2020 to 2024 Board Exam Questions

Matrices

Algebra of Matrices:

MCQ One mark:

1. Suppose P and Q are two different matrices of order 3 x n and n x p, then the order of
the matrix P x Q is?
A) 3 x p B) p x 3 C) n x n D) 3 x 3
3 2
2. If 𝐴 = [2 −3 4], 𝐵 = [2] , 𝑋 = [1 2 3] and 𝑌 = [3], then 𝐴𝐵 + 𝑋𝑌 equals
2 4
A) [28] B) [24] C) 28 D) 14
1 0
3. If [𝑥 1] [ ] = 𝑂, then x equals
−2 0
A) 0 B) -2 C) -1 D) 2
4. Given that matrices A and B are of order 3 x n and m x 5 respectively, then the order of
matrix 𝐶 = 5𝐴 + 3𝐵 is:
A) 3 x 5 and 𝑚 = 𝑛 B) 3 x 5 C) 3 x 3 D) 5 x 5
0 2 0 3𝑎
5. If 𝐴 = [ ] and 𝑘𝐴 = [ ], then the values of k, a and b respectively are:
3 −4 2𝑏 24
A) -6, -12, -18 B) -6, -4, -9 C) -6, 4, 9 D) -6, 12, 18
𝛼 𝛽
6. Given that 𝐴 = [ ] and 𝐴2 = 3𝐼, then:
𝛾 −𝛼
A) 1 + 𝛼 2 + 𝛽𝛾 = 0 B) 1 − 𝛼 2 − 𝛽𝛾 = 0 C) 3 − 𝛼 2 − 𝛽𝛾 = 0 D) 3 + 𝛼 2 + 𝛽𝛾 = 0
7. The number of possible matrices of order 2 x 3 with each entry 1 or 2 is
A) 16 B) 6 C) 64 D) 24
A) 5 D) 6
0 1 1
8. For the matrix 𝑋 = [1 0 1] , (𝑋 2 − 𝑋) is
1 1 0
A) 2𝐼 B) 3𝐼 C) 𝐼 D) 5𝐼

1 −1 1
9. If 𝐴 = [1 −1 1], then 𝐴5 − 𝐴4 − 𝐴3 + 𝐴2 is equal to
1 −1 1
A) 2A B) -2A C) 4A D) O
0 1 2
10. 𝐴 = [ ] and (3𝐼 + 4𝐴)(3𝐼 − 4𝐴) = 𝑥 𝐼, then the value(s) x is/are :
−1 0
A) ±√7 B) 0 C) ±5 D) 25
0 1
11. If 𝐴 = [ ], then 𝐴2023 is equal to
0 0
0 1 0 2023 0 0 2023 0
A) [ ] B) [ ] C) [ ] D) [ ]
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023
2 2
12. is a square matrix and 𝐴 = 𝐴, then (𝐼 + 𝐴) − 3𝐴 is equal to :
A) I B) A C) 2A D) 3I
1 1 1 𝑥 6
13. If [0 1 1] [𝑦] = [3], then the value of 2𝑥 + 𝑦 − 𝑧 is :
0 0 1 𝑧 2

