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EXERCISE (S-1)

Units & Dimensions

1. A particle is in a unidirectional potential field where the potential energy (U) of a particle depends on
the x-coordinate given by Ux = k (1–cos ax) & k and 'a' are constants. Find the physical dimensions
of 'a' & k.

2. The equation for the speed of sound in a gas states that v = gk BT / m . Speed v is measured in m/s, g

is a dimensionless constant, T is temperature in kelvin (K), and m is mass in kg. Find the SI unit for
the Boltzmann constant, kB?
3. The time period (T) of a spring mass system depends upon mass (m) & spring constant (k) & length

é Force ù
of the spring (l) ê k = . Find the relation among T, m, l & k using dimensional method.
ë length úû

4. The distance moved by a particle in time t from centre of a ring under the influence of its gravity is
given by x = a sinwt, where a & w are constants. If w is found to depend on the radius of the ring (r),
its mass (m) and universal gravitational constant (G). Using dimensional analysis find an expression
for w in terms of r, m and G.
5. A satellite is orbiting around a planet. Its orbital velocity (v0) is found to depend upon
(A) Radius of orbit (R)
(B) Mass of planet (M)
(C) Universal gravitation constant (G)
Using dimensional analysis find an expression relating orbital velocity (v0) to the above physical
quantities.
6.
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Assume that the largest stone of mass 'm' that can be moved by a flowing river depends upon the
velocity of flow v, the density d & the acceleration due to gravity g . If 'm' varies as the Kth power of
the velocity of flow, then find the value of K .
r ar
7. Given F = where symbols have their usual meaning. The dimensions of a is .
t

Addition of vectors
8. A block is applied two forces of magnitude 5N each. One force is acting towards East and the other
acting along 60° North of East. The resultant of the two forces (in N) is of magnitude :-

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9. Two forces act on a particle simultaneously as shown in the figure. Find net force in milli newton on
the particle. [Dyne is the CGS unit of force]

100 dyne

60°

1.0 mili newton

10. The maximum and minimum magnitudes of the resultant of two forces are 35 N and 5 N respectively.
Find the magnitude of resultant force when act orthogonally to each other.
11. Three forces of magnitudes 2 N, 3 N and 6 N act at corners of a cube along three sides as shown in
figure. Find the resultant of these forces in N.

3N

2N

6N

Resolution of vectors and unit vector

12. The farm house shown in figure has rectangular shape and has sides parallel to the chosen x and y
axes. The position vector of corner A is 125 m at 53° and corner C is 100 m at 37° from x axis. Find
the length of the fencing required in meter.
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y
A B

D C

53°
37° x

13. Vector B has x, y and z components of 4.00, 6.00 and 3.00 units, respectively. Calculate the magnitude
of B and the angles that B makes with the coordinates axes.

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14. Three ants P, Q and R are pulling a grain with forces of magnitude 6N, 3 3N and 3 2N as shown
in the figure. Find the magnitude of resultant force (in N) acting on the grain.

6N

P
Q 30°
x
3Ö 3N 45°
R

3Ö 2N

15. Three boys are pushing horizontally a box placed on horizontal table. One is pushing towards north
with a 5 3N force. The second is pushing towards east and third pushes with a force 10 N such that
the box is in equilibrium. Find the magnitude of the force, second boy is applying in newton.
Scalar product of vectors
r r
16. Consider the two vectors : L = 1î + 2ˆj + 3k̂ and l = 4î + 5ˆj + 6k̂ . Find the value of the scalar a such
r r r
that the vector L - al is perpendicular to L .
r
17. Find components of vector ar = iˆ + ˆj + 3kˆ in directions parallel to and perpendicular to vector b = iˆ + ˆj .
r r r r r r r
18. (a) Calculate r = a - b + c where a = 5 î + 4ˆj - 6k̂ , b = -2 î + 2 ĵ + 3k̂ and c = 4 î + 3 ĵ + 2k̂ .
r
(b) Calculate the angle between r and the z-axis.
r r
(c) Find the angle between a and b

19. If the velocity of a particle is ( 2iˆ + 3ˆj - 4kˆ ) and its acceleration is ( -ˆi + 2 ˆj + kˆ ) and angle between

np
them is . The value of n is.
4

Method of approximation
20. Quito, a city in Ecuador and Kampala, a city situated in Uganda both lie on the Equator. The longitude
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of Quito is 82°30' W and that of Kampala is 37°30' E. What is the distance from Quito to Kampala.
(a) along the shortest surface path
(b) along a direct (through-the-Earth) path? (The radius of the Earth is 6.4 × 106 m)

Use the approximation (1 + x ) » 1 + nx, x << 1 , to find approximate value for

n
21.

1
(a) 99 (b)
1.01

22. Use the small angle approximations to find approximate values for (A) sin 8° and (B) tan 5°

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EXERCISE (S-2)

nRT a
1. The equation of state for a real gas at high temperature is given by P = - 1/ 2 where
V - b T V (V + b )
n, P, V & T are number of moles, pressure, volume & temperature respectively & R is the universal
gas constant. Find the dimensions of constant a in the above equation.
2. If Energy (E), velocity (v) and time (T) are fundamental units. What will be the dimension of
surface tension?
3. In system called the star system we have 1 star kilogram = 1020 kg. 1 starmeter = 108 m,
1 starsecond = 103s then calculate the value of 1 joule in this system.
r r
4. A vector A of length 10 units makes an angle of 60° with the vector B of length 6 units. Find the
r r r
magnitude of the vector difference A - B & the angle it makes with vector A .
5. A bird is at a point P (4, –1, –5) and sees two points P1 (–1, –1, 0) and P2 (3, –1, –3). At time t = 0, it
starts flying with a constant speed of 10 m/s to be in line with points P1 and P2 in minimum possible
time t. Find t, if all coordinates are in kilometers.

