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MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
Paper III

1. The series 1 + 1p + 1p + ... converges if

(A) P < 1

(C) p < 1

1, if x is rational
, then
x
0
,
i
f
is
irrational

4. If f(x) =

(B) p > 1
(D) p = 0

(A) f has discontinuities of the second

2. If {fn} be a sequence of integrable functions

defined on [a, b], then

kind at every point x

(B) f has discontinuities of the first kind

(A) If fn 0 a.e and each fn is a bounded

function, then

at every point x

a f n (x)dx 0

(C) f(x+) exists

(B) If fn 0 a.e and fn are uniformly

bounded

functions,

then

(D) f(x) exists

a f n (x)dx 0
(C) If

5. Compact subsets of metric spaces are

a f n (x)dx 0 , then fn 0 a.e

(D) If fn 0 a.e, then

(A) convex
(B) open

f n (x)dx 0

(C) closed

3. Suppose a and c are real numbers, c>0,

and f is defined on [ 1, 1] by

(D) connected

fn(x) = xa sin(x c ), if x 0
= 0,

6. Let E0 denote the set of all interior points

of a set E. Then which one of the

if x = 0

statements is NOT true?

Then which one of the following

statements is true?

(A) E0 is always open

(A) f is bounded a <1 + c

(B) E is open if and only if E0 = E

(B) f is continuous a < 1+ c

III

(C) f (0) exists a < 1

(C) E is closed

(D) f is continuous a > 0

(D) If G E and G is open, then G E0

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10. Which of the following map is NOT a linear

transform?

7. The Cayley Hamilton theorem states that

(A) The characteristic roots of a non-

(A) T : V 3 ( R ) V 2 ( R )

singular matrix are distinct

defined

T(x,y,z) =( x y, x z)

(B) The characteristic equation of a

(B) T : V 3 ( R ) V 1 ( R )

matrix admits a non-zero solution

defined

by

T(x,y,z) =x2 + y 2 + z 2

(C) Every matrix satisfies its own

(C) D: V V defined by D(f(x)) = df(x) / dx,

characteristic equation

where V is a vector space of

(D) The eigen values of any matrix are

polynomials f(x) in x over R

linearly independent

(D) I : V V defined by I(f(x)) = 0 f(x) dx ,

8. If A is an upper triangular matrix, then

where V is a vector space of

which one of the following statements is

polynomials f(x) in x over R.

NOT true?
(A) A is a lower triangular matrix

11. If w is a subspace of V4(R) generated by

the vectors (1,2, 5, 3 ), ( 2, 3, 1, 4),

(B) |A| is the product of its diagonal

( 3, 8, 3, 5), then dim(w) =

elements
(C) Rank of A is equal to the order of A

(A) 1

(B) 2

(D) Eigen values of A are the diagonal

(C) 3

(D) 4

elements of A

12. A l i n e a r t r a n s f o r m w h i c h
reduces the quadratic form

9. If and are two eigen values of a matrix

III

by

A, then the corresponding eigen vectors

x2 + 4y2 + 4z2 + 4xy + 4xz + 16yz to

of A are

the canonical form is

(A) linearly dependent

(A) x = u + 2v, y= v 2w, z = v + 1 2 w

(B) orthogonal

(B) x = u 2v, y= v+ 1 2 w, z = v 1 4 w

(C) orthonormal

(C) x = u 4v, y= v 1 2 w, z = v + 1 2 w

(D) linearly independent

(D) x = u + 4v, y= v + 1 w, z = v 1 w
2
2
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16. The Taylor series expansion of

13. If u(x,y) = 2x x2 + ky2 is to be harmonic

function, then k should be equal to

f (z) =

(A) 0
(A)

2 (z 1)

( 1 2 )2 (z 1)2 + ( 1 2 )3 (z 1)3 ...

(B)

2 ( z 1) +

( 1 2 )2 (z 1) 2 + ( 1 2 )3 (z 1)3 + ...

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

z 1
about the point z =1 is
z +1

(C) ( z 1)

2 (z

1) + ( 1 2 ) ( z 1) ...

(D) ( z 1) +

2 (z

1) + ( 1 2 ) ( z 1) + ...

14. The bilinear transformation which maps

1, i, 1 to 2, i, 2 respectively is
(A) w =

zi 3
2i 6

(C) w =

2i + 6z
iz + 3

(D) w =

2i + 6 z
iz 2

sin z
at the pole
z cos z

(A) 1

(B) 2/

(C) /2

(D) 0

18. If f(z) has a pole of order 3 at z = a, then

Res {f(z)} =

1 d
3
(B) 2 2 ( z a ) f ( z )
dz

1 d
3
(A)
( z a ) f (z )
2
6 dz

z
2

z 3z + 2

dz over

2 is

(B) 4i
2

(C) 6i

z =a

z=a

1 d
2
(z a) f (z)
(C)
2
6 dz

(A) 2i

z =a

1 d
2
(z a ) f ( z)
(D)
2
2 dz

(D) 8i
III

z = /2 is

15. The value of I =

C: z 2 = 1

17. The residue of f (z) =

2i 6z
iz 3

(B) w =

z=a

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22. Let O(G) = pq with p, q primes, p > q where

19. If w = logz, then w is not analytic

G is a group. Then which one of the

(A) On real axis

following statements is NOT true?

