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of Mathematics, Jaipur
Course: NET – JRF 2020 Module-: Linear Algebra
Unit-: Matrix and determinant
1. Minimum number of zeros in upper triangular matrices of order n n
(a) n ( n −1) / 2 (b) n ( n + 1) / 2 (c) 2n ( n −1) / 2 (d)None of these
a −b−c 2a 2a
2. The value of 2b b−c−a 2b is
2c 2c c −a −b
(a) ( a + b + c ) (b) 2 ( a + b + c ) (c) 2 ( a + b + c ) (d) ( a + b + c )
2 3
1 -1 1
3. If A = 0 2 -3 , B = ( adjA ) and C = 5A, then
adjB
=
C
2 1 0
(a) 5 (b) 25 (c) −1 (d) 1
0 1
4. For the matrix A = , A−1 is equal to
1 0
1
(a) i (b) A (c) 2A (d) A (BHU 2012)
2
5. If A is a square matrix of order n , then adjA is equal to
n−2 n −1 n n +1
(a) A (b) A (c) A (d) A (BHU 2011)
6 8 5
6. If the matrix 4 2 3 is expressed as A + B , where A is symmetric and B is skew-symmetric, then B is equal to
9 7 1
0 2 − 2 0 − 2 2 6 6 7 6 6 7
(a) −2 0 − 2
(b) 2 0 2
(c) 6 2 5 (d) 6 2 5 (BHU 2011)
2 2 0 −2 − 2 0 7 5 1 1 5 7
0 0 1
7. For the matrix A = 0 1 0 , A−1 is equal to
1 0 0
(a) I (b) A (c) − A (d) 2A (BHU 2011)
1 1 0 1 1 1
8. If A = = M1 + M 2 + M 3 , where M 1 = I 22 , M 2 = and M 3 = then
1 0 1 1 1 1
(a) = = 1, = 2 (b) = = −1, = 2
(c) = − = −1, = 2 (d) = 1, = −1, = 2 (DU 2016)
9. If A is invertible symmetric matrix, then
(a) A−1 is symmetric (b) A−1 is skew-symmetric
(c) A2 − 2 A + I = 0 (d) None of these (SAU 2015)
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cos − sin
10. For 0 , the matrix
sin cos
(a) Has no real eigenvalue (b) Is orthogonal
(c) Is symmetric (d) Is skew symmetric (GATE 2000)
3 / 5 − 4 / 5 0
11. Let N = 4 / 5 3 / 5 0 Then N is
0 0 1
(a) Non-invertible (b) Skew-symmetric
(c) Symmetric (d) Orthogonal (GATE 2008)
12. Which of the following is/are correct?
(a) In a Skew-Hermitian matrix, the element on the principle diagonal must be either zero or purely imaginary
(b) If A is Hermitaian matrix, then iA is skew-Hermitian matrix
(c) If A is any square matrix, then A − AQ is Skew-Hermitian matrix
(d) All of the above
13. Let A, B and C be real n n matrices such that AB + B2 = C. Suppose C is non-singular. Which of the following is
always true?
(a) A is nonsingular (b) B is nonsingular
(c) A and B are both nonsingular (d) A + B is nonsingular
( )
14. Let W be the set of all 3 3 real matrices A = aij with the property that aij = 0, if i j and aii = 1 for all i. Let
B = ( bij ) be a 3 3 real matrix that satisfies AB = BA for all A in W . Then,
(a) Every A in W has an inverse which is in W (b) b12 = 0
(c) b13 = 0 (d) b23 = 0
15. Let S = A : A = aij 55 , aij = 0or 1,i, j , aij = 1, i and aij = 1, j Then, the number of elements in S is
j i
(a) 5 2 (b) 55 (c) 5! (d) 55 (Net June 2011)
( )
16. Let A = aij be an n n complex matrix and let A * denote the conjugate transpose of A. Which of the following
statements are necessarily true?
