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This set of Mathematics for Economic Analysis Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Mathematics For Economic Analysis Set 4

Q1 | If matrix A is comfortable for multiplication the (AB)T is equal to
  • (ba)t
  • btat
  • atbt
  • at+bt
Q2 | If A is a square matrix of order ‘n’ and I is the unit matrix of the same order,then AI is equal to
  • a
  • ia
  • i
  • both (a) & (b)
Q3 | The signed minor of the matrix A is called
  • adjoint
  • co-factor
  • minor
  • rank
Q4 | The determinant of a matrix and that of its transpose are
  • equal
  • zero
  • one
  • negatively related
Q5 | If two rows or columns of a determinant A are identical, then the value of the determinant is School of Distance Education Mathematics for Economic Analysis (II Semester) Page 12
  • equal
  • zero
  • one
  • negatively related
Q6 | If every element of a raw or column of a square matrix A is zero, then the value of the determinant is
  • equal
  • one
  • zero
  • not equal
Q7 | If each element of a raw or column is a sum of two elements, the determinant can be expressed as the
  • sum of two determinants
  • difference of two determinants
  • multiplication of two determinants
  • division of two determinants
Q8 | A square matrix A such that A2 = A is called
  • orthogonal matrix
  • skew symmetric matrix
  • idempotent matrix
  • singular matrix
Q9 | If A& B are symmetric matrix, then AB – BA is
  • symmetric
  • skew symmetric matrix
  • idempotent matrix
  • orthogonal matrix
Q10 | The transpose of the cofactor matrix is called
  • adjoint of the matrix
  • power of a matrix
  • minor of the matrix
  • rank of a matrix
Q11 | For any square matrix A of order ‘n’, A(Adj A) is equal to
  • (adj a)a
  • determinant a
  • rank of a
  • both a & b
Q12 | If AΠ B = Ø , then A and B are called
  • disjoint set
  • complement set
  • unit set
  • empty et
Q13 | Matrix multiplication does not satisfy --------- law
  • associative
  • distributive
  • commutative
  • none of the above
Q14 | Y= a0+a1X is a function
  • nonlinear
  • proportional
  • polynomial
  • linear
Q15 | Relation between two numbers or variables are called
  • function
  • binary relation
  • inverse relation
  • none of the above
Q16 | If B is a subset of A , then A is a -------- of B
  • super set
  • sub set
  • empty set
  • universal set
Q17 | the elements in the horizontal line in a matrix is called
  • columns
  • rows
  • elements
  • diagonal
Q18 | If matrix A is of mxn dimension, then At will be --------- dimension
  • nxm
  • mxn
  • nxp
  • mxm
Q19 | If A=At , then A is
  • symmetric matrix
  • skew symmetric matrix
  • identity matrix
  • orthogonal matrix
Q20 | Given S1={a,b,c}S2={a,1,2}, then (S1-S2) Π (S2-S1) is
  • 1
  • a
  • b
  • null set
Q21 | The set of “stars in the sky” is an example of
  • countable set
  • infinite set
  • finite set
  • unit set
Q22 | Ordered pairs of two sets are called
  • elements
  • function
  • cartesian product
  • none of the above
Q23 | AB=BA=I, then B is said to be -------- matrix of A
  • adjoint
  • inverse
  • determinant
  • cofactor
Q24 | Determinant of triangular matrix is the product of
  • diagonal elements
  • off-diagonal elements
  • rows
  • columns
Q25 | If IAI=24. then the determinant of its transpose is
  • 48
  • 0
  • 24
  • 42