Ww Q) @) (4) (5) (6) a T, rue ee In Coulomb's Law, the constant of proportional k= V/4n €, has units: (aN () N-m? (c) Nm/c? (d) NCim? ‘The magnitude of 1/4x e, is: (a) 9« 10° (b) 9x 10" (c) 8.85 x 10°? (d) 8.85 x 10" When a solid body is negatively charged by friction, it means that the body has: (a) acquired excess of electron (b) fost some protons (©) acquired some electron and lost a lesser number of protons (@) lost some positive ions A suitable unit for expressing electric field strength is: @ vic (b) A-m (c) Cin? (d) NIC A force of 0.01 N is exerted on a charge of 1,2 x 10° C at a certain point, The electric field at that point is (a) 5.3 x 10° N/C (b) 8.3 x 10° N/C (c) 5.3 x 10° NIC (d) 8.3 «10° NIC The electric intensity at a point 20 cm away from a charge of 2 x 10° Cis (45x 10°N/C — (b) 3.5x 10° NIC ()35x10°N/C (a) 4.5 x 10° NIC Two positive charges of magnitudes 2 and 3 coulombs are placed 10 cm apart. The electric Potential at a distance of 10 em from the middle Point on the right bisector of the line joining the two charges is: (a) Sx 10"'v (b) 4x 10°V () 4x 10"'v (a) 5* 10°V Two charges are placed at @ certain distance apart in vacuum. If a slab is placed. between ‘hem, the force between them: dle pbs (10) (ay (12) (13) (a) Aand B (b) A and D (©) BandD (@) AandC A and B are two points in an electric field. If the work done in carrying 4.0 coulomb of electric charge from A to B is 16.0 joule, the potential difference between A and B is: (a) zero (b) 20V (©) 40V (@) 16.0V Two particles having charges Q; and Qz, when kept at a certain distance, exert a force F on each other. If the distance between the two particles is reduced to half and the charge on each particle is doubled, the force between the particles would be: (a) 2F (b) 4F (©) 8F (@) 16F A positively charged particle of mass m kg and charge Q coulomb travels from rest through a P.D. of V volt. Its kinetic energy in joule is: @) QV (0), TOV. a fie (©) mv @mQv How many electrons will have a charge of one dite Sate sae coulomb? (a) 62x10" > 6 (b) 62x10 © d) 5: it 34 (©) 5.2x 10"Electrostatics (16). A hollow sphere of copper is positively charged: ‘Then the electric field inside the sphere is: (a) the same as the field at the surface (b) greater than the field atthe surface (6) Jess than the field atthe surface, but not zero (@) zero (17) A and B are two points in an electric field. If 8.0 joule of work is done is taking 2.0 coulomb of ‘lectric charge from A and B, then the potential difference between A and B is: (a) zero (b) 20V (©) 40V (@) 160 + (18) Electric lines of foree about a negative point ‘charge are: (a) circular, anticlockwise (b) cireular, clockwise (©) radial, inwards (d) radial, outwards (19) Two plates are 1 em apart difference between them is | field between the plates is: (a) 1ON/C (b) 250 N/C (©) 500NIC (@ 1000NIC (20) As the electric charge on the surface of a hollow metal sphere increases, the electric field intensity inside the sphere: (a) decreases (b) increases (©) remains the same (@) may increase’ or decrease depending on the radius of the sphere (21) Two point charges +2 coulomb and +6 coulomb repel each other with a force of 12N. Ifa charge of 4 coulomb is given to each of these charges, the force will be: (a) 4N (repulsive) (0) 4N (attractive) (©) 8N (repulsive) (4) 8 N (attractive) (22) The electrostatic force between two point charges q) and 42 at separation r is given by and the potential OV. The electric (24) (25) Four charges + q, + (23) ‘Three charge q, Qand 4q are placed in a straight fine of length / at points distance 0, #2 and 1 from one end. In order to make the respectively net force on q zero, the charge Q must be equal 10: " @)-9 () -24 oF @4 ‘Three charges, each of + 4HC, are placed at the comers B, C, D of a square ABCD of side Im. ‘The electric field at the center O of the square is: A B z= D c ( (a) 7.2 10" NIC towards A (b) 7.2 10° N/C towards C (©) 3.6% 10° NIC towards A (@) 3.6 x 10° NIC towards C — q and ~ q are placed respectively at the comers A, B, C and D of a square of side a. The potential at the center © of the square is 1/4x €4 times: Acta) Ba) | | DC) C(-9), @i4q (b) zero one SEs (26) A capacitor having a capacity of 2.0 1 sounincitea protestant gale @) 4x 108 set! 4x10"(28), The Si unit of permittivity