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EXERCISE-I (Conceptual Questions) Build Up Your Understanding

TRIGONOMETRY 7. Magnitude of slope of the shown graph.
y
1. As increases from 0° to 90°, the value of cos  :-
(1) Increases
(2) Decreases
(3) Remains constant
(4) First decreases then increases. x
(1) First increases then decreases
2. The greatest value of the function –5 sin + 12 (2) First decreases then increases
cos is (3) Increases
(1) 12 (2) 13 (3) 7 (4) 17 (4) Decreases

1
3. If tan  = and  lies in the first quadrant, the
5 GEOMETRY
value of cos  is :
5 5 8. The equation of a curve is given as y = x2+2–3x.
(1) (2) – The curve intersects the x-axis at
6 6
1 1 (1) (1, 0) (2) (2, 0)
(3) (4) –
6 6 (3) Both (1) and (2) (4) No where

9. Two particles A and B are moving in XY-plane.

CALCULUS
Their positions vary with time t according to
4. The coordinates of a particle moving in relation :
XY–plane vary with time as x = 4t2; y = 2t. The xA (t) = 3t, xB (t) = 6
locus of the particle is a :-
(1) Straight line (2) Circle yA (t) = t, yB (t) = 2 + 3t2
(3) Parabola (4) Ellipse
Distance between two particles at t = 1 is :

5. The slope of graph as shown in figure at points (1) 5 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 12
1, 2 and 3 is m1, m2 and m3 respectively then

y 10. A particular straight line passes through origin

3 and a point whose abscissa is double of ordinate
2 of the point. The equation of such straight line is:
1
x x
(1) y = (2) y = 2x
2
(1) m1 > m2 > m3 (2) m1 < m2 < m3
(3) m1 = m2 = m3 (4) m1 = m3 > m2 x
(3) y = –4x (4) y = –
4

6. A particle moves along the straight line y = 3x +

5. Which coordinate changes at a faster rate ? 11. The side of a square is increasing at the rate of
(1) x–coordinate 0.2 cm/s. The rate of increase of perimeter
w.r.t. time is :
(2) y–coordinate
(1) 0.2 cm/s (2) 0.4 cm/s
(3) Both x and y coordinates
(3) 0.6 cm/s (4) 0.8 cm/s
(4) Data insufficient.

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12. Frequency f of a simple pendulum depends on its 17. A physical quantity which has a direction :
length  and acceleration g due to gravity (1) must be a vector
(2) may be a vector
1 g
according to the following equation f  . (3) must be a scalar
2 
(4) none of the above
Graph between which of the following quantities
is a straight line ?
(1) f on the ordinate and  on the abscissa 18. Which of the following physical quantities is an
axial vector ?
(2) f on the ordinate and  on the abscissa (1) displacement (2) force
(3) f2 on the ordinate and  on the abscissa (3) velocity (4) torque
(4) f2 on the ordinate and 1/ on the abscissa
19. The forces, which meet at one point but their
lines of action do not lie in one plane, are called :
(1) non-coplanar and non-concurrent forces
ALGEBRA (2) coplanar and non-concurrent forces
1 1 1 (3) non-coplanar and concurrent forces
13. The sum of the series 1     .......  (4) coplanar and concurrent forces
4 16 64
is
8 6 5 4 20. The direction of the angular velocity vector is
(1) (2) (3) (4) along :
7 5 4 3
(1) Along the tangent of circular path
(2) Along the direction of radius vector
14. In the given figure, each box represents a
function machine. A function machine illustrates (3) Opposite to the direction of radius vector
what it does with the input. (4) Along the axis of rotation

Input (x) Double the Square root Output (z)

input and of
add three the input ADDITION & SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION
& DIVISION OF A VECTOR BY A SCALAR
Which of the following statements is correct ?
 
(1) z=2x+3 (2) z=2(x+3) 21. Two vectors A and B lie in a plane, another

vector C lies outside this plane, then the
(3) z  2x  3 (4) z  2  x  3    
resultant of these three vectors i.e. A  B  C :
(1) can be zero
(2) cannot be zero
DEFINITION & TYPES OF VECTOR  
(3) lies in the plane containing A & B
15. Which of the following statements is false :  
(4) lies in the plane containing B & C
(1) Mass, speed and energy are scalars
(2) Momentum, force and torque are vectors
(3) Distance is a scalar while displacement is a 
22. In vector diagram shown in figure where ( R ) is
vector  
the resultant of vectors ( A ) and ( B ).
(4) A vector has only magnitude whereas as a
scalar has both magnitude and direction
B
R
16. If n̂ is a unit vector in the direction of the vector 

