1.

For any positive numbers a and b, the matrix

1
𝑃 = [𝑎] [4 5 6] is
𝑏
(A) Orthogonal (B) Diagonalizable
(C) Nonsingular (D) Of rank 2
1 0 −1
2. For the matrix 𝑀 = [0 1 −1], consider the following statements:
1 1 −2
(P) The characteristic equation of M is 𝜆3 − 𝜆 =0
(Q) M-1 does not exist.
(R) The matrix M is diagonalizable.
Which of the above statements are true?
(A) P, Q and R (B) P and R but not Q
(C) P and Q but not R (D) Q and R but not P
0 −1 2
3. Considering the matrix [ 1 0 3]
−2 −3 0
Which one of the following statements is INCORRECT?
(A) One of its eigenvalues is zero (B) It has two purely imaginary eigenvalues
(C) It has a non-zero real eigenvalue. (D) The sum of its eigen values is zero.
1 1
4. Let 𝑀 = [ ]. Which of the following is correct?
0 1
(A) Rank of M is 1 and M is not diagonalizable
(B) Rank of M is 2 and M is diagonalizable
(C) 1 is the only eigenvalue and M is not diagonalizable
(D) 1 is the only eigenvalue and M is diagonalizable.
5. The eigenvalues of a 3X3 matrix P are 2, 2 and -1. Then P-1 is equal to
1 1 −1 −1
(A) 4 (3𝑃 − 𝑃2 ) (B) 2 (𝑃2 − 2𝑃) (C) (𝑃2 + 3𝑃) (D) (𝑃2 + 3𝑃)
2 4

6. If a is a square matrix of order 3 then |𝐴𝑑𝑗(𝐴𝑑𝑗𝐴2 )| =

(a) |𝐴|2 (b) |𝐴|4 (c) |𝐴|8 (d) |𝐴|16
(i+j)2
7. For 2x3 matrix A= [aij] whose elements are given by aij= then A is equal to
2
 9 9 9 25
2 8 2 8 2 8 2 8
2 2 2 2
(a)[ 9 25] (b) [ 9 25] (c) [ 9 25] (d) [ 9 9 ]
8 8 8 8
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

8. If A3x3.X3x1=D3x1 is a consistent system of equations having unique solution then

rank(A)
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0
log 𝑒 log 𝑒 2 log 𝑒 3
9. | log 𝑒 2 log 𝑒 3 log 𝑒 4 |
log 𝑒 .3 log 𝑒 4 log 𝑒 5
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 4 loge (d) 5 loge
10. The value of a third order determinant is 11, then the value of the square of the
determinant formed by the cofactors will be
(a) 11 (b) 121 (c) 1331 (d) 14641
1 2 3 0
11. If the matrix 𝐴 = [2 4 3 2 ] is of rank 3, then 𝛼 =
3 2 1 3
6 8 7 𝛼
(a) -5 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) -4
0 0 𝑥
12. 𝐴 = [0 𝑥 0] , 𝐴100
𝑥 0 0

0 0 𝑥100 𝑥100 0 0
100 100
(a)[ 0 𝑥 0 ] (b) [ 0 𝑥 0 ]
𝑥100 0 0 0 0 𝑥100
0 𝑥100 0 0 𝑥100 0
(c) [ 0 100 ] [ 100
0 𝑥 (d) 𝑥 0 0 ]
𝑥100 0 0 0 0 𝑥100
𝐶𝑜𝑠𝜃 𝑆𝑖𝑛𝜃 1
13. If A= [ ] then Lt |𝐴𝑛 | =
−𝑆𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝐶𝑜𝑠𝜃 𝑛→∞ 𝑛
1
(a) I (b) 0 (c) A (d) 𝑛 𝐴
𝑘 𝑘−1
14. If 𝐴𝑘 = [ ] then |𝐴1 | + |𝐴2 | + … … … . . +|𝐴2015 | =
𝑘−1 𝑘
(a) 0 (b) 2015 (c) (2015)2 (d) (2015)3
0 0
15. If A = [ ] then the value of 𝐀 + 𝐀𝟐 + 𝐀𝟑 + ⋯ . . +𝐀𝐧 =
1 1
(a) A (b) nA (c) (n+1)A (d) 0
16. The lower triangular matrix L in the LU factorization of the matrix
25 5 4 1 0 0
[10 8 16]is Written as [𝐿21 1 0]The element 𝐿32
8 10 22 𝐿31 𝐿32 1
(a) 1.0 (b) 1.4 (c) 0.4 (d) 0.32
17. Let M be 2x2 matrix with eigenvalues 1 and 2. Then 𝑴−𝟏 is
𝑀−3𝐼 3𝐼+𝑀
(a) (b)
2 2
3𝐼−𝑀 −𝑀−3𝐼
(c) (d)
2 2

