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GATE CSE & IT · Set Theory & Logic · 1993-2024
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All concepts →In an engineering college of 10,000 students, 1,500 like neither their core branches nor other branches. The number of students who like their core branches is 1/4th of the number...
Let A and B be two events in a probability space with P(A) = 0.3, P(B) = 0.5, and P(A ∩ B) = 0.1. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
Let A and B be non-empty finite sets such that there exist one-to-one and onto functions (i) from A to B and (ii) from A × A to A U B. The number of possible values of |A| is _____...
Let A and B be two events in a probability space with $P(A) = 0.3$, $P(B) = 0.5$, and $P(A \cap B) = 0.1$. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
Let $A$ and $B$ be non-empty finite sets such that there exist one-to-one and onto functions (i) from $A$ to $B$ and (ii) from $A \times A$ to $A \cup B$. The number of possible va...
In an engineering college of 10,000 students, 1,500 like neither their core branches nor other branches. The number of students who like their core branches is 1/4 th of the number...
In a college, there are three student clubs. Sixty students are only in the Drama club, 80 students are only in the Dance club, 30 students are only in the Maths club, 40 students...
Among $$150$$ faculty members in an institute, $$55$$ are connected with each other through Facebook ® and $$85$$ are connected through WhatsApp ® . $$30$$ faculty members do not h...
Suppose $$𝑈$$ is the power set of the set $$S = \left\{ {1,2,3,4,5,6,} \right\}$$. For any $$T \in U,$$ let $$\left| T \right|$$ denote the number of elements in $$𝑇$$ and $$T'$$...
The cardinally of the power set of $$\left\{ {0,1,2,\,\,....,\,\,10} \right.\left. \, \right\}$$ is _____________.
For a set A, the power set of A is denoted by 2 A . If A = {5, {6}, {7}}, which of the following options are TRUE? I. $$\phi \in {2^A}$$ II. $$\phi \subseteq {2^A}$$ III. $$\left\{...
Let $$X$$ and $$Y$$ be finite sets and $$f:X \to Y$$ be a function. Which one of the following statements is TRUE?
Let S denote the set of all functions $$f:\,{\{ 0,\,1\} ^4}\, \to \,\{ 0,\,1\} $$. Denote by N the number of functions from S to the set {0, 1}. The value of $${\log _2}$$ $${\log...
What is the possible number of reflexive relations on a set $$5$$ elements?
If $$P, Q, R$$ are subsets of the universal set $$U$$, then $$\left( {P \cap Q \cap R} \right) \cup \left( {{P^c} \cap Q \cap R} \right) \cup {Q^c} \cup {R^c}$$ is
Let $$S$$ be a set6 of $$n$$ elements. The number of ordered pairs in the largest and the smallest equivalence relations on $$S$$ are
The $${2^n}$$ vertices of a graph $$G$$ correspond to all subsets of a set of size $$n$$, for $$n \ge 6$$. Two vertices of $$G$$ are adjacent if and only if the corresponding sets...
Let E, F and G be finite sets. Let $$X = \,\left( {E\, \cap \,F\,} \right)\, - \,\left( {F\, \cap \,G\,} \right)$$ and $$Y = \,\left( {E\, - \left( {E\, \cap \,G} \right)} \right)\...
Let S = {1, 2, 3,....., m} , m > 3. Let $${X_1},\,....,\,{X_n}$$ be subsets of S each of size 3. Define a function f from S to the set of natural numbers as, f (i) is the number of...
Let $$P, Q$$, and $$R$$ be sets. Let $$\Delta $$ denote the symmetric difference operator defined as $$P\Delta Q = \left( {P \cup Q} \right) - \left( {P \cap Q} \right)$$. Using ve...
Given a set of elements N = {1, 2, ....., n} and two arbitrary subsets $$A\, \subseteq \,N\,$$ and $$B\, \subseteq \,N\,$$, how many of the n! permutations $$\pi $$ from N to N sat...
Let $$A$$, $$B$$ and $$C$$ be non-empty sets and let $$X = (A - B) - C$$ and $$Y = (A - C) - (B - C)$$ Which one of the following is TRUE?
Let A be a set with n elements. Let C be a collection of distinct subsets of A such that for any two subsets $${S_1}$$ and $${S_2}$$ in C, either $${S_1}\, \subset \,{S_2}$$ or $${...
Let $${R_1}$$ be a relation from $$A = \left\{ {1,3,5,7} \right\}$$ to $$B = \left\{ {2,4,6,8} \right\}$$ and $${R_2}$$ be another relation from $$B$$ to $$C$$ $$ = \left\{ {1,2,3,...
In a class of 200 students, 125 students have taken Programming Language course, 85 students have taken Data Structures course, 65 student have taken Computer Organization coures;...
Let $$f:\,A\, \to B$$ be a function, and let E and F be subsets of A. Consider the following statements about images. $$S1:\,f\,\left( {E\, \cup \,F} \right)\, = \,f\left( E \right...
Consider the following statements: S1: There exist infinite sets A, B, C such that $$A\, \cap \left( {B\, \cup \,C} \right)$$ is finite. S2: There exist two irrational numbers x an...
Let P(S) denote the power set of a set S. Which of the following is always true?
The number of binary relations on a set with $$n$$ elements is:
The number of functions from an $$m$$ element set to an $$n$$ element set is
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...
Suppose $$A$$ is a finite set with $$n$$ elements. The number of elements in the Largest equivalence relation of $$A$$ is
The number of equivalence relations on the set $$\left\{ {1,2,3,4} \right\}$$ is
Let $$A$$ and $$B$$ be sets and let $${A^c}$$ and $${B^c}$$ denote the complements of the sets $$A$$ and $$B$$. The set $$\left( {A - B} \right) \cup \left( {B - A} \right) \cup \l...
Let R be a non-emply relation on a collection of sets defined by $${A^R}\,B $$ if and only if $$A\, \cap \,B\, = \,\phi $$. Then, (pick the true statement)
The number of elements in the power set $$P(S)$$ of the set $$S = \left\{ {\left\{ \phi \right\},1,\left\{ {2,3} \right\}} \right\}$$ is
Let $${\rm A}$$ be a finite set of size $$n$$. The number of elements in the power set of $${\rm A} \times {\rm A}$$ is
Let $$S$$ be an infinite set and $${S_1},\,\,{S_2},....\,\,{S_n}$$ be sets such that $${S_1} \cup {S_2} \cup ....... \cup {S_n} = S$$. Then