CLASS : XIIth SUBJECT : MATHS

DATE : DPP NO. : 1

Topic :-MATRICES

1. If 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗]𝑚×𝑛 is a matrix of rank 𝑟 and 𝐵 is a square submatrix of order 𝑟 + 1, then

a) 𝐵 is invertible
b) 𝐵 is not invertible
c) 𝐵may or may not be invertible
d)None of these

1
2. If 𝐴 is square matrix, 𝐴’, is its transpose, then 2(𝐴 ― 𝐴′)is
a) A symmetric matrix b) A skew-symmetric matrix
c) A unit matrix d)An elementary matrix

1 ―2
3. Inverse of the matrix 𝐴 = 3 [ 4 is ]
1 1 ―2 4 2 4 2 4 ―2
[
a) 10 3 4 ] 1
[
b) 10 ―3 1 ] [
c) ―3 1 ] 1
[
d) 10 ―3 1]
4. Let 𝐴 be a matrix of rank 𝑟.Then,
a) rank (𝐴𝑇) = 𝑟 b) rank (𝐴𝑇) < 𝑟 c) rank (𝐴𝑇) > 𝑟 d)None of these

3 ―3 4
5. The adjoint matrix of 2
0[ ―3 4 is
―1 1 ]
4 8 3 1 ―1 0 11 9 3 1 ―2 1
[
a) 2 1 6
0 2 1 ] [
b) ―2
―2
3
3
―4
―3] [
c) 1 2 8
6 9 1 ] [
d) ―1
―2
3
3
3
]
―3

6. If a matrix 𝐴 is such that 3 𝐴3 +2 𝐴2 +5 𝐴 + 𝐼 = 0, then 𝐴―1 is equal to

a) ―(3 𝐴2 +2 𝐴 + 5) b) 3 𝐴2 +2 𝐴 + 5 c) 3 𝐴2 ―2 𝐴 ― 5 d)None of these

7. Let 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗]𝑛×𝑛 be a square matrix, and let 𝑐𝑖𝑗 be cofactor of 𝑎𝑖𝑗 in 𝐴.If𝐶 = [𝑐𝑖𝑗], then
a) |𝐶| = |𝐴| b) |𝐶| = |𝐴|𝑛―1 c) |𝐶| = |𝐴|𝑛―2 d)None of these

8. The system of equations 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0, 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0 and 𝑥 = 2𝑦 = 0 has

a) A unique solution; 𝑥 = 0, 𝑦 = 0, 𝑧 = 0 b) Infinite solutions
c) No solutions d)Finite number of non-zero solutions

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9. [ ] [
If 2𝑋 ― 7 4 = 0 ]
―2 , then 𝑋 is equal to
1 2
2 2
a) [7 4] b) 7 2 [ ]
2
c) [2 21]
7
2
d)None of these

1 2
[ ]
10. Let 𝐴 = ―5 1 and 𝐴―1 = 𝑥𝐴 + 𝑦𝐼, then the values of 𝑥 and 𝑦 are
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
a) 𝑥 = ― 11,𝑦 = 11 b) 𝑥 = ― 11,𝑦 = ― 11 c) 𝑥 = 11,𝑦 = 11 d)𝑥 = 11,𝑦 = ― 11

11. Let 𝐴 and 𝐵 be two symmetric matrices of same order. Then, the matrix 𝐴𝐵 ― 𝐵𝐴 is
a) A symmetric matrix b) A skew-symmetric matrix
c) A null matrix d)The identity matrix

1 𝑥 ―3 1
[ ] 1 0
[ ]
12. If 𝐴 = 𝑥2 4𝑦 𝑎,𝐵 = 1 0 and adj 𝐴 + 𝐵 = 0 1 , then the values of 𝑥 and 𝑦 are [ ]
respectively
a) (1, 1) b) ( ― 1, 1) c) (1, 0) d)None of these

13. Let 𝑝 is a non-singular matrix such that 1 + 𝑝 + 𝑝2 +... + 𝑝𝑛 = 𝑂 (𝑂 denotes the null matrix),
then 𝑝―1 is
a) 𝑝𝑛 b) ― 𝑝𝑛 c) ―(1 + 𝑝 + ... + 𝑝𝑛) d)None of these

𝑥 5 10 ―5 5
[] [
𝓏
1
14. If 𝑦 = 40 ―5
10
―2
―4 ][ ]
13 0 , then the value of 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝓏 is
6 5
a) 3 b) 0 c) 2 d)1

0 1
[ ]
15. The matrix 1 0 is the matrix reflection in the line
a) 𝑥 = 1 b) 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 1 c) 𝑦 = 1 d)𝑥 = 𝑦

―1
― tan 𝜃 tan 𝜃
1
[
16. If tan 𝜃
1
1 ― tan 𝜃 1 ][ ] =[𝑏𝑎 ―𝑏
]
𝑎 , then
a) 𝑎 = 1, 𝑏 = 1 b) 𝑎 = sin 2𝜃, 𝑏 = cos 2𝜃
c) 𝑎 = cos2𝜃, 𝑏 = sin 2𝜃 d)None of the above

―1 ―2 ―2
17. If 𝐴 = [ 2
2
1
―2 1 ]
―2 , then adj 𝐴 is equal to

a) 𝐴 b) 𝐴′ c) 3𝐴 d)3𝐴′

18. Let the homogeneous system of linear equations 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0, 𝑥 + 𝑞𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0, and

1 1 1
𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑟𝑧 = 0, where 𝑝,𝑞, 𝑟 ≠ 1, have a non-zero solution, then the value of 1 ― 𝑝 + 1 ― 𝑞 + 1 ― 𝑟is
a) -1 b) 0 c) 2 d)1

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19. If 𝐴 =
[ 1
― tan
θ
2
tan
1
2
] and 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐼, then 𝐵 is equal to

θ θ θ
a) cos2 ∙ 𝐴 b) cos2 ∙ 𝐴𝑇 c) cos2 θ ∙ 𝐼 d)sin2 ∙ 𝐴
2 2 2

20. The values of 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝓏 in order, if the system of equations 3𝑥 + 𝑦 + 2𝓏 = 3, 2𝑥 ― 3𝑦 ― 𝓏

= ―3, 𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 𝓏 = 4 has unique solution, are
a) 2, 1, 5 b) 1, 1, 1 c) 1, ― 2, ― 1 d)1, 2, ― 1

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 CLASS : XIIth SUBJECT : MATHS
DATE : DPP NO. : 2

Topic :-MATRICES

1. Matrix A is such that 𝐴2 = 2𝐴 ― 𝐼, where 𝐼 is the indentity matrix, then for 𝑛 ≥ 2,𝐴𝑛is equal to
a) 𝑛𝐴 ― (𝑛 ― 1)𝐼 b) 𝑛𝐴 ― 𝐼 c) 2𝑛―1 𝐴 ― (𝑛 ― 1)𝐼 d)2𝑛―1 𝐴 ― 𝐼

𝑟 𝑟―1
2. [
Matrix 𝑀𝑟 is defined as 𝑀𝑟 = 𝑟 ― 1 ]
𝑟 , 𝑟 ∈ 𝑁 value of det(𝑀1) + det(𝑀2) + det(𝑀3) +... +
det(𝑀2007) is
a) 2007 b) 2008 c) 20082 d)20072

3. The number of solutions of the system of equations 𝑥2 ― 𝑥3 = 1, ― 𝑥1 +2𝑥3 = ―2, 𝑥1 ―2, 𝑥1 ―2

𝑥2 = 3 is
a) Zero b) One c) Two d)Infinite

4. If 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗] is a scalar matrix of order 𝑛 × 𝑛 such that 𝑎𝑖𝑖 = 𝑘 for all 𝑖, then trace of 𝐴 is equal to
a) 𝑛𝑘 b) 𝑛 + 𝑘 c) 𝑛/𝑘 d)None of these

