1.

Which of the following option is correct for cos   sin  5

the value of sin . 7. If  then find value tan 
sin   cos  3
1 3 1
(A) 2 (B) (A) (B)
5 5 4
5 3 8
(C) 2 (D) (C) (D)
2 2 2

5 8. Which of the following is correct for sin

2. If tan  = then; value of cos  is (2)
2
(A) 2 sin  · cos  (B) sin2 
2 3
(A) (B) (C) sin2  – cos2  (D) 2 sin 
3 2
5 1 1 1
(C) (D) 5 9. Find sum of 1 +   ... up to  term
3 3 9 27
3 2
3. Correct value of cos (2°) (A) (B)
2 3

(A) 2° (B) 4 3
50 (C) (D)
3 4
(C) 1 (D) 0
10. If acceleration due to gravity g at height h
4. If y = sin 2 then find  where y will be
≪ R where R is radius of earth gn = g0
maximum 2
 h
1  
(A) 90° (B) 45° then using binomial theorem
(C) 60° (D) 30°  R
which is correct
5. Convert the following in figure (A) gn = g0
5 4  2h 
(i) (B) (b) g n  g0 1  
4 3  R
 3  2h 
(iii) (D) (C) g n  g0 1  
6 2  R
 5
(v) (vi)  h 
3 3 (D) g n  g 0 1  
 2R 
6. Convert following into radiant
11. Find value of different trigonometric
(i) 45° (ii) 135°
function
(iii) 60° (iv) 90°
(i) sin (135°) (ii) tan (120°)
(v) 240° (vi) 120°
(iii) cos (150°) (iv) tan (45°)
(v) tan 37° (vi) cos 53°
(vii) cos (–60°)
12. Find value of tan (3°) 14. Find maximum value of ‘y’ where y = 2 sin
(A) 3°  + 5 cos .
(B) sin (3°)
(A) 3 (B) 2 + 5

(C) rad (C) 2 5 (D) 5
60
(D) Both (B) and (C)
15. Friction force acting on object is given as
a12  a22 5 mg
13. If
a
 then find 2 function of angle ‘’ f r 
a1  a2 3
2 2
a1 sin    cos 
then find  where fr will be minimum.
(A) 0 (B) 1
mg
1 (A) µmg (b)
(C) (D) 4 1 
2
mg
(C) (D) Zero
1  2

ANSWERS
1. In which of the following graph slope is 3. Which of the following statement is not
positive. correct for following straight line graph :

(A)

(A) Line (2) has negative y intercept

(B)
(B) Line (1) has positive y intercept
(C) Line (2) has positive slope
(D) Line (1) has negative slope
(C)
4. Graph is the best representation for the
given equation, y = 2x – 1

(D)
(A) (B)

2. In which of the following graph slope is

‘+ 4’.

(C) (D)
(A)

5. Graph is the best representation for the

(B) given equation, y  x2

(A) (B)

(C)

(C) (D)

(D)
6. The equation x  2 y, represents that 12. The slope of straight line 3y = 3x + 4 is
graph between x and y is a : (A) 3 (B) 3
(A) Straight line (B) Parabola
1 1
(C) Hyperbola (D) Circle (C) (D)
3 3
7. At point P, the value of slope is :
13. Graph of x2y = 2 is best represented by :

(A) (B)

(A) Zero (B) Positive

(C) Negative (D) Infinite
(C) (D)
8. At x = 0, value of slope is :

14. The slope of v – t is zero at point :

(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) –1 (D) Infinite

(A) A (B) B
9. Magnitude of slope i.e., steepness of graph
shown in figure. (C) C (D) D

15. Correct graph of 3x + 3y + 1 = 0 is :

(A) First increase and then decreases (A) (B)

(B) First decreases and then increases
(C) Decreases continuously
(D) Increases continuously

