IPMAT Indore (SA) PYQs

If inverse of the matrix $\left[\begin{array}{cc}2 & -0.5 \\ -1 & x\end{array}\right]$ is $\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 1 \\ 2 & 4 \end{array}\right]$, then the value of $x$ is

Suppose $a, b$ and $c$ are integers such that $a>b>c>0$, and $A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}a & b & c \\ b & c & a \\ c & a & b\end{array}\right]$. Then the value of the determinant of $A$ is

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \newline 3 & a \end{bmatrix}$ where $a$ is a real number and det $(A ^ 3 - 3A ^ 2 - 5A) = 0$ then one of the values of $a$ can be