University of Calicut

School of Distance Education

I Semester M.Sc Mathematics
MTH1C02- Linear Algebra

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a subspace of the vector space R2 over R?

(a) {(x, y)/y = 2x} (b) {(x, y)/3x + 2y = 5}

(c) {(x, y)/7x + 2y = 5} (d) {(x, y)/x2 + y 2 = 1}

2. Which of the following is not a vector space over R?

(a) R over Q (b) Q over R

(c) R over R (d) C over R.

3. Which of the following is not a basis of the vector space R2 over R?

(a) {(2, 3), (3, 1)} (b) {(1, 3), (3, 9)}
(c) {(2, 5), (7, 1)} (d) {(5, 1), (3, 1)}

4. Which of the following is not a basis of the vector space R3 over R?

(a) {(2, 3, 3), (3, 5, 1), (1, 1, 2)} (b) {(1, 3, 3), (3, 9, 3), (2, 2, 3)}
(c) {(2, 5, 7), (7, 1, 2), (7, 3, 4)} (d) {(5, 1, 2), (3, 1, 7), (2, 5, 8)}

5. Which of the following is not a linear combination of u = (0, −1, 1) and

v = (2, 2, 1)?

(a) (2, 1, 2) (b) (2, 0, 3)

(c) (4, 3, 2) (d) (0, 5, 7)
   
2 0 1 −1
6. Which of the following is a linear combination of and
−1 −1 2 3
   
6 −8 −1 7
(a) (b)
−1 −8 5 1
   
0 −2 0 −1
(c) (d)
5 7 3 3

7. Suppose that V1 = (2, 1, 0, 3), V2 = (3, −1, 5, 2) and V3 = (−1, 0, 2, 1)

Which of the following is not there in the span{V1 , V2 , V3 }?

(a) (2,3,-7,3)
(b) (1,1,1,1)
(c) (0,0,0,0)
(d) (4,6,-14,6)

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 8. Which of the following is a subspace of R3 ?

(a) All vectors of the form (0, a, 0) where a ∈ R

(b) All vectors of the form (a, 1, 1)
(c) All vectors of the form (a, b, c) where a + b + c = 1
(d) All vectors of the form (2, a, 1)

9. Which of the following is a subspace of Mn,n , the space of all n × n

matrices?

(a) The set of all diagonal n × n matrices

(b) The set of all n × n matrices A such that detA = 0
(c) The set of all n × n matrices A such that detA = 1
(d) The set of all n × n matrices A such that detA = 2

10. Determine which of the following subset of R3 is linearly independent.

(a) {(1, 1, 1), (0, 1, −2)}

(b) {(2, 1, −1), (12, 6, −6)}
(c) {(1, 3, 2), (1, −7, −8), (2, 1, −1)}
(d) {(−1, 2, 1), (3, 0, −1), (−5, 4, 3)}

11. Pick out the correct statement

(a) If {α1 , . . . , αn } is a basis of a finite dimensional vector space V ,

then a set together with more than n elements is linearly indepen-
dent.
(b) If {α1 , . . . , αn } is a basis of a finite dimensional vector space V ,
then a set together with more than n elements is linearly depen-
dent.
(c) If α , . . . , α } is a basis of a finite dimensional vector space V ,
then a set together with less than n elements cannot be linearly
independent. If {α1 , . . . , αn } is a basis of a finite dimensional
vector space V , then a set together with less than n vectors can
span V.
(d) None of the above.
12. What is the coordinate vector of (1, 0) relative to the basis containing
α = (1, −1) and β = (1, 1)

(a) (2, 1) (b) ( 21 , 12 )

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 (c) (1, 12 ) (d) ( 21 , 1)

13. What is the coordinate vector of (0, 1) relative to the basis containing
α = (1, −1) and β = (1, 1)

(a) (2, 1) (b) ( 21 , 12 )

(c) (- 1 − 1 ) (d) ( 21 , 1)

14. What is the coordinate vector of (1, 1) relative to the basis containing
α = (2, −4) and β = (3, 8)
5 3
(a) (2, 1) (b) ( 28 , 14 )
(c) ( 52 , − 38 ) 4 1
(d) ( 28 , 14 )

15. What is the coordinate vector of (1, 1) relative to the basis containing
α = (1, 1) and β = (0, 2)

(a) (1,−
0) (b) ( 12 , 21 )
(c) ( 12 , − 12 )
(d) ( 21 , 1)
 
