1.

The points (5, –4, 2), (4, –3, 1), (7, –6, 4) and (a) a : b (b) b : c
(8, –7, 5) are the vertices of (c) c : a (d) c : b

(a) A rectangle (b) A square 5. Points (–2, 4, 7), (3, – 6, –8) and (1, –2, –2) are
(c) A parallelogram (d) None of these
(a) Collinear
2. The points A (5, –1, 1), B(7, –4, 7), C(1, –6, (b) Vertices of an equilateral triangle
10) and D (–1, –3, 4) are vertices of a (c) Vertices of an isosceles triangle
(d) None of these
(a) Square (b) Rhombus
(c) Rectangle (d) None of these 6. From which of the following, the distance of
3. The plane XOZ divides the join of (1, – 1, 5) the point (1, 2, 3) is 10 ?
and (2, 3, 4) in the ratio λ : 1, then λ is (a) Origin (b) x-axis
(c) y-axis (d) z-axis
(a) –3 (b) 3 7. The distance between the feet of perpendicular
(c) –1/3 (d) 1/3 drawn from the point (4, 5, 12) on the planes
4. The ratio in which the line joining the points xy and xz is
(a, b, c) and (–a, –c, –b) is divided by the xy- (a) 26 (b) 9
plane is (c) 17 (d) 13
 8. The locus of a point which moves so that its 16. A point moves so that the sum of its distance
distance from x-axis is four times its distance from the points (4, 0, 0) and (–4, 0, 0) remains
from yz-plane is 10. The locus of the point is
(a) y2 + z2 = 16x2 (a) 9x2 – 25y2 + 25z2 = 225
(b) x2 + y2 = 4z2 (b) 9x2 + 25y2 – 25z2 = 225
(c) x2 + z2 = 4y2 (c) 9x2 + 25y2 + 25z2 = 225
(d) x2 + y2 + z2 = 4 (d) 9x2 + 25y2 + 25z2 + 225 = 0
9. Four consecutive vertices of a rhombus
are A(α, β, γ), B(7, –4, 7) C(1, –6, 10), 17. The locus of the point, the difference of whose
D(–1, –3 , 4) then A = distances from (2, 0, 0) and (– 2, 0, 0) is 1.
(a) (5, 1, 1) (b) (5, –1, 1) (a) 60x2 – 4 (y2 + z2) = 15
(c) (5, –1, –1) (d) (–5, 1, 1) (b) 4x2 – 60 (x2 + y2) = 15
(c) 60y2 – 4 (x2 + z2) = 15
10. The line joining the points (3, 5, –7) and (d) None of these
(–2, 1, 8) meets the yz-plane at point
 18. The points (3, 2, 5), (2, 5, 3) and (5, 3, 2) are
(a) (0, 13/5, 2) (b) (2, 0, 13/5) the vertices of
(c) (0, 2, 13/5) (d) (2, 2, 0) (a) Scalene Triangle
(b) Isosceles triangle
11. The co-ordinates of the point which di-
(c) Equilateral triangle
vides the join of the points (2, –1, 3) and
(d) None of these
(4, 3, 1) in the ratio 3 : 4 internaly are given
by  19. The mid-points of sides of a ∆ are (1, 5, –1),
 (0, 4,–2) and (2, 3, 4). Then its vertices are
(a) 2/7, 20/7, 10/7 (b) 15/7, 20/7, 3/7 (a) (1, 2, 3), (–3, 4, – 5), (–1, 6, –7)
(c) 10/7, 15/7, 2/7 (d) 20/7, 5/7, 15/7 (b) (1, –2, 3), (3, –4, 5), (1, –6, 7)
(c) (1, 2, 3), (3, 4, 5), (–1, 6, –7)
12. The z co-ordinate of the point R, lying on
(d) None of these
the line joining the points P (2, 7, 1) and
Q (3, 10, 11) is 3, then the co-ordinates of the 20. The co-ordinates of the point which divides
point R are the line segment joining the points (5, 4, 2)
