VECTOR

Total No.of questions in Vector are -

Level # 1 .................................................................................. 163

Level # 2 ........................................ ......................................... 40
Level # 3 ........................................ ......................................... 38
Level # 4 ........................................ ......................................... 48

Total No. of questions ............................................................ 289

 LEVEL # 1
Questions Questions
based on Kinds of vectors based on Addition & subtraction of vectors

Q.1 If a is a constant vector then -
Q.7 If ABCDE is a pentagon, then

(A) the direction of a is constant AB + AE + BC + DC + ED + AC equals-

(B) the magnitude of a is constant (A) 3 AD (B) 3 AC
 (C) 3 BE (D) 3 CE
(C) both direction and magnitude of a is
constant
 
(D) None of these Q.8 If a  2 î  5 ĵ and b  2 î  ĵ , then unit vector
 
  in the direction of a  b is-
Q.2 If a = b , then
(A) î  ĵ (B) 2 ( î  ĵ )
(A) both have equal magnitude and collinear
(B) both have equal magnitude and like (C) ( î  ĵ )/ 2 (D) ( î  ĵ )/ 2
vectors
(C) both have equal magnitude
(D) they have unequal magnitude but like Q.9 If a and b are two unit vectors then vector
vectors ( a + b )-
(A) is a unit vector
Q.3 Two vectors will be equal when- (B) is not a unit vector
(A) they have same magnitude (C) can be a unit vector or not
(B) they have same direction (D) is a unit vector when both a and b are
(C) they meet at a point parallel
(D) their magnitude and direction is same
 
Q.10 If a and b represent vectors of two adjacent
Q.4 Which of the following is unit vectors- sides AB and BC of a regular hexagon
( î  ĵ  k̂ ) ABCDEF, then AE equals-
(A) î  ĵ (B)    
2 (A) a  b (B) a  b
  
( î  ĵ  k̂ ) (C) 2 b (D) 2 b – a
(C) î  ĵ  k̂ (D)
3
Q.11 If in a parallelogram PQRS, sides PQ and
 
QR are represented by vector a and b
Q.5 Unit v ector in the direction of a is respectively then the side represented by
represented by -  
a  b is -
a
(A) 1. a (B) (A) PR (B) RS
|a |
(C) QS (D) PQ
a
(C) a . a (D)
i
Q.12 If ABCD is a quadrilateral, then the resultant
Q.6 The zero vector has- of the forces represented by BA , BC , CD
(A) no direction
and DA is -
(B) direction towards a particular point
(C) direction towards the origin (A) 2 BA (B) 2 AC
(D) indeterminate direction
(C) 2 AD (D) 2 AB
Q.13 If ABCD is a rhombus whose diagonals cut
Q.18 If 2 î  4 ĵ  5k̂ and î  2 ĵ  3k̂ are two sides
at the origin O, then OA  OB  OC  OD is
of a parallelogram, then the unit vector along
equal to-
the diagonal determined by these sides is-
(A) AB  AC (B) AB  BC
(3 î  6 ĵ  2k̂ )
(C) 2( AC  BD ) (D) 0 (A) (B) î  2 ĵ  8k̂
7
  (  î  2 ĵ  8k̂ )
Q.14 If vector a , b represent two consecutive sides (C)  î  2 ĵ  8k̂ (D)
of regular hexagon then the vectors 69
representing remaining four sides in
sequence are- Vectors in terms of position
Questions
        vectors of end points
(A) a  b , a  b , a  b , a  b based on

     
(B) a  b , a , b  a , b
      Q.19 The position vector of a point C with respect
(C) a  b , – a , – b , a  b
      to B is î  ĵ and that of B with respect to A
(D) b  a , – a , – b , a  b
is î  ĵ . The position vector of C with respect
to A is-
Q.15 In the adjoining diagram vector u – v is
represented by the directed line segment- (A) 2 î (B) – 2 î

(C) 2 ĵ (D) – 2 ĵ
D C

v Q.20 If A,B,C are three points such that

2 AC = 3 CB , then 2 OA + 3 OB equals-
(A) 5 OC (B) OC
A B
u (C) – OC (D) None of these

(A) BD (B) AC
Q.21 If the position vector of the point A and B
(C) DB (D) CA with respect to point O are respectively
î  2 ĵ  3k̂ and  2 î  3 ĵ  4k̂ then BA equals
Q16 If three forces P,Q,R acting on a particle are
represented by three sides of a triangle taken (A) 3 î  ĵ  k̂ (B) 3 î  ĵ  k̂
in order, then-
      (C)  3 î  ĵ  k̂ (D) None of these
(A) P  Q  R  0 (B) P  Q  R  0
      Questions
(C) P  Q  R  0 (D) P  Q  R  0 based on Distance between two points
 
Q.17 If a  3 î  2 ĵ  k̂ and b   î  ĵ  k̂ , then unit Q.22 If the end points of AB are (3, –7) and
  (– 1, – 4), then magnitude of AB is-
vector parallel to a  b is-
(A) 2 (B) 3
1 1
(A) ( 2 î  ĵ  2k̂ ) (B) ( 2 î  ĵ  2k̂ ) (C) 4 (D) 5
3 5
1  
Q.23 If a  î  2 ĵ  3k̂ and b  2 î  ĵ  3k̂ then the
(C) ( 2 î  ĵ  2k̂ ) (D) None of these  
3
value of | a  b | is -
(A) 6 (B) 2 6
(C) 3 6 (D) 4 6
Q.24 The v ectors 3 î  2 ĵ  k̂ , î  3 ĵ  5k̂ and Questions
based on Position vector of dividing point
2 î  ĵ  4k̂ form-
Q.31 If the position vector of points A and B with
(A) an equilateral triangle  
respect to point P are respectively a and b
(B) an isosceles triangle
then the position vector of middle point of
(C) a right angle triangle
(D) None of these AB is -
 
ba
Q.25 If v ectors 2 î  3 ĵ  2k̂ and
î  2 ĵ  k̂ (A)
2
represents the adjacent sides of any
parallelogram then the length of diagonals of  
ab
parallelogram are- (B)
2
(A) 35 , 35 (B) 35 , 11  
(C) 25 , 11 (D) None of these ab
(C)
2
(D) None of these
Q.26 If position vectors of the vertices of a
triangle are 4 î  5 ĵ  6k̂ , 5 î  6 ĵ  4k̂ and Q.32 The position vector of two points P and Q are
 
respectively p and q then the position vector
6 î  4 ĵ  5k̂ , then this triangle is-
of the point dividing PQ in 2 : 5 is -
(A) right angled (B) equilateral
   
