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Properties of Determinants

a−b b −c c −a
1. x −y y −z z −x =
p −q q −r r − p
(a) a(x + y + z ) + b(p + q + r) + c
(b) 0
(c) abc + xyz + pqr
(d) None of these

1 a a 2 − bc
2. 1 b b 2 − ac =
1 c c 2 − ab

(a) 0 (b) a3 + b 3 + c 3 − 3 abc

(c) 3 abc (d) (a + b + c)3

1 1 1
3. 1 1+ x 1 =
1 1 1+y
(a) 1 (b) 0
(c) x (d) xy

1 a a2
4. 1 b b2 =
1 c c2

(a) a 2 + b 2 + c 2 (b) (a + b) (b + c) (c + a)
(c) (a − b)(b − c)(c − a) (d) None of these

1 4 20
5. The roots of the equation 1 − 2 5 = 0 are
1 2x 5 x 2
(a) −1,−2 (b) −1, 2
(c) 1,−2 (d) 1, 2

a + b a + 2b a + 3 b
6. a + 2b a + 3 b a + 4 b =
a + 4 b a + 5b a + 6b
(a) a 2 + b 2 + c 2 − 3 abc (b) 3 ab
(c) 3 a + 5 b (d) 0

b+c a a
7. b c+a b =
c c a+b
(a) abc (b) 2 abc
(c) 3 abc (d) 4 abc

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1+ x 1 1
8. The roots of the equation 1 1 + x 1 = 0 are
1 1 1+ x
(a) 0, – 3 (b) 0, 0, – 3
(c) 0, 0, 0, – 3 (d) None of these

1 1 1
9. a b c =
a3 b3 c3
(a) a3 + b 3 + c 3 − 3 abc
(b) a3 + b 3 + c 3 + 3 abc
(c) (a + b + c)(a − b)(b − c)(c − a)
(d) None of these

x +1  2
10. If  is a cube root of unity, then  x +2 1 =
2 1 x +

(a) x + 1 3
(b) x + 3

(c) x 3 +  2 (d) x 3

y+z x y
11. If z + x z x = k (x + y + z )(x − z )2 , then k =
x +y y z
(a) 2 xyz (b) 1
(c) xyz (d) x 2 y 2 z 2

2 + 3   − 1  + 3
12. If p + q + r + s + t =  + 1 2 −   − 4 , the value of t is
4 3 2

 − 3  + 4 3
(a) 16 (b) 18
(c) 17 (d) 19

x y z x 2y z
13. If  = p q r , then 2 p 4 q 2r equals
a b c a 2b c

(a)  2
(b) 4 
(c) 3  (d) None of these

log 2 512 log 4 3 log 2 3 log8 3

14.  =
log 3 8 log 4 9 log 3 4 log 3 4
(a) 7 (b) 10
(c) 13 (d) 17

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−1 −2 3
15. The minors of – 4 and 9 and the co-factors of – 4 and 9 in determinant −4 −5 −6 are
−7 8 9
respectively
(a) 42, 3 ; – 42, 3 (b) –42, –3 ; 42, –3
(c) 42, 3 ; – 42, – 3 (d) 42, 3; 42, 3

System of Equations

16. If x + y − z = 0, 3 x − y − 3 z = 0, x − 3 y + z = 0 has non zero solution, then  =

(a) – 1 (b) 0
(c) 1 (d) – 3

17. The number of solutions of the equations x + 4 y − z = 0, 3 x − 4 y − z = 0, x − 3 y + z = 0 is

(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) Infinite

xn sin x cos x
n n dn
18. If (x ) = n! sin cos , then the value of [(x )] at x = 0 is
2 2 dx n
a a2 a3
(a) – 1 (b) 0
(c) 1 (d) Dependent of a

19. The system of equations

x 1 − x 2 + x 3 = 2, 3 x 1 − x 2 + 2 x 3 = −6
and 3 x 1 + x 2 + x 3 = −18 has
(a) No solution (b) Exactly one solution
(c) Infinite solutions (d) None of these

20. The number of values of k for which the system of equations (k + 1)x + 8 y = 4 k , kx + (k + 3)y = 3k − 1
has infinitely many solutions, is
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) Infinite

21. Set of equations a + b − 2c = 0, 2a − 3 b + c = 0 and a − 5b + 4 c =  is consistent for  equal to

(a) 1 (b) 0
(c) –1 (d) 2

22. The equation

x + 2 y + 3 z = 1, 2 x + y + 3 z = 2, 5 x + 5 y + 9 z = 4 have
(a) Unique solution (b) Infinitely many solutions
(c) Inconsistent (d) None of these

23. Let a, b, c be positive real numbers. The following system of equations in x, y and z
x 2 y2 z x 2 y2 z x 2 y2 z
2
+ 2 − 2 = 1 , 2 − 2 + 2 = 1,− 2 + 2 + 2 = 1
a b c a b c a b c

