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Q. 1 - Q. 30 Carry one mark each.

The symbols N, Z, Q and R denote the set of natural numbers, integers, rational
numbers and real numbers respectively, throughout the paper.

Let S and T be two subspaces of R24 such that dim ^S h = 19 and dim ^T h = 17 .

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Q. 1
Then, the

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(A) smallest possible value of dim ^S + T h is 2

A
(B) Largest possible value of dim ^S + T h is 18
(C) smallest possible value of dim ^S + T h is 19
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(D) largest possible value of dim ^S + T h is 22

Q. 2
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Let v1 = ^1, 2, 0, 3, 0h, v2 = ^1, 2, − 1, − 1, 0h, v 3 = ^0, 0, 1, 4, 0h, v 4 = ^2, 4, 1, 10, 1h,

(A) 2 C
and v5 = ^0, 0, 0, 0, 1h. The dimension of the linear span of "v1, v2, v 3, u 4, u5, is
(B) 3
(C) 4
& (D) 5

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Q. 3 The set V = "^x, y h d R2 : xy $ 0, is

D
(A) a vector subspace of R2

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(B) Not avector subspace of R2 since every element does not have an inverse in V
(C) not a vector subspace of R2 since it is not closed under scalar multiplication

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(D) not a vector subspace of R2 since it is not closed under vector addition

Q. 4
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Let f : R 4 " R be a linear functional defined by f ^x1, x2, x 3 x 4h =− x2 . If ., .
denotes the standard inner product on R 4 , then the unique vector v d R 4 such
that f ^w h = v, w for all w d R 4 , is
(A) ^0, − 1, 0, 0h (B) ^− 1, 0, − 1, 1h
(C) ^0, 1, 0, 0h (D) ^1, 0, 1, − 1h

Q. 5 If D is the open unit disk in C and f : C " D is analytic with f ^10h = 1/2 , then
f ^10 + i h is
(A) 1 + i (B) 1 − i
2 2
(C) 1 (D) i
2 2

Q. 6 The real part of the principal value of 4 4 − i is

(A) 256 cos ^ln 4h (B) 64 cos ^ln 4h
(C) 16 cos ^ln 4h (D) 4 cos ^ln 4h

^z − π/4hn , then a 6 equals

3
Q. 7 If sin z = /a n
n=0
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(A) 0 (B) 1
720
(C) 1 (D) −1
^720 2 h ^720 2 h
Q. 8 The equation x6 − x − 1 = 0 has
(A) no positive real roots (B) exactly one positive real root
(C) exactly two positive real roots (D) all positive real roots

Q. 9 Let f , g : ^0, 1h # ^0, 1h " R be two continuous functions defined by

f ^x, y h = 1 and g ^x, y h = 1 . Then, on ^0, 1h # ^0, 1h,
1 + x ^1 − y h 1 + x ^y − 1h
(A) f and g are both uniformly continuous
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(B) f is uniformly continuous but g is not

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(C) g is uniformly continuous but f is not
(D) neither f nor g is uniformly continuous

Q. 10
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Let S be the surface bounding the region x2 + y2 # 1, x $ 0 , y $ 0 z # 1, and

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nt be the unit outer normal to S . Then # # 6^sin2 x h it + 2y tj − z ^1 + sin 2x h kt@.nt dS

C
equals S

(A) 1 (B) π

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2
(C) π (D) 2π

Q. 11
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Let f : 60, 3h " R be defined by

D 1 , x=
f ^x h = * x
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Y 0

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0, x = 0
1 3

# f ^x h dx and I2 = # f^x hdx . Then

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Consider the two improper integrals I1 =
0 1

(A) both I1 and I2 exist (B) I1 exists but I2 does not

(C) I1 does not exist but I2 does (D) neither I1 nor I2 exists

Q. 12 The orthogonal trajectories to the family of straight lines y = k ^x − 1h, k d R ,

are given by
(A) ^x − 1h2 + ^y − 1h2 = c2 (B) x2 + y2 = c2
(C) x2 + ^y − 1h2 = c2 (D) ^x − 1h2 + y2 = c2

