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1. If A and B are two matrices such that AB = A 8. If A is a singular matrix, then A adj A is
and BA = B, then B 2 is equal to (a) identity matrix (b) null matrix
(a) B (b) A (c) scalar matrix (d) None of these
(c) 1 (d) 0 é2 1ù é-3 2 ù é1 0ù
9. If ê úAê ú =ê ú, then the

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éi 0ù 4n ë3 2û ë 5 -3û ë0 1û
2. If A = ê ú, n Î N , then A equals
ë0 i û matrix A equals
é0 i ù é 0 0ù é1 0ù é1 1ù
(a) ê (b) ê (a) ê (b) ê
ú ú ë1 0 úû ë0 1úû
ë i 0û ë 0 0û

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é 1 0ù é0 i ù é1 0ù é0 1ù
(c) ê (d) ê (c) ê (d) ê
ú ú ë1 1úû ë1 1úû

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ë 0 1û ë i 0û

3. Let A be an invertible matrix. Which of the é1 3 ù 2

10. If A = ê ú and A - kA - 5I 2 = O, then
3 4

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following is not true ? ë û
-1
(a) ( AT ) = ( A-1 )T (b) A-1 = | A|-1 the value of k is

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(c) ( A2 )-1 = ( A-1 )2 (d) | A-1| = | A|-1 (a) 3 (b) 5

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(c) 7 (d) -7
4. If the matrix AB is zero, then

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é cos 2 a cos a sin a ù
(a) It is not necessary that either A = O or 11. If A = ê ú and,
B =O ëcos a sin a sin 2 a û

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(b) A = O or B = O
é cos 2 b cos b sin bù
(c) A = O and B = O B =ê ú
sin 2 b û

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(d) All the above statements are wrong ëcos b sin b
2 are two matrices such that the product AB
é b b ù
5. If A = ê 2 ú, then A is is the null matrix, then (a - b) is
ë-a -ab û (a) 0

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(a) idempotent (b) involutary (b) multiple of p
p

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(c) nilpotent (d) scalar (c) an odd multiple of
2
6. The inverse of a diagonal matrix is
(d) none of these
(a) a symmetric matrix
(b) a skew-symmetric matrix 12. If A is a 3 ´ 4 matrix and B is a matrix such
(c) a diagonal matrix that AT B and BAT are both defined, then
(d) none of these order of B is
(a) 3´4
7. If A is a quare matrix, then adjAT - (adjA)T
(b) 3´3
is equal to (c) 4´4
(a) 2| A| (b) 2| A| I
(d) 4´3
(c) null matrix (d) Unit matrix

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13. If A = ê ú and If A = ê 4 3 1 ú is expressed as the sum

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ë- sin x cos xû 20.
ê ú
êë-5 7 2 úû
é1 0ù
A(adj A) = k ê ú, then the value of k is of a symmetric and skew-symmetric matrix,
ë0 1û
then the symmetric matrix is
(a) sin x cos x (b) 1 é2 2 -4ù é2 4 -5ù
(c) 2 (d) 3 (a) ê 2 3 4ú (b) ê 0 3 7ú

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ê ú ê ú
14. If A is an orthogonal matrix, thenA -1 êë -4 4 2 úû êë -3 1 2 úû
equals é4 4 -8ù é1 0 0ù
(a) A (b) AT (c) ê 4 6 8ú (d) ê 0 1 0ú
ê ú ê ú
(c) A2 (d) none of these

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êë -8 8 4 úû êë 0 0 1úû
15. If A, B are symmetric matrices of the same
21. Which of the following is incorrect ?

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order then AB - BA is (a) A2 - B 2 = ( A + B)( A - B)
(a) symmetric matrix
(b) ( AT )T = A

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(b) skew-symmetric matrix
(c) null matrix (c) ( AB)n = An B n where A, B commute

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(d) unit matrix (d) ( A - I )(I + A) = 0 Û A2 = I.

