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This set of Electromagnetics Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Electromagnetics Set 9

Q1 | The type of capacitors used in communication transmitters are?
  • electrolyte capacitor
  • variable capacitor
  • air capacitor
  • glass capacitor
Q2 | Which capacitors relatively costly?
  • electrolyte capacitor
  • mica capacitor
  • air capacitor
  • glass capacitor
Q3 | capacitors have a high leakage voltage.
  • electrolyte capacitor
  • variable capacitor
  • c) air capacitor
  • polyester capacitor
Q4 | The force between two charges is 120 N. If the distance between the charges is doubled,the force will be
  • 60 n
  • 30 n
  • 40 n
  • 15 n
Q5 | The electric field intensity at a point situated 4 metres from a point charge is 200 N/C. Ifthe distance is reduced to 2 metres, the field intensity will be
  • 400 n/c
  • 600 n/c
  • 800 n/c
  • 1200 n/c
Q6 | The lines of force due to charged particles are
  • always straight
  • always curved
  • sometimes curved
  • none of the above
Q7 | The electric field at a point situated at a distance d from straight charged conductor is
  • proportional to d
  • inversely proportional to d
  • inversely proportional to d
  • none of the above
Q8 | The direction of electric field due +0 positive charge is .
  • away from the charge
  • towards the charge
  • both (a) and (6)
  • none of the above
Q9 | A field line and an equipotential surface are
  • always parallel
  • always at 90°
  • inclined at any angle 0
  • none of the above
Q10 | The ability of charged bodies to exert force on 6ne another is attributed to the existenceof
  • electrons
  • protons
  • neutrons
  • electric field
Q11 | If the sheet of a bakelite is inserted between the plates of an air capacitor, thecapacitance will
  • decrease
  • increase
  • remains unchanged
  • become zero
Q12 | A capacitor stores 0.24 coulombs at 10 volts. Its capacitance is
  • 0.024 f
  • 0.12 f
  • 0.6 f
  • 0.8 f
Q13 | For making a capacitor, it is better to select a dielectric having
  • low permittivity
  • high permittivity
  • permittivity same as that of air
  • permittivity slightly more than that of air
Q14 | The units of capacitance are
  • volts/coulomb
  • coulombs/volt
  • ohms
  • henry/wb
Q15 | If three 10 uF capacitors are connected in parallel, the net cararitance is
  • 20 uf
  • 30 ue
  • 40 uf
  • 50 uf
Q16 | A dielectric material must be
  • resistor
  • insulator
  • good conductor
  • semi conductor
Q17 | Which of the following is not a vector ?
  • linear momentum
  • angular momentum
  • electric field
  • electric potential
Q18 | Two plates of a parallel plate capacitor after being charged from a constant voltagesource are separated apart by means of insulated handles, then the
  • voltage across the plates increases
  • voltage across the plates decreases
  • charge on the capacitor decreases
  • charge on the capacitor increases
Q19 | If A.C. voltage is applied to capacitive circuit, the alternating current can flow in thecircuit because
  • varying voltage produces the charg¬ing and dicharging currents
  • of high peak value
  • charging current can flow
  • discharge current can flow
Q20 | The dissipation factor of a good dielectric is of the order of
  • 0.0002
  • 0.002
  • 0.02
  • 0.2
Q21 | Three capacitors each of the capacity C are given. The resultant capacity 2/3 Ccan be obtained by using them
  • all in series
  • all in parallel
  • two in parallel and third in series with this combination
  • two in series and third in parallel across this combination
Q22 | For which of the following parameter variation, the capacitance of the capacitorremains unaffected ?
  • distance between plates
  • area of the plates
  • nature of dielectric
  • thickness of the plates
Q23 | Which of the following statement is true ?
  • the current in the discharging capacitor grows linearly
  • the current in the dicharging capacitor grows exponentially
  • the current in the discharging capacitor decays exponentially
  • the current in the discharging capacitor decreases constantly
Q24 | Which of the following expression is correct for electric field strength ?
  • e = d/e
  • e = d2/t
  • e = jtd
  • e= nd2
Q25 | In a capacitor the electric charge is stored in
  • metal plates
  • dielectric
  • both (a) and (6)
  • none of the above