SAMPLE M C Q II P U EXAM 2023 3-D GEOMETRY -8

THREE DIMENTIONAL GEOMETRY

1. For any line, if a, b, c are direction ratios of a line, then number of sets of
direction ratios
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) infinitely many sets.
ANSWER:

2. Let a, b, c direction ratios and l, m and n be the direction cosines of a line,

𝑙 𝑚 𝑛
such that = = 𝑐 = 𝑘,then k is equal to
𝑎 𝑏
1 1
(A) ±√𝑎2 (B) ± (C) ± 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 + 𝑐 2 (D) ± √𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 + 𝑐 2 .
+𝑏 2 +𝑐 2 𝑎2 +𝑏 2 +𝑐 2

ANSWER:

⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ,then direction

3. If 𝛼, 𝛽, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛾 are direction angles of a directed line 𝑂𝑃

angles of the directed line ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗

𝑃𝑂 are

(A) 𝛼, 𝛽, 𝛾 (B) −𝛼, −𝛽, − 𝛾

𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
(C) 𝜋 − 𝛼, 𝜋 − 𝛽, 𝜋 − 𝛾 (D) − 𝛼, 2 − 𝛽, 2 − 𝛾
2

ANSWER:

4. If a line makes an angles α, β, γ with the positive direction of the

co-ordinate axes. Then sin2α + sin2β + sin2γ =

(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) -1

ANSWER:

5. If a line makes an angles α, β, γ with the positive direction of the

co-ordinate axes. Then cos2α + cos2β + cos2γ =

(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) -1

ANSWER:

6. A line makes equal angles with co–ordinate axes, then direction

cosines of the lines are
1 1 1
(A) ±( 1, 1, 1) (B) ±( , , )
√3 √3 √3

1 1 1 1 1 1
(C) ±( ,− ,- ) (D) ±( , , )
√3 √3 √3 3 3 3

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𝜋 3𝜋 𝜋
7. If a line makes 2 , , with x, y, z axes resply, then its direction
4 4

cosines are
1 1 1 1
(A) ( 0 , - , ) (B) ( 0 , - ,− )
√2 √2 √2 √2

1 1 1 1
(C) ( 1 , , ) (D) ( 0 , , )
√2 √2 √2 √2

ANSWER:

𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
8. If a line makes 2 , , with x, y, z axes resply, then its direction
3 6

cosines are
√3 1 1 √3
(A) ( 0 , - , ) (B) ( 0 , , )
2 2 2 2

√3 1
(C) (0, , ) (D) none of these
2 2

ANSWER:

9. If the direction cosines of a line is k, k, k, thee

1 1
(A) k> 0 (B) 0<k<1 (C) k = 1 (D) k = or -
√3 √3

ANSWER:

10. The direction cosines of the line passing through the two points (– 2, 4, – 5)
and (1, 2, 3).
3 2 8
(A) ( 3 , −2 , 8 ) (B) ( ,− , )
√77 √77 √77

3 2 8 3 2 8
(C) (− ,− ,− ) (D) − ,− ,−
√77 √77 √77 √77 √77 √77

ANSWER:

11. The direction cosines of x, -axis.

(A) ( 0 , 1 , 0 ) (B) ( 0 , 0 , 1 ) (C) ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) (D) ( 0 , 1 , 1 )

ANSWER:

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12. The direction cosines of y, -axis.

(A) ( 0 , 1 , 0 ) (B) ( 0 , 0 , 1 ) (C) ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) (D) ( 0 , 1 , 1 )

ANSWER:

13. The direction cosines of z, -axis.

(A) ( 0 , 1 , 0 ) (B) ( 0 , 0 , 1 ) (C) ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) (D) ( 0 , 1 , 1 )

ANSWER:

14. The direction ratios of x, -axis.

(A) ( 0 , k , 0 ) (B) ( 0 , 0 , 𝑘 ) (C) ( 𝑘 , 0 , 0 ) (D) ( k , 𝑘 , 𝑘 )

ANSWER:

15. If a line has the direction ratios 2, -1, –2, then its direction cosines
2 1 2
(A) (–2 , 1 , 2 ) (B) ( ,- , −3 )
3 3

2 1 2 2 1 1
(C) ( − 3 , , ) (D) (3 , , )
√2 3 3 √2

ANSWER:

