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GATE Engineering Mathematics: Vector Analysis – Previous Year Questions

13 GATE previous year questions on Vector Analysis (Engineering Mathematics, Electronics and Communication Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2017 EC Q37 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A three dimensional region R of finite volume is described by x2 + y2 z3; 0 z 1, where x, y, z are real. The volume of R (up to two decimal places) is…
  2. GATE 2017 EC Q38 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Let I = C (2z\,dx + 2y\,dy + 2x\,dz) where x, y, z are real, and let C be the straight line segment from point A: (0, 2, 1) to point B: (4, 1, -1).…
  3. GATE 2015 EC Q37 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A vector P is given by P = x3 y a x - x2 y2 a y - x2 yz a z. Which one of the following statements is TRUE?
  4. GATE 2016 EC Q39 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The region specified by \(, , z) : 3 5, 8 4, 3 z 4.5\ in cylindrical coordinates has volume of
  5. GATE 2019 EC Q37 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Consider the line integral C(x\,dy-y\,dx), the integral being taken in a counterclockwise direction over the closed curve C that forms the boundary of…
  6. GATE 2020 EC Q12 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – For a vector field A, which one of the following is FALSE?
  7. GATE 2021 EC Q11 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The vector function F( r)=-x\,+y\, is defined over a circular arc C shown in the figure. The line integral of C F( r) d r is
  8. GATE 2021 EC Q27 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – Consider the vector field F= a x(4y-c 1z)+ a y(4x+2z)+ a z(2y+z) in a rectangular system (x,y,z) with unit vectors a x, a y, and a z. If the field F…
  9. GATE 2021 EC Q47 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – For a vector field D=2\, a +z22\, a in a cylindrical coordinate system (,,z) with unit vectors a , a and a z, the net flux of D leaving the closed…
  10. GATE 2022 EC Q11 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Consider the two-dimensional vector field F(x,y)=x\,+y\,, where and denote the unit vectors along the x-axis and the y-axis, respectively. A contour C…
  11. GATE 2023 EC Q37 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The value of the line integral PQ(z2\,dx+3y2\,dy+2xz\,dz) along the straight line joining the points P(1,1,2) and Q(2,3,1) is
  12. GATE 2024 EC Q54 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Let F 1, F 2, and F 3 be functions of (x,y,z). Suppose that for every given pair of points A and B in space, the line integral C(F 1dx+F 2dy+F 3dz)…
  13. GATE 2026 EC Q12 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A surface is given by z2 = 2x2 - y2 and n and - n are unit normal vectors to the surface at the point P = i + 2\, k. Which of the following vectors…