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CSIR-NET Abstract Algebra
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Previous year question of CSIR-NET maths exam.
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Syllabus: Permutations and combinations, Pigeon-hole principle, inclusion-exclusion principle, dearrangement
Question with one correct answer
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1. The number of 4 digit numbers with no two digits common is
A. 4536 B. 3024 C. 5040 D. 4823
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2. The number of words that can be formed by permuting the letters of ‘mathematics’ is
A. 5040 B. 4989600 C. 11! D. 8!
3. Let M = {( a1 , a2 , a3 ) : ai ∈ {1, 2, 3, 4}, a1 + a2 + a3 = 6}, Then the number of elements in M is
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A. 8 B. 9 C. 10 D. 12
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4. In a group of 265 persons, 200 like singing, 110 like dancing and 55 like painting. If 60 persons like both singing
and dancing, 30 like both singing and painting and 10 like all three activities, then the number of persons who
like only dancing and painting is d
A. 10 B. 20 C. 30 D. 40
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5. The number of surjective maps from a set of 4 elements to a set of 3 elements is
A. 36 B. 64 C. 69 D. 81
6. An ice cream shop sells ice cream in five possible falvours: Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, Mango and Pineapple.
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How many combinations of three scoop cones are possible? [Note: The repeatation of flavours allowed but the
order in which the flavours are chosen does not matter.]
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A. 10 B. 20 C. 35 D. 243
7. We are given a class consisting of 4 boys and 4 girls. A committee that consists of a President, a Vice-President
and a Secretary is to be chosen among the 8 students of the class. Let a denote the number of ways of choosing
the committee in such a way that the committee has at least one boy and at least one girl. Let b deonote the
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number of ways of choosing the committee in such a way that the number of girls is greater than or equal to
that of the boys. Then
a = 288 b = 168 a = 144 b = 192
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Syllabus: Fundamental theorem of arithmetic, divisibility in Z, congruences, Chinease remainder theorem, Euler’s
φ function, Primitive roots
8. The number of positive divisors of 50000 is

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A. 20 B. 30 C. 40 D. 50
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9. The number of multiplies of 1044 that divide 1055 is

A. 11 B. 12 C. 121 D. 144
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10. The unit digit of 2100 is

A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8
11. The last digit of 382011 is

A. 6 B. 2 C. 4 D. 8
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12. The last two digit of 781 are
A. 07 B. 17 C. 37 D. 47
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13. For any integers a, b let Na,b denote the number of positive integers x < 1000 satisfying x = a(mod 27) and
x = a(mod 37). Then
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A. there exist a, b such that Na,b = 0
B. for all a, b, Na,b = 1
C. for all a, b , Na,b > 1
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D. there exist a, b such that Na,b = 1, and there exist a, b such that Na,b = 2
14. The number of elements in the set {m : 1 ≤ m ≤ 1000, m and 1000 are relatively prime} is
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A. 100 B. 250 C. 300 D. 400
15. If n is a positive integer such that the sum of all positive integers a satisfy 1 ≤ a ≤ n and gcd( a, n) = 1 is equal
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to 240n, then the number of summands, namely, φ(n) is
A. 120 B. 124 C. 240 D. 480 d
16. For a positive integer m, let φ(m) denote the number of integers k such that 1 ≤ k ≤ m and gcd(k, m) = 1.
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Then which of the followong statements are necessarily true?
φ(n) divides n for every positive integer n.
n divides φ( an − 1) for all positive integers a and n.
n divides φ( an − 1) for all positive integers a and n such that gcd( a, n) = 1
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a divides φ( an − 1) for all positive integers a and n such that gcd( a, n) = 1

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17. For positive integers m and n let Fn = 22 + 1 and Gm = 22 − 1. Which of the following statements are true?
Fn divides Gm whenever m > n
gcd( Fn , Gm ) = 1 whenever m = n
gcd( Fn , Gm ) = 1 whenever m 6= n
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Gm divides Fn whenever m < n
Syllabus: Groups, subgroups, normal subgroup, quotient groups, homomorphism, cyclic groups, Cayley theorem,
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class equation, Sylow theorem
18. Let G = Z10 × Z15 , then

G contain exactly one element of order 2
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G contain exactly 5 element of order 3

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19. Consider a group G. Let Z ( G ) be its centre, i.e., Z ( G ) = { g ∈ G : gh = hg for all h ∈ G }. For n ∈ N, the set
of positive integers, define
Jn = {( g1 , · · · , gn ) ∈ Z ( G ) × · · · × Z ( G ) : g1 · · · gn = e}
As a subset of the direct product group G × · · · × G, Jn is

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A. not necessarily a subgroup
B. a subgroup but not necessarily a normal subgroup
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C. a normal subgroup
D. isomorphic to the direct product Z ( G ) × · · · × Z ( G ) ((n − 1) times )
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20. Let G be a group of order 77. then the center of G is isomorphic to
A. Z1 B. Z7 C. Z11 D. Z77
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21. How many normal subgroups does a non-abelian group G of order 21 have other than the identity subgroup
{e} and G?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 3 D. 7
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22. Let G be a nonabelian group. Then, its order can be
25 55 125 55
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23. Let G be a group of order 45. Then
G has an element of order 9
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G has a subgroup of order 9
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G has a normal subgroup of order 9
G has an normal subgroup of order 5
24. The total number of non-isomophic groups of order 122 is
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A. 2 B. 1 C. 61 D. 4
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25. For any group G of order 36 and any subgroup H of G order 4,

H ⊂ Z(G)
H = Z(G)
H is normal in G
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H is an abelian group.
26. Let H = {e, (12)(34)} and K = {e, (12)(34), (13)(24), (14)(23)} be subgroup of S4 , where e denotes the identify
element of S4 . Then
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H and K are normal subgroup of S4

H is normal in K and K are normal in A4
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H is normal in A4 but not in S4

H is normal in S4 but H is not
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27. Which of the following numbers can be orders of permutations σ of 11 symbols such that σ does not fix any
symbol?
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18 30 15 28
28. Let σ = (1 2)(3 4 5) and τ = (1 2 3 4 5 6) be permutation in S6 , the group of permutations on six symbols.
Which of the following statements are true?
The subgroup hσi and hτ i are isomorphic to each other.

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hσi and hτ i are conjugate in S6 .
hσi ∩ hτ i is trivial group.
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hσi and hτ i commute.
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29. Let Sn denote the symmetric group on n symbols. The group S3 ⊕ Z/2Z is isomorphic to which of the following
groups?
Z/12Z
Z/6Z ⊕ Z/6Z
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A4 , the alternating group of order 12
D6 , the dihedral group of order 12
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1 2 3 4 5
30. Given the permutation σ = the matrix A is defined to be the one whose i −th column is the
3 1 2 5 4
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σ (i )−th column of the identity matrix I. Which of the following is correct?
A. A = A−2 B. A = A−4 C. A = A−5 D. A = A−1
31. Let G denote the group S4 × S3 . Then

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a 2−Sylow subgroup of G is normal
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a 3−Sylow subgroup of G is normal
G has a non-trivial normal subgroup
G has a normal subgroup of order 72
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32. For a positive integer n ≥ 4 and a prime number p ≤ n, let U p,n denote the union of all p−Sylow subgroups of
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the alternating group An on letters n letters. Also let K p,n denote the subgroup of An generated by U p,n , and
let | K p,n | denote the order of K p,n . Then
K2,4 = 12 K2,4 = 4 K2,5 = 60 K3,5 = 30
33. Determine which of the following cannot be the class equation of a group
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10 = 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 5 4 = 1+1+2 8 = 1+1+3+3 6 = 1+2+3

34. The number of group homomorphism from the symmetric group S3 to Z/6Z is
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 6
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35. Consider the group G = Q/Z where Q and Z are the groups of rational numbers and integers respectively.
Let n be a positive integers. Then is there is a cyclic subgroup of order n?
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A. not necessarily
B. yes, a unique one
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C. yes, but not necessarily a unique one

D. never
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36. Let p be a prime number. The order of a p−Sylow subgroup of the group GL50 (F p ) of invertible 50 × 50
matrices from the finite field F p , equals
A. p50 B. p125 C. p1250 D. p1225

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37. For which of the following primes p, does the polynomial x4 + x + 6 have a root of multiplicity > 1 over a field
of characteristic p?
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A. 2 B. 3 C. 5 D. 7
38. In the group of all invertible 4 × 4 matrices with entries in the field of 3 elements, any 3−Sylow subgroup has
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cardinality
A. 3 B. 81 C. 243 D. 729
39. For a matrix A as given below, which of them satisfy A6 = I?
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 
1 0 0
pi pi 
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B. 0 cos 3 sin 3 
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pi pi
0 − sin 3 cos 3
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pi pi
cos 6 0 sin 6
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1 0 
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pi pi
− sin 6 0 cos 6
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pi pi
cos 2 sin 2 0
D. − sin pi cos pi 0
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2 2
0 0 1
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40. Suppose ( F, +, ·) is the field with 9 elements. Let G = ( F, +) and H = ( F {0}, ·) denote the underlying additive
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and multiplicative groups respectively. Then

G∼ = (Z/3Z) × (Z/3Z)
G∼
= (Z/9Z)
H∼
= (Z/2Z) × (Z/2Z) × (Z/2Z)
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G∼
= (Z/3Z) × (Z/3Z) and H ∼
= (Z/8Z)
41. Consider the multiplicative group G of all the (complex) 2n −th roots of unity where n = 0, 1, 2, · · · .Then
Every proper subgroup of G is finite.
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G has a finite set of generators

G is cyclic
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Every finite subgroup of G is cyclic

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Syllabus: Rings, ideals, prime and maximal ideals, quotient rings, unique factorization domain, principal ideal
domain, Euclidean domain.Polynomial rings and irreducibility criteria
42. The number of non-trivial ring homomorphism form Z12 to Z28 is

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A. 1 B. 3 C. 4 D. 7
43. Let R be non-zero commutative ring with unity 1R . Dfine the caracteristic of R to be the of 1R in ( R, +) if it
is finite and to be the order of 1R in ( R, +) is infinite. We denote the caracteristic of R by . In the following,
let R and S be non-zero commutative rings with unity. Then

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char(R) is always a prime number.
If S is a quotient ring of char(R), then either char(S) divides the char(R), or char(S)= 0.
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If S is a subring of R containig 1R then char(S)= char(R).
If char(R) is a prime number, then char(R) is a field.
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44. Let R be the ring obtained by taking the quotient of (Z/6Z)[ X ] by the principal ideal (2X + 4). Then
R has infinitely many elements.
R is a field.
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5 is a unit in R.
4 is a unit in R.
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45. In which of the following fields, the polynomial
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x3 − 312312x + 123123
is irreducible in F[ x ]? d
A. the field F3 with 3 elements
B. the field F7 with 7 elements
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C. the field F13 with 13 elements
D. the filed Q of rational numbers
46. Let f ( x ) = x3 + 2x2 + 1 and g( x ) = 2x2 + x + 2. Then over Z3

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A. f ( x ) and g( x ) are irreducible

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B. f ( x ) is irreducible, but g( x ) is not

C. g( x ) is irreducible, but f ( x ) is not
D. neither f ( x ) nor g( x ) is irreducible
47. Let I1 be the ideal generated by x4 + 3x2 + 2 and I2 be the ideal generated by x3 + 1 in Q[ x ]. If F1 = Q[ x ]/I1
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and F2 = Q[ x ]/I2 , then

A. F1 and F2 are fields
B. F1 is a field, but F2 is not a fields
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C. F1 is not a field while F2 is a field

D. Neither F1 nor F2 is a field
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48. Let h p( x )i denote the ideal generated by the polynomial p( x ) in Q[ x ]. If f ( x ) = x3 + x2 + x + 1 and g( x ) =

x3 − x2 + x − 1, then
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h f ( x )i + h g( x )i = h x3 + x i
h f ( x )i + h g( x )i = h f ( x ) g( x )i
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h f ( x )i + h g( x )i = h x2 + 1i
h f ( x )i + h g( x )i = h x4 − 1i
49. Let R[ x ] be the polynomial ring over R in one variable. Let I ⊂ R[ x ] be an ideal. Then
I is a maximal ideal if and only if I is a non-zero prime ideal

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I is a maximal ideal if and only if the quotien ring R[ x ]/I is isomorphic to R
I is a maximal ideal if and only if I = ( f ( x )), where f ( x ) is a non-constant irrudicible polynomial
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over R
I is a maximal ideal if and only if there exists a nonconstant polynomial f ( x ) ∈ I of degree ≤ 2
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Syllabus: Fields, finite fields, field extensions, Galois Theory
50. Let F be a field of 8 elements and
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A = { x ∈ F : x7 = 1 and x k 6= 1 for all natural numbers k < 7}.
Then the number of element in A is
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51. Let F and F 0 be two finite fields of order q and q0 respectively. Then:
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F 0 contains a subfields isomorphic to F if and only if q ≤ q0 .
F 0 contains a subfields isomorphic to F if and only if q divides q0 .
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If the g.c.d of q and q0 is not 1, then both are isomorphic to subfields of some finite field L.
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Both F and F 0 are quotient rings of the ring Z[ X ].
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52. Let ω be a complex number such that ω 3 = 1 and ω = 1. Suppose L is the field Q( 3 2, ω ) generated by 3 2
and ω over the filed Q of rational numbers. Then the number of subfields K of L such that Q ( K ( L is
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A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
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53. The degree of the extension Q( 2 + 3 2) over the field Q( 2) is
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A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 6
54. Let I1 be the ideal generated by x2 + 1 and I2 be the ideal generated by x3 − x2 + x − 1 in Q[ x ]. If R1 = Q[ x ]/I1
and R2 = Q[ x ]/I2 , then
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R1 and R2 are fields

R1 is a field and R2 is not a field
R1 is an integral domain and R2 is not an integral domain
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R1 and R2 are not integral domain

55. Let R = Q[ x ]/I, where I is the ideal generated by 1 + x2 . Let y to be the coset of x in R. Then
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y2 + 1 is irreducible over R
y2 + y + 1 is irreducible over R
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y2 − y + 1 is irreducible over R
y3 + y2 + y + 1 is irreducible over R
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56. Let f ( x ) = x3 + 2x2 + x − 1. Determine in which of the following cases f is irreducible over the field k.
k = Q, the field of rational numbers.
k = R, the field of real numbers.
k = F2 , the finite field of 2 elements.

