Topology MCQs
Topology MCQs
Topology MCQs
Lecture 1
1. Topology studies geometric properties of objects that remain unchanged under
(a)Stretching (b)Bending
(c)Tearing (d)Twisting
(c)(d, X) (d)(X:X→ d)
Lecture 2
1. The set C[a, b] of all real continuous functions defined on [a, b] is a subset of the set of all real
valued ____ defined on [a, b]
2. The space C[a, b] for any functions f, g is a metric space under the metric defined by _______
𝑏
(a)𝑑(𝑓, 𝑔) = ∫𝑎 |𝑓(𝑥) − 𝑔(𝑥)| 𝑑𝑥 (b)𝑑(𝑓, 𝑔) = sup sup 𝑥 ∈ [𝑎, 𝑏] �|𝑓(𝑥) − 𝑔(𝑥)|�
𝑥∈[𝑎,𝑏]
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1 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≠ 𝑦
3. The set X makes a ______ metric space under the metric defined by 𝑑(𝑥, 𝑦) = {
0 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑦
(a)Discrete (b)Bounded
Lecture 3
1. The set 𝐵(𝑥0 ; 𝑟) = {𝑥 ∈ 𝑋: 𝑑(𝑥, 𝑥0 ) < 𝑟} with center x0 and radius r is called
(a)Ball (b)Sphere
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Lecture 4
1. Which one is called a neighborhood of the point x0 ∈ X in a metric space (X, d)?
(a)An open ball with center x0 (b)A close ball with center x0
2. If for A ⊆ (X, d), ∃ an open ball B(x; r) ∀ x ∈ A contained in A , then A is called ________ .
(a)(a, b) (b)(a, b]