(B) on negative real axis

(A) If q | p 1 , then there exists a nonabelian group of order pq

(C) at z=0 only

(B) If q | p 1 , then G is cyclic

(D) for complex z

(C) G has a subgroup of order p and a

20. If H and K are two subgroups of a group G,

subgroup of order q

then HK is a subgroup of G if and only if

(D) Any two non-abelian groups of order

pq are isomorphic

(A) O(HK) = O(KH)

23. Let G be a group of order 112.132. Then

(B) HK =KH

the number of 13 Sylow subgroups in G

(C) O(H) = O(K)

are

(D) either O(H) or O(K) is a prime number

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4

21. If H is a subgroup of G and N(H) = { a G |

24. If p is a prime number, then the splitting

a Ha1 =H} then N(H) is

field over F, the field of rational numbers,

(A) a normal subgroup of G

of the polynomials xp 1 is of degree

(A) 2p+1

(B) a subgroup of G

(B) p +1

(C) an abelian group

(C) p 1
(D) a cyclic group
III

(D) 2p 1
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25. Let I1 be the ideal generated by x4+ 3x2+ 2

29. Let y1(x) and y2(x) be a set of fundamental

and I2 be the ideal generated by x3 + 1 in

solutions of the equation

Q[x]. If F1 = Q[x]/I1 and F2 = Q[x]/I2, then

y + p( x )y + q(x)y = 0 a < x < b, where

(A) F1 is not a field while F2 is a field

(B) neither F1 nor F2 is a field

p(x) and q(x) are continuous in [a, b] and

(C) F1 and F2 are fields

x0 (a,b). Then which of the following

(D) F1 is a field but F2 is not a field

statements is NOT true?

26. The particular integral of the equation

2

(A) y1(x) and y2(x) both can not have a

yy = y y + ( y) ; y(0) = 1 2 and
y (0) = 1 is

local minimum at x

2 x/2

(A) 2y 1 = 3y e

(B) y1(x) and y2(x) both can not have a

(B) 2y 1 = ye5x/2

local maximum at x0

(C) 2y 3 = 8ye3x/2
(D) 2y + 3 = 6y2ex/2

(C) y1(x) can have a local maximum at

x 0 and y 2 (x) can have a local

27. The singular solution of the equation

xp 2 2yp + 4x = 0 is

minimum at x0

(A) x

(B) 2x

(C) 3x

(D) 4x

28. Consider the boundary

(D) y 1 (x) and y2 (x) both can vanish

simultaneously at x0

value problem:

y + y = 0, y ( ) = y ( ) , y( ) = y()
then to each eigen value

30. A complete solution of the partial

there

differential equation p + q = 2x is

corresponds
(A) a unique eigen function
(B) two eigen functions
(C) two linearly independent eigen
functions
(D) two mutually dependent eigen
functions
III

(A) z=

(B) z=

(C) z=

(D) z=

(zx+a)2 + a2y +b

(zx+a)3 + a2y +b

(zx+a)2 + ay +b

(zx+a) + ay +b
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31. A particular integral of the equation

35. The approximate value of y(0.2) obtained

(D 2 D 2 )z = cos(x + y) is

upto 3 decimal places by solving y = x+y,

(A) x cos(x+y)

y(0) =1 with h = 0.2 using the fourth order

(B) x cos(x+y)

Runge - Kutta method, is

(C) x2sin(x+y)

(A) 1.216

(D) x sin(x+y)

(B) 1.232

32. A solution of the equation

(C) 1.243

u
u
= 4 , u(0, y) = 8e3y is
x
y

(D) 1.263

(A) u= 8 e12x3y

36. The shortest curve joining two fixed points

4x3y

(B) u= 6 e

on a given surface and lying entirely on

(C) u= 4 e4x y
(D) u= 2 e

that surface is called a

8x 3y

(A) cycloid

33. A real root of the equation x log10x = 1.2

(B) geodesic

correct to 3 decimal places obtained by

(C) catenary

Newtons iteration method , is

(D) helix
(A) 2.740

(B) 2.752

(C) 2.758

(D) 2.762

37. A triangle enclosing the greatest area for

a given perimeter, is

34. Given that y = x2y, y(0) =2, then the

(A) an isosceles triangle

value of y (0.2) obtained by modified

(B) an equilateral triangle

Eulers method with h = 0.1 is

III

(A) 1.912

(B) 1.918

(C) 1.923

(D) 1.932

(C) a right angled triangle

(D) a scalene triangle
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38. The condition that
the integral I =

