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Unit -3
Eigen Value & Eigen Vector

1. Let M be a 3  3 singular matrix and suppose that (c) A2 + 3 A is non singular

2 and 3 are eigenvalues of M . Then the number (d) A2 − 3 A is non singular
of linearly independent eigenvectors of
M 3 + 2 M + I 3 is equal to……
6. Let A and B be any arbitrary square matrices of
order 3. Then AB and BA have
 −2   6  (a) The same eigenvalues and the same
2. Let M be a 3  3 matrix such that M 1  =  −3  eigenvectors
0  0 
    (b) The same eigenvalues but may have different
1    eigenvector
3
and suppose that M  −1 / 2  =    for some (c) Different eigenvalues but the same eigenvectors
0    (d) Different eigenvalues and different eigenvectors
   
 ,  ,   . Then  is equal to……. 7. Let N be a nilpotent matrix of order 4 with real
entries. Then which one of the following statements
is true about eigenvalues of N ?
(a) All eigenvalues are non-zero real numbers
3. Let P be a 2  2 complex matrix such that P * P is
(b) All eigenvalues are purely imaginary
the identity matrix where P * is the conjugate
transpose of P. Then the eigenvaues of P are. (c) Zero is the only eigenvalues
(a)Real (d) At least one eigen value is real and at least one
(b) Complex conjugates to each other eigenvalues has non-zero imaginary part
(c) Reciprocals of each other
(d) Of modulus 1 8. Let A be an m  n matrix of rank m with n  m. If
for some non-zero real number  , we have
4. Let n be an odd number  7. Let A =  aij  be an xt AAt x =  xt x. for all x  m then At A has.
n  n matrix with ai ,i +1 = 1 for all i = 1, 2,..., n − 1 and
(a)exactly two distinct eigenvalues
an ,1 = 1. Let aij = 0 for all the other pairs ( i, j ) .
Then we can conclude that (b) 0 as an eigenvalue with multiplicity n − m
(a) A has 1 as an eigenvalues
(c)  as a non zero eigenvalue
(b) A has −1 as an eigenvalues
(c) A has no real eigenvalues (d) exactly two non-zero distinct eigenvalues
(d) None of these
9. Let A be a ( 6  6 ) matrix over with characteristic
5. Let A be a 3  3 matrix with eigenvalues 1, −1 and
polynomial = ( x − 3) ( x − 2 ) and minimal
2 4
3. Then
(a) A2 + A is non-singular polynomial = ( x − 3)( x − 2 ) .Then Jordan canonical
2

(b) A2 − A is non-singular form of A can be

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3 0 0 0 0 0 11. If P and Q are invertible matrices such that
0 3 0 0 0 0  PQ = −QP , then we can conclude that

0 0 2 1 0 0 (a) Tr ( P ) = Tr ( Q ) = 0
(a)  
0 0 0 2 1 0
0 0 0 0 2 1 (b) Tr ( P ) = Tr ( Q ) = 1
 
0 0 0 0 0 2  (c) Tr ( P ) = −Tr ( Q )

3 0 0 0 0 0 (d) Tr ( P )  Tr ( Q )
0 3 0 0 0 0 

0 0 2 1 0 0
(b)   12. If r ( r = 1.2..., n ) are the characteristic roots of a
0 0 0 2 0 0
non-singular matrix A of order n, then the
0 0 0 0 2 0
  characteristic roots of adj A are
0 0 0 0 0 2 
A
3 0 0 0 0 0 (a) A r (b)
0 r
 3 0 0 0 0 
0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1
(c)   (c) (d)
0 0 0 2 0 0 r A r
0 0 0 0 2 1
 
0 0 0 0 0 2  1 1 1 
13. If A = 0 2 -1 , then the value of
 
3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 
0 3 0 0 0 0 
 A4 − A3 − 4 A2 + 4 I is
0 0 2 1 0 0
(d)    −2 1 0  0 -1 -1
0 0 0 2 0 0 
(a) 4 0 -3 1  (b) 4 0 -1 1 
0    
0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 
 
0 0 0 0 0 2 
 2 1 1 0 1 1 
10. Let M be an n  n Hermitian matrix of rank
k , k  n. If   0 is an Eigen value of M with (c) 4 0 3 -1 (d) 0 1 -1
   
corresponding unit column vector u , with 0 0 -1 0 0 -3
Mu = u, then which of the following are true? (DU 2014)
( )
(a)rank M − uu* = k − 1 14. Let A = 
1 2 
 be a 2  2 matrix. Then the
 2 1
(b) rank ( M − uu ) = k
*
expression A5 − 2 A4 − 3 A3 + A2 is equal to
(c) rank ( M − uu ) = k + 1
* (a) 2 A + 3I (b) 3 A + 2I
(c) 2 A − 3I (d) 3 A − 2I (DU 2015)
(d) ( M −  uu ) = M −  uu
* n n n * 15. The characteristic roots of a real skew symmetric
matrix are
(a) All reals
(b) Either all zeros or purely imaginary
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(c) All imaginary 21. If A is a 3  3 non zero matrix such that A = 0,
2

(d) Either zeros or purely imaginary (BHU 2012) then the number of non – zero eigenvalues of A is.
8 − 6 2 (a)0 (b) 1

