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Syllabus Sample MMA 2014 PDF
Syllabus Sample MMA 2014 PDF
SYLLABUS
Analytical Reasoning
Algebra Arithmetic, geometric and harmonic progression. Continued fractions. Elementary combinatorics: Permutations and combinations, Binomial theorem. Theory of equations. Inequalities. Complex numbers and De Moivres theorem. Elementary set theory. Functions and relations. Elementary number theory:
Divisibility, Congruences, Primality. Algebra of matrices. Determinant, rank and
inverse of a matrix. Solutions of linear equations. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors of
matrices. Simple properties of a group.
Coordinate geometry Straight lines, circles, parabolas, ellipses and hyperbolas.
Calculus Sequences and series: Power series, Taylor and Maclaurin series.
Limits and continuity of functions of one variable. Differentiation and integration of
functions of one variable with applications. Definite integrals. Maxima and minima.
Functions of several variables - limits, continuity, differentiability. Double integrals
and their applications. Ordinary linear differential equations.
Elementary discrete probability theory Combinatorial probability, Conditional probability, Bayes theorem. Binomial and Poisson distributions.
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Note: For each question there are four suggested answers of which only one is correct.
1. Let {fn (x)} be a sequence of polynomials defined inductively as
f1 (x)
(x 2)2
fn+1 (x)
n 1.
Let an and bn respectively denote the constant term and the coefficient of x
in fn (x). Then
(A) an = 4, bn = 4n
(B) an = 4, bn = 4n2
(C) an = 4(n1)! , bn = 4n
2. If a, b are positive real variables whose sum is a constant , then the minimum
p
value of (1 + 1/a)(1 + 1/b) is
(A) 1/
(B) + 2/
(C) + 1/
(B) 2n+1
(C) 2n1
(D) 22n .
(B) 36
(C) 34
(D) 33.
(B) n3
(C) 2n
2
(D) 3n .
n+1
n+2
n
(B)
nn
n!
(C)
n
n+1
n
(D)
(n + 1)n
.
n!
7 26 63
n3 1
3
9 28 65
n +1
is
(A) 1
(B) 2/3
(C) 7/3
11. The number of positive integers which are less than or equal to 1000 and are
divisible by none of 17, 19 and 23 equals
(A) 854
(B) 153
(C) 160
12. Consider the polynomial x5 + ax4 + bx3 + cx2 + dx + 4 where a, b, c, d are real
numbers. If (1 + 2i) and (3 2i) are two roots of this polynomial then the
value of a is
(A) 524/65
(C) 1/65
(B) 524/65
(D) 1/65.
(B) 1
(C) 2
2 mod 15
4 mod 21.
(B) 1
(C) 2
3
(D) 3.
(B) 0
(C) 1
16. If two real polynomials f (x) and g(x) of degrees m ( 2) and n ( 1) respectively, satisfy
f (x2 + 1) = f (x)g(x),
for every x R, then
(A) f has exactly one real root x0 such that f 0 (x0 ) 6= 0
(B) f has exactly one real root x0 such that f 0 (x0 ) = 0
(C) f has m distinct real roots
(D) f has no real root.
17. Let X =
1
1
1
1
+
+
+ +
. Then,
1001 1002 1003
3001
(A) X < 1
(A) 2
n
X
2i(k1)
2ik
e n e n
is
k=1
(B) 2e
(C) 2
(D) 2i.
n
1
20. The limit lim 1 2
equals
n
n
(A) e1
(B) e1/2
(C) e2
(D) 1.
4
X
j kj ,
j=0
for 0 k 4. Then
4
X
bk k is equal to
k=0
(A) 5
22. Let an =
1
1
2
(A) equals 1
(B) 5
(C) 5(1 + )
(D) 0.
1
1
,
n+1
n 1. Then lim an
n
1
(C) equals
(D) equals 0.
23. Let X be a nonempty set and let P(X) denote the collection of all subsets of
X. Define f : X P(X) R by
f (x, A) =
1
0
if x A
if x
/ A.
X
k=2
1
converges to
k(k 1)
(A) 1
(B) 1
(A) 1
1
26. lim
n n
(A)
3x 1
3x + 1
(C) 0
4x
equals
(C) e8/3
(B) 0
n
n
n
+
+ +
n+1 n+2
2n
(D) e4/9
is equal to
(B) 0
(C) loge 2
(D) 1
27. Let cos6 = a6 cos 6+a5 cos 5+a4 cos 4+a3 cos 3+a2 cos 2+a1 cos +a0 .
Then a0 is
(A) 0
(B) 1/32.