1 1
18. If P= [ ] ,then 𝐏 𝟖 − 𝟐𝐏 𝟕 + 𝟐𝐏 𝟔 − 𝟒𝐏 𝟓 + 𝟑𝐏 𝟒 − 𝟔𝐏 𝟑 + 𝟐𝐏 𝟐 equals
1 1
(a) P (b) 2P (c) 3P (d) 4P
1 2
19. Which one of the following matrices has the same eigen values as that of [ ]?
4 3
3 4 1 4
(a) [ ] (b) [ ]
1 2 2 3
4 2 2 4
(c) [ ] (d) [ ]
1 3 1 3
1 4 5
20. For the matrix 𝑀 = [0 2 6] , consider the following statements:
0 0 3
4 4
P:3 is an eigenvalue of 𝑀. Q:[1] is an eigenvector 𝑀. R:[2]is an eigenvector of 𝑀.
0 0
Which of the above statements are TRUE?
(a) P and Q, but not R (b) Q and R, but not P
(c) P and R, but not Q (d) P,Q, and R
21. If A is a 3X3 matrix with |A| = 5 & |B| = 4A then |B|=
(a) 20 (b) 100 (c) 320 (d) 1600
22. The determinant of the matrix
𝟎 𝟏 𝟐 𝟑
𝑨 = [𝟏 𝟎 𝟑 𝟎] is ____ [NAT]
𝟐 𝟑 𝟎 𝟏
𝟑 𝟎 𝟏 𝟐
23. If A = (𝐚𝐢𝐣 )𝐧𝐱𝐧 for n≥3 is defined by 𝐚𝐢𝐣 = 1 for i≠j and 𝐚𝐢𝐣 = 0 for i = j then |A| =
(a) 0 (b) -1 (c) n(n-1) (d) (−1)n−1 (n-1)
 𝟏 𝟎 𝟎 𝟎 𝟎 𝟐
𝟎 𝟏 𝟎 𝟎 𝟐 𝟎
24. If A = 𝟎 𝟎 𝟏 𝟐 𝟎 𝟎 then |A| = _____
𝟎 𝟎 𝟐 𝟏 𝟎 𝟎
𝟎 𝟐 𝟎 𝟎 𝟏 𝟎
[𝟐 𝟎 𝟎 𝟎 𝟎 𝟏]
(a) 0 (b) -27 (c) 27 (d) None
25. If 𝐀 𝟑𝐗𝟒 , 𝐁𝟒×𝟓 and 𝐂𝟓×𝟑 are three real matrices then the minimum number of
multiplication operation needed to find the matrix ABC is
(a) 95 (b) 96 (c) 105 (d) 106
26. Let P, Q, R be matrices of order 3X5, 5X7 and 7X3 respectively. The minimum
number of scalar additions required to computer P(QR) is
(a) 114 (b) 126 (c) 128 (d) 138
1+𝑖 2 − 3𝑖 2
27. Given A = [3 − 4𝑖 4 + 5𝑖 1 ]
5 3 3−𝑖
1 − 𝑖 2 + 3𝑖 2
(a) [3 + 4𝑖 4 + 5𝑖 2] is conjugate of A
1 0 1
1 − 𝑖 2 + 3𝑖 2
(b) [3 + 4𝑖 4 − 5𝑖 1 ] is conjugate of A [MSQ]
5 3 3+𝑖
1 − 𝑖 3 + 4𝑖 5
(c) [2 + 3𝑖 4 − 5𝑖 3 ]is Transpose of A
2 3 3+𝑖
1 + 𝑖 3 − 4𝑖 5
(d) [2 − 3𝑖 4 + 5𝑖 3 ]is Transpose of A
2 1 3−𝑖
28. What is the determinant of the following matrix?
𝟏 𝟎 𝟎𝟎 ⋯ ⋯ 𝟎𝟎
𝟏 𝟏⁄𝟐 𝟎𝟎 ⋯ ⋯ 𝟎𝟎
| 𝟏⁄𝟐 𝟏⁄𝟑 ⋯ ⋯𝟎 𝟎|
𝟏
|𝟏 𝟏⁄𝟐 𝟏⁄𝟑 𝟏⁄𝟒 ⋯ 𝟎 𝟎 |
: : : : : :
𝟐 𝟏⁄𝟐 𝟏⁄𝟑 𝟏⁄𝟒 ⋯ 𝟏⁄𝟐
1 1 1 𝑛(𝑛+1)
(a) 𝑛2 + 𝑛 + 1 (b) 𝑛2 + 𝑛 + 1 (c) 𝑛! (d) 2

29. Let P be a 4X4 matrix whose determinant is 10. The determinant of the matrix -3P is
(a)-810 (b) -30 (c) 30 (d) 810
 𝟎 𝟐𝜷 𝜸
30. The value of 𝜶, 𝜷 and 𝜸, when [𝜶 𝜷 −𝜸] is orthogonal, are
𝜶 −𝜷 𝜸

1 1 1 1 1 1
(a) 𝛼 = ± 𝛽=± 𝛾=± (b) 𝛼 = ± 𝛽=± 𝛾=±
√2 √3 √6 √3 √2 √6
1 1 1 1 1 1
(c) 𝛼 = ± 𝛽=± 𝛾=± (d) 𝛼 = ± 𝛽=± 𝛾=±
√3 √6 √2 √2 √6 √3

𝟏 𝟏 −𝟏
31. The determinant of matrix [𝟐 𝟏 𝟎 ] is ______ (accurate to one decimal place.)
𝟑 𝟏 𝟏
[NAT]
32. If A and B are both non-singular n x n matrices, then which of the following statement
is NOT TRUE. Note: det represents the determinant of a matrix.
(a) det (AB) = det(A)det(B) (b) det(A+B) = det(A) + det(B)
(c) det (A A−1 ) = 1 (d) det (AT ) = det(A)
𝟏 𝟏
𝒂
√𝟑 √𝟐
𝟏
33. Values of a, b and c, which render the matrix Q = 𝟎 𝒃 orthonormal are,
√𝟑
𝟏 𝟏
[√𝟑 − √𝟐 𝒄]

respectively
1 1 1 2 1
(a) , ,0 (b) , ,
√2 √2 √6 √6 √6
1 1 1 1 2 1
(c)− ,− , (d) − , ,
√3 √3 √3 √6 √6 √6

