Minimum Spanning Tree


Q1.

Let G be a connected undirected weighted graph. Consider the following two statements. S1: There exists a minimum weight edge in G which is present in every minimum spanning tree of G. S2: If every edge in G has distinct weight, then G has a unique minimum spanning tree. Which one of the following options is correct?
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Q2.

Consider the following undirected graph with edge weights as shown:The number of minimum-weight spanning trees of the graph is __________
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Q3.

Consider a simple undirected weighted graph G, all of whose edge weights are distinct. Which of the following statements about the minimum spanning trees of G is/are TRUE?MSQ
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Q4.

Let G=(V,E) 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)\in V \times V is added to G. The worst case time complexity of determining if T is still an MST of the resultant graph is
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Q5.

Consider a graph G=(V,E), where V=\{v_1,v_2,...,v_{100}\}, E=\{(v_i,v_j)|1\leq i \lt j\leq 100\}, and weight of the edge (v_i,v_j)\; is \; |i-j|. The weight of minimum spanning tree of G is _________
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Q6.

Let G be any connection, weighted, undirected graph: I. G has a unique minimum spanning tree if no two edges of G have the same weight. II. G has a unique minimum spanning tree if, for every cut of G, there is a unique minimum weight edge crossing the cut. Which of the above two statements is/are TRUE?
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Q7.

Consider the following undirected graph G: Choose a value for x that will maximize the number of minimum weight spanning trees (MWSTs) of G. The number of MWSTs of G for this value of x is ______.
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Q8.

Let G = (V, E) be any connected undirected edge-weighted graph. The weights of the edges in E are positive and distinct. Consider the following statements: (I) Minimum spanning tree of G is always unique. (II) Shortest path between any two vertices of G is always unique. Which of the above statements is/are necessarily true?
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Q9.

The number of spanning trees for a complete graph with seven vertices is
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Q10.

Let G be a complete undirected graph on 4 vertices, having 6 edges with weights being 1,2,3,4,5, and 6. The maximum possible weight that a minimum weight spanning tree of G can haveis .
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