VTU-ETR Seat No.

Question Paper Version : A

Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi

Eligibility Test for Research (VTU-ETR) Programmes
Ph.D./M.S. (Research) November – 2022
Mathematics
Time: 3 hrs. Max. Marks: 100

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 PART – I
(Research Methodology)
[50 MARKS]
1. Research conducted to solve an immediate problem is
a) Fundamental Research b) Analytical Research
c) Action Research d) Survey

2. Research pertaining to pure mathematics or natural laws is the example of

a) Qualitative Research b) Empirical Research
c) Analytical Research d) Fundamental Research

3. Research to study the effect of certain Policies, Plans and Program is

a) Applied Research b) Descriptive Research
c) Evaluation Research d) Causal Research

4. The first step of Research process is

a) Research design b) Analysis of data
c) Review of literature d) Identification of research problem

5. Which of the following helps to compare two or more variables

a) Classification b) Tabulation c) Survey d) Literature review

6. Choose the best answer, which is the most reliable source of information for your literature
review :
a) A TV documentary b) A Newspaper article
c) A peer reviewed research article d) A relevant chapter from a text book

7. Which literature review involves time line based collection of literature review
a) Narrative method b) Systematic method
c) Meta – analysis method of literature review
d) Meta – synthesis method of literature review.

8. Narrative literature review method is also known as

a) Advanced method b) Scientific method
c) Traditional method d) Systematic method.

9. A review of the literature should sort out the information into a _____framework
a) Conceptual b) Selective c) Theoretical d) Universal

10. The internet should not be used for finding published literature
a) True b) False

11. Which one among the following is the most comprehensive source of population data?
a) National sample surveys b) Demographic health surveys
c) National family health surveys d) Census

12. Which one is called non – probability sampling?

a) Cluster sampling b) Systematic sampling
c) Stratified sampling d) Quota sampling
VER-A : MA 1 of 10
13. Which scale is the simplest form of measurement
a) Interval b) Ratio c) Nominal d) Ordinal

14. Absolute zero exists in

a) Ratio scale b) Interval scale c) Nominal scale d) Ordinal scale

15. Which data is cheaper to collect?

a) Primary data b) Collective data c) New data d) Secondary data

16. After the data has been processed and analysed, the research process requires
a) Interpretation of data b) Presentation of data
c) Reporting of data d) Testing of data

17. The process of marking segments of data with symbols, descriptive words or category names is
known as
a) Concurring b) Coding c) Coloring d) Segmentation

18. The most repeated value in the series is called as

a) Mean b) Mode c) Median d) Range

19. A study in statistics that helps to interpret the variability of data known as
a) Standard deviation b) The measure of central tendency
c) The measure of dispersion d) None of the above

20. For a frequency distribution of a variable X, mean = 32 and median = 30. The distribution is
a) Positive skewed b) Negatively skewed c) Mesokurtic d) Platykurtic

21. Which among the following is a probability sampling method?

a) Judgemental sampling b) Quota sampling
c) Simple random sampling d) Convenience sampling

22. The difference between a static and the parameters is called as

a) Non - random b) Probability c) Sampling error d) Random

23. Sampling error increases as we increases the sampling size

a) True b) False c) True to some extent d) None of the above

24. Population under research study is referred as

a) Standard Population b) Final Population
c) Infinite Population d) Target Population

25. The process of finding true but unknown value of population parameter is called as
a) Statistical inference b) Estimation
c) Guess d) Biased

26. Arrange the following steps in the process of hypothesis testing in proper sequence
A) Select the level of significance B) Setup null and alternative hypothesis
C) Establish the decision rule D) Performance computations
E) Select test statistics F) Draw conclusion
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
a) A, B, C, D, E, F b) A, B, E, D, C, F c) B, A, C, D, E, F d) B, A, E, C, D, F
VER-A : MA 2 of 10
27. Which among the following is non parametric statistics?
a) t - test b) F - test
c) 2 - test d) Spearman’s rank order correlation

28. Which test is normally applied for qualitative data :

a) ‘ t’ test b) ‘F’ test c) X2 Chi – square test d) ‘z’ test

29. An investigator commits Type – 1 error in testing hypothesis when he / she

a) Accepts null hypothesis when it is false b) Rejects null hypothesis when it is true
c) Accepts null hypothesis when it is true d) Rejects null hypothesis when it is false

30. If the critical region is located equally in both sides of the sampling distribution of test statistic,
the test is called
a) One tailed b) Two tailed c) Right tailed d) Left tailed

31. What is the function of a post test in ANOVA

a) Describe those groups that have reliable difference between group means
b) Set the critical value for the ‘F’ test (or Chi – Square)
c) Determine if any statistically significant group differences have occurred
d) None of these

32. In ANOVA procedure ‘Factor’ refers to

a) The dependent variable b) The independent variable
c) Different levels of a treatment d) The critical value of F

33. In the ANOVA ‘treatment’ refers to

a) Experimental units b) Different levels of a factor
c) a factor d) Applying antibiotic to a wound

34. When conducting an ANOVA , F DATA will always fall within what range?
a) Between 0 and infinity b) Between 0 and 1
c) Between negative infinity and infinity d) Between 1 and infinity

35. In one way ANOVA which of the following is used within F – ratio as a measurement of the
variance F individual observations
a) SSE b) MSE c) MSRT d) None of the above

36. In regression analysis, the variable that is being predicted is

a) The independent variable b) The dependent variable
c) Usually denoted by x d) Usually denoted by r

37. If the regression equation is equal to Y = 23.6 – 54.2x, then 23.6 is the ____ while – 54.2 is the
____ of the regression line.
a) Slope, intercept b) Slope, regression coefficient
c) Intercept , slope d) Radius, intercept

38. How many coefficients do you need to estimate in a simple linear regression model (one
independent variable).
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

VER-A : MA 3 of 10
39. Which of the following is not the part of the exploratory factor analysis process
a) Extracting factors
b) Determining the number of factors before the analysis.
c) Rotating the factors d) Refining and interpreting the factors

40. If a researcher wanted to determine which variable were associated with which factors she/he
would look at
a) Factor scores b) Factor loadings c) Factor d) Factor associations

41. What is a complementary event for “At least one head appears” if two coins are tossed
simultaneously?
a) Exactly one head appears b) Atleast one tail appears
c) Atmost one tail appears d) None head appears

42. A bag contains 7 Red and 4 Blue Balls. Two Balls are drawn at random with replacement. The
probability of getting the Balls of different colors is :
a) 28/121 b) 56/121 c) ½ d) None of the above

43. If two coins are tossed simultaneously, what is the probability of getting atleast one head?
a) 1/2 b) 1/3 c) 1/4 d) 3/4

44. What are Independent Events?

a) If the outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of another
b) If the outcome of one event affects the outcome of another
c) Any one of the outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of another.
d) Any one of the outcome of one event does affect the outcome of another

45. In class, 30% of students study Hindi, 45% study Maths and 15% study Both Hindi and Maths.
If a student is randomly selected, what is the probability that he/she study Hindi and Maths?
a) 1/5 b) 3/5 c) 2/5 d) 2/7

46. The normal distribution

a) Mean = Variance = 1 b) Standard deviation = Variance = 0
c) Mean = 0 , Variance = 1 d) Mean = Standard deviation

47. The shape of normal distribution curve

a) Bell shaped b) Flat c) Circular d) Spilled

48. In a Binomial distribution, if ‘n’ is the number of trials and ‘p’ is the probability success, then
the mean value is
a) np b) n c) p d) np (1-p)

49. If ‘m’ is the Poisson distribution, the standard deviation is

a) (sqrt{m}) b) m2 c) m d) m/2

50. The mean of hypergeometric distribution is

a) n* K / N-1 b) n* K-1 / N c) n-1* K / N d) n* K / N

VER-A : MA 4 of 10
 PART – II
Discipline Oriented Section
(Mathematics)
[50 MARKS]

1 1 3
51. If 3 and 6 are two eigen values of, A  1 5 1  , then the eigen values of A 1 are,
3 7 7 
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
a) 3, 6, 4 b) , , c) , , d) 1, ,
2 3 6 3 6 4 5 4

5 4 1  2
52. If   X  , then X equals
1 1  1 3 
  3  14 1  2  1 3  3  14 
a)   b)   c)   2 1 d)  
4 17  3 1     4  17 

53. If 3x  2 y  z  0 , x  4 y  z  0 , 2x  y  4z  0 be a system of equations, then

a) it is inconsistent
b) it has only the trivial solution x = 0, y = 0, z = 0
c) it can be reduced to a single equation and so a solution does not exist
d) determinant of the matrix of coefficients is zero

  0. 5 0 0
54. The inverse of the matrix  0 4 0 is,
 0 0 1
0.5 0 0 0.5 0 0  2 0 0 2 0 0
a)  0  4 0  b)  0
   4 0 c)  0 0.25 0
  d) 0  0.25 0 

 0 0  1  0 0 1  0 0 1 0 0  1

 2  1 3 1
55. The rank of matrix, 1 4  2 1 is,
5 2 4 3
a) 3 b) 1 c) 0 d) 2

56. The angle between the pair of curves r  a 1  cos   and r  a 1  cos   is,
 2
a) b) c) π d) 2
2 3

57. The maximum value of the function f ( x, y)  x 3  y3  3x  12 y  20 is,

a) 38 b) 2 c) 30 d) 48

VER-A : MA 5 of 10
58. The radius of curvature for the curve y  ax 2  bx  c , at x 
1
2a
a 2

