Entrance (2020-21) - Mathematics

Vectors, 3-Di, Line & Plane - (Practice - MCQs)

Vectors, 3 Dimension
(1) In ABC, D is mid pt of side BC then AB + AC =

1
(A) AD (B) (C) 2 AD (D) O
2 AD

(2) ABCDEF is regular hexagon. then AB + AC + AD + AE + AF =

(A) AO (B) 3 AO (C) 2 AO (D) 6 AO

(3)  ABCD is square then AB + 2 BC + 3 CD + 4 DA =

(A) CA (B) 3 CA (C) 2 CA (D) 0

(4) ABCD is quadrilateral L & M are mid pts of Diagonal AC & BD then AB + CB + AD + CD =

(A) 4 LM (B) 2 LM (C) 3 LM (D) LM

(5) ABCDE is Regular pentagon then AB + BC + AD + ED + AE + 2 DC =

(A) AC (B) 2 AC (C) 3 AC (D) 0

(6) In ABC . P & Q are mid pts. of sides AB & AC then  ( PQ ) =

1 3
(A) BC (B) BC (C) BC (D) 2 BC
2 2

(7) ABCD is quadrilateral then. AB + DC =

(A) AC + DB (B) AD + BC (C) AC + DC (D) AD + DC

(8) P,Q,R & S are mid points of sides AB,BC,CD & AD resply of  ABCD then P S + Q R =

1 3
(A) BD (B) BD (C) BD (D) 2B D
2 2
(9) G is centroid of  ABC then GA + GB + GC
1
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) –1 (D)
2

(10) 2 a + b = 3 c then the ratio in which A divides BC

(A) 3:1 (B) 1:3 (C) 2:1 (D) 1:2
(11) AB & CD are two chords of circle intersecting each other at right angles at P and O is centre
of circle then P A + P B +P C + P D =

(A) PO (B) 2P O (C) 3P O (D) O

(12) Segment joining the mid points of all sides of quadrilateral form
(A) Square (B) Trapezium (C) Rectangle (D) Parallelogram

(13) G is centroid of  ABC . L is point on BL such that BL = 2 LC then G A + 2G B + 3G C =

(A) GL (B) 2G L (C) 3G L (D) O

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    
(14) If three points A, B, C whose position vectors are respectively i – 2 j – 8 k , 5 i – 2 k and
  
11 i + 3 j + 7 k are collinear, then the ratio in which B, divides AC is

(A) 1:2 (B) 2:3 (C) 2:1 (D) none of these

       
(15) If AB = 3 i + j – k and AC = i – j + 3 k . If the point P on the line segment BC is equidistant

from AB and AC, then AP is
     
(A) 2i–k (B)
i – 2k (C) 2i+ k (D) none of these
 
(16) A, B have position vectors a , b relative to the origin O and X, Y divide AB internally and

externally respectively in the ratio 2 : 1. Then XY is equal to

3   4   5   4  
(A) ( – ) (B) ( – ) (C) ( – ) (D) ( – )
2 b a 3 a b 6 b a 3 b a
   
(17) If a and b are non-collinear vectors then, m a + n b = 0 implies

(A) m+n=0 (B) m=n0 (C) m = n = 0 (D) None of these

     
(18) If a , b , c are non-coplanar vectors then l a + m b + n c = 0, where l, m, n are scalars,
implies
(A) m = 0, n = 0, l  0 (B) l = m = n 0
(C) l = 0, m = 0, n = 0 (D) lmn0
(19) Let ABCDEF be a regular hexagon. If AD = x BC and CF = y AB, then xy =

(A) 4 (B) –4 (C) 2 (D) –2 .

