VECTOR ASSIGNMENT

(JM+CET NURTURE BATCH P1)

Q 1. The scalar quantity is -
[a] electric current [b] displacement [c] velocity [d] force
Q 2. The scalar quantity is -
[a] force [b] displacement [c] acceleration [d] work
Q 3. If then which of the following is NOT correct

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 4. Angular momentum is
[a] A scalar [b] A polar vector [c] An axial vector [d] None of these
Q 5. Which of the following is a vector
[a] Pressure [b] Surface tension [c] Moment of inertia [d] None of these
Q 6. Which of the following is a scalar quantity
[a] Displacement [b] Electric field [c] Acceleration [d] Work
Q 7. 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]
Q 8. Which of the following is scalar - [RPET 2003]
[a] electric potential [b] momentum [c] velocity [d] force
Q 9. A particle is simultaneously acted by two forces equal to 4 N and 3 N. The net force on the particle is
[a] 7 N [b] 5 N [c] 1 N [d] Between 1 N and 7 N
Q 10. Following sets of three forces act on a body. Whose resultant cannot be zero
[a] 10, 10, 10 [b] 10, 10, 20 [c] 10, 20, 23 [d] 10, 20, 40
Q 11. When three forces of 50 N, 30 N and 15 N act on a body, then the body is
[a] At rest [b] Moving with a uniform velocity
[c] In equilibrium [d] Moving with an acceleration
Q 12. Maximum and minimum magnitudes of the resultant of two vectors of magnitudes P and Q are in the
ratio Which of the following relations is true
[a] [b] [c] [d] None of these
Q 13. The maximum and minimum magnitude of the resultant of two given vectors are 17 units and 7 unit
respectively. If these two vectors are at right angles to each other, the magnitude of their resultant is
[a] 14 [b] 16 [c] 18 [d] 13
Q 14. A truck travelling due north at 20 m/s turns west and travels at the same speed. The change in its velocity
be

[a] 40 m/s N–W [b] m/s N–W [c] 40 m/s S–W [d] m/s S–W
Q 15. If the sum of two unit vectors is a unit vector, then magnitude of difference is

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 16. A body is at rest under the action of three forces, two of which are the third force is

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 17. Two equal forces (P each) act at a point inclined to each other at an angle of 120°. The magnitude of their
resultant is
 [a] [b] [c] [d] 2P

Q 18. If the angle between and is

[a] 60° [b] 0° [c] 120° [d] 90°

Q 19. The magnitude of vector and are respectively 12, 5 and 13 units and then the angle
between and is
[a] 0 [b] [c] [d]
Q 20. Two forces, each of magnitude F have a resultant of the same magnitude F. The angle between the two
forces is
[a] 45° [b] 120° [c] 150° [d] 60°

Q 21. What is the angle between and the resultant of and

[a] Zero [b] [c] [d]

Q 22. There are two force vectors, one of 5 N and other of 12 N at what angle the two vectors be added to get
resultant vector of 17 N, 7 N and 13 N respectively
[a] 0°, 180° and 90° [b] 0°, 90° and 180° [c] 0°, 90° and 90° [d] 180°, 0° and 90°
Q 23. How many minimum number of non-zero vectors in different planes can be added to give zero resultant
[a] 2 [b] 3 [c] 4 [d] 5

Q 24. If then which of the following is NOT correct

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 25. 100 coplanar forces each equal to 10 N act on a body. Each force makes angle with the preceding
force. What is the resultant of the forces
[a] 1000 N [b] 500 N [c] 250 N [d] Zero
Q 26. How many minimum number of coplanar vectors having different magnitudes can be added to give zero
resultant
[a] 2 [b] 3 [c] 4 [d] 5
Q 27. Forces and act on a point mass in two mutually perpendicular directions. The resultant force on the
point mass will be

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 28. The resultant of two vectors A and B is perpendicular to the vector A and its magnitude is equal to half
the magnitude of vector B. The angle between A and B is
[a] 120° [b] 150° [c] 135° [d] None of these

Q 29. The resultant of and is perpendicular to . What is the angle between and

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 30. Two forces, and are acting on a body. One force is double that of the other force and the resultant
is equal to the greater force. Then the angle between the two forces is

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 31. A plane is revolving around the earth with a speed of 100 km/hr at a constant height from the surface of
earth. The change in the velocity as it travels half circle is