6. In the figure, F1 and F2, the two unknown forces give a resultant force of 80 3 N along the y–axis.
It is required that F2 must have minimum magnitude. Find the magnitudes of F1 and F2.

30° F1
F2 q
x
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7. A particle is displaced from A º (2, 2, 4) to Bº (5, –3, –1). A constant force of 34 N acts in the
r
direction of AP , where P º (10, 2, –11). (Coordinates are in m).
r
(i) Find the F . (ii) Find the work done by the force to cause the displacement.

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EXERCISE (O-1)

SINGLE CORRECT TYPE QUESTIONS

Units & Dimensions
1. The dimensional formula for which of the following pair is not the same
(A) impulse and momentum (B) torque and work
(C) stress and pressure (D) momentum and angular momentum
2. Which of the following can be a set of fundamental quantities
(A) length, velocity, time (B) momentum, mass, velocity
(C) force, mass, velocity (D) momentum, time, frequency
3. Which of the following functions of A and B may be performed if A and B possess different
dimensions?
A
(A) (B) A + B (C) A – B (D) None
B

b
4. The velocity v of a particle at time t is given by v = at + , where a, b and c are constants. The
t +c
dimensions of a, b and c are respectively :–
(A) LT–2, L and T (B) L2, T and LT2 (C) LT2, LT and L (D) L, LT and T2
5. If area (A), velocity (v), and density (r) are base units, then the dimensional formula of force can be
represented as :-
(A) Avr (B) Av2r (C) Avr2 (D) A2vr
6. Density of wood is 0.5 g/ cc in the CGS system of units. The corresponding value in MKS units is :-
(A) 500 (B) 5 (C) 0.5 (D) 5000

ma é 2kl ù
7. In a book, the answer for a particular question is expressed as b = ê 1+ ú here m represents
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k ë ma û
mass, a represents acceleration, l represents length. The unit of b should be :-
(A) m/s (B) m/s2 (C) meter (D) /sec
8. The frequency f of vibrations of a mass m suspended from a spring of spring constant k is given by
f=Cmxky, where C is a dimensionless constant. The values of x and y are, respectively
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(A) , (B) - , - (C) ,- (D) - ,
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
9. If force, acceleration and time are taken as fundamental quantities, then the dimensions of length will
be:
(A) FT2 (B) F–1A2T–1 (C) FA2T (D) AT2

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10. In a particular system the units of length, mass and time are chosen to be 10 cm, 10 g and 0.1 s
respectively. The unit of force in this system will be equal to :-
(A) 0.1 N (B) 1 N (C) 10 N (D) 100 N
11. The units of three physical quantities x, y and z are gcm s , gs and cms respectively. The relation
2 –5 –1 –2

among the units of x, y and z is :-

(A) z = x2y (B) y2 = xz (C) x = yz2 (D) x = y2z
12. The angle subtended by the moon's diameter at a point on the earth is about 0.50°. Use this and the
fact that the moon is about 384000 km away to find the approximate diameter of the moon.

q D D
rm
(A) 192000 km (B) 3350 km (C) 1600 km (D) 1920 km
13. Statement 1 : Method of dimensions cannot tell whether an equation is correct.
and
Statement 2 : A dimensionally incorrect equation may be correct.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for
statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

æ 2pct ö æ 2px ö
14. The equation of the stationary wave is y = 2A sin ç ÷ cos ç ÷ which of the following statement
è l ø è l ø
is wrong?
(A) The unit of ct is same as that of l. (B) The unit of x is same as that of l.
2pc 2px c x
(C) The unit of is same as that of (D) The unit of is same as that of
l lt l l
15. Due to some unknown interaction, force F experienced by a particle is given by the following equation.
r Ar
F =- 3 r
r
Where A is positive constant and r distance of the particle from origin of a coordinate system.
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Dimensions of constant A are :-

(A) ML2T–2 (B) ML3T–2 (C) ML4T–2 (D) ML0T0
Addition of vectors
16. Three concurrent forces of the same magnitude are in equilibrium. What is the angle between the
force? Also name the triangle formed by the force as sides :-
(A) 60° equilateral triangle (B) 120° equilateral triangle
(C) 120°, 30°, 30° an isosceles triangle (D) 120° an obtuse angled triangle
17. The resultant of two forces, one double the other in magnitude is perpendicular to the smaller of the
two forces. The angle between two forces is :-
(A) 150° (B) 90° (C) 60° (D) 120°

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18. The resultant of two forces acting at an angle of 120° is 10 kg wt and is perpendicular to one of the
forces. That force is :

10
(A) 10 3 kg wt (B) 20 3 kg wt (C) 10 kg wt (D) kg wt
3
19. If the resultant of two forces of magnitudes P and Q acting at a point at an angle of 60° is Ö7 Q, then
P/Q is :-

3
(A) 1 (B) (C) 2 (D) 4
2
20. There are two force vectors, one of 5N and other of 12N at what angle the two vectors be added to get
resultant vector of 17N, 7N and 13N respectively.
(A) 0°, 180° and 90° (B) 0°, 90° and 180°
(C) 0°, 90° and 90° (D) 180°, 0° and 90°
r r r
21. A body placed in free space, is simultaneously acted upon by three forces F1 , F2 and F3 . The body is
r r
in equilibrium and the forces F1 and F2 are known to be 36 N due north and 27 N due east respectively.
r
Which of the following best describes the force F3 ?

