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Special Instructions / Useful Data

ℤ𝑛 = {0̅, 1̅, … , ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅

𝑛 − 1} denotes the additive group of integers modulo 𝑛
ℝ = the set of all real numbers
ℕ = the set of all positive integers
ℤ = the set of all integers
ℂ = the set of all complex numbers
ℚ = the set of all rational numbers
gcd(𝑟, 𝑛) = the greatest common divisor of the integers 𝑟 and 𝑛
𝑆𝑛 = the symmetric group of all permutations of {1,2, … , 𝑛}
𝐴𝑛 = the group of all even permutations in 𝑆𝑛
𝑀𝑛 (ℂ) = the set of all 𝑛 × 𝑛 matrices with entries from ℂ
𝑀𝑛 (ℝ) = the set of all 𝑛 × 𝑛 matrices with entries from ℝ
𝑀𝑇 = the transpose of the matrix 𝑀
𝐼𝑛 = the 𝑛 × 𝑛 identity matrix
𝑃𝑛 (𝑥) = the real vector space of polynomials, in the variable 𝑥 with real coefficients and having
degree at most 𝑛, together with the zero polynomial. These polynomials are regarded as
functions from ℝ to ℝ
𝑛 𝑛 𝑛!
( ) = the binomial coefficient defined as ( ) =
𝑘 𝑘 𝑘!(𝑛−𝑘)!

𝑓 ∘ 𝑔 = the composite function defined by (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑔(𝑥))

𝐴 ∖ 𝐵 = the complement of the set 𝐵 in the set 𝐴, that is, {𝑥 ∈ 𝐴: 𝑥 ∉ 𝐵}
log 𝑥 = the logarithm of 𝑥 to the base 𝑒 for a positive number 𝑥
ℝ𝑛 = the 𝑛-dimensional Euclidean space
𝐴 × 𝐵 = the Cartesian product of the sets 𝐴 and 𝐵
𝑀−1 = the inverse of an invertible matrix 𝑀

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Section A: Q.1 – Q.10 Carry ONE mark each.

Q.1 Let 𝑦𝑐 : ℝ → (0, ∞) be the solution of the Bernoulli’s equation

𝑑𝑦
− 𝑦 + 𝑦 3 = 0, 𝑦(0) = 𝑐 > 0.
𝑑𝑥
Then, for every 𝑐 > 0, which one of the following is true?

(A) lim 𝑦𝑐 (𝑥) = 0

𝑥→∞

(B) lim 𝑦𝑐 (𝑥) = 1

𝑥→∞

(C) lim 𝑦𝑐 (𝑥) = 𝑒

𝑥→∞

(D) lim 𝑦𝑐 (𝑥) does not exist

𝑥→∞

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Q.2 For a twice continuously differentiable function 𝑔: ℝ → ℝ, define

1 𝑦
𝑢𝑔 (𝑥, 𝑦) = ∫ 𝑔(𝑥 + 𝑡)𝑑𝑡 for (𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ ℝ2 , 𝑦 > 0.
𝑦 −𝑦

Which one of the following holds for all such 𝑔?

𝜕 2 𝑢𝑔 2 𝜕𝑢𝑔 𝜕 2 𝑢𝑔
(A) = +
𝜕𝑥 2 𝑦 𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑦 2

𝜕 2 𝑢𝑔 1 𝜕𝑢𝑔 𝜕 2 𝑢𝑔
(B) = +
𝜕𝑥 2 𝑦 𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑦 2

𝜕 2 𝑢𝑔 2 𝜕𝑢𝑔 𝜕 2 𝑢𝑔
(C) = −
𝜕𝑥 2 𝑦 𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑦 2

𝜕 2 𝑢𝑔 1 𝜕𝑢𝑔 𝜕 2 𝑢𝑔
(D) = −
𝜕𝑥 2 𝑦 𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑦 2

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Q.3 Let 𝑦(𝑥) be the solution of the differential equation

𝑑𝑦 𝜋 𝜋
= 1 + 𝑦 sec 𝑥 for 𝑥 ∈ (− , )
𝑑𝑥 2 2
𝜋
that satisfies 𝑦(0) = 0. Then, the value of 𝑦 ( 6 ) equals

3
(A) √3 log ( )
2

√3 3
(B) ( ) log ( )
2 2

√3
(C) ( ) log 3
2

(D) √3 log 3

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Q.4 Let ℱ be the family of curves given by

𝑥 2 + 2ℎ𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 = 1, −1<ℎ <1.
Then, the differential equation for the family of orthogonal trajectories to ℱ is

𝑑𝑦
(A) (𝑥 2 𝑦 − 𝑦 3 + 𝑦) − (𝑥𝑦 2 − 𝑥 3 + 𝑥) = 0
𝑑𝑥

𝑑𝑦
(B) (𝑥 2 𝑦 − 𝑦 3 + 𝑦) + (𝑥𝑦 2 − 𝑥 3 + 𝑥) = 0
𝑑𝑥

𝑑𝑦
(C) (𝑥 2 𝑦 + 𝑦 3 + 𝑦) − (𝑥𝑦 2 + 𝑥 3 + 𝑥) = 0
𝑑𝑥

𝑑𝑦
(D) (𝑥 2 𝑦 + 𝑦 3 + 𝑦) + (𝑥𝑦 2 + 𝑥 3 + 𝑥) = 0
𝑑𝑥

Q.5 Let 𝐺 be a group of order 39 such that it has exactly one subgroup of order 3
and exactly one subgroup of order 13. Then, which one of the following
statements is TRUE?

(A) 𝐺 is necessarily cyclic

(B) 𝐺 is abelian but need not be cyclic

(C) 𝐺 need not be abelian

(D) 𝐺 has 13 elements of order 13

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Q.6 For a positive integer 𝑛, let 𝑈(𝑛) = {𝑟̅ ∈ ℤ𝑛 ∶ gcd(𝑟, 𝑛) = 1} be the group
under multiplication modulo 𝑛. Then, which one of the following statements is
TRUE?

(A) 𝑈(5) is isomorphic to 𝑈(8)

(B) 𝑈(10) is isomorphic to 𝑈(12)

(C) 𝑈(8) is isomorphic to 𝑈(10)

(D) 𝑈(8) is isomorphic to 𝑈(12)

Q.7 Which one of the following is TRUE for the symmetric group 𝑆13 ?

(A) 𝑆13 has an element of order 42

(B) 𝑆13 has no element of order 35

(C) 𝑆13 has an element of order 27

(D) 𝑆13 has no element of order 60

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Q.8 Let 𝐺 be a finite group containing a non-identity element which is conjugate to

its inverse. Then, which one of the following is TRUE?

(A) The order of 𝐺 is necessarily even

(B) The order of 𝐺 is not necessarily even

(C) 𝐺 is necessarily cyclic

(D) 𝐺 is necessarily abelian but need not be cyclic

Q.9 Consider the following statements.

P: If a system of linear equations 𝐴𝑥 = 𝑏 has a unique solution, where 𝐴 is an

𝑚 × 𝑛 matrix and 𝑏 is an 𝑚 × 1 matrix, then 𝑚 = 𝑛.

Q: For a subspace 𝑊 of a nonzero vector space 𝑉, whenever 𝑢 ∈ 𝑉 ∖ 𝑊 and

𝑣 ∈ 𝑉 ∖ 𝑊, then 𝑢 + 𝑣 ∈ 𝑉 ∖ 𝑊.

Which one of the following holds?

(A) Both P and Q are true

(B) P is true but Q is false

(C) P is false but Q is true

(D) Both P and Q are false

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Q.10 Let 𝑔: ℝ → ℝ be a continuous function. Which one of the following is the

solution of the differential equation
𝑑2𝑦
+ 𝑦 = 𝑔(𝑥) for 𝑥 ∈ ℝ,
𝑑𝑥 2
satisfying the conditions 𝑦(0) = 0, 𝑦 ′ (0) = 1 ?

𝑥
(A) 𝑦(𝑥) = sin 𝑥 − ∫ sin(𝑥 − 𝑡) 𝑔(𝑡)𝑑𝑡
0

𝑥
(B) 𝑦(𝑥) = sin 𝑥 + ∫ sin(𝑥 − 𝑡) 𝑔(𝑡)𝑑𝑡
0

𝑥
(C) 𝑦(𝑥) = sin 𝑥 − ∫ cos(𝑥 − 𝑡) 𝑔(𝑡)𝑑𝑡
0

𝑥
(D) 𝑦(𝑥) = sin 𝑥 + ∫ cos(𝑥 − 𝑡) 𝑔(𝑡)𝑑𝑡
0

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Section A: Q.11 – Q.30 Carry TWO marks each.

Q.11 Which one of the following groups has elements of order 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 but does
not have an element of order greater than or equal to 6 ?

(A) The alternating group 𝐴6

(B) The alternating group 𝐴5

(C) 𝑆6

(D) 𝑆5

Q.12 Consider the group 𝐺 = {𝐴 ∈ 𝑀2 (ℝ): 𝐴𝐴𝑇 = 𝐼2 } with respect to matrix

multiplication. Let
𝑍(𝐺) = {𝐴 ∈ 𝐺 ∶ 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐵𝐴, for all 𝐵 ∈ 𝐺}.
Then, the cardinality of 𝑍(𝐺) is

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 4

(D) Infinite

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Q.13 Let 𝑉 be a nonzero subspace of the complex vector space 𝑀7 (ℂ) such that every
nonzero matrix in 𝑉 is invertible. Then, the dimension of 𝑉 over ℂ is

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 7

(D) 49

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Q.14 For 𝑛 ∈ ℕ, let

1 𝑛3 + cos(3𝑛 )
𝑎𝑛 = and 𝑏𝑛 = .
(3𝑛 + 2)(3𝑛 + 4) 3𝑛 + 𝑛 3
Then, which one of the following is TRUE?

∞ ∞

(A) ∑ 𝑎𝑛 is convergent but ∑ 𝑏𝑛 is divergent

𝑛=1 𝑛=1

∞ ∞

(B) ∑ 𝑎𝑛 is divergent but ∑ 𝑏𝑛 is convergent

𝑛=1 𝑛=1

∞ ∞

(C) Both ∑ 𝑎𝑛 and ∑ 𝑏𝑛 are divergent

𝑛=1 𝑛=1

∞ ∞

(D) Both ∑ 𝑎𝑛 and ∑ 𝑏𝑛 are convergent

𝑛=1 𝑛=1

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Q.15 1
√3
−1
Let 𝑎 = √2 . Consider the following two statements.
1
√6
[ 0 ]

P: The matrix 𝐼4 − 𝑎𝑎𝑇 is invertible.

Q: The matrix 𝐼4 − 2𝑎𝑎𝑇 is invertible.

Then, which one of the following holds?

(A) P is false but Q is true

(B) P is true but Q is false

(C) Both P and Q are true

(D) Both P and Q are false

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Q.16 Let 𝐴 be a 6 × 5 matrix with entries in ℝ and 𝐵 be a 5 × 4 matrix with entries

in ℝ. Consider the following two statements.

P: For all such nonzero matrices 𝐴 and 𝐵, there is a nonzero matrix 𝑍 such that
𝐴𝑍𝐵 is the 6 × 4 zero matrix.

Q: For all such nonzero matrices 𝐴 and 𝐵, there is a nonzero matrix 𝑌 such that
𝐵𝑌𝐴 is the 5 × 5 zero matrix.

Which one of the following holds?

(A) Both P and Q are true

(B) P is true but Q is false

(C) P is false but Q is true

(D) Both P and Q are false

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Q.17 Let 𝑃11 (𝑥) be the real vector space of polynomials, in the variable 𝑥 with real
coefficients and having degree at most 11, together with the zero polynomial.
Let

𝐸 = {𝑠0 (𝑥), 𝑠1 (𝑥), … , 𝑠11 (𝑥)}, 𝐹 = {𝑟0 (𝑥), 𝑟1 (𝑥), … , 𝑟11 (𝑥)}
be subsets of 𝑃11 (𝑥) having 12 elements each and satisfying

𝑠0 (3) = 𝑠1 (3) = ⋯ = 𝑠11 (3) = 0 , 𝑟0 (4) = 𝑟1 (4) = ⋯ = 𝑟11 (4) = 1 .

Then, which one of the following is TRUE?

Any such 𝐸 is not necessarily linearly dependent and any such 𝐹 is not
(A)
necessarily linearly dependent

Any such 𝐸 is necessarily linearly dependent but any such 𝐹 is not necessarily
(B)
linearly dependent

Any such 𝐸 is not necessarily linearly dependent but any such 𝐹 is necessarily
(C)
linearly dependent

Any such 𝐸 is necessarily linearly dependent and any such 𝐹 is necessarily

(D)
linearly dependent

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Q.18 For the differential equation

𝑦(8𝑥 − 9𝑦)𝑑𝑥 + 2𝑥(𝑥 − 3𝑦)𝑑𝑦 = 0 ,

which one of the following statements is TRUE?

(A) The differential equation is not exact and has 𝑥 2 as an integrating factor

(B) The differential equation is exact and homogeneous

The differential equation is not exact and does not have 𝑥 2 as an integrating
(C)
factor

(D) The differential equation is not homogeneous and has 𝑥 2 as an integrating factor

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Q.19 For 𝑥 ∈ ℝ, let ⌊𝑥⌋ denote the greatest integer less than or equal to 𝑥.

For 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ ℝ, define
𝑥 if 𝑥 ≤ 𝑦,
min{𝑥, 𝑦} = {
𝑦 otherwise.

Let 𝑓: [−2𝜋, 2𝜋] → ℝ be defined by

𝑓(𝑥) = sin(min{𝑥, 𝑥 − ⌊𝑥⌋}) for 𝑥 ∈ [−2𝜋, 2𝜋].

Consider the set 𝑆 = {𝑥 ∈ [−2𝜋, 2𝜋]: 𝑓 is discontinuous at 𝑥}.

Which one of the following statements is TRUE?

(A) 𝑆 has 13 elements

(B) 𝑆 has 7 elements

(C) 𝑆 is an infinite set

(D) 𝑆 has 6 elements

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Q.20 Define the sequences {𝑎𝑛 }∞ ∞

𝑛=3 and {𝑏𝑛 }𝑛=3 as
1
(1+ )
𝑎𝑛 = (log 𝑛 + log log 𝑛)log 𝑛 and 𝑏𝑛 = 𝑛 log 𝑛 .
Which one of the following is TRUE?

∞ ∞
1 1
(A) ∑ is convergent but ∑ is divergent
𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑛
𝑛=3 𝑛=3

∞ ∞
1 1
(B) ∑ is divergent but ∑ is convergent
𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑛
𝑛=3 𝑛=3

∞ ∞
1 1
(C) Both ∑ and ∑ are divergent
𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑛
𝑛=3 𝑛=3

∞ ∞
1 1
(D) Both ∑ and ∑ are convergent
𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑛
𝑛=3 𝑛=3

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Q.21 For 𝑝, 𝑞, 𝑟 ∈ ℝ, 𝑟 ≠ 0 and 𝑛 ∈ ℕ, let

2
𝑛
𝑛 𝑛𝑞
𝑛𝑛 𝑛+2
𝑎𝑛 = 𝑝 𝑛 ( ) and 𝑏𝑛 = ( √ ).
𝑛+2 𝑛! 𝑟 𝑛 𝑛

Then, which one of the following statements is TRUE?

(A) If 1 < 𝑝 < 𝑒 2 and 𝑞 > 1, then ∑ 𝑎𝑛 is convergent

𝑛=1

∞
2 4
(B) If e < 𝑝 < 𝑒 and 𝑞 > 1, then ∑ 𝑎𝑛 is convergent
𝑛=1

(C) If 1 < 𝑟 < 𝑒, then ∑ 𝑏𝑛 is convergent

𝑛=1

∞
1
(D) If < 𝑟 < 1, then ∑ 𝑏𝑛 is convergent
e
𝑛=1

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Q.22 Let 𝑃7 (𝑥) be the real vector space of polynomials, in the variable 𝑥 with real
coefficients and having degree at most 7, together with the zero polynomial.
Let 𝑇: 𝑃7 (𝑥) → 𝑃7 (𝑥) be the linear transformation defined by

𝑑𝑓(𝑥)
𝑇(𝑓(𝑥)) = 𝑓(𝑥) + .
𝑑𝑥
Then, which one of the following is TRUE?

(A) 𝑇 is not a surjective linear transformation

(B) There exists 𝑘 ∈ ℕ such that 𝑇 𝑘 is the zero linear transformation

(C) 1 and 2 are the eigenvalues of 𝑇

There exists 𝑟 ∈ ℕ such that (𝑇 − 𝐼)𝑟 is the zero linear transformation, where 𝐼
(D)
is the identity map on 𝑃7 (𝑥)

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Q.23 For 𝛼 ∈ ℝ, let 𝑦𝛼 (𝑥) be the solution of the differential equation

𝑑𝑦 1
+ 2𝑦 = for 𝑥 ∈ ℝ
𝑑𝑥 1 + 𝑥2
satisfying 𝑦(0) = 𝛼. Then, which one of the following is TRUE?

(A) lim 𝑦𝛼 (𝑥) = 0 for every 𝛼 ∈ ℝ

𝑥→∞

(B) lim 𝑦𝛼 (𝑥) = 1 for every 𝛼 ∈ ℝ

𝑥→∞

There exists an α ∈ ℝ such that lim 𝑦𝛼 (𝑥) exists but its value is different from
𝑥→∞
(C)
0 and 1

(D) There is an α ∈ ℝ for which 𝑥→∞

lim 𝑦𝛼 (𝑥) does not exist

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Q.24 Consider the following two statements.

P: There exist functions 𝑓: ℝ → ℝ, 𝑔: ℝ → ℝ such that 𝑓 is continuous at

𝑥 = 1 and 𝑔 is discontinuous at 𝑥 = 1 but 𝑔 ∘ 𝑓 is continuous at 𝑥 = 1.

Q: There exist functions 𝑓: ℝ → ℝ, 𝑔: ℝ → ℝ such that both 𝑓 and 𝑔 are

discontinuous at 𝑥 = 1 but 𝑔 ∘ 𝑓 is continuous at 𝑥 = 1.

Which one of the following holds?

(A) Both P and Q are true

(B) Both P and Q are false

(C) P is true but Q is false

(D) P is false but Q is true

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Q.25 Let 𝑓: ℝ → ℝ be defined by

(𝑥 2 + 1)2
𝑓(𝑥) = 4 for 𝑥 ∈ ℝ.
𝑥 + 𝑥2 + 1
Then, which one of the following is TRUE?

𝑓 has exactly two points of local maxima and exactly three points of local
(A)
minima

𝑓 has exactly three points of local maxima and exactly two points of local
(B)
minima

𝑓 has exactly one point of local maximum and exactly two points of local
(C)
minima

𝑓 has exactly two points of local maxima and exactly one point of local
(D)
minimum

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Q.26 Let 𝑓: ℝ → ℝ be a solution of the differential equation

𝑑2𝑦 𝑑𝑦
− 2 + 𝑦 = 2𝑒 𝑥 for 𝑥 ∈ ℝ .
𝑑𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥
Consider the following statements.

P: If 𝑓(𝑥) > 0 for all 𝑥 ∈ ℝ, then 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) > 0 for all 𝑥 ∈ ℝ .

Q: If 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) > 0 for all 𝑥 ∈ ℝ, then 𝑓(𝑥) > 0 for all 𝑥 ∈ ℝ .

Then, which one of the following holds?

(A) P is true but Q is false

(B) P is false but Q is true

(C) Both P and Q are true

(D) Both P and Q are false

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Q.27 For 𝑎 > 𝑏 > 0, consider

𝐷 = {(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) ∈ ℝ3 : 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 ≤ 𝑎2 and 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 ≥ 𝑏 2 }.

Then, the surface area of the boundary of the solid 𝐷 is

(A) 4𝜋(𝑎 + 𝑏)√𝑎2 − 𝑏 2

(B) 4𝜋 (𝑎2 − 𝑏√𝑎2 − 𝑏 2 )

(C) 4𝜋(𝑎 − 𝑏)√𝑎2 − 𝑏 2

(D) 4𝜋 (𝑎2 + 𝑏√𝑎2 − 𝑏 2 )

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Q.28 For 𝑛 ≥ 3, let a regular 𝑛-sided polygon 𝑃𝑛 be circumscribed by a circle of

radius 𝑅𝑛 and let 𝑟𝑛 be the radius of the circle inscribed in 𝑃𝑛 . Then
2
𝑅𝑛 𝑛
lim ( )
𝑛→∞ 𝑟𝑛

equals

2)
(A) 𝑒 (𝜋

𝜋2
(B) ( )
𝑒 2

𝜋2
(C) ( )
𝑒 3

2)
(D) 𝑒 (2𝜋

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Q.29 Let 𝐿1 denote the line 𝑦 = 3𝑥 + 2 and 𝐿2 denote the line 𝑦 = 4𝑥 + 3. Suppose
that 𝑓: ℝ → ℝ is a four times continuously differentiable function such that the
line 𝐿1 intersects the curve 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) at exactly three distinct points and the line
𝐿2 intersects the curve 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) at exactly four distinct points. Then, which one
of the following is TRUE?

𝑑𝑓
(A) does not attain the value 3 on ℝ
𝑑𝑥

𝑑2 𝑓
(B) vanishes at most once on ℝ
𝑑𝑥 2

𝑑3 𝑓
(C) vanishes at least once on ℝ
𝑑𝑥 3

𝑑𝑓 7
(D) does not attain the value on ℝ
𝑑𝑥 2

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Q.30 Define the function 𝑓: ℝ2 → ℝ by

𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 12𝑥𝑦 𝑒 −(2𝑥+3𝑦−2) .

If (𝑎, 𝑏) is the point of local maximum of 𝑓, then 𝑓(𝑎, 𝑏) equals

(A) 2

(B) 6

(C) 12

(D) 0

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Section B: Q.31 – Q.40 Carry TWO marks each.

Q.31 Let {𝑎𝑛 }∞

𝑛=1 be a sequence of real numbers.

Then, which of the following statements is/are always TRUE?

∞ ∞

(A) If ∑ 𝑎𝑛 converges absolutely, then ∑ 𝑎𝑛2 converges absolutely

𝑛=1 𝑛=1

∞ ∞

(B) If ∑ 𝑎𝑛 converges absolutely, then ∑ 𝑎𝑛3 converges absolutely

𝑛=1 𝑛=1

∞ ∞

(C) If ∑ 𝑎𝑛 converges, then ∑ 𝑎𝑛2 converges

𝑛=1 𝑛=1

∞ ∞

(D) If ∑ 𝑎𝑛 converges, then ∑ 𝑎𝑛3 converges

𝑛=1 𝑛=1

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Q.32 Which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

∞
1
(A) ∑ 𝑛 log (1 + ) is convergent
𝑛3
𝑛=1

∞
1
(B) ∑ (1 − cos ( )) log 𝑛 is convergent
𝑛
𝑛=1

∞
1
(C) ∑ 𝑛2 log (1 + ) is convergent
𝑛3
𝑛=1

∞
1
(D) ∑ (1 − cos ( )) log 𝑛 is convergent
𝑛=1
√𝑛

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Q.33 Which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

The additive group of real numbers is isomorphic to the multiplicative group of

(A)
positive real numbers

The multiplicative group of nonzero real numbers is isomorphic to the

(B)
multiplicative group of nonzero complex numbers

The additive group of real numbers is isomorphic to the multiplicative group of

(C)
nonzero complex numbers

The additive group of real numbers is isomorphic to the additive group of

(D)
rational numbers

Q.34 Let 𝑓: (1, ∞) → (0, ∞) be a continuous function such that for every 𝑛 ∈ ℕ,
𝑓(𝑛) is the smallest prime factor of 𝑛. Then, which of the following options
is/are CORRECT?

(A) lim 𝑓(𝑥) exists

𝑥→∞

(B) lim 𝑓(𝑥) does not exist

𝑥→∞

(C) The set of solutions to the equation 𝑓(𝑥) = 2024 is finite

(D) The set of solutions to the equation 𝑓(𝑥) = 2024 is infinite

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Q.35 Let
𝑆 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ ℝ2 : 𝑥 > 0, 𝑦 > 0} ,

and 𝑓: 𝑆 → ℝ be given by

1
𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑦 2 − log 𝑥 − log 𝑦 .
6
Then, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

(A) There is a unique point in 𝑆 at which 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) attains a local maximum

(B) There is a unique point in 𝑆 at which 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) attains a local minimum

For each point (𝑥0 , 𝑦0 ) ∈ 𝑆, the set {(𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ 𝑆: 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑓(𝑥0 , 𝑦0 ) } is

(C)
bounded

For each point (𝑥0 , 𝑦0 ) ∈ 𝑆, the set {(𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ 𝑆: 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑓(𝑥0 , 𝑦0 ) } is

(D)
unbounded

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Q.36 The center 𝑍(𝐺) of a group 𝐺 is defined as

𝑍(𝐺) = {𝑥 ∈ 𝐺 ∶ 𝑥𝑔 = 𝑔𝑥 for all 𝑔 ∈ 𝐺}.

Let |𝐺| denote the order of 𝐺. Then, which of the following statements is/are
TRUE for any group 𝐺?

If 𝐺 is non-abelian and 𝑍(𝐺) contains more than one element, then the center of
(A)
the quotient group 𝐺/𝑍(𝐺) contains only one element

(B) If |𝐺| ≥ 2, then there exists a non-trivial homomorphism from ℤ to 𝐺

If |𝐺| ≥ 2 and 𝐺 is non-abelian, then there exists a non-identity isomorphism

(C)
from 𝐺 to itself

(D) If |𝐺| = 𝑝3 , where 𝑝 is a prime number, then 𝐺 is necessarily abelian

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Q.37 For a matrix 𝑀, let Rowspace(𝑀) denote the linear span of the rows of 𝑀 and
Colspace(𝑀) denote the linear span of the columns of 𝑀. Which of the
following hold(s) for all 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 ∈ 𝑀10 (ℝ) satisfying 𝐴 = 𝐵𝐶 ?

(A) Rowspace(𝐴) ⊆ Rowspace(𝐵)

(B) Rowspace(𝐴) ⊆ Rowspace(𝐶)

(C) Colspace(𝐴) ⊆ Colspace(𝐵)

(D) Colspace(𝐴) ⊆ Colspace(𝐶)

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Q.38 Define 𝑓: ℝ → ℝ and 𝑔: ℝ → ℝ as follows

∞ ∞
(−1)𝑚 𝑥 2𝑚 𝑥 (−1)𝑚 𝑥 2𝑚
𝑓(𝑥) = ∑ 2𝑚 and 𝑔(𝑥) = ∑ 2𝑚 for 𝑥 ∈ ℝ.
2 (𝑚!)2 2 2 (𝑚 + 1)! 𝑚!
𝑚=0 𝑚=0

Let 𝑥1 , 𝑥2 , 𝑥3 , 𝑥4 ∈ ℝ be such that 0 < 𝑥1 < 𝑥2 , 0 < 𝑥3 < 𝑥4 ,

𝑓(𝑥1 ) = 𝑓(𝑥2 ) = 0, 𝑓(𝑥) ≠ 0 when 𝑥1 < 𝑥 < 𝑥2 ,

𝑔(𝑥3 ) = 𝑔(𝑥4 ) = 0 and 𝑔(𝑥) ≠ 0 when 𝑥3 < 𝑥 < 𝑥4 .

Then, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

(A) The function 𝑓 does not vanish anywhere in the interval (𝑥3 , 𝑥4 )

(B) The function 𝑓 vanishes exactly once in the interval (𝑥3 , 𝑥4 )

(C) The function 𝑔 does not vanish anywhere in the interval (𝑥1 , 𝑥2 )

(D) The function 𝑔 vanishes exactly once in the interval (𝑥1 , 𝑥2 )

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Q.39 For 0 < 𝛼 < 4, define the sequence {𝑥𝑛 }∞

𝑛=1 of real numbers as follows:

𝑥1 = 𝛼 and 𝑥𝑛+1 + 2 = −𝑥𝑛 (𝑥𝑛 − 4) for 𝑛 ∈ ℕ.

Which of the following is/are TRUE?

