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(a)
1
26
iˆ 3 ˆj 4kˆ (b)
1
19
iˆ 3 ˆj 3kˆ
(c)
1
35
iˆ 5 ˆj 3kˆ (d)
1
35
iˆ 5 ˆj 3kˆ
IIT-JAM 2019
Q3. Let a and b be two distinct three-dimensional vectors. Then the component of b that is
perpendicular to a is given by
a b a b a b a b b b a a
(a) (b) (c) (d)
a2 b2 b2 a2
NET/JRF (JUNE-2011)
Q4. A unit vector n̂ on the xy -plane is at an angle of 120 with respect to iˆ . The angle between
o
the vectors u a iˆ b nˆ and v anˆ b iˆ will be 60 o if
OB 2 xˆ yˆ 3zˆ
The area of the triangle is
(a) 2.3 (b) 3.3 (c) 4.3 (d) 5.3
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Q7. Two time dependent non-zero vectors u t and v t , which are not initially parallel to each
dv du
other, satisfy u v 0 at all time t . If the area of the parallelogram formed by u t
dt dt
and v t be A t and the unit normal vector to it be n̂ t , then
NET/JRF (JUNE-2020)
Q8. Identify the correct statement for the following vectors a 3iˆ 2 ˆj and b iˆ 2 ˆj
(a) The vectors a and b are linearly independent
(b) The vectors a and b are linearly dependent
(c) The vectors a and b are orthogonal
(d) The vectors a and b are normalized
GATE-2012
Q9. In spherical polar coordinates r, , , the unit vector ˆ at 10, / 4, / 2 is
(a) k̂ (b)
2
1 ˆ ˆ
jk (c)
1
2
ˆj kˆ (d)
1 ˆ ˆ
2
jk
GATE-2018
Q10. The vector field xziˆ yˆj in cylindrical polar coordinates is
(a) z cos 2 sin 2 eˆ sin cos 1 z eˆ
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Q11. If and are respectively the polar and azimuthal angles on the unit sphere, what is
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Q1. If a force F is derivable from a potential function V(r), where r is the distance from the
origin of the coordinate system, it follows that
IIT-JAM 2021
Q3. Consider a two-dimensional force field
F x, y 5 x 2 ay 2 bxy xˆ 4 x 2 4 xy y 2 yˆ
If the force field is conservative, then the values of a and b are
(a) a 2 and b 4 (b) a 2 and b 8
(c) a 4 and b 2 (d) a 8 and b 2
IIT-JAM 2022
Q4. Let r denote the position vector of any point in three-dimensional space, and r r . Then
(a) r 0 and r r / r (b) r 0 and 2 r 0
(c) r 3 and 2 r r / r 2 (d) r 3 and r 0
NET/JRF (JUNE-2014)
Q5. If A and B are constant vectors, then A B r is
(a) A B (b) A B (c) r (d) zero
GATE-2013
Q6. If F is a constant vector and r is the position vector then F r would be
(a) r F (b) F (c) F r (d) r F
IIT-JAM 2012
Q7. Given the condition 2 0 , the solution of the equation 2 k . is given by
k 2 k ln k ln
(a) (b) k 2 (c) (d)
2 2 2
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Q8. If x, y, z is a scalar function which satisfies the Laplace equation, then the gradient
of is
(a) Solenoidal and irrotational (b) Solenoidal but not irrotational
(c) Irrotational but not solenoid (d) Neither Solenoidal nor irrotational
IIT-JAM 2019
Q9. Let f x, y x3 2 y3 . The curve along which 2 f 0 is
y
(a) x 2 y (b) x 2 y (c) x 6 y (d) x
2
IIT-JAM 2018
Q10. The unit vector normal to the surface x2 + y2 – z = 1 at the point P (1, 1, 1) is
iˆ ˆj kˆ 2iˆ ˆj kˆ iˆ 2 ˆj kˆ 2iˆ 2 ˆj kˆ
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 6 6 3
GATE-2011
Q11. A vector perpendicular to any vector that lies on the plane defined by x y z 5 , is
n̂1 and n̂2 are unit normal vectors to the surface at the points x, y, z 1,1,0 and 0,0,1
respectively and m̂ is a unit vector normal to both n̂1 and n̂2 , then m̂
aiˆ bjˆ biˆ ajˆ 2aiˆ 2bjˆ ckˆ aiˆ bjˆ ckˆ
(a) (b) (c) (d)
a 2 b2 a 2 b2 4a 2 4b2 c 2 a 2 b2 c 2
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Q14. The equation of the plane that is tangent to the surface xyz 8 at the point 1, 2, 4 is
(a) x 2 y 4 z 12 (b) 4 x 2 y z 12
(c) x 4 y 2 0 (d) x y z 7
NET/JRF (DEC-2011)
Q15. What is the equation of the plane which is tangent to the surface xyz 4 at the point
1, 2, 2 ?
