265 240

1) The value of the determinant 240 225

219 198
a) 779
1+x
2) If 2 + x
3+x

219
198
181

b) 679
c) 0
d) None
2+x a+x
3 + x b + x = 0, then a, b, c are in
4+x c+x

a) A.P.
b) G.P.
c) H.P.
3x - 8
3
3
3) If
3
3x - 8
3 = 0, then x =
3
3
3x - 8

a) 1

b) 2

= kxyz, then k =

c) 6
d) -6
1+a
1
1
16) The value of the determinant
1
1+b
1
1
1
1+c
a) abc + ab + bc + ca
c) 4abc

c) 3

a) 0

d) 4

c) -2

d) None

9) If n z 3k and 1, ZZ are the cube roots of unity, then the

1 Zn Z2n
value of the determinant Z2n Zn
Zn Z2n
a) 1
b) Z
c) Z
d) 0
10) If Zis a cube root of unity, then a root of the equation
x +1 Z Z2
=0
Z x +Z2 1
Z2  x +Z
a) x = 0
b) x = Z
c) x =Z
d) x = 1
11) If each element of a determinant of a third order with value
A is multiplied by 3, then the value of newly formed
determinant is
a) 3A
b) 9A
c) 27A
d) None


52 53
3
4
12) The value of the determinant 5 5
54 55
a) 52
b) 0
c) 513

a b c
6a 2b 2c
13) If m n p = K, then 3m n p
x y z
3x y z
a) K/6

b) 2K
c) 3K
-1 2 4
-2 4 2
3
1
0
14) If A =
and B = 6 2 0
-2 4 2
-2 4 8
a) B = 4A b) B = - 4A

c) B = -A

b) abc
1
1
d) abc ( a + 1 + c )

1 1 1
e S2 , is

54
55
56

c) S

b) e

18) The expansion of the determinant

d) 2(e - S2 )
x
y
3
x2
5y2
9
x3 10y3
27

contains which one of the following as a factor

a) x - 3
b) x - y
c) y - 3
d) (x-3)(y-3)
x
-3i
1
19) If
= 6 + 11i, then
y
1
i
0
2i
-i
b) x = 3, y = 4
d) x = -3, y = -4
1
1
x
20) The solutions of the equation p + 1 p + 1 p + x = 0,
3
x+1 x+2
a) x = 1, p, 2
c) x = 1, 2

b) abc

b) x2 + 2

, is

a) x = 3, y = -4
c) x = -3, y = 4

c) -abc
d) None
1+x 2+x 4+x
8) The value of the determinant 3 + x 5 + x 8 + x is
7 + x 10 + x 14 + x
a) 2

b) 0, 6

2 2 2

0 b -c
7) The value of the determinant -b 0 a =
c -a 0
a) 0

= 0, then x is

17) The value of the determinant

c) 1/3
d) None
1 = ( x -1 )k , then k =
1
1
c) 3
d) 4
1 logxy logxz
5) The value of the determinant logyx
1
logyz ,
logzx logzy 1
x, y, z being positive, is
a) logyx
b) logzy
c) logxz
d) 0
y+z
z
y
z
z+x
x
y
x
x+y

a) 0, -6

d) None

a) 8/3
b) 2/3
4) If x2 + 2x
2x + 1
2x + 1
x+2
3
3
a) 1
b) 2

6) If

x+1
1
1
2
x+2
2
3
3
x+3

15) If

=
d) 59

d) 6K
, then B is

d) B = 6A

b) x = 2, 3
d) x = 1, 2 , -p
1/a
1
bc
1/b
1
ca =
1/c
1
ab

21) The value of the determinant

a) 0

b) abc

c) 1/abc
d) None
log6 log8 log10
22) The value of the determinant log9 log12 log15 =
log12 log16 log20
a) log12
b) 0
c) log36
d) log12
2
-a ab ac
23) If ab -b2 bc = Oa2b2c2, then the value of Ois
ac bc -c2
a) 2

b) -2

a
x
p
y
a) x
c

24)

