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IIT-JAM/CSIR-UGC-NET/GATE/TIFR/JEST
MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
ASSIGNMENT- VECTOR CALCULUS
1. What is the angle (in degrees) between the sur- 6. If  (x, y, z) is a scalar function which satisfies the
face y  z  2 and y  x  0 at the point
2 2 2 2
Laplace equation, then the gradient of  is
(1, –1, 1) [JEST 2019] [JAM 2019]
2. A unit vector perpendicular to the plane contain- (a) Solenoidal and irrotational
 
ing A  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ and B  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ is (b) Solenoidal but not irrotational
[JAM 2019] (c) Irrotational but not solenoidal
(d) Neither solenoidal nor irrotational
(a)
1
26

iˆ  3 ˆj  4kˆ  7.

Given the position vector r  xxˆ  yyˆ  zzˆ and
 
r 2  r .r , the value    r 2 rˆ  is given by
(b)
1
19

iˆ  3 ˆj  3kˆ  [DU 2017]
(a) 6r 2 (b) 5r 2
(c)
1
35

iˆ  5 ˆj  3kˆ  (c) 4r 2

(d) 3r 2
8. If r is a position vector of a point for what value
of n the vector rnr is solenoidal ? [BHU 2015]
(d)
1
35

iˆ  5 ˆj  3kˆ . 
(a) 3 (b) 2
3. The tangent line to the curve x 2  xy  5  0 at
(c) 1 (d) 4
(1,1) is represented by [IIT-JAM 2016] 9. Divergence of the vector r n 1r , where r is posi-
(a) y  3 x  2 (b) y  3x  4 tion vector of a point vanishes for [BHU 2015]
(c) x  3 y  2 (d) x  3 y  4
 (a) n = 3 (b) n = 2
4. A curve is given by r  t   tiˆ  t 2 ˆj  t 3kˆ . The unit (c) n = –2 (d) n = –3.
vector of the tangent to the curve at t = 1 is  
10. If curl of a vector field F vanishes then F can al-
[IIT-JAM 2018] ways be written as [BHU 2018]
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ
(a) i  j  k (b) i  j  2k (a) gradient of a scalar potential
3 6 (b) curl of a vector potential
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ (c) dirvergence of a vector potential
(c) i  2 j  2k (d) i  2 j  3k (d) constant times scalar potential
3 14    
 11. If V    A and given that V  kˆ then the vec-
5. The divergence of the vector field P  x 2 yziˆ  xyjˆ 
tor A will be given by [HCU 2017]
[BHU 2019]
(a) 2xy + z (b) x y  xz
2 (a) iˆ  yjˆ  kˆ (b) iˆ  ˆj  kˆ

(c) xz  yz (d) 2xyz  x (c) 5iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ (d)  yiˆ  ˆj  5kˆ

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12. If F is a constant vector and r is the position Y
 
 
B
vector, then  F .r would be [IIT-JAM 2012]
  
 F
(a) .r (b) F
   
  r
(c) .F (d) r F 0 A(0,5,0,0)
X

13. Which of the following force is/are conservative 17. How much work is done when an object moves
[JNU 2016]
from O  P  Q  R  O in a force field
I.  4 x y  3 x z  iˆ   x  3 y z  ˆj 
3 2 2 4 2 2

given by F  x, y    x 2  y 2  iˆ  2 xyjˆ along the

2z  x 3  y 3  kˆ rectangular path as shown. Find the answer by
evaluating the line integral and also by using the
II.  yz  x  iˆ   x z  x y  ˆj   x y  z  k
4 5 4 2 3 4 5
Stoke’s theorem. [IIT-JAM 2007]
III. x  3 xy  4 z  iˆ   z  2 x y  ˆj
2 3 4 3 Y

2 z 2  2 y 2  3 x 2  kˆ
P Q(a,b )

(a) II and III only (b) I, II and III obly

(c) I and III obly (d) I and II only
(e) I only.
 
