SUBJECT: IIT-PHYSICS SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT: 01

TOPIC: VECTOR

Single Correct Type Questions

1. A vector quantity has:

(A) magnitude only (B) Direction only
(C) magnitude and direction both (D) None of these

2. Choose the correct statements:

(a) two parallel vectors must have same magnitude
(b) two parallel vectors may have same magnitude
(c) two parallel vectors must have same direction
(d) A vector can be shifted in space without changing its direction
(e) Two anti-parallel vectors must be negative vector
(A) ace (B) bcde (C) bcd (D) bcde

3. Choose the correct statement:

(A) Angle between A and B is 60° (B) Angle between A and C is 150°
(C) Angle between A and C is 30° (D) Angle between B and C is 150°

4. For the figure, choose the correct relation:

(A) A + B = C (B) B + C = A (C) C + A = B (D) A + B + C = 0

5. Let C = A + B , then
(A) | C | is always greater than | A |
(B) It is possible to have | C |  | A | and | C |  | B |
(C) C is always equal to A + B
(D) C is never equal to A + B

6. The value of the sum of two vectors A and B with  as the angle between them is:
2 2 2 2
(A) A + B + 2AB cos  (B) A − B + 2AB cos 
2 2 2 2
(C) A + B − 2AB sin  (D) A + B + 2AB sin 

7. There are two force vectors, one of 5 N and other of 12 N. At what angle the two vectors be added
to get resultant vector of 17 N, 7 N and 13 N respectively?
(A) 0°, 180° and 90° (B) 0°, 90° and 180°
(C) 0°, 90° and 90° (D) 180°, 0° and 90°
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8. Two forces, each of magnitude F have a resultant of the same magnitude F. The angle between
the two forces is:
(A) 45° (B) 120° (C) 150° (D) 60°

9. For the resultant of the two vectors to be maximum, what must be the angle between them?
(A) 0° (B) 60° (C) 90° (D) 180°

10. A particle is simultaneously acted by two forces equal to 4 N and 3 N. The net force on the particle
is:
(A) 7 N (B) 5 N (C) 1 N (D) Between 1 N and 7 N

11. Forces F1 and F2 act on a point mass in two mutually perpendicular directions. The resultant force
on the point mass will be:
2 2
(A) F1 + F2 (B) F1 − F2 (C) F1 + F2 (D) F12 + F22

12. The magnitude of vector A,B and C are respectively 12, 5 and 13 units and A + B = C then the

angle between A and B is:

(A) 0 (B)  (C)  / 2 (D)  / 4

13. Following sets of three forces act on a body. Whose resultant cannot be zero?
(A) 10, 10, 10 (B) 10, 10, 20 (C) 10, 20, 23 (D) 10, 20, 40

14. A particle has displacement of 12 m towards east and 5 m towards north then 6 m vertically
upward. The sum of these displacements is :
(A) 12 (B) 10.04 m (C) 14.31 m (D) None of these

15. The magnitudes of vectors A,B and C are 3, 4 and 5 units respectively. If A + B = C , the angle

between C and B is:

 7 
(A) (B) cos−1 (0.8) (C) tan − 1   (D)
2 5 4

ANSWER KEY

1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (C) 5. (B) 6. (A) 7. (A)

8. (B) 9. (A) 10. (D) 11. (C) 12. (C) 13. (D) 14. (C)
15. (B)
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SUBJECT: IIT-PHYSICS SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT: 02
TOPIC: VECTOR

Single Correct Type Questions

1. If | A − B | = | A | = | B |, the angle between A and B is:

(A) 60° (B) 0° (C) 120° (D) 90°

2. If | V 1 + V2 | = | V 1 − V2 | and V2 is finite, then

(A) V1 is parallel to V2 (B) V 1 = V 2

(C) V1 and V2 are mutually perpendicular (D) | V 1 | = | V 2 |

3. The x and y components of a force are 2 N and – 3 N. The force is:

(A) 2iˆ – 3jˆ (B) 2iˆ + 3jˆ (C) –2iˆ – 3jˆ (D) 3iˆ + 2jˆ

4. What is the maximum number of components into which a vector can be split?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 

5. What is the maximum number of rectangular components into which a vector can be split in its
own plane?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 

6. What is the maximum number of rectangular components into which a vector can be split in
space?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 

7. The direction cosines of a vector ˆi + ˆj + 2 kˆ are:

1 1 1 1 1
(1) , ,1 (2) , ,
2 2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1 1 1
(3) , , (4) , ,
2 2 2 2 2 2

8. If A = 4iˆ − 3jˆ and B = 6iˆ + 8jˆ , then magnitude and angle with horizontal of A + B will be:

(A) 5, tan−1 (3 / 4) (B) 5 5, tan−1 (1 / 2)

(C) 10, tan−1 (5) (D) 25, tan−1 (3 / 4)

