(1). Represent the following sets in roster form.

(i) A = {x : x is a prime integer and 6 < x ⩽ 29}

(ii) P = {x | x ℕ and x ⩽ 12 }

(iii) set of letters in the word statistics’

(2) State which of the following are null sets:

(i) { x : 3 - 4 = 0, x is an integer }

(ii) { x : (x + 3)(x + 3) = 9, x is a real number }

(iii) A B–A

(3) List the sets A B,A B,A (B C).

Given that, A = { p, q, r, s }, B = { q, r, s, t }, C = { q , r, t }.

(4) Let S = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 } be the universal set and let A = { 3, 4, 5 } and B = { 1, 4, 5 }

be two of its subsets.
Verify: (A B)`= A` B` (dash denotes complement).

(5) If A = { 1, 2, 3, 4 }, B = { 2, 3, 4, 5 }, C = { 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 }, find -:
(i) A – B (ii) A – C
and hence verify that, A – ( B = ( A – B ) ( A – C ).

(6) If P = { a, b, c, d, e, f } and Q = {a,c,e,f} , prove that -:

(P – Q) (P Q) = P.

(7) If A = { x : x is an interger and 1 ⩽ x ⩽ 10 } and

B = { x : x ia a multiple of 3 and 5 ⩽ x ⩽ 30 } ;
find A B , A B , A – B and B – A.

(8) Let U = { 1, 2 , 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 } be the universal set.

suppose A = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 } and B ={ 5, 6, 7} are its two subsets .
Write down the elements of A – B and A B` ( Remember, B` is the complement of B ).

(9) If X = { x : x is an even integer and 6 < x ⩽ 20 } and

Y = { x : x is a multiple of 3 and 0 ⩽ x ⩽ 25 } find ,
(i) X Y (ii) X Y
(iii) Y – X (iv) X – Y
(10) Let S = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 } be the universal set. Let A B = { 2, 3, 4 } ; find :-
Ac Bc where Ac, Bc are complements of A and B respectively.
Also show that A B and Ac Bc are disjoint sets.

(11) If P = { p, q, r, s, t, u } and Q R = { q, r, v, w } ; find -:

(i) ( P Q) (P R) (ii) ( P – Q ) (P–R)

(12) If A, B, C be three subsets of the universal set S where S = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 },

A = { 1, 3, 5, 6 } and B C { 1, 2, 6 }, find :--
(A B) (A C ) and Bc Cc.

(13) If U = { a, b, c, d, e, f } be the universal set and A, B, C are three subsets of U,

where A = { a, c, d } and B C = { a, d, c, f }, find :-
(i) ( A B) (A C) (ii) ( B` C`)

(14) Given, A = { x : 0 < x ⩽ 2 } and B = { x : 1 < x < 3 } ; find:-

(i) A B (ii) A B (iii) A – B

(15) Let A = { x : 2 ⩽ x < 5 } and B = { x : 3 < x < 7 } Be two subsets of the universal set ,
S = { x : 0 < x ⩽ 10 }; verify that:-
( A B )C = Ac Bc

(16) Given, X Y = { 1, 2, 3, 4}, X Z = { 2, 3, 4, 5}, X Y = { 2, 3} and X Z = { 2, 4};

find:- X,Y and Z.

(17) If A = { x : x2 - 5x + 6 = 0} , B = { 2, 4} , C = { 4, 5} then A (B C ) is
(i) a null set (ii) {(4, 2), (4, 3)}
(iii) {(2, 4),(3, 4)} (iv) {(2, 4),(3, 4),(4, 4)}

(18) If A, B and C be any three sets, then which one of the following is equal to A (B C)
(i) (A B) ( C) (ii) (A B) (A C)
(iii) (A B) C (iv) (A B) C

(19) If A = { x : -1 ⩽ x ⩽ 2} and B = { x : 0 < x ⩽ 4} then the set A B is

(i) {0, 1, 2} (ii) {1, 2}
(iii) {x : 0 ⩽ x ⩽ 2} (iv) {x : 0 < x ⩽ 2}

(20) If A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, B = { 2, 4, 6} and C = {3, 4, 6} then (A B) C is

(i) {1, 2, 3} (ii) {3, 4, 5}
(iii) {1, 2, 6} (iv) {3, 4, 6}
(21) If the sets A and B have 99 common elements, then the number of elements common
to A B and B A is
(i) 99 (ii) (99)2
(iii) 100 iv) 299

