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MP SET 2024: State Eligibility Test, Mathematical Sciences

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JTfi

              (SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK)




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^I(Part I)
■51. ^ f„{x) = x". ^                         %} :                       y^(x) = x", then sequence               :

       _ (A) [0, 1] "qr "0^ W WT ^                                    (A) converges pointwise to a continuous
                             t" I                                            function on [0, 1].


        (B)
                 "•i ■qr                               t i           (B) is uniformly convergent on



        (C)      ?■ ■qr                   37f^TORt t I               (C) is uniformly convergent on
                                                                                                            ?■
        (D) [0, 1] -qq TT^Tw^                      t                 (D) is uniformly convergent on [0, 1],

52.     ITHT :                                                 52.   Let ;


                                                                             0, whenA; = -^;-^^,(n = I,2,3,...)
      /W =
           0, 7iqf^;c = -^;-^i^,(«
                        rt + 1 • « ^
                                     = l,2,3,...)'                        1, elsewhere
                                                                                         n+I       n   ^            '


               1, 37^
                                                                     then which of the following statement is
  •                       37^ %arT t :                               false ? .

                                                                     (A) Upper           Riemann           integral
                                    r 2
        (A) "Sqft ttiRT -iHMIcbd          /(x) li*: = 2.                     -2
                                                                             f f(x)cix = 2.
                                                                             '0
       (B) / 37^^ [0, 2]             SiqRpHd                         (B) f        has   infinite       number       of
              ■qq 37^OT ^ . 1                                             discontinuity points in the interval
                                                                          [0, 2].
       (C) / 37TtRId
                                °'l          ■qr       TtTTT         (C) / is Riemann integrable over

              WqTFHN t I
                                                                         interval
                                                                                        »•!
       (D) /             [0, 2] -qq M ^qi^einlq                      (D) / is not Riemann integrable over
              ■q^* t I
                                                                         interval [0, 2].

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53. a > 0 ^              pHHRrlRsid "4* ^          53. For a > 0, which, of the following'
    3TO                        t ?                      improper integrals is convergent ?

          radx                     CO ox
                                  fco dx                      raax                    pco ox

    (A) Jo3                   (B) J„3                   (A) Jo;^                (B) J,7
          rack                    r^ck                        rack                    r<x>ck
    (C) Jo3                  (d)It                      (c) Jo3                      It
54. Pi+^RnPaa.            ^Nh                      54. . Which of the following statement is not
                                                        correct" ?

    (A) 3R^ -qf^                     -qiRq              (A) Every bounded monotonic function
                     ^         ^t !                          is a function of bounded variation.

    (B) "51?^ TOT OTR "qft^ 1^^ ^                       (B) Every continuous function is of
               f I                                           boimded variation.

    (C) ^                     ^ OTT^* ^ "qtn            (C) The sum of two functions of
          ^          "qf^          ^ WT ^                    bounded variation is a function of
                                                             bounded variation.

    (D)     "qf^ fWwT qiOT                              (D) A flmction of bounded variation is
          ^ ^ "qft^ ^ t I                                    necessarily bounded.

55. OTT "qi^ /                [0, 1] "qr 'w 3OTT   55. Let /be a function defined over interval
   ■ -qf^nte t           :                              [0, 1] such that :


      /W =
              'Jl,           ^jcsnft^f                               {1, if X is irrational     A




              [0,        ■ -qfqxqftMt                                 0,     if X is rational

                                                        then on [0, l],/is :
    ■cR [0, 1] "qr WT/:
                                                        (A) Lebesgue integrable
    (A)          ^HIchdHl-M t
                                                        (B) Riemann integrable
     (B) tWf TRTOTTft^ f
                                                        (C) Lebesgue and Riemann Integrable
     (C) crl^'l cT®?T Tt^ TTOTiOTt^ "{lil "I"                both

     (D) ^            TTOTJR^ t ^ ^ M                   (b) Neither Lebesgue integrable nor
                                                             Riemann integrable
          TTOTi^T^ t

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58.   n                                    37^^ 1
                                                     58. The minimal polynomial of the « x «
                                                            square matrix, each of whose elements is
      t, ^ 37fcq^              t:
                                                            1, is :

      (A) x"-l                                             (A) x"-\          ■

      (B) (;c-w)(x + rt)                                   ■ (B) {x-n)(x + n)
      (C) x{x-n)                                           (C) ;c(x-«)

      (D)
                                                           (D) (x-l)(x-«)

                                                     59.    Let :
59. 1TFTT % :
                                                                                 1   -1
                       "1    -1'                                          B=
                  B=                                                             2   -1
                       2 -1

      R2      hR^iRo tRa<^i            %, eft "RfI          is a linear transformation defined on R^,
          ^                  37^ f 7                        then which statement is false ?

      (A) + 1, B ^ 37B7PTT^fe                  fI          (A)        + 1 is a characteristic polynomial

      (B) B ^               371f^ "RH R       ^                  of B;

            t I
                                                           (B) B has no eigen value in R.
      (C) B ^^ 3TTI^                   RV"^* "^*
            t I                                            (C) B has no eigen vectors in R^. ^
      (D) B                 37T^ t i                       (D) B is a digonalizable matrix.


60. x^ + 2xy-\-2)P' +2xz+ 2yz-¥kz^                   60. x^ +2xy+3y^ +2xz+2yz+ kz^ is ^
      ^-iirH«t) RiR-cjo fs"maT      "t",      :             positive definite quadratic form, if :

      (A) k>\                 (B) ^>-1                     (A) k>\                   (B) k>-\


      (C) k>                  (D) k>0                      (C) k> -                  (D) it > 0


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^II(Part II)
61. (-80 ^                      PiHiT+d t :   61. One of the cubic roots of(-80 is :

      , (A)                   (B) /^+i                        (A) 72-/           (B) ,-^^ + 1
       (C) V3-/               (D) V3+/ .
                                                              (C) 73-/           (D) ^^+/

62. W              S -n , ^               ^ W' 62. The domain of convergence of the power
                       2 +1
                                                                      00

       (^W^) PHMlTdid t :
                                                              series X Tn T is :
                                                                     n=0 2''+l
       (A) \z-2\<2            (B) |z-l|<2
                                                          " (A) \z~2\<2          (B) (z-l|<2
       (C) \z\>2              (D) \z\<2                       (C) |z|>2          (D) lz|<2

63.              f{z)^x^"y^-2y+i(2x-2xy) 63. If                     f(z)= x^-y^-2y +i(2x-2xy),
                 z = x + /y,^ z^             /(z),            where z = x + iy, then /(z), in terms
       PiHi'Rha        :                                      of z, is :

      (A) p• - + 2;z          (B) 2^ + 2/z                    (A) z2^2/z         (B) z2+2/z

      (Q z + 2/z^             (^) Z-2/Z                       (*^) z + 2/r^      (B) Z-2/Z

64. z ^ ^                                    4nni       64.   A value of z for which the function

       z = sinh M cos V+/cosh M sin V                         z= sinhMcosv +/coshMsinv ceases to
       Hitri'i     "t, Pi^i'Ptid ^ :                          be analytic is :

      (A) z^\                                                 (A)z=l

      (B) z = 0                                               (B) z = 0

      (C) z^--i                                               (C) z.= -/

      ,(D) z = -1                                             (D)z = -1



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65. The harmonic conjugate v of the function
65.            M=                       ^ ^IhTPh^

               V    PlMlPchci               c
                                                           u = —logg|x^+>'^j is (c being a ,real
      cilWpcicb STER t):                                   constant) :


      (A) v = tan[ —l + c                                 (A) v = tan[-]+c


      (B) v = cot[ —l+c                                   (B) v = cot[-j+c


      (C) v = tan 'l^^l+c                                 (C) V = tan


      (D) -cot-'(j^           +c
                                                          (D) v = cot '(jj-fc
66.            Zj        Z2                           66. If Z] and Z2 both satisfy the relation

      z+z = 2|z-l|               arg {^\~^2)-~^,'          z+z = 2|z-l| and arg                =
                       ^ cit Z| + Z2 ^>)iQrMpich           then the imaginary part of Zj + Z2 is :
      ^ PiMiPtici "^Wt :.
                                                          (A) 0                (B) -1
      (A) 0 •                   (B) -1 .

      (C) 2                     (D) 1                     (C) 2                (D) 1


67.      ^TfriTaT                Zj, Z2 sik Z3 "O;^ 67. If complex numbers Zj, Z2 aitd Z3 are the
      wrfNl            ^         t, 3k Z2, imW          vertices of an isosceles triangle, right-

         ^ zf+2z2+23 ^                     PHHlPchd        angled at the vertex Z2, then the value of

      sImi :                                               zf+2z2+Z3 is equal to :
      (A) 1                     (B) 223(2,+Z2)            (A) 1                (B) 2z3(zi+Z2)
      (C) 222(2,4-23) (D) 0                               (C) 2z2(zi+Z3) (D) 0

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68.                   1, /, 14- /                      ^      68. , The equation of the circle which passes
             ^              pHHlf^d f :                            through the points 1, i, 1 + / is :

             (A) 2zz+(/-1)2-(/+1)z = 0                             (A) 2zz+(i-l)z-(/ + l)r = 0
             (B) zz+(/+l)z+(/-l)z = 0                              (B) zz + (/ +1) z + (; -1) z = 0
             (C) 2zz-.(/ +l)z-(/+l)z = 0                           (C) 2zz - (/■ +1) z - (/■ +1) z = 0
             (D) zz +(i -1)z+(/'-1)z = 0                           (D) zz+(/-l)z +(/-l)z = 0

69.                 /(z)= M +/v, z= x + iy                    69. If /(z) = w + /v is an analytic fimction of
     ■                      . 41(TH                    3^           z = x + iy            M-v = e;'^(cosy-sin^),-
              M-v = e^(cos;/-sin;')            ^z                  then /(z), in terms of z, is (c being a
             ■q^*    f(z) rHMlRtid t            c                  constant) :
             3T^ Tlf^ "t) :
                                                                   (A)        +c
             (A)      +c
                                                                   (B) Z-2 +Z + C
             (B)      +Z + C
                                                                   (^) z^ - 2z + c
             (Q z^-2z+_c
             (^) ze^'-^c                                           (^) ze^ +c

70. 41(Til w = e'*^(A:cos3^ —^'sin^y)' W^iRT                  70. Function                M = e*(xcosy-ysiny)
                                    "^RtTT "i" I       "^TO        satisfies Laplace equation. Then the
                        4nni /(z) = w + /v, z           "q^        corresponding             analytic    function
         '         PiHiPtiq i (^5t^ c              37^ qif^         /(z) = w + /v, in terms of z, is (c being
                                                                   a constant) :
 ■           t) :
             (A) ze^ +c                                            (A) ze^ +c

             (B) e^ + z + c                                        (B)   e    +2 +c



             (Q e^-z + c                                           (Q e^-z + c

             (D) ze^ + Z + C                                       (D)   ze      +Z + C




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71. "^Tf^ I    ^           C MT ^ WT       71. If /(z) is continuous on a contour C of
           /(z) HcRT           C   yrA-^i 1^ z        length /, and |/(z)|<M for every point
          ^         |/(z)|<M      ^:                 z on C, then :



          (A)   J /(2)      <M/
                                                     (A)    J /(2)i3!z <Ml


          (B)   J/(z)i/z >M/                         (B)   J /(^)dz >Ml


          (C)
                \f{z)dz<Ul                                 J/(z)fife < M/
                                                     (C)



          (D)
                \f{z)dz>Ul                           (D)
                                                           J /(z)fife>M/

      72. -^Tf^ C,z = a 3lk z = 6 ^      ^ 72. If C is any rectifiable arc joining z = a
                                                     and z = b, then :



          (A)
                J dz-a-h                                   I dz = a~b
                                                     (A)
                C




          (B)
                J t/z = 0                                  I t/z =0
                                                     (B)
                                                           C




          (C)
                I dz= b-a                                  I dz-b-a
                                                    (C)




                                                    (D,
                0




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73.              ^                    C ^        sfk- 73. If a function /(z) is regular within and
                -qr'-q^.WT /(z)"Wm                              on a closed contour C, and if § be a
            C                ^               eft :              point within C, then :

                                                                                1 r/(^)dz
      (A) -'         2ni j^z+^
                     ^17/ J r 4-                               (A)           2ra^z+^

      (B)
                         c
                                                               (B) "m)=~l^dz
                                                                       27i^z-4
                                                                             Jir •>   T —r




                        1 r/(z)t/z                                           1 r/(2)cfe
      (C)            .27t^z+4                                  (C)          27t^Z+5

      (D)                                                      (D)          2ni%z-i,


                                                                            1
74. /W =                               t:                  74. /(2)=                    has ;
                z'*+2z^+l                                              z''+2z^+l
      (A)         ^                                            (A) Single pole
      (B)        f|3v             -                            (B) One double pole
                                       I



      (C) ^ WT P                                               (C) Two single poles
      (D) ^          ^                                         (D) Two double poles

75. r^tRslcb                 "sft f^3;ft* zj =   CO.       75. The bilinear transformation that maps
      Z2 = / srk Z3 = 0 ^       W] = 0,                        points Zj = CO, Z2 = i, and Z3 = 0 into the
      W2 = / ^ W3 = CO stiH^;i: ylaPqBia                       points Wi = Oy W2 = i, and ii'3 = .00,
      WT t ':                                                  respectively, is :

      (A) iv =-
                 z
                                 (B) w=-z                      (A) h'=7                (B) w=-z


      (C) w = z                  (D) >v=--                     (C) w=z                 (D) >v =--



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76.                            /(z) ^^ z ^               76. A zero of an analytic function /(z) is a
      ^ ttpt t                       :                         value of z for which :


      (A) fiz)^^               (B) /(z)= 0                     (A) /(z) = «)        (B) /(z) = 0

      (C) /(z)= 2              (D) /(z)= l                     (C) /(z) = 2         (D) /(z) =I


                                                                                    1
77. z = a/ "qR:                      ^ 3T^ t :           77.   The residue of                  at z = a/, is



      (A)                      (B)                             (A)                  (B)
            4a'                           4a'                         4cr*                     4a'



      (C)                      (D)                                                  (D)
                2a'                      2a'                                               2a'


78.         C                 |z|= 3 i\, ^               78. • If C is the circle |z| = 3, then by
                          f                     j              Cauchy's         integral             formula
 ■               ^ ^ J(z-l)(z-2) . ^ :                          r               .

