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Exercise-2

(Objective Type: Single Correct)

For Section - B

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Q 1. If a vector 2î + 3ˆj + 8k̂ is perpendicular to the vector 4ˆj − 4î + k̂ then the value of 
is
(a) 1/2 (b) – 1/2 (c) 1 (d) – 1

Q 2. The position vectors of points A, B, C and D are

A = 3î + 4 ĵ + 5k̂ , B = 4î + 5 ĵ + 6k̂ ,

C = 7î + 9 ĵ + 3k̂ and D = 4î + 6ˆj

Then the displacement vectors AB and CD are -

(A) perpendicular (B) parallel
(C) anti-parallel (D) inclined at an angle of 60º

Q 3. If 𝐴⃗ = 3𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ + 5𝑘̂ , then the component of 𝐴⃗ along z-axis is :

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 5√2

Q 4. If a is a vector and x is a non-zero scalar, then

(A) x a is a vector in the direction of a (B) x a is a vector collinear to a
(C) x a and a have independent directions (D) none of these.

   
Q 5. Two vector A and B have magnitude 3 each. A  B = −5k̂ + 2î . Find angle between A
and B

−5  29 
(b) tan-1  (c) sin-1  
29 2
(a) cos-1  (d) sin-1  

9  2  5  9 

  
Q 6. A = 3î + 4ˆj + 2k̂, B = 6î − ˆj + 3k̂ . Find a vector parallel to A whose magnitude is equal

to that of B .

(a)
46
29
(
3î + 4ˆj + 2k̂ ) (b)
46
29
(
6î − ˆj + 3k̂ ) (c)
29
46
(
3î + 4ˆj + 2k̂ ) (d) none

Q 7. Vectors 𝐴⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 2𝑘̂ and 𝐵

⃗⃗ = 3𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ − 6𝑘̂ are :

(A) Parallel (B) Antiparallel

(C) Perpendicular (D) at acute angle with each other

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Q 8. A vector is not changed if
(A) it is slid parallel to itself (B) it is cross multiplied by a unit vector
(C) it is rotated through an arbitrary angle (D) it is multiplied by a scalar.

Q 9. For the figure –

C
B

A
(A) A + B = C (B) B + C = A (C) C + A = B (D) A + B + C = 0

Q 10. If a, b, c are three non-zero vectors such that 𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ + 𝑐⃗ = 0 the value of 𝑎⃗. 𝑏⃗⃗ +
𝑏⃗⃗. 𝑐⃗ + 𝑐⃗. 𝑎⃗ is
(A) Less than zero (B)equal to zero (C) greater than zero (D) 3.
Q 11. Two forces of 4 dyne and 3 dyne act upon a body. The resultant force on the body can
only be –
(A) more than 3 dynes (B) more than 4 dynes
(C) between 3 and 4 dynes (D) between 1 and 7 dynes

Q 12. Let there be two vectors such that is in same direction as . Select
the correct alternative.
(A) =0 (B)
(C) Both (A) and (C) must be simultaneously true (D) =0

Q 13. Which of the sets given below may represent the magnitudes of three vectors adding
to zero ?
(A) 2, 4, 8 (B) 4, 8, 16 (C) 1, 2, 1 (D) 0.5, 1, 2

Q 14. What displacement must be added to the displacement 25 î – 6 ˆj m to give a

displacement of 7.0 m pointing in the x-direction ?

(A) 18 î – 6 ˆj (B) 32 î – 13 ˆj (C) –18 î + 6 ˆj (D) –25 î + 13 ˆj

Q 15. Two vectors have magnitudes 3 unit and 4 unit respectively. What should be the
angle between them if the magnitude of the resultant is -
(i) 1 unit (ii) 5 unit (iii) 7 unit

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(A) 180º, 90º, 0º (B) 80º, 70º, 0º (C) 90º, 170º, 50º (D) None of these

Q 16. If 𝐴⃗. 𝐵
⃗⃗ = 𝐵
⃗⃗ . 𝐶⃗ then
   
(a) A = C always (b) A  C always
 
(c) A may not be equal to C (d) none of these

Q 17. The resultant of two vectors A and B is perpendicular to the vector A and its
magnitude is equal to half the magnitude of vector B. The angle between A and B is -

