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Q.1 A (1, 1, 3), B (2, 1, 2) & C ( 5, 2, 6) are the position vectors of the vertices of a triangle ABC. The
length of the bisector of its internal angle at A is :
(A) 10 4 (B) 3 10 4 (C) 10 (D) none

Q.2 Let p is the p.v. of the orthocentre & g is the p.v. of the centroid of the triangle ABC where circumcentre
is the origin. If p = K g , then K =
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 1/3 (D) 2/3

Q.3 A vector a has components 2p & 1 with respect to a rectangular cartesian system. The system is rotated
through a certain angle about the origin in the counterclockwise sense. If with respect to the new system, a
has components p + 1 & 1 then ,
(A) p = 0 (B) p = 1 or p = 1/3
(C) p = 1 or p = 1/3 (D) p = 1 or p = 1

Q.4 The number of vectors of unit length perpendicular to vectors a = (1, 1, 0) & b (0, 1, 1) is:
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D)

Q.5 Four points A(+1,

(A) a parallelogram which is neither a rectangle nor a rhombus
(B) rhombus
(C) an isosceles trapezium
(D) a cyclic quadrilateral.

Q.6 Let , &

be distinct real numbers. The points whose position vector's are i j k;
i j k and i j k
(A) are collinear (B) form an equilateral triangle
(C) form a scalene triangle (D) form a right angled triangle

Q.7 If the vectors a 3 i j 2 k , b i 3j 4k & c 4i 2j 6 k constitute the sides of a ABC,

then the length of the median bisecting the vector c is
(A) 2 (B) 14 (C) 74 (D) 6

Q.8 Let A(0, ABC. If R and r denotes the circumradius

r
and inradius of ABC, then has value equal to
R
3 3
(A) tan (B) cot (C) tan (D) cot
8 8 12 12

xy 2
Q.9 If a xi 2 j 5k and b i yj zk are linearly dependent, then the value of equals
z
4 3 3 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 5 5 5

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Q.10 A vector of magnitude 10 along the normal to the curve 3x2 + 8xy + 2y2
be
(A) 6 i 8 j (B) 6i 8 j (C) 6 i 8 j (D) 6i 8 j

Q.11 If A(0, 1, 0), B (0, 0, 0), C(1, 0, 1) are the vertices of a ABC. Match the entries of column-I with column-II.
Column-I Column-II
2
(A) Orthocentre of ABC. (P)
2
3
(B) Circumcentre of ABC. (Q)
2
3
(C) Area ( ABC). (R)
3
3
(D) Distance between orthocentre and centroid. (S)
6
(E) Distance between orthocentre and circumcentre. (T) (0, 0, 0)
1 1 1
(F) Distance between circumcentre and centroid. (U) , ,
2 2 2
1 1 1
(G) Incentre of ABC. (V) , ,
3 3 3

1 2 1
(H) Centroid of ABC (W) , ,
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

Q.1 Consider the following 3 lines in space

L1 : r 3i j 2k ( 2i 4 j k )
L2 : r i j 3k ( 4i 2 j 4 k )
L3 : r 3i 2 j 2k t (2i j 2k )
Then which one of the following pair(s) are in the same plane.
(A) only L1L2 (B) only L2L3 (C) only L3L1 (D) L1L2 and L2L3

Q.2 The vectors 3 i 2 j k , i 3 j 5k &2 i j 4 k form the sides of a triangle. Then triangle is
(A) an acute angled triangle (B) an obtuse angled triangle
(C) an equilateral triangle (D) a right angled triangle

Q.3 Two vectors p , q on a plane satisfy p q 13 , p q 1 and p 3.

The angle between p and q , is equal to

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

6 4 3 2

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Q.4 Consider the points A, B and C with position vectors 2i 3 j 5k , i 2 j 3k and 7 i k
respectively.
Statement-1: The vector sum, A B B C C A = 0
because
Statement-2: A, B and C form the vertices of a triangle.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

Q.5 The set of values of c for which the angle between the vectors cx i 6j 3k & x i 2j 2 cx k is
acute for every x R is
(A) (0, 4/3) (B) [0, 4/3] (C) (11/9, 4/3) (D) [0, 4/3)

Q.6 Let u i j , v i j and w i 2 j 3k . If n is a unit vector such that u n 0 and v n 0 , then

| w n | is equal to
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 0

Q.7 If the vector 6 i 3 j 6 k is decomposed into vectors parallel and perpendicular to the vector i j k
then the vectors are :
(A) i j k & 7i 2j 5k (B) 2 i j k & 8i j 4k

(C) + 2 i j k & 4i 5j 8k (D) none

Q.8 Let r a l and r b m be two lines in space where a 5i j 2k , b i 7 j 8k ,

l 4i j k and m 2 i 5 j 7 k then the p.v. of a point which lies on both of these lines, is
(A) i 2 j k (B) 2i j k (C) i j 2 k (D) non existent as the lines are skew

Q.9 If the three points with position vectors (1, a, b) ; (a, 2, b) and (a, b, 3) are collinear in space, then the
value of (a + b) is
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) none

Q.10 Let A(1, 2, 3), B(0, 0, 1), C( ABC.

