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TS SET 2014: Paper III, Mathematical Sciences

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                                                                                             A-15-03                                          MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES                                                                           III
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                                           MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
                                                  Paper – III
                                                                                              ∞
                                                                                                      m
                                                             3. The improper integral ∫ x n dx converges
 1. If f : [ 0, 1] →            is defined by                                                 0
                                                                                                  1+ x
                                                                only if

                ⎧⎪ 0 if x = 0                                   (A) n > m + 1                 (B) n = m
       f ( x) = ⎨ 1 if 1 < x ≤ 1 for r = 1, 2, 3, ...
                 ⎪⎩2r −1 2r   2r−1                              (C) n ≤ m + 1                 (D) n ≠ m


               1                                             4. If f : ( a, b ) →    is monotonic increasing
       then ∫ f ( x ) dx =                                      function and a < c < b then f (c – 0), the
               0
                                                                left hand limit of f at c is equal to
             2                             3
       (A)                           (B)                        (A) inf {f (t) : c < t < b}
             3                             4
                                                                (B) inf {f (t) : a < t < c}
           4                             5
       (C)                           (D)                        (C) sup {f (t) : a < t < c}
           5                             6

                                                                (D) sup {f (t) : c < t < b}

 2. The correct statement among the
                                                             5. If     is the collection of all Lebesgue
    following is
                                                                measurable sets in                then the incorrect
       (I) fn ( x ) = xn converges uniformly to 0 on
                                                                statement among the following is :
             [0, a) for any a with 0 < a < 1                    (A)       is σ - algebra of subsets of
                           nx
       (II) fn ( x ) =             converges uniformly          (B) Every open set in             is a member of
                         1+ n2 x 2
                                                                (C) Every closed set in               is a member of
             to 0 on
                                                                (D) Every member of                   is a Borel set
   (III) fn ( x ) = x     n−1
                                (1− x ) converges only
                                                             6. The function
             pointwise on (0, 1)

   (IV) fn ( x ) = xn converges uniformly on [0, 1)                                  (            )
                                                                f ( x, y) = x3 + y3 − 6 x2 + y2 +12xy − 75( x + y)

                                                                has maximum value at the point
       (A) I                         (B) II
                                                                (A) (5, 5)                    (B) (–5, –5)
       (C) III                       (D) IV                     (C) (1, 7)                    (D) (7, 1)

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 7. In the metric space                       2, the Euclidean                           8. Assertion (A) : In the normed linear space
       plane, consider the lists given below :                                              C [a, b] of continuous real-valued
                                                                                            functions on [a, b] with the supremum
             List - I                   List - II
                                                                                            norm, the set P of all polynomials is a

                                                                                            dense subset
       (a) A closed            (1) {(    1, 0 ∈
                                         n     )        2
                                                         : n = 1, 2, 3, ... }
          unbounded set                                                                     Reason (R): Weierstrauss approximation

       (b) A bounded set       (2)     {( x, y) ∈       2
                                                            : x2 + y2 ≤ 7     }             theorem holds

          which is not closed                                                               (A) (A) is true but (R) is false
       (c) An unbounded        (3) φ
                                                                                            (B) Both (A) and (R) are false
          set which is both

          open and closed                                                                   (C) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not

       (d) A non-empty         (4) {( 0, n) ∈       2
                                                        : n = 0, ± 1, ± 2, ...  }                 a correct explanation for (A)
          compact set
                                                                                            (D) Both (A) and (R) are true; and (R) is

                               (5)     {(x, y) ∈    2             2
                                                        : ( x + 1) + y2 > 4   }                   the correct explanation for (A)

                                          2
                                                                                         9. The function f ( x, y) = x + y − 3x − 12y + 20
                                 (6)                                                                                 3     3


                                                                                            has minimum at the point
       The correct matching of List-I from List-II is

                                                                                            (A) (1, 2)               (B) (–1, 0)
                  (a)      (b)          (c)         (d)
                                                                                            (C) (1, 0)               (D) (–1, –2)
       (A)        3        2            6           1
                                                                                                                           ∞
                                                                                                                               dx
       (B)        4        3            5           2                                   10. The value of the integral ∫             is
                                                                                                                           −∞ 1+ x2

       (C)        4        1            6           2                                             π
                                                                                            (A)                      (B) 2 π
                                                                                                  2
       (D)        3        2            4           1                                                                      3π
                                                                                            (C) π                    (D)
                                                                                                                            2

