IIT-JAM MATHEMATICS-MA
Real Analysis: Topology on ,2 and 3
SECTION-A [Multiple Choice Questions]
1. Let f : be defined by f t t 2 and let U be any non-empty open subset of . Then
(a) f U is open (b) f 1 U is open [IIT-JAM 2005-MA]
(c) f U is closed (d) f 1 U is closed
2. Let G be the set of all irrational numbers. The interior and the closure of G are denoted by G 0 and G ,
respectively. Then [IIT-JAM 2006-MA]
(a) G 0 , G G (b) G 0 , G (c) G 0 , G (d) G 0 G , G
3. The set of all boundary points of in is
(a) (b) \ (c) (d) [IIT-JAM 2008-MA]
1
4. The set U x | sin x is
2
(a) open (b) closed [IIT-JAM 2008-MA]
(c) both open and closed (d) neither open nor closed
5. Let S be an infinite subset of such that S . Which of the following statements is true?
(a) S must have a limit point which belongs to [IIT-JAM 2010-MA]
(b) S must have a limit point which belongs to \
(c) S cannot be a closed set in
(d) \S must have a limit point which belongs to S
n 1
6. Consider the following subsets of : E : n , F : 0 x 1 [IIT-JAM 2011-MA]
n 1 1 x
Then
(a) Both E and F are closed (b) E is closed and F is NOT closed
(c) E is NOT closed and F is closed (d) Neither E nor F is closed
x
7. If Y x , then the set of all limit points of Y is [IIT-JAM 2012-MA]
1 x
(a) (–1, 1) (b) (–1, 1] (c) [0, 1] (d) [–1, 1]
8. Let A and B be subsets of . Which of the following is NOT necessarily true?
0 0
(a) A B A0 B 0 (b) A0 B 0 A B [IIT-JAM 2013-MA]
(c) A B A B (d) A B A B
2
9. The set of all limit points of the set : x (1,1) in is [IIT-JAM 2014-MA]
x 1
(a) [1, ) (b) (1, ) (c) [1,1] (d) [1, )
x2
10. The set 2
: x is [IIT-JAM 2014-MA]
1 x
(a) connected but NOT compact in (b) compact but NOT connected in
(c) compact and connected in (d) neither compact nor connected in
17. Let S and S denote the set of points x in such that every neighbourhood of x contains some points of
S as well as some points of complement of S. Further, let S denote the closure of S. Then which one of the
following is FALSE ? [IIT-JAM 2016-MA]
(a)
(b) ( \T ) T , T
(c) (T V ) T V , T , V , T V
(d) T T ( \T ), T
18. Let S be an infinite subset of such that S \ {a} is compact for some a S . Then which one of the following
is TRUE? [IIT-JAM 2017-MA]
(a) S is a connected set
(b) S contains no limit points
(c) S is a union of open intervals
(d) Every sequence in S has a subsequence converging to an element in S
x
20. The set : 1 x 1 , as a subset of , is [IIT-JAM-2019]
1 x
(a) connected and compact (b) connected but not compact
(c) not connected but compact (d) neither connected nor compact
1 1
21. The set : m, n {0} , as a subset of is [IIT-JAM-2019]
m n
(a) compact and open (b) compact but not open
(c) not compact but open (d) neither compact nor open
22. An algebraic number is a root of a polynomial whose coefficients are rational. The set of algebraic numbers is
(a) finite (b) countably infinite [D.U. 2014]
(c) uncountable (d) none of these
23. Which one of the following does not imply a = 0?
(a) For all 0, 0 a (b) For all 0, a [D.U. 2014]
(c) For all 0, a (d) For all 0, 0 a
24. Let S and T be subsets of . Select the incorrect statement: [D.U. 2014]
(a) (int S) (int T) = int (S T) (b) (int S) (int T) int (S T)
(c) S is closed in (d) T is the largest closed set containing T.