14. Suppose  A is a conservative vector, A is a non-
conservative vector and  is non-zero scalar ev- X
0(0,0) R
erywhere which one of the following is true 18. A vector field is given by [IIT-JAM 2009]

  
[JEST 2019]
  
 
a xjˆ  yiˆ for  x 2  y 2   r0 2  region- I 
 
(a)   A . A  0 (b) A    0 F r    ˆ ˆ
2  xj  yi 
    ar0  2 2 
for  x 2  y 2   r0 2  region- II 
(c) A.  0  
(d)   A  A  0  x y 
here a and r0 are two constants.
15. Let f  x, y   x3  2 y 3 . The curve along which
(a) Find the curl of this field in both the region
 f  0 , is
2
[IIT-JAM 2018]  
(b) Find the line integral  F .dl along the closed
(a) x  2 y (b) x  2 y
semicircular path of radius 2r0 as shown in fig.
y Y
(c) x  6 y (d) x 
2
2r
16. (a) Determine whether the force represented by 0


F  x, y , z   k  x 2  y 2  iˆ  2 xyjˆ  is conserva- r 0
X
tive or not. Here k  1N  m 2
(b) Calculate the work done by this force in mov- 19. 
Consider a vector field F  yiˆ  xz 3 ˆj  zykˆ . Let
ing a particle from the origin O  0,0, 0  to the point C be the circle x 2  y 2  4 on the plane z = 2,
D 1,1, 0  on the z = 0 plane along the paths oriented counterclockwise. The value of the con-
 
OABD as shown in the figure, where the co-ordi- tour integral  F .dr is [IIT-JAM 2015]
nates are measured in meters. [IIT-JAM 2005] C

(a) 28 (b) 4

(c) 4 (d) 28

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20. The work done by a force in moving a particle of 26. The flux of the function

mass m from any point (x, y) to a neighbouring F   y 2  xˆ   3 xy  z 2  yˆ  4 yzzˆ
point (x + dx, y + dy) is given by
passing through the surface ABCD along n̂ is_
dw  2 xydx  x 2 dy . The work done for a com-
[JAM 2019]
plete cycle around a unit circle is [IIT-JAM 2008] z
(a) 0 (b) 1 1 C
(c) 3 (d) 2
D
21. The value of the surface integral
   n̂
 
S  A  ds where A  iyˆ  izˆ  kˆ and S is the (0,0,0)
y
B
surface defined by the paraboid z  1  x  y , 2 2
1
with z  0 is given by [HCU 2017] A
x
(a)  (b)  27. If f(x) is a non-negative continous function for
(c) 1 (d) –1 all x, such that
 1
22. The relation of the reciprocal basis vector A to f  x   f  x  1/ 2   1, 0  x  then
direct basis vector a is given by [BHU 2018] 2
1

(a) A.a  0

(b) A.a  2
 f  x  dx is equal to
0
[DU 2018]
(a) 1 (b) 1/ 4
  
(c) A.a   (d) A.a  (c) 1/ 2 (d) 2
2 28. The line integral of the vector function u(x,y) =
23. Which one of the following vectors along the line
2 yiˆ  xjˆ along the straignt line form (0, 0) to
of intersection of the two planes x  3 y  z  5
(2, 4) is __ [JAM 2020]
and 2 x  2 y  4 z  3 [JEST 2019]
(a) 10iˆ  2 ˆj  5kˆ (b) 10iˆ  6 ˆj  8kˆ B  
29. The line integral 
A
F .dl , where
(c) 10iˆ  2 ˆj  5kˆ (d) 10iˆ  2 ˆj  5kˆ
 x y
F xˆ  yˆ along the semicir-
24. The line integral I   F .dx of the vector x y
2 2
x  y2
2

 cular path as shown in the figure, is
F  yziˆ  zxjˆ  xykˆ is evaluated along the curve
 parameterized by Y

 x  a sin t , y  b cos t , z  c  where a, b, and c

 3
are constants. The value of I for t  is
4 4 A(-1,0) B(1,0)
X
[JNU 2017]
(a) a b c (b) a b (a) - 2 (b) 0
(c) b c (d) a c (c) 2 (d) 4 [IIT-JAM 2011]
 
(e) 0 30. The line integral  A.dl of a vector field
25. Let r be the position vector of a point on a closed
 1
contour C, what is the value of the line integral
  r
 
A  x, y   2  yiˆ  xjˆ , where r 2  x 2  y 2 , is
 r .dr ? [JEST 2019]
taken around a square of side unit length and cen-
1 1 1
(a) 0 (b) tered at  x0 , y0  with x0  and y0  . If the
2 2 2
(c) 1 (d)  . value of the integral is L, then [IIT-JAM 2014]
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Y 
of V out of the region defined by
(x0, y0)  a  x  a,  b  y  b, 0  z  c .

