IIT – JAM MATH CRASH COURSE

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MODERN ALGEBRA
GROUP THEORY
Lecture - 5

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Q.16. Let ℂ∗ = ℂ\{0} denote the group of non-zero complex numbers under
multiplication.
Suppose 𝑌𝑛 = 𝑧 ∈ ℂ 𝑧 𝑛 = 1 , 𝑛 ∈ ℕ.
Which of the following is (are) subgroup(s) of ℂ∗ ?
(a) ‫ڂ‬100
𝑛=1 𝑌𝑛 (b) ‫∞ڂ‬𝑛=1 𝑌2𝑛
(c) ‫∞ڂ‬
𝑛=100 𝑌𝑛 (d) ‫∞ڂ‬𝑛=1 𝑌𝑛
[JAM MA 2018]

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Q.17. Let 𝑆1 = 𝑧 ∈ ℂ: 𝑧 = 1 be the circle group under multiplication and 𝑖 =
−1. Then the set 𝜃 ∈ ℝ: 𝑒 𝑖2𝜋𝜃 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒 is
(a) Empty (b) Non – empty and finite
(c) Countably infinite (d) Uncountable
[JAM MA 2020]

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Q.18. Let G denote the group of all 2 × 2 invertible matrices with entries from ℝ.
[JAM MA 2011]
Let 𝐻1 = {𝐴 ∈ 𝐺: det 𝐴 = 1}
and 𝐻2 = {𝐴 ∈ 𝐺: 𝐴 is upper triangular}
Consider the following statements :
𝑃: 𝐻1 is a normal subgroup of G.
𝑄: 𝐻2 is a normal subgroup of G. Then
(a) Both P and Q are true (b) P is true and Q is false
(c) P is false and Q is true (d) Both P and Q are false

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Q.19. 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 non-abelian group then G/N is a non-abelian group
(c) If G is a cyclic group then G/N is an abelian group
(d) If G is an abelian group then G/N is a cyclic group.
[JAM MA 2015]

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Q.20. Let G be a group of order 7 and 𝜙 𝑥 = 𝑥 4 , 𝑥 ∈ 𝐺. Then 𝜙 is
[JAM MA 2006]
(a) Not one-one
(b) Not onto
(c) Not a homomorphism
(d) One-one , onto and a homomorphism

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 ANSWER KEY

Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS

1 3 6 B 11 0 16 B,C,D

2 D 7 A,D 12 4 17 D
3 A 8 3 13 B 18 B
4 B 9 0 14 C 19 C
5 B 10 30 15 D 20 D

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 PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION
Q.1. Let G be a group of order 17. The total number of non-isomorphic subgroups
of G is [JAM MA 2014]
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 17

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Q.2. 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
[JAM MA 2014]

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Q.3. Which one of the following conditions on a group G implies that G is
abelian ? [JAM MA 2014]
(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, defined by
𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑥 −1 for all 𝑥 ∈ 𝐺, is a homomorphism

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Q.4. The number of group homomorphism from the cyclic group ℤ4 to the cyclic
group ℤ7 is
(a) 7 (b) 3
(c) 2 (d) 1
[JAM MA 2016]

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Q.5. Let G be a group satisfying the property that 𝑓: 𝐺 → ℤ221 is a
homomorphism implies 𝑓 𝑔 = 0, ∀𝑔 ∈ 𝐺. Then a possible group G is
[JAM MA 2018]
(a) ℤ21 (b) ℤ51
(c) ℤ91 (d) ℤ119

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Q.6. Let G be a cyclic group of order 12. Then the number of non-isomorphic
subgroup of G is. [JAM MA 2016]

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Q.7. Consider the following group under matrix multiplication:

1 𝑝 𝑞
𝐻= 0 1 𝑟 : 𝑝, 𝑞, 𝑟 ∈ ℝ .
0 0 1
Then the center of the group is isomorphic to
(a) ℝ\ 0 , 𝑥 (b) ℝ, +
(c) ℝ2 , + (d) ℝ, + × ℝ\ 0 ,×
[JAM MA 2020]

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Q.8. Let 𝜙: 𝑆3 → 𝑆1 be a non-trivial non-injective group homomorphism. Then,
the number of elements in the kernel of 𝜙 is. [JAM MA 2020]