25. Which one of the following set is not countable?
(a) r,where r 1 and is the set of natural numbers [D.U. 2015]
(b) {0, 1} , the set of all the sequences which takes values 0 and 1
(c) , set of integers
(d) 2, is set of rational numbers
26. Let X be a countably infinite subset of and A be a countably infinite subset of X. Then the set
X \A {x X | x A} [D.U. 2016]
(a) is empty (b) is a finite set
(c) can be a countably infinite set (d) can be an uncountable set
27. The subset A {x : 1 x 0} of is [D.U. 2016]
(a) bounded, infinite set and has a limit point in
(b) unbounded, infinite set and has a limit point in
(c) unbounded, infinite set and does not have a limit point in
(d) bounded, infinite set and does not have a limit point in
28. The subset A {x : x 2 4} of is [D.U. 2016]
(a) bounded above but not bounded below (b) bounded above and sup A 2
(c) bounded above but does not have a supremum (d) not bounded above
29. Let S x : 3 x 2 0 . Then [D.U.-2017]
(a) S is bounded above and 3 is the least upper bound of S.
(b) S is bounded above and does not have a least upper bound in .
(c) S is bounded above and does not have a least upper bound in , the set of rational numbers.
(d) S is not bounded above.
1
30. Consider the sets S : n and n is prime , T x 2 : x . Then
n
(a) sup S T 1 (b) sup S 1 and inf T = 0 [D.U.-2017]
1
(c) sup S 1 and inf T 0 (d) inf S T
2 2
31. Let X x, y 2 : x , y \ where is the set of rationals. Then [D.U.-2017]
(a) X is an open and dense subset of 2 (b) X is an open but not dense subset of 2
(c) X is not an open but a dense subset of 2 (d) X is neither an open nor a dense subset of 2
32. Which of the followng statements is/are true ? [D.U.-2017]
(a) There exists a continuous function from , onto (0, 1)
2 2
(b) There exists a continuous function from , onto
2 2
(c) There exists a continous function from 0, 2, 3 onto 0,1
1 2
(d) There exists a continous function from , onto 0, ,1
2 2 3 3
33. S x, y 2 : xy 0 is [D.U.-2017]
(a) neither connected nor compact subset of 2 (b) not connected but is compact subset of 2
(c) is both connected and compact subset of 2 (d) is not compact subset of 2 but connected
1 1
34. Let S , 1 then S equals [D.U.-2017]
n 1 n n
(a) [0, 1] (b) (0, 1] (c) (0, 1) (d) [0, 1)
2x 1
35. Consider the set S x : 1 , where R is the set of reals. Determine which one of the following
x2
statements about S is correct. [CUCET-2016]
(a) S is bounded below but not above and inf S 2
(b) S is bounded above but not below and sup S 1
(c) S is bounded both below and above with inf S 2, sup S 1
(d) S is neither bounded below nor above
mn
36. Consider the set S : m, n are natural numbers . Then determine which one of the following
1 m n
statements is correct [CUCET-2016]
(a) S is a bounded set
1
(b) S is bounded below with inf S but not bounded above
3
(c) S is bounded above with sup S 1 but not below
(d) S is neither bounded below nor above
37. Let A, B and C {a b / a A, b B} . Then the false statement in the following is
(a) If A, B are bounded sets, then C is a bounded set [HCU-2011]
(b) If C is a bounded set, then A, B are bounded sets
(c) If A, B are bounded sets, then C is a bounded set
(d) If C is a bounded set, then A, B are bounded sets
38. If m and M are respectively the greatest lower bound and the least upper bound of the set
2x 3
S , x 0 then [HCU-2012]
x2
(a) m S , M S (b) m S , M S (c) m S , M S (d) m S , M S
39. Let S {x / x 2 5} . Which of the following statements is true about S ? [HCU-2013]
(a) S is bounded above and the sup S (b) S is bounded above and sup S
(c) S is a closed interval (d) S is an open interval
40. Which of the following is an unbounded subset of 2 ? [HCU-2016]
(a) {( x, y ) 2 : x 2 y 2 1} (b) {( x, y ) : x y 1}
2
(c) {( x, y ) :| x | | y | 1}
2
(d) {( x , y ) 2 :| x | y 2 1}
41. A subset S of is infinite if and only if [HCU-2016]
(a) S is not bounded below (b) S is not bounded above
(c) n0 such that n n0 , n S (d) a S , x such that x a
42. For X , Y , define X Y {x y / x Y , y Y } . An example where X Y is
(a) X , Y \ (b) X , Y [1/ 2,1/ 2] [HCU-2010]
