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EXERCISE – I SINGLE CORRECT (OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS)

1. The number of different orders of a matrix having 10. If A and B are square matrices of order 3 such
12 elements is that |A| = –1, |B| = 3, then |3AB| is equal to
(A) 3 (B) 1 (C) 6 (D) None of these (A) –9 (B) –81 (C) –27 (D) 81

 x2  x x   0 1 0 2 3 3 4 
2.  3 2  +   x  1 x  = 5 1  then x is equal to –1
  11. If A = 2 3 4  , then value of A is equal to
0 1 1
(A) –1 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) No value of x
2 3 4
(A) A (B) A (C) A (D) A
 1  5 4 0 
3. If A =  2  and B =  0 2 1 , then 1 2  1 0
3   1 3 2  12. Let A = 3 5  and 0 2 and X be a matrix
   
 5 8 0  such that A = BX is equal to
(A) AB =  0 4 2  (B) AB = [–2 –1 4]
 3 9 6  1 2 4  1  2 4 
(A) (B)
2 3 5  2  3 5 
 1
(C) AB =  1  (D) AB does not exist 2 4 
 1  (C) 3 5  (D) None of these
 

1 0 0 1  cos  sin   13. If B is a non–singular matrix and A is a square

–1
4. If  = 0 1 , J =  1 0  and B =   sin  cos   , matrix, then det (B AB) is equal to
  
–1 –1
then B equal to (A) det (A ) (B) det (B ) (C) det (A) (D) det (B)
(A) cos + Jsin (B) cos – Jsin
(C) sin + Jcos (D) cos + Jsin 14. The system of equation –2x + y + z = 1,
x – 2y + z = –2, x + y + z = 4 will have no solution if
5. If A and B are square matrices of order 2, then (A)  = –2 (B)  = –1 (C)  = 3 (D) none of these
2
(A + B) equal to
2 2 2 2
(A) A + 2 AB + B (B) A + AB + BA + B 15. The system of the linear equations x + y – z = 6,
2 2
(C) A + 2BA + B (D) None of these x + 2y – 3z = 14 and 2x + 5y – z = 9 ( R) has a
unique solution if
6. If A is a skew – symmetric matrix, then trace of A is (A)  = 8 (B)  8 (C)  = 7 (D)  7
equal to
(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 0 (D) None of these
16. If the system of equations x + 2y + 3z = 4,
x + y + 2z = 3, x + 4y + z = 3 has an infinite a
1 2
7. If A =  2 1 , then adj A equal to number of solutions then
  (A)  = 2,  = 3 (B)  = 2,  = 4
(C) 3 = 2  (D) None of these
 1 2  2 1  1 2  1 2 
(A)  2 1  (B)  1 1 (C)  2 1 (D)  2 1
       
1 1 3
17. The matrix A =  5 2 6  is
 2 1 3 
cos   sin  0 
8. If A =  sin  cos  0  , then adj A equal to (A) idempotent matrix (B) involutory matrix
 0 0 1 (C) nilpotent matrix (D) None of these
2
(A) A (B) I (C) O (D) A
18. If A = diag (2, –1, 3), B = diag (–1, 3, 2), then
2 –1 2
9. If A is a square matrix such that A = , then A A B equal to
equal to (A) diag (5, 4, 11) (B) diag (–4, 3, 18)
(A) 2A (B) A (C) O (D) A +  (C) diag (3, 1, 8) (D) B

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 2 1  4 1 T T 1 3 1 0
19. A =  7 4  & B =  7 2  then B A is 29. Given A =  2 2 ;  = 0 1 . If A –  is a singular
     
(A) a null matrix (B) an identity matrix matrix then

(C) scalar, but not an identity matrix (A)  (B)   – 4 = 0
 
T T
(D) such that Tr (B A ) = 4 (C)   + 4 = 0 (D)   – 6 = 0

30. From the matrix equation AB = AC, we conclude

20. If the matrix AB is a zero matrix, then
B = C provided
(A) A = O or B = O (B) A = O and B = O
(A) A is singular (B) A is non–singular
(C) It is not necessary that either A = O or B = O (C) A is symmetric (D) A is a square
(D) All the above statements are wrong

