1574601-1535237-MP Vectors Watermark

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Vectors Practice set

Mathematical Physics
IIT-JAM PYQs
Question 1 (IIT-JAM 2008)
The work done by a force in moving a particle of mass m from any point (x,y) to a
neighbouring point (x+dx, y+dy) is given by dW = 2xydx + x2dy. The work done for a
complete cycle around a unit circle is
(a) 0 (b)1 (c) 3 d) 2𝜋
3 2 3 2
The equation of a surface of revolution is z = ± 2
𝑥 + 2
𝑦 . The unit vector
2
normal to the surface at the point A( 3
,0,1) is
3 2 3 2
a)
5
𝑖+ 𝑘 b) 5
𝑖- 𝑘
10 10
3 2 3 2
c)
5
𝑖+ 𝑘 d)
10
𝑖+ 𝑘
5 10
The line integral ,where , along the
semi-circular path as shown in figure below, is
a) -2 b) 0 c) 2 d) 4
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If is a constant vector and is the position vector then would be
a) b) c) d)
For Vectors , , and , the vector product
is
(a) in the same direction as (b) in the direction opposite to
(c) in the same direction as (d) in the direction opposite to
If the surface integral of the field , over the

closed surface of an arbitrary unit sphere is to be zero, then the relationship
between α, β and γ is
β α β γ
a) α +
6
-γ=0 b)
3
+
6
- 2
=0
α γ 2 1 3
c) +β- =0 d) + - =0
2 3 α β γ
1
The line integral of a vector field (x,y) = 2 ( - 𝑦𝑖 + 𝑥𝑗 ), where
𝑟
2 2 2
𝑟 = 𝑥 + 𝑦 , is taken around a square(see figure) of
side unit length and centred at (𝑥0, 𝑦0) with |𝑥0| > 1/2
and |𝑦0| > 1/2. If the value of integral is L, then
a) L depends on (𝑥0, 𝑦0)

b) L is independent of (𝑥0, 𝑦0) and its value is -1
c) L is independent of (𝑥0, 𝑦0) and its value is 0
d) L is independent of (𝑥0, 𝑦0) and its value is 2
3 2 2
Consider a vector field = 𝑦𝑖 + 𝑥𝑧 𝑗 − 𝑧𝑦𝑘. Let C be the circle 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 4 on
the plane 𝑧 = 2, oriented counter clockwise. The value of contour integral
, is
a) 28π b) 4π c) - 4π d) - 28π
A particle of mass m is moving in the xy plane. At any given time t, its position
vector is given by = 𝐴𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑤𝑡𝑖 + 𝐵𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑤𝑡𝑗, where A,B and ω are constants with
𝐴 ≠ 𝐵. Which of the following statements are true?
a) orbit of the particle is an ellipse
b) speed of the particle is constant
c) at any given time t, the particle experiences a force towards origin
d) the angular momentum of the particle is 𝑚ω𝐴𝐵𝑘
The tangent line to the curve x2 + xy + 5 = 0 at (1,1) is represented by
a) y = 3x - 2 b) y = -3x + 4
c) x = 3y - 2 d) x = -3y + 4

Consider a closed triangular contour transverse in counter-clockwise direction, as

shown in the figure below.
The value of integral, evaluated along this contour, for a vector field,
= 𝑦𝑒𝑥 − 𝑥𝑒𝑦 is ______. (𝑒𝑥, 𝑒𝑦, 𝑒𝑧 are unit vectors in the cartesian-coordinate
system.
A hemispherical shell is placed on the x-y plane centred at the origin. For a vector
(−𝑦𝑒𝑥+ 𝑥𝑒𝑦)
field = 2 2 , the value of the integral , over the
(𝑥 +𝑦 )
hemispherical surface is ______ π.
40
The integral of the vector (ρ, ϕ, 𝑧) = ρ
𝑐𝑜𝑠ϕρ over the volume of a cylinder of
height L and radius Ro is
a) 20π𝑅𝑜𝐿(𝑖 + 𝑗) b) 0 c) 40π𝑅𝑜𝐿𝑗 d) 40π𝑅𝑜𝐿𝑖

2
The volume integral of the function f(𝑟, θ, ϕ) = 𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑠θ over the region (0 ≤ 𝑟 ≤ 2,
0 ≤ θ ≤ π/3, 0 ≤ ϕ ≤ 2π) is __________.
(Specify your answer to two digits after the decimal point)
Question 14 (IIT-JAM 2018) -b
Let f(x,y) = x3 - 2y3.The curve along which 𝝯2 f = 0 is
𝑦
a) x = 2y b) x = 2y c) x = 6y d) x = -
2
Question 15 (IIT-JAM 2018) -d
A curve is given by . The unit vector of the tangent to the

curve at t = 1 is
a) b) c) d)
Question 16 (IIT-JAM 2019) -d
A unit vector perpendicular to the plane containing and