34. The constraint 𝐀𝟐 = A on any square matrix A is satisfied for

(a) the identity matrix only (b) the null matrix only
(c) both the identity matrix and the null matrix (d) no square matrix A
35. Let P and Q be two square matrices of same size. Consider the following statements
(i) PQ = 0 implies P = 0 or Q = 0 or both
(ii) PQ = 𝐈𝟐 implies P = 𝐐−𝟏
(iii) (𝐏 + 𝐐)𝟐 = 𝐏 𝟐 + 2PQ + 𝐐𝟐
(iv) (𝐏 − 𝐐)𝟐 = 𝐏 𝟐 – 2PQ + 𝐐𝟐
Where I is the identity matrix. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) (i), (ii) and (iii) are false, but (iv) is true
 (b) (i), (ii) and (iv) are false, but (iii) is true
(c) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are false, but (i) is true
(d) (i), (iii) and (iv) are false, but (ii) is true
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
36. If f(𝜽) = [ ], then f(𝜶) f(𝜷) =
−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃

(a) f( 𝛼/𝛽) (b) f( 𝛼+𝛽)

(c) f( 𝛼−𝛽) (d) 2 x 2 zero matrix
𝟑 𝟓 𝟐 𝟒
37. Rank of the matrix [𝟏 𝟐 𝟓 𝟕 ] is
𝟔 𝟏𝟎 𝟒 𝟖
𝟒 𝟕 𝟕 𝟏𝟏
(a) one (b) two (c) three (d) four
−𝟏 𝟐 𝟏 −𝟐
38. If the rank of the matrix [ 𝟐 −𝟒 −𝟐 𝒌] is 2 then k has the value
𝟎 𝟏 −𝟑 𝟐
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
1 √3
39. Let 𝝎 = − 2 + 𝑖 2
, then value of the determinant [ 𝟏 −𝟏 − 𝛚𝟐 𝛚𝟐 ] is:
𝟏 𝛚𝟐 𝛚
(a) 3𝜔 (b) 3𝜔 (𝜔−1) (c) 3ω2 (d) 3 𝜔 (1- 𝜔)
𝛑
40. Value of 𝜽 lying between 𝜽 = 0 and 𝜽 = 𝟐 and satisfying

1 + sin2 θ cos2 θ 4sin4θ

| sin2 θ 1 + cos 2 θ 4sin4θ |= 0 are: [MSQ]
2
sin θ cos2 θ 1 + 4sin4θ
7𝜋 5𝜋 11𝜋 𝜋
(a) 24 (b) (c) (d) 24
24 24

𝟐𝒓−𝟏 𝟐. 𝟑𝒓−𝟏 𝟒. 𝟓𝒓−𝟏

41. If 𝜟𝒓 =[ 𝜶 𝜷 𝜸 ], then the value of ∑𝒏𝒓=𝟏 𝚫𝐫 is:
𝟐𝒏 − 𝟏 𝟑𝒏 − 𝟏 𝟓𝒏 − 𝟏

(a) 0 (b) 𝛼 𝛽 𝛾
(c) 𝛼+ 𝛽+ 𝛾 (d) 𝛼2𝑛+ 𝛽3𝑛+ 𝛾4𝑛
𝟒 𝟐 𝟏 𝟑
42. The rank of the matrix A = [𝟔 𝟑 𝟒 𝟕] is
𝟐 𝟏 𝟎 𝟏
(a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
43. The solution of the following system of linear equations is
x + 4y + 3z = 0
3x + 5y + 2z = 0
8x + 10y +12z = 0
(a) (0,0,0) (b) (1,-1,1) (c) (2,-1,-2) (d) (-3,0,1)
44. If the following linear system of equations has non trivial solutions
px + y + z = 0
2x + y – 2z = 0
x + 2y – 3z = 0
the value of p is
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) -1 (d) -7
𝟏 𝟏 𝟐 𝒙𝟏 𝟏
45. The following set of equations [𝟏 𝟎 𝟏] [𝒙𝟐 ] = [−𝟏]has
𝟎 𝟏 𝟏 𝒙𝟑 𝟎
(a) no solution (b) a unique solution
(c) two solution (d) infinite solutions
𝟏 𝟐 𝟑
46. The linear system of equations Ax = b where A =[ ] and b = { }has
𝟐 𝟒 𝟑
(a) no solution (b) infinitely many solutions
1 0.5
(c) a unique solution x ={ } (d) a unique solution x ={ }
1 0.5
47. Two simultaneous equations given by y = 𝝅 + x and y = x – 𝝅 have
(a) a unique solution (b) infinitely many solutions
(c) no solution (d) a finite number of multiple solutions
48. Let a system of linear equations be as follows:
x - y + 2z = 0
2x + 3y - z = 0
2x - 2y + 4z = 0 This system of equations has
(a) No non-trivial solution
(b) Infinite number of non-trivial solutions
(c) A unique non-trivial solution
(d) Two non-trivial solutions
49. The value of k for which the system of equations x + 2y + kz = 1; 2x + ky + 8z = 3 has no
solution is
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 8
50. The following system of equations
2x – y - z = 0,
- x + 2y - z = 0
- x - y + 2z = 0
(a) has no solution (b) has a unique solution
(c) has three solution (d) has an infinite number of solutions
51. Consider the following set of linear equations
𝐱𝟏 + 𝐱𝟐 + 𝐱𝟑 = 6
𝟐𝐱 𝟏 + 𝟐𝐱 𝟐 + 𝟑𝐱 𝟑 = 14 [NAT]
𝟑𝐱 𝟏 + 𝐱 𝟐 + 𝟐𝐱 𝟑 = 14
The solution for this set exists only when the value of x2 is ____.
52. A linear system of equations has n unknowns. The ranks of the coefficient matrix and
the augmented matrix of the linear system of equations are 𝐫𝟏 and 𝐫𝟐 respectively. The
condition for the equations to be consistent with a unique solution is
(a) r1 ≠ r2 < n (b) r1 = r2 = n (c) r1 = r2 < n (d) r1 ≠ r2 > n
𝟐 𝟎 𝟐 𝟒
53. Matrix [A] = [𝟑 𝟐 𝟕]and vector {b}= {𝟒} are given. If vector {x}is the solution to the
𝟑 𝟏 𝟓 𝟓
system of equations [A]{x} = {b}, which of the following is true for {x}:

