UNITS AND MEASUREMENTS & BASIC MATHEMATICS 36

KRISHNA NEET/JEE ACADEMY

EXERCISE – 1: Basic Objective Questions
Fundamental and derived Units and (c) 6  10 4 (d) 1  10  5
Measurements 8. If velocity v, acceleration A and force F are chosen as
fundamental quantities, then the dimensional formula
1. A suitable unit for gravitational constant is of angular momentum in terms of v, A and F would
−1 −1
(a) kg metre sec (b) Newton metre sec be
2 −2 −1
(c) Newton metre kg (d) kg metre sec (a) FA v
−1
(b) Fv3A
−2

2. A force F is given by F  at  bt 2 , where t is time. −1 −1

(c) Fv2A (d) F2v2A
What are the dimensions of a and b
−3 −4 −3 −4 9. The largest mass (m) that can be moved by a flowing
(a) MLT and ML2T (b) MLT and MLT
−1
(c) MLT and MLT 0 −4
(d) MLT and MLT1 river depends on velocity (v), density (ρ) of river
water and acceleration due to gravity (g). The correct
n 2  n1 relation is
3. Number of particles is given by n   D
x 2  x1
2 v 4 v 6
crossing a unit area perpendicular to X-axis in unit (a) m  (b) m 
g2 g2
time, where n1 and n2 are number of particles per unit
volume for the value of x meant to be x2 and x1 v 4 v 6
(c) m  (d) m 
respectively. Find dimensions of D called as diffusion g3 g3
constant
−4
10. If the velocity of light (c), gravitational constant (G)
(a) M0LT2 (b) M0L2T and Plank’s constant (h) are chosen as fundamental
−3 −1
(c) M0LT (d) M0L2T units, then the dimensions of mass in new system is
4. A physical quantity is measured and its value is found 1 1 1 1 1 1