(a) (3, 10, 3) (b) (2, 7, 3) and (–1, –2, 4) in the ratio
(c) (11/5, 38/5,3) (d) (38/5, 11/5, 3) (i) 2 : 3
(ii) –2 : 3
13. If A(1, 2,–1) and B(–1, 0, 1) are given, then the
co-ordinates of P which divides AB externally (a) (13/5, 8/5, 14/5), (17, 16, –2)
in the ratio 1 : 2 are (b) (6/5, 4/5, 2/5), (14, 17, – 3)
1 (c) (8/5, 6/5, 3/ 5), (14, 17, 15)
(a) (1, 4, –1) (b) (3, 4, –3) (d) None of these
3
1 21. The equation x2 + y2 + z2 = 0 represents
(c) (3, 4, – 3) (d) None of these
3 (a) (0, 0, 0)
(b) A Circle
14. The co-ordinates of the point where the line (c) A plane
through P(3, 4, 1) and Q(5, 1, 6) crosses the (d) None of these
xy-plane are
(a) 3/5, 13/ 5, 23/5 (b) 13/5, 23/5, 3/ 5 22. Which of the following set of points are non-
(c) 13/5, 23/5, 0 (d) 13/5, 0, 0 collinear?
15. The circumcentre of the ∆ formed by the
(a) (1, –1, 1), (–1, 1, 1), (0, 0, 1)
points (1, 1, 0), (1, 2, 1) and (–2, 2, –1)
(b) (1, 2, 3), (3, 2, 1), (2, 2, 2)
(a) (1, 2, 1) (b) (–2, 2, – 1) (c) (–2, 4, –3), (4, – 3, –2), (– 3, – 2, 4)
(c) (1, 1, 0) (d) (–1/2, 2, 0) (d) (2, 0, –1), (3, 2, –2), (5, 6, –4)
23. The point dividing the line joining the po-  17 57 19 
ints (1, 2, 3) and (3, –5, 6) in the ratio (a)  , , 
 16 16 8 
3 : –5 is
 19 57 17 
 −25 3   25 −3  (b)  , , 
(a)  2, ,  (b)  −2, ,   8 16 16 
 2 2  2 2 
(c) (0, 0, 17/16)
 25 3  (d) (17/16, 0, 0)
(c)  2, ,  (d) None of these
 2 2 29. The volume of the tetrahedron ABCD with
vertices A(0, 1, 2), B(3, 0, 1), C(4, 3, 6) and
24. The three points A(2, 3, 4), B(–1, 2, –3) and
D(2, 3, 2) is
C(–4, 1, –10) are collinear then the ratio in
(a) 6 (b) 9
which C divides AB is
(c) 12 (d) 18
(a) 2 : 1 Internally (b) 2 : 1 externally
(c) 1 : 2 externally (d) 1 : 2 internally 30. If A(1, 1, 3), B(4, 3, 2) and C(5,2 ,7) are
three vertices of a tetrahedron for which
25. Two vertices of a ∆ are (4, – 6, 3) and (2, –2, 1) the centroid is G(4, 5/2, 5), then fourth
and its centroid is (8/3, –1, 2), then third vertex is
vertex is (a) (6, 5, 8) (b) (6,4, 8)
(a) (–2, 5, 1) (b) (–2, – 5, –2) (c) (5,4, 8) (d) (6, 4, 5)
(c) (2, 5, 2) (d) None of these 31. If A(4, 3, 2), B(5, 4, 6), C(–1, –1, 5) are the
corners of a ∆, then the co-ordinates of the
26. The points A(0,0,0), B(2,0,0), C(1, 3 ,0) and point in which the bisector of the angle A
 1 2 2 meets the side BC
D 1, ,  are the vertices of a
 3 3  (a) (22/8, 45/8, 17/8)
(b) (17/8, 22/8, 45/8)
(a) rhombus (c) (22/8, 17/8, 45/8)
(b) square (d) None of these
(c) a rectangular tetrahedron
(d) none of these 32. The co-ordinates of the foot of the perpendicular
from A(1, 1, 1) on the line joining B(1, 4, 6)
27. If the centroid of a triangle whose vertices are and C(5, 4, 4)
(a, 1, 3), (– 2, b, – 5) and (4, 7, c) be the origin, (a) (3, 4, 5) (b) (–3, 4, 5)
then the values of a, b, c are  (c) (3, 4, –5) (d) (–3, 4, –3)

