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VECTOR
NEET-UG - Physics
Time Allowed: 1 hour Maximum Marks: 192

1. A physical quantity which has a direction: [4]

a) may be both scalar and vector b) must be a vector

c) must be a scalar d) maybe a vector

2. Which of the following physical quantities is a scalar? [4]

a) current b) linear momentum

c) average velocity d) relative velocity

3. The component of a vector is [4]

a) always equal to its magnitude b) always less than its magnitude

c) always greater than its magnitude d) None of these

4. It is found that |A⃗ + B⃗ | =∣ A∣⃗ . This necessarily implies: [4]

a) A⃗ ⋅ B⃗ = 0 b) ⃗
A, B
⃗
are parallel

c) B⃗ = 0 d) ⃗
A, B
⃗
are antiparallel
5. Two equal vectors have a resultant equal to either. The angle between them is [4]

a) 90° b) 60°

c) 120° d) 100°
6. Multiplying a vector v ⃗ by a positive real number λ [4]

a) gives a scalar that is λ times the polar angle b) gives a scalar that is λ times the magnitude
of v ⃗ of v ⃗

c) gives a vector →
v = λv ⃗ in a direction
′ d) gives a vector →
v = λv ⃗ in the same direction
′

opposite to v ⃗ as v ⃗
7. Multiplying a vector v ⃗ by a negative real number λ [4]

a) gives a vector →
v = λv ⃗ in a direction
′ b) gives a scalar that is λ times the polar angle

opposite to v ⃗ of v ⃗

c) gives a vector →
v = λv ⃗ in the same direction
′ d) gives a scalar that is λ times the magnitude

as v ⃗ of v ⃗

8. A and B are two inclined vectors. R is their sum. Choose the correct figure for the given description. [4]

a) b)

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 c) d)

9. The vectors A⃗ and B⃗ are such that |A⃗ + B⃗ | = ⃗ ⃗

|A − B| then the angle between the two vectors A⃗ and B⃗ will [4]
be:

a) 60° b) 90°

c) 180° d) 0°
10. The direction cosines of ^i + ^j + k
^
are [4]

a) 1
,
1
,
1
b) 1, 1, 1
√3 √3 √3

c) 1
,
1
,
1
d) 2, 2, 2
√2 √2 √2

11. The component of a vector r along x-axis will have maximum value if: [4]

a) r is along negative y-axis b) r makes an angle of 45° with the x-axis

c) r is along positive x-axis d) r is along positive y-axis

12. The sum of two forces acting at a point is 16 N. If the resultant force is 8 N and its direction is perpendicular to [4]
minimum force, then the forces are:

a) 4 N and 12 N b) 8 N and 8 N

c) 2 N and 14 N d) 6 N and 10 N
13. The unit vector along ^i + ^j is: [4]

a) ^i + ^j b) ^
i

c) d)
^ ^ ^ ^
i + j i + j

√2 2

14. With respect to a rectangular cartesian coordinate system, three vectors are expressed as [4]
^ ^ ^ ⃗ ^
a⃗ = 4 i − j , b = −3 i + 2j and ^
c ⃗ = −k where ^i , ^j and ^
k are unit vectors along the x, y, z axes respectively.
The unit vector along the direction of sum of these vectors is:

a) ^ =
r
1 ^ ^ ^
( i + j − k) b) ^ =
r
1 ^ ^ ^
( i + j − k)
√2 √3

c) ^ =
r
1

3
^ ^ ^
( i − j + k) d) ^ =
r
1 ^ ^ ^
( i + j + k)
√3

15. The angle between two vectors 2^i + 3^j + k

^
and −3^i + 6k
^
is: [4]

a) 45° b) 90°

c) 0° d) 60°
16. The maximum and minimum magnitudes of the resultant of two given vectors are 17 unit and 7 unit [4]
respectively. If these two vectors are at right angles to each other, the magnitude of their resultant is:

