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This section includes 91 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Discrete Mathematics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
A monoid is called a group if _______a) (a*a)=a=(a+c)b) (a*c)=(a+c)c) (a+c)=ad) (a*c)=(c* |
A. | (a*a)=a=(a+c) |
B. | (a*c)=(a+c)c) (a+c)=ad) (a* |
C. | (a*c)=(a+c)c) (a+c)=a |
D. | (a*c)=(c*a)=e |
Answer» E. | |
2. |
Condition for monoid is __________a) (a+e)=ab) (a*e)=(a+e)c) a=(a*(a+e)d) (a*e)=(e* |
A. | (a+e)=a |
B. | (a*e)=(a+e) |
C. | a=(a*(a+e) |
D. | (a* |
Answer» E. | |
3. |
Consider an integer 23 such that 23 >= 3p for a 2p-cycle in a permutation group, then p is ___________ |
A. | odd prime |
B. | even prime |
C. | rational number |
D. | negative prime |
Answer» B. even prime | |
4. |
A semigroup S under binary operation * that has an identity is called __________ |
A. | multiplicative identity |
B. | monoid |
C. | subgroup |
D. | homomorphism |
Answer» C. subgroup | |
5. |
a * H is a set of _____ coset. |
A. | right |
B. | left |
C. | sub |
D. | semi |
Answer» C. sub | |
6. |
Suppose that H be an X-set and suppose that a∼b and |Xₐ|=|Xᵦ|, the which of the following is true? |
A. | Xₐ is powerset of Xᵦ |
B. | Xₐ is isomorphic to Xᵦ |
C. | Xₐ is homomorphic to Xᵦ |
D. | Xᵦ is the subset of Xₐ |
Answer» C. Xₐ is homomorphic to Xᵦ | |
7. |
_______ characterizes the properties of distributive lattices. |
A. | Congruence Extension Property |
B. | Algebraic extension property |
C. | Poset |
D. | Semigroup |
Answer» C. Poset | |
8. |
If the 4 sides of a square are to be colored by colors. How many different colourings with 50 colours are there if two arrangements that can be obtained from each other by rotation are identical? |
A. | 773762 |
B. | 363563 |
C. | 4536822 |
D. | 1563150 |
Answer» E. | |
9. |
What is an irreducible module? |
A. | A cyclic module in a ring with any non-zero element as its generator |
B. | A cyclic module in a ring with any positive integer as its generator |
C. | An acyclic module in a ring with rational elements as its generator |
D. | A linearly independent module in a semigroup with a set of real numbers |
Answer» B. A cyclic module in a ring with any positive integer as its generator | |
10. |
The order of a simple abelian group is __________ |
A. | infinite |
B. | real number |
C. | finite |
D. | prime |
Answer» B. real number | |
11. |
Let (z, *) is a group with x*y=x+y-2 then inverse of x is ___________ |
A. | -(x+4) |
B. | (x²+6) |
C. | (x+y)/5 |
D. | (3y+4x²) |
Answer» B. (x²+6) | |
12. |
A trivial subgroup consists of ___________ |
A. | Identity element |
B. | Coset |
C. | Inverse element |
D. | Ring |
Answer» B. Coset | |
13. |
What is a circle group? |
A. | a subgroup complex numbers having magnitude 1 of the group of nonzero complex elements |
B. | a subgroup rational numbers having magnitude 2 of the group of real elements |
C. | a subgroup irrational numbers having magnitude 2 of the group of nonzero complex elements |
D. | a subgroup complex numbers having magnitude 1 of the group of whole numbers |
Answer» B. a subgroup rational numbers having magnitude 2 of the group of real elements | |
14. |
How many indistinguishable necklaces can be made from beads of 4 colors with exactly 9 beads of each color where each necklace is of length 16? |
A. | 76967234 |
B. | 5652209 |
C. | 14414400 |
D. | 8686214 |
Answer» D. 8686214 | |
15. |
Let K be a group with 8 elements. Let H be a subgroup of K and H |
A. | 8 |
B. | 2 |
C. | 3 |
D. | 4 |
Answer» E. | |
16. |
_____ is the multiplicative identity of natural numbers. |
A. | 0 |
