PHYSICS TEST

VECTOR

1.

The expression
(a) Unit vector

1 1
i
j
2
2

is a
(b)Null vector
2

(c) Vector of magnitude

(d)Scalar

A 2i 3j,

2.

Given vector

(a)

tan1 3 / 2

the angle between

(b)

tan1 2 / 3

and y-axis is

(c)

sin1 2 / 3

(d)

cos1 2 / 3

i j

3.

The unit vector along

is
i j

(a)

i j

(b)

(c)

(d)

i j
2

3i j 2k

4.

A vector is represented by

(a) 2

5.

(b)

14

. Its length in XY plane is

(c)

10

(d)

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)

10 2N

A i j

6.

The angle made by the vector

(a) 90

with x- axis is

(b)45

(c) 22.5

(d)30

A 5i 12j,

7.

The value of a unit vector in the direction of vector

(a)

8.

(b)

is

(i j) / 13

(c)

(5i 12j) / 13

(d)

Any vector in an arbitrary direction can always be replaced by two (or three)
(a) Parallel vectors which have the original vector as their resultant
(b)Mutually perpendicular vectors which have the original vector as their resultant
(c) Arbitrary vectors which have the original vector as their resultant
(d)It is not possible to resolve a vector

9.

If a vector
respectively.

making angles , , and respectively with the X, Y and Z axes

sin2 sin2 sin2

Then
(a) 0

(b)1

(c) 2

(d) 3

10. 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

11. For the resultant of the two vectors to be maximum, what must be the angle
between them
(a) 0

(b)60

(c) 90

(d)180

12. 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

13. Two vectors

and

lie in a plane, another vector

the resultant of these three vectors i.e.,

(a) Can be zero

lies outside this plane, then

A BC

(b)Cannot be zero

(c) Lies in the plane containing

A B

(d)Lies in the plane containing

A B

14. If the resultant of the two forces has a magnitude smaller than the magnitude of
larger force,
the two forces must be
(a) Different both in magnitude and direction (b)
perpendicular to one another
(c) Possess extremely small magnitude

15. Forces

F1

and

F2

Mutually

(d)Point in opposite directions

act on a point mass in two mutually perpendicular directions.

The resultant force on the point mass will be

(a)

F1 F2

(b)

F12 F22

F1 F2

(c)

(d)

OA, OB

16. Find the resultant of three vectors

45o
Radius of the circle is R.

and

OC

F12 F22

shown in the following figure.

45o
C

(a) 2R

R(1 2)

(b)
(c)

R 2
R( 2 1)

(d)

| A B | | A | | B |,

17. If

the angle between

(a) 60

(b)0

and

is
(c) 120

(d)90

18. At what angle must the two forces (x + y) and (x y) act so that the resultant may
(x 2 y2)

be

(a)

x 2 y2
cos1
2(x 2 y2)

(b)

2(x2 y2)

cos1 2
2

(c)

x 2 y2

cos1
x 2 y2

(d)

x 2 y2

cos1
x 2 y2

19. Let the angle between two nonzero vectors

(a)
(b)
(c)

(d)

and

be 120 and resultant be

| A B|

must be equal to
| A B|

must be less than

| A B|

must be greater than

| A B|

may be equal to

20. Fig. shows ABCDEF as a regular hexagon. What is the value of

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

AO

2AO

AB AC AD AE AF

O
A

4 AO

6AO

A, B

21. The magnitude of vector

and

are respectively 12, 5 and 13 units and

A B C

then the angle between

(a) 0

(b)

and

is

(c)

/2

(d)

/4

6i 7j

22. Magnitude of vector which comes on addition of two vectors,

(a)

136

(b)

13.2

(c)

202

3i 4j

and

(d)

is

160

23. A particle has displacement of 12 m towards east and 5 m towards north then 6 m
vertically upward.
The sum of these displacements is
(a) 12

(b)10.04 m

(c) 14.31 m

A 3i 2j k, B i 3j 5k

24. The three vectors

(a) An equilateral triangle
(c) A right angled triangle

(d)None of these

C 2i j 4k

and

form
(b)Isosceles triangle
(d)

