Chapter # 3 Matrices & Determinants Part-I

CHAPTER # 3
MATRICES & DETERMINANTS
i 2 0 
1) If A = 
2
2
, then I 2 A is equal to
0 i 
A) A B) I 2
C) A + I 2 D) None
1 −1 2 3
then ( B −1 A−1 ) =
−1
2) If A =   and B =  
2 3  −1 −2 
3 5  2 −3
A)   B)  
1 0  −1 −2
 −2 −3  0 −3
C)   D)  
 −1 −2   −1 −2
3) Consider the statements
I) If A is symmetric, then A2 is also symmetric
II) If A is skew-symmetric, then A3 is also skew-symmetric
III) If A is skew-symmetric, then A2 is also skew-symmetric
Then which of the following is true.
A) Only I and II are true B) Only I and III are true
C) Only II and III are true D) All are true
4) If A is a square matrix of order 4 and A = 2 , then AdjA =
A) 2 B) 4
C) 8 D) 16
5) If X is a matrix of order 10 and K is a scalar then ( KX ) =
t

A) K t X t B) KX t
1 1
C) t X t D)
K K
1 a a2
6) 1 b b 2 =
1 c c2
A) (a − b)(b − c)(a − c) B) −(a − b)(b − c)(c − a)
C) (a − b)(b − c)(c − a) D) None
7) The transpose of a matrix of cofactors is said to be
A) Matrix of cofactors B) Adjoint of matrix
C) Rectangular matrix D) None
1 0 2 
 
8) If A =  1 2 4  , then A =
1 2 4 
 
A) -1 B) 3
C) 0 D) 1
9) If A is a square matrix of order n then A. AdjA equals to
A) I B) A
C) A I n D) None
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1 3 2   x 
10) If 1 x 1 0 5 1   1  is null matrix then x equals to
  
0 3 2  −2
−1 1
A) B)
2 2
C) 1 D) −1
ln 2 4 
11) If   is a singular matrix then a =
 6 a
23 29
A) B)
ln 2 ln 2
21 24
C) D)
ln 2 ln 2
1 0 0 
12) Inverse of 0 1 0  is
0 0 1 
 −1 0 0  0 0 1 
A)  0 −1 0  B) 0 1 0 
 0 0 −1 1 0 0 
1 0 0 
C) 0 1 0  D) None
0 0 1 
13) If C and D are two matrices of order p  q and q  p respectively then CD is a matrix of
order
A) p  q B) q  p
C) p  p D) q  q
4 0 0 0
6 8 0 0
14) Value of the determinant =
7 4 1 0
9 2 6 10
A) 0 B) 50
C) -50 D) 320
a b c 
15) If A =  d e f  , then minor of b =
 g h i 
e f  d e 
A)   B)  
h i   g h
d f 
C)   D) None
g i 
16) Which one is generally not true if A, B and C are matrices?
A) A + B = B + A B) A ( BC ) = ( AB ) C
C) A + ( B + C ) = ( A + B ) + C D) AB = BA
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 −1 6
17) If B =   , then adjoint of B is
0 3
1 0 3 −6 
A)   B)  
6 −3  0 −1 
1 6 3 0
C)   D)  
 0 3 6 1
1 0 2   4 0 2 
18) 3 X +  2 1 3  =  −1 −2 0  , then X =
   
