KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN AHMEDABAD REGION

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (SESSION 2024-25)

CLASS: XII MATHEMATICS (041)
CHAPTER:3 MATRICES

Q1 𝑥+𝑦+𝑧 9
Find the value of 𝑥, 𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑧 if [ 𝑥 + 𝑧 ] = [5]
𝑦+𝑧 7
(A) 1,2,3
(B) 2, O, 3
(C) 2,4,3
(D) 2,3,4
Q2 Find the value of a,b,c and d if [
𝑎−𝑏 2𝑎 + 𝑐
]= [
−1 5
]
2𝑎 − 𝑏 3𝑐 + 𝑑 0 13
(A) 1,2,3,4
(B) 2,3,4,5
(C) 3,4,5,6
(D) 4,5,6,7

Q3 If [
9 −1 4
]=𝐴+[
1 2 −1
] , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑥 𝐴 .
−2 1 3 0 4 9
4 −3 5
(A) A = [ ]
−2 −3 −6
8 −3 5
(B) A = [ ].
−2 −2 −6
3 −3 5
(C) A = [ ]
−2 −3 −6
8 −3 5
(D) A = [ ]
−2 −3 −6
Q4 Find the value of x and y if 2[
1 3
] +[
𝑦 0
]=[
5 6
]
0 𝑥 1 2 1 8
(A) x = 2, y = 3,
(B) x = 3, y = 2
(C) x = 3, y = 3
(D) x = 3, y = 4
Q5 If [
𝑥 + 3𝑦 𝑦
] = [
4 −1
] then
7−𝑥 4 0 4
(A) x = 7, y = - 1
(B) x = -1 , y = 7
(C) x = 7, y = 7
(D) x = -1, y= -1
Q6 2 3 −5 2 1 −1
If A = [1 4 9 ] and B = [−3 4 4 ] , then find 𝑎22 + 𝑏21 is
0 7 −2 1 5 2
(A) -1 (B) 1
(C) 4 (D) – 2
Q7 If A=[
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼 −𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼
],then for what value of 𝛼, A is an identity matrix if 𝛼=
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼
(A) 90 0

(B) 450
(C) 0o
(D) 1350

Q8 If [
1 2 3 1
][ ] =[
7 11
] , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑘.
3 4 2 5 𝑘 23
(A) 17
(B) 19
(C) 21
(D) 23

Q9 Write a square matrix of order 2, which is both symmetric and skew

symmetric.
0 −1 1 0
(A) [ ] (B) [ ]
1 0 0 −1
(C) [
1 3
] (𝐷) [0 0]
2 4 0 0

Q10 1 3 𝑥 5
From the following matrix equation, find the value of x: [ ][ ] = [ ]
4 5 2 6
(A) x =-1
(B) x = 1
(C) x = 0
(D) x = -2
Q11 1
Write the order of the product matrix [2] [2 3 4]
3
(A) 1 x 1
(B) 3 x3
(C) 1 x 3
(D) 3 x 1
Q 12 𝑖
For a 2x 2 matrix A = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ], whose elements are given by 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = 𝑗 , write
the value of 𝑎12
(A) 2
(B) 1 / 2
(C) 1 / 3
(D) 3
Q13 0 1 −2
For what value of x, is the matrix A = [−1 0 3 ] is a skew symmetric
𝑥 −3 0
matrix?
(A) x =2
(B) x = -2
(C) x = 3
(D) x = -3
Q14 If A
1
is a 3 x 3 matrix, whose elements are given by 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = |−3𝑖 + 𝑗|, then
3
write the value of 𝑎23 .
(A) -1 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) -2
Q15 1 0 0 𝑥 1
15.If [0 −1 0] [𝑦] = [0] , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑥, 𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑧.
0 0 1 𝑧 1
(A) 𝑥 = −1, 𝑦 = 0, 𝑧 = − 1
(B) 𝑥 = 1, 𝑦 = 1 , 𝑧 = 1
(C) 𝑥 = 1, 𝑦 = 0, 𝑧 = 1
(D) 𝑥 = 1, 𝑦 = 0, 𝑧 = − 1
Q16 If AT = [
−2 3
] and B = [
−1 0
] then find (𝐴 + 2𝐵)′
1 2 1 2
4 5
(A) [ ]
1 6
−4 5
(B) [ ]
1 −6
−4 5
(C) [ ]
1 6
4 5
(D) [ ]
1 −6
Q 17 If A = = [
3 10
] , then write 𝐴−1
2 7
7 −10
(A) [ ]
2 3
7 −10
(B) [ ]
−2 3
7 10
(C) [ ]
−2 3
7 10
(D) [ ]
2 3
Q 18 Write the number of all possible matrices of order 2 x2 with each entry 1,2
or 3
(A) 81 (B) 9
(C) 3 (D) none of these
Q 19 Assume X, Y, Z, W and P are matrices of order 2 × n, 3 × k, 2 × p, n × 3
and p × k, respectively. The restriction on n, k and p so that PY + WY will be
defined are:
(A) k = 3, p = n
(B) k is arbitrary, p = 2
(C) p is arbitrary, k = 3
(D) k = 2, p = 3
Q 20 Assume X, Y, Z, W and P are matrices of order 2 × n, 3 × k, 2 × p, n × 3
and p × k, respectively. If n = p, then the order of the matrix 7X – 5Z is:
(A) p × 2
(B) 2 × n
(C) n × 3
(D) p × n
Q 21 If A, B are symmetric matrices of same order, then AB – BA is a
(A) Skew symmetric matrix
(B) Symmetric matrix
(C) Zero matrix
(D) Identity matrix
Q 22 If A = [
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼 −𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼
] and A + A′ = I, then the value of α is
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼
(A) π / 6 (B) π / 3 (C) π (D) 2 π

Q 23 Matrices A and B will be inverse of each other only if

(A) AB = BA (B) AB = BA = 0
(C) AB = 0, BA = I (D) AB = BA = I

Q 24 If the matrix A is both symmetric and skew symmetric, then

(A) A is a diagonal matrix (B) A is a zero matrix
(C) A is a square matrix (D) None of these
Q 25 The number of all possible matrices of order 3 × 3 with each entry 0 or 1 is:
(A) 27 (B) 18 (C) 81 (D) 512

Q 26 A is a 3 X 4 matrix . A matrix B is such that A’ B and B A’ are defined

then order of B is
(A) 3 X 4 (B) 3 X 3 (C) 4 X 4 (D) 4 X 3

Q 27 If A = [
1 3
] and 𝐴2 – k A – 5 I = 0 then the value of k is
3 4
(A) 3 (B) 7 (C) 5 (D) 9
Q 28 3 2
If A = [2 − 3 4 ] , B = [2 ] , X=[1 2 3], Y = [3 ]
2 4
AB + XY equals to
(A) [ 28 ] (B) [ 24 ] (C) [ 12 ] (D) [ -28 ]
Q 29 If order of matrix X is 2 x p and order of matrix Z is n x n and n=p, then the
order of the matrix 7X-5Z is
(A)P x 2 (B) 2 x n (C) n x 3 (D) p x n

Q 30 If A = [ a ij ] m X n , then 𝐴′ is equal to
(A) [ a ji ] n X m (B) [ a ij ] m X n

(C) [ a ji ] mXn (D) [ a ij ] nXm