to be nu where n = numerical value and u = unit. (a) c 2 G 2 h 2 (b) c 2 G 2 h 2

Then which of the following relations is true 1 1 1 1 1 1
(c) c 2 G 2 h 2 (d) c 2 G 2 h 2
(a) n  u 2 (b) n  u
11. If the time period (T) of vibration of a liquid drop
1 depends on surface tension (S), radius (r) of the drop
(c) n  u (d) n 
u and density (ρ) of the liquid, then the expression of T
is
5. To determine the Young’s modulus of a wire, the
1
F L where L = length, A = area of 3 2 3
formula is Y  . ; (a) T  K r (b) T  K  r
A l S S
cross – section of the wire, ΔL = Change in length of
3
the wire when stretched with a force F. The (c) T  K  r (d) None of these
conversion factor to change it from CGS to MKS 1
2
system is S
12. The dimensional formula of torque is
(a) 1 (b) 10 (a) [ML2T ]
−2 −2
(b) [MLT ]
(c) 0.1 (d) 0.01 −1 −2 −2 −2
(c) [ML T ] (d) [ML T ]
6. If the present units of length, time and mass (m, s, kg) 13. Of the following quantities, which one has dimension
different from the remaining three?
are changed to 100m, 100s and 1 kg then (a) Energy per unit volume
10 (b) Force per unit area
(a) The new unit of velocity is increased 10 times (c) Product of voltage and charge per unit volume
1 times (d) Angular momentum.
(b) The new unit of force is decreased 14. The dimensional formula of pressure is
1000 (a) [MLT 2] (b) [ML 1T2]
(c) The new unit of energy is increased 10 times 1
(c) [ML T ] 2
(d) [MLT2]
(d) The new unit of pressure is increased 1000 times
−1
7. If 1gm cms = x Ns, then number x is equivalent to
(a) 1  10  1 (b) 3  10 2
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15. The centripetal force (F) acting on an object that is (c) Relative density (d) Gravitational constant
rotating in a circular path depends upon the mass of 25. The dimensions of Planck’s constant are same as
object (m), radius of the circular path (r), and velocity (a) energy (b) power
(v) of the object. Derive the formula for the (c) momentum (d) angular momentum
centripetal force. 26. Which of the following pairs of physical quantities
2 −1
(a) kmv r (b) kmv 3 does not have same dimensional formula?
2 1 (a) Work and torque.
(c) kmv r (d) kmv2 (b) Angular momentum and Planck’s constant.
16. Expression for time in terms of G (universal (c) Tension and surface tension.
gravitational constant), h (Planck constant) and c (d) Impulse and linear momentum.
(speed of light) is proportional to 27. If E and G respectively denote energy and
gravitational constant, then E/G has the dimensions
hc 5 c3 of:
(a) (b)
G Gh (a) [M] [L0] [T0] (b) [M2] [L–2] [T–1]
2 –1 0
(c) [M ] [L ] [T ] (d) [M] [L–1] [T–1]
(c) Gh (d) Gh 28. The dimensions of universal gravitational constant
c5 c3 are
17. Let l, r, c and v represent inductance, resistance, −2
(a) M L2T
−1 −1
(b) M L3T
−2
capacitance and voltage, respectively. The dimension 2 −1 −2 3 −2
(c) ML T (d) M L T
of 1/rcv in SI units will be
−2 −1 29. The velocity v of a particle at time t is given by
(a) [LA ] (b) [A ]
(c) [LTA] (d) [LT2] b
v  at  , where a, b and c are constant. The
18. If force [F], acceleration [A] and time [T] are chosen t c
as the fundamental physical quantities. Find the dimensions of a, b and c are respectively
dimensions of energy. (a) L2, T and LT2 (b) LT2, LT and L
−1 −1 2
(a) [F][A][T ] (b) [F][A ][T] (c) L, LT and T (d) LT 2, L and T
(c) [F][A][T] (d) [F][A][T2] 30. Dimensions of resistance in an electrical circuit, in
19. Time (T), velocity (C) and angular momentum (h) are terms of dimension of mass M, of length L, of time T
chosen as fundamental quantities instead of mass, and of current I, would be
−2 −1 −1
length and time. In terms of these, the dimensions of (a) ML2T (b) ML2T I
2 −3 −2 2 −3 −1
mass would be: (c) ML T I (d) ML T I
(a) [M] = [T–1 C–2h] (b) [M] = [T C–2h] 31. Which of the following is not represented in correct
–1 –2 –1
(c) [M] = [T C h ] (d) [M] = [T–1 C2h] unit
20. The dimensional formula for permeability μ is given
by
−2 −2 (a) Stress  N / m2 (b) Surface tension = N/m
(a) MLT A (b) M0L1T Strain
−1
(c) M0L2T A2 (d) None of the above. (c) Energy = kg-m/sec (d) Pressure = N/m2
21. P represents radiation pressure, c represents speed of
1
light and S represents radiation energy striking unit 32. The dimension of   0E2 is
area per sec. The non zero integers x, y, z such that  2
Px Sy cz is dimensionless are (0: permittivity of free space, Electric field)
(a) x = 1, y = 1, z = 1 (b) x = 1, y = 1, z = 1 (a) MLT1 (b) ML2T2
(c) x = 1, y = 1, z = 1 (d) x = 1, y = 1, z = 1 (c) ML1T2 (d) ML2T1
22. The time dependence of a physical quantity p is given

