ELECTROMAGNETICS

1. Identify which of the following quantities is not a vector:

A. force
B. acceleration
C. work
D. momentum

2. Which of the following is not a scalar field?

A. Displacement of a mosquito in a space

3. Which of the following is correct?

A. A ⦁ B ⦁ C=B ⦁ C ⦁ A
B.a x ⦁ a y =a z
2
C. A x A=| A|
D. A x B+ B x A=0

4. Points A(5, 7, z) and B(4, 1, 6) are 7.28 units apart. What is the value of z?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

5. Given that A=a x + a a y + az and B=aax +a y + a z, If A and B are normal to each other, α is
A. -1
B. 2
C. -2
D. -1/2

6. Determine the angle formed between the vectors A and B if A = <1, 2> and B = <3, 4>.
A. 10.3⁰
B. 12.5⁰
C. 14.2⁰
D. 8.6⁰

7. If A = 3i + 2j and B = 2i + kj, where ‘k’ is a scalar value, find 'k' such that A and B are parallel.
A. -3
B. 4/3
C. -2
D. 3

8. Given the 3-dimensional vectors A = xyi + 2xyzj + 3xzk and B = yzi + 2xzj + 3xyk, determine the scalar
product at the point
(1, 2, 3).
A. 99
B. 143
C. 138
D. 257
9. Consider the three points in space:
A(-1 , 4, 8), B(2, -1, 3), and C(-1, 2, 3). Determine the area of the triangle.
A. 16.7788 units
B. 13.2478 units
C. 11.0227 units
D. 18.3465 units

10. Find the vector projection of vector B onto vector A if A = 2i + 4j + 3k and B = i—5j+ 2k.
A. 0.21 i+ 0.56 j+1.55 k
B. −3.15 i−0.87 j−0.18 k
C. 2.18 i+ 0.57 j+0.56 k
D. −0.83 i−1.66 j−1.24 k

11. Find the critical points of the multivariable function f (x , y )=x 2−xy + y 2 +3 y−1
A. (-1, -2)
B. (-1, 2)
C. (1, -2)
D. (1, 2)

12. Calculate the JacobIan of (u, v, w) with respect to (x, y, z) if u = x + 2y + z, v = x + 2y + 3z, and w = 2x + 3y
+ 5z.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 1
D. 4

2 2 2
y x +y
13. If u= and v= , find the Jacobian J(u, v).
2x 2x
A. x/2y
B. y/2x
C. –y/2x
D. x/27

14. A particle moves along the curve x=t 3 +1, y=t 2, z=2 t+5 , where ‘t’ is the time. Find the component
of its velocity at t = 1 in the direction i + j + 3k.
A. √ 5
B. √ 8
C. √ 10
D. √ 11

15. A particle moves along the curve x=t 3 +1, y=t 2, z=2 t+5 , where ‘t’ is the time. Find the component
of its acceleration at t = 1 in the direction i + j + 3k.
5
A.
√11
6
B.
√11
7
C.
√11
8
D.
√11
16. if f =3 x 2 y − y 2 z 2, find grad f at the
point (1, -2, -1).
A . 12i−9 j−16 k
B .−12 i−9 j−16 k
C . 12 i+ 9 j−16 k
D .12 i – 9 i+ 16 k

17. Find the maximum directional derivative of the function f ( x , y )=2 x 2+3 xy + 4 y 2, at the point P(1, 1).
A. 10.21
B. 13.04
C. 11.52
D. 14.56

18. Find the directional derivative of f =x 2 yz + 4 xz 2 at (1, -2, -1) in the direction 2i - j - 2k.
A. 11/5
B. 37/3
C. 23/4
D. 45/2
19. What is the greatest rate of increase of u=xyz 2 at the point (1, 0, 3)?
A. 9
B. 11
C. 13
D. 15

20. Compute the divergence of the vector field F=x 2 yi+ xyzj−x 2 y 2 k .
A. 2 xy−3 xy
B. 2 xy−xz
C. 2 yz + xy
D. 2 xy+ xz

21. If f =xy 2 i+2 x 2 yz j−3 yz 2 k then find div f at the point (1, -1, 1).
A. 7
B. 11
C. 9
D. 13

22. Find the curl of the function f =xy 2 i+2 x 2 yz j−3 yz 2 k at the point (1, -1, 1).
A. −i+2 k
B. −i−2 k
C. i+2 k
D. i−2 k

