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GATE SOLVED PAPER - CH
Year 2011 One Mark
Q. 1 R is a closed planar region as shown by the shaded area in the figure below. Its
boundary C consists of the circles C 1 and C 2 .
. i n
If F1 ^x, y h, F2 ^x, y h, 2
c o
.
F F
1
2y
and 2
2x
2
are all continuous everywhere in R, Green’s
a
theorem states that
# # 2x 2y #
d i
c2F2 - 2F1 m dxdy = ^F1 dx + F2 dy h
o
R C
n
Which one of the following alternatives correctly depicts the direction of integration
along C ?
.
w
w
w
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Q. 2 Which one of the following functions y ^x h has the slope of its tangent equal to
ax/y ? (Note: a and b are real constants)
(A) y = x + b (B) y = ax + b
a
(C) y = x2 + b (D)
y = ax2 + b
a
1 1
Q. 3 Let λ 1 =− 1 and λ 2 = 3 be the eigen values and V1 = f p and V2 = f p be the
0 1
corresponding eigen vectors of a real 2 # 2 matrix R . Given that P = ^V1 V2h,
-1
which one of the following matrices represents P R P ?
0 -1 0 3
(A) f p (B) f p
3 0 -1 0
3 0 -1 0
(C) f p (D)
f p
0 -1 0 3
GATE SOLVED PAPER - CH Engineering Mathematics
Year 2011 Two Marks
Q. 4 Unit vectors in X and Z directions are it and kt respectively. Which one of the
following is the directional derivative of the function F ^x, z h = ln ^x2 + z2h at the
point P ^4, 0h, in the direction of ît - kth?
t
(A) i (B) it
2 2
(C) 1 (D) 1
2 2
Q. 5 Which one of the following choices is a solution of the differential equation given
below?
dy y2 y
= + − 2
dx x x x
Note: c is a real constant.
n
2 2
(A) y = c − x 2 (B) y = c + 2x2
c + 2x
. ic−x
o
3 3
(C) y = c − x 3 (D) y = c + 2x3
c
c + 2x c−x
a
3
.
i
dx
Q. 6 The value of the improper integral # ^1 + x2h
is
d
−3
o
(A) - 2π (B)
0
. n
(C) π (D)
2π
In the fixed point iteration method for solving equations of the form x = g ^x h, the
w
Q. 7
^n + 1hth iteration value is xn + 1 = g ^xn h, where, xn represents the n th iteration
w
value, g ^x h and corresponding initial guess value x 0 in the domain of interest are
w
shown in the following choices. Which one of these choices leads to a converged
solution for x ?
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Year 2010 One Mark
1 2
Q. 8 The inverse of the matrix > H is
3 4
-2 -1 - 2 3/2
(A) > H (B) > H
- 3/2 - 1/2 1 -1
-2 1 2 - 3/2
(C) > H (D)
> H
3/2 - 1/2 - 1 1/2
Q. 9 The Laplace transform of the function shown in the figure below is
. i n
o
^ hs
s^ h
a-b
(A) Ve V e-bs - e-bs
c
(B)
s
(C) V ê-as - e-bs h (D) ^
V eas - ebs
h
a .
i
s s2
Q. 10
(A) π (B)
o d
Given that i = − 1 , ii is equal to
n
-1
.
2
e- π/2
(C) i ln i (D)
w
w
Q. 11 A root of the equation x 4 − 3x + 1 = 0 needs to be found using the Newton-
Raphson method. If the initial guess x 0 is taken as 0, then the new estimate x1
w
after the first iteration is
(A) 1 (B) -1
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3 3
-3
(C) 3 (D)
Q. 12 The stream function in xy -plane is given below.

Ψ = 1 x 2 y 2
2
The velocity vector for this stream function is
(A) xy3 it - 3 x2 y2 tj (B) 3 x2 y2 it - xy3 tj
2 2
(C) 3 x2 y2 it + xy3 tj (D) xy3 it + 3 x2 y2 tj
2 2
Year 2010 Two Marks
Q. 13 The solution of the differential equation

d2y dy
+ 2 + 2y = 0
dt 2 dt
with the initial conditions y ^0 h = 0 , dt

dy
=− 1, is
t=0
(A) - t sin t (B) - e-t ^1 - cos t h

(C) −^t + sin t h /2 (D)
- e-t sin t
Q. 14 If y uv = y it + xy tj and vv = x2 it + xy2 tj , then curl ûv # vvh is