by p  p o exp at
2
 , where a is a constant and t is Significant figures
the time. The constant a
(a) is dimensionless (b) has dimensions T2 33. How many significant figures will be there in the
(c) has dimensions T 2
(d) has dimensions of p calculated solution of following problem:
23. In a particular system, the unit of length, mass and  29.2  20.2   1.97  105 
time are chosen to be 10 cm, 10 g and 0.1 s 1.39 ?
respectively. The unit of force in this system will be (a) 3 (b) 1
equivalent to (c) 4 (d) 2
(a) 0.1 N (b) 1 N
(c) 10 N (d) 100 N
24. Which of the following is a dimensional constant?
(a) Refractive index (b) Poissons ratio
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34. The mass of a box is 2.3 kg. Two marbles of masses (a) 164 ± 3 cm2 (b) 163.62 ± 2.6 cm2
2.15 g and 12.39 g are added to it. The total mass of (c) 163.6 ± 2.6 cm2 (d) 163.62 ± 3 cm2
the box to the correct number of significant figures is
46. The diameter and height of a cylinder are measured
(a) 2.340 kg (b) 2.3145 kg
by a meter scale to be 12.6 ± 0.1 cm and 34.2 ± 0.1
(c) 2.3 kg (d) 2.31 kg
cm, respectively. What will be the value of its volume
35. The length of a rectangular sheet is 1.5 cm and
in appropriate significant figures?
breadth is 1.203 cm. The area of the face of
rectangular sheet to the correct no of significant (a) 4264 ± 81 cm3 (b) 4264.4 ± 81.0 cm3
figures is: (c) 4260 ± 80 cm3 (d) 4300 ± 80 cm3
(a) 1.8045 cm2 (b) 1.804 cm2 47. The number of significant figures in 3400 is
2
(c) 1.805 cm (d) 1.8 cm2
(a) 7 (b) 6
36. Each side of a cube is measured to be 5.402 cm. The
(c) 12 (d) 2
total surface area and the volume of the cube in
appropriate significant figures are: 48. Taking into account of the significant figures, what is
the value of 9.99 m – 0.0099 m?
(a) 175.1 cm2, 157 cm2 (b) 175.1 cm2, 157.6 cm3
(c) 175 cm2, 157 cm2 (d) 175.08 cm2, 157.639 cm3 (a) 9.980 m (b) 9.9 m
37. Taking into account the significant figures, what is (c) 9.9801 m (d) 9.98 m
the value of 9.99 m + 0.0099 m 49. A certain body weighs 22.42 gm and has a measured
volume of 4.7 cc. The possible error in the
(a) 10.00 m (b) 10 m
measurement of mass and volume are 0.01 gm and
(c) 9.9999 m (d) 10.0 m 0.1 cc. Then maximum error in the density will be
38. The value of the multiplication 3.124 × 4.576 correct (a) 22% (b) 2%
to three significant figures is
(c) 0.2% (d) 0.02%
(a) 14.295 (b) 14.3
(c) 14.295424 (d) 14.305 Errors Analysis
39. The number of significant figures in 3400 is 50. The length, breadth and thickness of a block are
(a) 7 (b) 6 measured as 125.5 cm, 5.0 cm and 0.30 cm
(c) 12 (d) 2 respectively. Which one of the following
40. The length and breadth of a metal sheet are 3.124 m measurements is most accurate
and 3.002 m respectively. The area of this sheet upto (a) Length (b) Breadth
correct significant figure is (c) Thickness (d) Height
(a) 9.378 m2 (b) 9.37 m2
2 51. The pressure on a square plate is measured by
(c) 9.378248 m (d) 9.3782 m2
measuring the force on the plate and the length of the
41. The significant figures in the number 6.0023 are
sides of the plate. If the maximum error in the
(a) 2 (b) 5
measurement of force and length are respectively 4%
(c) 4 (d) 1
and 2%, The maximum error in the measurement of
42. The number of the significant figures in pressure is
11.118  10 6 V is (a) 1% (b) 2%
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 6% (d) 8%
(c) 5 (d) 6 52. The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum in the
43. The mass and volume of a body are 4.237 g and 2.5 experiment is recorded as 2.63 s, 2.56 s, 2.42 s, 2.71 s
cm3, respectively. The density of the material of the and 2.80 s respectively. The average absolute error is
body in correct significant figures is (a) 0.1 s (b) 0.11 s
−3 −3
(a) 1.6048 g cm (b) 1.69 g cm (c) 0.01 s (d) 1.0 s
−3 −3
(c) 1.7 g cm (d) 1.695 g cm 53. In an experiment, the following observation’s were
recorded: L = 2.820 m, M = 3.00 kg, l = 0.087 cm,
44. The numbers 2.745 and 2.735 on rounding off to 3
