Physics (MCQ’s) 1st Year (Chapter # 2)

CHAPTER # 2: VECTORS AND EQUILIBRIUM

11. When two vectors are anti-parallel, the angle
1. Which one is a vector: between them is:
a) Length a) Zero
b) Volume b)
c) Velocity c)
d) Work d)
2. An example of scalar quantity is 12. The resultant of two forces 30 N and 40 N acting at
a) Displacement an angle of with each other is
b) Speed a) 30 N
c) Velocity b) 40 N
d) Torque c) 50 N
3. Name the quantity which is vector: d) 70 N

a) Density 13. The magnitude of the vector ̂ ̂ ̂ is:

b) Power a) Zero
c) Charge b) One
d) Moment of Force c) Three
4. Rectangular coordinate system is also called: d)
a) Polar coordinate system
14. If 6N force act at right angle to 8N force, then the
b) Cartesian coordinate system
magnitude of resultant will be:
c) Cylindrical coordinate system
d) Space coordinate system a) 6N
b) 8N
5. The direction of a vector in space is specified by:
c) 10N
a) One angle d) 14N
b) Two angle
c) Three angle 15. If ⃗ ⃗ ⃗⃗⃗ ⃗ , this shows that addition of
d) No angle vectors is

6. If both components of a vector are negative, then a) Associative

resultant lies in: b) Commutative
c) Additive
a) 1st quadrant d) Additive inverse
b) 2nd quadrant 16. A body is in dynamic equilibrium only when it is
c) 3rd quadrant
d) 4th quadrant a) At rest
b) Moving with a variable velocity
7. In which quadrant the two rectangular components c) Moving with uniform acceleration
of a vector have same sign? d) Moving with uniform velocity
a) 1st
17. The unit vector along y-axis is
b) 2nd
c) both 1st and 3rd a) ̂
d) 4th b) ̂
8. If the x-component of a vector is positive and y- c) ̂
component is negative, then resultant vector lies in d) None
what quadrant: 18. Mathematically, unit vector is described as:
st
a) 1 quadrant a) ̂ ⃗
b) 2nd quadrant
b) ̂
c) 3rd quadrant ⃗⃗
⃗⃗
d) 4th quadrant c) ̂
9. If vector A lies in the third quadrant, its direction d) ̂ ⃗ ⃗
will be:
19. A unit vector is obtained by dividing a vector with:
a) a) Its direction
b) b) Its magnitude
c) c) Its magnitude and direction
d) d) None
10. A single vector having the same effect as all the 20.
original vectors taken together, is called  The unit vector in the direction of vector
A = ̂ ̂ ̂ is:
a) Resultant vector
b) Equal vector a) ̂ ̂ ̂
c) Position vector b) ( ̂ ̂ ̂ )/9
d) Unit vector c) ( ̂ ̂ ̂ )/3
d) ( ̂ ̂ ̂ )/5

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 Physics (MCQ’s) 1st Year (Chapter # 2)
32. Two vectors A and B are making angle θ with each
21. The magnitude of a vector ⃗ ̂ ̂ other. The projection of vector B on vector A is
a) written as.
b) a) ⃗ ⃗
b) ⃗ ⃗
c) √ c) cos θ
d) Both a and b are correct.
d) √ 33. The projection of a vector ⃗ over ⃗ is:
22. Vectors A is along y axis, its component along x a)
axis is: b)
a) A c)
b) A/2 d)
c) Zero
d) 2A 34. If ̂ ̂ ̂ and
23. The angle between rectangular components of vector ̂ ̂ ̂ then:
is:
a) a)
b) b)
c) c)
d) d)
24. A force of 10N is acting along x-axis, its component
along y-axis is 35. The magnitude of vector product is given by:
a) ̂
a) 10N b)
b) 5N
c)
c) 8.66N
d)
d) Zero N
25. If vector ⃗ is acting along y-axis, its y-component is: 36. The direction of vector product is given by:
a) Head to tail rule
a) A b) Right hand rule
b) c) Left hand rule
c) d) Triangular rule
d) Zero
37. The cross product ̂ ̂ is equal to
26. If ̂ ̂ ̂ , then the magnitude of vector A
a) zero
is: b) one
a) c) – ̂
b) d) ̂
c) √ 38. Torque has zero value, if the angle between ̅ and ̅
d) None is
27. | ̂ ̂ ̂| a)
b)
a) √ c)
b) √ d)
c) √ ̂ ) is equal to
39. ̂ ( ̂
d) √
̅ ̂ , then | ̅| is : a)
28. If ̂ ̂
b)
a) Zero c)
b) 3 d)
c) 5 40. The cross product of vectors will be minimum when
d) 9 the angle between vectors is
29. Dot product of two non-zero vectors is zero, when
angle between them is: a)
b)
a)
b) c)
d)
c)
d) 41. The direction of torque is
30. The cross product ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ is equal to a) Along position vector ̅
a) 1
b) Parallel to the plane containing ̅ and ̅
b) -1
c) Along force ̅
c) Zero
d) Perpendicular to the plane containing ̅ and ̅
d) None
31. The scalar product of two vectors is maximum when 42. ⃗ ⃗ is
they are: a) A
a) Parallel b)
b) Perpendicular c) 2A
c) Anti-parallel d) Zero

