Class 11 Physics Chapter 4 Motion In A Plane MCQs

1. Which among the following is a scalar quantity?

(a) Force
(b) Mass
(c) Momentum
(d) Velocity

2. State true or false: The Vector quantity obeys the triangle law of addition.
(a) True
(b) False

3. Which is the vector that gives the position of a point with reference to a point other than the
origin of the coordinate system?
(a) Coplanar Vectors
(b) Equal vector
(c) Unit Vector
(d) Displacement vector

4. Which theorem states that “If a particle under the simultaneous action of three forces is in
equilibrium, then each force has a constant ratio with the sine of the angle between the other two
forces”?
(a) Lay’s theorem
(b) Lami’s Theorem
(c) Newton’s law
(d) Faraday’s theorem

5. Vectors lying in the same or parallel to the same plane are called
(a) Coplanar vectors
(b) Equal vector
(c) Unit Vector
(d) Displacement vector
6. Dot product is distributive, it is given as
(a) A.(B-C) = A.B*A.C
(b) A.(B+C) = A.B-A.C
(c) A.(B+C) = A.B+A.C
(d) A.(B*C) = A.B/A.C

7. Uniform circular motion is given by the formula

(a) v=ω r
(b) v=ω+ r
(c) v=ω - r
(d) v=ω/ r

8. Motion in a plane is called

(a) Motion in one dimension
(b) Motion in two dimensions
(c) Motion in three dimensions
(d) Motion in four dimensions

9. Give an example of motion in two dimensions.

(a) Motion along a straight line in any direction
(b) Bird flying
(c) A flying kite
(d) Projectile motion

10. Circular motion is a

(a) Motion in one dimension
(b) Motion in two dimensions
(c) Motion in three dimensions
(d) Motion in four dimensions

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1(b) 2(a) 3(d) 4(b) 5(a)

6(c) 7(a) 8(b) 9(d) 10(b)