of free space (¢,) is: () CN-m (b) Nem? @) CKN-my @) CN-m? (99 An clectric charge is placed at the center of a cube of side a. The electric flux through one of its faces will be: og oa O met On 30) Two point charges placed at a distance r in air exert a force F on each other. The value of distance R at which they experience the same force when placed in a medium of dielectric constant k is: & (a) tk ) OR @ Vk Gl) A charged conductor has charge on its (a) outside surface (b) surrounding (c) middle point (d) inner surface (32) In comparison with, the clectrostatic force between two electrons, the electrostatic force between two protons is; (@) zero (b) smaller © same (@) greater (G3) No current flows between two charged bodies When connected if they have same: (2) capacity (6) charge (©) potential (d) none of the above (64) The force between two charged particles is given 0 rte ad where the symbols have their Usual meaning. The dimensions of ¢ in free Space in MKSQ system are: t @ M'Lrg! (b) ML7T'Q? ©) ML rig? @ MIL? A charge q is placed at the center of the open end of a cylindrical vessel. flux of the electric field through c ih @* oF oF (@ 2C G7) A 100 pF capacitor is charged to 200 volt. It is discharged through a 2 ohm resistance. The amount of heat generated will be: (a) 04) (b) 0.25 ©25 (d) 43~ (38) Farad is not equivalent to; @cv (b) Jv? Os @ ev (39) The distance between the plates of a parallel plate air condenser is d. If the distance between the plates is reduced by half then the new capacitance will become: (@) doubled (b) half (©) one fourth (6) remain unchanged (40) The number of electrons in one coulomb charge is equal to: (a) 62x10" (b) 1.610" ; (©) Zero () 62x10" (41) The value of Coulomb's constant Kis: (a) 9x 10° Nemic?(ol) (62) (63) (64) (65) (66) The force between tw uC placed tim pa paths 9 x108N kB)! (c) Zero (d) 9x10" N One coulomb of charge is created by: (a) 10 electrons (b) 1.6 « 10° electrons (c) 6.25 x 10'* electrons (d) 6.25 x 10* electrons 2 ‘ke ous of a substance is oa to es @) Ox pane ; (a) 1.1 x 10" electrons © 16 (b) 11 x 10!” electrons @ {c) 1.6 x 10" electrons (d) 9.1 x 10° electrons The SI unit of electric Mux is: (a) Weber (b) Nmic () Nmc* (a) Nm’c When an electron is accelerated through PD: of one volt, it will acquire energy equal 1: (b) One erg (a) One joule (d) None of these (c) One electron volt The energy stored in an eleerie Held © the plates of @ ‘capacitor per unit volume () Eneray density =3 6068 a“~ (45) (46) (47) (48) 4) Two chares are placed at a certain distance. If the magnitude of each charge is doubled, the force will become: (a) 1/4° of its original value (b) 1/8" of its original value (©) 16 times of its original value (4) 4 times of its orginal value The electric force of repulsion between two electrons at a distance of 1 m is: @) 18N (b) 1.5% 107N (©) 230x10"N —() 2.30 107N ‘The unit of electric field strength (E) is: (@) Newton (b) Coulomb (¢) Joule/coulomb (4) Newton/eoulomb Electric field intensity is 4 vector quantity and its direction is: (a) Perpendicular to the direction of field {b) Opposite to the direction of force (6) Along the direction of force (8) Atacertain angle ‘The electric intensity at infinite distance from the point charge is: (a) Zero (b) Infinite (©) 1 volte"? (d) Positive The electric lines of force: (a) Physically exist around the charges (>) Physically exist near the charges (6) Physically exist everywhere (@) Imaginary s to the statement of Gauss’s law, the (53) The work done in moving a unit positive from one point to another against the field is a measure of: (a) Intensity of electric field (b) Resistance between two points (©) Capacitance (4) Potential difference between two points (34) If an electron is accelerated through @ potential difference V, it will acquire energy: (a) Ve () v2 © EV (@) Ver (55), The potential at a point situated at a distance 50-cm from a charge of 5 Cis: (2) 9x10 volts (6) 9 « 10°? volts (©) 9 10" volts (d) 9x 16 volts (56) A 50 pF capacitor has a potential difference of 8V across it. The charge on the capacitor is; @) 4*10%C 0) 4x 107°C (©) 625% 10°C (@) 6.25 105C (57) The value of permittivity in free space is: (a) 8.85 x 10° Nm 7c? (b) 8.85 «107% N'm?c* (© 885x109 NIMC” (@) 885x107 N'm"C* (58) The electric