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MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

Paper – II
x2 7. The largest eigen value of the matrix
1. Define f n = , x is real, n = 0, 1, 2, … ,
(1 + x 2 )n
∞ ⎡ 3 10 5 ⎤
then for x ≠ 0, ∑ n = 0 f n ( x) =
A = ⎢⎢ − 2 − 3 − 4⎥⎥
is
(A) 0 (B) 1 ⎢⎣ 3 5 7 ⎥⎦
(C) 1 + x (D) 1 + x2
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 6
2. The function f(x) = sin(1/x), x > 0 is
(A) Uniformly continuous on R+ 8. Let T: R3 → R be a linear transformation
(B) Uniformly continuous on R
defined by T (1,1, 1) = 3, T (0, 1,− 2) = 1
(C) Continuous on R+
and T (0, 0, 1) = − 2
(D) Not continuous on R+
Then T (x, y, z) =
1
3. ∫0 x (1 − x
2 n
) dx = (A) 8x + 3y − 2z (B) 3x − 8y − 2z
(C) 8x − 3y − 2z (D) 2x − 3y + 8z
(A) 1 (B) 12
1 1 9. If f (z) = u (x, y) + iv (x, y) and
(C) (D) g (z) = u (x, y) − iv (x, y) are analytic functions
2( n + 1) ( 2n + 1)
defined on the same domain and
nα
4. If p > 0 and α ε R, then lim n→∞ = f (1 + i) = 2 + 3i, then g ( 4 + 3i) =
(1 + p ) n
(A) 4 + 3i (B) 4 − 3i
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 + 3i (D) 2 − 3i
(C) ∞ (D) not defined
10. If an entire function f (z) is bounded in
5. If T: R3 → R2 is a linear transformation
absolute value for all z, then f (z) =
defined by T (x, y, z) = ( x + 2y − z, y + z,
(A) Constant (B) e z
x + y − 2z), then the rank of T is equal to
(C) 1/z (D) z
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
6. Let A and B be n×n matrices with real ∂f ( z )
11. If f (z) = sinz + e3z, then =
numbers as elements. Then which one of ∂z
the following statements is NOT true ? (A) 0 (B) 3e3 z
(A) Rank of A = Rank of A′ (C) cos z (D) cos z + 3e3 z
(B) Rank of (AB) = Rank of (BA)
(C) Rank of (A + B) < Rank of A + Rank of B z 2 + 3z + 2
12. The residue of f (z) = at z = 0 is
(D) If C is obtained after a finite number z 2 (z − 1)
of elementary operations on A, then
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13. If G is a finite abelian group, then G is
isomorphic to the direct product of its
(A) normal subgroups
(B) abelian subgroups
(C) sylow subgroups
(D) cyclic subgroups
14. Which one of the following is NOT true?
(A) There are φ (n) premature n-th roots
of unity where φ (n) is the Euler
φ - function
(B) If ω is a primitive n-th root of unity,
then F0 (ω) is the splitting field of xn − 1
over F0
(C) If ω1 , ω2 , ..., ωφ( n ) are the
primitive n-th roots of unity, then any
automorphism of F0 (ω1 ) takes ω1
into some ωi
(D) [F0 (ω1 ) : F0 ] > φ(n)
15. If R is a commutative ring with unit element
and M is an ideal of R, then M is a maximal
ideal of R if and only if R/M is
(A) a quotient ring (B) a field
(C) a division ring (D) an ideal
16. The solution of x 2 ⊕ 1 = 0 in the field
(Z5 ,⊕,•) is
(A) 0, 1 (B) 1, 2 (C) 2, 3 (D) 3, 4
17. The number of units in the domain of
Gaussian integers is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
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18. Consider the linear space X = C [0, 1]
with norm f = sup{ f(t) : 0 ≤ t ≤ 1}. Let
F = {f ε X : f (½) = 0} and G = {gε X : g (½) ≠ 0}.
Then
(A) F is not closed and G is open
(B) F is closed but G is not open
(C) F is not closed and G is not open
(D) F is closed and G is open
19. An integrating factor for the differential
equation ydx + (x2y − x) dy = 0 is
(A) x (B) 1/x (C) 1/x2 (D) ex
20. For the differential equation y′′− x 2 y′− xy = 0
an equivalent system of first order
φ (n) equations is
(A) dy/dx = y+z; dz/dx = x2z + y
2
(B) dy/dx = z; dz/dx = xy + x z
(C) dy/dx = xz; dz/dx = y + xz
(D) dy/dx = x +z; dz/dx = y + x2z
21. The eigen functions of the Sturm − Liouville
problem x′′ + α x = 0, x(0) = 0 and x(1) = 0,
for 0 < t < 1, n = 0, 1, 2, … are
(A) xn(t) = sin(2n+1) π t
(B) xn(t) = cos(2n+1) π t/2
(C) xn(t) = sin(2n+3) π t/2
(D) xn(t) = cos(2n+3) π t/2
∫0 (xy′ − y′ )dx
4
2
22. The stationary function of
subject to y(0) = 0 and y(4) = 3 is
(A) y= ½ (x2 − 1) (B) y= ½ (x2+1)
(C) y = ¼ (2x2 + x) (D) y = ¼ (x2 − x )
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23. The general form of Hamiltonian equations 27. The solution of the partial differential
of motion for a conservative holonomic ∂u ∂u
equation 3 + 2 = 0, u(x,0) = 4e − x
dynamical system for k = 1, 2, 3, …, n are ∂x ∂y
is u =
∂H ∂H
(A) q
k = ∂t , p
k = − ∂q (A) 2e5x + 3y+ 2e- 3x + 2y
k k
(B) 3e- 5x + 3y+ e3x - 2y
∂H ∂H
(B) q
k = − ∂t , p
k = − ∂q (C) 4e- (2x - 3y)/2
(D) 4e- (3x - 2y)/2
k k

