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JEE Main 8 April 2025, Shift 2, Maths Q1

Question 1 of 75 in this shift, Maths question 1 of 25, Section A.

Let

A = \{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5\}

. Let

R

be a relation on

A

defined by

(x, y) \in R

if and only if

\max\{x, y\} \in \{3, 4\}

. Then among the statements

(S_1)

: The number of elements in

R

is 18, and

(S_2)

: The relation

R

is symmetric but neither reflexive nor transitive

(1)both are true
(2)both are false
(3)only $(S_1)$ is true
(4)only $(S_2)$ is trueOfficial answer

Official answer

Option 4

NTA final key.

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

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Asked 5× in all

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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 42 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.