ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 24 Mathematics

The magnitude of a vector can never be

• Zero A
• Negative B
• Positive C
• None of these D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• none of these 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

Which of the following represents a vector

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• (x, y) D

• 25 A
• 16 B
• 5 C
• 0 D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• none of these D

Which of the following is a scalar.

• force A
• frequency B
• weight C
• acceleration D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• none of these D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• none of these D

For two vector a and b, a+b = _______

• a b A
• b+a B
• b-a C
• None D

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

• direction ratios A
• direction cosines B
• direction angles C
• none of these D

• A,. B, C are coincident A
• A, B, C are collinear B
• Both A and B C
• None of these D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

If a,b c are sides of a triangle taken in order then a x b =

• b x c A
• b x a B
• cxa C
• Both a & b D

The angle between the vectors 3i + j - k and 2i - j + k is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The physical quantity which possesses both magnitude and direction is called a

• scalar A
• vector B
• constant C
• none of these D

• parallel vectors A
• perpendicular vectors B
• concurrent vectors C
• collinear vectors 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, 0, 0] A
• [1, 0, 0] B
• [0, 1, 0] C
• [0, 0, 1] D

• 12 A
• 6 B
• 8 C
• none of these D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• none of these D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 0 C
• 1 D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Which of the following is a scalar

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