Moga Devi Minda Memorial School Bagla

Bagla, Hisar

VECTORS
Class 12 - Mathematics

1. If [2a⃗ + 4b ⃗ c ⃗ d ]⃗ = λ[a⃗c d
⃗ ]⃗ + μ[bc d ] then λ + μ =
⃗ ⃗ ⃗
[1]

a) -6 b) 10

c) 6 d) 8
2. If the position vector a⃗ of the point (5, n) is such that |a⃗ | = 13, then the value(s) of n can be [1]

a) ±12 b) ±8

c) Only 12 d) Only 8
3. If |a⃗ + b|⃗ = |a⃗ - b|,⃗ then which one of the following is correct? [1]

a) a⃗ is parallel to b ⃗ b) a⃗ is a unit vector

c) a⃗ is perpendicular to b ⃗ d) a⃗ = λ b
⃗
for some scalar λ
4. Find the values of x and y so that the vectors 2^i + 3^j and x^i + y^j are equal. [1]

a) x = 3, y = 2 b) x = 2, y = 3

c) x = 3, y = 3 d) x = 2, y = 2
→ →
5. Forces 3 OA, 5 OB act along OA and OB. If their resultant passes through C on AB, then [1]

a) 3 AC = 5 CB b) divides AB in the ratio 2 : 1

c) 2 AC = 3CB d) C is a mid-point of AB
6. The vector 2^j - k
^
lies [1]

a) in the plane of XZ b) along the X-axis

c) in the plane of XY d) in the plane of YZ

7. The magnitude of the scalar p for which the vector p(−3^i − 2^j + 13k
^
) is of unit length is [1]

a) b)
1 1

8 √182

−−−
c) 1

64
d) √182

→ → →
8. Let ABCD is a parallelogram. If AB = a⃗ and BC = b ,⃗ then what is BD equal to? [1]

a) -a⃗ - b ⃗ b) a⃗ + b⃗

c) -a⃗ + b ⃗ d) a⃗ - b⃗
–
9. Let |a⃗ | = 7, |b|⃗ = 11 and |a⃗ + b|⃗ = 10√3 . [1]
What is the angle between (a⃗ + b ⃗) and (a⃗ − b)⃗ ?

a) None of these b) π

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 c) π

2
d) π

−−
10. if ⃗
|a⃗| = √26 , |b| = 7 and ⃗
|a⃗ × b| = 35 then a⃗. b is
⃗
[1]

a) 13 b) 5

c) 12 d) 7

11. For any three vectors a⃗, b,⃗ c ⃗ the expression (a⃗ − b)⃗ ⋅ ((b ⃗ − c )⃗ × (c ⃗ − a⃗)) equals. [1]

a) [a⃗bc⃗ ]⃗ b) ⃗
2[a⃗bc ]⃗

c) None of these d) ⃗ 2
[a⃗bc ]⃗

→
12. If a⃗ + b ⃗ + c ⃗ = ⃗
0 , |a⃗| = 3, |b| = 5, |c |⃗ = 7 , then the angle between a⃗ and bis
⃗ [1]

a) b)
π 5π

3 3

c) d)
2π π

3 6

13. If a⃗ and b are mutually perpendicular unit vectors then (3a⃗ + 2b)⃗ ⋅ (5a⃗ − 6b)⃗
⃗
=? [1]

a) 6 b) 12

c) 5 d) 3
14. The vector in the direction of the vector ^i − 2^j + 2k
^
that has magnitude 9 is [1]

a) ^i − 2^j + 2k
^
b) ^ ^ ^
3( i − 2j + 2k)

^ ^ ^
c) 9(^i − 2^j + 2k
^
) d) i −2 j +2k

15. The unit vector normal to the plane containing a⃗ = ^ ^ ^

( i − j − k) and b ⃗ = ^ ^ ^
( i + j + k) is [1]

a) 1 ^ ^
(− j + k) b) 1 ^ ^
(− i + k)
√2 √2

c) (^j − k
^
) d) ^ ^
(− j + k)

16. What is the value of p for which the vector p(2^i − ^j + 2k

^
) is of 3 units length? [1]

a) 3 b) 6

c) 1 d) 2
17. The vectors λ^i + ^j + 2k , i + λ^j − k
^ ^ ^
, and 2^i − ^j + λk
^
are coplanar if [1]

a) λ = −2 b) λ = 0

c) λ = 1 d) λ = −1

−
−→ −
−→
18. The area of a triangle formed by vertices O, A, and B, where OA = ^ ^ ^
i + 2 j + 3k and OB = ^ ^ ^
−3 i − 2 j + k is [1]

