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Practise 54 AP EAMCET previous year questions on Mathematics in Physics, compiled from papers spanning 2001 to 2025. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty AP EAMCET tests.

Mathematics in Physics has been asked in 16 of the 24 years of AP EAMCET papers analysed (2001–2024), with 54 questions in all. 80% of them were easy, 20% moderate and 0% tough. Most of its questions came from 2023, with 11 questions that year. In the last three years (2022–2024) it had 27 questions across 28 papers, about 1 per paper.

The chapter's 4 topics are not weighted equally: Errors of Measurement (21 questions, 39%), Addition and Subtraction of Vectors (21 questions, 39%), and Multiplication of Vectors (9 questions, 17%) have been asked the most. Over the last five years the most frequent topics have been Addition and Subtraction of Vectors (16), Errors of Measurement (10), and Multiplication of Vectors (8).

  1. 1Three vectors each of magnitude units are acting at a point. If the angle between any two vectors is , then the magnitude of the resultant v26 May, 2025 (M)Addition and Subtraction of Vectors
  2. 2A vector perpendicular to the vector is26 May, 2025 (M)Multiplication of Vectors
  3. 3If and are the angles made by a vector with and z axes respectively, then23 May, 2025 (E)Fundamentals of Vectors
  4. 4The magnitudes of two vectors are A and . If the maximum resultant magnitude of the two vectors is ' ' times their minimum resultant magnitu22 May, 2025 (M)Addition and Subtraction of Vectors
  5. 5If the magnitude of a vector is 25 units and its y-component is 7 units, then its -component is22 May, 2025 (E)Fundamentals of Vectors
  6. 6The emf of a cell of internal resistance is measured using a voltmeter of resistance . The error in the emf measured is23 May, 2024 (M)Errors of Measurement
  7. 7The potential difference across the ends of conductor is ( and the current through the conductor is . The error in the determination of the 22 May, 2024 (M)Errors of Measurement
  8. 8The angle made by the resultant vector of two vectors and with -axis is22 May, 2024 (M)Addition and Subtraction of Vectors
  9. 9If then the angle between and is20 May, 2024 (M)Addition and Subtraction of Vectors
  10. 10The percentage error in the measurement of mass and velocity are and respectively. The percentage error in the measurement of kinetic energy19 May, 2024 (E)Errors of Measurement
  11. 11The potential difference across the ends of a conductor is and the current through it is . The percentage error in the measurement of resist19 May, 2023 (M)Errors of Measurement
  12. 12Two vectors and are at an angle of with each other. Their resultant makes an angle of with . If units, then is19 May, 2023 (M)Addition and Subtraction of Vectors
  13. 13The resultant magnitude of two vectors of same magnitude is equal to magnitude of either. The angle between the two vectors is18 May, 2023 (M)Addition and Subtraction of Vectors
  14. 14Which of the following statements is true regarding the vector product of two vectors?18 May, 2023 (E)Multiplication of Vectors
  15. 15The number of significant figures in is17 May, 2023 (M)Errors of Measurement
  16. 16The resultant of two vectors and is perpendicular to vector and the resultant magnitude is equal to half of the magnitude of , then the angl17 May, 2023 (M)Addition and Subtraction of Vectors
  17. 17A force, is acting on a body making an angle with the horizontal. Then the angle ' ' is16 May, 2023 (M)Addition and Subtraction of Vectors
  18. 18The sum of the magnitudes of two vectors acting at a point is 18 and the magnitude of their resultant is 12 . If the resultant is at with th16 May, 2023 (E)Addition and Subtraction of Vectors
  19. 19Two vectors of same magnitude act at a point. Twice the product of the magnitudes of two vectors is equal to the square of the magnitude of 15 May, 2023 (M)Addition and Subtraction of Vectors
  20. 20If and , then is15 May, 2023 (E)Multiplication of Vectors
  21. 21Two forces whose magnitudes are in the ratio are acting at a point at an angle simultaneously. If the resultant of the two forces is , then 15 May, 2023 (E)Addition and Subtraction of Vectors
  22. 22A vector directed along the -axis is added to vector which has a magnitude of . The resultant vector is directed along the -axis, with a mag08 Jul, 2022 (E)Addition and Subtraction of Vectors
  23. 23The number of significant figures in quantity is07 Jul, 2022 (M)Fundamentals of Vectors
  24. 24A physical quantity is related to four observables and as is constant) The percentage errors in and are in each. If the percentage error in 07 Jul, 2022 (E)Errors of Measurement
  25. 25Two position vectors are given by and . The unit vector in the direction of06 Jul, 2022 (M)Multiplication of Vectors
  26. 26The component of a vector alog the direction is05 Jul, 2022 (M)Addition and Subtraction of Vectors
  27. 27If two vectors and are mutually perpendicular, then the component of along the direction of is05 Jul, 2022 (M)Addition and Subtraction of Vectors
