Test 3 ( Book3)

1. Two identical charged spheres are suspended by strings of equal lengths. The strings
make an angle of 30o with each other. When suspended in a liquid of density 0.8 gcm-3,
the angle remains the same. If density of the material of the sphere is 1.6 g cm-3, the
dielectric constant of the liquid is
1) 4 2) 3 3) 2 4) 1
2. A and B are two identical spherical charged bodies which repel each other with force F,
kept at a finite distance. A third uncharged sphere of the same size is brought in contact
with sphere B and removed. It is then kept at mid – point of A and B. The magnitude of
force on C is
1) F/2 2) F/8 3) F 4) Zero

3. The electic field at the origin in due to a charge of -8 nC at (30,30) cm is

1) 2) 3) 4)
4. A charge +q is fixed to each of three corners of a square. On the empty corner a charge Q
is
placed such that there is no net electrostatic force acting on the diagonally opposite
charge. Then

1) 2) 3) 4)
5. A charge q is distributed uniformly on a ring of radius r. An imaginary sphere of radius r is
drawn from with its centre lying on circumference of circle. The flux of the electric field
through the surface of the sphere.

1) 2) 3) 4)
6. The speed of electromagnetic waves in vacuum is equal to

1) 2) 3) 4)
7. The electric field due to a uniformly charged sphere of radius R as a function of the distance
from its centre is represented graphically by
 (2)
8. An infinite number of charges each of magnitude q are placed on x-axis at distances of
1,2,4,8,….meter from the origin. The intensity of the electric field at origin is

1. 2. 3. 4.

9. If current is decreasing at a rate of 1000As-1. The potential difference between A and B

is

1) 5V 2) 6V 3) 7V 4) 8V
10. An ac series circuit contains resistance and inductive reactance. The impedance
of the circuit is

1) 2) 3) 4)
11. The instantaneous values of voltage and current in an ac circuit are represented by the

equation V = sin (volt) and i = sin 100 t (Amp), then

1) Impedance of circuit is 4 ohm
2) Frequency of ac is 50 Hz

3) Current leads voltage by radian

1) Both 1 and 2 are true 2) Both 2 and 3 are true
 3) Both 1 and 3 are true 4) all are these true
12. The graph representing the relation between inductive reactance and angular frequency of
ac is

x
XL x XL XL XL
x

1) W 2) W 3) W 4) W

13. In the following circuit, the values of current flowing in the circuit at f = 0 and f = will
respectively be

(1) 8A and 0A (2) 0A and 0A (3) 8A and 8A (4) 0A and 8A

14. In the series L-C-R circuit figure the voltmeter and ammeter readings are

(1) V = 100 volt, I = 2A (2) V = 100 volt, I = 5A

(3) V = 1000 volt, I = 2A (4) V = 300 volt, I = 1A
15. In a metre bridge experiment, resistances are connected as shown in the following figure.
The balancing length is 55 cm. Now, an unknown resistance x is connected in series
with P and the new balancing length is found to be 75 cm. The value of x is :-
16. An electric kettle (rated accurately at 2.5 kW) is used to heat 3 kg of water from 15°C to
boiling point. It takes 9.5 minute. Then, the amount of heat that has been lost is :-
(1) 3.5 × 105 J (2) 7 × 106 J
4
(3) 3.5 × 10 J (4) 7 × 108 J
17. In the figure shown, if the internal resistance of the battery is 1 ohm, the reading of the
ammeter will be :

(1) 1 A (2) 2 A
(3) 3 A (4) 4 A
18. In the circuit shown, the reading of the Ammeter is doubled after the switch is closed.
Each resistor has a resistance = 1  and the ideal cell has an e. m.f. = 10 V. Then, the
Ammeter has a coil resistance equal to

(1) 2  (2) 1 
(3) 2.5  (4) None
19. With a potentiometer null point were obtained at 140 cm and 180 cm for cells of emf 1.1
V and one unknown X volt. Unknown emf is:-
(1)1.1 V (2) 1.8 V
(3) 2.4 V (4) 1.41 V
20. A battery of 10 cells each of e.m.f. E = 1.5 V and internal resistance 0.5 has 1 cell
wrongly connected. It is being charged by 220 V power supply with an external
resistance of 47 in series. The potential difference across the battery.
(1) 30 V (2) 32 V
(3) 25 V (4) 0 V
21. If in the circuit shown, the internal resistance of the battery is 1.5 and VP and VQ are the
potentials at P & Q respectively what is the potential difference between P and Q

(1) Zero
(2) 4 volts (VP> VQ)
(3) 4 volt (VQ> VP)
(4) 2.5 volt (VQ> VP)
22. A capacitor of 4F is connected as shown in the circuit. The internal resistance of the battery
is 0.5.The amount of charge on the capacitor plates will be:-

