MCQs PHYSICS

Part 1
By Tauseef Amin

Chapter 2
1) If vector A lies in I quadrant
then the unit vector of its
negative will lie in
a) I quadrant
b) II quadrant

c) III quadrant
d) IV quadrant
2) If a vector B is making an
angle with x-axis then its
unit vector will be
a) cos i sin j
b) i j
c) B x i B y j
i j
d)
B
3) If vector, making an angle of
40 with x-axis, is multiplied by
-3 then its angle will become
a) 40
b) -40
c) -120
d) 220
4) Additive inverse of A 2i 4 j
lies in
a) I quadrant
b) II quadrant
c) III quadrant
d) IV quadrant
5) Unit vector of a null vector is
a) O
b) i j k
c)

i j k

3
d) Not possible

6) r a 2 b 2 representing the
magnitude of vector in
a) I & II quadrant
b) II & III quadrant
c) III & IV quadrant

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d) All quadrants
7) Addition of the vectors is
a) Commutative
b) Associative
c) Distributive
d) All of above
8) Rectangular coordinate system
is also called
a) Space coordinate system
b) Component system
c) Reference system
d) Cartesian coordinate
system
9) The resultant of two vectors of
magnitude 5N and 7N lies
between
a) 5N and 7N
b) 0N and 35N
c) 2N and 12N
d) 3N and 5N
10) If F 10iN and r 3 jm then
r F will be
a) 30Nm
b) 30Nm
c) 30kNm
d) 30kNm
11) A moving car stops after
covering a distance of 3m, if a
force of 10N is applied. Then
work done by force will be
a) 0J
b) -10J
c) 30J
d) -30J
12) The dot product of the vectors
A xi 6 j and B j 3i is
zero if value of x is
a) -1
b) -2
c) -3
d) -6

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13) If a vector X is multiplied by -4
its magnitude will become
a) 4
b) -4
c) 4X
d) -4X
14) If x-component of a vector is
3N and y-component is - 3 N
then angle of the vector with
x-axis is
a) 30
b) 120
c) 220
d) 300
15) If the cross product of two
vectors is zero, then their dot
product is
a) ABsin
b) ABcos
c) AB
d) 0
16) If resultant of two forces is
minimum, then angle between
them is
a) 180
b) 60
c) 90
d) 120
17) A force of 50N is acting along
y-axis, its y-component is
a) Zero
b) 5N
c) 25N
d) 50N
18) If the resultant of two forces,
each of magnitude F, is also of
same magnitude, then the
angle between them will be
a) 30
b) 60
c) 90
d) 120

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19) A vector B making an angle of

with y-axis, its y-component
is
a) Fsin
b) Fcos
c) Ftan
d) -Fcos
20) The angle of a vector
a a x i a y j with x-axis is
between
a) 0 and 90
b) 90 and 180
c) 180 and 270
d) 270 and 360
21) If C = A B and D = B A,
then angle between B and C is
a) 45
b) 90
c) 135
d) 180
22) Component of vector A along
vector B is
a) Asin
b) A tan
c) A . B
d) B cos
23) The angle between two
vectors A and B is
Ay

a) tan 1
Ax

By

b) tan 1
B
x

A
y By
c) tan 1
Ax B x
d) cos1 A B

24) ( B A) is the negative vector of

a) A B
b) A
c) B
d) All of above
25) Which of the following is not
commutative

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a) A.B
b) A+B
c) A B
d) All of above
26) If C = A B and D = B A, then
angle between C and D is
a) 45
b) 60
c) 90
d) 180
27) The minimum number of
unequal coplanar forces whose
vector sum can be zero is
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) Zero
28) Two forces each of 10 N

magnitude act on a body. If the

forces acting making an angle
of 30o and 60o with x-axis then
the sum of x-component
a) 13.66 N
b) 30 N
c) 1.36 N
d) 100 N
29) If a force of 25 N makes an
angle of 30o with x-axis, its ycomponent is
a) 10N
b) 12.5 N
c) 8 N
d) 7.5 N
30) The components of a vector of
magnitude 3N are respectively
of magnitude 1N and 2 N along
x-axis and y-axis. The
magnitude of its z-component
is
a) 0N
b) 1 N
c) 2N
d) 3 N
31) The scalar product of two
vectors of magnitude 2N and
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4N has a value 4. the angle

