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MATEMATICAL PHYSICS SOLUTIONS
NET/JRF (JUNE-2011)
Q1. The value of the integral dz z 2 e z , where C is an open contour in the complex z -plane as
C
lm z
shown in the figure below, is:
5 5
(a) e (b) e 0,1
e e
5 5 C
(c) e (d) e
e e
Re z
Ans: (c) 1,0 1,0
Solution: If we complete the contour, then by Cauchy integral theorem
1 1
dzz e dzz e 0 dzz e dzz e z e 2 ze 2e 1

1 5
2 z 2 z 2 z 2 z 2 z z z
e
1 C C 1
e
Q2. Which of the following matrices is an element of the group SU 2 ?
1 i 1

1 1
(a) (b) 3 3
0 1 1 1 i

3 3
1 3

2 i i
(c) (d) 2 2
3 1 i 3 1

2 2
Ans: (b)

Solution: SU 2 is a group defined as following: SU 2
2 2
: , C ; 1

1 i 1 1 i 1
clearly (b) hold the property of SU 2 . , and , .
3 3 3 3
Note: SU 2 has wide applications in electroweak interaction covered in standard model
of particle physics.

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Q3. Let a and b be two distinct three dimensional vectors. Then the component of b that is

perpendicular to a is given by

(a)
a ba
(b)

b a b
(c)

a b b (d)

b a a
a2 b2 b2 a2
Ans: (a)

Solution: a b ab sin n where n is perpendicular to plane containing

a and b and pointing upwards. b b sin k

a a b ab sin a n a 2 b sin k

b sin k
a a b
b sin k

a ba
.
a
a2 a2
Q4. Let p n x (where n 0,1, 2, ...... ) be a polynomial of degree n with real coefficients,
4
defined in the interval 2 n 4 . If pn x pm x dx nm , then
2
1 3 1
(a) p 0 x and p1 x 3 x (b) p0 x and p1 x 3 3 x
2 2 2
1 3 1 3
(c) p0 x and p1 x 3 x (d) p 0 x and p1 x 3 x
2 2 2 2
Ans: (d)
Solution: For n not equal to m kroneker delta become zero. One positive and one negative term
1
can make integral zero. So answer may be (c) or (d). Now take n m 0 so p0 x
2
and then integrate. (d) is correct option because it satisfies the equation Check by
integration and by orthogonal property of Legendre polynomial also.





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Q5. Which of the following is an analytic function of the complex variable z x iy in the
domain z 2 ?
(a) 3 x iy (b) 1 x iy 7 x iy
7 4 3
(c) 1 x iy 7 x iy (d) x iy 1
4 3 1/ 2
Ans: (b)
Solution: Put z x iy . If z x iy appears in any of the expressions then that expression is
1
non-analytic. For option (d) we have a branch point singularity as the power is which
2
is fractional. Hence only option (b) is analytic.
1 1 1
Q6. Consider the matrix M 1 1 1
1 1 1

A. The eigenvalues of M are
(a) 0, 1, 2 (b) 0, 0, 3 (c) 1, 1, 1 (d) 1, 1, 3
Ans: (b)
1 1 1

Solution: For eigen values 1 1 1 0
1 1 1
1 1 2 1 1 1 11 1 0
1 1 2 2 1 0 2 2 3 22 2 0
3 32 0 2 3 0 0, 0, 3
For any n n matrix having all elements unity eigenvalues are 0, 0, 0,..., n .
B. The exponential of M simplifies to (I is the 3 3 identity matrix)
e3 1 M2
(a) e M I M (b) e M I M
3 2!
(c) e M I 33 M (d) e M e 1M
Ans: (a)





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Solution: For e let us try to diagonalize matrix M using similarity transformation.
M
2 1 1 x1 0
For 3 , 1 2 1 x 2 0

1 1 2 x3 0
2 x1 x2 x 3 0 , x1 2 x 2 x3 0 , x1 x 2 2 x3 0
3x 2 3x3 0 or x2 x3 x1 x 2 x3 k .
1
Eigen vector is 1 3 1 where k 1 .
1
For 0 ,
1 1 1 x1 0
1 1 1 x 0 x x x 0
2 1 2 3
1 1 1 x3 0
k1 1
Let x1 k1 , x 2 k 2 and x3 k1 k 2 . Eigen vector is k 2 1 / 2 1
where
k 1 k 2 1
k1 k 2 1 .
1
Let x1 k1 , x 2 k 2 and x3 k1 k 2 . Other Eigen vector 1 / 2 0 where
1
k1 1, k 2 1 .
0 1 1 1 2 1
S 1 0 1 S 2 1 1 D S 1 MS , M SDS 1 .
1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 0 0
eM Se D S 1 e D 0 1 0 e M 1
e3 1 M
3
0 0 e 3





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NET/JRF (DEC-2011)
Q7. An unbiased dice is thrown three times successively. The probability that the numbers of
dots on the uppermost surface add up to 16 is
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
16 36 108 216
Ans: (b)
Solution: We can get sum of dice as 16 in total six ways i.e. three ways (6, 5, 5) and three ways
(6, 6, 4).
Total number of ways for 3 dice having six faces 6 6 6
6 1

6 6 6 36

Q8. The generating function F x, t Pn x t n for the Legendre polynomials Pn x
n 0

is F x, t 1 2 xt t 2 1
2
. The value of P3 1 is
(a) 5 / 2 (b) 3 / 2 (c) 1 (d) 1

Ans: (d)
Solution: P3
1
2
1
2
1

5 x 3 3x P3 1 5 1 3 1 5 3 1
3
2

Q9. The equation of the plane that is tangent to the surface xyz 8 at the point 1, 2, 4 is
(a) x 2 y 4 z 12 (b) 4 x 2 y z 12
(c) x 4 y 2 0 (d) x y z 7
Ans: (b)
Solution: To get a normal at the surface lets take the gradient
xyx yzi zxj kxy 8i 4 j 2k
We want a plane perpendicular to this so: r r0 8i64 4 16j 2k4 0 .

x 1i y 2 j z 4k 8i 4 j 2k 0 4 x 2 y z 12 .