(a) Solution does not exist (b) Infinite solutions exist

(c) Unique solution exists (d) Five possible solutions exist
𝟐 −𝟔 𝐱𝟏
54. Let matrix [A] = [ ].Then for any non-trivial vector {x} ={𝐱 }, which of the
𝟎 𝟐 𝟐

following is true for the value of K = {𝐱}𝐓[A]{x}:

(a) K is always less than zero (b) K is always greater than zero
(c) K is non-negative (d) K can be anything
55. One of the eigenvectors of the matrix
 𝟏 −𝟏 𝟎 𝟏
A=( 𝟎 𝟏 −𝟏 ) is v =[ 𝟏] [NAT]
−𝟏 𝟎 𝟏 𝟏
The corresponding eigenvalue is ______
𝟐 𝟕 𝟏𝟎
56. One eigenvalue of the matrix A = [𝟓 𝟐 𝟐𝟓] is -9.33. One of the other eigenvalues is
𝟏 𝟔 𝟓
(a) 18.33 (b) -18.33
(c) 18.33-9.33i (d) 18.33+9.33i
𝟐 𝒂
57. Consider the matrix [ ]where a and b are real numbers. The two eigenvalues of this
𝒃 𝟐
matrix 𝜆1 and 𝜆2 are real and distinct (𝜆1 ≠ 𝜆2 ) when
(a) a < 0 and b > 0 (b) a > 0 and b < 0
(c) a < 0 and b < 0 (d) a = 0 and b = 0
𝟐 𝟏 𝟏
58. The product of the eigenvalues of the matrix [𝟏 𝟑 𝟏]is
𝟏 𝟏 𝟒
(a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 9 (d) 17
𝟏 −𝟏 𝟑 𝟏
59. The value of A.B, if A+B = [ ] and A-B = [ ] is
𝟑 𝟎 𝟏 𝟒
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(a) −4[ ] (b) −2[ ] (c) [ ] (d) −2 [ ]
0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3
𝟓 𝟑
60. Eigen values of the matrix [ ] are
𝟏 𝟒
(a) – 6.3 and -2.7 (b) -2.3 and -6.7 (c) 6.3 and 2.7 (d) 2.3 and 6.7
𝟐 𝟏
61. Eigenvalues of the matrix [ ]are
𝟑 𝟐
(a) ±2𝑖 (b) 2𝑖± √3 (c) 2± 𝑖√3 (d) 2±√3
𝟐 𝟑
62. Inverse of the matrix [ ]is
𝟐 𝟏
−0.5 0.75 −0.25 0.5
(a) ( ) (b) ( )
0.5 −0.25 −0.5 0.75
−0.25 0.75 −0.25 −0.5
(c) ( ) (d) ( )
0.5 −0.5 0.75 0.5
𝟐 𝟏
63. Eigenvalues of the matrix [ ]are
𝟐 𝟑
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 1 and 4 (d) 2 and 3
64. Product of the eigenvalues of the matrix A is
 𝟑 𝟐 𝟓
A = [𝟐 𝟐 𝟏]
𝟏 𝟓 𝟒
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 35
𝟏 𝒙 𝒙
65. If the rank of the following matrix is less than 3, the values of x are A= [𝒙 𝟏 𝒙]
𝒙 𝒙 𝟏
(a) 1, -1/2 (b) 1, 1/2 (c) 2, -1/4 (d) 2, -3/4
𝟏 𝒙 𝒛
66. The matrix [𝟎 𝟐 𝒚] is diagonalizable when (x, y, z) equals
𝟎 𝟎 𝟏
(a) (0, 0, 1) (b) (1, 1, 0) (c) (√2,√2,2) (d) (√2,√2,√2)
67. If all the eigenvalues of a matrix are real and equal, then

