ST.

XAVIER'S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

GONDA

CHAPTER10
Class 12 - Mathematics
Time Allowed: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 65

1. Ifa⃗ = ^ ^ ^ ⃗ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
2 i + 2j + 3k, b = − i + 2j + k and c ⃗ = 3 i + j are such that a⃗ + λb ⃗ is perpendicular to c ,⃗ then the [1]
value of λ is

a) 9 b) 8

c) 11 d) 7
2. If a = (2, 1, -1), b = (1, -1, 0), c = (5 , -1, 1), then what is the unit vector parallel to a + b - c in the opposite [1]
direction?
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
a) i −2 j +2k
b) i + j −2k

3 3

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
c) 2 i − j −2k
d) 2 i − j +2k

3 3

3. ⃗
a⃗ ⋅ ( a⃗ × b) =? [1]

a) 1 b) 0

c) a 2
b d) ab
2

→
4. Let a⃗, ¯b , c̄ be three unit vectors such that |a⃗ + b ⃗ + c |⃗ = 1 and
→
a is perpendicular to b . If
→
c makes angle α [1]
→ →
and β with a and b respectively, then cos α + cos β =

a) -1 b) 3

c) − 3

2
d) 1
−
−→ −
−→ −
−→
5. If O and O' are circumcentre and orthocentre of △ABC, then OA + OB + OC equals. [1]

−−→
a) 2OO ′ b) OO
′

−−→ −−→
c) OO ′ d) 2O O
′

6. The area of the quadrilateral ABCD, where A(0,4,1), B (2, 3, -1), C(4, 5, 0) and D (2, 6, 2), is equal to [1]

a) 18 sq. units b) 81 sq. units

c) 9 sq. units d) 27 sq. units

7. If the vector i
^
− bj
^
+
^
k is equally inclined to the coordinate axes, then the value of b is: [1]

a) -1 b) 1
–
c) − √3 d) −
1

√3

–
8. What is the angle which the vector (^i + ^j + √2k
^
) makes with the z- axis? [1]

a) b)
2π π

3 3

c) π

4
d) π

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 9. If l, m and n are the direction cosines of a line, Direction ratios of the line are the numbers which are [1]

a) Inversely Proportional to the direction b) Proportional to the direction cosines of the

cosine l of the line line

c) Proportional to the direction cosine l of the d) Inversely Proportional to the direction

line cosines of the line
−
−→ −
−→ −
−→
10. If OACB is a parallelogram with OC = a⃗ and AB = b,⃗ then OA =
[1]

a) (a⃗ + b)⃗ b) ⃗
( a⃗ − b)

c) 1 ⃗
( a⃗ − b) d) 1 ⃗
( b − a⃗)
2 2

11. Magnitude of the vector a⃗ = 1 ^

i +
1 ^
j +
1 ^
k is [1]
√3 √3 √3

–
a) 0.5 b) √3

c) 1.5 d) 1
12. The two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 2^i − 4^j + 5k
^
and ^i − 2^j − 3k
^
. Find the unit vector parallel to [1]
its diagonal. Also, find its area.
– –
a) 1 ^ ^ ^
(−3 i − 6j + 2k) ; 13√5 b) 1 ^ ^ ^
(3 i − 6j − 2k) ; 12√5
7 7

– –
c) 1 ^ ^ ^
(3 i − 6j − 7k) ; 15√5 d) 1 ^ ^ ^
(3 i − 6j + 2k) ; 11√5
7 7

13. The scalar product of the vector ^i + ^j + k

^
with a unit vector along the sum of vectors 2^i + 4^j − 5k
^
and [1]
^ ^ ^
λ i + 2j + 3k is equal to one. Find the value of λ .