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Q10.
A 3 3 matrix M has Tr M 6, Tr M 26 and Tr M 3 90 . Which of the following
2

can be a possible set of eigenvalues of M ?
(a) 1,1, 4 (b) 1, 0, 7 (c) 1, 3, 4 (d) 2, 2, 2
Ans: (c)

Solution: Tr M 2 1 3 4 also Tr M 3 1 3 4 90 .
2 2 2
3 3 3
Q11. Let x1 t and x2 t be two linearly independent solutions of the differential equation
d 2x dx t dx t
2 f t x 0 and let wt x1 t 2 x2 t 1 . If w0 1, then w1 is
dx
2
dt dt dt dt
given by
(a) 1 (b) e 2 (c) 1 / e (d) 1 / e 2
Ans: (d)
Solution: W t is Wronskian of D.E.
W e e 2t W 1 e 2 since P 2 .
Pdt
1 for 2n x 2n 1
Q12. The graph of the function f x
0 for 2n 1 x 2n 2
~
where n 0,1, 2,...... is shown below. Its Laplace transform f s is
f x
1 es 1 es
(a) (b)
s s 1
1 1
(c) (d) x
s 1 e s s 1 e s 0 1 2 3 4 5
Ans: (c)
1 2 3
Solution: L f x e sx
f x dx e sx
1dx e sx
0dx e sx 1dx ......
0 0 1 2
1 3
e sx e sx
0 ......
1 s
e 1
1 3 s

e e 2 s ......
s 0 s 2 s s





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1
s
1

1 e s e 2 s e 3 s ........ 1 e s e 2 s e 3s ....
s

a 1 1
Since S where r e s and a 1 S .
1 r s 1 e s
Q13. The first few terms in the Taylor series expansion of the function f x sin x around

x are:
4
1 1 1
2 3
(a) 1 x x x .....
2 4 2! 4 3! 4
1
2 3
1 1
(b) 1 x x x .....
2 4 2! 4 3! 4
1
3
(c) x x .....
4 3! 4
1 x 2 x3
(d) 1 x .....
2 2! 3!
Ans: (c)
Solution: f x sin x
1
f
4 2
1
f cos
4 4 2
1
f sin
4 4 2
So Taylors series is given by
1 1
2
1
3

1 x x x .....
2 4 2! 4 3! 4





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NET/JRF (JUNE-2012)
Q14. A vector perpendicular to any vector that lies on the plane defined by x y z 5 , is
(a) i j (b) j k (c) i j k (d) 2i 3 j 5k

Ans: (c)

Solution: Let x y z 5 i j k x y z 5 i j k .
x y z
1 2 3

Q15. The eigen values of the matrix A 2 4 6 are
3 6 9

(a) 1, 4, 9 (b) 0, 7, 7 (c) 0,1,13 (d) 0, 0,14
Ans: (d)
1 2 3
Solution: For eigenvalues A I 0 2 4 6 0
3 6 9
1 4 9 36 229 18 312 34 0
1 4 9 361 49 36 9 0
3 142 0 2 14 0 0, 0, 14 .
1
Q16. The first few terms in the Laurent series for in the region 1 z 2 and
z 1z 2
around z 1 is
1 z z 2 ....1 z z z ....
2 3
1 1
z 1 z 1 z ....
2 3
(a) (b)
2 2 4 8 1 z
1 1 1 2 4
(d) 2 z 1 5 z 1 7z 1 ....
2 3
(c)
z2 1 z z 2 .... 1 z z 2 ....
Ans:





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1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 z
1
Solution:
z 1z 2 z 2 z 1 1 z z 1 1 1 z

1
1 1 z
1 2 1 z 2 1 2 3 1 z 3 ...
1 z 21 31

1
1 z

z 1 z 1 z ....
2 3

1 2
Q17. Let u x, y x x y 2 be the real part of analytic function f z of the complex
2
variable z x i y . The imaginary part of f z is
(a) y xy (b) xy (c) y (d) y 2 x 2

Ans: (a)
Solution: u x, y x
1 2
2

x y 2 , v x, y ?
u v u v
Check and .
x y y x
u v v
, 1 x v y xy f x
x y y
u v v
y v yx f y
y x x
y xy f x yx f y
f x 0 f y y
V xy y
Q18. Let y x be a continuous real function in the range 0 and 2 , satisfying the
d2y dy
inhomogeneous differential equation: sin x 2 cos x x
dx dx 2
The value of dyldx at the point x / 2
(a) is continuous (b) has a discontinuity of 3
(c) has a discontinuity of 1/3 (d) has a discontinuity of 1





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Ans: (d)
d2y dy x
Solution: After dividing by sin x , 2
cot x cosec 2 x
dx dx 2
dy dy
Integrating both sides, cot x dx cosec x x dx
dx dx 2
dy
cot x y cosec x ydx 1
dx
Using Dirac delta property: f x x x f x (it lies with the limit).
0 0
dy cos x
y y sin 2 xdx 1 , at x ; sin x 0 . So this is point of discontinuity.
dx sin x
Q19. A ball is picked at random from one of two boxes that contain 2 black and 3 white and 3
black and 4white balls respectively. What is the probability that it is white?
(a) 34 / 70 (b) 41 / 70 (c) 36 / 70 (d) 29 / 70
Ans: (b)
Solution: Probability of picking white ball
2 B 3W 3B 4W
3 4
From box I and from box II
5 7
1 3 4 41
Probability of picking a white ball from either of the two boxes is
2 5 7 70
Q20. The eigenvalues of the antisymmetric matrix,
0 n3 n2

A n3 0 n1
n2 0
n1
where n1 , n 2 and n3 are the components of a unit vector, are

(a) 0, i, i (b) 0,1, 1
(c) 0,1 i, 1, i (d) 0, 0, 0
Ans: (a)





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0 n3 n 2 0 n3 n 2

Solution: A n3 0
n1 A n3
T
0 n1
n 2 n1 0 n 2 n1 0
0 n3 n2
n 0 n1
3
n2 n1 0
1 0 2 n12 n22 n32 3 n12 n22 n32
but n12 n22 n32 1
so, 1 0 , 2 L , 3 L
A AT (Antisymmetric). Eigenvalues are either zero or purely imaginary.

Q21. Which of the following limits exists?
N 1 N 1
(a) lim ln N (b) lim ln N
N
m 1 m N
m 1 m
N
1 N
1
(c) lim ln N (d) lim
N
m 1 m N
m 1 m
Ans: (b)
Q22. A bag contains many balls, each with a number painted on it. There are exactly n balls
which have the number n (namely one ball with 1, two balls with 2, and so on until N on
them). An experiment consists of choosing a ball at random, noting the number on it and
returning it to the bag. If the experiment is repeated a large number of times, the average
value the number will tend to
2N 1 N N 1 N N 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 2 2 2
Ans: (a)
N N 1
Solution: Total number of balls 1 2 3 4 ..... N
2
k
The probability for choosing a k th ball at random
N N 1
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2 k 2 2 N N 12 N 1
Average of it is given by k k P
N N 1 N N 1 6
2N 1 N N 12 N 1
where k 2 .
3 6
Q23. Consider a sinusoidal waveform of amplitude 1V and frequency f 0 . Starting from an
1
arbitrary initial time, the waveform is sampled at intervals of . If the corresponding
2 f0
Fourier spectrum peaks at a frequency f and an amplitude A , them
(a) f 2 f 0 and A 1V (b) f 2 f 0 and 0 A 1 A

f0 1
(c) f 0 and A 1V (d) f and A V
2 2
Ans: (b)
Solution: y 1sin 2 f 0t . y
The fourier transform is:
1 IV
F y f f 0 f f 0
2
t
1 0 T
In Fourier domain f f 0 , A .
2
NET/JRF (DEC-2012)
a b c
Q24. The unit normal vector of the point , , on the surface of the ellipsoid
3 3 3
x2 y 2 z 2
1 is
a2 b2 c2
bci caj abk ai bj ck

