Linear Algebra

MCQs

Muhammad Arslan Rasool

BSCS 4th
 Correct
QUESTION_TEXT Option
A is a unitary matrix. Then eigenvalue of A are i,-i
A is an upper triangular with all diagonal entries
zero then I+A is nilpotent
A matrix is singular if det(A) is equal to 0
To find eigenvalue which equation we use characterstic
A matrixis invertible if det(A) is 0
The eigenvalues of skew-symmetric matrix are 0
Multiplication of matrices is possible if n1xm2
vector quantities are all of these
To find adjoint of 3x3 matrix which method we cofactor
will use expansion
The matrix is a rectangular matrix if m≠n
The aim of elimination steps in guass upper
elimination method is to reduce coefficient to triangular
det(AB)= det(A)det(B)
Transpose of a matrix of cofactors is its adjoint
Vectors with same length and direction are
called equivalent
length of the vector is also known as magnitude
If A and B are matrices then which form of the
following is true AB≠BA
 rectangular
The transpose of a rectangular matrix is matrix
The transpose of a column matrix is row matrix
If A is a symmetric matrix then transpose of A is
equal to A
The determinant of identity matrix is 1
The transpose of a row matrix is column matrix
Ideas of matrices was introduced by Arthur
Caylet in 19th century
If A(BC)=(AB)C then with respect to associative
multiplication this law is called law
Identity used for addition is 0
A square or rectangular array of numbers
written within square brackets in rows and
columns is matrix
numbers/small
Elements of a matrix are denoted by letters
A matrix is consistent if it has solution
Product of two vectors show that it is orthogonal
i.i gives the value 1
Which is order of square matrix 3 by 3
Vectors in plane are x,y
Vectors in space are x,y,z
jxj gives the value 0
Inverse of identity matrix is identity matrix
i.j gives the value 0
ixj = k
kxi= -j
Product of two vectors is scaler
Product of scaler with vector is vector
A matrix with many rows and one column is
called column matrix
A matrix with many columns and one row is
called row matrix
In dot product which angle identify the direction cosine
In guass jardon method we obtain a matrix
which is identity
In which century eigenvalues and eigenvectors
are used for matrices 19th
In matrices columns are denoted by C
For a non-trivial solution det(A)= 0
The number of non zero rows in achelon form is rank
Idea of matrices was introduced by Arthur Caylet
Who gives the idea of linear Algebra Hermann
Linear Algebra real life applications includes All of these
Linear Algebra MCQs Questions And
Answers

1. Suppose that price of 2 ball and 1 bat is 100 units,

then What will be representation of problems in
Linear Algebra in the form of x and y?
A. 2x + y = 100
B. 2x + 2y = 100
C. 2x + y = 200
D. x + y = 100

2. A linear equation in three variables represents a?

A. flat objects
B. line
C. Planes
D. Both A and C

3. Which of the following is not a type of matrix?

A. Square Matrix
B. Scalar Matrix
C. Trace Matrix
D. Term Matrix
4. Multiplication of a matrix with a scalar constant is
called?
A. Complex multiplication
B. Linear multiplication
C. Scalar multiplication
D. Constant multiplication

5. Which of the following is correct method to solve

matrix equations?
A. Row Echelon Form
B. Inverse of a Matrix
C. Both A and B
D. None Of the above

6. What is true regarding Determinant of a Matrix?

A. The concept of determinant is applicable to square
matrices only.
B. To find determinant, subtract diagonal elements
together.
C. determinant is a vector value that can be computed
from the elements of a Trace matrix
D. Both A and C
7. The concept of Eigen values and vectors is
applicable to?
A. Scalar matrix
B. Identity matrix
C. Upper triangular matrix
D. Square matrix
.

