ECAT Pre Engineering Physics Chapter 12 MCQ Test With Answer

The resistance of 20 cm long wire is 10Ω. When the length is changed to 40 cm. The new resistance is

• 10Ω A
• 20Ω B
• 30Ω C
• 40Ω D

The electric flux from a closed surface

• Is independent of the shape of the surface A
• Depends on the charge enclosed by the surface B
• Both a and b C
• None of the above D

If we plot graph between potential difference (V) and current (I) obeying ohm's law, it will give us

• parabola A
• straight line B
• hyper bola C
• ellipse D

The material in the form of wire or rod or plate which leads the current into or cut of the electrolyte is known as

• voltmeters A
• resistance B
• electrode C
• current D

Ohm established a relation between

• voltage and resistance A
• voltage and charge B
• voltage and current C
• voltage resistance and charge 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 relation between the charge Q of a parallel plate capacitor and the P.D between its plates is

• Q=V/C A
• Q=C/V B
• Q=1/2CV C
• Q=CV D

The resistance of a conductor does not depend on its

• mass A
• resistivity B
• length C
• cross-sectional area D

The electric intensity at infinite distance from the point charge will be

• Infinite A
• Positive B
• Zero C
• Negative 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

The SI unit of current is

• watt A
• coulomb B
• volt C
• ampere D

Coulomb force, when any material medium is placed between two charges

• Increases A
• Decreases B
• Remain unchanged C
• None of these D

The relation between charge 'Q' and current 'I' is given by

• Q = I/t A
• Q = It B
• Q = I²t C
• Q = I²/t D

The minimum resistance that can be obtained by connecting 5 resistance of 1/4Ωeach is

• 4/5Ω A
• 5/4Ω B
• 20Ω C
• 0.05 Ω 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

The force of repulsion between two point charges is F, when these are at a distance 0.1 m apart. Now the point charges are replaced by sphere of radii 5 cm each having the same charge as that of the respective point charges. The distance between their centre is again kept 0.1 m ; then the force of repulsion will

• Increase A
• Decrease B
• Remain F C
• Become 10F/9 D

The electric flux is linked with a surface will be maximum when

• The surface is held parallel to the electric field A
• The surface is held perpendicular to the electric field B
• The surface makes an angle of 45° with the electric field C
• All of the above D

Some charge is being given to a conductor. Then its potential

• Is maximum at surface A
• Is maximum at centre B
• Is remain same throughout the conductor C
• Is maximum somewhere between surface and centre D

The fractional change in resistance per kelvin is known as

• temperature coefficient A
• resistance coefficient B
• super temperature C
• critical temperature D

Which one of the following causes production of heat when current is set up in a wire?

• Fall of electrons from higher orbits to lower orbits A
• Inter-atomic collisions B
• Inter-electron collisions C
• Collisions of conduction electron with atoms D

A (100 W , 200 W) bulb is connected to a 160 V power supply. The power consumption would be

• 64 W A
• 80 W B
• 100 W C
• 125 W D

• 5μF A
• 10μF B
• 3μF C
• 6μF D

Electron volt is the unit of

• Potential difference A
• Energy B
• Resistance C
• Capacitance D

Three resistors of resistance R each are combined in various ways. Which of the following cannot be obtained?

• 3RΩ A
• 2R/4Ω B
• R/3Ω C
• 2R/3Ω D

If the resistance of 2 ohm and 4 ohm are connected in parallel, the equivalent resistance will be

• 6 ohm A
• 4 ohm B
• zero ohm C
• 1.33 ohm D

The unit of conductance is

• ohm A
• meter B
• mho C
• ohm-meter D

The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor depends upon

• Area of the plates A
• Separation between the plates B
• Medium between the plates C
• All of the above 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

A piece of fuse wire melts when a current of 15 ampere flows through it. With this current. If it dissipates 22.5 W, the resistance of fuse wire will be

• Zero A
• 10Ω B
• 1Ω C
• 0.10Ω D

A certain charge liberates 0.8 g of oxygen. The same charge will liberate. how many g of silver?

• 108 g A
• 10.8 g B
• 0.8 g C
• 108/0.8 g D