Q401.The rank of the matrix 2 1 -1 0 3 -2 is 2 4 -3
Correct answer: 2
Q402.The system of linear equations x+y+z=0, 2x+y-z=0, 3x+2y=0 has
Correct answer: infinitely many solutions
Q403.If A is a square matrix such that A3 =A, then det A is equal to
Correct answer: 1, 0 or-1
Q404.The value of the determinant a b 2c a b c b c 2a b c a c a 2b + +
Correct answer: 2(a + b + c)3
Q405.The number of linearly independent solutions of the system of linear equations x+y+z = 0, x+2y = 0, y-z = 0 is
Correct answer: 1
Q406.If 3 2 A = 1 1 satisfies the equation 2 A + aA + bI = 0, then the values of a and b are
Correct answer: a = –4, b = 1
Q407.The number of 2× × ×2 real matrices A such that A2 = –I is
Correct answer: 0
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Q408.If A and B are square matrices of order 3 such that det A = –1 and det B=3 then det (3AB) is equal to
Correct answer: –81
Q409.If the matrix AB = 0, then which one of the following is correct?
Correct answer: It is not neccessary that either A = 0 or B = 0
Q410.The solution of the equation a a x m m m =0 b x b is
Correct answer: x = a or x = b
Q411.The value of determinant 2 1 x x 1 y y is 1 z z
Correct answer: (x–y)(y–z)(z–x)
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Q412.If the matrices are as follows: a h g A = [xy z],B = h b f g f c and, x C = y z then order of ABC is given by
Correct answer: 1×1
Q413.If 1 0 A =, 1 1 then A+A–1 is equal to
Correct answer: 2I
Q414.If A is non–singular matrix of order 3× × ×3, then adj A is equal to
Correct answer: 2/A
Q415.If A is matrix of order 2× × ×2 and -1 1 2 A =, -1 2 then A is equal to
Correct answer: 1 1 2 2 1 1 4 4 −
Q416.If 2x 0 A x x and 1 1 0 A 1 2 then x is equal to –
Correct answer: 1/2
Q417.The solution of the matrix equation– 2 1 3 x 9 1 1 1 y 6 is 1 1 1 z 2
Correct answer: x 1, y 2,z 3
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Q418.One solution of equation– 6 x 3 3 3 4 x 5 0 3 5 4 x is–
Correct answer: x 3
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Q419.If the matrix 0 1 2 1 0 3 3 0, is not invertible, then λ is equal to
Correct answer: 2
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Q420.If α, β are the roots of the equation 2 2x 3x 5 0, then the value of the determinant 0 is–
Correct answer: 15/4