8. Singular matrix are?

A. non-invertible
B. invertible
C. Both non-invertible and invertible
D. None Of the above

9. What Will be output of det(A)?

B<-matrix(c(30,31,40,41,50,51,60,61,70),nrow = 3
,byrow = T)
A<-solve(B)
det(A)

A. 0.0004166667
B. -0.0004166668
C. 0.0004166668
D. -0.0004166667
10. Which of the following is correct application for
Eigenvectors?
A. computer vision
B. physics
C. machine learning
D. All of the above

11. What is the first step in linear algebra?

A. Let's complicate the problem
B. Solve the problem
C. Visualise the problem
D. None Of the above

12. How many ways a set of three planes can

intersect?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
13. The matrix which is the sum of all the diagonal
elements of a square matrix?
A. Diagonal matrix
B. Trace matrix
C. Identity matrix
D. Both A and B

14. Which of the following is false?

A. we have a constant scalar 'c' and a matrix 'A'. Then
multiplying 'c' with 'A' gives : c[Cij] = [c*Aij]
B. The multiplication of two matrices of orders i*j and j*k
results into a matrix of order i*k.
C. Two matrices will be compatible for multiplication only
if the number of columns of the first matrix and the
number of rows of the second one are same.
D. Transposition simply means interchanging the row
and column index.

15. _______________ is equal to the maximum number of

linearly independent row vectors in a matrix.
A. Row matrix
B. Rank of a matrix
C. Term matrix
D. Linear matrix
16. Vectors whose direction remains unchanged even
after applying linear transformation with the matrix
are called?
A. Eigenvalues
B. Eigenvectors
C. Cofactor matrix
D. Minor of a matrix

17. What will be output for the following code?

A<-matrix(c(30,31,40,41,50,51,60,61,70),nrow = 3
,byrow = T)

e <- eigen(A)

e$values

e$vectors

A. 148.737576 5.317459 -4.055035

B. 147.737576 5.317459 -3.055035
C. 147.737576 6.317459 -3.055035
D. 146.737576 4.317459 -4.055035
18. Singular Value Decomposition is some sort of
generalisation of __________ decomposition.
A. Singular
B. Eigen vector
C. Eigen value
D. None Of the above

19. The cofactor is always preceded by a?

A. positive (+) sign
B. negative (-) sign
C. positive (+) or negative (-) sign
D. With decimal

20. Which of the following is false?

A. Order of matrix : If a matrix has 3 rows and 4 columns,
order of the matrix is 3*4 i.e. row*column.
B. Row matrix : A matrix consisting only of columns.
C. Column matrix : The matrix which consists of only 1
column.
D. Row matrix : A matrix consisting only of row.
MCQs Matrices and
Determinants 1

1. The verticle lines of numbers in a matrix are

called

• Rows
• Columns
• Column Matrix
• Row Matrix

2. Two matrices A and B are said to be

conformable for addition if

• Number of Columns in A equals the

Number of Rows in B
• Number of Rows in B equals the Number of
Columns in A
 • Rows of A = Columns of B
• Order of A=Order of B

3. Any matrix of order 1\times n is called

• Row Matrix
• Column Matrix
• Square Matrix
• Rectangular Matrix

4. If matrix A is of order m\times n, then the

matrix of order n\times m is called

• Transpose of A
• The Inverse of A
• Main Diagonal of A
• Echelon Form of A
5. If any matrix A has only one row, then it is
called

• Row Matrix
• Column Matrix
• Square Matrix
• Rectangular Matrix

6. Any matrix A is called real if all a_{ij} are

• Real Numbers
• Imaginary Numbers
• 0
• 1

7. If any matrix A has only one column, then it is

called

• Row Matrix
• Column Matrix
• Square Matrix
 • Rectangular Matrix

8. The matrix [6] is

• Square Matrix
• Row Matrix
• Column Matrix
• All of These

9. Any matrix of order m\1 times is called

• Row Matrix
• Column Matrix
• Square Matrix
• Rectangular Matrix

10. A rectangular array of numbers enclosed by a

pair of brackets is called a

• Matrix
 • Row
• Column
• Determinant

11. If any Matrix A has different numbers of rows

and columns, then matrix A is

• Row Matrix
• Column Matrix
• Square Matrix
• Rectangular Matrix

12. The element a_{ij} of any matrix A is present in

• ith row and jth column

• ith column and jth row
• (i+j)th row and column
• (i-j)th row and column
13. For the square matrix A=[a_{ij}]$, if all a_{ij}=0,
i\ne j$ and all $a_{ij}=k$ (non-zero) for i=j, then
matrix $A$ is called