(a)A ⊆ A0 (b)A ⊇ A0
Lecture 5
1. A point x of A is an interior point of A if for some r > 0, ∃ an open ball B(x; r) such that
(a)A0 = A (b)A0 = ∅
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(a)Interior (b)Sphere
5. Which one is not valid in general for the interiors of A and B given by A0 and B0 in (X, d)?
Lecture 6
1. Topology is a hybrid word composed of two words i.e. Topos _____ and logy ______ .
(a)Different (b)Same
6. Which statement is valid for a power set P(X) of a finite set X with n elements?
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(a)Subsets (b)Sub-classes
(a)⋃{U ∈ τ | U ∈ ∅} = ∅ (b)⋃{U ∈ τ | U ∈ ∅} = X
(c)⋂{U ∈ τ | U ∈ ∅} = X (d)∅, X ∈ τ
Lecture 7
1. How many topologies can be made on a 1-point set?
(a)Exactly 1 (b)Exactly 2
(a)Exactly 1 (b)Exactly 2
3. For X = {a, b, c}, τ = {∅, {b}, {a, b}, {b, c}, X} is not a topology because of the absence of _____ .
Lecture 8
1. The topology of a set containing only ∅ and the set itself is called _______ .
(a)Discrete topology (b)Indiscrete topology
(c)Trivial topology (d)Both b and c
2. The topology of a set equal to the power set of the set is called ________ .
(a)Discrete topology (b)Indiscrete topology
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Lecture 9
2. Arbitrary intersection is not used in defining a topology because it ______ to the topology.
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(a)Relative (b)Absolute
(a)Can be (b)Cannot be
6. A subset of a discrete topological space _______ open and close at the same time.
(a)Can be (b)Cannot be
7. The collection of all closed subsets A of X does not satisfy the condition
Lecture 10
1. The intersection of the topologies on a set is _______ .
3. Let a, b ∈ ℝ with usual order relation i.e. a < b then the open interval from a to b is
(a)a ∈ Ia ⊂ A (b)a ∈ Ia ⊃ A
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Lecture 11
1. Which one is the representation of a real plane?
(a)ℝ × ℝ (b)ℝ2
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Lecture 12
1. For A ⊂ X in (X, τ), the collection 𝜏𝐴 = {𝑉 = 𝑈 ∩ 𝐴|𝑈 𝜖 𝜏} of subsets of A is called ______ .
3. Let (𝐴, 𝜏𝐴 ) be a subspace of (𝑋, 𝜏), then H⊂ A is relative open to A iff ∃ an open G⊂ X such that
(a)H = G ∩ A (b)H ∩ G = A
(c)H ∩ G ⊆ A (d)H = G ∪ A
4. Let X = ℝ with usual topology and A = ℤ with relative discrete topology such that A⊂ X then
(a){x} = U ∩ ℤ (b){x} = U ∪ ℤ
(c){x} ⊂ U ∩ ℤ (d){x} ⊆ U ∩ ℤ
Lecture 13
1. Let (X, τ) be a topological space and A⊂ X, then x ∈ X is a limit pt. of A, iff ∀𝑈𝑥 ∈ 𝜏, 𝑥 ∈ 𝑈𝑥 , we’ve
3. Let X = {a, b, c, d, e}, τ = {∅, {a}, {c, d}, {a, c, d}, {b, c, d, e},X} and A = {a, b, c} then limit
points of A are ______ .
(a)a, b, c, d, e (b)b, d, e
(c)a, b, d, e (d)b, c
4. Let X = ℝ with usual topology and A = (0, 3) then ____ are the valid limit points of A.
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(a)7 (b)1.5, 3
(c)1.5, 7 (d)3, 7
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5. Let X = ℝ with usual topology and 𝐵 = {𝑛 | 𝑛 ∈ ℕ∗ } , then the only limit point of set B is ____.
(a)0 (b)∞
(c)-∞ (d)1
Lecture 14
1. Derived set of A ______ subset of A.
3. Let X = {a, b, c, d, e}, τ = {∅, {a}, {c, d}, {a, c, d}, {b, c, d, e},X} and A = {a, b, c} then derived set
of A i.e. A’ is _____ .
(a){a, b, c, d, e} (b){b, d, e}
(c){a, b, d, e} (d){b, c}
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4. Let X = ℝ with usual topology and 𝐵 = { | 𝑛 ∈ ℕ∗ } , then the derived set B’ = ____.
𝑛
(a){0} (b){∞}
(c){-∞} (d){1}
5. Let X = ℝ with usual topology and A = ℚ , then the derived set A’ = ____ .
(a)ℚ (b)ℚ’
(c)ℝ (d)∅
(c)Always X (d)Ac
7. In case of indiscrete space X, the derived set A’ of a subset A can be _____ depending on A.
(a)A’ = ∅ (b)A’ = Ac
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Lecture 15
1. A subset A of a topological space X is closed iff ________ .
(a)A’ ⊂ A (b)A’ ∈ A
4. Let X = {a, b, c, d}, τ = {∅, {a}, {a, c},{a, b, d},X} then the subset A = {b, d} is _______ .
(a)Closed (b)Open
(c)Empty (d)Both a and c
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5. Consider ℝ with usual topology, then a subset 𝐴 = {1, , , , …} is _______ .
2 3 4
(a)Closed (b)Open
(c)Empty (d)Both a and c
Lecture 16
1. A set A is a subset of a set B i.e. A ⊂ B iff _____ .
(a)Bc⊂ Ac (b)Ac⊂ Bc
(a)𝑼𝒙 ⊂ 𝑨𝑪 (b)𝑈𝑥 ⊂ 𝐴
(c)𝑈𝑥 ∉ 𝐴𝐶 (d)𝑈𝑥 = 𝐴
3. A subset A of a topological space X is open iff ∀ x ∈ A ∃ Ux (open set containing x) such that
(a)𝑈𝑥 ⊂ 𝐴𝐶 (b)𝑼𝒙 ⊂ 𝑨
(c)𝑈𝑥 ∉ 𝐴𝐶 (d)𝑈𝑥 = 𝐴
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4. Let X = {a, b, c, d}, τ = {∅, {a}, {a, c},{a, b, d},X} then mark the open set of the following:
5. Consider ℝ2 with usual topology and 𝐴 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ ℝ2 |𝑥 = 𝑦}. Then the set A is _____ .
6. Consider ℝ2 with usual topology and B= {(𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ ℝ2 |1 < 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 < 4}. Then the set B is ____ .
