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MATHEMATICS

1. Consider the following statements: d. Four

1. For any natural number n (i.e., n N), let In Ans. b
= {r R: n r n}, 5. Consider the polynomial x3 + 2x + 3 over
Then I n = R. integers. If , , are roots of x3 + 2x + 3 = 0,
nN then what is the value of 3 + 3 + 3?
2. For any positive real number r, let Ir = a. 9
{xR: r < x < r}. Then I r contains b. 4
rR
r >0 c. 6
exactly one element. d. 9
Which of the statements given above is/are Ans. d
correct? 6. If the set of integers with the operation defined
a. 1 only by m * n = m + n 1 forms a group, what is the
b. 2 only inverse of m?
c. Both 1 and 2 a. m
d. Neither 1 nor 2 b. 2m
Ans. a c. 2 m
2. If x2 + x + 1 = 0, then what is the value of d. 1 m
2 2 2 Ans. c
1 2 1 27 1
x + + x + 2 + ... + x + 27 ? 7. In (Z, +), nZ denotes the subgroup of all integral
x x x multiples of n. If pZ = jZ kZ, then what is p
a. 27 equal to?
b. 36 a. jk
c. 45 b. j + k
d. 54 c. LCM of j and k
Ans. d d. GCD of j and k
3 Ans. c
3. If x + iy = then what is x2 + y2
2 + cos + isin 8. In a group (G, *), if (a * b)1 = a1 * b1 for all a,
equal to? b G, then what is G?
3 a. An Abelian
a.
5 + 4cos b. Finite
9 c. Cyclic
b.
5 + 4cos d. None of the above
3 Ans. a
c. 9. Consider the following statements in respect of a
5 4cos
finite group G:
d. It is independent of
1. O(a) = O(a1) for all a G
Ans. b
2. O(a) = O(bab1) for all a, b G
4. Consider the following four numbers where is
a cube root of unity: Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
1. Principal branch of ii
a. 1 only
2. + 2
b. 2 only
3. + i
c. Both 1 and 2
4. 2 + i2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
How many of the above are real numbers?
Ans. c
a. One
10. Let H be a group of order 23. What is the
b. Two number of subgroups of H?
c. Three
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a. 223 2. T = {(x, y, z) V: x = 0}
b. 23! 3. W = {(x, y, z) V: z 0}
c. 2 Which one of the following statements is
d. 1 correct?
Ans. c a. S, T and W are subspaces
11. Which one of the following is correct? b. Only S, W are subspaces
if , Sn, then 11 is an even c. Only T, W are subspaces
permutation d. Only S, T are subspaces
a. for all , Sn Ans. d
b. only if , are odd 16. Let V be a vector space over the field F of
c. only if , are even dimension n. Consider the following statements:
d. only if one of , is odd and other is even 1. Every subset of V containing n elements is a
basis of V.
Ans. a
2. No linearly independent subset of V contains
12. Let M denote the set of all 2 2 matrices over
more than n elements.
the reals. Addition and multiplication on M are
as follows: Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A=(aij) and B = (bij), then A + B = (cij), where cij a. 1 only
= aij + bij, and AB = (dij), where dij = aijbij b. 2 only
Then which one of the following is valid for (M, c. Both 1 and 2
+, )? d. Neither 1 nor 2
a. M is a field Ans. b
b. M is an integral domain which is not a field 17. If T: R2 R3 is a linear transformation such that
c. M is a commutative ring which is not an T (1, 0) = (2, 3, 1) and T(1, 1) = (3, 0, 2), then
integral domain which one of the following statements is correct?
d. M is a non-commutative ring a. T(x, y) = (x + y, 2x + y, 3x 3y) (x, y)
Ans. c R2
13. Consider Z[x], the set of all polynomials with b. T(x, y) = (2x + y, 3x 3y, x + y) (x, y)
integer coefficients and Q[ 2 ], the set of all R2
real numbers of the form a + b 2 with a, b c. T(x, y) = (2x y, 3x + 3y, x y) (x, y)
R2
rational numbers. Which of the following is
d. T(x, y) = (x y, 2x y, 3x + 3y) (x, y)
correct about Z[x] and Q[ 2 ]?
R2
a. Both are rings, but only one has unity
Ans. b
b. Both are commutative rings, but only one is
18. Let T:R3 R2 be the linear transformation
an integral domain
given by
c. Both are integral domains, but only one is a
field T(x, y, z) = (x, y) (x, y, z) R3
d. Both are fields With respect to standard basis of R3 and the
basic {(1, 0), (1, 1)} of R2, what is the matrix
Ans. c
representation of T?
14. Consider the field R of real numbers and the
following spaces: 1 0
1. Set or real-valued functions on [0, 1] having a. 1 1
discontinuity at x = 1/2 0 0
2. {(x, y) R2 : x > 0}
0 1 1
Which of the above is/are vector space(s)? b. 0 0 1
a. 1 only
b. 2 only 1 1 0
c. 0 1 0
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2 0 0
Ans. d d. 1 0
15. Consider the real vector space V = R3 and
1 1
following of its subsets:
1. S = {(x, y, z) V: x = y = 0} Ans. c
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19. Let T: R3 R3 be defined by T(x, y, z) = (x, y, 24. If A and B are two odd order skew-
0) and S:R2 R2 be defined by S(x, y) = (2x, symmetric matrices such that AB = BA, then
3y), be linear transformations on the real vector what is the matrix AB?
spaces R3 and R2, respectively. Then which one a. An orthogonal matrix
of the following is correct? b. A skew-symmetric matrix
a. T and S are both singular c. A symmetric matrix
b. T and S are both non-singular d. An identity matrix
c. T is singular and S is non-singular Ans. c
d. S is singular and T is non-singular 25. If for a matrix A, A2 + I = 0, where I is the
Ans. c identity matrix, then A is equal to which one of
20. Consider the linear transformation T:R4 R4 the following?
given by 1 0
a.
T(x, y, z, u) = (x, y, 0, 0) (x, y, z, u) R4 0 1
Then which one of the following is correct?
i 0
a. Rank of T > Nullity of T b. 0 i
b. Nullity of T > Rank of T
c. Rank of T = Nullity of T = 3 1 2
d. Rank of T = Nullity of T = 2
c. 1 1

