CHAPTER 1: SETS
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. A is the set of factors of 12. Which one of the following is not a member of A?
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
2. How many subsets does the set A = {a, b, c, d} have?
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 16 (D) 65
3. How many proper subsets does the set S = {a, b, c, d, e} have?
(A) 15 (B) 31 (C) 32 (D) 33
4. Which of the following set is a subset of A = {l, m, n}?
(A) {m, n} (B) {n, o} (C) {o, p} (D) {l, m, n, o}
5. Let A and B be two sets such that n(A) = 16, n(B) = 14, n(A ∪ B) = 25 then n(A ∩ B) equals to
(A) 30 (B) 15 (C) 55 (D) 5
ASSERTION - REASON BASED QUESTIONS
1. Assertion(A): A - (A ∩ B) = A ∩ B'
Reason (R): The difference of two sets is the same as the intersection with the complement of the second set.
2. Assertion (A): If A ∩ B = ∅, then A ⊆ B'.
Reason (R): If two sets are disjoint, all elements of one are in the complement of the other.
3. Assertion (A): The set {x: x2 + 1 = 0, x ∈ R} is a singleton set.
Reason (R): The equation x2 + 1 = 0 has no real solution.
4. Assertion (A): A ⊆ A ∪ B for any sets A and B.
Reason (R): The union of two sets always includes at least the elements of both sets.
5. Assertion (A): (A ∪ B)' = A' ∩ B'
Reason (R): The complement of a union is the intersection of the complements.
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. Write all possible subsets of A = {2, 4, 6}.
2. Write (-5, 9] in set-builder form.
3. Write the set A = {x: x2 + 7x - 8 = 0, x ∈ R} in roster form.
4. Are the sets X = the set of letters in "ALLOY" and B = the set of letters in "LOYAL" equal? Give reason.
5. A, B and C are subsets of the set of all whole numbers U. If A = {2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 20}, B = {3, 6, 9, 12, 15} and C = {5,
10, 15, 20} then draw a Venn diagram showing the relation of U, A, B and C.
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. If U = {2, 3, 5, 7, 9} is the universal set and A = {3, 7}, B = {2, 5, 7, 9}, then prove that (A ∪ B)' = A' ∩ B'
2. Using properties of sets, prove that for all sets A and B, A ∪ (B - A) = A ∪ B
3. If U = {2, 3, 5, 7, 9} is the universal set and A = {3, 7}, B = {2, 5, 7, 9}, then prove that (A ∩ B)' = A' ∪ B'
4. Let U = {a, e, i, o, u}, A = {a, e, i} B = {e, o, u} and C = {a, c, i}. Then show that A ∩ (B - C) = (A ∩ B) - (A ∩ C).
5. In a group of students, 100 students know Hindi, 50 students know English and 25 know both. Each of the students
know either Hindi or English. How many students are there in the group? (Not for Summative Assessment)
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. Let A, B and C be three sets. Show that A ∩ (B ∪ C) = (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C) using properties of sets.
2. In a survey it is found that 21 people like product A, 26 people like product B and 29 like product C. If 14 people like
product A and B, 15 people like product B and C, 12 people like product C and A, and 8 people like all the three
products. Find:
(i) How many people are surveyed in all?
(ii) How many like product C only? (Not for Summative Assessment)
3. Let T = {x: (x+5)/(x+7) - 5 = (4x-40)/(13-x)}. Is T an empty set? Justify your answer.
4. In a town of 10,000 families, it was found that 40% of families buy newspaper A, 20% families buy newspaper B,
and 10% of families buy newspaper C. 5% of families buy A and B, 3% buy B and C and 4% buy A and C. If 2%
families buy all the three papers. Find the no. of families which buy (Not for Summative Assessment):
(i) A only (ii) B only (iii) none of A, B, and C.
5. Two finite sets have m and n elements. The number of subsets of the first set is 56 more than that of the second
set. Find the values of m and n.