5. If 𝐷 = diag[𝑑1,𝑑2,𝑑3,…, 𝑑𝑛], where 𝑑𝑖 ≠ 0∀ 𝑖 = 1, 2, …, 𝑛 then 𝐷―1 is equal to

a) 𝑂 b) 𝐼𝑛
―1 ―1 ―1
c) diag [𝑑1 , 𝑑2 ,…,𝑑𝑛 ] d)None of the above

1 𝑎
6. [ ]
If 𝐴 = 0 1 , then lim 𝐴𝑛 is
n→∞
1
𝑛

0 𝑎 0 0 0 1
[
a) 0 0 ] [
b) 0 0 ] [
c) 0 0 ] d)None of these

7. The system of equations 2𝑥 + 𝑦 ― 5 = 0, 𝑥 ― 2𝑦 + 1 = 0,2𝑥 ― 14𝑦 ― 𝑎 = 0, is consistent.Then, 𝑎

is equal to
a) 1 b) 2 c) 5 d)None of these

8. The system of equation

𝑎𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 𝛼 ― 1
𝑥 + 𝛼𝑦 + 𝑧 = 𝛼 ― 1
𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝛼𝑧 = 𝛼 ― 1
Has no solution, if 𝛼 is
a) 1 b) Not-2 c) Either-2 or1 d)-2

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 9. A matrix 𝐴 = |𝑎𝑖𝑗| is an upper triangular matrix, if
a) It is a square matrix and 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = 0,𝑖 < 𝑗
b) It is a square matrix and 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = 0,𝑖 > 𝑗
c) It is not a square matrix and 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = 0,𝑖 > 𝑗
d)It is not a square matrix and 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = 0, 𝑖 < 𝑗

𝑥 1
[ ]
10. If A= 1 0 and𝐴2 is the identity matrix, then 𝑥 is equal to
a) -1 b) 0 c) 1 d)2

0 3
[ ]
11. 𝐴 = 2 0 and 𝐴―1 = 𝜆 (adj 𝐴), then 𝜆 equal to
1 1 1 1
a) ― 6 b) 3 c) ― 3 d) 6

12. If 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗] is a 4 × 4 matrix and 𝐶𝑖𝑗 is the cofactor of the element 𝑎𝑖𝑗in |𝐴|, then the expression
𝑎11𝐶11 + 𝑎12𝐶12 + 𝑎13𝐶13 + 𝑎14𝐶14 is equal to
a) 0 b) ―1 c) 1 d)|𝐴|

13. For what value of 𝜆,the system of equations 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 6, 𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 10, 𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 𝜆𝑧 = 10

is consistent?
a) 1 b) 2 c) -1 d)3

1 1
[ ]
14. If 𝐴 = 1 1 , then 𝐴100is equal to

a) 2100𝐴 b) 299𝐴 c) 100 𝐴 d)299 𝐴

2θ ― sin 2θ
15. Inverse of the matrix [cos
sin 2θ cos 2θ ]
is
2θ ― sin 2θ cos 2θ sin 2θ 2θ sin 2θ cos 2θ sin 2θ
a) [cos
sin 2θ cos 2θ ]
b) [ sin 2θ ―cos 2θ] [
c) cos
sin 2θ cos 2θ ] [
d) ―sin 2θ cos 2θ ]
16. Which of the following is correct?
a) Determinant is square matrix
b) Determinant is a number associated to a matrix
c) Determinant is a number associated to a square matrix
d)None of these

1 0 0 1 cos 𝜃 sin 𝜃
[ ] [ ] [
17. If 𝐼 = 0 1 , 𝐽 = ―1 0 and 𝐵 = ― sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃 , then 𝐵 equals ]
a) 𝐼cos 𝜃 + 𝐽 sin 𝜃 b) 𝐼sin 𝜃 + 𝐽 cos 𝜃 c) 𝐼cos 𝜃 ― 𝐽 sin 𝜃 d) ―𝐼cos 𝜃 + 𝐽 sin 𝜃

1 2 3 8
18. What must be the matrix𝑋 if 2𝑋 + 3 4 = 7 2 ? [ ] [ ]
1 3 1 ―3 2 6 2 ―6
[
a) 2 ― 1 ] b) 2 ― 1 [ ]
c) 4 ― 2 [ ] [
d) 4 ― 2 ]

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 19. 𝐴and𝐵 be 3 × 3 matrices. Then, 𝐴𝐵 = 𝑂 implies
a) 𝐴 = 𝑂and𝐵 = 𝑂
b) |𝐴| = 𝑂and|𝐵| = 𝑂
c) Either |𝐴| = 𝑂 or |𝐵| = 𝑂
d)𝐴 = 𝑂or𝐵 = 𝑂

𝑥 3 1 ―1 ―2
[] [ ]
20. Let 𝑋 = 𝑦 , 𝐷 = 5 and 𝐴 = 2
𝓏 11 4 [ 1
―1 ―2 ]
1 , if 𝑋 = 𝐴―1𝐷, then 𝑋 is equal to

8 8 8
1
[]
a) 0
2
b)
[]
3
―1
3
0
―
[ ]
c) 1
0
3
d)
[]
3
1
3
―1

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 CLASS : XIIth SUBJECT : MATHS
DATE : DPP NO. : 3

Topic :-MATRICES

1. If 𝐴 and 𝐵 are matrics such that 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐴 + 𝐵 both are defined, then
a) 𝐴and𝐵 can be any two matrices
b) 𝐴and𝐵 are square matrices not necessarily of the same order
c) 𝐴,𝐵are square matrices of the same order
d)Number of columns of 𝐴 is same as the number of rows of 𝐵

2. Let 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 be any real numbers. Suppose that there are real numbers 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 not all zero such
that 𝑥 = 𝑐𝑦 + 𝑏𝑧, 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑧 + 𝑐𝑥, and 𝑧 = 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑎𝑦 have non-zero solution. Then, 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 + 𝑐2 +2 𝑎𝑏𝑐 is
equal to
a) 1 b) 2 c) -1 d)0

3. If 𝐼𝑛 is the identity matrix of order 𝑛, then rank of 𝐼𝑛 is

a) 1 b) 𝑛 c) 0 d)None of these

8 ―6 2
4. If the matrix 𝐴 = ―6
2 [ 7
―4 𝜆 ]
―4 is singular, then 𝜆 is equal to

a) 3 b) 4 c) 2 d)5

1 2
5. [ ]
If 𝐴 = 3 4 , then 𝐼 + 𝐴 + 𝐴2 + 𝐴3 +…∞ equals to
1 0 ―1 ―2 1/2 ―1/3 ―1/4 1/3
[
a) 0 1 ] [
b) ―3 ―4 ] c) ―1/2 [ 0 ] [
d) 1/2 0 ]
6. If 𝐴 is a non-singular square matrix of order 𝑛, then the rank of 𝐴 is
a) Equal to 𝑛 b) Less than 𝑛 c) Greater than 𝑛 d)None of these

1 ―2 3 6
7. [ ] [
If A= 4 5 and 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑡2 ―3𝑡 +7, then 𝑓(𝐴) + ―12 ― 9 is equal to]
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
[ ]
a) 0 1 b) 0 0 [ ] c) 1 0 [ ] [ ]
d) 0 0

8. The system of linear equations

𝑥+𝑦+𝑧=2
2𝑥+𝑦―𝑧=3
3 𝑥 + 2 𝑦 + 𝑘𝑧 = 4has a unique solution if
a) 𝑘 ≠ 0 b) ―1 < 𝑘 < 1 c) ―2 < 𝑘 < 2 d)𝑘 = 0

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 9. The number of solutions of the system of equations
2𝑥 + 𝑦 ― 𝑧 = 7,𝑥 ― 3𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 1,𝑥 + 4𝑦 ― 3𝑧 = 5is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d)3

