GATE CSE 2014 SET-2


Question 1
The security system at an IT office is composed of 10 computers of which exactly four are working. To check whether the system is functional, the officials inspect four of the computers picked at random (without replacement). The system is deemed functional if at least three of the four computers inspected are working. Let the probability that the system is deemed functional be denoted by p. Then 100p= _____________.
A
9.2
B
11.9
C
15.6
D
19.2
Discrete Mathematics   Probability Theory
Question 2
Each of the nine words in the sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy og" is written on a separate piece of paper. These nine pieces of paper are kept in a box. One of the pieces is drawn at random from the box. The expected length of the word drawn is _____________. (The answer should be rounded to one decimal place)
A
2.5
B
2.9
C
3.8
D
4.6
Discrete Mathematics   Probability Theory


Question 3
The maximum number of edges in a bipartite graph on 12 vertices is _____.
A
24
B
36
C
48
D
60
Discrete Mathematics   Graph Theory
Question 4
If the matrix A is such that
\begin{bmatrix} 2\\ -4\\ 7 \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} 1 &9 &5 \end{bmatrix}
Then the determinant of A is equal to ________.
A
0
B
1
C
2
D
3
Engineering Mathematics   Linear Algebra
Question 5
A non-zero polynomial f(x) of degree 3 has roots at x = 1,x = 2 and x = 3. Which one of the following must be TRUE?
A
f(0)f(4) \lt 0
B
f(0)f(4) \gt 0
C
f(0)+f(4) \gt 0
D
f(0)+f(4) \lt 0
Engineering Mathematics   Linear Algebra




There are 5 questions to complete.

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