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Remembering +4 | -1
Consider the following statements.

Statement-I: The words "And" and "or" are connectives.

Statement-II: "There exists" and "For all" are called quantifiers.
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Correct option: C
Both Statement are true
Option C (Both Statement are true) is correct because "And" and "or" are connectives, and "There exists" and "For all" are quantifiers in mathematical logic.
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Analyzing +4 | -1
Consider the following three statements

p:p: Person ‘A’ passed in Mathematics exam

q:q: Person ‘A’ passed in Physics exam

r:r: Person ‘A’ passed in Chemistry exam

The statement ∼((∼(p⇒q))⇒r)\sim \left( {\left( { \sim \left( {p \Rightarrow q} \right)} \right) \Rightarrow r} \right) is equivalent to
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Correct option: A
Person A passed only in Mathematics among Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
Option A (Person A passed only in Mathematics among Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry) is correct because the given statement simplifies to p AND (NOT q) AND (NOT r).
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The statement p→(q→p)p \rightarrow(q \rightarrow p) is equivalent is:
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Correct option: B
p→(q∨p)p \rightarrow(q \vee p)
Option B (p→(q∨p)p \rightarrow(q \vee p)) is correct because it is logically equivalent to p→(q→p)p \rightarrow(q \rightarrow p) based on truth table analysis.
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The contrapositive of the statement, "I x\mathrm{x} is a prime number and x\mathrm{x} divides ab\mathrm{ab} then x\mathrm{x} divides a\mathrm{a} or x\mathrm{x} ivides b", can be symbolically represented using logical connectives, on apporpriately-defined statements p,q,r,sp, q, r, s, as
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Correct option: C
(∼r∧∼s)→(∼p∨∼q)(\sim \mathrm{r} \wedge \sim s) \rightarrow(\sim p \vee \sim q)
Option C ((∼r∧∼s)→(∼p∨∼q)(\sim r \wedge \sim s) \rightarrow (\sim p \vee \sim q)) is correct because it accurately represents the contrapositive of the given statement using logical connectives.
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The negation of x∈A∩B⇒(x∈Ax \in \mathrm{A} \cap \mathrm{B} \Rightarrow(x \in \mathrm{A} and x∈B)x \in \mathrm{B}) is ......
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Correct option: C
x∈A∩Bx \in \mathrm{A} \cap \mathrm{B} and (x∉A(x \notin \mathrm{A} or x∉B)x \notin \mathrm{B})
Option C is the correct answer because it accurately represents the negation of the biconditional statement using the correct logical operators.
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The following statement (p→q)→[(∼p→q)→q](\mathrm{p} \rightarrow \mathrm{q}) \rightarrow[(\sim \mathrm{p} \rightarrow \mathrm{q}) \rightarrow \mathrm{q}] is:
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Correct option: A
A tautology
The statement is a tautology. By simplifying the given logical expression using logical equivalences, it reduces to a statement that is always true.
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The Boolean expression (p∧∼q)∨q∨(∼p∧q)(p \wedge \sim q) \vee q \vee(\sim p \wedge q) is equivalent to
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Correct option: B
p∨qp \vee q
Option B (p∨qp \vee q) is correct because the given Boolean expression simplifies to p∨qp \vee q using Boolean algebra laws.
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The contrapositive and converse of the statement ' 1 go to beach whenever it is a sunny day' is
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Correct option: A
(i) if it is not a sunny day, then I do not go to beach
(ii) if it is a sunny day, then II go to beach
The correct answer is A because it correctly identifies the contrapositive and converse of the given statement.
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The negation of ' x∈Rx \in \mathrm{R} if and only if ∣x∣≥0|x| \geq 0 ' is ...... .
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Correct option: C
{x∈R\{x \in \mathrm{R} and ∣x∣≥0}|x| \geq 0\} or {∣x∣≥0\{|x| \geq 0 and x∉R}x \notin \mathrm{R}\}
Option C is correct because it accurately represents the contrapositive of the given conditional statement by negating and reversing the hypothesis and conclusion.
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Consider the following statements :

