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Three Dimensional Geometry: 1 mark Questions (CBSE Class 12)

12 different 1 mark questions on Three Dimensional Geometry from CBSE Class 12 Maths board exams 2026, newest first.

1 mark (12)2 marks (6)3 marks (2)5 marks (11)

The length of perpendicular drawn from point (2, 5, 7) on line is

  1. (A)2
  2. (B)5
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C)
  1. The line has direction ratios 1, 0, 0 and passes through the origin, so it is the -axis.
  2. The foot of the perpendicular from (2, 5, 7) is (2, 0, 0).
  3. Length .

Assertion (A): Lines given by and are perpendicular to each other when .
Reason (R): Two lines and are perpendicular to each other if .

  1. (A)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and the Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
  2. (B)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
  3. (C)Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
  4. (D)Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.
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Answer: (D) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.
  1. First line: , direction ratios .
  2. Second line: direction ratios .
  3. Perpendicular , i.e. . So A is false.
  4. R is the standard condition for perpendicular lines, so R is true.
Also asked in: 2026 65/1/2, 2026 65/1/3

The length of perpendicular drawn from the point (1, 2, 3) on line is

  1. (A)2
  2. (B)6
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C)
  1. The line has direction ratios 0, 1, 0 and passes through the origin, so it is the -axis.
  2. Foot of the perpendicular from (1, 2, 3) is (0, 2, 0).
  3. Length .

The length of perpendicular drawn from the point (3, 4, 2) on the line is

  1. (A)2
  2. (B)9
  3. (C)5
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C) 5
  1. The line has direction ratios 0, 0, 1 and passes through the origin, so it is the -axis.
  2. Foot of the perpendicular from (3, 4, 2) is (0, 0, 2).
  3. Length .

Direction cosines of the line given by equations : are

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (B)
  1. Write in standard form: .
  2. Direction ratios ; .
  3. Direction cosines .

Assertion (A) : A line can have direction cosines
Reason (R) : is possible for .

  1. (A)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and the Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
  2. (B)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
  3. (C)Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
  4. (D)Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
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Answer: (D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
  1. For direction cosines , but ; A is false.
  2. ; R is true.
Also asked in: 2026 65/2/2, 2026 65/2/3

Direction cosines of line are

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (B)
  1. Standard form: ; direction ratios .
  2. , so direction cosines are .

Direction cosines of line are

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (B)
  1. Write the line as (the 0 means x stays equal to 1); direction ratios .
  2. Direction cosines are .
  3. Option (B) is one valid set (opposite sense). (D) is not a unit vector.

If and are direction cosines of lines and respectively and is the acute angle between them, then :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (D)
  1. The angle between the direction vectors satisfies , which may be negative.
  2. For the acute angle we take the absolute value: .
Also asked in: 2026 65/3/2, 2026 65/3/3

Direction ratios of lines and are and respectively. The values of p and q for which and are parallel are respectively :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (C)
  1. Parallel lines have proportional direction ratios: .
  2. gives ; gives .
  3. p, q = .

Direction ratios of lines and respectively are and . The value of p for which , is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (B)
  1. Parallel lines have proportional direction ratios: .
  2. The common ratio is , so .

Direction ratios of lines and respectively are and . The direction ratios of the line perpendicular to both and are :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
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Answer: (B)
  1. A direction perpendicular to both is .
  2. So the direction ratios are .
  3. Check: and .
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