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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Rank of a null matrix is ___________

a. 0 c. 4
b. 1 d. 3
____ 2. If A is non-zero 3x1 matrix and B is a non-zero 1x3 matrix then the rank of AB is

a. 1 c. 2
b. 3 d. none
____ 3. If A,B,C are non-singular nxn matrices then (ABC)-1 is given by

a. B-1A-1C-1 c. A-1B-1C-1

b. C-1B-1A-1 d. (AB)-1C-1

____ 4. The rank of the matrix is

a. 1 c. 2
b. 3 d. none
____ 5. The determinant of orthogonal matrix is

a. c. rank of matrix

b. 0 d. none
____ 6. The rank of a 3x3 matrix whose elements are all k is

a. 1 c. 3
b. 2 d. Cannot be determined

____ 7. If A and B are matrices and if AB is defined then the rank of AB is

a. c.

b. d.

____ 8. A square matrix A is non-singular if and only if its columns are

a. Linearly independent c. Transformable

b. Linearly dependant d. None

____ 9.
The product of two orthogonal matrices is

a. Singular c. Cannot defined

b. non-zero d. orthogonal

____ 10. The rank of a non-singular square matrix of order n is

a. n+1 c. n-1
b. n d. 0

____ 11. The rank of the matrix is

a. 3 c. 1
b. 2 d. 0
____ 12.

The rank of the matrix is

a. 3 c. 1
b. 2 d. 0
____ 13. A square matrix A is non-singular if and only if its columns are

a. Linearly independent c. Transformable

b. Linearly dependant d. ) None

____ 14. The rank of a matrix is invariant under the operations

a. row c. row and column

b. column d. none
____ 15. If A & B are two matrices of rank r1 and r2 and if A and B are equivalent (A-B), then which of the following
is true .

a. r1=r2 c. r r
1 2

b. r1+r2 d. r r
1 2

____ 16. If A is a singular matrix then the determinant AB is

a. c. None

b. 1 d. 0
____ 17.
If A is any matrix of rank r, then every minor of order (r+1) is

a. 0 c. r
b. Non-zero d. 1

____ 18. A non-homogeneous system of equations AX=B has a solution if and only if

a. r(A)=r(A/B) c. r(A)=0

b. ) r(A) r(A/B) d. r(A) 0

____ 19. A linear system of m equations in n unknowns AX=B has infinitely many solutions only when

a. r(A)=r(A/B)=n c. r(A)=r(A/B) n

b. r(A) r(A/B) d. r(A) r(A/B)

____ 20. In Gauss Jordan method of solving simultaneous linear equations, the coefficient matrix is reduced to
_______ form

a. Normal c. Triangular

b. Echelon d. None

____ 21. Two of the eigen values of a 3x3 matrix,whose deteriminant equals 4,are 1and2,then third eigen value of the
matrix is equal to

a. -2 c. 1

b. -1 d. 2

____ 22. The eigen values of a matrix A are 1,-2,3. The eigen values of are

a. 2,11,16 c. 2,3,6

b. 3,11,18 d. 6,3,11

____ 23. According to cayley hamilton theorem

a. every square matrix satisfies orthogonal c. every square matrix is invertible

property

b. every square matrix satisfies its d. every square matrix is non-singular

characterstic equation

____ 24. The eigen values of a real symmetric matrix are

 a. imaginary c. real

b. zero or imaginary d. none

____ 25. Some of the eigen values of a matrix A is equal to the

a. sum of the principal diagonal elements c. a and b

of A

b. trace of the matrix A d. none

____ 26.  is a characterstic root of A iff there exist __________vector such thatAX=X

a. zero vector c. can be both

b. non-zero vector d. none

____ 27. If one of the eigen values of A is zero then A is

a. singular c. symmetric

b. non singular d. non symmetric

____ 28. The eigen values of a orthogonal matrix are

a. real c. unit modulus

b. imaginary d. none

____ 29. The eigen vectors corresponding to distinct eigen value of a matrix are

a. linear independent c. cannot say

b. linear dependent d. none

____ 30. Similar matrices have same

a. characteristic polynomial c. eigen values

b. characteristic equation d. all the above

____ 31. If A is similar to diagonal matrix D, the diagonal elements of D are

a. Eigen value of A c. reciprocals of Eigen values of A

b. Eigen vector of A d. none

____ 32. An nxn matrix is diagonalizable iff______________

a. It possesses n linearly independent Eigen c. (a) & (b)

 values

b. Geometric multiplicity is equal to d. None

algebraic multiplicity of each of its Eigen
values

____ 33. If the Eigen values of an nxn matrix are all distinct then it is similar to --------

a. diagonal matrix c. rectangular matrix

b. square matrix d. none

____ 34. The modal matrix is obtained by grouping the _________

a. Eigen vector into a square matrix c. Cannot say

b. Eigen values into a square matrix d. None

____ 35. If square matrix A of order n is similar to diagonal matrix D then which of the following is incorrect

a. c.

