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Index- Engineering Mathematics
Sl.No. Name of the Topic
1. Linear Algebra
2. Calculus
3. Differential Equations
4. Complex variables
5. Numerical Methods
6. Probability and Statistics
7. Transform Theory
Linear Algebra
1) The determinant of the matrix
is
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[A] 4 [B] 0
[C]15 [D]20
2) Consider the following set of equations:
x + 2y = 5
4x + 8y = 12
3x + 6y + 3z = 15
This set
[A] has unique solution [B] has no solutions

[C] has finite number of solutions [D]has infinite number of solutions
3) Let a= ( j ) be an n-rowed square matrix and be the matrix obtained by interchanging the first and
second rows of the n-rowed Identify matrix. Then A is such that its first
[A] row is the same as its second row [B] row is the same as the second row of A
[C]column is the same as the second column of A [D]row is all zero
4) Let Ax = b be a system of linear equations where A is an m × n matrix and b is a m × 1 column vector and
X is a n × 1 column vector of unknows. Which of the following is false?
[A] The system has a solution if and only if, both A

[B] If m <n and b is the zero vector, then the system
and the augmented matrix [A b] have the same
has infinitely many solutions.
rank.
[C]If m = n and b is non-zero vector, then the system [D] The system will have only a trivial solution when
has a unique solution. m = n, b is the zero vector and rank (A) = n.
5)
The matrices and commute under multiplication
[A] if a = b or θ = nπ, is an integer [B] always

[C]never [D]if a cos θ ≠ b sin θ
6) _The rank of the following (_n _+ _1)_× (_n _+ _1)_matrix, where a is a real number is
_
[A] 1 [B] 2
[C]n [D]Depends on the value of a
7) A unit vector perpendicular to both the vectors a = 2i − 2 j + k and b = 1 + j − 2k is:
[A] (i+j+k) [B] 1 / 3 (i+j-k)

[C]1 /3 (i-j-k) [D] (i+j-k)
8) Let A and B be real symmetric matrices of size n × n . Then which one of the following is true?
[A] [B]
[C]AB = BA [D]
9)
Therankof matrix is
[A] 0 [B] 1
[C]2 [D]3
10) In a compact single dimensional array representation for lower triangular matrices (i.e all the
elements above the diagonal are zero) of size n × n, non zero elements (i.e elements of the lower triangle)
of each row are stored one after another, starting from the first row, the index of the (i, j )th
triangular matrix in this new representation is: element
[A] i+j [B] i+j-1

[C]j+ i(i-1)/2 [D]i+j(j-1)/2
11) The eigen vector(s) of the matrix
, is (are)
[A] (0,0, ) [B] ( , 0 , 0)

[C](0,0,1) [D](0, ,0)
12) Consider the following system of linear equations
Notice that the second and the third columns of the coefficient matrix are linearly dependent . For how
many values of , does this system of equations have infinity many solutions?
[A] 0 [B] 1
[C]2 [D]Infinity many
13)
The eigen vector(s) of the matrix , is/are

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[A] [B]
[C] [D]
14)
The matrix is decomposed into a product of a lower triangular matrix [L] and an upper
triangular matrix [U]. The properly decomposed [L] and [U] matrices respectively are
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[A] [B]
[C] [D]
15)
A Matrix has eigenvalues -1 and -2. The corresponding eigenvectors are and respectively. The
matrix is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
16) Roots of the algebraic equation are

[A] [B] ( -1, -j, +j)

[C] [D]
17) A cubic polynomial with real coefficients
[A] can possibly have no extrema and no zero [B] may have up to three extrema and up to 2 zero
crossings crossings
[C]cannot have more than two extrema and more [D]will always have an equal number of extrema and
than three zero crossings zero crossings
18) The trace and determinant of a 2 ´ 2 matrix are known to be -2 and -35 respectively. Its eigen values are
[A] -30 and -5 [B] -37 and -1

[C]-7 and 5 [D] 17.5 and -2
19) The determinant of the matrix
is
[A] 100 [B] 200

[C]1 [D]300
20) A set of linear equations is represented by the matrix equation Ax=b. the necessary condition for
the existence of a solution for this system is:
[A] A must be invertible [B] b must be linearly depended on the columns of A

[C]b must be linearly independent of the columns of
[D]None of the above
A
21)
The vector is an eigen vector of .One of the given values A is

[A] 1 [B] 2
[C]5 [D]-1
22)
sum of the eigen values of the matrix A is:

[A] 10 [B] -10

[C]24 [D]22
23)
. The inverse of A is:

[A] [B]
[C] [D]
24) A square matrix IS called singular, if its

[A] determinan t is unity [B] determinant is zero

[C]determinantt is infinity [D]rank is unity
25)
The inverse of the matrix IS

[A] [B]
[C] [D]
26) A matrix has all its entries equal to -a.the rank of the matrix is
[A] 7 [B] 5
[C]1 [D]zero
27)
The eigen values of the matrix are
[A] (a+1),0 [B] a,0

[C](a-1),0 [D]0,0
28)
The inverse of the matrix is
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[A] [B]
[C] [D]
29)
The eigenvalues of matrix are
[A] -2.42 and 6.86 [B] 3.48 and 13.53

[C]4.70 and 6.86 [D]6.86 and 9.50
30)[A] is a square matrix which is neither symmetric nor skew-symmetric and [A]T is its transpose. The sum
and difference of these matrices are defined as [S] = [A] + [A]T and [D] = [A] - [A]T , respectively. Which of
the following statements is TRUE?
[A] Both [S] and [D] are symmetric [B] Both [S] and [D] are skew-symmetric
[C][S] is skew-symmetric and [D] is symmetric [D][S] is symmetric and [D] is skew-symmetric
31)If and are two arbitrary vectors. with magnitudes a and b, respectively, will be equal to
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
32) A square matrix B is skew-symmetric if
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
33) For a scalar function , the gradient at the point P (1, 2, -1) is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
34) Solution for the system defined by the set of equations 4y+3z=8; 2x-z=2; and 3x+2y=5 is
[A] x=0; y=1; z=4/3 [B] x=0; y=1/2; z=2

[C]x=1; y=1/2; z=2 [D]nonexistent
35) The product of matrices is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
36) For a scalar function the directional derivative at the point P ( 1, 2, -1) in the
direction of a vector is
[A] -18 [B]

[C] [D]18
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37)
For a given matrix , one of the eigenvalues is 3.The other two eigenvalues are
[A] 2,- 5 [B] 3, -5

[C]2, 5 [D]3, 5
38) The directional derivative of f(x ,y, z) = at the point P: (2, 1, 3) in the direction of the vector a =i-2
k is
[A] -2.785 [B] - 2.145

[C]- 1.789 [D]1.000
39)
The Eigen values of the matrix are
[A] -7 and 8 [B] -6 and 5

[C]3 and 4 [D]1 and 2
40) Consider the matrices , and .
The order of will be
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
41) Consider a non-homogeneous system of linear equations representing mathematically an over-
determined system. Such a system will be
[A] consistent having a unique solution [B] consistent having a many solutions
[C] [D]
inconsistent having a unique solution inconsistent having no solution

42) The following simultaneou s equations
x+yz=3
x+2y+3z=4
x+4y+kz=6
will NOT have a uniqu e solution fork equal to
[A] 0 [B] 30
[C]6 [D]7
43) The inner (dot) product of two vectors and is zero. The angle (degrees) between the two vectors is
[A] 0 [B] 5
[C]90 [D]120
44)
The minimum and the maximum eigen values of the matrix are -2 and 6, respectively. What is the
other eigen value?
[A] 5 [B] 3
[C]1 [D]-1
45) For what values of and the following simultaneous equations have an infinite number of solutions?
[A] 2,7 [B] 3,8

[C]8,3 [D]72
46) A velocity vector is given as
The divergence of this velocity vector at (1,1,1) is
[A] 9 [B] 10
[C]14 [D]15
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47)
The inverse of the 2 x 2 matrix is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
48) Given that one root of the equation is 5, the other two roots are
[A] 2 and 3 [B] 2 and 4

[C]3 and 4 [D]-2 and -3
49) If A and Bare two ma trices and if AB exists, then BA exists
[A] if A has as many rows as B has columns [B] only if both A and B are square matrices
[C]only if A and B are skew matrices [D]only if both A and B are symmetric
50)
If the determinant of the matrix is 26,then the determinant of the matrix is
[A] -26 [B] 26

[C]0 [D]52
51) Real matrix , , , , and are given. Matrices [B] and [E] are symmetric.
Following statements are made with respect to these matrices.
I. Matrix product is a scalar
II. Matrix product is always symmetric
With reference to above statements, which of the following applies?
[A] Statement I is true but II is false [B] Statement I is false but II is true
[C]Both the statements are true [D]Both the statements are false
52)
The eigenvalues of the matrix
[A] are 1 and 4 [B] are -1 and 2

[C]are 0 and 5 [D]cannot be determined
53) Consider the system of equations
, where, 1is a scalar.
Let be an eigen-pair of an eigen value and its corresponding eigen vector for real matrix A. Let I be
a (n' n) unit matrix. Which one of the following statement is NOT correct?
[A] For a homogeneous system of linear

[B] For matrix , m being a positive integer,
equations, (A-II) x= 0 having a nontrivial solution,
will be the eigen-pair for all i
the rank of (A-Il) is less than n.
[C] If , then for all i [D]If , then is for all i
54)
Given Matrix , the rank of the matrix is

[A] 4 [B] 3
[C]2 [D]1
55)
Determinant of the following matrix is

[A] -76 [B] -28

[C]+28 [D]+72
56) If,A, B, C are square matrices of the same order, is equal to
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[A] [B]
[C] [D]
57) The product of the following two matrices [P] and [Q] is
;
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
58)
The given values of the matrix are
[A] (5.13, 9.42) [B] (3.85, 2.93)

[C](9.00, 5.00) [D](10.16, 3.84)
59) Consider the following two statements:
I. The maximum number of linearly independent column vectors of a matrix A is called the rank of A.
II. If A is an square matrix, it will be non singular is rank A = n.
With reference to the above statements, which of the following applies ?
[A] Both the statements are false [B] Both the statements are true
[C]I is true but II is false [D]I is false but II is true.
60) If A is any n x n matrix and k is a scalar, where is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
61)
Inverse of matrix is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
62) If A is a real square matrix,then is

[A] Unsymmetric [B]always symmetric

[C]Skew-symmetric [D]Some times symmetric
63) In matrix algebra AS = AT (A, 5, T, a re matrices of appropriate order) implies S=T only if
[A] A is symmetric [B] A is singular

[C]A is non singular [D]A is skew symmetric
64) The real symmetric matrix C corresponding to the Quadratic form
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
65)
One pair of eigen vectors corresponding to the two eigenvalues of the matrix is
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[A] [B]
[C] [D]
66)
Given that and ,the value of is
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[A] 15A+12I [B] 19A+30I

[C]17A+15I [D]17A+21I
67) The eigen values of a (2x2) matrix X are -2 and -3. The eigenvalues of matrix (X+5I) are
[A] -3,-4 [B] -1,-2

[C]-1,-3 [D]-2,-4
68)
The matrix rotates a vector about the axis by an angle of
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
69)
The rank of the matrix , is
[A] 0 [B] 1
[C]2 [D]3
70) For a singular matrix.
[A] Atleast one eigen value would be at the origin [B] All eigen values would be at the origin
[C]No eigen value would be at the origin. [D]None
71) Identify which one of the following is an eigenvector of the matrix
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
72) For a given matrix A, it is observed that
and
Then matrix A is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
73) Let , with and .Then the rank of A is

[A] 0 [B] 1
[C]n-1 [D]n
74) Rank of the matrix given below is
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[A] 1 [B] 2
[C]3 [D]
75)
Given the matrix , the eigen vector is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
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76)
Let . Then (a+b) =
[A] 7/20 [B] 3/20

[C]19/20 [D]11/20
77)
Given an orthogonal matrix , then the value of is

[A] [B]
[C] [D]
78)
The rank of the matrix is

[A] 0 [B] 1
[C]2 [D]3
79) The Eigen values and the corresponding Eigen vectors of a 2 x 2 matrix are given by
Eigen value Eigen vector
The matrix is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
80)
For the matrix the given value corresponding to the eigen vector is
[A] 2 [B] 4
[C]6 [D]8
81) It is given that are M non-zero orthogonal vectors. The dimension of the vector space spanned
by the 2M vectors is
[A] 2M [B] M + 1
[C]M [D]dependent on the choice of
82)
All the four entries of the 2 x 2 matrix are nonzero, and one of its eigen values is zero.
Which of the following statements is true?
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
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83) The system of linear equations

