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MATH Admission Test: 2020

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Multiple-Choice Test
Time: 2 hours

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Notation.
R denotes the set of all real numbers.
C denotes the set of all complex numbers.

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1. Let V be a finite dimensional vector space and let W be a proper subspace of V . Let W 0 be

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another subspace of V such that V = W ⊕ W 0 , i.e. V = span (W ∪ W 0 ) and W ∩ W 0 = {0}.
Let T : V → V be an invertible linear map such that T (W ) ⊂ W . Which of the following

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statements is necessarily true ?

(a) T (W 0 ) ⊂ W 0 ;
(b) W 0 ⊂ T (W 0 );
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(c) T (W 0 ) ∩ W = {0};
(d) W 0 ⊂ ker(T ).
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2. Let V be a finite dimensional real vector space, and let T : V → V be a linear map such that
Range(T ) = ker(T ). Which of the following statements in not necessarily true ?
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(a) T = 0;
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(b) T 2 = 0;
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(c) 0 is an eigenvalue of T ;
(d) All eigenvalues of T are equal to 0.
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3. Consider the vector space Rn equipped with the Euclidean metric d define by
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n
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d(x, y) = (xi − yi ) /2
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i=1

Let W be a proper subspace of Rn . Which of the following statements is necessarily true ?

(a) W is closed.
(b) W is open.
(c) W is not closed.
 (d) W is neither closed nor open.

4. Let A be a 5 × 5 real matrix. If A = (aij ), let Ai j denote the cofactor of the entry aij , for
1 ≤ i, j ≤ 5. Let A denote the matrix whose (i, j)-th entry is Aij , 1 ≤ i, j ≤ 5. Suppose the
rank of A is 3. What is the rank of A?

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(a) 1;
(b) 3;
(c) 5;

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(d) 0.

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5. For n ≥ 2, the determinant of the n × n permutation matrix

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(a) (−1)n ;
(b) (−1)n(n−1)/2 ;
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(c) −1;
(d) 1.
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6. Let M2 (R) denote the vector space of all 2 × 2 matrices over the field of real number i.e.
  
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M2 (R) = : a, b, c, d ∈ R
c d
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Let S ⊂ M2 (R) be the subspace defined by

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a b
S= ∈ M2 (R) : a + c = 0 .
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Then the dimension of S is

(a) 1;
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(b) 2;
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(c) 3;
(d) 4.

7. Let V be a finite dimensional real vector space of dimension n > 1 and let W ⊂ V be a subspace
of dimension n − 1. A linear map from V to R is called a linear functional on V . Which of the
following statements is necessarily true ?
 (a) There does not exist any linear functional on V such that W is the kernel of that linear
functional;
(b) W is the kernel of unique linear functional on V ;
(c) W is the kernel of a linear functional on V ;

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(d) There exist a non-zero linear functional on V whose kernel strictly contains W .

8. Let < · · · >n denote the standard inner product on the vector space Rn ,i.e.
n

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< x, y >n = x, yi

b.
i=1

for vectors x, y ∈ Rn . Let T : Rn → Rm be a linear map such that

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< T x, T y >m =< x, y >n

for all x, y ∈ Rn . which of the following statements is necessarily true ?

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(a) n ≥ m.
(b) n ≤ m.
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(c) n = m.
(d) The map T is onto
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9. Let V be a finite dimensional real inner product space and let T : V → V be a linear map such
that < T xT y >=< x, y > for all x, y → V . Suppose W ⊂ V is a proper subspace of V such
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that T (W ) ⊂ W Define a subspace W ⊥ of V by

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W ⊥ := {v ∈ V | < v, w >= 0 for all w ∈ W }

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(a) T (W ⊥ ) is not contained in W ⊥ .

(b) T (W ⊥ ) is contained in W ⊥ .
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(c) T (W ⊥ ) ∩ W ⊥ = {0}.
(d) W ⊥ is contained in T (W ⊥ )
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10. Let R be a ring with unit such that a2 = a for all a ∈ R. Which of the following statements is
not neccessarily true ?

(a) ab = −ba for all a, b, ∈ R,

(b) a = −a for all a ∈ R,
 (c) R is commutative,
(d) R = {0, 1}.

