Explore topic-wise MCQs in Discrete Mathematics.

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1.

In Modern particle physics there must exist ______________

A. group theory
B. graph theory
C. lattice structure
D. invariant semigroup
Answer» B. graph theory
2.

There exists _______ between group homology and group cohomology of a finite group.

A. homomorphism
B. isomorphism
C. automorphism
D. semilattice structure
Answer» B. isomorphism
3.

If any group is a manifold what is the dimension of that group?

A. same as manifold
B. same as vector space
C. infinite
D. finite
Answer» B. same as vector space
4.

In basic ring theory, any ring R1 may be embedded in its own ________

A. semilattice
B. endomorphism ring
C. homomorphic ring
D. subgroup
Answer» C. homomorphic ring
5.

A Latin square graph is a representation of a _______

A. quasi group
B. homomorphic group
C. semigroup
D. subgroup
Answer» B. homomorphic group
6.

For any graph say G, Cayley graph is ______________

A. canonial
B. not canonical
C. isomorphic
D. homomorphic
Answer» C. isomorphic
7.

Which of the following is the set of m×m invertible matrices?

A. a permutation group of degree m²
B. a general linear group of degree m
C. a sublattice group of degree m
D. a isomorphic graph of m nodes
Answer» C. a sublattice group of degree m
8.

In invariant algebra, some generators of group G1 that goes either into itself or zero under ______ with any other element of the algebra.

A. commutation
B. permutation
C. combination
D. lattice
Answer» B. permutation
9.

Which of the following can be embedded in an algebraically closed group?

A. infinite group
B. stargraph
C. a countable group
D. a semilattice
Answer» D. a semilattice
10.

If G is the forest with 54 vertices and 17 connected components, G has _______ total number of edges.

A. 38
B. 37
C. 17/54
D. 17/53
Answer» C. 17/54
11.

In a ______ the vertex set and the edge set are finite sets.

A. finite graph
B. bipartite graph
C. infinite graph
D. connected graph
Answer» C. infinite graph
12.

In a 7-node directed cyclic graph, the number of Hamiltonian cycle is to be ______

A. 728
B. 450
C. 360
D. 260
Answer» D. 260
13.

An undirected graph G has bit strings of length 100 in its vertices and there is an edge between vertex u and vertex v if and only if u and v differ in exactly one bit position. Determine the ratio of the chromatic number of G to the diameter of G?

A. 1/2¹⁰¹
B. 1/50
C. 1/100
D. 1/20
Answer» C. 1/100
14.

If each and every vertex in G has degree at most 23 then G can have a vertex colouring of __________

A. 24
B. 23
C. 176
D. 54
Answer» B. 23
15.

Berge graph is similar to ______ due to strong perfect graph theorem.

A. line graph
B. perfect graph
C. bar graph
D. triangle free graph
Answer» C. bar graph
16.

The number of edges in a regular graph of degree 46 and 8 vertices is ____________

A. 347
B. 230
C. 184
D. 186
Answer» D. 186
17.

A ______ is a graph which has the same number of edges as its complement must have number of vertices congruent to 4m or 4m modulo 4(for integral values of number of edges).

A. Subgraph
B. Hamiltonian graph
C. Euler graph
D. Self complementary graph
Answer» E.
18.

All closed walks are of ______ length in a bipartite graph.

A. infinite
B. even
C. odd
D. odd prime
Answer» C. odd
19.

Let D be a simple graph on 10 vertices such that there is a vertex of degree 1, a vertex of degree 2, a vertex of degree 3, a vertex of degree 4, a vertex of degree 5, a vertex of degree 6, a vertex of degree 7, a vertex of degree 8 and a vertex of degree 9. What can be the degree of the last vertex?

A. 4
B. 0
C. 2
D. 5
Answer» D. 5
20.

Triangle free graphs have the property of clique number is __________

A. less than 2
B. equal to 2
C. greater than 3
D. more than 10
Answer» E.
21.

If a partial order is drawn as a Hasse diagram in which no two edges cross, its covering graph is called ______

A. upward planar
B. downward planar
C. lattice
D. biconnected components
Answer» B. downward planar
22.

Bipartite graphs are used in ________

A. modern coding theory
B. colouring graphs
C. neural networks
D. chemical bonds
Answer» B. colouring graphs
23.

The partition V = V₁ ∪ V₂ in a bipartite graph G₁ is called ________

A. bipartition of G₁
B. 2-vertex set of G₁
C. sub bipartite graphs
D. disjoint vertex set
Answer» C. sub bipartite graphs
24.

The maximum number of edges in a bipartite graph on 14 vertices is ___________

A. 56
B. 14
C. 49
D. 87
Answer» D. 87
25.

The spectrum of a graph is _______ if and only if it is _______ graph.

A. symmetry, bipartite
B. transitive, bipartite
C. cyclic, Euler
D. reflexive, planar
Answer» B. transitive, bipartite
26.

Every complete bipartite graph must not be _______

A. planar graph
B. line graph
C. complete graph
D. subgraph
Answer» D. subgraph
27.

The time complexity to test whether a graph is bipartite or not is said to be _______ using depth first search.

