Test Examination 1
Test Examination 1
Unit-wise MCQ
Teacher: Babli Saha
Unit 1
1. Binary operation on a set A is a mapping whose domain set is
(a) R
(b) A
(c) A × A
(d) none of these
2. Arithmetical subtraction(-) is binary relation on
(a) Z
(b) Z+
(c) Z−
(d) Q
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(d) none of these
6. In C∗ = C \ {0} denote the group of non-zero complex numbers under multiplication. Suppose
Yn = {z ∈ C | z n = 1}, n ∈ N. Which of the following is not a subgroup of C∗ ?
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(a) n=1 Yn
S∞
(b) n=1 Y2n
S∞
(c) n=100 Yn
S∞
(d) n=1 Yn
7. Which of the following groupoid is a group?
(a) (N, ◦), a ◦ b = a + b ∀a, b ∈ N
(b) (N, ◦), a ◦ b = a ∀a, b ∈ N
(c) (Z, ◦), a ◦ b = a + b − 1 ∀a, b ∈ Z
(d) (Z, ◦), a ◦ b = a + 2b ∀a, b ∈ Z
Unit 2
1. If G be a cyclic group of order 8 with generator x then another generator of G be:
(a) x5
(b) x4
(c) x6
(d) x2
2. If the cyclic group G contains 11 distinct elements then it has:
(a) only one generator
(b) two generators
(c) three generators
(d) ten generators
3. The set of all even integers 2Z is a subgroup of (Z, +) Then the right coset 2Z+(-3) contains the
element
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 1
(d) 10
4. If the group G contains 13 distinct elements then the number of possible subgroup(6= G) of G is
(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 5
(d) 1
5. A group containing 27 elements is necessarily abelian:
(a) True
(b) False
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6. Let H be a subgroup of a group G and a, b ∈ G. Then b ∈ aH if and only if :
(a) ab ∈ H
(b) ab−1 ∈ H
(c) a−1 b ∈ H
(d) none of these
7. Let A6 be the group of even permutations of 6 distinct symbols. Then the number of elements of order
6 in A6 is:
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 3
(d) 6
8. In the permutation group Sn (n ≥ 5),if H is the smallest subgroup containing all the 3-cycles,then
which one of the following is true?
(a) Order of H is 2
(b) Index of H in Sn is 2 https://www.overleaf.com/project/5e44af69cce67a00011c5054
(c) H is abelian
(d) H = Sn
9. Which one of the following is true?
(a) Zn is cyclic if and only if n is prime.
(b) Every proper subgroup of Zn is cyclic.
(c) Every proper subgroup of S4 is cyclic.
(d) If every proper subgroup of a group is cyclic , then the group is cyclic.
10. Let f, g, h are the permutations on the set {α, β, γ, δ},where
f interchanges α and β but fixes γ and δ
g interchanges β and γ but fixes α and δ
h interchanges γ and δ but fixes α and β
Which of the following permutations interchange(s) α and δ but fixes β and γ ?
(a) f ◦ g ◦ h ◦ g ◦ f
(b) g ◦ h ◦ f ◦ h ◦ g
(c) g ◦ f ◦ h ◦ f ◦ g
(d) h ◦ g ◦ f ◦ g ◦ h
11. Let G be a group. Let x ∈ G be such that O(x) = 5. Then:
(a) O(x10 ) = 5
(b) O(x15 ) = 5
(c) O(x23 ) = 5
(d) none of these
12. In the additive group Z6 the order of the element [4] is :
(a) 0
(b) 2
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(c) 3
(d) 6
13. Let G be a group. Let x, y ∈ G be such that O(x) = 4, O(y) = 2, x3 y = yx,Then O(xy) is :.
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) ∞
14. The number of elements of order 2 in a finite group of even order is:
(a) a prime number
(b) an even number
(c) an odd number
(d) exactly one
1 2 3 4 5 6
15. If p = , which of the following is true?
2 3 6 5 4 1
(a) p2 = i
(b) p3 = i
(c) p4 = i
(d) p5 = i
16. Let H, K be two subgroups of a group G such that O(H) = 5, O(K) = 9.Then O(HK) is :
(a) 1
(b) 5
(c) 9
(d) 45
Unit 3
1. The total number of normal subgroups of the Klein’s 4 group is :
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
2. Let G be f order 20 a group o
(a) normal
(b) not normal
(c) isomorphic to G
(d) none of the above
3. The number of normal subgroups of order 7 in a group of order 14 is :
(a) 1
(b) 3
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(c) 5
(d) 7
4. Let G = (C∗ , ·) be the group of non-zero complex numbers. Let H = {z ∈ G : |z| = 1}.Then G/H is
isomorphic to:
(a) Q∗
(b) R+
(c) Z∗
(d) none of these
5. The centre Z)G) of a group G is :
(a) 1/3
(b) 1/9
(c) 1/27
(d) -18
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(c) 12
(d) 48
11. The number of onto homomorphism from Z8 to Z4 is:
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1
12. The number of group homomorphism from the cyclic group Z4 to the cyclic group Z7 is:
(a) 7
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1
13. Let G be a group of order 48 and H be a subgroup of order 24.Then :
(a) H is normal
(b) H is commutative
(c) H is not normal
(d) none of these
14. Let G be a group satisfying the property that f : G → Z221 is a homomorphism impliesf (g) = 0 ∀g ∈ G
.Then a possible group G is :
(a) Z21
(b) Z51
(c) Z91
(d) Z119
15. Let H denotes the quotient group Q/Z ,Consider the following statements:
I.Every cyclic group of H is finite.
II.Every finite cyclic group is isomorphic to a subgroup of H.
Which of the following holds:
(a) I is true but II is false
(b) II is true but I is false
(c) Both I and II are true
(d) Neither I nor II is true.
16. Which of the following is isomorphism?
(a) f : (Z, +) → (Q, +)
(b) f : (Q, +) → (R, +)
(c) f : (Q, +) → (Q, ·)
(d) none of these
17. Let (G, ◦) and (G0 , ?) be two groups and φ : G → G0 be an isomorphism. Then :
(a) G0 is commutative if and only if G is cyclic.
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(b) G0 is commutative if G is commutative.
(c) G0 might not be commutative even if G is commutative.
(d) G0 might be commutative even if G is commutative
18. Let G be a finite group and H be a normal subgroup of G of order 2. Then the order of the center of
G is:
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) an integer ≥ 2
(d) an odd integer ≥ 3
19. Let G be a cyclic group of order 24. The total number of group homomorphism of G onto itself is:
(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 17
(d) 24