, is
a) b)
c) d)
Question 17 (IIT-JAM 2019) - a
If 𝜙(x, y, z) is a scalar function which satisfies the Laplace equation, then the
gradient of is
(a) Solenoidal and irrotational (b) Solenoidal but not irrotational

(c) Irrotational but not solenoid (d) Neither Solenoidall nor irrotational
Question 18 (IIT-JAM 2019) - a,b,c
The gradient of scalar field S(x,y,z) has the following characteristic(s)

a) Line integral of a gradient is path-independent
b) Closed line integral of a gradient is zero
c) Gradient of S is a measure of the maximum rate of change in the field S
d) Gradient of S is a scalar quantity
Question 19 (IIT-JAM 2019) - (1.17)
The flux of function = y2 𝑥 + (3xy - z2) 𝑦 + 4yz 𝑘 passing through the surface ABCD
along 𝑛 is ________. (Round off to 2 decimal places)
Question 20 (IIT-JAM 2020) -a
The volume integral where V is the volume of a sphere of
radius R centred at the origin, is equal to
4
a) 4𝜋 b) 0 c) 𝜋R3 d) 1
3

Question 21 (IIT-JAM 2020) -a,b,d

Consider a vector function ( ) and two scalar functions 𝛹( ) and 𝜙( ) . The unit
vector is normal to the elementary surface , dS is infinitesimal surface element,
𝜕
dV is an infinitesimal volume, is an infinitesimal line element and denotes
𝜕𝑛
the partial derivative along . Which of the following identities is/are correct?
Question 22 (IIT-JAM 2020) -12

The line integral of the vector function along the straight line
from (0,0) to (2,4) is_________.
IIT-JAM PYQs Answers

1. (a) 2. (b) 3.(b) 4. (b) 5. (a)
6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (-2)
11. (2) 12. (d) 13. (15.08) 14. (b) 15. (d)
16. (d) 17. (a) 18. (a),(b),(c) 19. (1.17) 20. (a)
21. (a),(b),(d) 22. (12)

Additional Problems
Question 1
Find the area of parallelogram whose adjacent sides are given by vector
, and
a) 6 b) 12 c) 34 d) 42
Question 2
Consider two points P and Q with position vectors and

. Find the position vector of a point R which divides the line joining
point P and Q in the ratio 2:1.
a) b) c) d)
Question 3
Find the value of constant a such that the given vectors are coplanar.
a) 2 b) 4 c) -2 d) -4
Question 4
Find the directional derivative of the function ɸ(x,y,z) = xy2 + yz3 at the point
(1,-1,1) in the direction of (3,1,-1).
1 5 9
a) 2 b) c) d)
11 11 11
Question 5
The equation of tangent plane to the surface z = x2 + 4y2 at the point (2,1,8) is
a) 4x + 8y - z = 8 b) 4x + 8y + z = 8
c) 4x + 8y + z = 17 d) 4x + 8y - z = 24

Question 6
What is the angle between the two planes given by the equation 2x + 4y – 2z = 5
and 6x – 8y – 2z = 14.
1 2
a) 𝜽 = cos-1 b) 𝜽 = cos-1
39 39
1 2
c) 𝜽 = cos-1 d) 𝜽 = cos-1
31 31
Question 7
Find the value of n for which vector is solenoidal, where
a) -2 b) -3 c) 3 d) 2
Question 8
For vector field = (y2 - z2 + 3yz - 2x) 𝑖 + (3xz + 2xy) 𝑗 + (3xy - 2xz + 2z)𝑘, which of
the following statement is correct.
a) is both solenoidal and irrotational

b) is solenoidal but not irrotational.
c) is irrotational but not solenoidal
d) is neither solenoidal nor irrotational
Question 9
A fluid motion is given by = (y + z) 𝑖 + (z + x) 𝑗 + (x + y)𝑘. Calculate its velocity
potential.
a) x + y + z + c b) xy + yz +c
c) xy + yz + zx + c d) xy + zx + c
Question 10
Find the value of the integral , where is the closed
2
curve of the region bounded by 𝑦 = 𝑥 and 𝑦 = 𝑥 .