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A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 5
1, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑖 ≠ 𝑗
14. If 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ] is a square matrix of order 2 such that 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = { , then 𝐴2 is
0, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑖 = 𝑗
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0
A) [ ] B) [ ] C) [ ] D) [ ]
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
15. If a matrix has 36 elements, then the number of possible orders it can have, is:
A) 13 B) 3 C) 5 D) 9
𝑥+𝑦 2 6 2 24 24
16. If [ ]=[ ], then the value of ( 𝑥 + 𝑦 ) is :
5 𝑥𝑦 5 8
A) 7 B) 6 C) 8 D) 18
17. If A and B are two non-zero matrices of same order such that (𝐴 + 𝐵)2 = 𝐴2 + 𝐵2 , then
A) 𝐴𝐵 = 𝑂 B) 𝐴𝐵 = −𝐵𝐴 C) 𝐵𝐴 = 0 D) 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐵𝐴
18. If the sum of all the elements of a 3 x 3 scalar matrix is 9, then the product of all the
elements is:
A) 0 B) 9 C) 27 D) 729
19. If 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ] be a 3 x 3 matrix, where 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = i − 3j, then which of the following is false ?
A) 𝑎11 < 0 B) 𝑎12 + 𝑎21 = −6 C) 𝑎13 > a31 D) 𝑎31 = 0
cos 𝑥 − sin 𝑥 0
20. If 𝐹(𝑥) = [ sin 𝑥 cos 𝑥 0] and [𝐹(𝑥)]2 = F(kx), then the value of k is :
0 0 1
A) 1 B) 2 C) 0 D) -2
21. If 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ] is an identity matrix, then which of the following is true?
0, 𝑖𝑓 𝑖 = 𝑗 0, if i ≠ j
A) 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = { B) 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = 1, ∀ i, j C) 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = 0, ∀ i, j D) 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = {
1, 𝑖𝑓 𝑖 ≠ 𝑗 1, if i = j
𝑎 𝑐 0
22. If [𝑏 𝑑 0] is a scalar matrix, then the value of 𝑎 + 2𝑏 + 3𝑐 + 4𝑑 is :
0 0 5
A) 0 B) 5 C) 10 D) 25
2 1
23. If 𝐴 = [ ], then the value of 𝐼 − 𝐴 + 𝐴2 − 𝐴3 + ⋯ is :
−4 −2
−1 −1 3 1 0 0 1 0
A) [ ] B) [ ] C) [ ] D) [ ]
4 3 −4 −1 0 0 0 1
24. Find the matrix 𝐴2 , where 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ] is a 2 X 2 matrix whose elements are given by 𝑎𝑖𝑗 =
𝑚𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 (𝑖, 𝑗) − 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 (𝑖, 𝑗) :
0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1
A) [ ] B) [ ] C) [ ] D) [ ]
0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
25. The product of matrix P and Q is equal to a diagonal matrix. If the order of the matrix Q
is 3 X 2, then order of matrix P is :
A) 2 x 2 B) 3 x 3 C) 2 x 3 D) 3 x 2
1 3
26. If 𝐴 = [ ] and 𝐴2 − kA − 5I = O, then the value of k is :
3 4
A) 3 B) 5 C) 7 D) 9

Two Marks:

−3 2 1 0
1. If 𝐴 = [ ] and 𝐼 = [ ], find scalar k so that 𝐴2 + 𝐼 = 𝑘𝐴.
1 −1 0 1

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1 2 3 4
2. Find the matrix A such that 𝐴 [ ]=[ ].
−1 0 −1 6

Three marks:

1 2 3
1. If 𝐴 = [3 −2 1], then show that 𝐴3 − 23𝐴 − 40𝐼 = 𝑂.
4 2 1

Five marks:

𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼 −𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼 0
2. If 𝑓(𝛼) = [ 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼 0], prove that 𝑓(𝛼)𝑓(−𝛽) = 𝑓(𝛼 − 𝛽)
0 0 1
1 0 2
3. If 𝐴 = [0 2 1], then show that 𝐴3 − 6𝐴2 + 7𝐴 + 2𝐼 = 𝑂.
2 0 3

Assertion and Reasoning:

1. A : Every scalar matrix is a diagonal matrix.

R : In a diagonal matrix, all the diagonal elements are 0.

