Q1:

2025 Slot 3

Set Theory

Hard

In a class of 150 students, 75 students chose physics, 111 students chose mathematics and 40 students chose chemistry. All students chose at least one of the three subjects and at least one student chose all three subjects. The number of students who chose both physics and chemistry is equal to the number of students who chose both chemistry and mathematics, and this is half the number of students who chose both physics and mathematics. The maximum possible number of students who chose physics but not mathematics, is

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025 Slot 3 QA question 1

Q2:

CAT 2024 Slot 3

Set Theory

Medium

In a group of 250250 students, the percentage of girls was at least 44%44\% and at most 60%60\%. The rest of the students were boys. Each student opted for either swimming or running or both. If 50%50\% of the boys and 80%80\% of the girls opted for swimming while 70%70\% of the boys and 60%60\% of the girls opted for running, then the minimum and maximum possible number of students who opted for both swimming and running, are

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Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2024 Slot 3 QA question 2

Q3:

CAT 2022 Slot 1

Set Theory

Hard

In a class of 100100 students, 7373 like coffee, 8080 like tea and 5252 like lemonade. It may be possible that some students do not like any of these three drinks. Then the difference between the maximum and minimum possible number of students who like all the three drinks is

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2022 Slot 1 QA question 3

Q4:

CAT 2020 Slot 2

Set Theory

Medium

Students in a college have to choose at least two subjects from Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. The number of students choosing all three subjects is 1818, choosing Mathematics as one of their subjects is 2323 and choosing Physics as one of their subjects is 2525. The smallest possible number of students who could choose Chemistry as one of their subjects is

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2020 Slot 2 QA question 4

Q5:

CAT 2019 Slot 1

Set Theory

Medium

A club has 256256 members of whom 144144 can play football, 123123 can play tennis, and 132132 can play cricket. Moreover, 5858 members can play both football and tennis, 2525 can play both cricket and tennis, while 6363 can play both football and cricket. If every member can play at least one game, then the number of members who can play only tennis is

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2019 Slot 1 QA question 5

Q6:

CAT 2018 Slot 2

Set Theory

Medium

If A={62n−35n−1:n=1,2,3,…}A=\left\{6^{2 n}-35 n-1: n=1,2,3, \ldots\right\} and B={35(n−1):n=1,2,3,…}B=\{35(n-1): n=1,2,3, \ldots\} then which of the following is true?

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 2 QA question 6

Q7:

CAT 2018 Slot 2

Set Theory

Medium

For two sets AA and BB, let AΔBA \Delta B denote the set of elements which belong to AA or BB but not both. If P={1,2,3,4},Q={2,3,5,6},,R={1,3,7,8,9},S=P=\{1,2,3,4\}, Q=\{2,3,5,6\},, R=\{1,3,7,8,9\}, S= {2,4,9,10}\{2,4,9,10\}, then the number of elements in (PΔQ)Δ(RΔS)(P \Delta Q) \Delta(R \Delta S) is

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Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 2 QA question 7

Q8:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Set Theory

Medium

If among 200200 students, 105105 like pizza and 134134 like burger, then the number of students who like only burger can possibly be

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Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 1 QA question 8

Q9:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Set Theory

Medium

Each of 7474 students in a class studies at least one of the three subjects H,EH, E and PP. Ten students study all three subjects, while twenty study HH and EE , but not PP . Every student who studies PP also studies HH or EE or both. If the number of students studying HH equals that studying EE, then the number of students studying HH is