[a] 200 km/hr [b] 150 km/hr [c] [d] 0

Q 32. A scooter going due east at 10 ms–1 turns right through an angle of 90°. If the speed of the scooter
remains unchanged in taking turn, the change is the velocity of the scooter is
[a] 20.0 ms–1 south eastern direction [b] Zero
–1
[c] 10.0 ms in southern direction [d] 14.14 ms–1 in south-west direction
Q 33. A person goes 10 km north and 20 km east. What will be displacement from initial point
[a] 22.36 km [b] 2 km [c] 5 km [d] 20 km
Q 34. Which pair of the following forces will never give resultant force of 2 N
[a] 2 N and 2 N [b] 1 N and 1 N [c] 1 N and 3 N [d] 1 N and 4 N

Q 35. If , then angle between and will be

[a] 90° [b] 120° [c] 0° [d] 60°
Q 36. Two forces of 12 N and 8 N act upon a body. The resultant force on the body has maximum value of
[a] 4 N [b] 0 N [c] 20 N [d] 8 N
  
F1 F2 F3
Q 37. If two forces and mutually perpendicular are applied on a particle of mass m and balances the

F3
two forces. If removed the acceleration of particle will be - [AIEEE 2002]
   
F3 F1 F2  F2
F1 
[a] m [b] m [c] m [d] m
 C
Q 38. Three forces start acting simultaneously on a particle moving with velocity v , . These force are
represented in magnitude and direction by the three sides of a triangle ABC (as shown). The
particle will now move with velocity - [AIEEE 2003] A B

  
[a] |v| in the direction of the largest force BC [b] v , remaining unchanged [c] less than v [d] greater than v
     

Q 39. The vectors A and B are such that | AB|  | AB | . The angle between the two vectors is
[a] 60º [b] 75º [c] 45º [d] 90º [CPMT 2006]

Q 40. A force of 5N acts on a particle along a direction making an angle of 60° with vertical. Its vertical component
be
[a] 10 N [b] 3 N [c] 4 N [d] 2.5 N
Q 41. An object of m kg with speed of v m/s strikes a wall at an angle  and rebounds at
the same speed and same angle. The magnitude of the change in momentum of
the object will be

[a] [b] [c] 0 [d]

Q 42. Position of a particle in a rectangular-co-ordinate system is (3, 2, 5). Then its position vector will be

[a] [b] [c] [d] None of these

Q 43. If a particle moves from point P (2,3,5) to point Q (3,4,5). Its displacement vector will be

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 44. If and the vector having the same magnitude as B and parallel to A is

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 45. Vector makes equal angles with x, y and z axis. Value of its components (in terms of magnitude of )
will be

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 46. The vector that must be added to the vector and so that the resultant vector is a
unit vector along the y-axis is

[a] [b] [c] [d] Null vector

Q 47. A vector is represented by . Its length in XY plane is

[a] 2 [b] [c] [d]

Q 48. A hall has the dimensions A fly starting at one corner ends up at a diametrically
opposite corner. What is the magnitude of its displacement
[a] 17 m [b] 26 m [c] 36 m [d] 20 m

F  ( 6 î  8 ĵ  10k̂ )
Q 49. A force N produces an acceleration of magnitude 1 m/s 2 in a body. The mass of the body is
[a] 102 kg [b] 10 kg [c] 210 kg [d] 20 kg

Q 50. The expression is a

[a] Unit vector [b] Null vector [c] Vector of magnitude 2 [d] Scalar

Q 51. The unit vector along is

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 52. If a unit vector is represented by , then the value of ‘c’ is

[a] 1 [b] [c] [d]

Q 53. With respect to a rectangular cartesian coordinate system, three vectors are expressed as

, and

where are unit vectors, along the X, Y and Z-axis respectively. The unit vectors along the direction
of sum of these vector is

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 54. The position vector of a particle is determined by the expression

The distance traversed in first 10 sec is
[a] 500 m [b] 300 m [c] 150 m [d] 100 m

Q 55. If and then magnitude and direction of will be

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 56. What displacement must be added to the displacement to give a displacement of 7.0 m
pointing in the x- direction

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 57. The magnitude of a given vector with end points (4, – 4, 0) and (– 2, – 2, 0) must be

[a] 6 [b] [c] 4 [d]

