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Discrete Mathematics (MTH202)

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Objective Questions

  1. If A and B are any two sets, then A − B = B − A

    1. True
    2. False
  2. Reductio and absurdum' is another name of _________.

    1. Direct Method of proof
    2. proof by contradiction
    3. proof by contapositive
    4. None of the given
  3. The method of loop invariants is used to prove __________ of a loop with respect to certain pre and post-conditions.

    1. falseness
    2. correctness
  4. Let A and B be subsets of U with n(A) = 12, n(B) = 15, n(A') = 17, and n(A intersection B) = 8, then n(U)=______ .

    1. 27
    2. 29
    3. 20
    4. 35
  5. The contrapositive of the conditional statement 'If it is Sunday, then I go for shopping' is ________.

    1. I do Not go for shopping, then it is Not Sunday.
    2. I go for shopping, then it is Sunday.
    3. I do Not go for shopping, then it is Sunday.
    4. I go for shopping, then it is Not Sunday.
  6. If a function (g o f)(x):X→Z is defined as (g o f)(x) = g(f(x)) for all x ∈ X. Then the function ________ is known as composition of f and g.

    1. (f o g)
    2. f-1(g(x))
    3. (g o f)
    4. g-1(f(x))
  7. If A = Set of students of virtual university then A has been written in the _________.

    1. Tabular form
    2. Set builder form
    3. Descriptive form
    4. A is not a set
  8. A student can choose a computer project from one of the two lists. The two lists contain 12 and 18 possible projects, respectively. How many possible projects are there to choose from?

    1. 12
    2. 18
    3. 30
    4. 216
  9. If p = It is raining, q = She will go to college
    "It is raining and she will not go to college”
    will be denoted by

    1. p ∧ ∼q
    2. p ∧ q
    3. ∼(p ∧ q)
    4. ∼p ∧ q
  10. What is the minimum number of students in a class to be sure that two of them are born in the same month?

    1. 11
    2. 12
    3. 13
    4. 14
  11. Find the number of distinct permutations that can be formed using the letters of the word ”BENZENE”

    1. 120
    2. 220
    3. 320
    4. 420
  12. An integer n is a perfect square if and only if ________ for some integer k.

    1. n = 2k
    2. n = k^2
    3. n = square-root of k
    4. n = k^3
  13. R = {(a,1), (b,2), (c,3), (d,4)} then the inverse of this relation is _______.

    1. {(a,1), (b,2), (3,c), (4,d)}
    2. {(1,a), (2,b), (3,c), (4,d)}
    3. {(a,1), (2,b), (3,c), (4,d)}
    4. {(1,a), (b,2), (3,c), (4,d)}
  14. Among 20 people, 15 either swim or jog or both. If 5 swim and 6 swim and jog, how many jog?

    1. 6
    2. 16
    3. 24
    4. 46
  15. If A and B are disjoint finite sets then n(A ∪ B) = ______.

    1. n(A) − n(B)
    2. n(A) + n(B) − n(A ∩ B)
    3. n(A) + n(B)
    4. n(A) + n(B) + n(A ∩ B)
  16. Real valued function is a function that assigns _______ to each member of its domain.

    1. negative real number
    2. positive real number
    3. only a real number
    4. any arbitrary real number
  17. Which of the followings is the factorial form of 5 . 4?

    1. 5/3
    2. 5!/3
    3. 5!/3!
    4. 5/3!
  18. Let f(x) = x2 + 1 define functions f from R to R and c = 2 be any scalar, then c.f(x) is ______.

    1. 2
    2. x2 + 1
    3. 2x2 - 1
    4. 2x2 + 2
  19. A predicate becomes _________ when its variables are given specific values.

    1. sentence
    2. statement
    3. algorithm
    4. iteration
  20. If X and Y are independent random variables, then E(XY) is equal to

    1. E(XY)
    2. XE(Y)
    3. YE(X)
    4. E(x)E(y)
  21. A box contains 5 different colored light bulbs. Which of the followings is the number of ordered samples of size 3 with replacement?

    1. 8
    2. 15
    3. 125
    4. 243
  22. The switches in parallel act just like ________.

