Matrices
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Concept, notation, order, equality, types of matrices, zero and identity matrix
SubtopicConcept, notation, order, equality, types of matrices, zero and identity matrix under Matrices for Grade 12 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
Two matrices and can be equal only if:
A.and
B.and
C.D.and
- 2.
The zero matrix of order is written as:
A.B.C.D. - 3.
For a matrix , what is the maximum value of ?
A.3
B.4
C.12
D.7
- 4.
If is an identity matrix, then is:
A.1
B.2
C.0
D.3
- 5.
If such that , then the element is:
A.5
B.7
C.8
D.4
- 6.
In a square matrix of order , how many elements lie on the principal diagonal?
A.4
B.16
C.8
D.2
- 7.
For a zero matrix of order , how many elements are there?
A.5
B.6
C.0
D.1
- 8.
The total number of elements in a matrix where and is:
A.6
B.9
C.12
D.7
- 9.
Which of the following represents a null matrix?
A.for all
B.for
C.for
D. - 10.
If where , then the trace of is:
A.B.C.D.
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Transpose of a matrix, symmetric and skew symmetric matrices
SubtopicTranspose of a matrix, symmetric and skew symmetric matrices under Matrices for Grade 12 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
If , then its transpose is:
A.B.C.D. - 2.
For any square matrix , the matrix is always:
A.Symmetric
B.Skew-symmetric
C.Identity
D.Unitary
- 3.
If , then is equal to:
A.B.C.D. - 4.
If is a skew-symmetric matrix, then the relationship between and is:
A.B.C.D. - 5.
If is a skew-symmetric matrix of order , then the elements satisfy:
A.B.C.D. - 6.
If , then is equal to:
A.B.C.D.Null matrix
- 7.
If is a square matrix, is its transpose, and , then is:
A.Symmetric
B.Skew-symmetric
C.Diagonal
D.Scalar
- 8.
Let be a symmetric matrix with all entries as 1. What is the rank of ?
A.B.C.D. - 9.
If and are symmetric matrices of the same order, then is:
A.Symmetric
B.Skew-symmetric
C.Neither
D.Null
- 10.
Let be a matrix such that . What is ?
A.B.C.D.
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Operation on matrices: Addition, multiplication and multiplication with a scalar
SubtopicOperation on matrices: Addition, multiplication and multiplication with a scalar under Matrices for Grade 12 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
If X + $$\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 \end{bmatrix}$$ = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix}, then is:
A.B.C.D. - 2.
If and , then is:
A.B.C.D. - 3.
If and , the order of is:
A.B.C.D. - 4.
If and , the order of is:
A.B.C.D. - 5.
If , then is equal to:
A.B.C.D. - 6.
If is a matrix, is a matrix, and is a matrix, the order of the matrix is:
A.B.C.D. - 7.
If \begin{bmatrix} x \ y \end{bmatrix}, then the values of and are:
A.B.C.D. - 8.
If , where , find .
A.B.C.D. - 9.
Find the matrix such that , where and .
A.B.C.D. - 10.
If is a matrix such that , find the trace of if it is known that is not the identity matrix and not the null matrix, and all its eigenvalues are integers.
A.or
B.C.D.
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Simple properties of addition, multiplication and scalar multiplication
SubtopicSimple properties of addition, multiplication and scalar multiplication under Matrices for Grade 12 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
If is a square matrix such that for , it is called a:
A.Diagonal matrix
B.Row matrix
C.Column matrix
D.Scalar matrix
- 2.
A matrix having only one column is called a:
A.Row matrix
B.Column matrix
C.Identity matrix
D.Zero matrix
- 3.
If , then is:
A.B.C.D. - 4.
Matrix multiplication is defined if:
A.Number of rows of = Number of columns of
B.Number of columns of = Number of rows of
C.Order of = Order of
D.and are both square
- 5.
The law expressed by the equation is the:
A.Commutative Law
B.Left Distributive Law
C.Right Distributive Law
D.Associative Law
- 6.
If , then is equal to:
A.B.C.D. - 7.
The total number of possible matrices with each entry being or is:
A.6
B.12
C.32
D.64
- 8.
If and are square matrices of the same order, which of the following is always true for the transpose operation?
A.B.C.D. - 9.
If , then is equal to:
A.B.C.D. - 10.
If , then is:
A.B.C.D.
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Invertible matrices and proof of the uniqueness of inverse
SubtopicInvertible matrices and proof of the uniqueness of inverse under Matrices for Grade 12 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
The uniqueness of the inverse theorem states that if a matrix has an inverse, it has:
A.Exactly one inverse
B.At least two inverses
C.Infinite inverses
D.No inverse
- 2.