(C) 15/32.
(D) 10/32.
125
(B) 69/5
(C)
112
(D)
864/5.
1
set {x : x + > 6} equals the set
x
(0, 3 2 2) (3 + 2 2, )
(, 3 2 2) (3 + 2 2, )
(, 3 2 2) (3 + 2 2, )
(, 3 2 2) (3 + 2 2, 3 2 2) (3 + 2 2, )
= f (x, y) + ty,
f (x, t + y)
= f (x, y) + tx and
f (0, 0)
= K, a constant.
(B) K xy.
(C) K + xy.
31. Consider the sets defined by the real solutions of the inequalities
A = {(x, y) : x2 + y 4 1}
B = {(x, y) : x4 + y 6 1}.
Then
(A) B A
(B) A B
(C) Each of the sets A B, B A and A B is non-empty
(D) none of the above.
32. If a square of side a and an equilateral triangle of side b are inscribed in a
circle then a/b equals
(A)
p
2/3
(B)
(C) 3/ 2
3/2
6
(D)
2/3.
(B) 22
(C) 11
(D) 0.
34. If f (x) =
3 sin x
, then the range of f (x) is
2 + cos x
n+1
f (m, n) =
f (m 1, 1)
f (m 1, f (m, n 1))
if m = 0
if m =
6 0, n = 0
if m =
6 0, n 6= 0
(B) 3
(C) 2
a
a
x
a
a
a
a
x
(D) 1.
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4.
M =
1
0
0
1
(A) 1, 1, 4
(B) 1, 4, 4
1
2
1
1 are
2
(C) 0, 1, 4
(D) 0, 4, 4.
40. Let x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 , y1 , y2 , y3 and y4 be fixed real numbers, not all of them equal
to zero. Define a 4 4 matrix A by
x21 + y12
x2 x1 + y2 y1
A=
x3 x1 + y3 y1
x4 x1 + y4 y1
x1 x2 + y1 y2
x1 x3 + y1 y3
x1 x4 + y1 y4
x22 + y22
x2 x3 + y2 y3
x3 x2 + y3 y2
x23 + y32
x2 x4 + y2 y4
.
x3 x4 + y3 y4
x4 x2 + y4 y2
x4 x3 + y4 y3
x24 + y42
(A) 1 or 2.
(B) 0.
(C) 4.
(D) 2 or 3.
41. Let k and n be integers greater than 1. Then (kn)! is not necessarily divisible
by
(A) (n!)k .
(B) (k!)n .
(C) n!.k!.
(D) 2kn .
A= 0
0
If 1 + 2 + 3 =
(A) Empty set
0
0
cos t sin t .
sin t cos t
no
n o
,
4 4
(C)
(D)
n o
,
.
3 3
+
y
+ 2y
+ 4y
+
z
+ 4z
+ 10z
=
=
=
(B) = 1, 2
(C) = 3, 3
(D) = 1, 2.
= 1
a2 x + b2 y + c2 z
a3 x + b3 y + c3 z
3 .
(C) /2
46. If the tangent at the point P with co-ordinates (h, k) on the curve y 2 = 2x3
is perpendicular to the straight line 4x = 3y, then
(A) (h, k) = (0, 0)
(B) (h, k) = (1/8, 1/16)
(C) (h, k) = (0, 0) or (h, k) = (1/8, 1/16)
(D) no such point (h, k) exists.
47. Consider the family F of curves in the plane given by x = cy 2 , where c is a
real parameter. Let G be the family of curves having the following property:
every member of G intersects each member of F orthogonally. Then G is given
by
(A) xy = k
(B) x2 + y 2 = k 2
(C) y 2 + 2x2 = k 2
(D) x2 y 2 + 2yk = k 2
48. Suppose the circle with equation x2 + y 2 + 2f x + 2gy + c = 0 cuts the parabola
y 2 = 4ax, (a > 0) at four distinct points. If d denotes the sum of ordinates of
these four points, then the set of possible values of d is
(A) {0}
(D) (, ).
