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2951.

The number of ways to give 16 different things to three persons A,B,C so that B gets one more than A and C gets two more than B is

A. \[\frac{16!}{4!5!7!}\]    
B. \[4!5!7!\]
C. \[\frac{16!}{3!5!8!}\]    
D. none of these
Answer» B. \[4!5!7!\]
2952.

The number of ways of choosing a committee of two women and three men from women and six men. If Mr. A refuses to serve on the committee if Mr. B is a member and Mr. B can only serve, if Miss C is the member of the committee is

A. 60                    
B. 84
C. 124     
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
2953.

The number of triangles that can be formed with 10 points as vertices, n of them being collinear, is 110. Then n is

A. 3                     
B. 4
C. 5        
D. 6
Answer» D. 6
2954.

A person predicts the outcome of 20 cricket matches of his home team. Each match can result in either a win, loss, or tie for the home team. Total number of ways in which he can make the predictions so that exactly 10 predictions are correct is equal to

A. \[^{20}{{C}_{10}}\times {{2}^{10}}\]          
B. \[^{20}{{C}_{10}}\times {{30}^{20}}\]
C. \[^{20}{{C}_{10}}\times {{30}^{10}}\]        
D. \[^{20}{{C}_{10}}\times {{2}^{20}}\]
Answer» B. \[^{20}{{C}_{10}}\times {{30}^{20}}\]
2955.

Total number of six-digit numbers that can be formed having the property that every succeeding digit is greater than the preceding digit is equal to

A. \[^{9}{{C}_{3}}\]                 
B. \[^{10}{{C}_{3}}\]
C. \[^{9}{{P}_{3}}\]                  
D. \[^{10}{{P}_{3}}\]
Answer» B. \[^{10}{{C}_{3}}\]
2956.

A candidate is required to answer 6 out of 10 questions, which are divided into two groups, each containing 5 questions, he is not permitted to attempt more than 4 questions from either group. The number of different ways in which the candidate can choose 6 questions is

A. 50                    
B. 150
C. 200     
D. 250
Answer» D. 250
2957.

If A and B are two nonsingular matrices of the same order such that B?=I, for some positive integer r>1, then \[{{A}^{-1}}{{B}^{\,r-1}}A-{{A}^{-1}}{{B}^{-1}}A\]=

A. I                    
B. 2I
C. O            
D.
Answer» D.
2958.

Let A be an nth-order square matrix and B be its adjoint, then \[\left| AB+K{{I}_{n}} \right|\]is (where K is a scalar quantity)

A.  \[{{(\left| A \right|+K)}^{n-2}}\]         
B.  \[{{(\left| A \right|+K)}^{n}}\]
C.  \[{{(\left| A \right|+K)}^{n-1}}\]         
D.  none of these
Answer» C.  \[{{(\left| A \right|+K)}^{n-1}}\]         
2959.

If \[A=\left[ \begin{matrix}    a & b  \\    0 & a  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] is nth root of \[{{I}_{2}}\], then choose the correct statements:(i) if n is odd, \[a=1,\text{ }b=0\](ii) in n is odd, \[a=-1,\text{ }b=0\](iii) if n is even, \[a=1,\text{ }b=0\](iv) if n is even, \[a=-1,\text{ }b=0\] 

A.  i, ii, iii
B. ii, iii, iv
C.  i, ii, iii, iv         
D.  i, iii, iv
Answer» E.
2960.

If both \[A-\frac{1}{2}I\] and \[A+\frac{1}{2}I\] are orthogonal matrices, then

A.  A is orthogonal
B.  A is skew-symmetric of even order
C.  \[{{A}^{2}}=\frac{3}{4}I\]
D.  none of these
Answer» C.  \[{{A}^{2}}=\frac{3}{4}I\]
2961.

A is an involuntary matrix given by then the inverse of A/2 will be

A.  2A                  
B.  \[\frac{{{A}^{-1}}}{2}\]
C.  \[\frac{A}{2}\] 
D.  \[{{A}^{2}}\]
Answer» B.  \[\frac{{{A}^{-1}}}{2}\]
2962.