(C) isosceles (D) None of these pq 5p  2q
(A) (B)
1 25 25
Q.27 The length of vector ( î  ĵ  2k̂ ) is    
6 2p  5q pq
1 (C) (D)
1 25 25
(A) (B)
6 6
(C) 1 (D) None of these Q.33 The position vector of the vertices of triangle
ABC are î , ĵ and k̂ then the position vector
Q.28 If A = (1,0,3), B = (3,1,5), then 3 kg. wt. of its orthocentre is-
along AB is represented by the vector- (A) î  ĵ  k̂ (B) 2 ( î  ĵ  k̂ )
(A) 2 î  2 ĵ  k̂ (B) 2 î  ĵ  2k̂ 1 1
(C) ( î  ĵ  k̂ ) (D) ( î  ĵ  k̂ )
3 3
(C) î  2 ĵ  2k̂ (D) î  ĵ  k̂

Q.29 If  1and  2 are lengths of the vectors Q.34 If D,E,F are mid points of sides BC, CA, and
AB respectively of a triangle ABC, and
î  2 ĵ  k̂ and î  5 ĵ respectively, then-
î  ĵ , ĵ  k̂ , k̂  î are p.v. of points A,B and
(A)  1=  2 (B)  1= –  2 C respectively, then p.v. of centroid of DEF
(C)  1<  2 (D)  1>  2 is-

î  ĵ  k̂
  (A) (B) î  ĵ  k̂
Q.30 If a  î   ĵ  2k̂ and b  2 î  ĵ   k̂ are of 3

equal magnitudes, then value of  is- 2( î  ĵ  k̂ )

(C) 2 ( î  ĵ  k̂ ) (D)
(A) 1 (B) 0 3
(C) 2 (D) 0 or 1
Q.35 If D,E and F are midpoints of sides 

BC, CA and AB of a triangle ABC, then Q.41 Two points A and P are respectively a  2b
AD + BE + CF is equal to- 
and a and P divides AB inthe ratio 2: 3 then
(A) 0 (B) 2 BC p.v. of B is-
  
(C) 2 AB (D) 2 CA (A) b (B) a – 3 b
   
Q.36 If A,B,C,D be any four points and E and F be (C) 2 a – b (D) b – 2 a
the middle points of AC and BD respectively, Q.42 The orthocentre of the triangle whose vertices
then AB  CB  CD  AD is equal to-
are 3 î  2 ĵ , – 2i + 3j and i + 5j is-
(A) 3 EF (B) 3 FE
(C) 4 EF (D) 4 FE (A) î  5 ĵ (B)  2 î  3 ĵ

(C) 3 î  2 ĵ (D) None of these


Q.37 If G is centroid of  ABC and AB = a , Q.43 The centroid of the triangle whose vertices

AC = b then bisector AG equals- are î  2 ĵ , 2 î  ĵ , î  ĵ  k̂ is-
   
(A) 1/2 ( a  b ) (B) 1/3 ( a  b ) 4 î  4 ĵ  k̂
    (A) 4 î  4 ĵ  k̂ (B)
(C) 2/3 ( a  b ) (D) 1/6 ( a  b ) 3

4 î  4 ĵ  k̂
(C) (D) None of these
Q.38 If E is the intersection point of diagonals of 2
parallelogram ABCD and
Q.44 If p.v. of vertices of a tetrahedron are
OA  OB  OC  OD  x OE then x is equal
î  ĵ  k̂ ,  î  ĵ  k̂ ,  î  ĵ  k̂ and
to (where O represents origin)-
(A) 3 (B) 4 î  ĵ  k̂ , then its centre is-
(C) 5 (D) 6
(A) origin (B) î  ĵ  k̂
  
Q.39 If a , b , c be position vectors of A,B,C î  ĵ  k̂
(C) (D) None of these
respectively and D is the middle point of BC, 4
then AD equals-
   Q.45 The position vector of the points A and B are
   a and b respectively. If P divides AB is the
(A) ( b  c  a ) /2 (B) ( a  c  2a ) /2
      ratio 3: 1 and Q is the mid point of AP, then
(C) ( b  c  2a ) /2 (D) ( a  b  2c ) /2 the position vector of Q is-
   
Q.40 If the position vectors of three consecutive ab ab
(A) (B)
vertices of any parallelogram are respectively 2 2
   
î  ĵ  k̂ , î  3 ĵ  5k̂ , 7 î  9 ĵ  11k̂ then the 5a  3b 5a  3b
(C) (D)
position vector of its fourth vertex is- 8 8

(A) 6 ( î  ĵ  k̂ ) Questions
based on Collinearity of three points
(B) 7 ( î  ĵ  k̂ )
Q.46 If vectors (x – 2) î  ĵ and (x + 1) î + 2 ĵ are
(C) 2 ĵ  4 k̂ collinear , then the value of x is-
(A) 3 (B) 4
(D) 6 î  8 ĵ  10 k̂ (C) 5 (D) 0
 (A) vertices of a right angled triangle
Q.47 If points î  2k̂ , ĵ  k̂ and  î  µ ĵ are
(B) vertices of an isosceles triangle
collinear, then- (C) vertices of an equilateral triangle
(A)  = 2,  = 1 (B)  = 2,  = –1 (D) collinear
(C)  = –1,  = 2 (D)  = –1,  = –2

