
Mathematics for Data Science I Qualifier: 1 September 2024 (May 2024 term)
The IIT Madras BS Mathematics for Data Science I (Maths 1) Qualifier paper sat on 1 Sept 2024, in the May 2024 term: 12 questions for 40 marks in 120 minutes. Every question is below with its answer. Take it as a timed mock test to be marked, or read it through first.
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Question 2
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Question 3
Aman and Prakash want to solve a quadratic equation. Aman made a mistake in writing down the constant term and ended up in getting roots as 3 and 4. Prakash made a mistake in writing down the coefficient of x and got the roots as 2 and 3. Consider the leading coefficient to be 1 in all cases. The correct roots of the quadratic equation are:
1 and 5
2 and 6
1 and 6
2 and 5
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1 and 6
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Question 6
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Correct answer: 10
Question 7
R is reflexive.
R is symmetric.
R is transitive.
R is an equivalence relation.
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R is symmetric.
R is transitive.
Question 8
Which of the following options is/are correct?
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Question 9
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Which of given graphs can represent the graph of p1(x)?
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Figure 4
Question 10
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Which of given graphs can represent the graph of p2(x) ?
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Figure 1
Question 11
Answer the given subquestions based on the data given above.
What is the SSE (Sum squared error) calculated by organisation A?
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Correct answer: 91700
Question 12
Answer the given subquestions based on the data given above.
Let SB be SSE calculated by organisation C. Find SB.
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Correct answer: 2600