Class 12 Maths – RD Sharma Chapter 5 : Algebra of Matrices Multiple Choice Question Solutions (Step-by-Step Guide)

RD Sharma Chapter 5 : Algebra of Matrices Multiple Choice Question Solutions

  1. If A = [[i, 0], [0, i]], n∈N, then A^4n equals Watch Solution
  2. If A = [[1, 0, 0], [0, 1, 0], [a, b, -1]], then A^2 is equal to Watch Solution
  3. If A and B are two matrices such that AB = A and BA = B, then B^2 is equal to (a) B (b) A (c) 1 (d) 0 Watch Solution
  4. If AB = A and BA = B, where A and B are square matrices, then Watch Solution
  5. If A and B are two matrices such that AB = B and BA = A, then A^2 + B^2 is equal to (a) 2AB (b) 2BA (c) A + B (d) AB Watch Solution
  6. If [[cos2π/7, -sin2π/7], [sin2π/7, cos2π/7]]^k = [[1, 0], [0, 1]], then the least positive integral value of k is Watch Solution
  7. If the matrix AB is zero, then (a) It is not necessary that either A =O or, B=O (b) A = O or B = O (c) A = O and B = O (d) all the above statements are wrong Watch Solution
  8. Let A = [[a, 0, 0], [0, a, 0], [0, 0, a]], then A^n is equal to Watch Solution
  9. If A, B are square matrices of order, 3, A is non-singular and AB = O, then B is a (a) null matrix (b) singular matrix (c) unit matrix (d) non-singular matrix Watch Solution
  10. If A = [[n, 0, 0], [0, n, 0], [0, 0, n] and B = [[a1, a2, a3], [b1, b2, b3], [c1, c2, c3]], then AB is equal to Watch Solution
  11. If A = [[1, a], [0, 1]], then A^n (where n∈N) equals Watch Solution
  12. If A = [[1, 2, x], [0, 1, 0], [0, 0, 1]] and B = [[1, -2, y], [0, 1, 0], [0, 0, 1]] and AB = I3, then x + y equals Watch Solution
  13. If A = [[1, -1], [2, -1]], B = [[a, 1], [b, -1]] and (A + B)^2 = A^2 + B^2, then values of a and b are Watch Solution
  14. If A = [[α, β], [γ, -α]] is such that A^2 = I, then Watch Solution
  15. If S = sij] is a scalar matrix such that sii = k and A is a square matrix of the same order, then AS = SA = ? (a) Ak (b) k+ A (c) kA (d) ks Watch Solution
  16. If A is a square matrix such that A^2 = A, then (I + A)^3 – 7A is equal to (a) A (b) I – A (c) I (d) 3A Watch Solution
  17. If a 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 scalar matrix (d) A is a square matrix Watch Solution
  18. The matrix [[0, 5, -7], [-5, 0, 11], [7, -11, 0]] is (a) a skew-symmetric matrix (b) a symmetric matrix (c) a diagonal matrix (d) an upper triangular matrix Watch Solution
  19. If A is a square matrix, then AA is a (a) skew-symmetric matrix (b) symmetric matrix (c) diagonal matrix (d) none of these Watch Solution
  20. If A and B are symmetric matrices, then ABA is (a) symmetric matrix (b) skew-symmetric matrix (c) diagonal matrix (d) scalar matrix Watch Solution
  21. If A = [[5, x], [y, 0]] and A = A^T, then Watch Solution
  22. If A is 3×4 matrix and B is a matrix such that A^TB and BA^T are both defined. Then, B is of the type (a) 3×4 (b) 3×3 (c) 4×4 (d) 4×3 Watch Solution
  23. If A = [aij] is a square matrix of even order such that aij = i^2 – j^2, then (a) A is a skew-symmetric matrix and |A|= 0 (b) A is symmetric matrix and |A| is a square (c) A is symmetric matrix and |A| = 0 (d) none of these. Watch Solution
  24. If A = [[cos θ, -sin θ], [sin θ, cos θ]], then A^T + A = I2, if Watch Solution
  25. If A = [[2, 0, -3], [4, 3, 1], [-5, 7, 2]] is expressed as the sum of a symmetric and skew-symmetric matrix, the symmetric matrix is Watch Solution