(A) {𝑥𝑛 }∞
𝑛=1 converges for at least three distinct values of 𝛼 ∈ (0,1)

(B) {𝑥𝑛 }∞
𝑛=1 converges for at least three distinct values of 𝛼 ∈ (1,2)

(C) {𝑥𝑛 }∞
𝑛=1 converges for at least three distinct values of 𝛼 ∈ (2,3)

(D) {𝑥𝑛 }∞
𝑛=1 converges for at least three distinct values of 𝛼 ∈ (3,4)

Q.40 Consider
𝐺 = {𝑚 + 𝑛√2 ∶ 𝑚, 𝑛 ∈ ℤ}
as a subgroup of the additive group ℝ.
Which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

(A) 𝐺 is a cyclic subgroup of ℝ under addition

(B) 𝐺 ∩ 𝐼 is non-empty for every non-empty open interval 𝐼 ⊆ ℝ

(C) 𝐺 is a closed subset of ℝ

𝐺 is isomorphic to the group ℤ × ℤ, where the group operation in ℤ × ℤ is

(D)
defined by (𝑚1 , 𝑛1 ) + (𝑚2 , 𝑛2 ) = (𝑚1 + 𝑚2 , 𝑛1 + 𝑛2 )

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Section C: Q.41 – Q.50 Carry ONE mark each.

Q.41 The area of the region

1 1
𝑅 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ ℝ2 : 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1, 0 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 1 and ≤ 𝑥𝑦 ≤ }
4 2

is __________ (rounded off to two decimal places).

Q.42 Let 𝑦: ℝ → ℝ be the solution to the differential equation

𝑑2𝑦 𝑑𝑦
+ 2 + 5𝑦 = 1
𝑑𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥
satisfying 𝑦(0) = 0 and 𝑦 ′ (0) = 1.

Then, lim 𝑦(𝑥) equals __________ (rounded off to two decimal places).
𝑥→∞

Q.43 For 𝛼 > 0, let 𝑦𝛼 (𝑥) be the solution to the differential equation
𝑑 2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
2 2− −𝑦 =0
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
satisfying the conditions
𝑦(0) = 1, 𝑦 ′ (0) = 𝛼.

Then, the smallest value of 𝛼 for which 𝑦𝛼 (𝑥) has no critical points in ℝ equals
___________ (rounded off to the nearest integer).

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Q.44 Consider the 4 × 4 matrix

0 1 2 3
𝑀 = (1 0 1 2) .
2 1 0 1
3 2 1 0
If 𝑎𝑖,𝑗 denotes the (𝑖, 𝑗)th entry of 𝑀−1 , then 𝑎4,1 equals __________ (rounded

off to two decimal places).

Q.45 Let 𝑃12 (𝑥) be the real vector space of polynomials in the variable 𝑥 with real
coefficients and having degree at most 12, together with the zero polynomial.
Define

𝑉 = {𝑓 ∈ 𝑃12 (𝑥): 𝑓(−𝑥) = 𝑓 (𝑥) for all 𝑥 ∈ ℝ and 𝑓 (2024) = 0} .

Then, the dimension of 𝑉 is ______________

Q.46 Let

2024
𝑆 = {𝑓: ℝ → ℝ ∶ 𝑓 is a polynomial and 𝑓(𝑓(𝑥)) = (𝑓(𝑥)) for 𝑥 ∈ ℝ} .

Then, the number of elements in 𝑆 is ______________

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Q.47 Let 𝑎1 = 1, 𝑏1 = 2 and 𝑐1 = 3. Consider the convergent sequences

{𝑎𝑛 }∞ ∞ ∞
𝑛=1 , {𝑏𝑛 }𝑛=1 and {𝑐𝑛 }𝑛=1
defined as follows:

𝑎𝑛 + 𝑏𝑛 𝑏𝑛 + 𝑐𝑛 𝑐𝑛 + 𝑎𝑛
𝑎𝑛+1 = , 𝑏𝑛+1 = and 𝑐𝑛+1 = for 𝑛 ≥ 1.
2 2 2
Then,
∞ ∞

∑ 𝑏𝑛 𝑐𝑛 (𝑎𝑛+1 − 𝑎𝑛 ) + ∑(𝑏𝑛+1 𝑐𝑛+1 − 𝑏𝑛 𝑐𝑛 )𝑎𝑛+1

𝑛=1 𝑛=1
equals _____________ (rounded off to two decimal places)

Q.48 Let
𝑆 = {(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) ∈ ℝ3 ∶ 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 = 4, (𝑥 − 1)2 + 𝑦 2 ≤ 1, 𝑧 ≥ 0}.

Then, the surface area of 𝑆 equals ___________ (rounded off to two decimal
places).

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Q.49 Let 𝑃7 (𝑥) be the real vector space of polynomials in 𝑥 with degree at most 7,
together with the zero polynomial. For 𝑟 = 1, 2, … , 7, define
𝑠𝑟 (𝑥) = 𝑥(𝑥 − 1) ⋯ (𝑥 − (𝑟 − 1)) and 𝑠0 (𝑥) = 1.
Consider the fact that 𝐵 = {𝑠0 (𝑥), 𝑠1 (𝑥), … , 𝑠7 (𝑥)} is a basis of 𝑃7 (𝑥).
If
7

𝑥 5 = ∑ 𝛼5,𝑘 𝑠𝑘 (𝑥) ,
𝑘=0

where 𝛼5,𝑘 ∈ ℝ, then 𝛼5,2 equals ___________ (rounded off to two decimal
places)

Q.50 Let
0 0 0 0 −1
2 0 0 0 −4
𝑀= 0 2 0 0 0 .
0 0 2 0 3
(0 0 0 2 2)
If 𝑝(𝑥) is the characteristic polynomial of 𝑀, then 𝑝(2) − 1 equals __________

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Section C: Q.51 – Q.60 Carry TWO marks each.

Q.51
For 𝛼 ∈ (−2𝜋, 0), consider the differential equation

𝑑2𝑦
2
𝑑𝑦
𝑥 + 𝛼𝑥 + 𝑦 = 0 for 𝑥 > 0.
𝑑𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥
Let 𝐷 be the set of all 𝛼 ∈ (−2𝜋, 0) for which all corresponding real solutions
to the above differential equation approach zero as 𝑥 → 0+ . Then, the number of
elements in 𝐷 ∩ ℤ equals ___________

Q.52 The value of

𝜋𝑡
2
1 −1 sin2 5𝑥
lim (log (𝑡 + 2 )) ∫ 𝑑𝑥
𝑡→∞ 𝑡 𝑥
1
( )

equals ___________ (rounded off to two decimal places).

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Q.53 Let 𝑇 be the planar region enclosed by the square with vertices at the points
(0,1), (1,0), (0, −1) and (−1,0). Then, the value of

∬ (cos(𝜋(𝑥 − 𝑦)) − cos(𝜋(𝑥 + 𝑦))) 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦

𝑇
equals ____________ (rounded off to two decimal places).

Q.54 Let
𝑆 = {(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) ∈ ℝ3 : 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 < 1}.
Then, the value of

1
∭ ( (𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 𝑧)2 + (2𝑥 − 𝑦 − 𝑧)2 + (𝑥 − 𝑦 + 2𝑧)2 ) 𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑦𝑑𝑧
𝜋 𝑆

equals ________ (rounded off to two decimal places).

Q.55 For 𝑛 ∈ ℕ, if
1 22 𝑛2
𝑎𝑛 = 3 + + ⋯+ 3
𝑛 + 1 𝑛3 + 2 𝑛 +𝑛
then the sequence {𝑎𝑛 }∞
𝑛=1 converges to ____________ (rounded off to two
decimal places)

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Q.56 Consider the function 𝑓: ℝ → ℝ given by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 4𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 6.

For 𝑐 ∈ ℝ, let

𝑆(𝑐) = { 𝑥 ∈ ℝ ∶ 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑐 }

and |𝑆(𝑐)| denote the number of elements in 𝑆(𝑐). Then, the value of
|𝑆(−7)| + |𝑆(−5)| + |𝑆(3)|
equals _________

Q.57 Let 𝑐 > 0 be such that

𝑐
2
∫ 𝑒 𝑠 𝑑𝑠 = 3
0
Then, the value of
𝑐 𝑐
2 +𝑦 2
∫ (∫ 𝑒 𝑥 𝑑𝑦) 𝑑𝑥
0 𝑥

equals __________(rounded off to one decimal place).

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Q.58 For 𝑘 ∈ ℕ, let 0 = 𝑡0 < 𝑡1 < ⋯ < 𝑡𝑘 < 𝑡𝑘+1 = 1. A function 𝑓: [0,1] → ℝ is
said to be piecewise linear with nodes 𝑡1 , … , 𝑡𝑘 , if for each 𝑗 = 1, 2, … , 𝑘 + 1,
there exist 𝑎𝑗 ∈ ℝ, 𝑏𝑗 ∈ ℝ such that

𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑎𝑗 + 𝑏𝑗 𝑡 for 𝑡𝑗−1 < 𝑡 < 𝑡𝑗 .

Let 𝑉 be the real vector space of all real valued continuous piecewise linear
1 1 3
functions on [0,1] with nodes , , . Then, the dimension of 𝑉 equals
4 2 4
______________

Q.59 For 𝑛 ∈ ℕ, let

𝑛
1 𝑛! 𝑛𝑘
𝑎𝑛 = ∑
𝑛𝑛−1 𝑘! (𝑛 − 𝑘)! 𝑘 + 1
𝑘=0

and 𝛽 = lim 𝑎𝑛 . Then, the value of log 𝛽 equals ___________ (rounded

𝑛→∞
off to two decimal places).

Q.60 𝜋 𝜋
Define the function 𝑓: (−1,1) → (− , ) by
2 2

𝑓(𝑥) = sin−1 𝑥
2
Let 𝑎6 denote the coefficient of 𝑥 6 in the Taylor series of (𝑓(𝑥)) about

𝑥 = 0. Then, the value of 9𝑎6 equals ____________ (rounded off to two

decimal places).

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Master Answer Key
Q. No. Session Question Type Section Key/Range* Marks
1 1 MCQ A B 1
2 1 MCQ A A 1
3 1 MCQ A A 1
4 1 MCQ A A 1
5 1 MCQ A A 1
6 1 MCQ A D 1
7 1 MCQ A A 1
8 1 MCQ A A 1
9 1 MCQ A D 1
10 1 MCQ A B 1
11 1 MCQ A A 2
12 1 MCQ A B 2
13 1 MCQ A A 2
14 1 MCQ A D 2
15 1 MCQ A A 2
16 1 MCQ A A 2
17 1 MCQ A B 2
18 1 MCQ A A 2
19 1 MCQ A D 2
20 1 MCQ A A 2
21 1 MCQ A A 2
22 1 MCQ A D 2
23 1 MCQ A A 2
24 1 MCQ A A 2
25 1 MCQ A D 2
26 1 MCQ A B 2
27 1 MCQ A A 2
28 1 MCQ A B 2
29 1 MCQ A C 2
30 1 MCQ A A 2
31 1 MSQ B A;B 2
32 1 MSQ B A;B 2
33 1 MSQ B A 2
34 1 MSQ B B;D 2

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Master Answer Key
Q. No. Session Question Type Section Key/Range* Marks
35 1 MSQ B B;C 2
36 1 MSQ B B;C 2
37 1 MSQ B B;C 2
38 1 MSQ B B;D 2
39 1 MSQ B B;C 2
40 1 MSQ B B;D 2
41 1 NAT C 0.24 to 0.26 1
42 1 NAT C 0.19 to 0.21 1
43 1 NAT C 1.0 to 1.0 1
44 1 NAT C 0.15 to 0.18 1
45 1 NAT C 6 to 6 1
46 1 NAT C 3 to 3 1
47 1 NAT C 1.95 to 2.05 1
48 1 NAT C 4.50 to 4.60 1
49 1 NAT C 14.95 to 15.05 1
50 1 NAT C 31 to 31 1
51 1 NAT C 6 to 6 2
52 1 NAT C 0.24 to 0.26 2
53 1 NAT C 1.95 to 2.05 2
54 1 NAT C 4.70 to 4.90 2
55 1 NAT C 0.30 to 0.40 2
56 1 NAT C 5 to 5 2
57 1 NAT C 4.4 to 4.6 2
58 1 NAT C 5 to 5 2
59 1 NAT C 0.98 to 1.02 2
60 1 NAT C 1.50 to 1.70 2

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Question Paper
SECTION – A
MA : JAM 2023
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ)

Q. 1 – Q. 10 carry one mark each.

Q. 1 Let G be a finite group. Then G is necessarily a cyclic group if the order of G is

(A) 4

(B) 7

(C) 6

(D) 10

Q. 2 Let v1 , . . . , v9 be the column vectors of a non-zero 9×9 real matrix A. Let a1 , . . . , a9 ∈ R,

not all zero, be such that 9i=1 ai vi = 0. Then the system Ax = 9i=1 vi has
P P

(A) no solution

(B) a unique solution

(C) more than one but only finitely many solutions

(D) infinitely many solutions

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Q. 3 Which of the following is a subspace of the real vector space R3 ?

(A) {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 : (y + z)2 + (2x − 3y)2 = 0}

(B) {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 : y ∈ Q}

(C) {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 : yz = 0}

(D) {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 : x + 2y − 3z + 1 = 0}

Q. 4 Consider the initial value problem

dy
+ αy = 0,
dx
y(0) = 1,

where α ∈ R. Then

(A) there is an α such that y(1) = 0

(B) there is a unique α such that lim y(x) = 0

x→∞

(C) there is NO α such that y(2) = 1

(D) there is a unique α such that y(1) = 2

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Q. 5 Let p(x) = x57 + 3x10 − 21x3 + x2 + 21 and

57
X
q(x) = p(x) + p(j) (x) for all x ∈ R,
j=1

where p(j) (x) denotes the j th derivative of p(x). Then the function q admits

(A) NEITHER a global maximum NOR a global minimum on R

(B) a global maximum but NOT a global minimum on R

(C) a global minimum but NOT a global maximum on R

(D) a global minimum and a global maximum on R

Q. 6 The limit  Ra 2

sin(x ) dx
0
 
lim  
a→0  Ra
(ln(x + 1))2 dx

0

is

(A) 0

(B) 1

π
(C)
e

(D) non-existent

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Q. 7 The value of
Z 1 Z 1−x Z 1 Z 1−y
3 2
cos(x + y ) dy dx − cos(x3 + y 2 ) dx dy
0 0 0 0

is

(A) 0

cos(1)
(B)
2
sin(1)
(C)
2
   
1 1
(D) cos − sin
2 2

Q. 8 Let f : R2 → R2 be defined by f (x, y) = (ex cos(y), ex sin(y)). Then the number of

points in R2 that do NOT lie in the range of f is

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C) 2

(D) infinite

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 n
1  n!π 
Q. 9 Let an = 1 + and bn = n cos 10 for n ∈ N. Then
n 2

(A) (an ) is convergent and (bn ) is bounded

(B) (an ) is NOT convergent and (bn ) is bounded

(C) (an ) is convergent and (bn ) is unbounded

(D) (an ) is NOT convergent and (bn ) is unbounded

Q. 10 Let (an ) be a sequence of real numbers defined by


1

if n is prime
an =
−1 if n is not prime.


an
Let bn = for n ∈ N. Then
n
(A) both (an ) and (bn ) are convergent

(B) (an ) is convergent but (bn ) is NOT convergent

(C) (an ) is NOT convergent but (bn ) is convergent

(D) both (an ) and (bn ) are NOT convergent

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Q. 11 – Q. 30 carry two marks each.

   
1 1
Q. 11 Let an = sin and bn = sin for n ∈ N. Then
n3 n

∞
P ∞
P
(A) both an and bn are convergent
n=1 n=1

∞
P ∞
P
(B) an is convergent but bn is NOT convergent
n=1 n=1

∞
P ∞
P
(C) an is NOT convergent but bn is convergent
n=1 n=1

∞
P ∞
P
(D) both an and bn are NOT convergent
n=1 n=1

Q. 12 Consider the following statements:

I. There exists a linear transformation from R3 to itself such that its range space
and null space are the same.

II. There exists a linear transformation from R2 to itself such that its range space
and null space are the same.

Then

(A) both I and II are TRUE

(B) I is TRUE but II is FALSE

(C) II is TRUE but I is FALSE

(D) both I and II are FALSE

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Q. 13 Let  
1 −1 0
 
A= 0
 
0 0
 
−2 2 2
and B = A5 + A4 + I3 . Which of the following is NOT an eigenvalue of B?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 49

(D) 3

Q. 14 The system of linear equations in x1 , x2 , x3

    
1 1 1 x 3
   1  
0 −1 1  x2  =  1 
    
    
2 3 α x3 β

where α, β ∈ R, has

(A) at least one solution for any α and β

(B) a unique solution for any β when α ̸= 1

(C) NO solution for any α when β ̸= 5

(D) infinitely many solutions for any α when β = 5

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Q. 15 Let S and T be non-empty subsets of R2 , and W be a non-zero proper subspace of R2 .

Consider the following statements:

I. If span(S) = R2 , then span(S ∩ W ) = W .

II. span(S ∪ T ) = span(S) ∪ span(T ).

Then

(A) both I and II are TRUE

(B) I is TRUE but II is FALSE

(C) II is TRUE but I is FALSE

(D) both I and II are FALSE

2 +y 2
Q. 16 Let f (x, y) = ex for (x, y) ∈ R2 , and an be the determinant of the matrix
 2 
∂ f ∂ 2f
 ∂x2 ∂x∂y 
 
 
 
 2 2

 ∂ f ∂ f 
∂y∂x ∂y 2

evaluated at the point (cos(n), sin(n)). Then the limit lim an is

n→∞

(A) non-existent

(B) 0

(C) 6e2

(D) 12e2

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Q. 17 Let f (x, y) = ln(1 + x2 + y 2 ) for (x, y) ∈ R2 . Define

∂ 2f ∂ 2f
P = Q=
∂x2 ∂x∂y
(0,0) (0,0)

∂ 2f ∂ 2f
R= S=
∂y∂x ∂y 2
(0,0) (0,0)

Then

(A) P S − QR > 0 and P < 0

(B) P S − QR > 0 and P > 0

(C) P S − QR < 0 and P > 0

(D) P S − QR < 0 and P < 0

Q. 18 The area of the curved surface

S = (x, y, z) ∈ R3 : z 2 = (x − 1)2 + (y − 2)2



lying between the planes z = 2 and z = 3 is

√
(A) 4π 2

√
(B) 5π 2

(C) 9π

√
(D) 9π 2

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1 + 2−2 + · · · + n−2
Q. 19 Let an = for n ∈ N. Then
n
∞
X
(A) both the sequence (an ) and the series an are convergent
n=1

∞
X
(B) the sequence (an ) is convergent but the series an is NOT convergent
n=1

∞
X
(C) both the sequence (an ) and the series an are NOT convergent
n=1

∞
X
(D) the sequence (an ) is NOT convergent but the series an is convergent
n=1

∞
X
Q. 20 Let (an ) be a sequence of real numbers such that the series an (x − 2)n converges at
n=0
x = −5. Then this series also converges at

(A) x=9

(B) x = 12

(C) x=5

(D) x = −6

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Q. 21 Let (an ) and (bn ) be sequences of real numbers such that

1 1
|an − an+1 | = and |bn − bn+1 | = √ for n ∈ N.
2n n

Then

(A) both (an ) and (bn ) are Cauchy sequences

(B) (an ) is a Cauchy sequence but (bn ) need NOT be a Cauchy sequence

(C) (an ) need NOT be a Cauchy sequence but (bn ) is a Cauchy sequence

(D) both (an ) and (bn ) need NOT be Cauchy sequences

Q. 22 Consider the family of curves x2 + y 2 = 2x + 4y + k with a real parameter k > −5.

Then the orthogonal trajectory to this family of curves passing through (2, 3) also passes
through

(A) (3, 4)

(B) (−1, 1)

(C) (1, 0)

(D) (3, 5)

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Q. 23 Consider the following statements:

I. Every infinite group has infinitely many subgroups.

II. There are only finitely many non-isomorphic groups of a given finite order.

Then

(A) both I and II are TRUE

(B) I is TRUE but II is FALSE

(C) I is FALSE but II is TRUE

(D) both I and II are FALSE

Q. 24 Suppose f : (−1, 1) → R is an infinitely differentiable function such that the series

P∞ xj
aj converges to f (x) for each x ∈ (−1, 1), where,
j=0 j!

Zπ/2 Zπ
aj = θj cosj (tan θ)dθ + (θ − π)j cosj (tan θ)dθ
0 π/2

for j ≥ 0. Then

(A) f (x) = 0 for all x ∈ (−1, 1)

(B) f is a non-constant even function on (−1, 1)

(C) f is a non-constant odd function on (−1, 1)

(D) f is NEITHER an odd function NOR an even function on (−1, 1)

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x2  π π
Q. 25 Let f (x) = cos(x) and g(x) = 1 − for x ∈ − , . Then
2 2 2
 π π
(A) f (x) ≥ g(x) for all x ∈ − ,
2 2
 π π
(B) f (x) ≤ g(x) for all x ∈ − ,
2 2
 π π
(C) f (x) − g(x) changes sign exactly once on − ,
2 2
 π π
(D) f (x) − g(x) changes sign more than once on − ,
2 2

Q. 26 Let ZZ √ 2 2
f (x, y) = e− (u−x) +(v−y) du dv.
(u−x)2 +(v−y)2 ≤1

Then lim f (n, n2 ) is

n→∞

(A) non-existent

(B) 0

(C) π(1 − e−1 )

(D) 2π(1 − 2e−1 )

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Q. 27 How many group homomorphisms are there from Z2 to S5 ?

(A) 40

(B) 41

(C) 26

(D) 25

Q. 28 Let y : R → R be a twice differentiable function such that y ′′ is continuous on [0, 1]

and y(0) = y(1) = 0. Suppose y ′′ (x) + x2 < 0 for all x ∈ [0, 1]. Then

(A) y(x) > 0 for all x ∈ (0, 1)

(B) y(x) < 0 for all x ∈ (0, 1)

(C) y(x) = 0 has exactly one solution in (0, 1)

(D) y(x) = 0 has more than one solution in (0, 1)

Q. 29 From the additive group Q to which one of the following groups does there exist a
non-trivial group homomorphism?

(A) R× , the multiplicative group of non-zero real numbers

(B) Z, the additive group of integers

(C) Z2 , the additive group of integers modulo 2

(D) Q× , the multiplicative group of non-zero rational numbers

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Q. 30 Let f : R → R be an infinitely differentiable function such that f ′′ has exactly two

distinct zeroes. Then

(A) f ′ has at most 3 distinct zeroes

(B) f ′ has at least 1 zero

(C) f has at most 3 distinct zeroes

(D) f has at least 2 distinct zeroes

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SECTION – B
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTIONS (MSQ)

Q. 31 – Q. 40 carry two marks each.

Q. 31 For each t ∈ (0, 1), the surface Pt in R3 is defined by

Pt = {(x, y, z) : (x2 + y 2 )z = 1, t2 ≤ x2 + y 2 ≤ 1}.

Let at ∈ R be the surface area of Pt . Then

s
4x2 4y 2
ZZ
(A) at = 1+ + dx dy
(x2 + y 2 )4 (x2 + y 2 )4
t2 ≤x2 +y 2 ≤1

s
4x2 4y 2
ZZ
(B) at = 1+ + dx dy
(x2 + y 2 )2 (x2 + y 2 )2
t2 ≤x2 +y 2 ≤1

(C) the limit lim+ at does NOT exist

t→0

(D) the limit lim+ at exists

t→0

Q. 32 Let A ⊆ Z with 0 ∈ A. For r, s ∈ Z, define

rA = {ra : a ∈ A}, rA + sA = {ra + sb : a, b ∈ A}.

Which of the following conditions imply that A is a subgroup of the additive group Z?

(A) −2A ⊆ A, A + A = A

(B) A = −A, A + 2A = A

(C) A = −A, A + A = A

(D) 2A ⊆ A, A + A = A

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p
Q. 33 Let y : ( 2/3, ∞) → R be the solution of

(2x − y)y ′ + (2y − x) = 0,

y(1) = 3.

Then

(A) y(3) = 1

√
(B) y(2) = 4 + 10
p
(C) y ′ is bounded on ( 2/3, 1)

(D) y ′ is bounded on (1, ∞)

Q. 34 Let f : (−1, 1) → R be a differentiable function satisfying f (0) = 0. Suppose there

exists an M > 0 such that |f ′ (x)| ≤ M |x| for all x ∈ (−1, 1). Then

(A) f ′ is continuous at x = 0

(B) f ′ is differentiable at x = 0

(C) f f ′ is differentiable at x = 0

(D) (f ′ )2 is differentiable at x = 0

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Q. 35 Which of the following functions is/are Riemann integrable on [0, 1]?

Zx
1
(A) f (x) = − t dt
2
0


x sin(1/x) if x ̸= 0

(B) f (x) =
0

if x = 0


1 if x ∈ Q ∩ [0, 1]

(C) f (x) =
−1

otherwise


x if x ∈ [0, 1)

(D) f (x) =
0

if x = 1

Q. 36 A subset S ⊆ R2 is said to be bounded if there is an M > 0 such that |x| ≤ M and

|y| ≤ M for all (x, y) ∈ S. Which of the following subsets of R2 is/are bounded?

2
(A) {(x, y) ∈ R2 : ex + y 2 ≤ 4}

(B) {(x, y) ∈ R2 : x4 + y 2 ≤ 4}

(C) {(x, y) ∈ R2 : |x| + |y| ≤ 4}

3
(D) {(x, y) ∈ R2 : ex + y 2 ≤ 4}

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Q. 37 Let f : R2 → R be defined as follows:

( x4 y 3
if (x, y) ̸= (0, 0)
f (x, y) = x6 + y 6
0 if (x, y) = (0, 0).

Then

f (t, t) − f (0, 0) 1
(A) lim exists and equals
t→0 t 2

∂f
(B) exists and equals 0
∂x
(0,0)

∂f
(C) exists and equals 0
∂y
(0,0)

f (t, 2t) − f (0, 0) 1

(D) lim exists and equals
t→0 t 3

Q. 38 Which of the following is/are true?

(A) Every linear transformation from R2 to R2 maps lines onto points or lines

(B) Every surjective linear transformation from R2 to R2 maps lines onto lines

(C) Every bijective linear transformation from R2 to R2 maps pairs of parallel lines to
pairs of parallel lines

(D) Every bijective linear transformation from R2 to R2 maps pairs of perpendicular

lines to pairs of perpendicular lines

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Q. 39 Which of the following is/are linear transformations?

(A) T : R → R given by T (x) = sin(x)

(B) T : M2 (R) → R given by T (A) = trace(A)

(C) T : R2 → R given by T (x, y) = x + y + 1

(D) T : P2 (R) → R given by T (p(x)) = p(1)

∞
X
Q. 40 Let R1 and R2 be the radii of convergence of the power series (−1)n xn−1 and
n=1
∞
X xn+1
(−1)n , respectively. Then
n=1
n(n + 1)

(A) R1 = R2

(B) R2 > 1
∞
X
(C) (−1)n xn−1 converges for all x ∈ [−1, 1]
n=1

∞
X xn+1
(D) (−1)n converges for all x ∈ [−1, 1]
n=1
n(n + 1)

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SECTION – C
NUMERICAL ANSWER TYPE (NAT)

Q. 41 – Q. 50 carry one mark each.

Q. 41 Let f : R2 → R be the function defined as follows:


y2
 
2 2
(x − 1) cos 2
if x ̸= ±1


f (x, y) = (x2 − 1)2

0
 if x = ±1.

The number of points of discontinuity of f (x, y) is equal to .

Q. 42 Let T : P2 (R) → P4 (R) be the linear transformation given by T (p(x)) = p(x2 ). Then
the rank of T is equal to .

Q. 43 If y is the solution of

y ′′ − 2y ′ + y = ex ,

y(0) = 0, y ′ (0) = −1/2,

then y(1) is equal to . (rounded off to two decimal places)

Q. 44 The value of
1
xn
 Z 
lim n dx
n→∞ 0 x+1
is equal to . (rounded off to two decimal places)

Q. 45 For σ ∈ S8 , let o(σ) denote the order of σ. Then max{o(σ) : σ ∈ S8 } is equal to

.

Q. 46 For g ∈ Z, let ḡ ∈ Z8 denote the residue class of g modulo 8. Consider the group
Z×
8 = {x̄ ∈ Z8 : 1 ≤ x ≤ 7, gcd(x, 8) = 1} with respect to multiplication modulo 8.

