      

Q.1 If a , b and c are unit vectors such that a  b  c  0 , then the angle between a and b is
(A)  (B)  (C) 90° (D*) 

Q.2 A man moves in an open field such that after moving 10 m in a straight line, he makes a sharp turn of 60° to
his left. Find the total displacement of the man just after 7 such turns.
(A*) 10 m (B) 20 m (C) 70 m (D) 30 m

           
Q.3 a = 2; b = 3; c = 6. Angle between a and b ; b and c and c and a is 120° each, find a  b  c

(A) 15 (B) 17 (C*) 13 (D) 11

Q.4 A man moves towards 3 m north then 4 m towards east and finally 5m towards south west. His displacement
from origin is
(A) 5 2 m (B*) 0 m (C) 12 m (D) 5 m

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Q.5 A vector A is directed along 300 west of north direction and another vector B along 150 south of east.
Their resultant cannot be in _____________ direction.
(A) North (B) East (C) North-East (D*) South

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Q.6 Two forces P and Q are in ratio P : Q = 1 : 2. If their resultant is at an angle tan–1   to vector P, then

 2 
angle between P and Q is :
1
(A) tan–1   (B) 45° (C) 30° (D*) 60°
2

Q.7 Which of the following forces cannot be a resultant of 5N force and 7N force?
(A) 2N (B) 10N (C*) 14N (D) 5N

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Q.8 ABCD is a quadrilateral. Forces BA , BC , CD & DA act at a point. Their resultant is
  
(A) 2 AB (B) 2 DA (C) zero vector (D*) 2 BA

Q.9 The direction of three forces 1N, 2N and 3N acting at a point are parallel to the sides of an equilateral
triangle taken in order. The magnitude of their resultant is
3 3
(A*) 3N (B) N (C) N (D) zero
2 2
  
Q.10 The sum of three forces F1 =100N, F2 =80N & F3 = 60N acting on a particle is zero. The angle between
 
F1 & F2 is nearly
(A) 53o (B*) 143o (C) 37o (D) 127o

Q.11 A force of 6N and another of 8N can be applied together to produce the effect of a single force of:
(A) 1 N (B*) 11 N (C) 15 N (D) 20 N
Q.12 The horizontal component of a force of 10 N inclined at 30° to vertical is :
10
(A) 3 N (B) 5 3 N (C*) 5 N (D) N
3

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Q.13 ABC is an isosceles triangle right angled at A. Forces of magnitude 2 2 , 5 and 6N act along BC , CA &

AB respectively. The magnitude of their resultant force in N is
(A) 4 (B*) 5 (C) 11 + 2 2 (D) 30

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Q.14 A particle is moving westward with a velocity v1 = 5 m/s . Its velocity changed to v 2 = 5 m/s
    
northward . The change in velocity vector  V  v 2  v1  is :
 
(A*) 5 2 m/s towards north east (B) 5 m/s towards north west
(C) zero (D) 5 2 m/s towards north west

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Q.15 The magnitudes of 2 forces F1 & F2 and 10 N and 8 N. The angle between them is 120°. The magnitude of
their difference is :
(A*) 244 N (B) 84 N (C) 164 N (D) None of these

Q.16 Consider east as positive x-axis, north as positive y-axis. A girl walks 10 m east first time then 10 m in a
direction 30° west of north for the second time and then third time in unknown direction and magnitude so as
to return to her initial position. What is her third displacement in unit vector notation.
(A*)  5î  5 3 ˆj (B) 5î  5 3 ˆj (C)  5î  5 3 ˆj (D) She can not return

(R 2  P 2 )
Q.17 Two forces P and Q act at a point and have resultant R. If Q is replaced by acting in the direction
Q
opposite to that of Q, the resultant
(A*) remains same (B) becomes half (C) becomes twice (D) none of these

Q.18 If the resultant of two forces of magnitudes P and 2P is perpendicular to P, then the angle between the forces
is
2 3 4 5
(A*) (B) (C) (D)
3 4 5 6

Q.19 If the resultant of three forces F1 = pi + 3j – k, F2 = –5i + j + 2k and F3 = 6i – k acting on a particle has
magnitude equal to 5 units, then the value (s) of p is (are)
(A) – 6 (B*) – 4 (C*) 2 (D) 4

Q.20 A plumber steps out of his truck, walks 60 m east and 35 m south and then takes an elevator, 12 m down to
the basement of a building where a bad leak is occurring. Assume x axis is east ; y-axis is north and z-axis is
up, displacement of plumber is expressed conventionally as
(A*) 60î  35ˆj  12k̂ (B)  60î  35ˆj  12k̂ (C)  60î  35ˆj  12k̂ (D) 60î  35ˆj  12k̂
Q.21 Read each statement below carefully and choose the correct option(s). A scalar quantity is one that :
(A) is conserved in a process
(B*) adds like real numbers
(C) must be dimensionless
(D) does not vary from one point to another in space

