Assignment- MCQ questions

Linear Algebra
1. S, T are two subspaces of a vector space V over a field F, then which one of
the following is also a subspace of V?

a) 𝑆 ∪ 𝑇 b) 𝑆 ∩ 𝑇

c) 𝑆 − 𝑇 d) 𝑇 − 𝑆

2 1 0
2. The sum of the eigenvalues of (0 4 3 ) is 5, then the value of 𝛼 is
0 0 𝛼
a) 3 b) 0
c) -3 d) -1

3. Which of the following represents a skew-symmetric matrix

3 −1 0 7
a) ( ) b) ( )
1 5 −7 3
0 1 0 −2
c) ( ) d) ( )
1 0 2 0

4. For a linear transform T:𝑉 → 𝑊 where 𝑉, 𝑊 are two vector spaces over a
field F, the dimension of kernel of T is called

a) Rank of T b) Nullity of T
c) Image T d) None of these

5. A matrix 𝐴 is said to be orthogonal if

a) 𝐴 = 𝐴𝑇 b) 𝐴 = −𝐴𝑇
c) 𝐴𝐴𝑇 = 𝐼 d) 𝐴𝐴𝑇 = 𝑂
6. If 1, 3, 4 are three eigenvalues of a 3rd order matrix then Det (A)=
a) 13 b) 12
c) 1 d) 4

7. If T : V  W be a linear mapping, then for a, b  F ,  ,  V , T  a  b  

a) 𝑎𝑇(𝛼) + 𝑏𝑇(𝛽) b) 𝛼𝑇(𝑎) + 𝛽𝑇(𝑏)

c) 𝛼𝑇(𝑎) − 𝛽𝑇(𝑏) d) 𝑎𝑇(𝛼) − 𝑏𝑇(𝛽)
8. The dimension of the Vector Space 𝑅 7 is
a) 7 b) 72
c) 73 d) 77
𝑖 1+𝑖
9. The conjugate of the matrix [ ] is
0 −𝑖
−𝑖 1−𝑖 𝑖 1+𝑖
a) [ ] b) [ ]
0 𝑖 0 𝑖
−𝑖 1+𝑖 𝑖 1−𝑖
c) [ ] d) [ ]
0 −𝑖 0 −𝑖
10. The elements of the principal diagonals of a Hermitian matrix are always
a) Complex numbers b) Integers
c) Real numbers d) None of these

11. In the LU decomposition method, U stands for a

a) Upper Triangular matrix b) Identity matrix
c) Lower triangular matrix d) Null matrix

12. Which of the following is true for two square matrices A and B

a) det(𝐴 + 𝐵) = det 𝐴 + det 𝐵 b) det(𝐴𝐵) = det 𝐴 × det 𝐵

c) 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐵𝐴 d) None of these

13. In a basis
a) The vectors are linearly b) The vectors are linearly
dependent independent

c) The vectors are all null vectors d) None of theses

14. A homogeneous system of equations of n equations with n number of unknowns

𝐴𝑋 = 0 has unique solution if
a) |𝐴| = 1 b) |𝐴| ≠ 0

c) |𝐴| = 0 d) None of these

e)
15. A matrix 𝐴 is said to be orthogonal if
a) 𝐴 = 𝐴𝑇 b) 𝐴 = −𝐴𝑇
c) 𝐴𝐴𝑇 = 𝐼 d) 𝐴𝐴𝑇 = 𝑂
16. If 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ] is a 2 × 2 matrix such that 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = 𝑖 + 𝑗, then 𝐴 will be
2 3 2 4
a) [ ] b) [ ]
3 4 3 4
3 3
c) [ ] d) None of these
3 4

