GateAI
Propositional and First-Order Logic

GATE CSE 2014 Set 3 · Q53

MCQ2 marksEasy

Time

The CORRECT formula for the sentence, “not all rainy days are cold” is

Select one answerSingle correct

Pick an option to check

Solution

Step-by-step verified solution

Official answer: D) ∃ d (Rainy(d) ∧ (d))

Propositional and First-Order Logic

To translate the English statement into first-order logic:

  1. Let Rainy(d)\text{Rainy}(d) mean "dd is a rainy day" and Cold(d)\text{Cold}(d) mean "dd is a cold day".

  2. "All rainy days are cold" is represented as:

    ∀d (Rainy(d)→Cold(d))\forall d\ (\text{Rainy}(d) \rightarrow \text{Cold}(d))
  3. "Not all rainy days are cold" is the negation of this statement: $$

eg \forall d\ (Rainy\text{Rainy}(d) \rightarrow Cold\text{Cold}(d))$$

  1. Using quantifier negation $

eg \forall d\ \phi \equiv \exists d\ eg \phi:: ∃d eg(Rainy(d)→Cold(d))\exists d\ eg(\text{Rainy}(d) \rightarrow \text{Cold}(d))$

  1. Applying the implication equivalence $

eg(P \rightarrow Q) \equiv P \land eg Q$:

∃d (Rainy(d)∧∼Cold(d))\exists d\ (\text{Rainy}(d) \land \sim\text{Cold}(d))

Thus, option D is the correct formula.

Try the question first, then check your work.

Think the official key or this write-up is wrong?

Report error or challenge

Examiner trap

The misconception this question tests

This Propositional and First-Order Logic previous year question is Q53 of the GATE CSE 2014 Set 3 paper. Find more GATE CSE PYQs on Propositional and First-Order Logic in Engineering Mathematics, or browse all GATE CSE PYQs.

Free diagnostic

Where do you stand for GATE?

Take the 20-minute diagnostic: the 3 topics that cost you the most marks, and a rank range. Or sit 5 related Propositional and First-Order Logic PYQs now with no account.

One GATE CSE PYQ every morning

An official question by email at 7 AM IST, with a link to its verified solution. Unsubscribe in one click.

Propositional and First-Order Logic in GATE CSE

Propositional and First-Order Logic has 18 GATE CSE PYQs across 16 papers from 2011 to 2026. 7 of them are 2-mark MCQs like this one, and GATE CSE 2014 Set 3 has 2.

How GATE tests Propositional and First-Order Logic

More from GATE CSE 2014 Set 3

Share this solution

A plain-text card for WhatsApp or Telegram study groups.

GateAI solution cardGATE CSE 2014 Set 3 · Q53 · MCQ

The CORRECT formula for the sentence, “not all rainy days are cold” is

Topic-wise GATE CS PYQs with verified steps

Independent practice explanation verified by the GateAI team. GATE is conducted by the IITs; question text follows the official paper.