field intensity at a point due to = point charge: 5 (a) Falls of inversely as the distance i (b) Falls of inversely as the square of distance (©) Remains unchanged with distanceG4) ‘Two unequal resistances are connected parallel ‘oross a battery. Which of the following statement is true? (a) same current will flow through both resistances (b) current through smaller resistance is higher (c) current through larger resistance is higher (@) current can be higher in any resistance depending on emf of the cell (35) A 100 W bulb rated at 220 V is connected to a 110 V supply. The power consumed is nearly equal to: (a) 100W @) sow © 25W @ 125 (36) The fuse wire is a wire of: (@) low resistance and high melting point (b) high resistance and high melting point + (© high resistance and low melting point (@) low resistance and low melting point (37) The heating element of an electric heater should ‘be made of a material which should have: (a) high specific resistance and high melting point (b) low specific resisuunce and low melting point (©) hhigh specific resistance and low melting point (@) low specific resistance and high melting point (38) You are given three bulbs of 25, 40 and 60 watt. Which of them has lowest resistance? (a) 25 W bulb (b) 40 W bulb (©) 60W bulb. (4) none of these (39) The maximum current that can be allowed to pass through 100 W/250 V lamp is: (a) 0.25V_ &) 040A (ce) 254 @ 1004 (40) Po oecn telcin ad ceca “T isgiven by: eeccereet @ Ire &) I= Qn (43) The resistance of a conducior of length L, cross- sectional area A and resistivity p is given by: (a) R= pA/L (b) R=pL/A (©) R= p/La (@ R= AL (44) The resistance of a meter cube of the substance is called: (a) Conductivity (b) Permittivity (©) Resistivity (4) Susceptibility (45) A wire of uniform area of cross-section *A’, length L and resistance R is cut info two equal parts. The resistivity of each part: (a) Is doubled (b) Remains the same (e) Ishalved (@ Is one-fourth The fractional change in resistivity per unit original resistivity per Kelvin is known as: (a) Temperature co-efficient of resistance ( (46) (0) Temperature co-efficient of conductance (©) Temperature co-efficient of conductivity (@) Temperature co-efficient of resistivity If the resistors are connected in parallel, then: (a) The current through each is the same (b) The total resistance is the sum of individual resistors (©) The voltage across each is the same (@) The total resistance is the product of the individual resistors Three resistance $000, $00 and 50 ohms are connected in series across 555 volts mains. The current flowing through them will be: @I1A (b) 100 mA (© 10maA (@) 10A Heat energy dissipated in a resistor R when connected fo a battery of ¥ volts and current I sees ving hvath xc i @PF (47) (48)Q 2) @) @) (3) A steady current is flowing in a conductor of non-uniform cross-section. The charge passing through any cross-section per unit time is: (@) directly proportional to the area of crdts- section (b) inversely proportional tot eh area of cross- section (©) proportional to square of the area of cross- section (@) independent of the area of cross-section A copper wire of length 2m and area of cross- section 1.7 x 10° m? has a resistance of 2 x 10 ‘ohm. The resistivity of copper is: (a) 1.7 10° ohm-metre (b) 1.9.x 10" ohm-metre (¢) 2.1 x 107 ohm-metre (d) 2.3 x 10° ohm-metre If the length of a wire is doubled and its cross- section is also doubled, then its resistance will: (a) become four times (b) become one-fourth (©) become two times (4) remain unchanged A man has five resistors each of value 1/5 ohm. The minimum resistance he can obtain by combining them is: (@) 1/50 ohm (©) 1/10 ohm Combining the five resistances each of value ‘ohm, the maximum resistance that can be obtained is: (a) 1 ohm () 1/2 ohm (©) 2/5 ohm (@) none of these ee peu (©) 1/25 ohm (d) none of these (8) 9) (10) qa (12) (13) ‘The resistance of a wire is R. It is stretched — uniformly > that its length is doubled. The — resistance now becomes: @ 2R (b) R2 (© 4R @ R4 A wire has resistance 12. It is bent in the form of a circle. The effective resistance between two. points across a diameter is: (@) 3a (b) 6Q (©) 120 @ 240 Two wires of the same material have length 6 cm and 10 cm and radii 0.5 mm and 1.5 mm respectively. They