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8. The vector that must be added to the vector

1. The vector projection of a vector 3ˆi + 4 kˆ on y-axis is
[RPMT ] ˆi − 3 ˆj + 2kˆ and 3ˆi + 6 ˆj − 7 kˆ so that the resultant
(a) 5 (b) 4 vector is a unit vector along the y-axis is
(c) 3 (d) Zero
(a) 4ˆi + 2 ˆj + 5 kˆ (b) − 4ˆi − 2 ˆj + 5 kˆ
2. Position of a particle in a rectangular-co-ordinate
system is (3, 2, 5). Then its position vector will be (c) 3ˆi + 4 ˆj + 5 kˆ (d) Null vector
(a) 3ˆi + 5 ˆj + 2kˆ (b) 3ˆi + 2 ˆj + 5 kˆ 9. How many minimum number of coplanar vectors
having different magnitudes can be added to give zero
(c) 5ˆi + 3 ˆj + 2kˆ (d) None of these resultant
3. If a particle moves from point P (2,3,5) to point Q (a) 2 (b) 3
(3,4,5). Its displacement vector be (c) 4 (d) 5
(a) ˆi + ˆj + 10 kˆ (b) ˆi + ˆj + 5 kˆ 10. A hall has the dimensions 10 m  12 m  14 m. A fly
starting at one corner ends up at a diametrically
(c) ˆi + ˆj (d) 2ˆi + 4 ˆj + 6 kˆ
opposite corner. What is the magnitude of its
4. A force of 5 N acts on a particle along a direction making displacement
an angle of 60° with vertical. Its vertical component be
(a) 17 m (b) 26 m
(a) 10 N (b) 3 N
(c) 36 m (d) 20 m
(c) 4 N (d) 2.5 N
11. 100 coplanar forces each equal to 10 N act on a body.
5. If A = 3ˆi + 4 ˆj and B = 7ˆi + 24 ˆj, the vector having Each force makes angle  / 50 with the preceding force.
the same magnitude as B and parallel to A is What is the resultant of the forces
(a) 5ˆi + 20 ˆj (b) 15ˆi + 10 ˆj (a) 1000 N (b) 500 N
(c) 250 N (d) Zero
(c) 20ˆi + 15 ˆj (d) 15ˆi + 20 ˆj
12. The magnitude of a given vector with end points (4, –
6. Vector A makes equal angles with x, y and z axis. Value 4, 0) and (– 2, – 2, 0) must be
of its components (in terms of magnitude of A ) will be (a) 6 (b) 5 2
A A
(a) (b) (c) 4 (d) 2 10
3 2
 1 ˆ 1 ˆ
3 13. The expression  i+ j  is a
(c) 3A (d)  2 2 
A
(a) Unit vector (b) Null vector
7. If A = 2ˆi + 4 ˆj − 5 kˆ the direction of cosines of the
(c) Vector of magnitude 2 (d) Scalar
vector A are
2 4 −5 14. Given vector A = 2ˆi + 3 ˆj, the angle between A and y-
(a) , and (b) axis is
45 45 45
[CPMT ]
1 2 3
, and −1 −1
45 45 45 (a) tan 3/2 (b) tan 2/3
−1 −1
4 4 (c) sin 2/3 (d) cos 2/3
(c) , 0 and (d)
45 45 15. The unit vector along ˆi + ˆj is
3 2 5
, and (a) kˆ (b) ˆi + ˆj
45 45 45

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ˆi + ˆj ˆi + ˆj (b) Perpendicular to the position vector

