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Vectors

Conceptual Flow Chart:

 Addition and Subtraction of Vectors

 Resolution of Vectors

 Multiplication of Vectors By Dot Product

 Multiplication of Vectors By Cross Product

 Lami’s Theorem

 Miscellaneous

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1. Addition and Subtraction of Vector
 Level 1
 Level 2

2. Resolution of Vectors
 Level 1

3. Dot Product
 Level 1
 Level 2

4. Cross Product
 Level 1
 Level 2

5. Lami’s Theorem
 Level 1

6. Miscellaneous Problems
 Level 1
 Level 2

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Addition and subtraction of vectors

Level-I
→ → → →
1. If A = 3i – 4j and B =– i – 4j, calculate A + B and A + B .
1) 2i–8j, 8.1 2) 2i–4j, 4.2 3) 2i, 3 4) 4j, 6
→ → → →
2. If A = 3i – 4j andB = –i – 4j, calculate the direction of A + B .
1) tan–1(4) with + x– axis in clock wise 2) tan–1(4) with – x– axis in clock wise
3) tan–1(4) with + x– axis in anti-clock wise 4) tan–1(4) with – x– axis in anticlock wise
3. A person runs along a circular path of radius 5 m. If he completes half of the circle. Find the magnitude of the
displacement vector, How far the person ran ?
1) 10m, 5 m 2) 5 m 3) 5 m , 19m 4) 14m, 10 m
4. A car makes a displacement of 100 m towards east and then 200 m towards north. Find the magnitude and
direction of the resultant.
1) 223.7m, tan–1(2), N of E 2) 223.7m, tan–1(2), E of N
3) 300m, tan–1(2), N of E 4) 100m, tan–1(2), N of E
5. If the angle between two vectors of equal magnitude P is  , the magnitude of the resultant vector is
1) 2P cos  / 2 2) 2P sin  / 2 3) 2P cos  / 2 4) 2P sin  / 2
6. Maximum and minimum magnitudes of the resultant of two vectors of magnitudes P and Q are found to be in
the ratio 3 : 1. Which of the following relations is true ?
1) P = Q 2) P =2Q 3) P = 4Q 4) P = Q/3
7. The resultant of two equal forces is 141.4N when they are mutually perpendicular. When they are inclined at an
angle 120º, then the resultant force will be
1) 100 N 2) 141.4 N 3) 196 N 4) Zero
8. The magnitudes of two vectors P and Q differ by 1. The magnitude of their resultant makes an angle of tan–
1(3/4) with P. The angle between P and Q is
1) 450 2) 00 3) 1800 4) 900
→ → → –→ –→ –→ –→
9. If P Q = R and P=Q=R, the ratio of angles between P & R to P & Q is
1) 1 : 2 2) 2 : 1 3) 1 : 1 4) 1 : 3
10. The resultant of two forces 2P 2 and P is 10 P. The angle between the forces is
1) 300 2) 600 3) 450 4) 900
11. Eleven forces each equal to 5N act on a particle simultaneously. If each force makes an angle 30º with the next
one, the resultant of all forces is
1) 15N 2) 55 N 3) 5 N 4) zero
12. Which of the following sets of forces acting simultaneously on a particle keep it in equilibrium?
1) 3N, 5N, 10N 2) 4N, 7N, 12N 3) 2N, 6N, 5N 4) 5N, 8N, 1N
13. The resultant of two forces 1 and P is perpendicular to ‘1’ and equal to 1. What is the value of ‘P’ and angle
between the forces
1) 2 N , 1 3 5 0 2) 2 N , 1 5 0 0 3) 2 N , 1 2 0 0 4) 2 N , 1 5 0 0
14. If the sum of two unit vectors is also a vector of unit magnitude, the magnitude of the difference of the two unit
vectors is
1) 1 unit 2) 2 units 3) 3 units 4) Zero
→ → → → → →
2 2
15. If P + Q = R and P Q = S , then R +S is equal to
1) P2+Q2 2) 2(P2-Q2) 3) 2(P2+Q2) 4) 4 PQ
16. The greater and least resultant of two forces are 7N and 3N respectively. If each of the force is increased by 3N
and applied at 60°. The magnitude of the resultant is
1) 7N 2) 3N 3) 10 N 4) 129

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17. Two forces are such that the sum of their magnitudes is 18N, the resultant is 2 2 8 when they are at 1200.
Then the magnitude of the forces are
1) 12N, 6N 2) 13N, 5N 3) 10N, 9N 4) 16N, 2N
→ → → → → →
18. Two vectors are given by a =-2i+j-3k and b =5i+3j-2k. If 3 a + 2b c = 0 then third vector c is
1) 4 iˆ  9 ˆj  1 3 kˆ 2)  4 iˆ  9 ˆj  1 3 kˆ 3) 4 iˆ  9 ˆj  1 3 kˆ 4) 2 iˆ  3 ˆj  1 3 kˆ

19. A body starts with a velocity 2i–3j+11k m/s and moves with an accelaration of 10i+10j+10k ms–2 . What is its
velocity after 0.25 s ?
1) 4 .5 iˆ + 0 .5 ˆj 1 3 .5 kˆ 2) 4 . 5 iˆ 0 . 5 ˆj 1 3 . 5 kˆ 3) 4 .5 iˆ 0 .5 ˆj + 1 3 .5 kˆ 4) 4 .5 iˆ + 0 .5 ˆj + 1 3 .5 kˆ
→ → →
20.2 Figure shows three vectors a,b and c , where R is the midpoint of PQ. Then
0
.
which of the following relations is correct?
→ → → → → → → → → → → →
1) a + b = 2 c 2) a + b = c 3) a b = 2 c 4) a b = c

