Numerical Methods and Computer Programming

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Total Marks: 30 Duration: 30min Set-A

Instructions to students:
This exam contains 2 pages and 25 problems.
MCQ from 1-20 are for 1 marks and 21-25 for 2 marks
Dark appropriate circle in OMR sheet.

[1] . . . . . . are the techniques by which mathematical problem can be formulated and solved using simple arithmatic
operations.
(A) Algebric methods (B) Numerical methods (C) Mathematical methods (D) None of these

[2] If a number is given as 2.0615, total number of significant digits are

(A) 3 (B) 1 (C) 5 (D) 0

[3] Which is not sources of error in numerical methods?

(A) Round-off error (B) Truncation error (C) Absolute error (D) Inherent error

[4] Match the pairs in Group I and Group-II

Group-I
a) 10
6 b) 1.6666 c) 1.6667
Group-II
i) Rounded number ii) Exact number iii) Truncated number
(A) a)-ii), b)-iii) c)-i) (B) a)-ii), b)-i) c)-iii) (C) a)-i), b)-iii) c)-ii) (D) a)-iii), b)-ii) c)-i)

[5] The number 1234 can be represented in normalized floating point as

(A) 0.1234E-4 (B) 0.1234E4 (C) 1234E0 (D) 1234E-8

[6] Floating point representation is used to represent

(A) large number (B) small number (C) negative number (D) positive number

[7] Significant digits in the computer depend upon size of

(A) memory (B) address bus (C) data bus (D) all of these

[8] Six digits can store the minimum floating point number . . . . . . and maximum floating point number . . . . . ..
(A) 0.1000E-99 and 0.9999E99 (B) 0.1000E99 and 0.9999E-99 (C) 0.9999E-99 and 0.1000E99 (D) 0.9999E99
and 0.1000E-99

[9] If two numbers are x1 with absolute error εa1 and x2 with absolute error εa2 are multiplied with each other, the
absolute error in result is
(A) x1 εa1 + x2 εa2 (B) x1 εa2 + x2 εa1 (C) x1 εa1 x2 εa2 (D) x1 εa1 /x2 εa2

[10] If true value is x = 100 and approximate value is x = 104, the relative error is
(A) -4 (B) 4 (C) 40 (D) 400
p p p
[11] If S = (2) + (5) + (1) is approximated upto four digits, the absolute error in S is
(A) 0.0005 (B) 0.00015 (C) 0.005 (D) 0.15

[12] The height of an observation tower was estimated to be 47m, whereas actual height was 45m, the relative error
in the measurement is . . . . . ..
(A) 0.0444444 (B) -0.0444444 (C) 2 (D) -2
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[13] The equation e−x = 1 etc. is called . . . . . . equation

(A) polynomial (B) transcendental (C) algebraic (D) none of these
x + sin x = 3 is called . . . . . . equation
[14] The equation log10
(A) polynomial (B) transcendental (C) algebraic (D) none of these

[15] According to Descarte’s rule of sign,in equation f (x) = x2n − a (where n is any integer and a is any real positive
value) number of positive roots are
(A) n (B) 2n (C) not more than one (D) n2

[16] According to Descarte’s rule of sign,in equation f (x) = x2n−1 − a (where n is any integer and a is any real positive
value) number of negative roots are
(A) not more than one (B) 0 (C) 2n (D) n2

[17] If the polynomial equation of order n is given by f (x) = 0, the Strum’s function f2 (x) is
2
   
(A) ddxf2 (B) f2 (x) = Remainder ff1(x) (x) (C) df1
dx (D) f2 (x) = −Remainder f (x)
f1 (x)

[18] According to Strum’s theorem,the number of real roots of the equation f (x) = 0 in the interval [a, b] equals to
. . . . . . of number of sign changes in the Strum’s sequence at x = a and x = b provided f (a) 6= 0 and f (b) 6= 0.
(A) addition (B) multiplication (C) division (D) difference

[19] For a fifth order polynomial equation f (x) = 0, Strum’s theorem is applied in the interval [−∞,∞] and it is found
that number of sign changes in Strum’s sequences at x = −∞ are 3 and at x = ∞ is 0. The number of real roots
of the equation are . . . . . ..
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 5

[20] Performing synthetic division on nth degree polynomial by dividing factor x − α, the remainder is
(A) an + αbn−1 (B) an + αbn (C) an−1 + αbn−1 (D) an−1 + αbn

[21] For a third order polynomial equation f (x) = 0, Strum’s theorem is applied in the interval [−∞,0] and it is found
that number of sign changes in Strum’s sequences at x = −∞ are 3 and at x = 0 are 3. The number of real . . . . . .
roots of the equation are . . . . . ..
(A) negative, 0 (B) negative, 3 (C) positive, 0 (D) positive, 3

[22] In a polynomial f (x) = a0 xn + a1 xn−1 + · · · · · · + an−1 x + an = 0, the nth order derivative with respect of x at
x = p is given by
a0 an
(A) n (B) n!an (C) n!a0 (D) n

[23] In a polynomial f (x) = a0 xn + a1 xn−1 + · · · · · · + an−1 x + an = 0, the deflated polynomial is . . . . . ., if p is an

exactly root of polynomial f (x)
(A) b0 xn−1 + b1 xn−2 + · · · · · · + bn−2 x + bn−1 (B) b0 xn + b1 xn−1 + · · · · · · + bn−1 x + bn (C) b1 xn−1 + b2 xn−2 +
· · · · · · + bn−1 x + bn (D) None of the above

[24] According to Descarte’s rule of sign number of complex root in equation f (x) = x4 − 1 = 0 are
(A) ≤ 4 (B) ≤ 1 (C) ≤ 2 (D) ≤ 3

[25] According to intermediate value theorem, the negative root of f (x) = 8x3 − 12x2 − 2x + 3 = 0 lies between . . . . . ..
(A) [0, −1] (B) [0, 1] (C) [−2, −3] (D) [−3, −4]

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