Q 58. A boy walks uniformally along the sides of a rectangular park of size 400 m× 300 m, starting from one
corner to the other corner diagonally opposite. Which of the following statement is incorrect
[a] He has travelled a distance of 700 m [b] His displacement is 700 m
[c] His displacement is 500 m [d] His velocity is not uniform throughout the walk

Q 59. Unit vector parallel to the resultant of vectors and will be

[a] [b] [c] [d] None of these

Q 60. Magnitude of vector which comes on addition of two vectors, and is

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 61. What vector must be added to the two vectors and so that the resultant may be a
unit vector along x-axis

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 62. y component of velocity is 20 and x component of velocity is 10. The direction of motion of the body with
the horizontal at this instant is

[a] [b] [c] 45° [d] 0°

Q 63. The vectors and are added. The magnitude of the sum of these vector is

[a] [b] 38 [c] 238 [d] 560

 
A  4 î  3 ĵ  6k̂ B  ˆi  3ˆj  8kˆ
Q 64. The unit vectors parallel to the resultant of the vectors and is -
1 1 1 1
[a] 7 [3 î  6 ĵ  2k̂ ] [b] 7 [3 î  6 ĵ  2k̂ ] [c] 49 [3 î  6 ĵ  2k̂ ] [d] 49 [3 î  6 ĵ  2k̂ ]

Q 65. Six vectors, though have the magnitudes and directions indicated in
the figure. Which of the following statements is true? [AIPMT 2010]

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 66. If a = 3i + 2j + 4k, b = -i + 2j + k then =

[a] [b] - [c] [d] -

Q 67. If a = 2(1, - 7, 2) b = (- 2, 3, 5) c = (2, - 2, 4) and i is the unit vector in the x-direction, then (a – 2b + 3c).i=
(a) 11 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 36
Q 68. The angle between the vectors 6i + 2j + k, 2i – 9j + 6k is
[a] 90o [b] 60o [c] 45o [d] 30o
Q 69. The angle made by the vector 2i + 2j – k with y-axis is
[a] Cos-1(1/7) [b] Cos-1(2/7) [c] Cos-1(2/3) [d] Cos-1(1/3)

Q 70. If a vector is perpendicular to the vector . Then the value of is

[a] –1 [b] 1/2 [c] -1/2 [d] 1
Q 71. The vector sum of two forces is perpendicular to their vector differences. In that case, the forces
[a] Are equal to each other in magnitude [b] Are not equal to each other in magnitude
[c] Cannot be predicted [d] Are equal to each other

Q 72. The component of vector along the vector is

 [a] 5/2 [b] [c] [d] 5
Q 73. A body, acted upon by a force of 50 N is displaced through a distance 10 meter in a direction making an
angle of 60° with the force. The work done by the force be
[a] 200 J [b] 100 J [c] 300 [d] 250 J

Q 74. A particle moves from position to due to a uniform force of If

the displacement in meters then work done will be
[a] 100 J [b] 200 J [c] 300 J [d] 250 J

Q 75. A body, constrained to move in the Y-direction is subjected to a force given by

What is the work done by this force in moving the body a distance 10 m along the Y-axis
[a] 20 J [b] 150 J [c] 160 J [d] 190 J

Q 76. A particle moves with a velocity under the influence of a constant force

The instantaneous power applied to the particle is

[a] 35 J/s [b] 45 J/s [c] 25 J/s [d] 195 J/s

Q 77. A particle moves in the x-y plane under the action of a force such that the value of its linear momentum

at anytime t is The angle between and at a given time t. will be

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 78. The angle between the two vectors and is

[a] 60° [b] Zero [c] 90° [d] None of these

Q 79. The vector projection of a vector on y-axis is

[a] 5 [b] 4 [c] 3 [d] Zero
Q 80. If two vectors A and B is respectively 2i + 3k + 4j and – i – j + 3k are making angle with each other there
value will be

[a] [b] [c] [d] None of these

Q 81. The position vector of a particle is . The velocity of the particle is

[a] Parallel to the position vector [b] Perpendicular to the position vector
[c] Directed towards the origin [d] Directed away from the origin

Q 82. The angle between the two vectors and will be

[a] 90° [b] 0° [c] 60° [d] 45°

Q 83. Two vectors are such that . Then

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 84. Consider two vectors and The magnitude of the scalar product of these vectors
is