                                                               J(z-l)(z-2)^^is:
      (A) 27i/|e''-e^j (B) 27ti|e''+e
                                                               (A) 27c/         (B) 2ni\e^ + j
      (C) 27ti|e^-e''j (D) 2ni(e^+e'*^                         (C) 27r/|e^-e'*J (D) 2jr/|e^ + e'*j
79. "^rf^ C           ^ ,|z+3/|= l A ^                   79. If G is the circle |z + 3/| = l, then by
                              _. 1
      «HI=hQH ^ ^ h{z+ ni)'^<^ •■
                          C
                              7(
                                                                                           f         1
                                                               Cauchy's integral formula J z[z-k-ni) dz
                                                               IS :
      (A) 1                    (B) 0
                                                               (A) 1                (B) 0
      (Q ni                    (D) -71/
                                                               (C) 71/              (D) -71/

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80. p z = 1                                             80.   The residue of /                         .
                            (z-l)''(z-2)(z-3)                                  (z-l) (z-2)(z-3) at
                  t:                                          the pole z = 1 is : ,

            53                        27                            53                       27
    (A) y                      (B) y                          (A) T                   (B) T
            101                                                     101
                               (D) 0                                                  (D) 0


81. "INDEPENDENCE" ^ ^                             ^    81. The number of arrangements of the

                                                              letters of the word "INDEPENDENCE"

    #P                           t:                           which start from P, is : '

    (A) 1663200                (B) 138600      -              •(A) 1663200            (B) 138600
                        ♦



    (C) 16800                  (D) 13700                      (C) 16800               (D) 13700

82. "DAUGHTER"^^ 3T^' ^ 8 3T^                           82.   The   number     of       different   8-letter

                                                              arrangements         of        the      word
    <=<icrl "3^                'tioHi, f^iiA
                                                              "DAUGHTER" in which all the vowels
   ^ ^«T a, f :
                                                              occur together, is :
    (A) 80640                . (B) 40320 .                    (A) 80640               (B) 40320

    (C) 4320                   (D) 10070                      (C) 4320                (P) 10070


83. 52 3RT ^ "qiif ^                TT^        ^^       83. What is the number of ways of selecting

             ^ 4 "Tdt ^               -^                      4 cards, of the same colour, out of a pack

    TO ■^fro t ?                                              of 52 playing cards ?

    (A) 29900                  (B) 105625                     (A) 29900        .     (B) 105625

    (C) 270725                 (D) 541450"                    (C) 270725             (D) 541450

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87. 8« + 5                                    #?    87. How many prime numbers are of the
                                                          form 8/j + 5 ?
      (A) 512              (B) 181
                                                         (A) 512                   (B) 181
      (C) 131              (D) 00
                                                          (C) 131                  (D) 00
 88. 5^2 _ 312         f .
                                                     88. 5^2 _ 312 is divisible by :
      (A) 5^               (B) 3^'
                                                         (A) 5                 ' (B) 3
      (C) 12^              (D) 13^                       (C) 12                    (D) 1-3
                                    /




 89. 2^ ^                  f- :                      89. The primitive root of 2^ is ;
      (A)              3                                 (A) The integer 3 only
      (B) lyrfe 2 -3?k 3                                 (B) The integers 2 and 3
      (C) ^ lyfe 2-                                      (C) The integer 2 only
      (D)          S sfk                                 (D) The integer 3 and its multiples

90.         cit%3: p       ^            t            90. Letpbea. prime and (a.p)= I, a gS+,
            {a, p) =   a gZ+, ^                          then which of the following statements
                        ."t ?                            is correct ?


      (A) :c"^a(mod;7) ^ - 1 ^ t i                       (A)        = fl(modp) hasp- 1 solutions.
                                                         (B)        ^ a(mod p)       has («, p -1)
      (B) jc" = a(mpdp)         {n,p~l)        f
                                                               solutions if                  =l(mod
         ^ a(^-'),''{«'P-') = i(modp)
                                                               P)

      (C) x" = a[modp)           {n,p-l)                 (C) x" = (mod p)            has («, p -1)
            t                />-') ^ 1 (mod p).                solutions      if                4-1
                                                               (mod p).
      (D) x"=(3(mod/7) ^                ^      t
                                                        (D) x"=i3(modp) has no solution if
         ^                      = 1 (mod /?)
                                                               >-])/("'^"0^1 (modp)
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91. G               t cisn H, K                    91. G be a group and H, K be its subgroups,
    t,         RHfansId ^                 WT            then which of the following statements

    ^t ?                                                is not true ?


    (A) HK            G^            t                   (A) HK is subgroup of G <=> HK = KH.

         oHK = KH I ■                                   (B) If G is an abelian, then HK is
                                                              always a subgroup of G
    (B) ^ G a^nM t, eft HK                    ^
                              1                         (C) H n K is the largest subgroup of G
                                                              containing both H and K.
    (C) H n K             ^ ^3W1F t G
         ^          H ^ K               t t             (D) H u K is always a subgroup
                                                              of G. ■
    (D) HuK               ^ G^           #TT I
                                                    92. Let G be a group with (a6)" = a"b" for
92. 1THT G         ^t 1^1^* (aft)" =
      V fl, 6 € G cI«7T K > 1 t™              tI         all a, 6 e G ^d for some fixed integer

     G„ = {a e G|a" = e}                  ^              n>      Let G„ = {a G G\a" = e} and
                                                         Qn =           e G}. Then which of the
     G" — {a"|a € G}         PiMRiRaei '^*
                                                         following statements is true ?
                    ^t ?
                                                        (A) G" < G and G/G" = G„
     (A) G« < G afk G/G" = G„
     (B) G« < G           G^G" = G
                                                        (B) G« < G and G^G" = G              ^
                                                        (C) G« < G G„ < G and G"/G„ = G
     (C) G" < Q G„ < G aSk G«/G„ = G
     (D) G„ < G G" < G 3?k G/G„ s G"                     (D) G„ < G G" < G and G/G„ s G"

 93. -(H^rHd         S3     "fent wichiRctiaiy. 93. How many automorphisms are there in
                                                         the symmetric group S3 ?
     ^t ?
                                                         (A) 2                (B) 3
     (A) 2                 (B) 3
                                                         (C) 4                (D) 6
      (C) 4                (D)" 6

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94. Tipn R              S ^           t sk / -^ 94. Let R and S be two rings and/be an
                        /: R ^ S t, ^ :                       into homomorphism /:R -> S, then :
     (A) R/Im/= S                                            (A) Rrim/= S
     (B) R/Ker/= S                                           (B) R/Ker/= S
     (C) R/Ker/= Im/                                         (C) R/Ker/= Im/
    (D) R = S/Im/                                            (D) R = S/Im/

95. RnfdRsld             ^                ^^ 95. Which of the following statement is not
     t ?
                                                             true ?
 .. • (A)               Z^                Jpn^sl'^d
                                                             (A) The ring of integers Z is a UFD.
            "511^ t I
                                                             (B) The polynomial ring F[x] over a
    (B) ^ F                               FM
            37feft^              -RRI t I ,                       field F is a UFD.

    (C)                       liUHidcril TTRT                (C) Every principal ideal domain is a
                        TjupF^ -RRf f I                           UFD.

    (D)                         T^yrMhT         -^Rr         (D) Commutative      integral   domain
            R =|a+6V^|fl,Z)GZ}                                    R =|a+/)V^|a,^? eZj is a
                                 TTRT t" I                        UFD.


96. 10 + 11/ ^«TT 8 + /' ^ tTWrFT WWfe"                 96. What is the g.c.d. of 10 + 11/ and 8 + / •
             Z[i]        ^t ?                                in Z[/] ?
    (A) 3+2/                  (B) 3-2/'                     (A) 3 + 2/          (B) 3 - 2/
    (C) 2 + 3/               . (D) 2-3/                     (C) 2 + 3/          (D) 2-3/

97. 1THT ^               G^      108 t,                 97. Let 0 be a group of order 108, then the
    0                     3-'3W^ #1 ?                        number of Sylow 3-subgroups in G is :
   (A) 3            j         ^(B) 5                        (A) 3               (B) 5
   (C) 6            ,         (D) 9                         (C) 6            ' (D) 9
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101.                        :                   101. For the differential equation :

             (px^+y^){px+y)={p +\f                      (px'^ + y^){px+ y)=(p +
       ^       rHHPdRsld                             which of the following statements is
                                                       /




       t-?                                           correct ?


       (A)          M            ^                  (A) The singular solution of the given
                                                                         9   9
                         +4(x + y)=0 t I                   equation is ;c 7 + 4(x +;;)= 0.

       (B)          M.           ^                  (B) The singular solution of the given
                                                           equation is x^y^ + 4{x'^ +/)=0 •
              x^y^ +4(x^+y^)=0 t '
       (C)          M ^h1=+)<u| ^          ^        (C) The general solution of given

                        =c(x +j^) t,^ c                    equation is       x^+y'^ = c(x + y),
                        t                                  where c is an arbitrary constant.


       (D) "3^1^                                    (D) All of the above


102. 31^^ -^TiteTJT                             102. The solution curves of the differential

                                                     equation :
                        |X2x^-/)                                 dy _ \y{2x^-y^)
              tic        lx(2;^^-;c^)                            dx [x(2;'^-x^)
                                                     are of the form :
       ^ ^ i^fH             ^ "^f "I
                                                         3/2 . ..3/2 o_3,.3"
                                                    (A) x^''+/''=3cx'y
       (A)

                                                    (B)               =3c{xy)2/3
       (B)          +y^^^ =3c(xy)  2/3



                                                    (C) x^ +y^ = 3cxy
       (C) x^^ +y^ = 3cxy .
                                                    (D) None of the above
       (D)              -^f ^ ^ 3^"

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103.                                                   103. The solution of the differential equation :

           {x^D^ -xD+2)y =;c log X                                 (x^D^-xD +2)y = x log
       ^       ^:                                           IS :



       (A) 3;= xc,cos(logx)+ C2sin(log:3i:)                 (A) y = xci cos(logx)+ C2 sin(logx)

                                          + A:log:c                                          + X log X

       (B) y^x[Cj cos(Iogx)+ C2 sin(logx)]                  (B) y = x[ci cos(log x)+ C2 sin(log x)]

                                             + xe^                                               + xe^


       (C) y = x[ci cos(log'x)+ C2 sin(log x)]              (C) 'y = x[ci cos(log x)+ C2 Sin(log x)]

                                           + logx                                             + logx

       (D) y = x[q cos(log x)+ C2 sin(log x)]               (D) y = x[C] cos(log x)+ C2 sin(log x)]

                                          + ;clogA:                                          + xlogx


104. PiHRnRaci          ^ cifi^            ^ Rm.       104. For which of the following functions
                       y2{x)               t*, p(x)          ;;i(x) and      y2ix) are continuous
                                                             functions, p{x) and ^(x) can be
            q(x)         [-1, 1]       W W
                                                             determined on interval [-1, 1] such that
       1^               t               and y2ix),           3;i(x) and 3^2(^)                 linearly
                                                             independent solutions of
        y\x) + p{x)y'(x) + q(x)y(x) = 0,                     /(x) + p{x)yXx) + q(x)y{x) = 0,
                              V;c e [-1, 1].                                          V X G [-1, 1] ?
       ^ ^ ^ tfecbd:                  ^t ?
                                                            (A) yi(x)= xsinx; y2W = cosx
       (A) yj(x)= xsinx;              =
                                                            (B) y^(x)=-xe'';       y2(x)=-sinx
       (B) yi(x)= xe'';          y2(x)~smx

  ■ (C)            =           , y2(x)= e'-i                (C) y^(x)= e'-'-,      y2ix)= e'~l         .

       (D) yi(x)= x^\            y2(x)= e"" -1              (D)          =         y2M = e'-\


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/         \-312            105. The order and degree of the- differential
105.                                               =0 ^                                  \-3l2
                          dx^        dx"                              .      d'
                                                                 equation                        = 0 are :
       ^       ^^R?T: f :                                                    dx'   dx^

       (A) ^ 1; ^ 4                                              (A) Order 1; Degree 4

       (B) ^ 4; ^ 4 .                                            (B) Order 4; Degree 4

       (C)        1; ^ 1 -                                       (C) Order 1; Degree 1

       (D) ^ 4; ^ 1                                              (D) Order 4; Degree 1


106..'2Tf^ ;'^(^)=:s:cos2:c                                 106. If y^{x) = xQ.os2x is a particular
       >'"+ay =-4sin 2x                                ^         solution of 3;" +       = - 4 sin 2;c, then the

             cR a'=             '#11 I                           value of a is :


       (A) -4               (B) -2                               (A) -4                     (B) -2

                                                                 (C) 2                      (D) 4
       (C) 2                (D) 4


107.          f^(x)=4,f2(x)= x^                    .        107. If   yi(;c) = 4,/2(x) = ;c3 and

   ■ :f2{x)-\+ax+bx^                                             ^3 (;c) = 1+ ojc + 6;c^.
                                                                 If y^(x) .is orthogonal"to yj(;c) .and
             /3W WT /iW                      /2W ^
                                                                 flix) on the interval (-2, 2) then what
       Wf^                  (-2, 2) TR; ^ WT
                                                                 is true ?
       ■^8^^ t :
                                                                 (A) a = 0, 6 = 1 ■
       (A)     = 0, 6 = 1
                                                                 (B) a = 0, 6 = 0
       (B) a = 0,6 = 0

                                                                 (C) a = 0,6=,--
       (C) a = 0,6=                                                                    4
                            4

                                                                 (D) None of the above
       (D)
                      I

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108.                                                     108. The complete integral of differential
                                                                 equation :
                          + px = q
                                                                                p^x^ +px = q
       ^ "'jpf           eVii ;
                                                                 is given by :
       (A) z= a\ogx +{a^ +a)y+c
                                                                 (A) z = a log x + {a^ + a)y + c
                                                                            9


                , . 1
       CB") z= a\ogx+—y +c                                                            1
                         a                                       (B) z = log ;c + — ^^ + c
                                                                                      a




       (C) z=a^+{a^ +a)y-^c                                                           9
                                                                 (C) z = a — + {a +a)y + c
                                                                                2

       (D) <iH^=Kl       ^^                                      (D) None of the above

       ^a            c                     t 1                   where a and c being arbitrary constants.