(a) x 2 y 4 z 12 (b) 4 x 2 y z 12
(c) x 4 y z 0 (d) 2 x y z 6
JEST-2017
Q16. A curve is given by r t tiˆ t 2 ˆj t 3kˆ . The unit vector of the tangent to the curve at t 1
is
iˆ ˆj kˆ iˆ ˆj kˆ iˆ 2 ˆj 2kˆ iˆ 2 ˆj 3kˆ
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 6 3 14
IIT-JAM 2018
Q17. Four forces are given below in Cartesian and spherical polar coordinates
r2
(i) F1 K exp 2 rˆ (ii) F2 K x 3 yˆ y 3 zˆ
R
ˆ
(iii) F3 K x 3 xˆ y 3 yˆ (iv) F4 K
r
Where K is a constant Identify the correct option?
(a) (iii) and (iv) are conservative but (i) and (ii)are not
(b) (i) and (ii) are conservative but (iii) and (iv) are not
(c) (ii) and (iii) are conservative but (i) and (iv) are not
(d) (i) and (iii) are conservative but (ii) and (iv) are not
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Q18. Consider the vector field V consisting of the velocities of points on a thin horizontal disc
of radius R 2 m , moving anticlockwise with uniform angular speed 2 rad/sec about an axis
passing through its center. If V V , then which of the following option is INCORRECT? (In
the options, r̂ and ˆ are unit vectors corresponding to the plane polar coordinates r and ).
You may use the fact that in cylindrical coordinates s, , z (s is the distance from the z-axis),
1 f 1 2 f 2 f
2 f s
s s s s 2 2 z 2
(a) V 2rˆ
(b) V 2
(c) V 4Zˆ , where Ẑ is a unit vector perpendicular to the r , plane
4
(d) 2V at r 1.5 m
3
GATE- 2023
Q19. Vorticity of vector field B is defined as V B . Given B kxyzrˆ , where k is a
constant, which one of the following is correct?
(a) Vorticity is a null vector for all finite x, y, z
(b) Vorticity is parallel to the vector field everywhere
(c) The angle between vorticity and vector field depends on x, y, z
(d) Vorticity is perpendicular to the vector field everywhere
NET/JRF (June-2024)
Q20. Which of the following vanishes identically?
(a)
y x iˆ y x ˆj (b)
yiˆ xjˆ
x2 y 2 x2 y 2
(c)
xiˆ yjˆ
xiˆ yjˆ zkˆ
(d)
x y
x2 y 2 z 2 3 2
2 2
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(a) A A 0 (b) A 0
(c) A 0
(d) A A 0
JEST-2019
Q22. Which one of the following vectors lie along the line of intersection of the two planes
x 3 y z 5 and 2 x 2 y 4 z 3 ?