 1 1 1   4 2 2
 2 1  1 4 31. Let A =  2 1 3  and 10B =  5 0   . If B
21. Which relation true for A =  1 2  , B =  1 1
     1 1 1   1 2 3 
2 2 2
(A) (A + B) = A + 2AB + B is the inverse of matrix A, then  is
2 2 2
(B) (A – B) = A – 2AB + B (A) –2 (B) –1 (C) 2 (D) 5
(C) AB = BA (D) None of these
32. The value of ‘k’ for which the set of equations
2 3x + ky – 2z = 0, x + ky + 3z = 0, 2x + 3y – 4z = 0 has
22. If AB = A and BA = B, then B is equal to
(A) B (B) A (C)  (D) 0 a non – trivial solution over the set of rational is
(A) 33/2 (B) 31/2 (C) 16 (D) 15
23. If A and B are symmetric matrices, then ABA is
33. The value of a for which system of equations,
(A) symmetric matrix (B) skew–symmetric 3 3 3
a x + (a + 1) y + (a + 2) z = 0,
(C) a diagonal matrix (D) scalar matrix ax + (a + 1) y + (a + 2) z = 0,
x + y + z = 0, has a non–zero solution is
24. If A is a skew – symmetric matrix and n is an even (A) –1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) None of these
n
positive integer, then A is
(A) a symmetric matrix (B) a skew–symmetric matrix
a b
(C) a diagonal matrix (D) None of these 34. If A = c d   satisfies the equation
2
T
25. If A is a non–singular matrix and A denotes the x – (a + d) x + k = 0, then
(A) k = bc (B) k = ad
transpose of A, then 2 2 2 2
T T 2 (C) k = a + b + c + d (D) ad – bc
(A) |A|  |A | (B) |A . A |  |A|
T T 2 T
(C) |A . A|  |A | (D) |A| + |A |  0
35. Which of the following is a nilpotent matrix

26. Which of the following is incorrect 1 0 cos   sin   0 0  1 1

2 2 T T (A) 0 1 (B)  sin  cos   (C)  1 0  (D) 1 1
(A) A – B = (A + B) (A – B) (B) (A ) = A        
n n n
(C) (AB) = A B , where A, B commute
2 36. The system of equations 2x + y = 4, 3x + 2y = 2,
(D) (A – ) ( + A) = O  A = 
x + y = 2 have
27. If A is square matrix of order 3, then the true (A) no solution (B) one solution
statement is (where l is unit matrix). (C) two solutions (D) infinitely many solutions
(A) det (–A) = –det A (B) det A = 0
37. Let A be a square matrix. Then which of the
(C) det (A + l) = 1 + det A (D) det 2A = 2 det A
following is not a symmetric matrix
(A) A + A (B) AA (C) AA (D) A – A
28. If a, b, c are non zeros, then the system of
equations ( + a) x + y + z = 0
x + ( + b)y + z = 0 1 3 2  x 
38. If [1 x 1] 0 5 1  1  = [0] then x is
x + y + ( + c) z = 0 0 3 2   2 
has a non–trivial solution if
(A) –1 = – (a–1 + b–1 + c–1) (B) a–1 = a + b + c 1 1
(C)  + a + b + c = 1 (D) None of these (A) – (B) (C) 1 (D) –1
2 2

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39. If A and B are two matrices such that AB = B and

0 1 2   1/ 2 1/ 2 1/ 2 
BA = A, then A2 + B2 equal to 46. If A =  1 2 3  , A–1 =  4 3 c  , then
(A) 2 AB (B) 2BA (C) A + B (D) AB 3 a 1 5 / 2 3 / 2 1/ 2 

1
(A) a = 1, c = –1 (B) a = 2, c = –
 1 1 a 1  2
40. If A=  2 1  , B= b 1 and (A+B)2 = A2+B2+2AB,
   
1 1
then the values of a and b are (C) a = –1, c = 1 (D) a = ,c=
2 2
(A) a = 1, b = –2 (B) a = 1, b = 2
(C) a = –1, b = 2 (D) a = –1, b = –2 47. If A and B are two square matrices such that
B = – A–1 BA, then (A + B)2 equal to
(A) 0 (B) A2 + B2 (C) A2 + 2AB + B2 (D) A + B
3 1 1
41. If A = 0 1 2  , then AA is
 
 5 5  
(A) symmetric matrix (B) skew–symmetric matrix 48. Let A = 0  5  If |A2| = 25, then || equals
(C) orthogonal matrix 0 (D) none of these 0 0 5 
(A) 52 (B) 1 (C) 1/5 (D) 5
42. The system of equations
x + y + z = 8, x – y + 2z = 6, 3x + 5y – 7z = 14 has 49. If A and B are square matrices of size n × n such
(A) a unique solution that A2 – B2 = (A – B) (A + B), then which of the
following will be always true ?
(B) infinite number of solutions
(A) AB = BA (B) either of A or B is a zero matrix
(C) no solution (D) None of these (C) either of A or B is an identity matrix (D) A = B