Ans. d
1 0
a 1 1 d. 0 1

21. If the value of the determinant 1 b 1 is
Ans. b
1 1 c
0
positive, then which one of the following is 26. If A =
correct? 0
a. abc 8 then when is A3 + A = 0?
b. abc > 8 a. If = 0
c. abc < 8 1
b. If =
d. abc 8 2
Ans. b c. If = 1
22. If A and B are square matrices of same order, d. If = 1
then what is (A+B)3 equal to? Ans. d
a. A3 + B3 + 3AB(A + B) 27. A straight line drawn through the point of
b. A3 + B3 3AB(A + B) x y
intersection of the straight lines + = 1 and
c. A3 + B3 + 3A2B + 3B2A a b
d. A3 + B3 + A2B + B2A + AB2 + BA2 + ABA x y
+ BAB + = 1 meets the coordinate axes in A and B.
b a
Ans. d What is the locus of the midpoint of AB?
2 1 3 2 1 0 a. 2(a + b)xy = ab(x + y)
23. If A = then matrix A is b. a(x + y) = b(x y)
3 2 5 3 0 1
equal to which one of the following? c. ab(x y) = x + y
1 1 d. (a + b)xy = ab(x + y)
a. Ans. a
1 0
28. What is the area of the rhombus eclosed by the
1 1 lines ax by c = 0?
b. 0 1
ab
a.
1 0 c2
c. 1 1 ab
b.
0 1 2c 2
d. 1 1 2c 2
c.
Ans. a ab
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c2 33. What is the shortest distance from the
d. point (1, 2, 1) to the surface of the sphere x2 +
ab
y2 + z2 = 24?
Ans. c
a. 3 6
29. If (4, 4) is one end of a focal chord of the
parabola x2 = 4y, then what is the other end? b. 2 6
a. (2, 1) c. 6
b. (1, 1/4) d. 2
c. (1, 1/4) Ans. c
d. (4, 4) 34. What is the equation of the axis of the cylinder
Ans. b when the equation of the guiding circle of the
30. What is the ratio between the y-coordinates of a right circular cylinder is x2 + y2 + z2 9 = 0 x
x 2 y2 y + z 3?
point on ellipse + = 1 and its a. x = y = z
a 2 b2
corresponding point on the auxiliary circle? b. x = y = z
a c. x = y = z
a. d. x = y = z
b
Ans. a
b
b. 35. Planes through X and Y axes include a constant
a
angle. What is the locus of their line of
a2 intersection?
c.
b2 a. Plane
b2 b. Sphere
d. c. Cone
a2
Ans. b d. Cylinder
31. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct Ans. c
answer using the code given below the Lists: 36. Given a + b = a + b , where a and b are
List-I (Straight Line) vectors. Then which one of the following is
A. x + 1 = 0 correct?
B. y = x + 1 The above relation
C. x y 3 = 0 a. always holds
D. 4x 3y 4 = 0 b. never holds
List-II (Its Nature Pertaining to the parabola c. holds only when a = 0 and b = 0
y2 = 4x)
1. Tangent d. holds in general if a = kb , k = constant
2. Focal chord Ans. d
3. Normal 37. What are the values of x for which the angle
4. Directrix between the vectors a = xi 3j k and
Code:
b = 2xi + xj k is acute, and the angle between
a. A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2 the vector b and the axis of x is obtuse?
b. A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4 a. 2, 3 only
c. A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2 b. All x > 0
d. A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4 c. All x < 0
Ans. c d. None of the above
32. What is the area of the circle x2 + y2 + z2 4x + Ans. d
2y 2z 58 = 0 = 2x 3y + 6z 62?
38. Let a, b, c be distinct non-negative numbers. If
a. 15 sq. unit
the vectors ai + aj + ck,
i + k and ci + cj + bk lie
b. 16 sq. unit
in a plane, then which one of the following is
c. 49 sq. unit correct?
d. 64 sq. unit a. c is the arithmetic mean of a and b
Ans. a b. c is the geometric mean of a and b
c. c is the harmonic mean of a and b
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d. c is the reciprocal of harmonic mean of a 1
and b (x) = lim n x n 1 , x > 0
n
Ans. b
39. Let , , be distinct real numbers. Which one 1
of the following is correct? If satisfies = k(x), then what is/are the
x
The points with position vectors value(s) of k?
i + j + k;
i + j + k;
i + j + k a. 1
a. are collinear b. 1
b. form an equilateral triangle c. 0
c. form a scalene triangle d. 1
d. form a right-angled triangle Ans. b
Ans. b 1
45. The function (x) = . What is the number
40. A vector r is equally inclined with the 1 x
coordinate axes. If the tip of r is in the positive of points of discontinuity of the composite
octant and | r | = 6, then what r ? function y = 3n(x), where n(x) = (n
times)?
a. 6(i + j + k)