1 0 1
16. For a matrix 2 1 1, A−1 is
0 0 1

(a) A2 + 2A + 3I (b) A − 2A − I
(c) A2 + 2A + I (d) A2 − 3A +3 I

17. Which of the following sets is a subspace of R2 ?

(a) {(x, y) ∈ R2 |x2 + y 2 = 1}

(b) {(x, y) ∈ R2 |xy = 1}
(c) {(x, y) ∈ R2 |x + y = 1}
(d) {(x, y) ∈ R2 |x = y}

18. Let V be the vector space of ordered pairs of complex numbers over
the field R, then dimension of V is

(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4

19. Let T be a linear transformation from a vector space V of dimension n

to a vector space W of dimension m. Then dimension of L(V, W ) is

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 (a) mn (b) m + n
m
(c) n
(d) m − n
20. A finite dimensional vector space V over a field F is the direct sum of its
two subspaces U and W , then

(a) dim(V ) =dim U + dim W

(b) U ∩ W 6= ∅
(c) dim(V ) ≥dim U + dim W
(d) dim(U ∩ W ) 6= 0

21. Given T : V → W is a linear map then

(a) T is one-one ⇔ nullity T = 0

(b) T is one-one ⇒ nullity T 6= 0
(c) nullity T 6= 0 ⇒ T is one-one
(d) T is not one-one ⇒ nullity T = 0

22. Let T be a linear map given by T (x, y, z) = (x, 0, y). Then null space
of T is generated by which of the following vectors?

(a) (0, 1, 0) (b) (0, 0, 1)

(c) (1, 1, 0) (d) none of these.

23. Let T and S be two linear maps on R3 defined by T (x, y, z) = (0, y, x)

and S(x, y, z) = (x, 0, 0). Then

(a) T is idempotent and S is not

(b) S is idempotent and T is not
(c) both T and S are idempotent
(d) neither T nor S is idempotent

24. If T : R2 → R3 is a linear map such that T (1, 0) = (2, 3, 1) and

T (1, 1) = (3, 0, 2)

(a) T (x, y) = (x + y, 2x + y, 3x − 3y)

(b) T (x, y) = (x + y, x − y, 3x − 3y)
(c) T (x, y) = (2x + y, 3x − 3y, x − y)
(d) T (x, y) = (2x + y, 3x − 3y, x + y)

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1 2 4
25. Let A = 4 1 1 . Then trace of A is
3 2 2
(a) 13 (b) 7
(c) 6 (d) 4

26. Let f (t) =R 3t − 5 and g(t) = t2 in the space V of polynomials with

1
< f, g >= 0 f(t)g(t)dt. Then <f, g> is

(a) -11/12
(b) 11/12
√
(c) 9
√
(d) 5

27. Let A be a 5 × 5 matrix with trace 15 and 2 and 3 are its eigen values
of A each with multiplicity 2. Then determinant of A is

(a) 150 (b) 180

(c) 120 (d) 24

28. Let T : R2 [x] → R4 [x] defined by T (p(x)) = p(x2 ). Then

(a) T is a linear transformation with rank 5

(b) T is a linear transformation with rank 3
(c) T is a linear transformation with rank 2
(d) T is not a linear transformation

29. 
Which ofthe following matrices has the same row space as the matrix
4 8 4
3 6 1
2 4 0
   
1 2 0 1 0 0
(a) (b)
0 0 1 0 1 0
   
1 1 0 0 1 1
(c) (d)
0 0 1 0 0 1
30. Consider the vector space C over R. Let T be a linear operator on C
defined by T (z) = z̄. Then

(a) T is one-one but not onto.

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 (b) T is onto but not one-one.
(c) T is both one-one and onto.
(d) T is neither one-one nor onto.
31. Let V be a vector space of dimension 3 and let A and B be two disjoint
subspaces having dimensions 2 and 1 respectively. Then
(a) V = A ∩ B
(b) V = A ∪ B
(c) V = A + B
(d) Nothing can be said
 
1 2
32. Let V be the vector space of 2 × 2 matrices over R and let M = .
3 4
Let T be the linear operator on V defined T (A) = M A for all A in V .
The trace of T is
(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 0
(d) None of these
33. Which of the following is correct?
(a) R is a vector space over N
(b) R is a vector space over Z
(c) R is a vector space over C
(d) None of the above
34. Consider the vector space W over R spanned by the set
{(1, 1, 0, 0), (1, 0, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0, 0)}
Then W is of dimension
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
35. Consider the vector space W over R spanned by the set
{(1, 1, 0, 0), (1, 1, 0, 0), (1, 0, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0, 0), (1, 0, 1, 0)(1, 1, 1, 0)}
Then W is of dimension

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 (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4

36. Consider the vector space W over R spanned by the set

{(1, 1, 0), (0, 1, 0), (1, 0, 0)}.

