MCQ Bank
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) $\mathop V\limits^{\_\_}$
Two equivalent vectors must have the same initial point:
- A) None of the above
- B) May be.
- C) True
- D) False
If $A$ be $n \times n$ matrix, then $det (A^T) =$ ______________.
- A) det A
- B) inverse of A
- C) $$det A^T$$
- D) 1 / det A
Diagonalization is a process of transforming a vector $A$ to the form
- A) $A=PDP^{-1}$
- B) $A=P^{-1}DP$
- C)
- D)
A 3 x 3 identity matrix have three and __________eigen values.
- A) distinct
- B) same
- C)
- D)
The complex conjugate of a complex vector$x$ in $C^n$ is the vector $\bar{x}$ in $C^{n}$ whose entries are the ------------ conjugates of the entries in $x$.
- A) Real
- B) Complex
- C)
- D)
Let $A$ and $B$ be the square matrices. Then, $A$ and $B$ are invertible with $B = {A^{ - 1}}$ and $A = {B^{ - 1}}$ if and only if $AB = BA$ equals to a (an) _____ matrix.
- A) Rectangular
- B) Identity
- C) Square
- D) Singular