Q.48 If three collinear points A,B,C are such that Q.54 If A,B,C are collinear and their position vector
AB = BC and the position vector of points A are respectively î  2 ĵ  8k̂ , 5 î  2k̂ and
and B with respect to origin O are
  11 î  3 ĵ  7k̂ then B, divides AC in the ratio-
respectively a and b then the position vector
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1
of point C is-
(C) 2 : 3 (D) 3 : 2
   
ab ab
(A) (B) Relation between two parallel
2 2 Questions
  based on
(C) 2b  a (D) None of these vectors

    Q.55 If î  2 ĵ  3k̂ is parallel to sum of the vectors

Q.49 If a , b and (3a  2b) are position vectors of
three points, then points are- 3 î   ĵ  2k̂ and  2 î  3 ĵ  k̂ , then  equals-
(A) collinear (A) 1 (B) – 1
(B) vertices of a right angled triangle (C) 2 (D) – 2
(C) vertices of an equilateral triangle
 
(D) None of these Q.56 If a  4 î  2 ĵ  3k̂ and b  4 î  8 ĵ  6k̂ are
 
two vectors then a , b are-
Q.50 Three points A,B,C with position vectors (A) like parallel (B) unlike parallel
      (C) non-collinear (D) perpendicular
a , b , c are collinear if xa  yb  zc  0 when-
(A) x + y + z = 0
(B) x + y + z 0 Q.57 If position vectors of A,B,C,D are respectively
(C) x + y + z may or may not be zero 2 î  3 ĵ  5k̂ , î  2 ĵ  3k̂ ,  5 î  4 ĵ  2k̂ and
(D) None of these
î  10 ĵ  10k̂ , then-
(A) AB || CD
Q.51 If the vectors 3 î  2 ĵ  5k̂ and  2 î  p ĵ  qk̂ (B) DC || AD
are collinear, then (p,q) is- (C) A,B,C are collinear
(A) (4/3, – 10/3) (B) (10, 4/3) (D) B,C,D are collinear
(C) (–4/3, 10/3) (D) (4/3, 10/3)

 
Q.52 If A(  î  3 ĵ  2k̂ ) , B(  4 î  2 ĵ  2k̂ ) and C Q.58 If a  3 î  2 ĵ  k̂ and b   î  ĵ  k̂ , then the
 
( 5 î  p ĵ  qk̂ ) are collinear then the value of p unit vector parallel to a  b , is-
and q respectively- 1 1
(A) 5,10 (B) 10, 5 (A) ( 2 î  ĵ  2k̂ ) (B) ( 2 î  ĵ  2k̂ )
3 5
(C) – 5,10 (D) 5, –10
1
(C) ( 2 î  ĵ  2k̂ ) (D) None of these
3
Q.53 If the position vectors of the points A,B, C
are 3 î  2 ĵ  4k̂ , î  ĵ  k̂ and  î  4 ĵ  2k̂ ,
then A,B,C are-
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Q.59 If A = (x + 1) a + (2y – 3) b and
  Questions Scalar or Dot product of two
based on
B = 5 a – 2 b are two vectors such that vectors
 
2 A = 3 B , & a , b are non collinear vectors
then-  
Q.65 If the angle between a and b is  then for
(A) x = 13/2, y = 0 (B) x = 0, y = 3  
(C) x = –13/2, y = 0 (D) None of these a .b  0 -
(A) 0     (B) 0 <  >  /2
Q.60 The p.v . of f our points A,B,C,D are (C)  /2     (D) 0     /2
respectively 2 î  ĵ , î  3 ĵ , 3 î  2 ĵ and î   ĵ .
 
Q.66 If the moduli of vectors a and b are 1 and
If AB || CD , then value of  is-
 
(A) 6 (B) – 6 (C) 8 (D) – 8 2 respectively and a . b = 1, then the angle
 between them is-
(A)  =  /6 (B)  =  /3
Questions Coplanar and non- coplanar
based on vectors (C)  =  /2 (D)  = 2  /3

 
   Q.67 If a  2 î  ĵ  k̂ , b  3 î  4 ĵ  2k̂ and
Q.61 If a , b , c are coplanar vectors, then the
        
points with p.v. a  2b  3c , 2a   b  4c , c  î  2 ĵ  2k̂ then the projection of ab
  
 7b  10c will be collinear if the value of  is- on c is-
(A) 3 (B) 2 (A) 17/3 (B) 5/3
(C) 0 (D) None of these (C) 4/3 (D) None of these

 
Q.62 If the position vectors of four points P,Q,R,S Q.68 If a and b are unit vectors and 60º is the
        
respectiv ely 2a  4c , 5a  3 3 b  4c , angle between them, then (2a  3b) . (4a  b )
    equals-
 2 3 b  c and 2a  c then-
(A) 5 (B) 0
(A) PQ || RS (B) PQ = RS (C) 11 (D) None of these

(C) PQ  RS (D) None of these

Q.69 If vectors 3 î  2 ĵ  8k̂ and 2 î  xĵ  k̂ are
    perpendicular then x is equal to -
Q.63 If a , b , c , d are four linearly independent
(A) 7 (B) – 7
   
vectors and x a + y b + z c + u d = 0, then- (C) 5 (D) –4
(A) x + y + z + u = 0   
(B) x + y = z + u Q.70 If vector a  b is perpendicular to b and
  
(C) x + z = y + u 2b  a is perpendicular to a , then-
(D) All correct    
(A) a = 2 b (B) a = 2 b
   
   (C) b = 2 a (D) a = b
Q.64 If a , b , c are non coplanar vectors then the
three points whose position vector are      
        Q.71 If | a | = | b |, then ( a + b ). ( a – b ) is-
a  2b  3c , 2a  m b  4c and  7b  10c
(A) positive (B) negative
are collinear, if m equals-
(C) zero (D) None of these
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 0 (D) 1
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Q.72 If a and b are vectors of equal magnitude Q.78 The projection of vector î  2 ĵ  2k̂ on x- axis
2 and  be the angle between them, then
  is -
magnitude of ( a + b ) will be 2 if -
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 5 (D) 3
(A)  =  /3 (B)  =  /4
(C)  =  /2 (D)  = 2  /3
 