 1  b is,

2 a2 a2 a4
a) a b) c) d)
4 2 2

59. Maclaurin’s expansion of sinx is,

x3 x5 x 3 x5
a) x    ..... b) x    .....
3! 5! 3! 5!
x2 x4 x2 x4
c) 1    ..... d) 1    .....
2! 4! 2! 4!
1
 a x  bx  x
60. Lim   __________ ,
x 0
 2 
a) 0 b) 1 c) ab d) ab

61. The temperature of points in space is given by T ( x, y, z )  x 2  y 2  z . A mosquito located at

(1, 1, 2) desires to fly in such a direction that it will get warm as soon as possible. In what
direction should it move.
1
a) 2x î  2 yˆj  k̂ b) î  ĵ  k̂ c)
3

2î  2ˆj  k̂ 
d) 2î  2 ĵ  k̂

62. Given   2 x 2  3y 2  4z 2 , curl grad φ = __________

a) 4x  6 y  8z b) 4x î  6 yĵ  8zk̂ c) zero d) 3

63. For what value of ‘n’, r n r is solenoidal ; where r  x î  yˆj  zk̂ ,

a) 0 b) 1 c)  3 d) 3

64. If   5x 2 y  5y 2 z  1.5z 2 x , the directional derivative of φ at (1, 1, 1) in the direction of the

x 1 y  3
line   z is _________.
2 2
11 31
a) zero b) c) d) 3
3 3

65. A necessary and sufficient condition that the line integral  F  dr , for every closed curve C
C
vanishes, is _________
a) curl F  0 b) div F  0 c) curlF  0 d) div F  0

a b c
2 2 2
66. The value of the integral, x y z dx dy dz is,
0 0 0

a 2 b 2c2 a 3 b 3c 3 a 3 b 3c 3 a 4b 4c4
a) b) c) d)
9 27 9 81
VER-A : MA 6 of 10
67. The value of 1 4 3 is,
4
a) 2  b) 2 c)  2 d) 2

1 1 x 2
68. The integral   ( x  y) dy dx, after changing the order of integration is,
0 0

1 1 x 2 1 1 x 2
a)   (x  y)dydx
0 0
b)   ( x  y)dydx
0 0

1 1 y 2 2
1 x y
2

c)   ( x  y)dxdy
0 0
d)   ( x  y)dydx
0 0

69. The area between the parabolas y 2  4 x and x 2  4 y is,

16 64
a) b) c) 0 d) 1
3 3

2
70. The value of  cot  d is,
0


a)  b)  c) 2  d)
2
  1 
71. Solve y1    cos y dx  ( x  log x  x sin y)dy  0 ,
  x 
 1
a)  x   y  x cos y  C b) x  log x x  x sin y  0
 x
c) x  log x y  x cos y  C d) ( x  log y) y  y sin x  0

72. Solve ( xy 3  y)dx  2( x 2 y 2  x  y 4 )dy  0 .

x2y4 1 x4y2 y3
a)  xy 2  y 6  C b)  xy 2  C
2 3 2 3
2 4 2
x y xy x3 x4y4 y6
c)   C d)  x 2 y2  C
3 2 6 2 3

d4y d3y d2y dy

73. The solution of the Differential equation, 4 4  8 3  7 2  11  6 y  0 is,
dx dx dx dx
x x x 3
  x
a) C1e x  C 2e 2 x  C 3e 2
 C4e 2 b) C1e  x  C 2e 2 x  C3e 2
 C4e 2
x 3 x 3x
 x  
c) C1e x  C 2e  2 x  C3e 2  C 4e 2
d) C1e  x  C 2e  2 x  C3e 2
 C4e 2

74. 
The General solution of D 2  4D  4 y  e 2 x  e 2 x is, 
1 2x 1 2x x2
a) C 2 2x
1  C2 x e
16

e  b) C1  C2 x e2 x 
16
e 
2
2 2
c) C1  C2 x e3x  1 e 2 x  x e2 x d) (C1  C 2 x )e  2 x
1 x
 e2 x  e 2 x
16 2 16 2
VER-A : MA 7 of 10
75. General solution of x 2 y  xy  2 y  x log x is,
a) x A cos log x  B sin log x   x log x b) x 1 A cos log x  B sin log x   x log x
c) x (C1x  C 2 x 1 )  x 2 log x d) x C1e 2z  C3e 2 z   x 2 cos x

76. Form the partial differential equation by eliminating the arbitrary function from
f ( x 2  y 2 , z  xy )  0 .
a) x 2q  y 2 p  x 2  y 2 b) xq  yp  x 3  y 3
c) xq  yp  x 2  y 2 d) 2q  3q  1

 3u
77. Solving 2
 18xy 2  sin( 2 x  y)  0 we get,
x y
1
a) u  cos(2 x  y)  x 3 y3  x ( y)  v( y)  w ( x )
4
1
b) u  sin( 2x  y)  x 3 y3  y ( x )  v( x )  w ( y)
4
1
c) u  cos(2x  y)  x 4 y 4  x( y)  v( y)  w ( x )
4
1
d) u  sin( 2 x  y)  x 4 y 4  x ( y)  v( y)  w ( x )
4

 2z z
78. Solving 2  z  0 with conditions, for t = 0, z  e y and  1 . we get,
t t
a) z  cos t  e y sin t b) z  sin t  e y cos t
c) z  cos y  e t sin y d) z  sin y  e t cos y

 2z  2z  2z
79. Solving 2  5  2  0 , the solution we get is,
x 2 xy y 2
a) z  f1 2 x  5 y   f 2 5x  2 y  b) z  f1 x  y   f 2 y  x 
 x
c) z  2f1 x  y   5f 2 y  x  d) z  f1 y  2 x   f 2  y  
 2

 2z  2z  2 z
80. Classification of the equation,  2   f xx  2f xy  f yy  0 is,
x 2 xy y 2
a) Elliptic b) Parabolic c) Hyperbolic d) Spherical

 1 
81. The series   nP 

is divergent, if

a) P  1 b) P  1 c) P  1 d) None of these

1 1 1
82. The series 1     ....... is,
2 3 4
a) Oscillatory b) Convergent c) Divergent d) Neither convergent nor divergent

83. The Fourier series of an odd periodic function contains only,

a) Cosine terms b) Sine terms c) Odd harmonics d) Even harmonics
VER-A : MA 8 of 10
84. If f(x) is even function, then the value of bn in the Fourier series for f(x) in  ,   is,
 
2 1
a) b) c) π d) 0 (zero)
 0  
f ( x ) sin nxdx f ( x ) sin nxdx

85. The value of a0 in the Fourier series of f(x) = x in (0, 2π) is,
a) 2π b) π c) 0 d) 

sin 2 t
86. Find the Laplace transform of .
t
s s s 2s
a) sin 1 b) cot 1 c) tan 1 d) cot 1
2 2 2 2

8, t  2
87. Express the following function in terms of unit step functions, f ( t )   .
6, t  2
a) 6  2u ( t  2) b) 6  2u ( t  2) c) 8  2u (t  2) d) 8  2u ( t  2)

1
88. Find the inverse Laplace transform of 2
.
9s  6s  1
t t t2 t
  9
3 2 3 3
te te te te
a) b) c) d)
9 3 9 6

01 for x  a
89. Find the Fourier transform of f ( x )  
 0 for x  a
2 sin sa 2 cos sa 2 sin sa 2 sin sa
a) b) c) d)
 2 4  s

1
90. Find Fourier Sine transform of ,
x
1  2
a)  b) c) d)
 2 

91. The Newton’s backward interpolation formula is,

r(r  1) 2 r (r  1)(r  2) 3
a) y n  ry n   yn   y n  .....
2! 3!
r (r  1) 2 r (r  1)(r  2) 3
b) y n  ry n   yn   y n  .....
2! 3!
r(r  1) 2 r (r  1)(r  2) 3
c) y 0  ry0   y0   y 0  .....
2! 3!
r (r  1) 2 r (r  1)(r  2) 3
d) y 0  ry 0   y0   y 0  .....
2! 3!

92. Use Lagrange’s interpolation formula to find f(2) from the data,
x 0 1 3 4
y -12 0 6 12
a) 10 b) 4 c) 0 d) 18
VER-A : MA 9 of 10
 1 rd
dx 1
93. The value of the integral0 1  x 2 by using Simpson’s 3 rule by taking 4 strips is,
a) 0.7854 b) 0.0785 c) 3.1416 d) 0

dy y
94. Using modified Euler’s method find y at x = 0.1 given that  3x  with y(0) = 1 by
dx 2
taking h = 0.1.
a) 1.1676 b) 0.0667 c) 1.0667 d) 0.1676

dy
95. Use Runge-Kutta method of fourth order find y at x = 0.1 given  3e x  2 y , with y(0) = 0
dx
and h = 0.1
a) 0.3487 b) 1.3487 c) 0.03487 d) 2.3487

96. Coefficient of correlation is defined by the relation,

a) r  
xy x y n  xy  x y
b) r  c) r  d) r 
n x  y x y n x 2  n  y 2 x y

97. A random variable X has the following probability function,

x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
P( x )  0 K 2K 2K 3K K2 2K2 7K2+K
1 1
a) b) c) 10 d) 0.33
100 10

98. A shop has 4 diesel generator sets which it hires everyday. The demand for a generator set on
5
an average is a Poisson variate with value . Then the Poisson distribution is given by,
2
2.5 2.5
e x e (2.5) x
2.5
e x (2.5) x
a) P( x )  b) P( x )  c) P( x )  d) None of these
x! x! x!