11. Let S be a nonempty set, and let p(S) be the power set of S, i.e. p(S) = {A|A ⊂ S|}. Define
a binary operation ∠ on P (S) by A∠B := (A ∪ B) \ (A ∩ B) for A, B ∈ P (S). Which of the

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following statements is necessarily true ?

(a) (P (S), 4) is not a group as 4 is not associative.

(b) (P (S), 4) is not a group as there is no identity.

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(c) (P (S), 4) is an abelian group.

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(d) (P (S), 4) is a non-abelian group.

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12. Let I1 , I2 be ideals of a commutative ring R. Define the set

I1 + I2 := {a + b|a ∈ I1 , b ∈ I2 }.
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Which of the following statements in not neccessarily true ?

(a) I1 + I2 is an ideal of R.
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(b) I1 ⊂ I1 + I2 .
(c) |I1 + I2 | = |I1 | + |I2 | if R is finite.
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(d) |I1 + I2 | = |I1 | · |I2 | if I1 ∩ I2 = {0} and R is finite.

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13. Let I be an ideal of a commutative ring R. Define the set

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I := {a ∈ R| There exists n ≥ 1 such that an ∈ I}.

Which of the following statements is neccessarily true ?

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(a) I is an ideal.
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(b) I is not an ideal.

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(c) I = I.
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(d) I ⊂ I.

14. How many non-isomorphic group are there of order 15?

(a) 1;
(b) 2;
 (c) 3;
(d) 5.

15. Suppose G is a group and a, b ∈ G. which of the following statements is neccessarily true ?

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(a) There exist a positive integer n such that an = bn ;
(b) (ab)−1 = a−1 b−1 ;
(c) o(ab) = o(ba).

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(d) None of the above statements is necessarily true.

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16. Let H1 , H2 be distinct subgroups of a finite abelian group G. Define the subgroup H1 H2 by
H1 H2 = h1 h2 |h1 ∈ H1 , h2 ∈ H2 . Which of the following statements is neccessarily true ?

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(a) |G| ≤ |H1 | + |H2 |;
(b) |G \ (H1 ∩ H2 )| = |GH1 | · |G \ H2 |,
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(c) |G \ H1 | = |G \ H2 | · |H2 \ (H1 ∪ H2 )|.
(d) |(H1 H2 ) \ H1 | = |H2 \ (H1 ∪ H2 )|.
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17. Let P > 3 be a prime number and let sp denote the symmetric group on P symbols. How
many p-Sylow subgroup are there in Sp ?
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(a) 1;
(b) p;
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(c) 2;
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(d) (P − 2)!.
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18. Let R be a commutative ring with unit and let

N = {a ∈ R|an = 0f orsomeintegern ≥ 0}.

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Which of the following statements is necessarily true ?

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(a) Any prime of R contains N,

(b) N is not an ideal,
(c) N is a prime ideal,
(d) N = {0}.
19. Let f : R → R be twice continuously differentiable, and suppose limx→∞ f 00 (x) = 1. Which of
the following statements is necessarily true ?
f (x)
(a) limx→∞ x2
= 1,
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(b) limx→∞ x2 does not exist,
(c) limx→∞ fx(x)
2 = 2,
(d) limx→∞ fx(x)
2 = 1 \ 2.

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20. Let fn : [0, 1] → R be define by fn (x) = (cos(πx))2n . Which of the following statements is true

b.
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(a) The sequence {fn } converges uniformly on 0, 1,

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(b) The sequence {fn } converges pointwise on [0, 1] to a function f such that f has exactly
one point of discontinuity,
(c) The sequence {fn } converges pointwise on [0, 1] to a function f such that f has exactly
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two points of discontinuity,
sequence {fn } does not converge pointwise on [0, 1].
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21. Let f : [−1, 1] → R be a continuous function such that

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f (x)x2n dx = 0
−1
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for all n ≥ [Link] of the following statements is necessarily false ?

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(a) f−1 f (x)2 dx = f−1
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f (−x)2 dx.
   
(b) supx∈|−1,1| f (x) + inf x∈|−1,1| f (x) = 0.
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(c) f (0) 6= 0.
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(d) f (1 \ 2)f (−1 \ 2) ≤ 0.

