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JEE Main 20198 AprilMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2019
Date
8 April
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Mathematical Reasoning

JEE Main 2019 · 8 April · Morning Shift · Mathematics · Mathematical Reasoning

The contrapositive of the statement “If you are born in...

The contrapositive of the statement “If you are born in India, then you are a citizen of India”, is

Options

  1. AIf you are not born in India, then you are not a citizen of India.
  2. BIf you are a citizen of India, then you are born in India.
  3. CIf you are born in India, then you are not a citizen of India.
  4. DIf you are not a citizen of India, then you are not born in India.

Correct answer

D. If you are not a citizen of India, then you are not born in India.

Step-by-step solution

As we know, contrapositive of p→qp \to q is ∼q→∼p∼ q \to ∼ p
Hence, required contrapositive statement is “If you are not a citizen of India, then you are not born in India”.
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