NISHAT COLLEGE OF SCIENCE Practice MCQs

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1st Year PHYSICS Ahmad Raza MCQs= Ch # 02 Roll #: _________
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1. Two forces of 6N and 8N can produce a resultant of:

(A) 0N (B) 1N (C) 10N (D) 18N
2. The magnitude of four pairs of displacement vectors cannot be added to a resultant of magnitude 4 cm?
(A) 1cm, 1cm (B) 1cm, 3cm (C) 1cm, 5cm (D) All
3. ̂ and 𝟐𝒊̂ + 𝟔𝒋̂ + 𝒒𝒌
If vectors 𝟐𝒊̂ + 𝟒𝒋̂ − 𝟕𝒌 ̂ are perpendicular then value of q is:
(A) 4 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 10
4. When a vector 𝑨 ⃗ is multiplied by a negative number then its direction:
(A) Remaining same (B) Changed by 180o (C) Does not change (D) None of these
5. If two unit vectors are inclined at angle of 90o ,then magnitude of their resultant will be:
(A) 2 (B) √2 (C) √3 (D) Zero
6. If both rectangular components of a vector are equal and negative, the angle which the vector makes with x-
axis is:
(A) 45o (B) 135o (C) 225o (D) 315o
7. The force acting on a body of mass 5 kg is (𝟑𝒊̂ + 𝟒𝒋)̂ N. The magnitude of the magnitude of the acceleration of
the body is:
(A) 0.2 ms-2 (B) 1 ms-1 (C) 1.4 ms-2 (D) 5 ms-2
8. The resultant of the two like parallel forces ⃗𝑨 and ⃗𝑩
⃗ is:
(A) √𝐴2 + 𝐵2 (B) √𝐴2 − 𝐵2 (C) A+B (D) A-B
9. ⃗
|𝒃| can be written as:
(A) √𝑏⃗⃗⃗⃗ .𝑏 (B) 𝑏⃗⃗⃗⃗
.𝑏 (C) (𝑏⃗⃗⃗⃗
. 𝑏)2 (D) ⃗⃗⃗
(𝑏⃗⃗⃗
. 𝑏)3/2
10. The resultant of two vectors of magnitudes 2A and √𝟐 𝑨 acting at an angle 𝜽 is √𝟏𝟎𝑨. 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝜽 =?
(A) 30o (B) 45o (C) 60 o (D) 90 o
11. The x and y components of a force are 2N and-3N the force is:
(A) 2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ (B) −2𝑖̂ − 3𝑗̂ (C) 3𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ (D) 2𝑖̂ − 3𝑗̂
12. The torque acting on a body determines its:
(A) Angular velocity (B) Angular displacement
(C) Angular acceleration (D) Angular momentum
13. If 𝑨 × 𝑩 points along positive z-axis , the vector ⃗𝑨 𝒂𝒏𝒅 ⃗𝑩
⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗ will lie in:
(A) zx-plane (B) xy-plane (C) yz-plane (D) None of these
14. If Ax = Ay, then the angle which the angle which the vector𝑨 ⃗ makes with y-axis is :
o o o
(A)30 (B) 45 (C) 60 (D) 90 o
15. If the angle between the vector ) 𝐴 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 ⃗ is 𝜃, the value of the product ) (𝐴 × 𝐵 ⃗ ). 𝐴 is equal to:
2 2 2
(A) Zero (B) BA 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 (C) BA 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 (D) BA 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
16. Two forces, each equal to p/2, act at right angles. Their effect may be neutralized by a third force with a
magnitude of:
(A) P (B) P/2 (C) P/√2 (D) √2 𝑃
17. ⃗
⃗ ⃗⃗ ⃗
⃗ ⃗⃗
If 𝑷.𝑸 = 𝟎 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 |𝑷 × 𝑸|𝒊𝒔 :
(A) |𝑃⃗||𝑄 ⃗| (B) Zero (C) 1 (D) √𝑃𝑄
18. What is the unit vector along 𝒊̂ + 𝒋̂?
𝑖̂+𝑗̂
(A) (B) √2(𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂) (C) 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ ̂
(D) 𝐾
√2