R
B

(A) 120º (B) 150º (C) 135º (D) None of these

Q 18. If |𝐴⃗ + 𝐵
⃗⃗| = |𝐴⃗ − 𝐵
⃗⃗| then angle between the vectors A and B is

(a) 0 (b) /3 (c) /2 (d) /4

Q 19. In a given co-ordinate system, a vector quantity is given as . In another co-

ordinate system choosen arbitrarily, can not be

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Q 20. If the angle between vector a and b is an acute angle, then the difference a – b is -
(A) the main diagonal of the parallelogram (B) the minor diagonal of the
parallelogram
(C) any of the above (D) none of the above

Q 21. If |𝑎⃗| = 11, |𝑏⃗⃗| = 23, |𝑎⃗ − 𝑏⃗⃗| = 30, then |𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗| is :
(A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 30 (D) 40

Q 22. ⃗⃗⃗⃗ 𝐹2 acts 60° north of east. Both have equal magnitude 40N each.
𝐹1 acts due east and ⃗⃗⃗⃗
What is the magnitude and direction of𝐹⃗1 + 𝐹⃗2 ?
(A) 20 3 N, 300 east of north. (B) 40 3 N, 300 east of north.

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(C) 20 3 N, 300 north of east. (D) 40 3 N, 300 north of east.

Q 23. There are three vectors . The angle between is

perpendicular to the plane containing the vectors Consider the following
relations.
(a) =0 (b) (c)
The possible relations are
(A) (a) & (b) (B) (a) & (c) (C) (b) & (c) (D) Only (b)

Q 24. A child pulls a box with a force of 200 N at an angle of 60º above the horizontal. Then
the horizontal and vertical components of the force are-
F
60º

(A) 100 N, 175 N (B) 86.6 N, 100 N (C) 100 N, 86.6 N (D) 100 N, 0 N

Q 25. In the accompanying diagram W1 is 5 kg weight and W2 is 3 kg weight. If the

component of W1 parallel to the incline is equal to W2, then the angle  is nearly-

W1
 W2

(A) 37º (B) 53º (C) 45º (D) Nothing can be said

Q 26. The value of a unit vector in the direction of vector A = 5 î – 12 ˆj , is -

(A) î (B) ˆj (C) (î + ˆj) / 13 (D) (5 î – 12 ˆj )/13

Q 27. The force determined by the vector 𝐹⃗ = (𝑖̂ − 8𝑗̂ − 7𝑘̂) is resolved along three
mutually perpendicular directions, one of which is the direction of the vector 𝑎⃗ =
2𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ . Then the vector component of the force 𝐹⃗ in the direction of the
vector a is :

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14 14 7 2 2 1
(A) −14 ˆi −14 ˆj − 7 kˆ (B) − ˆi − ˆj − kˆ (C) − ˆi − ˆj − kˆ (D) none of these
3 3 3 3 3 3

Q 28. The component of a vector is -

(A) always less than its magnitude (B) always greater than its magnitude
(C) always equal to its magnitude (D) none of these

Q 29. What is the resultant of three coplanar forces: 300 N at 0°, 400 N at 30º and 400 N at
150º ?
(A) 500 N (B) 700 N (C) 1100N (D) 300 N

Q 30. X-component of a is twice its Y-component. If the magnitude of the vector is 5 2

and it makes an angle of 135º with z-axis then the vector is :
(A) ( 2 3 , 3 , − 3 ) (B) ( 2 6 , 6 , − 6 ) (C) ( 2 5 , 5 , − 5 ) (D) none of these

Q 31. Given the three vectors, a = − 2 ˆi + ˆj + kˆ , b = ˆi + 5 ˆj & c = 4 ˆi + 4 ˆj − 2 kˆ . The

projection of the vector 3a − 2 b on the vector c is :
(A) 11 (B) - 11 (C) 13 (D) none of these

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Q 32. If e1 & e2 are two unit vectors and θ is the angle between them , then sin  
2
is :
1 1 e .e e1 x e2
(A) e1 + e2 (B) e1 − e2 (C) 1 2 (D)
2 2 2 2 e1 e2

Q 33. The angle between a and b is 0° then angle between a and – 3b is

(A) /3 (B)  (C) /6 (D) none of these.