between the vectors is
a) 0o
b)
30o
c) 45o
d) 60o
32) The resultant of two forces of
magnitude 5N each has also a
magnitude of 5N. the angle
between the forces is
a) 0o
b) 90o
c) 180o
d) 120o
33) The resultant of forces of
magnitude 10N and 7N can
never be of magnitude
a) 3N
b) 2 N
c) 5N
d) 7 N
34) If A + B = A B then the
angle between A and B is
a) 30o
b) 90o
c) 60o
d) 120o
35) If a force of 10 N makes an
angle of 30o with y-axis, its ycomponent is
a) 5N
b) 7 N
c) 8 N
d) 10 N
36) If A . B = 0 and A x B = 0 then
a) Either A or B is a null
vector
b) A and B are antiparallel
c) A and B are negative
vectors
d) A and B are position
vectors
37) If A = A i and B = B j then

a) A . B = B2

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b) A B = A2
c) A . B = 0
d) A . B = A2B2
38) Two forces of 500 N each are
acting on a body making an
angle of 60owith each other.
The magnitude of their
resultant is
a) 500N
b) 786 N
c) 800 N
d) 866 N
39) The value of cos in 2nd
quadrant is
a) 0
b) ve
c) +ve
d)
40) If P x Q =R point along +ve xaxis, then the vector P and Q
lie in
a) ZX-plane
b) ZQ-plane
c) YZ-plane
d) XY-plane
41) The vector in space has
a) two components
b) three components
c) four components
d) five components
42) If two forces of 75N and 55N
are
acting on a body in opposite
directions then the resultant
force on the body will be
a) 130N
b) 100 N
c) 20 N
d) 79 N
43) The value of tan in 2nd
quadrant is
a) 0
b) ve
c) +ve
d)

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44) As A. ( B + C) = A. B + A.C

hence scalar product is

a) Multiplicative
b) Additive
c) Commutative
d) distributive
45) Which is a true statement
a) A . B = -B . A
b) A B = -B . A
c) A . B = B . A
d) A . B = B + A

46) j i =
a) k
b) -1
c) - k
d) 0

47) k . i j
a) j 2

b) 1
c) k k
d) 0
48) If the scalar product and
vector product of two vectors
are equal in magnitude then
the possibility is that the
vectors are
a) Parallel
b) anti-parallel
c) perpendicular
d) at an angle of 45o
49) If A = A1 i + A2 j and
B = B1 i + B2 j are nonparallel vectors, the direction
of A B is
a) along x-axis
b) along y-axis
c) along z-axis
d) along xy-plane
50) What vector should be added
to vector 2i 3 j 4k to get a
resultant 9i 4 j 2k ?
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b) 7i 7 j 2k
c) 11i 7 j 6k
d) none of these
51) The dimension of the torque is

a) ML2T-2
b) MLT-2
c) ML2T
d) ML-2T-2
52) The torque always produces
a) Linear acceleration
b) Angular acceleration
c) Angular velocity
d) Angular displacement
53) Body will be in linear
equilibrium if
a) F = 0
b) = 0
c) F = 0 & = 0
d) All of above
54) Body will be in angular
equilibrium if
a) F = 0
b) = 0
c) F = 0 & = 0
d) All of above
55) Body will be in dynamical
equilibrium if
a) F = 0
b) = 0
c) F = 0 & = 0
d) All of above
56) Moment of the force is
a) F
b)
c) r
d) F

58) The conditions F = 0 & =

0 hold only if forces are

a) Co-linear
b) Co-planer
c) Co-spatial
d) All of above

57) The pair does not identical

dimensionally is
a) Torque and energy
b) Momentum and impulse
c) Energy and work
d) Inertia and moment o
inertia

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