B. | -1 |
C. | 1 |
D. | 2 |
Answer» D. 2 | |
17. |
A function is defined by f(x)=2x and f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y) is called _____________ |
A. | isomorphic |
B. | homomorphic |
C. | cyclic group |
D. | heteromorphic |
Answer» B. homomorphic | |
18. |
Condition of semigroup homomorphism should be ____________ |
A. | f(x * x) = f(x * y) |
B. | f(x) = f(y) |
C. | f(x) * f(y) = f(y) |
D. | f(x * y) = f(x) * f(y) |
Answer» E. | |
19. |
A function defined by f(x)=2*x such that f(x+y)=2x+y under the group of real numbers, then ________ |
A. | Isomorphism exists |
B. | Homomorphism exists |
C. | Heteromorphic exists |
D. | Association exists |
Answer» C. Heteromorphic exists | |
20. |
A normal subgroup is ____________ |
A. | a subgroup under multiplication by the elements of the group |
B. | an invariant under closure by the elements of that group |
C. | a monoid with same number of elements of the original group |
D. | an invariant equipped with conjugation by the elements of original group |
Answer» E. | |
21. |
An isomorphism of Boolean algebra is defined as _______ |
A. | order isomorphism |
B. | unordered isomorphism |
C. | order homomorphism |
D. | hyper-morphism |
Answer» B. unordered isomorphism | |
22. |
The number of generators of cyclic group of order 219 is __________ |
A. | 144 |
B. | 124 |
C. | 56 |
D. | 218 |
Answer» B. 124 | |
23. |
Let X be a n-square matrix such that Y = X + 8I. Which of the following property will exist? |
A. | idempotent |
B. | Y transpose is nilpotent |
C. | X nilpotent |
D. | Y inverse |
Answer» C. X nilpotent | |
24. |
If the sum of elements in each row of an n×n matrix Z is zero, then the matrix is ______________ |
A. | inverse |
B. | non-singular |
C. | additive inverse |
D. | singular |
Answer» E. | |
25. |
Lagrange’s theorem specifies __________ |
A. | the order of semigroup is finite |
B. | the order of the subgroup divides the order of the finite group |
C. | the order of an abelian group is infinite |
D. | the order of the semigroup is added to the order of the group |
Answer» C. the order of an abelian group is infinite | |
26. |
The set of even natural numbers, {6, 8, 10, 12,..,} is closed under addition operation. Which of the following properties will it satisfy? |
A. | closure property |
B. | associative property |
C. | symmetric property |
D. | identity property |
Answer» B. associative property | |
27. |
A group G, ({0}, +) under addition operation satisfies which of the following properties? |
A. | identity, multiplicity and inverse |
B. | closure, associativity, inverse and identity |
C. | multiplicity, associativity and closure |
D. | inverse and closure |
Answer» C. multiplicity, associativity and closure | |
28. |
Let G be a finite group with two sub groups M & N such that |M|=56 and |N|=123. Determine the value of |M⋂N|. |
A. | 1 |
B. | 56 |
C. | 14 |
D. | 78 |
Answer» B. 56 | |
29. |
A set of representatives of all the cosets is called _________ |
A. | transitive |
B. | reversal |
C. | equivalent |
D. | transversal |
Answer» E. | |
30. |
Minimum subgroup of a group is called _____________ |
A. | a commutative subgroup |
B. | a lattice |
C. | a trivial group |
D. | a monoid |
Answer» D. a monoid | |
31. |
If a * b = a such that a ∗ (b ∗ c) = a ∗ b = a and (a * b) * c = a * b = a then ________ |
A. | * is associative |
B. | * is commutative |
C. | * is closure |
D. | * is abelian |
Answer» B. * is commutative | |
32. |
A subgroup has the properties of ________ |
A. | Closure, associative |
B. | Commutative, associative, closure |
C. | Inverse, identity, associative |
