BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

UNIT 3 Electrostatics (MCQ)

Q.1 Electric lines of force…

a) They intersect each other at regular interval b) They form a closed loop c) They
can pass only through insulating medium. d) they can enter charged bodies and
pass through them.
Q. 2 The unit of electric flux is…
a) newton b) coulomb c) weber d) tesla
Q.3 The electric flux passing at right angles through unit area of surface is called …
a) Electric field strength b) magnetic flux density c) electric flux density d)
electric flux
Q.4 The unit of electric flux density is …
a) weber b) weber/m2 c) coulomb b) coulomb /m2
Q.5 The unit of electric field intensity is …
a)N/m b)N/C c) V/m b) either b or c
Q.6 Electric field intensity is given by….
a) Q/V b) V/Q c) V/d d) Vd
Q. 7 The relation between electric field intensity and electric flux density is….
a)E= D.€ b) D = E € c) E/D =€ d) none of these
Q.8 The unit of absolute permittivity is…
a) H/m b) A/m c) F/m d) N/m
Q. 9 The unit of relative permittivity is…
a) H/m b)unitless c) F/m d) N/m
Q.10 The value of relative permittivity for air is…
a) 1 b)8.854 x10-12 c) 4π x 10-7 d) ∞
Q.11 The relative permittivity is also called as ..
a) dielectric strength b) dielectric constant c) coulomb constant d) displacement
constant
Q.12 ……. is used as dielectric in a capacitor
a) Copper b) Aluminum c) paper c) Carbon
Q.13 The unit of capacitance is….
a) farad b) henry c) hertz d)farad /m
Q.14 If dielectric medium is replaced by metal then charge on capacitor is….
a) maximum b) same as initial c) 0 d) none of these
Q.15 The capacitance of parallel plate capacitor is……
a) εd/A b) εA/d c)A/εd d) d/εA
Q.16 If the distance between parallel plate capacitor increases the capacitance of capacitor
…
a)Increases b) Decreases c) Remains same d) None of these.
Q.17 The capacitance of parallel plate capacitor is depend on…
a) Dielectric medium b) distance between plates c) Area of plate d) All of above
Q.18 The charge accumulated on capacitor is given by….
a) Q =c/v b) Q=v/c c) Q = cv d) Q= ½ cv2
Q.19 The ability of insulating medium to resist its breakdown is called its…

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 a) dielectric strength b) dielectric constant c)insulation resistance d)relative
permittivity
Q.20 For capacitor in series ….. remains same for all of them
a) voltage c) charge c) capacitance d) all of above
Q.21 For capacitor in parallel ….. remains same for all of them
a) voltage c) charge c) capacitance d) all of above
Q.22 The energy stored in capacitor is given by..
a) ½ cv2 b) ½ QV c) ½ Q2/c d) All of above

Q.23 As capacitor charges, the voltage across it….

a) decreases exponentially b) Increases exponentially c) decreases linearly d)
increases linearly
Q.24 As capacitor discharges, the voltage across it….
a) decreases exponentially b) Increases exponentially c) decreases linearly d)
increases linearly
Q.25 The expression of voltage across capacitor C while charging it through resistor R is …..
a) V (1- e-t/RC) b) V/R (1- e-t/RC) c) V ( e-t/RC) d) V/R ( e-t/RC)
Q.26 The expression of voltage across capacitor C while Discharging it through resistor R is
…..
a) V (1- e-t/RC) b) V/R (1- e-t/RC) c) V ( e-t/RC) d) V/R ( e-t/RC)
Q.27 The expression of current through capacitor C while charging it through resistor R is
…..
a) V (1- e-t/RC) b) V/R (1- e-t/RC) c) V ( e-t/RC) d) V/R ( e-t/RC)
Q.28 The expression of current through capacitor C while discharging it through resistor R is
…..
a) V (1- e-t/RC) b)- V/R ( e-t/RC) c) V ( e-t/RC) d) V/R ( e-t/RC)
Q.29 When the voltage across a capacitor is tripled, the stored charge…
a) triple b) is cut to one third c) stays the same d) doubles
Q.30 If the area of parallel plate increases the capacitance of capacitor …
a)Increases b) Decreases c) Remains same d) None of these.
Q.31 The relative permittivity of most lies in between ..
a) 10to 20 b)20 to 100 c) 1to 10 d)above 100
Q.32 If the relative permittivity of dielectric medium increases the capacitance of capacitor
…
a) Increases b) Decreases c) Remains same d) None of these.
Q.33 If plate area is 10 cm2 distance between plates is 2mm relative permittivity of dielectric
mediumis 3. Find capacitance of parallel plate capacitor
a) 12µF b)13.28µF c)13.28pF d)12pF
Q.34 At time constant voltage across capacitor is …… percent of its final value
a)37.8 b)100 c)0 d)63.2
Q.35 A time constant is
a) time required by capacitor voltage to rise from 0 to .632 of its final steady state value
b) time required by capacitor voltage to rise from 0 to .368 of its final steady state
value
c) time required by charging current to fall to 0.368 of its initial max. value
d)Both a & c

