PHYSICS

th
11 JEE

Vector

VIDYAPEETH
S E L E C T I O N H O G A Y AH I N S E
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VIDYAPEETH
Vector
DPP-1
[Scalars and Vectors, Multiplication of vectors by real numbers,
Addition and substraction vector – Graphical Method]
1. How many minimum number of coplanar vectors 8. For the fig.
having different magnitudes can be added to give
zero resultant
(A) 2 (B) 3
(C) 4 (D) 5

2. 0.4iˆ + 0.8jˆ + ckˆ represents a unit vector when c is (A) A + B = C (B) B + C = A

(A) – 0.2 (B) 0.2 (C) C + A = B (D) A + B + C = 0
(C) 0.8 (D) 0
9. Fig. shows ABCDEF as a regular hexagon. What is
3. The angles which a vector ˆi + ˆj + 2 kˆ makes with the value of AB + AC + AD + AE + AF
X, Y and Z axes respectively are
(A) 60°, 60°, 60° (B) 45°, 45°, 45°
(C) 60°, 60°, 45° (D) 45°, 45°, 60°

4. Any vector in an arbitrary direction can always be

replaced by two (or three)
(A) AO (B) 2AO
(A) Parallel vectors which have the original vector
as their resultant (C) 4AO (D) 6AO
(B) Mutually perpendicular vectors which have
the original vector as their resultant 10. Position vector A is 2iˆ
(C) Arbitrary vectors which have the original Position vector B is 3ˆj
vector as their resultant ˆi, ˆj,kˆ are along the shown x,y and z axes :
(D) It is not possible to resolve a vector y

5. Two vectors P = 2iˆ + bjˆ + 2kˆ and Q = ˆi + ˆj + kˆ x

will be parallel if z
(A) b = 0 (B) b = 1 (i) Geometrical representation of A is
(C) b = 2 (D) b= – 4 ⎯⎯ ⎯⎯→
(A) 2 units (B) 2 units

6. If a vector P making angles , , and  (C) ⎯ ⎯⎯⎯

2 units (D) 2 units
respectively with the X, Y and Z axes respectively.
Then sin 2  + sin 2  + sin 2  = (ii) Geometrical representation of B is:
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3 (A) (B) 3 units
3 units

(C) ⎯ ⎯⎯⎯ (D)

Given vector A = 2iˆ + 3j,
ˆ the angle between A and 3 units
7. 3 units

y-axis is (iii) −4A can be represented as

(A) tan−1 3/ 2 (B) tan−1 2 / 3 (A) (B)
8 units 8 units
(C) sin−1 2 / 3 (D) cos−1 2 / 3 (C) A (D) A
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DPP-02
[Resolution of vectors, vector addition]
1. A particle is simultaneously acted by two forces 6. Find the resultant of three vectors OA,OB and
equal to 4 N and 3 N. The net force on the particle
OC shown in the following figure. Radius of the
is
circle is R.
(A) 7 N
C
(B) 5 N B
45o
(C) 1 N
45o
A
(D) Between 1 N and 7 N
O
2. Let the angle between two nonzero vectors A and
(A) 2R (B) R(1 + 2)
B be 120° and resultant be C
(C) R 2 (D) R( 2 − 1)
(A) C must be equal to | A − B |

(B) C must be less than | A − B |

7. If | A − B| =| A | =| B|, the angle between A and B
(C) C must be greater than | A − B | is
(D) C may be equal to | A − B | (A) 60° (B) 0°
(C) 120° (D) 90°

3. The magnitude of vector A,B and C are

8. What is the angle between P and the resultant of
respectively 12, 5 and 13 units and A + B = C then (P + Q) and (P − Q)
the angle between A and B is (A) Zero
(A) 0 (B)  (B) tan −1 P / Q
(C)  / 2 (D)  / 4
(C) tan −1 Q / P
(D) tan −1 (P − Q) / (P + Q)
4. Following forces start acting on a particle at rest at
the origin of the co-ordinate system simultaneously
9. Maximum and minimum magnitudes of the
F1 = −4iˆ − 5jˆ + 5kˆ , F2 = 5iˆ + 8jˆ + 6kˆ ,
resultant of two vectors of magnitudes P and Q are
F3 = −3iˆ + 4jˆ − 7kˆ and F4 = 2iˆ − 3jˆ − 2kˆ in the ratio 3:1. Which of the following relations is
then the particle will move true
(A) In x – y plane (B) In y – z plan (A) P = 2Q (B) P = Q
(C) In x – z plane (D) Along x -axis (C) PQ = 1 (D) None of these

5. The sum of two forces acting at a point is 16 N. If 10. Given that A + B = C and that C is ⊥ to A .
the resultant force is 8 N and its direction is Further if | A | =| C |, then what is the angle between
perpendicular to minimum force then the forces are
A and B
(A) 6 N and 10 N
 
(B) 8 N and 8 N (A) radian (B) radian
4 2
(C) 4 N and 12 N 3
(C) radian (D)  radian
(D) 2 N and 14 N 4
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DPP-03
[Scalar product and vector product of two vectors]
1. Two constant forces F1 = 2iˆ − 3jˆ + 3kˆ (N) and 6. The position vectors of points A, B, C and D are