Transpose of a Matrix:

MCQ One mark:

1. If order of matrix A is 2 x 3, of matrix B is 3 x 2, and of matrix C is 3 x 3, then which one

of the following is not defined?
A) 𝐶(𝐴 + 𝐵′ ) B) 𝐶(𝐴 + 𝐵′ )′ C) 𝐵𝐴𝐶 D) 𝐶𝐵 + 𝐴′
2. If P is a 3 x 3 matrix such that 𝑃′ = 2𝑃 + 𝐼, where 𝑃′ is the transpose of P, then:
A) 𝑃 = 𝐼 B) 𝑃 = −𝐼 C) 𝑃 = 2𝐼 D) 𝑃 = −2𝐼
2 0
3. If [ ] = 𝑃 + 𝑄, where P is a symmetric and Q is a skew symmetric matrix, then Q is
5 4
equal to
5 5 5 5
2 2
0 2
0 −2 2 −2
A) [ 5 ] B) [ 5 ] C) [ 5 ] D) [ 5 ]
2
4 −2 0 2
0 2
4
4. If A is a 2 x 3 matrix such that AB and 𝐴𝐵′ both are defined, then the order of the matrix
B is
A) 2 x 2 B) 2 x 1 C) 3 x 2 D) 3 x 3
5. Number of symmetric matrices of order 3 x 3 with each entry 1 or -1 is
A) 512 B) 64 C) 8 D) 4
1 4 𝑥
6. If 𝐴 = [ 𝑧 2 𝑦] is a symmetric matrix, then the value of 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 is :
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A) 10 B) 6 C) 8 D) 0
7. A and B are skew-symmetric matrices of same order, AB is symmetric, if :
A) 𝐴𝐵 = 0 B) 𝐴𝐵 = −𝐵𝐴 C) 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐵𝐴 D) 𝐵𝐴 = 𝑂
𝜋 cos 𝑥 sin 𝑥
8. For what value 𝑥 ∈ [0, 2 ] , 𝐴 + 𝐴′ = √3𝐼, where 𝐴 = [ ]?
− sin 𝑥 cos 𝑥
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
A) 3 B) 6 C) 0 D) 2
9. If a matrix 𝐴 = [1 2 3], then the matrix 𝐴𝐴′ (where 𝐴′ is the transpose of A) is :
1 0 0 1 2 3
A) 14 B) [0 2 0] C) [2 3 1] D) [14]
0 0 3 3 1 2
10. If A is a 3 x 4 matrix and B is a matrix such that 𝐴′ 𝐵 and 𝐴𝐵′ are both defined, then the
order of the matrix B is :
A) 3 x 4 B) 3 x 3 C) 4 x 4 D) 4 x 3
5 𝑥
11. If 𝐴 = [ ] and 𝐴 = 𝐴𝑇 , where 𝐴𝑇 is the transpose of a matrix A, then
𝑦 0
A) 𝑥 = 0, 𝑦 = 5 B) 𝑥 = 𝑦 C) 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 5 D) 𝑥 = 5, 𝑦 = 0
0 3 5
12. If the matrix [𝑘 + 1 0 4] is a skew symmetric matrix, then the value of k is:
−5 𝑘 0
A) 4 B) 2 C) -2 D) -4
0 5 −7
13. If the matrix 𝐴 = [𝑎 0 3 ] is a skew-symmetric matrix, then the values of ‘a’ and ‘b’
𝑏 −3 0
are :
A) 𝑎 = 5, 𝑏 = 3 B) 𝑎 = 5, 𝑏 = −7 C) 𝑎 = −5, 𝑏 = −7 D) 𝑎 = −5, 𝑏 = 7

Two Marks:

4 −3
1. Express 𝐴 = [ ] as a sum of a symmetric and a skew symmetric matrix.
2 −1
1 5
2. For the matrix 𝐴 = [ ], verify that
6 7
i) (𝐴 + 𝐴′ ) is a symmetric matrix.
ii) (𝐴 − 𝐴′ ) is a skew-symmetric matrix.
0 6 − 5𝑥
3. If the matrix 𝐴 = [ 2 ] is symmetric, find the values of x.
𝑥 𝑥+3
3 −4
4. Express the matrix 𝐴 = [ ] as the sum of symmetric matrix and a skew-symmetric
1 −1
matrix.

Assertion and Reasoning:

1. Assertion (A): For any square matrix A, B’AB is a skew-symmetric matrix.

Reason (R): A square matrix P is skew symmetric matrix 𝑃’ = −𝑃.

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