25) If

a) 0
x
26) x
x

c) 4

b c
y z =
q r
p q
y q b
a p b) - x p a
z r
z r c

1
3
0

-2
1
2

a
b
c

a) x = a
a b
27) b c
c a

1
4 =
1

1
0
0

-2
7
2

b) 1
b+c
c + a = 0, if
a+b
b) x = b
c
a =
b

a) 3abc + a3 + b3 + c3
c) abc - a3 + b3 + c3

d) -4

b y q
a p x
c z r

c)

d)

a c x
y b z
r q p

1
x , then x =
1
c) 2

c) x = c

d) 4

d) x is arbitrary

b) 3abc - a3 - b3 - c3
d) abc + a3 + b3 + c3

1
28) The roots of the equation 1
1
a) -1, -2
1 a
29) -a 1
-b -c

b) -1, 2
b
c =
1

a) 1 + a2 + b2 + c2
c) 1 + a2 + b2 - c2
b+c a+b a
30) c + a b + c b =
a+b c+a c

4 20
= 0 are
-2 5
2x 5x2
c) 1, -2

d) 1, 2

b) 1 - a2 + b2 + c2
d) 1 + a2 - b2 + c2

A1 B1 C1
A2 B2 C2 is
A3 B3 C3

a) '

a) a3 + b3 + c3 - 3abc
b) 2abc(a + b + c)
c) 0
d) None of these
31) If the system of following equations 2x + 3y + 5 = 0,
x + ky + 5 = 0 and kx -12y -14 = 0 be consistent, then k =
a) -2, 12/5
b) -1, 1/5
c) -6, 17/5
d) 6, -12/5
1
1
1
32) 1 1 + x 1
=
1
1 1+y
a) 2 + x + y
c) x + y
2
0 c b
33) c 0 a =
b a 0

1 Z Z
42) If Z is the complex cube root of unity, then Z Z =
ZZ
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
a1 b1 c1
43) If ' = a2 b2 c2 and Ai, Bi, Ci denote the cofactors
a3 b3 c3
of ai, bi, ci respectively, then the value of the determinant

b) 3 + x + y
d) xy

b) '2
c) '3
d) 0
y+z x y
44) If z + x z x = k ( x + y + z)(x - z)2, then k =
x+y y z
a) 2xyz
b) 1
c) xyz
d) x2y2z2
a1 b1 c1
45) If in the dterminant ' = a2 b2 c2 and Ai,Bi,Cietc.
a3 b3 c3
denote the cofactors of ai, bi, ci etc. respectively, then
which of the following relations is not true
a) a1A1 + b1B1 + c1 C1 = ' b) b1B1 + b2B2 + c2 C2 = '
c) a3A3 + b3B3 + c3 C3 = '
d) a1A2 + b1B2 + c1 C2 = 
1
46) 2
3

x
sinx + 2x
cosx + 3x

y
siny + 2y
cosy + 3y

a) sin(x - y)
c) cos(x + y)

b) cos(x - y)
d) xy sin(x -y)

c) a2b 2c2
d) 4a2b2c2
1 3 9
34) The roots of the equation 1 x x2 = 0, are
4 6 9
a) 1, 3
b) 3, 3/2
c) 3, -3
d) None
a + b + 2c
a
b
35)
=
c
2a + b + c
b
c
a
a + 2b + c

