ECAT Pre General Science Physics Chapter 12 MCQ Test With Answer

If the two charges in Coulomb's law have double distance between them, then electric force

• Becomes two-fold A
• Becomes four-fold B
• Remains the same C
• None of these 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

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

• 5μF A
• 10μF B
• 3μF C
• 6μF 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

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

A hollow insulated conduction sphere is given a positive charge of 10μC. What will be the electric field at the centre of the sphere if its radius is 2 meters?

• Zero A
• 5μC m^-2 B
• 20μC m^-2 C
• 8μC m^-2 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

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

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

The earth's potential is taken as

• Negative A
• Positive B
• Zero C
• Infinite D

The dot product of electric field intensity E and vector area A is called

• Electric potential A
• Electric flux B
• Electric field C
• Magnetic field D

10⁶electrons are moving through a wire per second, the current developed is

• 1.6 x 10^-19 A
• 1 A B
• 1.6 x 10^-15 A C
• 10⁶A 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

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

The resistance of the given conductor can be increased by

• Increasing the area A
• Changing resistivity B
• Decreasing the length C
• None of the above because change does not matter because in any case the volume remains the same 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

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

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

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

A metal plate of thickness half the separation between the capacitor plates of capacitance C is inserted. The new capacitance is

• C A
• C/2 B
• Zero C
• 2C D

If two bulbs one of 60 W and other of 100 W are connected in parallel, then which one of the following will flow more?

• 60 W bulb A
• 100 W bulb B
• Both equally C
• None of these 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

Electric flux is defined by the relation

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

Two conductors having the same type of charges are connected by a conducting wire. There would not be any amount of charges on them if

• They have the same potential A
• They have the same amount of charge B
• They have the same capacity C
• They have the same shape D

A conducting wire is drawn to double its length. Final resistivity of the material will be

• Double of the original one A
• Half of the original one B
• One fourth of the original one C
• Same as original one 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

A charge of 0.1 c accelerated through a potential difference of 1000V acquires kinetic energy

• 200 J A
• 100 J B
• 1000 J C
• 400 J D

Ohm established a relation between

• voltage and resistance A
• voltage and charge B
• voltage and current C
• voltage resistance and charge 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