CUET UG Mathematics — Algebra previous year questions with solutions.
If $2\begin{bmatrix}3 & 4 \\ 5 & x\end{bmatrix} + \begin{bmatrix}1 & y \\ 0 & 1\end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix}7 & 0 \\ 10 & 5\end{bmatrix}$, then the value of $x-y$ is :
If $x = \begin{vmatrix}1 & 2 & 3 \\ 2 & 3 & 1 \\ 3 & 1 & 2\end{vmatrix}$ then value of $9-2x$ is :
The equation of the line passing through (-2, 3, 4) and parallel to the vector $2\hat{i} - \hat{j} + \hat{k}$ is:
Match List - I with List - II. | List - I | List - II | |---|---| | (A) Two events E and F will be independent if $P(E'F')$ is equal to | (I) $1 - P(E/F)$ | | (B) If $P(F) \neq 0$, then $P(E'/F)$ is equal to | (II) $P(E) = P(F)$ | | (C) If E and F are independent events, then | (III) $P(E \cap F') = P(E) \cdot P(F')$ | | (D) If $P(E \cap F) \neq 0$ and $P(E/F) = P(F/E)$, then | (IV) $[1-P(E)][1-P(F)]$ | Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
If $x-y=2$ and $y-z=3$ then value of $\begin{vmatrix}1 & x & x^2 \\ 1 & y & y^2 \\ 1 & z & z^2\end{vmatrix} =$
Match List - I with List - II. | List - I | List - II | |---|---| | (A) $\begin{bmatrix}0 & -5 & 9 \\ 5 & 0 & -3 \\ -9 & 3 & 0\end{bmatrix}$ | (I) Scalar matrix | | (B) $\begin{bmatrix}5 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 5 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 5\end{bmatrix}$ | (II) Diagonal matrix | | (C) $\begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & -5 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 7\end{bmatrix}$ | (III) Symmetric matrix | | (D) $\begin{bmatrix}3 & -2 & 1 \\ -2 & -5 & 6 \\ 1 & 6 & 0\end{bmatrix}$ | (IV) Skew-symmetric matrix | Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
If $A$ is a skew-symmetric matrix and $n$ is an odd positive integer, then $A^n$ is :
Identify the correct statements. (A) If $A$ is a non-singular matrix, then $A^{-1} = \frac{|A|}{(\text{adj } A)}$ (B) If $A$ is an invertible matrix then $\frac{1}{|A^{-1}|} = |A|$ (C) If $A$ and $B$ are two invertible matrices of the same order then $AB$ is also invertible matrix and $(BA)^{-1} = A^{-1}B^{-1}$ (D) If $A$ is an invertible matrix, then $A^T$ is also invertible and $(A^T)^{-1} = \frac{1}{(A^{-1})^T}$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Match List - I with List - II. | List - I | List - II | |---|---| | (A) $A$ is a square matrix of order $3$ and $\lvert 2A \rvert = k\lvert A \rvert$, then $k$ is | (I) $0$ | | (B) Value of $\begin{vmatrix}1 & a & b+c \\ 1 & b & c+a \\ 1 & c & a+b\end{vmatrix}$ is | (II) $3$ | | (C) Matrix $\begin{bmatrix}5-x & x+1 \\ 2 & 4\end{bmatrix}$ is singular, then $x =$ | (III) $8$ | | (D) If $A = (a_{ij}) = \begin{bmatrix}5 & 3 & 8 \\ 2 & 0 & 1 \\ 1 & 2 & 3\end{bmatrix}$, then the minor of the element $a_{23}$ is | (IV) $7$ | Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Which of the following relations on the set $A = \{1, 2, 3\}$ are equivalence ? (A) $R = \{(1,1), (2,2), (1,2), (2,1)\}$ (B) $R = \{(1,1), (2,2), (3,3)\}$ (C) $R = \{(1,1), (1,2), (2,1)\}$ (D) $R = \{(1,1), (2,2), (3,3), (1,2), (2,1), (2,3), (3,2), (1,3), (3,1)\}$ (E) $R = \{(1,1), (2,2), (3,3), (1,2)\}$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Bag A contains 2 red and 3 white balls, Bag B contains 3 red and 2 white balls. If a ball is drawn at random and is found to be red, then the probability that it was drawn from bag B, is :
In a hospital, there are 300 patients, out of which 120 are female. It is known that out of 120 females, 10% of the patients are below 40 years of age. What is the probability that a patient chosen randomly is below 40 yrs of age given that the chosen patient is a female.
It is given that only 0.1% of a large population have COVID infection. In this population, the reliability of COVID RTPCR-test is specified as follows : For persons having COVID, 90% of the test detects the disease but 10% goes undetected. For persons not having COVID, 99% of the test is judged COVID negative but 1% are diagnosed as COVID positive. Based on the above informations, answer the question : The probability of the person tested as COVID positive, given that he is actually having COVID is :
If A is a square matrix of order 3 and $|A|$ is 2, then value of $|adj(A)|$ is :
The number of all possible non-singular matrices of order $2 \times 2$ with each entry 0 or 1 is :
Let X be a discrete random variable and probability distribution X is | X | $-1$ | 0 | 1 | |---|---|---|---| | P(X) | $\frac{1}{2}$ | $\frac{1}{5}$ | $\frac{3}{10}$ | Then E(X) is equal to :
The modulus function $f : R \to R$, given by $f(x) = |x|$, is :
Let L be the set of all lines in a plane and R be the relation in L defined as $R = \{(l_1, l_2) : l_1 \text{ is perpendicular to } l_2, \text{ where } l_1, l_2 \in L\}$. Choose the correct answer :
A shopkeeper sells three types of flower seeds $A_1, A_2, A_3$. They are sold as a mixture where the proportions are 4 : 4 : 2 respectively. The germination rates of the three types of seeds are 45%, 60% and 35% respectively. Calculate the probability in the following cases. The probability that seed is of type $A_2$ given that seed germinate.
The corner points of feasible region are: A. (0, 240) B. (0, 0) C. (300, 0) D. (120, 180) E. (180, 120) Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
The probability that exactly one of them complete the task on time is
If A is a matrix of order $m \times n$ and B is another matrix such that $A'B$ and $BA'$ are both defined, then the order of matrix B is
Assume $P$, $Q$, $R$ and $S$ are matrices of order $2 \times m$, $k \times n$, $m \times 2$ and $2 \times 3$ respectively. The restrictions on $k$, $m$ and $n$, so that $PQ + RS$ is defined are
Let $f : [2, \infty) \to \mathbf{R}$ be a function defined by $f(x) = x^2 - 4x + 5$. The range of $f$ is :