Q. 13 If y = ϕ ^x h is a particular solution of y m + ^sin x h yl + 2y = ex and y = Ψ ^x h is a

particular solution of y m + ^sin x h yl + 2y = cos 2x , then a particular solution of
y m + ^sin x h yl + 2y = ex + 2 sin2 x ,is given by
(A) ϕ ^x h − Ψ ^x h + 1 (B) Ψ ^x h − ϕ ^x h + 1
2 2
(C) ϕ ^x h − Ψ ^x h + 1 (D) Ψ ^x h − ϕ ^x h + 1

Let Pn ^x h be the Legendre polynomial of degree n # 0 . If 1 + x10 = / cn Pn ^x h,

10
Q. 14
n=0
then c5 equals
(A) 0 (B) 2
11
(C) 1 (D) 11
2
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Q. 15 Let I be the set of irrational real numbers and let G = I , " 0 , . Then, under the
usual addition of real numbers, G is
(A) a group, since R and Q are groups under addition
(B) a group, since the additive identity is in G
(C) not a group, since addition on G is not a binary operation
(D) not a group, since not all elements in G have an inverse

Q. 16 In the group ^Z, +h, the subgroup generated by 2 and 7 is

(A) Z (B) 5Z
(C) 9Z (D) 14Z

Q. 17 The cardinality of the center of Z12 is

(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 12
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Suppose X = ^1, 3h and T : X " X is such that d ^Tx, Ty h < d ^x, y h for x =

A
Q. 18 Y y.

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Then
(A) T has at most one fixed point

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(B) T has a unique fixed point, by Banach Contraction Theorem

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(C) T has infinitely many fixed points

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(D) for every x d X, "Tn ^x h, converges to a fixed point

Consider R2 with . 1 norm and M = "^x, 0h, : x d R , . Define g : M " R by

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Q. 19

g ^x, y h = x . Then a Hahn-Banach extension f of g is given by

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(A) f ^x, y h = 2x (B) f ^x, y h = x + y
(C) f ^x, y h = x − 2y (D) f ^x, y h = x + 2y

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Q. 20 Let X be an inner product space and S 1 X . Then it follows that
(B) S == " 0 ,

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(A) S = has nonempty interior
(C) S = is a closed subspace (D) ^S =h == S

Q. 21
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An iterative scheme is given by xn + 1 = 1 c16 − 12 m, n d N , " 0 , . Such a scheme,
with suitable x 0 , will
5 xn
(A) not converge (B) converge to 1.6
(C) converge to 1.8 (D) converge to 2

Q. 22 In the ^x, t h plane, the characteristics of the initial value problem ut + uux = 0 ,
with u ^x, 0h = x , 0 # x # 1, are
(A) parallel straight lines
(B) straight lines which intersect at ^0, − 1h
(C) non-intersecting parabolas
(D) concentric circles with centre at the origin

Q. 23 Suppose u ^x, y h satisfies Laplace’s equation : d2u = 0 in R2 and u = x on the unit

circle. Then, at the origin
(A) u tends to infinity (B) u attains a finite minimum
(C) u attains a finite maximum (D) u is equal to 0
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Q. 24 A circular disk of radius a and mass m is supported on a needle at its centre.

