Chapter 2 - Vectors
1. Which of the following is a vector quantity?
(a) Mass (b) Speed (c) Temperature (d) Acceleration
2. Which one of the following is scalar?
(a) Acceleration (b) Velocity (c) Force (d) Work
3. In contrast to a scalar a vector must have a.
(a) Direction (b) Weight (c) Quantity (d) None of these
4. Which is the following group of quantities represent the vectors:
(a) Acceleration, Force,Mass (b) Mass,Displacement,velocity
(c) Acceleration, Electric flux, force (d) Velocity, Electric field ,momentum
5. The following physical quantities are called vectors:
(a) Time and mass (b) Temperature and density (c) Force and Displacement (d) Length and volume
6. Vectors are physical quantities which are completely specified by:
(a) Magnitude-only (b) Direction only (c) Magnitude and direction only (d) None of these
7. Scalar quantities have:
(a) Only magnitudes (b) Only directions (c) Both magnitude and direction (d) None of these
8. A unit of a vector 𝑨 is given by:
(a) 𝑎 = 𝐴 𝐴 (b) 𝑎 = 𝐴 /𝐴 (c) 𝑎 = 𝐴/𝐴 (d) 𝑎 = 𝐴 + 𝐴
9. A vector in space has _____________ components.
(a) one (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four
10. When a vector is multiplied by a negative number its direction.
(a) is reversed (b) remains unchanged (c) make and angle of 60o (d) may be changed or not
11. A vector which can be changed by display parallel to itself and applied at any point is known as:
(a) Parallel vector (b) Null vector (c) Free vector (d) position vector
12. A vector in any given direction whose magnitude is unity is called:
(a) Normal vector (b) parallel vector (c) Free vector (d) unit vector
13. The position vector of a point p is a vector that represents its position with respect to:
(a) Another vector (b) Center of the earth
(c) Any point in space (d) origin of the coordinate system
14. Negative of a vector has a direction _________that of the original vector.
(a) Same as (b) Perpendicular to (c) Opposite to (d) Inclined to
15. The sum and difference of two vector are equal in magnitude. The angle between the vectors is:
(a) 0o (b) 900 (c) 120o (d) 1800
16. Two forces act together on an object The magnitude of their resultant is least when the angle between the forces
is:
(a) 0° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 180°
17. The dot product of 𝒊 and 𝒋 is.
(a) more (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) any value
18. Scalar product obtains when.
(a) A Scalar is multiplied by a scalar. (b) A scalar is multiplied by a vector
(c) Two vectors are multiplied to give a scalar (d) Sum of two scalars is taken
19. If dot product of two vectors which are not perpendicular to each other is zero then either of the vector is obtain
by adding two or more vectors is called:
(a) A unit vector (b) Opposite to the other (c) A null vector (d) Position vector
20. The vector obtained by adding two or more vectors is called:
(a) Product Vector (b) Sum vector (c) Resultant vector (d) Final vector
21. Scalar product of two vectors obeys.
(a) Commutative Law (b) Associate Law (c) Both "a" and "b" (d) None of the above
22. If the dot product of two non-zero vectors A and B is zero. Their cross product will be of magnitude:
(a) AB Sin θ (b) B cos θ (c) AB cos θ (d) AB
23. If the angle between the two vectors is zero degree then their:
(a) Dot product is zero (b) Cross product is zero
(c) Either dot or cross product is zero (d) Both dot & cross product is zero
24. 𝒌 x 𝒊 = _____________.
(a) 𝑗 (b) – 𝑗 (c) 𝑘 (d) −𝑘
25. If a . b = 0 and also a x b = 0 then
(a) a and b are parallel to each other (b) a and b are perpendicular to each
(c) a and b is a null vector (d) Either a or b is a null vector
26. The magnitude of vector product is:
(a) Sum of the adjacent side (b) Area of the parallelogram
(c) Product of the parallelogram (d) Parameter of the parallelogram
27. If two vectors lie in xy-plane then their cross product lies.
(a) In the same plane (b) Adjacent plane
(c) Alone parallel to that plane (d) Parallel to the plane
28. Two forces of 8N and 6N are acting simultaneously at right angle the resultant force will be:
(a) 14N (b) 2N (c) 10N (d) 12N
29. Two forces each of magnitude F act perpendicular to each other. The-angle made by the resultant force with the
horizontal will be.
(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90°
30. When two equal forces F and F makes an angle 180° with each other the magnitude of their resultant is.
(a) F (b) 0 (c) 2F (d) 0.5F
PAST PAPER MCQS
2019
6.The magnitude of resultant of two forces of magnitudes 2N and 10N cannot be:
* 4N *6N *9N *13N
14.(i x j) . (j x i) is:
*-1 *k *1 *zero
2018
2. Two perpendicular vectors having magnitudes of 4 units and 3 units are added. There resultant has magnitude
of :
*5 units *7 units *12 units *25 units
2017
16. The magnitude of product k.(j x i):
*zero *1 *-1 ` *k
2016
10.If i, j and k are unit vectors then k. (i x j) is equal to:
*zero *one *j *k
16. If A .B =0, A ×B =0 and A≠0 then B is:
*equal to A * Zero *Perpendicular to A *Anti-parallel to A
2015
3. The y-components of vector A =15 units when it forms an angle of 50° with positive x-axis is:
*9.6 units * -9.6 units * 11.5 units *-11.5 units
2014
7. If A =5i+j and B =2k then A - B is equal to:
*5i+j+2k *5i-j-2k *5i+j-2k *-5i-j+2k
16. If A .B =0, A ×B =0 and A≠0 then B is:
*equal to A * Zero *Perpendicular to A *Anti-parallel to A
2013
5. Two forces act together on an object; the magnitude of their resultant is minimum when the angle between them
is:
*00 *450 *900 *1800
2012
15. If A=a i and B=bj , then A x B is equal to:
*0 * ab k * -ab k * none of these
2011
11. If A .B =0, A ×B =0 and A≠0 then B is:
*equal to A * Zero *Perpendicular to A *Anti-parallel to A
2010
10. If A .B =0, A ×B =0 and A≠0 then B is:
*equal to A * Zero *Perpendicular to A *Anti-parallel to A