Diameter D = 0.041 cm Taking g = 9.81 m/s2 using
significant figures will give
(a) 2.75 and 2.74 (b) 2.74 and 2.73 the formula, Y  4Mg , the maximum permissible
(c) 2.75 and 2.73 (d) 2.74 and 2.74 D2l
error in Y is
45. The length and breadth of a rectangular sheet are 16.2
cm and 10.1 cm, respectively. The area of the sheet in (a) 7.96% (b) 4.56%
appropriate significant figures and error is (c) 6.50% (d) 8.42%
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54. According to Joule’s law of heating, heat produced H 62. A student measures the time period of 100
= I2 Rt, where I is current, R is resistance and t is oscillations of a simple pendulum four times. The
time. If the errors in the measurement of I, R and t are data set is 90 s, 91 s, 95 s and 92 s. If the minimum
3%, 4% and 6% respectively then error in the division in the measuring clock is 1 s, then the
measurement of H is reported mean time should be:
(a) ± 17% (b) ± 16% (a) 92 ± 2 s (b) 92 ± 5.0 s
(c) 92 ± 1.8 s (d) 92 ± 3 s
(c) ± 19% (d) ± 25%
63. Which of the following will have the dimensions of
3
1 time
2
55. A physical quantity P is given by P  A B . The R
3
4 2
C D (a) LC (b) L
quantity which brings in the maximum percentage
error in P is L C
(a) A (b) B (c) R (d) L
64. If the error in the measurement of radius of a sphere
(c) C (d) D
is 2%, then the error in the determination of volume
56. The density of a cube is measured by measuring its of the sphere will be:
mass and length of its sides. If the maximum error in (a) 4% (b) 6%
the measurement of mass and length are 4% and 3% (c) 8% (d) 2%
respectively, the maximum error in the measurement 65. In a series of successive measurements in an
of density will be experiment, the readings of the period of oscillation
(a) 7% (b) 9% of a simple pendulum were found to be 2.63 s, 2.56 s,
(c) 12% (d) 13% 2.42 s, 2.71 s and 2.80 s. Find the time period of the
57. The heat generated in a circuit is dependent upon the simple pendulum.
resistance, current and time for which the current is (a) 2.62 ± 4% (b) 2.52 ± 4%
flown. If the error in measuring the above are 1%, 2% (c) 3.62 ± 4% (d) 5.62 ± 4%
and 1% respectively. The maximum error in
66. In an experiment, four quantities a, b, c and d are
measuring the heat is
measured with percentage errors 1%, 2%, 3% and 4%
(a) 8% (b) 6%
3 2
(c) 18% (d) 12% respectively. Quantity P is calculated as, P  a b .
58. If the error in the measurement of the radius of a cd
sphere is 1%, what will be the error in the Find the percentage error in P.
measurement of volume? (a) 14% (b) 10%
(a) 1% (b) 1/3 % (c) 7% (d) 4%
(c) 3% (d) 10% 67. Measure of two quantities along with the precision of
respective measuring instrument is
59. A physical quantity P is described by the relation P = −1 −1
a1/2 b2 c3 d–4 If the relative errors in the measurement A = 2.5 m s ± 0.5 m s
of a,b,c and d respectively, are 2%, 1%, 3% and 5%, B = 0.10 s ± 0.01 s
then the relative error in P will be- The value of AB will be
(a) 12% (b) 8% (a) (0.25 ± 0.08) m (b) (0.25 ± 0.5) m
(c) 25% (d) 32% (c) (0.25 ± 0.05) m (d) (0.25 ± 0.135) m
60. A force F is applied on a square plate of side L If the 68. A simple pendulum is being used to determine the
percentage error in the determination of L is 2% and value of gravitational acceleration g at a certain place.
that in F is 4%. What is the permissible error in The length of the pendulum is 25.0 cm and a
pressure?
stopwatch with 1s resolution measures the time taken
(a) 8% (b) 6%
(c) 4% (d) 2% for 40 oscillations to be 50 s. The accuracy in
61. The heat generated in a circuit is dependent upon the measurement of g is
resistance, current and time for which the current is (a) 5.40% (b) 3.40%
flown. If the error in measuring the above are 1%, 2% (c) 4.40% (d) 2.40%
and 1% respectively. The maximum error in
measuring the heat is
(a) 8% (b) 6%
(c) 18% (d) 12%
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69. The following observations were taken for   5x  3    5x  3  