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k = F3 , the finite field of 3 elements.
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57. Which of the following is true?
sin 7 is algebraic over Q
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cos π/17 is algebraic over Q
sin−1 1 is algebraic over Q
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2 + π is algebraic over Q
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58. Let f ( x ) = x3 + x2 + x + 1 and g( x ) = x3 + 1. Then in Q[ x ],
gcd( f ( x ), g( x )) = x + 1
gcd( f ( x ), g( x )) = x2 − 1
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lcm( f ( x ), g( x )) = x5 + x3 + x2 + x + 1
lcm( f ( x ), g( x )) = x5 + x4 + x3 + x2 + x + 1
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59. For a positive integer n, let f n ( x ) = x n−1 + x n−2 + · · · + x + 1. Then
f n ( x ) is an irreducible polynomial in Q[ x ] for every positive integers n.
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f p ( x ) is an irreducible polynomial in Q[ x ] for every prime number p.
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f pe ( x ) is an irreducible polynomial in Q[ x ] for every prime number p and every positive integer e.
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f p (x p ) is an irreducible polynomial in Q[ x ] for every prime number p and every positive integer e.
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60. Consider the ring R = Z[− −5] = { a + b −5} and the element α = 3 + −5 of R. Then
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α is a prime.
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α is irreducible.
R is not a unique factorization domain.
R is not an integral domain.
61. Consider the polynomial f ( x ) = x4 − x3 + 14x2 + 5xz + 16. Also for a prime number p, let F p denote the field
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with p elements. Which of the following are always true?

Considering f as a polynomial with coefficients in F3 , it has no roots in F3 .
Considering f as a polynomial with coefficients in F3 , it has a product of two irreducible factors of
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degree 2 over F3 .
Considering f as a polynomial with coefficients in F7 , it has a irreducible factors of degree 3 over F7 .
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f is a product of two polynomial of degree 2 over Z

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62. For a positive integer m, let am denote the number of disjoint prime ideals of the ring
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h x m −1i
. Then
α4 = 2 α4 = 3 α5 = 2 α5 = 3
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63. Which of the following integral domains are Euclidean domains?

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Z[ −3] = { a + b −3 : a, b ∈ Z}
Z[ x ]
R[ x2 , x3 ] = { f ( x ) = ∑in=0 ai xi ∈ R[ x ] : a1 = 0}

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Z[ x ]

(2,x )
[y] where x, y are independent variables and (2, x ) is the ideal generated by 2 and x
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64. Let Z[i ] denote the ring of Gaussian integers. For which of the following values of n is the quotient ring
Z[i ]/nZ[i ] an integral domain?
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2 13 19 7
65. For which of the following values of n, does the finite field F5n with 5n elements contain a non-trivial 93rd root
of unity?
92 30 15 6
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66. Let G be the Galois group of the splitting field of x5 − 2 over Q. Then, which of the following statements are
true?
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G is cyclic
G is non-abelian
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G has an element of order 4 d
67. Which of the following is/are true?
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Given any positive integer n, there exists a field extension of Q of degree n.
Given a positive integer n, there exist fields F and K such that F ⊂ K and K is Galois over F with
[K : F ] = n.
Let K be a Galois exension of Q with [K : Q] = 4. Then there is a field L such that Q ⊂ L ⊂ K, [ L :
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Q] = 2 and L is a Galois extension of Q.

There is algebraic extension K of Q such that [K : Q] is not finite.
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68. Let G denote the group of all the automorphisms of the field F3100 that consist of 3100 elements. Then the
number of distinct subgroup of G is equal to
A. 4 B. 3 C. 100 D. 9
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69. Let p, q be distinct primes. Then

A. Z/p2 qZ has exactly 3 distinct ideals
B. Z/p2 qZ has exactly 3 distinct ideals
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C. Z/p2 qZ has exactly 2 distinct ideals

D. Z/p2 qZ has a unique maximal ideals
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70. Let f ( x ) = x4 + 3x3 − 9x2 + 7x + 27 and let p be a prime. Let f p ( x ) denote the corresponding polynomial with
coefficients in Z/pZ. Then
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f 2 ( x ) is irreducible over Z/2Z

f ( x ) is irreducible over Q
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f 3 ( x ) is irreducible over Z/3Z

f ( x ) is irreducible over Z
71. Pick the correct statements:
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Q( 2) and Q(i ) are isomorphic as Q−vector spaces

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Q( 2) and Q(i ) are isomorphic as fields
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GalQ (Q( 2)/Q) ∼= GalQ (Q(i )/Q)
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Q( 2) and Q(i ) are both Galois extensions of Q
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Syllabus: Algebra of complex numbers, the complex plane, polynomials, Power series, transcendental functions
such as exponential, trigonometric and hyperbolic functions.
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1. Let p(z, w) = α0 (z) + α1 (z)w
© + · · · + αk (z)w , where ªk ≥ 1 and α0 , · · · , αk are non-constant polynomials in the
complex variable z . Then (z, w) ∈ C × C : p(z, w) = 0 is
A. bounded with empty interior
B. unbounded with empty interior
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C. bounded with non-empty interior
D. unbounded with non-empty interior
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2. Let U be an open subset of C containing {z ∈ C : |z| ≤ 1} and let f : U → C be the map defined by
z −a
f (z) = e i w for a ∈ D and ψ ∈ [0, 2π]
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1 − az
which of the following statements are true? d
° | f (e i θ )| = 1 for 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π
° f maps {z ∈ C : |z| < 1} onto itself
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° f maps {z ∈ C : |z| ≤ 1} onto itself
° f is one-one
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3. The number 2e i π is
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A. a rational number.
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B. a transcendental number.
C. a irrational number.
D. a imaginary number.
4. Let x, y ∈ Cn . Consider f (x, y) = supθ,φ ke i θ x + e i φ yk2 : θ, φ ∈ R . Which of the following is/are correct?
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° f (x, y) ≤ kxk2 + kyk2 + 2|〈x, y〉|.

° f (x, y) ≤ kxk2 + kyk2 + 2 Re〈x, y〉.
° f (x, y) = kxk2 + kyk2 + 2|〈x, y〉|.
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° f (x, y) > kxk2 + kyk2 + 2|〈x, y〉|.
5. Consider the function f , g : C → C defined by f (z) = e z , g (z) = e i z . Let S = {z ∈ C : Rez ∈ [−π, π]}. Then
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A. f is an onto entire function.

B. g is a bounded function on C.
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C. f is bounded on S .
D. g is bounded on S .
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6. Let p(z), q(z) be two non-zero complex polynomials. Then p(z)q(z) is analytic if and only if
A. p(z) is constant
B. p(z)q(z) is constant
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D. p(z)q(z) is a constant
7. If z 1 and z 2 are distinct complex numbers such that |z 1 | = |z 2 | = 1 and z 1 +z 2 = 1, then the triangle in the complex
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plane with z 1 , z 2 and −1 as vertices
A. Must be equilateral
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B. Must be right-angled
C. Must be isosceles, but not necessarily equilateral
D. Must be obtuse angled
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8. The minimum possible value of |z|2 + |z − 3|2 + |z − 6i |2 , where z is a complex number and i = −1, is
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9. Let a, b, c be non-collinear points in the complex plane and let ∆ denote the closed triangular region of the plane
with vertices a, b, c . For z ∈ ∆, let h(z) = |z − a| · |z − b| · |z − c|. The maximum value of the function h :
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° is not attained at any point of ∆
° is attained at an interior point of ∆
° is attained at the centre of gravity of ∆
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° is attained at an boundary point of ∆
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Syllabus: Analytic functions, Cauchy-Riemann equations.
10. Let f : C → C be a complex valued function given by

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f (z) = u(x, y) + i v(x, y).

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Suppose that v(x, y) = 3x y 2 . Then

A. f cannot be holomorphic on C for any choice of u
B. f is holomorphic on C for a suitable choice of u
C. f cannot be holomorphic on C for all choices of u
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D. v is not differentaible as a function of x and y .
11. Let f : C → C be a complex valued function of the form f (x, y) = u(x, y) + i v(x, y). Suppose that u(x, y) = 3x 2 y .
Then
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A. f cannot be holomorphic on C for any choice of v .

B. f is holomorphic on C for a suitable choice of v
C. f is holomorphic on C for all choices of v
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D. u is not differentaible.
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12. Let f : C → C be a analytic function. For z = x + i y , let u, v : R2 → R be such that u(x, y) = Re f (z) and v(x, y) =
Im f (z). Which of the following are correct?
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∂2 u 2 ∂2 v 2 ∂2 u 2 ∂2 v 2
° ∂x 2
+ ∂∂yu2 = 0 ° ∂x 2
+ ∂∂yv2 = 0 ° ∂x∂y
∂ u
− ∂y∂x =0 ° ∂x∂y
∂ v
− ∂y∂x =0
13. Let u(x + i y) = x 3 − 3x y 2 + 2x . For which of the follwing function v , is u + i v is a holomorphic on C?

° v(x + i y) = y 3 − 3x 2 y + 2y
° v(x + i y) = 3x 2 y − y 3 + 2y

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° v(x + i y) = x 3 − 3x y 2 + 2x
° v(x + i y) = 0
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14. Let f : Ω → C be an analytic function on an open set Ω ⊂ C. For r > 0, let D r = {z ∈ C : |z| < r } let D r be its
closure. Which of the following are necessarily true?
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° If D 1 ⊂ f (Ω), then D r ⊂ f (Ω) for some r > 1.
° If D 1 ⊂ f (Ω), then D r = f (Ω) for some r > 1.
° If D 1 ⊂ f (Ω), then D r ⊂ f (Ω) for some r > 1.
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° f (Ω) is open.
15. Let f (z) = z + 1z for z ∈ C with z 6= 0. Which of the following are always true?
° f is an analytic function on C \ {0}.
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° f is a conformal map on C \ {0}.
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° f maps the unit circle to a subset of the real axis.
° The image of any circle in C \ {0} is again a circle.
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16. Which of the following functions f are entire functions and have simple zeros at z = i k for all k ∈ Z
° f (z) = a n z n + a n−1 z n−1 + · · · + a 0 for some n ≥ 1 and some a 0 , a 1 , · · · , a n ∈ C.
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° f (z) = a sin 2πi z , for some a ∈ C.
° f (z) = b cos 2π(i z − 1/4), for some b ∈ C.
° f (z) = e cz , for some c ∈ C.
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17. Consider the function f (z) = z 2 (1 − cos z), z ∈ C. Which of the following are correct?
° The function f has zeros of order 2 at 0
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° The function f has zeros of order 1 at 2πn, n = ±1, ±2, · · ·

° The function f has zeros of order 4 at 0
° The function f has zeros of order 2 at 2πn, n = ±1, ±2, · · ·
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18. Let f (z) = ³z−1 ´ . Then,

exp 2πi
z −1
° f has an isolated singularity at z = 0.