(a) –2, –8, –2 (b) 2, 8 , –2 33. A rectangular parallelopiped is formed by
(c) –2, –8, 2 (d) 7, –1, 0 planes drawn through the point (5, 7, 9) and
(2, 3, 7) parallel to the co-ordinate planes.
28. The points (3, 2, 0), (5, 3, 2) and (–9, 6, –3) The length of an edge of the rectangular
are the vertices of a triangle ABC, AD is the parallelopiped parallel to z-axis is
internal bisector of ∠ BAC which meets BC at (a) 2 (b) 3
D, then the co-ordinates of D, are (c) 4 (d) 9
1. The equation of yz-plane is 9. The distance of the point (4, 3, 5) from the
y-axis is
(a) x = 0 (b) y = 0
(c) z = 0 (d) x + y + z = 0 (a) 34 (b) 5
2. A point (x, y, z) moves parallel to x-axis. Which (c) 41 (d) 15
of the three variables x, y, z remain fixed?
(a) x (b) y and z 10. The triangle formed by the points (0, 7, 10),
(c) x and y (d) z and x (–1, 6, 6), (–4, 9, 6) is
3. The graph of the equation y2 + z2 = 0 in three (a) Equilateral
dimensional space is (b) Isosceles
(a) x-axis (b) z-axis (c) Right angled
(c) y-axis (d) yz-plane
(d) Right angled isosceles
4. A point (x, y, z) moves parallel to xy-plane
which of the three variables x, y, z remain 11. The points with co-ordinates (1, 1, 1), (–2, 4, 1),
fixed? (–1, 5, 5), (2, 2, 5) are the vertices of a
(a) z (b) y (a) Rhombus
(c) x (d) x and y (b) Square
(c) Rectangle
5. If A(1, 2, 3), B (–1, –1, –1) be the points, then
(d) None of these
the distance AB is
12. The co-ordinates of a point which divides
(a) 5 (b) 21 the segment joining (2, 1, 3) and (–1, 2, –1)
(c) 29 (d) None of these externally in the ratio 1 : 2 is
(a) (0, 0, 7) (b) (1, 0, 7)
6. The shortest distance of the point (a, b, c) from
the x-axis is (c) (4/3, 0, 7) (d) (5, 0, 7)

13. The xy-plane divides the line joining the

(a) 2
(a + b ) 2 points (–1, 3, 4) and (2, –5, 6)

