GATE 2019 General Aptitude (GA) Set-8 Q.1-Q.5 carry one mark each. Ql Q2 Q3 Q4 Qs The fishermen, the flood victims owed their lives, were rewarded by the government. (A) whom, (B) to which (©) to whom (D) that Some students were not involved in the strike. If the above statement is true, which of the following conclusions is/are logically necessary? 1, Some who were involved in the strike were students. 2. No student was involved in the strike. 3. At least one student was involved in the strike. 4. Some who were not involved in the strike were students, (A) Land 2 (B) 3 O4 (D) 2and3 The radius as well as the height of a circular cone increases by 10%. The percentage increase in its volume is (A) 17.1 (B) 21.0 (© 33.1 (D) 72.8 Five numbers 10, 7, 5, 4 and 2 are to be arranged in a sequence from left to right following the directions given below: 1, No two odd or even numbers are next to each other. 2. The second number from the left is exactly half of the left-most number. 3. The middle number is exactly twice the right-most number. Which is the second number from the right? (A)2 (B)4 (7 (D) 10 Until Iran came along, India had never been in kabaddi. (A) defeated (B) defeating (C) defeat (D) defeatist orGATE 2019 General Aptitude (GA) Set-8 Q.6—Q. 10 carry two marks each. Q6 Q7 Qs Qo Since the last one year, after a 125 basis point reduction in repo rate by the Reserve Bank of India, banking institutions have been making a demand to reduce interest rates on small saving schemes. Finally, the government announced yesterday a reduction in interest rates on small saving schemes to bring them on par with fixed deposit interest rates. Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the given passage? (A) Whenever the Reserve Bank of India reduces the repo rate, the interest rates on small saving schemes are also reduced (B) Interest rates on small saving schemes are always maintained on par with fixed deposit interest rates, (C)The government sometimes takes into consideration the demands of banking institutions before reducing the interest rates on small saving schemes (D)A reduction in interest rates on small saving schemes follow only after a reduction in repo rate by the Reserve Bank of India In a country of 1400 million population, 70% own mobile phones. Among the mobile phone owners, only 294 million access the Internet, Among these Internet users, only half buy goods from e-commerce portals. What is the percentage of these buyers in the country? (A) 10.50 (B) 14.70 (©) 15.00 (D) 50.00 The nomenclature of Hindustani music has changed over the centuries. Since the medieval period dhrupad styles were identified as baanis. Terms like gayaki and baaj were used to refer to vocal and instrumental styles, respectively. With the institutionalization of music education the term gharana became acceptable. Gharana originally referred to hereditary musicians from a particular lineage, including disciples and grand disciples. Which one of the following pairings is NOT correct? (A) dhrupad, bani (B) gayaki, vocal (C) baay, institution (D) gharana, lineage Two trains started at 7AM from the same point. The first train travelled north at a speed of 80km/h and the second train travelled south at a speed of 100 km/h. The time at which they were 540 km apart is AM. (Ayo (B) 10 (© 1 (D) 11.30 or 3GATE 2019 General Aptitude (GA) Set-8 Q.10 “I read somewhere that in ancient times the prestige of a kingdom depended upon the number of taxes that it was able to levy on its people. It was very much like the prestige of a head-hunter in his own community.” Based on the paragraph above, the prestige of a head-hunter depended upon (A) the prestige of the kingdom (B) the prestige of the heads (C) the number of taxes he could levy (D) the number of heads he could gather END OF THE QUESTION PAPER or 38GATE2019 Mathematics Q.1-Q. 25 carry one mark each, QI Fora balanced transportation problem with three sources and three destinations where costs, availabilities and demands are all finite and positive, which one of the following statements is FALSE? (A) The transportation problem does not have unbounded solution (B) The number of non-basic variables of the transportation problem is 4 (C) The dual variables of the transportation problem are unrestricted in sign (D) The transportation problem has at most 5 basic feasible solutions Q2 Let /:[4,]—>& (the set of all real numbers) be any function which is twice differentiable in (a,b) with only one root @ in (a,b). Let f*(x) and f"(x) denote the first and