(c) X ( , 100], Y { p / p is prime} (d) X (, 100], Y
43. Let x {0} then the correct statement is: [HCU-2011]
(a) If x , then x 3
2
(b) If x , then x 2
3
(c) If x 2 and x 4 then x3 (d) If x 2 and x5 then x
44. Let A be a subset of real numbers containing all the rational numbers. Which of the following statements is true?
(a) A is countable (b) If A is uncountable, then A [HCU-2011]
(c) If A is open, then A (d) None of the above statement is true
45. The set of all real numbers x for which there is some positive real number y such that x y is equal to
(a) (b) the set of all negative real numbers [HCU-2015]
(c) {0} (d) the empty set
46. Which set is uncountable ? [B.H.U.-2014]
(a) The set of positive primes (b) The set of integers
(c) The set of rational numbers (d) The set of irrational numbers in [0, 1]
47. Which of the following statement is not true ? [B.H.U.-2016]
(a) 2 is an irrational number (b) 2 is not an algebraic number
(c) 2 is not a transcendental (d) 2 is not a rational number
48. Consider the following statements [SAU-2016]
(i) Arbitrary union of open sets is open (ii) Finite union of open sets is open
(iii) Arbitrary intersection of closed sets is closed (iv) Finite intersection of closed sets is closed
Then
(a) all the statements are correct (b) only (ii) and (iv) are correct
(c) only (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct (d) only (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct
49. Which one of the following subsets of has a non- empty interior ? [IIT-JAM 2021]
(a) The set of all irrational number in . (b) The set b : x 2 bx 1 0 has distinct roots
(c) The set a : sin a 1 (d) The set of all rational numbers in .
f n
50. Let f : be a bijective map such that . The number of such bijecitve maps is
n 1 n2
(a) Zero (b) infinite [IIT-JAM 2021]
(c) exactly one (d) finite but more than one
51. for subsets T1 and T2 of , we define T1+ T2= t1 t2 t1 T1 , t 2 T2 [JNU- 2019]
Let S1 0,1 2 and S 1, 2 3 . Let S S S
2 1 2
Which one of the following is true ?
(a) There exists a one to one map from[0, 1] to S (b) There exists an onto map from S to [0, 1]
(c) S1 # S2 (d) None of the above
52. Let A denote the subset ×of 2 and U denote the set of all lines in 2 that intersect with A in at least two
points. Then [D.U- 2019]
(a) both A and U are uncountable (b) both A and U are countable
(c) A is countable but U is uncountable (d) U is countable but A is uncountable
53. A set X is said to be a null set if for every 0 there exists a countable collection ak , bk k 1 of open
intervals such that X ak , bk and bk ak . Which of the following set is not a null set ?
k 1 k 1
(a) Every finite set (b) c, the set of irrational numbers [D.U- 2019]
(c) , the set of natural numbers (d) , the set of rational numbers
1
54. The proof of the fact that the sequence converges to zero relies on [D.U- 2019]
n
(a) None of these
(b) both completencess and the archimedian properties of .
(c) only the completeness property of .
(d) only the archimedian property of .
55. Which sets are compact? [D.U- 2019]
2
2 x y2
Y x | x 2 , Y x, y | x y 1 ,
1 2 3 3 Z x , y | 1
4 9
(a) All of X , Y and Z (b) only Y and Z (c) Only X and Z (d) Only Z
56. The union of infinitely many closed subsets of the real line is [D.U.-2020]
(a) uncountable (b) finite (c) always closed (d) need not be closed
57. Given the below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
1
Assertion A: If S 2 : n then inf S = 0 [D.U.-2021]
n
Reason R: If x, then there exists nx such that x < nx
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the not correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(c) A is false but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
58. Given below are two statements [D.U.-2021]
Statement I: Every compact subset S contains a maximum and a minimum element
Statement II: If S contains a maximum and a minimum element, then S is compact
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
(a) Both Statement I and Statement II are true (b) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false (d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
59. Let S denote the set of all limit points of the non-empty set S . Which of the following statements is
true? [H.C.U.-2021]
(a) If S is countably infinite then so is S .
