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11th PHYSICS Vectors DPP1 - Types of Vectors & Triangle Law

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1. Choose the correct statement 7. Three vectors A, B, C are as shown in the figure.
(A) Speed is a scalar but velocity is a vector    
Find angle between (i) A and B (ii) B and C
(B) Velocity of a body is a vector but velocity  
(iii) A and C
of light is a scalar
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(C) Charge is scalar but current is a vector A
30
0
x x
(D) All the above 30
0
45
0
x
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2. Which one of the following statements is true? B 
C
(A) A scalar quantity is the one that is   
8. Three vectors A, B, C represent the three sides
conserved in a process
of an equilateral triangle taken in the same order
(B) A scalar quantity is the one that can never   
then find the angle between (i) A and B (ii) B
take negative values   
and C (iii) A and C
(C) A scalar quantity is the one that does not
vary from one point to another in space
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(D) A scalar quantity has the same value for C B
observers with different orientations of the

axes A

3. Which of the following is meaningful/? 9. In the given figure

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(A) Vector/Vector (B) Scalar/Vector C
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1200 700
(C) Scalar - Vector (D) Vector/scalar D 
B
0
4. Which of the following statements is false regarding 60
0
110
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the vectors? A
 
(A) The magnitude of a vector is always a (A) Angle between A 100
and B is 110
 
scalar (B) Angle between C and D is 600
(B) Each component of a vector is always a  
(C) Angle between B 100
and C is 110
scalar  
(D) Angle between B and C is 700
(C) Two vectors having different magnitudes
cannot have their resultant as zero 10. A man walks towards east with certain velocity. A

(D) vectors obey triangle law of addition car is travelling along a road which is 300 west of
5. A vector is not changed if north. While a bus is travelling in another road
(A) It is rotated through an arbitrary angle which is 600 south of west. Find the angle between
(B) It is multiplied by an arbitrary scalar velocity vector of
(C) It is cross-multiplied by a unit vector
North
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(D) It is slid parallel to itself Vc 30 0
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6. Which of the following vector is equal as that of Va East
West 600
1m 
(A) (B) Vb
1m 2m
South

(C) (D) (A) Man and car (B) Car and bus
1m 1m
(C) Bus and man

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11. A man moves in an open field such that after moving 17. For the figure shown.
10m in a straight line he makes a sharp turn of 600
to his left. Find the net displacement ( in m) of the
man after 7 such turns.

4 3      
(A) A B  C (B) BC  A
5 2      
(C) CA B (D) A BC  0
1
  
6

 18. Which of the following correct if c  a  b ?

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12. If angle between a and b is 600, then angle
  
between 2a and  3b is ........ degree. 
b
 b
 c 
(A) (B)  c
13. A vector A makes an angle 300 with the y-axis in a
 
a
anticlockwise direction. Another vector B makes
an angle 300 with the x-axis in clockwise direction.
 
Find angle between vector A and B in degree.
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 c a c
14. Choose the correct statement (C)
b
(D)
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(A) Scalar + Vector = scalar/vector a b

vector
(B)  scalar 19. A particle is moving westward with a velocity
vector 
v1 = 5m/s. Its velocity changed to v 2  5m / s
(C) scalar/vector = scalar (or ) vector northward. The change in velocity vector
  
(D) vector - vector = vector (v  v 2  v1 ) is

15. Which one of the following is a null vector?

(A) 5 2 m/s towards north east
(A) Net displacement of a particle moving
once around, a circle (B) 5m/s towards north west

(B) Velocity of a body projected vertically up, (C) zero

when the body is at the highest point
(C) Acceleration of a particle moving with (D) 5 2 m/s towards north west
constant velocity 
20. A vector A is directed along 300 west of north
(D) all the above 
direction and another vector B along 150 south
16. Which of the following is incorrect? of east. Their resultant cannot be in ..............
(A) Unit vector has no physical significance direction.
(B) Unit vector has magnitude equal to 1
(A) North (B) East
(C) Unit vector only represents direction
(D) Unit vector has magnitude equal to zero (C) North-East (D) South