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1. A matrix A for which AP = 0 where P is a positive integer is called (a) symmetric (b) skew symmetric (c) unit matrix (d) nilpotent 2 2 4 3 4 is 2. The matrix A = 2 4 4 5 (a) Symmetric (b) Nilpotent (c) Skew-symmetric (d) Orthogonal 3. If A is an orthogonal matrix, then A1 = (a) A (b) AT (c) I (d) AAT 4. If A is a square matrix such that AAT = I then the value of AT A is (a) A 1 (b) I (c) A (d) A2 5. If A = 0 4 , then A4 = 0 0

(a) (b) (c) (d)

0 16 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 matrix.

6. If det A = 0, then A is said to be (a) singular matrix (b) unit matrix (c) symmetric matrix (d) non singular matrix

7. L U decomposition method fails if lii = uii = (a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1 1 8. Rank of A = 1 1 (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3 9. If every minor of order r of a matrix A is non-zero, then rank of A is (a) equal to r (b) less than r (c) less than or equal to r (d) greater than or equal to r 10. The system 2x + y + z = 0 , x + y + 3z = 0 and 4x + 3y +z = 0 has non trivial solution then (a) = 8 (b) = 6 (c) = 8 (d) = 6 1 1 2 1 is 11. Characteristic equation of A = 1 2 0 1 1 (a) 3 22 +2 = 0 (b) 3 +22 +2 = 0 (c) 3 +22 +3+2 = 0 (d) 3 +22 3+2 = 0 1 12. The product of the eigen values of A = 0 2 (a) 19 (b) 22 (c) 21 (d) 20 13. The eigen values of A1 (a) 2, 4, 5 (b) 1/2, 1/4, 1/5 (c) -1/2, -1/4, 1/5 (d) 1/2, 1/4, -1/5 1 1 0 14. The eigen vector corresponding to the eigen value = -2 for the matrix 1 1 0 is 0 0 5 (a) (k, 0, 0 ) (b) ( k, -k, 1 ) (c) ( 0, 0, 0 ) (d) (k, k, 0 ) 15. The eigen vector corresponding to the eigen value is (a) independent (b) not unique (c) unique (d) Dependent 16. By Cayley Hamilton theorem, matrix A = (a) A2 - 7A + 6 = 0 (b) A2 - 7A - 2 = 0 (c) A2 - 7A+ 2 = 0 (d) A2 - 7A - 6 = 0 17. If the characteristic equation of the square matrix A is 2 - 4 = 0 then A4 = ( where I is the second order unit matrix ) (a) 16 I (b) 4 I (c) 64 I (d) I 18. Similar matrices A and B have (a) innite (b) dierent (c) same (d) Zero 19. The inverse of an orthogonal matrix is (a) singular (b) non-singular (c) diagonal (d) orthogonal 20. The modal matrix is obtained by grouping the (a) Eigen vectors into a square matrix (b) diagonal elements of a square matrix (c) each column of the elements (d) Eigen values into a square matrix eigen values. 5 4 1 2 , satises its characteristic equation. Which is 2 0 , where A = 0 7 6 4 1 are 0 5 2 0 1 5 is 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 is 1