    1. NOT gate
    2. AND gate
    3. OR gate
    4. XOR gate
  23. If f and g are two one-to-one functions, then their composition that is gof is one-to-one.

    1. TRUE
    2. FALSE
  24. If r is a positive real number, then the value of r in 3.r.r = −27r is ________.

    1. −9
    2. +9
    3. 0
    4. None of the given
  25. Let R be the universal relation on a set A then which one of the following statement about R is true?

    1. R is not symmetric
    2. R is not reflexive
    3. R is not transitive
    4. R is reflexive, symmetric and transitive.
  26. 'p is equivalent to q' means ________.

    1. p is not necessary but p is sufficient for q.
    2. p is neither necessary nor sufficient for q.
    3. p is necessary and sufficient for q.
    4. p is necessary but not sufficient for q.
  27. If X and Y are independent random variables and a and b are constants, then Var(aX + bY)is equal to

    1. aVar(X) + bVar(Y)
    2. (a + b)[Var(X) + Var(Y)]
    3. Var(aX) + Var(bY)
    4. a^2 Var(X) + b^2 Var(Y)
  28. Let g be a function defined by g(x) = x + 1. Then the composition of (g o g)(x)is ______.

    1. x
    2. x + 1
    3. x + 2
    4. x2 + 2x + 1
  29. Let A = {2, 3, 5, 7}, B = {2, 3, 5, 7, 2}, C = Set of first five prime numbers. Then from the following which statement is true ?

    1. A = B
    2. A = C
    3. B = C
    4. All the three sets are equal.
  30. Let p be True and q be True, then ( ∼p ∧ q ) is ________.

    1. t ( where t is tautology. )
    2. c ( where c is contradiction. )
    3. True
    4. False
  31. Range of the relation {(0,1), (3,22), (90,34)} is __________ .

    1. {0, 3, 90}
    2. {1, 22, 34}
    3. {0, 1, 3}
    4. {0, 1, 3, 22, 90, 34}
  32. A set is called finite, if and only if, it is the ________ or there is ________ .

    1. empty set, onto
    2. empty set, one-to-one
    3. one-to-one, onto
    4. empty set, bijective
  33. The set Z of all integers is _____.

    1. uncountable
    2. countable
  34. If p is false and q is false, then ∼p implies q is ________.

    1. True
    2. False
  35. There are 5 girls students and 20 boys students in a class. How many students are there in total ?

    1. 4
    2. 15
    3. 25
    4. 100
  36. The converse of the conditional statement 'If I live in Quetta, then I live in Pakistan' is ________.

    1. If I live in Pakistan, then I live in Quetta.
    2. If I live in Pakistan, then I do Not live in Quetta.
    3. If I do Not live in Quetta, then I do Not live in Pakistan
    4. If I do Not live in Quetta, then I live in Pakistan
  37. Find the number of the word that can be formed of the letters of the word “ELEVEN”.

    1. 120
    2. 110
    3. 220
    4. None of the given
  38. The functions f o g and g o f are always equal.

    1. TRUE
    2. FALSE
  39. A non-zero integer d divides an integer n if and only if there exists an integer k such that _________.

    1. n = d / k
    2. n = d k
    3. n = d + k
    4. n = d - k
  40. If order matters and repetition is allowed, then which counting method should be used in order to select 'k' elements from a total of 'n' elements?

    1. K-Selection
    2. K-Sample
    3. K-combination
    4. K-Permuatation
  41. Let X = {2, 4, 5} and Y= {1, 2, 4} and R be a relation from X to Y defined by R = {(2,4), (4,1), (a,2)}. For what value of ‘a‘ the relation R is a function ?

    1. 1
    2. 2
    3. 4
    4. 5
  42. Which relations below are functions?
    R1 = {(3,4), (4,5), (6,7), (8,9)}
    R2 = {(3,4), (4,5), (6,7), (3,9)}
    R3 = {(-3,4), (4,-5), (0,0), (8,9)}
    R4 = {(8,11), (34,5), (6,17), (8,19)}

    1. R1 and R3 are functions
    2. R1 and R2 are functions
    3. R2 and R4 are functions
    4. R3 and R2 are functions
  43. (-2)! = _________ ?