99. In a consignment of electric lamps, 5% are defective. If a random sample of 8 lamps are
inspected, the probability that one or more lamps are defective is,
a) 0.33 b) 0.66 c) 0.3366 d) 0.3636

100. The probability that an Indian batsman hitting a boundary in any one day match in any
particular over is 0.35. Then the probability of hitting a boundary on 5 th ball of a particular
over, assuming that he has failed for first four balls bowled is,
a) 0.05 b) 0.055 c) 0.06 d) 0.056

*****

VER-A : MA 10 of 10
VTU-ETR Seat No. Question Paper Version : B

Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi

Eligibility Test for Research (VTU-ETR) Programmes
Ph.D./M.S. (Research) November – 2022
Mathematics
Time: 3 hrs. Max. Marks: 100

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4. All the questions are compulsory.
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 PART – I
(Research Methodology)
[50 MARKS]
1. What is a complementary event for “At least one head appears” if two coins are tossed
simultaneously?
a) Exactly one head appears b) Atleast one tail appears
c) Atmost one tail appears d) None head appears

2. A bag contains 7 Red and 4 Blue Balls. Two Balls are drawn at random with replacement. The
probability of getting the Balls of different colors is :
a) 28/121 b) 56/121 c) ½ d) None of the above

3. If two coins are tossed simultaneously, what is the probability of getting atleast one head?
a) 1/2 b) 1/3 c) 1/4 d) 3/4

4. What are Independent Events?

a) If the outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of another
b) If the outcome of one event affects the outcome of another
c) Any one of the outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of another.
d) Any one of the outcome of one event does affect the outcome of another

5. In class, 30% of students study Hindi, 45% study Maths and 15% study Both Hindi and Maths.
If a student is randomly selected, what is the probability that he/she study Hindi and Maths?
a) 1/5 b) 3/5 c) 2/5 d) 2/7

6. The normal distribution

a) Mean = Variance = 1 b) Standard deviation = Variance = 0
c) Mean = 0 , Variance = 1 d) Mean = Standard deviation

7. The shape of normal distribution curve

a) Bell shaped b) Flat c) Circular d) Spilled

8. In a Binomial distribution, if ‘n’ is the number of trials and ‘p’ is the probability success, then
the mean value is
a) np b) n c) p d) np (1-p)

9. If ‘m’ is the Poisson distribution, the standard deviation is

a) (sqrt{m}) b) m2 c) m d) m/2

10. The mean of hypergeometric distribution is

a) n* K / N-1 b) n* K-1 / N c) n-1* K / N d) n* K / N

11. What is the function of a post test in ANOVA

a) Describe those groups that have reliable difference between group means
b) Set the critical value for the ‘F’ test (or Chi – Square)
c) Determine if any statistically significant group differences have occurred
d) None of these

VER-B : MA 1 of 10
12. In ANOVA procedure ‘Factor’ refers to
a) The dependent variable b) The independent variable
c) Different levels of a treatment d) The critical value of F

13. In the ANOVA ‘treatment’ refers to

a) Experimental units b) Different levels of a factor
c) a factor d) Applying antibiotic to a wound

14. When conducting an ANOVA , F DATA will always fall within what range?
a) Between 0 and infinity b) Between 0 and 1
c) Between negative infinity and infinity d) Between 1 and infinity

15. In one way ANOVA which of the following is used within F – ratio as a measurement of the
variance F individual observations
a) SSE b) MSE c) MSRT d) None of the above

16. In regression analysis, the variable that is being predicted is

a) The independent variable b) The dependent variable
c) Usually denoted by x d) Usually denoted by r

17. If the regression equation is equal to Y = 23.6 – 54.2x, then 23.6 is the ____ while – 54.2 is the
____ of the regression line.
a) Slope, intercept b) Slope, regression coefficient
c) Intercept , slope d) Radius, intercept

18. How many coefficients do you need to estimate in a simple linear regression model (one
independent variable).
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

19. Which of the following is not the part of the exploratory factor analysis process
a) Extracting factors
b) Determining the number of factors before the analysis.
c) Rotating the factors d) Refining and interpreting the factors

20. If a researcher wanted to determine which variable were associated with which factors she/he
would look at
a) Factor scores b) Factor loadings c) Factor d) Factor associations

21. Which one among the following is the most comprehensive source of population data?
a) National sample surveys b) Demographic health surveys
c) National family health surveys d) Census

22. Which one is called non – probability sampling?

a) Cluster sampling b) Systematic sampling
c) Stratified sampling d) Quota sampling

23. Which scale is the simplest form of measurement

a) Interval b) Ratio c) Nominal d) Ordinal

24. Absolute zero exists in

a) Ratio scale b) Interval scale c) Nominal scale d) Ordinal scale
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25. Which data is cheaper to collect?
a) Primary data b) Collective data c) New data d) Secondary data

26. After the data has been processed and analysed, the research process requires
a) Interpretation of data b) Presentation of data
c) Reporting of data d) Testing of data

27. The process of marking segments of data with symbols, descriptive words or category names is
known as
a) Concurring b) Coding c) Coloring d) Segmentation

28. The most repeated value in the series is called as

a) Mean b) Mode c) Median d) Range

29. A study in statistics that helps to interpret the variability of data known as
a) Standard deviation b) The measure of central tendency
c) The measure of dispersion d) None of the above

30. For a frequency distribution of a variable X, mean = 32 and median = 30. The distribution is
a) Positive skewed b) Negatively skewed c) Mesokurtic d) Platykurtic

31. Research conducted to solve an immediate problem is

a) Fundamental Research b) Analytical Research
c) Action Research d) Survey

32. Research pertaining to pure mathematics or natural laws is the example of

a) Qualitative Research b) Empirical Research
c) Analytical Research d) Fundamental Research

33. Research to study the effect of certain Policies, Plans and Program is
a) Applied Research b) Descriptive Research
c) Evaluation Research d) Causal Research

34. The first step of Research process is

a) Research design b) Analysis of data
c) Review of literature d) Identification of research problem

35. Which of the following helps to compare two or more variables

a) Classification b) Tabulation c) Survey d) Literature review

36. Choose the best answer, which is the most reliable source of information for your literature
review :
a) A TV documentary b) A Newspaper article
c) A peer reviewed research article d) A relevant chapter from a text book

37. Which literature review involves time line based collection of literature review
a) Narrative method b) Systematic method
c) Meta – analysis method of literature review
d) Meta – synthesis method of literature review.

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38. Narrative literature review method is also known as
a) Advanced method b) Scientific method
c) Traditional method d) Systematic method.

39. A review of the literature should sort out the information into a _____framework
a) Conceptual b) Selective c) Theoretical d) Universal

40. The internet should not be used for finding published literature
a) True b) False

41. Which among the following is a probability sampling method?

a) Judgemental sampling b) Quota sampling
c) Simple random sampling d) Convenience sampling

42. The difference between a static and the parameters is called as

a) Non - random b) Probability c) Sampling error d) Random

43. Sampling error increases as we increases the sampling size

a) True b) False c) True to some extent d) None of the above

44. Population under research study is referred as

a) Standard Population b) Final Population
c) Infinite Population d) Target Population

45. The process of finding true but unknown value of population parameter is called as
a) Statistical inference b) Estimation
c) Guess d) Biased

46. Arrange the following steps in the process of hypothesis testing in proper sequence
A) Select the level of significance B) Setup null and alternative hypothesis
C) Establish the decision rule D) Performance computations
E) Select test statistics F) Draw conclusion
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
a) A, B, C, D, E, F b) A, B, E, D, C, F c) B, A, C, D, E, F d) B, A, E, C, D, F

47. Which among the following is non parametric statistics?

a) t - test b) F - test
c) 2 - test d) Spearman’s rank order correlation

48. Which test is normally applied for qualitative data :

a) ‘ t’ test b) ‘F’ test c) X2 Chi – square test d) ‘z’ test

49. An investigator commits Type – 1 error in testing hypothesis when he / she

a) Accepts null hypothesis when it is false b) Rejects null hypothesis when it is true
c) Accepts null hypothesis when it is true d) Rejects null hypothesis when it is false

50. If the critical region is located equally in both sides of the sampling distribution of test statistic,
the test is called
a) One tailed b) Two tailed c) Right tailed d) Left tailed

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 PART – II
Discipline Oriented Section
(Mathematics)
[50 MARKS]

51. The Newton’s backward interpolation formula is,

r(r  1) 2 r (r  1)(r  2) 3
a) y n  ry n   yn   y n  .....
2! 3!
r (r  1) 2 r (r  1)(r  2) 3
b) y n  ry n   yn   y n  .....
2! 3!
r(r  1) 2 r (r  1)(r  2) 3
c) y 0  ry0   y0   y 0  .....
2! 3!
r (r  1) 2 r (r  1)(r  2) 3
d) y 0  ry 0   y0   y 0  .....
2! 3!

52. Use Lagrange’s interpolation formula to find f(2) from the data,
x 0 1 3 4
y -12 0 6 12
a) 10 b) 4 c) 0 d) 18

1 rd
53. dx 1
The value of the integral 0 1  x 2 by using Simpson’s 3 rule by taking 4 strips is,
a) 0.7854 b) 0.0785 c) 3.1416 d) 0

dy y
54. Using modified Euler’s method find y at x = 0.1 given that  3x  with y(0) = 1 by
dx 2
taking h = 0.1.
a) 1.1676 b) 0.0667 c) 1.0667 d) 0.1676

dy
55. Use Runge-Kutta method of fourth order find y at x = 0.1 given  3e x  2 y , with y(0) = 0
dx
and h = 0.1
a) 0.3487 b) 1.3487 c) 0.03487 d) 2.3487

56. Coefficient of correlation is defined by the relation,

a) r  
xy x y n  xy  x y
b) r  c) r  d) r 
n x  y x y n x 2  n  y 2 x y

57. A random variable X has the following probability function,

x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
P( x )  0 K 2K 2K 3K K2 2K2 7K2+K
1 1
a) b) c) 10 d) 0.33
100 10

VER-B : MA 5 of 10
58. A shop has 4 diesel generator sets which it hires everyday. The demand for a generator set on
5
an average is a Poisson variate with value . Then the Poisson distribution is given by,
2
2.5 2.5
e x e (2.5) x
2.5
e x (2.5) x
a) P( x )  b) P( x )  c) P( x )  d) None of these
x! x! x!