(b) (b 2 + c 2 ) (a) Internally in the ratio 2 : 3

(b) Internally in the ratio 3 : 2
(c) (c 2 + a 2 ) (c) Externally in the ratio 2 : 3
(d) (a 2 + b 2 + c 2 ). (d) Externally in the ratio 3 : 2
14. If the points A(5,3, 2), B(–1, 0, –4) and
7. Perpendicular distance of the point (3, 4, 5)
C(1, 1, –2) be collinear, then the point B
from the y-axis is
divides the line AC in the ratio
(a) 1 : 3 (b) 2 : 3
(a) 34 (b) 41 (c) 3 : – 1 (d) 1 : 2
(c) 4 (d) 5
15. The ratio in which the line joining (2, 4, 5),
8. Distance between the points (1, 3, 2) and (3, 5, –4 ) is divided by the yz-plane is
(2, 1, 3) is
(a) 12 (b) 12 (a) 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 2
(c) 6 (d) 6 (c) –2 : 3 (d) 4 : –3
16. XOZ plane divides the join of (2, 3, 1) and 24. The locus of a point which moves so that
(6, 7, 1) in the ratio its distance from (1, 2, 3) is four times its
 distance from yz-plane
(a) 3 : 7 (b) 2 : 7 (a) 15x2 – y2 – z2 + 2x + 4y + 6z – 14 = 0
(c) –3 : 7 (d) –2 : 7 (b) 15x2 + y2 + z2 – 2x – 4y – 6z + 14 = 0
(c) 15x2 – y2 – z2 – 2x – 4y + 6z – 14 = 0
17. If the points A(9, 8, –10), B(3, 2, –4) and
C(5, 4, –6) be collinear, then the point C (d) None of these
divides the line AB in the ratio 25. The co-ordinates of a point which is equidistant
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 3 : 1 from the points (0, 0, 0), (a, 0, 0), (0, b, 0)
(c) 1 : 2 (d) –1 : 2 and (0, 0, c) are given by
18. xy-plane divides the line joining the points
(2 , 4, 5) and (–4, 3, –2) in the ratio a b c  −a −b c 
 (a)  2 , 2 , 2  (b)  , , 
   2 2 2
(a) 3 : 5 (b) 5 : 2
(c) 1 : 3 (d) 3 : 4  a −b − c  − a b −c 
(c)  , ,  (d)  , , 
2 2 2   2 2 2 
19. If the points (–1, 3, 2), (–4, 2, –2) and (5, 5, γ)
are collinear then γ = 26. The points (0, 2, 0), ( 3 , 1, 0 ) and
(a) –10 (b) 5
(c) –5 (d) 10  1 2 2
 , 1,  are the vertices of
 3 3 
20. If x-co-ordinate of a point P on line joining
the points Q(2, 2, 1) and R(5, 2, –2) is 4, then (a) A scalene triangle
the z-co-ordinates of P is (b) An equilateral triangle
 (c) An isosceles triangle
(a) –2 (b) –1 (d) None of these
(c) 1 (d) 2
27. The points A(4, 5, 1), B(0, –1, –1), C(3, 9, 4)
21. If the vertices of a triangle be (1, 1, 0), and D(–4, 4, 4) are
(1, 2, 1) and (–2, 2, –1), then the centroid of 
the triangle is (a) Collinear
(a) (0, 5/3, 0) (b) (5, 0, 3) (b) Coplanar
(c) (0, 0, 0) (d) None of these (c) Non-coplanar
22. A point in xy-plane which is equidistant (d) Non-collinear and non-coplanar
from the three points (2, 0, 3); (0, 3, 2) and
28. The points (1, 3, 4), (–1, 6, 10), (–7, 4, 7) and
(0, 0, 1)
(a) (3, 2, 0) (b) (2, 3, 0) (–5, 1, 1) are the vertices of a
(c) (1, 3, 0) (d) (2, 1, 0) (a) rhombus (b) rectangle
(c) parallelogram (d) square
23. Co-ordinates of circumcentre of the triangle
formed by the points (3, 2, –5), (–3, 8, –5), 29. The distance between the points (1, 4, 5) and
(–3, 2, 1) are (2, 2, 3) is
(a) (–1, 4, –3) (b) (1, 4, – 3) (a) 5 (b) 4
(c) (–1, 4, 3) (d) (–1, –4, –3) (c) 3 (d) 2
 7. The minimum distance of the point (1, 2, 3)
from x-axis is
(a) 1 (b) 6
(c) 13 (d) 14

8. The locus of a point equidistant from points

(1, 2, 3) and (3, 2, –1) is
(a) x + z = 0 (b) x –3z = 0
(c) x –z = 0 (d) x –2z = 0

