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This set of Electromagnetics Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Electromagnetics Set 11

Q1 | Dielectric constant for mica is nearly
  • 200
  • 100
  • 3 to 8
  • 1 to 2
Q2 | The value of dielectric constant for vacuum is taken as
  • zero
  • 1
  • 4
  • 10
Q3 | Which of the following capacitors is marked for polarity ?
  • air
  • paper
  • mica
  • electrolytic
Q4 | Which of the following capacitors can be used for temperature compensation ?
  • air capacitor
  • ceramic capacitor
  • paper capacitor
  • none of the above
Q5 | Which of the following statements is incorrect ?
  • the thinner the dielectric, the more the capacitance and the lower the voltage breakdown rating for a capacitor .
  • a six dot mica capacitor colour coded white, green, black, red and yellow has the capacitance value of 500 pf
  • capacitors in series provide less capacitance but a higher voltage breakdown rating for the combina¬tion
  • a capacitor can store charge be¬cause it has a dielectric between two conductors
Q6 | For closer tolerances which of the following capacitors is usually preferred ?
  • paper capacitor
  • mica capacitor
  • ceramic disc capacitor
  • none of the above
Q7 | The electrostatic force between two charges of one coulomb each and placed at adistance of 0.5 m will be
  • 36 x 10fa
  • 36 x 107 n
  • 36 x 108 n
  • 36 x 109 n
Q8 | The dielectric constant (relative permittivity) of glass is given by
  • 0.1 to 0.4
  • 0.5 to 1.0
  • 2.0 to 4.0
  • 5 to 100
Q9 | capacitors are used in transistor circuits.
  • ceramic
  • paper
  • air
  • electrolytic
Q10 | capacitors are used for audio frequency and radio frequency coupling and tuning.
  • air
  • mica
  • plastic film
  • ceramic
Q11 | The inverse of capacitance is called
  • reluctance
  • conductance
  • susceptance
  • elastance
Q12 | When the dielectric is homogeneous,the potential gradient is
  • uniform
  • non-uniform
  • zero
  • any of the above
Q13 | The potential gradient across the material of low permittivity is than across thematerial of high permittivity.
  • smaller
  • greater
  • both (a) and (b)
  • none of the above
Q14 | field is associated with the capacitor.
  • electric
  • magnetic
  • both (a) and (b)
  • none of the above
Q15 | A capacitor having capacitance of 5 uF is charged to a potential difference of 10,000 V.The energy stored in the capacitor is
  • 50 joules
  • 150 joules
  • 200 joules
  • 250 joules
Q16 | A single core cable used on 33000 V has conductor diameter 10 mm and the in¬ternaldiameter of sheath 25 mm. The maximum electrostatic stress in the cable is
  • 62 x 105 v/m
  • 72 x 105 v/m
  • 82 x 105 v/m
  • 92 x 105 v/m
Q17 | The total deficiency or excess of electrons in a body is known as
  • current
  • voltage
  • potential gradient
  • charge
Q18 | The relative permittivity has the following units
  • f/m
  • m/f
  • wb/m
  • no units
Q19 | The phenomenon of an uncharged body getting charged merely by the nearness of acharged body is known as
  • pholoelectric effect
  • chemical effect
  • magnetic effect
  • induction
Q20 | A unit tube of flux is known as tube
  • newton
  • faraday
  • michale
  • none of the above
Q21 | The value of E within the field due to a point charge can be found with the help of
  • faraday\s laws
  • kirchhoff s laws
  • coulomb\s laws
  • none of the above
Q22 | Electric intensity at any point in an electric field is equal to the at that point.
  • electric flux
  • magnetic flux density
  • potential gradient
  • none of the above
Q23 | Electric displacement is a            quantity.
  • scalar
  • vector
  • both of the above
  • none of the above
Q24 | The unit of dielectric strength is given by
  • v/m
  • v2/m
  • m/v
  • m/v2