Vector DPP

Vector Operations
Level 1

1. If the magnitude of sum of two vectors is equal to the magnitude of difference of the two
vectors, the angle between these vectors is
(a) 90° (b) 45° (c) 180° (d) 0°
2. Six vectors a to f have the magnitudes and directions indicated in the figure. Which of the
following statements is true?

(a) b + c = f (b) d + c = f (c) d + e = f (d) b + e = f

3. A and B are two vectors and θ is the angle between them. If |A × B| = √3 (A ·
B), then the value of θ is
(a) 60° (b) 45° (c) 30° (d) 90°
4. The vectors A and B are such that |A + B| = |A - B|. The angle between the two vectors is
(a) 45° (b) 90° (c) 60° (d) 5°
5. Which of the following is not a vector quantity?
(a) Speed (b) Velocity (c) Torque (d) Displacement
6. The resultant of A × 0 will be equal to
(a) zero (b) A (c) zero vector (d) unit vector
7. The angle between A and B is θ. The value of the triple product A · (B × A) is
(a) A2B (b) zero (c) A2B sin θ (d) A2B cos θ

Level 2: Imp. Scalar Product of Two Vectors

8. If a vector 2î + 3ĵ + 8k̂ is perpendicular to the vector 4ĵ - 4î + αk̂ , then the value of α is
(a) -1 (b) 1/2 (c) -1/2 (d) 1
 9. If |A × B| = √3 A · B, then the value of |A + B| is [AIPMT 2004]
(a) (A2 + B2 + AB)1/2 (b) (A2 + B2 + AB/√3)1/2 (c) A + B (d) (A2 + B2 + √3 AB)1/2
10. The vector sum of two forces is perpendicular to their vector differences. In that case, the
forces
(a) are not equal to each other in magnitude (b) cannot be predicted (c) are equal to
each other (d) are equal to each other in magnitude
11. If a unit vector is represented by 0.5î + 0.8ĵ + ck̂ , then the value of c is
(a) 1 (b) √0.11 (c) √0.01 (d) 0.39

Fundamentals of Vectors
1. The vector projection of a vector 3î + 4k̂ on y-axis is1.
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) Zero
2. Position of a particle in a rectangular-co-ordinate system is (3, 2, 5). Then its position
vector will be
(a) 3î + 5ĵ + 2k̂ (b) 3î + 2ĵ + 5k̂ (c) 5î + 3ĵ + 2k̂ (d) None of these
3. Which of the following statement is true
(a) When the coordinate axes are translated the component of a vector in a plane
changes
(b) When the coordinate axes are rotated through some angle components of the vector
change but the vector's magnitude remains constant
(c) Sum of a⃗ and b⃗ is R⃗ . If the magnitude of a⃗ alone is increased angle between
b⃗ and R⃗ decreases
(d) The cross product of 3î and 4ĵ is 12
4. A force of 5 N acts on a particle along a direction making an angle of 60° with vertical. Its
vertical component will be
(a) 10 N (b) 3 N (c) 4 N (d) 2.5 N
5. A⃗ is a vector with magnitude A, then the unit vector  in the direction of A⃗ is
(a) A (b) A⃗. (c) A⃗× (d) A⃗/A
6. Vector A⃗ makes equal angles with x, y and z axis. Value of its components (in
terms of magnitude of A⃗) will be
(a) A/√3 (b) A/√2 (c) √3 A (d) √3/A

Addition and Subtraction of Vectors

1. There are two force vectors, one of 5 N and other of 12 N. At what angle the two vectors
be added to get resultant vector of 17 N, 7 N and 13 N respectively
 (a) 0°, 180° and 90° (b) 0°, 90° and 180° (c) 0°, 90° and 90° (d) 180°, 0° and 90°
2. If A⃗ = 4î - 3ĵ and B⃗ = 6î + 8ĵ then magnitude and direction of A⃗ + B⃗ will be
(a) 5, tan-1(3/4) (b) 5√5, tan-1(1/2) (c) 10, tan-1(5) (d) 25, tan-1(3/4)
3. A truck travelling due north at 20 m/s turns west and travels at the same speed. The
change in its velocity be
(a) 40 m/s N-W (b) 20√2 m/s N-W (c) 40 m/s S-W (d) 20√2 m/s S-W
4. If the sum of two unit vectors is a unit vector, then magnitude of difference is
(a) √2 (b) √3 (c) 1/√2 (d) √5

Miscellaneous Questions: Part 1

15. y component of velocity is 20 and x component of velocity is 10. The direction of motion of
the body with the horizontal at this instant is
(a) tan-1(2) (b) tan-1(1/2) (c) 45° (d) 0°
16. The maximum and minimum magnitude of the resultant of two given vectors are 17 units
and 7 unit respectively. If these two vectors are at right angles to each other, the
magnitude of their resultant is
(a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 13
17. A particle has displacement of 12 m towards east and 5 m towards north then 6 m
vertically upward. The sum of these displacements is
(a) 12 m (b) 10.04 m (c) 14.31 m (d) None of these
18. Three concurrent forces of the same magnitude are in equilibrium. What is the angle
between the forces? Also name the triangle formed by the forces as sides
(a) 60° equilateral triangle (b) 120° equilateral triangle (c) 120°, 30°, 30° an isosceles
triangle (d) 120° an obtuse angled triangle
19. For the figure