(a) If A is invertible, then tr ( A * A ) 0 , i.e. the trace of A * A is nonzero
(b) If tr ( A * A ) 0 , then A is invertible
(c) If tr ( A * A) n2 , Then aij 1 for some i, j
(d) If tr ( A * A ) = 0 , then A is the zero matrix (Net Dec. 2012)
17. Let A be a 5 5 skew-symemtric matrix with entries in R and B be the 5 5 symmetric matrix whose ( i, j )
th
i
entry is the binomial coefficient for 1 i j 5. Consider the 10 10 matrix, given in block form by
j
A A+ B
C = Then
0 B
(a) det C = 1 or -1 (b) det C = 0 (c) trace of C is 0 (d) trace of C is 5
(Net Dec. 2012)
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( ) ( )
18. Let Ann = ( aij ) , n 3, where aij = b − b , i, j = 1,2,....., n for some distinct real numbers b1 , b2 ,....., bn . Then
i
2 2
j
det ( A ) is
(
(a) i j bi − b j ) (
(b) i j bi + b j ) (c) 0 (d) 1 (Net Dec. 2013)
19. Let A be a 5 5 matrix with real entries such that the sum of the entries in each row of A is 1. Then the sum of all
the entries in A3 is
(a) 3 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) 125 (Net June 2014)
20. Let A, B be n n matrices such that BA + B = I − BA where I is the n n identity matrix. Which of the following
2 2
is always true?
(a) A is nonsingular (b) B is nonsingular
(c) A + B is nonsingular (d) AB is nonsingular (Net Dec. 2014)
1
1
21. The determinant of the n n permutation matrix
1
1
n
(a) ( −1) (b) ( −1) 2
n
(c) −1 (d) 1
(Here x denotes the greatest integer not exceeding x. (Net Dec. 2014)
1 1 + x 1 + x + x2
22. The determinant 1 1 + y 1 + y + y 2 is equal to
1 1+ z 1 + z + z2
(a) ( z − y )( z − x )( y − x ) (b) ( x − y )( x − z )( y − z )
(c) ( x − y ) ( y − z ) ( z − x )
2 2 2
(
(d) x2 − y 2 )( y 2
− z 2 )( z 2 − x2 ) (Net Dec. 2014)
5 9 8
23. The matrix A = 1 8 2 satisfies: (Net Dec. 2014)
9 1 0
(a) A is invertible and the inverse has all integer entries (b) det ( A ) is odd
(c ) det ( A ) is divisible by 13 (d) det ( A ) has at least two prime divisors
24. Let A, B be n n matrices. Which of the following equals trace A2 B2 ? ( )
(a) ( trace ( AB ) )
2
(
(b) trace AB2 A ) (
(c) trace ( AB )
2
) (d) trace ( BABA ) (Net June 2015)
25. Let u be a real n 1 vector satisfying u ' u = 1. where u ' is the transpose of u. Define A = I − 2uu ' where I is the
nth order identity matrix. Which of the following statements are true
(a) A is singular (b) A2 = A (c) Trace ( A ) = n − 2 (d) A2 = I (Net June 2015)
a b c −x a − p
26. Let D1 = x y z and D2 = y − b
q . Then
p q r z −c r
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(a) D1 = D2 (b) D1 = 2 D2 (c) D1 = − D2 (d) 2D1 = D2 (Net Dec. 2016)
cos sin 2
27. Consider the matrix A = , where = Then A2015 equals
− sin cos 31
cos13 sin13
0 1
(a) A (b) I (c) (d)
− sin13 cos13
−1 0
(Net Dec. 2016)
28. Let A = aij be an n n matrix such that aij is an integer for all i. j. Let AB = I with B = bij (where I is the
identity matrix). For a square matrix C , det C denotes its determinant. Which of the following statements is true?
(a)If det A = 1 then det B = 1.
(b) A sufficient condition for each bij to be an integer is that det A is an integer.
(c) B is always an integer matrix
(d) A necessary condition for each bij to be an integer is det −1 + 1. (Net Dec. 2016)
(Net Dec. 2016)
0 1
29. Let A = . Then the smallest positive integer n such that An = I is
−1 1
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 6 (Net Dec. 2017)
30. Let A = (( a )) be a 3 3 complex matrix. Identify the correct statements.
ij (NET JUNE 2019)
(a) det ((( −1) i+ j
aij )) = det A (b) det ((( −1) a )) = − det A
i+ j
ij
(c) det
(( −1
)
aij = det A
i+ j
)
(d) det
((
−1 aij = − det A
i+ j
) )
31. Let M and N be any two 4 4 matrices with integer entries satisfying
1 0 0 1
0 1 1 0
MN = 2 Then the maximum value of det ( M ) + det ( N ) is……………….. (JAM MA 2019)
0 0 1 0
0 0 0 1
32. Let be the set of all invertible 5 5 matrices with entries 0 and 1. For each M , let n1 ( M ) and n0 ( M )
denote the number of 1' s and 0's in M , respectively. Then. min n1 ( M ) − n0 ( M ) =
(a)1 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 15 (JAM MA 2017)