(A) ^2xy2h it − ^x + y2htj (B) ^xy - x2h it - ^y - 3xy htj
(C) ^2x2 y2 - 3x3h it - ^y3 - 3xy2h kt (D) ^3xy2 - x3h it - ^y3 - 3x2 y htj
Q. 15 X and Y are independent random variables. X follows a binomial distribution
with N = 5 and p = 1/2 . Y takes integer values 1 and 2 with equal probability.
Then the probability that X = Y , is
(A) 15 (B) 15
64 32
(C) 1 (D) 15
2 16
Q. 16
. i n
A box contains three red and two black balls. Four balls are removed from the
o
box one by one without replacement. The probability of the ball remaining in the
c
box being red, is
(A) 609 (B)
625
3
a
5
.
(C) 2 (D)
5
d i 81
625
n o g^x h
Q. 17
.
For a function g ^x h, if g ^0 h = 0 and g' ^0 h = 2 , then lim 2t dt is equal to
x #
w
x"0
(A) 3 (B) 2 0
w
(C) 0 (D) -3
Year 2009
w One Mark
Q. 18
© cos x
^x - π/2h3
The value of lim
(A) - 3 (B)
is
x " π/2
0
(C) 1 (D) 3
d 2 y dy
Q. 19 The general solution of the differential equation 2 − − 6y = 0 , where C 1 and
dx dx
C 2 are constants of integration, is
(A) C 1 e−3x + C 2 e−2x (B) C 1 e3x + C 2 e−2x
(C) C 1 e3x + C 2 e2x (D) C 1 e−3x + C 2 e2x
Q. 20 Using the residue theorem, the value of the integral (counter-clockwise) # 8z--74z dz
around a circle with centre at z = 0 and radius = 8 (where z is a complex number
and i = − 1 ), is
(A) - 20 πi (B) - 40 π
(C) - 40 πi (D) 40 πi
Q. 21 Consider the integral ^2xit − 2yjt + 5zkth .ndS

## t over the surface of a sphere of
radius = 3 with centre at the origin and surface unit normal nt pointing away
from the origin. Using the Gauss’s divergence theorem, the value of this integral
is
(A) - 180 π (B) zero

(C) 90 π (D) 180 π
Q. 22 Using the trapezoidal rule and 4 equal intervals ^n = 4h, the calculated value of
π
the integral (rounded to the first place of decimal) # sin θ dθ is

(A) 1.7 (B) 1.9 0
(C) 2.0 (D) 2.1
1 2
Q. 23 The eigen values of matrix A = > H are 5 and - 1. Then the eigen values of
4 3
− 2A + 3l (l is a 2 # 2 identity matrix) are
(A) - 7 and 5 (B) 7 and - 5
(C) - 7 and 1 (D) 1 and - 1
5 5 7 2
Q. 24 A fair die is rolled. Let R denotes the event of obtaining a number less than or
equal to 5 and S denotes the event of obtaining an odd number. Then which one
of the following about the probability ^P h is true?
(A) P ^R/S h = 1 (B)
i n
P ^R/S h = 0
.
o
(C) P ^S/Rh = 1 (D) P ^S/Rh = 0
. c
i a
Year 2009 Two Marks
d
Q. 25 For an incompressible flow, the x and y components of the velocity vector are
vx = 2 ^x + y h; vy = 3 ^y + z h, where x, y, z are in metre, all velocities are in m/s.
o
Then the z component of the velocity vector ^vz h of the flow for the boundary
n
.
condition vz = 0 at z = 0 , is
w
(A) 5z (B) - 5z
w
(C) 2x + 3z (D) - 2x - 3z
w
Q. 26
1
The inverse Laplace transform of
is 2
2s + 3s + 1
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(A) e-t/2 - e-t (B) 2e-t/2 - e-t
(C) e-t - 2e-t/2 (D) e-t - e-t/2
Year 2008 One Mark
Q. 27 Which one of the following is not an integrating factor for the differential equation
xdy − ydx = 0 ?
(A) 12 (B) 1
x y2
(C) 1 (D) 1
xy ^x + y h
d2y
Q. 28 Which one of the following is not a solution of the differential equation 2 + y = 1
dx
(A) y = 1 (B) y = 1 + cos x
(C) y = 1 + sin x (D) y = 2 + sin x + cos x
Q. 29 The limit of sin x as x " 3 is

x
(A) - 1 (B) 0
(C) 1 (D)
3
Q. 30 The unit normal vector to the surface of the sphere x2 + y2 + z2 = 1 at the point
d 1 , 0, 1 n is (it, t
j , kt are unit normal vectors in the cartesian coordinate system)
2 2
(A) 1 it + 1 tj (B) 1 it + 1 kt
2 2 2 2
(C) 1 tj + 1 kt (D) 1 it + 1 tj + 1 kt
2 2 3 3 3
Q. 31 A non-linear function f ^x h is defined in the interval − 1.2 < x < 4 as illustrated
in the figure below. the equation f ^x h = 0 is solved for x within this interval by
using the Newton-Raphson iterative scheme. Among the initial guesses (l1, l2, l 3
and l 4 ), the guess that is likely to lead to the root most rapidly is
. i n
c o
a .
d i
n o
.
(A) l1 (B) l2
w
(C) l 3 (D)
l4
Year 2008
w Two Marks
Q. 32
w
Which one of the following transformations "u = f ^y h, reduces
dy
+ Ay3 + By = 0
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dx
to a linear differential equation? (A and B are positive constants)
(A) u = y−3 (B) u = y−2
(C) u = y−1 (D) u = y2
Q. 33 The Laplace transform of the function f ^ t h = t sin t is

