RAMAKRISHNA MISSION VIDYAMANDIRA

Belur Math, Howrah – 711 202

P.G. ADMISSION TEST – 2017
MATHEMATICS
Date : 05-07-2017 Full Marks : 50 Time: 11·00 a.m. – 1·00 p.m

Instructions for the candidate

Write the answer key(s) in the appropriate space provided. Each question carries 2 marks for correct
answer and –1 mark for wrong answer. A few questions are given with more than one correct answer keys,
the candidate has to write each correct answer keys — otherwise it would be treated as a wrong answer.

Name of the student : ___________________________________________________________________

Application No. : ______________________________________

Signature of the invigilator : ______________________________

1. Let A be a 3  3 matrix and A2  A  0 . Then

a) A must be a null matrix b) A must be an identity matrix
c) Rank of A is 0 or 1 d) A is diagonalizable
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2 1 0 0
 
0 2 0 0
2. The minimal polynomial of  is
0 0 2 0
 
0 0 0 5

a) x – 2 b) (x  2)(x  5) c) (x  2)2 (x  5) d) (x  2)3 (x  5)

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3. A is an upper triangular matrix with all diagonal entries zero. Then I + A must be
a) Invertible b) Idempotent c) Singular d) Nilpotent
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4. Let f and g be two real-valued continuous functions defined on [0, 1] such that sup f (x)  sup g(x) . Then
x[0,1] x[0,1]

a)  x [0,1] such that f(x) = g(x)

b)  x [0,1] such that f(x) = g(x) – 2

c)  x [0,1] such that f(x) = g(x) = sup f (t)

t[0,1]

d)  x [0,1] such that f (x)2  2f (x)  g(x) 2  2g(x)

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5. Let f :[0,1]  has IVP and for all c  , f 1 (c) is closed. Then (where IVP is intermediate value
property)
a) f is continuous b) f is discontinuous c) f is differentiable d) none of these
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x n 1  1
6. Let {xn} be a real sequence such that x1  1, x 2  2, x n  2  n  . Then x122 equals
xn
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) none of these
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7. Let {fn} be a sequence of non-decreasing real-valued functions from [0,1] to [0,1]. If lim f n (x)  f (x)
n 
pointwise and f is continuous then
a) f n  f uniformly b) f n  f but not uniformly

c) f n (x)  f (x)  x [0,1] d) none of these

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xy2
8. Let f (x, y)  , (x, y)  2
. Then
x 2  y4

a) lim f (x, y) does not exist

x 0
y 0

b) lim f (x, y) exists

x 0
y 0

c) Both lim limf (x, y) and lim limf (x, y) exist and are equal
y0 x 0 x 0 y 0

d) lim lim f (x, y)  lim lim f (x, y)  lim f (x, y)

y 0 x 0 x 0 y 0 x 0
y 0

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9. Let (X,d) be a metric space such that each sequence in X has a Cauchy subsequence. Then
a) X is bounded b) X is complete
c) X is compact d) X has at least one limit point
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10. Let G be a noncommutative group of order 10. Then G has

a) No element of order 5 b) Only one element of order 5
c) 4 elements of order 5 d) 7 elements of order 5
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11. Let n be a positive integer with 24 positive divisors. Then n equals

a) 756 b) 3087 c) 3200 d) none of these
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12. Let A = {1, 2, 3}. The number of symmetric relations on A is
a) 24 b) 26 c) 9 d) none of these
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13. Let C[0, 1] denote the set of all real-valued continuous functions on [0, 1]. Define ‘+’ and ‘ ’ on C[0, 1] as
follows :
(f  g)(x)  f (x)  g(x) 
For f ,g  C[0,1] ,  (x  [0,1]) Then
(f  g)(x)  f (x)g(x) 

a) C[0, 1] is a commutative ring with identity but not an integral domain

b) C[0, 1] is an integral domain
c) C[0, 1] is a skew-field

 1 
d) If A 1  f  C[0,1]: f    0  then A 1 is an ideal of C[0, 1]
2  2  2

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14. Let A, B, C be three events such that P(A) = 0·4, P(B) = 0·5, P(A  B)  0  6 , P(C) = 0·6 and
P(A  B  CC )  0·1 . Then P(A  B | C) is equal to