(a) the matrix is diagonalizable

(b) its eigenvectors are not necessarily linearly independent
(c) its eigenvectors are linearly independent
(d) its determinant is necessarily zero
𝟑 −𝟑
68. If [A] =[ ]. Then det(−[𝐀]𝟐 + 7[A] - 3[I]) is
−𝟑 𝟒
(a) 0 (b) -324 (c) 324 (d) 6
𝟏 𝟏 𝟐 𝟎
69. The minimal polynomial of the matrix [𝟎 𝟐 𝟏 𝟎] is
𝟎 𝟎 𝟏 𝟎
𝟎 𝟎 𝟎 𝟐
(a) (𝑥 − 1) (𝑥 − 2) (b) (𝑥 − 1)2 (𝑥 − 2)
(c) (𝑥 − 1) (𝑥 − 2)2 (d) (𝑥 − 1)2 (𝑥 − 2)2
𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝜽
70. Given A = [ ]the sum of squares of eigenvalues of A is
𝟎 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽
(a) tan2 𝜃 (b) 1 (c) sin2 𝜃 (d) cos 2 𝜃
71. Let M be a 3x3 non-zero idempotent matrix and let I3 denote the 3x3 identity matrix.
Then which of the following statements is FALSE?
(a) The eigen values of M are 0 and 1 (b) Rank (M) = Trace (M)
(c) I3-M is idempotent (d) (I3+M)-1 = I3 - 2M
72. One of the eigenvalues of the following matrix is 1.
 𝒙 𝟐
[ ] [NAT]
−𝟏 𝟑
The other eigenvalue is _______.
−𝟒⁄𝟔 𝟐⁄𝟔 𝟒⁄𝟔
73. The matrix A = [ 𝟒⁄𝟔 𝟒⁄𝟔 𝟐⁄𝟔] is
𝟐⁄𝟔 −𝟒⁄𝟔 𝟒⁄𝟔
(a) orthogonal (b) diagonal
(c) skew-symmetric (d) symmetric
𝒂 𝒂𝒄 𝟎
74. For real number a, b and c, let M =[𝟏 𝒄 𝟎]. Then, which of the following
𝒃 𝒃𝒄 𝟏
statements is TRUE?
(a) Rank (M) = 3 for every a, b, c 𝜖 R
(b) If a + c = 0 then M is diagonalizable for every b 𝜖 R
(c) M has a pair of orthogonal eigenvectors for every a, b, c 𝜖 R
(d) If b = 0 and a + c = 1 then M is NOT idempotent
75. Let M be a 4x4 matrix with (𝒙 − 𝟏)𝟐 (𝒙 − 𝟑)𝟐 as its minimal polynomial. Then, which of
the following statements is FALSE?
(a) The eigenvalues of M are 1 and 3
(b) The algebraic multiplicity of the eigenvalue 1 is 3
(c) M is NOT diagonalizable
(d) Trace (M) = 8
76. Consider the following matrix:
−𝟐 𝟐 −𝟑
A=[ 𝟐 𝟏 −𝟔]Then which of the following is true?
−𝟏 −𝟐 𝟎
(a) The matrix A is involutory
(b) The eigenvalue are -3, -3, 5 [MSQ]
(c) The algebraic multiplicity of -3 is 3.
(d) The algebraic multiplicity of -3 is 2.
77. An n x n complex matrix A satisfies 𝐀𝐤 =𝐈𝐧 , the n x n identity matrix, where k is a
positive integer > 1. Suppose 1 is not an eigenvalue of A. Then which of the following
statements are necessarily true?
(a) A is diagonalizable.
 (b) A+A2 +…….+Ak−1 = 0, the n x n zero matrix. [MSQ]
(c) tr (A) + tr (A2 ) + ……. +tr (Ak−1 ) = -n
(d) A−1 +A−2+ ……. + A−(k−1)= -In
78. If A and B are similar matrices, then
(a) det (A) = det (B)
(b) tr (A) = tr (B) [MSQ]
(c) characteristic polynomial of A = characteristic polynomial of B
(d) minimal polynomial of A = minimal polynomial of B
79. Consider the following matrix:
𝟏 𝟏𝟐 𝟕𝟎
A = [𝟎 −𝟏 𝟓𝟎 ]Then which of the following is true?
𝟎 𝟎 −𝟏
(a) The eigenvalue are 1, -1, -1. [MSQ]
(b) The algebraic multiplicity of 1 is 1 and that of -1 is 2
(c) The geometric multiplicity of 1 is 2 and that of -1 is 1.
(d) The geometric multiplicity of 1 is 1 and that of -1 is 1.
80. Let T be a n x n matrix with the property T n = 0. Which of the following is / are true?
(a) T has n distinct eigenvalues. [MSQ]
(b) T has one eigenvalue of multiplicity n
(c) 0 is an eigenvalue of T.
(d) T is similar to a diagonal matrix.
81. Let A be a 4 x 4 matrix with real entries such that -1, 1, 2, -2 are its eigen values. If B =
A4 – 5A2 + 5I, which are correct?
(a) det (A+B) = 0 [MSQ]
(b) det (B) =1
(c) trace (A - B) = 0
(d) trace (A+B) = 4
