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1 0 0
1. If 𝐴 = (3 −4 7) then the value of 𝑎32 is equal to: A. 7 B. 1 C. 3 D. 0
0 7 1
2 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 2 2 3
2. Which of the following is symmetric matrix? A. (1 6 0) 𝐵. (1 2 5) 𝐶. (0 2 0) 𝐷. (8 5 0)
0 0 2 0 3 2 3 5 2 6 0 2
3 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 0
3. Which of the following is a scalar matrix? A.(0 1 0) B. (0 3 0) 𝐶. (0 2 0) 𝐷. (1 1 0)
0 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 5 6
−1 3
3 −2 𝑎 5 −11
4. If ( )( 2 𝑏 )=( ), tthe values of 𝑎 and 𝑏 respectively are: A. 4& 6B. 6 & −4 C. −4 & 7 D. 4 &
4 −1 2 0 2
3 −2
−2
1 0
2 4 3
5. Let 𝐴 = (2 −3)and 𝐵 = ( ).Then 𝐴 + 2𝐵𝑡 =_.
−2 0 1
5 6
5 −4 4 −2
5 10 11 4 8 13
A. (10 −3) B. ( ) C. ( 8 −6) D. ( )
−4 −3 8 −2 −6 13
11 8 13 13
3𝑎 + 2 0 0
6. If ( 𝑐 − 2𝑏 −4 0 ) is a scalar matrix, then the values of a, b, c and d respectively are equal to:
𝑐+𝑑 0 −𝑐
A. −2, 2, 4, −4 B. −2, −2, −4, 4 C. 2, −2, −4, 4 D. −2, −2, 4, −4
2 0 −1
7. Let 𝐴 = (1 2 0 ) and (2𝐴 + 𝐵)𝑡 = 𝐴𝑡 𝐴, then which of the following is equal to the value of B?
0 0 0
2 0 −1 0 0 0 8 0 −4 1 2 0
A. (2 0 0 ) B. (0 0 0) C. (4 8 0 ) D. ( 0 0 0)
0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 −4 −2 0 4
5 2 1 3 0 5
8. If 𝐴 = (3 2 0)and 𝐵 = (5 3 2), then 5𝐴 − 2𝐵 is:
1 0 2 0 4 7
2 2 1 6 2 1 19 10 −5
A. (3 0 0) B. (0 2 0) C. ( 5 4 −4) D. None
6 0 2 9 0 2 5 −8 −4
0 𝑎 + 1 −2
9. If 𝐴 = (5 𝑏 + 4 −3) is skew-symmetric matrix, then the values of a, b and c respectively are:
2 𝑐−1 0
A. −1, −4 & 1 B. −6, −4 &4 C. 4, −4 & − 2 D. −6, −4 & − 2
−1 𝑐
b 3 1 4 8
10. If ( ) ( 1 0) = ( ), then 𝑏 + 𝑐 is: A) 1 B)2 C) 3 D) 4
−4 −3 0 1 −8
3 4
1 −2 −9 3 1
11. Suppose 𝐴 = ( )and 𝐵 = ( ). If 𝐶 is a 2 × 2 matrix such that 𝐶 − 3 𝐵𝑡 = 𝐴𝐵, then 𝐶 is equal to:
2 2 3 −3
13 11 12 1 −18 10 14 13
A. ( ) B. ( ) C. ( ) D. ( )
14 6 18 −15 −11 −1 13 8
2 𝑥 5 0
12. If 𝐴 = ( ),𝐵 = ( )and 𝐴𝐴𝑇 = 𝐵, then the value of 𝑥 and 𝑦 are ___ and ___ respectively.
−1 𝑦 0 5
A. ±1, ±2 B. −1, 2 C. ±2, ±1 D. −2, 1
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1 −𝑦
−2 0 𝑥
13. Let 𝐴 = (
2𝑦 𝑥 + 𝑦 −4
) and 𝐵 = ( 0 3 ) such that 𝐴 + 2𝐵𝑡 = 0. Then which of the following is the value
1−𝑥 2
of y? A. 0 B. -13/2 C. -8 D. R
5 5 2 7 1 −6 8
14. Let 𝐴 = (1 0 −6) , 𝐵 = (9 4 4 ) , 𝐶 = (3 1 2)and 𝐷 = (1). Then which of the following is the value of
3 3 8 2 10 9 5
𝐴𝐷 + (𝐶𝐵)𝑡 ? A.(55 −22 67)𝑡 B. (89 5 71)𝑡 C. (34 27 4)𝑡 D. (89 5 67)𝑡
15. Which of the following is an upper triangular matrix?
3 0 0 3 2 0 2 1 0 3 9 0
A.(5 1 0) B.(0 8 0) 𝐶. (0 2 0) 𝐷. (1 1 0)