3 ―4
[
10. If 𝑋 = 1 ] 𝑛
―1 , the value of 𝑋 is equal to
3𝑛 ―4 𝑛 3𝑛 ( ―4)𝑛
[
a) 𝑛 ―𝑛 ] b) [2 +𝑛 𝑛 5―𝑛
―𝑛 ] c) [ ]
1𝑛 ( ―1)𝑛
d)None of these

11. If 𝐼3 is the identity matrix of order 3, then (𝐼3)―1 =

a) 0 b) 3 𝐼3 c) 𝐼3 d)Not necessarily
exists

12. If 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗] is a square matrix of order 𝑛 × 𝑛 and 𝑘 is a scalar, then |𝑘𝐴| =

a) 𝑘𝑛|𝐴| b) 𝑘|𝐴| c) 𝑘𝑛―1|𝐴| d)None of these

1 0 0
[
13. If 𝐴 = 0 1
𝑎 𝑏 ]
0 , then 𝐴2 is equal to
―1
a) Null matrix b) Unit matrix c) ―𝐴 d)𝐴

α 0 1 0
[ ] [ ]
14. If 𝐴 = 1 1 and 𝐵 = 5 1 , then value of α for which 𝐴2 = 𝐵 is
a) 1 b) ―1 c) 4 d)No real values

4 0 0
[
15. If 𝐴 is a square matrix such that 𝐴 (adj 𝐴) = 0 4 0 , then |adj 𝐴| =
0 0 4 ]
a) 4 b) 16 c) 64 d)256

𝜔 0
[ ]
16. If 𝜔 is a complex cube root of unity and 𝐴 = 0 𝜔 , then 𝐴50is
a) 𝜔2𝐴 b) 𝜔𝐴 c) 𝐴 d)0

1 2 𝑥 1 ―2 𝑦
[ ]
17. If 𝐴 = 0 1 0 and 𝐵 = 0
0 0 1 0 [ ]
1 0 and 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐼3, then 𝑥 + 𝑦 equals
0 1
a) 0 b) ―1 c) 2 d)None of these

cos θ sin θ is
18. The adjoint of the matrix ― [
sin θ cos θ ]
a) cos θ ― sin θ
[ sin θ cos θ ] b) sin θ cos θ
[
cos θ sin θ ] [
c) cos θ sin θ
― sin θ cos θ ] d) [ ―sin θ cos θ
cos θ sin θ ]

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 0 1 2
[ ]
19. The inverse matrix of 𝐴 = 1 2 3 is
3 1 1
1 11
― 1 5

[ 2 22
a) ―4 3 ― 1
5
―
2
31
22
] [ ―4
2 2
b) 1 ― 6 3
1 2 ―1
] 1
[
1 2 3
c) 2 3 2 1
4 2 3 ] [
1
1
d) 2 ―8
5
―1
6
―3
―1
]
―2
1

cos θ ― sin θ 0
[
20. If 𝑓(𝜃) = sin θ
0 0 1 ]
cos θ 0 , then{𝑓(𝜃)―1} is equal to

a) 𝑓( ― 𝜃) b) 𝑓(𝜃)―1 c) 𝑓(2𝜃) d)None of these

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 CLASS : XIIth SUBJECT : MATHS
DATE : DPP NO. : 4

Topic :-MATRICES

1. If the three linear equations

𝑥 + 4𝑎𝑦 + 𝑎𝑧 = 0
𝑥 + 3𝑏𝑦 + 𝑏𝑧 = 0
𝑥 + 2𝑐𝑦 + 𝑐𝑧 = 0
Have a non-trivial solution, where 𝑎 ≠ 0, 𝑏 ≠ 0, 𝑐 ≠ 0, then 𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏𝑐 is equal to
a) 2𝑎𝑐 b) ―𝑎𝑐 c) 𝑎𝑐 d) ―2𝑎𝑐

2. If 𝐴 and 𝐵 are two matrices such that rank of 𝐴 = 𝑚 and rank of 𝐵 = 𝑛, then
a) rank (𝐴𝐵) = 𝑚𝑛
b) rank (𝐴𝐵) ≥ rank (𝐴)
c) rank (𝐴𝐵) ≥ 𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑘(B)
d)rank (𝐴𝐵) ≤ min(rank 𝐴, rank 𝐵)

3. If 𝐴 is a non-zero column matrix of order 𝑚 × 1 and 𝐵 is a non-zero row matrix of order 1 × 𝑛,

then rank of 𝐴𝐵 equats
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d)4

2 1 ―3 2 1 0
4. [ ][ ] [ ]
If 3 2 𝐴 5 ― 3 = 0 1 , then 𝐴 is equal to
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
[ ]
a) ― 1 0 [ ]
b) 0 1 [ ]
c) 1 1 [ ]
d) 1 1

5. If 𝐴2 ―𝐴 + 𝐼 = 0, then the inverse of 𝐴 is

a) 𝐼 ― 𝐴b) 𝐴 ― 𝐼c) 𝐴d) 𝐴+𝐼

6. If 𝐵 is an invertible matrix and 𝐴 is a matrix, then

a) rank(𝐵𝐴) = rank(𝐴) b) rank(𝐵𝐴) ≥ rank(𝐵) c) rank(𝐵𝐴) > rank(𝐴) d)rank(𝐵𝐴) > rank(𝐵)

4 2
7. [ ]
If 𝐴 = 3 4 ,|adj 𝐴|is equal to
a) 6 b) 16 c) 10 d)None of these

cos 𝜃 sin 𝜃 sin 𝜃 ― cos 𝜃

8. [ ]
cos 𝜃 ― sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃 + sin 𝜃 [ cos 𝜃 sin 𝜃 ]
is equal to
0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
[ ]
a) 0 0 [ ]
b) 0 0 [ ]
c) 1 0 [ ]
d) 0 1

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 9. Let 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗]𝑚×𝑛 be a matrix such that 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = 1 for all 𝑖,𝑗. Then,
a) rank (𝐴𝑇) > 1 b) rank (𝐴) = 1 c) rank (𝐴) = 𝑚 d)rank (𝐴) = 𝑛

10. Let 𝐴 be a square matrix all of whose entries are integers. Then, which one of the following is
true?
a) If det (𝐴)= ± 1, then 𝐴―1 need not exist
b) If det (𝐴)= ± 1, then𝐴―1 exists but all its entries are not necessarily integers
c) If det (𝐴) ≠± 1, then 𝐴―1exists and all its entries are non ― integers
d)If det (𝐴) = ± 1,then 𝐴―1exists and all its entries are integers

1 0 ―𝑘
11. Matrix 𝐴 = 2 1
𝑘 0 [ ]
3 is invertible for
1
a) 𝑘 = 1 b) 𝑘 = ―1 c) 𝑘 =± 1 d)None of these

―1
1 ― tan 𝜃 1 tan 𝜃 𝑎 ―𝑏
[
12. If tan 𝜃 1 ][
― tan 𝜃 1 ] [
= 𝑏 ]
𝑎 , then
a) 𝑎 = 1, 𝑏 = 1
b) 𝑎 = cos 2 𝜃, 𝑏 = sin 2 𝜃
c) 𝑎 = sin 2 𝜃, 𝑏 = cos 2 𝜃
d)None of these

13. If 𝑥2 + 𝑦2 + 𝑧2 ≠ 0, 𝑥 = 𝑐𝑦 + 𝑏𝑧, 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑧 + 𝑐𝑥 and 𝑧 = 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑎𝑦, then 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 + 𝑐2 +2𝑎𝑏𝑐 =

a) 2 b) 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 c) 1 d)𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏𝑐 + 𝑐𝑎

1 ―3
[ ]
14. If 𝐴 = 2 𝑘 and𝐴2 ―4𝐴 = 10𝐼 = 𝐴 then 𝑘 is equal to
a) 0 b) -4 c) 4 and not 1 d)1 or 4

15. Matrix 𝐴 such that 𝐴2 = 2𝐴 ― 𝐼, where 𝐼 is the identity matrix. Then, for 𝑛 ≥ 2, 𝐴𝑛 is equal to
a) 𝑛𝐴 ― (𝑛 ― 1)𝐼 b) 𝑛𝐴 ― 𝐼 c) 2𝑛―1𝐴 ― (𝑛 ― 1)𝐼 d)2𝑛―1𝐴 ― 𝐼

