x}\in\text{B}$ and $\Rightarrow\text{X}\in\text{A and x}\not\in\text{C}$

$\Rightarrow\text{x(A}\cap\text{B)}$ and $\text{x}\not\in\text{(A}\cap\text{C)}$

$\Rightarrow\text{x}\in[\text{(A}\cap\text{B)}-\text{(A}\cap\text{C)}]$

$\Rightarrow\text{A}\cap\text{(B}-\text{C)}\subseteq\text{(A}\cap\text{B)} - \text{(A}\cap\text{C)}$

Similarly, $\text{(A}\cap\text{B)}-\text{(A} - \text{C)}\subseteq\text{(A}\cap\text{(B}-\text{C)}$

Hence, $\text{A}\cap\text{(B} - \text{C)}=\text{(A}\cap\text{B)} - \text{(A}\cap\text{C)}.$

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Question 261 Mark
For any set A, (A')' is equal to:
  1. A'
  2. A
  3. $\phi$
  4. None of these.
Answer
  1. A.

Solution:

The complement of the complement of a set is the set itself.

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Question 271 Mark
If A and B are two disjoint sets, then $\text{n(A}\cup\text{B)}$ is equal to:
  1. $\text{n(A) + n(B)}$
  2. $\text{n(A) + n(B)} - \text{n(A}\cap\text{B)}$
  3. $\text{n(A) + n(B) + n(A}\cap\text{B)}$
  4. $\text{n(A) n(B)}.$
Answer
  1. $\text{n(A) + n(B)}.$

Solution:

Two sets are disjoint if they do not  have a common element in them, i.e., $\text{A}\cap\text{B}=\phi.$

$\therefore\text{n(A}\cup\text{B) = n(A) + n(B)}.$

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Question 281 Mark
In a city 20% of the population travels by car 50% travels by bus and 10% travels by both car and bus. Then, persons travelling by car or bus is:
  1. 80%
  2. 40%
  3. 60%
  4. 70%.
Answer
  1. 60%.

Solution:

Suppose C and B represents the population travels by car and bus respectively.

$\text{n(C}\cup\text{B) = n(C) + n(B)} -\text{n(B}\cap\text{C)}$

$=0.20+0.50-0.10$

$=0.6\text{ or }60\%.$

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Question 291 Mark
Two finite sets have m and n elements. The number of elements in the power set of first set is 48 more than the total number of elements in power set of the second set. Then, the values of m and n are:
  1. 7, 6
  2. 6, 3
  3. 7, 4
  4. 3, 7.
Answer
  1. 6, 4.

Solution:

ATQ:

2m - 1 = 48 + 2n - 1

⇒ 2m - 2n  = 48

⇒ 2m - 2n = 26 - 24

By comparing we get:

m = 6 and n = 4.

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Question 301 Mark
The set $\text{(A}\cup\text{B}')'\cup\text{B}\cap\text{C}$ is equal to:
  1. $\text{A}'\cup\text{B}\cup\text{C}$
  2. $\text{A}'\cup\text{B}$
  3. $\text{A}'\cup\text{C}'$
  4. $\text{A}'\cap\text{B}.$
Answer
  1. $\text{A}'\cup\text{B}.$

Solution:

$\text{(A}\cup\text{B}')'\cup\text{(B}\cap\text{C})$

$=[\text{A}\cap\text{(B}')']\cup\text{(B}\cap\text{C})$ (De Morgen law)

$=\text{(A}'\cap\text{B})\cup\text{(B}\cap\text{C})$

$=\text{(A}'\cup\text{C})\cup\text{B}$ (Distributive law)

Disclimer: The question seems to be incorrect or there is some printing mistake in the question. The options given in the question does not match with the answer.

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