1.

The vector
quantity among the following is
(a) mass (6) time
(c) distance (d) displacement
2. A vector is added to an equal and opposite vector of
similar nature, forms a
(a) unit vector (b) position vector
(c) null vector
(d) displacement vector
3. Out of the
following quantities, which is scalar?
(a) Displacement
(6) Momentum
(c) Potential energy
(d) Torque
4. Which of the following is a unit vector?
(a) i +
(b) cos 9i -

sin 0 j
(c) sin 0i +2 cos 0j (d) +
V3
5. The
component of a vector along any other direction
is
(a)always less than its magnitude
(b) always greater than its
(c) always equal to its magnitude
(d) None
magnitude
of the above

6. The expression
1s a

(a) unit vector

(b) null vector
(c) vector of magnitude v2
(d) scalar
7. The position vector of a moving particle at time t is
r 3 i + 4tj tk. Its displacement
during the time
interval t =1sto t =3 sis
(a) -k
(b) 3i + 4-k
(c)9 +36-27k
(d) None of the above
 8. Vector P =6i + 4/2] + 4 V2k makes angle from
Z-axis equal to

(a) cos V2 (b) cos (2v2)

5
(c) C o s 1 2 / 2
(d) None of these
5

9. Given A = i +j +kand B = - i - j -k, then

(A B)will make angle with A
(a) 0° (b) 180° (c) 90° (d) 60°
10. Which of the following statement is true?
(a) When the coordiante axes are translated the component
of a vector in a plane changes.
(b) When the coordinate axes are rotated thorugh some
angle components of the vector change but the vector's
magnitude remains constant.
(c) Sum of a and b is R. If the magnitude of a alone is
increased angle between b and R decreases.
(d) The cross product of 3í and 4 is 12.
11. Component of the vector A 2i +3j along the
vector B=(i +j)is
5
(a) (b) 42

(c)
2
(d) None of these
3
12. A vector P = 3i - 2j + ak is perpendicular to the
vectorQ= 2i +j - k. The value of a is
(a) 2 (b) 1
(c) 4 (d) 3
13. If three vectors along coordinate axis represent tne
adjacent sides of a cube of length b, then the unit
vector along its diagonal passing through the orign
will be
(a)ti+k
2
i+i+k
36
() î+j+k
d)
itj+k
 The angle tween the two vectors
14.
-

2i +3j+k and
i+2 4k is
(a) 45° (b) 90°
(c) 30° (d) 60
The angle between the vector 2i + 4k and the
16. Y-axis
iS
(a) 0° (b) 90°
(c) 45 d) 180
16, What is the angle between i +i +kand îp

a) (b)
6 4

(c) (d) None of these

3
17. Which of the following is the unit vector
perpendicular to A and B?
AxB (b) A x B
(a AB sin 0 AB cos
AxB (d)AxB
(c) AB cos 0
AB sin 6

= 1, then angle between a and b is

.
a-b
(a) 0° (6) 45° (c) 90° (d) 60
19. A man walks 20 m at an angle 60° north of east.
How far towards east has he travelled?
a) 10m (6) 20m (c) 20/3 m d) 10/3 m
20. If A = B, then which of the following is not correct?

(a) A =B (b) |A| =|B|

(c) AB -BA (d) A +B=Å + B
21. The area of the parallelogram represented by the
vectors A = 2i +3j and B = i + 4j is
(c) 10 units (d) 5 units
(a) 14 units (b) 7.5 units
of
4.The forces, which meet at one point but theirlines
action do not lie on one plane, are called

a non-coplanar non-concurrent forces

(b) non-coplanar concurrent forces
(c) coplanar concurrent forcesS
d) coplanar non-concurrent forces
its
between two vectors A and B is 120,
Lne angle
resultant C will be
(a) C =|A -B| (b) C <|A-B|
c) C>A-B| (d) C =|A +B|
24 COndition under which the vectors (a + b) and

a- b) are parallel is
a) a Lb (b) al =|b|
to b
c) a# b (d) a is parallel
an
eF = (6i -