82. Let A be an n x n real matrix with A2 = A. Then
(a) The eigenvalues of A are either 0 or 1. [MSQ]
(b) A is diagonal matrix with diagonal entries 0 and 1
(c) rank (A) = trace (A)
(d) rank (I – A) = trace (I - A)
 𝟏 𝟏
83. Let [ ]and let 𝛼𝑛 and 𝛽𝑛 denote the two eigenvalues of An such that |𝛼𝑛 | ≥ |𝛽𝑛 |.
𝟏 𝟎
Then
(a) 𝛼𝑛 → ∞ [MSQ]
(b) 𝛽𝑛 → 0
(c) 𝛼𝑛 is positive if n is even.
(d) 𝛽𝑛 is negative if n is odd.
𝟎 𝟏
84. If A =[ ], then [MSQ]
𝟎 𝟎
(a) A has zero image (b) all the eigenvalues of A are zero
(c) A is idempotent (d) A is nilpotent
85. The matrix
𝟓 𝟗 𝟖
A = [𝟏 𝟖 𝟐]satisfies
𝟗 𝟏 𝟎
(a) A is invertible and inverse has all integer entries
(b) det (A) is odd. [MSQ]
(c) det (A) is divisible by 13
(d) det (A) has at least two prime divisors
86. If the characteristic equation of a 3 x 3 matrix is 𝜆3 − 𝜆2 + 𝜆 − 1 = 0, then the matrix
should be
(a) Hermitian (b) Unitary
(c) Skew symmetric (d) Identity
𝑙 0 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
87. The matrix [0 1 𝑚 ] Is orthogonal, if
𝑛 0 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
(a) l=-sin θ, m=-cosθ, n=0 (b) l= -sinθ, m=0, n=cosθ
(c) l=cosθ, m=sinθ, n=0 (d) l= -cosθ, m=0, n=sinθ
𝟎 −𝟏
88. The eigenvalues of the matrix[ ] are
𝟏 𝟎
(a) 1, -1 (b) i, i (c) 1,1 (d) i, -i
89. One of the eigenvalues of a 3 x 3 matrix M is 3. If the determinant of the matrix M is 24
and the trace is 9, then the smallest eigenvalue of the matrix 𝑴−𝟏 is
(a) 1/8 (b) 1/4 (c) 1/3 (d)1/2
 1 1 1
90. Let M =[0 1 1] . Then the maximum number of linearly independent eigenvectors
0 0 1
of M is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
91. Let A be a 3 x 3 real matrix. Suppose A4 = 0. Then A has _____
(A) exactly two distinct real eigen values (B) exactly one non zero real eigen value
(C) exactly 3 distinct real eigen values (D) No non zero- real eigen value
𝟏 𝒂 𝒃
92. Let a, b, c are arbitrary real numbers. Let A be the matrix A = [𝟎 𝟏 𝒄 ]. Let I be the
𝟎 𝟎 𝟏
3 x 3 identity matrix. Then
(A) A2 – 3A + 3I = A−1 (B) A2 + 3A + 3I = A−1
(C) A2 + A + I = A−1 (D) A is not invertible
93. Let A be a 3 x 3 real matrix with eigen values 1,2,3 & Let B = 𝐀−𝟏 + 𝐀𝟐 . Then the trace
of the matrix B equal to ____
(A) 91/6 (B) 95/6 (C) 97/6 (D) 101/6
94. Let P = {𝐩𝐢𝐣 }be a 50 x 50 matrix, where pij = min{(i,j) i,j = 1,2……..50 } then the rank
of P is _______
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 25 (D) 50
95. Let A be a 3 x 3 matrix with trace A = 3 and det A = 2. If 1 is an eigen value of A, then
the eigen values of the matrix 𝐀𝟐 – 2I are
(A) 1, 2(i-1), -2(i+1) (B) 1, 2(i+1), -2(i+1)
(C) -1, 2(i-1), 2(i+1) (D) -1, 2(i-1), -2(i+1)
96. Let x, y be two non zero nx1 vectors. If yT denotes the transpose of y. If A = x𝐲 𝐓 then
the rank of A =
(A) 1 (B) n (C) <n (D) 0
97. Let A be a 3x3 matrix whose eigenvalues are -1, 1, 2. Find 𝜶, 𝜷 and 𝜸 such that 𝐀−𝟏 =
𝜶𝐀𝟐 + 𝜷A + 𝜸I
(A) 𝛼 = -1/2 𝛽=1 𝛾 = 1/2
(B) 𝛼 = 1/2 𝛽=−1 𝛾 = 3/2
(C) 𝛼 = 1 𝛽=1 𝛾 = 2
 (D) 𝛼 = -1 𝛽=1 𝛾=1/2
𝟏 𝟏 𝟎
98. Let M = [−𝟏 𝟏 𝟐]. Then, the rank of M is equal to
𝟐 𝟐 𝟎
−𝟏 𝟎 𝟏
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
𝟏 𝟐 𝟎
99. All the eigenvalue of the matrix [𝟐 𝟏 𝟎 ]lie in the disc
𝟎 𝟎 −𝟏
(a) |𝜆+1|≤1 (b) |𝜆−1|≤1 (c) |𝜆+1|≤0 (d) |𝜆−1|≤2
100. Let 𝝎 be a complex number such that 𝛚𝟑 =𝟏 but 𝝎≠𝟏.
𝟏 𝛚 𝛚𝟐
If 𝑨=[ 𝛚 𝛚𝟐 𝟏 ], then which of the following statement are true?
𝛚𝟐 𝛚 𝟏
(a) A is invertible.