a) 1/10 b) -1/10 c) 1/20 d) -1/20
Question 11
3 3 3
Find the value of integral , where = 𝑥 𝑖 + 𝑦 𝑗 + 𝑧 𝑘 and S is the
2 2 2 2
surface of the sphere 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 𝑎 .
12 3 12 5 7 3 7
a) 𝜋𝑎 b) 𝜋𝑎 c) 𝜋𝑎 d) 𝜋
5 5 5 5
Question 12
Find the value of closed surface integral , where S is
2 2
the surface bounded by 𝑧 = 0, 𝑧 = 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 9.
405
a) 405π b) π c) 2π d) 0
2
Question 13
If , then the value of is:
2 2 2 2
a) A + B b) 𝐴 + 𝐵 c) AB d) 𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐴𝐵
Question 14
If = , then the angle between A and B is
π π 2π
a) b) c) d) π
4 2 3
Question 15
If a and b are unit vectors and θ is the angle between them, then a-b will be unit
vector if θ =

π π 2π
a) b) c) d) π
4 3 3
Question 16
If a and b are unit vectors and θ is the angle between them, then a + b will be unit
vector if θ =
π π 2π
a) b) c) d) π
4 3 3
Question 17
Find a vector in the direction of a vector 5𝑖 − 𝑗 + 2𝑘 which has magnitude 8

units.
40 8 16 40 8 16
a) 𝑖+ 𝑗+ 𝑘 b) 𝑖- 𝑗+ 𝑘
30 30 30 30 30 30
20 8 16 20 4 8
c) 𝑖- 𝑗+ 𝑘 d) 𝑖- 𝑗+ 𝑘
30 30 30 30 30 30
Question 18
The vector sum of (N) coplanar forces, each of magnitude F, when each force is
making an angle of 2π/N with that preceding one, is
a) F b) NF/2 c) NF d) 0
Question 19
Five coplanar forces of equal magnitudes 10N each, act at a point such that the
angle between any two consecutive forces is the same. The magnitude of their
resultant is
a) 0 b) 10N c) 10 2 N d) 50 N
Question 20 (TIFR 2013)

2 2
Consider the surface corresponding to the equation 4𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0. A possible
unit tangent to this surface at the point (1,2,-8) is

1 2 1 4
a) 𝑖- 𝑗 b) 𝑖- 𝑗
5 5 5 5
4 8 1 1 3 4
c) 𝑖- 𝑗+ 𝑘 d) - 𝑖+ 𝑗- 𝑘
9 9 9 5 5 5
Question 21 (TIFR 2015)
2
Which of the following vectors is parallel to the surface 𝑥 𝑦 + 2𝑥𝑧 = 4 at the
point (2,-2,3)?
a) − 6𝑖 − 2𝑗 + 5𝑘 b) 6𝑖 + 2𝑗 + 5𝑘
c) 6𝑖 − 2𝑗 + 5𝑘 d) 6𝑖 − 2𝑗 − 5𝑘
Question 22
A vector field is given by = 𝑦𝑖 + 𝑧𝑗 + 𝑥𝑘. The curl of the vector is
a) 𝑖 + 𝑗 − 𝑘 b) − 𝑖 − 𝑗 − 𝑘
c) − 𝑖 − 𝑗 + 𝑘 d) 𝑖 + 𝑗 + 𝑘
Question 23
Let = 𝑥𝑟𝑐𝑜𝑠ω𝑡 + 𝑦𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛ω𝑡. For constant 𝑟 and ω, calculate x
2 2 2 2
a) 𝑟 ω𝑥 b) 𝑟 ω𝑦 c) 𝑟 ω𝑧 d) 𝑟 ω𝑐𝑜𝑠(2ω𝑡) 𝑧
Additional Problems Answers
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (a)
6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (d)
11. (b) 12. (a) 13. (d) 14. (d) 15. (b)
16. (c) 17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (a) 20. (a)
21. (c) 22. (b) 23. (c)

Gate PYQs
Question 1
If a force is derivable from a potential function V(r), where r is the distance from
the origin of the coordinate system, it follows that
a) b) c) d)
Question 2
The unit vector normal to the surface x2 + y2 – z = 1 at the point P(1,1,1) is
𝑖+𝑗+𝑘 2𝑖+𝑗−𝑘 𝑖+2𝑗−𝑘 2𝑖+2𝑗−𝑘

a) b) c) d)
3 6 6 3
Question 3
Consider a cylinder of height h and radius a, closed at both ends, centred at the
origin. Let = 𝑥𝑖 + 𝑦𝑗 + 𝑧𝑘 be the position vector and 𝑛 be a unit normal to the

surface. The surface integral , over the closed surface of the cylinder is
2 2 2
a) 2π𝑎 (𝑎 + 𝑏) b) 3π𝑎 ℎ c) 3π𝑎 ℎ d) 0
Question 4
Identify the correct statement for the following vectors =3𝑖 + 2𝑗 and = 𝑖 + 2𝑗 .