• Diagonal Matrix
• Scalar Matrix
• Identity Matrix
• Null Matrix
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14. If a matrix A has m rows and n column, then

order of A is

• m\times n
• $n\times m$
• $m+n$
• $m^n$

15. The horzontallines of numbers in a matrix is

called

• Rows
 • Column
• Column Matrix
• Row Matrix

16. For the square matrix $A=[a_{ij}]_{n\times n}$,

the elements $a_{11}, a_{22}, \cdots, \_{nn}$ are

• Principal Diagonal or Leading Diagonal

• Secondary Diagonal
• Central Row
• Central Column

17. For the square matrix A=[a_{ij}], if all a_{ij}=0,

i\ne j$ and at least one a_{ii}\ne 0, i=j, then $A$
matrix is called

• Diagonal Matrix
• Scalar Matrix
• Identity Matrix
• Null Matrix
18. For the matrix A=[a_{ij}]_{n\times n}, the
elements a_{1n}, a_{2n-1}, a_{3n-2}, a_{4n-3},
\cdots, a_{n1} form

• Main Diagonal
• Leading Diagonal
• Principal Diagonal
• Secondary Diagonal

19. If a matrix A has the same number of rows

and columns, then Matrix A is called

• Row Matrix
• Column Matrix
• Square Matrix
• Rectangular Matrix

20. If all off diagonal elements are zeros and at

least one of the leading diagonal is non-zero, then
matrix is called
 • Diagonal Matrix
• Scalar Matrix
• Identity Matrix
• Null Matrix

Linear Algebra

1) and Then is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

2) where is a matrix. Then

(a) A must be a zero matrix (b) A is an identity
matrix

(c) rank of A is 1 or 0 (d) A is

diagonalizable
3) The number of linearly independent eigen vectors

of is
(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

4) The minimal polynomial of is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

5) A is a unitary matrix. Then eigen value of A are

(a) 1, -1

(b) 1, -i
(c) i, -i

(d) -1, i

6) is an operator on The invariant subspaces

of the operator are
(a) and the subspace with base {(0,1)}

(b) and the zero subspace

(c) the zero subspace and the subspace with base

{(1,1)}

(d) only

7) Rank of the matrix is

(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 4

(d) 5
8) The dimension of the subspace of spanned
by and is
(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

9) U and V are subspace of such that

U = span [(1,2,3,4), (5,7,2,1), (3,1,4,-3)]

V=span [(2,1,2,3), (3,0,1,2), (1,1,5,3)].

Then the dimension of is

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4
10) Let be the set of all n-square symmetric
matrices and the characteristics polynomial of
each is of the form
Then the dimension
of over R is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

11) A is a matrix with Then is

(a) 6

(b) 4

(c) 9

(d) 100

12) A is matrix, all of whose entries are 1, then

(a) A is not diagonalizable

(b) A is idempotent
(c) A is nilpotent

(d) The minimal polynomial and the characteristics

polynomial of A are not equal.