1 1 5   0 1 7 
1 0 0 1 0 0 
A)  −1 −1 −1 B) 1 −1 1 
 
 3 0 4  3 0 4 
 1 0 0 
 
C)  −1 −1 −1  D) None
 
 −1 3 0 2 3 
1 0 2 
19) If X = 0 2 1  , then X −1 =
1 −1 1 
 −3 2 4  3 2 4
A)  −1 1 1  B)  −1 1 0 
 2 −1 −2   2 −1 −2 
3 2 4   0 12 5 
C)  1 1 0  D)  −1 1 0 
 2 −1 −2   2 −1 −2 
1 a b+c
20) 1 b c + a =
1 c a+b
A) 0 B) (a − b)(b − c)(c − a)
C) abc D) 1
5 8 2
21) If A = 0 −112 2  is a singular matrix then what is the value of a =
9 −2a a 
A) 2 B) 4
C)-4 D) 6
1 4 7
22) 2 5 8 =
1 6 9
A) 1 B) 2
C) 6 D) 4
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−1 1 0
23) 2 3 −1 =
2 1 2
3 3 0 0 1 0
A) 5 3 −1 B) 5 3 −1
3 1 2 3 1 2
3 3 7
C) 5 3 −1 D) None
3 1 5
 a11 a12 a13 
 
24) If A =  a21 a22 a23  , then A =
a a33 
 31 a32
A) a11 A11 + a12 A12 + a13 A13 B) −a12 A12 + a22 A22 − a32 A32
C) a13 A31 + a23 A32 + a13 A33 D) None
1 0 0  2 1 4
 
25) For the matrices, A = 0 1 0 , B = 1 4 0  . Which one is true?
0 0 1   4 3 8 
A) A + B = B B) AB = A
C) B + A = B D) BA = B
 a 16 
26) If   is a singular matrix then
b 4 
A) a = 4b B) b = 4a
C) a = 3b D) b = 3a
27) For any two matrices, conformable for multiplication, ( AB −1 ) =
−1

A) BA−1 B) A−1B
C) BA D) AB−1
28) The condition for the system of linear homogenous equation to have a trivial solution is
A) A = 0 B) A  0
C) A  0 D) A  0
29) If any rows in a square matrix are identical then A =
A) 0 B) 1
C) -1 D) Can be any value
30) The sum of the product of the elements of a row (or column) by the cofactors of the
corresponding elements of different row (or column) is
A) 0 B) 1
C) -1 D) Equal to matrix
 1 −1 2 −3 
 
31) The rank of the matrix  2 0 7 −7  is
 3 1 12 −11
 
A) 4 B) 3
C) 1 D) 2
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1 1 9
32) Solution set of the system 4 x − 3 y + 2 z − 3 = 0, x + y − 3z = 0, x + y + z − = 0 is
2 4 2
 15 12 
A) (1, −1,0) B)  ,3, 
7 7
C) ( −3, 0,5 ) D) ( 2,10, 43)
33) If A, B, C are three matrix such that AB = C , then which is true?
C
I) B = II) B = CA−1 III) B = A−1C
A
A) I and II B) II and III
C) III only D) I only
 a 16 
34) If   is singular, then
b 4 
A) a = 16, b = 4 B) a = −16, b = 4
C) a = −4, b = −16 D) a = 16, b = −4
 5 2   −1 5
35) If X  =  , then X =
 −2 1  12 3
2 4 1 3
A) 
3 
B) 
3 2 −1
1 0 2 2
C) 
1 
D) 
0  22 2 
36) If A is a square matrix of order 3 then 2 A =
A) 2 A B) 4 A
C) 8 A D) 0
1 0 0
37) 2 cos x sin x =
3 sin x cos x
A) 1 B) 0
C) cos 2x D) sin 2x
x + 2 y = 11
38) The system of the equation
−3x − 6 y = 33
A) Only one solution B) Finite many solution
C) No solution D) Infinite solution
39) If A and B are square matrices of same order then ( A + B ) = A2 + 2 AB + B 2 if
2

