Non singular matrix - class-XII

non singular matrix

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The number of value of $x$ in the closed interval $[-4,-1]$, the matrix $\begin{bmatrix} 3 & -1+x & 2 \ 3 & -1 & x+2 \ x+3 & -1 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$ is singular is 

  1. $0$
  2. $1$
  3. $2$
  4. $3$
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}1&{ - 1}&x\1&x&1\x&{ - 1}&1\end{array}} \right]$ has no inverse, then the real value of $x$ is 

  1. $2$
  2. $3$
  3. $0$
  4. $1$
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The matrix $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 1 \ 2 & 1 & 0 \ 3 & 1 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$ is:

  1. nonsingular
  2. singular
  3. skew symmetric
  4. symmetric
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & x \  4 & -1 & 7  \  2 & 4 & 6  \end{bmatrix}$ is a singular matrix, then $x=$

  1. $0$
  2. $1$
  3. $-3$
  4. $3$
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$A$ and $B$ are two non-zero square matrices such that $AB = 0$. Then

  1. Both $A$ and $B$ are singular
  2. Either of them is singular
  3. Neither matrix is singular
  4. None of these
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the matrix $\begin{bmatrix} \alpha  & 2 & 2 \ -3 & 0 & 4 \ 1 & -1 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$ is not invertible, then:

  1. $\alpha =-5$
  2. $\alpha =5$
  3. $\alpha =-0$
  4. $\alpha =-1$
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements:
1. The matrix
               $\begin{pmatrix} 1 & 2 & 1 \ a & 2a & 1 \ b & 2b & 1 \end{pmatrix}$ is singular.
2. The matrix
              $\begin{pmatrix} c & 2c & 1 \ a & 2a & 1 \ b & 2b & 1 \end{pmatrix}$ is non-singular.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Let $A$ be a square matrix all of whose entries are integers. Then which one of the following is true?

  1. If $det(A)=\pm 1$, then ${A}^{-1}$ exists but all its entries are not necessarily integers.
  2. If $det(A)=\pm 1$, then ${A}^{-1}$ exists and all its entries are non integers
  3. If $det(A)=\pm 1$, then ${A}^{-1}$ exists and all its entries are integers
  4. If $det(A)=\pm 1$, then ${A}^{-1}$ need not exist
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $A$ and $B$ are two non-zero square matrices of the same order such that the product $AB=0$, then

  1. both $A$ and $B$ must be singular
  2. exactly one of them must be singular
  3. both of them are non singular
  4. none of these
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Let $A=\begin{bmatrix} a & b\ c & d\end{bmatrix}$ be a $2\times 2$ matrix, where a, b, c and d take the values $0$ or $1$ only. The number of such matrices which have inverses is?

  1. $8$
  2. $7$
  3. $6$
  4. $5$
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $A$ is a nonsingular matrix satisfying $AB=BA+A$ then

  1. $\left|B\right|=\left|I+B\right|$
  2. $\left|B\right|=\left|2I+B\right|$
  3. $\left|B\right|=\left|B-I\right|$
  4. $\left|B\right|=\left|B-2I\right|$
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $A$ and $B$ and square matrix of the same order such that $AB=A$ and $BA=B$, then $A$ and $B$ are both:

  1. Singular
  2. Non-singular
  3. Idempotent
  4. Involutory
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The number of $3\times 3$ non-singular matrices, with four entries as $1$ and all other entries as $0$ is 

  1. Less than $4$
  2. $5$
  3. $6$
  4. At least $7$
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If A and B are two non-singular square matrices and AB=I, then which of the following is true ?

  1. $BA = I$
  2. ${ A }^{ -1 }=B$
  3. ${ B }^{ -1 }=A$
  4. ${ A }^{ 2 }=B$
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $A$ and $B$ are non-singular matrices, then _____

  1. $(AB)^{-1} = A^{-1}B^{-1}$
  2. $AB = BA$
  3. $(AB)^T = A^T. B^T$
  4. $(AB)^{-1} = B^{-1} A^{-1}$
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The matrix $\left[ \begin{matrix} \lambda  & 7 & -2 \ 4 & 1 & 3 \ 2 & -1 & 2 \end{matrix} \right]$ is a singular matrix if $\lambda$ is

  1. $\dfrac{2}{5}$
  2. $\dfrac{5}{2}$
  3. $-5$
  4. $none\ of\ these$
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If 3, -2 are the Exigent values of non-singular matrix A and |A|=4. Then Exigent values of Adj(A) are