A , then :- A

A  
(1) n̂   (2) n̂  A| A| If R =
B
, then value of angle  is :
|A| 2

| A|
(3) n̂   (4) None of the above (1) 30o (2) 45o (3) 60o (4) 75o
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23. The resultant of A and B makes an angle  32. Vector sum of two forces of 10N and 6N cannot
 
with A and  with B , then : be :
(1) < (2) <  if A < B (1) 4N (2) 8N (3) 12N (4) 2N
(3)  <  if A > B (4)  <  if A = B
VE0023 33. Which of the following pair of forces will never
     give a resultant force of 2 N ?
24. Two vectors A and B are such that A  B  C
and A2 + B2 = C2. Which of the following (1) 2 N and 2 N (2) 1 N and 1 N
statements, is correct ? (3) 1 N and 3 N (4) 1 N and 4 N
 
(1) A is parallel to B
 
(2) A is anti-parallel to B   
  34. If A  B  C and A + B = C, then the angle
 
(3) A is perpendicular to B between A and B is :
 
(4) A and B are equal in magnitude  
(1) 0 (2) (3) (4) 
4 2
25. The minimum number of vectors of equal
magnitude required to produce a zero resultant   
is: 35. The resultant of A & B is R1 . On reversing the
 
(1) 2 (2) 3 vector B , the resultant becomes R2 . What is the
(3) 4 (4) more than 4 value of R12 +R22 ?
(1) A2 + B2 (2) A2 – B2
26. How many minimum number of coplanar vectors
(3) 2(A2 + B2) (4) 2(A2 – B2)
having different magnitudes can be added to give
zero resultant ?
   
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5 36. Given that P  Q  P  Q . This can be true
when:
 
27. How many minimum number of vectors in (1) P  Q
different planes can be added to give zero  
resultant ? (2) Q  0
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5  
(3) Neither P nor Q is a null vector
 
28. What is the maximum number of components (4) P is perpendicular to Q
into which a vector can be split ?
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) Infinite 37. Which of the following sets of concurrent forces
may be in equilibrium ?
29. What is the maximum number of rectangular (1) F1 = 3N, F2 = 5N, F3 = 1N
components into which a vector can be split in
its own plane ? (2) F1 = 3N, F2 = 5N, F3 = 9N
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) Infinite (3) F1 = 3N, F2 = 5N, F3 = 6N
(4) F1 = 3N, F2 = 5N, F3 =15N
30. What is the maximum number of rectangular
components into which a vector can be split in  
space ? 38. If vectors A are such that
and B
     
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) Infinite A  B  A  B , then A  B may be equated
to
3    
31. The vector sum of the forces of 10 newton and 6 (1) A (2) A (3) 2 A (4) 3 A
newton can be : 2
(1) 2N (2) 8N (3) 18N (4) 20N

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39. What happens, when we multiply a vector by 47. If A  B is a unit vector along x-axis and
(– 2) ?  
A  ˆi  ˆj  kˆ , then what is B ?
(1) direction reverses and unit changes
(2) direction reverses and magnitude is doubled (1) ĵ  kˆ (2) ĵ  kˆ
(3) direction remains unchanged and unit
changes (3) ˆi  ˆj  kˆ (4) ˆi  ˆj  kˆ
(4) none of these

40. Two vectors of equal magnitude have a resultant 48. Forces 3N, 4N and 12N act at a point in
equal to either of them in magnitude . The angle mutually perpendicular directions. The magnitude
between them is : of the resultant force is :
(1) 60° (2) 90° (3) 105° (4) 120° (1) 19 N (2) 13 N
(3) 11 N (4) 5 N
41. If the sum of two unit vectors is a unit vector,
then the magnitude of their difference is : 
1 49. The angle that the vector A  2iˆ  3jˆ makes with
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) (4) 5
2 y-axis is :
(1) tan–1 (3/2)
(2) tan–1 (2/3)
RESOLUTION OF VECTOR (3) sin–1 (2/3)
42. If a unit vector is represented by 0.5iˆ  0.8jˆ  ckˆ (4) cos–1 (3/2)
then the value of 'c' is :
(1) 1 (2) 0.11 (3) 0.01 (4) 0.39
DOT PRODUCT

