1.

The value of k for which the set of equations x+ky +3 z=0 , 3 x+ky−2 z=0 , 2x +3 y−4 z=0 has a
non trivial solution over the set of rationals is

(a) 15 (b) 31/2

(c) 16 (d) 33/2
Ans : d
2.If the system of equations, x+2 y −3 z=1 , (k +3 )z=3 , (2 k +1) x+z =0 is inconsistent, then the value
of k is
(a)– 3 (b) 1/2
(c)0 (d) 2
Ans : a

3.If the system of equations x−ky−z=0 , kx− y−z=0 and x+ y−z=0 has a non zero solution, then
the possible value of k are
(a) – 1, 2 (b) 1, 2
(c) 0, 1 (d) – 1, 1
Ans d
4.Set of equations a+b−2c=0 , 2 a−3 b+c=0 and a−5 b+4 c=α is consistent for α equal to
(a) 1 (b) 0
(c) –1 (d) 2
Ans : b

5.The system of equations λx+ y+ z=0 , −x+ λy+z=0 , −x− y +λz=0 , will have a non zero solution
if real values of λ are given by
(a) 0 (b) 1

(c) 3 (d) √3
Ans : a

6.If a2i +b2i +c 2i =1 , (i=1,2,3 ) and

ai a j +bi b j +c i c j=0 (i≠ j ,i, j=1,2,3) then the value of
2
a 1 a2 a3
| b 1 b2 b3 |
c1 c 2 c 3 is
(a) 0 (b) 1/2
(c) 1 (d) 2
Ans : c

7.If the system of equation

3 x−2 y+z=0 , λx−14 y +15 z=0 , x+2 y +3 z=0
have a non-trivial solution, then λ=
(a)5 (b) – 5
(c)– 29 (d) 29
Ans d

8.The system of linear equations x+ y+ z=2 , 2 x+ y −z=3 , 3 x+2 y +kz =4 has a unique solution if
(a) k ≠0 (b) −1<k <1
(c) −2<k <2 (d) k =0
Ans a

9.The system of equations

 x 1−x 2 + x 3 =2 , 3 x 1−x 2 +2 x 3 =−6
and
3 x1 + x 2 + x 3=−18 has
(a) No solution (b) Exactly one solution
(c) Infinite solutions (d) None of these
Ans c

10. The number of values of k for which the system of equations (k +1 )x+8 y=4 k , kx +( k +3) y=3 k−1
has infinitely many solutions, is
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) Infinite
Ans b

x ! ( x+1)! ( x+2)!
Δ=| ( x+1)! ( x+2)! ( x+3)! |
11. If x is a positive integer, then ( x+2)! ( x+3)! ( x+4)! is equal to
(a) 2( x!)( x+1)! (b) 2( x!)( x+1)!( x+2)!
(c) 2( x!)( x+3)! (d) None of these
Ans b

12. If the system of equations x+ay=0 , az+ y=0 and ax + z=0 has infinite solutions, then the value
of a is
(a) –1 (b) 1
(c) 0 (d) No real values
Ans a

13. The value of λ for which the system of equations 2x− y−z=12 , x−2 y+ z=−4 , x+ y+ λz=4
has no solution is
(a) 3 (b) – 3
(c) 2 (d) – 2
Ans d

p b c
| p+a q+b 2c | p q r
+ + =
14. If a≠p ,b≠q ,c≠r and a b r = 0, then p−a q−b r−c

(a)3 (b) 2
(c)1 (d) 0
Ans b

1 cos( β−α ) cos(γ−α )

| cos(α−β ) 1 cos(γ−β)|
15. The value of cos(α−γ ) cos( β−γ ) 1 is
 cos α sin α 1 2 sin α cosα 0 2
| cos β sin β 1 | | sin β cos β 0 |
(a) cos γ sin γ 1 (b) sin γ cos γ 0
2
cos α sin α 0
| sin β 0 cos β |
(c) 0 cos γ sin γ (d) None of these
Ans b

x+α β γ
| γ x+β α |=0
16. The value of x obtained from the equation α β x+γ will be
(a)0 and −(α +β+γ ) (b) 0 and (α+β +γ )
2 2 2
(c)1 and (α−β−γ ) (d) 0 and (α +β +γ )
Ans a

x 3 7
| 2 x −2 |=0
17. If 5 is one root of the equation 7 8 x , then other two roots of the equation are

(a)– 2 and 7 (b) – 2 and –7

(c)2 and 7 (d) 2 and –7
Ans d

18. If a,b,c and d are complex numbers, then the determinant

2 a+b+c+d ab+cd
Δ=| a+b+c+d 2(a+b )(c+d ) ab(c+d)+cd(a+b )|
ab+cd ab(c+d )+cd(a+d ) 2abcd is
(a)Dependent on a, b, c and d
(b)Independent of a,b,c and d
(c)Dependent on a,c and independent of b,d
(d)None of these
Ans b

n 2n
1 ω ω
Δ=| ω2 n 1 ω n |
2 n 2n
19. If n≠3 k and 1, ω,ω are the cube roots of unity, then ω ω 1 has the
value
(a)0 (b) ω
2
(c) ω (d) 1
Ans a
 a b 0
| 0 a b |=0
20. If b 0 a , then
(a)a is one of the cube roots of unity
(b)b is one of the cube roots of unity
a
()
(c) b is one of the cube roots of unity

(d)
( ab ) is one of the cube roots of –1
Ans d

a−b−c 2a 2a
| 2b b−c−a 2b |=
21. 2c 2c c−a−b
2 3
(a) (a+b+c ) (b) (a+b+c)

(c) (a+b+c )(ab+bc+ca) (d) None of these

Ans b

a+b a+2b a+3b

| a+2b a+3b a+4 b |=
22. a+4b a+5b a+6b

2 2 2
(a) a + b + c −3 abc (b) 3ab

(c) 3 a+5 b (d) 0

Ans d

b+c a a
| b c+a b |=
23. c c a+b
(a) abc (b) 2 abc
(c) 3 abc (d) 4 abc

Ans d
 2 2 2 2
b +c a a
| b2 2
c +a 2
b 2 |=
2 2 2 2
24. c c a +b
(a) abc (b) 4 abc
2 2 2 2 2 2
(c) 4a b c (d) ab c
Ans c

1+x 1 1
| 1 1+ y 1 |=
25. 1 1 1+z
1 1 1
(a)
(
xyz 1+ + +
x y z ) (b) xyz
1 1 1 1 1 1
1+ + + + +
(c) x y z (d) x y z
Ans a