Then W is of dimension

(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4

37. Let c be a characteristic value of T . Then what is the characteristic

value of f (T )

(a) f (c)
(b) c
(c) c2
(d) none of these

38. Let T be a linear operator on a finite dimensional vector space V . Let

c1 , . . . , cn be distinct characteristic values of T . Then which of the
following is true if T is diagonalizable

(a) Characteristic polynomial is f = (x − c1 )(x − c2 ) . . . (x − ck ).

(b) Characteristic polynomial is f = (x − c1 )d1 (x − c2 )d2 . . . (x − ck )dk .
(c) Characteristic polynomial is f = (x − c1 ) + (x − c2 ) + . . . + (x − ck ).
(d) none of these

39. 
A matrix
 M has
 eigen values 1 and 4 with corresponding eigen vectors
1 2
and . Then M is
−1 1
   
−4 −8 9 −8
(a) (b)
5 9 5 −4
   
2 2 3 2
(c) (d)
1 3 1 2

40. If u = (2, 5, −3) and v = (4, 2, 3) what is the angle between u and v?

(a) cos−1 ( √1102

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) (b) cos−1 ( √−9
1102
)

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 (c) cos−1 ( √1102
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) (d) cos−1 ( √1102
3
)

41. Which of the following is a linear transformation from R2 into R2 ?

(a) T (x1 , x2 ) = (x21 , x2 ) (b). T (x1 , x2 ) = (x1 , x22 )

(c). T (x1 , x2 ) = (x1 + x2 , x2 ) (b). T (x1 , x2 ) = (x21 , x22 )
42. Which of the following set of vectors α = (α , . . . , α ) ∈ Rn is a sub-
space of Rn , n ≥ 3

(a) all α such that α1 = 0 (b) all α such that α + α = 3

(c) all α such that α2 + α3 ≥ 1 (d) all α such that α22 = α33

43. Consider R3 with standard inner product. The orthogonal projection

of (−10, 2, 8) on the subspace W spanned by the vector (3, 12, −1) is
14 14
(a). 154
(3, 12, −1) (b). 154
(−10, 2, 8)
−14 −14
(c) . 154 (3, 12, −1) (d). 154 (−10, 2, 8)

44. If {v, w} is an orthonormal set, What is the distance between v and

W?
√
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) √12

45. If v and w are orthonormal vectors in a real inner product space and v + w is orthogonal to
v − w, then

(a) ||v|| = 2||w|| (b) ||v|| = ||w||

(c) ||v|| > ||w||2 (d) ||v|| ≤ ||w||

46. Let f (t) = R3t − 5 and g(t) = t2 in the space V of all polynomials with
1
< f, g >= 0 f (t)g(t)dt. Then
−11 11
(a) < f, g >= 12
(b) < f, g >= 12
√ 1
(c) < f, g >= 11 (d) < f, g >= 12

47. If V is an inner product space, then which of the following is true

(a) ||v|| ≥ 0 and ||v|| = 0 for all v ∈ V

(b) ||v|| ≥ 0 and ||v|| = 0 if and only if v = 0
(c) ||kv|| > |k|.||v|| for all v ∈ V
(d) ||v|| ≥ ||w|| for all v, w ∈ V

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 → R3 be a linear map defined by T (x, y, z) = (x, x + y, x +
y + z). Let DT denote the derivative of T . Then which of the following
48. is not true of vector space R over Q
Dimension

(a)
(a)1DT (b) 2 (c) 0
is linear (d) None
(b). of not
DT is these
linear
(c) DT is invertible (d). DT (0, 0, 0) = DT (1, 1, 1)

49. A unit vector which is orthogonal to the vector (2, 1,6) of R with
respect to the standard inner product is

(a) (2, −2, −1) (b) √1 (2, −2, −1)

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(c) (1, −1, 1) (d) 13 (2, −2, −1)

50. The value of cos θ for the angle θ between f (t)R= 2t − 1 and g(t) = t2
1
in the space V of polynomials with < f, g >= 0 f (t)g(t)dt is
√ √
15 15
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) √1 (d) √16
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Answers

(1)(a) (2)(b) (3)(b) (4)(b) (5)(d)

(6)(c) (7)(b) (8)(a) (9)(a) (10)(a)

(11)(b) (12)(b) (13)(c) (14)(b) (15)(a)

(16)(d) (17)(d) (18)(d) (19)(a) (20)(a)

(21)(a) (22)(b) (23)(b) (24)(d) (25)(d)

(26)(a) (27)(b) (28)(b) (29)(a) (30)(c)

(31)(c) (32)(b) (33)(c) (34)(b) (35)(c)

(36)(b) (37)(a) (38)(b) (39)(d) (40)(a)

(41)(c) (42)(a) (43)(c) (44)(c) (45)(b)

(46)(a) (47)(b) (48)(d) (49)(d) (50)(b)