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 Multiple choice questions
Ali Akbar Alijani
Department of Mathematics, University of Guilan
e-mail: alijanialiakbar@gmail.com
Hossein Sahleh
Department of Mathematics, University of Guilan
e-mail: sahleh@guilan.ac.ir

Question 1. Let f, g : R → R be two periodic functions with periods a

and b, respectively, such that
√
limx→0 f (x)
x
= u and limx→0 g(x)
x
= v 6= 0. What
n
is the value of limn→∞ fg((2+
((3+ 7) a)
√
2)n b)
?
1. 0
√
3+√7
2. 2+ 2

3. 1
4. The above sequence is divergent.

P∞ n
Question 2. What is the value of 1 n4 +n2 +1 ?
1
1. 2
1
2. 4
1
3. 8

4. The above series is divergent.

Question 3. Let (X, d) be a metric space,A ⊆ X and  > 0 arbitrary.

Which of the following statements is true about O (A) = {x ∈ X; d(x, a) < }
and C (A) = {x ∈ X; d(x, a) ≤ }?

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 1. O (A) is open and C (A) closed.

2. O (A) need not to be open but C (A) is always closed.

3. If A is compact, then C (A) is closed.

4. O (A) is open if and only if A is open.

Question 4. We say that the space X has the property S whenever

for every  > 0,X has a cover containing connected subsets such that the
diameter of each of them less than . Which of the following statements is
not true?

1. A metric space X has the property S if X contains a dense subset with

the property S.

2. R (with the usual topology) has the property S.

3. If the closure of a subset of a metric space X has the property S, then

X has the property S.

4. A discrete metric space has the property S.

Question 5. Which of the following statements is not true?

1. Let S ⊆ R is not closed. Then there exists a function with domain S

such that f is not bounded.

2. If f and g are two uniformly continuous functions on E ⊆ R, then f g

is a uniformly continuous function on E.

3. If A and B are two non-empty subsets of R such that x ≤ y for all

x ∈ A and y ∈ B, then supA ≤ inf B.

4. If a function is uniformly continuous on finite number of closed inter-

vals, then f is uniformly continuous on the union of them.

Question 6. Which of the following statements is true?

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 1. Every continuous and bounded function R → R is uniformly continu-
ous.

2. Every differentiable function f : (0, 1) → [0, 1] is uniformly continuous.

3. If f : X → Y be a continuous, one to one and surjective between metric

spaces X and Y , then f −1 is continuous.

4. If f : [0, ∞) → [0, ∞) is a continuous and bounded function, then f

has a fix point.

Question 7. Let f : R → R be a differentiable function such that

{x; f 0 (x) = r} is closed for every r ∈ R. Which of the following statements
is true?

1. If f 0 (a)f 0 (b) < 0, then f 0 (c) = 0 for some c ∈ R.

2. There exists r ∈ R such that {x; f (x) = r} is not closed.

3. f 0 is a continuous function.

4. 1 and 3 are true.

Question 8. Let A be a real 4 × 4 matrix such that −1, 1, −2, 2 are its
eigenvalues. If B = A4 − 5A2 + 5I, then which of the following statements is
not true?

1. det(A + B) = 0

2. det(B) = 1

3. tr(A − B) = 0

4. tr(A + B) = 4

Question 9. Let A and B be two real 3×3 matrices such that rank(AB) =
1. Which of the following numbers can not be a value for rank(BA)?

1. 0

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 2. 1

3. 2

4. 3

Question 10. Which of the following statements is true?

1. There exists a 3 × 3 matrix such that A2 is diagonal but A is not

diagonal.

2. For every A ∈ M2 (C), there exists B ∈ M2 (C) such that B 2 = A.

3. If the characteristic polynomial of a n × n matrix has the form xn −

nx + 1, then A is diagonal (n ≥ 2).

4. 1 and 3 are true.

Question 11. Let A be a n × n matrix which has n distinct eigenvalues.

If AB = BA, then:

1. A is diagonal.

2. B is diagonal.

3. The eigenvalues of A and B are equal.

4. 1 and 2 are true.

Question 12. Let 2 be the only eigenvalue of n × n matrix A ∈ Mn (C).

Then:

1. A is diagonal.

2. A = 2I.

3. A = 2I or A is diagonal.

4. A is invertible.

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 Question 13. Let A ∈ M2 (R),det(A) = −3 and trA = 2. Consider the
linear transformation T : M2 (R) → M2 (R) defined by T (B) = AB. Which
of the following statements is not true?

1. T is diagonal.

2. T is invertible.

3. There exists a matrix B 6= 0 such that T (B) = B.

4. It need not to be 2 is an eigenvalue of T .

Question 14. Let A, B ∈ Mn (R). Define ∇A tr(AB) = (cij ) which

cij = ∂tr(AB)
∂aij
. Which of the following statements is the value of ∇A tr(AB)?