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                                                             14. The solution of the system of equations
11. The       determinant        of       the   matrix            x1 + 2x2 – x3 = –1
           ⎛ 1        3   − 3⎞                                    2x1 + 2x2 + x3 = 1
           ⎜                 ⎟
       A = ⎜ −3      −5    2⎟                                     3x1 + 5x2 – 2x3 = –1 is
                               is
           ⎜                 ⎟
           ⎝ −4       4   −6 ⎠
                                                                     ⎡4 ⎤                       ⎡ 4⎤
       (A) 48                   (B) 40                           (A) ⎢2 ⎥                   (B) ⎢ −2⎥
                                                                     ⎢1 ⎥                       ⎢1⎥
                                                                     ⎣ ⎦                        ⎣ ⎦
       (C) 38                  (D) 50
                                                                     ⎡ −4⎤                      ⎡ 4⎤
12. Let T : 2→ 3 be the linear                                       ⎢ ⎥                        ⎢ ⎥
                                                                 (C) ⎢ −2⎥                  (D) ⎢ −3⎥
    transformation defined by                                        ⎣1⎦                        ⎣ −1⎦

       T ( a1, a2 ) = ( a1 + 3a2 , 0, 2a1 − 4a2 )
                                                                                            ⎛ 1 2 1⎞
                                                                                            ⎜        ⎟
       Let β and γ be the standard ordered basis             15. The rank of the matrix A = ⎜ 1 3 4 ⎟ is
             2      3
       for     and      respectively. Then the                                              ⎜        ⎟
                                                                                            ⎝ 2 3 − 1⎠
                                      γ
       matrix corresponding [ T]β is
                                                                 (A) 1                      (B) 3
           ⎡1 3 ⎤                   ⎡3 1⎤
       (A) ⎢0 0 ⎥               (B) ⎢0 1⎥                        (C) 0                      (D) 2
           ⎢2 − 4 ⎥                 ⎢2 − 4 ⎥
           ⎣      ⎦                 ⎣      ⎦
                                                             16. Let f (z) be analytic in z ≤ 1 and f ( z ) ≤ 1
           ⎡ 1 3⎤                  ⎡ −1 3 ⎤
       (C) ⎢                   (D) ⎢ 0 0 ⎥
              0 0⎥                                                with f ( 0 ) = 1+ i . Then f (i) – f (1) =
           ⎢ −2 − 4 ⎥              ⎢        ⎥
           ⎣        ⎦              ⎣ −2 − 4 ⎦                                     2

                                                                 (A) 0                      (B) i − 1

                                                                 (C) i                      (D) 1
                       ⎛ 1 2 ⎞ and    ⎛1 0 ⎞
13. Let the matrix A = ⎜      ⎟    I= ⎜    ⎟
                       ⎝ −2 1 ⎠       ⎝ 0 1⎠
    then A2 – 2A + 5I is equal to                                 π
                                                             17. ∫ ecos θ cos ( sin θ ) dθ =
                                    ⎛ 1 1⎞                        0
              1 0⎞
       (A) ⎛⎜    ⎟              (B) ⎜ 1 1⎟
            ⎝ 0 1⎠                  ⎝    ⎠                       (A) 2 π                    (B) π

           ⎛ 0 0⎞                  ⎛ 0 −1⎞                             π                          π
       (C) ⎜ 0 0 ⎟             (D) ⎜ −1 0 ⎟                      (C)                        (D)
           ⎝     ⎠                 ⎝      ⎠                            2                          4

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18. Suppose C is the circle |z| = 2 positively                        22. The number of groups G such that
                                 1
       oriented. Then ∫ z2 + 2iz −1 dz =                                       G   =119, where z (G) is the centre of G,
                                                                           z( G)
                         C
                                                                          is
       (A) 2 π i                 (B) − 2π                                 (A) 1                       (B) 0
                                                                         (C) 2                      (D) infinite
       (C) 2π                    (D) 0
                                                                                                                2π
                                                                      23. Let α = cos 25π + isin 25π and β = sin .
                                                                                                                 5
19. Suppose f (z) is analytic on z ≤ 1 such
                                                                          Then the degree of the field Q ( α ) over
       that     f ( z ) − z < z on |z| = 1. Then the                      Q (β ) is

       number of zeros of f (z) in |z| < 1 is                             (A) 1                       (B) 2
                                                                         (C) 4                      (D) infinite
       (A) 1                     (B) 2
                                                                      24. The order of Galois group of x4 + x2 + 1
                                                                          over Q is
       (C) 3                     (D) 5                                    (A) 1                       (B) 3
                                                                         (C) 2                      (D) 5
       ∞
           sin5x dx =
20. ∫        x                                                        25. Let F, K be fields such that K ⊆ F and
       0