The number of group isomorphisms from Z×

8 onto itself is equal to .

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√
Q. 47 Let f (x) = 3
x for x ∈ (0, ∞), and θ(h) be a function such that

f (3 + h) − f (3) = hf ′ (3 + θ(h)h)

for all h ∈ (−1, 1). Then lim θ(h) is equal to .

h→0
(rounded off to two decimal places)

Q. 48 Let V be the volume of the region S ⊆ R3 defined by

S = {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 : xy ≤ z ≤ 4, 0 ≤ x2 + y 2 ≤ 1}.

V
Then is equal to . (rounded off to two decimal places)
π

∞
X 2n + 1
Q. 49 The sum of the series is equal to .
n=1
(n2
+ 1)(n2 + 2n + 2)
(rounded off to two decimal places)

  n1
1 1 1
Q. 50 The value of lim 1 + n + n + · · · + is equal to .
n→∞ 2 3 (2023)n
(rounded off to two decimal places)

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Q. 51 – Q. 60 carry two marks each.

Q. 51 Let f : R3 → R be defined as f (x, y, z) = x3 + y 3 + z 3 , and let L : R3 → R be the

linear map satisfying

f (1 + x, 1 + y, 1 + z) − f (1, 1, 1) − L(x, y, z)
lim p = 0.
(x,y,z)→(0,0,0) x2 + y 2 + z 2

Then L(1, 2, 4) is equal to . (rounded off to two decimal places)

Q. 52 The global minimum value of

f (x) = |x − 1| + |x − 2|2

on R is equal to . (rounded off to two decimal places)

Q. 53 Let y : (1, ∞) → R be the solution of the differential equation

2y
y ′′ − =0
(1 − x)2

satisfying y(2) = 1 and lim y(x) = 0. Then y(3) is equal to .

x→∞
(rounded off to two decimal places)

Q. 54 The number of permutations in S4 that have exactly two cycles in their cycle decompo-
sitions is equal to .

π
 π 
Q. 55 Let S be the triangular region whose vertices are (0, 0), 0, , and , 0 . The value
ZZ 2 2
of sin(x) cos(y) dx dy is equal to .
S
(rounded off to two decimal places)

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Q. 56 Let  
1 1 0 0 1
 
A = 1 1 1 1 3 
 
 
1 1 4 4 4
and B be a 5 × 5 real matrix such that AB is the zero matrix. Then the maximum
possible rank of B is equal to .

Q. 57 Let W be the subspace of M3 (R) consisting of all matrices with the property that the
sum of the entries in each row is zero and the sum of the entries in each column is zero.
Then the dimension of W is equal to .

Q. 58 The maximum number of linearly independent eigenvectors of the matrix

 
1 1 0 0
 
 
2 2 0 0
 
 
0 0 3 0
 
0 0 1 3

is equal to .

Q. 59 Let S be the set of all real numbers α such that the solution y of the initial value problem
dy
= y(2 − y),
dx
y(0) = α,

exists on [0, ∞). Then the minimum of the set S is equal to .

(rounded off to two decimal places)

∞
an xn and
P
Q. 60 Let f : R → R be a bijective function such that for all x ∈ R, f (x) =
n=1
∞
−1 n −1
P
f (x) = bn x , where f is the inverse function of f . If a1 = 2 and a2 = 4, then
n=1
b1 is equal to .

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 Answer Key
MA : JAM 2023
Question Question
Question ID Section Answer Marks
No. Type
1 3651212521 MCQ A B 1
2 3651212522 MCQ A D 1
3 3651212523 MCQ A A 1
4 3651212524 MCQ A D 1
5 3651212525 MCQ A A 1
6 3651212526 MCQ A B 1
7 3651212527 MCQ A A 1
8 3651212528 MCQ A B 1
9 3651212529 MCQ A C 1
10 3651212530 MCQ A C 1
11 3651212531 MCQ A B 2
12 3651212532 MCQ A C 2
13 3651212533 MCQ A B 2
14 3651212534 MCQ A B 2
15 3651212535 MCQ A D 2
16 3651212536 MCQ A D 2
17 3651212537 MCQ A B 2
18 3651212538 MCQ A B 2
19 3651212539 MCQ A B 2
20 3651212540 MCQ A C 2
21 3651212541 MCQ A B 2
22 3651212542 MCQ A A 2
23 3651212543 MCQ A A 2
24 3651212544 MCQ A B 2
25 3651212545 MCQ A A 2
26 3651212546 MCQ A D 2
27 3651212547 MCQ A C 2
28 3651212548 MCQ A A 2
29 3651212549 MCQ A A 2
30 3651212550 MCQ A A 2
31 3651212551 MSQ B A, C 2
32 3651212552 MSQ B A, B, C 2
33 3651212553 MSQ B B, D 2
34 3651212554 MSQ B A, C, D 2
35 3651212555 MSQ B A, B, D 2
36 3651212556 MSQ B A, B, C 2
37 3651212557 MSQ B A, B, C 2
38 3651212558 MSQ B A, B, C 2
39 3651212559 MSQ B B, D 2
40 3651212560 MSQ B A, D 2
41 3651212561 NAT C 0 to 0 1
42 3651212562 NAT C 3 to 3 1
43 3651212563 NAT C ‐0.01 to 0.01 1
44 3651212564 NAT C 0.49 to 0.51 1
45 3651212565 NAT C 15 to 15 1
46 3651212566 NAT C 6 to 6 1
47 3651212567 NAT C 0.49 to 0.51 1
48 3651212568 NAT C 3.99 to 4.01 1
49 3651212569 NAT C 0.49 to 0.51 1
50 3651212570 NAT C 0.99 to 1.01 1
51 3651212571 NAT C 20.99 to 21.01 2
52 3651212572 NAT C 0.74 to 0.76 2
53 3651212573 NAT C 0.49 to 0.51 2
54 3651212574 NAT C 11 to 11 2
55 3651212575 NAT C 0.49 to 0.51 2
56 3651212576 NAT C 2 to 2 2
57 3651212577 NAT C 4 to 4 2
58 3651212578 NAT C 3 to 3 2
59 3651212579 NAT C ‐0.01 to 0.01 2
60 3651212580 NAT C 0.49 to 0.51 2
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Notation and Terminology

ℕ = the set of all positive integers.

ℤ = the set of all integers.

ℚ = the set of all rational numbers.

ℝ = the set of all real numbers.

ℝ𝑛 = the 𝑛-dimensional Euclidean space.

ℂ = the set of all complex numbers.

𝑀𝑛 (ℝ) = the real vector space of all 𝑛 × 𝑛 matrices with entries in ℝ.

𝑀𝑛 (ℂ) = the complex vector space of all 𝑛 × 𝑛 matrices with entries in ℂ.

gcd(𝑚, 𝑛) = the greatest common divisor of the integers 𝑚 and 𝑛.

𝑀⊤ = the transpose of the matrix 𝑀.

𝐴 − 𝐵 = the complement of the set 𝐵 in the set 𝐴, that is, {𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∶ 𝑥 ∉ 𝐵}.

ln 𝑥 = the natural logarithm of 𝑥 (to the base 𝑒).

|𝑥| = the absolute value of 𝑥.

𝑦 ′ , 𝑦 ′′ , 𝑦 ′′′ = the first, second and the third derivatives of the function 𝑦, respectively.

𝑆𝑛 = the symmetric group consisting of all permutations of {1,2, … , 𝑛}.

ℤ𝑛 = the additive group of integers modulo 𝑛.

𝑓 ∘ 𝑔 is the composite function defined by (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑔(𝑥)).

The phrase ‘real vector space’ refers to a vector space over ℝ.

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Section A: Q.1 – Q.10 carry ONE mark each.

Q.1 1 1
Consider the 2 × 2 matrix 𝑀 = ( ) ∈ 𝑀2 (ℝ). If the eighth power of 𝑀
1 0
1 𝑥
satisfies 𝑀8 ( ) = (𝑦), then the value of 𝑥 is
0

(A) 21

(B) 22

(C) 34

(D) 35

Q.2 1 1 1 0 0 0
The rank of the 4 × 6 matrix (1 0 0 1 1 0) with entries in ℝ, is
0 1 0 1 0 1
0 0 1 0 1 1

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4

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Q.3 Let 𝑉 be the real vector space consisting of all polynomials in one variable with
real coefficients and having degree at most 6, together with the zero polynomial.
Then which one of the following is true?

(A) {𝑓 ∈ 𝑉 ∶ 𝑓(1⁄2) ∉ ℚ} is a subspace of 𝑉.

(B) {𝑓 ∈ 𝑉 ∶ 𝑓(1⁄2) = 1} is a subspace of 𝑉.

(C) {𝑓 ∈ 𝑉 ∶ 𝑓(1⁄2) = 𝑓(1)} is a subspace of 𝑉.

(D) {𝑓 ∈ 𝑉 ∶ 𝑓′(1⁄2) = 1} is a subspace of 𝑉.

Q.4 Let 𝐺 be a group of order 2022. Let 𝐻 and 𝐾 be subgroups of 𝐺 of order 337 and
674, respectively. If 𝐻 ∪ 𝐾 is also a subgroup of 𝐺, then which one of the
following is FALSE?

(A) 𝐻 is a normal subgroup of 𝐻 ∪ 𝐾.

(B) The order of 𝐻 ∪ 𝐾 is 1011.

(C) The order of 𝐻 ∪ 𝐾 is 674.

(D) 𝐾 is a normal subgroup of 𝐻 ∪ 𝐾.

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Q.5 The radius of convergence of the power series

∞
𝑛3 5𝑛
∑ ( 𝑛) 𝑥
4
𝑛=1

is

(A) 4

5
(B) √4

(C) 1
4

(D) 1
5
√4

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Q.6 Let (𝑥𝑛 ) and (𝑦𝑛 ) be sequences of real numbers defined by

1 𝑥𝑛 + 𝑦𝑛
𝑥1 = 1, 𝑦1 = , 𝑥𝑛+1 = , and 𝑦𝑛+1 = √𝑥𝑛 𝑦𝑛 for all 𝑛 ∈ ℕ.
2 2

Then which one of the following is true?

(A) (𝑥𝑛 ) is convergent, but (𝑦𝑛 ) is not convergent.

(B) (𝑥𝑛 ) is not convergent, but (𝑦𝑛 ) is convergent.

(C) Both (𝑥𝑛 ) and (𝑦𝑛 ) are convergent and lim 𝑥𝑛 > lim 𝑦𝑛 .
𝑛→∞ 𝑛→∞

(D) Both (𝑥𝑛 ) and (𝑦𝑛 ) are convergent and lim 𝑥𝑛 = lim 𝑦𝑛 .
𝑛→∞ 𝑛→∞

Q.7 Suppose
3𝑛 + 3 1
𝑎𝑛 = and 𝑏𝑛 = 1 for 𝑛 = 2,3,4, … .
5𝑛 − 5 (1 + 𝑛2 )4
Then which one of the following is true?

(A) Both ∑∞ ∞
𝑛=2 𝑎𝑛 and ∑𝑛=2 𝑏𝑛 are convergent.

(B) Both ∑∞ ∞
𝑛=2 𝑎𝑛 and ∑𝑛=2 𝑏𝑛 are divergent.

(C) ∑∞ ∞
𝑛=2 𝑎𝑛 is convergent and ∑𝑛=2 𝑏𝑛 is divergent.

(D) ∑∞ ∞
𝑛=2 𝑎𝑛 is divergent and ∑𝑛=2 𝑏𝑛 is convergent.

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Q.8 Consider the series

∞
1
∑ 1
𝑚
𝑛=1 𝑛 (1 + 𝑛𝑝 )

where 𝑚 and 𝑝 are real numbers.

Under which of the following conditions does the above series converge?

(A) 𝑚 > 1.

(B) 0 < 𝑚 < 1 and 𝑝 > 1.

(C) 0 < 𝑚 ≤ 1 and 0 ≤ 𝑝 ≤ 1.

(D) 𝑚 = 1 and 𝑝 > 1.

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Q.9 Let 𝑐 be a positive real number and let 𝑢: ℝ2 → ℝ be defined by

𝑥+𝑐𝑡
1 2
𝑢(𝑥, 𝑡) = ∫ 𝑒 𝑠 𝑑𝑠 for (𝑥, 𝑡) ∈ ℝ2 .
2𝑐
𝑥−𝑐𝑡

Then which one of the following is true?

(A) 𝜕 2𝑢 2
𝜕 2𝑢
= 𝑐 on ℝ2 .
𝜕𝑡 2 𝜕𝑥 2

(B) 𝜕𝑢 𝜕 2𝑢
= 𝑐2 2 on ℝ2 .
𝜕𝑡 𝜕𝑥

(C) 𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢
= 0 on ℝ2 .
𝜕𝑡 𝜕𝑥

(D) 𝜕 2𝑢
= 0 on ℝ2 .
𝜕𝑡 𝜕𝑥

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Q.10 𝜋 𝜋
Let 𝜃 ∈ ( 4 , 2 ). Consider the functions

𝑢 ∶ ℝ2 − {(0, 0)} → ℝ and 𝑣 ∶ ℝ2 − {(0, 0)} → ℝ

given by

𝑥 𝑦
𝑢(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 − and 𝑣(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑦 + .
𝑥2 + 𝑦2 𝑥2 + 𝑦2

𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢
𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑦
The value of the determinant |𝜕𝑣 𝜕𝑣
| at the point (cos 𝜃, sin 𝜃) is equal to
𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑦

(A) 4 sin 𝜃.

(B) 4 cos 𝜃.

(C) 4 sin2 𝜃.

(D) 4 cos 2 𝜃.

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Section A: Q.11 – Q.30 Carry TWO marks each.

Q.11 Consider the open rectangle 𝐺 = {(𝑠, 𝑡) ∈ ℝ2 ∶ 0 < 𝑠 < 1 and 0 < 𝑡 < 1} and
the map 𝑇: 𝐺 → ℝ2 given by

𝜋𝑠(1 − 𝑡) 𝜋(1 − 𝑠)
𝑇(𝑠, 𝑡) = ( , ) for (𝑠, 𝑡) ∈ 𝐺 .
2 2

Then the area of the image 𝑇(𝐺) of the map 𝑇 is equal to

(A) 𝜋
4

(B) 𝜋2
4

(C) 𝜋2
8

(D) 1

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Q.12 Let 𝑇 denote the sum of the convergent series

1 1 1 1 1 (−1)𝑛+1
1− + − + − +⋯+ +⋯
2 3 4 5 6 𝑛
and let 𝑆 denote the sum of the convergent series
∞
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1− − + − − + − − + ⋯ = ∑ 𝑎𝑛 ,
2 4 3 6 8 5 10 12
𝑛=1

where

1 −1 −1
𝑎3𝑚−2 = , 𝑎3𝑚−1 = and 𝑎3𝑚 = for 𝑚 ∈ ℕ.
2𝑚 − 1 4𝑚 − 2 4𝑚

Then which one of the following is true?

(A) 𝑇 = 𝑆 and 𝑆 ≠ 0.

(B) 2𝑇 = 𝑆 and 𝑆 ≠ 0.

(C) 𝑇 = 2𝑆 and 𝑆 ≠ 0.

(D) 𝑇 = 𝑆 = 0.

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Q.13 Let 𝑢: ℝ → ℝ be a twice continuously differentiable function such that 𝑢(0) > 0
and 𝑢′ (0) > 0. Suppose 𝑢 satisfies
𝑢(𝑥)
𝑢′′ (𝑥) = for all 𝑥 ∈ ℝ.
1 + 𝑥2
Consider the following two statements:
I. The function 𝑢𝑢′ is monotonically increasing on [0, ∞).
II. The function 𝑢 is monotonically increasing on [0, ∞).
Then which one of the following is correct?

(A) Both I and II are false.

(B) Both I and II are true.

(C) I is false, but II is true.

(D) I is true, but II is false.

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Q.14 The value of

𝑛
√ 𝑛 + 1 − √𝑛
lim ∑
𝑛→∞ 𝑘(ln 𝑘)2
𝑘=2

is equal to

(A) ∞

(B) 1

(C) 𝑒

(D) 0

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Q.15 For 𝑡 ∈ ℝ, let [𝑡] denote the greatest integer less than or equal to 𝑡. Define
functions ℎ: ℝ2 → ℝ and 𝑔: ℝ → ℝ by

−1 sin 𝑥
if 𝑥 2 ≠ 𝑦, if 𝑥 ≠ 0,
𝑥 2 −𝑦 𝑥
ℎ(𝑥, 𝑦) = { and 𝑔(𝑥) = {
0 if 𝑥 2 = 𝑦 0 if 𝑥 = 0.

Then which one of the following is FALSE?

(A) 𝑥 2𝑦 −1
lim cos ( 2 )= .
(𝑥,𝑦)→(√2,𝜋) 𝑥 +1 2

(B) lim 𝑒 ℎ(𝑥,𝑦) = 0.

(𝑥,𝑦)→(√2,2)

(C) lim ln(𝑥 𝑦−[𝑦] ) = 𝑒 − 2.

(𝑥,𝑦)→(𝑒,𝑒)

(D) lim 𝑒 2𝑦 𝑔(𝑥) = 1.

(𝑥,𝑦)→(0,0)

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Q.16 Let 𝑃 ∈ 𝑀4 (ℝ) be such that 𝑃4 is the zero matrix, but 𝑃3 is a nonzero matrix.
Then which one of the following is FALSE?

(A) For every nonzero vector 𝑣 ∈ ℝ4 , the subset {𝑣, 𝑃𝑣, 𝑃2 𝑣, 𝑃3 𝑣} of the real vector
space ℝ4 is linearly independent.

(B) The rank of 𝑃𝑘 is 4 − 𝑘 for every 𝑘 ∈ {1,2,3,4}.

(C) 0 is an eigenvalue of 𝑃.

(D) If 𝑄 ∈ 𝑀4 (ℝ) is such that 𝑄 4 is the zero matrix, but 𝑄 3 is a nonzero matrix, then
there exists a nonsingular matrix 𝑆 ∈ 𝑀4 (ℝ) such that 𝑆 −1 𝑄𝑆 = 𝑃.

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Q.17 For 𝑋, 𝑌 ∈ 𝑀2 (ℝ), define (𝑋, 𝑌) = 𝑋𝑌 − 𝑌𝑋. Let 𝟎 ∈ 𝑀2 (ℝ) denote the zero
matrix. Consider the two statements:

𝑃 ∶ (𝑋, (𝑌, 𝑍)) + (𝑌, (𝑍, 𝑋)) + (𝑍, (𝑋, 𝑌)) = 𝟎 for all 𝑋, 𝑌, 𝑍 ∈ 𝑀2 (ℝ).

𝑄 ∶ (𝑋, (𝑌, 𝑍)) = ((𝑋, 𝑌), 𝑍) for all 𝑋, 𝑌, 𝑍 ∈ 𝑀2 (ℝ).

Then which one of the following is correct?

(A) Both 𝑃 and 𝑄 are true.

(B) 𝑃 is true, but 𝑄 is false.

(C) 𝑃 is false, but 𝑄 is true.

(D) Both 𝑃 and 𝑄 are false.

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Q.18 Consider the system of linear equations

𝑥+𝑦+𝑡 = 4,
2𝑥 − 4𝑡 = 7,
𝑥+𝑦+𝑧 = 5,
𝑥 − 3𝑦 − 𝑧 − 10𝑡 = 𝜆,

where 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧, 𝑡 are variables and 𝜆 is a constant. Then which one of the following
is true?

(A) If 𝜆 = 1, then the system has a unique solution.

(B) If 𝜆 = 2, then the system has infinitely many solutions.

(C) If 𝜆 = 1, then the system has infinitely many solutions.

(D) If 𝜆 = 2, then the system has a unique solution.

Q.19 Consider the group (ℚ, +) and its subgroup (ℤ, +).

For the quotient group ℚ/ℤ, which one of the following is FALSE?

(A) ℚ/ℤ contains a subgroup isomorphic to (ℤ, +).

(B) There is exactly one group homomorphism from ℚ/ℤ to (ℚ, +).

(C) For all 𝑛 ∈ ℕ, there exists 𝑔 ∈ ℚ/ℤ such that the order of 𝑔 is 𝑛.

(D) ℚ/ℤ is not a cyclic group.

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Q.20 For 𝑃 ∈ 𝑀5 (ℝ) and 𝑖, 𝑗 ∈ {1,2, … ,5}, let 𝑝𝑖𝑗 denote the (𝑖, 𝑗)th entry of 𝑃. Let

𝑆 = {𝑃 ∈ 𝑀5 (ℝ) ∶ 𝑝𝑖𝑗 = 𝑝𝑟𝑠 for 𝑖, 𝑗, 𝑟, 𝑠 ∈ {1,2, … ,5} with 𝑖 + 𝑟 = 𝑗 + 𝑠}.

Then which one of the following is FALSE?

(A) 𝑆 is a subspace of the vector space over ℝ of all 5 × 5 symmetric matrices.

(B) The dimension of 𝑆 over ℝ is 5.

(C) The dimension of 𝑆 over ℝ is 11.

(D) If 𝑃 ∈ 𝑆 and all the entries of 𝑃 are integers, then 5 divides the sum of all the
diagonal entries of 𝑃.

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Q.21 On the open interval (−𝑐, 𝑐), where 𝑐 is a positive real number, 𝑦(𝑥) is an
infinitely differentiable solution of the differential equation

𝑑𝑦
= 𝑦 2 − 1 + cos 𝑥,
𝑑𝑥

with the initial condition 𝑦(0) = 0. Then which one of the following is correct?

(A) 𝑦(𝑥) has a local maximum at the origin.

(B) 𝑦(𝑥) has a local minimum at the origin.

(C) 𝑦(𝑥) is strictly increasing on the open interval (−𝛿, 𝛿) for some positive real
number 𝛿.

(D) 𝑦(𝑥) is strictly decreasing on the open interval (−𝛿, 𝛿) for some positive real
number 𝛿.

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Q.22 1
Let 𝐻 ∶ ℝ → ℝ be the function given by 𝐻(𝑥) = (𝑒 𝑥 + 𝑒 −𝑥 ) for 𝑥 ∈ ℝ.
2

Let 𝑓 ∶ ℝ → ℝ be defined by

𝑓(𝑥) = ∫ 𝐻(𝑥 sin 𝜃)𝑑𝜃 for 𝑥 ∈ ℝ.

0

Then which one of the following is true?

(A) 𝑥𝑓 ′′ (𝑥) + 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) + 𝑥𝑓(𝑥) = 0 for all 𝑥 ∈ ℝ.

(B) 𝑥𝑓 ′′ (𝑥) − 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) + 𝑥𝑓(𝑥) = 0 for all 𝑥 ∈ ℝ.

(C) 𝑥𝑓 ′′ (𝑥) + 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) − 𝑥𝑓(𝑥) = 0 for all 𝑥 ∈ ℝ.

(D) 𝑥𝑓 ′′ (𝑥) − 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) − 𝑥𝑓(𝑥) = 0 for all 𝑥 ∈ ℝ.

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Q.23 Consider the differential equation

𝑦 ′′ + 𝑎𝑦 ′ + 𝑦 = sin 𝑥 for 𝑥 ∈ ℝ. (∗∗)

Then which one of the following is true?

(A) If 𝑎 = 0, then all the solutions of (∗∗) are unbounded over ℝ.

(B) If 𝑎 = 1, then all the solutions of (∗∗) are unbounded over (0, ∞).

(C) If 𝑎 = 1, then all the solutions of (∗∗) tend to zero as 𝑥 → ∞.

(D) If 𝑎 = 2, then all the solutions of (∗∗) are bounded over (−∞, 0).

Q.24 For 𝑔 ∈ ℤ, let 𝑔̅ ∈ ℤ37 denote the residue class of 𝑔 modulo 37. Consider the
group 𝑈37 = {𝑔̅ ∈ ℤ37 ∶ 1 ≤ 𝑔 ≤ 37 with gcd(𝑔, 37) = 1} with respect to
multiplication modulo 37. Then which one of the following is FALSE?

(A) The set {𝑔̅ ∈ 𝑈37 ∶ 𝑔̅ = (𝑔̅ )−1 } contains exactly 2 elements.

(B) The order of the element ̅10

̅̅̅ in 𝑈37 is 36.

(C) There is exactly one group homomorphism from 𝑈37 to (ℤ, +).

(D) There is exactly one group homomorphism from 𝑈37 to (ℚ, +).

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Q.25 For some real number 𝑐 with 0 < 𝑐 < 1, let 𝜙: (1 − 𝑐, 1 + 𝑐) → (0, ∞) be a
differentiable function such that 𝜙(1) = 1 and 𝑦 = 𝜙(𝑥) is a solution of the
differential equation

(𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 )𝑑𝑥 − 4𝑥𝑦 𝑑𝑦 = 0.

Then which one of the following is true?

(A) 2 2
(3(𝜙(𝑥)) + 𝑥 2 ) = 4𝑥.

(B) 2 2
(3(𝜙(𝑥)) − 𝑥 2 ) = 4𝑥.

(C) 2 2
(3(𝜙(𝑥)) + 𝑥 2 ) = 4𝜙(𝑥).

(D) 2 2
(3(𝜙(𝑥)) − 𝑥 2 ) = 4𝜙(𝑥).

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Q.26 ̅ denote the matrix obtained from 𝑀 by

For a 4 × 4 matrix 𝑀 ∈ 𝑀4 (ℂ), let 𝑀
replacing each entry of 𝑀 by its complex conjugate. Consider the real vector
space

̅}
𝐻 = {𝑀 ∈ 𝑀4 (ℂ) ∶ 𝑀⊤ = 𝑀

where 𝑀⊤ denotes the transpose of 𝑀. The dimension of 𝐻 as a vector space over

ℝ is equal to

(A) 6

(B) 16

(C) 15

(D) 12

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Q.27 Let 𝑎, 𝑏 be positive real numbers such that 𝑎 < 𝑏. Given that
𝑁
2 √𝜋
lim ∫ 𝑒 −𝑡 𝑑𝑡 = ,
𝑁→∞ 2
0

the value of

𝑁
1 −𝑎𝑡 2 2
lim ∫ 2
(𝑒 − 𝑒 −𝑏𝑡 )𝑑𝑡
𝑁→∞ 𝑡
0

is equal to

(A) √𝜋(√𝑎 − √𝑏).

(B) √𝜋(√𝑎 + √𝑏).

(C) −√𝜋(√𝑎 + √𝑏).

(D) √𝜋(√𝑏 − √𝑎).

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Q.28 For −1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1, if 𝑓(𝑥) is the sum of the convergent power series

𝑥2 𝑥3 𝑥𝑛
𝑥 + 2 + 2 + ⋯+ 2 + ⋯
2 3 𝑛

1
then 𝑓 ( ) is equal to
2

1
(A)
2
ln(1 − 𝑡)
∫ 𝑑𝑡.
𝑡
0

1
(B)
2
ln(1 − 𝑡)
−∫ 𝑑𝑡.
𝑡
0

1
(C)
2

∫ t ln(1 + 𝑡) 𝑑𝑡.
0

1
(D)
2

∫ t ln(1 − 𝑡) 𝑑𝑡.
0

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Q.29 For 𝑛 ∈ ℕ and 𝑥 ∈ [1, ∞), let

𝜋
𝑛
𝑓𝑛 (𝑥) = ∫ (𝑥 2 + (cos 𝜃)√𝑥 2 − 1) 𝑑𝜃.
0

Then which one of the following is true?

(A) 𝑓𝑛 (𝑥) is not a polynomial in 𝑥 if 𝑛 is odd and 𝑛 ≥ 3.

(B) 𝑓𝑛 (𝑥) is not a polynomial in 𝑥 if 𝑛 is even and 𝑛 ≥ 4.

(C) 𝑓𝑛 (𝑥) is a polynomial in 𝑥 for all 𝑛 ∈ ℕ.

(D) 𝑓𝑛 (𝑥) is not a polynomial in 𝑥 for any 𝑛 ≥ 3.

Q.30 Let 𝑃 be a 3 × 3 real matrix having eigenvalues 𝜆1 = 0, 𝜆2 = 1 and 𝜆3 = −1.

