ECAT Pre Engineering Physics Chapter 12 MCQ Test With Answer

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 fractional change in resistance per kelvin is known as

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

The excess (equal in number) of electrons that must be placed on each of two small spheres spaced 3 cm apart, with force of repulsion between the spheres to be 10^-19N, is

• 25 A
• 225 B
• 625 C
• 1250 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

One coulomb per second is equal to

• One volt A
• One ampere B
• One hom C
• One henry D

If an electron of charge 'e' is accelerated through a potential difference V., it will acquire energy

• Ve A
• V/e B
• e/V C
• 2Ve D

One joule is equal to

• 1.6 x 10¹⁹eV A
• 6.25 x 10¹⁸eV B
• 1.6 x 18¹⁸eV C
• 6.25 x 10¹⁹eV D

In a Milikian's oil drop experiment the charge on an oil drop is calculated to be 6.35 x 10^-19C. The number of excess electrons on the drop is

• 3.9 A
• 4 B
• 4.2 C
• 6 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

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

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 SI unit of electric flux is

• Weber A
• Nm²C^-1 B
• NmC^-1 C
• Nm^-2C D

The powers of tow electric bulbs are 100 W and 200 W. Both of them are joined with 220 V mains. The ratio of resistances of their filaments will be

• 1 : 2 A
• 2 : 1 B
• 1 : 4 C
• 4 : 1 D

If electric and gravitational force on an electron in a uniform electric field will be

• E=mg/q A
• E=q/mg B
• E=,g/q C
• E=qg/m D

Two point charge +3μC and +8μC repel each other with a force of 40 N. If a charge of -5μC is added to each of them, then the force between then will become

• -10 N A
• +10 N B
• +20 N C
• -20 N D

One coulomb of charge is created by

• 10 electrons A
• 1.6 x 10^-19electrons B
• 6.25 x 10¹⁸electrons C
• 6.25 x 10²¹electrons D

Electron volt is the unit of

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

• 5μF A
• 10μF B
• 3μF C
• 6μF D

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

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

Equal charges are given to two spheres of different radii. The potential will

• Be more on the smaller sphere A
• Be more on the bigger sphere B
• Be equal on both the sphere C
• Depend on the nature of the material of the sphere D

Force acting upon a charged particle kept between the plates of a charged condenser if F. IF one of the plates of the condenser is removed, force acting on the same will become

• Zero A
• F/2 B
• F C
• 2F D

The conductivity of a superconductor is

• Infinite A
• Very large B
• Very small C
• Zero 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

The relation V = IR represents

• Ampere law A
• Faraday's law B
• Ohm's law C
• Len's law D

One electron volt is equal to

• 1.6 x 1019eV A
• 6.25 x 1018 eV B
• 1.6 x 1018 eV C
• 6.25 x 1019eV D

At any point on the right bisector of the line joining two equal and opposite charges

• At electric field is zero A
• The electric potential is zero B
• The electric potential decreases with increasing distance from the centre C
• The electric field is perpendicular to the line joining the charges D

Ohm is the unit of

• current A
• capacitance B
• energy C
• resistance D

The liquid which conduct current is known as

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

The electric field due to an infinite long thin wire at a distance R varies as

• 1/R A
• 1/R² B
• R C
• R² D