(A) 36 N due south. (B) 53 N due 60° south of east

(C) 45 N due 53° south of west (D) 45 N due 37° north of west
r r
22. The ratio of maximum and minimum magnitudes of the resultant of two vectors A and B is 3 : 2.
The relation between A and B is
(A) A = 5B (B) 5A = B (C) A = 3B (D) A = 4B
r r
23. Find the resultant of the following two vectors A and B .
r r
A : 40 units due east and ; B : 25 units 37° north of west
(A) 25 units 37° north of west (B) 25 units 37° north of east
(C) 40 units 53° north of west (D) 40 units 53° north of east
r r
Two vectors ar and b add to give a resultant cr = ar + b . In which of these cases angle between ar and
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24.
r
b is maximum: (a, b, c represent the magnitudes of respective vectors)
(A) c = a + b (B) c2 = a2 + b2 (C) c = a – b (D) can not be determined

25. If the angle between the unit vectors â and b̂ is 60°, then â - bˆ is :-
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4
26. A man moves towards 3 m north then 4 m towards east and finally 5 m towards 37° south of west. His
displacement from origin is :-
(A) 5Ö2m (B) 0m (C) 1 m (D) 12 m

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Resolution of vectors and unit vector
27. The projection of a vector, rr = 3iˆ + ˆj + 2kˆ , on the x–y plane has magnitude :–

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 14 (D) 10

28. A bird moves from point (1, –2) to (4, 2). If the speed of the bird is 10 m/s, then the velocity vector of
the bird is
(A) 5 (iˆ - 2 ˆj ) (B) 5 ( 4iˆ + 2 ˆj ) (C) 0.6i + 0.8 ˆj (D) 6iˆ + 8 ˆj
29. Personnel at an air post control tower track a UFO. At 11:02 am it was located at position A and at
11:12 am is was located at position B. Displacement vector of UFO is :

N 1200m
z
y 2000m

53° x
E
37°
A
1000m
800m

(A) 400 î + 2200 ĵ + 400 k̂ (B) 1200 î + 1000 ĵ + 800 k̂

(C) 2000 î + 2200 ĵ + 2000 k̂ (D) 400 î + 1000 ˆj + 400 k̂

30. A person pushes a box kept on a horizontal surface with force of 100 N. In unit vector notation force
r
F can be expressed as :

y
45°
x
F
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(A) 100 ( î + ˆj) (B) 100 ( î - ˆj) (C) 50 2 ( î - ˆj) (D) 50 2 ( î + ˆj)
r
31. For the given vector A = 3iˆ - 4 ˆj + 10kˆ , the ratio of magnitude of its component on the x-y plane and
the component on z–axis is :-
1
(A) 2 (B) (C) 1 (D) None
2
32. After firing, a bullet is found to move at an angle of 37° to horizontal. Its acceleration is 10 m/s 2
downwards. Find the component of acceleration in the direction of the velocity.
(A) – 6 m/s2 (B) – 4 m/s2 (C) – 8 m/s2 (D) – 5 m/s2

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Scalar product of vectors
33. In a methane (CH4) molecule each hydrogen atom is at a corner of a regular tetrahedron with the
carbon atom at the centre. In coordinates where one of theC–H bonds is in the direction of î + ˆj + k̂ ,

an adjacent C–H bond in the î - ˆj - k̂ direction. Then angle between these two bonds :-

æ 2ö æ 2ö æ 1ö æ1ö
(A) cos–1 ç - ÷ (B) cos–1 ç ÷ (C) cos–1 ç - ÷ (D) cos–1 ç ÷
è 3ø è 3ø è 3ø è3ø
r r r r r r
34. If a and b are two unit vectors such that a + 2b and 5a - 4b are perpendicular to each other then the
r r
angle between a and b is :-

æ1ö æ2ö
(A) 45° (B) 60° (C) cos-1 ç ÷ (D) cos-1 ç ÷
è3ø è7ø
r
35. The velocity of a particle is v = 6iˆ + 2 ˆj - 2kˆ . The component of the velocity of a particle parallel to
r
vector a = ˆi + ˆj + kˆ is :-

(A) 6iˆ + 2 ˆj + 2kˆ (B) 2iˆ + 2 ˆj + 2kˆ (C) ˆi + ˆj + kˆ (D) 6iˆ + 2 ˆj - 2kˆ

36. A particle moves from a position 3iˆ + 2 ˆj - 6kˆ to a position 14iˆ + 13ˆj + 9kˆ in m and a uniform force

of 4iˆ + ˆj + 3kˆ N acts on it. The work done by the force is :-

(A) 200 J (B) 100 J (C) 300 J (D) 500 J
37. Which of the following is perpendicular to iˆ - ˆj - kˆ ?