4x+ 2y = 7
2x+y = 6
has
[A] A unique solution [B] No solution
[C]An infinite number of solutions [D]Exactly two distinct solutions
84)
Consider the matrix The value of is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
85)
The eigen values of the following matrix are

[A] 3, 3 + 5j, 6-j [B] -6, + 5j, 3 + j, 3-j

[C]3 + j, 3-j, 5 + j [D]3, -1 + 3j, -1-3j
86) In the matrix equation Px = q, which of the following is a necessary condition for the existence of at least
one solution for the unknown vector x
[A] Augmented matrix [Pq] must have the same rank

[B] Vector q must have only non-zero elements
as matrix P
[C] Matrix P must be singular [D]Matrix P must be square
87)
For the matrix P = one of the eigen values is equal to -2. which of the following is an eigen
vector?
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
88)
If R = ,then top row of is

[A] [ 5 6 4 ] [B] [ 5 -3 1 ]
[C][ 2 0 -1 ] [D] [ 2 -1 1/2 ]
89) is an n-tuple nonzero vector. The n x n matrix
[A] Has rank zero [B] Has rank 1
[C]Is orthogonal [D]Has rank n
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90) A loaded dice has following probability distribution of occurrences
If three identical dice as the above are thrown, the probability of occurrence of values 1, 5 and 6 on the
three dice is
[A] Same as that of occurrence of 3, 4, 5 [B] Same as that of occurrence of 1,2,5

[C]1/128 [D]5/8
91) Let x and y be two vectors in a 3 dimensional space and <x,y> denote their dot product. Then the
determinant
det
[A] Is zero when x and y are linearly independent [B] Is positive when x and y are linearly independent
[C]Is non-zero for all non-zero x and y [D]Is zero only when either x or y is zero
92) The linear operation L(x) is defined by the cross product L(x) = b x X where
and are three dimensional vectors. The 3 x 3 matrix M of this operation
satisfies
.
Then the eigen value of M are
[A] 0 + 1, -1 [B] 1, -1, 1

[C]i, -i, 1 [D]i, -i, 0
93) The characteristic equation of a (3 x3) matrix P is defined as
If I denotes identity matrix then the inverse of matrix P will be

[A] [B]
[C] [D]
94) If the rank of a (5 x 6) matrix Q is 4 then which one of the following statements is correct?
[A] Q will have four linearly independent rows and [B] Q will have for linearly independent rows and five
four linearly independent columns linearly independent columns
[C] will be invertible [D] will be invertible
95) A is m x n full rank matrix with m >n and I is an identity matrix. Let matrix . Then which one
of the following statement is False?
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
96) Let P be a 2 X 2 real orthogonal matrix and is a real vector with length . Then
which of one of the following statement is correct ?
[A] where at least one vector

satisfies [B] for all vectors
[C] where at least one vector satisfies [D]No relationship can be established between
and
97)
The equation has
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[B]
[A] no solution only one solution
[C]non-zero unique solution [D]multiple solutions
98) A polynomial with all coefficients positive has
[A] No real roots [B] No negative real root

[C]Odd number of real roots [D]At least one positive and one negative real root
99) Let A be an matrix and B an matrix It is given that determinant = determinant ,
where is the identity matrix . Using the above property, the determinant of the matrix of the given
below is
[A] 2 [B] 5
[C]8 [D]16
100)
Which one of the following does NOT equal ?

[A] [B]
[C] [D]
101) Let A be the 2 x 2 matrix with elements = = = + 1 and =-1. Then = -1. Then the eigen values
of the matrix are
[A] 1024 and -1024 [B] 1024 and -1024

[C]4 and -4 [D]512 and -512
102)
Given that and , the value of is
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103) The two vectors [1,1,1] and , where , are
[A] Orthonormal [B] Orthogonal
[C]Parallel [D]collinear
104) The eigen values of a skew-symmetric matrix are
[A] Always zero [B] Always pure imaginary

[C]Either zero or pure imaginary [D]Always real
105) Consider the matrix as given below.
Which one of the following provides the CORRECT values of eigenvalues of the matrix?
[A] 1,4,3 [B] 3,7,3

[C]7,3,2 [D]1,2,3
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106)
An eigenvector of is
[A] [-1 1 1] [B] [1 2 1]

[C][1 -1 2] [D][2 1 -1]
107) For the set of equations, and .
The following statement is true
[A] Only the trivial solution exists [B] There are no solutions
[C]A unique non-trivial solution exists [D]Multiple non-trivial solutions exist
108) Consider the following matrix
A=
If the eigenvalues of A are 4 and 8, then
[A] x = 4, y = 10 [B] x = 5, y = 8
[C]x = -3, y = 9 [D]x = -4, y = 10
109) The system of equations
x+y+z=6
x + 4y + 6z = 20
has NO solution for values of given by

[A] [B]
[C] [D]
110)
The elgen values of the matrix are
[A] 1 , 1 [B] -1 , -1
[C]j , -j [D]1 , -1
111)
The rank of the matrix is
[A] 4 [B] 2
[C]1 [D]0
112) Consider the following statements:
S1: The sum of two singular n × n matrices may be non-singular
S2: The sum of two n × n non-singular matrices may be singular.
Which of the following statements is correct?
[A] S1 and S2 are both true [B] S1 is true, S2 is false

[C]S1 is false, S2 is true [D] S1 and S2 are both false
113) Suppose the adjacency relation of vertices in a graph is represented in a table Adj (X,Y). Which of the
following queries cannot be expressed by a relational algebra expression of constant length?
[A] List of all vertices adjacent to a given vertex [B] List all vertices which have self loops
[C]List all vertices which belong to cycles of less
[D]List all vertices reachable from a given vertex
than three vertices
114) Among the following, the pair of vectors orthogonal to each other is
[A] [3,4,7], [3,4,7] [B] [1,0,0], [1,1,0]

[C][1,0,2], [0,5,0] [D][1,1,1], [-1,-1,-1]
115) In the Gauss elimination method for solving a system of linear algebraic equations, triangularization leads
to
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[A] diagonal matrix [B] lower triangular matrix

[C]upper triangular matrix [D]singular matrix
116)
The eigen values of are
[A] 0,0,0 [B] 0,0,1

[C]0,0,3 [D]1,1,1
117) The eigenvalues of a symmetric matrix are all
[A] complex with non-zero positive imaginary part. [B] complex with non-zero negative imaginary part.
[C]real. [D]pure imaginary.
118) Choose the CORRECT set of functions, which are linearly dependent.
[A] sin x , and [B] cos x , sin x and tan x

[C]cos 2x , and [D]cos 2x , sin x and cos x
119)
The eigen values of the matrix are
[A] 6 [B] 5
[C]-3 [D]-4
120) Consider the system of equations given below:
x+y=2
2x+2y =5
This system has
[A] one solution [B] no solution

[C]infinite solutions [D]four solutions
121) The following set of equations has
3x+2y+z = 4
x-y+z=2
-2x+2z=5
[A] no solution [B] a unique solution

[C]multiple solutions [D]an inconsistency.
122) The rank of a 3 x 3 matrix C (=AB), found by multiplying a non-zero column matrix A of size 3 x 1 and a
non-zero row matrix B of size 1x3 is
[A] 0 [B] 1
[C]2 [D]3
123)
For the matrix the eigen values are
[A] 3 and -3 [B] -3 and -5

[C]3 and 5 [D]5 and 0
124) The vector field. (where and are unit vectors) is
[A] divergence free, but not irrotational [B] irrotational, but not divergence free
[C]divergence free and irrotational [D]neither divergence free nor irrotational.
125)
One of the eigen vectors of the matrix A = is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
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126) Eigenvalues of a real symmetric matrix are always

[A] positive [B] negative

[C]real [D]complex
127)
For the matrix , ONE of the normalized eigen vectors is given as
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
128)x+2y +z =4
2x+y+2x = 5
x-y+z = 1
The system of algebraic equations given above has
[B] only the two solutions of (x = 1, y = 1, z = 1) and

[A] a unique solution of x = 1, y = 1 and z = 1. (x = 2, y = 1, z = 0).
[C]infinite number of solutions. [D]no feasible solution.
129)
For a matrix , the transpose of the matrix is equal to the inverse of the matrix = The
value of x is given by
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
130) The sum of the eigen values of the given matrix
[A] 5 [B] 7
[C]9 [D]18
131) For which value of r will the matrix given below become singular ?
[A] 4 [B] 6
[C]8 [D]12
132) A is a 3 x 4 real matrix and Ax = b is an inconsistent system of equations. The highest possible rank of
A is
[A] 1 [B] 2
[C]3 [D]4
133)
Which one of the following is an eigenvector of the matrix ?

[A] [B]
[C] [D]
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134) Match the items in columns I and II.

Column I Column II
P. Singular matrix 1. Determinant is not
Q. Non-square matrix 2. Determinant is always one
R. Real symmetric matrix 3, Determinant is zero
S. Orthogonal matrix 4. Eigen values are always real
5, Eigen values are not defined
[A] P-3, Q-1, R-4, S-2 [B] P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-1
[C]P-3, Q-2, R-5, S-4 [D]P-3, Q-4, R-2. S-1.
135) Multiplication of matrices E and F is G. Matrices.E and G are
and What is the matrix F?
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
136)
The matrix has one eigenvalue equal to 3. The sum of the other two eigenvalues is
[A] p [B] p - 1
[C]p - 2 [D]p - 3
137) lf a square matrix A is real and symmetric, then the Eigen values
[A] are always real [B] are always real and positive
[C]are always real and non-negative [D]occur in complex conjugate pairs.
138) For what value of a, if any, will the following system of equations in x, y and. z have a solution ?
2x+3y= 4
x+Y+z=4
x+2y-z=a
[A] Any real number [B] 0

[C]1 [D]There is no such value.
139)
The eigenvectors of the matrix are written in the form and . What is a+b ?
[A] 0 [B] 1/2

[C]1 [D]2
140) The area of a triangle formed by the tips of vectors is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
141)
The number of linearly independent Eigen vectors of is
[A] 0 [B] 1
[C]2 [D]infinite
Statement for Linked answer Q142 and Q143 is given below
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142)
are three vectors

An orthogonal set of vectors having a span that contains P, Q, R is
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[A] [B]
[C] [D]
143) The following vector is linearly dependent upon the solution to the previous problem
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
144) Cayley- Hamilton Theorem states that a square matrix satisfies its own characteristic equation. Consider
matrix
A satisfies the relation

2 Marks GATE-EEE-2007,GATE-EEE-2007( )
[A] [B] A2 + 2A + 2I = 0
[C](A+I) (A+2I) [D]exp (A) = 0
145) equals
[A] 511 A + 510 I [B] 309 A + 104 I

[C]154 A + 155 I [D]exp (9A)
Linear Algebra
Key Paper
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. A
6. A 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. C
11. A 12. B 13. A 14. D 15. D
16. B 17. C 18. C 19. C 20. B
21. C 22. A 23. A 24. B 25. D
26. C 27. A 28. B 29. B 30. D
31. A 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. A
36. B 37. B 38. C 39. B 40. A
41. A 42. D 43. C 44. B 45. A
46. D 47. A 48. A 49. A 50. A
51. A 52. C 53. A 54. C 55. B
56. B 57. A 58. D 59. B 60. A
61. A 62. B 63. A 64. A 65. A
66. B 67. A 68. A 69. C 70. A
71. B 72. B 73. B 74. A 75. C
76. A 77. C 78. C 79. A 80. C
81. C 82. C 83. B 84. D 85. D
86. A 87. D 88. B 89. B 90. C
91. D 92. D 93. D 94. A 95. A
96. B 97. D 98. D 99. B 100. A
101. D 102. B 103. B 104. C 105. A
106. B 107. D 108. D 109. B 110. D
111. C 112. C 113. C 114. C 115. C
116. C 117. C 118. C 119. A 120. B
121. B 122. A 123. C 124. C 125. A
126. C 127. B 128. C 129. A 130. B
131. A 132. C 133. A 134. A 135. C
136. C 137. A 138. D 139. B 140. B
141. B 142. D 143. D 144. A 145. A

Calculus
1) The function f(t) has the Fourier Transform g(ω). The Fourier Transform
is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]None of the above
2) Which of the following improper integrals is (are) convergent?
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
3) The following plot shows a function y which varies linearly with x .