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has
(a) No solution (b) Unique solution
(c) Infinitely many solutions (d)Finitely many solutions

Matrices

1 2 
24. If M =   and M − M − I 2 = 0 , then  =
2

2 3 
(a) – 2 (b) 2
(c) – 4 (d) 4

cos  − sin   cos  − sin  

25. If A =   and B =   , then the correct relation is
 sin  cos    sin  cos  
(a) A 2 = B 2 (b) A + B = B − A
(c) AB = BA (d) None of these
1 0 1 
26. If A = 0 1 1  , then A is
1 0 0 
(a) Symmetric (b) Skew-symmetric
(c) Non-singular (d) Singular
1 0 0 
27. If A = 0 1 
0  , then A 2 =
a b − 1
(a) Unit matrix (b) Null matrix
(c) A (d) – A
1 1 
If A =   , then A =
n
28.
0 1 
1 n  n n 
(a)   (b)  
0 1  0 n 
n 1  1 1 
(c)   (d)  
0 n  0 n 

29. Which of the following is incorrect

(a) A 2 − B 2 = ( A + B)(A − B)
(b) ( A T )T = A
(c) ( AB )n = A n B n , where A, B commute
(d) ( A − I)(I + A) = O  A 2 = I

30. If the matrix AB = O , then

(a) A = O or B = O
(b) A = O and B = O
(c) It is not necessary that either A = O or B = O
(d) A  O, B  O

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2  − 4
 
31. The matrix − 1 3 4  is non singular, if
 1 − 2 − 3 
(a)   −2 (b)   2
(c)   3 (d)   −3

1 −1  a 1 
If A =  , B =   and ( A + B) = A + B , then the value of a and b are
2 2 2
32.
 2 − 1 b − 1
(a) a = 4 , b = 1 (b) a = 1, b = 4
(c) a = 0, b = 4 (d) a = 2, b = 4

3  2 
33. If U = [2 − 3 4 ], X = [0 2 3], V =  2  and Y =  2  , then UV + XY =
1  4 
(a) 20 (b) [– 20]
(c) – 20 (d) [20]

 0 i
34. If A =  40
 , then the value of A is
− i 0 
0 1  1 0 
(a)   (b)  
1 0  0 1 
1 1  −1 1
(c)   (d)  
0 0  0 − 1

2 1 
1 −2 1   
35. If A =   and B = 3 2  , then ( AB) =
T

 2 1 3  1 1 
−3 −2   −3 10 
(a)   (b)  
10 7 − 2 7
−3 10  3 10 
(c)   (d)  
7 − 2 2 7

 3 − 2 − 1
36. Inverse of the matrix − 4 
1 − 1 is
 2 0 1 
1 2 3  1 − 3 5
(a)  3 3 7 

(b) 7 4 6

− 2 − 4 − 5  4 2 7 
1 2 3  1 2 − 4
 
(c)  2 5 7  (d) 8 − 4 
− 5
− 2 − 4 − 5   3 5 2 

37. If A and B are non-singular matrices, then

(a) ( AB )−1 = A −1 B −1 (b) AB = BA
(c) ( AB ) = AB (d) ( AB )−1 = B −1 A −1

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− 4 − 3 − 3
38. Adjoint of the matrix N =  1 0

1  is
 4 4 3 
(a) N (b) 2N
(c) – N (d) None of these

39. From the following find the correct relation

(a) ( AB ) = AB (b) ( AB ) = BA
adj A
(c) A −1 = (d) ( AB )−1 = A −1 B −1
A

i 0  −1
40. If A =   (i = − 1 ), then A =
 0 i / 2 
i 0  −i 0 
(a)   (b)  
0 i / 2   0 − 2i
i 0 0 i
(c)   (d)  
0 2i  2i 0 

41. If A is a non- singular matrix, then A(adj A) =

(a) A (b) I
(c) |A|I (d) | A | 2 I

42. If A is a square matrix, then which of the following matrices is not symmetric
(a) A + A (b) A A
(c) AA (d) A − A

43. If a matrix A is such that 3 A 3 + 2 A 2 + 5 A + I = 0, then its inverse is

(a) − (3 A 2 + 2 A + 5 I) (b) 3 A 2 + 2 A + 5 I
(c) 3 A 2 − 2 A − 5 I (d) None of these

1 0 0  1 0 0 
 
44. A = 0 1 1 ; I = 0 1 0  A −1 = [ A 2 + cA + dI] where c, d  R , then pair of values (c, d )
1
6
0 − 2 4  0 0 1 
(a) (6, 11) (b) (6, –11)
(c) (–6, 11) (d) (–6, –11)

 3 1 
 
45. If P =  2 2 , A = 1 1 and Q = PAP T , then P(Q 2005 )P T equal to
 
 1 3 0 1 
− 
 2 2 
1 2005   3 / 2 2005 
(a)   (b)  
0 1   1 0 
 1 2005  1 3 / 2
(c)   (d)  
 3 /2 1  0 2005 

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