Matrices
Question 1.
If A and B are symmetric matrices of the same order, then
(a) AB is a symmetric matrix
(b) A – Bis askew-symmetric matrix
(c) AB + BA is a symmetric matrix
(d) AB – BA is a symmetric matrix
Answer:
(c) AB + BA is a symmetric matrix
Question 2.
If is a symmetric matrix, then x =
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) -4
(d) -3
Answer:
(c) -4
Question 3.
If A is a square matrix, then A – A’ is a
(a) diagonal matrix
(b) skew-symmetric matrix
(c) symmetric matrix
(d) none of these
Answer:
(b) skew-symmetric matrix
Question 4.
If A is any square matrix, then which of the following is skew-symmetric?
(a) A + AT
(b) A – AT
(c) AAT
(d) ATA
Answer:
(b) A – AT
Question 5.
(a) α = a2 + b2, β = ab
(b) α = a2 + b2, β = 2ab
(c) α = a2 + b2, β = a2 – b2
(d) α = 2ab, β = a2 + b2
Answer:
(b) α = a2 + b2, β = 2ab
Question 6.
If A = and B = and AB = I3, then x + y equals
(a) 0
(b) -1
(c) 2
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) 0
Question 7.
If A = and f(x) = (1 + x) (1 – x), then f(a) is
Answer:
(a)
Question 8.
If A = and A2 – KA – 5I = 0, then K =
(a) 5
(b) 3
(c) 7
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) 5
Question 9.
Answer:
(b)
Question 10.
If matrix A = where a, b, c are real positivenumbers, abc = 1 and ATA = I, then the
value of a3 + b3 + c3 is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Answer:
(d) 4
Question 11.
Answer:
(c)
Question 12.
Answer:
(a)
Question 13.
Using elementary transformation, find the inverse of matrix
Answer:
(a)
Question 14.
Find the inverse of the matrix , using elementary row transformation.
Answer:
(a)
Question 15.
Answer:
(d)
Question 16.
Find the values of x, y, z respectively if the matrix satisfy the equation
ATA = I3.
(a)
(b)
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) Both (a) and (b)
Question 17.
If , find AAT.
(a) Zero Matrix
(b) I2
(c)
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) I2
Question 18.
If , then A + 2AT equals
(a) A
(b) -AT
(c) AT
(d) 2A2
Answer:
(c) AT
Question 19.
For any square matrix A, AAT is a
(a) unit matrix
(b) symmetric matrix
(c) skew-symmetric matrix
(d) diagonal matrix
Answer:
(b) symmetric matrix
Question 20.
If A = is the sum of a symmetric matrix B and skew-symmetric matrix C, then B is
Answer:
(a)
Question 21.
If the matrix A = is a symmetric matrix, then find the value of x, y and t
respectively.
(a) 4, 2, 3
(b) 4, 2, -3
(c) 4, 2, -7
(d) 2, 4, -7
Answer:
(b) 4, 2, -3
Question 22.
If a matrix A is both symmetric and skew-symmetric, then
(a) A is a diagonal matrix
(b) A is a zero matrix
(c) A is a scalar matrix
(d) A is a square matrix
Answer:
(b) A is a zero matrix
Question 23.
The matrix is
(a) a skew-symmetric matrix
(b) a symmetric matrix
(c) a diagonal matrix
(d) an upper triangular matrix
Answer:
(a) a skew-symmetric matrix
Question 24.
Answer:
(a)
Question 25.
Answer:
(c)
Question 26.
Answer:
(b)
Question 27.
The matrix A = is a
(a) unit matrix
(c) symmetric matrix
(b) diagonal matrix
(d) skew-symmetric matrix
Answer:
(d) skew-symmetric matrix
Question 28.
If , then the values of x, y, z and w respectively are
(a) 2, 2, 3, 4
(b) 2, 3, 1, 2
(c) 3, 3, 0, 1
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) 2, 2, 3, 4
Question 29.
then find the values of a, b, c, x, y, and z respectively.
(a) -2, -7, -1, -3, -5, 2
(b) 2, 7, 1, 3, 5, -2
(c) 1, 3, 4, 2, 8, 9
(d) -1, 3, -2, -7, 4, 5
Answer:
(a) -2, -7, -1, -3, -5, 2
Question 30.
The order of the single matrix obtained from
(a) 2 × 3
(b) 2 × 2
(c) 3 × 2
(d) 3 × 3
Answer:
(d) 3 × 3
Question 31.
and (A + B)2 = A2 + B2, then x + y =
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
Answer:
(d) 5
Question 32.
If A2 – A + I = O, then the inverse of A is
(a) I – A
(b) A – I
(c) A
(d) A + I
Answer:
(a) I – A
Question 33.
Total number of possible matrices of order 3 × 3 with each entry 2 or 0 is
(a) 9
(b) 27
(c) 81
(d) 512
Answer:
(d) 512
Question 34.
The matrix is a
(a) diagonal matrix
(b) symmetric matrix
(c) skew symmetric matrix
(d) scalar matrix
Answer:
(c) skew symmetric matrix
Question 35.
If A is a matrix of order m × n and B is a matrix such that AB’ and B’A are both defined, then the
order of matrix B is
(a) m × m
(b) n × n
(c) n × m
(d) m × n
Answer:
(d) m × n
Question 36.
If A and B are matrices of the same order, then (AB’ – BA’) is a
(a) skew-symmetric matrix
(b) null matrix
(c) symmetric matrix
(d) unit matrix
Answer:
(a) skew-symmetric matrix
Question 37.
If A is a square matrix such that A2 = I, then (A – I)3 + (A + I)3 – 7A is equal to
(a) A
(b) I – A
(c) I + A
(d) 3A
Answer:
(a) A
Question 38.
If A = , then A4 – 24 (A – I) =
(a) 5I + A
(b) 5I – A
(c) 5I
(d) 6I
Answer:
(b) 5I – A
Question 39.
If A is an m × n matrix such that AB and BA are both defined, then B is a
(a) m × n matrix
(b) n × m matrix
(c) n × n matrix
(d) m × n matrix
Answer:
(b) n × m matrix
Question 40.
If , then A2 – 5A is equal to
(a) 2I
(b) 3I
(c) -2I
(d) null matrix
Answer:
(a) 2I
Question 41.
(a) A + B = B + A and A + (B + C) = (A + B) + C
(b) A + B = B + A and AC = BC
(c) A + B = B + A and AB = BC
(d) AC = BC and A = BC
Answer:
(a) A + B = B + A and A + (B + C) = (A + B) + C