If a square matrix has an inverse , then the product of their determinants is:
A.B.C.D. - 3.
If is an invertible matrix and , then is equal to:
A.B.C.D. - 4.
Which of the following symbols is commonly used to denote the inverse of a matrix ?
A.B.C.D. - 5.
If is an invertible matrix of order 2 such that its determinant , then the determinant of its inverse is:
A.5
B.25
C.1/5
D.1/25
- 6.
For any invertible matrix and a natural number , is equal to:
A.B.C.is not defined
D. - 7.
When finding the inverse of a matrix using elementary row operations, we start with the equation . If we transform the left side into using a sequence of operations, the same operations transform the on the right side into:
A.B.C.D. - 8.
If , find .
A.B.C.D. - 9.
If is an invertible matrix and is a matrix such that , then must be:
A.The zero matrix
B.The identity matrix
C.The inverse of
D.A symmetric matrix
- 10.
Let be a non-singular matrix of order 3 such that . The value of is:
A.B.C.D.
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Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
For a matrix , what is the maximum value can take?
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.6
- 2.
If a matrix has 8 elements, which of these is NOT a possible order?
A.B.C.D. - 3.
What is the order of a matrix with rows and columns?
A.B.C.D. - 4.
If a matrix has 1 element, its order must be:
A.B.C.D. - 5.
If is a matrix of order and is a matrix of order , what is the order of the matrix ?
A.B.C.D. - 6.
How many possible orders can a matrix have if it contains 21 elements?
A.2
B.4
C.3
D.6
- 7.
A matrix has all elements equal to 3. If the sum of all elements is 36 and , what is the order of the matrix?
A.B.C.D. - 8.
If the number of elements in a matrix is , what is the number of all possible orders such that and are even?
A.2
B.4
C.6
D.1
- 9.
If is a matrix such that if and if , what is the sum of all elements of ?
A.3
B.6
C.9
D.4
- 10.
How many elements are in a diagonal matrix of order that are necessarily zero?
A.n
B.C.D.0
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Equality of matrices
SubtopicEquality of matrices under Matrices for Grade 12 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
Two matrices and are equal. If the order of is , what must be the order of ?
A.B.C.D. - 2.
If , find the real value of .
A.8
B.4
C.2
D.64
- 3.
If , find the value of .
A.0
B.1
C.2
D.3
- 4.
If , find the value of .
A.4
B.5
C.20
D.0
- 5.
Find and if .
A.B.C.D. - 6.
Determine and if .
A.B.C.D. - 7.
If , find .
A.2
B.3
C.4
D.5
- 8.
If \begin{bmatrix} x+y & z+w \\ x-y & z-w \\end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 5 & 7 \\ 1 & 3 \\end{bmatrix}, find the value of .
A.12
B.10
C.14
D.8
- 9.
If \begin{bmatrix} x+y & 3 \\ 4 & xy \\end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 6 & 3 \\ 4 & 8 \\end{bmatrix}, find .
A.2
B.4
C.0
D.6
- 10.
If \begin{bmatrix} x+10 & y^2+2y \\ 0 & -4 \\end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 3x+4 & 3 \\ 0 & -4 \\end{bmatrix}, find the set of possible values for .
A.{1, -3}
B.{-1, 3}
C.{1, 3}
D.{-1, -3}
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Properties of matrix addition
SubtopicProperties of matrix addition under Matrices for Grade 12 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
Is the sum of two identity matrices equal to the identity matrix?
A.Yes, always
B.No, it is equal to
C.No, it is equal to the zero matrix
D.Only if the matrices are singular
- 2.
If , then is equal to:
A.B.C.D. - 3.
What is the element in the 2nd row and 1st column of the sum of and ?
A.6
B.8
C.10
D.12
- 4.
If the order of matrix is and the order of matrix is , then the order of matrix is:
A.B.C.D. - 5.
If , what is ?
A.B.C.D. - 6.
Find the value of if \begin{bmatrix} y \ x \end{bmatrix}.
A.4
B.2
C.8
D.0
- 7.
If is any matrix, then . This property is known as:
A.Existence of additive identity
B.Existence of additive inverse
C.Commutative law
D.Associative law
- 8.
Which of the following is the additive inverse of the matrix ?
A.B.C.D. - 9.
If and , find .
A.B.C.D. - 10.
Let be a matrix. Find the value of .
A.B.C.D.
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Properties of scalar multiplication of a matrix
SubtopicProperties of scalar multiplication of a matrix under Matrices for Grade 12 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
If , and , the result is always:
A.The zero matrix
B.The matrix
C.The identity matrix
D.The matrix
- 2.
If is a null matrix, then is:
A.A null matrix
B.An identity matrix
C.A matrix with all elements 100
D.A diagonal matrix
- 3.