  26. Out of the following matrices, choose that matrix which is a scalar matrix : Watch Solution
  27. 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 Watch Solution
  28. Which of the given values of x and y make the following pairs of matrices equal ? [[3x+7, 5], [y+1, 2-3x]] and [[0 ,y-2], [8, 4]] Watch Solution
  29. If A = [[0, 2], [3, -4]] and kA = [[0, 3a], [2b, 24]], then the values of k, a, b are respectively Watch Solution
  30. If I = [[1, 0], [0, 1]], J = [[0, 1], [-1, 0]] and B = [[cos θ, sin θ], [-sin θ, cos θ]], then B equals Watch Solution
  31. The trace of the matrix A = [[1, -5, 7], [0, 7, 9], [11, 8, 9]] is Watch Solution
  32. If A = [aij] is a scalar matrix of order n×n such that aii = k for all i, then trace of A is equal to (a) nk (b) n+k (c) n/k (d) none of these Watch Solution
  33. The matrix A = [[0, 0, 4], [0, 4, 0], [4, 0, 0]] is a (a) square matrix (b) diagonal matrix (c) unit matrix (d) none of these Watch Solution
  34. The number of possible matrices of order 3×3 with each entry 2 or 0 is (a) 9 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) none of these Watch Solution
  35. If [[2x + y, 4x], [5x – 7, 4x]] = [[7, 7y – 13], [y, x + 6]], then the value of x + y is Watch Solution
  36. If A is a square matrix such that A^2 = I, then (A – I)^3 + (A + I)^3 – 7A is equal to (a) A (b) I – A (c) I + A (d) 3A Watch Solution
  37. If A and B are two matrices of order 3×m and 3×n respectively and m = n, then the order of 5A – 2B is (a) mx3 (b) 3×3 (c) mxn (d) 3xn Watch Solution
  38. If A is a matrix or order m×n and B is a matrix such that AB^T and B^TA are both defined, then the order of matrix B is (a) mxn (b) n×n (c) nxm (d) mxn Watch Solution
  39. If A and B are matrices of the order, then AB^T – B^T A is a (a) skew-symmetric matrix (b) null matrix (c) unit matrix (d) symmetric matrix Watch Solution
  40. If matrix A = [aij]2×2, where aij = {1, if i ≠ j 0, if i + j, then A^2 is equal to Watch Solution
  41. If A = 1/π[[sin^1(πx), tan^-1(π/x)], [sin^-1(π/x), cot^-1(πx)]], B = 1/π[[-cot^-1(πx), tan^-1(πx)], [sin^1(π/x), -tan^-1(πx)]], then A-B is equal to Watch Solution
  42. If A and B are square matrices of the same order, then (A + B)(A – B) is equal to (a) A^2 – B^2 (b) A^2 – BA – AB – B^2 (c) A^2 – B^2 + BA – AB (d) A^2 – BA + B^2 + AB Watch Solution
  43. If A = [[2, -1, 3], [-4, 5, 1]] and B = [[2, 3], [4, -2], [1, 5]], then (a) only AB is defined (b) only BA is defined (c) AB and BA both are defined (d) AB and BA both are not defined Watch Solution
  44. The matrix A = [[0, -5, 8], [5, 0, 12], [-8, -12, 0]] is a (a) diagonal matrix (b) symmetric matrix (c) skew-symmetric matrix (d) scalar matrix Watch Solution
  45. The matrix A = [[1, 0, 0], [0, 2, 0], [0, 0, 4]] is (a) identity matrix (b) symmetric matrix (c) skew-symmetric matrix (d) diagonal matrix Watch Solution

 

 

ALGEBRA OF MATRICES R.D. Sharma Class 12th Math

  1. Algebra of Matrices Exercise 5.1 Video Solution
  2. Algebra of Matrices Exercise 5.2 Video Solution
  3. Algebra of Matrices Exercise 5.3 Video Solution
  4. Algebra of Matrices Exercise 5.4 Video Solution
  5. Algebra of Matrices Exercise 5.5 Video Solution
  6. Algebra of Matrices Very Short Answer Questions (VSAQs) Video Solution
  7. Algebra of Matrices Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) Video Solution

 

 

 

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