13) A is an upper triangular with all diagonal entries

zero, then I+A is
(a) invertible (b) idempotent (c) singular (d) nil
potent

14) Number of linearly independent eigen vectors

of is
(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

15) A is a matrix over then

(a) is a minimal polynomial
(b) is a characteristics polynomial

(c) both (a) and (b) are true

(d) none of (a) and (b) is true

16) M is a 2-square matrix of rank 1, then M is

(a) diagonalizable and non singular

(b) diagonalizable and nilpotent

(c) neither diagonalizable nor nilpotent

(d) either diagonalizable or nilpotent

17) A be a n-square matrix with integer entries

and Then
(a) B is idempotent

(b) exist

(c) B is nilpotent

(d) B-I is idempotent

18) Let then is

(a) a minimal polynomial of A

(b) a characteristics polynomial of A

(c) both (a) and (b) are true

(d) none of (a) and (b) is true

19) A is a 4-square matrix and Then

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

20) and Then

(a) A and B are similar

(b) A and B are not similar

(c) A and B are nilpotent

(d) A and AB are similar

21) Let be subset of Then
(a) S is linearly independent

(b) S is linearly dependent

(c) (2,-1,3), (0,1,1), (1,0,-2) are linearly dependent

(d) S is a basis of

22) such that Then

rank of T is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

23) such
that and Then
(a) is 1-1, is not

(b) is 1-1, is not

(c) is onto and is 1-1

(d) and both are 1-1

24) such that then

(a) T is 1-1
(b) T is onto

(c) T is both 1-1 and onto

(d) T is neither 1-1 nor onto

25) W=L{(1,0,0,0), (0,1,0,0)}, then

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d) is a basis of

26) then
(a) A has zero image

(b) all the eigen value of A are zero

(c) A is idempotent

(d) A is nilpotent
27) defined
by Then
(a) T is nilpotent

(b) T has at least one non-zero eigen value

(c) index of nilpotent is three

(d) T is not nilpotent

28) where then

(a) A is not diagonalizable

(b) A is idempotent

(c) A is nilpotent

(d) minimal polynomial ≠ characteristics polynomial

29) and rank of A is 1, then

(a) A is diagonalizable

(b) A is nilpotent

(c) both (a) and (b) are true

(d) none of (a) and (b) is true

30) A is a 3-square matrix and the eigen values of A
are -1, 0, 1 with respect to the eigen
vectors then 6A is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

31) The sum of eigen values of is

(a) -3

(b) -1

(c) 3

(d) 1
32) The matrix where has
(a) three real, non-zero eigen values

(b) complex eigen values

(c) two non-zero eigen values

(d) only one non-zero eigen value

33) is
(a) diagonalizable

(b) nilpotent

(c) idempotent

(d) not diagonalizable

34) If a square matrix of order 10 has exactly 5

distinct eigen values, then the degree of the minimal
polynomial is
(a) at least 5

(b) at most 5
(c) always 5

(d) exactly 10

35) defined by T(A)=BA,

where Then rank of T is
(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

36) Then
(a) both and are diagonalizable

(b) is diagonalizable but not

(c) and have the same minimal polynomial

(d) is diagonalizable but not

37) Rank of is 5 and that of is 3, then rank of
AB is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

38) A and B are n-square positive definite matrices.

Then which of the following are positive definite.
(a) A+B

(b) ABA

(c) AB

(d)

39) and then which of the

following are subspaces of
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
40) Let T be a linear operator on the vector space V
and T be invariant under the subspace W of V. Then
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d) None of these

41) where Then the

dimension of kernel of A is
(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

42) where Then the

dimension of image of A is
(a) 1
(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

43) Let u, v, w be three non-zero vectors which are

linearly independent, then
(a) u is linear combination of v and w

(b) v is linear combination of u and w

(c) w is linear combination of u and v

(d) none of these

44) Let U and W be subspaces of a vector space V

and is also a subspace of V, then
(a) either or

(b)

(c) U=W

(d) None of these

45) Let I be the identity transformation of the finite
dimensional vector space V, then the nullity of I is
(a) dimV

(b) 0

(c) 1

(d) dimV – 1

46) such
that for Then is a zero of the
polynomial:
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d) none of above

47) The sum of the eigen values of the

matrix is
(a) 4
(b) 23

(c) 11

(d) 12

48) Let A and B are square matrices such that AB=I,

then zero is an eigen value of
(a) A but not of B

(b) B but not of A

(c) both A and B

(d) neither A nor B

49) The eigen values of a skew-symmetric matrix are

(a) negative

(b) real

(c) absolute value of 1

(d) purely imaginary or zero

50) The characteristics equation of a matrix A
is then
(a) does not exist

(b) exit but cannot be determined from the data

(c)

(d)

Eigen Values and Eigen Vectors Questions

and Answers – Transformation
(Reduction) of Quadratic Form to
Canonical Form

1. What is the canonical form of the matrix A

= [1101]?
a) x+xy+y2
b) x2+xy
c) x2+y2
d) x2+xy+y2

2. The solution of the given matrix equation

is _____
⎡⎣⎢3620182191⎤⎦⎥⎡⎣⎢x1x2x3⎤⎦⎥₌⎡⎣⎢000⎤⎦⎥
a) x1 = 1, x2 = 1, x3 = 2
b) x1 = 0, x2 = 0, x3 = 0
c) x1 = 3, x2 = -1, x3 = -1
d) x1 = 0, x2 = -2, x3 = 4

