Chapter 01: MCQs

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1. The order of matrix [2 1] is … 2

(a) 2-by-1 (b) 1-by-2 8. Product of [x y]   is ……..
 −1
(c) 1-by-1 (d) 2-by-2
(a) [2x + y] (b) [x − 2y]
 2 0 (c) [2x − y] (d) [x + 2y]
2.   is called ……. Matrix.
 0 2 
(a) zero (b) unit -1 -2 1 0
9. If X +  =
(c) scalar (d) singular
0 -1 0 1
then Xisequal to.........
3. Which is order of a square matrix?
(a) 2-by-2 (b) 1-by-2  2 2 0 2
2 0 2 2
(c) 2-by-1 (d) 3-by-2 (a)   (b) 
2 0 2 2
4. Which is order of a rectangular (c) 0 2 (d) 0
matrix?    2
(a) 2-by-2 (b) 4-by-4
(c) 2-by-1 (d) 3-by-3 Additional MCQ

2 1 10. The idea of a matrices was given by:__

  (a) Arthur Cayley (b) Leonard Euler
5. Order of transpose of 0 1  is … (c) Henry Briggs (d) John Napier
3 2

(a) 3-by-2 (b) 2-by-3 1 −2 
11. If A =   then −A = ______
(c) 1-by-3 (d) 3-by-1 3 4 
(a)  −1 2  (b) 1 −2

6. Adjoint of 
1 2
is ………  −3 
−4  −3 
−4

0 −1 (c) 1 2 (d)  −1 2 

3 4  3 −4 
−1 −2
1 −2
(a)  0 1  (b) 0

 −1
12. A square matrix is symmetric if ___
(c) 
−1 2 −1 0
(d) (a) At = A (b) A-1 = A
0 −1 2
 1 (c) (At)t= −At (d) At = – A

2 6 13. A square matrix is skew-symmetric if:

7. If = 0 , then x is equal to
3 x (a) At = −A (b) A-1 = −A
(a) 9 (b) –6 (c) (A)t= −At (d) At = A
(c) 6 (d) –9 14. A square matrix A is called singular if
(a) |A| ≠ 0 (b) |A| = 0
(c) A = 0 (d) At = 0

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15. A square matrix A is called
non-singular if: 18. If A is a matrix then its transpose is
(a) |A| = 0 (b) A = 0 denoted by:
(c) |A| ≠ 0 (d) At = 0 (a) A-1 (b) At
(c) -A (d) (At)t
16. (AB)−1 = ____ 19. Which of the following is singular
(a) A−1 B−1 (b) B−1 A −1 matrix?
(c) BA (d) AB 1 4 1 2
(a)   (b) 
2 7 3 4
17. Additive inverse of 1 −2 is ____ 1 0 1 2
(c)   (d) 
0 −1 
0 1 3 6 
 −1 2 1 −2 
(a)  (b) 
0 1  0 1 

a b 
20. If A =   then the det. A is:
 −1 −2  1 −2  c d 
(c)  (d) 
0 −1 0 −1

(a) ad – bc (b) bc – ad
(c) ad + bc (d) bc + ad

Answer
1. b 2. c 3. a 4. c 5. b
6. a 7. a 8. c 9. d 10. a
11. a 12. a 13. a 14. b 15. c
16. b 17. a 18. b 19. d 20. a

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