(20) | a | = 3, | b | = 5,| c | = 7 then cosine angle between a & b If a +b = c

1 –1
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D) 0
2 2
(21) Value of x for which the vectors xi + 5j –3k and 3i – 6j – 2k are perpendicular to each other
(A) 6 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 12

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(22) a & b are unit vectors such that angle between them is then |2 a + 3 b | =
3

(A) 29 (B) 19 (C) 39 (D) 59

(23) a , b , c are mutually perpendicular vectors then a + b + c 2

(A) 2  a 2 + b 2 + c 2  (B) 2
a +b +c
2 2
(C) a+b+c (D) 0

(24) a , b , c are vectors such that a + b + c =0 a = 3, b = 4, c = 5 then a b + b c + c a =

(A) –10 (B) –15 (C) –25 (D) –50

(25) a = i + 2 j – k, b = 2 j + 3 k then a x b =

(A) 77 (B) 66 (C) 55 (D) 44

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(26) Area of parallelogram whose diagonals are represented by the vectors a & b is

1 3
(A) (B) (C) (D) 2 axb
2 axb axb 2 axb
(27) Area of triangle whose vertices at A ( 3,– 1, 1 ) B ( 2,1,1) C (1,1,–1) is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 6
(28) Product of vectors is analogous to the product of
(A) real numbers (B) irrational numbers (C) matrices (D) complex numbers
     
(29) If a and b are the adjacent sides of a parallelogram, then | a + b | = | a - b | is a necessary
and sufficient condition for the parallelogram to be a
(A) rhombus (B) square (C) rectangle (D) trapazium.
         
(30) If u = a – b and v = a + b , and | a | = | b | = 2, then | u x v | is equal to
       
(A) 2 16  (a . b)2 (B) 16  (a . b)2 (C) 2 4  (a . b)2 (D) 4  (a . b)2

   
(31) If a and b are unit vectors and  is the acute angle between them, then | a – b |=
 
(A) 2 cos  (B) 2 sin  (C) 2 cos (D) 2 sin
2 2
   
(32) Vectors a and b are inclined at an angle  = 1200. If | a | = 1, | b | = 2, then
   
[( a + 3 b ) x (3 a – b )]2 is equal to

(A) 225 (B) 275 (C) 325 (D) 300

     
(33) If a , b , c are mutually  and are of equal magnitude, then a + b + c makes an angle with

a.

31 41
 1 
(A) cos–1 (B) cos–1  3  (C) cos–1 (D) None of these

     
(34) If a = i + 2 j – 3 k and b = 3 i – j + 2 k , then the angle between the vectors a + b and a – b
is
(A) 300 (B) 600 (C) 900 (D) 00
  
(35) If the plane containing the vectors a and b is parallel to the plane containing vectors c and
    
d , then ( a x b ) x ( c x d ) is equal to
 
(A) 0 (B) (a positive real number) a

(C) (a negative real numbers) b (D) none of these.
  
(36) If a , b , c are three mutually perpendicular unit vectors then a + b + c is equal to
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 3 (D) none of these.
 
(37) a x b x a is

(A) a null vector (B) at right angles to a

(C) at right angles to b (D) none of these.
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     
(38) If a . b = | a | | b | , then a and b are

(A) Perpendicular (B) like parallel (C) unlike parallel (D) coincident.

(39) The volume of a parallelopiped whose coterminus edges are – 12 i +  k , 3 j – k ,

2 i + j – 15 k is 546, then  is equal to

(A) 3 (B) –3 (C) 2 (D) –2
(40) If a and b are two unit vectors inclined to x – axis at angles 300 and 1200, then |a +b |=

2
(A) (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 2
3

– – – – –
(41) If V1 , V2 are two orthognoal unit vectors and V3 = V1 x V2 then
– – – – – – – – – – – –
(A) V1 .V1 .+ V2 .V2  V3 . V3  0 (B) V1 .V2 .+ V2 .V3  V3 . V1  3
– – – – – – – – – – – –
(C) V1 .V2 .+ V2 .V3  V3 . V1  0 (D) V1 .V2 .+ V2 .V3  V3 . V1 1

(42) (a+3b).(2a +b) = 10, a is unit vector perpendicular to b then b = ?

