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51.

The integral ∮c(ydx - xdy) is evaluated along the circle x + y = 1/4 traversed in counter clockwise direction. The integral is equal to

A. 0
B. - /4
C. - /2
D. /4
Answer» D. /4
52.

Consider the continuous random variable with probability density function
f(t) = 1 + t for 1 t 0
= 1 t for 0 t 5 1
The standard deviation of the random variable is

A. 1/
B. 1/
C.
D. 1/3
E. 1/6
Answer» C.
53.

The value of the integral
2 0
(x - 1) sin(x - 1)
dx is
(x - 1) + cos(x - 1)

A. 3
B. 0
C. 1
D. 2
Answer» C. 1
54.

The value of the following definite integral is _____ (round off to there decimal places).
e 1(xInx)dx

A. 2.15
B. 3.12
C. 2.097
D. 2.01
Answer» D. 2.01
55.

Given a vector U =
1
(-y + x ĵ + z k)
3
and n as the unit normal vector to the surface of the hemisphere (x + y + z = 1; z 0), the value of integral ( u) n dS evaluated on the curved surface of the hemisphere S is

A. - /2
B.
C. /2
D. /3
Answer» D. /3
56.

Consider the differential equation x
d y
+ x
dy
- 4y = 0
dx dx

with the boundary conditions of y(0) with the boundary conditions of y(0) = 0 and y(1) = 1. The complete solution of the differential equation is

A. x
Answer» B.
57.

The vector field F = x - yĵ (where and ĵ are unit vector) is

A. divergence free, but not irrotational
B. irrotational, but not divergence free
C. divergence free and irrotational
D. neither divergence free nor irrotational
Answer» D. neither divergence free nor irrotational
58.

The directional derivative of the function f(x, y) = x + y along a line directed from (0, 0) to (1, 1), evaluated at the point x = 1, y = 1 is

A. 2
B. 4
C. 2
D.
Answer» D.
59.

The solution to the differential equation
d u
- k
du
= 0
dx dx

is where k is constant, subjected to the boundary conditions u(0) = 0 and u(L) = U, is

A.
B.
Answer» C.
60.

If y = f(x) is the solution of
d y
= 0
dx

with the boundary conditions y = 5 at x = 0, and
dy
= 2
dx

at x = 10, f(15) = _______.

A. 25
B. 35
C. 28
D. 32
Answer» C. 28
61.

Finding the solution of
d y
+ 16y = 0 for y(x) with the two boundary
dx

conditions
dy
|x=0 = 1 and
dy
|x= /2 = - 1 has
dxdx

A. no solution
B. exactly two solutions
C. exactly one solution
D. infinitely many solutions
Answer» B. exactly two solutions
62.

The set of equations
x + y + z = 1
a ay + 3z = 5
5x 3y + az = 6
has infinite solution, if a =

A. 4
B. 3
C. 4
D. 3
Answer» D. 3
63.

The parabolic arc y = x, 1 x 2 is revolved around the x-axis. The volume of the solid of revolution is

A. /4
B. /2
C. 3 /4
D. 3 /2
Answer» E.
64.

The value of the definite integral e 1 x In (x)dx is

A.
B.
C.
Answer» D.
65.

Consider a spatial curve in three-dimensional space given in parametric form by x(t) = cos t, y(t) = sin t,
z(t) =
2
t , 0 t
The length of the curve is ___________.
2

A. 0.8622
B. 1.8622
C. 11.8622
D. 1.81622
Answer» C. 11.8622
66.

Consider the system of simultaneous equations
x + 2y + z = 6
2x + y + 2z = 6
x + y + z = 5
This system has

A. unique solution
B. infinite number of solutions
C. no solution
D. exactly two solutions
Answer» D. exactly two solutions
67.

Consider the following system of equations
2x1 + x2 + x3 = 0
x2 x3 = 0
x1 + x2 = 0
this system has

A. a unique solution
B. no solution
C. infinite number of solutions
D. five solutions
Answer» D. five solutions
68.

x + 2y + z = 4
2x + y + 2z = 5
x y + z = 1
The system of algebraic given below has

A. A unique solution of x = 1, y = 1 and z = 1
B. only the two solutions of (x = 1, y = 1, z = 1) and (x = 2, y = 1, z = 0)
C. infinite number of solutions
D. No feasible solution
Answer» D. No feasible solution
69.

For what value of a, if any, will the following system of equation in x, y and z have a solution?
2x + 3y = 4
x + y + z = 4
x + 2y z = a

A. any real number
B. 0
C. 1
D. There is no such value
Answer» C. 1
70.

Equation of the line normal to function f(x) = (x 8)2 / 3 + 1 at P(0, 5) is

A. y = 3x 5
B. y = 3x + 5
C. 3y = x + 15
D. 3y = x 15
Answer» C. 3y = x + 15
71.

If, y = x + x + x + x + ......