b. d. none

____ 36. From the identity, , which of the following matrix is known as spectral matrix

a. D c. B
b. A d. none

____ 37. Is the matrix orthogonal

a. yes c. cannot say

b. no d. none
____ 38. The eigen vectors corresponding to distinct eigen values of a real symmetric matrix are

a. symmetric c. orthogonal

b. skewsymmetric d. none

____ 39. The eigen values of an orthogonal matrix are _______

a. c. imaginary

b. zeros d. none
____ 40. Every square matrix can be expressed as the sum of __________
 a. symmetric & skew symmetric c. skew symmetric & Hermitian

b. symmetric & Hermitian d. none

____ 41. Is the matrix diagonalisable over real R.

a. yes c. cannot say

b. no d. none

____ 42. The characteristic equation of the matrix

a. c.

b. d. none

____ 43. Cayley-Hamilton theorem is useful to find

a. inverse & power of matrix A c. only powers of matrix A

b. only inverse of a matrix A d. none

____ 44. If is a Eigen value of A then the Eigen value of is

a. c. 

b. d. none

____ 45. Diagonalisation by orthogonal transformation is possible only for a______ matrix

a. symmetric c. orthogonal

b. skew symmetric d. none

____ 46. The Eigen values of the unit matrix are

a. 2,2,2 c. 0,0,0

b. 1,1,1 d. none

____ 47. The Eigen values of a matrix are also called as ________ roots

a. characteristic & latent c. latent

b. characteristic d. none
____ 48. The transpose of an orthogonal matrix is ______

a. orthogonal c. Hermitian

b. unitary d. none

____ 49. The Eigen values of a matrix A & AT are

a. same c. (a), (b)

b. different d. none
____ 50. If 1,2,3,……..,n are Eigen values of A then the Eigen values of A-1 are

a. c. both
,

b. 1,2,3,……..,n d. none

____ 51. If one of the Eigen value of A is zero then

a. 1 c. 2
b. 0 d. none
____ 52. If A is triangular then the Eigen values are its main________ elements

a. diagonal c. first column

b. first row d. none

____ 53. The column vectors X1,X2,X3 are said to be pair wise orthogonal if

a. X1X2T=0 c. X3X1T=0

b. X2X3T=0 d. none

____ 54. The eigen vectors corresponding to distinct eigen values of a matrix are ___________

a. linearly dependent c. orthogonal

b. linearly independent d. none

____ 55. If  is an eigen value of a matrix A, then k is an eigen value of

a.  c. kA

b. k d. none

____ 56. The sum of the eigen values of matrix A is equal to

a. trace of A c. constant

b. determinant of A d. none
____ 57. If AB=0 and BA=0 then necessarily

a. A=0 c. A=B=I

b. B=0 d. A=0, B=0

____ 58. The vectors (1,2,3),(3,-2,1),(1,-6,-5) forms

a. Linearly dependent c. Cannot be determined

b. Linearly independent d. none

____ 59. If AX=0 has a non-zero solution if A is

a. singular c. cannot say

b. nonsingular d. none

____ 60. The vectors (2,-2,1),(1,4,-1),(4,6,-3) are

a. Linearly dependent c. Cannot be determined

b. Linearly independent d. none

____ 61. If rank of a coefficient is equal to the number of unknowns the system of equations of the form AX=0
possesses

a. Zero solution c. Infinite number of solutions

b. Finite number of solutions d. none

____ 62.
The solution of system of equations x+3y+2z=0,x+4y+3z=0,x+5y+4z=0

a. x=y=z=1 c. x=0,y=2,z= -3

b. x=z=1,y= -1 d. x=0,y=2,z=4

____ 63. The equation Ax=B has a no solution if A if

a. r(A)=r(B) c. r(A)=0

b. r(A)=r(A/B) d. none

____ 64. The equation AX=B has a unique solution if A is

a. singular c. Det A=1

 b. non-singular d. none

____ 65. For what values of a,b the equations x+2y+3z=4,x-3y+4z=5,x+3y+ax=b have no solution

a. a=6,b5 c. a=3,b=5

b. a=5,b=5 d. a=4,b?0?5

____ 66. The rank of the matrix of order 4 is

a. 3 c. 2

b. 4 d. none
____ 67. The necessary & sufficient condition for the inverse of a matrix A is