Q.22 We can arrange four different situations where a particle is acted upon by three forces. In each case their
magnitudes are proportional to (i) 3, 5, 8; (ii) 5, 7, 10; (iii) 3, 5, 10 and (iv) 5, 7, 14; in which cases can the
particle be at rest ?
(A*) Case (i) (B*) Case (ii) (C) Case (iii) (D) Case (iv)

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Q.23 Four vectors (A, B, C, D) all have the same magnitude and lie in a plane. The angle between adjacent
vectors is 45° as shown. Which of the following equation is/are correct ?

A B

45°
45°
C
45°

D
     
(A*) A  C   2 D (B*) B  D  2 C  0
      
(C) A  B  B  D (D*) (A  C) / 2  B

     
Q.24 a  3î  5ˆj , b  2î  7ˆj , c  î  9ˆj which of the following combinations is in the same direction as a  b  c
     
(A) 2a  b (B*) 2a  b (C) a  2b (D) None of these

    
Q.25 There are four forces F1 , F2 , F3 , F4 acting on particle such that particle is in equilibrium. Suddenly F4
vanishes. The resultant of remaining forces acting in particle is
     
(A) F1  F2 (B) F1 + F2 + F3 (C*) F1  F2  F3 (D*) – F4

Q.26 Into how many maximum possible components can a single vector be resolved?
(A*) an unlimited number (B) two components
(C) three components (D) four components

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Q.27 Let A  B  C and A  B  D . If C and D are equal in magnitude and perpendicular to each other then
 
(A) A  B (B) A  B
   
(C*) A is perpendicular to B (D) A is parallel to B
Q.28 Statement-1 : During a trip consisting of n different displacements along an orbitary path the resultant
 n 
displacement is vector sum of displacement for each part of trip. SR   Si
i 1
  
Statement-2 : If a trip starts at position vector r1 , proceeds to r2 ........... than finally rn , resultant displacement

 n
is given by  ri .
i 1
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C*) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

Q.29 A co-ordinate system consisting of x-y axis, is rotated by an angle  in anticlockwise direction in the same
plane. The unit vector along new set of axes, x̂ and ŷ' are respectively..
^
y( j )
y

x

 ^
x( i )
(A) cos i & sin  j
(B*) cos  i + sin  j & – sin  i + cos  j
(C) cos  i + sin  j & sin  i + cos  j
(D) sin  i + cos  j & cos  i + sin  j

Q.30 On the basis of below diagram, mark correct option(s) :


 b
b  =a+
R


a
(A*) If a > b then  <  (B*) If a < b then  > 
 
(C*) If a = b then  =  (D*) If a  b then  = 

Q.31 Which of the following expressions has magnitude unity .

 
ab  
(A*)   (B*) | â  b̂ | when angle between a and b is 120°
|ab|

â  b̂  
(C*) (D*) | â  b̂ | when angle between a and b is 60°
| â  b̂ |

Q.32 The hour hand of a clock is 6 cm long. The magnitude of the displacement of the tip of hour hand between
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. is :
(A) 6 cm (B*) 6 3 cm (C) 12 cm (D) 3 3 cm
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Q.33 Two vectors P & Q are arranged in such a way that they form adjacent sides of a parallelogram as shown in
figure
 
 S R
Q


P
Which of the following options have correct relationship
           
(A) Q  R  S (B*) R  P  Q (C) R  P  S (D*) S  Q  P

   
Q.34 Two vectors A & B have magnitudes 2 & 1 respectively. If the angle between A & B is 60°, then


A

B

A 
which of the following vectors may be equal to  B .
2

(A) (B*) (C) (D)

Q.35 In the given figure


C
70°
 120°
D 
B
60° 110°

A

   
(A) Angle between A and B is 110° (B) Angle between C and D is 60°
   
(C*) Angle between B and C is 110° (D) Angle between B and C is 70°

     
 
Q.36 If A  B is perpendicular to A  B then A and B must represent adjacent sides of
(A*) rhombous (B) parallelogram (C) rectangle (D) None

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Q.37 Two vectors A and B are drawn from a common point and C  A  B
 