π
23. Find the derivative of the vector function f ( t )=tsint i+ t 2 j+tcos 2t k at t= .
4
A.
2 ( 4)
√2 1+ π i+ π j− π k
2 2
B.
2 ( )
√2 1− π i− π j+ π k
4 2 2
π π π
C. i− j+ k
4 2 4
D.
√2 π i+ √2 π j− π k
2 4 2

24. Find the unit tangent vector of r (t )=cost i+ 3t j+2 sin 2t k at t=0.
A. 0.8j + 0.6k
B. 0.6j - 0.8k
C. 0.6j + 0.8k
D. 0.8j - 0.6k

25. Evaluate:
π /2

∫ (3 sin ¿ ¿ 2 tcost i+3 sint cos2 t ¿ j+2 sintcost k )dt ¿ ¿

0

A . i− j−k
B .i+ j−k
C . i+ j+k
D .i−i+ k

26. Plane z=10 m carries charge 20 nC /m2. The electric field intensity at the origimn is
A. -72 π a z V/m
B. -10 π a z V/m
C. -360 π a z V/m
D. -18 π a z V/m

27. Point charges 30 nC, -20 nC, and 10 nC are located at (-1, 0, 2), (0, 0, 0), and (1, 5, -1), respectively. The
total flux leaving a cube of side 6 m centered at the origin is:
A. 60 nC
B. 20 nC
C. 30 nC
D. 10 Nc
28. Two spheres of radius r 1 and r 2 are connected by a concluding wire. Each of the spheres has been given
a charge Q. Now .
A. Larger sphere will have greater potential.
B. Larger sphere will have smaller potential.
C. Smaller sphere will have zero potential.
D. Both of sphere will have some potential.

29. An electric potential field is produced by point charges 1 µC and 4 µC located at (-2, 1, 5) and (1, 3, -1),
respectively. The energy stored in the field is:
A. 2.57mJ
B. 10.28 mJ
C. 5.14mJ
D. 8.76 mJ

30. Which of the following is zero in relation to electromagnetic fields? Assume that E is the electric field
intensity.
A. grad div E
B. div curl E
C. curl curl E
D. div grad E

31. Which is not an example of convection current?

A. Electric current flowing I in a copper wire
B. Electronic movement in a vacuum tube
C. A moving charged belt
D. Electric current flowing in a copper wire
32. Which of the following are incorrect?
A. The conductivities of conductors and insulators vary with temperature and frequency.
B. A conductor is an equipotential body in steady stole, and E is always tangential to the conductor.
C. Nonpolar molecules hove no permanent dipoles.
D. In a linear dielectric, P varies linearly with E

33. Which of the following correctly states Gauss’ Law?

A. Electric flux is equal to charge.
B. Electric flux per unit volume is equal to volume charge density.
C. Electric flux per unit volume is equal to charge.
D. Electric field is equal to charge density.

2 2
∂ u 1 ∂u ∂ u
34. In cylindrical coordinates, the equation 2
+ + 2 +10=0
∂ ρ ρ ∂ ρ ∂z
is called .
A. Poisson's equation
B. Laplace's equation
C. Maxwell's equation
D. Lorentz's equation

35. One of the following is not a source of magnetostatic fields:

A. A charged disk rotating at uniform speed.
B. An electric field linearly changing with time.
C. A permanent magnet.
D. An accelerated charge.

36. One of these equations is not Maxwell's equation for a static electromagnetic field in a linear
homogeneous medium.
A. ∇ ⦁ B=0
2
B. ∇ A=µ0 J
C. ∇ x B=0
D. ∮ B ⦁ dl =µ 0 I

37. A small current element I dL, with dL = 2k mm and

I = 2A, is centered at the origin. Find the magnetic field dB, on the x-axis at x = -6 m.
A. 4.44 x 10−11 T ĵ
B. −1.11 x 10−11 T ĵ
C. 0
D. −4.44 x 10−11 T î

38. A small current element I dL, with dL = 2k mm and

I = 2A, is centered at the origin. Find the magnetic field dB, on the y-axis at 3 m.
A. −1.11 x 10−11 T ĵ
B. −4.44 x 10−11 T î
C. 0
D. 4.44 x 10−11 T î

43. He predicted the existence of electromagnetic waves.

A.
B.
C. James Clark Maxwell
D.
44. In electromagnetic waves, the electric field will be perpendicular to which of the following?
A. Magnetic field
B. Wave propagation
C. Both magnetic field and wave direction
D. It propagates independently