  Q.79 a and b are vectors of equal magnitude and
Q.73 If a  î  3 ĵ  2k̂ and b  4 î  2 ĵ  4k̂ , then  
    angle between them is 120º. If a . b = – 8,
(2a  b).(a  2b) equals- 
then | a | equals-
(A) 14 (B) – 14
(C) 0 (D) None of these (A) 4 (B) – 4 (C) 5 (D) – 5

Q.74 Angle between the vectors 2 î  6 ĵ  3k̂ and Q.80 If the points P,Q,R,S are respectively î  k̂ ,

12 î  4 ĵ  3k̂ is -  î  2 ĵ , 2 î  3k̂ and 3 î  2 ĵ  k̂ , then

F
G 1I F9I projection of PQ on RS is-
(A) cos–1 H10 JK (B) cos –1 G
H11JK (A) 4/3 (B) – 4/3 (C) 3/4 (D) –3/4
F
G9I F1I
(C) cos–1 H91JK (D) cos –1 G
H9 JK Q.81
 
If angle between vectors a and b is 120º
 
and | a | = 3, | b | = 4, then length of
 
Q.75 If î  ĵ  k̂ , 2 î  5 ĵ , 3 î  2 ĵ  3k̂ and 4 a – 3 b is-
(A) 12 3 (B) 2 3
î  6 ĵ  k̂ be p.v. of four points A,B,C and D
(C) 432 (D) None of these
respectively, then the angle between AB and
CD is-
   
(A)  /4 (B)  /2 Q.82 Vectors a  b and a  b are perpendicular,,
(C)  (D) None of these when-
    
(A) a = 0 (B) a  b = 0 or a  b =0

Q.76 If the force F  î  2 ĵ  3k̂ moves a particle 
(C) b = 0 (D) None of these
from î  ĵ  k̂ to 2 î  ĵ  k̂ , then the work
   
done is- Q.83 If | a  b | = | a  b |, then -
(A) 6 (B) 5  
(A) a and b are perpendicular
(C) 4 (D) 3
 
(B) a , b are parallel to each other
Q.77 Two f orces P  2 î  5 ĵ  6k̂ and 
(C) a = 0

Q   î  2 ĵ  k̂ are acting on a particle. These (D) b = 0
forces displace the particle from point
 
A( 4 î  3 ĵ  2k̂ ) to point B ( 6 î  ĵ  3k̂ ) . The Q.84 If the angle between two vectors a and b is
 
work done by these forces is- 120º . If | a | = 2, | b | = 1 then the value of
(A) 15 units (B) – 15 units  
|2 a + b | is -
(C) 10 units (D) – 10 units
(A) 21 (B) 13 (C) 21 (D) 13
   
Q.85 For any v ector r  x î  yĵ  zk̂ , Q.93 If a  4 î  6 ĵ and
b  3 î  4k̂ , then
    
( r . î )î  ( r . ĵ ) ĵ  ( r .k̂ ) k̂ equals- component vector of a along b is-
  
(A) 0 (B) 2 r (C) r (D) 3 r 
18 3 ĵ  4k̂  
18 3 ĵ  4k̂ 
(A) (B)
  10 3 25
Q.86 If a and b be two non- zero vectors, then
    
18 3 ĵ  4k̂ 
( a  b ) . ( a  b ) equals-
(C) (D) 3 î  4k̂
    13
(A) a  b (B) ( a  b )2
    
(C) ( a  b )2 (D) a 2  b 2 Q.94 A force F  î  3 ĵ  5k̂ acting on a particle
displaces it from point A(4, – 3 –2) to
 B (6,1, – 3) then the work done by the force
Q.87 If sum of two unit vectors is again a unit
vector, then modulus of their difference is- is-
(A) 15 unit
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) 3 (B) 16 unit
(C) 0
Q.88 The angle between ( î  ĵ ) and ( î  k̂ ) is- (D) None of these
(A) 0 (B)  /4 (C)  /2 (D)  /3 
Q.95 If by acting three f orces F1  î  ĵ  k̂ ,
 
Q.89 The angle between the vectors 3 î  ĵ  2k̂ and F1   î  2 ĵ  k̂ , F3   ĵ  k̂ ,on a particle it
displaces it from point A(4, –3, –2) to point
2 î  2 ĵ  4k̂ is-
(6, 1, – 3) then the work done by the force
2 2 is-
(A) sin–1 (B) sin–1 (A) 1 unit (B) 2 unit
5 7
(C) 0 unit (D) None of these
2 2
(C) cos–1 (D) cos–1 Q.96 The work done in moving an object along the
5 7
vector 3 î  2 ĵ  5k̂ , if the applied force is
 
Q.90 If a  î  2 ĵ  3k̂ and b  3 î  ĵ  2k̂ , then the
F = 2 î  ĵ  k̂ is-
   
angle between vectors a  b and a  b is- (A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 10
(A) 0º (B) 30º (C) 60º (D) 90º
 
Q.97 If angle between two unit vectors a and b
 
Q.91 If angle between vectors a and b is 30º, is  then sin (  /2) is equal to-
 
then angle between 3 a and 4 b will be-   1  
(A) 2 | a  b | (B) | |
(A) 60º (B) 30º 2 ab
(C) 0º (D) 90º 1    
(C) | | (D) 2 ( a  b )
2 ab
Q.92 The unit vector dividing the angle between î
and ĵ is- Questions
based on Vector or cross product of two vectors
( î  ĵ )
(A) k̂ (B)  
2 Q.98 If a  2 î  ĵ  3k̂ , b  î  3 ĵ  3k̂ , then
 
( î  ĵ  k̂ ) | a  b | is –
(C) (D) None of these
3
    
(A) 6 (B) 2 6 Q.106 If for vectors a and b , a × b = 0 and
 
(C) 70 (D) 4 6 a . b = 0, then-
   
(A) a || b (B) a  b
   
Q.99 If a and b are two vectors, then- (C) a = 0 or b = 0 (D) None of these
       
(A) | a  b |  | a || b | (B) | a  b |  | a || b |  
Q.107 In a parallelogram PQRS, PQ = a  b and
       
(C) | a  b |  | a || b | (D) | a  b |  | a || b |  
PR = a  b , then its vector area is-
   
