ChaP Test

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Subject : Maths Class : XII Q. P Code : 613511.0

Vector & 3D
Important Instructions
Attempt all the Questions of Section - I, Section - II & Section - III.
Section - I has Two Parts. Part - A and Part - C.
• Part - A has 10 Single choice and 15 multiple choice questions with one or more than one correct option.
• Part - C has 10 Integer type questions.
Section - II has Three Parts. Part - A, Part - B and Part - C.
• Part - A has 2 Comprehension type questions. Each comprehension describes an experiment, a situation or a
problem. Three multiple choice questions will be asked based on this comprehension.
• Part - B has 2 Match the following type questions and you will have to match entries in Column - I with the
entries in Column - II.
• Part C has 10 Integer type questions. The answer to each question is a single digit integer ranging from 0 to 9.
Section - III has Three Parts. Part - A, Part - B and Part - C.
• Part - A has 5 multiple choice questions with one or more than one correct option and 1 Comprehension type
questions. Each comprehension describes an experiment, a situation or a problem. Three multiple choice
questions will be asked based on this comprehension.
• Part - B has 1 Match the following type questions and you will have to match entries in Column I with the
entries in Column - II.
• Part - C has 10 Integer type questions. The answer to each question is a single digit integer ranging from 0 to 9.

MARKING SCHEME :
Single choice: +3 for correct answer, 0 if not attempted and –1 in all other cases.
Multiple choice: +4 for correct answer, 0 if not attempted and –2 in all other cases.
Comprehension: +4 for correct answer, 0 if not attempted and – 2 in all other cases.
Match the following: For each entry in Column I, +2 for correct answer, 0 if not attempted and – 1 in all other cases.
Integer type: +4 for correct answer and 0 in all other cases.

All the best ….

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Section - I
Part - A

Single Answer Questions

2
1. The shortest distance from (1,1,1) to the line of intersection of the pair of planes xy+yz+zx+y = 0 is
8 2 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 3 3

2. The shortest distance between the two lines L1 : x = k1;y = k 2 and L 2 : x = k 3 ;y = k 4 is equal to
(A) k12 + k 22 − k 32 + k 24 (B) k1k 3 + k 2k 4

(k1 + k 3 )2 + ( k 2 + k 4 ) (k1 − k 3 )2 + ( k 2 − k 4 )
2 2
(C) (D)

x −1 y +1 z
3. The projection of the line = = in the plane x + y + z = 5
2 1 2
(A) meets x-axis (B) meets y-axis (C) meets z-axis (D) meets none of x,y,z axis

2π 1
4. If a,b,c are such that a,b,c  = 1,c = λ(a × b),(a,b) < and a = 2 , b = 3 , c = then the angle between a
3 3
and b is
π π π π
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 4 3 2

2 2
5. If a , b are non-zero, non-parallel vectors then he value of a + b + a × b + a + b − a × b equals

(A) (1+ a . a )(1+ b . b ) (B) 2(1+ a . a )(1+ b . b )

{
(C) 2 (1 + a.a)(1 + b.b) − (1 − a.b )
2
} {
(D) 2 (1 − a.a)(1 − b.b) + (1 − a.b)2 }
6. If O,A,B,C points are coplanar and if O is origin lies inside ∆ABC position vectors of A,B,C respectively are
2a + b + 3c
a,b,c then the point P with position vector
10
(A) lies inside ∆ABC (B) lies on side AB (C) lies on side BC (D) lies outside ∆ABC

7. a = i + j + k,b = i − j + k and c = i − j − k be the three vectors. A vector v in the plane of a & b whose projection of
1
c is is given by
3
(A) i − 3j + 3k (B) −3i − 3j − k (C) 3i − j + 3k (D) i + 3j − 3k

8. The foot of the perpendicular from (4, 2, 6) to the line joining the points (1,2,3) and (7,8,6) is ( α, β, γ ) then
α+β+ γ =
(A) 11 (B) 12 (C) 8 (D) 6

9. a = 2i + 3j + 6k,b = 6i + 2j − 3k and c = 3i − 6j + 2k , d is any vector then

abc  c + bcd a + cad b =________
     
(A) -7 d (B) -14 d (C) -49 d (D) -343 d

10. Consider a parallelogram ABCD with E as the mid-point of its diagonal BD. The point E is connected to a point F
1
on DA such that DF = DA. Then, the ratio of the area of the triangle DEF to the area of the quadrilateral ABEF is
3
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 1 : 3 (C) 1 : 5 (D) 1 : 4