No triangle

25. For the fig.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

A B C

C
BC A
C A B
A BC 0

26. A body is at rest under the action of three forces, two of which are
third force is
4i 6j

(a)

4i 6j

(b)

F1 4i , F2 6j,

the

4i 6j

(c)

(d)

4i 6j

27. 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
100 2 km/ hr

(a) 200 km/hr

(b)150 km/hr

(c)

(d)0

25i 6j m

28. What displacement must be added to the displacement

displacement

to give a

of 7.0 m pointing in the x- direction

18i 6j

(a)

32i 13j

(b)

18i 6j

(c)

25i 13j

(d)

29. A body moves due East with velocity 20 km/hour and then due North with velocity
15 km/hour.
The resultant velocity
(a) 5 km/hour

(b)15 km/hour

(c) 20 km/hour

(d)25 km/hour

30. Consider two vectors

these vectors is
(a) 20

F 1 2i 5k

F 2 3j 4k.

and

The magnitude of the scalar product of

(b)23

(c)

5 33

(d)26

F 4i 3j.

31. Consider a vector

Another vector that is perpendicular to

4i 3j

(a)

(b)

32. Two vectors

(a)

and

A B 0

| V1 V 2 | | V1 V 2 |

and

(a)
(c)

V1
V1

is parallel to
and

V2

V2

A B 0

3i 4j

(d)

(c)

A B 0

A. B 0

(d)

is finite, then

V2

(b)
| V 1 | | V 2 |

are mutually perpendicular

P.Q PQ,

34. If

(c)

7k

is

are at right angles to each other, when

(b)

33. If

6i

then angle between

and

is

(d)

V1 V 2

(a) 0

(b)30

35. Two constant forces

(c) 45

F1 2i 3j 3k
r1 i 2j 2k

it from the position

What is the work done
(a) 9 J
(b)41 J

(N) and

F2 i j 2k

(d)60

(N) act on a body and displace

(m) to the position

r2 7i 10j 5k

(c) 3 J

(d)None of these

F 5i 6j 4k

36. A force
the force is
(a) 10 units

acting on a body, produces a displacement

(b)18 units

(c) 11 units

A 5i 5j

37. The angle between the two vector

(a) Zero

(b)45

P ai aj 3k

38. The vector

value of a is
(a) 3

(m).

S 6i 5k.

Work done by

(d)5 units

B 5i 5j

and
(c) 90

will be
(d)180

Q ai 2j k

and
(b)4

are perpendicular to each other. The positive

(c) 9

(d)13

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

F (2i 15j 6k) N.

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

2i 2j k

40. What is the unit vector perpendicular to the following vectors

6i 3j 2k

and

i 10j 18k

i 10j 18k

i 10j 18k

i 10j 18k

5 17

5 17

5 17

5 17

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

41. Two vector A and B have equal magnitudes. Then the vector A + B is perpendicular
to
(a)

A B

(b)A B

(c) 3A 3B

F 3i j 5k

42. Find the torque of a force

14i 38j 16k

(a)

r 7i 3j k

acting at the point

4i 4j 6k

(b)

(d)All of these

21i 4j 4k

(c)

14i 34j 16k

(d)

(A B) (A B)

43. The value of

(a) 0

is
(b)

A2 B2

(c)

B A

2(B A)

(d)

44. P, Q and R are three coplanar forces acting at a point and are in equilibrium.
2

1
R

Given P = 1.9318 kg wt,

sin1

0.9659, the value of R is ( in kg wt)

150o

(a) 0.9659
(b)2
(c) 1
(d)

1
2

45. A body is in equilibrium under the action the action of three coplanar forces P, Q and
R as
shown in the figure. Select the correct statement
P
P
Q
R

sin sin sin

(a)
P
Q
R

cos cos cos

(b)
P
Q
R

tan tan tan

(c)
P
Q
R

sin sin
sin

(d)