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Q.9. Let H and K be subgroups of ℤ144 . If the order of H is 24 and the order of K
is 36, then the order of the subgroup 𝐻 ∩ 𝐾 is [JAM MA 2019]
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 6 (d) 12

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Q.10. Let G be a noncyclic group of order 4. Consider the statements I and II:
I. There is NO injective (one-one) homomorphism from G to ℤ8
II. There is NO surjective (onto) homomorphism from ℤ8 to G .Then
(a) I is true (b) I is false
(c) II is true (d) II is false [JAM MA 2019]

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Q.11.Let G be a non-abelian group 𝑦 ∈ 𝐺, and let the maps 𝑓, 𝑔, ℎ from G to itself
be defined by 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑦𝑥𝑦 −1 , 𝑔 𝑥 = 𝑥 −1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ = 𝑔 ∘ 𝑔.Then
(a) g and h are homomorphism and 𝑓 is not a homomorphism
(b) h is a homomorphism and g is not a homomorphism
(c) 𝑓 is a homomorphism and g is not a homomorphism
(d) 𝑓, 𝑔 and h are homomorphism

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Q.12. Let x be the 100 cycle (1 2 3 … .100) and let y be the transposition (49 50)
in the permutation group 𝑆100 . Then the order of 𝑥𝑦 is. [JAM MA 2019]

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Q.13. Let 𝐺 = {𝑛 ∈ ℕ: 𝑛 ≤ 55, gcd 𝑛, 55 = 1}be the group under multiplication
modulo 55. Let 𝑥 ∈ 𝐺 be such that 𝑥 2 = 26 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 > 30. Then x is equal to.
[JAM MA 2019]

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Q.14. The number of elements in the set {𝑥 ∈ 𝑆3 : 𝑥 4 = 𝑒}, where e is the identity
element of the permutation group 𝑆3 , is. [JAM MA 2019]

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Q.15. How many elements of the group ℤ50 have order 10 ?
[JAM MA 2021]
(a) 10 (b) 4
(c) 5 (d) 8

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Q.16. Consider the following statements.
I. The group ℚ, + has no proper subgroup of finite index.
II. The group ℂ\ 0 , . Has no proper subgroup of finite index.
Which one of the following statements is true ?
(a) Both I and II are TRUE
(b) I is TRUE but II is FALSE
(c) II is TRUE but I is FALSE
(d) Neither I nor II is TRUE. [JAM MA 2021]

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Q.17.Which one of the following statements is true ?
(a) Exactly half of the elements in any every order subgroup of 𝑆5 must be even
permutations.
(b) Any abelian subgroup of 𝑆5 is trivial.
(c) There exists a cyclic subgroup of 𝑆5 of order 6.
(d) There exists a normal subgroup of 𝑆5 of index 7.
[JAM MA 2021]

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Q.18.Which one of the following statements is true ?
(a) ℤ, + 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑐 𝑡𝑜 ℝ, +
(b) ℤ, + 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑐 𝑡𝑜 ℚ, + .
ℚ ℚ
(c) ,+ 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑐 𝑡𝑜 ,+ .
ℤ 2ℤ
ℚ
(d) ,+ 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑐 𝑡𝑜 ℚ, + .
ℤ
[JAM MA 2021]

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Q.19. Let g be an element of 𝑆7 such that g commutes with the element 2,6,4,3 .
The number of such g is [JAM MA 2021]
(a) 6 (b) 4
(c) 24 (d) 48

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Q.20. Let G be a finite abelian group of odd order. Consider the following two
statements:
I. The map 𝑓: 𝐺 → 𝐺 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑓 𝑔 = 𝑔2 is a group isomorphism.
II. The product ς𝑔∈𝐺 𝑔 = 𝑒.
(a) Both I and II are TRUE
(b) I is TRUE but II is FALSE
(c) II is TRUE but I is FALSE
(d) Neither I nor II is TRUE [JAM MA 2021]

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 ANSWER KEY

Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS

1 B 6 6 11 B,C 16 A

2 B 7 B 12 99 17 C
3 D 8 3 to 3 13 31,46 18 C
4 D 9 D 14 4 19 C
5 A 10 A,C 15 B 20 A

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