JEE-MAIN SERIES Mathematics
Relations
16 previous year questions.
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2021 Chapter Questions 16 MCQs
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PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and are at the same distance from the origin be a relation, then the equivalence class of (1,-1) is the set:
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2
3
4
02
PYQ 2022
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let R1 and R2 be relations on the set {1, 2, ….., 50} such that R1 ={(p, pn) : p is a prime and n≥ 0 is an integer} and R2 = {(p, pn) : p is a prime and n = 0 or 1}. Then, the number of elements in R1 – R2 is ______.
03
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The minimum number of elements that must be added to the relation on the set so that it becomes symmetric and transitive is :
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3
2
7
3
4
4
5
04
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let . Then the relation is:
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Symmetric but neither reflexive nor transitive
2
Transitive but neither symmetric nor reflexive
3
An equivalence relation
4
Reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive
05
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
The minimum number of elements that must be added to the relation on the set so that it is an equivalence relation, is _______
06
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Among the relations
and ,
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is transitive but is not
2
both and are symmetric
3
neither nor is transitive
4
is symmetric but is not
07
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let A = {2, 3, 4} and B = {8, 9, 12}. Then the number of elements in the relation R = {((a1, b1), (a2, b2)) ∈ (A × B, A × B) : a1 divides b2 and a2 divides b1} is
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12
2
18
3
24
4
36
08
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let S = {1,2,3,..., 20}, R1 = {(a, b): a divide b}, R2 = {(a, b): a is integral multiple of b} and a, b ∈ S. n(R1 - R2) = ?
09
PYQ 2024
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be a relation on defined by if and only if is divisible by 5.
Then is:
Then is:
1
Reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive
2
Reflexive and symmetric but not transitive
3
Reflexive, symmetric and transitive
4
Reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
10
PYQ 2024
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
If , is symmetric relation on and the number of elements in is , the smallest integer value of is
11
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
A = {1, 2, 3, 4} , R = {(1, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4)} R ⊆ S and S is an equivalence relation then the minimum number of elements to be added to R is n, then the value of n is?
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PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
A = {1, 2, 3, 4} minimum number of elements added to make an equivalence relation on set A containing (1, 3) & (1, 2) in it.
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8
2
9
3
12
4
16
13
PYQ 2025
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and be a relation on defined by if and only if . Let be the number of elements in . Let and be the minimum number of elements required to be added in to make it reflexive and symmetric relations, respectively. Then is equal to:
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18
2
17
3
15
4
16
14
PYQ 2025
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Define a relation on the interval by if and only if . Then is:
1
both reflexive and transitive but not symmetric
2
both reflexive and symmetric but not transitive
3
reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive
4
an equivalence relation
15
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of relations on the set containing at most 6 elements including , which are reflexive and transitive but not symmetric, is:
16
PYQ 2026
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
If . A relation from set to is defined as such that . Find the number of elements in the relation.
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9
2
10
3
11
4
12