A. O(n³)
B. linear time
C. O(1)
D. O(nlogn)
Answer» C. O(1)
28.

What is the maximum number of edges in a bipartite graph on 14 vertices?

A. 78
B. 15
C. 214
D. 49
Answer» E.
29.

In a ______ the degree of each and every vertex is equal.

A. regular graph
B. point graph
C. star graph
D. euler graph
Answer» D. euler graph
30.

In a complete bipartite graph, the intersection of two sub graphs is ______

A. 1
B.
C. 2¹⁰
D. 412
Answer» C. 2¹⁰
31.

A ________ has a greatest element and a least element which satisfy 0<=a<=1 for every a in the lattice(say, L).

A. semilattice
B. join semilattice
C. meet semilattice
D. bounded lattice
Answer» E.
32.

A free semilattice has the _______ property.

A. intersection
B. commutative and associative
C. identity
D. universal
Answer» E.
33.

In the poset (Z⁺, |) (where Z⁺ is the set of all positive integers and | is the divides relation) are the integers 9 and 351 comparable?

A. comparable
B. not comparable
C. comparable but not determined
D. determined but not comparable
Answer» B. not comparable
34.

A sublattice(say, S) of a lattice(say, L) is a convex sublattice of L if _________

A. x>=z, where x in S implies z in S, for every element x, y in L
B. x=y and y<=z, where x, y in S implies z in S, for every element x, y, z in L
C. x<=y<=z, where x, y in S implies z in S, for every element x, y, z in L
D. x=y and y>=z, where x, y in S implies z in S, for every element x, y, z in L
Answer» D. x=y and y>=z, where x, y in S implies z in S, for every element x, y, z in L
35.

Every poset that is a complete semilattice must always be a _______

A. sublattice
B. complete lattice
C. free lattice
D. partial lattice
Answer» C. free lattice
36.

A Poset in which every pair of elements has both a least upper bound and a greatest lower bound is termed as _______

A. sublattice
B. lattice
C. trail
D. walk
Answer» C. trail
37.

Suppose P₁ is a partially ordered class and a cut of P₁ is pair (D, T) of nonempty subclasses of P₁ satisfies which of the following properties?

A. D∩T=Ø
B. D∪T=P₁
C. xyz∈T
D. z∈T and zx∈D
Answer» B. D∪T=P₁
38.

If every two elements of a poset are comparable then the poset is called ________

A. sub ordered poset
B. totally ordered poset
C. sub lattice
D. semigroup
Answer» C. sub lattice
39.

Let G be the graph defined as the Hasse diagram for the ⊆ relation on the set S{1, 2,…, 18}. How many edges are there in G?

A. 43722
B. 2359296
C. 6487535
D. 131963
Answer» C. 6487535
40.

For a connected planar simple graph G=(V, E) with e=|E|=16 and v=|V|=9, then find the number of regions that are created when drawing a planar representation of the graph?

A. 321
B. 9
C. 1024
D. 596
Answer» C. 1024
41.

______ and _______ are the two binary operations defined for lattices.

A. Join, meet
B. Addition, subtraction
C. Union, intersection
D. Multiplication, modulo division
Answer» B. Addition, subtraction
42.

Determine the density of a planar graph with 34 edges and 13 nodes.

A. 22/21
B. 12/23
C. 328
D. 576
Answer» B. 12/23
43.

If the number of vertices of a chromatic polynomial PG is 56, what is the degree of PG?

A. 344
B. 73
C. 265
D. 56
Answer» E.
44.

A non-planar graph can have ____________

A. complete graph
B. subgraph
C. line graph
D. bar graph
Answer» C. line graph
45.

A direct product of a group G possess which of the following characteristics?

A. a multiplication of subgroups of G
B. a factorization via subgroups of G
C. a superset of subgroups of G
D. a maximal power set of subgroups
Answer» C. a superset of subgroups of G
46.

Suppose G be a connected planar graph of order n≥5 and size m. If the length of the smallest cycle in G is 5, then which of the following is true?

A. (m+n)⁴>=mn
B. m≤5/3(n−2)
C. (m²+n)/3
D. n>=(6/5)(n+1)
Answer» C. (m²+n)/3
47.

What is the number of edges of the greatest planar subgraph of K₃,₂ where m,n≤3?

A. 18
B. 6
C. 128
D. 702
Answer» C. 128
48.

If a graph G is k-colorable and k

A. n-colorable
B. n² nodes
C. (k+n)-colorable
D. (k³+n³+1) nodes
Answer» B. n² nodes
49.

The relation ≤ is a partial order if it is ___________

A. reflexive, antisymmetric and transitive
B. reflexive, symmetric
C. asymmetric, transitive
D. irreflexive and transitive
Answer» B. reflexive, symmetric
50.

If Cₙ is the nth cyclic graph, where n>3 and n is odd. Determine the value of X(Cₙ).

A. 32572
B. 16631
C. 3
D. 310
Answer» D. 310