(a) A⃗ + B⃗ = C⃗ (b) B⃗ + C⃗ = A⃗ (c) C⃗ + A⃗ = B⃗ (d) A⃗ + B⃗ + C⃗ = 0

21. If a particle moves from point P (2,3,5) to point Q (3,4,5). Its displacement vector be
(a) î + ĵ + 10k̂ (b) î + ĵ + 5k̂ (c) î + ĵ (d) 2î + 4ĵ + 6k̂
22. If vectors î - 3ĵ + 5k̂ and î - 3ĵ - ak̂ are equal vectors, then the value of a is
 (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) -3 (d) 4 (e) -5
23. Two forces 3 N and 2 N are at an angle θ such that the resultant is R. The first force is
now increased to 6 N and the resultant become 2R. The value of θ is
(a) 30° (b) 60° (c) 90° (d) 120°
24. A body is moving with velocity 30 m/s towards east. After 10 seconds its velocity becomes
40 m/s towards north. The average acceleration of the body is
(a) 5 m/s2 (b) 1 m/s2 (c) 7 m/s2 (d) √7 m/s2
25. The components of the sum of two vectors 2î + 3ĵ and 2ĵ + 3k̂ along x and y directions
respectively are
(a) 2 and 5 (b) 4 and 6 (c) 2 and 6 (d) 4 and 3

Miscellaneous Questions: Part 2

1. If a vector 2î + 3ĵ + 8k̂ is perpendicular to the vector 4ĵ - 4î + αk̂ . Then the value of α is
(a) -1 (b) 1/2 (c) -1/2 (d) 1
2. A⃗ and B⃗ are two vectors given by A⃗ = 2î + 3ĵ and B⃗ = î + ĵ. The magnitude of
the component of A⃗ along B⃗ is
(a) 5/√2 (b) 3/√2 (c) 7/√2 (d) 1/√2
3. If î, ĵ and k̂ represent unit vectors along the x, y and z-axes respectively, then the angle θ
between the vectors î + ĵ + k̂ and î + ĵ is equal to
(a) sin-1(1/√3) (b) sin-1(√2/3) (c) cos-1(1/√3) (d) 90°
4. A particle moves from position 3î + 2ĵ - 6k̂ to 14î + 13ĵ + 9k̂ due to a uniform force of (4î + ĵ
+ 3k̂ ) N. If the displacement in m then work done will be
(a) 100 J (b) 200 J (c) 300 J (d) 250 J
13. Consider a vector F⃗ = 4î - 3ĵ. Another vector that is perpendicular to F⃗ is
(a) 4î + 3ĵ (b) 6î (c) 7k̂ (d) 3î - 4ĵ
14. The angle between the vectors: a⃗ = 3î - 4ĵ and b⃗ = -2î + 3k̂ is
(a) cos-1(-1/3) (b) cos-1(-1/4) (c) cos-1(-1/2) (d) cos-1(-1/6)

Miscellaneous Questions: Part 3

19. A particle moves with a velocity 6î - 4ĵ + 3k̂ m/s under the influence of a
constant force F⃗ = 20î + 15ĵ - 5k̂ N. The instantaneous power applied to the
particle is
(a) 35 J/s (b) 45 J/s (c) 25 J/s (d) 195 J/s
20. The value of (A⃗ + B⃗) × (A⃗ - B⃗) is
(a) 0 (b) A2 - B2 (c) B⃗ × A⃗ (d) 2(B⃗ × A⃗)
21. The position of a particle is given by r⃗ = (î + 2ĵ - k̂ ) momentum P⃗ = (3î + 4ĵ -
2k̂ ). The angular momentum is perpendicular to
(a) x-axis (b) y-axis (c) z-axis (d) Line at equal angles to all the three axes
22. The angle between the two vectors A⃗ = 5î + 5ĵ and B⃗ = 5î - 5ĵ will be
(a) Zero (b) 45° (c) 90° (d) 180°
34. A vector A⃗ points vertically upward and B⃗ points towards north. The vector
product A⃗ × B⃗ is
(a) Zero (b) Along west (c) Along east (d) Vertically downward
35. A unit mass at position vector r⃗ = (3î + 4ĵ) is moving with a velocity v⃗ = (5î -
6ĵ). What is the angular momentum of the body about the origin
(a) 2 units along z-axis (b) 38 units along x-axis (c) 38 units along y-axis (d) 38 units
along z-axis
36. What is the value of linear velocity, if ω⃗ = 3î - 4ĵ + k̂ and r⃗ = 5î - 6ĵ + 6k̂
(a) 6î - 2ĵ + 3k̂ (b) 6î - 2ĵ + 8k̂ (c) 4î - 13ĵ + 6k̂ (d) -18î - 13ĵ + 2k̂