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One or more than one correct option questions

11. OABC is a regular tetrahedron of side unity then

(A) The length of perpendicular from one vertex to opposite face is 2/3
(B) The perpendicular distance from mid point of OA to the plane ABC is 1/ 6
(C) The angle between two skew edges is π / 2
(D) The distance of centroid of the tetrahedron form any vertex is 3/8

x −1 y +1 z x y −1 z −1
12. The two lines = = and = =
1 −1 2 2 −2 k
(A) are parallel if k = 4 (B) are perpendicular if k = -2
(C) are coplanar if k = 4 (D) are skew lines if k = 4

13. The line passing through the point (1,2,1) and bisecting the segment joining (1,4,3), (5,4,1)
(A) will meet x-axis at some point (B) will meet y-axis at some point
(C) will meet z-axis at some point (D) will not pass through the origin

14. The direction ration of the line which is equally inclined to the co-ordinate axis is
(A) 1, 1, 1 (B) -1, -1 1 (C) -1, 1, -1 (D) 1, 1, -1





a b
15. If vectors a and b are non-collinear, then
+
is
a b



(A) a unit vector (B) in the plane of a and b





(C) equally inclined to a and b (D) perpendicular to a x b

1 ɵ ɵ ɵ
16. The vector (2i − 2j + k) is
3
π
(A) a unit vector (B) makes an angle with the vector (2iɵ − 4jɵ + 3k)
ɵ
3
 1 
(C) parallel to the vector  −ɵi + ɵj − kɵ 
 2 
(
(D) perpendicular to the vector 3iɵ + 2jɵ − 2kɵ )





17. If a = 2, b = 3, 2a − b = 5 , then









(A) a . b =1 (B) a . b =0 (C) 2a + b = 5 (D) 2a + b = 5

ɵ = 1 b(b
18. If aɵ = bɵ = cɵ = 1 such that aɵ × (bɵ × c) ɵ ɵ andcɵ arenot collinear) , that
2



(A) a and c are perpendicular (B) the angle between aɵ and cɵ is 30°



(C) the angle between aɵ and cɵ is 60° (D) a and b are perpendicular.










19. If a = ɵi + 2jɵ + 3k,b
ɵ = −2iɵ + ɵj + k,c
ɵ = 10jɵ − kɵ and a × (b × c) = ua + vb + wc , then
(A) w = 0 (B) w = −3 (C) u = 0 (D) v = 17








20. If a and b are two unit vectors perpendicular to each other and c = λ1 a + λ 2 b + λ 3 (a × b),then the following is
(are) true





(A) λ1 = a.c (B) λ 2 = b × a









(C) λ3 = (a × b) × c (D) λ1 + λ 2 + λ 3 = (a + b + a × b).c
x−9 y+4 z−5
21. Let 6x + 4y − 5z = 4 , x − 5y + 2z = 12 and = = be two lines then
2 −1 1
π 5
(A) the angle between them must be (B) the angle between them must be cos−1
3 6
(C) the plane containing then must be x + y − z = 0 (D) they are non-coplanar

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x−2 y+3 z+5

22. A point on the line = = at a distance of 3 units from the point (2, -3, -5) may be
1 −2 2
(A) (1, -1, -7) (B) (11, -13, 5) (C) (9, -11, 3) (D) (3, -5, -3)

23. The plane x+y+z-3=0

(A) passes through (1, 1, 1) (B) is parallel to the line x+1=y-2=z+3
x +1 y + 4 z − 8
(C) contains the line = = (D) perpendicular to the line x = y = z
3 5 −8

24. Consider lines

x = az + b,y = cz + d;x = a' z + b',y = c ' z + d'
(A) if they are perpendicular, then aa’+bb’+cc’=dd’ (B) if they are perpendicular, then aa’+cc’+1=0
(C) if they are parallel, then a=a’,c=c’ (D) if they are parallel, then b=d, b’=d’

x −1 y +1 z − 7
25. A line through P(1, 2, 0) is drawn parallel to the line = = and meets the plane x + y + 2z − 6 = 0 at
2 3 −1
Q then
(A) PQ = 5 (B) Q must be the point (1, 1, 2)
(C) PQ = 44 (D) Q must be the point (3, 5, -1)