° f has an removable singularity at z = 0.
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° f has infinitely many poles.

° each pole of f is of order 1.
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19. For z ∈ C, define f (z) = e ze−1 . Then
° f is entire
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° The only singularities of f are poles

° f has infinitely many poles on the imaginary axis
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° Each pole of f is simple

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20. At z = 0 the function f (z) = ee z +1
−1 has
° A removable singularity
° A pole

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° An essential singularity
° The residue of f (z) at z = 0 is 2.
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21. Let f , g be meromorphic function on C. If f has a zero of order k at z = a and g has a pole of order m at z = 0
then g ( f (z)) has
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B. A pole of order km at z = a
C. A zero of order |k − m| at z = a
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D. A pole of order |k − m| at z = a
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22. At z = 0, the function f (z) = exp 1−cos z has
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° a removable singularity
° an pole
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° an essential singularity
° the Laurent expansion of f (z) around z = 0 has infinitely many positive and negative powers of z .
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Syllabus: Contour integral, Cauchy’s theorem, Cauchy’s integral formula, Liouville’s theorem, Maximum modulus
principle, Schwarz lemma, Open mapping theorem.
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23. Let f be an entire function. If Re f is bounded then
° Im f is constant ° f is constant ° f =0 ° f 0 is a non zero constant
24. Let f be an entire function. If Im f ≥ 0, then

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° Re f is constant ° f is constant ° f =0 ° f 0 is a nonzero constant

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25. Let f be a non constant entire function. Which of the following properties is possible for f for each z ∈ C?
A. Re f (z) = Im f (z). B. | f (z)| < 1. C. Im f (z) < 0. D. f (z) 6= 0.
26. Let f be an entire function such that lim|z|→∞ | f (z)| = ∞. Then

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° f z has an essential singularity at 0.

° f cannot be a polynomial
° f has finitely many zeros
° f 1z has a pole at 0
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27. Let γk = ke i kθ : 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π for k = 1, 2, 3. Which of the following are necessarily correct?

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° 2πi γk z d z = 0 for k = 1, 2, 3.
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1
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° 2πi γ1 z d z = 1.
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1
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° 2πi γ2 z d z = 4.
1 1
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° 2πi γ3 z d z = 3.
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28. Let f be an analytic function defined on D = {z ∈ C : |z| < 1} such that the range of f is contained in the set
C \ (−∞, 0]. Then
° f is necessary a constant function.
° there exists an analytic function g on D such that g (z) is a square root of f (z) for each z ∈ D .

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° there exists an analytic function g on D such that Re g (z) ≥ 0 and g (z) is a square root of f (z) for
each z ∈ D .
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° there exists an analytic function g on D such that Re g (z) ≤ 0 and g (z) is a square root of f (z) for
each z ∈ D .
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29. Let B be an open subset of C and ∂B denote the boundry of B . Which of the following statements are correct?
° For every entire function f , we have ∂( f (B )) ⊆ f (∂B )
° For every entire function f and a bounded open set B , we have ∂( f (B )) ⊆ f (∂B )
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° For every entire function f , we have ∂( f (B )) = f (∂B )
° There exist an unbounded open subset B of C and an entire function f , such that ∂( f (B )) ⊆ f (∂B )
30. Let f be a meromorphic function on C such that | f (z)| ≥ |z| at each z where f is holomorphic. Then which of
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the following is/are true?
° The hypothesis are contradictory, so no such f exists.
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° Such an f exists.
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° There is an A ∈ C with |A| ≥ 1 such that f (z) = Az for each z ∈ C.
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31. Let f be an entire function on C and Ω be a bounded open subset of C. Let S = Re f (z) + Im f (z) | z ∈ Ω .
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° S is an open set in R
° S is an closed set in R
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° S is an open set in C
° S is an discrete set in R
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32. Let f be an entire function on C. Let g (z) = f (z). Which of the following statements is/are correct?
° If f (z) ∈ R for all z ∈ R then f = g
° If f (z) ∈ R for all z ∈ {z | Im z = 0} ∪ {z | Im z = a}, for some a > 0, then f (z + i a) = f (z − i a) for all z ∈ C
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° If f (z) ∈ R for all z ∈ {z | Im z = 0} ∪ {z | Im z = a}, for some a > 0, then f (z + 2i a) = f (z) for all z ∈ C
° If f (z) ∈ R for all z ∈ {z | Im z = 0} ∪ {z | Im z = a}, for some a > 0, then f (z + i a) = f (z − i a) for all z ∈ C
33. Let f be a holomorphic function on D = {z ∈ C : |z| < 1} such that | f (z)| ≤ 1. Define g : D → C by
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( f (z)
z if z ∈ D, z 6= 0
g (z) =
f 0 (0) if z = 0
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which of the following statements are true?

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° g is holomorphic on D
° |g (z)| ≤ 1 for all z ∈ D
° | f 0 (z)| ≤ 1 for all z ∈ D
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° | f 0 (0)| ≤ 1
34. Let f : D → D be holomorphic with f (0) = 0 and f (1/2) = 0, where D = {z : |z| < 1}. Which of the following
statements are correct?
° | f 0 (1/2)| ≤ 4/3 ° | f 0 (0)| ≤ 1 ° | f 0 (1/2)| ≤ 4/3 and | f 0 (0)| ≤ 1 ° f (z) = z, z ∈ D

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35. Let f : D → D be a holomorphic function with f (0) = 0, where D is the open unit disc {z ∈ C : |z| < 1}. Then
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A. | f 0 (0)| = 1 B. | f 0 |≤ C. | f 0 |≤ D. | f 0 (0) | ≤ 12
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2 2 2 4
36. Let D = {z ∈ C : |z| < 1}. Which of the following are correct?
° There exists a holomorphic function f : D → D with f (0) = 0 and f 0 (0) = 2
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° There exists a holomorphic function f : D → D with f 34 = 34 and f 0 32 = 34
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4 and f 3 = 4
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° There exists a holomorphic function f : D → D with f 2 = 2 and f 4 = 1
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37. Let D = {z ∈ C : |z| < 1}. Then three exists a holomorphic function f : D → D with f (0) = 0 with the property
1
° | f 0 (0)| = sec π6
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° f 0 (0) = 2 ° |f 3 |= 4 ° f 3 = 4
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38. Let f be a nonconstant holomorphic function in the unit disc {|z| < 1} such that f (0) = 1. Then it is necessary
that
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A. there are initinitely many points z in the unit disc such that | f (z)| = 1.
B. f is bounded. d
C. there are at most finitely many points z in the unit disc such that | f (z)| = 1.
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D. f is a rational function.
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39. Let f : D → D be holomorphic with f (x) = 2 and f 2 = 0, where D = {z : |z| ≤ 1}. Which of the following is
correct?
° | f 0 (0)| ≤ 34
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° | f 0 12 | ≤ 43
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° | f 0 (0)| ≤ 4 and | f 0 2 |≤ 3
° f (z) = z, z ∈ D
40. Let f , g be holomorphic functions defined on A ∪ D , where

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½ ¾
1
A = z ∈ C : < |z| < 1 and
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D = {z ∈ C : |z − 2| < 1} .
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Which of the following statements are correct?

° if f (z)g (z) = 0 for all z ∈ A ∪ D , then either f (z) = 0 for all z ∈ A or g (z) = 0 for z ∈ A
° if f (z)g (z) = 0 for all z ∈ D , then either f (z) = 0 for all z ∈ D or g (z) = 0 for z ∈ D
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° if f (z)g (z) = 0 for all z ∈ A , then either f (z) = 0 for all z ∈ A or g (z) = 0 for z ∈ A
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° if f (z)g (z) = 0 for all z ∈ A ∪ D , then either f (z) = 0 for all z ∈ A ∪ D or g (z) = 0 for z ∈ A ∪ D
41. Let f : C → C be an entire function and let g : C → C be defined by g (z) = f (z) − f (z + 1) for z ∈ C. Which to the
following statements are true?
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° if f n = 0 for all positive integers n , then f is a constant function
° if f (n) = 0 for all positive integers n , then f is a constant function
° if f n1 = f n1 + 1 for all positive integers n , then g is a constant function
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° if f (n) = f (n + 1) for all positive integers n , then f is a constant function

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42. Let D = {z ∈ C : |z| < 1} be the unit disc. Let f : D → C be an analytic function satisfying f 2 = 3n+1 for n ≥ 1.
Then
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2 1
° f (0) = 3 ° f has a simple pole at z = −3 ° No such f exists.
° f (3) = 3
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43. Let C → C be a meromorphic function analytic at 0 satisfying f n1 = 2n+1
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° f (0) = 1/2
° f has a simple pole at z = −2
° f (2) = 1/4
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° no such meromorphic function exists
44. Let f be an holomorphic function on the unit disc {|z| < 1} in the complex plane. Which of the following is/are
necessarily true?
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° If for each positive integer n we have f n = n 2 then f (z) = z on the unit disc.
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° If for each positive integer n we have f 1 − n1 = 1 − n1 then f (z) = z 2 on the unit disc.
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° f cannot satisfy f n1 = (−1)
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° f cannot satisfy f n = n+1 for each positive integer n .
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Syllabus: Taylor series, Laurent series, calculus of residues.
2−n z 2n converges if
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45. The power series 0
p p
A. |z| ≤ 2 B. |z| < 2 C. |z| ≥ 2 D. |z| < L 2
C
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46. Let D = {z ∈ C : |z| < 1} and let f n : D → C be defined by f n (z) = n for n = 1, 2, · · · then
f n0 (z)
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B. The series n=0 f n (z) converge uniformly on D
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C. The series n=0 f n0 (z) converges for each z ∈ D
sequence f n00 (z) does not converges unless
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(z − 1)2n converges if
P∞ −n
47. The power series n=0 3
p p p
A. |z| ≤ 3 B. |z| < 3 C. |z − 1| < 3 D. |z − 1| ≤ 3
n!
48. Consider the power series ∞
P
n=1 z . The radius of convergence of this series is
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A. 0 B. ∞ C. 1 D. a real number greater than 1.

P∞ n
49. Let p(x) be a polynomail of the real variable x of degree k ≥ 1. Consider the power series f (z) = n=0 p(n)z
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where z is a complex variable. Then the radius of convergence of f (z) is

A. 0 B. 1 C. k D. ∞
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50. Let f be an entire function. Suppose, for each a ∈ R, there exists at least one coefficient c n in f (z) =
P∞
n=0 c n (z −
a)n , which is zero. Then
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A. f (n) (0) = 0 for infinitely many n ≥ 0

B. f (2n) (0) = 0 for every n ≥ 0
C. f (2n+1) (0) = 0 for every n ≥ 0
D. There exists k ≥ 0 f (n) (0) = 0 for all n ≥ k

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51. Let p(z) = a0 + a1 z + · · · + an z n and q(z) = b1 z + b2 z 2 + · · · + bn z n be complex polynomials. If a0 , b1 are non-zero
p(z)
complex numbers then the residue of q(z) at 0 is equal to
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a0 a0 a0 a0
A. b1 B. b1 C. b1 D. b1
n a n+1
52. Let ∞
P
0 a n z be a convergent power series suchPthat limn→∞ n = R > 0. Let p be a polynomial of degree d .
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∞ n
Then the radius of convergence of power series 0 p(n)an z equals
A. R B. d C. Rd D. R + d
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53. Let f (z) = n=0 a n z be an entire function and let r be a positive real number. Then
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2 2n
≤ sup|z|=r | f (z)|2
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° n=0 |a n | r
sup|z|=r | f (z)|2 ≤ ∞ 2 2n
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° n=0 |a n | r
2 2n 1 2π iθ 2
| dθ
P∞ R ¡ ¢
° n=0 |a n | r ≤ 2π 0 |f re
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2 1
R 2π ¡ i θ ¢ 2
° sup|z|=r | f (z)| ≤ 2π 0 | f r e | d θ
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54. Define
H+ = z ∈ C : y > 0
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D + = {z ∈ C : x > 0}
D − = {z ∈ C : x < 0}
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The function f (z) = 3z+1
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° Maps H + onto H + and H − onto H −

° Maps H + onto H − and H − onto H +
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° Maps H + onto L + and H − onto L −

° Maps H + onto L − and H − onto L +
55. Let z ∈ C of the form z = x + i y , define
H+ = z ∈ C : y > 0
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H− = z ∈ C : y < 0
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D + = {z ∈ C : x > 0}
D − = {z ∈ C : x < 0}
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The function f (z) = 2z+1

5z+3
° Maps H + onto H + and H − onto H −
° Maps H + onto H − and H − onto H +
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° Maps H + onto L + and H − onto L −

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° Maps H + onto L − and H − onto L +

56. Let f (z) = 1+z
1−z . Which of the following is/are true?
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° f maps {|z| < 1} onto {Re z > 0}.

