Class 9th(Rwp Board)

Subject Maths (Chap#01)

Matrices and Determinants

Nida Ahmad(Mathematician)

1. A grocery store keeps sales data in a table with 4 rows for products (milk, bread, eggs,
cheese) and 3 columns for month (Jan, Feb, Mar). This table can be represented as a:
(a) 3x4 matrix (b) 4x3 matrix (c) 3x3 matrix (d) 4x4 matrix
2. Which of these cannot be the order of a square matrix?
(a) 1x1 (b) 2x2 (c) 1x2 (d) 3x3
3. A 2x3 matrix and a 4x1 matrix are NOT conformable for:
(a) Addition (b) Subtraction (c) Multiplication (d) All of the above
4. Identify the matrix with all elements equal to 0:
(a) Identity matrix (b) Scalar matrix (c) Diagonal matrix (d) Zero matrix
5. Which operation changes the sign of every element in a matrix?
(a) Addition (b) Subtraction (c) Multiplication by -1 (d) Transposition
6. A matrix having the same elements along its main diagonal and zeroes elsewhere is
classified as:
(a) Identity matrix (b) Diagonal matrix (c) Symmetric matrix (d) Square matrix
7. Two matrices A and B can be subtracted ONLY if they have:
(a) Same number of rows and different number of columns (b) Same number of columns
and different number of rows
(c) Same number of rows and columns and corresponding elements of the same data type
(d) None of the above
8. In a 2x2 matrix, what is the sum of all diagonal elements if one diagonal element is 4?
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) Cannot be determined without another element
9. A 3x3 matrix A has all elements equal to 2. Its transpose At will have:
(a) All elements equal to 2 (b) Diagonals with 2 and off-diagonals with 0
(b) All elements equal to 6 (d) No specific pattern
10. Which matrix cannot be its own transpose?
(a) 1x1 matrix (b) 2x2 matrix (c) 3x2 matrix (d) Square matrix with non-zero
diagonals
11. Two matrices with dimensions 2x3 and 3x2 are conformable for multiplication in
what order?
(a) 2x3 * 3x2 = 2x2 (b) 3x2 * 2x3 = 3x3 (c) Neither way (d) Both ways
12. If matrix A has dimensions 2x3 and matrix B has dimensions 3x1, the product AB
will have dimensions:
 (a) 2x1 (b) 3x3 (c) Cannot be determined (d) None of the above
13. Given matrices A = [[1, 2], [3, 4]] and B = [[1], [2]], compute A+B:
(a) [[2, 3], [5, 6]]
(b) (b) [[1, 2], [4, 6]]
(c) (c) [[1, 4], [3, 8]]
(d) (d) Not possible
14. If a matrix has 16 elements, how many rows and columns must it have?
4x4 (b) 4x3 (c) 4x3
15. If matrix A = [[1, 2], [3, 4]] and k is a real number, what is the element at row 2,
column 1 of the matrix 3A?
(a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 27
16. Let B = [[5], [2]], what is the sum of all elements in the matrix -2B?
(a) -4 (b) -7 (c) -14 (d) -22
17. Which of the following matrices cannot be added to matrix C = [[1, 0], [2, 3]]?
(a) [[3, 2], [1, 0]] (b) [[0, 1], [3, 2]] (c) [[2, 3], [0, 1]] (d) All of the above
18. If matrices A and B have the same dimensions, which of the following statements is
NOT true?
(a) A + B = B + A (Commutative law) (b) A + (B + C) = (A + B) + C (Associative
law)
(b) There exists a matrix I such that A + I = A (Additive identity)
(c) If there exists a matrix A' such that A + A' = 0, then A' = -A (Additive inverse)
19. If matrix D has dimensions 2x3 and matrix E has dimensions 3x2, what is the
dimension of the product DE?
(a) 2x2 (b) 3x2 (c) 3x3 (d) Not possible
20. Given matrices F = [[1, 2], [3, 4]] and G = [[2], [1]], what is the sum of all elements in
the product FG?
(a) 10 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) 22
21. Which of the following statements is always true under matrix multiplication?
(a) AB = BA (Commutative law) (b) A(BC) = (AB)C (Associative law)
(b) A(B + C) = AB + AC (Left distributive law) (d) All of the above
22. Given matrices C = [[5, 0], [2, 1]] and D = [[3, 1], [4, -2]], compute (C + D) + E,
where E = [[1, 2], [-1, 3]]. Which of the following is NOT true?
(a) The expression is invalid due to non-conformable matrices.
(b) (C + D) + E results in the same matrix as C + (D + E). (Associative law)
(c) There exists a matrix I = [[1, 0], [0, 1]] such that C + I = C. (Additive identity)
(d) The sum of all elements in (C + D) + E is equal to the sum of elements in C + D
and E individually.
23. If matrix F = [[a, b], [c, d]], what is the additive inverse of F (i.e., the matrix X such
that F + X = 0)?
(a) X = [[-a, -b], [-c, -d]] (b) X = [[1/a, 1/b], [1/c, 1/d]]
 (b) X does not exist for all matrices. (d) X depends on specific values of a, b, c, and
d.
24. Matrices G = [[2, 1], [3, 0]] and H = [[1], [2]] have dimensions 2x2 and 2x1
respectively. What is the dimension of the product GH?
(a) 1x1 (b) 1x2 (c) 2x1 (d) 2x2
25. Given matrices J = [[1, 2, 3]] and K = [[4], [5], [6]], compute the product JK. Choose
the INCORRECT statement:
(a) JK is a 3x1 matrix.
(b) The element at row 2, column 1 of JK is calculated as 24 + 55 + 3*6.
(c) Multiplying each element in J by the corresponding element in K and summing
them gives the elements of JK.
(d) The commutative law applies, so KJ = JK.
26. Consider matrices L = [[2, 1], [0, 3]] and M = [[1, 0], [0, 1]]. Verify the associative
law for multiplication by calculating (LM)N and L(MN). Which option represents the
correct matrices?
(a) (LM)N = [[2, 1], [0, 3]] and L(MN) = [[0, 2], [0, 3]]
(b) Both (LM)N and L(MN) result in the same matrix [[2, 1], [0, 3]].
(c) (LM)N = [[3, 2], [0, 9]] and L(MN) = [[0, 3], [0, 2]]
(d) None of the above, the associative law doesn't hold for these matrices.
27. A square matrix with a determinant of 0 is classified as:
(a) Singular (b) Non-singular (c) Diagonal (d) Symmetric
28. What is the determinant of the matrix [[1, 2], [3, 4]]?
(a) 2 (b) -2 (c) 5 (d) 7
29. A non-singular matrix always has:
(a) An even number of rows and columns (b) An odd number of rows and columns
(b) An inverse matrix (d) All of the above
30. The adjoint of a matrix is obtained by:
(a) Transposing the matrix and multiplying each element by its determinant
(b) Replacing each element with its minor and multiplying by its cofactor
(c) Swapping rows and columns and calculating the determinant
(d) Adding all elements along the main diagonal