59. In a consignment of electric lamps, 5% are defective. If a random sample of 8 lamps are
inspected, the probability that one or more lamps are defective is,
a) 0.33 b) 0.66 c) 0.3366 d) 0.3636

60. The probability that an Indian batsman hitting a boundary in any one day match in any
particular over is 0.35. Then the probability of hitting a boundary on 5 th ball of a particular
over, assuming that he has failed for first four balls bowled is,
a) 0.05 b) 0.055 c) 0.06 d) 0.056

 1 
61. The series   nP 

is divergent, if

a) P  1 b) P  1 c) P  1 d) None of these

1 1 1
62. The series 1     ....... is,
2 3 4
a) Oscillatory b) Convergent c) Divergent d) Neither convergent nor divergent

63. The Fourier series of an odd periodic function contains only,

a) Cosine terms b) Sine terms c) Odd harmonics d) Even harmonics

64. If f(x) is even function, then the value of bn in the Fourier series for f(x) in  ,   is,
 
2 1
a) b) c) π d) 0 (zero)
 0  
f ( x ) sin nxdx f ( x ) sin nxdx

65. The value of a0 in the Fourier series of f(x) = x in (0, 2π) is,
a) 2π b) π c) 0 d) 

sin 2 t
66. Find the Laplace transform of .
t
s s s 2s
a) sin 1 b) cot 1 c) tan 1 d) cot 1
2 2 2 2

8, t  2
67. Express the following function in terms of unit step functions, f ( t )   .
6, t  2
a) 6  2u ( t  2) b) 6  2u ( t  2) c) 8  2u (t  2) d) 8  2u ( t  2)

1
68. Find the inverse Laplace transform of 2
.
9s  6s  1
t t t2 t
  9
3 2 3 3
te te te te
a) b) c) d)
9 3 9 6
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 01 for x  a
69. Find the Fourier transform of f ( x )  
 0 for x  a
2 sin sa 2 cos sa 2 sin sa 2 sin sa
a) b) c) d)
 2 4  s

1
70. Find Fourier Sine transform of ,
x
1  2
a)  b) c) d)
 2 

71. The temperature of points in space is given by T ( x, y, z )  x 2  y 2  z . A mosquito located at

(1, 1, 2) desires to fly in such a direction that it will get warm as soon as possible. In what
direction should it move.
1
a) 2x î  2 yˆj  k̂ b) î  ĵ  k̂ c)
3
2î  2ˆj  k̂ 
d) 2î  2 ĵ  k̂

72. Given   2 x 2  3y 2  4z 2 , curl grad φ = __________

a) 4x  6 y  8z b) 4x î  6 yĵ  8zk̂ c) zero d) 3

73. For what value of ‘n’, r n r is solenoidal ; where r  x î  yˆj  zk̂ ,

a) 0 b) 1 c)  3 d) 3

74. If   5x 2 y  5y 2 z  1.5z 2 x , the directional derivative of φ at (1, 1, 1) in the direction of the

x 1 y  3
line   z is _________.
2 2
11 31
a) zero b) c) d) 3
3 3

75. A necessary and sufficient condition that the line integral  F  dr , for every closed curve C
C
vanishes, is _________
a) curl F  0 b) div F  0 c) curlF  0 d) div F  0

a b c
2 2 2
76. The value of the integral, x y z dx dy dz is,
0 0 0
2 2 2
a bc a 3 b 3c 3 a 3 b 3c 3 a 4b 4c4
a) b) c) d)
9 27 9 81

77. The value of 1 4 3 is,

4
a) 2  b) 2 c)  2 d) 2

VER-B : MA 7 of 10
 1 1 x 2

78. The integral   ( x  y) dy dx, after changing the order of integration is,
0 0
2
1 1 x 1 1 x 2
a)   (x  y)dydx
0 0
b)   ( x  y)dydx
0 0
2 2 2
1 1 y 1 x y
c)   ( x  y)dxdy
0 0
d)   ( x  y)dydx
0 0

79. The area between the parabolas y 2  4 x and x 2  4 y is,

16 64
a) b) c) 0 d) 1
3 3


2
80. The value of  cot  d is,
0


a)  b)  c) 2  d)
2

1 1 3
81. If 3 and 6 are two eigen values of, A  1 5 1  , then the eigen values of A 1 are,
3 7 7 
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
a) 3, 6, 4 b) , , c) , , d) 1, ,
2 3 6 3 6 4 5 4

5 4 1  2
82. If   X  , then X equals
1 1  1 3 
  3  14 1  2  1 3  3  14 
a)   b)   c)   2 1 d)  
4 17  3 1     4  17 

83. If 3x  2 y  z  0 , x  4 y  z  0 , 2x  y  4z  0 be a system of equations, then

a) it is inconsistent
b) it has only the trivial solution x = 0, y = 0, z = 0
c) it can be reduced to a single equation and so a solution does not exist
d) determinant of the matrix of coefficients is zero

  0. 5 0 0
84. The inverse of the matrix  0 4 0 is,
 0 0 1
0.5 0 0 0.5 0 0  2 0 0 2 0 0
a)  0  4 0  b)  0
   4 0 c)  0 0.25 0
  d) 0  0.25 0 

 0 0  1  0 0 1  0 0 1 0 0  1

VER-B : MA 8 of 10
  2  1 3 1
85. The rank of matrix, 1 4  2 1 is,
5 2 4 3
a) 3 b) 1 c) 0 d) 2

86. The angle between the pair of curves r  a 1  cos   and r  a 1  cos   is,
 2
a) b) c) π d) 2
2 3

87. The maximum value of the function f ( x, y)  x 3  y3  3x  12 y  20 is,

a) 38 b) 2 c) 30 d) 48

88. The radius of curvature for the curve y  ax 2  bx  c , at x 

1
2a
a 2
 1  b is, 
a2 a2 a4
a) a2 b) c) d)
4 2 2
89. Maclaurin’s expansion of sinx is,
x3 x5 x 3 x5
a) x    ..... b) x    .....
3! 5! 3! 5!
x2 x4 x2 x4
c) 1    ..... d) 1    .....
2! 4! 2! 4!
1
 a x  bx  x
90. Lim   __________ ,
x 0
 2 
a) 0 b) 1 c) ab d) ab

  1 
91. Solve y1    cos y dx  ( x  log x  x sin y)dy  0 ,
  x 
 1
a)  x   y  x cos y  C b) x  log x x  x sin y  0
 x
c) x  log x y  x cos y  C d) ( x  log y) y  y sin x  0

92. Solve ( xy 3  y)dx  2( x 2 y 2  x  y 4 )dy  0 .

x2y4 1 x4y2 y3
a)  xy 2  y 6  C b) 2
 xy  C
2 3 2 3
2 4 2
x y xy x3 x4y4 y6
c)   C d)  x 2 y2  C
3 2 6 2 3

d4y d3y d2y dy

93. The solution of the Differential equation, 4 4  8 3  7 2  11  6 y  0 is,
dx dx dx dx
x x x 3
  x
a) C1e x  C 2e 2 x  C 3e 2
 C4e 2 b) C1e  x  C 2e 2 x  C3e 2
 C4e 2
x 3 x 3x
 x  
c) C1e x  C 2e  2 x  C3e 2  C 4e 2
d) C1e  x  C 2e  2 x  C3e 2
 C4e 2

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94.  
The General solution of D 2  4D  4 y  e 2 x  e 2 x is,
1 2x 1 2x x2
a) C 
2 2x
1  C2 x e 
16
e b) C1  C2 x e2 x 
16
e 
2
1 2x x 2 2x 1 x 2
c) C1  C2 x e  e  e
3x
d) (C1  C 2 x )e  2 x  e2 x  e 2 x
16 2 16 2

95. General solution of x 2 y  xy  2 y  x log x is,

a) x A cos log x  B sin log x   x log x b) x 1 A cos log x  B sin log x   x log x
c) x (C1x  C 2 x 1 )  x 2 log x d) x C1e 2z  C3e 2 z   x 2 cos x

96. Form the partial differential equation by eliminating the arbitrary function from
f ( x 2  y 2 , z  xy )  0 .
a) x 2q  y 2 p  x 2  y 2 b) xq  yp  x 3  y 3
c) xq  yp  x 2  y 2 d) 2q  3q  1

 3u
97. Solving 2
 18xy 2  sin( 2 x  y)  0 we get,
x y
1
a) u  cos(2 x  y)  x 3 y3  x ( y)  v( y)  w ( x )
4
1
b) u  sin( 2x  y)  x 3 y3  y ( x )  v( x )  w ( y)
4
1
c) u  cos(2x  y)  x 4 y 4  x( y)  v( y)  w ( x )
4
1
d) u  sin( 2 x  y)  x 4 y 4  x ( y)  v( y)  w ( x )
4

 2z z
98. Solving 2
 z  0 with conditions, for t = 0, z  e y and  1 . we get,
t t
a) z  cos t  e y sin t b) z  sin t  e y cos t
c) z  cos y  e t sin y d) z  sin y  e t cos y

 2z  2z  2z
99. Solving 2  5  2  0 , the solution we get is,
x 2 xy y 2
a) z  f1 2 x  5 y   f 2 5x  2 y  b) z  f1 x  y   f 2 y  x 
 x
c) z  2f1 x  y   5f 2 y  x  d) z  f1 y  2 x   f 2  y  
 2

