1.
The idea of matrices was given by_____________, an English mathematician of nineteenth
century.
a) Arthur Cayley b) John Napier c) Adam d) Isaac newton
t
2. (AB) = ______________
a) At Bt b) Bt At c) ABT d) BA
3. If A is a square matrix and At = A, than A is __________
a) Skew-symmetric b) Transpose c) Symmetric d) None
4. The order of [a b ] is:
a) 2-by-1 b) 1-by-2 c) 1-by-1 d) 2-by-2
5. A matrix is skew-symmetric if
a) At = A b) At = -A c) (At)t = A d) (At)t = -A
6. If x + [−10 −2
−1 ]=[ 0 1]
1 0
, then x is equal to_________
a) [ 22 20] [ 02 22]
b) c) [ 20 02] d) [ 20 22]
7. A square matrix in which non-diagonal elements are zero and all diagonal elements are equal is
called ___________
a) Zero matrix b) Scalar matrix c) Symmetric d) None of these
8. Two matrices A and B are confinable for multiplication if:
a) Number of column of A= number of rows of B
b) Number of rows of A=number of columns of B
c) Order of A= Order of B
d) All are true
9. A matrix obtained by interchanging rows and columns is called __________ matrix.
a) Symmetric b) Identify matrix c) transpose d) None
10. Order of identity (unity) matrix is always equal to:
a) square matrix b) rectangular matrix c) row matrix d) Null matrix
11. A square matrix A is said to be ................ matrix if |A| = o
a) Singular b) Nonsingular c) Null d) None
12. Two matrix are said to be confirmable for .................if they are of the same order.
a) Only addition b)Both addition and subtraction c) Multiplication d) Subtraction
13. If A, B and C are any three matrices where AB=C then.
a) B=C/A b) B=CA-1 c) B=A-1C d) B=C-1 A
14. Addition of two matrices [ 10 01] [ 03 20]
+ is__________
a)[ 13 20 ] b) [ 13 02 ] c) [ 13 21] d) [ 12 31]
15. The matrix [a b] is ____________matrix.
a) Row matrix b) Column matrix c) Diagonal matrix d) None