(a) (b)
a2 b2 c2 a2 b2 c2
bi cj ak i j k
(c) (d)
a2 b2 c2 3





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Ans: All the options given are incorrect.
x2 y2 z2
Solution: Here 1.
a2 b2 c2

Unit normal vector is .

x2 y 2 z 2 2 xi 2 yj 2 zk
So, i j
k 2 2 2 1 2 2 2
x y z a b c a b c
2 2 2
a b c
i j k
, ,
3 3 3
a 3 b 3 c 3
4 4 4 2 b 2c 2 a 2c 2 a 2c 2

3a 2 3b 2 3c 2 3 a 2b 2 c 2
2 2 2
i j k
a 3 b 3 c 3 bci caj abk

a b c
2 b 2c 2 c 2 a 2 a 2b 2 b 2c 2 c 2 a 2 a 2b 2
, ,
3 3 3 3 abc
Q25. Given a 2 2 unitary matrix U satisfying U U UU 1 with det U e i , one can

construct a unitary matrix V V V VV 1 with det V 1 from it by
(a) multiplying U by e i / 2
(b) multiplying any single element of U by e i
(c) multiplying any row or column of U by e i / 2
(d) multiplying U by e i
Ans: (a)





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Q26. The graph of the function f x shown below is best described by
1.00
(a) The Bessel function J 0 x
0.25
(b) cos x 0.50
0.25
f (x)
(c) e x cos x 0.00
1 0.25
(d) cos x
x 0.50
0.75
Ans: (a) 1.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
x
Q27. In a series of five Cricket matches, one of the captains calls Heads every time when the
toss is taken. The probability that he will win 3 times and lose 2 times is
(a) 1 / 8 (b) 5 / 8 (c) 3 / 16 (d) 5 / 16
Ans: (d)
3 53 2
1 1 5! 1 1 5!
Solution: P 1 .
2 2 3!5 3! 8 2 3!5 3!
1 5 4 3! 20 5 5

32 3! 2! 32 8 2 16
The probability of getting exactly k successes in n trials is given by probability mass
n!
p k 1 p , k successes, n trials.
nk
function
k !n k !
Q28. The Taylor expansion of the function ln cosh x , where x is real, about the point x 0
starts with the following terms:
1 2 1 4 1 2 1 4
(a) x x .... (b) x x ....
2 12 2 12
1 2 1 4 1 2 1 4
(c) x x .... (d) x x ....
2 6 2 6
Ans: (b)
e x ex
Solution: cosh x .Tailors series expansion of f x about x a
2





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f a
f x f a x a f ' ' a x a 2 f ' ' ' x a 3 ... . Here a 0 .
1! 2! 3!
e x ex 1 e x ex ex ex
f x log 0 , f x tanh x 0
2 x 0
x 0
e x ex 2 e x e x
2
f ' ' x
e x

ex e x ex e x ex e x ex e x
ex e
2 x
ex
2
1 tanh 2 x
e x
e
x 2
e x
e
x 2
At x 0, f ' ' x 1, f ' ' ' x 2

1 2 1 4
f x x x .......
2 12
z 3 dz
Q29. The value of the integral , where C is a closed contour defined by the
C z 2 5z 6
equation 2 z 5 0, traversed in the anti-clockwise direction, is
(a) 16 i (b) 16 i (c) 8 i (d) 2 i

Ans: (a)
Solution: z 2 5 z 6 0 z 2 2 z 3z 6 0 z z 2 3 z 2 0 z 3, 2
2 z 5 z 2.5 , only 2 will be inside.
z3 8 z 3 dz
Residue z 2 8 2 2 i 8 16 i
z 3z 2 z 2 2 3 c z 5z 6
NET/JRF (JUNE-2013)

tn
H n x
2
Q30. Given that e t 2tx
n 0 n!
the value of H 4 0 is
(a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 24 (d) 6
Ans: (a)





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n n
t4 t6
Solution: H n x e t 2tx H n 0 e t 1 t 2
t 2 t 2
n 0 n! n 0 n! 2! 3!
H 4 0 4 t 4 4!
t H 4 0 12 .
4! 2! 2!
Q31. A unit vector n on the xy -plane is at an angle of 120 o with respect to i . The angle

between the vectors u a i b n and v an b i will be 60 o if
(a) b 3a / 2 (b) b 2a / 3 (c) b a / 2 (d) b a

Ans: (c)
Solution: u ai bn , v an bi

u v ai bn an bi u v cos 60 a 2 i n ab ba b 2 n.i
a 2
b 2 2ab cos120 cos 60 a
2
2
cos120 2ab b 2 cos120
a b 2ab cos 60 a b 2ab a b a 2 b 2 2ab

2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 ab 1
2 2 2 2 2
5ab a
a2 b2 b .
2 2
Q32. With z x iy, which of the following functions f x, y is NOT a (complex) analytic
function of z ?
(a) f x, y x iy 8 4 x 2 y 2 2ixy
3

7
(b) f x, y x iy 1 x iy
7 3

(c) f x, y x 2 y 2 2ixy 3
5
(d) f x, y 1 x iy 2 x iy
4 6
Ans: (d)
Solution: f x, y 1 x iy 2 x iy
4 6
1 x iy 2 x iy
4 6
Due to present of z x iy





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Q33. The solution of the partial differential equation
2 2
u x , t u x, t 0
t 2 x 2
satisfying the boundary conditions u 0, t 0 u L, t and initial conditions

u x,0 sin x / L and u x, t t 0 sin 2x / L is
t
(a) sin x / L cos t / L sin 2x / L cos2 t / L

L
2
(b) 2 sin x / L cos t / L sin x / L cos2 t / L
(c) sin x / L cos2 t / L sin 2x / L sin t / L

L

(d) sin x / L cos t / L sin 2x / L sin 2 t / L

L
2
Ans: (d)
2u 2u x u 2 x
Solution: 2 0 , u x,0 sin and sin
t 2
x L t L
This is a wave equation
an t an t
So solution is given by u x, t An cos Bn sin
n L L
nx nx
L L
2 2
with An f x sin dx, Bn g n sin dx
L0 L an 0 L
2u 2u x 2 x
Comparing a 2 2 , We have a 1 and f x sin , g n sin ,
t 2
x L L
2x
L 1 cos
x n x
L L
2 2 x 2 L dx 2 L 1 (let n 1 )
An sin sin dx sin 2 dx
L0 L L L0 L L 0 2 L 2

