Indian Institute of Technology Madras
BS Degree Programme · Examination & Study Paper
Mathematics for Data Science II
End Term · 13 Apr 2025 (Forenoon)
Examination Instructions & Guidelines
- Solve on notebook/paper first before checking solutions.
- MCQ: Exactly 1 option is correct. Negative marking applies.
- MSQ: One or more options correct. Select all to score.
- NAT: Numerical response. No negative marking.
- Scientific calculator allowed for all calculations.
- Official answer key is sealed at the end of this sheet.
- Q1MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option

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- Q2MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option

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- Q3MSQ2 Marks·Choose all correct options

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- Q4MSQ3 Marks·Choose all correct options
Which of the following options is/are true?
- AIf a system of linear equations Ax = b has a solution, then b is a linear combination of the columns of the coefficient matrix A.
- BConsider a system of linear equations Ax = b. If b is a linear combination of the columns of the coefficient matrix A, then the system Ax = b has a unique solution.
- CIf the number of variables is more than the number of equations in a system of linear equations Ax = 0, then it has a unique solution.
- DIf the columns of a matrix A are linearly independent, then the system Ax = 0 will have a unique solution.
- Q5MSQ3 Marks·Choose all correct options

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- Q6MSQ3 Marks·Choose all correct options

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- Q7NAT1 Mark·Write the number
Your answer: - Q8NAT1 Mark·Write the number
Your answer: - Q9NAT1 Mark·Write the number
Your answer: - Q10NAT2 Marks·Write the number
Your answer: Read the passage below, then answer Q11–Q12

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Q11NAT1 Mark·Write the number
Your answer:- Q12NAT1 Mark·Write the number
Your answer: Read the passage below, then answer Q13–Q14

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Q13MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
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- Q14MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Suppose A is the matrix representation of T with respect to the standard basis for both domain and co-domain. Then A is given by
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Read the passage below, then answer Q15–Q17

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Q15NAT1 Mark·Write the numberWhat is the maximum rank of A?
Your answer:- Q16NAT1 Mark·Write the number
What is the minimum value for nullity of A?
Your answer: - Q17MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
Choose the correct option for T.
- AT may be one-one but not onto.
- BT may be onto but not one-one.
- CT must be both one-one and onto.
- DT can neither be one-one nor onto.
Read the passage below, then answer Q18–Q20

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Q18MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
- A0
- B1
- CInfinitely many
- Q19MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option

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- Q20MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option

- ATRUE
- BFALSE
Read the passage below, then answer Q21–Q23

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Q21NAT1 Mark·Write the number
Your answer:- Q22NAT1 Mark·Write the number
Your answer: - Q23NAT1 Mark·Write the number
Your answer: Read the passage below, then answer Q24–Q25

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Q24NAT1 Mark·Write the number
Your answer:- Q25NAT2 Marks·Write the number
Your answer: Read the passage below, then answer Q26–Q28

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Q26MSQ2 Marks·Choose all correct options
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- Q27NAT1 Mark·Write the number
Your answer: - Q28MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
What can be concluded about the critical point (0, 0) from the Hessian test?
- AThe Hessian test is inconclusive.
- B(0, 0) is a local minimum.
- C(0, 0) is a local maximum.
- D(0, 0) is a saddle point.
Read the passage below, then answer Q29–Q32

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Q29MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option
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- Q30MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option

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- Q31MSQ2 Marks·Choose all correct options
Choose the correct statements from the following.
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- Q32NAT1 Mark·Write the number
Your answer: Read the passage below, then answer Q33–Q36

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Q33NAT1 Mark·Write the numberFind the dimension of W.
Your answer:- Q34MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option

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- Q35MCQ1 Mark·Choose one option

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- Q36MSQ3 Marks·Choose all correct options
Which of the following vector spaces is/are isomorphic to W?
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