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Topic : Matrices & Determinants, Probability, Permutations & Combinations, Binomial Theorem

0 2 b c 
1. If A = a b  c is orthogonal, then | abc | is equal to
a  b c 
 

1 1
(A) (B)
2 3

1
(C) (D) 1
6
n
 a ii
2. If A = [ai j ]n × n, where ai j = i100 + j100, then Lim i 1 equals
n  101
n

1 1
(A) (B)
50 101

2 3
(C) (D)
101 101

3 1 99
3. Consider a matrix A = 
 6  2 , then (I + A) equals (where I is a unit matrix of order 2)

(A) I + 298A (B) I + 299A

(C) I + (299 + 1)A (D) I + (299 – 1)A

4. Let Dk is the k × k matrix with 0's in the main diagonal, unity as the element of 1st row and  f (k) th column and
k for all other entries. If f (x) = x – {x} where {x} denotes the fractional part function then the value of det. (D2)
+ det. (D3) equals
(A) 32 (B) 34
(C) 36 (D) None

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 sin  cos 
5. Consider a matrix A () =  cos  sin   then
(A) A() is symmetric (B) A() is skew symmetric

 
(C) A–1() = A( – ) (D) A2() = A   2 
2 

 1 tan x  T –1
6. A=  tan x 1  then let us define a function f (x) = det. (A A ) then which of the following can not be

the value of f f f f ...........f ( x )  is (n  2)


n times

(A) f n(x) (B) 1

(C) f n – 1(x) (D) n f (x)

a b c px qy rz

7. Let a determinant is given by A = p q r and suppose det. A = 6. If B = a  x b  y c  z then
x y z ap bq cr

(A) det. B = 6 (B) det. B = – 6

(C) det. B = 12 (D) det. B = – 12
8. If the system of equations
x – 2y + z = a
2x + y – 2z = b
and x + 3y – 3z = c
have atleast one solution, then the relationship between a, b and c is
(A) a + b + c = 0 (B) a – b + c = 0
(C) – a + b + c = 0 (D) a + b – c = 0

(1  x ) 2 (1  x ) 2  (2  x 2 ) (1  x ) 2 2x  1 x 1
The equation 2 x  1 1  5x 2
9. 3x + (1  x ) 3x 2x = 0
x 1 2x 2  3x 1  2x 3x  2 2x  3

(A) Has no real solution (B) Has 4 real solutions

(C) Has two real and two non-real solutions (D) Has infinite number of solutions, real or non-real
10. Three digit numbers x17, 3y6 and 12z where x, y, z are integers from 0 to 9, are divisible by a fixed constant k.

x 3 1
Then the determinant 7 6 z must be divisible by
1 y 2

(A) k
(B) k2
(C) k3
(D) None

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2n
11. If there are three square matrix A, B, C of same order satisfying the equation A2 = A–1 and let B = A &C=
( n  2)
A2 then which of the following statements are true?
(A) det. (B – C) = 0 (B) (B + C)(B – C) = 0
(C) B must be equal to C (D) None

3  5  12  5 –1
12. Let P = 7  12 and Q =  7  3 then the matrix (PQ) is
(A) Nilpotent (B) Idempotent
(C) involutory (D) Symmetric

 x if i  j, x  R
13. Let A = aij be a matrix of order 3 where aij = 1 if | i  j | 1 then which of the following hold(s) good?
0 otherwise
(A) For x = 2, A is a diagonal matrix.
(B) A is a symmetric matrix
(C) For x = 2, det A has the value equal to 6
(D) Let f (x) = det A, then the function f (x) has both the maxima and minima
14. Which of the following is/are true :
(A) If A and B are two singular matrix then their product AB is null matrix.
(B) If AB is null matrix, where A & B are non-zero matrices then A and B are singural matrices.
2
n
(C) A is a non-singular square matrix of order n × n and k is a scalar, then |adj kA| is equal to kn |A|n-1.

adjadj A   A
n 2 1
(D)
15. A square m atrix A with elements from the set of real numbers is said to be orthogonal if
AT = A–1. If A is an orthogonal matrix, then
(A) AT is orthogonal (B) A–1 is orthogonal
(C) Adj. A = AT (D) |A–1| = 1

a b 
c d  (where bc  0) satisfies the equations x + k = 0, then
16. If A = 2

(A) a + d = 0 (B) k = –|A|

(C) k = |A| (D) None of these
17. The value of  lying between  = 0 & = /2 & satisfying the equation :