Q.100 If be the angle between v ectors (A) | a |2 – | b |2 (B) a  b

   
î  2 ĵ  3k̂ and 3 î  2 ĵ  k̂ , then the value of (C) 2( a  b ) (D) 2( b  a )
sin  is-
(A) 6 / 7 (B) 2 6 / 7 Q.108 If the diagonals of a parallelogram are
 
(C) 1/7 (D) None of these respectively a  î  ĵ  2k̂ , b  î  3 ĵ  4k̂ ,
then the area of parallelogram is-
    
Q.101 If | a  b | = | a . b | then angle between a (A) 14 (B) 2 14

and b is - (C) 2 6 (D) 38
(A) 0º (B) 90º
(C) 60º (D) 45º Q.109 If adjacent sides of a triangle are represented
 
by vectors a  3 î  4 ĵ and b  5 î  7 ĵ , then
Q.102 The unit vector perpendicular to vectors vector area is -
î  ĵ and ĵ  k̂ is- (A) 13/2 (B) 41/2
(C) 41 (D) None of these
1 1
(A) ( î  ĵ  k̂ ) (B) ( î  ĵ  k̂ )
3 3
Q.110 If î  ĵ  2k̂ , 2 î  ĵ  k̂ and 3 î  ĵ  2k̂ are
1 position vectors of vertices of a triangle, then
(C) ( î  ĵ  k̂ ) (D) None of these
3 its area is-
(A) 26 (B) 13
    (C) 2 13 (D) 13
Q.103 If | a . b | = 3 and | a  b | = 4, then the angle
 
between a and b is- Q.111 Two constant forces P = 2 î  5 ĵ  6k̂ and
(A) cos–13/4 (B) cos–1 3/5
Q =  î  2 ĵ  k̂ are acting on a point
(C) sin–1 4/5 (D)  /4
A (4,–3,–2). The moment of their resultant
about origin (0, 0,0) is-
    
Q.104 If |( a  b )|2 + ( a . b )2 = 144 and | a | = 4, then
(A) 21î  22 ĵ  9k̂

| b | is equal to -
(B)  (21 î  22 ĵ  9k̂ )
(A) 3 (B) 8
(C) 12 (D) 16
(C) 21 î  22 ĵ  9k̂
(D) None of these
Q.105 ( î  ĵ ). [( ĵ  k̂ ) x ( k̂  î )] equals-
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) – 1 (D) 2
      
Q.112 If a  2 î  3 ĵ  k̂ , b   î  2 ĵ  4k̂ and Q.118 If | a | = 10, | b | = 2 and a . b = 12, then
      
c  î  ĵ  k̂ , then ( a  b ). ( a  c ) equals- | a  b | equals-
(A) 60 (B) 64 (A) 16 (B) 8
(C) 74 (D) – 74 (C) 32 (D) None of these

  
Q.113 Vector a  (b  a) is perpendicular to- Q.119 Which one of the following is correct-
   (A) î . î + ĵ . ĵ + k̂ . k̂ = 0
(A) both a and b (B) a
  
(C) b (D) Neither a nor b (B) î  ĵ  ĵ  k̂  k̂  î = 0

  (C) î .î  ĵ . ĵ  k̂ . k̂ = 3
Q.114 If angle between vector a and b lies between
 /2 and 3/4, then - (D) î  ĵ  ĵ  k̂  k̂  î = 3
       
(A) | a  b |  | a . b | (B) | a  b |  | a . b |
        
        Q.120 If a . b = a . c and a  b = a  c , a  0, then-
(C) | a  b |  | a . b | (D) | a  b |  | a . b |
  
(A) b = 0 (B) b = c
 
Q.115 If a  î  2 ĵ  3k̂ , b   î  2 ĵ  k̂ and  
(C) b  c (D) None of these

c  3 î  ĵ , then unit vector along the direction   
Q.121 For any three v ectors a,b,c ,
of the resultant is-
        
a  (b  c )  b  (c  a )  c  (a  b) equals-
3 î  5 ĵ  4 k̂
(A) 3 î  5 ĵ  4k̂ (B)      
50 (A) a  b  c (B) [a b c ]

3 î  5 ĵ  4 k̂   
(C) a  b  c (D) 0
(C) (D) None of these
5 2

Q.122 | (2 î  k̂ )  ( î  ĵ  k̂ ) | is equal to-

Q.116 If points P (1, – 1, 2), Q (2, 0, – 1) and
R (0,2,1) be any three points, then unit vector (A) 6 (B) 6
perpendicular to the plane PQR is-
(C) 3 (D) 3
2 î  ĵ  k̂
(A) 2 î  ĵ  k̂ (B)
6    
Q.123 (2a  3b)  (5a  7b) is equal to-
3 î  2 ĵ  k̂    
(C) (D) None of these (A) a  b (B) b  a
14
   
  (C) a  b (D) 7a  10 b
Q.117 Let a  î  ĵ  k̂ , b   î  2 ĵ  k̂ and
 Q.124 For any two vectors
c   î  2 ĵ  k̂ , then
the unit v ector
           
perpendicular to both a  b and b  c is- a , b {| a  b |2 + ( a . b )2} + a 2 b 2 equals-
   
(A) î (B) ĵ (A) | a |2| b |2 (B) 2 | a |2| b |2
(C) 0 (D) None of these
k̂  î
(C) (D) ( î  ĵ  k̂ )/ 3
2
Q.125 If v ectors î  2 ĵ  3k̂ and  3 î  2 ĵ  k̂ (A)  3 î  11ĵ  9k̂ (B) 2 î  10 ĵ  8k̂
represent adjacent sides of a parallelogram,
then its area is- (C) î  3 ĵ  7k̂ (D) 4 î  3 ĵ  6k̂

(A) 5 6 (B) 6 2 Questions

based on Scalar Triple product
(C) 6 5 (D) 180
Q.132 If [3 î 5 ĵ  3k̂  î  k̂ ] = 5, then the value of
  
Q.126 If a  2 î  3 ĵ  k̂ , b   î  k̂ , c  2 ĵ  k̂ then  is-
the area of the parallelogram with diagonals (A) 1 (B) 2
   
