COMMON P.

G ENTRANCE TEST-2020

Test Booklet No.

DEPT. OF HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVT. OF ODISHA

TEST BOOKLET
Subject Code 33 Subject MATHEMATICS

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 1. IfA= neN.then
(A) supA= -2,infA=-5 (B) supA=-1,infA=-5

(C)supA= 0,inf A=-5 (D) None of these

2. Letfand g be bounded functions. Considerthe statements

() fogis bounded.

(i) f+gis unbounded.

Then which of the following is correct?
(A) Both (i) and (i) are true (B) Both (i) and (ii) are false
C)) is true but (i) is false (D) ) is false but (i) is true

3. Which one ofthe following is uncountable?

(A) N*N R * R

(C) Qx Q (D) Z *Z

The number of limit points of the setSne is:

(A) 0 e 1
(C) 2 (D) 3
n+1
5. Let {a,} be a sequence of positive real numbers. Suppose that I =
lim,

Which of the following is true ?

(A) Ifl=1,thenlim,a,=1 (B) Ifl= 1, then lim,-3,=0

(C) Ifl< 1,then lim,.a,1 Ifl<1,then lim,-a,=0

not true ?
6. Which one of the following is
is always bounded
(A) Every constant sequence
is always bounded
(B) Every convergent sequence
C)Every Cauchy sequenceisalways
convergent

has aiways a convergent subsequence

(D) Every bounded sequence

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s equal to
7. 2x-1+ (B) 1

(A) 0 (D) 2
1
(C) 2 some Ne N. Then
for all k 2 N for
8.
8. Suppose that 0
s d, Sa, sc,
2k.1a,also
converges
then
(A) If .,converges,

(B) If .,converges,
then 2k19,alsoconverges

(C) If k,Ifa,diverges,
then 1 4 ,also diverges

(D) If f o , diverges,
then 2k1d, also diverges

99 Let S= 1+ ,ne N. Then the sequence {S,} is

and is convergent to 1
(A) Monotonically increasing
to 1
(B) Monotonically decreasing and is convergent
but is convergent
(Neithermonotonically increasing nor monotonically decreasing
to 1
(d) Divergent

10. lim-2x1 equals to

(A) 0 log log 2
(C) log 3 (D) log 2
X
11. The series Sin for > 1 is

(A) Uniformly convergent

(B) Absolutely convergent
Both uniformly and absolutely convergent
None of these
(D)
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 12. The radius of convergence of the power series 22nx is

1
(B) 1

(C) 2 (D) 4

x+1 x22
13. Letfx) = {2x - 1 1<x<2,

x-1 xs1
Then f(x) is discontinuous at
1
(B) 2
(C) 3 (D) None of these

14. Forwhat value of k, f(x) = -

7x +2-6x +4
x2-;and x2
X-2
k, X =2

is a continuous function ?

(A) (8)7

15. Lim-+ In(l+ e)

Limy+o 1+X equalsto:
0 (B) 1

(C) 2 (D) 3

16. Iffx)=2n-02, then fso) is equalto:

(A) 33!

(B) 233

331x23
33!
(D)33 (5)
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 2x*+4x 3 about 1 is
The Taylor series for f(x)
= -

17.

(A) 2(x-1) +
4(x-1)-3 (B) 2(x1)+8(x-1)-3
(C) 2(x-1)-8(x- 1)+3 (D) 2(x-1)+8(x-1)+3

18. Ifzis implicity defined as afunction of x and ybyxf +

y+z=1, then x+y S

equalto:

A)- (Z-
(C) z+ (D) -z-.

19 The maximum and minimum values of f(x, y) =

1 - x*-y subject to constraint
X*y=1 with x, y2 0, respectively, are

A 0and 1

(B) and0
(C) 1 and0

(D) 0and
20. The equation
of the tangent to the curve 3x+5y= 23 at (-1,2) is:
(A) 6x+ 10y =0
(B)-3x+ 10y+23 0
(C)-6x+ 10y =0
D) 3x- 10y +23 0
24
21. The value of 20-xy) dy dx is:
13

59
A) 4 (B)

(C) (D)
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 22, The value of JJJa zye" aV, where B is the boxgiven by 0 SXs1,1sys2and
-1 sZS1, is:

(A)1-e (B) 2-e

(C)e-1 (D)e-2
3 2 0
23. LetA=|5 a
7|. Iftrace of Ais 22, then (a + b) is equal to
8 7 b
(A) 121 (B) 216
361 (D) 400