(22) If A = { x : -1 ⩽ x ⩽ 2} and B = { x : 0 < x ⩽ 4} are two given sets, then the set A B is
(i) {x : 0 < x < 2} (ii) {x : 0 ⩽ x < 2}
(iii) {x : 0 < x ⩽ 2} (iv) {x : 0 ⩽ x ⩽ 2}

(23) Given A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and B C = {3, 4, 6}; find:-

(A B) (A C) and (A – B) (A – C).
(i) {3,4} and {1,2,5} (ii) {1,2,5}and{3,4}
(iii){3,4,6}and{1,2} (iv) {1,2}and {3,4,5}

(24)Let, A = {21, 23, 27, 29} and B = {22,29}. Then the number of proper subsets of A B is
(i) 20 (ii) 31
(iii) 19 (iv) 32

(25) representation of the following set in roster from is { S = x : x is real and x 2 + 5x + 6 =0}
(i) {3, 2} (ii) {2, 3}
(iii) {-3, -2} (iv) None of these.

(26) If a set has 4 elements and a set B has 6 elements what can be the minimum number of
elements in the set A B ?
(i) 10 (ii) 4
(iii) 6 (iv) 2.

(27) Let S = {a, b, c, d, e} be the universal set and let A = {a, b, d} and B = {b, d, e} be two of
its subsets. Find (A B)` and (A B)`
(i) {a, c, e} and {c} (ii) {c} and {a, c, e}
(iii){ a, b, d} and {c} (iv) None of these.

(28) If X = {x : x is an even integer and 6 < x ⩽ 20} and

Y = {x : x is a multiple of 3 and 0 ⩽ x ⩽ 25}, then Y – (X Y) is
(i) (ii) {0, 3, 6, 9, 15, 21, 24}
c
(iii) X (iv) YC

(29) Let the universal set U denotes the set of non zero positive integers less than 20. A
and B are two of its subsets where, A = set of even integers less than 20; B = set of even
integers less than 17 that are multiple of 4. Write down the elements of the set
(B –A)` (A – B)` (dashes indicate complements).
 (i) U (ii)
(iii) {4, 8, 12, 16} (iv) {1,3,4,5,7,8,9,11,12,13,15,16,17,19}

(30) Given A = {x : 0 < x ⩽ 2} and B = {x : 1 < x < 3}; find (A B) - (A B)

(i) {x : 0 < x < 3} (ii) {x : 0 < x ⩽1}
(iii) {x: 0 < x ⩽1 v 2 < x < 3} (iv) None of these.

SECTION- B

1. Using a venn diagram or otherwise solve the following problem:

In a class of 70 students each student has taken either hindi or English or both.45 students has
taken English and 30 students has taken hindi. How many students have taken both English
and hindi?

2. A market research group has conducted a survey of 1000 consumers reported that 700
consumers like product A and 480 consumers like product B. What is the least number
that must have liked both products?

3. In a town 60% read magazine A, 25% do not read magazine A but read magazine B.
Calculate the percentage of those who do not read any magazine. Also find the highest and
lowest possible figures of those who read magazine B?

4. Use a venn diagram to solve the following problem:

In a stastical diagram investigation 1003families of Calcutta, it was found that 63 families had
neither a radio nor a T.V, 794 families had a radio and 187 had television. How many families
in that group has radio and T.V.?

5. Three daily Newspapers E, B,H are published in a certain city.62% citizen read E, 59%
read B, 41% H, 40% read both E and B28% read both B and H, 24% read both E and
H. Find the percentage of citizens who read all the newspapers?

6. In a survey of college students it was found 40% use their own books, 50% use library
books, 30% use borrowed books, 20% use their own books and library books 15% use
their own books and borrowed books, 4% use their own books, library books and
borrowed books. Calculate the percentage of students who do not use a book at all?

7. In a city three daily newspapers X, Y, Z are published; 65% of the citizens X, 54% read
Y, 45% read Z, 38% read X and Y; 28% read X and Z; 12% do not read any of these
three newspapers. If the total number of people in the city be 10,00,000, :-
find the number of citizens who read all the three newspapers. [you may use a venn diagram
or a standard formula for the enumeration of elements of sets]
8. A company studies the product preferences of 300 consumers, it was found 226 like the
product A, 51 like the product B, 54 liked product C; 21 liked products A and B, 54
liked product A and C. 39 liked products B and C and 9 liked all the three products.
Prove that the study results are not correct [Assume that each cosumer likes at least one of the
three products,]

9.The production manager of Sen ,Sarkar and Lahiri Company examined 100 items
produced by the workers and furnished the following reports to his boss:
Defect in measurement 50, defect in colouring 30, defect in quality 25, defect in quality and
colouring 8, defect in measurement and quality 20 and 5 are defective in all the respect. The
manager was penalised for all the report. Using appropriate result of the set theory, explain the
reason for the penal measure.