° f maps {|z| < 1, Im z > 0} onto {Re z > 0, Im z > 0}.
° f maps {|z| < 1, Im z < 0} onto {Re z > 0, Im z < 0}.
° f maps {|z| < 1} onto {Im z > 0}.
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Syllabus: Elementary set theory, finite, countable and uncountable sets, Real number system as a complete ordered
field, Archimedean property, supremum, infimum.
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Question with one correct answer
1. Let A = {x 2 : 0 < x < 1} and B = {x 3 : 1 < x < 2}. Which of the following statement is true?
A. there is one to one, onto function from A to B .
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B. there is no one to one and onto function from A to B taking rationals to rationals
C. there is no one to one from A to B which is onto.
D. there is no onto function from A to B which is one to one.
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2. Let X be a connected subset of real numbers. If every element of X is irrational, then the cardinality of X is
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A. infinite B. countably infinite C. 2 D. 1
3. Consider the following sets of function on R.
W = The set of constant functions on R
X = The set of polynomial functions on R
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Y = The set of continuous functions on R
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Z = The set of all functions on R
Which of these sets has the same cardinality as that of R?
A. Only W B. Only W and X C. Only W, X and Z D. Only W, X , Y and Z
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Syllabus: Sequences and series, convergence, limsup, liminf. Bolzano Weierstrass theorem, Heine Borel theorem.
4. Let an = sin(π/n). For the sequence a1 , a2 , · · · the supremum is
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A. 0 and it is attained
B. 0 and it is not attained
C. 1 and it is attained
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D. 1 and it is not attained

5. Which of the following is/are correct?
1
° n log(1 + n+1 ) → 1 as n → ∞
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° (n + 1) log(1 + n+1 ) → 1 as n → ∞
° n 2 log(1 + n1 ) → 1 as n → ∞
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° n log(1 + n12 ) → 1 as n → ∞
6. If {x n } and {y n } are sequence of real numbers, which of the following is/are true?
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° lim sup(x n + y n ) ≤ lim sup x n + lim sup y n

° lim sup(x n + y n ) ≥ lim sup x n + lim sup y n
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° lim inf(x n + y n ) ≤ lim inf x n + lim inf y n

° lim inf(x n + y n ) ≥ lim inf x n + lim inf y n
7. limn→∞ p1n ( p1+1 p3 + p3+1 p5 + · · · + p2n−1+1 p2n+1 ) equals

p p
A. 2 B. p1 C. 2+1 D. p1
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8. Let {an }, {bn } be given bounded sequence of positive real numbers. Then (Here an ↑ a means an increases to a
as n goes to ∞, similarly, bn ↑ b means bn increases to b as n goes to ∞ )
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° If a n ↑ a , then supn≥1 (a n b n ) = a(sup n ≥ nb n )
° If a n ↑ a , then supn≥1 (a n b n ) < a(sup n ≥ nb n )
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° If b n ↑ b , then infn≥1 (a n b n ) = (inf n ≥ na n )b
° If b n ↑ b , then infn≥1 (a n b n ) > (inf n ≥ na n )b
p(n)
9. Let p(x) be a polynomial in the real variable x of degree 5. Then limn→∞ 2n is
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A. 5 B. 1 C. 0 D. ∞
10. Which of the following series is convergent?
p 1 p
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A. n=1 n+1− n
P∞ sin n
B. n=1 n 2
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P∞ n
C. n=1 (−1) log n
P∞ log n
D. n=1 n
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P∞ (−1)n P∞ (−1)n
11. Using the fact that n=1 n = log 2, n=1 n(n+1) equals
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A. 1 − 2 log 2 B. 1 + 2 log 2 C. (log 2)2 D. −(log 2)2
P∞ 1 π2 P∞ 1
12. Using the fact that n=1 n 2 = 2 , n=1 (2n+1)2 equals
π2 π2 π2 π2
A. B. −1 C. D. −1
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12 12 8 8
13. Let {an }, {bn } be sequence of real numbers satisfying |an | ≤ |bn | for all n ≥ 1. Then
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A. a n converges whenever
b n converges
P P
B. an converges absolutely whenever bn converges absolutely
P P
C. bn converges whenever an converges
P P
D. bn converges absolutely whenever an converges absolutely
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14. If n=1 a n is absolutely convergent then which of the following is NOT true?
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A. m=n a m → 0 as n → ∞
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B. n=1 a n sin n is convergent
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P∞ an
C. n=1 e is divergent
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D. n=1 a n is divergent
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15. Let {ak } be an unbounded, strictly increasing sequence of positive real numbers and x k = (ak+1 −ak )/ak+1 . Which
of the following statements is/are correct?
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x k > 1 − aamn
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° For all n ≥ m , k=m
° For all n ≥ m , nk=m x k > 12

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° nk=m x k converges to finite limit.

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° nk=m x k diverges to ∞
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16. The number of limit points of the set { m1 + n1 : m, n ∈ Z}

A. 1

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B. 2
C. finitely many
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D. infinitely many
17. The set { n1 sin n1 : n ∈ N} has
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A. one limit point and it is 0
B. one limit point and it is 1
C. one limit point and it is −1
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D. three limit point and it is −1, 0 and 1.
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18. Which of the following real-valued function on (0, 1) is uniformly continuous?
1 sin x cos x
C. sin x1
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A. x B. x D. x
19. Let A ⊂ R and f : A → R be given by f (x) = x 2 . Then f is uniformly continuous if

A. A is a bounded subset of R
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B. A is a dense subset of R
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C. A is a unbounded and connected subset of R
D. A is a unbounded and open subset of R
20. Let f : (0, 1) → R be continuous. Suppose that | f (x) − f (y)| ≤ | sin x − sin y| for all x, y ∈ (0, 1). Then
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° f is discontinuous at least one point in (0, 1)

° f is continuous everywhere on (0, 1), but not uniformly continuous on (0, 1)
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° f is uniformly continuous on (0, 1)

° limx→0+ f (x) exists
21. The function f (x) = a0 + a1 | x | +a2 | x |2 +a3 | x |3

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A. for no values of a0 , a1 , a2 , a3
B. for any values of a0 , a1 , a2 , a3
C. only for a1 = 0
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D. only if both a1 = 0 and a3 = 0.

22. Consider the function f (x) = | cos x| + | sin(2 − x)|. At which of the following points is f not differentiable?
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° {(2n + 1) π2 : n ∈ Z}
° {nπ : n ∈ Z}
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° {nπ + 2 : n ∈ Z}
° { nπ
2 : n ∈ Z}
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23. Consider the function

f (x) = cos(|x − 5|) + sin(|x − 3|) + |x + 10|3 − (|x| + 4)2 .
At which of the points is f not differentiable?
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24. Let I = {1} ∪ {2} ⊂ R. For x ∈ R, let φ(x) = dist(x, I ) = inf{|x − y| : y ∈ I }. Then
A. φ is discontinuous on R but not differentiable only at x = 1.
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B. φ is continuous on R but not differentiable only at x = 1.
C. φ is continuous on R but not differentiable only at x = 1 and x = 2.
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D. φ is continuous on R but not differentiable only at x = 1, 3/2 and 2.
25. Let I = [0, 1] ⊂ R. For x ∈ R, let φ(x) = dist(x, I ) = inf{|x − y| : y ∈ I }. Then
A. φ(x) is discontinuous somewhere in R.
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B. φ(x) is continuous on R but not continuously differentiable exactly at x = 0.
C. φ(x) is continuous on R but not continuously differentiable exactly at x = 0 and x = 1.
D. φ(x) is differentiable on R.
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26. Let F = f : R → R : | f (x) − f (y)| ≤ K |x − y|α for all x, y ∈ R and for some α > 0 and K > 0. Which of the following
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° every f ∈ F is continuous
° every f ∈ F is uniformly continuous
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° every differentiable function f is in F
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27. Let f be a continuously differentialble function on R. Suppose that
L = lim ( f (x) + f 0 (x))

x→∞
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exists. If 0 < L < ∞, then which of the following statements is/are correct?
° If limx→∞ f 0 (x) exists, then it is 0
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° If limx→∞ f (x) exists, then it is L

° If limx→∞ f 0 (x) exists, then limx→∞ f (x) = 0
° If limx→∞ f (x) exists, then limx→∞ f 0 (x) = L
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28. Let f be a twice differentiable function on R. Given that f 00 (x) > 0 for all x ∈ R
A. f (x) = 0 has exactly two solution on R
B. f (x) = 0 has a positive solution if f (0) = 0 and f 0 (0) > 0
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C. f (x) = 0 has no positive solution if f (0) = 0 and f 0 (0) > 0

D. f (x) = 0 has no positive solution if f (0) = 0 and f 0 (0) < 0
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29. Let f : [0, 1] → [0, 1] be any twice differentiable function satisfying f (ax + (1 − a)y) ≤ a f (x) + (1 − a) f (y) for all
x, y ∈ [0, 1] and any a ∈ [0, 1]. Then for all x ∈ (0, 1)
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A. f 0 (x) ≥ 0 B. f 00 (x) ≥ 0 C. f 0 (x) ≤ 0 D. f 00 (x) ≤ 0

30. Let, (
sin x
if x 6= 0
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f (x) = x (1)
1 if x = 0.
Then f is,
A. discontinuous
B. continuous but not differentiable

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C. differentiable only once
D. differentiable more than once
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Syllabus: Sequences and series of functions, uniform convergence.
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31. Which of the following statement is true?
log x log x
A. limx→∞ x 1/2
= 0 and limx→∞ x =∞
log x log x
B. limx→∞ x 1/2 = ∞ and limx→∞ x =0
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log x log x
C. limx→∞ x 1/2 = 0 and limx→∞ x =0
log x log x
D. limx→∞ x 1/2 = 0 and limx→∞ x does not exist
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32. Let f n (x) = x 1/n for x ∈ [0, 1]. Then
A. limn→∞ f n (x) exist for all x ∈ [0, 1]
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B. limn→∞ f n (x) defines a continuous function on x ∈ [0, 1]
C. limn→∞ f n (x) converges uniformly on x ∈ [0, 1]
D. limn→∞ f n (x) = 0 for all x ∈ [0, 1]
d
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33. Let, (
1 − nx for x ∈ [0, 1/n],
f n (x) = (2)
0 for x ∈ [1/n, 1].
Then,
C
A. limn→∞ f n (x) defines a continuous function on x ∈ [0, 1]

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B. limn→∞ f n (x) converges uniformly on x ∈ [0, 1]

C. limn→∞ f n (x) = 0 for all x ∈ [0, 1]
D. limn→∞ f n (x) exist for all x ∈ [0, 1]
34. Let f n : [1, 2] → [0, 1] be given by f n (x) = (2 − x)n for all non-negative integers n .
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Let f n (x) = limn→∞ f n (x) for 1 ≤ x ≤ 2. Then which of the following is true.
A. f is a continuous function on [1, 2]
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B. f n converges uniformly on f on [1, 2] as n → ∞

R2 R2
C. limn→∞ 1 f n (x)d x = 1 f (x)d x
D. for any a ∈ (1, 2) we have limn→∞ f n (a) 6= f (a)
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35. Let {bn } and {c n } be sequence of real numbers. Then a necessary and sufficient condition for the sequence of
polynomials f n (x) = bn x + c n x 2 to converge uniformly to 0 on the real line is
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A. limn→∞ bn = 0 and limn→∞ c n = 0

P∞ P∞
B. | b n |< ∞ and | c n |= 0
C
n=1 n=1
C. There exist a positive integer N such that bn = 0 and c n = 0 for all n > N
D. limn→∞ = 0
36. Let { f n } be a sequence of continuous function on R
R∞ R∞
° If { f n } converges to f pointwise on R then limn→∞ −∞ f n (x)d x = −∞ f (x)d x

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R∞ R∞
° If { f n } converges to f uniformly on R then limn→∞ −∞ f n (x)d x = −∞ f (x)d x
° If { f n } converges to f uniformly on R then f is continuous on R
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° There exists a Rsequence of continuous functions { f n } on R, such that { f n } converges to f uniformly on
∞ R∞
R but limn→∞ −∞ f n (x)d x 6= −∞ f (x)d x
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37. Let p n (x) = an x 2 +bn x +c n be a sequence of quadratic polynomials where an , bn , c n ∈ R for all n ≥ 1. Let λ0 , λ1 , λ2
be distinct real numbers such that
lim p n (λ0 ) = A 0 , lim p n (λ1 ) = A 1 and lim p n (λ2 ) = A 2 . Then
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n→∞ n→∞ n→∞
° limn→∞ p n (x) exists for all x ∈ R