(b) If S is countably infinite then S S .
(c) If S is countably infinite then S is a finite set.
(d) There exists a countably infinite set S such that S is uncountable.
60. Let be an upper bound of a non-empty subset A of . Consider the following statements:
S1: The number is the supremum of A. If cannot be on upper bound of A for any .
S2: The number is the supremum of A. If there exists 0 such that cannot be an upper bound of A.
Then, [H.C.U.-2021]
(a) S1 is true and S2 is false. (b) S1 is false and S2 is true.
(c) Both S1 and S2 are true. (d) Both S1 and S2 are false.
61. Let f , g : be functions where f ( x ) e 2 x and g is a polynomial of degree n; n 2 . Consider the
following statements: [JNU–2021]
A. Cardinality of {x : f g ( x ) 1} n .
B. If g (0) 1, g (1) 5 , then there exists x ]0, 1[ such that f g ( x ) e g .
C. The set {x : f g ( x) 1} is non-empty..
Which of the above statements is/are necessarily true:
(a) A and B only (b) A and C only (c) Only A (d) B and C only
62.
Consider the subset S : ( x, y ) 2 : y x or x y 1 of 2 . Consider the following assertions about S:
A. S is a reflexive relation on . [JNU–2021]
B. S is a transitive relation on .
C. There exists a surjective map from onto S.
D. There exists an injective map from S into 3 .
Which of the above assertions is/are correct ?
(a) A only (b) A and D only (c) A and C only (d) A and B only
63. Consider the following statements: [JNU–2021]
A. Union of any collection of open sets in n is open.
B. Intersection of any collection open sets in n is open.
Then,
(a) B is true and A is false. (b) A is true and B is false.
(c) Both A and B are true. (d) Both A and B are false.
64.
Let S a b 2 : a, b . Which of the following assertions about S is correct ? [JNU–2021]
(a) For any two maps f : and g : S , their composition g f is never surjective.
(b) There exists a surjective map from S onto 2 2 .
(c) There exists an injective map from into S.
(d) For any two maps f : S and g : 3 , their composition g f has a countable range.
65. Let f : 3 be a continuous function such that f (v) f (v) for all , 0 and all v .
Consider the following statements: [JNU–2021]
A. The image of f is compact.
B. The image of f is uncountable.
Which of the following is correct ?
(a) A is true but B is false. (b) B is true but A is false.
(c) Both A and B are true. (d) Both A and B are false.
66. For any pair of subsets C and D of 2 , let C0 denote the interior of C, and C \D denote the set of points in C
which do not belong to D. Consider the following statements: [JNU–2021]
(A) (C \D)0 C 0 \D 0
(B) (C 0 \D ) 0 C 0 \D 0
Which is the following is necessarily correct ?
(a) (A) is true but (B) is false. (b) (B) is true, but (A) is false.
(c) Both (A) and (B) are true. (d) Both (A) and (B) are false.
67. Which of the following sets has/have the same cardinality as ? [JNU–2021]
A. The set of all real sequences.
B. The set of all continuous functions from to .
C. The set of all functions from to the two element set {0, 1}.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) A only (b) B only (c) A and B only (d) C only
68. Let {Cn }n be a sequence of nonempty connected subsets of 2 such that Cn 1 Cn , n . Consider
the following statements: [JNU–2021]
A. Cn is nonempty B. Cn is connected.
n 1 n 1
Which of the following is necessarily correct ?
(a) (A) is true but (B) is false. (b) (B) is true, but (A) is false.
(c) Both (A) and (B) are true. (d) Both (A) and (B) are false.