The value of the integral
[A] 1.0 [B] 2.5

[C]4.0 [D]5.0
4)Three functions , and which are zero outside the interval [0, T] are shown in the figure.
Which of the following statements is correct ?
[A] and are orthogonal [B] and are orthogonal

[C] and are orthogonal [D] and are orthogonal
5)If then the value of is
[A] [B]
[C]x [D]1
6)
The value of the integral
[A] 1 [B]
[C]2 [D]2
Calculus
7) The derivative of the symmetric function drawn in given figure will look like
[A] [B]
[C] [D] 2 Marks GATE-ECE/TCE-2006( )
8) , where P is a vector is equal to
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
9) where P is a vector, is equal to
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
10)
As x increased from - ∞ to ∞, the function f (x) =
[A] Monotonically increases [B] Monotonically decreases

[C] Increases to a maximum value and then [D] Decreases to a minimum value and then
decreases increases
11) For |x| <<1, coth (x) can be approximated as
[A] x [B]
[C]1/x [D]1/
12) Which one of the following is strictly bounded?
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
13) For the function the linear approximation around x = 2 is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
14) Consider the function (. The maximum value of f(x) in the closed interval [-4, 4] is
[A] 18 [B] 10
[C]-2.25 [D]Indeterminate
15) For real values of x, the minimum value of the function f(x)= exp (x) + exp (-x) is
Calculus
[A] 2 [B] 1
[C]0.5 [D]0
16) Which of the following functions would have only odd powers of x in its Taylor series expansion about the
point x = 0?
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
17) In the Taylor series expansion of exp(x) + sin (x) about the point x = π, the coefficient of is
[A] exp (π) [B] 0.5 exp (π)

[C]exp (π) + 1 [D]exp (π) -1
18) The value of the integral of the function along the straight line segment from the point
(0,0) to the point (1,2) in the x-y plane is
[A] 33 [B] 35
[C]40 [D]56
19)
Consider points P and Q in the x-y plane, with P = (1, 0) and Q= (0,1). The line integral
along the semicircle with the line segment PQ as its diameter
[A] is-1 [B] is 0
[C]is 1 [D]depends on the direction (clockwise or

anticlockwise) of the semicircle
20)
The Taylor series expansion of at given by
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
21) The maximum value of until which the approximation holds to within 10% error is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
22) The maximum value of in the interval [1 6] is
[A] 21 [B] 25
[C]41 [D]46
23) If , then y has a
[A] Maximum at X = e [B] Minimum at X = e

[C]Maximum at [D]Minimum at
Calculus
Key Paper
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A
6. A 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. A
11. C 12. D 13. A 14. A 15. A
16. A 17. B 18. A 19. B 20. B
21. B 22. C 23. A

Differential Equations
1) The formula used to compute an approximation for the second derivative of a function f at a point is.
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
2) Thesolutionofdifferentialequation y_′' +3y_′ +2y=0isoftheform
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
3) Backward Euler method for solving the differential equation is specified by, (choose one of
the following).
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
4) The differential equation
is
[A] linear [B] non-linear

[C]homogeneous [D]of degree two
5) The differential equation,
[A] linear [B] non-linear
[C]homogeneous [D]of degree two
6) With initial condition x(1)=0.5 the solution of the differential equation is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
7) With K as a constant, the possible solution for the first order differential equation
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
8) The order and degree of the differential equation
are respectively
[A] 3 and 2 [B] 2 and 3
[C]3 and 3 [D]3 and 1
9) The solution to the ordinary differential equation
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
10) The partial differential equation that can be formed from
z=ax + by + ab has the from (with and )

[A] z = px + qy [B] z = px + pq
[C]z = px + qy + pq [D]z = qy + pq
11) Given a function
The optimal value of f(x, y)

[A] Is a minimum equal to 10/3 [B] Is a maximum equal to 10/3

[C]Is a minimum equal to 8/3 [D]Is a maximum equal to 8/3
12) The solution of the ordinary differential equation for the boundary condition, y = 5 at x=1
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
13) For an analytic function, f(x+iy)=u(x,y)+iv(x,y), u is given by u=3 -3 . The expression for v, considering
K to be a constant is
[A] 3 - 3 + K [B] 6x- 6y + K

[C]6y - 6x + K [D]6xy + K
14) The solution of the differential equation , with the condition that y = 1 at x = 1, is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
15) The differential equation is to be solved using the backward (implicit) Euler's method with
boundary condition y=1 at x=0 and with a step size of 1. What would be the value of y at x=1
[A] 1.33 [B] 1.67

[C]2.00 [D]2.33
16) The general solution is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
17) Solution of the differential equation represents a family of
[A] ellipses [B] circles

[C]parabolas [D]hyperbolas
18)
The solution of the differential equation, , given that at x = 1 , y = 0 is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
19) The equation can be transformed to by substiting

[A] [B]
[C] [D]
20) Solution of at x=1 and is

[A] [B]
[C] [D]
21) The solution of , in the range is given by

[A] [B]
[C] [D]
22) The degree of the differential equation is

[A] 0 [B] 1
[C]2 [D]3
23) The solution for the differential equation with condition that y = 1 at x=0 is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
24) A body originally at C cools down to C in 15minutes when kept in air at a temperature of C. What
will be the temperature of the body at the end of 30minutes?
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
25) For the differentia l equation,f(x,y) + g(x,y) = 0 to be exact,
[A] [B]
= =
[C]f = g [D]
=
26) The differential equa tion + Py = Q, is a linear equation of first order only if
[A] P is a constant but Q is a function of y [B] P and Q are functions of y or constants

[C]P is a function of y but Q is a constant [D]P and Q are functions of x or constants
27) Biotransformation of an organic compound having concentration (x) can be modeled using an ordinary
differential equation , where k is the reaction rate constant. If x = a at t = 0, the solution of the
equation is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
28)
The number of boundary conditions required to solve the differential equations is
[A] 2 [B] 0
[C]4 [D]1
29) The solution for the following differential equation with boundary conditions y(0) = 2 and y'(1) = -3 is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
30) Number of terms in the expansion of general determinant of order n is

[A] [B]
[C] [D]
31) If c is a constant , solution of the equation
[A] y=sin(x+c) [B] y=cos(x+c)

[C]y=tan(x+c) [D]
32)
The equation =0 represents a parabola passing through the points

[A] (0, 1), (0, 2), (0, -1) [B] (0, 0), (-1, 1),(1, 2)
[C](1, 1), (0, 0), (2, 2) [D](1, 2), (2i 1), (0, 0)
33) Consider the differential equation with boundary conditions y(0) =1 , y(1) = 0. The value of
y(2) is
[A] -1 [B]
[C] [D]
34)
Consider the difference equation and suppose that . Assuming the
condition of initial of rest , the solution for y[n] , is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
35) The type of the partial differential equation = is

[A] parabolic [B] Elliptic

[C]Hyperbolic [D]Nonlinear
36) While numerically solving the differential equation , y(0) = 1, using Euler’s predictorcorrector
(improved Euler-Cauchy) method with a step size of 0.2, the value of y after the first step is
[A] 1.00 [B] 1.03

[C]0.97 [D]0.96
37) The maximum value of in the interval [1,6] is:
[A] 21 [B] 25
[C]41 [D]46
38) Consider the Differential equation
with and
The numerical value of is :
[A] -2 [B] -1
[C]0 [D]1
39) Given , the value of is equal to
[A] 0 [B] 4
[C]12 [D]13
40) Consider the differential equation Which one of the following can be a particular solution of this
differential equation?
[A] y = tan(x+3) [B] y = tanx + 3

[C]x=tan(y+3) [D]x = tany+3
41) Consider the function y = - 6x +9 The maximum value of y obtained when x varies over the interval 2 to 5
is
[A] 1 [B] 3
[C]4 [D]9
42)
Consider differential equation with y (0) = 1 . The value of y(1) is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
43) The differential equation with x(0)=0, and the constant >0 , is to be numerically integrated using
the forward Euler method with a constant integration time step T. The maximum value of T such that the
numerical solution of x converges is
[A] / 4 [B] / 2
[C] [D]2
44) The general solution of the differential equation , is of the form (given D=d/dx) and
and are constants
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
45)
The following differential equation has
[A] degree = 2, order = 1 [B] degree= 1, order = 2

[C]degree= 4, order = 3 [D]degree= 2, order = 3
46)
A solution of the following differential equation is given by
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
47) A solution for the differential equation with initial condition x(0-)= 0 is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
48)
For the differential equation the boundary conditions are
(i) y = 0 for x = 0 and (ii) y = 0 for x = a
The form of non-zero solutions of y (where m varies over all integers) are
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
49)
The solution of the differential equation under the boundary conditions
(i) y = at x= 0 and
(ii) y = at x = , where k, and are constant is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
50) Which of the following is a solution to the differential equation
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
51)
The order of the differential equation is
[A] 1 [B] 2
[C]3 [D]4
52) Match each differential equation in Group I to its family of solution curves from Group II
Group I Group II
A. 1 . Circles
B. 2 . Straight lines
C. 3 . Hyperbolas
D.
[A] A B C D [B] A B C D
2 3 3 1 1 3 2 1
[C]A B C D [D]A B C D
2 1 3 3 3 2 1 2
53) The solution of the first order differential equation ,x(0)= is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
54) Equation is required to be solved using Newton’s method with a initial guess . Then, after
one step of Newton’s method, estimate of the solution will be given by
[A] 0.71828 [B] 0.36784

[C]0.20587 [D]0.00000
55)
A system is described by the differential equation .Let x(t) be a rectangular pulse
given by
Assuming that y(0) =0 and at t =0 , the Laplace transform of y(t) is

[A] [B]
[C] [D]
56) A system described by a linear, constant coefficient, ordinary, first order differential equation has an exact
solution given by y(t) for t>0, when the forcing function is x(t) and the initial condition is y(0). If one wishes
to modify the system so that the solution becomes -2y(t) for t>0, we need to
[A] change the initial condition to –y(0) and the [B] change the initial condition to 2y (0) and the
forcing function to 2x(t) forcing function to -x (t)
[C]Change the initial condition to and the [D]change the initial condition to 2y (0) and the
forcing function to forcing function to -2x (t)
57) Consider the differential equation
, with and
The numerical value of is
[A] -2 [B] -1
[C]0 [D]1
58)
A function n(x) satisfied the differential equation where L is a constant . The boundary
conditions are : n(0) = K and . The solution to this equation is
[A] n (x) = K exp(x/L) [B]

[C] [D]n(x) = K exp(-x/L)
59)
Consider differential equation with the initial condition y(0)=0 . Using Euler's first order
method with a step of 0.1 , the value of y(0.3) is
[A] 0.01 [B] 0.031

[C]0.0631 [D]0.1
60) For the differential equation with initial conditions X(0)=1 and , the solution is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
61)
The solution of the differential equation is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
62) The value of in the mean value theorem of in (a,b) is
[A] b+a [B] b-a

[C] [D]
63) For the differential equation with y(o)=1, the general solution is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
64) The solution to the differential equation f''(x)+4f'(x)+4f(x) = 0 is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
65) For the following set of simultaneous equations :
1.5x-0.5y=2
4x+2y+3z=9
7x+y+5z=10
[A] the solution is unique [B] infinitely many solutions exist

[C]the equations are incompatible [D]finite number of multiple solutions exist.
66)
The particular solution for the differential equation is
[A] 0.5 cos x+1.5 sin x [B] 1.5 cos x+0.5 sin x
[C]1.5 sin x [D]0.5 cos x
67)
If , then is
[A] [B]
[C]0 [D]1
68)
The general solution of the differential equation is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
69)
represents the equation for
[A] Vibration of a stretched string [B] motion of a projectile in agravitational field

[C]Heat flow in thin rod [D]Oscillation of a simple pendulum
70)
The partial differential equation is a
[A] linear equation of order 2 [B] non-linear equation of order 1

[C]linear equation of order 1 [D]non-linear equation of order 2
71)
The function f (t ) satisfies the differential equation and the auxiliary conditions, f(o) = 0,
. The Laplace transform of f (t) is given by

[A] [B]
[C] [D]
72)
The solution to the differential equation where k is a constant, subjected to the boundary
conditions u(0) = 0 and u(L) = U, is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
73) lf z = f (x,y),then dz is equal to

[A] [B]
[C] [D]
74) The solution of the differential equation
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
75)
The above equation is a
[A] partial differential equation [B] non-linear differential equation

