MCQ’s NS-PDE 1

BS-8th (Applied)
Dr. Shahzad Shb

Approximates derivative at a point using values on left and right called

a) central difference

b) forward difference

c) backward difference

d) none of above

If B^2-4AC>0, then PDE is

a) parabolic

b) elliptic

c) hyperbolic

d) none

Non homogeneous Laplace equation called

a) poison

b) elliptic

c) Both a) and b)

d) none

Joining the nodes with vertical and horizontal line segments creates a discretized domain called a

a) grid b) mesh c) none d) both a) and b)

wave equation in two dimensional is

a) parabolic b) hyperbolic c) elliptic d) none

Neumann conditions are :

a) with derivative b) without derivative c) none d) both

Dirichlet condition are.

a) with derivative

b) without derivative

c) both

d) None

How many general steps involved in solving an Elliptic PDE based problem through conventional approach?

a)2. b)4 c)5. d)7

If B^2-4ac=0 then PDE is said to be

a) Elliptic

b) Parabolic

c) Hyperbolic

d) None of these\

Which of the following methods is NOT commonly used for solving partial differential equations numerically?

A) Finite Difference Method (FDM)

B) Finite Element Method (FEM)

C) Finite Volume Method (FVM)

D) Laplace Transform Method

The finite difference approximation of ∂u/∂x using the forward difference formula at xi is given by:

(A) ui+1 -ui/∆x

(B) ui -ui-1/∆x

(C) ui+1 -ui-1/2∆x

(D) ui+2-ui-2/4∆x

The central difference approximation for the second derivative ∂^2u/∂x^2 is given by:

(A) ui+1 -ui/∆x

(B) ui+1 -2ui+ui-1/∆x^2

(C) ui+2 -ui-2/4∆x

(D)ui+2 +ui-2/4∆x

The truncation error of the central difference approximation for df/dx is:

(A) O(∆x)

(B) O(∆x^2)

(C) O(∆x^3)

(D) O(∆x^4)

What is the explicit method for solving the heat equation also known as?

A) Crank-Nicolson Method

B) Schmidt Method

C) Implicit Method

D) Finite Volume Method

In the explicit method, how is the second-order space derivative approximated?

A) Using a backward difference formula

B) Using a central difference formula

C) Using a forward difference formula

D) Using a mixed difference formula

What type of discretization is used for the time derivative in the explicit method?

A) Forward difference formula

B) Backward difference formula

C) Central difference formula

D) None of the above

Which of the following boundary conditions is commonly used for solving the 2D heat equation?

A) Dirichlet boundary condition

B) Neumann boundary condition

C) Mixed boundary condition

D) All of the above

The steady-state 2D heat equation (i.e., when ∂t/∂u=0) simplifies to:

A) Laplace’s equation

B) Poisson’s equation

C) Wave equation

D) Fourier’s equation

Which of the following boundary conditions is NOT commonly used for solving the 2D heat equation?

(A) Dirichlet boundary condition

(B) Neumann boundary condition

(C) Robin boundary condition

(D) Laplace boundary condition

Explicit Method uses first derivative formula for

(A) central difference (B) forward difference

(C) backward difference (D) none

Explicit method is conditionally

(A) stable

(B) unstable

(C) maybe stable or unstable

(D) none of these

For stability, the value of lambda is

(A) less than 0.5

(B) greater than 0.5

(C) less than or equal to 0.5

(D) greater than or equal to 0.5

Types of second order linear partial differential equation depends on

a) sign of discriminant

b) sign of domain

c) sign of variables

d)none of these

Laplace equation is:

a) elliptic PDE

b) non-linear

c) both of these

d) none of these

If Discriminant is greater than zero, then type of linear PDE is

a) hyperbolic b) parabolic

c) elliptic d) circular
Heat equation is basically example of

a) parabolic PDE

b) hyperbolic PDE

c) elliptic PDE

d) none

Leibmann’s method is primarily used for solving:

A) Laplace’s equation using an iterative approach

B) Poisson’s equation using finite difference methods

C) Navier-Stokes equations for fluid flow

D) Heat conduction equations using explicit methods

Which of the following boundary conditions is used in the Dirichlet problem?

A) Specified function values on the boundary

B) Specified normal derivatives on the boundary

C) A combination of function values and derivatives

D) No boundary conditions are needed

How does Leibmann’s method handle irregular boundaries in the Dirichlet problem?

A) By using adaptive mesh refinement

B) By employing special interpolation techniques near the boundary

C) By modifying grid points near the boundary to fit the irregular shape

D) All of the above

Which formula is used to approximate the time derivative in the Fully Implicit Method?

(A) Forward difference (B) Backward difference

(C) Central difference (D) None of these

What is the stability of the Fully Implicit Method?