(b) Rank (A) = 2 [MSQ]

(c) 0 is an eigen value of A

(d) There exist linearly independent vectors 𝑣,∈ C3 such that 𝐴𝑣=𝐴𝑤=0
101. Matrix A has p rows and p+5 columns. Matrix B has q rows and 11-q columns. Both
AB and BA exist. The values of p and q are
(a) p=2, q=3 (b) p=3, q=8 (c) p=q=3 (d) p=0, q=0
𝟏 𝟐 𝟐
102. If A = [𝟐 𝟏 −𝟐] is a matrix satisfying the equation 𝑨𝑨𝑻 =𝟗𝑰, where 𝑰 is 𝟑×𝟑
𝒂 𝟐 𝒃
identity matrix, then the ordered pair (a, b) is equal to
(a) (2, -1) (b) (-2, 1) (c) (2,1) (d) (-2, -1)
103. The number of independent elements is a symmetric square matrix of order n is
𝑛(𝑛+1) 𝑛2 −𝑛)
(a) 𝑛2 (b) (c) (d) 𝑛2 +1
2 2

104. If A and B are Square Matrices Satisfying AB = BA, det A = 1 & det B = 0. Then
det (𝑨𝟑 𝑩𝟐 + 𝑨𝟐 𝑩𝟑 ) = _________
(a) -1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 1
𝟏 𝟎 𝟎
105. Let A= [𝟎 𝟏 𝟐𝟐 ] then det A = __________
𝟎 𝟏⁄𝟕 𝟕𝝅
 (a) Zero
(b) a non-zero rational number
(c) An irrational number less than 1
(d) An irrational number greater than 1
106. Three points (𝒙𝒓 , 𝒚𝒓 ) r=1,2,3 are collinear if and only if the rank of the matrix
𝒙𝟏 𝒚𝟏 𝟏
[𝒙 𝟐 𝒚𝟐 𝟏] is ___
𝒙𝟑 𝒚𝟑 𝟏
(a) 3 (b) less than 3 (c) greater than 3 (d) 9
𝟏 −𝟏 𝟐 𝟒
107. The values of l, m such that [𝟐 𝟏 −𝟏 𝟑] has rank 2 ________
𝟕 −𝟏 𝒍 𝒎
(a) l=4, m=18 (b) l=6, m=26 (c) l=22, m=11 (d) l=5, m=10
108. Let J denotes 𝟏𝟎𝟏×𝟏𝟎𝟏 matrix with all entries equal to 1 and I denotes Identity
matrix of 101. Then determinant value of J-I is _________
(a) 101 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 100
𝟎 𝒘
109. Let P = [ ] where w is a cube root of unity then 𝑷𝟐𝟒 = ________
𝒘 𝟎
(a) P 2 (b) P (c) I (d) 0
110. Let P,Q,R be matrices of order 𝟑×𝟓, 𝟓×𝟕, 𝟕×𝟑 respectively. The number of scalar
additions required to compute P(QR) is _________
(a) 114 (b) 126 (c) 128 (d) 138
111. Let A be 𝟒×𝟒 non-singular matrix and B be the matrix obtained from A by adding
to its third row twice the first row. Then det(𝟐𝑨−𝟏 𝑩) = _________
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 16
112. Let P be a 𝟒×𝟒 matrix whose determinant is 10. The determinant of matrix -3P is __
(a) -810 (b) -30 (c) 30 (d) 810
113. If A and B are 𝟑×𝟑 real matrices such that Rank of AB=1, then rank of BA can’t be
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
𝒙 𝒚 𝒛 𝟎
114. 𝟎
The values of x, y, z respectively in which the matrix [ 𝒛 𝟎 𝟎 −𝟏] is
𝒙 −𝒚 𝟎
−𝒚 𝒛 −𝒙 𝟎
orthogonal matrix
 (a) 1, 0, 2 (b) 2, 1, -1 (c) 0, 1, 2 (d) 2/7, 3/7, 6/7
𝟐 𝟏 𝟑 𝟒 𝟑 −𝟒 𝑨(𝑩𝑪) 𝑨(𝑩𝑪)𝟐
115. If A=[ ] , B= [ ], C= [ ]then tr(A) + tr{ 𝟐 } + tr{ 𝟐 } +
𝟒 𝟏 𝟐 𝟑 −𝟐 𝟑
𝑨(𝑩𝑪)𝟑
tr{ } + ……=________
𝟐

(a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 15

116. A be the set of 𝟑×𝟑 matrices formed by entries 0, -1, 1 only. There are three (1),
three (-1), three (0). The number of symmetric matrices with trace 0 is K then 𝑲/𝟔 is =
_________
(a) 6 (b) 36 (c) 3 (d) 12
𝟐 𝟏 𝜶 𝜷
117. If 𝑨=[ ]and if 𝑰+𝟐𝑨+𝟑𝑨𝟐+⋯∞ = [ ] then numerical value of |𝜶+𝜷+𝜸+𝜹|
−𝟒 −𝟐 𝜸 𝜹
is _________
(a) 0 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 12
118. If𝑨𝟐 𝑩=𝑩𝑨 then (𝑨𝑩)𝟐𝟎 =𝑨𝝀 𝑩𝟐𝟎 then 𝝀 = _______
(a) 210 −1 (b) 220 −1 (c) 28 −1 (d) 24 −1
119. If A and B are two matrices of order 3 and |𝑨| = 5, |𝑩| = 3 then |𝟑𝑨𝑩| = _________
(a) 400 (b) 405 (c) 410 (d) 415
120. Let A and B be two invertible matrices of order 𝟑×𝟑. If det(𝑨𝑩𝑨𝑻 ) = 8,
det(𝑨(𝑩−𝟏 )𝑻 ) = 8. Then det (B𝑨−𝟏 𝑩𝑻 )= ______
(a) 1/4 (b) 16 (c) 1/16 (d) 1
121. Let A and B be two 𝒏×𝒏 matrices such that 𝑨≠𝑩, 𝑨𝟑 =𝑩𝟑 , 𝑨𝟐 𝑩=𝑩𝟐 𝑨. Then the value
of det(𝑨𝟐 +𝑩𝟐 ) = _______
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3/2
122. If r is the rank of the matrix 𝑨𝒎×𝒏 then the number of linearly independent
solutions of 𝑨𝝀=𝟎 = ______________
(a) n-r (b) r (c) n (d) n + r
123. Find the value of 𝝀 for which the system of equations x + y + z = 6, x + 2y + 3z = 10,
x +2y + 𝝀z = 10 has infinitely many solutions.
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 13 (d) 0
124. Find the values of a and b for which the equations x + y + z = 3, x +2y + 3z = b have
a unique solution
 (a) a = 3, b = 6
(b) a = 2, b is any values
(c) a = 0, b = 0
(d) a ≠ 3, b is any value
125. The number of linearly independent non-zero solutions of 𝒙𝟏 +𝟐𝒙𝟐 −𝒙𝟑 =𝟎,
𝟑𝒙𝟏 +𝒙𝟐 −𝒙𝟑 =𝟎, 𝟐𝒙𝟏 −𝒙𝟐 =𝟎
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
𝟐 𝟏 𝟎 𝟐𝟎
126. The trace of [𝟎 𝟐 𝟎] is ________
𝟎 𝟎 𝟑
(a) 720 (b) 220 + 320 (c) 2×220 +320 (d) 220 +320 +1
127. The system of equations
𝟏×𝒙+𝟐×𝒙𝟐 +𝟑×𝒙𝒚+𝟎×𝒚=𝟔
𝟐×𝒙+𝟏×𝒙𝟐 +𝟑×𝒙𝒚+𝟏×𝒚=𝟓
𝟏×𝒙−𝟏×𝒙𝟐 +𝟎×𝒙𝒚+𝟏×𝒚=𝟕
(a) Has solutions in rational numbers
(b) Has solutions in real numbers
(c) Has solutions in complex numbers
(d) Has no solution
𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽 𝟐𝝅
128. Consider A = [ ] where 𝜽=𝟑𝟏 . Then 𝑨𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟓 equals _______
−𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽
(a) A (b) 𝐼
0 1 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟏𝟑𝜽 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟏𝟑𝜽
(c)[ ] (d) [ ]
−1 0 −𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟏𝟑𝜽 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟏𝟑𝜽
129. Let A be a 𝟑×𝟑 matrix with Eigen values 1, -1, 0. Then determinant values of |𝑰+𝑨𝟓𝟎 |
is _____
(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 9 (d) 50
130. The number of distinct Eigen values of 𝑨𝟏𝟎𝟎×𝟏𝟎𝟎 =(𝒂𝒊𝒋 ) where 𝒂𝒊𝒋 = 1 for all i, j is
_____
(a) 100 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) cannot say
131. Let M be an 𝒎 × 𝒏(𝒎 < 𝑛) matrix with rank m. Then
(a) For every b in 𝑅 𝑚 , Mx = b has unique solutions
 (b) For every b in 𝑅 𝑚 , Mx = b has a solution, but it is not unique
(c) There exists 𝑏∈ 𝑅 𝑚 for which Mx = b has no solution
(d) None of the above
𝟒 𝟎 −𝟏
132. The matrix A = [𝟎 𝟑 𝟎 ]has
𝟏 𝟎 𝟐
(a) 3 real Eigen values each of multiplicity 1
(b) 3 imaginary Eigen values with multiplicity 1
(c) One real Eigen value with multiplicity 3
(d) One imaginary Eigen value with multiplicity 3
𝟏 𝟏 𝟎
133. The number of linearly independent eigen vectors of the matrix [𝟎 𝟏 𝟏] is
𝟎 𝟎 𝟏
_________