[C]non-homogeneous differential equation [D]ordinary differential equation.
76) The maximum value of the directional derivative of the function at a point (1,1,-1) is
[A] 10 [B] -4
[C] [D]152
77) Consider the system of simultaneous equations
x+2y+z=6
2x +y +2z =6
x+y+z=5
This system has
[A] unique solution [B] infinite number of solutions

[C]no solution [D]exactly two solutions.
78)
The solution of the differential equation
[A] [B]
[C] [D]unsolvable as equation is non-linear.
79) The Blasius equation is a

[A] second order nonlinear ordinary differential

[B] third order nonlinear ordinary different equation
equation
[D]mixed order nonlinear ordinary differential
[C] third order linear ordinary differential equation
equation
80)
Consider the differential equation with the boundary conditions of y (0)=0 and y (1)
=1. The complete solution of the differential equation is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
81) Consider the differential equation . The general solution with constant c is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
82)
The solution of with the condition is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
83)
If and , then will be equal to
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
84)
The solution of the differential equation with y(0) = 1 is
[A] (1+x) [B] (1+x)
[C](1-x) [D](1-x)
85)
By a change of variables x(u,v) = u,v,y(u,v) = vlu. in a double integral, the integrand f(x, y) changes to f(u
v, u/v) . Then is
[A] 2v/u [B] 2uv

[C] [D]1
86)
If , and y(1)=0 ,then what is y(e) ?
[A] e [B] 1
[C]1/e [D]
87)
For , the particular integral is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
88)
Given that + 3x= 0, and x(0) = 1, (0) = 0, what is x (1) ?
[A] -0.99 [B] -0.16

[C]0.16 [D]0.99
89)
The minimum value of function in the interval [1, 5] is
[A] 0 [B] 1
[C]25 [D]undefind
90)
The partial differential equation, has 1 Marks GATE-ME-2007( )
[A] degree 1 order 2 [B] degree 1 order 1

[C]degree 2 order 1 [D]degree 2 order 2
91)
Let f= , What is at x=2, y=1 ? 2 Marks GATE-ME-2008( )
[A] 0 [B] In 2
[C]1 [D]
92)
It is given that + 2 + y = 0, y(0) = 0 y(1) = 0. What is y(0.5) ? 2 Marks GATE-ME-2008( )
[A] 0 [B] 0.37

[C]0.62 [D]1.13
93)
If , then y(2)= 2 Marks GATE-ME-2007( )
[A] 4 or 1 [B] 4 only

[C]1 only [D]undefined
94)
The solution of with initial value y(0) =1 is bounded in the interval 2 Marks GATE-ME-2007( )
[A] [B]
[C]x <1 , x >1 [D]
Statement for Linked answer Q95 and Q96 is given
below
95)
The complete solution of the ordinary differential equation is .
Q. Then p and q are

2 Marks GATE-ME-2005,GATE-ME-2005( )
[A] p=3,q=3 [B] p=3,q=4

[C]p=4 , q=3 [D]p=4 ,q=4
96)
Which of the following is a solution of the differential equation ?
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
Key Paper
1. D 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. B
6. D 7. A 8. A 9. C 10. C
11. A 12. D 13. D 14. D 15. C
16. A 17. A 18. A 19. D 20. D
21. A 22. B 23. D 24. B 25. A
26. C 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. C
31. C 32. B 33. B 34. B 35. A
36. D 37. C 38. D 39. B 40. A
41. A 42. C 43. D 44. C 45. B
46. B 47. A 48. A 49. D 50. B
51. B 52. A 53. A 54. A 55. B
56. D 57. D 58. D 59. C 60. B
61. C 62. C 63. B 64. C 65. C
66. A 67. A 68. D 69. A 70. D
71. C 72. B 73. A 74. D 75. D
76. C 77. B 78. A 79. B 80. A
81. D 82. A 83. C 84. B 85. A
86. D 87. B 88. B 89. B 90. A
91. C 92. A 93. B 94. C 95. C
96. C
Complex Analysis
1) evaluated anticlockwise around the circle , where , is

[A] [B] 0
[C] [D]2+2i
2) Given If C is a counterclockwise path in the z-plane such that the value of
is
[A] -2 [B] -1
[C]1 [D]2
3) A point Z has been plotted in the complex plane, as shown in figure below.
The plot of the complex number is

[A] [B]
[C] [D]
4) The infinite series corresponds to
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
5) For the parallelogram OPQR shown in the sketch, and .The area of the parallelogram is
[A] ad-bc [B] ac+bd

[C]ad+bc [D]ab-cd
6) The analytic function has singularities at
[A] 1 and -1 [B] 1 and i

[C]1 and -i [D]i and -i
Complex Analysis
7) The value of the integral (where C is a closed curve given by ) is

[A] [B]
[C] [D]
8) What is the area common to the circles r = a and r = 2a cos ?
[A] 0.524 [B] 0.614

[C]1.047 [D]1.228
9) The velocity field for flow is given by and the density
varies as exp (-21). ln order that the mass is conserved, the value of should be
[A] -12 [B] -10

[C]-8 [D]10
10) Which one of the following is NOT true for complex number and ?
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
11) For real values of x, can be written in one of the forms of a convergent series given below :
[A] [B]
cos (x) = 1 + .... cos (x) = 1 - ....
[C] [D]
cos (x) = x - .... cos (x) = x - ....
12) The summation of series
[A] 4.50 [B] 6.0

[C]6.75 [D]10.0
13)
The value of the function is
[A] 0 [B] -1/7

[C]1/7 [D]
14) The function has its maxima at
[A] x = -2 only [B] x = 0 only

[C]x = 3 only [D]both x = - 2 and x = 3
15) The following function has a local minim a at which value of x
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
16) The directional derivative of the following function at (1, 2) in the direction of (4i + 3j) is
[A] 4/5 [B] 4

[C]2/5 [D]1
17) The function is
[A] Even [B] Odd

[C]Neither even nor odd [D]None of the above
18) If , is equal to
Complex Analysis
[A] Zero [B] 1

[C]2 [D]
19) The Taylor expansion of sin x about is given by
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
20) The limit of the function as is given by

[A] 1 [B]
[C] [D]Zero
21) The maxima and minima of the function occur, respectively at
[A] X= 3 and x = 2 [B] x = 1and x = 3

[C]x = 2 and x = 3 [D]x = 3 and x = 4
22) The curve given by the equation = 3 axy, is
[A] symmetrical about x - axis [B] symmetrical about y - axis

[C]symmetrical about line y = x [D]tangential to x = y = a / 3
23) is periodic, with a period of
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
24) A discontinuous real function can be expressed as
[A] Tay lor's series and Fourier's series [B] Taylor's series and not by Fourier's series
[C]neither Taylor's series nor Fourier's series [D]not by Taylor's series,bu t by Fourier's series
25) The Taylor's series expansion of is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
26) The infinite series
[A] converges [B] diverges

[C]oscillates [D]unstable
27) If , then the value of is :
[A] [B]
[C]X [D]1
28)
The infinite series converges to
[A] cos(X) [B] Sin(x)

[C]Sinh(x) [D]
29) Consider the function where x is real. Then the function f(x) at x = 0 is
[A] continuous but not differentiable [B] once differentiable but not twic
[C]twice differentiable bnut not thrice [D]thrice differentiable
30) For the function of a complex variable W = In z (where, W = u + jv and Z = x + jy,the u = constant lines get
mapped in Z-plane as
[A] set of radial straight lines [B] set of concentric circles

[C]set of confocal hyperbolas [D]set of confocal ellipses
Complex Analysis
31)
The value of the contour integral dz in positive sense is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
32) If the semi-circular contour D of radius 2 is as shown in the figure. Then the value of the integral
is
[A] j [B] -j
[C] - [D]
33) The equation sin (z) = 10 has
[A] No real or complex solution [B] Exactly two distinct complex solutions
[C]A unique solution [D]An infinite number of complex solutions
34)
If , then is given by
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
35)
The value of where C is the contour |z-i/2| =1 is
[A] 2 π i [B] π
[C] [D]
36) The function has
[A] a maxima at x = 1 and minimum at x = 5 [B] a maxima at x = 1 and minimum at x = -5

[C]only maxima at x = 1 and [D]only a minimum at x = 5
37)
The residues of a complex function at its poles are
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
38)
The value of the integral where c is the circle |z| = 1 is given by
[A] 0 [B] 1/10

[C]4/5 [D]1
39) Let f: A B be a function, and let E and F be subsets of A. Consider the following statements about
images
S1:f(E∪F) = f(E) ∪f(F)
S2:f(E∩F) = f(E) ∩f(F)
Which of the following is true about S1 and S2?
Complex Analysis
[A] Only S1 is correct [B] Only S2 is correct

[C]Both S1 and S2 are correct [D]None of S1 and S2 is correct
40)
The residence of the function at z=2 is
[A] -1/32 [B] -1/16

[C]1/16 [D]1/32
41) The function f(x) = on the interval [-2, 0] is
[B] continuous on the integral but not differentiable at

[A] continuous and differentiable all points
[C]neither continuous nor differentiable [D]differentiable but not continuous
42) , where ,is given by
[A] 0 [B]
[C] [D]1
43) The magnitude of the gradient of function at (1,0,2) is
[A] 0 [B] 3
[C]8 [D]
44) What is the derivative of f(x) = x at x = O ?
[A] 1 [B] -1
[C]0 [D]Does not exit
45) Which of the following functions is not differentiable in the domain [- 1, 1] ?
[A] f(x) = [B] f(x) = x-1

[C]f(x) = 2 [D]f(x) = maximum (x, -x)
46) A regression model is used to express a variable Y as a function of another variable X.
[A] there is a causal relationship between Y and X [B] a value of X may be used to estimate a value of Y
[C]values of X exactly determine values of Y [D]there is no causal relationship between Y and X.
47) The minimum point of the function is at
[A] x=1 [B] x= -1

[C]x = 0 [D]
48) The function f(x, y) = has

[A] only one stationary point at (0, 0) [B] two stationary points at (0, 0) and and (1/6, -1/3)
[C]two stationary points at (0, 0) and (1, - 1) [D]no stationary point.
49) The modulus of the complex number is
[A] 5 [B]
[C]1/ [D]1/5
50) The function y =
[B] is continuous x R and differentiable x R

[A] is continuous x R and differentiable x R except at x = 3/2
[C] is continuous x R and differentiable x R [D] is continuous x R except at x = 3 and
except at x = 2/3 differentiable x R
51) A box contains 2 washers, 3 nuts and 4 bolts. Items are drawn from the box at random one at a time
without replacement. The probability of drawing 2 washers first followed by 3 nuts and subsequently the 4
bolts is
Complex Analysis
[A] 2/315 [B] 1/630

[C]1/1260 [D]1/2520
52) Consider the function f (x) = in the interval -1 x 1. At the point x = 0, f(x) is
[A] continuous and differentiable. [B] non-continuous and differentiable.

