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| 51. |
If the sets A and B are defined as A = {(x, y)|y = 1 / x, 0 ≠ x ∈ R}, B = {(x, y)|y = -x ∈ R} then |
| A. | A ∩ B = ϕ |
| B. | A ∩ B = B |
| C. | A ∩ B = A |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. A ∩ B = B | |
| 52. |
If the number of elements belonging to neither X, nor Y, nor Z is equal to p, then what is the number of elements in the complement of X? |
| A. | p + b + 60 |
| B. | p + b + 40 |
| C. | p + a + 60 |
| D. | p + a + 40 |
| Answer» B. p + b + 40 | |
| 53. |
A set containing n elements, has exactly ..... subsets. |
| A. | n2 |
| B. | 2n |
| C. | n |
| D. | n + 1 |
| Answer» C. n | |
| 54. |
If A = {x ∈ R : x2 + 6x – 7 < 0} and B = {x ∈ R : x2 + 9x + 14 > 0}, then which of the following is/are correct?1. A ∩ B = {x ∈ R : - 2 < x < 1}2. A \ B = {x ∈ R : - 7 < x < - 2}Select the correct answer using the code given below: |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» B. 2 only | |
| 55. |
If A = {x ∶ x is a letter in word BELOW}, B = {x ∶ x is a letter in word WOOL} and C = A – B, then the number of subsets of C is |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 56. |
If A = {x, y, z}, then the number of subsets in powerset of A is |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 8 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» C. 7 | |
| 57. |
Consider the following statements:1. The null set is a subset of every set.2. Every set is a subset of itself.3. If a set has 10 elements, then its power set will have 1024 elements.Which of the above statements are correct? |
| A. | 1 and 2 only |
| B. | 2 and 3 only |
| C. | 1 and 3 only |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 58. |
If the binary operation * is deined on a set of ordered pairs of real numbers as (a, b) * (c, d) = (ad + bc, bd) and is associative, then (1, 2) * (3, 5) * (3, 4) equals |
| A. | (74,40) |
| B. | (32,40) |
| C. | (23,11) |
| D. | (7,11) |
| Answer» B. (32,40) | |
| 59. |
Some group (G, 0) is known to be abelian. Then which one of the following is TRUE for G ? |
| A. | g = g-1 for every g ∈ G |
| B. | g = g2 for every g ∈ G |
| C. | (g o h) 2 = g2o h2 for every g,h ∈ G |
| D. | G is of finite order |
| Answer» D. G is of finite order | |
| 60. |
Let (Z, *) be an algebraic structure, where Z is the set of integers and the operation * is defined by n * m = maximum (n, m). Which of the following statements is TRUE for (Z, *) ? |
| A. | (Z, *) is a monoid |
| B. | (Z, *) is an abelian group |
| C. | (Z, *) is a group |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 61. |
Match the following A. Groups I. Associativity B. Semi groups II. Identity C. Monoids III. Commutative D. Abelian Groups IV Left inverse |
| A. | A B C D IV I II III |
| B. | A B C D III I IV II |
| C. | A B C D II III I IV |
| D. | A B C D I II III IV |
| Answer» B. A B C D III I IV II | |
| 62. |
In the group G = {2, 4, 6, 8) under multiplication modulo 10, the identity element is |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 8 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» B. 8 | |
| 63. |
Which of the following statements is FALSE ? |
| A. | The set of rational numbers is an abelian group under addition |
| B. | The set of rational integers is an abelian group under addition |
| C. | The set of rational numbers form an abelian group under multiplication |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 64. |
The set of all nth roots of unity under multiplication of complex numbers form a/an |
| A. | semi group with identity |
| B. | commutative semigroups with identity |
| C. | group |
| D. | abelian group |
| Answer» E. | |
| 65. |
Which of the following is TRUE ? |
| A. | Set of all rational negative numbers forms a group under multiplication |
| B. | Set of all non-singular matrices forms a group under multiplication |
| C. | Set of all matrices forms a group under multipication |
| D. | Both (b) and (c) |
| Answer» C. Set of all matrices forms a group under multipication | |
| 66. |
If a, b are positive integers, define a * b = α where ab = α (modulo 7), with this * operation, then inverse of 3 in group G (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) is |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» D. 4 | |