(A) 2 2s 2 (B) 1
^s + 1h s ^
2 2
s + 1h
(C) 12 + 2 1 (D) 1
s ^s + 1h ^s − 1h2 + 1
Q. 34 The value of the surface integral # # ^x it + y tj h.nt dA evaluated over the surface
s
of a cube having sides of length a is (nt is unit normal vector)

(A) 0 (B) a3
(C) 2a3 (D) 3a3
Q. 35 The first terms of the Taylor series expansion of cos x about the point x = 0 are
2 3 2 3
(A) 1 + x + x + x (B) 1−x+x −x
2! 3! 2! 3!
2 4 6 3 5 7
(C) 1 − x + x − x (D)
x−x +x −x
2! 4! 6! 3! 5! 7!
1 2
Q. 36 If A = > H, then the eigen values of A3 are
2 1
(A) 5, 4 (B) 3, - 1
(C) 9, - 1 (D) 27, - 1
Q. 37 An analytic function w ^z h is defined as w = u + iv , where, i = − 1 and z = x + iy

, w ^z h is
y
. If the real part is given by u = 2
x + y2
(A) 1 (B) 1
z z2
(C) i (D) 1
z iz
Q. 38 The normal distribution is given by
f ^x h =1 exp e − ^x − µh o, − 3 < x < 3

2

2πσ 2σ 2
The point of inflexion to the normal curve are
n
(A) x =− σ , + σ (B) x = µ + σ, µ - σ
(C) x = µ + 2σ , µ - 2σ (D)
. i
x = µ + 3σ , µ - 3σ
Q. 39
c o
Using Simpson’s 1/3 rule and four equally spaced intervals ^n = 4h, estimate the
.
π/4
sin x dx .
# cos
a
value of the integral
i
3
0
x
(A) 0.3887
(C) 0.5016
o d (B) 0.4484
(D) 0.5527
Q. 40
. n
The following differential equation is to be solved numerically by the Euler’s
w
explicit method.
w
= x2 y − 1.2y with y ^0 h = 1
dy

dx
w
A step size of 0.1 is used. The solution for y at x = 0.1 is
(A) 0.880 (B) 0.905
Q. 41
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(C) 1.000 (D) 1.100
The Poisson distribution is given by P ^r h = m exp ^− m h. The first moment about

r
r!
the origin for the distribution is
(A) 0 (B) m
(C) 1/m (D) m2
Year 2007 One Mark
î + 3h
î + 1h
Q. 42 Given i = − 1 , the ratio
is given by
(A) i (B) -2
(C) − i + 2 (D) i+1
Q. 43 The value of a for which the following set of equations

y + 2z = 0
2x + y + z = 0
ax + 2y = 0
have non-trivial solution, is
(A) 0 (B) 8
(C) - 2 (D) 3
Q. 44 The initial condition for which the following equation

^x2 + 2x hdx = 2 ^x + 1h y ; y ^x 0h = y 0
dy

has infinitely many solutions, is
(A) y ^x = 0h = 5 (B) y ^x = 0h = 1
(C) y ^x = 2h = 1 (D) y ^x =− 2h = 0
Q. 45 Given that the Laplace transform of the function below over a single period
0 < t < 2 is 12 ^1 - e-s h2 , the Laplace transform of the periodic function over
n
s
i
0 < t < 3 is
o.
. c
i a
o d
.
(A) 1 ^1 - e-s h2 (B)
s^n h
1 1 - e-s 2
w
s
1 ^1 − e h
w
−s
1 tan h s
s ^1 + e h
(C) −s (D)
2 s 2
w
©
Year 2007 Two Marks
Q. 46 If z = x + iy is a complex number, where i = − 1 then the derivative of zz at

2 + i is
(A) 0 (B) 2
(C) 4 (D) Does not exist
Q. 47 A and B are two 3 # 3 matrix such that

R V
S− 2 4 6W
A = S 1 2 1W, B = 0
SS 0 4 4WW
T X
and A B = 0 . Then the rank of matrix B is
(A) r = 2 (B) r<3
(C) r # 3 (D) r=3
+ y ^x2 − 1h = 2x3 is
dy
Q. 48 The solution of the following differential equation x
dx
x2
2 + ce− 2
(A) 0 (B)
x2
2x + cxe− 2
(C) c1 x + c2 x2 (D)
Q. 49 The directional derivative of

f = 1 x 2 + y 2
2
at ^1, 1h in the direction of b = iv − vj is
(A) 0 (B) 1
2
(C) 2 (D)
2
Q. 50 Evaluate the following integral, where ^n =

