GATE MA year:2026 PYQs & Answers — Page 3

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Let

be a

real symmetric positive definite matrix. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

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is positive definite for all nonzero

is positive semidefinite for all

is positive definite if

is nonsingular.

is not positive semidefinite for some

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Let

be a function defined as follows:

Which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

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is continuous at

For any

, the directional derivative of

in the direction of

exists.

is differentiable at

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Let

be the ring of integers modulo 11. Let

be the ring of all polynomials with coefficients in

. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

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The polynomial

is irreducible over

is a field.

The ideal

is maximal.

The ideal

is not a prime ideal.

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Consider

with the topology

Which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

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is a Hausdorff space.

Any finite subset of

is closed.

is compact.

is connected.

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Consider the following partial differential equation:

where

and

are distinct positive real numbers. The combination(s) of the values of the real parameters

and

for which

is a solution of the given partial differential equation, is/are

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Consider the following assignment problem where

are tasks,

are agents and the cost matrix is given by

Which of the following statements is/are TRUE for an optimal assignment?

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The cost is 9.

Agent P is assigned to task Y.

Agent Q is assigned to task X.

Agent R is assigned to task Y.

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Consider the following differential equation:

Which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

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The point

is not a singular point.

The point

is a singular point.

The point

is a regular singular point.

The point

is not a regular singular point.

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Let

be the linear transformation which reflects every vector in

through a two-dimensional subspace of

. Let

be the matrix representation of

using the basis

. Then the value of

is equal to ________. (answer in integer)

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Let

, where

is the ring of all polynomials with coefficients in

. Then the degree of the field extension

is equal to ________. (answer in integer)

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Consider the differential equation

with the initial condition

. Use the modified Euler’s method, the second approximation to

, where

(step size), is equal to ________. (rounded off to TWO decimal places)

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