(c) (d)
2 2 (c) Directed towards the origin
(d) Directed away from the origin
16. A vector is represented by 3 ˆi + ˆj + 2 kˆ . Its length in XY
24. Which of the following is a scalar quantity [AFMC ]
plane is [EAMCET (Engg.) ]
(a) Displacement (b) Electric field
(a) 2 (b) 14 (c) Acceleration (d) Work
(c) 10 (d) 5 25. If a unit vector is represented by 0.5ˆi + 0.8 ˆj + ckˆ , then
17. Five equal forces of 10 N each are applied at one point the value of ‘c’ is [CBSE PMT ; EAMCET ]
and all are lying in one plane. If the angles between (a) 1 (b) 0 . 11
them are equal, the resultant force will be
[CBSE PMT ] (c) 0 . 01 (d) 0 . 39
(a) Zero (b) 10 N 26. A boy walks uniformally along the sides of a
(c) 20 N (d) 10 2 N rectangular park of size 400 m× 300 m, starting from
one corner to the other corner diagonally opposite.
18. The angle made by the vector A = ˆi + ˆj with x- axis is Which of the following statement is incorrect
[EAMCET (Engg.) ] [HP PMT ]
(a) 90° (b) 45° (a) He has travelled a distance of 700 m
(c) 22.5° (d) 30° (b) His displacement is 700 m
19. Any vector in an arbitrary direction can always be (c) His displacement is 500 m
replaced by two (or three) (d) His velocity is not uniform throughout the walk
(a) Parallel vectors which have the original vector as 27. The unit vector parallel to the resultant of the vectors
their resultant  
A = 4ˆi + 3 ˆj + 6kˆ and B = −ˆi + 3 ˆj − 8 kˆ is [EAMCET ]
(b) Mutually perpendicular vectors which have the
1 ˆ 1 ˆ
original vector as their resultant (a) (3i + 6 ˆj − 2kˆ ) (b) (3i + 6 ˆj + 2kˆ )
7 7
(c) Arbitrary vectors which have the original vector 1 ˆ 1 ˆ
(c) (3 i + 6 ˆj − 2kˆ ) (d) (3 i − 6 ˆj + 2kˆ )
as their resultant 49 49
(d) It is not possible to resolve a vector 28. Surface area is [J&K CET ]
20. Angular momentum is [MNR ]
(a) Scalar (b) Vector
(a) A scalar (b) A polar vector
(c) Neither scalar nor vector (d) Both scalar and
(c) An axial vector (d) None of these
vector
21. Which of the following is a vector
29. With respect to a rectangular cartesian coordinate
(a) Pressure (b) Surface tension
system, three vectors are expressed as
(c) Moment of inertia (d) None of these 
   
a = 4ˆi − ˆj , b = −3ˆi + 2ˆj and c = −kˆ
22. If P = Q then which of the following is NOT correct
 
(a) Pˆ =Q ˆ (b) | P| =| Q| where ˆi , ˆj, kˆ are unit vectors, along the X, Y and Z-axis
  respectively. The unit vectors r̂ along the direction of
(c) PQ ˆ = QPˆ (d) P + Q = P ˆ
ˆ +Q
sum of these vector is [Kerala CET (Engg.) ]
23. The position vector of a particle is
 ˆ ˆ (a) rˆ =
1 ˆ ˆ ˆ
(i + j − k ) (b) rˆ =
1 ˆ ˆ ˆ
(i + j − k )
r = (a cos t)i + (a sin t) j . The velocity of the particle is
3 2
[CBSE PMT ]
(a) Parallel to the position vector

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1 ˆ ˆ ˆ 1 ˆ ˆ ˆ 21 d 22 d 23 b 24 d 25 b
(c) rˆ = (i − j + k ) (d) rˆ = (i + j + k )
3 2 26 b 27 a 28 a 29 a 30 d

30. The angle between the two vectors A = 3ˆi + 4 ˆj + 5kˆ 31 a 32 b 33 a 34 a

and B = 3ˆi + 4 ˆj + 5 kˆ is [DPMT ]

(a) 60° (b) Zero

(c) 90° (d) None of these
31. The position vector of a particle is determined by the

expression r = 3 t 2ˆi + 4 t 2 ˆj + 7 kˆ
The distance traversed in first 10 sec is [DPMT ]
(a) 500 m (b) 300 m
(c) 150 m (d) 100 m
32. Unit vector parallel to the resultant of vectors
 
A = 4ˆi − 3 ˆj and B = 8ˆi + 8 ˆj will be [BHU ]

24 ˆi + 5 ˆj 12ˆi + 5 ˆj
(a) (b)
13 13

6ˆi + 5 ˆj
(c) (d) None of these
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33. The component of vector A = 2ˆi + 3 ˆj along the vector

ˆi + ˆj is [KCET ]

5
(a) (b) 10 2
2

(c) 5 2 (d) 5

34. The angle between the two vectors A = 3ˆi + 4 ˆj + 5kˆ

and B = 3ˆi + 4 ˆj − 5 kˆ will be [Pb. CET ]

(a) 90° (b) 0°

(c) 60° (d) 45°

Answers:

1 d 2 b 3 c 4 d 5 d
6 a 7 a 8 b 9 b 10 d
11 d 12 d 13 a 14 b 15 c
16 c 17 a 18 b 19 c 20 c

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