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Q.36 Electric flux density is also called as
a) dielectric strength b) dielectric constant c) coulomb constant d) displacement
density
Q.37 If the relative permittivity of mica is 5, its absolute permittivity is
a)8.854 x10-12 b)5ε0 c)5/ε0 d)ε0/5
Q.38 Two similar charges of 1C each are placed 1m apart in air. Force of repulsion between
them would be nearly ….
a)1 b)4π c) 8.854 x10-12 d)9x 109
Q.39 If D is the electric flux density, then value of electric intensity in air is…
a)D.€0 b) D / €0 c)dv/dt d) none of these
Q.40 Two charges are placed 1m apart in air. If a glass slab is placed between them, the
force between the charges will…
a)Increases b) Decreases c) Remains same d) None of these.
Q.41 There are two charges of 1µC and 5µC. The ratio of forces acting on them will be
a)1:1 b) 1:5 c) 5:1 d) None of these.
Q.42 Electric lines of force enter or leave a charged surface at an angle
a) of 90ο b) of 0ο c) of 30ο d) of 180ο

Q.43 If the reltive permittivity of the medium increases the electric intensitiy at a point due to
a given charge
a)Increases b) Decreases c) Remains same d) None of these.
Q.44 Electric lines of force about a negative point charge are
a) circular, anticlockwise b) circular ,clockwise c) radial ,inward d) radial ,
outward
Q.45 Electric lines of force about a positive point charge are
a) circular, anticlockwise b) circular ,clockwise c) radial ,inward d radial ,
outward
Q.46 What resistance is required in series with 4µF capacitor to give time constant 2second
a) 500Ω b) 500kΩ c) 50Ω d) 500MΩ

Q.47 A 50µF capacitor is connected in series with 20kΩ resistor the time constant of circuit
is
a) 10s b) 1s c) 1ms d)10ms

Q.48 A 50µF capacitor is connected in series with 20kΩ resistor across a battery of 100V .
the voltage across capacitor after 1sec. is nearly
a) 100v b) 50v c) 64v d) 36v
Q.49 A 8µF capacitor is connected in series with0.5MΩ resistor across a battery of 200V.
the capacitor after 4sec. is nearly
a) 100v b)126.4v c) 130 d) 136v
Q.50 A 8µF capacitor is connected in series with0.5MΩ resistor across a battery of 200V.
the initial charging current is
a) 4A b)0.4A c)0.4mA d) 0.4µA
Q.51 A 8µF capacitor is connected in series with0.5MΩ resistor across a battery of 200V.
the current after 4sec. is nearly

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 a) 4A b)0.14A c)0.14mA d) 0.14µA
Q.52 Two capacitors of capacitances 3µF and 6µF in series will have a total capacitance of
…
a) 9µF b)2µF c)9pF d)1.2µF
Q.53 Two capacitors of capacitances 3µF and 6µF in parallel will have a total capacitance of
…
a) 9µF b)2µF c)9pF d)1.2µF
Q.54 The capacitance of parallel plate capacitor is not depend on
a) Area of plate b) distance between plates c) thickness of plates d) no. of plates
Q.55 The capacitance of parallel plate capacitor is not depend on
a) Area of plate b) distance between plates c) metal of plates d medium between
plates
Q.56 Two capacitors have capacitances 25 µF when in parallel and 6 µF when in series,
their individual capacitances are
a) 12 µF and 13 µF b)) 15 µF and 10 µF c)) 13 µF and 12 µF d)) 11 µF
and 14 µF
Q.57 A capacitor is charged to 100mC and the energy stored is 10J then the voltage across
capacitor is
a) 100v b)200v c) 130 d) 136v
Q.58 A capacitor is charged to 100mC and the energy stored is 10J then the capacitor value
is
a) 50 µF b) 500 µF c) 5 µF d) 0.5µF
Q.59 Three capacitor of values 2µF 4µF and 6µF are connected in series across 60V The
voltage across 6µF
a) 10.9V b)12V c) 16V d) 60V

Q.60 If the potential between the plates is increased by 10% then the energy stored in the
capacitor increases by…. %
a) 21 b)10 c) 11 d)100

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Q. The electrostatic force between two charges of one coulomb each and placed at a
61 distance of 0.5 m will be
a) 36 × 106 N. b)36 × 107 N. c)36 × 108 N. d) 36 × 109 N.
Q. Which of the following expression is correct for electric field strength
62 a) E = πD2 b) E = πD. c) E = D2 / ε.. d) E = D / ε.
Q. Three capacitor of equal value CµF in series across 60V The equivalent capacitance
63 is
a)3C b)3/C c)C/3 d) 1/C

Q. Three capacitor of equal value CµF in parallel across 60V The equivalent
64 capacitance is
a)3C b)3/C c)C/3 d) 1/C

Q. A 330 pF capacitor and a 220 pF capacitor are each connected across a 6 V dc source.
65 The voltage across the 330 pF capacitor is

a) 4V b) 6V c) 2V d) 8V

Q. Of the following capacitors, which one has the highest dielectric constant?
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a) Air b) Mica c) Glass d) Paper

Q. When the voltage across a capacitor is tripled, the stored charge

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a) Cut in one thirds b) stay same c) triples d) doubles

Q. What is the voltage across a capacitor after being charged from a 100 V source for a
68 period of one time constant?

a) 37.8V b)38V c) 63V d) 100V

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