second order derivatives of (x) with respect to.v. If aris a simple root and is computed by the Newton-Raphson method, then the method converges if (A) [FD *O|<|/'Cf, forallx (a,b) (B) [£@)/'C)]<|/"@)), forall. x €(a,b) © |FOF)|<|FCof’, forallx (a,b) P) |/)/"@)|<|/"@)], forall x €(a,6) Q3__ Let fC > C(the set of all complex numbers) be defined by S(xtiy=x +3xy'+i(y'+3x"y), Let f"(z) denote the derivative of with respect to z. Then which one of the following statements is TRUE? (A) f(t iexists and |f"(1+)|=3V5—(B) Fis analytic at the origin (C) f is not differentiable at i (D) fis differentiable at 1 Q4 The partial differential equation Pu. (P+y ae ( axoy is (A) parabolic in the region x+y? >2 _ (B) hyperbolic in the region x7 + (C)clliptic in the region 0 R be defined by fQny)ax 2x yxy + 2y" (Ris the set of all real numbers and IR? ={(x,y):x,yeR}) Which one of the following statements is TRUE? (A) f has a local maximum at origin (B)_f has a local minimum at origin (C) Js has a saddle point at origin (D) The origin is not a critical point of fGATE2019 Mathematics Q.10 Qu Qi2 Ma Let {a,}" be any sequence of real numbers such that }°la,|° <0. If the radius of = convergence of "a,x" is r, then which one of the following statements is necessarily TRUE? (A) r2 Lor ris infinite (B) r, n € N (the set of all natural numbers). 13.5..Qn—) QS. Ifthe differential equation is solved using the Euler’s method with step-size =0.1, then y(1.2) is equal to (round off to 2 places of decimal). Q.16 Let / be any polynomial function of degree at most 2 over R (the set of all real numbers). Ifthe constants a and b are such that Fea OAD SEHD) 4b f(E42), for all x ER, then 4a + 3b is equal to (round off to 2 places of decimal). ~ sa7GATE2019 Mathematics Qi7 QuU8 Qi9 Q.20 Q21 Ma Let L denote the value of the line integral §. (Bx—4x" yd + (4x97 +2y)dy, where C, a circle of radius 2 with centre at origin of the xy=plane, is traversed once in the anti-clockwise L direction. Then — is equal to x The temperature T: R* \{(0,0,0)} > R at any point P(x,y,z) is inversely proportional to the square of the distance of P from the origin. If the value of the temperature 7'at the point R(0,0,1) is V3, then the rate of change of T at the point Q(I,1,2)in the direction of OR is equal to (round off to 2 places of decimal). (Ris the set of all real numbers, IR x, ¥,2):4,y,2 €R} and R°\{(0,0,0)} denotes R* excluding the origin) Let f bea continuous function defined on [0,2] such that f(x) 20 for all x €[0,2]. If the =0 and x=b is ¥3+5?—V3, where be (0,2), then ‘F()) is equal to___(round off to 1 place of decimal) area bounded by y= f(x), x If the characteristic polynomial and minimal polynomial of a square matrix A are (A-N(A+D"(A-2)' and (A-1)(4-+1)(A=2), respectively, then the rank of the matrix A+1 is___, where /is the identity matrix of appropriate order. Let @ be a primitive complex cube root of unity and /==1. Then the degree of the field extension Q(i,v3,0) over Q (the field of rational numbers) isGATE2019 Mathematics Q.22 Q.23 Q.24 Q25 Ma Let oa epee J 225242 Then the greatest integer less than or equal to , Crcost+isint, 0<¢<2z2,i=V-1. Consider the system: Xt ty —2m=3, 39455, 20. If x, =1, x5 =, x5 =0, x, =cis a basic feasible solution of the above system (where a, b and ¢ are real constants), then a+b-+c is equal to. Let CC be a fimetion defined by /(2 5z* +10, Then the number of zeros of Sin {2eC:|2|<2} is i (C is the set of all complex numbers) Let {r= (4s xeC, Ys foo} i (Bs) be a normed linear space with the norm be sXe JEl. Then (sup{lg(x)|: | yy is equal to (round off to 3 places of decimal). (C is the set of all complex numbers).GATE2019 Mathematics Q. 26 - Q. 55 carry two marks each. Q.26 For the linear programming problem (LPP): Maximize Z=2x, +4, subjectto ~x, +24 <4, 3x, + Bx <6, 4%, 20, BER, (Ris the set of all real numbers) consider the following statements: 1. The LPP always has a finite optimal value for any 8>0 II The dual of the LPP may be infeasible for some £20. IIL If for some {, the point (1,2) is feasible to the dual of the LPP, then Z <16, for any feasible solution (x,,.,) of the LPP. IV. If for some f, x, and x, are the basic variables in the optimal table of the LPP with 1 , then the optimal value of dual of the LPP is 10. 