Q21.A matrix A = α β γ −α is such that A2 = I, then:
Correct answer: 1 – α2 – βγ = 0
Q22.If matrix A = 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2, then Rank of the matrix (A - I) is:
Correct answer: 3
Q23.If matrix A = 2 5 5 0 3 1 0 1 3 −, then Eigen value of the matrix A is:
Correct answer: {2, 4}
Q24.The characteristic polynomial of matrix A = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 − − − − is:
Correct answer: λ3/–3λ2
Q25.If A is a square matrix, then which among the following is/are true? (i) A + A' is a symmetric matrix. (ii) A - A' is a symmetric matrix. (iii) AA' is a skew symmetric matrix.
Correct answer: Only (i) is true.
Q26.If A is a square matrix such that A2 = I, then (A – I)3 + (A + I)3 – 7A equals:
Correct answer: A
Q27.Let A be a 3 × 3 complex Hermitian matrix which is unitary. Then the distinct eigen values of A are:
Correct answer: ± 1
Q28.Given 2x−y+2z=2 x − 2y + z = − 4 x + y +λz = 4 Then the value of λ such that the given system of equations has no solution is:
Correct answer: 1
Q29.If the order of matrix A = 4 × 3, order of matrix B = 4 × 5 and order of matrix C = 7 × 3, then the order of (At × B)t × Ct is:
Correct answer: 5×7
Q30.If A and B are square matrices of order 3 such that det A = −1 and det B = 3, then is:
Correct answer: –81
Q31.Given: Statement A: T: R3 → →R3 defined by T(a, b, c)=(a, 0) is linear. Statement B: T: R3 → →R3 defined by T(a, b, c) = (a + 1, b + c, 0) is linear. Which one of the following is correct?
Correct answer: A is true, B is false.
Q32.Let T be the linear transformation from R3 into R3 defined by T(x, y, z) = (x − y + 2z, 2x + y, − x − 2y + 2z) then rank and nullity of T are respectively
Correct answer: 2, 1
Q33.If the vectors (0, 1, x), (x, 1, 0) and (1, x, 1) of vector space R3 (R) are linearly independent, then x will be:
Correct answer: 2/±
Q34.If the value of 2 x 2 x x x 6 x x 6 = ax4 + bx3 + cx2 + dx + e, then value of a + b + c + d is
Correct answer: 0
Q35.The system of linear equations x + y + z = 2 2x + y − z = 3 3x + 2y + kz = 4 will have unique solution if:
Correct answer: k ≠ 0
Q36.If A = 1 2 1 0 andB 3 5 0 2 = − are two matrices and X is a matrix such that A = BX, then matrix X is:
Correct answer: 2 4 1 3 5 2 −
Q37.If A = a 0 0 0 a 0 0 0 a, the value of |Adj A| is:
Correct answer: a6
Q38.The point (3, 4) undergoes the following two successive transformations. (i) Reflection along the line y=x (ii) Translation through a distance of 2 units along the negative x-axis The final position of the point is at:
Correct answer: (2, 3)
Q39.Rank of 4×4 matrix 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 − − − is:
Correct answer: 4
Q40.The characteristic polynomial of matrix A = 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 is:
Correct answer: λ3 −3λ2 −9λ−5