Mathematical Reasoning
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Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
What is the truth value of the mathematical statement: 'The sum of any two odd integers is even'?
A.False
B.Neither true nor false
C.True
D.Both true and false
- 2.
The component statements of 'It is raining and it is cold' are:
A.p: It is raining; q: It is cold
B.p: It is raining; q: It is not cold
C.p: It is not raining; q: It is cold
D.p: It is raining or cold; q: none
- 3.
Truth value of the statement: 'A rectangle is a quadrilateral.'
A.True
B.False
C.Sometimes
D.Undefined
- 4.
Negation of the statement: 'Some real numbers are not complex numbers.'
A.All real numbers are complex numbers.
B.Some real numbers are complex numbers.
C.No real number is a complex number.
D.All real numbers are not complex numbers.
- 5.
What is the negation of the statement: 'For every natural number , if is prime and , then is odd'?
A.There exists a natural number such that if is prime and , then is even.
B.For every natural number , is prime and and is even.
C.There exists a natural number such that is prime, and is even.
D.For every natural number , if is not prime or , then is even.
- 6.
Identify the quantifier in the statement: 'There exists a real number such that .'
A.Universal quantifier
B.Existential quantifier
C.Equality quantifier
D.Numerical quantifier
- 7.
The negation of 'Every student in the class has passed' is:
A.Every student in the class has failed.
B.No student in the class has passed.
C.At least one student in the class has failed.
D.Some students in the class have passed.
- 8.
The symbolic form of "If it rains, then I will stay home, otherwise I will go to the park" is best represented as (where : rains, : home, : park):
A.B.C.D. - 9.
Consider the statement " is prime implies is odd". This statement is false if is:
A.2
B.3
C.4
D.5
- 10.
Which of the following is a tautology?
A.B.C.D.
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New Statements from Old (Negation, Compound Statements)
SubtopicNew Statements from Old (Negation, Compound Statements) under Mathematical Reasoning for Grade 11 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
Connective in: " is a prime number and is a composite number."
A.Prime
B.Composite
C.And
D.Is
- 2.
Negation of "Every rectangle is a quadrilateral":
A.Some rectangles are not quadrilaterals
B.No rectangle is a quadrilateral
C.All quadrilaterals are rectangles
D.It is false that all rectangles are not quadrilaterals
- 3.
Components of: "Input is high or output is low."
A.p: Input is high; q: Output is low
B.p: Input is low; q: Output is high
C.p: Input; q: Output
D.p: High; q: Low
- 4.
Negation of "There is no real number for which ":
A.There is a real number for which
B.For all real numbers ,
C.There is a complex number such that
D.It is false that for some
- 5.
The negation of the statement 'Neither nor is true' is equivalent to:
A.is true or is true
B.is true and is true
C.is true or is false
D.is false and is true
- 6.
Identify the component statements of ' is irrational and is rational.'
A.is irrational, is rational
B.is prime, is composite
C.,
D.Both A and C
- 7.
What is the negation of 'There exists such that '?
A.For all
B.For all
C.There exists such that
D.There is no such that
- 8.
What is the negation of 'There exists a triangle which is right-angled and isosceles'?
A.Every triangle is either not right-angled or not isosceles.
B.No triangle is right-angled and no triangle is isosceles.
C.Every triangle is not right-angled and not isosceles.
D.There exists a triangle which is neither right-angled nor isosceles.
- 9.
The negation of 'A function is even if for all ' is equivalent to:
A.is even and there exists some such that .
B.If is not even, then for some .
C.for all and is not even.
D.is not even and for all .
- 10.
Negate the statement: 'For all , '.
A.There exist such that .
B.For all , .
C.There exists such that for all .
D.There exists such that for all .
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Special Words/Phrases (And/Or, Quantifiers)
SubtopicSpecial Words/Phrases (And/Or, Quantifiers) under Mathematical Reasoning for Grade 11 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
Truth value of: '( is a prime number) or ( is an odd number)' is:
A.True
B.False
C.Both
D.None
- 2.
Which of the following phrases represents the symbol ?
A.There exists
B.For all
C.Such that
D.If and only if
- 3.
Determine the truth value of: '() and ()'.
A.True
B.False
C.Invalid
D.Infinite
- 4.
What is the negation of the statement: ' is an even number or is an odd number'?
A.is not an even number or is not an odd number
B.is an odd number and is an even number
C.is not an even number and is not an odd number
D.is an even number and is an odd number
- 5.
Which of these represents the component statements of ' is a real number and is not a rational number'?
A.p: is a real number, q: is a rational number
B.p: is a real number, q: is not a rational number
C.p: is an irrational number, q: is an irrational number
D.p: is a complex number, q: is a real number
- 6.
What is the negation of 'For every real number , either or or '?
A.There exists a real number such that and and .
B.There exists a real number such that or or .
C.For some real number , is not greater than , not less than , and not equal to .
D.No real number satisfies the condition.
- 7.
The truth value of 'The sum of and is or is an odd number' is:
A.True
B.False
C.Cannot be said
D.Both
- 8.
