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Chapter Questions
20 MCQs

01
PYQ 2003
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
If B= \begin {bmatrix} 1 & 0 \\ 5 & 1 \end {bmatrix} \alpha A^2=B\) is
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
no real values
02
PYQ 2005
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
if Q=PAP^T,\ then\) is
1
2
3
4
03
PYQ 2006
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
If A+2B \begin{bmatrix} {5}&{0} &{3}\\ {1}&{6}& {2} \\ \end{bmatrix} B =\)
1
2
3
4
04
PYQ 2013
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Let be a complex cube root of unity with and be an matrix with Then, when =
1
57
2
55
3
58
4
56
05
PYQ 2014
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Let and be two matrices such that . Further, if and , then
1
determinant of is
2
there is a non-zero matrix U such that U is zero matrix
3
determinant of
4
for a matrix U, if U equals the zero matrix, then U is the zero matrix
06
PYQ 2015
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Let and be two arbitrary, , non-zero, skew-symmetric matrices and be an arbitrary , nonzero, symmetric matrix. Then which of the following matrices is (are) skew symmetric ?
1
2
3
4
07
PYQ 2017
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
How many matrices with entries from are there, for which the sum of the diagonal entries of is ?
1
126
2
198
3
162
4
135
08
PYQ 2019
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Let and let and . Then which of the following options is/are correct?
1
There exists a real number x such that PQ = QP
2
detR = det for all
3
For x = 0,if R then a + b = 5
4
For x = 1, there exists a unit vector for which
09
PYQ 2020
hard
mathematics ID: jee-adva
The trace of a square matrix is defined to be the sum of its diagonal entries. If is a matrix such that the trace of is and the trace of is , then the value of the determinant of is ______
10
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
For any matrix , let denote the determinant of . Let
and
If is a non-singular matrix of order , then which of the following statements is(are) TRUE?
1
and
2
3
4
Sum of the diagonal entries of is equal to the sum of diagonal entries of
11
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
For any matrix , let denote the determinant of . Let be the identity matrix Let and be two matrices such that is invertible. If , then which of the following statements is(are) TRUE?
1
2
3
4
12
PYQ 2022
hard
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Let and be the unit vectors along the three positive coordinate axes Let be three vectors such that and Then, which of the following is/are TRUE?
1
2
3
4
13
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Let be a real number. Consider the matrix

If is a singular matrix, then the value of is __.
14
PYQ 2022
easy
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Let and be the unit vectors along the three positive coordinate axes Let be three vectors such that and . Then, which of the following is/are TRUE?
15
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
If , then which of the following matrices is equal to ?
1

2

3
4
16
PYQ 2022
hard
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Let be a real number. Consider the matrix

If is a singular matrix, then the value of is __.
17
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-adva

Let be a real number Consider the
is a singular matrix, then the value of is _____

18
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Let M=(aij), i,j∈{1,2,3}, be the 3×3 matrix such that aij=1 if j+1 is divisible by i,otherwise aij=0. Then which of the following statements is(are) true?
1
M is invertible
2
There exists a nonzero column matrix such that M =
3
The set { } 0, where 0=
4
The matrix ( M-2I) is invertible, where I is the 3×3 identity matrix
19
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Let α and β be the distinct roots of the equation x2 + x- 1 = 0. Consider the set T = {1, α, β}. For a 3 × 3 matrix M = ( aij )3×3, define Ri = ai1 + ai2 + ai3 and Cj = a1j + a2j + a3j for i = 1, 2, 3 and j = 1, 2, 3.
Match each entry in List-I to the corret entry in List-II.
List - IList - II
(P)The number of matrices M = ( aij )3×3 with all entries in T such that Ri = Cj = 0 for all i, j, is(1)1
(Q)The number of symmetric matrices M = ( aij )3×3 with all entries in T such that Cj = 0 for all j, is(2)12
(R)Let M = ( aij )3×3 be a skew symmetric matrix such that aij ∈ T for i > j. Then the number of elements in the set
is
(3)infinite
(S)Let M = ( aij )3×3 be a matrix with all entries in T such that Ri = 0 for all i. Then the absolute value of the determinant of M is(4)6
(5)0
The correct option is
1
(P) → (4) (Q) → (2) (R) → (5) (S) → (1)
2
(P) → (2) (Q) → (4) (R) → (1) (S) → (5)
3
(P) → (2) (Q) → (4) (R) → (3) (S) → (5)
4
(P) → (1) (Q) → (5) (R) → (3) (S) → (4)
20
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Let , where |A| denotes the determinant of A. Then the number of elements in S is _______.

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