(C) 3 (D) Not possible
a  b and b  c will be-
(A) (B) 2 21  
21 Q.133 If a  4 î  3 ĵ  k̂ , b  3 î  2 ĵ  k̂ and
1 
(C) 21 (D) None of these c  3 î  ĵ  2k̂ represent three coterminus
2
edges of a parallelopiped then its volume is-
Q.127 If A (1, – 1, 2), B(2, 1, – 1), C(3, – 1, 2) be (A) 60 (B) 15
any three points, then area of  ABC is- (C) 30 (D) 40

(A) 13 (B) 2 13
Q.134 [( î  ĵ )  ( î  k̂ )]. ĵ equals-
1 (A) 1 (B) – 1
(C) 3 (D) None of these
2 (C) 0 (D) None of these
Q.128 If the vertices of any triangle are î , ĵ , k̂
  
then its area is - Q.135 If a , b , c are mutually perpendicular unit
(A) 1 unit (B) 2 unit 
vectors, then [a b c ] equals-
3 (A) 0 (B)  1
(C) 2 unit (D) unit
2 (C) 3 (D) 1


Q.129 If î  2 ĵ  3k̂ ,  î  ĵ  8k̂ ,  4 î  4 ĵ  6k̂ be Q.136 [a b c ] will not be zero when-
p.v. of A,B, and C respectively, then  ABC   
(A) a  b  c
is-
(A) right angled (B) isosceles    
(B) a  b or b  c
(C) equilateral (D) None of these
  
(C) a , b , c are coplanar
   
Q.130 A force F  2 î  ĵ  k̂ acts at a point A whose (D) a  b or b  c

position vector is 2 î  ĵ . The moment of F


about origin is- Q.137 The vector a which is collinear with the vector
  
(A) î  2 ĵ  4k̂ (B) î  2 ĵ  4k̂ b  2 î  ĵ and a . b = 10 is-

(C) î  2 ĵ  4k̂ (D) î  2 ĵ  4k̂ (A) 4 î  2 ĵ (B)  2 î  4 ĵ

(C) 2 î  4 ĵ  k̂ (D) 4 î  2 ĵ  k̂
Q.131 A force F  3 î  k̂ passing through A whose
position v ector is 2 î  ĵ  3k̂ , then the
moment of the force about point P whose Q.138 Three v ectors î  ĵ  k̂ ,  î  ĵ  k̂ and
position vector is î  2 ĵ  k̂ is-  î  ĵ  k̂ are-
 (A) coplanar   
Q.146 If a , b , c are coplanar vectors, then which
(B) non- coplanar of the following are non-coplanar vectors-
(C) two are perpendicular to each other      
(D) none of these (A) a  b , b  c , c  a
     
(B) a  b , bc , c a
Q.139 If the volume of the tetrahedron with edges      
(C) a  b , bc , c a
î  ĵ  k̂ , î  a ĵ  k̂ and î  2 ĵ  k̂ is 6 cubic
(D) None of these
units, then a is-
(A) 1 (B) – 1
(C) 2 (D) – 17 Q.147 If four points A (1,2, – 1), B (0,1,m),
C (–1,2,1), D(2,1,3) are coplanar, then the
  value of m is-
Q.140 If a  î  ĵ  k̂ , b  î  2 ĵ  k̂ and
(A) 2 (B) 0 (C) 5 (D) – 5
   
c  î  ĵ  2k̂ then a . (b  c ) is equal to -
Q.148 A unit vector which is coplanar with vector
(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 24 (D) 6
î  ĵ  2k̂ and î  2 ĵ  k̂ and perpendicular
  
Q.141 If a , b , c are any three coplanar unit vectors
to î  ĵ  k̂ is-
then -
      î  ĵ ĵ  k̂ 
(A) a . (b  c ) = 1 (B) a . (b  c ) = 3
(A) (B)
     
2 2
(C) (a  b). c = 0 (D) (c  a). b = 1

 (C)
k̂  ĵ (D)
î  ĵ  k̂ 

Q.142 If vectors a  2 î  3 ĵ  k̂ , b  î  2 ĵ  3k̂ and 2 3

c  ĵ  pk̂ are coplanar, then the value of p is    
Q.149 Four points with position vectors a , b , c , d
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) – 1 (D) – 2
are coplanar if -
   
Q.143 If a , b , c are three non- zero coplanar vectors (A) [a b c ] = 0
   

so that a . b = 0 and b . c = 0 , then-
(B) [ b c d] = 0
   
(A) a . c = 0 (B) a . c  0      
(C) [a  d b  d c  d] =0
 
(C) a . c > 0 (D) None of these (D) None of these

 Q.150 If p.v. of vertices A,B,C with respect to vertex

Q.144 For any non- zero v ector d ;
       O of any tetrahedron are 6 î , 6 ĵ , k̂
d.a = d.b = d.c = 0 then [a b c ]
respectively, then its volume is-
equals-
(A) 1/3 (B) 1/6 (C) 3 (D) 6
(A) 0 (B) 1
(B) – 1 (D) None of these Q.151 If volume of a tetrahedron is 5 units and
v ertices are A ( 2,1, –1), B( 3,0,1),
C( 2,–1,3) and fourth vertex is on y- axis,
Q.145 If [2 î ĵ  k̂  î  2k̂ ] = – 4 then  is equal then its coordinates are-
to - (A) (0,8,0)
(A) – 1 (B) 1 (B) ( 0, – 7, 0)
(C) 2 (D) Any real number (C) (0, 8, 0), (0, – 7, 0)
(D) None of these
       
Q.152 If a , b , c , d are position vectors of four Q.158 For any vectors a , b , c correct statement
vertices of a tetrahedron, then its volume is- is-
           