1sin 2  cos 2  4sin4

2 2
sin  1cos  4sin4
= 0 are :
sin 2  cos 2  1 4sin 4

7 5
(A) (B)
24 24

11  
(C) (D)
24 24

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18. If the system of equations, a2 x  by = a2  b & bx  b2 y = 2 + 4 b possess an infinite number of solutions then
the possible values of 'a' and 'b' are
(A) a = 1, b =  1 (B) a = 1, b =  2
(C) a =  1, b =  1 (D) a =  1, b =  2

2 sin x sin 2 x 0
19. Let f(x) = 1 2 sin x sin 2 x , then
0 1 2 sin x

(A) f(x) is independent of x (B) f(/2) = 0

/2

(C)  f ( x )dx  0
 / 2
(D) Tangent to the curve y = f(x) at x = 0 is y = 0

20. System of equation

x + 3y + 2z = 6
x + y + 2z = 7
x + 3y + 2z =  has
(A) Unique solution if  = 2,  6 (B) Infinitely many solution if  = 4,  = 6
(C) No solution if  = 5,  = 7 (D) No solution if  = 3,  = 5
21. Let X be the solution set of the equation

0 1 1
 
Ax = , where A = 
4 3 4 
3 3 4 
and  is the unit matrix and X  N then the minimum value of  (cos
x
x
  sinx ) ,

R is :
22. A1 = [ a1]

a a3 
A2   2
a 4 a5 

 a6 a7 a8 
 
A3   a9 a10 a11  ......................An  ........
a12 a13 a14 

Where ar = [ log2r ] ([.] denotes greatest integer). Then trace of A10 is equal to

   
1
   13  3 3   2 3 4
1  2    
23. If  ( A  A   )  =   17 10  1  for A =
 5  4  3 , then  is :
 2   
7  11 5   7 2 9 
 
 

2 0   
 
24. Given A = 5  0  For   R  {a, b}, A–1 exists and A1 = A2  5bA + cI, when  = 1. The value of
0  3 

a + 5b + c is :

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 3 r ·3r
1  4  3 2r 
25. Let A =  2  , B = and C =   be given matrices.
1 2   2 2  r
 0 (r  1)3r 
 

 tr.(AB) r C r  = 3 + a · 3
50
If b where tr.(A) denotes trace of matrix A, then find the value of (a + b).
r 1

[Where a and b are relatively prime.]

 1 0
26. If A =   and A2 = 8A + K2 , then find the value of |k|
 – 1 7

27. If (x1 – x2)2 + (y1 – y2)2 = a2

(x2 – x3)2 + (y2 – y3)2 = b2
and (x3 – x1)2 + (y3 – y1)2 = c2

2
x1 y1 1
then  x 2 y2 1 = (a + b + c)(b + c – a)(c + a – b)(a + b – c). Find the value of .
x3 y3 1

a1 a2 a3
28. If a1, a2, a3, 5, 4, a6, a7, a8, a9 are in H.P., then the value of the determinant 5 4 a 6 can be expressed
a7 a8 a9

p
in the lowest form as , find (p + q).
q

bc c a ab
c a ab bc ab
29. If > 0 , where a, b, c  R+ – {0}, then is
ab bc c a c

a  b  2c a b
c b  c  2a b
30. If = k(a + b + c)3 , then (2–)k is (  k  z+)
c a c  a  2b

Paragraph for Q. No. 31 to 33

  
Let A be a 3 × 3 matrix given by A = [ai j] such that the vector Ax is orthogonal to x for every non zero x in R3.
31. The matrix A is
(A) Singular (B) Non singular
(C) Symmetric (D) Skew symmetric
32. If a13 = – 2, a32 = 5 then which of the following alternative(s) is/are correct?
(A) a23 = – 5
(B) a23 = 5
(C) a31 = – 2
(D) a31 = 2

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33. Which of the following statement is/are hold(s) good?

