1.

If A 2  A  I  0, then A1 is equal to

(a) AI (b) I A
(c) I A (d) none
2. If A is 3 x 4 matrix B is a matrix such AB and BA are both defined, then B is of the type

(a) 3x4 (b) 3x3

(c) 4x4 (d) 4x3
3. If A is a 3 x 3 matrix and 3A  k A , then k is equal to
(a) 9 (b) 6
(c) 1 (d) 27
3  1  x   4 
4. If      
2 5   y  3
(a) x  3, y  1 (b) x  2, y  5
(c) x 1, y 1 (d) x 1, y 1
1 2  1 0
5. If ABX and A    and B    , then X =
3  5 0 2
2 4  1  2 4
(a) 3  5 (b)
2  3 5
 
1 2 4 
(c) (d) none
2 3  5
1 2  1
6. If A   1 1 2  then adj adjA 

 2  1 1 

(a) 124 (b) 134

(c) 144 (d) none
2 0 7   14 7 
7. 
The value of  for which the matrix product 0 1 0 0   1 6  is an identity
 
1  2 1    4  2 
matrix.
1 1
(a) (b)
2 3
1 1
(c) (d)
4 5
8. If A and B are symmetric matrices of the same order then ABBA is a matrix which is

(a) Null matrix (b) Unit matrix

(c) Symmetric matrix (d) Skew symmetric matrix
 4 x  2
9. If A    is symmetric, then x is equal to
2 x  3 x  1
(a) 3 (b) 5
(c) 2 (d) 4
10. If a matrix A is such that 3A2 + 2A2 + 5A + I = 0, then A1 is equal to
(a) (3A2 + 2A + 5I) (b) 3A2 + 2A + 5
(c) 3A  2A  5
2
(d) none of these
   1 4
11. The matrix  3 0 1  is invertible if

  1 1 2
(a)   15 (b)   17
(c)   16 (d)   18
1 3 2 1
12. If 11  2 5 1 2 = 0 , then x =

15 3 2  x
(a) 7 (b) 11
(c) 2 (d) 14
 5 2 
13. If A =   then adjA is equal to
 1  3
 3  2  3  2
(a)   1  5 (b)  1 5 
   
5 1 3 2
(c) 2 3 (d) 1 5
   
0 5  7
14. 
The matrix  5 0 11  is known as

 7  11 0 
(a) symmetric matrix (b) diagonal matrix
(c) upper triangular matrix (d) skew-symmetric matrix
15. A and B are square matrices of order n  n, then (A  B)2 is equal to
(a) A2  2B + B2 (b) A2  B2
(c) A2  2BA + B2 (d) A2  AB  BA + B2
16. If the matrix AB = 0, then
(a) A = 0 or B = 0 (b) A = 0 and B = 0
(c) It is not necessary that either A = 0 or B = 0
(d) A  0, B  0
0 2   0 3a 
17. If A=   and kA =   then the values of k, a, b are respectively
3  4 2b 24
(a) 6, 12, 18 (b) 6, 4, 9
(c) 6, 4, 9 (d) 6, 12, 18
1 1 1   4 2 2
   
18. Let A =  2 1  3  and 10 B    5 0   . If B is the inverse of matrix A, then  is
1 1 1   1 2 3
  
(a) 2 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 5
19. If A and B are symmetric matrices, then ABA is
(a) Symmetric matrix (b) skew symmetric
(c) Diagonal matrix (d) scalar matrix
20. If A and B are invertible matrices, which of the following statement is not correct
(a) Adj. A = |A|A1 (b) det(A1) = [det(A)]1
(c) (A + B)1 = A1 + B1 (d) (AB)1 = B1A1