Vector Integration

1. If the two vectors A and B are inclined at an angle θ then the dot product
or scalar product is
a) A ∙ B =| A || B |sin θ
b) A ∙ B = A B cosθ

c) A ∙ B = A B n sinθ
d) None of these

2. The cross product of the vectors A and B inclined at an angle θ and n is
the vector perpendicular to the plane at A and B is
a) A × B =ABcosθ
b) A × B =ABsinθ

c) A × B =ABsinθ n
d) None of these
3. Which of the following is scalar triple product of the vectors A , B and C
a) A × ( B × C )
b) A ∙ B ∙ C
c) A ∙ ( B × C )
d) None of these
4. For the vectors A , B and C the vector triple product A × ( B × C ) is
a) ( A ∙ B ) C -( A ∙ B ) B
b) ( A ∙ B ) C -( A ∙ C ) B
c) ( A ∙ C ) B -( A ∙ B ) C
d) None of these
5. Which of the following is not correct for the unit vectors i , j & k
a) i × i =0, j × j =0, k × k =0
b) i ∙ j =0, j ∙ k =0, k ∙ i =0
c) i ∙ i =0, j ∙ j =0, k ∙ k =0
d) i × j = k , j × k = i , k × i = j
6. If r =x i +y j +z k vector equation of the curve and ‘t’ is the time variable,
r
then represents
a) Tangent vector
b) Velocity vector
c) Acceleration vector
d) None of these
7. If the particle moves along the circle of radius r with constant angular speed
dv
‘𝜔 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 equation =- 𝜔2 r represents that
dt
a) Acceleration directed towards centre
b) Acceleration is proportional to velocity
c) Acceleration is zero
d) None of these
r
8. If r =x i +y j +z k and r ∙ =0
a) r has constant magnitude
b) r has constant direction
c) | r |always variable
d) None of these
r
9. If r =x i +y j +z k and r × =0
a) r has constant magnitude
b) r has constant direction
c) r has constant direction & magnitude
d) None of these