The disk is set spinning with initial angular velocity ω 0 about an axis making an
angle π/6 with the normal to the disk. If ω ^ t h is the angular velocity of the disk
at any time t , then its component along the normal equals
(A) 3 ω 0 (B) ω 0
2

(D) c 3 ω 0 cos t
2 m
(C) ω 0 sin t

Q. 25 In R2 with usual topology, the set U = "^x, − y h d R2 : x = 0, 1, − 1 and y d N , is

(A) neither closed nor bounded (B) closed but not bounded

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(C) bounded but not closed (D) closed and bounded

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Q. 26 In R3 with usual topology, let V = "^x, y, z h d R3 : x2 + y2 + z2 = 1, y =
Y 0, and
W = "^x, y, z h d R3 : y = 0, . Then V , W is

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(A) connected and compact (B) connected but not compact
(C) compact but not connected (D) neither connected nor compact

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Suppose X is a random variable, c is a constant and an = E ^X − c hn is finite for

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Q. 27
all n $ 1. Then P ^X = c h = 1 if and only if an = 0 for
(A) at least one n $ 1
C (B) at least one odd n

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(C) at least one even n (D) at least two values of n

If the random vector ^X1, X2hT has a bivariate normal distribution with mean

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Q. 28

α 1 μ2
vector ^μ, μhT and the matrix ^E ^Xi X j hh1 # i, j # 2 equals f 2 p , where μ d R and

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μ α2
α 1, α 2 > μ , then X1 and X2 are
2

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(A) independent for all α 1 and α 2

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(B) independent if and only if α 1 = α 2

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(C) uncorrelated, but not independent for all α 1, α 2
(D) uncorrelated if and only if α 1 = α 2 and in this case they are not independent

Q. 29 If the cost matrix for an assignment problem is given by

Ja b c d N
K O
Kb c d a O
Kc d a b O
KK O
d a b cO
L P
where a, b, c, d > 0 , then the value of the assignment problem is
(A) a + b + c + d (B) min "a, b, c, d ,
(C) max "a, b, c, d , (D) 4 min "a, b, c, d ,
2
Q. 30 Extremals for the variational problem v 6y ^x h@ = # ^y2 + x2 y'2h dx satisfy the
differential equation 1

(A) x y m + 2nyl − y = 0
2
(B) x y m − 2xyl + y = 0
2

(C) 2xyl − y = 0 (D) x2 y m − y = 0

Q. 31 - Q. 90 Carry two marks each.

Q. 31 Let V be the subspace of R3 spanned by u = ^1, 1, 1h and v = ^1, 1, − 1h. The
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orthonormal basis of V obtained by the Gram-Schmidt process on the ordered

basis ^u, v h of V is
(A) (d 1 , 1 , 1 n, b 2 , 2 , − 4 l2
3 3 3 3 3 3
(B) "^1, 1, 0h, ^1, 0, 1h,

(C) (d 1 , 1 , 1 n, d 1 , 1 , − 2 n2
3 3 3 6 6 6
(D) (d 1 , 1 , 1 n, d 2 , − 1 , − 1 n2
3 3 3 6 6 6
Q. 32 In R2 , ^x1, y1h, ^x2, y2h = x1 x2 − α ^x2 y1 + x1 y2h + y1 y2 is an inner product
(A) for all α d R (B) if and only if α = 0
(C) if and only if α < 1 (D) if and only if α < 1

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Let "v1, v2, v 3, v 4 , be a basis of R 4 and v = a1 v1 + a2 v2 + a 3 v 3 + a 4 v 4 , where ai d R ,
Q. 33

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i = 1, 2, 3, 4 . Then "v1 − v, v2 − v, v 3 − v, v 4 − v , is a basis of R 4 if and only if

A
(A) a1 = a2 = a 3 = a 4 (B) a1 a2 a 3 a 4 =− 1

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(C) a1 + a2 + a 3 + a 4 = Y 0 (D) a1 + a2 + a 3 + a 4 =Y 0

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1 −2
Q. 34 Let R2 # 2 be the real vector space of all 2 # 2 real matrices. For Q = f p,

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−2 4
define a linear transformation T on R2 # 2 as T ^P h = QP . Then the rank of T is
(A) 1
C
(B) 2

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(C) 3 (D) 4

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Q. 35 Let P be a n # n matrix with integral entries and Q = P + I I , where I denotes
2
the n # n identity matrix. Then Q is

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(A) idempotent, i.e. Q2 = Q

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(B) invertible

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(C) nilpotent
(D) unipotent, i.e., Q − I is nilpotent