10. The equation of line is 2y = 3x – 6 its x and (C) (D)

y intercepts are
(A) –3, 2 (B) 3, –2
(C) 2, –3 (D) –2, 3
ANSWERS
11. The distance between points (2, 3, –7) and
(–2, 0, 5) is
(A) 5 (B) 13
(C) 145 (D) 119
 dy dy
1. If y = sec x + tan x then value of is 7. If y = B cos (kx) then will be
dx dx
(A) sec2 x + tan x (A) –B sin (kx) (B) –Bx cos (kx)
(B) tan2 x + sec x (C) –Bk sin (kx) (D) B sin (kx)
(C) sec x . tan x + sec2 x
(D) sec x + sec2 x dy
8. If y = (sin x)2 then find
dx
d (sin x  cosec x) (A) 2 sin x (B) 2 cos x
2. Find value of is
dx (C) 2 sin x · cos x (D) 2 cos2 x
(A) sin2 x – cosec2 x (B) x
(C) 0 (D) 1 dy
9. If y = (2 – x2)4, then find
dx
d  1  (A) 4(2 – x2)3 × (2x) (B) 4(2 – x2)3
3.  x   log x  tan x  = (C) 4(2 – x2) × 2x (D) –8x (2 – x2)3
dx  x 
1
(A) 1  2
 sec2 x 10. If y = x2 – 4x + 3 then find y at x = 4.
x
(A) 0 (B) 7
1 1
(B) 1  2   sec2 x (C) 4 (D) 3
x x
1 dy
(C) 1  2  tan x 11. If y = ex + log x then find
x dx
(D) 1 + log x + sec2 x 1 ANSWERS
(A) ex + x (B) ex +
x
d (sin 30) 1
4. is equal to (C) ex + log x (D) + log x 1. (C)
dx x
(A) cos 30° (B) cosec 30° 2. (C)
x dy
(C) 0 (D) 1 12. If y = then find 3. (B)
x 1 dx
1 x 4. (C)
dy (A) (B)
5. If y = 4x – 2x + 4 then find
2
5.
dx ( x  1) 2 (1  x) 2 (B)
(A) 8x – 2x (B) 8x – 2 (C) (x + 1)2 (D) 1 6. (C)
(C) 8x – 2 + 4 (D) 4x + 4 7. (C)
dy
13. y = 2t (3 – t) then find . 8. (C)
6. If y = e–x, then find double differentiation dx
of y. 9. (D)
(A) e–x (B) – e–x d2y
14. y = t3 + 2t + 3 find 2 10. (D)
(C) e–x (D) 2 e–x dt
11. (B)
15. y = (x + 3)1/2 then find
dy 12. (A)
dx
13. 6 – 4t
14. 6t
1. Integrate with respect to x 9. Find minimum values of the functions :
(a) 2x (b) x2 y = 25x2 + 5 – 10x
(c) x2 – 2x + 1
10. Find maximum values of the functions :
2. Integrate with respect to x y = 9 – (x – 3)2
1 5
(a) 2
(b) 11. If y = x2 – 10x. Find the minimum value
x x2
of y.
5 (A) –8
(c) 2  2 (B) 16
x (C) 14 (D) –25
2
3. Integrate with respect to x
3 3
12.  d 

(a) x (b)
2 2 x

1
(c) x
x
13.  cos x dx
0

4. Integrate with respect to x 14. At minima of graph double differentiation

(1 – x2 – 3x2) must be
(A) zero (B) +ve
1 (C) –ve (D) Maximum
5.  5 dx
2
15. Y is a function of ‘x’ then y will be
dy
4
x  maximum when is
6.   2  3  dx
2 (A) Maximum
dx
(B) Zero
(C) Minimum (D) +ve
1 2 
7.   5  x 3
 2 x  dx


8.  x  3 x  dx
ANSWERS
 5 Types of vectors, Addition(Triangle Law of Addition of Two Vectors)

(4) lies in plane containing ¯A

¯
¯¯ ¯
¯
− B
¯¯

1) The position vector of a particle is determined by the

expression →
r = 3t ^
2
i + 4t ^
2 ^
j + 7k .The distance 6) Choose the correct statement.
traversed in first 10 s is
(1) Temperature is a scalar but temperature gradient
(1) 500 m is a vector
(2) 300 m (2) Velocity of a body is a vector but velocity of light
(3) 150 m is a scalar
(4) 100 m (3) Electric intensity and Electric current density are
vectors
2) A truck travelling due north at 20 m/s turns west and
(4) All the above
travels at the same speed. The change in its velocity
be 7) Choose the correct statement
(1) 40 m/s N − W
(1) Electric current is a vector because it has both
(2) 20√2 m/s N − W magnitude and direction
(3) 40 m/s S − W (2) Time is a vector which has direction always in the
(4) 20√2 m/s S − W forward direction
(3) All quantities having magnitude and direction are
3) A truck is travelling due north at 50 km/h turns west vector quantities
and travels at the same speed. What is the change in
(4) All the above are false
velocity.
(1) 50 kmph NW 8) The set containing only scalar quantities is
(2) 50√2 KMPH NW (1) Specific heat and latent heat
(3) 50 KMPH SW (2) Electric intensity, electric potential and electric
(4) 50√2 KMPH SW capacity
(3) Pole strength, permeability and permittivity
→ is reversed. What are the
4) The direction of a vector A (4) Torque, angular acceleration and linear
→ and Δ ∣A→∣?
values of ΔA momentum
∣ ∣

→
(1)
+2A , 0
9) The set containing only vector quantities is
→
(2)
+A ,0 (1) Thermal capacity, magnetic susceptibility and
→
(3) electric charge
−2A , 0

