CHAPTER-3

MATRICES
01 MARK TYPE QUESTIONS
Q. NO QUESTION MARK
1. In a certain city there are 30 colleges. Each college has 15 peons, 6 clerks, 1 typist and 1 1
section officer. Express the given information as a column matrix.
15 15 6 1
1 6 15 1
A)[ ] B) [ ] C) [ ] D) [ ]
1 1 1 6
6 1 1 15
2. 1, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑖 ≠ 𝑗 1
𝐼𝑓 𝐴 = {𝑎𝑖𝑗 } is a square matrix of order 2 such that 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = { ,
0, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑖 = 𝑗
1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
𝐴) ( ) B) ( ) C) ( ) D) ( )
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

3. Let A be a skew symmetric matrix of order 3. If |A|=x, then (2023)x is 1

A) 2023 B) 1/2023 C) 20232 D) 1

4. If a matrix A = [1 2 3], then the matrix A𝐴𝑇 is : 1

1 0 0 1 2 3
A) 14 B) [0 2 0] C) [2 3 1] D)[14]
0 0 3 3 1 2

5. A and B are two matrices of order 3x2 and 3x2 then the order of the matrix ABt. 1
A) 3x3 B) 2x2 C) 2x3 D) Not define
6. If for a square matrix A, 𝐴 − 3𝐴 + 𝐼 = 𝑂 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴−1 = 𝑥𝐴 + 𝑦𝐼, then the value of x+y is :
2
1
A) -2 B) 2 C) 3 D) -3

7. 0 1 1
If 𝐴 = [ ] , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐴2023 is equal to
0 0
0 1 0 2023 0 0 2023 0
A) [ ] B)[ ] C)[ ] D)[ ]
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023

8. Number of symmetric matrices of order 3x3 with each entry 1or-1 is 1

A) 256 B) 64 C) 512 D) 4

9. 1 2 1 1
If [2 3 1] is a non singular matrix 𝑎 ∈ 𝐴, then the set A is
3 𝑎 1
A) R B) {0} C) {4} D) R-{4}

10. 2 0 1
If [ ] = 𝑃 + 𝑄, where P is a symmetric and Q is a skew symmetric matrix, then Q is
5 4
equal to
2 5/2 0 −5/2 0 5/2
A) [ ] B) [ ] C) [ ]
5/2 4 5/2 0 −5/2 0
2 −5/2
D) [ ]
5/2 4

11. If O(A)=2×3, O(B)=3×2, O(C)= 3×3 then which of the following is not defined? 1

i)CB+A’ ii)C(A+B’)’ iii)BAC iv)C(A+B’)

12. 1 2 3 1
If A= [1 4 9 ] what is the value of |adjA|?
1 8 27

i)36 ii)72 iii)144 iv) none

13. The matrix A has x rows and (x+5) columns and matrix B has y rows and (11-y) column. Both 1
AB and BA exist then the value of x and y are-

i) 8,3 ii)3,4 iii)3,8 iv)8,8

14. 1 3 𝑎+2 1
If the matrix [2 4 8 ] is singular then what is
3 5 10
the value of a?

i)-2 ii) 4 iii) 2 iv) -4

15. If I is a unit matrix of order 10 then the determinant of I is equal to _____∙ 1

i)10 ii)1 iii)1/10 iv)9

16. What is the total number of possible matrices of order 3x3 with each entry 2 and 0 ? 1

i)9 ii)27 iii)81 iv)512

17. 0 2 0 3𝑎 1
If A=[ ] and kA = [ ] , then the value of k ,a, b are respectively
3 −4 2𝑏 24

i)-6, -12, -18 ii)-6,4,9

iii)-6, -4, -9 iv)-6,12,18
18. 4 𝑥+2 1
If A=[ ] is a symmetric matrix , then x=
2𝑥 − 3 𝑥+2

i)3 ii)2 iii)4 iv)5

19. if A is a square matrix of order 4 and I is unit matrix then which of the following is true? 1

i)det(2A) = 2detA ii) det(-A) = -det A

iii)det(A+I) = det A+I iv)det(2A)= 16det(A)

20. If A is a non-singular matrix satisfying A2-A+2I=0, then A-1= 1

1
i)I-A ii) 2 (𝐼 − 𝐴) iii)I+A
1
iv)2(I+A)
21. If the order of matrix A is m × p. And the order of B is
p × n. Then the order of matrix AB is?
(a) n × p
(b) m × n 1
(c) n × p
(d) n × m

22. If a matrix has 6 elements, then number of possible orders of the matrix can be
(a) 2
(b) 4 1
(c) 3
(d) 6
23. If A = diag (3, -1), then matrix A is

