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DATE: 18/12/2022 MHT - CET
RTY – 1A - MATRICES TIME: 1.5 HRS

1 1 0 
1. If A =  2 1 5  , then
1 2 1 
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) −1 (D) 2

1 2 3 
2. Matrix A = 1 1 5  then the value of a31 A31 + a32 A32 + a33 A33 is
 2 4 7 
(A) 1 (B) 13 (C) −1 (D) −13

3. If k is a scalar and I is a unit matrix of order 3, then adj (kI) =

(A) K3I (B) K2I (C) −K3I (D) −K2I

 2 −3 
4. If A =  2
 , then adj (3A + 12A) is equal to
 −4 1 
 72 −63  72 −84   51 63  51 84 
(A)   (B)   (C) 84 72  (D) 63 72 
 −84 51   −63 51     

5. If M is any square matrix of order 3 over R and if M be the transpose of M, then

adj (M) − (adj M) is equal to
(A) M (B) M (C) null matrix (D) identity matrix

6. If d is the determinant of a square matrix A of order n, then the determinant of its adjoint is
(A) dn (B) dn−1 (C) dn+1 (D) d

7. If the value of a third order determinant is 16, then the value of the determinant formed by
replacing each of its elements by its cofactor is
(A) 48 (B) 16 (C) 96 (D) 256

4 2
8. If A =   , then |adj A| is equal to
3 4
(A) 16 (B) 10 (C) 6 (D) None of these

9. If X is a square matrix of order 3  3 and  is a scalar , then adj (X) is equal to

(A)  adj X (B) 3 adj X (C) 2 adj X (D) 4 adj X

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10 0 
10. For a invertible matrix A if A(adjA) =   , then |A| =
 0 10 
(A) 100 (B) −100 (C) 10 (D) −10

11. If A is a matrix of order 3, such that A(adj A) = 10 I, then |adj A| =

(A) 1 (B) 10 (C) 100 (D) −100

1 4 4 
12. If the adjoint of a 3  3 matrix P is  2 1 7  , then the possible values of the determinant of P
 1 1 3 
are
(A) ±2 (B) ±1 (C) ±3 (D) ±4

13. Let A be a 2  2 matrix Statement-1 : adj(adj A) = A Statement-2 : |adj A| = |A|

(A) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1
(B) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for Statement-
1
(C) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false
(D) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true

 2 −2  1 1
14. A=  , B = 1 1 , then
 −2 2   
−
(A) A = B1
(B) B−1 does not exist
(C) A−1 does not exist (D) Both (B) and (C)

α 14 −1
15. If the inverse of the matrix  2 3 1  does not exist, then the value of  is
 6 2 3 
(A) 1 (B) −1 (C) 0 (D) −2

1 2 x 
16. If the inverse of matrix A =  4 −1 7  does not exist, then x =
 2 4 −6 
(A) −3 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) 3

17. Let A be a square matrix of order 3 whose all entries are 1 and let I3 be the identity matrix of
order 3. Then the matrix A − 3I3 is
(A) invertible (B) orthogonal
(C) non-invertible (D) real skew symmetric matrix

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 1 0 −k 
18. matrix A =  2 1 3  is invertible for
k 0 1 
(A) k = 1 (B) k = −1 (C) k = 0 (D) All real k

5 4 
19. If A =  −1
 , then A is equal to
 3 2 
1 − 2 4 1 5 3 1  5 −4  1  2 −4 
− 
2  3 5  2  4 2  2  −3 2  2  −3 5 
(A) (B) (C) (D)

0 3
20. A=  , and A = (adj(A)), then  =
−1
 2 0 
−1 1 −1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 3 3 6

 1 −1 
 2 2 
21. If U =  , then U−1 is
 1 1 
 2 
 2
(A) UT (B) U (C) I (D) 0

 i + j, if ij
22. If A = [aij ]22, where aij =  2 then A−1 is equal to
i − 2j, if i=j
1  4 1 1  0 −3 1  0 3
(A) 
9  −1 2   (B)
9  −3 −1
(C)
9  3 1
(D) None of these

3 2
23. If A =  −1 3
 , then (A ) is equal to
 0 1 
1 1 −26  1  −1 26  1 1 −26  1  −1 −26 
(A) 
27 0 27   (B)
27  0 27 
(C)
27 0 −27 
(D)
27  0 −27 