9. If the orthocentre and centroid of a triangle are

1. OABC is a tetrahedron whose vertices are O(0,
(–3, 5, 1) and (3, 3, –1) respectively, then its
0, 0); A (a, 2, 3); B(1, b, 2) and C(2, 1, c). If
circumcentre is
its centroid be (1, 2, –1), then distance of the
(a) (6, 2, –2) (b) (1, 2, 0)
point P(a, b, c) from the origin is
(c) (6, 2, 2) (d) (6, –2, 2)
(a) 14 (b) 107
(c) 107 /14 (d) None of these 10. Find the volume of the tetrahedron whose
vertices are (3, 2, 3), (0, 3, 4), (6, 1, 4),
2. If points A(3, 2, –4); B(5, 4, –6) and C(9, 8, –10) (6, 3, 2)
are collinear then B divides AC in the ratio (a) 2 (b) 3
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 4 (d) None of these
(c) 2 : 3 (d) 3 : 2
11. The circumcentre of a triangle with vertices
3. If points A(a, –2, 3); B(2, 3, –4) and C (0, –7,
(3, 6, 6), (6, 3, 6), (6, 6, 3) is
10) are collinear, then a is equal to
(a) (0, 0, 0) (b) (3, 3, 3)
(a) –1 (b) 1
(c) (5, 5, 5) (d) (2, 2, 2)
(c) 2 (d) –2
12. If the points (1, –3, 4), (0, 2, 2), (2, a, b) are
4. AD is a median of ∆ ABC. If A ≡ (4, 7, –8) and
collinear, then a + b =
(1, 1, 1) is the centroid of the triangle, then co-
(a) 1 (b) –1
ordinates of D are
(c) 2 (d) –2
(a) (–1, 2, 11) (b) (–5, –11, 19)
13. If two vertices and centroid of a triangle are
 1   1 11  respectively (4, 2, 1), (5, 1, 4), (5, 2, 3), then
(c)  − , 2, 11 (d)  − , − 2, 
 2   2 2 the third vertex is
(a) (3, 4, 5) (b) (6, 2, 3)
5. If x-co-ordinate of a point on the line joining (c) (6, 3, 2) (d) (6, 3, 4)
points (2, 2, 1) and (5, 1, –2) is 4, then its
z-co-ordinate will be 14. The distance of point (x, y, z) from x-axis is
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 2 (d) –2 (a) (b)
x2 + y 2 x2 + z 2
6. If points (5, –1, 1); (–1, –3, 4) and (1, –6, 10) x2 + y 2 + z 2
(c) y2 + z2 (d)
are vertices of a rhombus taken in order, then
its fourth vertex is 15. The perpendicular distance of the point
 7 11  (3, 4, 5) from x-axis is
(a) (7, –4, 11) (b)  −3, − , 
 2 2 (a) 5 (b) 34
(c) (7, –4, 7) (d) (7, 4, 11) (c) 41 (d) None of these
1. A line makes angles 60° with y-axis and z-axis, (a) 30° (b) 45°
then the angle which it makes with x-axis is (c) 60° (d) 90°
6. If direction ratios of two lines are 5,–12, 13
(a) 45° (b) 60° and 3, 4, 5, then the angle between them is
(c) 75° (d) 30°

2. The line joining the points (–2, 1, –8) and (a, −1  16  −1  2 

(a) cos   (b) cos  
b, c) is parallel to the line whose direction  65   65 
ratios are 6, 2, 3. The values of a, b, c are  3 
(a) 4, 3, – 5 (b) 1, 2, – 13/2 (c) cos −1   (d) π/2
 65 
(c) 10, 5, – 2 (d) None of these
7. If A(k, 1,–1), B(2k, 0, 2) and C(2 + 2k, k, 1)
3. Direction ratios be 2, – 3, 6, then its direction
and the line AB is perpendicular to BC, then
cosines are
the value of k will be
2 −1 2 2 −3 6 (a) 1 (b) 2
(a) , , (b) , ,
21 7 7 7 7 7 (c) 3 (d) 0
2 3 6
(c) , , (d) None 8. A(a, 7, 10), B(– 1, 6, 6) and C(–4, 9, 6) are the
7 7 7 vertices of a right angled isosceles triangle. If
4. The direction ratios of the diagonals of a cube ∠ABC = 90°, then a =
which joins the origin to the opposite corner
are (when the 3 concurrent edges of the cube (a) 0 (b) 2
are coordinate axes) (c) – 1 (d) – 3
9. The point in which the join of (–9, 4, 5) and
2 2 2 (11, 0, –1) is met by the perpendicular from
(a) , , (b) 1, 1, 1
3 3 3 the origin
(c) 2, –2, 1 (d) 1, 2, 3 (a) (– 1, 2, 2) (b) (1, 2, 2)
(c) (1, 2, –2) (d) (–1, 2, –2)
5. The angles between the pair of lines with direc-
10. If A(k, 1 –1), B(2, 0, 2k), C(4, 2k, 1), D(2, 3, 2)
tion ratios (1, 1, 2) and ( 3 − 1, − 3 − 1,4) is
are any four points and AB is perpendicular to
CD, then k =
 (a) 0 (b) 1 16. If the direction ratios of two lines are given by
(c) 2 (d) 3 3lm + 4ln + mn = 0 and l – 2m + 3n = 0, then
the angle between the lines is
11. The direction ratios of the lines OA and OB
are 1, –2, –1 and 3, –2, 3. Then the direction
cosines of the normal of plane AOB where O (a) π/2 (b) π/3
is the origin, are (c) π/4 (d) π/6

