Multiple Choice Questions 11.

The quadratic equation with roots

PRE-ENTRY TEST PREPARATION ECAT 2- and 2+ is:

MATHEMATICS (a) x2+4x+1=0 (b) x2-4x+1=0

(c) x2-6x+6=0 (d)x2-6x-6=0

1. One root of the equation x2+1=0 is i, the
other is: 12. The symmetric difference of A={1,2,3} and
(a) (b) B={3,4,5} is:
(c) i2 (d) NOT
(a) {1,2,4,5} (b) {1,2,3,4,5}

(c) {1,2} (d) {4,5}

2. =?
13. If z1=1+2i, z2=2+i, then Im(z1+z2)=?
(a) 1 (b)
(a) 3 (b) 3i
(c) (d) 2
(c) 2 (d) 2i
3. The series + is_____
14. The nth term of a sequence is n+(-1)n.
(a) Arithmetic and convergent Then its 7th and 8th terms are:
(b) Geometric and convergent
(c) Only convergent (a) 6,9 (b) 7,8
(d) Only geometric
(c)6,8 (d) 8,9

15. The solution of equation x2+x+1=0 is

4. If X={1,2,3}, Y={2,3,4} and Z={3,4,5} then:
(a) {1,w} (b) {1,w,w2}
(a) (X-Y)∩Z=∅ (b) (Y-Z)∩X=∅
(c) {w,w2} (d) {1,w}
(c) (Z-X)∩Y=∅ (d) NOT
16. If A be any non-empty set, if a set A has n
elements. P(A) has how many elements:
5. If x3 -3x2 -6x+2 is divided by x+2, then the
remainder is: (a) 2n (b) 2n
(a) -18 (b) 9
(c) 2n2 (d) 2n+1
(c) -6 (d) 18 17. A sequence in which any term divided by
its immediate previous terms gives a constant
6. Which of the following is an expression for is called:
in the form a+bi, where a and
b are real (a) geometric sequence

(b) arithmetic sequence

(a) 0+ (b) 0+
(c) real sequence
(c) 0+3 (d) 0+

7. If n(A) = 4, n(b)= 7, then n(AxB) =? (d) complex sequnce

(a) 3 (b) 11
18. 9a2+64b2 = ?
(c) 14 (d) 28 (a) (3a+8b)(3a-8b) (b) (9a+8b)(a-8b)

8. If A= and A2 = I, then x = ? (c) (3a+b)(3a-b) (d) (3a+8bi)(3a-8bi)

(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 3 19. + + =?

9. (G,*) is a commutative or abelian group if

for all a,b∈G (a) 0 (b) 120
(c) 520 (d) NOT
(a) a*b ≠ b*a (b) a*b = b*a 20. If x=3y and 3x-2y=7 then y =?
(a) 0 (b) ½
(c) a+b=b*a (d) a*b=b+a
(c) -1 (d) 1
10. The transpose operation on matrices
satisfies the following properties except:
21. {3n: n∈Z} is an abelian group under:
(a) (A+B) t = At+Bt (b) (At) t=A (a) addition (b) subtraction
(c) multiplication (d) division
(c) (Ka) t=kAt (d) (AB) t≠BtAt

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22. In an identity matrix, all elements except 33. ax2+bx+c=0 has only one root if:
zero are:
(a) One (b) Two (a) b=0 (b) a=0
(c) Four (d) NOT
(c) c=0 (d) ab=0
23. R is a group w.r.t binary operation:
34. Which of the following property is given
(a) Addition (b) Multiplication
below:
(c) Subtraction (d) division
∀ a,b,c ∈ R, a =b --> a + c= b+c , c+a=c+b
(a) Reflexive property
24. -1,1,-1,1,…. is:
(b) Symmetric property
(a) geometric sequence
(c) Transitive property
(b) arithmetic sequence (d) Additive property

(c) alternating sequence 35. The set (Q, .):

(a) forms a group
(d) harmonic sequence (b) does not forms a group
(c) contains no additive identity
25. A non-empty set S which is closed with a (d) contains no additive inverse
binary operation is called group, if:
(a) the binary operation is associative 36. The multiplicative inverse of x such that
x=0 is:
(b)there exists identity element w.r.t the (a) 1/x (b) –x
binary operation (c) 1 (d) does not exists
(c)there exists a unique inverse of each
37. The last term of the 10 numbered series
element of S w.r.t the binary operation
1,2,4,…. is:
(a) 512 (b) 256
(d) All, (a),(b) and (c)
(c) 1024 (d) NOT
26. A sequence is a function whose domain is:
38. If A, B and C are matrices with orders 3X4,
(a) the set of rational numbers
2X3 and 3X3 respectively, then the order of
(b) the set of irrational numbers
BCA is:
(c) the set of integers
(a) 3X2 (b) 2X4
(d) the set of natural numbers
(c) 4X3 (d) 3X4
27. If set S is a group, then number of identity
elements is: 39. Which term of the sequence ,- is
(a) 1 -128
(b) 2 (a) 10 (b) 8
(c) 3 (c) 9 (d) -9
(d) equal to the number of elements of S.
40. The set of R-{0} is closed w.r.t:
28. The sum of two conjugate complex
numbers is always a/an: (a) Addition (b) Multiplication
(a) Real number (b) complex number
(c) division (d) b and c correct
(c) irrational number (d) natural number

29. S={1} is a trivial group under:

(a) + (b) ×

(c) − (d) ÷ ~~Good Luck~~

30. The sum of the infinite geometric series

0.1+0.05+0.025+….. is:
(a) 0.3 (b) 0.2
(c) 0.5 (d) 0.05

31. The sum of reciprocals of fourth root of

unity is:
(a) 2 (b) i

(c) 1 (d) 0

32. If A = , then At has the order:

(a) 3x2 (b) 2x3

(c) 2x2 (d) 3x3

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