Maths MCQs for Class 12 with Answers Chapter 3 Matrices

  

Matrices Class 12 Maths MCQs Pdf

Matrices Class 12 MCQ Questions Question 1.
If A and B are symmetric matrices of the same order, then
(a) AB is a symmetric matrix
(b) A – Bis askew-symmetric matrix
(c) AB + BA is a symmetric matrix
(d) AB – BA is a symmetric matrix
Answer:
(c) AB + BA is a symmetric matrix

Matrices MCQ Class 12 Question 2.
If A=[32x+3x−1x+2] is a symmetric matrix, then x =
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) -4
(d) -3
Answer:
(c) -4

Matrix MCQ Class 12 Question 3.
If A is a square matrix, then A – A’ is a
(a) diagonal matrix
(b) skew-symmetric matrix
(c) symmetric matrix
(d) none of these
Answer:
(b) skew-symmetric matrix

Matrices Class 12 MCQ Question 4.
If A is any square matrix, then which of the following is skew-symmetric?
(a) A + AT
(b) A – AT
(c) AAT
(d) ATA
Answer:
(b) A – AT

Matrix MCQ Questions Class 12 Question 5.
    
(a) α = a2 + b2, β = ab
(b) α = a2 + b2, β = 2ab
(c) α = a2 + b2, β = a2 – b2
(d) α = 2ab, β = a2 + b2
Answer:
(b) α = a2 + b2, β = 2ab

MCQ On Matrices Class 12 Question 6.
If A = ⎡⎣⎢100210x01⎤⎦⎥ and B = ⎡⎣⎢100−210y01⎤⎦⎥ and AB = I3, then x + y equals
(a) 0
(b) -1
(c) 2
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) 0

MCQ On Matrices Class 12 Pdf Download Question 7.
If A = [1221] and f(x) = (1 + x) (1 – x), then f(a) is
    
Answer:
(a) −4[1111]

Matrix Class 12 MCQ Question 8.
If A = [1334] and A2 – KA – 5I = 0, then K =
(a) 5
(b) 3
(c) 7
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) 5

MCQ Of Matrices Class 12 Question 9.

Answer:
(b) [−3−2107]

Matrices MCQ Questions Class 12 Question 10.
If matrix A = ⎡⎣⎢abcbcacab⎤⎦⎥ where a, b, c are real positivenumbers, abc = 1 and ATA = I, then the value of a3 + b3 + c3 is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Answer:
(d) 4

Matrices MCQ Class 12 Question 11.
    
Answer:
(c) 111⎡⎣⎢−1−27−35−15−1−2⎤⎦⎥

Matrices MCQ With Answers Pdf Class 12 Question 12.
    
Answer:
(a) −111,211

MCQ On Matrices Class 12 Question 13.
Using elementary transformation, find the inverse of matrix ⎡⎣⎢−113121231⎤⎦⎥
    
Answer:
(a) ⎡⎣⎢1−85−17−41−53⎤⎦⎥

Class 12 Matrices MCQ Question 14.
Find the inverse of the matrix A=[1237], using elementary row transformation.
    
Answer:
(a) [7−2−31]

Class 12 Maths Chapter 3 MCQ Question 15.
    
Answer:
(d) 12

Matrix MCQ Class 12 Question 16.
Find the values of x, y, z respectively if the matrix A=⎡⎣⎢0xx2yy−yz−zz⎤⎦⎥ satisfy the equation ATA = I3.
(a) 12√⋅16√,13√
(b) −12√,−16√,−13√
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Answer:
(c) Both (a) and (b)

MCQ On Matrices Class 12 Pdf Question 17.
If A=[cosxsinx−sinxcosx], find AAT.
(a) Zero Matrix
(b) I2
(c) [1111]
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) I2

Matrix MCQ Questions And Answers Class 12 Question 18.
If A=⎡⎣⎢01−2−10−3230⎤⎦⎥, then A + 2AT equals
(a) A
(b) -AT
(c) AT
(d) 2A2
Answer:
(c) AT

