On nonzero component graph of vector spaces over finite fields

In this paper, we study nonzero component graph [Formula: see text] of a finite-dimensional vector space [Formula: see text] over a finite field [Formula: see text]. We show that the graph is Hamiltonian and not Eulerian. We also characterize the maximal cliques in [Formula: see text] and show that there exists two classes of maximal cliques in [Formula: see text]. We also find the exact clique number of [Formula: see text] for some particular cases. Moreover, we provide some results on size, edge-connectivity and chromatic number of [Formula: see text].