MATHEMATICS - ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

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51. The residue of f (z) = at z = 0 is
z2 + z

(A) 1 (B) 2πi (C) −i (D) πi

52. In the co-countable topology on R, the set of rationals Q is

(A) open (B) closed
(C) both open and closed (D) neither open nor closed.
∂z ∂z
53. The solution of the Cauchy problem for the first order PDE x ∂x + y ∂y = z, on
2 2 2 2
D = {(x, y, z) : x + y 6= 0, z > 0}, with the initial condition x + y = 1, z = 1 is

p p
(A) z = x2 + y 2 (B) z = (x2 + y 2 )2 (C) x = 2 − (x2 + y 2 ) (D) z = x2 + y 2
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54. Consider J[y] = 0
[(y ′ )2 + 2y]dx subject to y(0) = 0 and y(1) = 1. Then inf J[y] is

23 21 18
(A) 12
(B) 24
(C) 25
(D) does not exist

55. How many different salads can be made from cucumber, tomatoes, onions, beet-
root and carrots?

(A) 16 (B) 28 (C) 31 (D) 32

56. Let T : R3 → R3 be defined by T (x, y, z) = (x, y, 0) and S : R2 → R2 be defined

by S(x, y) = (2x, 3y) be linear transformations on the real vector space R3 and R2
respectively. Which one of the following is correct?

(A) T and S are both singular

(B) T and S are both non-singular
(C) T is singular and S is non-singular
(D) S is singular and T is non-singular

57. The number of characteristic curves of the PDE (x2 + 2y)uxx + (y 2 − y + x)uyy +
x2 (y − 1)uxy + 3ux + u = 0 passing through the point x = 1, y = 1 is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
58. If ℓ, m and n are integers such that 0 < ℓ ≤ m ≤ n, then there exists a simple graph
G with . . . . . . . . . . . .
(A) κ = ℓ, κ′ = m and δ = n (B) κ = 2ℓ, κ′ = m and δ = n
(C) κ = ℓ, κ′ = 2m and δ = n (D) κ = ℓ, κ′ = 3m and δ = 2n

59. A box contains 40 numbered red balls and 60 numbered black balls. From the box,
balls are drawn one by one at random without replacement till all the balls are
drawn. The probability that the last ball drawn is black equals:

(A) 1/100 (B) 1/60 (C) 3/5 (D) 2/3

60. In any metric space, a sufficient condition for compactness is

(A) closedness (B) boundedness
(C) both closedness and boundedness (D) none of the above.

61. A circle drawn in the x − y coordinate plane passing through the origin and has
chords of lengths 8 units and 7 units on the x and y axes, respectively. The coordi-
nate of its centre are:

(A)(8, 7) (B) (−8, 7) (C) (−4, 3.5) (D) (4, 3.5)

62. The number of surjective maps from a set of 4 elements to a set of 3 elements is

(A) 36 (B) 6 (C) 69 (D) 81

63. Let ω be a complex number such that ω 3 = 1 and ω 6= 1. Suppose L is the field
√ √
Q( 3 2, ω) generated by 3 2 and ω over the field Q of rational numbers. Then the
number of subfields K of L such that Q ( K ( L is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

P∞ zn
64. The radius of convergence of the power series is
n=0 n!
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) ∞ (D) e
Rx
65. The resolvent kernel for the integral equation φ(x) = x2 + 0
et−x φ(t) dt is

(A) et−x (B)1 (C) ex−t (D) x2 + ex−t

2 3 x4
66. The series x − x2 + x3 − 4
+ · · · · · · is convergent for
(A) all real values of x (B) x ∈ [−1, 1]
(C) x ∈ (−1, 1) (D) x ∈ (−1, 1].
67. Which of the following rings is a PID?