24. IfSand Tare respectively, the setofall symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices of

ordern,then SnTis:
(A) An empty set

Asingleton set
(C) Finite elements withnelements
(D) An infinite set

2 5+3x 8+6x+5x
25. Thedeterminant ofthe matrix 2 5+3y 8+ 6y+5y is equalto
2 5+3z 8+6z +52

(A) 80(x-yy-zx-z
(B) 30(x-yY-z)(x-7)
(C) 80(xyy-z)(z-)
30(x-y)y-2(z-x)
26. IfAand B are two square matrices of ordern, then which of the folloing is tue

(A) rank(A+B) rank{A).rank(B)

=

(B) rank(A+B)=rank{A)+ rank{B)

(C) rank(A +B) 2rank(A) +rank(B)
)rank(A+B)Srank(A) +rank(B)
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 V2 V2 and an
27. IfA/2
IfA 1/2
12 1/2J is identity matrix of order 2, then rank(I-A)IS
(A) 3 (B) 2

C1 (D) 0
28 The system of equations x + 2y=3 and 3x +6y =4 has
A) No solutions (B) Unique solution
(C) Two solutions (D) Infinite number of solutions

0 0 5
00
29. IfA1 .then one of the eigenvalues of 5I +Ais
0

(A) 5 (B) 4
(C) 3 (D) 2

30. The minimal polynomial associated with the matrixA=

((t+3)(t-6) (B) (t+3)

(C) (t-6) (D) None of these

31. IfVis the vector space of all real valued functions over R, then which
of the following
is not a subspace of V?
(A) W=f:3f")+2ftx) =0} W,=f: 3f")-2f(x)=7}
(C) W={f:f(x) =f(-xX} (D) W{f: f(x) =-f(x)}
32
32. The dimension of the subspace {(x.y.2) : X-y*z= 0 and 2x +
7y+ 11z =
of
R(R) is
(A) 3 (B) 2

(D) 0
1
(8)
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 33. Which of the following transfomations from R (R)to R (R)is a linear transfomaton?
(A) Tx. y, z)= (y, 0,0) (B) T(x, y.z)= (x+y, y+z, z+ 2x)
(C) T(x, y. 2)=(x, cosy, z) (D) T(x, y, 2) =(x+y. y+z, Z+2)

34. ConsiderT: R" (R)R° (Rgiven by T(a, b, c, d) =(a+ b, b+c, C+d). Inen
(A) rank(T) 2, nullity(T) = 1 (B) rank(T)=1, nullityT)=3
rank(T)=3, nullity(T) =1 (D) rank(T)=1, nlity()2
35. Consider the continuous functions fx)= 2+xand g(x) =x defined in [0,1], then the
value of the inner product ({(x).g{)) is:

13
(A) (B) 12

(C) 12
11
11 12
36. z-4i| - |z+5i| =6 is a/an:

(A) Circle (B) Ellipse

Hyperbola (D) Straight line

37. The value ofi'is equal to

(A) e2 (B)2
(C) -e2

38. The function f(z) = sin x cosh y+icos x sinh y is:

ABoth continuous and analytic (B) Continuous

(C) Analyt (D) None of these

39.. Suppose A(1,-2), B(-3, 4) and C(2, 2) are the three vertices of a triangle ABC.
Then the length of the median from C to the side AB is
(A) 22 (B) 17
(C) 14
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40 The value
value of
of 6 e dz;where C: |z|= 3, is:
c (z + 1)
16t 8ri
(A) 3e2 () 3e2
16Tti
(C) 8Ti
e2 (D)
41. IfA= {a, b, c, d} and.B {1,2, 3}, then total
=

number of functions from Ato B is:

(A) 12
(B) 24
(C) 64
() 81

42 Iff:X>YandA, B are subsets of Y, then which of the

following is correct?
(A) AUB) cfA)u(B) (B) (AU B) »f(A) uf(e)
Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of these
43. For integers a, b and c, which of the following is not true?
(A) Ifalband cld, then acbd (B) If albc with gcd(a, b) =1, then alc
(C) Ifalb and b#0, then lal s |b| )All of the above are incorrect
44. Suppose Nis a normal subgroup of a group Then which
G. of the following is true?
IfG is an infinite group, then G/N is an infinite group
(B) IfGis an abelian group, then G/N is a
cyclic group
(C) IfGis a cyclic group, then G/N is an abelian group
(D) None of these

