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(d) [3 6] 2 2 3 2. A = 1 1 2 (a) Nilpotent (b) Orthogonal (c) Involutary

(d) Idempotent matrix 1989 1990 1991 3. The value of the determinant 1992 1993 1994 is 1995 1996 1997 (a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 0 (d) 2 4. If A = 1 0 0 ,B= 1 0 1 1 and C = 0 cos sin then sin cos

(a) C = A sin - B cos (b) C = A sin + B cos (c) C = A cos - B sin (d) C = A cos + B sin 3 2 2 4 1 is 5. The matrix A = 2 2 4 1 (a) singular matrix (b) non-singular matrix (c) Orthogonal matrix (d) Unit matrix 6. The rank of a 3 5 matrix in which one row is a constant multiple of the other is lessthan or equal to (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1 7. If I is the identity matrix of order n then det I = (a) 1 (b) 2n (c) 0 (d) n 8. A matrix is multiplied with a non - singular matrix then the rank of the matrix is (a) remaining same (b) zero (c) order of the matrix (d) one 9. The system of equations AX = B has a unique solution if (a) R(AB) = R(A) > n (b) R(AB) = R(A) = r = n (c) R(AB) = R(A) = r > n (d) R(AB) = R(A) = r < n 10. If A is a non singular matrix then the linear system AX = 0 has only (a) the zero solution (b) a non-zero solution (c) innite solution (d) unique solution 11. Characteristic equation of a matrix A is (a) A - I = 0 (b) ( A - ) = 0 (c) ( A - I ) = 0 (d) |A I| = 0 12. The eigen values of A = (a) -2, -2 (b) 2, 0 (c) 2, 2 (d) 2, -2 13. Product of the eigen values of a matrix A is equal to its (a) |Adj. A | (b) |A | (c) |A1 | (d) - |A | 14. The normalized eigen vector corresponding to the eigen value = 2 for the vector ( 2, 1) is (a) (2/ 5, 1/ 5 ) (b) (-2/ 5, 1/ 5 ) (c) (2/ 5, 1/ 5 ) (d) (1/ 5, 1/ 5 ) 15. If is an eigen value of an orthogonal matrix, then 1/ is also its (a) complex vector (b) eigen vector (c) eigen value (d) real vector 16. According to Cayley - Hamilton theorem every (a) square (b) singular (c) non-singular (d) rectangle 17. For the square matrix A, the characteristic equation is A3 4A2 - A + I = 0, then A1 is (a) A2 + 4A + I = 0 (b) A2 + 4A - I = 0 (c) A2 - 4A + I = 0 (d) - A2 + 4A + I = 0 18. The transformation BT AB = D, where D is the diagonal matrix , is (a) Orthogonal (b) symmetric (c) non- linear (d) linear 19. If the characteristic equation of A is 2 - 5 = 0 then A6 = (a) 625 I (b) 5 I (c) 125I (d) 25 I 20. If X1 = (a) (b) (c) (d)
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