Y 0h,
^− xyn dx + xn ydy h
#
C
within the area of a triangle with vertices (0, 0), (1, 0) and (1, 1) counter-
clockwise.
1
^n + 1h
(A) 0 (B)
(C) 1 (D) n
2 2
Q. 51 The family of curves that is orthogonal to xy = c is

(A) y = c1 x (B)
2 2
(C) y + x = c1 (D)
. i n
y = c1 /x
y 2 − x 2 = c1
The Laplace transform of f ^ t h = 1 is

c o
.
Q. 52
t
(A) π
s
(B)
i a 1
d
s
o
1
(C) (D) Does not exist
3
. n
s2
w
w
Year 2006 One Mark
The ordinary differential equation dY/dt = t ^Y h is solved using the approximation
w
Q. 53
Y ^t + Dt h = Y ^ t h + f ^ t h Dt . The numerical error introduced by the approximation
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at each step is
(A) proportional to ∆t (B) proportional to ^∆t h2
(C) independent of ∆t (D) proportional to ^1/∆t h
b
Q. 54 The trapezoidal rule of integration, when applied to f ^x h dx , will give the exact
#
value of the integral, a
(A) if f ^x h is a linear function of x (B) if f ^x h is a quadratic function of x

(C) for any f ^x h (D) for no f ^x h
Q. 55 The value of α for which the following three vectors are coplanar is
a = it + 2tj + kt
b = 3tj + kt
c = 2it + αtj
(A) 4 (B) 0
(C) - 2 (D) - 10
Q. 56 The derivative of x w.r.t. x , when x =

Y 0 , is
(A) x (B)
-1
x
(C) 1 (D) undefined
Year 2006 Two Marks
Q. 57 If the following represents the equation of a line

x 2 4
y 8 0 = 0 ,
1 1 1
then the line passes through the point
(A) (0, 0) (B) (3, 4)
(C) (4, 3) (D) (4, 4)
Q. 58
2 1
If A = > H, then the eigen values of A3 are
2 3
. i n
(A) 27 and 8
o
(B) 64 and 1
c
.
(C) 12 and 3 (D) 4 and 1
Q. 59 With y = eax , if the sum

i a
S =
o d
dy d 2 y dn y
+ 2 + ... + n
dx dx dx
. n
approaches 2y as n " 3, then the value of a is
(A) 1 (B) 1
w
3 2
w
(C) 2 (D) 2
3
Q. 60
w
Determine the following integral

© #
l = rv.dSv
S
where, rv is the position vector field ^rv = itx + tjy + kz

t h and S is the surface of a
sphere of radius R.
(A) 4πR2 (B) 3 πR 3
4
(C) πR3 (D)
4πR3
Q. 61 The liquid surface in a cylindrical bucket of radius R rotating about its axis
acquires a parabolic profile given by the equation y = a + br2 , where y is the
height of the liquid surface from the bottom of the bucket at a radial distance r
from the bucket axis. If the liquid has density ρ , then the mass of the liquid in
the bucket is
(A) πρR2 c a + bR m (B) πρR2 ca + bR m
2 2
2 2
πρR2 â + bR2h
(C) πρR2 a (D)
Q. 62 The solution to the following equation

d3y d2y dy
x 2 3 + 2x 2 − 2 = 0
dx dx dx
is given by
(A) y = C1 x + C2 x−2 + C 3 (B) y = C1 x2 + C2 x−2 + C 3

(C) y = C1 x2 + C2 x−1 + C 3 (D)
y = C1 x + C2 x−1 + C 3
Q. 63 The value of the contour integral

l = 1 ez
#
2πi ^z + 1h^z + 3h
dz
C
where, C is the circle

(A) 1 (B) 1c1 - 1 m
2e 2 e e3
(D) 1 3
^2πi h e
(C) zero
Q. 64 The Newton-Raphson method is used to solve the equation ^x − 1h2 + x − 3 = 0 .

The method will fail in the very first iteration, if the initial guess is
(A) zero (B) 0.5
(C) 1 (D) 3
i n
Q. 65 A pair of fair dice is rolled three times. What is the probability that 10 (sum of
.
the numbers on the two faces) will show up exactly once?
(A) 121 (B)
o
363
c
1728 1728
(C) 121 (D)
a . 363
i
576 576
Q. 66
d
A company purchased components from three firms P, Q and R as shown in the
table below.
o
Firm
. n
Total number of Number of components
w
components purchased likely to be defective
P 1000 5
Q
w 2500 5
R
w 500 2
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The components are stored together. One of the components is selected at random
and found to be defective. What is the probability that it was supplied by firm R?
(A) 1 (B) 1
250 12
(C) 1 (D) 1
8 6
Year 2005 One Mark
Q. 67 Match the following, where x is the spatial coordinate and t is time.