(i) The equation of internal angle bisector through A to side BC is
(A) r i 2 j 3k (3i 2 j 3k ) (B) r i 2 j 3k (3i 4 j 3k )
(C) r i 2 j 3k (3i 3 j 2 k ) (D) r i 2 j 3k (3i 3 j 4 k )
(ii) The equation of median through C to side AB is
(A) r i j k p (3 i 2 k ) (B) r i j k p (3 i 2 k )
(C) r i j k p( 3i 2k ) (D) r i j k p(3i 2 j)
(iii) The area ( ABC) is equal to
9 17 17 7
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2 2
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Q.11 Let OAB be a regular triangle with side length unity (O being the origin). Also M, N are the points of
trisection of AB, M being closer to A and N closer to B. Position vectors of A, B, M and N are
a , b, m and n respectively. Which of the following hold(s) good?
2 1 5 1
(A) m = xa + yb x= and y = . (B) m = xa + yb x= and y = .
3 3 6 6
13 15
(C) m n equals . (D) m n equals .
18 18

Q.12 In ABC, a point P is chosen on side A B so that AP : PB = 1 : 4 and a point Q is chosen on the side
MC
B C so that CQ : QB = 1 : 3. Segment C P and A Q intersect at M. If the ratio is expressed as a
PC
a
rational number in the lowest term as , find (a + b).
b

Q.1 If a b c = 0 , a = 3 , b = 5 , c = 7 , then the angle between a & b is :

(A) 6 (B) 2 3 (C) 5 3 (D) 3

Q.2 A line passes through the point A i 2 j 3k and is parallel to the vector V i j k . The shortest
distance from the origin, of the line is
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6

Q.3 Let a , b , c be vectors of length 3, 4, 5 respectively. Let a be perpendicular to b c , b to c a &

c to a b . Then a b c is

(A) 2 5 (B) 2 2 (C) 10 5 (D) 5 2

Q.4 Given a parallelogram ABCD. If | AB | = a , | AD | = b & | AC | = c , then DB . AB has the value

3a 2 b2 c2 a2 3b2 c2 a2 b 2 3 c2
(A) (B) (C) (D) none
2 2 2

15
Q.5 If a vector a of magnitude 50 is collinear with vector b 6i 8j k and makes an acute angle with
2
positive z-axis then :
(A) a 4b (B) a 4b (C) b 4a (D) none

Q.6 A, B, C & D are four points in a plane with pv's a , b , c & d respectively such that
a d b c b d c a
(A) incentre (B) circumcentre (C) orthocentre (D) centroid

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Q.7 a and b are unit vectors inclined to each other at an angle , (0, ) and a b < 1. Then

2 2 3
(A) , (B) , (C) 0, (D) ,
3 3 3 3 4 4

Q.8 Image of the point P with position vector 7 i j 2 k in the line whose vector equation is,
r = 9i 5 j 5k ( i 3 j 5k ) has the position vector
(A) ( 9, 5, 2) (B) (9, 5, 2) (C) (9, 5, 2) (D) none

Q.9 Let a , b , c are three unit vectors such that a b c is also a unit vector. If pairwise angles between
a , b , c are 1, 2 and 3 rexpectively then cos 1 + cos 2 + cos 3 equals
(A) 3 (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) 1

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Q.10 A tangent is drawn to the curve y = at a point A (x1 , y1) , where x1 = 2. The tangent cuts the x-axis
x2
at point B. Then the scalar product of the vectors AB & OB is
(A) 3 (B) 3 (C) 6 (D) 6

Q.11 L1 and L2 are two lines whose vector equations are

L1 : r cos 3 i 2 sin j cos 3k

L2 : r a i b j ck ,
where and are scalars and is the acute angle between L1 and L2.
If the angle ' ' is independent of then the value of ' ' is
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 4 3 2

2 2
a b a b
Q.12 Let a and b be two unit vectors. The maximum value of 2 2
is equal to
a b a b

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 6

Q.1 Cosine of an angle between the vectors a b and a b if | a | = 2, | b | = 1 and a ^ b = 60

(A) 3 7 (B) 9 21 (C) 3 7 (D) none

Q.2 An arc AC of a circle subtends a right angle at the centre O. The point B divides the arc in the ratio 1
If OA a & OB b , then the vector OC in terms of a & b , is
(A) 3 a 2b (B) 3 a 2b (C) 2 a 3b (D) 2a 3b

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Q.3 Given three vectors a , b & c each two of which are non collinear. Further if a b is collinear with

c, b c is collinear with a & a = b = c = 2 . Then the value of a . b + b . c + c . a :

(A) is 3 (B) is 3 (C) is 0 (D) cannot be evaluated

Q.4 The vector equations of two lines L1 and L2 are respectivly

r 17 i 9 j 9k (3i j 5k ) and r 15i 8 j k ( 4i 3 j )
I L1 and L2 are skew lines
II (11, 1 and L2
III ( 1 and L2
IV cos 3 35 is the acute angle between L1 and L2
then , which of the following is true?
(A) II and IV (B) I and IV (C) IV only (D) III and IV

Q.5 For some non zero vector V , if the sum of V and the vector obtained from V by rotating it by an angle
2 equals to the vector obtained from V by rotating it by then the values of , is
2 2
(A) 2n (B) n (C) 2n (D) n
3 3 3 3
where n is an integer.