8
(A) ±4 (B) (C) 3 (D) 8
3

(43) The area of a rhombus whose diagonals are a = 2 i–3j+5k,b = 2i+2j+2k is

(A) 456 sq. unit (B) 114 sq. unit

(C) 256 sq. unit (D) none of these

(44) eˆ 1,eˆ 2 and eˆ 1 +eˆ 2 are unit vectors then angle between eˆ 1 and eˆ 2 is

(A) 90o (B) 45o (C) 120o (D) 135o

(45) If G is the centroid of ABC, then CA + CB =

(A) 3 GC (B) 3 CG (C) 3 AB (D) 3 GA .

(46) AB and CD are equal and parallel chords of a circle. KN is a diameter of the circle, and K is
equidistant from A and B. Then KA + KB + KC + KD =

(A) KN (B) 2 KN (C) 3 KN (D) 4 KN .

(47) If A (a, 2, –2), B(a, b, 1) and C(1, 2, – 2) are vertices of  ABC whose centriod is G (2, 1, c), then
(a, b, c) 

5  5 
(A) (5, – 2, – 2) (B)  , –1, –1 (C)  ,1, –1 (D) (5, –1, – 1)
 2   2 

(48) If points A( a ), B( b ) and C( c ) are such that 2 a + 3 b – 5 c = 0 , then their relative positions
are
(A) A–B–C (B) B–A– C (C) A–C–B (D) C – A – B.
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(49) If a b c  = 3, then the volume (in cu. u.) of the parallelopiped with 2 a + b , 2 b + c and

2 c + a as coterminus edges is
(A) 15 (B) 22 (C) 27 (D) 25
2
(50) If a is perpendicular to b and c ; | a | = 2, | b | = 3, | c | = 4 and m  ( b , c ) = , then: a b c  =
3

(A) 6 3 (B) 12 3 (C) 18 3 (D) 4 3.

(51) If vectors i + j + k , i – j + k and 2i + 3j + mk are coplanar, then m =

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) –3 (D) –2

(52) If C is a point on AB produced such that AC = 3 AB , then c =

(A) 3 a –b (B) 3b – a (C) 3 a – 2b (D) 3b – 2 a

a .b x c b.axc
(53) If a , b , c are non-coplanar vectors, then + =
c x a .b c.a xb
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) –1 (D) 2.

(54) If a . ( b x c ) = 3, then

(A) c . (a x b ) = – 3 (B) a .( c x b ) = – 3 (C) b . ( a x c ) = 3 (D) ( a x c ). b = 3

a + 2 b b+2c c + 2 a 

(55) If vectors a , b , c are non-coplanar vectors, then =
[ a b c]
(A) 3 (B) 9 (C) 8 (D) 6.

(56) If ABCDEF is a regular hexagon and AB = a , then AD + EB + FC =

(A) 4 a (B) 1/4 a (C) 2 a (D) 1/2 a .

(57) If the four points A (2 – x, 2, 2), B(2, 2 – y, 2), C(2, 2, 2 – z) and D(1, 1, 1) are co-planar, then

1 1 1
(A) + + =1 (B) x+y+z=1
x y z

1 1 1
(C) + + =1 (D) xy + yz + zx = 1.
1– x 1– y 1– z

(58) ABCDEF is a regular hexagon centred at the origin. If the position vectors of A and B are
i – j + 2k and 2i + j + k respectively, then : BC = ?

(A) i+j+k (B) i–j+k (C) – i + j – 2k (D) i + j – 2k.