Q. 36
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Let M be a square matrix of order, 2 such that rank of M is 1. Then M is
(A) diagonalizable and nonsingular
(B) diagonalizable and nilpotent
(C) neither diagonalizable nor nilpotent
(D) either diagonalizable or nilpotent but not both

Q. 37 If M is a 7 # 5 matrix of rank 3 and N is a 5 # 7 matrix of rank 5, then rank

^MN h is
(A) 5 (B) 3
(C) 2 (D) 1
2π
Q. 38 # 13 −d5θsin θ =
0

(A) − π (B) − π
6 12
(C) π (D) π
12 6
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Q. 39 In the Laurent series expansion of f ^z h = 1 − 1 valid in the region z > 2

z−1 z−2
, the coefficient of 12 is
z
(A) – 1 (B) 0
(C) 1 (D) 2

Q. 40 Let w = f ^z h be the bilinear transformation that maps − 1, 0 and 1 to − i, 1 and

i respectively. Then f ^1 − i h equals
(A) − 1 + 2i (B) 2i
(C) − 2 + i (D) − 1 + i

# 2 zRe+^2z h dz =
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Q. 41 For the positively oriented unit circle,

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x =1

(A) 0 (B) πi

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(C) 2πi (D) 4πi

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Q. 42 The number of zeroes, counting multiplicities, of the polynomial z5 + 3z3 + z2 + 1
inside the circle z = 2 is
(A) 0 (B) 2
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(C) 3
C
(D) 5

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Q. 43 Let f = u + iv and g = v + iv be non-zero analytic functions on z < 1. Then it
follows that

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(A) f l / 0 (B) f is conformal on z < 1

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(C) f / kg for some real k (D) f is one to one

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If f ^x, y h = *
x3 / ^x2 + y2h ^x, y h =
Y ^0, 0h
, then at ^0, 0h

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^x, y h = ^0, 0h
Q. 44
0,

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(A) fx , fy do not exist
(B) fx , fy exist and are equal
(C) the directional derivative exists along any straight line
(D) f is differentiable

Let α > 1 and g ^x h = / n1 , σ # x < 3. Then g^x h is

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Q. 45 x
n=1
(A) not continuous
(B) continuous but not differentiable
(C) differentiable but not continuously differentiable
(D) continuously differentiable

Q. 46 The sequence of functions (fn} on 60, 1@ with Lebesgue measure, defined by

x, 0 # x < 1 − 1/n
fn ^x h = * , converges
n , 1 − 1/n # x # 1
(A) almost everywhere and as well as in L1
(B) almost everywhere but not in L1
(C) in L1 , but not almost everywhere
(D) neither almost everywhere nor in L1
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Q. 47 Consider two sequences " fn , and "gn , of functions where fn : 60, 1@ " R and
gn : R " R are defined by
fn ^x h = xn and gn ^x h
cos ^x − n h π/2 if x d 6n − 1, n + 1@
=* . Then
0 otherwise
(A) neither " fn , nor "gn , is uniformly convergent
(B) " fn , is not uniformly convergent but "gn , is
(C) "gn , is not uniformly convergent but " fn , is
(D) both " fn , and "gn , are uniformly convergent

Q. 48 Let f : 60, 1@ " R and g : 60, 1@ " R be two functions defined by

1 if x = 1 , n d N
f ^x h = * n n and
0 otherwise

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n if x = 1 , n d N
g ^x h = * n . Then

A
0 otherwise

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(A) both f and g are Riemann integrable

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(B) f is Riemann integrable but g is not

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(C) g is Riemann integrable but f is not

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(D) neither f nor g is Riemann integrable

The set of all continuous functions f : 60, 1@ " R satisfying

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Q. 49
1

# t f ^t hdt = 0 , n = 0, 1, 2, ...
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n

D
(A) is empty (B) contains a single element

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(C) is countably infinite (D) is uncountably infinite