–
a) 3√5 sq. units b) 4 sq. units
– –
c) 6√5 sq. units d) 5√5 sq. units
19. Find the value of λ such that the vectors a⃗ = ^ ^ ^
2i + λ j + k and b ⃗ = ^ ^ ^
i + 2j + 3k are orthogonal. [1]

a) 3

2
b) 0

c) 1 d) −5

20. If three points A, B and C have position vectors ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

i + xj + 3k, 3 i + 4j + 7k and y^i − 2^j − 5k
^
respectively [1]
are collinear, then (x, y) =

a) (2, -3) b) (-2, -3)

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 c) (2, 3) d) (-2, 3)

21. Projection of vector 2 i

^
+ 3
^ ^
j on the vector 3 i − 2
^
j is [1]
−12
a) √13
b) 0

c) 12

√13
d) 12

22. If the vectors ^i − x^j − yk

^
and ^i + x^j + yk
^
are orthogonal to each other, then what is the locus of the point (x, [1]
y)?

a) An ellipse b) A circle

c) A parabola d) A straight line

23. The two lines x = ay + b, z = cy + d; and x = a y + b , z = ′ ′
c y+ d
′ ′
are perpendicular to each other, if: [1]

a) aa ′
+ cc
′
=– 1 b) aa' + cc' = 1

c) d)
a c a c
′
+ ′
= −1 ′
+ ′
= 1
a c a c

24. If b and c are the position vectors of the points B and C respectively, then the position vector of the point D such [1]
→ →
that BD = 4BC , is

a) −4(c ⃗ − b)⃗ b) ⃗
4( c ⃗ − 3b)

c) 4(c ⃗ − b)⃗ d) 4c ⃗ + 3b
⃗

25. The angle between the vectors ^i − ^j and ^j − ^

k is [1]

a) − π
b) 0
3

c) 2π

3
d) π

26. If |a⃗| = 10, b = 2 and a⃗ ⋅ b = 12, then what is the value of ∣a⃗ × b|⃗ ?
⃗ ⃗
[1]

a) 20 b) 24

c) 16 d) 12
27. If a⃗, b,⃗ c ⃗ are three non-coplanar vectors, then (a⃗ + b ⃗ + c )⃗ ⋅ [(a⃗ + b)⃗ × (a⃗ + c )]
⃗ equals [1]

a) 2[a⃗ b ⃗ c ]⃗ b) [ a⃗ b
⃗
c⃗ ]

c) −[a⃗ b ⃗ c ]⃗ d) 0
→
28. Let a⃗, ¯b , c̄ be three unit vectors such that |a⃗ + b ⃗ + c |⃗ = 1 and
→
a is perpendicular to b . If
→
c makes angle α [1]
→
→
and β with a and b respectively, then cos α + cos β =

a) -1 b)
3

c) − d) 1
3

29. Ifa⃗ = ^ ^ ^ ⃗ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
2 i + 2j + 3k, b = − i + 2j + k and c ⃗ = 3 i + j are such that a⃗ + λb ⃗ is perpendicular to c ,⃗ then the [1]
value of λ is

a) 9 b) 8

c) 11 d) 7
30. Find the projection of the vector ^i + 3^j + 7k
^
on the vector 7^i − ^j + 8k
^
. [1]

a) 60
b) 60

√124 √114

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 c) 60
d) 66

√134 √114

31. The length of the longer diagonal of the parallelogram constructed on 5a⃗ + 2b ⃗ and a⃗ − 3b
⃗
if it is given that [1]
– ⃗
|a⃗| = 2√2, |b| = 3 and angle between a⃗ an b is ⃗ π
, is
4

−−−
a) 15 b) √369

−−− −−−
c) √593 d) √113

→
32. If
→
a lies in the plane of vectors b and C ,⃗ then which of the following is correct? [1]

a) [a⃗bc⃗ ]⃗ = 0 b) ⃗
[a⃗bc ]⃗ =3
→
c) [ b → →
c a ]= 1
d) ⃗
[a⃗bc ]⃗ =2

33. Let a⃗ = ^ ^ ^ ⃗ ^ ^ ^
a1 i + a2 j + a3 k, b = b1 i + b2 j + b3 k and c ⃗ = ^ ^ ^
c1 i + c2 j + c3 k be three non-zero vectors such [1]
→ → →
→ →
that C is a unit vector perpendicular to both a and b . If the angle between a and b is π