 50. What is the angle between A and the resultant
43. Vector makes angles  , &  with  
   
P
of A  Bˆ and A  B ˆ ?
the X, Y and Z axes respectively, then
sin2  + sin2  + sin2  =
(1) 0°
(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 3
A
(2) tan 1  
B
44. The direction cosines of a vector ˆi  ˆj  2 kˆ
are :- B
(3) tan 1  
1 1 1 1 1 A
(1) , ,1 (2) , ,
2 2 2 2 2 AB
(4) tan 1  
1 1 1 1 1 1 AB
(3) , , (4) , ,
2 2 2 2 2 2

51. If n̂  aiˆ  bjˆ is perpendicular to the vector

45. The unit vector along ˆi  ˆj is :
ˆi  ˆj ˆi  ˆj ˆi  ˆj  , then the value of a and b may be :
(1) k̂ (2) ˆi  ˆj (3) (4)
2 2 (1) 1, 0 (2) –2, 0
1 1
(3) 3, 0 (4) , 
46. The unit vector parallel to the resultant of the 2 2
 
vectors A  4iˆ  3jˆ  6kˆ and B  ˆi  3jˆ  8kˆ is : VE0051
1 ˆ ˆ 1 ˆ ˆ 52. Given that A = B. What is the angle between
(1) 3i  6 j  2kˆ  (2) 3i  6 j  2kˆ     
7  7  (A+B) and (A–B) ?
1  ˆ ˆ 1  ˆ ˆ (1) 300 (2) 600 (3) 900 (4) 1800
(3) 3i  6 j  2kˆ  (4) 3i  6 j  2kˆ 
49   49  

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53. The vector sum of two forces is perpendicular to 60. What is the component of (3iˆ  4j)
ˆ along
their vector difference. In that case, the force :
(iˆ  ˆj) ?
(1) Are equal to each other.
(2) Are equal to each other in magnitude. (1)
2

1 ˆ ˆ
ji  (2)
2

3 ˆ ˆ
ji 
(3) Are not equal to each other in magnitude.
(4) Cannot be predicted. (3)
2

5 ˆ ˆ
ji  (4)
2

7 ˆ ˆ
ji 
  
54. The magnitudes of vectors A , B and C are 
   61. ˆ
The vector B  5iˆ  2jˆ  Sk is perpendicular to
respectively 12, 5 and 13 units and A  B  C , 
  ˆ if S =
then the angle between A and B is : the vector A  3iˆ  ˆj  2k

(1) 0 (2) /3 (3) /2 (4) /4 (1) 1 (2) 4.7
(3) 6.3 (4) 8.5
  
55. If vectors P , Q and R have magnitudes 5, 12  
   62. What is the projection of A on B ?
and 13 units and P  Q  R , the angle between   
  (1) A.B ˆ
(2) A.B
Q and R is :
 
(3) B.A ˆ ˆ
(4) A.B
 5   5 
(1) cos 1   (2) cos 1  
 12   13 
 12 
(3) cos 1  
 13 
 2 
(4) cos 1  
 13
63. 
The angle between vectors ˆi  ˆj and ĵ  kˆ is:   
(1) 90° (2) 180°
56. 
A vector perpendicular to 4iˆ  3jˆ may be :  (3) 0° (4) 60°

(1) 4iˆ  3 j (2) 7kˆ
64. The angle between the two vectors
(3) 6iˆ (4) 3iˆ  4jˆ
       
A  3 i  4 j 5 k and B  3 i  4 j  5 k will
57. A force (3iˆ  2j)
ˆ N displaces an object through a be :
  (1) zero (2) 180°
distance (2iˆ  3j)
ˆ m. The work (W = F ·S ) done
is: (3) 90° (4) 45°
(1) zero (2) 12 J (3) 5 J (4) 13 J

65. Let A  ˆi A cos   ˆj A sin  , be any vector.
   
58. If P.Q = PQ, then angle between P and Q is :  
Another vector B which is normal to A is :
(1) 0° (2) 30° (3) 45° (4) 60°
(1) ˆiB cos   ˆjB sin  (2) ˆiB sin   ˆjB cos 
 
59. The resultant of A and B is perpendicular to (3) ˆiB sin  ˆjB cos (4) ˆiA cos  ˆjA sin
  
A . What is the angle between A and B ?
A  A  
(1) cos –1   (2) cos –1    66. The vector P  aiˆ  ajˆ  3kˆ and Q  aiˆ  2jˆ  kˆ
B  B
are perpendicular to each other. The positive
A  A
–1
(3) sin   (4) sin   
–1
value of a is :
B  B
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67. A force F   3iˆ  4jˆ N acts on a body and 73. Two vectors P and Q are inclined to each other
 at angle . Which of the following is the unit
displaces it by S   3iˆ  4jˆ m . The work done  
 vector perpendicular to P and Q ?
 W  F  S  by the force is :  
PQ P̂  Qˆ
(1) 10J (2) 12J (1) (2)
P.Q sin 
(3) 19J (4) 25J 
ˆ
P̂  Q P̂  Q
(3) (4)
PQ sin  PQ sin 