Q.6 Let u , v, w be such that u 1, v 2, w 3 . If the projection of v along u is equal to that of w

along u and vectors v , w are perpendicular to each other then u v w equals

(A) 2 (B) 7 (C) 14 (D) 14

Q.7 If a and b are non zero, non collinear vectors, and the linear combination
(2 x y)a 4b 5a (x 2 y)b holds for real x and y then x + y has the value equal to
(A) (B) 1 (C) 17 (D) 3

Q.8 | | | |
In the isosceles triangle ABC A B = BC = 8 , a point E divides AB internally in the ratio 1 : 3, then the
cosine of the angle between C E & CA is (where CA = 12) | |
3 7 3 8 3 7 3 8
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 17 8 17

Q.9 If p 3a 5b ; q 2a b ; r a 4b ; s a b are four vectors such that

sin p q = 1 and sin r s = 1 then cos a b is :

19 19
(A) (B) 0 (C) 1 (D)
5 43 5 43

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Q.10 Given an equilateral triangle ABC with side length equal to 'a'. Let M and N be two points respectively
AB
on the side AB and AC such that A N = K A C and A M = . If B N and C M are orthogonal
3
then the value of K is equal to
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 4 3 2

Q.11 Column I Column II

(A) P is point in the plane of the triangle ABC. pv (P) centroid
a , b and c respectively with respect to P as the origin.
If b c b c = 0 and c a c a = 0, then w.r.t. the (Q) orthocentre
triangle ABC, P is its
(B) If a , b, c are the position vectors of the three non collinear (R) Incentre
points A, B and C respectively such that the vector
V P A P B P C is a null vector then w.r.t.
the ABC, P is its
(C) If P is a point inside the ABC such that the vector (S) circumcentre
R (BC)(P A) (CA)(P B) (AB)(P C) is a null vector then
w.r.t. the ABC, P is its
(D) If P is a point in the plane of the triangle ABC such that the
scalar product P A C B and P B A C vanishes, then w.r.t.
the ABC, P is its

2
Q.12 In a triangle ABC, if BC and AC where

then find the value of (1 + cos 2A + cos 2B + cos 2C).

Q.1 Let V1 3ax 2 i 2(x 1) j and V2 b( x 1)i x 2 j , where ab < 0. The vector V1 and V2
are linearly dependent for
(A) atleast one x in (0, 1) (B) atleast one x in (
(C) atleast one x in (1, 2) (D) no value of x.

Q.2 If p & s are not perpendicular to each other and r x p q x p & r . s = 0, then r =
q.p q.s
(A) p . s (B) q p (C) q p (D) q p for all scalars
p.s p.s

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Q.3 Given a parallelogram OACB. The lengths of the vectors OA , OB & AB are a, b & c respectively. The

scalar product of the vectors OC & OB is :

a2 3 b2 c2 3a 2 b2 c2 3a 2 b2 c2 a2 3 b2 c2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2 2

2 2
Q.4 Vectors a and b make an angle = . If a = 1 , b = 2 then a 3 b x 3a b =
3
(A) 225 (B) 250 (C) 275 (D) 300

2
Q.5 In a quadrilateral ABCD, A C is the bisector of the A B A D which is ,
3

| | | | | |
15 A C = 3 A B = 5 A D then cos BA CD is

14 21 2 2 7
(A) (B) (C) (D)
7 2 7 3 7 14

Q.6 If the two adjacent sides of two rectangles are represented by the vectors p 5a 3b ; q a 2b
1
and r 4a b;s a b respectively, then the angle between the vectors x p r s and
3
1
y r s
5
19 19
(A) is (B) is cos
5 43 5 43

19
(C) is (D) cannot be evaluated
5 43

Q.7 If the vector product of a constant vector OA with a variable vector OB in a fixed plane OAB be a
constant vector, then locus of B is :
(A) a straight line perpendicular to OA (B) a circle with centre O radius equal to OA
(C) a straight line parallel to OA (D) none of these

Q.8 Let O be an interior point of ABC such that 2 O A 5 O B 10 O C 0 . If the ratio of the area of
AOC is t, where 'O' is the origin. Find [t].
(Where [ ] denotes greatest integer function.)

Q.9 If the distance from the point P(1, 1, 1) to the line passing through the points Q(0, 6, 8) and
R( p q where p and q are coprime, then find the value of
( p q )( p q 1)
.
2
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Q.10 Let S(t) be the area of the OAB with O (0, 0, 0), A (2, 2, 1) and B (t, 1, t + 1).
e
2
e3 a
The value of the definite integral (S( t )) ln t dt, is equal to b where a, b N, find (a + b).
1

Q.11 Given f 2(x) + g2(x) + h2(x) 9 and U(x) = 3 f (x) + 4 g (x) + 10 h(x),where f (x), g (x) and h (x) are
continuous x R. If maximum value of U(x) is N , then find N.

Q.1 For non-zero vectors a , b , c , a x b . c = a b c holds if and only if ;

(A) a . b = 0, b . c = 0 (B) c . a = 0, a . b = 0
(C) a . c = 0, b . c = 0 (D) a . b = b . c = c . a = 0

Q.2 The vectors a = i 2 j 3 k ; b = 2 i j k & c = 3 i j 4 k are so placed that the end point of one
vector is the starting point of the next vector. Then the vectors are
(A) not coplanar (B) coplanar but cannot form a triangle
(C) coplanar but can form a triangle (D) coplanar & can form a right angled triangle

Q.3 Given the vectors

u 2i j k
v i j 2k
w i k
If the volume of the parallelopiped having c u , v and c w as concurrent edges, is 8 then 'c' can be
equal to
(A) (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 21

Q.4 Given a x i yj 2 k , b i j k, c i 2 j ; (a b) = /2, a c 4 then

(A) [a b c] 2 = | a | (B) [a b c] = | a | (C)[a b c] = 0 (D)[a b c] = | a | 2

Q.5 Let a a1 i a2 j a3k ; b b1 i b2 j b3 k ; c c1 i c2 j c3 k be three non-zero vectors such

