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1 Suppose N is a normal subgroup of a group G. which one of the following is true?
(a) if G is an infinite group then G/N is an infinite group
(b) if G is a non-abelian group then G/N is non abelian
(c) if G is a cyclic group then G/N is abelian
(d) if G is an abelian group then G/N is cyclic

2. Let S3 be the group of permutation of three distinct symbol. The direct sum S3 S3 has an element
of order
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 18

3. Let G be a non abelian group. Let G have order 4 & let G have order 3 then the order of element
in G
(a) is 6 (b) is 12 (c) is of the form of 12k for k 2 (d) need not be finite

4. Which of the following statement is true ?

(a) Z2 Z3 is isomorphic to Z6 (b) Z3 Z3 is isomorphic to Z9
(c) Z4 Z6 is isomorphic to Z24 (d) Z2 Z3 Z5 is isomorphic to Z30

5. Suppose G is a cyclic group & G are such that order ( ) = 12 and order( ) = 21then the order
of smallest group containing & is ------
2016
6 Let be an element of the permutation group S5 then the maximum possible order of is
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 15

7 The number of group homomorphism from the cyclic group Z4 to cyclic group Z7 is
(a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1

8 In the permutation group Sn , n 5 if H is the smallest subgroup containing all the 3- cycles, then which
of the following is true
(a) order of H is 2 (b) index of H in Sn is 2 (c) H is abelian (d) H = Sn

9 Let G be a finite group &o(G) denote its order then which of the following statement is true?
(a) G is abelian if o(G) = pq where p & q are distinct prime
(b) G is abelian if every non-identity element of G is of order 2
(c) G is abelian if the quotient group G/Z(G) is cyclic, where Z(G) is center of G
(d) G is abelian if o(G) = p3 where p is prime

10 Let G be a cyclic group of order 12 then no. of non-isomorphic subgroup of G is-----

11 Let H denote the group of all 2x2 invertible matricies over Z5 under usual matrix multiplication .
then order of matrix in H is --------
2012
12 Consider the quotient group Q/Z of the additive group of rational numbers. The order of element ( + Z)
in Q/Z is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 6

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13 Which one of the following is true ?
(a) The characterstic of the ring 6Z is 6 (b) The ring 6Z has a zero divisor
(c) The characterstic of the ring (Z/6Z)x6Z is zero (d) The ring 6Zx6Z is an integral domain

14 (A). Let G be a finite group whose order is not divisible by 3. Show that for every g G, there exist an h G
such that g = h3 (B). Let A be the group of all rational number under addition, B be the group of all non-
zero rational numbers under multiplication and C the group of all +verational numbers under
multiplication .show that no two of group A,B&C are isomorphic

15 (a).Let ɪ be an ideal of commutative ring R. define A = {r for some n N}. show that A is
an ideal
of R (b) . Let F be a field for each p(x) F[x] (the polynomial ring in x over F) define : F[x] FxF by
(p(x)) = (p(0), p(1)).(i) prove that is a ring homomorphism (ii) prove that the quotient ring
F[x]/(x2-x) is isomorphic to the ring FxF
2013
16 Let p be a prime number. Let G be the group of all 2x2 matricies over Zp with determinant 1 under matrix
multiplication .then the order of G is
(a) (p-1)p(p+1) (b) p2(p-1) (c) p3 (d) p2(p-1)+p

17 Let G be a finite group & let be an automorphism of G, such that (x) = x iff x = e, where e is the
identity element in G. prove that every g G can be represented as g = x-1 (x) for some x G. moreover
if for every x belongs to G, then show that G is abelian
2014
18 Let G be a group of order 17. The total number of non-isomorphic subgroup of G is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 17

19 Let G be a cyclic group of order 24. The total number of group isomorphism of G onto itself is
(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 17 (d) 24

20 Let Sn be the group of all permutation on set …..n under the composition mappings for n>2. If H is
the smallest subgroup of Sn containing the transposition & the cycle ….n . Then
(a) H = Sn (b) H is abelian (c) index of H in Sn is 2 (d) H is cyclic

21 Which one of the following condition on a group G implies that G is abelian?

(a) The order of G is p3 for some prime p
(b) every proper subgroup of G is cyclic
(c) every subgroup of G is normal in G
(d) The function f:G G define by f(x) = x-1 for all x belongs to G, is a homomorphism

22 Let H be a subgroup of the group (R , +) s.t H [-1,1] is a finite set containing a non-zero element.
Show that H is a cyclic-----
2011
23 Let G denote the group of all 2x2 invertible matricies with entries from R. let H1 = {A G : det(A) = 1}
and H2 = {A G : A is upper triangular}. Consider the following statement P: H1 is a normal subgroup of G
Q: H2 is a normal subgroup of G then
(a) Both P & Q are true (b) P is true and Q is false
(c) P is false and Q is true (d) Both P & Q are false

