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1. The vector projection of a vector on y-axis is
10. A hall has the dimensions A fly
(a) 5 (b) 4 starting at one corner ends up at a diametrically opposite
(c)3 (d) Zero corner. What is the magnitude of its displacement
2. Position of a particle in a rectangular-co-ordinate system is (3, (a) 17 m (b) 26 m
2, 5). Then its position vector will be (c) 36 m (d) 20 m
(a) (b)
(c) (d) None of these 11. 100 coplanar forces each equal to 10 N act on a body. Each
force makes angle with the preceding force. What is the
3. If a particle moves from point P (2,3,5) to point Q (3,4,5). Its resultant of the forces
displacement vector be (a) 1000 N (b) 500 N
(a) (b) (c) 250 N (d) Zero
(c) (d)
12. The magnitude of a given vector with end points (4, – 4, 0)
and (– 2, – 2, 0) must be
4. A force of 5 N acts on a particle along a direction making an
angle of 60° with vertical. Its vertical component be (a) 6 (b)
(a) 10 N (b) 3 N (c) 4 (d)
(c) 4 N (d) 2.5 N
6. Vector makes equal angles with x,y and z axis. Value of its (a) (b)
components (in terms of magnitude of ) will be (c) (d)
(a) (b)
15. The unit vector along is
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(c) (d)
7. If the direction of cosines of the vector
are
16. A vector is represented by . Its length in XY
(a) (b) plane is
(a) 2 (b)
(c) (d)
(c) (d)
17. Five equal forces of 10 N each are applied at one point and all
8. The vector that must be added to the vector and
are lying in one plane. If the angles between them are equal,
so that the resultant vector is a unit vector the resultant force will be
along the y-axis is (a) Zero (b) 10 N
(a) (b) (c) 20 N (d)
(c) (d) Null vector
18. The angle made by the vector with x- axis is
9. How many minimum number of coplanar vectors having (a) 90° (b) 45°
different magnitudes can be added to give zero resultant (c) 22.5° (d) 30°
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5
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19. Any vector in an arbitrary direction can always be replaced by
two (or three) (c) (d)
(a) Parallel vectors which have the original vector as their
resultant
28. Surface area is
(b) Mutually perpendicular vectors which have the original
vector as their resultant (a) Scalar (b)Vector
(c) Arbitrary vectors which have the original vector as (c) Neither scalar nor vector (d)Both scalar and vector
their resultant
(d) It is not possible to resolve a vector 29. With respect to a rectangular cartesian coordinate system,
three vectors are expressed as
20. Angular momentum is
, and where are
(a) A scalar (b) A polar vector
unit vectors, along the X, Y and Z-axis respectively. The unit
(c) An axial vector (d) None of these
vectors along the direction of sum of these vector is
(a) (b)
45. If the resultant of the two forces has a magnitude smaller than
(c) (d) the magnitude of larger force, the two forces must be
(a) Different both in magnitude and direction
37. A truck travelling due north at 20 m/s turns west and travels at (b) Mutually perpendicular to one another
the same speed. The change in its velocity be (c) Possess extremely small magnitude
(a) 40 m/sN–W (b) m/s N–W (d) Point in opposite directions
(c) 40 m/s S–W (d) m/sS–W
46. Forces and act on a point mass in two mutually
38. If the sum of two unit vectors is a unit vector, then magnitude perpendicular directions. The resultant force on the point
of difference is mass will be
(a) (b) (a) (b)
(d)
62. What is the angle between and the resultant of
(a) (b)
68. A body is at rest under the action of three forces, two of
(c) (d) which are the third force is
(a) (b)
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(c) (d)
77. Which pair of the following forces will never give
69. A plane is revolving around the earth with a speed of 100 resultant force of 2 N
km/hr at a constant height from the surface of earth. The (a) 2 N and 2 N (b) 1 N and 1 N
change in the velocity as it travels half circle is
(a)200 km/hr (b) 150 km/hr
(c) 1 N and 3 N (d) 1 N and 4 N
(c) (d) 0
78. Two forces 3N and 2 N are at an angle such that the
