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1. If A and B are square matrices of order 3 such that |A| = -1,

|B|=3, then |3AB| =
1) -9 2) -27 3) -81 4) 81

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We know that
|KA| =   |A| If A is nth Order

|3AB| = 33 |A|. |B| = 27−13 = −81

∴  !" # 3

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2. If A= 2 1 0
0 2 1 then |adj A| = 1)9 2) 1/9 3) 81 4) 0
102

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|A| = 24 − 0 − 10 − 1 + 0
=8+1= 9
If A is square matrix of order n, then
|adjA| = ||−1
|adjA| = ||3−1 = ||2 = 92 = 81
∴  !" # 3

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3. The sum of 2 -3 and its multiplicative inverse is

, 5 -7

1) 4 -6 2) 0 0 3) 0 -2 4) -5 0

10 14 0 0 -2 0 0 -5

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1 1 1 1 /0 .
4.

*+ ∆1 = - . / 0 - & ∆2 = -1 0. / - 2ℎ!
.2 /2 02 1 ./ 0

1 ∆1 + ∆2 = 0 2 ∆1 = ∆2

3 ∆1 + 2∆2 = 0 4 45!

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1 /0 . 1 . ./0 .2
∆2 = -1 0. /- = -/ ./0 /2 -
./0
1 ./ 0 0 ./0 02

. 1 .2 1 . .2
-/ /2 - = −1 -1 / /2 -
./0
./0
1
0 1 02 1 0 02
=

1 1 1
= −1 - . / 0 - = −∆1
.2 /2 02

∴  !" # 1

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22
5. b c bc b+c
22
c a ca c+a =
22
a b bc a+b
1) a+b+c 2) 0 3) ab + bc+ ca 4) 1/abc.(ab + bc+ca)
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Multiply and divide 61 by a, 62 by b, 63 by c

1 ./ 0
./0 ./ + .0
2 2
-/0 2 .2
./0 /0 + /. -
./0
0.2 / 2
./0 0. + 0/
./02 1 1 ./ + .0
= -1 1 /0 + ./ - = 0
./0
1 1 0. + 0/
∴  !" # 2

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6. If A = 100 50 B= 200 300 Then AB =

50 100 100 200

4 6 3
1) 175x10 2) 175x10 3) 175x10 4) 0

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|| = 50 8 50 9 2 1
9 = 2500 8 7 = 17500
1 4

|:| = 100 8 100 9 2 3

9 = 10000 8 1 = 10000
1 2

2ℎ! |: | = |||:| = 175008 10000 = 1758106

∴  !" # 2

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2
7. In a ∆ ABC, 1 Sin A Sin A
2
1 SinB Sin B = 0
2
1 SinC Sin C

1) Right angled 2)Right angled isosceles 3) Isosceles 4) Equilateral

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1 # <#2 
-1 #: <#2 : - = 0
1 #= <#2 =
1 # <#2 
-0 <#2 : − <#2 - = 0
6 2 − 61
63 − 61
#: − #
0 #= − # <#2 = − <#2 

# − #: #= − ##= − #:  = 0

<# = #: →  = : 5" : = = 5" = = 

∴  !" # 3

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2
8. If α = 1 x yz and β = 1 x x
2
1 y zx 1 y y Then
2
1 z xy 1 z z

1) α≠β 2) α=β 3) α=2β 4) α=-β

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8 82 8@A
1
?= B@ @2 8@AB
8@A
A A2 8@A

8@A 8 82 1
= -@ @2 1- :@ 2ℎ!5"!C − 2
8@A
A A2 1
1 8 82
= -1 @ @2- = D
1 A A2
∴  !" # 2

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2
9. 1/a a bc
2
1/b b ca 1) 0 2) 1 3) -1 4) abc
2
1/c c ab
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EFG2#HG@ .I J#K#I! 61 /@ . 62 /@ / 63 /@ 0

1 1 . 3
./0
-1 / 3 ./0 -
./0
1 0 3 ./0
./0 1 . 3
1
-1 / 3 1- = 0
./0
1 03 1
∴  !" # 1

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10. Let 6i -3i 1

4 3i -1 = x + iy then (x, y) =
20 3 i

1) (0, 1) 2) (0, 0) 3) (1, 0) 4) (1, 1)

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6# 1 1
−3# - 4 −1 −1- = 0 :@ 2ℎ!5"!C 4L 3
20 # #

x+iy = 0+i0 then (x,y) = (0,0)

∴  !" # 2

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4 2
11. If A = then (A-2I)(A-3I) =
-1 1

1) A 2) I 3) 0 4) 5I

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12. Let W = - ½ + i√3/2 Then ∆ = 1 1 1

2 2
1 -1-w w =
2 4
1 w w

2
1) 3w 2) 3w (w-1) 3) 3w 4) 3w (1-w)
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1 1 1
-1 M M2 - = 1(M2 - M) – 1(M − M2  + 1(M2 − M
1 M2 M
= M2 − M − M + M2 + M2 − M
= 3M2 − 3M
= 3MM − 1
∴  !" # 2

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2 3
13. If a a 1+a
2 3
b b 1+b = 0 and a,b,c are
2 3
c c 1+c distinct, then product abc =

1) 2 2) -1 3) 1 4) 0

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. .2 1 . .2 .3
-/ / 2 1- +-/ / 2 / 3 - = 0
0 02 1 0 02 03

(1+abc)[(a-b)(b-c)(c-a)] = 0
./0 = −1 ℎ!"! ., /, 0 ."! I#2#02
∴  !" # 2

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14. If A = a 0 0
0 a 0 then |adjA| =
0 0 a
3 6 9 27
1) a 2) a a 4) a

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#+ |.IO| = ||−1 #+ 5"I!" # 

| | = . 3

|.IO| = ||3−1 = ||2 = .3 2 = .6

∴  !" # 2

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2 2 2
15. 0 c b b +c ab ac
c 0 a = ab c2+a2 bc
2 2
b a 0 ac bc a +b

2 2 2 2 2 2
1) 4abc 2) 4a b c 3) a b c 4) 0

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2

2 2 2 2

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2
16. 4Sin θ Cos 2θ
2
-Cos2θ Cos θ =

1) -1 2) 0 3) 1 4) Cos4θ

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2 2 2
2 2

2 2

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17. The roots of the equation 2+x 3 -4

2 3+x -4 =0
2 3 -4+x

1) 0, 1 2) -2 3) 0, -1 4) -20

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8+. / 0
We know that

- . 8+/ 0 - = 8 2 8 + . + / + 0 
. / 8+0

2+8 3 −4
Then

- 2 8+3 −4 - = 0
2 3 8−4

8 2 8 + 2 + 3 − 4 = 0
8 = 0, 8 = −1
∴  !" # 3

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18. 8579 8589 =

8581 8591

1) 2 2) -2 3) 20 4) -20
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2 1

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19 .If 1 2 3 4 a b then a + b + x + y =
3 + =
x y 1 2 2 1

1) 5 2) 20 3) -10 4) 0

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1+3 2+4 . /
P 3 Q= R S
8 +1 @+2 2 1
83 + 1 = 2 @+2=1
8 3 = 1 => 8 = 1 @ = −1
a=4 b=6
Then a+b+x+y = 10
∴  !" # 4
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2 2
20. 1 1+i+w w
2 3
1-i -1 w -1 = w≠1, w =1 is
-i -i+w-1 -1

1) 1 2) -1 3) 6 4) None

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1 − # M + M2 M2 − 1
61 + 63 = -1 − # −1 M 2 − 1-
−# −# + M − 1 −1
1−# −1 M2 − 1
= -1 − # −1 M 2 − 1-
−# −# + M − 1 −1
= 0 :@ 2ℎ!5"!C 45 2
∴  !" # 4

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420 429 430

21. Cofactor of 200 in is
421 430 800

900 100 200

1) 9 2) -9 3) 6 4) -6

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420 429
=5+.025" 5+ 200 # + 9 9 => 62 − 61
421 430

420 429
9 9 = 420 − 429 = −9
1 1

∴  !" # 2

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2 0 1 1 2 -1
22. A = and adj A = then (x, y, z ) =
1 1 0 x y z
2 1 1 -1 -2 2

