MCQ Bank
In an electrical circuit with constant resistance, if the voltage source is doubled, what happens to the power delivered to the circuit?
- A) The power is quadrupled.
- B) The power is halved.
- C) The power is doubled.
- D) The power remains the same.
Kirchhoff’s 2nd rule is the manifestation of the law of conservation of:
- A) Mass
- B) Charge
- C) Energy
- D) Momentum
What is the relationship between the electric field and charges on a perfect electric conductor's surface?
- A) Electric field is always zero
- B) Electric field is discontinuous and inversely proportional to charge density
- C) Electric field is proportional to charge density
- D) Electric field is normal to the surface and proportional to charge density
In a parallel circuit with resistors R1 and R2, if R1 is much greater than R2, what is the approximate total resistance (RT)?
- A) RT ≈ R1 · R2
- B) RT ≈ R2
- C) RT ≈ R1 + R2
- D) RT ≈ R1
When are eddy currents typically induced in a conductor?
- A) In the presence of a constant magnetic field
- B) When there is no magnetic field
- C) When exposed to a changing magnetic field
- D) In the presence of a strong magnetic field
In a parallel circuit with resistors R1 and R2, if R1 is much greater than R2, how does the current flowing through R2 compare to the current flowing through R1?
- A) Currents are equal
- B) Currents cannot be compared
- C) Current through R1 is much greater
- D) Current through R2 is much greater
Which physical quantity is produced by a calculation where a charge is multiplied by a potential difference (p.d)?
- A) Energy
- B) e.m.f
- C) Current
- D) Power
Which statement about equipotential surfaces is correct?
- A) They have varying electric potential
- B) They are surfaces with constant electric field
- C) All points on them have the same electric potential
- D) They are always spherical
What is the unit of electric potential?
- A) Newton/Meter
- B) Joule/Coulomb
- C) Joule/Meter
- D) Volt/Coulomb
When a dielectric material is introduced between the plates of a capacitor, what does effect it have on the capacitance?
- A) Decreases
- B) Depends on the dielectric constant
- C) Remains the same
- D) Increases
What is the expression for electric potential due to an electric dipole at a point on the axis at distance r?
- A) 𝑽 = 𝒒d/(4𝝅ε₀r²)
- B) 𝑽 = 𝒒/(4𝝅ε₀r²)
- C) 𝑽 = 𝒒/(4𝝅ε₀r)
- D) 𝑽 = 𝒒d/(4𝝅ε₀r)
How does the electric potential V due to an electric dipole behave along its equatorial line at a distance "r"?
- A) 𝑉 ∝ 1/r
- B) 𝑉 is constant
- C) 𝑉 ∝ r
- D) 𝑉 = 0
If two capacitors, each with a capacitance of 100 microfarads, are connected in parallel, what is the total capacitance?
- A) 50 microfarads
- B) 150 microfarads
- C) 100 microfarads
- D) 200 microfarads
Which of the following is not a conservative force?
- A) Drag force
- B) Gravitational force
- C) Electric force
- D) None of these
A charge of 30 C flows through an electric appliance in 2.0 minutes. What is the average current in the appliance?
- A) 0.25 A
- B) 4.0 A
- C) 60 A
- D) 15 A
Which one of is in the order of decreasing frequency?
- A) Infrared rays, visible light, x – rays
- B) X – rays, radio waves, infrared rays
- C) Yellow, green, red
- D) Ultraviolet rays, visible light, radio waves
What is an equipotential surface?
- A) A surface with no electric field
- B) A surface with constant electric field
- C) A surface where all points have the same electric potential
- D) A surface with varying electric potential
Tesla is a unit of
- A) Flux density
- B) Magnetic flux
- C) Mutual inductance
- D) Self-inductance
When the angle θ is 60°, how does the magnetic flux compare to its maximum value?
- A) Magnetic flux is zero.
- B) Magnetic flux is half of the maximum.
- C) Magnetic flux is maximized.
- D) Magnetic flux is unchanged.
The concept of an electric field lines is introduced by:
- A) Faraday
- B) Joseph Henry
- C) Coulomb
- D) Einstein