Vectors
Total No. of Questions: 50 Total Marks: 200
SECTION 1: MCQ
Q1 Specific gravity is (4 Marks)
A. Scalar
B. Vector
C. Having dimensions same as acceleration
D. None
Q2 (4 Marks)
The angle made by the vector A = ^i + ^j with x − axis is
A. 45∘
B. 30∘
C. 90∘
D. 0∘
Q3 .............. is not a scalar quantity. (4 Marks)
A. Momentum
B. temperature
C. length
D. Time
Q4 When A.B = −∣A∣∣B ∣, then (4 Marks)
A. A and B are perpendicular to each other
B. A and B Act in the same direction
C. A and B Act in the opposite direction
D. A and B can act in any direction
Q5 j + 3k^ and 3^i − 2^j + k^ .
Two adjacent of a parallelogram are represented by the two vectors ^i + 2^
(4 Marks)
What is the area of parallelogram
A. 8
B. 8 3
C. 3 8
D. 192
Q6 Friction is: (4 Marks)
A. a scalar quantity
B. a vector quantity
C. neither A or B
D. either a scalar or a vector
Q7 j − k^ and b
If a = ^i − 7^
= 2^i − ^j − k^ then a ⋅ b = .......
(4 Marks)
A. 10
B. −6
C. 6a
D. −6a
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∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
Q8 ∣→ → ∣ ∣→ → ∣ → → (4 Marks)
If a. b =
3 a × b , then the angle between a and b is :-
∣π ∣ ∣ ∣
A.
π6
B.
4
π
C.
3
π
D.
2
Q9 j ) and (^j − k^ ) is
Angle between the vectors (^i + ^
(4 Marks)
A. 90 o
B. 0o
C. 180o
D. 60o
Q10 ˉ and B
If the angle between the velocity A ˉ is '\theta \,' the value of the product (B
ˉ × Aˉ ).Aˉ is equal (4 Marks)
to
A. BA2 cos θ
B. BA2 sin θ
C. BA2 sin θ cos θ
D. Zero
Q11 If A × B = B × A, then the angle between A and B is (4 Marks)
A. π
B. π/3
C. π/2
D. π/4
Q12 A force of (3i + 4j )N acts on a body and displaces it by (3i + 4j )[Link] work done by the force
(4 Marks)
is:
A. 5J
B. 30J
C. 25J
D. 10J
Q13 (4 Marks)
ˉ = A cos θ^i + A sin θ^j be any vector. Another vector B
Let A
ˉ , which is normal to Aˉ can be
expressed as
A. ^iB cos θ − ^j B sin θ
B. ^iB cos θ + ^j B sin θ
^ ^
C. iB sin θ − j B cos θ
D. ^iB sin θ + ^
j B cos θ
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Q14 (4 Marks)
A force of [Link] and [Link] can be applied together to produce the effect of a single force of:
A. 20 [Link]
B. 15 [Link]
C. 11 [Link]
D. 1 [Link]
Q15 The unit vector along 2i − 3j + k is (4 Marks)
2i − 3j + k
A.
14
2i − 3j + k
B.
5
2i − 3j + k
C.
15
D. None of these
Q16 A body, initially at rest, is acted upon by four forces F1
= i + k , F2 = 2j + 3k , F3 = 3i and
(4 Marks)
F4 = 3j − 4i. In which plane will the body move?
A. x-y plane
B. x-z plane
C. y-z plane
D. none of these
Q17 The angular velocity of a rotating body is ω = 4^i + ^j − 2k^ . The linear velocity of the body whose
(4 Marks)
position vector is 2^i + 3^
j − 3k^ is:
A. 5^i + 8^j + 14k^
B. 3^i + 8^j + 10k^
C. 8^i − 3^j + 2k^
D. −8^i + 3^ j + 2k^
Q18 A vector perpendicular to the vector (^i + 2^
j )and having magnitude 3 5 units is
(4 Marks)
A. 3^i + 6^j
B. 6^i − 3^
j
C. 4^i − 2^
j
^
D. i − 2j^
Q19 (4 Marks)
If A . B = 0 and A × B = 1, then A and B are
A. perpendicular unit vectors
B. parallel unit vectors
C. parallel
D. perpendicular
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Q20 At a given instant of time the position vector of a particle moving in a circle with a velocity 3^i − (4 Marks)
4^j + 5k^ is ^i + 9^j − 8k^ . lt's angular velocity at that time is
(13^i − 29^j − 31k^ )
A.
