Miscellaneous Question Bank Level – 1, 2, 3

119. A vector is not changed if :

(A) it is rotated through an arbitrary angle (B) it is multiple by an arbitrary scalar
(C) it is cross multiplied by a unit vector (D) it is slides parallel to itself

120. A person moves 30 m north, then 20 m east, then 30 2 south west. His displacement from the original
position is:
(A) 15 m east (B) 28 m south (C) 10 m west (D) 14 m south-west

121. If vector addition of two unit vector is also a unit vector, then magnitude of their vector difference is :
1
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) (D) 5
2

122. The magnitude of the X and Y components of A are 7 and 6. Also the magnitude of X and Y components of
  
A  B are 11 and 9 respectively. What is the magnitude of B ?
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 9
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123. The resultant of A and B makes an angle  with A and  with B , then :
(A)  (B)    if A  B (C)    if A  B (D)    if A  B

124. Two forces, each equal to F, act as shown in figure. Their resultant is :
F
(A) (B) F F
2
60
(C) 3F (D) 5F
F
125. For W = 100 N, the 400 N block just starts sliding. Find the coefficient of
400 N
static friction.
rough
(A) 0.025
W
(B) 0.2
(C) 0.33
(D) 0.25

126. The frictional force on the 100 N block is:

(A) 30 N (B) 50 N 37
(C) 40 N (D) 65 N 50N 100N
 s  0.5

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PARAGRAPH FOR QUESTIONS 127 – 128
Two blocks are kept on a smooth wedge which is fixed on a horizontal ground.

20kg m

30 60

127. Find m if the system is in equilibrium.

20
(A) m = 10 kg (B) m  kg
3
(C) m = 7 kg (D) m = 16.67 kg

128. In last question, the normal reaction on the pulley by the wedge is : (g = 10ms 2 )
(A) 173 N (B) 141 N (C) 100 N (D) 200 N

*129. The blocks B and C in the figure have mass m each. The strings AB and BC are light, having tensions T1 and

T2 respectively. The system is in equilibrium with a constant horizontal force mg acting on C.

A
T1
1
B

T2
2
F=mg
C
(A) tan 1  1/ 2 (B) tan 2  1 (C) T1  5mg (D) T2  2mg

130. ABCDEFGH is a cube with side length 2 units and A at origin. Find a unit vector from A to F.

iˆ  ˆj  k̂
(A)
3

iˆ  ˆj  k̂
(B)
2

(C) 2i  2 j  2k

iˆ  ˆj
(D)  kˆ
2

131. A man swims from a point A on one bank of a river of width 100 m. When he swims
perpendicular to the water current, he reaches the other bank 50 m downstream.
The angle to the bank at which he should swim, to reach the directly opposite point
B on the other bank is:
(A) 10 upstream (B) 20 upstream (C) 30 upstream (D) 60 upstream

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132. Swimmer is swimming with a velocity of 15 m/s relative to river in a direction perpendicular to the river flow.
The river is 750 m wide and is flowing with a speed of 4 m/s. Find the time taken by the boat to reach the
opposite bank (in sec.).

133. A swimmer swims with velocity 5 m/s relative to river so as to reach a point directly opposite to his starting
point. The velocity of river is 3 m/s and it is 40 m wide. The direction in which the swimmer must swim with
the upstream is x°. Find x.
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134. If C  A  B , then :
       
(A) A C  B C (B) A .C  B .C
       
(C) AB  A  B (D) B  A  C. A

*135. Which of the following is essential for the three non-collinear vectors to produce zero resultant ?
(A) They should be in the same plane
(B) It should be possible to represent them by the three sides of a triangle taken in order
(C) They should act along the sides of a parallelogram
(D) The resultant of any two vectors should be equal and opposite to the third vector
 
*136. Which of the following is incorrect if A and B are non zero vectors at right angle to each other?
       
(A) A B  0 (B) A B 0 (C) AB 0 (D) A.B 0
 
*137. If A  3iˆ  4 ˆj and B  6iˆ  8 ˆj , which of the following is (are) true ? (Where A and B are the magnitudes of
 
A and B )
   A 1  
(A) AB  0 (B)  (C) A . B  48 (D) A=5
B 2

138. Consider a vector 3iˆ  5 ˆj  2k̂. The component of this vector perpendicular to z-axis will bear a magnitude:
(A) 13 (B) 29 (C) 38 (D) 34
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139. Let the angle between two nonzero vectors A and B be 120o and its resultant be C .
   
