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Group Theory  PS03EMTH36 (25-10-2021)
Question 1. Let G be a group with a5 = a for all a G. Then     .
i)
G is cyclic
ii)
o(G) is even
iii)
o(G) is odd
iv)
none of these

Question 2. Let G be a group of order 2021. Then G does not have a subgroup of order
i)
43
ii)
45
iii)
47
iv)
none of these

Question 3. A cycle of length     is called a transposition.
i)
1
ii)
2
iii)
3
iv)
4

Question 4. The number of conjugate classes in S4 is     .
i)
4
ii)
5
iii)
12
iv)
24

Question 5. A subgroup of order     [1.2cm] is called a 2-sylow subgroup of a group of order 48.
i)
3
ii)
4
iii)
16
iv)
32

Question 6. A p-Sylow subgroup of a group is normal if it is     .
i)
abelian
ii)
non-abelian
iii)
unique
iv)
simple

Question 7. Let G1 and G2 be two groups. If G1 × G2 is abelian, then     abelian.
i)
G1 or G2 is
ii)
only G2 is
iii)
only G1 is
iv)
G1 and G2 are

Question 8. The number of invariants of the group 8 × 4 is     .
i)
5
ii)
4
iii)
3
iv)
2