1 1 1
Further, 𝑣1 = (0) , 𝑣2 = (1) and 𝑣3 = (0) are eigenvectors of the matrix 𝑃
0 0 1
corresponding to the eigenvalues 𝜆1 , 𝜆2 and 𝜆3 , respectively. Then the entry in
the first row and the third column of 𝑃 is

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C) −1

(D) 2

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Section B: Q.31 – Q.40 Carry TWO marks each.

Q.31 Let (−𝑐, 𝑐) be the largest open interval in ℝ (where 𝑐 is either a positive real
number or 𝑐 = ∞) on which the solution 𝑦(𝑥) of the differential equation

𝑑𝑦
= 𝑥2 + 𝑦2 + 1 with initial condition 𝑦(0) = 0
𝑑𝑥

exists and is unique. Then which of the following is/are true?

(A) 𝑦(𝑥) is an odd function on (−𝑐, 𝑐).

(B) 𝑦(𝑥) is an even function on (−𝑐, 𝑐).

(C) 2
(𝑦(𝑥)) has a local minimum at 0.

(D) 2
(𝑦(𝑥)) has a local maximum at 0.

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Q.32 Let 𝑆 be the set of all continuous functions 𝑓: [−1,1] → ℝ satisfying the following
three conditions:

(i) 𝑓 is infinitely differentiable on the open interval (−1,1),

(ii) the Taylor series

𝑓′′(0) 2
𝑓(0) + 𝑓 ′ (0)𝑥 + 𝑥 +⋯
2!

of 𝑓 at 0 converges to 𝑓(𝑥) for each 𝑥 ∈ (−1,1),

1
(iii) 𝑓 (𝑛) = 0 for all 𝑛 ∈ ℕ.

Then which of the following is/are true?

(A) 𝑓(0) = 0 for every 𝑓 ∈ 𝑆.

(B) 1
𝑓′ (2) = 0 for every 𝑓 ∈ 𝑆.

(C) 1
There exists 𝑓 ∈ 𝑆 such that 𝑓′ (2) ≠ 0.

(D) There exists 𝑓 ∈ 𝑆 such that 𝑓(𝑥) ≠ 0 for some 𝑥 ∈ [−1,1].

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Q.33 Define 𝑓: [0,1] → [0,1] by

1 if 𝑥 = 0,

1 𝑚
𝑓(𝑥) = if 𝑥 = for some 𝑚, 𝑛 ∈ ℕ with 𝑚 ≤ 𝑛 and gcd(𝑚, 𝑛) = 1,
𝑛 𝑛

{0 if 𝑥 ∈ [0,1] is irrational.

and define 𝑔: [0,1] → [0,1] by

0 if 𝑥 = 0,
𝑔(𝑥) = {
1 if 𝑥 ∈ (0,1].

Then which of the following is/are true?

(A) 𝑓 is Riemann integrable on [0,1].

(B) 𝑔 is Riemann integrable on [0,1].

(C) The composite function 𝑓 ∘ 𝑔 is Riemann integrable on [0,1].

(D) The composite function 𝑔 ∘ 𝑓 is Riemann integrable on [0,1].

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Q.34 Let 𝑆 be the set of all functions 𝑓: ℝ → ℝ satisfying

|𝑓(𝑥) − 𝑓(𝑦)|𝟐 ≤ |𝑥 − 𝑦|3 for all 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ ℝ.

Then which of the following is/are true?

(A) Every function in 𝑆 is differentiable.

(B) There exists a function 𝑓 ∈ 𝑆 such that 𝑓 is differentiable, but 𝑓 is not twice
differentiable.

(C) There exists a function 𝑓 ∈ 𝑆 such that 𝑓 is twice differentiable, but 𝑓 is not
thrice differentiable.

(D) Every function in 𝑆 is infinitely differentiable.

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Q.35 A real-valued function 𝑦(𝑥) defined on ℝ is said to be periodic if there exists a

real number 𝑇 > 0 such that 𝑦(𝑥 + 𝑇) = 𝑦(𝑥) for all 𝑥 ∈ ℝ.

Consider the differential equation

𝑑2𝑦
+ 4𝑦 = sin(𝑎𝑥), 𝑥 ∈ ℝ, (∗)
𝑑𝑥 2
where 𝑎 ∈ ℝ is a constant.

Then which of the following is/are true?

(A) All solutions of (∗) are periodic for every choice of 𝑎.

(B) All solutions of (∗) are periodic for every choice of 𝑎 ∈ ℝ − {−2, 2}.

(C) All solutions of (∗) are periodic for every choice of 𝑎 ∈ ℚ − {−2, 2}.

(D) If 𝑎 ∈ ℝ − ℚ, then there is a unique periodic solution of (∗).

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Q.36 Let 𝑀 be a positive real number and let 𝑢, 𝑣 ∶ ℝ2 → ℝ be continuous functions

satisfying

√𝑢(𝑥, 𝑦)2 + 𝑣(𝑥, 𝑦)2 ≥ 𝑀√𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 for all (𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ ℝ2 .

Let 𝐹: ℝ2 → ℝ2 be given by

𝐹(𝑥, 𝑦) = (𝑢(𝑥, 𝑦), 𝑣(𝑥, 𝑦)) for (𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ ℝ2 .

Then which of the following is/are true?

(A) 𝐹 is injective.

(B) If 𝐾 is open in ℝ2 , then 𝐹(𝐾) is open in ℝ2 .

(C) If 𝐾 is closed in ℝ2 , then 𝐹(𝐾) is closed in ℝ2 .

(D) If 𝐸 is closed and bounded in ℝ2 , then 𝐹 −1 (𝐸) is closed and bounded in ℝ2 .

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Q.37 Let 𝐺 be a finite group of order at least two and let 𝑒 denote the identity element
of 𝐺. Let 𝜎: 𝐺 → 𝐺 be a bijective group homomorphism that satisfies the following
two conditions:

(i) If 𝜎(𝑔) = 𝑔 for some 𝑔 ∈ 𝐺, then 𝑔 = 𝑒,

(ii) (𝜎 ∘ 𝜎)(𝑔) = 𝑔 for all 𝑔 ∈ 𝐺.

Then which of the following is/are correct?

(A) For each 𝑔 ∈ 𝐺, there exists ℎ ∈ 𝐺 such that ℎ−1 𝜎(ℎ) = 𝑔.

(B) There exists 𝑥 ∈ 𝐺 such that 𝑥𝜎(𝑥) ≠ 𝑒.

(C) The map 𝜎 satisfies 𝜎(𝑥) = 𝑥 −1 for every 𝑥 ∈ 𝐺.

(D) The order of the group 𝐺 is an odd number.

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Q.38 Let (𝑥𝑛 ) be a sequence of real numbers. Consider the set

𝑃 = {𝑛 ∈ ℕ ∶ 𝑥𝑛 > 𝑥𝑚 for all 𝑚 ∈ ℕ with 𝑚 > 𝑛}.

Then which of the following is/are true?

(A) If 𝑃 is finite, then (𝑥𝑛 ) has a monotonically increasing subsequence.

(B) If 𝑃 is finite, then no subsequence of (𝑥𝑛 ) is monotonically increasing.

(C) If 𝑃 is infinite, then (𝑥𝑛 ) has a monotonically decreasing subsequence.

(D) If 𝑃 is infinite, then no subsequence of (𝑥𝑛 ) is monotonically decreasing.

Q.39 Let 𝑉 be the real vector space consisting of all polynomials in one variable with
real coefficients and having degree at most 5, together with the zero polynomial.
Let 𝑇: 𝑉 → ℝ be the linear map defined by 𝑇(1) = 1 and

𝑇(𝑥(𝑥 − 1) ⋯ (𝑥 − 𝑘 + 1)) = 1 for 1 ≤ 𝑘 ≤ 5.

Then which of the following is/are true?

(A) 𝑇(𝑥 4 ) = 15.

(B) 𝑇(𝑥 3 ) = 5.

(C) 𝑇(𝑥 4 ) = 14.

(D) 𝑇(𝑥 3 ) = 3.

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Q.40 Let 𝑃 be a fixed 3 × 3 matrix with entries in ℝ. Which of the following maps
from 𝑀3 (ℝ) to 𝑀3 (ℝ) is/are linear?

(A) 𝑇1 : 𝑀3 (ℝ) → 𝑀3 (ℝ) given by 𝑇1 (𝑀) = 𝑀𝑃 − 𝑃𝑀 for 𝑀 ∈ 𝑀3 (ℝ).

(B) 𝑇2 : 𝑀3 (ℝ) → 𝑀3 (ℝ) given by 𝑇2 (𝑀) = 𝑀2 𝑃 − 𝑃2 𝑀 for 𝑀 ∈ 𝑀3 (ℝ).

(C) 𝑇3 : 𝑀3 (ℝ) → 𝑀3 (ℝ) given by 𝑇3 (𝑀) = 𝑀𝑃2 + 𝑃2 𝑀 for 𝑀 ∈ 𝑀3 (ℝ).

(D) 𝑇4 : 𝑀3 (ℝ) → 𝑀3 (ℝ) given by 𝑇4 (𝑀) = 𝑀𝑃2 − 𝑃𝑀2 for 𝑀 ∈ 𝑀3 (ℝ).

Section C: Q.41 – Q.50 Carry ONE mark each.

Q.41 The value of the limit

(14 + 24 + ⋯ + 𝑛4 ) 1 1 1 1
lim ( 5
+ ( + + ⋯+ ))
𝑛→∞ 𝑛 √𝑛 √𝑛 + 1 √𝑛 + 2 √4𝑛

is equal to _________. (Rounded off to two decimal places)

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Q.42 Consider the function 𝑢: ℝ3 → ℝ given by

𝑢(𝑥1 , 𝑥2 , 𝑥3 ) = 𝑥1 𝑥24 𝑥32 − 𝑥13 𝑥34 − 26𝑥12 𝑥22 𝑥33 .

Let 𝑐 ∈ ℝ and 𝑘 ∈ ℕ be such that

𝜕𝑢 𝜕𝑢
𝑥1 + 2𝑥2
𝜕𝑥2 𝜕𝑥3
evaluated at the point (𝑡, 𝑡 2 , 𝑡 3 ), equals 𝑐𝑡 𝑘 for every 𝑡 ∈ ℝ. Then the value of
𝑘 is equal to _________.

Q.43 Let 𝑦(𝑥) be the solution of the differential equation

𝑑𝑦
+ 3𝑥 2 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 , for 𝑥 ∈ ℝ,
𝑑𝑥

satisfying the initial condition 𝑦(0) = 4.

Then lim 𝑦(𝑥) is equal to _________. (Rounded off to two decimal places)
𝑥→∞

Q.44 The sum of the series

∞
1
∑
(4𝑛 − 3)(4𝑛 + 1)
𝑛=1

is equal to _________. (Rounded off to two decimal places)

Q.45 The number of distinct subgroups of ℤ999 is _________.

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Q.46 The number of elements of order 12 in the symmetric group S7 is equal to

_________.

Q.47 Let 𝑦(𝑥) be the solution of the differential equation

sin 𝑥
𝑥𝑦 2 𝑦 ′ + 𝑦 3 = for 𝑥 > 0,
𝑥
𝜋
satisfying 𝑦 ( ) = 0.
2

5𝜋
Then the value of 𝑦 (
2
) is equal to _________. (Rounded off to two decimal
places)

Q.48 Consider the region

𝐺 = {(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 ) ∈ ℝ3 ∶ 0 < 𝑧 < 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 , 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 < 1}.

Then the volume of 𝐺 is equal to _________. (Rounded off to two decimal

places)

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Q.49 Given that 𝑦(𝑥) is a solution of the differential equation

𝑥 2 𝑦 ′′ + 𝑥𝑦 ′ − 4𝑦 = 𝑥 2

on the interval (0, ∞) such that lim+ 𝑦(𝑥) exists and 𝑦(1) = 1. The value of
𝑥→0

𝑦 ′ (1) is equal to _________. (Rounded off to two decimal places)

Q.50 Consider the family ℱ1 of curves lying in the region

{(𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ ℝ2 ∶ 𝑦 > 0 and 0 < 𝑥 < 𝜋}

and given by

𝑐(1 − cos 𝑥)
𝑦= , where 𝑐 is a positive real number.
sin 𝑥

Let ℱ2 be the family of orthogonal trajectories to ℱ1. Consider the curve 𝒞

𝜋
belonging to the family ℱ2 passing through the point ( , 1). If 𝑎 is a real number
3
𝜋
such that ( , 𝑎) lies on 𝒞, then the value of 𝑎4 is equal to _________.
4

(Rounded off to two decimal places)

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Section C: Q.51 – Q.60 Carry TWO marks each.

Q.51 For 𝑡 ∈ ℝ, let [𝑡] denote the greatest integer less than or equal to 𝑡.

Let 𝐷 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ ℝ2 ∶ 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 < 4}. Let 𝑓: 𝐷 → ℝ and 𝑔: 𝐷 → ℝ be defined

by 𝑓(0, 0) = 𝑔(0, 0) = 0 and

𝑥2𝑦2 𝑥𝑦
𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = [𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 ] , 𝑔(𝑥, 𝑦) = [𝑦 2 ]
𝑥4 + 𝑦4 𝑥2 + 𝑦2

for (𝑥, 𝑦) ≠ (0, 0). Let 𝐸 be the set of points of 𝐷 at which both 𝑓 and 𝑔 are
discontinuous. The number of elements in the set 𝐸 is _________.

Q.52 If 𝐺 is the region in ℝ2 given by

𝑥
𝐺 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ ℝ2 ∶ 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 < 1, < 𝑦 < √3𝑥, 𝑥 > 0, 𝑦 > 0}
√3

then the value of

200
∬ 𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦
𝜋 𝐺

is equal to _________. (Rounded off to two decimal places)

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Q.53 1 1 𝑢1
Let 𝐴 = ( 0 1) and let 𝐴⊤ denote the transpose of 𝐴. Let 𝑢 = (𝑢 ) and
2
−1 1
𝑣1
𝑣 = (𝑣2 ) be column vectors with entries in ℝ such that 𝑢12 + 𝑢22 = 1 and
𝑣3
𝑣12 + 𝑣22 + 𝑣32 = 1. Suppose

𝐴𝑢 = √2 𝑣 and 𝐴⊤ 𝑣 = √2 𝑢.

Then |𝑢1 + 2 √2 𝑣1 | is equal to _________. (Rounded off to two decimal places)

Q.54 Let 𝑓: [0, 𝜋] → ℝ be the function defined by

𝜋
(𝑥 − 𝜋)𝑒 sin 𝑥 if 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ ,
2
𝑓(𝑥) = { 4 𝜋
𝑥𝑒 sin 𝑥 + if < 𝑥 ≤ 𝜋.
𝜋 2

Then the value of

∫ 𝑓(𝑥)𝑑𝑥
0

is equal to _________. (Rounded off to two decimal places)

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Q.55 Let 𝑟 be the radius of convergence of the power series

1 𝑥 𝑥2 𝑥3 𝑥4 𝑥5 𝑥6 𝑥7
+ + + + + + + + ⋯.
3 5 32 52 33 53 34 54

Then the value of 𝑟 2 is equal to _________. (Rounded off to two decimal

places)

Q.56 Define 𝑓: ℝ2 → ℝ by
𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 2 + 2𝑦 2 − 𝑥 for (𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ ℝ2 .
𝑥2 𝑦2
Let 𝐷 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ ℝ2 ∶ 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 ≤ 1} and 𝐸 = {(𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ ℝ2 ∶ + ≤ 1}.
4 9

Consider the sets

𝐷max = {(𝑎, 𝑏) ∈ 𝐷 ∶ 𝑓 has absolute maximum on 𝐷 at (𝑎, 𝑏)},

𝐷min = {(𝑎, 𝑏) ∈ 𝐷 ∶ 𝑓 has absolute minimum on 𝐷 at (𝑎, 𝑏)},

𝐸max = {(𝑐, 𝑑) ∈ 𝐸 ∶ 𝑓 has absolute maximum on 𝐸 at (𝑐, 𝑑)},

𝐸min = {(𝑐, 𝑑) ∈ 𝐸 ∶ 𝑓 has absolute minimum on 𝐸 at (𝑐, 𝑑)}.

Then the total number of elements in the set

𝐷max ∪ 𝐷min ∪ 𝐸max ∪ 𝐸min

is equal to _________.

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Q.57 11 10 10 10
Consider the 4 × 4 matrix 𝑀 = (10 11 10 10) . Then the value of the
10 10 11 10
10 10 10 11
determinant of 𝑀 is equal to _________.

Q.58 Let 𝜎 be the permutation in the symmetric group S5 given by

𝜎(1) = 2, σ(2) = 3, σ(3) = 1, σ(4) = 5, σ(5) = 4.
Define
𝑁(𝜎) = {𝜏 ∈ 𝑆5 ∶ 𝜎 ∘ 𝜏 = 𝜏 ∘ 𝜎}.
Then the number of elements in 𝑁(𝜎) is equal to _________.

Q.59 Let 𝑓: (−1, 1) → ℝ and 𝑔: (−1, 1) → ℝ be thrice continuously differentiable

functions such that 𝑓(𝑥) ≠ 𝑔(𝑥) for every nonzero 𝑥 ∈ (−1, 1). Suppose

𝑓(0) = ln 2, 𝑓 ′ (0) = 𝜋, 𝑓 ′′ (0) = 𝜋 2 , and 𝑓 ′′′ (0) = 𝜋 9

and

𝑔(0) = ln 2, 𝑔′ (0) = 𝜋, 𝑔′′ (0) = 𝜋 2 , and 𝑔′′′ (0) = 𝜋 3 .

Then the value of the limit

𝑒 𝑓(𝑥) − 𝑒 𝑔(𝑥)
lim
𝑥→0 𝑓(𝑥) − 𝑔(𝑥)

is equal to _________. (Rounded off to two decimal places)

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Q.60 If 𝑓: [0, ∞) → ℝ and 𝑔: [0, ∞) → [0, ∞) are continuous functions such that

𝑥 3 +𝑥 2 𝑔(𝑥) 2
∫0 𝑓(𝑡)𝑑𝑡 = 𝑥 2 and ∫0 𝑡 𝑑𝑡 = 9(𝑥 + 1)3 for all 𝑥 ∈ [0, ∞),

then the value of

𝑓(2) + 𝑔(2) + 16 𝑓(12)

is equal to _________. (Rounded off to two decimal places)

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Question Question Subject
Key/Range (KY) Mark (MK)
No. Type (QT) Name (SN)
1 MCQ MA C 1

2 MCQ MA D 1

3 MCQ MA C 1

4 MCQ MA B 1

5 MCQ MA B 1

6 MCQ MA D 1

7 MCQ MA C 1

8 MCQ MA A 1

9 MCQ MA A 1

10 MCQ MA D 1

11 MCQ MA C 2

12 MCQ MA C 2

13 MCQ MA B 2

14 MCQ MA D 2

15 MCQ MA Marks to All 2

16 MCQ MA A 2

17 MCQ MA B 2

18 MCQ MA C 2

19 MCQ MA A 2

20 MCQ MA C 2

21 MCQ MA D 2

22 MCQ MA C 2

23 MCQ MA A 2
Question Question Subject
Key/Range (KY) Mark (MK)
No. Type (QT) Name (SN)
24 MCQ MA B 2

25 MCQ MA B 2

26 MCQ MA B 2

27 MCQ MA D 2

28 MCQ MA B 2

29 MCQ MA C 2

30 MCQ MA C 2

31 MSQ MA A,C 2

32 MSQ MA A,B 2

33 MSQ MA A,B,C 2

34 MSQ MA A,D 2

35 MSQ MA C,D 2

36 MSQ MA C,D 2

37 MSQ MA A,C,D 2

38 MSQ MA A,C 2

39 MSQ MA A,B 2

40 MSQ MA A,C 2

41 NAT MA 2.19 to 2.21 1

42 NAT MA 14 to 14 1

43 NAT MA 0.32 to 0.34 1

44 NAT MA 0.24 to 0.26 1

45 NAT MA 8 to 8 1

46 NAT MA 420 to 420 1

Question Question Subject
Key/Range (KY) Mark (MK)
No. Type (QT) Name (SN)
47 NAT MA 0 to 0 1

48 NAT MA 0.49 to 0.51 1

49 NAT MA 2.24 to 2.26 1

50 NAT MA 2.00 to 2.00 1

51 NAT MA 18 to 18 2

52 NAT MA 4.15 to 4.17 2

53 NAT MA 3.00 to 3.00 2

54 NAT MA 2.00 to 2.00 2

55 NAT MA 3.00 to 3.00 2

56 NAT MA 5 to 5 2

57 NAT MA 41 to 41 2

58 NAT MA 6 to 6 2

59 NAT MA 2.00 to 2.00 2

60 NAT MA 13.39 to 13.41 2

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N = {1, 2, . . .}.

Z = {. . . , −2, −1, 0, 1, 2, . . .}.

Q = the set of rational numbers.

R = the set of real numbers.

Rn = the n-dimensional real space with the Euclidean topology.

C = the set of complex numbers.

Cn = the n-dimensional complex space with the Euclidean topology.

Mn (R), Mn (C) = the vector space of n × n real or complex matrices, respectively.

f 0 , f 00 = the first and second derivatives of the function f , respectively.

f (n) = the nth. derivative of the function f .

R
C
stands for the line integral over the curve C.

In = the n × n identity matrix.

A−1 = the inverse of an invertible matrix A.

Sn = the permutation group on n symbols.

î = (1, 0, 0), ĵ = (0, 1, 0) and k̂ = (0, 0, 1).

ln x = the natural logarithm of x (to the base e).

|X| = the number of elements in a finite set X.

Zn = the additive group of integers modulo n.

arctan(x) denotes the unique θ ∈ (−π/2, π/2) such that tan θ = x.

All vector spaces are over the real or complex field, unless otherwise stated.

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SECTION – A
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ)

Q. 1 – Q. 10 carry one mark each.

Q. 1 Let 0 < α < 1 be a real number. The number of differentiable functions y : [0, 1] → [0, ∞),
having continuous derivative on [0, 1] and satisfying

y 0 (t) = (y(t))α , t ∈ [0, 1],

y(0) = 0,

is
(A) exactly one. (B) exactly two.
(C) finite but more than two. (D) infinite.

Q. 2 Let P : R → R be a continuous function such that P (x) > 0 for all x ∈ R. Let y be a twice
differentiable function on R satisfying y 00 (x) + P (x)y 0 (x) − y(x) = 0 for all x ∈ R. Suppose
that there exist two real numbers a, b (a < b) such that y(a) = y(b) = 0. Then
(A) y(x) = 0 for all x ∈ [a, b]. (B) y(x) > 0 for all x ∈ (a, b).
(C) y(x) < 0 for all x ∈ (a, b). (D) y(x) changes sign on (a, b).

Q. 3 Let f : R → R be a continuous function satisfying f (x) = f (x + 1) for all x ∈ R. Then

(A) f is not necessarily bounded above.
(B) there exists a unique x0 ∈ R such that f (x0 + π) = f (x0 ).
(C) there is no x0 ∈ R such that f (x0 + π) = f (x0 ).
(D) there exist infinitely many x0 ∈ R such that f (x0 + π) = f (x0 ).

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Q. 4 Let f : R → R be a continuous function such that for all x ∈ R,

Z 1
f (xt) dt = 0. (∗)
0

Then

(A) f must be identically 0 on the whole of R.

(B) there is an f satisfying (∗) that is identically 0 on (0, 1) but not identically 0 on the whole
of R.
(C) there is an f satisfying (∗) that takes both positive and negative values.
(D) there is an f satisfying (∗) that is 0 at infinitely many points, but is not identically zero.

Q. 5 Let p and t be positive real numbers. Let Dt be the closed disc of radius t centered at (0, 0),
i.e., Dt = {(x, y) ∈ R2 : x2 + y 2 ≤ t2 }. Define
ZZ
dxdy
I(p, t) = 2 2 2 p
.
Dt (p + x + y )

Then limt→∞ I(p, t) is finite

(A) only if p > 1. (B) only if p = 1.
(C) only if p < 1. (D) for no value of p.

Q. 6 How many elements of the group Z50 have order 10?

(A) 10 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 8

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Q. 7 For every n ∈ N, let fn : R → R be a function. From the given choices, pick the statement
that is the negation of
“For every x ∈ R and for every real number  > 0, there exists an integer N > 0 such that
Pp
i=1 |fN +i (x)| <  for every integer p > 0.”

(A) For every x ∈ R and for every real number  > 0, there does not exist any integer N > 0
such that pi=1 |fN +i (x)| <  for every integer p > 0.
P

(B) For every x ∈ R and for every real number  > 0, there exists an integer N > 0 such that
Pp
i=1 |fN +i (x)| ≥  for some integer p > 0.

(C) There exists x ∈ R and there exists a real number  > 0 such that for every integer N > 0,
there exists an integer p > 0 for which the inequality pi=1 |fN +i (x)| ≥  holds.
P

(D) There exists x ∈ R and there exists a real number  > 0 such that for every integer N > 0
and for every integer p > 0 the inequality pi=1 |fN +i (x)| ≥  holds.
P

Q. 8 Which one of the following subsets of R has a non-empty interior?

(A) The set of all irrational numbers in R.
(B) The set {a ∈ R : sin(a) = 1}.
(C) The set {b ∈ R : x2 + bx + 1 = 0 has distinct roots}.
(D) The set of all rational numbers in R.

Q. 9 For an integer k ≥ 0, let Pk denote the vector space of all real polynomials in one variable of
degree less than or equal to k. Define a linear transformation T : P2 −→ P3 by

T f (x) = f 00 (x) + xf (x).

Which one of the following polynomials is not in the range of T ?

(A) x + x2 (B) x2 + x3 + 2 (C) x + x3 + 2 (D) x + 1

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Q. 10 Let n > 1 be an integer. Consider the following two statements for an arbitrary n × n matrix
A with complex entries.

I. If Ak = In for some integer k ≥ 1, then all the eigenvalues of A are k th roots of unity.
II. If, for some integer k ≥ 1, all the eigenvalues of A are k th roots of unity, then Ak = In .

Then
(A) both I and II are TRUE. (B) I is TRUE but II is FALSE.
(C) I is FALSE but II is TRUE. (D) neither I nor II is TRUE.

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Q. 11 – Q. 30 carry two marks each.

Q. 11 Let Mn (R) be the real vector space of all n × n matrices with real entries, n ≥ 2.
Let A ∈ Mn (R). Consider the subspace W of Mn (R) spanned by {In , A, A2 , . . .}. Then the
dimension of W over R is necessarily
(A) ∞. (B) n2 . (C) n. (D) at most n.

Q. 12 Let y be the solution of

1
(1 + x)y 00 (x) + y 0 (x) − y(x) = 0, x ∈ (−1, ∞),
1+x
y(0) = 1, y 0 (0) = 0.
Then
(A) y is bounded on (0, ∞). (B) y is bounded on (−1, 0].
(C) y(x) ≥ 2 on (−1, ∞). (D) y attains its minimum at x = 0.

Q. 13 Consider the surface S = {(x, y, xy) ∈ R3 : x2 + y 2 ≤ 1}. Let F~ = y î + xĵ + k̂. If n̂ is the
continuous unit normal field to the surface S with positive z-component, then
ZZ
F~ · n̂ dS
S
equals
(A) π4 . (B) π2 . (C) π. (D) 2π.

Q. 14 Consider the following statements.

I. The group (Q, +) has no proper subgroup of finite index.

II. The group (C \ {0}, ·) has no proper subgroup of finite index.

Which one of the following statements is true?

(A) Both I and II are TRUE. (B) I is TRUE but II is FALSE.
(C) II is TRUE but I is FALSE. (D) Neither I nor II is TRUE.

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Q. 15 Let f : N → N be a bijective map such that

∞
X f (n)
< +∞.
n=1
n2

The number of such bijective maps is

(A) exactly one. (B) zero.
(C) finite but more than one. (D) infinite.

Q. 16 Define  1  1  1
S = lim 1 − 2 1 − 2 · · · 1 − 2 .
n→∞ 2 3 n
Then
(A) S = 1/2. (B) S = 1/4. (C) S = 1. (D) S = 3/4.

Q. 17 Let f : R → R be an infinitely differentiable function such that for all a, b ∈ R with a < b,

f (b) − f (a) 0 a+b

 
=f .
b−a 2
Then
(A) f must be a polynomial of degree less than or equal to 2.
(B) f must be a polynomial of degree greater than 2.
(C) f is not a polynomial.
(D) f must be a linear polynomial.