21. The resultant of two vectors P and Q is R . If the magnitude of Q is doubled, the new resultant becomes
perpendicular to P , then the magnitude of R is
P2 Q P + Q P
1) 2) ! 3) Q 4)
2 PQ P Q Q
22. Two vectors of equal magnitude P are inclined at some angle such that the difference in magnitude of resultant
and magnitude of either of the vectors is 0.732 times either of the magnitude of vectors. If the angle between
them is increased by half of its initial value then find the magnitude of difference of the vectors
1) 2 P 2) 2P 3) 3 P 4) 3P
–→
23. Resultant of two vectors of magnitudes P and Q is of magnitude ‘Q’. If the magnitude of Q is doubled now the
–→
angle made by new resultant with P is
1) 300 2) 900 3) 600 4) 1200
24. The two forces 2 2 N and xN are acting at a point their resultant is perpendicular to x‸ N and having
magnitude of 6 N. The angle between the two forces and magnitude of x are
1)   1 2 0 , x  2 N 2)   3 0 0 , x  2 N
0
3)   1 5 0 0 , x  3 N 4)   1 5 0 0 , x  2 N
25. Two forces F1 and F2 are acting at a point, having resultant as F. If F2 is doubled F is also doubled. If F2 is
reversed then also F is doubled. Then F1 : F2 : F is
1) 2 : 2 : 3 2) 3 : 3 : 2 3) 3 : 2 : 3 4) 2 : 3 : 2
26. When forces F1, F2, F3 are acting on a particle of mass m such that F2 and F3 are mutually perpendicular, then
the particle remains stationary, If the force F1 is now removed then acceleration of the particle is
1) F1 / m 2) F1 F3 / mF1 3)  F2  F3  / m 4) F2 / m
27. The square of the resultant of two forces 4N and 3N exceeds the square of the resultant of the two forces by 12
when they are mutually perpendicular. The angle between the vectors is
1) 30° 2) 60° 3) 90° 4) 120°
28. The resultant of three vectors 1,2 and 3 units whose directions are those of the sides of an equilateral triangle is
at an angle of
1) 300 with the first vector 2) 150 with the first vector
3) 1000 with the first vector 4) 1500 with the first vector
29. A person moving on a motor cycle in a ground takes a turn through 600 on
his left after every 50 m. Then find the magnitude of displacement suffered
by him after 9th turn
1) 100 m 2) 50 m 3) 5 0 3 m 4) 20 m
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30. At what angle two vectors of magnitudes A + B and A – B act, so that their resultant is 3 A2 + B 2 ?
1) 300 2) 450 3) 600 4) 900
ANSWER KEY
1. A 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. C
11. C 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. C 16. D 17. D 18. A 19. C 20. A
21. C 22. B 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. A 29. A 30. C
Level-II → → → →
1. If A  3 iˆ  4 ˆj and B   iˆ  4 ˆj calculate the direction Of A  B
1) tan-1-1 (4) with positive X -axis in clock wise 2) tan-1-1(4) with negative X -axis in clock wise
3) tan (4) with positive X →-axis in anticlock wise 4) tan (4) with negative →X - axis in anticlock wise
ˆ ˆ ˆ → ˆ ˆ ˆ → → →
2. Two vectors are given by a   2 i  j  3 k and b  5i  3 j  2 k . If 3a  2b  c  0 then third vector c is
1) 4 iˆ  9 ˆj  1 3 kˆ 2)  4 iˆ  9 ˆj  1 3 kˆ c) 4 iˆ  9 ˆj  1 3 kˆ d) 2 iˆ  3 ˆj  1 3 kˆ
3. The vector sum of two vectors of magnitudes 10 units and 15 units can never be
1) 28 units 2) 22 units 3) 18 units 4) 8 units
4. The car makes a displacement of 100 m towards east and then 200 m towards north. Find the magnitude and
direction of the resultant.
1) 223.7m, tan-1 (2), N of E 2) 223.7m, tan-1 (2), E of N 3) 300m, tan-1 (2), N of E 4) 100m, tan-1 (2), N of E
5. If a vector has an x -component of -25.0units and a y- component of 40.0 units, then the magnitude and
direction of this vector is
1 5 1 5
1) 5 8 9 u n its ; s in w ith  ve x  a x is 2) 5 8 9 u n its ; co s w ith  ve x  a x is
89 89
5 5
3) 4 5 u nits ; co s  1 w ith x  a xis 4) 4 5 u nits ; sin 1
w ith x  ax is
9 9
6. A force of 10N is resolved into the perpendicular components. If the first component makes 300 with the force,
the magnitudes of the components are
1) 5N, 5N 2) 5 2 2N, 5 N 3) 5 3 N, 5N 4) 10 N, 10 3 N
0
7. If the system is in equilibrium (cos 53 = 3/5), then the value of 'P' is
1) 16N 2) 4N 3) 2 0 8 N 4) 2 3 2 N

8. Two billiard balls are moving on a table and the component velocities along the length and breadth are 5,5 ms-1
for one ball 2 3 ,2ms-1 for the other ball the angle between the motion of balls is
1) 300 2)600 3)400 4) 150
→
9. If A  2 iˆ  3 ˆj  4 kˆ its components in YZ – plane and ZX- plane are respectively
1) 1 3 a n d 5 2) 5 a n d 2 5 3) 2 5 and 1 3 4) 1 3 a n d 2 9
10. A car weighing 100kg is on a slope that makes an angle 30 with the horizontal. The component of car’s weight
0

parallel to the slope is (g =10ms-2 )

1) 500N 2) 1000N 3) 15,000N 4) 20,000N
11. A room has dimensions 3m  4m  5m. A fly starting at one corner ends up at the diametrically opposite
corner. The magnitude of the displacement of the fly is
1) 12m 2) 60 m 3) 2 5 m 4) 5 2 m
→
12. If P  iˆ  2 ˆj  6 kˆ , its direction cosines are
1 2 6 1 2 6 3 8 7
1) , and 2) , and 3) , and 4) 1, 2 and 6
41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
ANSWER KEY
1. A 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. A
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Position vector, components of vectors, unit vectors
1. One of the rectangular components of a velocity of 20 ms–1 is 10 ms–1 . Find the other component.
1) 10 3 ms–1 2) 20 3 ms–1 3) 5 3 ms–1 4) 35 3 ms–1
2. A car weighing 100kg is on a slope that makes an angle 30° with the horizontal. The component of car’s weight
parallel to the slope is (g=10ms–2)
1) 500N 2) 1000N 3) 15,000 N 4) 20,000N
3. 0
The force acting on a particle makes an angle of 60 with the positive x - axis. If the magnitude of the force is 10
N what are its x and y - components ?
1) 5N, 5 3 N 2) 2N, 2 3 N 4) 3N, 3 3 N 3) 4N, 5 3 N
4. To go from town A to town B a plane must fly about 1780 km at an angle of 300 West of north. How far north of
A is B ?
1) 1542km 2) 1452 km 3) 1254 km 4) 11 km
→ → →
5. Displacement vectors A = ( 3i+3j)m, B = (i – 4j) m and C = ( –2i + 5j) m. Use the components method to
→ → → →
determine the magnitude and direction of E = A B + C .

1) 5 2 , 600 clockwise with + ve x – axis 2) 6 2 , 450 clockwise with + ve x – axis

3) 5 2 , 600 clockwise with – ve x – axis 4) 6 2 , 450 clockwise with – ve x – axis
6. An ant moves on the floor of a room making two displacements. One of magnitude 3 m and another of magnitude
4 m . If the angle between the two displacements is 1200 what will be the magnitude of the resultant displacement
?
1) 6.082m 2) 5.2m 3) 4.8 m 4) 3.606m
7. If A = 6.00i – 8.00j units, B = 8.00i + 3.00j units and C = 26.0i + 19.0j units, determine a and b when a A + bB+C
=0
1) a = 0.9, b = –3.93 2) a = 0.9, b = 3.93 3) a = 0.6, b = –3 4) a = 0.4, b = 0.8
8. Two vectors a and b have equal magnitudes of 12 units. These vectors are making angles 300 and 1200 with the x
axis respectively. Their sum is . Find the x and y components of .
1) (6 3 — 6 ) , ( 6 + 6 3 ) 2) (6 3 + 6 ) , ( 6 + 6 3 )

3) (6 3 — 6 ) , ( 6 6 3 ) 4) (6 3 + 6 ) , ( 6 6 3 )
9. The displacement of the point of a wheel initially in contact with the ground when the wheel rolls forward half a
revolution where radius of the wheel is 1m, is (Assume the forward direction as x - axis)
1) 2 m , tan
1
1 /   with x - axis 2)  2
  4  m , tan 1
2 /   with x - axis

3)   2
 4  m , tan 1
1 / 2  with x - axis 4)  2
  4  m , tan 1
1 / 2  with x - axis
10. Angle (in rad) made by the vector 3 ˆi  ˆj with the x-axis is
(1)  / 6 (2)  / 4 (3)  / 3 (4)  / 4
11. A bird moves in such a way that it has a displacement of 12 m towards east, 5 m towards north and 9 m vertically
upwards. Find the magnitude of its displacement.
1) 5 2 m 2) 5 1 0 m 3) 5 5 m 4) 5m
→
The position vector of a moving particle at ‘t’ sec is given by r = 3 ˆi + 4 t ˆj t kˆ
2 3
12. .Its displacement during an
interval of t = 1s to 3 sec is
1) ˆj  kˆ 2) 3i  4 j  k 3) 9 ˆi  3 6 ˆj  2 7 kˆ 4) 3 2 ˆj  2 6 kˆ
→ 4 1 3
13. The direction cosines of a vector A are cos   , cos  and cos   , then the vector A is
5 2 2 5 2