Q 34. A vector that is perpendicular to both the vectors a = ˆi − 2jˆ + kˆ and b = ˆi − ˆj + kˆ is

(A) −ˆi + kˆ (B) −ˆi − 2jˆ + kˆ (C) ˆi − 2jˆ + kˆ (D) ˆi + kˆ .

Q 35. If  be the angle between the vectors ˆi + ˆj and 2iˆ + 2kˆ , then  is
(a) 0 (B) /4 (C) /2 (D) /3.

Q 36. The sum, difference and cross product of two vectors A and B are mutually
perpendicular if :
(a) A and B are perpendicular to each other and | A | = | B |
(b) A and B are perpendicular to each other

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(c) A and B are perpendicular but their magnitudes are arbitrary
(d) | A | = | B | and their directions are arbitrary

Q 37. Two vectors A and B lie in X-Y plane. The vector B is perpendicular to vector A. If A =
î + ˆj , then B may be -

(A) î − ˆj (B) − î + ĵ (C) –2 î + 2 ˆj (D) Any of the above

Q 38. The two vectors A = 2î + ĵ + 3k̂ and B = 7î − 5 ĵ − 3k̂ are -

(A) parallel (B) perpendicular (C) anti-parallel (D) none of these

Q 39. Two vectors P = 2î + bĵ + 2k̂ and Q = î + ĵ + k̂ will be perpendicular if -

(A) b = 0 (B) b = 1 (C) b = 2 (D) b = – 4

Q 40. A vector perpendicular to (4î − 3 ĵ) is –

(A) 4î + 3ˆj (B) 7 k̂ (C) 6î (D) 3î − 4ˆj

Q 41. Angle that the vector A = 2 î + 3 ˆj makes with y-axis is –

(A) tan–1 3/2 (B) tan–1 2/3 (C) sin–1 2/3 (D) cos–1 3/2

Q 42. Projection of the vector 2iˆ + 3jˆ + 2kˆ on the vector ˆi − 2jˆ + 3kˆ is
2 1 3 3
(A) (B) (C) (D) .
14 14 17 14

→ → → → →
Q 43. ABCDEF is a regular hexagon. What is the value of 𝐴𝐵 + 𝐴𝐶 + 𝐴𝐷 + 𝐴𝐸 + 𝐴𝐹
O is the centre of hexagon ?

(A) Zero (B) 2 AO (C) 4 AO (D) 6 AO

Q 44. Two forces, F1 and F2 are acting on a body. One force is double that of the other
force and the resultant is equal to the greater force. Then the angle between the two
forces is -

(A) cos–1 (1/2) (B) cos–1 (–1/2) (C) cos–1 (–1/4) (D) cos–1 (1/4)

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Q 45. A three-dimensional vector has equal magnitude in all three direction. The
magnitude of this vector is 30. Find the magnitude of component in each direction
(A) 5√2 (B) 10√3
(C) 20 (D) none of these

Q 46. If the magnitudes of the vectors A, B and C are 6, 8, 10 units respectively and if A + B
= C, then the angle between A and C is -
(A) /2 (B) cos (0. 6) (C) tan (0.75) (D) /4

Q 47. Angle between (P + Q) and (P – Q) will be-

(A) 0º only
(B) 90º only
(C) 180º only
(D) between 0º and 180º (both the values inclusive)

    
Q 48. What is the angle between P and the resultant of ( P + Q ) and ( P - Q )?

( 
tan −1 P − Q )
(a) (b) tan-1(Q/P) (c) tan – 1(P/Q) (d) zero
| P + Q|

Q 49. If A = B + C and magnitudes of A, B and C are 5, 4, and 3 units respectively, the angle
between A and C is -

(A) sin–1 (3/4) (B) cos–1 (4/5) (C) cos–1 (3/5) (D) π/2

Q 50. If (A+ B) is perpendicular to B and (A+ 2 B) is perpendicular to A , then

(A) A = 2B (B) A = 2B (C) 2A = B (D) A = B.

