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Vector Algebra

107 previous year questions.

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Chapter Questions
107 MCQs

01
PYQ 2013
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If and are non-collinear vectors, then the value of a for which the vectors and are collinear is :
1
2
3
4
02
PYQ 2019
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
If a unit vector makes angles with with and with , then a value of is : -
1
2
3
4
03
PYQ 2019
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and be three vectors such that the projection vector of on , If is perpendicular to , then is equal to :
1
2
3
4
04
PYQ 2020
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and be two vectors. If is a vector such that and then is equal to :
1
2
3
4
05
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and be two vectors such that and the angle between and is . If is a unit vector, then is equal to :
1

2

3

4
06
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the projection of the vector on the sum of the two vectors and is 1, then is equal to ___________.
07
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and . If is a vector such that and , then is equal to :
1

2
2
3

4
6
08
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let , and be three vectors such that, and is perpendicular to . Then the greatest amongst the values of is _________.
09
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If , the angle between and is (0°< <360°). The value of ' ' will be ________°.
10
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be three vectors mutually perpendicular to each other and have same magnitude. If a vector satisfies , then is equal to :
1

2

3

4
11
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let , and be three vectors such that . If magnitudes of the vectors , and are and 2 respectively and the angle between and is ( ), then the value of is equal to :
1
1
2
2
3

4

12
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let , and , where and are integers. If and , then is equal to ________.
13
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the vectors , and , be co-planar. Then which of the following is true ?
1

2

3

4
14
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let , and be three vectors such that and . If the length of projection vector of the vector on the vector is , then the value of is equal to _________.
15
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and . If the area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are represented by the vectors and is 8 square units, then is equal to ________ .
16
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Rotation of axes: Vector ā (3p, 1) becomes (p+1, √10) in new system. Find p.
1
1
2
-1
3
4/5
4
-5/4
17
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let , and . If is a vector such that and , then is equal to __________.
18
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and . Then the vector product is equal to :
1

2

3

4

19
PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let three vectors and be such that is coplanar with and and is perpendicular to , where and , then the value of is __________
20
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let S be the set of all a∈ R for which the angle between the vectors and is acute. Then S is equal to
1
2
ϕ
3
4
21
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

A vector
is parallel to the line of intersection of the plane determined by the vectors
and the plane determined by the vectors
. The obtuse angle between
and the vector
is

1

2

3

4

22
PYQ 2022
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let P(–2, –1, 1) and Q(56/17, 43/17, 111/17) be the vertices of the rhombus PRQS. If the direction ratios of the diagonal RS are where both and are integers of minimum absolute values, then is equal to ___________.
23
PYQ 2022
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main

1
2
2
3
9
4
24
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the lines


intersect at the point . If a plane passes through and is parallel to both the lines and then the value of is equal to _______.
25
PYQ 2022
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let , be a vector which makes equal angles with the coordinate axes OX, OY and OZ. Also, let the projection of on the vector be 7. Let be a vector obtained by rotating with 90°. If and x-axis are co-planar, then projection of a vector on is equal to :
1

2

3

4

26
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be the angle between the vectors and , where , and . Then is equal to ______.
27
PYQ 2022
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let

If
then is equal to___.
28
PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
A plane P is parallel to two lines whose direction rations are –2, 1, –3 and –1, 2, –2 and it contains the point (2, 2, –2). Let P intersect the co-ordinate axes at the points A, B, C making the intercepts α, β, γ. If V is the volume of the tetrahedron OABC, where O is the origin and p = α + β + γ, then the ordered pair (V, p) is equal to :
1
(48,-13)
2
(24,-13)
3
(48,11)
4
(24,-5)
29
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let = 2 +3 +4 , = -2 -2 , = - +4 +3 and is a vector perpendicular to and , . = 18, then find | x |2
1

720

2

700

3

360

4

300

30
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and be two vectors Then which one of the following statements is TRUE ?
1

Projection of on is and the direction of the projection vector is same as of .