Lecture 17
1. If the class of all closed subsets of X containing A is 𝒞𝐴 , then the closure of A denoted as A̅ is ___ .
ഥ = ⋂𝑪∈𝓒 𝑪
(a)𝑨 𝑨
(b)𝐴̅ = ⋃𝐶∈𝒞𝒜 𝐶
2. Let C = {X, {c, d, e},{a, b, e}, {e}, {a}, ∅} be closed collection of X = {a, b, c, d, e}, and A = {c}
then A̅ = ______ .
(a){c, d, e} (b){a, b, e}
(c)X (d)∅
3. Let A̅ be the closure of A, then
(a)A̅ = A ∪ A’ (b)A̅ = A ∩ A’
(c)A̅ ∪ A = A’ (d)A̅ ∩ A = A’
6. For X = ℝ with usual topology and A = (0, 2], the closure of A i.e. A̅ = ____.
(a){0, 2} (b)(0, 2)
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(c)[0, 2] (d)(0, 2]
8. For A, B ⊂ X, if A ⊂ B then
(a)A̅ ⊂ B̅ (b)A̅ ⊃ B̅
(c)A̅ ⊆ B (d)A ⊇ B̅
(a)A̅ = X (b)A̅ = ∅
(a)ℚ is dense in ℝ ഥ =ℝ
(b)ℚ
Lecture 18
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1. Consider ℝ with usual topology and consider the sequence { } = {1, , , … } then
𝑛 2 3
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(a)Limit pt. of {𝑛} = 0 (b){𝑛} → 0
(a)0 (b)1
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Lecture 19
1. Let A ⊂ (X, τ). A point a ∈ A is an interior point of A iff ∃ Ua(open set containing a) such that
(a)𝑼𝒂 ⊂ 𝑨 (b)𝑈𝑎 = 𝐴
(c)𝑈𝑎 ∉ 𝐴 (d)None of these
2. Let X = {a, b, c, d} and τ = {∅, {a}, {a, b}, {a, c, d}, X}. Consider A = {a, c} then
(a)a is an interior point of A (b)c is an interior point of A
(c)a, c, are interior points of A (d)None of these
3. Let X = ℝ with usual topology and A = [0, 1) then ____ are the interior points of A.
(a)0.2, 0.3 (b)0, 1
(c)0, 1.1 (d)[0, 1]
4. Let (X, τ) be a topological space and A ⊂ X. Then interior of A i.e. A° = ________.
(a){𝑎 ∈ 𝐴|∃ 𝑈𝑎 ∈ 𝜏, 𝑎 ∈ 𝑈𝑎 ⊂ 𝐴} (b){𝑎 ∈ 𝐴|∃ 𝑈𝑎 ∈ 𝜏, 𝑎 ∈ 𝑈𝑎 ∉ 𝐴}
(c)Set of all interior points of A (d)Both a and c
5. Let X = {a, b, c, d} and τ = {∅, {a}, {a, b}, {a, c, d}, X}. Consider A = {a, b, c} then A° = ____.
(a){a, b} (b){a, b, c}
(c){a, b, d} (d){a, c}
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Lecture 20
1. Let A ⊂ (X, τ). A point a ∈ AC is an exterior point of A iff ∃ Ua(open set containing a) such that
(a)𝑼𝒂 ⊂ 𝑨𝑪 (b)𝑈𝑎 = 𝐴𝐶
(a){𝑎 ∈ 𝐴𝐶 |∃ 𝑈𝑎 ∈ 𝜏, 𝑎 ∈ 𝑈𝑎 ⊂ 𝐴𝐶 } (b){𝑎 ∈ 𝐴𝐶 |∃ 𝑈𝑎 ∈ 𝜏, 𝑎 ∈ 𝑈𝑎 ∉ 𝐴𝐶 }
(c)Set of all exterior points of A (d)Both a and c
4. Let X = ℝ with usual topology and ℚ ⊂ ℝ then Ext (ℚ) = ______ .
(a)ℚ (b)ℚ’
(c)∅ (d)ℝ
5. Let (X, τ) be a topological space and A⊂ X then a point x ∈ X is a boundary pt. of A iff ∀ Ux, we’ve
(a)𝑼𝒙 ∩ 𝑨 ≠ ∅ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑼𝒙 ∪ 𝑨 ≠ ∅ (b) 𝑈𝑥 ∩ 𝐴 ≠ ∅ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑈𝑥 ∪ 𝐴 = ∅
(c) 𝑈𝑥 ∩ 𝐴 = ∅ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑈𝑥 ∪ 𝐴 ≠ ∅ (d) 𝑈𝑥 ∩ 𝐴 = ∅ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑈𝑥 ∪ 𝐴 = ∅