Given and , find .
A.B.C.D. - 4.
If , find .
A.B.C.D. - 5.
Given , find the value of if .
A.2
B.0.5
C.1
D.0.25
- 6.
If , find the matrix such that the sum of its elements is 10.
A.B.C.D. - 7.
If , find the sum of elements of .
A.27
B.21
C.30
D.15
- 8.
If is a square matrix and is a scalar, then is equal to:
A.B.C.D. - 9.
Given is a matrix of order . If , where is a scalar, then (element of ) is given by:
A.B.C.D. - 10.
If is a matrix and , find .
A.B.C.D.
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Properties of multiplication of matrices
SubtopicProperties of multiplication of matrices under Matrices for Grade 12 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
If is a matrix such that , what is ?
A.B.C.D. - 2.
If is a matrix and is a matrix, what is the element in the 1st row and 2nd column of formed by?
A.Multiplying 1st row of with 2nd column of
B.Multiplying 2nd row of with 1st column of
C.Multiplying 1st row of with 1st row of
D.Multiplying 2nd column of with 2nd row of
- 3.
What is the expression for for square matrices and ?
A.B.C.D. - 4.
If , we say that the matrices and are:
A.Singular
B.Commuting
C.Inverse
D.Equivalent
- 5.
Let and be two matrices. If and commute under matrix multiplication (i.e., ), then the value of must be:
A.B.C.D.Any real number
- 6.
If is a square matrix such that , where is the identity matrix of the same order, then the simplified form of the matrix is:
A.B.C.D. - 7.
If is a square matrix such that , then is equal to:
A.B.C.D. - 8.
If is a square matrix such that , then what is the value of ?
A.B.C.D. - 9.
If and are square matrices of the same order, then is equal to:
A.B.C.D.All of the above
- 10.
If , then the value of is:
A.B.C.D.
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Properties of transpose of the matrices
SubtopicProperties of transpose of the matrices under Matrices for Grade 12 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
If , what is ?
A.B.C.D. - 2.
For any square matrix , what is the transpose of ?
A.B.C.D. - 3.
If has order , what is the order of matrix ?
A.B.C.D. - 4.
The transpose of a lower triangular matrix is a:
A.Upper triangular matrix
B.Lower triangular matrix
C.Diagonal matrix
D.Identity matrix
- 5.
Let be a matrix of order and be a matrix of order . If , find the mathematical expression for the element (the entry in the row and column of ).
A.B.C.D. - 6.
If and the matrix satisfies the equation , then is equal to:
A.B.C.D. - 7.
If is a matrix, then which of the following is always symmetric?
A.B.C.Both and
D.None of these
- 8.
If is an orthogonal matrix (), then is equal to:
A.B.C.D. - 9.
If and are matrices such that , then must be:
A.Symmetric
B.Skew-symmetric
C.Identity
D.Null matrix
- 10.
If is a skew-symmetric matrix of order , what is the property of elements ?
A.B.C.for all
D.for all
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Symmetric and Skew Symmetric Matrices
SubtopicSymmetric and Skew Symmetric Matrices under Matrices for Grade 12 CBSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
If is a skew-symmetric matrix, what is the trace of ?
A.1
B.Order of matrix
C.0
D.Sum of all elements
- 2.
If is a symmetric matrix, then is a:
A.Skew-symmetric matrix
B.Identity matrix
C.Symmetric matrix
D.Null matrix
- 3.
If is skew-symmetric, then the value of is:
A.1
B.2
C.0
D. - 4.
The zero matrix of order is:
A.Symmetric only
B.Skew-symmetric only
C.Both symmetric and skew-symmetric
D.Neither symmetric nor skew-symmetric
- 5.
For any square matrix , the matrix is always:
A.a diagonal matrix
B.an identity matrix
C.a skew-symmetric matrix
D.a symmetric matrix
- 6.
If is a symmetric matrix and is a skew-symmetric matrix of the same order, then the matrix is always:
A.a symmetric matrix
B.a skew-symmetric matrix
C.a diagonal matrix
D.an identity matrix
- 7.
If is skew-symmetric, then is skew-symmetric if is:
A.An even natural number
B.An odd natural number
C.A prime number
D.Any natural number
- 8.
If and are two skew-symmetric matrices of the same order, then the product matrix is also a skew-symmetric matrix if and only if:
A.B.C.D. - 9.
Let be any skew-symmetric matrix of order and be the identity matrix of the same order. What is the value of the determinant expression ?
A.B.C.D. - 10.
Let be a skew-symmetric matrix of order and be an column matrix. The value of the matrix given by the expression is:
A.B.C.D.
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