This set of Discrete Mathematics Interview Questions and Answers focuses on “Set Operations – 2”.
1. Let the set A is {1, 2, 3} and B is {2, 3, 4}. Then number of elements in A U B is
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
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Explanation: AUB is {1, 2, 3, 4}.
2. Let the set A is {1, 2, 3} and B is { 2, 3, 4}. Then number of elements in A ∩ B is
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
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Explanation: A ∩ B is {2, 3}.
3. Let the set A is {1, 2, 3} and B is {2, 3, 4}. Then the set A – B is
a) {1, -4}
b) {1, 2, 3}
c) {1}
d) {2, 3}
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Explanation: In A – B the common elements get cancelled.
4. In which of the following sets A- B is equal to B – A
a) A= {1, 2, 3}, B ={2, 3, 4}
b) A= {1, 2, 3}, B ={1, 2, 3, 4}
c) A={1, 2, 3}, B ={2, 3, 1}
d) A={1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}, B ={2, 3, 4, 5, 1}
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Explanation: A- B= B-A = Empty set.
5. Let A be set of all prime numbers, B be the set of all even prime numbers, C be the set of all odd prime numbers, then which of the following is true?
a) A ≡ B U C
b) B is a singleton set.
c) A ≡ C U {2}
d) All of the mentioned
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Explanation: 2 is the only even prime number.
6. If A has 4 elements B has 8 elements then the minimum and maximum number of elements in A U B are respectively
a) 4, 8
b) 8, 12
c) 4, 12
d) None of the mentioned
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Explanation: Minimum would be when 4 elements are same as in 8, maximum would be when all are distinct.
7. If A is {{Φ}, {Φ, {Φ}}, then the power set of A has how many element?
a) 2
b) 4
c) 6
d) 8
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Explanation: The set A has got 2 elements so n(P(A))=4.
8. Two sets A and B contains a and b elements respectively .If power set of A contains 16 more elements than that of B, value of ‘b’ and ‘a’ are respectively
a) 4, 5
b) 6, 7
c) 2, 3
d) None of the mentioned
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Explanation: 32-16=16, hence a=5, b=4.
9. Let A be {1, 2, 3, 4}, U be set of all natural numbers, then U-A’(complement of A) is given by set.
a) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ….}
b) {5, 6, 7, 8, 9, ……}
c) {1, 2, 3, 4}
d) All of the mentioned
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Explanation: U – A’ ≡ A.
10. Which sets are not empty?
a) {x: x is a even prime greater than 3}
b) {x : x is a multiple of 2 and is odd}
c) {x: x is an even number and x+3 is even}
d) { x: x is a prime number less than 5 and is odd}
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Explanation: Because the set is {3}.
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