JEST-2019
r̂
Q24. The divergence of a 3-dimensional vector ( r̂ is the unit radial vector) is:
r3
1 1 3
(a) (b) Zero (c) (d)
r4 r3 r4
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Q1. The line integral of the vector function u x, y 2 y iˆ x ˆj along the straight line from
0, 0 to 2, 4 is
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
IIT-JAM 2020
B
y
Q2. The line integral F dl , where F
x
xˆ yˆ , along the y
A x y2 2
x y2
2
IIT-JAM 2017
Q5. The volume integral of the function f r, , r 2 cos over the region
0 r 2, 0 / 3 and 0 2 is
(a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 21
IIT-JAM 2017
Q6. The gradient of scalar field S x, y, z has the following characteristic(s)
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Q7. Consider a cylinder of height h and radius a, closed at both ends, centered at the origin. Let
r iˆx ˆjy kˆz be the position vector and n̂ be a unit vector normal to the surface. The surface
O y
x
(a) 2πa2 (a + h) (b) 3πa2h (c) 2 πa2h (d) zero
GATE-2011
Q8. If the surface integral of the field Ax, y, z 2 x iˆ y ˆj 3 z kˆ over the closed surface
of an arbitrary unit sphere is to be zero, then the relationship between , and is
(a) / 6 0 (b) / 3 / 6 / 2 0
(c) / 2 / 3 0 (d) 2 / 1 / 3 / 0
IIT-JAM 2014
Q9. Consider a vector field F 2 xz 3 y 2 yˆ 4 yz 2 zˆ .
(b) F is conservative
A 0,0 B 1,0 x
(c) F 0
(d) F can be written as the gradient of a scalar field
GATE- 2024
Q10. If A iˆyz ˆjxz kˆxy , then the integral A dl (where C is along the perimeter of a
C
(a)
1 3
2
a b3
(b) ab 2 a 2 b
(c) a 3 b3 (d) 0
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Q11. The flux of the function F y 2 xˆ 3xy z 2 yˆ 4 yz zˆ passing through the surface
ABCD along n̂ is z
(a) 0.17 1 C
(b) 1.17 D
(c) 2.17 n̂
0, 0, 0 1 y
(d) 3.17 B
1
A
x
IIT-JAM 2019
Q12. Given the vector v yiˆ 3xjˆ , what is the value of the line integral v dr along the unit
circle (centered at the origin) in an anti-clockwise direction?
2
(a) (b) (c) 0 (d) 2
3
JEST-2023
Q13. Let r be the position vector of a point on a closed contour C . What is the value of the line
integral r dr ?
1
(a) 0 (b) (c) 1 (d)
2
JEST-2019
Q14. The value of the line integral for the vector, v 2 xˆ yz 2 yˆ 3 y z 2 zˆ along the closed
path OABO (as shown in the figure) is: (Path AB is the arc of a circle of unit radius)
1 z
(a) 3 1
4
1 B
(b) 3
4
1
3
(c) 1
4 y
O A
(d) 3 1 1
x
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Q15. The volume integral I A A d 3 x , is over a region V bounded by a surface (an
V
infinitesimal area element being n̂ds , where n̂ is the outward unit normal). If it changes to
(c) A . nds
ˆ (d)
.nds
ˆ
NET/JRF (JUNE-2021)
Q16. Given F r B where B B0 iˆ ˆj kˆ is constant vector and r is the position vector.
The value of F dr , where C is a circle of unit radius centered at origin is,
C
(a) 0 y
(b) 2 B0
x
(c) 2 B0
C
(d) 1
GATE- 2012
Q17. The line integral A dl of a vector field A x, y
1
r
2
yiˆ xjˆ where r 2 x 2 y 2 is
IIT-JAM 2014
Q18. Consider a vector field F yiˆ xz 3 ˆj zykˆ . Let C be the circle x 2 y 2 4 on the
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in the figure. The value of the integral, F dl evaluated along this contour, for a vector field,
(b) 2
(c) 4
4 4
(d) 4 x
O P 2,0
IIT-JAM 2016
yxˆ xyˆ
Q20. In the xy plane, a vector is given by F x, y . The magnitude of the flux of
x2 y 2
(a) .udV
V S
u ndS
ˆ , where surface S bounds the volume V
(b) 2 2 dV
V
S
n
n dS , where surface S bounds the volume V
V
(c) 2 2 dV
S n
n
dS , where surface S bounds the volume V
(d) C
u dl u ndS
S
ˆ , where C is the boundary of surface S
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Q22. For a given vector F yiˆ zjˆ x 2 kˆ , the surface integral F rdS
S
ˆ over the
surface S of a hemisphere of radius R with the center of the base at the origin is
(a) R 2 Z
2 R 2
(b)
3
(c) R 2
Y
2 R 2
(d)
3 X
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Q23. Consider a unit circle C in the xy plane, centered at the origin. The value of the integral
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