40. A body of mass m is moving in two

dimensions with G as centre of mass. If v
is the velocity of G and k is the radius of
gyration of the body about a line passing
through G, perpendicular to the plane of
motion and is the angle between a line
fixed in the body with a line fixed in space,
then the kinetic energy of that body is

d f f

= 0 for
d x y y

x2
x1

f (x, y, y)dx to have a

stationary value, is
(A) only a necessary condition

(A)
(B) a necessary and sufficient condition

2 m(v

2 2
+ k

)

(B) m ( v 2 + k 2
2 )

(C) only a sufficient condition

(D) neither necessary nor sufficient

(C)

1 m(2 v
2

(D)

1 m( v
2

2 2

+k )
2 2

+ 2k )

condition
41. The number of degrees of freedom of a
particle moving in space, is

39. A particle of mass m with polar coordinates

r, is subjected to a central force

(A) 4

(B) 2

(C) 1

(D) 6

42. Let L be the Lagrangian of a conservative

system under no constraints and qk be a

described by the potential v(r). Then its

Lagrangian is

generalised coordinate. If
(A)

1 2
2
mr
+
v( r )
2

L
= 0 , then
q k

its generalised momentum is

1
2
2 2
(B) m( r
+ r

) v (r )
2

(A)

d L

dt q
k

1
2
2
(C) m(r
+

) v (r )
2

(B)

d L

dt q k

(C) constant of motion

(D)
III

1
2
2
m(r
+
) v ( r )
2

(D) undefined
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43. The eigen values of the integral equation

47. For a negatively skewed distribution, the

correct relation between mean, median

y(x) = ( 2xt 4 x ) y(t)dt , are

0
(A) 2, 3

(B) 2, 3

(C) 3, 3

(D) 3, 3

and mode is
(A) mean=median= mode
(B) mean < median < mode

44. The Volteras equation of the second kind

obtained by reducing the integral equation
x

0 ( 2 + x

(C) median< mean < mode

(D) mode < mean < median

t ) y(t)dt = x , is y(x) =

48. With the usual notation Bowleys

(A) 2 x 2 0 xy ( t ) dt

coefficient of skewness

(B) x + 2 0 xy ( t ) dt

(A)

Q3 + Q1 2M
Q3 Q1

(B)

Q3 Q1 2M
Q3 + Q1

(C)

Q3 Q1 + 2M
Q3 Q1

(D)

Q3 Q1 + 2M
Q3 + Q1

(C) 2 x 3 0 xy ( t ) dt
x

(D) x 2 0 xy ( t ) dt
45. The extremals of

{( y) + y}dx subject
2

to y(+1) =0 and y (+1) =0, is

(A)

1 2
( x 1)
24

(C)

(B)

1
( x 1)
24

49. If a random variable U is uniformly

1 2
1
2
2
( x 1) (D)
( x 1)
24
24

distributed over the interval (0, 1), then the

distribution of Y = tan( (U 0.2)) is

46. The mean absolute deviation is minimum

when it is measured from

(A) Normal

(A) mean

(B) Laplace

(B) median

(C) Cauchy

(C) mode
(D) standard deviation
III

(D) Exponential
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50. Which of the following is NOT the

53. Identify in the following, a stochastic

distribution function of a random variable?

process that is an example of discrete time,

0
x
1 e

(A) F ( x ) =

0
x
e

(B) F ( x ) =

discrete state space stochastic process

if x < 0
if x 0

(A) Yule process

if x < 0

(B) renewal process

if x 0

(C) Wiener process

0 if x < 0

(C) F ( x ) = 12 if 0 x < 1
1
if x 0

(D) Branching process

54. If the mean of a binomial distribution is 3,
then its variance could be

0 if x < 1
(D) F ( x) =

1 if x 1

(A) 7.5
(B) 5.5

51. The domain of a probability measure is

(A) the sample space

(C) 3.5

(B) the interval [0,1]

(D) 1.5

(C) the sigma field of subsets of the

sample space

55. Let {x n } be a sequence of i.i.d non-

(D) the real line

negative r.vs with common mean

52. Let {xn} be a Markovian chain on S= {1, 2, 3}

with the following transition probability

and N be a Poisson r.v with mean ,

0 23 31

matrix : P = 21 0 21 , then which of the

21 21 0

which is independent of xis.

E(x 1 + x 2 + + x n ) =
(A) /

following properties hold good for {xn} ?