A) AB = BA B) A = − B
C) A = B −1
D) A = B
40) The value of  for which the system of equation does not have a solution
x+ y+z =6
4x +  y −  z = 0
3x + 2 y − 4 z = −5
A) 3 B) -3
C) 0 D) 1
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7 2 −3 1 9
2 3 −2 0 2
41) Value of the determinant 6 4 5 3 3
6 7 1 2 4
7 2 −3 1 9
A) 1 B) 0
C) 50 D) -50
 2 −2 0 
42) Let A =  −3 1 2  . If A = 12 and a matrix B is equal to transpose of matrix A then
 1 −3 −1
B =
A) 1/12 B) 12
C) 1 D) -1/12
43) Rank of identity matrix of order 3 is
A) 0 B) 1
C) 2 D) 3
44) If A is 3  4 and B is a matrix such that At B and BA are both defined, then B is of order
A) 3  4 B) 3  3
C) 4  4 D) 4  3
45) Let A be a non-singular matrix, which of the following is true?
A) ( At ) = ( A−1 )
−1 t −1
B) A−1 = A

C) ( A2 ) = A−1
−1
D) None

46) If A is any square matrix, then ( A + At ) is

t

A) 2A B) 2 At
C) −( A + At ) D) A + At
47) For an identity matrix of order n, then ( I n ) =
−1

A) 1 B) 0
C) I n D) nI n
48) If A, B and C are non-singular matrices, then (CBA)−1 =
A) A−1B−1C −1 B) C −1B−1 A−1
C) ( ABC )−1 D) ABC
 0 −1 0 2 
 −5 −6 0 −3
49) If M =   , then M =
 4 5 −2 6 
 
 0 3 0 −4 
A) 0 B) -10
C) -20 D) 2
5 −8 −4 
50) The value of x for which the matrix A =  2 1 x  becomes singular?
 3 −2 2 
A) 12 B) 5
C) -1 D) -8
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1 2 3
51) 4 5 6 =
7 8 9
A) 231 B) 256
C) 100 D) 0
5 0 9
 
52) If  8  8  is a singular matrix then  =
2 2 4 

A) 32 B) -112
C) -32 D) 111
5 5x x 
53) If A = 0 x 5 x  and A2 = 25 , then x =
0 0 5 
A) 5 B) 4
1 1
C)  D) 
5 4
54) ( CD ) =
t

A) C t Dt B) Dt C t
C) ( DC )
t
D) None
55) If each element in any row of a square matrix is 0, then the value of its determinant is
A) 1 B) 2
C) 0 D) -1
56) If A is non-singular matrix, then ( A−1 ) =
−1

A) A B) − A
C) 1 D) At
42 1 6
57) 28 7 4 =
14 3 2
A) 2 B) -2
C) 0 D) 1
1 3 5 
58) If A =  2 4 7  , then the cofactor A31 is equal to:
 9 8 6 
A) 1 B) -1
C) 0 D) 2
2 3
59) Find the value of Y if = 2Y + 9
−4 1
A) 1.5 B) 1.3
C) 2.5 D) None
sec x 1
60) =
1 sec x
A) − tan x B) tan 2 x
C) 1 − tan 2 x D) None
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t
1 2  1 1
61)  2 0  1 1 =
 0 1  0 1
3 3 3 1 0
A)  2 3  B)  3 0 2

 2 2   2 2 2
 3 3 2 2 3 0
C)  2 2 0  D) 1 2 0 
  
1 1 1   2 1 2
a 2 − b2 b2 − c2 a2 − c2 
 
62) The value of the determinant of the matrix  b 2 − c 2 c2 − a2 b 2 − a 2  is
c2 − a2 a 2 − b2 c 2 − b 2 

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 0
1 1 −1
63) If A =  2 1 3  then M 21 =
1 1 2 
A) -1 B) 3
C) 1 D) 2
64) A constant number which is associated with a square matrix is called
A) Minor B) Row
C) Column D) Determinant
65) The evaluation of determinants with the help of minors and cofactors is known as ____
expansion.
A) Cramer’s B) Lagrange
C) Newton D) Laplacian
1 2  6 
66) If A =   and B =   , then we can find
3 −4  5 
A) A + B B) A − B
C) AB D) BA
67) Which of the following is a diagonal matrix?
1 0 0  −1 0 0  1 0 0
     