1 3 1 1
16. The matrix 𝐴 satisfying the equation 0 1 𝐴 = 0 ―1 is [ ] [ ]
1 4 1 ―4 1 4
[
a) ―1 0 ] b) 1 0 [ ]
c) 0 ―1 [ ] d)None of these

17. If 𝐴 is an orthogonal matrix, then 𝐴―1 equals

a) 𝐴 b) 𝐴𝑇 c) 𝐴2 d)None of these

1 2 3
18. By elementary transformation method, the inverse of 2 3 4 is
3 4 6 [ ]
―2 0 1 2 0 ―1 1 2 3
a) [ 0
1
3
―2 1]
―2
[
b) 0
―1
―3
2
2
―1 ] [
c) 2 3 4
3 4 6 ] d)None of these

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[ ] [
19. What must be the matrix 𝑋, if 2𝑋 + 3 4 = 7 2 ? ]
1 3 1 ―3 2 6 2 ―6
[
a) 2 ―1 ] [
b) 2 ―1 ] c) 4 [ ―2 ] [
d) 4 ―2 ]
4 𝑥+2
[ ]
20. If 𝐴 = 2𝑥 ― 3 𝑥 + 1 is symmetric, then 𝑥 =
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DATE : DPP NO. : 5

Topic :-MATRICES

3 3 3
1. [ ]
If A= 3 3 3 , 𝐴4is equal to
3 3 3

a) 27𝐴b) 81𝐴c) 243𝐴d) 729𝐴

1 𝜔2 𝜔
2.
[
If 𝜔 is a complex cube root of unity, then the matrix 𝐴 = 𝜔2 𝜔 1 is a
𝜔 1 𝜔2
]
a) Singular matrix b) Non-symmetric matrix
c) Skew-symmetric matrix d)None of these

3. The values of 𝜆 and 𝜇 for which of the system of equations 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 6, 𝑥 = 2𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 10 and

𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 𝜆𝑧 = 𝜇 have infinite number of solutions, are
a) 𝜆 = 3,𝜇 = 10 b) 𝜆 = 3, 𝜇 =≠ 10 c) 𝜆 ≠ 3, 𝜇 = 10 d)𝜆 ≠ 3, 𝜇 =≠ 10

4. If 𝐴 and 𝐵 are square matrices of the same order such that (𝐴 + 𝐵) (𝐴 ― 𝐵)=𝐴2 ― 𝐵2, than
(𝐴𝐵𝐴―1)2is equal to
a) 𝐵2 b) I c) 𝐴2𝐵2 d)𝐴2

5. If 𝐴 is a skew-symmetric matrix, then trace of 𝐴 is

a) 1 b) ―1 c) 0 d)None of these

6. A square matrix 𝑃satisfies 𝑃2 = 𝐼 ― 𝑃, where 𝐼 is the identity matrix. If 𝑃𝑛 = 5𝐼 ― 8𝑃, then 𝑛 is

equal to
a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d)7

7. Let 𝐴 and 𝐵 are two square matrices such that 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐴 and 𝐵𝐴 = 𝐵, then𝐴2equals to
a) 𝐵 b) 𝐴 c) 𝐼d) 𝑂

8. 𝐴and𝐵 are two square matrices of same order and 𝐴′ denotes the transpose of 𝐴, then
a) (𝐴𝐵) = 𝐵′𝐴′
b) (𝐴𝐵)′ = 𝐴′𝐵′
c) 𝐴𝐵 = 0⇒|𝐴| = 0or|𝐵| = 𝑂
d)𝐴𝐵 = 0⇒𝐴 = 0or𝐵 = 0

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9. The element in the first row and third column of the inverse of the matrix 0 1
0 0 [ ]
2 is
1
a) ―2 b) 0 c) 1 d)7

cos 𝑥 sin 𝑥 0
0 [ 0 1 ]
10. If 𝐴 = ― sin 𝑥 cos 𝑥 0 = 𝑓(𝑥), then 𝐴―1 is equal to

a) 𝑓( ― 𝑥) b) 𝑓(𝑥) c) ―𝑓(𝑥) d) ―𝑓( ― 𝑥)

0 0 1
[ ]
11. If 𝐴 = 0 1 0 ,then 𝐴―1is
1 0 0
a) ―𝐴b) 𝐴c) 1 d) None of these

1 3
[ ]
12. If 𝐴 = 3 4 and 𝐴2 ―𝑘𝐴 ― 5 𝐼2 = 𝑂, then the value of 𝑘 is
a) 3 b) 5 c) 7 d) ―7

13. Consider the following statements :

1. There can exist two matrices 𝐴, 𝐵 of order 2 × 2 such that 𝐴𝐵 ― 𝐵𝐴 = 𝐼2
2. Positive odd integral power of a skew-symmetric matrix is symmetric
a) Only (1) b) Only (2) c) Both of these d)None of these

1 1 1 𝑥 0 𝑥
14. If 1
1 [ ―2
3 1 𝓏 ][ ] [ ] [ ]
―2 𝑦 = 3 , then 𝑦 is equal to
4 𝓏
0 1 5 1
a) 1
1 [] [ ]b) 2
―3 [ ]
c) ―2
1 [ ]
d) ―2
3

15. The number of non-trivial solutions of the system

𝑥 ― 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0, 𝑥 + 2𝑦 ― 𝑧 = 0, 2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 0 is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d)3

1―1 𝑥
[
16. If 1 𝑥
𝑥 ―1 ]
1 has no inverse, then the real value of 𝑥 is
1
a) 2 b) 3 c) 0 d)1

2+𝑥 3 4
17. If [ 1
𝑥
―1
1 ―5 ]
2 is a singular matrix, then 𝑥 is

13 25 5 25
a) 25 b) ― 13 c) 13 d) 13

2 3 1 4
18. The rank of the matrix 𝐴 = 0
0 [ 1
―2
2 ―1 is
―4 2 ]
a) 2 b) 3 c) 1 d)Indeterminate

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 𝑎 𝑏 𝛼 𝛽
[ ] [
19. If 𝐴 = 𝑏 𝑎 and 𝐴2 = 𝛽 𝛼 , then ]
a) 𝛼 = 𝑎2 + 𝑏2, 𝛽 = 𝑎𝑏
b) 𝛼 = 𝑎2 + 𝑏2, 𝛽 = 2 𝑎𝑏
c) 𝛼 = 𝑎2 + 𝑏2, 𝛽 = 𝑎2 ― 𝑏2
d)𝛼 = 2 𝑎𝑏, = 𝑎2 + 𝑏2

20. If 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗] is a scalar matrix, then trace of 𝐴 is

a) ∑𝑖 ∑𝑗 𝑎𝑖𝑗 b) ∑𝑖 𝑎𝑖𝑗 c) ∑𝑗 𝑎𝑖𝑗 d) ∑𝑖 𝑎𝑖𝑖

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Topic :-MATRICES

1. The system of equations 𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 3𝓏 = 1, 2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 3𝓏 = 2, 5𝑥 + 5𝑦 + 9𝓏 = 5 has

a) Unique solution b) Infinite many solution
c) Inconsistent d)None of the above

4 2 (1 ― 𝑥)
2. The rank of the matrix 5 𝑘 [ 1
6 3 (1 + 𝑥)
is 2, then ]
5 1 5 1 1 5
a) 𝑘 = 2, 𝑥 = 5 b) 𝑘 = 2, 𝑥 ≠ 5 c) 𝑘 = 5, 𝑥 = 2 d)None of these

