PRACTICE SHEET # 02 - A (SCALARS AND VECTORS)

1. Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

a. Density b. Displacement c. Torque d. Weight
2. Which of the following is the only vector quantity?
a. Temperature b. Energy c. Power d. Momentum
3. Which of the following lists of physical quantities consists only of vectors:
a. Time, temperature, velocity b. Force, volume, momentum
c. Velocity, acceleration, mass d. Force, acceleration, velocity
4. If the dot product of two non-zero vectors vanishes, the vectors will be:
a. In the same direction b. Opposite to each other
c. Perpendicular to each other d. Zero
5. The dot product of two vectors is negative when:
a. They are parallel vectors b. They are anti-parallel vectors
c. They are perpendicular vectors d. None of the above is correct
6. The vector product of two non-zero vectors is zero, when:
a. They are parallel to each other
b. They are perpendicular to each other
c. They are equal vectors
d. They are inclined at angle of 60o
7. If (⃗⃗⃗𝐚 × ⃗⃗⃗𝐛) points along positive z-axis, then the vectors ⃗⃗𝐚 and ⃗⃗⃗𝐛 must lie in:
a. yz-plane b. zx-plane c. xy-plane d. None of the above
8. Identify the vector quantity:
a. Head b. Angular momentum c. Time d. Work
9. Which of the following quantities is a scalar?
a. Magnetic moment b. Acceleration due to gravity
c. Electric field d. Electrostatic potential
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10. The angle between two vectors –2𝐢̂ + 3𝐣̂ + 𝐤 and 𝐢̂ + 2𝐣̂ – 4𝐤 ̂ is:
a. 0o b. 90o c. 180o d. None of the above
11. The angle between 𝐀 and 𝐁 is θ The value of the triple product 𝐀 . ( 𝐁 × ⃗⃗⃗𝐀) is:
⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗
a. A2B b. Zero c. A2B sin θ d. A2B Cos θ
12. The angle between two vectors –2𝐢̂ + 3𝐣̂ + 𝐤 ̂ and −𝟒𝐢̂ + 6𝐣̂ + 2𝐤̂ is:
a. 0 o b. 90 o c. 180 o d. None of the above
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13. The angle between two vectors 𝐢̂ + 𝐣̂ + 𝐤 and −𝐢̂ − 𝐣̂ – 𝐤 is:
a. 0o b. 90o c. 180o d. None of the above
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14. The angle between two vectors 2𝐢̂ + 3𝐣̂ + 4𝐤 and 8𝐢̂ + 12𝐣̂ + 16𝐤 is:
a. 0o b. 90o c. 180o d. None of the above
15. Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
a. Displacement b. Electric field c. Acceleration d. Work
16. Which of the following quantities is a vector?
a. Volume b. Temperature c. Displacement d. Density
17. The scalar product of two vectors is 𝟐√𝟑 and the magnitude of their vector product is 2. The angle between
them is:
a. 30° b. 45° c. 60° d. 90°
18. Surface area is:
a. Scalar b. Vector
c. Neither scalar nor vector d. Both scalar and vector
19. Dot product of two mutual perpendicular vector is:
a. 0 b. 1 c. ∞ d. None of these
FROM THE DESK OF: ENGR. M. BILAL ZIA
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20. Three vectors satisfy the relation ⃗⃗⃗𝐀 . ⃗⃗⃗𝐁 and ⃗⃗⃗𝐀 . ⃗⃗⃗𝐂 = 0, then ⃗⃗⃗𝐀 is parallel to:
a. ⃗⃗⃗B × ⃗⃗⃗C b. ⃗⃗⃗B . ⃗⃗⃗C c. ⃗⃗⃗C d. ⃗⃗⃗B
21. If ⃗⃗⃗𝐀 × ⃗⃗⃗𝐁 = ⃗⃗⃗𝐂 and ⃗⃗⃗𝐁 × ⃗⃗⃗𝐀 = 𝐃 ⃗⃗ then the angle between C and D is:
a. π b. π/3 c. π/2 d. π/4
22. If 𝐀 ⃗ = 𝟒𝐢̂ + 𝟑𝐣̂ − 𝟐𝐤 ̂ and 𝐁 ⃗ = 𝟖𝐢̂ + 𝟔𝐣̂ − 𝟒𝐤 ̂ , the angle between 𝐀 ⃗ and 𝐁⃗⃗ is:
a. 45° b. 60° c. 0° d. 90°
23. If 𝐀⃗ × ⃗⃗⃗𝐁 = 0 and A ≠ 0, B ≠ 0 then angle between A and B is:
a. 0° b. 180° c. 90° d. Both (a) and (b)
24. i ∙ ( j × k ) =
a. 1 b. 0 c. -1 d. None of these
25. The magnitude of product vector ⃗⃗⃗𝐂 i.e. ⃗⃗⃗𝐀 × ⃗⃗⃗𝐁 = ⃗⃗⃗𝐂 is equal to the:
a. Sum of adjacent sides b. Area of parallelogram
c. Product of the four sides d. Parameter of the parallelogram
26. The process by which a vector can be reconstituted from its components is known as:
a. Principle of parallelogram b. Division of vector
c. Composition of vector d. Factorizations of vector
27. The scalar product of two vectors is zero, when:
a. They are equal vector b. They are in the same direction
c. They are at right angles to each other d. They are opposites to each other
28. When we take scalar product of a vector by itself (self-product) the result gives the:
a. Magnitude of the vector b. Square root of the magnitude of the vector
c. Square of the magnitude of the vector d. Same vector
29. Vector product is:
a. Commutative b. Distributive over addition
c. None of these d. Associative over addition
30. The component of position vectors are referred as:
a. Horizontal component
b. Vertical components
c. Co-ordinates
d. Resultant
31. Vector addition is:
a. Associative b. Commutative c. None d. both (a) & (b)
32. The cross product of two vectors is a negative vector, when they are:
a. Parallel to each other b. Anti-parallel to each other
c. Perpendicular to each other d. rotated through 270°
33. If A = i + j and B = j + k the unit vector parallel to A + B is:
i+2j+k i+2j+k
a. b. c. 2i + j + k d. None
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34. If A = I + j + k and B = 2i + 2j + 2k are two vectors than they:
a. are sides of a parallelogram b. perpendicular vectors
c. parallel vectors d. anti-parallel vectors
35. If A = i +j + k and B = 2i + 2j + 2k then projection of B onto the direction of A is:
a. 2√3 b. 12 c. 4√3 d. √3
36. If A . B = 4 and A . C = 6 then A . (B+C) =
a. 6 b. 0 c. 10 d. 2
37. If F = 2i + 2j + k and d = i + j + k then power in 2 sec is:
a. 2.4 units b. 10 units c. 5.2 units d. 2.5 units
FROM THE DESK OF: ENGR. M. BILAL ZIA