  28. 28The dot product of unit vectors and that are parallel to and respectively is05 Jul, 2022 (E)Multiplication of Vectors
  29. 29If N A , N B and N C are the number of significant figures in A = 0 . 001204 m , B = 43120000 m , and C = 1 . 200 m respectively then04 Jul, 2022 (M)Errors of Measurement
  30. 30An object moving along x -axis with a uniform acceleration has velocity v = 12 cm s - 1 i ^ at x = 3 cm . After 2 s if it is at x = - 5 cm ,04 Jul, 2022 (E)Addition and Subtraction of Vectors
  31. 31A force F 1 of magnitude 4 N acts on an object of mass 1 kg at origin in a direction 30 above the positive x - axis. A second force F 2 of m04 Jul, 2022 (E)Addition and Subtraction of Vectors
  32. 32Which of the following is not true about vectors A , B and C ?04 Jul, 2022 (E)Multiplication of Vectors
  33. 33When two resistors of resistances and are connected in series, then the equivalent resistance of the combination is25 Aug, 2021 (M)Errors of Measurement
  34. 34Find the angle between the vectors and .24 Aug, 2021 (M)Multiplication of Vectors
  35. 35Zero error belongs to the category of24 Aug, 2021 (E)Errors of Measurement
  36. 36In an experiment, four quantities are measured with percentage errors 2\%, and 5\%, respectively. Quantity is measured as . Find the percent23 Aug, 2021 (M)Errors of Measurement
  37. 37For the resultant of two vectors and to maximum, the angle between them should be23 Aug, 2021 (E)Multiplication of Vectors
  38. 38To estimate \(g\) from \(g=4 ^2 {L}{T^2}\), error in measurement of \(L\) is \( 2 \%\) and error in measurement of \(T\) is \( 3 \%\). The e18 Sep, 2020 (E)Errors of Measurement
  39. 39Assertion (A) The number 0.00764 has three significant figures. Reason (R) If the number is less than 1 , the zeros on the right of the deci23 Apr, 2019 (M)Errors of Measurement
  40. 40If \(1 \%\) and \(2 \%\) are the errors in the measurement of mass and density of a cube respectively, then the error in the measurement of 22 Apr, 2019 (M)Errors of Measurement
  41. 41Two intervals of time are measured as and . The value of with correct significant figures and error is21 Apr, 2019 (M)Errors of Measurement
  42. 42Match the measurements given in List I with the number of significant figures given in List II. The correct answer is A B C D23 Apr, 2018 (E)Errors of Measurement
  43. 43Two resistance 60.36 W and 30.09 W are connected in par al lel. The equiv a lent resistance is22 Apr, 2018 (M)Errors of Measurement
  44. 44The current in a diode is given by the equation where ' ' is applied voltage in volt and ' ' is absolute temperature in kelvin. A student me24 Apr, 2017 (M)Errors of Measurement
  45. 45The velocity of a particle of mass ' ' acted upon by a constant force is given by . Then the angle between the force and the velocity of the24 Apr, 2017 (E)Addition and Subtraction of Vectors
  46. 46The pressure on a circular plate is measured by measuring the force on the plate and the radius of the plate. If the errors in measurement o2015Errors of Measurement
  47. 47The work done in moving an object from origin to a point whose position vector is by a force is2013Multiplication of Vectors
  48. 48Sum of magnitudes of two forces acting at a point is . If their resultant is normal to smaller force, and has a magnitude , then forces are2012Addition and Subtraction of Vectors
  49. 49The length of a pendulum is measured as and time for 30 oscillations is measured as one minute . Error length is and error in time is . The 2012Errors of Measurement
  50. 50A certain vector in the -plane has an -component of and a -component of . It is then rotated in the -plane so that its -component is doubled2011Addition and Subtraction of Vectors

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Mathematics in Physics?

This chapter includes 54 questions compiled from AP EAMCET papers spanning 2001 to 2025.

2.Are these questions only from AP EAMCET, or from other exams too?

These are AP EAMCET questions specifically for the Mathematics in Physics chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Mathematics in Physics an important chapter for AP EAMCET Physics?

Mathematics in Physics has appeared in 17 of the 25 years of AP EAMCET papers covered here, with 54 questions across 45 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Mathematics in Physics questions in AP EAMCET?

Of the 54 questions analysed for this chapter, 80% are easy, 20% moderate and 0% tough. 2023 had the most, with 11 questions.

5.Which topics in Mathematics in Physics should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Mathematics in Physics:

  • Errors of Measurement - 21 questions (39%)
  • Addition and Subtraction of Vectors - 21 questions (39%)
  • Multiplication of Vectors - 9 questions (17%)
6.Is Mathematics in Physics's weightage in AP EAMCET going up or down?

Across all 45 papers analysed, Mathematics in Physics has averaged about 1.2 questions per paper. In the last three years (2022–2024), that average has fallen, at about 1.0 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.