D.P.M.

PUBLIC SCHOOL
1 CLASS - XII MATHS
SUMMER HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
Assignment
Class 12th
Chapter – 4 : Determinants

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Given that A is square matrix of order 3 and | | = - 4, then | | is equal to :

(a) - 4 (b) 4 (c) -16 (d) 16
2. For matrix A [ ] is equal to

(a) [ ] (b) [ ] (c) [ ] (d) [ ]

3. Given that A = [ ] is a square matrix order 3 and | | = -7

∑ denotes the cofactor of element is,

(a) 7 (b) -7 (c) 0 (d) 49

4. Give that A is non-singular matrix of order 3 such that , then value of is| | is :

(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 64 (d) 16

5. For [ ], then 14 is given by

(a) [ ] (b) [ ] (c) 2 [ ] (d) 2 [ ]

6. Let [ ], where 0 2π, then :

(a) | | = 0 (b) | | (c) | | (d) | |

7. [ ]
(a) 4 (b) -4 4 (d) 0
(c)
8. Given that A is square matrix of order 3 3 and | | = -4, find | |
(a) 4 (b) 64 (c) 16 (d) 1
9. Let [ ] be a square matrix of order and | | . Find the value of
where is the cofactor of element

(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 0 (d) 1

10. If | | + 3 = 0, then the value of x is

(a) 3 (b) 0 (c) -1 (d) 1

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11. [ ] skew symmetric, find the value of a + b

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

12. [ ], show that Hence Find

(a) [ ] (b) [ ] (c) [ ] (d) [ ]

13. If A is square m y g A = A’A = , | |?

(a) (b) (c) (d)
14. | |=| |, then the value of x is
(a) 6 (b) (c) -6 (d) 0
15. If for any square matrix [ ] | |
(a) (b) (c) (d) 8
16. If and | | , then find the value of
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
17. If area of triangle is 35 square units with vertices (2, -6), (5, 4) and (k, 4). Then k is
(a) 12 (b) -2 (c) -12, -2` (d) 12, -2
18. Let A be a non-singular square matrix of order 3 3. Then | | is equal to
(a) | | (b) | | (c) | | (d) 3| |
19. If A and B are invertible matrices, then which of the following is not correct?
(a) adj. | | (b) = (c ) = (d)

20. The area of a triangle with vertices (-3, 0), (3, 0) and (0, k) is 9 sq. units. The value of k
will be
(a) 9 (b) 3 (c) -9 (d) 6

21. There are two values of a which make determinant, | | , then sum

of these numbers is

(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) -4 (d) 9

22. If A and B are square matrices of order 2, then det(A + B) = 0 is possible only when
(a) or (b) (c) and (d)

23. | | | |
(a) 7 (b) 10 (c) 1 (d) 17

24. If a,b,c are distinct, then the value of x satisfying | | is

(a) c (b) a (c) b (d) 0

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25. If A is an invertible matrix, then which of the following is not true?

(a) (b) | | | | (c) (d) | |

26. If A is an invertible matrix of order 3, which of the following is not true?

(a) | |=| | (b) =1 (c) If BA = CA, then (d)
I B , where B and , where
f C are square matrices [ ] and
2 of order 3
| |
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27. If A is an invertible matrix, then which of the following is not true
(a) = (b) | |= | | (c) (d) | |
28. If S = [ ], then adj A is _____

(a) [ ] (b) [ ] (c) [ ] (d) [ ]

If A is singular matrix , then adj
(a) Non-singular (b) Singular (c) Symmetric (d) Not defined

30. For non-singular square matrix A,B and C of the same order ( ) = _____
(a) (b) (c) (d)
31. If A is square matrix such that = = I, then is equal to
(a) A + I (b) A (c) 0 (d) 2A
32. | |
(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 0 (d)

33. | |

(a) Independent of 0 (b) Independent of x (c) Independent of (d) None of above

only only both 0 and x
34. If A is skew symmetric matrix of odd order n, then
(a) | | = 0 (b) | | = -1 (c) | | = | | (d) None of these

35. | |

(a) (b) 1 (c) -1` (d) 0

36. If A is matrix order 3 , then | | is equal to
(a) 27| | (b) 9 | | (c) 3| | (d) 81| |
37. The equation of line joining (2, 3) and (-1, 2) is
(a) x - 3y – 7 = 0 (b) x - 3y + 7 = 0 (c) x + 3y – 7 = 0 (d) x + 3y + 7 = 0
38. Cofactor of an element denoted by is equal to
(a) (b) (-1) (c) (-1) (d)
39. [ ]
(a) 4 (b) 1 (c) -4 (d) 0
40. If A is square matrix of order 3such that | | = 3, then | | q ……

(a) 10 (b) 3 (c) 9 (d) 27

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41. If A and B are invertible matrices of order 2, | | = 5, | | = , then value of | | is

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) -4 (d) 4
42. If A is a square matrix of order 3 and | | = P| |, then value of p is
(a) 5 (b) 25 (c) 1 (d) 125
43. Which of the following is correct?
(a) Determinant is a (b) Determinant is a (c) Determinant is a (d) None of these
square matrix number associated to number associated to
a matrix a square matrix

44. [ ], | |

(a) 64 (b) 16 (c) 0 (d) -8

45. If is a singular matrix , then , then A (adj A) is
(a) Null matrix (b) Scalar matrix (c) Identity matrix (d) None of these
46. [ ] [ ]

(a) [ ] (b [ ] (c) [ ] (d) [ ]

47. If A = [ ], then find

(a) [ ] (b) [ ] (c) [ ] (d) [ ]

48. Let a non-singular square matrix of order 3 then | | is equal to
(a) | | (b | | (c) | | (d) 3| |
49. If A is an invertible matrix of order 2, then det( ) is equal to
(a) det A (b) (c) 1 (d) 0
50. If A is square matrix of order 3, such that A (adj A) = 10 I, then | | is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 101
51. If is 3 matrix such that | | = 8, then | | equals
(a) 8 (b) 24 (c) 72 (d) 216
52. If A is skew symmetric matrix of order 3, then the value of | | is
(a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 9 (d) 27

53. | | ,

(a) 3 (b) 0 (c) -1 (d) 5

54. [ ] [ ] | |
(a) 460 (b) 2000 (c) 3000 (d) -7000

55. [ ]

(a) (b) (c) (d)

56. | |

(a) (b) (c) (d)

57. If A and B are invertible matrices, then which of the following is not correct ?
(a) | | (b) | | (c) (d)
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