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Q. 50 Let f : R " R be defined by f ^x1, x2, x 3h = ^x2 + x 3, x 3 + x1, x1 + x2h. Then the first
3 3

derivative of f is

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(A) not invertible anywhere
(B) invertible only at the origin
(C) invertible everywhere except at the origin
(D) invertible everywhere

Q. 51 Let y = ϕ ^x h and y = Ψ ^x h be solutions of y m − 2xyl + ^sin x2h y = 0 such that

ϕ ^0 h = 1, ϕl^0 h = 1 and Ψ ^0 h = 1, Ψl^0 h = 2 . Then the value of the Wronskian
W ^ϕ, Ψ h at x = 1 is
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) e (D) e2

Q. 52 The set of all eigenvalues of the Sturm-Liouville problem

π
y m + λy = 0 , yl^0 h = 0 , yla 2 k = 0 ,
is given by
(A) λ = 2n , n = 1, 2, 3, ... (B) λ = 2n , n = 0, 1, 2, 3, ...
(C) λ = 4n2 , n = 1, 2, 3, ... (D) λ = 4n2 , n = 0, 1, 2, 3, ...
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Q. 53 If Y ^p h is the Laplace transform of y ^ t h, which is the solution of the initial value

0, 0 < t < 2π
problem 2 + y ^ t h = * , with y ^0 h = 1 and yl^0 h = 0 , then Y ^p h
d2y
dt sin t, t > 2π
equals
p e−2πp p+1
(A) 2 + (B)
1+p ^1 + p h
2 2
1 + p2
p e−2πp p ^1 + p2h + 1
(C) + (D)
1 + p2 ^1 + p2h ^1 + p2h
2

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Q. 54 If y = /a m xm is a solution of y m + xyl + 3y = 0 , then am equals
am + 2
m=0

^m + 1h^m + 2h ^m + 1h^m + 2h

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(A) (B) −
m+3 m+3

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m ^m − 1h m ^m − 1h
(C) − (D)

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m+3 m+3

Q. 55 The indicial equation for : x ^1 + x h y m + ^cos x h yl + ^1 − 3x + x2h y = 0 , is

2

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(A) r2 − r = 0 (B) r2 + r = 0

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(C) r2 = 0 (D) r2 − 1 = 0

Q. 56 The general solution f

x^t h
y^t h C
p of the system

x =− x + 2y
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y = 4x + y
is given by

(A) f
c1 e3t − c2 e−3t
D
p (B) f
c1 e3t
p
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2c1 e3t + c2 e−3t c2 e−3t

(C) f
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c1 e3t + c2 e−3t
2c1 e3t + c2 e−3t
p (D) f
c1 e3t − c2 e−3t
− 2c1 e3t + c2 e−3t
p

Q. 57 ©
Let G and H be two groups. The groups G # H and H # G are isomorphic
(A) for any G and any H (B) only if one of them is cyclic
(C) only if one of them is abelian (D) only if G and H are isomorphic

Q. 58 Let H = Z2 # Z 6 and K = Z2 # Z 4 . Then

(A) H is isomorphic to K since both are cyclic
(B) H is isomorphic to K since 2 divides 6 and g.c.d. ^3, 4h = 1
(C) H is not isomorphic to K since K is cyclic whereas H is no
(D) H is not isomorphic to K since there is no homomorphism from H to K

Q. 59 Suppose G denotes the multiplicative group "− 1, 1, and S = "z d C : z = 1, .

Let G act on S by complex multiplication. Then the cardinality of the orbit of i is
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 5 (D) infinite

Q. 60 The number of 5-Sylow subgroups of Z20 is

(A) 1 (B) 4
(C) 5 (D) 6
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Let S = *f p : a, b, c d R 4 be the ring under matrix addition and multiplication.

a b
Q. 61
0 c

Then the subset *f p : p d R 4 is

0 p
0 0
(A) not an ideal of S
(B) an ideal but not a prime ideal of S
(C) is a prime ideal but not a maximal ideal of S
(D) is a maximal ideal of S

Q. 62 Consider S = C 6x5@, complex polynomials is x5 , as a subset of T = C 6x @, the ring

of all complex polynomials. Then
(A) S is neither an ideal nor a subring of T

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(B) S is an ideal, but not a subring of T

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(C) S is a subring but not an ideal of T

A
(D) S is both a subring and an ideal to T

Q. 63

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Which of the following statements is true about S = Z 6x @?