[C]continuous and non-differentiable. [D]neither continuous nor differentiable.
53) A t x = 0, the function f (x) = +1 has
[A] a maximum value [B] a minimum value

[C]a singularity [D]a point of inflection
54) A series expansion for the function is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
55) The product of two complex numbers 1+ i and 2- 5i is
[A] 7-3i [B] 3-4i

[C]-3-4i [D]7+3i
56) An analytic function of a complex variable z = x + iy is expressed as f (z) = u(x,y) + iv (x, y) where i = .
If u = xy, the expression for v should be
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
57) The distance between the origin and the point nearest to it on the surface = 1 + xy is
[A] 1 [B]
[C] [D]2
58) The volume of an object expressed in spherical co-ordinates is given by
The value of the integral is

[A] [B]
[C] [D]
59) The divergence of the vector field (x-y) + (y-x) + (x+y+z) ,is
[A] 0 [B] 1
[C]2 [D]3
60) The integral evaluated around the unit circle on the complex plane for is
[A] 2 i [B] 4 i
[C]-2 i [D]0
61) The length of the curve between x=0 and x=1 is
[A] 0.27 [B] 0.67

[C]1 [D]1.22
Complex Analysis
Key Paper
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. A
6. D 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. C
11. D 12. D 13. B 14. A 15. D
16. B 17. B 18. A 19. A 20. A
21. C 22. D 23. A 24. D 25. D
26. D 27. A 28. B 29. A 30. B
31. D 32. A 33. A 34. D 35. B
36. C 37. C 38. A 39. A 40. A
41. B 42. B 43. C 44. C 45. A
46. B 47. A 48. B 49. B 50. C
51. C 52. C 53. D 54. B 55. A
56. C 57. A 58. A 59. D 60. A
61. A
Numerical Methods
1) The Newton-Raphson method is to be used to find the root of the equation f(x)=0 where is the initial
approximation and f ′ is the derivative of f. The method converges
[A] always [B] only if f is a polynomial

[C]only if f( )<0 [D]None of the above
2) The Newton-Raphson method is used to find the root of the equation -2=0 If the iterations are started
form –1, the iterations will
[A] converge to -1 [B] converge to

[C]converge to - [D]not converge
3) Using a forward Euler method to solve y'' (t) =f(t), y(0), y′' (0)=0 with a step size of h, we obtain the
following values of y in the first four iterations:
[A] 0, hf (0), h(f(0) + f(h)) and h(f(0) + f(h) = f(2h)) [B] 0, 0 h2 f(0) and 2h2f(0)+f(h)
[C]0, 0, h2f(0) 3h2f(0) [D]0, 0, hf(0) + h2f(0) and hf (0) + h2f(0)+hf(h)
4) The trapezoidal method to numerically obtain∫ dx has an error E bounded by
max f''(x) x ∈ [a,b]
where h is the width of the trapezoids. The minimum number of trapezoids guaranteed to ensure E ≤
is computing in 7 using f = 1/x is
[A] 60 [B] 100

[C]600 [D]10000
5) TheiterationformulatofindthesquarerootofapositiverealnumberbusingtheNewtonRaphsonmethodis
[A] [B]
6) A piecewise linear function f(x) is plotted using thick solid lines in the figure below (the plot is drawn to
scale).
If we use the Newton-Raphson method to find the roots of f(x)=0 using x0 ,x1 , and x2 respectively as
initial guesses ,the obtained would be
[A] 1.3 , 0.6 and 0.6 respectively [B] 0.6 , 0.6 and 1.3 respectively
[C]1.3 , 1.3 and 0.6 respectively [D]1.3 , 0.6 and 1.3 respectively
7) Simpson’s rule for integration gives exact result when f(x) is a polynomial of degree
[A] 1 [B] 2
[C]3 [D]4
8) When the Newton-Raphson method is applied to solve the equation , the solution at
the end of the first iteration with the initial guess value as is
Numerical Methods
[A] -0.82 [B] 0.49

[C]0.705 [D]1.69
9) Solution of the variables x1 and x2 for the following equations is to be obtained by employing the Newton-
Raphson iterative method.
equation(i)
equation(ii)
Assuming the initial valued and , the jacobian matrix is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
10) The value of computed using Simpson's rule with a steps size of h=0.25 is:
[A] 0.69430 [B] 0.69385

[C]0.69325 [D]0.69415
11)
The estimate of obtained using Simpson’s rule with three-point function evaluation exceeds the exact
values by
[A] 0.235 [B] 0.068

[C]0.024 [D]0.012
12) The table below gives values of a function F(x) obtained for values of x at intervals of 0.25.
The value of the integral of the function between the limits 0 to 1 using Simpson’s rule is
[A] 0.7854 [B] 2.3562

[C]3.1416 [D]7.5000
13) The square root of a number N is to be obtained by applying the Newton Raphson iterations to the
equation - N = 0. If i denotes the iteration index, the correct iterative scheme will be
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
14) In the solution of the following set of linear equations by Gauss elimination using partial pivoting
5x+y+2z=34; 4y-3z=12; and 10x-2y+z=-4;
the pivots for elimination of x and y are
[A] 10 and 4 [B] 10 and 2

[C]5 and 4 [D]5 and -4
15) A degree polynomial, f(x), has values of 1, 4, and 15 at x = O, 1, and 2, respectively. The
integral is to be estimated by applying the trapezoidal rule to this data. What is the error (defined as
"true value - approximate value") in the estimate?
[A] -4/3 [B] -2/3

[C]0 [D]2/3
16) The following equation needs to be numerically solved using the Newton- Raphson method
The iterative equation for this purpose is (k indicates the iteration level)
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
Numerical Methods
17) Area bounded by the curve y = and lines x = 4 and y = 0 is given by

[A] 64 [B] 64/3

[C]128/3 [D]128/4
18) The extremum (minimum or maximum ) point of a function f(x) is to be determined by solving
using the Newton - Raphson method . Let and be the initial guess of x . The
value of x after two iterations is
[A] 0.0141 [B] 1.4142

[C]1.4167 [D]1.5000
19) For k = 0, 1, 2,........ ,the steps of Newton-Raphson method for solving a non-linear equation is given as
Starting from a suitable initial choice as k tends to , the iterate tends.to

[A] 1.7099 [B] 2.2361

[C]3.1251 [D]5.0000
20) Identify the Newton - Raphson iteration scheme for finding the square root of 2.
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
21) Using secant method , the first approximation to the root of the equation with the initial
estimates = 9 and = 4 is ..........
2 Marks ( )
[A] 5.9563 [B] 5.1111

[C]5.5014 [D]5.6182
22) Using Newton- Raphson method the first approximation to a real root of the equation is .............
(take initial approximation )
1 Marks ( )
[A] 1.1 [B] 1.2

[C]1.3 [D]1.4
23) Starting from = 1 one step of Newton- Raphson method , in solving the equation gives
the next value as
1 Marks ( )
[A] 0.5 [B] 1.5

[C]0.75 [D]1.25
24)
Given that ; y(0) = 1 , Find y(0.02) using modified method of Euler . (Take step size h = 0.02)
2 Marks ( )
[A] 1.0424 [B] 1.0204

[C]1.0324 [D]1.0414
25)
Given that . Using Taylor's Series method find y(0,1) by considering the Taylor's
Series expansion upto term ( take h = 0.5)
2 Marks ( )
[A] 1.011 [B] 1.115

[C]1.015 [D]1.105
26)
Given that . Using Taylor's Series method find y(0,1) by considering the Taylor's
Series expansion upto term ( take h = 0.5)
2 Marks ( )
[A] 1.011 [B] 1.115

[C]1.015 [D]1.105
27) The first approximation of , which lies in [0, 1] by using Regula - falsi method is
Numerical Methods
1 Marks ( )
[A] 0.7676 [B] 0.7353

[C]0.7962 [D]0.4632
28) The initial approximation of 3x = cos x + 1 is 1 , then the first approximation by using Newton- Raphson
method is
2 Marks ( )
[A] 0.6338 [B] 0.6200

[C]0.6093 [D]0.6123
29) If ‘n’is the number of sub-intervals then which of the following is not a value for ‘n’
to use Simpson’s 3/8 rule
1 Marks ( )
[A] 6 [B] 9
[C]12 [D]16
30) Using the bisection method find the negative root of correct to the three decimal places
2 Marks ( )
[A] - 2.506 [B] - 2.706

[C]- 2.406 [D]None
31) Use Secant method to determine the root of the equation with initial
approximation and . What is ?
2 Marks ( )
[A] 1 [B] - 2.178
[C]0.3147 [D]0.4467
32) Match the following and choose the correct combination
Group-I Group-II
E. Newton-Raphson method 1. Solving nonlinear equations
F. Rung-kutta method 2. Solving linear simultaneous equations
G. Simpson’s Rule 3. Solving ordinary differential equations
H. Gauss elimination 4. Numerical integration
5. Interpolation
6. Calculation of Eigen values
[A] E-6, F-1, G-5, H-3 [B] E-1, F-6, G-4, H-3
[C]E-1, F-3, G-4, H-2 [D]E-5, F-3, G-4, H-1
33) The equation is to be solved using the Newton- Raphson method. If x = 2 is taken as
the initial approximation of the solution, then the next approximation using this method will be
[A] 2/3 [B] 4/3

[C]1 [D]3/2
34) The recursion relation to solve x = using Newton Raphson method is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
Numerical Methods
35) Function f is known at the following points:
x 0 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.7 3.0
f(x) 0 0.09 0.36 0.81 1.44 2.25 3.24 4.41 5.76 7.29 9.00
The value of f(x)dx computed using the trapezoidal rule is
[A] 8.983 [B] 9.003

[C]9.017 [D]9.045
36) Newton-Raphson method is used to compute a root of the equation - 13 = 0 with 3.5 as the initial value.
The approximation after one iteration is
[A] 3.575 [B] 3.676

[C]3.667 [D]3.607
37) A numerical solution of the equation can be obtained using Newton - Raphson
method. If the starting values is x = 2 for the iteration, the value of x that is to be used in the next step is
[A] 0.306 [B] 0.739

[C]1.694 [D]2.306
38) Let . The iterative steps for the solution using Newton-Raphson's method is given by
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
39) The trapezoidal rule for integration gives exact result when the integrand is a polynomial of degree
[A] 0 but not 1 [B] 1 but not 0

[C]0 or 1 [D]2
40) The Newton-Raphson iteration can be used to solve the equation
[A] = 3 [B] = 3
[C] = 2 [D] = 2
41) Which of the following is useful for solving algebraic equations
1 Marks ( )
[A] Euler's method [B] Coulombs method

[C]Simpson's Rule [D]Newton Raphson method
42) The N-R method for finding roots of f(x)=0 converging to the root
1 Marks ( )
[A] If f(x) is polynomial [B] If >0

[C]Converges always [D]none of these
43) The N-R iteration formula for Square root of 'C' where c >0
1 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
44)
N-R formula evaluates
1 Marks ( )
[A] Square of R [B] Logarithm of R

[C]Reciprocal of R [D]Square root of R
Numerical Methods
45) has
1 Marks ( )
[A] All complex roots [B] All real roots

[C]1 real &4 complex roots [D]2 real roots &3 complex roots
46)
The value of the integral of the function between the limit 0 to 1 using simpson's rule is
2 Marks ( )
[A] 0.7854 [B] 2.3562

[C]3.1416 [D]7.5000
47) Newton-Raphson iteration formula for finding , where c >0 is
1 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
48)
For given that y = 1 at x = 0. Using Euler method taking the step size 0.1, the y at x = 0.4 is
2 Marks ( )
[A] 1.0611 [B] 2.4680

[C]1.6321 [D]2.4189
49) The root of the equation using the bisection method in 4 stages
2 Marks ( )
[A] 2.4065 [B] 2.6875

[C]2.750 [D]None of the above
50)
The Newton-Raphson iteration can be used to solve the equation
1 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
51) The 2’s complement representation of (− 539)10 is hexadecimal is
1 Marks ( )
[A] ABE [B] DBC

[C]DE5 [D]9E7
52) The decimal value of 0.2
1 Marks ( )
[A] is equivalent to the binary value 0.1
[B] is equivalent to the binary value 0.01
[C] is equivalent to the binary value 0.00111..... [D]cannot be represented precisely in binary
53)
Minimum number of equivalent sub intervals needed to approximate to an accuracy at least
using Trapezoidal rule

2 Marks ( )
[A] 1000 e [B] 100

[C]100 e [D]1000
54) The order of error is the Simpson's rule for numerical integration with a step size h is
[A] h [B]
[C] [D]
Numerical Methods
55) Following are the values of a function y(x) : y(-1)=5 , y(o) , at x=0 as per Newton's central
difference is
[A] 0 [B] 1.5

[C]2.0 [D]3.0
56) Match the CORRECT pairs.
[A] P-2, Q-1, R-3 [B] P-3, Q-2, R-1
[C]P-1, Q-2, R-3 [D]P-3, Q-1, R-2
57) We wish to solve by Newton Raphson technique. Let the initial guess b . Subsequent
estimate of x (i.e. ) will be
[A] 1.414 [B] 1.5

[C]2.0 [D]none of these
58) The accuracy of Simpson's rule quadrature for a step size h is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
59) The values of a function f(x) are tabulated below
Using Newton's forward difference formula, the cubic polynomial that can be fitted to the above data, is
[A] 2 +7 -6x+2 [B] 2 -7 -6x-2

[C] -7 -6x+1 [D]2 -7 +6x+1
60) Starting from one step of Newton- Raphson method in solving the equation gives the next
value ( ) as
[A] =0.5 [B] =1.406

[C] =1.5 [D] =2
61) Given a >0, we wish to calculate its reciprocal value by using Newton Raphson method for f(x) = 0
2 Marks GATE-CE-2005,GATE-CE-2005( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
62) For a = 7 and starting with xo= 0.2, the first two iterations will
[A] 0.11, 0.1299 [B] 0.12, 0.1392