3 1
3. [ ]
If 𝐴 = ―1 2 , then 𝐴2 =
8 ―5 8 ―5 8 ―5 8 5
[
a) ―5 3 ] b) 5 [ 3 ] [
c) ―5 ―3 ] [
d) ―5 3 ]
1 1 1
4.
1 𝜔2
𝜔
[
If 𝜔 is a root of unity and 𝐴= 1 𝜔 𝜔 , then𝐴―1is equal to
2
]
1 𝜔 𝜔2 1 1 1 1 𝜔 𝜔2 1 𝜔 𝜔2
[
a) 𝜔2 1 𝜔
𝜔 𝜔2 1
] 1
b) 3 1 𝜔
[
2
𝜔
1 𝜔 𝜔2
] [
c) 1 𝜔2 𝜔
1 1 1
] 1
[
d) 2 1 𝜔2 𝜔
1 1 1
]
5. If 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗]𝑚×𝑛 is a matrix of rank 𝑟, then
a) 𝑟 = min(𝑚,𝑛) b) 𝑟 < min(𝑚,𝑛) c) 𝑟 ≤ min(𝑚,𝑛) d)None of these

1 ―𝑥 𝑥+𝑦
6. For each real 𝑥: ― 1 < 𝑥 < 1. Let 𝐴(𝑥) be the matrix (1 ― 𝑥)―1 ―𝑥 [ ]
1 and 𝓏 = 1 + 𝑥𝑦, then
a) 𝐴(𝓏) = 𝐴(𝑥)𝐴(𝑦) b) 𝐴(𝓏) = 𝐴(𝑥) ―𝐴(𝑦) c) 𝐴(𝓏) = 𝐴(𝑥)[𝐴(𝑦)]―1 d)𝐴(𝓏) = 𝐴(𝑥) +𝐴(𝑦)

𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼 sin𝛼
7. [ ]
If𝐴(𝛼) = ―sin𝛼 cos𝛼 , then the matrix𝐴2 (𝛼) is
a) A(2𝛼) b) A(𝛼) c) A(3𝛼) d)A(4𝛼)

8. If 𝐴 is a symmetric matrix and 𝑛 𝜖 𝑁, then 𝐴𝑛is

a) Symmetric matrix b) A diagonal matrix
c) Skew-symmetric matrix d)None of the above

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9. The inverse matrix of 1 2 3 is
3 1 1 [ ]
1 1 1
― 1 5

[
a) ―4
2

5
2
3
―
2

3
2
2
―1
1
2
] [ b) 1
1
2
―4
―6
2
3
―1
2
] 1
1 2 3
[
c) 2 3 2 1
4 2 3 ] 1
1
[
d) 2 ―8
5
―1
6
―3
―1
]
―2
1

2 0 ―3
10. If 𝐴 = [ 4 3
―5 7 ]
1 is expressed as the sum of a symmetric and skew-symmetric matrix, then
2
the symmetric matrix is
2 2 ―4 2 4 ―5 4 4 ―8 1 0 0
[
a) 2 3 4
―4 4 2 ] [
b) 0 3
―3 1
7
2 ] c) [ 4 6
―8 8
8
4 ] [
d) 0 1 0
0 0 1 ]
11. If the system of linear equations 𝑥 + 2𝑎𝑦 + 𝑎𝑧 = 0,𝑥 + 3𝑏𝑦 + 𝑏𝑧 = 0 and 𝑥 + 4𝑐𝑦 + 𝑐𝑧 = 0 has
anon-zero solution, then 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐
a) Are in AP b) Are in GP
c) Are in HP d)Satisfy 𝑎 + 2𝑏 + 3𝑐 = 0

12. For what value of 𝑘 the following system of linear equations will have infinite solutions
𝑥 ― 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 3, 2𝑥 + 𝑦 ― 𝑧 = 2
and ―3𝑥 + 2𝑘𝑦 + 6𝑧 = 3
a) 𝑘 ≠ 2 b) 𝑘 = 0c) 𝑘 = 3d) 𝑘 ∈ [2, 3]

13. The product of two orthogonal matrices is

a) Orthogonal b) Involutory c) Unitary d)Idempotent

14. The system of equations 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 8, 𝑥 ― 𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 6, 3𝑥 + 5𝑦 ― 7𝑧 = 14 has

a) No solution b) Unique solution
c) Infinitely many solution d)None of the above

15. If the system of equations 𝑥 + 𝑎𝑦 = 0,𝑎𝑧 + 𝑦 = 0 and𝑎𝑥 + 𝑧 = 0 has infinite solutions, then the
value of 𝑎 is
a) -1 b) 1 c) 0 d)No real values

―1
16. [ ―6 5
―7 6] =
―6 5 6 ―5 6 5 6 ―5
a) [ ―7 6] [
b) ―7 6 ] [
c) 7 6 ] [
d) 7 ―6 ]
cos α ― sin α 0
17. Let 𝐹(α) = sin α
0 [ 0 1 ]
cos α 0 , then [𝐹(α)]―1 is equal to

a) 𝐹( ― α) b) 𝐹(α―1) c) 𝐹(2α) d)None of these

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 18. Let for any matrix 𝑀, 𝑀―1exist which of the following is not true?
𝑇
―1 ―1 ―1
a) |𝑀―1| = |𝑀|―1 = (𝑀―1) c) (𝑀𝑇) = (𝑀―1) d) (𝑀―1)
2
b) (𝑀2) =𝑀

19. If 𝐴 and 𝐵 are square matrices of size 𝑛 × 𝑛 such that 𝐴2 ― 𝐵2 = (𝐴 ― 𝐵)(𝐴 + 𝐵),
then which of the following will be always true?
a) 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐵𝐴 b) Either of 𝐴 or 𝐵 is a zero matrix
c) Either of 𝐴 or 𝐵 is an identity matrix d)𝐴 = 𝐵

20. 𝑥1 +2𝑥2 +3𝑥3 = 2𝑥1 +3𝑥2 + 𝑥3 = 3𝑥1 + 𝑥2 +2𝑥3 = 0.

This system of equations has
a) Infinite solution b) No solution c) No solution d)Unique solution

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DATE : DPP NO. : 7

Topic :-MATRICES

1. If 𝐴 is a 3 × 4 matrix and 𝐵 is a matrix such that 𝐴𝑇𝐵 and 𝐵𝐴𝑇 are both defined, then order of 𝐵
is
a) 3 × 4 b) 3 × 3 c) 4 × 4 d)4 × 3

3 ―4
2. If 𝑋 = 1 [ ] 𝑛
―1 , then the value of 𝑋 is
𝑛
3𝑛 ―4𝑛 ( ―4)𝑛
[
a) 𝑛 ―𝑛 ] b) [2 +𝑛 𝑛 5―𝑛
―𝑛 ] c) [31 𝑛
( ―1)𝑛] d)None of these

cos 𝛼 ― sin 𝛼 0
3. Let 𝑓(𝛼) = sin 𝛼
0 [ 0 1 ]
cos 𝛼 0 , where 𝛼 ∈ 𝑅.Then, (𝐹(𝛼))―1 is equal to

a) 𝐹( ― 𝛼) b) 𝐹(𝛼―1) c) 𝐹(2 𝛼) d)None of these

4. For any square matrix 𝐴, 𝐴𝐴𝑇 is a
a) Unit matrix b) Symmetric matrix
c) Skew-symmetric matrix d)Diagonal matrix

5. If 𝐴 is a square matrix or order 𝑛 × 𝑛, then adj(adj 𝐴) is equal to

a) |𝐴|𝑛𝐴 b) |𝐴|𝑛―1𝐴 c) |𝐴|𝑛―2𝐴 d)|𝐴|𝑛―3𝐴

6. If a system of the equations (𝛼 + 1)3𝑥 + (𝛼 + 2)3𝑦 ― (𝛼 + 3)3=0,

(𝛼 + 1)𝑥 + (𝛼 + 2)𝑦 ― (𝛼 + 3) = 0, and 𝑥 + 𝑦 ― 1 = 0 is consistent. What is the value of 𝛼?
a) 1 b) 0 c) -3 d)-2

cos 𝜃 sin 𝜃
7. [ 𝑛→∞
1
𝑛
]
If 𝐴 = ― sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃 , then lim 𝐴𝑛 is
0 1
a) A null matrix b) An identity matrix [
c) ―1 0 ] d)None of these

