Q1.

⎡
1 2 x
⎤ ⎡
1 −2 y
⎤

If A = ⎢ 0 1 0⎥ and B = ⎢ 0 1 0⎥ and AB = I3, then x + y equals:

⎣ ⎦ ⎣ ⎦
0 0 1 0 0 1

1. 0
2. -1
3. 2
4. None of these.
Q2. Choose the correct answer from the given four options.
2x + y 4x 7 7y − 13
If [ ] = [ ], then the value of x + y is:
5x − 7 4x y x + 6

1. x = 3, y = 1
2. x = 2, y = 3
3. x = 2, y = 4
4. x = 3, y = 3
Q3. If A is a matrix of order m×n and B is a matrix such that ABT and BTA are both defined, then the order of matrix B is:
1. m×n
2. n×n
3. n×m
4. m×n
Q4. If A and B are two matrices of order 3×m and 3×n respectively and m = n, then the order of 5A - 2B is:
1. m×3
2. 3×3
3. m×n
4. 3×n

Q5. If A is a square matrix such that A2 = I, then (A - I)3 + (A + I)3 - 7A is equal to:
1. A
2. I - A
3. I + A
4. 3A
Q6. ⎡
2 0 −3
⎤
If A = ⎢ 4 3 1 ⎥ is expressed as the sum of a symmetric and skew-symmetric matrix, then the symmetric matrix is:
⎣ ⎦
−5 7 2

2 2 −4
⎡ ⎤

1. ⎢ 2 3 4 ⎥
⎣ ⎦
−4 4 2

2 4 −5
⎡ ⎤

2. ⎢ 0 3 7 ⎥
⎣ ⎦
−3 1 2

4 4 −8
⎡ ⎤
3. ⎢ 4 6 8 ⎥
⎣ ⎦
−8 8 4

1 0 0
⎡ ⎤
4. ⎢ 0 1 0⎥
⎣ ⎦
0 0 1

Q7. 5 x
If A = [ ] and A = AT, then:
y 0

1. x = 0, y = 5
2. x + y = 5
3. x = y
4. None of these.

Q8. If the matrix A is both symmetric and skew symmetric, then:

1. A is a diagonal matrix.
2. A is a zero matrix.
3. A is a square matrix.
 4. None of these.

Q9. 1 −1 a 1
If A = [ ],B = [ ] and (A + B)2 = A2 + B2, values of a and b are:
2 −1 b −1

1. a = 4, b = 1
2. a = 1, b = 4
3. a = 0, b = 4
4. a = 2, b = 4

Q10. α β
If A = [ ] is such that A2 = I, then:
γ −α

1. 1 + α 2
+ βγ = 0

2. 1 − α 2
+ βγ = 0

3. 1 − α 2
− βγ = 0

4. 1 + α 2
− βγ = 0

Q11. Choose the correct answer from the given four options.
0 −5 8
⎡ ⎤
The matrix ⎢ 5 0 12 ⎥ is a:
⎣ ⎦
−8 −12 0

1. Diagonal matrix.
2. Symmetric matrix.
3. Skew-symmetric matrix.
4. Scalar matrix.

Q12. If a ij = 0 (i ≠ j) and a ij = 2 (i= j) then the matrix A = [a ij ]

n×n
​is a _______ matrix ?
1. unit
2. null
3. scalar
4. skew symmetric

Q13. If A is a square matrix, then A – A’ is a:

1. Diagonal matrix.
2. Skew-symmetric matrix.
3. Symmetric matrix.
4. None of these.
Q14. 0 2 0 3a
If A = [ ] and kA = [ ], then the values of k, a, b, are respectively
3 −4 2b 24

1. -6, -12, -18

2. -6, 4, 9
3. -6, -4, -9
4. -6, 12, 18
Q15. ⎡
2 3
⎤
2 −1 3
If A = [ ] and B = ⎢ 4 −2 ⎥ , then:
−4 5 1 ⎣ ⎦
1 5

1. Only AB is defined.
2. Only BA is defined.
3. AB and BA both are defined.
4. AB and BA both are not defined.
Q16. ⎡
2 0 1
⎤
If A = ⎢ 2 1 3⎥, then find (A 2
− 5A).