17. (𝐴𝐵𝐶)𝑇 is equal to

a) 𝐴𝑇 𝐵 𝑇 𝐶 𝑇 b) 𝐴𝑇 𝐶 𝑇 𝐵 𝑇 c) 𝐶 𝑇 𝐴𝑇 𝐵 𝑇 d) 𝐶 𝑇 𝐵 𝑇 𝐴𝑇
1 5
18. If 𝐴 = ( ), then trace of matrix 𝐴 is
0 −6
a) 5 b) 0 c) −5 d) −6
0 1
19. If 𝐴 = ( ), then the value of 𝐴4 is
1 0
1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
a) ( ) b) ( ) c) ( ) d) ( )
1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
20. If 𝐴2 − 2𝐴 − 𝐼 = 0, the inverse of 𝐴
a) 𝐼 b) 𝐴 + 2 c) 𝐴 − 2 d) 𝐴
21. If the dimensions of subspaces 𝑊1 and 𝑊2 of a vector space 𝑊 are respectively 5 and 7, and
dim(𝑊1 + 𝑊2 ) = 1, then dim(𝑊1 ∩ 𝑊2 ) is
a) 11 b) 9 c) 7 d) 5
22. Let 𝑆 = {(−1, 0, 1), (2, 1, 4)}. The value of 𝑘 for which the vector (3𝑘 + 2, 3, 10) belongs to
the linear span of 𝑆 is:
a) 3 b) −2 c) 2 d) 8
23. Let 𝑉 and 𝑊 be vector spaces over ℝ, 𝑇: 𝑉 → 𝑊 be a map. Then 𝑇 is a linear
transformation 𝑖𝑓𝑓
a) 𝑇(𝑥 + 𝑦) = 𝑇(𝑥) + 𝑇(𝑦) ∀ 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑉
b) 𝑇(𝛼𝑥) = 𝛼𝑇(𝑥) ∀ 𝑥 ∈ 𝑉 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛼 ∈ ℝ
c) 𝑇(𝛼𝑥 + 𝑦) = 𝛼𝑇(𝑥) + 𝑇(𝑦) ∀ 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑉 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛼 ∈ ℝ
d) 𝑇(𝑥 − 𝑦) = 𝑇(𝑥) − 𝑇(𝑦) ∀ 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑉
24. If = {𝑣1 , 𝑣2 , . . . , 𝑣𝑛 } is a set of vectors in a finite dimensional vector space 𝑉, then 𝑆 is
called a basis for 𝑉 if:
a) 𝑆 spans 𝑉 b) 𝑆 is linearly independent c) either 𝐴 or 𝐵 d) both
a and b

25. If 𝐴 is an 𝑛 × 𝑛 matrix that is not invertible, then the linear system 𝐴𝑥 = 0 has
a) infinitely many solutions b) exactly one solution
c) not possible to find solution d) finitely many solutions
26. Does the vectors 𝑣1 = (−3, 7) and 𝑣2 = (5, 5) form a basis for ℝ2
a) Data not complete b) No c) Yes d) Not in ℝ2
27. If 𝑊 is a subspace of a finite-dimensional vector space 𝑉, then
a) 𝑑𝑖𝑚(𝑊) = 𝑑𝑖𝑚(𝑉) always
b) 𝑑𝑖𝑚(𝑊) ≥ 𝑑𝑖𝑚(𝑉)
c) 𝑑𝑖𝑚(𝑊) ≤ 𝑑𝑖𝑚(𝑉)
d) none of the above
28. Which of the following are linear combinations of 𝑢 = (0, −2, 2) and = (1, 3, −1) ?
a) (2, 2, 2) b) (0, 0, 0) c) Both 𝐴 and 𝐵 d) Neither 𝐴 nor 𝐵
29. A 𝑛 × 𝑛 matrix has
a) at most 𝑛 distinct eigenvalues b) at least 𝑛 distinct eigenvalues
c) exactly 𝑛 distinct eigenvalues d) exactly 𝑛 + 1 distinct eigenvalues
4 𝑥+2
30. If 𝐴 = ( ) is symmetric, then what is 𝑥 is equal to
2𝑥 − 3 𝑥 + 1
𝑎) 2 b) 3 c) −1 d) 5
31. If 𝐴 is a square matrix of order 𝑘, and 𝑑𝑒𝑡(𝑘𝐴) = 27 𝑑𝑒𝑡(𝐴). Then
a) 𝑘 = 3 b) 𝑘 = 9
c) 𝑘 = 2 d) 𝑘 = 1

32. 1 0 … 0
0 2 … 0
If | | = 24, then
⋮ ⋮ ⋮ ⋮
0 0 … 𝑛

a) 𝑛 = 2 b) 𝑛 = 4
 c) 𝑛 = 6 d) 𝑘 = 3

33. Let {𝛼1 , 𝛼2 , … . , 𝛼𝑛 } be a set of 𝑛 linearly independent vectors and there exist scalars
𝑐1 , 𝑐2 , … … , 𝑐𝑛 such that 𝑐1 𝛼1 + 𝑐2 𝛼2 + ⋯ + 𝑐𝑛 𝛼𝑛 = 𝜃, then
e) there exist one 𝑐𝑖 which is non-zero f) some of 𝑐𝑖 ’s are zero
g) all 𝑐𝑖 ’s are non-zero h) all 𝑐𝑖 ’s are zero

34. If one of the eigen values of a 2 × 2 matrix is 5 and determinant is 20, then the another eigen
value is
e) 100 f) 4
g) 25 h) 10

35.
Diagonal elements of a skew-symmetric matrix are
e) always zero f) always purely imaginary
g) either zero or purely imaginary h) non-zero real numbers

36. If 𝐴 be an matrix of order 𝑛 × 𝑛. Then 𝐴 is invertible if and only if

a) det(A) = 0 b) det(A) < 0
c) det(A) > 0 d) det(A) ≠ 0

37. If 𝐴 and 𝐵 be two square matrices of same order, then

e) det(A + B) = det(A) + det(𝐵) f) det(A + B) = det(𝐴) det(𝐵)
g) det(A + B) ≠ det(A) + det(𝐵) in h) det(A + B) = det(A) − det(𝐵)
general