2
a1 b1 c1
that c is a unit vector perpendicular to both a & b . If the angle between a & b is then a 2 b2 c 2 =
6
a3 b3 c3
(A) 0 (B) 1
1 3
(C) (a 2 + a22 + a32) (b12 + b22 + b32) (D) (a 2 + a22 + a32) (b12 + b22 + b32) (c12 + c22 + c32)
4 1 4 1

Q.6 For three vectors u , v , w which of the following expressions is not equal to any of the remaining three?
(A) u . ( v x w ) (B) ( v x w ) . u (C) v . ( u x w ) (D) ( u x v ) . w

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Q.7 L et a i j, b j k &c a b . If the vectors , i 2j k , 3i 2j k & c are coplanar

then is :
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 3

Q.8 A rigid body rotates about an axis through the origin with an angular velocity 10 3 radians/sec.
If points in the direction of i j k then the equation to the locus of the points having tangential
speed 20 m/sec. is :
(A) x2 + y2 + z2 x y y z z x 1=0
(B) x2 + y2 + z2 2 x y 2 y z 2 zx 1= 0
(C) x2 + y2 + z2 x y y z z x 2=0
(D) x2 + y2 + z2 2 x y 2 y z 2 zx 2= 0

Q.9 A rigid body rotates with constant angular velocity about the line whose vector equation is,
r= i 2j 2 k . The speed of the particle at the instant it passes through the point with p.v..

2 i 3 j 5k is :
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) none
A

Q.10 Let AB 3i j , AC 2i 3 j and DE 4i 2 j .

The area of the shaded region in the adjacent figure, is D

(A) 5 (B) 6
(C) 7 (D) 8
E
B
C

Q.11 Equation of the line which passes through the point with p. v. (2, 1, 0) and perpendicular to the plane
containing the vectors i j and j k is
(A) r = (2, 1, 0) + t (1, (B) r = (2, 1, 0) + t (
(C) r = (2, 1, 0) + t (1, 1, (D) r = (2, 1, 0) + t (1, 1, 1)
where t is a parameter

Q.12 If a , b , c be three non zero vectors satisfying the condition a b c&b c a then which of the
following always hold(s) good?
(A) a , b , c are orthogonal in pairs (B) a b c = b
2
(C) a b c = c (D) b = c

Q.13 Vector V is perpendicular to the plane of vectors a 2i 3 j k and b i 2 j 3k and satisfies the
condition V ( i 2 j 7 k ) = 10. Find | V |2 .

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 2
Q.14 Let two non-collinear vectors a and b inclined at an angle be such that | a | 3 and | b | 4 .
3
A point P moves so that at any time t the position vector OP (where O is the origin) is given as
OP = (et + e ) a + (et ) b . If the least distance of P from origin is 2 a b
where a, b N then find the value of (a + b).

Q.15 If the three vectors V1 i aj ak , V2 bi j bk , V3 ci cj k are linearly dependent

then find the value of (1 + a) + (1 + b) + (1 + c) .

Q.1 The altitude of a parallelopiped whose three coterminous edges are the vectors, A i j k ;
B 2i 4 j k & C i j 3k with A and B as the sides of the base of the parallelopiped, is
(A) 2 19 (B) 4 19 (C) 2 38 19 (D) none

Q.2 Consider ABC with A (a ) ; B (b) &C ( c) . If b . (a c) = b . b a.c; b a = 3;

c b A M & B D is

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(A) cos (B) cos (C) cos (D) cos
5 13 13 5 5 13 13 5

Q.3 If A (
between OA and OB ('O' is the origin of reference)
(A) (2, 1, (B) (2, 11, 5) (C) (10, 2, (D) (1, 1, 2)

Q.4 Position vectors of the four angular points of a tetrahedron ABCD are A(3,
and D(1, 0, 0). Acute angle between the plane faces ADC and ABC is
(A) tan 5 2 (B) cos 2 5 (C) cosec 5 2 (D) cot 32

Q.5 The volume of the tetrahedron formed by the coterminus edges a , b, c is 3. Then the volume of the
parallelepiped formed by the coterminus edges a b, b c, c a is
(A) 6 (B) 18 (C) 36 (D) 9

Q.6 If a i j k &b i 2j k , then the vector c such that a . c = 2 & a c = b is

1 1 1 1
(A) 3i 2 j 5 k (B) i 2 j 5k (C) i 2 j 5k (D) 3i 2 j k
3 3 3 3

Q.7 a , b and c be three vectors having magnitudes 1, 1 and 2 respectively. If

a x ( a x c ) + b = 0, then the acute angle between a & c is :
(A) /6 (B) /4 (C) /3 (D) 5 12

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Q.8 If a i j k , b 4 i 3 j 4 k and c i j k are linearly dependent vectors & c 3 , then
(A) = 1, = 1 (B) = 1, = (C) = 1, = (D) = =1

Q.9 A vector of magnitude 5 5 coplanar with vectors i 2 j & j 2k and the perpendicular vector 2i j 2k is
(A) 5i 6 j 8k (B) 5 5i 6 j 8k
(C) 5 5i 6 j 8k (D) 5i 6 j 8k

Q.10 Let 2i 3 j k and i j . If is a unit vector, then the maximum value of

is equal to
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 9

Consider three vectors p i j k, q 2i 4 j k and r i j 3k and let s be a unit vector, then

Q.11 p, q and r are
(A) linearly dependent
(B) can form the sides of a possible triangle
(C) such that the vectors ( q r ) is orthogonal to p
(D) such that each one of these can be expressed as a linear combination of the other two

Q.12 if ( p q ) r = up vq w r , then (u + v + w) equals to

(A) 8 (B) 2 (C) (D) 4
Q.13 The magnitude of the vector (p s )(q r ) + (q s )( r p) + ( r s )( p q ) is
(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 18 (D) 2