10.An electron moves in a plane such that it’s velocity is always perpendicular
to it’s radius vector, then it’s path is
a) Sphere
b) Straight line
c) Circle
 d) None of these
11.A particle describes the straight line r=asec𝜃 with constant angular velocity
𝜔 then radical component of velocity is
a) a 𝜔 sec𝜃
b) a 𝜔 sec𝜃tan𝜃
c) 2a 𝜔2 sec𝜃tan𝜃
d) None of these
12.The position vector of a particle at time ‘t’, r =cos(t-1) i +sinh(t-1) j +mt3 k is
r
perpendicular to at t=1 then value of ‘m’ is
a)
b) −
c)
√
d)
13.A particle moves along a curve x=2t2,y= t2-4t,z=2t-5 then acceleration at t=1
is
a) 4 i -2 j +2 k
b) 4 i +2 j
c) 4 i +2 j +2 k
d) 4 i -2 j
14.A particle describes the straight line x=a with constant angular velocity 𝜔
then transverse component of acceleration is
a) 2𝜔2sec𝜃𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃
b) 2𝑎𝜔2sec 𝜃𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃
c) 𝑎𝜔sec 𝜃
d) None of these
15.Gradient of a scalar of point function 𝝓 is defined as
𝝓 𝝓 𝝓
a) ∇ 𝝓= i +j +k
𝝓 𝝓 𝝓
b) ∇ 𝝓= + +
c) ∇ ∙ 𝝓= i + j + k
 d) None of these
16.If 𝜙 𝑖𝑠 a scalar point function and r =x i +y j +z k then ∇ 𝜙 ∙d r is
a) d𝜙
𝝓
b)
𝝓
c)
d) ∇𝜙 ∙ 𝑑𝑥
17.The gradient of a scalar point function 𝜙 =xy2+yz3 at (1,-1,1) is
a) i + j +3 k
b) i- j -3 k
c) i + j -3 k
d) - i - j +3 k
2
18.For the curve r =𝑒 i +log(t +1) j -tant k , the velocity at t=0 is
a) - i - j
b) - j - k
c) - i -2 j + k
d) - i- k
19.If r = a cosnt+ b sinnt and v is velocity then r ∙ v is
a) 4nsin2nt
b) -4nsin2nt
c) 2nsin2nt
d) -2nsin2nt
20.If 𝜙 𝑖𝑠 a scalar point function then |∇𝜙 | represents
a) Maximum value of directional derivative
b) Minimum value of directional derivative
c) Maximum value or Minimum value of directional derivatives
d) None of these
21.If 𝜙(x,y,z)=c is the level surface, then ∇𝜙 represents
a) Tangent to the surface 𝜙=c
b) Velocity vector at the point
c) Normal to the surface 𝜙=c
d) None of these
22.The directional derivatives of a scalar point function 𝜙(x,y,z)=c at point P
along the vector a is
a) ∇𝜙 ∙ a
∇
b)
a
∇∙Ø
c)
|a |
d) None of these
23.If A = t2 i -t j +(2t+1) k and B =(2t-3) i + j - k then ( A ∙ B ) at t=1 is
a) 3
b) -3
c) 4
d) -4
24.A particle moves along a curve r (t)= t2 i -t3 j +t4 k ,then magnitude of
tangential component aT is
a)
√
b)
c)
d)
√
25.A particle moves describes the curve r=a(1+cos𝜃) with constant angular
velocity 𝜔 then radical velocity is
a) a𝜔sin𝜃
b) a𝜔2sin𝜃
c) - a𝜔sin𝜃
d) - a𝜔2sin𝜃
26.If r =x i +y j +z k then ∇𝑓(𝑟)is equal to
a) f’(r)
’( )
b) r
r
’( )
c)
r
’
d) f (r) r
27.The normal vector to the surface x2+y2+z2=9 at (1,2,2) is
a) i+ j + k
b) i+2 j +2 k
c) 2 i+2 j +2 k
d) 2 i+4 j +4 k
28.The maximum magnitude of directional derivative of 𝜙=x3yz3 at (2,1,-1) is
a) 11√3
b) 3√11
c) 4√11
d) √11
29.If (∇𝜙)(1,-1,1)= i- j -3 k for 𝜙=xy2+yz3 then the directional derivative along the
vector i+2 j +2 k is
a)
b) -
c)
d) -
30.If r =x i +y j +z k then ∇ ∙ r =……… is
a) 0
b) r
c) 3
d) 1
31.If r =x i+y j +z k then ∇ × r is
a) 0
b) r
c) 3
d) 1
32.If a =a1 i+a2 j +a3 k is constant vector then ∇ ∙ a is equal to
a) 3
b) 0
c) a
 d) None of these
33.The vector field F =F1 i+F2 j +F3 k is irrotational if
a) ∇ ∙ F =0
b) ∇ × F =0
c) ∇ × F ≠0
d) None of these
34.The vector field F =(x2-yz) i+(y2-zx) j +(z2-xy) k is
a) Solenoidal
b) Irrotational
c) Orthogonal
d) None of these
35.If F =(6xy+z3) i+(3x2-z) j +(3xz2-y) k is F = ∇Ø is
a) Ø=-3x2 y-z3x+yz+c
b) Ø=3x2 y+z3x-yz+c
c) Ø=6xy+3 x2-y+c
d) None of these
36.If ∇ ∙ 𝑓(𝑟) r = 0 then f(r) is
a)
b)
c)
d) None of these
37.If F =r2 r then ∇ × F is equal to
a)
b)
r
c)
d) 0
38.If F =(z2-xy) i+(yz-x2) k then ∇ × F at the point (0,1,2)is
a) i+2 j
b) 2 i+4 j
 c) i-2 j
d) 0
39.If F1 and F2 are irrotational then F1 × F2 is
a) Irrotational
b) Solenoidal
c) Orthogonal
d) None of these
40.If the vector F =(x+2y+az) i+(bx-3y-z) j +(4x+cy+2z) k is irrotational then
values of a,b,c are
a) a=4,b=2,c=-1
b) a=4,b=2,c=1
c) a=-4,b=2,c=1
d) None of these
41.If F =( a ∙ r ) a is irrotational then corresponding scalar potential with
F=∇Ø
a) ( a ∙ r )2 + c

b) (a∙r ) +c
c) ( a ∙ r )+c
d) None of these
42.If F = r . r 2 is irrotational then corresponding scalar point function Ø with
F = ∇ Ø is

