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Mathematical Reasoning

53 previous year questions.

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Chapter Questions
53 MCQs

01
PYQ 2018
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The negation of is :
1
a tautology
2
equivalent to
3
equivalent to
4
a fallacy
02
PYQ 2018
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Consider the following two statements : The value of can be derived by taking in the equation . The angles A, B, C and D of any quadrilateral ABCD satisfy the equation Then the truth values of p and q are respectively :
1
F, T
2
T, F
3
T, T
4
F, F
03
PYQ 2019
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the truth value of the statement is false(F), then the truth values of the statements are respectively :
1
F, T, T
2
T, F, F
3
T, T, F
4
T, F, T
04
PYQ 2019
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The logical statement is equivalent to:
1
2
3
4
05
PYQ 2020
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Which of the following statements is a tautology?
1
2
3
4
06
PYQ 2020
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Which one of the following is a tautology ?
07
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The Boolean expression is equivalent to :
1

2

3

4
08
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
For p and q, consider: (a) (~ q ∧ (p → q)) → ~ p, (b) ((p ∨ q) ∧ ~ p) → q. Which is correct ?
1
(a) is a tautology but not (b).
2
(b) is a tautology but not (a).
3
(a) and (b) both are tautologies.
4
(a) and (b) both are not tautologies.
09
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The contrapositive of the statement "If you will work, you will earn money" is:
1
To earn money, you need to work
2
You will earn money, if you will not work
3
If you will not earn money, you will not work
4
If you will earn money, you will work
10
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be such that the Boolean expression is a tautology. Then :
1

2

3

4
11
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Negation of the statement is :
1

2

3

4
12
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The Boolean expression is equivalent to :
1

2

3

4

13
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The negative of the statement is
1
2
3
4
14
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Consider the two statements :
(S1) : is a tautology.
(S2) : is a fallacy.
Then :

1
only (S1) is true.
2
only (S2) is true.
3
both (S1) and (S2) are false.
4
both (S1) and (S2) are true.
15
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the truth value of the Boolean expression is false, then the truth values of the statements respectively can be :
1

2

3

4
16
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The statement is :
1
a tautology
2
a fallacy
3
equivalent to
4
equivalent to
17
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If P and Q are two statements, then which of the following compound statement is a tautology ?
1
((P Q) Q) P
2
((P Q) Q) Q
3
((P Q) Q) P
4
((P Q) Q) (P Q)
18
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Which of the following is the negation of the statement "for all M>0, there exists x S such that x M" ?
1
there exists M>0, there exists x S such that x
2
there exists M>0, there exists x S such that x M
3
there exists M>0, such that x S
4
there exists M>0, such that x M for all x S
19
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The compound statement is equivalent to :
1

2

3

4

20
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The negation of the statement ~p ∧ (p ∨ q) is :
1
~ P ∨ q
2
~ P ∧ q
3
P ∧ ~ q
4
P ∨ ~ q
21
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The statement A → (B → A) is equivalent to :
1
A → (A ∧ B)
2
A → (A ∨ B)
3
A → (A ↔ B)
4
A → (A ⇔ B)
22
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The statement among the following that is a tautology is :
1

2

3

4
23
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The maximum number of compound propositions, out of p ∨ r ∨ s, p ∨ r ∨ ~s, p ∨ ~q ∨ s, ~p ∨ ~r ∨ s, ~p ∨ ~r ∨ ~s, ~p ∨ q ∨ ~s, q ∨ r ∨ ~s, q ∨ ~r ∨ ~s, ~p ∨ ~q ∨ ~s that can be made simultaneously true by an assignment of the truth values to p, q, r and s, is equal to ____________ .
24
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let
p : Ramesh listens to music.
q : Ramesh is out of his village.
r : It is Sunday.
s : It is Saturday.
Then the statement “Ramesh listens to music only if he is in his village and it is Sunday or Saturday” can be expressed as
1
2
3
4
25
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