A. 4 or 1
B. 4 only
C. 1 only
D. undefined
Answer» C. 1 only
72.

The best approximation of the minimum value attained by e x sin (100 x) for x > 0 is ______.

A. 0.9844
B. 1.9844
C. 11.91844
D. None of these
Answer» B. 1.9844
73.

At x = 0, the function f(x) = x3 + 1 has

A. a maximum value
B. a minimum value
C. a singularity
D. a point of inflection
Answer» E.
74.

For the equation
dy
+ 7x2y = 0 , if y(0) = 3 / 7 ,
dx

then the value of y(1) is

A.
B.
Answer» B.
75.

If y is the solution of the differential equation y3
dy
+ x3 = 0 ,
dx

y(0) = 1 the value of y( 1) is

A. 2
B. 1
C. 0
D. 1
Answer» D. 1
76.

Consider the following differential equation :
dy
= -5y ; initial condition; y = 2 at t = 0 The value of y at t = 3 is
dt

A. -5e
B. 2e
C. 2e
D. -15e
Answer» D. -15e
77.

The distance between the origin and the point nearest it on the surface z2 = 1 + xy is

A. 1
B.
C. 2
Answer» B.
78.

The root of the function f(x) = x3 + x 1 obtained after first iteration on application of Newton Raphson scheme using an initial guess of x0 = 1 is

A. 0.682
B. 0.686
C. 0.750
D. 1.000
Answer» D. 1.000
79.

Newton-Raphson method is used to find the roots of the equation, x3 + 2x2 + 3x 1 = 0. If the initial guess is x0 = 1, then the value of x after 2nd iteration is ________.

A. 0.3043
B. 0.2043
C. 1.2043
D. 1.3043
Answer» B. 0.2043
80.

The root of the function f(x) = x

A. 0.682
B. 0.686
C. 0.750
D. 1.000
Answer» D. 1.000
81.

Newton-Raphson method is used to find the roots of the equation, x

A. 0.3043
B. 0.2043
C. 1.2043
D. 1.3043
Answer» B. 0.2043
82.

The real root of the equation 5x 2 cosx 1 = 0 (up to two decimal accuracy) is _______.

A. 0.5424
B. 0.5423
C. 1.5424
D. 1.5423
Answer» B. 0.5423
83.

Let X and Y be two independent random variables. Which one of the relations between expectation (n), variance (Var) and covariance (Cov) given below is FALSE?

A. E (XY) = E(X) E(Y)
B. Coy (X, Y) = 0
C. Var (X+ Y) = Var (X) + Var (Y)
D. E(X Y ) = (E (X)) (E (Y))
Answer» E.
84.

Solve the equation x = 10 cos(x) using the Newton-Raphson method. The initial guess is x = / 4. The value of the predicted root after the first iteration, up to second decimal, is _____.

A. 0.75
B. 0.76
C. 0.74
D. 0.78
Answer» B. 0.76
85.

The general solution of the differential equation (dy / dx) = cos(x + y), with c as a constant, is

A. y + sin (x + y) = x + c
B. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">tan</td><td rowspan="2"><img src="https://www.indiabix.com/_files/images/aptitude/1-sym-oparen-h1.gif"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;">x + y</td><td rowspan="2">= y + c</td><td rowspan="2"><img src="https://www.indiabix.com/_files/images/data-interpretation/common/15-sym-cparen-h1.gif"></td><td rowspan="2"></td> </tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">2</td></tr></table>
C. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">cos</td><td rowspan="2"><img src="https://www.indiabix.com/_files/images/aptitude/1-sym-oparen-h1.gif"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;">x + y</td><td rowspan="2">= x + c</td><td rowspan="2"><img src="https://www.indiabix.com/_files/images/data-interpretation/common/15-sym-cparen-h1.gif"></td><td rowspan="2"></td> </tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">2</td></tr></table>
D. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">tan</td><td rowspan="2"><img src="https://www.indiabix.com/_files/images/aptitude/1-sym-oparen-h1.gif"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;">x + y</td><td rowspan="2">= x + c</td><td rowspan="2"><img src="https://www.indiabix.com/_files/images/data-interpretation/common/15-sym-cparen-h1.gif"></td><td rowspan="2"></td> </tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">2</td></tr></table>
Answer» E.
86.

Consider the function f(x) = |x| in the interval 1 < x 1. At the point x = 0, f(x) is

A. continuous and differentiable
B. non-continuous and differentiable
C. continuous and non-differentiable
D. neither continuous nor differentiable
Answer» D. neither continuous nor differentiable
87.

