ECAT Pre Engineering Physics Chapter 12 MCQ Test With Answer

In a voltmeter the conduction takes place due to

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

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

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

• 5μF A
• 10μF B
• 3μF C
• 6μF D

Resistor is a device which convert electric energy to

• Heat energy A
• Chemical energy B
• Elastic energy C
• All of the above D

Electron volt is the unit of

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

At ordinary temperature, an increase in temperature increases the conductivity of

• Conductor A
• Semiconductor B
• Insulator C
• Alloy D

A heater coil rated at (1000 W - 200 V) is connected to 110 volt line. What will be the power consumed?

• 200 W A
• 302.5 B
• 250 W C
• 350 W D

The thermistors are usually made of

• Metals with low temperature coefficient of resistivity A
• Metals with high temperature coefficient of resistivity B
• Metal oxides with high temperature coefficient of resistivity C
• Semi conducting materials having low temperature coefficient of resistivity D

A wire of radius r has resistance R. If it is stretched to a wire of r/2 radius, then the resistance becomes

• 2R A
• 4R B
• 16R C
• Zero 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

Surface density of charge is defined as

• Charge per unit volume A
• Charge per unit length B
• Charge per unit area C
• Charge per unit mass 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

Capacitance of two or more capacitors

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

One coulomb per second is equal to

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

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

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

The SI unit of permitivity is

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

What is the current is a 2 x 10⁶ohm resistor having a potential difference of 2 x 10³volts?

• 10^-1A A
• 10^-2A B
• 10^-4A C
• 1 mA D

Electric flux is defined by the relation

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

A car battery has e.m.f 12 volt and internal resistance 5 x 10^-2ohm. If it draws 60 ampere current, the terminal voltage of the battery will be

• 5 volt A
• 3 volt B
• 15 volt C
• 9 volt D

Physicist George Simon ohm was a

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

Calculate the amount of charge flowing in 2 minutes in a wire of resistance 10Ωwhen a potential difference of 20 V is applied between its ends

• 120 C A
• 240 C B
• 20 C C
• 4 C 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 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

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 resistance of an incandescent lamp is

• Smaller when switched on A
• Greater when switched off B
• The same whether it is switch off or switch on C
• Greater when switched on 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