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43. If the position ̅ and force ̅ are in same direction,
then torque will be: 54. The magnitudes of rectangular component are equal
a) Maximum if its angle with x-axis is:
b) Minimum a)
c) Same b)
d) Negative c)
44. The direction of torque can be found by: d)
55. If , then the angle between the vector A
a) Head to tail rule
with x-axis will be:
b) Right hand rule
a)
c) Left hand rule
b)
d) Fleming rule
c)
45. At what angle, the two vectors of the same d)
magnitude have to oriented, if they were to be 56. The resultant of two forces of equal magnitudes is
combined to give a resultant equal to a vector of also equal to the magnitude of the forces. The angle
same magnitude? between the two forces is.
a) a) 30o
b) b) 60 o
c) c) 90 o
d) d) 120 o
57. The magnitude of dot and cross product of two
46. If the line of action of force passes through axis of vectors are √ and respectively. The angle
rotation or the origin, then its torque is: between them will be
a) Maximum a)
b) Unity b)
c) Zero c)
d) None of these
d)
47. The magnitude of a vector can never be: 58. The magnitude of cross-product and dot-product of
a) Positive two vectors are equal, the angle between them is
b) Negative a) Zero
c) Positive and negative b)
d) None of these c)
48. The minimum number of unequal forces whose d)
resultant will be zero: 59. Two vectors to be combined have magnitudes 60 N
a) 2 and 35 N. The correct answer for the magnitude of
b) 3 their resultant will be:
c) 4 a) 15 N
d) 5 b) 20 N
c) 70 N
49. Torque is defined as. d) 100 N
a) Turning effect of force Q. No. Ans. Q. No. Ans. Q. No. Ans.
b) Cross product of force and position vector 1 c 21 c 41 d
c) Product of force and moment arm 2 b 22 c 42 d
d) All a, b and c are correct 3 d 23 c 43 b
50. SI unit of torque is: 4 b 24 d 44 b
5 c 25 a 45 c
a) Nm-1
6 c 26 c 46 c
b) Nm
7 c 27 c 47 c
c) Nm-2
d) None 8 d 28 b 48 b
9 c 29 d 49 d
51. A body will be in complete equilibrium when it is 10 30 50
a c b
satisfying: 11 31 51
b a c
a) 1st condition of equilibrium 12 c 32 a 52 a
b) 2nd condition of equilibrium 13 b 33 b 53 a
c) Both 1st and 2nd condition of equilibrium 14 c 34 a 54 a
d) Impossible 15 b 35 b 55 c
52. For a body to be in complete equilibrium, 16 d 36 b 56 d
17 b 37 d 57 b
a)
18 c 38 a 58 b
b) ∑
19 b 39 a 59 c
c) ∑
20 c 40 c
d) None
53. If a body is at rest, then it will be in
a) Static equilibrium
b) Dynamic equilibrium
c) Translational equilibrium
d) Unstable equilibrium

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