MU,LTIPLE CHOICE· QUESTIQNS ~

Chobst! the correct answer from the gi-pen four options in questions (1 to 32):
.

1. Thema ~A= [~ ~ ~] IBa

(a) scalar matrix (b) diagonal matrix (c) square matrix (d) none of these

~
0
2. The matrix A = [ 2 ~] isa
0

(a) scalar matrix (/J) symmet ric matrix

(c) skew-sy mmetric matrix (rl) none of these

3. IfA = [~
-1
5 } 6] and B= [i !], -6
then

(a) only AB is defined (b) only BA is defin ed

(c) AB and BA are both defined (d) AB and BA both are nl)I· d C'fit wd
 the ."---- I
th at AB an d BA ar e bo th de fin ed , nBisq ~
ch
14 . d B is a m at rix su
4. If A is an ym x
11 m at nx an (d) n x m
(c) m x n
m at rix of or de r (b) m x m
(a) 11 X 11

If A = [-y3 5x]and A= A', then (d) no ne of these

5. (c) x =y
=5, y =-3 (b) x = -3 , y = 5
(a) x

_ [4 1] and 1 = [ O1 01], th en A2 - 6A is equal to

6. If A - 2 3 (d) no ne of these
(c) SI
(b) -S I
(a) 31 al t
A2 .
1, if i. -::t j., th en 1s eq u o
w he re a·.1/ .
= { Q, if =]
[a-·]
7• If A = t} 2x 2
l
(d), no ne of these
(c) 0
(b) A 0 q_r 1 is
(a) I
es of or de r 3 x 3 w ith ea ch en tr y
po ss ib le m at ric (d) 512
s. The nu m be r of all (r) 81
(b) 27 eq ua l to
(a) 18 r, th en (A + B) (A - B) is
sq ua re m at ric es of sa m e or de
9. If A an d B ar e (b) A 2 -B A -A B
+ 'B2
2 2
(a) A -B -B 2
2 (d) A 2 + A B -B A
(c) A -A B + B A -B - 7A is eq ua l to
2
2 = I, th en (A + I)3 + (A - I)3
m at rix su ch th at A
10. If A is a sq ua re (d) 3A
- I (c) A+ I
(b) A
(a) A
·
co sx -s in x] va lu ~ of x is
A ' = I2, th en th e ge ne ra l
11 If A = [ sin x cos x an d A +
·
E I
(b) (2n + 1) ~ , n
(a) me, n E I 2
7t
n ~ 2 n n ± -, n e
I
(c) 2nn ± -, n E I 3
6

12. If A = {¾
· 0 2x -3
2
] an d B = [
3
0 :I] and AB = 12, th "" th
e va lu e of x is

(a) -1 (b) o· (c) 1 (d) 2

-
13. If A =
·
[12 2]
3
an dA 2 1
- xA == 2, th en th e va lu e of x is

(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) -2 (d) ~4

14. If A = ~r sin - l(itx) tan~1(;Jj and B == , then A - B

nl sin~l (; ) cot-1(nx)
equal to
(a) I (b) _!_ I
2 (c) O (d) 21

15. If A== [: :1 an d A2 == [ :.., aBJ , then

(a) a = a2 + b2, B= ab 2ab

_ b2 (b) a = a2 + b2, p =
(c) a = a + b2, B= a2
2
+ b2
(d) a = 2ab, p == a2
16. H A =[ ~ ~] , th en A" (w he re ne N) is equal to
[1 2
n1a]
(a)
[10
n1a] (b) [~ ;J (c)
[n0 nan ] (d) 0

17. If A =[ ~ ~] and ne N, thenA" is equal to

(d) 2n A
(c) 2n-l A
(a) nA (b) 2n A

18 . If A = G ~] satisfies A = kA, th
5 en th e va lu e of k is
(d) 32
(b) 8 (c) 16
(a) 5

