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Venn diagrams are pictorial way of represent the set of article. Engineer Doctor
There are different regions which needs proper understanding
for solving problems based on given Venn diagrams. 2
1 5
TYPE- I
Ex:
Case - I: 7
6 4
P Q
3

Two articles: IA IIAB IB Farmer

1 Engineer
2 Doctor
here IA represents only A 3 Farmer
IB represents only B 4 Doctor who is farmer also
IIAB represents A and B 5 Engineer who is doctor also
6 Engineer who is farmer also
7 Person who is Engineer, doctor and farmer.
2
For example : 1 EXAMPLE 1. In the following venn diagram identify the
3
number which denotes Doctor who know both swimming and
dancing.
represents student passed in English
represents student passed in Reasoning.
1 represents student passed in English only.
2 represents student passed in Reasoning only
3 represents student passed in both English Reasoning 7 5
both.
Case: - II Three articles 6 4
2
Q 1
P

1 5 2

7 swimmers
6 4
doctors
3
dancers
R
(a) 5 (b) 3
1 represents P only (c) 4 (d) 6
2 represents Q only
3 represents R only Sol. (c) Area 4 which is common to and
4 represents Q and R (not P)
represents the required condition.
5 represents P and Q (not R)
6 represents P and R (not Q)
7 represents P, Q and R

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TYPE II Note 5:- If three group of things are related to each other.
Note 1- When one class of items is completely included in the
another class of item and is represented by the given diagram.
I II
II

I III

Ex:- Graduate, Engineer and Doctor

Graduate may be Engineer and Doctor.
eg:- I Mango Note 6: When two group of items are completely unrelated to
II Fruit each other while they are partly related with third group of item
Here all mango are fruit. and is shown in.
Note 2: If two classes of item are completely different from each
other but they all are completely included in third class then the
relationship is represent of the diagram. I II III
III
I II Ex:- Cloth, Red, Flowers.
Some cloth are Red and also some Flowers are red.

Note 7:- When group of items are completely different from each
eg: I represent potato other
II represent onion
III represent vegetable
Note 3 : If two group of items having some common relationship I II
and both of them are all included in third class then the
relationship is represented by the diagram.
III
III

I II Red, Yellow, Black

These are all different colour.

EXAMPLE 2. Diagrammatic representation of the following:

Ex:-Brother, Father, Male.
(1) Women, Doctors, Anchors
I Brother
(2) Tall men, Black haired people, Indians
II Father
(3) Mars, Solar System, Universe
III Male
(4) Girls, Boys, Students
Some Brother may be Father and all are male.
(5) Children, Men, Women
Sol.
Note 4: When one class of item is completely included in another
(1) D W
group while third is not related to both of them then such condition
are diagrammatically represented by D Doctor
W Women
A Anchors
II A
Some women are doctors and some are anchors. Among
I these women, some are both doctors and anchors.
III (2) T B
T Tall men
B Black haired people
I Indians
Ex:- Cricketer, player and farmer
I Cricketer I
II Player Some Indians are tall men. Some Indians have black hair.
III Farmer Among these Indians, some Indians are tall men with black
hair.
All cricketers are players but farmers not.
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(3) U
S
M U Universe
S Solar System 1
M Mars 3 6
2 4 5
Universe contains Solar System and Solar System contains 7
Mars.
(4) S Give the answers of the following questions :
(1) Which region represents young, uneducated and employed
G B
G Girls persons?
B Boys
S Students (2) Which region represents educated, employed and young
persons?
(3) Which region represents young, educated and unemployed
Girls and boys are students.
persons?
(5) C (4) Which region represents young, uneducated and
C Children unemployed persons?
W M W Women Sol.
M Men
(1) Region 4, because this region is common to all three.
(2) Region 2, because this region is common between young
Children, Women and Men are three different groups. persons and employed persons but not with uneducated.
Some times venn diagram can be represented by different (3) Region 1, because this region contains only young
types of geometrical figures. persons not a part of uneducated region and employed
region.
EXAMPLE 3. Triangle represents young persons, circle
(4) Region 3, because this region is common between young
represents uneducated persons and rectangle represents
persons and uneducated persons but not included in
employed persons.
employed region.

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1. Which one of the following Venn diagrams represents the

best relationship between Snake, Lizard, Reptiles?
(a) (b)

(a) (b)
(c) (d)

6. Which of the following four diagram represent correctly

the relationship between musician, instrumentalists,
violinists?
(c) (d)

2. Which diagram correctly represents the relationship (a) (b)

between Human beings, Teachers, Graduates?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

7. Choose the diagram which represent the relationship among

the following :- Capsules, Antibiotics, Injection.

(c) (d)
(a) (b)
3. Which of the following diagram represents the relationship
among sun, moon and stars?