       (A) π                     (B) 2π                                                                          ( )
                                                                          u ∈ F. If ⎡⎣K ( u) : K ⎤⎦ = 5 then ⎡⎣K u : K ⎤⎦ =
                                                                                                                  2



                                                                          (A) 25                      (B) 5
           π                         π
       (C)                       (D)                                     (C) 10                     (D) 15
           2                         4

21. Suppose C is the circle |z| = 1 positively                        26. Consider  [i] the ring of Gaussian

       oriented, and f ( z ) =               ez               .
                                 z( z −2 )( z −3 )...( z −9 )             integers       and    the     maximal        ideal

       Then ∫ f ( z ) dz =                                                M = {a + bi : 3 a, 3 b} in  [i] . Then the
                c
                                                                                                          R
                                                                          order of the quotient ring        is
              −πi                       πi                                                                M
       (A)                       (B)
              9!                        9!                                (A) 3                       (B) 5
              −2πi                      2πi                              (C) 7                      (D) 9
       (C)                       (D)
               9!                       9!

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27. A maximal ideal in              [ x] among the           31. If the complementary function of the
       following is                                              differential equation y ′′ − y ′ − 6y = 0 is
                                                                  y c = Aeαx + Beβx , then α2β2 =
       (A)     x4 + 4         (B)     x3 + 1
                                                                 (A) 4                   (B) 16
                5                      2
   (C)         x +1           (D)     x +2
                                                                 (C) 64                  (D) 36

28. Let T be the Cantor’s set in . Then which
                                                             32. If the solution of the diferential equation
       of the following is incorrect ?
                                                                 (D3 – D2 – 4D + 4) y = e3x is
       (A) T is closed                                            y = c1ex + c 2e2x + c3e−2x + Ke3x , then K =
                                                                      1
       (B) T is compact                                          (A)
                                                                     10
   (C) T is bounded
                                                                 (B) 1
                                                                     5
   (D) T is connected
                                                                 (C) 5
29. Consider the topology
                                                                 (D) 10
                                                                                                    2
   T = {φ, X, {x} , {z, w} , {x, z, w} , {y, z, w, u}}       33. If y ( 0 ) = 2, y′ ( 0 ) = −1 and d y + y = 0,
                                                                                                   dx2
                                                                 then y =
       on X = {x, y, z, w, u}. Then the number
                                                                 (A) 2sinx + cosx        (B) 2cosx + sinx
       of components of X is
                                                                 (C) 2cosx – sinx        (D) 2sinx – cosx
       (A) 1                  (B) 2
                                                             34. The general solution of the differential
   (C) 3                      (D) 4
                                                                 equation

30. Suppose X is a compact metric space.                          ( x2z − y3 ) dx + 3xy2dy + x3dz = 0 is
       Then which of the following statements is
       not true ?                                                (A) x2z2 + y3 = c

       (A) X is separable                                              2     3
                                                                 (B) x z + y = cx
       (B) X is closed
                                                                 (C) x2z + y3 = c
   (C) X is sequentially compact
                                                                       2 2       3
                                                                 (D) x z + y = cx
   (D) X is not separable

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35. If x 2 + y 2 + lz3 + mz2 + 2 = 0 is the surface         40. By dividing [0, 1] into 4 equal sub intervals,
    that intersects the system of surfaces                                      1
                                                                                dx
                                                                the value of ∫ 1+ x (using trapezoidal rule)
       z (x + y) = C (3z + 1) orthogonally and                                  0
       passes through the circle x2 + y2 = 1,                   correct to 3 decimals is
       z = 1 then l + m =                                       (A) 0.693                    (B) 0.694
       (A) 3                     (B) –3
                                                                (C) 0.697                    (D) 0.699
       (C) 2                     (D) –2
                                                                 1⎛       dy ⎞ ⎞
                                                                              2
                   ∂z                                                 2 ⎛
          z = ey ,    = 1 when x = 0, then the              41. ∫ ⎜ y + ⎜ ⎟ ⎟ dx along the path y = x2 is
36. If                                                          0⎝
                                                                  ⎜     ⎝ dx ⎠ ⎠⎟
                   ∂x

