CHENNAI MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTE - M.Sc. / Ph.D. Programme in Computer Science ( 15 May 2014 )

Question 1
For the inter-hostel six-a-side football tournament, a team of 6 players is to be chosen from 11 players consisting of 5 forwards, 4 defenders and 2 goalkeepers. The team must include at least 2 forwards, at least 2 defenders and at least 1 goalkeeper. Find the number of different ways in which the team can be chosen.
A
260
B
340
C
720
D
1440
Question 1 Explanation: 
5 positions are fixed. The 6th can be forward/defender/goalkeeper.
Question 2
The 12 houses on one side of a street are numbered with even numbers starting at 2 and going up to 24. A free newspaper is delivered on Monday to 3 different houses chosen at random from these 12. Find the probability that at least 2 of these newspapers are delivered to houses with numbers strictly greater than 14.
A
7/11
B
5/12
C
4/11
D
5/22
Question 2 Explanation: 

Question 3
In the code fragment on the right, start and end are integer values and prime(x) is a function that returns true if x is a prime number and false otherwise. i := 0; j := 0; k := 0; for (m := start; m <= end; m := m+1){ k := k + m; if (prime(m)){ i := i + m; }else{ j := j + m; } } At the end of the loop:
A
k < i+j
B
k = i+j
C
k > i+j
D
Depends on start and end
Question 3 Explanation: 
In each iteration, the value added to k is also added to exactly one of i and j.
Question 4
Alan’s task is to design an algorithm for a decision problem P . He knows that there is an algorithm A that transforms instances of P to instances of the Halting Problem such that yes instances of P map to yes instances of the Halting Problem, and no instances of P map to no instances of the Halting problem. Which of the following is true.
A
The existence of A implies the existence of an algorithm for P .
B
The existence of A implies that there is no algorithm for P .
C
The existence of A says nothing about whether there is an algorithm for P .
D
The Halting Problem can be solved using A.
Question 4 Explanation: 
The reduction is from P to the Halting Problem, so we cannot infer undecidability of P .
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