Negate the statement: 'There exists a natural number such that is a perfect square and is a perfect cube.'
A.For every natural number , is not a perfect square or is not a perfect cube.
B.For every natural number , is not a perfect square and is not a perfect cube.
C.There exists a natural number such that is not a perfect square or is not a perfect cube.
D.No natural number is both a perfect square and a perfect cube.
- 9.
What is the negation of 'For all , implies ( or )'?
A.There exists such that and not and not .
B.There exists such that and (not or not ).
C.For all , not and ( or ).
D.There exists such that not or ( and ).
- 10.
Negate the statement: 'Every composite number has at least one prime factor.'
A.There exists a composite number that has no prime factors.
B.Every composite number has no prime factors.
C.Some prime numbers have no composite factors.
D.No composite number has any prime factors.
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Implications (If-then, If and only if)
SubtopicImplications (If-then, If and only if) under Mathematical Reasoning for Grade 11 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
Which of the following is the contrapositive of 'If you are happy, then I am happy'?
A.If I am happy, then you are happy.
B.If you are not happy, then I am not happy.
C.If I am not happy, then you are not happy.
D.If I am happy, then you are not happy.
- 2.
In the statement , is called the _________ condition for .
A.Necessary
B.Sufficient
C.Necessary and Sufficient
D.Contradictory
- 3.
The inverse of 'If is divisible by 10, then is divisible by 5' is:
A.If is not divisible by 10, then is not divisible by 5.
B.If is divisible by 5, then is divisible by 10.
C.If is not divisible by 5, then is not divisible by 10.
D.If is divisible by 10, then is not divisible by 5.
- 4.
What is the contrapositive of 'If is an odd integer, then is an odd integer'?
A.If is an odd integer, then is an odd integer.
B.If is not an odd integer, then is not an odd integer.
C.If is not an odd integer, then is not an odd integer.
D.If is an even integer, then is an even integer.
- 5.
In the bi-conditional ' if and only if ', which of the following is true?
A.is both necessary and sufficient for
B.is necessary but not sufficient for
C.is sufficient but not necessary for
D.is neither necessary nor sufficient for
- 6.
The contrapositive of 'If , then ' is:
A.If , then
B.If , then
C.If , then
D.If , then
- 7.
The statement ' only if ' is false when:
A.is true and is false
B.is false and is true
C.is true and is true
D.is false and is false
- 8.
Find the simplest symbolic form logically equivalent to the compound statement .
A.B.C.D. - 9.
Consider the statement 'If is divisible by 10, then it is divisible by 5'. Its contrapositive is:
A.If is not divisible by 5, then it is not divisible by 10.
B.If is divisible by 5, then it is divisible by 10.
C.If is not divisible by 10, then it is not divisible by 5.
D.If is not divisible by 5, then it is divisible by 10.
- 10.
The statement is a:
A.Contradiction
B.Tautology
C.Contingency
D.Equivalent to
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Validating Statements
SubtopicValidating Statements under Mathematical Reasoning for Grade 11 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
Which of these is a counter-example to 'The sum of any two prime numbers is even'?
A.3 and 5
B.5 and 7
C.2 and 3
D.7 and 11
- 2.
The negation of 'Some students are lazy' is:
A.No students are lazy.
B.All students are lazy.
C.Some students are not lazy.
D.Most students are lazy.
- 3.
The contrapositive of 'If , then ' is:
A.If , then .
B.If , then .
C.If , then .
D.If , then .
- 4.
The quantifier 'For all' is also known as:
A.Existential quantifier
B.Universal quantifier
C.Logical quantifier
D.None of these
- 5.
Which of these is the negation of 'Some real numbers are rational'?
A.All real numbers are rational.
B.No real number is rational.
C.Some real numbers are not rational.
D.All rational numbers are real.
- 6.
To validate 'A number is even if and only if is even', we need to prove:
A.Only if is even, then is even.
B.Only if is even, then is even.
C.Both: If is even, then is even, and if is even, then is even.
D.That 4 is an even number.
- 7.
In the method of validation by contrapositive, the statement '' is replaced by:
A.B.C.D. - 8.
If we want to prove 'For all , ' using the method of completing the square, we show . What logical conclusion does this provide?
A.Since , the sum is at least , which is .
B.The statement is only true for .
C.The discriminant is positive, so the statement is true.
D.The statement is a counter-example to itself.
- 9.
In the context of mathematical reasoning, what is the purpose of a counter-example?
A.To prove that a 'For all' statement is false.
B.To prove that an 'Exists' statement is true.
C.To prove the contrapositive of a statement.
D.To show that a statement is true in at least one case.
- 10.
Consider the statement : 'If is an integer and is divisible by 3, then is divisible by 3'. What is the contrapositive of ?
A.If is not divisible by 3, then is not divisible by 3.
B.If is not divisible by 3, then is not divisible by 3.
C.If is divisible by 3, then is divisible by 3.
D.If is not divisible by 3, then is divisible by 3.
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