a. 1
b. 2 3(i + j + k)

b. 2
c. 2 3(i + j k)
c. n
d. 3n
d. 2 3(i + j + k)

Ans. a
Ans. d
The function y = xe x
2
/2
46. satisties the equation
41. What is the angle between the line
r = (2i j + k)
+ (i + j + k)
and the plane
y= x y . What is the value of ?
x
r (3i + 2j k)
=4?
a. 1
2
a. cos 1
b. 0
42 c. 1
2 d. None of the above
b. cos 1
42 Ans. a
2 1 1
sin 1 k cos 1 ; if x 0
If (x) = x
c.
42 47. x

2 0; if x = 0
d. sin 1
42 then under what condition is (x) differentiable
Ans. d at x = 0?
1 1
1 a. k >
42. If D is the set of all real x such that 1 e x is 2
positive, then what is D equal to? 1
b. k
a. (, 0) (1, ) 2
b. (, 0) [1, ) 1
c. k
c. (1, ) 2
d. (, 1) 1
d. k <
Ans. a 2
43. If (x) is an odd periodic function with period 2, Ans. d
then what is the value of (4)? 48. If a man of 2 m height is moving away from a
a. 0 lamppost of 10 m height, at the rate of 2 m/s,
b. 2 then what is the rate of increase of the length of
c. 4 his shadow?
d. 4 1
a. m/s
Ans. a 2
44. Given the function
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b.
2
m/s f ' (c)
What is equal to?
5 g' ( c )
c. 1 m/s
a. 2k
d. 2 m/s
b. k
Ans. a
c. k
49. What is the value of c if y2 = x and xy = c3 cut
1
orthogonally? d.
k
a. 2
Ans. b
1 54. In how many points is the curve of the nth
b.
2 degree cut by its asymptotes?
c. 2 a. n
1 b. 1
d.
2 c. n-2
Ans. b d. n-3
50. What is the equation of the normal to the curve Ans. c
y = (1+x)y + sin-1 (sin2 x) a

