ECAT Pre Engineering Mathematic MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 5 (Matrices and Determinants)

(ABC)' =

• CBA' A
• CBA B
• C'B'A C
• C'B'A' D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• all are correct D

If A is any matrix then its additive inverse is

• A A
• A^-1 B
• A^t C
• -A D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 5 A
• 15 B
• 10 C
• 20 D

• 4A - 3I A
• 3A - 4I B
• A - I C
• None of these D

Every identity matrix is

• Row-vector A
• Scalar B
• Column-vector C
• All 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

• 1 A
• -1 B
• 0 C
• I D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 1, 2, 3 A
• 1, 5, 9 B
• 2, 5, 8 C
• 3, 6, 9 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

Rank of matrix [1 3 5 0] is

• 1 A
• 3 B
• 2 C
• 4 D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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(α) - A(β) A
• A(α) + A(β) B
• A(α-β) C
• A(α+β) 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
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• all are correct D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

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

• BA A
• A2 B
• AB C
• B2 D

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The square matrix A is skew-symmetric when At =

• -B A
• -C B
• -A C
• -D D

• Identity matrix A
• Diagonal matrix B
• Null matrix C
• Hermitian matrix D

• 5 A
• 
  B
• -5 C
• none D

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

• (2x+a+b+c) A
• (a+b+c) B
• (a+b+c+x) C
• 0 D

The square matrix A is skew-symmetric when At=

• -B A
• -C B
• -A C
• -D D

For trival solution |A| is

• A A
• |A| is non zero B
• A = 0 C
• None of these D