PHYSICS EUEE COMPILED ON VECTOR QUANTITIES (2003-2017)

1. Which of the following is a vector quantity? (UEE:2003)

A. Power. C. Temperature
B. Momentum. D. Electric current
̂ ̂ ̂ ̂ ̂
2. Suppose 𝐴 = 3𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ + 𝑘, 𝐵 = −𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ + 3𝑘 𝐶 is a vector lying along x-axis with the property
that 𝐴̂. (𝐵̂ + 𝐶)̂ = 0.Then vector 𝐶̂ is given by: (UEE:2003)
3 11 6 8
A. 𝑗̂ B. − 3 𝑖̂ C. 𝑗̂ D. 3 𝑖̂
√10 √10
3. Suppose 𝐴̂ = 3𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂, 𝐵̂ = −𝑖̂ − 4𝑗̂ 𝐶̂ are three vectors in xy-plane with the property that 𝐴̂ + 𝐵̂ −
𝐶̂ = 0. Which of the following is a unit vector along 𝐶̂ ? (UEE: 2003).
1 6 1 3
A. 2𝑖̂ − 6𝑗̂ B. −2𝑖̂ + 6𝑗̂ C. −√10 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ D. √10 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂
√10 √10
4. Which pair of forces CANNOT give a resultant of 5N? (UEE:2003)
A. 1N and 4N B. 1N and 6N C. 3N and 4N D. 1N and 7N
5. Suppose 𝐴̂ = 3𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂, and 𝐵̂ = −𝑖̂ + 𝑎𝑗̂, are two vectors in xy-plane what is the value of a
such that 𝐴⃗ + 𝐵
⃗⃗ = 2𝑖̂ (UEE: 2004).
A. 3 B. 2 C. -2 D. -3
6. The sum and difference of two non-zero vectors 𝐴̂ and 𝐵̂ are equal in magnitude. What can you
conclude about these two vectors? (UEE:2004)
A. 𝐴̂ and 𝐵̂ have the same direction. C. 𝐴̂ and 𝐵̂ have the same magnitude.
B. 𝐴̂ and 𝐵̂ have opposite direction. D. 𝐴̂ and 𝐵̂ are perpendicular to each other.
7. A vector that represents the position of an object in relation to another object is called (UEE:
2005)
A. Unit vector. B. position vector. C. Coplanar vector. D. Collinear vectors
8. Two non-zero vector 𝐴̂ and 𝐵̂ are related by 𝐴̂ = 𝑐𝐵̂ where c is a scalar. If the two vectors
have opposite directions, then one of the following is true about c? (UEE:2005)
A. c is a positive number. C. c=1
B. c is a negative number. D. c=0
9. If 𝐴̂ = 8𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 2𝑘̂ and 𝐵̂ = 5𝑖̂ − 3𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂, then, what is the value of 𝐴̂ x 𝐵̂ (UEE:2005)
̂ − 3𝑘̂
A. 3𝑖̂ + 4𝑗 B. −3𝑖̂ − 4𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ C. −5𝑖̂ − 18𝑗̂ − 29𝑘̂ D. 5𝑖̂ + 18𝑗̂ + 29𝑘̂
10. Two non-zero vectors D and E have precisely equal magnitudes. For the magnitude of D+E to be
3 times larger than the magnitude of D-E, what must be the angle between D and E?(UEE:2006).
A. 300 B.370 C. 530 D.600
11. The vector 2𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ is perpendicular to 𝑖̂ − 4𝑗̂ + 𝜆𝑘̂ if 𝜆 is equal to (UEE: 2006
A. 0 B. -1 C. 2 D. 3
12. What is the angle between vectors A= (aı̂ +a√3𝑗̂) units and B= (a√3ı̂ +a𝑗̂) units?
(UEE: 2007)
A. 90o B. 600 C. 370 D. 300
13. The magnitude of two vectors A and B are 12 units and 5 units respectively. Which one of the
followingis NOT the possible value for the magnitude of the result vector A+B? (UEE: 2007).
A. 60units. B. 17 units. C. 13 units. D. 7 units
14. What is the vector product 𝑨 ̂x𝑩 ̂ of two vectors𝐴̂ = 7𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ − 2𝑘̂ and 𝐵̂ = 3𝑖̂ − 32 + 5𝑘̂ (UEE:
2007).

15. If vector 𝑝̂ is 6 m in the x- direction and vector 𝑞̂ is 8 m in the y-direction. Then what is the
value of vector 𝑝̂ + 𝑞̂ ? (UEE: 2009).

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A. 10 m at 530 from x-direction. C. 10 m at 370 from x-direction.
B. √136m at 450 from x-direction. D. √136m at 300 from x-direction.
16. Given vectors 𝐴̂ = √3𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ and 𝐵̂ = √3𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂. What is the smallest angle between the vectors?
(UEE: 2009).
A. 600 B. 530 C. 450 D. 300
̂ 𝑚 𝑚
17. If 𝐴̂ = 𝑥̂ 𝑚/𝑠 + 3 𝑚/𝑠 𝑧̂, and 𝐵 = 2 𝑠 𝑦̂ + 3 𝑠 𝑧̂ , then what is the value of 𝐴̂𝑥𝐵̂ (UEE: 2009).