68. What is the projection of 3iˆ  4kˆ on the y-axis ?

(1) 3 (2) 4 74. The magnitude of the vector product of two
 
(3) 5 (4) zero vectors A and B may not be :
(1) Greater than AB (2) Less than AB
(3) Equal to AB (4) Equal to zero
69. ˆ is perpendicular to the
If a vector (2iˆ  3jˆ  8k)
ˆ , then the value of  is :   
vector (4jˆ  4iˆ  k) 75. If P  Q  R , then which of the following
(1) –1 (2) 1/2 statements is not true ?
   
(3) –1/2 (4) 1 (1) R  P (2) R  Q
     
(3) R  (P  Q) (4) R  (P  Q)

CROSS PRODUCT
76. Which of the following vector identities is false ?
         
70. If A  3iˆ  4ˆj and B  6iˆ  8ˆj and A and B are (1) P  Q  Q  P (2) P  Q  Q  P
         
the magnitudes of A and B , then which of the (3) P.Q  Q.P (4) P  Q  Q  P
following is not true ?
   A 1    
(1) A  B  0 (2) 
B 2 77. 
What is the value of A  B  A  B ?   
 
(3) A.B  48 (4) A = 5 (1) 0 (2) A2 – B2
(3) A2 + B2 + 2AB (4) none of these
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71. A vector F1 is along the positive X-axis. If its      
 78. If A  B  0 and B  C  0 , then the angle
vector product with another vector F2 is zero  
 between A and C may be :
then F2 may be :- 
(1) zero (2)
4
(1) 4ˆj (2) – (iˆ ˆj)

(3) (4) None
(3) ˆ
(iˆ  k) (4) 4iˆ 2

72. If ˆi, ˆj and kˆ are unit vectors along X, Y & Z 79. ˆ

If the vectors ˆi  ˆj  k  and 3iˆ form two sides
axis respectively, then tick the wrong statement : of a triangle, then area of the triangle is :

ˆˆ ˆi  ˆj  kˆ (1) 3 unit (2) 2 3 unit

(1) i.i  1 (2)
3
(3) unit (4) 3 2 unit
(3) ˆˆ
i.j  0 ˆ  ˆi
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80. For a body, angular velocity   ˆi  2jˆ  3kˆ and 83. A vector A points vertically upward and B
 
 ˆ ˆ ˆ points towards north. The vector product A  B
radius vector r  i  j  k , then its velocity is
 
 v    r  is: (1) zero
(2) along west
(1) 5iˆ  2jˆ  3kˆ (2) 5iˆ  2jˆ  3kˆ (3) along east
(3) 5iˆ  2jˆ  3kˆ (4) 5iˆ  2jˆ  3kˆ (4) vertically downward

   
81. Area of a parallelogram, whose diagonals are 84. If A  B  A.B , then the angle between
 
3iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ and ˆi  3jˆ  4kˆ will be : A and B will be :
(1) 30° (2) 45°
(1) 14 unit (2) 5 3 unit (3) 60° (4) 75°
(3) 10 3 unit (4) 20 3 unit  
85. Two vectors A and B are such that
       
82. 
The angle between vectors A  B and B  A    A  B = A  B . Then select incorrect atternative
    
(1) A.B  0 (2) A  B  0
is:    
 (3) A  0 (4) B  0
(1) rad (2) rad
2
  
(3) rad (4) zero 86. If three vectors satisfy the relation A.B  0 and
4   
A.C  0 , then A can be parallel to
     
(1) C (2) B (3) B  C (4) B.C

EXERCISE-I (Conceptual Questions) ANSWER KEY

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 3 1 1 4 4 4 3 4
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. 1 2 4 3 4 2 2 3 3 1 2 3 4 1 2
Que. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
Ans. 2 4 4 1 3 2 3 4 2 4 2 2 3 3 3
Que. 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans. 1 2 2 2 1 4 3 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 4
Que. 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75
Ans. 4 2 4 3 3 1 4 4 3 3 4 4 2 1 4
Que. 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
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