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

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

The transport of a null matrix is

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

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

• 3K A
• K2 B
• K3 C
• K D

A square matrix all of whose elements except the main diagonal are zeros is called a

• Null matrix A
• Singular matrix B
• Symmetric matrix C
• Diagonal matrix D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

If A is a skew-symmetric matrix of order n and P, any square matrix of order n, prove that P' AP is

• Skew-symmetric A
• Symmetric B
• Null C
• Diagonal D

A matrix with a single column is called

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

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

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

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Which of the following is an identity matrix?

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• none of these D

Rank of matrix [1 3 5 0] is

• 1 A
• 3 B
• 2 C
• 4 D

If A is any matrix then its additive inverse is

• A A
• A^-1 B
• A^t C
• -A D

A = [3] is a/an

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

A diagonal matrix is always

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

If A is a non-singular matrix then adj A is

• Non-singular A
• Symmetric B
• Singular C
• Non defined 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

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

A matrix in which the number of rows is not equal to the number of columns is called a

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 16 C
• None of these 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

The square matrix A is skew-symmetric when At=

• -B A
• -C B
• -A C
• -D D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

A diagonal matrix in which the diagonal elements are equal is called a

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

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  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