4 Vector Calculus
Q.5 If A(0, 4,3) , B(0, 0, 0) and C (3, 0, 4) are
O Objective Type Questions
three points defined in x, y, z co-ordinate
Q.1 The angle (in degrees) between two planar system, then which one of the following
3ˆ 1ˆ 3ˆ 1ˆ vectors is perpendicular to both the line
vector a i j and b i j
2 2 2 2 vectors BA and BC ?
is [IIT Kanpur, 2007]
[IIT Madras, 2011]
(A) 30 (B) 60
(A) 16iˆ 9 ˆj 12kˆ (B) 16iˆ 9 ˆj 12kˆ
(C) 90 (D) 120
(C) 16iˆ 9 ˆj 12kˆ (D) 16iˆ 9 ˆj 12kˆ
Q.2 The two vectors [1, 1, 1] and 1, a, a 2
Q.6 For two non-zero vectors A and B , if
1 3
where a j , are A B is perpendicular to A B , then
2 2
(A) The magnitude of A is twice the
[IIT Madras, 2011] magnitude of B
(A) orthonormal. (B) orthogonal.
(B) The magnitude of A is half the
(C) parallel. (D) collinear.
magnitude of B
Q.3 If a and b are two arbitrary vectors with
(C) A and B cannot be orthogonal
2
magnitudes a and b, respectively, a b (D) The magnitudes of A and B are equal
ρ
will be equal to [IIT Madras, 2011] Q.7 For the vectors A 3iˆ 2 ˆj kˆ and
ρ ρ ρ ρ
2
(A) a 2b 2 a b (B) ab a b B 2iˆ kˆ, the value of A B . A is
a b
2
(C) a 2b 2 (D) ab a b
(A) 0 (B) 1
Q.4 For the parallelogram OPQR shown in the (C) 2 (D) 3
sketch OP aiˆ bjˆ and OR ciˆ djˆ . The
Q.8 If r xaˆ x yaˆ y zaˆ z and r r , then div
area of the parallelogram is
[IIT Delhi, 2012] r (ln r ) _______.
2
Q [IIT Kharagpur, 2014 (Set - 02)]
R Q.9 Divergence of the vector field
P V ( x, y, z ) ( x cos xy y)iˆ ( y cos xy) ˆj
O [(sin z 2 ) x 2 y 2 ]kˆ is
(A) a d b c (B) a c b d
[IIT Kanpur, 2007]
(C) a d b c (D) a b c d (A) 2 z cos z 2
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(B) sin xy 2 z cos z 2 Q.15 The divergence of the vector field
(C) x sin xy cos z
u e x cos yiˆ sin yjˆ is
(D) None of these (A) 0
Q.10 The directional derivative of the scalar (B) e x cos y e x sin y
function f ( x, y, z ) x 2 2 y 2 z at the
(C) 2e x cos y
point P = (1, 1, 2) in the direction of the
vector a 3iˆ 4 ˆj is (D) 2e x sin y
[IISc Bangalore, 2008] Q.16 Let f ( x, y ) kxy x3 y xy 3 where K is
(A) – 4 (B) – 2 real constant. If the directional derivative
(C) – 1 (D) 1 of f at point (1, 2) in the direction of a unit
1 1 15
Q.11 The directional derivative of vector i j is then the
xy 2 2 2
f ( x, y ) ( x y ) at (1, 1) in the value of K is _______.
2
direction of the unit vector at an angle of Q.17 ( P) ds , where P is a vector, is
equal to [IIT Kharagpur, 2006]
with y-axis, is given by________.
4
(A) P dl (B) P dl
[IIT Kharagpur, 2014 (Set - 04)]
Q.12 A vector P is given by (C) P dl (D) P dv
P x3 yax x 2 y 2 a y x 2 yzaz . Which of the Q.18 If A xy aˆ x x 2 aˆ y , then A dl over the
following statements is TRUE? C
[IIT Kanpur, 2015 (Set - 01)] path shown in the figure is
[IIT Guwahati, 2010]
(A) P is solenoidal but not irrotational.
y
(B) P is irrotational but not solenoidal.