 2z  2z  2 z
100. Classification of the equation,  2   f xx  2f xy  f yy  0 is,
x 2 xy y 2
a) Elliptic b) Parabolic c) Hyperbolic d) Spherical

*****
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VTU-ETR Seat No. Question Paper Version : C

Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi

Eligibility Test for Research (VTU-ETR) Programmes
Ph.D./M.S. (Research) November – 2022
Mathematics
Time: 3 hrs. Max. Marks: 100

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 PART – I
(Research Methodology)
[50 MARKS]
1. Which among the following is a probability sampling method?
a) Judgemental sampling b) Quota sampling
c) Simple random sampling d) Convenience sampling

2. The difference between a static and the parameters is called as

a) Non - random b) Probability c) Sampling error d) Random

3. Sampling error increases as we increases the sampling size

a) True b) False c) True to some extent d) None of the above

4. Population under research study is referred as

a) Standard Population b) Final Population
c) Infinite Population d) Target Population

5. The process of finding true but unknown value of population parameter is called as
a) Statistical inference b) Estimation
c) Guess d) Biased

6. Arrange the following steps in the process of hypothesis testing in proper sequence
A) Select the level of significance B) Setup null and alternative hypothesis
C) Establish the decision rule D) Performance computations
E) Select test statistics F) Draw conclusion
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
a) A, B, C, D, E, F b) A, B, E, D, C, F c) B, A, C, D, E, F d) B, A, E, C, D, F

7. Which among the following is non parametric statistics?

a) t - test b) F - test
c) 2 - test d) Spearman’s rank order correlation

8. Which test is normally applied for qualitative data :

a) ‘ t’ test b) ‘F’ test c) X2 Chi – square test d) ‘z’ test

9. An investigator commits Type – 1 error in testing hypothesis when he / she

a) Accepts null hypothesis when it is false b) Rejects null hypothesis when it is true
c) Accepts null hypothesis when it is true d) Rejects null hypothesis when it is false

10. If the critical region is located equally in both sides of the sampling distribution of test statistic,
the test is called
a) One tailed b) Two tailed c) Right tailed d) Left tailed

11. What is a complementary event for “At least one head appears” if two coins are tossed
simultaneously?
a) Exactly one head appears b) Atleast one tail appears
c) Atmost one tail appears d) None head appears

12. A bag contains 7 Red and 4 Blue Balls. Two Balls are drawn at random with replacement. The
probability of getting the Balls of different colors is :
a) 28/121 b) 56/121 c) ½ d) None of the above
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13. If two coins are tossed simultaneously, what is the probability of getting atleast one head?
a) 1/2 b) 1/3 c) 1/4 d) 3/4

14. What are Independent Events?

a) If the outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of another
b) If the outcome of one event affects the outcome of another
c) Any one of the outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of another.
d) Any one of the outcome of one event does affect the outcome of another

15. In class, 30% of students study Hindi, 45% study Maths and 15% study Both Hindi and Maths.
If a student is randomly selected, what is the probability that he/she study Hindi and Maths?
a) 1/5 b) 3/5 c) 2/5 d) 2/7

16. The normal distribution

a) Mean = Variance = 1 b) Standard deviation = Variance = 0
c) Mean = 0 , Variance = 1 d) Mean = Standard deviation

17. The shape of normal distribution curve

a) Bell shaped b) Flat c) Circular d) Spilled

18. In a Binomial distribution, if ‘n’ is the number of trials and ‘p’ is the probability success, then
the mean value is
a) np b) n c) p d) np (1-p)

19. If ‘m’ is the Poisson distribution, the standard deviation is

a) (sqrt{m}) b) m2 c) m d) m/2

20. The mean of hypergeometric distribution is

a) n* K / N-1 b) n* K-1 / N c) n-1* K / N d) n* K / N

21. What is the function of a post test in ANOVA

a) Describe those groups that have reliable difference between group means
b) Set the critical value for the ‘F’ test (or Chi – Square)
c) Determine if any statistically significant group differences have occurred
d) None of these

22. In ANOVA procedure ‘Factor’ refers to

a) The dependent variable b) The independent variable
c) Different levels of a treatment d) The critical value of F

23. In the ANOVA ‘treatment’ refers to

a) Experimental units b) Different levels of a factor
c) a factor d) Applying antibiotic to a wound

24. When conducting an ANOVA , F DATA will always fall within what range?
a) Between 0 and infinity b) Between 0 and 1
c) Between negative infinity and infinity d) Between 1 and infinity

25. In one way ANOVA which of the following is used within F – ratio as a measurement of the
variance F individual observations
a) SSE b) MSE c) MSRT d) None of the above
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26. In regression analysis, the variable that is being predicted is
a) The independent variable b) The dependent variable
c) Usually denoted by x d) Usually denoted by r

27. If the regression equation is equal to Y = 23.6 – 54.2x, then 23.6 is the ____ while – 54.2 is the
____ of the regression line.
a) Slope, intercept b) Slope, regression coefficient
c) Intercept , slope d) Radius, intercept

28. How many coefficients do you need to estimate in a simple linear regression model (one
independent variable).
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

29. Which of the following is not the part of the exploratory factor analysis process
a) Extracting factors
b) Determining the number of factors before the analysis.
c) Rotating the factors d) Refining and interpreting the factors

30. If a researcher wanted to determine which variable were associated with which factors she/he
would look at
a) Factor scores b) Factor loadings c) Factor d) Factor associations

31. Which one among the following is the most comprehensive source of population data?
a) National sample surveys b) Demographic health surveys
c) National family health surveys d) Census

32. Which one is called non – probability sampling?

a) Cluster sampling b) Systematic sampling
c) Stratified sampling d) Quota sampling

33. Which scale is the simplest form of measurement

a) Interval b) Ratio c) Nominal d) Ordinal

34. Absolute zero exists in

a) Ratio scale b) Interval scale c) Nominal scale d) Ordinal scale

35. Which data is cheaper to collect?

a) Primary data b) Collective data c) New data d) Secondary data

36. After the data has been processed and analysed, the research process requires
a) Interpretation of data b) Presentation of data
c) Reporting of data d) Testing of data

37. The process of marking segments of data with symbols, descriptive words or category names is
known as
a) Concurring b) Coding c) Coloring d) Segmentation

38. The most repeated value in the series is called as

a) Mean b) Mode c) Median d) Range

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39. A study in statistics that helps to interpret the variability of data known as
a) Standard deviation b) The measure of central tendency
c) The measure of dispersion d) None of the above

40. For a frequency distribution of a variable X, mean = 32 and median = 30. The distribution is
a) Positive skewed b) Negatively skewed c) Mesokurtic d) Platykurtic

41. Research conducted to solve an immediate problem is

a) Fundamental Research b) Analytical Research
c) Action Research d) Survey

42. Research pertaining to pure mathematics or natural laws is the example of

a) Qualitative Research b) Empirical Research
c) Analytical Research d) Fundamental Research

43. Research to study the effect of certain Policies, Plans and Program is
a) Applied Research b) Descriptive Research
c) Evaluation Research d) Causal Research

44. The first step of Research process is

a) Research design b) Analysis of data
c) Review of literature d) Identification of research problem

45. Which of the following helps to compare two or more variables

a) Classification b) Tabulation c) Survey d) Literature review

46. Choose the best answer, which is the most reliable source of information for your literature
review :
a) A TV documentary b) A Newspaper article
c) A peer reviewed research article d) A relevant chapter from a text book

47. Which literature review involves time line based collection of literature review
a) Narrative method b) Systematic method
c) Meta – analysis method of literature review
d) Meta – synthesis method of literature review.

48. Narrative literature review method is also known as

a) Advanced method b) Scientific method
c) Traditional method d) Systematic method.

49. A review of the literature should sort out the information into a _____framework
a) Conceptual b) Selective c) Theoretical d) Universal

50. The internet should not be used for finding published literature
a) True b) False

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 PART – II
Discipline Oriented Section
(Mathematics)
[50 MARKS]

  1 
51. Solve y1    cos y dx  ( x  log x  x sin y)dy  0 ,
  x 
 1
a)  x   y  x cos y  C b) x  log x x  x sin y  0
 x
c) x  log x y  x cos y  C d) ( x  log y) y  y sin x  0

52. Solve ( xy 3  y)dx  2( x 2 y 2  x  y 4 )dy  0 .

x2y4 1 x4y2 y3
a)  xy 2  y 6  C b)  xy 2  C
2 3 2 3
2 4 2
x y xy x3 x4y4 y6
c)   C d)  x 2 y2  C
3 2 6 2 3

d4y d3y d2y dy

53. The solution of the Differential equation, 4 4
 8 3
 7 2
 11  6 y  0 is,
dx dx dx dx
x x x 3
  x
a) C1e x  C 2e 2 x  C 3e 2
 C4e 2 b) C1e  x  C 2e 2 x  C3e 2
 C4e 2
x 3 x 3x
 x  
c) C1e x  C 2e  2 x  C3e 2  C 4e 2
d) C1e  x  C 2e  2 x  C3e 2
 C4e 2

54.  
The General solution of D 2  4D  4 y  e 2 x  e 2 x is,
1 2x 1 2x x2
a) C 1  C2 x e
2 2x

16
e b) C1  C2 x e2 x 
16
e 
2
2 2
c) C1  C2 x e3x  1 e 2 x  x e2 x d) (C1  C 2 x )e  2 x
1 x
 e2 x  e 2 x
16 2 16 2

55. General solution of x 2 y  xy  2 y  x log x is,

a) x A cos log x  B sin log x   x log x b) x 1 A cos log x  B sin log x   x log x
c) x (C1x  C 2 x 1 )  x 2 log x d) x C1e 2z  C3e 2 z   x 2 cos x

