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ONE MARKS QUESTI ONS (1-20)

1. The dimension of the vector space
( ) { }
; ,
ij ij ij ji
n n
V A a a C a a

= = e = over
field R is
(a.)
2
n
(b.)
2
1 n
(c.)
2
n n
(d.)
2
2
n

2. The minimal polynomial associated with
the matrix
0 0 3
1 0 2
0 1 1
(
(
(
(

is
(a.)
3 2
2 3 x x x
(b.)
3 2
2 3 x x x +
(c.)
3 2
3 3 x x x
(d.)
3 2
3 3 x x x +
3. For the function ( )
( )
1
sin
cos 1/
f z
z
| |
=
|
|
\ .
,
the point z = 0 is
(a.) a removable singularity
(b.) a pole
(c.) an essential singularity
(d.) a non-isolated singularity
4. Let
( )
15
0
.
n
n
f z z for z C
=
= e

If : 2 C z i =
then
( )
( )
15
C
f z dz
z i
=

}

(a.) ( ) 2 1 15 i i t +
(b.) ( ) 2 1 15 i i t
(c.) ( ) 4 1 15 i i t +
(d.) 2 i t
5. For what values of o and |, the quadrature
formula ( ) ( ) ( )
1
1
1 f x dx f f o |

~ +
}
is
exact for all polynomials of degree 1 s ?
(a.) 1, 1 o | = =
(b.) 1, 1 o | = =
(c.) 1, 1 o | = =
(d.) 1, 1 o | = =
6. Let | | : 0, 4 f R be a three times
continuously differentiable function. Then
the value of | | 1, 2, 3, 4 f is
(a.)
( ) "
3
f
for some ( ) 0, 4 e
(b.)
( ) "
6
f
for some ( ) 0, 4 e
(c.)
( ) "'
3
f
for some ( ) 0, 4 e
(d.)
( ) "''
6
f
for some ( ) 0, 4 e
7. Which one of the following is TRUE?
(a.) Every linear programming problem has
a feasible solution.
(b.) If a linear programming problem has
an optimal solution then it is unique.
(c.) The union of two convex sets is
necessarily convex.
(d.) Extreme points of the disk
2 2
1 x y + s
are the point on the circle
2 2
1 x y + = .
8. The dual of the linear programming
problem:
Minimize
T
c x subject to Ax b > and
0 x > is
(a.) Maximize
T
b w subject to
T
A w c > and
0 w>
(b.) Maximize
T
b w subject to
T
A w c s and
0 w>
(c.) Maximize
T
b w subject to
T
A w c s and
w is unrestricted
(d.) Maximize
T
b w subject to
T
A w c > and
w is unrestricted
9. The resolvent kernel for the integral
equation ( ) ( )
( )
( )
log2
x
t x
u x F x f u t dt

= +
}
is
(a.) ( ) cos x t
(b.) 1
(c.)
t x
e


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(d.)
( ) 2 t x
e


10. Consider the metrics
( ) ( ) ( )
( )
1/ 2
2
2
,
b
a
d f g f t g t dt =
}
and
( )
| |
( ) ( )
,
, sup
t a b
d f g f t g t

e
= on the space
| | , X C a b = of all real valued continuous
functions on| | , a b . Then which of the
following is TRUE?
(a.) Both ( )
2
, X d and ( ) , X d

are
complete.
(b.) ( )
2
, X d is complete but ( ) , X d

is
NOT complete.
(c.) ( ) , X d

is complete but ( )
2
, X d is
NOT complete.
(d.) Both ( )
2
, X d and ( ) , X d

are NOT
complete.
11. A function : f R R need NOT be
Lebesgue measurable if
(a.) f is monotone
(b.) ( ) { }
: x R f x o e > is measurable for
each R o e
(c.) ( ) { }
: x R f x o e = is measurable for
each R o e
(d.) For each open set G in ( )
1
, R f G

is
measurable
12. Let { }
1
n
n
e

=
be an orthonormal sequence in
a Hilbert space H and let ( ) 0 x H = e . Then
(a.) lim ,
n
n
x e

does not exist

(b.) lim ,
n
n
x e x

=
(c.) lim , 1
n
n
x e

=
(d.) lim , 0
n
n
x e

=
13. The subspace | | 0,1 Q of
2
R (with the
usual topology ) is
(a.) dense is
2
R
(b.) connected
(c.) separable
(d.) compact
14. | |
3 2
2
/ 1 Z x x x + + is
(a.) a field having 8 elements
(b.) a field having 9 elements
(c.) an infinite field
(d.) NOT a field
15. The number of element of a principal ideal
domain can be
(a.) 15
(b.) 25
(c.) 35
(d.) 36
16. Let, F, G and H be pair wise independent
events such that
( ) ( ) ( )
1
3
P F P G P H = = =
and
( )
1
4
F G H = Then the probability
that at least one event among F, G and H
occurs is
(a.)
11
12