Group I Group II
P. Wave equation 1. 2c = α2c
2t 2x
Q. Heat equation 2. 2c = α222c

2t 2x2
3. 22c = α2 2c
2t2 2x
4. 22c = α222c
2t2 2x2
(A) P-4, Q-2 (B) P-2, Q-4
(C) P-3, Q-1 (D) P-1, Q-3
Q. 68 Two bags contain ten coins each, and the coins in each bag are numbered from 1
to 10. One coin is drawn at random from each bag. The probability that one of
the coins has value 1, 2, 3 or 4, while the other has value 7, 8, 9 or 10, is
(A) 2/5 (B) 4/25
(C) 8/25 (D) 16/25
^1 + 2i h
î − 2h
Q. 69 Given, i = − 1 , the ratio
is given by
n
(A) 1 (B) -1
(C) i (D) -i
. i
c o
.
Year 2005 Two Marks
Q. 70
i a
How many solutions does the following system of equations have?
d
4x + 2y + z = 7
o
x + 3y + z = 3
. n
3x + 4y + 2z = 2
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2
w (D) 3
Q. 71
w
The matrix A is given by

w 1 4
A = > H
©
a 2
The eigen values of the matrix A are real and non-negative for the condition
(A) - 1 # a # 1 (B) -1 # a # 1
16 16 2 2
(C) - 1 # a # 1 (D) - 1 #a#1
2 16 16 2
Q. 72 The divergence of a vector field A is always equal to zero, if the vector field A
can be expressed as
(A) the gradient of any scalar field φ (B) the divergence of any scalar field φ
(C) the divergence of any vector field B (D) the curl of any vector field B
Q. 73 In the limit x " 0 , what is the limiting value of the function F ^x h given below.
1 − cos ^2x h
F ^x h =
x2
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3
Q. 74 If z = x + iy is a complex number, where i = − 1 , then which of the following is

an analytic function of z ?
(A) x2 + y2 (B) 2ixy
2 2
(C) x + y − 2ixy (D) x2 − y2 + 2ixy
Q. 75 What condition is to be satisfied so that he solution of the differential equation

d2y dy
+ a + by = 0
dx 2 dx
is of the form y = ^C1 + C2 x h emx , where C1 and C2 are constants of integration?
(A) a2 = b (B) b2 = a
(C) a2 = 4b (D) b 2 = 4a
Q. 76 In the domain − 3 < x < 3, the function y ^x h = x3 e−x has

(A) no maximum and no minimum (B) one maximum and no minimum
(C) no maximum and one minimum (D) one maximum and one minimum
Q. 77 If f ^x h is the solution of the equation

dy
+ 2xy + 2x = 0
dx
and g ^x h is the solution of the equation
dy
+ 2xy − 2x = 0
dx
following is true?
. i n
and the constant of integration in f ^x h is equal to that in g ^x h, then which of the
(A) g ^x h = f ^x h + 2 (B)
(C) g ^x h = f ^x h − 1 (D)
c o
g ^x h = f ^x h + 1
g ^x h = f ^x h − 2
a .
i
Q. 78 If the constant A is suitably chosen so as to satisfy the initial condition and
d
n is an integer, which of the following is a valid solution for the unsteady one
o
2
dimensional diffusion equation 2c = D2 c2 in the domain 0 # x # L with
n
2t 2x
.
boundary conditions c = 0 at x = 0 and c = 0 at x = L ?
w
An sin a L k ec L m (B)
An cos a L k ec L m
nπx Dn π t
2 2
nπx Dn π t 2 2
(A) / 2
/ 2
w
n n
An sin a L k e-c L m (D)

An cos a L k e-c L m
nπx Dn π t2 2
nπx Dn π t 2 2
/ /
w
(C) 2 2
n n
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Q. 79 The function f ^x h satisfies the equation f ^x h = 0 at x = xe . The Newton-Raphson
iterative method converges to the solution in one step, regardless of the initial
guess, if
(A) f ^x h is a linear function of x (B) f ^x h is a quadratic function of x
(C) f ^x h is a cubic function of x (D) f ^x h is an exponential function of x
Year 2004 One Mark
The inverse Laplace transform of the function f ^s h =

1
s ^1 + s h
Q. 80 is
(A) 1 + et (B) 1 - et
(C) 1 + e−t (D)
1 - e-t
Q. 81 The function f ^x h = 3x ^x − 2h has a

(A) minimum at x = 1 (B) maximum at x = 1
(C) minimum at x = 2 (D) maximum at x = 2
Q. 82 The complex number 2 ^1 + i h can be represented in polar form as