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16. If A = [aij ] is a square matrix of order n ´ n 22. If for a matrix A, A2 + I = O, where is the

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and k is a scalar, then|kA| = identity matrix, then A equals
(a) k n| A| (b) k| A| é1 0ù é -i 0ù
(a) ê (b) ê
1úû - i úû

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(c) k n - 1| A| (d) none of these ë0 ë0
é1 2ù é -1 0ù
(c) ê (d) ê

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17. If A is an invertible matrix, then which of ë -1 1úû ë0 -1úû
the following is correct
(a) A-1 is multivalued (b) A-1 is singular é3 4ù é-2 -2ù
23. If A = ê ú,B =ê ú,
(c) ( A-1 )T ¹ ( AT )-1 (d) | A| ¹ 0 ë2 4û ë 0 -1 û

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18. If A is an invertible matrix, then det (A -1 ) is then (A + B) -1 =

T A
equal to (a) is a skew-symmetric matrix
1 (b) A-1 + B -1
(a) det ( A) (b)
det( A) (c) does not exist
(c) 1 (d) None of these (d) None of these
é cos q sin q ù 1 n é 3 -5 ù 2
19. If A = ê ú, then nlim A is 24. IfA = ê ú, then A - 5A =
ë- sin q cos q û ® ¥ n ë- 4 2 û
(a) a null matrix (b) an identity matrix (a) I (b) 14 I
é 0 1ù (c) 0 (d) None of these
(c) ê ú (d) None of these
ë -1 0 û 25. Which of the following is correct ?

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(a) Determinant is a square matrix (b) Assertion is true, Reason is true and R is
(b) Determinant is a number associated to a not the correct explanation of A.
matrix (c) Assertion is true; Reason is false.
(c) Determinant is a number associated to a (d) Assertion is false; Reason is true.
square matrix
(d) None of these 30. Assertion (A) : If A is a non-singular square
matrix of order n, then |adjA| = |A|n - 1
é 2 2ù é0 -1ù
26. If A = ê ú,B =ê ú, Reason (R) : For any square matrix A of
ë-3 2û ë1 0 û
order n, A(adjA) = |A|I and |kA| = k |A|
then (B -1 A -1 ) -1 = (a) Assertion is true; Reason is true and R is
the correct explanation of A.
é 2 -2 ù é 3 -2 ù
(a) ê ú (b) ê ú (b) Assertion is true, Reason is true and R is
ë2 3 û ë2 2 û not the correct explanation of A.
1 é 2 2ù 1 é 3 2ù (c) Assertion is true; Reason is false.
(c) (d)
10 êë -2 3úû 10 êë -2 2 úû (d) Assertion is false; Reason is true.

27. The matrix A satisfying the equation 31. Let A be an orthogonal square matrix.
é1 3ù é1 1 ù
ê0 1ú A = ê0 -1ú is Assertion (A) : A -1 is an orthogonal matrix.
ë û ë û
é1 4ù é1 -4ù
Reason (R) : (A -1 )T = (AT ) -1 and
(a) ê (b) ê
ë -1 0 úû ú
ë1 0 û (AB) -1 = B -1 A -1
é1 4ù (a) Assertion is true; Reason is true and R is
(c) ê (d) None of these
ë0 -1úû the correct explanation of A.
(b) Assertion is true, Reason is true and R is
28. If A and B are matrices such that AB and not the correct explanation of A.
A + B both are defined, then (c) Assertion is true; Reason is false.
(a) A and B can be any two matrices (d) Assertion is false; Reason is true.
(b) A and B are square matrices not
necessarily of the same order 32. If A and B are square matrices of size n ´ n
(c) A, B are square matrices of the same such that A2 - B 2 = (A - B)(A + B), then
order which of the following is true ?
(d) number of columns of A is same as the (a) A=B
number of rows of B
(b) AB = BA
é3 -3 4ù (c) either A or B is a zero matrix
29. Assertion (A) : If A = ê2 -3 4ú, then (d) either A or B is an identity matrix
ê ú
êë0 -1 1 ûú 33. Let A be the set of all 3 ´ 3 matrices all of
adj(adjA) = A whose entries are either 0 or 1. The number
of elements is set A, is
Reason (R) : If A is a square matrix of order n,
(a) 2 3 (b) 2 6
then adj(adjA) = |A|n - 2 A
(c) 18 (d) 2 9
(a) Assertion is true; Reason is true and R is
the correct explanation of A.
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34. Let A be the set of all 3 ´ 3 symmetric é i 1 - 2i ù