→ (2) Magnetic moment, Electric intensity and Torque

(4)
-A ,0
(3) Magnetic flux, Electric potential and force
(4) Magnetic induction, Electric capacity impulse
5) Two vectors ¯A
¯
¯¯ ¯
¯¯¯
and B lie in a plane. A third vector
¯
¯
C
¯¯

lies outside this plane. Then the sum of these vectors

¯
¯¯¯ ¯
¯¯¯ ¯
¯¯¯
10) A vector is not changed if
A + B + C
(1) It is rotated through an arbitrary angle
(1) Can be zero
(2) It is multiplied by an arbitrary scalar
(2) Can never be zero
(3) It is cross multiplied by a unit vector
(3) lies in plane containing A + B ¯
¯¯¯ ¯
¯¯¯

(4) It is slide parallel to itself

 11) Which of the following is meaningful? (4) zero
(1) vector/vector
(2) scalar/vector → through f→ have the magnitudes and
17) Six vectors a

(3) scalar+vector directions indicated in the figure. Which of the

following statement is true ?
(4) vector/scalar

12) Choose the correct statement.

(1) scalar+vector=Scalar/vector
(2) V ector

(1) → →
= scalar
vector
→
b + c = f
(3) Scalar/vector=scalar (or) vector
(2) →
d + c = f→ →
(4) vector-vector=vector
(3) →
d + e = f→ →

13) Which of the following statements is true? (4) → →

b + e
→
= f

(1) a scalar quantity is the one that conserved in a

process 18) Unit vector parallel to the resultant of vectors
→
A = 4^
i − 3^
j →
and B = 8^
i + 8^
j will be
(2) A scalar quantity is the one that can never take
negative values (1) 24^
i +5^
j

13

(3) A scalar quantity is the one that does not vary (2) 12^
i +5^
j

13
from one point to another in space
(3) 6^
i +5^
j

(4) A scalar quantity has the same value for 13

observers with different orientations of the axes (4) None of these

14) If the magnitudes of ¯

A and B̄ are a and b 19) Examine the statements A and B and select the

respectively., the magnitude of the resultant vector is correct option.

always A: All base quantities selected in SI are scalars.

B: The dimensional formula of a physical quantity
(1) equal to (a+b)
depends on the system of units.
(2) less than (a+b)
(1) A is true, B is false
(3) greater than (a+b)
(2) A is false, B is true
(4) not greater than (a+b)
(3) both A and B are true

15) If the position of particle changes form (1, 2, 3) m to (4) both A and B are false
(5, 4, 2) m, the displacement vector is
→
20)
(1) (4^
i − 2^
^
j + k) m A particle moving with velocity V is acted by three
forces shown by the vector triangle PQR. The
(2) (4^
i + 2^
^
j + k) m velocity of the particle will:

(3) (4^
i − 2^
^
j − k) m

(4) (4^
i + 2^
^
j − k) m

16) The resultant of n coplanar forces, each of

(1) Increase
magnitude p making an angle of 2π/n with that of
(2) Decrease
the preceding one is
(3) Remain constant
(1) np
−
−→
(4)
(2) p Change according to the smallest force QR
(3) np/2

KEY ANSWERS:
 6 Parallelogram Law of Addition of Two Vectors and its all applications

6) Two forces 3N and 2N are at an angle θ such that the

1) If the magnitude of the sum of two vectors is equal to resultant is R. The first force is now increased to 6N
the magnitude of the difference of the two vectors, the and the resultant become 2R. The value of θ is
angle between these vectors is (1) 30°
(1) 180° (2) 60°
(2) 0° (3) 90°
(3) 90° (4) 120°
(4) 45°
7) If → → →
|A + B| = |A| + |B| → , the angle between A→
2) Magnitude of vector which comes on addition of two → will be
and B
vectors, 6^i + 7^
j and 3^ j is
i + 4^
(1) 90°
(1) √136
(2) 120°
(2) √13.2
(3) 0°
(3) √202
(4) 60°
(4) √160

8) The maximum and minimum magnitude of the

3)
The value of the sum of two vectors
as the angle between them is
(1) √A2 + B2 + 2AB cos θ
→ →
resultant of two given vectors are 17 units and 7 unit
A and B with θ
respectively. If these two vectors are at right angles to
each other, the magnitude of their resultant is

(1) 14
(2) √A2 − B2 + 2AB cos θ
(2) 16
(3) √A2 + B2 − 2AB sin θ
(3) 18
(4) √A2 + B2 + 2AB sin θ
(4) 13

4) What vector must be added to the two vectors

9) Two equal forces (P each) act at a point inclined to
^
i − 2^ ^
j + 2k and 2^
i + ^ ^
j − k, so that the resultant
each other at an angle of 120°. The magnitude of their
may be a unit vector along x-axis
resultant is
(1) 2^
i + ^ ^
j − k
(1) P/2
(2) −2^
i + ^ ^
j − k
(2) P/4
(3) 2^
i − ^ ^
j + k
(3) P
(4) −2^
i − ^ ^
j − k
(4) 2P