3. Which one of the following is not a

criterion for linearity of an equation?
a) The dependent variable y should be of
second order
b) The derivatives of the dependent variable
should be of second order
c) Each coefficient does not depend on the
independent variable
d) Each coefficient depends only on the
independent variable

4. Which among the following does not

belong to main types of integrals?
a) Indefinite Integral
b) Proper Definite Integral
c) Improper Definite Integral
d) Real Integral

5. Which of the following is true for matrices?

a) (AB)-1 = B-1A-1
b) (AT) = A
c) AB = BA
d) A*I = I

6. Euler’s integral of the first kind, which is a

proper integral, is used to define the gamma
function.
a) True
b) False

7. Which of the following matrix is not

orthogonal?
a) ⎡⎣⎢0.33−0.670.670.670.670.33−0.670.330.67⎤⎦⎥
b) [cosx−sinxsinxcosx]
c) ⎡⎣⎢0.330.67−0.67−0.670.670.330.670.330.67⎤⎦⎥
d) [cosx−sinxsinx−cosx]

8. The determinant of the matrix whose eigen

values are 7, 1, 9 is given by ________
a) 7
b) 63
c) 9
d) 17

9. Find the values of x and y in the matrix

below if the matrix is a skew symmetric
matrix.
P = ⎡⎣⎢03xx+y09690⎤⎦⎥
a) x = -6, y = 3
b) x = 3, y = 3
c) x = 6, y = -3
d) x = 0, y = 3

10. The sum of two symmetric matrices is

also a symmetric matrix.
a) False
b) True

1. Find the Eigen values for the following 2×2

matrix.
A=[1281].
a) -3
b) 2
c) 6
d) 4
2. Find the Eigenvalue for the given matrix.
A=⎡⎣⎢412130315⎤⎦⎥.
a) 13
b) -3
c) 7.1
d) 8.3

Applications of Determinants and

Matrices

1. Which of the following conditions holds

true for a system of equations to be
consistent?
a) It should have one or more solutions
b) It should have no solutions
c) It should have exactly one solution
d) It should have exactly two solutions
2. A given systems of equations is said to be
inconsistent if _________________
a) it has one or more solutions
b) it has infinitely many solutions
c) it has no solutions
d) it has exactly one solution

3. Find the value of x and y for the given

system of equations.
3x+2y=6

5x+y=2

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a) x=27, y=247
b) x=-27, y=-247
c) x=-27, y=247
d) x=27, y=-247

4. The given system of equation is

inconsistent.
4x+2y=7

6x+3y=9

a) True
b) False

5. The given system of equations is

consistent.
2x+3y=5

5x+y=3

a) True
b) False

6. Find the value of x, y, z for the given

system of equations.
2x+3y+2z=50

x+4y+3z=40

3x+3y+5z=60
a) x=1258, y=152, z=158
b) x=1258, y=152, z=-158
c) x=1258, y=-152, z=-158
d) x=-1258, y=152, z=-158

7. Find the values of x and y for the given

system of equations.
3x-2y=3

2x+2y=4

a) x=75, y=35
b) x=-75, y=-35
c) x=-75, y=35
d) x=75, y=-35

8. The cost of 8kg apple and 3kg is Rs 70. The

cost of 10kg apple and 6kg orange is 90. Find
the cost of each item if x is the cost of apples
per kg and y is the cost of oranges per kg.
a) x=2, y=3
b) x=3, y=2
c) x=2, y=2
d) x=3, y=3

9. For a given system of equations if |A|=0

and (adj A)B≠O(zero matrix), then which of
the following is correct regarding the
solutions of the given equations?
a) there will be exactly two solutions
b) there will be exactly one solution
c) the solution does not exist
d) there are one or more solutions

10. Find the value of x and y for the given

system of equations.
3x+4y=6

5x-4y=4

a) x=-54, y=-169
b) x=54, y=-916
c) x=-54, y=169
d) x=54, y=916

1. Rank of the matrix A =

0 0 0 0
4 2 3 0
1 0 0 0
4 0 3 0
• A

• B

• C

2
• D

• Hence rank of A=3

2. A set of linear equations is represented by

the matrix equation Ax = b. The necessary
condition for the existence of a solution for
this system is
• A