1) 4 iˆ  ˆj  3 kˆ 2) 4 iˆ  5 ˆj  3 kˆ 3) 4 iˆ  5 ˆj  3 kˆ 4) iˆ  ˆj  kˆ

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14. If P = i+2j+6k, its direction cosines are
1 2 6 1 2 6 3 8 7
1) , and 2) , and 3) , , 4) 1,2 and 6
41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
→
15. If A =2i-3j+4k, its components in yz plane and zx plane are respectively
1) 13 and 5 2) 5 and 2 5 3) 2 5 and 13 4) 13 and 29
–→ –→
16. If vectors A and B are 3i – 4j + 5k and 2i + 3j – 4k respectively find the unit vector parallel to .
(5i j + k ) (5i + j + k ) (5i + j + k ) (5i j k)
1) 2) 3) 4)
27 27 27 27

17. A vector 3 iˆ + 4 ˆj rotates about its tail through an angle 370 in anticlockwise direction then the new vector is
1) 3 iˆ + 4 ˆj 2) 3 iˆ 4 ˆj 3) 5 ˆj 4) 5 iˆ
→ →
18. A vector Q which has a magnitude of 8 is added to the vector P which lies along the X-axis. The resultant of
→ →
these two vectors is a third vector R which lies along the Y-axis and has a magnitude twice that of P . The
→
magnitude of P is
1) 6 / 5 2)8/ 5 3)12/ 5 4)16/ 5
19. A vector makes angles with X, Y and Z axes that are in the ratio 1:2:3 respectively. The angle made by the
vector with Y–axis is
1) / 3 2) / 4 3) / 6 4) / 2
20. The rectangular components of a vector lying in xy plane are (n+1) and 1. If co.ordinate system is turned by
600. They are n & 3 respectively the value of ‘n’
1) 2 2) 3 3) 2.5 4) 3.5
→ →
21. Two particles having position vectors r1   3i  5 j  and r2    5 iˆ  3 ˆj  m are moving with velocities
ˆ ˆ

 → → 
and V 2  ( a i  3 j) m s 1 . If they collide after 2 seconds, the value of 'a' is (2003 E)
V 1  ( 4 i - 4 j )m s 1

1) 2 2) 4 3) 6 4) 8
22. If three vectors act at a point ‘O’ as shown in the figure then the value of
'  ' & ‘P’ are
1) 150, 1 0 2 N 2) 450, 10 N 3) 750, 1 0 2 N 4) 900 , 20 N

23. A uniform rod of 3 kg and length 1m is suspended from a fixed point by means of two strings of length 0.6m
and 0.8m which are attached to the free ends of rod, such that rod is horizatal Find the tensions in the string in
kgwt are
1) 1.8, 2.4 2) 1.2, 1.6 3) 3, 1.8 4) 2.4, 3.6
ANSWER KEY
1. A 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. A
11. B 12. D 13. B 14. B 15. B 16. A 17. C 18. B 19. B 20. D
21. D 22. D 23. A
Dot Product
LEVEL-I
1. If P = 2i +3j – 4k and Q = 5i +2j + 4k find the angle between the two vectors.
1) 300 2) 450 3) 600 4) 900
2. A force = 5i – 3j + 2k moves a particle from = 2i +7j+4k to = 5i+2j+8k. Calculate the workdone.
1) 38 units 2) 20 units 3) 30 units 4) 15 units
3. A vector perpendicular to the vector (i + 2j) and having magnitude 3 5 units is
1) 3 iˆ  6 ˆj 2) 6 iˆ  3 ˆj 3) 4 iˆ  2 ˆj 4) iˆ  2 ˆj

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4. If the vectors P  a iˆ  a ˆj  3 kˆ and Q  a iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ are perpendicular to each other then the positive value of
'a' is
1) Zero 2) 1 3) 2 4) 3
5. A force of 2i + 3j + 2k N acts a body for 4 s and produces a displacement of 3i + 4j + 5k m calculate the power
?
1) 5 W 2) 6 W 3) 7 W 4) 9 W
→ ˆ ˆ → ˆ ˆ → →
6. If A  2i  3 j and B  2 j  3k the component Of B along A is
1)6 2)1/6 3)6/13 4)6/ 13
→ →
7. The component of A along B is 3 times that of the component of B along A . Then A:B is
1) 1 : 3 2) 3 : 1 3) 2 : 3 4) 3 : 2
8. When a force (8i + 4j) newton displaces a particle through (3i - 3j) metre, the power is 0.6W. The time of
action of the force is
1) 20s 2) 7.2s 3) 72s →→
4) 2s
→ → 1  A .B 
9. If  is the angle between unit vectors A and B , then → → is equal to
1  A .B 
1) tan2 (  / 2) 2) sin2 (  / 2) 3) cot2 (  / 2) 4) cos2 (  / 2)
10. The value of 'm', if iˆ  2 ˆj  3 kˆ is parallel to 3 iˆ  m ˆj  9 kˆ is
1) 12 2) 9 3) 6 4) 3
11. ˆ ˆ ˆ
A force 2 i  j  k newton acts on a body which is initially at rest. If the velocity of the body at the end of
4 iˆ  2 ˆj  2 kˆ m s
1
20seconds is , the mass of the body
1) 20kg →
2) 15kg 3) 10kg 4) 5kg →
12. When a force vector F   i ˆ  2 ˆj  k ˆ  N acts on a body and produces a displacement of S   4 iˆ  ˆj  7 kˆ  m,
then the work done is
1) 9J 2) 13J 3) 5J 4) 1J
→ →
13. The angle between the two vectors A  iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ  and B    iˆ  ˆj  2 kˆ is
1) 900 2) 300 3) 45 0
4)→600
14.1 → → → →
4
.
In a right angled triangle the three vectors a , b and c add to zero. Then a .b is
1) -9 2) +9 3) 0 4) -3

15. A vector perpendicular to the vector  iˆ  2 ˆj  and having magnitude 3 5 units is

1) 3 iˆ  6 ˆj 2) 6 iˆ  3 ˆj 3) 4 iˆ  2 ˆj 4) iˆ  2 ˆj
→ →
16. If the vectors A  a iˆ  a ˆj  3 kˆ and B  a iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ are perpendicular
to each other then the positive value of 'a'
is
1) Zero 2) 1 3) 2 4) 3
17. A force of 2i +3j + 2k N acts on a body for 4 s and produces a displacement of 3 iˆ  4 ˆj  5 kˆ m calculate the
power ?
1) 5 w 2) 6 w 3) 7 w 4) 9 w
ANSWER KEY
1. D 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. C
11. C 12. B 13. D 14. C 15. B 16. D 17. C

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1. A motor boat is going in a river with velocity V  4i  2 j  k ms If the resisting force due to stream is,
→
F  5 iˆ  1 0 ˆj  6 kˆ  N Then the power of the motor boat is.
1) 100 w 2) 50 w 3) 46 w 4) 23 w
2. The angle between the two vectors  2 iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ and iˆ  2 ˆj  4 kˆ is
1) 00 2) 900 3)1800 4)450
→ →
3. If a vector A  2 iˆ  2 ˆj  3 kˆ and B  3 iˆ  6 ˆj  n kˆ are perpendicular to each other then the value of `n’ is
1) 4 2) 12 3) 6 4) -6
4. A vector parallel to the vector  iˆ  2 ˆj  and having magnitude 3 5 units is
1) 3 iˆ  6 ˆj 2) iˆ  3 ˆj 4 iˆ  2 ˆj
3) 4) iˆ  2 ˆj
→ ˆ ˆ ˆ → ˆ ˆ ˆ → →
5. If A  5i  2 j  3k and B  2i  j  2k component of B along A is
1) 14 / 38 2) 28 / 38 3) 28 / 38 4) 14 / 38
→ →
6. If the vectors A  a iˆ  ˆj  2 kˆ and B  a iˆ  a ˆj  kˆ are perpendicular to each other then the positive value of 'a' is
1) Zero 2) 1 3) 2 4) 3