56. Form the partial differential equation by eliminating the arbitrary function from
f ( x 2  y 2 , z  xy )  0 .
a) x 2q  y 2 p  x 2  y 2 b) xq  yp  x 3  y 3
c) xq  yp  x 2  y 2 d) 2q  3q  1

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  3u
57. Solving 2
 18xy 2  sin( 2 x  y)  0 we get,
x y
1
a) u  cos(2 x  y)  x 3 y3  x ( y)  v( y)  w ( x )
4
1
b) u  sin( 2x  y)  x 3 y3  y ( x )  v( x )  w ( y)
4
1
c) u  cos(2x  y)  x 4 y 4  x( y)  v( y)  w ( x )
4
1
d) u  sin( 2 x  y)  x 4 y 4  x ( y)  v( y)  w ( x )
4

 2z z
58. Solving 2
 z  0 with conditions, for t = 0, z  e y and  1 . we get,
t t
a) z  cos t  e y sin t b) z  sin t  e y cos t
c) z  cos y  e t sin y d) z  sin y  e t cos y

 2z  2z  2z
59. Solving 2  5  2  0 , the solution we get is,
x 2 xy y 2
a) z  f1 2 x  5 y   f 2 5x  2 y  b) z  f1 x  y   f 2 y  x 
 x
c) z  2f1 x  y   5f 2 y  x  d) z  f1 y  2 x   f 2  y  
 2

 2z  2z  2 z
60. Classification of the equation,  2   f xx  2f xy  f yy  0 is,
x 2 xy y 2
a) Elliptic b) Parabolic c) Hyperbolic d) Spherical

61. The Newton’s backward interpolation formula is,

r(r  1) 2 r (r  1)(r  2) 3
a) y n  ry n   yn   y n  .....
2! 3!
r (r  1) 2 r (r  1)(r  2) 3
b) y n  ry n   yn   y n  .....
2! 3!
r(r  1) 2 r (r  1)(r  2) 3
c) y 0  ry0   y0   y 0  .....
2! 3!
r (r  1) 2 r (r  1)(r  2) 3
d) y 0  ry 0   y0   y 0  .....
2! 3!

62. Use Lagrange’s interpolation formula to find f(2) from the data,
x 0 1 3 4
y -12 0 6 12
a) 10 b) 4 c) 0 d) 18

1 rd
63. dx 1
The value of the integral  2
by using Simpson’s rule by taking 4 strips is,
0
1 x 3
a) 0.7854 b) 0.0785 c) 3.1416 d) 0
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 dy y
64. Using modified Euler’s method find y at x = 0.1 given that  3x  with y(0) = 1 by
dx 2
taking h = 0.1.
a) 1.1676 b) 0.0667 c) 1.0667 d) 0.1676

dy
65. Use Runge-Kutta method of fourth order find y at x = 0.1 given  3e x  2 y , with y(0) = 0
dx
and h = 0.1
a) 0.3487 b) 1.3487 c) 0.03487 d) 2.3487

66. Coefficient of correlation is defined by the relation,

a) r  
xy x y n  xy  x y
b) r  c) r  d) r 
n x  y x y n x 2  n  y 2 x y

67. A random variable X has the following probability function,

x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
P( x )  0 K 2K 2K 3K K2 2K2 7K2+K
1 1
a) b) c) 10 d) 0.33
100 10

68. A shop has 4 diesel generator sets which it hires everyday. The demand for a generator set on
5
an average is a Poisson variate with value . Then the Poisson distribution is given by,
2
2.5 2.5
e x e (2.5) x
2.5
e x (2.5) x
a) P( x )  b) P( x )  c) P( x )  d) None of these
x! x! x!

69. In a consignment of electric lamps, 5% are defective. If a random sample of 8 lamps are
inspected, the probability that one or more lamps are defective is,
a) 0.33 b) 0.66 c) 0.3366 d) 0.3636

70. The probability that an Indian batsman hitting a boundary in any one day match in any
particular over is 0.35. Then the probability of hitting a boundary on 5 th ball of a particular
over, assuming that he has failed for first four balls bowled is,
a) 0.05 b) 0.055 c) 0.06 d) 0.056

 1 
71. The series   n P 

is divergent, if

a) P  1 b) P  1 c) P  1 d) None of these

1 1 1
72. The series 1     ....... is,
2 3 4
a) Oscillatory b) Convergent c) Divergent d) Neither convergent nor divergent

73. The Fourier series of an odd periodic function contains only,

a) Cosine terms b) Sine terms c) Odd harmonics d) Even harmonics

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74. If f(x) is even function, then the value of bn in the Fourier series for f(x) in  ,   is,
 
2 1
a) b) c) π d) 0 (zero)
 0  
f ( x ) sin nxdx f ( x ) sin nxdx

75. The value of a0 in the Fourier series of f(x) = x in (0, 2π) is,
a) 2π b) π c) 0 d) 

sin 2 t
76. Find the Laplace transform of .
t
s s s 2s
a) sin 1 b) cot 1 c) tan 1 d) cot 1
2 2 2 2

8, t  2
77. Express the following function in terms of unit step functions, f ( t )   .
6, t  2
a) 6  2u ( t  2) b) 6  2u ( t  2) c) 8  2u (t  2) d) 8  2u ( t  2)

1
78. Find the inverse Laplace transform of 2
.
9s  6s  1
t t t2 t
  9
3 2 3 3
te te te te
a) b) c) d)
9 3 9 6

01 for x  a
79. Find the Fourier transform of f ( x )  
 0 for x  a
2 sin sa 2 cos sa 2 sin sa 2 sin sa
a) b) c) d)
 2 4  s

1
80. Find Fourier Sine transform of ,
x
1  2
a)  b) c) d)
 2 

81. The temperature of points in space is given by T ( x, y, z )  x 2  y 2  z . A mosquito located at

(1, 1, 2) desires to fly in such a direction that it will get warm as soon as possible. In what
direction should it move.
1
a) 2x î  2 yˆj  k̂ b) î  ĵ  k̂ c)
3

2î  2ˆj  k̂ 
d) 2î  2 ĵ  k̂

82. Given   2 x 2  3y 2  4z 2 , curl grad φ = __________

a) 4x  6 y  8z b) 4x î  6 yĵ  8zk̂ c) zero d) 3

83. For what value of ‘n’, r n r is solenoidal ; where r  x î  yˆj  zk̂ ,

a) 0 b) 1 c)  3 d) 3

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84. If   5x 2 y  5y 2 z  1.5z 2 x , the directional derivative of φ at (1, 1, 1) in the direction of the
x 1 y  3
line   z is _________.
2 2
11 31
a) zero b) c) d) 3
3 3

85. A necessary and sufficient condition that the line integral  F  dr , for every closed curve C
C
vanishes, is _________
a) curl F  0 b) div F  0 c) curlF  0 d) div F  0

a b c
2 2 2
86. The value of the integral, x y z dx dy dz is,
0 0 0

a 2 b 2c2 a 3 b 3c 3 a 3 b 3c 3 a 4b 4c4
a) b) c) d)
9 27 9 81

87. The value of 1 4 3 is,

4
a) 2  b) 2 c)  2 d) 2

1 1 x 2
88. The integral   ( x  y) dy dx, after changing the order of integration is,
0 0

1 1 x 2 1 1 x 2
a)   (x  y)dydx
0 0
b)   ( x  y)dydx
0 0
2 2 2
1 1 y 1 x y
c)   ( x  y)dxdy
0 0
d)   ( x  y)dydx
0 0

89. The area between the parabolas y 2  4 x and x 2  4 y is,

16 64
a) b) c) 0 d) 1
3 3


2

90. The value of  cot  d is,

0


a)  b)  c) 2  d)
2

1 1 3
91. If 3 and 6 are two eigen values of, A  1 5 1  , then the eigen values of A 1 are,
3 7 7 
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
a) 3, 6, 4 b) , , c) , , d) 1, ,
2 3 6 3 6 4 5 4

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 5 4 1  2
92. If   X  , then X equals
1 1  1 3 
  3  14 1  2  1 3  3  14 
a)   b)   c)   2 1 d)  
4 17  3 1     4  17 
93. If 3x  2 y  z  0 , x  4 y  z  0 , 2x  y  4z  0 be a system of equations, then
a) it is inconsistent
b) it has only the trivial solution x = 0, y = 0, z = 0
c) it can be reduced to a single equation and so a solution does not exist
d) determinant of the matrix of coefficients is zero
  0. 5 0 0
94. The inverse of the matrix  0 4 0 is,
 0 0 1
0.5 0 0 0.5 0 0  2 0 0 2 0 0
a)  0  4 0  b)  0
   4 0 c)  0 0.25 0
  d) 0  0.25 0 

 0 0  1  0 0 1  0 0 1 0 0  1

 2  1 3 1
95. The rank of matrix, 1 4  2 1 is,
5 2 4 3
a) 3 b) 1 c) 0 d) 2

96. The angle between the pair of curves r  a 1  cos   and r  a 1  cos   is,
 2
a) b) c) π d) 2
2 3
97. The maximum value of the function f ( x, y)  x 3  y3  3x  12 y  20 is,
a) 38 b) 2 c) 30 d) 48

98. The radius of curvature for the curve y  ax 2  bx  c , at x 

1
2a
a 2

 1  b is,

a2 a2 a4
a) a2 b) c) d)
4 2 2
99. Maclaurin’s expansion of sinx is,
x3 x5 x 3 x5
a) x    ..... b) x    .....
3! 5! 3! 5!
x2 x4 x2 x4
c) 1    ..... d) 1    .....
2! 4! 2! 4!
1
 a x  bx  x
100. Lim   __________ ,
x 0
 2 
a) 0 b) 1 c) ab d) ab