(b.)
7
12

(c.)
5
12

(d.)
3
4

17. Let X be a random variable such
that
( ) ( )
2
1 E X E X = = . Then
( )
100
E X =
(a.) 0
(b.) 1
(c.)
100
2
(d.)
100
2 1 +
18. For which of the following distributions,
the weak law of large numbers does NOT
hold?
(a.) Normal
(b.) Gamma
(c.) Beta
(d.) Cauchy
19. If
d
D
dx
then the value of
( )
( )
1
1
1
x
xD

+

is
(a.) log x
(b.)
log x
x

(c.)
2
log x
x

(d.)
3
log x
x

20. The equation
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( ) ( )
3 2 2
cos sin 0 xy y x dx x y x dy o | + + + =

is exact for
(a.)
3
, 1
2
o | = =
(b.)
3
1,
2
o | = =
(c.)
2
, 1
3
o | = =
(d.)
2
1,
3
o | = =
TWO MARKS QUESTI ONS (21-60)

21. If
1 0 0
1 3
0
2
1 3
0 1 2
2
i
A i
i
i
| |
|
|
+
|
=
|
|

|
+
|
\ .
, then the
trace of
102
A is
(a.) 0
(b.) 1
(c.) 2
(d.) 3
22. Which of the following matrices is NOT
diagonalizable?
(a.)
1 1
1 2
| |
|
\ .

(b.)
1 0
3 2
| |
|
\ .

(c.)
0 1
1 0
| |
|
\ .

(d.)
1 1
0 1
| |
|
\ .

23. Let V be the column space of the
matrix
1 1
1 2
1 1
A
| |
|
=
|
|

\ .
. Then the orthogonal
projection of
0
1
0
| |
|
|
|
\ .
on V is
(a.)
0
1
0
| |
|
|
|
\ .

(b.)
0
0
1
| |
|
|
|
\ .

(c.)
1
1
0
| |
|
|
|
\ .

(d.)
1
0
1
| |
|
|
|
\ .

24. Let ( ) 1
n
n
n
a z

=
+

be the Laurent series

expansion of ( ) sin
1
z
f z
z
| |
=
|
+
\ .
. Then
2
a

=
(a.) 1
(b.) 0
(c.) cos(1)
(d.) ( )
1
sin 1
2

25. Let ( ) , u x y be the real part of an entire
function ( ) ( ) ( ) , , f z u x y iv x y = + for
z x iy C = + e . If C is the positively
oriented boundary of a rectangular region
R in
2
R , then
C
u u
dx dy
y x
( c c
=
(
c c

}

(a.) 1
(b.) 0
(c.) 2t
(d.) t
26. Let | | : 0,1 R | be three times
continuously differentiable, Suppose that
the iterates defined by ( )
1
, 0
n n
x x n |
+
= >
converge to the fixed point of | . If the
order of convergence is three then
(a.) ( ) ( ) ' 0, " 0 | | = =
(b.) ( ) ( ) ' 0, " 0 | | = =
(c.) ( ) ( ) ' 0, " 0 | | = =
(d.) ( ) ( ) ' 0, " 0 | | = =
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27. Let | | : 0, 2 f R be a twice continuously
differentiable function. If
( ) ( )
2
0
2 1 f x dx f ~
}
, then the error in the
approximation is
(a.)
( ) '
12
f
for some ( ) 0, 2 e
(b.)
( ) '
2
f
for some ( ) 0, 2 e
(c.)
( ) ''
3
f
for some ( ) 0, 2 e
(d.)
( ) "
6
f
for some ( ) 0, 2 e
28. For a fixed t R e , consider the linear
programming problem:
Maximize 3 4 z x y = +
Subject to 100 x y + s
3 x y t + s
and 0, 0 x y > >
The maximum value of z is 400 for t =
(a.) 50
(b.) 100
(c.) 200
(d.) 300
29. The minimum value of
1 2 3 4 5
2 5 22 z x x x x x = + + subject to

1 4 5
2 4 5
3 4 5
2 6
4 3
3 2 10
0, 1, 2,...., 5
j
x x x
x x x
x x x
x j
+ =
+ =
+ + =
> =

is
(a.) 28
(b.) 19
(c.) 10
(d.) 9
30. Using the Hungarian method, the optimal
value of the assignment problem whose
cost matrix is given by

5 23 14 8
10 25 1 23
35 16 15 12
16 23 11 7
is
(a.) 29
(b.) 52
(c.) 26
(d.) 44
31. Which of the following sequence { }
1
n
n
f