31. Given matrix A = [[2, 1], [3, 1]], what is the element at row 2, column 1 of its
adjoint?
(a) -5 (b) -3 (c) 1 (d) 2
32. The multiplicative inverse of a non-singular matrix A is denoted by:
(a) A' (b) A^-1 (c) 1/A (d) All of the above
33. For a non-singular matrix A, verifying AA^-1 = I proves:
(a) The associative law of multiplication (b) The commutative law of multiplication
(b) The existence of the inverse matrix (d) All of the above
34. Calculate the inverse of the matrix [[1, 2], [3, 1]] using the adjoint method.
(a) [[-1/5, 2/5], [3/5, -1/5]] (b) [[1/5, -2/5], [-3/5, 1/5]]
(b) [[5, -2], [-3, 1]] (d) None of the above
35. If A and B are non-singular matrices, which statement is ALWAYS true?
(a) AB^-1 = B^-1 A (b) (AB)^-1 = B^-1 A^-1 (c) (AB)^-1 = A^-1 B^-1 (d) None of
the above
36. For the system of equations: 2x + 3y = 7, x - 4y = -3, what is the value of y using
Cramer's rule?
(a) 1/2 (b) -1/2 (c) 2 (d) -2
37. Which condition must be met for Cramer's rule to be applicable?
(a) The system must have the same number of equations and variables.
(b) The determinant of the coefficient matrix must be nonzero.
(c) The system must have a unique solution.
(d) All of the above.
38. A limitation of Cramer's rule compared to the matrix inversion method is:
(a) It requires more calculations for larger systems.
(b) It provides no information about the system's singularity.
(c) It cannot be used with complex number coefficients.
(d) Both (a) and (b).
39. Consider the system of equations: 2x + y = 5, 3x - 2y = 1. What is the solution for x
using the matrix inversion method?
(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 2 (d) -2
40. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the matrix inversion method?
(a) It requires calculating the inverse of the coefficient matrix.
(b) It involves multiplying the inverse matrix by the constant term vector.
(c) It is suitable for systems with any number of variables.
(d) It is generally less efficient than elimination methods for large systems.
41. A real-life application of the matrix inversion method might involve:
(a) Calculating the equilibrium prices of two goods in a market.
(b) Predicting the weather forecast based on temperature and humidity data.
(c) Determining the dosage of two medications for a patient.
(d) All of the above.
42. For the system of equations ax + by = m, cx + dy = n, what is the determinant of the
coefficient matrix used in Cramer's rule?
(a) (ad - bc) (b) (ac - bd) (c) (ab - cd) (d) (ad + bc)

43. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for applying Cramer's rule?
(a) The coefficient matrix must be square.
(b) The determinant of the coefficient matrix must be non-zero.
 (c) The system must have a unique solution.
(d) The values of the constant terms (m and n) are irrelevant.

44. A system of equations representing the flow of water in two pipes might be solved
using:
(a) Only matrix inversion method
(b) Only Cramer's rule
(c) Both methods, depending on the complexity
(d) Neither method, requires specialized hydraulics formulas.

Answers:
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. B
7. C
8. B
9. A
10. D
11. A
12. A
13. C
14. A
15. C
16. D
17. D
18. C
19. D
20. B
21. B
22. B
23. A
24. C
25. D
26. B
27. A
28. D
29. C
30. B
31. A
32. D
33. C
34. A
35. C
36. A
37. D
38. D
39. B
40. C
41. D
42. A
43. D
44. C