*****
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VTU-ETR Seat No. Question Paper Version : D

Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi

Eligibility Test for Research (VTU-ETR) Programmes
Ph.D./M.S. (Research) November – 2022
Mathematics
Time: 3 hrs. Max. Marks: 100

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 PART – I
(Research Methodology)
[50 MARKS]
1. What is the function of a post test in ANOVA
a) Describe those groups that have reliable difference between group means
b) Set the critical value for the ‘F’ test (or Chi – Square)
c) Determine if any statistically significant group differences have occurred
d) None of these

2. In ANOVA procedure ‘Factor’ refers to

a) The dependent variable b) The independent variable
c) Different levels of a treatment d) The critical value of F

3. In the ANOVA ‘treatment’ refers to

a) Experimental units b) Different levels of a factor
c) a factor d) Applying antibiotic to a wound

4. When conducting an ANOVA , F DATA will always fall within what range?
a) Between 0 and infinity b) Between 0 and 1
c) Between negative infinity and infinity d) Between 1 and infinity

5. In one way ANOVA which of the following is used within F – ratio as a measurement of the
variance F individual observations
a) SSE b) MSE c) MSRT d) None of the above

6. In regression analysis, the variable that is being predicted is

a) The independent variable b) The dependent variable
c) Usually denoted by x d) Usually denoted by r

7. If the regression equation is equal to Y = 23.6 – 54.2x, then 23.6 is the ____ while – 54.2 is the
____ of the regression line.
a) Slope, intercept b) Slope, regression coefficient
c) Intercept , slope d) Radius, intercept

8. How many coefficients do you need to estimate in a simple linear regression model (one
independent variable).
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

9. Which of the following is not the part of the exploratory factor analysis process
a) Extracting factors
b) Determining the number of factors before the analysis.
c) Rotating the factors d) Refining and interpreting the factors

10. If a researcher wanted to determine which variable were associated with which factors she/he
would look at
a) Factor scores b) Factor loadings c) Factor d) Factor associations

11. Research conducted to solve an immediate problem is

a) Fundamental Research b) Analytical Research
c) Action Research d) Survey
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12. Research pertaining to pure mathematics or natural laws is the example of
a) Qualitative Research b) Empirical Research
c) Analytical Research d) Fundamental Research

13. Research to study the effect of certain Policies, Plans and Program is
a) Applied Research b) Descriptive Research
c) Evaluation Research d) Causal Research

14. The first step of Research process is

a) Research design b) Analysis of data
c) Review of literature d) Identification of research problem

15. Which of the following helps to compare two or more variables

a) Classification b) Tabulation c) Survey d) Literature review

16. Choose the best answer, which is the most reliable source of information for your literature
review :
a) A TV documentary b) A Newspaper article
c) A peer reviewed research article d) A relevant chapter from a text book

17. Which literature review involves time line based collection of literature review
a) Narrative method b) Systematic method
c) Meta – analysis method of literature review
d) Meta – synthesis method of literature review.

18. Narrative literature review method is also known as

a) Advanced method b) Scientific method
c) Traditional method d) Systematic method.

19. A review of the literature should sort out the information into a _____framework
a) Conceptual b) Selective c) Theoretical d) Universal

20. The internet should not be used for finding published literature
a) True b) False

21. What is a complementary event for “At least one head appears” if two coins are tossed
simultaneously?
a) Exactly one head appears b) Atleast one tail appears
c) Atmost one tail appears d) None head appears

22. A bag contains 7 Red and 4 Blue Balls. Two Balls are drawn at random with replacement. The
probability of getting the Balls of different colors is :
a) 28/121 b) 56/121 c) ½ d) None of the above

23. If two coins are tossed simultaneously, what is the probability of getting atleast one head?
a) 1/2 b) 1/3 c) 1/4 d) 3/4

24. What are Independent Events?

a) If the outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of another
b) If the outcome of one event affects the outcome of another
c) Any one of the outcome of one event does not affect the outcome of another.
d) Any one of the outcome of one event does affect the outcome of another
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25. In class, 30% of students study Hindi, 45% study Maths and 15% study Both Hindi and Maths.
If a student is randomly selected, what is the probability that he/she study Hindi and Maths?
a) 1/5 b) 3/5 c) 2/5 d) 2/7

26. The normal distribution

a) Mean = Variance = 1 b) Standard deviation = Variance = 0
c) Mean = 0 , Variance = 1 d) Mean = Standard deviation

27. The shape of normal distribution curve

a) Bell shaped b) Flat c) Circular d) Spilled

28. In a Binomial distribution, if ‘n’ is the number of trials and ‘p’ is the probability success, then
the mean value is
a) np b) n c) p d) np (1-p)

29. If ‘m’ is the Poisson distribution, the standard deviation is

a) (sqrt{m}) b) m2 c) m d) m/2

30. The mean of hypergeometric distribution is

a) n* K / N-1 b) n* K-1 / N c) n-1* K / N d) n* K / N

31. Which among the following is a probability sampling method?

a) Judgemental sampling b) Quota sampling
c) Simple random sampling d) Convenience sampling

32. The difference between a static and the parameters is called as

a) Non - random b) Probability c) Sampling error d) Random

33. Sampling error increases as we increases the sampling size

a) True b) False c) True to some extent d) None of the above

34. Population under research study is referred as

a) Standard Population b) Final Population
c) Infinite Population d) Target Population

35. The process of finding true but unknown value of population parameter is called as
a) Statistical inference b) Estimation
c) Guess d) Biased

36. Arrange the following steps in the process of hypothesis testing in proper sequence
A) Select the level of significance B) Setup null and alternative hypothesis
C) Establish the decision rule D) Performance computations
E) Select test statistics F) Draw conclusion
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
a) A, B, C, D, E, F b) A, B, E, D, C, F c) B, A, C, D, E, F d) B, A, E, C, D, F

37. Which among the following is non parametric statistics?

a) t - test b) F - test
c) 2 - test d) Spearman’s rank order correlation

38. Which test is normally applied for qualitative data :

a) ‘ t’ test b) ‘F’ test c) X2 Chi – square test d) ‘z’ test
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39. An investigator commits Type – 1 error in testing hypothesis when he / she
a) Accepts null hypothesis when it is false b) Rejects null hypothesis when it is true
c) Accepts null hypothesis when it is true d) Rejects null hypothesis when it is false

40. If the critical region is located equally in both sides of the sampling distribution of test statistic,
the test is called
a) One tailed b) Two tailed c) Right tailed d) Left tailed

41. Which one among the following is the most comprehensive source of population data?
a) National sample surveys b) Demographic health surveys
c) National family health surveys d) Census

42. Which one is called non – probability sampling?

a) Cluster sampling b) Systematic sampling
c) Stratified sampling d) Quota sampling

43. Which scale is the simplest form of measurement

a) Interval b) Ratio c) Nominal d) Ordinal

44. Absolute zero exists in

a) Ratio scale b) Interval scale c) Nominal scale d) Ordinal scale

45. Which data is cheaper to collect?

a) Primary data b) Collective data c) New data d) Secondary data

46. After the data has been processed and analysed, the research process requires
a) Interpretation of data b) Presentation of data
c) Reporting of data d) Testing of data

47. The process of marking segments of data with symbols, descriptive words or category names is
known as
a) Concurring b) Coding c) Coloring d) Segmentation

48. The most repeated value in the series is called as

a) Mean b) Mode c) Median d) Range

49. A study in statistics that helps to interpret the variability of data known as
a) Standard deviation b) The measure of central tendency
c) The measure of dispersion d) None of the above

50. For a frequency distribution of a variable X, mean = 32 and median = 30. The distribution is
a) Positive skewed b) Negatively skewed c) Mesokurtic d) Platykurtic

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 PART – II
Discipline Oriented Section
(Mathematics)
[50 MARKS]

 1 
51. The series   nP 

is divergent, if

a) P  1 b) P  1 c) P  1 d) None of these

1 1 1
52. The series 1     ....... is,
2 3 4
a) Oscillatory b) Convergent c) Divergent d) Neither convergent nor divergent

53. The Fourier series of an odd periodic function contains only,

a) Cosine terms b) Sine terms c) Odd harmonics d) Even harmonics

54. If f(x) is even function, then the value of bn in the Fourier series for f(x) in  ,   is,
 
2 1
a)  f ( x ) sin nxdx b) c) π d) 0 (zero)
 
f ( x ) sin nxdx
0

55. The value of a0 in the Fourier series of f(x) = x in (0, 2π) is,
a) 2π b) π c) 0 d) 

sin 2 t
56. Find the Laplace transform of .
t
s s s 2s
a) sin 1 b) cot 1 c) tan 1 d) cot 1
2 2 2 2

8, t  2
57. Express the following function in terms of unit step functions, f ( t )   .
6, t  2
a) 6  2u ( t  2) b) 6  2u ( t  2) c) 8  2u (t  2) d) 8  2u ( t  2)

1
58. Find the inverse Laplace transform of 2
.
9s  6s  1
t t t2 t
  9
3 2 3 3
te te te te
a) b) c) d)
9 3 9 6

01 for x  a
59. Find the Fourier transform of f ( x )  
 0 for x  a
2 sin sa 2 cos sa 2 sin sa 2 sin sa
a) b) c) d)
 2 4  s

