JEE PYQ: Mathematical Reasoning Question 27
Question 27 - 2019 (08 Apr Shift 1)
The contrapositive of the statement “If you are born in India, then you are a citizen of India”, is:
(1) If you are not a citizen of India, then you are not born in India.
(2) If you are a citizen of India, then you are born in India.
(3) If you are born in India, then you are not a citizen of India.
(4) If you are not born in India, then you are not a citizen of India.
Type: MCQ
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Answer: (1)
Solution
Contrapositive of $p \to q$ is $\sim q \to \sim p$. So contrapositive is: “If you are not a citizen of India, then you are not born in India.”