1) (-1, 0 -1) 2) (-1, 0, 1) 3) (0, 1, -1) 4) (-1, -1, 1)

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2 0 1 1 2 −1
*+  = U1 1 0V .I IO U 8 @ A V
2 1 1 −1 −2 2
Wℎ! 8. @, A = −1,0,1
8 = −1 − 0 = −1
@ = +2 − 2 = 0
A = −0 − 1 = 1
∴  !" # 2

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λ -3 4
23. If the matrix is invertible then λ =
-3 0 1

-1 3 2

1) -15 2) -16 3) -17 4) 17

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:@ I!+##2#5 5+ #XFG." C.2"#8

Y −3 4
-−3 0 1- = 0
−1 3 2
Y0 − 3 + 3−6 + 1 + 4−9 − 0 = 0
−3Y = 51. ∴ Y = −17
∴  !" # 3

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24. If the matrix AB = 4 11 and A = 3 2

4 5 1 2

Then B = 1) -6 2) -11 3) -7/2 4) 4

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Z! [5 2ℎ.2 |: | = |||: |

4 11 3 2 | |
9 9= 9 9 :
4 5 1 2

20 − 44 = 6 − 2|: |

−24 = 4|: |
∴ |: | = −6
∴  !" # 1

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25. If the three linear equations x+4ay+az=0, x+3by+bz=0

and x+2cy+cz=0 have a non-trivial solutions, then a,b,c
are in
1) A.P. 2) G.P. 3) H.P 4) none
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1 4. .
By Property

-1 3/ /- = 0
1 20 0
1(3bc-2bc)-4a(c-b)+a(2c-3b) = 0
bc-4ca-4ab+2ac-3ab=0
2.0
. +0
There fore b = hence a,b,c are in HP

∴  !" # 3

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26.The Value of λ for which the following system of equations does not have
a solution

x + y + z = 6,
4x + λy + λz = 0
3x + 2y – 4z = -8

1) 3 2) -3 3) 0 4) 4
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1 1 1
By properties

*+ -4 Y Y - = 0
3 2 −4
1(-4YY - 2Y)
Y -1(-16-3Y)
Y + 1(8-3Y)
Y =0
-6Y=-24.
∴ Y = 4  !" # 4
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27. If a1, a2 …………. Form a G.P. ai > 0, ∀ i ≥ 1

logam logam+1 logam+2
Then logam+3 logam+4 logam+5
logam+6 logam+7 logam+8

1) 2 2) 1 3) 0 4) -2

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a,b,c are in GP. Then / 2 = ac similarly,
.C
2
+1 = .C .C +2

Log on both sides

2Log.C +1 = \5X.C + \5X.C +2
.C +4 = \5X.C +3 + \5X.C +5
2Log.
2Log.C +7 = \5X.C +6 + \5X.C +8

G5X.C G5X.C + G5X.C +2 G5X.C +2

½ BG5X.C +3 G5X.C +3 + G5X.C +5 G5X.C +5 B
G5X.C +6 G5X.C +6 + G5X.C +8 G5X.C +8
= ½ (0) = 0
∴  !" # 3

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28. The Value of 1 logxy logxz

logyx 1 log yz
logzx logzy 1

1) 1 2) xyz 3) log xyz 4) 0

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8 @ = A = 1]

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29. If 1 1+x 2+x

8 2+x 4+x is a singular matrix then x is
27 3+x 6+x

1) 2 2) -1 3) 1 4) 0

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1 1+8 1
03 = 03 – 02 - 8 2+8 2- = 0
27 3+8 3

1 8 1
:@ 2ℎ!5"C 45 5 - 8 8 2- = 0
27 8 3

x[1(3-2)-1(24-14)+1(8-7)] = 0
x=0
∴  !" # 4
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30. If ∆ = logx logy logz

log2x log2y log2z
log3x log3y log3z

1) 0 2) log (xyz) 3) log (6xyz) 4)6 log (xyz)

