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Calculus (EC)

GATE Electronics & Communication · 94 questions across 25 years (1993-2025) · 63% recurrence rate

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19932025
199320092025

Difficulty mix

easy 73%
med 27%

Question types

MCQ64
NAT24
MSQ5
STMT1

All 94 questions on Calculus (EC)

2025 PYQ

Consider the following series: (i) $\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{\sqrt{n}}$ (ii) $ \sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n(n+1)}$ (iii) $\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n!}$

Easy
2025 PYQ

The 12 musical notes are given as $C, C^{\#}, D, D^{\#}, E, F, F^{\#}, G, G^{\#}, A, A^{\#}$. Frequency of each note is $\sqrt[12]{2}$ times the frequency of the previous note. If the frequency of the note $C$ is 130.8 H...

Easy
2025 PYQ

Consider a non-negative function $f(x)$ which is continuous and bounded over the interval $[2,8]$. Let $M$ and $m$ denote, respectively, the maximum and the minimum values of $f(x)$ over the interval. Among the combinati...

Easy
2025 PYQ

Consider the function $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ defined as $$ f(x)=2 x^3-3 x^2-12 x+1 $$ Which of the following statements is/are correct? (Here, $\mathbb{R}$ is the set of real numbers.)

Easy
2024 PYQ

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 $\int\limits_C (F_1 dx + F_2 dy + F_3 dz)$ evaluates to the same value along any pa...

Med
2024 PYQ

Consider the Earth to be a perfect sphere of radius $R$. Then the surface area of the region, enclosed by the 60°N latitude circle, that contains the north pole in its interior is _______.

Med
2024 PYQ

The greatest prime factor of $(3^{199} - 3^{196})$ is

Easy
2024 PYQ

For a real number $x > 1$ , $$ \frac{1}{\log_{2}x} + \frac{1}{\log_{3}x} + \frac{1}{\log_{4}x} = 1$$ The value of $x$ is

Easy
2024 PYQ

Let $\rho(x, y, z, t)$ and $u(x, y, z, t)$ represent density and velocity, respectively, at a point $(x, y, z)$ and time $t$. Assume $\frac{\partial \rho }{\partial t}$ is continuous. Let $V$ be an arbitrary volume in sp...

Med
2023 PYQ

The value of the line integral $$\int_P^Q {({z^2}dx + 3{y^2}dy + 2xz\,dz)} $$ along the straight line joining the points $$P(1,1,2)$$ and $$Q(2,3,1)$$ is

Med
2023 PYQ

Which one of the following options can be inferred from the given passage alone? When I was a kid, I was partial to stories about other worlds and interplanetary travel. I used to imagine that I could just gaze off into...

Easy
2023 PYQ

The rate of increase, of a scalar field $$f(x,y,z) = xyz$$, in the direction $$v = (2,1,2)$$ at a point (0,2,1) is

Easy
2022 PYQ

Consider the following series : $$\sum\limits_{n = 1}^\infty {{{{n^d}} \over {{c^n}}}} $$ For which of the following combinations of c, d values does this series converge?

Med
2022 PYQ

A trapezium has vertices marked as P, Q, R and S (in that order anticlockwise). The side PQ is parallel to side SR. Further, it is given that, PQ = 11 cm, QR = 4 cm, RS = 6 cm and SP = 3 cm. What is the shortest distance...

Med
2022 PYQ

The function f(x) = 8log e x $$-$$ x 2 + 3 attains its minimum over the interval [1, e] at x = __________. (Here log e x is the natural logarithm of x.)

Easy
2022 PYQ

Four points P(0, 1), Q(0, $$-$$3), R($$-$$2, $$-$$1), and S(2, $$-$$1) represent the vertices of a quadrilateral. What is the area enclosed by the quadrilateral?

Easy
2021 PYQ

Consider a square sheet of side 1 unit. In the first step, it is cut along the main diagonal to get two triangles. In the next step, one of the cut triangles is revolved about its short edge to form a solid cone. The vol...

Easy
2020 PYQ

The partial derivative of the function $$ f(x, y, z)=e^{1-x \cos y}+x z e^{\frac{-1}{\left(1+y^2\right)}} $$ with respect to $x$ at the point $(1,0, e)$ is

Easy
2020 PYQ

For a vector field $\vec{A}$, which one of the following is FALSE?