1 1 1 1
a) b) c) d)
2 3 4 5
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15. In an examination there are 80 questions each having four choices. Exactly one of these four choices is
correct and the other three are wrong. A student is awarded 1 mark for each correct answer and –0·25 for
each wrong answer. If a student ticks the answer for each question randomly, then the expected value of
his/her total marks in the examination is
a) –15 b) 0 c) 5 d) 20
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16. If A  (3x 2  6y)iˆ 14yzjˆ  20xz 2kˆ , then the value of  A.dr from (0, 0, 0) to (1, 1, 1) along the path
C
2 3
C : x = t, y = t , z = t is
a) 5 b) 4 c) –4 d) –5
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17. The missing term in the following table is :

x :0 1 2 3 4
f(x) : 4 3 4 ? 12

a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8
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18. Choose the correct answer or answers : [Here = {set of all positive real numbers including 0}]
#
a) The domain of Laplace transformation is the set of all bounded continuous functions defined in
#
b) The domain of Laplace transformation is the set of all piecewise continuous functions defined in
#
c) The domain of Laplace transformation is the set of all piecewise continuous functions defined in and
which are of some exponential order as the variable (of the function) tends to infinity
d) none of these
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d
19. Solution of (D4  2D3  3D2  2D  1)y  0 , where D  is
dx
x
    3x   3x  
a) e 2
(C1  C2 x) cos    (C3  C4 x)sin    , where Ci ,i  1, 2,3, 4 are arbitrary constants
  2   2  
x
    3x   3x  
b) e 2
(C1  C2 x) cos h    (C3  C4 x)sin h    , where Ci ,i  1, 2,3, 4 are arbitrary constants
  2   2  
x
    3x   3x  
2
(C1  C2 x) cos    (C3 x  C4 x )sin    , where Ci ,i  1, 2,3, 4 are arbitrary constants
2
c) e
  2   2  
x
    3x   3x  
2
(C1  C2 x) cosh    (C3 x  C4 x )sinh    , where Ci ,i  1, 2,3, 4 are arbitrary constants
2
d) e
  2   2  
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20. Choose the correct statement or statements :

a) The function y  x 2  x  3 is a solution of the initial value problem x 2 y  2xy  2y  6 with y(0) = 3
and y(0)  1 on the real line
b) The function y  5x 2  x  3 is a solution of the initial value problem x 2 y  2xy  2y  6 with y(0) = 3
and y(0)  1 on the real line
c) The function y  99x 2  x  3 is a solution of the initial value problem x 2 y  2xy  2y  6 with y(0) = 3
and y(0)  1 on the real line
d) The function y  x 2  x  3 is a solution of the initial value problem x 2 y  2xy  2y  6 with y(0) = 3
and y(0)  1 on the real line

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1 z
21. Let f (z)  , where z  \{1} which of the following is/are true?
1 z
a) If A  | z |  1 and B  Re(z)  0 , then f (A)  B , where f (A)  f (a) | a  A

b) If A  | z |  1, Im(z)  0 and B  Re(z)  0, Im(z)  0 , then f (A)  B , where f (A)  f (a) | a  A

c) If A  | z |  1 and B  Im(z)  0 , then f (A)  B , where f (A)  f (a) | a  A

d) If A  | z |  1 and B  Re(z)  0 , then f (A)  B , where f (A)  f (a) | a  A

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22. A particle describes a curve whose equation is r 2  a 2 sin 2 under a force to the pole. The force is
proportional to
a) r–3 b) r–11 c) r–5 d) r–7
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23. The lengths AB and AD of the sides of a rectangle ABCD are 2a and 2b. The inclination to AB of one of
the principal axes at A is

1  3ab  1  3ab  1  3ab  1  3ab 

a) tan 1  2 2
b) tan 1  2 2 
c) tan 1  2 2 
d) tan 1  2 2 
2 a  b  2  2(a  b )  2  2(a  b )  2  4(a  b ) 
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24. A rough uniform board of mass m and length 2a, rests on a smooth horizontal plane and a man of mass M
walks on it from one end to the other. The distance through the board moves in this time is
Ma 2ma 2Ma Ma
a) b) c) d)
Mm Mm Mm 2(M  m)
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25. A uniform cubical box of edge ‘a’ is placed on the top of a fixed sphere. The least radius of the sphere for
which the equilibrium will be stable is
a 2a a
a) b) c) a d)
2 3 4
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