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Determinants

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Chapter Questions
47 MCQs

01
PYQ 2015
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The set of all values of for which the system of linear equations


has a non-trivial solution
1
is an empty set
2
is a singleton
3
contains two elements
4
contains more than two elements
02
PYQ 2015
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If then 'a' is equal to :
1
12
2
24
3
-12
4
-24
03
PYQ 2016
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If and adj = , then is equal to :
1
-1
2
5
3
4
4
13
04
PYQ 2016
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The system of linear equations has a non-trivial solution for :
1
infinitely many values of
2
exactly one value of
3
exactly two values of
4
exactly three values of
05
PYQ 2017
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be a complex number such that where ,If then is equal to :
1
z
2
-1
3
1
4
-z
06
PYQ 2019
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and be two invertible matrices of order . If and , then is equal to :
1
2
3
4
07
PYQ 2019
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If . . ..... = , then the inverse of is
1
2
3
4
08
PYQ 2019
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If Then is -
1
Invertible only if
2
not invertible for any
3
invertible for all
4
invertible only if
09
PYQ 2019
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
A value of for which =0 , is :
1
2
3
4
10
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If , then the determinant is equal to :
1

2

3

4

11
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
For the system of linear equations : x - 2y = 1, x - y + kz = -2, ky + 4z = 6, k ∈ ℝ, consider the following statements : (A) Unique solution if k ≠ 2, k ≠ -2. (B) Unique solution if k = -2. (C) Unique solution if k = 2. (D) No-solution if k = 2. (E) Infinite solutions if k ≠ -2. Which of the following statements are correct ?
1
(A) and (D) only
2
(A) and (E) only
3
(C) and (D) only
4
(B) and (E) only
12
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the system of linear equations



has infinitely many solutions, then is equal to _________.

13
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let

, . Then the maximum value of is equal to _________.

14
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let . Define as , for all , where is the set of all integers. Then the number of such that is equal to __________.
15
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The system of linear equations 3x - 2y - kz = 10, 2x - 4y - 2z = 6, x + 2y - z = 5m is inconsistent if :
1

2

3

4
any real
16
PYQ 2022
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let
A =
If A2 + γA + 18I = 0, then det (A) is equal to ______.

1
–18
2
18
3
–50
4
50
17
PYQ 2022
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and Then, for and , the least value of is :
1
0
2
3
4
18
PYQ 2022
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let
A = and B =
then the value of A'BA is

1
1224
2
1042
3
540
4
539
19
PYQ 2022
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
The ordered pair (a, b), for which the system of linear equations
3x – 2y + z = b
5x – 8y + 9z = 3
2x + y + az = –1
has no solution, is :
1

2

3

4

20
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

The positive value of the determinant of the matrix A, whose

is ___.

21
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let
A=
If B = I5C1(adjA) + 5C2(adjA)2 – …. – 5C5(adjA)5, then the sum of all elements of the matrix B is

1
-5
2
-6
3
-7
4
-8
22
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and Then
1
2
3
4
23
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be a matrix such that Then adj is equal to
1
1
2
3
12
4
24
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the system of equations has infinitely many solutions, then the ordered pair is equal to :
1
2
3
4
25
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let The number of matrices such that the sum of all entries is a prime number is _____

26
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let be the event that the absolute difference between two randomly choosen real numbers in the sample space is less than or equal to a If , then a is equal to _____

27
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let A be a matrix such that If the determinant of the matrix is , then is equal to ____

28
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let the determinant of a square matrix A of order be , where and satisfy and . If , then is equal to:

1

96

2

101

3

109

4

84

29
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let denote the set of all real values of such that the system of equations



is inconsistent, then is equal to
1
12
2
4
3
2
4
6
30
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If , then the value of is
31
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and Then ∣adj(adjA2)∣ is equal to
1
2
3
4
32
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let .
The number of matrices such that the sum of all entries is a prime number is _____.
33
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be the event that the absolute difference between two randomly choosen real numbers in the sample space is less than or equal to a If , then a is equal to _____
34
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let A be a matrix such that If the determinant of the matrix is , then is equal to ____
35
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
If is the solution of the differential equation and , then is equal to
36
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
If then is equal to
1
0
2
1
3
2
4
6
37
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If for all , then is equal to
1
48
2
24
3
42
4
18
38
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be a matrix and . If with adjoint applied 2024 times, then the remainder when is divided by 9 is equal to
39
PYQ 2025
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
The number of singular matrices of order 2, whose elements are from the set is:
40
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

If , , then is equal to

1
-1
2
28
3
27
4
1
41
PYQ 2025
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let and be a matrix of order such that and where is the identity matrix of order .

If is , , then is equal to:

1
14
2
31
3
13
4
16
42
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

If , then the value of , then is equal to:

1
20
2
24
3
36
4
18
43
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let I be the identity matrix of order 3 × 3 and for the matrix , . Let B be the inverse of the matrix . Then is equal to _______

44
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the system of equations be: which has infinitely many solutions. Then the radius of the circle centered at and touching the line is:
1
2
3
7
4
45
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let , , and . Then is equal to

46
PYQ 2026
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let
and
If , then the value of for which is
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
47
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and be any two matrices where , such that . Find .