Chapter vectors and equilibrium ETEA past MCQs solution and references




Chapter#2:            VECTORS & EQUILIBRIUM
VECTORS:
1. The correct representation of the vector  in the xy-plane is given. In terms of the rectangular            
     components as:
                                                                                    2008-94 Med;
a.       b. c.    d.
2. If  is unit vector in the direction of vector  than;                         2009-24 Med, 2015-103 Eng
 (a)        (b)     (c)         (d)
Hints:
3. Which one of the following is scalar quantity?                                            2012-42 Eng.
(a) Mass           (b) Acceleration           (c) Momentum            (d) E. Intensity 
4. Which one of the following is not a vector quantity?                           2012-75  Med:
     (a) E. F. Intensity    (b) G.F Intensity          (c) Magnetic Induction     (d) Emf

                                                          Answers:
1. (a).
3. (a) Mass
2.(a)
4. (d) Emf
 Addition, Subtraction & Multiplication & Products of Vector
1. Two vectors  and  are such that  +  =    then select the correct statement:      2015-09 Med
                A)  = 0       B)  = 0             C) neither  nor   is zero    D) None of the above
             
2. Two forces having magnitudes 3.5N and 5.5N are acting on a body. Which one of the following cannot
     be the resultant of their possible sum?                                                                      2014-53; Med
A) 1.5 N              B) 2.5 N                 C) 4.5 N            D) 6.5 N    
3. If “x” component of a vector is 3N & Y component is 3N, than angle made by the resultant with n-axis is;                                                                                                                        2012- 116 Eng:
            (a) 450               (b) 3150           (c) 1350            (d) 2250
                Hints: Tanq = = q = Tan-1 =Tan-1 =450,  
         
4. The vectors A and B are such that |A + B| = |A – B|, Then the angle between the two vectors is:
2014-108; Med
     a) 0o   b) 90o                   c) 60o               d) 180o
    
5.  is equal to;                                                                                       2011-12 Med;
(a)   – 1            (b)  zero                       (c) 1                 (d)  2
Hints:

6. The horizontal & vertical component of forces are 10N each. The direction of the resultant force with x-axis.                                                                                                      2011-9 Eng:
            (a) 300              (b) 450             (c) 600              (d) 75
            Hints:              TanÓ¨ =
                       
7.   Two forces of 12N and 6N applied simultaneously to a body. The maximum maguitude of their resultant is;                                                                                          2010-89 Eng:
            (a) 24N                        (b) 30N                        (c) 18N                        (d) 36N
                  Hints:  = max, when = q = 00 ,i.e.  = 12 + 6 = 18N
                       
8. The resultant of a/6N force & 8N force acting at right angle to each other is of magnitude.                                                                                                                        2006-10 Med;
            (a) 14N                        (b) 2N              (c) 10N                        (d) 48N
                Hints: when q = 900,  =  = =  =  = 10N    
                       
9. The magnitude of the resultant two forces is F. The magnitude of each force is F. The angle between the forces must be:                                           2006-15, 2007-175, 2009-51Med, 2013-88 Eng:
            (a) 300              (b) 600             (c) 450              (d) 1200
             
10. The magnitude of the resultant of two forces is 2F. If the magnitude of each force is F, than the angle between these forces is:                                                                                     2011-08 Med
            (a) 00                (b) 900             (c) 1200                        (d) 1800
                When q= 00 than R = Maximum Þ = 2    
 11. The vectors  are such that;          
          The angle b/w the two vectors is;                 2009-64,2013-13Med;2012-142, Med:
            (a) 00                (b) 600             (c) 900              (d) 1800
           
12. The magnitude of i. (ĵ ´ k) is;                                                                    2008-03, Med:
            (a) O                (b) 1                 (c) -1                (d) 2
                 Hints :        i. (j × k) = i.i = 1
                       
13. The angle subtended by a vector  WITH X-AXIS…                               2010-98, Med:
            (a) 450              (b) 1350           (c) 2250            (d) 3150
            Hints: Tan f= Fy/FxÞf = Tan-1 1 = 450,
As it is 4th quadrant; so q with x-axis will be q=3600-f  Thus q = 3600 – 450 = 3150
               
14. If  then its magnitude is;                                                    2010-52, Med:
            (a) 9                 (b) 5                 (c) 3                 (d) 1
           
                       
15. Two forces of magnitude 20N & 10N act at a point that which one of the following cannot be their possible sum.                                                                                                 2012-02 Med:
            (a) 30N                        (b) 10N                        (c) 35N                        (d) 15N
            
16. Two concurrent forces have a maximum resultant of 45N and minimum result of 5N. What is the magnitude of each these?                                                                              2009-44 Med:
            (a) O, 45N       (b) 5N, 9N       (c) 20, 25N      (d) ON, 45N
               
   17. Let  and be any two vectors and  q be the angle between them then |b| cosq  is protection of: 
               (a)  in the direction of                                    (b)  in the direction of
                (c) in the direction of x-axis                           (d)  in the direction of y-axis
           
18.       The dot product of force & velocity is equal to;                                              2011-38, Med:
            (a) Power         (b) Impulse      (c) Couple (d) Momentum (Power = F.V = FV Cos q)
                       
19.       If  Than the angle b/w                                             2011-13 Eng:
(a) 600              (b) 750             (c) 450              (d) 300
Hints: Cosq = &q = Cos-1
           
20.       If  = 1, a = 2, b = 1, the angle b/w them is                                      2007-121 Med
(a) 300              (b) 600             (c) 900              (d) 450
Hints: A.B = AB Cosq& Cosq = &q = Cos-1
           