(b) Calculate the flux of V out of the region through
the surface at z = c. Hence deduce the net flux
X through the rest of the boundary of the region.
(a) L depends on  x0 , y0  [IIT-JAM 2006]
35. Let S be the surface defined by the parametric
(b) L is independent of  x0 , y0 
equations x  4 2   , y  sin  , z  cos  .
(c) L is independent of  x0 , y0  and its value is 0 The equation for the plane tangent to S at the point
(d) L is independent of  x0 , y0  and its value is 2  2
,0, 0  is given by [DU 2019]
31. A particle of mass ‘m’ is moving in x-y plane. At
(a) x  y  2 z   2 (b) 4 x  y  z  4 2
any given time t, its position vector is given by
 (c) 4 x  y  z  4 2 (d) x  y  4 z   2
r  t   A cos tiˆ  B sin tjˆ , where A, B and 
36. Consider the surface defined by
are constant with A  B . Which of the following
statements are TRUE? [IIT-JAM 2015] ax 2  by 2  cz  d  0 where a, b, c and d are
(a) orbit of the particle is an ellipse surface at the points (x, y, z) = (1, 1, 0) and (0,0,1)
(b) speed of the particle is constant respectively and m̂ is a unit vector normal to both
(c) at any given time t, the particle experiences a n̂1 and n̂2 , than m̂ [TIFR 2019]
force towards origin
(d) the angular momentum of the particle is  aiˆ  bjˆ 2aiˆ  2bjˆ  ckˆ
(a) (b)
m ABkˆ a 2  b2 4a 2  4b 2  c 2
32. Consider a closed triangular contour traversed in biˆ  ajˆ aiˆ  bjˆ  ckˆ
counter clock-wise direction as shown in the fig- (c) (d)
a 2  b2 a 2  b2  c 2
 
ure. The value of the integral  F .dl evaluated 37. Define I to be the value of the surface integral
along this contour for a vector field (  E : ds , where ds points outward from the do-

F  yeˆx  xeˆ y , is ................ [IIT-JAM 2016] main of integration) of a vector field
Y  E   x  y  iˆ   z
2 2
 y 3  ˆj   x  z 4  kˆ 
over the entire surface of a cube which bounds
the region  0  x  2,  1  y  1,0  x  2  the
/4 /4 value of I is [JNU 2016]
X
P(0,1) (a) 0 (b) 16

33. (a) Consider a constant vector field V  V0 kˆ . Find (c) 72 (d) 80
any one of the many possible vectors u , for which
(e) 32
   
u  V .
38. The magnitude of  r  dr over the perimeter of

(b) Using Stoke’s theorem, evaluate the flux as- ˆ cos   yb
an ellipse described by r  xa ˆ sin  ,
 is [DU 2015]
sociated with the field V through the curved hemi-
spherical surface defined by  ab
(a) (b)  ab
x2  y 2  z 2  r 2 , z  0 [IIT-JAM 2005] 2
(c) 2 ab (d) ab
34. For the vector field
 1
V  xz 2iˆ  yz 2 ˆj  z  x 2  y 2  kˆ ,
x
39. The value of the integral  dx 0 dyxy is
0
(a) Calculate the volume integral of the divergence
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1 44. A hemispherical shell is placed on the x-y plane
(a) 1 (b) centered at the origin for a vector field
4
1 1    yeˆx  xeˆy 
(c) (d) . E , the value of the integral
8 2 x2  y 2
40. The equation of a surface of revolution is   
 
   E .da over the hemispherical surface is
3 2 3 2 S
z x  y . The unit normal to the sur-
2 2 ............................  . [IIT-JAM 2016]
45. The volume integral of the function
 2 
face at the point A  ,0,1 is [IIT-JAM 2010] f  r ,  ,    r 2 cos  over the region
 3 
  
3ˆ 2 ˆ 3ˆ 2 ˆ  0  r  2, 0    , 0    2 
i k i k  3 
(a) (b)
5 10 5 10 is.......................( specify your answer to two digits
after the decimal point). [IIT-JAM 2017]
3ˆ 2 ˆ 3ˆ 2 ˆ
(c) i k (d) i k
5 5 10 10  40
46. The integral of the vector A   ,  , z   cos ˆ

