Sure Shot Questions

Chapter – 03
Matrices
MCQ (1 mark) (c) O (d) None of these

0 0 4

1. The matrix P  0 4 0 is

  1 0 0 
 4 0 0   
7. The matrix 0 2 0 is a
 
(a) square matrix (b) diagonal matrix 0 0 0 
(c) unit matrix (d) None of these
(a) Identity matrix
(b) Symmetric matrix
2. Total number of possible matrices of order 3 x 3
(c) Skew symmetric matrix
with each entry 2 or 0 is
(d) None of these
(a) 9 (b) 27
(c) 81 (d) 512

 0 5 8 
 2 x  y 4 x   7 7 y  13 
3. If    , then the values 8. The matrix 5
 0 12  is a
 5x  7 4 x   y x  6 
 8 12 0 
of x, y respectively are
(a) 3, 1 (b) 2, 3 (a) Diagonal matrix
(c) 2, 4 (d) 3, 3 (b) Symmetric matrix
(c) Skew symmetric matrix
4. If A and B are two matrices of the order 3 x m and (d) Scalar matrix
3 x n, respectively, and m = n, then the order of
matrix (5A – 2B) is
(a) m x 3 (b) 3 x 3 9. If A is a matrix of order m x n and B is a matrix such
(c) m x n (d) 3 x n that AB’ and B’A are both defined, then order of
matrix B is
0 1  (a) m  m (b) n  n
5. If A    , then A2 is equal to (c) n  m (d) m  n
1 0 
0 1  1 0  10. If A and B are matrices of same order, then (AB’ –
(a)   (b)  
1 0  1 0  BA’) is a
0 1 1 0  (a) Skew symmetric matrix
(c)   (d)   (b) Null matrix
0 1 0 1 
(c) Symmetric matrix
1 if i  j
6. If matrix A  [a ij ]22 , where aij   (d) Unit matrix
0 if i  j
then A2 is equal to
(a) I (b) A

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11. If A is a square matrix such that A2 = I, then 17. If A is a square matrix and A2 = A, then
(A I)3  (A I)3  7A is equal to (l A)2  3A is equal to [2023]
(a) A (b) I – A (a) l (b) A
(c) I + A (d) 3A (c) 2A (d) 3l

 4 2
18. If A    , then (A 2l)(A 3l ) is equal to
12. For any two matrices A and B, we have
 1 1 
(a) AB = BA (b) AB  BA [Term I, 2021 – 22]
(c) AB = O (d) None of the above (a) A (b) l
(c) 5l (d) O

13. On using elementary column operation

C2  C2  2C1 in the following matrix equation 19. If order of matrix A is 2 x 3, of matrix B is 3 x 2, and
1 3 1 1  3 1  of matrix C is 3 x 3, then which one of the following
 2 4   0 1   2 4 , we have; is not defined? [Term I, 2021 – 22]
    
(a) C(A + B’) (b) C(A + B’)’
1 5  1 1  3 5

(a)  (c) BAC (d) CB + A’
 
0 4   2 2   2 0 
1 5 1 1 3 5
(b)    2  1 1 1
0 4  0 1  0
 
20. If A  1 1 1 , then A5  A4  A3  A2 is
1 5 1 3  3 1  
(c)    4 1 1 1
 2 0  0 1   2
1 5 1 1  3 5 equal to [Term I, 2021 – 22]
(d)    0  (a) 2A (b) 3A
 2 0  0 1   2
(c) 4A (d) O

1 0  x 0 21. If A is a square matrix such that A2 = A, then

14. If A    , B  2
1 1  and A = B , then x
 2 1    (l A)3  A is equal to [2020]
equals [2023]
(a) l (b) O
(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) l  A (d) l  A
(c) 1 (d) 2

3 
1 1 1  x  6   
     22. If A  [2  3 4], B  2 , X = [1 2 3] and
15. If 0 1 1 y  3 , then the value of (2x + y  
      2 
0 0 1  z   2 
2
– z ) is [2023]
Y  3  , then AB + XY equals
1   2  4  4 
16. If x    y      , then [2023]
[2020]
2 5  9 
(a) [28] (b) [24]
(a) x = 1, y = 2 (b) x = 2, y = 1
(c) 28 (d) 24
(c) x = 1, y = -1 (d) x = 3, y = 2

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23. If for a square matrix A, A2  A  l  O , then A-1 [Term I, 2021 – 22]
equals [2023] (a) A (b) l + A
(a) A (b) A  l (c) l – A (d) l
(c) l  A (d) A  l
  