(A*) If C2 = A2 + B2, the angle between vectors A and B is 90°
 
(B*) If C2 < A2 + B2, the angle between A and B is greater than 90°
 
(C*) If C2 > A2 + B2 then angle between the vectors A and B is between 0° and 90°.
(D) None of these
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Q.38 If a vector A has magnitude A and n̂ is a unit vector in the direction of A , then which of the following are
correct
  
 A |A| 
(A) A = (B*) n̂  (C*) 1  (D*) A  An̂
n̂ A A

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Q.39 Vector R is the resultant of the vectors A and B . Ratio of maximum value of | R | to the minimum value

 3 |A|
of | R | is . The  may be equal to-
1 | B|
2 1 4 3
(A*) (B*) (C) (D)
1 2 1 1

  
Q.40 Magnitude of resultant of two vector A and B is equal to 2. Angle between two vectors is 180º. If | A | =

3 then find | B | .
(A*) 5 (B) 3 (C*) 1 (D) 4

Q.41 A confused oggy is standing at the origin of coordinates. To catch the cockroaches, he has a choice of 3
displacements
  
[1] S1  2î  3ˆj [2] S2  5î  3ˆj [3] S3  7 î  10 ĵ
which of the following combinations will land him into 2nd quadrant where cockroaches have prepared a
pond of dirty water for him ?
        
(A) S1  S2  S3 (B*) S1  S3 (C) S2  S3 (D*) S2  S3

    
Q.42 Given a  b  c  d  0 , which of the following statements is/are correct :
   
(A) a , b, c and d must each be a zero vector
   
(B*) The magnitude of (a  c) equals the magnitude of ( b  d ) .
   
(C*) The magnitude of a can never be greater than the sum of the magnitudes of b, c and d .
       
(D*) b  c must lie in the plane of a and d if a and d are not collinear, and in the line of a and d , if they
are collinear
   
Q.43 Four vectors (A, B, C, D) all have the same magnitude and lie in a plane. The angle between adjacent
vectors is 45° as shown. Which of the following equation is/are correct ?

A B

45°
45°
C
45°

D
            
(A*) A  C   2 D (B*) B  D  2 C  0 (C) A  B  B  D (D*) (A  C) / 2  B
Q.44 Choose the correct statement. Assume ABCDEF to be a regular hexagon.
E D

F C

A B
     
(A*) ED  DB  BE  0 (B*) FE = BC
   
(C*) AD  2FE (D*) DC   AF

Q.45 In a fight for a cheese piece, Tom has position vector 2 î , Jerry has position vector 2 ˆj at an instant. Position
vector of cheese considering Tom as origin is 3î  3ˆj . Now mark correct options.
(A*) Position vector of cheese considering Jerry as origin is (5î  ˆj)m
(B*) Position vector of cheese from origin is (5î  3ˆj) m
(C) Position vector of Tom considering Jerry as origin is ( 2î  2ˆj) m
(D) Cheese is closer to Jerry than Tom.

Q.46 The magnitude of the vector î + x ˆj + 3 k̂ is half of the magnitude of vector 4 î + (4x – 2) ˆj + 2 k̂ . The
values of x are
(A*) – 2/3 (B) 1/3 (C) 2/3 (D*) 2

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Q.47 The position vectors of points A, B, C and D are A  3î  4ˆj  5k̂ , B  4î  5ˆj  6k̂ , C  7 î  9ˆj  6k̂

and D  4î  6ˆj  3k̂ then

(A) the displacement AB and CD are parallel

(B*) the displacement AB and CD are antiparallel
(C*) angle between AC and BD is acute
(D) angle between AC and BD is obtuse

Q.48 When two forces of magnitude P and Q are perpendicular to each other, their resultant is of magnitude
R
R. When they are at an angle of 180° to each other, their resultant is of magnitude . Find the ratio of
2
P and Q.
(A*) 2 + 3 (B*) 2 – 3 (C) 3 + 5 (D) 3 – 5
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Q.49 Three forces F1 , F2 and F3 are represented as shown. Each of them is of equal magnitude.

Column I Column II
(Combination) (Approximate Direction)
  
(A) F1  F2  F3 (P)
  
(B) F1  F2  F3 (Q)
  
(C) F1  F2  F3 (R)
  
(D) F2  F1  F3 (S)
[Ans. (A) Q; (B) R; (C) P; (D) S]

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Q.50 Column-I show vector diagram relating three vectors a , b and c . Match the vector equation in column-II,
with vector diagram in column-I :
Column-I Column-II

c b
  
(A) (P) a  (b  c )  0
a

c
b   
(B) (Q) bc  a
a

a b
(C) (R)   
a  b  c
c

b
(D) a (S)   
c abc

[Ans. (A)-R ; (B)-S ; (C)-P ; (D)-Q]