146
(13^i − 29^j − 31k^ )
B.
146
(13^i + 29^j − 31k^ )
C.
146
k^
^ ^j
D. (13 + 29 + 31 )
i
146
Q21 Select incorrect statement (4 Marks)
A. for any two vectors ∣∣A ⋅ B ∣∣
≤ AB .
∣ ∣
B. for any two vectors ∣A × B ∣ ≤ AB .
C. a vector is not changed if it is slid parallel to itself.
D. a vector is necessarily changed if it is rotated through an angle.
Q22 ˉ = 3^i + 4^j and B
If A ˉ
= 2^i + 2^j , the vector having the same magnitude as that of Aˉ and parallel
(4 Marks)
ˉ
of B is
A. 5 2(^i + ^ j)
5
B. (ˉi + ^j )
2
C. 5 2(^ 2i + ^2j)
D. −5 2(^i + ^ j)
A = 9^i − 7^j + 5k^ and B = 3^i − 2^j + 6k^ then the value of (A + B ) . (A − B ) IS
Q23 (4 Marks)
If
A. 206
B. 128
C. 106
D. -17
Q24 (4 Marks)
If A = j + k and B = 2i − j + 4k then the unit vector of A + B is
A. 3i+5k
24
B. 3 −5
i k
34
C. 3 +5
i k
34
D. None of these
Q25 Which of the following is not essential for the three vectors to zero resultant? (4 Marks)
A. The resultant of any two vectors should be equal and opposite to the third vector
B. They should lie in the same plane
C. They should act the sides of a parallelogram
D. It should be possible to represent them by the three sides of triangle taken in same order
Q26 Given unit vectors m ˉ ,n
ˉ and pˉ such that angle between m
ˉ and n
ˉ = angle between pˉ and (m
ˉ × (4 Marks)
ˉ ) = π/6 then [n
n ˉ pˉ m
ˉ]=
A. 3/4
B. 3/4
C. 1/4
D. none
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Q27 If P = 4^i − 2^j + 6k^ and Q = ^i − 2^j − 3k^ , then the angle which P + Q makes with x-axis is
(4 Marks)
3
A. cos−1 ( )
50
4
B. cos−1 ( )
50
5
C. cos−1 ( )
50
12
D. cos−1 ( )
50
Q28 If two vectors 2i + 3j − k and − 4i − 6j − λk are anti-parallet to each other then value of λ
(4 Marks)
be
A. 0
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Q29 The resultant of two forces, one double then other in magnitude, is perpendicular to the smaller of (4 Marks)
the two forces. The angle between the two forces is
A. 120∘
B. 60∘
C. 90∘
D. 150∘
Q30 lf the initial velocity of a body is V1 and final velocity is V2 and the angle between V1 and V2 is ϕ
(4 Marks)
, then the change in velocity is:
A. V2 − V1
B. V22 + V12
C. V12 + V22 − 2V1 V2 cos ϕ
D. V12 + V22 + 2V1 V2 cos ϕ
Q31 To get a resultant displacement of 10 m two displacement vectors, one of magnitude 6m and another (4 Marks)
of 8m should be combined:
A. parallel
B. anti-parallel
C. at an angle 600
D. perpendicular to each other
Q32 Maximum and minimum values of the resultant of two forces acting at a point are 7 N and 3 N (4 Marks)
respectively. The smaller force will be equal to
A. 5N
B. 4N
C. 2N
D. 1N
Q33 A dog walks 140 m due east and then turns west and runs 65 m. He then turns north and trots (4 Marks)
40 m. After completing his journey, he is 85 m northeast of his home. When he hears his master's
call, he runs directly home.
Which part of the trip is a negative vector?
