Set Theory Questions with Solutions

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A set is a well-defined collection of objects. Set theory covers types of sets (finite, infinite, empty, singleton, equal and equivalent sets), subsets and power sets, and operations on sets such as union, intersection, difference and complement. It also covers De Morgan's laws and the cardinality formula n(A union B) = n(A) + n(B) - n(A intersection B). In entrance exams, the most common questions are word problems about people who like one, two or three activities, solved with Venn diagrams and the cardinality formula. Questions also ask for the number of subsets of a set (2^n for a set with n elements) and test set notation and properties. Practise the set theory questions below. Each comes with a step-by-step solution and a Venn diagram where it helps.

  1. Q1.

    The set is not equal to:

    A. B. C. D.
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  2. Q2.

    If and , then

    A. B. C. D. None of these
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  3. Q3.

    A set contains elements. If the number of subsets that contain at most elements is , then the value of is:

    A. 28B. 21C. 15D. 6
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  4. Q4.

    If and , then equals:

    A. B. C. D. None of these
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  5. Q5.

    are subsets of a set containing 75 elements. Each has 28 elements, any two of them have 12 elements in common, any three have 5 elements in common and all four have 1 element in common. The number of elements belonging to none of the four subsets is:

    A. 15B. 17C. 16D. 18
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  6. Q6.

    Suppose are thirty sets each having elements and are sets with elements each. Let and each element of belongs to exactly of the 's and exactly of the 's. Then equals

    A. B. C. D. None of these
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  7. Q7.

    Suppose are 30 sets, each with five elements, and are sets, each with three elements, such that , and each element of S belongs to exactly ten of the 's and exactly nine of the 's. Then

    A. 15B. 45C. 75D. 90
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  8. Q8.

    There are two sets A and B with and . If , then choose the wrong option (where denotes the cardinality of A, and denotes the power set of A).

    A. B. C. D.
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  9. Q9.

    Let and be sets. Then

    A. Neither nor B. is a finite setC. D.
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  10. Q10.

    Suppose that represents the set of all countries, the set of all countries that have at least one river flowing through it, the set of all countries that have at least one mountain in it, and the set of all countries that have at least one desert in it. It is given that . Which one of the following gives the set of all countries that have either a mountain or a river, but do not have a desert in it? The notation represents the complement of with respect to the universal set .

    A. B. C. D.
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