76. If  5 then find the value
determining surface tension T of water by capillary  ,
  5x  3    5x  3   3
method: 
Diameter of capillary, D = 1.25 × 10–2 m of 25x.
Rise of water, h = 1.45 × 10–2 m.
Using g = 9.80 m/s2 and the simplified relation T= (a) 25 (b) 1
(rhg/2) × 103 N/m, the possible error in surface (c) 17 (d) 13
tension is closest to
(a) 2.4% (b) 10% 5x
77. If  5. Find the value of x.
(c) 0.15% (d) 1.5% 5x
1
Basic Algebra (a) (b) 1
3 5
70. Identify the quadratic equation from the following. 5 2 5
(c) (d)
1 2 1 3 3
(a) m   1, m  0 (b) m   1, m  0
m m 78. If A: B  5:3, then what is the value of

2 1 A  B  : A  B  ?
(c) x   1, x  0 (d) x 2  2 x  1  0
x (a) 4 : 1 (b) 2 : 1

p x  3x2  5x 12 is (c) 4 : 3 (d) 8 : 3

71. Maximum value of
 6x  4y  8 then what is the value of x2
79. If  ?
15 11  6x  4y  6 y2
(a) (b) 9
12 12
78 64
5 5 (a) (b)
(c)  (d) 9 13
6 6
196 125
1 (c) (d)
72. Find the value of a for which m  is a root of the 9 9
3
80. If 3x  5y  2x  y, find the value of  3x  5y  ?
2
equation am   
3  2 m 1  0.  3x  5y 
(a) 2 (b) 2 13 11
(a) (b)
(c) 6 (d) 5 23 23
73. Which of the following equations has no real roots? 23 24
(c) (d)
(a) x 2  4x  3 2  0 (b) x 2  2x  6 2  0 13 13

(c) x 2  4x  3 2  0 (d) 3x 2  4 3x  4  0 dy
81: If x y  e x  y . Find
dx
74. Using componendo and dividendo find out the value
of x. log x log x
(a) (b)
1  log x 
2
1  log x 
3x  4  3x  5
9
3x  4  3x  5 x x
(c) (d) 2
1  log x 1  log x 
(a) 5 (b) 3
(c) 7 (d) 9 82. The period of sin 2  is
75. If  4 a  9 b    4 c  9 d    4 a  9 b  4 c  9 d  , then the (a)  2 (b) 
value of a : b can be equal to: 
(c) 2 (d)
(a) c : d (b) 2 2
(c) ab : c (d) bc : a
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4 5 (c) 0.33 (d) 0.89

83. Let cos       and sin     where
5 13 91. What is the unit vector along ˆi  ˆj ?
 ˆi  ˆj
0  ,   . Then tan2 
4 (a)
2
(b)  
2 ˆi  ˆj

56 19
(a) (b) (c) ˆi  ˆj (d) k
33 12  
92. Two forces F1 a n d F2 are acting at right angles to
20 25
(c) (d) each other. Then magnitude of their resultant is
7 16
(a) F1  F2 (b) F12  F22
Scalar and Vector
F1  F2
(c) F12  F22 (d)
84. Which one of the following is a scalar quantity? 2
  
(a) Displacement (b) Electric field 93. Given R  A  B and R = A = B. The angle between
 
(c) Acceleration (d) Work A and B is
85. Which one of the following is not the vector quantity? (a) 60° (b) 90°
(a) Torque (b) Displacement (c) 120° (d) 180°
(c) Velocity (d) Speed 94. The resultant of two vectors of magnitudes 2A and
86. A vector is not changed if 2A acting at an angle q is 10A. The correct value
(a) it is rotated through an arbitrary angle of q is:
(b) it is multiplied by an arbitrary scalar (a) 30° (b) 45°
(c) it is cross multiplied by a unit vector (c) 60° (d) 90°
  
(d) it is slid parallel to itself 95. If A  B  C and A  3 , B  3 and C = 3, then the
angle between is
Vector Operations (a) 0° (b) 30°
(c) 60° (d) 90°
87. What is the numerical value of vector 3iˆ  4jˆ 5kˆ ? 96. If the magnitude of the sum of the two vectors is
equal to the difference of their magnitudes, then the
(a) 3 2 (b) 5 2
angle between vectors is
(c) 7 2 (d) 9 2 (a) 0° (b) 45°
88. The x and y components of a force are 2 N and –3N. (c) 90° (d) 180°
The force is
97. The resultant of two forces at right angle is 5 N.
(a) 2 ˆi  3 ˆj (b) 2 ˆi  3 ˆj When the angle between them is 120°, the resultant is
(c)  2 ˆi  3 ˆj (d) 3iˆ  2 ˆj 13. Then the forces are

