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Vectors and Equilibrium MCQs

Chapter 2 discusses the concepts of scalar and vector quantities, detailing their definitions and characteristics. It explains that scalar quantities are described by magnitude and unit, while vector quantities require magnitude, unit, and direction. The chapter also covers specific examples of scalar and vector quantities, along with operations involving vectors, such as unit vectors and resultant vectors.

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Vectors and Equilibrium MCQs

Chapter 2 discusses the concepts of scalar and vector quantities, detailing their definitions and characteristics. It explains that scalar quantities are described by magnitude and unit, while vector quantities require magnitude, unit, and direction. The chapter also covers specific examples of scalar and vector quantities, along with operations involving vectors, such as unit vectors and resultant vectors.

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Chapter 2: VECTORS AND EQUILIBRIUM

1. A scalar quantity can be described by:

- (a) Magnitude

- (b) Unit

- (c) Magnitude and unit

- (d) Number

Correct Answer: (c) Magnitude and unit

Explanation: A scalar quantity is fully described by its magnitude and unit (e.g., mass = 5 kg).

2. A vector quantity can be described by magnitude, unit and:

- (a) Direction

- (b) Rotation

- (c) Dimension

- (d) Unit vector

Correct Answer: (a) Direction

Explanation: A vector requires magnitude, unit, and direction (e.g., displacement = 10 m east).

3. Which one of the following is a vector quantity:

- (a) Energy

- (b) Power

- (c) Work

- (d) Momentum

Correct Answer: (d) Momentum

Explanation: Momentum is a vector (mass x velocity), while energy, power, and work are scalars.
4. Which one of the following is a scalar quantity:

- (a) Mass

- (b) Displacement

- (c) Force

- (d) Torque

Correct Answer: (a) Mass

Explanation: Mass has no direction; displacement, force, and torque are vectors.

5. Two lines are drawn at right angle to each other are known as:

- (a) Coordinate axis

- (b) xy-axis

- (c) Components

- (d) Cartesian axis

Correct Answer: (d) Cartesian axis

Explanation: Perpendicular axes (x, y, z) in 3D space are called Cartesian axes.

6. A vector which gives the direction of a given vector is called:

- (a) Unit vector

- (b) Position vector

- (c) Null vector

- (d) Negative vector

Correct Answer: (a) Unit vector

Explanation: A unit vector has magnitude 1 and indicates direction (e.g., i, j).

7. When a vector is divided by its magnitude we get:

- (a) Null vector

- (b) Unit vector


- (c) Zero vector

- (d) Position vector

Correct Answer: (b) Unit vector

Explanation: A/|A| gives a unit vector in the direction of A.

8. Pick out the scalar quantity among the following:

- (a) Force

- (b) Torque

- (c) Time

- (d) Velocity

Correct Answer: (c) Time

Explanation: Time has no direction; the others are vectors.

9. Pick out the vector quantity among the following:

- (a) Power

- (b) Energy

- (c) Force

- (d) Mass

Correct Answer: (c) Force

Explanation: Force is a vector (magnitude + direction); the others are scalars.

10. The magnitude of a null vector is:

- (a) One

- (b) Zero

- (c) Double

- (d) Negative

Correct Answer: (b) Zero


Explanation: A null vector has zero magnitude and arbitrary direction.

11. Null vector is a vector having zero magnitude and:

- (a) Arbitrary direction

- (b) No direction

- (c) Specific direction

- (d) Opposite direction

Correct Answer: (a) Arbitrary direction

Explanation: A null vector's direction is undefined (arbitrary).

12. Unit vector of a vector A describes:

- (a) Direction of a given vector

- (b) Magnitude of a given vector

- (c) Shape of a given vector

- (d) All of above

Correct Answer: (a) Direction of a given vector

Explanation: A unit vector only indicates direction, not magnitude or shape.

13. The unit vector of a vector is determined:

- (a) By multiplying the vector with its own magnitude

- (b) By dividing the vector with its own magnitude

- (c) Both (a) and (b)

- (d) None of these

Correct Answer: (b) By dividing the vector with its own magnitude

Explanation: A/|A|

14. Unit vector is used to specify:


- (a) Direction of a vector

- (b) Position of a vector

- (c) Magnitude of a vector

- (d) Dimension of a vector

Correct Answer: (a) Direction of a vector

Explanation: Unit vectors (e.g., i, j) specify direction.

15. An example of a scalar quantity:

- (a) Displacement

- (b) Acceleration

- (c) Force

- (d) Speed

Correct Answer: (d) Speed

Explanation: Speed is scalar (no direction); the others are vectors.

16. An example of a vector quantity:

- (a) Speed

- (b) Work

- (c) Acceleration

- (d) Mass

Correct Answer: (c) Acceleration

Explanation: Acceleration is a vector (magnitude + direction); the others are scalars.

17. A vector which has magnitude one is called:

- (a) Null vector

- (b) Unit vector

- (c) Resultant vector


- (d) Position vector

Correct Answer: (b) Unit vector

Explanation: Unit vectors have magnitude 1 (e.g., i, j).

18. A vector which has zero magnitude is called:

- (a) Null vector

- (b) Unit vector

- (c) Resultant vector

- (d) Position vector

Correct Answer: (a) Null vector

Explanation: Null vectors have zero magnitude.

19. The sum of two or more vectors is equal to a single vector which is called:

- (a) Component of vector

- (b) Product vector

- (c) Null vector

- (d) Resultant vector

Correct Answer: (d) Resultant vector

Explanation: The resultant is the vector sum of individual vectors.

20. When a vector A is multiplied by a number n, then its magnitude is given by:

- (a) n x |A|

- (b) |nA|

- (c) n x A

- (d) None of these

Correct Answer: (a) n x |A|

Explanation: Scaling a vector scales its magnitude by n.

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