LINEAR ALGEBRA

FINAL TERM EXAM

ROLL NO __________________ NAME: ______________________

TIME 20 MINUTES TOTAL NO 20.

1. Every Identity matrix is an orthogonal matrix.

A) True B) False
2. The determinant of the matrix whose eigen values are 4, 2, 3 is given
by, _______
A) 9 B) 24
C) 5 D) 3
3. The values of the characteristic equation is given by:
A) Eigen values B) State values
C) Eigen vectors D) None of these
4. Which of the following is not a condition for a given real nonsingular
quadratic form, Q = XTAX, to be a negative definite quadratic form?
a) The number of positive square terms in the quadratic form is equal
to zero
b) The rank of the matrix A is equal to the number of variables in the
quadratic form (index)
c) All the eigen values of A are negative
d) The rank and index are equal
5. What is the signature of the quadratic
form, 𝑄=7𝑥21+2𝑥22−3𝑥23+𝑥31+𝑥23=0?
A) 2 B) 1
C) -1 D) -2
6. Which among the following is not a type of quadratic form?
A) Positive Semi-definite B) Partial definite
C) Negative definite D) Indefinite
7. What is the index of the quadratic
form, 3𝑥21+𝑥23+8𝑥13+9𝑥21+2𝑥23=0?
A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) 1
8. The diagonalizing matrix is also known as:
A) Eigen Matrix B) Constant Matrix
C) Model Matrix D) State Matrix
 3 0 2 𝑥
9. The solution of the given matrix equation is ________ [6 1 1 ] [𝑦] =
2 8 91 𝑧
0
[0]
0
a) x1 = 1, x2 = 1, x3 = 2
b) x1 = 0, x2 = 0, x3 = 0
c) x1 = 3, x2 = -1, x3 = -1
d) x1 = 0, x2 = -2, x3 = 4
10. The determinant of the matrix whose eigen values are 7, 1, 9 is
given by ________
A) 63 B) 2
C) 61 D) 8
11. 1. What is the minimum rank a matrix must have in order to
represent an orthogonal transformation?
`A) 0
B) 2
C) 3
D) The minimum rank depends on the number of dimensions
12. If A is diagonalizable then, ____________
A) An = (PDP-1)n = PDnPn B) An = (PDP-1)n = PDnP1
C) An = (PDP-1)n = PDnP-1 D) An = (PDP-1)n = PDnP
13. The signature of a quadratic form is the difference between the
positive and negative terms in the canonical form.
A) False B) True
14. If a matrix has a rank of 3, can it represent an orthogonal
transformation?
A) Yes, always
B) No, never
C) Only if the transformation is two-dimensional
D) Only if the transformation is three-dimensional
15. What is the relationship between the rank of a matrix that
represents an orthogonal transformation and the number of
dimensions in the transformation?
A) The rank is always one less than the number of
dimensions
B) The rank is always equal to the number of dimensions
C) The rank is always one greater than the number of
dimensions
 D) There is no fixed relationship between the rank and the
number of dimensions
16. What is a kernel in the context of linear maps?
A) It is a set of all possible input vectors
B) It is a set of all possible output vectors
C) It is a set of all possible input-output pairs
D) It is a set of all vectors that are mapped to the zero vector
17. If a matrix is diagonalizable, what can be said about the rank of its
eigenvectors?
A) The eigenvectors must have rank 1
B) The eigenvectors must have full rank
C) The eigenvectors must have rank 0
D) The rank of the eigenvectors is irrelevant

18. The computation of power of a matrix becomes faster if it is

diagonalizable.
A) False B) True
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19. For the linear transformation, X=[1 1 2 ] Y, find the Y co-
1 0 −2
ordinates for (1, 2, -1) in X.
a) (0, -2, 0)
b) (-1, 3, 1)
c) (-1, -2, 0)
d) (-1, 3, 0)
20. Suppose that price of 2 ball and 1 bat is 100 units, then What
will be representation of problems in Linear Algebra in the form
of x and y?
A. 2x + y = 100
B. 2x + 2y = 100
C. 2x + y = 200
D. x + y = 100
21. Which of the following is correct method to solve matrix
equations?
A Row Echelon Form
B. Inverse of a Matrix
C. Both A and B
D. None Of the above
22. Find the Eigenvalues and the type of the given matrix.A =
3 10 5
[−2 −3 −2]
3 5 7
a) 3, 1, 3 Non Derogatory
b) 2, 2, 2 Derogatory
c) 3, 2, 2 Derogatory
d) 1, 2, 3 Non Derogatory

23. _______________ is equal to the maximum number of linearly independent

row vectors in a matrix.

A. Row matrix

B. Rank of a matrix

C. Term matrix

D. Linear matrix

24. Vectors whose direction remains unchanged even after applying linear
transformation with the matrix are called?

A. Eigenvalues

B. Eigenvectors

C. Cofactor matrix

D. Minor of a matrix

25. Singular matrix are?

A. non-invertible
B. invertible
C. Both non-invertible and invertible
D. None Of the above
26. Which of the following is correct application for Eigenvectors?

