ECAT Pre Engineering Physics Chapter 12 MCQ Test With Answer

If one volt is needed to cause a current of one ampere to flow in a conductor, its resistance is

• one ohm A
• one joule B
• one volt C
• one ampere D

Which of the following does not obey ohm's law?

• Copper A
• Al B
• Diode C
• None D

Physicist George Simon ohm was a

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

A 10 F capacitor is charged to a potential difference of 50 V and is connected to another uncharged capacitor in parallel. Now the common potential difference becomes 20 volt.The capacitance of second capacitor is

• 10μF A
• 20μF B
• 30μF C
• 15μF 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

• 5μF A
• 10μF B
• 3μF C
• 6μF D

If the length of the conductor is double and its cross sectional area is halved, its conductance will

• Increase four fold A
• Become one-fourth B
• Become one-half C
• Remains unchanged D

The ohm's is defined as

• 1 ampere / 1 volts A
• 1 coulomb / 1 volt B
• 1 volt / 1 ampere C
• 1 volt / 1 coulomb D

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

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 substances whose resistance decreases with the increase in temperature these substances have coefficient of

• positive temperature A
• negative temperature B
• absolute temperature C
• zero temperature D

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

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

The force between two chares 0.06 m apart is 5 N. If each charge is moved towards the other by 0.01 m, then the force between them will become

• 7.20 N A
• 11.25 N B
• 22.50 N C
• 45.00 D

Resistance of a conductor depends upon

• the quantity of current passing through it A
• the voltage applied between its end B
• its dimensions, physical state and nature of its material C
• all of the above D

The unit of conductance is

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

A point charge Q is placed at the mid-point of a line joining two charges. 4q and q. if the net force on charge q is zero. then Q must be equal to

• -q A
• +q B
• -2q C
• +4q 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 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

The nature of capacity of electrostatic capacitor depends on

• Shape A
• Size B
• Thickness of plates C
• Area 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

Solar cell converts sunlight directly into

• potential energy A
• thermal energy B
• mechanical energy C
• electrical energy D

In a voltmeter the conduction takes place due to

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

The conventional current in a circuit is defined as " current which passes from a point at higher potential to a point at lower potential as if it represent a movement of

• negative charges A
• positive charges B
• protons C
• electrons 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

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

A one microfarad capacitor of a TV is subjected to 4000 V potential difference. The energy stored in capacitor is

• 8 J A
• 16 J B
• 4 x 10^-3J C
• 2 x 10^-3J D

Thermocouple is an arrangement of two different metals

• To convert heat energy in to electrical energy A
• To produce more heat B
• To convert heat energy into chemical energy C
• To convert electric energy in to heat energy D

The charge per unit time through any cross-section of a conductor is called

• capacitance A
• electric power B
• current C
• potential difference D

A wire is bent into a ring of radius R is given a charge q. The magnitude of the electrical field at the centre of the ring is

• Two A
• 1/2 B
• Zero C
• 3/2 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