69. Which one of the following is correct ? [CUCET– 2021]
(a) S1 z :1 z 2 is connected (b) S2 z z 1 and z 2 1 is connected
(c) S3 z : Im ( z ) 1 is connected (d) S4 z : Im ( z ) 1 is not connected
70. Let c denote the complment of the set of rational numbers . The set of all boundary points of in the set
of real numbers is [CUCET– 2021]
(a) c (b) (c) (d)
1
71. The set U x sin x is [CUCET– 2021]
2
(a) closed (b) open
(c) neither open nor closed (d) both open and closed
g n
72. The number of bijective maps g : such that is [TIFR-2021]
n 1 n2
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d)
73. The set S = {x | x > 0 and (1 + x2) tan(2x) = x}is [TIFR-2021]
(a) empty (b) nonempty but finite
(c) countably infinite (d) uncountable
74. Let f : be an arbitrary function. Consider the following assertions: [TIFR-2021]
(I) f is continuous. (II) The set
Graph ( f ) = {(x, f (x))2| x }is a connected subset of 2.
Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) (I) implies (II) but (II) does not imply (I). (b) (II) implies (I) but (I) does not imply (II).
(c) (I) implies (II) and (II) implies (I). (d) (I) does not imply (II), and (II) does not imply (I).
75. What is the number of surjective maps from the set {1, . . . , 10} to the set {1, 2}? [TIFR-2021]
(a) 90 (b) 1022 (c) 98 (d) 1024
76. Consider the following assertions: [TIFR–2022]
I: x, y 2
| xy 1 is connected
II : x, y 2
| xy 1 is connected
Which of the following sentences is true ?
(a) I is false but II is true (b) Both I and II are false
(c) Both I and II are True (d) I is True but II is false
77. What is the number of real solutions iof the equation esin x [TIFR–2022]
(a) Countable infinite (b) 0
(c) Uncountable (d) 1
78. What is the number of bijections f : 1, 2,.....,9 1,2,.....,9 such that for all distinct i, j{1, ...9}, when-
ever the squares labelled i and j in the diagram below share an edge, the sqyares labelled f(i) and f(j) share an
edge too ? [TIFR–2022]
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
(a) 8 (b) 24 (c) 4 (d) 9
x2 x
79. What is the number of solutions of x cos 2 in [0, 10]? [TIFR–2022]
50 2
(a) 0 (b) (c) 2 (d) 1
SECTION-B [Multiple Select Questions]
1. Which of the following statement(s) is(are) TRUE ? [IIT-JAM 2016-MA]
(a) There exists a connected set in which is not compact
(b) Arbitrary union of closed intervals in need not be compact
(c) Arbitrary union of closed intervals in is always closed
(d) Every bounded infinite subset V of has a limit point in V itself
1 1
2. Let S n m n, m . Then which of the following statement(s) is(are) TRUE ?
3 7
(a) S is closed (b) S is not open [IIT-JAM 2016-MA]
(c) S is connected (d) 0 is a limit point of S
3. Let S be the set of all rational numbers in (0, 1). Then which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
(a) S is a closed subset of (b) S is not a closed subset of [IIT-JAM 2017-MA]