1 1 1 50. If A2 – A +  = 0, then the inverse of A is

 2
43. If  is a cube root of unity and A = 1    , (A)  – A (B) A –  (C) A (D) A + 
2
1  
then A–1 equal to 1 0  1 0
51. If A = 1 1 and  = 0 1 , then which one of
 1  2  1 1 1    
 2  1 1 2  
 1  the following holds for all n  1, by the principle of
(A)  2 (B)  2
  1 3 1   
mathematical induction ?
  (A) An = 2n – 1 A + (n – 1) (B) An = nA + (n – 1) 
(C) An = 2n – 1 A – (n – 1) (D) An = nA – (n – 1)
1  2  1  2 

1 2 
 1 1 2 

52. The system of equations x + y + z =  – 1,
(C) 1 1 1  (D) 
  2 1 1 1 x + y + z =  – 1, x + y + z =  – 1 has no solution,
   
if  is
(A) 1 (B) not – 2 (C) either – 2 or 1 (D) – 2

x   x x 
 0 0 1
44. Let A =  x x x  , then A–1 exists if
53. Let A =  0 1 0  . The only correct statement
 x x x   
 1 0 0 
(A) x  0 (B)  0 about the matrix A is
(C) 3x +  0,  0 (D) x  0,  0 (A) A is a zero matrix
(B) A = (–1), where  is a unit matrix
(C) A–1 does not exist (D) A2 = 
 1 sin  1 
45. Let A=   sin  1 sin   where 0  < 2, then
 1  sin  1  a b    
54. If A = b a  and A2 =     then
   
(A) Det (A) = 0 (B) Det A  (0, ) (A)  = a2 + b2, = ab (B)  = a2 + b2,  = 2ab
(C) Det (A)  [2, 4] (D) Det A  [2, ) (C)  = a + b ,  = a – b (D)  = 2ab,  = a2 + b2
2 2 2 2

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0 1 63. The absolute value of the determinant

55. If A = 0 0  .  is the unit matrix of order 2 and
 
1 2 1
a, b are arbitrary constants, then (a + bA)2 is equal to 3  2 2 2  2 2 1 is
(A) a2 + b2A (B) a2 = abA 32 2 22 2 1
2
(C) a  + 2abA (D) None of these
(A) 16 2 (B) 8 2 (C) 0 (D) None of these

 ab b2 
56. If A =  2  , then A 64. If  &  are the roots of the equation
 a ab 
x3 + px + q = 0 then the value of the determinant
(A) nilpotent (B) involutary
(C) idempotent (D) scalar   
   equal to
57. If A is singular matrix of order n, then A(adj A)   
equals
(A) null matrix (B) row matrix (A) p (B) q (C) p2 – 2q (D) None of these
(C) identity matrix (D) None of these
65. If a, b, c > 0 & x, y, z  R then the determinant
58. A and B be 3 × 3 matrices. Then AB = 0 implies
(a x  a  x )2 (a x  a  x )2 1
(A) A = 0 and B = 0 (B) |A| = 0 and |B| = 0
(b y  b  y )2 (b y  b  y )2 1 equal to
(C) either |A| or |B| = 0 (D) A = 0 or B = 0
(c z  c  z )2 (c z  c  z )2 1
59. Which one of the following is wrong ?
(A) The elements on the main diagonal of a symmetric (A) axbycz (B) a–xb–yc–z (C) a2xb2yc2z (D) zero
matrix are all zero
(B) The elements on the main diagonal of a skew –
symmetric matrix are all zero
a2  1 ab ac
(C) For any square matrix A, 1/2 (A + A) is symmetric 2
66. If D = ba b  1 bc then D equal to
(D) For any square matrix, 1/2 (A – A) is skew –
symmetric ca cb c 2  1

60. Which of the following statements is incorrect for (A) 2 + a2 + b2 + c2 (B) a2b2c2
a square matrix A. (|A|  0) (C) bc + ca + ab (D) zero
–1
(A) If A is a diagonal matrix, A will also be a diagonal
matrix
–1 67. If a, b & c are non–zero real numbers then
(B) If A is symmetric matrix, A will also be a
symmetric matrix b2c 2 bc b  c
–1 2 2
D = c a ca c  a equal to
(C) If A = A  A is an idempotent matrix
–1
(D) If A = A  A is an involutary matrix a2b2 ab a  b

