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Electrostatics and Capacitance MCQ Question and Answer | PDF Free Download

1.It was suggested by ??. that the electric field should be imagined to be divided into tubes of force containing a fixed number of lines of force.

  • AKelvin
  • BNewton
  • CFaraday
  • DAll of the above
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Correct Answer : (C)

Faraday

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2.The phenomenon of uncharged body getting charged merely by the nearness of a charged body is known as

  • APhotoelectric effect
  • BChemical effect
  • CMagnetic effect
  • DInduction
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Correct Answer : (D)

Induction

Explanation:

The phenomenon of uncharged body getting charged merely by the nearness of a charged body is known as Induction.

3.A unit tube of flux is known as ???? tube

  • ANewton
  • BFaraday
  • CMichael
  • DNone of the above
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Correct Answer : (B)

Faraday

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4.The number of faraday tubes of flux passing through a surface in an electric field is called

  • AElectric flux
  • BElectric flux density
  • CMagnetic flux density
  • DElectric charge density
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Correct Answer : (A)

Electric flux

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5.The value of E within the field due to a point charge can be found with the help of

  • AFaraday's law
  • BKirchhoff's law
  • CCoulomb's law
  • DNone of the above
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Correct Answer : (C)

Coulomb's law

Explanation:

The value of E within the field due to a point charge can be found with the help of Coulomb's law.

6.???.. at a point may be defined as equal to the lines of force passing normally through a unit cross-section at that point.

  • AElectric intensity
  • BMagnetic flux density
  • CElectric flux
  • DNone of the above
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Electric intensity

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7.Electric intensity at any point in an electric field is equal to the ??. At that point.

  • AElectric flux
  • BMagnetic flux density
  • CPotential gradient
  • DNone of the above
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Correct Answer : (C)

Potential gradient

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8.Electric displacement is a ________ quantity.

  • AScalar
  • BVector
  • CBoth of the above
  • DNone of the above
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Correct Answer : (B)

Vector

Explanation:

Electric displacement is a Vector quantity.

9.???.. at apoint is equal to the negative potential gradient at that point.

  • AElectrical intensity
  • BElectrical flux
  • CMagnetic flux
  • DMagnetic flux density
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Electrical intensity

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10.The unit of dielectric strength is given by

  • AV/m
  • BV?/m
  • CM/V
  • Dm/V?
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Correct Answer : (A)

V/m

Explanation:

The unit of dielectric strength is given by V/m.

The maximum voltage that can be applied to a given material without causing it to break down is called dielectric strength.

The dielectric strength of an insulating material is measured in volts (V) per unit thickness (m) of the material (V/m).

11.Dielectric strength ???. with increasing thickness

  • AIncrease
  • BDecrease
  • CRemains altered
  • DNone of the above
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Decrease

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12.The property of a capacitor to store electricity is called its

  • ACapacitance
  • BCharge
  • CEnergy
  • DNone of the above
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Correct Answer : (A)

Capacitance

Explanation:

The property of a capacitor to store electricity is called its Capacitance.

13.????? is that property of capacitor which delays any charge of voltage across it.

  • AInductance
  • BCapacitance
  • CPotential gradient
  • DNone of the above
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Capacitance

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14.In a cable capacitor, voltage gradient is maximum at the surface of the

  • AEarth
  • BConduction
  • CSheath
  • DInsulator
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Conduction

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15.The time constant of an R-C circuit is defined as the time during which capacitor charging voltage actually rises to ????. percent of its ???. Value.

  • A37, initial
  • B63.2 initial
  • C63.2 final
  • D37, final
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Correct Answer : (C)

63.2 final

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16.The time constant and R-C circuit may also be defined as the time during which the charging current falls to ????.. percent of its initial maximum value

  • A37
  • B42
  • C63
  • D73
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Correct Answer : (A)

37

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17.The capacitance of the capacitor is influenced by

  • APlate area
  • BPlate separation
  • CNature of dielectric
  • DAll of the above
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All of the above

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18.A capacitor consists of two

  • ACeramic plates and one mica disc
  • BInsulator separated by dielectric
  • CSilver-coated insulators
  • DConductors separated by an insulator
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Correct Answer : (D)

Conductors separated by an insulator

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19.Permittivity is expressed in

  • AFarad/sq-m
  • BFarad/metre
  • CWeber/meter
  • DWeber/sq-mtr
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Correct Answer : (B)

Farad/metre

Explanation:

Permittivity is expressed in Farad/metre.

20.Dielectric strength of a material depends on

  • AMoisture contains
  • BTemperature
  • CThickness
  • DAll of the above
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Correct Answer : (D)

All of the above

Explanation:

Dielectric strength of a material depends on Moisture contains, Temperature and Thickness.