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1. If a matrix has 6 elements, then number of possible orders of the matrix can be 1
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 6

2. 1
If A = [aij] is a 2 × 3 matrix, such that aij = then a23 is

3. If A = diag(3, –1), then matrix A is 1

4. Total number of possible matrices of order 2 × 3 with each entry 1 or 0 is 1

(a) 6 (b) 36 (c) 32 (d) 64

5. 1
Zero matrices are equal. State true or false.

6. 1
If A = then A16 is _________ matrix.

7. If A is a square matrix such that A2 = A, then (I + A)2 – 3A is 1

(a) I (b) 2A (c) 3I (d) A

8. 1
If matrix X is such that then order of matrix X is _________.

9. If matrices A and B are inverse of each other then 1

(a) AB = BA (b) AB = BA = I
(c) AB = BA = O (d) AB = O, BA = I

10. If A and B are matrices of order 3 × m and 3 × n respectively such that m = n, then order of 2A + 1
7B is _________.

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12. Matrix multiplication is commutative, state true or false. 1

13. The negative of matrix is obtained by multiplying the matrix by ________. 1

14. 1
If A = and A + A′ = I, then value of a is _________.

15. The diagonal elements of a skew symmetric matrix are 1

(a) all zeroes
(b) are all equal to some scalar k(≠ 0)
(c) can be any number
(d) none of these

16. If A and B are symmetric matrices, then AB – BA is a _________ matrix. 1

17. 1
If A = and A = A′ then

(a) x = 0, y = 5 (b) x = y
(c) x + y = 5 (d) x – y = 5

18. If a matrix A is both symmetric and skew symmetric then matrix A is 1

(a) a scalar matrix
(b) a diagonal matrix
(c) a zero matrix of order n × n
(d) a rectangular matrix.

19. If A is a skew symmetric matrix then A2 is a ________. 1

20. If A and B are two matrices such that their multiplication is defined, then (AB)′ = ________. 1

21. 1
If F(x) = then F(x) F(y) is equal to

(a) F(x) (b) F(xy)

(c) F(x + y) (d) F(x – y)

22. 1
The matrix A satisfies the equation then matrix A is

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(a) zero matrix (b) A (c) I (d) none of these

24. 1

(a) a zero matrix (b) an identity matrix

(c) diagonal matrix (d) none of these

25. A matrix has 18 elements, then possible number of orders of a matrix are 1

(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 5

26. If matrix A is of order m × n, and for matrix B, AB and BA both are defined, then order of matrix B is 1

(a) m × n (b) n × n (c) m × m (d) n × m

27. 1
The matrix is

(a) a symmetric matrix

(b) a skew-symmetric matrix

(c) a diagonal matrix

(d) none of these

28. 1
If A = , then the value of k if, A2 = kA – 2I is

(a) 0 (b) 8 (c) – 7 (d) 1

29. 1
Let p = and R = . Which of the following is defined?

(a) Only PQ (b) Only PR

(c) Only QP (d) All of the above [CBSE Learning Framework]

30. The negative of matrix is obtained by multiplying the matrix by 1

(a) 0 (b) 1

(c) –1 (d) matrix itself

31. 1
If then the value of x is

(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 1

32. If A = and A + A′ = I, then value of α is 1

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 33. The diagonal elements of a skew symmetric matrix are 1

(a) all zeroes

(b) are all equal to some scalar k(≠ 0)

(c) can be any number

(d) none of these

34. If A and B are symmetric matrices, then AB – BA is a 1

(a) symmetric matrix (b) skew symmetric matrix

(c) diagonal matrix (d) unit matrix

35. For what value of x, is the matrix 1

A= a skew symmetric matrix?

(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) –2 (d) –3 [AI 2013]

36. 1
If A = and A = A′ then

(a) x = 0, y = 5 (b) x=y

(c) x+y=5 (d) x–y=5

37. If a matrix A is both symmetric and skew symmetric then matrix A is 1

(a) a scalar matrix

(b) a diagonal matrix

(c) a zero matrix of order n × n

(d) a rectangular matrix.

38. If A is a skew symmetric matrix then A2 is a 1

(a) square matrix

(b) diagonal matrix

(c) symmetric matrix

(d) skew symmetric matrix

39. If A and B are two matrices such that their multiplication is defined, then (AB)′ 1

(a) A′B′ (b) AB

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 (c) AB′ (d) B′A′

40. 1
For the matrix X = , (X2 – X) is [CBSE 2021]

(a) 2I (b) 3I (c) I (d) 5I

41. 1

42. Determinant is a number associated to a matrix, state true or false. 1

43. 1
The value is

(a) –7 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 10

44. 1
Value of determinant is 0, state true or false.