5) Which pair of the following forces will never give 10) The resultant of two vectors A and B is perpendicular
resultant force of 2 N to the vector A and its magnitude is equal to half the
(1) 2 N and 2 N magnitude of vector B. The angle between A and B
(2) 1 N and 1 N is
(3) 1 N and 3 N (1) 120°
(4) 1 N and 4 N (2) 150°
(3) 135°
(4) None of these
11) There are two force vectors, one of 5 N and other of (1) 15 N
12 N at what angle the two vectors be added to get
(2) 8 N
resultant vector of 17 N, 7 N and 13 N respectively.
(3) 7 N
(1) 0°, 180° and 90°
(4) 23 N
(2) 0°, 90° and 180°
(3) 0°, 90° and 90° 17) Two forces F1 and F2 are acting at a point, having
(4) 180°, 0° and 90° resultant as F. If F2 is doubled F is also doubled. If
F2 is reversed then also F is doubled. If F=√6N.
→
12) What is the angle between P and the resultant of Find F1 and F2 (in N)
→ → → → (1) √19, √6
(P + Q) and (P − Q)

(2) √3, √3
(1) Zero
(3) √6 ,3
(2) tan
−1
(P /Q)

(4) √3, √6
(3) tan
−1
(Q/P )

(4) tan
−1
(P − Q)/(P + Q)
18) The resultant of two vectors of magnitudes (P+Q)
→ → → and (P-Q) is √P 2
+ Q
2
. Then the angle between
13)
A = 2^
i + ^
j, B = 3^ ^
j − k and C = 6^ ^
i − 2k
the vectors is
→ → →
.Value of A would be
2 2
− 2 B + 3C (1) cos
−1
[
−(P +Q )
]
2 2
2(P −Q

(1) 20^
i + 5^ ^
j + 4k 2 2

(2) cos
−1
[
(P +Q )
]
(2)
2 2
20^
i − 5^ ^ 2(P −Q
j − 4k
2 2

(3) 4^
i + 5^ ^
j + 20k
(3) cos
−1
[
−P −Q
]
2 2
P Q

(4) 5^
i + 4^ ^
j + 10k (4) −1
P
2
−Q
2

cos [ 2 2
]
P +Q

14) Unit vector parallel to the resultant of vectors

→ as its
19) A parallelogram is formed with P→ and Q
→
A = 4^ → = 8^i + 8^j will be
j and B
i − 3^
adjacent sides. Let d→1 and d→2 be the diagonals of
(1) ^ ^
24 i +5 j

13
parallelogram, then P 2 + Q
2
is
(2) ^ ^
12 i +5 j
(1) d1
2
+ d2
2

13
2 2
(3) ^ ^
6 i +5 j (2) d1 − d2
13 2 2

(3) d1 +d2

(4) None of these 2

2 2

(4) d1 −d2

15) The resultant of two equal forces is 141.4 N when

they are mutually perpendicular. When they are 20) ¯
¯
¯
¯
a
¯
and b are two non-collinear unit vectors. The
inclined at an angle 120 , then the resultant force will
0
¯
¯
resultant of the sum of ¯
¯
a
¯
and b has unit magnitude.
be
What is the magnitude of the resultant of the
(1) 100 N ¯
¯
difference of ¯a
¯
¯
and b?
(2) 141.4 N
(1) √3 units
(3) 196 N
(2) √2 units
(4) zero 1
(3) 2
units
(4) √3
units
16) The resultant of two forces at right angle is 17 N. If 2

the maximum resultant is 23 N, the greater force is

KEY ANSWERS:
 7 Resolution of a vector, Scalar product & Lami's Theorem

6) If 'O' is at equilibrium then the values of the tension

1) Three concurrent forces of the same magnitude are in T1 and T2 are x,y, if 20N is vertically down. Then x, y
equilibrium. What is the angle between the forces? are
Also, name the triangle formed by the forces as sides.
(1) 60° equilateral triangle
(2) 120° equilateral triangle
(3) 120°, 30°, 30° isosceles triangle
(4) 120° obtuse angled triangle (1) 20 N, 30 N
(2) 20√3 N , 20 N

2) The unit vector along ^i + ^

j is
(3) 20√3 N , 20 √3N

(1) ^
k
(4) 10 N, 30 N
(2) ^
i + ^
j

(3) ^ ^
i +j 7) The angle made by the vector i + √3^
^ j with the x-
√2
axis is (in rad)
(4) ^ ^
i +j

2 (1) π

(2) π

3) The projection of a vector r→

4
= 3^ ^
i + j + 2k on the x-y
(3) π

plane has magnitude 3

(4) π

(1) 3 2

(2) 4
8) If the two directional cosines of a vector are
(3) √14 1
and
1
then the value of third directional cosine
√2 √3

