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VENN DIAGRAM
Max. Marks : 30
1.

No. of Qs. 30

Time : 25 min.

Choose the diagram which represents the relationship among

the following:
Capsules: Antibiotics : Injections

5.

(a)

Date : ........./......../................

Which one of the following diagrams represent the correct

relationship among Judge, Thief and Criminal?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(b)

6.
(c)

(d)
2.

3.

7.

In a survey, 70% of those surveyed owned a car and 75% of

those surveyed owned a TV. If 55% owned both a car and a
TV, what percent of those surveyed did not own either a car
or a TV?
(a) 25%
(b) 20%
(c) 10%
(d) 5%
Which diagram correctly represents the relationship between
politicians, poets and women?

(a)
4.

(b)

(c)

(d)

There are 80 families in a small extension area. 20 percent of

these families own a car each. 50 per cent of the remaining
families own a motor cycle each. How many families in that
extension do not own any vehicle?
(a) 30
(b) 32
(c) 23
(d) 36

RESPONSE
GRID

1.
6.

b c d

b c d

2.
7.

b c d

b c d

Out of 100 families in the neighbourhood, 50 have radios, 75

have TVs and 25 have VCRs. Only 10 families have all three
and each VCR owner also has a TV. If some families have
radio only, how many have only TV?
(a) 30
(b) 35
(c) 40
(d) 45
Which of the following diagrams represents the relationship
among Sun, Moon and Star?

(a)
8.

9.

3.
8.

(b)

(c)

(d)

In a survey of a town, it was found that 65% of the people

surveyed watch the news on T.V., 40% read a newspaper
and 25% read a newspaper and watch the news on T.V.
What per cent of the people surveyed neither watch the news
on T.V. nor read a newspaper?
(a) 5%
(b) 10%
(c) 20%
(d) 15%
Which diagram correctly represents the relationship between
Human beings, Teachers, Graduates?
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

b c d

b c d

4.
9.

b c d

b c d

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5.

b c d

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10. Which one of the following Venn diagram represents the
best relationship between Snake, Lizard, Reptiles?

(a)

15. If a person has intelligence, character and position, which

figure represents all of these?

(b)

(c)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
16. Which number space indicates Indian teachers who are also
advocates ?

(d)

Indians

11. In the following figure, which number represents the Women

Doctors who are not Employed?

Advocates

Women
5

Teachers
(a)
(c)

7
8

Doctors
(a) 7
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 8
12. Which one of the following diagrams best depicts the
relationship among Tiger, Lions and Animals?
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Employed

2
3

2
4

(b) 3
(d) 6

17. How many students take Maths and Physics but not Spanish?
Maths
Spanish

58

3
12

13. Which one of the following diagrams best depicts the

relationship among people, women and mothers?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d) None of these

Physics
(a) 12
(b) 7
(c) 3
(d) 5
18. In the figure given below, what does B represent?

Students

14. Which one of the following diagrams best depicts the

relationship among Boys, Students and Athletes?

A
C

B D

Singers

Dancers

(a)

RESPONSE
GRID

(b)

(c)

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

(d)

Students who are singers

Students who are dancers
Students who are both singers and dancers
Students who cannot dance

10.

b c d

11.

b c d

12.

b c d

13.

b c d

15.

b c d

16.

b c d

17.

b c d

18.

b c d

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14.

b c d

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19. A represent persons who talk Tamil. B represents persons
who talk Telugu. C represents persons who talk Kannada.
D represents persons who talk Hindi.

23. In the following figure

represents hardworking .
represents sincere and
represents intelligent. Find out
the hardworking who are intelligent but not sincere.
5

K H I

C
4 1
6

D
(a) F, H
(b) F, K
(c) K, I
(d) H, K
20. In the following diagram, rectangle represents people who
read English newspaper, circle represents urban, and triangle
represents people who read Kannada newspaper. Which
region represents non-urban people who read English
newspaper?

(a)
(c)
24.

2
7
3

1
3

(b) 2
(d) 4

English
Marathi
105
170
180
175
85
78
Hindi
200

N
M

The above diagram shows the survey on a sample of 1000

persons with reference to their knowledge of English, Hindi
and Marathi. How many knew only Hindi?
(a) 85
(b) 175
(c) 78
(d) 200

O
P

(a) N
(b) M
(c) P
(d) O
21. Which figure represent the relationship among Sun, Moon,
Molecule?
(a)

25.
6
7
2
8 1
10

(b)
11

5
4

(c)

(d)
12

22. Choose from the following diagrams (a), (b), (c) and (d) the
one that illustrates the relationship among three given classes:
North America, United States of America, New York

(a)

RESPONSE
GRID

(b)

(c)