1 0 0 
24. The inverse of matrix  3 3 0  is
 5 2 −1
 −3 0 0   −3 0 0 
(A) −  3 1 0 
1
−  3 −1 0 
1
(B)
3 3
 9 2 −3  −9 −2 3

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 3 0 0  −3 0 0 
−  3 −1 0 
1
−  −3 −1 0 
1
(C) (D)
3 3
 −9 −2 3  −9 −2 3

 2 5 0
25. The inverse of the matrix  0 1 1  is
 −1 0 3 
 3 −5 5   3 −15 5   3 −1 1   3 −15 5 
(A)  −1 −6 −2  (B)  −1 6 −2 
  (C)  −15 6 −5 (D)
 
 −1 6 −2 
 
 1 −5 2   1 −5 −2   5 −2 2   1 −5 2 

0 −1 0 
26. If A = 1 0 0  , then A−1 is
0 0 −1
(A) AT (B) A2 (C) A (D) I

 3 −3 4 
27. If A =  2 −3 4  , then A−1 =
 0 −1 1 
(A) A (B) A2 (C) A3 (D) A4

2 0 0
28. The inverse of the matrix A =  0 3 0  is
 0 0 4 
1 
2 0 0
2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0   
1 
0 3 0  0 3 0  1 
0 1 0  0 0
1
(A)  (B)   (C)  (D)
24 24  3 
 0 0 4   0 0 4  0 0 1  
0 1 
0
 4 

k  1 
2 0 0 2 0 0
   
If A =  0  −1 
0  then k + l + m =
l l
29. 0 and A = 0
 3   3 
   
0 m 0 1
0 0
 4   4 
(A) 1 (B) 9 (C) 14 (D) 29

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0 1 2
30. If A = 1 2 3  , then the sum of all the diagonal entries of A−1 is
 3 1 1 
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) −3 (D) 4

1 0 0  1 0 0
A = 0 1 1  ; I = 0
  1 0  ; A −1 = (A 2 + cA + dI) where c, d  R, then pair of values
1
31.
6
0 −2 4  0 0 1 
(c, d) is
(A) (6, 11) (B) (6, −11) (C) (−6, 11) (D) (−6, −11)

1 2 3 
32. If A = 1 3 5  , then (adj(adj A))−1 =
 2 1 6 
 8 −6 3  13 −9 1 
1
5 1 −2 
1
(A) (B) 4 0 −2 
6 6
 −5 3 1   −5 3 1 
13 −9 1  4 −3 2 
1 
4 0 −2 
1 
(C) (D) 3 4 2 
36  12 
 −5 3 1   −5 2 1 

 2 2 0 −1
33. If A =   , and B = −1 −1 −1
1 0  , then (B A ) =
 −3 2   
 2 −2   2 2  2 −3  1 −1
(A)   (B)  −2 3  (C) 2 2  (D)  −2 3 
2 3       

34. Let for any matrix M, M−1 exist, then which of the following is not true?
(A) (M−1) = (M)−1 (B) (M2)−1 = (M−1)2 (C) (M−1)−1 = (M−1)1 (D) (M−1)−1 = M

35. If for the matrix A, A3 = I, then A−1 =

(A) A2 (B) A3 (C) A (D) none of these

36. If A2 − A + I = 0, then A−1 =

(A) A−2 (B) A + I (C) I − A (D) A − I

37. If A and B are two square matrices such that B = − A−1BA, then (A + B)2 =
(A) 0 (B) A2 + B2 (C) A2 + 2AB + B2 (D) A + B

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 2x 0   1 0
38. If A =   , and A −1 =   , then x =
 x x  −1 2 
1
(A) 2 (B) (C) 1 (D) 3
2

1 2 
39. If Matrix A =   , such that Ax = I, then x =__________
4 3 
1 1 3  1 4 2  1  −3 2  1  −1 2 
(A)  
5  2 −1
(B)  
5  4 −1
(C)
5  4 −1
(D)
5  −1 4 

1 2 2   −3 2 2 
 
If the inverse of the matrix A =  2 1 2  is =  2 −3 α  , then  =
1 
40.
5
 2 2 1   2 2 −3 
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) −2