(C) (a, a)
(B) a parabola
(C) a circle
50. Let
72 + 82 + 152 + 232
V2
62 + 82 + 152 + 242
52 + 82 + 152 + 252
V3
V1
7 + 8 + 15 + 23
4
2
6 + 8 + 15 + 24
4
2
5 + 8 + 15 + 25
4
2
,
,
.
Then
(A) V3 < V2 < V1
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(A)
1
n
2
n
(B)
(C)
1
n1
(D)
1
.
n2
52. Two coins are tossed independently where P(head occurs when coin i is tossed)
= pi , i = 1, 2. Given that at least one head has occurred, the probability that
coins produced different outcomes is
(A)
p1 + p2 2p1 p2
2
2p1 p2
(D) none of the above.
(B)
(C)
p1 + p2 2p1 p2
p1 + p2 p1 p2
3
53. The number of cars (X) arriving at a service station per day follows a Poisson
distribution with mean 4. The service station can provide service to a maximum of 4 cars per day. Then the expected number of cars that do not get
service per day equals
(A) 4
(B) 0
(C)
iP (X = i + 4)
(D)
i=0
iP (X = i 4).
i=4
1+x
1x
1
(C)
+ log(1 x)
1x
1 2 2 3 3 4
x + x + x + is
2
3
4
x
+ log(1 + x)
1x
x
(D)
+ log(1 x).
1x
(A) log
(B)
11
55. Let {an } be a sequence of real numbers. Then lim an exists if and only if
n
X
X an
an is convergent. If p is a real number such that the series
np
n=1
diverges, then
(A) p must be strictly less than
1
2
1
2
(C) p must be strictly less than or equal to 1 but can be greater than
(D) p must be strictly less than 1 but can be greater than or equal to
1
2
1
2.
an = n{ n ea n a},
n 1.
Then
(A)
(C)
(B)
lim an = 0
n
n
lim an = e
58. Let {an }, n 1, be a sequence of real numbers satisfying |an | 1 for all n.
Define
1
An = (a1 + a2 + + an ),
n
(B) 1
(A) 0
(C) 1
59. In the Taylor expansion of the function f (x) = ex/2 about x = 3, the coefficient of (x 3)5 is
(A) e3/2
1
5!
(B) e3/2
1
25 5!
(C) e3/2
12
1
25 5!
2
5
3
6
4
2
5
4
6
9
7
8
8
7
9
1,
(B) 12
(C) 360
(D) 2520.
61. Let
A= 1
1
2
3
1
2
2
and B = 1
1
0
1
1
0 .
1
Then
(A) there exists a matrix C such that A = BC = CB
(B) there is no matrix C such that A = BC
(C) there exists a matrix C such that A = BC, but A 6= CB
(D) there is no matrix C such that A = CB.
62. If the matrix
"
A=
a 1
2 3
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7.
cos
sin
sin
cos
!
.
(C)
cos
sin
sin
cos
cos30
sin30
sin30
cos30
(B)
1
0
(D)
0
1
13
0
1
1
0
!
.
(B) 2 2.
(A) 2.
(C)
65. Let n be a positive real number and p be a positive integer. Which of the
following inequalities is true?
(n + 1)p+1 np+1
p+1
(n + 1)p+1 np+1
p
(C) (n + 1) <
p+1
(A) np >
(B) np <
(n + 1)p+1 np+1
p+1
(B) 1
(C)
(D)
satisfies
(A) 0 f (x) <
1
2
for every x
e1/(x
+y 2 )
if (x, y) 6= (0, 0)
f (x, y) =
0
Then f (x, y) is
(A) not continuous at (0, 0)
(B) continuous at (0, 0) but does not have first order partial derivatives
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(C) continuous at (0, 0) and has first order partial derivatives, but not differentiable at (0, 0)
(D) differentiable at (0, 0)
69. Consider the function
f (x) =
Z x
{5 + |1 y|}dy
if x > 2
if x 2
5x + 2
Then
(A) f is not continuous at x = 2
(B) f is continuous and differentiable everywhere
(C) f is continuous everywhere but not differentiable at x = 1
(D) f is continuous everywhere but not differentiable at x = 2.
70. Let w = log(u2 + v 2 ) where u = e(x
+y)
w
x x=0,y=0
is
(A) 0
(B) 1
71. Let
(C) 2
(
f (x, y) =
1,
xy,
(D) 4
if xy = 0,
if xy =
6 0.