19 . If A = [~
~ ~ ], th en A is eq ua l to
2

b -1
a nu ll m at rix (d) a un it m at rix
(b) -A (c)
(a) A ' is a
ua re m at ric es of sa m e order, th en AB' - BA
20. If A an d B ar e sq
rix (b) sy m m et ric m at rix
m at
(a) sk ew -s ym m et ric (d) un it m at rix
(c) nu ll m at rix a
ric m at ric es of sa m e order, th en AB - BA is
21 . If A an d B ar e sy
m m et m at rix
(b) sk ew -s ym m et ric
(a) sy m m et ric m at rix
(d) id en tit y m at rix
(c) ze ro m at rix
th en An is
ic m at rix an d n E N ,
22. If A is a sy m m e~ (b) a sk ew -s ym m et ric
m at rix
(a) a sy m m et ric m at rix (d) no ne of th es e
ag on al m atr !-x
(c) a di ge r, th en An is
m et ric m at rix an d n is a po sitive ev en inte
23. If A is a sk ew -s ym (b) a sk ew -s ym m et ric
m at rix
(a) a sy m m et ric m at
rix
(d) no ne of th es e
(c) a di ag on al m at rix
r, th en An is
ric m at rix an d· n is an od d po sit iv e in te ge
m et
. 24. 'If A is a sk ew -s ym (b) a sk ew -s ym m et ric
m at rix
(a) a sy m m et ric m at
rix
(d) no ne of th es e
(c) a di ag on al m at rix k is
th at (A n )'= kA n, n EN , th en th e va lu e of
m et ric m at rix su ch
25. If A is a sk ew -s ym (c) (- l) n
(d) n
(b) -1
(a) l r su ch th at AB = A an d BA = B, th en
sa m e or de
sq ua re m at ric es of
26. If A an d B ar e
A2 + i32 = (c) 2A B (d) 2B A
(b) A + B
(a) AB

~
-5
0
27. Th e m at rix [
-3 7
(b) sy m m et ric m at rix
(a) di ag on al m at rix
(d) sc al ar m at rix
m at rix
(c) sk ew -s ym m et ric
 28. If the matnx
.l O -
1
-6
Y
5
1
~~] is skew-symmetric, then
0 .
-o _o (c) x =-2, y = 1 (d) x = 2, y == -1
2 (b) x = 2, y-
(a) x = - , y- tion R ➔ R -3Rz in the matrix equation
29. On using the elementary row opera 1 1

[: !]=[~ :JG ~Jweget

-:J
(a) [ -/ = [~ -:][: ~] (b) [-/ -;J "[~ !][-/ ~t]
(c) [-5
3
-7J
3
= [1 2][2 OJ
1 -7 1 1
(d) [ 4 2]· [-31 -32][21 OJ1
-5 -7 -

1, ii:- j 3. I
30. If matrix A= [aijh x 2 , where a;j = { O, i = j, then A 1s equa to

(a) A (b) I (c) 0 (d) none of these

31. If A is a square matrix such that A2 = A, then (I -A) 3 + A is equal to
(a) I (b) 0 (c) I -A (d) I+ A

32. If A= r ~
~1
I] is a skew-symmetric matrix, then the value of (a + b + c)2 is
l-1
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 4 (d) none of these