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4x
L 1 cos
2x nx 2 2x
L L
2 2 2 L dx 2 L L
an 0 2 0 2 0
Bn sin sin dx sin dx
L L L 2 2 2 2

Q34. The solution of the differential equation
dx
x2
dt
with the initial condition x0 1 will blow up as t tends to
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) (d)
Ans: (a)
dx dx x 21 1
Solution: x 2 2 dt t C t C
dt x 2 1 x
1 1 1
x0 1 0 C C 1 t 1 x as t 1 x blows up
1 x 1 t
1
Q35. The inverse Laplace transforms of is
s s 1
2
1 2 t 1 2
(a) t e (b) t 1 e t
2 2
(c) t 1 e t (d)
1 2
2

t 1 e t
Ans: (c)
1 t t
Solution: f s
1
f t e t L1 e dt e t e
t t
1
ss 1 0
0
s 1
1 t
L 2 1 t t
t t

e 1 dt e t 0 e t 1 .
s s 1 0
Q36. The approximation cos 1 is valid up to 3 decimal places as long as is less than:
(take 180 o / 57.29 o )

(a) 1.28 (b) 1.81 (c) 3.28 (d) 4.01
Ans: (b)





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2 2 2
Solution: cos 1 ....... 1
2! 4! 2!

cos 1 when 1.81o .0314
100
JRF/NET-(DEC-2013)
Q37. If A iyz jxz kxy , then the integral A dl (where C is along the perimeter of a
C
rectangular area bounded by x 0, x a and y 0, y b ) is
(a)
1 3
2

a b3
(b) ab 2 a 2 b
(c) a 3 b 3 (d) 0
Ans: (d)
A d l A.d a 0 since A 0 .
C S
Q38. If A, B and C are non-zero Hermitian operators, which of the following relations must
be false?
(a) A, B C (b) AB BA C (c) ABA C (d) A B C
Ans: (a)
Solution: A, B C AB BA C ( AB BA) C
(( AB) ( BA) ) C ( B A ) ( A B ) C
Hence A,B and C are hermitian then
BA AB C A, B C
Q39. Which of the following functions cannot be the real part of a complex analytic function
of z x iy ?
(a) x 2 y (b) x 2 y 2 (c) x 3 3 xy 2 (d) 3x 2 y y y 3

Ans: (a)





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2
Solution: Let x y be real part of a complex function. Use Milne Thomsons method to write
analytic complex function. The real part of that function should be (1) but that is not the
case. So this cannot be real part of an analytic function. Also,
z 2 x iy x 2 y 2 2ixy , Real part option (2)
2
z 3 x iy x 3 iy 3 3ixy x iy
3
x 3 iy 3 3ix 2 y 3xy 2 , Real part option (3)

Q40. The expression
2 2 2 2 1
2 2 2 2 2
x
1 x 2 x3 x 4 1
x x2 x2 x2
2 3 4
is proportional to
(a) x1 x 2 x3 x 4 (b) x1 x 2 x3 x 4

(c) x12 x 22 x32 x 42 3 / 2

(d) x12 x 22 x32 x 42 2
Ans: (b)
1 2 x1
Solution: 2
x1 x2 x3 x4

x1 x1 x 2 x3 x 4 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2
2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 2 1 2 2 x x x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2
2 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 2 3 4

x12 x1 x2 x3 x4
2 2 2 2 4

2 3 4 1
x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 2 4 x 2 8x 2 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2
2 1 1 1 2 3 4

x1 x 2 x3 x 4
2 2 2 2 3

x1 x 2 x3 x 4
2 2 2 2 3

Now similarly solving all and add up then we get
2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
x
1 x 2 x3 x 4 x1 x 2 x3 x 4
8 x12 x22 x32 x42 8 x12 x22 x32 x42

0
x x22 x32 x42
2 3
1
also if all x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 becomes zero it should be infinity.





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2
2
2

2
1
So 2 2 2 2 2 x1 x 2 x3 x 4

1x x 2 x 3 x 4 x1 x 2
2 x 2
3 x 2
4

dx dx
Q41. Given that the integral 2
0 y x
2

2y
, the value of y
0
2
x2
2
is

(a) (b) 3
(c) (d)
y 3
4y 8y 3
2 y3
Ans: (b)

1
Solution: y
dx

dx
, pole is of 2nd order at x iy , residue 1/ 4iy 3
x2
2 2
0
2 2 y x
2 2
Integral 1/ 2* 2 i *1/ (4iy 3 ) / (4 y 3 )

Q42. The Fourier transform of the derivative of the Dirac - function, namely x , is
proportional to
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) sin k (d) ik
Ans: (d)
Solution: Fourier transform of x

H K x e ikx dx ike k 0 ik

Q43. Consider an n nn 1 matrix A , in which Aij is the product of the indices i and j
(namely Aij ij ). The matrix A
(a) has one degenerate eigevalue with degeneracy n 1

(b) has two degenerate eigenvalues with degeneracies 2 and n 2
(c) has one degenerate eigenvalue with degeneracy n
(d) does not have any degenerate eigenvalue
Ans: (a)
1 2
Solution: If matrix is 2 2 let then eigen value is given by
2 4





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1 2
0 (1 )(4 ) 4 0 0,5
2 4
1 2 3

If If matrix is 3 3 let 2 4 6 then eigen value is given by
3 6 9

1 2 3

2 4 6 0
3 6 9

1 4 9 36 218 29 312 34
1 2 13 36 36 218 18 2 312 12 3 0
2 13 3 132 13 0 3 142 0 0, 0, 14
i.e. has one degenerate eigenvalue with degeneracy 2.
Thus one can generalized that for n dimensional matrix has one degenerate eigevalue
with degeneracy n 1 .
Q44. Three sets of data A, B and C from an experiment, represented by , and , are
plotted on a log-log scale. Each of these are fitted with straight lines as shown in the
figure. 1000
100
C
B
10
1

A

0.1 1 10 100 1000
0.1
The functional dependence y x for the sets A, B and C are respectively

x 1 1
(a) x , x and x 2 (b) , x and 2 x (c) , x and x 2 (d) , x and x 2
2 x2 x
Ans: (d)