1. B

2. At

3. B t

4. A

Question 15. Which of the following statements is true?

1. Z[x1 , x2 , ...] is noetherian but is not artinian.

2. Z[x1 , x2 , ..., xn ] is artinian and noetherian.

3. Z[x1 , x2 , ..., xn ] is artinian but is not noetherian.

4. Z[x1 , x2 , ...] is neither noetherian nor artinian.

Question 16. Which of the following statements is true?

1. Every free Z−module is projective.

T
2. If F is a free Z−module, then n∈N nF = 0.

3. (2Z)[x] is not noetherian.

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 4. All of the above are true.

Question 17. Let M be a R−module and f : M → R a surjective

R−module homomorphism. Which of the following statements is true?
1. If M is noetherian, then R is noetherian.

2. Kerf is a direct summand of M .

3. If R is a PID, then M is cyclic.

4. 1 and 2 are true.

Question 18. For ideal I of ring R, define the subset mI as follows:

[
mI = (0 :R 1 − i)
i∈I

Which of the following statements is not true?

1. mI is an ideal of R include in I.

2. If K is another ideal of R such that I ⊆ K, then mI ⊆ mK.

3. m(I + J(R)) = mI

4. None of the above.

Question 19. Which of the following statements is not true?

L
1. If M and N are two R−modules such that M N is cyclic, then M
and N are cyclic.

2. Let R be a ring with 10 elements and M a R−module with 20 elements.

Then M is free.

3. There exists homomorphisms α : Z3 → Z9 and β : Z9 → Z3 such that

α β
Z3 −→ Z9 −→ Z3 is exact.

4. 2 and 3 are true.

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 Question 20. Which of the following statements is not true?

1. If f : R → S be a surjective homomorphism, then f (J(R)) ⊆ J(S).

2. There is not a ring homomorphism from C to R.

3. There is not an injective,f.g. Z−module.

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4. If M and N are two R−modules such that M R N and M are two
f.g.,projective R−modules, then N is a f.g., projective module.

Question 21. The subgroup H of a group G is called characteristic if

for every automorphism φ : G → G,φ(H) ⊆ H. Which of the following
statements is true?

1. Every characteristic subgroup is normal.

2. Every normal subgroup is characteristic.

3. If N is a normal subgroup of G and M a characteristic subgroup of N ,

then M is a normal subgroup of G.

4. 1 and 3 are true.

Question 22. Let R be a noetherian ring and I a ideal of R. Which of

the following statements is not true?
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1. If I is irreducible, then I is irreducible.

2. If every maximal ideal of R is closed under induced topology by I on

R, then I ⊆ J(R).

3. I need not to be f.g.

4. All of the above are not true.

Question 23. Which of the following statements is true?

1. If G is a non-abelian group with non-trivial center C, then the center

of G/C is non-trivial.

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 2. If G is a group of order 2, then the number of subgroups of G × G × G
is 6.

3. A subgroup H of G is normal if and only if every cyclic subgroup of G

is normal.

4. Zm /nZm ∼
= Zn

Question 24. Let G be a group and H a subgroup of G such that

[G : H] = 2. Which of the following statements is true?
1. If a ∈ H and b 6∈ H, then ab ∈ H.

2. If a 6∈ H and b 6∈ H, then ab−1 ∈ H.

3. If a 6∈ H and b 6∈ H, then ab ∈ H.

4. 2 and 3 are true.

Question 25. Let R be a ring and R∗ , the set of all invertible elements
of R. Let I = R − R∗ . Which of the following statements is true?
1. I is an ideal of R.

2. I is an abelian group.

3. If R is a local ring with maximal ideal J, then J = I.

4. All of the above are true.

Question 26. Let m be a maximal ideal of R (R need not to be com-

mutative). Which of the following statements is true?
1. m is prime.

2. ab ∈ m deduce that a ∈ m or b ∈ m.

3. R/m is an integral domain.

4. None of the above.

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 Question 27. What is the number of ideals of ring Z12 × M2 (R)?
1. 12
2. 10
3. 8
4. 6

Question 28. Let G be a finite abelian group. Consider the Z−module

structure G defined by n.g = g n . Which of the following statements is true?
1. G is an injective Z−module.
2. G is an projective Z−module.
3. The Z−module structure of G can not be extended to a Q−module
structure.
4. G has only Z− module structure.

Question 29. Which of the following statements is true?

1. Every short exact sequence of Z by Q splits.
2. There exists a non-split short exact sequence of Z2 by Z.
3. Every short exact sequence of Z by Z2 splits.
4. There exists a non-split short exact sequence of Z by Q/Z.

Question 30. Which of the following statements is not true? (p is an

odd prime number)
1. If | G |= pn , then G is cyclic.
2. If | G |= pn , then Z(G) 6= 1.
3. If | G |= pn and G is non-abelian, then G contains a subgroup which
is not normal.
4. 1 and 3 are true.

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