41. The matrix A = ê is which of
matrices whose entries are either 0 or 1. The ë-1 - 2i 0 úû
number of elements in set A, is the following ?
(a) 2 3 (b) 2 6 (a) symmetric (b) skew-symmetric
(c) 2 9 (d) 18 (c) hermitian (d) skew-hermitian
é5 5a a ù 42. If A is a square matrix such that
35. Let A = ê0 a 5a ú. If |A2 | = 25, then |a | A2 - A + I = 0, then the inverse of A is
ê ú
êë0 0 5 úû (a) I - A (b) A - I
equals (c) A (d) A + I
1
(a) (b) 5 éa 0 0ù
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43. If A = ê0 b 0ú, then A -1 is
(c) 52 (d) 1 ê ú
êë0 0 c úû
36. If A is non-singular matrix and
é1 / a 0 0 ù
1 4 (a) ê 0 1/ b 0 ú
(A - 2I)(A - 4I) = O, then A + A -1 = ê ú
6 3 êë 0 0 1 / c úû
(a) I (b) O é -1 / a 0 0 ù
(c) 2I (d) 6I (b) ê 0 -1 / b 0 ú
ê ú
37. If A, B are square matrices of order 3, A is êë 0 0 -1 / c úû
non-singular and AB = O, then B is a éa 0 0 ù
(a) null matrix (c) 0 b 0 ú
ê
ê ú
(b) singular matrix êë 0 0 1/ c úû
(c) unit matrix (d) None of these
(d) non-singular matrix.
44. A and B are two square matrices of same
38. If w is a complex cube root of unity, and order and A¢ denotes the transpose of A,
éw 0 ù 100 then
A=ê ú , then A is equal to
ë0 wû (a) ( AB) = B¢ A¢
(a) A (b) - A (b) ( AB)¢ = A¢ B¢
(c) O (d) None of these (c) AB = 0 Þ| A| = 0 or|B| = 0
(d) AB = 0 Þ A = 0 or B = 0
39. If A3 = O, then I + A + A2 equals
é1 0ù é-1 1 ù
(a) I - A (b) (I - A)-1 45. If A + B = ê ú and A - 2B = ê ú,
ë1 1û ë 0 -1 û
(c) (I + A)-1 (d) None of these
then A =
40. If A satisfies the equation é 1 1ù é2 / 3 1 / 3 ù
(a) ê ú (b) ê ú
ë2 1û ë 1 / 3 2 / 3û
x3 - 5x2 + 4x + l = 0, then A -1 exists if
é 1 / 3 1 / 3ù
(a) l ¹ 1 (b) l ¹ 2 (c) ê ú (d) None of these
ë2 / 3 1 / 3û
(c) l ¹ - 1 (d) l ¹ 0
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46. From the matrix equation AB = AC we can é1 0ù é1 1ù

(a) ê (b) ê
ë0 1úû ë0 0 úû
conclude B = C provided that
(a) A is singular (b) A is é0 0ù é0 1ù
(c) ê (d) ê
non-singular ë1 1úû ë1 0 úû
(c) A is symmetric (d) A is square.
49. If a matrix A is such that
é cos q sin q ù 3A3 + 2A2 + 5A + I = 0, then A -1 is equal to
47. If E(q) = ê ú then E(a)E(b) is
ë- sin q cos qû (a) -(3 A2 + 2 A + 5) (b) 3 A2 + 2 A + 5
equal to
(c) 3 A2 - 2 A - 5 (d) None of these
(a) E(0° ) (b) E(ab )
(c) E(a + b ) (d) E(a - b ) 50. If A is a square matrix of order n ´ n and k is a
é0 1ù 4
scalar, then adj(kA) is equal to
48. If A = ê ú, then A = (a) k adj A (b) k n adj A
ë1 0 û
(c) k n - 1adj A (d) k n + 1adj A

1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (c)

6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (b)

11. (c) 12. (a) 13. (b) 14. (b) 15. (b)

16. (a) 17. (d) 18. (b) 19. (a) 20. (a)

21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (d) 24. (b) 25. (c)

26. (a) 27. (c) 28. (b) 29. (a) 30. (c)

31. (a) 32. (b) 33. (d) 34. (b) 35. (a)

36. (a) 37. (a) 38. (a) 39. (b) 40. (d)

41. (d) 42. (a) 43. (a) 44. (a) 45. (d)

46. (b) 47.. (a) 48. (a) 49. (d) 50 (c)