61. Identity the correct statement(s) (A) abc (B) a2b2c2 (C) bc+ca+ab (D) zero
(A) If system of n simultaneous linear equations has a
unique solution, then coefficient matrix is singular
(B) If system of n simultaneous linear equations has a b1  c1 c1  a1 a1  b1
unique solution, then coefficient matrix is non–singular 68. The determinant b2  c 2 c 2  a2 a2  b2
–1 –1
(C) If A exists, (adj A) may or may not exist b3  c 3 c 3  a 3 a 3  b 3

cos x  sin x 0 
(D) F(x)=  sin x cos x 0  , then F(x) . F(y) = F(x – y) a1 b1 c1 a1 b1 c1
 0 0 0 
(A) a2 b2 c 2 (B) 2 a2 b2 c 2
a 3 b3 c 3 a 3 b3 c 3

sin  cos  sin  sin  cos 

62. Let D = cos  cos  cos  sin   sin  , then a1 b1 c1
 sin  sin  sin  cos  0
(C) 3 a2 b2 c 2 (D) None of these
(A)  is independent of  (B)  is independent of  a 3 b3 c 3
(C)  is a constant (D) None of these

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x xy xyz 1  sin2 x cos2 x 4 sin 2x

69. If x, y, z  R  = 2x 5x  2y 7x  5y  2z = –16 2
76. Let f(x) = sin x 1  cos x2
4 sin 2x then the
3x 7x  3y 9x  7y  3z
sin2 x cos2 x 1  4 sin 2x
then value of x is
maximum value of f(x) is
(A) –2 (B) –3 (C) 2 (D) 3 (A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 12

cos(  )  sin(    ) cos 2 a 3  x a 4  x a5  x

70. The determinant sin  cos  sin  is 5 6 7
 cos  sin  cos  77. Value of the D = a  x a  x a  x is
a 7  x a8  x a9  x
(A) 0 (B) independent of 
(C) independent of  (D) independent of  &  both (A) 0 (B) (a3 – 1) (a6 – 1) (a9 – 1)
(C) (a + 1) (a + 1) (a9 + 1)
3 6
(D) a15 – 1

1 a2 a 4 1 1 1 a x e xna x 2
2 4 3x
71. If 1 b b =k a b c then k is 78. If f(x) = a e3xna x 4 , then
1 c c4
2
a 2 b2 c 2 a 5x
e5xna 1

(A) (a + b) (b + c) (c + a) (B) ab + bc + ac (A) f(x) – f(– x) = 0 (B) f(x) . f(–x) = 0

(C) a2b2c2 (D) a2 + b2 + c2 (C) f(x) + f(–x) = 0 (D) f(x) = f(–x) = 0

72. If a  b, then the system of equations ax+by+bz=0, 4 sinB

bx + ay + bz = 0, bx + by + ax = 0 will have a non–trivial 1 cos A
b
solution if 2a 8 sin A 1
(A) a + b = 0 (B) a + 2b = 0 79. D = is (where a, b, c are the
3a 12 sin A cosB
(C) 2a + b = 0 (D) a + 4b = 0
sides opposite to angles A, B, C respectively in a triangle)
sin(2 ) sin(   ) sin(   ) 1
sin(   ) sin(2) sin(   ) is (A) cos 2A (B) 0
73. Value of  = 2
sin(    ) sin(   ) sin(2  )
1 1
(A)  = 0 (B)  = sin2 +sin2 + sin2 (C) sin 2A (D) (cos2A + cos2B)
2 2
(C)  = 3/2 (D) None of these
2a b e f 2d e
80. If 1 = 2d e f , 2 = 2z 4x 2y , then the
a2 (1  x) ab ac 4x 2y 2z e 2a b
74. The determinant D = ab b2 (1  x) bc value of 1 – 2 is
ac bc c 2 (1  x)
y
(A) x + +z (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) 3
is divisible by 2
(A) 1 + x (B) (1 + x)2 (C) x2 (D) x2 + 1
(b  c)2 a2 a2
75. If A, B, C are angles of a triangle ABC, then 2 2
81. If b (c  a) b2 = k abc(a + b + c)3,
2 2 2
c c (a  b)
A B C
sin sin sin
2 2 2 then k is
B A (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) ab + bc + ac
sin(A  B  C) sin sin is less than or equal to
2 2
(A  B  C) C
cos tan(A  B  C) sin n 1 5 N
2 2
82. If Un = n2 2N  1 2N  1 , then U n is equal to
n3 3N2 3N  1 n 1
N
3 3 1 2 1 N 2
(A)
8
(B)
8
(C) 2 2 (D) 2 (A) 2 n
n 1
(B) 2 n
n 1
(C) 
2 n1
n (D) 0

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