° limn→∞ p n0 (x) exists for all x ∈ R
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° limn→∞ p n λ0 ,λ31 ,λ2 does not exist
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° limn→∞ p n0 λ0 ,λ31 ,λ2 does not exist
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³ ´
P∞ −n 2n
38. The power series n=0 2 z converges if
p p
A. |z| ≤ 2 B. |z| < 2 C. |z| ≤ 2 D. |z| ≤ 2
d
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[2+(−1)n ]n
x n converges
P∞
39. The power series n=1 3n
A. only for x = 0
B. for all x ∈ R
C. only for −1 < x < 1
C
D. only for −1 < x ≤ 1

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P∞ (n!)k n
40. Let k be a positive integer. The radius of convergence of the series n=0 (kn)! z is
A. k B. k −k C. k k D. ∞
41. Let {an : n ≥ 1} be a sequence of real numbers such that ∞ ∞

P P
n=1 a n is convergent and n=1 | a n | is divergent. Let
P∞ n
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R be the radius of convergence of the power series n=1 a n x . Then we can conclude that
A. 0 < R < 1 B. R = 1 C. 0 < R < ∞ D. R = ∞
P∞ n!
42. Consider the power series n=1 z . The radius of convergence of this series is
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A. 0 B. ∞ C. 1 D. a real number greater than 1

n
where an = number of divisors of n 50 . Then the radius of convergence of
P
43. Consider the power series n≥1 a n z
P n
n≥1 a n z is
R
1
A. 1 B. 50 C. 50 D. 0
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44. Consider the function f (x) = e −x and its Taylor approximation g (x) of degree 3. For x = 1/3, g (x) is
A. positive and less than 1
C
B. negative and less than −2

C. positive and greater than 1
D. less than 1 but greater than 0.75
Syllabus: Riemann sums and Riemann integral, Improper Integrals.

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k
h i
2k−1 −1 2k −1
45. Define f : [0, 1] → [0, 1] by f (x) = 2 2−1
k for x ∈ 2k−1
, 2k , k ≥ 1, Then f is a Riemann-integrable function such
that
at
R1
A. 0 f (x)d x = 23
1
R1 2
B. < 0 f (x)d x <
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2 3
R1
C. 0 f (x)d x = 1
2
R1
D. 3 < 0 f (x)d x < 1
46. Let f , g and h be bounded function on the closed interval [a, b], such that f (x) ≤ g (x) ≤ h(x) for all x ∈ [a, b].
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Let P = {a = a0 < a1 < a2 < · · · < an = b} be a partition of [a, b]. We denote by U ( f , P ) and L( f , P ), the upper
and lower Riemann sums of f with respect to the partition and similarly for g and h . Which of the following
statements is necessarily true?
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A. If U (h, P ) −U ( f , P ) < 1 then If U (g , P ) − L(g , P ) < 1
B. If L(h, P ) − L( f , P ) < 1 then If U (g , P ) − L(g , P ) < 1
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C. If U (h, P ) − L( f , P ) < 1 then If U (g , P ) − L(g , P ) < 1
D. If L(h, P ) −U ( f , P ) < 1 then If U (g , P ) − L(g , P ) < 1 d
47. Let f be a continuously differentiable real-valued function on [a, b], such that f 0 (x) < K for all x ∈ [a, b]. For a
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partition P = {a = a0 < a1 < a2 < · · · < an = b}, let U ( f , P ) and L( f , P ) denote the upper and lower Riemann sums
of f with respect to the P . Then
A. If |L( f , P )| ≤ K (b − a) ≤ |U ( f , p)| then If U (g , P ) − L(g , P ) < 1
B. If U ( f , P ) − L( f , P ) ≤ K (b − a)
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C. If U ( f , P ) − L( f , P ) ≤ K ||P ||, where ||P || = max0≤i ≤n−1 (ai +1 − ai ) is the norm of the partition.
D. U ( f , P ) − L( f , P ) ≤ K ||P ||(b − a)
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48. Let α, p be real numbers and α > 1

R∞ 1
A. If p > 1 then −∞ |x|pα d x < ∞
R∞ 1
B. If p > α1 then −∞ |x|pα d x < ∞
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R∞ 1
C. If p < α1 then −∞ |x|pα d x < ∞
R∞
D. For any p ∈ R we have −∞ |x|1pα d x <∞
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49. Let λ > 0 and F (x) = 1 − e λx for x > 0. Then for t > 0,
R∞
0 e −t x d F (x) equals
A. λ/(λ + t ) B. λ/(λ − t ) C. 0 D. ∞
R
Syllabus: Monotonic functions, types of discontinuity, functions of bounded variation, Lebesgue measure, Lebesgue
integral.
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50. Let f be a monotone non-decreasing real valued function on R. Then

A. limx→a f (x) exist at each point of a
C
B. If a < b , then limx→a + f (x) ≤ limx→b − f (x)

C. f is an unbounded function
D. The function g (x) = e − f (x) is a bounced function
51. Let f n be the sequence of integrable functions defined on an interval [a, b]. Then

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Rb
° If f n (x) → 0 a.e., then a f n (x)d x → 0
Rb
° If a f n (x)d x → 0, then f n (x) → 0 a.e.
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Rb
° f n (x) → 0 a.e. and each of f n is a bounded function, then a f n (x)d x → 0
Rb
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° f n (x) → 0 a.e. and each of f n is uniformly bounded, then a f n (x)d x → 0
52. Let f be a monotonically increasing function from [0, 1] into [0, 1]. Which of the following statements is/are
true?
° f must be continuous at all but finitely many points in [0, 1]
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° f must be continuous at all but countably many points in [0, 1]
° f must be Riemann integrable
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° f must be Lebesgue integrable
Syllabus: Functions of several variables, directional derivative, partial derivative, derivative as a linear transfor-
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mation, inverse and implicit function theorems.
53. For V = (V1 ,V2 ) ∈ R2 and W = (W1 ,W2 ) ∈ R2 , consider the determinant map det : R2 ×R2 → R defined by det(V,W ) =
d
V1 W2 − V2 W1 . Then the derivative of determinant map at (V,W ) ∈ R2 × R2 is
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A. det(H ,W ) + det(V, K )
B. det(H , K )
C. det(H ,V ) + det(W, K )
D. det(V, H ) + det(K ,W )
C
54. Let f : R2 × R2 → R be a bilinear map i .e., linear in each variable separately. Then for (V,W ) ∈ R2 × R2 the
derivative D f (V,W ) evaluated on (H , K ) ∈ R2 × R2 is given by
SS
A. f (V, K ) + f (H ,W )
B. f (H , K )
C. f (V, H ) + f (W, K )
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D. f (H ,V ) + f (W, K )
55. Let f be a real-valued function on R3 satisfying(for a fixed α ∈ R) f (r x) = r α f (x) for any r > 0 and x ∈ R3
A. If f (x) = f (y) whenever ||x|| = ||y|| = β for a β > 0, then f (x) = β||x||α
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B. If f (x) = f (y) whenever ||x|| = ||y|| = 1, then f (x) = ||x||α

C. If f (x) = f (y) whenever ||x|| = ||y|| = 1, then f (x) = c||x||α , for some constant c
R
D. If f (x) = f (y) whenever ||x|| = ||y||, then f must be a constant function
56. Let Ω ⊆ Rn be an open set and f : Ω → R be a differentiable function such that (D f )(x) = 0 for all x ∈ Ω. Then
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which of the following is true?

A. f must be a constant function
C
B. f must be constant on connected component of Ω

C. f (x) = 0 or 1 for x ∈ Ω
D. The range of the function f is a subset of Z

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57. Let a, b, c be positive real numbers,
D = {(x 1 , x 2 , x 3 ) ∈ R3 : x 12 + x 22 + x 32 ≤ 1},
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x 12 x 22 x 32
E = {(x 1 , x 2 , x 3 ) ∈ R3 : + + ≤ 1},
a2 b2 c2
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 
a 0 0
And A =  0 b 0, det A > 1. Then for a comptly supported continuous function f on R3 , which of the
0 0 c
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following are correct?
R R
° D f (Ax)d x =
E f (x)d x
a
R R
° D f (Ax)d x = abc D f (x)d x
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a
R R
° D f (Ax)d x = abc E f (x)d x
a
R R
° R3 f (Ax)d x = abc R3 f (x)d x
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³ ´
x y
58. Let A = {(x, y) ∈ R2 : x + y 6= −1}. Define f : A → R2 by f (x, y) = 1+x+y , 1+x+y . Then
° The Jacobian matrix of f does not vanish on A
° f is infinitely differentiable on A
d
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° f is injective on A
° f (A) = R2
59. Define f : R2 → R2 by f (x, y) = (x + 2y + y 2 + |x y|, 2x + y + x 2 + |x y|) for (x, y) ∈ R2 . Then

C
° f is continuous at (0, 0)
° f is continuous at (0, 0) but not differentiable at (0, 0)
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° f is differentiable at (0, 0)
° f is differentiable at (0, 0) and derivative D f (0, 0) is invertible
60. Consider three subsets of R2 , namely
A 1 = {(x, y) : x 2 + y 2 ≤ 1}
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A 2 = {(1, y) : y ∈ R}
A 3 = {(0, 2)}
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Then three always exists a continuous real-valued function f on R2 such that f (x) = a j for x ∈ A j , j = 1, 2, 3
° If and only if at least two of the numbers a 1 , a 2 , a 3 are equal
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° if a 1 = a 2 = a 3
° for all real values of a 1 , a 2 , a 3
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° If and only if a 1 = a 2
Syllabus: Metric spaces, compactness, connectedness. Normed linear Spaces. Spaces of continuous functions as
C
examples.
61. Let (X , d ) be a metric space and let A ⊂ X . For x ∈ X , define
d (x, A) = inf{d (x, a) : a ∈ A}.
If d (x, A) = 0 for all x ∈ X , then which of the following assertions must be true?

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A. A is compact
B. A is closed
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C. A is dense in X
D. A = X
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62. For a non-empty subset S and a point x in a connected metric space (X , d ), let d (x, S) = inf{d (x, y) : y ∈ S}. Which
of the following statements is/are correct?
° If S is closed and d (x, S) > 0 then x is not an accumulation point of S
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° If S is open and d (x, S) > 0 then x is not an accumulation point of S
° If S is closed and d (x, S) > 0 then S does not contain x
° If S is closed and d (x, S) = 0 then x ∈ S
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63. which of the following set are dense in R with respect to usual topology
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° {(x, y) ∈ R2 : x ∈ N}
° {(x, y) ∈ R2 : x + y ∈ Q}
° {(x, y) ∈ R2 : x + y 2 = 5}
° {(x, y) ∈ R2 : x y 6= 0}
d
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64. For a continuous function f : R → R, let Z ( f ) = x ∈ R : f (x) = 0 . Then Z ( f ) is always
© ª
A. compact B. open C. connected D. closed

65. Let f : X → Y be a function from a metric space X to another metric space Y . For any Cauchy sequence {x n } in
C
X,
A. If f is continuous then { f (x n )} is a Cauchy sequence in Y .
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B. If { f (x n )} is a Cauchy then { f (x n )} is always convergent in Y .

C. If { f (x n )} is a Cauchy in Y then f is continuous.
D. {x n } is always convergent in X .
66. In which of the following cases, there is no continuous function f form the set S onto the set T ?
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A. S = [0, 1], T = R
B. S = (0, 1), T = R
C. S = [0, 1], T = (0, 1]
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D. S = R, T = (0, 1)
67. If f : [0, 1] → (0, 1) is continuous mapping then which of the following is NOT true?
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A. F ⊂ [0, 1] is a closed set implies f (F ) is closed in R

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B. f (0) < f (1) then f ([0, 1]) must be equal to [ f (0), f (1)]
C. There must exist x ∈ (0, 1) such that f (x) = x
D. f ([0, 1]) 6= (0, 1)
C
68. Let E be a subset of R. Then the characteristic function χE : R → R is continuous if and only if
° E is closed
° E is open
° E is both open and closed

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° E is neither open nor closed
69. Let X be a metric space and f : X → R be a continuous function. Let G = {(x, f (x)) : x ∈ X } be the graph of f .
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Then
° G is homeomorphic to X
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° G is homeomorphic to R
° G is homeomorphic to X × R
° G is homeomorphic to R × X
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70. Let A be a subset of R. Which of the following properties imply that A is compact?
° Every continuous function f from A has a convergent subsequence conveging to a point in A
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° Every sequence {x n } in A has a convergent subsequence to a point in A
° There exist a continuous function from A onto [0, 1]
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° There is no one-one and continuous function from A onto (0, 1)
71. Consider the following subset of R2 , where a, b ∈ R. d

x2 y 2
A = {(x, y) ∈ R2 : + = 1, a 6= b}
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a2 b2
x2 y 2
B = {(x, y) ∈ R2 : 2 + 2 ≤ 1, a 6= b}
a b
2
C = {(x, y) ∈ R : ax + b y + 5 = 0}
C
D = {(x, y) ∈ R2 : ax = b y 2 }
E = {(x, y) ∈ R2 : x 3 + y 3 = 1}
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Then which of the following is correct?