F2 = ˆi + ˆj − 2kˆ (N) act on a body and displace it A = 3iˆ + 4jˆ + 5k,

ˆ B = 4iˆ + 5jˆ + 6k,
ˆ C = 7iˆ + 9jˆ + 3kˆ

from the position r1 = ˆi + 2jˆ − 2kˆ (m) to the and D = 4iˆ + 6jˆ then the displacement vectors AB

position r2 = 7iˆ + 10jˆ + 5kˆ (m). What is the work and CD are

done? (A) Perpendicular

(A) 9 J (B) 41 J (B) Parallel
(C) –3 J (D) None of these (C) Antiparallel
(D) Inclined at an angle of 60°
2. The vector P = aiˆ + ajˆ + 3kˆ and Q = aiˆ − 2jˆ − kˆ are
perpendicular to each other. The positive value of a 7. Which of the following is not true ? If A = 3iˆ + 4jˆ
is
and B = 6iˆ + 8jˆ where A and B are the magnitudes
(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 9 (D) 13 of A and B
A 1
(A) A  B = 0 (B) =
3. The angle between two vectors given by B 2
6i + 6 j − 3k and 7i + 4j + 4k is (C) A.B = 48 (D) A = 5
 1   5 
(A) cos−1   (B) cos−1  
 3  3
8. If force (F) = 4iˆ + 5jˆ and displacement
 2   5
(C) sin −1   (D) sin −1   (s) = 3iˆ + 6kˆ then the work done is
 3  3 
(A) 4  3 (B) 5  6

4. Which of the following is the unit vector (C) 6  3 (D) 4  6

perpendicular to A and B
ˆ B
A ˆ ˆ B
A ˆ 9. Three vectors a, b and c satisfy the relation
(A) (B)
ABsin  ABcos  a.b = 0 and a.c = 0. The vector a is parallel to
AB AB
(C) (D) (A) b (B) c
ABsin  ABcos 
(C) b.c (D) b  c

5. Find the torque of a force F = −3iˆ + ˆj + 5kˆ acting at

10. What is the unit vector perpendicular to the
the point r = 7iˆ + 3jˆ + kˆ
following vectors 2iˆ + 2jˆ − kˆ and 6iˆ − 3jˆ + 2kˆ
(A) 14iˆ − 38jˆ + 16kˆ
ˆi + 10jˆ − 18kˆ ˆi − 10jˆ + 18kˆ
(B) 4iˆ + 4jˆ + 6kˆ (A) (B)
5 17 5 17
(C) 21iˆ + 4jˆ + 4kˆ
ˆi − 10jˆ − 18kˆ ˆi + 10jˆ + 18kˆ
(C) (D)
(D) −14iˆ + 34jˆ − 16kˆ 5 17 5 17
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DPP-04
[Application of Vectors]
1. A particle is moving on a circular path of radius r 4. A body is in equilibrium under the action the action
with uniform velocity v. The change in velocity of three coplanar forces P, Q and R as shown in the
figure. Select the correct statement
when the particle moves from P to Q is:
(POQ = 40) Q 
P
 
P
R
r
O 40o v

P Q R
Q (A) = =
v
sin  sin  sin 
P Q R
(B) = =
(A) 2vcos 40 cos  cos  cos 
P Q R
(B) 2vsin 40 (C) = =
tan  tan  tan 
(C) 2vsin 20 P Q R
(D) = =
sin  sin  sin 
(D) 2vcos 20

5. A metal sphere is hung by a string fixed to a wall.

2. A particle of mass m = 5 is moving with a uniform The sphere is pushed away from the wall by a stick.
The forces acting on the sphere are shown in the
speed v = 3 2 in the XOY plane along the line
second diagram. Which of the following statements
Y = X + 4. The magnitude of the angular is wrong?
momentum of the particle about the origin is

(A) 60 units (B) 40 2 units

(C) Zero (D) 7.5 units

(A) P = W tan  (B) T + P + W = 0

3. P, Q and R are three coplanar forces acting at a
(C) T2 = P2 + W2 (D) T = P + W
point and are in equilibrium. Given P = 1.9318 kg
wt, sin1 = 0.9659, the value of R is (in kg wt) 6. As shown in figure the tension in the horizontal
cord is 30 N. The weight W and tension in the string
OA in Newton are
P 150o Q
A
2 1
30o
R
30 N
O

W
(A) 0.9659 (B) 2
(A) 30 3, 30 (B) 30 3, 60
1
(C) 1 (D) (C) 60 3, 30 (D) None of these
2
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7. The area of the parallelogram represented by the 9. A unit vector ĵ is defined along vertically upward

vectors A = 2iˆ + 3jˆ and B = ˆi + 4jˆ is direction, the rain is falling vertically downward
with a speed of 7m/s. Then the velocity vector of
(A) 14 units
rainfall is:
(B) 7.5 units
(A) ĵ m/s (B) 7 ĵ m/s
(C) 10 units
(C) –7 ĵ m/s (D) None of these
(D) 5 units

10. A sail boat sails 2 km due East, 5 km 37° South of

8. A body goes 30 km south and then 40 km east.
East and finally an unknown displacement. If the
What will be the displacement from initial point? final displacement of the boat from the starting
(A) 50 km, 37º South of East point is 6 km due East, the third displacement is
(B) 30 km, 37º South of East (A) 3 km east

(C) 40 km, 53º South of East (B) 3 km west

(C) 3 km north
(D) 70 km, 53º South of East
(D) 3 km south
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VIDYAPEETH
Vector
DPP-1
1. (B) 7. (B)
2. (B) 8. (C)
3. (C) 9. (D)
4. (B) 10. (i) (A)
5. (C) (ii) (B)
6. (C) (iii) (B)

DPP-02
1. (D) 6. (B)
2. (B) 7. (A)
3. (C) 8. (A)
4. (B) 9. (A)
5. (A) 10. (C)

DPP-03
1. (A) 6. (C)
2. (A) 7. (C)
3. (D) 8. (A)
4. (C) 9. (D)
5. (A) 10. (C)

DPP-04
1. (C) 6. (B)
2. (A) 7. (D)
3. (C) 8. (A)
4. (A) 9. (C)
5. (D) 10. (C)