are connected in series across a battery of 32 V. The p.d. across the shorter wire is: (a) SV (b) 13.5V (©) 10v (@),27V The specific resistance of a wire: (a) varies with its length (b) varies with its cross-section ©) varies with its mass (d) does not depend on its length, cross-section and mass A current of 4.8 A is flowing in a conductor. ‘The number of electrons passing through any cross-section per second is: (@ 3x10" (b) 3x 10” (©) 7.68 x 10° (d) 7.68 x 10” The equivalent resistance of two wires parallel is 6/5 Q. If the resistance of one of the wires is 20, that of the other is: (2 (@) 3/5(16) A cell of negligible resistance and emf 2V is connected across a series combination of 2, 3 and S ohms. The pd. across the 302 resistor is: (a) 069 (b) 20 @ BV (@) 40V (17) A wire of length $m and radius 1 mum has Sn mica tuto rdte nen il ceotare |) on i Q © 41«10Q 420 A () 1.25% (®) 25m (26) The resistivity of a wire depends om tts: ) (d) 20m (a) length (>) see of coome-cnction 8) Ac A passes through a cell of emf (c) shape om Sv . 0.15 Q The | (27) The conductivity of s superconductor tee ¢ pve Volts, across the ends of (0) infinite (b) very large a i Sie (c) very small (6) zero (28) Kirchhoff's voltage law is based on the law of conservation of: (a) Momentum (b) Charge ances 1d R, of = metallic wire at 1d °C are related as (a is the { resistance) (©) Mass (©) Enegy *) R= 0) ReRiined (29) Blectromotive force is most closely related ta: 2 2 (a) electric field (>) magnetic field () R=R+ (4) Re= Ry(1 - at) (©) potential difference (4) chanical fo resistance is: (30) Potentiometer measures potential mone resistance aa ductance (a) it measures potential in the open circuit tive reactance (b) it uses sensitive galvanometer for: - (4) plate resistance (21) A flow of 10” electron per second in a conduction wire constitutes a current of oe) (a) 1.6% 10%A (b) 1.6« 107A ©) 16x10%A (8) 1.6 10% A (22) Two resistance, 40 and 602, are is series and & 100 resistor is in parallel to the combination, ‘The resultant resistance is: ®) sa (b) 80 5 120 @) 200Current Electricity (65) (66) (67) (68) (69) (70) KirehhotY?s second rule (KVL) ie related to (a) IR drops (b) Battery emis (© Junction voltages (4) Both (a) and (0) of one ohm are connected to za 50 () 32 @wia ‘The force per unit charge is known as: (a) Electric flux (b) Electric intensity (c) Electric potential (4) Electric current ‘An ideal voltmeter should have resistance: (a) Infinity (b) Zero (c) Some resistance (d) Between zero and infinity Resistance of a conductor depends upon: (a) The quantity: ‘of current passing through it (b) The voltage applied between its ends (c) Its dimensions, physical state and nature of material (d) All of the above The electromative force of a cell or battery is the voltage between its terminals, when: (a) It is in an open circuit (6) Its intemal resistance is maximum(52) The SI unit of electromotive force is: (a) Coulomb per second (b) Joule per coulomb (©) Coulomb per volt (4) Volt per ampere (53) Four resistors each of value one ohm are connected as shown in fig. below, The equivalent resistance between points A and B is; 3 () 32 (a) Zero © fo (@) 42 (54) Drift velocity of electrons in a conductor is of the order of: (a) 10° ms* (b) 10° ms (©) 10 ms (@) 10 ms’ (55) A gold band shows a tolerance of: (@) 410% (b) +7% (©) +5% (@ £20% 56) “Kirchhoff’s first rule is the manifestation of law of conservation of (a) Mass (b) Energy (©) Momentum (@) Charge 57) Which one of the following statements is (58) The temperature coefficient of resistance is ‘expressed as: (0 a= BeBe () a= BiB © an Biche @ eee (59) The resistance of a conductor one metre in length and one square metre in area of cross- section is called its: (a) Reactance (b) Conductance (6) Resistivity (4) Conductivity Ifa wire of resistance R is stretched to double its length, its resistance becomes: (b) 4R (60) @% © 2R oF (61) N identical resistors each of resistance R are connected in parallel. The equivalent resistance ofthe combination will be; (@ NR we N ok (@) None of then (62) Terminal P.D. of a battery of internal resistance rand emf E is: @ Vi-E+IR () Vi=E-R ov @v-ER (63) The amount of heat energy dissipated in a resistance is directly proportional to: (@) The square of the current only