SAU Admission Entrance Test for MA Development Economics

Sample questions for Part A

lim
x4

1. The limit of the expression

(a) 8
(b) 16
(c) 2
(d) 4

2. Let

x A a t

b t

x 2 16

x 8

, where a(t) and b(t) are positive-valued

differentiable functions of t, and A, and are constants. Then

a.
b.

c.
d. None of the above
3. The eigenvalues of any n-dimensional symmetric matrix are
a. Real
b. Complex
c. Positive
d. Repeated
4. Consider the following system of equations

2x 2y 3z 0
4x 8y 12z 4
6x 2y tz 4
The value(s) of t for which the system is consistent are
a. 3
b. 9
c. Any value of t
d. None of the above

5. If R S ,S 1 K , and K At B , then dR dt is
1
1
p1
a. S K Apt
1
p1
b. K At

is

 1 1 p1
c. S K pt
d. None of the above

6. The following is the coefficient matrix of a homogenous system of equations

2 1
1 4

0 3

The system will have

a.
b.
c.
d.

Infinitely many solutions

No solution
Unique solution
Have at least one solution

d2y
2
7. Let Y = f(Y) + I. The expression for dI equals
f (Y)
1 f (Y)2
a.
f (Y)
3

b.

1 f (Y)
f (Y)
1 f (Y)

c.
d. None of the above.
8. The solutions of |x 2| = 5 are
a) 7
b) 3 and 7
c) 3
d) 21
9.

x 2+ x6 has a solution
a) between 5 and 2
b) between 1 and 0
c) between 5 and 7
d) which is greater than 7

10. The derivative of e x ln ( x ) is

a) e x / x
b) 1
c) e x ln ( x )
d) e x ln ( x ) + e x /x