ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 5 Mathematics

• 5 A
• 
  B
• -5 C
• none D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 5 A
• 15 B
• 10 C
• 20 D

• 0 A
• Independent of a B
• Independent of b C
• Independent of c D

Cofactor of an element aij denoted by Aij is

• (-2)i+j A
• Mij B
• (-1)i+j Mij C
• None of above D

• A A
• -A B
• A^t C
• A^- D

If A and B are two matrices such that AB = B and BA = A then A2 + B2 =

• 2 AB A
• 2 BA B
• A + B C
• AB D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 0 A
• 1 B
• -A C
• -1 D

The additive inverse of a matrix A is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• None of these D

If order of A is m x n, then order of A^tis

• m x m A
• n x n B
• m x n C
• n x m D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• all D

The order of the matrix A is 3 x 2 and that of B is 2 x 3. The order of the matrix BA is

• 3 x 3 A
• 3 x 2 B
• 2 x 5 C
• 5 x 2 D

A diagonal matrix is always

• Identity A
• Triangular B
• Scalar C
• Non-singular D

Two matrices A and B are conformable for the product AB if

• Both A and B are square A
• Both A and B are symmetric B
• Number of rows of A = number of columns of B C
• Number of columns of A = number of rows of B D

For a square matrix A, if A = A^t, then A is called

• matrix A
• Transpose B
• Symmetric C
• Non-symmetric D

• Orthogonal A
• Involutary B
• Idempotent C
• Nilpotent D

A matrix in which the number of rows is equal to the number of columns is called a

• Diagonal matrix A
• Rectangular matrix B
• Square matrix C
• Scalar matrix D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 16 C
• None of these D

Matrices A = [aij] 2 x 3 and B = [bij] 3 x 2 are suitable for

• BA A
• A2 B
• AB C
• B2 D

• Singular A
• Non-singular B
• Adjoint C
• None of above D

If A = [aij]mxpand B =[aij]pxnthen order of BA is

• m x n A
• p x n B
• n x m C
• None of these D

• Diagonal matrix A
• Scalar matrix B
• Triangular matrix C
• Identity matrix D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 4 D

If A = |aij| is (m x n) matrix then transpose of A is of the order

• m x m A
• m x n B
• n x n C
• n x m D

Let A is a 3 x 3 matrix and B is its adjoint matrix. If |B| = 64, then |A| =

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

An equation of the form ax + by = k is homogeneous linear equation when

• b = 0, a = 0 A
• a = 0,b ≠ 0 B
• b = -0,a≠ 0 C
• a≠ 0,b≠ 0, k = 0 D