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JRF/NET-(JUNE-2014)
Q45. Consider the differential equation
d 2x dx
2
2 x0
dt dt
with the initial conditions x0 0 and x 0 1 . The solution xt attains its maximum
value when t is
(a) 1/2 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d)
Ans: (b)
d2x dx
2 x 0 m 2 2m 1 0 m 1 0 m 1, 1
2
Solution: 2
dt dt
x c1 c2 t e t since x 0 0 0 c1 x c2 te t 0
x c2 tet e t
Since x 0 1 1 c2 x tet
For maxima or minima x 0 x te t e t 0 x e t 1 t
e t 0, 1 t 0 t , t 1
x e t 1 1 t e t 1 e t t 1 e t

x 1 e 1 0e t 0

Q46. Consider the matrix
0 2i 3i

M 2i 0 6i
3i 6i 0

The eigenvalues of M are
(a) 5, 2, 7 (b) 7, 0, 7 (c) 4i, 2i, 2i (d) 2, 3, 6
Ans: (b)
0 2i 3i 0 2i 3i

Solution: M 2i 0 6i , M 2i 0 6i
3i 6i 0 3i 6i 0





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M M
Matrix is Hermitian so roots are real and trace = 0.
1 2 3 0, 1 2 3 0 7, 0, 7
1
Q47. If C is the contour defined by z , the value of the integral
2
dz
C sin 2 z
is
(a) (b) 2 i (c) 0 (d) i
Ans: (c)
1 1
Solution: f z 2 z
sin z 2
3 5
z z 1 1
sin z z .... 2
2
3 5 sin z z3 z5
z ....
3 5
2
1 1 z2 z4 dz
2
1 .... 0
2
sin z z 3 5 C sin 2 z
Pn x t n 1 2 xt t 2 , for t 1 , the value of P5 1 is

1 / 2
Q48. Given n 0
(a) 0.26 (b) 1 (c) 0.5 (d) 1

Ans: (d)
Pn 1 1 if n is odd P5 1 1





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Q49. The graph of a real periodic function f x for the range , is shown below
f x
Which of the following graphs represents the real part of its Fourier transform?
(a) (b)
Re f k Re f k
k k
(c) Re f k (d) Re f k
k k
Ans: (b)
Solution: This is cosine function
A
f x A cos x F k k k0 k k0
2
NET/JRF (DEC-2014)

Q50. Let r denote the position vector of any point in three-dimensional space, and r r .
Then

(a) r 0 and r r / r (b) r 0 and 2 r 0

(c) r 3 and 2 r r / r 2 (d) r 3 and r 0
Ans: (d)

Solution: r xx yy zz





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x y z
r 111 3
x y z
x y z
z y x z y x
r / x / y / z x y z 0
x y z
y z z x x y
a 0 0 1

Q51. The column vector b is a simultaneous eigenvector of A 0 1 0 and
a 1 0 0

0 1 1

B 1 0 1 if
1 1 0

(a) b 0 or a 0 (b) b a or b 2a
(c) b 2a or b a (d) b a / 2 or b a / 2
Ans: (b)
Solution: Let b a
0 0 1 a a 0 1 1 a a a

0 1 0 a a and 1 0 1 a a a
1 0 0 a a 1 1 0 a a a

Let b 2a
0 0 1 a a 0 1 1 a a a

0 1 0 2a 2a and 1 0 1 2a 2a 1 2a
1 0 0 a a 1 1 0 a a a

For other combination above relation is not possible.
sin 2 x
Q52. The principal value of the integral x3
dx is
(a) 2 (b) (c) (d) 2

Ans: (a)





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i2z
e
Solution: Let f z 3
z
i2z
3 e
lim z 0 z 0 f z lim z 0 z 0 3 1 finite and 0 z 0 is pole of order 3.
3
z
1 d
2
3 e
iz
2
Residue R lim z 0 3 2
2! z 0 dz z

f x dx iR i 2 2 i Im. Part 2 f x dx 2

Q53. The Laurent series expansion of the function f z e z e1 / z about z 0 is given by
zn n 1 1
n n! for all z

(a) (b) z n
n 0
only if 0 z 1
z n!
n 1 1 zn
(d) n

(c) n 0
z n for all 0 z only if z 1
z n! n!
Ans: (c)
z2 z
n
1 1 1 1
Solution: e z 1 z .... n 0 .... n 0 n

and e1/ z 1 2
2! n! z 2! z z n!
1 1
f z e z e1/ z n 0 z n n for all 0 z
z n !
Q54. Two independent random variables m and n , which can take the integer values
0, 1, 2, ..., , follow the Poisson distribution, with distinct mean values and
respectively. Then
(a) the probability distribution of the random variable l m n is a binomial
distribution.
(b) the probability distribution of the random variable r m n is also a Poisson
distribution.
(c) the variance of the random variable l m n is equal to
(d) the mean value of the random variable r m n is equal to 0.
Ans: (c)
Solution: l2 m2 n2





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1
Q55. Consider the function f z ln1 z of a complex variable
z
z re i r 0, . The singularities of f z are as follows:
(a) branch points at z 1 and z ; and a pole at z 0 only for 0 2
(b) branch points at z 1 and z ; and a pole at z 0 for all other than 0 2
(c) branch points at z 1 and z ; and a pole at z 0 for all
(d) branch points at z 0, z 1 and z .
Ans: None of the above is correct
1 1 z 2 z3 z z2
Solution: For f z ln 1 z z ..... 1 .....
z z 2 3 2 3
There is no principal part and when z 0 , f z 1 . So there is removable singularity
at z 0 . Also z 1 and z is Branch point.
The function f x n 0
1n x 2 n1
Q56. satisfies the differential equation
n !n 1! 2
x 2 1 f 0 x 2 1 f 0
d2 f df d2 f df
(a) x 2 2
x (b) x 2 2
2x
dx dx dx dx
x 2 1 f 0 x 2 1 f 0
d2 f df d2 f df
(c) x 2 2
x (d) x 2 2
x
dx dx dx dx
Ans: (c)
f x n 0
1 x
n 2 n 1
Solution: is generating function (Bessel Function of first kind)

n !n 1! 2
d2 f df
x x 2 n 2 f 0 , put n 1 .
which satisfies the differential equation x 2
dx 2
dx

Q57. Let and be complex numbers. Which of the following sets of matrices forms a
group under matrix multiplication?
1
(a) (b) , where 1
0 0
* 2 2
(c) *
, where * is real (d) , where
*
1

*
Ans: (d)





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2 2
Solution: 1

* *

3
Q58. The expression i jk i j k
x ,
i , j , k 1
p , L (where i jk is the Levi-Civita symbol, x , p, L are
the position, momentum and angular momentum respectively, and A, B represents the
Poisson Bracket of A and B ) simplifies to

(a) 0 (b) 6
(c) x , p L
(d) x p
Ans: (b)
NET/JRF (JUNE-2015)
dx
Q59. The value of integral
1 x4

