Q. Consider the following relation on subsets of the set S of integers between 1 and 2014. For two distinct subsets U and V of S we say U < V if the minimum element in the symmetric difference of the two sets is in U. Consider the following two statements:

S1: There is a subset of S that is larger than every other subset.
S2: There is a subset of S that is smaller than every other subset.

Which one of the following is CORRECT?

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Q. Let G be a group with 15 elements. Let L be a subgroup of G. It is known that L != G and that the size of L is at least 4. The size of L is __________.

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Q. If V1 and V2 are 4-dimensional subspaces of a 6-dimensional vector space V, then the smallest possible dimension of V1 ∩ V2 is ______.

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Q. There are two elements x, y in a group (G,∗) such that every element in the group can be written as a product of some number of x's and y's in some order. It is known that

x ∗ x = y ∗ y = x ∗ y ∗ x ∗ y = y ∗ x ∗ y ∗ x = e

where e is the identity element. The maximum number of elements in such a group is __________.

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Q. Consider the set of all functions f: {0,1, … ,2014} → {0,1, … ,2014} such that f(f(i)) = i, for all 0 ≤ i ≤ 2014. Consider the following statements:

P. For each such function it must be the case that
for every i, f(i) = i.
Q. For each such function it must be the case that
for some i, f(i) = i.
R. Each such function must be onto.

Which one of the following is CORRECT?

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Q. Let E, F and G be finite sets. Let X = (E ∩ F) - (F ∩ G) and Y = (E - (E ∩ G)) - (E - F). Which one of the following is true?

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Q. Given a set of elements N = {1, 2, ..., n} and two arbitrary subsets A⊆N and B⊆N, how many of the n! permutations π from N to N satisfy min(π(A)) = min(π(B)), where min(S) is the smallest integer in the set of integers S, and π(S) is the set of integers obtained by applying permutation π to each element of S?

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Q. Let A, B and C be non-empty sets and let X = (A - B) - C and Y = (A - C) - (B - C). Which one of the following is TRUE?

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Q. The set {1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14} is a group under multiplication modulo 15. The inverses of 4 and 7 are respectively

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Q. Let R and S be any two equivalence relations on a non-empty set A. Which one of the following statements is TRUE?

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Q. Let f: B → C and g: A → B be two functions and let h = f o g. Given that h is an onto function. Which one of the following is TRUE?

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Q. What is the minimum number of ordered pairs of non-negative numbers that should be chosen to ensure that there are two pairs (a, b) and (c, d) in the chosen set such that "a ≡ c mod 3" and "b ≡ d mod 5" .

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Q. Consider the binary relation:

S = {(x, y) | y = x+1 and x, y ∈ {0, 1, 2, ...}}

The reflexive transitive closure of S is

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Q. The following is the incomplete operation table a 4-element group.
 *  e  a  b  c
 e  e  a  b  c
 a  a  b  c  e
 b
 c
The last row of the table is

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Q. The inclusion of which of the following sets into

S = {{1, 2}, {1, 2, 3}, {1, 3, 5}, (1, 2, 4), (1, 2, 3, 4, 5}}

is necessary and sufficient to make S a complete lattice under the partial order defined by set containment ?

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Q. Consider the set ∑* of all strings over the alphabet ∑ = {0, 1}. ∑* with the concatenation operator for strings

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Q. Let (5, ≤) be a partial order with two minimal elements a and b, and a maximum element c.

Let P : S → {True, False} be a predicate defined on S.
Suppose that P(a) = True, P(b) = False and
P(x) ⇒ P(y) for all x, y ∈ S satisfying x ≤ y,
where ⇒ stands for logical implication.

Which of the following statements CANNOT be true ?

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Q. Let f : A → B be an injective (one-to-one) function.

Define g : 2^A → 2^B as :
g(C) = {f(x) | x ∈ C}, for all subsets C of A.
Define h : 2^B → 2^A as :
h(D) = {x | x ∈ A, f(x) ∈ D}, for all subsets D of B.

Which of the following statements is always true ?

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Q. Which of the following is true?

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Q. The binary relation S = ф (empty set) on set A = {1, 2, 3} is :

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