[C]0.12, 0.1416 [D]0.13, 0.1428
Numerical Methods
Key Paper
1. D 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. A
6. B 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. C
11. D 12. A 13. A 14. A 15. A
16. A 17. B 18. B 19. A 20. A
21. B 22. D 23. B 24. B 25. D
26. D 27. B 28. B 29. D 30. B
31. B 32. C 33. B 34. C 35. D
36. D 37. C 38. A 39. C 40. A
41. D 42. D 43. B 44. D 45. C
46. A 47. C 48. A 49. B 50. A
51. C 52. D 53. A 54. B 55. B
56. D 57. D 58. D 59. D 60. C
61. C 62. B
Probability & Statistics
1) Let P(E) denote the probability of the event E.Given P(A) = 1 , P(B) = 1/2 , the values of P(A|B) and P(B|A)
respectively are
[A] 1/4, 1/2 [B] 1/2 , 1/4

[C]1/2 , 1 [D]1 , 1/2
2) A polynomial p(r) is such that p(0) = 5, p(1) = 4, p(2) = 9 and P(3) =20 The minimum degree it can have is
2 Marks ( )
[A] 1 [B] 2
[C]3 [D]4
3) Two events A and B with probability 0.5 and 0.7 respectively, have joint probability of 0.4 . The probability
that neither A or B happens is
2 Marks DRDO-ECE/TCE-2008( )
[A] 0.2 [B] 0.4

[C]0.6 [D]0.8
4)
There are two fair coins and a third biased coin where
and . One coin is picked at random and tossed once a Head is obtained . The
probability that the coin tossed is one of the fair coins is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
5) A probability density function is given by
The value of K should be

[A] [B]
[C] [D]
6) The function , has

[A] no local extremum [B] one local minimum but no local maximum
[C]one local maximum but no local minimum [D]one local minimum but no local minimum
7) An event has two possible outcomes with probability = and = The rate of information with 16
outcomes per second is:
1 Marks IES-ECE/TCE-2013( )
[A] bits/sec [B] bits/sec

[C] bits/sec [D] bits/sec
8) Two independent random variables X and y are uniformly distributed in the interval [-1 1]. The probability
that max[X y] is less than 1/2 is
[A] 3/4 [B] 9/16

[C]1/4 [D]2/3
9) Two coins are simultaneously tossed.The probability of two heads simultaneously appearing is
[A] 1/8 [B] 1/6

[C]1/4 [D]1/2
10) In an experiment, positive and negative values are equally likely to occur. The probability of obtaining at
most one negative value in five trials is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
11) There are two containers, with one containing 4 Red and 3 Green balls and the other containing 3 Blue
and 4 Green balls. One ball is drawn at random from each container. The probability that one of the balls is
Red and the other is Blue will be
[A] 1/7 [B] 9/49

[C]12/49 [D]3/7
12) A classof first year B.Tech. students is composed of four batches A, B, C and D, each consisting of 30
students. It is found that the sessional marks of students in Engineering Drawing in batch C have a mean
of 6.6 and standard deviation of 2.3. The mean and standard deviation of the marks for the entire class are
5.5 and 4.2, respectively. It is decided by the course instructor to normalize the marks of the students of all
batches to have the same mean and standard deviation as that of the entire class. Due to this, the marks
of a stu-dent in batch C are changed from 8.5 to
[A] 6.0 [B] 7.0

[C]8.0 [D]9.0
13) The standard normal probability function can be approximated as
where = standard normal deviate. If mean and standard deviation of annual precipitation are 102 em
and 27 em respectively, the probability that the annual precipitation will be between 90 em and 102 em is
[A] 66.7% [B] 50.0%

[C]33.3% [D]16.7%
14) If probability density function of a random variable X is
and
= 0 for any other value of x
Then, the percentage probability is
[A] 0.247 [B] 2.47

[C]24.7 [D]247
15) A person on a trip has a choice between private car and public transport. The probability of using a private
car is 0.45. While u s.ing the public transport, further choices available are bus and metro, out of which the
probability of commuting by a bus is 0.55. In such a situation, the probability (rounded up to two decimals)
of using a car, bu s and metro, respectively would be
[A] 0.45, 0.30 and 0.25 [B] 0.45, 0.25 and 0.30
[C]0.45, 0.55 and 0.00 [D]0.45, 0.35 and 0.20
16) A hydraulic structure has four gates which operate independently. The probability of failure of each gate is
0.2. Given that gate 1 has failed, the probability that both gates 2 and 3 will fail is
[A] 0.240 [B] 0.200

[C]0.040 [D]0.008
17) A box contains 10 screws, 3 of which are defective. Two screws are drawn at random with replacement.
The probability that none of the two screws is defective will be
[A] 100% [B] 50%

[C]49% [D]None of these
18) The probability that the load on a scaffolding will exceed the design load of 3 tonnes is 0.15. At the same
time, the probability that the strength of the scaffolding will be more than 3tonnes is 0.85. The probability
that the scaffolding will fail is
2 Marks IES-CE-2002( )
[A] 0.2775 [B] 0.1275

[C]0.0225 [D]0.0020
19) The probability that the load on a scaffolding will exceed 2t is 0.15. The probability that the strength of the
scaffolding will be more than 2t is 0.8. The probability of failure of the scaffolding will be
[A] 0.68 [B] 0.17

[C]0.12 [D]0.03
20) From the probability equation it is found that the most probable values of a series of errors arising out of
observations of equal weightage are those for which the sum of their squares is
[A] Zero [B] infinity

[C]minimum [D]maximum
21) The box 1 contains chips numbered 3 , 6 , 9 , 12 and 15 . The box 2 contains chips numbered 6 , 11 , 16 ,
21 and 26 . Two chips , one from each box , are drawn at random.The numbers . The numbers written on
these chips are multiplied . The probability for the to be even number is
[A] 6/25 [B] 2/5

[C]3/5 [D]19/25
22) A continuous random variable X has a probability density function f (x) = , 0 <x < . Then P{X >1} is
[A] 0.368 [B] 0.5

[C]0.632 [D]1.0
23) A fair coin is tossed till a head appears for the first time . The probability that the number of required tosses
is odd , is :
[A] 1/3 [B] 1/2

[C]2/3 [D]3/4
24) Two dices are rolled simultaneously. The probability that the sum of digits on the top surface of the two
dices is even is
[A] 0.5 [B] 0.25

[C]0.167 [D]0.125
25) A random variable X has & . Form a new random variable Y = 2x + 1 . The values of
& are :
2 Marks ISRO-ECE/TCE-2012( )
[A] 0 &1 [B] 1 &2

[C]1 &4 [D]None of these
26) Person X can solve 80 % of the ISRO and person Y can solve 60 % . The probability that at least one of
them will solve a problem from the question paper , selected at random is :
[A] 0.48 [B] 0.70

[C]0.88 [D]0.92
27) A man with n keys wants to open a clock . He tries his keys at random . The expected number of attempts
for this success is (keys are replaced after every attempt)
[A] n/2 [B] n

28) A husband and wife appear in an interview for two vacancies for same post . The probability of husband
getting selected is 1/5 while the probability of wife getting selected is 1/7 . Then the probability that
anyone of them getting selected is
[A] 11/35 [B] 12/35

[C]1/35 [D]34/35
29) A bag contains eight white and six red marbles . The probability of drawing two marbles of same colour is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
30) A box contains 5 black and 5 red balls . Two balls are randomly picked one after another from the box,
without replacement . The probability for both balls being red is
[A] 1/90 [B] 1/5

[C]19/90 [D]2/9
31) If A and B are two events and P(A / B) = 1 then is
1 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C]0 [D]1
32) The regression equations are x + 2y = 3 ; 2x + 3y = 4 then E(X) , E(Y) are
1 Marks ( )
[A] - 1 , -2 [B] 1, -2
[C]2, 1 [D]-1, 2
33) From 6 positive and 8 negative numbers , 4 numbers are chosen at random (without replacement) and
multiplied , the probability that the product is a positive number is
2 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]55 / 1001
34) The probability of error on a single transmission in a digital communication system is . Then the
probability of more than three errors in 1000 transmissions is
2 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
35) The regression equations are 2x + 3y = 6 ; 4x + 3y = 6 then the correlation coefficient is .............
2 Marks ( )
[A] 1 / 2 [B] 2
[C]- 1/2 [D]
36)
A problem is given to three students A, B and C ; whose chances of solving it are , and respectively .
The probability that the problem will be solved by at least one of them is
1 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
37) A and B are two independent events with = 0.8 and P(A) = 0.5 then P(B) =
1 Marks ( )
[A] 0.3 [B] 0.4

[C]0.1 [D]0.6
38) A party of 'n' persons take their seats at random at a round table , then the probability that two specified
persons do not sit together is
2 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
39) A manufacturer knows that the condensers he makes contain on an average 1% defectives . He packs
them in boxes of 100 . What is the probability that a box picked up at random will contain 3 or more faulty
condensers ?
2 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
40) In a series of independent trials with the result of each trial being classified either a success or failure , the
probability of a success in a trail is 1/3 . The probability that the fifth trail results in the third success is
2 Marks ( )
[A] 8/81 [B] 40/243

[C]1/27 [D]4/243
41) A gambler has in his pocket a fair coin and a two headed coin . He selects one of the coins at random and
flips it and it shows head. The probability that it is the fair coin is
2 Marks ( )
[A] 1/4 [B] 3/4

[C]1/3 [D]2/3
42) A man takes a step forward with probability 0.4 and backward with probability 0.6. The probability that at
the end of 11 steps he is one step away from the starting point is
2 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
43) Out of 10,000 families with 4 children each the probable number of families , all of whose children are
daughters is
2 Marks ( )
[A] 1250 [B] 625

[C]2500 [D]9375
44) If A and B are mutually exclusive events, then
1 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
45) The variance of the two-point distribution
where p + q = 1 is
1 Marks ( )
[A] ap + bq [B]
[C] [D]2pq
46) A fair dice is rolled twice. The probability that an odd number will follow an even number is
[A] 1/2 [B] 1/4

[C]1/6 [D]1/3
47) A probability density function is of the form
The value of K is
[A] 0.5 [B] 1
[C]0.5 [D]
48) An examination consists of two papers. Paper 1 and Paper 2. The probability of failing in Paper 1 is 0.3
and that in Paper 2 is 0.2. Given that a student has failed in Paper 2, the probability of failing in Paper 1 is
0.6. The probability of a student failing in both the papers is
[A] 0.5 [B] 0.18

[C]0.12 [D]0.06
49) A fair coin is tossed 10 times. What is the probability that Only the first two tosses will yield heads?
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
50) If P and Q are two random events, then the following is TRUE
[A] Independence of P and Q implies that probability [B] Probability (P U Q) ≥ Probability (P) + Probability
(P ∩ Q) = 0 (Q)
[C]If P and Q are mutually exclusive, then they must
[D]Probability (P ∩ Q) ≤ Probability (P)
be independent
51) A fair coin is tossed three times in succession. If the first toss produces a head, then the probability of
getting exactly two heads in three tosses is
[A] 1/8 [B] 1/2

[C]3/8 [D]3/4
52) Two fair dice are rolled and the sum r of the numbers turned up is considered
[B]
[A] Pr (r >6)= Pr (r/3 is an integer) =
[C] [D]
Pr ( r= 8| r/4 is an integer) = Pr (r= 6| r/5 is an integer) =
53) X is a uniformly distributed random variable that takes values between 0 and 1. The value of will be
[A] 0 [B] 1/8

[C]1/4 [D]1/2
54) Consider an undirected random graph of eight vertices. The probability that there is an edge between a
pair of vertices is 1/2. What is the expected number of unordered cycles of length three?
[A] 1/8 [B] 1

[C]7 [D]8
55) A continuous random variable X has a probability density function . Then P{X>1} is
[A] 0.368 [B] 0.5

[C]0.632 [D]1.0
56) The minimum Eigen value of the following matrix is
[A] 0 [B] 1
[C]2 [D]3
57) Suppose p is number of cars per minute passing through a certain road junction between 5 PM and 6PM,
and p has a Poisson distribution with mean 3. What is the probability of observing fewer than 3 cars during
any given minute in this interval?
[A] 8/(2 ) [B] 9/(2 )

[C]17/(2 ) [D]26/(2 )
58) Consider a random variable X that takes values + 1 and -1 with probability 0.5 each. The values of the
cumulative distribution function F(x) at x = -1 and +1 are
[A] 0 and 0.5 [B] 0 and 1

[C]0.5 and 1 [D]0.25 and 0.75
59) If the difference between the expectation of the square of random variable and the square of the
expectation of the random variable is denoted by R then
[A] R = 0 [B] R<0

[C] [D]R>0
60) If two fair coins are flipped and at least one of the outcomes is known to be a head, what is the probability
that both outcomes are heads?
[A] 1/3 [B] 1/4

[C]1/2 [D]2/3
61) A fair coin is tossed independently four times. The probability of the event " the number of time heads
shown up is more than the number of times tails shown up" is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
62) Consider the methods used by processes P1 and P2 for accessing their critical sections whenever
needed, as given below. The initial values of shared boolean variables S1 and S2 are randomly assigned.
Which one of the following statements describes the properties achieved?