Part - C

Integer Type

{ }
1/ 2
N1. If a = b =2, x = a + b , y = a - b and if x × y = 2 λ − (a.b)2 then sum of digits of λ equals

N2. The non-zero value of K for which the two lines kx-4y+7z+16=0=4x+3y-2z+3 and
x-3y+4z+6=0=x-y+z+1 are coplanar is

N3. If a,b are non-parallel and a,b,c are unit vectors satisfying a + b + kc = 0 then number of integral value of k is

10 10
N4. If a , b are vectors such that a = 1 , b = 2 then the least value of the expression 2
+ 2
equals
a+b a−b

N5. A variable point P is on the circle x2 + y 2 = 1on xy plane. From point P, perpendicular PN is drawn to the line
2
x = y = z and the minimum length PN drawn is d then 3d equals

N6. Two opposite vertices of a rectangular parallelepiped are (-1,2,6) and (2,7,10) whose faces are parallel to the
co-ordinate planes, and its volume is V then the number of positive even divisors of V is

N7. A variable plane at a distance of one unit from the origin cuts the axes at A, B and C. If the centroid D( x, y, z) of
1 1 1
tetrahedron OABC satisfies the relation 2 + 2 + 2 = k 2 , then k must be
x y z
8
x−
N8. A line from the origin meets the lines
x − 2 y −1 z +1
= = and 3 = y + 3 = z − 1 at P and Q respectively the
1 −2 1 2 −1 1
2
PQ =

N9.
a = 2i + 3j + 6k,b = 6i + 2j − 3k andc = 3i − 6j + 2k
x = (a.a)a + (a.b)b + (a.c)c,y = (b.a)a + (b.b)b + (b.c)c,z = (c.a)a + (c.b)b + (c.c)c volume of the Parallelepiped with
conterminous edges x, y,z is 7k then K = __________

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 π  2π   4π   2π   4π   π
N10. a =  tan  i +  tan  j +  tan  k, b =  tan  i +  tan  j +  tan  k then a.b =
 7   7   7   7   7   7 

Section - II
Part - A

Comprehension - I

The line of greatest slope on an inclined plane P1 is that line in the plane which is perpendicular to the line of
intersection of plane P1 and a horizontal plane P2 .
P1 : 2x + y − 5z = 0 P2 : 4x − 3y + 7z = 0.

1. Assuming the plane 4x − 3y + 7z = 0 to be horizontal, the line of greatest slope in the plane 2x + y − 5z = 0 is L,
then
 3 −1 1 
(A) Direction of cosines of L are  , , 
 11 11 11 
(B) The vector along the line of intersection of two planes P1 & P2 is 4i + 17j + 5k
(C) The coordinates of a point on the plane 2x + y − 5z = 0 is 11 units away from origin along the line L is
( 3, −1,1)
(D) The coordinates of a point on the plane 2x + y − 5z = 0 is 11 units away from origin along the line L is
( −3,1, −1)
2. The equation of a line of greatest slope L can be
x y z x y z x y z x y z
(A) = = (B) = = (C) = = (D) = =
3 1 −1 3 −1 1 −3 1 −1 1 3 −1

3. ‘L’ intersect the plane P3 ≡ 2x + y + z − 12 = 0 at A then

(A) Distance of origin in the direction of L from P3 is 44 (B) Projection of OA on P3 is 20
(C) Image of origin with respected to P3 is (8,4,4) (D) Projection of OA on P3 is 40

Comprehension – 2

The equation of conic sections can also be given by two dimensional vectors. The vector equation of conic must
be a relation satisfied by position vectors of all the points on the conic. The position vector of a general point may


be taken as r. Answer the following questions:

^
^
4. The equation r − i + r − j = 1 represents

(A) an ellipse (B) a hyperbola (C) a circle (D) no locus

^ ^
^ ^
5. The conic r − i − j + r + i + j = 3 is

2 2
(A) Hyperbola with eccentricity 3 (B) Ellipse with eccentricity
3
(C) Ellipse with major axis is 3 (D) Hyperbola with tangent axis 3