(59) Value of x for which the vectors i –3j + 4k, 2i – 5j + xk, i–j–6k are coplaner
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

(60)  a + b b + c c + a  =

(A) a b c (B) a c b (C) 2 a b c  (D) 0

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(61) Value of  for which the vectors a = i+ j+k, b = i – j + k and c = 2i + 3j + k are coplaner

(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 2 (D) –2

(62) c = 3a – 2 b then  a b c 
1
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) –1 (D)
2
(63) a , b, c are non coplaner vectors p , q, r bethere vectors defined by the relation

bxc cxa a xb
p= q= r= then ( a + b) p + ( b + c) q + ( c + a ) r =
a(b x c ) a(b x c ) a(b xc )

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

bxc cxa axb

(64) a , b , c are three non-coplanar vectors, if p = , q = , r = , then
[a b c] [a b c] [a b c]

ap + bq + cq =

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

(65) Which of the following expressions are meaningful ?

           
(A) u .( v x w ) (B) ( u . v ). w (C) (u .v ) x w (D) u x (v.w )

       
(66) Let v = 2 i + j – k and w = i + 3 k . If u is a unit vector, then the maximum value of the
  
scalar triple product [ u v w ] is

(A) –1 (B) 10 + 6 (C) 59 (D) 6

     
(67) [a+ b b + c c + a] =
           
(A) [a b c ] (B)  ( a . b ). c (C) 2[ a b c ] (D) |a | |b | |c |
  
(68) The volume of the parallelopiped whose sides are given by OA = 2 i – 3 j ,
      
OB = i + j – k and OC = 3 i – k is

(A) 4/13 (B) 4 (C) 2/7 (D) 13/4.

(69) If [ a+b b+c c+a ] = [ a b c ] then

(A) a, b, c are coplanar (B) a, b, c are mutually perpendicular

(C) abc  = 1 (D) [abc] = 1.

3 - Dimensions
(70) , ,  are the direction angles then sin2  + sin2  + sin2  =

(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 0 (D) 2

(71) If , ,  are direction angles of a line, then cos 2 + cos 2 + cos 2 =
(A) –1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2.
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(72) Direction cosines of a line which lies in ZOX-plane, and makes an angle of 300 with OZ, are

1 3 3 1 1 3
(A) 0, ,± (B) , 0, ± (C) 1, 0, 0 (D) ± , 0,
2 2 2 2 2 2
(73) If l, m, n are direction cosines of a line, then vector li + mj + nk is a
(A) null vector (B) unit vector (C) non-unit vector (D) bound vector.

(74) If | u | = 3 , and u is equally inclined to co-ordinate axes, then vector u =

(A) i–j–k (B) i–j+k (C) i+j–k (D) i + j + k.
(75) If direction ratios of two lines are 2, – 6, – 3 and 4, 3, – 1 then direction ratios of a line
perpendicular to them are
(A) 2, 3, 3 (B) 3, – 2, 6 (C) 1, 2, 3 (D) 2, – 3, 6.
(76) A line makes angles of 450 and 600 with the x- axis and the z- axis respectively the angle
made by it with y- axis is
(A) 300 or 1500 (B) 600 or 1200 (C) 450 or 1350 (D) 900

Line
(77) Direction cosines of line through the points (3, 4, 5) and (4, 5, 6) are :
1 1 1
(A) (1,1,1,) (B) ( 3, 3, 3) (C) ( , , ) (D) none of these.
3 3 3
x -1 y - 2 z - 3 x -1 y -2 z -3
(78) The lines = = and = = are
2 3 4 3 4 5
(A) skew lines (B) parallel lines (C) Intersecting lines (D) none of these
(79) Equation of a line through the point (0,0,0) and (1,2,3) is
x -1 y -1 z -1 x +1 y + 2 z + 3
(A) = = (B) = =
1 2 3 1 2 3
x-2 y-2 z-2 x-3 y-3 z-3
(C) = = (D) = =
1 2 3 1 2 3

x y x x -1 y +2 z+2
(80) Two lines = = and = = are
1 2 3 1 2 3
(A) parallel lines (B) intersecting lines
(C) skew lines (D) coinciding lines.

x +1 y + 3 z - 4 x - 4 y + 4 z +1
(81) The angle between two lines = = and = = is
2 2 -1 1 2 2

