Consider the four statements given below about the function f(x) = x⁴ - x² in the range $$ - \infty < x < + \infty .$$    Which one of the following statement is correct?
P. The plot of f(x) versus x has two maxima and two minima.
Q. The plot of f(x) versus x cuts the x axis at four points.
R. The plot of f(x) versus x has three extrema.
S. No part of the plot f(x) versus x lies in the fourth quadrant.
Pick the right combination of correct choices from those given below.

The contour integral $$\oint {\frac{{dz}}{{{z^2} + {a^2}}}} $$   is to be evaluated on a circle of radius 2a centred at the origin. It will have contributions only from the points

A. $$\frac{{1 + i}}{{\sqrt 2 }}a{\text{ and}} - \frac{{1 + i}}{{\sqrt 2 }}a$$

B. $$ia{\text{ and }} - ia$$

C. $$ia,\, - ia,\,\frac{{1 - i}}{{\sqrt 2 }}a{\text{ and}} - \frac{{1 - i}}{{\sqrt 2 }}a$$

D. $$\frac{{1 + i}}{{\sqrt 2 }}a,\, - \frac{{1 + i}}{{\sqrt 2 }}a,\,\frac{{1 - i}}{{\sqrt 2 }}a{\text{ and}} - \frac{{1 - i}}{{\sqrt 2 }}a$$

Which of the following functions of the complex variable z is not analytic everywhere?

A. e^z

B. $$\sin \frac{{\text{z}}}{{\text{z}}}$$

C. e³

D. |z|³

Consider a vector \[\overrightarrow {\bf{p}} = 2{\bf{\hat i}} + 3{\bf{\hat j}} + 2{\bf{\hat k}}\]     in the coordinate system \[\left( {{\bf{\hat i}},\,{\bf{\hat j}},\,{\bf{\hat k}}} \right).\]   The axes are rotated anti-clockwise about the Y-axis by an angle of 60°. The vector \[\overrightarrow p \] in the rotate coordinate system \[\left( {{\bf{\hat i}},\,{\bf{\hat j}},\,{\bf{\hat k}}} \right)\]   is

A. \[\left( {1 - \sqrt 3 } \right){{{\bf{\hat i}}}^{\bf{'}}} + 3{{{\bf{\hat j}}}^{\bf{'}}} + \left( {1 + \sqrt 3 } \right){{{\bf{\hat k}}}^{\bf{'}}}\]

B. \[\left( {1 + \sqrt 3 } \right){{{\bf{\hat i}}}^{\bf{'}}} + 3{{{\bf{\hat j}}}^{\bf{'}}} + \left( {1 - \sqrt 3 } \right){{{\bf{\hat k}}}^{\bf{'}}}\]

C. \[\left( {1 - \sqrt 3 } \right){{{\bf{\hat i}}}^{\bf{'}}} + \left( {3 + \sqrt 3 } \right){{{\bf{\hat j}}}^{\bf{'}}} + 2{{{\bf{\hat k}}}^{\bf{'}}}\]

D. \[\left( {1 - \sqrt 3 } \right){{{\bf{\hat i}}}^{\bf{'}}} + \left( {3 - \sqrt 3 } \right){{{\bf{\hat j}}}^{\bf{'}}} + 2{{{\bf{\hat k}}}^{\bf{'}}}\]

The value of the integral $$\oint\limits_C {\frac{{{e^z}\sin z}}{{{z^2}}}} dz,$$   where the contour C is the unit circle: |z - 2| = 1, is

A. 2πi

B. 4πi

C. πi

D. zero