Matrices and Determinants Class A

MCQs
1] If a matrix “A” has ‘m ’ rows and ‘ n ’ columns then the order of matrix is:
a) m× n b) n × m c) m=n d) none
2] A matrix of order m× 1 is called:
a) vector b) Row matrix c) Column matrix d) zero matrix

3] If A = [−13
12
] and B = [ 2111] then product matrix AB = ?

a) [−13
12
] b) [ 2111] c) [ 41 32 ] d) [ 2312]
4] If A = [ ai j ] is m× nmatrix , then the matrix n × m matrix obtained by interchanging the
rows and columns of A is called :
a)The identity matrix b) The transpose of A c) Null matrix d) none
5] ( AB ) t = ?
a) At Bt b) Bt At c) ( BA )t d) all

( )
300
1
6] 0 0 is a _____ matrix.
2
0 0 √5
a) Identity b) Scalar c) Diagonal d) null
7] If A is non – singular matrix then ( A – 1 ) – 1 = ?
a) A b) – A c) I d) At
8] For a non singular matrix A , A – 1 = ?
Adj ( A )
a) Adj( A ) b) |A| c) A – 1 d)
¿ A∨¿ ¿

9] A square matrix A = [ ai j ] is called diagonal matrix of ai j = ? where i≠ j

a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) – 1

10] If A = [ ]
12
34
then Adj( A) = ?

a) [ ]
12
34
b)
1−2
−3 4[ ] c) [−3
4−2
1]
d) [−1
−3 4 ]
2

[ ]
s 00
11] The matrix 0 s 0 is called:
00s
a) scalar matrix b) singular matrix c) identity matrix d) null matrix

12] If A =
x1
11
and[ ] 1
¿ A∨¿ ¿
= 7 then x =

7 8 9
a) b) c) d) none
8 7 7

13] If A is the square matrix of order 2 then | k A |= _____, where k ϵ Z

a) 2k |A| b) k2 |A| c) |k||A| d) 2|A|
18] The matrices A is the order of 2×3 and B is the order of 3×3 are suitable for :
a) A + B b) A – B c) AB d) BA
14] If A is the matrix of order 2 ×3 then the order of the matrix At A will be:
a) 2 ×2 b) 3×3 c) 2 ×3 d) 3 ×2

15] |0s 0s| =?

 a) 0 b) 1 c) s d) s2
16] Solution of the system 2x – 3y = 5 and 5x + y = 4 is:
a) x = 1 , y = 1 b) x =−1 , y = 1 c) x =1 , y =−¿ 1 d) all
17] ( AB )t =
a) At Bt b) At B c) Bt At d) AB

18] Inverse matrix of [−1−1

10
] is:

a) [ 1011 ] b)[−1110] c) [−1−1

10
] d) [ 1−1
10
]

19] |cadb|=6 then |cadb| =?

a) 6 b) – 6 c) 0 d) ± 6

20] | || |
31 + 52
1 2 11
=

a) 0 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8
21] Which matrix has no inverse ?
a) Singular b) Non – singular c) Square d) column

| 2 3|
22] Find value of y if −4 1 = 2y + 9.
a) 2.5 b) 1.5 c) 1.3 d) None.

[ ]
−5 4 0
0 2 −1
23] If A = [ 1 2 3 ] and B = 1 −3 2 , then

[−2¿][−4¿]¿¿¿
[ ]
−5 4 0
0 4 −2
a) ¿ b) [ −2 −1 4 ] c) [ 4 −1 4 ] d) 3 −9 6
24] A square matrix has
a) Only one column b) Only one row
c) equal number of rows and columns d) different number of rows and columns.
8 7
25] If A= 9 5 and
[ ] [ ]B= 5
−2
then A + B = ?
6 7
a) 14 5
[ ] [ ] 8 5
b) 9 10
[ ]6 5
c) 14 10 d) Does not exitst.

26] If A =
[−23 59 ] and
[47 −1−2 ]
B= then A – Bt =?

a)
[−9−1 107 ] [−9−1 87 ]
b)
[−1−1 72 ]
c) d) not possible.

27] If
[ 4 y+3 ] [ 4 2 y−1 ]
4 x+ y 10
=
16 10
then find the value of “x”.
a) 4 b) - 3 c) 3 d) 12.
28] If A is that unit matrix of order 3 then A2 +2 A=¿
a) A b) 2A c) 3A d) 4A

| | | || |
2
4 1 3 2 x 3
29] = − then value of x is:
2 1 1 x −2 1
a) 6 b) 7 c) 8 d) 11
30] If A=[ m 2
]
2 m
and | A3|=125 then value of m is:
a) ± 1 b) ± 2 c) ± 3 d) ± 5
31] If A=[ ]1 1
1 1
then A99=¿
a) 299 A b) 298 A c) 2100 A d) 2 A