(A) iˆ + ˆj + kˆ (B) -iˆ + ˆj + kˆ (C) iˆ + ˆj - kˆ (D) none of these

MULTIPLE CORRECT TYPE QUESTIONS

r r
38. Which of the following statements about the sum of the two vectors A and B , is/are correct?
r r r r r r r r r r
(A) A + B £ A + B (B) A + B ³ A + B (C) A + B ³ A - B (D) A + B ³ A - B
r
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39. Priya says that the sum of two vectors by the parallelogram method is R = 5iˆ . Subhangi says it is
r
R = iˆ + 4 ˆj . Both used the parallelogram method, but one used the wrong diagonal. Which one of the
vector pairs below contains the original two vectors?
r r r r
(A) A = +3iˆ - 2 ˆj ; B = -2iˆ + 2 ˆj (B) A = -3iˆ - 2 ˆj ; B = +2iˆ + 2 ˆj
r r r r
(C) A = +3iˆ + 2 ˆj; B = +2iˆ - 2 ˆj (D) A = +3iˆ + 2 ˆj; B = -2iˆ + 2 ˆj
40. For the equation x= AC sin (Bt) + D e (BCt), where x and t represent position and time respectively,
which of the following is/are CORRECT :-
(A)Dimension of AC is LT–1 (B) Dimension of B is T–1
(C)Dimension of AC and D are same (D) Dimension of C is T–1
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COMPREHENSION TYPE QUESTIONS
Paragraph for Question no. 41 to 43
In a certain system of absolute units the acceleration produced by gravity in a body falling freely is
denoted by 5, the kinetic energy of a 500 kg shot moving with velocity 400 metres per second is
denoted by 2000 & its momentum by 100.
41. The unit of length is :-
(A) 15 m (B) 50 m (C) 25 m (D) 100 m
42. The unit of time is :-
(A) 10 s (B) 20 s (C) 5 s (D) 15 s
43. The unit of mass is :-
(A) 200 kg (B) 400 kg (C) 800 kg (D) 1200 kg
Paragraph for Question Nos. 44 and 45
r r
For any particle moving with some velocity ( v ) & acceleration ( a ) , tangential acceleration & normal
acceleration are defined as follows
Tangential acceleration – The component of acceleration in the direction of velocity.
Normal acceleration – The component of acceleration in the direction perpendicular to velocity.
If at a given instant, velocity & acceleration of a particle are given by.
r
v = 4iˆ + 3ˆj
r
a = 10iˆ + 15ˆj + 20kˆ
44. Find the tangential acceleration of the particle at the given instant :-

(
(A) 17 4iˆ + 3ˆj ) (B)
5
(
17 ˆ ˆ
4i + 3 j ) (
(C) 17 4iˆ - 3ˆj ) (D) (
17 ˆ ˆ
5
4i - 3 j )
45. Find the normal acceleration of the particle at the given instant :-

-9iˆ + 12ˆj + 50kˆ 9iˆ - 12 ˆj - 50kˆ -18iˆ + 24ˆj + 100kˆ 18iˆ - 24 ˆj - 100kˆ
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 5 5 5
MATRIX MATCH TYPE QUESTION
46. Two particles A and B start from origin of a coordinate system towards point P (10, 20) and
Q (20, 10) respectively with speed 5Ö5 each. Both continue their motion for 10 s and then stop. There
after particle B moves towards particle A with speed 2Ö2 and after particle B meets particle A, they both
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return to origin following a straight line path with speed 5Ö5. Match the items of column-I with suitable
items of Column-II.
Column-I Column-II
(A) Initial velocity vector of A (P) ( -5iˆ - 10 ˆj )
(B) Initial velocity of B (Q) ( 5iˆ + 10 ˆj )
(C) Velocity vector of B while it moves towards A (R) (10iˆ + 5 ˆj )
(D) Velocity vector of A and B while they return to origin (S) ( 2iˆ - 2 ˆj )
(T) ( -2iˆ + 2 ˆj )
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r r r
47. Column-I show vector diagram relating three vectors a , b and c . Match the vector equation in
column-II, with vector diagram in column-I :
Column-I Column-II

c b
r r r
(A) (P) a - (b + c ) = 0
a

c
b r r r
(B) (Q) b-c = a
a

a b
(C) (R) r r r
a + b = -c
c

b
(D) a (S) r r r
c a+b= c

uuur r uuur r
48. In a regular hexagon two vectors PQ = A, RP = B . Express other vector's in term of them :-

T S

U R
B

P A Q
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Column–I Column–II
uur r r
(A) PS (P) -2B - 3A
uuur r r
(B) PT (Q) - B - A
uuur r r
(C) RS (R) - B - 2A
uur r r
(D) TS (S) -2(B + A)
r
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r
49. Show a vector a at angle q as shown in the figure column-II. Show its unit vector representation.
Column–I Column–II

q
x r
(A) (P) a = a sin q î + a cos q ĵ
a

a
q
x r
(B) (Q) a = -a cos q î + a sin q ˆj

q x r
(C) (R) a = -a sin q î - a cos q ˆj

x r
(D) q
(S) a = a cos q î - a sin q ĵ
a
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SINGLE CORRECT TYPE QUESTIONS