22. Let f : R → R be a continuous function such that f (x + 1) = f (x) + 1 for all x ∈ R. Which of
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the following statements is necessarily false ?

f (x)
(a) limx+∞ x1+e
= 0 for all ∈> 0,
(b) limx+∞ f (x)
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does not exist,
f (x)
(c) limx+∞ x = 1,
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(d) limx+∞ x1+e
= +∞ for all ∈> 0.

23. Let {0, 1}N denote the set of all sequence {xn } such that xn ∈ {0, 1} for all n ≥. Define a map
f : {0, 1}N → R by
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f ({xn }) := n
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2
Which of the following statements is true ?

(a) The map f is one-to-one and onto from {0, 1}N to [0, 1].

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(b) The map f is one-to-one and onto from {0, 1}N to [0, 1).

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(c) The map f is onto from {0, 1}N to[0, 1] and |f −1 (1 \ 2)| = 2.
The map f is onto from {0, 1}N to [0, 1] and |f −1 (1)| = 2.

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24. Let f : [0, ∞) → R be a monotone increasing functions, and define fn : [0, ∞) → R by

fn (x) = f (x + n), x ∈ [0, ∞)

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for all n ≥ 1. Suppose that for some x0 ∈ [0, ∞), the limit limn→∞ fn (x0 ), exists. Which of the
following statements is necessarily false ?
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(a) The sequence {fn } converges pointwise on [0, ∞).

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(b) The sequence {fn } converges uniformly on [0, ∞).

(c) The limit limx→∞ f (x) exists.
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(d) The function f is unbounded on [0, ∞).

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25. Let X, Y be set and let f : X → Y be a function. Let {Si }i∈I be a family of subsets of
X,i.e. Si ⊂ X for all i ∈ I, Where I is an index set. Which of the following statements is not
necessarily true ?
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(a) F (∪i ∈ ISi ) ⊂ ∪i∈I f (Si ).

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(b) F (∪i ∈ ISi ) ⊃ ∩i∈I f (Si ).

(c) F (∩i ∈ ISi ) ⊂ ∩i∈I f (Si ).
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(d) F (∪i ∈ ISi ) ⊃ ∪i∈I f (Si ).

26. Let S be the set of all those nonnegative real numbersP α with the following property: if
{xn } is√ a sequence of nonnegative real number such that inf ty
n=1 xn < +∞, then we also have
P∞ xn
n=1 nα < +∞. Which of the following statements is true ?
 (a) S = ∅.
(b) S ⊃ (1/4), ∞.
(c) S ⊃ (1/2, ∞).
(d) S ⊂ (3/4, ∞).

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27. Let X be a finite set. Let P (X) be the power set of X, i.e. the set whose elements are all
subset of X. Which of the following defines a metric on the power set P (X)?

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(a) d(V, W ) = |(V ∪ W ) \ (V ∩ W )|.

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(b) d(V, W ) = |V ∩ W |.
(c) d(V, W ) = |V \ W |.

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(d) d(V, W ) = |V ∪ W |.

28. The tangent line to the curve 26x + y 4 = 9xy at the point (1, 2) has slope
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(a) 3/23,
(b) 6/23,
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(c) 9/23,
(d) 4/7.
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29. Consider the following statements:

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P P P
(a) If n an and n bn are convergent, then n an bn is convergent.
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P P P
(b) If n an is convergent and n bn is absolutely convergent, then n an bn is absolutely
convergent.
P P
(c) If an ≥ 0 for all n, n an is convergent, and {bn } is bounded sequence, then n an bn
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P
is absolutely convergent, then n an bn is absolutely convergent. Which of the following
statements is true ?
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(a) All of the statements are true,

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(b) Statement is true but statement is false,

(c) Only statements and are true,
(d) Only statements and are true.
30. Consider the metric space (N = N ∪ {∞}, d), Where the metric d is define by d(m, n) = | m1 − n1 |
for m, n ∈ N, and d(n, ∞) = 1/n for n ∈ N. Let f : N → R be a continuous function between
metric space (Where R is equipped with its usual metric). Which of the following statements
is necessarily false ?

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(a) The metric space N is compact,
(b) The function f is unbounded,
(c) The function f is uniformly continuous,

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(d) For any x ∈ R, the set f −1 ({x}) is compact.

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