Matrices
Choose the most appropriate option (a, b, c or d).
1 2 4 0 2 4
Q 1. If A 2 3 2 and B 1 3 2 then A + B is
3 1 5 1 1 5
1 2 4 1 2 8 1 4 8
(a) 3 3 2 (b) 3 3 4 (c) 3 6 4 (d) none of these
2 1 5 2 1 10 2 2 10
1 0
Q 2. If A2 = 8A + kI where A then k is
1 7
(a) 7 (b) -7 (c) 1 (d) -1
7 2
Q 3. The matrix 4 1 3 is a singular matrix if is
2 1 2
2 5
(a) (b) (c) -5 (d) none of these
5 2
a b
If the matrix A
2
Q 4. then A is
c d
a 2 b 2 a2 bc ab bd
(a) 2 2
(b) 2
(c) nonexistent (d) none of these
c d ac dc bc d
0 1 0
If A and B such that A = B then is
2
Q 5.
1 1 5 1
(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 4 (d) none of these
2 3 1 5 2 4 1
Q 6. If then
1 0 2 3 1 1 13
(a) = 3, = 4 (b) = 4, = -3
(c) no real values of , are possible (d) none of these
cos2 cos sin cos2 cos sin
Q 7. If AB = 0 where A and B then | - | is equal
cos sin sin cos sin sin 2
2
to
(a) 0 (b) (c) (d)
2 4
0 4 1
If A 2 3 then A exists (i.e., A is invertible) if
-1
Q 8.
1 2 1
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) = 4 (d) none of these
1 0 2
Q 9. The reciprocal matrix of 0 1 1 is
1 2 1
3 4 2 3 4 2 3 1 1
(a) 1 1 1 (b) 1 1 1 (c) 4 1 2 (d) none of these
1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1
1 1 1
Q 10. If A 1 2 0 then the value of |adj A| is equal to
1 3 0
(a) 5 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) none of these
cos cos 0
A cos sin 0 -1
Q 11. If then A is equal to
0 0 1
(a) AT (b) A (c) adj A (d) none of these
4 1 4
Q 12. If A 3 0 4 the A2 is equal to
3 1 3
(a) A (b) I (c) AT (d) none of these
cos x sin x 0
Q 13. If f(x) sin x cos x 0 then f(x + y) is equal to
0 0 1
(a) f(x) + f(y) (b) f(x) – f(y) (c) f(x) . f(y) (d) none of these
1 2 2 1 1
Q 14. If A 2 1 ,B 2 1 and C where is the complex cube root of 1 then (A
2 1 2 1 2
+ B)C is equal to
0 1 0 0 1 1
(a) 0 (b) 0 1 0 (c) 0 (d) 1
0 0 0 1 1 1
0 c b a2 ab ac
Q 15. If A c 0 a and B ba b2 bc then AB is equal to
b a 0 ca cb c 2
(a) 0 (b) I (c) 2I (d) none of these
1 2 6 0
Q 16. If A be a matrix such that A then A is
1 4 0 6
2 4 1 1 4 2
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these
1 1 4 2 1 1
5 3 2
Q 17. The rank of the matrix 3 2 5 is
4 1 3
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) none of these
1 2 3
Q 18. The rank of the matrix 2 4 is 3 if
2 3 1
18 18 18
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these
11 11 11
4 1 0 0
Q 19. The rank of the matrix 3 0 1 0 is
5 0 0 1
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) none of these
Q 20. The system of equations
x+y+z=2
2x – y + 3z = 5
x – 2y – z + 1 = 0
written in matrix form is
x 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 x 2
(a) y 2 1 3 5 (b) 2 1 3 y 5
z 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 z 1
1 1 1 x 2
(c) 2 1 3 y 5 (d) none of these
1 2 1 z 1
1 3 2 1
Q 21. If 1 x 1 2 5 1 2 0 then x is
15 3 2 x
(a) 2 (b) -2 (c) 14 (d) none of these
x y y 2 3
Q 22. If then x.y is equal to
2x x y 1 2
(a) -5 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 6
Choose the correct options. One or more options may be correct.
1 2 3
2 1 4
Q 23. is a
3 4 1
(a) rectangular matrix (b) singular matrix (c) square matrix (d) nonsingular matrix
3 1 5 4 6
4 1 2
Q 24. If A 1 2 and B then
0 6 5 1 1
(a) A + B exists (b) AB exists (c) BA exists (d) none of these
1 1 1
Q 25. If A 1 1 1 then
1 1 1
3 3 2 -1
(a) A = 9A (b) A = 27A (c) A + A = A (d) A does not exist
1c 2b 3a 4b 5d 6d 7b 8b 9a 10c
11c 12b 13c 14a 15a 16c 17b 18a 19b 20c
21b 22a 23cd 24c 25acd
