ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 5 Mathematics

Trival solution of homogeneous linear equation is

• (0, 0, 0) A
• (1, 2, 3) B
• (1, 3, 5) C
• a, b and c D

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

If the trace of matrix A is 5, then the trace of the matrix 3A is

• 3/5 A
• 5/3 B
• 8 C
• 15 D

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

A diagonal matrix is always

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

In order of A is m x n and order of B is n x p then order of AB is

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

A matrix with a single column is called

• Column matrix A
• Row matrix B
• Identity matrix C
• Null matrix D

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

The transport of a null matrix is

• Row matrix A
• Column matrix B
• Square matrix C
• Null matrix D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The square matrix A is skew-symmetric when At =

• -B A
• -C B
• -A C
• -D D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• all are correct D

• K/6 A
• 2K B
• 3K C
• 6K D

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Rank of matrix [1 3 5 0] is

• 1 A
• 3 B
• 2 C
• 4 D

Which of the following is skew symmetric matrix

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The transpose of a row matrix is a ______

• Zero matrix A
• Diagonal matrix B
• Column matrix C
• Row matrix D

We solve the system of non-homogeneous linear equations by

• a and b A
• b and c B
• c and a C
• a,b and c D

For any positive integer n

• ABn = Bn A ⇔ AB = BA A
• ABn = Bn A⇔ A,B are square matrices and AB = BA B
• ABn = BnA⇔ A + B C
• ABn = BnA ⇔ A and B are square matries D

A square matrix A = [aij] is upper triangular when

• cij = 0 A
• bij = 0 B
• aij = 0 for all i > j C
• dij = 0 D

The matrix A = [aij]mxn with m≠n is

• Rectangular A
• Symmetric B
• Square C
• None D

• 5 A
• 
  B
• -5 C
• none D

• a = 4, b = 1 A
• a = 1, b = -4 B
• a = 0, b = 4 C
• a = 2, b = 4 D

System of linear equations is inconsistent if

• System has no solution A
• System has one solution B
• System has two solution C
• None of above D

• Null matrix A
• Triangular matrix B
• Unit matrix C
• Rectangular matrix D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• x =0, y =4 A
• x = -1, y = 2 B
• x = 2, y = 3 C
• x = 3, y = 4 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