Class 8 Mathematics: MCQs on Transpose of Matrices and Types of Matrices

1. Which of the following is the b) AT = A

transpose of the matrix c) AT =0

[ ]
1 4
2 5
?
d) None of the above

6. The transpose of the matrix

[ ]
a)
1 2
4 5
[3 5 7
1 4 9 ]
b)[ ]
1 5
4 2 is:

[ ]
3 1
[ ]
c)
4 1
5 2 a) 5 4
7 9
d) None of the above

[ ]
3 5
2. A square matrix is one in b) 7 9
which: 1 4

[ ]
a) Number of rows equals 1 4
number of columns c) 3 5
b) All diagonal elements are 7 9
zero
d) None of the above
c) Number of rows is greater
than columns 7. A null matrix is one where:
d) It has only one row a) All elements are 1
b) All elements are 0
3. The transpose of a row
c) Only diagonal elements
matrix is:
are 1
a) A square matrix
d) Only diagonal elements
b) A column matrix
are 0
c) A diagonal matrix
d) A null matrix 8. The transpose of a diagonal
matrix is:
4. Which of the following
a) Null matrix
matrices is symmetric?
b) A symmetric matrix
a)[ ]
1 2
3 4
c) A scalar matrix
d) None of the above
b)[ ]
2 −1
−1 2 9. What type of matrix is
c)[ ]
0 1
1 0 [ ]
3 0
0 2
?
d) None of the above a) Symmetric
b) Scalar
5. If matrix A is symmetric, c) Diagonal
then: d) Square
a) AT =− A
10. If A= [ ]
1 2
3 4
, b) [ ]
1 1
1 1

[ ]
T
then A is: 2 3
c)
a) [ ]
1 3
2 4
3 2
d) None of the above
b) [ ]
4 2
3 1 16. [ 13 24 ] ,
If A=
c) [ ]
2 4
1 3 find AT :
d) None of the above a) [ ]
1 3
2 4
11. A scalar matrix is a
diagonal matrix where: b) [ ]
4 2
3 1

[ ]
a) All diagonal elements are 2 4
the same c)
1 3
b) All non-diagonal elements d) None of the above
are 1
c) All diagonal elements are 0 17. A matrix in which only
d) It has one row only diagonal elements are non-
zero is called:
12. Which matrix has only a) Scalar matrix
one row? b) Diagonal matrix
a) Column matrix c) Identity matrix
b) Row matrix d) Null matrix
c) Square matrix
d) Identity matrix
18. [ 10 01] ,
If A=
13. The matrix [ 14 2 3
5 6 ] then A is a:
a) Null matrix
is of order: b) Identity matrix
a) 3 ×3 c) Symmetric matrix
b) 2 ×3 d) Both (b) and (c)
c) 3 ×2
d) 2 ×2 19. The transpose of a
symmetric matrix is:
14. If A is a row matrix, a) Always symmetric
then AT is: b) Always skew-symmetric
a) A square matrix c) Always diagonal
b) A diagonal matrix d) None of the above
c) A column matrix
d) A scalar matrix 20. Which of the following
represents a column matrix?

[]
15. Which of the following 1
matrices is skew-symmetric? a) 2
a) [
0 −2
2 0 ] 3
b) [ 1 2 3 ]
c) [ ]
1 2
3 4
d) [ 0 ]