Set theory - Test
  • 1. What is a set?
A) A tuple of objects
B) An ordered list of objects
C) A collection of distinct objects
D) A single object
  • 2. Which symbol is used to represent 'is a member of' in set theory?
A) ∉
B) ∩
C) ∈
D) ⊆
  • 3. A set that contains no elements is called?
A) Singleton set
B) Power set
C) Universal set
D) Empty set
  • 4. The number of elements in a set is called its?
A) Intersection
B) Union
C) Subset
D) Cardinality
  • 5. A set that contains all the elements under consideration is called?
A) Universal set
B) Singleton set
C) Finite set
D) Empty set
  • 6. Which operation produces a set containing elements that are in either of the sets being combined?
A) Cartesian product
B) Union
C) Complement
D) Intersection
  • 7. The complement of a set A with respect to the universal set is denoted by?
A) A ∪ A
B) A - A
C) A ∩ A
D) A'
  • 8. The set that contains all subsets of a given set is called a?
A) Infinite set
B) Power set
C) Complement set
D) Finite set
  • 9. A set containing only one element is called?
A) Empty set
B) Singleton set
C) Infinite set
D) Universal set
  • 10. Which symbol is used to denote the subset relationship in set theory?
A) ∩
B) ⊆
C) ∪
D) ∉
  • 11. The set of all positive integers less than 10 is an example of a?
A) Singleton set
B) Finite set
C) Universal set
D) Empty set
  • 12. In set theory, what does the difference of sets A and B represent?
A) Union of sets A and B
B) Elements that are in set A but not in set B
C) Intersection of sets A and B
D) Symmetric difference of sets A and B
  • 13. Two sets are equal if?
A) They are both empty sets
B) One set is a subset of the other
C) They have the same elements
D) They have different elements
  • 14. In set theory, what is the cardinality of the power set of a set with n elements?
A) n!
B) 2n
C) 2n
D) n2
  • 15. What is the set containing all the elements that belong to set A or set B, or both?
A) The complement of set A with respect to set B
B) The power set of set A
C) The union of sets A and B
D) The intersection of sets A and B
  • 16. If set A has 3 elements and set B has 5 elements, how many elements are in the union of A and B?
A) 5
B) 15
C) 8
D) 3
  • 17. What is the set of all elements that belong to either set but not both called?
A) Symmetric difference
B) Intersection
C) Union
D) Complement
  • 18. The set of all elements that are common to two or more sets is called the __________.
A) Symmetric difference
B) Complement
C) Union
D) Intersection
  • 19. If the cardinality of set A is 10 and the cardinality of set B is 15, what is the possible range for the cardinality of the union of A and B?
A) 11 to 25
B) 10 to 15
C) 1 to 5
D) 26 to 30
  • 20. If set A has 2 elements and set B has 3 elements, how many elements will the Cartesian product of A and B have?
A) 5
B) 2
C) 10
D) 6
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