Indian Institute of Technology Madras
BS Degree Programme · Examination & Study Paper
Mathematics for Data Science II
Quiz 2 · 3 Aug 2025 (Afternoon)
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.
- Q1MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option

- AThe nullity of A is independent of the value of k.
- BThe nullity of A depends on the value of k, and the set of all possible values for the nullity of A is {1, 2}.
- CThe nullity of A depends on the value of k, and the set of all possible values for the nullity of A is {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}.
- DThe nullity of A depends on the value of k, and the set of all possible values for the nullity of A is {2, 3}.
- Q2MCQ4 Marks·Choose one option

- Aa) → iii), b) → i), c) → ii)
- Ba) → ii), b) → i), c) → iii)
- Ca) → iii), b) → ii), c) → i)
- Da) → ii), b) → iii), c) → i)
- Q3MSQ6 Marks·Choose all correct options

- A

- B

- C

- D

- A
- Q4NAT3 Marks·Write the number
Your answer: - Q5NAT4 Marks·Write the number
Your answer: - Q6NAT5 Marks·Write the number
Your answer: - Q7NAT5 Marks·Write the number
Your answer: Read the passage below, then answer Q8–Q9
Q8MSQ4 Marks·Choose all correct optionsChoose all the correct statements from the following.
- AThe rank of the linear transformation T is 2.
- BThe nullity of the linear transformation T is 2.
- CThe transformation T is invertible.
- DT cannot be an isomorphism.
- Q9NAT3 Marks·Write the number
Your answer: Read the passage below, then answer Q10–Q12

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Q10NAT2 Marks·Write the numberFind the number of columns in the matrix (with respect to any bases) of the linear transformation T.
Your answer:- Q11MCQ2 Marks·Choose one option
Let A denote the matrix of the linear transformation T with respect to standard bases for both the domain and the codomain. Choose the correct statement from the following. (In the options below, REF is used for row echelon form, and RREF is used for reduced row echelon form.)
- AA is in REF and RREF.
- BA is neither in RREF nor in REF.
- CA is in RREF, but not in REF.
- DA is in REF, but not in RREF.
- Q12NAT3 Marks·Write the number
Your answer: Read the passage below, then answer Q13–Q14

Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Q13MCQ2 Marks·Choose one optionWhich of the following is the matrix of the linear transformation T with respect to standard bases for both the domain and the codomain.
- A

- B

- C

- D

- A
- Q14MSQ5 Marks·Choose all correct options
Which of the following spaces are isomorphic to the kernel of T?
- A

- B

- C

- D

- E

- F

- A