5 2 𝑥
1. If the matrix 𝐴 = (𝑦 2 −3) is a symmetric matrix,
4 𝑡 −7
then find the value of 𝑥, 𝑦 and 𝑡 respectively.
a) 4, 2, 3
b) 4, 2, −3
c) 4, 2, −7
d) 2, 4, −7
2. If a matrix 𝐴 is both symmetric and skew-symmetric, then
a) 𝐴 is a diagonal matrix
b) 𝐴 is zero matrix
c) 𝐴 is scalar matrix
d) 𝐴 is a square matrix
0 5 −7
3. The matrix (−5 0 11 ) is
7 −11 0
a) a skew-symmetric matrix
b) a symmetric matrix
c) a diagonal matrix
d) an upper triangular matrix
𝑖−𝑗
4. If 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ]4×3 where 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = 𝑖+𝑗, then find 𝐴
0 −1/3 −1/2
1/2 0 1/5
a) ( )
1/3 1/5 0
3/5 1/3 1/7
0 −1/3 −1/2
1/3 0 −1/5
b) ( )
1/2 1/5 0
3/5 1/3 1/7
0 −3 −1/2
2 0 5
c) ( 3 )
5 0
3/5 3 7
0 1/3 1/2
−1/3 0 1/5
d) ( )
−1/2 −1/5 0
−3/5 −1/3 −1/7
0 1
5. The matrix 𝐴 = ( ) is a
1 0
a) unit matrix
b) symmetric matrix
c) diagonal matrix
d) skew-symmetric matrix
𝑥 + 𝑦 2𝑥 + 𝑧 4 7
6. If ( )=( ), then the value of 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧
𝑥 − 𝑦 2𝑧 + 𝑤 0 10
and 𝑤 respectively are
a) 2, 2, 3, 4
b) 2, 3, 1, 2
c) 3, 3, 0, 1
d) None of these
𝑥 + 3 𝑧 + 4 2𝑦 − 7 0 6 3𝑦 − 2
7. (4𝑥 + 6 𝑎 − 1 0 ) = ( 2𝑥 −3 2𝑐 + 2 )
𝑏−3 3𝑏 𝑧 + 2𝑐 2𝑏 + 4 −21 0
then find the values of 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑥, 𝑦 and 𝑧 respectively.
a) −2, −7, −1, −3, −5,2
b) 2,7,1,3,5, −2
c) 1,3,4,2,8,9
d) −1,3, −2, −7,4,5
8. The order of the single matrix obtained from
1 −1
−1 0 2 0 1 23
(0 2 ) {( )−( )} is
2 0 1 1 0 21
2 3
a) 2 × 3
b) 2 × 2
c) 3 × 2
d) 3 × 3
1 −1 𝑥 1
9. 𝐴=( ),𝐵 = ( ) and (𝐴 + 𝐵)2 = 𝐴2 + 𝐵2 ,
2 −1 𝑦 −1
then 𝑥 + 𝑦 =
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
10. The total number of possible matrices of order 3 × 3 with
each entry 2 or 0 is
a) 9
b) 27
c) 81
d) 512
0 −5 8
11. The matrix ( 5 0 12) is a
−8 −12 0
a) diagonal matrix
b) symmetric matrix
c) skew symmetric matrix
d) scalar matrix
12. If 𝐴 is a matrix of order 𝑚 × 𝑛 and 𝐵 is a matrix such that
𝐴𝐵′ and 𝐵′𝐴 are both defined, then the order of matrix 𝐵
is
a) 𝑚 × 𝑚
b) 𝑛 × 𝑛
c) 𝑛 × 𝑚
d) 𝑚 × 𝑛
13. If 𝐴 and 𝐵 are matrices of the same order, then
(𝐴𝐵′ − 𝐵𝐴′) is a
a) skew symmetric matrix
b) null matrix
c) symmetric matrix
d) unit matrix
14. If 𝐴 is a square matrix such that 𝐴2 = 𝐼, then (𝐴 − 𝐼 )3 +
(𝐴 + 𝐼 )3 − 7𝐴 is equal to
a) 𝐴
b) 𝐼 − 𝐴
c) 𝐼 + 𝐴
d) 3𝐴
15. If 𝐴 is a 𝑚 × 𝑛 matrix such that 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐵𝐴 are both
defined, then 𝐵 is a
a) 𝑚 × 𝑛 matrix
b) 𝑛 × 𝑚 matrix
c) 𝑛 × 𝑛 matrix
d) 𝑚 × 𝑛 matrix
1 2
16. If ( ), then 𝐴2 − 5𝐴 is equal to
3 4
a) 2𝐼
b) 3𝐼
c) −2𝐼
d) null matrix