2
Projection of on is and the direction of the projection vector is opposite to the direction of
3
Projection of on is and the direction of the projection vector is same as of .
4
Projection of on is and the direction of the projection vector is opposite to the direction of .
31
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and be distinct integers where and Then, the number of ways of choosing and , such that is divisible by 5 , is ____
32
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be a triangle. The points and are on the sides and respectively such that . Then is equal to
1
4
2

3

3

2

4
33
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let and . Then is equal to

1
1
2

2

3
4
34
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let be three given vectors If is a vector such that then is equal to :

1

2

3

4

35
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and . Then is equal to
1
2
3
4
36
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let and be two vectors such that and Then is equal to

37
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
The foot of perpendicular of the point on the line is . Then which of the following is NOT correct?
1
2
3
4
38
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If four distinct points with position vectors and are coplanar, then is equal to
1
2
3
4
39
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main

The vector is rotated through a right angle, passing through the y-axis in its way and the resulting vector is . Then the projection of on is :

1
2
1
3
4
40
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

The sum of all values of , for which the points whose position vectors are:

are coplanar, is equal to:

1
-2
2
2
3
6
4
4
41
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and be a vector such that If the minimum value of the scalar triple product is , and where and are coprime natural numbers, then is equal to _____
42
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let be three vectors such that and If the angle between and is , then is equal to _____

43
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the foot of the perpendicular drawn from to the line passing through the point and parallel to the planes and is , then is equal to
1
2
1
3
3
4
5
44
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and be two vectors, Let and If , then the value of is
1
2
3
4
45
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be a point on the -axis Common tangents are drawn from to the curves and If one of these tangents touches the two curves at and , then is equal to
1
76
2
81
3
72
4
64
46
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If the four points, whose position vectors are and are coplanar, then a is equal to
1
2
3
4
47
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and be a vector such that and Then the projection of on the vector is :-
1
2
3
4
48
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If are three non-zero vectors and is a unit vector perpendicular to such that: and , then is equal to:
1
144
2

3
12
4
24
49
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
If and . Then is equal to
1
30
2
32
3
36
4
34
50
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and + . If is a vector such that , , and projection of on is , then the projection of on equals
1
2
3
4
51
PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be a non-zero vector parallel to the line of intersection of the two planes described by and . If is the angle between the vector and the vector , and , then ordered pair is equal to:
1
2
3
4
52
PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let for a triangle ABC,



If and the area of the triangle ABC is , then is equal to
1
60
2
54
3
120
4
108
53
PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
If , , are three non-zero vectors and is a unit vector perpendicular to such that = - , and . =12, then | | is equal to:
1
9
2
15
3
6
4
12
54
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let , . Let a vector be such that the angle between and is and ,
If , then the value of is equal to

1
90
2
75
3
95
4
85
55
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
The set of all α, for which the vectors and are inclined at an obtuse angle for all is:
1
[0,1)
2
(-2,0]
3
4
56
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be a triangle of area and the vectors Then the square of the length of the largest side of the triangle is
57
PYQ 2024
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let , , and be three given vectors. If is a vector such that and , then is equal to _______.
58
PYQ 2024
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let , , and , where is the origin. If the area of the parallelogram with adjacent sides and is 15 sq. units, then the area (in sq. units) of the quadrilateral is equal to:
1
38
2
40
3
32
4
35
59
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let , and a vector be such that If , then is equal to ______.
60
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be three vectors such that If the angle between the vector and the vector is , then the greatest integer less than or equal to is:
61
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let , . Then the square of the projection of on is:
1
2
2
3
4
62
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let , and be 3 vectors. If a vector satisfies and then is equal to
1
32
2
23
3
16
4
61
63
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the position vectors of the vertices and of a triangle be respectively. Let and be the lengths of the perpendiculars drawn from the ortho center of the triangle on the sides and respectively. Then equals:
1
2
3
4
64
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let a unit vector which makes an angle of with and an angle of with be . Then is:
1
2
3
4
65
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and Then is equal to:
1
-12
2
-10
3
-13
4
-15
66
PYQ 2024
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let = 2 + 5 - , = 2 - 2 + 2
and be three vectors such that
( + ) ( + + ) = ( + . . = -29,)
then .(-2 + + ) is equal to :
1
10
2
5
3
15
4
12
67
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Consider three vectors . Let and . If is the angle between the vectors and , then the minimum value of is equal to:
1
110
2
105
3
124
4
121
68
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and be two vectors such that , and .If and the angle between and is , then is equal to _____
69
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let a unit vector make angles , and with the vectors , , and respectively. If , then is equal to
1
2
3
9
4
7
70
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let , , and be three vectors.
If a vector satisfies and , then is equal to