⎣ ⎦
1 −1 0

Q17. 1 0 2 1 2 3 4 4 10
Find the value of λ, non-zero scalar, if λ [ ] + 2[ ] = [ ]
3 4 5 −1 −3 2 4 2 14

Q18. Find a matrix X such that 2A + B + X = 0, where.

8 0 2 −2
⎡ ⎤ ⎡ ⎤
If A = ⎢ 4 −2 ⎥ and B = ⎢ 4 2 ⎥, then find the matrix X of order 3 × 2 such that 2A + 3X = 5B.
⎣ ⎦ ⎣ ⎦
3 6 −5 1
Q19. ⎡
3 1
⎤ ⎡
4 2
⎤
1 1 1
Let A = [ ], B = ⎢ 5 2⎥ and C = ⎢ −3 5⎥. Verify that AB = AC though B ≠ C, A ≠ O.
3 3 3 ⎣ ⎦ ⎣ ⎦
−2 4 5 0

Q20. ⎡
0 1 −2
⎤
For what value of x, is the matrix A = ⎢ −1 0 3 ⎥ a skew-symmetric matrix?
⎣ ⎦
x −3 0

Q21. i 0
If A = [ ], write A2.
0 i

Q22. 3 1 1 0
If A = [ and I = [ then find λ so that A
2
] ], = 5A + λI.
−1 2 0 1

Q23. Find the matrix A such that

−1 0 −1 1
⎡ ⎤⎡ ⎤

[2 1 3 ] ⎢ −1 1 0 ⎥⎢ 0 ⎥ = A
⎣ ⎦⎣ ⎦
0 1 1 −1

Q24. ⎡
2 0 1
⎤
2
Find A - 5A + 6I if A = ⎢ 2 1 3⎥.
⎣ ⎦
1 −1 0

Q25. |−3i+j|
, if i ≠ j
construct a 2×2 matrix A = [aij] whose elemants aij are given by aij = { 2
2
(i + j) , if i = j

Q26. ⎡
1 −1
⎤
2 1 3
For two matrices A and B, A = [ ],B = ⎢0 2 ⎥ verify that (AB)T = BTAT.
4 1 0 ⎣ ⎦
5 0

Q27. 6 −6 0 3 2 5
Find matrices X and Y, if 2X − Y = [ ] and X + 2Y = [ ]
−4 2 1 −2 1 −7

Q28. ⎡
3 4
⎤
2 4 −1
If A = [ ] , B = ⎢ −1 2⎥, find (AB)T
−1 0 2
⎣ ⎦
2 1

Q29. ⎡
a 1 x
⎤

In the matrix write:

2
A = ⎢
⎢
2 √3 x − y⎥,
⎥
−2
⎣0 5 ⎦
5

1. The order of the matrix A.

2. The number of elements.
3. Write elements a23, a31, a12.

Q30. Find the matrix A such that

4 −4 8 4
⎡ ⎤ ⎡ ⎤

⎢ 1 ⎥ A = ⎢ −1 2 1⎥
⎣ ⎦ ⎣ ⎦
3 −3 6 3

Q31. ⎡
5 2 x
⎤

If the matric A = ⎢ y z −3 ⎥ is a symmetric matrix, find x, y, z and t.

⎣ ⎦
4 t −7

Q32. ⎡
4 −1 −4
⎤
If A = ⎢ 3 0 −4 ⎥ , show that A2 = I3.
⎣ ⎦
3 −1 −3

Q33. Solve for x and y:

2 3 −8
x[ ] + y[ ] + [ ] = 0.
1 5 −11

Q34. Express the following matrix as the sum of a symmetric and a skew symmetric matrix:
1 3 5
⎡ ⎤

⎢ −6 8 3⎥
⎣ ⎦
−4 6 5

Q35. Find the matrix A such that

 2 −1 −1 −8 −10
⎡ ⎤ ⎡ ⎤

⎢ 1 0 ⎥A = ⎢ 1 −2 −5 ⎥
⎣ ⎦ ⎣ ⎦
−3 4 9 22 15

Q36. cos α sin α

If A = [ ], then verify that ATA = I2.
− sin α cos α