16. The equation of the line through the point (5, 2, -4) and which is parallel to
the vector 3𝑖̂+ 2𝑗̂ - 8𝑘̂ is
x−3 y−2 z+8
(A) r = (5î + 2 ̂j, − 4k̂) + λ(3𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ − 8𝑘̂ ) (B) = =
5 2 −4

x+5 y+2 z+4

(C) r = (3𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ − 8𝑘̂ ) + λ (5î + 2 ̂j, − 4k̂) (D) = =
3 2 −8

ANSWER:
x−5 y+4 z−6
17. The Cartesian equation of the line is = = , then vector equation
3 7 2
of the line is

j, 6k̂) + λ(3𝑖̂ + 7𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ )

(A) r = (−5î + 4 ̂−

(B) r = (5î + 4 ̂j, − 6k̂) + λ(3𝑖̂ + 7𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ )

j, 6k̂) + λ(3𝑖̂ + 7𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ )

(C) r = (5î − 4 ̂+

(D) r = (3𝑖̂ + 7𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ ) + λ(5î − 4 ̂+

j, 6k̂)

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18. The equations of the lines that passes through the origin and (5, – 2, 3) is
x y z x y z
(A) =2=3 (B) = −2 = 3
5 5

x+5 y−2 z+3 x−5 y+2 z−3

(C) = = (D) = =
5 2 3 5 2 3

ANSWER:

19. The equation of a line parallel to x-axis and passing through the origin is
x y z x y z
(A) =1=1 (B) =0=0
0 1

x+5 y−2 z+3 x−5 y+2 z−3

(C) = = (D) = =
0 1 0 0 0 1

ANSWER:

20. The equation of x-axis is

(A) x = 0 (B) y = 0 and z=0 (C) x = 0 and y=0 (D) y = 0

ANSWER:
𝑥+1 𝑦−2 𝑧+3 𝑥−1 𝑦+2 𝑧−3
21. The angle between the straight lines = = and = = is
7 −5 1 1 2 3
(A) 450 (B) 300 (C) 60 0
(D) 90 0

ANSWER:
𝑥−1 𝑦−2 𝑧−3 𝑥−1 𝑦−1 𝑧−6
22. Lines = = and = = are perpendicular, then 𝑘 =
−3 2𝑘 2 3𝑘 1 −5
10 10 7 7
(A) − (B) (C) − 10 (D)
7 7 10
ANSWER:
𝑥−1 𝑦−2 𝑧−3 𝑥−1 𝑦−1 𝑧−6
23. Lines = = and = = are perpendicular, then 𝑘 =
3 2𝑝 2 3𝑝 1 5
10 10 11 11
(A) − 11 (B) (C) − 10 (D)
11 10
ANSWER:

24. Find the angle between the lines whose direction ratios are a, b, c and
b – c, c – a, a – b is
(A) 450 (B) 300 (C) 600 (D) 900
ANSWER:

25. The angle between two diagonals of a cube is

1 2 1
(A) cos−1 (3) (B) cos −1 (3) (C) tan−1 √2 (D) cos −1 (2)
ANSWER:
𝑥−1 𝑦−1 𝑧 𝑥−2 𝑦−1 𝑧−1
26. Two lines = = and = = are
2 −1 1 3 −5 2

(A) ||r (B) ⊥r (C) skew lines (D) lines

ANSWER:

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27. The direction cosines of the unit vector perpendicular to the plane
j, 2k̂) + 1 = 0 is
r ∙ (6î − 3 ̂−
−6 3 2
(A) ( 6 , −3 , −2 ) (B) ( ,7 ,7 )
7

6 3 2 6 3 2
(C) ( ,−7 ,−7 ) (D) ( ,−7 ,−7 )
7 7

ANSWER:
2 3 6
28. The distance of the plane r ∙ (7 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂) = 1 = 0 from the origin is
7 7
1
(A) 1 (B) 7 (C) (D) none of these
7

ANSWER:

29. The distance of the plane 2x – 3y + 4z – 6 = 0 from the origin

6 6 6 6
(A) (B) (C) (D)
√29 29 √11 11

ANSWER:

30. If d is the distance from the origin and l, m, n are the direction cosines of
the normal to the plane through the origin, then the foot of the
perpendicular is
𝑙 𝑚 𝑛 𝑑 𝑑 𝑑
(A) (ld, md, nd). (B) ((𝑑 , 𝑑 , 𝑑)). (C) ( 𝑙 , 𝑚 , 𝑛) (D) (l+d, m+d, n+d).

