SUPERIOR SCIENCE ACADEMY DAULATPUR

Physics MCQS Prepared by: Sir Rana Asif Ali

(Test # 2 SCALARS & VECTORS)

1. A man walks 3 miles north then turns right and walks 4 miles east. The resultant displacement is:

A. 1 mile SW B. 7 miles NE C. 5 miles NE D. 5 miles E

2. The reverse process of vector addition is called

A. Multiplication of vector B. Resolution of vector C. Subtraction of vector

D. Dot product of vector

3. The scalar product of two vector 5N and 2N is 5N Angle between the is

A. 60 B. 90 C. 30 D. 45

4. Find the vector u × v when u = [3, −1, 1] and v = [2, 5, 1].

A. [-6,-1, 17] B. [-6, 1, 17] C. [4, 5, 13] D. [-4, -1, 15]

5. The two vectors A and B are perpendicular. If A has length 8 and B has length 3 what is ||a-2b||?

A. ∫73 B. ∫58 C. 10 D. ∫2

6. Find the vector u × v when u = [3, 4, 6] and v = [0, 1, 1].

A. [6, 2, -1] B. [-3, 1, 1] C. [-2, -3, 3] D. [0, 4, 6]

7. Given that u is a vector of length 2, v is a vector of length 3 and the angle between them when placed
tail to tail is 45∘, which option is closest to the exact value of u ⋅ v?

A. 4.5 B. 6.2 C. 4.2 D. 5.1

8. The scalar product of A.B with angle 180° would produce results equal to

A. A.B B. (-AB) C. AB D. B
B

9. If two forces of 20 N towards north and 12 N towards south are acting on an object. What will be the
resultant force?

A. 32 N toward north B. 20 N towards north C. 32 N towards south D. 8 N towards north

10. The resultant of two forces of equal magnitudes is also equal to the magnitude of the forces. The
angle between the two forces is

A. 300 B. 600 C. 900 D. 1200

11. Two vectors A and B are making angleᴓ with each other. The scalar projection of vector B on vector
A is written as

A. A.B/A B. A.B/B C. A. cosᴓ D. Both a and b are correct

12. Which one is not a correct relation?

A. A x B = -B x A B. |A x B| = -|B x A| C. A x B = AB Sinᴓ n^ D. B x A = AB Sinᴓ(-n^)

13. For a right angle triangle if base is 4 cm and perpendicular is 3 cm then cos θ is equal to

A. 1.25 B. 0.8 C. 0.3 D. 1.33

14. (2i-3k) x (2i +4j) =?

A. 8i – 6j + 12k B. 12i – 6j + 8k C. 6i + 8j - 12k D. None of these

15. If vector A= I -2j+k & B= 4i-4j+7k then the projection of A onto the direction of B will be? D

A. 9/19 B. 18/9 C. – 19/9 D. N.O.T

16. If Ax = 20 unit and angle of vector A with x-axis is 600 then |A| =?

A. Ax B. 2Ax C. 3Ax D. 4Ax

17. A Vector A = 50 unit , its angle (theta) is 300 with x-axis then its component perpendicular to x-axis
will be:

A. -5 Unit B. 5 Unit C. 50 Unit D. 25 Unit

D

18. The process by which a vector can be reconstituted from its components is known as:

A. Resolution of vectors B. Composition of vectors

C. Division of vectors D. Distribution of vectors

19. We can obtained the magnitude of vector from rectangular components as under?

A. A= Ax + Ay B. A= (Ax) 2+ (Ay) 2 C. A= (Ax) 2-(Ay) 2 D. A= (Ax) 2x (Ay) 2

20. (m + n) A = m A + n A, this is multiplication of vector of by number, related with law:

A. Distributive B. Associative C. Commutative D. None of above

21. The correct form of cosine law is

A. R2=A2-B2-2ABSinθ B. R2=A2+B2-2ABCos2θ C. R2 = A2+B2+2ABCosθ D. R=A+B+2ABCosθ

22. Vector A = 2i - 3j ,Vector B = -3j +2k, A x B= ?

A. -6i - 4j - 6k B. 7i +3j -6k C. -3i +4j +3k D. - 2i +3j +4k

23. –K x J = ?

A. j x k B. – i C. i x j D. -j

24. 2i x (i-3k) =?

A. 6j B. -6k C. -3j D. 3i

25. j. (k + i ) = ?

A. 0 B. k-i C. i + k D. k + i

26. (2i-3k) x (2i +4j) =?

A. 8i – 6j + 12k B. 12i – 6j + 8k C. 6i + 8j - 12k D. None of these

B
27. Vector A= (i + j), B = (j + k), the projection of A on B will be?

A. 1/4 B. 4/2 C. 1/∫2 D. 1

28. A vector A of magnitude units and another vector B of magnitude units are inclined to
each other at an angle of 30 degrees. The magnitude of the vector product of these two vectors is:

A. 10 units B. units C. 50 ∫3units D. units

29. Electric Current in a circuit is shown by arrow; Current is:

A. A scalar B. A vector C. Sometimes a scalar and sometimes a vector

D. Neither vector nor a scalar

30. The minimum numbers of coplanar vectors of unequal magnitudes whose vector sum can be zero is:

A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Any

31. Two vectors A and B are perpendicular such that Then the angle between vectors and is:

A. zero degree B. 60 degrees C. 90 degrees D. 180 degrees

32. Two vectors A and B lie in a plane ; a third vector C lie outside this plane ; then the sum of these
three vectors ; : B

A. Can be zero. B. Can never be zero C. Lies in the place containing

D. Lies in the plain containing

33. Two vectors A and B are antiparallel such that , then the angles between the vectors and is:

A. zero degree B. 45 degrees C. 90 degrees D. 180 degrees

34. For the resultant of two vectors to be maximum the angle between them should be:
A. zero degree B. 60 degrees C. 90 degrees D. 180 degrees

35. A car is moving on a road, when rain is falling vertically downward, Rain will strike:

A. Front screen B. Wind screen C. Both the screens equally D. No screen but roof

36. A force has magnitude 20N. It’s one rectangular component is 12N , the other rectangular
component must be:

A. 8N B. 14 N C. 16 N D. 32 N

37. If u = <2, 4>, v = <−3, 5>, then find 2 marks

u + v, u − v, 3u, and −2u + 3v.

<-5,1> <6,12> <-4,-8>+ <-9,15>

<-1,9>
<-13,7>

38. At what angle should the two vectors 2F and act so that the resultant force is .

A. 120 degrees B. 90 degrees C. 60 degrees D. 45 degrees

39. Prove that the magnitude of A – B be the same as B – A.

Peace cannot be kept by force:

it can only be achieve by
understanding
Albert Einstein