A. √10 m/s. B. √13 m/s. C. 7m/s. D. √130m/s.

18. Two forces F1= (8ı̂ +3𝑗̂) N and F2 = (4𝑖̂ +6𝑗̂) N are acting on an object. What is the magnitude and
direction of the resultant force? (UEE:2010)
A. 15N, 370. B. 5N, -370. C. 5N, 1430 D. 225N, 1430.
19. The diagram below shows a path taken by a flying bird.

Which one of the following vector may represent a resultant displacement? (UEE: 2010)
A. B. C. D.

20. Four vectors are listed below.

4
𝐴⃗ = [10] ⃗⃗ = [ 2 ]
𝐵
−6
𝐶⃗ = [ 15 ] ⃗⃗ = [ 15 ]
𝐷
−5 −6

Which pair of vectors is Orthogonal?

A. 𝐴⃗ and 𝐵
⃗⃗ B. 𝐴⃗ and 𝐷
⃗⃗ C. 𝐶⃗ and 𝐷
⃗⃗ ⃗⃗ and 𝐶⃗
D. 𝐵

21. Two forces exerted on a block as shown in the figure below. What is the horizontal
component of the net force? (UEE:2011)

A. 70N, East

B. 30N, West.

C. 14N, West

D. 28N, West

22. What is the magnitude of the resultant velocity for a bird flying first at a speed of 10 m/s
North East and then flying to South at a speed of 8 m/s? (UEE:2011)
A. 7.13 m/s. B. 16.6 m/s. C. 12.8 m/s. D. 7.07 m/s.
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23. Let 𝐶 = 𝐴𝑥𝐵 and 𝜃 ≠ 90 , where 𝜃 is the smaller angle between 𝐴 and 𝐵 when they are
drawn with their tails at the same point. Which of the following is NOT true? (UEE:2011)
A. 𝐴̂. 𝐵̂ = 0 B. 𝐴̂. 𝐶̂ = 0 C. |𝐶̂ | = |𝐴̂||𝐵̂|𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 D. −𝐶̂ = 𝐵̂ 𝑥𝐴̂
24. A 10N force is applied in the direction of North-East, which of the following graphical
representation of the force is correct? (Assume the lengths of all arrows are equal and the
paper head points towards North) (UEE:2013/14)

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 A. C.

B. D.

25. Two vectors of magnitude 8 units in the direction of East and the second vector of magnitude 6
units in the direction of North are given. If you add the two vectors using graphical method,
which graph represents the resultant of the two vectors? (UEE:2013/14)

26. Which of the following pair of vectors are collinear? (UEE:2013/14)

4 −4 4 −4 4 4 −4 4
A.[ ], [ ] B. [ ], [ ] C.[ ], [ ] D. [ ], [ ]
2 −2 2 2 2 −2 −2 −2
27. Two vectors are given as follows:
𝐴⃗ = −2𝑖 – 5𝑗 + 2𝑘 𝐵⃗⃗ = −4𝑖 – 2𝑗 – 3𝑘 What is the angle between the vectors?
A. 97.4˚ B. 67˚ C. 41˚ D. 132˚
28. Give two vectors 𝑣1 = 10 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠 along the positive y-axis and 𝑣2 = 6 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠 at angle of 370
above the positive x-axis. What is the scalar product of the vectors in square of units?
A. 45 B. 36 C. 48 D. 60
29. A boy in a journey covers his route by travelling 3.0 km east and 4.0 km north. What is the
magnitude of his resultant displacement?
A. 5.0 km B. 1.0 km C. 7.0 km D. 2.7 km
30. The unit vector in the direction of 𝐴⃗ = 3𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ is __________. (EUEE: 2014/15)
3 4 3 4
A. 2 𝑖̂ + 2 𝑗̂ C. 5 𝑖̂ + 5 𝑗̂
B. 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ D. 2𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂
31. Which of the following pair of vectors are collinear? (EUEE: 2014/15)
A. 2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ and −4𝑖̂ + 6𝑗̂ C. 2𝑖̂ − 3𝑗̂ and −4𝑖̂ − 6𝑗̂
B. 2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ and −4𝑖̂ − 6𝑗̂ D. 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ and −𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂
32. Which of the following pair of vectors are collinear? (EUEE: 2016)
⃗⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ and 𝐷
A. 𝐶 ⃗⃗ = 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂
⃗⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ and 𝐵
B. 𝐴 ⃗⃗ = −4𝑖̂ + 6𝑗̂
⃗⃗ = −𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ and 𝐹
C. 𝐸 ⃗⃗ = 3𝑖̂ − 3𝑗̂
⃗⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ and 𝐹
D. 𝐺 ⃗⃗ = 3𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂
33. Which of the following pair of vectors are collinear? (EUEE: 2017)
⃗⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ and 𝐷
A. 𝐴 ⃗⃗ = −4𝑖̂ + 6𝑗̂ ⃗⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ and 𝐹
C. 𝐺 ⃗⃗ = 3𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂
⃗⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ and 𝐷
B. 𝐶 ⃗⃗ = −𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ ⃗⃗ = −𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ and 𝐹
D. 𝐸 ⃗⃗ = 3𝑖̂ − 3𝑗̂

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