ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 24 Mathematics

Three points whose position vector a,b,c are collinear

• axb +b x c+ c x a = 0 A
• a,b +b,c +c,a =0 B
• a,|a xc| =0 C
• a+b+c =0 D

The number z so that the triangle with vertices A(1,-1,0),B(-2,2,1)and C(0,2,z) is a right triangle with right angle at vertex C

• 1,2 A
• -1,-2 B
• 2,-1 C
• -2,1 D

Which of the following is a scalar

• weight A
• force B
• speed C
• momentum D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The position vector of a point (x, y) in xy plane is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• none of these D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• none of these D

• perpendicular vectors A
• parallel vectors B
• concurrent vectors C
• none of these D

If the vector 2i + 4j - 7k and 2i + 6j + xk are perpendicular then x = ?

• 0 A
• 2 B
• 4 C
• 7 D

A vector of magnitude zero is called

• Position vector A
• Null vector B
• Free vector C
• None of these D

If a,b,c are three non-coplanar vector then [a +b,b +c,c +a] = _____

• [a.b.c] A
• 2[a,b,c] B
• [abc]-2 C
• 2[abc]2 D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The area of the rhombus whose vertices are A(0,0),B(2,1),C(3,3),D(1,2) is

• 36 square units A
• 3 square units B
• 6 square units C
• 18 square units D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• none of these D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• [0, 0, 0] A
• [1, 0, 0] B
• [0, 1, 0] C
• [0, 0, 1] D

• Free vector A
• Null vector B
• Unit vector C
• None of these D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

If C is the mid point of AB and P is any point outside AB, then

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The direction cosines of y-axis are

• 1, 0, 0 A
• 0, 1, 0 B
• 0, 0, 1 C
• 1, 1, 1 D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• none of these D

If a force F = 2i + j +3k acts at point (1,-2,2) of a body then the moment of F about a pint lying on the line of action of the force is

• 5 A
• Equal to the moment of the force about origin B
• 0 C
• Cannot be found D

If the angle between two vectors with magnitude 2 and 15 is 30°then their scalar product is

• 
  A
• 15 B
• 30 C
• 
  D

• 0 A
• 90° B
• 180° C
• 360° D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• none of these D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Which of the following is a vector.

• work A
• time B
• density C
• electric field D

• 1 A
• 0 B
• 
  C
• 
  D