=

of functions does NOT converge
uniformly on [0, 1]?
(a.) ( )
x
n
e
f x
n

=
(b.) ( ) ( ) 1
n
n
f x x =
(c.) ( )
2
n
x nx
f x
n
+
=
(d.) ( )
( ) sin
n
nx n
f x
n
+
=
32. Let ( ) { }
2
, : 0 E x y R x y = e < < .Then
( ) x y
E
ye dxdy
+
=
}}

(a.)
1
4

(b.)
3
2

(c.)
4
3

(d.)
3
4

33. Let
( ) ( ) ( )
0
1
1
n
n k
k
n
k
n
f x k n k x x
k n

=
| |
=
|
\ .

for | | 0,1 , 1, 2,.... x n e = If
( ) ( ) lim
n
n
f x f x

= for | | 0,1 x e , then the

maximum value of ( ) f x on [0,1] is
(a.) 1
(b.)
1
2

(c.)
1
3

(d.)
1
4

34. Let
( )
00
1
: , . f c C be a non zero
continuous linear functional. The number
of Hahn-Banach extensions of f to
( )
1
1
, . l
is
(a.) One
(b.) Two
(c.) Three
(d.) infinite
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35. If
( ) ( )
1 1
2 1
: , . , . I l l is the identity
map, then
(a.) Both I and I
-1
are continuous
(b.) I is continuous but I
-1
is NOT
continuous
(c.) I
-1
is continuous but I is NOT
continuous
(d.) Neither I and I
-1
is continuous
36. Consider the topology { : \ G R R G t = _
is compact in ( )} { } , ,
u
R R t | on R , where
u
t is the usual topology on R and | is the
empty set. Then ( ) , R t is
(a.) a connected Hausdorff space
(b.) connected but NOT Hausdorff
(c.) hausdorff but NOT connected
(d.) neither connected nor Hausdorff
37. Let
{
1
: G R G t = _ is finite or R \ G is finite}
and
{
2
: G R G t = _ is contable or R \ G is
contable}
Then
(a.) neither t
1
nor t
2
is a topology on R
(b.) t
1
is a topology on R but t
2
is NOT a
topology on R
(c.) t
2
is a topology on R but t
1
is NOT a
topology on R
(d.) both t
1
and t
2
are topologies on R
38. Which one of the following ideals of the
ring [ ] Z i of Gaussian integers is NOT
maximal?
(a.) 1 i +
(b.) 1 i
(c.) 2 i +
(d.) 3 i +
39. If Z(G) denotes the centre of a group G,
then the order of the quotient group
G/Z(G) cannot be
(a.) 4
(b.) 6
(c.) 15
(d.) 25
40. Let Aut(G) denote the group of
automorphism of a group G. Which one of
the following is NOT a cyclic group?
(a.) ( )
4
Aut Z
(b.) ( )
6
Aut Z
(c.) ( )
8
Aut Z
(d.) ( )
10
Aut Z
41. Let X be a non-negative integer valued
random variable with
( )
2
3 E X =
and ( ) 1 E X = . Then ( )
1 i
iP X i

=
> =

(a.) 1
(b.) 2
(c.) 3
(d.) 4
42. Let X be a random variable with
probability density function { }
0 1
, f f f e ,
where
( )
0
2 , 0 1
0,
x if x
f x
otherwise
< <
=

and
( )
2
1
3 , 0 1
0,
x if x
f x
otherwise
< <
=

For testing the null hypothesis
0 0
: H f f
against the alternative hypothesis
1 1
: H f f at level of significance o =
0.19, the power of the most powerful test
is
(a.) 0.729
(b.) 0.271
(c.) 0.615
(d.) 0.385
43. Let X and Y be independent and
identically distributed U(0, 1) random
variables. Then
2
1
2
P Y X
| |
| |
< =
|
|
|
\ .
\ .

(a.)
1
12

(b.)
1
4

(c.)
1
3

(d.)
2
3

44. Let X and Y be Banach spaces and let
: T X Y be a linear map. Consider the
statements:
P: If
n
x x in X then
n
Tx Tx in Y.
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Q: If
n
x x in X and
n
Tx y in Y then
Tx y = .
Then
(a.) P implies Q and Q implies P
(b.) P implies Q but Q does not imply P
(c.) Q implies P but P does not imply Q
(d.) Neither P implies Q nor Q implies P
45. If ( ) y x x = is a solution of the differential
equation
( )
2
2 1
" ' 0, 0 y xy y x
x x
| |
+ = < <
|
\ .
, then
its general solution is
(a.)
( )
2x
e x o |

+
(b.)
( )
2x
e x o | +
(c.)
x
x e o | +
(d.)
( )
x
e x o | +
46. Let ( )
n
P x be the Legendra polynomial of
degree n such that ( ) 1 1, 1, 2,....
n
P n = = If
( ) ( )
2
1
1
1
2 1 20
n
j
j
j j P x dx
=

| |
+ =
|
\ .