(A) (1/2) [a  d b  d c  d] (A) a  (b  c ) = (a  b)  c
         
(B) (1/3) [a  d b  d c  d] (B) a  b  b  a
            
(C) (1/4) [a  d b  d c  d] (C) a . (b  c )  a . b  a . c

            
(D) (1/6) [a  d b  d c  d] (D) a . (b  c )  a . b  a . c

Questions    
based on Vector Triple Product Q.159 [a b a  b] equals-
   
  (A) | a  b | (B) | a  b |2
Q.153 If a  î  2 ĵ  2k̂ , b  2 î  ĵ  k̂ and
   
    (C) | a . b | (D) | a | | b |
c  î  3 ĵ  k̂ then a  (b  c ) is equal to-
Q.160 Which of the following is true statement-
(A) 20 î  3 ĵ  7k̂ (B) 20 î  3 ĵ  7k̂
   
(A) (a  b)  c is coplanar with c
(C) 20 î  3 ĵ  7k̂ (D) None of these
   
   (B) (a  b)  c is perpendicular to a
Q.154 a  (b  c ) is coplanar with-
   
    (C) (a  b)  c is perpendicular to b
(A) a and b (B) b and c
   
  (D) (a  b)  c is perpendicular to c
(C) c and a (D) None of these
  
Q.155 For three vectors a , b , c correct statement Q.161 ĵ  ( ĵ  k̂ ) equals-
is-
      (A) î (B) – î (C) k̂ (D) – k̂
(A) a  (b  c )  b . (a  c )
        
(B) (a  b). c  a . (b  c ) Q.162 (a  b )  c equals-

                 
(C) a  (b  c )  (a  b ) c (A) (a . c ) b  (a . b) c (B) (a . b) c  (a . c ) b
           
(D) None of these (C) (b . c ) a  (a . c ) b (D) (a . c ) b  (b . c ) a
Q.156 The value of
         Q.163 ( î  ĵ ). [( ĵ  k̂ )  (k̂  î )] equals-
a  (b  c )  b  (c  a)  c  (a  b) is-
(A) 0 (B) 1 (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) – 1 (D) 2
     
(C) a  b  c (D) 2 [a b c ]

     
Q.157 If (a  b)  c = a  (b  c ) , then it is possible
that-
   
(A) a  b (B) a  c
   
(C) a || c (D) b || c
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Q.1 If C is mid point of AB and P is any point Q.7 The mid point of points which divide line
outside AB, then-  
joining the points a and b in the ratio 1: 2
(A) PA + PB = PC and 2 : 1 is-
 
(B) PA + PB = 2 PC   ab
(A) a  b (B)
2
(C) PA + PB + PC = 0
 
ab
(D) PA + PB + 2 PC = 0 (C) (D) None of these
3
      
  Q.8 If a  5b  c and a  7b  2c , then-
Q.2 If a  î  ĵ  k̂ , b  2 î  3 ĵ , c  3 î  5 ĵ  2k̂ ,
    
(A) a and c are like but b and c are unlike
d  k̂  ĵ , then the ratio of the magnitudes of
    vectors
vectors (b  a) and (d  c ) is-  
(B) a and b are unlike vectors and so also
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1  
a and c
(C) 1 : 3 (D) 1 : 4
   
(C) b and c are like but a and b are unlike
Q.3 If v ector AB = 3 î  3k̂ , AC = î  2 ĵ  k̂ vectors
 
represents the sides of any triangle ABC (D) a and c are unlike vectors and so also
then the length of median AM is-  
b and c
(A) 6 (B) 3
(C) 2 3 (D) 3 2 Q.9 If p.v. of vertices of a  ABC are 2 î  4 ĵ  k̂ ,
    4 î  5 ĵ  k̂ , 3 î  6 ĵ  3k̂ , then which of the
Q.4 If a , b , c , d are position vectors of the
    following angles is a right angle-
points A,B,C and D such that a  c  b  d ,
(A) A (B) B
then ABCD is a -
(C) C (D) None of these
(A) Parallelogram (B) Square
(C) Rectangle (D) Trapezium   
Q.10 a , b , c are three non zero vectors no two
  
Q.5 If A, B, P, Q, R be any five points in a plane of them are parallel. If a  b is collinear to c
     
and forces AP , AQ , AR act at the point A and b  c is collinear to a , then a  b  c is
equal to-
and forces PB , QB , RB act at the point B,  
then their resultant is- (A) a (B) b

(A) 3 AB (B) 3 BA (C) c (D) None of these
(C) 3 PQ (D) 3 PR  
Q.11 If a  î  2 ĵ  3k̂ , b  î  3 ĵ  2k̂ and
 
Q.6 If | b | = 10, then the vector b which is collinear c  2 î  ĵ  5k̂ are vectors, then the vectors
  
with the vector 2 2 î  ĵ  4k̂ is- a , b , c are-
(A) Linearly independent
(A) 4 2 î  2 ĵ  8k̂ (B)  4 2 î  2 ĵ  8k̂
(B) Collinear
(C) 4 2 î  2 ĵ  8k̂ (D) None of these (C) Linearly dependent
(D) None of these
Q.12 If two forces acting at a point are represented   
Q.18 If a , b , c be any three unit vectors such that
by n OP and m OQ and their resultant is
a and b are perpendicular to each other and
represented by (m + n) OR , then R is a   
2a  3b   c , then value of  is-
point such that-
(A) 1 (B) 5
(A) m : n = RQ : PR
(C) 13 (D) 13
(B) m : n = PR : RQ
(C) R is the midpoint of PQ        
(D) None of these Q.19 If a  b  c  d and a  c  b  d , then vectors
   
Q.13 If 4 î  7 ĵ  8k̂ , 2 î  3 ĵ  4k̂ and 2 î  5 ĵ  7k̂ a  d and b  c will be-
are the position vectors of the vertices A,B (A) perpendicular (B) parallel
and C respectively of triangle ABC. The (C) coincident (D) None of these
position vector of the point where the bisector
  
of angle A meets BC is- Q.20 If p , q , r be three mutually perpendicular
2 vectors of equal magnitude, then the angle
(A) (  3 î  4 ĵ  3k̂ )    
3 between p and p  q  r is-
1
(B) ( 6 î  8 ĵ  6k̂ )
3 (A) cos–1 ( 1/ 3) (B) sin–1( 1/ 3 )
2 (C) cos–1(1/3) (D) sin–1 ( 1/3)
(C) ( 6 î  8 ĵ  6k̂ )
3   
2 Q.21 If a , b , c are three non- coplanar vectors,
(D) – ( 6 î  8 ĵ  6k̂ )      
3
    a.b  c b.a  c
Q.14 If p , q , r , s are position vectors of points then    +    equals-
c  a .b c .ab
   
