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MCQ 1.76 Multiplication of matrices E and F is G . matrices E and G are

Rcos θ − sin θ 0V R1 0 0V
S W S W
E = S sin θ cos θ 0W and G = S0 1 0W
SS 0 0 1WW SS0 0 1WW
T X T X
What is the matrix F ?
Rcos θ − sin θ 0V R cos θ cos θ 0V
S W S W
(A) S sin θ cos θ 0W (B) S− cos θ sin θ 0W
SS 0 0 1WW SS 0 0 1WW
RT cos θ sin θ 0XV TR VX
S W S sin θ − cos θ 0W
(C) S− sin θ cos θ 0W (D) Scos θ sin θ 0W
SS 0 0 1W W S
S 0 0 1WW
T X T X
MCQ 1.77 Consider the continuous random variable with probability density function
f (t) = 1 + t for − 1 # t # 0
= 1 − t for 0 # t # 1
The standard deviation of the random variable is
(A) 1 (B) 1
3 6

(C) 1 (D) 1
3 6

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MCQ 1.78 Stokes theorem connects

(A) a line integral and a surface integral
(B) a surface integral and a volume integral
(C) a line integral and a volume integral
(D) gradient of a function and its surface integral

MCQ 1.79 A lot has 10% defective items. Ten items are chosen randomly from this lot.
The probability that exactly 2 of the chosen items are defective is
(A) 0.0036
(B) 0.1937
(C) 0.2234
(D) 0.3874

#−a (sin6 x + sin7 x) dx

a
MCQ 1.80 is equal to

(A) 2 # sin6 x dx (B) 2 # sin7 x dx

a a

0 0

(C) 2 # (sin6 x + sin7 x) dx

a
(D) zero
0

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MCQ 1.81 A is a 3 # 4 real matrix and Ax = b is an inconsistent system of equations.

The highest possible rank of A is
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4
8 2
MCQ 1.82 Changing the order of the integration in the double integral I = #0 #x f (x, y) dydx
q
#r #p
s 4
leads to I = f (x, y) dxdy What is q ?
(A) 4y (B) 16 y2
(C) x (D) 8

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MCQ 1.83 Which one of the following is an eigen vector of the matrix
R V
S5 0 0 0W
S0 5 0 0W
S0 0 2 1W
S W
R V S0 0 3 1W R V
S 1W T X S0W
S− 2W S0W
(A) S W (B) S W
S 0W S1W
S 0W S0W
TR VX TR X V
S W 1 S 1W
S 0W S− 1W
(C) S W (D) S W
S 0W S 2W
S− 2W S 1W
T X T X
MCQ 1.84 With a 1 unit change in b, what is the change in x in the solution of the
system of equations x + y = 2, 1.01x + 0.99y = b ?
(A) zero (B) 2 units
(C) 50 units (D) 100 units

MCQ 1.85 By a change of variable x (u, v) = uv, y (u, v) = v/u is double integral, the
integrand f (x, y) changes to f (uv, v/u) φ (u, v). Then, φ (u, v) is
(A) 2v/u (B) 2uv
(C) v2 (D) 1

MCQ 1.86 The right circular cone of largest volume that can be enclosed by a sphere
of 1 m radius has a height of
(A) 1/3 m (B) 2/3 m

(C) 2 2 m (D) 4/3 m

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dy 2 ln (x)
MCQ 1.87 If x2 + 2xy = and y (1) = 0 , then what is y (e) ?
dx x
(A) e (B) 1
(C) 1/e (D) 1/e2

MCQ 1.88 The line integral # V :dr of the vector V :(r) = 2xyzi + x2 zj + x2 yk from the
origin to the point P (1, 1, 1)
(A) is 1
(B) is zero
(C) is – 1
(D) cannot be determined without specifying the path

MCQ 1.89 Starting from x 0 = 1, one step of Newton-Raphson method in solving the
equation x3 + 3x − 7 = 0 gives the next value (x1) as
(A) x1 = 0.5 (B) x1 = 1.406
(C) x1 = 1.5 (D) x1 = 2

MCQ 1.90 A single die is thrown twice. What is the probability that the sum is neither
8 nor 9 ?
(A) 1/9 (B) 5/36
(C) 1/4 (D) 3/4

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The complete solution of the ordinary differential equation
d 2y dy
+ p + qy = 0 is y = c1 e−x + c2 e−3x
dx2 dx
MCQ 1.91 Then p and q are
(A) p = 3, q = 3 (B) p = 3, q = 4
(C) p = 4, q = 3 (D) p = 4, q = 4

MCQ 1.92 Which of the following is a solution of the differential equation

d 2y dy
2 + p dx + (q + 1) y = 0
dx
−3x
(A) e (B) xe−x
(C) xe−2x (D) x2 e−2x

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dy
MCQ 1.93 If x = a (θ + sin θ) and y = a (1 − cos θ), then will be equal to
dx

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