Explore topic-wise MCQs in Discrete Mathematics.

This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Discrete Mathematics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Let G be the graph defined as the Hasse diagram for the ⊆ relation on the set S{1, 2,…, 18}. How many edges are there in G?

A. 43722
B. 2359296
C. 6487535
D. 131963
Answer» C. 6487535
2.

Suppose P1 is a partially ordered class and a cut of P1 is pair (D, T) of nonempty subclasses of P1 satisfies which of the following properties?

A. D∩T=Ø
B. D∪T=P1
C. xyz∈T
D. z∈T and zx∈D
Answer» B. D∪T=P1
3.

In a poset P({v, x, y, z}, ⊆) which of the following is the greatest element?

A. {v, x, y, z}
B. 1
C.
D. {vx, xy, yz}
Answer» B. 1
4.

In a poset (S, ⪯), if there is no element n∈S with m

A. an element n exists for which m=n
B. An element m is maximal in the poset
C. A set with the same subset of the poset
D. An element m is minimal in the poset
Answer» C. A set with the same subset of the poset
5.

In which of the following relations every pair of elements is comparable?

A.
B. !=
C. >=
D. ==
Answer» B. !=
6.

The relation ≤ is a partial order if it is ___________

A. reflexive, antisymmetric and transitive
B. reflexive, symmetric
C. asymmetric, transitive
D. irreflexive and transitive
Answer» B. reflexive, symmetric
7.

Which of the following relation is a partial order as well as an equivalence relation?

A. equal to(=)
B. less than(<)
C. greater than(>)
D. not equal to(!=)
Answer» B. less than(<)
8.

If the partial order of a set has at most one minimal element, then to test whether it has a non-crossing Hasse diagram its time complexity __________

A. NP-complete
B. O(n2)
C. O(n+2)
D. O(n3)
Answer» B. O(n2)
9.

If a partial order is drawn as a Hasse diagram in which no two edges cross, its covering graph is called ______

A. upward planar
B. downward planar
C. lattice
D. biconnected components
Answer» B. downward planar
10.

Hasse diagrams are first made by ______

A. A.R. Hasse
B. Helmut Hasse
C. Dennis Hasse
D. T.P. Hasse
Answer» C. Dennis Hasse