GATE 2015

MATHEMATICS MA

List of Symbols, Notations and Data

,

:Binomial distribution with trials and success probability ; 1,2, and 0, 1

:Uniform distribution on the interval

:Normal distribution with mean and variance

, ,

Probability of the event

Poisson

:Poisson distribution with mean ,

:Expected value (mean) of the random variable

If

0,1 ,then

1.96

0.975and

0.54

0.7054

Set of integers
Set of rational numbers
Set of real numbers
Set of complex numbers
:The cyclic group of order
[ ] : Polynomial ring over the field
0, 1 Set of all real valued continuous functions on the interval 0, 1
0, 1 Set of all real valued continuously differentiable functions on the interval 0, 1
Normed space of all square-summable real sequences
0, 1 :Space of all square-Lebesgue integrable real valued functions on the interval 0, 1
0, 1 , : The space

0, 1 with

0, 1 ,

0, 1 with

sup |

: The space

: The orthogonal complement of

| 0, 1

in an inner product space

-dimensional Euclidean space

Usual metric on
:The

is given by

,,

,,

identity matrix ( the identity matrix when order is NOT specified)

The order of the element of a group

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Q. 1 Q. 25 carry one mark each.

Q.1

Let

be a linear map defined by

, , ,
,2

Then the rank of

Q.2

Let

be a 3

3 ,2

2 ,

is equal to _________

3 matrix and suppose that 1, 2 and 3 are the eigenvalues of

11
0, then

for some scalar

. If

is equal to ___________

Q.3

Let be a 3 3 singular matrix and suppose that 2 and 3 are eigenvalues of . Then the number
of linearly independent eigenvectors of
2
is equal to __________

Q.4

2
6
Let be a 3 3 matrix such that
1
3 and suppose that
0
0
some , , . Then | | is equal to _______

Q.5

Let : 0,

1
1/2
0

for

be defined by
sin

Then the function

is

(A) uniformly continuous on 0, 1 but NOT on 0,

(B) uniformly continuous on 0, but NOT on 0, 1
(C) uniformly continuous on both 0, 1 and 0,
(D) neither uniformly continuous on 0, 1 nor uniformly continuous on 0,

Q.6
Consider the power series

, where

if
if

is even
is odd.

The radius of convergence of the series is equal to __________

Q.7

Q.8

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Let

Let ~

5,

and ~

2 . Then

0,1 . Then

is equal to ____________

is equal to ___________

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Q.9

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Let the random variable have the distribution function

if

if0
2
3
if1

5
1
if2
2 8
1
if
4 is equal to ___________

Then

2
3
3.

Q.10

Let X be a random variable having the distribution function

0
if
0
1
if0
1
4
1
if1
2
3
11
1
if2
3
2
11
1
if
.
3
Then
is equal to _________

Q.11

In an experiment, a fair die is rolled until two sixes are obtained in succession. The probability that
the experiment will end in the fifth trial is equal to
(A)

Q.12

(B)

(B) 2.3

(C) 3.1

1 be the open unit disc in

Let
, |
the solution of the Dirichlet problem

,
then
(A) 1

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(D)

Let
2.2,
4.3,
3.1,
4.5,
1.1 and
5.7 be the observed values of a
random sample of size 6 from a
1,
4 distribution, where 0, is unknown. Then
a maximum likelihood estimate of is equal to
(A) 1.8

Q.13

(C)

(D) 3.6

with boundary . If

is

0in
2
on ,

, 0 is equal to
(B)

(C)

(D) 1

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Q.15

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Let

be such that

0, 1 ,

Let

is a field. Then

0, 1 ,

and

is equal to __________

0, 1 , . Then is

(A) dense in but NOT in

(B) dense in but NOT in
(C) dense in both and
(D) neither dense in nor dense in

Q.16

Let 0, 1 ,
is equal to __________

Q.17

Let

be defined by

be the usual topology on . Let

be the topology on
. Then the set

(A) closed in , but NOT in ,

but NOT in ,
(B) closed in ,
, and ,
(C) closed in both
(D) neither closed in , nor closed in

Q.18

for all

0, 1 . Then

generated by
4 sin
1

is

Let be a connected topological space such that there exists a non-constant continuous function
: . Then
, where is equipped with the usual topology. Let
(A) is countable but
is uncountable
is countable but is uncountable
(B)
and are countable
(C) both
and are uncountable
(D) both

Q.19

Let
Let

and
,

denote the usual metric and the discrete metric on , respectively.

,
be defined by
, . Then

(A) is continuous but

is NOT continuous
(B)
is continuous but is NOT continuous
are continuous
(C) both and
(D) neither nor
is continuous

Q.20

If the trapezoidal rule with single interval 0, 1 is exact for approximating the integral
, then the value of is equal to ________

Q.21

Suppose that the Newton-Raphson method is applied to the equation 2

initial approximation sufficiently close to zero. Then, for the root
convergence of the method is equal to _________

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1
0 with an
0,the order of

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Q.22

The minimum possible order of a homogeneous linear ordinary differential equation with real
as a solution is equal to __________
constant coefficients having sin

Q.23

The Lagrangian of a system in terms of polar coordinates , is given by

1
1
1 cos
,

2
2
where is the mass, is the acceleration due to gravity and denotes the derivative of
respect to time. Then the equations of motion are
(A) 2

Q.24

cos

sin

(B) 2

cos

sin

(C) 2

cos

sin

(D) 2

cos

sin

If

satisfies the initial value problem

then

2 is equal to __________

Q.25

, for

It is known that Bessel functions

with

2,

0, satisfy the identity

1

for all

0and

.The value of

is equal to _________

Q. 26 Q. 55 carry two marks each.

Q.26

Let and be two random variables having the joint probability density function
,

Then the conditional probability

(A)

Q.27

Let

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if0
otherwise.