  If A is a square matrix such that \[{{A}^{2}}=A\], then \[{{(I+A)}^{3}}-7A\] is

A.  3I                   
B.  0
C.  I         
D.  2I
Answer» D.  2I
2963.

If \[A=\left[ \begin{matrix}    a & b  \\    b & a  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]and \[{{A}^{2}}=\left[ \begin{matrix}    \alpha  & \beta   \\    \beta  & \alpha   \\ \end{matrix} \right]\], then

A. \[\alpha ={{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}},\beta =ab\]
B. \[\alpha ={{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}},\beta =2ab\]
C. \[\alpha ={{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}},\beta ={{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}}\]
D. \[\alpha =2ab,\,\,\beta ={{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}\]
Answer» C. \[\alpha ={{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}},\beta ={{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}}\]
2964.

If A and B are two matrices such that \[AB=B\]and \[BA=A,\]then

A.  \[{{({{A}^{5}}-{{B}^{5}})}^{3}}=A-B\]
B.  \[{{({{A}^{5}}-{{B}^{5}})}^{3}}={{A}^{3}}-{{B}^{3}}\]
C.  \[A-B\]is idempotent
D.  \[A-B\]is nilpotent
Answer» E.
2965.

Elements of a matrix A of order \[10\times 10\] are defined is \[{{a}_{ij}}={{w}^{i+j}}\] (where w is cube root of unity), then tr of the matrix is

A.  0                    
B.  1
C.  3                    
D.  none of these
Answer» E.
2966.

The number of solutions of the matrix equation\[{{X}^{2}}=\left[ \begin{matrix}    1 & 1  \\    2 & 3  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\] is

A.  more than 2     
B.  2
C.  0        
D.  1
Answer» B.  2
2967.

If \[\left[ \begin{matrix}    2 & 1  \\    3 & 2  \\ \end{matrix} \right]A\left[ \begin{matrix}    -3 & 2  \\    5 & -3  \\ \end{matrix} \right]=\left[ \begin{matrix}    1 & 0  \\    0 & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\], then A=

A. \[\left[ \begin{matrix}    1 & 1  \\    1 & 0  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]      
B. \[\left[ \begin{matrix}    1 & 1  \\    0 & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
C. \[\left[ \begin{matrix}    1 & 0  \\    1 & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]      
D. \[-\left[ \begin{matrix}  1 & 1  \\    1 & 0  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
Answer» B. \[\left[ \begin{matrix}    1 & 1  \\    0 & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
2968.

If A and B are square matrices of the same order and A is nonsingular, then for a positive integer n, \[{{({{A}^{-1}}BA)}^{n}}\] is equal

A.  \[{{A}^{-n}}{{B}^{n}}{{A}^{n}}\]
B.  \[{{A}^{n}}{{B}^{n}}{{A}^{-n}}\]
C.  \[{{A}^{-1}}{{B}^{n}}A\]   
D.  \[n({{A}^{-1}}BA)\]
Answer» D.  \[n({{A}^{-1}}BA)\]
2969.

If \[{{A}^{3}}=0\], then I=A+\[{{A}^{2}}\]equals

A. \[I-A\]  
B. \[{{(I+{{A}^{1}})}^{-1}}\]
C. \[{{(I-A)}^{-1}}\]       
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
2970.

  If  then \[A{{(\alpha ,\beta )}^{-1}}\]is equal to

A.  \[A(-\alpha ,-\beta )\]     
B.  \[A(-\alpha ,\beta )\]
C.  \[A(\alpha ,-\beta )\]      
D.  \[A(\alpha ,\beta )\]
Answer» B.  \[A(-\alpha ,\beta )\]
2971.

Let A and B be two \[2\times 2\] matrices, Consider the statements (i) \[AB=O\Rightarrow A=O\] or \[B=0\] (ii) \[AB={{I}_{2}}\Rightarrow A={{B}^{-1}}\] (iii) \[{{(A+B)}^{2}}\]=\[{{A}^{2}}+2AB+{{B}^{2}}\] Then

A.  (i) and (ii) are false, (iii) is true
B.  (ii) and (iii) are falsse, (i) is true
C.  (i) is false, (ii) and (iii) are true
D.  (i) and (iii) are false, (ii) is true
Answer» E.
2972.

If \[A=\left[ \begin{matrix}    1 & \tan x  \\    -\tan x & 1  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\], then \[{{A}^{T}}{{A}^{-1}}\]is

A.  \[\left[ \begin{matrix}    -\cos 2x & \sin 2x  \\    -\sin 2x & \cos 2x  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
B.  \[\left[ \begin{matrix}    \cos 2x & -\sin 2x  \\    \sin 2x & \cos 2x  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
C.  \[\left[ \begin{matrix}    \cos 2x & \cos 2x  \\    \sin 2x & \sin 2x  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
D.  none of these
Answer» C.  \[\left[ \begin{matrix}    \cos 2x & \cos 2x  \\    \sin 2x & \sin 2x  \\ \end{matrix} \right]\]
2973.