at x = 0?
55. What is a f (x)dx equal to ?
a
a. x + y = 1
b. x - y = 1
a. 0 f (x) + f ( x ) dx
a
c. x + y = 1 b. 0 f (x) f ( x ) dx
d. x + y = -1
a
Ans. a c. 2 f (x)dx
0
51. What is the value of a for which the function
d. 0
1
f (x) = a sin (x) + sin (3x) Ans. a
3 x 2 1
56. If 0 t f (t)dt = x + f (t)dt then that is the
x
has an extremum at x = ?
3 1
value of f ?
a. 2 2
b. 1
1
c. -1 a.
5
d. 0
4
Ans.a b.
5
52. Which one of the following is correct?
3
The equation c.
5
a 0 x n + a1x n 1 + a 2 x n 1 + ... + a n = 0
2
has at least one root between 0 and 1, if d.
5
a0 a a
a. + 1 + 2 + ... + a n 1 = 0 Ans. b
n n 1 n 2 k
a0 a a 57. If I1 = xf {x(1 x)} dx and
1 k
b. + 1 + 2 + ... + a n 2 = 0
n 1 n 2 n 3 k
I2 = f {x(1 x)} dx where 2k-1 > 0, then
c. na0 + (n-1)a1 + (n-2)a2 + an-1 = 0 1 k

a0 a a I1
d. + 1 + 2 + ... + a n = 0 what is the value of ?
n +1 n n 1 I2
Ans. d 1
a.
53. If f(x) and g(x) are differentiable function for 2
0 x 1 such that b. 1
f(1) f(0) = k[g(1)-g(0)], k 0 c. 2
then there exists c satisfying 0 < c < 1. d. k
Ans. a
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58. Let d. linear equation of order 1 and degree

e
sec x
(
sec x tan xf (x) + + sec x tan x + sec 2 x dx
) 6
Ans. b
63. What is the solution of differential equation
= esec x f (x) + c y

Then what is f(x) equal to? dy y x
= + ?
a. sec x + tan x dx x y
'
b. sec x tan x x
c. x sec x + tan x
y
d. sec x x tan x a. = kx
x
Ans. a
If the coordinate x = a divides that area bounded y
59. b. = ky
8 x
by the curve y = 1 + 2 and the coordinates x =
x y
c. x = k
2, x = 4 into two equal parts, then what is the x
value of a? y
d. y = k
2 x
a.
3 for some constant k
b. 2 3 Ans. a
64. In the differential equation
c. 2
d. 2 2 ( x y ) dx 2xydy = 0
2

Ans. d Which one of the following substitutions makes

2 variables separable?
60. What is the length of curve y =
(x 2
+2 ) 3
from a. y = vx
3 b. y = vx
x = 0 to x = 3 ? c. y2 = v
a. 10 d. y2 = vx
b. 12 Where v is a function of x
c. 3 Ans. c
d. 6 65. What is the general solution of
Ans. b dy
61. What is the volume of the solid generated by 2x = 10x 3 y5 + y?
dx
revolving the region between y-axis and the
a. y 4 = cx 2 4x 3
2
curve x = ,1 y 4 , about the y-axis? c
y b. y 4 = + 4x 3
x2
a. 3
c
b. 6 c. y 4 = 2 + 4x 3
x
c. 32
c
d. 62 d. y 4 = 2 4x 3
Ans. a x
62. Which one of the following statements is Ans. d
correct? 66. What is the equation of orthogonal trajectories of
The differential equation the family of concentric circle x2 + y2 = a2,where
2 1 a is a parameter?
dy a. y2 = 4ax
+ 5y = x
3
xy
b. x2 y2 = c2
is c. y = cy
a. linear equation of order 2 and degree 1 d. x + y = a
b. non-linear equation for order 1 and degree 2 Ans. c
c. non-linear equation of order 1 and degree 6
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67. What are the general and singular solutions, combined into a single force, then what
respectively of the differential equation (xp y)2 is the perpendicular distance from the point to
= p2-1? the line of action of the resultant force?
a. (cx + y)2 = c2 + 1, x = 1 M
a.
b. (cx y)2 = c2-1, x2 + y2 = 1 2F
c. (cx y)2 = c2-1, x2- y2 = 1 M
d. (x cy)2 = 1- c2, x2 y2 = 1 b.
F
Ans. c 2M
68. m = 2 is a double root and m = -1 is another root c.
F
of the auxiliary equation of a homogenous
F
differential equation with constant coefficient. d.
M
What is the differential equation?
Ans. b
a. (D3+3D2+4) y = 0