 4 3 −2  17. The angle between the lines whose direction

(a)  , ,  cosines satisfy the equation l + m + n = 0, l2 +
29 29 29
m2 – n2 = 0 is
2 3 4 (a) 2π/3 (b) π/6
(b)  ,− , 
 29 29 29  (c) 5π/6 (d) π/3
 4 2 3  18. If a line makes angles α, β, γ, δ with the four
(c)  − , , 
 29 29 29  diagonals of a cube, then the value of cos2 α +
cos2 β + cos2 γ + cos2 δ =
 4 2 −3 
(d) , ,
29 29 29
(a) 1 (b) 4/3
12. The projection of the line segment joining the (c) Constant (d) Variables
points (– 1, 0, 3) and (2, 5, 1) on the line whose
direction ratios are 6, 2, 3 is 19. The co-ordinates of A, B, C, D are (3, 5, –3),
(2, 3, –1), (1, 2, 3) and (3, 5, 7) respectively.
(a) 10/7 (b) 22/7 Then
(c) 18/7 (d) None (a) AB is perpendicular to CD
(b) AB is parallel to CD
13. The direction cosines of a line segment AB π
−2 3 −2 (c) The angle between AB and CD is
are , , . If AB = 17 and the 3
17 17 17 2π
coordinates of A are (3,–6, 10), then the (d) The angle between AB and CD is
3
coordinates of B are
(a) (1,–2, 4) (b) (2, 5, 8) 20. If the coordinate of the points A, B, C, D be
(c) (–1, 3, –8) (d) (1, –3, 8) (2, 3, –1), (3, 5, –3), (1, 2, 3) and (3, 5, 7)
respectively, then the projection of AB on CD
14. If l1, m1, n1; l2, m2, n2 and l3, m3, n3 are the d.c.'s is
of three mutually perpendicular lines, then (a) 0 (b) 1
l1 m1 n1 (c) 2 (d) 3
l2 m2 n2 =
21. The angle between two diagonals of a cube
l3 m3 n3 will be
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) ±1 (d) 0 1 1
(a) sin −1 (b) cos −1
3 3
15. The vertices of a ∆ ABC are the points
(c) Constant (d) Variable
(–1, 2,–3), (5, 0,–6), (0, 4, –1) in order, then
the direction cosines of the internal bisector of 22. The area of triangle whose vertices are (1, 2,
the angle BAC are proportional to 3), (2, 5, –1) and (–1, 1, 2) is
(a) 25, 8, 5
(b) –11, 20, 23
(c) 25, 0, 5 (a) 150 units2 (b) 145 units2
(d) None of these (c) 155 /2 units2 (d) 155/2 units2
1. If the direction ratios of a line are 1, –3, 2, then 1 1 1
the direction cosines of the line are (c) ± ,± ,±
3 3 3
(d) 1, 1, 1
(a) 1/ 14, −3/ 14,2/ 14
6. The coordinates of a point P are (3, 12, 4) with
(b) 1/ 14, −2/ 14, 3/ 14 respect to origin O, then the direction cosines
of OP are
(c) −1/ 14,3/ 14, − 2/ 14,
(d) −1/ 14, − 2/ 14, −3/ 14 (a) 3, 12, 4
(b) 1/4, 1/3, 1/2
2. The direction cosines of the line joining the
(c) 3/ 13, 1/ 13, 2/ 13
points (4, 3, –5) and (–2, 1, –8) are
(d) 3/13, 12/13, 4/13

