CSIR NET Maths previous year question papers

Multi-select · full marks only for the exact set · Rings and Fields

1. A

   $\mathbb{Q}[x]/(x^{6} + x^{5} + x^{4} + x^{3} + x^{2} + x + 1)$

2. B

   $\mathbb{Q}[x]/(x^{5} + x^{4} + x^{3} + x^{2} + x + 1)$

3. C

   $\mathbb{Z}[x]/(x - 101)$

4. D

   $\mathbb{Q}[x]/(x^{43} - 41x + 41)$

Multi-select · full marks only for the exact set · Rings and Fields

1. A

   The ring of polynomials in 3 variables over $\mathbb{R}$.

2. B

   The ring of complex analytic functions on the open unit disc in $\mathbb{C}$.

3. C

   The ring of 2 × 2 real matrices.

4. D

   The ring of continuous functions from [0, 1] to $\mathbb{R}$.

Multi-select · full marks only for the exact set · Groups

1. A

   Any group with p(p + 2) elements, where p and p + 2 are both prime numbers, has property (J).

2. B

   Any finite abelian group has property (J).

3. C

   The symmetric group $S_{3}$ has property (J).

4. D

   Any group with 77 elements has property (J).

Multi-select · full marks only for the exact set · Rings and Fields

1. A

   R is never an integral domain.

2. B

   r = −r for all r ∈ R.

3. C

   Every nonzero prime ideal of R is maximal.

4. D

   R must be a commutative ring.

Multi-select · full marks only for the exact set · Zeros and Mappings

1. A

   S_R is an open subset of $\mathbb{C}$.

2. B

   S_R is a bounded subset of $\mathbb{C}$.

3. C

   |P(z)| = R for every z on the boundary of S_R.

4. D

   Every connected component of S_R contains a zero of P(z).

Multi-select · full marks only for the exact set · Singularities and Residues

1. A

   f(0) = 0

2. B

   f(z) = 0 for all z ∈ 𝔻.

3. C

   There exists a nonzero constant c such that f(z) = ce^(−1/z) for all z ∈ 𝔻 \ {0}.

4. D

   There exists a nonzero constant c and a positive integer n such that f(z) = cz$^{n}e^(-1/z)$ for all z ∈ 𝔻 \ {0}.

Multi-select · full marks only for the exact set · Groups

1. A

   $\mathbb{Q}$ with ordinary addition

2. B

   $\mathbb{C}$ \ {0} with ordinary multiplication

3. C

   The cyclic group of order 5

4. D

   The symmetric group $S_{5}$

Multi-select · full marks only for the exact set · Topology

1. A

   The set of all irrational numbers is dense in $(\mathbb{R}, \tau)$.

2. B

   For each prime number p, the set {$0, \sqrt{p}$} is dense in $(\mathbb{R}, \tau)$.

3. C

   [0, 1] is compact in $(\mathbb{R}, \tau)$.

4. D

   $(\mathbb{R}, \tau)$ is Hausdorff.

Multi-select · full marks only for the exact set · Cauchy Theory

1. A

   There exists an infinite set X such that f(z) = 0 for all z ∈ X

2. B

   There exists a non-empty closed set X such that f(z) = 0 for all z ∈ X

3. C

   The set X_k is unbounded for each k ≥ 1

4. D

   If there exists a bounded sequence (z_k)_(k≥1) such that z_k ∈ X_k for each k ≥ 1, then f has a zero

Multi-select · full marks only for the exact set · Groups

1. A

   3

2. B

   4

3. C

   5

4. D

   6

Multi-select · full marks only for the exact set · Rings and Fields

1. A

   1

2. B

   8

3. C

   16

4. D

   24

Multi-select · full marks only for the exact set · Singularities and Residues

1. A

   f has an essential singularity at 0

2. B

   g has an essential singularity at 0

3. C

   f has a removable singularity at 0

4. D

   g has a removable singularity at 0

Multi-select · full marks only for the exact set · Rings and Fields

1. A

   $q = 2^{18}$

2. B

   $q = 2^{32}$

3. C

   $q = 2^{12}$

4. D

   $q = 2^{243}$

Multi-select · full marks only for the exact set · Topology

1. A

   X × [0, 1] is closed in X × Y with respect to the product topology

2. B

   X × [0, 1] is compact with respect to the product topology

3. C

   X is compact

4. D

   X × Y is compact with respect to the product topology

Multi-select · full marks only for the exact set · Rings and Fields

1. A

   R is isomorphic to a subring of $\mathbb{C}$.

2. B

   For any prime number $p \in \mathbb{Z}$, the ideal generated by $\psi(p)$ is a proper ideal of R.

3. C

   R has infinitely many prime ideals.

4. D

   The ideal generated by $\psi(X)$ is a prime ideal in R.

Multi-select · full marks only for the exact set · Analytic Functions

1. A

   The sequence $(p_{n})$ converges to an entire function uniformly on compact subsets of $\mathbb{C}$.

2. B

   For all $n \ge 1, p_{n}$ has a zero in the set {$z \in \mathbb{C}$ : |z| ≤ 2023}.

3. C

   There exists a sequence $(z_{n})$ of complex numbers such that lim |$z_{n}$| $= \infty$ and $p_{n}(z_{n}) = 0$ for all n ≥ 1.

4. D

   Let $S_{n}$ be the set of all zeros of $p_{n}$. If $a_{n} =$ $min_{z\in{}S_{n}}$ |z|, then $a_{n} \to \infty$ as $n \to \infty$.

Multi-select · full marks only for the exact set · Cauchy Theory

1. A

   f = 0.

2. B

   f is a constant function.

3. C

   There exists a compact subset K of $\mathbb{C}$ such that $f^{-1}(K)$ is not compact.

4. D

   f is a polynomial.

Multi-select · full marks only for the exact set · Cauchy Theory

1. A

   There exists a holomorphic surjective map $f : \Omega_{1} \to \Omega_{2}$.

2. B

   There exists a holomorphic surjective map $f : \Omega_{2} \to \Omega_{1}$.

3. C

   There exists a holomorphic injective map $f : \Omega_{1} \to \Omega_{2}$.

4. D

   There exists a holomorphic injective map $f : \Omega_{2} \to \Omega_{1}$.