Q.14 Given the following information about the non zero vectors A , B and C
(i) ( A B) A 0 (ii) B B 4
(iii) A B 6 (iv) B C 6
Which one of the following holds good?
(A) A B 0 (B) A ( B C) 0 (C) A A 8 (D) A C 9

Q.15 If A, B, C and D are four non zero vectors in the same plane no two of which are collinear then which
of the following hold(s) good?
(A) ( A B) ( C D ) 0 (B) ( A C) ( B D) 0
(C) ( A B) (C D) 0 (D) ( A C) ( B D) 0

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Q.1 Consider three vectors p i j k , q 2i 4 j k and r i j 3k . If p, q and r denotes the
position vector of three non-collinear points then the equation of the plane containing these points is
(A) 2x (B) x
(C) 3x (D) 3x

Q.2 The intercept made by the plane r . n q on the x-axis is

q i .n q
(A) (B) (C) i . n q (D) | n |
i.n q

Q.3 If the distance between the planes

8x + 12y
and 4x + 6y
1 N ( N 1)
can be expressed in the form where N is natural then the value of is
N 2
(A) 4950 (B) 5050 (C) 5150 (D) 5151

Q.4 A plane passes through the point P(4, 0, 0) and Q(0, 0, 4) and is parallel to the y-axis. The distance of
the plane from the origin is
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) 2 2

Q.5 If from the point P (f, g, h) perpendiculars PL, PM be drawn to yz and zx planes then the equation to the
plane OLM is
x y z x y z x y z x y z
(A) 0 (B) 0 (C) 0 (D) 0
f g h f g h f g h f g h

Q.6 If the plane 2x (k) with x-axis, then k is equal to

(A) 3 2 (B) 2/7 (C) 2 3 (D) 1

Q.7 The plane XOZ divides the join of (1, : 1 , then is

(A) (B) (C) 3 (D) 1/3

Q.8 A variable plane forms a tetrahedron of constant volume 64 K3 with the coordinate planes and the origin,
then locus of the centroid of the tetrahedron is
(A) x3 + y3 + z3 = 6K3 (B) xyz = 6k3
(C) x2 + y2 + z2 = 4K2 (D) x + y + z = 4K

Q.9 Let ABCD be a tetrahedron such that the edges AB, AC and AD are mutually perpendicular. Let the
area of triangles ABC, ACD and ADB be 3, 4 and 5 sq. units respectively. Then the area of the triangle
BCD, is
(A) 5 2 (B) 5 (C) 5 2 (D) 5/2

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Q.10 Which of the following planes are parallel but not identical?
P1 : 4x
P2 : 4x
P3 :
P4 : 2x
(A) P2 & P3 (B) P2 & P4 (C) P1 & P3 (D) P1 & P4

Q.11 A parallelopiped is formed by planes drawn through the points (1, 2, 3) and (9, 8, 5) parallel to the
coordinate planes then which of the following is not the length of an edge of this rectangular parallelopiped
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8

Q.12 Vector equation of the plane r i j (i j k) ( i 2 j 3k ) in the scalar dot product form is
(A) r .(5i 2 j 3k ) 7 (B) r .(5i 2 j 3k ) 7
(C) r .(5i 2 j 3k ) 7 (D) r .(5i 2 j 3k ) 7

Q.13 The vector equations of the two lines L1 and L2 are given by
L1 : r 2i 9 j 13k ( i 2 j 3k ) ; L2 : r 3i 7 j pk ( i 2 j 3k )
then the lines L1 and L2 are
(A) skew lines for all p R
(B) intersecting for all p R and the point of intersection is (
(C) intersecting lines for p =
(D) intersecting for all real p R

Q.14 Consider the plane (x, y, z) = (0, 1, 1) + (1, (2,

origin is
(A) 1/3 (B) 3 2 (C) 32 (D) 2 3

Q.15 The equation of the plane which has the property that the point Q (5, 4, 5) is the reflection of
point P (1, 2, 3) through that plane, is ax + by + cz = d where a, b, c, d N.
Find the least value of (a + b + c + d).

x 2 y 9 z 13 x a y 7 z 2
Q.1 The value of 'a' for which the lines = and intersect, is
1 2 3 1 2 3
(A) (B) (C) 5 (D)

Q.2 Given A (1,

AB nor on CD?
(A) (2, 2, 4) (B) (2, (C) (2, 0,1) (D) (0,

x 1 y 2 z 3
Q.3 For the line , which one of the following is incorrect?
1 2 3
x y z
(A) it lies in the plane x (B) it is same as line
1 2 3
(C) it passes through (2, 3, 5) (D) it is parallel to the plane x
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Q.4 Given planes
P1 : cy + bz = x
P2 : az + cx = y
P3 : bx + ay = z
P1, P2 and P3 pass through one line, if
(A ) a2 + b2 + c2 = ab + bc + ca (B) a2 + b2 + c2 + 2abc = 1
(C) a2 + b2 + c2 = 1 (D) a2 + b2 + c2 + 2ab + 2bc + 2ca + 2abc = 1

x x1 y y1 z z1
Q.5 The line is
0 1 2
(A) parallel to x-axis (B) perpendicular to x-axis
(C) perpendicular to YOZ plane (D) parallel to y-axis

x 2 y 3 z 4 x 1 y 4 z 5
Q.6 The lines and are coplanar if
1 1 k k 2 1
(A) k = 0 or (B) k = 1 or (C) k = 0 or (D) k = 3 or

Q.7 The line which contains all points (x, y, z) which are of the form (x, y, z) = (2, (1,
intersects the plane 2x a b
where a, b N and a > 3 then (a + b) equals
(A) 23 (B) 95 (C) 27 (D) none

Q.8 Let L1 be the line r1 2i j k (i 2k ) and let L2 be the line r2 3i j (i j k) .

