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Q#1 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2025 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

Consider the matrix  below:

 

For which of the following combinations of , and , is the rank of  at least three?

(i)  and .

(ii) .

(iii)  and .

(iv) .

Only (i), (iii), and (iv)

Only (iv)

Only (ii)

Only (i) and (iii)

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Q#2 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2025 (Set 1) NAT +2 marks -0 marks

Consider the vectors

 

For real-valued scalar variable , the value of

  is _________ (rounded off to two decimal places).

 denotes the Euclidean norm, i.e., for .

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Q#3 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2024 (Set 1) NAT +1 mark -0 marks

Let  and  denote the set of real numbers and the three-dimensional vector space over it, respectively. The value of for which the set of vectors

Dose not form a basis of is__________.

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Q#4 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2024 (Set 1) MSQ +2 marks -0 marks

Consider the matrix where k is a positive real number. Which of the following vectors is/are eigenvector(s) of this matrix?

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Q#5 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2023 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

Let  and  be two vectors. The value of the coefficient  in the expression , which minimizes the length of the error vector , is

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Q#6 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2023 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

Let the sets of eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a matrix  be  and , respectively. For any invertible matrix , the sets of eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix , where , respectively, are

 and

 and

 and

 and

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Q#7 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2023 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Let  be an  real column vector with length . The trace of the matrix  is

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Q#8 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2022 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

Consider a system of linear equations , where

 

This system of equations admits

a unique solution for

infinitely many solutions for

no solutions for

exactly two solutions for

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Q#9 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2022 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Let  be two non-zero real numbers and  be two non-zero real vectors of size . Suppose that  and  satisfy , and . Let  be the  matrix given by: 

The eigen values of  are

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Q#10 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2021 (Set 1) NAT +1 mark -0 marks

If the vectors  and  and  are linearly dependent, the value of  is ________.

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Q#11 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2021 (Set 1) NAT +2 marks -0 marks

A real  non-singular matrix  with repeated eigen value is given as

 

where  is a real positive number. The value of  (rounded off to one decimal place) is ________.

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Q#12 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2020 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

If  are six vectors in , which one of the following statements is False?

If  spans , then it forms a basis for

These vectors are not linearly independent

It is not necessary that these vectors span .

Any four of these vectors form a basis for ,

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Q#13 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2020 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Consider the following system of linear equation,        

 

Which one of the following conditions ensures that a solution exists for the above system?

 and

 and

 and

 and

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Q#14 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2019 (Set 1) NAT +1 mark -0 marks

The number of distinct Eigen values of the matrix

 Is equal to _______

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Q#15 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2018 (Set 1) NAT +1 mark -0 marks

Consider matrix and vector. The number of distinct real values r of k for which the equation Ax=0 has infinitely many solutions is

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Q#16 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2018 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

Let M be a real matrix. Consider the following statements:

S1: M has 4 linearly independent eigenvectors.

S2: M has 4 distinct Eigen-values.

S3: M is non-singular (invertible). Which one among the following is TRUE?

S1 implies S2

S1 implies S3

D2 implies S1

S3 implies S2

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Q#17 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2017 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

Consider the following statements about the linear dependence of the real valued functions  and , over the field of real numbers.         

  1.  and  are linearly independent on
  2.  and  are linearly dependent on
  3.  and  are linearly independent on
  4.  and  are linearly dependent on

Which one among the following is correct?

Both I and II are true

Both I and III are true

Both II and IV are true

Both III and IV are true

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Q#18 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2017 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

Consider the 5 × 5 matrix

It is given that A has only one real eigenvalue. Then the real eigenvalue of A is

– 2.5

0

15

25

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Q#19 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2017 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The rank of the matrix

0

1

2

3

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Q#20 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2017 (Set 2) NAT +1 mark -0 marks

The rank of the matrix  is _______________.

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Q#21 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2016 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

Let , (where I denotes the identity matrix) and M ≠ I,  and . Then, for any natural number k,  equals:

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Q#22 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2016 (Set 2) NAT +1 mark -0 marks

The value of x for which the matrix  has zero as an eigenvalue is _____________.

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Q#23 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2016 (Set 2) NAT +2 marks -0 marks

The matrix  has det(A) = 100 and trace(A) = 14. The value of  is __________.

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Q#24 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2016 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

Consider a 2 × 2 square matrix. , Where x is unknown. If the eigenvalues of the matrix A are  and , then x is equal to  

+jω

–jω

–ω

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Q#25 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2016 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

If the vectors  and  form an orthogonal basis of the three-dimensional real space , then the vector u= (4, 3, -3) can be expressed as

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Q#26 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2015 (Set 1) NAT +1 mark -0 marks

Consider a system of linear equations:

 

The value of k for which the system has infinitely many solutions is ______.

