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12th NDA
Subject : Mathematics Chapter : Determinants
  2 2
Q1 If two rows of a determinant are identical, Q10 If the matrix  −3 0 4  is not
then what is the value of the determinant?  
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) – 1  1 −1 1 
(d) can be any real value invertible, then
(2012 I) (a) α = − 5 (b) α = 5
1 2 1 0 (c) α = 0 (d) α = 1
Q2 If A = and = , then what is the (2012 II)
2 3 1 0
Q11 The inverse of a diagonal matrix is a
value of determinant of AB?
(a) symmetric matrix
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 10 (d) 20
(b) skew – symmetric matrix
(2012 I)
(c) diagonal matrix (d) None of these
8 −5 1 (2012 II)
Q3 If 5 x 1 = 2 , then what is the value of x? Q12 The determinant of a orthogonal matrix is
6 3 1 (a) ±1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) ±2
(2013 I)
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 8
m n p
(2012 I)
−a 2 ab a Q13 The value of the determinant p m n
Q4 What is the value of ab −b 2
bc ? n p m
ac bc −c 2 (a) is a perfect cube
(b) is a perfect square
(2012 I) (c) has linear factor (d) is zero
Q5 If a matrix A has inverse B and C, then (2013 I)
which one of the following is correct? Q14 The roots of the equation
(a) B may not be equal to C 1 t −1 1
(b) B should be equal to C
(c) B and C should be unit matrices t −1 1 1 = 0 are
(d) None of the above 1 1 t −1
(2012 I) (a) 1, 2 (b) −1, 2 (c) 1, − 2 (d) −1, −2
Q6 If A is a square matrix such that A2 = I, (2013 I)
where I is the identity matrix, then what is Q15 If D is determinant of order 3 and D is
the value of A−1? the determinant obtained by replacing the
(a) A + I (b) Null matrix elements of D by their cofactors, then which
(c) A (d) Transpose of A one of the following is correct?
(2012 I)
(a) D = D2 (b) D = D3
1 2   0 − 1 (c) D = 2D2 (d) D = 3D3
Q7 If A =   and B =   , then what is
1 1  1 2  (2013 I)
the value of B-1 A-1? Q16 Consider the following statements
 1 −3  −1 3  I. A matrix is not a number.
(a)   (b)   II. Two determinants of different orders
 −1 2   1 −2 may have the same value.
 −1 3   −1 −3 Which of the above statement(s) is/are
(c)   (d)  
 −1 −2  1 −2 correct?
(2012 I) (a) Only I (b) Only II
Q8 If each element in a row of a determinant is (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
multiplied by the same factor r, then the (2013 I)
value of the determinant. Q17 What is the value of the minor of the
(a) is multiplied by r3 (b) is increased by 3r 10 19 2
(c) remains unchanged (d) is multiplied by r element 9 in the determinant 0 13 1 ?
(2012 II) 9 24 2
Q9 The value of the determinant
(a) – 9 (b) – 7 (c) 7 (d) 0
 x2 1 y 2 + z 2 
 2 (2013 I)
2
 y 1 z + x  is
2
Q18 If A and B are two non – singular square
 z 2 1 x2 + y 2  matrices such that AB = A, then which one
 
of the following is correct?
(a) 0 (b) x2 + y2 + z2
2 2 2 (a) B is an identity matrix (b) B = A-1
(c) x + y + z + 1 (d) None of these
(c) B = A2
(2012 II)
(d) Determinant of B is zero
(2013 I)

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12th NDA
Subject : Mathematics Chapter : Determinants
Q19 The cofactor of the element 4 in the Q26 If any two adjacent rows or columns of a
1 2 3 determinant are interchanged in position, the
determinant 4 5 6 is value of the determinant
(a) becomes zero (b) remains the same
5 8 9 (c) changes its sign (d) is doubled
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) – 6 (2014 I)
(2013 II) Q27 Consider two matrices
Q20 What is the value of the determinant 1 2 
1 2 −4 
1 bc a(b + c) A =  2 1  and B = 
1 ca b(c + a ) ?  2 1 −4 
1 1 
1 ab c(a + b) Which one of the following is correct?
(a) 0 (b) abc (a) B is the right inverse of A
(c) ab + bc + ca (d) abc(a + b + c) (b) B is the left inverse of A
(2013 II) (c) B is the both sided inverse of A
Q21 If A is a square matrix of order 3 with (d) None of the above
A  0, then which one of the following is (2014 I)
Q28 Consider the following statements in
correct?
0 1 2
(a) adj = A A (b) adj A = A
2

respect of the matrix A =  −1 0 −3

(c) adj A = A (d) adj A = A
3 2
 −2 3 0 
(2013 II) I. The matrix A is skew – symmetric
2 1 II. The matrix A is symmetric.
Q22 If 2 A =   , then what is A-1 equal to
3 2 III. The matrix A is invertible.
? Which of the above statement(s) is/ are
 2 −1 correct?
1  2 −1
(a)   2  −3 2 
(b) (a) Only I (b) Only III
 −3 2  (c) I and II (d) II and III
1  2 −1 (2014 I)
(c) 
4  −3 2 
(d) None of these Q29 If A and B are square matrices of second
(2013 II) order such that A = −1 and B = 3 , then
Q23 Consider the following statements what is 3AB equal to ?
 1 2 1 (a) 3 (b) – 9
I. The matrix  a 2a 1 is singular. (c) – 27 (d) None of these
(2014 II)
 b 2b 1
Q30 If the matrix A is such that
 c 2c 1 1 3 1 1 
II. The matrix  a 2a 1 is non – 0 1 A = 0 −1 , then what is A equal to
     