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 a) 16 b) 18

c) 13 d) 14
17. Null vector or a zero vector has a magnitude [4]

a) less than zero b) greater than zero

c) of complex nature d) equal to zero

18. If the angle between the vectors A⃗ and B⃗ is θ , the value of the product (B⃗ × A)⃗ ⋅ A⃗ is equal to [4]

a) BA2 cos θ b) zero

c) BA2sinθ cosθ d) BA2 sinθ

19. ⃗ ^ ^ ^
A = 4 i + 4j − 4k and B⃗ = ^ ^ ^
3 i + j + 4k , then angle between vectors A⃗ and B⃗ is [4]

a) 90° b) 180°

c) 45° d) 0°
20. The value of p so that the vectors 2^i − ^j + k , i + 2^j − 3k
^ ^ ^
and 3^i + p^j + 5k
^
, are coplanar should be [4]

a) -8 b) -4

c) 4 d) 16
21. If a vector 2^i + 3^j + 8k
^
is perpendicular to the vector 4^j − 4^i + αk
^
, then the value of α is [4]

a) − 1

2
b) -1

c) 1 d)
1

–
22. If ⃗ ⃗ ⃗ ⃗
|A × B| = √3A ⋅ B, then the value of ⃗ ⃗
|A + B| is [4]

a) A + B b) (A2 + B2 + √–
3AB)
1/2

c) (A2 + B2 + AB)1/2 d) (A
2
+ B
2
+
AB
)
1/2

√3

23. Two vectors are perpendicular if [4]

a) A⃗ × B⃗ = 0 b) ⃗ ⃗
A ⋅B = 0

c) A⃗ ⋅ B⃗ = AB d) ⃗ ⃗
A ⋅B = 1

24. When A⃗ ⋅ B⃗ = ⃗ ⃗
−|A||B| , then [4]

a) A⃗ and B⃗ can act in any direction b) A

⃗
and B⃗ act in the same direction

c) A⃗ and B⃗ act in the same direction d) A

⃗
and B⃗ act in the opposite direction
25. In a clock-wise system, [4]

a) k
^
× i = 1
^
b) ^ ^ ^
j × k = i

c) ^j × ^j = ^
i d) ^ ^
i × k =0
–
26. A
⃗
and B⃗ are two vectors and θ is the angle between them, if |A⃗ × B⃗ | = ⃗ ⃗
√3( A ⋅ B) , the value of θ is [4]

a) 45° b) 90°

c) 30° d) 60°
27. The scalar product of two vectors A and B in terms of the magnitudes and angle θ is [4]

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 a) |A| |B| tanθ b) |A| |B| cosθ

c) |A| |B| cotθ d) |A| |B| sinθ

28. To find the sum of vectors A⃗ and B⃗ , we place vector B⃗ so that its [4]

a) direction is the same as that of vector A⃗ b) tail is at the head of the vector A⃗

c) tail is at the tail of the vector A⃗ d) head is at the head of the vector A⃗
29. Vectors are added by [4]

a) adding the angles of the vectors b) adding the magnitudes of the vectors

c) translating the two vectors d) parallelogram law of addition

30. The square of resultant of two equal forces is three times their product. The angle between the forces is [4]

a) b)
π π

3 2

c) π

4
d) π

31. The vectors A⃗ and B⃗ are such that |A⃗ + B⃗ | = ⃗ ⃗

|A − B| . The angle between the two vectors is [4]

a) 90° b) 75°

c) 60° d) 45°
32. If the magnitude of sum of two vectors is equal to the magnitude of difference of the two vectors, the angle [4]
between these vectors is

a) 45° b) 90°

c) 0° d) 180°
33. It is found that |A + B| = |A|.This necessarily implies, [4]