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(A) S is an Euclidean domain since all its ideals are principal

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(B) S is an Euclidean domain since Z is an Euclidean domain

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(C) S is not an Euclidean domain since S is not even an integral domain
(D) S is not an Euclidean domain since it has non-principal ideals

Q. 64
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Let X be the space of bounded real sequences with sup norm. Define a linear

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operator T : X " X by
T ^x h = a 11 , 22 , ...k for x = ^x1, x2, ...h d X . Then
x x

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(A) T is bounded but not one to one

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(B) T is one to one but not bounded
(C) T is bounded and its inverse (from range of T ) exists but is not bounded

Q. 65
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(D) T is bounded and its inverse (from range of T ) exists and is bounded

Let X be the space of real sequences having finitely many non-zero terms with
. p , 1 #, p # 3. Then
(A) f is continuous only for p = 1
(B) f is continuous only for p = 2
(C) f is continuous only for p = 3
(D) f is not continuous for any p, 1 # p # 3

Q. 66 Let X = C 1 60, 1@ with the norm x = x 3 + xl 3 (where xl is the derivative of

x ) and Y = C 1 60, 1@ with sup norm. If T is the identity operator from X into Y
, then
(A) T and T−1 are continuous (B) T is continuous but T−1 is not
(C) T−1 is continuous but T is not (D) neither T nor T−1 is continuous

Q. 67 Let X = C 6− 1, 1@ with the inner product defined by

1

x, y = # x^t hy^t hdt

−1
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Let Y be the set of all odd functions in X . Then

(A) Y = is the set of all even functions in X
(B) Y = is the set of odd functions in X
(C) Y == " 0 ,
(D) Y = is the set of all constant functions in X

Q. 68 Let X = l 2 , then space of all square-summable sequences with

, for x = ^xi h d X
3
x = /x i 2
i=1
Define a sequence "Tn , of linear operators on X by Tn ^x h = ^x1, x2, ..., xn, 0, 0, ...h.

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Then
(A) Tn is an unbounded operator for sufficiently large n
(B) Tn is bounded but not compact for all n
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(C) Tn is compact for all n but lim Tn is not compact
n"3
(D) Tn is compact for all n and so is lim Tn

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n"3

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Q. 69 To find the positive square root of a > 0 by solving x2 − a = 0 by the Newton-
Raphson method, if xn denotes the n th iterate with x 0 > 0 , x 0 =
Y a , then the
sequence "xn, n $ 1, is
C
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(A) strictly decreasing (B) strictly increasing
(C) constant (D) not convergent

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Q. 70 In solving the ordinary differential equation yl = 2x , y ^0 h = 0 using Euler’s

D
method, the iterates yn , n d N satisfy
(A) yn = x n2 (B) yn = 2xn

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(C) yn = xn xn − 1 (D) yn = xn − 1 + xn

Q. 71
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The characteristic curves of the partial differential equation

© ^2x + u h ux + ^2y + u h uy = u ,
passing through ^1, 1h for any arbitrary initial values prescribed on a non-char-
acteristic curve are given by
(A) x = y (B) x2 + y2 = 2
(C) x + y = 2 (D) x2 − xy + y2 = 1

Q. 72 The solution of Laplace’s equation

22u + 12u + 1 22u = 0
2r2 r 2r r2 2θ2
in the unit disk with boundary conditions u ^1, θh = 2 cos2 θ is given by
(A) 1 + r2 cos 2θ (B) 1 + ln r + r cos 2θ
(C) 2r cos θ
3 2
(D) 1 − r2 + 2r2 cos2 θ