1. In a certain system of units, 1 unit of time is 5 sec, 1 unit of mass is 20 kg and 1 unit of length is 10 m.
In this system, one unit of power will correspond to :-

1
(A) 16 watts (B) watts (C) 25 watts (D) none of these
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2. If the unit of length be doubled then the numerical value of the universal gravitation constant G will
become (with respect to present value)
(A) Double (B) Half (C) 8 times (D) 1/8 times
3. If in a system, the force of attraction between two point masses of 1 kg each situated 1 km apart
is taken as a unit of force and is called notwen (newton written in reverse order) & if
G = 6.67× 10–11 N–m2 kg–2 in SI units then which of the following is true?
(A) 1 notwen = 6.67 × 10–11 newton (B) 1 newton = 6.67 × 10–17 notwen
(C) 1 notwen = 6.67 × 10–17 newton (D) 1 newton = 6.67 × 10–12 notwen
4. In two different systems of units an acceleration is represented by the same number, while a velocity
is represented by numbers in the ratio 1:3. The ratios of unit of length and time are respectively
1 1 1 1
(A) , (B) , (C) 1, 1 (D) None of these
3 9 9 3
5. Statement–1 : Whenever the unit of measurement of a quantity is changed, its numerical value
changes.
and
Statement–2 : Smaller the unit of measurement smaller is its numerical value.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for
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statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.
6. Forces proportional to AB, BC and 2CA act along the sides of triangle ABC in order. Their resultant
represented in magnitude and direction as
(A) CA (B) AC (C) BC (D) CB
7. A man rows a boat with a speed of 18 km/hr in north–west direction. The shoreline makes an angle
of 15° south of west. Obtain the component of the velocity of the boat along the shoreline.

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(A) 9 km/hr (B) 18 km/hr (C) 18 cos (15°) km/hr (D) 18 cos (75°) km/hr
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8. Statement 1 : Unit vector has a unit though its magnitude is one
and
Statement 2 : Unit vector is obtained by dividing a vector by its own magnitude.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for
statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.
9. A vector of magnitude 10 m in the direction 37° south of west has its initial point at (5 m, 2 m). If
positive x–axis represents the east and positive y–axis the north, the coordinates of its terminal point
are
(A) (–3 m, –4 m) (B) (3 m, 4 m) (C) (–4 m, 6 m) (D) (–4 m,–6 m)
10. A plumber steps down 1 m out of his truck and walks 50 m east and then 25 m south, and then takes
an elevator to the basement of the building 9 m below street level. If the east, the north and the
upward direction are represented by the positive x, y and z–axes, which one of the following represents
displacement (meters) of the plumber?
(A) 50iˆ - 25 ˆj - 9kˆ (B) 50iˆ + 25 ˆj - 9kˆ (C) 50iˆ - 25 ˆj - 10 kˆ (D) 50iˆ + 25 ˆj - 10 kˆ
11. A body moves in anticlockwise direction on a circular path in the x-y plane. The radius of the circular
path is 5 m and its centre is at the origin. In a certain interval of time, displacement of the body is
observed to be 6 m in the positive y-direction. Which of the following is true?
(A) Its initial position vector is 5iˆ m. (B) Its initial position vector is ( -3 iˆ + 4 ˆj ) m.

(C) Its final position vector is ( 4iˆ + 3 ˆj ) m. (D) Its final position vector is 6 ˆj m.
12. A boy A is standing 20Ö3 m away in a direction 30° north of east from his friend B. Another boy C
standing somewhere east of B can reach A, if he walks in a direction 60° north of east. In a Cartesian
coordinate system with its x–axis towards the east, the position of C with respect to A is

(
(A) -20iˆ + -10 ˆj m ) (
(B) -10iˆ - 10 3 ˆj m )
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13. Find the component of rr in the direction of ar :–

rr r rr r r r r r
(r .a )a (r .a )a (r × a)rˆ (r × a)rˆ
(A) (B) (C) (D)
a² a r r2
r r r r
14. Consider three vectors A = ˆi + ˆj - 2kˆ , B = ˆi - ˆj + kˆ and C = 2iˆ - 3jˆ + 4kˆ . A vector X of the form
r r r
aA + b B (a and b are numbers) is perpendicular to C . The ratio of a and b is
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 2 : 1 (C) –1 : 1 (D) 3 : 1

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15. A string connected with bob is suspended by the point (O) such that it sweeps out conical surface in
horizontal plane. Here rr is the position vector of bob, vr is its velocity and rz is the axis of swept cone
as shown. Select INCORRECT statement :-

O (origin)

v
z

rr rr
(A) r.z is always zero (B) r.v is always zero
r r
(C) rz × vr is always constant (D) r × z is always non zero constant
r
16. x-component of a vector A is twice of its y-component and 2 times of its z-component. Find out
the angle made by the vector from y-axis.