109. 3Tff^               mtwn :                              109. The solution of partial differential

       (d^ -DD'-6D'^)z ="cos(2x + y)                             equation (PDE) :

                                                                        (d^ -DD' - 6D'^) z = cos(2x+y)
                                                                 is :
       (A) z=(t)i(>'-3x)+(t)2(y +2x)
                                                                 (A) 2 = it)i(;^-3x) + (|)2(y + 2x)
                                      1
                                  + — cos(2x +;^)
                                                                                              + —cos(2x+>')
                                                                                                 4
       (B) z =(t)i(;'+3:j:)+(j)2(y +2x) ■
                                                                 (B)' 2 = (t)i(:F + 3x) + (|)2(:v + 2x)
                                  -       cos(2x + y)                                            1
                                                                                                     cos(2x +y)
                                                                                                 4

       (C) Z = i/i(y-3x)+if2(y-^x)                                (C) 2 = (t)i(y-3x) + (|)2(y-2x)

                              . + ■icos(2x + 3')                                              + ■icos(2x+y)

       (D) z = ^i{y + 3x) + ^2(y~^^)
                                                                  (D) z = f (y + 3x) + (j)2 (y - 2x)

                                  1
                                                                                               -■—cos (2x + y)
                              ■ - —cos(2x + 3')                                                  4



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110.                                :                     110. The solution of PDE (Partial Differential

                 dh         2 5^2                              Equation) :
                 --a ~^= x
                 dx}       ■ dy^                                         dz      2
                                                                        —:r~-a       —T- = X
                                                                         dx          dy

       (A) z= ^^{y+ax)+i^2iy-^)                                is given by :
                                                               (A) z = ^^(y + ax) + ^2(y-ax)
                                    + {xy^)l(2a')
                                                                                           + {xy^Wa")
       (B) ^=:^\{y■^^)+^2{y-ax)
                                                               (B) - z = ^x{y-^ax) + i^2iy-ax)
                                    - ixy'ycia')
                                                                                           - {xy'yila')
       (C) z = ^i(y + ax) + ^2(.y~''^)-^y^                     (C) 2 = (j)](;^ + ax) + (t)2(;'-czx)-xy^
       (D) z = <^iiy + ax) + ^2(y-'^)                          (D) 2 = (l)i(y+'as:) + (|>2(y-ax)
                                        ~ {xy)/2a                                              - {xy)l2a

111.                         ^ arfn^TT^ ^ ^               111. The rate of convergence of Newton-
                                                               Raphson's method is : •
       (A) tHach              (B) t^cpffq                      (A) Linear             (B) Quadratic
       (C) n^Wldl^            (D)                            ■ (C) Third degree       (D) Fourth degree

112. ^ /(-I) = - 13, /(O) = - 7,                          112. If/(-I) = - 13,/(O) = - 7,/(l) = - 1,
     /(I) = - l,/(2) = 11,/(3) = 35, ^ /(4)                   /(2) = 11,/(3) = 35, then find the value
       ^ "HH           :                                      of/(4): ■
       (A) 0                  (B) 27                          (A) 0                   (B) 27
       (C) 37                 (D) 77                          (C) 37                  (D) 77

113.        ^ '1*^111           ^              ^          113. How many digits are to be taken in
       #TT #11       ^ 0.1% ^               H i\ ?            computing          so that the error does
                                                              not exceed 0.1% ?
       (A) « = 2              (B) « = 3 .
                                                              (A) « = 2-              (B) n = 3
       (C) n<4                (D) n>4
                                                              (C) n < 4               (D) n>4

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114. /(Aro,ro,*o) ^ ^ t :                          114. The value of /(xq.xq.Xo) is :

    (A) /(xo)                                           (A) /(xq)

    (B) /'(*o)                                          (B) /'(*o)

    (C) /"(xo)                                          (C) /"(xo)

           /"(xo)                                              /"(Xo)
    (D)                                                • (D)       Cz
            Cz


115. PiHRrlfed                               MW    115. Whieh of the following is the formula of
    ^ IJ? t ?                                           Newton-Raphson's method ?

                                                               '                /(x„)(x„-x„_i)
    (A) ^n+\ ~                                          (A) x„., x„
                           /(x„)-/(x„+i)

                 _        ■ /'(^n)(^n ^n-0                                      /(Xn)(Xn X„_|)
    (B) '^-'-^""'/(;c„)-/(x„+l)                         (B) *n+l            ^ /(x„)-/(x„+l)

                                                                                /(xj
       ,
    (C) *..1 - « .
                   /fa)                                 (C) ■'^n+l ~ *n ~ /'(X„)


                      ■ /fa)
                                                         (D)
                                                               . _V +1 /fa)
    (D)               +

116. Alogx                  ^ •                    116. The value of A log :c is

                      h'                                                    h
     (A) log 1+-                                         (A) log 1+ -

                                                                        h
     (B) log                                             (B) log
                 kX                                                 \X/




     (C) log^l--
                      h
                                                         (C) log^i--J
     (D)                                                 (D) None of the above



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117.       ^                   7                    ^ 7^' ■ 117. By taking the step length — and using
                           i               •

                                                                                   1                             'f 3
                       TFW                 J x^dx ^1 HH            Simpson's rrd rule the value of nJ ^
                                                                             3
                                           0

              :                                                    will be :


        (A) 8g
              A
                                     (B) 4                        (A) ^                         (B) 4

        (C)
               1
                                     (D) g                        (C) ^                         (D)
                                                                                                       8


118.          OT,«                  Yfe t, ^ 1¥=#ffeT         118. If w, n are positive integers then which
          ^                    ^t ?                                one of the following is true ?

        (A) A'"A"f{x)= A"^f{x)                                     (A) a'"aVW = a'"VW ."

        (B) A'"A"f{x)= A'"^"f(x)                                   (B) A'"AVW = A'"^"/W

        (C) E =l-A                                                 (C) E =l-A

        (D) £=.-"^ +1                                             ■ (D). E =e-^°+l              .


119.              x^                f ;-                      119. The value of                 X   is .:
        ^e;                                                                            \ Xj J



        (A) 6xh                      (B) 4xh                    ' (A) exh                       (B) 4xh

        (C) 6xh'^                    (D) 9xh                       (C) (ixl?-                   (D) 9xh

120.           ^                                       /(6)   120. By Newton's divided difference formula
              HM ^10 =hlRiy. 1 "R'41 "i" :                         find the value of/(6). Given that;
          X       :    5        9     11       13     21             X   :     5        9       ■ 11        13     21

        fix): 150 392 1452 2366 9702 '                             fix) : 150 392 1452 2366 9702
    . (A) 111                        (B) 252                      ■ (A) 272                     (B) 252

        (C) 262                      (D)^^                         (C) 262                      (D) None of these


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121.                            l[y(x)] ^          121. The variation of a differential funetional

       f=FT                  ^TRIT "t :                 I[y(x)] is given by the formula :

       (A) 5I = j|^l[/W +a5;,][^^                       (A) 8I =[Ai[yw +a5y]}^^^
       (B) 5I =[-lhW +a5.]|^^^                                 8I =
                                                                |   —         +
                                                                                             a=0




       (C) 51 = —ifyW
                da
                      + aaj']
                             ja=o
                                                    • (C) 5I =(^l[Xx)+a5;.L
       (D) "dH^=k1 "^*        =t)l^                     (D) None of the above

122.          "Qi^ 4icni^ :                        122. If a functional :


                   i[y(x)]= ll y{x)cix                           IbW]=|^ y(x)d>:
       ^ C.[0, 1]                          i\, ^        is defined on class C [0, 1] then the
       I [sin Tuc] ^          eVii :                    value of I[sin tlc] will be :

              2                       7t                                                7U

       (A) r
              7C
                               (B) 2                    (A) -
                                                            TT
                                                                             (B)
                                                                                        2


       (C) 71                  (D) -t:                  (C) 71               (D) -71

123.          XO)= 1. XI)= 2, ira                  123. If XO)^ 1> XI) 2, then extremum of
                                                        the functional :
          I[jvW]=]^ (xy+ y^ -2y^y')dx
                                                           I ly(x)]=\\{xy+ y^-2y^y')dx
       ^            11F t :
                                                        IS :



                                                                 1
       (A) -J                                           (A)
                                                                 2

       (B) 2                                            (B) 2 .

       (C) -2                                           (C) - 2 .

                                                        (D) None of the above
       (D)                 ^^

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124.                                                             124. The solution of Euler's equation is
       t:                                                             called:

       (A)            ^                                               (A) Non-stationary curves

       (B)                                                            (B) Extremal

       (C)                W{\^                                        (C) Definite integral

       (D) "3^1^                                                    . (D) None of the above

125.                                                             125. A necessary condition for functional

                                                                                           •b
         I[X^)]=f F(:c,;.,/,y')^
                      ••fl
                                                                            I[X*)] = f Kx,y, y',y")dx
                                                                                           'a


       ^ WT ^                 3im^                   t ;              to be extremum is :

                                          ^•9F'\                                                          f dF\
                                                                                                +■                =0
       (A)^                    +■                  =0                 (A)
              5x ^ K^'y             dx'                                     dx   dx                 dx' W)

                                                                                                         ^ dF^
                                               =0                                               +•                =0
       (B) ^ tie               +■                                     (B) ^      dx .dy')           dx    ^dy j
                                    dx


              5F    d                     ^ dF^                             dF   d ^dF^
                                                   =0                                           +•                =0
       (C)                     +                                      (C) dy     dx\dy'j
              ^ dx[dy\ dx' _dy")                                                                    dx'

       (D)                   ^ ^ -=1^'                                (D) None of the above

126.          3TcRI^ [fl, 6]        W WT /(O ^                   126. If for a continuous" function f{t) on
                    "^fcRr          Ti(0           ^Hl=hd             interval [a, b\ the integral

                i=fV(OTiw</'=o                                                i= |V(OTi(Orf' = o
                                                                                 •>0
                   ■ ^


       ^ [a, 6] "TT f(f) ^                    5V11 :                  for all continuous functions t|(0, then the
                                                                      value of /(0 on [o, 6] will be ;
       (A) 0
                                                                      (A) 0
       (B) 1          .
                                                                      (B) 1
       (C) 2
                                                                      (C) 2            ■        .             ■        '
       (D) ^4^Jck1 "^f ^                                              (D) None of the above

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127.          y(0) = 0,         =                      127. If 3/(0) = 0,          y        I = 1>   then the

                                                            extremum of functional :

                                                                    ^[y(x)] = \^^ {y''^-y^)dx
                   "FH           PlH        <i'=hni
       t:                                                   can be attained only on :

       (A) y = cosx                                         (A) y = cosx

       (B) ^= sin:c                                         (B) 3/ = sinx

       (C) y = tanx                                         (C) 3' = tanx

       (D)                ^^            ,                   (D) None of the above

128. Trf?!^* XI) =             Xe) = 1 ^               128. Extremum of the functional

       4ieHc*i
                                                                  lbW]= J,^ (xe^ - ye'')dx
                 lbW]= Jj^ (.xe>'-ye'')dx                   under the condition XO              UX^) = 1 is :
                  "TO t" :
                                                            (A)         +
       (A) y = x +\ogx
                                                            (B) 3; = x^ + logx
  , (B) y = x^ +\ogx ■                                                             »t




       (C) ;;=;c-21ogx                                      (C) 3' = x-21ogx

       ■(D)               ^^^                               (D) None of the above


129.          I[X^)] = Jq (^sin^ + cosX^^^; 129. If I[X^)] = jp (xsin;/ + cosX^»
                          7t
        XO) = 0,X1) = -J            WT^                                       7C
                                                            XO) = 0,X1) = "^ be a functional, then
                               ^ "5IM                       extremum        can    be       found     on   the
       t :         ■ ■                                      curve :



       (A) ;' = cot"^x                    -1
                                (B) y = sec"'x              (A) 3/ = cot 'x             (B) 3' = sec-1'x

       (C) y = cosec"^^: (D) y = tan"' x                    (C) y = cosec 'x (D) >» = tan-1' x

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130. ^^            ^ MiW*                             130. The curve on which the functional


        jJ[(yf+i2A5']&,>'(0)=o,:»'(i)=i
                                                         ^ can be extremised, mil be :

       (A) y =^                                            {^)y = =^,
       (B)                    ■      .                    (B) y--^ :                       '
. (€)>-=> • \
                                         V                (C) :v =*          .

       (P)y=.x/>                                          (D) y = x^ ■ ■ ■ . \
                                                               I                 ..    .       •




131.                        sm^H                      131. *Leibnitz' rule for differentiation under

       'yi^l^' 15m t :                                     integral signs is given by.:


       (A) ^[j;K(x,^)«®rf4]                               (A) i[jr
                            =r
                             Ja dx
                                                                                               =f
                                                                                                    ox




       (B) ^[j;K(x,5)«©rf5]                               (B).f[j;K(A:,^)»(4)rf4] ,
                          =f ^«(§)rf5tc
                             ox .
                                                                                      = r ^uQ,)d^+C
                                                                                           •'« OX



                                                          (C) f[C
                   =r ¥«ft^+K(*.*)                                           = r^u(.Qd^+K(x,x)
                                                                              •'a Cbc



       (D). iK                                            (D) itt
                                                           r                                         '
                                                                                                         ;
                =r §««)rf5+K(*,*)«(*)                                =P  ^M(5y^+K(x,*)w(x)
                                                                      fa ^
                                                                        ¥C
                    car




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132.          TTR                y"+ xy= 1, >(0)= 0        132. Volterra integral equation related to
       = j;'(0) ^                    <=llr^<l                   initial value problem y" + xy = 1,
               t:            ■                                  X0)= 0=/(0)is : .               ' .
  ■ (A) y(x)-^+j^ (x+^).y(^)d^ ■                               (A) yix)=^+ (x+^).y(^)dl^
       (B) y(x)                                                (B) y(x)=^-jjx+^).y(^)d^
       (C) y(x)=^        ■       (x-^)^.y(i,)d^             ' (C) y(x)=^-j'^ (x-^)^.y(^)d^
    (D) y(x)=Y+!o                                              (D)       =


133. "Sff^ Y^fniz)                              m D        133. If Yfni^) an infinite series of single
                    4icriil ^ 37%               t" "Q^*         valued functions in bounded and closed

  . \f„iz)\<M„,^                                ^               domain D and |y),(z)|<M^, where
    %          ^ t n^TT ■                                               is a series of positive constants
       i,                                   fe: "^TT            and             is   convergent     then
       t:                                                       Weierstrass M-test proves :

    (A) S/«W                 ^                                 (A) Only uniform convergence of

            37fnWT I                                                  X/«w-
                                                               (B) Only absolute convergence of
    (B)                      ^       ^
            srfqmuT I                                                 E/«w-
                                                               (C) Uniform and absolute convergence
    (C) Xi/rtW ^ W™ 31^
                                                                      of S/„w.
            aifeOT I
                                                               (D) Only conditional convergence of
    (D)                      ^       ^
                     I



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134.                                  ^                     134. Second kind - of      'Volterra integral
                                                                 equation' is given by :

       (A) r* Yi(x,^)u(^)d^+/(a:)=0 . -gRT
             Ja
                                                                 (A) f K(x,%)ui^)d^ + fix) = 0
                                                                          Ja




       (B) f^ Kix,Qu(Qd^+f(x)=0 OT                               (B) JjK(x,5M^y^ + /«= 0
       (C) r K(x,Qu(^)d^+fix)=uix)-sm
             Ja
                                                                 (C) f Y.ix,QuiQd^ + f(x) = uix)
                                                                          Ja




       (D)        K{x,^)uiQd^+fix)= u(x) OT                      (D) f^Kix,QuiQd^ + fix) = uix)
                                                            135. Solution      of    integral    equation
135. 4HHlchei                     w(x)= 1+ J^ "(4)^^
       ^          f:                                             m(x) = 1+ J|^' u(Qd^ is :
       (A) w(x) = 1               (B) w(x) = X                   (A) m(x) = 1         (B) w(x) = X

       (C) u(x) =                 (D) w(x) = cos x               (C) w(x) =           (D) m(x) = cos x

136.              ■^FfteTJT                                 136. Integral equation
                                                                          •6
             f'' Kix,^)uiQd^ + f(x) = u(x)
             Ja
                                                                      f Kix.^)u(^)d^ + f(x) = uix)
                                                                 is a.:

       (A)                    ^                                  (A) "Volterra Integral Equation" of first
                                                                      kind.

