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Group Theory  PS03EMTH36 (25-11-2019)
Question 1. The set of all functions from a nonempty set S to itself is     group under the operation of composition of functions.
i)
not a
ii)
a trivial
iii)
a non-abelian
iv)
an abelian

Question 2. If 1339 x(mod11), then x =     .
i)
6
ii)
2
iii)
1
iv)
10

Question 3.     is the class equation of a group of order 5.
i)
1 + 2 + 2
ii)
2 + 3
iii)
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1
iv)
5

Question 4. The number of permutations in S5 that commute with (1,2) is     .
i)
10
ii)
12
iii)
20
iv)
60

Question 5. The order of a 2-Sylow subgroup of the alternating group A6 is     .
i)
3
ii)
4
iii)
8
iv)
16

Question 6. The highest power of 3 dividing the binomial coefficient 486 27 is     .
i)
9
ii)
2
iii)
3
iv)
1

Question 7. The invariants of 4 × 2 × 8 × 2 are    
i)
16
ii)
4,2,8,2
iii)
2,2,2,2
iv)
3,2,1,1

Question 8. The number of non-isomorphic non-cyclic abelian groups of order 32 is     .
i)
7
ii)
5
iii)
1
iv)
6