MCQ Bank
The potential difference between the ends of a conductor is 12 V. How much electrical energy is converted to other forms of energy in the conductor when 100 C of charge flows through it?
- A) 1200 J
- B) 88 J
- C) 0.12 J
- D) 8.3 J
Capacitance of a capacitor in vacuum is given by:
- A) A/ εo d
- B) Ad/ εo
- C) A εo /d
- D) A/ εr d
If the voltage in a circuit is 10 volts and the resistance is 5 ohms, what is the power consumed?
- A) 2 watts
- B) 20 watts
- C) 10 watts
- D) 50 watts
Radio waves and light waves are __________.
- A) Longitudinal waves
- B) Transverse waves
- C) Electromagnetic and longitudinal both
- D) Electromagnetic and transverse both
If 0.5 T field over an area of 2m2 which lies at an angle of 600 with field. Then the resultant flux will be
- A) 0.25 Wb
- B) 0.50 T
- C) 0.50 Wb
- D) 0.25 T
If the electric and magnetic forces on a charged particle are not balanced in a velocity selector, what will happen to the particle?
- A) It will be deflected.
- B) It will stop moving.
- C) It will move in a straight line.
- D) It will be accelerated.
How is charge density defined for linear charge distribution?
- A) dq = dA
- B) dq = σds
- C) dq = pdV
- D) dq = λds
Phase difference between V and I of an A.C through resistor is:
- A) 270 degree
- B) 0 degree
- C) 180 degree
- D) 90 degree
How could the unit of potential difference, the volt, also be written?
- A) A/s
- B) C/A
- C) J/C
- D) C/J
A student rubs a rod held in his hand.
Which action causes the rod to gain a large electrostatic charge?
- A) Rubbing a polythene rod with a steel magnet
- B) Rubbing an iron rod with a steel magnet
- C) Rubbing an iron rod with a woolen duster
- D) Rubbing a polythene rod with a woolen duster
The wavelength of red light is 700 nm. Its frequency is ______.
- A) 4.29 * 10^15 Hertz
- B) 4.29 * 10^12 Hertz
- C) 4.29 * 10^13 Hertz
- D) 4.29 * 10^14 Hertz
What is the relationship between the electric field (E) and the dipole moment (p) at a point (r) on the axial line of the dipole?
- A) E = p/r
- B) E ∝ p/r²
- C) E = p
- D) E ∝ p/r³
What is the unit of charge distribution for linear density?
- A) Coulomb / length2
- B) length / Coulomb
- C) Length/ Farad
- D) Coulomb / length
It is required to suspend a proton of charge q and mass m in an electric field. The strength of field must be:
- A) m/qv
- B) mg/q
- C) qv/mg
- D) q/mg
If magnetic field is doubled then magnetic energy density becomes:
- A) Six times
- B) Three times
- C) Two times
- D) Four times
Under what condition is induced electromotive force (EMF) produced in a conductor?
- A) When there is a strong magnetic field
- B) When there is a strong electric field
- C) When there is a constant magnetic field
- D) When there is a time-varying magnetic field
What does effect the introduction of dielectric material have on the relative permittivity (ϵr) in a capacitor?
- A) Remains constant
- B) Becomes zero
- C) Decreases
- D) Increases
If F is the force acting on the test charge qo, the electric field intensity E would be given by
- A) E = F + qo
- B) E = F - qo
- C) E = F/qo
- D) E = qo/F
If the drift velocity vd of charge carriers in a conductor increases, what happens to the current density J?
- A) J becomes negative.
- B) J decreases.
- C) J increases.
- D) J remains unchanged.
Greenhouse gases absorb _____ radiation.
- A) infrared
- B) ultraviolet
- C) gamma
- D) microwaves