ANSWERS
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (d)
9. (c) 5. (c) 6. (b)
10. (a) 11. (d) 7. (a) 8. (d)
12. (c) 13. (a)
17. (c) 18. (c) 14. (b) 15. (b) 16. (a)
19. (d) 20. (a)
25. (c) 21. (b) 22. (a)
26. (b) 27. (c) 23. (a) 24. (b)
28. (b} 29. (a) 30. (a) 31. (a) 32. (b)
 Q U ES TI O N S
M U LT IP LE C H O IC E f ou r op tio ns in questions (1 to 37):
th e gi.ven
th e el em en t aij in I A I, th
er fro m_ en
Choose the correct an sw d Ai j de no te cofactor of
m at rix of or de r 3 an
1. If A = [a;j] is a sq uare
th e va lu e of IA I is give
n by
a13 A31
(b) al l A n + a12 A21 +
a13 A1 3
(a) au A u + a12 A12 + n31 A33
(d) au A13 + a21 A23 +
a1 3 A23
(c) au A21 + au A ~+
minanf is un al te re d if
2. Th e va lu e of a deter
rc ha ng ed
(a) tw o row s'a re in te
(b) tw o colu m ns are
in te rc ha nged r
(o r co lu m n) is m ul tip lie d by th e sa m e nu m be
w
(c) ev er y el ement in a ro de d eq ui-m ul tip le s of th e co rre sp on
di ng
lu m n) is ad
a ro w (or a co
(d) to ea ch elem en t of
or co lu m n
el em en ts of an ot he r ro w t true?
rix of or de r 3, th en wh ic h of th e following is no
3. If Ai,s sq ua re m at
(b) IkA I = k3 I A I
(a) IA' I = IA I e sa m e el em en t
en t of I A I ca n ne ve r be eq ua l cofactor of th
(c) m in or of an el em
s an d of co fa cto rs of el em en ts of IA I is sa m e
(a) orde r·o f m in or
a+ pd a+ qd a+ rd
q r is
4. Th e va lu e of p
d d d
(c) 1 (d) p + q + r
(a) -1 (b) 0

22 23 24
5. Th e va lu e of
z3 24 2S is

' 6. If
(a) 29

3x 4
=
24 2S 26

4 - 3
, th en x =
(b) 26
(c) 213 (d) 0

5 X 5 -2
(c) 3 or - 3 (d) 6 or - 6
(b) -3 on ly
(a) 3 on ly
 a - b b + c a is
t b - c c+ a . b
7. The value of the deterrrunan c - a a + b c
l
_cti..1 .i..c3 - 3abC (c) abc (d) 3abc
(b) a-- + u- ,

a a + 2b a + 4b
a + 4b a +6bb is
8. The value of /Ia + 2b
a + 4b a + 6b a + 8
(a) 3a. 6b (b) 2b (c) 0 (d) none of these

l+a 1 1
9. It abc :;:; 0 and 1 l +b 1 = 0, then the value of trl + b-1 : c-1 is
1 1 l+c
(a) - l (b) l (c) abc

1 1 1
10_ The minimum value. o f 1 l+sin x 1 is
1 1 1 + COS X

(a) -2
1
(b) - 1 (c) · (d) 0

r·
2
b C

11. The value o'f ; l+ b C is

b l+c
(a) abc (b) a + b + c (c) 1 +a + b + c (d) 3 + abc

I'I 3 9
12 If 11 x x2 is singular matrix, then x =
I 4 6 9
(a) 3 (b) 3 or 6 3
(c) 3 or - (d) -3, 3
2 2
sin (x + y + z) sin (x + z) cos y
13. If x + y + z = n:, then the value of - sin y O tan x is

COS ( X + Z) tan (y + Z) 0
(a) 0

I!
(b) 1
(c) -1
(d) none of these
1 1
14.
The value of b c c+a a+b is
b +c -a c+a-b
a+b-c

r
(a) a+ b+ c
(b) 2(a + b + c)
(c) 1
1 (d) 0
15. I f L\1 = By x'
y2 1
and 6 2 =X
A B C
y z , then
Cz z 2 1
yz ZX xy
(a) L\ 1 + L\i =0 (b) 61 - 62 ::: 0
(c) .11 -:t; L\2
(d) none of these
 a b aa - b
16. If b c ba - c = 0, then
2 1 0
(a) a, b, care in A.P. (b) a, b, care in G.P.
(c) a= 2 (d) none of these

a a2 a3 -1
2 b3 - 1 = O, then
17. If a, b, care distin ct real numb ers and b b
c c2 c3 -1
(a) a+ b + c = 0 (b) abc = 1 (c) a+ b + c = 1 (d) ab + be + ca = 0

a a2 a 4 -1
2 b4 -1 = 0, then
18. If a, b, care distin ct real numb ers and b b
c c2 c4 -1

(a) abc= l (b) abc(a +b+ c)=l

(c) abc (a + b + c) = ab + be + ca (d) none of these

a 13 y
19. If a, 13, y are roots of the equat ion x3 + px + q =
0, then the value of 13 y a is
y a 13