(4) √10
is
(1) 1

4) A 10 kg body suspended by a rope is pulled by means √6

of a horizontal force to make 60

0
by rope to vertical. (2) 1

√5

The horizontal force is (3) 1

√7

(1) 10 kg wt
(4) 1

√10
(2) 30 kg wt
(3) 10√3 kg wt
9) Unit vector perpendicular to both vectors i + j + k

(4) 30√3 kg wt and î − ĵ + k̂ is

(1) i−j

5) The angle which a vector ^i + ^ ^ makes with X,

j + √2 k
√2

Y and Z axes respectively are (2) i−k

√2

(1) 0
60 , 60 , 60
0 0
(3) i+j+k

√3

(2) 0
45 , 45 , 45
0 0

(4) k−j

(3) 0
60 , 60 , 45
0 0 √2

(4) 0
45 , 45 , 60
0 0

10) Which of the following sets of concurrent forces may

be in equilibrium?
(1) F1 = 3N , F2 = 5N , F3 = 9N

(2) F1 = 3N , F2 = 5N , F3 = 1N
 (3) F1 = 3N , F2 = 5N , F3 = 15N
→
16) The modulus of a vector A → →
= 5 i + p j + 4√2k is
(4) F1 = 3N , F2 = 5N , F3 = 6N
11. The value of p is
(1) +8
11) The angle made by → →
j + k with y-axis is
(2) -8

(1) 60° (3) ±8

(2) 30° (4) 6

(3) 45°
17) → ∧ ∧ → ∧ ∧

(4) 90° Gives, A = 2i + 3j and B = i + j . The

→ →
component of vector A along vector B is
12) If a vector has an x component of -25.0 units and a y
(1) 1

component of 40.0 units, then the magnitude and √2

direction of this vector is (2) 3

√2

(1) 5√89 units, sin

−1 5
with x − axis (3) 5

√89 √2

(2) 5√89 units, cos

−1 −5
with x − axis (4) 7

√89 √2

(3) 45units; cos

−1 −5
with x − axis
9
18) Which of the following vectors is the unit vector along
(4) 45units; sin
−1 −5
with x − axis
9
→
F = (−√3^
i + √4^ ^
j + 12k) N?

13) If 0.5¯i + 0.8¯j + C¯k

¯
¯
is a unit vector, then C is (1) ˆ =
F
−1
^ ^ ^
(−√3 i + √4 j + 12k) N
√151

(1) √89
(2) ˆ =
F
−1
^ ^ ^
(√3 i − √4 j − 12k) N
(2) 0.2 13

(3) ˆ = 1
^ ^ ^
(3) 0.3 F
13
(√3 i + √4 j − 12k) N

(4) √0.11 (4) ˆ =

1
F (−√3 î + √4 ĵ + 12k̂)
√151

14) Five equal forces each of 20 N are acting at a point

in the same plane. If the angle between two 19) Which of the following groups of forces could be in
successive forces is 72
o
, the resultant of these force equilibrium
is (1) 3 N, 4 N, 5 N
(1) 0 (2) 4N, 5 N, 10 N
(2) 40 N (3) 30N, 40 N, 80 N
(3) 20 N (4) 1N, 3 N, 5 N
(4) 20√2

→ are 4 m and 6m,

20) The x and y components of A
→ makes angles
15) If a vector A α, β and γ respectively respectively. The x and y components of →
(A + B) →
with X, Y and Z axes respectively then are 10 m and 9m respectively. The magnitude of
sin
2
α + sin
2
β + sin γ =
2
→ is
vector B
(1) 0 (1) 19m
(2) 1 (2) √27 m
(3) 2 (3) √45 m
(4) 3 (4) √50 m

KEY ANSWERS:
 8 Vector product and its applications
6) A particle moves with a velocity → under ^
6 i − 4j + 3k m/s

1) If vectors and the influence of a constant force F→ = 20→i + 15j − 5k

→ ∧ ∧
N.
= cos ωt + sin ωt ^
A i j

ωt ωt
→
B
= cos
2
∧
i
+ sin
2
∧
j
are functions of time, then the The instantaneous power applied to the particle is
value of t at which they are orthogonal to each other is: (1) 35 J/s
(1) t=0 (2) 45 J/s
π
(2) t =
4ω
(3) 25 J/s
(3) t =
π

2ω
(4) 195 J/s
π
(4) t =
ω
→
7)
Let A
^ ^
= i A cos θ + jA sin θ be a vector. Another vector
2) A particle moves so that its position vector is given by →

∧ ∧
B which is normal to A is
→
r = cos wtx + sin wty , where t is a constant. Which of the
(1) ^
i B cos θ + j B sin θ
following is true?
(2) ^
i B sin θ + j B cos θ
(1) Velocity is perpendicular to r→ and acceleration is
directed away from the origin. (3) ^
i B sin θ − j B cos θ

(2) Velocity and acceleration both are perpendicular tor→ (4) ^

i B cos θ − j B sin θ

(3) Velocity is acceleration both are parallel to r→

8) What is the component of 3^i + 4^
j along i + j
^ ^
(4) Velocity is perpendicular to r→ and acceleration is
directed towards the origin (1) 1
^ ^
( i + j)
2

