Top MCQs on Graph Theory in Mathematics

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Question 1

Let G be a simple undirected planar graph on 10 vertices with 15 edges. If G is a connected graph, then the number of bounded faces in any embedding of G on the plane is equal to

  • 6
     

  • 5
     

  • 4
     

  • 3
     

Question 2

Which of the following graphs is isomorphic to

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  • A

  • B

  • C

  • D

Question 3

Let G be a complete undirected graph on 6 vertices. If vertices of G are labeled, then the number of distinct cycles of length 4 in G is equal to

  • 360
     

  • 45
     

  • 30
     

  • 15
     

Question 4

Consider a graph G=(V, E), where V = { v1,v2,…,v100 }, E={ (vi, vj) ∣ 1≤ i < j ≤ 100} and weight of the edge (vi, vj)  is ∣i–j∣. The weight of minimum spanning tree of G is ________.
 

  • 99

  • 100

  • 98

  • 101

Question 5

The number of possible min-heaps containing each value from {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7} exactly once is _______. Note -This was Numerical Type question.

  • 80

  • 8

  • 20

  • 210

Question 6

Let G = (V, G) be a weighted undirected graph and let T be a Minimum Spanning Tree (MST) of G maintained using adjacency lists. Suppose a new weighed edge (u, v) ∈ V×V is added to G. The worst case time complexity of determining if T is still an MST of the resultant graph is

  • Θ(∣E∣ + ∣V∣)

  • Θ(∣E∣.∣V∣)

  • Θ(E∣ log ∣V∣)

  • Θ(∣V∣)

Question 7

Consider a weighted undirected graph with positive edge weights and let uv be an edge in the graph. It is known that the shortest path from the source vertex s to u has weight 53 and the shortest path from s to v has weight 65. Which one of the following statements is always true?

  • weight (u, v) < 12

  • weight (u, v) ≤ 12

  • weight (u, v) > 12

  • weight (u, v) ≥ 12

Question 8

Let G=(V,E) be a directed, weighted graph with weight function w:E→R. For some function f:V→R, for each edge (u,v)∈E, define w′(u,v) as w(u,v)+f(u)−f(v). Which one of the options completes the following sentence so that it is TRUE ? “The shortest paths in G under w are shortest paths under w′ too, _________”.

  • for every f:V→R

  • if and only if ∀u∈V, f(u) is positive

  • if and only if ∀u∈V, f(u) is negative

  • if and only if f(u) is the distance from s to u in the graph obtained by adding a new vertex s to G and edges of zero weight from s to every vertex of G

Question 9

Which of the following statements is/are TRUE for undirected graphs? 

P: Number of odd degree vertices is even.
Q: Sum of degrees of all vertices is even.
  • Neither P nor Q
     

  • Both P and Q
     

  • Q only
     

  • P only
     

Question 10

Consider the given graph 21 (3) Its Minimum Cost Spanning Tree is __________. (1) 21 (4) (2) 21 (5) (3) 21 (6) (4) 21 (7)

  • (1)
  • (2)
  • (3)
  • (4)

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