Types of matrices :

Q.8 -5
7 9'] , then the value of tr A
In the following, singular matrix is-
Q.l IfA= [ ~
II 89
(A) ['. :] (B) [: :]
is-

(C) [: ~] (IJ) [! :] (A) 17 (B) 25 (C) 3 (D) 12

Q.2 If A =[~ ~] and B =[! ~ 1

], then
Q.9 [ , ,l
If A= sin·? sec er. and
cosec·a 1/ 2

12A-3B1 equals -
(A) 77 (B) -53 (C) 53 (D) - 77
B =[ oos'a
- cot 2 a
-tan a]. then A+
2

1/2
Bis

Q.3 If a matrix Bis obtained by multiplying equal to

each clement of a matrix A of order (A) [ I -Ii
2 x 2 by 3, then relation between A and -I I (B) [: :]
Bis-
(A)A = 3B
(C) 9A = B
(B) 3A= B
(D) A= 9B
(C) [~ ~] (D)[~' ~,]
Q.4 rr[; :]-[-:3 :]=[~ ~4] then-
Q.10 If ['•-6 -IOJ
equal to
8
+2B= [o o
0 0
],then Bis

(A) x = 1, y=-2
(C) x = I. y= 2
(B) x =- 1, y = 2
(D) x=-1, y=-2 [8 -SJ
(A) -3 4 [-• sl
(B) -3 4

Q.5 If A+ 8 = G:] and A - B = [~ :] (C) [-8 ']

3 -4
(D) [' -SJ
3 -4
then the value of A is-

(A) [! :] (B) [: : ] Multinlication of matrices;

If A= [ ~ : ] and A2 + kl = SA, then k
(C) [: !] (D) [ ; 1~]
Q.11

equals
Q.6 For any square matrix A = [a0l, a 0 = 0, (A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 1/4 (D) 1/16
when i "CF- j, then A is-
(A) unit matrix (B) scalar matrix Q.12 If A.B,C are matrices of order 1 x 3, 3 x 3
(C) diagonal matrix (D) none of these and 3 x 1 respectively, the order of ABC
will be-
(A) 3 x 3 (B) I x 3 (C) I x I (D) 3 x I
Q.7 lf2A+B= [: - ~I] andA-B= [ : ~].
then A= Q.13 The root of the equation
A[2 2]
( ) 4 -3

(C) [! :] (D) None of these

[xl2)[: m~,] =Ois-
(A) 1/3 (B) - 1/3 (C) 0 (IJ) 1
Q.14 If A, B are two matrices such that

A+B= I -2
JfA= [: :JandA2=[: !],then
[2 4 ] ,A-8-= [_32 02] then
Q.20

(A) a= 2ab, j3 = a2+ b:l

ABequ!lh1 • (B) a= 112 + b2 , J1 =ab

(B) [-.2 -:i (C) a= a2 + b2, p = 2ab

(D) a= a2 + b2, j3 = a 2 -b2

J
(D) [ _'. :]

- tana / 2] [tana / 2 I]
Q.21 LetA=[~ 'i ~] 2
lf1A 1=25.then

Q.16 [ tana / 2 I I O equa 1S• lal equals -

(A) 5' (B) I (C) 1/5 (0)5
(A) zero matrix (B) sec 2 a.1 2
(C)I 2 (D) None of these
= I O0~]
Q.16 If A =[- 2
: ] and f(x) = 2x 2 - 3x, then
Q.22 Let A
[~ If u1 and u 2 are

[i]
0

(B)[-~4:]
f(A) equals •
column mal,iee, ,ueh lhalAu, = and
(A)[';~.]
(C)[~ ~'] Au,=[!} then u, + u, is equal to,

Q.17 If A=[! I
i]
- I
then A'-5A + 61 =

(A) [ 'i =: -:i

- 3 - 10
(B{: ~: =;o]
:::::::::o~:::u,~[:'T!]':;:•o•:;
(C)O (D) I Q.23

Q.18 If A= lab], B = [- b - aJ and C =[_8

8
] ,
2 0 2
then true statement is • then 2p + q - r equals -
(A)A=-B (B)A+B=A-B (A) - 3 (B) - 1 (C) 4 (D) 2
(C)AC = BC (D) CA= CB

