Quiz Space

Mathematical Thinking · Quiz 1 · 26 Oct 2025 · September 2025 term

Question 1: Section I (16 marks) MSQ (4 marks) Which of the following…

Question 1

+16 marksOne correct option

Section I (16 marks)

MSQ (4 marks)

  1. Which of the following options is/are true for every function f:N∪{0}→N∪{0}f : \mathbb{N} \cup \{0\} \to \mathbb{N} \cup \{0\} such that f(m+1)=f(m)+f(1)f(m+1) = f(m) + f(1) for all m∈N∪{0}m \in \mathbb{N} \cup \{0\}.

a. f(0)=0f(0) = 0.
b. f(n)=nf(1)f(n) = nf(1) for all n∈Nn \in \mathbb{N}.
c. f(mn)=f(m)f(n)f(mn) = f(m)f(n) for all m,n∈Nm, n \in \mathbb{N}.
d. If f(1)=0f(1) = 0 then f(n)=0f(n) = 0 for all n∈Nn \in \mathbb{N}.

MSQ (4 marks)

  1. Which of the following options is/are true?

a. If x∈Rx \in \mathbb{R} and x>0x > 0, then there exists n∈Nn \in \mathbb{N} such that n>xn > x.
b. If x∈Rx \in \mathbb{R} and x>0x > 0, then there exists n∈Nn \in \mathbb{N} such that 0<1n<x0 < \dfrac{1}{n} < x.
c. If x∈Rx \in \mathbb{R} and x>0x > 0, then there exists n∈Nn \in \mathbb{N} such that n−1≤x<nn - 1 \leq x < n.
d. If x∈Rx \in \mathbb{R} and x>0x > 0, then there exists n∈Nn \in \mathbb{N} such that n2−(n−1)2>xn^2 - (n-1)^2 > x.

MSQ (4 marks)

  1. Which of the following sets have the same cardinality as [0,1][0, 1]?

a. (0,1)(0, 1)
b. (−1,1)(-1, 1)
c. [−1,1][-1, 1]
d. The set R\mathbb{R} of all real numbers.

SA (4 marks)

  1. Find the remainder when 281+3812^{81} + 3^{81} is divided by 7.
  1. A

    I have written answers on the answer sheets

  2. B

    Not applicable

Show answer

Correct answer

  • A

    I have written answers on the answer sheets

Question 1 of 2 in the IIT Madras BS Mathematical Thinking (Mathematical Thinking) Quiz 1 paper sat on 26 Oct 2025, in the September 2025 term (IIT M IMPROVEMENT AN EXAM QIB2 26 Oct 2025). It carries 16 marks.

More questions from this paper

  1. Q2Section II (24 marks) Subjective (7 marks) Let A be a set of real numbers bounded above and let a = \sup A. Let B be th…