∂H ∂H
(C) qk = ∂t , pk = − ∂t 28. The Newton-Raphson method of finding
k k
a root of a polynomial or transcendental
∂H ∂H
(D) qk = ∂t , pk = − ∂p equation has the rate of convergence
k k
(A) 3 (B) 2
24. If the kinetic energy of a body of mass m (C) 1.67 (D) 1.4
moving in one-dimension is ½ mx•2 and its
potential energy is ½ kx2 where k is a 29. An approximate solution for the system of
constant then its Lagrange’s equations of linear equations
motion is 10x + 2y + z = 9, 2x + 20y − 2z = − 44 ;
− 2x + 3y + 10z = 22 using Gauss-Seidal
(A) k
x
+ mx = 0 (B) m
x
+ kx = 0 method is
(C) m
x + kx = 0 (D) k
x
+ mx
= 0 (A) x = 1.094, y = − 1.908, z = 2.946
(B) x = 1.082, y = − 1.914, z = 2.965
25. The resolvent kernel R (x, t; λ) for the
(C) x = 1.108, y= − 1.932, z = 2.981
K (x, t) = x2t2, a = −1, b = 1 is
(D) x = 1.013, y = − 1.996, z = 3.001
3x t
2 2
4x t 2 2
6 dx
(A) ,
< 1 2 (B) ,
<3 2
1 − 2
3 − 2
30. The value of the integral I = ∫0 by
1 + x2
5 x 2t 2 5 x 2t 2 using Simpson’s 1/3 rule, is
(C) ,
< 5 2 (D) ,
<2 5
5 − 2
5 + 2
(A) 1.2886 (B) 1.3268

