Questions : Abstract Algebra
Qus1: Which of the following binary operations are closed ?
(a) subtraction o positive integers
(b) division of nonzero integers
(c) function composition of polynomials with real coefficients
(d) multiplication of 2×2 matrices with integer entries
Ques2: Which of the following binary operations are commutative?
(a) subtraction o positive integers
(b) division of nonzero rationals
(c) function composition of polynomials with real coefficients
(d) multiplication of 2×2 matrices with integer entries
Ques3: What is the inverse of 3 in (Z5 , ⊕5 )
(a) 0
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Ques4:- What is the order of S8
(a) 5760
(b) 720
(c) 1000
(d) 1560
Ques5:- Which of the following is not a cyclic group?
(a) (Z, +)
(b) Z4
(c) Z10
(d) S4
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Ques6:- Which of the following is not an Abelian group?
(a) (R∗ , .)
(b) (C, +)
(c) S3
(d) (Z, +)
Ques7:- What is the center of S4 ?
(a) {I}
(b) {I,(12)}
(c) {(12),(34)}
(d) {(1234)}
Ques8:- What can not be a possible order of center of a group G of order 8?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 5
Ques9:- Let σ ∈ S6 be such that σ = (123)(45)(6). What is the order of σ?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
Ques10:- Aut(Zn ) is isomorphic to-
(a) Zn
(b) Sn
(c) Z
(d) U (n)
Ques11:- Aut(Z) is isomorphic to-
(a) Z
(b) Z2
(c) Z5
(d) Z7
Ques12:- Let G= S3 and H={(1),(13)}. Then what will be the value of
(12)H ?
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(a) {(12),(132)}
(b) {(1),(13)}
(C) {(1),(123)}
(D) {(1),(12)}
Ques13:- Let G be a group of order 15 and a∈G then what can be a possible
order of a
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 7
Ques14:- Center of a group must be-
(a) Abelian
(b) Cyclic
(c) non trivial
(d) an empty set
Ques15:- A generator of cyclic group Z8 is
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 6
Ques16:- Let G be a group of order 4, then G must be
(a) Cyclic
(b) Abelian
(c) Non-commutative
(d) Cyclic and Abelian both
Ques17:- Let G be group of order 11. Then G must be-
(a) Abelian but not cyclic
(b) Cyclic but not Abelian
(c) Cyclic and Abelian both
(d) Neither cyclic nor Abelian
Ques18:- Let order of G is 8. Then G must have an element of order -
(a) 2
3
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 6
Ques19:- What will be the order of external direct product Z3 ⊕ Z5
(a) 15
(b) 3
(c) 8
(d) 10
Ques20:- Z3 ⊕ Z7 is isomorphic to-
(a) Z21
(b) Z9
(c) Z12
(d) Z10
Ques21:- Suppose that f is an isomorphism from G onto G, then which of
the following statement is not true in general-
(a) G is Abelian if and only if G is Abelian.
(b) f −1 is an isomorphism from G to G
(c) If K is a subgroup of G then f(K)={f(k):k∈K} is a subgroup of G.
(d) G is Abelian ⇒ f(G) is cyclic.
Ques22:- What will be the order of external direct product Z7 ⊕ Z5
(a) 12
(b) 35
(c) 2
(d) 15
Ques23:- If G is a group and H is a subgroup of G, order of G is 30 and order
of H is 10, then the value of index of H in G i.e. (G:H)=
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 10
Ques24:- A generator of cyclic group Z8 is-
(a) 2
4
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 6
Ques25:- G is a group of order n. G must be cyclic if n=
(a) 25
(b) 3
(c) 6
(d) 8
Ques26:- Let σ ∈ S7 be such that σ = (124)(357). What is the order of σ ?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
Ques27:- Every group is isomorphic to -
(a) a group of permutations.
(b) group of integers
(c) group of real numbers
(d) a cyclic group of infinite order.
Ques28:- If G is a finite group and H is a subgroup of G , then
(a) order of H = order of G
(b) order of H = 1
(c) order of H divides order of G
(d) order of H is greater than order of G
Ques29:- A group of prime order is -
(a) cyclic
(b) Abelian but not cyclic
(c) may not be Abelian
(d) Cyclic but not Abelian
Ques30:- Let (1,2)∈ Z2 ⊕ Z3 , then order of (2,3) is-
(a) 6
(b) 4
(c) 3
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(d) 2
Ques31:- Which of the following group is cyclic-
(a) Z2 ⊕ Z4
(b) Z3 ⊕ Z5
(c) Z6 ⊕ Z9
(d) Z2 ⊕ Z6
Ques32:- Z3 ⊕ Z5 is isomorphic to-
(a) Z15
(b) Z9
(c) Z8
(d) Z6
Ques33:- Let G be a group and order of G is 121. Then G must be-
(a) Abelian
(b) cyclic
(c) cyclic but not Abelian
(d) Abelian but not cyclic
Ques34:- Which of the following is simple group-
(a) S3
(b) S4
(c) S5
(d) A5
Ques35:- A group G is said to be solvable if it has a subnormal series
{e} = H0 ⊆ H1 ⊆ H2 ⊆ . . . ⊆ Hn = G
such that Hi+1 /Hi is
(a) Abelian
(b) cyclic
(c) Simple
(d) Not Abelian
Ques36:- What will be the order of the permutation group S4
(a) 12
(b) 6
6
(c) 24
(d) 48
Ques37:- Which of the following is not a binary operation on Z, the set of
integers
(a) x ∗ y = x + y
(b) x ∗ y = x + y + 1
(c) x ∗ y = x+y
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(d) x ∗ y = xy
Ques38:- Identity element of the group (R∗ , .)
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 0
(d) 5
Ques39:- Inverse of 3 in the group (Z, +)
(a) 1/3
(b) -3
(c) 0
(d) 5
Ques40:- For group elements a and b, (ab)−1 =
(a) ab
(b) b−1 a−1
(c) ba
(d) a−1 b−1
Ques41:- An integer k in Zn is a generator of Zn if and only if gcd(k,n)=
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 5
Ques42:- Which of the following is an even permutation on S5
(a) (123)
(b) (1234)
(c) (1324)
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(d) (12)
Ques43:- ϕ is a map from a group G to G itself such that ϕ(x) = x−1 , then
ϕ is -
(a) one-one but not onto.
(b) onto but not one-one.
(c) neither one-one nor onto.
(d) an isomorphism.
Ques44:- What is the order of the group (Z, +)
(a) 1
(b) infinite
(c) 2
(d) 5
Ques45:- Inverse of (1,-2)∈ Z ⊕ Z
(a) (-1,2)
(b) (1,2)
(c) (-1,-2)
(d) (1,-2)
Ques46:- Inverse of (2,3) in Z4 ⊕ Z5
(a) (2,2)
(b) (3,2)
(c) (3,3)
(d) (1,1)
Ques47:- If G is the inner direct product of H and K, then H ∩ K=
(a) G
(b) K
(c) H
(d) {e}
Ques48:- Inverse of 4 in (Z, +)
(a) -4
(b) 4
(c) 0
(d) 1
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Ques49:- Inverse of 3 in the group (R∗ , .)
(a) 1/3
(b) 1/4
(c) -3
(d) 0
Ques50:- Let A is a non empty set and P is the set of all subsets of A. Define
∆ as M ∆N = (M ∪ N )/(M ∩ N ) where M,N ⊆ A. Then (P,∆) is
(a) not a group.
(b) an Abelian group.
(c) a cyclic group.
(d) a simple group.