[A] Mutual exclusion but not progress [B] Progress but not mutual exclusion
[C]Neither mutual exclusion nor progress [D]Both mutual exclusion and progress
63) Consider a company that assembles computers. The probability of a faulty assembly of any computer is p.
The company therefore subjects each computer to a testing process. This testing process gives the
correct result for any computer with a probability of q. What is the probability of a computer being
declared faulty?
[A] pq + (1 - p) (1 - q) [B] (1-q)p

[C](1-p)q [D]pq
64) What is the probability that divisor of is a multiple of ?
[A] 1/625 [B] 4/625

[C]12/625 [D]16/625
65) A fair dice is tossed two times . The probability that the second toss results in a value that is higher than
the first toss is
[A] 2/36 [B] 2/6

[C]5/12 [D]1/2
66) Two dice are rolled once. The probability that the sum on the dice is neither 9 nor 11 is
2 Marks ( )
[A] 5/6 [B] 1/3

[C]2/3 [D]1/2
67) Let P(E) denotes the probability of the event E. Given P(A) = 1, P(B)=1/2. The values of P(A/B) and P(B/A)
respectively are
1 Marks ( )
[A] 1/4 , 1/2 [B] 1/2 , 1/4

[C]1/2 , 1 [D]1, 1/2
68) A speaks truth in 75% and in 80% of cases. In what percentage of cases are they likely to contradict each
other narrating the same incident
2 Marks ( )
[A] 5% [B] 45%

[C]35% [D]15%
69) If 3 is the mean &3/2 is the standard deviation of a binomial distribution, then the distribution is
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2 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
70) If a fair coin is tossed four times. What is the probability that two heads and two tails will result ?
1 Marks ( )
[A] 3/8 [B] 1/2

[C]5/8 [D]3/4
71) The probability that a man who is 'x' years old will die in a year is P. Then amongst 'n' persons
each 'x' years old now, the probability that will die in one year is
2 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
72) A can solve 90% of the problems given in a book and B can solve 70%. What is
the probability that at least one of them will solve a problem, selected at random
from the book?
1 Marks ( )
[A] 0.16 [B] 0.63
[C]0.97 [D]0.20
73) If the probabilities that A and B will die within a year are p and q respectively,
then the probability that only one of them will be alive at the end of the year is
1 Marks ( )
[A] pq [B] p(1 −q)
[C] q(1 −p) [D] p+q−2pq
74) How many positive integers less than 100 are divisible by either 7 or 11
[A] 2 [B] 22
1 Marks ( )
[C]20 [D]23
75) Let a set A has a 4 elements then P(A) denotes the powerset of the set A. Now cardinality of P(A) is
1 Marks ( )
[A] 16 [B] 81
[C]256 [D]1
76) Which of the following statements is true in a year ?
1 Marks ( )
[A] Among any group of 366 people there must be at [B] Among any group of 366 people there must be at
least one with the same birthday least two with the same birthday
[D]Among any group of 366 people there must be at
[C]Among any group of 366 people there must be at
most none with the same birthday
most one with the same birthday
77) What is the probability that a card selected from a deck is a king ?
1 Marks ( )
[A] 1/4 [B] 1/52

[C]4/52 [D]2/52
78) What is the probability that a positive integer less than 100 selected at random is divisible by 25 ?
2 Marks ( )
[A] 3 / 100 [B] 4 / 100

[C]2 / 100 [D]5 / 100
79) What is the probability that a positive integer selected at random from the set of positive integers not
exceeding 21 is divisible by 5 or 3 ?
1 Marks ( )
[A] 11/ 20 [B] 10 / 20

[C]11 / 21 [D]10 / 21
80) X is uniformly distributed random variable that takes values between 0 and 1. The value of will be
1 Marks ( )
[A] 1/4 [B] 0

[C]1/8 [D]1/2
81) In answering a question on multiple choice test , the students either knows the answer or guesses the
answer . Let ' P' be the probability that student knows the answer and i- p that of guessing the answer .
Assume that the student guess the answer to a question will be correct with a probability 1/5 . What is the
additional probability that the students knows the answer to a question given that he answered correctly .
1 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
82) An unbalanced dice (with 6 faces, numbered from 1 to 6) is thrown. The probability that the face value is
odd is 90% of the probability that the face value is even. The probability of getting any even numbered
face is the same. If the probability that the face is even given that it is greater than 3 is 0.75, which one of
the following options is closest to the probability that the face value exceeds 3 ?
2 Marks ( )
[A] 0.453 [B] 0.468

[C]0.485 [D]0.492
83) If 20 percent managers are technocrats, the probability that a random committee of 5 managers consists
of exactly 2 technocrats is:
[A] 0.2048 [B] 0.4000

[C]0.4096 [D]0.9421
84) The manufactunng area of a plat is divided into four quadrants. Four machines have to be located, one in
each quandrant. The total number of possible layouts is
[A] 4 [B] 8
[C]16 [D]24
85) A box contains 5 black balls and B red balls. A total of three balls are picked from the box one after
another, without replacing them back. The probability of getting two black balls and one red ball is
[A] 3/8 [B] 2/15

[C]15/28 [D]1/2
86) The probability of a defective piece being produced in a manufacturing process is 0.01. The probability that
out of 5 successive pieces, only one is defective is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
87) The probability that two friends share the same birth-month is
[A] 1/6 [B] 1/12

[C]1/144 [D]1/24
88)
The probability that a student knows the correct answer to a multiple choice question is . If the student
does not know the answer, then the student guesses the answer. The probability of the guessed answer
being correct is . Given that the student has answered the question correctly, the conditional probability
that the student knows the correct answer is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
89) In a manufacturing plant, the probability of making a defective bolt is 0.1. The mean and standard
deviation of defective bolts in a total of 900 bolts are respectively
[A] 90 and 9 [B] 9 and 90

[C]81 and 9 [D]9 and 81
90) Suppose X is a normal random variable with mean 0 and variance 4. Then the mean of the absolute value
of X is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
91) Two dice are thrown. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers on the two dice is eight ?
[A] 5/36 [B] 5/18

[C]1/4 [D]1/3
92) Manish has to travel from A to D changing buses at stops B and C enroute. The maximum waiting time at
either stop can be 8 minutes each, but any time of waiting up to 8 minutes is equally likely at both places.
He can afford up to 13 minutes of total waiting time, if he is to arrive at D on time. What is the probability
that Manish will arrive late at D ?
[A] 8/13 [B] 13/64

[C]119/128 [D]9/128
93) Arrivals at a telephone booth are considered to be Poisson, with an average time of 10 minutes between
successive arrivals. The length of a phone call is distributed exponentially with mean 3 minutes. The
probability that an arrival does not have to wait before service is
[A] 0.3 [B] 0.5

[C]0.7 [D]0.9
94) An unbiased coin is tossed three times. The probability that the head turns up in exactly two cases is
[A] 1/9 [B] 1/8

[C]2/3 [D]3/8
95) The area enclosed between the parabola y = and the straight line y = x is
[A] 1/8 [B] 1/6

[C]1/3 [D]1/2
96) A box contains 5 black and 5 red balls. Two balls are.randomly picked one after another from the box,
without replacement. The probability for both balls being red is
[A] 1/90 [B] 1/5

[C]19/90 [D]2/9
97) A flexible rotor-shaft system comprises of a 10 kg rotor disc placed in the middle of a mass-less shaft of
diameter 30 mm and length 500 mm between bearings (shaft is being taken mass-less as the equivalent
mass of the shaft is included in the rotor mass) mounted at the ends. The bearings are assumed to
simulate simply supported boundary conditions. the shaft is made of steel fo; which the value of E is 2.1
x Pa. What is the critical speed of rotation of the shaft ?
[A] 60 Hz [B] 90 Hz
[C]135 Hz [D]180 Hz
98)The parabolic are y = , 1 x 2 is revolved around the x-axis. The volume of the solid of revolution is
[A] /4 [B] /2
[C]3 /4 [D]3 /2
99) 25 persons are in a room.15 of them play hockey, 17 of them play football and 10 of them play both
hockey and football. Then the number of persons playing neither hockey nor football is :
[A] 2 [B] 17
[C]13 [D]3
100) Given digits 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4 how many distinct 4 digit numbers greater than 3000 can be formed ?
[A] 50 [B] 51
[C]52 [D]54
101) The area enclosed between the straight line y = x and the parabola y = in the x-y plane is
[A] 1/6 [B] 1/4

[C]1/3 [D]1/2
102) A box contains 4 red balls and 6 black balls. Three balls are selected randomly from the box one after
another, without replacement. The probability that the selected set contains one red ball and two black
balls is
[A] 1/20 [B] 1/12

[C]3/10 [D]1/2
103) If three coins are tossed simultaneously, the probability of getting at least one head
[A] 1/8 [B] 3/8

[C]1/2 [D]7/8
104) An unbiased coin is tossed five times. The outcome of each toss is either a head or a tail. The
probability of getting at least one head is
[A] 1/32 [B] 13/32

[C]16/32 [D]31/32
105) From a pack of regular playing cards, two cards are drawn at random. What is the probability that both
cards will be Kings, if the first card is NOT replaced ?
[A] 1/26 [B] 1/52

[C]1/169 [D]1/221
106) A lot has 10% defective items. Ten items are chosen randomly from this lot. The probability that exactly 2
of the chosen items are defective is
[A] 0.0036 [B] 0.1937

[C]0.2234 [D]0.3874
107) A box contains 20 defective items and 80 non-defective items. If two items are selected at random without
replacement, what will be the probability that both items are defective ?
[A] 1/5 [B] 1/25

[C]20/99 [D]19/495
108) A single die is thrown twice. What is the probability that the sum is neither 8 nor 9?
[A] 1/9 [B] 5/36

[C]1/4 [D]3/4
109) Consider a continuous random variable with probability density function
f(t)=1+t for-1 t 0
The standard deviation of the random variable is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
110) A coin is tossed 4 times. What is the probability of getting heads exactly 3 times?
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
111) Let X and Y be two independent random variables. Which one of the relations between expectation (E),
variance (Var) and covariance (Cov) given below is FALSE ?
[A] E(XY)= E(X)E(Y) [B] Cov (X,Y) = 0

[C]Var (X+Y) = Var (X)+Var(Y) [D]
112) Arrivals at a telephone booth are considered be Poisson with an average time of 10 minutes between one
arrival and the next. The length of a phone call is assumed to be distributed exponentially with a mean of 3
minutes. The probability that a person arriving at the booth will have to wait, is
2 Marks IES-ME-2000( )
[A] 0.043 [B] 0.300

[C]0.429 [D]0.700
113) If A is a 3 x 3 matrix with entries from the set { - 1 , 0 , 1}
Then the total number of different matrices of order '3' , which are neither symmetric nor skew-symmetric
is
2 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
114) The probability that 'A' is neither symmetric nor skew symmetric is
2 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
115) Consider the experiment of tossing a pair of unbiased dice
The probability that the sum of the two numbers is a prime number is
2 Marks ( )
[A] 7/9 [B] 5/12
[C]4/9 [D]7/12
116) If the experiment is repeated 180 times then how many times we can expect the sum to be a prime
number
2 Marks ( )
[A] 140 [B] 105
[C]80 [D]75
117) The probability of a man hitting a target is 1/4 .
If he fires 4 times , then the probability of his hitting the target at least twice is
[A] 189/256 [B] 196/256 2 Marks ( )
[C]67/256 [D]64/256
118) The least number of times he must fire so that the probability of his hitting the target at least once is
greater than 2/3 is
2 Marks ( )
[A] 3 [B] 4
[C]5 [D]6
Key Paper
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. A
6. A 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. D
11. C 12. D 13. B 14. B 15. C
16. C 17. D 18. C 19. D 20. C
21. D 22. A 23. C 24. A 25. C
26. D 27. B 28. A 29. B 30. D
31. D 32. D 33. A 34. C 35. D
36. C 37. D 38. B 39. B 40. B
41. C 42. B 43. C 44. D 45. C
46. B 47. C 48. C 49. C 50. D
51. B 52. C 53. C 54. C 55. A
56. A 57. C 58. C 59. C 60. A
61. D 62. A 63. A 64. D 65. C
66. A 67. D 68. C 69. A 70. A
71. D 72. C 73. D 74. A 75. A
76. B 77. C 78. A 79. D 80. A
81. B 82. B 83. A 84. D 85. C
86. D 87. B 88. D 89. A 90. C
91. A 92. A 93. A 94. D 95. C
96. D 97. B 98. D 99. D 100. B
101. A 102. D 103. D 104. D 105. D
106. B 107. D 108. D 109. B 110. A
111. D 112. B 113. B 114. A 115. B
116. D 117. C 118. B