a. c. singular matrix

b. d. none

____ 68. What is the rank of

a. 2 c. 1
b. 3 d. 0

____ 69. The solution to the system equations is

a. 6, 2 c. -6, -2
b. -6, 2 d. 6, -2
____ 70. A square matrix A is an orthogonal matrix if
a. =A c. =
b. =-A d. A =I

____ 71. The matrix A= is

a. symmetric c. orthogonal
b. skew-symmetric d. unitary

____ 72. The rank of the matrix is

a. 1 c. 3
b. 2 d. 0
____ 73. The rank of a singular matrix of order 3 is
a. 3 c.
b. d. 2
____ 74. The rank of 3x3 matrix whose elements are all 2 is
a. 1 c. 3
b. 2 d. 0
____ 75. I f A is a 3x3 non singular matrix then its rank is
a. 1 c. 3
b. 2 d. 0
____ 76. Rank of a unit mstrix of order 4 is
a. 1 c. 3
b. 4 d. 2

____ 77. If A is symmetric then is

a. symmetric c. hermitian
b. skew -symmetric d. none

____ 78. If A is orthogonal matrix then is

a. symmetric c. orthogonal
b. skew-symmetric d. hermitian

____ 79. If A is symmetric matrix then is( n is positive integer)

a. symmetric c. orthogonal
b. skew symmetric d. unit matrix

____ 80. The rank of matrix is to for k=

a. 1 c. 3
b. 2 d. 4
____ 81. The inverse of a orthogonal matrix is
a. orthogonal c. symmetric
b. unitary d. none
____ 82. The determinant of an orthogonal matrix
a. 1 c.
b. 0 d. none
____ 83. If A is symmetric matrix then adjA is
a. symmetric c. orthogonal
b. skew-symmetric d. none
____ 84. The diagonal elements of a skew-symmetric matrix are all
a. real c. 1
b. 0 d. imaginary
____ 85. Every square matrix can be expressed as the sum of
a. a symmetric and a triangular matrix c. a symmetric and a skew- symmetric
matrix
b. a lower triangular and a symmetric matrix d. a skew-symmetric and a lower triangular
matrix
____ 86. Father of matrix is
a. Arthur cayley c. Aryabatta
b. Euclid d. Brahmaguptha
____ 87. By applying elementary transformations to a matrix , its rank
a. does not change c. increases
b. decreases d. none
____ 88. The square matrix A is invertible if it is
a. singular c. unitary
b. non-singular d. symmetric

____ 89. If A is square matrix such that =A then A is

a. nilpotent c. involutory
b. idempotent d. unitary
____ 90. Every square matrix should satisfies its own
a. characterstic values c. eigen vectors
b. discriminant d. characterstic equation
____ 91. If is an eigen value of A, then it is an eigen value of B, only if B=
a. adjA c.
b. d. A or

____ 92. If  is an eigen value of a symmetric matrix then  is

a. an integer c. complex
b. real d. none
____ 93. The trace of a matrix A is equal to
a. sum of eigen values of A c. determinant of a A
b. product of eigen values of A d. none of these
____ 94. The eigen values of square matrix A constitute the
a. spectral matrix c. unit matrix
b. modal matrix d. none
____ 95. The eigen vectors of a square matrix A constitute the
a. spectral matrix c. unit matrix
b. modal matrix d. none

____ 96. If A= then the modal matrix is

a. c.
 b. d.