(A) Q[X, Y ]/hXi

(B) Z ⊕ Z
(C) Z[X]
(D) M2 (Z), the ring of 2×2 matrices with entries in Z

68. A general solution of the second order equation 4uxx − uyy = 0 is of the form
u(x, y) =
(A) f (x) + g(y) (B) f (x + 2y) + g(x − 2y)
(C) f (x + 4y) + g(x − 4y) (D) f (4x + y) + g(4x − y)
R sin z
69. The value of z
dz is
|z|=1
(A) 2πi (B) πi (C) 0 (D) not computable

70. If a 4 digit year is chosen randomly, what is the probability that it is not a leap year?
(A) 43 (B) 14 (C) < 14 (D) > 43

71. If G is a cycle of length n, then its chromatic polynomial πk (G) is . . . . . . . . . . . .

(A) k n + (−1)n k (B) (k − 1)n + (−1)n (k − 1)
(C) k n + (−1)n (k − 1) (D) (k − 1)n + (−1)n k

72. Let Sn denotes the symmetric group on n letters, for some n ≥ 1. Which of the
following is true statement?

(A) Sn always contains an element of order strictly greater than n

(B) If σ1 , σ2 are elements of order 2, then σ1 σ2 has order 1 or 2
(C) If σ1 , σ2 are elements of order 3, then σ1 σ2 has order 1 or 3
(D) If σ ∈ Sn has order 3, then σ 2 has order 3

73. For a linear programming problem, which one of the following statements is FALSE?

(A) If a constraint is an equality, then the corresponding dual variable is unre-

stricted in sign
(B) Both primal and its dual can be infeasible
(C) If primal is unbounded, then its dual is infeasible
(D) Even if both primal and dual are feasible, the optimal values of the primal and
the dual can differ
P 2z n
74. The radius of convergence of the series is
n2
1
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) (D) ∞
2
75. Two students are solving the same problem independently. If the probability that
the first one solves the problem is 35 and the probability that second solve the prob-
lem is 54 . What is the probability that at least one of the solves the problem?

23 19 21 13
(A) 25
(B) 25
(C) 25
(D) 15

76. What is the remainder when 3256 is divided by 5?

(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 4

77. If G is a simple graph with δ ≥ 2, then G contains

(A) an even cycle (B) an odd cycle
(C) a cycle of length δ + 1 (D) a cycle of length at least δ + 1

78. Let D be a non-zero n × n real matrix with n ≥ 2. Which of the following implica-
tions is valid?

(A) det (D) = 0 implies rank (D) = 0

(B) det (D) = 1 implies rank (D) 6= 1
(C) rank (D) = 1 implies det (D) 6= 0
(D) rank (D) = n implies det (D) 6= 1

sin 1 x 6= 0
x
79. Let f (x) = . Then
0 x=0
(A) Both f (0+) and f (0−) exist
(B) f (0+) exists but f (0−) does not exists
(C) f (0−) exists but f (0+) does not exists
(D) Neither f (0+) nor f (0−) exists.

80. The Galois group of the polynomial x4 − 2 over Q is

(A) Q8 (B) Z8 (C) D8 (D) Z4 × Z2

81. Let G be an open set in Rn . Two points x, y ∈ G are said to be equivalent if they can
be joined by a continuous path completely lying inside G. Number of equivalence
classes is
(A) only one (B) at most finite
(C) at most countable (D) can be finite, countable or uncountable.

82. Let A be a connected open subset of R2 . The number of continous surjective func-
tions from A(the closure of A) to Q is

(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) not finite

83. In which of the following fields, the polynomial x3 − 312312x + 123123 is irreducible
in F[x]?

(A) the field F3 with 3 elements

(B) the field F7 with 7 elements
(C) the field F13 with 13 elements
(D) the field Q of rational numbers

84. Let f (z) = |z|2 . Then f (z) is

(A) analytic at z = 0 (B) differentiable but not analytic at z = 0
(C) analytic at any z 6= 0 (D) none of the above.

85. Consider the ordinary differential equation y ′ = y(y − 1)(y − 2). Which of the fol-
lowing statment is true?

(A) If y(0) = 0.5, then y is decreasing (B) If y(0) = 1.2, then y is increasing
(C) If y(0) = 2.5, then y is unbounded (D) If y(0) < 0, then y is bounded below.