41. If the surface integral of the field
 ( standard notation for cylindrical co-ordinate is
A  x, y , z   2 xiˆ   yjˆ  3 zkˆ over the closed used) over the volume of a cylinder of height L
surface of an arbitrary unit sphere is zero, then the and radius R0 is [IIT-JAM 2017]
relationship between  ,  and  is
(a) 20 R0 L (b) 0
[IIT-JAM 2014]
    (c) 40 R0 Ljˆ (d) 40 R0 Liˆ
(a)     0 (b)   0 
6 3 6 2 47. Consider a vector function u  r  and two scalar
  2 1 3  
(c)   0 0
(d)   functions   r  and   r  . The unit vector n̂ is
2 3   
normal to the elementary surface ds, dv is an in-
42. Let C be the unit circle, travelled counterclock- 
finitesimal volume, dl is an infinitesimal line ele-
wise evaluate 
C
 
 e  x2  y 3 dx  x3dy 
 ment and  / n denotes the partial derivative
[DU 2018] along n̂ . Which of the following identities is /are
TRUE? [JAM 2020]
   
2 2 
(a)
2 2
(b) (a)  .udv   u .nds
ˆ , where surface S bounds
V S
3 the volume V.
(c) 2 (d)
2
   
       dV    n   n  ds
2 2
43. Le V be the region in R determined by the in-
3
(b) V S
equalities x 2  y 2  1 and 0  z  4  x 2  y 2 .
where surface S bounds the volume V.
Determine   x  y  d r 2 2 3
[DU 2019]    
(c)        dV    n   n  ds
2 2
V
V S

5 3 where surface S bounds the volume V.

(a) (b)
3 4    
2 5
ˆ
(d)  C u .dl  S   u .nds 
where C is the
(c) (d) boundary of surface S.
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48. The curl of the vector A  ziˆ  xjˆ  ykˆ is given   2
(i) F1  K exp  r2  rˆ
by  R 
[GATE 2003]

(ii) F2  K  x 3 yˆ  y 3 zˆ 
(a) iˆ  ˆj  kˆ (b) iˆ  ˆj  kˆ
(c) iˆ  ˆj  kˆ (d) iˆ  ˆj  kˆ 
(iii) F3  K  x 3 xˆ  y 3 yˆ 
49. For the function   x 2 y  xy the value of
   ˆ
 at x  y  1 is [GATE 2004] (iv) F4  K   
r
 
(a) 5 (b) 5
where K is a constant. Identify the correct option
(c) 13 (d) 13
(a) (iii) and (iv) are conservative but (i) and (ii) are
50. The unit normal to the curve x3 y 2  xy  17 at not
the point (2,0) is
(b) (i) and (ii) are conservative but (ii) and (iv) are
[GATE 2005] not

(a)
 iˆ  ˆj  (b) iˆ
(c) (ii) and (iii) are conservative but (ii) and (iv)
are not
2
(c)  ĵ (d) ĵ (d) (i) and (iii) are conservative but (ii) and (iv) are
not
51. The unit vector normal to the surface

x 2  y 2  z  1 at the point P(1,1,1) is 54. The direction of f for a scalar field

1 2 1
[GATE 2011] f  x, y , z   x  xy  z 2 at the point
2 2
iˆ  ˆj  kˆ 2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ P(1,1,2) is
(a) (b)
3 6
[GATE 2016]
iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ 2iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ
(c) (d)
6 3
(a)
  ˆj  2kˆ 
(b)
  ˆj  2kˆ 
52. The unit vector perpendicular to the surface
5 5
x  y  z  3 at the point (1,1,1) is
2 2 2

[GATE 2014]
(c)
 ˆj  2kˆ 
(d)
 ˆj  2kˆ 

xˆ  yˆ  zˆ xˆ  yˆ  zˆ 5 5
(a) (b)
3 3
55. Consider the surface corresponding to the equa-
ˆx  yˆ  zˆ xˆ  yˆ  zˆ
(c) (d) tion 4 x 2  y 2  z  0 . A possible unit tangent to
3 3
this surface at the point ( 1, 2, -8) is
53. Four forces are given below in cartesian and
[TIFR 2013]
spherical polar coordinates
[GATE 2015] 1 ˆ 2 ˆ
(a) i j
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1ˆ 4ˆ 60. The equation of the plane that is tangent to the
(b) j k surface xyz  8 at the point (1,2,4) is
5 5
[NET Dec-2011]
4 8 1
(c) iˆ  ˆj  kˆ
9 9 9 (a) x  2 y  4 z  12 (b) 4 x  2 y  z  12