A. C and D are compact, but A, B, E are not compact.
B. A and B are compact, but C , D, E are not compact.
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C. A, B and E are compact, but C , D are not compact.

D. A and E are compact, but B,C , D are not compact.
72. Which of the following subset of R2 are compact?
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° {(x, y) : |x| ≤ 1, |y| ≤ 1}

° {(x, y) : |x| ≤ 1, |y|2 ≤ 1}
° {(x, y) : x 2 + 3y 2 ≤ 5}
R
° {(x, y) : x 2 ≤ y 2 + 1}
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73. Which of the following subset of R2 is/are NOT compact?

° {(x, y) ∈ R2 | x 2 + y 2 ≤ 1}
C
° {(x, y) ∈ R2 | x 2 + y 2 ≥ 1}
° {(x, y) ∈ R2 | x 2 + y 2 < 1}
° {(x, y) ∈ R2 | x 2 + y 2 = 1}
74. Which of the following are compact?

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° {(x, y) ∈ R2 : (x − 1)2 + (y − 2)2 = 9} ∪ {(x, y) ∈ R2 : y = 3}
©¡ 1 1 ¢ 2
©¡ 1 ¢ 2
ª ©¡ 1 ¢ 2
m , n ∈ R : m, n ∈ Z \ {0} ∪ {(0, 0)} ∪ m , 0 ∈ R : m ∈ Z \ {0} ∪ 0, n ∈ R : n ∈ Z \ {0}
ª ª
°
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° {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 : x 2 + 2y 2 − 3z 2 = 1}
° {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 : |x| + 2|y| − 3|z| ≤ 1}
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75. Let X be a metric space and A ⊂ X be a connected set with at least two distinct points, then number of distinct
point in A is
A. 2 B. more than 2, but finite C. countably infinite D. uncountable
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76. Let λ > 0 and F (x) = 1 − e λx for x > 0. Then for t > 0,
R∞
0 e −t x d F (x) equals
A. λ/(λ + t ) B. λ/(λ − t ) C. 0 D. ∞
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77. Suppose p is a polynomial with real coefficients. Then which of the following statements is necessarily true?
A. There is no root of the derivative p 0 between two real roots of the polynomial p
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B. There is exactly one root of the derivative p 0 between any two real roots of p
C. There is exactly one root of the derivative p 0 between any two consecutive roots of p
d
D. There is at least one root of the derivative p 0 between any two consecutive roots of p
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78. Let G = {(x, f (x)) : 0 ≤ x ≤ 1} be the graph of a real valued differentiable function f . Assume that (1, 0) ∈ G .
Suppose that the tangent vector to G at any point is perpendicular to the radius vector at that point. Then
which of the following is true?
A. G is the arc of an ellipse.
C
B. G is the arc of a circle.

C. G is a line segment.
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D. G is the arc of a parabola.

79. Which of the following subsets of R2 are convex?
° {(x, y) : |x| ≤ 5, |y| ≤ 10}
° {(x, y) : x 2 + y 2 = 1}
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° {(x, y) : y ≥ x 2 }
° {(x, y) : y ≤ x 2 }
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80. Which of the following is/are metrics on R?

° d (x, y) = min(x, y)
° d (x, y) = |x − y|
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° d (x, y) = |x 2 − y 2 |
° d (x, y) = |x 3 − y 3 |
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81. For x = (x 1 , x 2 , · · · , x d ) ∈ Rd , and p ≥ 1, define

C
Ã !1/p
p
X
kxkp = |x j | and kxk∞ = max{|x j | : j = 1, 2, 3, · · · d }
j =1
Which of the following inequalities hold for all x ∈ Rd ?

° kxk1 ≥ kxk2 ≥ kxk∞

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° kxk1 ≤ d kxk∞
p
° kxk1 ≤ d kxk∞
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p
° kxk1 ≤ d kxk2
82. Which of the following are matrices on C = { f : [0, 1] → Ris a continuous function}
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° d ( f , g ) = sup{| f (x) − g (x)| : x ∈ [0, 1]}
° d ( f , g ) = inf{| f (x) − g (x)| : x ∈ [0, 1]}
R1
° d ( f , g ) = 0 | f (x) − g (x)|d x
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R1
° d ( f , g ) = sup{| f (x) − g (x)| : x ∈ [0, 1]} + 0 | f (x) − g (x)|d x
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83. Let X denote the two-point set {0, 1} and write X j ={0, 1} for every j = 1, 2, 3, · · · Let Y = j =1 X j . Which of the
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following is/are true?
° Y is a countable set
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° card Y = card[0, 1]
° is uncountable d
° Y is uncountable
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84. Suppose that P is a monic polynomial of degree n in one variable with real coefficients and K is a real number.
Then which of the following statements is/are necessarily true?
° If n is even and K > 0, then there exists x 0 ∈ R such that P (x 0 ) = K e x0
° If n is odd and K < 0, then there exists x 0 ∈ R such that P (x 0 ) = K e x0
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° For any natural number n and 0 < K < 1, there exists x 0 ∈ R such that P (x 0 ) = K e x0
° If n is odd and K ∈ R, then there exists x 0 ∈ R such that P (x 0 ) = K e x0
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85. Consider the normed linear spaces X 1 = (C [0, 1], k.k1 ) and X ∞ =R(C [0, 1], k.k∞ ), where C [0, 1] denote the vector
space of all continuous real valued functions on [0, 1] and k f k1 = 01 | f (t ) | d t , k f k∞ = sup{| f (t )| : t ∈ [0, 1]}.Let U1
and U∞ be the open unit balls in X 1 and X ∞ respectively. Then
° U∞ is a subset of U1
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° U1 is a subset of U∞
° U∞ is equal to U1
° Neither U∞ is a subset of U1 nor U1 is a subset of U∞
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86. Let X = {(x, y) ∈ R2 : x 2 + y 2 < 5}, and K = {(x, y) ∈ R2 : 1 ≤ x 2 + y 2 ≤ 2 or 3 ≤ x 2 + y 2 ≤ 4}. Then,

° X \ K has three connected components
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° X \ K has no relatively compact connected components in X

° X \ K has two relatively compact connected components in X
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° All connected component of X \ K relatively compact in X
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° If X and Y are closed sets the X + Y is closed
° If X and Y are compact sets the X + Y is compact
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S = m + |p| , n + |q| : m, n, p, q ∈ Z
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Previous year question of CSIR-NET maths exam sg.
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Syllabus: Algebra of matrices, rank and determinant of matrices, linear equations.
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1. Let S = {A : A = [aij ]5×5 , aij = 0 or 1∀i, j, i aij = 1∀j and j aij = 1∀i}.Then the number of element in S
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A. 52 B. 55 C. 5! D. 55
2. Let A, B be n × n matrices such that BA + B2 = I − BA2 where I is the n × n identity matrix. Which of the
following is always true?
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A. A is nonsingular
B. B is nonsingular
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C. A + B is nonsingular
D. AB is nonsingular
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3. Let A be a 5 × 5 matrix with real entries such that the sum of the entries in each row of A is 1. Then the sum
of all the entries in A3 is d
A. 3 B. 15 C. 5 D. 125
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4. Let A and B be n × n real matrices such that AB = BA = 0 and A + B is invertible. Which of the following
are always true?
rank(A) = rank(B)
rank(A) + rank(B) = n
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nullity(A) + nullity(B) = n
A − B is invertible.
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5. Let D be non-zero n × n real matrix with n > 2. Which of the following implication is valid?
A. det(D) = 0 implies rank(D) = 0
B. det(D) = 1 implies rank(D) 6= 1
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C. rank(D) = 1 implies det(D) 6= 1

D. rank(D) = n implies det(D) 6= 1
6. Let A, B be n × n real matrices. Which of the following statements is correct?

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A. rank(A + B) = rank(A) + rank(B)

B. rank(A + B) 6 rank(A) + rank(B)
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C. rank(A + B) = min{rank(A), rank(B)}

D. rank(A + B) = max{rank(A), rank(B)}
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7. Which of the following matrices has the same row space as the matrix
 
4 8 4
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3 6 1?
2 4 0

1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
A. B. C. D.
0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

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8. The determinant of the n × n permutation matrix
 
1
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
 1 
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 .. 
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 
 
 1 
1
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A. (−1)n B. (−1) 2 C. −1 D. 1
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9. The determinant
1 + x + x2

1 1+x
1 + y + y2

1 1+y
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1 1+z 1 + z + z2
is equal to
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A. (z − y)(z − x)(y − x)
B. (x − y)(x − z)(y − z) d
C. (x − y)2 (y − z)2 (z − x)2
D. (x2 − y2 )(y2 − z2 )(z2 − x2 )
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 
1 0 0 0 0 2
0 1 0 0 2 0
 
0 0 1 2 0 0
10. The determinant of the matrix  0
 is
0 2 1 0 0
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 
0 2 0 0 1 0
2 0 0 0 0 1
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A. 0 B. −9 C. −27 D. 1
 
5 9 8
11. The matrix A = 1 8 2 satisfies:
9 1 0
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A is invertible and the invese has all integer entries.

det(A) is odd.
det(A) is divisible by 13.
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det(A) has at least two prime divisors.

12. Let A be a 5 × 5 skeq-symmetric
matrix with entries in R and B be the 5 × 5 matrix whose (i, j)th entry is the
i
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binomial coefficient for 1 6 i 6 j 6 5. Consider the 10 × 10 matrix, given in block form by

j
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A A+B
C=
0 B
C
Then
det C = 1 or −1. det C = 0. trace C = 0. trace C = 5.
13. Let An×n = (aij ), n > 3, where aij = (b2i − b2j ), i, j = 1, 2, · · · , n for some distinct real numbers b1 , b2 , · · · , bn .
Then det(A) is
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A. i<j (bi − bj ) B. i<j (bi + bj ) C. 0 D. 1

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14. Let J denote a 101 × 101 matrix with all the entries equal to 1 and let I denote the identity matrix of order 101.
Then the determinant of J − I is
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A. 101 B. 1 C. 0 D. 100
15. The system of equations
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x+y+z = 1
2x + 3y − z = 5
x + 2y − kz = 4
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Where k ∈ R, has an infinite number of solutions for
A. k = 0 B. k = 1 C. k = 2 D. k = 3
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16. Let A be a 5 × 4 matrix with real entries such that Ax = 0 if and only if x = 0 where x is a 4 × 1 vector and 0
is a null vector. Then, the rank of A is
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A. 4 B. 5 C. 2 D. 1
17. Let A be a 5 × 4 matrix with real entries such that the space of all solutions of the linear system AXt =
d
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]t is given by {[1 + 2s, 2 + 3s, 3 + 4s, 4 + 5s]t : s ∈ R}. Then the rank of A is equal to
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A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 1
18. Consider a homogeneous system of linear equation Ax = 0 where A is an m × n real matrix and n > m. Then
which of the following statements are always true?
Ax = 0 has a solution
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Ax = 0 has no non-zero solution

Ax = 0 has a non-zero solution
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Dimension of the space of all solution is at least n − m

19. Let Mm×n (R) be the set of m × n matrices with real entries. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. There exists A ∈ M2×5 (R) such that the dimension of the null space of A is 2.
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B. There exists A ∈ M2×5 (R) such that the dimension of the null space of A is 0.
C. There exists A ∈ M2×5 (R) and B ∈ M5×2 (R) such that AB is the 2 × 2 identify matrix
D. There exists A ∈ M2×5 (R) whose null space is {(x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 , x5 )R5 : x1 = x2 , x3 = x4 = x5 }
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representation of linear transformations. Change of basis.
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20. The dimension of vector space of all symmetric matrices of order n × n(n > 2) with entries and trace equal to
zero is
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A. (n2 − n)/2 − 1 B. (n2 + n)/2 − 1 C. (n2 − 2n)/2 − 1 D. (n2 + 2n)/2 − 1