A must be invertible

• B

b must be linearly depended on the

columns of A

• C

b must be linearly independent of the

columns of A

• D

None of these
 •

3. The system of linear

equations (4d -
1)x +y + z =
0 -y
+z=
0
(4d - 1) z =
0
has a non-trivial solution, if d equals
• A

1/2

• B

1/4

• C

3/4

• D

1
 •

4. The rank of a 3 x 3 matrix C (= AB), found by

multiplying a non-zero column matrix A of size
3 x 1 and a non-zero row matrix B of size 1 x 3,
is
• A

• B

• C

• D

5. If A and B are square matrices of size n x n,

then which of the following statement is not
true?
• A

det. (AB) = det (A) det (B)

• B

det (kA) = kn det (A)

• C

det (A + B) = det (A) + det (B)

• D

det (AT) =1/det (A-1)

6. In the matrix equation Px = q. which of the

following is a necessary condition for the
existence of at least one solution for the
unknown vector x?
• A

Augmented matrix [Pq] must have the

same rank as matrix P

• B

Vector q must have only non-zero

elements

• C

Matrix P must be singular

• D

None of these

7. Rank of the diagonal matrix

• A

• B

• C

• D

8. Matrix, A =
cosΘ sinΘ 0
sinΘ cosΘ 0
 0 0 1
• A

orthogonal

• B

non-singular

• C

have A-1 exists

• D

both (b) & (c)

9. The matrix B = AT, where A is any matrix is

• A

skew symmetric

• B

symmetric about the secondary

diagonal

• C

always symmetric

• D
 another general matrix

10. Eigen values of a real symmetric matrix are

always
• A

positive

• B

real and imaginary

• C

negative

• D

real

11. If AT = A-1, where A is a real matrix, then A is

• A

normal

• B

symmetric

• C

Hermitian

• D
 orthogonal

12. If A and B are non-zero square matrices, then AB = 0

implies
• A

A and B are orthogonal

• B

A and B are singular

• C

B is singular

• D

A is singular

13. If A and B be real symmetric matrices of size n x n,

then
• A

AAT = 1

• B

A = A-1

• C

AB = BA

• D

(AB)T = BA
14. If, A, B, C are square matrices of the same order, then
(ABC)-1 is equal to
• A

C-1A-1B-1

• B

C-1 B-1 A-1

• C

A-1 B-1C-1

• D

A-1 C-1 B-1

15. Consider the following

statements
S1: Sum of the two singular n x n matrices may be non-
singular
S2 : Sum of two the non-singular nx n matrices may be
singular. Which of the following statements is correct?
• A

S1 and S2 are both true

• B

S1 is true, S2 is false

• C

S1 is false, S2 is true

• D
 S1 and S2 are both false

16. Rank of the matrix

0 0 -3
9 3 5
3 1 1
• A

• B

• C

• D

-1

17. Rank of matrix

1 4 8 7
0 0 3 0
4 3 2 1
3 12 24 2
• A

• B

1
• C

• D

18. Let A = ( aij ) be an n-rowed square matrix and I12 be the

matrix obtained by interchanging the first and second
rows of the n-rowed identity matrix. Then AJ12 is such that
its first
• A

row is the same as its second row

• B

row is the same as the second row of A

• C

column is the same as the second column of A

• D

row is all zero

19. Eigen vector(s) of the matrix

0 0 α
0 0 0
0 0 0
is(are)
• A

(0,0 ,α)
• B

(α,0,0)

• C

(0,0,1)

• D

(0,α,0)

20. Determinant of the matrix

1 0 0 0
100 1 0 0
100200 1 0
100200300 1
is
• A

100

• B

200

• C

• D

0
21. The vector
1
2
-1
is an eigen vector of
-2 2 -3
A = 2 1 -6
-1 -2 0
one of the eigen values of A is
• A