If \[(p\wedge \tilde{\ }r)\wedge (\tilde{\ }p/q)\] is false, then the truth values of p, q and r, respectively

A. T, F and F        
B. F. F and T
C. F, T and T        
D. T. F and T
Answer» B. F. F and T
2974.

Which of the following is logically equivalent to  \[\tilde{\ }(\tilde{\ }p\Rightarrow q)?\]

A. \[p\wedge q\]     
B. \[p\wedge \tilde{\ }q\]
C. \[\tilde{\ }p\wedge q\]     
D. \[\tilde{\ }p\wedge \tilde{\ }q\]
Answer» E.
2975.

\[\tilde{\ }(p\vee q)\vee (\tilde{\ }p\wedge q)\] is equivalent to

A. q                     
B. p
C. ~p       
D. ~q
Answer» D. ~q
2976.

If p is true and q is false, then which of the following statements is not true?

A. \[p\vee q\]         
B. \[p\Rightarrow q\]
C. \[p\wedge (\tilde{\ }q)\]
D. \[p\Rightarrow p\]
Answer» C. \[p\wedge (\tilde{\ }q)\]
2977.

Which of the following is the contrapositive of 'if two triangles are identical, then these are similar'?

A. if two triangles are not similar, then are not identical
B. If two triangles are not identical, then these are not similar
C. If two triangles are not identical, then these are similar
D. If two triangles are not similar, then these are identical
Answer» B. If two triangles are not identical, then these are not similar
2978.

If p is any statement, then which of the following is a tautology?

A. \[p\wedge f\]      
B. \[p\vee f\]
C. \[p\vee (\tilde{\ }p)\]       
D. \[p\wedge t\]
Answer» D. \[p\wedge t\]
2979.

The following statement \[(p\to q)\to [(\tilde{\ }p\to q)\to q]\]is

A. a fallacy
B. a tautology
C. equivalent to \[\tilde{\ }p\to q\]
D. equivalent to \[p\to \tilde{\ }q\]
Answer» E.
2980.

The statement \[\tilde{\ }(p\leftrightarrow \tilde{\ }q)\]is

A. equivalent to \[p\leftrightarrow q\]
B. equivalent to ~\[p\leftrightarrow q\]
C. a tautology
D. a fallacy
Answer» B. equivalent to ~\[p\leftrightarrow q\]
2981.

The Boolean Expression \[(p\wedge \tilde{\ }q)\vee q\vee (\tilde{\ }p\wedge q)\]is equivalent to

A. \[p\wedge q\]     
B. \[p\vee q\]
C. \[p\,\vee \tilde{\ }q\]       
D. \[\tilde{\ }p\wedge q\]
Answer» C. \[p\,\vee \tilde{\ }q\]       
2982.

The negation of the statement "If I become a teacher, then I will open a school", is:

A. I will become a teacher and I will not open a school.
B. Either I will not become a teacher or I will not open a school.
C. Nither I will not become a teacher or I will not open a school
D. I will not become a teacher or I will open a school.
Answer» B. Either I will not become a teacher or I will not open a school.
2983.

Let S be a non-empty subset of R. Consider the following statement: P: There is a rational number \[x\in S\] such that\[x>0\]. Which of the following statements is the negation of the statement p?

A. \[x\in S\] and \[x\le 0\Rightarrow x\] is not rational.
B. There is a rational number \[x\in S\] such that \[x\le 0\].
C. There is no rational number \[x\in S\] such that\[x\le 0\].
D. Every rational number \[x\in S\]satisfies\[x\le 0\].
Answer» E.
2984.

The contrapositive of the inverse of \[p\Rightarrow \,\tilde{\ }q\]is

A. \[\tilde{\ }q\Rightarrow p\]
B. \[p\Rightarrow q\]
C. \[\tilde{\ }q\Rightarrow \,\tilde{\ }p\]        
D. \[\tilde{\ }p\Rightarrow \,\tilde{\ }q\]
Answer» B. \[p\Rightarrow q\]
2985.