Q.24 If A= [: }, ; ] and B = [;] be au,h

Q.19 If [ " p ] is square root of 12, them a, p
Y -a
and y will satisfy the relation -
(A) I+ a 2 + J3y= 0 (B) l - a 2 + !Jy= 0
that AB=[!], then:
(A)y=2x (B)y=-2x
(C) l+a2 -j3y=O (D)-l+a 2 +py=O
(C)y=x (D)y=-x
Transpose of matrix : Symmetric & skew nmmetric matrices :
Q .25 If A a nd B arc matrices of order m x n Q.31 If A and B arc square matrices of same
a nd n x m respectively, then the order order. then which of the following is
of matrix BT (A'I)T is - skcw-symmctric-
(A)mxn (B)mxm AT +BT
(A) A +/T (B) - , -
(C)nxn (D) Not defined

-,;.ol
(C) AT ;BT (D) B-2BT
oosO
Q.26 If A= .
[ sm8
, then AAT equals-
cos8
Q .32 If A is symmetric as well as skew
2 2
(A)[~28 - sin28] (B) [cos 8 sin 8] symmetric matrix, then -
sm20 cos28 sin 2 o cos 2 o (A) A is a diagonal matrix
(B) A is a null matrix
(C) [~ ~] (D) [ ~ ~] (C) A is a unit matrix
(D) A is a triangular matrix

Q.27 For suitable matrices A, B; the false

Q.33 If [: : ] is symmetric matrix, then•
statement is -
(A) (AB)T =ATJ3T (A)x+v=O (B)x-v=O
(B)(A')T=A (C) y + u= O (D) y- u = O
(C)(A-B)T=AT-BT
(D) (A1)-1 = (A-l)T Q.34 If A is symmetric matrix and B is a
skew- symmetric matrix, then for n e

[! :l
N, false statement is -

Q.28 If A= [! ! ;]. 8 = then (AB)'

(A) An is symmetric
(B) An is symmetric only when n is even
(C) sn is skew symmetric when n is odd
equals- (D) Bn is symmetric when n is even

(A) (B) [:~ ~!] Q.35 If A is a square matrix, then A- A' is -

(C) [" 31 ]
16 30
(D) [2331 2016] (A) unit matrix
(B) null matrix
(C)A
(D) a s kew symmetric matrix
Q .29 If A is a matrix of order 3 x 4, then both
ABT a nd BTA arc defined if order of B Q.36 Let A be a square matrix. Then which
is- of the following is not a symmetric
(A)3x3 (B)4X4 (C)4X3 (D)3X4 matrix -

Q.30 If A = [:
a 2
- ~i
b
is a matrix satisfying
Q.37
(A)A+A'
(C)A'A
(B)AA'
(D)A-A'

Let A and B be any two 3 x 3 matrices. If

A i1t 1tymmetric and B i1t 1tkew-1:1ymmctric,
the equation AAT = 91. where l is 3 x 3
then the matrix AB - BA is :
ide ntity matrix, then the ordered pair
(A) Skew-symmetric
(a, b) is equal to: (B) Symmetric
(A) (2, - 1) (B) (- 2, l) (C) Neither symmetric nor skew-symmetric
(C) (2, l) (D) (- 2, - 1) (D) I or -1, where I is an identity matrix.
Q.38 If A, B are symmetric matrices of the
same order then (AB - BA) is :
(A) symmetric matrix
(8) skew symmetric matrix
Q.44 If A = [:
5 I 3
! ~i
then adj A equals -

