Vector Algebra JEE Main 2024 January Question Bank

Q1 - 2024 (01 Feb Shift 1)

^ →
→ = −5^i + ^j − 3k,
Let a b = ^
i + 2^ ^ and c
j − 4k → × →b) × ^i ) × ^i ) × ^i . Then c→ ⋅ (−^i + ^j + k)
→ = (((a ^ is equal to

(1) -12 (2) -10 (3) -13 (4) -15

Q2 - 2024 (01 Feb Shift 2)

Consider a △ABC where A(1, 2, 3), , B(−2, 8, 0) and C(3, 6, 7). If the angle bisector of ∠BAC meets the
−
−→ −
−→
line BC at D, then the length of the projection of the vector AD on the vector AC is:
√38
(1) 37
(2) 2
(3) 39
(4) √19
2√38 2√38

Q3 - 2024 (01 Feb Shift 2)

→ = ^i + ^j + k,
Let a ^ →b = −^i − 8^j + 2k
^ and
→
c = 4^
i + c2 ^ ^
j + c3 k be three vectors such that
→b × a
→ = c→ × a
→
→. If the angle between the vector c and the vector 3^i + 4^j + k
^ is θ, then the greatest integer

less than or equal to tan 2

θ is :
Q4 - 2024 (27 Jan Shift 1)

→ → → → → → → →
Let a = ^
i + 2^
j + k, b = 3(^
i − ^
j + k) . Let c be the vector such that a × c = b and a ⋅ c = 3 . Then
→ → → → →
a ⋅ (( c × b ) − b − c ) is equal to : (1) 32 (2) 24 (3) 20 (4) 36
Q5 - 2024 (27 Jan Shift 1)
The least positive integral value of α, for which the angle between the vectors α^i − 2^j + 2k and
α^
i + 2α^
j − 2k is acute, is_____

Q6 - 2024 (29 Jan Shift 1)

→, →b and c→ be three non-zero vectors such that →b and c→ are non-collinear if a
Let a → + 5→b is collinear with
→ → → → → → → →
c , b + 6 c is collinear with a and a + α b + β c = 0 , then α + β is equal to

(1) 35 (2) 30 (3) -30 (4) -25

Q7 - 2024 (29 Jan Shift 2)

−
−→ → − −→ → → −
−→ →
Let OA = a , OB = 12 a + 4 b and OC = b , where O is the origin. If S is the parallelogram with adjacent
sides OA and OC, then

(1) 6 (2) 10 (3) 7 (4) 8

Q8 - 2024 (29 Jan Shift 2)

Let a unit vector u

^ = x^
i + y^ ^ make angles
j + zk
π

2
,
π

3
and 2π

3
with the vectors 1

√2
^
i +
1

√2
^
k,
1

√2
^
j +
1

√2
^
k and
→ → 2
1

√2
^
i +
1

√2
^
j respectively. If v =
1

√2
^
i +
√2
1
^
j +
1

√2
^
k , then |^
u − v | is equal to

(1) 11
(2) 5
(3) 9 (4) 7
2 2
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Q9 - 2024 (30 Jan Shift 1)

→ = a ^i + a
Let a i
^ + a k
2j 3
^ and →b = b 1
^
i + b2 ^ ^
j + b3 k →| = 1;
be two vectors such that |a → →
a ⋅ b = 2 and
→
| b| = 4 → × →b) − 3→b , then the angle between →b and c→ is equal to :
. If c→ = 2(a
√3
(1) cos −1
(
2

√3
) (2) cos −1
(−
1
) (3) cos −1
(−
2
) (4) cos −1
(
2

3
)
√3

Q10 - 2024 (30 Jan Shift 1)

Let A(2, 3, 5) and C(−3, 4, −2) be opposite vertices of a

−
−→
parallelogram ABCD if the diagonal BD = ^i + 2^j + 3k
^
then the area of the parallelogram is equal to

(1) 1
√410 (2) 1
√474 (3) 1

2
√586 (4) 1

2
√306
2 2

Q11 - 2024 (30 Jan Shift 2)

→ = ^i + α^j + βk,
Let a ^ → → and →b is
α, β ∈ R. Let a vector b be such that the angle between a
π
and |→b|
2
= 6 , If
4

→ → → → is equal to
2
a ⋅ b = 3 √2 , then the value of (α 2 2
+ β ) |a × b|

(1) 90 (2) 75 (3) 95 (4) 85

Q12 - 2024 (30 Jan Shift 2)

→ and →b be two vectors such that |→b| = 1 and |→b × a

Let a →| = 2. Then |(→b × a
→) − →b| is equal to 2

(1) 3 (2) 5 (3) 1 (4) 4

Q13 - 2024 (31 Jan Shift 1)

→ = 3^i + ^j − 2k,
Let a ^ →b = 4^i + ^j + 7k
^ and
→
c = ^
i − 3^ ^
j + 4k be three vectors. If a vectors
→
p satisfies
→ → →
→ → → →
p × b = c × b and p ⋅ a = 0 , then p ⋅ (^
i − ^ ^
j − k) is equal to

(1) 24 (2) 36 (3) 28 (4) 32

Q14 - 2024 (31 Jan Shift 1)

→ and →b be two vectors such that |a

Let a →| = 1, |→b| = 4 and a
→ ⋅ →b = 2. If c→ = (2a
→ × →b) − 3→b and the angle
between →b and c→ is α, then 192 sin 2
α is equal to_______.

Q15 - 2024 (31 Jan Shift 2)

→
→ + →b) × c→ = 2(a
→ × →b) + 24^j − 6k
→ →
Let a = 3^
i + 2^ ^ b = 2^
j + k, i − ^ ^
j + 3k and c be a vector such that (a ^

→ − →b + ^i ) ⋅ c→ = −3. Then |c→| is equal to _______.

and (a 2