(a) (6/7, 2/7, 3/7) (b) (2/7, 3/7, 6/7) 7. The number of straight lines that are equally
(c) (6/7, 3/7, 2/7) (d) None of these inclined to the three dimensional coordinate
3. The sum of the square of the direction cosines axes, is
of a line is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (a) 2 (b) 4
(c) Constant (d) Variable (c) 6 (d) 8
4. If a line lies in the octant OXYZ and it makes 8. If the line OP makes angle of 120° with y-axis
equal angles with the axes, then and 60°with z-axis, then the angle made by
the line with x-axis will be
(a) l = m = m = 1/ 3 (a) 45° or 135°
(b) 30° or 150°
(b) l = m = n = ±1/ 3 (c) 60° or 120°
(c) l = m = n = −1/ 3 (d) 30° or 160°
(d) l = m = n = ±1/ 2 9. If a line makes equal angle with axes, then its
5. The direction cosines of the line which makes direction ratios will be
equal angle with axes, are (a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 3, 1, 2
1 1 1 (c) 3, 2, 1 (d) 1, 1, 1
(a) , ,
3 3 3 10. Direction ratios of two lines are a, b, c and
1 1 1 1 1 1
(b) − ,− ,− , , .
3 3 3 bc ca ab
 The line are
(a) 23/6 (b) 23/6
(a) Mutually perpendicular (c) 2/3 (d) 3/2
(b) Parallel
(c) Coincident 19. If the coordinate of the points P and Q are
(d) None of these (2, 3, 4) and (1, –2, 1) respectively, then the
angle between the lines OP and OQ is
11. If the angle between the lines whose direction
(a) 30° (b) 60°
ratios are 2, –1, 2 and a, 3, 5 be 45°, then a =
(c) 90° (d) 120°
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4 20. The angle between the lines whose direction
12. If a line makes the angle α, β, γ with three cosines are proportional to (1, 2, 1) and
dimensional coordinate axes respectively then (2, –3, 6) is
cos2α + cos2β + cos2γ =  2   1 
(a) cos −1   (b) cos −1  
7 6 7 6
 3   5 
(a) – 2 (b) – 1 (c) cos −1   (d) cos −1  
(c) 1 (d) 2 7 6 7 6
13. If α, β, γ be the angle which a line makes with 21. If the coordinate of the points P, Q, R, S be
the positive direction of coordinate axes, then (1, 2, 3), (4, 5, 7), (– 4, 3, –6) and (2, 0, 2)
sin2α + sin2β + sin2γ = respectively, then
(a) PQ || RS
(b) PQ ⊥ RS
(c) PQ = RS
(a) 2 (b) 1 (d) None of these
(c) 3 (d) 0
22. If the coordinates of the points A, B, C be
14. A line makes angle α, β, γ with the coordinate (–1, 3, 2), (2, 3, 5) and (3, 5, –2) respectively,
axes if α + β = 90°, then γ = then ∠A =
(a) 0 (b) 90° (a) 0° (b) 45°
(c) 180° (d) None of these (c) 60° (d) 90°
15. If a line makes angle of 30° and 45° with
23. If α, β, γ be the direction angles of a vector
x-axis and y-axis, then the angle made by it
14 1
with z-axis is and cos α = , cos β = , then cos γ =
(a) 45° (b) 60° 15 3
(c) 120° (d) None of these 2 1
(a) ± (b)
15 5
16. If a straight line in space is equally inclined to 1
the coordinate axes, the cosine of its angle of (c) ± (d) None of these
15
inclination to any one of the axes is
24. The angles between the lines whose direction
(a) 1/3 (b) 1/2 ratios are a, b, c and b – c, c – a, a – b is
(c) 1/ 3 (d) 1/ 2  1   1 
(a) cos −1   (b) sin −1  
17. The angle between a line with direction ratios  abc   abc 
2 : 2 : 1 and a line joining (3, 1, 4) to (7, 2, 12) (c) 0° (d) 90°
is 25. If direction cosines of two lines are propor-
(a) cos–1(2/3) (b) cos–1(–2/3) tional to (2, 3, –6) and (3, –4, 5), then the acute
(c) tan–1(2/3) (d) None of these angle between them is
18. If (1/2, 1/3, n) are the direction cosines of a 
line, then the value of n is (a) cos–1(49/36)   (b) cos −1 (18 2 /35)
(c) 96°          (d) cos–1(18/35)
 7. A line makes 45° angle with positive x-axis
and makes equal angles with positive y, z
axes respectively. The sum of the three angles
which the line makes with positive x, y, z
axes is