       (B) tfcfh ITOT ^                                          (B) "Volterra Integral Equation" of
                          I                                           second kind.


       (C)                    ^              ^Hlctid             (C) "Fredholm Integral Equation" of
                          I   ■                                       first kind.

       (D) fefH 31^ ^                         ^M14)d             (D) "Fredholm Integral Equation" of
                                                                      second kind.


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137,               ^Hlchd                            137. The relation between 'Resolvent Kernel'

                                                          R(x, 5; X) and 'iterated kernel' K„(x, 5)
             U{x)=f{x)+ X\^¥.ix,%)u(i,)d%
                                                          for a 'Fredholm Integral Equation'
       ^          'R'Jinri'Ti       R(x,   ^) cWT
                            K„(x,   ^^
                                                          Kx)=fix)+\f^K(x,^M^)d^
       t:                                                 is :



       (A)                =                              (A) R(^,4;X)=2r^"K„(*,4)

       (B) R(x,4;X)=2:rrt„(*,0                        . (B) R(;c,4;X)= X;°X"-'K„('.?)

       (C) R(x,4;X)=2;;°X"K„-i(*.4)                   ' (C) R(*.§:>.)=2r>-X-i(*.5)

       (D) R(a:,^;X)= 2:U"-'K„.,(;c,5)                   (D) R(x,4;X)= X|,^""'K„-i(^.^)
138.                            •                    138. Integral equation


             rK(;c,4)a®rf^+/(x)=0
            ••a                        /
                                                             f K(;f.4)"Ky^+/W =0
                                                             •a




       t,         :                                       is a :


       (A)            WR ^                               (A) "Fredholm Integral Equation" of
                                                                 first kind


       (B)            UW                                 (B)."Fredholm Integral Equation" of
                                                                 second kind


       (C) '$r«iR               ^ "qft^                  (C) "Volterra Integral Equation" of first
                                                                 kind


       (D) fefb? TOR ^                                    0) "Volterra Integral Equation" of
                                                                 second kind.



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139.                           ^                        139. For the 'Fredholm Integral.Equation' .

                                                                     y(x)^Xj^K(x,^)y(^)di
                     y(x)^-Xj^ K(x,^)y(,Qd^
                                                             with syminetric kernel eigen values are
       ^                       ttpt ^^ f :                   always :             ^

       (A)                 ■                               . (A) real

       (B) chicTHpiqi                                        (B) imaginary

       (C) "RTW «RTTcq^                                      (C) only positive integer

       (D) "TO                                               (D) only negative integer

140.
                                                        140. Solution of the integral equation :
             *=|g COS(X-0u(4y4                                      x =fg cos{x-'Qu{%)d%
          ^"I :                                              is :


       (A) 1+y ■ ' . (B) \~                                  (A) Uy              (B) 1-y
       (C) 1 + X                (D) 1-a:                    (C) 1+x              (D) 1-x

141, WUX= {a, b,c,(i} a% ilHT T ={X,([),                141. Let X = {a, b, c, d} and let T = {X, ij),
       W.,                 6}, {c,      {a, c, 6?},          {a}, {6}, {a, b], {c, d], {a, c, d},
       {6, c, d)}y X ^               "^nfFTf^ f I ^          {b, c,d}} be a topology for X. Then the
       W-                T^        tr^-aiiqR t I             collection         is a basis for T.

  . (A) B(x) = {{a}, {c, ^0}                                (A) BW - {{fl}, {c,d)}

    (B) B(x)={{fl}, {6}, {c,^/}}                            (B) BW = {{a}, {b}, {c, d}}
                 I




    (C) B(x) = {{6}. {c, rf}}                               (C) B(a;) = {{6}, {c, rf}}
             I



    (D) k^)={{^/}, {6}}                                     (D) BW={{a}, {6}}

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146.                                     ^ "f^       146. If a generalised co-ordinate has the

       X^sRTI %,^ WlFlt^ M-"               i^             dimensions of momentum, then the

       vkm I
                                                          generalised velocity, will have the

                                                          dimensions of.
       (A) ^               (B) "SFTSTf
                                                          (A) Force             (B) Energy

       (C)                 (D) 7#                                               (b)■ Speed
                                                          (C) Inertia


147. fSFnl S\<=4HH ^ T?i^ ^^ TITO 7I#IcT             147. A particle of unit mass is projected so

       %ziT ^ t f¥ 1^ ^             ^         T?T        ■ that its total energy is E in field it is

       "t                 "31^ E ^          "l^            moving in and the potential energy is

       1%^ ^ r ^          f^8Tf^ -gwrf V(r) t,             V(r) at a distance r from the origin, then

       cit                                f^«&id           for such a particle by principle of least

       ^ -qsT ^             ^4l4)<"l t :                   action, the differential equation of the

                                                           path is :
       (A)     r^+f-'''"
                    KdQJ J
                           =/[E+VW]
                                                          (A)                    = r''[E + V(r)]
                                                                          Ue,
       (B)     r2-           =/[E+ V(r)]
                     Ue; j                                                       =/[E+ V(r)]
                                                          (B)

                  / , \2

       (C)     r^-           = /-'^[E-V(r)]
                     U0                                   (C)          r^-\      =/[E-V(r)]
                                                                              mq).

       (D)                   = r''[E-V(r)]                (D)                    = r''[E-V(r)]
                     Ue                                                  ■ Ue


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148.                    A' ^ ^                       148. In variational principle the line integral
                              ^ ^HIcbcH                     ofsome function between two end points
         t:                                                 is ;

        (A)^                                               (A) Zero

        (B)
                                                           (B) Infinite

        (C)                                                (C) One

        (D)^
                                                           (D) Extremum

 149.                  H ^                 ."CT t|'   149. Hamiltonian H is defined as;
                   I

                   I

                         -mi t I
                                                           (A) The difference in energy of the
       (A) "f^OTT ^ "37^           3ffT^                           system.

      (B) feR ^^                                          (B) The total energy of the system
      (C) PichiM ^ "31^ ^ ^pHWT                           (C) The"product of energy of the system
      (D) Pro 37^                                         (D) Constant energy

150. "zrfk ■                  ^ WT ^ "Pr^             150. If the Lagrangian does not depened on
               f; cR :                                    time explicitly, then ;
     (A)                               f                  (A) Hamiltonian is not constant.

     (B) tPr 3rjrf             f                          (B) The kinetic energy is constant.
     (C) tfeetPm               i                         (C) The Hamiltonian is constant.

     (D) ftsrpR 37^                t                     (D) The potential energy is constant.

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qm III (Part III)
.61. ^ E„E2,                    ,E„        wfk 61. If Ei,E2,                3„ is a countable
                                                           sequence of events such that E,- 3E^^j
      Ey=)E,^,; / =!, 2, ., ^ :                            for / = 1, 2,        then :


      (A) LimP(E„)= 0
      V' rt->co
                                                           (A)
                                                           ^
                                                               LimP(E„)
                                                               «->Q0
                                                                       =0

      (B) LimP(E„)= «)                                     (B) LimP(E„)= co
      ^' n->®



      (C) LimP(E„)= l                                      (C) LimP(E„)= l
                                                           ^       U-^00
      A' n->co


      (£)•) LimP(E„)= 0.5                                  (£)•) LimP(E„)= 0.5
      ^'rt->00



62.                     4-      ^6              t*,    62. A man draws 2 balls from a bag
             i{          o?Tf^ 2               t 1          containing 4 red and 6 green balls. If he
      ^                      M           ^ 45               is to receive Rs. 45 for every red ball
             t ^85[T ^                    ^ 22.50           which he draws and Rs. 22.50 for every
                                                            green ball, then his expectation is :

                                (B) 15^                    (A) Rs. 42              (B) Rs. 15
      (A) 42^
                                (D) 63                      (C) Rs. 40             (D) Rs. 63
      (C) 40"^

 63. 1^ 131T                 '^MPHd ^ t :              63. Given the symmetrical distribution :


                                   ;-a<x<a


                                311^ (114) ^                   the fourth central moment (114) will be

                  (4-7t)                                             a^(4-7t)
       (A)                      (B)                            (A)                  (B)
                                                                           71
                   71




       (C) {\-2a)n              (D)        +                   (C) (1-2^)71         (D) a''ll+^ Stc



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64.                  arafqp ^                  ^                 64. Using Chebyshev's inequality, how many
                         31^Tfe^' f«=Mi          Rhdnl ^                   times a fair coin must be tossed in order
                     ^                     3^T^ ^ "^TlsJTTSlt'             that the probability will be at least 0.90
              "d^n -atSKnl ^ WsZTT           S^^qirT 0.4                   that the ratio of the observed number of
              0.6 ^        7?^ ^ yfRjctidl ^ ^ ^                           heads to the number of tossed will lie
                                                                           between 0.4 and 0.6 ?
              0.90 ^ ?
           (A) 120                  (B) 80                             (A) 120                   (B) 80

           (G) 250                  (D) 375                            (C) 250                   (P) 375

 65. "RHT Xi,X2,....,X„                    mn                    65. Let Xp X2,....,X^ be iid Poisson variates
                 ^         (iid)               P(l)f ^«TT              P(l)and S„ =Xj+X2 +...r.+X^. Then :
              S„=X,+X2+         + X„ i\,          :



                                                                       is equal to :

          (A) 0.5                  (B) 1                              (A) 0.5                   (B) 1
          (C) e-"                  (D) e-i                            (C) e-«                   (D) e-l

66. X                 Y ^             la^T                       66. Given joint distribution of X and Y as'
          BVN (3, 4, 16, 25, 0.8) it, it                              BVN (3, .4, 16, 25, 0.8), then
          P(5<X<9|Y = 6) ^ TTH ^ :                                     P(5<X<9|Y = 6) will be :
                 t:                                                   Given :


     z.        0.3       1.0        1.97       3.0                z         0.3       1.0        1.97      3.0
     (t)(z)    0.11791   0.34134    0.47558, 0.49865              <|)(z)    0.11791   0.34134    0.47558   0.49865


 .        (A) 0.35767              (B) 0.48767                        (A) 0.35767               -(B) 0.48767

          (C) 0.59349              (D) 0.29674                        (C) 0.59349               (D) 0.29674


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67. ^                         ^     laiT 313^5^ I 67. Given the sequence {X„} of independent
     {x„} -qfwiftct t :                               random variables defined by :

                                                               P{X.=±2'}= 2-'"^'',
            p{Xt=±2*}= 2-(^''''^
                                                               P(Xi=0)=l-2-".
            P(Xt =0)=l-2''^^

         B„-Var EX,
                       ^ n    ^
                                  ^ ^ lim%
                                       n->~ fl
                                                       If B„=Var|^XX.j,then
                       Vi=l   J
                                                       is equal to :
     ^ ilH ^ :
                                                      (A) 2"
     (A) 2"
                                                       (B) 1
     (B) 1
                                                       (C) CO
     (C) 00
     (D) 0                                             (D) 0


68
                                     X^           68. The two-dimensional random variables X
                                                      and Y have the joint probability density
                                                        function :
            \kx{x-~y); 0<x<2,^x<y<x                             fjb:(:c-y); 0^x^2,-x<y<x
f{x. yh           0;                                                 Q.        otherwise

      ■ERHT A : {X : X > 1}                             The-probability of the event
      #Tt :                                             A: {X:x> 1}
                                                        is :
             2
      (A) 3
                                                        (A) 3
            h                                           (B)
             15
      (C)                                                       15
             16
                                                        (C)
      (D) i
                                                         (D) g
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69.         ^                 ^ X^                         69. The probability density function oT a
         WT t :                                                   continuous random variable X is given
                                                                  by:
                           1                 •
                       •-e              x>0, >.>0
               /W= A,                                                             1 --
                               0;            37^                                 —e^; x>0^X>0
                                                                        /W= A
                                                                                   0;    otherwise
         Y = VX ^ Mll^ctidl wm
                                                                  The p.d.f. of Y = Jx will be :
               1
        (A) ~e^
                                                                 (A)

        (B) ^e'>-
                                                                 (B)

        (C)
                                                                 (C).


        (D)                                                             2y
                                                                (D)          ^


 70. T3^ "W^                        arrpft       ^ TT^      70. A cyclist covers his first 3 miles at an
        3    8 %f "Rf^ WEi ^       aRT^
                                                                 average speed of 8 m.p.h., another
        2     3 -Jfe -Rf^ WT ^ 7Tf% 3^
                                                                2 miles at 3 m.p.h. and the last 2 miles
        37i^ 2      2 1% "Rf^   ^ Tjf^
                                                                at 2 m.p.h. The average speed for the
    ^^                fI                Tjjft -qr^ ^
        3ltetT "Rf^    :                                        entire journey is :

    (A) 4.33                                                    (A) 4.33 m.p.h.

    (B) 3.43 41d/Nu<;i                                          (B) 3.43 m.p.h.

    (C) 4.86                                                    (C) 4.86 m.p.h.

    (D) 3.33 ite/Wr                                            (D) 3.33 m.p.h.