16. The characteristic roots of the matrix −6 7 − 4 
  (c) 2 (d) 3
 2 − 4 3  (JAM MS 2008)
are
(a) 0,3,7 (b) 0,5,15 1 8 
(c) 0,3,15 (d) 1,3,7 (BHU 2012) 22. An eigenvector of the matrix   is
 0 1
17. If the characteristic values of a square matrix of
(a) (1, 2 ) (b) ( 5,0 )
T T
third order are 4, 2,3, then the value of its
determinant is (c) ( 0, 2 ) (d) (1,1)
T T

(a) 6 (b) 9
(JAM MS 2011)
(c) 24 (d) 54 (BHU 2012)
18. If  is a non-zero characteristic root of a non-  2 1 0
singular matrix A, then a characteristic root of A−1 23. An eigenvector of the matrix M =  0 2 1  is
0 0 2
is  
A  
1  
0
(a) A 
(a)  0  (b) 1 
(b)

1 1 0 0
(c) (d)    
 A 0  2
(BHU 2012)  
(c)  0  (d)  2  (JAM MS 2012)
1   2
19. The characteristic equation for the matrix    
1 0 2  24. Let A be a 3  3 real matrix with eigenvalues 1, 2,3
A = 0 2 1  is (BHU 2012) and let B = A−1 + A2 . Then the trace of the matrix
B is equal to
 2 0 3 
91 95
(a)  3 − 6 2 + 5 − 3 = 0 (a) (b)
6 6
(b)  3 + 6 2 − 7 − 2 = 0
(c) − 3 + 6 2 + 7 + 3 = 0 97 101
(c) (d) (JAM MS 2013)
(d) − 3 + 6 2 − 7 − 2 = 0 6 6

20. The characteristic values of the matrix 1 2 3 

 2 -3 4 -1  
0 1 5 -4 25. The matrix M =  0 4 5 
  are  0 0 6
0 0 3 7   
  (a)Is an elementary
0 0 0 4 
(b) can be written as a product of elementary
(a) 1, 2,3, 4 (b) 1, −2,3, −4
matrices
(c) −1, 2, −3, 4 (d) −1, −2, −3, −4
(c)Does not have Linearly independent eigenvectors
(BHU 2011)

(d) Is a nilpotent matrix (JAM MS 2014)

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(c) P3 =
1
3
( 7P2 − 2 p )
26. The number of distinct eigenvalues of the matrix
(d) P3 = ( 7 P 2 − 2 P )
1
1 1 1 1 (JAM MS 2016)
  2
1 1 1 1
is.
1 1 1 1
31. Let a unit vector v = ( v1 v2 v3 ) be such that
T
 
1 1 1 1
(a)1 (b) 2
Av = 0 where
5 1 1
6 −3 −6
(c)3 (d)4 (JAM MS 2014)
 
2 3  A= − 1 1
−
1
Then the value of
27. Let M be the matrix   which of the  3 3 3
1 − 1  
following matrix equations does M satisfy?  − 1 − 1 5 
(a) M 2 + 3M + 5I = 0  6 3 6
6 ( v1 + v2 + v3 ) equals……………
(b) M − M − 5M = 0
3 2
(JAM MS 2017)
(c) M 3 − 3M 2 + M = 0

(d) M 2 − M + 5I = 0 (JAM MS 2015) 32. Let v  k

with vT v  0. let
1 T
P = I −2 vv where I is the k  k identity
28. If the determinant of an n  n matrix A is zero, then vT v
(a)rank ( A )  n − 2 matrix. Then which of the following statements is
(are) TRUE?
(b) the trace of A is zero
(c) zero is an eigenvalue of A (a) P −1 = I − P
(b) −1 and 1 are eigenvalues of P
(d) x = 0 is the only solution of Ax = 0
(JAM MS 2015) (c) P−1 = P

1 − 3 3  (d) ( I + P ) v = v ( JAM MS 2017)

 
29. Let P = 0 − 5 6 . The product of the eigen 33. Let Q, A, B be matrices of order n  n with real
 
0 − 3 4  entires such that Q is orthogonal and A is
T −1
invertible. Then the eigenvalues of Q A BQ are
values of P −1 is…………………… ( JAM MS 2016)
30. Let P be a 3  3 singular matrix such that Pv = v always the same as those of .
(a) AB (b) QT A−1B
1   2 / 5 
  
for a nonzero v and P 0 = 0
 . Then. (c) A−1 BQT (d) BA−1
   
 −1  −2 / 5 ( JAM MS 2017)

(a) P =
3 1
5
( 7 P2 − 2P )

(b) P = ( 7 P − 2 P )
3 1 2

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34. The imaginary parts of the eigenvalues of the 38. Let P be an n  n non – null real skew –symmetric
matrix. matrix , where n is even. Which of the following
statements is (are) always TRUE?
3 2 5 (a) Px = 0 has infinitely many solution, where 0
  
P =  2 − 3 6  are
n

0 0 −3  (b) Px =  x has a unique solution for every non –

 
zero  
(c) If Q = ( I n + P )( I n − P ) , then QT Q = I n
−1
(a) 0, 0, 0 (b) 2, −2, 0
(c) 1, −1, 0 (d) 3, −3, 0
(d)The sum of all the eigenvalues of P is zero.
( JAM MS 2017)
(JAM MS 2019)