Evaluation of

A. 63
B. 55
C. 45
D. 51
Answer» B. 55
88.

P(0, 3), Q(0.5, 4) and R(1, 5) are three points on the curve defined by f(x). Numerical integration is carried out using both Trapezoidal rule and Simpson's rule within limits x = 0 and x = 1 for the curve. The difference between the two results will be

A. 0
B. 0.25
C. 0.5
D. 1
Answer» B. 0.25
89.

The error in numerically computing the integral

A. 0.1860
B. 0.1863
C. 0.18
D. 0.1163
Answer» C. 0.18
90.

Consider the differential equation (dy / dx) = (1 + y )x. The general solution with constant c is

A. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">y = tan</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>x<sup>2</sup></center></td><td rowspan="2">+ tanc</td></tr><td align="center">2</td></table>
B. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">y = tan </td><td rowspan="2"><img src="https://www.indiabix.com/_files/images/aptitude/1-sym-oparen-h1.gif"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;">x</td><td rowspan="2">+ c</td><td rowspan="2"><img src="https://www.indiabix.com/_files/images/data-interpretation/common/15-sym-cparen-h1.gif"></td><td rowspan="2"></td> </tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">2</td></tr></table>
C. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">y = tan </td><td rowspan="2"><img src="https://www.indiabix.com/_files/images/aptitude/1-sym-oparen-h1.gif"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;">x</td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2"><img src="https://www.indiabix.com/_files/images/data-interpretation/common/15-sym-cparen-h1.gif"></td><td rowspan="2">+ c</td> </tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">2</td></tr></table>
D. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">y = tan</td><td rowspan="2"><img src="https://www.indiabix.com/_files/images/aptitude/1-sym-oparen-h1.gif"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;">x </td><td rowspan="2">+ c</td><td rowspan="2"><img src="https://www.indiabix.com/_files/images/data-interpretation/common/15-sym-cparen-h1.gif"></td><td rowspan="2"></td> </tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">2</td></tr></table>
Answer» E.
91.

Using a unit step size, the volume of integral

A. 0.693
B. 0.669
C. 0.653
D. 0.623
Answer» B. 0.669
92.

If x is the mean of data 3, x, 2 and 4, then the mode is

A. 6
B. 5
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» D. 4
93.

Let X

A. exponentially distributed with mean 1/6
B. exponentially distributed with mean 2
C. normally distributed with mean 3/4
D. normally distributed with mean 1/6
Answer» B. exponentially distributed with mean 2
94.

The function y = |2 3x|

A. is continuous x & epsilon; R and differentiable x & epsilon; R
B. is continuous x & epsilon; R and differentiable x & epsilon; R except at x = 3/2
C. is continuous x & epsilon; R and differentiable x & epsilon; R except at x = 2/3
D. is continuous x & epsilon; R except x = 3 and differentiable x & epsilon; R
Answer» D. is continuous x & epsilon; R except x = 3 and differentiable x & epsilon; R
95.

A machine produces 0, 1 or 2 defective pieces in a day with associated probability of 1/6, 2/3 and 1/6, respectively. The mean value and the variance of the number of defective pieces produced by the machine in a day, respectively, are

A. 1 and 1/3
B. 1/3 and 1
C. 1 and 4/3
D. 1/3 and 4/3
Answer» B. 1/3 and 1
96.

If x
dy
+ 2xy =
2ln(x)
, and y(1) = 0, then what is y(e)?
dxx

A. e
B. 1
C. 1/e
D. 1/e
Answer» E.
97.

The solution of x
dy
+ y = x4 with the condition y(1) =
6
is
dx5

A. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">y =</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>x<sup>4</sup></center></td><td rowspan="2">+</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">x</td></table>
B. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">y =</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>x<sup>4</sup></center></td><td rowspan="2">+</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>4</center></td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">5x</td></table>
C. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">y =</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>x<sup>4</sup></center></td><td rowspan="2">+ 1</td></tr><td align="center">5</td></table>
D. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">y =</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>x<sup>5</sup></center></td><td rowspan="2">+ 1</td></tr><td align="center">5</td></table>
Answer» B. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">y =</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>x<sup>4</sup></center></td><td rowspan="2">+</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>4</center></td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">5x</td></table>
98.

The solution of dy/dx = y with initial value y(0) = 1 bounded in the interval

A. x
B. x 1
C. x < 1, x >1
D. 2 x 2
Answer» D. 2 x 2
99.

Which one of the following equations is a correct identity for arbitrary 3 3 real matrices P, Q and R?

A. P(Q + R) = PQ + RP
B. (P Q) = P 2PQ + Q
C. det (P + Q) = detP + detQ
D. (P + Q) = P + PQ + QP + Q
Answer» E.
100.

Match the items in columns I and II

A. P 3, Q 1, R 4, S 2
B. P 2, Q 3, R 4, S 1
C. P 3, Q 2, R 5, S 4
D. P 3, Q 4, R 2, S 1
Answer» B. P 2, Q 3, R 4, S 1