S R
(C) P is neither solenoidal nor 3
irrotational.
(D) P is both solenoidal and irrotational. 1
P Q
Q.13 If 2 x y z then is
3 2 4 2
x
[IIT Kharagpur, 2014 (Set - 01)] 0 1 2
(A) 12 xy 2 z 4 4 x 2 z 4 20 x 3 y 2 z 3 3 3
(B) 2 x 2 y 2 z 4 x3 z 4 24 x3 y 2 z 2 2
(A) 0 (B)
3
(C) 12 xy 2 z 4 4 x3 z 4 24 x3 y 2 z 2
(C) 1 (D) 2 3
(D) 4 xy 2 z 4 x 2 z 4 24 x3 y 2 z 2
Q.19 Consider a closed surface S surrounding a
Q.14 The direction of vector A is radially
volume V. If r is the position vector of a
outward from the origin, with A kr n point inside S, with n̂ the unit normal on S,
where r 2 x2 y2 z 2 and is a
k the value of the integral 5r nˆ ds is
constant. The value of n for which S
A 0 is [IIT Madras, 2011]
(A) – 2 (B) 2 (A) 3 V (B) 5 V
(C) 1 (D) 0 (C) 10 V (D) 15 V
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Q.20 Given a vector field Q.25 The value of the surface integral
F y 2 xaˆ x yzaˆ y x 2 aˆ z , (9 xiˆ 2 yjˆ zkˆ) n dS over the surface
S
the line integral F dl evaluated along a S of the sphere x 2 y 2 z 2 9, where n
segment on the x-axis from x = 1 to x = 2 is the unit outward normal to the surface
is [IIT Bombay, 2013] element dS , is _______.
(A) 2.33 (B) 0 PPractice Questions
(C) 1.33 (D) 7 Q.1 If F r n r is solenoidal then n
Q.21 The line integral of function F yziˆ , in _______.
the counter clockwise direction, along the (A) 1 (B) 2
circle x 2 y 2 1 at z 1 is (C) 3 (D) 4
Q.2 P , where P is a vector, is equal to
[IIT Kharagpur, 2014 (Set - 01)]
(A) P P 2 P (B) 2 P ( P)
(A) 2 (B)
(C) 2 P P (D) ( P) 2 P
(C) (D) 2
Q.3 A particle moves along a curve whose
Q.22 A scalar potential has the following
parametric equations are :
gradient : yz iˆ xz ˆj xy kˆ. Consider x t 2t , y 3e
3 2 t
and z = 2 sin (5t)
the integral . d r on the curve where x, y and z show variation of the
C
distance covered by the particle (in cm)
r xiˆ yjˆ zkˆ.
with time t (in s). The magnitude of the
The curve C is parameterized as follows : acceleration of the particle (in cm/s 2 ) at t
xt = 0 is ___________.
y t and 1 t 3
2
Q.4 Directional derivation of 2 xyz y 2 at
z 3t 2 the point (1, 3, 2) becomes maximum in
the direction of
The value of the integral is ______
(A) 4iˆ 2 ˆj 3kˆ (B) 4iˆ 6 ˆj 2kˆ
[IISc Bangalore, 2016 (Set - 02)]
(C) 2iˆ 6 ˆj 2kˆ (D) 4iˆ 6 ˆj 2kˆ
Q.23 Value of the integral xydy y dx , where, 2
Q.5 The vector that is NOT perpendicular to
the vectors (iˆ ˆj kˆ) and (iˆ 2 ˆj 3kˆ)
C
C is the square cut from the first quadrant
by the line x 1 and y 1 will be (Use is_____.