(a) (b) (c) 2 (d) 2
2 2
Ans. (a)
dz
Solution: 1 z 4
z R

2 n 1
Now pole ze 4
i
1 1 1 1
n 0, z0 e 4
i , n 2 z2 i
2 2 2 2
i 3
1 1 1 1
n 1 z1 e 4
i , n 3 z3 i
2 2 2 2
only z0 and z1 lies in contour
i
1 1 1
i.e., residue at z e 4 i
4 2 2
i 3
1 1 1
residue at z e 4
i
4 2 2
dx
now
x 1
4
2 i Re s
2





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2
d x dx
Q60. Consider the differential equation 2
3 2 x 0 . If x 0 at t 0 and x 1 at
dt dt
t 1 , the value of x at t 2 is
(a) e2 1 (b) e2 e (c) e 2 (d) 2e
Ans. (b)
Solution: D 2 3D 2 0
D 1 D 2 0 D 1, 2 x c1e 2t c2 et
using boundary condition x 0, t 0

c1 c2
again using boundary condition x 1, t 1
1 1 e2t 1 t
c2 , c1 2 x 2 e
ee 2
e e e e e e2
again using t 2 then x e 2 e
Q61. The Laplace transform of 6t 3 3sin 4t is
36 12 36 12
(a) 2 (b) 2
s 4
s 16 s 4
s 16
18 12 36 12
(c) 2 (d) 2
s 4
s 16 s 3
s 16
Ans. (a)
n 1
Solution: L 6t 3 3sin 4t L t n
S n 1
a
L sin at
s a2
2
6 4 3 4 36 12
2 4 2
s 4
s 16 s s 16





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2 f 2 f
2
Q62. Let f x, t be a solution of the wave equation v in 1-dimension. If at
t 2 x 2
f
t 0, f x, 0 e x and x, 0 0 for all x , then f x, t for all future times t 0 is
2
t
described by

x 2 v 2t 2
(b) e x vt
2
(a) e
1 x vt 2 3 x vt 2 1 x vt 2 x vt
2
(c) e e (d) e e
4 4 2
Ans. (d)
2 f 2 f
2
Solution: For v
t 2 x 2
f
x, 0 0 and f x, 0 e x
2
t
1
f f x vt f x vt
2

1 x vt

2
e x vt
2
therefore, solution is f e
2
NET/JRF (DEC-2015)
Q63. In the scattering of some elementary particles, the scattering cross-section is found to
depend on the total energy E and the fundamental constants h (Plancks constant) and c
(the speed of light in vacuum). Using dimensional analysis, the dependence of on
these quantities is given by
2
hc hc hc hc
(a) (b) 3 / 2 (c) (d)
E E E E
Ans.: (c)
Solution: The dimension of is dimension of Area
h Joul sec
c m / sec





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E Joul
2
hc
m dimension of area
2

E
1
Q64. If y , then x is
tanh x
y 1 y 1
(a) ln (b) ln
y 1 y 1
y 1 y 1
(c) ln (d) ln
y 1 y 1
Ans.: (d)
1
Solution: y
tanh x
e x e x e2 x 1
y
e x e x e2 x 1
ye 2 x y e2 x 1 ye2 x e2 x 1 y e 2 x y 1 1 y
y 1
2 x ln
y 1
1
1 y 1 y 1 2
x ln ln
2 y 1 y 1
z
Q65. The function of a complex variable z has
sin z 2
(a) a simple pole at 0 and poles of order 2 at n for n 1, 2,3...
(b) a simple pole at 0 and poles of order 2 at n and i n for n 1, 2,3...
(c) poles of order 2 at n , n 0,1, 2,3...

(d) poles of order 2 at n , n 0,1, 2,3...





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Ans. : (b)
z z
Solution: f z
sin z 2
sin z 2
z2
z2
sin z 2
at z 0 these is a simple pole since lim 1
z 0 z2

2 z
Also, sin z 2 sin n lim z n .
z n sin z 2
z 2 n z n , i n
exists so its pole of order 2 .

Q66. The Fourier transform of f x is f k dxeikx f x .

If f x x x x , where x is the Dirac delta-function (and prime
denotes derivative), what is f k ?
(a) i k i k 2 (b) k k 2
(c) i k k 2 (d) i k i k 2
Ans.: (c)

Solution: f k dx e x x x
ikx
x e dx
ikx

x eikx dx eikx x ike x dx i k
ikx
x e dx k 2
ikx





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dx
Q67. The solution of the differential equation 2 1 x 2 , with initial condition x 0 at
dt
t 0 is

sin 2t , 0 t 4 sin 2t , 0 t 2
(a) x (b) x
sinh 2t , 1,
t t
4 2

sin 2t , 0 t 4
(c) x (d) x 1 cos 2t , t 0
1,
t
4
Ans.: (c)
dx
Solution: 2 1 x2
dt
dx
2dt sin 1 x 2t c
1 x 2
x 0, t 0 so, c 0
x sin 2t
x should not be greater than 1 at x 1

1 sin 2t sin sin 2t , t
2 4

so, x sin 2t 0t
4

1 t
4





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Q68. The Hermite polynomial H n x satisfies the differential equation
d 2Hn dH n
2
2x 2nH n x 0
dx dx
The corresponding generating function
1
G t , x n 0 H n x t n satisfies the equation

n!
2G G G 2G G G
(a) 2x 2t 0 (b) 2x 2t 2 0
x 2
x t x 2
x t
2G G G 2G G 2G
(c) 2x 2 0 (d) 2x 2 0
x 2
x t x 2 x xt
Ans.: (a)
1
Solution: G Hn x tn
n!
1
G H n x t n
n!
1
G H n x t n
n!
G 1
H n x n t n 1
t n!
lets check the options one by one
G G G
2x 2t 0
x 2
x t
1 1 1
H n x t n 2 x H n x t n 2t H n x n
n! n! n!
H n x 2 xH n x 2 xH n x 0 , which is Hermite Differential Equation.





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8 1 1
Q69. The value of the integral 2 dx , valuated using Simpsons rule with h 2 is
0 x 5 3
(a) 0.565 (b) 0.620 (c) 0.698 (d) 0.736
Ans.: (a)
2 1
y0 4 y1 y2 2 y2 y4
x
Solution: I y
3 x 5
2
2 1 1 1 1 1 1
4 2 0
3 5 9 4 21 69 5
2 1
2 1
0.5734 0.09523 0.0145 9
3 5 4 1
2 21
0.2 0.5734 0.09523 0.0145 1
3 6
31
2 8 1
0.8831 0.5887
3 69
Q70. Consider a random walker on a square lattice. At each step the walker moves to a nearest
neighbour site with equal probability for each of the four sites. The walker starts at the
origin and takes 3 steps. The probability that during this walk no site is visited more than
one is
(a) 12 / 27 (b) 27 / 64 (c) 3 / 8 (d) 9 /16
Ans.: (d)
Solution: Total number of ways 4 4 4
Number of preferred outcome 4 3 3
( Any four option in step-1 and only 3 option in step 2 &3 because he can not go to
previous position)
4 3 3 9
probability
4 4 4 16