 1 4 3 4

(A) cos-1   (B) cos –1   (C) cos-1   (D) cos-1  9 
9 9 9

(82) Equation of the line passing through (1,1,1) and parallel to the plane 2x + 3y + z + 5 = 0 is
x -1 y -1 z -1 x -1 y -1 z -1
(A) = = (B) = =
-1 1 -1 1 2 3
z -1 y -1 z -1 x -1 y -1 z -1
(C) = = (D) = =
3 2 1 1 2 1
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x + 3 y -1 z+ 4
(83) The foot of the perpedicular from (0,2,3) to the line = = is
5 2 3
(A) ( 3, 2, – 1) (B) (– 2, 3, 4 ) (C) (2, –1, 3 ) (D) (2, 3, –1)
(84) If a lines makes angle a, with the axes respectively,then cos 2 + cos 2+ cos
(A) –2 (B) –1 (C) 1 (D) 2
(85) The distance of the point A (2, 3, 4) from x-axis is
(A) 5 (B) 13 (C) 2 5 (D) 5 2.
(86) Equation of the line joining (2,-3,1) and (3,-4,-5) are

x-2 y+3 z –1 x-3 y+4 z+5

(A) = = (B) = =
3 –4 –5 2 –3 1
Z –1
(C) 2– x = y+3 = (D) none of these
6

x-2 y +1 z+3
(87) Equations of the line passing through (-1 ,2,-3), and parallel to the line = = ,
3 –5 –7
are
x –1 y+2 z–3 x +1 2– y z+3
(A) = = (B) = =
3 –5 –7 3 5 –7

x +1 y–2 z+3
(C) = = (D) none of these.
–3 –5 –7

x–5 y–7 z +3 x–8 y–4 z –5

(88) Lines = = and = = intersect each other in the point
4 4 –5 7 1 3
(A) (1,2,3) (B) (1,3,2) (C) (2,3,1) (C) (3,2,1).
(89) Equations of the line passing through (– 1, 2, – 3) and parallel to the line
x–2 y+1 z+3
= = , are
3 –5 –7

x –1 y+2 z–3 x +1 2–y z+3

(A) = = (B) = =
3 –5 –7 3 5 –7
x +1 y–2 z+3
(C) = = (D) 3 (x – 1) = – 5(y + 1) = – 7(z + 3).
–3 –5 7
x y–2 z–3
(90) Foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point (3, –1, 11) to the line = = is
2 3 4
the point
(A) (3, 5, 7) (B) (0, 2, 3) (C) (2, 3, 4) (D) (2, 5, 7).

Plane
(91) Foots of perpendicular of point (2,2,2) in the plane x+y+z= 9 is
(A) (1,1,1) (B) (3,3,3) (C) (9,0,0) (D) (2,6,1).

x -1 y - 2 y - 3
(92) Equation of plane which contain the line = = and which is perpendicular to
1 3 2
the plane 2x +7y +5z = 2 is
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(A) x+y+z=6 (B) -x + y + z = 2 (C) 2x - y + z = 3 (D) x -y+z =2

(93) The equation of the plane through the point (1, 2, 3) and parallet to the plane x +2y + 5z = 0
is
(A) (x - 1) + 2 (y - 2) + 5 ( z - 3 ) = 0 (B) x + 2y + 5z = 14
(C) x + 2y + 5z = 6 (D) none of these

x-3 y-6 z-4

(94) A plane which passes through the point (3 , 2, 0) and the lines = = is
1 5 4

(A) x–y+z=1 (B) x+y+z=5 (C) x + 2y - z = 0 (D) 2x - y + z = 0

(95) The distance of the point (2, 3, 4) from the plane 3x - 6y + 2z + 11 = 0 is

(A) 9 (B) 10 (C) 2 (D) 1
(96) The angle between the two planes 3x - 4y + 5z = 0 and 2x - y - 2z = 5 is
  