(B)

(A) {xn} is irreducible

(B) all states are aperiodic

(C)

(C) all states are persistent

(D)

(D) all the above three

III

Then

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59. Let x1, x2, , xn be a random sample from

56. If X and Y are two i.i.d standard normal

N( , 2 ) and T = i =1 x i , i =1 x i .

variates then E(X/Y)=

Then T is
(A) 1
(A) complete and sufficient for

(B) 0

(B) complete but not sufficient for

(C) does not exist

(C) not complete but sufficient for

(D)

(D) neither complete nor sufficient for

57. With the usual notations the standard error
60. An example of a distribution which does

of sample variance is

not possess monotone likelihood ratio

(A) (2/n)
(B)

property is

(A) Normal

(B) Cauchy

(C) exponential

(C) (n/2)
(D) /2n

(D) Gamma
58. Let (x1, x2, , xn) be a random sample
61. Neyman - Pearson most powerful test with

from U( 1 , +1). Then the M.L.E of is

power 1 and size satisfies

(A) x(1)+1

(A) < 1

(B) x(n) 1

(B) < 1

(C) (x(1) + x (n) )

(C) 1 <

1
2
(
x( n ) 1) + (x( n ) + 1)
(D)
3
3
III

(D) <
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62. If the sample size in Wald - Wolfowitz runs

64. The non-parametric test used for testing

test is large, the number of runs in the

equality of more than two means of the

population is

pooled ordered sample is distributed with

(A) Kruskal Wallis

mean

(A)

(B)

2n
+1
m+n

(C)

2mn
m+n

(D)

(B) Median test

2m
+1
m+n

(C) Run test

(D) Rank test
65. With the usual notations 1 R1.232 equals
to

2mn
+1
m+n

(A) (1 12 )(1 13.2 2 )

63. If two regression lines are perpendicular

(B) (1

12

2 )(1

13.2 )

to each other then the relation between the

(C) (1 12 )(1 13.2 )

two regression coefficients is

(D) (1 12 )(1 13.2 )

(A) xy = yx

66. Confounding is a technique used for

(B) xy yx =1

(A) reducing the block size

(C) xy = yx

(B) increasing the block size

(C) reducing the number of factors

(D) xy > yx

(D) reducing the number of blocks

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67. A sample of size n is drawn from a

70. For a BIBD with b blocks such that each

dichotomous population. If the sample has

proportion p of items of category I and
proportion q of category II then the
variance of proportion is

treatment occurs in r blocks, the rank of

the incidence matrix N satisfies

(A) s p = pq /( n 1)

(A) rank(N) = b (r 1)

(B) s p = pq / n
2

(C) s p = npq /( n 1)
2

(B) rank(N) > b (r 1)

(D) s p = p q /( n 1)

(C) rank(N) < b (r 1)

68. For the linear programming problem,

(D) rank(N) = b+ (r 1)

maximize z = x + 2y
subject to : x + y >1, x + 2y < 10, y< 4,

71. In the context of two group classification

x > 0, y > 0

problem, the maximum likelihood

(A) Optimum solution is unique

allocation rule for assigning x0 in terms of

(B) optimum solution exists but not

unique

usual notation is

(C) optimum solution is unbounded

f (x )

1 0
>1
(A) assign x0 to I if
f2 (x 0 )

(D) optimum solution does not exist

f (x )

69. The hazard function corresponding to the

pdf: f(x ; ) = x

1 x

, x > 0, >0 is

(A) always increasing in x

f (x )

c(1 / 2) p

f (x )

c(1 / 2) p

1 0
2
>
(C) assign x0 to I if
f 2 ( x 0 ) c( 2 / 1) p1

(B) always decreasing in x

(C) decreasing in x if <1

1 0
1
>
(D) assign x0 to I if
f 2 ( x 0 ) c( 2 / 1) p2

(D) increasing in x if <1

III

1 0
> 2
(B) assign x0 to I if
f 2 ( x 0 ) p1

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74. If X and Y are two i.i.d r.vs with mean 0

72. In a two factor fixed -effects model with

and variance 2, then P[|x + y |> 2]<

interaction, where A has a levels and B

has b levels, we assume that
a

(A) 2
b

(A) i =1 i = 0 , j=1 i = 0 , j=1 ij = 0 ,

(B) 2/2

i=1 ij = 0
a

(C) 2/4
b

(B) i =1 i = 0 , j=1 i = 0 , i =1 ij = 0
b

(D) 2 2

a
(C) i =1 i = 0 , j=1 i = 0 , j=1 ij = 0
a

75. For economic order quantity models

(D) i =1 ij = 0 , j=1 ij = 0

i) the demand rate is constant always

ii) the replenishment rate is either finite

73. The bath-tup curve type of hazard function

or infinite
iii) the items are non-deteriorating only

is associated with

Then
(A) Weibull distribution
(A) i) is correct
(B) exponential distribution

(B) i) is not correct but ii) and iii) are

correct

(C) two component mixture of Weibull

distributions

(C) ii) is correct

(D) Pareto distribution

III

(D) i), ii) and iii) are correct

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