24 Let G be a group of order p2, where p is a prime number. Let x G. prove that {y G s.t xy = yx} = G
2010
25 the number of element of S5 (the symmetric group on 5 letters) which are their own inverse equals

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(a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 25 (d) 26

26 Let R[x] be the ring of real polynomial in the variable x. the number of ideals in the quotient ring
R[x]/ [x2 – 3x + 2] is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6

27 The number of 2x2 matrix over Z3 (the field with three elements) with determinant 1 is
(a) 24 (b) 60 (c) 20 (d) 30

28 Let G be a group & let A(G) denote the set of all automorphisms of G i.e all one to one , onto group
homomorphism from G to g. An automorphism f:G G of the form f(x) = axa-1, x belongs to G (for
some G) is called inner automorphism . let ɪ (G) denote the set of all inner automorphism of G.
(a) show that A(G) is a group under composition of functions and that ɪ (G) is anormal subgroup A(G)
(b) show that ɪ (G) is isomorphic to G/Z(G) where Z(G) = {g G: xg = gx x G} is the center of G

29 In a group G , x G is said to be conjugate to y G written x y, if there exist z G s.t x = zyz-1

A. show that is an equivalence relation on G show that a subgroup N of G is a normal subgroup of G iff N
is a union of equivalence classes of B. Consider the group of all non-singualr 3x3 real matricies under

matrix multiplication . show that i.e two matricies are conjugate.

30 Let S denote the commutative ring of all continuous real valued function on [0,1] under pointwise
addition & multiplication. for a I [0,1] let Ma = [f S|f(a) = 1]. A. show that Ma is an ideal in S
B. show that Ma is an maximal ideal in S
2009
31 Let R be the ring of functions from R to R under pointwise addition and multiplication. Let I = [f : R R|f
is bounded function]. J = [f : R R|f(3) = 0] Then
(a) J is an ideal of R but I is not an ideal of R (b) I is an ideal of R but J is not an ideal of R
(c) Both I and J are ideals of R (d) neither I nor J is an ideal of R

32 The number of all subgroups of the group (Z60 , +) of integers modulo 60 is

(a) 2 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 60

33 A. In which of the following pairs are the two groups isomorphic to each other? Justify your answer
(i) R/Z and Sp where R is the additive group of real numbers and Sp = {z C||z|----} under complex
multiplication. (ii) (Z, +) and (Q, +) B. Prove or disprove that G is a finite abelian group of order n and k
is positive integer which divides n, then G has at most one subgroup of order k.

34 Let I & J be ideals of ring R. Let IJ be the set of all possible sums where ai belongs to I & bi belongs
to J. for i = …..n. and n N.
(a) . Prove that IJ is an ideal of R & IJ ϲ I J. (b) . Is it true that IJ ϲ I J.justify?
2008
35 The set R = {f|f is a function from Z to R} under the binary operation + and define as (f+g)(n) = f(n) + g(n)
& (fg)(n) = f(n)g(n) for all n Z forms a ring . Let S1 = {f R|f(-n) – f(n)} for all n belong to Z} and S2 =
{f R|f(0) = 0}.Then
(a) S1& S2 are both ideal in R (b) S1 is an ideal in R while S2 is not
(c) S2 is an ideal in R while S1 is not (d) neither S1 nor S2 is an ideal in R

36 Let G be a finite group & H be a normal subgroup of G of order 2. Then the order of centre of G is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) an even integer > 2 (d) an odd integer greater than equal to 3

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37 Let G be the set of all 3x3 real matricies M such that MMT = MTM – I and lrt H = {M G|detM = 1}, show that
(a) G is group under matrix multiplication (b) H is normal subgroup of G (c) {-1,1} given by
(M)=detM is onto (d) G/H is abelian
2007
38 Let R be the ring of polynomials over Z--- and let I be the ideal of R generated by the polynomial (x4 + x + 1).
Then the number of elements in quotient ring
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 16

39 Let G be an abelian group of order 10. Let S = {g G|g-1 = g}. Then number of non- identity elements in S is
(a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0

40 Let G be the group of all 2x2 matricies with real entries w.r.t matrix multiplication. Let G1 be the smallest
subgroup of G containing & and G2 be the smallest subgroup of G containing

& . Determine all the elements of G1 and their order. Determine all the elements of G2
and their order .Does there exist a one to one homomorphism from G1 onto G2? Justify.