  1. 3/4, -1/2
  2. 4/3, -2
  3. 12, -8
  4. -12, 8
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The values of K for which matrix $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1& 0 & - K\ 2 & 1 & 3\ K & 0 & 1\end{bmatrix}$ is invertible are

  1. $\displaystyle \{-1,1 \}$
  2. $\displaystyle R$
  3. $\displaystyle R\backslash \{-1,1\}$
  4. $\displaystyle no\space real\space values$
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

With $1,\omega, \omega^2$ as cube roots of unity, inverse of which of the following matrices exists

  1. $\begin{bmatrix}1 & \omega \\ \omega & \omega^2\end{bmatrix}$
  2. $\begin{bmatrix}\omega^2 & 1 \\ 1 & \omega\end{bmatrix}$
  3. $\begin{bmatrix} \omega & \omega^2 \\ \omega^2 & 1\end{bmatrix}$
  4. None of these
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

$\displaystyle \begin{bmatrix} 1 & -2 & 3 \ 2 & -1 & 4 \ 3 & 4 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$ is a

  1. rectangular matrix
  2. singular matrix
  3. square matrix
  4. nonsingular matrix
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The number of $3\times 3$ non-singular matrices with four entries as $1$ and all other entries as $0$ is

  1. $Less\ than\ 4$
  2. $5$
  3. $6$
  4. $At\ least\ 7$
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the matrix $A = \begin{bmatrix}8 & -6 & 2 \ -6 & 7 & -4 \ 2 & -4 & \lambda\end{bmatrix}$ is singular, then $\lambda = $

  1. $3$
  2. $4$
  3. $2$
  4. $5$
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The inverse of a skew-symmetric matrix of odd order is

  1. a symmetric matrix
  2. a skew-symmetric matrix
  3. diagoinal matrix
  4. does not exists
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Suppose $  A  $ is any $  3 \times 3  $ non-singular matrix and $  (A-3 I)(A-5 I)=0,  $ where $  {I}={I} _{3}  $ and $  {O}={O} _{3} .  $ If $  \alpha {A}+\beta {A}^{-1}=4 {I},  $ then $  \alpha+\beta  $ is equal to :

  1. 8
  2. 7
  3. 13
  4. 12
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Suppose $A$ is any $3\times3$ non-singular matrix and $(A-3I)(A-5I)=O$,where $I=I _{3}$ and $O=O _{3}$.If $\alpha A+\beta A^{-1}=8I$ ,then $\alpha+\beta$ is equal to:

  1. $8$
  2. $7$
  3. $16$
  4. $12$
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Let $A$ be a square matrix all of whose entries are integers, then which of the following is true?

  1. If $\displaystyle \left | A\right | \neq \pm 1 $, then $\displaystyle A^{-1} $ exist & all its entries are non-integer
  2. If $\displaystyle \left | A\right | = \pm 1 $, then $\displaystyle A^{-1} $ exist & all its entries are integer
  3. If $\displaystyle \left | A\right | = \pm 1 $,then $\displaystyle A^{-1} $ need not exist
  4. If $\displaystyle \left | A\right | = \pm 1 $, then $\displaystyle A^{-1} $ exist but all its entries are not necessarily integers.
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $A = \begin{bmatrix}1 & k & 3\ 3 & k & -2 \ 2 & 3 & -4\end{bmatrix}$ is singular then $k = ?$

  1. $\dfrac {16}{3}$
  2. $\dfrac {34}{5}$
  3. $\dfrac {33}{2}$
  4. None of these
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

If $A$ is an invertible matrix. then which of the followings are true:

  1. $A\neq 0$
  2. Adj. $A\neq 0$
  3. $|A|\neq 0$
  4. $A^{-1}=|A|\:Adj. A.$
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $A =\begin{bmatrix}4 &x+2 \2x-3 &x+1 \end{bmatrix}$ is an invertible matrix, then $x$ cannot take value

  1. -1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. none of these
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Let $A$ be a square matrix of order $n\times n$ and let $P$ be a non-singular matrix, then which of the following matrices have the same characteristic roots.