P, Q, R, S such that p  q = 2( s  r ), then- (A) 0 (B) 2
(A) PQ and RS bisect each other 
(C) 2 [a b c ] (D) None of these
(B) PQ and PR bisect each other
(C) PQ and RS trisect each other  
Q.22 If a = (1, 1 – 1), b = (1, – 1, 1), then a unit
(D) QS and PR trisect each other  
vector c which is perpendicular to a and
Q.15 ABCDE is a pentagon. Force AB , AE , DC ,  
coplanar with a and b is given by-
ED act at a point. Which force should be
added to this system to make the resultant (A) (1/ 3 ) (– 1, 1,1)
2 AC -
(A) AC (B) BC (B) (1/ 6 ) ( 2, 1,–1)

(C) BD (D) AD (C) (1/ 6 )(2,–1,1)

Q.16 If G and G be centroids of triangles ABC and (D) None of these

ABC. Then AA ' + BB' + CC' is equal to -   

Q.23 If a , b , c are three non- coplanar vectors and
(A) GG' (B) 2 GG'   
p , q , r are v ectors def ined as
2  
(C) 3 GG' (D)    
3 GG'  bc  c a  a b
   p =    , q =    , r =    then
Q.17 If a , b , c be any three unit vectors such that [abc] [ a b c ] [abc]
           
3a  4b  5c = 0, then- (a  b ). p  (b  c ). q  (c  a ). r equals-
   
(A) 0 (B) 1
(A) a || b (B) b || c
(C) 2 (D) 3
 
(C) a  b (D) None of these
         
Q.24 If a , b , c be any three non- zero non Q.30 If a  b  c , b  c  a , then -
coplanar vectors and vectors   
      (A) | a | = 1, | b | = | c |
 bc  ca  ab
p =   , q =   , =   ,   
a. b  c a. b  c r a. b  c (B) | b | = 1, | c | = | a |
   
then [ p q r ] equals-  
(C) | b | = 2, | c | = 2| a |
   1  
(A) a . b  c (B)    (D) | c | = 1, | a | = 1
a. b  c
(C) 0 (D) None of these
  
Q.31 If vectors c , a  x î  yĵ  zk̂ and b  ĵ are
    
Q.25 Let a and b two unit vectors. If vectors such that a , c and b form a right- handed
    
3a  5b and a  b are perpendicular, then- system, then c is-
 
(A) a and b are perpendicular (A) 0 (B) z î  xk̂
  (C)  z î  xk̂ (D) zk̂
(B) a and b are in opposite direction
       
(C) angle between a and b is zero Q.32 If u  a  b and v  a  b , and a = b = 2
(D) None of these  
then | u  v | is equal to-
   2  2
Q.26 If a = ( 1,1,1), c = ( 0, 1, – 1) are two
  
(A) 2  
16  a . b (B)  
16  a . b
vectors and b is a vector such that a  b =
 2  2
  
c and a . b = 3, then b equals-
(C) 2  
4  a .b (D)  
4  a .b
     
(A) (5,2,2) (B) (5/3, 2/3, 2/3)  bc  c a  a b
Q.33  
If p =   , q =   , r =    , where
(C) (2/3, 5/3, 2/3) (D) (2/3, 2/3, 5/3) [abc] [ ab c ] [abc]
 
Q.27 Let the vectors a and b are at right- angle,   
 a , b , c , are non- coplanar vectors, then

then what is value of m so that a  m b and      
(a  b  c ). (p  q  r ) equals-
 
a  b are at right angle- (A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 0
(A) 1 (B) – 1
 
(C) 0 (D) –(| a |/| b |)2 Q.34 If a and b are non- parallel unit vectors such
      
   that | a  b | = 3 , then (2a  5b). (3a  b)
Q.28 [(a  b)  (a  c )] . d equals-
equals-
         
(A) (a . d) [a b c ] (B) (c . d) [a b c] (A) 11/2 (B) 0
     (C) –11/2 (D) 13/2
(C) (b . d) [a b c] (D) None of these
Q.35 If A, B, C, D are four points in space, and
Q.29 If p î  q ĵ  rk̂ is a unit v ector and is
| AB × CD + BC × AD + CA × BD | = 
perpendicular to v ectors 2 î  ĵ  k̂ and (area of (  ABC), then  is equal to -
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 1
3 î  2 ĵ  k̂ , then |p| equals-
 
1 2 Q.36 If a . î = 4, then ( a  ĵ ). ( 2 ĵ  3 k̂ ) equals-
(A) 75 (B) 75 (A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 12 (D) – 12
3
(C) 75
(D) None of these
            Q.39 If in a right- angled triangle ABC, the
Q.37 If d  p(a  b)  q(b  c )  r (c  a) and [a b c ] = 1,
hypotenuse AB = p,
  
then (p  q  r ) equals-
    AB . AC + BC . BA + CA . CB equals-
  
(A) d. (a  b  c ) (B) a  b  c (A) 2p2 (B) p2/2
(C) p 2 (D) 0
(C) 1 (D) None of these
   
Q.38 Let b  3 ĵ  4k̂ , a  î  ĵ and let b1 and b2 Q.40 The value of x for which the angle between
be component vectors of b parallel and 
the v ectors a  3 î  xĵ  k̂ and
 3 3 
perpendicular to a. If b1 = î + ĵ , the b  x î  2xĵ  k̂ is acute and the angle
2 2
 between b and x- axis lies between  /2 and
b2 is equal to-  satisfy-
(A) x < – 1 only (B) x > 0
3 3 3 3 
(A) – î + ĵ (B) î + ĵ + 4 k (C) x > 1 only (D) x < 0
2 2 2 2
3 3 
(C) – î + ĵ + 4 k (D) None of these
2 2