green’s theorem to change the line integral (A) (iˆ 2 ˆj kˆ) (B) (iˆ 2 ˆj kˆ)
in to double integral) (C) (0iˆ 0 ˆj 0kˆ) (D) (4iˆ 3 ˆj 5kˆ)
1 Q.6 The value of the line integral
(A) (B) 1
2
y dx 2 xydy over the curve x a cos t ,
2
3 5 y a sin t is
(C) (D)
2 3 (A) 0 (B) 1
Q.24 Suppose C is the closed curve defined as (C) 2 (D) 4
the circle x 2 y 2 1 with C oriented anti- Q.7 The directional derivative of
clockwise. The value of f ( x, y, z ) 2 x 3 y z at the point
2 2 2
( xy dx x
2 2
y dy ) over the curve C equals P (2, 1, 3) in the direction of the vector
_______. a i 2k is ______.
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Q.8 The directional derivative of div F at (1, Q.15 The directional derivative of
2, 2) in the direction of outward normal to f ( x, y ) 2 x 3 y z at point P(2, 1, 3)
2 2 2
the surface of the sphere x 2 y 2 z 2 9 in the direction of the vector a iˆ 2kˆ is
where F x 4 iˆ y 4 ˆj z 4 kˆ is _______. ______.
Q.9 For the function ax 2 y y 3 to represent x2 y2
Q.16 For the scalar field u , the
the velocity potential of an ideal fluid, 2 2 3
magnitude of the gradient at the point (1,3)
should be equal to zero. In that case, the
value of ‘a’ has to be ______. is ______.
Q.10 The value of yz dx xz dy xy dz where
Q.17 The integral ( ydx xdy)
c
is evaluated
C
C is the line segment joining (1,1, 0) and 1
along the circle x 2 y 2 traversed in
(2,3, 2) is _______. 4
counter clockwise direction. The integral
(A) 0 (B) 7 is equal to
(C) 9 (D) 12
(A) 0 (B)
2 2 4
Q.11 A scalar field is given by f = x 3 y 3 ,
where x and y are the Cartesian (C) (D)
2 4
coordinates. The derivative of f along line
y = x directed away from the origin, at the Q.18 Curl of vector F x 2 z 2iˆ 2 xy 2 zjˆ 2 y 2 z 3 kˆ
point (8, 8) is : is
2 3 (A) (4 yz 3 2 xy 2 )iˆ 2 x 2 zjˆ 2 y 2 zkˆ
(A) (B)
3 2 (B) (4 yz 3 2 xy 2 )iˆ 2 x 2 zjˆ 2 y 2 zkˆ
2 3 (C) 2 xz 2iˆ 4 xyzjˆ 6 y 2 z 2 kˆ
(C) (D)
3 2
(D) 2 xz 2iˆ 4 xyzjˆ 6 y 2 z 2 kˆ
Q.12 A scalar function in the xy-plane is given
Q.19 The value of the directional derivative of
by ( x, y ) x 2 y 2 . If iˆ and ĵ are unit
the function ( x, y, z ) xy 2 yz 2 zx 2 at
vectors in the x and y directions, the
the point (2, – 1, 1) in the direction of the
direction of maximum increase in the
vector p iˆ 2 ˆj 2kˆ is ______.
value of at (1, 1) is along
Q.20 The value (up to two decimal places) of
(A) 2iˆ 2 ˆj (B) 2iˆ 2 ˆj line integral
(C) 2iˆ 2 ˆj (D) 2iˆ 2 ˆj
F ( r )
c
dr , for F (r ) x 2iˆ y 2 ˆj
Q.13 The directional derivative of the field along C which is a straight line joining (0,
u ( x, y, z ) x 2 3 yz in the direction of the 0) to (1, 1) is ______.
vector (iˆ ˆj 2kˆ) at point (2, 1, 4)
is________________.
Q.14 If A . B A . C and A B A C where A
is not a null vector then
(A) B 0 (B) A C
(C) B C (D) C 0
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A Answer Keys
Objective Type Questions
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. A
6. D 7. A 8. 3 9. A 10. B
11. 3 12. A 13. C 14. A 15. C
16. 4 17. A 18. C 19. D 20. B
21. B 22. 726 23. C 24. 0 25. 678.584
Practice Questions
1. C 2. D 3. 12 4. D 5. D
6. A 7. – 1.789 8. 4 9. 3 10. D
11. A 12. B 13. – 5.175 14. C 15. 4 / 5
16. 5 17. C 18. A 19. 1 20. 0.67
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