Let be the plane which contains the line L1 and is parallel to L2. The distance of the plane from the
origin is
(A) 1/7 (B) 27 (C) 6 (D) none

Q.9 The value of m for which straight line 3x

2x
(A) (B) 8 (C) (D) 11

x 2 y 1 z 2
Q.10 The distance of the point ( = =
2 4 12
and the plane x
(A) 2 11 (B) 126 (C) 13 (D) 14

Q.11 P (p ) and Q(q ) are the position vectors of two fixed points and R ( r ) is the position vector of a variable
point. If R moves such that ( r p) ( r q ) 0 then the locus of R is
(A) a plane containing the origin 'O' and parallel to two non collinear vectors O P and O Q
(B) the surface of a sphere described on PQ as its diameter.
(C) a line passing through the points P and Q
(D) a set of lines parallel to the line PQ.

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Q.12 Consider a plane P passing through A ( , 3,
positive direction cosines passing through A, bisecting BC and makes equal angles with the
coordinate axes. Let L1 be a line parallel to L and passing through origin.Which of the following
is(are) correct?
(A) The value of ( +
x 1 y 1 z 1
(B) Equation of straight line L1 is .
1 1 1
(C) Equation of the plane perpendicular to the plane P and containing line L1 is x
(D) Area of triangle ABC is equal to 3 2 .

Q.13(a) A line L passing through the point P(1, 4, 3), is perpendicular to both the lines
x 1 y 3 z 2 x 2 y 4 z 1
= = and = = .
2 1 4 3 2 2
If the position vector of point Q on L is (a1, a2, a3) such that (PQ)2 = 357, then find the sum of all
possible values of (a1 + a2 + a3)
(b) Two intersecting lines lying in a plane P1 have equations
x 1 y 3 z 4 x 1 y 3 z 4
and .
2 1 3 1 2 4
If the equation of plane P2 is 2x 1 and P2 is d,
then find the value of d2.
(c) Consider the lines L1 : r 2i k i j and L2 : r i j 2 k where , R.
Find the distance of the point M 2 , 8 , 0 from the plane passing through the point N(1,
whose normal is perpendicular to both the lines L1 and L2.

MATCH THE COLUMN:

Q.14 Consider the following four pairs of lines in column-I and match them with one or more entries in
column-II.
Column-I Column-II
(A) L1 : x = 1 + t, y = t, z = 2 (P) non coplanar lines
L2 : r ( 2,1, 3) + (2, 2,
x 1 y 3 z 2
(B) L1 : = = (Q) lines lie in a unique plane
2 2 1
x 2 y 6 z 2
L2 : = =
1 1 3
(C) L1 : x = (R) infinite planes containing both the lines
L2 : x = 1 + 2s, y = 4
x y 1 z 2
(D) L1 : = = (S) lines do not intersect
1 2 3
x 3 y 2 z 1
L2 : = =
4 3 2

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Q.15 P(0, 3, 1 be the line passing through P and
Q and L2 be the line through R and parallel to the vector V i k.
Column-I Column-II
(A) perpendicular distance of P from L2 (P) 7 3
(B) shortest distance between L1 and L2 (Q) 2
(C) area of the triangle PQR (R) 6
19
(D) distance from (0, 0, 0) to the plane PQR (S)
147

Q.1 If a , b, c are three non-coplanar & p, q, r are reciprocal vectors to a , b & c respectively, then
a mb nc p mq n r is equal to : (where l, m, n are scalars)
(A) l2 2
+m +n2 (B) l m + m n + n l (C) 0 (D) none of these

Q.2 The three vectors i j , j k , k i taken two at a time form three planes. The three unit vectors
drawn perpendicular to these three planes form a parallelopiped of volume :
(A) 1/3 (B) 4 (C) 3 3 4 (D) 4 3 3

Q.3 If x & y are two non collinear vectors and a, b, c represent the sides of a ABC satisfying
(a b) x + (b c) y + (c a) x y = 0 then ABC is
(A) an acute angle triangle (B) an obtuse angle triangle
(C) a right angle triangle (D) a scalene triangle

Q.4 Given three non a , b, c and r1 pa qb c and r2 a pb qc if

the vectors r1 2 r2 and 2 r1 r2 are collinear then (p, q) is
(A) (0, 0) (B) (1, (C) ( (D) (1, 1)

Q.5 If the vectors a , b , c are non-coplanar and l, m, n are distinct scalars, then

a mb nc b mc na c ma nb = 0 implies :
(A) l m + m n + n l = 0 (B) l + m + n = 0
(C) l 2 + m 2 + n 2 = 0 (D) l 3 + m 3 + n 3 = 0

Q.6 Let r1 , r2 , r3 ........rn be the position vectors of points P1, P2, P3,. ...Pn relative to the origin O. If the
vector equation a1 r1 a 2 r2 .......... a n rn 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

Q.7 The orthogonal projection A' of the point A with position vector (1, 2, 3) on the plane 3x
1 5 1 5
(A) ( (B) , ,1 (C) , , 1 (D) (6,
2 2 2 2

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Q.8 If a and b are unit vectors then the vector defined as V (a b) (a b) is collinear to the vector
(A) a b (B) b a (C) 2a b (D) a 2b

Q.9 If a and b are orthogonal unit vectors then for any non zero vector r , the vector ( r a ) equals
(A) [ r a b] (a b) (B) [ r a b ] a ( r a )(a b )
(C) [ r a b ] b ( r b)( b a ) (D) [ r a b ] b ( r a )(a b )

Consider a plane
x+y
A line L has the equation
x = 1 + 3r
y=2
z = 3 + 4r
Q.10 The co-ordinate of a point B of line L, such that AB is parallel to the plane, is
(A) 10, (B) (C) 4, 1, 7 (D)
Q.11 Equation of the plane containing the line L and the point A has the equation
(A) x (B) x + 3y =0 (C) 3x (D) 3x + y

Let a = b = 2 and c = 1. Also (a c) ( b c ) = 0.