0 3  2 −1
(a)   (b)  
2 −1 3 0 
1
3 0  3 −1
(c)   (d)  
0 −1 0 −2

24. (−𝑖+2𝑗)2
If A = [aij] is a 2 × 3 matrix, such that aij =
5
then a23 is

1 2 9 16 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5 5 5 5

25. If A = diag. [ 5, -2, 7] ; B = diag. [7, 8, 5], then 3𝐴 − 2𝐵 =

(a) diag. [ 1, -22, -11] (c) diag. [-1, 22, -11] 1

(b) diag. [-1, -22, 11] (d) diag. [1, -22, 11]
26. If A is a symmetric matrix of integers with zeroes on the main diagonal, the sum of the entries of A
must be an ____.
1
a. integer b. odd integer
c. even integer d. irrational number
27. If X is any m × n matrix such that XY and YX both defined, then Y is an ____.
a. m × n matrix b. n × m matrix 1
c. n × n matrix d. m × m matrix
28. If A is a square matrix of order p and if there exists another square matrix B of the same order p, such
that AB = BA = I, then ________.

a. A –1 does not exist 1

b. AB is defined
c. B is called the inverse matrix of A
d. A is not the inverse of B
29. The total number of elements in a matrix represents a prime number. The possible orders the matrix
can have _____.
1
a. 2 b. 9 c. 1 d. 4
30.  0 2 −1

Assertion (A): If A = −2 0 3  then, A –1 is a skew symmetric matrix.

 1 −3 0 
Reason(R): If A is skew symmetric matrix then A –1 is skew symmetric matrix. 1
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
31. Let A, B, C are three matrices of same order. 1
 Now, consider the following statements:

Assertion (A): If A = B, then AC = BC

Reason (R): If AC = BC, then A = B

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
32. A is square matrix of order 3 and |A| = 7. Write the value of |adj. A|. 1
33. A matrix has 5 elements, write all possible order it can have. 1
34. Total number of possible matrices of order 2 × 3 with each entry 1 or 0 is. 1
(a) 6 b) 36 c) 32 d) 64

35. Assume Y, W and P, are the matrices of order 3×k, n×3 and p×k. Find the 1
restrictions on n, k and p, so that PY+WY will be defined.
36. If A is a square matrix such that A2=A, then (I + A)^2 – 3A is 1
(a) I (b) 2A (c) 3I (d) A

37. If A and B are two matrices such that AB = B and BA = A, then B2 is equal to 1
a) B
b) A
c) 1
d) 0

38. 1
Construct a 3x1 matrix A =[aij] whose elements aij are given by aij= |-3i-j| 1
2
39. If A, B are symmetric matrices of same order, then AB – BA is a 1
(A) Skew symmetric matrix (B) Symmetric matrix (C) Zero matrix (D)
Identity matrix

40. 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑎 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑏 1

If A= [ ] , then A+A’= I, if the value of a is:
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑏 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑎
𝛱 𝛱 3𝛱
a) b) c) Π d)
6 3 2

41. 2 −1 4 1
The matrix [ 1 0 −5]is
−4 5 7
A) A symmetric matrix
B) A skew symmetric matrix
C) A diagonal matrix
None of these
42. A matrix has 18 elements, then possible number of orders of a matrix are 1
A) 3
 B) 4
C) 6
D) 5

43. If matrix A is of order m ×n, and for matrix B, AB and BA both are defined, then 1
order of matrix B is
A) m ×n
B) n ×n
C) m ×n
D) n ×m
44. The diagonal elements of a skew symmetric matrix are 1
A) all zeros
B) are all equal to some scalar k(≠ 0)
C) can be any number
D) none of these
45. 𝑦 + 2𝑥 5 7 5 1
If ( )=( ), then the value of y is
−𝑥 3 −2 3
A ) 11
B) 3
C) -3
D) 1
46. Total no of possible matrices of order 3 × 3 with each entry 1 or 0 is 1
A) 512
B) 64
C) 32
D) 36

47. If matrix A= [1 2 3] then A𝐴𝑡 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑜 , where 𝐴𝑡 Is the transpose of 1

matrix A.
A) [14]
B) [12]
C) 0
[10]
48. 0 𝑎 1
If A= [ ] then 𝐴16 is equal to
0 0
A) A
0 0
B) [ ]
0 0
1 0
C) ( )
1 0
[12]
49. If A and B are symmetric matrices, then AB-BA is a 1
A) Symmetric matrix
B) Skew symmetric matrix
 C) Diagonal matrix
Unit matrix
50. If A is a square matrix such that 𝐴2 =A, then (𝐼 + 𝐴)2 − 3𝐴 𝑖𝑠 1
A) I
B) 2I
C) 3I
D) A
51. If A and B are symmetric matrices, then ABA is 1
a) symmetric matrix
b) diagonal matrix
c) skew - symmetric matrix
d) scalar matrix
52. 2 0 −3 1
If A =[ 4 3 1] is expressed as the sum of a symmetric and skew - symmetric matrix, then the
−5 7 2
symmetric matrix is
2 2 −4
a) [ 2 3 4]
−4 4 2
2 4 −5
b) [ 0 3 7]
−3 1 2
4 4 −8
c) [ 4 6 8]
−8 8 4