0 0 6 0 0 3 0 7 2 0 5 6
0 −3 −4
16. Let (3 0 8 ) be skew-symmetric matrix. Then what is the value of 𝑘? A. -3 B. 3/2 C. 3 D. 4
𝑘 −8 0
17. Which of the following is a lower triangular matrix?
3 0 0 3 2 0 2 1 0 3 9 0
A.(6 1 0) 𝐵.(0 3 0) 𝐶. (0 2 0) 𝐷. (1 1 0)
0 0 6 0 0 3 0 7 2 0 5 6
4 −1
18. If 𝐴 = ( ) such that 𝐴2 − 6𝐴 + 7𝐼 = 0, then 𝑘 = ___.A. 1 B. 3 C. 2 D. 4
−1 𝑘
𝑥+1 𝑥 𝑦
19. The value of 𝑥 and 𝑦 such that (𝑦 − 1 2 4)is symmetric are ___ and __ respectively.
2𝑦 4 3
A. 1, −1 B. −1, 0 C. 0, −1 D. −1, 1
𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 9
20. A system of linear equations is given as: {−𝑦 + 4𝑧 = −2 . Which one of the following is the augmented matrix for the
𝑥 − 5𝑧 = 0
1 3 9 0 1 3 0 9 1 3 0 1 3 9
system?A. (0 −1 4 −2) B. (0 −1 4 −2) C. (0 −1 4 ) D. (−1 4 −2)
1 0 −5 0 1 0 −5 0 1 0 −5 1 −5 0
−4 2 0
21. What is the trace of the matrix 𝐴 = ( 1 3 6)? A. -2 B. 8 C. -8 D. 0
5 7 9
𝑥 − 3𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 6
22. The solution of the system of linear equation of { 2𝑥 − 4𝑦 − 3𝑧 = 8 }is:
−3𝑥 + 6𝑦 + 8𝑧 = −5
A. {(-1, -3, -2)} B. {(-1, -3, 2)} C. {(1, -3, 2)} D. {(1, 3, -2)}
23. Which one of the following is not true about matrices 𝐴and 𝐵?
A. (𝐴𝑡 )𝑡 = 𝐴 B. (𝐴𝐵)𝑡 = 𝐴𝑡 𝐵𝑡 C. (𝐴 + 𝐵)𝑡 = 𝐴𝑡 + 𝐵𝑡 D. All
2 −3
24. Which one of the following matrices is the inverse of ( )?
2 2
1 1 1 3 1 1 1
− 1
A. ( 53 1
5
) B. ( 5
1
10
1) C. (21 1) D. ( 2 3
1)
10 5
−5 5 3 5
1 5

2 −3 𝑥 3
25. If( ) and ( )inverse each other. Then, the values of x and y respectively are:
𝑦 2 1 2
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A. -2 and 1 B. -2 and -1 C. 2 and -1 D. 2 and 1
2 7 1 1
26. If A = ( )and 𝐵−1= ( ),then(𝐴𝐵)−1 is equal to:
1 3 0 2
4 −3 −2 5 −3 11 4 0
A.( ) B.( ) C.( ) D.( )
4 −5 2 −4 1 −3 0 2
27. If 𝐴 is a 33 matrix and det(𝐴) = 5, then det(2𝐴𝑇 𝐴) is equal to:A. 200 B. 100 C. 50 D. 20
1 3 2
28. If 𝐴 = (𝑎𝑖𝑗 )3×3 is a square matrix with 𝐴−1 = (1 1 3), then what is the cofactor of 𝑎23 ?
0 4 5
3 2 2 3
A. − 14 B. − 7 C. 7 D. − 7

29. Let𝐴 = (a𝑖𝑗 )3×3 and 𝐵 = (a𝑗𝑖 )3×3 with|2𝐵| = 32, then |𝐴𝐵|is:A) 16 B) −16C) 4 D) −4
𝑎 0 𝑑
30. What is the determinant of the matrix(𝑏 0 𝑒 )?A. 3 B. 0 C. 2 D. 5
𝑐 0 𝑓
31. Given a 3x3 matrix and ∣A∣ = 5.Then ∣2A∣ is equal to: A. 10 B. 20 C.7 D. 40
2 −3 1 −3 1 3 2 3 1 −3
32. What is the adjoint of a matrix A = ( )? A.( )B.( )C.( )D.( )
5 1 5 2 −5 2 −5 1 −5 2
−3 −𝑥
33. If| |= 15, then what is the value of x?A. {-3, 3} B. {-1, 1} C. {-2, 2} D. {-4, 4}
3𝑥 4
𝑝 𝑟 𝑟 𝑝
34. If |𝑞 𝑠|= 4, then |𝑠 𝑞 |is equal to: A. 4 B. 2 C. -2 D. -4