0,1 be the sample space and let

is equal to
(C)

(B)

0,
Then

2
0

(D)

be a probability function defined by

1
if 0
2
2
1
if
x 1.
2

is equal to __________

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Q.28

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Let

and
. If

be independent and identically distributed random variables with

0, 0, is defined through the conditional expectation

then

Q.29

Let

Poisson

Q.30

Let

,,

0,

is equal to __________

, where
0 is unknown. If
is the unbiased estimator of
2
1 ,then
is equal to ___________

, 1 distribution, where

be a random sample from

hypothesis

0 and

0 against the alternative hypothesis

,

,,

0, . For testing the null

, consider the critical region

,

where is some real constant. If the critical region has size 0.025 and power 0.7054, then the
value of the sample size n is equal to ___________

Q.31

Let and be independently distributed central chi-squared random variables with degrees of
freedom 3 and 3 , respectively. If
3 and
14, then
is equal to

Q.32

Q.33

Let
lim

(C)

(B)

(A)

, be a sequence of independent and identically distributed random variables with

1
and
2
. If
, for
1, 2, , then
1.8 is equal to __________

Let

cos

2 ,

, be a solution of the initial value problem

,0

Then

Let

(C)

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(D)

0, be the solution of the initial value problem

Then

cos
.

1 is equal to

(A)

Q.34

(D)

,0
,0

1.

2,2 is equal to ________

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Q.35

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Span

Let

0,0,1,1 ,

1, 1,0,0

square of the distance from the point 1,1,1,1 to the subspace

Q.36

Q.37

Let

be an invertible Hermitian matrix and let ,

(A) both
(B)

(C)

(D) both

Q.38

and
is singular but
is non-singular but
and

2 and

.Then the number

(C) 4

Q.39

The number of ring homomorphisms from

Q.40

Let
9
10
.Then, over ,
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

4 .Then

are singular
is non-singular
is singular
are non-singular

(B) 2

4 ,

be such that

Let
, , , , , ,
,
with
4,
of elements in the center of the group
is equal to
(A) 1

Q.41

is equal to ________

be a linear map such that the null space of is

0
, , ,
:
is
and the rank of
4 is 3. If the minimal polynomial of
then is equal to _______

Let

. Then the

be a subspace of the Euclidean space

to

(D) 8

is equal to __________

15 and

2 be two polynomials in

and
are both irreducible
is reducible but
is irreducible
is irreducible but
is reducible
and
are both reducible

Consider the linear programming problem

Maximize 3
9 ,
subjectto2
3

2
0
3
10
,
0.
Then the maximum value of the objective function is equal to ______

Q.42

Let

, sin

1 and

0,0 . Under the usual metric on

(A) is closed but is NOT closed

(B) is closed but is NOT closed
(C) both and are closed
(D) neither nor is closed

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Q.43

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Let

1 . Then

(A) is bounded
(C) is a subspace

Q.44

(B) is closed
(D) has an interior point

and
0, 1 and let ,
0, 1 be given by
Let be a closed subspace of
. If
Span and
is the orthogonal projection of on ,then
, 0, 1 , is
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Q.45

Let
be the polynomial of degree at most 3 that passes through the points
in
is equal to _________
0,2 and 2, 8 . Then the coefficient of

Q.46

If, for some ,

Let

of degree at most 3, then the value of 3

Q.48

Q.49

is equal to _____

satisfies

cos

1 is equal to _______

Consider the initial value problem

6
0,
1

If
0 as 0 , then is equal to __________

Define

be a continuous function on 0, whose Laplace transform exists. If

1

then

1, 1 ,

, the integration formula

holds for all polynomials

Q.47

2, 12 ,

: 0,1

6.

by

sin

and

Then
(A)
is continuous but is NOT continuous
is continuous but is NOT continuous
(B)
(C) both and are continuous
(D) neither nor is continuous

Q.50

Consider the unit sphere

, , at each point
2

1 and the unit normal vector

:
, , on . The value of the surface integral
2
sin
sin

, ,

is equal to _______

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Q.51

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Let

:1

1000, 1

1000 . Define

500 500
.
2
is equal to ________
,

on

Then the minimum value of

Q.52

(A)

(C)

Q.53

| |
2, 3, 4,

Let
for all

Q.54

Q.55

(B)

Let
| |

1 . Then there exists a non-constant analytic function on

0
0

(D)

be the Laurent series expansion of

5.Then

The value of

such that

in the annulus

is equal to _________

| |

is equal to __________

Suppose that among all continuously differentiable functions

, ,
minimizes the functional
with 0
0and 1
, the function
1
Then
(A) 0

is equal to
(B)

(C)

(D)

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