Discrete Mathematics MCQ Questions with Answers is a PDF booklet containing 50 MCQ questions and answers on topics such as counting, sets, sequences and permutations, probability, integration, and more.
The questions are designed to help students learn the basic concepts of discrete mathematics while also testing their knowledge.
Discrete Mathematics Multiple Choice Questions with Answers pdf for the preparation of MCA, BCA, and IT academic & competitive exams.
Brief Introduction to Discrete Mathematics
Discrete Mathematics is a branch of mathematics that deals with the representation of mathematical objects as discrete structures. Discrete structures can be finite or infinite and can be abstract or concrete.
Discrete mathematics is the study of algorithms and problems on these structures, as well as their properties.
Discrete Mathematics Multiple Choice Questions with Answers
1. If the number of elements in a set is not finite, then the set is called an
A) finite set
B) collective set
C) Infinite set
D) arranged set
Answer: C) Infinite set
2. If A = {1,3,5} and B = {1,3,5,7} then A is a …. subset of B
A) smaller
B) proper
C) improper
D) normal
Answer: B) proper
3. Consider the set A = {1, 2, 3}, the power set of A has …. elements
A) 23
B) 22
C) 25
D) 26
Answer: A) 23
4. The cardinality of the set A = {1, 2, 3, 0, 6, 7, 8, 9} is
A) 7
B) 8
C) 6
D) 2
Answer: B) 8
5. If A is the arithmetic mean between the extremes a and b then A =
A) a – b / 2
B) a + b / 2
C) a + 2b / 2
D) a – 2b / 2
Answer: B) a + b / 2
6. The nth term of an arithmetic progression a + (a + d) + (a + 2d) + …. is
A) a + nd
B) a + (n–1)d
C) a + (n+1)d
D) 2a + (n+1)d
Answer: B) a + (n–1)d
7. The proposition ~p ν (p ν q) is a
A) Tautology
B) Contradiction
C) Logical equivalence
D) None of the above
Answer: A) Tautology
8. The sum to infinity of a geometric progression is
A) a / 1 – r
B) a / 1 + r
C) – a / 1 + r
D) a2 / 1 + r
Answer: A) a / 1 – r
9. Combinatorics is the branch of discrete mathematics concerned with …..
A) counting problems
B) abstract algebra
C) derivative problems
D) integrated problems
Answer: A) counting problems
10. If the object A is chosen in m ways and B in n ways then either A or B is chosen in …. ways
A) m/n
B) mn
C) m + n
D) m – n
Answer: C) m + n
11. A relation means …… on a set S.
A) dual relation
B) binary relation
C) reflexive relation
D) symmetric relation
Answer: B) binary relation
12. A …. is a set S with a relation R on it which is reflexive, anti-symmetric, and transitive.
A) equivalent set
B) ordered set
C) implicit set
D) Partially ordered set
Answer: D) Partially ordered set
13. If S is a poset and a, b are in S such that a > b and there is no c in S such that a > c and c > b, then we say that …..
A) b covers b
B) a covers a
C) a covers b
D) b covers a
Answer: C) a covers b
14. Let (A,*) be an algebraic system where * is a binary operation on A. Then (A,*) is called a semigroup if it satisfies the
A) closure law
B) associative law
C) reflexive law
D) closure and associative law
Answer: D) closure and associative law
15. Let N be the set of natural numbers, under the operation ‘*’, where x*y = max (x,y). Then the set is a
A) top group
B) multigroup
C) semigroup
D) subgroup
Answer: C) semigroup
16. The set Z with the binary operation “subtraction” is …… a subgroup
A) not
B) subset of
C) always
D) superset of
Answer: A) not
17. If for any ring R, a.b = b.a for all a, b∈R then R is said to be a ……
A) integer ring
B) commutative ring
C) cyclic ring
D) non-commutative ring
Answer: B) commutative ring
18. A commutative ring is said to be an integral domain if it has no …….
A) zero-divisors
B) inverse
C) multiples
D) identity
Answer: A) zero-divisors
19. A ring R is said to be a ……. if x2 = x for all x∈R.
A) permutation ring
B) commutative ring
C) Boolean ring
D) identity ring
Answer: C) Boolean ring
20. If R is a Boolean ring then R is a …….
A) commutative ring
B) subring
C) integral ring
D) integer
Answer: A) commutative ring
21. Reasoning is a special kind of thinking called ….…
A) inferring
B) logics
C) bijective
D) contradictive
Answer: A) inferring
22. The basic unit of our objective language is called a …….
A) prime divisor
B) prime statement
C) bijective statement
D) statement
Answer: B) prime statement
23. The validity of an argument does not guarantee the truth of the ……
A) permutation
B) commutative value
C) conclusion
D) identity value
Answer: C) conclusion
24. A ……. is a statement that is either true or false, but not both.
A) argument
B) conclusion
C) bi-conditional
D) proposition
Answer: D) proposition
25. A function f: A → B is said to be …….. if for every yÎB there exists at least one element xÎA such that f(x) = y.
A) surjective
B) bijective
C) injective
D) Automorphism
Answer: A) surjective
26. If f is onto then f(A) =
A) Φ
B) B
C) A
D) A x B
Answer: B) B
27. The set {x ∈ R: a < x < b is denoted by
A) [a, b)
B) (a, b]
C) (a, b)
D) {a, b}
Answer: C) (a, b)
28. A function f: A→B is said to be a periodic function if …….
A) f(x) = f(α)
B) f(x) = f(x – α)
C) f(x) = f(x + 2α)
D) f(x) = f(x + α)
Answer: D) f(x) = f(x + α)
29. f(x) = tanx is a periodic function with period …….