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G5X8 G5X@ G5XA
∆= BG5X2 + G5X8 G5X2 + G5X@ G5X2 + G5XAB
G5X3 + G5X8 G5X3 + G5X@ G5X3 + G5XA

8 @
log b c log d e G5XA
@ A
01 − 02 ^ 8 @ ^
=> log b c log d e G5X2 + G5XA
02 − 03 @ A
^ 8 @ ^
log b c log d e G5X3 + G5XA
@ A

= 0 ∴  !" # 1

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1. If A = 4 -3 then eigen value of A-1 =

2 -1

1) 1,2 2) 1, ½ 3) -1,-2 4) -1, -1/2

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−1 3
A = = f g
−1 Adj A 1
|A | 2 −2 4

−1 − λ 3
Eigen Values = |A − λII| = 9 9=0
1 1
2 2 −2 4−λ
1 2
hλ − 3λ + 2i = 0
2
∴ λ = 1,2
Answer is (1)

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32. If 1+a 1 1
1 1+b 1 = 0 and abc ≠ 0, then a -1+b -1+c-1 =
1 1 1+c

1) 0 2) 1 3) -1 4) abc

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abc + bc + ca + ab = 0

abc d1 + + + e= 0
1 1 1
. / 0

then abc ≠ 0 then d1 + + + e = 0

1 1 1
. / 0

.−1 + b−1 + c −1 = −1
Answer is 3

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33. A root of 0 x-a x-b

x+a 0 x-c = 0, then x is

x+b x+c 0

1) a 2) b 3) c 4) 0

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put x = 0 then determinent = 0
0 −. −/
-. 0 −0 - = 0
/ 0 0
0 + a[0 +bc]-b[ac-0] = 0
abc-abc = 0
∴ Wℎ! . !" # 4

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34. If A is matrix of order 3 such that A. adj A = 10 I

Then adj A =

1) 10 2) 100 3) 1000 4) none

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n−1 3−1 2 2
=

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35. If A= Cosπ/4 Sinπ/12 Then A-1 =

Sinπ/4 Cosπ/12

1) 8 2) 4 3) 2 4) -2

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|A| = Cos . Cos − Sin . Sin

π π π π
4 12 4 12

= CosRR + S = Cos =
u u π 1
4 12 3 2

1 1
|A−1 |
= |A |−1 = = =2
|A| 1⁄2
∴  !" # 3

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36. If x+3 x x+2

x x+1 x-1 = ax3+bx2+cx+d then the value of d =

x+2 2x 3x+1

1) 1 2) 0 3)-1 4)2

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3 0 2
put x = 0 then d = -0 1 −1-
2 0 1
= 3[1-0] – 0 + 2[0-2]
=3–4
= -1
∴  !" # 3

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36. Which of the following is not invertible ?

1) 1 -1 2) 2 -2 3) -1 -1 4) 2 2

2 -2 1 1 -1 2 1 -1

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38. The sum of the products of the elements of any row

(or col) of |A| with the corresponding co-factors of the same
row ( or col ) is always equal to

1)0 2) A 3) |A| 4) None

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If A = U.21 .22 .23 V
.31 .32 .33
11 21 31
adjA = U12 22 32 V
13 23 33
By property
|A| = a11 A11 + a12 A12 + a13 A13 and so on
∴  !" # 3

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39. The sum of the products of the elements of any row

(or column) of |A| with the corresponding cofactors of any
other row ( or column) is always equal to

1) 0 2) A 3) |A| 4) None

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.11 .12 .13
If A = U.21 .22 .23 V
.31 .32 .33
11 21 31
adjA = U12 22 32 V
13 23 33
By property
a11 A21 + a12 A22 + a13 A23 = 0 and so on
∴  !" # 3

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40. x 4 4
4 x 3 = 0 then x is
3 3 x

1) 3,4,7 2) 3, 4,-7 3) -3,4,7 4) 0

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8 . .
We know that

x. 8 / x = 8 − . 8 − / 8 + . + /
/ / 8

8 4 4
-4 8 3- = 0
3 3 8
8 − 48 − 38 + 4 + 3 = 0
X=4,3,-7
∴  !" # 2

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