    1. -2
    2. 0
    3. 2
    4. Undefined
  44. Which of the followings is the product set A * B * C ? where A = {a}, B = {b}, and C = {c, d}.

    1. {(a, b, c), (a, b, d)}
    2. {(a, c, b), (a, d, b)}
    3. {(b, c, a), (b, d, a)}
    4. {(c, b, a), (d, b, a)}
  45. ∼(P → q) is logically equivalent to _________.

    1. p ∧ ∼q
    2. p ∨ ∼q
    3. ∼p ∧ q
    4. ∼p ∨ q
  46. Which of the following statements is true according to the Division Algorithm?

    1. 17 = 5 x 1 + 12
    2. 17 = 5 x 3 + 2
    3. 17 = 5 x 4 - 3
    4. 17 = 5 x 5 - 8
  47. In how many ways a student can choose a course from 2 science courses,3 literature courses and 5 art courses.

    1. 30
    2. 10
    3. 1440
    4. 240
  48. The functions 'f' and 'g' are inverse of each other if and only if their composition gives _______.

    1. constant function
    2. identity function
    3. bijective function
    4. injective function
  49. The negation of “Today is Friday” is

    1. Today is Saturday
    2. Today is not Friday
    3. Today is Thursday
    4. None of the given
  50. Let R be a relation on a set A. If R is reflexive then its compliment is ____________.

    1. Reflexive
    2. Irreflexive
    3. Symmetric
    4. Antisymmetric
  51. Let f(x) = 3x and g(x) = x + 2 define functions f and g from R to R, then (f.g)(x) is _____.

    1. 2x − 2
    2. 3x + 2
    3. 4x + 2
    4. 3x2 + 6x
  52. ( p ∨ ∼p ) is the ________.

    1. Contradiction
    2. Conjunction
    3. Tautology
    4. Contingency
  53. In how many ways can 6 people be seated on 6 available seats?

    1. 120
    2. 6
    3. 12
    4. 720
  54. If A and B be events with P(A) = 1/3, P(B) = 1/4 and P(A ∩ B) = 1/6, then P(A ∪ B) = ________ .

    1. 2/3
    2. 5/12
    3. 1/24
    4. 1/2
  55. Let X = {1, 2, 3}, then 2-combinations of the 3 elements of the set X are _________?

    1. {1, 2}, {1, 3} and {2, 3}
    2. {1, 2}, {2, 1}, {1, 3}, {3, 1}, {2, 3}, and {3, 2}
    3. {1, 2}, {2, 1}, {1, 3} and {2, 3}
    4. {1, 2}, {2, 1},{1, 3} and {3, 1}
  56. x belongs to A or x belongs to B, therefore x belongs to ________.

    1. A intersection B
    2. A union B
    3. A difference B
    4. A symmetric difference B
  57. Let A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {2, 4} then number of functions from A to B are _________.

    1. 6
    2. 8
    3. 16
    4. 64
  58. If p ↔ q is True, then ________.

    1. Only p is True.
    2. Only q is True.
    3. p and q both are True.
    4. None of the given.
  59. The disjunction of p and q is written as ________.

    1. p ∨ q
    2. p ∧ q
    3. p XOR q
    4. None of the given
  60. What is the truth value of the sentence?
    'It rains if and only if there are clouds.'

    1. True
    2. False
  61. P(0, 0)=______?

    1. 0
    2. 1
    3. 2
    4. undefined
  62. The logical statement p ∧ q means ________.

    1. p OR q
    2. p NOT q
    3. p AND q
    4. p XOR q
  63. There are three bus lines between A and B, and two bus lines between B and C. Find the number of ways a person can travel round trip by bus from A to C by way of B?

    1. 5
    2. 6
    3. 10
    4. 36
  64. The total number of terms in an arithmetic series 0 + 5 + 10 + 15 + .... + 50 are ________.

    1. 9
    2. 10
    3. 11
    4. infinite
  65. The disjunction p ∨ q is False when ________.

