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Linear Algebra (CE)

GATE Civil Engineering · 71 questions across 24 years (1997-2025) · 60% recurrence rate

Recurrence sparkline

1997–2025
199720112025

Difficulty mix

easy 73%
med 27%

Question types

MCQ54
MSQ7
NAT7
STMT2
OTHER1

All 71 questions on Linear Algebra (CE)

2025 PYQ

Suppose $\lambda$ is an eigenvalue of matrix A and $x$ is the corresponding eigenvector. Let $x$ also be an eigenvector of the matrix $\mathrm{B}=\mathrm{A}-2 \mathrm{I}$, where I is the identity matrix. Then, the eigenv...

Easy✓
2025 PYQ

For the matrix $[\mathrm{A}]$ given below, the transpose is $\qquad$ . $$ [A]=\left[\begin{array}{lll} 2 & 3 & 4 \\ 1 & 4 & 5 \\ 4 & 3 & 2 \end{array}\right] $$

Easy✓
2025 PYQ

Let $A=\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & 1 \\ 1 & 3 \\ -2 & -3\end{array}\right]$ and $b=\left[\begin{array}{l}b_1 \\ b_2 \\ b_3\end{array}\right]$. For $\mathrm{Ax}=\mathrm{b}$ to be solvable, which one of the following option...

Med✓
2025 PYQ

Pick the CORRECT eigen value(s) of the matrix $[\mathrm{A}]$ from the following choices. $$ [A]=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 6 & 8 \\ 4 & 2 \end{array}\right] $$

Easy✓
2024 PYQ

The statements P and Q are related to matrices A and B , which are conformable for both addition and multiplication. P: $(A + B)^T = A^T + B^T$ Q: $(AB)^T = B^T A^T$ Which one of the following options is CORRECT?

Easy✓
2024 PYQ

Visualize a cube that is held with one of the four body diagonals aligned to the vertical axis. Rotate the cube about this axis such that its view remains unchanged. The magnitude of the minimum angle of rotation is

Med✓
2024 PYQ

What are the eigenvalues of the matrix $\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 1 & 1 \\ 1 & 4 & 1 \\ 1 & 1 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$ ?

Med✓
2024 PYQ

Consider two matrices $A = \begin{bmatrix}2 & 1 & 4 \\ 1 & 0 & 3\end{bmatrix}$ and $B = \begin{bmatrix}-1 & 0 \\ 2 & 3 \\ 1 & 4 \end{bmatrix}$. The determinant of the matrix $AB$ is __________ (in integer).

Easy
2023 PYQ

For the matrix $\rm [A]=\begin{bmatrix}1&-1&0\\\ -1&2&-1\\\ 0&-1&1\end{bmatrix}$ which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Med✓
2023 PYQ

Cholesky decomposition is carried out on the following square matrix [𝐴]. $\rm [A]=\begin{bmatrix}8&-5\\\ -5&a_{22}\end{bmatrix}$ Let 𝑙 ij and 𝑎ij be the (i, j) th elements of matrices [𝐿] and [𝐴], respectively. If...

Med✓
2023 PYQ

If M is an arbitrary real n × n matrix, then which of the following matrices will have non-negative eigenvalues?

Med✓
2023 PYQ

For the matrix $[A]= \begin{bmatrix}1&2&3\\\ 3&2&1\\\ 3&1&2 \end{bmatrix} $ which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Med✓
2023 PYQ

Two vectors [2 1 0 3] 𝑇 and [1 0 1 2] 𝑇 belong to the null space of a 4 × 4 matrix of rank 2. Which one of the following vectors also belongs to the null space?

Med✓
2022 PYQ

P and Q are two square matrices of the same order. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Easy✓
2022 PYQ

Both the numerator and the denominator of $${3 \over 4}$$ are increased by a positive $${15 \over 17}$$ integer, x, and those of _____ are decreased by the same integer. This operation results in the same value for both...

Easy✓
2022 PYQ

The components of pure shear strain in a sheared are given in the matrix form: $$\varepsilon = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 1 \cr 1 & { - 1} \cr } } \right]$$ Here, Trace ($$\varepsilon $$) = 0. Given, P = Trace ($$\varepsilon$$...