89. One of the rectangular components of a velocity of 60 (a) 12 N , 13 N (b) 20 N , 5N

kmh1 is 30 km h1. The other rectangular component (c) 3 N, 4 N (d) 40 N , 15 N
is
98. If the sum of the two unit vectors is also a unit vector,
(a) 30 km h1 (b) 30 3 km h  1 then magnitude of their difference
(c) 30 2 km h  1 (d) zero (a) 2 (b) 3
90. If 0.5 ˆi  0.8 ˆj  ckˆ is a unit vector, then the value of c (c) 4 (d) 7
is
(a) 0.11 (b) 0.22
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    
99. Given that A  B  C  0 out of three vectors, two are 107. Given A  ˆi  2 ˆj  3kˆ When a vector B is added to
equal in magnitude and the magnitude of third vector  
A , we get a unit vector along x–axis. Then, B is
2 times that of either of the two having equal
magnitude. Then the angles between vectors are (a)  2ˆj  3 kˆ (b)  ˆi  2 ˆj
given by:
(a) 45°, 45°, 90° (b) 90°, 135°, 135° (c) ˆi  3kˆ (d) 2 ˆj  3kˆ

(c) 30°, 60°, 90° (d) 45°, 60°, 90° 108. The magnitude of the X and Y components of A are
 
100. Two vectors a and b are at an angle of 60° with each 7 and 6. Also the magnitudes of X and Y components
  
other. Their resultant makes an angle of 45° with a. If of A  B are 11 and 9 respectively. What is the
 
| b | 2 unit, then a is: magnitude of B?
(a) 3 (b) 3 1 (a) 5 (b) 6
3 (c) 8 (d) 9
(c) 3 1 (d)
2
 
109. If the resultant of the vectors ˆi  2jˆ  kˆ , ˆi  ˆj  2kˆ 
101. Two equal forces (F each) act a point inclined to each  
other at an angle of 120°. The magnitude of their and C is a unit vector along the y-direction, then C is
resultant is (a) 2iˆ  kˆ (b) 2iˆ  kˆ
(a) F/2 (b) F/4
(c) 2iˆ  kˆ (d) 2iˆ  kˆ
(c) F (d) 2F
 
110. What vector must be added to the sum of two vectors
102. If A and B are two vectors such that 2 ˆi  ˆj  3kˆ and 3 ˆi  2 ˆj  2 kˆ so that the resultant is a
   
A  B  AB the angle between vectors unit vector along Z-axis
 
A and B is: (a) 5iˆ  kˆ (b)  5 ˆi  3 ˆj
(a) 0° (b) 60° (c) 3ˆj  5kˆ (d)  3 ˆj  2 kˆ
(c) 90° (d) 120°
     111. Following forces start acting on a particle at rest at
103. Two vectors A and B are such that A  B  C and the origin of the co-ordinate system simultaneously
  
A2 + B2 = C2. If  is the angle between the vectors F1  5iˆ  5 ˆj  5kˆ F2  2iˆ  8 ˆj  6kˆ F3   6 ˆi  4 ˆj  7 kˆ
then the correct statement is 
F4   ˆi  3 ˆj  2 kˆ . The particle will move
2 (a) in x–y plane (b) in y–z plane
(a)  = π (b)  
3 (c) in x–z plane (d) along x–axis
 
(c)  = 0 (d)   112. The X and Y components of vector A have
2 numerical values 6 and 6 respectively and that of
    
104. Given that P = 12, Q = 5 and R = 13 also P  Q  R,
   A  B have
numerical values 10 and 9. What is
then the angle between P and Q will be 
the numerical value of B?
(a) π (b) π/2
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) zero (d) π/4
    (c) 4 (d) 5
105. The angle between P  Q and P  Q will be  
113. A vector A when added to the vector B  3iˆ  4 ˆj
(a) 90° (b) between 0° and 180°
yields a resultant vector that is in the positive y
(c) 180° only (d) None of these 
direction and has a magnitude equal to that of B .
106. Two vectors of equal magnitude have a resultant 
Find the magnitude of A ?
equal to either of them, then the angle between them
will be (a) 10 (b) 10
(a) 30° (b) 120° (c) 5 (d) 15
(c) 60° (d) 45°
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 
114. The resultant of two vectors A and B is perpendicular
  