A. computer vision
B. physics
C. machine learning
D. All of the above
27. The concept of Eigen values and vectors is applicable to?

A. Scalar matrix

B. Identity matrix

C. Upper triangular matrix

D. Square matrix

28. Which of the following is not a linear equation in one variable?

A. 33z+5 = 0

B. 33(x+y) = 0

C. 33x+5 = 0

D. 33y+5 = 0

29. The rank of the matrix is

A) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3

30. Let A = [aij], 1 ≤ i, j ≤ n with n ≥ 3 and aij = i.j . The rank of A is

a) 0
b) 1
c) n–1
d) n
31. Two matrices A and B are given below:

If the rank of matrix A is N, then the rank of matrix B is

 a) /2
b) N–1
c) N
d) 2N
32. X = [x1, x2, …….., xn]T is an n-tuple non-zero vector. Then n x n matrix V = XXT
a) has rank zero
b) has rank 1
c) is orthogonal
d) has rank n
33. Given the equations are 4x+2y+z=8, x+ y+ z=3, 3x+y+3z=9. Find the
values of x, y and z.
a) 5/3, 0, 2/3
b) 1, 2, 3
c) 4/3, 1/3, 5/3
d) 2, 3, 4
34. The rank of the matrix (m × n) where m<n cannot be more than?
a) m
b) n
c) m*n
d) m-n
2 1 0
35. Find the Eigen values of matrix 𝐴= [1 2 1]
3 1 2
a) 2 + 2‾√, 2-2‾√, 2
b) 2, 1, 2
c) 2, 2, 0
d) 2, 2, 2
36. Let us consider a square matrix A of order n with Eigen values of a,
b, c then the Eigen values of the matrix AT could be.
a) a, b, c
b) -a, -b, -c
c) a-b, b-a, c-a
d) a-1, b-1, c-1
37. What is Eigen value?
a) A vector obtained from the coordinates
b) A matrix determined from the algebraic equations
c) A scalar associated with a given linear transformation
d) It is the inverse of the transform
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38. Find the sum of the Eigen values of the matrix A = [5 4 2 ]
7 9 1
a) 7 b) 8
c) 9 d) 10
39. Where do we use Eigen values?
a) Fashion or cosmetics b) Communication systems
c) Operations d) Natural herbals
40. The Eigen values of a 3×3 matrix are λ1, λ2, λ3 then the Eigen values
of a matrix A3 are __________
a) λ1, λ2, λ3
b) 1λ1,1λ2,1λ3
c) 3λ1,3λ2,3λ3
d) 1, 1, 1
41. Find the Eigen values of matrix A= [41 14]
a) 3, -3
b) -3, -5
c) 3, 5
d) 5, 0
42. 1. Which of the following is not a necessary condition for a matrix,
say A, to be diagonalizable?
a) A must have n linearly independent eigen vectors
b) All the eigen values of A must be distinct
c) A can be an idempotent matrix
d) A must have n linearly dependent eigen vectors
43. The geometric multiplicity of λ is its multiplicity as a root of the
characteristic polynomial of A, where λ be the eigen value of A.
a) True
b) False
44. The computation of power of a matrix becomes faster if it is
diagonalizable.
a) True
b) False
45. Which of the following relation is correct?
a) A = AT
b) A = -AT
c) A = A2T
d) A = AT/2
46. Write the expression for spur of a matrix for a 3×3 matrix whose
entries are in the form of aij.
 a) a11+ a12+a13
b) a11+ a21+a31
c) a12+ a22+a32
d) a11+ a22+a33
47. Which one of the following is not a criterion for linearity of an
equation?
a) The dependent variable y should be of second order
b) The derivatives of the dependent variable should be of second order
c) Each coefficient does not depend on the independent variable
d) Each coefficient depends only on the independent variable
48. Which of the following is true for matrices?
a) (AB)-1 = B-1A-1
b) (AT) = A
c) AB = BA
d) A*I = I

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49. Find the Eigen values for the following 2×2 matrix A = [ ]
2 1
A)-3
b) 2
c) 5
d)
50. Choose the correct completion of the following statement: If A and B are
square matrices such that AB = I, then zero is an eigenvalue of
(a) A but not of B (b) B but not of A
(c) Both A and B (d) Neither A nor B
51. The computation of power of a matrix becomes faster if it is
diagonalizable.
a) True
b) False
52. Given the matrix A = [[1, 2], [3, 4]], what is the characteristic equation
of A?
a. λI - A = [[λ - 1, 2], [3, λ - 4]]
b. λI - A = [[λ - 1, -2], [-3, λ - 4]]
c. λI - A = [[1, 2], [3, 4]]
d. λI - A = [[1, -2], [-3, 4]]
53. If λ is an eigenvalue of the matrix A = [[1, 2], [3, 4]], what must be
true about the corresponding eigenvector v?
a. Av = λv
 b. Av = λI
c. Av = λA
d. Av = v
54. If the characteristic equation of the matrix A is λI - A = 0, what can
be concluded about the matrix A?
a. The matrix A has no eigenvalues.
b. The matrix A has at least one eigenvalue of 0.
c. The matrix A has an infinite number of eigenvalues.
d. The matrix A is not invertible.
55. If the matrix A has eigenvalues λ1 and λ2, what is the characteristic
polynomial of A?
a. (λ - λ1)(λ - λ2)
b. (λ1 - λ)(λ2 - λ)
c. (λ1 - λ)(λ2 - λ) + λ1λ2
d. λI - (λ1 + λ2)A
56. If the quadratic form x^TAx is negative definite, what can be
concluded about the matrix A?
a. The matrix A is positive definite.
b. The matrix A is negative definite.
c. The matrix A is positive semidefinite.
d. The matrix A is negative semidefinite.
57. If the matrix A is symmetric, what can be concluded about the
quadratic form x^TAx?
a. The quadratic form is always positive.
b. The quadratic form is always negative.
c. The quadratic form is always zero.
d. The quadratic form can be either positive, negative, or zero.
58. What is a quadratic form in the variables x and y?
a. x + y
b. x - y
c. x^2 + y^2
d. x^2 - y^2

