VECTOR

LEVELI

1. OA and OB are two vectors such that | OA OB | = | OA 2 OB | . Then
(A) BOA = 90 (B) BOA > 90
(C) BOA < 90 (D) 60 BOA 90

2. If b and c are two non-collinear vectors such that a. b c 4 and



a b c x 2 2x 6 b sin y c , then the point ( x, y) lies on
(A) x =1 (B) y =1
(C) y = (D) x + y = 0

3.
The scalar a . b c a b c equals

(A) 0 (B) 2 a b c
(C) a b c (D) None of these

4. If a, b, c are three unit vectors, such that a b c is also a unit vector, and 1, 2, 3 are
angle between the vectors, a, b; b, c and c, a respectively then cos1 + cos2 + cos3
equals
(A) 3 (B) -3 (C) 1 (D) -1

5. If angle between a and b is , then angle between 2a and 3b is
3
(A) /3 (B) -/3 (C) 2/3 (D) -2/3

6. The vectors 2 i m j 3mk and 1 m i 2m j k include an acute angle for

(A) all real m (B) m < 2 or m > 1/2
(C) m = 1/2 (D) m [2, 1/2]

7. a 3, b 4, c 5 such that each is perpendicular to sum of the other two, then

abc =
5
(A) 5 2 (B) (C) 10 2 (D) 5 3
2

1
8. If x and y are two vectors and is the angle between them, then x y is equal to
2

(A) 0 (B) (C) sin (D) cos
2 2 2

9.
If u i a i j ( a j ) k ( a k ) , then
(A) u is unit vector (B) u = a + i + j + k
(C) u = 2a (D) none of these

10. Let a and b be two unit vectors such that a b is also a unit vector. Then the angle
between a and b is
(A) 30 (B) 60
(C) 90 (D) 120

11. If a i j k , b 4 i 3 j 4k and c i j k are linearly dependent vectors and c =
3.
(A) =1, = -1 (B) = 1, 1
(C) = -1, 1 (D) = 1, = 1

12. Let a 2 i j 2k and b i j . If c is a vector such that a c = c , c a 2 2 and the


angle between a b and c is 30, then a b c =
2 3
(A) (B)
3 2
(C) 2 (D) 3

13.
Let a i k , b x i j 1 x k and b y i x j 1 x y k . Then a b c depends on
(A) only x (B) only y
(C) NEITHER x NOR y (D) both x and y

14.
If | a b || a | , then b. 2a b equals
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2a.b (D) none of these

15. If | a | = 3, | b | = 5, | c | = 7 and a b c = 0, then angle between a and b is

(A) (B)
4 3

(C) (D) none of these
2

16. Given that angle between the vectors a i 3 j k and b 2 i j k is acute, whereas
the vector b makes with the co-ordinate axes on obtuse angle then belongs to
(A) (-, 0) (B) (0, )
(C) R (D) none of these

17. If a, b and c are unit coplanar vectors then the scalar triple product


2a b, 2b c, 2c a =
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 3 (D) 3

18. If a b a b , then the angle between a and b is
(A) acute (B) obtuse
(C) /2 (D) none of these

b c
19. If the lines r x
|b| | c |

and r 2b y c b intersect at a point with position vector

b c
z , then
| b | | c |

(A) z is the AM between | b | and | c | (B) z is the GM between | b | & | c |
 (C) z is the HM between | b | and | c | (D) z = | b | + | c |