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NET/JRF (JUNE-2016)
1
Q71. The radius of convergence of the Taylor series expansion of the function
cosh x
around x 0 , is

(a) (b) (c) (d) 1
2
Ans: (c)
1 e4 z 1
Q72. The value of the contour integral cosh z 2sinh z dz around the unit circle C
2 i
C
traversed in the anti-clockwise direction, is

8 1
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) (d) tanh
3 2
Ans: (c)
e4 z 1 e4 z 1 e4 z 1
Solution: f z z z
cosh z 2sinh z e e ez 3
2
e z e z e z
2 2

f z

2e z e 4 z 1 2 e 5z
ez
3e 2z
3e 2z
ln 3
For pole at z z0 ,3 e 2 z0 0 e 2 z0 3 z0
2
It has simple pole at z0
a1 lim z z0 f z lim z z0

2 e5 z e z
z z0 z z0 3e 2z
z z0 2 5e5 z e z 2 e5 z e z 1 e5 z0 e z0
a1 lim
z z0 2e 2 z e
2 z0

3 3
5
9 3 3 8
a1

3 3 3





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1 1 8

f z dz 2 i Residue
2 i 2 i 3
Q73. The Gauss hypergeometric function F a, b, c, z , defined by the Taylor series expansion
around z 0 as F a, b, c, z
a a 1 ... a n 1 b b 1 ... b n 1
n 0 c c 1 ... c n 1 n !
zn ,
satisfies the recursion relation

d c
(a) F a, b, c; z F a 1, b 1, c 1; z
dz ab
d c
(b) F a, b, c; z F a 1, b 1, c 1; z
dz ab
d ab
(c) F a, b, c; z F a 1, b 1, c 1; z
dz c
d ab
(d) F a, b, c; z F a 1, b 1, c 1; z
dz c
Ans: (d)
dF a a 1 ... a n 1 b b 1 ... b n 1 n 1
Solution: nz
dz n 0 c c 1 ... c n 1 n !
a a 1 ... a n 1 b b 1 ... b n 1 z n 1

n 0 c c 1 ... c n 1 n 1
ab a 1 ... a n 1 b 1 ... b n 1 z n 1

c
c 1 ... c n 1 n 1
ab a 1 ... a n 1 1 b 1 ... b n 1 1 z n 1

c n 0 c 1 ... c n 1 1 n 1
dF ab
F a 1, b 1, c 1, z
dz c





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Q74. Let X and Y be two independent random variables, each of which follow a normal
distribution with the same standard deviation , but with means and ,
respectively. Then the sum X Y follows a
(a) distribution with two peaks at and mean 0 and standard deviation 2
(b) normal distribution with mean 0 and standard deviation 2
(c) distribution with two peaks at and mean 0 and standard deviation 2
(d) normal distribution with mean 0 and standard deviation 2

Ans: (d)
Solution: x y 0
12 x2 y2 2 2
2
Q75. Using dimensional analysis, Planck defined a characteristic temperature TP from powers
of the gravitational constant G , Plancks constant h , Boltzmann constant k B and the
speed of light c in vacuum. The expression for TP is proportional to
hc 5 hc3 G hk B2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
k B2G k B2G hc 4 k B2 Gc 3
Ans: (a)
E ML2T 2
Solution: E h h ML2T 1
T 1
E ML2T 2
E k BT k B ML2T 2TP1
T TP
m1m2 MLT 2 L2
F G 2
G 2
G M 1 L3T 2
r M

5
hc 5 ML2T 1 LT 1 ML7T 6
TP2 TP
k B2G M 2 L4T 4TP2 M 1 L3T 2 7 6 2
ML T TP





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Q76. What is the Fourier transform dxe f x of
ikx

dn
f x x n
x
n 1 dx
where x is the Dirac delta-function?
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
1 i k 1 i k k i k i
Ans: (b)

dn dn
Solution: f x x n
x n
x n x
n 1 dx n 0 dx n 0
F x 1 F n x ik F x ik
n n

f x n x
n 0

1 1
F f x ik 1 ik ik ik ....
n 2 3

n 0 1 ik 1 ik
Q77. In finding the roots of the polynomial f x 3 x 3 4 x 5 using the iterative Newton-
Raphson method, the initial guess is taken to be x 2 . In the next iteration its value is
nearest to
(a) 1.671 (b) 1.656 (c) 1.559 (d) 1.551
Ans: (b)
Solution: f x 3 x 3 4 x 5 ; f x 9 x 2 4
3xn3 4 xn 5 3 x03 4 x0 5
xn 1 xn x1 x0
9 xn2 4 9 x02 4
3 8 4 2 5 11
Let x0 2 x1 2 2 x1 1.656
9 4 4 32





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NET/JRF (DEC-2016)
1 3 2

Q22. The matrix M 3 1 0 satisfies the equation
0 0 1

(a) M 3 M 2 10M 12 I 0 (b) M 3 M 2 12 M 10 I 0
(c) M 3 M 2 10M 10 I 0 (d) M 3 M 2 10 M 10 I 0
Ans. 22: (c)
Solution: The characteristic equation is
1 3 2
3 1 0 0
0 0 1
1 1 1 3.3 1 0
2 1 1 9 1 0
3 10 2 10 0
thus the matrix M satisfies the equation
M 3 M 2 10 M 10 I 0 then the correct option is (c)
Q23. The Laplace transform of
t
, 0t T
f t T
1 t T
is
1 e sT 1 e sT
1 e sT
1 e sT
(a) (b) (c) (d)

s 2T s 2T s 2T s 2T
Ans. 23: (b)
Solution: we can write
t t t t
f t u0 t uT t uT t 1 uT t uT t uT t uT t
T T T T
Hence the transform of f t is





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t t T T
L f t L L uT t L uT t
T T
1 e sT 1 T e sT 1 e sT
2
s 2T T s2 s s sT
1
Q29. The Fourier transform dxf x eikx of the function f x is
x 2
2
2k
(a) 2 e (b) 2 e 2k
2k
(c) e 2k
(d) e
2 2
Ans. 29: (d)
1
Solution: Fourier transform of f x , a 0 is
x a2
2
1 a k
x 2
a 2
eikx dx e
a
1
x
2k
Hence eikx dx e
2
a 2
2
Q46. Given the values sin 450 0.7071, sin 500 0.7660, sin 550 0.8192 and
sin 600 0.8660 , the approximate value of sin 520 , computed by Newtons forward
difference method, is
(a) 0.804 (b) 0.776 (c) 0.788 (d) 0.798
Ans. : (c)
Solution: Given -
x y f x f x 2 f x 3 f x
450 0 7071
500 0 7660 0 0589 0 0057 0 0007
550 0 8192 0 0532 0 0064
600 0 8660 0 0468





