PHYSICS PRACTICE TEST (ECAT/MDCAT 13th MARCH 2024)
Date: Name: ………..…..
(1) If a vector A makes an angle of 45o with x-axis, then:
(A) Ax > Ay (B) Ax < Ay (C) Ax = Ay (D) Ax + Ay = A
(2) The effective value of a vector in a particular direction is called:
(A) Resultant of vector (B) Component of a vector
(C) Negative of a vector (D) Unit vector
(3) Min: No of rectangular components obtained when a vector in space is resolved are:
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) Infinite (D) Zero
(4) Process of splitting a vector into its components is called:
(A) Subtraction of vectors (B) Resolution of vectors
(C) Addition of vectors (D) Division of vectors
(5) Resolution of vectors is the reverse process of:
(A) Addition of vectors (B) Subtraction of vector
(C) Division of vectors (D) Multiplication of vectors
(6) When force F is resolved in its components, then Fy =?
(A) Fcos (B) Fsin (C) Ftan (D) Fcot
(7) Which of following relation is correct?
F F F
(A) tan = (B) tan = x (C) tanθ y (D) tan = Fx + Fy
Fx Fy Fx
(8) According to Pythagoras theorem, the magnitude of F is given by:
Fx 2
(A) F Fx 2
(B) F Fy 2
(C) F 2
(D) F Fx 2 Fy 2
Fy
(9) A force vector has x-component of 3N and y-component of 4N, the magnitude of force
vector is: (Conceptual)
(A) 3N (B) 4N (C) 7N (D) 5N
(10) Vector ‘A’ is making angle with y-axis, its rectangular components have magnitudes:
(A) Ax = Asin, Ay = Acos (B) Ax = Acos, Ay = Asin
(C) Ax = Atan, Ay = Acos (D) Ax = Acos, Ay = tan
(11) Vector A is along y-axis then its component along x-axis will be:
(A) Acos (B) 0 (C) A (D) Asin
(12) What is the angle between A and B for which A B A B ?
(A) 30o (B) 45o (C) 60o (D) 90o
(13) A person walks first 10 km north and 20km east, then the resultant vector along N-E
direction is:
(A) 22.36 km (B) 22.46 km (C) 25.23 km (D) 20.36 km
(14) Two forces of magnitude F1 and F2 acting at right angle to each other have the
resultant of magnitude:
F1 F2 F12 F22
(A) (B) F1 F2
2 2
(C) F1 F2
2 2
(D)
2 2
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(15) If Ax = Ay, then the angle between vector A and x-axis is:
(A) 30° (B) 45° (C) 60° (D) 90°
(16) If A 5iˆ ˆj then this vector makes an angle of ________ with positive x-
axis:
(A) 449° (B) 249° (C) 349° (D) 149°
(17) The direction of vector R is given by:
R R R
(A) = tan 1 x (B) θ tan 1 R x .R y (C) θ tan 1 y (D) θ tan y
R
y Rx Rx
(18) If Rx is positive and Ry is negative, then resultant lies in:
(A) 1st quadrant (B) 3rd quadrant (C) 4th quadrant (D) 2nd quadrant
(19) If a vector A lies in 3rd quadrant then its direction is given by =
(A) (B) 180o – (C) 180o + (D) 360o –
If a vector A lies in 4th quadrant and make of 60o with y-axis its direction is given by =
(A) 30o (B) 330o (C) 270o (D) 90o
(20) The resultant of two forces 3N, and 4N making angle 90° is:
(A) 7N (B) 15N (C) 5N (D) Null vector
(21) Components of vector which make an angle of________ with each other are called
rectangular components:
(A) 45° (B) 60° (C) 90° (D) 180°
(22) The vectors i j k and i j are:
(A) Parallel (B) Inclined (C) Perpendicular (D) Anti-parallel
(23) ˆ ˆ ˆ
If A 2i j 2k , then its magnitude is:
(A) 9 (B) 5 (C) 3 (D) 1
(24) The velocity of a boat is given by v 3i 4 j . The magnitude of this velocity is equal
to:
(A) 3 units (B) 4 units (C) 5 units (D) 7 units
(25) A force of magnitude 10N is making angle 210° with positive x-axis its x and y
components will be:
(A) 8.66N and 5N (B) 5N and 8.66N (C) –8.66N and –5N (D) –5N and –8.66N
(26) The x-component of a vector is 3N and y-component is –3N, then the angle of resultant
with x-axis will be:
(A) 45° (B) 135° (C) 225° (D) 315°
(27) The magnitude of vector R Rx i Ry j is given by:
(A) R=Rx + Ry (B) R=Rx – Ry (C) R=Ry + Rx (D) R Rx2 Ry2
(28) The angle subtended by a vector A iˆ ˆj with x-axis is:
(A) 45o (B) 135o (C) 225o (D) 315o
(29) If A 2iˆ ˆj 3kˆ then magnitude of A is:
(A) 14 (B) 18 (C) 14 (D) 4
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Answers Key : Basic Vector Operations Practice Test
1 C 2 B 3 B 4 B 5 A 6 B 7 C 8 D 9 D 10 A
11 B 12 D 13 A 14 C 15 B 16 C 17 C 18 C 19 C 20 B
21 C 22 C 23 B 24 C 25 C 26 C 27 D 28 D 29 D 30 A
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