Easy
2020 PYQ

A superadditive function $f(\cdot)$ satisfies the following property $$ f\left(x_1+x_2\right) \geq f\left(x_1\right)+f\left(x_2\right) $$ Which of the following functions is a superadditive function for $x>1$ ?

Easy
2018 PYQ

What is the value of $$1 + {1 \over 4} + {1 \over {16}} + {1 \over {64}} + {1 \over {256}} + ......$$?

Easy
2018 PYQ

Let r = x 2 + y - z and z 3 - xy + yz + y 3 = 1. Assume that x and y are independent variables. At (x, y, z) = (2, -1, 1), the value (correct to two decimal places) of $${{\partial r} \over {\partial x}}$$ is ___________...

Med
2018 PYQ

Leila aspires to buy a car worth Rs. 10,00,000 after 5 years. What is the minimum amount in Rupees that she should deposit now in a bank which offers 10% annual rate of interest, if the interest was compounded annually?

Easy
2018 PYQ

Taylor series expansion of $$f\left( x \right) = \int\limits_0^x {{e^{ - \left( {{{{t^2}} \over 2}} \right)}}} dt$$ around 𝑥 = 0 has the form f(x) = $${a_0} + {a_1}x + {a_2}{x^2} + ...$$ The coefficient $${a_2}$$ (corre...

Easy
2018 PYQ

Let $$f\left( {x,y} \right) = {{a{x^2} + b{y^2}} \over {xy}}$$, where $$a$$ and $$b$$ are constants. If $${{\partial f} \over {\partial x}} = {{\partial f} \over {\partial y}}$$ at x = 1 and y = 2, then the relation betw...

Easy
2017 PYQ

Trucks (10 m long) and cars (5 m long) go on a single lane bridge. There must be a gap of at least 20 m after each truck and a gap of at least 15 m after each car. Trucks and cars travel at a speed of 36 km/h. If cars an...

Med
2017 PYQ

A three dimensional region $$R$$ of finite volume is described by $$\,\,{x^2} + {y^2} \le {z^3},\,\,\,0 \le z \le 1$$ Where $$x, y, z$$ are real. The volume of $$R$$ correct to two decimal places is __________.

Easy
2017 PYQ

The smaller angle (in degrees) between the planes $$x+y+z=1$$ and $$2x-y+2z=0$$ is ________.

Easy
2017 PYQ

The values of the integrals $$\int\limits_0^1 {\left( {\int\limits_0^1 {{{x - y} \over {{{\left( {x + y} \right)}^3}}}dy} } \right)} dx\,\,$$ and $$\,\,\int\limits_0^1 {\left( {\int\limits_0^1 {{{x - y} \over {{{\left( {...

Med
2017 PYQ

Let $$\,\,\,{\rm I} = \int_c {\left( {2z\,dx + 2y\,dy + 2x\,dz} \right)} \,\,\,\,$$ where $$x, y, z$$ are real, and let $$C$$ be the straight line segment from point $$A: (0, 2, 1)$$ to point $$B: (4,1,-1).$$ The value o...

Med
2017 PYQ

The minimum value of the function $$f\left( x \right) = {1 \over 3}x\left( {{x^2} - 3} \right)\,\,$$ in the interval $$ - 100 \le x \le $$ $$100$$ occurs at $$x=$$ __________.

Easy
2017 PYQ

If the vector function $$\,\,\overrightarrow F = \widehat a{}_x\left( {3y - k{}_1z} \right) + \widehat a{}_y\left( {k{}_2x - 2z} \right) - \widehat a{}_z\left( {k{}_3y + z} \right)\,\,\,$$ is irrotational, then the value...

Easy
2017 PYQ

Let $$\,\,f\left( x \right) = {e^{x + {x^2}}}\,\,$$ for real $$x.$$ From among the following. Choose the Taylor series approximation of $$f$$ $$(x)$$ around $$x=0,$$ which includes all powers of $$x$$ less than or equal...

Med
2016 PYQ

As $$x$$ varies from $$- 1$$ to $$3,$$ which of the following describes the behavior of the function $$f\left( x \right) = {x^3} - 3{x^2} + 1?$$

Easy
2016 PYQ

The region specified by $$\left\{ {\left( {\rho ,\varphi ,{\rm Z}} \right):3 \le \rho \le 5,\,\,{\pi \over 8} \le \phi \le {\pi \over 4},\,\,3 \le z \le 4.5} \right\}$$ in cylindrical coordinates has volume of __________...