21. The dimension of the vector space of all symmetric matrices A = (ajk ) of order n × n(n > 2) with real entries,
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a11 = 0 is
A. (n2 + n − 4)/2 B. (n2 + n + 4)/2 C. (n2 + n − 3)/2 D. (n2 + n + 3)/2

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22. Consider the following row vectors:
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α1 = (1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0) α2 = (1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0) α3 = (1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1)
α4 = (1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0) α5 = (1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0) α6 = (1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1)
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The dimension of the vector space spanned by these row vectors is
A. 6 B. 5 C. 4 D. 3
23. Let T : Rn → Rn be a linear transformation. Which of the following statements implies that T is bijective?
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A. nullity(T ) = n
B. rank(T ) = nullity(T ) = n
C. rank(T ) + nullity(T ) = n
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D. rank(T ) − nullity(T ) = n
24. Let S : R3 → R4 and T : R4 → R3 be linear transformations such that T ◦ S is the identity map of R3 . Then
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A. T ◦ S is the identity map of R4 .
B. T ◦ S is one-one, but not onto. d
C. T ◦ S is onto, but not one-one.
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D. T ◦ S is neither one-one nor onto.
25. Let W be the vector space of all real polynomials of degree at most 3. Define T : W → W by T (p(x)) = p 0 (x)
where p 0 is the derivative of P. The matrix of T in the basis {1, x, x2 , x3 }, considered as column vectors, is given
by
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       
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 3
0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0  0 0 2 0  0 0 0 0
A. 
0 0 2 0 B. 0 2 0 0 C. 0 0 0 3 D. 0 0 0 0
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      
0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26. Let N be the vector space of all polynomials of degree at most 3. Define
S : N → N by S(p(x)) = p(x + 1), p ∈ N

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Then the matrix of S in the basis {1, x, x2 , x3 }, connsidered as column vectors, is given by
       
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 3
0 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
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0 0 3 0 B. 0 0
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1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
each vector in R clockwise through 90 . The matrix T ralative to the

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27. A linear transformationT rotates 2 ◦

1 0
standard ordered basis , is
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A. B. C. D.
−1 0 −1 0 1 0 1 0
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28. For a positive integer n, let Pn denote the space of all polynimials p(x) with coefficients in R such that
deg p(x) 6 n, and let Bn denote the standard basis of PRn given by Bn = {1, x, x2 , · · · , xn }. If T : P3 → P4 is
x
the linear transformation defined by T (p(x)) = x2 p 0 (x) + 0 p(t)dt and A = (aij ) is the 5 × 4 matrix of T with
respect of standard bases B3 and B4 , then
A. a32 = 32 , a33 = 7
3 B. a32 = 32 , a33 = 0 C. a32 = 0, a33 = 7
3 D. a32 = 0, a33 = 0

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29. Let a, b, c, d ∈ R and let T : R2 → R2 be the linear transformation defined by

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x ax + by x
T = for ∈ R2 ,
y cx + dy y
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S(x + iy) = (ax + by) + i(cx + dy) for x, y ∈ R.
Then
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S is always C−linear, that is S(z1 + z2 ) = S(z1 ) + S(z2 ) for all z1 , z2 ∈ C and S(αz) = αS(z) for all
α ∈ C and z ∈ C
S is always C−linear if b = −c and d = a.
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S is always C−linear only if b = −c and d = a.
S is always C−linear if and only if T is identity transformation.
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30. Let n be a positive integer and V be an (n + 1)−dimensional vector space over R. If {e1 , e2 , · · · , en+1 } is a basis
of V and T : V → V is the linear transformation satisfying
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T (ei ) = ei+1 for i = 1, 2, · · · , n and T (en+1 ) = 0.
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Then
trace of T is nonzero.
rank of T is n.
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nullity of T is 1.
T n = T ◦ T ◦ · · · ◦ T (n times) is the zero map.
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31. Let n be an integer, n > 3, and let u1 , u2 , · · · , un be n linearly independent elements in a vector space over R.
Set u0 = 0 and un+1 = u1 . Define vi = ui + ui+1 and wi = ui−1 + ui FOR i = 1, 2, · · · , n. Then
A. v1 , v2 , · · · , vn are linearly independent if n = 2010.
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B. v1 , v2 , · · · , vn are linearly independent if n = 2011.

C. w1 , w2 , · · · , wn are linearly independent if n = 2010.
D. w1 , w2 , · · · , wn are linearly independent if n = 2011.
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32. Let n be a positive integer and let Mn (R) denote the space of all n × n real matrices. If T : Mn (R) → Mn (R)
is a linear transformation such that T (A) = 0 whenever A ∈ Mn (R) is symmetric or skew-symmetric, then the
rank of T is
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A. n(n + 1)/2 B. n(n − 1)/2 C. n D. 0

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33. Consider R3 with the standard inner product. Let W be the subspace of R3 spanned by (1, 0, −1). Which of
the following is a basis for the orthogonal complement of W?
A. {(1, 0, 1), (0, 1, 0)}
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B. {(1, 2, 1), (0, 1, 1)}

C. {(2, 1, 2), (4, 2, 4)}
D. {(2, −1, 2), (1, 3, 1), (−1, −1, −1)}

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34. Let A = 0 1 7 9 b  where a, b ∈ R. Choose the correct statement.
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A. There exist values of a and b for which the columns of A are linearly independent.
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B. There exist values of a and b for which Ax = 0 has 0 as only solution.
C. For all values of a and b the rows of A span a 3−dimensional subspace of R5 .
D. There exist values of a and b for which rank(A) = 2.
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35. Let A be a 4 × 4 invertible real matrix. Which of the following is NOT necessarily true?
A. The rows of A form a basis of R4 .
B. Null space of A contains only the 0 vector.
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C. A has 4 distinct eigenvalues.
D. Image of the transformation x 7→ Ax on R4 is R4 .
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Syllabus: Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, Cayley-Hamilton theorem.
36. Suppose the matrix 

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40 −29 −11
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A = −18 30 −12
26 24 −50
has a certain complex number λ 6= 0 as an eigenvalue. Which of teh following numbers must also be an
eigenvalue of A?
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A. λ + 20 B. λ − 20 C. 20 − λ D. −20 − λ
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37. Let A be a 3 × 3 matrix with real entries such that det(A) = 6 and the trace of A is 0. If det(A + I) = 0, where
I denote the 3 × 3 identity matrix, then the eigenvalues of A are
A. −1, 2, 3 B. −1, 2, −3 C. 1, 2, −3 D. −1, −2, 3
38. Let P be a 2 × 2 complex matrix such that P∗ P is the identity matrix, where P∗ is the conjugate transpose of
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P. Then the eigenvalue of P are

A. real
B. complex conjugate of each other
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C. reciprocals of cach other

D. of modulus 1
39. Let {v1 , · · · , vn } be a linearly independent subset of a vector space V where n > 4. Set wij = vi − vj . Let W
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be the span of {wij |1 6 i, j 6 n}. Then

{wij |1 6 i < j 6 n} spans W.
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{wij |1 6 i < j 6 n} is linearly independent subset of W.

{wij |1 6 i 6 n − 1, j = i + 1} spans W.
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dim W = n
40. Let A be a 3 × 3 and b be a 3 × 1 matrix with integer entries. Suppose that the system Ax = b has a complex
solution. Then
Ax = b has an integer solution

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Ax = b has an rational solution
The set of real solutions to Ax = 0 has a basis consisting of rationl solutions.
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If b 6= 0 then A has positive rank.
41. Let T1 , T2 be two linear transformations from Rn to Rm . Let {x1 , · · · , xn } be a basis of Rn . Suppose that
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T1 xi 6= 0 for every i = 1, 2, · · · , n and that xi ⊥ ker T2 for every i = 1, 2, · · · , n. Which of the following is/are
necessarily true?
T1 is invertible.
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T2 is invertible.
both T1 , T2 are invertible.
neither T1 nor T2 is invertible.
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42. Let S : Rn → Rn be given by v 7−→ αv for a fixed α ∈ R, α 6= 0. Let T : Rn → Rn be a linear transformation
such that B = {v1 , · · · , vn } is a set linearly independent eigenvectors of T . Then
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The matrix of T with respect to B is diagonal.
The matrix of T − S with respect to B is diagonal. d
The matrix of T with respect to B is not necessarily diagonal, but upper triangular.
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The matrix of T with respect to B is diagonal but the matrix of (T − S) with respect to B is not
diagonal.
43. For an n × n real matrix A, λ ∈ R and a nonzero vector v ∈ Rn suppose that (A − λI)k v = 0 for some positive
integer k. Let I be the n × n identity matrix. Then which of the following is/are always true?
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(A − λI)k+r v = 0 for all positive integer r.

(A − λI)k−1 v = 0
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(A − λI) is not injective.

λ is an eigenvalue of A.
44. Let A ∈ M10 (C), the vector space of 10 × 10 matrices with entries in C. Let WA be the subspace of M10 (C)
spanned by {An |n >= 0}. Choose the correct statements.
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for any A, dim(WA ) 6 10

for any A, dim(WA ) < 10
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for some A, 10 < dim(WA ) < 100

for any A, dim(WA ) = 100
45. A linear operator T on complex vector space V has characteristic polynomial x3 (x − 5)2 and minimal polynomials
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x2 (x − 5). Choose all correct options.

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The jordan form of T is uniquely determined by the given information.

There are exactly 2 Jordan blocks in the Jordan decomposition of T .
The operator induced by T on the quotient space V/ ker(T − 5I) is nilpotent, where I is the identity
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operator.
The operator induced by T on the quotient space V/ ker(T − 5I) is scaler multiple of the identity
operator.
46. Let A be a 3 × 3 matrix with A3 = −1. Which of the following statements are correct?

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A has three distinct eigenvalues.
A is diagonalizable over C.
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A is triangularizable over C.
A is non singular.
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47. Which of the following matrices is not diagonalizable over R?
       
1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
A. 0 2 0 B. 0 2 1 C. 0 1 0 D. 0 2 0
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0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 3
48. Let A be an n × n matrix with real entries. Which of the following is correct?
A. If A2 = 0, then A is diagonalisable over complex numbers.
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B. If A2 = I, then A is diagonalisable over real numbers.
C. If A2 = A, then A is diagonalisable only over complex numbers.
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D. The only matrix of size n satisfying the characteristic polynomial of A is A.
49. Let N be a non-zero 3 × 3 matrix with the property N2 = 0. Which of the following is/are true?
N is not similar to a diagonal matrix.
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N is similar to a diagonal matrix.
N has non-zero eigenvector.
N has three linearly independent eigenvectors.
50. For a fixed positive integer n > 3 , Let A be the n × n matrix defined as A = I − n1 J, where is the n × n matrix
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with all entries equal to 1. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
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A. Ak = A for every positive integer k.

B. trace(A) = n − 1
C. rank(A) − rank(I − A) = n
D. A is invertible
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51. Let T be a linear transformation on the real vector space Rn over R such that T 2 = λT for some λ ∈ R. Then
kT xk = |λ|kxk for all x ∈ Rn .
kT xk = kxk for some nonzero vector x ∈ Rn , then λ = ±1.
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T = λI where I is the identity transformation on Rn .

kT xk > kxk for some nonzero vector x ∈ Rn , then T is necessarily singular.
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0 0 0 −4
1 0 0 0 
52. Let A = 
0 1 0 5 . Then a Jordan canonical form of A is
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0 0 1 0
       
−1 0 0 0 −1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 −1 1 0 0
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0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0   0 −1 0 0
A. 
  B. 
  C. 
  D.   
0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
0 0 0 −2 0 0 0 −2 0 0 0 −2 0 0 0 −2
53. Let A be nonzero linear transformation on a real vector space V of dimension n. Let the subspace V0 ⊂ V be
the image of V under A. Let k = dim V0 < n and suppose thet for some λ ∈ R, A2 = λA. Then

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λ = 1.
det A = |λ|n .
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λ is the only eigenvalue of A.
There is non-trivial subspace V1 ⊂ V such that Ax = 0 for all x ∈ V1
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54. Let C a n × n matrix. Let W be the vector space spanned by {1, C, C2 , · · · , C2n }. The dimension of the vector
space W is
2n at most n n2 at most 2n
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55. Let V1 , V2 be subspace of a vector space V. Which of the following is necessarily a subspace of V?
V1 ∩ V2
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V1 ∪ V2
V1 + V2 = {x + y : x ∈ V1 , y ∈ V2 }.
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V1 \ V2 = {x ∈ V1 and y ∈
/ V2 }
56. For arbitary subspace U, V and W of a finite dimensional vector space, which of the following hold:
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U ∩ (V + W) ⊂ U ∩ V + U ∩ W
U ∩ (V + W) ⊃ U ∩ V + U ∩ W
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(U ∩ V) + W ⊂ (U + W) ∩ (V + W)
(U ∩ V) + W ⊃ (U + W) ∩ (V + W)
57. Let A = (aij ) be and n × n complex matrix and let A∗ denote the conjugate transpose of A. Which of the
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following statements are necessarily true?

