Test-3
Group Theory
1. In Klein's 4-group {e, a, b, c}, the order of each non-identity element is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
2. If a, b ∈ G such that O(a) = 4, O(b) = 2 and a³b = 𝑏𝑎, then
(a) O(ab) = 2
(b) O(ab) = 6
(c) O(ab) = 4
(d) O (ab) = 8
3. Let G = {a, a², a³, a⁴, a⁵, a⁶ = e}, e being the identity element. Then the order of a⁴ is
(a) 6
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 7
4. Let (𝐺,∗) be an abelian group and (𝐻,∗) be a subgroup of (𝐺,∗). Then (𝐻,∗) is
(a) an abelian group
(b) a group but not abelian
(c) not a group
(d) none of these
5. Let (ℚ, +) be a group. Then which of the following is a subgroup of (ℚ, +)?
(a) (ℕ, +)
(b) (ℤ⁺, +)
(c) (ℚ⁺, +)
(d) (ℤ, +)
6. Which of the following is not true?
(a) (ℤ, +) is a proper subgroup of (ℝ, +)
(b) (5ℤ, +) is a proper subgroup of (ℤ, +)
(c) (ℚ⁺, .) is a proper subgroup of (ℝ, +)
(d) (ℚ⁺, .) is a proper subgroup of (ℝ⁺, . )
7. Suppose that H is a proper subgroup of ℤ under addition and H contains 18, 30 and 40. Then which
of the following is correct?
(a) H = ℤ – {1}
(b) H = 2ℤ
(c) H = 2ℤ – {2}
(d) H = 3ℤ
8. Which of the following is not true?
(a) every subgroup of an abelian group is abelian
(b) every subgroup of non-abelian group is non-abelian
(c) every subset of (ℝ, +) is not form a subgroup
(d) every group is an improper subgroup of itself
9. If (G, o) be a group and H, K are subgroups of (G, o). Then which one of the following is a subgroup of
G?
(a) H K
(b) K H
(c) H ∪ K
(d) H ∩ K
10. If (G, o) be a group and H, K are subgroups of (G, o). Then which one of the following is correct?
(a) H ∪ K is a subgroup of (G, o).
(b) H ∪ K cannot be a subgroup of (G, o).
(c) H ∪ K is a subgroup of (G, o) iff either H ⊆ K or K ⊆ H.
(d) none of the above
11. If (G, o) be a group and H, K are subgroups of (G, o). Then which one of the following is correct?
(a) Both HK and KH are subgroups of (G, o).
(b) HK is a subgroup of (G, o) but not KH
(c) KH is a subgroup of (G, o) but not HK
(d) HK is a subgroup of (G, o) iff HK = KH.