• B

• C

• D

-1

22. Given : A =
2 0 0 -1
0 1 0 0
0 0 3 0
-1 0 0 4
Sum of the eigen values of the matrix A is
• A

10
• B

-10

• C

24

• D

22

23. Given: Matrix A =

1 6 1
1 2 0
0 0 3
the Largest eigen value is
• A

• B

• C

• D

•
27. Rank the following (n+1)×(n+1)matrix, where a is a real
number, is
• A

• B

• C

• D

dependent upon the value of A

28. Matrices

commute under multiplication

• A

if a = b or θ = nπ, where n is an integer

• B

always

• C

never

• D

if a cosθ ≠ b sinθ

29. Eigen values of the system represented by

 0 1 0 0
0 0 1 0
X = X are
0 0 0 1
0 0 0 1
• A

0, 0, 0, 0

• B

1, 1, 1, 1

• C

0, 0, 0, -1

• D

1, 0, 0, 0

30. The rank of the matrix is

1 1
0 0
• A

• B

• C
1
• D

0
32. The system of equations

2x + 4y = 10,

5x + 10y = 25 has
• A

no solution

• B

only one solution

• C

only two solutions

• D

infinite solutions

33. For the following set of simulataneous equations:

1.5x - 0.5y = 2
4x + 2y + 3z = 9
7x+ y + 5z = 10
• A

solution is unique

• B

infinitely many solutions exist

• C

equations are incompatible

• D

finite number of multiple solutions exists

34. If matrix A is m x n and B is nx p, then number of

multiplication operations and addition operations needed
to calculate the matrix AB, respectively are
• A

mn2p,mpn

• B

mpn,(n-1)

• C

mpn,mpn

• D

mn2p, (m+p)n

36. The solution(s) to the equations

2x + 3y = 1
x- y = 4
4x - y = a
will exist if a is equal to
• A

-33

• B
 0

• C

• D

12

37. The system of simultaneous equations

x + 2y + z = 6
2x + y + 2z = 6
x+y+z=5
has
• A

unique solution

• B

infinite number of solutions

• C

no solution

• D

exactly two solutions

39. Eigen values of the matrix

-1 4 are
 4 -1
• A

3 and -5

• B

-3 and 5

• C

-3 and -5

• D

3 and 5

40. If
,then eigen values of the matrix, I+A+A2 ,where I denotes
the identity matrix are
• A

3,7,11

• B

3,7,12

• C

3,7,13

• D

3,9,16

45. The eigen vectors of a real symmetric matrix

corresponding to different eigen values are
• A

orthogonal

• B

singular

• C

non-singular

• D

none of these

47. For which value of k, the following system is

consistent?
2x-5ky+6z=0
kx+2y-2z=0
2x+2y-kz=0
• A

• B

• C

• D

48. The value of λ for which the equations

2x + y + 2z = 0
x + y + 3z = 0
4x + y + λz = 0
have non-zero solution, is
• A

• B

• C

• D

49. The system of equations

a1x + a2y = 0
b1x + b2y = 0
where a1, a2 , b1, b2 are real numbers,
has a non-trivial solutions if
• A

a1b1 = a2b2

• B

a1b2 = a2b1

• C

a1a2 = b1b2
• D

none of these

51. If product of matrix

is a null matrix, then θ and Φ differ by an

• A

odd multiple of π

• B

even multiple of π

• C

odd multiple of π/2

• D

even multiple of π/2

52. Sum of the eigen values of the matrix

for real and negative values of x is

• A

greater than zero

• B

less than zero

• C

zero
• D

dependent on value of x

53. The system of equations

4x + 6y = 8
7x + 8y = 9
3x + 2y = 1
has
• A

no solutions

• B

only one solution

• C

two solutions

• D

infinite number of solutions

54. The system of equations

4x + 6y = 8
7x + 8y = 9
3x + 2y = 1
has
• A

no solutions

• B

only one solution

• C

two solutions

• D

infinite number of solutions

= 4 (8 - 18) - 6 (7 - 27) + 8 (14 - 24)

= -40 + 120 - 80 = 0
Since
= 0, hence given system of equations has unique
solution, i.e. only one solution.
.
62. If A and B are square matrices of size n × n ,
then which of the following statement is not true?
• A

det(AB) = det(A) Det(B)

• B

det(kA) = kn det(A)

• C

det(A+B) = det (A) + det (B)

• D

det(AT) = 1/det(A-1)
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