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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
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A. | 1/ |
B. | 1/ |
C. | |
D. | 1/3 |
E. | 1/6 |
Answer» C. | |
53. |
The value of the integral
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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).
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A. | 2.15 |
B. | 3.12 |
C. | 2.097 |
D. | 2.01 |
Answer» D. 2.01 | |
55. |
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A. | - /2 | ||||
B. | |||||
C. | /2 | ||||
D. | /3 | ||||
Answer» D. /3 | |||||
56. |
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 |
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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. |
is where k is constant, subjected to the boundary conditions u(0) = 0 and u(L) = U, is |
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Answer» C. | ||||||||
60. |
at x = 10, f(15) = _______. |
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A. | 25 | ||||||||
B. | 35 | ||||||||
C. | 28 | ||||||||
D. | 32 | ||||||||
Answer» C. 28 | |||||||||
61. |
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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
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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,
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A. | 0.8622 | |||||||
B. | 1.8622 | |||||||
C. | 11.8622 | |||||||
D. | 1.81622 | |||||||
Answer» C. 11.8622 | ||||||||
66. |
Consider the system of simultaneous equations
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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
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A. | a unique solution |
B. | no solution |
C. | infinite number of solutions |
D. | five solutions |
Answer» D. five solutions | |
68. |
x + 2y + z = 4
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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?
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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. |
then the value of y(1) is |
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75. |
y(0) = 1 the value of y( 1) is |
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A. | 2 | ||||
B. | 1 | ||||
C. | 0 | ||||
D. | 1 | ||||
Answer» D. 1 | |||||
76. |
Consider the following differential equation :
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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. |
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A. | e | ||||||||
B. | 1 | ||||||||
C. | 1/e | ||||||||
D. | 1/e | ||||||||
Answer» E. | |||||||||
97. |
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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 | |