(A) Conditionally stable

(B) Unconditionally stable

(C) Conditionally unstable

(D) None of these

How does the accuracy of the Fully Implicit Method compare to the Explicit Method?

(A) Lower

(B) Higher

(C) Same

(D) None of these

In temperature distribution study a flate metallic plate is represented by

a) Rectangular Domain

b) Circular Domain

c) Both a and b

d) None

Which condition specifies the value of derivative of unknown function on the boundary of domain

a) Neumann

b) Dirichlet

c) Both

d) None

"K" is the coefficient of :

a) Thermal diffusivity b) Thermal Insolation

c) Both d) None
Two dimensional heat equation is a special case of:

a) Poisson Equation

b) Wave Equation

c) Both

d) None

Which of the following methods is known to be unconditionally stable for solving the one‐dimensional heat
equation?

A. Explicit Forward Euler

B. Implicit Backward Euler

C. Crank–Nicolson Method

D. Both B and C are unconditionally stable

What is the Liebmann method primarily used for?

a) Solving ordinary differential equations

b) Solving linear algebraic equations

c) Solving Laplace’s equation using iteration

d) Finding eigenvalues of a matrix

For an irregular boundary in the Dirichlet problem, how are boundary conditions typically handled in the
Liebmann method?

a) Ignored completely

b) Approximated using interpolation or fictitious points

c) Set to zero everywhere

d) Replaced with Neumann boundary conditions

What is Fully Implicit Method used for?

A) Steady-state B) Transient

C) Linear D) Nonlinear
Primary application of Fully Implicit Method?

A) Steady-state

B) Transient

C) Linear

D) Nonlinear

How are nonlinear terms handled in Fully Implicit Method?

A) Linearization

B) Newton-Raphson

C) Picard iteration

D) None

How does Fully Implicit Method affect computational cost?

A) Decreases

B) Increases

C) No effect

D) Depends

What is Liebmann method's primary advantage?

A) Higher accuracy

B) Lower complexity

C) Non-linear handling

D) Easy implementation

What makes Liebmann method suitable for irregular boundaries?

A) Finite difference B) Boundary element

C) Meshfree D) Iterative method

How does Liebmann method handle irregular boundaries?

A) Conformal mapping

B) Finite element

C) Boundary element

D) Iterative adjustment

What is the primary challenge in implementing Liebmann method?

A) Relaxation parameter

B) Non-linear terms

C) Stability

D) Singularities

What is the general form of the Poisson equation?

A) ∇²u = 0

B) ∇²u = f(x, y)

C) ∇²u = λu

D) ∇²u = -f(x, y)

The Poisson equation is a generalization of which fundamental equation?

A) Laplace’s equation

B) Wave equation

C) Heat equation

D) Schrödinger equation

The Poisson equation is commonly used in which field?

A) Fluid dynamics

B) Electromagnetism

C) Quantum mechanics

D) All of the above

If the function , what does the Poisson equation reduce to?

A) Heat equation

B) Wave equation

C) Laplace’s equation

D) Helmholtz equation

In the finite difference method for solving Poisson’s equation in 2D on a grid, which of the following schemes
is commonly used?

(A) Five-point stencil

(B) Nine-point stencil

(C) Fourier transform method

(D) Galerkin method

In the context of Poisson’s equation, which method is commonly used for numerical solutions in irregular
domains?

(A) Finite Difference Method (FDM)

(B) Finite Element Method (FEM)

(C) Finite Volume Method (FVM)

(D) Spectral Method

Poisson’s equation appears in which field of study?

(A) Fluid Mechanics

(B) Electromagnetism

(C) Quantum Mechanics

(D) All of the above

What is domain discretization?

a) A process of converting continuous data into discrete categories

b) A technique to solve algebraic equations

c) A method to increase data size in simulations

d) A way to eliminate errors in numerical analysis

How many main types of Dirichlet boundary conditions exist?

a) One b) Two

c) Three d) Four

Can the Liebmann method be used for solving Laplace’s and Poisson’s equations on irregular boundaries?

a) Yes, with modifications

b) No, it only works for regular boundaries

c) Only for Poisson’s equation

d) It is not applicable to boundary value problems

What is the primary use of the central difference formula?

A) Approximate derivatives

B) Approximate integrals

C) Interpolate functions

D) Extrapolate functions

What is the primary advantage of the finite difference method?

A) Higher accuracy

B) Lower computational complexity

C) Easier boundary conditions

D) Unconditional stability
What is the main difference between explicit and implicit methods?

A) Explicit methods are faster, implicit methods are accurate

B). Explicit methods are accurate, implicit methods are faster

C) Explicit methods use forward time step, implicit methods use backward

D). Explicit methods use central time step, implicit methods use forward

What is the primary limitation of the finite difference method?

