PRACTICE SHEET # 02-B (SCALARS AND VECTORS)

1. The angle between rectangular components of a vector is:

a. 0 b. 60 c. 90 d. 120
2. A force of 10N is acting along y-axis its component along x-axis is:
a. 10N b. 20N c. 100N d. Zero N
3. Two forces are acting together on an object. The magnitude of their resultant is minimum when the angle
between the force is:
a. 0 b. 60 c. 120 d. 180
4. Two forces of 10N and 15N are acting simultaneously on an object in the same direction. Their resultant is:
a. Zero b. 5N c. 25N d. 150N
5. Three forces 9, 12 and 15 N acting on a point are in equilibrium. The angle between 9 N and 15 N is:
3 4 3 4
a. cos −1 (5) b. cos−1 (5) c. π − cos −1 (5) d. π − cos −1 (5)
6. A boat which has a speed of 5km/h in still water crosses a river of width 1km along the shortest path in 15
minutes. The velocity of the river in km/hr is:
a. 1 b. 3 c. 4 d. √41
7. The magnitudes of vectors ⃗⃗⃗𝐀 , ⃗⃗⃗𝐁 and ⃗⃗⃗𝐂 are 3, 4 and 5 units respectively. If 𝐀 ⃗ +𝐁⃗ = 𝐂 the angle between 𝐀 ⃗
and 𝐁⃗ is:
a. π/2 b. cos-1 0.6 c. tan-1 7/5 d. π/4
8. The magnitudes of vectors ⃗⃗⃗𝐀 , ⃗⃗⃗𝐁 and ⃗⃗⃗𝐂 are 6, 8 and 10 units respectively. If 𝐀 ⃗ +𝐁
⃗ = 𝐂 the angle between 𝐀 ⃗
and 𝐁⃗ is:
a. π/2 b. cos-1 0.6 c. tan-1 7/5 d. π/4
9. If two non-zero vectors ⃗⃗⃗𝐀 and ⃗⃗⃗𝐁 obey the relation | ⃗⃗⃗𝐀 + ⃗⃗⃗𝐁| = |⃗⃗⃗𝐀 – ⃗⃗⃗𝐁|, then the angle between them is:
a. 120o b. 90o c. 60o d. 0o
10. Five equal forces of 10N 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. 10N c. 20N d. 10 √2N
11. The sum of two forces acting at a point is 16N. If the resultant force is 8N and its direction is perpendicular to
minimum force then the forces are:
a. 6N and 10N b. 8N and 8N c. 4N and 12N d. 2N and 14N
12. The magnitude of vector ⃗⃗⃗𝐀 , ⃗⃗⃗𝐁 and ⃗⃗⃗𝐂 are respectively 12, 5 and 13 units and ⃗⃗⃗𝐀 + ⃗⃗⃗𝐁 = ⃗⃗⃗𝐂 then the angle
between ⃗⃗⃗𝐀 and ⃗⃗⃗𝐁 is:
a. 0 b. π c. π/2 d. π/4
13. If resultant of two forces (F and F) acting on a point is F, then the angle between two forces is:
a. 0o b. 45o c. 60o d. 120o
14. A boy walks uniformly along the sides of a rectangular park of size 400 m x 300 m, starting from one corner to
the other corner diagonally opposite. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
a. He has traveled a distance of 700 m
b. His displacement is 700 m
c. His displacement is 500 m
d. His velocity is uniform throughout the walk

15. Which pair of the following forces will never give resultant force of 2N?
a. 2N and 2N b. 1N and 1N c. 1N and 3N d. 1N and 4N
16. Two forces 3N an 2N are at an angle 𝛉 such that the resultant is R. The first force is now increased to 6N and
the resultant becomes 2R. The value of 𝛉 is:
a. 30o b. 60o c. 90o d. 120o

FROM THE DESK OF: ENGR. M. BILAL ZIA

 PRACTICE SHEET # 02-B (SCALARS AND VECTORS)
17. If the resultant of n forces of different magnitudes acting at a point is zero, then the minimum value of n is:
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
18. Can the resultant of 2 vectors be 0?
a. Yes, when the 2 vectors are same in magnitude and direction
b. No
c. Yes, when the 2 vectors are same in magnitude but opposite in sense
2π
d. Yes, when the 2 vectors are same in magnitude making an angle of 3 with each
other.
19. If the resultant of n forces of same magnitudes acting at a point is zero, then the minimum value of n is:
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
20. The rectangular components of force 5 dyne are:
a. 3 and 4 dyne b. 2.5 and 25 dyne c. 1 and 2 dyne d. 2 and 3 dyne
21. Two forces of magnitude 7N and 5N act on a particle at an angle 𝛉 to each other, 𝛉 can have any value. The
minimum magnitude of the resultant force is:
a. 12N b. 8N c. 2N d. 5N
22. Two forces of 4 dyne and 3 dyne acts upon a body. The resultant force on the body can only be:
a. Between 3 and 4 dyne b. Between 1 and 7 dynes
c. More than 3 dyne d. More than 4 dynes
23. The resultant of two equal forces is double of either of the force. The angle between them is:
a. 0 b. 60 c. 90 d. 120
24. Two forces are such than the sum of their magnitudes is 18N and their resultant is perpendicular to the
smaller forces and the magnitude of the resultant is 12N then the magnitude of the forces is:
a. 12 N, 6 N b. 13 N, 5 N c. 10 N, 8 N d. 16 N, 2 N
25. The maximum and minimum magnitudes of the resultant of two given vectors are 17 units and 7 units
respectively. If these two vectors are at right angles to each other, the magnitude of their result is:
a. 14 b. 16 c. 18 d. 13
26. The resultant of two forces, one double the other in magnitude, is perpendicular to the smaller of the two
forces. The angle between the two forces is:
a. 120o b. 60o c. 90o d. 150o
27. The vector sum of two forces is perpendicular to their vector differences in that case, the forces
a. Are equal to each other in magnitude
b. Are not equal to each other in magnitude
c. Cannot be predicted
d. None of these
28. Which of the following sets of concurrent forces may be in equilibrium?
a. F1 = 3N, F2 = 5N, F3 = 6N b. F1 = 3N, F2 = 5N, F3 = 15N
c. F1 = 3N, F2 = 5N, F3 = 1N d. F1 = 3N, F2 = 5N, F3 = 9N
29. One of the two forces is double the other and their resultant is equal to the greater force. The angle between
them is:
1 1 1 1
a. cos −1 (2) b. cos −1 (− 2) c. cos−1 (4) d. cos −1 (− 4)
30. Two forces of 12N and 8N act upon a body. The resultant force on the body has a maximum value of:
a. 4N b. 0N c. 20N d. 8N
31. If the resultant of two forces each of magnitude F is 2F, then the angle between them will be:
a. 120o b. 30o c. 60o d. 0o
32. If the sum of two unit vectors is also a unit vector then the magnitude of their difference is:
a. √3 b. √5 c. √7 d. √11

FROM THE DESK OF: ENGR. M. BILAL ZIA