1 −1 1   4 2 2
41.  
Let A =  2 1 −3  and 10B =  −5 0 α  , If B is the inverse of matrix A, then  is
1 1 1   1 −2 3 
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 5

1 2 3
42. If A =  −1 1 2  then (A2 − 5A)A−1 =
 2 2 4 
4 2 3  −4 2 3   −4 −1 1   −1 −2 1 
(A)  −1 4 2 (B)  −1 −4 2  (C)  2 −4 2  (D)
 
 4 −2 −3
 
 1 2 1   1 2 −1  3 2 −1  1 4 −2 

 1 1  x   2 
43. If     =   , then the values of x and y respectively are
 −1 1  y   4 
(A) −3, − 1 (B) 1, 3 (C) 3, 1 (D) −1, 3

1 2 −3   x  1
44. If 0 4 5   y  = 1 , then (x, y , z) is equal to
0 0 1   z  1
(A) (1, 6, 6) (B) (1, −6, 1) (C) (1, 1, 6) (D) (6, −1, 1)

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1 3 3   x  12 
45. If 1 4 4   y  = 15  , then the values of x, y, z respectively are
1 3 4   z  13 
(A) 1, 2, 3 (B) 3, 2, 1 (C) 2, 2, 1 (D) 1, 1, 2

1 1 1   x   0  x
46. If 1 −2 −2   y  =  3  , then  y  is equal to
     
1 3 1   z   4   z 
1 1 1 1

(A) 1  (B)  −2  (C)  −2  (D) 2
   
1  3   1   −3

0   −1  1   1  1  0 
47.  
Let M be a 3  3 matrix satisfying M 1  =  2  ,  −1 =  1  and M 1 =  0  . Then the sum
     
0   3   0   −1 1 12 
of the diagonal entries of M is
(A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 6

1 0 0 
48. For a matrix A =  2 1 0  if U1, U2 and U3 are 3  1 column matrices satisfying
 3 2 1 
1   2  2
   
AU1 = 0  , AU 2 =  3  , AU 3  3  and U is 3  3 matrix whose columns are U1, U2 and U3. Then
0   0   1 
sum of the elements of U−1 is
(A) 6 (B) 0 (zero) (C) 1 (D) 2/3

 cos θ sin θ 0 
49. If A =  − sin θ cos θ 0  , where A11, A12, A13 are co-factors of a11, a12, a13 respectively, then
 0 0 1 
the value of a11A11 + a12A12 + a13A13 =
1
(A) −1 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D)
2

 0 − tan α  cos α − sin α 

50. Given A =   and B(α ) =   , then (I + A)(I − A)−1 is equal to
tan α 0   sin α cos α 
(A) B() (B) B(−) (C) B(2) (D) B(−2)

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1 2 1 
51. If k is one of the roots of the equation x2 − 25x + 24 = 0 such that A =  3 2 3  is a non-
1 1 k 
singular matrix, then A−1 =
 90 94 8   45 −47 4 
(A) −  −138 46 0 
1 
−  −69 23 0 
1 
(B)
46 92
 2 2 −8  1 1 −4 
 45 −47 4   90 −94 8 
−  −69 23 0 
1 
−  −138 46 0 
1 
(C) (D)
46 92
 1 1 −4   2 2 −8

52. If A is an 3  3 non-singular matrix such that AA = AA and B = A−1A, then BB equals
(A) B−1 (B) (B−1) (C) I + B (D) I

53. Let M and N be two 3  3 non-singular skew-symmetric matrices such that MN = NM. If PT
denotes the transpose of P, then M2N2(MTN)−1 (MN−1)T is equal to
(A) M2 (B) −N2 (C) −M2 (D) MN

ANSWERS

1 B 2 C 3 B 4 C 5 C 6 B 7 D 8 B 9 C 10 C
11 C 12 A 13 B 14 D 15 D 16 A 17 C 18 D 19 D 20 A
21 A 22 C 23 A 24 B 25 D 26 A 27 C 28 D 29 D 30 D
31 C 32 C 33 A 34 C 35 A 36 C 37 B 38 B 39 C 40 C
41 D 42 B 43 D 44 D 45 B 46 D 47 C 48 B 49 B 50 C
51 B 52 D 53 C