30. Given that A    and A2  3l , the
24. If A  [a ij ] is a skew – symmetric matrix of order n,   
then [2022 – 23] [Term I, 2021 – 22]
(a) 1      0
2
1
(a) aij  i, j (b) aij  0  i, j
a ji (b) 1      0
2

(c) aij  0 , where i  j (c) 3      0

2

(d) aij  0 where i  j (d) 3      0

2

 2a  b a  2b   4 3 31. If A, B are non – singular square matrices of the

25. If    , then value of a
5c  d 4c  3d  11 24 
1 1
same order, then (AB ) =
+ b – c + 2d is [Term I, 2021 – 22] [2022 – 23]
(a) 8 (b) 10 (a) A1B (b) A1B 1
(c) 4 (d) -8
(c) BA1 (d) AB

26. Given that matrices A and B are of order 3 x n and

m x 5 respectively, then the order of matrix C = 5A 1 1 0   2 2 4 
   
32. If A  2 3 4 and B  4 2 4 , then
+ 3B is [Term I, 2021 – 22]    
(a) 3 x 5 and m = n (b) 3 x 5  0 1 2   2 1 5 
(c) 3 x 3 (d) 5 x 5 [Term I, 2021 – 22]
1
(a) A  B (b) A1  6B
1
27. If A  [a ij ] is a square matrix of order 2 such that (c) B 1  B (d) B 1  A
6
1, when i  j
aij   , then A2 is
0, when i  j 5 x
33. If A    and A  AT , where AT is the
[Term I, 2021 – 22]
 y 0
1 0  1 1  transpose of the matrix A, then [2023]
(a)   (b)  
1 0  0 0  (a) x = 0, y = 5 (b) x = y
1 1  1 0  (c) x + y = 5 (d) x = 5, y = 0
(c)   (d)  
1 0  0 1 
34. If a matrix A = [1 2 3], then the matrix AA’ (where
0 2   0 3a 
28. If A    and kA    , then the
A’ is the transpose of A) is [2023]
3 4   2b 24 1 0 0 
values of k, a and b respectively are
(a) 14

(b) 0 2 0

[Term I, 2021 – 22]  
0 0 3 
(a) -6, -12, -18 (b) -6, -4, -9
(c) -6, 4, 9 (d) -6, 12, 18 1 2 3 

(c) 2 3 1
 (d) [14]
2  
29. If A is square matrix such that A = A, then  3 1 2 
(l A)3  7A is equal to
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 40.
35. If P is a 3 x 3 matrix such that P’ = 2P + l, where P’ is
the transpose of P, then
[Term I, 2021 – 22]
(a) P  l (b) P  l
(c) P  2l (d) P  2l

cos   sin  
36. If A   and A  A '  l , then the
sin  cos  
value of  is [Term I, 2021 – 22]
 
(a) (b)
6 3
3  Case Study Question
(c)  (d)
2
 Assertion-Reasoning (1 mark) 41. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
Two farmers Ramakishan and Gurucharan Singh
37. cultivate only three
varieties of rice namely Basmati, Permal and Naura.
The sale (in rupees) of these varieties of rice by both
the farmers in the month of September and October
are given by the following matrices A and B.

38.

39.

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42. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
A trust fund has |35000 that must be invested in
two different types of bonds, say X and Y. The first
bond pays 10% interest 2 p.a. which will be given
to an old age home and second one pays 8%
interest p.a. which will be given to WWA (Women
Welfare Association). Let A be a 1× 2 matrix and B
be a 2 × 1 matrix, representing the investment and
interest rate on each bond respectively.

 Questions
 3 2  1 0 
1. If A    and l    , find scalar k
 1 1 0 1 
so that A  l  kA .
2
[2020]

2 0 1
2. If A   2 1 3 , find A  5 A  4l and
2
 
1 1 0 
hence find a matrix such that
A2  5 A  4l  X  O . [Delhi 2015]

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 1 3 2  12. If A is a square matrix such that 𝐴2 = 𝐼, then find
the simplified value of (𝐴 − 𝐼)3 + (𝐴 + 𝐼)3 − 7𝐴.
3. If A   2 0 1 , then show that
 
1 2 3 
A3  4 A2  3 A  11l  O . Hence find A-1. 13. If A is a square matrix such that A2 = A, then write
the value of
[2020]
0 6  5x 7A − (𝐼 +
4. If the matrix  3
x  3 
2
is symmetric, find 𝐴) , 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝐼 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑥
x
the value of x. [2021]
𝑎 + 4 3𝑏 2𝑎 + 2 𝑏 + 2
14. If[ ]=[ ], write the
1 5  8 −6 8 𝑎 − 8𝑏
5. For the matrix A    , verify that value of 𝑎 − 2𝑏.
6 7 
[2020C]
(i) (A A') is a symmetric matrix. 15. If 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑥 𝐴 = [
3 −3
] and 𝐴2 = 𝜆𝐴, then write
−3 3
(ii) (A A') is a skew – symmetric matrix. the value of 𝜆.