(a) 180° (b) 165°

(c) 150° (d) 135°

8. The angle between two lines with direc-

tion ratios ( 3 − 1, − 3 − 1, 4) and (− 3 − 1, − 3 − 1, 4)
1. The projection of a line on a coordinate axes ( − 3 − 1, +− 3 − 1, 4) is
are 2, 3, 6. Then the length of the line is π π
(a) (b)
6 4
(a) 7 (b) 5 π π
(c) 1 (d) 11 (c) (d)
3 2
2. If the projections of a line on coordinate axes
9. A line is inclined at 60° with x-axis and
be 12, 4 and 3 respectively, then its d.c.'s are
45°with y-axis. Its inclination with z-axis is
(a) 4/13, 3/13, 12/13 (b) 12/13, 4/13, 3/13
(a) 30° (b) 45°
(c) 3/13, 4/13, 12/13 (d) None of these
(c) 60° (d) 90°
3. D.C.'s of two lines are proportional to 2, –1, 2
and a, 3, 5. If angle between them be 45°, then 10. The projection of the line segment joining
a is equal to (2, 5, 6), (3, 2, 7) on the line with direction
(a) 1 (b) 3 ratios 2, 1, –2 is
(c) 4 (d) 2 (a) 1/2 (b) 1/3
(c) 2 (d) 1
4. If projection of the line segment joining points
(a, 1, 0) and (1, –2, 3) on a line which makes 11. If a line makes angles α, β, γ with the co-
equal angles with three axes is 2/ 3 , then the ordinate axes, then the value of sin2 α + sin2
value of a is β – cos2 γ is
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 0 (a) π/2 (b) π/4
(c) 1 (d) π/3
5. A line makes angles α/2, β/2, γ/2 with positive
directions of coordinate axes, then cos α + 12. If θ is the acute angle between the diagonals
cos β + cos γ is equal to of a cube, then which one of the following is
correct?
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 2 (d) 3 (a) θ < 30° (b) θ = 60°
(c) 30°< θ < 60° (d) θ > 60°
6. The sum of the direction cosines of a line
which makes equal angles with the positive 13. If a line makes α, β, γ angles with coordinates
direction of coordinate axes is axes then value of cos2 α + cos2 β + cos2 γ =

(a) 3 (b) 1 (a) –2 (b) –1

(c) 3 (d) 3/ 2 (c) 1 (d) 2
14. The projection of a line on coordinate axes 15. If the coordinate of A and B be (1, 2, 3) and
are 4, 6, 12. The direction cosines of the line (7, 8, 7), then the projection of the line segment
are AB on the coordinate axes are
(a) 2/7, 3/7, 6/7 (a) 6, 6, 4
(b) 2, 3, 6 (b) 4, 6, 4
(c) 2/11, 3/11, 6/11 (c) 3, 3, 2
(d) None of these (d) 2, 3, 2