Med
2022 PYQ

The matrix M is defined as $$M = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 3 \cr 4 & 2 \cr } } \right]$$ and has eigenvalues 5 and $$-$$2. The matrix Q is formed as Q = M 3 $$-$$ 4M 2 $$-$$ 2M Which of the following is/are the eigenvalue(s)...

Easy✓
2022 PYQ

Let y be a non-zero vector of size 2022 $$\times$$ 1. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Med✓
2022 PYQ

Consider the following equations of straight lines : Line L1 : 2x $$-$$ 3y = 5 Line L2 : 3x + 2y = 8 Line L3 : 4x $$-$$ 6y = 5 Line L4 : 6x $$-$$ 9y = 6 Which one of the following is the correct statement?

Easy✓
2022 PYQ

The Cartesian coordinates of a point P in a right-handed coordinate system are (1, 1, 1). The transformed coordinates of P due to a 45$$^\circ$$ clockwise rotation of the coordinate system about the positive x-axis are

Med✓
2017 PYQ

Consider the following simultaneous equations (with $${c_1}$$ and $${c_2}$$ being constants): $$$3{x_1} + 2{x_2} = {c_1}$$$ $$$4{x_1} + {x_2} = {c_2}$$$ The characteristic equation for these simultaneous equation is

Easy✓
2017 PYQ

If $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 5 \cr 6 & 2 \cr } } \right]\,\,and\,\,B = \left[ {\matrix{ 3 & 7 \cr 8 & 4 \cr } } \right]A{B^T}$$ is equal to

Easy✓
2017 PYQ

Consider the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 5 & { - 1} \cr 4 & 1 \cr } } \right].$$ Which one of the following statements is TRUE for the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of this matrix?

Med✓
2017 PYQ

The matrix $$P$$ is the inverse of a matrix $$Q.$$ If $${\rm I}$$ denotes the identity matrix, which one of the following options is correct?

Easy✓
2016 PYQ

Consider the following linear system $$$x+2y-3z=a$$$ $$$2x+3y+3z=b$$$ $$$5x+9y-6z=c$$$ This system is consistent if $$a,b$$ and $$c$$ satisfy the equation

Med✓
2016 PYQ

If the entries in each column of a square matrix $$M$$ add up to $$1$$, then an eigenvalue of $$M$$ is

Easy✓
2015 PYQ

Let $$A = \left[ {{a_{ij}}} \right],\,\,1 \le i,j \le n$$ with $$n \ge 3$$ and $${{a_{ij}} = i.j.}$$ The rank of $$A$$ is :

Easy✓
2015 PYQ

The smallest and largest Eigen values of the following matrix are : $$\left[ {\matrix{ 3 & { - 2} & 2 \cr 4 & { - 4} & 6 \cr 2 & { - 3} & 5 \cr } } \right]$$

Med✓
2015 PYQ

For what value of $$'p'$$ the following set of equations will have no solutions? $$$2x+3y=5$$$ $$$3x+py=10$$$

Easy
2015 PYQ

The two Eigen Values of the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 2 & 1 \cr 1 & p \cr } } \right]$$ have a ratio of $$3:1$$ for $$p=2.$$ What is another value of $$'p'$$ for which the Eigen values have the same ratio of $$3:1$$?

Med✓
2014 PYQ

The rank of the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 6 & 0 & 4 & 4 \cr { - 2} & {14} & 8 & {18} \cr {14} & { - 14} & 0 & { - 10} \cr } } \right]$$ is

Easy
2014 PYQ

The determinant of matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 \cr 1 & 0 & 3 & 0 \cr 2 & 3 & 0 & 1 \cr 3 & 0 & 1 & 2 \cr } } \right]$$ is

Med
2014 PYQ

With reference to the conventional Cartesian $$(x,y)$$ coordinate system, the vertices of a triangle have the following coordinates: $$\,\left( {{x_1},{y_1}} \right) = \left( {1,0} \right);\,\,\,\left( {{x_2},{y_2}} \rig...