6. Another name for boundary point is _______ .
(a)frontier point (b)continuity point
(c)divergence point (d)Both a and b
7. The boundary of a set A ⊂ X denoted by bd(A) contains all boundary points of A such that
𝑪
(a)𝒃𝒅(𝑨) = ൫𝑨° ∪ 𝑬𝒙𝒕(𝑨)൯ (b) 𝑏𝑑(𝐴) = ൫𝐴° ∪ 𝐸𝑥𝑡(𝐴)൯
𝐶
(c) 𝑏𝑑(𝐴) = ൫𝐴° ∩ 𝐸𝑥𝑡(𝐴)൯ (d) 𝑏𝑑(𝐴) = ൫𝐴° ∩ 𝐸𝑥𝑡(𝐴)൯
Lecture 21
1. Every element of τ can be written as a union of elements of β if β is ______
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Lecture 22
1. The basis Bℓ for lower limit topology on ℝ i.e. ℝℓ is given by the set ______.
(a){[a, b) | a, b ∈ ℝ } (b){(a, b] | a, b ∈ ℝ }
(c){[a, b] | a, b ∈ ℝ } (d){(a, b) | a, b ∈ ℝ } ∪ {(a, b)\K | a, b ∈ ℝ }
2. The basis BUP for upper limit topology on ℝ i.e. ℝUP is given by the set ______.
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(a){[a, b) | a, b ∈ ℝ } (b){(a, b] | a, b ∈ ℝ }
(c){[a, b] | a, b ∈ ℝ } (d){(a, b) | a, b ∈ ℝ } ∪ {(a, b)\K | a, b ∈ ℝ }
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3. Let K = {1, 2 , 3 , … } then the basis Bk for K-topology on ℝ i.e. ℝk is given by the set ______.
(a){[a, b) | a, b ∈ ℝ } (b){(a, b] | a, b ∈ ℝ }
(c){[a, b] | a, b ∈ ℝ } (d){(a, b) | a, b ∈ ℝ } ∪ {(a, b)\K | a, b ∈ ℝ }
4. Let Τ𝐴 = {𝑉 = 𝑈 ∩ 𝐴|𝑈 ∈ Τ} be subspace topology of A relative to (X, Τ), then basis BA = ______.
(a){𝑩𝑨 = 𝑩 ∩ 𝑨|𝑩 ∈ 𝜷} (b){𝐵𝐴 = 𝐵 ∪ 𝐴|𝐵 ∈ 𝛽}
(c){𝐵𝐴 ⊂ 𝐵 ∩ 𝐴|𝐵 ∈ 𝛽} (d)Both a and c
5. If β = {{a} , {b} , {a, c, d} } is basis for Τ on (X, Τ) then for the subset A={a, b, c} , BA = ________.
(a) {{a} , {b} , {a, c, d} } (b) {{a} , {b} , {a, c} }
Lecture 23
1. For (X, Τ) with basis β, a sub-collection S⊂ Τ is called a sub-basis for Τ iff ∀B ∈ β each B can be
written as ________ of elements of S.
(a)Closed subsets (b)Open subsets
(c)Arbitrary union (d)Finite intersection
2. Any class A of subsets of a nonempty set X is ________ for a unique topology Τ on X.
(a)Basis (b)Interior
(c)Derived Set (d)Exterior
3. β = {∅, {n} , [𝑛, 𝑛 + 1] ,ℝ| n∈ ℝ } is a basis for _________ on ℝ.
(a)Discrete topology (b)Indiscrete topology
(c)Subspace topology (d)All of these
4. Let 𝒮 be the sub-basis for τ, then a sub-basis for τA on A(where A⊂ X) i.e. 𝒮A = ________ .
(a){S ∩ A|S ∈ 𝒮} (b){S ∪ A|S ∈ 𝒮}
(c){S ∩ A|S ⊃ 𝒮} (d){S ∩ A|S = 𝒮}
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