    1. p is False, q is True.
    2. p is True, q is False.
    3. p is True, q is True.
    4. p is False, q is False.
  66. Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4} and B = {7} then the constant function from A to B is _________ .

    1. Onto
    2. One to one
    3. Both one to one and onto
    4. Neither one to one nor onto
  67. Let p → q be a conditional statement, then the statement q → p is called ________.

    1. Inverse
    2. Converse
    3. Contrapositive
    4. Double conditional
  68. The set of prime numbers is _________.

    1. finite set
    2. infinite set
    3. continuous set
    4. None of the given
  69. Determine values of x and y, where (2x, x + y) = (8, 6).

    1. x = 3 and y = 5
    2. x = 4 and y = 2
    3. x = 6 and y = 12
    4. x = 4 and y = 12
  70. Suppose there are 8 different tea flavors and 5 different biscuit brands. A guest wants to take one tea and one brand of biscuit. How many choices are there for this guest?

    1. 5
    2. 8
    3. 13
    4. 40
  71. Which of the followings is the product set A * B * C ? where A = {a}, B = {b}, and C = {c, d}.

    1. {(a, b, c), (a, b, d)}
    2. {(a, c, b), (a, d, b)}
    3. {(b, c, a), (b, d, a)}
    4. {(c, b, a), (d, b, a)}
  72. Let R be a relation on a set A. If R is reflexive then its compliment is ________ .

    1. Reflexive
    2. Irreflexive
    3. Symmetric
    4. Antisymmetric
  73. If p is false and q is true, then ∼p ↔ q is ________.

    1. True
    2. False
  74. Let f(x)=3x and g(x) = 3x − 2 define functions f and g from R to R. Then (f+g)(x) = ________.

    1. −2
    2. 6x + 2
    3. 6x − 2
    4. 6x.x − 2
  75. How many possible outcomes are there when a fair coin is tossed four times?

    1. 4
    2. 8
    3. 16
    4. 32
  76. A tree is normally constructed from ________.

    1. right
    2. center
    3. left to right
    4. right to left
  77. Let R be a relation on a set A. If R is symmetric then its compliment is __________.

    1. Reflexive
    2. Irreflexive
    3. Symmetric
    4. Antisymmetric
  78. The converse of the conditional statement p → q is

    1. q → p
    2. ∼q → ∼p
    3. ∼p → ∼q
    4. None of the given
  79. In how many ways a student can choose one of each of the courses when he is offered 3 mathematics courses, 4 literature courses and 2 history courses.

    1. 9
    2. 24
    3. 288
    4. 14
  80. The statement p → q is logically equivalent to ∼q → ∼p

    1. True
    2. False
  81. For the following relation to be a function, x can not be what values?
    R = {(2,4), (x,1), (4,2), (5,6)}

    1. x cannot be 2, 4 or 5
    2. x cannot be 4, 1 or 6
    3. x cannot be 2, 4 or 6
    4. x cannot be 1, 2 or 6
  82. One-to-One correspondence means the condition of ______.

    1. one-One
    2. identity
    3. onto
    4. one-One and onto
  83. If X and Y are random variables, then E(aX) is equal to

    1. E(aX)
    2. aE(X)
    3. aX
    4. None of the given
  84. Let p1, p2, p3 be True premises in a given Truth Table. If the conjunctions of the Conclusion with each of p1, p2, p3 are True, then the argument is ________.

    1. False
    2. True
    3. Invalid
    4. Valid
  85. The conjunction p ∧ q is True when _________.

    1. p is True, q is False
    2. p is False, q is True
    3. p is True, q is True
    4. p is False, q is False
  86. A Random variable is also called a _________.

    1. Chance Variable
    2. Constant
  87. The number of the words that can be formed from the letters of the word,“COMMITTEE” are

    1. 9p9
    2. 9C9
    3. 9! / (2!2!2!)
    4. None of the given
  88. A student is to answer five out of nine questions on exams. Find the number of ways that can choose the five questions.

    1. 216
    2. 316
    3. 126
    4. None of the given