Basic Maths & Vector

EXERCISE-1 9. The vector sum of three vectors A, B and C is

TRIGNOMETRY zero. If î and ĵ are unit vectors in the
1. sin 300º is equal to
(A) 1/2 (B) –1/2 directions of A and B respectively, then :
3 3 (A) C should be along î
(C) − (D)
2 2 (B) C should be along ĵ

2. Value of tan 225º is : (C) C should be along k̂

1 (D) C should be in the plane of î and ĵ
(A) 3 (B)
3
(C) 1 (D) –1
10. Consider the two vectors a and b . If a  b ,
3. Value of sin15º. cos15º is : then the magnitude of their sum :
(A) 1 (B) 1/2 (A) is equal to a + b
3
(C) 1/4 (D) (B) Must be equal to a − b
2
(C) cannot be less than a + b
DIFFERENTIATION (D) cannot be greater than a + b
3 2 dy
4. y = x + 2x + 7x + 8 then will be -
dx
(A) 3x2 + 2x + 15 (B) 3x2 + 4x + 7 11. If the vectors A = 3iˆ − 2jˆ + xkˆ and
(C) x3 + 2x2 + 15 (D) x3 + 4x + 7 B = 2iˆ + 4jˆ + kˆ are perpendicular to each other,
then the value of x is:
5. Differentiation of 2x2 + 3x w.r.t. x is :
(A) 4x + 3 (B) 4x (A) 2 (B) 3
(C) 3 (D) 4x + 1 (C) –2 (D) –3

6. Equation of straight line is 2x + 3y = 5. Slope 12. If A = 2iˆ − 3jˆ + kˆ and B = 3iˆ + ˆj − 2kˆ , then the
of the straight line is :
cosine of the angle  between the two vectors
(A) 3/2 (B) 2/3
is:
(C) –2/3 (D) –3/2
11 5
(A) (B)
INTEGRATION 14 14
1 1
7. x 3
dx is equal to : (C)
14
(D)
7
x4
(A) 3x2 (B) +C
4 13. A force F = 6iˆ − 8jˆ + 10kˆ newton produces an
4
x
(C) (D) 4x3 acceleration of 1 m/s2 in a body. The mass of
4
body would be :
(A) 200 kg
8.  2sin(x)dx is equal to : (B) 20 kg
(A) –2 cos x + C (B) 2 cos x + C (C) 10 2 kg
(C) –2 cos x (D) 2 cos x (D) 6 2 kg
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EXERCISE-2 dy
9. If y = tan x . cos2x then will be -
1. Value of sin (37°) cos (53°) is - dx
9 12 (A) 1 + 2 sin2x (B) 1 – 2 sin2x
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D) 2 sin2x
25 25
16 3 d2 y
(C) (D) 10. If y = x3 then is -
25 5 dx 2
(A) 6x2 (B) 6x
1
2. If sin  = , then cos  will be - (C) 3x2 (D) 3x
3
8 4 If Q = 4v3 + 3v2, then the value of 'v' such that,
(A)  (B)  11.
9 3 there exist maxima of 'Q' -
2 2 3 1
(C)  (D)  (A) 0 (B) −
3 4 2
1
3. Which of the following has value zero ? (C) (D) none
2
(A) sin 0° (B) tan 0°
(C) cos 0° (D) cot 0° d2 y
12. If y = sin x, then will be :
dx 2
x +1
, then the value of f ( f ( f (x))) is:
(A) cos x (B) sin x
4. If f(x) =
x −1 (C) – sin x (D) sin x + C
x −1
(A) (B) 1 13. Maximum value of f(x) = sin x + cos x is :
x +1
x +1 (A) 1 (B) 2
(C) (D) x 1
x −1 (C) (D) 2
2
  14. The displacement of a body at any time t after
5. If f(x) = tan x , then the value of f  
 4 starting is given by s = 15t – 0.4t2. The velocity
(A) 3 (B) 2 of the body will be 7 ms–1 after time :
(C) 1 (D) none of these (A) 20 s (B) 15 s
(C) 10 s (D) 5 s
dy
6. If y = x lnx then will be
dx 15. A particle is moving in a straight line. Its
(A) lnx + x (B) 1 + ln x displacement at time t is given by s (in m) = −
(C) lnx (D) 1 4t2 + 2t, then its velocity and acceleration at
1
time t = second are
nx dy 2
7. If y = then will be :
x dx (A) − 2 m/s, − 8 m/s2 (B) 2 m/s, 6 m/s2
1 − nx 1 + nx (C) − 2 m/s , 8 m/s2 (D) 2 m/s, 8 m/s2
(A) (B)
x x2
1 − nx nx − 1 16. A particle moves along a straight line such that
(C) (D)
x 2
x2 its displacement at any time t is given by :
s = t3 – 6t2 + 3t + 4 metresThe velocity when
8. Differentiation of sin(x2 + 3) w.r.t. x is - the acceleration is zero is :
(A) cos (x2 + 3) (B) 2x cos(x2 + 3) (A) 3 ms–1 (B) – 12 ms–1
–1
(C) (x2 + 3) cos(x2 + 3) (D) 2x cos(2x + 3) (C) 42 ms (D) – 9 ms–1
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 x dy will
 /2
If x = (6y + 4) (3y2 + 4y + 3) then
 sin
17. 2
22. The value of x dx will be :
be : 0

