PHYSICS: VECTORS and MOTION IN PLANE

1. The angle between the Z- axis and the vector ī + j̄+ √ 2 k̄ is

0 0
a) 30 b) 45 c) 600 d) 900
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2. The area of a parallelogram with sides as A  2 i  3 j
and  i  4 j is
B  
a) 5 units b) 10 units c) 15 units d) 20 units
3. Displacement of a 2C charged particle in an electric field 2 ī+2 ¯j−4 k̄ Vm-1 is 3 ī +12 { j̄+6 k̄¿ meter. The work
done is
a) 6J b) 12J c) 24J d) 108J
4. One of the following the vector quantity is
a) Time b) electric current c) velocity of light d) gravitational force
5. Choose the false statement
a) Electric current is a vector because it has both magnitude and direction
b) Time is a vector which has direction always in the forward direction
c) All quantities having magnitude and direction are vector quantities d) All the above
6. The set containing only vector quantities is
a) Thermal capacity, magnetic susceptibility and electric charge
b) Magnetic moment, Electric intensity and Torque
c) Magnetic flux, Electric potential and force d) Magnetic induction, Electric capacity and impulse
π
7. If angle between a⃗ and b⃗ is , then angle between 2a⃗ and -3b⃗ is
3
π 2π π 5π
a) b) c) d)
3 3 6 3
8. A vector is not changed if
a) It is rotated through an arbitrary angle b) It is multiplied by an arbitrary scalar
c) It is cross multiplied by a unit vector d) it is slid parallel to itself
9. The component of a vector is
a) Always less than its magnitude b) always greater than its magnitude
c) always equal to its magnitude d) Less than or equal to its magnitude
10. Figure shows the orientation of two vectors u and v in the XY plane If u=a i+b ^ ^j and v=pi+q
^ ^j . Which of the
Y
following is correct?
u
a) a and p are positive while b and q are negative v
b) a, p and b are positive while q is negative
c) a, q and b are positive while p is negative X
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d) a, b, p and q are all positive
11. C =⃗
If ⃗ A+ ⃗B then
a) ⃗C is always greater than |⃗ A| b) C is always equal to A + B
c) C is never equal to A + B d) It is possible to have |C A|∧|C
⃗|<|⃗ B|
⃗|<|⃗
12. Let the angle between two nonzero vectors ⃗ A∧⃗B be 120 0 and its resultant be ⃗
C.
a) C must be equal to |A – B| b) C must be less than |A – B|
c) C must be greater than |A – B| d) C may be equal to |A – B|
13. Set the following vectors in the increasing order of their magnitude.
A) ^
3i+4 ^j ^
B) 2i+4 ^j+6 k^ C) 2
 a) A,B,C b) C, A, B c) A, C, B d) B, C, A
^ ^j and ^j + k^ is
14. The angle between the two vectors i+
a) 300 b)450 c)600 d)900
15. Given two vectors Á=i−2
^ ^j−3 k^ and B́=4 i−2
^ ^j+6 k^ . The angle made by ( Á−B́) with X - axis is
a) 30° b) 45° c) 60° d) 90°

16. Angle between velocity and acceleration vectors in the following cases
List – I List – II
0
1) Vertically projected body e) 90
2) For freely falling body f) changes from point to point
3) For projectile g) Zero
4) In uniform circular motion h) 1800
a) 1-h, 2-g, 3-f, 4-3 b) 1-f, 2-g, 3-h, 4-3 c) 1-3, 2-f, 3-h, 4-g d) 1-g, 2-h, 3-e, 4-f
17. Match list I with list II for a projectile.
List – I List – II
P í . P í
1) For two angles θ and (90 – θ ¿ with same e)
g
Magnitude of velocity of projection
P2
2) Equation of parabola of a projectile y = Px - Q x 2 f) Maximum height = 25%
Q
3) Radius of curvature of path of projectile projected g) Range = Maximum height
´ −1
With a velocity ( P í+Q j ) ms at highest point
4) Angle of projection θ = tan−1 (d) h) Range is same
a) 1-f, 2-h, 3-g, 4-e b) 1-h, 2-f, 3-e, 4-g c) 1-3, 2-g, 3-f, 4-h d) 1-e,2-g, 3-h, 4-f
18. Assertion (A): Every component of a null vector is zero
Reason (R) : Origin and terminus of null vector are at the same point
a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
c) (A) is true but (R) is false d) (A) is false but (R) is true
19. Angle (in rad) made by the vector √ 3 í+ j́ with the x-axis is
π π π π
a) b) c) d)
6 4 3 2
     