20. Let ABCDEF be a regular hexagon and AB a , BC b , CD c then AE is

(A) a b c (B) a b

(C) b c (D) c a

21. The number of unit vectors perpendicular to vectors a 1,1,0 and b = 0,1,1 is

(A) One (B) Two

(C) Three (D) Infinite

22. If p and d are two unit vectors and is the angle between them, then
1 2
(A) p d sin (B) p d = sin
2 2
1 1
(C)
2
2
p d 1 cos
(D)
2

p d 2
1 cos 2

23. The value of k for which the points A(1, 0, 3) , B(-1, 3,4) ,C(1, 2, 1) and
D(k, 2, 5) are coplanar is

(A) 1 (2)2
(C) 0 (D) -1

a a2 1 a3
24. If b b2 1 b 3 0 and the vectors A = (1, a, a2), B = (1, b, b2), C = (1,c,c2) are
c c2 1 c3
non - coplanar, then the value of abc will be
(A) 1 (B) 1
(C) 0 (D) None of these
25. Let a, b, c be distinct non-negative numbers. If the vectors ai aj ck, i k, ci cj bk lie in
a plane, then c is
(A) the arithmetic mean of a and b (B) the geometric mean of a and b
(C) the harmonic mean of a and b (D) equal to zero
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26. The unit vector perpendicular to the plane determined by P(1, -1, 2), Q(2, 0, -1), R(0, 2, 1) is
i2jk i j 2k
(A) (B)
6 6
2i j k
(C) (D) None of these
6

A . B C B . A C
27. If A, B, C are non-coplanar vectors then

is equal to
C A. B C . A B
(A) 3 (B) 0
(B) 1 (D) None of there
28. If the vector ai j k, i bj k and i j ck (a b c1) are coplanar, then the value
of
1 1 1
is equal to
1 a 1 b 1 c
(A) 1 (B) 0
(C) 2 (D) None of these

29. If a , b , c are vectors such that a . b =0 and a b c . Then
2 2 2 2 2 2
(A) a b c (B) a b c
2 2 2
(C) b a c (D) None of these

30. The points with position vector 60i + 3j, 40i 8j and ai 52j are collinear if
(A) a = -40 (B) a = 40 (C) a = 20 (D) none of these .

31. Let a and b be two unit vectors such that a b is also a unit vector. Then the angle
between a and b is
(A) 30 (B) 60 (C) 90 (D) 120

32. If vectors ax i 3 j 5k and x i 2 j 2axk make an acute angle with each other, for all x
R, then a belongs to the interval
1 6 3
(A) ,0 (B) ( 0, 1) (C) 0, (D) ,0
4 25 25

33. A vector of unit magnitude that is equally inclined to the vectors i j , j k and i k is;
1 1
(A)
i j k (B) i j k
3 3
1
(C)
i j k (D) none of these
3

34. Let a, b, c be three distinct positive real numbers. If p, q, r lie in plane, where
p a i a j bk , q i k and r c i c j b k then b is
(A) A.M of a, c (B) the G.M of a, c
(C) the H.M of a, c (D) equal to c

85.
The scalar A . B C A B C is equal to ______________________

36.
If a, b, c are unit coplanar vectors, then the scalar triple product 2a b, 2b c, 2c a is
equal to _____________________

37. The area of a parallelogram whose diagonals represent the vectors 3 i j 2k and
i 3 j 4k is
(A) 10 3 (B) 5 3
(C) 8 (D) 4
38.
The value of a b b c c a is equal to

(A) 2 a b c
(B) 3 a b c
(C) a b c (D) 0

LEVELII

1. If a is any vector in the plane of unit vectors b and c , with b c = 0, then the


magnitude of the vector a b c is


(A) | a | (B) 2
(C) 0 (D) none of these .

2. If a and b are two unit vectors and is the angle between them, then the unit vector

along the angular bisector of a and b will be given by

ab ab
(A) (B)

2 cos 2 cos
2 2

ab
(C) (D) none of these.

2 sin
2
3. If a is a unit vector and projection of x along a is 2 units and a x b x , then x is
given by
1 1
(A)
2
a b ab (B) 2a b a b
2


(C) a a b (D) none of these.

