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MCQ Unit I PHY110

The document contains multiple choice questions about vector calculus concepts such as scalar and vector quantities, dot and cross products, gradient, divergence and curl operations. It tests the understanding of these concepts in the context of physics quantities like electric and magnetic fields.

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MCQ Unit I PHY110

The document contains multiple choice questions about vector calculus concepts such as scalar and vector quantities, dot and cross products, gradient, divergence and curl operations. It tests the understanding of these concepts in the context of physics quantities like electric and magnetic fields.

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1.

Which one the following is a scalar


quantity?
a.Displacement
b.Force
c.Density
d.Torque
2. Which one of the following is a
vector quantity? a.Mass
b.Temperature
c.Speed
d.Velocity
3. How many types of vector
multiplications are there?
a.1 b.2
c.3 d.4
4. When two vectors are perpendicular,
their
a) Dot product is zero
b) Cross product is zero
c) Both are zero
d) Both are not necessarily zero
5. The cross product of the vectors 3i + 4j
– 5k and –i + j – 2k is, a) 3i – 11j + 7k
b) -3i + 11j + 7k
c) -3i – 11j – 7k
d) -3i + 11j – 7k

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6. The work done of vectors force F and


distance d, separated by angle θ can be
calculated using, a) Cross product
b) Dot product
c) Addition of two vectors
d) Cannot be calculated
7. Gradient of a scalar quantity,

A.Is a scalar quantity


B.Is a vector quantity
C.Can be both scalar or vector
D.Always Zero
8. Temperature gradient tells us,
A.Rate of change of temperature with respect to
spatial coordinates (x,y,z).
B.Rate of change of temperature with respect to time.
C.Temperature of a place in previous day.
D.None of the above
9. Suppose you calculate the divergence of a
vector quantity, your final result would be a,

A.Scalar quantity
B.A vector Quantity
10.You are standing in the middle of a storm. You want to
calculate how fast and which direction the wind in
blowing. Which of the following vector operations could
be most helpful to you? (Consider the wind direction as
straight line motion)
A.Curl
B.Divergence
C.Gradient
D.Projection of a vector
11.You are enjoying a roller coaster ride, holding an
instrument which can measure your tangential velocity
every second and generate a function out of the data it
collects, very accurately. After coming home, you
decided to calculate the curl of that function. What
would be your result?

A.Zero
B.A non-zero vector function
C.A non-zero scalar function
D. None of the above
12. If (x, y,z) xy2 4yz2 Calculate,


at the position (2,1,0)
A.𝒊Ƹ+𝟒𝒋Ƹ+𝟕𝒌෡ B.2𝒊Ƹ+𝟒𝒋Ƹ+𝟏𝟎𝒌෡ C.-𝒊Ƹ+𝟐𝒋Ƹ−𝒌෡
D.𝒊Ƹ+𝟒𝒋Ƹ E.-2𝒊Ƹ−𝟒𝒋Ƹ
13. Which of the following is not
true? Where A, B and C are vectors
a) A(B . C) = Vector
b) A . (B x C) = scalar value
c) A (B . C) = scalar value
d) A x (B x C) = vector value
14. Find the projection of A on B. Given A
= 10j + 3k and B = 4j + 5k. a) 66.23
b) 60.25
c) 45.5
d) None of the above
15. The divergence of xi + yj + zk is
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
16. Determine the divergence of F = 30 i +
2
2xy j + 5xz k at (1,1,-0.2) and state the
nature of the field. a) 1, solenoidal
b) 0, solenoidal
c) 1, divergent
d) 0, divergent
17. Divergence of electric field very near to a
negative charge is,

A.Zero
B.Always positive
C.Always negative
D.None of the above
18. Which one of the following physical quantities can be
obtained, if we calculate negative rate of change of electro-
static potential with resect to spatial variable (x,y,z),

A.Temperature
B.Magnetic field
C.Change of electric field
D.Electric field
𝟏𝟗. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝑬.
You decided to calculate the curl of that function 𝛁
𝑿 𝑬 . What would you get?

A. Zero
B. 1
C. Depends on the function
D. Can not be calculated
20. Which one of the following is known as continuity equation in
electrostatics? A.
𝛁. 𝑱Ԧ= -
𝝏𝝆
B. 𝛁𝟐𝐕= - 𝝆

𝜺𝟎 𝝏𝒕

C. 𝐉Ԧ = 𝛒𝐕
𝝆
D.
21. Mathematical expression of electric displacement 𝛁 . 𝑬= vector ( 𝑫 )
is, 𝜺𝟎

A.
𝑫 = (𝜺𝟎𝑬 - 𝑷 )
B. 𝑫 = (𝑬 - 𝜺𝟎𝑷
)
C. 𝑫 = (𝜺𝟎𝑬 + 𝑷
)

𝑫 = (𝑬 + 𝜺
D. 𝟎𝑷 )
22. Dipole moment inside a dielectric material arises
due to,
A.Free Charges
B.Bound charges
C.Both free and bound charges
D.None of the above
Direction of Magnetic Field
23. Which drawing below shows the correct direction of the magnetic field, B,
at the point P?
A. I. B into
B B into page
B. II. B into page
B
page
C. III.
i i i i
D. IV. P
P P P P i
E. V

I II III IV V

24. When the currents are parallel (same direction) in


two current carrying wire placed near to each other, the
two wires are pulled together.
A.True
B.False
C.The wires do not feel any force at all
25. When the currents are anti-parallel (opposite
direction) in two current carrying wire placed near to
each other, the two wires are pulled together.

A.True
B.False
C.The wires do not feel any force at all
26. The differential form of Ampere’s circuital theorem is,A.

𝛁 . 𝑩 = 𝝁𝟎 𝑱Ԧ
B. 𝛁𝑩 = 𝝁𝟎 𝑱Ԧ

C. 𝛁 . (𝛁X 𝑩) = 𝝁𝟎 𝑱Ԧ
D. 𝛁 X 𝑩 = 𝝁𝟎
27. Which one of the following is 𝑱Ԧ the

Maxwell’s third equation electrodynamics? A.

B. 𝛁 X 𝐄 = 𝛛𝐁
𝛛𝐭

C.
D.

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