ECAT Pre Computer Science Chapter 12 MCQ Test With Answer

If the distance between the plates of a parallel plate condenser of capacity 10μF is doubled then new capacity will be

• 5μF A
• 20μF B
• 10μF C
• 15μF D

• 5μF A
• 10μF B
• 3μF C
• 6μF D

Physicist George Simon ohm was a

• German physical A
• French physicist B
• Chinese physicist C
• Russian physicist D

A proton is about 1840 times heavier than an electron. When it is accelerated by a potential difference of 1 KV, its kinetic energy will be

• 1840 KeV A
• 1/1840 KeV B
• 1 KeV C
• 920 KeV D

Potentiometer is more sensitive than voltmeter, because

• Voltmeter has a very high resistance A
• Voltmeter has a very low resistance B
• Potentiometer does not draw any current from a source of unknown potential difference C
• Potentiometer is sensitive D

The potential difference across each resistance in series combination is

• same A
• different B
• zero C
• none of these D

Ohm's law states that

• The current through a resistor is directly proportional to the applied voltage A
• The voltage across a resistor is directly proportional to the current passing through it B
• Resistance is the constant of proportionality between the voltage and current C
• all of these D

If a charged spherical conductor of radius 10 cm has potential V at a point distance 5 cm from its centre, then the potential at a point distance 15 cm from the centre will be

• 1/3 V A
• 2/3 V B
• 3/2 V C
• 3V D

In case of a parallel plate capacitor if the plate separation is doubled and plate area is halved, the capacitance becomes

• Four-fold A
• One-half B
• One-fourth C
• Zero D

A uniform resistance wire of Length L and diameter d has a resistance R. Another wire of same material has length, 4L and diameter 2d, the resistance will be

• 2 R A
• R B
• R/2 C
• R/4 D

A 60 W bulb operates on 220 V supply. The current flowing through the bulb is

• 11/3 A A
• 3 A B
• 3/11 A C
• 6 D

Two point charges A and B separated by a distance R attract each other with a force of 12 x 10^-3N. The force between A and B when the charges on them are doubled and distance is halved

• 1.92 N A
• 19.2 N B
• 12 N C
• 0.192 N D

10⁶electrons are moving through a wire per second, the current developed is

• 1.6 x 10^-19 A
• 1 A B
• 1.6 x 10^-15 A C
• 10⁶A D

In RC series circuit the time during which the capacitor acquires 0.63 times the equilibrium charge is called

• Time constant A
• Decay constant B
• None of these C
• All of above D

The SI unit of permitivity is

• Nm²C² A
• N^-1m^-2C² B
• NmC² C
• Nm²C^-1 D