1 ˆ 3 ˆ 4 ˆ (c) x  4 y  2 z  12 (d) x  y  z  7
(d)  i j k
5 5 5 61. A vector perpendicular to any vector that lies on
56. Which of the following vectors is parallel to the the plane defined by x  y  z  5 , is

surface x 2 y  2 xz  4 at the point  2, 2, 3 ? [NET June-2012]

(a) iˆ  ˆj (b) ĵ  kˆ
(a) 6iˆ  2 ˆj  5kˆ (b) 6iˆ  2 ˆj  5kˆ
(c) iˆ  ˆj  kˆ (d) 2iˆ  3 ˆj  5kˆ
(c) 6iˆ  2 ˆj  5kˆ (d) 6iˆ  2 ˆj  5kˆ
62. A vector
[TIFR 2015]

A   5 x  2 y  iˆ   3 y  z  ˆj   2 x  az  kˆ is a
57. The vector field in xzi  y j in cylindrical polar
coordinates is solenoidal if the constant a has the value
[JEST 2013] [GATE 2002]

(a)   z cos   sin   e 
2 2
(a) 4 (b) -4
  sin  cos  1  z  e  (c) 8 (d) -8
  
( b)   z cos   sin   e 
2 2
63. If A  xeˆx  yeˆy  zeˆz , then 2 A equals
  sin  cos  1  z  e 
[GATE 2001]

(c)   z sin   cos   e 
2 2

(a) 1 (b) 3
  sin  cos  1  z  e  (c) 0 (d) -3
(d)   z sin   cos   e 
2 2
64. The unit vector normal to the surface
  sin  cos  1  z  e  3 x 2  4 y  z at the point (1,1,7) is
 
58. The value of  A  d  along a square loop of side [GATE 2002]

L in a uniform field A is :  
(a) 6iˆ  4 ˆj  kˆ / 53
(a) 0 (b) 2LA
(c) 4LA (d) L2A (b)  4iˆ  6 ˆj  kˆ  / 53

59. A point particle is moving in the (x,y) plane on a

trajectory given in polar coordinates by the equa-  
(c) 6iˆ  4 ˆj  kˆ / 53
tion
(d)  4iˆ  6 ˆj  kˆ  / 53
25  r 2 cos 2  0 .
The trajectory of the particle is a 65. In spherical polar coordinates  r , ,   the unit
(a) a parabola (b) a straight line
(c) a circle (d) a hyperbola
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      2  r
vector ˆ at 10, ,  is (c) .r  3 and  r  2
 4 2 r
   
[GATE 2018] (d) .r  3 and   r  0

70. If a vector field F  xiˆ  2 yjˆ  3 zkˆ , then
(a) k̂ (b)  j  k
1 ˆ ˆ
  
2

    F is  [GATE 2005]

(c)
1
  ˆj  kˆ  (d)  j k
1 ˆ ˆ
(a) 0 (b) iˆ
2 2
(c) 2 ˆj (d) 3kˆ
66. Given the condition    0 , the solution of the
2

  
71. If r  xiˆ  yjˆ , then :
equation  2  k . is given by
[GATE 2007]
[JEST 2016]  
(a) .r  0 and  r  r
k2     
(a)   (b)   k 2 (b) .r  2 and  r  r
2
    r
(c) .r  2 and  r 
k ln  r
(c)   k  ln  (d)       r
2
(d) .r  3 and  r 
r
1
    dV r  0 is
2
67. 
r 
72. The value of the contour integral  r  d
C
, for a
(a) 0 (b) 4
circle C of radius r with centre at the origin is
(c) 4 (d) 1
[GATE 2009]
68. What is the equation of the plane which is tangent
to the surface xyz = 4 at the point (1,2,2) ? r2
(a) 2 r (b)
[JEST 2017] 2

(a) x  2 y  4 z  12 (b) 4 x  2 y  z  12 (c)  r 2 (d) r

(c) x  4 y  z  0 (d) 2 x  y  z  6 
73. If a force F is derivable from a potential function
 V ( r ) , where r is the distance from the origin of
69. let r be the position vector of any point in three
 the coordinate system, it follows that
dimensional space and r  r . Then
[GATE 2011]
[NET Dec-2014]    
(a)   F  0 (b) .F  0
    r 
(a) .r  0 and   r  (c) V  0 (d)  2V  0
r
   2  
(b) .r  0 and  r  0 74. If A and B are constant vectors, then
   