D. | Closure, associative, Identity, Inverse |
Answer» E. | |
33. |
Consider the set B* of all strings over the alphabet set B = {0, 1} with the concatenation operator for strings ________ |
A. | does not form a group |
B. | does not have the right identity element |
C. | forms a non-commutative group |
D. | forms a group if the empty string is removed from |
Answer» B. does not have the right identity element | |
34. |
Suppose Kₘ={P∈Sₘ|, |P| is odd prime}. Determine the set for which m≥3 Kₘ a subgroup of Sₘ. |
A. | {3, 5, 7, 11, 13, …} |
B. | {-14, -8, -3, 0, 3, 8, 14} |
C. | {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12} |
D. | {12, 25, 56, 78, 134,…} |
Answer» B. {-14, -8, -3, 0, 3, 8, 14} | |
35. |
All the rings of order p2 is ____________ |
A. | associative |
B. | cyclic |
C. | inverse |
D. | commutative |
Answer» E. | |
36. |
If Y⁹⁸ (a raised to the power of 5) = 0 and Y is a 97-square matrix. Determine the value of Y⁹⁷. |
A. | I+Y |
B. | -Y+3 |
C. | 0 |
D. | Y² |
Answer» D. Y² | |
37. |
a * H = H * a relation holds if __________ |
A. | H is semigroup of an abelian group |
B. | H is monoid of a group |
C. | H is a cyclic group |
D. | H is subgroup of an abelian group |
Answer» E. | |
38. |
If F is a free semigroup on a set S, then the concatenation of two even words is ________ |
A. | a semigroup of F |
B. | a subgroup of F |
C. | monoid of F |
D. | cyclic group of F |
Answer» C. monoid of F | |
39. |
If X is an idempotent nonsingular matrix, then X must be ___________ |
A. | singular matrix |
B. | identity matrix |
C. | idempotent matrix |
D. | nonsingular matrix |
Answer» C. idempotent matrix | |
40. |
In a group there must be only __________ element. |
A. | 1 |
B. | 2 |
C. | 3 |
D. | 5 |
Answer» B. 2 | |
41. |
An element of a commutative ring R(1≠0) is nilpotent if __________ |
A. | a+1=0 |
B. | aⁿ = 0, for some positive integer n |
C. | aⁿ = 1, for some integer n |
D. | a² = 0 |
Answer» C. aⁿ = 1, for some integer n | |
42. |
B₁: ({0, 1, 2….(n-1)}, xₘ) where xₘ stands for “multiplication-modulo-n” and B₂: ({0, 1, 2….n}, xₙ) where xₙ stands for “multiplication-modulo-m” are the two statements. Both B₁ and B₂ are considered to be __________ |
A. | groups |
B. | semigroups |
C. | subgroups |
D. | associative subgroup |
Answer» C. subgroups | |
43. |
The group of matrices with determinant _________ is a subgroup of the group of invertible matrices under multiplication. |
A. | 2 |
B. | 3 |
C. | 1 |
D. | 4 |
Answer» D. 4 | |
44. |
A function f:(M,∗)→(N,×) is a homomorphism if ______ |
A. | f(a, b) = a*b |
B. | f(a, b) = a/b |
C. | f(a, b) = f(a)+f(b) |
D. | f(a, b) = f(a)*f(a) |
Answer» C. f(a, b) = f(a)+f(b) | |
45. |
The dihedral group having order 6 can have degree _____________ |
A. | 3 |
B. | 26 |
C. | 326 |
D. | 208 |
Answer» B. 26 | |
46. |
If (M, *) is a cyclic group of order 73, then number of generator of G is equal to ______ |
A. | 89 |
B. | 23 |
C. | 72 |
D. | 17 |
Answer» D. 17 | |
47. |
An infinite cyclic group does not have a ______ series. |
A. | AP |
B. | GP |
C. | Composite |
D. | Finite |
Answer» D. Finite | |
48. |
Suppose, M is a lower triangular matrix with all diagonal entries zero. The resultant matrix of M+I will be ___________ |
A. | idempotent |
B. | singular |
C. | nilpotent |
D. | inverse |
Answer» C. nilpotent | |
49. |
Let H be a finite group. The order of Sylow p-subgroup of H for every prime factor p with multiplicity 9 is? |
A. | p+6 |
B. | p⁹ |
C. | pᵖ |
D. | 3!*p² |
Answer» C. pᵖ | |
50. |
Every cyclic group is a/an ______ |
A. | infinite subgroup |
B. | abelian group |
C. | monoid |
D. | commutative semigroup |
Answer» C. monoid | |