4. If 4 a 5 b 9c 0 , then ( a b ) [ ( b c ) ( c a ) ]is equal to

(A) A vector perpendicular to plane of a, b and c (B) A scalar quantity

(C) 0 (D) None of these

5. The shortest distance of the point (3, 2, 1) from the plane, which passes through a(1, 1, 1)

and which is perpendicular to vector 2 i 3k , is
4 1
(A) (B) 2 (C) 3 (D)
3 13

6. Let a 2 i j k , b i 2 j k and a unit vector c be coplanar. If c is perpendicular to

a then c =
1 1
(A)
2

j k (B)
3
i j k
1 1
(C)
5

i 2 j (D)
2
i j k

7. Let a and
b be the two noncollinear unit vector. If u a a b b and v a b , then v is

(A) u (B) u u a

(C) u u
ab (D) none of these
 2 2 2
8. If a, b and c are unit vectors, then a b b c c a does NOT exceed
(A) 4 (B) 9
(C) 8 (D) 6

9. If a r b ta and a.r 3, where a 2 i j k and b i 2 j k then r equals

7 2 7 1
(A) i j (B) i j
6 5 6 3
7 2 1
(C) i j k (D) none of these
6 3 3


10. If a b b c c a = 0 and at least one of the numbers , and is non-zero,

then the vectors a, b and c are
(A) perpendicular (B) parallel
(C) co-planar (D) none of these

11. The vectors a and b are non-zero and non-collinear. The value of x for which vector

c = (x 2) a + b and d = (2x +1) a b are collinear.
(A) 1 (B) 1/2
(C) 1/3 (D) 2

12 a b c , b c a , then

(A) a = 1, b c (B) c = 1, a = 1

(C) b = 2, b 2a (D) b = 1, b a

13. If a , b , c are three non - coplanar vectors and p, q, r are vectors defined by the

b c ca ab
relations p , q , r then the value of expression
a b c a b c a b c


(a + b).p + (b + c).q + (c + a).r is equal to
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3
2
14. The value of |a i |2 + |a j|2 + |a k| is
(A) a2 (B) 2a2
(C) 3a2 (D) None of these

15. If a i j, b 2 j k and r a b a, r b a b , then a unit vector in the direction of r is;

1 1
(A) i 3 j k (B)
i 3 j k
11 11
1
(C) i j k (D) none of these
3

16. a.i a i a. ja j a.k a k is equal to;

(A) 3 a (B) r
(C) 2 r (D) none of these
17. If the vertices of a tetrahedron have the position vectors 0, i j, 2 j k and i k then the
volume of the tetrahedron is
(A) 1/6 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) none of these

18. A = (1, -1, 1), C = (-1, -1, 0) are given vectors; then the vector B which satisfies A B C
and A.B 1 is ___________________________________

bc
19. If a, b, c are given non-coplanar unit vectors such that a (b c ) , then the angle
2
between a and c is ________________________________

20. Vertices of a triangle are (1, 2, 4) (3, 1, -2) and (4, 3, 1) then its area is_______________

21. A unit vector coplanar with i j 2k and i 2 j k and perpendicular to i j k is

_______________________
 LEVELIII

1. If a, b, c are coplanar vectors and a is not parallel to b then c b a b a a c a b b is
equal to

(A) a b a b c
(B) a b a b c
(C) a b a b c (D) none of these

2. The projection of i j k on the line whose equation is r = (3 + ) i + (2 -1) j + 3 k ,

being the scalar parameter is;
1
(A) (B) 6
14
6
(C) (D) none of these
14

3. If p, q are two non-collinear and non-zero vectors such that (b c) p q +(c a) p + (a b) q = 0

where a, b, c are the lengths of the sides of a triangle, then the triangle is
(A) right angled (B) obtuse angled (C) equilateral (D) isosceles

LI

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

LII

1. A 2. B
3. B 4. C
5. A 6. A
7. A 8. B
9. D 10. C
11. C 12. D
13. D 14. B
15. A 16. D
17. A 18. K
19. /3 20. 5 5/2

J K J K
21. ON
2 2

LIII

1. 2. C
3. C