^ ^
6. The conic is r.r − 4r.  i + j  = 0 then
 
^ ^
(A) Centre is 2 i + 2 j (B) Tangent origin is r. ( i + j ) = 0

(C) Area is 8π (D) One of the diameter is r. ( i + j ) = 4

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Part - B
Matrix Match
M1:
COLUMN – I COLUMN – II

The d.c’s of lines are connected by Angle between two lines

π
A l + m + n = 0, l 2 + m2 − n2 = 0 P
6

π
B 2l − m + 2n = 0 , mn + nl + lm = 0 Q
4

π
C l + m + n = 0, 2l + 2m − mn = 0 R
3

π
2l + m + n = 0,15l 2 + 4 m − 10 n 2 = 0
2
D S
2

2π
T
3

M2 :
COLUMN – I COLUMN – II




If a,b,c are three mutually
perpendicular vectors



3
A where a = b = 2, c = 1 , then P -
4







a × b,b × a,c × a  is
 



If a , b are two unit vectors inclined at
B π




Q 0
, then a b + a × b b is
3



If b , a are orthogonal unit vectors and
C









R 16
b × c = a , then a + b + c a + b b + c  is

If  xya  =  xyb  = abc  = 0 each vector
D


S 1
being a non-zero vector, then  xyc  is

T 4/3

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Part - C
Integer Type







N1. Let V = 2 ɵi + ɵj - kɵ , w = ɵi +3 kɵ . If u is a unit vector then the maximum value of [ u v w ] is ab
Where ab is two digit number then b − a is _______.





N2. From the following system for unknown vectors x and y ( a and b are given vectors)













a + λ(a × b)
x + y = a , x × y = b , x . a = 1 we can conclude that x =
2 , then λ must be
a

N3. The position vectors of two points A and C are 9iɵ − ɵj + 7kɵ and 7iɵ − 2jɵ + 7kɵ respectively. The point of intersection
of vectors AB = 4iɵ − ɵj + 3kɵ and CD = 2iɵ − ɵj + 2kɵ is P. If vector PQ is perpendicular to AB and CD and PQ = 15
units, then the position vector of Q is 6iɵ − 9jɵ − µk.
ɵ µ must be equal to

N4. Vectors x , y and z each of magnitude 2 , make angle of 60° with other. If












x × (y × z) = a,y × (z × x) = b and x × y = c , then z =
(
b − aλ + a + b ×c )
2
k
N5. The diagonals of a parallelogram are given by vectors 2iɵ + 3jɵ − 6kɵ and 3iɵ − 4jɵ − kɵ . If its area is ,
2
K = 1000 + A (100 ) + B (10 ) + C then B − A − C is

x y−2 z+3 x−2 y−6 z−3

N6. If the equation of the plane containing lines = = and = = is x − 2y + z + λ = 0 then
1 2 3 2 3 4
the numerical quantity λ should be equal to

N7. A (3, 2, 0), B(5, 3, 2) and C(-9, 6, -3) be the vertices of a triangle ABC then direction ratios of bisector AD are -
10, λ2 , 17, the integer λ equal to

x−2 y−3 z−4 x −1 y − 4 z − 5

N8. A non-zero value of k for which the lines = = and = = intersect must be
1 1 −k −k 2 1

x −6 y −7 z−7
N9. The length of the perpendicular from the points(1, 2, 3) on the line = = must be
3 2 −2

N10. If the locus of a point equidistant from the lines y = 2x, z = 5 and y = -2x, z = -5 is 2xy+ λ z = 0 then the
numerical integer λ must be equal to

Section - III
Part - A
One or more than one correct option questions
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1. A line passes through the points whose position vectors are i + j− 2k and i − 3 j+ k. Then position vectors of a
point on it at a unit distance from the first point is
1 ^ ^ ^
 1 ^ ^ ^
 ^ ^ ^
 ^ ^ ^

(A)  5 i + j− 7k  (B)  5 i + 9 j− 13k  (C)  i − 4 j+ 3k  (D)  i + 4 j+ 3k 
5  5      

^ ^ ^
^ ^ ^


2. If a = i − 2 j+ 3k and b = 3 i + j+ 2k then the unit vector perpendicular to a and b is
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
i + j+ k i − j+ k − i − j+ k i − j− k
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 3 3

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^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
3. A unit vector coplanar with i + j+ 2k, i + 2 j+ k and perpendicular to i + j+ k
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
− j+ k k− i i− k j− k
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2 2

x −1 y −1 z −1
4. If PQ is a line segment given by the equation = = such that middle point of PQ is (1,1,1) then
2 3 4
coordinate of P and Q respectively may be
(A) (3,4,5) and ( −1, −2, −3 ) (B) (1,0, −1) and (1,2,3 )
(C) ( 9,13,17 ) and ( −7, −11, −15 ) (D) ( 7,10,13 ) and ( −5, −8, −11)

5. If the plane given by ( 3x − z ) + λ ( x + y − z ) = 2 represent the bisector plane of the planes 3x − z = 2 and
x + y − z = 0 then the value of λ is
3 3 10 10
(A) (B) − (C) (D) −
10 10 3 3

Comprehension - I

 ^ ^ 
Let r is a position vector of a variable point in cartesian OXY plane such that r.  10 j− 8 i − r  = 40
 

^ ^2
 
^ ^2
 8
p1 = max  r + 2 i − 3 j  , p2 = min  r + 2 i − 3 j  . A tangent line is drawn to the curve y = 2 at the point A with
    x
abscissa 2. The drawn line cuts x-axis at a point B.

6. p2 is equal to
(A) 9 (B) 2 2 − 1 (C) 6 2 + 3 (D) 9 − 4 2

7. p1 + p2 is equal to
(A) 2 (B) 10 (C) 18 (D) 5




8. AB. OB is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

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Part - B
Matrix Match
M1.

COLUMN – I COLUMN – II

Volume of parallelepiped determined by

vectors a, b and c is 2. Then the volume
A P 100
of the parallelepiped determined by
( ) ( ) ( )







vectors 2 a × b ,3 b × c and c × a is

Volume of parallelepiped determined by

vectors a, b and c is 5. Then the volume
B Q 30
of the parallelepiped determined by
( )( ) ( )







vectors 3 a + b , b + c and 2 c + a is

Area of a triangle with adjacent sides

determined by vectors a and b is 20.
C Then the area of the triangle with R 24
adjacent sides determined by vectors
( 2a + 3b ) and ( a − b ) is

Area of a parallelogram, with adjacent

sides determined by vectors a and b is
D 30. Then the area of the parallelogram S 60
with adjacent sides determined by
( )




vectors a + b and a is

T 0

Part - C
Integer Type

x −4 y −2 z−k
N1. The value of k such that = = lies in the plane 2x − 4y + z = 7 must be
1 1 1

N2. The image of the (2,1,6) in the plane passing through the points (2, 1, 0), (5, 0, 1) and (4, 1, 1) is

( λ,5, −2 ) then λ is equal to

x −1 y +1 z −1 x −3 y −k z
N3. If the lines = = and = = intersect, the value of k must be λ / 2, λ equal to
2 3 4 1 2 1 is

N4. A plane passing through (1, 1, 1) and parallel to the lines L1,L 2 having direction ratios (1,0, −1) , (1, −1,0 ) meet the
coordinate axes in A,B,C then the volume of tetrahedron OABC is λ / 2, λ is equal to

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N5. A variable plane at a distance of one unit from the origin cuts the axes at A, B and C. If the centroid

1 1 1
D ( x, y,z ) of triangle ABC satisfies the relation 2
+ 2 + 2 = k, then k is
x y z




N6. Let a,b, and c be three non-coplanar unit vectors such that the angle between every pair of them is

π






p2 + 2q2 + r 2
. If a × b + b × c = pa + qb + rc, where p,q and r are scalars, then the value of is
3 q2

 ^ ^ ^

N7. Consider the set of eight vectors V = a i + b j+ c k; a,b,c ∈ {−1,1} . Three non-coplanar vectors can be chosen
 

from V in 2p ways. Then p is

2

2

2



N8. If a,b and c are unit vectors satisfying a − b + b − c + c − a = 9, then 2a + 5b + 5c is

^ ^ ^ ^ ^



i− 2 j
2 i + j+ 3k
N9. If a and b are vectors in space given by a = and b = , then the value of
5 14

( 2a + b ). ( a × b ) × (a − 2b ) is

^ ^ ^ ^
^ ^

N10. Point ( α,β, γ ) lies on the plane x + y + z = 2. Let a = α i + β j+ γ k, k×  k× a  = 0. then γ = _______.
 

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