35. Let M be a 3  3 non – zero, skew – symmetric 39. Let P be a 2  2 real matrix such that every non –
real matrix. If I is the 3  3 identity matrix , then . zero vector in 2 is an eigenvector of P . Suppose
that 1 and 2 denote the eigenvalues of P and
(a)M is invertible.
 2  2
(b)the matrix I + M is invertible. P   =   for some t  . Which of the
 3  t 
(c) there exists a non – zero real number  such following statements is (are) TRUE?
that  I + M is invertible. (a) 1  2
(b) 12 = 2
(d)all the eigenvalues of M are real. (JAM MS 2018)
(c) 2 is an eigenvalue of P
1 3
4 (d) 3 is an eigenvalue of P (JAM MS 2019)
36. Let M = 
4  If is the
. I 2  2 identity matrix
3 2 40. Let N be a square matrix of order 2. If the
 5 5  determinant of N is equal to 9 and the sum of the
and 0 is the 2  2 zero matrix then . diagonal entries of N is equal t to 10, then
(a) 20M 2 − 13M + 7 I = 0 determine the eigenvalues of N . …………………….
(b) 20M 2 − 13M − 7 I = 0 (JAM MA 2007)
(c) 20M 2 + 13M + 7 I = 0 1 + i 2i i + 3 
(d) 20M 2 + 13M − 7 I = 0 41. Let M = 0 1-i 3i  . Determine the
(JAM MS 2018) 
1 0 1  0 0 i 
 
37. If P = 0 2 1 and 6 P −1 = aI 3 + bP − P 2 , then eigenvalues of the matrix B = M 2 − 2M + I ………
  (JAM MA 2007)
 2 0 − 1
the ordered pair ( a, b ) is . 42. Let A be a 3  3 matrix with trace ( A ) = 3 and
(a) ( 3, 2 ) (b) ( 2,3) det ( A ) = 2. If 1 is an eigenvalues of A, then the

(c) ( 4,5 ) (d) ( 5, 4 ) eigenvalues of the matrix A2 − 2 I are

(a) 1,2 ( i − 1) , −2 ( i + 1)
(JAM MS 2019)

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(b) −1,2 ( i − 1) ,2 ( i + 1) 1 4 16 
 
(c) 1, 2 ( i + 1) , −2 ( i + 1) 47. The largest eigenvalue of the matrix 4 16 1
 
(d) −1,2 ( i − 1) , −2 ( i + 1) (JAM MA 2011) 16 1 4 
is.
a − 1 4 (a)16 (b) 21
 
43. Let A = 0 b 7 be a matrix with real entries.
(c)48 (d)64 (JAM MA 2016)
  48. Let M be an n  n matrix with real entries such that
0 0 3 
M 3 = I . Suppose that Mv  v for any non zero
If the sum and the product of all the eigenvalues of vector v. Then which of the following statements is
A are 10 and 30 respectively, then a 2 + b 2 equals . / are TRUE?
(a) M has real eigenvalues
(a)29 (b)40
(c)58 (d) 65 (b) M + M −1 has real eigenvalues
(JAM MA 2014) (c) n is divisible by 2
44. Let a, b, c, d be distinct non – zero real numbers
with a + b = c + d . Then an eigenvalue of the (d) n is divisible by 3 (JAM MA 2017)
a b 1
 49. Let  ,  ,  ,  be the eigenvalues of the matrix .
matrix c d
 1  is.
0 0 0 0
1 − 1 0  1
 0 0 − 2 
(a) a + c (b) a + b
0 1 0 1 
(c) a − b (d) b − d  
(JAM MA 2015) 0 0 1 2
Then  2 +  2 +  2 +  2 = ………………
0 1− i (JAM MA 2017)
45. Let A =  and B = AT A. Then.
 −1 − i i 
50. Let I denote the 4  4 identity matrix. If the roots
(a)an eigenvalue of B is purely imaginary of the characteristic polynomial of a 4  4 matrix M
(b) an eigenvalue of A is zero
1 5
(c) all eigenvalues of B are real are  , then M 8 =
(d) A has a non – zero real eigenvalue 2
(JAM MA 2015) (a) I + M 2
(b) 2I + M 2
(c) 2 I + 3M 2 (d) 3I + 2M 2
(JAM MA 2018)
0 1 − 2
51. Let P be a 4  4 matrix with entries from the set
 
46. Let M = −1 0  ,   \ 0 and b a non –
  of rational numbers. If 2 + i. with i = −1, is a
 2 −  0  root of the characteristic polynomial of P and I is
zero vector such that Mx = b for some x  3 . the 4  4 identity matrix , then.
Then the value of xT b is. (a) P 4 = 4 P 2 + 9 I (b) P 4 = 4 P 2 − 9 I
(a) − (b) 
(c) P 4 = 2 P 2 − 9 I (d) P 4 = 2 P 2 + 9 I
(c) 0 (d)1 (JAM MA 2016)
(JAM MA 2019)
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52. The set of eigenvalues of which one of the (d) − is the only eigenvalue of
following matrices matrices is NOT equal to the set ( M +  I ) and ( I − M ) (JAM MA 2020)
1 2  57. Let M be a real 6  6 matrix. Let 2 and -1 be two
of eigenvalues of  ?
4 3 eigenvalues of M. If M 5 = al + bM where
1 4  3 2 a, b  , then .
(a)   (b)  
 2 3 4 1 (a) a = 10, b = 11
(b) a = −11, b = 10
3 4 2 3
(c)   (d)   (c) a = −10, b = 11
2 1 1 4
(d) a = 10, b = −11 (JAM MA 2020)
(JAM MA 2019)
58. The eigenvalues of a 3  3 real matrix P are 1, −2,3 ,
2  then
 