A B  C , A  B  C  

20. , then the angle between A and B is

0
a) 45 b) 600 c) 900 d)1200
21. If A and B are two perpendicular vectors given by Á=5 í+10 ´j−3 ḱ and B́=2 í+ 4 ´j−c ḱ then the value of c is
a) 1/6 b) 3/2 c) 5/6 d) -50/3
22. A force S  3i  2 j  5k acts on a body and produces a displacement of S  3i  2 j  5k work done is
a) 10 units b) 19 units c) 29 units d) zero
23. Which of the following is not a vector ?
a) Linear momentum b) Electric field intensity c) Kinetic energy d) Acceleration
24. The angle between the two vectors −2 í+3 ´j−ḱ and í+ 2 ´j+ 4 ḱ is
a) 00 b) 900 c)1800 d)450
25. The vector Ṕ=a í+ a ´j+ 3 ḱ and Q́=a í+2 ´j−ḱ are perpendicular to each other. The positive value of 'a' is
a) 3 b)2 c)1 d) 0
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26. The angle made by the vector Á=í+ j with x-axis is
 a) 900 b)450 c)22.50 d)300
27. The vectors having same magnitude have a resultant equal to either, then the angle between the vectors will be
a) 300 b)600 c)900 d)1200
28. To get a resultant displacement of 10 m two displacement vectors, one of magnitude 6m and another
of 8m should be combined.
a) parallel b) anti-parallel c) at an angle 600 d) perpendicular to each other
29. In case of three vector quantities of same type where resultant cannot be zero?
a) 10,10,10 b) 10,10,20 c) 10,20,30 d) 10,20,40
30. The resultant of A and B makes an angle  with A and angle  with B , then   
a) A < B b) if A = B c) if A > B d) all the above
31. When a coil of area A carrying current i is suspended in a magnetic field of induction B , then the
torque on the coil is

a)
A 2
 B2  b) 2AB c)
2 AB   d)
2 B A  
32. If we add two vectors of equal magnitudes but in opposite directions, we get
a) Unit Vector b) Unit Scalar c) Zero Vector d) Zero Scalar

33. The angle between the vectors ( A  B ) and

B A is

a) 00 b) 1800 c) 450 d) 900
34. Identify the scalar quantity
a) a.b b) a  b c) a  b  c d) 4a

35.
 a  b   b  a  
a) 2ab sin  b) (2ab sin  ) n d) 2ab cos 

c) zero vector
36. The horizontal component of the weight of a body of mass m is
a) mg b) mg/2 c) 0 d) Infinity
37. Choose the false statement
a) scalar product and vector product obey commutative law.
b) scalar product does not obey distributive law where as vector product obeys commutative law.
c) scalar product and vector product obey associative law. d) all the above.
38. The maximum resultant of two concurrent forces is 10N and their minimum resultant is 4N. The
magnitude of large force is
a) 5N b) 7N c) 3N d) 14N
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39. If , P  i  2 j  2k , the magnitude of P is
a)1 b) 
2    c) 3      d) 9 
40. The resultant of forces F1  3i  4 j  2k , F2  2i  3 j  k , F3  2i  4 j  5k is
           
7 i  11
a)     j  8k 7 i 
b)   3 j  6 k c) 7 i  3 j  4 k d) i  3 j  4k
7

41. If P  i  3 j  7 k and Q  5i  2 j  4k then the length of the vector PQ is

a) 104 b) 162 c) -29 d) 20
42. If P  Q  R and P  Q  S then R  S is equal to
2 2

a) P  Q b) 2( P  Q ) c) 2( P  Q )
2 2 2 2 2 2
d) 4PQ
43. The angle made by j  k with y-axis is
 a) 600 b) 300 c) 450 d) 900
44. If two vectors P  2i  x j  k and Q  4i  2 j  2k are perpendicular to each other, the value of x is
a) 4 b) 3 c) 1 d) -3
2 2
a. b  a  b 
45.
a) ab b) a/b c) a2/b2 d) a2b2