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71.         R;            X„ OT               (0        71. If R/ is number of return to state (/) by
      ^^                  f sfk P/,;               m         chain X„ and P/,/ is the probability of
        (i) ^      (0 ■^*     wr                             return to state (/) from state (/) within
      ^^      ^ yfedl t ^ (HHldfed
                                                             finite time. Then, which of the following
      ■^'   ^                       MI4)T=i
                                                             is not true for transient state (/) of a
      {x„}^^o ^ if^TTm HiP^ctidi sn^
                                                             Markov chain                with transition
      P      1^             3T^^ (0 ^ ^
      ^ "=1^ t ?                                             probability matrix P ?


      (A) P(Ry = co|Xo = /)<l                                (A) P(R,=a>lXo = /)<l
                                               N




      (B) P/,;<1                                             (B) P;;, <1


      (C)
          I[P"]           <00
                                                             (C)   ![""]       <00


            «^1    /, /



      (D) E(R,|Xo = i) = «'                                  (D) E(R, I Xfl = /■) = <»

72. 133? liH<l=*iiI 33^^ (0 ^                           72. A recurrent state (/) is said to be null

    w I5irai t, Ilf3 n,(/) ^ 313^ (/)                        recurrent if     (*) that is expected time
      ^ (0                3?t Hri3lfilW        :              of return to state (/) from (z") is :


       (A) H,(i) =l                                           (A) H, (') =l

       (B) l<n,(/)<co                                         (B) 1<H,(0<"         s




       (C) n,(0 = <»                                          (C) n,(0="

       (D) ti,(/) = 0                                         (D) n,(/) = 0

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73. 4Hi Xj               X2        wdsf 3^                  73. Let Xj wd X2^two independeht ahd
       Iqa<"i                           nnt*w Minimal            ideMically distributed rajtldom variables
                                                                 With probability mass function :
                    I




                                                                               1     Jt = 0,l,2
       p/v -fr^-_i_ A = 0;i>2i                                   'R-'j-i..,. ,.u
   "          2*^'" /= 1,2
   f, ift X,+ X2 = 7       Trifw ^                               Then the probability that Xj + X2 = 7
   #ft ?                                                         is :                          >



   (A) ^
                8
                                 (B)
                                        7

                                       2*
                                                                 (A) ^
                                                                        8
                                                                                     (B) ^
                8                       7
   (G) ^                         (D)
                                       .2'
                                                                 (C) J               (D) J

74. ^                   ftr X|,Xj            X,              74. Let Xp Xi,..„....Xg be independent and
       ak^^^ ftrafta N(0,1) <«5Pd4>                               identically normally distributed N(d, 1)
           t I^                                                   raiidbm v^ables. If


                    T= xf+xi+ +X^        v2
                                                                        T = Xf+X^+       +X|,

       t, Tft E^y]^ ^^^ :                                         then eI yJ equals:
           . 1
   (A) J                                                         (A) 5

   (B) I                                                         (B) g


       to H:                                                      to n
       (D) aHtJiTO           ^     ^                             (D) Ndiie of the above
   I


                         I



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75.                                        yif^ctiai           75.   In    a       Binomial     distribution   with

             :                                                       probability mass function (pmf) •
                        / -\
                          n                                                            n
             p[x)= ■• p^{^-pr,                                             pi'')=[Jp'i^~pT '■,
                         \X./


                      x = 0,1, 2,          ,«; 0</?<1.                             x = 0,1, 2           0<p<l.
      f I ■'if^                 ch'^OM             1^3 "HWT
                                                                     the third central moment \x^ is k times
      M-2 ^ ^ iff                    eft       ^ "HR ^               the variance p-j • What is the value of /? ?
             ?
                                                                               1                      • \-k
                 1                           \-k                     (A)                        (B)
      (A)                           (B)                                    k +l
             ifc +1                            2

                                                                           \ +k
             l+ k                              1
      (C)                           (D)                              (C)                        (D)
                                                                                                       .k-\


76.         -Tn^                 ^                             76. An absorbing state of Markov chain is :

      (A)              3ik                 ^ t ■                     (A) Periodic and Transient

      (B) 3rf                 -^^Twrf ^ t                            (B) Periodic and Recurrent

      (C) ^RReff sftr                      ^t                        (C) Aperiodic and Transient

      (D)               3lk ^^iWf ^ t                                (D) Aperiodic and Recurrent


77.         Xj, X2                            WTPT 1^          77. If Xj, X2 are independent standard
                 x^                                                  normal variates, then the distribution of
            ^ v2 ■^                   ^1 sVll ?
              Aj                                                     Xf
                                                                     X2'       •
      (A) "RPRT y^lHM
                                                                     (A) Standard Normal
      (B) ^ '^'
                                                                     (B) Student's W
      (C)
                                                                     (C) Chi-square
      (D) F (1, 1)                                                   (D) F (1, 1)

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78. -m          X'-F(3,9) ■ sk                       78.   Let X'-F(3,9) and Y~F(9,3)'. If
    Y~F(9,3) I ^ P(X^4)= 0.46                              P(X > 4) = 0.46 and P(Y ^ A:) = 0.46,
      sfiT P(Y ^ k)= 0.46 t,                    W          then the value of A: is :

      Ml*!        ?
                                                           (A) 0.025
      (A) 0.025
                                                           (B) 0.25
      (B) 0.25
                                                           (C) 2
      (C) 2       .
                                                           (D) 4
      (D) 4

                                                     79.   Let X be a random variable with
79.           X                             ^ t,
                          yi^Fhdl   "^Fl^   .              probability density         function (pdf)

      /(:c;0)= 0.e-®^; x>0, 0>O,i ^                        /(*;e) = e.e"®-'; *>0, 0>O, then ;
      (A) E(X)<V(X);O<0<1                                  (A) E(X)<V(X);0<e<l

      (B) E(X)>V(X);O<0<1                                  (B) E(X)>V(X);0<e<l

      (C) E(x)<y(x)ve>o                                    (C) E(X)<V(X) V 0>O
      (D)                     ^                            (D) None of the above

80. W\  ^ Xi, Xj, X3, X4                             80.   Let Xi, Xj, X3, X4 be independent and
    WT ^^ fttifer        t,                                identically distributed random variables
    WT ^ U (0, 1) t 1 ^ w, Xf ^                            with U (0, 1) as their common
      ■qfeR t, ^ W ^ HTMlFflCl "RFI ^                       distribution. If W is the range of X-s
       #TT ?              .
                                                            then expected value of W will be :
       (A) 3/4
                                                            (A) 3/4
       (B) 3/5
                      I
                                                            (B) 3/5
       (C) 4/5
                                                            (C) 4/5
       (D) 1/2
                                                            (D) 1/2

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81.                  Xi,X2,....,X„;X ^                   81. A random sample X^ X2,....,X„ drawn
              ^lai "i", ^        TIH 1 3^ 0 "^cIT            •   on X which takes the values 1 or 0 with

       t,          -SlfeBT               0 3fk *0-0)             respective probabilities 0 and (1-9).

               Xx, Xx,-1                                                  Ix, Xx, -1
       t I ^ /=!•      \i=l          .                           Then     M__v/=i        is an unbiased
                      n{n-\)
               t:                                                estimator of:

       (A) 0 ^                                                   (A)- 0

       (B) 02 ^                                                  (B) 02

       (C) 0+ « ^                                                (C) Q + n

       (D) «0 ^                                                  (D) 730


82.                                      Xi,X2, X„        82. Let Xj, X2,....,X„ be a random sample
       TRTFTFI ^Era ^ 1ot "^imT t,              "RTS^T           from normal population with mean p and
       ^ 3lk 3ROT          f I             Ml      ^             variance a^. Estimates of p and g by
            (T ^              ■? :                               using the method of moments are :


       (A) X Mx-Xf/n
                /=1    ^
                                                                 (A) X, IX(x,-x//«

       (B) «xJX(X,-X)/«-                                         (B) «xJX(x,-X)/«

       (C) xJx(x?-x^)/«                                          (C) xJg(x?-x^)/«

       (D) nXj^{x,~xf/n                                          (D) nXjY^{X,-xf/r,

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83. -qR Ti                T2. r(0) ^                          83; If T| and T2 are two unbiased estimators
            01=^1 "^,                  "I"                         of. r(0), having the same variance and
                          p t I fTHT TIc^ 3TT^T^                   p is correlation between them. Let e be
      ^             e t, cT^ :                                     the efficiency of each estimator. Then :

      (A) p>>/e                                                    (A) p>Ve
      (B) p>e-l                                                    (B) p>e-l

      (C) p>2e-\                                                   (C) p>2e-I .

      (D) p>Ve-1                                                   (D) p>Ve^

84. 1TFTT X                           ^ t,           ^        84. Let the random variable X haye a

    "HTTH               t, f^'<H=hl          41(Til ^              uniform , "distribution   with    density

      /(x.0)=/(x;^.a)=^                                            function


                                                                   /U,e) = /(.;p„a) =^

      ■^I^T _y| yol'A sslil                          ®1-sl
                                                                   where yj .is smallest and y„ is largest
                 t,           -oo<p<co,. CT >0 1
      p 3|k CT                                 f :                 observation, where -oo<p<°o and^
                                                                    CT > 0. The likelihood estimates of p and
      (A)                                                          CT are :




                                                                   (A)
. ■

                                                                   (B)
      (C) ■\{y,-y„)> -^iy,+y^)
                                                                   (C) -^(a          •^U+:>'i)
      (D)
                                                                   (D)


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85. TTRT              =               :c>0 ^                 85. Let            —      for x>0. The value
                           0

                                 P[0<e<fcc]=l-a                   of    k        for   confidence   interval

                 ^ ^ -qpi t                   0>o- t):            P[O<0<fa:]=l-a is (for 0>o):
                                                                            1
        (A)                                                      (A)
               log a                                                    log a


               log(l+a)                                                 log(l+a)
                -1                                                       -1
       (C)                                                       (C)
               log a                                                    log a

                  -1                                                            -1
               log(l-a) .                                               log(l-a)

 86.                           ftmrr                 % 86. Let p be the probability that a coin vwll
        Uq : p = \/2 i:                 ^i:P = 2/3               fall head in a single toss in order to test
                                 371^ ^ yiRi^di p                Hq :;? = 1/2 against Hj . p = 2/3. The
       ."t I                   ^              'FIT ^ I
                                                                 coin is tossed 4 times and Hg is rejected
       Hq ^                ^           ."TO             2
                                                                 if more than 2 heads are obtained. The
       ^ 3Tf?7^                aTRIT     I "3^'"SRiK
                                                                 probabilities of type-1 error and power of
       ^ ife sfk "T&OT ^ ?ife                   yi(^c(,cji
                                                                 the test is :
       t:
                                                               . (A) 5/16,33/81
       (A) 5/16,33/81
                                                                (B) 5/16, 48/81
       (B) 5/16, 48/81
                                                                (C) 3/16, 33/81
       (C) 3/16,33/81

       (D) 3/16,48/81                                           (D) 3/16,48/81



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87. Let Xj, X2,....,X„ be a random sample
    ^               ^         w f,- r^^chi pdf i                      from      a    population     with      pdf

       /(:c; 01,02, .,0^, (H)                 A: 3T™                  /(;c;0i,02,      ,0^),      where       the
       yi^tn            ■§■ I "^THT              '(h'^cki             parametric space @ is k dimensional.
       hR^^thhi                                                       Suppose we want to test the composite
                                                                      hypothesis,"
       Ho:0,=0;,              02 = 02', ,e,=0;;
       r<^, ^                                 "t*,                    Ho:0,=0;,          02 = 02', ,e,=e;;
       0/, 0^, 0/                  WIR t I ^                          r<k, where 0/, 02*        0/ are specified
       MRchrr^HI ^ #lt, TR X                    WTFTt                 numbers. When Hq is true, the
       ^2^ Wit :                                                      asymptotically distribution of ^ is ;
       (A) 21ogX,x%_,) ■                                              (A) 2Iog3.,x%_r)
       (B) -21ogX, x^(;.)                                             (B) -21og?.,x^(,)
       (C) log2X„x2j^)                                                (G) log2X,x^(,)
       (D) -21ogX,xV.) •                                              (D) -21ogX,x%_,)
88. TTHI X,~n(h, CT^), 1 = 2,3,4,5 T!3? 88. Let X, ~n(h, ct^) for i = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
                    irfcR!?! t I Tra rHH^feltt if                     be a random sample. Then which of the
       ^            31l+el4i MVUE t, ?                                following estimators is MVUE ?
           X,+X,+X3                 2X,+X3+X; .                  ^         X,+X2+X3 ^          2X,+X3+X2
   1            3         '    ^      ,   2                       1            3   , 2             2
                                                                       j



  _        5X,+3X,+X3                 X3+X3+X3                   „         5X,+3X3+X3           X3+X3 + X3
   '            9     ' '                 6                       '             9     ' '         - 6
       (A) T,                                                         ,(A) T,
       (B) T2                                                ■        (B) Tj
       (C) T3                                                         (C) T3
       (D) T4 ■                                                       (D) T4
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89. -RHT                   TifaJsf X|,Xj       X„     89.    Let X,, X2,....,X„ be a random sample
     siPraiTO ^ /(*,0)=i, O<;c<:0>                            from     a   rectangular      distribution
                                      u

     e>0 ^           'M t I                    ws^            /(jc;0)--, O<x<0, 0>O. Then the
                                                              consistent estimator pf the geometric
     '(»-(nx,)"'             ^       «'in   3jRi?i^
                                                                           /n      y/"
     sVii I
                                                              mean K^)= Tl^n             is :
                                                                           ^ /-I   /

    (A) e-'e                                                 (A) 0-»e
    (B) 0e                                                   (B) Qe
    (C) Be-'                                                 (C) Qe-'
    (D) 0-'e-'                                               (D) 0-'e-'

90. ^^ W                 mi ^^                         90.    Random samples of 400 men and 600
         nwici          ^                   ^ 400             women in a city were asked whether they
            3?k 600 nleeiisilf                                would like to have a bus stop near their
                    ™ t I ^ 1?^ ^ m                          residence. 200 men and 325 women were
    ^ 200           ^ 325     ®ff I 5%                       in favour of the proposal. What will be
       1% ^iT^Icbdi           "^TT             IfWr          the inference at 5% and 1% level of
                sSk Hpediit          ^          ^            significance that men and women both
              t ?                                            are in favour of the proposal ?
    (A) "^l^dicll ^                            ^             (A) Both are in favour at both levels of
                    #ff ^                 bW                      significance
    (B) ^ir«fen i>                   ^                       (B) Both are not in favour at both
                    f                                             levels of significance
    (C) ^ ^              -qqfe ^ t                           (C) Given information is not sufficient
    (D) "psfecIT ^ 1% ^ TR                      T^f          (D) Both are in favour at 1% level of
                                                                  significance but not at 5% level of
        ^               t                                         significance