PP : Suman is brilliant

Q:Q: Suman is rich

RR : Suman is honest

The negation of the "Suman is brilliant and dishonest if and only if Suman is rich" can be expressed as
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Correct option: C
∼(Q↔(P∧∼R))\sim(Q \leftrightarrow(P \wedge \sim R))
Option C (∼(Q↔(P∧∼R))\sim(Q \leftrightarrow(P \wedge \sim R))) is correct because it accurately represents the negation of the given statement using logical symbols.
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The statement p→(q→p)p \rightarrow(q \rightarrow p) is equivalent to
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Correct option: B
p→(p∨q)p \rightarrow(p \vee q)
Option B (p→(p∨q)p \rightarrow (p \vee q)) is correct because both p→(q→p)p \rightarrow (q \rightarrow p) and p→(p∨q)p \rightarrow (p \vee q) are tautologies.
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A relation RR on the set of non-zero complex numbers is defined by z1Rz2⇔z1−z2z1+z2{z_1}R{z_2} \Leftrightarrow \frac{{{z_1} - {z_2}}}{{{z_1} + {z_2}}} is real, then RR is
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Correct option: D
Equivalence
Option D (Equivalence) is correct because the relation R is reflexive, symmetric, and transitive, satisfying the conditions for an equivalence relation.
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If p,q,r,sp, q, r, s and tt are simple statements, such that p:p: A number is terminating.
q:q: A number is recurring.
rr : A number is a rational number.
ss : A number is an irrational number.
tt : A number is a real number.
Then, the compound statement, 'A number is an irrational number if and only if it is neither non-terminating nor not recurring or rational if and only if it is terminating or if non-terminating, then must be recurring and if the number is real, it can be rational or irrational', is represented by
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Correct option: B
[s↔−(p∨q)]∨[r↔{p∨(−p→q)}]∧[t→(r∨s)][s \leftrightarrow-(p \vee q)] \vee[r \leftrightarrow\{p \vee(-p \rightarrow q)\}] \wedge[t \rightarrow(r \vee s)]
The correct answer is B because it accurately translates the given compound statement into logical symbols, correctly representing the relationships between terminating, recurring, rational, irrational, and real numbers.
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∼(p∨q)∨(∼p∧q)\sim(p \vee q) \vee(\sim p \wedge q) is logical equivalent to
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Correct option: A
∼p\sim p
Option A (∼p\sim p) is correct because the given expression simplifies to ∼p\sim p using logical equivalences and properties of boolean algebra.
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(∼p∨q)(\sim p \vee q) is logically equal to -
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Correct option: A
p→qp \rightarrow q
Option A (p→qp \rightarrow q) is correct because (∼p∨q)(\sim p \vee q) is the logical equivalent of p→qp \rightarrow q.
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The contrapositive of the statement "I go to college if its not a holiday
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Correct option: A
If I do not go to the college then its a holiday
Option A (If I do not go to the college then its a holiday) is correct because it represents the contrapositive of the given statement.
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The contrapositive of the statement
'If 7 is greater than 5 , then 8 is greater than 6 ', is
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Correct option: C
if 8 is not greater than 6 , then 7 is not greater than 5
The correct answer is 'if 8 is not greater than 6, then 7 is not greater than 5' because it correctly applies the contrapositive transformation: if not q, then not p.
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Which of the following statement is a tautology?
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Correct option: A
(p∨r)∨∼(p∧q)\quad(p \vee r) \vee \sim(p \wedge q)
Option A ((p∨r)∨∼(p∧q)\quad(p \vee r) \vee \sim(p \wedge q)) is correct because its truth table always results in True (T) regardless of the truth values of p, q, and r.
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p∨(p∧q){p} \vee({p} \wedge {q}) is equivalent to
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Correct option: B
p{p}
Option B is correct because p OR (p AND q) simplifies to p using the absorption law of Boolean algebra.
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Which of the following is not a proposition?
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Correct option: C
Mathematics is interesting
Option C is correct because a proposition must be a declarative statement that is either true or false, but not both. "Mathematics is interesting" is subjective.
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The dual of the statement [(p∨q)∧∼q]∨(∼q)[(p \vee q) \wedge \sim q] \vee(\sim q) is
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Correct option: D
[(p∧q)∨−q]∧(−q)[(p \wedge q) \vee-q] \wedge(-q)
Option D ([(p∧q)∨∼q]∧(∼q)[(p \wedge q) \vee \sim q] \wedge (\sim q)) is correct because the dual of a statement is found by interchanging ∧\wedge and ∨\vee, and interchanging T and F (which is not applicable here).
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The negation of (p∧(∼q))∨(∼p)(p \wedge(\sim q)) \vee(\sim p) is equivalent to
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Correct option: B
p∧qp \wedge q
Option B (p∧qp \wedge q) is correct because it represents the negation of the given logical expression after simplification using De Morgan's laws.
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The statement B⇒((∼A)∨B)B \Rightarrow((\sim A) \vee B) is equivalent to
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Correct option: B
B⇒((∼A)⇒B)B \Rightarrow((\sim A) \Rightarrow B)
Option B (B⇒((∼A)⇒B)B \Rightarrow((\sim A) \Rightarrow B)) is correct because it is logically equivalent to the given statement B⇒((∼A)∨B)B \Rightarrow((\sim A) \vee B), both simplifying to True (T).
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The negation of the expression q∨((∼q)∧p)q \vee((\sim q) \wedge p) is equivalent to
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Correct option: D
(∼p)∧(∼q)(\sim p) \wedge(\sim q)
Option D ((∼p)∧(∼q)(\sim p) \wedge(\sim q)) is correct because it represents the negation of the given logical expression after simplification using logical equivalences.
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If p,q,rp, q, r are substatements with truth values. T,T,FT, T, F then the Statement r→(p∧∼q)∨(∼q∧∼r)r \rightarrow(p \wedge \sim q) \vee(\sim q \wedge \sim r) will be
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Correct option: A
TRUE
Option A (TRUE) is correct because when the truth values are substituted, the statement simplifies to F -> F, which is TRUE.
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The negation of the compound proposition p∨(∼p∨q)p \vee \left( { \sim p \vee q} \right) is
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Correct option: A
(p∧∼q)∧∼p\left( {p \wedge \sim q} \right) \wedge \sim p
Option A is correct because it correctly applies De Morgan's law to negate the given compound proposition.
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The compound statement (∼(P∧Q))∨((∼P)∧Q)⇒((∼P)∧(∼Q))(\sim(P \wedge Q)) \vee((\sim P) \wedge Q) \Rightarrow((\sim P) \wedge(\sim Q)) is equivalent to
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Correct option: D
((∼P)∨Q)∧((Q)∨P)((\sim P) \vee Q) \wedge((Q) \vee P)
Option D (((∼P)∨Q)∧((Q)∨P)(\sim P) \vee Q) \wedge((Q) \vee P)) is correct because the given expression simplifies to this logical statement using logical equivalences.
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The negation of (p∨q)∧(p∨∼r)(p \vee q) \wedge(p \vee \sim r) is
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Correct option: C
(−p∧−q)∨(−p∧r)(-p \wedge-q) \vee(-p \wedge r)
Option C ((∼p∧∼q)∨(∼p∧r)\sim p \wedge \sim q) \vee (\sim p \wedge r)) is correct because the negation of (p∨q)∧(p∨∼r)(p \vee q) \wedge (p \vee \sim r) is found by applying De Morgan's laws.
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