[coscos𝛼 sin𝛼 𝛼 cos 𝛼 sin 𝛼

2
8. If 𝐴 =
sin2 𝛼 ]
cos2 𝛽 cos 𝛽 sin 𝛽
and, 𝐵 = [ cos 𝛽 sin 𝛽 sin2 𝛽 ]
are two matrices such that the product 𝐴𝐵 is the null matrix, then (𝛼 ― 𝛽) is
a) 0
b) Multiple of 𝜋
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9. If 𝐴 be a square matrix of order 𝑛 and if |𝐴| = 𝐷and |adj A| = 𝐷′, then

a) 𝐷𝐷′ = 𝐷2 b) 𝐷𝐷′ = 𝐷―1 c) 𝐷𝐷′ = 𝐷𝑛 d)None of these

10. If 1, 𝜔, 𝜔2are the cube roots of unity and if

1 + 𝜔 2𝜔 𝑎― 𝜔 0 𝜔
[ ] [ ] [ ]
―2𝜔 ― 𝑏 + 3𝜔 2 = 𝜔 1 , then𝑎 + 𝑏 is equal to
2 2

a) 1+𝜔2 b) 𝜔2 ―1 c) 1 + 𝜔 d)(1+𝜔)2

11. If a square matrix 𝐴 is orthogonal as well as symmetric, then

a) 𝐴isinvolutory matrix
b) 𝐴is idempotent matrix
c) 𝐴is a diagonal matrix
d)None of these

12. The real value of 𝑘 for which the system of equations

2𝑘 𝑥 ― 2𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 0, 𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 0, 2𝑥 + 𝑘𝑧 = 0, has non-trivial solution is
a) 2 b) -2 c) 3 d)-3

1 ―1
2 1 3
[
13. If the matrices 𝐴= 4 1 0 and 𝐵= 0
5
] [ ] 2 ,then 𝐴𝐵
0
17 0 4 0 17 4 0 0
[
a) 4 ―2 ] b) 0 4[ ] [
c) 0 ―2 ] [
d) 0 0 ]
𝑎 0 1 0
[ ] [ ]
14. If 𝐴 = 1 1 and 𝐵 = 5 1 , then valueof 𝛼 forwhich𝐴2 = 𝐵 is
a) 1 b) -1 c) 4 d)No real values

cos 𝜃 sin 𝜃
[ ]
15. If 𝐸(𝜃) = ― sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃 , then 𝐸(𝛼)𝐸(𝛽) is equal to
a) 𝐸(0°) b) 𝐸(𝛼𝛽) c) 𝐸(𝛼 + 𝛽) d)𝐸(𝛼 ― 𝛽)

𝑏 𝑏2
16. If 𝐴 = [ ― 𝑎2 ―𝑎𝑏 ]
, then 𝐴 is

a) Iidempotent b) Involutory c) Nilpotent d)Scalar

1 1

17. The matrix 𝐴 =

[ ―
2
1
2
―
2
1
2
] is

a) Unitary b) Orthogonal c) Nilpotent d)Involutory

𝑥1 1 ―1 2 3

𝑥3 [] [
18. Let 𝑋 = 𝑥2 , 𝐴 = 2
3 ] []
0 1 and 𝐵 = 1 . If 𝐴𝑋 = 𝐵, then 𝑋 is equal to
2 1 4

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 1 ―1 ―1 ―1
[]
a) 2
3 [ ]
b) ―2
3 [ ]
c) ―2
―3 [ ]
d) 2
3

19. If 𝐴 is a skew-symmetric matrix of odd order, then |adj 𝐴| is equal to

a) 0 b) 𝑛 c) 𝑛2 d)None of these

20. The system of equations 𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 0, 3𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0 and 2𝑥 ― 2𝑦 ― 𝑧 = 0

a) Possesses a trivial solution only b) Possesses a non-zero unique solution
c) Does not have a common non-zero solution d)Has infinitely many solutions

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DATE : DPP NO. : 8

Topic :-MATRICES

1. Consider the following statements:

1. A square matrix 𝐴 is hermitian, if 𝐴 = 𝐴′
2. Let 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗] be a skew- hermitian matrix, then 𝑎𝑖𝑗 is purely imaginary
3. All integer powers of a symmetric matrix are symmetric. Which of these is/are correct?
a) (1)and (2) b) (2)and (3) c) (3)and (1) d)(1), (2) and (3)

2. If 𝑎1,𝑎2,𝑎3,𝑎4,𝑎5,𝑎6 are in AP with common difference𝑑 ≠ 0,then the system of equations 𝑎1𝑥 +
𝑎2 𝑦 = 𝑎3,𝑎4𝑥 + 𝑎5𝑦 = 𝑎6has
a) Infinite number of solutions b) Unique solution
c) No solution d)Cannot say any thing

3. If 𝐼𝑛 is the identity matrix of order 𝑛, then (𝐼𝑛)―1 is equal to

a) Does not exist b) 𝐼𝑛 c) 0 d)𝑛𝐼𝑛

4. If 𝐴 is a square matrix, then adj 𝐴𝑇 ― (adj 𝐴)𝑇 is equal to

a) 2 |𝐴| b) 2 |𝐴|𝐼 c) Null matrix d)Unit matrix

2 ―1 3 𝑥 9 𝑥
5. [
If 1
3
3
2 1 𝑧][ ] [ ] [ ]
―1 𝑦 = 4 ,then 𝑦 is equal to
10 𝑧
3 2 1 2
[]
a) 2
1 []b) 3
1 []
c) 2
3 []
d) 1
3

6. Consider the system of equations

𝑎 1 𝑥 + 𝑏1 𝑦 + 𝑐1 𝑧 = 0
𝑎 2 𝑥 + 𝑏2 𝑦 + 𝑐2 𝑧 = 0
𝑎 3 𝑥 + 𝑏3 𝑦 + 𝑐3 𝑧 = 0
𝑎1 𝑏1 𝑐1
| |
if 𝑎2 𝑏2 𝑐2 = 0, then the system has
𝑎3 𝑏3 𝑐3
a) More than two solutions
b) One trivial and one non-trivial solutions
c) No solution
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 7. The number of solutions of the system of equations
𝑥―𝑦+𝑧=2
2𝑥 + 𝑦 ― 𝑧 = 5
4𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 10 is
a) ∞ b) 1 c) 2 d)0

If cos 𝜃 – sin 𝜃
8. [ ]
sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃 , then which of the following statement is not correct?
a) 𝐴is orthogonal matrix b) 𝐴’ is orthogonal matrix
c) Determinant 𝐴 = 1 d)𝐴 is not invertible

0 1 0
9. If𝐴 = [ ]
1 0 0 , then𝐴―1 is equal to
0 0 1
a) 2𝐴b) 𝐴c) ―𝐴d) 𝐼

―1 2 5
10. The rank of the matrix 2
1 [ ―4 𝑎 ― 4 is
―2 𝑎 + 1 ]
a) 1 if 𝑎 = 6b) 2 if 𝑎 = 1c) 3 if 𝑎 = 2d) 4 if 𝑎 = ―6

11. If 𝐷 = diag (𝑑1,𝑑2,𝑑3,…,𝑑𝑛), where 𝑑𝑖 ≠ 0 for all 𝑖 = 1,2,…,𝑛, then 𝐷―1 is equal to
a) 𝐷 b) diag (𝑑―1 ―1 ―1
1 𝑑2 ,…,𝑑𝑛 ) c) 𝐼𝑛 d)None of these

1 2
[ ]
12. If 𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑥2 +4𝑥 ― 5 and 𝐴 = 4 ― 3 , then 𝑓 (𝐴)𝑖𝑠 equal to
0 ―4 2 1 1 1 8 4
[
a) 8 8 ] b) 2 0 [ ] c) 1 0 [ ] [ ]
d) 8 0