1 0 0
d) [0 1 0]
0 0 1

53. 0 2 −3 1
If𝐴 = [−2 0 −1] then A is a
3 1 0
a) skew - symmetric matrix
b) symmetric matrix
c) none of these
d) diagonal matrix
54. The number of all possible matrices of order3 × 3 with each entry 0 or1 is 1
a) 81
b) none of these
c) 512
d) 18
55. 1 2 𝑥 1 −2 𝑦 1
If A =[0 1 0] and B = [0 1 0] and AB = l 3 , then x + y equals
0 0 1 0 0 1
a) - 1
b) 0
c) none of these
d) 2
56. A = [aij] m ×× n is a square matrix, if 1

a) m < n
 b) m > n
c) m = n
d) None of these
57. 1 −1 𝑎 1 1
If A =[ ],B=[ ] and (A + B) 2 =A 2 + B 2 , then values of a and b are
2 −1 𝑏 −1
a) a = 0, b = 4
b) a = 1, b = 4
c) a = 2, b = 4
d) a = 4, b = 1
58. 0 1 1
If A =[ ] , then A 2 is equal to
1 0
0 1
a) [ ]
0 1
0 1
b) [ ]
1 0
1 0
c) [ ]
1 0
1 0
d) [ ]
0 1
59. If A and B are matrices of same order, then (AB’ – BA’) is a 1
a) null matrix
b) unit matrix
c) symmetric matrix
d) skew - symmetric matrix
60. If A and B are two matrices of the order 3× m and 3 × n, respectively, and m = 1
n, then the order of matrix (5A – 2B) is
a) 3× 3
b) m× n
c) 3× n
d) m× 3
61. If a matrix has 8 elements then the total number of different orders of writing the matrices is 1
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

62. 1 1 1
If A = [ ] and nϵN, then An is equal to
1 1
a. n A
b. 2n A
c. 2n-1 A
d. 2n A

63. A = [aij]mxn is a square matrix, if 1

a. m < n
b. m > n
c. m = n
d. none of these

64. The number of all possible matrices of order 3x3 with each entry 0 or 1 is: 1
a. 27
 b. 18
c. 81
d. 512

65. 1 0 𝑥 0 1
If A = [ ],B=[ ] and A = B2 , then x equals
2 1 1 1
a. -1
b. 1
c. 2
d. -2

66. If A is a square matrix and A2 = A, then 1

(I + A)2 – 3A is equal to:
a. I
b. A
c. 2A
d. 3I

67. The numbers of all possible matrices of order 2x2 with each entry 1, 2 or 3 is 1
a. 12
b. 64
c. 81
d. 7
68. If A and B are square matrices of same order , then AB' - BA' is a 1
a. skew – symmetric matrix
b. symmetric matrix
c. null matrix
d. unit matrix

69. If A is a square matrix such that A2 = A, then find (2 + A)3 – 19 A. 1

a. 8I
b. 2I
c. I
d. A
70. If the matrix A is both symmetric and skew symmetric matrix, then 1
a. A is a diagonal matrix
b. A is a zero matrix
c. A is a square matrix
d. none of these