(a) P −1 = ( 5I + 2 P − P 2 )
53. If  y  , y, z  , is an eigenvector corresponding to 1
z  6
 
(b) P = ( 5I − 2 P + P 2 )
−1 1
0 0 2 6
 
a real eigenvalue of the matrix  1 0 − 4  then (c) P −1 = ( 5I − 2 P − P 2 )
1
0 1 3 6
 
(d) P −1 = ( 5I + 2 P + P 2 )
1
z − y is equal to…….. (JAM MA 2019) (GATE 2001)
6
54. Let M be a 3  3 matrix with real entries such that 59. Let U be a 3  3 complex Hermitian matrix which is
M 2 = M + 2I , where I denotes the 3  3 Unitary. Then the distinct eigenvalues of U are
identity matrix. If  ,  and  are eigenvalues of M (a) i (b) 1  i
such that  = −4, then  +  +  is equal to (c) 1
1
(d) (1  i )
……………….. ( JAM MA 2019) 2
(GATE 2001)
9 2 7 1 
0 60. Let A be an n  n complex matrix whose
7 2 1 
55. Let M =  Then the value of characteristic polynomial is given by
0 0 11 6  f ( t ) = t n + cn−1t n−1 + ... + c1t + c0 . Then
 
0 0 − 5 0 (a) det ( A ) = cn −1 (b) det ( A ) = c0

(
det (8I − M )
3
) is…….. (JAM MA 2020) (c) det ( A) = ( −1) cn −1
n
(d) det ( A) = ( −1) c0
n

(GATE 2001)
56. Let M be an n  n ( n  2 ) non – zero real matrix
61. Let A be any n  n non-singular complex matrix
with M 2 = 0 and let   \ 0 . Then and let B = ( A ) A, where ( A ) is the conjugate
t t

(a)  is the only eigenvalue of transpose of A. If  is an eigenvalues of B, then

( M +  I ) and ( M −  I ) (a)  is real and   0 (b)  is real and   0
(b)  is the only eigenvalue of (c)  is real and   0 (d)  is real and   0
( M +  I ) and ( I − M ) (GATE 2001)
62. Let A be a non-zero upper triangular matrix all of
(c) − is the only eigenvalue of whose eigenvalues are 0. Then I + A is
( M +  I ) and ( M −  I ) (a) Invertible (b) Singular

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(c) Idempotent (d) Nilpotent 68. Let P be a n  n matrix with integral entries and
(GATE 2002) 1
Q = P + I , where I denote the n  n identity
63. The eigenvalues of a real skew-symmetric matrix 2
are matrix. Then Q is
(a) Negative
(a) Idempotent, i.e. Q 2 = Q
(b) Real
(b) Invertible
(c) Of absolute value 1
(c) Unipotent, i.e., Q − I is nilpotent
(d) Purely imaginary or zero (GATE 2002)
64. Let A be a 3  3 matrix with eigenvalues 1, −1,0 . \(d) Nilpotent (GATE 2004)
Then the determinant of 1 + A100 is
69. Let M be a skew symmetric, orthogonal real
(a) 6 (b) 4
matrix, The only possible eigenvalues are
(c) 9 (d) 100 (GATE 2002)
(a) −1,1 (b) −i, i
(c) 0 (d) 1,i (GATE 2005)
0 1 -1 1
1 0 0 2 
65. For the matrix   the bound for the 0 1 2 0 
-1 0 0 0   
  70. Consider the matrix M =  1 0 1 0
. Then
1 2 0 0   2 1 0 2
eigen values predicted by Geshgorin’s theorem is  
(a) 1 (b) 2 0 0 2 0 
(c) 3 (d) 4 (GATE 2002) (a) M has no real eigenvalues
66. Let the characteristics equation of a matrix M be (b) All real eigenvalues of M are positive
(c) All real eigenvalues of M are negative
 2 −  − 1 = 0, then
(d) M has both positive and negative real
(a) M −1 does not exist eigenvalues (Gate 2005)
(b) M −1 exists but cannot be determined from the 71. The number of linearly independent eigenvectors of
date 2 2 0 0
(c) M −1 = M + I 2 1 0 0 
(d) M −1 = M − I (GATE 2002) the matrix   is
0 0 3 0 
 
0 0 1 4 
 a 2 ab ac 
  (a) 1 (b) 2
67. Consider the matrix M =  ab b bc  where a,b
2
(c) 4 (d) 3 (Gate 2008)
 ac bc c 2   
  1 0 0 
and c are non – zero real numbers. Then the matrix  
 −1 + i 3 
has . 72. If A =  i 0  , then the trace of
2
 
(a)Three non- zero real eigen values  −1 − i 3 
 0 1 + 2i 
(b) complex eigen values  2 
(c) Two non-zero eigen value 102
A is
(d) Only one non-zero eigen value (a) 0 (b) 3
(c) 1 (d) 2 (GATE 2009)

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73. If a 3  3 real skew-symmetric matrix has an eigen 1 0 0 1 0 0
value 2i , then one of the remaining eigenvalues is (c)  25 1 0  (d)  24 1 0 
   