 b 2b 1 ?
singular. 1 4  1 4 
Which of the above statement(s) is/are (a)   (b)  
0 −1 0 1 
correct ?
(a) Only I (b) Only II  −1 4  1 −4 
(c)   (d)  
(c) Both I and II (d) Either I or II  0 −1 0 −1
(2013 II) (2014 II)
Q24 One of the roots of Q31 From the matrix equation AB = AC,
x+a b c where A, B and C are the square matrices of
a x+b c = 0 is same order, we can conclude B = C provided
(a) A is non – singular (b) A is singular
a b x+c
(c) A is symmetric
(a) abc (b) a + b + c (d) A is skew – symmetric
(c) – (a + b + c) (d) –abc (2014 II)
(2014 I) Q32 If A is an invertible matrix, then what is
Q25 The determinant of an odd order skew – det (A-1) equal to?
symmetric matrix is always 1
(a) det (A) (b)
(a) zero (b) one det ( A )
(c) negative (d) depends on the matrix
(2014 I) (c) 1 (d) None of these
(2014 II)

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6i −3i 1 (a) k-n (b) k-1 (c) kn (d) nk
Q33 If 4 3i −1 = x + iy, where i = −1 , (2015 II)
a 1 1
20 3 i
Q41 If the value of the determinant 1 b 1
then what is x equal to?
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0 1 1 c
(2014 II) is positive, where a ≠ b ≠ c, then the value
a b 0 of abc
Q34 If 0 a b = 0, then which one of the (a) cannot be less than 1
(b) is greater than – 8
b 0 a (c) is less that – 8
following is correct? (d) must be greater than 8
(a) a/b is one of the cube roots of unity (2015 II)
(b) a/b is one of the cube roots of unity Q42 If a, b and c are real numbers, then the
(c) a is one of the cube roots of unity value of the determinant
(d) b is one of the cube roots of unity 1− a a − b − c b + c
(2014 II) 1 − b b − c − a c + a is
Q35 Consider the following statements
I. Determinant is a square matrix 1− c c−a a+b
II. Determinant is a number associated with (a) 0 (b) (a – b) (b – c) (c – a)
a square matrix (c) (a + b + c)2 (d) (a + b+ c)3
Which of the above statement(s) is/are (2015 II)
correct? Q43 Consider the following statements in
(a) Only I (b) Only II  
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II cos 2 sin 2
2 2
(2014 II) respect of the determinant
 
Q36 If a ≠ b ≠ c all are positive, then the sin 2 cos 2
a b c 2 2
where α, β are complementary angles.
value of determinant b c a is I. The value of the determinant is
c a b 1  −  
cos  .
(a) non – negative (b) non – positive 2  2 
(c) negative (d) positive II. The maximum value of the determinant is
(2014 II) 1
1 1 1 .
2
Q37 The value of 1 1 + x 1 is Which of the above statement(s) is/are
1 1 1+ y correct?
(a) x + y (b) x – y (a) Only I (b) Only II
(c) xy (d) 1 + x + y (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
(2015 I) (2015 II)
Q38 Consider the following in respect of two  1 3 2 
non – singular matrices A and B of same 
Q44 The matrix A = 1 x − 1 1  will
order  2 7 x − 3
I. det (A + B) = det A + det B
II. (A + B)-1 = A-1 + B-1 have inverse for every real number x except
Which of the above statement(s) is/are for
correct? 11  5 9 5
(a) x = (b) x =
(a) Only I (b) Only II 2 2
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II 11  3 9 3
(2015 I) (c) x = (d) x =
2 2
2 7
Q39 If A =   , then what is A + 3A-1 (2015 II)
1 5  Q45 If A is an orthogonal matrix of order 3
equal to ?  1 2 3
(a) 3l (b) 5l and B =  −3 0 2  , then which of the
(c) 7l (d) None of these
Where, l is the identity matrix of order 2.  2 5 0 
(2015 I) following is/are correct?
Q40 If A is an invertible matrix of order n and I. AB =  47 II. AB = BA
k is any positive real number, then the value Select the correct answer using the code
of [det (kA)]-1 det (A) is given below:
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(a) Only I (b) Only II
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
(2015 II)
Q46 If A is a square matrix, then what is adj
(A-1) – (adj A)-1 equal to?
(a) 2 A (b) Null matrix
(c) Unit matrix (d) None of these
(2016 I)
Directions (Q. Nos., 90 -91) Consider the
x3 sin x cos x
function f ( x ) = 6 −1 0 , where p
2 3
p p p
is a constant.
(2016 I)
Q47 What is the value of f (O) ?
(a) p3 (b) 3p3 (c) 5p3 (d) –6p3
Q48 What is the value of p for which f (O) =
0?
1
(a) − or 0 (b) – 1
6
1
(c) − or 1 (d) – 1 or 1
6
Q49 Which of the following determinants
have value “zero” ?
41 1 5 1 a b+c
1. 79 7 9 II. 1 b c + a
29 5 3 1 c a+b
0 c b
III. −c 0 a
−b − a 0
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
(a) I and II (b) II and III
(c) I and III (d) I, II and III
(2016 I)
Q50 The system of linear equations kx + y + z
= 1, x + ky + z = 1 and x + y + kz = 1 has a
unique solution under which one of the
following conditions?
(a) k ≠ 1 and k ≠ − 2
(b) k ≠ 1 and k ≠ 2
(c) k ≠ − 1 and k ≠ − 2
(d) k ≠ − 1 and k ≠ 2

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Subject : Mathematics Chapter : Determinants
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