NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 12 - Mathematics - Chapter 1: RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS
Objective Type Question

Choose the correct answer from the given four options:

Question.  28

Let T be the set of all triangles in the Euclidean plane, and let a relation R on T be defined as aRb if a is congruent to b.

Then R is

(a)

reflexive but not transitive

(b)

transitive but not symmetric

(c)

equivalence

(d)

none of these

Question.  29

Consider the non-empty set consisting of children in a family and a relation R defined as aRb if a is a brother of b.

Then R is

(a)

symmetric but not transitive

(b)

transitive but not symmetric

(c)

neither symmetric nor transitive

(d)

both symmetric and transitive

Question.  30

The maximum number of equivalence relations on the set A = {1, 2, 3} is

(a)

1

(b)

2

(c)

3

(d)

5

Question.  31

If a relation R on the set {1, 2, 3} is defined by R = {(1, 2)}, then R is

(a)

reflexive

(b)

transitive

(c)

symmetric

(d)

none of these

Question.  32

Let us define a relation R in ℝ as aRb if a ≥ b.

Then R is

(a)

an equivalence relation

(b)

reflexive, transitive but not symmetric

(c)

symmetric, transitive but not reflexive

(d)

neither transitive nor reflexive but symmetric

Question.  33

Let A = {1, 2, 3} and consider the relation R = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 2), (2, 3), (1, 3)}.

Then R is

(a)

reflexive but not symmetric

(b)

reflexive but not transitive

(c)

symmetric and transitive

(d)

neither symmetric nor transitive

Question.  34

The identity element for the binary operation * defined on ℚ − {0} as a * b = (ab)/2 is

(a)

1

(b)

0

(c)

2

(d)

none of these

Question.  35

If the set A contains 5 elements and the set B contains 6 elements, then the number of one-one and onto mappings from A to B is

(a)

720

(b)

120

(c)

0

(d)

none of these

Question.  36

Let A = {1, 2, 3, …, n} and B = {a, b}. Then the number of surjections from A into B is

(a)

nP2

(b)

2ⁿ − 2

(c)

2ⁿ − 1

(d)

none of these

Question.  37

Let f : ℝ → ℝ be defined by f(x) = 1/x. Then f is

(a)

one-one

(b)

onto

(c)

bijective

(d)

f is not defined

Question.  38

Let f : ℝ → ℝ be defined by f(x) = 3x² − 5 and g : ℝ → ℝ be defined by g(x) = x/(x² + 1).

Then g ∘ f is

(a)

(3x² − 5)/(9x⁴ − 30x² + 26)

(b)

(3x² − 5)/(9x⁴ − 6x² + 26)

(c)

3x²/(x⁴ + 2x² − 4)

(d)

3x²/(9x⁴ + 30x² − 2)

Question.  39

Which of the following functions from ℤ into ℤ are bijections?

(a)

f(x) = x³

(b)

f(x) = x + 2

(c)

f(x) = 2x + 1

(d)

f(x) = x² + 1

Question.  40

Let f : ℝ → ℝ be defined by f(x) = x³ + 5. Then f⁻¹(x) is

(a)

(x + 5)^{1/3}

(b)

(x − 5)^{1/3}

(c)

(5 − x)^{1/3}

(d)

5 − x

Question.  41

Let f : A → B and g : B → C be bijective functions. Then (g ∘ f)⁻¹ is

(a)

f⁻¹ ∘ g⁻¹

(b)

f ∘ g

(c)

g⁻¹ ∘ f⁻¹

(d)

g ∘ f

Question.  42

Let f : ℝ − {3/5} → ℝ be defined by f(x) = (3x + 2)/(5x − 3).

Then

(a)

f⁻¹(x) = f(x)

(b)

f⁻¹(x) = −f(x)

(c)

(f ∘ f)(x) = −x

(d)

f⁻¹(x) = (1/19)f(x)

Question.  43

Let f : [0,1] → [0,1] be defined by

f(x) = x, if x is rational

f(x) = 1 − x, if x is irrational

Then (f ∘ f)(x) is

(a)

constant

(b)

1 + x

(c)

x

(d)

none of these

Question.  44

Let f : [2, ∞) → ℝ be defined by f(x) = x² − 4x + 5. Then the range of f is

(a)

(b)

[1, ∞)

(c)

[4, ∞)

(d)

[5, ∞)

Question.  45

Let f : ℕ → ℝ be defined by f(x) = (2x − 1)/2 and g : ℚ → ℝ be defined by g(x) = x + 2.

Then (g ∘ f)(3/2) is

(a)

1

(b)

1

(c)

7/2

(d)

none of these

Question.  46

Let f : ℝ → ℝ be defined by

f(x) = 2x, x > 3

f(x) = x², 1 ≤ x ≤ 3

f(x) = 3x, x ≤ 1

Then f(−1) + f(2) + f(4) is

(a)

9

(b)

14

(c)

5

(d)

none of these

Question.  47

Let f : ℝ → ℝ be given by f(x) = tan x. Then f⁻¹(1) is

(a)

π/4

(b)

{nπ + π/4 : n ∈ ℤ}

(c)

does not exist

(d)

none of these

NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 12 – Mathematics – Chapter 1: RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS – Objective Type Question | Detailed Answers