Easy✓
2014 PYQ

The sum of Eigen values of the matrix, $$\left[ M \right]$$ is where $$\left[ M \right] = \left[ {\matrix{ {215} & {650} & {795} \cr {655} & {150} & {835} \cr {485} & {355} & {550} \cr } } \right]$$

Easy✓
2014 PYQ

Given the matrices $$J = \left[ {\matrix{ 3 & 2 & 1 \cr 2 & 4 & 2 \cr 1 & 2 & 6 \cr } } \right]$$ and $$K = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 \cr 2 \cr { - 1} \cr } } \right],\,\,$$ the product $${K^T}JK$$ is ______.

Easy
2013 PYQ

What is the minimum number of multiplications involved in computing the matrix product $$PQR?$$ Matrix $$P$$ has $$4$$ rows and $$2$$ columns, matrix $$Q$$ has $$2$$ rows and $$4$$ columns and matrix $$R$$ has $$4$$ rows...

Easy
2012 PYQ

The eigen values of matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 9 & 5 \cr 5 & 8 \cr } } \right]$$ are

Easy✓
2010 PYQ

The inverse of the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ {3 + 2i} & i \cr { - i} & {3 - 2i} \cr } } \right]$$ is

Easy✓
2009 PYQ

A square matrix $$B$$ is symmetric if ____

Easy✓
2008 PYQ

The following system of equations $$$x+y+z=3,$$$ $$$x+2y+3z=4,$$$ $$$x+4y+kz=6$$$ will not have a unique solution for $$k$$ equal to

Easy✓
2008 PYQ

The eigenvalues of the matrix $$\left[ P \right] = \left[ {\matrix{ 4 & 5 \cr 2 & { - 5} \cr } } \right]$$ are

Easy✓
2008 PYQ

The product of matrices $${\left( {PQ} \right)^{ - 1}}P$$ is

Easy✓
2007 PYQ

For what values of $$\alpha $$ and $$\beta $$ the following simultaneous equations have an infinite number of solutions $$$x+y+z=5,$$$ $$$x+3y+3z=9,$$$ $$$x + 2y + \alpha z = \beta $$$

Easy✓
2007 PYQ

Given that one root of the equation $$\,{x^3} - 10{x^2} + 31x - 30 = 0\,\,$$ is $$5$$ then other roots are

Easy✓
2007 PYQ

The minimum and maximum eigen values of matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 1 & 3 \cr 1 & 5 & 1 \cr 3 & 1 & 1 \cr } } \right]$$ are $$-2$$ and $$6$$ respectively. What is the other eigen value?

Easy✓
2007 PYQ

The inverse of $$2 \times 2$$ matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 2 \cr 5 & 7 \cr } } \right]$$ is

Easy✓
2006 PYQ

Solution for the system defined by the set of equations $$4y+3z=8, 2x-z=2$$ & $$3x+2y=5$$ is

Easy✓
2006 PYQ

For a given matrix $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 2 & { - 2} & 3 \cr { - 2} & { - 1} & 6 \cr 1 & 2 & 0 \cr } } \right],$$ one of the eigen value is $$3.$$ The other two eigen values are

Easy✓
2005 PYQ

Consider the matrices $$\,{X_{4x3,}}\,\,{Y_{4x3}}$$ $$\,\,{P_{2x3}}.$$ The order of $$\,{\left[ {P{{\left( {{X^T}Y} \right)}^{ - 1}}{P^T}} \right]^T}$$ will be

Easy✓
2005 PYQ

Consider the following system of equations in three real variable $${x_1},$$ $${x_2}$$ and $${x_3}:$$ $$$2{x_1} - {x_2} + 3{x_3} = 1$$$ $$$3{x_1} + 2{x_2} + 5{x_3} = 2$$$ $$$ - {x_1} + 4{x_2} + {x_3} = 3$$$ This system o...

Easy✓
2005 PYQ

Consider a non-homogeneous system of linear equations represents mathematically an over determined system. Such a system will be

Med✓
2005 PYQ

Consider the system of equations, $${A_{nxn}}\,\,{X_{nx1}}\,\, = \lambda \,{X_{nx1}}$$ where $$\lambda $$ is a scalar. Let $$\left( {{\lambda _i},\,\,{X_i}} \right)$$ be an eigen value and its corresponding eigen vector...

