State whether ‘or’ used in the following statements is exclusive o

1.	State whether ‘or’ used in the following statements is exclusive or inclusive. (i) Sun rises or moon sets (ii) To apply for a driving license, you should have a ration card or a pass port (iii) All integers are positive or negative
Answer» (i) Here ‘or’ is exclusive ∵ ‘sun rises’ and ‘moon sets’ cannot be true simultaneously (ii) Here ‘or’ is inclusive ∵ For license, one can have both ration card and a passport. (iii) Here ‘or’ is exclusive ∵ Integer cannot be both positive as well as negative.

State whether ‘or’ used in the following statements is exclusive or inclusive. (i) Sun rises or moon sets (ii) To apply for a driving license, you should have a ration card or a pass port (iii) All integers are positive or negative

Answer»

(i) Here ‘or’ is exclusive

∵ ‘sun rises’ and ‘moon sets’ cannot be true simultaneously

(ii) Here ‘or’ is inclusive

∵ For license, one can have both ration card and a passport.

(iii) Here ‘or’ is exclusive

∵ Integer cannot be both positive as well as negative.