Q. 73 For the heat equation

# 60, T @, with u ^x, 0h = u 0 ^x h, u 0 d L ^Rh,

2u = 22u on R 2
2t 2x2
(A) the solution is reversible in time
(B) if u 0 ^x h has compact support, so does u ^x, t h for any given t
(C) if u 0 ^x h is discontinuous at a point, so is u ^x, t h for any given t
(D) if u 0 ^x h $ 0 for all x , then u ^x, t h $ 0 for all x and t > 0
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Q. 74 If u ^x, t h satisfies the wave equation

22u = c222u , x d R , t > 0 , with initial conditions
2t2 2x2
sin πx 0 # x # c
u ^x, 0h = * c , and ut ^x, 0h = 0 for all x ,
0 elsewhere
then for a given t > 0 ,
(A) there are values of x at which u ^x, t h is discontinuous
(B) u ^x, t h is continuous, but xx ^x, t h is not continuous
(C) u ^x, t h, ux ^x, t h are continuous, but uxx ^x, t h is not continuous
(D) u ^x, t h is smooth for all x

Q. 75 A rigid body is acted on by two forces, F1 = ait + bjt − 3kt at the point ^1, 2, − 1h
and F2 = it + ajt + bkt at the point ^− 1, 0, 1h. If the force system is equipollent to

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the force F and the couple G , which have no components along kt, then F equals

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(A) 2it + 4tj (B) 2it − 4tj

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(C) 4it + 2tj (D) 4it − 2tj

Q. 76
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A frictionless wire, fixed at R, rotates with constant angular velocity ω about a

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vertical axis RO (O is the origin and R is above O ), making a constant angle α

O
with it. A particle P of unit mass is constrained to move on the wire. If the mass
of the wire is negligible, distance OR is h and RP is r ^ t h at any time t , then the
Lagrangian of the motion is
C
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(A) 1 ro2 − g ^h − r cos αh (B) 1 ^ro2 + ω2 r2h + g r cos α
2 2

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(C) 1 ^ro2 + ω2 r2 sin2 αh − g ^h − r cos αh (D) 1 ^ro2 + r2 sin2 αh − gh
2 2

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Q. 77 In R with the usual topology, the set U = "x d R : − 1 # x # 1, x =
Y 0, is

O
(A) neither Hausdorff nor first countable

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(B) Hausdorff but not first countable
(C) first countable but not Hausdorff

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(D) both Hausdorff and first countable

Q. 78 Suppose U = "x d Q : 0 # x # 1, and V = "x d Q : 0 < x < 2, . Let n and m be

the number of connected components of U and V respectively. Then
(A) m = n = 1 (B) m = n =Y 1
(C) m = 2n, m, n finite (D) m > 2n

Q. 79 Let f : 60, 1@ " R be the continuous function defined by

^x − 1h^x − 2h
f ^x h = .
^x − 3h^x − 4h
Then the maximal subset of R on which f has a continuous extension is
(A) ^− 3, 3h (B) ^− 3, 3h , ^4, 3h
(C) R\ "3, 4, (D) R

Q. 80 Suppose U = ^0, 1/2h # ^0, 1/2h, V = ^− 1/2, 0h # ^− 1/2, 0h and D be the open
unit disk with centre at origin of R2 . Let f be a real valued continuous function
on D such that f ^U h = 0 . Then it follows that
(A) f ^v h = 0 for every v in V (B) f ^v h =
Y 0 for every v in V
(C) f ^v h = 0 for some v in V (D) f can assume any real value on V
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Q. 81 Suppose X is a random variable and f , g : R " R are measurable functions such

that f ^X h and g ^X h are independent, then
(A) X is degenerate
(B) both f ^X h and g ^X h is degenerate
(C) either f ^X h or g ^X h is degenerate
(D) X , f ^X h and g ^X h could all be non-degenerate