I)  0 2 0  II)  0 2 0 III)  0 0 0 
0 0 3 0 0 0  0 0 0
    
A) I only B) II and III only
C) III only D) All
− 2 0 0 
 
68)  0 − 2 0  is
 
 0 0 − 2 
 
A) Identity matrix B) Scalar matrix
C) Diagonal matrix D) None
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69) If A =  aij  is n  m , then transpose of A is of the order
A) m  m B) n  m
C) m  n D) n  n
70) A square matrix C =  cij  is called a ______ matrix if cij = 0 for all i  j and at least
one cij  0 for all i = j
A) Identity matrix B) Diagonal matrix
C) Rectangular matrix D) Null
71) The transpose of a rectangular matrix is a
A) Square matrix B) Rectangular matrix
C) Row matrix D) Column matrix
 0 0 0 
 
72)  0 2 0  is
0 0 0
 
A) Scalar matrix B) Diagonal matrix
C) Identity matrix D) Rectangular matrix
73) A matrix of order n1 is called
A) Row matrix B) Column matrix
C) Null matrix D) Diagonal matrix
74) A diagonal matrix in which all the diagonal elements are equal is called:
A) Null matrix B) Unit matrix
C) Zero matrix D) Scalar matrix
75) ( −1 −3 4 5 ) is a
A) Row matrix B) Column matrix
C) Null matrix D) Diagonal matrix
76) A square matrix A =  aij  , aij = 0, i  j and a11 = a22 = a33 = ann = 1 , then A is called
A) Identity matrix B) Scalar matrix
C) Skew-symmetric matrix D) Singular matrix
 1 2 0 0
77) If A =  −1  and A2 =   then A is called
 2 −1 0 0
A) Idempotent B) Symmetric
C) Nilpotent D) Involutory
78) If A is symmetric as well as skew-symmetric matrix then A is
A) Diagonal B) Triangular
C) Null D) None
79) Which matrix is symmetric?
1 2 3 1 2 3
   
A)  2 5 4  B)  5 5 4 
3 4 6 3 4 6
   
1 2 3
 
C)  5 5 4  D) None
7 4 6
 
80) ______ matrix is both upper triangular and lower triangular.
A) Square B) Diagonal
C) Null D) None
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81) For a square matrix A, if A = A then A is called
2

A) Symmetric matrix B) Periodic matrix

C) Idempotent matrix D) Nilpotent matrix
−1
82) For a square matrix A, if A = A is called
A) Involutory matrix B) Transpose matrix
C) Non-symmetric matrix D) Singular matrix
83) A matrix A is said to be a skew symmetric matrix if At is equal to
A) A B) − A
C) A 2
D) − A2
 1 x + 3
84) If A =   is symmetric matrix then x =
 2 x + 1 x − 1
A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 5 5 + i 
85) The matrix   is
5 − i −5 
A) Symmetric B) Skew symmetric
C) Hermitian D) None
86) A square matrix is called an _______ matrix if all elements above the principal diagonal
are zero.
A) Upper triangular B) Lower triangular
C) Vertical triangular D) Horizontal triangular
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ANSWER KEY:

1 B 21 B 41 B 61 C 81 C

2 A 22 C 42 B 62 D 82 A

3 A 23 B 43 D 63 B 83 B

4 C 24 A 44 B 64 D 84 B

5 B 25 D 45 A 65 D 85 C

6 C 26 A 46 D 66 C 86 B

7 B 27 A 47 C 67 D

8 C 28 B 48 A 68 B

9 C 29 A 49 C 69 C

10 B 30 A 50 B 70 B

11 D 31 D 51 D 71 B

12 C 32 B 52 C 72 B

13 C 33 C 53 C 73 B

14 D 34 A 54 B 74 D

15 C 35 B 55 C 75 A

16 D 36 C 56 A 76 A

17 B 37 C 57 C 77 C

18 C 38 C 58 A 78 C

19 A 39 D 59 C 79 A

20 A 40 A 60 B 80 B