Q.

6 A force of 6 kg and another of 8 kg can be

PHYSICS applied together to produce the effect of a single
force of-
(A) 1kg (B) 11kg
Q.1 A child pulls a box with a force of 200 N at an
(C) 15 kg (D) 20 kg
angle of 60º above the horizontal. Then the
horizontal and vertical components of the force Q.7 Which of the sets given below may represent
are- the magnitudes of three vectors adding to zero ?
F (A) 2, 4, 8 (B) 4, 8, 16
60º (C) 1, 2, 1 (D) 0.5, 1, 2
Q.8 Two vectors have magnitudes 3 unit and 4 unit
respectively. What should be the angle between
them if the magnitude of the resultant is -
(i) 1 unit (ii) 5 unit
(A) 100 N, 175 N (B) 86.6 N, 100 N (iii) 7 unit
(A) 180º, 90º, 0º (B) 80º, 70º, 0º
(C) 100 N, 86.6 N (D) 100 N, 0 N
(C) 90º, 170º, 50º (D) None of these
Q.2 A boy wants to hold a 50 kg box at rest on a Q.9 In a two dimensional motion of a particle, the
snow covered hill. The hill makes an angle of particle moves from point A, position vector r1 to
30º with the horizontal. What force the boy point B position vector r2. If the magnitude of
must exert parallel to the slope ? these vector are respectively r1 = 3 and r2 = 4 and
the angle they make with the x-axis are 1 = 75º,
(A) 25 N (B) 245 N
2 = 15º respectively, then magnitude of the
(C) 424 N (D) 490 N displacement vector is-

Q.3 The value of a unit vector in the direction of (A) 3 (B) 13 (C) 5 (D) 1

vector A = 5 î – 12 ˆj , is - Q.10 A blind person after walking each 10 steps in

one direction, each of length 80 cm, turns
(A) î (B) ˆj randomly to the left or to the right by 90º. After
walking a total of 40 steps the maximum
(C) (î  ĵ) / 13 (D) (5 î – 12 ˆj )/13 possible displacement of the person from his
starting position could be -
Q.4 For the figure – (A) 320 m (B) 32 m
(C) 16/ 2 m (D) 16 2 m
C B
Q.11 The resultant of two vectors A and B is
A perpendicular to the vector A and its magnitude
is equal to half the magnitude of vector B. The
(A) A + B = C (B) B + C = A angle between A and B is -
(C) C + A = B (D) A + B + C = 0
R
Q.5 Two forces of 4 dyne and 3 dyne act upon a body.
The resultant force on the body can only be – B
(A) more than 3 dynes
(B) more than 4 dynes A
(C) between 3 and 4 dynes (A) 120º (B) 150º
(D) between 1 and 7 dynes (C) 135º (D) None of these

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Q.12 If the angle between vector a and b is an acute Q.19 A truck travelling due north with 20 m/s turns
angle, then the difference a – b is - towards west and travels at the same speed.
(A) the main diagonal of the parallelogram Then the change in velocity is -
(B) the minor diagonal of the parallelogram (A) 40 m/s north-west
(C) any of the above (B) 20 2 m/s north-west
(D) none of the above (C) 40 m/s south-west
(D) 20 2 m/s south-west
Q.13 What is the resultant of three coplanar forces:
300 N at 0°, 400 N at 30º and 400 N at 150º ? Q.20 The three vectors OA, OB and OC have the
(A) 500 N (B) 700 N same magnitude R. Then the sum of these
(C) 1100N (D) 300 N vectors have magnitude –
B
Q.14 Two forces, F1 and F2 are acting on a body. C
One force is double that of the other force and 45º
the resultant is equal to the greater force. Then 45º A
O
the angle between the two forces is -
(A) cos–1 (1/2) (B) cos–1 (–1/2)
(C) cos–1 (–1/4) (D) cos–1 (1/4) (A) R (B) 2R
Q.15 If the magnitudes of the vectors A, B and C are (C) 3R (D) (1+ 2 )R
6, 8, 10 units respectively and if A + B = C,
then the angle between A and C is - Q.21 What displacement must be added to the
(A) /2 displacement 25 î – 6 ˆj m to give a displacement
–1
(B) cos (0. 6)
(C) tan–1(0.75) (D) /4 of 7.0 m pointing in the x-direction ?

Q.16 Angle between (P + Q) and (P – Q) will be- (A) 18 î – 6 ˆj (B) 32 î – 13 ˆj

(A) 0º only (C) –18 î + 6 ˆj (D) –25 î + 13 ˆj
(B) 90º only
(C) 180º only Q.22 Two constant forces F1 = 2 î – 3 ˆj + 3 k̂ (N)
(D) between 0º and 180º (both the values
and F2 = î + ˆj – 2 k̂ (N) act on a body and
inclusive)
displace it from the position r1= î + 2 ˆj – 2 k̂
Q.17 If A = B + C and magnitudes of A, B and C are
(m) to the position r2 = 7 î + 10 ˆj + 5 k̂ (m).
5, 4, and 3 units respectively, the angle between
A and C is - What is the work done ?
(A) 9 Joule (B) 41 Joule
(A) sin–1 (3/4) (B) cos–1 (4/5)
(C) –3 Joule (D) None of these
(C) cos–1 (3/5) (D) /2
Q.23 Two vectors A and B lie in X-Y plane. The
Q.18 A particle is moving in a circle of radius r centre at vector B is perpendicular to vector A. If
O with constant speed v the change in velocity
A = î + ˆj , then B may be -
moving from A to B (AOB = 40º) is -
(A) 2v cos 40º (B) 2v sin 40º (A) î  ĵ (B)  î  ĵ
(C) 2v cos 20º (D) 2v sin 20º (C) –2 î + 2 ˆj (D) Any of the above