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h 5 , 52 x0 uh 45 uh
0 0
52 45 52 45 7
u
h 5 5
From table we have
y0 0 7071, y0 0 0589 , 2 y0 0 0057
3 y0 0 0007 , 4 y0 0,.....
y0 2 y0 3 y0
sin 52 y0
0
u u u 1 u u 1 u 2
1 2 3
7 0 0057 7 7 0 0007 7 7 7
0 7071 0 0589 1 1 2 0
5 2 55 6 5 5 5
0 0399 0 0049
0 7071 0 0825
25 125
0 7071 0 0825 0 0016 0 0000 0 7880
f 2 f
Q47. Let f x, t be a solution of the heat equation D 2 in one dimension. The initial
t x
condition at t 0 is f x, 0 e for x . Then for all t 0, f x, t is given by
x2

2
[Useful integral: dx e x ]

2 2
1
x
1 Dt
1
x
1 2 Dt
(a) e (b) e
1 Dt 1 2 Dt
2
x2
1
x
1 4 Dt

(c) e (d) e 1 Dt
1 4 Dt
Ans. : (c)
f 2 f
Solution: D 2 , t 0
t x
Let D c 2
f 2 f
c2 2
t x
Initial condition f x , 0 e x g x , x
2





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x 2 cz t

2
Now, g x 2cz t e
The solution f x , t is given as

1 1 .e z dz
2
x 2 4 c 2 z 2t 4 cxz t
f x,t
x 2 cz t
e e
z2 2
e dz

x 2

2
e x 4 c 2 z 2t 4 cxz t z 2 dz e
1 4 c 2t z 2 4 cxz t

e
e

dz
e x
2 2cx t 2cx t 2cx t
2 2
exp 1 4c t z 2 z 1 4c 2t 1 4c 2t 1 4c 2t dz
2 2

2 cx t
2
4 c 2 x 2t 2 cx t
2
e x 2
1 4 c 2t z 2 1 4c t dz e
2 x2 4 c 2 x 2t

1 4 c 2t z 2

e

1 4 tc
e

e 1 4 c 2 t
e

1 4 tc
dz
x2
e 1 4 c 2t
1
2
2 1 4c 2t
2
x
1
f x, t
1 4 Dt
e1 4 Dt c 2
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Q55. A stable asymptotic solution of the equation xn 1 1 is x 2 . If we take
1 xn
n 1
xn 2 n and xn 1 2 n 1 , where n and n1 are both small, the ratio is
n
approximately
1 1 1 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 4 3 3
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Q56. The 2 2 identity matrix I and the Pauli matrices , , do not form a group under matrix multiplication. The minimum number
x y z
of 2 2 matrices, which includes these four matrices, and form a group (under matrix multiplication) is
(a) 20 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 16
Ans. (d)
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i I i I i I I I i x i x x x i y i y y y i z i z z z
i I i I i I I I i x i x x x i y i y y y i z i z z z
x x x i x i x I I i I i I i z i z z z i y i y y y
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y y y i y i y i z i z z z I I i I i I i x i x x x
y y y i y i y i z i z z z I I i I i I i x i x x x
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Q2. Which of the following matrices is an element of the group SU 2 ?

(a) 5 / 2 (b) 3 / 2 (c) 1 (d) 1

xyx yzi zxj kxy 8i 4 j 2k

We want a plane perpendicular to this so: r r0 8i64 4 16j 2k4 0 .

(a) i j (b) j k (c) i j k (d) 2i 3 j 5k

(a) y xy (b) xy (c) y (d) y 2 x 2

where n1 , n 2 and n3 are the components of a unit vector, are

1 0 2 n12 n22 n32 3 n12 n22 n32

but n12 n22 n32 1

A AT (Antisymmetric). Eigenvalues are either zero or purely imaginary.

Fourier spectrum peaks at a frequency f and an amplitude A , them

(a) f 2 f 0 and A 1V (b) f 2 f 0 and 0 A 1 A

bci caj abk ai bj ck

Q25. Given a 2 2 unitary matrix U satisfying U U UU 1 with det U e i , one can

At x 0, f ' ' x 1, f ' ' ' x 2

equation 2 z 5 0, traversed in the anti-clockwise direction, is

(a) 16 i (b) 16 i (c) 8 i (d) 2 i

2 z 5 z 2.5 , only 2 will be inside.

(a) b 3a / 2 (b) b 2a / 3 (c) b a / 2 (d) b a

a b 2ab cos 60 a b 2ab a b a 2 b 2 2ab

(a) sin x / L cos t / L sin 2x / L cos2 t / L

(c) sin x / L cos2 t / L sin 2x / L sin t / L

(d) sin x / L cos t / L sin 2x / L sin 2 t / L

(take 180 o / 57.29 o )

rectangular area bounded by x 0, x a and y 0, y b ) is

(a) x 2 y (b) x 2 y 2 (c) x 3 3 xy 2 (d) 3x 2 y y y 3

x 3 iy 3 3ix 2 y 3xy 2 , Real part option (3)

8 x12 x22 x32 x42 8 x12 x22 x32 x42

also if all x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 becomes zero it should be infinity.

Integral 1/ 2* 2 i *1/ (4iy 3 ) / (4 y 3 )

(namely Aij ij ). The matrix A

(a) has one degenerate eigevalue with degeneracy n 1

The functional dependence y x for the sets A, B and C are respectively

For maxima or minima x 0 x te t e t 0 x e t 1 t

Pn x t n 1 2 xt t 2 , for t 1 , the value of P5 1 is

(a) 0.26 (b) 1 (c) 0.5 (d) 1

(a) 2 (b) (c) (d) 2

Q53. The Laurent series expansion of the function f z e z e1 / z about z 0 is given by

at z 0 . Also z 1 and z is Branch point.

Solution: is generating function (Bessel Function of first kind)

using boundary condition x 0, t 0

again using boundary condition x 1, t 1

(b) a simple pole at 0 and poles of order 2 at n and i n for n 1, 2,3...

(c) poles of order 2 at n , n 0,1, 2,3...

If f x x x x , where x is the Dirac delta-function (and prime

denotes derivative), what is f k ?

H n x 2 xH n x 2 xH n x 0 , which is Hermite Differential Equation.

traversed in the anti-clockwise direction, is

satisfies the recursion relation

(d) normal distribution with mean 0 and standard deviation 2

of the gravitational constant G , Plancks constant h , Boltzmann constant k B and the

speed of light c in vacuum. The expression for TP is proportional to

where x is the Dirac delta-function?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

500 0 7660 0 0589 0 0057 0 0007

550 0 8192 0 0532 0 0064

600 0 8660 0 0468

The solution f x , t is given as

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