CHAPTER

1
VECTOR

Q.6 If the sum of two unit vectors is a unit vector, then

Units of Vector
the magnitude of their difference is
Level 1 (1) 2 (2) 3
Q.1 0.4 î + 0.8 ĵ + c k̂ represents a unit vector, when 1
(3) (4) 5
C is 2
(1) 0.2 (2) 0.2 (3) 0.8 (4) 0  
Q.7 Given vector A 2iˆ  3j,
ˆ the angle between A
and y-axis is
Position and Displacement Vectors
(1) tan 1 3 / 2 (2) tan 1 2 / 3
Level 1 (3) sin 1 2 / 3 (4) cos 1 2 / 3

Q.2 A person moves 30 m north, then 20 m east then Q.8 The angle made by the vector A  ˆi  ˆj with
30 2 m south-west. His displacement from the x-axis is
original position is (1) 90º (2) 45º (3) 22.5º (4) 30º
(1) 14 m south-west (2) 28 m south 
Q.9 The angle between the two vectors A  3iˆ  4ˆj  5kˆ
(3) 10 m west (4) 15 m east 
and B  3iˆ  4ˆj  5kˆ is
Q.3 While travelling from one station to another, a (1) 60° (2) Zero
car travels 75 km north, 60 km north-east and 20 (3) 90° (4) None of these
km east. The minimum distance between the two
stations is Q.10 If a vector 2iˆ  3jˆ  8kˆ is perpendicular to the
(1) 72 km (2) 112 km vector 4ˆj  4iˆ  kˆ . Then the value of a is
(3) 132 km (4) 155 km 1
     (1) –1 (2)
Q.4 Given that A C and that C is  to A . 2
  B 
Further if | A | | C |, then what is the angle 1
(3)  (4) 1
between A and B ? 2
 
(1) radian (2) radian
4 2 Q.11 Angle that the vector A = 2 î + 3 ĵ makes with
3 y-axis is
(3) radian (4) π radian
4 (1) tan–1 3/2 (2) tan–1 2/3
Q.5 The maximum and minimum magnitudes of the (3) sin–1 2/3 (4) cos 1 3/ 10
resultant of two given vectors are 17 units and  
7 units, respectively. If these two vectors are at Q.12 Two vectors A and B have equal magnitudes.
right angles to each other, the magnitude of their Then the vector A + B is perpendicular to
   
resultant is (1) A  B (2) A  B
(1) 14 (2) 16 (3) 18 (4) 13  
(3) 3A  3B (4) All of these
1.2 Topicwise Question Bank in Physics for NEET (NTA) (Volume I)

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Q.13 Two vectors P & Q are arranged in such a way (1) 500 m (2) 300 m
that they form adjacent sides of a parallelogram (3) 150 m (4) 100 m
as shown in figure
Q.19 Unit
 vector parallel
 to the resultant of vectors
r A 4iˆ  3jˆ and B 8iˆ  8jˆ will be
r S r
Q R 24iˆ  5jˆ ˆ ˆ
(1) (2) 12i  5j
13 13
r
P (3) 6i  5jˆ
ˆ
(4) None of these
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Which of the following options have correct Q.20 A particle has a displacement of 12 m towards
relationship? east and 5 m towards north then 6 m vertically
      upward. The sum of these displacements is
(1) Q R  S (2) R P  Q
      (1) 12 (2) 10.04 m
(3) R P  S (4) S Q  P (3) 14.31 m (4) None of these
      
Q.14 The vectors a, b and c are related by c a  b. Q.21 Two
 forces F1 5iˆ  10ˆj  20kˆ and
Which diagram below illustrates this relationship? ˆ ˆ ˆ
F2  10i  5j  15k
 act  on a single point. The
angle between F1 and F2 is nearly
r r
(1) c r (2) c r (1) 30° (2) 45° (3) 60° (4) 90°
b b
r r
Q.22 The vector sum of two forces is perpendicular to
a a their vector differences. In that case, the forces
(1) Are equal to each other in magnitude
r r r r
(3) b c (4) b c (2) Are not equal to each other in magnitude
(3) Cannot be predicted
r
a
r
a (4) Are equal to each other
Q.23 What vector must be added to the other vectors
Q.15 A particle is moving westward with a velocity ˆi  2ˆj  3kˆ and 2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ , so that the resultant
 
v1  5 m/sec. Its velocity changed to v 2  5 m/sec
may be a unit vector along y-axis?
northward. The change in velocity vector
     (1) 2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ (2) 3iˆ  2ˆj  kˆ
 V  v 2  v1  is ˆ ˆ
(3) 2i  j  k ˆ (4) None of these
 