1 1  25 0 1   24 0 1 
(a) (b) −
2i 2i
(GATE 2012)
(c) 0 (d) 1 (GATE 2010)
 2 3 + 2i − 4
1 1 0  
78. For the matrix M = 3 − 2i 6i  , which
74. The distinct eigenvalues of the matrix 1 1 0   5
   −4 − 6i 3 
0 0 0 
of the following statements are correct?
are
P : M is skew-Hermitian and iM is Hermitian
(a) 0 and 1 (b) 1 and −1
Q : M is Hermitian and iM is skew Hermitian
(c) 1 and 2 (d) 0 and 2
(GATE 2011) R : Eigenvaleus of M are real
S : Eigen values of iM are real
(a) P and R only (b) Q and R only
3 3 0 
(c) P and S only (d) Q and S only
75. The minimal polynomial of the matrix 3 3 0  is
  (GATE 2012)
0 0 6  79. The possible set of eigen values of a 4  4 skew-
symmetric orthogonal real matrix is
(A) x ( x − 1)( x − 6 ) (a) i (b) i, 1
(c) 1 (d) 0,  i (GATE 2013)
(B) x ( x − 3)
80. Let P be a 2  2 complex matrix such that trace
(C) ( x − 3)( x − 6 ) ( )
( P ) = 1 and det ( P ) = −6. Then, trace P 4 − P 3 is…
(D) x ( x − 6) (GATE 2011) (GATE 2013)
81. Let A  M 3 ( ) be such that det ( A − I ) = 0 ,
2 /5
76. Let  = e and the matrix where I denotes the 3  3 identity matrix. If the
1   2  3  4  trace ( A) = 13 and det ( A ) = 32 , then the sum of
 
0   3 4
2
squares of the eigenvalues of A is ……………?
M = 0 0  2  3  4  Then the trace of the (GATE 2014)
 
0 0 0  3  4  2 0 − 3
  82. Let X = 3 − 1 − 3  . A matrix P such that
0 0 0 0    
4

 0 0 − 1
matrix I + M + M is
2

(a) −5 (b) 0 P −1 XP is a diagonal matrix,

(c) 3 (d) 5 (GATE 2012)
1 0 0  1 1 1
77. If A = 1 0 1  , then A50 is a.  0 1 1
   
0 1 0  1 1 0 
1 0 0 1 0 0
(a) 50 1 0  (b)  48 1 0 
  
50 0 1   48 0 1 

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 −1 1 1  I. a + b − c = 10

(B) 0 1 1
  3 1
T

  II. The vector x =  0, ,  satisfies Mx = v + w

 1 1 0   2 2
has a solution.
 1 −1 1  III. For any d  span u , v, w , Mx = d has a

(c) 0 1 1
 solution.
 
 1 1 0  IV. The trace of the matrix M 2 + 2M is 8.
T
( y denotes the transpose of the vector y )
 −1 − 1 1  Which of the above statements are TRUE?

(d) 0 − 1 1
 (GATE 2014) (A) I, II and III only
 
 1 1 0  (B) I and II only
(C) II and IV only
(D) III and IV only (GATE 2019)
a b c 
83. Let M = b d e  be a real matrix with eigenvalues
  87. Let A, B be complex n  n matrices. Which of
c e f  the following statements are true?
1,0 and 3. If the eigenvectors corresponding to 1 (a) If A, B and A + B are invertible, then A−1 + B −1
and 0 are (1,1,1) and (1, −1,0 ) respectively, then
T T
is invertible
the value of 3 f is equal to……. (GATE TE 2016) (b) If A, B and A + B are invertible, then A−1 − B −1
is invertible
1 1 0 
(c) If AB is nilpotent, then BA is nilpotent
84. Let M = 0 1 1 and
  (d) Characteristic polynomials of AB and BA are
0 0 1  equal if A is invertible.
1 2 1 3 (Net Dec. 2011)
e M = Id + M + M + M + ....... If e M , = bij 
2! 3! 88. Consider a matrix A = ( aij )nn with integer entries
1 3 3
then is  bij equal to …..
e i =1 j =1
(GATE TE 2016) such that aij = 0 for i  j and aii = 1 for i = 1,..., n .
Which of the following properties must be true?
85. If the characteristic polynomial and minimal (a) A−1 exists and it has integer entries
polynomial of a square matrix A are
(  − 1)(  + 1) (  − 2 ) and (  − 1)(  + 1)(  − 2 ) (b) A−1 exists and it has some entries that are not
4 5