æ 2 ö æ 1 ö -1 æ 1 ö æ 2 ö
(A) cos -1 ç ÷ (B) cos -1 ç ÷ (C) cos ç ÷ (D) cos -1 ç ÷
è 7ø è 7ø è 6ø è 6ø
r r r
17. Given the vectors A = 2iˆ + 3jˆ - kˆ ; B = 3iˆ - 2ˆj - 2kˆ & C = piˆ + pjˆ + 2pkˆ . Find the angle between
r r r
(A - B) & C

æ 2 ö æ 3ö æ 2ö
(A) q = cos -1 ç ÷ (B) q = cos -1 çç ÷÷ (C) q = cos -1 çç ÷÷ (D) none of these
è 3ø è 2 ø è 3 ø

MULTIPLE CORRECT TYPE QUESTIONS

18. Four forces acting on a particle keep it in equilibrium, then :-
(A) the force must be coplanar.
(B) the forces cannot be coplanar.
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(C) the forces may or may not be coplanar.

(D) if three of these forces are coplanar, so must be the fourth.
19. A man is standing at point (x = 5 m, y = 0). Then he walks along straight line to (x = 0, y = 5m). A
second man walks from the same initial position along the x-axis to the origin and then along the
y-axis to (x = 0, y = 5m). Mark the CORRECT statement(s) :
(A) Displacement vector of first man and second man are equal
(B) Distance travelled by second man is greater
(C) Magnitude of displacement of second man is same that of first man but direction is different
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20. The vector i + xj + 3k is rotated through an angle q and doubled in magnitude, then it becomes
4i + (4x – 2) j + 2k. The values of x are
2 1 2
(A) - (B) (C) (D) 2
3 3 3
r r r r
21. The value of A + B - C + D can be zero if :–
r r r r r r r r
(A) | A |= 5, B = 3, C = 4; D = 13 (B) | A |= 2 2, B = 2, C = 2; D = 5
r r r r r r r r
(C) | A |= 2 2, B = 2, C = 2; D = 10 (D) | A |= 5, B = 4, C = 3; D = 8
22. The four pairs of force vectors are given, which pairs of force vectors cannot be added to give a
resultant vector of magnitude 10 N?
(A) 2N, 13 N (B) 5N, 16 N (C) 7N, 8N (D) 100N, 105 N
r r
23. Select CORRECT statement(s) for three vectors ar = -3iˆ + 2 ˆj - kˆ, b = iˆ - 3 ˆj + 5kˆ and c = 2iˆ + ˆj - 4kˆ
(A) The above vectors can form triangle.
r r
(B) Component of a along c is 3.

r -1 2
(C) a makes angle cos with y-axis.
7

r
(D) A vector having magnitude twice the vector ar and anti parallel to vector b is ( -2iˆ + 6jˆ -10kˆ )
2
5
r
24. If a vector P makes an angle a, b, g with x, y, z axis respectively then it can be represented as
r
P = P éë cos aˆi + cos bˆj + cos gkˆ ùû . Choose the CORRECT option(s) :-
rr
(A) cos2 a + cos2 b + cos2 g = 1 (B) P.P = P 2
r r
(C) P.(iˆ - k)
ˆ = P(cos a – cos g) (D) P.iˆ = cos a

COMPREHENSION TYPE QUESTIONS

Paragraph for Question no. 25 to 27
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A boy lost in a jungle finds a note. In the note was written the following things.
Displacements
1. 300 m 53° South of East.
2. 400 m 37° North of East
3. 500 m North
4. 500 Ö2 m North-West
5. 500 m South
He starts walking at constant speed 2 m/s following these displacements in the given order.
25. How far and in which direction is he from the starting point after 5 min. and 50 s?
(A) 500 m due East (B) 500 m due West
(C) 700 m due South-West (D) 700 m due North-East

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26. How far and in which direction is he from the starting point after 10 minutes?
(A) 500 Ö2 m due North (B) 1200 m due North-East
(C) 500Ö2 m due North-East (D) 900 m due 37° North of East
27. How far and in which direction has he finally displaced after all the displacements in the note?
(A) 500Ö2 m due North-East (B) 500 m due North
(C) 866 m due North-West (D) 500Ö3 m due 60° North of West
Paragraph for Question Nos. 28 to 30
A physical quantity is a physical property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, that can be quantified
by measurement.
The magnitude of the components of a vector are to be considered dimensionally distinct. For example,
rather than an undifferentiated length unit L, we may represent length in the x direction as Lx, and so
forth. This requirement stems ultimately from the requirement that each component of a physically
meaningful equation (scalar or vector) must be dimensionally consistent. As an example, suppose we
wish to calculate the drift S of a swimmer crossing a river flowing with velocity Vx and of width D
and he is swimming in direction perpendicular to the river flow with velocity V y relative to river,
L
assuming no use of directed lengths, the quantities of interest are then Vx, Vy both dimensioned as ,
T
S the drift and D width of river both having dimension L. With these four quantities, we may conclude
that the equation for the drift S may be written: S µ Vxa VybDc
a+b
æLö
Or dimensionally L = ç ÷ × (L)c from which we may deduce that a + b + c = 1 and a + b = 0,
èTø
which leaves one of these exponents undetermined. If, however, we use directed length dimensions,

Ly
then Vx will be dimensioned as L x , Vy as , S as Lx and D as Ly. The dimensional equation
T T

a b
æ Lx ö æ Ly ö
becomes : L x = ç ÷ ç ÷ ( L y ) and we may solve completely as a = 1, b = –1 and c = 1. The
c