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91. ^                                               91. Suppose        we    have    a      sample
                              ^         F(X)              Xj, X2,....,X^ from a population with
      t, ^          ^ t, ^ 1^ 31WNrei=h                   cumulative distribution function F(X).
           V^ TrfcR^ ^                  WTh               The non^parametric one sample test
         3OT ^ ':                                         corresponds to :

      (A) MR=bcrMHI ■ F(M) = 0.5                      . (A) Testing the hypothesis F(M) = 0.5
            F(M)]> 0.5 ^ "q^tOT, ^ M ^                         against F(M) > 0.5, where M is the
            ^ Tnfeq^ ^           t                             median of the distribution

      (B)                WT "sftT^                        (B) Wilcoxon one-sample test
      (C) "qr ^ (A)"^n (B)                                (C) Either (A)' or (B)

      (D)     ^ (A) 3fk ^ (B)                             (D) Neither (A) nor (B)

92.                         3^yNRrl«h               92. The Kolmogorov-Smimov non-para
      t:                                                  metric test is :

      (A) "Q;^                                            (A) One-sample test

      (B) 1|-3tW^                                         (B) Two-sample test

      (C)           (A)^(B)                               (C) Either (A) or (B)

      (D) "^T cit (A) sSk H ^ (B)                         (D) Neither (A) nor (B)

93.                  :                   "          93.   Consider the sequence :

      XXXXYYXYYYXXYYYYXXYY                                XXXXYYXYYYXXYYYYXXYY

         -cpTOi ^ frofl ^ ;■                              The count of runs will be :

      (A) 7     ;                                         (A) 7

      (B) 8     .                                         (B) 8

      (C) 20                                              (C) 20

      (D) 2 .                                             (D) 2



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96.                                      (M)        96. The following is an arrangement of Men
                   (W) OT         ^                     (M) and Women (W) to purchase ticket
      ^          ^ 1¥=Tf^TfM ^ •^-
                                                        for a rock concert. Test randomness for
      TM t :
                                                         this (Hq) at 5% level of significance :
      MWWWMMMWMWMMMWWMMM
                                                         MWWWMMMWMWMMMWWMMM
      MWWMWMMMWMMMWWWMWM
                             i-
                                                         MWWMWMMMWMMMWWWMWM
                   MMWMWMMMMWWM
                                                                      MMWMWMMMMWWM
                     %q; ^l^r^=6dl ^ 5%
                                                         Given Z = 1.96 or the table value,
                                  (Hq)
                                                         we :
      Z = 1.96 ^         trh ^        ^:
                                                        (A) Reject Hq
      (A) Hq ^ 3iWl=bK ^
                                                        (B) Accept Hq
      (B) Hq^           ^                                                   s



                                                        (C) Either (A) or (B)
      (C) -ZTT ^ (A)^(B)
                                                        (D) None of the above
      (D) "3^^      ^^

                                                    97. In calculation of the rank correlation
97. M WTO              ^ ^8T X T3r^' Y ^
                                                       . between X and Y with m tied ranks, we
               w^fro ^"wn
                                                         add the factor.        to       for each
      ^         ^       X sk Y            ^
      Hc^cfi       ^ 1^           -31101 f :             repeated value in both the X and Y
                                                         series.
      (A) /w(w^-l)/12
                                                        (A) w(m^-l)/12
      (B) /m(w-1)/12
                                                        (B) ot(w7-1)/12
      (C) m[m^-\)/l2
                                                        (C) m(w^-l)/12
      (D)           ^^
                                                        (D) None of the above

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X       1    2 ■    3       ....   n~2   fi-\     n                X    1   2       3      ....   77-2   77-1   77
98.                                                                 98.
         Y       n    n~\    77-2           3     2        1                Y    n   n-1     77-2          3      2      1

                     X        Y         ^^                 ^
                                                                          For the above ranks in two samples
                     ^        FThR^ ^^
                                                                          of X- and Y variables with no tied
       ii"n'=h                                                            ranks, the Spearman's rank correlation
                                    f. ?                                  is :
      (A) +1                        (B) 0         .
                                                                      ■   (A) + 1                   (B) 0
      (C) - 1                       (D) ^^^ -^T^                          (C) - 1                   (D). None of these

99. "^rf^ ^ ^                                     ■^,          :    99. If Bayes* decision rule exists, then : ■
      (A)               ^iqidcft 1^ mRimhi                                (A) Bayes' estimator is a regression
                t                                                                estimator

      (B) ^                                                ^              (B) Bayes'         solution minimizes          'a
             ^ ''^' ^jIIRsIH ^ ^ ^TT?IT                                          posteriori' risk for accepting a
          t        .       -                                                     hypothesis
      (C) #ff (A) sfk (B).                                                (C) Both (A) and (B) ,
      (D) "5^7^ -^f                ^                                      (D) None of the above

                             = 1/0; O<:c<0
100. 1THT /(^/0) = 0;                                               100. Let f{x/Q) = 1/0;           O<x<0
                                        37^                                                = 0;     otherwise
                                                                          and the prior distribution of 0 is
      3fk            -zif^    e
                                                                          /i(0) = 0.exp(-0), for 9>o, then
      /i(0) = 0.exp(-0), 0>o                      rft' 0
                                                                          (t)(0/x), the posterior distribution of 0
                       (|)(0/:c)            "mr X ^ %T
                                                                          given Xf will be : •
      ql^ll :

      (A) exp(0-jc)                                                       (A) exp(0-x)-
      (B) exp(:c~0) .                                                     (B) exp(x-0)
      (C) exp(x/0)                                                        (C) exp(x/0)
      (D) <5H^=K1 ■
                                                                          (D) .None of the above

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101.^                                         -t 3lk                    101. The      test     statistic      for     testing     the
    SicKri'ichii ^ ^*<941 "t,                  ^                                significance of Ho:p = 0 with V is
         HqIp^O ^^ f^                              ^ srfet                      sample correlation coefficient and 'n' is
       t:                                                                       the number of observations is :

                  r^K-,
       (A) t =               ,(« - 2) W Wd^dl                                   (A) ^ =                with (n - 2) degree of
                   \ln-2                                                                  V«-2
                                                                                     freedom

                  r^ln-2                                                                  fJyi-2
       (B) /=                ,(« - 2) ^TO ^d=idl                                (B) t = ^ ^ - with (n - 2) degree of
                      1-r'                                                                    \-r

                       ^ "^n^T                                                       freedom

                  r^n-2                                                                   r-Jn-2
       (C) t =               , (rt - 2) W Wd5ldl                                (C) ' -             ^ with (« - 2) degree of

             ^^ H«T ■                                                               • freedom

       (D)                   ^^                                                 (D) None of the above

102.              ANOVA cTlfel ^ ^"^1^                                  102. Consider the following ANOVA table :
       ^ftf^ :                                                          Source        Degree        Sum of          Mean        Test
f^'^dl          ^TTfT      "SPif                  "551                   of             of          squares         sum of statistic
m^             Wdddl         AjVmid         T1T«3T ^
                                                                        variation    freedom                        squares
                                           %iw 3if^
                                                                        Treatment         w            x              y         5.22
                  w              JC        .' y            5.22
^                 12             z           25                         Error           12             z              25

Wtl               14          561                                       Total         . 14            561

         ciM^qo difeiqii ^ ■'JJ'f q)<A                   Rim, w,                The value of w, x, y and z that compute
       X, ^ ^fk                       9bH^\: ^ :                                the above table are respectively :
       (A) 2, 261, 130.5, 300                                                   (A) 2. 261, 130.5, 300
       (B) 2, 300, 150, 261                                                     (B) 2, 300, 150, 261
         (C) 2,250, 125,311                                                     (C) 2, 250, 125, 311
         (0) 2,311, 155.5,250.                                                  (D) 2, 311, 155.5, 250

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103. TTHT W Y                            ^       103. Let Y follow multivariate normal

          (0,1) ^                          A          distribution N„(O, I) and let A and B be
       ^ B nxn imto                        t,         nxn symmetric idempotent matrices.

       ^ troMw                                        Then which of the following statements

       t ?                                            is true ?


       (A) Y'AY         Y'BY ^           ^           (A) Y'^y          Y'^Y        Chi-square
             f I                                           distribution.

       (B) ^ Y'(A + B)Y ^                ^           (B) If Y'(-^"''®)Y has Chi-square
             t ^ Y'AY ^ Y'BY             ^                 distribution, then Y'AY and Y'^Y
             # I                                           are independently distributed.

       (C) •'Tf^ AB = 0-1, ^ Y'AY                    (C) If AB = 0, then Y'AY and Y'BY

             Y'^Y          ^t 1                            ^e independently distributed.

       (D)                                           (D) All of the above


104.         X 3lk Y ^          ^ t, I^TW        104. If X and Y are two independent variates

       ^IWI          4 CI2TT cT^ f, eft X 3fk         with variances 4 and cTy respectively,
       (X-Y) ^ ^                 Tpji%     .          then correlation coefficient between X


       (A) c^y^^Jolal                                 and pC - Y) is equal to :

                                                     (A)
       (B) CTx/i^4+CTy
       (C) Oy/^(jl+Gy                                (B) CTjj /^4 +^Y
                                                     (C) (Sy/yj(y^+c\
       (D) CTxay /      + CTy
                                                     (D) Uj^Uy /^a^+G\
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105.         ^                          ife f^WT ^             105. The estimate of error variance in two

                   t" :                                            variable linear'model is :

       (A) e'el{2-rt)                                              (A) e'el{2-n)
       (B) ee'l{2-n)                                               (B) ee'}{2-n)
       (C) e'e/(rt-2).                                             (C) e'e/(n-2) -
       (D) ee'l{n~2)                                               (D) ee'l(n~2)

106. tfe                  yRlHH             E(Y)= XP ,         106. Consider the following linear model

       Cov(Y)= a^I,^ X ^ 3WT nxp                                    E(Y)= Xp, Cov(Y)= ct^I, where X is
       t,         ^ r < p ^ 13^ a^To^ f I                          a matrix of size ny.p having rank

       PiHPdndd                "qr                    :             r<p.        Consider   the    following
                                                                   statements:
       (I)                            wff
                                                                   (I) The set of estimable linear functions
                                                                        form a vector space of dimension r.
                     wr t I
                                                                   (II) If E(C'Y)= 0 for some non-zero
       (II) qg®                         c^
                                                                        vector C, then there is a function
             e(C'Y)= o t, cil %tt "qqr WT
                                                                        /'P which is not estimable.
             /'P t ^                            t I
                                                                   (HI) If all linear functions /'p are
       (m)^                          "qi^ /'P
                                                                        estimable then r - p.
             t, fit r = pt !
                                                                   Then which of the above statements is
       TR "3q^ ^srff                            %8iq ^             true ?
       f ?
                                                                   (A) I, n and IE
       (A) I, liafklll
                                                                   (B)T,n
       (B) I, II
                                                                   (C) II, in
       (C) II, III

       (D) =tiqci III                                              (D) IH only
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107. "SFf         ^           ^ ^HHdl :         107. The name of the test for testing the

                                                      equality of p means :
            Ho:^i=^2= — =

     ^        ^ %T                 ^ tth                   Ho:Hi = ^2=--=I^p

     t:                                               of several population means :


     (A) t-'^^m                                      (A) /-test


    (B)                                              ■(B) x^-test

    (C) F-^W                                        ■ (C) F-test


    (D)                                               (D) Z-test


108.^           wi[^                            108. If an experiment involves two or more


                                                      treatments in which some treatments are


    ^ t 37k ^               "^TT^fW                   fixed and the others are of random


    ^ f, fit Frk                   -qifey, ?         nature, one should choose :
                                                /      *


    (A) f^wr ^              kfe^                     (A) Analysis of variance model


    (B) ikf«m                                        (B) Mixed effect model


    (C) krf^ Tmr^ kfs^                               .(C) Fixed effect model


    (D)            "57^ kf^                          (D) Random effect model



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109. #T                      ^ Yj,            Y3          109. Consider three independent random
                ^            a- ^          ■QR^rmr            variables Yj, Y2 and Y3 having common
    RHPriR^d t :                                              variance       and expectations :

          E(Yi) = ^i,+^3                                               E(Y,) = ^,+ti3
          E(Y2) = ^i+ii2                                               E(Yj) = fi,+H2
    cf8TT E(Y3>^i2+^3                                          and B(Y3) = 112 + 1^3
    ^         |X2    1^3 ^          37^ ^l^hQlch              The best estimators of pj, P2            :
          :



                                    Y +Y
                                                              (A) A.=y„A2 = y,.A3=^^^.
  ■ (A) A,=YpA2=Y,,A3=^y^
                                                              (B) Ai=0,A2=Y2, A3=-^^^|^ '
    (B) Al=0, A2=Y2, A3=-^^^
                                                             -(C) A.=Y„A2=0,A3=Y3
    (C) A,=Y„A2=0,A3=Y3
                                                              (D) None of the above
    (D) ^M^CKI '^*
                                                          110. In the Gauss-Markov model :
110. ifra-ilT^          :
                                                                       e(y) = ap
          e(y) = ap
                                                                       D(Y) = a^I,      ,
          D(Y) = a^I,          ,
                                                               where meaning of symbols is usual, then
    ■^,                     ^ a^af HHFT f, ^
                                                              the value of Error Sum of Square (SSE)
    ^^              ■2f|TI (SSE) ^ :
                                                              is : -

    (A) Y'{i-A(A'A)'A'|y                                      (A) Y'|i-A(A'A)'A'}y
    (B) Y{l-A(A'A)"'AjY'
                                                               (B) y|i-A(A'A)"'A'|y'
    (C) y'{i-a-'(aa')"'a-'}y
                                                               (C) Y'|i-A-'(AA')''a-'}y
    (D) dM^eki "^f       ^           .
                                                               (D) None of the above

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111. ^                      X~N(y.,S)                 111. Let               X'-N(|x,£),          where

       x'=(XiX2X3), £'=(0 00)                  3fk            X'=(XiX2X3),          ^'=(000)            and

           (l - 3 2'                                               (1 3 2^

       s= 3 4 1 t, cit X,+ 2X2- 3X3                          z= 3 4 1 ,then the distribution of
                                                                    2    1   2
               2    1   2

       ^            #11 :                                    Xj + 2X2 - 3X3 is :