Easy
2016 PYQ

A triangle in the $$xy-$$plane is bounded by the straight lines $$2x=3y, y=0$$ and $$x=3.$$ The volume above the triangle and under the plane $$x+y+z=6Z$$ is ________.

Med
2016 PYQ

Given the following statements about a function $$f:R \to R,$$ select the right option: $$P:$$ If $$f(x)$$ is continuous at $$x = {x_0},$$ then it is also differentiable at $$x = {x_0},$$ $$Q:$$ If $$f(x)$$ is continuous...

Easy
2016 PYQ

Suppose $$C$$ is the closed curve defined as the circle $$\,\,{x^2} + {y^2} = 1\,\,$$ with $$C$$ oriented anti-clockwise. The value of $$\,\,\oint {\left( {x{y^2}dx + {x^2}ydx} \right)\,\,} $$ over the curve $$C$$ equals...

Easy
2016 PYQ

How many distinct values of $$x$$ satisfy the equation $$sin(x)=x/2,$$ where $$x$$ is in radians ?

Med
2016 PYQ

The integral $$\int\limits_0^1 {{{dx} \over {\sqrt {\left( {1 - x} \right)} }}} $$ is equal ________.

Easy
2016 PYQ

The integral $$\,\,{1 \over {2\pi }}\int {\int_D {\left( {x + y + 10} \right)dxdy\,\,} } $$ where $$D$$ denotes the disc: $${x^2} + {y^2} \le 4,$$ evaluates to _________.

Easy
2015 PYQ

Which one of the following graphs describes the function? $$f\left( x \right) = {e^{ - x}}\left( {{x^2} + x + 1} \right)\,?$$

Med📊
2015 PYQ

The contour on the $$x-y$$ plane, where the partial derivative of $${x^2} + {y^2}$$ with respect to $$y$$ is equal to the partial derivative of $$6y+4x$$ with respect to $$'x',$$ is

Easy
2015 PYQ

The maximum area (in square units) of a rectangle whose vertices lie on the ellipse $${x^2} + 4{y^2} = 1\,\,$$ is

Med
2015 PYQ

Consider the function $$g\left( t \right) = {e^{ - t}}\,\sin \left( {2\pi t} \right)u\left( t \right)$$ ,where $$u(t)$$ is the unit step function. The area under $$g(t)$$ is _______________.

Easy
2015 PYQ

The value of the integral $$\int_{ - \infty }^\infty {12\,\,\cos \left( {2\pi t} \right){{\sin \left( {4\pi t} \right)} \over {4\pi t}}} dt\,\,$$ is __________.

Med
2015 PYQ

The value of $$\sum\limits_{n = 0}^\infty {n{{\left( {{1 \over 2}} \right)}^n}\,\,} $$ is _______.

Easy
2015 PYQ

A function $$f\left( x \right) = 1 - {x^2} + {x^3}\,\,$$ is defined in the closed interval $$\left[ { - 1,1} \right].$$ The value of $$x,$$ in the open interval $$(-1,1)$$ for which the mean value theorem is satisfied, i...

Easy
2015 PYQ

If x>y>1, which of the following must be true? $$$\begin{array}{l}\mathrm i.\;\ln\left(\mathrm x\right)>\ln\left(\mathrm y\right)\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\mathrm{ii}.\;\;\mathrm e^\mathrm x>\mathrm e^\mathrm y\\\mathrm{iii}.\...

Easy
2015 PYQ

If $$\log_x\left(\frac57\right)=\frac{-1}3$$, then the value of x is

Easy
2014 PYQ

The magnitude of the gradient for the function $$f\left( {x,y,z} \right) = {x^2} + 3{y^2} + {z^3}\,\,$$ at the point $$(1,1,1)$$ is _________.

Easy
2014 PYQ

Given $$\,\,\overrightarrow F = z\widehat a{}_x + x\widehat a{}_y + y\widehat a{}_z.\,\,$$ If $$S$$ represents the portion of the sphere $${x^2} + {y^2} + {z^2} = 1$$ for $$\,z \ge 0,$$ then $$\int\limits_s {\left( {\nab...

