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Q.(Continuing the same case study on relation R defined on the set of voters A — see 36(i) for full context.) Relation R is:

(a) Symmetric only
(b) Reflexive only
(c) Transitive only
(d) Equivalence relation
Haryana BsehBoard of School Education Haryana (Senior Secondary Part-I / Class 11) 2026MCQ· 1mImportance★★★★★
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Testing each property: R fails reflexivity (since only ~65% of voters actually voted, not everyone in A), but R IS symmetric and IS transitive whenever it holds — a case the listed 4 options don't fully capture.

Let's test each property of R={(V1,V2):V1,V2∈A, V1 and V2 both voted}R = \{(V_1,V_2): V_1,V_2\in A,\ V_1\text{ and }V_2\text{ both voted}\} against the full set AA (all eligible voters, not just those who voted):

Reflexive? This requires (a,a)∈R(a,a)\in R for every a∈Aa\in A, i.e. every eligible voter must have voted. Since the turnout is only about 65% (and we're explicitly told YY did not vote), this fails for people like YY: (Y,Y)∉R(Y,Y)\notin R. R is NOT reflexive.

Symmetric? If (a,b)∈R(a,b)\in R, then both aa and bb voted — which automatically means both bb and aa voted too, so (b,a)∈R(b,a)\in R. R IS symmetric.

Transitive? If (a,b)∈R(a,b)\in R and (b,c)∈R(b,c)\in R, then a,ba,b both voted and b,cb,c both voted — so aa and cc both voted, giving (a,c)∈R(a,c)\in R. R IS transitive.

Conclusion: RR is both symmetric and transitive, but not reflexive — so it is not an equivalence relation on the full set AA (it would be an equivalence relation only on the subset of people who actually voted).

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