MCQ Bank
Le a matrix A has both negative and positive eigen values, so in this case origin behaves as a ----------- point
- A) Saddle
- B) Critical
- C)
- D)
Let $A$ be an $n by n$ matrix whose distinct eigen values are $\lambda_{1}, \lambda_{2},…, \lambda_{p}$. For $1 \leq k \leq p$, the dimension of the eigen space for $\lambda_{k}$ is -------- than or ------- to the multiplicity of the eigen value $\lambda_{k}$.
- A) Greater, equal
- B) Less, equal
- C)
- D)
If $\lambda - 2$ is a factor of the characteristic polynomial of matrix $A$ , then which of the following is the Eigenvalue of $A$ ?
- A) 2
- B) -2
- C) $\frac{1}{2}$
- D) 0
If a vector $x_0$ is specified, then the initial value problem is to construct the unique function $x$ such that --------
- A) $x’=Ax’$ and $x(0)=x_0$
- B) $x’=Ax$ and $x(0)=x_0$
- C)
- D)
What is Eigen value?
- A) A vector obtained from the coordinates
- B) A matrix determined from the algebraic equations
- C) It is the inverse of the transform
- D) A scalar associated with a given linear transformation
$${\rm{If}}\,{\rm{AB = I = BA \,\ for }}\,\ matrices{\rm{ }}A,\,B\;and\,I,{\rm{ }}where\;\,I\,is\,\ an \,\ identity \,\ matrix, \,\ then$$
- A) $B$ is inverse of $A$,
- B) All of the above.
- C) $A$ is inverse of $B$,
- D) ${A^{( - 1)}} = B,{B^{( - 1)}} = A,$
Electric circuit rotation is caused by sine and cosine functions if there eigenvalues are complex and hence the origin is called --------
- A) Spiral point
- B) Critical point
- C)
- D)
Let A be a real 2 by 2 matrix with complex eigen values $\lambda = a - bi(b \ne 0)$ and associated eigenvectors v in ${C^2}$ , then
- A) $A = PC{P^{ - 1}}$
- B) $A = {P^{ - 1}}CP$
- C) $P = AC{P^{ - 1}}$
- D) None of the above
$\phi$ is the angle between the positive x-axis and the ray
- A) None of these
- B) From (1,1) through (0,0)
- C) From (a,b) through (0,0)
- D) From (0,0) through (a,b)
Which one of the following statements is true for all real symmetric matrices?
- A) All the eigenvalues are positive.
- B) All the eigenvalues are distinct
- C) Sum of all the eigenvalues is zero.
- D) All the eigenvalues are real.
A blocked matrix in which blocks (blocked matrices) are repeated down the diagonals of the matrix is called a ______ matrix.
- A) Blocked identity
- B) Blocked rectangular
- C) Blocked diagonal-constant
- D) Blocked square
An n x n matrix A is diagonalizable if and only if A has ____ linearly independent eigenvectors.
- A) n - 1
- B) n
- C) n x n
- D) n + 1
A column replacement operation on A does not change the _____________.
- A) determinant
- B) matrix
- C) row
- D) column
The null-space of a linear transformation T is the set of all vectors v such that T (v) = ________.
- A) positive
- B) 0
- C) negative
- D) non-zero
If u + v =u + w, then:
- A) None of the above
- B) v ≠ w
- C) v + w.
- D) v = w.
Factorization is used to analyze and decouple --------
- A) Dynamical system
- B) Linear system
- C)
- D)
Which of the following is true for the matrix $$M = \left[ \begin{array}{l} \,{M_{\,11}}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{M_{\,12}}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{M_{\,13}}\\\ O\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{M_{\,22}}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{M_{\,23}}\\\ O\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,O\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{M_{\,33}}\, \end{array} \right]\,;$$ where ${M_{\,\,11}}$ , ${M_{\,22}}$ and ${M_{\,33}}$ are square sub-matrices , and $O$ is a zero sub-matrix ?
- A) It is a block lower triangular matrix.
- B) It is diagonal-constant matrix.
- C) It is a Null matrix.
- D) It is a block upper triangular matrix.
An $n \times n$ matrix $A$ is said to be diagonalizable if and only if $A$ has $n$ ------------------------------ eigenvectors.
- A) Linearly dependent
- B) Linearly Independent
- C)
- D)
Let $A$ be an $n \times n$ matrix whose distinct eigen values are $\lambda_1, \lambda_2, …, \lambda_p$. The matrix $A$ is diagonalizable if and only if the ----------- of the dimensions of the distinct eigen spaces is equal to $n$.
- A) sum
- B) Product
- C)
- D)
Let V be a one Eigen vector then conjugate eigen vector is represented by,
- A) $\mathop V\limits^ \sim$
- B) $V'$
- C) V
- D) $\mathop V\limits^{\_\_}$