Med✓
2004 PYQ

The eigen values of the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 4 & { - 2} \cr { - 2} & 1 \cr } } \right]$$ are

Easy✓
2004 PYQ

Real matrices $$\,\,{\left[ A \right]_{3x1,}}$$ $$\,\,{\left[ B \right]_{3x3,}}$$ $$\,\,{\left[ C \right]_{3x5,}}$$ $$\,\,{\left[ D \right]_{5x3,}}$$ $$\,\,{\left[ E \right]_{5x5,}}$$ $$\,\,{\left[ F \right]_{5x1,}}$$ ar...

Easy✓
2003 PYQ

Given matrix $$\left[ A \right] = \left[ {\matrix{ 4 & 2 & 1 & 3 \cr 6 & 3 & 4 & 7 \cr 2 & 1 & 0 & 1 \cr } } \right],$$ the rank of the matrix is

Easy✓
2002 PYQ

Eigen values of the following matrix are $$\left[ {\matrix{ { - 1} & 4 \cr 4 & { - 1} \cr } } \right]$$

Easy✓
2001 PYQ

The eigen values of the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 5 & 3 \cr 2 & 9 \cr } } \right]$$ are

Easy✓
2001 PYQ

The determinant of the following matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 5 & 3 & 2 \cr 1 & 2 & 6 \cr 3 & 5 & {10} \cr } } \right]$$

Easy✓
2001 PYQ

The product $$\left[ P \right]\,\,{\left[ Q \right]^T}$$ of the following two matrices $$\left[ P \right]\,$$ and $$\left[ Q \right]\,$$ where $$\left[ P \right]\,\, = \left[ {\matrix{ 2 & 3 \cr 4 & 5 \cr } } \right],\,\...

Easy✓
2000 PYQ

If $$A,B,C$$ are square matrices of the same order then $${\left( {ABC} \right)^{ - 1}}$$ is equal be

Easy✓
2000 PYQ

Consider the following two statements. $$(I)$$ The maximum number of linearly independent column vectors of a matrix $$A$$ is called the rank of $$A.$$ $$(II)$$ If $$A$$ is $$nxn$$ square matrix then it will be non-singu...

Easy✓
1999 PYQ

If $$A$$ is any $$nxn$$ matrix and $$k$$ is a scalar then $$\left| {kA} \right| = \alpha \left| A \right|$$ where $$\alpha $$ is

Easy✓
1999 PYQ

The equation $$\left[ {\matrix{ 2 & 1 & 1 \cr 1 & 1 & { - 1} \cr y & {{x^2}} & x \cr } } \right] = 0$$ represents a parabola passing through the points.

Easy✓
1999 PYQ

The number of terms in the expansion of general determinant of order $$n$$ is

Easy✓
1998 PYQ

Obtain the eigen values and eigen vectors of $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 8 & -4 \cr 2 & { 2 } \cr } } \right].$$

Med
1998 PYQ

The real symmetric matrix $$C$$ corresponding to the quadratic form $$Q = 4{x_1}{x_2} - 5{x_2}{x_2}$$ is

Easy✓
1998 PYQ

In matrix algebra $$AS=AT$$ ($$A,S,T,$$ are matrices of appropriate order) implies $$S=T$$ only if

Easy✓
1998 PYQ

If $$A$$ is a real square matrix then $$A{A^T}$$ is

Easy✓
1997 PYQ

If $$A$$ and $$B$$ are two matrices and $$AB$$ exists then $$BA$$ exists,

Easy✓
1997 PYQ

If the determinant of the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 3 & 2 \cr 0 & 5 & { - 6} \cr 2 & 7 & 8 \cr } } \right]$$ is $$26,$$ then the determinant of the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 2 & 7 & 8 \cr 0 & 5 & { - 6} \cr 1 & 3 & 2...

Easy✓
1997 PYQ

Inverse of matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 0 & 1 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 1 \cr 1 & 0 & 0 \cr } } \right]$$ is

Easy✓