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1. The matrix (a) Nilpotent (b) Skew-symmetric (c) Involutary (d) Orthogonal 2. (AB)1 = (a) B 1 A1 (b) (BA)1 (c) B 1 A1 (d) A1 B 1 3. (AB)T = (a) (A + B)T (b) AT B T (c) AT B T (d) B T AT 4. If A is a square matrix such that AAT = I then the value of AT A is (a) A (b) A2 (c) A 1 (d) I 5. If Amn and Bpq are two matrices state the conditions for the existence of AB (a) n=p (b) n<p (c) n>p (d) n = p 6. A square matrix is said to upper triangular matrix if (a) aij = 0, i = j (b) aij = 1 , i = j (c) aij = 0 , i < j (d) aij = 0 , i > j 7. If A is a zero matrix then R(A) = (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3 8. A matrix is multiplied with a non - singular matrix then the rank of the matrix is (a) remaining same (b) zero (c) order of the matrix (d) one 9. If every minor of order r of a matrix A is zero, then rank of A is (a) less than or equal to r (b) less than r (c) equal to r (d) greater than r 10. The system 2x + y + z = 0 , x + y + 3z = 0 and 4x + 3y +z = 0 has non trivial solution then (a) = 6 (b) = 6 (c) = 8 (d) = 8 11. X is a characteristic root of A if and only if there exists (a) unit vector (b) Zero vector (c) Non zero vector (d) Negative vector 0 0 12. The sum of the eigen values of A = 2 (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3 0 0 0 0 13. The eigen vector of the matrix 0 0 (a) ( 0, 0, 0 ) (b) ( 0, 0, k ) (c) ( k1 , k2 , k3 ) (d) ( k1 , k2 , 0 ) 14. If A and B one two non - singular matrics then the matrics AB and BA have the eigen values (a) dierent (b) of A (c) same (d) may or may not be the same 15. If is an eigen value of an orthogonal matrix, then 1/ is also its (a) real vector (b) eigen value (c) complex vector (d) eigen vector 16. By Cayley Hamilton theorem, matrix A = (a) A2 - 7A + 6 = 0 (b) A2 - 7A - 2 = 0 (c) A2 - 7A - 6 = 0 (d) A2 - 7A+ 2 = 0 17. The characteristic equation of the square matrix A = (a) (b) (c) (d)
1 13 1 13 1 13 1 13

28 16

49 28

is a

matrix

vector such that A X = X

1 2 0 5 is 4 0

a 0 a = 0, for the eigen value =0 is 0

5 4 1 2

, satises its characteristic equation. Which is

2 7

3 4

is 2 + 2 + 13 = 0, then A1 is

4 7

3 2

4 3 7 2 4 7 3 2

4 3 7 2 4 3 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 2 then the diagonal matrix D =

18. If A = (a) (b) (c) (d)

1 0 0 1 5 0 0 1

19. If the characteristic equation of A is 3 - 11 2 - 4 +1 = 0 then A4 = (a) -11A3 4A2 + A (b) 11A3 4A2 + A (c) 11A3 + 4A2 - A (d) 11A3 4A2 - A 20. The matrix B which diagonalises A is (a) modal (b) symmetric (c) spectral (d) Orthogonal matix.