Q. 82 Suppose X1, X2, ..., Xn is a random sample from a N ^μ, σ2h distribution, where μ

n i=0^ i
X − μh2 , then the pair
n n
is known, but σ2 is not. If X = 1 / Xi and S = 1
/
n i=0
^X , S h is
(A) complete and sufficient (B) complete but not sufficient
(C) sufficient but not complete
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(D) neither sufficient nor complete

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If X and Y are random variables with 0 < Var ^X h, Var ^Y h < 3, consider the

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Q. 83
statements : (I) Var ^E ^Y/X hh = Var ^Y h and (II) the correlation co-efficient
between X and Y is ±1. Then
(A) (I) implies (II) and (II) implies (I)
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(B) (I) implies (II) but (II) does not imply (I)

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(C) (II) implies (I) but (I) does not imply (II)
(D) neither does (I) imply (II) nor does (II) imply (I)

Q. 84
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If the random variable X has a Poisson distribution with parameter λ and the

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parametric space has three elements 3, 4 and k , then to test the null hypothesis
H 0 : λ = 3vs . the alternative hypothesis H1 : λ =
Y 3 , a uniformly most powerful test

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at any level α d ^0.1h exists for any sample size

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(A) for all k = Y 3, 4 (B) if and only if k > 4

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(C) if and only if k < 3 (D) if and only if k > 3

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Q. 85 Suppose the random variable X has a uniform distribution Pθ in the interval
6θ − 1, θ + 1@, where θ d Z . If a random sample of size n is drawn from this
distribution, then Pθ almost surely for all θ d Z , a maximum likelihood estimator
(MLE) for θ
(A) exists and is unique
(B) exists but may or may not be unique
(C) exists but cannot be unique
(D) does not exist

Q. 86 A χ2 (chi-squared) test for independence between two attributes X and Y is

carried out at 2.5% level of significance on the following 2 # 2 contingency table
showing frequencies
Y\X X1 X2

Y1 1 0

Y2 1 d
If the upper 2.5% point of the χ 12 distribution is given as 5.0, then the hypothesis
of independence is to be rejected if and only if
(A) d > 1 (B) d > 3
(C) d > 5 (D) d > 9
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Q. 87 Consider the Linear Programming Problem (LPP) :

Maximize x1 ,
subject to : 3x1 + 4x2 # 10 , 5x1 − x2 # 9 , 3x1 − 2x2 $ − 2 , x1 − 3x2 # 3 ,
x1, x2 $ 0 . The value of the LPP is
(A) 9 (B) 2
5
(C) 3 (D) 10
3
Q. 88 Given that the eigenvalues of the integral equation
2π

y ^x h = l # cos ^x + t hy^t hdt

0

are 1 and − 1 with respective eigen functions cos x and sin x . Then the integral
π π
equation

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2π

y ^x h = sin x + cos x + λ # cos ^x + t hy^t hdt has

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A
0

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(A) unique solution for λ = 1/π (B) unique solution for λ =− 1/π
(C) unique solution for λ = π (D) no solution for λ =− π

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Q. 89 The values of λ for which the integral equation

C
1

y ^x h = λ # ^6x − t hy^t hdt

&
0

has a nontrivial solution, are given by the roots of the equation

(A) ^3λ − 1h^2 + λh − λ2 = 0 (B) ^3λ − 1h^2 + λh + 2 = 0

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(C) ^3λ − 1h^2 + λh − 1λ = 0
2
(D) ^3λ − 1h^2 + λh + λ3 = 0

Q. 90
D
The extremals for the functional

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x1

v 6y ^x h@ =
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# ^xyl + yl2hdx
x0

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are given by the following family of curves :
(A) y = c1 + c2 x + b 4 l (B) y = 1 + c1 x + c2 b 4 l
x2 x2

(C) y = c1 + x + c2 b 4 l (D) y = c1 + c2 x − b 4 l
x2 x2

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