2
Q.12 a b 2c (a b) has the value equal to
(A) 12 (B) 10 (C) 8 (D) 6
2
Q.13 a b c equals
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8
Q.14 Difference between of the maximum and minimum value of a b is equal to
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 1

Consider the three vectors p, q and r such that

p i j k; q i j k
p r = q cp and p r = 2
Q.15 The value of p q r is
5 2c 8
(A) (B) (C) 0 (D) greater then zero
|r| 3
Q.16 If x is a vector such that p q r x = p q r , then x is
(A) c ( i 2 j k ) (B) a unit vector
1
(C) indeterminate, as p q r (D) (i 2 j k )
2

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Q.17 If y is a vector satisfying (1 + c) y = p (q r ) then the vectors x, y, r
(A) are collinear (B) are coplanar
(C) represent the coterminus edges of a tetrahedron whose volume is | c | cubic units.
(D) represent the coterminus edges of a parallelepiped whose volume is | c | cubic units

x 4 y 5 z 1 x 2 y 1 z
Q.18 Given lines and
2 4 3 1 3 2
Statement-1: The lines intersect.
Statement-2: They are not parallel.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.
Q.19 Consider three vectors a , b and c
Statement-1: a b (i a ) b i ( j a) b j (k a ) b k
Statement-2: c ( i c ) i ( j c ) j ( k c ) k
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.
Q.20 Consider the lines
L1 : r a b and L2 : r b a , where a and b are non zero and non collinear vectors.
Statement-1: L1 and L2 are coplanar and the plane containing these lines passes through origin.
Statement-2: (a b ) ( b a ) 0 and the plane containing L1 and L2 is [ r a b] = 0 which passes
through origin.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

Q.21 Statement-1: Let the vector a i j k be vertical. The line of greatest slope on a plane with
normal b 2i j k is along the vector i 4 j 2 k .
Statement-2: If a is vertical, then the line of greatest slope on a plane with normal b is along the

vector (a b) b .
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

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Q.22 If A(a ) ; B( b ) ; C (c ) and D(d ) are four points such that
a 2 i 4 j 3k ; b 2 i 8 j ; c i 3 j 5k ; d 4 i j 7 k
d is the shortest distance between the lines AB and CD, then which of the following is True?
[ AB CD BD]
(A) d = 0, hence AB and CD intersect (B) d =
| AB CD |

23 [ AB CD AC]
(C) AB and CD are skew lines and d = (D) d =
13 | AB CD |

Q.23 Which of the following statement(s) is(are) incorrect?

(A) The relation (u v) = u v is only possible if atleast one of the vectors u and v is null vector..

(B) Every vector contained in the line r ( t ) = 1 2t, 1 3t, 1 4t is parallel to the vector 1, 1, 1 .

(C) If scalar triple product of three vectors u , v, w is larger than u v then w > 1.

(D) The distance between the x-axis and the line x = y = 1 is 2.

Q.24 Given the equations of the line 3x

Then which of the following is correct ?
1 5
y z
(A) symmetical form of the equations of line is x 8 = 8
2 1 1
1 5
x y
(B) symmetrical form of the equations of line is 8 = 8 = z
1 1 2
(C) equation of the plane through (2, 1, 4) and prependicular to the given lines is 2x
(D) equation of the plane through (2, 1, 4) and prependicular to the given lines is x + y

Q.25 Given three vectors

U 2i 3 j 6k ; V 6i 2 j 3k ; W 3i 6 j 2 k
Which of the following hold good for the vectors U , V and W ?
(A) U , V and W are linearly depedent
(B) ( U V ) W 0
(C) U , V and W form a triplet of mutually perpendicular vectors
(D) U ( V W ) 0

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Q.26 Consider the family of planes x + y + z = c where c is a parameter intersecting the coordinate axes at P,
Q, R and , , are the angles made by each member of this family with positive x, y and z axis. Which
of the following interpretations hold good for this family.
(A) each member of this family is equally inclined with the coordinate axes.
(B) sin2 + sin2 + sin2 = 1
(C) cos2 + cos2 + cos2 = 2
(D) for c = 3 area of the triangle PQR is 3 3 sq. units.
Q.27 Let a and b be two non-zero and non-collinear vectors then which of the following is/are always
correct?
(A) a b = a b i i + a b j j + a b k k

(B) a b = (a i ) ( b i ) + (a j) ( b j) + (a k ) ( b k )
(C) if u = a (a b) b and v a b then | u | | v |
(D) if c a (a b) and d b (a b) then c d 0.