0 4 1
35. If 𝐴 = (2 1 5) and 𝐵 is a 3 × 3 matrix such that det(3B) = 81, then det(ABT) is equal to: A. 243 B. 30 C. -30 D.
0 3 2
-27
36. For any n x n square matrix A, which one of the following is true?
A. det(A) = -det(𝐴𝑇 ) C. If B is a matrix obtained from A by interchanging of two rows of A, then det(B) = det(A)
B. If K is a scalar, then det(KA) = 𝐾 𝑛 det(𝐴) D. If A is invertible, then det(A) = det(𝐴−1 )
2 5𝑏 0
37. Let 𝐴 = (0 𝑏 3𝑏 2 )and det(𝐴) = 24. Then the value of 𝑏 is equal to: A. ±1 B. ±4 C. ±2 D. 0
0 1 6𝑏
38. For any 𝑛 × 𝑛 square matrix 𝐴, which one of the following is true?
A. det(𝐴) = − det(𝐴𝑇 ), where 𝐴𝑇 is the transpose of 𝐴. B. If 𝑘 is a scalar, then det(𝑘𝐴) = 𝑘 𝑛 det(𝐴).
C. If 𝐵 is a matrix obtained from 𝐴 by interchanging of two rows of 𝐴, then det(𝐵) = det(𝐴).
D. If 𝐴 is invertible, then det(𝐴) = det(𝐴−1 ).
39. If 𝐴 and 𝐵 are 2 × 2 matrices with det(𝐴) = 3and det(𝐵) = 2, which one of the following is NOT true?
1
A. Det(𝐴𝐵) = 6 B. Det(2𝐴𝑇 ) = 12 C. Det(𝐴(3𝐵)) = 18 D. Det(𝐴−1 ) = 3
−4 2 0
40. Let𝐴 = ( 1 3 6). Which of the following is NOT true about this matrix?
5 7 9
A. Cofactor of 𝑎32 = 24B. Det(𝐴) = 102 C. Cofactor of 𝑎12 = 21D. Minor of 𝑎21 = −18
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𝑎 𝑎 𝑑
41. What is the determinant of the matrix(𝑏 𝑏 𝑒 )? A. 3 B. 0 C. 2 D. 5
𝑐 𝑐 𝑓
−4 2 0
42. Let 𝐴 = ( 1 3 6). Which of the following is not true about this matrix?
5 7 9
A. Cofactor of 𝑎23 = 38 B. Minor of 𝑎13 = Cofactor of 𝑎31 C. Cofactor of 𝑎13 = −8 D. Minor of 𝑎23 = −38
1 2 3
43. Let 𝐴 = ( 𝑥 −1 𝑦 ). If the cofactor of the element 𝑎31 is -7 and the minor of the element 𝑎32 is 1, then the values
−4 0 −1
of x and y respectively are: A. −2 & − 5 B. 2 & − 5 C. 2 & 5 D. −2 & 5
2 1
44. If 𝐴 = ( ),then |(3𝐴)−1 | = _____. A. 1/15 B. 1/45 C. 1/25 D. 1/55
5 5
0 0 −1
45. If 𝐴 = ( 0 −1 0 ), then the only correct statement about the matrix 𝐴 is ____.
−1 0 0
A. 𝐴2 = 𝐼 B. 𝐴 is a zero matrix C.𝐴−1 Does not exist D. 𝐴 = (−1)𝐼, 𝐼 is a unit matrix
𝑥−𝑦+𝑧 = 1
46. What should be the value of k so that the system of equations {−𝑥 + 2𝑦 ± 4𝑧 = 1 has one solution? A. 0 B. 1 C. -4 D.
2𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 𝑧 = 0
4
−cos 𝜃 sin 𝜃 0
47. If 𝐴 = ( −sin 𝜃 −cos 𝜃 0 ), then 𝐴−1 is: A. 𝐴 B. −𝐴 C. 𝑎𝑑𝑗(𝐴) D. – 𝑎𝑑𝑗(𝐴)
0 0 −1
0 1 2
48. If 𝑀 = (3 −1 0) and 𝐴𝑡 𝑀 = 2𝐼, where A is 3x3 matrix and I is identity matrix of order 3, then what is the value of
5 2 4
𝐷𝑒𝑡(𝐴)? A. 0.2 B. 4/17 C. 0.8 D. 1/17
3−𝑘 6
49. Show that the matrix 𝐴 = [ ] is singular when k=0 or k=7. What is the inverse when k=1?
2 4−𝑘
1, 𝑖𝑓 𝑖 < 𝐽
50. Find the transpose of A, if 𝐴 = (𝑎𝑖𝑗 )3×3 = { 0, 𝑖𝑓 𝑖 = 𝑗 .
−1, 𝑖𝑓 𝑖 > 𝑗
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 −𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
51. Let 𝐴 = ( )Show that 𝐴𝐴𝑡 = 𝐴𝑡 𝐴 = 𝐼2 .
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 0
52. Given 𝐴 = (−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 0), show that 𝐴−1 = 𝐴𝑡
0 0 1