| 67. |
Let A be the set of all non-singular matrices over real numbers and let * be the matrix multiplication operator. Then |
| A. | A is closed under * but < A, * > is not a semi group |
| B. | < A, * > is a semi group but not a monoid |
| C. | < A, * > is a monoid but not a group |
| D. | < A, * > is a group but not an abelian group |
| Answer» E. | |
| 68. |
Let G denoted the set of all n x n non-singular matrices with rational numbers as entries. Then under multiplication G is a/an |
| A. | subgroup |
| B. | finite abelian group |
| C. | infinite, non abelian group |
| D. | infinite, abelian |
| Answer» D. infinite, abelian | |
| 69. |
(Z,*) is a group with a*b = a+b+1 ∀ a,b ∈ Z. The inverse of a is |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | -2 |
| C. | a-2 |
| D. | -a-2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 70. |
If (G, .) is a group, such that (ab)2 =a2b2 ∀ a, b ∈ G, then G is a/an |
| A. | commutative semi group |
| B. | abelian group |
| C. | non-abelian group |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. non-abelian group | |
| 71. |
In the group (G, .), the value of (a-1 b)-1 is |
| A. | ab-1 |
| B. | b-1a |
| C. | a-1b |
| D. | ba-1 |
| Answer» C. a-1b | |
| 72. |
The set of integers Z with the binary operation "1" defined as a*b =a +b+1 for a, b ∈ Z, is a group. The identity element of this group is |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | -1 |
| D. | 12 |
| Answer» D. 12 | |
| 73. |
The inverse of - i in the multiplicative group,{1, - 1,i,- i } is |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | -1 |
| C. | i |
| D. | -i |
| Answer» D. -i | |
| 74. |
If (G, .) is a group such that a2 = e, ∀ a ∈ G, then G is |
| A. | semi group |
| B. | abelian group |
| C. | non-abelian group |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. non-abelian group | |
| 75. |
If * is defined on R* as a * b = (ab/2) then identity element in the group (R*, *) is |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 1/2 |
| D. | 1/3 |
| Answer» C. 1/2 | |
| 76. |
If (G, .) is a group such that (ab)- 1 = b-1 a-1, ∀ a, b ∈ G, then G is a/an |
| A. | commutative semi group |
| B. | abelian group |
| C. | non-abelian group |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. non-abelian group | |
| 77. |
The set of all real numbers under the usual multiplication operation is not a group since |
| A. | multiplication is not a binary operation |
| B. | multiplication is not associative |
| C. | identity element does not exist |
| D. | zero has no inverse |
| Answer» E. | |
| 78. |
If f : A ---> B is a bijective function, then f -1 of f = |
| A. | f o f -1 |
| B. | f |
| C. | f -1 |
| D. | IA(Identity map of the set A) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 79. |
Let R be a relation "(x -y) is divisible by m", where x, y, m are integers and m > 1, then R is |
| A. | symmetric but not transitive |
| B. | partial order |
| C. | equivalence relation |
| D. | anti symmetric and not transitive |
| Answer» D. anti symmetric and not transitive | |
| 80. |
Let Z denote the set of all integers. Define f : Z —> Z by f(x) = {x / 2 (x is even) 0 (x is odd) then f is |
| A. | onto but not one-one |
| B. | one-one but not onto |
| C. | one-one and onto |
| D. | neither one-one nor-onto |
| Answer» B. one-one but not onto | |
| 81. |
The set of all Equivalence classes of a set A of cardinality C |
| A. | has the same cardinality as A |
| B. | forms a partition of A |
| C. | is of cardinality 2C |
| D. | is of cardinality C2 |
| Answer» C. is of cardinality 2C | |
| 82. |
Let n(A) denotes the number of elements in set A. If n(A) =p and n(B) = q, then how many ordered pairs (a, b) are there with a ∈ A and b ∈ B ? |
| A. | p2 |
| B. | p x q |
| C. | p + q |
| D. | 2 pq |
| Answer» C. p + q | |
| 83. |
In a beauty contest, half the number of experts voted for Mr. A and two thirds voted for Mr. B. 10 voted for both and 6 did not vote for either. How many experts were there in all ? |
| A. | 18 |
| B. | 36 |