a) λ = 1 b) λ = -2

c) λ = 2 d) λ = -1
– –
14. The angle between two vectors a⃗ and b ⃗ with magnitudes √3 and 4, respectively, and a⃗ ⋅ b ⃗ = 2√3 is [1]

a) π

2
b) 5π

c) π

6
d) π

15. If a⃗ + b ⃗ + c ⃗ = 0, then which of the following is/are correct? [1]

I. a⃗, b,⃗ c ⃗ are coplanar.
II. a⃗ × b ⃗ = ⃗
b × c ⃗ = c ⃗ × a⃗ .
Select the correct answer using the code given

a) Only II b) Only I

c) Both I and II d) Neither I nor II

16. If ^i , ^j , k
^
are unit vectors, then [1]

a) ^i × (^j × k
^
) = 1 b) ^ ^
i ⋅ j = 1

c) ^i . ^i = 1 d) ^ ^
i × j = 1

17.
^
The value of p for which the vectors 2 i + p j + k and −4 i
^ ^ ^
−6
^ ^
j + 26k are perpendicular to each other, is: [1]

a) − 17

3
b) 3

c) -3 d) 17

18. If a = ^ ^ ^
2 i + 2j + 3k ,b= ^ ^ ^
− i + 2j + k and c = ^ ^
3i + j are three vectors such that a⃗ + tb ⃗ is perpendicular to c ,⃗ [1]

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 then what is t equal to?

a) 2 b) 6

c) 4 d) 8

19. If the projection of a⃗ = ^ ^ ^

i − 2j + 3k on b⃗ = 2^i + λ^
k is zero, then the value of λ is: [1]

a) 0 b) 1

c) −3

2
d) −2

20. If ^ ^ ^
a⃗ = ( i − 2j + 3k) and ⃗ ^ ^
b = ( i − 3k) and then |b × 2a⃗| =?
⃗
[1]
−− −−
a) 2√23 b) 5√17

– −−
c) 10√3 d) 4√19

−
−→
21. Find the unit vector in the direction of vector P Q , where P and Q are the points (1, 2, 3) and (4, 5, 6), [1]

respectively

a) 1 ^
i +
1 ^
j −
1 ^
k b) 1 ^
i +
1 ^
j +
1 ^
k
√3 √3 √3 √3 √3 √3

c) − 1 ^
i +
1 ^
j +
1 ^
k d) 1 ^
i −
1 ^
j +
1 ^
k
√3 √3 √3 √3 √3 √3

22. Position vector of the mid-point of line segment AB is 3 i

^ ^
+ 2 − 3
^
j k . If position vector of the point A is [1]
^ ^ ^
i
2 + 3 − 4 j k , then position vector of the point B is
^
a) 4^i + ^j − 2k
^
b) ^
5i
+
5j
−
^
7k

2 2 2

^
c) ^
i
−
j
+
^
k d) ^ ^ ^
5 i + 5 j − 7k
2 2 2

23. If |a⃗| = 3 and −1 ≤ k ≤ 2 , then |ka⃗| lies in the interval. [1]

a) [- 3, 6] b) [3, 6]

c) [0, 6] d) [1, 2]
24. If θ is the angle between the vectors 2^i − 2^j + 4k
^
and 3^i + ^j + 2k
^
, then sin θ = [1]

a) √2
b) 2

3
7

−
−
c) 2
d) √
2

√7 7

−
−→ −
−→
25. If A (1, 2, -3) and B (-1, -2, 1) are the end points of a vector AB then the direction cosines of AB [1]

a) b) -2, - 4, 4
−1
, −1, 1
2

c) d) 2, - 4, 4
−1 −2 2
, ,
3 3 3

→ →
26. For non-zero vectors
→
a , b and
→
c the relation |(a⃗ × b)⃗ ⋅ c |⃗ = ⃗
|a⃗|b| |c | holds good, if [1]

→
a) → → →
b ⋅ c = c ⋅ a = 0
b) ⃗ ⃗
a⃗ ⋅ b = b ⋅ c ⃗ = c ⃗ ⋅ a⃗ = 0

c) a⃗ ⋅ b ⃗ = ⃗
b ⋅ c⃗ = 0 d) ⃗
a⃗ ⋅ b = 0 = c ⃗ ⋅ a⃗

27. The vector 2^j - k

^
lies [1]

a) in the plane of XZ b) along the X-axis

c) in the plane of XY d) in the plane of YZ

28. If a unit vector a⃗ makes angles π

3
^
with i ,
π

4
^ ^
with j and an acute angle θ with k , then the components of [1]