a) +c
b) +c
c) 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑟 + 𝑐
d) - 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑟 + 𝑐
43.If a = a1 i+a2 j +a3 k is constant vector and r =x i +y j +z k then ∇ × ( a × r ) is
equal to
a) 3
b) -3
 c) a
d) 2 a
44.If ∅ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝜑 satisfies laplace equation ,then which of the following is correct?
a) ∇Ø=0, ∇𝜑=0
b) ∇2Ø=0, ∇2𝜑=0
c) ∇4Ø=0, ∇4𝜑=0
d) None of these
45.If r =x i +y j +z k then ∇2r is equal to
a)
b) 1
c) -
d)
46.If F = xyz+(2x2z-xy2) j +xz3 k then ∇ ∙ F at (0,1,-1)is
a) 1
b) -1
c) 0
d) -2
47.If r = x i +y j +z k and ∇2f(r)=0 then f(r) is equal to
a) A+
b) A -
c)
d) –
48.If F = (y+z) i +(z+x) j +(x+y) k then ∇ ∙ F at (1,2,1) is
a) -1
b) 1
c) 2
d) 0
49.If E is solenoidal then ∇ × (∇ × E ) is equal to
 a) ∇2 E
b) -∇2 E
c) ∇4 E
d) 0
50.If v =x2 i +2yz j +(1+2z) k then ∇ × v at (0,1,-1) is equal to
a) i+ j
b) 2 i
c) -2 i
d) i -2 j
51.If F = x3yz i +2xy j +z3 k then ∇ × F at (1,2,-1) is equal to
a) 2 i +3 j
b) 2 i -3 j
c) i +2 j
d) None of these
52.If r = x i +y j +z k then ∇2(𝑒 ) is equal to
a) 𝑒
b) - 𝑒
c) (1+ ) 𝑒
d) None of these
53.If r = x i +y j +z k ,then ∇2f(r) is equal to
a) 𝑓 (r)
b) 𝑓 (r) + 𝑓 (r)
c) 𝑓 (r) + 𝑓 (r)
d) 𝑓 (r) +𝑓 (r)
54.If ∅(x,y,z) is a scalar point function then ∇ × ∇∅ is equal to
a) ∇2∅
b) 0
c) -1
d) None of these
55. If F =F1 i+F2 j +F3 k then ∇ ∙ (∇ × F ) is equal to
a) 0
b) ∇2 F
c) ∇ × F
d) 3
56.If r = x i +y j +z k then ∇ ∙(𝑟 r ) is equal to
a) (n+3) 𝑟
b) 0
c) (n-3) 𝑟
d) n𝑟 r
r
57.If = x i +y j +z k then ∇ × (r-3 r ) is equal to
a) -3r-4 r
b) 3
c)
d) 0
58.If r =x i +y j +z k and r =r= 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 then ∇2( ) is equal to
a)
b) −
c) 0
d)
59.If ∅(x,y,z)is a scalar point function and F = F1 i +F2 j +F3 k then ∇ ×(∅ F ) is
equal to
a) ∅(∇ × F )+(∇∅) × F
b) ∅(∇ ∙ F )+∇∅ ∙ F
c) ∅(∇ × F )+∇2∅
d) None of these
60.If r =x i +y j +z k then ∇ ×r2 r is equal to
a)
b) -2r3 r
 c) 0
d) -
61.If the vector F =(y2cosx+z2) i +2ysinx j +2xz k is irrotational then scalar point
function ∅ with F =∇∅ is
a) y2cosx+ +c
b) y2zcosx+c
c) y2sinx+xz2+c
d) None of these
62.If F = (x2-2x) i +(y2z+2y) j -(yz2+2xz) k then ∇ ∙ F is equal to (02)
a) 2x+y
b) 2x-y
c) 2x-z
d) 0
63.The vector field F = r r-3 is
a) only solenoidal
b) only irrotational
c) both solenoidal & irrotational
d) None of the above
64.If F =( a ∙ r ) a where a = a1 i +a2 j +a3 k and r = x i +y j +z k then ∇ × F is equal
to
a) r
b) ( a ∙ r )
c) a
d) 0
65.If ∅=div(x5 i +y5 j +z5 k ) then ∇∅ at (1,1,1) is equal to
a) 5 i +5 j +5 k
b) i + j + k
c) 20 i +20 j +20 k
d) None of these
66.If ∅=𝑒 and ∇∅ at (1,1,1) is 2 i - j - k then directional derivatives of ∅
along the vector - i +2 j + k is equal to
 a)
b) -
c)
√
d) -
√
67.The directional derivatives of ∅=xy2+yz2 (with ∇∅ at the point (2,-1,1) is i -3
j -3 k ) along the vector i +2 j +2 k is equal to
a)
b) -
c)
d) -
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