12. If a and b be two distinct elements of order 2 in a commutative group G, then the order of the
element ab is
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1
13. If a and b be two distinct elements of order 2 in a commutative group G,
then the set {e, a, b, ab} is
(a) a group but not commutative
(b) a commutative group
(c) not a group
(d) none of the above
14. The necessary and sufficient condition for a non-empty subset H of a group (G, o) forms a subgroup
of (G, o) is that
(a) a ∈ H, b ∈ H ⇒ 𝑎𝑜𝑏 ∈ H
(b) a ∈ H, b ∈ H ⇒ aob⁻¹ ∈ H
(c) a ∈ H, b ∉ H ⇒ aob ∈ H
(d) a ∈ H, b ∈ H ⇒ a⁻¹boba ∈ H
15. The necessary and sufficient condition for a non-empty finite subset H of a group (G, o) forms a
subgroup of (G, o) is that
(a) a ∈ H, b ∈ H ⇒ aob ∈ H
(b) a ∈ H, b ∈ H ⇒ aob⁻¹ ∈ H
(c) a ∈ H, b ∉ H ⇒ aob ∈ H
(d) a ∈ H, b ∈ H ⇒ a⁻¹boba ∈ H
16. If H be a subgroup of a group G, then which of the following is true?
(a) The identity of H is same as that of G
(b) The inverse of an element in H is same as that element regarded in G
(c) The order of an element in H is same as that element regarded in G
(d) All of the above
17. The order of the group {1, −1, i, −i} is
(a) 0
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) infinite
18. How many non-trivial proper subgroups does the Klein’s 4-group have?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 0
19. The number of subgroups of order 2 of Klein’s 4-group is
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 1
(d) 3
20. The number of subgroups of order 12 in S₄ is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 6
21. The total number of non-trivial proper subgroups of the group ℤ₁₂ is
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 5
(d) 3
22. The idempotent elements in a group are
(a) Inverse elements of a group
(b) Identity element of a group
(c) Any element of a group
(d) None of the above
23. Let H and K be two subgroups of a group G such that O(H) = 3 and O(K) = 5, then O(H ∩ K) is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 5
(d) 7
24. Let H and K be two subgroups of a group G such that O(H) = 2 and O(K) = 5,
then O(H K) is
(a) 2
(b) 10
(c) 5
(d) 3
25. Under ordinary multiplication the generator of the cyclic group {1, -1, i, -i} are
(a) 1, -1
(b) 1, i
(c) -1, -i
(d) i, -i
26. If (G, o) be an abelian group of order 6 and has an element of order 3,
then the group (G, o) is
(a) abelian but not cyclic
(b) non-abelian cyclic group
(c) abelian cyclic group
(d) none of the above
27. Which one of the following group is cyclic
(a) (ℝ, +)
(b) (ℚ, +)
(c) (ℤ, +)
(d) (ℚ⁺, ⋅)
28. Klein’s 4-group is
(a) an abelian as well as cyclic group
(b) an abelian but not cyclic group
(c) a cyclic but not abelian group
(d) neither an abelian nor a cyclic group
29. Which of the following is true?
(a) An abelian group is cyclic
(b) A cyclic group is abelian
(c) Both (a) and (b) are true
(d) Neither (a) nor (b) is true
30. Which of the following is not true?
(a) Every subgroup of a cyclic group is cyclic
(b) If every proper subgroup of G is cyclic, then G itself is cyclic
(c) Every cyclic group of order greater than 2 has at least two distinct generators
(d) None of the above
31. If G is a group with no proper non-trivial subgroups, then G is
(a) non-abelian
(b) abelian but not cyclic
(c) cyclic group
(d) an infinite group
32. Which of the following group has no proper non trivial subgroups?
(a) ℤ₁₃
(b) ℤ₂₁
(c) (ℤ, +)
(d) Klein’s 4-group
33. A finite group (G, o) of order n is cyclic if and only if there exists an element a ∈ G such that
(a) 𝑂(𝑎) = 𝑛
(b) 𝑂(𝑎) = 2𝑛
(c) 𝑂(𝑎) = 𝑛²
(d) 𝑂(𝑎) = 𝑛 + 1
34. If a is a generator of a cyclic group G, then
(a) 𝑎² is also a generator
(b) 𝑎⁻¹ is also a generator
(c) 𝑎³ is also a generator
(d) 𝐺 has no other generator
35. If G be a cyclic group of order 10, then G contains exactly one element of order
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 5
36. The number of generators of the cyclic group of prime order m is
(a) m!
(b) m – 1
(c) 2m
(d) (m + 1)!
37. Let G be a cyclic group of order 8, then the number of generators is
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
38. Let G be a cyclic group of order 11. Then the number of elements g ∈ G such that
𝐺 = < 𝑔 > is
(a) 10
(b) 11
(c) 11!
(d) 2
39. The list of generators of ℤ₉ are
̅ 4̅, 5̅, 7̅, 8̅
(a) 1̅, 2,
(b) 0, 1̅, 4̅, 5,
̅ ̅ 7̅
(c) 1̅, 2̅, 3̅, 4̅, , 5̅, 6̅ 7̅, 8̅
̅ 2̅, 3̅, 4̅, 5̅, 7̅
(d) 1,
40. The list of generators of the subgroup < 3 > of ℤ₂₇ are
̅ 6̅, 12
(a) 3, ̅̅̅̅, 21
̅̅̅̅, 15 ̅̅̅̅, 24
̅̅̅̅
̅ ̅ ̅ ̅
(b) 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, ̅ ̅
(c) 3𝑚̅, where 𝑚 is prime to 27
(d) m̅, where 𝑚 is prime to 27
Answer Key
Question Answer Key Question Answer Key
Number Number
1. b 21. a
2. a 22. b
3. b 23. a
4. a 24. b
5. d 25. d
6. c 26. c
7. b 27. c
8. b 28. c
9. d 29. b
10. c 30. b
11. b 31. c
12. c 32. a
13. a 33. a
14. b 34. b
15. a 35. a
16. d 36. b
17. c 37. b
18. a 38. a
19. d 39. a
20. a 40. A
