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Which of the following is not a vector quantity ?

A. Speed

B. Velocity

C. Torque

D. Displacement

Answer : Speed

Solution :
Speed is a scalar quantity. It gives no idea about the direction of motion of the object. Velocity is a vector quantity, as it has both magnitude and direction. Displacement is a vector as it possesses both magnitude and direction. When an object goes on the path $$ABC$$ (in figure), then the displacement of the object is $$AC.$$ The arrow head at $$C$$ shows that the object is displaced from $$A$$ to $$C.$$
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Torque is turning effect of force which is a vector quantity.

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A river is flowing from west to east at a speed of $$5$$ metres per minute. A man on the south bank of the river, capable of swimming at $$10$$ metres per minute in still water, wants to swim across the river in the shortest time. He should swim in a direction-

A. Due north

B. $${30^ \circ }$$ East of north

C. $${30^ \circ }$$ West of north

D. $${60^ \circ }$$ East of north

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A boat which has a speed of $$5 km/hr$$ in still water crosses a river of width $$1 \,km$$ along the shortest possible path in $$15 \,minutes.$$ The velocity of the river water in $$km/hr$$ is-

A. 1

B. 3

C. 4

D. $$\sqrt {41} $$

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In $$1.0\,s,$$ a particle goes from point $$A$$ to point $$B,$$ moving in a semicircle of radius $$1.0 \,m$$ (see Figure). The magnitude of the average velocity-

A. $$3.14 \,m/s$$

B. $$2.0 \,m/s$$

C. $$1.0 \,m/s$$

D. Zero

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A river is flowing from west to east at a speed of $$5$$ metres per minute. A man on the south bank of the river, capable of swimming at $$10$$ metres per minute in still water, wants to swim across the river in the shortest time. He should swim in a direction-

A boat which has a speed of $$5 km/hr$$ in still water crosses a river of width $$1 \,km$$ along the shortest possible path in $$15 \,minutes.$$ The velocity of the river water in $$km/hr$$ is-

In $$1.0\,s,$$ a particle goes from point $$A$$ to point $$B,$$ moving in a semicircle of radius $$1.0 \,m$$ (see Figure). The magnitude of the average velocity-

A ball is dropped vertically from a height $$d$$ above the ground. It hits the ground and bounces up vertically to a height $$\frac{d}{2}.$$ Neglecting subsequent motion and air resistance, its velocity $$v$$ varies with the height $$h$$ above the ground as-

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