8 +10k)Nproduce mass
of body
acceleration of 1 ms2 in a body.
The

Would be kg
a) 200 kg (d) 6v2
)10V2 kg
(b) 20 kg
26. The vector sum of two forces is perpendicular to
their vector differences. In that case, the forces
(a) are not equal to each other in magnitude
(b) are parallel
(c) are perpendicular
(d) are equal to each other in magnitude
27. The resultant of A and B makes an angle a with
A and B with B, then
a) a <B (b) a >Bif A <B
(c) a <Bif A =B (d) a <Bif A <B
28. If two vectors are equal and their resultant is also
equal to one of them, then the angle between the
two vectors is
(a) 60° (b) 120° (c) 90° (d)0
29. If A and B are two non-zero vectors having equal
magnitude, the angle between the vectors A and
A - B is
(a) 0°
(b) 90°
(c) 180°
(d) dependent on the orientation of A and B
30. The angle between A=i+j and B=i -j is
(NCERT Exemplar)
(a) 45 (b) 90° (c)-45° (d)180
31. Five equal forces of 10 N each are applied at one
point and all are lying in one plane. If the angles
between them are equal, the resultant force will be
(a) zero (b) 10 N (c) 20 N (d) 102 N
32. Two vectors A and B inclined at angle 0 have a
resultant R which makes an angle o with A. If the
directions of A and B are interchanged and resultant
will have the same
(a) magnitude
(b) direction
(c) magnitude as well as direction
(d) Neither
33. What is correct?
(a) la -bl=lal-|b| (b) a -bls|al-|b|
(c)a-b2|a|-|b| (d) la -bl>lal-|b}
34. Resultant of which of a following may be equal to
zero?

(a) 10N, 1ON, 10N (b) 10N, 1ON, 25 N

(d) None of these-
(c) 10N, 1ON, 35 N
mdue east,then 6 m due north
35. A man first moves 3
of the
and finally 7 mdue west, then the magnitude
resultant displacement is (in metre)
(a) v16 (b) 24 (c) V52 (d) 94
resultant of two forces 3P and 2P is R.
If the
36. The
the resultant is also
first force is doubled then
the two forces is
doubled. The angle between
(c) 90° (d) 180°
(a) 60 (b) 120°
 third force
37. Two forces 8 N and 12 N act at 120°, The
is
required to keep the body in equilibrium
(a) 4 N (b) 4/7N
(c) 20 N (d) None of these
38. If A B = 0 andAxB = 1, then A and B are

(a) perpendicular unit vectors

(b) parallel unit vector
(c) parallel
d) anti-parallel
39. If P + Q=Rand |P| =1Ql= v3 and |R| = 3, the

the angle between P and Q is

(a) n/4 (b) T/6
(c) Tt/3 (d) nt/2
40. The component of a vector r along X-axis will have
maximum value if [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) r is along positive Y-axis
(b)r is along positive X-axis
(c)r makes an angle of 45° with the X-axis
(d)r is along negative Y-axis
41. Six vectors have magnitude and direction as indicated
in the figure. Which of the following statements
is true?

(a) b +e =f (b) b+c=f

(c) d +c=f (d) d+e =f
42. A particle starting from the origin (0, 0) moves in a
straight ine in the (x, y) plane. Its coordinates ata
later time are (V3, 3). The path of the particle makes
with the X-axis an angle of
(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60 (d)
43. Consider a F 4 i - 3j. Another vector

perpendicular to F is
(a) 4i +3 (b) 6i (e)Tk (d) 3-4
angle between vectors (A x B) and (Bx A)
is
44. The
c) m/4 (d) / 2
(a) zero (b)
perpendicular to both the vectors
45. A vector

2i -j +5k and Xaxis is

b)-5k (c) 5+k (d) i+j+k
(a)+5
to vector
46. Unit vector perpendicular
A - 3 i 2 j -3k and
B = 2i + 4j+6k both is
6)k-2
a)-2 13
V13
c)+2k

13
13
 parallel to the resultant
of vector 8i and
47. Unit vector

8j will be

(a) (24i +5j)/13

(b) 12i+ 5j/13
(d) None of these
(c) (6i +5)13
48. A force of 5 N acts on a particle along a direction
vertical. Its vertical
making an angle of 60° with
component be
(a) 10N (b) 3 N
(c) 4 N (d) 2.5 N
49. If A = 3i + 4j and B = 7i +24j, the vector having
the same magnitude as B and parallel to A is
(a) 5i+20 (b) 15i +10
(c) 20 +15 (d) 15 +20f
50. The vector that must be added to the vector
i-3 + 2k and 3i + 6j - 7k so that the resultant

vector is a unit vector along the Y-axis is

(a) 4i +2 + 5k (b) -4-2 + 5k
(c)3 + 4+ 5k (d) Null vector
51. A vector is represented by 3i +j +2k. Its length in
XY-plane is
2 (b) V14
(c) V10 a) V5
52. Let A = iA cos6 +jA sin6 be any vector. Another
vector B which is perpendicular to A can be
expressed as
(a) iBcos -jB sin b) B sin -jB cos
(c) iB cos +jB sin 0 (d) iB sin 6+jB cos
53. If two vectors 2i +3j +k and 4i 6j -k are
-

parallel to each other, then value of A is

(a) (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
54. What is the angle between P +Q) and (Px Q}
(a) Zero 6) T
(c) (d) T
55. If a unit vector is represent by 0.5i + 0.8j + ck,
the value of c is
(a) 1
(b) Vo.11
(c) V0.01 (d) V0.39
56. If A = aji + bj and B = a,i + b,j, the conditiou
that they are perpendicular to each other 1S

(a)=- (b) ah =a,b

a2

(d) None of these

a2
57. For what value of x, will the two.
A = 2i +2j xk and B 2i- vectors
-
=

perpendicular to each other?