2 ‘Then which of the above statements are TRUE? (A) Land III only (B) I, Ill and IV only (C) lil and IV only (D) land IV only Q27 Let f:R? +R be defined by 1 vey cher pn ) if (x,y) 40,0) SQy)= 0, if(y) = 0.0). Consider the following statements: 7 © exist at (0, 0) but are unbounded in any neighbourhood of x ay 1. The partial derivatives (0,0) IL. f is continuous but not differentiable at (0, 0). IIL f is not continuous at (0, 0). IV. f is differentiable at (0, 0). (Ris the set of all real numbers and R? (x,y):3, 9 R} ) Which of the above statements is/are TRUE? (A) Land only (B) Land IV only (©) IV only (D) Ml only ~ a7GATE2019 Mathematics Q28 Q.29 Ma Let K=[k,, |’, be an infinite matrix over C (the set ofall complex numbers) such that (i) for each iN (the set of all natural numbers), the i” row (k,.,k,25--) of K isin (* and (ii) for every x=(x,,%,..)eC', 0k.) x, is summable for all iN, and (y,,y,,... 60, where y,=0k,, x, - - Let the set of all rows of K’ be denoted by £ . Consider the following statements: P: Eis a bounded set in (*. Q: Eisa dense set in (°. (*-Hoomoenee Zisi0, O0 and the initial condition u(x,0)=sinx—sin? xx, OSxQ is a non-trivial homomorphism, then f is an isomorphism. IL, Any quotient group of a eyclic group is eyelie. IIL If every subgroup ofa group G is a normal subgroup, then G is abelian. IV. Every group of order 33 is cyclic. Which of the above statements are TRUE? (A) Iland IV only (B) I and Ill only (C)I, Wand IV only (D) I, Hand IV only won?GATE2019 Mathematics Q33 Q34 Q35 Ma A solution of the Dirichlet problem Veu(r,A)=0, O, xe R, neN and gi(x) Consider the sequence {,} +nx is the derivative of g, (x) with respect to x. (Bis the set of all real numbers, N is the set of all natural numbers). ‘Then which one of the following statements is TRUE? (A) {g, }2, does NOT converge uniformly on R (B){gi}", converges uniformly on any closed interval which does NOT contain 1 (C){g,}5, converges point-wise to a continuous function on R (D) {1}, converges uniformly on any closed interval which does NOT contain 0 aGATE2019 Q39 Q.40 Q4l Ma Mathematics Consider the boundary value problem (BVP) 2y oe +a y(x)=0, a eR (the set of all real numbers), with the boundary conditions }(0)=0, »(2)=k (K is a non-zero real number) Then which one of the following statements is TRUE? (A) For @=1, the BVP has infinitely many solutions (B) For =I, the BVP has a unique solution (C) For @=-1, k <0, the BVP has a solution y(x) such that y(x) > Ofor all x € (0,72) (D) For @=—1, k>0, the BVP has a solution y(x) such that y(x) > Ofor all x € (0,2) Consider the ordered square J; , the set [0,1]x[0, I] with the dictionary order topology. Let the general element of /? be denoted by xx y, where x,y €[0,1]. Then the closure of the subset sfx x 3 : oxacxcbat} in Ij (A) SU((a.b]x{0})U([a,b)x{1}) (B) SU([a.b)x{0})U((a.61*{1}) (©) SU((a,b)x{0} )U((a,6)x{1}) (D) SU((a,b]*{0} ) Let P, be the vector space of all polynomials of degree at most 2 over R (the set of real numbers). Let a linear transformation T:P, + P, be defined by T(atbx-+ex")=(a+b)+(b-o)x+(a+e)x". Consider the following statements: 1. The null space of Tis {a(-1+x+.°):aeR} IL. The range space of Tis spanned by the set {1+x",1+x}. I. T(T(+x)=1+x°. IV. If M is the matrix representation of 7 with respect to the standard basis {Lxx7} of P, ,then the trace of the matrix M is 3. Which of the above statements are TRUE? (A) Land II only (B) I, Ill and IV only (C)I, Mand IV only (D) Iland IV only birGATE2019 Mathematics Q42 Q43 Ma Let 7; and 7, be two topologies defined on N (the set of all natural numbers), where 7, is the topology generated by B= {{2n—1,2n}: nN} and 7, is the discrete topology on N. Consider the following statements : 1. In (N17), every infinite subset has a limit point. IL. The function / : (NN,7]) > (N,Z) defined by ne S+ iis even PM) at At, if misoad is a continuous function, Which of the above statements is/are TRUE? (A) Both I and I (B) Lonly (©) Honly (D) Neither I nor II Let 1< p ja]3]oye Basic variable | x, | x, | x, | x, | Solution % 1fo[2|-a| 6 % ofa 2 z-¢ [ofol2fil - Then the value of a+ B+ is ~ 167GATE2019 Mathematics Q53 Qs4 Q55 Ma Consider the inner product space P, of all polynomials of degree at most 2 over the field of real numbers with the inner product (f,g)= f S(g(adt for f,geP,. Let {fsfofa} be an orthogonal set in P,, where f= Latte fat +e, fiteand 6.0356; are real constants. Then the value of 2c, +c, +3e, is equal to Consider the system of linear differential equations with the initial conditions x,(0)=0, x,(0)=1 Then log, (x,(2)—x(2)) is equal to Consider the differential equation ‘The sum of the roots of the indicial equation of the Frobenius series solution for the above differential equation in a neighborhood of x = 0 is equal to END OF THE QUESTION PAPER mr