CASE STUDY BASED QUESTIONS
1. At a university, students can enroll in courses of Mathematics (M), Physics (P) and Chemistry (C). Out of
300 students: (Not for Summative Assessment)
• 180 enrolled in Mathematics
• 160 in Physics
• 150 in Chemistry
• 100 in both Mathematics and Physics
• 80 in both Physics and Chemistry
• 90 in both Mathematics and Chemistry
• 50 enrolled in all three subjects.
(i) Represent the given data using a Venn diagram with proper labelling.
(ii) Find the number of students who enrolled only in Mathematics.
(iii) (a) How many students enrolled in exactly two courses?
OR
(b) Calculate how many students enrolled in none of the three courses.
2. A school library has categorized its books as follows:
Set A: Books related to Science = {Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy, Geology}
Set B: Books related to Mathematics = {Algebra, Geometry, Calculus, Statistics, Trigonometry}
Set C: Books that are common in both Science and Mathematics = {Statistics}
Based on the above information, answer the following:
(i) What type of set is Set C in relation to Set A and B?
(ii) What is the intersection of Sets A and B?
(iii) (a) Are Sets A and B disjoint? Justify your answer.
OR
(b) Are Sets A and B equal sets? Why or why not?
3. In a city of 56,000 people, following is the number of fans of players Rohit (R), Virat (V) and Dhoni (D).
Based on the above information, answer the following:
Name of Player Number of fans
Rohit 23000
Virat 25000
Dhoni 18000
Rohit and Virat 12000
Rohit and Dhoni 10000
Virat and Dhoni 8000
Rohit, Virat and Dhoni 3000
i) How many people follow Rohit or Virat but not Dhoni ?
ii) How many people are fans of at least 2 players?
4. Students with the following roll numbers participated in sports:
• Set X: Roll numbers divisible by 3 from 1 to 20
• Set Y: Roll numbers divisible by 5 from 1 to 20
Based on the above information, answer the following:
(i) Represent Set X in roster form.
(ii) Represent Set Y in roster form.
(iii) (a) Describe the set X ∪ Y in set-builder form.
OR
(b) Describe the set X ∩ Y in set-builder form.
5. In a competitive exam:
Set P: Scores between 40 and 80, including both 40 and 80
• Set Q: Scores above 75 up to 100, not including 100
Based on the above information, answer the following:
(i) Write Sets P and Q in interval form.
(ii) Write the complement of Set P assuming the universal set is [0, 100].
(iii) (a) Find P ∩ Q and represent it as an interval.
OR
(b) Find P ∪ Q and express it in interval notation.
ANSWERS OF PRACTICE QUESTIONS
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS-
1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (D)
ASSERTION - REASON BASED QUESTIONS-
1. (A) 2. (A) 3. (D) 4. (A) 5. (A)
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS-
1. ∅, {2}, {4}, {6}, {2, 4}, {2, 6}, {4, 6} and {2, 4, 6}.
2. {x: x ∈ R, -5 < x ≤ 9}
3. {-8, 1}
4. Yes, as both the sets have same elements
5. 125
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS-
2. (i) 125 (ii) 29
4. (i) 3380 (ii) 1400 (iii) 5000
5. m = 6, n = 4
CASE STUDY BASED QUESTIONS-
1. (ii) 40 (iii) (a) 120 (iii) (b) 30
2. (i) Set C is the intersection set of Sets A and B (elements common to both). It is also a singleton set (contains only
one element).
(ii) {Statistics}
(iii) (a) No, because they share a common element: Statistics.
(b) No, they have different elements and cardinality.
3. (i) 21000 (ii) 24000
4. (i) {3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18} (ii) {5, 10, 15, 20}
(iii) (a) {x: x is a natural number less than 21 and it is divisible by either 3 or 5}
(b) {x: x is a natural number less than 21 and it is divisible by both 3 and 5}
5. (i) P = [40, 80] Q = (75, 100) (ii) [0, 40) ∪ (80, 100]
(iii) (a) (75, 80] (b) Union: [40, 100)