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Let X be a non empty set and S be the collection of all subsets of X. A relation R in S is defined by R={(A,B):A⊆B}R=\{(A,B): A\subseteq B\}, where X⊆YX\subseteq Y means XX is proper subset of YY. Then R is:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

With proper inclusion, AA is never a proper subset of itself, so RR is not reflexive.

If A⊂BA\subset B then B⊂AB\subset A fails, so RR is not symmetric. But A⊂BA\subset B and B⊂CB\subset C force A⊂CA\subset C, so RR is transitive only.

Note: The relation is written with the symbol ⊆\subseteq but defined as proper subset; we have used the proper-subset meaning stated in the question.

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