è T ø è T ø

increase in deductive power gained by the use of directed length dimensions is apparent.
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28. Which of the following is not a physical quantity

(A) Height of a boy (B) Weight of a boy
(C) Fever of a boy (D) Speed of a running boy
29. From the concept of directed dimension what is the formula for a range (R) of a cannon ball when it
is fired with vertical velocity component Vy and a horizontal velocity component Vx assuming it is
fired on a flat surface. [Range also depends upon acceleration due to gravity, g and k is numerical
constant]

k ( Vx Vy ) k ( Vy )
3
k ( Vx ) k ( Vx )
2 3

(A) R = (B) R = (C) R = (D) R =

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30. A conveyer belt of width D is moving along x-axis with velocity V. A man moving with velocity U
on the belt in the direction perpendicular to the belt's velocity with respect to belt wants to cross the
belt. The correct expression for the drift (S) suffered by man is given by (k is numerical constant)

UD VD U 2D V2D
(A) S = k (B) S = k (C) S = k (D) S = k
V U V2 U2

MATCHING LIST TYPE (4 × 4 × 4) SINGLE OPTION CORRECT

(THREE COLUMNS AND FOUR ROWS)
Answer Q.31, Q.32 and Q.33 by appropriately matching the information given in the three
columns of the following table.
L, M and T are units of length, Mass and Time respectively in a system of units.
Coloumn-1 Column-2 Column-3
(I) L = 10 m (i) M = 100 gm (P) T = 0.1 sec
(II) L = 10 cm (ii) M = 10 kg (Q) T = 10 ms
(III) L = 0.1 mm (iii) M = 10 gm (R) T = 10 sec
(IV) L = 1 km (iv) M = 1 tonne (S) T = 0.01 sec
31. In which of the following combinations unit of force is 10 6 dyne.
(A) (IV) (i) (P) (B) (II) (iii) (S) (C) (III) (iv) (P) (D) (I) (ii) (Q)
32. In which of the following system, unit of energy is 109 erg
(A) (III) (i) (S) (B) (IV) (iii) (R) (C) (II) (iv) (Q) (D) (I) (iii) (P)
33. In which of the following system, unit for coefficient of viscosity is 100 poiseuille
(A) (III) (ii) (S) (B) (II) (i) (Q) (C) (III) (iii) (R) (D) (IV) (iv) (P)

MATRIX MATCH TYPE QUESTION

34. In a new system of units known as RMP, length is measured in 'retem', mass is measured in 'marg'
and time is measured in 'pal'.
100 retem = 1.0 meter
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1.0 marg = 10–3 kilogram

10 pal = 1.0 second
In the given table some unit conversion factors are given. Suggest suitable match.
Column-I Column-II
(A) One SI unit of force (P) 102 units of RMP
(B) One SI unit of potential energy (Q) 103 units of RMP
(C) One SI unit of power (R) 104 units of RMP
(D) One SI unit of momentum (S) 105 units of RMP
(T) 106 units of RMP

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35. Refer the following table, where in the first column four pairs of two vectors are shown and in the
second column some possible outcomes of basic mathematical operation on these vectors are given.
Suggest suitable match(s).
Column-I Column - II
y
r r r
(A) A (P) X-component of A + B is positive
r
B
x

-x
r
r r
(B) (Q) Y-component of A + B is negative
A
r
B
-y

y
r r r
(C) B r (R) X-component of A - B is positive
A

r r
(D) -x r
(S) Y-component of A - B is negative
B r r r
A (T) B . A is positive
-y

36. Figure shows a cube of edge length a.

y

H G

E F

A B x
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D C
z
Column-I Column-II
(A) The angle between AF and x-axis (P) 60°
1
(B) Angle between AF and DG (Q) cos–1
3
1
(C) Angle between AE and AG (R) cos–1
3

2
(S) cos–1
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EXERCISE (J-M)

1. An ideal gas enclosed in a vertical cylindrical container supports a freely moving piston of mass M.
The piston and the cylinder have equal cross sectional area A. When the piston is in equilibrium, the
volume of the gas is V0 and its pressure is P0. The piston is slightly displaced from the equilibrium
position and released. Assuming that the system is completely isolated from its surrounding, the
piston executes a simple harmonic motion with frequency. [JEE Main-2013]

1 AgP0 1 V0 MP0 1 A 2 gP0 1 MV0

(1) 2p V M (2) (3) (4) 2p AgP
0 2p A 2 g 2p MV0 0
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EXERCISE (J-A)

1. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I List II [JEE Advanced-2013]
P. Boltzmann constant 1. [ML T ]
2 –1

Q. Coefficient of viscosity 2. [ML–1T–1]

R. Planck constant 3. [MLT –3K–1]
S. Thermal conductivity 4. [ML2T–2K–1]
Codes :
P Q R S
(A) 3 1 2 4
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 4 1 2 3
2. To find the distance d over which a signal can be seen clearly in foggy conditions, a railways engineer
uses dimensional analysis and assumes that the distance depends on the mass density r of the fog,
intensity (power/area) S of the light from the signal and its frequency f. The engineer finds that d is
proportional to S1/n. The value of n is. [JEE Advanced-2014]
3. In terms of potential difference V, electric current I, permittivity e0, permeability µ0 and speed of light
c, the dimensionally correct equation(s) is(are) [JEE Advanced-2015]
2 2
(A) µ0I = e0V (B) e0I = µ0V (C) I = e0cV (D) µ0cI = e0V
r r r r
4. Three vectors P, Q and R are shown in the figure. Let S be any point on the vector R . The distance
r r r r
between the points P and S is b R . The general relation among vectors P, Q and S is :
[JEE Advanced-2017]
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Y b|R|
P

