ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 24 Mathematics

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

Which of the vectors have opposite direction?

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The physical quantity which can be specified by a number alongwith unit is called a

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• none of these D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The zero vector is

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

• 12 A
• 6 B
• 8 C
• none of these D

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 
  C
• 
  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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• none of these D

The position vector of any point in space is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Which of the following is a vector.

• distance A
• temperature B
• energy C
• acceleration 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

The magnitude of a vector can never be

• Zero A
• Negative B
• Positive 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

The unit vector along x-axis is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• none of these D

• parallel vectors A
• perpendicular vectors B
• concurrent vectors C
• collinear vectors D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

If Projvu = Projuv, then

• Uand vare parallel A
• |u|=|v| B
• Uandvre perpendicular C
• One ofuorv D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• none of these D

If a2 = b2 then

• a = b A
• a+b= 1 B
• |a+b| =0 C
• None D

Which of the following represents a vector

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• (x, y) D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

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

• 0 A
• 2 B
• 4 C
• 7 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

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

If |a x b|2 + (a,b)2 = _____

• |a|2 + |b|2 A
• |a|2- |b|2 B
• |a|2|b|2 C
• None D