1
24
2
36
3
28
4
32
71
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let three vectors ,
,
from a triangle such that and the area of the triangle is . If is a positive real number, then is:
1
16
2
14
3
12
4
10
72
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and . If is a vector such that and the angle between and is , then is equal to:
1
2
3
4
73
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let O be the origin and the position vector of A and B be and respectively. If the internal bisector of meets the line AB at C, then the length of OC is
1
2
3
4
74
PYQ 2024
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
The position vectors of the vertices and of a triangle are respectively. Let denote the length of the angle bisector of where is on the line segment . Then equals:
1
49
2
42
3
50
4
45
75
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
1
25
2
20
3
45
4
40
76
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let If is the unit vector in the direction of such that , then is equal to:
1
9
2
6
3
3
4
11
77
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If A(l, –1, 2), B(5, 7, –6), C(3, 4, –10) and D(–l, –4, –2) are the vertices of a quadrilateral ABCD, then its area is :
1

2

3
4
78
PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and be three non-zero vectors such that and are non-collinear. If is collinear with is collinear with and , then α + β is equal to
1
35
2
30
3
-30
4
-25
79
PYQ 2024
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and be two vectors such that and . Then is equal to
1

3

2

5

3
1
4

4

80
PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and be the vectors of the same magnitude such that
1
2
3
4
81
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Two adjacent sides of a parallelogram PQRS are given by and . If the side PS is rotated about the point P by an acute angle in the plane of the parallelogram so that it becomes perpendicular to the side PQ, then is equal to:
1

2

3

4

82
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the vectors and . For some , let . If and , then is equal to:
1
8
2
12
3
14
4
15
83
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and be unit vectors inclined at an acute angle such that . If , then is equal to:
1

2

3

4
84
PYQ 2026
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and , . Let the projection of the vector on the diagonal of the parallelogram be of length one unit. If , where , be the roots of the equation , then is equal to
1
4
2
6
3
3
4
1
85
PYQ 2026
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let , and . Let be the vector in the plane of and , such that the length of its projection on the vector is . Then is equal to
1

2

3
7
4
13
86
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and . If is the point on the bisector of angle between and such that , then the area of is:
1
2
3
4
87
PYQ 2026
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and , where , be two vectors. Let and be a vector of magnitude in the -plane. If , then the maximum possible value of is equal to
1
26
2
208
3
104
4
52
88
PYQ 2026
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be three vectors such that If , , , and the angle between and is , then is equal to.
1
4
2
2
3
0
4
1
89
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let , where A is a matrix. If , then is equal to :}
90
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
For a triangle , let , and . If and , where is the angle between and , then is equal to :
1
340
2
220
3
200
4
410
91
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let be a triangle such that Let be the point on which is equidistant from the lines and . If then the value of is:
92
PYQ 2026
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let a vector make an obtuse angle with the vector and an angle , , with the positive -axis. If the set of all possible values of is , then is equal to ____________.

93
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the domain of be (m, n). Let the hyperbola have eccentricity and latus rectum . Then is equal to :
1
9
2
11
3
5
4
7
94
PYQ 2026
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
If three vectors are given as shown. If the angle between vectors and is , where then find the value of
95
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Given that find .
1
2
3
4

96
PYQ 2026
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let , and be a vector such that . If , then is equal to:
1
33
2
35
3
27
4
30
97
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If three vectors are given as shown. If the angle between vectors and is where , , and , then the value of is:
98
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If , where , and , find .
99
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
If , where , and , find .
1
218
2
207
3
165
4
210
100
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let the lines intersect at the point . Let and be the points lying on the lines and respectively, such that If the point lies in the first octant, then find .
1
340
2
360
3
320
4
348
101
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
For given vectors and , where and , then the value of is:
1
-35
2
-36
3
-38
4
-37
102
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
For given vectors and where and . Then the value of is:
1
2
3
4
103
PYQ 2026
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
If are three vectors such that and the angle between and is , then find :
1
4
2
1
3
2
4

104
PYQ 2026
hard
mathematics ID: jee-main
For three unit vectors satisfying and the positive value of is:
1
2
3
4
105
PYQ 2026
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main

Let , and . Let be a vector such that , and the angle between and is . Then is equal to

1
1
2
3
3
11
4

0

106
PYQ 2026
easy
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let and . If is a vector such that and , then is equal to
1
193
2
218
3
205
4
233
107
PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: jee-main
Let , , and . If and the length of the projection of on is , then find the value of .
1
12
2
4
3
9
4
6

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