Q.28 Column-I Column-II

(A) Centre of the parallelopiped whose 3 coterminous edges (P) a b c
OA, OB and OC have position vectors a, b and c
respectively where O is the origin, is
a b c
(B) OABC is a tetrahedron where O is the origin. Positions vectors (Q)
2
of its angular points A, B and C are a, b and c respectively..
Segments joining each vertex with the centroid of the opposite
face are concurrent at a point P whose p.v.'s are
a b c
(C) Let ABC be a triangle the position vectors of its angular points (R)
3
are a , b and c respectively. If a b b c c a then
the p.v. of the orthocentre of the triangle is
a b c
(D) Let a , b, c be 3 mutually perpendicular vectors of the same (S)
4
magnitude. If an unknown vectors x satisfies the equation
a x b a b x c b c x a c 0.
Then x is given by
(E) ABC is a triangle whose centroid is G, orthocentre is H and circumcentre
is the orign. If position vectos of A, B, C, G and H are a , b, c, g and h
respectively, then h in terms of a , b and c is equal to

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Q.29 Column-I Column-II
(A) Let O be an interior point of ABC such that O A 2 O B 3 O C 0 , (P) 0
then the ratio of the area of AOC, is
with O is the origin
(B) Let ABC be a triangle whose centroid is G, orthocentre is H and (Q) 1
circumcentre is the origin 'O'. If D is any point in the plane of the
triangle such that no three of O, A, B, C and D are (R) 2
collinear satisfying the relation A D B D C H 3 H G HD (S) 3
then the value of the scalar ' ' is
(C) If a , b, c and d are non zero vectors such that no three of them are in the
same plane and no two are orthogonal then the value of the scalar
( b c ) (a d ) ( c a ) ( b d )
is
(a b ) (d c )

Q.30 Given a tetrahedron D-ABC with AB = 12 , CD = 6. If the shortest distance between the skew lines AB
and CD is 8 and the angle between them is , then find the volume of tetrahedron.
6

Q.31 Given A 2i 3 j 6k , B i j 2 k and C i 2j k .

Compute the value of A A (A B) C .

Q.32 A vector V = v1i v 2 j v 3k satisfies the following conditions:

(i) magnitude of V is 7 2
(ii) V is parallel to the plane x
(iii) V is orthogonal to the vector 2 i 3 j 6k
and (iv) V i > 0.
Find the value of (v1 + v2 + v3).

Q.33 Let (p q ) r (q r ) q ( x 2 y 2 )q (14 4 x 6 y) p and ( r r ) p r where p and q are

two non-zero non-collinear vectors and x and y are scalars. Find the value of (x + y).
1
Q.34 Let a and b be two vectors such that a = = b . If denotes the minimum value of
2
1 1
2 2
, then find the number of solution of equation sec2 = in interval ( , 8 ].
a b a b

Q.35 Let P and Q are two points in xy-plane on the curve y = x7 5 + 5x3 + 8x + 5 such that
OP . i

and OQ . i = OP OQ = 2M, (where O is origin) then find the

value of M.

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Q.1 B Q.2 A Q.3 B Q.4 B Q.5 D Q.6 B Q.7 D
Q.8 B Q.9 D Q.10 AD
Q.11 (A) T; (B) U ; (C) P ; (D) R ; (E) Q; (F) S; (G) W; (H) V

Q.1 D Q.2 D Q.3 A Q.4 C Q.5 D Q.6 C Q.7 A

Q.8 A Q.9 B Q.10 (i) D ; (ii) B ; (iii) B Q.11 AC Q.12 13

Q.1 D Q.2 A Q.3 D Q.4 A Q.5 B Q.6 C Q.7 B

Q.8 B Q.9 D Q.10 A Q.11 A Q.12 A

Q.1 A Q.2 B Q.3 B Q.4 A Q.5 A Q.6 C Q.7 B

Q.8 C Q.9 D Q.10 A Q.11 (A) S; (B) P; (C) R; (D) Q Q.12 0

Q.1 A Q.2 C Q.3 D Q.4 D Q.5 C Q.6 B Q.7 C

Q.8 3 Q.9 4950 Q.10 7 Q.11 1125

Q.1 D Q.2 B Q.3 A Q.4 D Q.5 C Q.6 C Q.7 D

Q.8 C Q.9 A Q.10 C Q.11 A Q.12 AC Q.13 75 Q.14 0488
Q.15 2

Q.1 C Q.2 A Q.3 D Q.4 A Q.5 C Q.6 B Q.7 A

Q.8 D Q.9 D Q.10 B Q.11 C Q.12 B Q.13 A Q.14 ABD
Q.15 BC

Q.1 D Q.2 A Q.3 D Q.4 D Q.5 A Q.6 B Q.7 D

Q.8 B Q.9 A Q.10 C Q.11 B Q.12 C Q.13 C Q.14 C
Q.15 17

Q.1 D Q.2 A Q.3 C Q.4 B Q.5 B Q.6 C Q.7 A

Q.8 B Q.9 A Q.10 C Q.11 C Q.12 BCD Q.13 (a) 16; (b) 54; (c) 3
Q.14 (A) R ; (B) Q, (C) Q, S, (D) P, S Q.15 (A) R; (B) Q; (C) P ; (D) S

Q.1 A Q.2 D Q.3 A Q.4 D Q.5 B Q.6 C Q.7 B

Q.8 B Q.9 C Q.10 D Q.11 B Q.12 B Q.13 C Q.14 A
Q.15 B Q.16 D Q.17 C Q.18 D Q.19 A Q.20 A Q.21 D
Q.22 BCD Q.23 ABD Q.24 BD Q.25 BCD Q.26 ABC Q.27 ABC
Q.28 (A) Q; (B) S; (C) R; (D) Q; (E) P Q.29 (A) S; (B) R; (C) Q Q.30 48 Q.31 343
Q.32 12 Q.33 5 Q.34 24 Q.35 5
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