(1) 5 2 m/sec towards north-east Q.24 Find the direction cosines of vector (a – b), if
(2) 5 m/sec towards north-west a  2iˆ  3jˆ  kˆ and b  2iˆ  2ˆj  3kˆ .
(3) Zero 1 2
(1) 0, , (2) 0, 0, 0
(4) 5 2 m/sec towards north-west 5 5
Q.16 Into how many maximum possible components 1 2 2
(3) , , (4) 1, 1, –1
can a single vector be resolved? 5 5 5
(1) An unlimited number
Q.25 Calculate the resultant of three forces f1 = 50 N
(2) Two components
in a direction 37° east of north, f2 = 10 N due to
(3) Three components south and f3 = 50 2 in south-west direction
(4) Four components
(1) 20 N in south-west direction
 
Q.17 If P  Q, then which of the following is NOT (2) 20 2N N in a direction 53° north of west
correct? (3) 20 2N in south-west direction
 
ˆ
(1) P̂  Q (2) | P |  | Q | (4) Zero
 
(3) PQ ˆ  QPˆ (4) P  Q P̂  Q ˆ
Q.26 Three forces start acting simultaneously on a
Q.18 The position vector of a particle is determined by particle moving with a velocity v. These forces

the expression r  3t 2 ˆi  4t 2 ˆj  7kˆ . The distance are represented in magnitude and direction by the
traversed in first 10 sec is
 Vector 1.3

 
three sides of a triangle ABC as shown in figure. (3) Lies in a plane containing A B
The particle will now move with velocity  
(4) Lies in a plane containing A  B
C
Q.32 A vector is represented by 3iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ , then its
length in x-y plane is
(1) 2 (2) 14 (3) 10 (4) 5
Q.33 The angle between the two vectors 2iˆ  3jˆ  kˆ
A B and ˆi  2ˆj  4kˆ is
(1) Less than v (2) Greater than v (1) 0° (2) 90°
(3) v remaining unchanged (3) 180° (4) None of these
(4) |v| in the direction of the largest force along Q.34
Two forces of magnitudes 30, 60 and P N acting
BC at a point are in equilibrium. If the angle between
Q.27 A force of 14 N acts on a particle along the vector the first two is 60°, the value of P is
ˆ ˆ ˆ
(3i  2 j  6k). If the particle displaces from (0, 0, (1) 25 2 (2) 30 3 (3) 30 6 (4) 30 7
0) to (2, 4, –2), the work done by the force on the   
Q.35 A, B and C are vectors  each having  a unit   
particle is
magnitude.
      If A  B  C  0 , then A . B  B .C  C . A
(1) 10 J (2) 48 J (3) –48 J (4) 52 J A . B  B . C  C . A will be
Q.28 If a  2iˆ  2ˆj  kˆ and b  ˆi  ˆj  kˆ . Find a vector (1) 1 (2) –
3
(3) –
1
(4) 0
c that is parallel to a but has a magnitude three 2 2
 
times that of b Q.36 Vector A and B are mutually perpendicular.  
(1) c  3iˆ  3jˆ  3kˆ Component of A + B in the direction A – B will
be
(2) c  2 3iˆ  2 3jˆ  3kˆ 2 2
(1) A  B (2) A 2  B2
ˆ ˆ
(3) c  6i  6 j  3k ˆ A B2 2

AB 2 2
ˆ ˆ
(4) c  3i  6 j  6k ˆ (3) (4) A  B
AB A 2  B2

Q.29 The velocity of a particle A is v A 3iˆ  4ˆj. The  
velocity of another particle B is perpendicular to Q.37 If |A | = 2 and | B | = 4, then select the incorrect
 statement.
that of A and has magnitude of 5 units. Then v B is    
(i) 3iˆ  4ˆj (ii) 4iˆ  3jˆ (1) If A . B = 4, then angle between A and B is
30°  
(iii) 3iˆ  4ˆj (iv) 3iˆ  4ˆj  
(2) If | A  B | = 4, then angle between A and B is
(v) 4iˆ  3jˆ (vi) 4iˆ  3jˆ
30°  
(1) (ii), (iv) (2) (i), (iii)  
(3) If A. B = 8, then angle between A and B is 0° 
(3) (ii), (vi) (4) All
(4) If | A  B | = 8, then angle between A and B
Q.30 The magnitude of pairs of displacement vectors is 90°
are given. Which pairs of displacement vectors      
Q.38 For vectors A and B , ( A + B) . ( A × B) will be
cannot be added to give a resultant vector of
magnitude 13 cm? (1) A2B2 (2) (A + B)(AB)
(i) 4 cm, 12 cm (ii) 4 cm, 8 cm (3) Zero (4) A2 + B 2 + AB
(iii) 6 cm, 8 cm (iv) 1 cm, 15 cm   
Q.39 A
 and B are vectors expressed as A 2iˆ  ˆj and
(1) (ii), (iv) (2) (i), (ii) ˆ ˆ
B  i – j. Unit vector perpendicular to A and B is
(3) (i), (iii) (4) (ii), (iii) ˆi  ˆj  kˆ ˆi  ˆj  kˆ
  (1) (2)
Q.31  vectors A and B lie in a plane, a third vector
Two 3 3
C lies outside
   this plane, then the sum of these ˆ ˆ ˆ
vectors A  B  C (3) i  j  k (4) k̂
3
(1) Can be zero
(2) Can never be zero