Physics (MCQ’s) 1st Year (Chapter 2)

CHAPTER # 2: VECTORS AND EQUILIBRIUM

10) Torque is defined as.
1) Rectangular coordinate system is also called. a) turning effect of force
b) cross product of force and position vector
a) polar coordinate system c) product of force and moment arm
b) Cartesian coordinate system d) all a, b and c are correct
c) Cylindrical coordinate system
d) Space coordinate system 11) The dimension of torque is.
a) [ML2T-2]
2) The direction of a vector in space is specified b) [MLT-2]
by. c) [ML2T]
a) one angle d) [ML-2T-2]
b) two angle
c) three angle 12) SI unit of torque is.
d) no angle a) N . m
b) Joule
3) Maximum number of rectangular components c) Both a and b are correct
are d) Neither a nor be is correct
a) one
b) two 13) A body in equilibrium.
c) three a) always at rest
d) infinite b) always in uniform motion
c) may be at rest or in uniform motion
4) The resultant of two forces of equal d) may be at rest or in motion
magnitudes is also equal to the magnitude of
the forces. The angle between the two forces
is.
a) 30o 14) A body will be in complete equilibrium when
b) 60 o it is satisfying.
c) 90 o
d) 120 o a) 1st condition of equilibrium
b) 2nd condition of equilibrium
5) In which quadrant the two rectangular c) both 1st and 2nd condition of equilibrium
components of a vector have same sigh? d) impossible
a) 1st
b) 2nd 15) The cross product ̂ × ̂ is equal to
c) both 1st and 3rd
d) 4th a) zero
b) one
6) Two vectors A and B are making angle θ c) –
with each other. The scalar projection of vector B d)
on vector A is written as.
16) The unit vector in the direction of vector
v
a) A.B/ A A = 2 ̂ − 2 ̂ + is
b) A.B/ B
c) cos θ (a) 2 ̂ − 2 ̂ +
d) Both a and b are correct. (b) (2 ̂ − 2 ̂ + )/9
(c) (2 ̂ − 2 ̂ + )/3
7) ̂ . ( ̂ × ) is equal to. (d) (2 ̂ − 2 ̂ + )/5
a) 1 17) If = ̂+ ̂ + and
b) i^
c) j^ = ̂+ ̂ + then.
d) k^
(a) . = + +
8) The direction of vector product is given by. (b) . = + +
a) head to tail rule
b) right hand rule (c) . = + +
c) left hand rule
d) triangular rule (d) . = + +
18) The vector in space has
9) Null vector is a vector which has.
a) zero magnitude (a) Two components
b) no specified direction (b) One component
c) both a and b are correct (c) Three components
d) both a and b are not correct (d) Four components

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Physics (MCQ’s) 1st Year (Chapter 2)
19) A unit vector is obtained by dividing a (d) 90
vector with:
26) The cross product ̂ × ̂ = ̂ × ̂ = × is
(a) Its direction equal to
(b) Its magnitude
(c) Its magnitude and direction (a) 1
(d) None (b) -1
(c) Zero
20) Name the quantity which is vector: (d) None

(a) Density 27) For a body to be in complete equilibrium,

(b) Power
(c) Charge (a) = 0 =0
(d) Moment of Force (b) ∑ ! = 0
(c) ∑ " = 0
21) A force is acting along y axis. Its component (d) None
along x-axis is
28) If a body is rotating with constant angular
(a) 5N velocity, its torque will be:
(b) Zero
(c) 10 N (a) 0
(d) 2.5 N (b) Maximum
(c) May be zero
22) At what angle, the components of a vector (d) None
have same magnitude:
29) If = 2 ̂ − ̂ + 3 , then the magnitude of
(a) 0 vector A is:
(b) 30
(c) 45 (a) 4
(d) 90 (b) 14
(c) √14
23) If the x-component of a vector is positive (d) None
and y-component, then resultant vector lies
in what quadrant: 30) If = , then the angle between the
(a) 1st quadrant
vector A with x-axis will be:
(b) 2nd quadrant
(c) 3rd quadrant
(a) 0
(d) 4th quadrant
(b) 30
24) SI unit of torque is: (c) 45
(a) Nm-1 (d) 90
(b) Nm
(c) Nm-2 31) If vector A lies in the third quadrant, its
(d) None direction will be:

25) Dot product of two non-zero vectors is zero, (a) 180 − &
when angle between them is: (b) 360 − &
(a) 0 (c) 180 + &
(b) 30 (d) () *
(c) 45

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