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MATHEMATICAL REASONING MCQs

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Question 1.


For any two statements p and q, the statement (p  q)(p  q) is equivalent to


  1.     p
  2.     p
  3.     q
  4.     q
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> p
:
A

(p  q)(p  q)=(p q)  ( p  q)=( p (q q))=p 


Question 2.


The statement pq is equivalent to


  1.     qp
  2.     qp
  3.     q p
  4.     p  q
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> q p
:
C

pq is false only when p is true and q is false.
pq is false when p is true and ~q is false i.e. when both p and q are true.


It can be seen that q p is false only when p and q are both true. Hence it is the equivalent of pq


Question 3.


If p: The earth is round, q : 3 + 4 =7, then p q is 


  1.     It is not that the earth is round or 3+4 =7
  2.     The earth is round and 3+4 =7
  3.     It is not that the earth is round or it is not that 3+4 =7
  4.     The earth is round or it is not that 3+4 =7
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> It is not that the earth is round or it is not that 3+4 =7
:
C

p: the earth is round
q: 3+4 =7
~p: It is not that the earth is round
~q: It is not that 3+4 =7
p q: It is not that the earth is round or it is not that 3+4 =7


Question 4.


Identify the false statement.


  1.     (p q)=p  q
  2.     (p  q)=p q
  3.     (p  q)p is a contradiction
  4.     (p  q)p is a tautology
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> (p  q)=p q
:
B

(p  q)=p q
Hence option B is false.


Question 5.


Let P be the statement 'Ravi races' and let Q be the statement 'Ravi wins'. Then the verbal translation of (P Q) is


  1.     Ravi does not race and Ravi does not win
  2.     It is not true that Ravi races and that Ravi does not win
  3.     Ravi does not race or Ravi wins
  4.     It is not true that Ravi races or that Ravi does not win
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> It is not true that Ravi races or that Ravi does not win
:
D

P: Ravi races
Q: Ravi wins
~Q: Ravi does not win
P Q: Ravi races or Ravi does not win
(P Q): It is not true that Ravi races or that Ravi does not win


Question 6.


The negation of the statement (p q)q is


  1.     (p  q)q
  2.     (p q)q
  3.     (p  q)q
  4.     (p q)q
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> (p  q)q
:
C

((p q) q)=(p q)q=(p  q)q


Question 7.


Find the negation of the following statement. 'All cats scratch'.


  1.     No cat scratches
  2.     All that scratch are not cats
  3.     There exists a cat that does not scratch
  4.     None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> There exists a cat that does not scratch
:
C

The negation of the statement would be 'not all cats scratch' or there exists at a cat that does not scratch.


Question 8.


Identify the correct statement(s).


  1.     'There exists' is the existential quantifier
  2.     'For all' is the universal quantifier
  3.     'For all' is the existential quantifier
  4.     'There exists' is the universal quantifier
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 'There exists' is the existential quantifier
:
A and B

'There exists' is the existential quantifier and 'for all' is the universal quantifier


Question 9.


Negation of the statement 'If we control population, we prosper' is 


  1.     If we do not control population, we prosper.
  2.     If we control population, we do not prosper
  3.     We control population and we do not prosper
  4.     We do not control population and we prosper
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> We control population and we do not prosper
:
C

The negation of pq is p q 
p: We control population
q: We prosper
p q: We control population and we do not prosper


Question 10.


The statement (pq) is equivalent to


  1.     p q
  2.     p  q
  3.     p  q
  4.     p q
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> p q
:
A

(pq) is true only when p is true and q is false. Hence it is logically equivalent to p q


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