a) The vectors and are linearly independent

b) The vectors and are linearly dependent
c) The vectors and are orthogonal
d) The vectors and are normalised
Question 5
If and are constant vectors, then
a) b) c) d) 0
Question 6
The unit vector perpendicular to the surface x2 + y2 + z2 = 3 at the point (1,1,1) is
𝑥+𝑦−𝑧 𝑥−𝑦−𝑧 𝑥−𝑦+𝑧 𝑥+𝑦+𝑧

a) b) c) d)
3 3 3 3
Question 7
1 2 1 2
The direction of for a scalar field 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 𝑥 − 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑧 at the point
2 2
P(1,1,2) is
−𝑗−2𝑘 −𝑗+2𝑘 𝑗−2𝑘 𝑗+2𝑘

a) b) c) d)
5 5 5 5
Question 8
In Spherical Polar Coordinates (r,θ,Φ) the unit vector θ at (10, π/4, π/2) is
1 1 1
a) 𝑘 b) ( 𝑗 +𝑘) c) (- 𝑗 + 𝑘 ) d) ( 𝑗 -𝑘)
2 2 2
Gate PYQs Answers
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (d)
6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (d)


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IIT-JAM Physics by Nitin PrepKit / Physics Insight

Vectors Practice set

Question 2 (IIT-JAM 2010)

Question 3 (IIT-JAM 2011)

The line integral ,where , along the

semi-circular path as shown in figure below, is

For video solutions visit our YouTube Channel: PrepKit Page 1

Question 4 (IIT-JAM 2012)

If is a constant vector and is the position vector then would be

Question 5 (IIT-JAM 2014)

For Vectors , , and , the vector product

(a) in the same direction as (b) in the direction opposite to

(c) in the same direction as (d) in the direction opposite to

Question 6 (IIT-JAM 2014)

If the surface integral of the field , over the

Question 7 (IIT-JAM 2014)

a) L depends on (𝑥0, 𝑦0)

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b) L is independent of (𝑥0, 𝑦0) and its value is -1

c) L is independent of (𝑥0, 𝑦0) and its value is 0

d) L is independent of (𝑥0, 𝑦0) and its value is 2

Question 8 (IIT-JAM 2015)

Question 9 (IIT-JAM 2015)

a) orbit of the particle is an ellipse

b) speed of the particle is constant

c) at any given time t, the particle experiences a force towards origin

d) the angular momentum of the particle is 𝑚ω𝐴𝐵𝑘

Question 9 (IIT-JAM 2016)

The tangent line to the curve x2 + xy + 5 = 0 at (1,1) is represented by

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Question 10 (IIT-JAM 2016)

Consider a closed triangular contour transverse in counter-clockwise direction, as

Question 11 (IIT-JAM 2016)

Question 12 (IIT-JAM 2017)

a) 20π𝑅𝑜𝐿(𝑖 + 𝑗) b) 0 c) 40π𝑅𝑜𝐿𝑗 d) 40π𝑅𝑜𝐿𝑖

Question 13 (IIT-JAM 2017)

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(Specify your answer to two digits after the decimal point)

Question 14 (IIT-JAM 2018) -b

Let f(x,y) = x3 - 2y3.The curve along which 𝝯2 f = 0 is

Question 15 (IIT-JAM 2018) -d

A curve is given by . The unit vector of the tangent to the

Question 16 (IIT-JAM 2019) -d

A unit vector perpendicular to the plane containing and

Question 17 (IIT-JAM 2019) - a

(a) Solenoidal and irrotational (b) Solenoidal but not irrotational

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Question 18 (IIT-JAM 2019) - a,b,c

The gradient of scalar field S(x,y,z) has the following characteristic(s)

Question 19 (IIT-JAM 2019) - (1.17)

Question 20 (IIT-JAM 2020) -a

The volume integral where V is the volume of a sphere of

radius R centred at the origin, is equal to

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Question 21 (IIT-JAM 2020) -a,b,d

Question 22 (IIT-JAM 2020) -12

IIT-JAM PYQs Answers

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Consider two points P and Q with position vectors and

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Find the value of n for which vector is solenoidal, where

a) is both solenoidal and irrotational

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