Explore topic-wise MCQs in Discrete Mathematics.

This section includes 11 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.

Prim’s algorithm can be implemented using _______

A. a stack data structure
B. radix sort
C. priority queue data structure
D. bubble sort
Answer» E.
2.

In a maximum spanning tree the weighted graph is of _______

A. maximum number of edges
B. maximum number of cyclic trees
C. minimum number of vertices
D. maximum weight
Answer» B. maximum number of cyclic trees
3.

The spanning tree will be maximally acyclic if ____________

A. one additional edge makes a cycle in the tree
B. two additional edges makes a cycle in the tree
C. removing one edge makes the tree cycle free
D. removing two edges make the tree cycle free
Answer» C. removing one edge makes the tree cycle free
4.

A complete undirected graph of n nodes can have maximum ______ spanning trees.

A. nn+1
B. nn-2
C. \(\frac{n(n+1)}{2}\)
D. n
Answer» D. n
5.

If minimum cost edge of a graph is unique, then that edge will be added to any MST. Choose the correct option.

A. false
B. maximum cost edge is added
C. true
D. minimum cost edge need not be unique
Answer» C. true
6.

An immediate application of minimum spanning tree ______

A. gesture analysis
B. handwriting recognition
C. fingerprint detection
D. soft computing
Answer» C. fingerprint detection
7.

What is the time complexity of Kruskal’s algorithm?

A. O(ElogV)
B. O(V+logE)
C. O(E+1)
D. O(V2)
Answer» B. O(V+logE)
8.

Time complexity of Prim’s algorithm is _________

A. O((V+E)logV)
B. O(E+V)
C. O(E)
D. O(V+1)
Answer» B. O(E+V)
9.

For every spanning tree with n vertices and n edges what is the least number of different Spanning trees can be formed?

A. 2
B. 5
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» D. 4
10.

If the weight of an edge e of cycle C in a graph is larger than the individual weights of all other edges of C, then that edge ________

A. belongs to an minimum spanning tree
B. cannot belong to an minimum spanning tree
C. belongs to all MSTs of the graph
D. can not belong to the graph
Answer» C. belongs to all MSTs of the graph
11.

Spanning trees have a special class of depth-first search trees named _________

A. Euclidean minimum spanning trees
B. Tremaux trees
C. Complete bipartite graphs
D. Decision trees
Answer» C. Complete bipartite graphs