(A) Sum of all the elements of matrix A is zero, although matrix A cannot be uniquely determined.
(B) Maximum number of distinct entries in matrix A is 6.
(C) Trace of matrix A must be equal to zero.
(D) The pair of conjugate elements of matrix A are additive inverse of each other.
Paragraph For Q. No. 34 to 36
Consider the determinant

a1 a 2 a3
 = b1 b 2 b3
d1 d2 d3

Mij = Minor of the element of ith row and jth column

Cij = Cofactor of the element of ith row and jth column
34. Value of b1 . C31 + b2 . C32 + b3 . C33 is
(A) 0 (B) 
(C) 2 (D) 2
35. If all the elements of the determinant are multiplied by 2, then the value of new determinant is
(A) 0 (B) 8
(C) 2 (D) 29 . 
36. a3 M13 – b3 . M23 + d3 . M33 is equal to
(A) 0 (B) 4
(C) 2 (D) 
37. Consider a square matrix A of order 2 which has its elements as 0,1,2 and 4. Let N denote the number of such
matrices.
Column-I Column-II
(A) Possible non-negative value of det(A) is (P) 2
(B) Sum of values of determinants corresponding to (Q) 4
N matrices is
(C) If absolute value of (det(A)) is least, then possible (R) –2
value of |adj(adj(adj A))|
(D) If det (A) is algebraically least, then possible (S) 0
value of det(4A–1) is

(T) 8
38. Match the following
Column-I Column-II
(A) A is a real skew symmetric matrix such that (P) BA – AB
A +  = 0. Then
2

(B) A is a matrix such that A2 = A. If (I + A)n =  + A, (Q) A is of even order

then  equals (n  N)
(C) If for a matrix A, A2 = A, and B =  – A, then (R) A
AB + BA +  – ( – A) equals 2

(D) A is a matrix with complex entries and A* stands (S) 2n – 1

for transpose of complex conjugate of A. If A* = A
& B* = B, then (AB – BA)* equals
(T) nC1 + nC2 .... + nCn

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39. Match the following

Column-I Column-II
(A) Let |A| = |aij|3 × 3  0. Each element aij is (P) 0
multiplied by k . Let |B| the resulting
i–j

determinant, where k 1|A| + k 2|B| = 0. Then

k1 + k2 =
(B) The maximum value of a third order determinant (Q) 4
each of its entries are ± 1 equals

1 cos  cos  0 cos  cos 

cos  1 cos  cos  0 cos 
(C) = (R) 1
cos  cos  1 cos  cos  0

if cos2 + cos 2 + cos 2=

x2  x x 1 x2
2
2x  3 x  1 3x 3x  3
(D) 2
= Ax + B where (S) 2
x  2x  3 2x  1 2x  1

A and B are determinants of order 3. Then

A + 2B =

1 2
(T)
2 4

3 4  a 6 
40. Consider the matrix A =   and B =   and let P be any orthogonal matrix and Q = PAP
APT and
 1 1  0 1
R = PTQKP also S = PBPT and T = PTSKP
Column-I Column-II
(A) If we vary K from 1 to ‘n’, then first row (P) G.P. with common ratio a
first column elements of R will form
(B) If we vary k from 1 to n, then the 2nd row; (Q) A.P with common difference 2
2 column elements of R will form
nd

(C) If we vary k from 1 to n, then first row first (R) G.P. with common ratio 6
column elements of T will form
(D) If we vary k from 3 to n, then the first row (S) A.P with common difference –2
2 column element of T will represent the sum of
nd

  

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Answers

1. (C) 15. (A, B) 28. (71) 38. (A)  (Q)

2. (C) 16. (A, C) 29. (2) (B)  (S, T)
3. (D) 17. (A, C) 30. (4) (C)  (R)
4. (B) 18. (A, B, C, D) 31. (A, D) (D)  (P)
5. (C) 19. (B, C, D) 32. (A, D) 39. (A)  (P, T)
6. (D) 20. (B, C, D) 33. (A, C, D) (B)  (Q)
7. (C) 21. (2) 34. (A) (C)  (R)
8. (B) 22. (80) 35. (B) (D)  (P, T)
9. (D) 23. (39) 36. (D) 40. (A)  (P, T)
10. (A) 24. (17) 37. (A)  (P, Q, T) (B)  (Q)
11. (A, B, C) 25. (100) (B)  (S) (C)  (R)
12. (B, C) 26. (7) (C)  (P, R) (D)  (P, T)
13. (B, D) 27. (4) (D)  (R)
14. (B, C)