86. Let (R, τ ) be a topological space with the cofinite topology. Every infinite subset of
R is
(A) Compact but NOT connected (B) Both compact and connected
(C) NOT compact but connected (D) Neither compact nor connected

87. Determine which of the following can be the class equation of a group.
(A) 10=1+1+1+2+5 (B) 4=1+1+2 (C) 8=1+1+3+3 (D) 6=1+2+3
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88. The value of |x|dx is
−1
1
(A) 0 (B) -1 (C) 1 (D)
2
89. The value of (−i)i in the principal branch |z| > 0 and −π < Arg(z) < π is
1 i π2 π
(A) 2πi e (B) 2πi (C) −Log 2i (D) e 2

90. Out of 6 unbaised coins, 5 ar tossed independently and they all result in heads. If
the 6th is now tossed, the probability of getting head is:

1 1
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 2
(D) 6

91. Let X and Y be normed linear spaces, and let T : X → Y be any bijective linear
map with closed graph. Which of the following statement is TRUE?
(A) The graph of T is equal to X × Y (B) T −1 is continuous
(C) The graph of T −1 is closed (D) T is continuous
 
x2 sin 1 x 6= 0
x
92. If f (x) = then
0 x=0
(A) f ′ (0) = 0 (B) f ′ (0) = ∞
(C) f ′ (0) = 12 (D) f ′ (0) does not exist

93. 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
n(n − 1) n(n + 1)
(A) 0 (B) (C) n (D)
2 2
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94. Let f (z) = e z . Then z = 0 is
(A) a zero of f (z) (B) a removable singularity of f (z)
(C) a pole of f (z) (D) an essential singularity of f (z)

95. The principal value of (−1)−2i/π is

(A) e2 (B) e2i (C) e−2i (D) e−2

96. Let F = F3 [x]/(x3 + 2x − 1), where F3 is the field with 3 elements. which of the
following statements are true?

(A) F is a field with 25 elements

(B) F is a separable but not a normal extension of F3
(C) The automorphism group of F is cyclic
(D) The automorphism group of F is abelian but not cyclic

97. Which of the following is a bilinear transformation?

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(A) T (z) = i Im(z) (B) T (z) = z 3 (C) T (z) = z (D) T (z) =
z
Rx √ x2
98. If ϕ is the solution of 0 (1 − x2 + t2 ) ϕ(t) dt = 2 , then ϕ( 2) is equal to

√ √
2
√ √ √
(A) 2e (B) 2e2 (C) 2e2 2
(D) 2e4

99. Let f (z) be an entire function such that f (0) 6= 0, and g(z) = f (z)
z
. Then z = 0 is
(A) a zero of g(z) (B) a removable singularity of g(z)
(C) a pole of g(z) (D) an essential singularity of g(z)
∂2u 2 ∂2u
100. The complete integral of the PDE ∂x2
+ 2 ∂∂2 x∂y
u
+ ∂y 2
= xex+y involving arbitrary
functions φ1 and φ2 is

(x−1) x+y
(A) φ1 (x + y) + φ2 (x + y) + 41 ex+y (B) φ1 (x + y) + xφ2 (x + y) + 4
e
(x−1) x+y
(C) φ1 (y − x) + φ2 (y − x) + 14 ex+y (D) φ1 (y − x) + xφ2 (y − x) + 4
e
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Answer Key

51. (C)

52. (B)

53. (D)

54. (A)

55. (C)

56. (C)

57. (C)

58. (A)

59. (C)

60. (D)

61. (D)

62. (A)

63. (C)

64. (C)

65. (B)

66. (D)

67. (A)

68. (B)

69. (C)

70. (D)

71. (B)

72. (D)

73. (D)

74. (A)
 75. (A)

76. (B)

77. (D)

78. (B)

79. (D)

80. (C)

81. (C)

82. (C)

83. (D)

84. (A)

85. (C)

86. (B)

87. (D)

88. (C)

89. (D)

90. (C)

91. (C)

92. (A)

93. (A)

94. (D)

95. (A)

96. (C)

97. (D)

98. (B)

99. (C)

100. (D)