7. When a force
 8 iˆ  4 ˆj  newton displaces a particle through  3 iˆ  3 ˆj  metre, the power is 0.6W. The time of
action of the force is
1) 20s 2) 7.2s 3) 72s 4) 2s
→
→ →  1  a→ .b 
0
8. If a a n d b are two unit vectors and the angle between them is 60 then  → → is
 1  a .b 
1) 2 2) 3 3) 0 4) ½
→
9. If then, with what scalar ‘C’ must it be multiplied so that |C V| =7.5
V  3 iˆ  4 ˆj
1) 0.5 2)2.5 3)1.5 4)3.5
10. The angle between the diagonals of a cube with edges of unit length is
1) sin–1 (1 /3) 2) cos–1 (1 /3) 3) tan–1(1 /3) 4) cot–1 (1/ 3)
→
11. The angle made by the vector A  2 iˆ  3 ˆj with Y-axis is
1 1 1 1
1) ta n  3 / 2  2) ta n  2 / 3  3) s in  2 / 3  4) cos  3 / 2 
12. If l1 , m 1 , n 1 and l 2, m 2, n 2are the directional cosines of two vectors and  is the angle between them, then their
value of cos  is
1) l1l 2  m 1m 2  n 1n 2 2) l1 m 1  m 1n 1  n 1l1 3) l 2 m 2  m 1n 1  n 1l1 4) m 1 l 2  l 2m 2  n 1m 2
→ → → →
13. If A  B  C then magnitude of B is
→ → → → → → → → → →
1) C A 2) C  A 3) C .B  A .B 4) C .A  B .A
→ → →
14. If a  m b  c . The scalar m is
→ → →→ → → →→ → → →→
→ → →→
1) a .b  b .c 2) c .b  a .c c .a  b .c a .b  b .c
b
2
c)
a
2
d) c
2
a
2

15. Velocity and acceleration vectors

→ of charged→ particle moving perpendicular to the direction of magnetic field at
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ
a given instant of time are v  2 i  c j and a  3 i  4 j respectively. Then the value of ‘c’ is (2007 E)
1) 3 2) 1.5 3) – 1.5 4) –3
16. Dot product is used in the determination of
a) Work done by a force
b) Power developed by an automobile moving with uniform velocity.
c) The normal flux linked with a coil kept in magnetic field.
d) The force acting on a conductor carrying current kept in a magnetic field.
1) a, d aretrue 2) b, d aretrue 3) a, b, caretrue 4) c, d aretrue

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1. C 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. B
11. B 12. A 13. C 14. A 15. C 16. C
Cross Product
LEVEL-I
1. The cross product of the vectors (2i -3j+ 4k) and (i + 4j - 5k) is
1)  iˆ  1 4 ˆj  1 1kˆ 2) iˆ  1 4 ˆj  1 1kˆ 3)  iˆ  1 4 ˆj  1 1kˆ 4)  iˆ  1 4 ˆj  5 kˆ
2. A particle of mass 0.2kg is moving with linear velocity (i-j+2k). If the radius vector r = 4i+j-k, the angular
momentum of the particle is
1) 2.14 units 2) 4 .2 8 units 3) 1 07 units 4) 5 units
3. The magnitude of scalar and vector products of two vectors are 4 8 3 and 144 respectively. What is the angle
between the two vectors ?
1) 300 2) 450 3) 600 4) 900
––→ –→ ––→ ––→ ––→ –→ ––→ ––→
4. The torque of force F  2 i  3 j  4 k newton acting at the point r  3 i  2 j  3 k metre about the origin is
–→ ––→ ––→ –→ ––→ ––→ –→ ––→ ––→ –→ ––→ ––→
1) 6 i  6 j  12 k 2) 1 7 i  6 j  1 3 k 3)  6 i  6 j  1 2 k 4)  1 7 i  6 j  1 3 k
→ →
5. The adjacent sides of a parallelogram are P = 2i – 3j + k and Q = – 2i +4j – k. What is the area of the
parallelogram ?
1) 4 units 2) 7 units 3) 5 units 4) 8 units
6. What is the condition for the vectors 2i+3j – 4k and 3i – aj + bk to be parallel ?
1) a = –9/2, b = – 6 2) a = –6, b = –9/2 3) a = 4, b = 5 4) a = 8, b = 2
→ → → → → →
7. a, b are the magnitudes of vectors a & b . If a x b = 0 the value of a . b is
1) 0 2) ab 3) ab 4) a / b
→ → → → → →
8. If A = 4N , B = 3N the value of | A x B |2 + | A . B |2 then
1) 5 N 2) 25 N 3) 144 N 4) 169 N
→ –→ → →
9. If A = 2 ˆi + 3ˆj + 6 kˆ and B = 3 ˆi - 6ˆj + 2 kˆ then vector perpendicular to both A and B has
magnitude K times that of 6 ˆi + 2ˆj - 3 kˆ . Then K =
1) 1 2) 3 3) 7 4) 9
10. Vertices of a triangle are given by ‸i  3 ‸j  2 k‸ , 2 ‸i  ‸j  k‸ and  ‸i  2 ‸j  3 k‸ , then area of triangle is (in units)
107
1) 107 /2 2) 1 0 7 / 6 3) 4) 207 / 3
2
→ 1 1 →
ˆ ˆ
11. If A  co s  i  s in  j what will be the unit vector perpendicular to A
2 2

3) c o s  iˆ  s in  ˆj
1) c o s  iˆ  s in  ˆj 2)  c o s  iˆ  s in  ˆj 4) s in  iˆ  c o s  ˆj
2

12.  iˆ  ˆj    iˆ  ˆj  =
1)– 2 kˆ 2) 2 kˆ 3)Zero 4) 2 iˆ
→ →
13. The diagonals of a parallelogram are A  2 iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ and B   2 iˆ  4 ˆj  kˆ What is the area of the parallelogram
?
1) 2 units 2) 4 units 3) 5 units 4) 5 /2 units
ANSWER KEY
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. C 9. C 10. A
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→
ˆ ˆ ˆ
1. Find the torque of a force F   3i  2 j  k acting at the point r  8i  2 j  3k about origin
1) 1 4 iˆ  3 8 ˆj  3 kˆ 2) 4 iˆ  4 ˆj  6 kˆ 3)  1 4 iˆ  3 8 ˆj  1 6 kˆ 4)  4 iˆ  1 7 ˆj  2 2 kˆ

2. The area of the triangle whose adjacent sides are represented by the vectors  4 iˆ  3 ˆj  4 kˆ  and 5 iˆ in sq. unit is
1) 25 2) 12.5 3) 50 4) 45
3. The magnitude of scalar and vector products of two vectors are 48 3 and 144 respectively. What is the angle
between the two vectors ?
1) 300 2) 450 3) 600 4) 900
→ →
4. The adjacent sides of a parallelogram are A  2 iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ and B   2 iˆ  4 ˆj  kˆ What is the area of the
parallelogram ?
1) 4 units 2) 7 units 3) 5 units 4) 8 units
5. What is the condition for the vectors 2 iˆ  3 ˆj  4 kˆ and 3 iˆ  a ˆj  b kˆ to be parallel ?
1) a = –9/2, b = – 6 →2) a = –6, b = –9/2 → →3) a = 4, b = 5 4) a = 8, b = 2
→ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ
6. If F  2i  3 j  k and r  i  j  6k find r  F