(A) C must be equal to be| 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 |
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140. Find the magnitude and the direction of the resultant of the two vectors Q and P of magnitudes 25 and 40
making an angle of 120° between them. (cos 120° = – 1/2):
 5 
(A) 35 units at an angle of sin 1   with P
 14 
 5 
(B) 45 units at angle of sin 1   with Q
 14 
5 3 
(C) 35 units at an angle of sin 1   with P
 14 
 
5 3 
(D) 45 units at an angle of cos1   with P
 14 
 
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141. Two vectors A and B lie in a plane, a third vector C lies outside this plane, then the sum of these vectors
  
A B  C :
(A) Can be zero (B) Can never be zero
   
(C) Lies in a plane containing A  C (D) Lies in a plane containing A  B
    
142. The resultant A  B is R1 . On reversing the vector B , the resultant becomes R2 . What is the value of

R12  R22 ?

(A) A2 + B2 (B) A2 – B2 (C) 2 (A2 + B2) (D) 2 (A2 –B2)

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143. Find the vector sum A  B and the vector difference A  B using components.
(A) 15N, 53.3° above +ve X axis; 25.9N, 27.7° below –ve X axis
(B) 25.9N, 27.7° above +ve X axis
(C) 15N, 27.7° above –ve X axis
(D) 15N, 27.7° above –ve X axis
 
*144. If A  2iˆ  ˆj  k̂ and B  iˆ  ˆj  k̂ are two vectors, then the unit vector:

  ˆj  kˆ 2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ
(A) Perpendicular to A is (B) Parallel to A is
2 6
  ˆj  kˆ  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ
(C) Perpendicular to B is (D) A is
2 3

145. Find the normal reaction applied by block C on block B for the given

system Lying on a stationary horizontal surface. { g  10m / s 2 }

(A) 20 N
(B) 40 N
(C) 80 N
(D) 60 N

*146. A block of mass 4 kg is acted upon by a 50 N force as shown. The friction coefficient between block and wall
is  .
(A) for  = 0.5 block will be at rest
(B) for  = 0.2 block will move down
(C) for  = 0.8 block will move up
(D) Block can never move up for any value of  .

     
147. When A  B  A  B , then A.B is :

(A) 0 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) zero vector

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148. Two forces A and B are acting at a point. If A is reversed, the new resultant becomes perpendicular to
initial resultant. Then :
B
(A) A=B (B) A = 2B (C) 2A = B (D) A
4

149. From figure, the correct relation is :

   
(A) A  B E 0
  
(B) C D  A
   
(C) B  E C   D
(D) All of these

150. The resultant of three vectors of magnitudes 1, 2 and 3 units whose directions are those of the sides of an
equilateral triangle is at angle of:
(A) 30° with the first vector (B) 15° with the first vector
(C) 100° with the first vector (D) 150° with the first vector
     
151. Consider the two vectors A and B . The magnitude of their sum, i.e., | A  B | if | A|  | B |:
   
(A) is equal to | A |  | B | (B) cannot be less than | A |  | B |
   
(C) cannot be greater than | A |  | B | (D) must be equal to | A |  | B |

152. If the vectors (iˆ  ˆj  k̂ ) and 3iˆ from two sides of a triangle, the area of the triangle is :

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

153. The angle between the two vectors 2iˆ  3 ˆj  k̂ and iˆ  2 ˆj  4k̂ is:
(A) 0 (B) 90 (C) 180 (D) None of these

154. Which of the following sets of displacements might be capable of returning a car to its starting point?
(A) 4, 6, 8 and 15 km (B) 10, 30, 50 and 120 km
(C) 5, 10, 30 and 50 km (D) 50, 50, 75 and 200 km
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155. The vector sum of three vectors A, B and C is zero. If i and j are unit vectors in the directions of A and B
respectively, then :
 
(A) C is in the plane of i and ĵ (B) C is in the plane of (iˆ  ˆj )
 
(C) C is along iˆ (D) C is along ĵ

PARAGRAPH FOR QUESTIONS 156 – 158

 
Given two vectors A  2iˆ  6 ˆj  4k̂ and B  iˆ  2 ˆj  8k̂ .

156. The magnitude of their vector sum is:

(A) 5 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 13

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157. The value of A  ( A  B ) is:
(A) 5 (B) 13 (C) 3 (D) zero
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158. The unit vector perpendicular to the plane of A and B is:
1 1
(A) (28iˆ  6 ˆj  5kˆ ) (B) (6iˆ  28 ˆj  5kˆ )
13 5 5 13
1
(C) (28iˆ  6 ˆj  5kˆ ) (D) None of these
5

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159. Angle between the displacement s of a particle and the force F on that particle is .
Column I Column II

s

(P) Work done is 0
(A)

F

 s
(Q) Work done is positive
(B) 
F

  90 o s
(R) Work done is negative
(C)

F
 
(D) F  s (S) None

Which of these options gives the correct match?