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Q. 18 Consider the function

(
1 if x ∈ (R \ Q) ∪ {0},
f (x) = 1
1− p
if x = np , n ∈ Z \ {0}, p ∈ N and gcd(n, p) = 1.

Then
(A) all x ∈ Q \ {0} are strict local minima for f .
(B) f is continuous at all x ∈ Q.
(C) f is not continuous at all x ∈ R \ Q.
(D) f is not continuous at x = 0.

Q. 19 Consider the family of curves x2 − y 2 = ky with parameter k ∈ R. The equation of the

orthogonal trajectory to this family passing through (1, 1) is given by
(A) x3 + 3xy 2 = 4. (B) x2 + 2xy = 3.
(C) y 2 + 2x2 y = 3. (D) x3 + 2xy 2 = 3.

Q. 20 Which one of the following statements is true?

(A) Exactly half of the elements in any even order subgroup of S5 must be even permutations.
(B) Any abelian subgroup of S5 is trivial.
(C) There exists a cyclic subgroup of S5 of order 6.
(D) There exists a normal subgroup of S5 of index 7.

Q. 21 Let f : [0, 1] → [0, ∞) be a continuous function such that

Z t

2
f (t) < 1 + 2 f (s) ds, for all t ∈ [0, 1].
0

Then
(A) f (t) < 1 + t for all t ∈ [0, 1]. (B) f (t) > 1 + t for all t ∈ [0, 1].
t
(C) f (t) = 1 + t for all t ∈ [0, 1]. (D) f (t) < 1 + 2
for all t ∈ [0, 1].

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!
X11 X12
Q. 22 Let A be an n×n invertible matrix and C be an n×n nilpotent matrix. If X =
X21 X22
is a 2n ×!2n matrix (each Xij being n × n) that commutes with the 2n × 2n matrix B =
A 0
, then
0 C

(A) X11 and X22 are necessarily zero matrices.

(B) X12 and X21 are necessarily zero matrices.
(C) X11 and X21 are necessarily zero matrices.
(D) X12 and X22 are necessarily zero matrices.

Q. 23 Let D ⊆ R2 be defined by D = R2 \ {(x, 0) : x ∈ R}. Consider the function f : D → R

defined by
1
f (x, y) = x sin .
y
Then

(A) f is a discontinuous function on D.

(B) f is a continuous function on D and cannot be extended continuously to any point outside
D.
(C) f is a continuous function on D and can be extended continuously to D ∪ {(0, 0)}.
(D) f is a continuous function on D and can be extended continuously to the whole of R2 .

Q. 24 Which one of the following statements is true?

(A) (Z, +) is isomorphic to (R, +).

(B) (Z, +) is isomorphic to (Q, +).
(C) (Q/Z, +) is isomorphic to (Q/2Z, +).
(D) (Q/Z, +) is isomorphic to (Q, +).

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Q. 25 Let y be a twice differentiable function on R satisfying

y 00 (x) = 2 + e−|x| , x ∈ R,
y(0) = −1, y 0 (0) = 0.

Then
(A) y = 0 has exactly one root.
(B) y = 0 has exactly two roots.
(C) y = 0 has more than two roots.
(D) there exists an x0 ∈ R such that y(x0 ) ≥ y(x) for all x ∈ R.

Q. 26 Let f : [0, 1] → [0, 1] be a non-constant continuous function such that f ◦ f = f . Define

Ef = {x ∈ [0, 1] : f (x) = x}.

Then
(A) Ef is neither open nor closed. (B) Ef is an interval.
(C) Ef is empty. (D) Ef need not be an interval.

Q. 27 Let g be an element of S7 such that g commutes with the element (2, 6, 4, 3). The number of
such g is
(A) 6. (B) 4. (C) 24. (D) 48.

Q. 28 Let G be a finite abelian group of odd order. Consider the following two statements:

I. The map f : G → G defined by f (g) = g 2 is a group isomorphism.

Q
II. The product g∈G g = e.

(A) Both I and II are TRUE. (B) I is TRUE but II is FALSE.

(C) II is TRUE but I is FALSE. (D) Neither I nor II is TRUE.

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Q. 29 Let n ≥ 2 be an integer. Let A : Cn −→ Cn be the linear transformation defined by

A(z1 , z2 , . . . , zn ) = (zn , z1 , z2 , . . . , zn−1 ).

Which one of the following statements is true for every n ≥ 2?

(A) A is nilpotent. (B) All eigenvalues of A are of modulus 1.

(C) Every eigenvalue of A is either 0 or 1. (D) A is singular.

Q. 30 Consider the two series

∞ ∞
X 1 X 1
I. and II. .
n=1
n1+(1/n) n=1
n2−n1/n

Which one of the following holds?

(A) Both I and II converge. (B) Both I and II diverge.

(C) I converges and II diverges. (D) I diverges and II converges.

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SECTION – B
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTIONS (MSQ)

Q. 31 – Q. 40 carry two marks each.

Q. 31 Let f : R → R be a function with the property that for every y ∈ R, the value of the expression

sup [xy − f (x)]

x∈R

is finite. Define g(y) = supx∈R [xy − f (x)] for y ∈ R. Then

f (x)
(A) g is even if f is even. (B) f must satisfy lim = +∞.
|x|→∞ |x|

f (x)
(C) g is odd if f is even. (D) f must satisfy lim = −∞.
|x|→∞ |x|

Q. 32 Consider the equation

x2021 + x2020 + · · · + x − 1 = 0.
Then
(A) all real roots are positive. (B) exactly one real root is positive.
(C) exactly one real root is negative. (D) no real root is positive.

Q. 33 Let D = R2 \ {(0, 0)}. Consider the two functions u, v : D → R defined by

u(x, y) = x2 − y 2 and v(x, y) = xy.

Consider the gradients ∇u and ∇v of the functions u and v, respectively. Then

(A) ∇u and ∇v are parallel at each point (x, y) of D.

(B) ∇u and ∇v are perpendicular at each point (x, y) of D.
(C) ∇u and ∇v do not exist at some points (x, y) of D.
(D) ∇u and ∇v at each point (x, y) of D span R2 .

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Q. 34 Consider the two functions f (x, y) = x + y and g(x, y) = xy − 16 defined on R2 . Then

(A) the function f has no global extreme value subject to the condition g = 0.
(B) the function f attains global extreme values at (4, 4) and (−4, −4) subject to the condition
g = 0.
(C) the function g has no global extreme value subject to the condition f = 0.
(D) the function g has a global extreme value at (0, 0) subject to the condition f = 0.

Q. 35 Let f : (a, b) → R be a differentiable function on (a, b). Which of the following statements
is/are true?

(A) f 0 > 0 in (a, b) implies that f is increasing in (a, b).

(B) f is increasing in (a, b) implies that f 0 > 0 in (a, b).
(C) If f 0 (x0 ) > 0 for some x0 ∈ (a, b), then there exists a δ > 0 such that f (x) > f (x0 ) for
all x ∈ (x0 , x0 + δ).
(D) If f 0 (x0 ) > 0 for some x0 ∈ (a, b), then f is increasing in a neighbourhood of x0 .

Q. 36 Let G be a finite group of order 28. Assume that G contains a subgroup of order 7. Which of
the following statements is/are true?
(A) G contains a unique subgroup of order 7.
(B) G contains a normal subgroup of order 7.
(C) G contains no normal subgroup of order 7.
(D) G contains at least two subgroups of order 7.

Q. 37 Which of the following subsets of R is/are connected?

(A) The set {x ∈ R : x is irrational}. (B) The set {x ∈ R : x3 − 1 ≥ 0}.
(C) The set {x ∈ R : x3 + x + 1 ≥ 0}. (D) The set {x ∈ R : x3 − 2x + 1 ≥ 0}.

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Q. 38 Consider the four functions from R to R:

f1 (x) = x4 + 3x3 + 7x + 1, f2 (x) = x3 + 3x2 + 4x, f3 (x) = arctan(x)

and (
x if x ∈
/ Z,
f4 (x) =
0 if x ∈ Z.

Which of the following subsets of R are open?

(A) The range of f1 . (B) The range of f2 .
(C) The range of f3 . (D) The range of f4 .

Q. 39 Let V be a finite dimensional vector space and T : V → V be a linear transformation. Let

R(T ) denote the range of T and N (T ) denote the null space {v ∈ V : T v = 0} of T . If
rank(T ) = rank(T 2 ), then which of the following is/are necessarily true?
(A) N (T ) = N (T 2 ). (B) R(T ) = R(T 2 ).
(C) N (T )∩ R(T ) = {0}. (D) N (T ) = {0}.

Q. 40 Let m > 1 and n > 1 be integers. Let A be an m × n matrix such that for some m × 1 matrix
b1 , the equation Ax = b1 has infinitely many solutions. Let b2 denote an m × 1 matrix different
from b1 . Then Ax = b2 has
(A) infinitely many solutions for some b2 . (B) a unique solution for some b2 .
(C) no solution for some b2 . (D) finitely many solutions for some b2 .

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SECTION – C
NUMERICAL ANSWER TYPE (NAT)

Q. 41 – Q. 50 carry one mark each.

Q. 41 The number of cycles of length 4 in S6 is .

Q. 42 The value of
  n1
n n n
lim 3 +5 +7
n→∞
is .

Q. 43 Let B = {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 : x2 + y 2 + z 2 ≤ 1} and define u(x, y, z) = sin (1 − x2 − y 2 − z 2 )2
for (x, y, z) ∈ B. Then the value of
ZZZ  2
∂ u ∂ 2u ∂ 2u

+ + dxdydz
B ∂x2 ∂y 2 ∂z 2
is .

Q. 44 Consider the subset S = {(x, y) : x2 + y 2 > 0} of R2 . Let

y x
P (x, y) = 2 2
and Q(x, y) = − 2
x +y x + y2
for (x, y) ∈ S. If C denotes the unit circle traversed in the counter-clockwise direction, then
the value of Z
1
(P dx + Qdy)
π C
is .

Q. 45 Consider the set A = {a ∈ R : x2 = a(a+1)(a+2) has a real root }. The number of connected
components of A is .

Q. 46 Let V be the real vector space of all continuous functions f : [0, 2] → R such that the restriction
of f to the interval [0, 1] is a polynomial of degree less than or equal to 2, the restriction of f
to the interval [1, 2] is a polynomial of degree less than or equal to 3 and f (0) = 0. Then the
dimension of V is equal to .

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Q. 47 The number of group homomorphisms from the group Z4 to the group S3 is .

9


Q. 48 Let y : 10
,3 → R be a differentiable function satisfying
 
dy 9
(x − 2y) + (2x + y) = 0, x ∈ ,3 , and y(1) = 1.
dx 10

Then y(2) equals .

Q. 49 Let F~ = (y + 1)ey cos(x)î + (y + 2)ey sin(x)ĵ be a vector field in R2 and C be a continuously

differentiable path with the starting point (0, 1) and the end point ( π2 , 0). Then
Z
F~ · d~r
C

equals .

Q. 50 The value of
π π  π   π 
lim cos cos · · · cos n+1
2 n→∞ 4 8 2
is .

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Q. 51 – Q. 60 carry two marks each.

Q. 51 The number of elements of order two in the group S4 is equal to .

Q. 52 The least possible value of k, accurate up to two decimal places, for which the following
problem

y 00 (t) + 2y 0 (t) + ky(t) = 0, t ∈ R,

y(0) = 0, y(1) = 0, y(1/2) = 1,

has a solution is .

Q. 53 Consider those continuous functions f : R → R that have the property that given any x ∈ R,

f (x) ∈ Q if and only if f (x + 1) ∈ R \ Q.

The number of such functions is .

Q. 54 The largest positive number a such that

Z 5 Z 3
f (x)dx + f −1 (x)dx ≥ a
0 0

for every strictly increasing surjective continuous function f : [0, ∞) → [0, ∞) is .

Q. 55 Define the sequence 

n−2
 1 X 2j
2 if n > 0 is even,


n




 2 j=0
sn =
 n−1
1 X 2j




 2 if n > 0 is odd.
 2n

j=0
m
1 X
Define σm = sn . The number of limit points of the sequence {σm } is .
m n=1

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Q. 56 The determinant of the matrix

 
2021 2020 2020 2020
2021 2021 2020 2020
 
 
2021 2021 2021 2020
2021 2021 2021 2021
is .

Q. 57 The value of

Z 1
2
lim ex sin(nx) dx
n→∞ 0
is .

Q. 58 Let S be the surface defined by

{(x, y, z) ∈ R3 : z = 1 − x2 − y 2 , z ≥ 0}.

Let F~ = −y î + (x − 1)ĵ + z 2 k̂ and n̂ be the continuous unit normal field to the surface S with
positive z-component. Then the value of
ZZ
1
∇ × F~ · n̂ dS


π S

is .

 
2 −1 3
Q. 59 Let A =  2 −1 3 . Then the largest eigenvalue of A is .
 
3 2 −1

 
1 0 0 0
 0 1 0 0 
Q. 60 Let A =  . Consider the linear map TA from the real vector space M4 (R)
 
 0 0 −1 0 
0 0 0 −1
to itself defined by TA (X) = AX − XA, for all X ∈ M4 (R). The dimension of the range of
TA is .

END OF THE QUESTION PAPER

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 Answer Key of JAM-2021 Mathematics (MA) Paper
Note: Question numbers pertain to the question paper published on the JAM 2021 website

Q. No. Answer Q. No. Answer

1 D 31 A, B
2 A 32 A, B
3 D 33 B, D
4 A 34 A, D
5 A 35 A, C
6 B 36 A, B
7 C 37 B, C
8 C 38 B, C, D
9 D 39 A, B, C
10 B 40 A, C
11 D 41 90
12 D 42 7
13 B 43 0
14 A 44 -2
15 B 45 2
16 A 46 5
17 A 47 4
18 A 48 3
19 A 49 1
20 C 50 1
21 A 51 9
22 B 52 10.8 to 10.9
23 C 53 0
24 C 54 15
25 B 55 0
26 B 56 2021
27 C 57 0
28 A 58 2
29 B 59 4
30 B 60 8
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Paper Specific Instructions

1. The examination is of 3 hours duration. There are a total of 60 questions carrying 100 marks. The entire
paper is divided into three sections, A, B and C. All sections are compulsory. Questions in each section are
of different types.

2. Section – A contains a total of 30 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ). Each MCQ type question has four
choices out of which only one choice is the correct answer. Questions Q.1 – Q.30 belong to this section
and carry a total of 50 marks. Q.1 – Q.10 carry 1 mark each and Questions Q.11 – Q.30 carry 2 marks
each.

3. Section – B contains a total of 10 Multiple Select Questions (MSQ). Each MSQ type question is similar
to MCQ but with a difference that there may be one or more than one choice(s) that are correct out of
the four given choices. The candidate gets full credit if he/she selects all the correct answers only and no
wrong answers. Questions Q.31 – Q.40 belong to this section and carry 2 marks each with a total of 20
marks.

4. Section – C contains a total of 20 Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions. For these NAT type ques-
tions, the answer is a real number which needs to be entered using the virtual keyboard on the monitor. No
choices will be shown for this type of questions. Questions Q.41 – Q.60 belong to this section and carry a
total of 30 marks. Q.41 – Q.50 carry 1 mark each and Questions Q.51 – Q.60 carry 2 marks each.

5. In all sections, questions not attempted will result in zero mark. In Section – A (MCQ), wrong answer will
result in NEGATIVE marks. For all 1 mark questions, 1/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
For all 2 marks questions, 2/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. In Section – B (MSQ),
there is NO NEGATIVE and NO PARTIAL marking provisions. There is NO NEGATIVE marking in
Section – C (NAT) as well.

6. Only Virtual Scientific Calculator is allowed. Charts, graph sheets, tables, cellular phone or other electronic
gadgets are NOT allowed in the examination hall.

7. The Scribble Pad will be provided for rough work.

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NOTATION

1. N = {1, 2, 3, · · · }

2. R - the set of all real numbers

3. R \ {0} - the set of all non-zero real numbers

4. C - the set of all complex numbers

5. f ◦ g - composition of the functions f and g

6. f 0 and f 00 - first and second derivatives of the function f , respectively

7. f (n) - nth derivative of f

∂ ∂ ∂
8. ∇ = î ∂x + ĵ ∂y + k̂ ∂z
H
9. - the line integral over an oriented closed curve C
C

10. î, ĵ, k̂ - unit vectors along the Cartisean right handed rectangular co-ordinate system

11. n̂ - unit outward normal vector

12. I - identity matrix of appropriate order

13. det(M ) - determinant of the matrix M

14. M −1 - inverse of the matrix M

15. M T - transpose of the matrix M

16. id - identity map

17. hai - cyclic subgroup generated by an element a of a group

18. Sn - permutation group on n symbols

19. S 1 = {z ∈ C : |z| = 1}

20. o(g) - order of the element g in a group

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SECTION – A
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ)

Q. 1 – Q. 10 carry one mark each.

(−1)n
Q. 1 Let sn = 1 + , n ∈ N. Then the sequence {sn } is
n
(A) monotonically increasing and is convergent to 1
(B) monotonically decreasing and is convergent to 1
(C) neither monotonically increasing nor monotonically decreasing but is convergent to 1
(D) divergent

Q. 2 Let f (x) = 2x3 − 9x2 + 7. Which of the following is true?

(A) f is one-one in the interval [−1, 1]
(B) f is one-one in the interval [2, 4]
(C) f is NOT one-one in the interval [−4, 0]
(D) f is NOT one-one in the interval [0, 4]

Q. 3 Which of the following is FALSE?

x 1
(A) lim x = 0 (B) lim+ =0
x→∞ e x→0 xe1/x
sin x cos x
(C) lim+ =0 (D) lim+ =0
x→0 1 + 2x x→0 1 + 2x

Q. 4 Let g : R → R be a twice differentiable function. If f (x, y) = g(y) + xg 0 (y), then

∂f ∂ 2f ∂f ∂f ∂ 2f ∂f
(A) +y = (B) +y =
∂x ∂x∂y ∂y ∂y ∂x∂y ∂x
∂f ∂ 2f ∂f ∂f ∂ 2f ∂f
(C) +x = (D) +x =
∂x ∂x∂y ∂y ∂y ∂x∂y ∂x

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Q. 5 If the equation of the tangent plane to the surface z = 16 − x2 − y 2 at the point P (1, 3, 6) is
ax + by + cz + d = 0, then the value of |d| is
(A) 16 (B) 26 (C) 36 (D) 46

→
Q. 6 If the directional derivative of the function z = y 2 e2x at (2, −1) along the unit vector b =
αî + β ĵ is zero, then |α + β| equals
1 1 √ √
(A) √ (B) √ (C) 2 (D) 2 2
2 2 2

Q. 7 If u = x3 and v = y 2 transform the differential equation 3x5 dx − y(y 2 − x3 )dy = 0 to

dv αu
= , then α is
du 2(u − v)
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) −2 (D) −4

Q. 8 Let T : R2 → R2 be the linear transformation given by T (x, y) = (−x, y). Then

(A) T 2k = T for all k ≥ 1
(B) T 2k+1 = −T for all k ≥ 1
(C) the range of T 2 is a proper subspace of the range of T
(D) the range of T 2 is equal to the range of T

Q. 9 The radius of convergence of the power series

∞ 
X n + 2 n2
xn
n=1
n

is
1 1 1
(A) e2 (B) √ (C) (D)
e e e2

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Q. 10 Consider the following group under matrix multiplication:

  

 1 p q 

H = 0 1 r  : p, q, r ∈ R .
 

 0 0 1 


Then the center of the group is isomorphic to

(A) (R \ {0}, ×) (B) (R, +)
(C) (R2 , +) (D) (R, +) × (R \ {0}, ×)

Q. 11 – Q. 30 carry two marks each.

an+1
Q. 11 Let {an } be a sequence of positive real numbers. Suppose that l = lim . Which of the
n→∞ an
following is true?
(A) If l = 1, then lim an = 1 (B) If l = 1, then lim an = 0
n→∞ n→∞

(C) If l < 1, then lim an = 1 (D) If l < 1, then lim an = 0

n→∞ n→∞

r
1 + s2n
Q. 12 Define s1 = α > 0 and sn+1 = , n ≥ 1. Which of the following is true?
1+α
1 1
(A) If s2n < , then {sn } is monotonically increasing and lim sn = √
α n→∞ α
1 1
(B) If s2n < , then {sn } is monotonically decreasing and lim sn =
α n→∞ α
1 1
(C) If s2n > , then {sn } is monotonically increasing and lim sn = √
α n→∞ α
1 1
(D) If s2n > , then {sn } is monotonically decreasing and lim sn =
α n→∞ α

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∞
P
Q. 13 Suppose that S is the sum of a convergent series an . Define tn = an + an+1 + an+2 . Then
n=1
∞
P
the series tn
n=1

(A) diverges (B) converges to 3S − a1 − a2

(C) converges to 3S − a1 − 2a2 (D) converges to 3S − 2a1 − a2


(x + a)2 , x≤0
Q. 14 Let a ∈ R. If f (x) =
(x + a)3 , x > 0,
then
d2 f
(A) does not exist at x = 0 for any value of a
dx2
d2 f
(B) 2 exists at x = 0 for exactly one value of a
dx
d2 f
(C) 2 exists at x = 0 for exactly two values of a
dx
d2 f
(D) 2 exists at x = 0 for infinitely many values of a
dx




 x2 sin x1 + y 2 sin y1 , xy 6= 0

x2 sin 1 ,

x 6= 0, y = 0
x
Q. 15 Let f (x, y) =
1


 y 2 sin y
, y 6= 0, x = 0


0, x = y = 0.
Which of the following is true at (0, 0)?
(A) f is not continuous
∂f ∂f
(B) is continuous but is not continuous
∂x ∂y
(C) f is not differentiable
∂f ∂f
(D) f is differentiable but both and are not continuous
∂x ∂y

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Q. 16 Let S be the surface of the portion of the sphere with centre at the origin and radius 4, above
→
the xy-plane. Let F = y î − xĵ + yx3 k̂. If n̂ is the unit outward normal to S, then
ZZ →
(∇ × F ) · n̂ dS
S

equals
(A) −32π (B) −16π (C) 16π (D) 32π

Q. 17 Let f (x, y, z) = x3 + y 3 + z 3 − 3xyz. A point at which the gradient of the function f is equal
to zero is
(A) (−1, 1, −1) (B) (−1, −1, −1) (C) (−1, 1, 1) (D) (1, −1, 1)

Q. 18 The area bounded by the curves x2 + y 2 = 2x and x2 + y 2 = 4x, and the straight lines y = x
and y = 0 is
       
π 1 π 1 π 1 π 1
(A) 3 + (B) 3 + (C) 2 + (D) 2 +
2 4 4 2 4 3 3 4

Q. 19 Let M be a real 6 × 6 matrix. Let 2 and −1 be two eigenvalues of M . If M 5 = aI + bM ,

where a, b ∈ R, then
(A) a = 10, b = 11 (B) a = −11, b = 10
(C) a = −10, b = 11 (D) a = 10, b = −11

Q. 20 Let M be an n × n (n ≥ 2) non-zero real matrix with M 2 = 0 and let α ∈ R \ {0}. Then

(A) α is the only eigenvalue of (M + αI) and (M − αI)
(B) α is the only eigenvalue of (M + αI) and (αI − M )
(C) −α is the only eigenvalue of (M + αI) and (M − αI)
(D) −α is the only eigenvalue of (M + αI) and (αI − M )

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Q. 21 Consider the differential equation L[y] = (y − y 2 )dx + xdy = 0. The function f (x, y) is said
to be an integrating factor of the equation if f (x, y)L[y] = 0 becomes exact.
1
If f (x, y) = 2 2 , then
xy
(A) f is an integrating factor and y = 1 − kxy, k ∈ R is NOT its general solution
(B) f is an integrating factor and y = −1 + kxy, k ∈ R is its general solution
(C) f is an integrating factor and y = −1 + kxy, k ∈ R is NOT its general solution
(D) f is NOT an integrating factor and y = 1 + kxy, k ∈ R is its general solution

d2 y dy
Q. 22 A solution of the differential equation 2x2 2
+ 3x − y = 0, x > 0 that passes through the
dx dx
point (1, 1) is
1 1 1 1
(A) y = (B) y = (C) y = √ (D) y =
x x2 x x3/2

Q. 23 Let M be a 4 × 3 real matrix and let {e1 , e2 , e3 } be the standard basis of R3 . Which of the
following is true?
(A) If rank(M ) = 1, then {M e1 , M e2 } is a linearly independent set
(B) If rank(M ) = 2, then {M e1 , M e2 } is a linearly independent set
(C) If rank(M ) = 2, then {M e1 , M e3 } is a linearly independent set
(D) If rank(M ) = 3, then {M e1 , M e3 } is a linearly independent set

RRR
Q. 24 The value of the triple integral (x2 y + 1) dxdydz, where V is the region given by x2 + y 2 ≤
V
1, 0 ≤ z ≤ 2 is
(A) π (B) 2π (C) 3π (D) 4π

Q. 25 Let S be the part of the cone z 2 = x2 + y 2 between the planes z = 0 and z = 1. Then the value
RR
of the surface integral (x2 + y 2 ) dS is
S
π π π
(A) π (B) √ (C) √ (D)
2 3 2

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→ →
Q. 26 Let a = î + ĵ + k̂ and r = xî + y ĵ + z k̂, x, y, z ∈ R. Which of the following is FALSE?
→ → → → →
(A) ∇( a · r ) = a (B) ∇ · ( a × r ) = 0
→ → → → → → → →
(C) ∇ × ( a × r ) = a (D) ∇ · (( a · r ) r ) = 4( a · r )

Q. 27 Let D = {(x, y) ∈ R2 : |x| + |y| ≤ 1} and f : D → R be a non-constant continuous function.

Which of the following is TRUE?
(A) The range of f is unbounded
(B) The range of f is a union of open intervals
(C) The range of f is a closed interval
(D) The range of f is a union of at least two disjoint closed intervals

 
1 1
Q. 28 Let f : [0, 1] → R be a continuous function such that f = − and
2 2

|f (x) − f (y) − (x − y)| ≤ sin (|x − y|2 )

R1
for all x, y ∈ [0, 1]. Then f (x) dx is
0
1 1 1 1
(A) − (B) − (C) (D)
2 4 4 2

√
Q. 29 Let S 1 = {z ∈ C : |z| = 1} be the circle group under multiplication and i = −1. Then the
set {θ ∈ R : hei2πθ i is infinite} is
(A) empty (B) non-empty and finite
(C) countably infinite (D) uncountable

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Q. 30 Let F = {ω ∈ C : ω 2020 = 1}. Consider the groups

(  )
ω z
G= : ω ∈ F, z ∈ C
0 1

and (  )
1 z
H= :z∈C
0 1
under matrix multiplication. Then the number of cosets of H in G is
(A) 1010 (B) 2019 (C) 2020 (D) infinite

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SECTION – B
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTIONS (MSQ)

Q. 31 – Q. 40 carry two marks each.

Q. 31 Let a, b, c ∈ R such that a < b < c. Which of the following is/are true for any continuous
function f : R → R satisfying f (a) = b, f (b) = c and f (c) = a?
(A) There exists α ∈ (a, c) such that f (α) = α
(B) There exists β ∈ (a, b) such that f (β) = β
(C) There exists γ ∈ (a, b) such that (f ◦ f )(γ) = γ
(D) There exists δ ∈ (a, c) such that (f ◦ f ◦ f )(δ) = δ

(−1)n (−1)n
Q. 32 If sn = and tn = , n = 0, 1, 2, ..., then
2n + 3 4n − 1
∞
P P∞
(A) sn is absolutely convergent (B) tn is absolutely convergent
n=0 n=0
P∞ P∞
(C) sn is conditionally convergent (D) tn is conditionally convergent
n=0 n=0

Q. 33 Let a, b ∈ R and a < b. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?

(A) There exists a continuous function f : [a, b] → (a, b) such that f is one-one
(B) There exists a continuous function f : [a, b] → (a, b) such that f is onto
(C) There exists a continuous function f : (a, b) → [a, b] such that f is one-one
(D) There exists a continuous function f : (a, b) → [a, b] such that f is onto

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Q. 34 Let V be a non-zero vector space over a field F . Let S ⊂ V be a non-empty set. Consider the
following properties of S:
(I) For any vector space W over F , any map f : S → W extends to a linear map from V to
W.
(II) For any vector space W over F and any two linear maps f, g : V → W satisfying f (s) =
g(s) for all s ∈ S, we have f (v) = g(v) for all v ∈ V .
(III) S is linearly independent.
(IV) The span of S is V.
Which of the following statement(s) is /are true?
(A) (I) implies (IV) (B) (I) implies (III)
(C) (II) implies (III) (D) (II) implies (IV)

d2 y dy
Q. 35 Let L[y] = x2 2
+ px + qy, where p, q are real constants. Let y1 (x) and y2 (x) be two
dx dx
solutions of L[y] = 0, x > 0, that satisfy y1 (x0 ) = 1, y10 (x0 ) = 0, y2 (x0 ) = 0 and y20 (x0 ) = 1
for some x0 > 0. Then,
(A) y1 (x) is not a constant multiple of y2 (x)
(B) y1 (x) is a constant multiple of y2 (x)
(C) 1, ln x are solutions of L[y] = 0 when p = 1, q = 0
(D) x, ln x are solutions of L[y] = 0 when p + q 6= 0

Q. 36 Consider the following system of linear equations

x + y + 5z = 3, x + 2y + mz = 5 and x + 2y + 4z = k.