1)  1 7 iˆ  1 3 ˆj  5 kˆ 2)  1 7 iˆ  1 3 ˆj  5 kˆ 3) 3 iˆ  4 ˆj  5 kˆ 4)  3 iˆ  4 ˆj  5 kˆ

7. Two sides of a triangle are given by iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and  iˆ  2 ˆj  3 kˆ , then area of triangle is

1) 26 2) 26 /2 3) 46 4)26
8. The magnitude of scalar and vector products of two vectors are 144 and 4 8 3 respectively. What is the angle
between the two vectors ?
1) 300 2) 450 3) 600 4) 900
9. Area of a parallelogram formed by vectors  3 i ˆ  2 ˆj  k ˆ  m and  iˆ  2 ˆj  3 kˆ  m as adjacent sides is
1) 3 8 m
2
2)24 m2 3) 8 3 m 2
4) 4 3 m 2

→ →
10. Find the values of x and y for which vectors A  6 iˆ  x ˆj  2 kˆ and B  5 iˆ  6 ˆj  y kˆ may be Parallel
2 36 5 15 23 36 15
1) x  0, y  2) x  , y  3) x  , y  4) x  , y 
3 5 3 5 5 3 14
ANSWER KEY
1. D 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. B
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Lami’s Theorem
1. If ‘O’ is at equilibrium then the values of the tension T1 and T2 are x, y, if 20 N is
vertically down. Then x, y are
1) 20 N 30 N 2) 2 0 3 N , 20 N
3) 2 0 3 N , 2 0 3 N 4) 10 N, 30 N

2. A body of mass 3 kg is suspended by a string to a rigid support. The body is pulled horizontally by a force F
until the string makes an angle of 30° with the vertical. The value of F and tension in the string are.
1) 9.8 N, 9.8 N 2) 9.8 N, 19.6 N 3) 19.6 N, 19.6 N 4) 19.6 N, 9.8 N
3. Two light strings of length 4cm and 3cm are tied to a bob of weight 500gm. The free ends of the strings are tied
to pegs in the same horizontal line and separated by 5cm. The ratio of tension in the longer string to that in the
shorter string is
1) 4:3 2) 3:4 3) 4:5 4) 5:4
4. A boy is hanging from a horizontal branch of a tree. The tension in the arms will be maximum when the angle
between the arms is
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Miscellaneous Questions
→ →
1. Vector A is shown in figure. The angle made by A with positive X-axis is
(1) 30º (2) 90º (3) 210º (4) 60º

→ → → →
2. Vector A and B are shown in the figure. The angle between vector A and B is –

(1) 60° (2) 90° (3) 30° (4) none of these

3. Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
(1) Electric current (2) Electric field (3) Acceleration (4) Linear momentum
4. Which of the following is a vector?
(1) Energy (2) Power (3) Force (4) Mass
→ →
5. In the adjoining vector diagram, what is the angle between A and B ?
(Given: C = B/2).
(1) 30º (2) 60º (3) 120º (4) 150º
→ →
6. Vectors A and B are shown in figure. Then angle between these two vectors
is
(1) α (2) β (3) γ (4) Can not find

7. Identify the vector quantity -

(1) Work (2) Time (3) Heat (4) Angular momentum
8. Identify the scalar quantity -
(1) Work (2) Force (3) Acceleration (4) Displacement
→ → → →
9. A  B is
Vectors A and B are shown in figure then diagram representing

10. The resultant of two forces, each P, acting at an angle 𝜃 is –

(1) 2P sin θ/2 (2) 2Pcos θ/2 (3) 2P cos θ (4) P√2
11. Two forces each of magnitude F have a resultant of the same magnitude F. The angle between the two forces is
(1) 45º (2) 120º (3) 150º (4) 60º
12. There are two force vectors, one of 5N and other of 12N, at what angle the two vectors be added to get resultant
vector of 17N, 7N and 13N respectively –
(1) 0º, 180º and 90º (2) 0º, 90º and 180º (3) 0º, 90º and 90º (4) 180º, 0º and 90º
13. Two forces of magnitudes F and √𝟑 F act at right angles to each other. Their resultant makes an angle 𝛽 with F.
The value of 𝛽 is -
(1) 30º (2) 45º (3) 60º (4) 135º
→ → → → →
14. Given R  A B and R = A = B. The angle between A and B is–
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15. Two forces, each numerically equal to 5 N, are acting as shown in the Fig. Then the
resultant is
(1) 2. 5 N (2) 5 N (3) 5√3 N (4) 10 N.

16. The maximum and minimum resultants of two forces are in the ratio 7 : 3. The ratio of the forces is –
(1) 4 : 1 (2) 5 : 2 (3) √7 : √3 (4) 49 : 9
17. Forces 𝐅𝟏 and 𝐅𝟐 act on a point mass in two mutually perpendicular directions. The resultant force on the point
mass will be -
(1) F1 + F2 (2) F1 − F2 (3) F1 2  F 22 (4) F1 2  F 22
18. A particle is simultaneously acted by two forces equal to 4N and 5N. The net force on the particle is:
(1) 7 N (2) 5 N (3) 1 N (4) Between 1N and 9N
→ → → → → → → →
19. If R  a  b and | R | 5 units, a  3 units , b  4 units angle between a and b is-
(1) 0º (2) 180º (3) 270º (4) None of these
20. Two forces of 4 dyne and 3 dyne act upon a body. The resultant force on the body can only be -
(1) More than 3 dynes (2) More than 4 dynes (3) Between 3 and 4 dynes (4) Between 1 and 7 dynes
21. The resultant of A and B makes an angle 𝑎 with A and 𝛽 with B -
(1) α < β (2) α < β if A < B (3) α < β if A > B (4) α < β if A = B
22. The resultant of two vectors of magnitudes 3 units and 4 units is √𝟑𝟕. The angle between the two vectors is -
(1) 0º (2) 30º (3) 60º (4) 90º
23. Two forces, each equal to F, act as shown in figure. Their resultant is
F
(1) (2) F (3) √3 F (4) √5 F
2

→
24. In figure, E equals –
→ → → → → →
(1) A (2) B (3) A  B (4)   A B 

25. A force of 6 kg and another of 8 kg can be applied together to produce the effect of a single force of-
(1) 1kg (2) 11kg (3) 15 kg (4) 20 kg
26. 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
(1) 180º, 90º, 0º (2) 80º, 70º, 0º (3) 90º, 170º, 50º (4) None of these
27. The vector sum of the forces of 10 N and 6 N can be-
(1) 2 N (2) 8 N (3) 18 N (4) 20 N
28. For the given figure, which option is correct
→ → → → → → → → → → → →
(1) A B  C (2) BC  A (3) C  A B (4) A B  C

29. Which pair of the following forces will never give resultant force of 2 N-
(1) 2 N and 2 N (2) 1 N and 1 N (3) 1 N and 3 N (4) 1 N and 4 N
→ → → →
30. Vectors A 𝐚𝐧𝐝 B are shown in figure. Then diagram of B  A is

(1) (2) (3) (4) None of these

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1
.
Figure shows the vectors a ,b and c where R is the mid-point of PQ. Then which of
the following
→
is correct? → → →
→ → → → → → → →
(1) a  b  2c (2) a  b  c (3) a  b  2c (4) a  b c