A) π
B) 2π
C) π/2
D) 3π
Answer: A) π
30. If A = {2, 3, 4}, B = {4, 5, 6} and C = {6, 7} then Ax(C – B) =
A) {(2,7) (3,7) (7,4)}
B) {(2,7) (3,3) (4,7)}
C) {(7,2) (3,7) (4,7)}
D) {(2,7) (3,7) (4,7)}
Answer: D) {(2,7) (3,7) (4,7)}
31. The nth term of 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + …..
A) 2n
B) 2n + 1
C) 2n – 1
D) 1 – 2n
Answer: C) 2n – 1
32. If x = 2.52 then ⌊52.2⌋ =
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
Answer: C) 2
33. The elements in level-1 are called ….…
A) electrons
B) atoms
C) neutrons
D) molecules
Answer: B) atoms
34. A Poset S is said to be ……. Set if for a, b in S exactly one of the conditions, a > b, a = b or b > a holds.
A) totally ordered
B) ordered
C) not ordered
D) completely ordered
Answer: A) totally ordered
35. Let (S,*) be a semigroup and let T be a subset of S. If T is closed under the operation *, Then (T,*) is called a …… of (S,*)
A) semigroup
B) supergroup
C) subgroup
D) subsemigroup
Answer: D) subsemigroup
36. The semigroup S/R is called the ……..
A) totally ordered
B) quotient semigroup
C) not ordered
D) completely ordered
Answer: B) quotient semigroup
37. A finite integral domain is a …….
A) subfield
B) vector
C) field
D) ring
Answer: C) field
38. An integral domain D is said to be of characteristic 0 if the relation ma ≠0 where 0≠a ∈ D and m is an integer, can hold only if
A) m = 0
B) m =1
C) m = 2
D) m = – 1
Answer: A) m = 0
39. P∧Q is called the ….… of P and Q.
A) conditional
B) conjunction
C) bi-conditional
D) disjunction
Answer: B) conjunction
40. In the implication P → Q, P is called the ……
A) consequent
B) premise
C) conditional
D) statement
Answer: B) premise
41. If A = {2, 3, 5} and B = {4, 6, 9} then if R is defined as R = {(a,b) ∈ bAxB/a} then the set R =
A) {(2,4), (2,6), (3,4), 3,9)}
B) {(2,4), (2,6), (3,6), 3,9)}
C) {(2,4), (2,9), (3,6), 3,9)}
D) {(4,2), (2,6), (3,6), 3,9)}
Answer: B) {(2,4), (2,6), (3,6), 3,9)}
42. If R = {(2,1), (3,1), (5,1), (5,4)} then R-1 =
A) {(2,1), (3,1), (5,1), (4,5)}
B) {(2,1), (3,1), (5,1), (5,4)}
C) {(1,2), (1,3), (1,5), (4,5)}
D) {(2,1), (3,1), (5,1), (4,5)}
Answer: C) {(1,2), (1,3), (1,5), (4,5)}
43. If 4th, 7th and 10th terms of G.P. are a, b, c respectively then
A) b2 = ac2
B) b2 = a+c
C) b2 = a2c2
D) b2 = ac
Answer: D) b2 = ac
44. A relation R on a set A is said to be symmetric if (a,b) ∈ R ⇒
A) (b,a) ∈ R
B) (b2,a2) ∈ R
C) (x,y) ∈ R
D) (y,x) Î R
Answer: A) (b,a) ∈ R
45. Consider the set of all straight lines in a plane. If the relation R is defined as “parallel to” then R is
A) reflexive
B) symmetric
C) transitive
D) A), B) and C)
Answer: D) A), B) and C)
46. The next permutation to 4123 in the reverse Lexicographic order is
A) 3412
B) 3421
C) 2413
D) 4312
Answer: C) 2413
47. Let (L, ∧, ∨) be an algebraic lattice and x∈L then x∧x =
A) x
B) x2
C) x3
D) 1/x
Answer: A) x
48. If L is a finite lattice then L is
A) supremum
B) infimum
C) bounded
D) unbounded
Answer: C) bounded
49. If H is a subgroup of G and a, b∈G. Then aH = bH if and only if
A) a-1 b-1 ∈ H
B) ab ∈ H
C) ab-1 ∈ H
D) a-1 b ∈ H
Answer: D) a-1 b ∈ H
50. If Φ is a homomorphism of G into G’ with kernel K then K is a …….. of G
A) normal subgroup
B) subgroup
C) bounded subgroup
D) unbounded subgroup
Answer: A) normal subgroup
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