If A is invertible. then tr(A∗ A) 6= 0, i.e., the trace of A∗ A is nonzero.
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If tr(A∗ A) 6= 0, then A is invertible.

then |tr(A∗ A)| < n2 , then |aij < 1 for some i, j.
then tr(A∗ A) = 0, then A is the zero matrix.
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58. Let N be an integer > 2 and let Mn (R) denote the vector space of n × n real matrices. Let B ∈ Mn (R) be
orthonormal matrix and let Bt denote the transpose of B. Consider WB = {Bt AB : A ∈ Mn (R)}. Which of the
following are necessarily true?
WB is a subspace of Mn (R) and dim WB 6 rank(B).
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WB is a subspace of Mn (R) and dim WB = rank(B) rank(Bt ).

WB = Mn (R).
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WB is not a subspace of Mn (R).

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59. Which of the following matrices have Jordan Canonical form equal to
 
0 1 0
0 0 0 ?
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0 0 0
       
0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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60. Let f be a non-zero symmetric bilinear form on R3 . Suppose that there exist linear transformations Ti : R3 →
R, i = 1, 2 such that for all α, β ∈ R3 , f(α, β) = T1 (α)T2 (β). Then
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rank f = 1
dim{β ∈ R3 : f(α, β) = 0 for all α ∈ R3 } = 2
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{α : f(α, α) = 0} is a linear subspace of dimension 2
61. Let A be 5 × 5 matrix and let B be obtained by changing one element of A. Let r and s be the ranks of A and
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B respectively. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
s 6 r+1
r−1 6 s
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s = r−1
s 6= r
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62. Let Mn (K) denote the space of all n × n matrices with entries in a field K. Fix a non-singular matrix A =
(Aij ) ∈ Mn (K), and consider the linear map T : Mn (K) → Mn (K) given by:
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T (X) = AX
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Then:
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trace(T ) = n i=1 Aij
Pn Pn
trace(T ) = n i=1 j=1 Aij
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rank of T is n2
T is non-singular
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63. Let A be a 4 × 7 real matrix and B be a 7 × 4 real matrix such that AB = I4 , where I4 is the 4 × 4 identity
matrix. Which of the following is/are always true?
rank(A) = 4
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rank(B) = 7
nullity(B) = 0
BA = I7 , where I7 is the 7 × 7 identity matrix
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64. Which of the following are eigenvalues of the matrix

 
0 0 0 1 0 0
R
0 0 0 0 1 0
 
0 0 0 0 0 1
 ?
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1 0 0 0 0 0
 
0 1 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 0 0 0
C
+1 −1 +i −i

x y
65. Let A = , where x, y ∈ R such that x2 + y2 = 1. Then we must have:
−y x

hs
For any n > 1,
n cos θ sin θ
A =
at
− sin θ cos θ
where x = cos(θ/n), y = sin(θ/n)
rM
tr(A) 6= 0
At = A−1
A is similar to a diagonal matrix over C
he
Syllabus: Canonical forms, diagonal forms, triangular forms, Jordan forms.
66. Let A be a 4 × 4 matrix over C such that rank(A) = 2 and A3 = A2 6= 0. Suppose that A is not diagonalizable.
Then
ig

0 1
One of the Jordan blocks of the Jordan canonical form of A is
0 0
H
A2 = A 6= 0
There exists a vector v such that Av 6= 0 but A2 v = 0
d
The characteristic polynomial of A is x4 − x3
67. Let V denote a vector space over a field F and with a basis B = {e1 , e2 , · · · , en }. Let x1 , x2 , · · · , xn ∈ F. Let
An
C = {x1 e1 , x1 e1 + x2 e2 , · · · , x1 e1 + x2 e2 + · · · + xn en }. Then
C is a linearly independent set implies that xi 6= 0 for every i = 1, 2, · · · , n
xi 6= 0 for every i = 1, 2, · · · , n implies that C is a linearly independent set.
C
The linear span of C is V implies that xi 6= 0 for every i = 1, 2, · · · , n

xi 6= 0 for every i = 1, 2, · · · , n implies that the linear span of C is V
SS
68. Let f(x) be the minimal polynimial of the 4 × 4 matrix

 
0 0 0 1
1 0 0 0
A= .
0 1 0 0
ET
0 0 1 0
Then the rank of the 4 × 4 matrix f(A) is

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A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 4
69. Let V and W be finite dimensional vector spaces over R and let T1 : V → V and T2 : V → V be the linear
transformation whose minimal polynomials are given by
R
f1 (x) = x3 + x2 + x + 1 and f2 (x) = x4 − x2 − 2.

SI
Let T : V ⊕ W → V ⊕ W be the linear transformation defined by
T (v, w) = (T1 (v), T2 (w)) for (v, w) ∈ V ⊕ W

C
and let f(x) be the minimal polynomial of T . Then

A. deg f(x) = 7 B. deg f(x) = 5 C. nullity T = 1 D. nullity T = 0
Syllabus: Inner product spaces, orthonormal basis. Quadratic forms, reduction and classification of quadratic
forms .

hs
70. Let V be the inner product space consisting of linear polynomials, p : [0, 1] → R(i.e., V consist of polynomials
p of the form p(x) = ax + b, a, b ∈ R), with the inner product defined by
at
Z1
hp, qi = p(x)q(x)dx for p, q ∈ V
rM
0
. An orthonormal basis of V is
√ √
A. {1, x} B. {1, x 3} C. {1, (2x − 1) 3} D. {1, x − 12 }
71. Consider the quadratic forms q and p given by
he
q(x, y, z, w) = x2 + y2 + z2 + bw2 and
p(x, y, z, w) = x2 + y2 + cwz
ig
Which of the following statements are true?
H
p and q are equivalent over C if b and c are non zero complex numbers.
p and q are equivalent over R if b and c are non zero real numbers.
p and q are equivalent over R if b and c are non zero real numbers with b negative.
p and q are NOT equivalent over R if c = 0.
d
An
72. Which of the following matrices are positive definite?

2 1 1 2 4 −1 0 4

1 2 2 1 −1 4 4 0
C
73. Let ζ be primitive fifth root of unity. Define

 −2 
ζ 0 0 0 0
SS
 0
 ζ−1 0 0 0 
 0
A= 0 ζ 0 0 
 0 0 0 ζ1 0
0 0 0 0 ζ2
ET
For a vector v = (v1 , v2 , v3 , v4 , v5 ) ∈ R5 , define |v|A = |vAvT | where vT is transpose of v. If w = (1, −1, 1, 1, −1),
p
then |w|A equals

A. 0 B. 1 C. −1 D. 2
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74. Let ζ be primitive cube root of unity. Define

−1
ζ 0
R
A=
0 ζ
SI
For a vector v = (v1 , v2 , v3 ) ∈ R3 , define |v|A = |vAvT | where vT is transpose of v. If w = (1, 1, 1), then |w|A
p
equals
A. 0 B. 1 C. −1 D. 2
C
75. Let y be a nonzero vector in an inner produch space V. Then which of the following subspace of V.
{x ∈ V|hx, yi = 0}
{x ∈ V|hx, yi = 1}
{x ∈ V|hx, zi = 0 for all z such that hz, yi = 0}

hs
{x ∈ V|hx, zi = 1 for all z such that hz, yi = 1}
76. Let a, b, c be the positive real numbers such that b2 + c2 < a < 1. Consider the 3 × 3 matrix
at
 
1 b c
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A = b a 0
c 0 1
A. All the eigenvalue of A are negative and real number.

B. All the eigenvalue of A are positive and real number.
he
C. A can have a positive as well as a negative eigenvalue.
D. Eigenvalues of A can be non-real complex number.
ig
77. For any real square matrix M let λ+ (M) be the number of positive eigenvalues of M counting multiplicities.
Let A be an n × n real symmetric matrix and Q be an n × n real invertible matrix. Then
H
rank A = rank QT AQ
rank A = rank Q−1 AQ
λ+ (A) = λ+ (QT AQ)
λ+ (A) = λ+ (Q−1 AQ)
d
An
78. Let u, v, w be vectors in an inner-product space V, satisfying kuk = kvk = kwk = 2 and hu, vi = 0, hu, wi =
1, hv, wi = −1. Then which of the following are true?
√
kw + v − uk = 2 2

C
12 u, 12 v forms an orthonormal basis of a two dimensional subspace of V

w and 4u − w are orthogonal to each other.
SS
u, v, w are necessarily linearly independent

79. Let V denote the vector space of all polynimials over R of degree less than or equal to n. Which of the following
defines a norm on V?
kpk2 = |p(1)|2 + · · · + |p(n + 1)|2 , p ∈ V
ET
kpk = supt∈[0,1] |p(t)|, p ∈ V

R1
kpk = 0 |p(t)|, p ∈ V
kpk = supt∈[0,1] |p 0 (t)|, p ∈ V
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80. Let aij = ai aj , 1 6 i, j 6 b, where a1 , · · · , an are real numbers. Let A = (aij ) be n × n matrix. Then
It is possible to choose a1 , · · · , an so as to make the matrix A non-singular.
R
Then matrix A is positive definite if (a1 , · · · , an ) is nonzero vector.

SI
Then matrix A is positive semidefinite if (a1 , · · · , an ) is nonzero vector.

For all (a1 , · · · , an ) zero is and eigenvalue of A.
C
81. Suppose A, B are n × n positive definite matrix and I be the n × n identity matrix. Then which of the following
are positive definite.
A+B ABA A2 + I AB
82. Let A be a real n × n orthogonal matrix, that is, At A = AAt = In , the n × n identity matrix. Which of the
following statements are necessarily true?

hs
hAx, Ayi = hx, yi ∀ x, y ∈ Rn
All eigenvalues of A are either +1 or −1
at
The rows of A form an orthonormal basis of Rn
A is diagonalizable over R
rM
83. Suppose A is a 3 × 3 symmetric matrix such that
 
x
[x, y, 1]A y = xy − 1.
he
1
Let p be the number of positive eigenvalue of A and let q = rank(A) − p. Then
ig
p = 1. p = 2. p = 3. q = 1.
s
H
d
An
C
SS
ET
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R
SI
C

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3. Let M = {( a1 , a2 , a3 ) : ai ∈ {1, 2, 3, 4}, a1 + a2 + a3 = 6}, Then the number of elements in M is

8. The number of positive divisors of 50000 is

9. The number of multiplies of 1044 that divide 1055 is

10. The unit digit of 2100 is

11. The last digit of 382011 is

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a divides φ( an − 1) for all positive integers a and n such that gcd( a, n) = 1

Gm divides Fn whenever m < n

class equation, Sylow theorem

18. Let G = Z10 × Z15 , then

G contain exactly 5 element of order 3

G contain exactly 24 element of order 5

As a subset of the direct product group G × · · · × G, Jn is

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25. For any group G of order 36 and any subgroup H of G order 4,

H and K are normal subgroup of S4

H is normal in A4 but not in S4

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31. Let G denote the group S4 × S3 . Then

10 = 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 5 4 = 1+1+2 8 = 1+1+3+3 6 = 1+2+3

C. yes, but not necessarily a unique one

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39. For a matrix A as given below, which of them satisfy A6 = I?

and multiplicative groups respectively. Then

G has a finite set of generators

Every finite subgroup of G is cyclic

42. The number of non-trivial ring homomorphism form Z12 to Z28 is

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46. Let f ( x ) = x3 + 2x2 + 1 and g( x ) = 2x2 + x + 2. Then over Z3

A. f ( x ) and g( x ) are irreducible

B. f ( x ) is irreducible, but g( x ) is not

and F2 = Q[ x ]/I2 , then

C. F1 is not a field while F2 is a field

48. Let h p( x )i denote the ideal generated by the polynomial p( x ) in Q[ x ]. If f ( x ) = x3 + x2 + x + 1 and g( x ) =

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50. Let F be a field of 8 elements and

Then the number of element in A is

R1 and R2 are fields

R1 and R2 are not integral domain

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with p elements. Which of the following are always true?

f is a product of two polynomial of degree 2 over Z

63. Which of the following integral domains are Euclidean domains?

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Q] = 2 and L is a Galois extension of Q.

69. Let p, q be distinct primes. Then

C. Z/p2 qZ has exactly 2 distinct ideals

f 2 ( x ) is irreducible over Z/2Z

f 3 ( x ) is irreducible over Z/3Z

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