Explore topic-wise MCQs in Physics.

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1.

Find the electric field intensity at 10cm away from a point charge of 100 esu.

A. 1 dyne/esu
B. 10 dyne/esu
C. 100 dyne/esu
D. 9*10<sup>9</sup> dyne/esu
Answer» B. 10 dyne/esu
2.

A ball of 80mg mass and a 2*10-8 charge is hung with a thread in a uniform horizontal electric field of 2*104V/m. What is the angle made by the thread with vertical?

A. 27 degree
B. 30 degree
C. 45 degree
D. 0 degree
Answer» B. 30 degree
3.

Electric field intensity at the center of a square is _____ if +20 esu charges are placed at each corner of the square having side-length as 10 cm.

A. 0
B. 0.4 dyne/esu
C. 2 dyne/esu
D. 1.6 dyne/esu
Answer» B. 0.4 dyne/esu
4.

V/m is the unit of ______

A. Electric field intensity
B. Electric flux
C. Electric potential
D. Charge
Answer» B. Electric flux
5.

What is the dimension of electric field intensity?

A. [M L T<sup>-2</sup> I<sup>-1</sup>]
B. [M L T<sup>-3</sup> I<sup>-1</sup>]
C. [M L T<sup>-2</sup> I<sup>-2</sup>]
D. [M L T<sup>-3</sup> I]
Answer» C. [M L T<sup>-2</sup> I<sup>-2</sup>]
6.

Two point charges +4q and +q are kept at a distance of 30 cm from each other. At which point between them, the field intensity will be equal to zero?

A. 15cm away from the +4q charge
B. 20cm away from the +4q charge
C. 7.5cm away from the +q charge
D. 5cm away from the +q charge
Answer» C. 7.5cm away from the +q charge
7.

Electric field is a _______

A. Scalar quantity
B. Vector quantity
C. Tensor quantity
D. Quantity that has properties of both scalar and vector
Answer» C. Tensor quantity
8.

An electron of mass m is kept in a vertical electric field of magnitude E. What must be the value of E so that the electron doesn t fall due to gravity?

A. m*g*e
B. ( frac {e}{(m*g)} )
C. ( frac {(m*g)}{e} )
D. ( frac {1}{(m*g*e)} )
Answer» D. ( frac {1}{(m*g*e)} )
9.

Two point charges of the same polarities are hung with the help of two threads and kept close. The angle between the threads will be _________ if the system is taken to space.

A. 180 degree
B. 90 degree
C. 45 degree
D. 60 degree
Answer» B. 90 degree
10.

A uniformly charged sphere of radius R has charge +Q. A point charge q is placed at a distance of 2R from the center of the sphere. The point charge will execute the simple harmonic motion. The statement is _____

A. False
B. True
Answer» B. True
11.

Two point charges q1 and q2 are situated at a distance d. There is no such point in between them where the electric field is zero. What can we deduce?

A. There is no such point
B. The charges are of the same polarity
C. The charges are of opposite polarity
D. The charges must be unequal
Answer» D. The charges must be unequal
12.

Electric field due to a uniformly charged hollow sphere at a distance of r (where r is greater than the radius of the sphere) is __________

A. Proportional to r
B. Inversely proportional to r
C. Proportional to r<sup>2</sup>
D. Inversely proportional to r<sup>2</sup>
Answer» E.
13.

Electric field inside a hollow conducting sphere ______

A. Increases with distance from the center of the sphere
B. Decreases with distance from the center of the sphere
C. Is zero
D. May increase or decrease with distance from the center
Answer» D. May increase or decrease with distance from the center
14.

The direction of electric field created by a negative charge is ___________

A. Directed outwards
B. Directed towards the charge
C. Maybe outwards or towards the charge
D. Circular in shape
Answer» C. Maybe outwards or towards the charge
15.

The amount of force exerted on a unit positive charge in an electric field is known as _____

A. Electric field intensity
B. Electric flux
C. Electric potential
D. Electric lines of force
Answer» B. Electric flux