Then
f
x (0, 0) exists
not continuous at (0, 0) and f
x (0, 0) exists
f
continuous at (0, 0) and x (0, 0) does not exist
not continuous at (0, 0) and f
x (0, 0) does not exist.
72. The map f (x) = a0 cos |x| + a1 sin |x| + a2 |x|3 is differentiable at x = 0 if and
only if
(A) a1 = 0 and a2 = 0
(B) a0 = 0 and a1 = 0
(C) a1 = 0
73. f (x) is a differentiable function on the real line such that lim f (x) = 1 and
x
15
(A) must be 0
(C) > 1
(D) < 1.
74. Let f and g be two differentiable functions such that f 0 (x) g 0 (x) for all
x < 1 and f 0 (x) g 0 (x) for all x > 1. Then
(A) if f (1) g(1), then f (x) g(x) for all x
(B) if f (1) g(1), then f (x) g(x) for all x
(C) f (1) g(1)
(D) f (1) g(1).
75. The length of the curve x = t3 , y = 3t2 from t = 0 to t = 4 is
(B) 8(5 5 + 1)
(A) 5 5 + 1
(C) 5 5 1
Z
ex dx =
, the value of
e(x
+xy+y 2 )
dxdy
is
(A)
/3
(B) / 3
(C)
(D) 2/ 3.
2/3
77. Let R be the triangle in the xy-plane bounded by the x-axis, the line y = x,
and the line x = 1. The value of the double integral
Z Z
sin x
dxdy
x
R
is
(A) 1 cos 1
(B) cos 1
(C)
(D) .
i
xn ln(1 + x) dx
is
(A) 0
(B) ln 2
(C) ln 3
(D) .
79. Let g(x, y) = max{12 x, 8 y}. Then the minimum value of g(x, y) as (x, y)
varies over the line x + y = 10 is
(A) 5
(B) 7
(C) 1
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(D) 3.
1/(k+)
1/(k+)
1
dx
1+x
is equal to
(A) loge
1+
1+
(B) loge
(C) loge
1+
1+
(D) .
lim
X 1 j
f
n
n
j=0
1/2
f (x) dx.
0
82. The volume of the solid, generated by revolving about the horizontal line
y = 2 the region bounded by y 2 2x, x 8 and y 2, is
(A) 2 2
(B) 28/3
(C) 84
is
||
(A) 2
(B) 1
(C) the expression may not always be a real number and hence maximum
does not make sense
(D) none of the above.
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100
X
ai
and q =
i=1
ai aj .
1i<j100
Then
(A) q =
p2
2
(B) q 2
p2
2
(C) q <
p2
2
85. The differential equation of all the ellipses centred at the origin is
(A) y 2 + x(y 0 )2 yy 0 = 0
(C) yy 00 + x(y 0 )2 xy 0 = 0
dy
= sin2 x,
dt
t 0.
If the curve passes through the point (/2, 0) when t = 0, then the equation
of the curve in rectangular co-ordinates is
(A) y = 1/2 cos2 x
(B) y = sin 2x
(C) y = cos 2x + 1
(D) y = sin2 x 1.
2 (
3 6
+ 1)
(B)
2 (
3 6
1)
(C)
3 3
(D)
.
3
88. Let f (x) be a given differentiable function. Consider the following differential
equation in y
f (x)
dy
dx
yf 0 (x) y 2 .
x+c
f (x)
f (x)
(C) y =
x+c
(B) y 2 =
(A) y =
89. Let y(x) be a non-trivial solution of the second order linear differential equation
d2 y
dy
+ 2c
+ ky = 0,
dx2
dx
where c < 0, k > 0 and c2 > k. Then
18
(A) |y(x)| as x
(B) |y(x)| 0 as x
(C)
dy
=0
dx
dy
(D) x2 y 2 + 2xy
= 0.
dx
(A) x2 + y 2 2xy
(B) x2 + y 2 + 2xy
dy
= 1,
dx
dy
when y = 1
satisfies the initial condition y(1/4) = 1. Then the value of
dx
is
(A)
4
3
(B)
4
3
(C)
16
5
(D)
16
.
5
a
0
b
a1
)
: a, b R, a > 0
94. Let G be the group {1, i} with multiplication of complex numbers as composition. Let H be the quotient group Z/4Z. Then the number of nontrivial
group homomorphisms from H to G is
(A) 4
(B) 1
(C) 2
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(D) 3.