122. A force of 10iˆ  3jˆ  6kˆ N acts on a body of mass
to the vector A and its magnitude is equal to half of

the magnitude of vector B . Then the angle between
 
100 g and displaces it from  6iˆ  5jˆ  3kˆ  m to
A and B is
(a) 30° (b) 45°
10iˆ  2jˆ  7kˆ  m. The work done is
(c) 150° (d) 120° (a) 21 J (b) 121 J
115. Unit vector parallel to the resultant of vectors (c) 361 J (d) 1000 J
  
A  4 ˆi  3 ˆj an d B  8 ˆi  8 ˆj will be 123. A force F  2 ˆi  2 ˆj N displace a particle through
 
24iˆ  5 ˆj 12 ˆi  5 ˆj S  2 ˆi  2 kˆ m in 16 s. The power developed by F is
(a) (b)
13 13 (a) 0.25 J s1 (b) 25 J s1
6 ˆi  5 ˆj (c) 225 J s1 (d) 450 J s1
(c) (d) None of these
13  
124. If A  B, then which of the following is not correct
116. A car travelling north at 20 m/s turns and then travels
ˆ B
(a) A ˆ (b) B
A   AB
south at 20 m/s. The change in its velocity is
 
(a) zero (b) 40 m/s north (c) | A |  | B | (d) A Bˆ || B Aˆ
(c) 40 m/s south (d) 20 m/s north 125. The angle between the z–axis and the vector
  ˆi  ˆj  2 kˆ is
117. If vectors A and B have an angle  between them,
then value of | Aˆ  Bˆ | will be: (a) 30° (b) 45°

  (c) 60° (d) 90°

(a) 2 cos (b) 2tan  
2 2 126. Projection of P on is Q
 
 (a) 
P Q (b) P  Q
(c) 2sin (d) none of these   
2 (c) P  Qˆ (d) P  Q
 
118. If P  4 ˆi  2 ˆj  6 kˆ and Q  ˆi  2 ˆj  3kˆ then the angle 
 
which P  Q makes with x-axis is 127. The component of vector A  axˆi  ayˆj  azkˆ along

(a) cos  1 
 3 
 (b) cos  1 
 4 

 
the direction of ˆi  ˆj is
 50   50  (a) (ax – ay + az) (b) (ax + ay)
 5   12 
(c) cos  1   (d) cos  1   (c) (ax – ay)/ 2 (d) (ax – ay + az)
 50   50   
  128. Given θ is the angle between A and B . Then is
119. Given P  3ˆj  4kˆ and Q  2 ˆj  5k.
ˆ The magnitude of
| Aˆ  Bˆ | equal to
the scalar product of these vector is
(a) 20 (b) 23 (a) sin θ (b) cos θ
(c) tan θ (d) cot θ
(c) 26 (d) 5 3 3    
    129. If P  Q  0 , then | P  Q | is
120. If P  2iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ and Q  3 ˆi  2 ˆj, then P  Q is
 
(a) | P | | Q | (b) zero
(a) zero (b) 6
(c) 12 (d) 15 (c) 1 (d) PQ
   
121. If A  B  A B, then the angle between A and B is 130. The vector having initial and terminal points as (2,
5, 0) and (–3, 7, 4), respectively is
(a) 0° (b) 45°
(c) 90° (d) 180° (a) i 12j 4k (b) 5i 12j 4k

(c) 5i  2j  4k (d)

i  j  k
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 
131. The angle between two vectors a and b with
 138. A force of 10i  3j  6k N acts on a body of mass
 
magnitudes 3 and 4, respectively, and a.b  2 3
is 100 g and displaces it from  6i  5j  3k  m to

(a)

6
(b)

3
10i  2j  7k  m. The work done is
(a) 21 J (b) 121 J
 5
(c) (d) (c) 361 J (d) 1000 J
2 2 
132. Find the value of λ such that the vectors 139. For what value of a, A 2i aj k will be
  
a  2i j k and b  i 2j 3k are orthogonal perpendicular to B 4i 2j k
(a) 0 (b) 1 (a) 4 (b) zero
3 5 (c) 3.5 (d) 1
(c) (d)
2 2 140. The vector sum of two forces is perpendicular to their