6
, then
2
∣ a1 a2 a3 ∣
∣ ∣
b1 b2 b3 is equal to
∣ ∣
∣ c1 c2 c3 ∣

a) ⃗ 2
b) ⃗ 2
1 2 3 2
|a⃗| |b| |a⃗| |b|
4 4

c) 0 d) 1
–
34. If a⃗ and b ⃗ are two vectors such that |a⃗| = ⃗
|b| = √2 and a⃗ ⋅ b ⃗ = −1 then the angle between a⃗ and b ⃗ is [1]

a) b)
π 2π

4 3

c) π

6
d) π

−
−→
35. The direction cosines of vector BA , where coordinates of A and B are (1, 2, -1) and (3, 4, 0) respectively, are: [1]

a) 2, 2, 1 b) 2

3
,
2

3
,
1

c) − 2

3
,−
2

3
,−
1

3
d) -2, -2, -1
36. The 2 vectors ^j + k
^
and 3^i − ^j + 4k
^
represents the two sides AB and AC, respectively of a △ABC. The [1]
length of the median through A is
−−
a) b)
√48
√18
2

−−
c) √34
d) √22
2

−
−→ −
−→ −
−→
37. If OACB is a parallelogram with OC = a⃗ and AB = b,⃗ then OA =
[1]

a) (a⃗ + b)⃗ b) ⃗
( a⃗ − b)

c) 1 ⃗
( a⃗ − b) d) 1 ⃗
( b − a⃗)
2 2

38. If ^i , ^j , k
^
are unit vectors along with three mutually perpendicular directions, then: [1]

a) ^i ⋅ k
^
= 0 b) ^ ^
i × k = 0

c) ^i ⋅ ^j = 1 d) ^ ^
i × j = 1

39. ⃗
a⃗ + b + c ⃗ = 0 such that |a⃗ | = 3, |b|⃗ = 5 and |c |⃗ = 7. [1]
What i s a⃗ ⋅ b ⃗ + b ⃗ ⋅ c ⃗ + c ⃗ ⋅ a⃗ equal to?

a) − b) -83
83

c) 75 d)
75
−
2

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40. If the angle between the vectors x^i + 3^j − 7k
^
and x^i − x^j + 4k
^
is acute, then x lies in the. [1]

a) (-4, 7) b) R - [-4, 7]

c) [-4, 7] d) R - (4, 7)

41. Find the value of x for which x (^i + ^j + k

^
) is a unit vector. [1]

a) ± 1
b) ±
1

√2 √3

c) ± 1
d) ±
1

√7 √5

42. Area of a rectangle having vertices A, B, C and D with position vectors − ^i + 1

2
^ ^
j + 4k , ^i + 1

2
^ ^
j + 4k , [1]
^
i −
1

2
^ ^
j + 4k and − ^i − 1

2
^ ^
j + 4k , respectively is

a) 1 b) 2

c) 4 d) 1/2

43. The position vectors of the points A⃗ and B⃗ are respectively, 3^i − 5^j + 2k
^
and ^i + ^j − k
^
What is the length of [1]
→
AB ?

a) 9 b) 11

c) 7 d) 6

44. If a⃗ = ^ ^ ^
( i − j + 2k) and b ⃗ = ^ ^ ^
(2 i + 3j − 4k) then |a⃗ × b| =? [1]
−−− −−
a) √174 b) √87

−− −−
c) √73 d) √93

−
−→ −→ −
−→
45. If in △ABC , BA = 2a⃗ and BC = 3b,⃗ then AC is [1]

a) 2a⃗ − 3b ⃗ b) ⃗
3b − 2a⃗

c) −2a⃗ + 3b ⃗ d) 2a⃗ + 3b
⃗

46. ⃗
( a⃗ + 2b − c )
⃗
⃗ ⋅ {( a⃗ − b) ⃗
× ( a⃗ − b − c )}
⃗ is equal to [1]

a) 0 b) ⃗
2[a⃗ b c ]⃗

c) 3[a⃗ b ⃗ c ]⃗ d) [ a⃗ b
⃗
c⃗ ]

47. If the magnitude of a⃗ × b

⃗
equals to a⃗ ⋅ b ⃗ , then which one of the following is correct? [1]

a) a⃗ is parallel to b ⃗ b) a⃗ is perpendicular to b ⃗

c) a⃗ = b ⃗ d) The angle between a⃗ and b ⃗ is 45o.