2 ―1
[ ]
13. If 𝐴= ―1 2 and 𝐼 is the unit matrix of order 2, then 𝐴2equals
a) 4𝐴 ― 3𝐼b) 3𝐴 ― 4𝐼c) 𝐴 ― 𝐼d) 𝐴+𝐼

14. Which one of the following is true always for any two non-singular matrices 𝐴 and 𝐵 of same
order?
a) 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐵𝐴 b) (𝐴𝐵)𝑡 = 𝐴𝑡𝐵𝑡
c) (𝐴 + 𝐵)(𝐴 ― 𝐵) = 𝐴2 ― 𝐵2 d)(𝐴𝐵)―1 = 𝐵―1𝐴―1

0 0 2
[ ]
15. The inverse of 0 2 0 is
2 0 0
2 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 2
[ ]
a) 0 2 0
0 0 2 [
b) 0
0
1 2 0
0 1 2 ] [ ]
c) 0 2 0
2 0 0
d) 0[
1 2
1 2
0
0
0 ]
16. The values of 𝑎 for which the system of equations 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0,𝑥 ― 𝑎𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0,
𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0possesses non-zero solution, are given by

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 a) 1, 2 b) 1, -1 c) 0 d)None of these

17. If 𝐴 is square matrix, then

a) 𝐴 + 𝐴𝑇is symmetric b) 𝐴𝐴𝑇 is skew-symmetric
c) 𝐴𝑇 +𝐴 is skew-symmetric d) 𝐴𝑇 𝐴 is skew-symmetric

1 2 ―1
18. If 𝐴 = ―1
2 [ 1
―1 1 ]
2 , then det [adj(adj 𝐴)] is equal to

a) 124 b) 134 c) 144 d)None of these

1 1 1 𝑥 0 𝑥
[ 1 3 1 𝑧 4][ ] [ ] [ ]
19. If 1 ― 2 ― 2 𝑦 = 3 , then 𝑦 is equal to
𝑧
0 1 5 1
a) 1
1 [] [ ]b) 2
―3 [ ]
c) ―2
1
d) ―2
3 [ ]
1 2
[ ]
20. If 𝐴 = ―4 ― 1 , then𝐴―1is
1 ―1 ― 2 1 2 1 1 2
[
a) 7 4 1 ] 1
b) 7 ―4 [ ―1 ] [
c) 7 4 1 ] d)Does not exist

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DATE : DPP NO. : 9

Topic :-MATRICES

𝑎 𝑏 1 1
1. [ ] [
If the matrix 𝑐 𝑑 is commutative with the matrix 0 1 , then ]
a) 𝑎 = 0, 𝑏 = 𝑐 b) 𝑏 = 0,𝑐 = 𝑑 c) 𝑐 = 0,𝑑 = 𝑎 d)𝑑 = 0,𝑎 = 𝑏

1 2 ―1 1 0 0
2. [ ] [ ]
If 𝐴 = 3 0 2 and 𝐵 = 2 1 0 ,then 𝐴𝐵 is equal to
4 5 0 0 1 3
5 1 ―3 11 4 3 1 8 4 0 1 2
[
a) 3 2 6
14 5 0 ] [ ]
b) 1 2 3
0 3 3 [ ]
c) 2 9 6
0 2 0 [ ]
d) 5 4 3
1 8 2

3. Let 𝐴 be a skew-symmetric matrix of odd order, then |𝐴| is equal to

a) 0 b) 1 c) ―1 d)None of these

4. If 𝑃 = [ ―13 22 1322], 𝐴 = [10 11]and 𝑄 = 𝑃𝐴𝑃 , then 𝑃 𝑄

𝑇 𝑇 2005
𝑃 is
1 2005
[
a) 0 ] 1
1 2005
[
b) 2005 ] 1
1 0
[ ]
c) 2005 1
1 0
[ ]
d) 0 1

5. If 𝑋 and 𝑌 are 2 × 2 matrices such that 2𝑋 + 3𝑌 = 𝑂and 𝑋 + 2𝑌 = 𝐼, where 𝑂 and 𝐼 denote the 2
× 2 zero matrix and the 2 × 2 identity matrix, then 𝑋 is equal to
1 0 2 0 ―3 0 3 0
[ ]
a) 0 1 b) 0 2 [ ] [
c) 0 ― 3 ] d) 0 3 [ ]
6. Consider the system of linear equations
𝑥1 + 2𝑥2 + 𝑥3 = 3
2𝑥1 + 3𝑥2 + 𝑥3 = 3
3𝑥1 + 5𝑥2 + 2𝑥3 = 1
The system has
a) Infinite number of solutions b) Exactly 3 solutions
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 7 1

7.
𝑥 ―2
If 𝐴 = 3 [ ―1
7 and𝐴 = ] [ ]
34 17
―3 2
34 17
, then the value of 𝑥 is

a) 2 b) 3 c) -4 d)4

0 0 ―1
8. [ ]
If A= 0 ― 1 0 . The only correct statement about the matrix 𝐴 is
―1 0 0
a) 𝐴 is a zero matrix b) 𝐴 = ( ― 1)𝐼, where 𝐼 is a unit matrix
c) 𝐴―1does not exist d)𝐴2 = 𝐼

1 3
9. The inverse of the matrix 3 10 is equal to [ ]
10 3 10 ―3 1 3 ―1 ―3
[
a) 3 1 ] b) ―3 1 [ ] [
c) 3 10 ] [
d) ―3 ―10 ]
1 2 ―1 1 0 0
10. If 𝐴 = 3 0
4 5 [ ] [ ]
2 , 𝐵 = 2 1 0 , then 𝐴𝐵 is equal to
0 0 1 3
5 1 ―3 11 4 3 1 8 4 0 1 2
[
a) 3 2
14 5
6
0 ] [
b) 1 2 3
0 3 3 ] [
c) 2 9 6
0 2 0 ] [
d) 5 4 3
1 8 2 ]
cos 𝑥 ― sin 𝑥 0 cos 𝑥 0 sin 𝑥
11. If 𝐹(𝑥) = sin 𝑥
0 [ ]
cos 𝑥 0 and 𝐺(𝑦) =
0 1
0 1
― sin 𝑥 0 cos 𝑥 [ ]
0 , then [𝐹(𝑥)𝐺(𝑦)]―1 is equal to

a) 𝐹( ― 𝑥)𝐺( ― 𝑦) b) 𝐹(𝑥―1)𝐺(𝑦―1) c) 𝐺( ―𝑦)𝐹( ― 𝑥) d)𝐺(𝑦―1)𝐹(𝑥―1)

1 2
[ ]
12. Let A= ―5 1 and𝐴―1=𝑥𝐴 + 𝑦𝐼, then the value of 𝑥 and 𝑦 are
―1 2 ―1 ―2 1 2 1 ―2
a) 𝑥 = 11
, 𝑦 = 11 b) 𝑥 = 11
,𝑦= 11
c) 𝑥 = 11, 𝑦 = 11 d)𝑥 = 11, 𝑦 = 11

13. If 𝐴𝑇, 𝐵𝑇are transpose matrices of the square matrices 𝐴 ,𝐵 respectively, then (𝐴𝐵)𝑇 is equal to
a) 𝐴𝑇𝐵𝑇 b) 𝐴𝐵𝑇 c) 𝐵𝐴𝑇 d)𝐵𝑇𝐴𝑇