Negation of the Boolean statement (p ∨ q) ⇒ ((~ r) ∨ p) is equivalent to

1
p ∧ (~ q) ∧ r
2
(~ p) ∧ (~ q) ∧ r
3
(~p) ∧ qr
4
pq ∧ (~ r)
26
PYQ 2022
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
is equivalent to (~ p) when r is
1
p
2
∼p
3
q
4
∼q
27
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Which of the following statements is a tautology?
1
2
3
4
28
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the truth value of the statement
(P∧(∼R))→((∼R)∧Q)
is F, then the truth value of which of the following is F?
1
P∨Q→∼R
2
R∨Q→∼P
3
∼(P∨Q)→∼R
4
∼(R∨Q)→∼P
29
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be three logical statements. Consider the compound statements
and

Then, which of the following is NOT true?
1

If is True, then is True

2

If is False, then is False

3

If is False, then is True

4

If is False, then is False

30
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Consider the following two propositions:


If the proposition is evaluated as FALSE, then:
1
P1 is TRUE and P2 is FALSE
2
P1 is FALSE and P2 is TRUE
3
Both P1 and P2 are FALSE
4
Both P1 and P2 are TRUE
31
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Which of the following statements is a tautology?
1

2

3

4

32
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the operations . If is a tautology, then the ordered pair is :
1
2
3
4
33
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let r ∈ {p, q, ~p, ~q} be such that the logical statement r ∨ (~p) ⇒ (pq) ∨ r is a tautology. Then r is equal to :
1
p
2
q
3
~p
4
~q
34
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let
be such that
is a tautology. Then
is logically equivalent to:

1

2

3

4

35
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The statement (p∧q) ⇒ (p∧r) is equivalent to :
1
q⇒ (p∧r)
2
p⇒ (p∧r)
3
(p∧r) ⇒ (p∧q)
4
(p∧q) ⇒ r
36
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

The statement

is :

1
A tautology
2
A contradiction
3

4

37
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Negation of the Boolean expression p⇔ (q⇒p) is
1
(~ p) ∧q
2
p∧ (~ q)
3
(~ p) ∨ (~ q)
4
(~ p) ∧ (~ q)
38
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Which of the following statements is a tautology?
1

2

3

4

39
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main

Among the statements :

1
only (S2) is a tautology
2
both (S1) and (S2) are tautologies
3
only (S1) is a tautology
4
neither (S1) nor (S2) is a tautology
40
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The compound statement is equivalent to
1
2
3
4
41
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main

Equivalent statement to (p q) (r q) will be

1

(p r) q

2

(p r) q

3

(q r) (p r)

4

(r p) (q r)

42
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main

The number of values of for which is a tautology, is :

1
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
43
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The largest natural number such that divides is:
44
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Maximum value n such that (66)! is divisible by 3n
45
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let 𝛂 be the remainder (22) + (2022) is divided by 3 and ꞵ be the remainder when the same is divided by 7 then 𝛂 + ꞵ is?
46
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

The number of seven-digit positive integers formed using the digits 1, 2, 3, and 4 only, and whose sum of the digits is 12, is

1

413

2
311
3
308
4
393
47
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If gcd and then is equal to:
1
240
2
180
3
220
4
200
48
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main

The fractional part of the number is equal to:

49
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Consider the following statements:
P : I have fever
Q: I will not take medicine
R : I will take rest
The statement "If I have fever, then I will take medicine and I will take rest" is equivalent to:
1
2
3
4

50
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The statement (p∧ (-q)) v ((~ p) ∧ q) v ((~q)) is equivalent to
1
(~ p) v (~q)
2
p ∨(~ q)
3
(~p) ∨ q
4
p ∨ q
51
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The statement B⇒((∼A) ∨ B) is equivalent to :
1
B⇒(A⇒B)
2
A⇒((∼A)⇒B)
3
A⇒(A⇒B)
4
B⇒((∼A)⇒B)
52
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
The converse of ((~ p) ∧ q) ⇒ r is
1
r ⇒ (p v ~q)
2
~r ⇒ (~p ∧ q)
3
~r ⇒ (p v ~q)
4
r ⇒ (~p ∧ q)
53
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and be two statements Then is equivalent to
1
2
3
4

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