Chapter# 2

SCALAR AND VECTOR

1. A = 2i-3j-k and B = - 6i-9j + 3k. Which of the following is correct?
(a) A and B are equal vector (b) A and B are perpendicular vector
(c) A and B are parallel vector (d) The dot product of A and B is zero
2. Three vector satisfy the relation A. B = 0 and A. C =0. Then A is parallel to
(a) C (b) B
(c) BXC (d) B.C
3. If A x B = B x A them the angle between A and B is
(a) /2 (b) /3
(c)  (d) /4
4. The magnitude of 3i + 2j + k is
(a) 5 (b) 6
(c) 14 (d) 3
5. The magnitude of i + j + k is
(a) 6 (b) 3
(c) 1 (d) 3
6. If A = B + C and B = C + A then the vector C is
(a) =A+B (b) =B–A
(c) A–B (d) Q=0
7. If P + Q = P – Q and  is the angle between P and Q then
(a) =0 (b)  = 90
(c) P=0 (d) Q=0
8. The maximum value of resultant of two vector P and Q is
(a) decreases (b) increases
(c) remain unchanged (d) decreases and increases
9. The resultant of two forces, each P acting at an angle  is
(a) 2 p sin /2 (b) 2 p cos /2
(c) 2 p cos  (d) p2
10. Given: A = 2i + 3j and B = 5i – 6j. The magnitude of A + B is
(a) 4 units (b) 10 units
(c) 58 units (d) 61 units
11. The x and y components of a force are 2N and -3N. the force is
(a) 2i-3j (b) 2i + 3j
(c) –2i–3j (d) 3i + 2j
12. Projection of P on Q is
(a) P.Q (b) P.Q
(c) PxQ (d) PxQ
13. What is the component of 3i + 9j along z axis
(a) 0 (b) 3
(c) 9 (d) 32 + 92
14. The resultant of two forces of magnitude 8 N and 15 N is 17 N. The angle between
the force 8 N and 15 is
(a) 30 (b) 45
(c) 60 (d) 90
15. Which of the following perpendicular to 4i – 3j
(a) 4i + 3j (b) 6i
(c) 7k (d) 3i – 4j
16. What is the angle between CXD and C + D
(a) 0 (b) 45
(c) 60 (d) 90
17. If P.Q = 0 then |P + Q| is
(a) |P||Q| (b) Zero
(c) 1 (d) P2 + Q2
18. Given: P = A + B. The angle b between A and B is
(a) 0 (b) 45
(c) 60 (d) 90
19. The angle between the z axis and the vector I + 2j + 2 k is
(a) 30 (b) 45
(c) 60 (d) 90
20. The angel between I + j + k and 2i + 2j + 2 k is
(a) 0 (b) 30
(c) 60 (d) 90
21. (A.B)2 + | A x B |2 is
(a) zero (b) A2B2
(c) AB (d) AB
22. Given: A.B = 0 and A x C = 0. The angle between B and C is
(a) 0 (b) 90
(c) 180 (d) 270
23. Given: 0.3i + 0.4j + nk is a unit vector. The value of n is
(a) 0.25 (b) 0.50
(c) 0.75 (d) 0.80
24. If the sum of two unit vectors is also a unit vector, then the magnitude of their
difference is
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 5 (d) 7
25. A force F = 3i-2j + 4k displaces a body from a body from a point A (8, - 2, -3) to the
point B (-2, 0, 6) The work done is
(a) 1 unit (b) 2 units
(c) 3 units (d) 4 units
26. A force of (3i + 4j + 5k) N acting on a body produces a velocity of (2i – j + 3k) ms–1.
Then the power is
(a) 12W (b) 15W
(c) 17W (d) 19W
27. If 3i – 2j + k is perpendicular to 2i + bj + 6k then the value of b is
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 5 (d) 6
28. Given: r = 4j and p = 2i + 3j + k. The angular momentum is
(a) 4i–8k (b) 8i – 4k
(c) 8j (d) 9k
29. Given: A = 4i + 6j and B = 2i + 3j. which of the following is correct
(a) AxB=0 (b) A.B = 0
(c) A+B=0 (d) A–B=0
30. If A. B = 0 and A x B = 1 then A and B are
(a) perpendicular unit vectors (b) parallel unit vectors
(c) parallel (d) perpendicular
31. Given: P = 3i – 4j. which of the following is perpendicular to p?
(a) 3i (b) 4j
(c) 4i + 3j (d) 4i – 3j
32. The angle between I + j and j + k is
(a) 0 (b) 90
(c) 45 (d) 60
33. One of the two rectangular components of a force is 20N3 and it makes angle of 30
with the force. The magnitudes of other components is:
(a) 40/3 N (b) 20/3 N
(c) 10/3 N (d) 40 N
34. Two vectors are such that |A – B| = |A + B| then the angle between vectors is:
(a) 2 radius (b)  radius
(c) /2 radius (d) /4 radius
35. A car travelling due north at 20m/s2 terns east and then continues to more with the
same speed. If it takes 10s to complete the turns, the magnitude of average
acceleration is about:
(a) 0.5 m /s2 (b) 0.6 m/s2
2
(c) 0.7m/s (d) 0.8m/s2
36. The resultant of the force magnitudes 5N and 10N cannot be:
(a) 4N (b) 6N
(c) 9N (d) 13N
37. If A = B + C and magnitudes of A, B and C are 5,4 and 3 unit respectively the angel
between A and C is:
(a) Cos–1 (3/5) (b) Cos–1 (4/5)
(c) –1
cos (3/4) (d) /2
38. If A = 5 I + 7j – 3k and B = 2i + 2j – ak are perpendicular vectors then the value of a
is:
(a) –2 (b) 8
(c) –7 (d) –8
39. Two vectors A and B are such that a. B = |A x B|, then angle between A and B is:
(a) 2 (b) 
(c) /2 (d) /4
40. Point out FALSE:
(a) Two vectors A and B are such that A + B = C and |A|2 + |B|2 = |C|2 then angle
between A and B is 90.
(b) The magnitudes of I – j is equal to 2
(c) The angles between the vectors 2i + 3j -4k and 4i + 6j = 8k is 0
(d) If A # 0, B # 0, and |A x b| = 0 then A and B are right angle
41. Point out False:
(a) The angle between vectors 2i + 3j and y-axis is tan–12/3
 (b) Co-efficient of friction is a scalar quantity
(c) The scalar product of two vectors is 23 and magnitudes of their vector products
is 2, the angel between them is tan–1 1/3 or 30
(d) Angle between vectors A = 4i + 3j – 2k and B = 8i + 6j – 4k is 90
42. When three forces acting at a point are in equilibrium
(a) Each forces is numerically equal to the sum of other two
(b) Each forces is numerically greater than the sum of other two
(c) Each forces is numerically greater than the sum of other two
(d) None of the above