1 (A) 1 (B) 0
(A)
3y + 4y + 3
2  
(C) (D)
4 2
(3y2 + 4y + 3)2
(B) +C
2
23. A vector may change if :
(C) (3y2 + 4y + 3)
(A) Frame of reference is translated
(6 y+ 4)
(D) (B) Frame of reference is rotated
(3y2 + 4y + 3)
(C) Vector is translated parallel to itself
(D) Vector is rotated
COMPREHENSION (18 to 20) :
If charge flown through a cross section of wire 24. If two non-parallel vectors a and b are equal
in one direction during 0 to t is given by q = 3
in magnitude, then the vectors ( a − b) and
sin (3t) then
18. Find out the amount of charge flowing through ( a + b) will be:
  (A) parallel to each other
the wire till t =   seconds.
 6 (B) perpendicular to each other
(A) 3 coulombs (B) 6 coulombs (C) anti-parallel to each other
(C) 1 coulomb (D) Zero coulomb (D) inclined at an angle less than 90º

19. Find out the current flowing through the wire at 25. The condition under which the vector ( a − b) is
 parallel to b is :
t= second.
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(A) a || b (B) a ⊥ b
(A) 4.5 Amp (B) 4.5 3 Amp
(C) a = b (D) a  b
(C) 3 / 2 Amp (D) 9 Amp.

 26. Which of the following relations are wrong ?

20. Find out the area under i – t curve from t =
9 (A) A + B = C (B) A + B = C
 (C) A + B = C (D) A + B = C
to t = seconds :
6
2− 3  2+ 3  27. The rectangular components of force of 5 dyne
(A) 3   (B) 3   are :
 2   2 
(A) 1 and 2 dyne (B) 2 and 3 dyne
2 − 3  2 + 3 
(C)   (D)   (C) 3 and 4 dyne (D) 2.5 and 2.5 dyne
 2   2 
28. To get a resultant displacement of 10m, two
21. The area of region between y = sin x and x–axis displacement vectors, one of magnitude 6m and
  another of 8 m, should be combined :
in the interval 0,  will be :
 2 (A) Parallel
(A) 1 (B) 0 (B) Anti-parallel
1 (C) At an angle 60°
(C) 2 (D)
2 (D) Perpendicular to each
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29. If the magnitudes of vectors A, B and C are 36. The angle between ( A  B) and ( B  A) is :
12, 5 and 13 units respectively and A + B = C , (A) Zero (B) 
the angle between A and B is: (C) /4 (D) /2
(A) 0 (B) 
(C) /2 (D) /4 37. Five equal forces of 10 N each are applied at
one point and all are lying in one plane. If the
30. The resultant of two equal forces is double of angles between them are equal, the resultant of
either of the forces. The angle between them is: these forces will be :
(A) 120° (B) 90° (A) Zero (B) 10 N
(C) 60° (D) 0° (C) 20 N (D) 10 2 N

31. The resultant of two forces acting at an angle of 38. An aeroplane is moving in a circular path with
150° is 10 kg wt, and is perpendicular to the a speed 250 km/hr; what is the change in
smaller force. The smaller force is : velocity in half revolution ?
(A) 10 3 kg wt (B) 20 3 kg wt (A) 500 km/hr (B) 250 km/hr
(C) 20 kg wt (D) (20 / 3 ) kg wt (C) 125 km/hr (D) Zero