 
  A. B  r  is
  [GATE 2013]

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   
(a) A.B (b) A  B 1 3 3
(c) r (d) zero
(a)
2
a  b  (b)   ab  a b 
2 2

(c)   a  b 
3 3
75. The normal to the surface given by the equation (d) 0

z = cos x cosh y at the point x   / 2 and y = 0 

78. If A  yziˆ  xzjˆ  xykˆ and C is the circle of unit
lies in
radius in the plane defined by z = 1,with the centre
(a) (x, y) plane  
on the z-axis, then the value of the integral  A.dl
(b) (x,z) plane C

(c) (y, z) plane is [NET June-2014]

(d) On the plane given by the equation 

(a) (b) 
2

x+ y+ z  1
2 
(c) (d) 0
4
76. The unit normal vector at the point
79. If S is the closed surface enclosing a volume V
 a b c 
 , ,  on the surface of the ellipsoid and n̂ is the unit normal vector to the surface and
 3 3 3 
r is the positive vector, then the value of the fol-
x2 y2 z2  
   1 , is lowing integral  r.nds
ˆ is,
a2 b2 c2 s

[NET Dec-2012] [GATE 2001]

(a) V (b) 2V
bciˆ  cajˆ  abkˆ (c) 0 (d) 3V
(a)
a 2b 2  b 2 c 2  c 2 a 2 
80. The curl of the vector field F is 2xˆ . Identify the

aiˆ  bjˆ  ckˆ appropriate vector field F from the choices given
(b) below
a 2  b2  c 2
[GATE 2008]
biˆ  cjˆ  akˆ 
(c) (a) F  2 zxˆ  3 zyˆ  5 yzˆ
a b c
2 2 2


(b) F  3 zyˆ  5 yzˆ
iˆ  ˆj  kˆ
(d) 
3 (c) F  3 xyˆ  5 yzˆ

   
77. If A  yziˆ  xzjˆ  xykˆ , then the integral  A.dl
C
(d) F  2 xyˆ  5 yzˆ

81. Consider a cylinder of height h and radius a, closed

where C is along the perimeter of rectangular area
at both ends, centered at the origin. Let
bounded by ( x  0, x  a and y  0, y  b ) is 
[NET Dec-2013] r  xiˆ  yjˆ  zkˆ be the position vector and n̂ a
unit normal to the surface. The surface integral

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 
S
ˆ over the closed surface of the cylinder is
r .nds

[GATE 2011] (c) (d)

(a) 2 a 2  a  h  (b) 3 a 2 h
(c) 2 a 2 h (d) zero 87. The necessary and sufficient condition that
 
82. A particle is moved quasi-statically from the point  dr  0 , for any closed curve C is
C
A
(-3, 0) to (3, 0), along a path y = x 2  9 in an
    
external force filed given by F = yi + 3 yj . Give (a) . A  0 (b)   A  0
     
that all physical quantities are in SI units, the mag- (c) . A  0 (d)     A  0
nitude of the work done on the particle is given 88. The value of the line integral
by
xdy  ydx
(a) 36 J (b) 18 J  x2 + y 2
(c) 9 J (d) 0
along a circle of radius 3 centered at the origin in
  the counter clockwise direction is given by

83. The value of   dS
r
3
, where r is the position vec-
S
r (a) 0 (b) 3 / 2
tor and S is a closed surface enclosing the origin, (c) 2 (d) 6
is : 
89. Given the vector A  y ,  x, 0  , the line integral
(a) 0 (b) 
 
(c) 4 (d) 8
 .dl , where C is a circle of radius 5 units with
C
A

84. The function r r  r > 0  , where r refers to spheri-

n
its centre at the origin, (correct to the first decimal
cal coordinates system, is : place) is

(a) an irrotational vector for n = 2 (a) 172.8 (b) 157.1

(c) -146.3 (d) 62.8
(b) a solenoidal vector for n = 2
 
(c) an irrotational vector for n = 3 90. The value of the integral I =  r .ds where S is
s
(d) a solenoidal vector for n = 3 the surface enclosing the volume V is
85. Two sets of vectors, one with m elements and the (a) 3 (b) V
other with n elements ( m < n) span the same lin- (c) 3V (d) 0
ear vector space. If k is the dimension of the vec-
91. What is the angle (indegree) between the surfaces
tor space, then :
y 2  z 2  2 and y 2  x 2  0 at the point
(a) k  m (b) k  m
(c) k = m + n (d) k = n (1, –1, 1) [JEST 2019]
86. Identify the vector field given below which has a 
92. The line integral of A vanishes about every closed
finite curl 
path. Then A must be equal to
(a) Curl of a vector function
(a) (b)
(b) Gradient of a scalar function