32. If the sum of two-unit vectors is a unit vector, then the magnitude of their difference is
(1) √2 → → (2) √3 (3) 1 /√2 (4) √5
33.
In figure, D  C equals -
→ → → →
(1) A (2) – A (3) B (4) B

34. → → →
In figure, E  D  C equals -
→ → → → →
(1) A (2) 2A  B (3) B (4) – B

35. A truck travelling due north with 20 m/s turns towards west and travels at the same speed. Then the change in
velocity is
(1) 40 m/s north-west (2) 20√2m/s north-west (3) 40 m/s south-west (4) 20√2m/s south-west
36. Vector 𝐜 in figure represents –
→ → → → → → → →
(1) a  b (2) a b (3) b  a (4) a  b

→
37. A vector A is rotated through an angle 𝟐𝛑, the magnitude of new vector is -
(1) 2A (2) A (3) A/2 (4) none of these
38. A child pulls a box with a force of 200N at an angle of 30º above the
horizontal. Then the horizontal and vertical components of the force are
(1) 173 N, 100N (2) 86.6N, 100N
(3) 100N, 86.6N (4) 100N, 0N

39. The component of a vector is -

(1) Its less than or equal to its magnitude (2) Always greater than its magnitude
(3) Always equal to its magnitude (4) None of these
40. A displacement vector, at an angle of 30º with y-axis has an x-component of 10 units. Then the magnitude of
the vector is -
(1) 5.0 (2) 10 (3) 11.5 (4) 20
→
41. A displacement vector r has magnitude of 25 m and makes an angle of 210º with the x-axis. Then its y-
component is -
(1) 21.7 m (2) –21.7 m (3) 12.5 m (4) –12.5 m
42. ˆ ˆ ˆ
If a unit vector is represented by 0 .5 i  0 .8 j  c k then the value of ′𝐜′ is -
(1) 1 (2) 0 .1 1 (3) 0 .0 1 (4) 0 .3 9

43. The magnitude of 3 iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ is

(1) 5 (2) 6 (3) 14 (4) 24
→
44. A force F  3 iˆ  2 ˆj  4 kˆ displaces a body from a point A(8, –2, –3) to the point B(–2, 0, 6). The work done is
(1) 1 unit (2) 2 units (3) 3 units (4) 4 units
→ → → →
45. If P  4 iˆ  2 ˆj  6 kˆ and Q  iˆ  2 ˆj  3 kˆ then the angle which P  Q makes with x-axis is
1  3  1  4  1  5  1  12 
(1) cos   (2) cos   (3) cos   (4) cos  
 50   50   50   50 
46. Angle that the vector A  2 iˆ  2 ˆj
makes with y-axis is –
(1) tan−13/2 (2) tan 2/3−1
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47. The angle between the two vectors A  2 iˆ  2 ˆj  5 kˆ and B  3 iˆ  4 ˆj  5 kˆ will be –
(1) 90º (2) 0º (3) 60º (4) 45º
48. If a vector  2 iˆ  3 ˆj  8 kˆ  is perpendicular to the vector  4 iˆ  4 ˆj   kˆ then the value of 𝑎 is-
(1) –1 (2) 1/2 (3) −1/2 (4) 1
ANSWER KEY
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D
7. D 6. B 8. A 9. B 10. B
11. B 12. A 13. C 14. C 15. B
17. C16. B 18. D 19. D 20. D
21. C 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. B
27. B26. A 28. C 29. D 30. D
31. A 32. B 33. A 34. D 35. D
37. B36. D 38. A 39. A 40. D
41. D 42. B 43. C 44. B 45. C
47. A46. B 48. C
LEVEL-II
1. Which of the following statements is false :
(1) Mass, speed and energy are scalars (2) Momentum, force and torque are vectors
(3) Distance is a scalar while displacement is a vector
(4) A vector has only magnitude whereas as a scalar →
has both magnitude and direction
2. If n is a unit vector in the direction of the vector A , then :-
→ →
A → → A
(1)20 nˆ  → (2) nˆ  A A (3) nˆ  → (4) None of the above
A A

3. The forces, which meet at one point but their lines of action do not lie in one plane, are called :
(1) non-coplanar and non-concurrent forces (2) coplanar and non-concurrent forces
(3) non-coplanar and concurrent forces (4) coplanar and concurrent forces
→ → →
4. Two vectors A and B lie in a plane, another vector C lies outside this plane, then the resultant of these three
→ → →
vectors i.e. A  B  C
(1) can be zero (2) cannot be zero
→ → → →
(3) lies in the plane containing A & B (4) lies in the plane containing B & C
→
5. In vector diagram shown in figure where
 R  is the resultant of vectors
→ → B
 A  and  B  If R 
2
then value of angle θ is :
(1) 30o (2) 45o (3) 60o (4) 75o
→ → → →
6. The resultant of A and B makes an angle  with A and β with B , then :
(1) α < β (2) α < β if A < B (3) α < β if A > B (4) α < β if A = B
→ → → → → 2 2 2
7. Two vectors A a n d B are such that A B  C and A + B = C . Which of the following statements, is correct?
→ → → →
(1) A is parallel to B (2) A is anti − parallel to B
→ → → →
(3) is perpendicular to B
A (4) and B are equal in magnitude
A
8. How many minimum number of coplanar vectors having different magnitudes can be added to give zero
resultant?
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5
9. How many minimum number of vectors in different planes can be added to give zero resultant?
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5
10. What is the maximum number of components into which a vector can be split ?
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) Infinite
11. What is the maximum number of rectangular components into which a vector can be split in its own plane ?
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) Infinite
12. The vector sum of the forces of 10 newton and 6 newton can be :
(1) 2N (2) 8N (3) 18N (4) 20N
13. Vector sum of two forces of 10N and 6N cannot be :
(1) 4N (2) 8N (3) 12N (4) 2N

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→ → → → →
14. If A  B  C and A+B=C,then the angle between A and B is
(1) 0 (2) π/4 (3) π/2 (4) 
→ → → → →
R1  R 2
2 2
15. The resultant of A& B is On reversing the vector
R1 ,the resultant becomes R 2 What is the value of
B
(1) A2+B2 (2) A2−B2 (3) 2(A2+B2) (4) 2(A2− B2)
→ → → →
16. Given that P  Q  P  Q . This can be true when :
→ → → →
(1) P  Q (2) Q  0
→ → → →
(3) Neither P nor Q is a null vector (4) to Q P is perpendicular
17. Which of the following sets of concurrent forces may be in equilibrium ?
(1) F1= 3N,F2= 5N,F3= 1N (2) F1= 3N,F2= 5N,F3=9N (3) F1= 3N,F2= 5N,F3= 6N (4) F1= 3N,F2= 5N,F3=15N
→ → → → → → → →
18. If vectors A and B are such that A  B  A  B , then A  B may be equated to
3 → → → →
(1) A (2) A (3) 2 A (4) 3 A
2
19. Two vectors of equal magnitude have a resultant equal to either of them in magnitude. The angle between them
is :
(1) 60° (2) 90° (3) 105° (4) 120°
20. If a unit vector is represented by 0 .5 iˆ  0 .8 ˆj  c kˆ then the value of ' c 2 ' c , then the value of ′𝑐2′ is :
(1) 1 (2) 0.11 (3) 0.01 (4) 0.39
21. ˆ ˆ
The direction cosines of a vector i  j  2 k are ˆ

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(1) , ,1 (2) , , (3) , , (4) , ,
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