The system is consistent if

(A) m 6= 4 (B) k 6= 5 (C) m = 4 (D) k = 5

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1 2 (n − 1)   1 1 1 
Q. 37 Let a = lim + + · · · + and b = lim + + · · · + .
n→∞ n2 n2 n2 n→∞ n + 1 n+2 n+n
Which of the following is/are true?
√ a √
(A) a > b (B) a < b (C) ab = ln 2 (D) = ln 2
b

Q. 38 Let S be that part of the surface of the paraboloid z = 16 − x2 − y 2 which is above the plane
z = 0 and D be its projection on the xy-plane. Then the area of S equals

RR p RR p
(A) 1 + 4(x2 + y 2 ) dxdy (B) 1 + 2(x2 + y 2 ) dxdy
D D
R2π R4 √ R2π R4 √
(C) 1 + 4r2 drdθ (D) 1 + 4r2 rdrdθ
0 0 0 0

Q. 39 Let f be a real valued function of a real variable, such that |f (n) (0)| ≤ K for all n ∈ N, where
K > 0. Which of the following is/are true?
1
f (n) (0) n

(A) → 0 as n → ∞
n!
1
f (n) (0) n

(B) → ∞ as n → ∞
n!
(C) f (n) (x) exists for all x ∈ R and for all n ∈ N
P∞ f (n) (0)
(D) The series is absolutely convergent
n=1 (n − 1)!

Q. 40 Let G be a group with identity e. Let H be an abelian non-trivial proper subgroup of G with
the property that H ∩ gHg −1 = {e} for all g ∈
/ H.

If K = g ∈ G : gh = hg for all h ∈ H , then
(A) K is a proper subgroup of H
(B) H is a proper subgroup of K
(C) K = H
(D) there exists no abelian subgroup L ⊆ G such that K is a proper subgroup of L

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SECTION – C
NUMERICAL ANSWER TYPE (NAT)

Q. 41 – Q. 50 carry one mark each.

1
Q. 41 Let xn = n n and yn = e1−xn , n ∈ N. Then the value of lim yn is .
n→∞

→
Q. 42 Let F = xî + y ĵ + z k̂ and S be the sphere given by (x − 2)2 + (y − 2)2 + (z − 2)2 = 4. If n̂
is the unit outward normal to S, then
ZZ →
1
F · n̂ dS
π
S

is .

Q. 43 Let f : R → R be such that f, f 0 , f 00 are continuous functions with f > 0, f 0 > 0 and f 00 > 0.
Then
f (x) + f 0 (x)
lim
x→−∞ 2
is .

 
1 1
Q. 44 Let S = : n ∈ N and f : S → R be defined by f (x) = . Then
n x
   
1 1
max δ : x − < δ =⇒ f (x) − f <1
3 3

is . (rounded off to two decimal places)

df
Q. 45 Let f (x, y) = ex sin y, x = t3 + 1 and y = t4 + t. Then at t = 0 is . (rounded off
dt
to two decimal places)

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Q. 46 Consider the differential equation

dy
+ 10y = f (x), x > 0,
dx
where f (x) is a continuous function such that lim f (x) = 1. Then the value of
x→∞

lim y(x)
x→∞

is .

R1 R2 2
Q. 47 If ex dxdy = k(e4 − 1), then k equals .
0 2y

Q. 48 Let f (x, y) = 0 be a solution of the homogeneous differential equation

(2x + 5y)dx − (x + 3y)dy = 0.

If f (x + α, y − 3) = 0 is a solution of the differential equation

(2x + 5y − 1)dx + (2 − x − 3y)dy = 0,

then the value of α is .

n
ai xi : ai ∈ R and 0 ≤ n ≤ 2020}. Let W be the
P
Q. 49 Consider the real vector space P2020 = {
i=0
subspace given by
( n )
X
W = ai xi ∈ P2020 : ai = 0 for all odd i .
i=0

Then, the dimension of W is .

Q. 50 Let φ : S3 → S 1 be a non-trivial non-injective group homomorphism. Then, the number of

elements in the kernel of φ is .

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Q. 51 – Q. 60 carry two marks each.

1 1 1
Q. 51 The sum of the series + + + · · · is .
2(22 2 2
− 1) 3(3 − 1) 4(4 − 1)

3
Q. 52 Consider the expansion of the function f (x) = in powers of x, that is valid in
(1 − x)(1 + 2x)
1
|x| < . Then the coefficient of x4 is .
2

Q. 53 The minimum value of the function f (x, y) = x2 + xy + y 2 − 3x − 6y + 11 is .

√
Q. 54 Let f (x) = x + αx, x > 0 and

g(x) = a0 + a1 (x − 1) + a2 (x − 1)2

be the sum of the first three terms of the Taylor series of f (x) around x = 1. If g(3) = 3, then
α is .

Q. 55 Let C be the boundary of the square with vertices (0, 0), (1, 0), (1, 1) and (0, 1) oriented in the
counter clockwise sense. Then, the value of the line integral
I
x2 y 2 dx + (x2 − y 2 )dy
C

is . (rounded off to two decimal places)

Q. 56 Let f : R → R be a differentiable function with f 0 (x) = f (x) for all x. Suppose that f (αx)
and f (βx) are two non-zero solutions of the differential equation

d2 y dy
4 − p + 3y = 0
dx2 dx
satisfying
f (αx)f (βx) = f (2x) and f (αx)f (−βx) = f (x).
Then, the value of p is .

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Q. 57 If x2 + xy 2 = c, where c ∈ R, is the general solution of the exact differential equation

M (x, y) dx + 2xy dy = 0,

then M (1, 1) is .

 
9 2 7 1
0 7 2 1  
3
Q. 58 Let M =  . Then, the value of det (8I − M ) is .
 

0 0 11 6
0 0 −5 0

Q. 59 Let T : R7 → R7 be a linear transformation with Nullity(T ) = 2. Then, the minimum possible

value for Rank(T 2 ) is .

Q. 60 Suppose that G is a group of order 57 which is NOT cyclic. If G contains a unique subgroup
H of order 19, then for any g ∈
/ H, o(g) is .

END OF THE QUESTION PAPER

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Q. No. Session QT Section Key Marks
1 2 MCQ A C 1
2 2 MCQ A D 1
3 2 MCQ A D 1
4 2 MCQ A C 1
5 2 MCQ A B 1
6 2 MCQ A C 1
7 2 MCQ A D 1
8 2 MCQ A D 1
9 2 MCQ A D 1
10 2 MCQ A B 1
11 2 MCQ A D 2
12 2 MCQ A A 2
13 2 MCQ A D 2
14 2 MCQ A A 2
15 2 MCQ A D 2
16 2 MCQ A A 2
17 2 MCQ A B 2
18 2 MCQ A B 2
19 2 MCQ A A 2
20 2 MCQ A B 2
21 2 MCQ A C 2
22 2 MCQ A A 2
23 2 MCQ A D 2
24 2 MCQ A B 2
25 2 MCQ A B 2
26 2 MCQ A C 2
27 2 MCQ A C 2
28 2 MCQ A A 2
29 2 MCQ A D 2
30 2 MCQ A C 2
31 2 MSQ B A;C;D 2
32 2 MSQ B A;D 2
33 2 MSQ B A;C;D 2
34 2 MSQ B B;D 2
35 2 MSQ B A;C 2
36 2 MSQ B A;D 2
37 2 MSQ B A;C 2
38 2 MSQ B A;D 2
39 2 MSQ B A;C;D 2
40 2 MSQ B C;D 2
41 2 NAT C 1 to 1 1
42 2 NAT C 32 to 32 1
43 2 NAT C 0 to INF 1
44 2 NAT C 0.08 to 0.09 1
45 2 NAT C 2.70 to 2.72 1
46 2 NAT C 0.1 to 0.1 1
47 2 NAT C 0.25 to 0.25 1
48 2 NAT C 7 to 7 1
49 2 NAT C 1011 to 1011 1
50 2 NAT C 3 to 3 1
51 2 NAT C 0.25 to 0.25 2
52 2 NAT C 33 to 33 2
53 2 NAT C 2 to 2 2
54 2 NAT C 0.5 to 0.5 2
55 2 NAT C 0.65 to 0.67 2
56 2 NAT C 8 to 8 2
57 2 NAT C 3 to 3 2
58 2 NAT C -216 to -216 2
59 2 NAT C 3 to 3 2
60 2 NAT C 3 to 3 2
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Paper Specific Instructions

1. The examination is of 3 hours duration. There are a total of 60 questions carrying 100 marks. The entire
paper is divided into three sections, A, B and C. All sections are compulsory. Questions in each section are
of different types.

2. Section – A contains a total of 30 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ). Each MCQ type question has four
choices out of which only one choice is the correct answer. Questions Q.1 – Q.30 belong to this section
and carry a total of 50 marks. Q.1 – Q.10 carry 1 mark each and Questions Q.11 – Q.30 carry 2 marks
each.

3. Section – B contains a total of 10 Multiple Select Questions (MSQ). Each MSQ type question is similar
to MCQ but with a difference that there may be one or more than one choice(s) that are correct out of the
four given choices. The candidate gets full credit if he/she selects all the correct answers only and no
wrong answers. Questions Q.31 – Q.40 belong to this section and carry 2 marks each with a total of 20
marks.

4. Section – C contains a total of 20 Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions. For these NAT type
questions, the answer is a real number which needs to be entered using the virtual keyboard on the monitor.
No choices will be shown for these type of questions. Questions Q.41 – Q.60 belong to this section and
carry a total of 30 marks. Q.41 – Q.50 carry 1 mark each and Questions Q.51 – Q.60 carry 2 marks each.

5. In all sections, questions not attempted will result in zero mark. In Section – A (MCQ), wrong answer will
result in NEGATIVE marks. For all 1 mark questions, 1/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
For all 2 marks questions, 2/3 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. In Section – B (MSQ), there
is NO NEGATIVE and NO PARTIAL marking provisions. There is NO NEGATIVE marking in
Section – C (NAT) as well.

6. Only Virtual Scientific Calculator is allowed. Charts, graph sheets, tables, cellular phone or other
electronic gadgets are NOT allowed in the examination hall.

7. The Scribble Pad will be provided for rough work.

Useful information

ℕ set of all natural numbers {1, 2, 3, … }

ℤ set of all integers {0, ±1, ±2, … }
ℚ set of all rational numbers
ℝ set of all real numbers
ℂ set of all complex numbers
ℝ -dimensional Euclidean space {( , , … , ) | ∈ ℝ, 1 ≤ ≤ }
group of all permutations of distinct symbols
ℤ group of congruence classes of integers modulo
̂, ̂, unit vectors having the directions of the positive , and axes of a three
dimensional rectangular coordinate system
∇ ̂ + ̂ +
× (ℝ) real vector space of all matrices of order × with entries in ℝ
sup supremum
inf infimum

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SECTION – A
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ)
Q. 1 – Q.10 carry one mark each.
Q.1 Which one of the following is TRUE?

(A) ℤ is cyclic if and only if is prime

(B) Every proper subgroup of ℤ is cyclic
(C) Every proper subgroup of is cyclic
(D) If every proper subgroup of a group is cyclic, then the group is cyclic

Q.2 Let = , where =1, = 1 and = + , ∈ ℕ. Then lim is

→

√ √ √ √
(A) (B) (C) (D)

Q.3 If { , , } is a linearly independent set of vectors in a vector space over ℝ, then which one of
the following sets is also linearly independent?

(A) { + − , 2 + +3 , 5 +4 }
(B) { − , − , − }
(C) { + − , + − , + − , + + }
(D) { + , +2 , +3 }

Q.4 Let be a positive real number. If is a continuous and even function defined on the interval
( )
[− , , then is equal to

( )
(A) ( ) (B) 2

( )
(C) 2 ( ) (D) 2

Q.5 The tangent plane to the surface = +3 at (1, 1, 2) is given by

(A) −3 + =0 (B) +3 −2 =0
(C) 2 + 4 − 3 = 0 (D) 3 − 7 + 2 = 0

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Q.6 In ℝ , the cosine of the acute angle between the surfaces + + − 9 = 0 and
− − + 3 = 0 at the point (2, 1, 2) is

(A) (B) (C) (D)

√ √ √ √

Q.7 Let : ℝ → ℝ be a scalar field, : ℝ → ℝ be a vector field and let ∈ ℝ be a constant vector.
If represents the position vector ̂+ ̂+ , then which one of the following is FALSE?

(A) ( )= ( )× + ( )

(B) ( ( )) = + +

(C) ( × )=2| |

(D) = 0 , for ≠0
| |

/ / /
Q.8 In ℝ , the family of trajectories orthogonal to the family of asteroids + = is
given by

/ / / / / /
(A) + = (B) − =
/ / / / / /
(C) − = (D) − =

Q.9 Consider the vector space over ℝ of polynomial functions of degree less than or equal to 3
defined on ℝ. Let ∶ → be defined by ( )( ) = ( ) − ′( ). Then the rank of is

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

Q.10 Let = 1+ + + ⋯+ for ∈ ℕ. Then which one of the following is TRUE for the
! ! !

sequence { }

(A) { } converges in ℚ
(B) { } is a Cauchy sequence but does not converge in ℚ
(C) the subsequence { } is convergent in ℝ, only when is even natural number
(D) { } is not a Cauchy sequence

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Q. 11 – Q. 30 carry two marks each.

Q.11 ( )
2+ ,
Let = , ∈ ℕ.
1+ ,

Then which one of the following is TRUE?

(A) sup { | ∈ ℕ} = 3 and inf { | ∈ ℕ} = 1

(B) lim inf ( ) = lim sup ( ) =

(C) sup { | ∈ ℕ} = 2 and inf { | ∈ ℕ} = 1

(D) lim inf ( ) = 1 and lim sup ( )=3

Q.12 Let , , ∈ ℝ . Which of the following values of , , do NOT result in the convergence of the
series

?
(log )

(A) | | < 1, ∈ ℝ, ∈ ℝ (B) = 1, > 1, ∈ℝ

(C) = 1, ≥ 0, < 1 (D) = −1, ≥ 0, > 0

Q.13 Let = + , ∈ ℕ. Then the sum of the series ∑ (−1) is

!

(A) −1 (B) (C) 1 − (D) 1 +

Q.14 Let ( )
= and let = ∑ , where ∈ ℕ ∪ {0}. Then which one of the
√

following is TRUE?

(A) Both ∑ and ∑ are convergent

(B) ∑ is convergent but ∑ is not convergent
(C) ∑ is convergent but ∑ is not convergent
(D) Neither ∑ nor ∑ is convergent

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Q.15 Suppose that , ∶ ℝ → ℝ are differentiable functions such that is strictly increasing and is
strictly decreasing. Define ( ) = ( ( )) and ( )= ( ) , ∀ ∈ ℝ. Then, for > 0, the

sign of ′( ) ( ( ) − 3) is

(A) positive (B) negative (C) dependent on (D) dependent on and

Q.16 sin , ≠0
For ∈ ℝ, let ( )= . Then which one of the following is FALSE?
0, =0

( )
(A) lim =0
→
( )
(B) lim =0
→
( )
(C) has infinitely many maxima and minima on the interval (0,1)
( )
(D) is continuous at = 0 but not differentiable at =0

Q.17 , ( , ) ≠ (0,0)
Let ( , ) = ( )
0, ( , ) = (0,0)
Then which one of the following is TRUE for at the point (0,0)?

(A) For = 1, is continuous but not differentiable

(B) For = , is continuous and differentiable

(C) For = , is continuous and differentiable

(D) For = , is neither continuous nor differentiable

Q.18 Let , ∈ ℝ and let : ℝ → ℝ be a thrice differentiable function. If = ( ), where

= + and = − , then which one of the following is TRUE?

(A) − =4 ( ) (B) − = −4 ( )
(C) + = (D) + =−

Q.19 Consider the region in the plane bounded by the line = and the curve + = 1, where

≥ 0. If the region is revolved about the -axis in ℝ , then the volume of the resulting solid is

(A) (B) √ (D) √3

√ √ (C)

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Q.20 If ( , ) = (3 − 8 ) ̂ + (4 − 6 ) ̂ for ( , ) ∈ ℝ , then ∮ ⋅ , where is the

boundary of the triangular region bounded by the lines = 0, = 0 and + = 1 oriented in the
anti-clockwise direction, is

(A) (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

Q.21 Let , and be finite dimensional real vector spaces, : → , : → and : → be

linear transformations. If range ( ) = nullspace ( ), nullspace ( ) = range ( ) and
rank ( ) = rank ( ), then which one of the following is TRUE?

(A) nullity of = nullity of

(B) dimension of ≠ dimension of
(C) If dimension of = 3 , dimension of = 4, then is not identically zero
(D) If dimension of = 4 , dimension of = 3 and is one-one, then is identically zero

Q.22 Let ( ) be the solution of the differential equation + = ( ), for ≥ 0, (0) = 0, where
2, 0 ≤ < 1
( )= . Then ( )=
0, ≥1

(A) 2(1 − ) when 0 ≤ < 1 and 2( − 1) when ≥1

(B) 2(1 − ) when 0 ≤ < 1 and 0 hen ≥1
(C) 2(1 − ) when 0 ≤ < 1 and 2(1 − ) when ≥1
(D) 2(1 − ) when 0 ≤ < 1 and 2 when ≥1

Q.23 An integrating factor of the differential equation + + + ( + ) = 0 is

(A) (B) 3 log (C) (D) 2 log

Q.24 A particular integral of the differential equation ′′ + 3 ′ + 2 = is

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Q.25 Let be a group satisfying the property that : →ℤ is a homomorphism implies

( ) = 0, ∀ ∈ . Then a possible group is

(A) ℤ (B) ℤ (C) ℤ (D) ℤ

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Q.26 Let be the quotient group ℚ/ ℤ. Consider the following statements.

I. Every cyclic subgroup of is finite.
II. Every finite cyclic group is isomorphic to a subgroup of .
Which one of the following holds?

(A) I is TRUE but II is FALSE (B) II is TRUE but I is FALSE

(C) both I and II are TRUE (D) neither I nor II is TRUE

Q.27 Let denote the 4 × 4 identity matrix. If the roots of the characteristic polynomial of a 4 × 4 matrix

±√
are ± , then =

(A) + (B) 2 + (C) 2 + 3 (D) 3 + 2

Q.28 Consider the group ℤ = {( , )| , ∈ ℤ} under component-wise addition. Then which of the
following is a subgroup of ℤ ?

(A) {( , ) ∈ ℤ | = 0}
(B) {( , ) ∈ ℤ | 3 + 2 = 15}
(C) {( , ) ∈ ℤ | 7 divides }
(D) {( , ) ∈ ℤ | 2 divides and 3 divides }

Q.29 Let : ℝ → ℝ be a function and let be a bounded open interval in ℝ. Define

( , ) = sup { ( ) | ∈ } − inf { ( ) | ∈ } .
Which one of the following is FALSE?

(A) ( , )≤ ( , ) if ⊂
(B) If is a bounded function in and ⊃ ⊃ ⋯⊃ ⊃ ⋯ such that the length of the
interval tends to 0 as → ∞, then lim ( , )=0
→

(C) If is discontinuous at a point ∈ , then ( , )≠0

(D) If is continuous at a point ∈ , then for any given > 0 there exists an interval ⊂
such that ( , )<

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Q.30 For > , let ( )= , ( ) = log (1 + 2 ) and ( ) = 2 . Then which one of the

following is TRUE?

√
(A) ( )< ( )< ( ) for 0 < <

(B) ( )< ( )< ( ) for >0

( ) √
(C) ( )+ ( )< for >

(D) ( )< ( )< ( ) for >0

SECTION - B
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTIONS (MSQ)
Q. 31 – Q. 40 carry two marks each.
Q.31
Let : ℝ\ {0} → ℝ be defined by ( ) = + . On which of the following interval(s) is

one-one?

(A) (−∞, −1) (B) (0, 1) (C) (0, 2) (D) (0, ∞)

/
Q.32 The solution(s) of the differential equation = (sin 2 ) satisfying (0) = 0 is (are)

(A) ( )=0
(B) ( )=− sin

(C) ( )= sin (D) ( )= cos

Q.33 Suppose , , ℎ are permutations of the set { , , , } , where

interchanges and but fixes and ,
g interchanges and but fixes and ,
ℎ interchanges and but fixes and .
Which of the following permutations interchange(s) and but fix(es) and ?

(A) ∘ ∘ℎ∘ ∘ (B) ∘ℎ∘ ∘ℎ∘ (C) ∘ ∘ℎ∘ ∘ (D) ℎ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ℎ

Q.34 Let and be two non-empty disjoint subsets of ℝ. Which of the following is (are) FALSE?
(A) If and are compact, then ∪ is also compact
(B) If and are not connected, then ∪ is also not connected
(C) If ∪ and are closed, then is closed
(D) If ∪ and are open, then is open

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Q.35 Let ℂ∗ = ℂ \ {0} denote the group of non-zero complex numbers under multiplication. Suppose
= { ∈ℂ| = 1}, ∈ ℕ. Which of the following is (are) subgroup(s) of ℂ∗ ?

(A) ⋃ (B) ⋃ (C) ⋃ (D) ⋃

Q.36 Suppose , , ∈ ℝ. Consider the following system of linear equations.

+ + = , + + = , + + = . If this system has at least one solution, then
which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?

(A) If = 1 then =1 (B) If = 1 then =

(C) If ≠ 1 then =1 (D) If = 1 then =1

Q.37 Let , ∈ ℕ, < , ∈ × (ℝ), ∈ × (ℝ). Then which of the following is (are)
NOT possible?

(A) ( )=
(B) ( )=
(C) ( )=

(D) ( )= , the smallest integer larger than or equal to

Q.38 If ( , , ) = (2 + 3 ) ̂ + (3 + 2 ) ̂ + (3 + 2 ) for ( , , ) ∈ ℝ , then which among

the following is (are) TRUE?

(A) ∇ × =0

(B) ∮ ⋅ = 0 along any simple closed curve

(C) There exists a scalar function : ℝ → ℝ such that ∇ ⋅ = + +

(D) ∇ ⋅ =0

Q.39 Which of the following subsets of ℝ is (are) connected?

(A) { ∈ ℝ| + > 4} (B) { ∈ℝ| + < 4}

(C) { ∈ ℝ | | | < | − 4|} (D) { ∈ ℝ | | | > | − 4|}

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Q.40 Let be a subset of ℝ such that 2018 is an interior point of . Which of the following is (are)
TRUE?

(A) contains an interval

(B) There is a sequence in which does not converge to 2018
(C) There is an element ∈ , ≠ 2018 such that is also an interior point of
(D) There is a point ∈ , such that | − 2018| = 0.002018

SECTION – C
NUMERICAL ANSWER TYPE (NAT)
Q. 41 – Q. 50 carry one mark each.
Q.41 The order of the element (1 2 3) (2 4 5) (4 5 6) in the group is _________________

Q.42 Let ( , , ) = 3 +3 for ( , , ) ∈ ℝ . Then the absolute value of the directional derivative

of in the direction of the line = = , at the point (1, −2, 1) is _______________

Q.43 Let ( )= ∑ (−1) ( − 1) for 0 < < 2. Then the value of is _____________

Q.44 Let : ℝ → ℝ be given by

( − )
, ( , ) ≠ (0,0)
( , )= +
0, ( , ) = (0,0)

Then − at the point (0,0) is _____________

Q.45
Let ( , )= sin + cos for ( , )∈ℝ , > 0, >0.

Then (1,1) + (1,1) = ________________

Q.46 Let : [0, ∞) → [0, ∞) be continuous on [0, ∞) and differentiable on (0, ∞) . If

( )= ( ) , then (6) = ___________

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Q.47 Let ( ( ) ) ( )
= + . Then the radius of convergence of the power series ∑

about = 0 is __________

Q.48 Let be the group of even permutations of 6 distinct symbols. Then the number of elements of
order 6 in is __________________

Q.49 Let be the real vector space of all 5 × 2 matrices such that the sum of the entries in each row is
zero. Let be the real vector space of all 5 × 2 matrices such that the sum of the entries in each
column is zero. Then the dimension of the space ∩ is ______________

Q.50 The coefficient of in the power series expansion of about = 0 is

____________ (correct up to three decimal places).

Q. 51 – Q. 60 carry two marks each.

Q.51 Let = (−1) , = + + ⋯+ and = ( + +⋯+ )/ , where , ∈ ℕ.
Then lim is _______________ (correct up to one decimal place).
→

Q.52 Let : ℝ → ℝ be such that is continuous on ℝ and (0) = 1, (0) = 0 and (0) = −1.

Then lim is ________________ (correct up to three decimal places).

→

Q.53 Suppose , , are positive real numbers such that + 2 + 3 = 1. If is the maximum value of
, then the value of is ________________

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Q.54 If the volume of the solid in ℝ bounded by the surfaces

= −1, = 1, = −1, = 1, = 2, + =2
is − , then = ________________

Q.55 /
If = /
, then the value of 2 sin + 1 is ______________
√

Q.56 The value of the integral

is ______________ (correct up to three decimal places).

Q.57 Suppose ∈ × (ℝ) is a matrix of rank 2. Let : × (ℝ) → × (ℝ) be the linear
transformation defined by ( )= . Then the rank of is _______________

Q.58 The area of the parametrized surface

= {((2 + cos ) cos , (2 + cos ) sin , sin ) ∈ ℝ | 0 ≤ ≤ , 0≤ ≤ }

is ____________ (correct up to two decimal places).

Q.59 If ( ) is the solution to the differential equation = + , for > 0, satisfying (0) = 1,

then the value of √2 is _____________ (correct up to two decimal places).

Q.60 If ( ) = ( ) sec is the solution of − (2 tan ) +5 =0,− < < , satisfying

(0) = 0 and (0) = √6 , then is _______________ (correct up to two decimal places).