71. Radha has 3 notebooks and 2 pens, Krishna has 2 notebooks and 1 pen and Ram has 4 1
notebooks and 2 pens. A matrix is formed with the number of notebooks and pen that the
three persons have in three rows and three columns. The number of elements in the matrix is
(a) 14 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 8
72. If 5 students have pens only, then a matrix with only one column is created which lead to the 1
idea of a type of matrix. This matrix is known as
(a) Row matrix (b) column matrix (c) square matrix (d) diagonal matrix
73. Given that matrices A and B are of order 3 x n and m x 5 respectively, then the order of the 1
matrix C = 5A + 3B is
(a) 3 x 5 (b) 5 x 3 (c) 3 x 3 (d) 5 x 5
74. Sudha created a square matrix A such that A2 = A, the 1
(I + A)3 – 7A is equal to
(a) A (b) I + A (c) I – A (d) I
75. 𝑎 𝑏 1
Given that A = [ ] and A2 = 3I, then
𝑐 −𝑐
(a) 1 + a2 + bc = 0 (b) 1 – a2 – bc = 0 (c) 3 - a2 – bc = 0
2
(d) 3 + a + bc = 0
76. Neha has a factory which produces shoes for boys and girls in three different price categories 1
labelled 1, 2 and 3. The quantity produced by the factory is represented by the matrix given
below
Boys Girls
1 80 40
2 [65 70]. Now if the production in the factory is doubled in all categories then the revised
3 50 75
quantities produced by the factory is given by the matrix
160 80 80 40
(a) [ 65 70] (b) [130 140]
50 75 50 75
80 40 160 80
(c) [65 70] (d) [130 140]
50 75 100 150
77. 2 5 1
For a matrix A = [ ], the value of AI is
−11 7
−2 −5 2 5 7 11 7 −5
(a) [ ] (b) [ ] (c) [ ] (d) [ ]
11 −7 −11 7 −5 2 11 2
78. There are 3 families A, B and C. The number of men, women and children in these families 1
are as under:
Men Women Children
Family A 2 3 1
Family B 2 1 3
Family C 4 2 6
When the above table is represented by a matrix , the order of the matrix is
(a) 3 x 1 (b) 1 x 3 (c) 3 x 2 (d) 3 x 3
79. 0 2 0 3𝑎 1
If A = [ ] and kA = [ ] then the value of k, a and b respectively are
3 −4 2𝑏 24
(a) -6, -12, -18 (b) -6, -4, - 9 (c) -6, 4, 9 (d) -6, 12. 18
80. The number of all possible matrices of order 3 x 2 with entry 0 or 1 is 1
(a) 18 (b) 27 (c) 64 (d) 512
 ANSWERS:

Q. NO ANSWER MARKS
1. B 1
2. C 1
3. D 1
4. D 1
5. A 1
6. B 1
7. C 1
8. C 1
9. D 1
10. B 1
11. (iv)C(A+B’) 1
Ans- O(B’) =2X3
O(A+B’)=2X3
C(A+B’) is not defined as number of column of C ≠ number of rows in
A+B’
12. (iii)144 1
Ans- det(A)=12
Det(adjA) =det(A)3-1 =122 =144
properties:- det(adjA)=det(A)n-1
13. iii)3,8 1
ans:- AB exist if x+5=y
BA exist if 11-y=x
Solving these two equation : x=3 and y=8
14. ii)4 1
ans:-if the determinant of a matrix is zero then the matrix is called singular.
Thus, det(A)=0
i.e 2a-8=0
i.e a=4
15. ii)1 1
ans:- determinant of a unit matrix of any order is 1.
16. iv)512 1
ans:-in a 3x3 order matrix total number of entry is 9. Each entry is done by either 2 or
0 i.e by 2ways.so, by fundamental principle of counting the total number of ways in
which 9elements can be chosen to form matrices is 29=512 .
17. iii)-6, -4, -9 1
0 2 𝑘 2𝑘 0 3𝑎
ans:- kA=𝑘 [ ]=[ ]=[ ]
3 −4 3𝑘 −4𝑘 2𝑏 24
by equality of matrices
-4k=24 i.e k=-6
3a=2k i.e a=-4
2b=3k i.e b=-9
18. iv)5 1
ans:- for a symmetric matrix A=AT
x+2= 2x-3
x=5
19. iv)det(2A) = 16(detA) 1
ans:- |𝑘𝐴| = 𝑘 𝑛 |𝐴| where A is matrix of order n
 1
20. ii)2 (𝐼 − 𝐴) 1
ans:-A is non-singular matrix so A-1 exist
multiply A-1 in both side of matrix equation and use A-1A=I and A-1I=A-1
21. b 1
22. b 1
23. c 1
24. d 1
25. d 1
26. c 1
27. b 1
28. c 1
29. a 1
30. a 1
31. C 1
32. 49 1
33. 5×1 or 1×5 1
34. D 1
35. K=3 and p=n 1
36. A 1
37. A 1
38. 2 1
A=[ 7/2 ]
5
39. A 1
40. B 1
41. D 1
42. C 1
43. D 1
44. A 1
45. B 1
46. A 1
47. A 1
48. B 1
49. B 1
50. A 1
51. (a) 1
52. (a) 1
53. (a) 1
54. (c) 1
55. (b) 1
56. (a) 1
57. (b) 1
58. (d) 1
59. (d) 1
60. (c) 1
61. d 1
62. d 1
63. c 1
64. d 1
65. b 1
66. c 1
67. c 1
68. a 1
69. a 1
70. b 1
71. b 1
72. b 1
73. a 1
74. d 1
75. c 1
76. d 1
77. b 1
78. d 1
79. b 1
80. C 1