  1. $A$ and $PA$
  2. $A$ and $AP$
  3. $A$ and $P^{-1}AP$
  4. none of these
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

If $A, : B : and : C$ are three square matrices of the same order, then $AB = AC\Rightarrow  B = C$ if

  1. $|A|\neq 0$
  2. $A$ is invertible
  3. $A$ is orthogonal
  4. $A$ is symmetric
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Let $A$ be an $n\times n$ matrix such that $A^n=\alpha A,$ where $\alpha$ is a real number different from $1$ and $-1$. Then, the matrix $A+I _n$ is

  1. singular
  2. non-singular, i.e., invertible
  3. scalar
  4. None of these
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Matrix $\begin{bmatrix}a & b &(a\alpha -b) \b  & c & (b\alpha -c)\2 & 1 & 0\end{bmatrix}$ is non invertible if 

  1. $\alpha = 1/2$
  2. a, b, c are in A.P.
  3. a, b, c are in G.P.
  4. a, b, c are in H.P.
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\left |\begin{matrix}1 & -1 &x \ 1 & x & 1\ x & -1 & 1\end{matrix} \right|$ has no inverse, then the real value of $x$ can be is

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 0
  4. 1
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $A$ and $B$ are any two matrices such that $AB = 0$ and $A$ is non-singular, then

  1. $B = 0$
  2. $B$ is singular
  3. $B$ is non-singular
  4. $B = A$
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the matrix $\begin{bmatrix} -1& 3 &2 \1&k&-3\1&4&5\end{bmatrix}$ has an inverse then the values of $k$.

  1. $k$ is any real number
  2. $k = -4$
  3. $k \neq -4$
  4. $k \neq 4$
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The matrix $A=\begin{bmatrix}1&3&2\1&x-1&1\2&7&x-3\end{bmatrix}$ will have inverse for every real number x except for

  1. $x=\dfrac{11\pm \sqrt{5}}{2}$
  2. $x=\dfrac{9\pm \sqrt{5}}{2}$
  3. $x=\dfrac{11\pm \sqrt{3}}{2}$
  4. $x=\dfrac{9\pm \sqrt{3}}{2}$
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $A=\begin{bmatrix} 3 & -1+x & 2 \ 3 & -1 & x+2 \ x+3 & -1 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$ is singular matrix and $x\in [-5, -2]$ then x=?$

  1. $0$
  2. $-2$
  3. $-4$
  4. $0, -4$
Question 39 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $A=\begin{bmatrix} 0 & x & 16 \ x & 5 & 7 \ 0 & 9 & x \end{bmatrix}$ is singular, then the possible values of $x$ are

  1. $0, \pm 1$
  2. $0, \pm 12$
  3. $0, \pm 5$
  4. $0, \pm 4$
Question 40 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

If $\omega\neq 1$ is a cube root of unity, then


$A=\begin{bmatrix}1+2\omega ^{100}+\omega ^{200}&\omega ^2  &1  \1 &1+\omega ^{101}+2\omega ^{202}  &\omega  \\omega  & \omega ^2 &2+ \omega ^{100}+2\omega ^{200}\end{bmatrix}$

  1. $A$ is singular
  2. $|A|=0$
  3. $A$ is symmetric
  4. none of these
Question 41 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\displaystyle A=\begin{bmatrix} \frac{1}{2}\left ( e^{ix}+ e^{-ix}\right )&\frac{1}{2}\left ( e^{ix}- e^{-ix}\right ) \\frac{1}{2}\left ( e^{ix}- e^{-ix}\right ) &\frac{1}{2}\left ( e^{ix}+ e^{-ix}\right ) \end{bmatrix}$ then $A^{-1}$ exists

  1. for all real $x$
  2. for positive real $x$ only
  3. for negative real $x$ only
  4. none of these
Question 42 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Let $A$ and $B$ be two non-null square matrices. If the product $AB$ is a null matrix, then

  1. $A$ is singular
  2. $B$ is singular
  3. $A$ is non-singular
  4. $B$ is non-singular
Question 43 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Let $A=\begin{bmatrix}x+\lambda& x&x\x &x+\lambda&x\x&x&x+\lambda  \end{bmatrix}$, then $A^{-1}$ exists if

  1. $x\neq 0$
  2. $\lambda \neq 0$
  3. $3x+\lambda \neq 0, \lambda \neq 0$
  4. $x\neq 0, \lambda \neq 0$
Question 44 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If adj $B=A$ and $|P|=|Q|=1$, then $adj (\left( { Q }^{ -1 }{ BP }^{ -1 } \right)$ is equal ?

  1. $APQ$
  2. $PAQ$
  3. $B$
  4. $A$