48. Let θ be the angle between two unit vectors a

^ and ^
b such that sin θ =
3

5
. Then, a b is equal to:
^ ⋅ ^ [1]

a) ± b)
3 3
±
4 5

c) ± d)
4 4
±
3 5

49. If a⃗ ⋅ b =
⃗ 1

2
⃗
|a⃗||b| , then the angle between a⃗ and bis ⃗
[1]

a) 60o b) 0o

c) 90o d) 30o
→ →
50. What is the area of △OAB, where O is the origin, OA = 3^i − ^j + k
^
and OB = 2^i + ^j − 3k
^
? [1]

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 −−
a) √30 sq units b) 5√6
sq units
2

– –
c) 5√6 sq units d) √6 sq units
51. The direction cosines of the vector a⃗ = ^ ^ ^
(−2 i + j − 5k) are [1]

a) -2 , 1, -5 b) 1 −1 −5
, ,
3 6 6

c) d)
−2 1 −5 2 1 5
, , , ,
√30 √30 √30 √30 √30 √30

52. Position vector of the mid-point of line segment AB is 3 i

^ ^
+ 2 − 3
^
j k . If position vector of the point A is [1]
^ ^ ^
i
2 + 3 − 4 j k , then position vector of the point B is

a) 4^i + ^j − 2k b)
^
^ ^
5i 5j
^
7k
+ −
2 2 2

c) d)
^
^ j
^ ^ ^ ^
i k 5 i + 5 j − 7k
− +
2 2 2

53. The sine of the angle between the vectors a⃗ = 3^i + ^j + 2k

^
and b ⃗ = ^i + ^j + 2k
^
is: [1]
−−
a) 4
b) √
5

√21 21

−−
c) √ d)
5
3

21 √21

54. A force F ⃗ = ^ ^ ^
3 i + 4j − 3k is applied at the point P whose position vector is r ⃗ = ^ ^ ^
2 i − 2j − 3k . What is the [1]
magnitude of the moment of the force about the origin?

a) 21 units b) 19 units

c) 18 units d) 23 units
−
−→
55. Find the unit vector in the direction of vector P Q , where P and Q are the points (1, 2, 3) and (4, 5, 6), [1]

respectively

a) 1 ^
i +
1 ^
j −
1 ^
k b) 1 ^
i +
1 ^
j +
1 ^
k
√3 √3 √3 √3 √3 √3

c) − 1 ^
i +
1 ^
j +
1 ^
k d) 1 ^
i −
1 ^
j +
1 ^
k
√3 √3 √3 √3 √3 √3

56. A unit vector along the vector 4 i

^
− 3
^
k is: [1]

a) 1 ^ ^
(4 − 3 )i k b) 1

5
^ ^
(4 i − 3k)
√5

c) 1 ^ ^
(4 i − 3k) d) 1 ^
i
^
(4 − 3 ) k
7
√7

57. If a⃗ + b ⃗ + c ⃗ = 0, then which of the following is/are correct? [1]

I. a⃗, b,⃗ c ⃗ are coplanar.
II. a⃗ × b ⃗ = ⃗
b × c ⃗ = c ⃗ × a⃗ .
Select the correct answer using the code given

a) Only II b) Only I

c) Both I and II d) Neither I nor II

58. Find a unit vector perpendicular to each of the vector a⃗ + b ⃗ and a⃗ − b ⃗, where a⃗ = ^ ^ ^
3 i + 2j + 2k and [1]
⃗ ^ ^ ^
b = i + 2j − 2k .

a) ± 2 ^
i ∓
2 ^
j ∓
1 ^
k b) ±
2 ^
i ±
2 ^
j ±
2 ^
k
3 3 3 3 3 3

c) ± 2 ^
i ±
1 ^
j ±
1 ^
k d) ±
1 ^
i ±
2 ^
j ±
1 ^
k
3 3 3 3 3 3

59. The value of λ for which the two vectors 2^i − ^j + 2k

^
and 3^i + λ^j + k
^
are perpendicular is [1]

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 a) 6 b) 8

c) 4 d) 2
60. Find the projection of the vector ^i − ^j on the vector ^i + ^j [1]

a) 0 b) –1

c) 1 d) 2

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