b. (D3 + 3D2 4) y = 0 73. P and Q are like parallel forces acting on a
c. (D3- 3D2 + 4)y = 0
d. (D3 - 3D2- 4)y = 0 rigid body. If Q is moved parallel to itself
Ans. c
69. y1 = xm and y2 = xn, where m and n are constants, through a distance x, then the resultant of P and

are the two solutions of a second order Q moves through what distances?
differential equation with constant coefficients.
Qx
What is the condition under which y = c1y1 + a.
P+Q
c2y2 is the general solution of the same equation?
a. m n Px
b.
b. m = n P+Q
c. m = n only
c.
( P + Q) x
d. m + n = 1 only Q
Ans. d
( P + Q) x
d2 y d.
P
70. What is the solution of y = cosh x ?
dx 2 Ans. a
xe x xe x 74. Three forces acting on a rigid body are
a. y = A cos x + B sin x +
4 4 represented in magnitude, direction and line of
x cosh x action by the sides of a triangle of length 4, 5
b. y = Ae x + Be x +
2 and x unit and are equivalent to a couple whose
sinh x moment is equal to 12 unit. What is the value of
c. y = Ae x + Be x + x?
2
x sinh x a. 2
d. y = Ae x + Be x + b. 3
2
c. 4
Ans. d
d. 6
71. The resultant of two forces P and Q acting at a
Ans. b
point is F1 . If the force Q is replaced by 2Q , 75. For concurrent forces of magnitudes
the resultant is F2 . What is | F1 F2 | ? ( )
P, 2 2 + 1 P, 2P and 2P act in the directions of
a. | 3Q | East, North, South-West and South-East,
b. | P + 2Q | respectively. What is the resultant of the forces?
a. A force of magnitude 2 2P in the North-
c. |Q+P|
West direction
d. | Q | b. A force of magnitude 2P in the North-East
Ans. d direction
72. If a force F acting at a point of a rigid body and c. A force of magnitude 2P in the South
a coplanar couple of moment M on the body are direction
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d. A force of magnitude P in the East direction 80. If a particle with initial velocity u is
Ans. b projected upward in a direction included at an
76. What are the coordinates of the mass centre of a angle 600 to the horizontal, then what is its
uniform semicircular lamina of radius a placed velocity when it is at the greatest height?
with its base on the x-axis and centre at the a. u
origin? b. 2u
a. (0, 0) u
c.
a 2
b. 0,
2 3u
d.
3a 2
c. 0,
8 Ans. c
d. None of the above 81. The mass of the sun is derived by considering
Ans. d the earth to travel in a circular orbit of radius r
77. A particle executes simple harmonic motion of and with period T about the sun. Assuming
amplitude A along the x-axis. At t = 0, the universal gravitational constant to be G, the
A kr 3
position of the particle is x = and it moves calculated mass of the sun is . What is the
2 GT 2
along the positive x-direction. If the equation is value of k?
written as x = A sin ( t + ) , then what is the 42
a.
value of the phase constant ? 3
b. 2
a.
2 c. 42
d. 4
b.
6 Ans. c
82. A body falls from rest freely under gravity. If the
c.
4 speed is v when it has lost an amount P of
gravitational potential energy, then what is the
d. mass of the body?
3
Ans. b P
a.
78. A car starts from rest and moves along a straight 2v 2
road with a constant acceleration f ft / (minute)2. P
b.
What is the ratio of the distance covered by the v2
car in the 3rd minute to that covered in the 1st P
minute? c.
g
a. 3 for all f
2P
b. 5 for all f d.
c. 7 for all f v2
d. Depends on the value of f Ans. d
Ans. b 83. Three particles A, B, C move in space. Which
79. A stone is thrown horizontally with a velocity one of the following shows that they move as
rigid body?
2gh from the top of a tower of height h. At
a. The particles move such that AB = BC = CA
what distance will it strike the horizontal ground always
through the foot of the tower? b. The centre of mass of the three particles is
a. 2h always at rest
b. 3h c. Distance between A and B, and that between
c. 6h B and C remain unchanged and the angle
d. 8h ABC is unchanged
Ans. a d. A, B and C move uniformly towards B, C
and A, respectively
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Ans. c Ans. a
84. Forces of 2, 4 and 3 units act along the sides 89. An assembler in a computer system prepares
AB , BC and CA , respectively of an equilateral which one of the following?
triangle ABC. What is the resultant of these a. Machine language programme from a
forces? symbolic language programme
b. Object programme
a. 3 units
c. It assembles computer instructions and data
b. 3 units
in the machine
c. 29 units d. None of the above
d. 9 units Ans. a
Ans. a 90. What is the number of bits required to encode all
85. Which one of the following is the memory that is letter (26), 10 symbols and all digits (10)?
programmed at the time it is manufactured? a. 5
a. RAM b. 6
b. EROM c. 4
c. EPROM d. 3
d. ROM Ans. b
Ans. d 91. The volume of a spherical balloon is increasing
86. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct at the rate of 24 cm3/s. What is the rate of change
answer using the code given below the lists: of its surface area when its radius is 6 cm?
List I a. 6 cm2/s
(Octal Number) b. 8 cm2/s
A. 7438 c. 10 cm2/s
B. 6578 d. 12 cm2/s
C. 7358 Ans. b
D. 6418 92. Which one of the following functions is
List-II continuous at origin ?
(Binary Equivalent)
1
1. 1110111012 a. f ( x ) = cos ; when x 0, f(0) = 0
x
2. 1101000012
1
3. 1111000112 b. f ( x ) = sin x sin ; when x 0, f(0) = 0
4. 1101011112 x
Codes: 1
c. f ( x ) = x + sin ; when x 0, f(0) = 1
a. A2, B4, C1, D3 x
b. A3, B1, C4, D2
1
c. A2, B1, C4, D3 d. f ( x ) = x sin ; when x 0, f(0) = 1
x
d. A3, B4, C1, D2
Ans. d Ans. b
87. Which one of the following operators gives the 93. Let Z be the ring of integers and a Z. Which
one of the following is correct?
value false when both the operands are true?
a. XOR a. a2 0 (mod 4) only
b. OR b. a2 1 (mod 4) only
c. AND c. a2 2 (mod 4) only
d. None of the above d. a2 0 (mod 4) or a2 1 (mod 4)
Ans. a Ans. d
88. What is the number of 16K x 1RAMs required to 94. Consider the vector space V over the filed of real
obtain a memory with a word capacity of 16K numbers spanned by the set
and a word length of eight bits? S = {(0, 1, 0, 0), (1, 1, 0, 0), (1, 0, 1, 0), (0, 0, 1,
0), (1, 1, 1, 0), (1, 0, 0,0)}
a. Eight
What is the dimension of V?
b. Sixteen
a. 1
c. Twenty-four
b. 2
d. Thirty-two
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c. 3 Reason (R): Multiplication in both N
d. 4 1
and : n N is well-defined and associative
Ans. c n
95. If a = j k and c = i + j + k are given vectors, 1
1 G and a G G
then a vector b satisfies (a x b) + c = 0 and
Ans. d
a