a) A, B are antiparallel b) A, B are perpendicular

c) A.B ≤ 0 d) B = 0

34. If A⃗ = ⃗
B + C
⃗
and the values of A,⃗ B⃗ and C ⃗ are 13, 12 and 5 respectively, then the angle between A⃗ and C ⃗ will [4]
be:

a) cos-1 ( 13
)
b) π

2
12

c) sin-1 ( 5
)
d) cos-1 ( 5
)
12 13

35. Vector sum of two forces of 10 N and 6 N cannot be: [4]

a) 2 N b) 4 N

c) 12 N d) 8 N
36. Figure shows three vectors a⃗ , b ⃗ and c ,⃗ where R is the mid-point of PQ. Then which of the following relations is [4]
correct?

a) a⃗ − b ⃗ = 2c ⃗ b) ⃗
a⃗ + b = c ⃗

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 c) a⃗ + b ⃗ = 2c ⃗ d) ⃗
a⃗ − b = c ⃗

37. Two forces of 5 N and 12 N simultaneously act on a particle. The net force on the particle is: [4]

a) 17 N b) 13 N

c) 12 N d) Between 7 N and 17 N
38. The magnitude of a vector, on the addition of two vectors 6i ⃗ + 7j ⃗ and 3i ⃗ + 4j ⃗ , is: [4]
−−− −−−
a) √132 b) √160

−−− −−−
c) √202 d) √136

39. The three initial and final positions of a man on the x-axis are given as [4]
i. (-8m, 7m)
ii. (7m, -3m)
iii. (-7m, 3m)
Which pair gives the negative displacement?

a) (ii) b) (i)

c) (i) and (iii) d) (iii)

40. A particle is moving such that its position coordinates (x, y) are [4]
(2 m, 3 m) at time t =0,
(6 m, 7 m) at time t = 2s, and
(13 m, 14 m) at time t = 5 s
Average velocity vector (v ⃗ av ) from t = 0 to t = 5s is

a) ^ ^
b) ^ ^
7 1
( i + j) (13 i + 14j )
3 5

c) ^ ^
d) ^ ^
11
( i + j) 2( i + j )
5

41. A displacement vector is a [4]

a) scalar b) velocity

c) change in position d) distance without direction

42. A body moves 6 m north, 8 m east and 10 m vertically upwards, the resultant displacement from its initial [4]
position is

a) 20 m b) 10 m
–
c) d)
10
m 10√2 m
√2

43. A bird flies from (-3m, 4 m, -3 m) to (7 m, -2 m, -3 m) in the xyz coordinates. The bird's displacement in unit [4]
vectors is given by

a) (4^i + 2^j − 6k
^
) b) ^ ^
(10 i − 6j )

c) (4^i − 2^j ) d) ^ ^ ^
(10 i + 6j − 6k)

44. The magnitude of displacement of a particle is [4]

a) is more than the path length of the particle b) is either less or equal to the path length of
between two points. the particle between two points.

c) is less than the path length of the particle d) is equal to the path length of the particle

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 between two points. between two points.
45. What is the maximum number of components into which a vector can be split? [4]

a) 4 b) Infinite

c) 2 d) 3
46. The component of vector A⃗ = ^ ^ ^
ax i + ay j + az k along the direction of ^i − ^j is: [4]

a) ax - ay b) ax − ay

√2

c) ax - ay + az d) (ax + ay + az)

47. If a vector A⃗ makes angles α, β and γ respectively with the x, y, and z axes, respectively. Then sin2α + sin2β + [4]

sin2γ is equal to:

a) 3 b) 1

c) 0 d) 2
48. Two vectors A⃗ and B⃗ have components Ax, Ay, Az and Bx, By, Bz respectively. If A⃗ + B⃗ = 0, then: [4]

a) Ax = Bx, Ay = By, Az = -Bz b) Ax = Bx, Ay = -By, Az = -Bz

c) Ax = -Bx, Ay = -By, Az = -Bz d) Ax = Bx, Ay = By, Az = Bz

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