Multiple Choice Questions (Solved)

Choose the correct from the

answer given four options in each of the
following
(1 to 31): questions
questi

1. If 3x-2 27 and x e N, then the value of xis

6x x-4
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

2. If
x +3 -5 x+1 4 , then the values of x are
x+1 x-3 1 7
(a) 5,-3 (b) -5,-3 (c) 5,3 (d)-5,3
3. If 3x 4 4 -3 , then x
5 5-2
(a) 3 only (b) -3 only (c) 3 or-3 (d) 6 or-6

4 sin x -1
4. If 0<x <t and the matrix is
-3 sin x singular, then the values of x are

Tt 2T
() 3 (a) ZT
(d) 3

[1 3 9
5. If |1 is
x
singular matrix, then x is
4 6 9

(a) 3 (b) 3 or 6
(c)3or (d)-3or 2

80 MCQs in Mathematics-Xll (Term 1)

 6, If A is a non-singular matrix, then

(a)A
1A|A'T () A'| |A|- (c) |AA'| JA2| (d) |A| + |A'| :0
7. If A is a
non-singular matrix of order 3, then
which of the following is not true?
(a) adj A | = JA?|

(b) (A-=A
(c) If AB AC, then =
B#C where B and C are square matrices of order 3
d) (AB)= B' A-, where B is a
non-singular matrix of order 3
8. IfA, B are two non-singular matrices of same order, then
(a) AB is non-singular
(b) AB is singular
(c) (AB) = A-1B-1
(4) AB is not invertible
9. If for matrix A,A$ =I, then A-1=
(a) A (b) A2 (c) A3 (d) none of these
10. If A, B, C are
non-singular matrices of same order, then
a) CBA-1
(AB- C)1=
(b) C- B-A-1 (c) C BA-1 (d) C BA
2x 01 01
.
IfA=x and A -1 2
then the value of xis
(a) 2 1
c) 1 (d) 2

-3 0 0
12. If A is a square matrix of order 3 such thatA (adj A) = | 0 -3 0 , then |A| is equal to

0 0 -3
(a) 9 (b) -3 (c) -6 (d) 3
a 0 01
13. If A 0 a 0,a * 0, then |adj A| is equal to
0 0 a

(a) a (b) a (c)a (d) a27

14. IfA2-A+I = 0, then A-l is equal to
(a) A+I (b) A-I (c) A+21 (d) I- A
15. If A and B are invertible matrices of same order, then which of the following statement is not
true?
(a) (b) adj A = |A| A-1
|A-| =

|A|
() (A +B)-1 = B-l + A-l (d) (AB)' =B-l A-1
16. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) Determinant is a number associated to a matrix.
(6) Determinant is a square matrix.
number associated to matrix.
C)Determinant is a a square
(a) None of the above.

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 17. For what value of k inverse does not exist tor the matrix
1 2
ko

(a) 0 (b) 3 (c)o () 2

2 3 2
18. If x 3 =0, then the value of r is
491
(a) 3 (b) 0 ()-1

2-13
19. The matrix 0 7 is not invertible for

- 4
(a) =-1 (b) A = 1 (d) A e R - {1}
(c)A =0
20. If A is a square matrix of order 3 and |A| = 2, then the value of |-AA'| is
(a) 4 (b) 2 c)-2 (d)-4
21. If A is a 3 x 3 matrix such that |A| = -2, then |-2A"| is equal to
(a) 4 (b) -4 (c) 8 (d) -2

22. If A = besuch that A-l = kA, then the value of k is

(a) 11 (b) -11 (d)

11 11
23. The inverse of a skew-symmetric matrix of odd order
(a) is a symmetric matrix (b) is a diagonal matrix
(c) is a skew-synmmetric matrix (d) does not exist
24. If A is a square matrix of order 3 and |A| =2, then the value of |-3A| is
(a) 54 (b) -54 (c) 18 (d)-27
25. If A is a square matrix of order 3 and |-5A| = k|A|, then the value of k is
(a) -125 (b) 125 (c)-25 (d) 25
26. Ifthe area ofthe triangle with vertices (1, -1), (-4, k) and (-3, -5) is 24 sq. units, then the
values of k are
(a) 2, -6 (b)-2,6 (c)-6,188 (d) 6,-18
27. I f A isa square matrix of order 3 such that | A| = -4, then ladj A| is
(a) 16 (b) -16 (c) 64 (d)-64
28. I f A is a square matrix of order 3 such that |A| = 9, then the value of |2adj A| is
(a) 648 (b) 81 (c)162 (d) -162
29. I f A and B are square matrices of order 3 such that |A| = 5 and AB =-51, then the valueot
B is
(a) -5 (b)-25 (c) 25 d) none of these
30. 1f A is a square matrix of order 3 and |A| = 5, then the value of |2A'| is

(a)-10 (b) 10 (c)-40 ) 40

32 MCOs in Mathematics-XIl (Term 1)

 the value ot |As
t
a
KN agLlar square matriN of order 3 such that A? = 3A, then
(4) 27
(c)9

solutions to Multiple Choice Questions

2 r(- 4)12 =27

t 9 9
3 but t e N a3
ti (e) is the corext answer

17
9) 5 )=7(1 +1)+4
-2-15-0 (x - 5) (x 3) =0
5
Option (a) is the correct answer

A-20- -8 1 5 3 r - 27 -9
t3

ption (c) is the correct answer

sin
'=04sin' 1 -
3 =0

siun r- sin x=
tE
(0 z) sin a =

Option (a) is the correct answe

3
i = 0 1(9- 6x)-3(9-4) +9 (6-4r) =0

o-27 27 0 21-9x+9 =0
(-3) ( - 3) =0 r=3 or

ption () is the correct answer.

Determinants 8
 6. A| = |A'| = |A| + |A| +0

. Option (d) is the correct answer.

7. If Ais a non-singular matrix of order 3 Alexists, then
AB ACA1 AB =A-1 AC
IB =IC= B = C.
So, if AB = AC, then B C is not true.
.Option (c) is the correct answer.
8. If A, B are two
non-singular matrices of same order, then
AB = |A|.|B| =|AB| «0
(: A|*0, |B| *0)
AB is non-singular
.
Option (a) is the correct answer
9. A3= I= A.A2 =
I=A1= A2 ( AA=
Option (b) is the correct answer
.

10. A, B, C are non-singular matrices of same order

A',B-l and C-1 exis
Now, (AB-'C)l =
C-\(B-})'A-
= C- BA-1
(: (AB) =B-'Al)
(: (A)=A)
.
Option (c) is the correct answer.
11. A = 2x A| =2x

| x
Also, adj A= -x 2r0 A dj A
A

A 1. 2
1

.Option (d) is the correct answer.

-3 0 0 1 0 0
12. A(adj A) =0 -3
0-30 1 0=-3I
0 0 -3 00 1
A = -3 ( A JadjA| = JA|)
.. Option (b) is the correct answer.

4 C0s in Mathematics-Xll (Term )

 A

t 1- - A A

- AA AAA
-LAA ( A 'A-Al- A)
A-A

t AaNNd A vevtetvle matrues of same onder, then it is not necessary that (A ) is alao

tiNn () is the orrwt answer

taevaunant is a number aNrtated to a square matrix (se the detinition)

yptnn () is the cornt answer

0s r-9)-(1 41) 2(1 40)3=0

tarr+0r+30

tanm () is tte arnrt ansWer

-
19 0 20-7)+1(4A+7) 3(A 0) =0

1447 3A-0
-7-A1
t m ) in the orert ansWer

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