22. The unit vector along iˆ  ˆj is

(1) (2) (3) / 2 (4) /2
→ →
23. The unit vector parallel to the resultant of the vectors A  4 iˆ  3 ˆj  6 kˆ and B   iˆ  3 ˆj  8 kˆ is
1 1 1 1
(1)  3iˆ  6 ˆj  2 kˆ  (2)  3iˆ  6 ˆj  2 kˆ  (3)  3iˆ  6 ˆj  2 kˆ  (4)  3iˆ  6 ˆj  2 kˆ 
7  
   

7   49   49  
→
24. The angle that the vector A  2 iˆ  3 ˆj makes with y-axis is :
(1) tan–1 (3/2) (2) tan–1 (2/3) (3) sin–1 (2/3) (4) cos–1 (3/2)
→ → → →
25. Given that A = B. What is the angle between  A  B  and  A B  ?
(1) 300 (2) 600 (3) 900 (4) 1800
→ → → → → →
26. The magnitudes of vectors A , B a n d C are respectively 12,5 and 13 units and A  B  C then the angle between
→ →
A and B is :
(1) 0 (2) π/3 (3) π/2 (4) π/4
→ → → → → → → →
27. If vectors P ,Q and R have magnitudes 5,12 and 13 units and P  Q  R ,the angle between Q and R is
1  5  1  5  1  12  1  2 
(1) cos   (2) cos   (3) cos   (4) cos  
 12   13   13   13 

28. A vector perpendicular to  4 iˆ  3 ˆj  may be :

(1) 4 iˆ  3 ˆj (2) 7 kˆ (3) 6 (4) 3 iˆ  4 ˆj
→ → PQ → →
29. If P .Q  then angle between, P and Q is
2
(1) 0° (2) 30° (3) 45° (4) 60°
→ → → → →
30. The resultant of A a n d B is perpendicular to A What is the angle between A and B ?

1
 A / B 
1 1 1
(1) cos (2) cos   A / B  (3) s in  A/ B  (4) s in  A / B 

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31. What is the component of  3iˆ  4 ˆj  along  iˆ  ˆj 
 ˆj  iˆ   ˆj  iˆ   ˆj  iˆ   ˆj  iˆ 
1 3 5 7
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2 2 2 2
→ →
32. The vector B  5 iˆ  2 ˆj  S kˆ is perpendicular to the vector A  3 iˆ  ˆj  2 kˆ S=
(1) 1 (2) 4.7 (3) 6.3 (4) 8.5
→ →
33. The angle between the two vectors A  3 iˆ  4 ˆj  5 kˆand B  3 iˆ  4 ˆj  5 kˆ will be :
(1) zero (2) 180° (3) 90° (4) 45°
→ → →
34. Let A  iˆA c o s   ˆj A s in  be any vector. Another vector B which is normal to A is
(1) iˆB c o s   ˆj B s in  (2) iˆB s in   ˆj B c o s  (3) iˆB s in   ˆj B c o s  (4) iˆA c o s   ˆj A s in 
→ → →→
35. A 
force F 3iˆ  4 ˆj N  acts on a body and displaces it ˆ ˆ 
by S 3i  4 j m The work done (W= F .S ) by the force is :
(1) 10J (2) 12J (3) 19J (4) 25J
36. ˆ
What is the projection of 3 iˆ  4 k on the y-axis ?
(1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 5 (4) zero
→ ˆ ˆ → ˆ ˆ → →
37. If A  3i  4 k a n d B  6 i  8 j A and B are the magnitudes of A and B , then which of the following is not true?
→ → → A 1 →→
(1) A B  0 (2)  (3) A .B  4 8 (4) A = 5
B 2
→ → →
38. A vector F1 is along the positive X-axis. If its vector product with another vector F2 is zero then F2 may be :-
(1) 4 (2) −( ) (3) ( ) (4) −4
→ →
39. Two vectors P a n d Q are inclined to each other at angle  . Which of the following is the unit vector
→ →
perpendicular to P a n d Q
→ → Pˆ  Qˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ →
PQ PQ PQ
(1) (2) (3) (4)
P .Q s in  P Q s in  P Q s in 
40. Which of the following vector identities is false ?
→ → → → → → → → → → → → → → → →
(1) P  Q  Q  P (2) P  Q  Q  P (3) P .Q  Q .P (4) PQ Q  P
→ → → →
41. What is the value of  A  B  A B ?
(1) 0 (2) A2–B2 (3) A2+B2+2AB (4) none of these
42. If the vectors  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  and 3 form two sides of a triangle, then area of the triangle is :
(1) √3 unit (2) 2√3
→ unit ˆ
(3) 3√2 unit → ˆ
(4) 3√2 unit
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ → → →
43. For a body, angular velocity and radius vector then its velocity  v
  i  2 j  3k r  i  j k   r is
(1) −5 2 3 (2) −5 2 −3 (3) −5 −2 3 (4) −5 −2 −3
44. Area of a parallelogram, whose diagonals are 3 −2 and −3 4 will be :
(1) 14 unit (2) 5√3 unit (3) 10√3 unit (4) 20√3 unit
→ → → → → →
45. Two vectors A and B are such that A  B  A  B . Then select incorrect atternative
→ → → → → → → → →
(1) A .B  0 (2) A B  0 (3) A  0 (4) B  0
ANSWER KEY
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. D
11. A 12. B 13. D 14. AS 15. C 16. B 17. C 18. D 19. D 20. B
21. C 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. C 26. C 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. B
31. D 32. D 33. C 34. C 35. D 36. D 37. C 38. D 39. B 40. B
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1. If A  3 iˆ  4 ˆj and B   iˆ  4 ˆj , calculate the direction of A B

 4  with positive axis in clock wise  4  with negative axis in clock wise
1 1
a) tan b) tan
 4  with positive axis  4  with negative axis in anticlock wise
1 1
c) tan in anticlock wise d) tan
→ →
ˆ ˆ ˆ → ˆ ˆ ˆ → → →
2. Two vectors are given by a   2 i  j  3 k and b  5i  3 j  2 k . If 3 a  2 b  c  0 then third vector c is
a) 4 iˆ  9 ˆj  1 3 kˆ b)  4 iˆ  9 ˆj  1 3 kˆ c) 4 iˆ  9 ˆj  1 3 kˆ d) 2 iˆ  3 ˆj  1 3 kˆ
3. The vector sum of two vectors of magnitudes 10 units and 15 units can never be
a) 28 units b) 22 units c) 18 units d) 8 units
4. The car makes a displacement of 100 m towards east and then 200 m towards north. Find the magnitude and
direction of the resultant.
2, 2,
1 1
a) 223.7m, tan N of E b) 223.7m, tan E of N

c) 300m, tan  2  , N of E d) 100m, tan  2  , N of E

1 1

5. If a vector has an x -component of -25.0units and a y- component of 40.0 units, then the magnitude and
direction of this vector is

 with x-axis
5
a) 5 8 9 u n its ; s in  1   5 / 89 b) 5 8 9 u n i ts ; c o s  1 5 / 89  with x-axis
89

c) 45 units ; cos   5 / 9  with x-axis d) 45 units ; sin  1   5 / 9 

1
with x-axis
6. Cross product of vectors obeys
a) Commutative law b) Associative law c) Distributive law d) All the above
→ → → →
7. A vector points vertically downwards and another vector
P Q points towards north then. The vector P Q
points towards
a) East b) West c) South d) Vertically up
→ → → →
8. If along North and
A B along vertically upward the direction of A B is along
a) west b) south c) east d) vertically downwards
→ → → →
9.  A  B    B  A  is equal to
a) 2AB b) A2B2 c) 0 d) Null vector
10. A car weighing 100kg is on a slope that makes an angle 30 0
with the horizontal. The component of car’s
weight parallel to the slope is  g  10 m s 2