Med
2014 PYQ

The directional derivative of $$f\left( {x,y} \right) = {{xy} \over {\sqrt 2 }}\left( {x + y} \right)$$ at $$(1, 1)$$ in the direction of the unit vector at an angle of $${\pi \over 4}$$ with $$y-$$axis, is given by ____...

Med
2014 PYQ

The maximum value of the function $$\,f\left( x \right) = \ln \left( {1 + x} \right) - x$$ (where $$x > - 1$$ ) occurs at $$x=$$________.

Easy
2014 PYQ

The maximum value of $$f\left( x \right) = 2{x^3} - 9{x^2} + 12x - 3$$ in the interval $$\,0 \le x \le 3$$ is __________.

Easy
2014 PYQ

The volume under the surface $$z\left( {x,y} \right) = x + y$$ and above the triangle in the $$xy$$ plane defined by $$\left\{ {0 \le y \le x} \right.$$ and $$\,\left. {0 \le x \le 12} \right\}$$ is _________.

Easy
2014 PYQ

For $$0 \le t < \infty ,$$ the maximum value of the function $$f\left( t \right) = {e^{ - t}} - 2{e^{ - 2t}}\,$$ occurs at

Easy
2014 PYQ

The Taylor series expansion of $$3$$ $$sin$$ $$x$$ $$+2cos$$ $$x$$ is

Easy
2014 PYQ

The series $$\sum\limits_{n = 0}^\infty {{1 \over {n!}}\,} $$ converges to

Easy
2014 PYQ

If $$\,\overrightarrow r = x\widehat a{}_x + y\widehat a{}_y + z\widehat a{}_z\,\,\,\,$$ and $$\,\left| {\overrightarrow r } \right| = r,$$ then div $$\left( {{r^2}\nabla \left( {\ln \,r} \right)} \right) $$ = ________.

Med
2014 PYQ

For a right angled triangle, if the sum of the lengths of the hypotenuse and a side is kept constant, in order to have maximum area of the triangle, the angle between the hypotenuse and the side is

Med
2014 PYQ

The value of $$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } {\left( {1 + {1 \over x}} \right)^x}\,\,$$ is

Easy
2014 PYQ

A train that is 280 meters long, traveling at a uniform speed, crosses a platform in 60 seconds and passes a man standing on the platform in 20 seconds. What is the length of the platform in meters?

Easy
2013 PYQ

Consider a vector field $$\overrightarrow A \left( {\overrightarrow r } \right).$$ The closed loop line integral $$\oint {\overrightarrow A \bullet \overrightarrow {dl} } $$ can be expressed as

Easy📊
2013 PYQ

The divergence of the vector field $$\,\overrightarrow A = x\widehat a{}_x + y\widehat a{}_y + z\widehat a{}_z\,\,$$ is

Easy
2013 PYQ

A car travels 8 km in the first quarter of an hour, 6 km in the second quarter and 16 km in the third quarter. The average speed of the car in km per hour over the entire journey is

Easy
2013 PYQ

Find the sum to n terms of the series 10 + 84 + 734 +.........

Med
2012 PYQ

The direction of vector $$A$$ is radially outward from the origin, with $$\left| A \right| = K\,{r^n}$$ where $${r^2} = {x^2} + {y^2} + {z^2}$$ and $$K$$ is constant. The value of $$n$$ for which $$\nabla .A = 0\,\,$$ is

Easy
2012 PYQ

If (1.001) 1259 = 3.52 and (1.001) 2062 = 7.85, then (1.001) 3321 =

Easy
2011 PYQ

Given that f(y) = |y| / y, and q is any non-zero real number, the value of | f(q) - f(-q) | is

Easy
2011 PYQ

The sum of n terms of the series 4 + 44 + 444 +.... is

Easy
2010 PYQ

If $$\,{e^y} = {x^{1/x}}\,\,$$ then $$y$$ has a

Easy
2009 PYQ

The Taylor series expansion of $$\,\,{{\sin x} \over {x - \pi }}\,\,$$ at $$x = \pi $$ is given by

Easy
2008 PYQ

In the Taylor series expansion of $${e^x} + \sin x$$ about the point $$x = \pi ,$$ the coefficient of $${\left( {x = \pi } \right)^2}$$ is

Easy
2008 PYQ

Consider points $$P$$ and $$Q$$ in $$xy-$$plane with $$P=(1,0)$$ and $$Q=(0,1).$$ The line integral $$2\int\limits_P^Q {\left( {x\,dx + y\,dy} \right)\,\,} $$ along the semicircle with the line segment $$PQ$$ as its diam...