integers.
, respectively. Then the rank of the matrix A + I
(c) A−1 is a polynomial function of A with integer
is……………………… where I is the identity matrix of
coefficient
appropriate order (GATE 2019)
(d) A−1 is not a power of A unless A is the identity
matrix. (Net Dec. 2011)
86. Let M be a 3  3 real symmetric matrix with
eigenvalues 0,2 and a with the respective
89. Let A be a 4  4 matrix with real entries such that
eigenvectors u = ( 4, b, c ) , v = ( −1, 2, 0 ) and
T T
−1,1, 2, −2 are its eigenvalues. If B = A4 − 5 A2 + 5I ,
w = (1,1,1)
T where I denote the 4  4 identity matrix, then
which of the following statements are correct?
Consider the following statements:
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(b) det ( B ) = 1 94. Let A be a complex 3  3 matrix with A3 = − I
(c) Trace of A − B is 0 Which of the following statements are correct ?
(d) Trace of A + B is 4 (Net Dec. 2011) (a) A has three distinct eigen values
90. Let A be a 2  2 non-zero matrix with entries in (b) A is diagonalizable over
(c) A is triangularizable over
such that A2 = 0 . Which of the following
statements must be true? (d) A is non – singular (Net June 2013)
(a) PAP −1 is diagonal for some invertible 2  2
95. Let A be an n  n matrix with real entries. Which of
matrix P with entries in A the following is correct?
(b) A has two distinct eigen values in
(a) If A2 = 0 then A is diagonalisable over complex
(c) A has only one eigen value in with numbers
multiplicity 2
(b) If A2 = I then A is diagonalisable over real
(d) Av = v for some v  2 , v  0 numbers.
(Net Dec. 2011)
(c) If A2 = A then A is diagonalisable only over
91. Let  ,  be distinct eigen value of a 2  2 matrix A. complex number.
Then, which of the following statements must be (d) The only matrix of size n satisfying the
true? characteristic polynomial of A is A.
(a) A2 has distinct eigen values (Net Dec. 2013)
3 − 3 96. Let A be a 4  4 matrix over such that rank (A)=2
(b) A3 = A −  (  +  ) I
− and A3 = A2  0 suppose that A is not
diagonalizable Then,
(c) Trace of An is  n +  n for every positive integer
(a) one of the Jordan blocks of the Jordan canonical
n.
0 1 
(d) An is not a scalar multiple of identity for any form of A is  
0 0 
positive integer n
(Net Dec. 2011) (b) A2 = A  0
(c) there exists a vector v such that Av  0 but
92. Let N be a 3  3 non-zero matrix with the property
N 3 = 0. Which of the following is/are true? A2v = 0
(a) N is not similar to a diagonal matrix (d)the characteristic polynomial of A is x 4 − x3
(b) N is similar to a diagonal matrix (Net June 2014)
(c) N has one non-zero eigen matrix 97. Which of the following matrices is not
(d) N has three linearly independent eigenvector diagonalisable over ?
(Net June 2011) 1 1 0 

(a) 0 2 0

 
93. Let N be a non – zero 3  3 matrix with the  0 0 1 
property N 2 =0. Which of the following is/are
1 1 0 
true?  
(b) 0 2 1
(a) N is not similar to a diagonal matrix.  
(b) N is similar to a diagonal matrix  0 0 3
(c) N has one non zero eigenvector
(d) N has three linearly independent eigenvectors.
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1 1 0  101. Let A and B be n  n matrices over . Then

(c) 0 1 0
 (a) AB and BA always have the same set of
  eigenvalues
0 0 2 
(b) If AB and BA have the same set of
1 0 1  eigenvalues then AB = BA.

(d) 0 2 0
 (Net Dec. 2014) (c) if A−1 exists then AB and BA are similar
 
0 0 3  (d) The rank of AB is always the same as the rank
98. Let P be a 2  2 complex matrix such that P * P of BA (Net Dec. 2015)
is the identity matrix where P * is the conjugate 102. Let A be an invertible 4  4 real matrix. Which of
transpose of P . Then the eigenvalues of P are. the following are not true?
(a) real (a) Rank A = 4
(b) complex conjugates of each other (b) For every vector b  4
, Ax = b has exactly one
(c) reciprocals of each other solution
(d) of modulus 1 (Net Dec 2014)
(c) dim ( nullspaceA)  1
99. Which of the following matrices have Jordan
0 1 0  (d) 0 is an eigenvalues of A (Net June 2015)
  a b c 
canonical form equal to  0 0 0  ?
0 0 0 103. Let A =  0 a d  be a 3  3 matrix where a, b, c, d
  0 0 a 
 
0 0 1  are integers. Then we must have:
 
(a)  0 0 0  (a) if a  0 , there is a polynomial p   x  such
0 0 0
  that p ( A ) is the inverse of A
0 0 1
  (b) For each polynomial q   x , the matrix
(b)  0 0 1
0  q ( a ) q (b) q (c ) 
 0 0   
q ( A) =  0 q (a) q (d )
0 1 1  
  0 0 q (a) 
(c)  0 0 0
0 (c) If An = 0 for some positive integer n, then
 0 0 
A3 = 0 .
0 1 1  (d) A commutes with every matrix of the form
 
(d)  0 0 1  (Net Dec 2014)
 a ' 0 c '
0 0 0  
  0 a' 0  (Net June 2015)
0 0 a' 
 
100. If A is a 5  5 real matrix with trace 15 and if 2
1 1 
 and let  n and  n denote the two
and 3 are eigenvalues of A, each with algebraic 104. Let A = 
multiplicity 2, then the determinant of A is equal 1 0 
to eigenvalues of An such that  n   n Then
(a) 0 (b) 24 (a)  n →  as n → 
(c) 120 (d) 180
(Net Dec. 2015) (b)  n → 0 as n → 
(c)  n is positive if n is even
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(d)  n is negative if n is odd (Net Dec. 2016) 109. Let A be an n  n real matrix with A2 = A. then
105. Let A be a real symmetric matrix. Then we can (a)the eigenvalues of A are either 0 or 1.
conclude that (b)A is a diagonal matrix with diagonal entries 0 or
(a) A does not have 0 as an eigenvalues 1
(b) All eigenvalues of A are real (c) rank ( A ) = trace ( A )
−1 −1
(c) If A exists, then A is real and symmetric
(d) rank ( I − A ) = trace ( I − A ) (Net june 2017)
(d) A has at one positive eigenvalues
110. For any n  n matrix B, let
(Net Dec. 2016)
1 0 2 
 
