Chapter 1 Vector Calculus
Chapter 1 Vector Calculus
CHAPTER
1 CALCULUS
1. Given are the following statements related to unit (a) – 0.5 (b) 0.5
vector. Which of the following statements among the (c) 1 (d) –1
options is INCORRECT?
(a) The magnitude of the unit vector is always equal
to 1 irrespective of the vector location. 5. Given vectors P, Q and R are follows
(b) Any vector can become the unit vector when it P = aˆx + aˆ y + 4aˆz , Q = 3aˆx + aˆ y − 6aˆz and
gets divided by the magnitude of the same given
vector. R = 5aˆx − 2aˆ y + aˆz . The value of α, β and γ such
(c) A unit vector always represents the unit normal that the vectors are mutually orthogonal.
direction of the given vector. (a) α = 1.67, β =32, γ = 2.833
(d) A unit vector represents the direction of the given (b) α = 2.67, β =16, γ = _2.833
vector. (c) α = 2.67, β =32, γ = _2.833
(d) α = 1.67, β =16, γ = _5.6
2. Let F = 2 aˆx − 6 aˆ y +10 aˆz , G = aˆx + Gy aˆ y + 5 aˆz . If
F and G have the same unit vector, then G y must be 6. The angle AB between the vectors A = 3aˆ x + 4aˆ y + aˆ z
4. Given that vector A = aˆx + aˆ y + aˆz and 8. The projection of the vector (6aˆ x – 3aˆ y + 2aˆ z )
along 3aˆ x – 4aˆ z is
B = aˆx + aˆ y + aˆz , if A and B are normal to each
other, then the value of 𝛼 = _______. (a) 2 (b) 18aˆ x – 8aˆ y
(c) 10 (d) 21aˆ x – 28aˆ y 13. The â and â components in terms of aˆ x and aˆ y
9. If a vector A = 3aˆx + 2aˆ y + 5aˆz is pointing towards a for A, B, C and D, are______.
10. [MSQ]
Given point P (–3,4, −5) and vector
aˆ x + aˆ y −aˆ x + aˆ y
A = yaˆx + ( x + z)aˆ y , the point P and vector A will be (a) Point A ,
2 2
represented in cylindrical and spherical coordinate
−aˆ x + aˆ y −aˆ x − aˆ y
system as (b) Point B ,
2 2
(a) (5,127 , −5)
0
−aˆ x − aˆ y aˆ x − aˆ y
(5 2,135 ,127 )
o o (c) Point C ,
(b) 2 2
aˆx − aˆ y aˆx + aˆ y
(c) A = −8.8 aˆ +1.6 aˆ (d) Point D ,
2 2
(d) A = −6.22 aˆr + 6.22 aˆ +1.6 aˆ
19. Divergence of vector div D in the cylindrical derivative) in the direction of a vector which makes
coordinate system is
angle with y-axis, is________.
1 1 D
D
(a)
( )
D +
+ z
z
4
25. If ϕ = xy + yz + zx, then the directional derivative of
1 1 D ( )
1 ( zDz )
scalar function ϕ at (3, 2, 1) towards a point (4, 5, 6),
(b)
(
D + )
+
z z is_______.
1 1 D Dz
(c)
(
D + )
+
z 26. If ϕ = xy + yz + zx, then the directional derivative of
scalar function ϕ at (3, 2, 1) in the direction of
D D
D
(d) + + z A = (2, 2, 2), is_________.
z
20. The gradient of the following scalar fields 27. f : x = y = 2z
ϕ : x2 + y2 + 2z2 = 10
f = z 2 sin 2 at 1, ,1 , is_______. the angle of intersection (s) is/are_________.
2
28. If ϕ = xy + yz + zx represents scalar potential of A ,
21. The gradient of the following scalar fields
then the A at (3, 2, 1) is________.
f ( r, , ) = 20r sin 2 cos at 1, , ,
2 2 29. The divergence of following vector field.
is_____. A = x2 yz aˆ x + xz aˆ z at (1,1,1) is _________.