10. In a survey of 150 students, it was found that40 students studied Economics, 50 students
studied Mathematics, 60 students studied Accountancy,35 students studied Accountancy
and Mathematics and 25 students studied Economics and Mathematics, Find the
number who studied only Economics and who studied none of these subjects?

11. Out of 1000 students in a college,540 played football,465 played cricket and 370 played
volleyball; of the total 325 played football and cricket, 260 played football and
volleyball, 235 played cricket and volleyball, 125 played all the three games. How many
students (i) did not play any game,(ii)played only one game, (iii)played just two games?

12. A group consists of a number of students and each student of the group can speak at
least one of the languages Bengali, Hindi and English. 65 can speak Bengali, 54 Hindi
and 37 English; 31 speak both Bengali and Hindi; 17 both Hindi and English; and 18
both English and Hindi. Determine the greatest and least number of students in the
group.

13. An investigator interviewed 100 students to determine their preferences for three
drinks milk(M),coffee(C),and tea(T).He reported the following.
10 students had all the three drinks M, C and T; 20 had M and C; 30 had C and T; 25 had M
and T; 12 had M only; 5 had C only; 8 had T only. Using the venn diagram find out how
many did not take any of these drinks.

14. In a class containing 120 students, 65 students drink tea, 84 students drink coffee. If x
students drink both coffee and tea then the value of x is :-
(i) 40 (ii) 29 ⩽ x ⩽ 65
(iii) 65 (iv) 29 ⩽ x ⩽ 84

15. 36 candidates appeared for an examination; 15 candidates passed in mathematics, 15

candidates passed in physics, 20 candidates passed in chemistry, 3 candidates passed
only in mathematics, 4 candidates passed only in physics, 7 candidates passed only in
 chemistry and 2 candidates in all the three subjects. Then the number of candidates
who passed only in two subjects is :-
(i) 12 (ii) 14
(iii) 15 (iii) 10

16. 4 out of 40 boys 30 can swim, 27 can play chess only 5 can do nothing. Then the number
of boys who can swim only is:-
(i) 22 (ii) 8
(iii) 5 (iv) non of these

17. In an engineering college, 80 students get chance for computer science, 75 for
information technology, 72 for electronics. If 60 students get chance in 1st and 2nd, 50 in
2nd and 3rd, 40 in 1st and 3rd and 30 get chance in all three branches, how many seats are
there in the engineering college ( The college has only three disciplines )?
(i) 107 (ii) 100
(iii) 227 (iv)

SECTION:-1
ANS---(1)(i){7,11,13,17,1923,29} , (ii) P={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12},(iii){s,t,a,i,c},(2) i and iii
are null sets.(3) A B={p,q,r,s,t}, A B={q,r,s},A (B C)={q,r,s},(5) A-B={1},A-C=2,
(7)A B={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,15,18,21,24,27,30.... A B={6,9}...A-B={1,2,3,4,5,7,8,10}...
B-A={12,15,18,21,24,27,30}(8)A-B{1,2,3,4}.. A B`={1,2,3,4}
(9)(i){0,3,6,8,9,10,12,14,15,16,18,20,21,24}(ii){12,18}(iii){0,3,6,9,15,21,24}(iv){8,10,14,16,20
(10){1,5,6},AC BC=(A B)C=S-(A B)(11)(i){p,q,r,s,t,u,v,w}(ii){p,s,t,u}
(i)(P Q) (P R) =P (Q R)(ii)(P-Q) (P-R)=P-(Q R) (12)(A B) (A C)={1,2,3,4,5,6},BC
CC={3,4,5,7}(13)(i){a,c,d}(ii){b,e}
(14)(i){x:1<x 2}(ii){x:0<x<3}(iii){x:0<x } (16)X={2,3,4},Y={1,2,3},Z={2,4,5}
(17)iii,(18)ii,(19)iv,(20)iv,(21)ii,(22)iii,(23) (A B) (A C)=A (A C)(A-B) (A-C)=A-(B C)
(26)n(A B)is minimum if A B(29)

SECTION:-2
(1).5,(2)180,(3)15%,85%,25%(4)41(5)This sum is defective ie,data of the problem are
incorrect.(6) 21%(7)220000 (9) the report of the production manager was incorrect since the
number of items having defect in quality only is (-2),which is clearly impossible. For this the
manager was penalised.(10)3 and 72 (11)(i)320(ii)110(iii)445(12)107 and 90(13)20
(14)ii(15)iii(16)ii(17)iii