70. What displacement must be added to the displacement resultant is R. The first force is now increased to 6N and the
resultant become 2R. The value of is
to give a displacement of 7.0 m pointing in
the x- direction (a) 30° (b) 60°
(a) (b) (c) 90° (d) 120°
(c) (d)
79. Three concurrent forces of the same magnitude are in
equilibrium. What is the angle between the forces ? Also
71. A body moves due East with velocity 20 km/hour and then name the triangle formed by the forces as sides
due North with velocity 15 km/hour. The resultant velocity (a) 60° equilateral triangle (b)120° equilateral triangle
(a) 5 km/hour (b) 15 km/hour (c) 120°, 30°, 30° an isosceles triangle(d) 120° an obtuse
(c) 20 km/hour (d) 25 km/hour angled triangle
72. The magnitudes of vectors and are 3, 4 and 5 units 80. If , then angle between and
respectively. If , the angle between and is will be
(a) 90° (b) 120°
(a) (b) (c) 0° (d) 60°
(c) (d) 81. 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
73. While travelling from one station to another, a car travels 75 each other, the magnitude of their resultant is
km North, 60 km North-east and 20 km East. The minimum (a) 14 (b) 16
distance between the two stations is
(c) 18 (d) 13
(a) 72 km (b) 112 km
(c) 132 km (d) 155 km
82. The vector sum of two forces is perpendicular to their vector
differences. In that case, the forces
74. A scooter going due east at 10 ms–1 turns right through an (a) Are equal to each other in magnitude
angle of 90°. If the speed of the scooter remains unchanged in (b) Are not equal to each other in magnitude
taking turn, the change is the velocity of the scooter is
(c) Cannot be predicted
(a)20.0 ms–1 south eastern direction(b)Zero
(d) Are equal to each other
(c) 10.0 ms–1 in southern direction(d)14.14 ms–1 in south-
west direction
83. y component of velocity is 20 and x component of velocity is
10. The direction of motion of the body with the horizontal at
75. A person goes 10 km north and 20 km east. What will be this instant is
displacement from initial point
(a) (b)
(a) 22.36 km (b) 2 km
(c) 45° (d) 0°
(c) 5 km (d) 20 km
(a) / 2 (b
86. The vectors and are added. The magnitude of
/ 3
the sum of these vector is
(c) (d) / 4
(a) (b) 38
(c) 238 (d) 560
95. If and then value of
will be
87. Two vectors are such that .
Then (a) (b)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(c) (d)
96. The torque of the force acting at the
88. If a vector is perpendicular to the vector point m about the origin be
. Then the value of is (a) (b)
(c) (d)
(a) –1 (b)
(c) (d) 1
97. If then which of the following statements is
wrong
89. If two vectors and are parallel (a) (b)
to each other then value of be (c) (d)
(a) 0 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4 98. If a particle of mass m is moving with constant velocity v
parallel to x-axis in x-y plane as shown in fig. Its angular
momentum with respect to origin at any time t will be
90. 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 (a) (b)
the force. The work done by the force be (c) (d)
(a) 200 J (b) 100 J
(c) 300 (d) 250 J 99. Consider two vectors and The
magnitude of the scalar product of these vectors is
91. A particle moves from position to (a) 20 (b) 23
due to a uniform force of (c) (d) 26
If the displacement in meters then work
done will be 100.Consider a vector Another vector that is
(a) 100 J (b) 200 J perpendicular to is
(c) 300 J (d) 250 J (a) (b)
(c) (d)
92. If for two vector and , sum is perpendicular to the
difference . The ratio of their magnitude is 101. Two vectors and are at right angles to each
(a) 1 (b) 2
other, when
(c) 3 (d) None of these
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
93. The angle between the vectors and is The value of
the triple product is 102.If and is finite, then
(c) (d)
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(c) and are mutually perpendicular(d) (c) 160 J (d) 190 J
112.A particle moves in the x-y plane under the action of a force
such that the value of its linear momentum at anytimet is
103.A force Newton is applied over a particle
The angle between and at
which displaces it from its origin to the point
a given time t. will be
metres. The work done on the particle is