(a) – 2 (b) 2
A = sin aˆ + 2 z aˆ + z cos aˆz at 1, ,1 is____. (c) 1 (d) 0
2
31. The divergence of following vector field
37. If r = xaˆx + yaˆy + z aˆz and r = r then div
1
A = 2 cos aˆr + r sin cos aˆ + cos aˆ at 1, ,
( r 2 (1n r )) = __________ .
r 2 2
is________. ( )
38. Let f V = x2 y + y2 z + z 2 x , where f and V are
scalar and vector field respectively. If
32. The value of A where A = 3xyaˆx + xaˆ y + xyz aˆz at a
j + x kˆ
V = y iˆ + z ˆ , then V ( f ) is______.
point (2, –2, 2) is
(a) –10 (b) –6 (a) x2y + y2z + z2x (b) 2xy + 2 yz + 2zx
(c) 2 (d) 4 (c) x + y + z (d) 0
( )
(u A ) at (1, 1, 1) is ____.
+ sin z 2 + x 2 + y 2 k̂
(a) 2z cos(z2) 40. The curl of following vector field
(b) sin ( xy ) + 2 z cos z ( ) 2
A = x 2 y aˆ x + xy 2 aˆ y + z 2 aˆ z at (1, 1, 1) is_______.
(c) x sin ( xy) – cos ( z ) 41. The curl of following vector field
(d) None of these A = z cos aˆ + 2 z 2 aˆ + sin aˆ z at 1, , 1
2
34. Divergence of the three-dimensional radial vector is _______ .
field F is
(a) 3 (b) 1/r 42. The curl of following vector field
iˆ + ˆj + kˆ
(c) (
(d) 3 iˆ + ˆj + kˆ ) A = raˆr at 1, , is ______.
2 2
43. Given the vector
35. The divergence of the vector field
A = (cos x)( sin y ) aˆx + (sin x)(cos y ) aˆ y where
A = x aˆ x + y aˆ y + z aˆz is
aˆx , aˆ y denote unit vectors along x, y directions,
(a) 0 (b) 1/3
respectively. The magnitude of curl of A is_____.
(c) 1 (d) 3
44. The figures show diagrammatic representations of
36. The direction of vector A is radially outward from the
vector fields X , Y and Z respectively. Which one of
origin, with A = kr n where r2 = x2 + y2 + z2 and k
is a constant. The value of n for which A=0 is
the following choices is true? , is irrotational, then the values of the constant k1, k2
X Y Z and k3 respectively are.
(a) 0.3, – 2.5, 0.5 (b) 0.0, 3.0, 2.0
(c) 0.3, 0.33, 0.5 (d) 4.0, 3.0, 2.0
2P + (·P ) 57. Match List-I (Term) with List – II (Type) and select
(b)
the correct answer:
(c) 2P + P List-I List-II
(·P ) − P ( )
2
(d) A. Curl F = 0 1. Laplace equation
B. div ( F ) = 0 2. Irrotational
56. For a vector field A , which one of the following is
FALSE?
C. div grad ( ) = 0 3. Solenoidal
(d) 0
(c) (r r ) = 6
2
(d) r = 0
2 ( xdx + ydy) along the semicircle with line → (2, 6, –1) is ___.
P
segment PQ as its diameter 71. Evaluate the integral, r d r , where C is the helical
(a) is 1 (b) is –1 C
(c) is 0 path described by, x = cost , y = sint , z = t joining
(d) depends on the direction (clockwise or anti- the points given by t = 0 and t = /2.
clockwise) of the semicircle
72. The line integral of the vector field
( )
F = 5xziˆ + 3x 2 + 2 y ˆj + x 2 zkˆ along a path from
Y
( ) ( )
73. F ( x, y ) = x2 + xy aˆx + y 2 + xy aˆ y . Its line integral over
the straight line from (x, y) = (0, 2), (x, y) = (2, 0) D X
evaluates to A
(a) –8 (b) 4
(c) 8 (d) 0 Circle of
Radius R
C
The vector function F ( r ) = − xiˆ + y ˆj is defined
( )
74.