π ei2 2
(A) 2 2 eiπ/4 (B)
4
(C) 2 eiπ/4 (D) π ei 2
4
d2y dy
Q. 83 The differential equation + sin x + yex = sinh x is
dx 2 dx
(A) first order and linear (B) first order and non-linear
(C) second order and linear (D) second order and non-linear
t
Q. 84 For the time domain function f ^ t h = t , the Laplace transform of f ^ t h dt is given

#
by 0
1 2
^2s h
(A) 3 (B)
s3
(C) 13 (D)
n
2
s
. i
s2
c o
.
Year 2004 Two Marks
i a
3 4
Q. 85 The sum of the eigen values of the matrix > H for real and negative value of x is
d
x 1
o
(A) greater than zero (B) less than zero
n
(C) zero (D) dependent on the value of x
.
w
Q. 86 The system of equations
4x + 6y = 8

w
7x + 8y = 9

has w 3x + 2y = 1
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(A) no solution
(C) two solutions
(B) only one solution
(D) infinite number of solutions
Q. 87 A box contains three blue balls and four red balls. Another identical box contains
two blue balls and five red balls. One ball is picked at random from one of the two
boxes and it is red. The probability that it came from the first box is
(A) 2 (B) 4
3 9
(C) 4 (D) 2
7 7
/ ^z −n!2h
3 n
Q. 88 The series converges for
n=1
(A) all z (B) z>2
(C) z > 2 (D) z <2
Q. 89 The differential equation for the variation of the amount of salt x in a tank with
time t is given by dx + x = 10 . x is in kg and t is in minute. Assuming that
dt 20
there is no salt in the tank initially, the time (in minute) at which the amount of
salt increases to 100 kg is
(A) 10 ln 2 (B) 20 ln 2
(C) 50 ln 2 (D)
100 ln 2
2
Q. 90 Value of the integral # dx

x 2 is
-2
(A) 0 (B) 0.25
(C) 1 (D) 3
The differential equation c m + y 2 = 0 can be reduced to (where, α is a

dy 2 d2y
Q. 91
dx dx
constant)
(A) c m = α − c m = α − 2y
dy 3 3y2 dy 2
(B)
dx 2 dx
dy dy
(C) = α2 (D) =α
dx y dx y
Q. 92 The value of lim x - 3 is

x"9 x2 - 81
(A) 0 (B) 1
n
27
(C) 1 (D)
3
. i
o
108
.c
a
Year 2003 One Mark
Q. 93
d i
A box contains 6 red balls and 4 green balls, one ball is randomly picked and then
a second ball is picked without replacement of the first ball. The probability that
both the balls are green is
n o
.
(A) 1/15 (B) 2/25
w
(C) 2/15 (D) 4/25
The directional derivative of f ^x, y, z h = x2 + y2 + z2 at the point ^1, 1, 1h in the

w
Q. 94
direction it - kt is
w
(A) 0 (B) 1
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(C) 2 (D)
2 2
Q. 95 The Taylor series expansion of the function F ^x h = x/ ^1 + x h around x = 0 is

(A) x + x2 + x3 + x 4 ..... (B) 1 = x + x2 + x3 + x 4 ....
(C) 2x + 4x2 + 8x3 + 16x 4 .... (D) x − x2 + x3 − x 4 ....
Year 2003 Two Marks
Q. 96 The range of value for a constant K to yield a stable system in the following set
of time dependent differential equations is
=− 5y1 + ^4 − K h y2
dy1

dt
dy2
= y1 − 2y2
dt
(A) 0 < K < 7 (B) 6.25 < K < 10
(C) − 6 < K # 6.25 (D) 0#K#7
Q. 97 The value of y as t " 3 for the following differential equation for an initial value
of y ^1 h = 0 is
^4t2 + 1h dt + 8yt − t = 0
dy

