Presidency University

School of Engineering
Quiz-1
Section-2, Second Year, I Semester, Electromagnetic Theory ( ECE / EEE A 201)
Date: 05-10-2016

Set –A
1.Identify which of the following quantities is not a vector: (a) force, (b) momentum, (c)
acceleration, (d) work, (e) weight.

2. Which of the following is not a scalar field?

(a) Displacement of a mosquito in space
(b) Light intensity in a drawing room
(c) Temperature distribution in your classroom
(d) Atmospheric pressure in a given region
(e) Humidity of a city

3.Which of these is correct?

(a) A X A = |A|2
(b)AXB+BXA=0
(c) A • B • C = B • C • A
(d) ax •.ay = az
(e) ak = ax - ay
where ak is a unit vector.

4.Which of the following identities is not valid?

(a) a(b + c) = ab + bc
(b) a X (b + c) = a X b + a X c
(c) a • b = b • a
(d) c • (a X b) = - b • (a X c)
(e) aA • aB = cos ƟAB

5. Which of the following statements are meaningless?

(a) A • B + 2A = 0
(b) A • B + 5 = 2A
(c) A(A + B) + 2 = 0
(d) A • A + B • B = 0
 Presidency University
School of Engineering
Quiz-1
Section-2, Second Year, I Semester, Electromagnetic Theory ( ECE / EEE A 201)
Date: 05-10-2016
Set-B
1. Let F = 2ax - 6 ay + 10az and G = ax + Gyay + 5az. If F and G have the same unit
vector, Gy is
(a) 6 (b) -3 (c) 0 (d) 6

2. Given that A = ax + αay + az and B = αax + ay + az, if A and B are normal to each
other, α is
(a) - 2 (b) -1/2 (c) 0 (d) 1 (e) 2

3. The component of 6ax + 2ay — 3az along 3ax — 4ay is

(a) -12ax - 9ay - 3az
(b) 30ax - 40ay
(c) 10/7
(d) 2
(e) 10

4. Given A = — 6ax + 3ay + 2az, the projection of A along ay is

(a) -12
(b) - 4
(c) 3
(d) 7
(e) 12

5. At every point in space, aΦ • aƟ = 1.

(a) True
(b) False