Chapter 3.

Matrices and Determinant 9) For any two non singular square matrices A and B,
(AB) –1 =
1) The order of the matrix [4 7 3] is A) AB
A) 3  1 B) B – 1A – 1
B) 1  3 C) A – 1B – 1
C) 3  3 D) A – 1B
Ans : B
D) 1  1
Ans : B
1 2 6 
2) The value of determinant of the matrix 10) If A = 3  4  and B = 5  then we can
1 3 5     
7 11 
 9  is find

13 15 
17 
A) A+B
A) 0
B) A–B
B) 1
C) AB
C) 2
D) BA
D) 3
Ans: C
Ans : A

4 0 11) If A is non singular square matrix then A – 1 =

3) 0 1
is a ______ matrix. 1
  A)
A) singular A
B) unit 1
C) diagonal B)
A
D) scalar adjA
Ans : C C)
A
6  1
4) If 3 2
is singular matrix then  = D)
  adjA
A) 4 Ans: C
B) –4
C) 12 12) If A is matrix of order m  n then kA is of order
D) 18 (k is real number)
Ans: A A) km  n
B) m  kn
5) A, B, C are three matrices such that AB = C Then B = C) km  kn
A) C – 1A
D) m  n
B) CA
Ans: D
C) A – 1C
D) AC
13) The value of determinant of the matrix
Ans: C 1 cos 2  sin 2
 
 
6) Value of the determinant of matrix 1 cos 2  sin 2
  is
a 0 b 1
 cos 2  sin 2
 

c  d 
 0  is A) 1
e
 0 f 


A) 1 B) 0
B) 2 C) 2
C) 0 D) –1
D) 3 Ans: B
Ans : C
7) Value of determinant of the matrix 14) The
cos 2
value of

determinant
cos 2 
of the
sin
matrix
2
 
a b  c 1  
b 1 cos 2  cos 2  sin 2
 
 c  a  is cos 2  cos 2  sin 2
 

c a  b 1
  

A) c is
B) b A) 1
C) a B) 2
D) o C) 0
Ans: D D) –1
8) If B is square matrix and Bt = - B , then B is called Ans : C
A) Symmetric
B) Skew symmetric 15) The value of determinant of the matrix
C) Singular
D) Non-singular a 2  b2 b2  c  c 
2 2 2
a
 
b
2
 c 2
c 2
 a 2
b2  a 2

Ans : B c 2
  a 2
a 2
 b 2
c 2
 b 2 


is
 A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
Ans: A
3 5 4
4 6 
16) If B =  4  then – B is

1 2 
3 
 3  5  4
  6 
A)  4  4 

 1  2  3 

 3 5 4
 6 
B)  4 4 

 1 2 3 

3  5 4
4 6 
C)   4 
1
  2 
3 
3 5  4
4  6 
D)  4 

1 2 
 3 

Ans: A
3 2 1
6 4
17) If A =  5  then 2A is
7
 6 
4
6 4 2
6 4
A)  5 
7
 6 
4
3 2 1
12 8 
B)  10 
7
 6 
4 
3 2 1 
6 4
C)  5 

14 12 8
6 4 2
12 8
D)  10 

14 12 8


Ans: D