                     ∂2z                                              23                                 18
       solution of       + z = 0 is z =                         (A)                          (B)
                     ∂x2                                              15                                 15
                      y
       (A) sin x + e cos x                                            28                                 33
                                                                (C)                          (D)
            y
       (B) e sin x + cos x                                            15                                 15
                             y
       (C) sin x cos x + e                                  42. If the solution of
                             y
       (D) sin x cos x – e
                                                                           1
                                                                u′ ( x ) + ∫ exp ( x − y ) u( y ) dy = f ( x ), u( 0) = 0
37. The partial differential equation obtained                             0

       by eliminating a, b from the equation                                                         1

       z = xy + y x2 − a2 − b2 is
                                                                                        (        )
                                                                is u ( x ) = g ( x ) + λ e − 1 ∫ e g ( y ) dy
                                                                                          x       −y

                                                                                                     0
       (A) px – qy = pq          (B) px + qy + pq = 0
                                                                                    x
       (C) px + qy = pq          (D) px – qy + pq = 0
                                                                where g ( x ) = ∫ f ( t ) dt, then λ =
                                                                                    0
38. If a cubic polynomial f (x) is such that
    f (0) = 1, f (1) = 0, f (2) = 1 and f (3) = 10,
                                                                       e
    then f (4) =                                                (A)
                                                                      1+ e
       (A) 43                    (B) 33
                                                                (B) 1 – e
       (C) 23                    (D) 13
                                                                       −e
                                                                (C)
                                                                      1+ e
39. With the standard notation 4μ2 − δ2 =
                                                                       1
       (A) 4                     (B) 3                          (D)
                                                                      1− e
       (C) 2                     (D) 1

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43. The resolvent kernel of                                            47. Which of the following is not a property of
                                                                           a distribution function F (x) of a random
                           x
       ϕ ( x ) = f ( x ) + ∫ ( x − t ) ϕ ( t ) dt   ( t < x ) is           variable X ?
                           0                                               (A) P ( a < X ≤ b ) = F ( b ) − F ( a )
       (A) sinh (x – y)                                                    (B) F ( x ) ≤ F ( y ) if x < y
       (B) sin (x – y)
                                                                           (C) F ( −∞ ) = 0 and F ( ∞ ) = 1
       (C) cos (x – y)                                                                   1
                                                                           (D) F ( 0 ) =
       (D) cosh (x – y)                                                                  2
                                                                       48. Let X be a random variable with mean μ
44. Assume that a piston executes a simple                                                2
                                                                           and variance σ > 0. Let k > 0 be fixed.
    harmonic motion with an amplitude 0.15 m.
    If it passes through the centre of its motion                          Then which of the following is not correct ?
    with a speed of 0.3 m/s then the period of                                                         1
    oscillation (in per seconds) is                                        (A) P ( X − μ ≥ kσ ) ≤
                                                                                                      k2
       (A) π                            (B) 2π                                                              1
                                                                           (B) P ( X − μ ≤ kσ ) ≥ 1−
           π                                2π                                                              k2
       (C)                              (D)
           2                                3                                                        σ2
                                                                           (C) P ( X − μ ≥ k ) ≤
                                                                                                k2
                          
                 (2
                               )
45. If F = ax + by i + c xy i is conservative,                                                   1
                                                                           (D) P ( X − μ ≥ k ) ≤ 2
                                                                                                k
       then
       (A) a + b + c = 0                                               49. Let {xn} be a sequence of i.i.d. random
              2
       (B) a = bc                                                          variables with finite mean μ and finite
                                                                           variance. Consider the following two
       (C) c = – 2b
                                                                           statements :
              2      2
       (D) b + c = 2 ab                                                                      n
                                                                                     2
                                                                           P:              ∑
                                                                                n ( n + 1) i =1
                                                                                                        p
                                                                                                i ⋅ xi ⎯⎯ →μ ;
46. An event A is independent of itself if and
                                                                                                     n
                                                                                        6                      p
       only if                                                             Q:                      ∑
                                                                                n (n + 1)( 2n + 1) i =1
                                                                                                        i2 xi ⎯⎯ →μ
       (A) P (A) = 0.5
                                                                           then which of the following is true ?
                           ( )
       (B) P ( A ) + P A = 1                                               (A) Both P and Q are false
                                                                           (B) Both P and Q are true
       (C) P (A) = 0 or P (A) = 1
                                                                           (C) P is true but Q is false
       (D) P (A) = 0.25                                                    (D) P is false but Q is true