a) 500N b) 1000N c) 15,000N d) 20,000N
11. A room has dimensions 3 m  4 m  5 m . A fly starting at one corner ends up at the diametrically opposite
corner. The magnitude of the displacement of the fly is
a) 12m b) 60 m c) 2 5 m d) 5 2 m
→
12. If P  iˆ  2 ˆj  6 kˆ , its direction cosines are
1 2 6 1 2 6 3 8 7
a) , and b) , and c) , and d) 1, 2 and 6
41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41
–→ –→ –→ ––→
13. If A  3 iˆ  4 ˆj and B   iˆ  4 ˆj , calculate the direction of A  B .
a) along positive x- axis b) along negative x-axis c) along positive y- axis d) along negative y –axis
––→ ––→
14. The resultant of the forces F  4 iˆ  3 ˆj and F  6 iˆ  8 ˆj is
1 2

a) 5 5 b) 1 0 iˆ  5 ˆj c) 125 d)  2 iˆ  3 ˆj
15. The vector sum of two vectors of magnitudes 10 units and 15 units can never be
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16. A car moves 40m due east and turns 45 0 towards north and moves 30m then turns east of north and moves
20 2m. The net displacement of car is ( east is taken positive x -axis, North as positive y - axis)
a) 5 0 iˆ  6 0 ˆj b) 6 0 iˆ  5 0 ˆj c) 3 0 iˆ  4 0 ˆj d) 4 0 iˆ  3 0 ˆj
17. A bird moves in such a way that it has a displacement of 12 m towards east, 5 m towards north and 9 m
vertically upwards. Find the magnitude of its displacement
a) 5 2 m b) 5 1 0 m c) 5 5 m d) 5m
1
18. An aeroplane is heading north east at a speed of 141.4 m s . The northward component of its velocity is
a) 141.4 m s  1 b) 100 m s  1 c) zero d) 50 m s  1
–→ –→
19. The unit vector parallel to the resultant of the vectors A  4 ‸i  3 ‸j  6 k‸ and B   ‸i  3 ‸j  8 k‸ is
1  ^ ^ ^  1  ^ ^ ^  1  ^ ^ ^  1  ^ ^ ^ 

a)  3 i  6 j 2 k  b)  3 i  6 j 2 k  c)  3 i  6 j 2 k  d)  3 i  6 j 2 k 
7   7   49   49  

20. The vector parallel to 4 iˆ  3 ˆj  5 kˆ and whose length is the arithmetic mean of lengths of two vectors
2 iˆ  4 ˆj  4 kˆ and iˆ  6 ˆj  3 kˆ is
a) 4 iˆ  3 ˆj  5 kˆ b) ( 4 iˆ  3 ˆj  5 kˆ ) / 3 c) ( 4 iˆ  3 ˆj  5 kˆ ) / 2 d) ( 4 iˆ  3 ˆj  5 kˆ ) / 5
21. Of the following the vector quantity is
a) Time b) Electric Current c) Velocity of light d) gravitational force
22. Of the following the scalar quantity is
a) Temperature b) Moment of force c) Moment of couple d) Magnetic moment
23. Choose the correct statement
a) Temperature is a scalar but temperature gradient is a vector
b) Velocity of a body is a vector but velocity of light is a scalar
c) Electric intensity and Electric current density are vectors
d) all the above
24. Choose the false statement :
a) Electric current is a vector because it has both magnitude and direction
b) Time is a vector which has direction always in the forward direction
c) All quantities having magnitude and direction are vector quantities
d) all the above
25. The pair containing a scalar quantity and vector quantity is
a) Impulse and Angular momentum b) work and Frequency
c) Electromotive force and force d) Electric power and Energy
26. The set containing only scalar quantities is
a) Temperature gradient, specific heat and latent heat
b) Electric intensity, Electric potential and Electric capacity
c) Polestrength, permeability and permittivity
d) Torque, Angular acceleration and linear momentum
27. The set containing only vector quantities is
a) Thermal capacity, Magnetic susceptibility and Electric charge
b) Magnetic moment, Electric intensity and Torque
c) Magnetic flux, Electric potential and Force
d) Magnetic induction, Electric capacity and Impulse
28. Which of the following units could be associated with a vector quantity ?
a) newton/metre b) newton metre / secon c) kg m2 s-2 d) newton second
29. A vector is not changed if
a) it is rotated through an arbitary angle b) it is multiptied by an arbitary scalar
c) it is cross multiptied by a unit vector d) it is slid parallel to itself
30. Which of the following is meaningful?

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a) Vector/Vector b) c) Scalar + vector d) vector / scalar
v e c to r
31. Choose the correct statement.
v e c to r
a) Scalar + vector = scalar/vector b) = scalar
v e c to r
c) scalar/vector = scalar (or) vector d) vector - vector = vector.
32. Which one of the following is a null vector ?
a) Net displacement of a particle moving once around, a circle
b) velocity of a body projected vertically up, when the body is at the highest point
c) acceleration of a particle executing S.H.M. at the mean position d) all the above
33. Volume is
a) Scalar b) Vector c) Both a & b d) Tensor
34. Angular velocity is
a) A scalar b) A polar vector c) An axial vector d) None of the above
35. Area is
a) Scalar b) A vector
c) A vector when it is taken in field, otherwise it is a scalar d) None of the above
36. Pseudo vector is
a) Linear momentum b) Angular momentum c) Force d) All the above
37. Polar vector is
a) Acceleration b) Moment of inertia c) Angular displacement d) Velocity of light
38. If component of one vector in the direction of another vector is zero, then those two vectors
a) are parallel to each other b) are perpendicular to each other
c) are opposite to each other d) are coplanar vectors.
39. 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) Less than or equal to its magnitude
40. The horizontal component of the weight of a body of mass m is
a) mg b) mg/2 c) Zero d) Infinity
41. The vector sum of the forces of 10N and 6N can be
a) 2N b) 8N c) 18N d) 20N
42. The vector sum of two force P and Q is minimum when the angle  between their positive directions, is
a)  / 4 b)  / 3 c)  / 2 d) 
→ →
43. The vector sum of two vectors A and B is maximum, then the angle  between two vectors is
a) 00 b) 300 c) 450 d) 600
44. What is the angle between two vector forces of equal magnitude such that the resultant is one-third as much as
either of the original forces?
  17 / 18  1 / 3  1 / 6 
1 1 1
a) cos b) cos c) 450 d) 2 cos
45. A vector is not changed if
a) It is displaced parallel to itself b) It is rotated through an arbitrary angle
c) It is cross-multiplied by a unit vector d) It is multiplied by an arbitrary scalar
→ →
46. When two vector a and b are added, the magnitude of the resultant vector is always
a) Greater than (a+b) b) Less than or equal to (a+b)
c) Less than (a+b) d) Equal to (a+b)
→ → → → → →
47. Given a b c  0 . Out of the three vectors a,b and c two are equal in magnitude. The magnitude of the
third vector is 2 times that of either of the two having equal magnitude. The angles between the vectors are
a) 900, 1350, 1350 b) 300, 600, 900 c) 450, 450, 900 d) 450, 600, 900
48. The resultant of two forces has magnitude 20N. One of the forces is of magnitude 2 0 3 N and makes an angle
of 300 with the resultant. Then, the other force must be of magnitude
a) 10N b) 1 0 3 N c) 20N d) 2 0 3 N

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1. A 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. A
11. D 12. B 13. A 14. A 15. D 16. B 17. B 18. B 19. A 20. C
21. D 22. A 23. D 24. D 25. C 26. C 27. B 28. D 29. D 30. D
31. D 32. D 33. A 34. C 35. C 36. B 37. A 38. B 39. D 40. C
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