The statement \[p\to (p\to q)\]is equivalent to

A. \[p\to (p\to q)\]  
B. \[p\to (p\,\vee q)\]
C. \[p\to (p\,\wedge q)\]       
D. \[p\to (p\leftrightarrow q)\]
Answer» C. \[p\to (p\,\wedge q)\]       
2986.

What is negation of the compound proposition? If the examination is difficult, then I shall pass if I study hard.

A. The examination is difficult and I study hard but I shall not pass
B. The examination is difficult and I study hard and I shall pass
C. The examination is not difficult and I study hard and I shall pass
D. None of these
Answer» B. The examination is difficult and I study hard and I shall pass
2987.

If p is false and q is true, then

A. \[p\wedge q\] is true        
B. \[p\,\vee \tilde{\ }q\]is true
C. \[q\wedge q\]is true         
D. \[p\Rightarrow q\]is true
Answer» E.
2988.

If each of the following statements is true, then \[P\Rightarrow \tilde{\ }q,\text{ }q\Rightarrow r,\text{ }\tilde{\ }r\]

A. p is false
B. p is true
C. q is true
D. None of these
Answer» B. p is true
2989.

If both p and q are false, then

A. \[p\wedge q\]is true         
B. \[p\vee q\]is false
C. \[p\Rightarrow q\]is true   
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
2990.

The logically equivalent proposition of póq is

A. \[(p\Rightarrow q)\vee (p\wedge q)\]
B. \[(p\Rightarrow q)\wedge (q\Rightarrow p)\]
C. \[(p\wedge q)\wedge (q\Rightarrow p)\]
D. \[(p\wedge q)\Rightarrow (p\vee q)\]
Answer» C. \[(p\wedge q)\wedge (q\Rightarrow p)\]
2991.

The logically equivalent proposition of \[p\Rightarrow q\]is

A. \[(p\Rightarrow q)\vee (q\Rightarrow p)\]
B. \[(p~\vee \,q)\Rightarrow (p\vee q)\]
C. \[(p~\wedge \,q)~\vee \,(p~\vee \,q)\]      
D. \[(p~\Rightarrow q)~\wedge \,(q\Rightarrow p)\]
Answer» E.
2992.

Consider the statement p: 'New Delhi is a city'. Which of the following is not negation of p?

A. New Delhi is not a city
B. It is false that New Delhi is a city
C. It is not the case that New Delhi is a city
D. None of these
Answer» E.
2993.

Solution of \[\frac{x-7}{x+3}>2\]is

A. \[(-3,\,\infty )\]  
B. \[(-\infty ,\,-13)\]
C. (-13, -3)           
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
2994.

If \[x+y\le 2,x\ge 0,y\ge 0\]then the point at which maximum value of \[3x+2y\]is attained will be

A. (0, 0)
B. \[\left( \frac{1}{2},\frac{1}{2} \right)\]
C. (0, 2)   
D. (2, 0)
Answer» E.
2995.

Complete solution set of \[\left| x-2 \right|

A. \[x<5\]
B. \[x>0\]
C. \[-1<x<5\]      
D. \[1<x<5\]
Answer» D. \[1<x<5\]
2996.

The inequality \[\frac{2}{x}

A.  \[\left[ 2/3,\,\infty  \right)\]          
B. \[(-\infty ,\,2/3]\]
C. \[(2/3,\,\infty )\cup (-\infty ,\,0)\]
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
2997.

If \[-9

A. \[\left[ 6,\,9 \right)\]       
B. \[\left[ 0,\,6 \right]\]
C. \[\left[ 0,\,9 \right)\]
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
2998.

Inequality \[y-x\le 0\]represents

A. the half plane that contains the positive x-axis
B.  closed half plane above the line y=x which contains positive y-axis
C.  half plane that contains negative x-axis
D.  none of these
Answer» B.  closed half plane above the line y=x which contains positive y-axis
2999.

Which values of x satisfy the following inequalities simultaneously? (i) \[-3

A. \[\left[ -4,10 \right)\]       
B. \[\left( -1,\,6 \right]\]
C.  \[\left[ -1,\,6 \right)\]      
D. \[\left( -1,\,6 \right)\]
Answer» C.  \[\left[ -1,\,6 \right)\]      
3000.

Solution set of the following inequalities is \[2(x-1)2-x\]

A. \[(-1,\,7)\]         
B. \[(1,\,7)\]
C. \[(-1,\,\infty )\]  
D. \[(-\infty ,\,7)\]
Answer» B. \[(1,\,7)\]