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50. Let {xn} be a sequence of i.i.d. random
    variables with mean μ and finite variance.                                          (  2
                                                                                              )
                                                                 53. Let X be normal N μ, σ . Let I be the set
       Let Xn be the mean of the first n random                      of all integers. Then P ( X ∈ I) is equal to
       variables. Now, consider the statement
                                                                     (A) 1                  (B) 0


       P:
                 (
            n Xn − μ      ) ⎯⎯
                             d
                               → N ( 0, 1)
                                                                    (C)
                                                                          1
                                                                          2
                                                                                            (D)
                                                                                                    1
                                                                                                    2π
                     Xn

       Then which of the following condition is                  54. Let X be the mean of n i.i.d. standard
       necessary for P to be true ?
                                                                     Cauchy random variables. Then X is
       (A) X1 follows Poisson P ( μ )
       (B) X follows Binomial B (k, μ )                              distributed as
             1


       (C) X follows Normal N μ, σ
             1
                                      (      2
                                                 )                   (A) Standard normal

       (D) X1 follows Normal N (μ, 1)
                                                                     (B) Laplace
51. If Transition Probability Matrix (TPM) of a
                                   ⎡ 21 21 ⎤                        (C) Standard Cauchy
       Markov chain (MC) is P = ⎢            ⎥ , then its                                                   1
                                   ⎢⎣ 34 41 ⎥⎦                      (D) Cauchy with scale parameter
                                                                                                            n
       stationary distribution is given by

           ⎛ 1 1⎞                     ⎛ 3 1⎞                     55. The procedure of improving the efficiency
       (A) ⎜ , ⎟                  (B) ⎜ , ⎟
           ⎝2 2⎠                      ⎝4 4⎠
                                                                     of an unbiased estimator with the use of a
           ⎛3 2⎞                      ⎛ 4 1⎞
       (C) ⎜ , ⎟                  (D) ⎜ , ⎟                          sufficient statistic was invented by
           ⎝5 5⎠                      ⎝5 5⎠


                          ⎡ 0 ⋅ 1 0 ⋅ 2 0 ⋅ 7⎤                       (A) Lehmann
                          ⎢                    ⎥
52. If TPM of a MC is P = ⎢ 0 ⋅ 2 0 ⋅ 2 0 ⋅ 6 ⎥ ,
                          ⎢⎣ 0 ⋅ 6 0 ⋅ 1 0 ⋅ 3⎥⎦                     (B) Scheffe

       then P ( X 3 = 1 X1 = 0 ) is
                                                                    (C) Cramer
       (A) 0.26                   (B) 0.17
       (C) 0.14                   (D) 0.13                          (D) C.R. Rao

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56. Let X1, X2 , , Xn be a random sample
                                                                                       (  2
                                                                                            )
                                                                        59. Let X  N θ, σ . Which of the following
       of size n drawn from uniform U ( 0, θ )
       distribution.           If X (n) is the largest                      is a simple hypothesis ?

       observation in the sample, then which of
                                                                           (A) H : θ = θ0         (B) H : σ = σ0
       the following is an unbiased estimator of θ ?

       (A) Sample mean
                                                                           (C) H : θ = θ0, σ = σ0 (D) H : θ ≠ θ0
       (B) Sample median

       (C) X(n)                                                         60. The mean of R in Runs test under H0 with
           n+1
       (D)      X
             n ( n)                                                         usual notations is given by

57. The efficiency of sample mean as                                             2m                        2n
                                                                           (A)       +1           (B)         +1
       compared to sample median as estimator                                    m+n                      m+n
       of the mean of a normal population in                                     2mn                      2mn
                                                                           (C)                    (D)         +1
       percentage is                                                             m+n                      m+n
       (A) 64                             (B) 157
                                                                        61. The Gauss Markov theorem
       (C) 317                         (D) 31.5                             establishes that the G.L.S. estimator
                                                                                  ∧
                                                                                       (         ) X V Y is
                                                                                                 −1
58. A random sample of size 1 is taken from                                 of β, β = X1 V −1X        1   −1


       a p.d.f.                                                            (A) Unbiased estimator only
                      2 (θ − x )                                           (B) Error free estimator
       f ( x, θ ) =       2
                                   , 0 < x < θ ; f ( 0, θ ) = 0,
                  θ
                                                                           (C) Both (A) and (B)
       elsewhere. The most powerful test of
       H0 : θ = θ0 Vs H1 : θ = θ1, θ1 < θ0 at                              (D) Best linear unbiased estimator

       level α is given by                                              62. The log linear models are analogous to
       (A) φ ( x ) = 1 if x > θ0 ⎣⎡1− 1− α ⎦⎤                               ANOVA models with
                                                                           (A) Unequal number of observations
       (B) φ ( x ) = 1 if x < θ0 ⎡⎣1− 1− α ⎤⎦
                                                                           (B) Equal number of observations
       (C) φ ( x ) = 1 if x > θα0
                                                                           (C) Multiple observations
       (D) φ ( x ) = 1 if x < θ 0     α
                                                                           (D) Both (A) and (B)