-

3k are
(a)x=-2/3 (b) x = 3//2
(c)x =- 4/3 (d) x
58, A and B are two vectors =2/3
given by A =2i
+3i and
B 2i +4j. The magnitude of the
along B is component of A
5 3 8
(b)
2 (d)
V13
KQ The values of x and y for which vectors
A =(6i + Xj 2k) and B (5i + 6
-

=
-

yk) may be
parallel are
2
(a)x=, y= 3
6) x-y=
(c) x
=- 23 (d)x=- 36
5 4

60. The angles which the vector A =3i +6j +2k makes
with the coordinate axes are
5
(a) cos, cosand cos
7 7 7

(b) cos, cosand cos

7
3
(c) cos, cosand cos
(d) None of the above
6.1. A cyclist is moving on a circular path with constant
speed v. What is the change in its velocity after it
Ihas described an angle of 60°

v2
(d) v
2. Find h e resultant of three vectors OA, OB and OC
shown RT h e following figure. Radius of the circle is K.

45
45

(a) 2R (i) Riv2 -1)

(b) Rü + V2) (c) RV2
05, Resultant of two vectors of equal magnituder A is
(a) 3A at 60° (b) 2A at
90°
c) 2A at 120°
(d) A at 180°
4.If ai + bi perpendicular to
ais a unit vector
unit vector and it is
then value of a and b is
,

a) 1,0
(b) -2,0
c) 0.5 -0.5 None of
these
(d)
65. If a +b +c =0, then a xb
(a) bx c
is equal to
(b) cx b
c)ax c (d) None of these
66. Consider a force
vector F itj +k. Another
=

vector
perpendicular of F is
(a) 4i +3 (b)
(c) 2 --k (d) 3 - 4
67. A vector
perpendicular to both the vector 2i -3j and
3-2 is
(a) i+ 5k (b) j - 5k
(c) 6k d) i++k
68. If A =
4i -3j and B 6i + 8j, then
=

magnitude and
direction of A +B with X-axis will be
(a) 5, tan(3/4) (b) 55, tan (1/2)
(c) 1, tan (5) (d) 25,tan3/4)
69. When a force F acts on a body of mass m, the
acceleration produced in the body is a. If three equal
forces F=F2 = F3 = F act on the same body as
shown in figure the acceleration produced is

13590°
F
m

(a) (2 -1)a (b) (2 +1)a

(c) 2a (d)a
70. The direction cosines of vector (A -

B), if
A 2i +3j +k B = 2i +2j +3k are

(d) None of these

(c)aa
make
having equal magnitudes A
an
vectors
71. Two and
angle with each other. The magnitude
direction of the resultant are respectively

(a) 2A cos along bisector

2
45° from one vector
b) A cosat
bisector
(c) 2A sinalong
2
bisector
(d) Acosalong
2
 72. 12 different coplanar forces (all of equal magnitude)
maintain a body in equilibrium, then the angle
between any two adjacent forces is
(a) 15° (b) 30° (c) 45 (d) 60°
73. Given that A + B + C
0, out of three vectors
=
two
are
equal in magnitude and the magnitude of third
vector is N2 times that of either of two having equal
magnitude. Then angle between vectors are given by
(a) 30°, 60°, 90° (b) 45°, 45°, 90°
(c) 90°,135°, 45°
(d) 909, 135°, 135°
14. Two vector A and B are such that A +B C and =

A +B= C.
If is the angle bet ween A and B, then the correct
statement is
(a) 0= T 27t
(b) 0 )0=0 (d) -
3
75. Given A 3i
=
+ 4j and B = 6i +
8j, which of the
following statement is correct?
(a) Ax B =0 b) 1
B 2
(c) |A|=15
(d) A |B|= 48
76. If a vector P make
angles a, ß and Y respectively
with the X, Y and Z axes. Then
sin a + sin" ß +sin y =
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 3
77. If vectors A and B
have an angle 6 between them,
then value of |A -

B| will be
(a) 2 cos (b) 2 tan
2 2

(c) 2 sin (d) None of these

2

78. A particle undergoes three successive

displacements
given by s = 2 m north-cast, s2 = 2 m due south
and s= 4 m 30° north of west, then magnitude of
net displacement is
(a) 14+ 4/3 (b) 14-43
(c) 4 (d) Noneof hese
79. The resultant of A and B is R,. On reversing the
vector B, the resultant becomes R,. What is the
value of R +R2?
(a) A +B2 (b) A - B2

(c) 204 +B) (d) 2A -B)

of two unit unit vector,

vectors is a then
80. If the sum

magnitude of difference in two unit vectors is

(b) 3
(a) v2
(d) 5
(c) 1/2