(c) (d)

8. Selects the figures which represents the relationship

between athletes, football players and cricket-players.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4. Which of the following diagram represents correct
relationship Judge, Thief, Criminal? (a) (b)

(a) (b) (c) (d)

9. Which of the following diagram represents the country,

states and District?
(c) (d)
(a) (b)
5. Which diagram correctly represent the relationship between
politician, poets and women?
(c) (d)

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10. Which of the diagram represents the given statements:- 24. Which one of the following diagramsre represent correct
Some of the players are tennis players, some tennis players relationship among pigeon, birds, dogs ?
are hockey players. No Cricket player is a hockey players?

(1) (2) (3) (4)

(a) (b)
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
25. In the given figure in a garden, square represent the area
where jackfruit trees are grown, circle represent mango
(c) (d) trees and triangle represent coconut trees. Which number
represent the common area in which all types of trees are
Directions (Qs. 11-20) : In each of these questions, three words grown.
are related in some way. The relationship among the words in
question can best represents by one of the five diagram. 1
8 2
7 3 5
9
(a) (b)
(a) 4 (b) 3
(c) 7 (d) 8
26. In the following venn diagram, Identify the politicians from
(c) (d) urban areas who are corrupt.
Rural people
11. Cabinet, Home Minister, Minister. 1
12. Professors, Researchers, Scientists. 2
13. Men, Rodents, Living beings.
14. Parents, Mothers, Fathers. 3 4
15. Nitrogen, Ice, Air. 5
Politician 7 8 9 Urban people
16. Musicians, Singers, Women
17. Elephants, Carnivore, Tiger.
18. Rings, Ornaments, Diamond Rings.
19. Indoor games, Chess, Table tennis. 12
11
20. Fish, Herring, Animal living in water
21. Which one of the following diagrams represents the
Corrupt people
relationship among Delhi, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh?
(a) 4 (b) 8
(c) 9 (d) 10
(a) (b) 27 In the following figure, the boys who are cricketer and sober
are indicated by which number ?
Cricketer
(c) (d)
10
7 Sober
22. Which one of the following diagrams represents the correct
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relationship among day, week, year?
2 9 Boys
(a) (b)
Girls 4 1
8
(c) (d) (a) 6 (b) 5
(c) 4 (d) 2
23. Which one of the following diagrams best depicts the
28. Which are the numbers that makes their presence felt in
relationship among Homan Society - Youth Club. Political
only one of the geometric figures.
Party and Youths ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

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32.
1 3
1 2
6 5
10 11 4 6
2
9
3 8 7 9 7
8
4
Girls
Athletics
(a) 4, 6, 7 (b) 1, 2, 9
(c) 3, 7, 9 (d) 2, 3, 8 Boys
29. In the following venn diagram identify the better which
Disciplined
denotes players who are also doctors but not artist.
The boys who are athletic and are disciplined are indicated
A Player
by which numbers.
(a) 1 (b) 4
B G (c) 6 (d) 10
C
Doctor Directions (Qs. 33-39) : The following question are based on
D E the diagram given below.
F
3 10 7
H 12
8 6 13

Artist 4
(a) B + E (b) E 9 11 14
(c) B (d) A
30. In the given figure, the circle represents boys, triangle 5
represents players and square represents rurals. What
portion represents rural sports boys.
Rectangle represents males
Triangle represents educated
Circle represents urban
B C
Square represents civil servants
A D 33. Who among the following is an educated male who is not
an urban resident?
E F (a) 4 (b) 5
(c) 11 (d) 9
(a) E (b) F
34. Who among the following is neither a civil servant nor
(c) D (d) B
educated but is urban and not a male?
(a) 2 (b) 3
31. School children
(c) 6 (d) 10
a 35. Who among the following is a female urban resident and
b also a civil servant?
d c (a) 6 (b) 7
f (c) 10 (d) 13
Artist
e 36. Who among the following is an educated male who hails
from urban?
g (a) 4 (b) 7
(c) 10 (d) 13
Singers
37. Who among the following is uneducated and also an urban
Above diagram represents school children, artist and
male?
singers. Study the diagram and identify the region. Which
(a) 2 (b) 3
represents those school children who are artists not singers.
(c) 11 (d) 12
(a) a (b) b
38. Who among the following is only a civil servant but neither
(c) f (d) e
a male or urban oriented and uneducated?
(a) 7 (b) 8
(c) 9 (d) 14

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39. Who among the following is a male urban oriented and also Directions (Q s. 44-47) : Refer to the followin g Venn
a civil servant but not educated? diagram :
(a) 13 (b) 12
(c) 6 (d) 10 HISTORY

Directions (Qs. 40-43) : In the figure below there are three 16

intersecting circles each represents certain section of people GEOGRAPHY
different region are marked a.g. Read the statement in each of the
14 13 12
following questions and choose the letter of the region which
correctly represent the statements. 9 18 20 18 9
A B 13
15 16
MATHEMATICS
a b f
Chinese Painter 19 SCIENCE
c
d e
44. The number of students who took any three of the above
g Musicians subjects was
(a) 62 (b) 63
(c) 64 (d) 66
C 45. The number of students in total, who took History or
40. Chinese who are painters but not musicians? Mathematics or Science, was
(a) b (b) c (a) 183 (b) 190
(c) d (d) g (c) 424 (d) 430
41. Painter who are neither Chinese nor musician? 46. The number of students who took both History and
(a) b (b) c Geography among other subjects was
(c) f (d) g (a) 62 (b) 63
42. Chinese who are musicians but not painters? (c) 65 (d) 66
(a) d (b) c 47. Which subject was taken by the largest number of students?
(c) b (d) a (a) Mathematics (b) Science
43. Chinese who are painters as well as musicians? (c) Geography (d) History
(a) a (b) b 48. Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship
(c) c (d) d among classes given below :
Food, Curd, Spoons

