JEE Main Mathematics Question Paper

Topic: Sets, Relations, and Permutations & Combinations

Instructions:

1. This paper contains 30 questions. Each question carries 4 marks for a correct answer.

2. For each wrong answer, 1 mark will be deducted.

3. No marks will be deducted for unattempted questions.

Section A: Single Correct Answer Type Questions

1. Let A={x∈R:∣x−1∣<2} and B={x∈R:∣x+2∣>1}. Then the set A∩B is equal to:

(A) (−1,3) (B) (−3,−1)∪(−1,3) (C) (−∞,−3)∪(−1,∞) (D) (−1,3)

2. The number of elements in the power set of the set A={x∈Z:x2−5x+6=0} is:

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 16

3. Let A={1,2,3,4,5,6}. A relation R is defined on A by xRy if and only if x+y≤8. The number of
ordered pairs in R is:

(A) 20 (B) 24 (C) 28 (D) 30

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

(A) Reflexive and symmetric (B) Reflexive and transitive

(C) Symmetric and transitive (D) An equivalence relation

5. The number of non-negative integral solutions of the equation x1+x2+x3=10 is:

6. (A) 66 (B) 36 (C) 12 (D) 11

7. The number of ways to arrange the letters of the word 'MATHEMATICS' so that the vowels
are always together is:

(A) 2!⋅2!⋅2!11! (B) 2!⋅2!11! (C) 2!⋅2!8!⋅4! (D) 2!8!⋅4!

8. A bag contains 5 red balls, 3 white balls, and 4 black balls. In how many ways can we select 3
balls of different colors?

9. (A) 60 (B) 45 (C) 30 (D) 12

10. The number of divisors of the number 1080 is:

(A) 32 (B) 24 (C) 16 (D) 12

11. The number of arrangements of the letters of the word 'INDEPENDENCE' in which all the
vowels are not together is:

(A) 3!⋅2!⋅4!12! (B) 3!⋅2!⋅4!12!−7!⋅3!5! (C) 12!−7!⋅3!5! (D) 3!⋅2!⋅4!12!−3!8!⋅5!

12. The number of ways in which 5 boys and 5 girls can be seated in a row such that no two girls
sit together is:
 (A) 5!×5! (B) 5!×6P5 (C) 10! (D) 10C5×5!×5!

13. If n(A)=3, n(B)=6, and A⊂B, then the number of elements in A∪B is:

(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) 18

14. Let f:R→R be a function defined by f(x)=∣x−1∣+∣x+2∣. The range of f(x) is:

(A) [0,∞) (B) [3,∞) (C) [2,∞) (D) (−∞,∞)

15. The number of 5-digit numbers that can be formed using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 such that
no digit is repeated is:

(A) 600 (B) 120 (C) 720 (D) 240

16. In a class of 100 students, 60 passed in Physics, 50 passed in Chemistry, and 30 passed in
both. The number of students who passed in at least one subject is:

(A) 140 (B) 80 (C) 90 (D) 100

17. If A={1,2,3} and B={a,b}, then the number of one-to-one functions from A to B is:

(A) 0 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 9

Section B: Numerical Value Type Questions

16. The number of ways to arrange the letters of the word 'CRICKET' such that the two 'C's are
not together is:

17. The number of subsets of a set with 5 elements is:

18. If A={1,2,3,4} and B={5,6,7}, then the number of relations from A to B is:

19. The number of ways to select 4 students from a group of 10 students for a competition is:

20. A person has 4 friends. The number of ways he can invite one or more of them to a dinner
party is:

21. The number of common terms in the two sequences 3,7,11,…,407 and 2,9,16,…,709 is:

22. A committee of 3 is to be formed from 7 men and 5 women. The number of ways this can be
done so that the committee contains exactly 1 woman is:

23. If n(A∪B)=50, n(A)=28, n(B)=32, then the number of elements in A∩B is:

24. The number of 4-digit numbers that can be formed using the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 without
repetition is:

25. The number of ways to distribute 10 identical books among 3 students such that each
student gets at least one book is:

26. A group of 12 people is to be divided into three groups of 4 people each. The number of
ways this can be done is:

27. The number of onto functions from a set A={1,2,3,4} to a set B={a,b} is:

28. The number of ways to choose a committee of 3 from 7 people is:

30. If n(A)=4, n(B)=5 and A and B are disjoint sets, then the number of elements in A∪B is: