Let $A$ be a symmetric matrix and $B$ be a skew-symmetric matrix,such that $A - B = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 \end{bmatrix}$. Then $|A|$ is:

  • A
    $-\frac{3}{4}$
  • B
    $-\frac{1}{4}$
  • C
    $-\frac{11}{4}$
  • D
    $-\frac{9}{4}$

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Let $a_1, a_2, a_3, \dots, a_{10}$ be in $G.P.$ with $a_i > 0$ for $i = 1, 2, \dots, 10$ and $S$ be the set of pairs $(r, k)$,$r, k \in N$ (the set of natural numbers) for which
$\left| \begin{array}{ccc} \log_e(a_1^r a_2^k) & \log_e(a_2^r a_3^k) & \log_e(a_3^r a_4^k) \\ \log_e(a_4^r a_5^k) & \log_e(a_5^r a_6^k) & \log_e(a_6^r a_7^k) \\ \log_e(a_7^r a_8^k) & \log_e(a_8^r a_9^k) & \log_e(a_9^r a_{10}^k) \end{array} \right| = 0$
Then the number of elements in $S$ is:

Let $A = \left| \begin{array}{cc} 2 & e^{i \pi} \\ -1 & i^{2012} \end{array} \right|$,$C = \left. \frac{d}{dx} \left( \frac{1}{x} \right) \right|_{x=1}$,and $D = \int_{e^2}^{1} \frac{dx}{x}$. If the sum of two roots of the equation $Ax^3 + Bx^2 + Cx - D = 0$ is equal to zero,then $B$ is equal to:

Match the statements given in Column $I$ with the intervals/union of intervals given in Column $II$.
Column $I$Column $II$
$(A)$ The set $\{\operatorname{Re}(\frac{2 i z}{1-z^2}): |z|=1, z \neq \pm 1\}$ is$(p)$ $(-\infty,-1) \cup(1, \infty)$
$(B)$ The domain of $f(x)=\sin ^{-1}(\frac{8(3)^{x-2}}{1-3^{2(x-1)}})$ is$(q)$ $(-\infty, 0) \cup(0, \infty)$
$(C)$ If $f(\theta)=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}1 & \tan \theta & 1 \\ -\tan \theta & 1 & \tan \theta \\ -1 & -\tan \theta & 1\end{array}\right|$,then the set $\{f(\theta): 0 \leq \theta < \frac{\pi}{2}\}$ is$(r)$ $[2, \infty)$
$(D)$ If $f(x)=x^{3 / 2}(3 x-10), x \geq 0$,then $f(x)$ is increasing in$(s)$ $(-\infty,-1] \cup[1, \infty)$
$(t)$ $(-\infty, 0] \cup[2, \infty)$

Let $R = \begin{bmatrix} x & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & y & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & z \end{bmatrix}$ be a non-zero $3 \times 3$ matrix,where $x \sin \theta = y \sin \left(\theta + \frac{2 \pi}{3}\right) = z \sin \left(\theta + \frac{4 \pi}{3}\right) \neq 0$,$\theta \in (0, 2 \pi)$. For a square matrix $M$,let $\text{trace}(M)$ denote the sum of all the diagonal entries of $M$. Then,among the statements:
$(I) \text{ Trace}(R) = 0$
$(II) \text{ If trace}(\text{adj}(\text{adj}(R))) = 0, \text{ then } R \text{ has exactly one non-zero entry.}$

How many $3 \times 3$ matrices $M$ with entries from $\{0, 1, 2\}$ are there,for which the sum of the diagonal entries of $M^T M$ is $5$?

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