ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 24 Mathematics

The direction cosines of y-axis are

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

Which of the following is a vector.

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• none of these D

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 
  C
• 
  D

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

If θ be angle between u,v and u,v determine the sides of a triangle then the third side opposite to angle θ has length

• |u+v| A
• |u|+|v| B
• |u-v| C
• |u|-|v| D

Which of the vectors have opposite direction?

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

A vector with magnitude one is called

• constant vector A
• unit vector B
• zero vector C
• null vector D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• l²+ m²+ n²= 0 A
• l² - m²+ n²= 1 B
• l²+ m²+ n²= 1 C
• l²+ m²- n²= 0 D

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

• 
  A
• 
  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
• none of these D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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 not a unit vector

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 0 C
• 1 D

Which of the following is a vector.

• distance A
• temperature B
• energy C
• acceleration D

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

If a +b +c =0 then which of the following is true

• a =b =c =0 A
• a,b =b,c =c,a B
• a xb=b xc =c xa C
• None D

If Projvu = Projuv, then

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

The zero vector is

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

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

• 0 A
• 2 B
• 4 C
• 7 D

The position vector of the point P(a, b, c) is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Which of the following is a scalar

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