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 1
60. Find Fourier Sine transform of ,
x
1  2
a)  b) c) d)
 2 
1 1 3
61. If 3 and 6 are two eigen values of, A  1 5 1  , then the eigen values of A 1 are,
3 7 7 
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
a) 3, 6, 4 b) , , c) , , d) 1, ,
2 3 6 3 6 4 5 4
5 4 1  2
62. If   X  , then X equals
1 1  1 3 
  3  14 1  2  1 3  3  14 
a)   b)   c)   2 1 d)  
4 17  3 1     4  17 
63. If 3x  2 y  z  0 , x  4 y  z  0 , 2x  y  4z  0 be a system of equations, then
a) it is inconsistent
b) it has only the trivial solution x = 0, y = 0, z = 0
c) it can be reduced to a single equation and so a solution does not exist
d) determinant of the matrix of coefficients is zero
  0. 5 0 0 
64. The inverse of the matrix  0 4 0 is,
 0 0 1
0.5 0 0 0.5 0 0  2 0 0 2 0 0
a)  0  4 0  b)  0  4 0
  c)  0 0.25 0
  d) 0  0.25 0 

 0 0  1  0 0 1  0 0 1 0 0  1

 2  1 3 1
65. The rank of matrix, 1 4  2 1 is,
5 2 4 3
a) 3 b) 1 c) 0 d) 2

66. The angle between the pair of curves r  a 1  cos   and r  a 1  cos   is,
 2
a) b) c) π d) 2
2 3

67. The maximum value of the function f ( x, y)  x 3  y3  3x  12 y  20 is,

a) 38 b) 2 c) 30 d) 48

68. The radius of curvature for the curve y  ax 2  bx  c , at x 

1
2a
a 2

 1  b is,

2 a2 a2 a4
a) a b) c) d)
4 2 2

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69. Maclaurin’s expansion of sinx is,
x3 x5 x 3 x5
a) x    ..... b) x    .....
3! 5! 3! 5!
x2 x4 x2 x4
c) 1    ..... d) 1    .....
2! 4! 2! 4!
1
 a x  bx  x
70. Lim   __________ ,
x 0
 2 
a) 0 b) 1 c) ab d) ab

71. The Newton’s backward interpolation formula is,

r(r  1) 2 r (r  1)(r  2) 3
a) y n  ry n   yn   y n  .....
2! 3!
r (r  1) 2 r (r  1)(r  2) 3
b) y n  ry n   yn   y n  .....
2! 3!
r(r  1) 2 r (r  1)(r  2) 3
c) y 0  ry0   y0   y 0  .....
2! 3!
r (r  1) 2 r (r  1)(r  2) 3
d) y 0  ry 0   y0   y 0  .....
2! 3!

72. Use Lagrange’s interpolation formula to find f(2) from the data,
x 0 1 3 4
y -12 0 6 12
a) 10 b) 4 c) 0 d) 18

1 rd
dx 1
73. The value of the integral  2
by using Simpson’s rule by taking 4 strips is,
0
1 x 3
a) 0.7854 b) 0.0785 c) 3.1416 d) 0

dy y
74. Using modified Euler’s method find y at x = 0.1 given that  3x  with y(0) = 1 by
dx 2
taking h = 0.1.
a) 1.1676 b) 0.0667 c) 1.0667 d) 0.1676

dy
75. Use Runge-Kutta method of fourth order find y at x = 0.1 given  3e x  2 y , with y(0) = 0
dx
and h = 0.1
a) 0.3487 b) 1.3487 c) 0.03487 d) 2.3487

76. Coefficient of correlation is defined by the relation,

a) r  
xy x y n  xy  x y
b) r  c) r  d) r 
n x  y x y n x 2  n  y 2 x y

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77. A random variable X has the following probability function,
x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
P( x )  0 K 2K 2K 3K K2 2K2 7K2+K
1 1
a) b) c) 10 d) 0.33
100 10

78. A shop has 4 diesel generator sets which it hires everyday. The demand for a generator set on
5
an average is a Poisson variate with value . Then the Poisson distribution is given by,
2
2.5 2.5
e x e (2.5) x
2.5
e x (2.5) x
a) P( x )  b) P( x )  c) P( x )  d) None of these
x! x! x!

79. In a consignment of electric lamps, 5% are defective. If a random sample of 8 lamps are
inspected, the probability that one or more lamps are defective is,
a) 0.33 b) 0.66 c) 0.3366 d) 0.3636

80. The probability that an Indian batsman hitting a boundary in any one day match in any
particular over is 0.35. Then the probability of hitting a boundary on 5 th ball of a particular
over, assuming that he has failed for first four balls bowled is,
a) 0.05 b) 0.055 c) 0.06 d) 0.056

81.   1 
Solve y1    cos y dx  ( x  log x  x sin y)dy  0 ,
  x 
 1
a)  x   y  x cos y  C b) x  log x x  x sin y  0
 x
c) x  log x y  x cos y  C d) ( x  log y) y  y sin x  0

82. Solve ( xy 3  y)dx  2( x 2 y 2  x  y 4 )dy  0 .

x2y4 1 x4y2 y3
a)  xy 2  y 6  C b)  xy 2  C
2 3 2 3
2 4 2
x y xy x3 x4y4 y6
c)   C d)  x 2 y2  C
3 2 6 2 3

d4y d3y d2y dy

83. The solution of the Differential equation, 4 4
 8 3
 7 2
 11  6 y  0 is,
dx dx dx dx
x x x 3
  x
a) C1e x  C 2e 2 x  C 3e 2
 C4e 2 b) C1e  x  C 2e 2 x  C3e 2
 C4e 2
x 3 x 3x
 x  
c) C1e x  C 2e  2 x  C3e 2  C 4e 2
d) C1e  x  C 2e  2 x  C3e 2
 C4e 2

84.  
The General solution of D 2  4D  4 y  e 2 x  e 2 x is,
1 2x 1 2x x2
a) C 1  C2 x e
2 2x

16
e b) C1  C2 x e2 x 
16
e 
2
2 2
c) C1  C2 x e3x  1 e 2 x  x e2 x d) (C1  C 2 x )e  2 x
1 x
 e2 x  e 2 x
16 2 16 2
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85. General solution of x 2 y  xy  2 y  x log x is,
a) x A cos log x  B sin log x   x log x b) x 1 A cos log x  B sin log x   x log x
c) x (C1x  C 2 x 1 )  x 2 log x d) x C1e 2z  C3e 2 z   x 2 cos x

86. Form the partial differential equation by eliminating the arbitrary function from
f ( x 2  y 2 , z  xy )  0 .
a) x 2q  y 2 p  x 2  y 2 b) xq  yp  x 3  y 3
c) xq  yp  x 2  y 2 d) 2q  3q  1

 3u
87. Solving 2
 18xy 2  sin( 2 x  y)  0 we get,
x y
1
a) u  cos(2 x  y)  x 3 y3  x ( y)  v( y)  w ( x )
4
1
b) u  sin( 2x  y)  x 3 y3  y ( x )  v( x )  w ( y)
4
1
c) u  cos(2x  y)  x 4 y 4  x( y)  v( y)  w ( x )
4
1
d) u  sin( 2 x  y)  x 4 y 4  x ( y)  v( y)  w ( x )
4

 2z z
88. Solving 2  z  0 with conditions, for t = 0, z  e y and  1 . we get,
t t
a) z  cos t  e y sin t b) z  sin t  e y cos t
c) z  cos y  e t sin y d) z  sin y  e t cos y

 2z  2z  2z
89. Solving 2  5  2  0 , the solution we get is,
x 2 xy y 2
a) z  f1 2 x  5 y   f 2 5x  2 y  b) z  f1 x  y   f 2 y  x 
 x
c) z  2f1 x  y   5f 2 y  x  d) z  f1 y  2 x   f 2  y  
 2

 2z  2z  2 z
90. Classification of the equation,  2   f xx  2f xy  f yy  0 is,
x 2 xy y 2
a) Elliptic b) Parabolic c) Hyperbolic d) Spherical

91. The temperature of points in space is given by T ( x, y, z )  x 2  y 2  z . A mosquito located at

(1, 1, 2) desires to fly in such a direction that it will get warm as soon as possible. In what
direction should it move.
1
a) 2x î  2 yˆj  k̂ b) î  ĵ  k̂ c)
3

2î  2ˆj  k̂ 
d) 2î  2 ĵ  k̂

92. Given   2 x 2  3y 2  4z 2 , curl grad φ = __________

a) 4x  6 y  8z b) 4x î  6 yĵ  8zk̂ c) zero d) 3

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93. For what value of ‘n’, r n r is solenoidal ; where r  x î  yˆj  zk̂ ,
a) 0 b) 1 c)  3 d) 3

94. If   5x 2 y  5y 2 z  1.5z 2 x , the directional derivative of φ at (1, 1, 1) in the direction of the

x 1 y  3
line   z is _________.
2 2
11 31
a) zero b) c) d) 3
3 3

95. A necessary and sufficient condition that the line integral  F  dr , for every closed curve C
C
vanishes, is _________
a) curl F  0 b) div F  0 c) curlF  0 d) div F  0

a b c
2 2 2
96. The value of the integral, x y z dx dy dz is,
0 0 0

a 2 b 2c2 a 3 b 3c 3 a 3 b 3c 3 a 4b 4c4
a) b) c) d)
9 27 9 81

97. The value of 1 4 3 is,

4
a) 2  b) 2 c)  2 d) 2

1 1 x 2

98. The integral   ( x  y) dy dx, after changing the order of integration is,
0 0

1 1 x 2 1 1 x 2
a)   (x  y)dydx
0 0
b)   ( x  y)dydx
0 0

1 1 y 2 2
1 x y
2

c)   ( x  y)dxdy
0 0
d)   ( x  y)dydx
0 0

99. The area between the parabolas y 2  4 x and x 2  4 y is,

16 64
a) b) c) 0 d) 1
3 3


2
100. The value of  cot  d is,
0


a)  b)  c) 2  d)
2

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