Q 51. Out of addition, subtraction, dot product and cross product, the following operations
are commutative -
(A) dot and cross products (B) addition and subtraction
(C) subtraction and cross product (D) addition and dot product

Q 52. If a is perpendicular to b and c , then

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(A) a  (b  c) = 1 (B) a  (b  c) = 0 (C) a  (b  c) = −1 (D) None of these.

Q 53. If a  b = a  c , a ≠ 0, then
(A) b = c + a (B) c = a + b (C) a = b + c (D) None of these.

Q 54. If the angle between the vectors A and B is , the value of the product ( B × A ). A
is equal to:
(A) BA2 cos  (B) BA2 sin  (C) BA2 sin  cos  (D) zero

Q 55. If a .b = a .c and a  b = a  c , then

(A) either a = 0 or b = c (B) a is parallel to ( b − c )
(C) a is perpendicular to ( b − c ) (D) none of these.

Q 56. If θ is the angle between vectors a and b , and | a × b | = a . b , then θ is equal to

(A) 0° (B) 180° (C) 135° (D) 45°

Q 57. (a − b)  (a + b) is equal to
(A) 0 (B) a b (C) 2(a b) (D) |a|2 + |b|2.

   
Q 58. A parallelogram is formed with a and b as the sides. Let d 1 and d 2 be the diagonals
of the parallelogram then a2 + b2 =
(a)(d12 + d22)/2 (b)(d12 - d22)/2 (c) d12 + d22 (d) d12 - d22

Q 59. The linear velocity of a rotating body is given by v =  × r, where  is the angular
velocity and r is the radius vector. The angular velocity of a body  = î − 2 ĵ + 2k̂ and
their radius vector r = 4 ˆj – 3 k̂ , |v| is -
(A) 29 units (B) 31 units (C) 37 (D) 41 units

Q 60. Which of the following sets of displacements might be capable of returning a car to
its starting point ?
(A) 4, 6, 8 and 15 km
(B) 10, 30, 50 and 120 km
(C) 5,10, 30 and 50 km
(D) 50, 50, 75 and 200 km

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Q 61. The vector a (b a) is :
(A) perpendicular to a (B) perpendicular to b
(C) null vector (D) perpendicular to both a and b .

( ) ( ) (
Q 62. The value of ˆi x r x ˆi + ˆj x r x ˆj + kˆ x r x kˆ ) is :
(A) r (B) 2 r (C) 3 r (D) 4 r

Q 63. A.(A B) is
(A) = 0 (B) > 0 (C) < 0 (D) None of these.
 
Q 64. The magnitude of the vector product of two vectors A and B may be -
(a) Greater than AB (b) Equal to AB
(c) Less than AB (d) Equal to Zero
(A) a, b, c (B) b, c, d
(C) a, c, d (D) a, b, d

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Answer Key

Q.1) B Q.2) C Q.3) C Q.4) B Q.5) D

Q.6) A Q.7) A Q.8) A Q.9) C Q.10) A
Q.11) D Q.12) C Q.13) C Q.14) C Q.15) A
Q.16) C Q.17) B Q.18) C Q.19) D Q.20) B
Q.21) B Q.22) D Q.23) D Q.24) A Q.25) A
Q.26) D Q.27) B Q.28) D Q.29) A Q.30) C
Q.31) B Q.32) B Q.33) B Q.34) A Q.35) A
Q.36) D Q.37) D Q.38) B Q.39) D Q.40) B
Q.41) B Q.42) A Q.43) D Q.44) C Q.45) B
Q.46) B Q.47) D Q.48) D Q.49) C Q.50) A
Q.51) D Q.52) B Q.53) A Q.54) D Q.55) A
Q.56) D Q.57) C Q.58) A Q.59) A Q.60) A
Q.61) A Q.62) B Q.63) A Q.64) B

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