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 a⃗ are

a) 1

2
,
1
,
1

3
b) 1

3
,
1
,
1

2
√2 √2

c) 1

3
,
1
,
1

2
d) 1

2
,
1
,
1

2
√3 √2

29. If |a⃗| = 4 and −3 ≤ λ ≤ 2 , then the range of |λa⃗| is [1]

a) [0, 12] b) [0, 8]

c) [8, 12] d) [-12, 8]

30. Find the values of x and y so that the vectors 2^i + 3^j and x^i + y^j are equal. [1]

a) x = 3, y = 2 b) x = 2, y = 3

c) x = 3, y = 3 d) x = 2, y = 2

31. If a⃗ , b ⃗ and (a⃗ + b)⃗ are all unit vectors and θ is the angle between a⃗ and b,⃗ then the value of θ is: [1]

a) b)
2π π

3 3

c) 5π

6
d) π

32. If a⃗ ⋅ b =⃗
a⃗ ⋅ c ⃗ and a⃗ × b =⃗
a⃗ × c ,⃗ a⃗ = 0 , then [1]
→ →
a) b ⃗ + c ⃗ = 0
b) ⃗
b + a⃗ = 0

→
c) b ⃗ = c⃗ d) ⃗
b = 0

33. If |a⃗| = 10, b ⃗ = 2 and a⃗ ⋅ b ⃗ = 12, then what is the value of ∣a⃗ × b|⃗ ? [1]

a) 20 b) 24

c) 16 d) 12
34. Find the area of the triangle with vertices A(1, 1, 2), B(2, 3, 5) and C(1, 5, 5). [1]

a) √65
b) √65

3 2

c) √61
d) √61

3 2

35. If ⃗
|a⃗| = 2, |b| = 7 and ⃗ ^ ^ ^
( a⃗ × b) = (3 i + 2j + 6k) then the angel between a⃗ and b ⃗ is [1]

a) 2π

3
b) π

c) d)
π 3π

6 4

→ → → →
36. If a⃗, b,⃗ c ⃗ and d ⃗ are the position vectors of points OA, OB, OC and OD respectively such that no three of them [1]
⃗ ⃗
are collinear and a⃗ + c ⃗ = b + d , then ABCD is a

a) rectangle b) parallelogram

c) square d) rhombus
→
37. The orthogonal projection of
→
a and b is [1]

a) a

2
b) ⃗
(a⃗⋅b)a⃗

|a⃗| 2
|a⃗|

→
c) d)
⃗ ⃗
(a⃗⋅b)b
b

⃗ 2 →
|b| 2
| b |

38. Find the vector components of the vector with initial point (2, 1) and terminal point (– 5, 7). [1]

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 a) 7^i and ^
6j b) ^ ^
−7 i and − 6j

c) 7^i and − 6^j d) ^ ^

−7 i and 6j

−−
39. if |a⃗| = ⃗
√26 , |b| = 7 and |a⃗ × b|⃗ = 35 then a⃗. b ⃗ is [1]

a) 13 b) 5

c) 12 d) 7

40. If a⃗ ⋅ b ⃗ =
1 ⃗
|a⃗||b|
⃗
, then the angle between a⃗ and bis [1]
2

a) 60o b) 0o

c) 90o d) 30o

41. Find the unit vector in the direction of the vector a⃗ = ^ ^ ^

i + j + 2k [1]