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) None of the above

134. The determinant of a matrix has 720 terms (in the unsimplified form). The order of
the matrix is ______
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8
135. M is a square matrix of order n and its determinant value is 5. If all elements of M
are multiplied by 2, its determinant value becomes 40. The value of n is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
136. Let A be a 3 x 3 matrix with Eigen values 1, -1 and 3. Then ____
(A) A2 + A is non singular
(B) A2 - A is non singular
(C) A2 + 3A is non singular
(D) A2 – 3A is non singular
𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽 −𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽
137. The eigen values of [ ]are
𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽
(A) cos𝜃 and sin𝜃 (B) tan𝜃 and cot𝜃 (C) 𝑒 𝑖𝜃 and 𝑒 −𝑖𝜃 (D) 1 and 2
𝒂 𝒃
138. Let A = [ ] be a 2 x 2 real matrix with det A = 1. If A has no real eigen values
𝒄 𝒅
then
(A) (𝑎 + 𝑑)2 < 4 (B) (𝑎 + 𝑑)2 = 4 (C) (𝑎 + 𝑑)2 > 4 (D) (𝑎 + 𝑑)2 = 16
139. Let A be 10 x 10 matrix with each row has exactly one entry equal to 1, the
remaining nine entries of the row being 0. Which of the following is not a possible value
of det A
(A) 0 (B) -1 (C) 10 (D) 1
140. For a square matrix A, Let Tr (A) denote the sum of its diagonal entries. Let I be
the identity matrix. If A and B are 2 x 2 matrices with real entries such that |A| = |B| = 0
𝑫𝒆𝒕(𝑨+𝒕𝑰)
and tr(B) ≠ 0 then limit of 𝑫𝒆𝒕(𝑩+𝒕𝑰) as t→0 is ____
𝑡𝑟 𝐴
(A) 0 (B) ∞ (C) (D) det(A+B)
tr B
 Linear Algebra Key
1-B 2-A 3-C 4-C 5-A 6-C 7-B 8-A 9-A 10-D
11-B 12-B 13-B 14-C 15-B 16-B 17-C 18-D 19-B 20-A
21-C 22-88 23-D 24-B 25-B 26-B 27-B,D 28-C 29-A 30-D
(NAT) (MSQ)
31-0 32-B 33-D 34-C 35-D 36-B 37-B 38-B 39-B 40-A,C
(NAT) (MSQ)
41-A 42-C 43-A 44-D 45-A 46-A 47-C 48-C 49-C 50-D
51-1 52-B 53-B 54-D 55-0 56-A 57-C 58-D 59-B 60-C
(NAT) (NAT)
61-D 62-C 63-C 64-D 65-A 66-C 67-B 68-A 69-A 70-D
71-D 72-2 73-A 74-C 75-B 76-B,D 77-A,C,D 78- 79-A,B,D 80-B,C
(NAT) (MSQ) (MSQ) A,B,C,D (MSQ) (MSQ)
(MSQ)
81- 82- 83- 84-B,D 85-C,D 86-B 87-D 88-D 89-B 90-B
A,B,D A,C,D A,B,C,D (MSQ) (MSQ)
(MSQ) (MSQ) (MSQ)
91-D 92-A 93-B 94-D 95-D 96-A 97-A 98-C 99-D 100-B,C
(MSQ)
101-B 102-D 103-B 104-C 105-C 106-B 107-A 108-D 109-C 110-B
111-D 112-D 113-D 114-D 115-A 116-A 117-B 118-B 119-B 120-C
121-A 122-A 123-A 124-D 125-A 126-C 127-D 128-B 129-B 130-B
131-B 132-C 133-A 134-B 135-B 136-C 137-C 138-A 139-C 140-C