Copy of Math 2 2018 Quiz 1
Copy of Math 2 2018 Quiz 1
INSTRUCTIONS:(1) Each question is of 4 marks. (2) Each question is provided with 4 alternative
answers, out of which only one is correct. (3) Write the correct choice A, B, C or D in the table
given in this question paper with pen only and submit it to the invigilator. Do not encircle ( ) or
tick X on your answers at question itself which is invalid. (4) Answering with pencil and overwriting
will be treated invalid. (5) No rough work should be done on the question paper.
D B B C B D A B A C A
Recheck request:
5. If the vectors u, v, w form a basis for R3 then, the set {au + bv + cw, bu + cv + aw, cu + av + bw}
is a basis for R3 for (a, b, c) =
(A) (0, 1, −1) (B) (1, 1, −1) (C) (2, 0, −2) (D) none of these
6. Along with the polynomials 1 − x2 , 2 + 3x − 5x2 which of the following form a basis for P2 ?
(A) 2 + 5x − 7x2 (B) 6 − x − 5x2 (C) −1 + 3x − 2x2 (D) none of these
8. Let V be the set of all functions f : R → R. If P is the set of all constant functions,
Q = {f ∈ V : lim f (x) = 3}, R = {f ∈ V : f (1) = 1} and S = {f ∈ V : f (0) = 0}, then
x→∞
which of P, Q, R and S are subspaces of V ?
(A) P, Q, R & S (B) P & S only (C) P, Q & S (D) P & Q only
9. Which of the following sets form a vector space under usual vector addition and scalar multipli-
cation?
(A) {(x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 ) ∈ R4 : x1 + x2 = 0} (B) {(x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 ) ∈ R4 : 2x1 + 3x2 = 1}
(C) {(x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 ) ∈ R4 : x1 ≤ x2 } (D) {(x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 ) ∈ R4 : x1 > 0}
10. Let V be the set of all square matrices of order 5 with real entries. If W = {A ∈ V : AT = A},
then the dimension of W is
(A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 15 (D) none of these
1 −1 0 a 1 0 a 1
11. A value of a for which the subset , , , , of M2×2 is
0 a 1 −1 0 −1 −1 0
linearly independent, is
(A) a = 1 (B) a = 0 (C) a = −3 (D) none of these