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JEE Main 8 April 2024, Shift 2, Maths Q1

Question 1 of 90 in this shift, Maths question 1 of 30, Section A.

Let

A = \{2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11\}

and

B = \{1, 4, 5, 10, 15\}

. Let R be a relation on

A \times B

defined by

(a, b)R(c, d)

if and only if

3ad - 7bc

is an even integer. Then the relation R is

(1)an equivalence relation.
(2)reflexive but not symmetric.
(3)transitive but not symmetric.
(4)reflexive and symmetric but not transitive.Official answer

Official answer

Option 4

NTA final key.

Chapter: Relations and Functions
Topic: Sets and Relations
Idea tested: Relation Types

Same idea in other shifts

Asked 12× in all

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4 Apr 2024, Shift 2 · Q1Let a relation R on $\mathbb{N}\times\mathbb{N}$ be defined as: $(x_1,y_1)\ \mathrm{R}\ (x_2,y_2)$ if and only if $x_1\le x_2$ or…MediumTwo statements
6 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q1Let the relations $R_1$ and $R_2$ on the set $X = \{1, 2, 3, \ldots., 20\}$ be given by $R_1 = \{(x, y): 2x - 3y = 2\}$ and…MediumSingle correct
27 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q1Let $S=\{1,2,3,\ldots,10\}$ . Suppose M is the set of all the subsets of S, then the relation $R=\{(A,B): A\cap B\neq\phi;\ A,B\in M\}$ is :EasySingle correct
29 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q2Let R be a relation on $\mathbb{Z}\times\mathbb{Z}$ defined by $(a, b)\,R\,(c, d)$ if and only if $ad-bc$ is divisible by 5. Then R isMediumSingle correct
31 Jan 2024, Shift 2 · Q21Let $A=\{1,2,3,\ldots,100\}$ . Let $R$ be a relation on $A$ defined by $(x,y)\in R$ if and only if $2x=3y$ . Let $R_1$ be a symmetric…MediumNumerical value
8 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q1Let $A = \{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7\}$ . Then the relation $R = \{(x, y) \in A \times A : x + y = 7\}$ isEasySingle correct

Question text from the official JEE Main paper published by NTA; answer from the final answer key. Chapter, topic and idea tags, difficulty and skill are Lumi’s. Lumi analyses 108 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.