a.b = 3 . What is b equal to 99. Let G be an Abelian group. Let H1 = {e, g1}, H2
a. i + j 2k = {e, g2}, where g1 g2, be two subgroups of G,
each of order 2.
b. i j 2k Assertion (A): H = {e, g1, g2, g1g2} is a subgroup
c. i + j + 2k of G, and H is not cyclic.
Reason (R): If T is finite group of order n and if
d. i + j + 2k T is cyclic, then T will contain at least one
Ans. a element t with O(t) = n (i.e., n is the least
positive integer with the property that
Directions : tn = e)
Each of the following Five (5) items consists of two Ans. a
statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other 100. Assertion (A): y = x3 has no local maxima or
as Reason (R). You are to examine these two minima.
statements carefully and select the answers to these items dy
Reason (R): 0 for all x.
using the code given below: dx
Codes: Ans. a
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the
correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not
the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true

96. Assertion (A): Any polynomial equation f(x) = 0

of odd degree, with real coefficients, has at least
one real root.
Reason (R): Complex roots of a polynomial
equation f(x) = 0, with real coefficients, occur in
conjugate pairs.
Ans. a
97. Let G = S5 be the permutation group on the set
{1, 2, 3, 4, 5}. Let G be given be
1 2 3 4 5
=
2 3 4 5 1
Assertion (A): For any integer n,
n
( 2 3 4
)
e, , , , , where e is the identity
element of S5.
Reason (R): 51 = 3
Ans. c
1
98. Assertion (A): Let G = N : n N , where
n
N is the set of all positive integers. The G is a
group with respect to the usual multiplication.