Easy
2008 PYQ

For real values of $$x,$$ the minimum value of function $$f\left( x \right) = {e^x} + {e^{ - x}}\,\,$$ is

Easy
2008 PYQ

The value of the integral of the function $$\,\,g\left( {x,y} \right) = 4{x^3} + 10{y^4}\,\,$$ along the straight line segment from the point $$(0,0)$$ to the point $$(1,2)$$ in the $$xy$$ -plane is

Med
2008 PYQ

The value of the integral of the function $$\mathrm g\left(\mathrm x,\mathrm y\right)=4\mathrm x^3\;+\;10\mathrm y^4$$ along the straight line segment from the point (0, 0) to the point (1, 2) in the x-y plane is

Med
2008 PYQ

Which of the following function would have only odd powers of $$x$$ in its Taylor series expansion about the point $$x=0$$ ?

Easy
2007 PYQ

$$\mathop {Lim}\limits_{\theta \to 0} {{\sin \left( {\theta /2} \right)} \over \theta }\,\,\,$$ is

Easy
2007 PYQ

For $$\left| x \right| < < 1,\,\cot \,h\left( x \right)\,\,\,$$ can be approximated as

Easy
2007 PYQ

Consider the function $$\,f\left( x \right) = {x^2} - x - 2.\,$$ The maximum value of $$f(x)$$ in the closed interval $$\left[ { - 4,4} \right]\,$$

Easy
2007 PYQ

For the function $${e^{ - x}},$$ the linear approximation around $$x=2$$ is

Easy
2006 PYQ

As x is increased from $$ - \infty \,\,to\,\infty $$, the function $$f(x) = {{{e^x}} \over {1 + {e^x}}}$$

Easy
2005 PYQ

The Dirac delta Function $$\delta \left( t \right)$$ is defined as

Easy
2005 PYQ

$$\nabla \times \left( {\nabla \times P} \right)\,\,$$ where $$P$$ is a vector is equal to

Easy
2005 PYQ

The value of the integral $$1 = {1 \over {\sqrt {2\pi } }}\,\,\int\limits_0^\infty {{e^{ - {\raise0.5ex\hbox{$\scriptstyle {{x^2}}$} \kern-0.1em/\kern-0.15em \lower0.25ex\hbox{$\scriptstyle 8$}}}}} \,\,dx\,\,\,$$ is ____...

Easy
2005 PYQ

The value of the integral $$\,I = {1 \over {\sqrt {2\,\,\pi } }}\int\limits_0^\infty {\exp \left( { - {{{x^2}} \over 8}} \right)dx} $$ is

Easy
2000 PYQ

$$\int\limits_0^{{\raise0.5ex\hbox{$\scriptstyle \pi $} \kern-0.1em/\kern-0.15em \lower0.25ex\hbox{$\scriptstyle 2$}}} {\int\limits_0^{{\raise0.5ex\hbox{$\scriptstyle \pi $} \kern-0.1em/\kern-0.15em \lower0.25ex\hbox{$\s...

Easy
1997 PYQ

The curve given by the equation $${x^2} + {y^2} = 3axy$$ is

Easy
1995 PYQ

By reversing the order of integration $$\int\limits_0^2 {\int\limits_{{x^2}}^{2x} {f\left( {x,y} \right)dy\,dx} } $$ may be represented as ______.

Med
1995 PYQ

The third term in the taylor's series expansion of $${e^x}$$ about $$'a'$$ would be ________.

Easy
1994 PYQ

The function $$y = {x^2} + {{250} \over x}$$ at $$x=5$$ attains

Easy
1993 PYQ

If the linear velocity $${\overrightarrow V }$$ is given by $$\overrightarrow V = {x^2}y\overrightarrow i + xyz\overrightarrow j - y{z^2}\overrightarrow k $$ then the angular velocity $$\overrightarrow W $$ at the point...

Med