59. If T is a linear map from R^3 to R^2, what is the maximum number
of vectors in the image of T?
a. 1
 b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

60. If T is a linear map from R^2 to R^3 and the image of T contains the
vectors [1, 2, 3] and [4, 5, 6], what is the minimum number of vectors in
the domain of T?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

61. If T is a linear map from R^3 to R^3 and the image of T is the x-y
plane, what can be concluded about the matrix representing T?
a. The matrix has rank 2.
b. The matrix has rank 3.
c. The matrix is invertible.
d. The matrix is singular.

62. If T is a linear map from R^3 to R^2 and the image of T is the x-axis,
what can be concluded about the matrix representing T?
a. The matrix has rank 1.
b. The matrix has rank 2.
c. The matrix is invertible.
d. The matrix is singular.
63. What is the condition that a symmetric linear map must satisfy in
order to be diagonalizable?
a) The map must have distinct eigenvalues
b) The map must have a basis of eigenvectors
c) The map must be invertible
d) The map must be square

64. If a symmetric linear map is diagonalizable, what can you say about
its eigenvectors?
a) They are linearly independent
b) They are orthogonal
 c) They span the entire vector space
d) All of the above

65. If a symmetric linear map is diagonalizable, what can you say about
its eigenvalues?
a) They are real numbers
b) They are all the same
c) They are distinct
d) They are positive

66. What is the relationship between the eigenvectors of a

diagonalizable symmetric linear map and its diagonal matrix?
a) The eigenvectors form the columns of the diagonal matrix
b) The eigenvectors form the rows of the diagonal matrix
c) The eigenvectors are the diagonal elements of the diagonal matrix
d) The eigenvectors are the off-diagonal elements of the diagonal
matrix

67. If a symmetric linear map is diagonalizable, what can you say about
its matrix representation with respect to an eigenvector basis?
a) It is a diagonal matrix
b) It is an upper triangular matrix
c) It is a lower triangular matrix
d) It is a square matrix

68. What is the rank of a matrix?

a) The number of rows in the matrix
b) The number of columns in the matrix
c) The number of non-zero rows in the matrix
d) The number of non-zero columns in the matrix

69. What is the rank of a matrix that has a unique solution to a system of
linear equations?
a) 0
b) 1
c) The number of rows in the matrix
 d) The number of columns in the matrix

70. What is the rank of a matrix that has no solutions to a system of

linear equations?
a) 0
b) 1
c) The number of rows in the matrix
d) The number of columns in the matrix
71. What is the rank of a matrix that has infinitely many solutions to a
system of linear equations?
a) 0
b) 1
c) The number of rows in the matrix
d) The number of columns in the matrix

72. If the rank of a matrix is equal to the number of columns, what can
you say about the solutions to the corresponding system of linear
equations?
a) There is a unique solution
b) There are no solutions
c) There are infinitely many solutions
d) None of the above
73. The inverse of a symmetric matrix (if it exists) is?
a) A symmetric matrix
b) A skew symmetric matrix
c) A diagonal matrix
d) A triangular matrix
74. How do you compute the inverse of a matrix?
a) Take the transpose of the matrix
b) Take the reciprocal of each element in the matrix
c) Use the Gaussian elimination method
d) Use the adjoint matrix method
75. The following figure depicts which type of function?

a) one-one
b) onto
c) many-one
d) both one-one and onto
76. What is a one-to-one function?
a) A function that maps each element in the domain to exactly one
element in the range
b) A function that maps each element in the domain to exactly two
elements in the range
c) A function that maps each element in the domain to exactly three
elements in the range
d) A function that maps each element in the domain to exactly four
elements in the range
77. A mapping f : X → Y is one one if __________
a) f(x1) ≠ f(x2) for all x1, x2 in X
b) If f(x1) = f(x2) then x1 = x2 for all x1, x2 in X
c) f(x1) = f(x2) for all x1, x2 in X
d) None of the mentioned
78. A function f:R→R is defined by f(x)=5x3-8. The type of function is
_________________
a) one -one
b) onto
c) many-one
d) both one-one and onto
79. A function f:R→R defined by f(x)=5x4+2 is one – one but not onto.
a) True
b) False