4 1 16. Find the value of X and Y if

6. If 𝑋 = [ ], show that 6𝑋 − 𝑋 2 = 9𝐼,
−1 2 2 3 6 5
where 𝐼 is the unit matrix. 𝑋+𝑌 =[ ],𝑋 − 𝑌 = [ ].
5 1 7 3

7. Find matrices 𝑋 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑌 𝑖𝑓 2𝑋 + 𝑌 = 2 0 1

2 −3 1 0 3 5 17. If A= [2 1 3], find A2−5𝐴 + 4𝐼 and hence find
[ ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑋 − 𝑌 = [ ]
1 2 3 −2 −4 1 1 −1 0
a matrix X such that
A2−5𝐴 + 4𝐼 + 𝑋 = 0.
8. Find the value of 𝜆, a non-zero scalar, if

1 3 5 2 5 6 7 19 27 0 𝑎 𝑏
𝜆[ ] + 2[ ]=[ ] 1 1
2 4 6 1 3 5 8 18 28 18. Find 2 (𝐴 + 𝐴′)and 2 (𝐴 − 𝐴′). If A= [−𝑎 0 𝑐]
−𝑏 −𝑐 0

2 0 1
9. If 𝐴 = [2 1 3],then find (𝐴2 − 5𝐴). 2 4 −6
1 −1 0 19. Express the matrix A = [7 3 5 ] as the sum of
1 −2 4
a symmetric and skew symmetric matrix.
2 −1
10. Find matrix A such that [ 1 0 ]𝐴 = 3 −2 −4
20. Express the matrix A = [ 3 −2 −5] as the sum
−3 4
−1 −8 −1 1 2
[ 1 −2]. of a symmetric and skew symmetric matrices and
9 22 verify your result.

11. find a matrix A such that 2𝐴 − 3𝐵 + 5𝐶 = 0,

−2 2 0 21. Show that the matrix BAB is symmetric or skew-
where𝐵 = [ ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶 =
3 1 4 symmetric accordingly when A is symmetric or
2 0 −2
[ ]. skew-symmetric.
7 1 6

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 0 2𝑦 𝑧
27. Find x, y and z, if 𝐴 = [𝑥 𝑦 −𝑧] satisfies
1 1 1 𝑥 −𝑦 𝑧
22. If A = [1 1 1] then prove that An = 𝐴′ = 𝐴−1 .
1 1 1
3𝑛−1 3𝑛−1 3𝑛−1
[3𝑛−1 3𝑛−1 3𝑛−1 ] , then n∈ 𝑁.
3𝑛−1 3𝑛−1 3𝑛−1 1 0 2
28. If 𝐴 = [0 2 1] and 𝐴3 − 6𝐴2 + 7𝐴 +
2 0 3
2 𝑘𝑙3 = 𝑂, then find k.
23. If [𝑥 −2 4𝑥 𝑥 2 ] = [ −3 1
], then find x.
𝑥 𝑥3 −𝑥 + 2 1
2 −1 2
29. If 𝐴 = [3 √3 2]and 𝐵 = [ ],
4 2 0 1 2 4
𝑝 𝑞 then verify that (i) (A’)’=A(ii) (A+B)’=A’+B’ (iii)
24. Express [ ] as the sum of a symmetric and (kB)’=kB’, where k is any constant.
𝑟 𝑠
a skew-symmetric matrix.

30. For What value of 𝑥, is the matrix

25. If A = diag [2 -1 3] and 6 = diag [3 0 -1], then 0 1 −2
find 4A + 2B. [−1 0 3 ], a skew-symmetric matrix?
𝑥 −3 0
26. If 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ] is a matrix given
4 −2 1 3
by[ 5 7 9 6 ], then write the order
21 15 15 −25
of A. Also, show that 𝑎32 = 𝑎23 + 𝑎24 ..

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