(A) (B) (C) (D) 0
2 3 n
1 1
(97) Equation of the plane which contains the two lines x – 4 = – (y – 3) = (z – 2) and
4 5

1 1
x –3 = – (y + 3 ) = z is
4 5
(A) 11x - y - 3z = 35 (B) 11x - y + 3z = 35
(C) 11x + y -3z = 35 (D) none of these
(98) Direction cosines of a normal to the XOY- plane are
(A) 1, 0,0 (B) 0,1,0 (C) 1,1,0 (C) 0, 0,1
x–4 y–7 z–4
(99) Equation of plane passing through (3, 2,0) and containing the line = = , is
1 5 4
(A) x-y+z=1 (B) x + y+ z = 5 (C) x + 2y - z = 1 (D) none of these.

(100) Equation of the plane which contains the two lines

1 1 1 1
x–4=– (y – 3) = (z – 2) and x – 3 = – (y + 2) = z is
4 5 4 5
(A) 11x – y – 3z = 35 (B) 11x – y + 3z = 35
(C) 11x + y – 3z = 35 (D) 11x + y + 3z = 35.
(101) Equation of plane passing through (– 1, – 1, 2) and perpendicular to two planes
x – 2y + z = 4 and x + 2y – 2z + 4 = 0
(A) x+y+z=0 (B) 3x + 3y + 4z = 2
(C) x + 2y + 2z = 1 (D) 2x + 3y + 4z = 3
(102) Equation of plane passing through two points (– 1, 1, 1), (1, – 1, 1) and perpendicular to the
plane x + 2y +2z = 5 is
(A) x+y+z=1 (B) 2x + 2y – 3z + 3 = 0
(C) z=1 (D) x + y – 3z = 3
(103) Equation of plane passing through two points (2, 3, 1), (4, – 5, 3) and parallel to Y-axis, is
(A) x+y=5 (B) y+z=4 (C) x–z=1 (D) y – x = 1.
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(104) Equation of plane passing through (5, 2, –1), (2, 2, 3) and the origin is
(A) 17x – 8y + 6z = 0 (B) 8x – 6y + 17z = 0
(C) 8x – 17y + 6z = 0 (D) 8x + 17y – 6z = 22
(105) Equation of plane passing through (1, 2, 3) and perpendicular to the vector 3i – 4j + k is
(A) 3x – 4y + z + 2 = 0 (B) 3x + 4y – z = 8
(C) x+y+z=6 (D) 4y – 3x – z + 2 = 0
(106) Equation of plane passing through (1, 0, 1), (3, 1, 2) and parallel to the vector i – j + 2k is
(A) x–z=0 (B) x – 2y – z = 0 (C) x–y–z=0 (D) x – y + 2z = 3.
(107) Measure of angle between the planes 5x – 2y + 3z – 7 = 0 and 15x – 6y + 9z + 5 = 0 is
(A) 00 (B) 300 (C) 450 (D) 900.
(108) Equation of plane passing through (2, 1, 3), making equal intercepts on X-axes and Y-axes,
and having Z-intercept 4, is
(A) x + y – 3z = 12 (B) x+y–z=0
(C) x + y + 3z = 12 (D) x + y – 3z = 12.
(109) Equation of plane containing the points A (1, 0, 1) and B (3, 1, 2) and parallel to the line
joining the origin to the point C (1, – 1, 2) is
(A) x+y+z=0 (B) x+y–z=0 (C) x–y+z=0 (D) x–y–z=0

(110) Measure of angle between the planes r . (3i + j – k) = 1 and r . (i + 4 j – 2k) = 2 is

 9   4   11   4 
(A) cos–1   (B) cos–1   (C) cos–1   (D) sin–1  .
 231   231   231   231 
(111) If the planes r . (2i – j + k) = 3 and r .(4i + j – k) = 5 are parallel, then the values of  and
 are respectively.
1 1 1 1
(A) ,–2 (B) – ,2 (C) – ,–2 (D) , 2.
2 2 2 2
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