Q1.
A vector quantity is characterized by:
A) Magnitude only
B) Direction only
C) Both magnitude and direction
D) Neither magnitude nor direction
Q2. Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
A) Force
B) Velocity
C) Mass
D) Acceleration
Q3. Two vectors are said to be equal if they have:
A) Same magnitude only
B) Same direction only
C) Same magnitude and same direction
D) Different magnitude but same direction
Q4. The magnitude of the vector 5i + 12j is:
A) 13
B) 17
C) 7
D) 10
Q5. If a = 3i + 2j and b = -i + j, what is a + b?
A) 2i + 3j
B) 4i + j
C) 2i - j
D) 3i - 2j
Q6. The unit vector in the direction of 6i + 8j is:
A) (3/5)i + (4/5)j
B) (6/10)i + (8/10)j
C) (3/4)i + (4/5)j
D) 6i + 8j
Q7. The dot product of two vectors a and b is maximum when the angle
between them is:
A) 90°
B) 180°
C) 0°
D) 45°
Q8. If a vector a is multiplied by a scalar k = -3, the resulting vector has:
A) Same direction, triple the magnitude
B) Opposite direction, triple the magnitude
C) Same direction, one-third the magnitude
D) Opposite direction, one-third the magnitude
Q9. The position vector of a point Q(4, -3) with respect to the origin is:
A) 4i - 3j
B) 3i + 4j
C) -4i + 3j
D) 4i + 3j
Q10. The dot product of two perpendicular vectors is always:
A) Positive
B) Negative
C) Zero
D) Equal to their magnitudes
Q11. If a = 2i - j and b = i + j, what is a · b?
A) 1
B) -1
C) 0
D) 2
Q12. The vector -3i + 4j lies in which quadrant?
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth
Q13. If |a + b| = |a - b| for two vectors a and b, the angle between them is:
A) 0°
B) 45°
C) 90°
D) 180°
Q14. The magnitude of the zero vector is:
A) 0
B) 1
C) Undefined
D) Infinite
Q15. If a = i + j + k and b = 2i - j + 2k, what is a - b?
A) -i + 2j - k
B) i - 2j + k
C) -i - 2j - k
D) i + 2j + k