| C. | 24 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 84. |
If f : R ---->R defined by f(x) = x2 + 1, then values of f -1 (17) and f -1(-3) are respectively |
| A. | {Ø}, (4, - 4) |
| B. | {3,-3},{Ø} |
| C. | {Ø},{3,-3} |
| D. | {4,-4},Ø |
| Answer» E. | |
| 85. |
Order of the power set of a set of order n is |
| A. | n |
| B. | 2n |
| C. | n2 |
| D. | 2n |
| Answer» E. | |
| 86. |
In a room containing 28 people, there are 18 people who speak English, 15 people who speak Hindi and 22 people who speak Kannada, 9 persons speak both English and Hindi, 11 persons speak both Hindi and Kannada where as 13 persosn speak both Kannada and English. How many people speak all the three languages ? |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 7 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» B. 7 | |
| 87. |
If R = ((1, 1), (3, 1), (2, 3), (4, 2)), then which of the following represents R2, where R2 is R composite R? |
| A. | ((1, 1), (3, 1), (2, 3), (4, 2)) |
| B. | f(1, 1), (9, 1), (4, 9), (16, 4)) |
| C. | 1(1, 3), (3, 3), (3, 4), (3, 2)) |
| D. | ((1, 1), (2, 1), (4, 3), (3, 1)) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 88. |
In a language survey of students it is found that 80 students know English, 60 know French, 50 know German, 30 known Enlgish and French, 20 know French and German, 15 know English and German and 10 students know all the three languages. How many students know at least one language? |
| A. | 135 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 45 |
| Answer» B. 30 | |
| 89. |
The number of elements in the power set of the set {{a, b}, c} is |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 7 |
| Answer» C. 3 | |
| 90. |
If f : X -> Y and a, b ⊆ X, then f (a ∩ b) is equal to |
| A. | f(a) - f(b) |
| B. | f(a) ∩ f(b) |
| C. | a proper subset of f(a) ∩ f(b) |
| D. | f(b) - f(a) |
| Answer» D. f(b) - f(a) | |
| 91. |
If X and Y are two sets, then X ∩ (Y ∪ X) C equals |
| A. | X |
| B. | Y |
| C. | Ø |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 92. |
Let S be an infinite set and S1, S2, S3, ..., Sn be sets such that S1 ∪S2 ∪S3∪ .......Sn = S then |
| A. | atleast one of the sets Si is a finite set |
| B. | not more than one of the set Si can be inite |
| C. | atleast one of the sets Si is an ininite set |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 93. |
If A and B are sets and A∪ B= A ∩ B, then |
| A. | A = Φ |
| B. | B = Φ |
| C. | A = B |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 94. |
The number of elements in the Power set P(S) of the set S = [ [ Φ] , 1, [ 2, 3 ]] is |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 95. |
"n/m" means that n is a factor of m, then the relation T is |
| A. | relexive and symmetric |
| B. | transitive and symmetric |
| C. | relexive, transitive and symmetric |
| D. | relexive, transitive and not symmetric |
| Answer» E. | |
| 96. |
Number of subsets of a set of order three is |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» D. 9 | |
| 97. |
Which of the following sets are null sets ? |
| A. | {0} |
| B. | ø |
| C. | { } |
| D. | Both (b) & (c) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 98. |
The binary relation S = Φ (empty set) on set A = {1, 2,3} is |
| A. | neither reflexive nor symmetric |
| B. | symmetric and relexive |
| C. | transitive and relexive |
| D. | transitive and symmetric |
| Answer» E. | |
| 99. |
Let R be a non-empty relation on a collection of sets defined by ARB if and only if A ∩ B = Ø Then (pick the TRUE statement) |
| A. | R is relexive and transitive |
| B. | R is symmetric and not transitive |
| C. | R is an equivalence relation |
| D. | R is not relexive and not symmetric |
| Answer» C. R is an equivalence relation | |
| 100. |
The members of the set S = {x | x is the square of an integer and x < 100} is ________________ |
| A. | {0, 2, 4, 5, 9, 58, 49, 56, 99, 12} |
| B. | {0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81} |
| C. | {1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 64, 81, 85, 99} |
| D. | {0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 121} |
| Answer» C. {1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 64, 81, 85, 99} | |