ECAT Mathematics Chapter 5 MCQ Test With Answer for Mathematics chapter 5 (Matrices and Determinants)

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 4 D

If A is singular then |A| = ______

• 1 A
• 0 B
• 2 C
• None of these D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The transport of a square matrix is a

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

• a²b²c² A
• 4a²b²c² B
• 4abc C
• None D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• all D

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Matrix multiplication is

• Commutative A
• Not commutative B
• Not associative C
• Not distributive D

The square matrix A is skew Hermitian when (A)'=

• A A
• A' B
• -A C
• A D

The transpose of a zero matrix is a ______

• Column matrix A
• Zero matrix B
• Row matrix C
• Scalar matrix 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

• 6, -12, -18 A
• -6, 4, 9 B
• -6, -4, -9 C
• -6, 12, 18 D

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

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

The square matrix A is skew-symmetric when At=

• -B A
• -C B
• -A C
• -D D

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

• A²- 5A + 7I = 1 A
• 2A²- 3A + 7I = 0 B
• A²- 5A + I = 0 C
• A²- 5A + 7I = 0 D

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

The square matrix A is skew-symmetric when At =

• -B A
• -C B
• -A C
• -D D

• 5 A
• 
  B
• -5 C
• none D

If A is skew Hermitian Matrix then which of the following is not skew Hermitian matrix

• A2 A
• A5 B
• A3 C
• A7 D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

• I A
• |A| B
• |A| I C
• None of these D

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Cofactor of an element a_ijis defined by

• (-1)^i+j|A| A
• (-1)^i+jM_ij B
• (-1)^i+jM^-1 C
• None of these D

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• a = 2, b = 3 A
• a = 3, b = 2 B
• a = 2, b = 1, 2 C
• a = 3, b = 3 D

A non-homogeneous linear system AX = B has no solution if

• |A| = 0 A
• |A|≠ 0 B
• Rank (a) = no of variables C
• Rank > no of variables D