38. If 𝐴 be a matrix of order 4 × 5, then 𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑘(𝐴) can be

a) 5 b) 3
c) 4 d) Both (b) and (c)

39. For which value of 𝑥, the set of vectors {(0,2), (𝑥 + 1, 𝑥)} is linearly dependent in ℝ2 ?
a) 1 b) −1
c) 0 d) 2

40. Diagonal elements of a skew-Hermitian matrix are

e) always zero f) always purely imaginary
g) either zero or purely imaginary h) non-zero real numbers

41. Dimension of set of 3 × 3 matrices with real entries is

a) 6 b) 3
c) 0 d) 9

42. 0 1+𝑖
The matrix ( ) is a
−1 + 𝑖 0
a) Hermitian matrix b) Skew-Hermitian matrix
 c) Unitary matrix d) Skew-Symmetric matrix

43. If 𝑆 = {𝑣 1 , 𝑣2 , . . . , 𝑣𝑛 } is a set of vectors in a finitedimensional vector space 𝑉, then 𝑆 is called

a basis for 𝑉 if:
f) 𝑆 spans 𝑉 g) 𝑆 is linearly independent
h) either (a) or (b) i) both (a) and (b)

44. If 𝑊 is a subspace of a finite-dimensional vector space 𝑉, then

a) 𝑑𝑖𝑚(𝑊) = 𝑑𝑖𝑚(𝑉) always b) 𝑑𝑖𝑚(𝑊) ≤ 𝑑𝑖𝑚(𝑉)
c) 𝑑𝑖𝑚(𝑊) ≥ 𝑑𝑖𝑚(𝑉) d) none of these

45. For a unitary matrix 𝐴 of order 𝑛 × 𝑛,

a) det(A) = 0 b) |det(A)| = 1
c) det(A) = 0 d) |det(A)| = 2

3 4 −1 3 4 −1
46. The value of |2 −3 2 | = −7, then |2 −3 2 | =
6 −6 5 6 −6 5
e) -7 f) 14
g) 7 h) -14

47. If A be a square matrix such that det(A)=5 then det( 𝐴−1 )

e) 5 f) 0
g) 1 h) 1/5

48. S, T are two subspaces of a vector space V over a field F, then which one of the
following is also a subspace of V?

i) 𝑆 ∪ 𝑇 j) 𝑆 ∩ 𝑇
k) 𝑆 − 𝑇 l) 𝑇 − 𝑆
2 1 0
49. The sum of the eigenvalues of (0 4 3 ) is 5, then the value of 𝛼 is
0 0 𝛼
i) 3 j) 0
k) -3 l) -1

50. Which of the following represents a skew-symmetric matrix

3 −1 0 7
i) ( ) j) ( )
1 5 −7 3
0 1 0 −2
k) ( ) l) ( )
1 0 2 0

51. For a linear transform T:𝑉 → 𝑊 where 𝑉, 𝑊 are two vector spaces over a field F,
the dimension of kernel of T is called
 e) Rank of T f) Nullity of T
g) Image T h) None of these

52.If A and B are square matrices and 𝐴−1 , 𝐵 −1 exist then (𝐴𝐵)−1 =

e) 𝐴−1 𝐵 −1 f) 𝐵 −1 𝐴−1
g) 𝐴 𝐵 −1 h) 𝐴−1 𝐵

53.Which of the following is true for two square matrices A and B

i) det(𝐴 + 𝐵) = det 𝐴 + det 𝐵 j) det(𝐴𝐵) = det 𝐴 × det 𝐵

k) 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐵𝐴 l) None of these
3 0 0
54. The trace of (0 1 0)
0 0 2
e) 4 f) 5
g) 6 h) 7

55. A set of vectors in an inner product space (𝑉, <. >) over a field F is orthogonal if
for any 𝛼, 𝛽 ∈ 𝑉
e) < 𝛼, 𝛽 >= 1 f) < 𝛼, 𝛽 >= 0
g) < 𝛼, 𝛽 > −1 h) None of these

56. In a basis set of vectors

i) The vectors are linearly j) The vectors are linearly
dependent independent
k) The vectors are all null vectors l) None of theses

57. The dimension of ℝ4 is

e) 2 f) 3
g) 4 h) 5

58. If 𝐴 is an orthogonal matrix, then |𝐴| =

e) ±1 f) I
g) A h) 0

59. A homogeneous system of equations of n equations with n number of unknowns

𝐴𝑋 = 0 has unique solution if
j) |𝐴| = 1 k) |𝐴| ≠ 0
l) |𝐴| = 0 m) None of these

60.If the eigenvalues of the matrix 𝐴 𝑎, 𝑏, then the eigenvalues of 𝐴2 are

e) 𝑎2 , 𝑏 f) 𝑎2 , 𝑏 2
g) 𝑎𝑏, 𝑏 2 h) 𝑎, 𝑏