over a circular arc C shown in the figure. (a)
(
2R aˆ x + aˆ y ) (b)
−2R aˆ x + aˆ y
2 2
( )
77. P ds , where P is a vector, is equal to
(a)
P dl (b) ( ( P ) ) dl
(c) ( P ) dl (
(d) P dv )
The line integral of
F dl is
1 1 78. If a vector field V is related to another vector field
(a) (b)
2 4
1 1 A through V = A , which of the following is
(c) (d)
6 3 true? Note: C and SC refer to any closed contour and
any surface whose boundary is C
75. The value of the line integral
Q
(a) cV dl = V dS
P ( z dx + 3y dy + 2xz dz)
2 2 sc
along the straight line
(b) c A dl = V dS
joining the point P(1, 1, 2) and Q(2, 3, 1) is sc
76. What is the value of the integral dl along the curve c 79. Consider a vector field A ( r ) . The closed loop line
c
(c is the curve ABCD in the direction of the arrow)? integral A dl can be expressed as
80. Consider the following statements: 83. If A = aˆ + aˆ + aˆz , the value of A dl around the
Stokes’ theorem is valid irrespective of closed-circuit quadrant shown in the given figure is
Q
Y
1. Shape of closed curve C.
2. Type of vector A. 2
X
3. Type of coordinate system.
81. A dl = _____ ds
c c 84. Given a vector field A = 2 cosφ aˆ in cylindrical
coordinates. For the contour as shown below,
A dl
82. If A = xyaˆ x + x aˆ y then
2
A dl over the path shown
is
c Y
in the figure is
r=1
X
O
( xdy − ydx) sin θ. The magnitude of the line integral of the vector
c field F = − yiˆ + xjˆ around the closed curve is
The integral being taken in a counterclockwise ____________ (Round off to 2 decimal places).
direction over the closed curve C that forms the
boundary of the region R shown in the figure below.
The region R is the area enclosed by the union a
2× 3 rectangle and a semi-circle of radius 1. The line
integral evaluates to
86. Consider the two-dimensional vector field 89. Given a vector field F , the divergence theorem states
F(x, y) = xi + yj , where iˆ and ˆj denote the unit that
vectors along the x-axis and the y-axis, respectively. (
(a) F ds = F dv )
A contour C in the x-y plane, as shown in the figure, s v
is composed of two horizontal lines connected at the
two ends by two semi-circular arcs of unit radius.
(
(b) F ds = F dv )
s v
The contour is traversed in the counter-clockwise
sense. The value of the closed path integral (
(c) F ds = F dv )
s v
c F ( x, y ) ( dx iˆ + dy ˆj ) is______________.
(
d) F ds = F dv )
s v
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 8 + 2π (d) –1
90. Consider a closed surface S surrounding a volume V. cylindrical region. The surface integral of this field on
If r is the position vector of a point inside S, with n̂ ( )
S s D ds is _____.
the unit normal on S, the value of the integral
Answer Key
1.
2.
(c)
(c)
( )
18. aˆ z 33.
34.
(a)
(a)
3. (d) 19. (c) 35. (d)
4. (a) (
20. − 2aˆ ) 36. (a)
5. (b) 37. (3)
6. (a)
21. ( −20aˆ ) 38. (a)
7. (b) 22. (7.07) 39. (45)
8.
9.
(a)
(b)
23.
24.
(a)
(3)
40. ( )
0
49.
50.
(b)
(-6)
65.
66.
(a)
(c)
(
81. A )
51. (a) 67. (0) 82. (c)
52. (a) 68. (b) 83. (a)
53. (c) 69. (-0.5) 84. (a)
54. (d) 70. (139) 85. (c)
55. (d) 71. (1.23) 86. (0)
56. (c) 72. (4.42) 87. (9.42)
57. (a) 73. (d) 88. (3.14)
58. (d) 74. (a) 89. (a)
59. (d) 75. (b) 90. (d)
60. (b) 76. (c) 91. (1)
61. (a) 77. (a) 92. (78.53)
62. (d) 78. (b) 93. (56.55)
63. (4.5) 79. (d) 94. (c)
64. (c) 80. (d)