Matrices MCQ Pdf Download Class 12 Question 19.
For any square matrix A, AAT is a
(a) unit matrix
(b) symmetric matrix
(c) skew-symmetric matrix
(d) diagonal matrix
Answer:
(b) symmetric matrix

Question 20.
If A = ⎡⎣⎢649827531⎤⎦⎥ is the sum of a symmetric matrix B and skew-symmetric matrix C, then B is
    
Answer:
(a) A=⎡⎣⎢667625751⎤⎦⎥

Question 21.
If the matrix A = ⎡⎣⎢5y422tx−3−7⎤⎦⎥ is a symmetric matrix, 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
Answer:
(b) 4, 2, -3

Question 22.
If a matrix A is both symmetric and skew-symmetric, then
(a) A is a diagonal matrix
(b) A is a zero matrix
(c) A is a scalar matrix
(d) A is a square matrix
Answer:
(b) A is a zero matrix

Question 23.
The matrix ⎡⎣⎢0−5750−11−7110⎤⎦⎥ is
(a) a skew-symmetric matrix
(b) a symmetric matrix
(c) a diagonal matrix
(d) an upper triangular matrix
Answer:
(a) a skew-symmetric matrix

Question 24.
    
Answer:
(a) 113⎡⎣⎢−1553−2−2−3152⎤⎦⎥

Question 25.
    
Answer:
(c) ⎡⎣⎢0−4−3−1331−2−2⎤⎦⎥

Question 26.
    
Answer:
(b) ⎡⎣⎢⎢⎢⎢01/31/23/5−1/301/51/3−1/2−1/501/7⎤⎦⎥⎥⎥⎥

Question 27.
The matrix A = [0110] is a
(a) unit matrix
(c) symmetric matrix
(b) diagonal matrix
(d) skew-symmetric matrix
Answer:
(d) skew-symmetric matrix

Question 28.
If [x+yx−y2x+z2z+w]=[40710], then the values of x, y, z and w respectively are
(a) 2, 2, 3, 4
(b) 2, 3, 1, 2
(c) 3, 3, 0, 1
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) 2, 2, 3, 4

Question 29.
    
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
Answer:
(a) -2, -7, -1, -3, -5, 2

Question 30.
The order of the single matrix obtained from
    
(a) 2 × 3
(b) 2 × 2
(c) 3 × 2
(d) 3 × 3
Answer:
(d) 3 × 3

Question 31.
A=[12−1−1],B=[xy1−1] and (A + B)2 = A2 + B2, then x + y =
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
Answer:
(d) 5

Question 32.
If A2 – A + I = O, then the inverse of A is
(a) I – A
(b) A – I
(c) A
(d) A + I
Answer:
(a) I – A

Question 33.
Total number of possible matrices of order 3 × 3 with each entry 2 or 0 is
(a) 9
(b) 27
(c) 81
(d) 512
Answer:
(d) 512

Question 34.
The matrix ⎡⎣⎢05−8−50−128120⎤⎦⎥ is a
(a) diagonal matrix
(b) symmetric matrix
(c) skew symmetric matrix
(d) scalar matrix
Answer:
(c) skew symmetric matrix

Question 35.
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
Answer:
(d) m × n

Question 36.
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
Answer:
(a) skew-symmetric matrix

Question 37.
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
Answer:
(a) A

Question 38.
If A = ⎡⎣⎢211232112⎤⎦⎥, then A4 – 24 (A – I) =
(a) 5I + A
(b) 5I – A
(c) 5I
(d) 6I
Answer:
(b) 5I – A

Question 39.
If A is an 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
Answer:
(b) n × m matrix

Question 40.
If [1324], then A2 – 5A is equal to
(a) 2I
(b) 3I
(c) -2I
(d) null matrix
Answer:
(a) 2I

Question 41.
    
(a) A + B = B + A and A + (B + C) = (A + B) + C
(b) A + B = B + A and AC = BC
(c) A + B = B + A and AB = BC
(d) AC = BC and A = BC
Answer:
(a) A + B = B + A and A + (B + C) = (A + B) + C