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SSC Pure Mathematics QUESTION #11182
Question 1
Which of the following is nowhere dense in $\mathbb{R}$?
  • $\mathbb{R}\setminus\mathbb{Z}$
  • $\mathbb{Z}$✔️
  • $\cup(n,n+1),\,n\in\mathbb{Z}$
  • $\mathbb{Q}$
Correct Answer Explanation
A set $A$ is nowhere dense if the interior of its closure is empty. $\mathbb{Z}$ is closed and its interior is empty (no open interval is contained in $\mathbb{Z}$), so $\overline{\mathbb{Z}}^0 = \mathbb{Z}^0 = \emptyset$. Thus $\mathbb{Z}$ is nowhere dense. $\mathbb{Q}$ is dense in $\mathbb{R}$ (not nowhere dense); $\mathbb{R}\setminus\mathbb{Z}$ is open and dense.