Transforms
1)
If X(Z) is the z-transform of the ROC of X(z) is
[A] |z|>2 [B] |z|<2

[C] [D]the entire z-plane
2) The two sided Laplace transform of
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
3) The z-transform X(z) of a sequence x[n] is given by
If X(z) converges for |z|=1 then x[-18] is

2 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
4) The z-transform X(z) of a real and right sided sequences x[n] has exactly two poles and one of them is
at and there are two zeroes at the origin . If X(1) =1 , which one of the following is TRUE?
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
5) The Fourier Transform of cos (αt ) is equal to

[A] [B]
6)
The inverse Laplace transform of the is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
7) Which of the following Derichlets conditions are correct for convergence of Fourier transform of the
function x(t)?
1. x(t) is square integrable
2. x(t) must be periodic
3. x(t) should have finite number of maxima and minima within any finite interval
4. x(t) should have finite number of discontinuities within any finite interval
[A] 1, 2, 3 and 4 only [B] 1, 2 and 4 only

[C]1, 3 and 4 only [D]2, 3 and 4 only
8) If f(t) is a real and odd function, then its Fourier transform F( ) will be
[A] real and even function of [B] real and odd function of
[C]imaginary and odd function of [D]imaginary function of
9) For certain sequences which are neither absolutely summable nor square summable, it is possible to have
a Fourier Transform (FT) representation if we
[A] take short time FT [B] evaluate FT only the real part of the sequence
[C]allow DTFT to contain impulses [D]evaluate FT over a limited time span
Transforms
10) A unit impulse function is defined by

1. = 0 for all t except t = 0
2. =1
The Fourier transform F( ) of is
[A] 1 [B] 1 /
[C]0 [D]1 / j
11) if the z - transform of x(n) is x(z) = , then the is
[A] 1 [B] 2
[C] [D]0
12) For the discrete signal x[n] = u[n] the z - transform is
[A] z / z+a [B] z-a / z

[C]z / a [D]z / z-a
13)
If the power spectral density is and the auto correlation function is defined by df
The integral on the right represents the Fourier transform of
[A] Delta function [B] Step function

[C]Ramp function [D]Sinusoidal function
14) Laplace transform for the function f(x) = cosh(ax) is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
15)
Transformation to linear form by substituting of the equation will be
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
16) If L defines the Laplace Transform of a function, L [sin (at)] will be equal to
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
17) The Fourier series expansion of a symmetric and even function, f(x) where
will be
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
18) List of the following series as x approaches is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]1
19) The Laplace Transform of the following function is
Transforms
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
20)
The inverse Laplace Transform of is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
21) A function with a period is shown below.
The Fourier series for this function is given by

[A] [B]
[C] [D]
22) The Laplace transform of the function

f(t) = k, 0 <t <c
= 0,c <t < is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
23) Let denote the Laplac transform of the function f(t). Which of the following statements is
correct ?
[A] [B]
; ;
[C] [D]
; ;
24) The Laplace Transform of a unit step function , defined as
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
25) If the unilateral Laplace transform X(s) of a signal x(t) is , then the initial and final values of the signal
would be respectively.
1 Marks IES-EEE-2000( )
[A] 3.5 and 5 [B] zero and 7

[C]5 and zero [D]7 and 5
26) The Fourier transform of a signal is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
27)
The region of the z plane for which is

[A] x-axis [B] y-axis

[C]The straight line z = | a| [D]None of the above
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28) Laplace transform of is

[A] [B]
[C] [D]
29) The constant term in the Fourier expansion of f(x) if f(x) = 2 + x , -2 <x <0
= 2 - x , 0 <x <2
1 Marks ( )
[A] 2 [B] - 2
[C]1 [D]1/2
30) If Fourier Transform of F(x) is f(s) then the Fourier Transform of F(x - a) is
1 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C]1/a f(s/a) [D]1/a f(a/s)
31) The Fourier Series of f(x) if f(x) = 1 0 <x <
= 0 <x <2 is
2 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
32)
The Laplace Transform of is
2 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
33) The Z-transform of is

2 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
34) The Laplace Transform of t sint is

1 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
35) Z-Transform of is ............

1 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
36) The half range cosine series of f(x) = x in the interval (0,2) is given by then
=
2 Marks ( )
[A] 0 [B]
[C] [D]
37)
The Inverse Laplace Transform of is ............
2 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
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38)
2 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
39)If F{ f(x) } = g(s) then F { f(x-1) } = ...............
2 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
40)
2 Marks ( )
[A] (t - a) H(t - a) [B]

[C] [D]
41) The Fourier series of the periodic function at x = converges to
1 Marks ( )
[A] [B] 2
[C] [D] +
42)
1 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
43) If the Fourier transform of f(x) = F(s) then the Fourier transform of f(x) cos ax is
1 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
44)
If Then L { F(t) } =
2 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
45) If
then the Fourier cosine transform of f(x) in (0, ) is
2 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
46)
The Z-transform of is
2 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
47) In what range should Re(s) remain so that the Laplace transform of the function exits.
[A] Re (s) >a+2 [B] Re (s) >a+7

[C]Re (s) <2 [D]Re (s) >a + 5
48) For the equation , the solution x (t) approaches which of the following values at
t→ ?
[A] 0 [B] 5/2

[C]5 [D]10
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49) The differential equation dx/dt = (1-x)/τ is discretised using Euler’s numerical integration method with a
time step ∆ T >0. What is the maximum permissible value of ∆ T to ensure stability of the solution of the
corresponding discrete time equation?
[A] 1 [B] τ/2

[C]τ [D]2 τ
50) The bisection method is applied to compute a zero of the function f(x) = in the interval
[1,9]. The method converges to a solution after
iterations.
[A] 1 [B] 3
[C]5 [D]7
51) If , then the value of

[A] Cannot be dertermined [B] is zero

[C]is unity [D]is infinite
52) The trigonometric Fourier series of a periodic time function can have only
[A] cosine terms [B] sine terms

[C]cosine and sine terms [D]d.c. and cosine terms
53) The following of Laplace transform is
1 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
54)
F.S.T of
1 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
55)
If for , then is
2 Marks ( )
[A] 1 [B] 0
[C]3 [D]2
56) If ; n <0
; , then ROC is
1 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]Does not exist
57) Apply the transform to is
1 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
58)
if then find f(x) ?

2 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
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59) What is answer of this equation is

1 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
60)
is
2 Marks ( )
[A] u(n) [B]

[C]nu(n) [D]
61) Solve the following function
2 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
62) =
1 Marks ( )
[A] (n+1)u(n) [B]

[C] [D]u(n)
63)
2 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
64) What is inverse Fourier transform of is
2 Marks ( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
65) The voltage across an impedance in a network is V (s) = z (s) I (s) , where V(s) , Z(s) are the Laplace
transforms of the corresponding time function v (t ) , z (t ) and
i (t ). The voltage v (t ) is:
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
66) is the Laplace transform of
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
67) Laplace transform of where 'a' and 'b' are constants is given by
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
68) The Laplace transform of the function , is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
69) Laplace transform of the function sin t is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
70) The Laplace transform of a function f(t) is . The function f(t) is
Transforms
[A] t - 1 + [B] t + 1 +
[C]-1 + [D]2t +
71)
The inverse Laplace transform of the function is given by
[A] f(t) = sin t [B] f(t) = sin t

[C]f(t) = [D]f(t) 1-
72)
The inverse Laplace transform of is
[A] 1 + [B] 1 -
[C]1 - [D]1 +
73) A delayed unit step function is defined as
.
Its Laplace transform is
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
74)
Eigenvalues of a matrix are 5 and 1. What are the eigenvalues of the matrix =SS?
[A] 1 and 25 [B] 6 and 4

[C]5 and 1 [D]2 and 10
75) If F(s) is the Laplace transform of function f (t), then Laplace transform of is
[A] 1/s F(s) [B] 1/s F(s) - f(0)

[C]sF(s) -f(0) [D]
76)
Given If then value of "K" is
2 Marks ( )
[A] 4 [B] 2
[C]3 [D]1
77) If , then the region of convergence (ROC) of its Z-transform in the Z-plane will
be
1 Marks GATE-ECE/TCE-2012,GATE-EEE-2012( )
[A] [B]
[C] [D]
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Key Paper
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. A
6. A 7. C 8. C 9. C 10. A
11. A 12. D 13. A 14. B 15. A
16. B 17. B 18. D 19. C 20. D
21. A 22. D 23. D 24. A 25. D
26. A 27. B 28. C 29. C 30. B
31. A 32. A 33. B 34. B 35. A
36. D 37. B 38. C 39. A 40. A
41. D 42. B 43. A 44. B 45. A
46. A 47. A 48. B 49. D 50. B
51. A 52. D 53. A 54. B 55. B
56. D 57. B 58. B 59. C 60. C
61. A 62. B 63. D 64. A 65. A
66. D 67. C 68. A 69. B 70. A
71. D 72. C 73. B 74. A 75. A
76. A 77. C

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Index- Engineering Mathematics

Sl.No. Name of the Topic

[A] has unique solution [B] has no solutions

[A] The system has a solution if and only if, both A

[A] if a = b or θ = nπ, is an integer [B] always

[A] (i+j+k) [B] 1 / 3 (i+j-k)

[A] i+j [B] i+j-1

[A] (0,0, ) [B] ( , 0 , 0)

The eigen vector(s) of the matrix , is/are

16) Roots of the algebraic equation are

[A] [B] ( -1, -j, +j)

[A] -30 and -5 [B] -37 and -1

[A] 100 [B] 200

[A] A must be invertible [B] b must be linearly depended on the columns of A

The vector is an eigen vector of .One of the given values A is

sum of the eigen values of the matrix A is:

[A] 10 [B] -10

. The inverse of A is:

24) A square matrix IS called singular, if its

[A] determinan t is unity [B] determinant is zero

The inverse of the matrix IS

[A] (a+1),0 [B] a,0

[A] -2.42 and 6.86 [B] 3.48 and 13.53

[A] x=0; y=1; z=4/3 [B] x=0; y=1/2; z=2

[A] -18 [B]

[A] 2,- 5 [B] 3, -5

[A] -2.785 [B] - 2.145

[A] -7 and 8 [B] -6 and 5

inconsistent having a unique solution inconsistent having no solution

[A] 2,7 [B] 3,8

[A] 2 and 3 [B] 2 and 4

[A] -26 [B] 26

[A] are 1 and 4 [B] are -1 and 2

[A] For a homogeneous system of linear

Given Matrix , the rank of the matrix is

Determinant of the following matrix is

[A] -76 [B] -28

[A] (5.13, 9.42) [B] (3.85, 2.93)

62) If A is a real square matrix,then is

[A] Unsymmetric [B]always symmetric

[A] A is symmetric [B] A is singular

[A] 15A+12I [B] 19A+30I

[A] -3,-4 [B] -1,-2

73) Let , with and .Then the rank of A is

[A] 7/20 [B] 3/20

Given an orthogonal matrix , then the value of is

The rank of the matrix is

83) The system of linear equations

The eigen values of the following matrix are

[A] 3, 3 + 5j, 6-j [B] -6, + 5j, 3 + j, 3-j

[A] Augmented matrix [Pq] must have the same rank

If R = ,then top row of is

90) A loaded dice has following probability distribution of occurrences

[A] Same as that of occurrence of 3, 4, 5 [B] Same as that of occurrence of 1,2,5

[A] 0 + 1, -1 [B] 1, -1, 1

If I denotes identity matrix then the inverse of matrix P will be

[A] where at least one vector

[A] No real roots [B] No negative real root

Which one of the following does NOT equal ?