21.  Which of the following is an example of vector product of two vectors?             2011-38, Med:
            (a) Linear Momentum  (b) Angular Momentum           (c) force           (d) Electric flux
           
22. If the scalar product of two non-zero vectors A & B is zero, the magnitude of their vector product will be                                                                                                          2010-65 Eng:
            (a) AB                          (b) Zero                       (c) AB Sin f     (d) AB Cos q
Hints: scalar product is zero when q = 90 & A×B = AB sin 90 = AB  
           
23.  If then  will be equal to:                                              2011- 16 Eng:
(a)  AB                     (b)  Zero                      (c)  AB sin            (d) AB Cos
If each vector have unit magnitude than .  is:                                              2016-35 Med
    (a) South      (b) One            (c) North          (d) West
A vector of magnitude 20 is added to a vector of magnitude 25. The magnitude of this sum might be:
                                                                                                                        2016-118 Med
          (a) Zero              (b) 3       (c) 12         (d) 47
If  .  = 1, A = 2, B = 1 then the angle between them is:                                 2016-177 Med
(a) 300            (b) 600      (c) 900           (d) 450
Hints:  .  = ABcosθ,Cosθ=  . /AB==1/2
        θ= cos-1 (0.5) Thus cos-1 (0.5) = 60°
A person walks 10 km north, 20 km east and 10 km south, then the result displacement is:  2016-01 Eng
    (a) 10 km north-east            (b) 20 km north-east   (c) 20 km east              (d) 20 km west
The sum of magnitudes of two forces is 10N. the resultant force is 8N and its direction is perpendicular to minimum force, then the forces are:  2016-02 Eng
       (a) 6N & 10N                   (b) 8N & 8N    (c) 4N & 12N             (d) 2N & 14N
If , then what is the angle between  and ?  2016-03Eng
    (a) 00            (b) 450             (c) 600  (d) 900
                ANSWERS
1. B)  = 0
7.(c) 18N
13. (d) 3150
19. (a) 600
2. A) 1.5 N
8.  (c) 10N
14. (c) 3
20. (b) 600
3.  (a) 450                     
9. (d) 1200
15. (C) 35N
21. (b) Angular Momentum
4.  b) 90o
10(a) 00
16. (c) 20, 25N
22. (a) AB
5.(b)  zero
11.(c) 900
17.(a)  in direction of
23. (a)  AB
6.  (b) 450
12. (b) 1
18.(a) Power

Torque,Equilibrium & Concurrent Forces
1. In thee dimensional space two vectors are said to be collinear if they lie ;                   2015-129 Eng
              A) along the same line  B)  along the different lines      C) Above the line  D)Below the line
2. Three vectors of equal magnitude are acting on the three sides of an equilateral triangle. The magnitude of their resultant is.                                                                              2011-15 Med:
            (a) Zero                        (b) 3                 (c)               (d) 1.73
               3.  The minimum number of unequal forces whose vector sum can be zero are;     2010-142 Med:
            (a) One                        (b) Two                        (c) Three          (d) Four          
4.  A body is equilibrium must not have;                                                         2012-150 Med;
            (a) K.E             (b) Momentum (c) Velocity      (d) Acceleration
5.  The minimum number of equal forces that keep the body in equilibrium are;            2012- 97 Med;
            (a) Two            (b) Three          (c) Four                        (d) Five           
6. Two or more vectors are said to be collinear if they are:                                                     2012- 25 Eng: 
(a) Intersecting the same line                             (b) parallel to the same line 
(c) perpendicular to the same line                     (d) both a. and c.       
 Hints;Two vectors are collinear if they have the same direction or are parallel or anti-parallel.
7. If three coplanar forces acting on a body keep it in equilibrium, then these forces pass are;                                                                                                                       2007- 188 Med;
            (a) Concurrent             (b) Non concurrent      (c) Parallel       (d) Antiparallel
Hints: When two or more forces act upon a body and the lines of action of these forces pass through a common point, the forces are said to be concurrent.              
8. The physical quantity which produces angular acceleration in body.
2011-18,2010- 47 Med
            (a) Force          (b) Centripetal force    (c) Impulse      (d) Torque              
9. The direction of torque is:                                                                                                    2009- 46 Med
              a.   Parallel to the plane of F and r                     b. Perpendicular to the plane of F and r
              c.  Anti – parallel to the plane of F and rd.   is the same as that of the plane of F and r
 10. The moment arm of force of 0.6N to produce maximum torque of 0.48 N.m is;
             2011-23 Eng:
            (a) 2.88m         (b) 8m              (c) 0.8m           (d) 0.288m
Hints: T = r×f, r =  = = 0.8m     
11.  Newton’s first law of  motion  provides:                                                              2011-19 Eng: 
         (a) 1st condition of equilibrium                       (b) 2nd condition of equilibrium 
        (c) Complete equilibrium                                 (d)  Rotational equilibrium
12. The point at which an applied force produces linear motion but no rotatory motion is:
                                                                                                2011-22  Med;2010-24 Eng;
            (a) Mid-point                 (b) Centre of gravity               (c) Optical centre            (d) Pole
13. Two equal, anti parallel and non concurrent forces that produce only angular acceleration are:
                                                                                                                                               2012- 94 Med;
    A) Couple          B) Couple arm      C) Collinear forces D) Torque
                                                                         ANSWERS
1. A) Along the same line
8. ( d) Torque
2.  (a) Zero
9: b. Perpendicular to the plane of F and r
3  (c) Three.
10 (c) 0.8m          
4.  (d) Acceleration
11.  (a) 1st condition of equilibrium
5. (a) Two
12.  (b) Centre of gravity
6. b) parallel to the same line
13.  A) Couple
7: (a) Concurrent


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