45. Consider the following two statements:

P:The set Z" underaddition is a group.
Q:The setZ" under multiplication is a group.
Then

(A) P is true (B) Qis true

(C)Both Pand Q aretrue ()Both P and Qare not true
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 (1 2 3)
46 re-(3 and
Q2 3 1aretwo permutations,then Pa is
(1 2 3)
(A)

(12 3
C) 3 2 1 () s 23)

47.
47. The set of all permutations on a set S of 5 elements forms a group of order
(A) 6! (B) 6

(C) 5 6)51
48. Thenumber of elements bforder 6 in a cyclic group of order 24

A) 1 2
(C) 3 (D) 4

49. The alternating groupA has no subgroups oforder

(A) 2 (B) 3

C) 4 6
50. The number of generators of the additive group Zeis.equal to

(A) 12
(C) 18 (D) 36

51. Which ofthe following rings is not an integral domain?

(A) Z Z (B) Zp is prime

(C) Z (D) z2fa+bv2:a,beZ

characteristic:
52. The ring ofGaussian integers z[i] has
(B) 2

(C) 4 (D) 6

53. The general solution of the differentialequation 2xy dx+(+y)dye0is:.

+3y=k (B) +3xy=k
C) 3y+xy=k (D) 3y+y=k
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54. dy tan x= sec x that passes through the
The solution of the differential equation+y
dx
point (7,2) is given by:
(A) y= 2sin x + cos x
(B) y 2sin x-cos x
(C) y= sin x + 2cossx
(D) y= sin x-2cos x
55. The general solution ofthe differential equation y" +4y +4y= 0 is y=
A) ce- c,xe2x (B) c,e-Cxe
ce+C.xe2x (D) ce +C,xes
56
56. The particular solution of 4y"+ 12y9y =
0; y(0) = 3 and y(0) = -

2 is

y=peqxe?,then:
(A) P5.q=3 p 3,q=
(D)p 3,q

57. To convert the diferential equation

y= zinto an exact differential equation we
need the integrating factor

(A)

(C) (D)
xy Xy
58 Which of the following differential
equation is not linear ?
(A) y+xy+y= (B) 3y+ xy= sin x
c) -y=0 +W=?
59. The Wronskian of the set (sin 3x, cos 3x) is:
59.

(A -3 (B)-2
(C) -1 (D) 1
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(Continued)
 60. The degree and
order of the differential equation y"= 1+ Y,respectively, are
A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and1
C) 2 and2
(D) 1 and1

61. Ifu=x tan"-y tan then axoy ?

A +y2 (B)

X-y
(C) x+y o) X+y
X-y

62. The equation e u, +2eu,+eu =0 is:

(A) Hyperbolic Parabolic
(C) Elliptic (D) Ultrahyperbolic
63. If for a real continuous function f), fa)f(b) 3 0, then in [a, b] for f(x) =
0, there
islare
(A) Exactly one root (B) No roots
A tleast one root (D) Exactly two roots always

64. The order of convergence of Regula-Falstmethod is:

(A) 1.245 1.618

(C) 2.147 (D) 3.141

65. The Newton-Raphson method fomula for finding the square root of a real number R
from the equation x- R=0 is :

(A) ()4

()4.3
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66 Gven the two points [a, fa). b. f(b)). The linear Lagrange polynomial f,6) that passes
through these points is given:

(A) 4,00-brt) a b o) (B) f,= b-aa)-b)

X

(C) f,0)=f(a) + f(b)f(@)

a b
() (b) X-b
(0) 1,) a - a ) - 6 )
+ {[b)

67. Consider the following LPP: Maximize Z= 40x,+ 88x, ; subject to 2x, +8x, S60;
5x,+2x,s60;x,x,20.Then
(A)x,=5 andx, =10 (B)x,10and x, =5
(C)x= 12 and x, =4
(D)x=4 and x, =12
68. The general linear programming problem is in standard form if:
(A) The constraints are strict equations
(B) The constraints are inequalities
ofStype
(C) The constraints are inequalities
of type
(D) The decision variables are unrestricted in sign
69. In atransportation problem,
what we must make equal?
(A)Destinations;sources
(B) Units supplied; units demanded
(C) Columns; rows
(D) Positive cost coefficients;
negative cost coefficients
70. If there are n workers and njobs, then the number of possible
assignments is:
(A) (n-1) (B) (n-1)!
(C) n
)nl

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