(c) S is an open subset of (d) Every x (0,1) \ S is a limit point of S
4. Let S be a subset of such that 2018 is an interior point of S. Which of the following is (are) TRUE?
(a) S contains an interval [IIT-JAM-2018]
(b) There is a sequence in S which does not converge to 2018
(c) There is an element y S , y 2018 such that y is also an interior point of S
(d) There is a point z S , such that | z 2018 | 0.002018
5. Which of the following subsets of is (are) connected? [IIT-JAM-2018]
(a) {x | x x 4}
2
(b) {x | x x 4}
2
(c) {x | | x || x 4 |} (d) {x | | x || x 4 |}
6. Consider the intervals S (0, 2] and T [1, 3) . Let S° and T° be the sets of interior points of S and T,
respectively. Then the set of interior points of S\T is equal to [IIT-JAM-2019]
(a) S \ T (b) S \ T (c) S \ T (d) S°\T
7. Choose the correct statements [D.U. 2014]
(a) n 1
[1 / n, 2] [0, 2] (b) (1/ n, 2] (0, 2]
n 1
(c) (1 1/ n, 2] (1, 2] (d) n 1
[1 1/ n, 2] [1, 2]
n 1
8. If A , which of the following must be true? [D.U. 2014]
(a) If A is open, then A (b) If A is closed, then A
(c) If A is uncountable, then A is closed (d) If A is countable, then A is closed
Let Fn [1/ n,1 / n] for each n and let F n1 Fn . Then
9. [D.U. 2014]
(a) F contains finite number of points (b) sup{| x y |: x, y F } 0
(c) inf{| x y |: x, y F } 0 (d) F is a closed set
10. Which of the following statements are true? [HCU-2013]
(a) If A such that A is finite then A is dense in
(b) There exists A such that A is finite and A is dense in
(c) There exists a pair of disjoint subsets of Q such that both of them are dense in
(d) None of the above is a true statement
1
11. Consider the following subsets of : X 1 x, sin | 0 x 1 , X 2 0, 1 0 , and X 3 0, 1 . Then,
x
(a) X 1 X 2 X 3 is a connected set; [CMI-2013]
(b) X 1 X 2 X 3 is a path-connected set;
(c) X 1 X 2 X 3 is not path-connected, but X 1 X 2 is path-connected;
(d) X 1 X 2 is not path-connected, but every open neighbourhood of a point in this set contains a smaller
open neighbourhood which is path-connected.
12. Let A, B [0,1] be two uncountable sets. Which of the following are false statements
(a) If A B , then either sup( A) inf B or sup B inf A [HCU-2014]
(b) If A B , then [0,1] \ ( A B) is countable
(c) If inf A inf B and sup A sup B, then A B
(d) If A B, then B\A is countable
13. For the real number system, which of the following statements are true: [HCU-2014]
(a) let x, y such that 0 x y then there exists an n such that y nx
(b) let x, y such that x y then there exists an r such that x r y
(c) let x, y such that x y then there exists an \ such that x y
(d) For y such that y 0 there exists an n such that n y n 1
14. Which of the following sets are closed and bounded? [HCU-2015]
(a) {( x, y ) 2 : x 2 y 2 3} (b) {( x, y ) 2 : x y 3}
(c) {( x, y ) 2 :| x | | y | 3} (d) {( x, y ) 2 : max{| x |,| y |} 3}
15. Which of the following is an uncountable subset of 2 ? [HCU-2016]
(a) {( x, y ) : x or x y }
2
(b) {( x, y) : x and y }
2
(c) {( x, y ) 2 : x or y } (d) {( x, y ) 2 : x or y 2 }
16. Which of the following are true? [HCU-2016]
(a) There is a surjective function f :
(b) There is an injective function f :
(c) There is a bijective function f :
(d) There is a bijective function f :{0,1}
17. Let P( ) {All subsets of } . Then which of the following are equivalence relations on P ( ) ?
(a) A~B if and only if | A | | B | (b) A~B if and only if A B B [HCU-2016]
(c) A~B if and only if A B (d) A~B if and only if A B
18. For every pair of continuous functions f , g : , which of the following statements are “always” true?
(a) If f ( x) g ( x), x , then f ( x) g ( x ), x [HCU-2016]
(b) { x / f ( x) g ( x)} is an open subset of
(c) The product of f and g is continuous
f ( x)
, for g ( x) 0
(d) If h( x) g ( x ) then h is continuous
0, otherwise,
19. Let A be a non-empty subset of . Which of the following statements are true?
(a) If A is closed and dense in then A [HCU-2017]
(b) If A is closed then A is infinite
(c) If A is open then A is infinite
(d) If A is infinite then A is either open or closed or dense in
20. Let A . Let Aº denote the set of interior points of A and A denote the set of all limit points of A in
. Then which of the following statements are true? [HCU-2017]
(a) If A is finite then Aº is empty
(b) If A is finite then A is empty
(c) If A is countably infinite then Aº is countably infinite
(d) If A is countably infinite then A is countably infinite
21*. For a set A , denote by Cl(A) the closure of A, and by Int(A) the interior of A. there is a set A such that
(a) A, Cl A , and Int A are pairwise distinct; [CMI-2013]
(b) A, Cl A , Int A , and Cl Int A are pairwise distinct;
(c) A, Cl A , Int A , and Int Cl A are pairwise distinct;
(d) A, Cl A , Int A , Int Cl A , and Cl Int A are pairwise distinct.