39. A truck travelling due north at 50 km/hr turns

32. Two vectors A and B are such that
west and travels at the same speed. What is the
A+B = A−B . change in velocity?
The angle between the vectors A and B is : (A) 50 km/hr north-west
(A) 0 (B) /3 (B) 50 2 km/hr north-west
(C) /2 (D)  (C) 50 km/hr south-east
(D) 50 2 km/hr south-west
33. Minimum number of unequal coplanar forces
whose vector sum can be equal to zero is :
40. I started walking down a road to day-break
(A) Two (B) Three
facing the sun. After walking for some time, I
(C) Four (D) Any
turned to my left, then I turned to the right once
again. In which direction was I going then ?
34. Two vectors A and B lie in a plane, a third
(A) East (B) North -west
vector C lies outside this plane, then the sum (C) North-east (D) South
of these vectors A + B + C
(A) Can be zero 41. A person moves 30 m north, then 20 m east,
(B) Can never be zero then 30 2 m south-west His displacement
(C) Lies in a plane containing A + B from the original position is :
(D) Lies in a plane containing A − B (A) 14 m south-west (B) 28 m south
(C) 10 m west (D) 15 m east
35. Two forces of 4 dyne and 3 dyne act upon a
body. The resultant force on the body can only 42. The resultant of two forces, one double the
be : other in magnitude, is perpendicular to the
(A) More than 3 dyne smaller of the two forces. The angle between
(B) More than 4 dyne the two forces is:
(C) Between 3 and 4 dyne (A) 120º (B) 60º
(D) Between 1 and 7 dyne (C) 90º (D) 150º
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43. The angle that the vector A = 2iˆ + 3jˆ makes 3. Two nonzero vectors a and b are such that (a +
b) is perpendicular to (a – b). Then,
with y-axis is :
(IAO/Sr./Stage-I/2008)
(A) tan–1(3/2) (B) tan–1 (2/3)
(A) a must be perpendicular to b and |a| must
(C) sin–1 (2/3) (D) cos–1(3/2)
be equal to |b|
(B) a must be perpendicular to b but |a| may
44. ( )
A vector perpendicular to 4iˆ − 3jˆ is : not be equal to |b|
(A) 4iˆ − 3jˆ (B) 7kˆ (C) a may be perpendicular to b and |a| may
equal to |b|
(C) 6kˆ (D) 3kˆ − 4jˆ (D) a may be perpendicular to b and |a| must
be equal to |b|
45. A particle is displaced from position
( ) (
2iˆ − ˆj + kˆ to another position 3iˆ + 2jˆ − 2kˆ ) 4. If â and b̂ are unit vectors and  is the angle

(
under the action of the force of 2iˆ + ˆj − kˆ . ) between them, then which of the following
statements is/are true? (IAO/Sr./Stage-I/2009)
The work done by the force in an arbitrary unit
(A) If ( â + bˆ ) is a unit vector, then  = 2 / 3
is:
(A) 8 (B) 10 (B) If ( â − bˆ ) is a unit vector, then  =  / 3
(C) 12 (D) 16 (C) If ( â + bˆ ) is a unit vector, then  = 3 / 4
(D) If ( â − bˆ ) is a unit vector, then  =  / 4
46. A force F = aiˆ + bjˆ + ckˆ is acting upon a body
of mass ‘m’ If the body starts from rest and was 5. A quantity m is a scalar where as A is a vector.
at the origin initially, find its new co-ordinates Then, the meaningful quantity is :
after time t : (IAO/Jr./Stage-I/2007)
at 2 bt 2 ct 2 at 2 2bt 2 ct 2 (A) m + A
(A) , , (B) , , (B) mA but not A/m
2m 2m 2m 2m m 2m
(C) A/m but not mA
at 2 bt 2 ct 2
(C) , , (D) None of these (D) mA as well as A/m
m m 2m

6. a, b and c are three vectors having magnitudes

NSEJS PYQ 8, 3 and 5 as shown in the figure. Then,
1. Two vectors of equal magnitude are inclined to (IAO/Jr./Stage-I/2008)
each other at an angle . Keeping the direction
of one of them fixed the other is rotated
through an equal angle . Now, the resultant of
these vectors has the same magnitude as each
(A) a = b + c (B) a > b + c
of the two vectors. (IJSO/Stage-I/2011)
(C) a < b + c (D) none of these
(A) 90º (B) 30º
(C) 45º (D) 60º

2. A vector A = ax i + ay j + az k has zero

magnitude. Then, (IAO/Sr./Stage-I/2007)
(A) ax + ay = – az (B) ax + az = 0, ay = 0
(C) ax + ay = 0, az = 0 (D) ax = ay = az = 0

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Answer Key

EXERCISE-1
1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (C) 4. (B)
5. (A) 6. (C) 7. (B) 8. (A)
9. (D) 10. (D) 11. (C) 12. (C)
13. (C)

EXERCISE-2

1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (A, B) 4. (C)

5. (C) 6. (B) 7. (C) 8. (B)
9. (B) 10. (B) 11. (B) 12. (C)
13. (D) 14. (C) 15. (A) 16. (D)
17. (B) 18. (A) 19. (A) 20. (A)
21. (A) 22. (C) 23. (D) 24. (B)
25. (A) 26. (A, B, C) 27. (C) 28. (D)
29. (C) 30. (D) 31. (A) 32. (C)
33. (B) 34. (B) 35. (D) 36. (B)
37. (A) 38. (A) 39. (D) 40. (A)
41. (C) 42. (A) 43. (B) 44. (B)
45. (A) 46. (A)

NSEJS PYQ
1. (D) 2. (D) 3. (D) 4. (A, B)
5. (D) 6. (B)

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