Let $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 1 & \alpha \end{bmatrix}$ and $B = \begin{bmatrix} 3 & 3 \\ \beta & 2 \end{bmatrix}$. If $A^2 - 4A + I = O$ and $B^2 - 5B - 6I = O$, then among the two statements:
(S1): $[(B - A)(B + A)]^T = \begin{bmatrix} 13 & 15 \\ 7 & 10 \end{bmatrix}$
and
(S2): $\det(\text{adj}(A + B)) = -5$.

Let $\Omega$ be the set of all $3 \times 3$ symmetric matrices all of whose entries are either $0$ or $1$. Five of these entries are $1$ and four of them are $0$.
$1.$ The number of matrices in $\Omega$ is
$(A) 12$ $(B) 6$ $(C) 9$ $(D) 3$
$2.$ The number of matrices $A$ in $\Omega$ for which the system of linear equations $A\begin{bmatrix} x \\ y \\ z \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 1 \\ 0 \\ 0 \end{bmatrix}$ has a unique solution,is
$(A)$ less than $4$ $(B)$ at least $4$ but less than $7$ $(C)$ at least $7$ but less than $10$ $(D)$ at least $10$
$3.$ The number of matrices $A$ in $\Omega$ for which the system of linear equations $A\begin{bmatrix} x \\ y \\ z \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 1 \\ 0 \\ 0 \end{bmatrix}$ is inconsistent,is
$(A) 0$ $(B)$ more than $2$ $(C) 2$ $(D) 1$

For $A = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & 0 & -2 \\ 0 & -2 & 0 \\ -2 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$,which of the following is true?

Let $\alpha$ be a root of the equation $(a-c)x^2 + (b-a)x + (c-b) = 0$,where $a, b, c$ are distinct real numbers such that the matrix $\begin{bmatrix} \alpha^2 & \alpha & 1 \\ 1 & 1 & 1 \\ a & b & c \end{bmatrix}$ is singular. Then the value of $\frac{(a-c)^2}{(b-a)(c-b)} + \frac{(b-a)^2}{(a-c)(c-b)} + \frac{(c-b)^2}{(a-c)(b-a)}$ is:

Let $A$ and $B$ be two non-singular skew-symmetric matrices such that $AB = BA$. Then $A^{2} B^{2} (A^{\top} B)^{-1} (A B^{-1})^{\top}$ is equal to

Let $A = \begin{bmatrix} \cos \alpha & -\sin \alpha \\ \sin \alpha & \cos \alpha \end{bmatrix}$,$\alpha \in R$ such that $A^{32} = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & -1 \\ 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$. Then a value of $\alpha$ is