(A) 1 (B) 1/2
(C) 1/4 (D) 1/8
Q. 98 The equilibrium data of component A in two phases B and C are given below.
X (mol of A/mol of B ) Y (mol of A/mol of C )
1 0.5
2 4.125
The estimate of Y for X = 4 by fitting a quadratic expression of a form Y = mX 2
for the above data is
(A) 15.5 (B) 16
(C) 16.5 (D) 17
Q. 99
i n
A fluid element has a velocity v =− y2 xit + 2yx2 jt. The motion at ^x, y h = ^1/ 2 , 1h
.
o
is
c
(A) rotational and incompressible (B) rotational and compressible
(C) irrotational and compressible
a .
(D) irrotational and incompressible
Q. 100
u = x2 − y2 is
d i
The most general complex analytical function f ^z h = u ^x, y h + iv ^x, y h for
(A) z (B)
n o z2
.
(C) z3 (D) 1/z2
w
Q. 101 The differential equation
w
d 2 x + 10 dx + 25x = 0
dt2 dt
w
will have a solution of the form
(A) ^C1 + C2 t h e−5t (B) C1 e-2t
Q. 102
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(C) C1 e−5t + C2 e5t (D) C1 e−5t + C2 e2t
Find the Laplace transform of the following input function shown in figure.
^1 - e-s h 2 ^1 - e-s h
s ^1 - e-2s h
(A) (B)
s
^1 − e h
−s
^1 - e-s h e-s
s ^1 + e−s h s ^1 - e-2s h
(C) (D)
Year 2002 One Mark
Q. 103 In the complex plane, the angle between line 1 + i and − 1 + i (where, i = − 1
) is
(A) π (B) π
4 2
(C) 3π (D)
π
4
R V
S0.2 0 0 W
Q. 104 The inverse of the matrix S 0 1 0 W is
SS 0 0 0.5WW
R V T X R V
S 2 0 0 W S- 0.2 0 0 W
(A) S0 1 0W (B) S 0 -1 0 W
SS0 0 5WW SS 0 0 - 0.5WW
RT VX RT V X
S5 0 0W S0.5 0 0 W
(C) S0 1 0W (D) S0 1 0W
SS0 0 2WW SS 0 0 0.2WW
T X T X
Q. 105 v
Which of the following holds for any non-zero vector a ?
(A) d.av = 0 (B) d # av = 0
(C) d. ^d # avh = 0 (D) d ^d # avh = 0
. i n
o
Year 2002 Two Marks
Q. 106
. c
The coefficient x2 in the Taylor series of cos2 x about 0 is
a
(A) 2 (B) 0
(C) 1
d i (D) –1
o
Q. 107 Three grades of paint (A, B and C , production rates 12, 24 and 18 batches per
n
day respectively) are produced in independent batch production lines and stored
.
in separate areas. The number of off-specification batches in a day are 1, 3 and 2
w
for grades A, B and C respectively. The probability of picking an off-specification
w
batch from a randomly chosen storage area is
(A) 23 (B) 24
w
216 216
(C) 19 (D) 18
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216 216
Q. 108 If an amount R is paid at the end of every year for n years, then the net present
value of the annuity at an interest rate of i is
^1 + i hn − 1 ^1 + i hn − 1
(A) R ; E (B) R> H
i i ^1 + i hn
(C) R ^1 + i hn (D) R
^1 + i hn
Year 2001 One Mark
Q. 109 The value of the following determinant

1 0 0 0 0
-2 2 0 0 0
3 5 3 0 0
-1 4 7 4 0
-5 -6 2 1 1
(A) 24 (B) 32
(C) – 112 (D) 0
Q. 110 The value of ^1 + i h8 , where i = − 1 , is

(A) 8 + 4i (B) 8 - 4i
(C) 16 (D) 8
Year 2001 Two Marks
Q. 111 An investment of Rs 1000 is carrying an interest of 10% compounded quarterly.

The value of the investment at the end of five years will be
(A) 1000 b1 + 0.1 l (B) 1000 ^1 + 0.10h20
20
4
(C) 1000 b1 + 0.1 l (D)
1000 b1 + 0.1 l
5 5
4 2
Q. 112
i n
The function f ^x, y h = x2 + y2 − xy − x − y + 5 has the
.
o
(A) maximum at (1, 1) (B) saddle point at (1, 1)
c
(C) minimum at (1, 1) (D) None of the above at (1, 1)
Q. 113
a .
A fair die is rolled four times. Find the probability that six shows up twice.
(A) 1 (B)
2
d i 16
325
(C) 1 (D)
o
25
n
36 216
.
Year 2000
w One Mark
Q. 114
w
A pair of fair dice is rolled simultaneously. The probability that the sum of the
w
numbers from the dice equals six is
(A) 1 (B) 7
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6 36
(C) 5 (D) 1
36 12
Q. 115 For an even function f ^x h,

a a
(A) # f ^− x h dx = 0
f ^x h dx = 0 (B) #
−n −a
(C) f ^x h =− f ^− x h (D)
f ^x h = f ^− x h
The integrating factor for the differential equation, ^cos2 x h + y = tan x , is

dy
Q. 116
dx
(A) e tanx (B) cos 2x
(C) e- tanx (D) sin 2x
Year 2000 Two Marks
Q. 117 The line integral of # *x 2

y
+y 2 dx − 2
x dy 4 , where, C is the unit circle around
x + y2
C
the origin traversed once in the counter-clockwise direction, is

(A) - 2π (B) 0
(C) 2π (D) π
1 -1
Q. 118 The inverse of the matrix > H
-1 -1
1 1
(A) Does not exist (B) > H
1 -1
0.5 - 0.5 - 0.5 0.5
(C) > H (D)
> H
- 0.5 - 0.5 0.5 0.5
Q. 119 The complex conjugate of 1 is

