Time Allowed: 35 Minutes (OBJECTIVE PART) Max. Marks: 32 Sign of Dy. Supdt.

1- a) Encircle the correct answer: 1x6

i) Let R be a ring if there is a 0 ≠ s ∈ R such that rs = 0. Then r ∈ R is called

Sign of Candidate
a) Zero divisor b) Left zero divisor c) Right zero divisor d) Zero multiple
ii) Let K be a field then degree of extension of K over k is
a) 0 b) 2 c) 1 d) ∞
iii) An ideal I is called finitely generated if for a finite subset x one has
2
a) I = X b) I = RX c) I = <x> d) I = X
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iv) In a ring R, if (R , .) is a group, then R is called
a) Integral domain b) Division ring c) Field d) None of these
v) Any two finite fields with same no. of elements are
a) Homomorphic only b) Monomorphic only c) Isomorphic d) Epimorphic only
vi) Let f : R ⟶ T be a ring homomorphism, then ker f is
a) an ideal of T b) an ideal of R c) equal to R d) None of these
b) Fill in the blanks meaningfully: 1x6

i) The ring Q
I [i] is a ___________________________________________________________________.

ii) Unitary modules over ℤ are simply _________________________________________________groups.

iii) Every ideal in a _______________________________________________________ is a principal ideal.

iv) Let R be an integral domain and 0 ≠ x ∈ R. Then R is ________________________ to Rx as R-module.

v) R ≅ Rx as rings if and only if x is a ______________________________________________________.

vi) An irreducible right IR –module is _______________________________________________________.

2- Give short answers of the following questions: 2x10

I ( 2 , 3 ) and F = Q
i) Let K = Q I . Find dimension of K over F.
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ii) Define algebraic element of degree n.

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 iii) Define the splitting field.
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iv) Define prime element also define unit of a ring.

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v) Define irreducible polynomial.
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vi) Show that M2(ℤ) (ring of all 2 x 2 matrices over integers) is an integral domain.
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vii) Give the statement of left R-module.
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viii) Discuss the module homomorphism and ring homomorphism.
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x x
ix) Let R be the ring of 2 x 2 matrices over IR (reals). Show that the subring S = 
x

x
| x ∈ IR }of R has
a unity different from unity of R also.
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x) Define Coprime elements in an integral domain.
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***M.A/M.Sc-II(18/A) (MTH-IV)***

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 Total Marks: 68 + 32 = 100
Pass Marks = 40%

SUBJECTIVE PART

SECTION A
3- a) Let F be a field. Show that the polynomial ring F[x] is Euclidian domain. 9
b) If R is an integral domain, show that 8

i) s|t if and only if tR ⊆ sR ii) u is a unit of R if and only if uR = R

4- a) A polynomial p ∈ K[x] where K is a field and deg(p) = n ≥ 0. Show that p has at most n distinct roots in K. 9

b) With usual notations, prove that ℤ6 ≅ ℤ2 ⊕ ℤ3. 7

5- a) Define an algebraic extension of a field and prove that every finite extension of a field is algebraic. 9

b) Let K be a field, an element a of K is algebraic over F if and only if [F(a):a] is finite. 8

SECTION B
6- a) Prove that a finitely generated R-module M has a submodule which is not finitely generated. 9

b) Let A and B be submodules of an R-module M. Then prove that (A + B)/B ≅A/A∩B. 8

7- a) Let M be an R-module, where R is a commutative ring with identity. Show that M is simple if and
only if M ≅ R/I, I is a maximal ideal of R. 9

b) Show that any two cyclic R-modules are isomorphic if and only if they have same order ideal. 8

8- a) Every FG – R-module is homomorphic image of a free module. 9

b) Let M be a module over an integral domain R and let T denote the set of torsion elements of M.
Show that T is a submodule of M the quotient module M/T is torsion free. 8

*** MA / M.Sc - II (18/A) MTH-IV***

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