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63. If R1.23 = 1, then                                     67. If A1, A 2 , , A q are independently
       (A) At least one regression residual is                 distributed with Ai distributed according to
           non-zero
                                                               Wishart distribution          W ( Σ, ni ) then
       (B) The multiple linear regression
                                                                    q
           equation of X on X and X is
                          1        2         3                 A = ∑ Ai is distributed according to
           considered as perfect for predictions                    i=1
       (C) All total correlations involving X are
                                             1
           zero                                                      ⎛    q    ⎞
                                                               (A) W ⎜ Σ, ∑ ni ⎟
       (D) All partial correlations involving X are                  ⎝ i =1 ⎠
                                               1
           zero
                                                               (B) W ( Σ, ni )
64. In a logistic regression the S-shaped curve
    is not symmetrical about its                                     ⎛        n  ⎞
                                                               (C) W ⎜ Σ−1, ∑ ni ⎟
       (A) Increase in point of inflection                           ⎝      i =1 ⎠

       (B) The curve increases rapidly
                                                                     ⎛1     ⎞
                                                               (D) W ⎜ , ni ⎟
       (C) The curve decreases                                       ⎝Σ     ⎠
       (D) Point of inflection
                                                           68. Let A and ∑ be partitioned into q and p – q
65. The independent variables in logistic                      rows and columns
    regression are called as
       (A) Variates                                                ⎛A A ⎞          ⎛ Σ11 Σ12 ⎞
                                                               A = ⎜ 11 12 ⎟ ; Σ = ⎜         ⎟.
       (B) Covariates                                               A  A
                                                                   ⎝ 21 22 ⎠         Σ   Σ
                                                                                   ⎝ 21 22 ⎠
       (C) Both (A) and (B)
       (D) Logit                                               If A is distributed according to Wishart

66. A square symmetric matrix A and its                        distribution          W ( Σ, n) then A 11   is
    associated quadratic form is called
    positive definite if                                       distributed according to

       (A) x′Ax ≤ 0 for every ‘x’ not equal to the
                                                               (A) W ( Σ, n)
           null vector
       (B) x′Ax > 0 for every ‘x’ not equal to the
                                                               (B) W ( Σ11, n)
           null vector
       (C) x′Ax < 0 for every ‘x’ not equal to the             (C) W ( Σ12 , n)
           null vector
       (D) x′Ax ≥ 0 for every ‘x’ not equal to the
           null vector
                                                                      −1
                                                                        (
                                                               (D) W Σ11, n      )
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69. The function a′x is known as                        73. Suppose f(x) is a density on ( 0, ∞ ) with

       (A) Multiple Discriminant Analysis                   distribution function f (x) which is DFR then
       (B) Linear Logistic Regression                       the function g (x) = log f(x) is
       (C) Linear Discriminant Function
                                                            (A) Convex
       (D) Logistic Discrimination

70. If the entries in Rows of a Latin square are            (B) Concave
       same as its columns, the Latin square is
       called                                               (C) Constant

       (A) Conjugate
                                                            (D) The function value is 1
       (B) Self conjugate
       (C) Orthogonal                                   74. In which method we use the formula

       (D) Symmetric
                                                                {                }
                                                            Min Xb : Xb < 0 to obtain the learning
                                                                  i    i
71. The method of confounding is a device to
                                                            variable
    reduce the size of
       (A) Experiments                                      (A) Dual Simplex
       (B) Replications
                                                            (B) Duality Problem
       (C) Blocks
       (D) All the above                                    (C) Big M-method

72. The systematic sampling and S.R.S. shall                (D) Simplex Method
    give estimates of equal precisions if the
       inter class correlation between the units
                                                        75. If the arrival rate is 3 per hour and service
       of the same systematic sample, from a
       population of size N and a sample of size            rate is 6 per hour then the traffic intensity
       n, is equal to
                                                            ρ equals to
            1                    −1
       (A)                  (B)
           N−n                  n−1                         (A) 6                    (B) 3
              −1                   −1
       (C)                  (D)
             N−n                  N−1                       (C) 2                    (D) 0.5

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