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(c) Gradient of a vector function
(d) Zero  
dinate system iˆ, ˆj , kˆ . The axes are rotated anti-
clockwise about the Y-axis by an angle of 60°.
93. When the fluid is compressible, the equation of 
The vector p in the roated coordinate system
  
continuity can be reduced to
t
 
 0   .v .
iˆ , ˆj , kˆ  is
' ' '
[GATE 2007]
Since the density  is constant in this case. Here

v is the velocity of a typical particle of the fluid.  
(a) 1  3 iˆ  3 ˆj  1  3 kˆ
' '
 
'

(b) 1  3  iˆ  3 ˆj  1  3  kˆ
Further, if the flow is irrotational, then the equa- ' ' '

tion can be rewritten as

    (c) 1  3  iˆ   3  3  ˆj  2kˆ
' ' '
(a) .  0 (b)     0
 
(c)   0 (d) v  constant (d) 1  3  iˆ   3  3  ˆj  2kˆ
' ' '

Common data for Q.94 and Q.95 

98. An electrostatic field E exists in a given region R.
[GATE 2003] Choose the wrong statement
 r [GATE 2009]
Consider the vector field V  3
r 
(a) Circulation of E is zero.
94. The surface integral of this vector over the surface
of a cube of size one and centered at the origin is 
(b) E can always be expressed as the gradient of
(a) 0 (b) 2 a scalar field.

(c) 2 a 3 (d) 4 (c) The potential difference between any two ar-
bitrary ponts in the region R is zero
95. Which one of the following is not correct?
(d) The work done in a closed path lying entirely
(a) Value of the line integral of this vector around in R is zero.
any closed curve is zero
   
(b) This vector can be written as the gradient of 99. Given F  r  B , where B  B0 iˆ  ˆj  kˆ is a  
some scalar function 
constant vector and r is the position vector. The
(c) The line integral of this vector from point P to  
value of  F .dr , where C is a circle of unit radius
point Q is independent of the path taken C

(d) This vector can represent the magnetic field of centered at the origin, is [GATE 2012]
some current distribution
(a) 0 (b) 2 B0
96. A vector field is defined everywhere as
 y2  (c) 2 B0 (d) 1
F  iˆ  zkˆ . The net flux of F associated with
L 
a cube of side L, with one vertex at the origin and 100. A two-dimensional vector A  t  is given by
sides along the positive X,Y and Z axes, is
[TIFR 2013]
[GATE 2007]

A  t   iˆ sin 2t  ˆj cos 3t
(a) L3 (b) 4L3
Which of the following graphs best describes the
(c) 8L3 (d) 10L3
locus of the tip of the vector, as t is varied from 0
 to 2 ?
97. Consider a vector p  2iˆ  3 ˆj  2kˆ in the coor-

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 aiˆ  bjˆ biˆ  ajˆ
(a) (b)
1 j a 2  b2 a 2  b2
0.5 2aiˆ  2bjˆ  ckˆ aiˆ  bjˆ  ckˆ
(a) (c) (d)
0 i 4a 2  4b 2  c 2 a 2  b2  c 2
-0.5
-1 102. Given that the co-ordinates of a particle are
y  t   A cos  2t  and x  t   sin t  the tra-
-1 -0.5 0 0.5 1
jectory of the particle is a
(a) Circle (b) Ellipse
1 (c) Hyperbola (d) Parabola
103. A point particle is moving in the (x,y) plane on a
(b) 0.5
0
trajectory given in polar coordinates by the equa-
-0.5  
tion r sin      5 . The trajectory of the par-
-1  4
ticle is:
-1 -0.5 0 0.5 1
(a) a parabola (b) a straight line
(c) a circle (d) a hyperbola
104. A point particle is moving the (x,y) plane on tra-
jectory given in polar coordinates by the equation
1
 
0.5 r 2  2r sin      3  0 . The trajectory of the
 4
0 particle is
(c) -0.5
-1 (a) a parabola (b) a straight line
(c) a circle (d) a hyperbola
-1 -0.5 0 0.5 1

SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

1 107 Compute the following double integrals
0.5
(i)   x  y  d x d y ; D   x , y  : x  1, 0  y  4 
0 D
(d) -0.5
-1 (ii)  x y dxdy; D   x , y  : 0  x  1,1  y  2 
D

-1 -0.5 0 0.5 1
x2
(iii)  dxdy; D   x, y  :1  x  2,1  y  x
D y2
101. Consider the surface by
ax 2  by 2  c  d  0 where a, b, c and d are (iv)  y e
2 xy
dxdy; D   x, y  : y  x, y  4, x  0
D

constants. If n̂1 and n̂2 are unit normal vectors to

108. Evaluate the integral
the surface at the points (x, y, z) = (1, 1, 0) and
(0, 0, 1) respectively, and m̂ is a unit vector nor--  x ey   ex 
C      e ln x  dy
y
e ln y  dx
mal to both n̂1 and n̂2 then m̂  [TIFR 2019] x  y 

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
where x  0, y  0 and C is any curve from If F   2 x  3 z  iˆ  2 xyjˆ  4 xkˆ then evaluate
2
116.
(1, 1) to (3, 3)  
 .FdV , where V is bounded by the planes


  x  y  dxdy where R is
V
109. Evaluate the integral
R
x  0, y  0, z  0 and 2 x  2 y  z  4 .
the half of disk x 2  y 2  9 with y  0
117. Evaluate   dV , where   45x y and V is
2

110. Evaluate the line integral V

the closed region bounded by the planes

  x  y  dx   x  y  dy
C
where C is the circle 4 x  2 y  z  8, x  0, y  0 , and z  0 .

with center at the origin and radius 2.

111. Evaluate the following double integrals :

(i)  y dxdy where R is the triangular region with

2

vertices (0, 1), (1, 2), (4, 1).

  x  2 y  dxdy where R is bounded by

2
(ii)
R

y  x, y  x 3 , x  0 .
112. Evaluate the following double integral, asuming that
the curve is oriented counter-clockwise
  1 
  6 x  ln  6 y   dy   6 y  cos    dx ,
2

C  x 

where C is the boundery of the square with verti-

ces (2, 4), (4, 4), (4, 6) and (2, 6).

113. Evaluate the line integral  xdx  dy  zdz where

C

C is given by x  t   t , y  t   t , z  t   t 3 for
0  t 1.

 y   x 
114. Evaluate    x 2  dx   2  2 y  dy
x y x y
2 2 2
 

if C is a smooth curve enclosing the origin.

115. Determine which of the following statements is/
are CORRECT for the given vector fields.

 3x2 y   x3   2 x3 y 
F1  4 y 2  2  iˆ   8xy  2  ˆj  11  3  kˆ
 z   z   z 

F2  6 xiˆ   2 y  y 2  ˆj   6 z  x 3  kˆ .

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ANSWER KEY
1. (60) 2. (d) 3. (b)
4. (d) 5. (d) 6. (a)
7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (*)
10. (a) 11. (d) 12. (a)
13. (e) 14. (a) 15. (b)
16. () 17. () 18. ()
19. (a) 20. (a) 21. (a)
22. (*) 23. (b) 24. (a)
25. (a) 26. (1.17) 27. (c)
28. (12) 29. (b) 30. (c)
31. (a,c,d) 32. (–1) 33. ()
34. () 35. (*) 36. (c)
37. (d) 38. (c) 39. (b)
40. (b) 41. (b) 42. (d)
43. (*) 44. (2)
45. (14.95 to 15.10) 46. (d)
47. (a,b,d) 48. (a) 49. (d)
50. (d) 51. (d) 52. (d)
53. (d) 54. (b) 55. (a)
56. (c) 57. (a) 58. (a)
59. (d) 60. (b) 61. (b)
62. (c) 63. (c) 64. (c)
65. (d) 66. (a) 67. (a)
68. (d) 69. (d) 70. (a)
71. (c) 72. (a) 73. (a)
74. (b) 75. (b) 76. (a)
77. (d) 78. (d) 79. (d)
80. (b) 81. (b) 82. (a)
83. (c) 84. (b) 85. (b)
86. (c) 87. (b) 88. (c)
89. (b) 90. (c) 91. (60)
92. (b) 93. (b) 94. (d)
95. (d) 96. (a) 97. (a)
98. (c) 99. (c) 100. (c)
101. (b) 102. (d) 103. (b)
104. (c)

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