(2) 3
^ ^
( i + j)
2
→
3)
If A = 2 î + 3 ĵ + 8k̂ is perpendicular to (3) 5
^ ^
( i + j)
2
→
ˆ ˆ ˆ
B = 4 j − 4 i + αk then the value of ‘α ’ is: (4) 7 ^ ^
( i + j)
2

(1) 1

2
9) ∣
∣ā − b̄ ∣
∣ = |ā| + ∣
∣ b̄ ∣
∣ then the angle between ā and b̄ is
(2) 1
− (1) 90
0

(3) 1 (2) 180

0

(4) -1 (3) 45

(4) 0
0

4) A = 4i + 4j - 4k and B = 3i + j + 4k. The angle between

vectors A and B is: 10) 1 − ā . b̄
ā and b̄ are unit vectors then =
1 + ā . b̄
(1) 180°
(1) Sin
2 θ

(2) 90° 2

(3) 45° (2) Cos

2 θ
2

(4) 0° (3) tan

2 θ
2

(4) Cot
2 θ
2

5) A particle moves from position ^ ^ ^

3 i + 2 j − 6k to
^ ^ ^
14 i + 13 j + 9k due to a uniform force of (4^i + ^ ^
j + 3k) N 11) The position of a particle is given by r→ ^ ^ ^
= ( i + 2 j − k) and
. If the displacement in ‘metres’, then work done will be momentum by → ^ ^ ^
P = (3 i + 4 j − 2k) . The angular
(1) 100 J momentum is perpendicular to
(2) 200 J (1) x-axis
(3) 300 J (2) y- axis
(4) 250 J (3) z- axis
(4) Line at equal angles to all the three axes
12) If ∣A→×B
→∣ = √3(A. B)
→ → , then the value of ∣A→ + B
→ ∣ is (2) ^ ^ ^
17 i − 6 j − 13k
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣

(1) 2 2 AB
1/2
(3) ^ ^ ^
−6 i + 6 j − 12k
(A + B + )
√3
(4) ^ ^ ^
−17 i + 6 j + 13k
(2) A + B

(3) 1/2

→
(A
2
+ B
2
+ √3AB) 18) Area of the triangle whose base is given by A = i + j + k

→
and one of the two sides by B is
(4) (A
2
+ B
2
+ AB)
1/2 = 4j + 3k

(1) √26

13) What is the unit vector perpendicular to the following (2) √26

vectors 2→i + 2j − k and 6→i − 3j + ^

2
^
2k
(3) 5

→i +10j−18k
(1) ^ 2

5√17 (4) 5
→i −10j+18k
(2) ^

5√17
→ → → → → →
19)
(3) →i −10j−18k
^ If |A × B | = |A . B |, then angle between A and B

5√17 will be
→i +10j+18k
(4) ^

(1) 30°
5√17

(2) 45°
→
14) What is the value of linear velocity, if ω ^ ^ ^
= 3 i − 4j + k and (3) 60°
→ ^ ^ ^
r = 5 i − 6 j + 6k (4) 90°
(1) ^ ^ ^
6 i − 2 j + 3k

(2) ^ ^ ^
6 i − 2 j + 8k
20) The area of parallelogram whose diagonals are represented
¯
¯¯ ¯
¯¯
by d 1 = 2i + 4j − 6k, d 2 = i + 2k is
(3) ^ ^ ^
4 i − 13 j + 6k

(1) 13.4 units

(4) ^ ^ ^
−18 i − 13 j + 2k

(2) 6.7 units

15) The area of the parallelogram represented by the vectors (3) 26.8 units
→ ^ ^
A = 2 i + 3j
→
and B ^ ^
= i + 4j is (4) 10 units

(1) 14 units
21) → →
(A + B) × (A − B) =
→ →
(2) 7.5 units
(3) 10 units → × B)
(1) 2 (A →
(4) 5 units
(2) →
(A × B)
→

16) → → → . B)
(3) 2 (A →
The angle between the vectors A and B is θ. The value of
→ × A→ )
→ → →
the triple product A . (B × A ) is (4) 2(B

(1) 2
A B

(2) Zero 22) Find the value of p so that ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

(2 i − j + k) , ( i + 2 j − 3k)

(3) 2
A B sin θ
and (3^i + p^
j + 5k) may be co-planar.
^

(4) 2
A B cos θ
(1) -8

→ (2) -4
17) The torque of the force F
^ ^ ^
= (2 i − 3 j + 4k )N acting at
→
(3) 2
^ ^ ^
the point r = (3 i + 2 j + 3k) m about the origin be
(4) 4
(1) ^ ^ ^
6 i − 6 j + 12k

key answers :
 9 Patrice paper vectors and basic maths

(1) 7N
1) Magnitude of vector which comes on addition of two
(2) 3N
vectors, 6^i + 7^j and 3^i + 4^j is
(3) 10 N
(1) √136
(4) √129N