45. 1

(a) ∆ + ∆1 = 0 (b) ∆ ≠ ∆1
(c) ∆ = x∆1 (d) ∆ – ∆1 = 0

46. Let A be a square matrix of order 2 × 2, then |KA| is equal to 1

(a) K|A| (b) K2|A| (c) K3|A| (d) 2K|A|

47. If A is a matrix of order 3 × 3, then |KA| = _____. 1

48. 1

(a) 0 (b) –1 (c) 2 (d) 3

49. Let x, y ∈ R, then the determinant 1

50. 1

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 51. If area of a triangle with vertices (3, 2), (–1, 4) and (6, k) is 7 sq units, then possible values of k 1
are___.

52. The points (a + 5, a – 4), (a – 2, a + 3) and (a, a) are non-collinear for any value of a. State true 1
or false.

53. 1
If ∆ = and Aij is cofactor of aij, then the value of ∆ is given by

(a) a11A31 + a12A32 + a13A33

(b) a11A11 + a12A21 + a13A31
(c) a21A11 + a22A12 + a23A13
(d) a11A11 + a21A21 + a31A31

54. If A and B are invertible matrices of the same order (AB)–1 is __________. 1

55. 1
If A = and xyz = 7, x + y – 6z = 11, then

A. adj A = State true or false.

56. A is invertible matrix of order 3 × 3 and |A| = 9, then value of |A–1| is _________. 1

57. A and B are invertible matrices of the same order such that |(AB)–1| = 8, If |A| = 2, then |B| is 1

(a) 16 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d)

58. If the value of a third order determinant is 7, then the value of a determinant formed by replacing 1
each element by its cofactor will be 49. State true or false.

59. 1
Inverse of matrix exists, state true or false.

60. 1
Maximum value of ∆ = θ is a real number is ________.

61. If A and B are invertible matrices then which of the following is not correct 1
(a) AdjA = |A|.A–1 (b) det(A–1) = (det A)–1
(c) (AB)–1 = B–1A–1 (d) (A + B)–1 = A–1 + B–1

62. Let A be a non-angular square matrix of order 3 × 3, then |A . adj A| is equal to 1

(a) |A|3 (b) |A|2 (c) |A| (d) 3|A|

63. Let A be a square matrix of order 3 × 3 and k a scalar, then |kA| is equal to 1
(a) k |A| (b) |k| |A| (c) k3 |A| (d) none of these

64. 1
If a, b, c are all distinct, and = 0, then the value of abc is

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 (a) 0 (b) –1 (c) 3 (d) –3

65. 1
If a, b, c are in AP, then the value of is

(a) 4 (b) –3 (c) 0 (d) abc

66. 1
If = 0, then x is

(a) 13 (b) 9 (c) –9 (d) –13

67. If A = and |A|3 = 125, then a is 1

(a) ±3

(b) 5

(c) ±2

(d) 4

68. If area of a triangle with vertices (3, 2), (–1, 4) and (6, k) is 7 sq units, then possible values of k 1
is/are

(a) 3

(b) – 4

(c) –3, 4

(d) 3, – 4

69. Find the area of the triangle with vertices (–1, 2), (4, 0) and (3, 9) is 1

(a) sq units

(b) – sq units

(c) 21 sq units

(d) 42 sq units

70. If area of a triangle with vertices (k, 0), (1, 1) and (0, 3) is 5 sq units, then the value(s) of k is 1

71. If area of a triangle with vertices (k, 0), (1, 1) and (0, 3) is 5 sq units, then the value(s) of k is 1

72. If area of a triangle with vertices (k, 0), (1, 1) and (0, 3) is 5 sq units, then the value(s) of k is 1

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 Manjit wants to donate a rectangular plot of land for a school in his village. When he was asked 5
to give dimensions of the plot, he told that if its length is decreased by 50 m and breadth is
increased by 50 m, then its area will remain same, but if length is decreased by 10 m and breadth
is decreased by 20 m, then its area will decrease by 5300 m2.

[CBSE Question Bank]

Based on the information given above, answer the following questions:

(a) The equations in terms of X and Y are

(i) x – y = 50, 2x – y = 550

(ii) x – y = 50, 2x + y = 550

(iii) x + y = 50, 2x + y = 550

(iv) x + y = 50, 2x + y = 550

(b) Which of the following matrix equation is represented by the given information

(c) The value of x (length of rectangular field) is

(i) 150 m (ii) 400 m

(iii) 200 m (iv) 320 m

(d) The value of y (breadth of rectangular field) is

(i) 150 m (ii) 200 m

(iii) 430 m (iv) 350 m

(e) How much is the area of rectangular field?

(i) 60000 sq m. (ii) 30000 sq m.

(iii) 30000 m (iv) 3000 m

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