9. Given: A = 2iˆ + ˆj,B = 3ˆj − kˆ and C = 6iˆ − 2kˆ . Value of A − 2B + 3C would be:

(A) 20iˆ + 5jˆ + 4k

ˆ (B) 20iˆ − 5jˆ − 4k
ˆ

(C) 4iˆ + 5jˆ + 20k

ˆ (D) 5iˆ + 4ˆj + 10k
ˆ

10. Magnitude of vector which comes on addition of two vectors, 6iˆ + 7ˆj and 3iˆ + 4ˆj is:

(A) 136 (B) 13.2 (C) 202 (D) 160

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11. The three vectors A = 3iˆ − 2ˆj + k, ˆ and C = 2iˆ + ˆj − 4k
ˆ B = ˆi − 3ˆj + 5k ˆ form

(A) An equilateral triangle (B) Isosceles triangle

(C) A right angled triangle (D) No triangle

12. What vector must be added to the two vectors ˆi − 2jˆ + 2k

ˆ and 2iˆ + ˆj − k,
ˆ so that the resultant may
be a unit vector along x-axis
(A) 2iˆ + ˆj − k
ˆ (B) −2iˆ + ˆj − k
ˆ

(C) 2iˆ − ˆj + k
ˆ (D) −2iˆ − ˆj − k
ˆ

13. ˆ
A body is at rest under the action of three forces, two of which are F1 = 4i,F = 6ˆj, the third force
2

is:
(A) 4iˆ + 6ˆj (B) 4iˆ − 6ˆj (C) −4iˆ + 6ˆj (D) −4iˆ − 6ˆj

14. What displacement must be added to the displacement 25iˆ − 6ˆj m to give a displacement of 7.0
m pointing in the x- direction
(A) 18iˆ − 6jˆ (B) 32iˆ − 13jˆ

(C) −18iˆ + 6jˆ (D) −25iˆ + 13jˆ

15. The vectors 5iˆ + 8jˆ and 2iˆ + 7ˆj are added. The magnitude of the sum of these vector is:

(A) 274 (B) 38 (C) 238 (D) 560

ANSWER KEY

1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (D) 5. (A) 6. (B) 7. (C)

8. (B) 9. (B) 10. (C) 11. (C) 12. (B) 13. (D) 14. (C)
15. (A)

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SUBJECT: IIT-PHYSICS SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT: 03
TOPIC: VECTOR

Single Correct Type Questions

1. If two vectors 2iˆ + 3jˆ − kˆ and −4iˆ − 6jˆ + k

ˆ are parallel to each other then value of  be:
(A) 0 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4

2. If for two vector A and B , sum (A + B) is perpendicular to the difference (A − B) . The ratio of their
magnitude is:
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) None of these

3. ˆ and F2 = 3ˆj + 4k.

Consider two vectors F1 = 2jˆ + 5k ˆ The magnitude of the scalar product of these
vectors is:
(A) 20 (B) 23
(C) 5 33 (D) 26

4. A body, acted upon by a force of 50 N is displaced through a distance 10 meter in a direction

making an angle of 60° with the force. The work done by the force will be (W = F.S) :
(A) 200 J (B) 100 J
(C) 300 (D) 250 J

5. Two forces F1 = 5iˆ + 10ˆj − 20kˆ and F2 = 10iˆ − 5ˆj − 15kˆ act on a single point. The angle between F1 and
F2 is nearly:
(A) 30° (B) 45°
(C) 60° (D) 90°

6. ˆ is perpendicular to the vector 4ˆj − 4iˆ + k

If a vector 2iˆ + 3jˆ + 8k ˆ . Then the value of  is

1
(A) –1 (B)
2
1
(C) − (D) 1
2

7. Consider a vector F = 4iˆ − 3j.

ˆ Another vector that is perpendicular to F is:

(A) 4iˆ + 3ˆj (B) 6iˆ

(C) 7kˆ (D) 3iˆ − 4ˆj

8. The angle between two vectors −2iˆ + 3jˆ + k

ˆ and ˆi + 2jˆ − 4k
ˆ is:
(A) 0° (B) 90°
(C) 180° (D) None of the above

9. The angle between the vectors (iˆ + ˆj) and (ˆj + k)

ˆ is:
(A) 30° (B) 45°
(C) 60° (D) 90°
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10. The angle between the two vectors A = 5iˆ + 5jˆ and B = 5iˆ − 5ˆj will be:
(A) Zero (B) 45°
(C) 90° (D) 180°

11. The vector P = aiˆ + ajˆ + 3k

ˆ and Q = aiˆ − 2jˆ − k
ˆ are perpendicular to each other. The positive value of
a is:
(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 9 (D) 13

12. Angle between the vectors (iˆ + ˆj) and (ˆj − k)

ˆ is
(A) 90° (B) 0°
(C) 180° (D) 60°

13. If î , ˆj and k̂ are unit vectors along X, Y & Z axis respectively, then tick the wrong statement:

(A) ˆi.iˆ = 1 ˆ
(B) ˆi  ˆj = k

(C) ˆˆ
i. j = 0 ˆ = –iˆ
(D) ˆi  k

14. A vector F 1 is along the positive X-axis. If its vector product with another vector F2 is zero then F2
could be:
(A) 4ˆj (B) −(iˆ + ˆj)

(C) (ˆj + k)
ˆ ˆ
(D) ( −4i)

15. 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

ANSWER KEY

1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (D) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (C) 7. (C)

8. (B) 9. (C) 10. (C) 11. (A) 12. (D) 13. (D) 14. (D)
15. (D)

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