       (A) N(10, 29)                                         (A) N(10, 29)


       (B) N(0,29)                                           (B) N(0, 29)


       (C) N(0, 18)                                          (C) N(0, 18)


       (D) N(0, 28)                                          (D) N(0. 28)


                                                                              J \ /11   -6   2
                                                                                                 \N
                            (n -6       2^'
112.       X~N3              -6   10 ^         ,^         112. If X~N3            -6    10   -A       , then
                             2    -4    6 JJ                                       2    -4   6 //


        2
       P3.12   t:                                             P3.12 IS :


               10                                                   10
       (A) Tl                                                (A)
                                                                    47


               10                                                  10
       m 37                                                  (B) -


                                                                   15
       »=> i                                                 (C) -


               15
                                                                   15
       (D) Tl                                                (D) ^

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            »1—
113. -RR         % «! = 11 3fk «2 =12                               113. Suppose /3j = 11 and «2 = 12
             X      I.
     SiqeiWi  to
                        ^feil Xj
                         II
                                    X2                                  observations are made on two random

           Rt)i<         i, torjn«i> ®nt                  «nnr          vectors        and X2 respectively, which are
     t 1^ ^                   WIRT           ^                          assumed        to   have     bivariate     normal

     WT ^^M^<u|                      S^              t,                 distribution with common covariance S,
                                171^ ^foi |j,j afk \l2                 • but possibly different mean vectors pj
    i I                              ^nfoi 3^ k.=tif^a                  and P2. The sample means vectors and
                              fFT t :                                   pooled          covariance        matrix      are

                                                                                                             fl       -1
  Xi =                           S
                                »"Spooled -(^
                                          ~               "H
                                                          2          Xi =
                                                                            -1
                                                                                 , X2 = _j l> Spooled ~
                                                                            \
                                                                                                                 -1   5

     tit fti?R ^                                          tu^           Then         Fisher's    linear    discriminant

    f:                                                                  function is :


    (A)      -|(*l-*2)                                                  (A) ~{x^-X2)


    (B)      -^(*1+^2)                                                  (B) -•j(*l+^2)

    (C) —(^1-^2)                                                        (C) -j(*i-:>:2)

    '(D) -^(^1+^2)                                                     . (D) ~(x^+X2)

114. 1TH                  fe X~N3(|I,S),^                           114. Let X~N3([i,Z), when p'=(lll) and
                                     1   1       5                              n      1    5^
     H'=(111) 41 2^= 1 4 K 4 K                                          1= 1          4     K
                                                                                                . The value of K such
                                     5   K       3                               5    K     3

    ^               1^114 X2 4l -Xi + Xj- X3                            that ,X2 and -Xj + X2 - X3 are
                  'f :                                                  independent is :

    (A) -3                      (B) 1        .                         (A) -3                     (B) 1
    (C) 3                       (D) 0                                   (C) 3                     (D) 0
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115.^ (Yi Y2) ~N2(!I,2), ^ S                 115. If(Yj Yj)-N2(|i,Z), where Zisnon-
                 t I iiFt       Yj = -2Y2         singular. Let Y3 = -2Y2, then which of
     (fr -pFi if ^      feOT WIPI feiw            the following has singular normal
 ■   t ?                                         . distribution ?


           'Y1-Y2-Y3                                    'Y1-Y2-Y3
     (A)                                          (A)
            2Y,+2Y2 J                                     2Y1+2Y2 j

           'Y,+Y2 + Y3^                                   Yi + Y2 + Y3
     (B)                                          (B)
           I Y,+Y2                                       . Y1 + Y2


         r Y1 + Y2 ^                                        Y1+Y2 1
     (C) I2Y1 + 2Y3J                              (C)     2Yi+2Y3j

           'Y1-2Y2                                    "Y1-2Y2"
     (D)                                          (D) VY2-2Y3,
           Iy2
            Y,-2Y3


116. "RH         X TTRT p X 1                116. Let X be p X 1 random vector such that
     t,^        .x-Np(0,S),        (S)=P           X ~ Np(0,S), where rank (2)= p.
     t I r-IMrdR^tl     ^        W? t. ?           Which of the following is true ?


     (A) E^x^S~'xj=/>,'var^x^S~'xj=/)             (A) E|x^I~^xj= p,var(x^2"^xj= p

     (B) E^x^S~'xj= p,var^x^S"'xj=2p               (B) E^x^I'^xj= p,var|x^2"'xj=2p

     (C) E(x^S~'xj=2pi var(x^Z~'xj=2p            ■ (C) E(x^2"^xj=2p,var(x^2"^xj=2p
     (D) E|x^Z~'xj= 2p,var^x^Z~'xj= p              (D) E(x^2"^xj=2p,var^x^2"'xj= p
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117. ^ eftf^TT                  Y„-Y2,        , Y„,-            117. Let Y|, Y2,             ,         be a random sample
      WTPT                           3iiqiK   ri ^                   of size n from p-variate normal
                  %, r^Mch\ TTTe^r ^                                 distribution with mean If and positive
      tTWr^ 1^Tf^ ^mWT             2t 1                              definite covariance matrix L. Which of
      PjHRrlfeid            ^                  ^t ?                  the' following statements is true ?
     (A) YY"^                                  t fm^ p               (A) Y Y"^- has Wishart distribution with
            ■ferit ^                  ."t I                                p degree of freedom.
     (B) -(Yi-p)'^2-^(Yi-p)                       1 feft             (B) (Yj- p)'^I"^ (Y] - p) has Chi-square
            ^dddl ^                                      t1                distribution with 1 degree offreedom.
     (C) Yi + Y2 sfk Yj -Y2                              ^           (C) Y] + Y2 and Yj - Y2 are indepen
                            t I                                            dently distributed. "

                                                                            n


     (D)                                      "4* V feift            (D) X (X/ ~                                has Wishart
        .   y=i

                  ^d-^di ^ "^TT^T ■ fq5(11(1                               distribution              with. «-degree      of
            t I                                                            freedom.

118, 1TPT    dlPdM. X], ;C2, X3, X4                             118. Let ;cj, JC2, x^, x^ be independent and
     3Tk            ^ ^                                fTTTO         identically distributed standard normal
     "HHRT ^ f      I ■ rdHRdRsld ■ 4*                               variables. Which of the following has Wsh^
     4^2 feft ^ "HI^T             t ?                                distribution with 2 degree of freedom ?'

                   ^2                                                               ^2-
     (A)      2     2                                                (A)        2       2
             X3 a:4                                                        .^3 ^4.

              2         2
             ^1+^2                  V3+^2^4                                 Xj + X2                  ;CiA:3 + X2X^
     (B)                                                            (B)
             ^1^3+^2^4 ^3+^4                                                X1X2+X2X4 Xy + X^

             xf2 + x|
                    '2  2  2^^
                       xi+xi                                                xf+xi             x^+xl
     (C)      2     2           2    2                               (C)        2       2        2      2
             ^1 +^2         ^3 +^4/                                                 +^2       -^3 +^4

            ;cf + ;C2           0                                          "^Xi +X2              0
     (D)                                                            (D)
                  0 ■ ;C3+;C4                                              \-
                                                                                    0       x^ + X4


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119. ^ Y =(Yi,Y2,....,Yp/                                  119. If Y = (Yi,Y2      Yp)'^ be a random
    M\k^l "I 1^RT^                  IJ. sfk                    vector with mean ji and positive definite
                                              2f I             variance-covariance matrix 2. Then the

                              P
                                                               coefficient vector (/j, /2, Jp) of the first
    TR "RKW                   XOX/                                                     p
                             M                                                        El
                                                                                      ^ V Y-J IS• :
   ^ (/i, /2' ,y ^                      ,
    (A) 2 ^^^ 3it^ tth ^ a;T3^                                  (A) the eigen vector corresponding to
                                                                     the largest eigen value of 2
    (B) 2"^ ^                  3TT^ tmI' ^                      (B) the vector of all the eigen values of
                                                                     2-^

    (C) 2 ^                                   -qn ^             (C) the eigen vector corresponding to
           3T3^ an^                                                  the smallest eigen value of 2
    (D) 2 ^              3TT?^' frf                             (D) the vector of all eigen values of 2

120. ■3#5RT X ^ 3rf^ 3#f^ WT                               120. The reaction time to a stimulus X (in
    ■^f)           ^                1 '^" [^«Rci                seconds) is distributed normally in group
    f, I^RRH TTT^I 2 aik                      8 t sSk          ■ 1 with mean 2 and variance 8; group 2
           2 ■# 1^RR?T              4 alk Ri-4<ui 1             with mean 4 and variance 1. The two
    t 1         "^RH ■jpilf k*     t I                          groups appear in equal proportion. If ;c is
    ^ :c, X ^ 133? ^aicidUHl^ 1TR t ^                           an observable value of X, the best
           arssT            Hi^rn (mqio                         discriminant function (in the sense of
    RJt ^"^wnaff ^ ^ ^                         araf k')         minimizing misclassification proba
    W^-              •^' ci'lf-^d             t I               bilities) is to classify into group :
    (A) 2 ^ 0 < a: < 8/3; ar^sTT                                (A), 2 if 0 < X < 8/3; o'therwise in
                  1 k*                                               group 1

    (B) I ^ 0 < X < 8/3;                            ^           (B) 1 if 0 < X < 8/3; otherwise in
           2 k*                                                      group 2

    (C) 2 ^ X > 3; arqarr ^ 1 k"                                (C) 2 if a: > 3; otherwise in group 1
      >




    (D) 1          X > 3; 31^811 ^ 2 T?                         (D) 1 if X > 3; otherwise in group 2

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121.                          "Rfe ■£[ P| ("q?^ TOTO             121. What does the first principal component Pj
                        ^           t ?                               represent in principal component regression ?
       (A) -tfeRT "^qhnr j^pET^*                                      (A) The linear combination that has the
                                                                            second highest variance among all
                 it I                                                       linear combinations.
       (B)               R%3F fel^f Trq^ (X) ii                       (B) The linear combination that has the
             .                   ^H'^knT                                    highest variance among all linear
                            ^tcTT t" I                                      combinations of the columns of X.
    .(C)                      ^ R^ft RBWr^' ^                         (C) The average of all covariates in the
                 R^RcT 1                                                    dataset.

       (D) "gfwrr                             ^ r??^                  (D) The least significant covariate in the
                 R^RRt^q^ I                                                 regression model.

122. RRt^                     ^ ^ %13; 1^          rM"           122. Arrange the steps involved for drawing
                 oHcjR^ chlf^y. :                                   , stratified sampling :
       (i) RrNrr "RT ^ ■wd^a R'^ (H)                                  (i)   Select the stratification variable(s)
                 RR 'RRR                 I                                  and the number of strata (H).
   . (ii) <iM^^                  3^ RR RRR                  I         (ii) Select the suitable sampling frame.
   ■ (iii) wrAqi RR                          1   N^ RRT               (iii) In" each stratum, number the
                 (RR A          RRR^sqr ^R^tR) shHl*Ptia                    elements from 1 to             (the
                 «*i1Ir"< I                                                 population size of stratum h).
   ■ (iv)               RRRW °fit H RRt i"fRRlf^                      (iv) Divide the entire population into H
                 qilPilM, I RRNrR            it RT^R                        strata. Based on the classification
                 RRR^ it yc4ch.       H RRf                                 variables, assign each element
                 ■^f .1^Rlf^ "3?^ RR i tRsrfi^                              of population to one of the H
                 ■Rt^. I                                                    strata.

       (v) ar^qif^ -RT R^qrfe-Tfei RRi^                               (v) Determine the sample size of each
                 ■Rpr ^ ^ aiT^TR -R 3Tc% RR                               stratum based on proportionate or
                 ■qJT RJR RTTO                         ■I                 disproportionate stratified sampling.
       (A) (i), (iii), (ii), (v), (iv)                                (A) (i), (iii), (ii), (v), (iv)
    (B) (ii), (i)i (iv), (iii), (v)                                   (B) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii), (v)
       (C) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv), (v)                                (C) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv), (V)
       (D) (iv), (iii), (v), (i), (ii)                               (D) (iv), (iii), (V), (i), (ii)

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123. PlHrdRsid             ^                                        123. Which of the following is not true about

                                  ®fl^                 "I" ?             systematic random sampling- ?

    (i)              ^^                    ^ ^ WH                        (i)    Every element has an equal chance

                          ^tcit                MrA^h                            of being selected, but each sample

           ^ "^T^' I                                                            does not.


    (ii)                                 A' ^ -STT^!?^                   (ii) If population consists of some

           f^^Tcnit                a        sfh        ^                       • periodic variation and the sampling

           mm 3TRfe?TT                      Tfe ^                               interval coincides with periodicity,

           ^                                            itht                    then    the   sample     would    be

           ^^snrnn    I                                                         considered as a good representative.

    (iii) TT^* ^ WT,^                         ts^H ■^' ^                 (iii) Elements are selected from the

           ■n^ WT                          ^sFRfeqr     ^                       population at a uniform interval that

           "mi t I                                                              is measured in time, order or space.

     (iv) Tricjfrf^ ^ WM t                                               (iv) Representativeness may decrease if

           ^              I                                                     there are cyclical patterns.-

     (A)             (i) ^ (ii)                                          (A) Only (i) and (ii)

     (B) "^m (i), (ii) sfk (iv)                                          (B) Only (i), (ii) and (iv)

     (C) '^im (ii)                 (iv)                                  (C) Only (ii) and (iv)

     (D)             (i), (iii) 3lk (iv)                                 (D) Only (i), (iii) and (iv)

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124.                       "Hfen                         124. Arrange the steps involved in Sampling

                                                              Design Process :

       (i)                                  1                (i) Determine the sampling frame.

       (ii)                ^ TiqRt^ ^ "^PH =t)1l^y. I
                                                             (ii) Select a sampling technique(s).
       (iii)                     ^                  i
                                                             (iii) Define the target population.
       (iv)                  ^ "Jif^ ^ trorfe
                       I                                     (iv) Execute the sampling process.

       (v) ^ 3TTTO fT^lffer                     I            (v) Determine the sample size.

       (A) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv), (v)                       (A) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv), (v)

       (B) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii). (v)                       (B) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii), (v)

       (C) (iv), (iii), (ii), (v), (i)                       (C) (iv), (iii), (ii), (v), (i)

       (D) (iii), (i), (ii), (v), (iv)                       (D) (iii), (i), (ii), (v), (iv)


125.               ^               Y ^                   125. In the ratio estimator for population

                                                              mean y, the ratio estimator is defined

       MR"Hif^a             ^STTcTT t" :                      as :




           V -2!«                                            (A)
       (A) >'R a:.