1+i
(A) 1
1-i
(B) ^1 - i h
(C) 0.5 ^1 - i h
(D) in the first quadrant of the complex plane
d4 y d2 y
Q. 120 The general solution of + 2 + y = 0 is
dx 4 dx2
(A) ^C1 x + C2h ex + ^C 3 + C 4 x h e−x (B)
(C) C1 eix + C 2 e−ix (D)
i n
C1 cos x + C2 sin x + C 3 ex + C 4 e−x
.^C1 + C2 x h cos x + ^C 3 + C 4 x h sin x
c o
a .
i
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. n
w
w
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ANSWER KEY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
(C) (D) (D) (D) (D) (C) (C) (C) (D) (A)
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
(C) (B) (D) (D) (A) (B) (A) (B) (C) (D)
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
(B) (C) (A) (C) (B) (D) (D) (B) (B) (C)
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
(A) (B) (A) (C) (C) (D) (C) (B) (C) (A)
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
n
(C) (B) (D) (C) (B) (C) (B) (D) (A) (C)
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57
i 58 59 60
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c o
(B) (B) (C) (D)
.
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
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(B) (C) (A) (B) (C) (A) (C) (D) (D) (B)
d
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(D) (D) (C) (D) (C) (B) (A) (C) (D) (A)
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(A) (C) (C) (A) (A) (B) (B) (A) (B) (D)
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
(D) (C) (A)
w(D) (C) (C) (D) (C) (A) (B)
101 102
w
103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110
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(A) (B) (D) (C) (C) (D) (A) (A) (C) (B)
111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
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Year 2011 One Mark

Year 2011 Two Marks

Year 2010 One Mark

Q. 9 The Laplace transform of the function shown in the figure below is

Q. 12 The stream function in xy -plane is given below.

Year 2010 Two Marks

Q. 13 The solution of the differential equation

with the initial conditions y ^0 h = 0 , dt

(A) - t sin t (B) - e-t ^1 - cos t h

Q. 14 If y uv = y it + xy tj and vv = x2 it + xy2 tj , then curl ^uv # vvh is

Q. 21 Consider the integral ^2xit − 2yjt + 5zkth .ndS

(A) - 180 π (B) zero

the integral (rounded to the first place of decimal) # sin θ dθ is

(C) 2.0 (D) 2.1

Year 2008 One Mark

Q. 29 The limit of sin x as x " 3 is

Q. 33 The Laplace transform of the function f ^ t h = t sin t is

of a cube having sides of length a is (nt is unit normal vector)

Q. 37 An analytic function w ^z h is defined as w = u + iv , where, i = − 1 and z = x + iy

Q. 38 The normal distribution is given by

f ^x h =1 exp e − ^x − µh o, − 3 < x < 3

The Poisson distribution is given by P ^r h = m exp ^− m h. The first moment about

Year 2007 One Mark

Q. 43 The value of a for which the following set of equations

Q. 44 The initial condition for which the following equation

Q. 46 If z = x + iy is a complex number, where i = − 1 then the derivative of zz at

Q. 47 A and B are two 3 # 3 matrix such that

Q. 49 The directional derivative of

Q. 50 Evaluate the following integral, where ^n =

Q. 51 The family of curves that is orthogonal to xy = c is

The Laplace transform of f ^ t h = 1 is

The ordinary differential equation dY/dt = t ^Y h is solved using the approximation

(A) if f ^x h is a linear function of x (B) if f ^x h is a quadratic function of x

Q. 56 The derivative of x w.r.t. x , when x =

Year 2006 Two Marks

Q. 57 If the following represents the equation of a line

Q. 59 With y = eax , if the sum

where, rv is the position vector field ^rv = itx + tjy + kz

Q. 62 The solution to the following equation

(A) y = C1 x + C2 x−2 + C 3 (B) y = C1 x2 + C2 x−2 + C 3

Q. 63 The value of the contour integral

where, C is the circle

Q. 64 The Newton-Raphson method is used to solve the equation ^x − 1h2 + x − 3 = 0 .

Year 2005 One Mark

Q. 67 Match the following, where x is the spatial coordinate and t is time.

Q. Heat equation 2. 2c = α222c

Q. 74 If z = x + iy is a complex number, where i = − 1 , then which of the following is

Q. 75 What condition is to be satisfied so that he solution of the differential equation

Q. 76 In the domain − 3 < x < 3, the function y ^x h = x3 e−x has

Q. 77 If f ^x h is the solution of the equation

An sin a L k e-c L m (D)

Year 2004 One Mark

The inverse Laplace transform of the function f ^s h =

Q. 81 The function f ^x h = 3x ^x − 2h has a

Q. 82 The complex number 2 ^1 + i h can be represented in polar form as

Q. 84 For the time domain function f ^ t h = t , the Laplace transform of f ^ t h dt is given

Q. 90 Value of the integral # dx

The differential equation c m + y 2 = 0 can be reduced to (where, α is a

Q. 92 The value of lim x - 3 is