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Q#27 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2015 (Set 1) NAT +1 mark -0 marks

The value of p such that the vector   is an eigenvector of the matrix  is _______.

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Q#28 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2015 (Set 2) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The value of x for which all the Eigen-values of the matrix given below are real is

5+j

5 - j

1 - 5j

1 + 5j

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Q#29 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2015 (Set 3) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

For  , the determinant of is

2 sec x

cos 4x

1

0

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Q#30 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2014 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

For matrices of same dimension M, N and scalar c, which of these properties DOES NOT ALWAYS HOLD?

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Q#31 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2014 (Set 1) NAT +1 mark -0 marks

A real (4 x 4) matrix A satisfies the equation , where I is (4 X 4) identity matrix. The positive Eigen value of A is

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Q#32 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2014 (Set 1) NAT +2 marks -0 marks

Consider the matrix which is obtained by reversing the order of the columns of the identity matrix . Let , where  is a non-negative real number. The value of  for which det(P)=0 is _____________.

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Q#33 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2014 (Set 2) NAT +1 mark -0 marks

The determinant of matrix A is 5 and the determinant of matrix B is 40. The determinant of matrix AB is ________.

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Q#34 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2014 (Set 2) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

The system of linear equations  has

A unique solution

Infinitely many solutions

No solution

Exactly two solutions

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Q#35 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2014 (Set 2) NAT +2 marks -0 marks

The maximum value of the determinant among all 2 x 2 real symmetric matrices with trace 14 is __________.

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Q#36 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2014 (Set 3) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Which one of the following statements is NOT true for a square matrix A?

If A is upper triangular, the Eigen values of A are the diagonal elements of it

If A is real symmetric, the Eigen values of A are always real and positive

If A is real, the Eigen values of A and are always the same

If all the principal minors of A are positive, all the Eigen values of A are also positive

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Q#37 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2013 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The minimum Eigen value of the following matrix is

0

1

2

3

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Q#38 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2013 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Let A be an  matrix and B an  matrix. It is given that determinant =determinant , where  is the  identity matrix. Using the above property, the determinant of the matrix given below is

2

5

8

16

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Q#39 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2012 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Given that

 and  , the value of  is 

15A + 12I

19A+30I

17A+ 15I

17A+21I

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Q#40 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2011 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

The system of equations

Has no solution for values of  and  given by

,

,

,

,

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Q#41 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2010 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The Eigen values of a skew-symmetric matrix are

always zero

always pure imaginary

either zero or pure imaginary

always real

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Q#42 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2009 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

The Eigen values of the following matrix are

3, 3 + 5j, 6 – j

-6 + 5j, 3 + j, 3 – j

3 + j, 3 – j, 5 + j

3, -1 + 3j, -1 -3j

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Q#43 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2008 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

All the four entries of the  matrix  are nonzero, and one of its eigenvalues is zero. Which of the following statements is true?

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Q#44 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2008 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The system of linear equations

Has

a unique solution

no solution

an infinite number of solutions

exactly two distinct solutions

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Q#45 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2007 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

It is given that  are M non-zero, orthogonal vectors. The dimension of the vector space spanned by the 2M vectors  is

2M

M +1

M

Dependent on the choice of

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Q#46 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2006 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The rank of the matrix  is

0

1

2

3

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Q#47 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2006 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

The eigenvalues and the corresponding eigenvectors of a 2 × 2 matrix are given by

Eigenvalue

Eigenvector

The matrix is:

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Q#48 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2006 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

For the matrix  the Eigen value corresponding to the eigenvector  is:

2

4

6

8

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Q#49 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2005 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Given the matrix , the eigen vector is

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Q#50 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2005 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Let and .

Then (a + b) =

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Q#51 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2005 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Given an orthogonal matrix, is

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Q#52 Linear Algebra GATE EC 2000 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

The eigen values of the matrix  are

2, - 2, 1, - 1

2, 3, -2, 4

2, 3, 1, 4

None of the above

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Q#53 Linear Algebra GATE EC 1998 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The eigen values o          are

1, 1

-1, -1

 j, -j

1, -1

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Q#54 Linear Algebra GATE EC 1994 (Set 1) NAT +1 mark -0 marks

The rank of an  matrix  cannot be more than m. (True=1,False=0)

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Q#55 Linear Algebra GATE EC 1992 NAT +1 mark -0 marks

If . The matrix , calculated by the use of Cayley Hamilton theorem or otherwise, is _________.

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