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(Academic Session : 2020 - 2021)

1. The sum of magnitudes of two forces acting at a point is 16 N. If their resultant is normal to the smaller
force and has a magnitude of 8 N, the forces are :
(1) 6N, 10N (2) 8N, 8N
(3) 4N, 12N (4) 2N, 14N

2. Resultant of which of the following may be equal to zero?

(1) 10N; 10N; 30N (2) 10N; 20N; 30N; 40N
(3) 5N; 10N; 20N; 40N (4) none of these

3. A particle is moving eastward with a velocity of 5m/s. In 10 seconds the velocity changes to 5m/s
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v
northwards. The average acceleration in this time is :
t
1
(1) Zero (2) m / s 2 towards north - west
2
1 1
(3) m / s 2 towards north - east (4) m / s 2 towards north
2 2

4. Five equal forces of 10N each are applied at one point and all are lying in one plane. If the angles
between any two adjacent forces are equal, the resultant of these forces will be :
(1) Zero (2) 10 N
(3) 20 N (4) 10 2 N

5. Forces proportional to AB, BC and 2CA act along the sides of triangle ABC in order. Their resultant
represented in magnitude and direction as :
(1) CA (2) AC
(3) BC (4) CB

6. The magnitude of resultant of two forces of magnitudes 3P and 2P is R. If the first force is doubled, the
magnitude of the resultant is also doubled. The angle between the two forces is :
(1) 30 (2) 60
(3) 120 (4) 150

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7. The resultant of two vectors u and v is perpendicular to the vector u and its magnitude is equal to half
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of the magnitude of vector v , The angle between u and v in degrees is
(1) 120 (2) 60
(3) 90 (4) 150

8. Out of the following pairs of forces, the resultant of which cannot be 4 newton
(1) 2 newton and 2 newton (2) 2 newton and 4 newton
(3) 2 newton and 6 newton (4) 2 newton and 8 newton

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9. The vector sum of (N–1) coplanar forces, each of magnitude F, when each force is making an angle of
2
with the preceding one, is :
N
NF
(1) F (2)
2
(3) NF (4) Zero

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10. Two vectors A and B lie in one plane. Vector C lies in a different plane. Then, A  B  C
(1) cannot be zero
(2) can be zero
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(3) lies in the plane of A or B
(4) lies in a plane different from that of any of the three vectors.

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11. A vector with a magnitude of 8m, is added to a vector A , which lies along an x-axis. The sum of
these two vectors is a third vector that lies along the y-axis and has a magnitude that is twice the
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magnitude of A . What is the magnitude of A ?

12. A ship sets out to sail to a point 120 km due north. An unexpected storm blows the ship to a point 100 km
due east of its starting point.
(a) How far must it now sail to reach its original destination?
(b) What should be the direction of sailing?

13. Two vectors acting in the opposite directions have a resultant of 10 units. If they act at right angles to
each other, then the resultant is 50 units. Calculate the magnitude of two vectors .

14. Answer the following :

(a) Should a quantity having a magnitude & direction be necessarily a vector ?
(b) Can two vectors of different magnitude yield a zero resultant ? Can three yield ?
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(c) Can a  b  a  b ?
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(d) If a  b  c & a  b  c , what further information you can have about these vectors ?
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(e) If a & b are two non zero vectors such that a  b  a  b , then what is the angle between a & b ?
(f) Time has magnitude as well as direction. Is it a vector ?

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