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

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ANSWER KEY
1 (d) 7 (c) 13 (c) 19 (b) 25 (b) 31 (b) 37 (d) 43 (c)
2 (a) 8 (b) 14 (c) 20 (c) 26 (c) 32 (b) 38 (a) 44 (a)
3 (d) 9 (c) 15 (d) 21 (c) 27 (d) 33 (c) 39 (c) 45 (a)
4 (c) 10 (c) 16 (a) 22 (a) 28 (b) 34 (b) 40 (a) 46 (b)
5 (d) 11 (b) 17 (d) 23 (b 29 (c) 35 (c) 41 (c) 47 (b)
6 (a) 12 (a) 18 (b) 24 (a) 30 (c) 36 (a) 42 (a) 48 (d)

1. (d) Snake is different from Lizard but both are reptiles.

Reptiles Instrumentalists
Snake
6. (a)
Lizard Violinists

2. (a) Some teachers may be graduates and vice-versa all

teachers and all graduates are human beings.
Musicians

Human being
7. (c) Capsules are different from injection but both are uses
as antibiotics.
Teacher Graduate 8. (b) Some athletes may be football players and vice-versa.
Some athletes may be cricket players and vice-versa.
Some athletes may be both football players and cricket
players.
3. (d) Sun is stars. Moon is a satellite.
Some cricket players may be football players and vice-
Star versa.

9. (c)
Sun States
Moon
District Country
4. (c) Judge is different from both the thief and criminal.

Judge
Thief
10. (c) Hockey
Criminal
5. (d) Some politician may be poets and vice-versa. Tennis
Cricket
Some politician may be women and vice-versa.
11. (b) Home minister is a minister, minister is part of cabinet.
No poets can be women as women poets is called
12. (a) Some professor may be scientist or researcher.
poetess.
13. (c) Men, Rodents are entirely differents, but both are living
beings.
Poets Politician Women 14. (c) Mother and Father are entirely different but both are
parents.
15. (d) Nitrogen is air but ice is different.
16. (a) All three items are partly related.
17. (d) Tiger is a carnivore, while elephant is not.
18. (b) Herring is type of fish, fish belongs to the class of
water animals.
19. (b) All diamonds rings are rings, all rings are ornaments.

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20. (c) Chess and table tennis are differents but both are indoor
games. 30. (c) Area common to , and
33. (c) Area common to and
34. (b) circle only
35. (c) Area not common to rectangle but common to square
21. (c) and circle.
36. (a) Area common to Rectangle, Circle, Triangle
37. (d) Area common to Rectangle and Circle.
38. (a) Only area of square.
Delhi is separate state while Lucknow is part of Uttar 39. (c) Area common to rectangle, square and circle.
Pradesh. 40-43

22. (a) Year

Week Athletes Football players

Day
Cricket players

40. (a) Required region is one which is common to circle A

Youths and B.
41. (c) Area that contain only B.
23. (b) Political 42. (a) Area common to A and C.
Youth club 43. (c) Common area of A, B and C
Party
44. (a) The required set of students is denoted by region
Birds
common to any three circle only
\ Required number = (13 + 13 + 18 + 18) = 62.
Pigeon Dogs
24. (a) 45. (a) The required set of students is denoted by regions
lying inside the circles representing History,
25. (b) 3 represents the area common to all types. Mathematics and Science. \ Required number = (9 +
14 + 18 + 15 + 16 + 13 + 13 + 20 + 18 + 13 + 16 + 19) = 183.
26. (c) Required area common to , , . 46. (b) The required set of students is denoted by the regions
common to the circles representing History and
27. (d) Regioins Geography.
1 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 \ Required number = (20 + 13 + 12 + 18) = 63.
Persons
Boys W
47. (b) Number of students who took History
= (16 + 12 + 18 + 20 + 18 + 14 + 13) = 111.
Girls V Number of students who took Geography
Sober d = (9 + 16 + 13 + 20 + 13 + 12 + 18) = 101.
Cricketer X Number of students who took science
= (19 + 15 + 18 + 20 + 18 + 16 + 13) = 119.
Region 2 presents the boys who are cricketer and sober. Number of students who took mathematics
28. (b) 1 represent only Circle. = (9 + 14 + 13 + 20 + 13 + 15 + 18) = 102.
2 represent only Rectangle.
9 represent only another Rectangle. Food
29. (c) Area common to and . 48. (d) Curd Spoons

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