(b) q (c) p2 -4q (d) 0

(a) p
20. If A is a non-s ingul ar matri x, then
* (c) IAA' I * IA I (d) IA I + IA' I * 0
1 2
(a) IAI * IA'I (b) IA-1 1 IAl-
of the following is not true?
21. If A is a non-s ingul ar matri x of order 3, then which
(a) ladjA I = IA2 1
(b) (A-1)-1) = A
ces of order 3
(c) If AB= AC, then B '# C wher e Band Care squar e matri
(d) (AB)-1 = B-1 A-1, wher e Bis a non-s ingul ar matri
x of order 3
, then
22. If A, Bare two non-s ingul ar matri ces of same order
(a) AB is non-s ingul ar (b) AB is singu lar

(c) (AB)-1 = A-1 B-1 (d) AB is not invertible

1
23. If for matri x A, A = I, then A- =
3

(b) A2 (c) A3 (d) none of these

(a) A
1
, then (AB-1 q- =
24. If A, B, Care non-s ingul ar matri ces of same order
(b) c-1 s-1 A-1 (c) c-1 B A-1 (d) c-1 BA
(a) CBA-1 _

0 1 0
] and A-1 = [ ], then the value of xis
25. IfA= [~ X -1 2

(b) _ _! (c) 1 (d) _!

l
(a) 2 2 2

3
3 such that A (adj A) = [ ~ -:3 -~ then IA I is equal to
26_ If A is a squar e matri x of order
3

(b) -3 (c) -6 (d) 3

(a) 9
 22

ch that A (adj A ) =
-2
0
0 0
_ 2 o2
j ~
, then Iadj A I is equal to
'
. quare matrix oforder 3 su [O O - (d) - 8
27. If A 15 as (c) 4
(b) - 4
(a) -2

28. If A= r~~ a
l , a ;t: 0, then Iad·JA I is equal to
0O

~ ~ (d) a27
3 (b) a9
(a) a -1 is equal to
2-A+I =O,thenA (c) A+2I (d) I-A
A A+ I
29. If(a) (b) A.- I f same order, then w hich of the follow ing statement
. is not
ff A and B are inver .
ti ble matrices o .
30. true? (b) adj A= I A I A-1
(a) IA-1 1 = IA l-1 (d) (ABt l = B- lA-1
( ) (A + B)-1 = B-1 + A-1
31 ~ch of the following statements is correct? trix
. . a number associated
. t is
(a) Determman . to a ma .
. minant is a square matnx. ~
(b) Deter . tis a number associated to a square m atrix.
(c) Determman
(d) None of the above . [ 1 2]?
32. F~r what value o£ k inverse does not exist for the matrix k 6 .

(a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 2

2 3 2
33. ff x x x + 3 = 0, then the value of x is
4 9 1
(a) 3 (b) 0 (c) -1 (d) l

34. The matrix r~ ~l :1 is not invertible for

-1 1 4 .

(a) 11, = -1 (c) 11, = 0

(b) 11, = l (d) 11, E R - {1)
35. ff A is a square matrix of order 3 and IA I = 2, then the value of I-AA' I is
W4 ~) 2 ~) ~2 ~) - 4
36. If A is a square matrix oforder 3 and IA I : 5, then the value of I2A' I is
(a) -10 (b) 10 (c) -40 (d) 40
37. If A is a non-singular square matrix of order 3 such that A 2 : 3A, then the value of IA I is
(a) -3 (b) 3 (c) 9 (d) 27

ANSWERS
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (b)
8. (c) 9. (a) 5. (d) 6. (c)
10. (c) 7. (b)
11. (c) 12. (c)
15. (b) 16. (b) 13. (a)
17. (b) 18. (b) 14. (d)
22. (a) 23. (b) 19: (d)
24. (c) 20. (d) 21. (c)
25. (d) 26. (b )
29. (d) 30. (c) 31. (c) 27. (c) 28. (c)
32. (b) 33. (c)
36. (d) 37. (d) 34. (b) 35. (d)