3i 6j  k
vector differences. In that case, the forces
133. The value of λ for which the vectors
(a) are not equal to each other in magnitude
and 2i  4j k are parallel is (b) cannot be predicted
(c) are equal to each other
2 3
(a) (b) (d) are equal to each other in magnitude
3 2
141. The angle between the z-axis and the vector
5 2
(c) (d) i  j  2k is
2 5
 
P  4i 2j 6k Q  i  2j 3k,
 (a) 30 (b) 45
134. If and then the angle
  (c) 60 (d) 90
which P  Q makes with x-axis is  
 3   4  142. If A  2i 3j  4k
and B 4i 3j 2k,
 then angle
(a) cos  1   (b) cos  1    
 50   50  between A and B is
 5   12   25   29 
(c) cos  1   (d) cos  1   (a) sin1   (b) sin1  
 50   50   29   25 
 
135. Given P  3j  4k and Q 2j 5k.
 The magnitude
 25 
(c) cos 1  
 29 
(d) cos 1  
 29   25 
of the scalar product of these vector is
(a) 20 (b) 23 143. What is the angle between i  2j  2k and i
 
(c) 26 (d) 5 33 
  (a) 0 (b)
P  2i 3j k and Q  3i  2j,
   6
136. If then P  Q is

(a) zero (b) 6 (c) (d) None of these
3
(c) 12 (d) 15
   
137. If A  B  A B, then the angle between A and B is
(a) 0 (b) 45
(c) 90 (d) 180
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144. The unit vector perpendicular to i  2j  k and 149. The vector i  xj  3k is rotated through an angle 

3i  j  2k is and doubled in magnitude, then it becomes

4i   4x  2  j  2k.
 The possible positive value of x
5i  3j  7k 3i  5j  7k
(a) (b) is
83 83
2 1
5i  3j  7k 3i  5j  7k (a) 
3
(b)
3
(c) (d)
83 83
2
145. The magnitude of a given vector with end points (4, (c) (d) 2
3
4, 0) and (2, 2, 0) must be
150. If 0.5i  0.8j  ck is a unit vector, then the value of c
(a) 6 (b) 5 2
is
(c) 4 (d) 2 10
 (a) 0.11 (b) 0.22
146. Which of the following is not true? If A  3i  4j
 (c) 0.33 (d) 0.89
and B  6i  8j where A and B are the magnitudes of
 
A and B
   A 1
(a) A  B  0 (b) 
B 2
 
(c) A.B  48 (d) A  5

  
147. Three vectors a.b and c satisfy the relation a.b  0
 
and a.c  0. The vector a is parallel to
 
(a) b (b) c
  
(c) b.c (d) b  c

148. The angles which a vector i  j  2k makes with X,

Y and Z axes respectively are
(a) 60, 60, 60 (b) 45, 45, 45
(c) 60, 60, 45 (d) 45, 45, 60
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1. c 2. b 3. d 4. d 109.c 110.d 111.b 112.b
5. c 6. b 7. d 8. b 113.b 114.a 115.a 116.a
9. d 10.c 11.a 12.a 117.b 118.b 119.d 120.a
13.d 14.c 15.a 16.c 121.c 122.b 123.c 124.c
17.b 18.d 19.a 20.a 125.c 126.c 127.c 128.a
21.c 22.b 23.a 24.d 129.b 130.a 131.b 132.b
25.d 26.c 27.c 28.b 133.a 134.c 135.a 136.a
29.d 30.c 31.c 32.c 137.c 138.b 139.d 140.a
33.d 34.c 35.d 36.b 141.c 142.c 143.c 144.a
37.a 38.b 39.d 40.a 145.b 146.b 147.c 148.d
41.b 42.c 43.c 44.d 149.c 150.d
45.a 46.c 47.d 48.d
49.b 50.a 51.d 52.b
53.c 54.b 55.c 56.d
57.b 58.c 59.d 60.c
61.c 62.d 63.a 64.b
65.a 66.c 67.b 68.a
69.a 70.d 71.b 72.a
73.c 74.b 75.d 76.d
77.a 78.b 79.c 80.a
81.c 82.a 83.c 84.d
85.a 86.c 87.c 88.a
89.b 90.a 91.d 92.d
93.d 94.b 95.a 96.b
97.a 98.a 99.b 100.c
101.b 102.c 103.d 104.c
105.b 106.b 107.b 108.c