}
, then n =
(a.) 2
(b.) 3
(c.) 4
(d.) 5
47. The integral surface satisfying the equation
2 2
z z
y x x y
x y
c c
+ = +
c c
and passing through
the curve
2
1 1, 1 , 1 x y t z t = = + = + is
(a.)
( )
2
2 2
1
2
z xy x y = +
(b.)
( )
2
2 2
1
4
z xy x y = +
(c.)
( )
2
2 2
1
8
z xy x y = +
(d.)
( )
2
2 2
1
16
z xy x y = +
48. For the diffusion problem
( ) 0 , 0
xx t
u u x t t = < < > , ( ) 0, 0 u t = ,
( ) , 0 u t t = and ( ) , 0 3sin 2 u x x = , the
solution is given by
(a.) 3 sin 2
t
e x

(b.)
4
3 sin 2
t
e x

(c.)
9
3 sin 2
t
e x

(d.)
2
3 sin 2
t
e x

49. A simple pendulum, consisting of a bob of
mass m connected with a string of length
a, is oscillating in a vertical plane. If the
string is making an angle u with the
vertical, then the expression for the
Lagrangian is given as
(a.)
2 2 2
2
sin
2
g
ma
a
u
u
| | | |

| |
\ . \ .

(b.)
2
2 sin
2
mga
u | |
|
\ .

(c.)
2
2 2
2
sin
2 2
g
ma
a
u u | |
| |

| |
\ .
\ .

(d.)
2
2
cos
2
ma g
a
u u
| |

|
\ .

50. The extremal of the functional
( ) ( )
1 2
2
0
'
, 0 0, 1 0
4
y
y x dx y y
| |
+ + = =
|
\ .
}
is
(a.)
( )
2
4 x x
(b.)
( )
2
3 x x
(c.)
( )
2
2 x x
(d.)
2
x x

Common Dat a f or Quest i ons (51 & 52)
Let
3 3
: T R R be the linear transformation
defined by
( ) ( )
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
, , 3 2 3 4 , 2 T x x x x x x x x x x x x = + + + + + +

51. The dimension of the range space of T
2
is
(a.) 0
(b.) 1
(c.) 2
(d.) 3
52. The dimension of the null space of T
3
is
(a.) 0
(b.) 1
(c.) 2
(d.) 3
Common Dat a f or Quest i ons (53 & 54)

Let ( )
1
1 y x x = + and ( )
2
x
y x e = be two solutions
of ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) " ' 0 y x P x y x Q x y x + + = .
53. ( ) P x =
(a.) 1 x +
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(c.)
1 x
x
+

(d.)
1 x
x


54. The set of initial conditions for which the
above differential equation has NO
solution is
(a.) ( ) ( ) 0 2, ' 0 1 y y = =
(b.) ( ) ( ) 1 0, ' 1 1 y y = =
(c.) ( ) ( ) 1 1, ' 1 0 y y = =
(d.) ( ) ( ) 2 1, ' 2 2 y y = =
Common Dat a f or Quest i ons (55 & 56)

Let X and Y be random variables having the joing
probability density function
( )
( )
2 1
2
1
, , 0 1
,
2
0,
x y
y
e if x y
f x y
y
otherwise
t

< < < <

55. The variance of the random variable X is
(a.)
1
12

(b.)
1
4

(c.)
7
12

(d.)
5
12

56. The covariance between the random
variables X and Y is
(a.)
1
3

(b.)
1
4

(c.)
1
6

(d.)
1
12

St at ement f or Li nk ed Answ er
Quest i on (57 and 58)

Consider the function ( )
( )
2
1
iz
e
f z
z z
=
+
.
57. The residue of f at the isolated singular
point in the upper half plane
{ } : 0 z x iy C y = + e > is
(a.)
1
2e

(b.)
1
e

(c.)
2
e

(d.) 2
58. The Cauchy Principal Value of the integral
( )
2
sin
1
xdx
x x

+
}
is
(a.)
( )
1
2 1 2e t

+
(b.)
( )
1
1 e t

+
(c.) ( ) 2 1 e t +
(d.)
( )
1
1 e t

+
St at ement f or Li nk ed Answ er
Quest i on (59 and 60)
Let ( )
3 3
, f x y kxy x y xy = for ( )
2
, x y R e ,
where k is a real constant. The directional
derivative of f at the point (1, 2) in the direction of
the unit vector
1 1
,
2 2
u
| |
=
|
\ .
is
15
2
.
59. The value of k is
(a.) 2
(b.) 4
(c.) 1
(d.) -2
60. The value of f at a local minimum in the
rectangular region
( )
2
3 3
, : ,
2 2
R x y R x y

= e < <
`
)
is
(a.) - 2
(b.) - 3
(c.)
7
8

(d.) 0