(1) 0 (2) 4C

(3) 16C (4) 8C
23. A current flows in a circular coil of radius R and the magnetic field at its centre is B [Link] what

distance from the centre of the coil, on the axis, the magnetic field will be ?
(1) (2)
(3) 2 R (4) 8 R
24. A charged particle is released from rest in a region of steady and uniform electric and magnetic
fields which are parallel to each other. The particle will move in a :
(1) Straight line (2) Circle
(3) Helix (4) Cycloid
25. A galvanometer having a coil resistance of
60 shows full scale deflection when a current of 1.0 amp passes through it. It can be converted
into an ammeter to read currents upto 5.0 amp by :
(1) putting in parallel a resistance of 15
(2) putting in parallel a resistance of 240
(3) putting in series a resistance of 15
(4) putting in series a resistance of 240

26. -particle, proton and deuteron enters in a uniform (transverse) magnetic field ' B' wit h same
acceleration potential find ratio of radius of path followed by these particles.
27. A direct current is passing through a wire it is bent to form a coil of one turn now it is further bent
to form a coil of two turns but at smaller radius. The ratio of the magnetic induction at centre of
this coil and at the centre of coil of one turn.
(1) 1 : 4 (2) 4 : 1
(3) 2 : 1 (4) 1 : 1
28. P, Q and R long parallel straight wires in air, carrying currents as shown. The direction of
resultant force on R is :-

(1) towards left

(2) towards right

(3) the same as that of current in Q

(4) perpendicular to plane of paper

29. Eight condensers each of 12 µF capacitance are connected as shown in the diagram. The
equivalent capacity between the terminals A and D is
1) 36 µF 2) 12 µF
3) 4 µF 4) 8 µF

30. A parallel plate capacitor with plate area A and plate separation d has a capacity C. Three
dielectric slabs with K1 = 3, K2 = 6 and K3 = 4 are arranged as shown in the figure. The
capacity now will be
d /2 d /2

K 1= 3 K 2= 6

K 3= 4

1) 18C/11 2) 2C 3) 4C 4) 10C
31. The equivalent capacitance of the given parallel plate diagram if each gap corresponds
gives a C = 10 F is
+ X
1) 20 F
2) 15 F
– Y
3) 10 F
4) 60 F
32. Identical capacitors rated 10 F – 5 V are available. To get a capacitor of rating 30 F
– 20 V, the minimum number of capacitors required
1) 4 2) 48 3) 32 4) 24
33. In the circuit, if the potential difference across 4 F is 15 V, then charge deposited on 5
F is 3 F 4 F

1) 60 C
5 F
2) 120 C
3) 175 C V volt

4) 35 C
34. ABC is an equilateral triangle of side 2 m. There is a uniform electric field of intensity 100
V/m in the plane of the triangle and parallel to BC as shown. If the electric potential at A
is 200 V, then the electric potentials at B and C are respectively

1) 100 V, 300 V
A
2) 300 V, 100 V
2m
2m

3) 300 V, 300 V E = 1 0 0 V /m
4) 100 V, 100 V B C
2m
35. The ratio of charge to potential of a body is known as
1) conductance 2) capacitance 3) inductance 4) reactance
36. A square loop of side ‘a’ lying in a perpendicular magnetic field to its plane is changed to a
circle. If change occurs in ‘t’ seconds in magnetic field B tesla, the induced emf is

a) b) c) d) zero
37. A cylindrical bar magnet is kept along the axis of a circular coil. If the magnet is rotated
about its axis then:
a) a current will be induced in the coil
b) no current will be induced in the coil
c) an emf and a current both will be induced in the coil
d) none of the above
38. The induced emf produced when a magnet is inserted into a coil does not depend upon:
a) the number of turns in the coil b) the resistance of the coil
c) the magnetic moment of the magnet d) the speed of approach of the magnet
39. Lenz’s law is consequence of the law of conservation of :
a) charge b) mass c) momentum d) energy
40. A magnet is allowed to fall through a metal ring. During the fall:
a) its acceleration is equal to ‘g’
b) its acceleration greater than ‘g’
c) its acceleration is lesser than ‘g’
d) its acceleration is equal to the product of ‘g’ and the radius of the ring
41. A magnet of magnetic moment M is in the form of a quadrant of a circle. If it is straightened,
its new magnetic moment will be

1) 2) 3) 4)

42. The effect due to uniform magnetic field on a freely suspended magnetic needle is as
follows
1) both torque and net force are present 2) torque is present but no net force
3) both torque an d net force an absent 4) net force is present but no torque
43. The dimension formula for magnetic moment is

1) 2) 3) 4)
44. A radiation of energy E falls normally on a perfectly reflection. The momentum transferred to
the surface is

1) 2) 3) Ec 4)
45. The rms value of the electric field of the light coming from the Sun is 720 N/C. The average
total energy density of the electromagnetic wave is

1) 2)

3) 4)