A. The eastward leg
B. The westward leg
C. The northward leg
D. The distance from home
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Q34 (4 Marks)
If a and b are two vectors then the value of
(a + b )×(a − b )
A. 2( b × a)
B. −2 ( b × a )
C. b ×a
D. a × b
Q35 The magnitudes of vectors a, b and C are respectively. 12,5 and 13 units and a + b = C then (4 Marks)
the angle between A and B is
A. 0
B. π/3
C. π/2
D. π/4
Q36 Two forces are such that the sum of their magnitude is 18N and their resultant is 12N and it is (4 Marks)
also perpendicular to the smaller [Link] the magnitude of the forces are
A. 12N , 6N
B. 13N , 5N
C. 10N , 8N
D. 16N , 2N
Q37 A vector a makes 30∘ and b makes 120∘ angle with the x-axis. The magnitude of these vectors are (4 Marks)
3 unit and 4 unit respectively. The magnitude of resultant vector is
A. 3 unit
B. 4 unit
C. 5 unit
D. 1 unit
Q38 Projection of P on Q is
(4 Marks)
A. P ∙ Q ^
B. P^ ∙Q
^
C. P × Q
D. P × Q
Q39 The projection of a = ^i + 2^j + 3k^ on the vector b = ^i + 2^j − k^ is :
(4 Marks)
2
A.
3
3
B.
2
4
C.
21
25
D.
21
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Q40 which of the following is the unit vector perpendicular to A and B ? (4 Marks)
A×B
A.
ABcosθ
A×B
B.
ABsinθ
C.
A×B
ABsinθ
D.
A×B
ABcosθ
Q41 ∣ ∣ (4 Marks)
If u = a − b; v = a + b and ∣a∣ = b = 2 then ∣u × v∣ is equal to
∣ ∣
2
A. 2 ( 16 − (a.b) )
2
B. 2 ( 16 − (a.b) )
2
C. 2 ( 4 − (a.b) )
D. [4 − (a.b)2 ]
Q42 Which of the following two statement is more appropriate (4 Marks)
A. Two volecities is added using triangle rule because velocity is vector quantity.
B. velocity is vector quantity because two velocity are added using triangle rule
C.
D.
Q43 If two vectors 2^i + 3^
j + 3k^ and −4^i − 6^j + λk^ are parallel to each other then value of λ is
(4 Marks)
A. −6
B. −2
C. −3
D. −4
Q44 Let rˉ1 , rˉ2 , rˉ3 ..........rˉn , be the position vectors of points P1′ P2′ P3′ ........Pn relative to the origin
(4 Marks)
O. If the vector equation a1 rˉ1 + a2 rˉ2 + ......... + an rˉn = 0 holds, then a similar equation will
also hold w.r.t. to any other origin provided:
A. a1 + a2 + ...... + an = n
B. a1 + a2 + ...... + an = 1
C. a1 + a2 + ...... + an = 0
D. none
Q45 The resultant of two forces P and Q is of magnitude P. If P be doubled, the resultant will be Inclined (4 Marks)
to Q at an angle
A. 0o
B. 30o
C. 60o
D. 90o
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Q46 A vector F is acting along positiove Y − axis. If the vector product with another vector F2 is zero
(4 Marks)
then F2 could be :
A. 3^j
B. −4k^
C. −5i^
D. −(^i + ^
j)
Q47 If the sum of two unit vectors is a unit vector, then the magnitude of their difference is : (4 Marks)
A. 2
B. 3
C. 1/ 2
D. 5
Q48 ˉ
If a = ^i − ^j + k^ and ˉb = 2^i − ^j + 3k^ , then the unit vector along a
ˉ + ˉb is (4 Marks)
A.
3^i + 4k^
5
B.
−3^i + 4k^
5
C. −3 − 4k^
^i
5
D. none of these
Q49 (4 Marks)
Two vectors a and b inclined at an angle θ w.r.t. each other have a resultant c which makes an
angle β with a . If the directions of a and b are interchanged, then the resultant will have the
same
A. magnitude
B. direction
C. magnitude as well as direction
D. neither magnitude nor direction
Q50 The sum of magnitude of two vectors is 36 units and resultant vector is perpendicular to the smaller (4 Marks)
vector. If magnitude of resultant vector is 24 unit, then magnitude of given vectors are
A. 26 unit and 10 unit
B. 20 unit and 16 unit
C. 24 unit and 12 unit
D. 25 unit and 11 unit
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