ANSWER:

31. The coordinates of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the origin to
plane 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 1 is
1 1 1
(A) ( 1 , 1 , 1 ) (B) ( 3 , 3 , 3 )
1 1 1
(C) ( , , ) (D) ( 3 , 3 ,3 )
√3 √3 √3

ANSWER:
32. The coordinates of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the origin to
plane 5𝑦 + 8 = 0 is
8 8
(A) (0 , ,0 ) (B) ( 0 , − 5 ,0 )
√5

−8 8
(C) ( 0 , ,0 ) (D) ( 0 , 5 ,0 )
√5

ANSWER:

33. The unit normal vector to the plane x-2y+2z-6=0 is

1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2
(A 𝑖̂- 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ (B) 3 𝑖̂-3 𝑗̂ + 3 𝑘̂ (C) -3 𝑖̂+3 𝑗̂-3 𝑘̂ (D) 𝑖̂-3 𝑗̂-3 𝑘̂
√3 √3 √3 3

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34. The equation of the plane with intercepts 2, 3 and 4 on the x, y and
z-axis respectively.

(A) 6x +4 y + 3z +12 = 0 (B) 6x -4 y – 3z = 12

(C) 2x +3y + 4z - 1 = 0 (D) 6x +4 y + 3z -12 = 0

ANSWER:

35. The intercepts cut off by the plane 2x + y – z = 5 is

5 5 5
(A) , 5, -5 (B) 5, , -5 (C) 5, 5, - (D) none of these
2 2 2

ANSWER:

36. The sum of the intercepts cut off by the plane 2x + y – z = 5 is

5 25
(A) 2 (B) (C) 5 (D)
2 2

ANSWER:

𝑥+3 𝑦−1 𝑧−5 𝑥+1 𝑦−2 𝑧−5

37. The lines = = and = = are coplanar if k=
−3 1 5 𝑘 2 5

(A) 1 (B) -1 (C) 0 (D) 2

ANSWER:

38. The perpendicular distance of the point (2, 5, -3) from the plane
6x -3y + 2z =4 is
7 4 13 7
(A) (B) (C) (D)
13 7 7 4

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39. The perpendicular distance of the point (6, 0, 0) from the plane
2x -3y + 6z =2 is
12 7 10 7
(A) (B) (C) (D)
7 12 7 10

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40. The equation of the plane through the point (1, 4, -2) and ⊥r to the line
𝑥−1 𝑦+1 𝑧+0
= = is
2 −1 3

(A) 2x + y – 3z + 8 = 0 (B) 2x - y – 3z = 8

(C) 2x - y + 3z + 8 = 0 (D) 2x + y – 3z + 8 = 0A

ANSWER:

41. The equation of the plane intercept 3 on the y-axis and parallel to ZOX
plane is
(A) 𝑦 = 3 (B) 𝑥 = 3 (C) 𝑧 = 3 (D) 𝑥 = 3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑧 = 3.

ANSWER:

42. The equation of ZOX plane is

(A) 𝑦 = 0 (B) 𝑥 = 0 (C) 𝑧 = 0 (D) 𝑥 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑧 = 0

ANSWER:

43. The angle between the planes 2x – y + 3z – 1 = 0 and 2x – y + 3z + 3 = 0 is

2𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D)
3 3 2

ANSWER:

44. The distance between the parallel planes 2x + 4 = y + 2z &

4x + 7 = 2y + 4z is
5 1 2 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 3 6

ANSWER:

45. The planes x - 2y + 4z = 10 & 18x + 17y + kz = 50 are ⊥r, then k =

(A) -4 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) -2

ANSWER:

46. Distance between two planes 2x + 3y + 4z =4& 4x +6y + 8z = 12is

2
(A) 2 units (B) 4 units (C) 8 units (D) units
√29

ANSWER:

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