41 A. Let p be the prime no. and let Z be the ring of integers. If an ideal J of Z contains the set pZ properly,
then show that J = Z. herepZ = {px: x belongs to Z}.B. Consider the ring R = {a +ib: a,b Z} with usual
addition and multiplication. Find all invertible elements of R.
2006
42 Let G be a group of order 7 and (x) = x-1, x belongs to G. then is
(a) not 1-1 (b) not onto (c) not a homomorphism (d) 1-1, onto & a homomorphism

43 Let R be the ring of all 2x2 matricies with integer entries. Which of the following subset of R is an integral
domain
(a) { } (b) { }

(c) { } (d) { }

44 Let G = {{ } be the group under matrix addition and H be the subgroup of G consisting
of maticies with even entries. Find the order of the quotient group G/H.

45 Let R be the ring of polynomials with real coefficients under polynomial addition and multiplication.
Suppose P = {p R: sum of the coefficients of p is zero}. Prove that P is maximal ideal of R.
2005
46 In the group { ….. 6} under operation of multiplication modulo 17. The order of element 3 is
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c ) 12 (d) 16

47 A ring R has maximal ideal

(a) If R is infinite (b) If R is finite
(c) If R is finite with atleast 2 elements (d) only if R is finite

48 Let G be a finite abelian group of order n with identity e. if for all a belongs to G a3 = e. then by induction
on n, show that n = 3k for some non-negative integer k.
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49 The number of generater of additive group Z36 is----

50 For α & β R define the map φa,b R R by φα β x αx + β . Let G { φα β αβ R2 } For

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f g ϵ G defines gof ϵ G by gof x g f x . Then which of the following is true ?
a. The binary operation o is associative
b. The binary operation o is commutative
c. For every α β R2 α≠ there exist a b R2 s.t φα β o φa,b φ1,0
d. (G, o) is a group

51 Let G be a group of order 20 in which the conjugacy classes have 1,4,5,5,5. Then which of
the following is true
a. G contains a normal subgroup of o(5) b. G contains a non-normal subgroup of o(5)

c G contains a subgroup or order 10 d. G contains a normal subgroup of o(4)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
52. consider the permutations =   and β   in S8. The no. of
4 5 3 7 8 6 1 2  4 5 3 1 7 6 8 2 
n belongs to S8 s.t n-1σn β is equal to –------

53. The number of subgroups of Z7 x Z7 of order 7 is ------.

54. The maximum order of permutation σ in the symmetric group S10 is----.

55. Let G be a subgroup of GL2 ℝ generated by & . Then the order of G is……….
2018.
6. hich one of the following is TR ?
is cyclic if and only if n is prime
very proper subgroup of is cyclic
very proper subgroup of S is cyclic
f every proper subgroup of a group is cyclic then the group is cyclic

57. Let G be a group satisfying the property that f G is homomorphism implies f g

g G. Then a possible group G is

58. Let be the quotient group . onsider the following statements. . ery cyclic subgroup of is inite .
. very inite cyclic group is isomorphic to a subgroup of . hich one of the following holds?
is TR but is F LS is TR but is F LS
both and are TR neither nor is TR

59 onsider the group { ab ab ℝ} under component wise addition. Then which of the
following is a subgroup of ?
{ ab ab } { ab a+ b }
{ ab divides ab} { ab divides a and divides b}

60 Suppose f g h are permutations of the set {α β } where

f interchanges α and β but ixes and
g interchanges β and but ixes α and
h interchanges but but ixes α and β
hich of the following permutations interchange s α and but ix es β and ?
f g h g f g h f h g
g f h f g h g f g h

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61 Let { { } }denote the group of non ero complex numbers under multiplication. Suppose
{ }n . hich of the following is are subgroup s of ?

62 The order of the element 6 in the group S is

63 Let be the group of even permutation of 6 distinct symbols. Then the number of elements of order 6 in
is
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64. Let H and K be subgroups of . If the order of H is 24 and the order of K is 36, then the order of
the subgroup is
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 12

65. Let G be nonabelian group, and let the maps from G to itself be defined by
and . Then
(A) and are homomorphism and is not a homomorphism
(B) is a homomorphism and is not a homomorphism
(C) is a homomorphism and is not a homomorphism
(D) and are homomorphism

66. Let be the 100 – cycle (1 2 …. and let be transposition (49 50) in the permutation
group . Then the order of is ----

67. Let { gcd } be the group under multiplication modulo 55,

Let be such that 6 and . Then is equal to ………….

68. The number of elements in the set { }, where is the identity element of the
permutation group is ……………..

69. Let G be a noncyclic of order 4. Consider the statements I and II:

I. There is NO injective (one - one) homomorphism from G to
II. There is NO subjective (onto) homomorphism from to G. Then
(A) I is true (B) I is false (C) II is true (D) II is false

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