(2) √13.2

(3) √202
7) If P
¯
¯¯¯ ¯¯
¯¯
+ Q = R
¯
¯¯¯ ¯
¯
and P
¯¯ ¯¯
¯¯
− Q = S
¯
¯¯¯
then R 2
+ S
2
is equal to
(4) √160
(1) P
2
+ Q
2

(2) 2(P
2
− Q )
2

2) Which pair of the following forces will never give resultant

(3) 2(P
2
+ Q )
2

force of 2 N
(4) 4 PQ
(1) 2 N and 2 N
(2) 1 N and 1 N
8) The set containing only scalar quantities is
(3) 1 N and 3 N
(1) Specific heat and latent heat
(4) 1 N and 4 N
(2) Electric intensity, electric potential and electric
capacity
3) If | A→ + B
→| =
→ → → →
| A | + | B |, the angle between A and B will
(3) Pole strength, permeability and permittivity
be
(4) Torque, angular acceleration and linear momentum
(1) 90°
(2) 120°
9) The set containing only vector quantities is
(3) 0°
(1) Thermal capacity, magnetic susceptibility and electric
(4) 60° charge
(2) Magnetic moment, Electric intensity and Torque
4) The angle between vectors (A→ × B)
→ and (B
→ × A)
→ is
(3) Magnetic flux, Electric potential and force
(1) Zero
(4) Magnetic induction, Electric capacity impulse
(2) π

(3) π/4
10) The resultant of A→ and B → makes an angle α with A→ and
(4) π/2
→ . If α < β then
angle β with B
(1) A < B
5) A force ¯
F1 when added to a force ¯
F 2 = 3i − 5j gives a
(2) A = B
resultant force ¯
F = −4i . Then ¯
F1 is given by
(3) A > B
(1) 7i + 5j
(4) all the above
(2) −7i + 5j

(3) 7i − 5j
11) Two vectors ¯
A and ¯
B are related as
(4) none ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯
A − 2B = −3 (A + B) . If A¯ = 6 ī ¯
− 2k then B
¯
=
(1) ¯
−24 ī + 8k

6) The greatest and least resultant of two forces is 7 N and 3 N

(2) ¯
8 ī − 24k
respectively. If each of the forces is increased by 3 N and
(3) ¯
2 ī − 6k
applied at 60°, the magnitude of the resultant now is
 (4) ¯
2k + 6 ī
17) If one of the rectangular components of velocity 50 m/s is
30 m/s, the other component is
12) The pulleys and strings shown in the figure are smooth and (1) 20ms
−1

of negligible mass. For the system to remain in (2) 40ms

−1

equilibrium, the angle θ should be

(3) 80ms
−1

(4) (
50
ms
−1
)
√2

18) A body of weight 2 kg is suspended as shown in the

figure. The tension T in the horizontal string (in kg wt) is:
1

(1) 0°
(2) 30°
(3) 45°
(4) 60°
(1) 2/√3

13) If the two directional cosines of a vector are 1

and
1

(2) √3/2
√2 √3

then the value of third directional cosine is (3) 2√3

(1) 1

(4) 2
√6

(2) 1

√5

19) If two vectors 2^

i + 3^
^
j − k and −4^
i − 6^
^
j − λk are
(3) 1

√7
parallel to each other then value of λ be
(4) 1

√10 (1) 0

(2) 2
14) The 'x' and 'y' components of vector
¯
¯¯¯
A are 4 and 6 metre
¯
¯¯¯ ¯
¯¯¯
(3) 3
respectively. The 'x' and y components of vector (A + B)
¯
¯¯¯
(4) 4
are 10 and 9 metre respectively. The angle made by B with
x-axis is
→ = 3→i − 4→j
20) The angle between the vectors a and
(1) tan
−1
(2) →b = −2→i + 3k
→ is
(2) tan
−1
(1/2)
(1) −1 1
cos (− )
3

(3) tan
−1
(1/4)
(2) cos
−1
(−
1
)
(4) −1 4
tan (4)

(3) cos
−1
(−
1

2
)

−
→ −
→
15) The resultant of forces → →
F1 = 3 i − 4 j + 2k,
→ F2
(4) cos
−1
(−
1

6
)

−
→
→ → →
= 2 i + 3 j − k , F3 = 2 i + 4 j − 5 k
→ → → is
→ → → 21) Dot product of two mutually perpendicular vectors is
(1) 7 i − 11 j − 8k