26. The solution of the partial differential (C) 1.3662 (D) 1.3874
equation (y − z)p + (z − x)q = x − y is
31. For any discrete distribution
(A) f (x + y + z) = x2+ y2+ z2
(A) S.D > M.D from mean
(B) f (x + y + z) = xy + yz + zx
(B) S.D = M.D
(C) f (x2 + y2 + z2) = xyz
(C) S.D < M.D from mean
(D) f (x2 + y2 + z2) = x + y + z
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32. For a random variable x moments of all 36. The Poisson process satisfies the
order exit and μ j denote jth central moment,
following conditions
then
2 (A) regularity
(A) μ 2 j+1 > μ2 j μ2 j+2
(B) homogeneity
2
(B) μ 2 j+1 < μ 2 j μ 2 j+ 2
(C) independent increments
(C) μ 2 j+1 = μ 2 j μ 2 j+ 2
(D) all the above three (A), (B) and (C)
(D) either B or C is correct
37. For a Binomial distribution with p = 0.5 has
33. The probability distribution of a random
variable X is f(x) = k sin( π x/5), 0 < x < 5, maximum probability when
then the ratio between median of X and k (A) X = n/2 if n is even
is
(B) x = ½ (n − 1) and x = ½ (n + 1) if n is odd
(A) 25: π (B) 5:2
(C) 1:2 (D) 10: π (C) x = n

(D) both A) and B) are correct

34. If φ (t) denotes the characteristic function
of a random variable, then 38. The probability mass function of a Poisson
i) φ(0) = 1, variate with parameter λ truncated at 0 is
ii) φ(t) < 1,
e − λ λx e − λ λx
iii) φ(t) is continuous every where (A)
x!
(B)
x!
(1 − e −λ )
(A) only i) is correct but not ii) and iii)
e − λ λx
(B) only ii) is correct but not iii) (C) (D) 1 − e − λ
(C) all i), ii) and iii) are correct
(
x! 1 − e −λ )
(D) none of i), ii) and iii) are correct
39. Let x1, x2, … , xn be a random sample
35. If you wish to estimate the proportion of drawn from an exponential distribution with
engineers and scientists who have studied parameter λ , then the distribution function
statistics and you wish your estimate to be of Y = min(x1, x2, … , xn) is
correct within 2% with probability 0.95 or
more, how large sample would you take if (
(A) n(n − 1) 1 − e−nλy )
you have no idea what the true proportion
(
(B) 1 − e −nλy )
is ?
(A) 1200 (B) 800
(C) ½ n(n − 1) 1 − e −nλy( )
(C) any number (D) 95 (
(D) 1− e−λy )
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40. The minimum variance bound estimator 46. The arrival rate and service rates of a
for θ in a Cauchy population with M/M/1 queueing system are 3 and 4, then
parameter θ is the probability of system emptiness is
(A) sample mean (A) 0.25 (B) 0.75
(B) sample median (C) 0.3 (D) 0.5
(C) reciprocal of sample median
(D) does not exist 47. A simplex is a
(A) half plane
41. In a Poisson distribution with unit mean
(B) convex polyhedran
the mean deviation about mean is
(C) hull
(A) 2/e (B) e/2 (C) e (D) 1
(D) envelop
42. With normal notations the variance of
48. If A = [aij] is the payoff matrix then saddle
M.L.E. is
point exist when
(A) I (θ ) (B) 1 / I (θ )
(A) Minj Maxi aij = Max. Min aij
(C) √ I (θ) (D) − 1 / I (θ) (B) Minj Maxi aij < Max. Min aij
(C) Minj Maxi aij > Max. Min aij
43. Neyman-Pearson lemma provides
(D) All the above three are correct
(A) An unbiased test
(B) a most powerful test 49. If f(x) is the p.d.f of a life time distribution
(C) an admissible test then the hazard rate of distribution is
(D) sufficient test (A) f(x)/F(x)
44. With the usual notation the sum of squares (B) f(x)/(1 − F(x))
due to any factorial effect is (C) F(x)/f(x)
(D) log f(x)/(1 − F(x))
( )2 ( )2
(A) (B)
∑ γ i ci2 ∑ γ i2 ci 50. The variance covariance matrix of a

( )2 2
⎡4 0 0⎤
(C) (D) ( ) ⎢ ⎥
random vector x is ∑ = ⎢0 8 2⎥ , then
∑ γ i2 ∑ γ i ci
⎢⎣0 2 8⎥⎦
45. The information on auxiliary variate is used
the first principal component explains
in the following sampling scheme
______ percentage of variations on the
(A) double sampling
(B) two stage sampling dependent variable.
(C) cluster sampling (A) 90 (B) 45
(D) quota sampling (C) 50 (D) 60

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Space for Rough Work

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