(a) – 7 J (b) +13 J (a) (b)
(c) +7 J (d) +11 J (c) (d)
104.The angle between two vectors and 113.The area of the parallelogram represented by the vectors
is and is
(a) 0° (b) 90° (a) 14 units (b) 7.5 units
(c) 180° (d) None of the above (c) 10 units (d) 5 units
105.The angle between the vectors and is 114.A vector is along the positive X-axis. If its vector product
(a) 30° (b) 45° with another vector is zero then could be
(c) 60° (d) 90°
(a) (b)
107.If then angle between and is 116.The angle between vectors and is
(a) 0° (b) 30° (a) Zero (b)
(c) 45° (d) 60° (c) (d)
108.A force acting on a body, produces a 117.What is the angle between and
displacement Work done by the force is
(a) 10 units (b) 18 units (a) 0 (b)
(c) 11 units (d) 5 units
(c) (d)
109.The angle between the two vectors and
will be
118.The resultant of the two vectors having magnitude 2 and 3 is
(a) Zero (b) 45° 1. What is their cross product
(c) 90° (d) 180° (a) 6 (b) 3
(c) 1 (d) 0
110.The vector and are
perpendicular to each other. The positive value of a is 119.Let be any vector. Another
(a) 3 (b) 4 vector which is normal to A is
(c) 9 (d) 13
(a) (b)
(c) (d) 130.What is the unit vector perpendicular to the following vectors
and
(a) (b)
121.A vector points vertically upward and points towards
north. The vector product is
(c) (d)
(a) Zero (b) Along west
(c) Along east (d) Vertically downward
131.The area of the parallelogram whose sides are represented by
122.Angle between the vectors and is the vectors and is
(a) 90° (b) 0° (a) sq.unit (b) sq.unit
(c) 180° (d) 60° (c) sq.unit (d) sq.unit
124.If force and displacement then 133.Two vector A and B have equal magnitudes. Then the vector
the work done is A + B is perpendicular to
(a) (b) (a) (b) A – B
(c) (d) (c) 3A – 3B (d) All of these
125.If then angle between and will be 134.Find the torque of a force acting at the
(a) 30° (b) 45° point
(c) 60° (d) 90°
(a) (b
126.In an clockwise system
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(c) (d)
(b)
141.Dot product of two mutual perpendicular vector is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c)
(c) (d) None of these
(d)
142.When then
(a) and are perpendicular to each other 149.If a body is in equilibrium under a set of non-collinear forces,
(b) and act in the same direction then the minimum number of forces has to be
(a) Four (b) Three
(c) and act in the opposite direction
(c) Two (d) Five
(d) and can act in any direction
150.How many minimum number of non-zero vectors in different
143.If then the value of is planes can be added to give zero resultant
(a) 2 (b) 3
(a) (b) (c) 4 (d) 5
(c) (d) 151.As shown in figure the tension in the horizontal cord is 30 N.
The weight W and tension in the string OA in Newton are
152.Two cars are moving in the same direction with the same
145.A force is applied over a particle which speed 30 km/hr. They are separated by a distance of 5 km, the
displaces it from its original position to the point speed of a car moving in the opposite direction if it meets
m. The work done on the particle is these two cars at an interval of 4 minutes, will be
(a) + 11 J (b) + 7 J (a) 40 km/hr (b) 45 km/hr
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(c) 30 km/hr (d) 15 km/hr 160.A man sitting in a bus travelling in a direction from west to
east with a speed of 40 km/h observes that the rain-drops are
153.A man standing on a road hold his umbrella at 30° with the falling vertically down. To the another man standing on
vertical to keep the rain away. He throws the umbrella and ground the rain will appear
starts running at 10 km/hr. He finds that raindrops are hitting (a) To fall vertically down
his head vertically, the speed of raindrops with respect to the
(b) To fall at an angle going from west to east
road will be
(a) 10 km/hr (b) 20 km/hr (c) To fall at an angle going from east to west
(c) 30 km/hr (d) 40 km/hr (d) The information given is insufficient to decide the
direction of rain.
154.A boat is moving with a velocity 3i + 4j with respect to ground.
The water in the river is moving with a velocity – 3i – 4jwith 161.A boat takes two hours to travel 8 km and back in still water.