33. Let P be a 4 4 matrix whose determinant is 10. The determinant of the matrix −3P is.
(a)-810 (b) -30 (c) 30 (d)810 (JAM MA 2012)
34. The number of 2 2 matrix over 3 (the field with elements) with determinant 1 is.
(a)24 (b) 60 (c) 20 (d) 30 (JAM MA 2010)
n
cos 4 sin 4
35. The least positive integer n, such that is the identity matrix of order 2, is .
− sin cos
4 4
(a)4 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 16 (JAM MA 2008)
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5 2
−
c
3 3
2 5
36. If d is real orthogonal matrix, then a 2 + b2 + c 2 + d 2 equals ……………… (JAM MS 2019)
3 3
a b 1
a b 0 0
3 10 2 p q
37. If ad − bc = 2 and ps − qr = 1 then the determinant of equals ……………… (JAM MS 2019)
c d 0 0
2 7 2r s
38. Let M = X Y Z be an orthogonal matrix with X , Y , Z as its column vectors. Then Q = X X + Y Y
3 T T
(a)is a skew – symmetric matrix. (b) is the 3 3 identity matrix
(c) satisfies Q = Q (d)satisfies QZ = Z
2
(JAM MS 2018)
39. Let , , be real number such that 0 and 0. suppose P = −1
and P = P. Then.
0
(a) = 0 and = 1 (b) 0 and = 1
(c) = 0 and = 2 (d) = 0 and = −1 (JAM MS 2016)
x 1 1
40. The number of distinct real values of x for which the matrix 1 x 1 is singular is.
1 1 x
(a)1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d)infinite (JAM MS 2015)
(( a )) be an orthogonal matrix of order n such that a
n n
1 1
41. Let A = ij 1j =
n
, j = 1,...n. If a = 2
n
a , then
i =1 j =1
ij
( a − a ) equals.
n n
2
ij
i =1 j =1
n +1 n −1 n2 + 1 n2 − 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) (JAM MS 2009)
n n n n
42. Let A be a 4 4 nonsingular matrix and B be the matrix obtained from A by adding first row to its third row. Then
det ( 2A−1B ) equals.
(a)2 (b) 4 (c)8 (d) 16 (JAM MS 2007)
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1 t 0
43. For t define M ( t ) = 1 1 t 2 then which of the following statements is true? (Net Dec. 2019)
0 1 1
(A) det M ( t ) is a polynomial function of degree 3 in t .
(B) (B) det M ( t ) = 0 for all t
(C) det M ( t ) is zero for infinitely many t
(D) (D) det M ( t ) is zero for exactly two t
44. Let n 1 and let , with for. Suppose An ( , ) = aij is an n n matrix such that aii = and
aij = for i j, 1 i, j n . Let Dn be the determinant of An ( , ) . Which of the following statements are
true? (Net Dec. 2019)
(A) Dn = ( − ) Dn−1 + for n 2 .
Dn Dn −1
(B) (B ) = + for n 2
( − ) ( − )
n −1 n−2
(C) Dn = ( + ( n − 1) ) ( − ) for n 2
n −1
(D) Dn = ( + ( n − 1) ) ( − )
n −1
for n 2
1 i
45. Let A = be matrix. Which of the following is true?
i 1
(a) A* = A−1 (b) AA* = A* A
(c) A* = A (d) A2 = Id ( 2 2 identity matrix) (Net Dec. 2019 (2nd P))
Answer Key
1. A 16. A,C,D 31. 17
2. D 17. B,D 32. A
3. D 18. C 33. D
4. B 19. C 34. A
5. B 20. B 35. B
6. A 21. B 36. 0
7. B 22. A 37. -4
8. B 23. C,D 38. C
9. A 24. B 39. A
10. B 25. C,D 40. B
11. D 26. C 41. D
12. A,B,C,D 27. B 42. D
13. B,D 28. A,D 43. D
14. A,B,D 29. D 44. B,D
15. C 30. A,C 45. B
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