19. What is the resultant force in the diagram shown?

(A) Zero (B) 6N to left

(C) 6N to right (D) 11N to right
20. If ⃗𝑨 and ⃗𝑩
⃗ are perpendicular to each other then:
⃗ =0
(A) 𝐴 . 𝐵 ⃗ =1
(B) 𝐴 . 𝐵 ⃗ =AB
(C) 𝐴 . 𝐵 ⃗ =AB
(D) 𝐴 × 𝐵
21. Which of the following represent 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝜽:
→ ×→ |→ ×→| |→ ×→| →.→
𝑎 𝑏 𝑎 𝑏 𝑎 𝑏 𝑎 𝑏
(A) →.→
(B) →→
(C) →.→
(D)
𝑎 𝑏 𝑎 ×𝑏 𝑎 𝑏
|→ ×→|
𝑎 𝑏
22. The direction of torque is:
⃗
(A) Along position vector 𝒓 ⃗
⃗ ×𝑭
(B) Parallel to the plane containing 𝒓
⃗
(C) Along force 𝑭 ⃗
⃗ 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝑭
(D) Perpendicular to the plane containing 𝒓

2nd Part
1. What is the resultant of 3N and 4N forces acting at right angle to each other?
(A) 90 N (B) 5 N
(C) 7 N (D) 1 N
2. Two forces act together on a body; the magnitude of their resultant is greater when the angle between the
forces is?
(A) 45o (B) 60o
(C) 0o (D) 180o
3. If two vectors of magnitude F1 and F2 act on a body at an angle Ɵ, the magnitude of their resultant is:
(A) √𝐹12 + 𝐹22
(B) √𝐹12 + 𝐹22 + 2𝐹1 𝐹2 cos 𝜃
(C) √𝐹12 + 𝐹22 + 2𝐹1 𝐹2
2
(D) (√𝐹12 + 𝐹22 + 2𝐹1 𝐹2 cos 𝜃 )
4. Two vectors 4𝒊̂ + 7𝒋̂ and 2𝒊̂ + 𝟑𝒋̂ are added. The magnitude of the sum of these vectors is:
(A) 36 (B) 100
(C) √125 (D) √136
5. Addition of two vectors gives maximum resultant, when the vectors are:
(A) Parallel (B) Anti-parallel
(C) Perpendicular (D) All
6. Power is a quantity:
(A) Scalar (B) Vector
(C) Both A and B (D) None
7. ⃗⃗ = 𝟖𝒊̂ + 𝟔𝒋̂ makes an angle of 30o with positive y-axis then what is the magnitude of its y-component:
If 𝑩
(A) 5.66 (B) 6.66
(C) 7.66 (D) 8.66
8. The sum of a vector and its negative vector is:
(A) Unit vector (B) Null vector
(C) Zero (D) Position vector
9. ⃗ = 𝟓𝒊̂ − 𝒋̂ then this vector makes an angle with +ve x-axis is:
If 𝑪
(A) 49° (B) 59°
(C) 249° (D) 349°
10. Resultant of two forces 3N and 4N acting at right angle to each other, will be:
(A) 5 (B) 6
(C) 2 (D) 7
11. If 𝑨 ⃗ =4𝒊̂, 𝑩
⃗⃗ = −𝟒𝒋̂ them angle of 𝑨⃗ +𝑩⃗⃗ with x-axis is equal to:
(A) 45° (B) 135°
(C) 225° (D) 315°
̂
12. The angle between 𝒊̂ + 𝒋̂ 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝒋̂ + 𝒌 is:
(A) 30o (B) 60o
(C) 90o (D)45o
13. The dot product of two vectors is a negative vector when they are:
(A) Parallel (B) Anti parallel
 (C) Perpendicular (D) None
14. The self-scalar product of A is given by:
(A) √A (B) 1/A
(C) A2 (D) A
⃗ is:
⃗ and 𝑭
15. Torque has maximum value of angle between 𝒓
o
(A) 30 (B) 45o
(C) 60o (D) 90o