2
(C) null matrix (A) [ ~: :2: -1! ]
(D) unit matrix -22 14 -4

Adioint of a matrix ·
Q.39 For any 2 x 2 matrix A,
(B) [-t
22
2:
- 14
22
- 14]
4

::1
1
A(adj A)=[~ ~], then I A I equals-
(C) [ : 2:
(A) 0 8)3 (C)6 (D)9 22 14 4

n
(D) None of these

Q.40 If A =[i then the value of

Q.46 The adjoint of symmetric matrix is-
(A) symmetric matrix
(B) skew-symmetric matrix
(C) diagonal matrix
adj (adj A) is- (D) None of these
(A) IAl 2 (B) - 2A (C)2A (D)A 2

~l•
5
Q.46 If A= [ a - b] nnd A ndj A= AAT, then
3 2
Q.41 If A=[~ then A (adj A) equals- 5a +bis equal to-
(A) - 1 (B) 5 (C) 4 (D) 13
2 I 2

(A)[; O~] (B) -[; : ~] Q.47 If A= 2

[- 4
-Ji
I
, then adj (3A2 + 12A) is

equal to-

(C) :o
[
o •~i (D) None of these
51 63]
(A) [ 84 72

72 - 63]
(B) [ 63
51 84]

72
72

-84]
(C) [ -84 51 (D) [ - 63 51

2
Q.42 If A= [: -0 !1] ,then (adj A) 23 =
Inverse of matrix:
Q.48 The inverKe matrix of [ ;J is -
- 3 I 5
(A)l3 (B) - 13 (C)5 (D) - 5 7 2
(A) [ :, - ] (B) [ _ ~']
4 7
2 2 1
Q.43 If A =[; ~]- then adj (adj A) is equal (C) [-, } ] (D) [-, _ ]
4 4
to.
l -I
(A)[}, -.2] B[4 ']3
() J Q.49 Matrix - 3
[ -I
0 : ] ;, not ;nvert;ble ;f.
I

(C) 6 [; :] (D) None of these (A)S= - 15 (B) >= - 17

(C)A=-16 (D) l.=- 18
Q.50 If A = [3, -S'] , 8 = ['O o2] and X 1s. a Q.56 If matrix A = 3 4
I O -Ii
5 and its inverse
matrix such that A = BX, then X [0 6 7

·1
equals-
'" ,,,
(A) .'. [- 2
2 3
•1
5
(B)-'- ['
2 3 -5

(D) None of these

[
is denoted by A- 1 = a 21
a ll
the value of a 23 is equal to-
a 22
a l2
'" ]
a 23
•n
, then

(C) [: _•,]
(A) ¥o (B) ½ (C) -¾
Q.51 If A= [~ ~]• then value of A- 1 is-
0 0 2

(A)[~
0 0 I
~1 (B) [1~2 1~2
O O 1/ 2
l
2 0
(C) [-o -2 ] (D) None of these
0 0 - 2

Q.62 For any square matrix A, which

statement is wrong-
(A) (adj A)- 1 = adj (A- 1)
(B) (A')- 1 = (A- l)T
(C)(A3)- 1 =(A- 1) 3
(D) None of these

1
Q.63 Let A=[: -/ -3) and
I I I

(10) B=[- s
4

I -2
~i-
3
IfBistheinverse

of matrix A, then a is-

(A) - 2 (B)-1 (C)2 (D)5

Q.64 If A2 - A+I = 0, then the inverse of A

is-
(A)A+I (B)A
(C)A-1 (D)I-A

Q.55 If a matrix A is such that

3A3 + 2A 2 + 5A +I= 0, then A- 1 is equal
to -
(A)-(3A 2 +2A+5)
(B)(3A 2 +2A+5)
(C) 3 A'- 2 A- 5)
(D) none of these
Oue,. I 2 J 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 I 18 I 19 I 20
An,. D B B C B C A A B C B C A B D C BICID I C

.
Oue,, 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 3713813'140
An,. C C A A D C A A D D D B D B D D BI BI BI B
Que,, 41 42 46 47 48 49 50 52 53 54 56
An,. 8 A
43
8 "A 45
A 8 A A B 8 B D D D
55
A D