In the above figure, the circle stands for employed, the square
stands for social worker, the triangle stands for illiterate and
the rectangle stands for truthful. Study the figure and answer
the questions which region represents literate, employed
people who are neither truthful nor social worker.
(a) 11
(b) 4
(c) 9
(d) 10

(d)

19.

b c d

20.

b c d

24.

b c d

25.

b c d

21.

b c d

22.

b c d

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b c d

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26. In the following diagram, the triangle represents Mothers,
circle represents Teachers and the rectangle stands for
Women. Which letter (out of A, B, C and D) represents women
who are mothers as also teachers?
A
C

(a) B
(b) D
(c) C
(d) A
27. Which one of the following diagrams represents the correct
relationship among Poison, Bio-products and Food?
(b)

(c)

(c)

(d)

30. Indicate which figure will best represent the relationship

amongst the three:
Legumes Seeds, Peas, Kidney Beans
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(d)

28. In the given figure the triangle represents people who visited
Mysore, the circle represents people who visited Ooty, the
square represents people who visited Munnar. The portion
which represents people who visited both Mysore and Ooty
is

RESPONSE
GRID

(a) D
(b) G
(c) B
(d) C
29. Which one of the following diagrams best depicts the
relationship among pen, pencils, stationery?
(a)
(b)

(a)

26.

b c d

27.

b c d

28.

b c d

29.

b c d

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30.

b c d

HINTS AND EXPLANATIONS

1.

(c)

Capsules are different from Injections. But, both are used as

antibiotics.

Criminal
Thief

Antibiotics
Capsules

Injections
6.

(c)

25 have VCRs and each VCR owner also has a TV.

Therefore, the TV owners who have not VCRs 75 25 = 50.
Now, 10 have all the three. Therefore, 50 10 = 40 have only
TV.

7.

2.

(c)

TV
20

(d)

Sun is a star. Moon is a satellite.

Car
15

55

Star
Sun

Per cent of those surveyed who did not own either a car or a
TV

Moon

= 100 (20 + 55 + 15)

= 100 90 = 10%
3.

(d)

Some politicians may be poets and vice-versa.

Some politicians may be women and vice-versa.

8.

(c)

Politicians

No poet can be women as women poet is called poetess.

Poets

TV
40

N
ew
sp
ap
er
15

25

Women
Required percentage

4.

(b)

20
80 = 16
20% of 80 =
100

= 100 (40 + 25 + 15) = 20%

9.

(a)

Some teachers may be graduates and vice-versa.

All teachers and all graduates are human beings.

50% of remaining

The families which do not own any vehicle.

= 80 (32 + 16)
= 80 48 = 32
5.

(c) Judge is different from both the thief and criminal.

Human Beings
Graduates

50
= 32
100

Teacher

= (80 16)

The thief comes under the class criminal.

Judge

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10. (d)

Intelligence and character (good) provide position in the

society, Thus,

Snake is different from Lizard, but both are reptiles.

Reptiles
Position

Snake

11. (a)
12. (c)

Lizard

The required region should be common to triangle and circle

but outside the rectangle. Such region is marked 7.

Lion

Tiger

All mothers are women.

16. (b)

Indian teachers who are also advocates can be represented by

the region common to all the three circles. Such region is
marked 3

17. (a)

12 students take Maths and Physics but not Spanish.

18. (b)

B represents such students who are dancers also but not

singers.

19. (a)

F and H talks three languages.

20. (b)

The required region should be outside the circle and the triangle
and be present in the rectangle. Such region is marked M.

21. (c)

Every thing is composed of molecules. Sun is different from

Moon.

Tiger is different from Lion. Both are Animals.

Animal

13. (b)

All women are people.

People

Molecules

Women
Sun

Mothers

14. (a)

Some boys are students

22. (a)

Some students are boys.

Moon

New York is a city of North America. North America comes

under United States of America.

Some students are athletes.

USA

Some athletes are students.

Some boys are athletes.

NA

Some athletes are boys.

NY

Some boys who are students are athletes.

Some students who are boys are athletes.
Some athletes who are students are boys.
Intelligence may be considered as a part of character.

Inte
l

lige
nce

er

Thus,

Cha
ract

15. (a)

23. (b)

The required region should be common to circle and square

and outside the triangle. Such region is marked 2.

24. (d)

It is clear from the diagram 200 knew only Hindi.

25. (c)

The required region should be only in circle. Such region is

marked 9.

26. (c)

Women who are mothers as well as teachers can be represented

by C.

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27. (b)

Some bio-products are food while some other bio-products

are poison.

BioProducts

Poison

30. (b)

Pea is different from kidney bean. But both are Leguminous

seeds.

Food
Leguminous
Seeds
Pea

28. (d)

The required portion should be common to the triangle and

the circle. Such portion is marked C.

29. (c)

Pen is different from Pencil. But both are stationery items.

Kidney
Bean

Stationery

Pen

Pencil

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