47) If the entries in a 3 u 3 determinant are either 0 or 1,

then the greatest value of the determinant is
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 9
m 1 2
48) If -1 0 3 = 7, then the value of m is
5 -1 4

a) ( a + b + c ) 2
c) ( a + b + c ) 3
2 2
36) If ' = 3 4
5 6

2 2Z -Z2
49. If Z is an imaginary cube root of unity, then 1 1 1
=
1 -1 0
a) 0
b) 1

b) 2a2b2c2

a) 2abc

a) '

b) 2( a + b + c )2
d) 2( a + b + c )3
3
6 6 9
5 and '_ = 9 12 15 , then '_ =
7
15 18 21

b) 3'

c) -1

d) None

c) -1

d) 2

1 a a2
1 a bc
50. The determinants 1 b ca and 1 b b2 are
1 c ab
1 c c2
a) equal
b) negatives of each other
c) reciprocal of each other

b) x + y + z + xyz
d) None of these

d) None of these

51. The value of the determinant

a) 8

b) a + b + c + 3abc
a) a + b + c - 3abc
c) (a + b + c)(a -b)(b - c)(c - a) d) None of these
a b c
a d g
40) If ' = d e f and '_ = b e h , then '_ =
g h i
c f
i
a) '
b) 1/'
c) '
d) None
1+x
1
1
41)
1
1+y
1 =
1
1 1+z
1 1 1
a) xyz 1   
x y z

c) xyz

b) -14/3
d) -35/2

c) ' d) 27'

37) If the system of following equations kx + 3y - 4z = 0,

x - ky + z = 0 and 5x + 4y - 3z = 0 has a nonzero solution,
then k =
a) -2, 6
b) 1, -5
c) -1, 5
d) None
2-x
3
3
38) One root of the equation
3
4-x
5 =0
3
5
4-x
a) 2
b) 1
1 1 1
39) a b c =
a3 b 3 c3

a) -7/5
c) -21/4

12
22
32

22 32
32 42
42 52

b) 12

c) 16
d) None of these
52. If Z z 1 is a cube root of unity, then the value of the
1

determinant 1 - i
-i

a) 0

1 + i + Z Z2
-1 Z2 - 1 is
-i + Z - 1
-1

b) 1

d) Z
43 1 6
53. The value of the determinant 35 7 4
17 3 2
a) 0
b) 10
c) 15
d) 20
c) i

is

n 1

n
54. If f(n) =

n2

n 1

n 2

n 1

n 2

Pn
Cn

Pn1
Cn 1

A) n2 + n
C) (n + 2)!

55. Let

B) (n + 1)!
D) n!(n2 + n + 1)
sin T
1
 sin T

1
 sin T
1

'

Pn  2
, then f(n) =
Cn 2

1
sin T
, then ' lies in
1

A) [2, 3]
B) [3, 4]
C) [2, 4]
D) (2, 4)
56. If Tp, Tq, Tr are pth, qth and rth terms of an A.P., then
Tp Tq Tr
p
1

q
1

r
is equal to
1

A) 1
C) 0

B) -1
D) p + q + r

57. The repeated factor of the determinant

A) (x - y)
C) (z - x)

zx
x y

z
y

x
is
z

B) (y - z)
D) None of these
2r

6r  1
4r 3  2nr
2

58. If Sr =

yz

x n(n  1)
y n2 (2n 3)
, then the value of
z n3 ( n  1)

is independent of

r 1

A) x only
C) x, y, z, n

B) y only
D) n only

D E J
E J D
59. D , E , J are the cube roots of 8, then
=
J D E
A) 0
B) 1
C) 8
D) 2
60. D , E , J are the roots of x3 + ax2 + b = 0, then the value

D E J
E J D is
of
J D E
A) -a3
B) a3 - 3b
3
C) a
D) a2 - 3b
|
61. If A = -A, where A is a 3 x 3 matrix, then |A| =
A) -1
B) 0
C) 1
D) 2

62.

'

sin 2 x

cos 2 x 1

cos 2 x

sin 2 x

10

12

, then '

A) 0
B) 12cos2x - 10sin2x - 2
2
2
C) 12sin x - 10cos x - 2 D) 10sin2x
63. A and B are square matrices of order 3 x 3. A is an
orthogonal matrix and B is a skew-symmetric matrix.
Which of the following statements is not true?
A) |A| = 1
B) |B| = 0
C) |AB| = 1
D) |AB| = 0