P S R=Q–P
S
Q Q

O X

r r r r r r r r r r r r
(A) S = (1 - b ) P + b 2Q (B) S = ( b - 1) P + bQ (C) S = (1 - b ) P + bQ (D) S = (1 - b 2 ) P + bQ

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ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE (S-1)
m GM
1. Ans. L–1, ML2T–2 2. Ans. kg.m2.s–2.K–1 3. Ans. T = a 4. Ans. w = K
k r3

GM
5. Ans. v0 = k 6. Ans. K = 6 7. Ans. [MLT–1] 8. Ans. 75
R
9. Ans. 1 10. Ans. 25 11. Ans. 7 12. Ans. 90 m
æ 4 ö æ 6 ö æ 3 ö
13. Ans. cos a = ç ÷ , cos b = ç ÷ cos g = ç , magnitude = 61
è 61 ø è 61 ø è 61 ÷ø
7
14. Ans. 3 15. Ans. 5 16. Ans. 17. Ans. iˆ + ˆj , 3kˆ
16

-1 æ - 7 ö æ - 20 ö
18. Ans. (a) 11 î + 5ˆj - 7k̂ , (b) cos ç ÷ , (c) cos -1 ç ÷
è 195 ø è 1309 ø
2p
19. Ans. 2 20. Ans. (a) ´ 6.4 ´ 10 6 m , (b) 3 ´ 6.4 ´ 10 6 m
3
21. Ans. (a) 9.95, (b) 0.99 22. Ans. 0.14, 0.09

EXERCISE (S-2)

1. Ans. ML5T–2K1/2 2. Ans. [S] = Ev–2T–2 3. Ans. 10–30 star joule

7 3 3
4. Ans. 2 19 , cos–1 or tan–1 5. Ans. 100 s 6. Ans. 120 N, 40 3 N
2 19 7

7. Ans. 16iˆ - 30kˆ,198 J

EXERCISE (O-1)
1. Ans. (D) 2. Ans. (C) 3. Ans. (A) 4. Ans. (A) 5. Ans. (B) 6. Ans. (A)
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7. Ans. (C) 8. Ans. (D) 9. Ans. (D) 10. Ans. (A) 11. Ans. (C) 12. Ans. (B)
13. Ans. (C) 14. Ans. (D) 15. Ans. (B) 16. Ans. (B) 17. Ans. (D) 18. Ans. (D)
19. Ans. (C) 20. Ans. (A) 21. Ans. (C) 22. Ans. (A) 23. Ans. (B) 24. Ans. (C)
25. Ans. (B) 26. Ans. (B) 27. Ans. (D) 28. Ans. (D) 29. Ans. (A) 30. Ans. (C)
31. Ans. (B) 32. Ans. (A) 33. Ans. (C) 34. Ans. (B) 35. Ans. (B) 36. Ans. (B)
37. Ans. (D) 38. Ans. (A,D) 39. Ans. (C,D) 40. Ans. (B, C) 41. Ans. (B) 42. Ans. (C)
43. Ans. (A) 44. Ans. (B) 45. Ans. (C) 46. Ans. (A)-(Q); (B)-(R); (C)-(T); (D)-(P)
47. Ans. (A)-R; (B)-S; (C)-P; (D)-Q 48. Ans. (A)-(S); (B)-(P); (C)-(R); (D)-(T)
49. Ans. (A)-S; (B)-P; (C)-Q; (D)-R

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EXERCISE (O-2)
1. Ans. (A) 2. Ans. (D) 3. Ans. (C) 4. Ans. (B) 5. Ans. (C) 6. Ans. (A)
7. Ans. (A) 8. Ans. (D) 9. Ans. (A) 10. Ans. (C) 11. Ans. (C) 12. Ans. (B)
13. Ans. (A) 14. Ans. (A) 15. Ans. (A) 16. Ans. (B) 17. Ans. (C) 18. Ans. (C, D)
19. Ans. (A,B,D) 20. Ans. (A, D) 21. Ans. (B,D) 22. Ans. (A,B) 23. Ans. (A,C,D)
24. Ans. (A, B, C) 25. Ans. (A) 26. Ans. (C) 27. Ans. (B) 28. Ans. (C)
29. Ans. (A) 30. Ans. (B) 31. Ans. (B,C) 32. Ans. (B,D) 33. Ans. (B)
34. Ans. (A) ® (Q); (B) ® (S); (C) ® (R); (D) ® (R)
35. Ans. (A) ® (P,R,T); (B) ® (P,R,T); (C) ® (P,Q,R,S,T); (D) ® (P,Q,R,S,T)
36. Ans. (A) R (B) Q (C) P

EXERCISE (J-M)
1. Ans. (3)

EXERCISE (J-A)
1. Ans. (C) 2. Ans. 3 3. Ans. (A,C) 4. Ans. (C)

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