Codes :
A B C D A B C D
(A) q r q p (B) r q p q
(C) r q p p (D) r q p q
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*160. Given two vectors A  3iˆ  4 ˆj and B  iˆ  ˆj.  is the angle between A and B . Which of the following
statements are correct?
  iˆ  ˆj   
(A) | A | cos    is the component of A along B
 2 
  iˆ  ˆj   
(B) | A |sin    is the component of A perpendicular to B
 2 
  iˆ  ˆj   
(C) | A |cos    is the component of A along B
 2 
  iˆ  ˆj   
(D) | A |sin    is the component of A perpendicular to B
 2 

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*161. The magnitude of the vector product of two vectors A and B may be:
(A) greater than AB (B) equal to zero AB
(C) less than AB (D) equal to zero

162. A man can swim in still water with a speed of 3 m/s. x and y axis are drawn along and normal to the bank of
river. River is flowing to the right with a speed of 1 m/s. The man starts swimming from origin O at t = 0s.
Assuming size of man to be negligible. The equation of locus of all the possible points where man can reach

is ( x  nt )2  y 2  9t 2 . Find n.

163. Find the value of a for which the vectors 3iˆ  3 ˆj  9k̂ and iˆ  ajˆ  3k̂ are parallel.

164. Find the value of m so that the vector 3iˆ  2 ˆj  k̂ is perpendicular to the vector 2iˆ  6 ˆj  mk̂ .

165. If F1 and F2 are two vectors of equal magnitudes F such that | F1. F2 |  | F1  F2 |, then | F1  F2 | is equal

to :

(A) 2 2F (B) 2F (C) 2 2F (D) 2F

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*166. A particle is moving with a speed 5 m/s perpendicular to the plane of a  2iˆ  2 ˆj  k̂ and b  3iˆ . The
velocity in vector form can be:
(A)   ˆj  2kˆ  ms 1 (B) 2iˆ  ˆj  ms 1 (C)  
5 kˆ ms 1 (D)  ˆj  2kˆ ms 1
*167. In the given situation a uniform rod of mass 10 kg is in equilibrium in horizontal position.
(A) The value of T1 is 100 N

(B) The value of T1 is 150 N

(C) The value of T2 is 50 N

250
(D) The value of T 3 is N
3

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168. If a  2iˆ  2 ˆj  k̂ and b  iˆ  ˆj  k̂ . Find a vector c that is parallel to a but has magnitude three times that

of b.
 
(A) c  3iˆ  3 ˆj  3k̂ (B) c  2 3iˆ  2 3 ˆj  3k̂
 
(C) c  6iˆ  6 ˆj  3k̂ (D) c  3iˆ  6 ˆj  6k̂

169. Statement-1: The magnitude of relative velocity of A with respect to B will always be less than v A .
  
Statement-2: The relative velocity of A with respect to B is given by v AB  v A  v B .

(A) Statement-1: is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1.
(B) Statement-1: is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for Statement-1.
(C) Statement-1: is true, Statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1: is false, Statement-2 is true.
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170. When an airplane flies, its actual velocity is va  vaw  vw .

Here, va  The velocity of airplane with respect to ground.

vaw  The velocity of airplane with respect to wind.

vw  Velocity of wind.

Consider an airplane whose magnitude of velocity with respect to wind is 100ms 1 .

Match the information given in Column I with Column II.
Column I Column II

(A) If the plane has an Eastward heading while a 20ms 1 wind blows (P) 20 26
Northward, the plane's velocity is deflected from due East by angle 
Then the value of tan  is

(B) The pilot maintains an Eastward heading while wind blows Northward (Q) 20 24
1 1
with 20 ms . The magnitude of velocity (in ms ) with respect to
ground is

(C) Because the 20ms 1 Northward wind persists, the pilot adjusts the (R) Zero

heading, so that the plane's actual velocity is Eastward. The angle by

which the new heading differs from due East is  . The value of
sin  is

(D) Because the 20ms 1 Northward wind persists, the pilot adjusts the (S) 0.2

heading, so that the plane's actual velocity is Eastward. The magnitude

of actual velocity (in ms 1 ) is

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