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Q.24 The two vectors A = 2î  ĵ  3k̂ and Q.31 A vector is not changed if -
(A) It is rotated through an arbitrary angle
B = 7î  5 ĵ  3k̂ are - (B) It is multiplied by an arbitrary scale
(A) parallel (B) perpendicular (C) It is cross multiplied by a unit vector
(C) anti-parallel (D) none of these (D) It is a slide parallel to itself
    
Q.25 Two vectors P = 2î  bĵ  2k̂ and Q  î  ĵ  k̂ Q.32 If A = B + C and the magnitudes A , B and

will be perpendicular if - C are 5, 4 and 3 units, the angle between
 
(A) b = 0 (B) b = 1 A and C is-
(C) b = 2 (D) b = – 4 3 4
(A) cos–1   (B) cos–1  
5 5
Q.26 A vector perpendicular to (4î  3 ĵ) is –  3
(C) (D) sin–1  
(A) 4î  3 ĵ (B) 7k̂ 2 4

(C) 6î (D) 3î  4 ĵ  

Q.33 The resultant of A and B makes an angle 
 
with A and  with B , then -
Q.27 Angle that the vector A = 2 î + 3 ˆj makes with (A)  <  (B) if A < B
y-axis is – (C) if A > B (D) if A = B
(A) tan–1 3/2 (B) tan–1 2/3
Q.34 A person moves 30 m north, then 20 m east then
(C) sin–1 2/3 (D) cos–1 3/2
30 2 m south-west . His displacement from the
Q.28 A vector A points. vertically upward and, B points original position -
towards north. The vector product A × B is- (A) 14 m south-west (B) 28 m south
(A) along west (C) 10 m west (D) 15 m East
(B) along east
Q.35 I started walking down a road to day-break
(C) zero
facing the sun. After walking for some-time, I
(D) vertically downward
turned to my left, then I turned to the right once
again. In which direction was I going then ?
Q.29 The linear velocity of a rotating body is given
(A) East (B) North-west
by v =  × r, where  is the angular velocity
(C) North-east (D) South
and r is the radius vector. The angular velocity
Q.36 Following sets of three forces act on a body.
of a body  = î  2 ĵ  2k̂ and their radius vector
Whose resultant cannot be zero ?
r = 4 ˆj – 3 k̂ , |v| is - (A) 10, 10, 10 (B) 10, 10, 20
(C) 10, 20, 20 (D) 10, 20, 40
(A) 29 units (B) 31 units
(C) 37 (D) 41 units Q.37 Following forces start acting on a particle at rest
at the origin of the co-ordinate system
simultaneously
Q.30 0.4 î + 0.8 ˆj + c k̂ represents a unit vector, 
F1 = – 4î  5 ĵ  5k̂
when c is - 
F2 = 5î  8 ĵ  6k̂
(A) 0.2 (B) 0.2 
F3 = – 3î  4 ĵ  7k̂
(C) 0.8 (D) 0 
F4 = 2î  3 ĵ  2k̂

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 then the particle will move - Q.45 The angle between the two vectors
(A) In x - y plane (B) In y - z plane  2î  3 ĵ  k̂ and î  2 ĵ  4k̂ is -
(C) In x - z plane (D) Along x-axis (A) 0º (B) 90º (C) 180º (D) None
    
Q.38 If | A  B |  | A |  | B | , the angle between A

and B is -
(A) 60º (B) 0º (C) 120º (D) 90º

 
Q.39 The vector A and B are such that -
   
AB AB
   
(A) A  B  0 (B) A  B  0
 
(C) A  0 (D) B  0

Q.40 In an equilateral ABC, AL, BM and CN are

medians. Forces along BC and BA
represented by them will have a resultant
represented by -
(A) 2AL (B) 2BM (C) 2CN (D) AC

Q.41 Two forces each of magnitude F have a

resultant of the same magnitude F. The angle
between the two forces is -
(A) 45º (B) 120º (C) 150º (D) 60º

Q.42 A particle is moving on a circular path with

constant speed v. What is the change in its
velocity after it has described an angle of 60º ?

(A) v 2 (B) v 3 (C) v (D) 2 v

Q.43 The magnitude of the vector product of two

 
vectors A and B may be -
(a) Greater than AB (b) Equal to AB
(c) Less than AB (d) Equal to Zero

(A) a, b, c (B) b, c, d
(C) a, c, d (D) a, b, d
  
Q.44 Three vectors A, B and C satisfy the relation
    
A.B = 0 and A.C = 0. The vector A is parallel
to -
     
(A) B (B) C (C) B . C (D) B  C

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