[a] 20 [b] 23 [c] [d] 26

Q 85. Two vectors and are at right angles to each other, when
 [a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 86. A force Newton is applied over a particle which displaces it from its origin to the point

metres. The work done on the particle is

[a] – 7 J [b] +13 J [c] +7 J [d] +11 J

Q 87. The angle between two vectors and is

[a] 0° [b] 90° [c] 180° [d] None of the above

Q 88. Two forces and act on a single point. The angle between and is
nearly
[a] 30° [b] 45° [c] 60° [d] 90°

Q 89. Given vector the angle between and y-axis is

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 90. The angle made by the vector A = i + j with x-axis is -
[a] 90º [b] 45º [c] 22.5º [d] 30º


Q 91. The vector P  a î  a ĵ  3k̂

and Q  a î  2 ĵ  k̂ are perpendicular to each other, the positive value of ‘a’ is -
[a] 3 [b] 2 [c] 1 [d] zero
 
F  5 î  3 ĵ, r  2 î  ĵ
Q 92. If then work done on the system is -
[a] –7 joule [b] 7 joule [c] 10 joule [d] –10 joule

Q 93. If a vector 2 î  3 ĵ  8k̂ is perpendicular to the vector 4 ĵ  4 î  k̂ , then the value of a is-

[a] –1 [b] -1/2 [c] 1/2 [d] 1

Q 94. The value of is

[a] 0 [b] [c] [d]

Q 95. A vector points vertically upward and points towards north. The vector product is
[a] Zero [b] Along west [c] Along east [d] Vertically downward
Q 96. Two vector A and B have equal magnitudes. Then the vector A + B is perpendicular to
[a] [b] A – B [c] 3A – 3B [d] All of these

Q 97. The angle between the vectors and is The value of the triple product is

[a] [b] Zero [c] [d]

Q 98. If then the angle between A and B is

[a]  / 2 [b]  / 3 [c]  [d]  / 4

Q 99. If then which of the following statements is wrong

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 100. The angle between vectors and is

[a] Zero [b]  [c] [d]
Q 101. If then angle between and will be
[a] 30° [b] 45° [c] 60° [d] 90°

Q 102. What is the angle between and

[a] 0 [b] /2 [c] /4 [d]

Q 103. If and then value of will be

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 104. The area of the parallelogram represented by the vectors and is

[a] 14 units [b] 7.5 units [c] 10 units [d] 5 units

Q 105. What is the unit vector perpendicular to the following vectors and

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 106. If two vectors and are parallel to each other then value of  be
[a] 0 [b] 2 [c] 3 [d] 4

Q 107. If then the value of is

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 108. The torque of the force acting at the point m about the origin be

[a] [b] [c] [d]

Q 109. If for two vectors and the vectors

[a] Are perpendicular to each other [b] Are parallel to each other
[c] Act at an angle of 60° [d] Act at an angle of 30°

Q 110. The diagonals of a parallelogram are and What is the area of the parallelogram
[a] 0.5 units [b] 1 unit [c] 2 units [d] 4 units

Q 111. The area of the parallelogram whose sides are represented by the vectors and is

[a] sq.unit [b] sq.unit [c] sq.unit [d] sq.unit

Q 112. If a vector is parallel to another vector then the resultant of the vector will be equal to

[a] A [b] [c] Zero vector [d] Zero

Q 113. The position of a particle is given by r  (i  2 j  k ) momentum P  (3i  4 j  2k ) . The angular momentum is
perpendicular to -
[a] x-axis [b] y-axis [c] z-axis [d] line at equal angles to all the three axes
       
A, B
Q 114. Three vectors & C satisfy the following relation A .B  0 and A .C  0 vector A is parallel to -
     
[a] B [b] C [c] B .C [d] B C

  
Q 115. Let F be the force acting on a particle having position vector r , and T be the torque of this force about
the origin. Then -
                
[a] r .T  0 and F.T  0 [b] r .T  0 and F .T  0 [c] r . T  0 and F . T  0 [d] r . T  0 and F . T  0

   
Q 116. If A B  B A , then the angle between A & B is -
[a] /4 [b] /3 [c] /2 [d] 
    
(B  A ). A
Q 117. If the angle between the vectors A and B is , the value of the product is equal to -
[a] zero [b] BA2 sinq cosq [c] BA2 sinq [d] BA2 cosq
     
| A B | 3(A .B)
Q 118. A and B are two vectors and  is the angle between them, if the value of is
[a] 90º [b] 60º [c] 45º [d] 30º