√

END OF THE QUESTION PAPER

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Question
Q No Section Key/Range (KY)
Type (QT)
1 MCQ A B

2 MCQ A D

3 MCQ A D

4 MCQ A A

5 MCQ A B

6 MCQ A C

7 MCQ A C

8 MCQ A B

9 MCQ A C

10 MCQ A B

11 MCQ A A

12 MCQ A C

13 MCQ A D

14 MCQ A B

15 MCQ A A

16 MCQ A D

17 MCQ A C

18 MCQ A A

19 MCQ A C

20 MCQ A B

21 MCQ A C

22 MCQ A A

23 MCQ A C
 Paper Code : MA
Question
Q No Section Key/Range (KY)
Type (QT)
24 MCQ A B

25 MCQ A A

26 MCQ A C

27 MCQ A C

28 MCQ A D

29 MCQ A B

30 MCQ A Marks To All

31 MSQ B B

32 MSQ B A;B;C

33 MSQ B A;D

34 MSQ B B;C;D

35 MSQ B B;C;D

36 MSQ B A;B

37 MSQ B A;D

38 MSQ B A;B;C

39 MSQ B B;C;D

40 MSQ B A;B;C

41 NAT C 4 to 4

42 NAT C 6.5 to 7.5

43 NAT C 1 to 1

44 NAT C 1 to 1

45 NAT C 3 to 3

46 NAT C 9 to 9
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Question
Q No Section Key/Range (KY)
Type (QT)
47 NAT C 2 to 2

48 NAT C 0 to 0

49 NAT C 4 to 4

50 NAT C -0.130 to -0.120

51 NAT C 0.4 to 0.6

52 NAT C 0.350 to 0.380

53 NAT C 1140 to 1160

54 NAT C 5.99 to 6.01

55 NAT C 2.9 to 3.1

56 NAT C 0.230 to 0.250

57 NAT C 6 to 6

58 NAT C 6.30 to 6.70

59 NAT C -2.80 to -2.70

60 NAT C 0.5 to 0.5

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Model Answer Key for MA Paper
Paper: MATHEMATICS Code:MA

SECTION – A (MCQ) SECTION – B (MSQ) SECTION – C (NAT Type)

Q. No. KEY Q. No. KEY Q. No. KEYS Q. No. KEY RANGE Q. No. KEY RANGE
01 D 16 A 31 A, C 41 1.9 – 2.1 56 2.9 – 3.1
02 A 17 A 32 A, B, D 42 5.9 – 6.1 57 0.9 – 1.1
03 B 18 D 33 A, D 43 -0.01 – +0.01 58 5.9 – 6.1
04 C 19 D 34 A, B, D 44 9.9 – 10.1 59 0.9 – 1.1
05 B 20 C 35 A, C 45 1259.9 – 1260.1 60 1.34 – 1.36
06 D 21 D 36 A, C 46 1.9 – 2.1
07 B 22 B 37 B, D 47 0.49 – 0.51
08 A 23 B 38 B, C 48 2.9 – 3.1
09 A 24 D 39 B, C, D 49 54.9 – 55.1
10 D 25 C 40 C, D 50 7.9 – 8.1
11 B 26 A 51 2.9 – 3.1
12 A 27 C 52 2.0 – 2.2
13 C 28 C 53 0.9 – 1.1
14 D 29 C 54 29.9 – 30.1
15 C 30 B 55 0.9 – 1.1
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Notation

The set of all natural numbers 1,2,3, …

The set of all integers

ℚ The set of all rational numbers

The set of all real numbers

The group of permutations of distinct symbols

0, 1, 2, … , 1 with addition and multiplication modulo

empty set

Transpose of

√ 1

, ̂, unit vectors having the directions of the positive , and axes of a three dimensional rectangular

coordinate system

̂ ̂

Identity matrix of order

ln logarithm with base

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SECTION – A
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ)
Q. 1 – Q.10 carry one mark each.
Q.1 The sequence of real numbers given by

sin sin sin

2 2 ⋯ 2
1⋅2 2⋅3 ⋅ 1
is
(A) a divergent sequence
(B) an oscillatory sequence
(C) not a Cauchy sequence
(D) a Cauchy sequence

Q.2 Let be the vector space (over of all polynomials of degree 3 with real coefficients. Consider
the linear transformation : → defined by

Then the matrix representation of with respect to the ordered basis 1, , , satisfies
(A) 0 (B) 0
(C) 0 (D) 0

Q.3 Let : 1, 1 → be a continuous function. Then the integral

sin

is equivalent to
(A) (B)

sin cos
2 2

(C) (D)

cos sin

Q.4 Let be an element of the permutation group . Then the maximum possible order of is
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 10 (D) 15

Q.5 Let be a strictly monotonic continuous real valued function defined on , such that
and . Then which one of the following is TRUE?
(A) There exists exactly one ∈ , such that
(B) There exist exactly two points , ∈ , such that , 1,2
(C) There exists no ∈ , such that
(D) There exist infinitely many points ∈ , such that

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Q.6
The value of lim is
, → ,

(A) 0 (B) (C) (D)

Q.7 Let ̂ ̂ and | |. If ln and , 0, satisfy

2 0, then is

(A) (B) (C) 2 (D)

Q.8 The nonzero value of for which the differential equation

3 3 0, 0,

becomes exact is
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) 3

Q.9 One of the points which lies on the solution curve of the differential equation

0,

with the given condition 0 1, is

(A) 1, 2 (B) 2, 1 (C) 2, 1 (D) 1, 2

Q.10 Let be a closed subset of , a compact subset of such that ∩ . Then ∩ is

(A) closed but not compact
(B) not closed
(C) compact
(D) neither closed nor compact

Q. 11 – Q. 30 carry two marks each.

Q.11 Let be the series

1
2 1 2
and be the series
3 4
3 2

of real numbers. Then which one of the following is TRUE?

(A) Both the series and are convergent
(B) is convergent and is divergent
(C) is divergent and is convergent
(D) Both the series and are divergent

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Q.12 Let be a sequence of positive real numbers satisfying

4 3
, 1, 1.
81

Then all the terms of the sequence lie in

(A) , (B) 0, 1 (C) 1, 2 (D) 1, 3

Q.13 1 4 16
The largest eigenvalue of the matrix 4 16 1 is
16 1 4

(A) 16 (B) 21

(C) 48 (D) 64

Q.14 The value of the integral

2 !
1 , ∈
2 !
is

(A) (B)
! !

! !
(C) (D)

Q.15 If the triple integral over the region bounded by the planes

2 4, 0, 0, 0

is given by

then the function , is

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Q.16 The surface area of the portion of the plane 2 2 within the cylinder 3 is
√ √ √ √
(A) (B) (C) (D)

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Q.17 Let : → be defined by

if 0
, .
0 if 0

Then the value of at the point 0, 0 is

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4

Q.18 The function , 3 4 3 12 1 has a saddle point at

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

Q.19 Consider the vector field ̂ ̂ , where ∈ , ̂ ̂ and | |. If the

absolute value of the line integral ∮ ⋅ along the closed curve : (oriented
counter clockwise) is 2 , then is
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 1 (D) 2

Q.20 Let be the surface of the cone bounded by the planes 0 and 3. Further,
let be the closed curve forming the boundary of the surface . A vector field is such that
̂ .̂ The absolute value of the line integral ∮ ⋅ , where
̂ ̂ and | |, is
(A) 0 (B) 9 (C) 15 (D) 18

Q.21 Let be the solution of the differential equation

; 1 0, 0.

Then 2 is

(A) ln 2 (B) ln 2

(C) ln 2 (D) ln 2

Q.22 The general solution of the differential equation with constant coefficients

approaches zero as → ∞, if
(A) is negative and is positive
(B) is positive and is negative
(C) both and are positive
(D) both and are negative

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Q.23 Let ⊂ and denote the set of points in such that every neighbourhood of contains
some points of as well as some points of complement of S. Further, let denote the closure
of . Then which one of the following is FALSE?
(A) ℚ
(B) ∖ ∂ , ⊂
(C) ∪ ∪ , , ⊂ , ∩
(D) ∩ ∖ , ⊂

Q.24 The sum of the series

1
2
is

(A) ln 2 (B) ln 2 (C) ln 2 (D) ln 2

Q.25 Let for all ∈ 1, 1 . Then which one of the following is TRUE?
| | | |

(A) Maximum value of is

(B) Minimum value of is
(C) Maximum of occurs at
(D) Minimum of occurs at 1

Q.26 cos sin

The matrix is a unitary matrix when is
sin cos
(A) 2 1 , ∈ (B) 3 1 , ∈

(C) 4 1 , ∈ (D) 5 1 , ∈

Q.27 0 1 2
Let 1 0 , ∈ ∖ 0 and a non-zero vector such that for some
2 0
∈ . Then the value of is
(A) (B) (C) 0 (D) 1

Q.28 The number of group homomorphisms from the cyclic group to the cyclic group is
(A) 7 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1

Q.29 In the permutation group 5 , if is the smallest subgroup containing all the 3-cycles, then
which one of the following is TRUE?
(A) Order of is 2
(B) Index of in is 2
(C) is abelian
(D)

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Q.30 Let : → be defined as

1 sin ln if 0.
0 if 0

Then, at 0, the function is

(A) continuous and differentiable when 0
(B) continuous and differentiable when 0
(C) continuous and differentiable when 1 0
(D) continuous and differentiable when 1

SECTION - B
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTIONS (MSQ)
Q. 31 – Q. 40 carry two marks each.

Q.31 Let be a sequence of positive real numbers satisfying

3
2 , 1.
4

If and are the roots of the equation 2 0 and , then which of the
following statement(s) is(are) TRUE ?
(A) is monotonically decreasing
(B) is monotonically increasing
(C) lim →
(D) lim →

Q.32 The value(s) of the integral

| | cos , 1

is (are)
(A) 0 when is even
(B) 0 when is odd
(C) when is even
(D) when is odd

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Q.33 Let : → be defined by

if 0
| |
, .
0 elsewhere

Then at the point 0, 0 , which of the following statement(s) is(are) TRUE ?

(A) is not continuous
(B) is continuous
(C) is differentiable
(D) Both first order partial derivatives of exist

Q.34 Consider the vector field ̂ ̂ on an open connected set ⊂ . Then which of the
following statement(s) is(are) TRUE ?

(A) Divergence of is zero on

(B) The line integral of is independent of path in
(C) can be expressed as a gradient of a scalar function on
(D) The line integral of is zero around any piecewise smooth closed path in

Q.35 Consider the differential equation

sin 2 2 2 cos , 1 √2.
4
Then which of the following statement(s) is(are) TRUE?
(A) The solution is unbounded when → 0
(B) The solution is unbounded when →
(C) The solution is bounded when → 0
(D) The solution is bounded when →

Q.36 Which of the following statement(s) is(are) TRUE?

(A) There exists a connected set in which is not compact
(B) Arbitrary union of closed intervals in need not be compact
(C) Arbitrary union of closed intervals in is always closed
(D) Every bounded infinite subset of has a limit point in itself

Q.37 Let 1 for all ∈ . Then which of the following statement(s) is(are)
TRUE?
(A) The equation 0 has exactly one solution in
(B) is strictly increasing for all ∈
(C) The equation 0 has exactly two solutions in
(D) is strictly decreasing for all ∈

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Q.38 Let be a finite group and denotes its order. Then which of the following statement(s) is(are)
TRUE?
(A) is abelian if where and are distinct primes
(B) is abelian if every non identity element of is of order 2
(C) is abelian if the quotient group is cyclic, where is the center of
(D) is abelian if , where is prime

Q.39
Consider the set ∈ , , , ∈ . For which of the

following choice(s) the set becomes a two dimensional subspace of over ?

(A) 0, 1, 0
(B) 0, 1, 1
(C) 1, 0, 0
(D) 1, 1, 0

Q.40 Let , ∈ . Then which of the following statement(s) is(are) TRUE?

(A) is closed
(B) is not open
(C) is connected
(D) 0 is a limit point of

SECTION – C
NUMERICAL ANSWER TYPE (NAT)
Q. 41 – Q. 50 carry one mark each.

Q.41 Let be a sequence of real numbers given by

1
2 1 sin , ∈ .
2

Then the least upper bound of the sequence is ____________

Q.42 Let be a sequence of real numbers, where

/
, 1, 0.
Then
/
lim …
→
is ____________

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Q.43
Let ∈ be a non-zero vector and . Then the dimension of the vector space

∈ over is ____________

Q.44 Let be a real valued function defined by

, 2 ln , 0, 0.

Then the value of at any point , , where 0, 0, is ____________

Q.45 Let √ ̂ be a vector field for all , with 0 and ̂. Then the
value of the line integral ⋅ from 0, 0 to 1, 1 along the path
: , , 0 1 is ____________

Q.46 If : 1, ∞ → defined by is expressed as

2 1 2
2 ,
3 9 1

where lies between 2 and , then the value of is ____________

Q.47 Let , and be linearly independent solutions of the differential equation

6 11 6 0.

If the Wronskian , , is of the form for some constant , then the value of
is____________

Q.48 The radius of convergence of the power series

4
2 is ______________
1

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Q.49 Let : 0, ∞ → be a continuous function such that

2 4 sin 2 2 cos 2 .
2

Then the value of is ____________

Q.50 Let be a cyclic group of order 12. Then the number of non-isomorphic subgroups of
is ____________

Q. 51 – Q. 60 carry two marks each.

Q.51
1
The value of lim 8 is equal to ____________
→

Q.52 Let be the region enclosed by 4 1 and 1. Then the value of

| | is ____________

Q.53 Let

1 1
1 1 , 1, , , ∈ and ∈ .
1 1

Then has infinitely many solutions if is ____________

Q.54 Let be the boundary of the region enclosed by , 2, and 0. Then the value
of the line integral

,
where is traversed in the counter clockwise direction, is ____________

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Q.55 Let S be the closed surface forming the boundary of the region V bounded by 3,
0, 6. A vector field is defined over V with ⋅ 2 1. Then the value of

1
⋅ ,

where is the unit outward drawn normal to the surface , is ______________,

Q.56 Let be the solution of the differential equation

5 6 0, 0 1, 1.

Then attains its maximum value at ____________

Q.57 The value of the double integral

sin

is ____________

Q.58 Let denote the group of all 2 2 invertible matrices over under usual matrix multiplication.
2 3
Then the order of the matrix in is ____________
1 2

Q.59 1 2
1 2 0
Let , 1 0, the null space of and the range space of .
1 5 2
3 1
Then the dimension of ∩ over is ____________

Q.60 The maximum value of , 2 subject to the constraint

1 0 is ____________

END OF THE QUESTION PAPER

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Qn. No. Qn. Type Key(s) Mark(s) Qn. No. Qn. Type Key(s) Mark(s) Qn. No. Qn. Type Key(s) Mark(s)
1 MCQ D 1 31 MSQ A;C 2 41 NAT 0.5:0.5 1
2 MCQ B 1 32 MSQ A;D 2 42 NAT 1.0:1.0 1
3 MCQ A 1 33 MSQ B;D 2 43 NAT 2.0:2.0 1
4 MCQ B 1 34 MSQ B;C;D 2 44 NAT 8.0:8.0 1
5 MCQ A 1 35 MSQ C;D 2 45 NAT 1.49:1.55 1
6 MCQ B 1 36 MSQ A;B 2 46 NAT ‐1:‐1 1
7 MCQ C 1 37 MSQ A;D 2 47 NAT 6.0:6.0 1
8 MCQ D 1 38 MSQ B;C 2 48 NAT 0.5:0.5 1
9 MCQ C 1 39 MSQ A;C;D 2 49 NAT 0.25:0.25 1
10 MCQ C 1 40 MSQ B;D 2 50 NAT 6.0:6.0 1
11 MCQ B 2 51 NAT 1.0:1.0 2
12 MCQ D 2 52 NAT 0.35:0.4 2
13 MCQ B 2 53 NAT 3.0:3.0 2
14 MCQ C 2 54 NAT 0.8:1.9 2
15 MCQ D 2 55 NAT 72.0:72.0 2
16 MCQ A 2 56 NAT ‐0.3:‐0.25 2
17 MCQ B 2 57 NAT 2.0:2.0 2
18 MCQ D 2 58 NAT 3.0:3.0 2
19 MCQ A 2 59 NAT 1.0:1.0 2
20 MCQ MTA 2 60 NAT 2.0:2.0 2
21 MCQ B 2
22 MCQ C 2
23 MCQ C 2
24 MCQ C 2
25 MCQ A 2
26 MCQ A 2
27 MCQ C 2
28 MCQ D 2
29 MCQ B 2
30 MCQ MTA 2
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JAM 2015 Examination

MA: Mathematics
Duration: 180 minutes Maximum Marks: 100

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out of which only one choice is the correct answer. This section has 30 Questions and carry a total of
50 marks. Q.1 – Q.10 carry 1 mark each and Questions Q.11 – Q.30 carry 2 marks each.
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given choices. The candidate gets full credit if he/she selects all the correct choices only and no
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Notation

- The set of natural numbers = 1,2,3, …

- The set of integers
ℚ - The set of rational numbers
- The set of real numbers
- The set of complex numbers
- The group of permutations of distinct symbols
- The group of integers modulo
- The vector space of real matrices
̂, ̂, - Standard mutually orthogonal unit vectors
- Imaginary number √ 1
- Complex conjugate of
̅ - Complex conjugate of matrix
- Transpose of matrix
∅ - Empty set
sup - supremum
inf - infimum
′ - Derivative of

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SECTION – A
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ)
Q. 1 – Q.10 carry one mark each.

Q.1 Suppose is a normal subgroup of a group . Which one of the following is true?
(A) If is an infinite group then /N is an infinite group
(B) If is a nonabelian group then / is a nonabelian group
(C) If is a cyclic group then / is an abelian group
(D) If is an abelian group then / is a cyclic group

Q.2 Let sin cos be a solution of the differential equation sec .

Then is
(A) ln |cos | (B)
(C) (D) ln |sec |

Q.3 Let , , , be distinct non-zero real numbers with . Then an eigenvalue of the
1
matrix 1 is
1 1 0
(A) (B) (C) (D)

Q.4 Let be a nonempty subset of . If is a finite union of disjoint bounded intervals, then which one
of the following is true?
(A) If is not compact, then sup ∉ and inf ∉
(B) Even if sup ∈ and inf ∈ , need not be compact
(C) If sup ∈ and inf ∈ , then is compact
(D) Even if is compact, it is not necessary that sup ∈ and inf ∈

Q.5 Let be a convergent sequence of real numbers. If √2 and

for 1, then which one of the following is the limit of this sequence?
(A) 1 (B) √2 (C) (D) √

Q.6 The volume of the portion of the solid cylinder 2 bounded above by the surface
and bounded below by the -plane is
(A) (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

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Q.7 Let : → be a differentiable function with 0 0. If for all ∈ , 1 2, then

which one of the following statements is true on 0, ∞ ?
(A) is unbounded (B) is increasing and bounded
(C) has at least one zero (D) is periodic

Q.8 If an integral curve of the differential equation 1 passes through 0, 0 and ,1 ,

then is equal to
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) (D) 1

Q.9 An integrating factor of the differential equation

2
2
is

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Q.10 Let be a nonempty subset of . Let denote the set of interior points of . Then can be
(A) empty
(B) singleton
(C) a finite set containing more than one element
(D) countable but not finite

Q. 11 – Q. 30 carry two marks each.

Q.11 Let be the group of permutations of three distinct symbols. The direct sum ⊕ has an
element of order
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) 18

Q.12 The orthogonal trajectories of the family of curves are

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

Q.13 Let be a nonabelian group. Let ∈ have order 4 and let ∈ have order 3. Then the order of
the element in
(A) is 6 (B) is 12
(C) is of the form 12 for 2 (D) need not be finite

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Q.14 Let be the bounded surface of the cylinder 1 cut by the planes 0 and 1 .
Then the value of the surface integral ∬ 3 is equal to

(A) 1 cos (B) sin cos 1 cos

(C) 1 2 cos (D) sin cos 1 2 cos

Q.15 Suppose that the dependent variables and are functions of the independent variables and
, defined by the equations , , , 0 and , , , 0, where 1.
Which one of the following is correct?
(A) (B)
(C) (D)

Q.16
0 1
Let and . Then
1
(A) an eigenvalue of is purely imaginary
(B) an eigenvalue of is zero
(C) all eigenvalues of are real
(D) has a non-zero real eigenvalue

Q.17 The limit

1
lim sin
→ sin
is equal to

(A) 0 (B) (C) (D)

Q.18 Let be the vector space of polynomials in of degree at most 2 with real coefficients. Let
be the vector space of 2 2 real matrices. If a linear transformation : →
is defined as

0 2 0
0 1
then
(A) is one-one but not onto
(B) is onto but not one-one
0 0 2 0
(C) Range ( = span ,
0 1 0 1
(D) Null ( = span 2 , 1

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Q.19
Let 1, 2 , 2, 1 and 1, 0 , 0, 1 be ordered bases of . If ∶ → is
4 3
a linear transformation such that , , the matrix of with respect to and , is ,
2 4
then 5, 5 is equal to

(A) 9, 8 (B) 9, 8 (C) 15, 2 (D) 15, 2

Q.20
Let ⋂ 0, ∪ , 1 . Which one of the following statements is FALSE?

(A) There exist sequences and in 0,1 such that 0, 1 \ ⋃ ,

(B) 0, 1 \ is an open set
(C) If is an infinite subset of , then has a limit point
(D) There exists an infinite subset of having no limit points

Q.21 Let : → be a strictly increasing continuous function. If is a sequence in 0, 1 , then the

sequence is
(A) increasing (B) bounded
(C) convergent (D) not necessarily bounded

Q.22
!
Which one of the following statements is true for the series ∑ 1 ?

(A) The series converges conditionally but not absolutely

(B) The series converges absolutely
(C) The sequence of partial sums of the series is bounded but not convergent
(D) The sequence of partial sums of the series is unbounded

Q.23
The sequence cos tan is

(A) monotone and convergent

(B) monotone but not convergent
(C) convergent but not monotone
(D) neither monotone nor convergent

Q.24
If is a solution of the differential equation 4 2 , then

lim
→
is equal to

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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Q.25
For what real values of and y, does the integral 6 attain its maximum?

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

Q.26 The area of the planar region bounded by the curves 6 2 and 2 is
√ √ √ (D) √2
(A) (B) (C)

Q.27
For 2, let : → be given by sin . Then at 0, has a

(A) local maximum if is even

(B) local maximum if is odd

(C) local minimum if is even

(D) local minimum if is odd

Q.28
sin , 0
For , ∈ , define ,
0 0
Then at 0, , is

(A) differentiable for each pair , with

(B) differentiable for each pair , with

(C) not differentiable for each pair , with

(D) not differentiable for each pair , with

Q.29
Let and be nonempty subsets of , where is connected and ∪ is not connected.
Which one of the following statements is true for all such and ?

(A) If ∩ = ∅, then is connected

(B) If ∩ = ∅, then is not connected

(C) If ∩ ∅, then is connected

(D) If ∩ ∅, then is not connected

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Q.30
Let ∶ , ∈ ∶ 0, 0 → be given by

1
, tan

Then the value of

, ,
,
,

(A) changes with but not with

(B) changes with but not with

(C) changes with and also with

(D) neither changes with nor with

SECTION - B
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTIONS (MSQ)
Q. 1 – Q. 10 carry two marks each.

Q.1
Let : → be a function defined by 1 .
In which of the following interval(s), takes the value 1?
(A) 6, 0 (B) 2, 4 (C) 2, 8 (D) 6, 12

Q.2
Which of the following statements is (are) true?
(A) ⊕ is isomorphic to

(B) ⊕ is isomorphic to

(C) ⊕ is isomorphic to

(D) ⊕ ⊕ is isomorphic to

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Q.3
Which of the following conditions implies (imply) the convergence of a sequence of real
numbers?
(A) Given 0 there exists an ∈ such that for all ,| |

(B) Given 0 there exists an ∈ such that for all , | |

(C) Given 0 there exists an ∈ such that for all , 1 | |

(D) Given 0 there exists an ∈ such that for all , with ,| |

Q.4
Let be a vector field given by , , ̂ 2 ̂ , for , , ∈ . If is
the curve of intersection of the surfaces 1 and 2, then which of the following
is (are) equal to . ?

(A) 1 2 sin (B) sin

(C) 1 2 sin (D) 1 sin

Q.5
Let be the set of 2 2 matrices with complex entries such that 0. Let
be the set of matrices in with 0. Then, under usual matrix addition and scalar
multiplication, which of the following is (are) true?
(A) is a vector space over
(B) is a vector space over
(C) is a vector space over
(D) is a vector space over

Q.6
The initial value problem
, 0 , 0

has
(A) at least two solutions if 0

(B) no solution if 0

(C) at least one solution if 0

(D) a unique solution if 0

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Q.7 Which of the following statements is (are) true on the interval 0, ?

(A) cos cos sin (B) tan

(C) √1 1 (D) ln 2

Q.8 Let : ⟶ be defined by

, , 0, 0
,
0, , 0,0

At 0, 0 ,

(A) is not continuous

(B) is continuous, and both and exist

(C) is differentiable

(D) and exist but is not differentiable

Q.9
Let , ∶ 0, 1 → 0, 1 be functions. Let and be the ranges of and , respectively.
Which of the following statements is (are) true?

(A) If for all ∈ 0, 1 , then sup inf

(B) If for some ∈ 0, 1 , then inf sup

(C) If for some , ∈ 0, 1 , then inf sup

(D) If for all , ∈ 0, 1 , then sup inf

Q.10
Let : 1, 1 ⟶ be the function defined by

Then

(A) is decreasing in 1, 0 (B) is increasing in 0, 1

(C) 1 has two solutions in 1, 1 (D) 1 has no solutions in 1 ,1

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SECTION – C
NUMERICAL ANSWER TYPE (NAT)
Q. 1 – Q. 10 carry one mark each.
Q.1
Let be the straight line segment from 0, to 4, , in the -plane. Then the value of
cos sin is ______________

Q.2
Let be the portion of the surface √16 bounded by the planes 0, 2, 0,
and 3. The surface area of , correct upto three decimal places, is ______________

Q.3
The number of distinct normal subgroups of is ______________

Q.4
Let : ⟶ be defined by
1 , 0
,
0, 0

If the directional derivative of at 0, 0 exists along the direction cos ̂ sin ,̂ where
sin 0, then the value of cot is ______________

Q.5
Let : ⟶ be defined by
, , sin 2

The maximum rate of change of at , 0, 1 , correct upto three decimal places, is

______________

Q.6
If the power series
!

converges for | | and diverges for | | , then the value of , correct upto three decimal
places, is ______________

Q.7
If 5 ≡ ( mod 11) and ∈ 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 , then is equal to _________

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Q.8
0 1 1 1
If the set , , is linearly dependent in the vector space of all
1 0 1 0
2 2 matrices with real entries, then is equal to ______________

Q.9
Let : ⟶ be defined by
1, ∈ℚ
1 , ∉ ℚ

The number of points at which is continuous, is ______________

Q.10
Let : 0, 1 → be a continuously differentiable function such that ′ has finitely many zeros in
0, 1 and ′ changes sign at exactly two of these points. Then for any ∈ , the maximum
number of solutions to in 0, 1 is ______________

Q. 11 – Q. 20 carry two marks each.

Q.11 Let be the planar region bounded by the lines 0, 0 and the curve 4, in the
first quadrant. Let be the boundary of , oriented counter-clockwise. Then the value of

1
is ______________

Q.12 Suppose is a cyclic group and , ∈ are such that order( ) = 12 and order( ) = 21. Then the
order of the smallest group containing and is ______________

Q.13 The limit

1
lim
→

is equal to ______________

Q.14 Let be the vector space of 2 2 real matrices. Let be a subspace of defined by

0 2 0 2
∈ ∶
3 1 3 1

Then the dimension of is ______________

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Q.15
Let : → be defined by
, 0
, sin
1, 0
Then the integral
1
,

correct upto three decimal places, is ______________

Q.16
The coefficient of in the Taylor series expansion of the function

3 sin cos , ∈
4

about the point , correct upto three decimal places, is ______________

Q.17
If cos has the power series expansion ∑ , then , correct upto three
decimal places, is equal to ______________

Q.18
Let ℓ be the length of the portion of the curve between the lines 1 and 3,
where satisfies
1
, 1 0

The value of ℓ, correct upto three decimal places, is ______________

Q.19 The limit

9 1 1
lim
→ tan
is equal to ______________

Q.20 Let and be two real matrices of size 4 6 and 5 4, respectively. If rank 4 and
rank 2, then rank is equal to ______________

END OF THE QUESTION PAPER

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Special Instructions/ Useful Data

: The set of all natural numbers, that is, the set of

all positive integers 1, 2, 3, …

: The set of all integers

: The set of all rational numbers

: The set of all real numbers

{e1 , e2 ,… , en } : The standard basis of the real vector space n

f ′, f ′′ : First and second derivatives respectively of a

real function f

f x ( a, b), f y ( a, b) : Partial derivatives with respect to x and y

respectively of f : 2 → at (a, b)

R×S : Product ring of rings R, S with component-

wise operations of addition and multiplication

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IMPORTANT NOTE FOR CANDIDATES
• Questions 1-15 (objective questions) carry six marks each and questions 16-29 (subjective
questions) carry fifteen marks each.
• Write the answers to the objective questions in the Answer Table for Objective Questions
provided on page 7 only.

