DPP# 1 Basic vector

BYPRAVEEN KUMAR PACHAURI(PKR SIR, IIT BOMBAY)

IIT- JEE- 2020- 2021
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1. If a be an unit vector, then
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(A) direction of a is constant (B) magnitude of a is constant
(C) both (A) and (B) (D) any one of direction or magnitude is
constant.
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2. If a is a vector and x is a non-zero scalar, then
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(A) x a is a vector in the direction of a (B) x a is a vector collinear to a
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(C) x a and a have independent directions (D) none of these.

3. A vector is not changed if

(A) it is slid parallel to itself (B) it is cross multiplied by a unit vector
(C) it is rotated through an arbitrary angle (D) it is multiplied by a scalar.

4. For the figure –

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C 
B
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A
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(A) A  B  C (B) B  C  A (C) C  A  B (D) A  B  C  0

5. Two forces of 4 dyne and 3 dyne act upon a body. The resultant force on the body can only be –
(A) more than 3 dynes (B) more than 4 dynes
(C) between 3 and 4 dynes (D) between 1 and 7 dynes

6. Which of the sets given below may represent the magnitudes of three vectors adding to zero ?

(A) 2, 4, 8 (B) 4, 8, 16 (C) 1, 2, 1 (D) 0.5, 1, 2

7. 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 (iii) 7 unit

(A) 180º, 90º, 0º (B) 80º, 70º, 0º (C) 90º, 170º, 50º (D) None of these

8. The resultant of two vectors A and B is perpendicular to the vector A and its magnitude is equal

to half the magnitude of vector B. The angle between A and B is -

R
B

(A) 120º (B) 150º (C) 135º (D) None of these

9. If the angle between vector a and b is an acute angle, then the difference a – b is -

(A) the main diagonal of the parallelogram (B) the minor diagonal of the parallelogram

(C) any of the above (D) none of the above

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10. If a = 11, b = 23, a  b = 30, then a  b is :
(A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 30 (D) 40

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11. F1 acts due east and F2 acts 60° north of east. Both have equal magnitude 40N each. What is
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the magnitude and direction of F1  F2 ?
(A) 20 3 N, 300 east of north. (B) 40 3 N, 300 east of north.
(C) 20 3 N, 300 north of east. (D) 40 3 N, 300 north of east.

12. A child pulls a box with a force of 200 N at an angle of 60º above the horizontal. Then the

horizontal and vertical components of the force are-

F
60º
 (A) 100 N, 175 N (B) 86.6 N, 100 N (C) 100 N, 86.6 N (D) 100 N, 0 N

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13. The value of a unit vector in the direction of vector A = 5 î – 12 ˆj , is -

(A) î (B) ˆj (C) (î  ĵ) / 13 (D) (5 î – 12 ˆj )/13

14. The component of a vector is -

(A) always less than its magnitude (B) always greater than its magnitude

(C) always equal to its magnitude (D) none of these

15. What is the resultant of three coplanar forces: 300 N at 0°, 400 N at 30º and 400 N at 150º ?

(A) 500 N (B) 700 N (C) 1100N (D) 300 N

ANSWER KEY
DPP – 2

1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. C

7. A 8. B 9. B 10. B 11. D 12. A

13. D 14. D 15. A