N ( B ) = X  n : BX = 0 be the null space of B.
106. Let A = 1 − 2 0  and I be the 3  3 identity let A be a 4  4 matrix with
 
0 0 − 3 dim ( N ( A − 2 I ) ) = 2,dim ( N ( A − 4 I ) ) = 1 and rank
matrix. If 6A−1 = aA2 + bA + cI for a, b, c  then ( A ) = 3. Then
( a, b, c ) equals, (a)0,2 and 4 are eigenvalues of A
(b) determinant (A)=0
(a) (1, 2, 1) (b ) (1, − 1,2 )
(c) A is not diagonalizable
(d) trace (A) =8 (Net june 2017)
(c) ( 4, 1, 1) (d) (1, 4, 1)
111. Which of the following 3X3 matrices are
(Net June 2017) diagonalizable over ?
1 2 3
1 1 2 
(a) 0 4 5
107. Let A = 1 − 2 5  . then the eigenvalues of A are,  
  0 0 6 
 2 5 − 3 
0 1 0 
(a) −4,3, −3 (b)4,3,1 (b)  −1 0 0 
 
0 0 1 
(c)4,-4  13 (d) 4, −2  2 7

(Net june 2017) 1 2 3 

(c)  2 1 4 
 
3 4 1
108. Let m, n, r be natural numbers. Let A be an m  n
matrix with real entries such that ( AAt ) = I ,
r
0 1 2 
where I is the m  m identity matrix and A is thet (d) 0 0 1  (Net june 2017)
 
transpose of the matrix A. We can conclude that, 0 0 0 
(a) m = n
(b) AAt is invertible 1 + x 2 7 11
 
(c) At A is invertible 112. Consider the matrix A ( x ) =  3x 2 x 4  ; x  .
(d)if m = n, then A is invertible (Net-june 2017)  8 x 17 13 
 
Then
(a)A(x) has eigenvalue 0 for some x 
(b)0 is not an eigenvalue of A(x) for any x 

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(c)A(x) has eigenvalue 0 for all x  (Net june 2018)

(d)A(x) is invertible for every x  20

2 1 0 
(Net june 2017)  
118. The trace of the matrix  0 2 0  is.
113. Let A be a real symmetric matrix and B = I + iA, 0 0 3
 
where i 2 = −1. then, (a) 7 20
(b) 2 + 3
20 20

(a) B is invertible if and only if A is invertible (c) 2  220 + 320 (d) 220 + 320 + 1
(b) all eigenvalues of B are necessarily real (Net june 2018)
(c) B- I is necessarily invertible
(d) B is necessarily invertible (Net Dec. 2017) 119. Let A  M 3 ( R ) be such that A8 = I 33 Then
 a b (Net June 2018)
114. Let M =  A =   a, b, c, d  and the
 c d  (a)minimal polynomial of A can only be of degree
eigenvalues of A are in  . Then 2
(b)minimal polynomial of A can only be of degree
(a)M is empty 3
 a b   (c) either A = I 33 or A = − I 33
(b) M =   a , b, c , d  
 c d   (d) there are uncountably many A satisfying the
(c)If A  M then the eigenvalues of A are in above
(d) If A, B  M are such that AB = I then det
120. Let A be an n  n matrix (with n>1)satisfying
A+1, −1 (Net Dec.2017)
A2 − 7 A + 12 I nn = 0nn , where I nn and 0nn
115. Let A be a 3X3 matrix with real entries Identify the denote the identity matrix and zero matrix of order
correct statements n respectively. They which of the following
(a)A is necessarily diagonalizable over statements are true? (Net June 2018)
(b) If A has distinct real eigenvalues then it is (a) A is invertible
diagonalizable over (b) t 2 − 7t + 12n = 0 where t = Tr ( A )
(c) If A has distinct eigenvalues then it is (c) d 2 − 7d + 12 = 0 where d = Det ( A)
diagonalizable over
(d)  2 − 7 + 12 = 0 where  is an eigenvalue of A
(d) If all eigenvalues of A are non zero then it is
diagonalizable over . (Net Dec.2017)
121. Let A be an n  m complex matrix. Assume that A
116. Let A be a ( m  n ) matrix and B be a ( n  m ) is self adjoint and let B denotes the inverse of
matrix over real numbers with m  n. Then. A + iI n Then all eigen values of ( A − iI n ) B are:-
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(c) BA is always nonsingular (a)purely imaginary
(d) BA is always singular (Net june 2018) (b) of modulus one
(c)real
117. If A is a ( 2  2 ) matrix over with
(d) of modulus than one
Det ( A + I ) = 1 + Det ( A) , then we can conclude
that.
(a) Det ( A) = 0 (b) A = 0
(c) Tr ( A) = 0 (d)A is nonsingular

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1 − 1 1  125. Let M n ( ) be the ring of n  n matrices over .
 