22. Let U be a non-empty open subset. Choose the correct statement(s) from below: [CMI-2016]
(a) U is uncountable;
(b) U contains a closed interval as a proper subset;
(c) U is a countable union of disjoint open intervals;
(d) U contains a convergent sequence of real numbers.
1 1
23. Let A be the closure in of the set n : n, m, k . For S , let S denote the set of limit
m k
points of S in . Then [HCU-2017]
(a) A
1
(b) n : m A
m
1 1 1
(c) n : m n : n, m, k A
m m k
1 1 1
(d) n : n, m, k , l A
m k l
24. Consider the four function from to : f1 x x 4 3 x3 7 x 1, f 2 x x3 3x 3 4 x, f 3 x = arctan (x)
x if x
and f 4 x [IIT-JAM-2021]
0 if x
Which of the following subsets of are open ?
(a) The range of f4 (b) The range of f2 (c) The range of f1 (d) The range of f3
25. Which of the following subsets of R is/are connected ? [IIT-JAM-2021]
(a) The set x : x3 x 1 0 (b) The set x : x is irrational
(c) The set x : x3 2 x 1 0 (d) The set x : x 3 1 0
26. Which one of the following is necessarily true ?
(a) If f : is an injective map, then f : is uncoountable [JNU-2019]
(b) There exists no surjective map from onto
(c) There exists a surjecive map from × onto
(d) None of thes
SECTION-C [True/ False]
1. The set x, y | x y divides y x , x y, xy 0. x 1 is finite. [TIFR-2021]
2. Let f1 , f 2 , f3 , f 4 x be monic polynomial each of degree exactly two. Then there exist a real polynomial
p x and a subset i, j 1, 2, 3, 4 with i j such that f i p cf j for some c .[TIFR–2022 ]
3. The set f x x | f n for all n is uncountable. [TIFR–2022 ]
SECTION-A [Multiple Choice Questions]
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (d)
8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (a) 17. (c) 18. (d) 20. (b) 21. (b)
22. (b) 23. (c) 24. (d) 25. (b) 26. (c) 27. (b) 28. (b)
29. (c) 30. (c) 31. (c) 32. (c) 33. (a) 34. (a) 35. (c)
36. (d) 37. (d) 38. (a) 39. (b) 40. (b) 41. (b) 42. (a)
43. (d) 44. (d) 45. (a) 46. (d) 47. (b) 48. (a) 49. (b)
50. (a) 51. (c) 52. (a) 53. (c) 54. (d) 55. (a) 56. (d)
57. (a) 58. (c) 59. (d) 60. (a) 61. (a) 62. (c) 63. (b)
64. (d) 65. (a) 66. (d) 67. (c) 68. (d) 69. (a) 70. (b)
71. (a) 72. (a) 73. (c) 74. (a) 75. (b) 76. (a) 77. (b)
78. (a) 79. (d)
SECTION-B [Multiple Select Questions]
1. (a, b) 2. (b,d) 3. (b,d) 4. (a,b,c) 5. (b,c,d) 6. (b,d) 7. (b,d)
8. (b) 9. (a,b,c,d) 10. (a,b,c) 11. (a,c) 12. (a,b,c,d) 13. (a,b,c) 14. (a,c,d)
15.(a,c,d) 16. (a,b,c,d) 17. (a) 18. (a,c) 19. (a) 20. (a,b) 21. (a)
22.(a,b,c,d) 23. (a,b) 24. (a, b,d) 25. (a,d) 26. (c)
SECTION-C [True/ False]
1. (F) 2. (T) 3. (F)