𝑥+𝑦+𝑧 9
14. If [ 𝑦+𝑧 7 ] []
𝑥 + 𝑦 = 5 , then the value of (𝑥,𝑦,𝑧) is

a) (4, 3, 2) b) (3, 2, 4) c) (2, 3, 4) d)None of the above

15. If 𝐴 = [ ―𝑎𝑏𝑎 2
𝑏2
― 𝑎𝑏 ]
, then 𝐴 is equal to

a) Idempotent b) Involuntary c) Nilpotent d)Scalar

―1
16. For non-singular square matrices 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 of the same order, (𝐴𝐵―1𝐶) is equal to
a) 𝐴―1𝐵𝐶―2 b) 𝐶―1𝐵―1𝐴―1 c) 𝐶𝐵𝐴―1 d)𝐶―1𝐵𝐴―1

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 𝜆 ―1 4
[
17. The matrix ―3 0 1 is invertible, if
―1 1 2 ]
a) 𝜆 ≠ ―17 b) 𝜆 ≠ ―18 c) 𝜆 ≠ ―19 d)𝜆 ≠ ―20

18. If 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 are non-zero, then the number of solutions of following system of equation is
2𝑥2 𝑦2 𝓏2
𝑎2
― 𝑏2 ― 𝑐2 = 0…(i)
𝑥2 2𝑦2 𝓏2
― 𝑎2 + 𝑏2
― 𝑐2 = 0…(ii)
𝑥2 𝑦2 2𝓏2
― 𝑎 2 ― 𝑏2 + 𝑐2
= 0…(iii)
a) 6 b) 8 c) 9 d)Infinite

1 log𝑏 𝑎
19. If 𝐴 = log 𝑏
𝑎 [
1 , then |𝐴| is equal to ]
a) 1 b) 0 c) log𝑎 𝑏 d)log𝑏 𝑎

1 2
[ ]
20. If 𝐴 = 3 4 , then 𝐴―1is equal to
1 4 ―2 1 4 ―2 ―2 4 2 4
a) ― 2 ―3 1 [ ] b) 2 ―3 1 [ ] [
c) 1 3 ] [
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DATE : DPP NO. : 10

Topic :-MATRICES

𝑖 0 ―𝑖 ―𝑖 𝑖
1. If 𝑃 = 0
―𝑖 [ ―𝑖
𝑖 0 ]
𝑖 and 𝑄 = 0
𝑖 [ ]
0 , then 𝑃𝑄 is equal to
―𝑖
―2 2 2 ―2 1 0 0
a) [ 1
1 ]
―1
―1 [
b) ―1
―1
1
1 ] [2
c) ―1
―2
1 ] [
d) 0 1 0
0 0 1 ]
1 ―1 1
2. If 𝐴 = 0
2 [ 2
1 0 ] |adj 𝐵|
―3 and 𝐵 = (adj 𝐴), and 𝐶 = 5𝐴, then |𝐶| is equal to

a) 5 b) 25 c) -1 d)1

𝜃 – sin 𝜃
3. For 0 < 𝜃 < 𝜋, if 𝐴 = [cos
sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃 ]
, then
a) 𝐴𝑇 = 𝐴 b) 𝐴𝑇 = ―𝐴 c) 𝐴2 = 𝐼 d)𝐴𝑇 = 𝐴―1

4. The values of 𝑎 for which the system of equations

𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0, 𝑥 + 𝑎𝑦 + 𝑎𝑧 = 0, 𝑥 ― 𝑎𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0, possesses non-zero solutions, are given by
a) 1, 2 b) 1,-1 c) 1, 0 d)None of these

―3 4 10
5. [ ] [] [ ]
If 𝑥 4 +𝑦 3 = ―5 , then
a) 𝑥 = ―2, 𝑦 = 1 b) 𝑥 = ―9, 𝑦 = 10 c) 𝑥 = 22, 𝑦 = 1 d)𝑥 = 2, 𝑦 = ―1

6. If 𝐴 is a square matrix such that 𝐴𝐴𝑇 = 𝐼 = 𝐴𝑇𝐴, then 𝐴 is

a) A symmetric matrix
b) A skew-symmetric matrix
c) A diagonal matrix
d)An orthogonal matrix

5 ―2
7. The inverse of the matrix 3 1 is [ ]
1 1 2 1 2 1 ―2 5 1 3
[
a) 11 ―3 5 ] b) ―3 5 [ ] [
c) 13 1 3 ] [
d) ―2 5 ]

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 2 0 0
8. [
If 𝐴 = 0 2 0 , then 𝐴5 =
0 0 2 ]
a) 5𝐴 b) 10𝐴 c) 16𝐴 d)32𝐴

1 tan θ
9. [
If 𝐴(𝜃) = ― tan θ ]
1 and 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐼, then (sec 𝜃)𝐵 is equal to
2

𝜃 𝜃
a) 𝐴(𝜃) b) 𝐴( ) c) 𝐴( ― 𝜃) d)𝐴( ― )
2 2

10. If 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗] is a skew-symmetric matrix of order 𝑛, then 𝑎𝑖𝑖 =

a) 0 for some 𝑖 b) 0 for all 𝑖 = 1,2,…,𝑛 c) 1 for some 𝑖 d)1 for all 𝑖 = 1,2,…,𝑛

𝑎 0 0
[ ]
11. Let 𝐴 = 0 𝑎 0 , then 𝐴𝑛 is equal to
0 0 𝑎
𝑎𝑛 0 0 𝑎𝑛 0 0 𝑎𝑛 0 0 𝑛𝑎 0 0
[
a) 0 𝑎𝑛 0
0 0 𝑎
] [
b) 0 𝑎 0
0 0 𝑎 ] [
c) 0 𝑎𝑛 0
0 0 𝑎𝑛
] [
d) 0 𝑛𝑎 0
0 0 𝑛𝑎 ]
12. If 𝐴,𝐵 are symmetric matrices of the same order then 𝐴𝐵 ― 𝐵𝐴 is
a) Symmetric matrix
b) Skew-symmetric matrix
c) Null matrix
d)Unit matrix

13. If 𝐴 is any 𝑚 × 𝑛 matrix such that 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐵𝐴 are both defined., then 𝐵 is an
a) 𝑚 × 𝑛matrix b) 𝑛 × 𝑚 matrix c) 𝑛 × 𝑛 matrix d) 𝑚 × 𝑚 matrix

14. If 𝐴 is a square matrix of order 𝑛 × 𝑛 and 𝑘 is a scalar, then adj (𝑘𝐴) is equal to
a) 𝑘 adj 𝐴 b) 𝑘𝑛adj 𝐴 c) 𝑘𝑛―1adj 𝐴 d)𝑘𝑛+1adj 𝐴

15. 𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 ― 𝑧 = 0, 3𝑥 ― 𝑘𝑦 ― 𝑧 = 0 and𝑥 ― 3𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0 has non-zero solution for 𝑘 is equal to

a) -1 b) 0 c) 1 d)2

0 1
[ ]
16. If 𝐴 = 0 0 ,𝐼is the unit matrix of order 2 and 𝑎,𝑏 are arbitrary constants, then(𝑎𝐼 + 𝑏𝐴)2is
equal to
a) 𝑎2𝐼 ― 𝑎𝑏𝐴 b) 𝑎2𝐼 + 2𝑎𝑏𝐴 c) 𝑎2𝐼 + 𝑏2𝐴 d)None of the above

17. If 𝐴 is an orthogonal matrix, then

a) |𝐴| = 0 b) |𝐴| =± 1 c) |𝐴| =± 2 d)None of these

18. Given2𝑥 ― 𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 2, 𝑥 ― 2𝑦 + 2𝑧 = ―4, 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝜆𝑧 = 4 then the value of 𝜆 such that the given
system of equations has no solution, is
a) 3 b) 1 c) 0 d)-3

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[
19. If 𝐴 = ―1
1
3
―2 𝑥 ]
4 is an idempotent matrix, then 𝑥 is equal to

a) ―5 b) ―1 c) ―3 d) ―4
1 2 2 6 ―2 ―6
[
0 1 2 ]
20. If 𝐴 = 2 3 0 and adj 𝐴 = ―4
𝑦 [ 2
―1 ]
𝑥 , then 𝑥 + 𝑦 =
―1
a) 6 b) ―1 c) 3 d)1

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