ECAT Pre General Science MCQ Test With Answer for Mathematics Chapter 5

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

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

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

If A is singular then |A| = ______

• 1 A
• 0 B
• 2 C
• None of these D

• -3 A
• -7 B
• 1 C
• 0 D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

System of linear equation is inconsistent if

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

A = [3] is a/an

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

For trival solution |A| is

• A A
• |A| = 0 B
• A = 0 C
• |A|≠ 0 D

The transport of a square matrix is a

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

The additive inverse of a matrix A is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• None of these 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

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

If for the matrix A,A5 = 1,then A-1=

• A2 A
• A3 B
• A C
• None of above D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

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

• 2s² A
• 2s³ B
• s³ C
• 3s³ D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• all D

Trival solution of homogeneous linear equation is

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

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

The matrix A = [aij]1xn is a

• Vector A
• Rectangular matrix B
• Column vector C
• Square matrix 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

A square matrix A for which A^t= A is called a

• Column matrix A
• Symmetric matrix B
• Skew-symmetric matrix C
• Row matrix D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 16 A
• 256 B
• 64 C
• 1024 D