→ → → (1) 0
(2) 7 i + 3 j − 6k

→ → → (2) 1
(3) 7 i + 3 j − 4k

→ → → (3) ∞
(4) 7 i − 3 j + 4k

(4) None of these

16) If 0.5 i + 0.8 j + C k is a unit vector, then C is
¯ ¯ ¯
¯¯

→
22) If force (F ) = 4 ^
i + 5^ acts on a body and causes a
(1) √89
j

(2) 0.2 displacement ( s ) = 3^

^
i + 6k then the work done is

(3) 0.3 (1) 4 × 3

(4) √0.11
(2) 5 × 6

(3) 6 × 3
 → → → → → →
(4) 4 × 6
29) If |A × B | = |A . B |, then angle between A and B

will be
23) If a vector is given as A→ = 2^i + 3^j , its component along (1) 30°
→
B = 2^ i + 3^ j
(2) 45°
(1) 6
(3) 60°
(2) 1/6
(4) 90°
(3) 6/13
→ → → → → →
(4) √13 30) If A ×B = B ×A , then the angle between A and B

is __
24) If A.
¯ ¯
B =
√3
AB , then A¯ and B
¯
are
2 (1) π

(1) Perpendicular vectors (2) π

(2) Oblique and with angle between them π

3
rad (3) π

(3) Parallel vectors (4) π

(4) Oblique with angle between them π

6
rad
31) The area of the triangle whose adjacent sides are
25) If a vector 2^
i + 3^
^
j + 8k is perpendicular to the vector → → →
represented by the vector (4 i + 3 j + 4 k ) and ¯
5i in
4^
j − 4^
^
i + αk , then the value of α is:
sq.units is
(1) −1

(1) 25
(2) 1

2
(2) 12.5
(3) 1
−
2
(3) 50
(4) 1 (4) 45

26) For vectors A→ and B

→ making an angle θ, which of the 32) The area of parallelogram whose adjacent sides are
¯
¯¯¯ ¯ ¯¯
¯¯
following relations is correct? P
¯
,
= 3 i + 4 j Q = −5 i + 7 j
¯ ¯
is (in sq. units)
→ →
(1) →
A × B = B × A
→ (1) 20.5

(2) →
→ (2) 82
A × B = AB sin θ

→
(3) 41
(3) →
A × B = AB cos θ
(4) 46
(4) → →
A × B = −B × A
→ →

33) Find the value of p so that (2^

i − ^
^
j + k) , (^
i + 2^
^
j − 3k)

→ = 3^i − 4^j + k
27) What is the value of linear velocity, if ω ^

and (3^i + p^j + 5k)

^
may be co-planar.
and r→ = 5^i − 6^j + 6k
^

(1) 6^
i − 2^
^
j + 3k
(1) -8

(2) 6^
i − 2^
^
j + 8k
(2) -4

(3) 4^
i − 13^
^
j + 6k
(3) 2

(4) −18^
i − 13^
^
j + 2k
(4) 4

→
28) A particle is acted upon by a force F→ = (^i − 2^j + k)
^
N . If
34) A vector F 1 is along the positive X-axis. If its vector
→ →
the particle is at P(-1m, 2m, 3m), the torque of the force product with another vector F 2 is zero then F 2 could be
about Q(2m, 3m, 1m) is (1) 4^
j

(1) zero (2) −(^

i + ^
j)

(2) (^
i − 3^
^
j + k) N − m
(3) (^
^
j + k)

(3) (3^
i + 5^
^
j + 7k) N − m
(4) (−4^
i)

(4) (2^
i + 3^
^
j − k) N − m
35) The area of parallelogram whose diagonals are represented
41)
¯
¯¯ ¯
¯¯
by d 1 = 2i + 4j − 6k, d 2 = i + 2k is
(1) 13.4 units
(2) 6.7 units
(3) 26.8 units
(4) 10 units

36) Three concurrent forces of the same magnitude are in

equilibrium. What is the angle between the forces? Also,
42)
name the triangle formed by the forces as sides.
(1) 60° equilateral triangle
(2) 120° equilateral triangle
(3) 120°, 30°, 30° isosceles triangle
(4) 120° obtuse angled triangle

37) The unit vector along ^i + ^j is

(1) ^
k
43)
(2) ^
i + ^
j

(3)
^
i +^
j

√2

(4)
^
i +^
j

38) Unit vector perpendicular to both vectors i + j + k and 44)

ˆ
î − ĵ + k is

i−j
(1)
√2

(2)
i−k

√2

i+j+k
(3)
√3

k−j
(4)
√2

39) A particle moves so that its position vector is given by

∧ ∧
→
r = cos wtx + sin wty , where t is a constant. Which of
the following is true?
(1) Velocity is perpendicular to r→ and acceleration is
directed away from the origin. 45)
(2) Velocity and acceleration both are perpendicular tor→
(3) Velocity is acceleration both are parallel to r→
(4) Velocity is perpendicular to r→ and acceleration is
directed towards the origin 46)

→ → → →
40) If P . Q = P Q, then angle between P and Q is
(1) 0°
(2) 30°
(3) 45°
(4) 60°
47)

48)

49)

50)