____ 97. if 1,2,3 are the eigen values of square matrix A, then the eigen values of the matrix adjA are
a. 1,1/2,1/3 c. 6,3,2
b. 1,4,9 d. 9,3,6
____ 98. If the eigen values of A are 2,3,-2 then the eigen values of A-3I are
a. 2,3,-2 c. -2,-3,2
b. 1,2,2 d. -1,0,-5
____ 99. If the tarce of a 2x2 matrix A is 5 and the determinant is 4 then the eigen values of A are
a. 2,2 c. -1,-4
b. -2,2 d. 1,4
____ 100. If 2,3,4 are the eigen values of a square matrix A, then the eigen values of 3A are
a. 2,3,4 c. 2/3,1,4/3
b. 1/2,1/3,1/4 d. 6,9,12
____ 101. If A and B are invertible square matrices , then the eigen values of AB and BA are
a. equal c. not determined
b. different d. none
____ 102. If all the eigen values of a square matrix A are non-zero then A is
a. singular c. symmetric
b. nonsingular d. skew-symmetric
____ 103. If  is an eigen value of a square matrix A then the matrix A-I is
a. symmetric c. singular
b. skew-symmetric d. non-singular
____ 104. If  be an eigen value of a non-singilar matrix A then A / is an eigen value of the matrix
a. c.
b. A.adjA d. adjA

____ 105. If A= , then eigen values of are

a. 1,2,3 c. 1,1/2,1/3
b. -1,-2,-3 d. -1,-1/2,-1/3
____ 106. The transpose of an orthogonal matrix is
a. symmetric c. unitary
b. skew-symmetric d. none
____ 107. If A and B skew symmetric matrices, then A+B is
a. orthogonal c. skew-symmetric
b. symmetric d. unitray
____ 108. The matrix is
a. symmetric c. orthogonal
b. skew-symmetric d. unitary

____ 109. The nature of quadratic form 2 +2 +2 +2yz is

a. positive definite c. negative definite
b. positive semi-definite d. indefinite
____ 110. If the eigen values of A are 0,0,6 then the rank of the quadratic form is
a. 1 c. 3
b. 2 d. 0

____ 111. The index and signature of the quadratic form 2 +2 +2 +2yz are
a. 3,1 c. 3,2
b. 3,3 d. 2,1
____ 112. A quadratic form is positive definite when
a. all the eigen values are 0 and atleast one c. some eigen values are positive
eigen value is zero
b. all the eigen values are positive d. none
____ 113. A quadratic form is positive semi definite when
a. all the eigen vlaues are 0 and atleast c. some eigen values are positive and others
one eigen value is zero are negative
b. all the eigen values are positive d. none
____ 114. A quadratic form is indefinite when
a. all the eigen values are 0 and atleast one c. some eigen values are positive and others
eigen values is zero are negative
b. all the eigen values are positive d. all the eigen values are 0

____ 115. If the eigen values of A -1,-4,-4 themn the nature of quadratic form is
a. positive definite c. negative definite
b. positive semi definite d. indefinite
____ 116. If the eigen values of A are 0,1,2 then the nature of the quadratic form is
a. positive definite c. negative definite
b. positive semidefiniite d. indefinite
____ 117. If the eigen values of A are 0,0,6 then the rank of quadratic form is
a. 1 c. 3
b. 2 d. 0
____ 118. If A is symmetric singular matrix and two of the eigen values are positive then the nature of the quadratic
form
a. positive definite c. negative definite
b. positive semi definite d. indefinite
____ 119. If A= then the nature of the quadratic form AX is
a. positive definite c. indefinite
b. negative definite d. negative definite

____ 120. If A= then the nature of the quadratic form AX is

a. positive definite c. indefinite
b. positive semi-definite d. negative definite

____ 121. The eigen values of are

a. i,i c. 1,-1
b. i,-i d. -1, -1

____ 122. The eigen values of are

a. 4i, 2i c. 8i, -6i
b. 6i, -4i d. 4i, -2i

____ 123. The eigen values of are

a. c.

b. d. 0

____ 124. The eigen values of are

a. 0, 1 c. 0, 3
b. 0, 2 d. 1, 2

____ 125. If A = then A =

a. 2A-3I c. 5A-7I
b. 3A-4I d. 7A-5I
____ 126. The symmetric matrix assoscizted with the quadratic form is
a. c.

b. d.

____ 127. The matrix of the quadratic form 2xy + 2yz + 2zx is
a. c.

b. d. None of these

____ 128. The quadratic form corresponding to the symmetric matrix is

a. c.
b. d.

____ 129. The qudratic form corresponding to the symmetric matrix is

a. c.
b. 2xy+2yz+2zx d. 2xy-2yz+2zx

____ 130. The quadratic form corresponding to the symmetric matrix is

a. c.
b. d.
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