122. Let M = 2 1 4 Given that 1 is an
  Which of the following are true for every n  2?
 −2 1 − 4  (a)there exist matrices A, B  M n ( ) such that
eigenvalue of M then which among the following are AB − BA = I n , where I n denotes the identity
correct? n  n matrix.
(a)The minimal poly nominal of M is
(b)If A, B  M n ( ) and AB = BA, then A is
( X − 1)( X + 4 ) diagonalizable over if and only if B is
(b) The minimal poly nominal of M is diagonalizable over .
( X − 1) ( X + 4 )
2
(c)If A, B  M n ( ) , then AB and BA have the
(c) M is not diagonalizable. same minimal polynomial .
1 (d)If A, B  M n ( ) , then AB and BA have
−1
(d) M = ( M + 3I ) Net Dec. 2018
the same eigenvalues in . (Net June 2019)
4
123. Let A be a real matrix with characteristic poly
nominal ( X − 1) . Pick the correct statement
3  0 1
126. Consider the matrix A =   over the field
from below:- 1 0 
(a)A is necessarily diagonalizable of rationals. Which of the following matrices are of
Net Dec. 2018 the form Pt AP for a suitable 2  2 invertible
(b) If the minimal polynomial of A is ( X − 1) then
3
matrix P over ? Here Pt denotes the transpose
A is diagonalizable of P.
(c) Characteristic polynomial of A2 is ( X − 1)
3
 2 0  2 0
(a)   (b)  
(d) If A has exactly two Jordan blocks, then 0 − 2 0 2
(A− I ) 1 0  3 4
2
. is diagonalizable.
(c)   (d)  
 0 − 1  4 5
124. Let PA ( x ) denote the characteristic polynomial of (Net June 2019)
127. Which of the following matrices is not
a matrix A. Then for which of the following diagonalizable over ?
matrices, PA ( x ) − PA−1 ( x ) is a constant? 2 0 1
  1 1
(a)  0 3 0  (b)  
 3 3  4 3 0 0 2  1 1
(a)   (b)    
2 4  2 3
2 1 0 
3 2  2 3   1 − 1
(c)   (d)   (c)  0 3 0  (d)  
 4 3 3 4  0 0 3 2 4 
(Net June 2019)  
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128. Let A  M 3 ( ) and let 131. Let A be a 3  3 matrix over . Let w = e2 i /3


X = C  GL3 ( ) CAC −1is triangular .Then
which of the following are true?
(a)If A3 = I , then the eigenvalues of A are 1, w, w
2

(a) X  
(b) If X =  , then A is not diagonalizable over (b) If A3 = I then every eigenvalues of A is in the
(c) If X =  , then A is diagonalizable over 
set 1, w, w2 
(d)If X =  , then A has no real eigenvalues.
(c) If the eigenvalues of A are 1, w, w then A3 = I
2
(NET Dec, 2019)
129. Which of the following is the Jordan canonical
1 1 1 
(d) If every eigenvalue of A is in the set 1, w, w2 
 
form of 1 1 1 over
  ? then A3 = I Dec. 2019(II)
1 1 1
132. Which of the following matrices are diagonalizable
over ?
0 0 0  0 1 0 

(a) 0 0 0
 
(b) 0 0 0

    1 0 1 
0 0 3  0 0 3   
(a) 0 1 0
 
0 0 1

1 0 0  0 1 0  1 0 1 
    
(b) 0 0 1

(c) 0 1 0
  (d) 0 0 1
   
0 0 1  0 − 1 1
0 0 3 
(NET Dec.2019 (II)
1 1 0 
130. Let A and B be invertible n  n matrices with 
(c) 0 2 0

entries in such that AB is diagonalizable with  
0 0 1 
eigenvalues 1...., n which of the following is NOT
0 0 1
always true?  
(d) 0 1 0 (NET Dec. 2019 (II))
 
(a) BA is invertible 1 0 0 
(b) BA is diagonalizable

(c) BA=AB

(d) Eigenvalues of BA are 1 ,....n

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ANSWER’S KEY
1. 3 45. C 90. C
2. 27 46. C 91. B,C
3. D 47. B 92. A
4. A 48. B,C 93. A,C
5. C 49. 6 94. B,C,D
6. B 50. C 95. B
7. C 51. C 96. A,C,D
8. A,B,C 52. D 97. C
9. B,C 53. 3 98. D
10. A,D 54. 3 99. A,B,C
11. A,C 55. -216 100. D
12. B 56. B 101. A,C
13. B 57. A 102. C,D
14. A 58. A 103. A,C,D
15. D 59. C 104. A,B,C,D
16. C 60. D 105. B,C
17. C 61. D 106. D
18. C 62. A 107. C
19. D 63. D 108. B,D
20. A 64. B 109. A,C,D
21. A 65. C 110. A,B,D
22. B 66. D 111. A,C
23. A 67. D 112. A
24. B 68. B 113. D
25. B 69. B 114. C,D
26. B 70. D 115. B,C
27. B 71. C 116. D
28. C 72. B 117. C
29. −0.50 73. C 118. C
30. A 74. D 119. D
31. 4 75. D 120. A,D
32. C 76. D 121. B
33. D 77. C 122. B,C
34. A 78. B 123. C,D
35. B,C 79. A 124. C
36. A 80. 78 125. D
37. B 81. 81 126. A,C,D
38. B,C,D 82. A 127. A
39. B,C 83. 7 128. C
40. 1,9 84. 5.5 129. A
41. −1, −1, −2i 85. 6 130. C
42. D 86. B 131. B,C
43. A 87. A,C,D 132. B,C,D
44. B 88. A,C,D
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