A) Lower accuracy

B) Higher computational complexity

C) Difficulty in boundary conditions

D) Inability to handle nonlinear problems

what is the formula for calculating ∆x:

(A)∆x = (xₘ₊₁ - x₀) / m

(B)∆x = (xₘ₊₁ - x₀) / m+1

(C)∆x = (xₘ₊₁ + x₀) / m+1

(D)None of these

How many types of PDEs are on the basis of discriminant:

(A) 1 (B) 2

(C) 3 (D) 4

4.Liebmann method is also called:

(A)Newton Raphson

(B) Guass Jordan

(C)Both A and B

(D)Guass siedel
The boundary condition problem is:

(a) Neumann problem

(b) Dirichlet problem

(c) Cauchy problem

(d) All of these

Neumann problem specifies the condition at:

(a) Derivative of unknown function on boundary

(b) Interior point of a function

(c) At boundary of function

(d) At maximum point of function

Finite difference method is used to solve:

(a) Laplace equation

(b) Heat equation

(c) Parabolic equation

(d) All of these

Which step is not involved in solving Elliptic PDE?

(a) Domain Discretization

(b) PDE discretization

(c) Approximate solution

(d) Formation of Linear system

What is the explicit method used for?

a) exact solution b) approximate solution

c) analytic solution d) numerical solution

Time difference in explicit method is :

a) backward

b) forward

c) central

d) none

Explicit method is suitable for:

a) linear equations

b) non linear equations

c) none

d) Both a) and b)

Explicit method is used to solve :

a) heat equation

b) wave equation

c) Laplace equation

d) all of these

The Poisson equation is a generalization of which fundamental equation?

A) Laplace’s equation

B) Wave equation

C) Heat equation

D) Schrödinger equation

Time difference in explicit method is :

a) backward b) forward

c) central d) None
What makes Liebmann method suitable for irregular boundaries?

A) Finite difference

B) Boundary element

C) Meshfree

D) Iterative method

The Equation Txx+Tyy=f(x,y) is called?

(a) Poison equation

(b) Euler equation

(c) Laplace Equation

(d) Heat Equation

The Equation Tt=KTxx is called.

(a) Poison equation

(b) Euler equation

(c) Laplace Equation

(d) Heat Equation

If B²-4AC= 0 then PDE is

a. Elliptic

b. Parabolic

c. Hyperbolic

d. None of these

Joining the nodes with vertical and horizontal line segments creates a discretized domain is called?

a. grid b. mesh

c. Both a and b d. None of these

Which of the following methods is commonly used for the numerical solution of parabolic partial differential
equations?

A) Finite Difference Method

B) Monte Carlo Method

C) Spectral Method

D) Boundary Element Method

Ti,j-1+Ti-1,j-4Ti,j+Ti+1,j =0 Which type of equation is

A) PDE

B) integral equation

C) algebraic equation

D) None

How many general steps are involved in solving an elliptic PDE based problem

A)4 B)5

C)6 D)7

If B^2 - 4AC < 0 then PDE is said to be :

a) Parabola

b) Hyperbola

c) Ellipse

d) All

Heat equation is said to be :

a) Parabolic

b) Hyperbolic

c) Elliptic

d) None
aUxx +Uyy = 0 the equation is :

a) Ellipse b) Hyperbola

c) Parabola d) All

Which of the following is an implicit method for solving PDEs?

(A) Forward Euler Method

(B) Backward Euler Method

(C) Crank-Nicolson Method

(D) Both (B) and (C)

The stability of an explicit finite difference scheme is determined by which condition?

(A) Fourier Transform

(B) Courant-Friedrichs-Lewy (CFL) Condition

(C) Laplace Condition

(D) Gauss-Seidel Method

The Crank-Nicolson method is best known for which property?

(A) First-order accuracy in time

(B) Unconditionally stable for all time step sizes

(C) Second-order accuracy in time

(D) Explicit nature

In the discretization process, what do and represent?

a) Grid spacing in the y-direction

b) Coefficients related to irregular boundary adjustments

c) Time step sizes

d) Solution variables
Which numerical method is suggested for solving the linear system in the problem?

a) Iterative method

b) Direct method

c) Runge-Kutta method

d) Finite Element Method

What numerical method is discussed for solving the Dirichlet problem with an irregular boundary?

a) Gauss-Seidel Method

b) Finite volume Method

c) Leibman Method

d) Crank-Nicholson Method

Which equation is typically solved using the Liebmann *method* in the context of the Neumann problem?

A) Laplace’s equation

B) Poisson’s equation

C) Navier-Stokes equation

D) Heat equation

What is the primary goal of the Liebmann method?

A) To solve linear equations using elimination

B) To iteratively solve boundary value problems

C) To find eigenvalues of a matrix

D) To approximate integrals using numerical methods

In the explicit method, how is the time derivative approximated?

A) Forward difference B) Backward difference

C) Central difference D) Second-order difference