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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CALCUTTA

Mathematics (Qualifying) - 2017
Attempt-I

Duration: 2 Hours Total Marks: 75

Instructions:
1. Clearly write your Name and Registration Number on both the question
paper and the answer sheet. Failing to write your name and registration
number may lead to a penalty of 5 marks.
2. This paper contains 25 multiple choice questions, please mark your answer
in the space provided in the answer sheet by encircling the correct option.
Answers written elsewhere will not be evaluated.
3. Each question carries 3 marks.
4. There is NO negative marking.

5. Use of calculators is permitted but the use of laptop computers, mobile

phones, tablet computers is not permitted.
6. At the end of the examination, submit both the question paper and the
answer sheet.

7. Please feel free to use the question paper, its reverse side, and the two
rough sheets provided at the end for rough work. However, please do
NOT use the answer sheets for rough work.

1. Which of the following statements is necessarily true for the Cartesian

product of two sets?
(a) Cardinality of the Cartesian product is always less than the sum of
the cardinalities of the two sets.
(b) Cardinality of the Cartesian product is always greater than the sum
of the cardinalities of the two sets.
(c) Cardinality of the Cartesian product can be greater than, less than
or equal to the sum of the cardinalities of the two sets depending
upon the two sets.
(d) None of the above
x2 −1
R
2. Consider a function f such that f (x) = x2 −4x+3 dx. If f (4) = 5, then
what is the value of f (1)?

(a) 2 + 4 loge 2
(b) 1 + 4 loge 2

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 (c) f (1) is not defined as logarithmic functions are not defined for neg-
ative numbers.
(d) None of the above.
3. Which of the following statements is true?
(a) |{1, 3, 4, 5}| = |[1, 5] \ {2}|.
(b) For two sets A and B, A \ B = A ∪ B − A ∩ B.
(c) N , the set of all natural numbers and R, the set of all real numbers
are both infinite sets, yet N ⊂ R.
(d) None of the above.
4. Which of the following statements is necessarily true about a real function
f (x)?
(a) If f is an even function, then its graph is symmetric about the Y-axis.
(b) If f is an odd function, then its graph is symmetric about the line
x = 0.
(c) If f −1 (x) exists, then the graph of f −1 (x), is the reflection of the
graph of f (x) about the line y = 0.
(d) None of the above.
R e2 x
5. What is the value of 1 (logx e)2 dx?

5e4 −1
(a) 4
e2 −1
(b) 4
e2e (2e2 −2e+1)−e
(c) 4
(d) None of the above.
R8 √
6. 3 x x + 1dx is equal to
1076
(a) 15
116
(b) 5
1266
(c) 15
(d) None of the above
7. What is the area of the region enclosed between the parabola x = 2y 2 and
the line that passes through the points (2, 0) and (0, −1)?
(a) 16/3
(b) 4/3
(c) 13/6
(d) None of the above
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1 1 1
8. Consider a matrix A =  0 2 3 . If the value of the determinant
1 −2 x
of A is 13, i.e. |A| = 13, then what is the value of x?

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 (a) 0
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) None of the above.
   
3 −1 1 1 2 −2
9. If A =  −15 6 −5  and B =  −1 3 0 , then (AB) is
5 −2 2 0 −2 1
equal to
 
4 2 7
(a) AB =  16 11 32 
7 7 17
 
9 −3 5
(b) AB =  −2 1 0 
1 0 2
 
4 1 −5
(c) AB =  −21 −2 25 
7 0 −8
(d) None of the above.
∂f
10. For the function f (x, y) = 3 + xy, ∂x is
∂f
(a) ∂x =y
∂f
(b) ∂x =x
∂f
(c) ∂x =3
(d) None of the above.
11. Consider two real functions f and g defined as follows:

5x3 −35x2 +60x 1

f (x) = 5x and g(x) = x(2x−6)

Which of the following statements is true about this functions?

(a) Domain of the function f is R.
(b) Domain of the function g is R \ {0, 3}.
(c) The function f is a one-to-one function.
(d) None of the above.
12. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
(a) If y = 500e7x + 600e−7x , then d2 y/dx2 = 49y.
(b) Two functions f (x) = x and g(x) = elog x are equal for all x ∈ (0, ∞).
(c) If y = log7 x, then dy/dx = 1/x.
(d) None of the above
13. Consider a function f , given by f (x) = x2 − 13x + 42. Which of the
following statements is true about f ?

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 (a) f is increasing only in the interval (−∞, 6.5).
(b) f is decreasing only in the interval (6.5, ∞).
(c) f (x) < 0 for x ∈ (6, 7).
(d) None of the above.
14. If x2 + y 2 = 1, then dy/dx is equal to:
(a) dy/dx = −y/x
(b) dy/dx = −x/y
(c) dy/dx = 2x
(d) None of the above.
15. Consider two points A and B with co-ordinates (1, 1) and (5, 5), respec-
tively. Which of the following statements is true about these points?
√
(a) The distance between these points is 32.
(b) Slope of the line joining these points is 1/5.
(c) Equation of the line that passes through both these points is y =
x + 1/5.
(d) None of the above.
16. Consider the real functions f (x) = 3x + 5. Which of the following state-
ments is NOT true about this functions?
(a) Domain of the function f is R.
(b) f is a linear function.
(c) The function f is a many-to-one function.
(d) None of the above.
17. Which of the following statements is true?

(a) Every function is either an odd function or an even function.

(b) Every matrix is either a symmetric matrix or a skew-symmetric ma-
trix.
(c) Every function is either a one-to-one function or a many-to-one func-
tion.
(d) None of the above.
18. Which of the following is an example of an even function?
(a) f (x) = x3 − 3
(b) f (x) = x − 1
(c) f (x) = x2 + 2
(d) None of the above.
19. What is the value of the following sum?
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 (a) 205
(b) 3025
(c) 55
(d) None of the above.
20. What is the sum of the infinite geometric progression 1, 1/5, 1/25, 1/125, . . .?
(a) infinity
(b) 0
(c) 5/4
(d) None of the above.
21. The function f (x) = x2 − 3x + 2 attains it minimum value at
(a) x = 3/2
(b) x=0
(c) x=1
(d) None of the above.
22. What

is5
the 5value of
the following

expression?
5 5 5 5



0 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5

(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 32
(d) None of the above.
23. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the straight line
2x + 3y = 5?
(a) The line passes through the origin.
(b) The line passes through the point (1, 1).
(c) The line passes through the point (2.5, 0).
(d) None of the above.
24. Consider a real function f defined as f (x) = x2 − 4. Roots of the equation
f (x) = 0 are
(a) x = 2 and x = −2.
(b) x = 0 and x = 1.
(c) There is no real value of x for which f (x) = 0.
(d) None of the above.
25. Rs. 500 are invested for 5 years at an interest rate of 10% per annum.
If the interest is compounded annually, then the amount at the end of 5
years will be closest to
(a) Rs. 750
(b) Rs. 805
(c) Rs. 705
(d) None of the above.

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