ECAT Pre Engineering Physics Chapter 12 MCQ Test With Answer

If the distance of separation between two chares is increased, the electrical potential energy of the system will

• Increase A
• Decrease B
• May increase or decrease C
• Remain the same D

Resistance of a conductor is increased, the currant will

• Decrease A
• Increase B
• Remain the same C
• None of these D

An alpha particle is accelerated through a potential difference of 10⁶volt. Its kinetic energy will be

• 1 MeV A
• 2 MeV B
• 4 MeV C
• 8 MeV D

In bringing an electron towards another electron, electrostatic potential energy of system

• Decreases A
• Increases B
• Remains uncharged C
• Becomes zero D

In a building, there are 15 bulbs of 40 watts, 5 bulbs of 100 watts, 5 fans of 80 watts and a heater of 1 kilowatt. The voltage of the electric main is 220 volts. The minimum efficiency of the main fuse of the building will be

• 0.4 A A
• 11.4 A B
• 9.8 A C
• 10.6 A D

The minimum charge on any object can not be less than

• 1.6 x 10^-19C A
• 3.2 x 10^-19C B
• 1.0 C C
• 4.8 x 10^-19C 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

The energy required to charge a capacitor of 5μF by connecting D.C. source of 20 KV is

• 10 KJ A
• 5 KJ B
• 2 KJ C
• 1 KJ D

Consider a spherical shell of metal at he centre of which a positive point charge is kept

• The electric filed is zero outside the shell A
• The electric field is zero everywhere B
• The electric field is zero in the region inside the shell C
• The electric field is non-zero in both regions outside and inside the shell D

Capacitance of two or more capacitors

• Increases in series combination A
• Increases in parallel combination B
• Remains unchanged C
• None of the above D

A point charge A of charge +4μC and another B of charge -1μC are placed in air at a distance 1 m apart. Then the distance of the point on the line joining the charge B, where the resultant electric field is zero, is (in m)

• 2 A
• 1 B
• 0.5 C
• 1.5 D

One moving a charge of 20 coulombs by 2 cm, 2 J of work is done, then the potential difference between the points is

• 0.1 V A
• 8 V B
• 2 V C
• 0.5 V D

If 2.2 kilowatt power is transmitted through 1 10 ohm line at 22000 volt, the power loss in the form of heat will be

• 0.1 watt A
• 1 watt B
• 10 watt C
• 100 watt D

The electric field intensity at a point due to a point charge

• Falls off inversely as the distance A
• Falls off inversely as the square of distance B
• Remains unchanged with distance C
• Increase directly as square of distance D

The electric potential at the surface of an atomic nucleus (Z = 50) of radius 9.0 x 10^-15 is

• 9 x 10⁵V A
• 9 V B
• 8 x 10⁶V C
• 80 V D

Electric flux is defined by the relation

• E.A. A
• E x A B
• E/A C
• none of these D

• 5μF A
• 10μF B
• 3μF C
• 6μF D

Coulomb's force between two point charges depends upon

• Magnitude of charges A
• Distance between them B
• Medium in which they are located C
• All of the above D

In a voltmeter the conduction takes place due to

• Electrons only A
• Holes only B
• Electrons and holes C
• Electrons and ions D

For two resistance wires joined in parallel, the resultant resistance is 6/5 ohm. When one of the resistance wire breaks, the effective resistance becomes 2 ohm. The resistance of the broken wire is

• 3/5 ohm A
• 2 ohm B
• 6/5 ohm C
• 3 ohm D

The unit of intensity of electric field is

• newton/coluomb A
• jule/coluomb B
• volt x metre C
• newton/metre D

The SI unit of electric field intensity is

• CN^-1 A
• NC^-1or Vm^-1 B
• JC^-1 C
• AV^-1 D

An electric dipole is at the centre of a hollow sphere of radius r. The total normal electric flux through the sphere is (here Q is the charge and d is the distance between the two charges of the dipole)

• Q/4πr² A
• 2Q/4πr² B
• Q.d C
• Zero D

The liquid which conduct current is known as

• heating effect A
• chemical energy B
• electrolyte C
• ohm's law D

An electric charge at rest is

• Only an electric field A
• Only a magnetic field B
• Both electric and magnetic fields C
• None of the above D

A sheet of aluminium foil of negligible thickness is introduced between the plates of a capacitor. The capacitance of the capacitor

• Increases A
• Decreases B
• Remain unchanged C
• Becomes infinite D

The potential difference across the conductors should be maintained constant by connecting the ends of wire to the terminal of a device called a source of

• power A
• current B
• resistance C
• temperature D

Taking the earth to be a spherical conductor of diameter 12.8 x 10³km. Its capacity will be

• 711μF A
• 611μF B
• 811μF C
• 511μF D

The colour sequence in a carbon resistor in red, brown, orange and silver. The resistance of the resistor is

• 21 x 10³+ 10% A
• 23 x 10¹+ 10% B
• 21 x 10³+ 5% C
• 12 x 10³+ 5% D

The electric field will be uniform

• Near a positive point charge A
• Near a negative point charge B
• Between two oppositely charged parallel metal plates C
• None of above D