Q.1 Let { xn } be the sequence + 1, − 1, + 2, − 2, + 3, − 3, + 4, − 4,... .

If
x1 + x2 + + xn
yn = for all n ∈ ,
n
then the sequence { yn } is

(A) monotonic
(B) NOT bounded
(C) bounded but NOT convergent
(D) convergent

Q.2 The number of distinct real roots of the equation x 9 + x 7 + x 5 + x 3 + x + 1 = 0 is

(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 9

Q.3 If f : 2
→ is defined by
⎧ x3
⎪ if ( x, y ) ≠ ( 0, 0 ) ,
f ( x, y ) = ⎨ x 2 + y 4
⎪ 0 if ( x, y ) = ( 0, 0 ) ,
⎩
then

(A) f x ( 0, 0 ) = 0 and f y ( 0, 0 ) = 0
(B) f x ( 0, 0 ) = 1 and f y ( 0, 0 ) = 0
(C) f x ( 0, 0 ) = 0 and f y ( 0, 0 ) = 1
(D) f x ( 0, 0 ) = 1 and f y ( 0, 0 ) = 1

1 z y

∫z =0 y∫=0 x∫=0 x y
2
Q.4 The value of z 3 dx dy dz is

1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
90 50 45 10

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Q.5 The differential equation (1 + x 2 y 3 + α x 2 y 2 ) dx + ( 2 + x 3 y 2 + x 3 y ) dy = 0 is exact if α equals

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

Q.6 An integrating factor for the differential equation ( 2 xy + 3 x 2 y + 6 y 3 ) dx + ( x 2 + 6 y 2 ) dy = 0 is

(A) x3 (B) y 3 (C) e3x (D) e3 y

Q.7 (
For c > 0, if aiˆ + bjˆ + ckˆ is the unit normal vector at 1,1, 2 ) to the cone z = x 2 + y 2 , then

(A) a 2 + b2 − c2 = 0 (B) a 2 − b2 + c2 = 0
(C) −a 2 + b2 + c 2 = 0 (D) a 2 + b2 + c2 = 0

Q.8 Consider the quotient group of the additive group of rational numbers. The order of the
2
element + in is
3

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 6

Q.9 Which one of the following is TRUE ?

(A) The characteristic of the ring 6 is 6

(B) The ring 6 has a zero divisor
(C) The characteristic of the ring ( 6 ) × 6 is zero
(D) The ring 6 × 6 is an integral domain

Q.10 Let W be a vector space over and let T : 6 → W be a linear transformation such that
S = {Te2 , Te4 , Te6 } spans W . Which one of the following must be TRUE ?

(A) S is a basis of W
(B) T ( 6 ) ≠ W
(C) {Te1 , Te3 , Te5 } spans W
(D) ker (T ) contains more than one element

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Q.11 Consider the following subspace of 3 :
{
W = ( x, y, z )∈ 3 2 x + 2 y + z = 0, 3x + 3 y − 2 z = 0, x + y − 3 z = 0 . }
The dimension of W is

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

Q.12 Let P be a 4 × 4 matrix whose determinant is 10. The determinant of the matrix −3P is

(A) −810 (B) −30 (C) 30 (D) 810

∞ ∞
Q.13 If the power series ∑ an x n converges for x = 3, then the series
n =0
∑a x
n =0
n
n

(A) converges absolutely for x = −2

(B) converges but not absolutely for x = −1
(C) converges but not absolutely for x = 1
(D) diverges for x = −2

⎧⎪ x ⎪⎫
Q.14 If Y = ⎨ x ∈ ⎬ , then the set of all limit points of Y is
⎩⎪1 + x ⎭⎪

(A) ( −1,1) (B) ( −1,1] (C) [0,1] (D) [ −1,1]

Q.15 If C is a smooth curve in 3

from (0, 0, 0) to (2,1, −1) , then the value of

∫ ( 2 xy + z ) dx + ( z + x ) dy + ( x + y ) dz
2
C

is

(A) −1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2

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Q.16 (a) Examine whether the following series is convergent:
∞
∑
n!
.
n =1 1 ⋅ 3 ⋅ 5 (2 n − 1) (6)

(b) For each x ∈ , let [ x ] denote the greatest integer less than or equal to x. Further,
1
for a fixed β ∈ (0,1), define an = [ nβ ] + n 2 β n for all n ∈ . Show that the
n
sequence {an } converges to β . (9)

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Q.17 (a) Evaluate lim

∫0 4 + t 3 dt
.
x →0 x2 (6)

(b) For a, b ∈ with a < b, let f : [ a, b ] → be continuous on [ a, b ] and twice

differentiable on ( a, b ) . Further, assume that the graph of f intersects the straight
line segment joining the points ( a, f ( a ) ) and ( b, f ( b ) ) at a point ( c, f ( c ) ) for
a < c < b. Show that there exists a real number ξ ∈ ( a, b ) such that f ′′ (ξ ) = 0. (9)

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Q.18 (a) Show that the point (0,0) is neither a point of local minimum nor a point of local
maximum for the function f : 2 → given by f ( x, y ) = 3x 4 − 4 x 2 y + y 2 for
( x, y ) ∈ 2
. (6)

(b) Find all the critical points of the function f : 2

→ given by
f ( x, y ) = x + y − 3x − 12 y + 40 for ( x, y ) ∈ . Also, examine whether the function
3 3 2

f attains a local maximum or a local minimum at each of these critical points. (9)

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4 2

∫ ∫
3
Q.19 (a) Evaluate e y dy dx.
x =0y = 4− x (6)
3
(b) Using multiple integral, find the volume of the solid region in bounded above by
the hemisphere z = 1 + 1 − x − y and bounded below by the cone z = x 2 + y 2 .
2 2
(9)

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Q.20 Find the area of the portion of the surface z = x 2 − y 2 in 3

which lies inside the solid
cylinder x 2 + y 2 ≤ 1 . (15)

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d2y
Q.21 Let y ( x ) be the solution of the differential equation − y = 0 such that y ( 0 ) = 2
dx 2
and y′(0) = 2α . Find all values of α ∈ [ 0,1) such that the infimum of the set
{ y ( x) x∈ } is greater than or equal to 1. (15)

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Q.22 (a) Assume that y1 ( x ) = x and y2 ( x ) = x3 are two linearly independent solutions of the
d2y dy
homogeneous differential equation x 2 2
− 3x + 3 y = 0. Using the method of
dx dx
variation of parameters, find a particular solution of the differential
d2y dy
equation x 2 2 − 3x + 3 y = x5 .
dx dx (6)

dy 5 y 5 x 4
(b) Solve the differential equation + = subject to the condition y (1) = 1.
dx 6 x y 5 (9)

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Q.23 (a) Let r = xiˆ + yjˆ + zkˆ be the position vector field in 3
and let f : → be a
{ }
differentiable function. Show that ∇ × f ( r ) r = 0 for r ≠ 0 .
(6)

(b) Let W be the region inside the solid cylinder x 2 + y 2 ≤ 4 between the plane z = 0
and the paraboloid z = x 2 + y 2 . Let S be the boundary of W . Using Gauss’s
divergence theorem, evaluate ∫∫ F ⋅ nˆ dS , where
S

F = ( x + y − 4 ) iˆ + ( 3 xy ) ˆj + ( 2 xz + z ) kˆ
2 2 2

and n̂ is the outward unit normal vector to S. (9)

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Q.24 (a) Let G be a finite group whose order is not divisible by 3. Show that for every
g ∈ G , there exists an h ∈ G such that g = h3 . (6)

(b) Let A be the group of all rational numbers under addition, B be the group of all
non-zero rational numbers under multiplication and C the group of all positive
rational numbers under multiplication. Show that no two of the groups A, B and C
are isomorphic. (9)

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Q.25 (a) Let I be an ideal of a commutative ring R. Define
A = {r ∈ R | r n ∈ I for some n ∈ }.
Show that A is an ideal of R. (6)

(b) Let F be a field. For each p ( x ) ∈ F [ x ] (the polynomial ring in x over F ) define
ϕ : F [ x ] → F × F by ϕ ( p ( x ) ) = ( p ( 0 ) , p (1) ) .
(i) Prove that ϕ is a ring homomorphism.
(ii) Prove that the quotient ring F [ x ] ( x 2 − x ) is isomorphic to the ring F × F . (9)

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Q.26 (a) Let P, D and A be real square matrices of the same order such that P is invertible,
D is diagonal and D = PAP −1. If An = 0 for some n ∈ , then show that A = 0. (6)

(b) Let T : V → W be a linear transformation of vector spaces. Prove the following:

(i) If {v1 , v2 ,… , vk } spans V , and T is onto, then {Tv1 , Tv2 ,… , Tvk } spans W .
(ii) If {v1 , v2 ,… , vk } is linearly independent in V , and T is one-one, then
{Tv1 , Tv2 ,… , Tvk } is linearly independent in W .
(iii) If {v1 , v2 ,… , vk } is a basis of V , and T is bijective, then {Tv1 , Tv2 ,… , Tvk } is
a basis of W . (9)

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Q.27 (a) Let {v1 , v2 , v3 } be a basis of a vector space V over . Let T : V → V be the linear
transformation determined by
Tv1 = v1 , Tv2 = v2 − v3 and Tv3 = v2 + 2v3 .
Find the matrix of the transformation T with {v1 + v2 , v1 − v2 , v3 } as a basis of both
the domain and the co-domain of T . (6)

(b) Let W be a three dimensional vector space over and let S : W → W be a linear
transformation. Further, assume that every non-zero vector of W is an eigenvector of
S. Prove that there exists an α ∈ such that S = α I , where I : W → W is the
identity transformation. (9)

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Q.28 (a) Show that the function f: → , defined by f ( x ) = x 2 for x ∈ , is not

uniformly continuous. (6)

(b) For each n ∈ , let f n : → be a uniformly continuous function. If the sequence

{ fn}converges uniformly on to a function f : → , then show that f is
uniformly continuous. (9)

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Q.29 (a) Let A be a nonempty bounded subset of . Show that { x ∈ | x ≥ a for all a ∈ A}
is a closed subset of . (6)

1
(b) Let {xn } be a sequence in such that | xn +1 − xn | < for all n ∈ . Show that the
n2
sequence {xn } is convergent. (9)

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2. Write your Registration Number, Name and
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3. Write the answers to the objective questions
against each Question No. in the Answer Table
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7. Do not write anything else on this page.
4. Each objective question has 4 choices for its Test Centre:
answer: (A), (B), (C) and (D). Only ONE of them
is the correct answer. There will be negative
marking for wrong answers to objective
questions. The following marking scheme for
objective questions shall be used:
(a) For each correct answer, you will be
awarded 6 (Six) marks.
(b) For each wrong answer, you will be
awarded -2 (Negative two) marks.
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treated as a wrong answer. or Name anywhere else in this
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space provided after each question. I have read all the instructions and shall
6. Do not write more than one answer for the same
abide by them.
question. In case you attempt a subjective
question more than once, please cancel the
answer(s) you consider wrong. Otherwise, the
answer appearing last only will be evaluated.
7. All answers must be written in blue/black/blue-
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candidates.
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cellular phone and electronic gadgets in any Candidate above.
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leaving the examination hall. Do not remove any
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 : The set of all real numbers

: The set of all natural numbers, that is, the set of all positive
integers 1, 2, …. .

 : The set of all integers

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IMPORTANT NOTE FOR CANDIDATES
 Questions 1-15 (objective questions) carry six marks each and questions 16-29 (subjective
questions) carry fifteen marks each.
 Write the answers to the objective questions in the Answer Table for Objective Questions
provided on page 7 only.

Q.1 n
n
Let an   n k
2
, for n  . Then the sequence an  is
k 1

(A) Convergent (B) Bounded but not convergent

(C) Diverges to  (D) Neither bounded nor diverges to 

Q.2 The number of real roots of the equation x3  x  1  0 is

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

Q.3 n
1
The value of lim
n k 1
 is
n 2  kn

(A) 2( 2  1) (B) 2 2  1 (C) 2  2 (D)

1
( 2  1)
2

Q.4 Let V be the region bounded by the planes x  0, x  2, y  0, z  0 and y  z 1 . Then the
value of the integral  y dx dy dz is
V

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

Q.5 d2y dy
The solution y( x) of the differential equation 2
4  4 y  0 satisfying the conditions
dx dx
dy
y (0)  4, (0)  8 is
dx

(A) 4 e2 x (B) (16 x  4) e 2 x (C) 4 e 2 x  16 x (D) 4e 2 x  16 x e 2 x

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Q.6 If y a is an integrating factor of the differential equation 2 x y dx  (3 x 2  y 2 ) dy  0 ,
then the value of a is

(A) 4 (B) 4 (C) 1 (D) 1


Q.7 Let F  a y iˆ  z ˆj  x kˆ and C be the positively oriented closed curve given by
 
x 2  y 2  1, z  0. If  F  dr   , then the value of a is
C

(A) 1 (B) 0 1 (D) 1

(C)
2


Q.8 Consider the vector field F  (a x  y  a) iˆ  ˆj  ( x  y ) kˆ, where a is a constant. If
 
F  curl F  0, then the value of a is

(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 1 3

(D)
2

Q.9 Let G denote the group of all 2  2 invertible matrices with entries from . Let

H1   A G : det ( A) 1 and H 2   A G : A is upper triangular .

Consider the following statements:

P : H1 is a normal subgroup of G
Q : H 2 is a normal subgroup of G .

Then

(A) Both P and Q are true (B) P is true and Q is false

(C) P is false and Q is true (D) Both P and Q are false

Q.10 For n   , let n  nk : k    . Then the number of units of  /11 and  /12  ,
respectively, are

(A) 11, 12 (B) 10, 11 (C) 10, 4 (D) 10, 8

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Q.11 Let A be a 3  3 matrix with trace ( A) = 3 and det ( A) = 2. If 1 is an eigenvalue of A ,
then the eigenvalues of the matrix A2  2 I are

(A) 1, 2(i  1),  2(i  1) (B) 1, 2(i  1), 2(i  1)

(C) 1, 2(i  1),  2(i  1) (D) 1, 2(i  1),  2(i  1)

Q.12 Let T :  n   n be a linear transformation, where n  2. For k  n, let

E  v1, v2 ,..., vk    n and F  Tv1 , Tv2 ,..., Tvk .

Then

(A) If E is linearly independent, then F is linearly independent

(B) If F is linearly independent, then E is linearly independent
(C) If E is linearly independent, then F is linearly dependent
(D) If F is linearly independent, then E is linearly dependent

Q.13 For n  m, let T1 :  n   m and T2 :  m   n be linear transformations such that T1T2 is

bijective. Then

(A) rank ( T1 ) = n and rank ( T2 ) = m (B) rank ( T1 ) = m and rank ( T2 ) = n

(C) rank ( T1 ) = n and rank ( T2 ) = n (D) rank ( T1 ) = m and rank ( T2 ) = m

Q.14 
n
The set of all x at which the power series  (2n  1) 2
( x  2)3n converges is
n 1

(A)  1, 1 (B)  1,1 (C) 1, 3 (D) 1, 3

Q.15 Consider the following subsets of  :

 n   1 
E : n   , F : 0  x  1 .
 n 1  1  x 
Then

(A) Both E and F are closed (B) E is closed and F is NOT closed
(C) E is NOT closed and F is closed (D) Neither E nor F is closed

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Q.16 (a) 
Let an  be a sequence of non-negative real numbers such that  an converges,
n 1
and let kn  be a strictly increasing sequence of positive integers. Show that

 a kn also converges.
n 1 (9)

(b) Suppose f :  0,1   is differentiable and f ( x)  1 at every x   0,1 . If

f (0)  0 and f (1)  1 , show that f ( x)  x for all x   0,1 . (6)

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Q.17 (a) Suppose f is a real valued function defined on an open interval I and
differentiable at every x  I . If [a, b]  I and f (a)  0  f (b) , then show that
there exists c  (a, b) such that f (c)  min f ( x).
a xb (9)

(b) Let f : (a, b)   be a twice differentiable function such that f  is continuous at

every point in (a, b). Prove that

f ( x  h)  2 f ( x )  f ( x  h)
lim  f ( x)
h 0 h2

for every x  (a, b). (6)

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Q.18 Find all critical points of the following function and check whether the function
attains maximum or minimum at each of these points:

u ( x, y )  x 4  y 4  2 x 2  2 y 2  4 xy, (x, y) 2.

. (15)

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Q.19 (a) Let  :  a, b    be differentiable and  c, d     ( x) : a  x  b  , and let
 ( x)
f :  c, d    be continuous. Let g :  a,b    be defined by g ( x)   f (t ) dt
c
for x   a, b  . Then show that g is differentiable and g ( x)  f ( ( x))  ( x) for all
x   a, b  . (9)

sin x
3 1
(b) If f :  0,1   is such that  f (t )dt  x for all x   , then find f   .
0
2 2 (6)

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Q.20 Find the area of the surface of the solid bounded by the cone z  3  x 2  y 2 and the
paraboloid z  1  x 2  y 2 . (15)

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Q.21 Obtain the general solution of each of the following differential equations:

dy dy 2 y
(a) y x  y e .
dx dx (6)

(b) dy x  2 y  8
 .
dx 2 x  y  7 (9)

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Q.22 (a) Determine the values of b 1 such that the differential equation

d2y dy
x2 x  y  0, 1  x  b
dx 2 dx

satisfying the conditions y (1)  0  y (b) has a nontrivial solution. (9)

(b) Find v( x) such that y ( x)  e 4 x v( x) is a particular solution of the differential

equation
d2y
dx 2
dy

 8  16 y  2 x  11 x10  21 x 20 e4 x .
dx
 (6)

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Q.23 (a) Change the order of integration in the double integral
2  2 x2 
   f ( x, y ) dy  dx .
 x 
1   (6)

(b) Let F  ( x 2  xy 2 ) iˆ  y 2 ˆj . Using Green’s theorem, evaluate the line integral
 
  dr , where C is the positively oriented closed curve which is the boundary of
F
C

the region enclosed by the x  axis and the semi-circle y  1  x 2 in the upper half
plane.
(9)

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Q.24 (a) If F  ( x 2  y  4) iˆ  3 xy ˆj  (2 xz  z 2 )kˆ , then evaluate the surface integral

 (  F )  nˆ dS , where S is the surface of the cone z  1  x 2  y 2 lying above
S
the xy  plane and n̂ is the unit normal to S making an acute angle with k̂ . (9)


x
(b) Show that the series  n (1  n p x 2 )
converges uniformly on  for p  1 .
n 1 (6)

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Q.25 (a) Find a value of c such that the following system of linear equations has no solution:

x  2 y  3z  1,
3x  7 y  cz  2,
2 x  cy  12 z  3. (6)

(b) Let V be the vector space of all polynomials with real coefficients of degree at most
n, where n  2. Considering elements of V as functions from  to , define
 1 
W   p  V :  p ( x)dx  0  .
 0 
Show that W is a subspace of V and dim W   n. (9)

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Q.26 (a) Let A be a 3  3 real matrix with det  A   6. Then find det  adj A  .
(6)

(b) Let v and v be non-zero vectors in  n , n  3, such that v is not a scalar

1 2 2
multiple of v1 . Prove that there exists a linear transformation T :  n   n such
that T 3  T , Tv1  v2 , and T has at least three distinct eigenvalues. (9)

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Q.27 (a) If E is a subset of  that does not contain any of its limit points, then prove that E
is a countable set. (9)

(b) Let f :  a, b    be a continuous function. If f is uniformly continuous, then

prove that there exists a continuous function g :  a, b    such that g ( x)  f ( x)
for all x   a, b  . (6)

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Q.28 (a) On 3 , define a binary operation * as follows: For ( x, y, t ), ( x, y, t ) in 3 ,
 1 
( x, y, t ) *( x, y, t )   x  x, y  y, t  t   ( xy  xy)  .
 2 
Then show that (3 , *) is a group, and find its center. (9)

(b) For k   , let k  kn : n    . For any m, n  , show that I  m  n is an

ideal of  . Further, find the generators of I . (6)

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Q.29 Let G be a group of order p 2 , where p is a prime number. Let x  G. Prove that
 y  G : xy  yx   G. (15)

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2011 MA
Objective Part
(Question Number 1 – 15)
Total Marks Signature

Subjective Part

Question
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Number
Number
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17 24
18 25
19 26
20 27
21 28
22 29

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MATHEMATICS TEST PAPER

1
 NOTATIONS USED

: The set of all real numbers

Z: The set of all integers

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR CANDIDATES

Objective Part:
Attempt ALL the objective questions (Questions 1-15). Each of these questions carries six
marks. Each incorrect answer carries minus two. Write the answers to the objective questions
in the Answer Table for Objective Questions provided on page 7 only.

Subjective Part:
Attempt ALL subjective questions (Questions 16-29). Each of these questions carries fifteen
marks.

2n +1 + 3n +1
1. lim equals
n →∞ 2 n + 3n

(A) 3
(B) 2
(C) 1
(D) 0
2. Let f ( x) = ( x − 2)17 ( x + 5) 24 . Then
(A) f does not have a critical point at 2
(B) f has a minimum at 2
(C) f has a maximum at 2
(D) f has neither a minimum nor a maximum at 2

⎛ y⎞ ∂f ∂f
3. Let f ( x, y ) = x 5 y 2 tan −1 ⎜ ⎟ . Then x + y equals
⎝x⎠ ∂x ∂y
(A) 2 f
(B) 3 f
(C) 5 f
(D) 7 f
4. Let G be the set of all irrational numbers. The interior and the closure of G are
denoted by G 0 and G , respectively. Then
(A) G0 = φ , G =G
(B) G = , G=
0

(C) G0 = φ , G =
(D) G0 = G , G =

1
 cos x

∫
2

5. Let f ( x) = e − t dt. Then f ′(π / 4) equals

sin x

(A) 1/ e
(B) − 2/e
(C) 2/e
(D) − 1/ e

6. Let C be the circle x 2 + y 2 = 1 taken in the anti-clockwise sense. Then the value of the
integral
( ) (
∫ ⎡⎣ 2 xy + y dx + 3x y + 2 x dy ⎤⎦
3 2 2
)
C

equals

(A) 1
(B) π /2
(C) π
(D) 0

7. Let r be the distance of a point P( x, y, z ) from the origin O. Then ∇ r is a vector

(A) orthogonal to OP
(B) normal to the level surface of r at P
(C) normal to the surface of revolution generated by OP about x-axis
(D) normal to the surface of revolution generated by OP about y-axis

3 3
8. Let T : → be defined by
T ( x1 , x2 , x3 ) = ( x1 − x2 , x1 − x2 , 0) .
If N(T) and R(T) denote the null space and the range space of T respectively, then
(A) dim N (T ) = 2
(B) dim R(T ) = 2
(C) R(T ) = N (T )
(D) N (T ) ⊂ R(T )

r
9. Let S be a closed surface for which ∫∫ r . nˆ dσ = 1 . Then the volume enclosed by the
S
surface is
(A) 1
(B) 1/3
(C) 2/3
(D) 3

2
10. If ( c1 + c2 ln x ) / x is the general solution of the differential equation

d2y dy
x 2
2
+ kx + y = 0, x>0,
dx dx
then k equals
(A) 3
(B) −3
(C) 2
(D) −1

11. If A and B are 3×3 real matrices such that rank ( AB) =1, then rank ( BA) cannot be
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3

12. The differential equation representing the family of circles touching y-axis at the origin
is
(A) linear and of first order
(B) linear and of second order
(C) nonlinear and of first order
(D) nonlinear and of second order

13. Let G be a group of order 7 and φ ( x) = x 4 , x ∈ G . Then φ is

(A) not one – one
(B) not onto
(C) not a homomorphism
(D) one – one, onto and a homomorphism

14. Let R be the ring of all 2×2 matrices with integer entries. Which of the following
subsets of R is an integral domain?
⎧⎛ 0 x⎞ ⎫
(A) ⎨⎜ ⎟ : x, y ∈ Z ⎬
⎩⎝ y 0⎠ ⎭
⎧⎛ x 0⎞ ⎫
(B) ⎨⎜ ⎟ : x, y ∈ Z ⎬
⎩⎝ 0 y⎠ ⎭
⎧⎛ x 0⎞ ⎫
(C) ⎨⎜ ⎟ : x ∈ Z⎬
⎩⎝ 0 x⎠ ⎭
⎧⎛ x y⎞ ⎫
(D) ⎨⎜ ⎟ : x, y , z ∈ Z ⎬
⎩⎝ y z⎠ ⎭

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15. Let f n ( x) = n sin 2 n +1 x cos x. Then the value of

∫ ( lim f )
π /2 π /2
lim
n →∞ ∫
0
f n ( x)dx −
0
n →∞
n ( x) dx

is
(A) 1/ 2
(B) 0
(C) −1/ 2
(D) − ∞
16. (a) Test the convergence of the series

∞
nn
∑ n (6)
n =1 n ! 3
(b) Show that
x2
ln (1 + cos x ) ≤ ln 2 −
4
for 0 ≤ x ≤ π / 2. (9)
17. Find the critical points of the function

f ( x, y ) = x3 + y 2 − 12 x − 6 y + 40.

Test each of these for maximum and minimum. (15)

18. (a) Evaluate ∫∫ xe
R
y2
dx dy, where R is the region bounded by the lines x = 0, y = 1 and the

parabola y = x 2 . (6)

(b) Find the volume of the solid bounded above by the surface z = 1 − x 2 − y 2 and below
by the plane z = 0 . (9)
19. Evaluate the surface integral

∫∫ x (12 y − y 4 + z 2 ) dσ ,
S
where the surface S is represented in the form z = y 2 , 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, 0 ≤ y ≤ 1 . (15)

20. Using the change of variables, evaluate ∫∫ xy dx dy , where the region R is bounded by the
R
curves xy = 1, xy = 3, y = 3x and y = 5 x in the first quadrant. (15)
21. (a) Let u and v be the eigenvectors of A corresponding to the eigenvalues 1 and 3
respectively. Prove that u + v is not an eigenvector of A. (6)

(b) Let A and B be real matrices such that the sum of each row of A is 1 and the sum of
each row of B is 2. Then show that 2 is an eigenvalue of AB. (9)

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22. Suppose W1 and W2 are subspaces of 4
spanned by { (1, 2,3, 4 ) , ( 2,1,1, 2 ) } and
{ (1, 0,1, 0 ) , ( 3, 0,1, 0 ) } respectively. Find a basis of W1 I W2 . Also find a basis of
W1 + W2 containing { (1, 0,1, 0 ) , ( 3, 0,1, 0 ) } . (15)

23. Determine y0 such that the solution of the differential equation

y ′ − y = 1 − e− x , y (0) = y0

has a finite limit as x → ∞. (15)

∂φ
24. Let φ ( x, y, z ) = e x sin y . Evaluate the surface integral ∫∫ dσ , where S is the surface
∂n
S
∂φ
of the cube 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, 0 ≤ y ≤ 1, 0 ≤ z ≤ 1 and is the directional derivative of φ in the
∂n
direction of the unit outward normal to S . Verify the divergence theorem. (15)

25. Let y = f ( x) be a twice continuously differentiable function on (0, ∞) satisfying

1 ⎛1⎞
f (1) = 1 and f ′( x) = f ⎜ ⎟ , x > 0.
2 ⎝x⎠
Form the second order differential equation satisfied by y = f ( x ) , and obtain its solution
satisfying the given conditions. (15)
⎧⎛ a b ⎞ ⎫
26. Let G = ⎨⎜ ⎟ : a, b, c, d ∈ Z ⎬ be the group under matrix addition and H be the
⎩⎝ c d ⎠ ⎭
subgroup of G consisting of matrices with even entries. Find the order of the quotient
group G / H . (15)
27. Let
⎧⎪ x 2 0 ≤ x ≤1
f ( x) = ⎨
⎪⎩ x x > 1.

Show that f is uniformly continuous on [0, ∞). (15)

⎧ x ⎫
28. Find M n = max ⎨ ⎬ , and hence prove that the series
x ≥ 0 ⎩ n (1 + nx ) ⎭
3

∞
x
∑ n 1 + n x3
n =1 ( )
is uniformly convergent on [0, ∞). (15)
29. Let R be the ring of polynomials with real coefficients under polynomial addition and
polynomial multiplication. Suppose

I ={ p ∈ R : sum of the coefficients of p is zero}.

Prove that I is a maximal ideal of R. (15)