a) a⃗ = −
1 ^
i +
1 ^
j +
2 ^
k b) a⃗ =
1 ^
i +
1 ^
j +
2 ^
k
√6 √6 √6 √6 √6 √6

c) a⃗ = 1 ^
i +
1 ^
j −
2 ^
k d) a⃗ =
1 ^
i −
1 ^
j +
2 ^
k
√6 √6 √6 √6 √6 √6

42. Find the angle between two vectors ^i − 2^j + 3k

^
and 3^i − 2^j + k
^
[1]

a) cos −1
(
4
) b) cos
−1
(
6
)
7 7

c) cos −1
(
5
) d) cos
−1
(
5
)
9 7

43. For any vector a⃗ , the value of (a⃗ × ^i ) 2 ^ 2 ^ 2

+ ( a⃗ × j ) + ( a⃗ × k) is equal to [1]
→ →
a) 2 b) 2
3a 4a

c) → 2 d) →
2
a 2a

44. If the angle between the vectors ^i - m^j and ^j + k

^
is π
, then what is the value of m? [1]
3

a) 0 b) 2

c) -2 d) None of these
45. What is the value of m, if the vectors 2^i − ^j + k , i + 2^j − 3k
^ ^ ^
and 3^i + m^j + 5k
^
are coplanar? [1]

a) -2 b) 4

c) 2 d) -4
46. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Three friends Ganesh, Dinesh and Ramesh went for playing a Tug of war game. Team A, B, and C belong to
Ganesh, Dinesh and Ramesh respectively.
Teams A, B, C have attached a rope to a metal ring and is trying to pull the ring into their own area (team areas
shown below).
Team A pulls with F1 = 4^i + 0^j KN
Team B → F2 = -2^i + 4^j KN

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 Team C → F3 = -3^i - 3^j KN

i. Which team will win the game? (1)

ii. What is the magnitude of the teams combine Force? (1)
iii. What is the magnitude of the force of Team B? (2)
OR
How many KN Force is applied by Team A? (2)
47. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Girish left from his village on weekend. First, he travelled up to temple. After this, he left for the zoo. After this
he left for shopping in a mall. The positions of Girish at different places is given in the following graph.

i. Find position vector of B (1)

ii. Find position vector of D (1)
→
iii. Find the vector BC in terms of ^i , ^j . (2)
OR
→
iv. Find the length of vector AD. (2)
48. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Ram's house is situated at Gandhi Nagar at Point O, for going to school he first travels by bus in the east. Here at
Point A, a hospital is situated. From Hospital Ram takes an auto and goes 3 km in the north direction, here at
point B school is situated. Suresh's house is at 30o east, 6 km from point B.

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 i. Find the displacement between Ram's house and school. (1)
ii. How many km Ram travels to reach school? (1)
iii. What is the vector distance from school to Suresh's home? (2)
OR
What is the displacement from Ram's house to Suresh house? (2)
49. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Sonu left from his village on weekend. First, he travelled d1 displacement up to a temple. After this, he left for
the zoo and travelled d2 displacement. After this he left for shopping in a mall - Total driving time of Deepal
from village to Mall was 1.5 hr.
If d1 = (6, 8) d2 = (3, 4) and d3 = (7, 12) km

i. What is the total displacement from village to Mall? (1)

ii. What is the speed of Sonu from Village to Mall? (1)
iii. What is the Displacement from Village to Zoo? (2)
OR
What is the displacement from temple to Mall? (2)
50. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
If two vectors are represented by the two sides of a triangle taken in order, then their sum is represented by the
third side of the triangle taken in opposite order and this is known as triangle law of vector addition.
i. If p ,⃗ q ,⃗ r ⃗ are the vectors represented by the sides of a triangle taken in order, then find q ⃗ + r .⃗ (1)
−
−→ −
−→
ii. If ABCD is a parallelogram and AC and BD are its diagonals, then find the value of AC + BD . (1)
−
−→ −
−→ −
−→ −
−→
iii. If ABCD is a parallelogram, where AB = 2a⃗ and BC = 2b,⃗ then find the value of AC − BD . (2)
OR
→ →
If T is the mid point of side YZ of △XYZ, then what is the value of XY + XZ . (2)

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