respect to ground. The relative velocity of the boat with If the velocity of water is 4 km/h, the time taken for going
respect to water is upstream 8 km and coming back is
(a) 8j (b) – 6i – 8j
(a) 2h
(c) 6i +8j (d)
(b) 2h 40 min
(c) 1h 20 min
155.A 150 m long train is moving to north at a speed of 10 m/s. A
parrot flying towards south with a speed of 5 m/s crosses the (d) Cannot be estimated with the information given
train. The time taken by the parrot the cross to train would be:
162.A 120 m long train is moving towards west with a speed of 10
(a) 30 s (b) 15 s m/s. A bird flying towards east with a speed of 5 m/s crosses
(c) 8 s (d) 10 s the train. The time taken by the bird to cross the train will be
(a) 16 sec (b) 12 sec
156.A river is flowing from east to west at a speed of 5 m/min. A
man on south bank of river, capable of swimming 10m/min in (c) 10 sec (d) 8 sec
still water, wants to swim across the river in shortest time. He
should swim [BHU 1998] 163.A boat crosses a river with a velocity of 8 km/h. If the
(a) Due north resulting velocity of boat is 10 km/h then the velocity of river
(b) Due north-east water is
(c) Due north-east with double the speed of river (a) 4 km/h (b) 6 km/h
(d) None of these
(c) 8 km/h (d) 10 km/h
169. Find the resultant of three vectors and 175.A metal sphere is hung by a string fixed to a wall. The sphere
shown in the following figure. Radius of the circle is pushed away from the wall by a stick. The forces acting on
C the sphere are shown in the second diagram. Which of the
is R. B
following statements is wrong
(a) 2R 45o
45o (a)
A
(b) O
(b)
(c) (c)
(d) (d)
170. Figure shows ABCDEF as a regular hexagon. 176.The speed of a boat is 5 km/h in still water. It crosses a river
of width 1 km along the shortest possible path in 15 minutes.
What is the value of E D
The velocity of the river water is
(a) (a) 1 km/h (b) 3 km/h
(b) F C (c) 4 km/h (d) 5 km/h
O
(c)
177.A man crosses a 320 m wide river perpendicular to the current
(d) A B
in 4 minutes. If in still water he can swim with a speed 5/3
times that of the current, then the speed of the current, in
171.The length of second's hand in watch is 1 cm. The change in m/min is
velocity of its tip in 15 seconds is (a) 30 (b) 40
(c) 50 (d) 60.
(a) Zero (b)
178. represents a unit vector when c is
(c) (d) (a) – 0.2 (b)
(c) (d) 0
(a) (b)
188. Figure below shows a body of mass M moving
(c) (d) None of these with the uniform speed on a circular path of radius, R.
What is the
P2 change in acceleration in going from to
182.A car travels 6 km towards north at an angle of 45° to the east v
and then travels distance of 4 km towards north at an angle of
135° to the east. How far is the point from the starting point. P1
R
What angle does the straight line joining its initial and final
position makes with the east
(a) and (b)
(c) (d)
183.Given that = 0 out of three vectors two are equal in
magnitude and the magnitude of third vector is times that
of either of the two having equal magnitude. Then the angles 189. A particle is moving on a circular path of radius r
between vectors are given by with uniform velocity v. The change in velocity when
(a) 30°, 60°, 90° (b) 45°, 45°, 90° P
the particle moves from P to Q is
(c) 45°, 60°, 90° (d) 90°, 135°, 135° r
O 40o v
(a) (b)
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(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
200.A steam boat goes across a lake and comes back (a) On a
193.Two constant forces (N) and quite day when the water is still and (b) On a rough day when
there is uniform air current so as to help the journey onward
(N) act on a body and displace it from the and to impede the journey back. If the speed of the launch on
position (m) to the position both days was same, in which case it will complete the
journey in lesser time
(m). What is the work done
(a) Case (a) (b) Case (b)
(a) 9 J (b) 41 J
(c) Same in both (d) Nothing can be predicted
(c) – 3 J (d) None of these
202.A swimmer can swim in still water with speed and the river
195.Which of the following is the unit vector perpendicular to is flowing with velocity v/2. To cross the river in shortest
and distance, he should swim making angle with the upstream.
What is the ratio of the time taken to swim across the shortest
(a) (b) time to that is swimming across over shortest distance
(a) cos (b) sin
(c) (d) (c) tan (d) cot
(a) (b)
(c) (d) A = 5
199.Two trains along the same straight rails moving with constant
speed 60 km/hr and 30 km/hr
respectively towards each other. If at time , the
distance between them is 90 km,
the time when they collide is
(a) 1 hr (b) 2 hr
(c) 3 hr (d) 4 hr
208. The time period of a simple pendulum is
204. The period of oscillation of a simple
given by . The measured value of the
pendulum is . Measured value of is
length of pendulumis known to a
from meterscale having a minimum division accuracy. The time for oscillations of the
of and time of one complete oscillation is pendulum is found to be secondusing a clock
measured fromstopwatch of of resolution. The percentage accuracy in the
resolution. The percentage error in the
determination of using this pendulum is .The
determination of ' will be
value of to the nearest integer is:-
(a) (b)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(c) (d)
(a) (b)
(c) (d)