       (B) >^R=f-X                                           (B) Fr=^X

       (C) ?R=|X                                             (C) yR=|x'
               _    X                                                _    X
       (D) :>'RfY                                            (D) .Vr=-


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126. chMH IneiM qilRny. :                                     126. Match the columns :


                                                                    Term                           Description

(1)                   (a) Y ^            ^^ 3Tk               (i) Cross-          (a) The difference between

                             ■qf^TWT ^HHl=h<ui                     Validation          the observed value of Y

                             Wqqpit                  -qR                               and the value predicted

                             ^ "qN "qir 3TfR I   /
                                                                                       by the regression

(ii)                   (b)              ^ tt^ ^ -^f                                    equation.

                                   MPdJIHH wfteTTT            (ii) Residual       (b) Predictor variable enter or
                             ■^f -31^          "f "qr                                 leave the regression
                                     f I                                               equation one at a time.
(iii)^-                (c) '^fim ^                   f ■ (iii) Multi-             (c) Test examines whether a
                                   qqr t3^ hT-sci 13^              collinearity       model holds on

                                                                                      comparable data not
                             ■f^         51<nil^ . "^IHT                              used in the original
                             ^ ^                f I                                   estimation.

(iv) TOR               (d)                 ^ #Er              (iv) Stepwise       (d) A state of very high
       HPdMm                 SicCsR? "MRPfe
                                                                  Regression          intercorrelation among
                                      ^ l^s# I
                                                                                      independent variables.
       (A) (i)-(a), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(d)
                                                                   (A) (i)-(a), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(d)
       (B) (i)-(c), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(b)
                                                                   (B) (i)-(c), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(b)
       (C) (i)-(b), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(a)
                                                                   (C) (i)-(b), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(a)
       (D) (i)-(a), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(b)
                                                                   (D) (i)-(a), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(b)


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127.         ^             ^t :                    127. Given below are two statements :


               I:                       ^*, 'W^         StatementI: In stratified sampling, we

                  ^ ^1WM                     ^          try to secure heterogeneity within

       ■#^ ^HJy^Mdl ^fdRl^d ^ ^ TIW ^                   subgroups and homogeneity between

       t I                                             subgroups.

                                                       Statement 11: In stratified sampling, we

                  ^           ?:^ ^ ^ f,               randomly choose several subgroups that

               ^ ^WHd:             ^ 37«zm "^          we then typically study in depth.

                                                       In the light of the above statements,

       ■jiT^          ■%      i{,      ^M              choose the correct answer from the


                                                       options given below :


       (A)                   t I                       (A) • Both the statements are correct.


       (B)        I        f 3|k        II             (B) StatementIis correct and statement

             tl                                            II is incorrect.


       (C)        I "n^ t 3;lk          II ^           (C) Statement I is        incorrect   and

                                                            statement II is correct.


       (D)        ^TSH       t I                       (D) Both the statements are incorrect.



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128.                            :                            128. Match the columns :

                                           Vcicim                Term                        Description

(i)                           (a) "ZT^ 17TW t %          (i) Durbin-Watson             (a) It measures the
                                .    HRlJlPuid ^               Statistics                    amount by
                                                                                             which regressed
                                               TTFTif
                                                                                             values are away
                                                                                             j&om actual

                                     t I                                                     values.


(ii)                         (b) "^TF "3?%               (ii) Variance Inflationary (b) It measures the
                                     3T^fW 3?tT'                factor                       degree of
                                                                                             correlation

                                                                                             between each

                                                                                             residual and the

                                                                                             residual of the
                                     ^ ^TF^T^
                                                                                             immediately
                                     ^ feft 1TTW
                                                                                             preceding time
                                     f I                                                     period.
(iii)         ife             (c).                       (iii) Standard error          (c) Collinearity is
                                     ^^TRsqi^ ^
                                                                                             measured by it

                                                                                             for each
                                     bfM^ ^                                                  explanatory ,
                                     wm t I ■                                                variable.

        (A) (i)-(b), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(a)                         (A) (i)-(b), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(a)
        (B) (i)-(a), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(b)                         (B) (i)-(a), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(b)
        (C) (i)-(c), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(a)                         (C) (i)-(c), (ii)-(b), (iii).(a)
        (D) (i)-(b), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(c)                         (D) (i)-(b), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(c)

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129.                         ^ ^ <UHirci                      129. In the Midzuno-Sen sampling strategy,
             Inclusion Probability Proportional to                 what condition must be satisfied for

       Size (IPPS)                   "^Th^RT                       achieving       an   Inclusion   Probability
                          chl'itil ?Tcf                            Proportional to Size (IPPS) sampling
       ■qif^k. ?                                                   plan ?


       (A)      " ' < Pi<-                                         (A)      " ^ < p,<-
              n(N-l)   ' «                                               n(N-l)         ' n

                                                                               1
       (B) P,=^                                                    (B) P,=^

              N-1                                                        N-1
       (C)          ^ P.- ^ 1                                      (C) —< P, ^ 1
              N-n. ■ '                                                   N-«


                                                                               n
       (D) P, —                                                    (D) P.=^

130. Jllell^K                            ^         T3^        130. In circular systematic sampling, after
   ' qi^r^cji "RR^ r                           ^                   selecting a random start r, the skip
               aTcRIR K :                                          interval K is :


       (A) ^                    "^RsRT                             (A) Rounded to the nearest whole
                    t I                                                  number


       (B) ^ "SR^W                                                 (B) A       fixed     number     of     every
                        WH ^ t I                                         population

                   N                                               (C) Calculated as the nearest integer to
       (C) ^            ^ RcbidM "TTte ^ ^
                    n                                                    N
                   WTT ^ ^ t I                                           n




       (D) ^                                 ^                     (D) Selected         randomly    from     the
             %ziT "^STRT "I I                                            sample."


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134. 32--WWt^                                   ^ AB ^            134. In a 32-factorial design, if the interaction
       WR                                   Ti'm ^ ^8T                     effect AB is confounded with' the block

                t^                     3 371^ ^ t, ^                       effect and the blocks are of size 3, how
       ■Htia^ «<nT«^i "I' ?.                                               many blocks are there ?

       (A) 1-                         (B) 2                                (A) 1 _              (B) 2
       (C) 3          .               (D) 9                                (C) 3                (D) 9

135.    iJ^rilR^d                         ■^,             3?^'    135. In a factorial design, what are 'main
       ™t ?                                                                effects' ?.

       (A) ^                     ^                                         (A) The combined effect of all factors
       (B) yr^cti             ^ci*^                                        (B) The effect of each independent
            ■3M^ .                                                              variable individually

       (C) STtRtcT ■=£R ^ "3^                                              (C). The effects of the dependent variable
       (D) t^Rm ^ ^ TT^                                                    (D) The effects of the control variable

136. 3x3                  ^                           fenfT           136. In a 3 X 3 Latin Square Design, what is
                                                                           the minimum number of replications
                    wn TO t ?                                              required to achieve a balanced design ?

       (A) 1              ■            (B) 2                               (A) 1                (B) 2
       (C) 3                           (D) 4                               (C) 3     .          (D) 4

137.            5               T3:^* 5              fi               137. Assume that there are 5 treatments and
       3R7M                                 c^Tcji           6           ■ 5 blocks. In addition, we assume that
           f alR TT?^' "3W,                                                each block contains 6 treatments and
        4    ^ f (^ 5 ^                                                    each treatment occurs 4 times in the
       ^ t) I "TOfT                                         ^              design (or is replicated 5 times).
        yd^=h                    ^ sciTcfi ■^' Rtiail                      Calculate the number of times each pair
                    ^'t 1                                                  of treatments appears in the same block.
       (A) 2         ■ .               (B) 3                               (A) 2                (B) 3

       (C) 5                          - (D) 4                              (C) 5                (D) 4

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138. 3                     6           ^               138. In a Randomized Block Design with 3
                  o^Tcti                      Hr^ch         blocks and 6 treatments, if each
   "          ^ "51?^             '^* 2 ^ imm               treatment is replicated 2 times in each
              t/ "dt ^ %?Rt                                 block, how many experimental units are
       f ?                                                  there in total ?

       (A) 18                   (B) 36                      (A) 18               (B) 36

       (C) 72                   (D) 12                      (C) 72               (D) 12

139.                                         I^T^*     139. Suppose the constant ■ failure rates for
          "f^ Pi<ci< [qmcnai                 "I afk         both the main and standby units are
              0.02 -grf?! -Ef^ t w r^r^'Ji                  constant and are given by 0.02 per hour
       T3^'                    ^ Mr              ^          and the constant failure rate of the

       0.01 ^Tf!r ^ t, 50                ^                  switching and sensing unit is 0.01 per
       W7 %g ^'m^.^                           Mdt           hour. Find the reliability of this system
       t ?                                                  for an operating time of 50 hours ?

       (A) 0.6574               (B) 0.6374                 (A) 0.6574            (B) 0.6374

       (C) 0.7158               (D) 0.6948                  (C) 0.7158           (D) 0.6948

140.                               ^             ^     140. An electronic device has a failure rate of

       0.0025 Ri4>ddli| 1# "dsr t I                         0.0025 failures per hour. What is the
       ^ 1M MTTF M                    MrT t ?               MTTF for this device in days ?

       (A) 10 M                 (B) 16 M.                  (A) 10 days           (B) 16 days

       (C) 20 M                 (D) 40 M                    (C) 20 days         (D) 40 days

141. Mrf^ffer -^*^^13:^                                141. Which one of the following is not
       WTT (LPP)                           i 7              associated With an LPP ?

       (A) ^Mi^Hiddi            (B) srfdfMmr               (A) Proportionality (B) Uncertainty

       (C)          ■           (D)                        (C) Additivity       (D) Divisibility

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142.         31^ (m < n)       'rrC Y™         142. Given a system of 'w' simultaneous


                ^      ^         "W f ^             linear equations in    unknowns (m < «),


             ^ WTT "^Ot :                           the number of basic variables will be :



       (A)                                          (A) m


       (B)                                          (B) «


       (C) n~ m                                     (C) n- m


       (D) W + OT                                   (P) n + m



143. -Rf^ Mr ^                   ^             143. What is. the role of artificial variables in


       t ?                                           simplex method ?


       (A)              oHqei4         3JFI          (A) To aid in finding initial basic

                ■H^TOT ^ "R'                              feasible solution



       (B) "RF^ t^ ^                     ^R.         (B) To start phases of simplex method


       (C) 3TfFT            wit        wn            (C) To find shadow price from the final

  ^          niRr     R ■                                 simplex method


       (D) "5^^ R ^                .                 (D) None of the above


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144.                                       t. :          144. In queuing theory,        is :

       (A)          "4*          ■ W^* ^ ^ ^                  (A) Probability of           customers in

               ^*TO=TT '                                           queue


       (B)                'n'              ^      ^           (B) Probability of           customers in

                                                                   service


       (C)          ^^                     TIT?^* ^ ^         (C) Probability of 'n' customers in

                                                                   system

       (D)                      ^                             (D) None of the above


145. (M I M |1):(oo I FCFS) 3#^(W) 145. In (M I M |1) : (oo | FGFS)

       ■^f :                                                  model :


       (A) *M' ^ t I                                          (A) There are 'M' servers.

       (B) 'N'             f I                                (B) There are 'N' servers.

       (C) ai^RT ^ t I                                        (C) There are infinite servers.

       (D) TT^ ^ t I                                          (D) There is one server.


146. "qf^            (Dual) ^ W 13^ arot^                146. If dual has an unbounded solution, then

       W«TH t, ^ Wl^ ^ W t:/•
                                                              the primal has :

       (A)         srotfim W«TH                               (A) An unbounded solution ■

       (B)                      W«^PT                         (B) A feasible solution

       (C) T3^                          W«TFf                 (C) An finite optimal solution

       (D)                       "^RTVFT                      (D) An infeasible solution

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147.                               ^            PHMRrlRsld         147. Which of the following is not an indices

             ^                 ^ TI^            ■'EJITO ■^*             of system performance for a queuing

       t ?                                                              system ?

       (A)                     "SRT fePT (^)- %                         (A) Average time of customer spent in

                  "SdtST           fePTT TFIT         "^TO                   waiting and queue of system

       (B) wittoT                                                       (B) Utilization factor

       (C) ^ZRc[ afk                     3T^                            (C) Busy and idle periods

       (D)                     ^                                        (D) None of the above


148.                                     ?fri^FT                   148. An airline is planning to open a ticket

       ■^f                         <sil(rtA ^                           desk at a new shopping complex staffed

             t,                                                         by one ticketing agent. Requests for

             I ""^RTT               lectKi sfk ^"qii                    tickets and information takes about 15

       1^                  cpq^ "q^ 15             ^ "^ITPT             per hour on Poisson distribution. At

       WM t I                          ^ ""R ^                          exponential rate service time is assumed

       ■af^ 3?5^tw 3 1^ wrar t i fern ^                                 to be 3 minutes per request. Find the

             (system) -bMHlM W ^tilPny, :                               system usage ;


       (A) 0.65                                                         (A) 0.65

       (B) 0.95                                                         (B) 0.95

       (C) 0.75                                                         (C) 0.75

       (D) 0.85                                                         (D) 0.85
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149.                                  (LPP) ^ ^            149. Given an LPP to Max Z = Xj + X2 such

              Max Z = Xi + ^2                 (s.t.) X|         that X| + ^2 < 1; -3xj + ^2 > 3,

  ■    + ^2 —            "•" ^2 —     -^l* ^2 — ^ '
                                                                Xj, X2 > 0. Using graphical method,

                                                                we have:
       TO t :
                                                                (A) No feasible solution
       (A) ^               TOTTO

       (B) SRTtfBcT TOT«ipT                                     (B) Unbounded solution


       (C) 37l|dt^                  TOieiPT                     (C) Unique optimum solution


      (D)             375^^ TOITO .                             (D) Multiple optimum solution


150. TOPI                Mi               ^ H^R!^          150. At any iteration of the usual simplex

       ■^, ^         ^ "'R 37FR          TO ^ TO               method, if there is at le^t one basic


       TO            t        TOt (z^. - Cy) > 0 t,             variable in basis at zero level and all


       ."dt ^1-0 TPTf^TR "$Vlf :                                  - Cj) > 0» the current solution is :

       (A) aToq^                                               (A) Infeasible


       (B) TOtfe                                               (B) Unbounded


       (C) ■^-■qfe WTO                                         (C) Non-degenerate solution


       (D) "qM TOTO                                            (D) Degenerate solution


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