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51.

A condenser suitable for D.C. only is

A. etallic plate variable gang condenser
B. etallic paper capacitor
C. il impregnated paper condenser
D. oled aluminium electrolytic condenser
Answer» E.
52.

An electrolytic capacitor is generally made to provide

A. ow capacitance
B. ixed capacitance
C. ariable capacitance
D. arge value of capacitance
Answer» E.
53.

Air capacitors are generally available in the range

A. 0 to 400 pF
B. to 20 pF
C. 00 to 900 pF
D. 0 to 100 pF
Answer» B. to 20 pF
54.

A capacitor in a circuit became hot and ultimately exploded due to wrong connections, which type of capacitor it could be ?

A. aper capacitor
B. eramic capacitor
C. lectrolytic capacitor
D. ny-of the above
Answer» D. ny-of the above
55.

Which of the following capacitors can be used for temperature compensation ?

A. ir capacitor
B. eramic capacitor
C. aper capacitor
D. one of the above
Answer» C. aper capacitor
56.

Which of the following capacitors is marked for polarity ?

A. ir
B. aper
C. ica
D. lectrolytic
Answer» E.
57.

The breakdown voltage for paper capacitors is usually

A. 0 to 60 volts
B. 00 to 1600 volts
C. 000 to 3000 volts
D. ore than 10000 volts
Answer» C. 000 to 3000 volts
58.

For closer tolerances which of the following capacitors is usually preferred ?

A. aper capacitor
B. ica capacitor
C. eramic disc capacitor
D. one of the above
Answer» C. eramic disc capacitor
59.

The ability of charged bodies to exert force on 6ne another is attributed to the existence of

A. lectrons
B. rotons
C. eutrons
D. lectric field
Answer» E.
60.

If an ohmmeter reading immediately goes practically to zero and stays there, capacitor is

A. harged
B. hort-circuited
C. ossy
D. atisfactory
Answer» C. ossy
61.

In a capacitive circuit

A. steady value of applied voltage causes discharge
B. n increase in applied voltage makes a capacitor charge
C. ecrease in applied voltage makes a capacitor charge
D. one of the above
Answer» C. ecrease in applied voltage makes a capacitor charge
62.

A capacitor stores 0.24 coulombs at 10 volts. Its capacitance is

A. .024 F
B. .12 F
C. .6 F
D. .8 F
Answer» B. .12 F
63.

A charge which when placed in vacuum from an equal and similar charge repels with a force of 9 x 103 N, is known as

A. illi-coulomb
B. icro-coulomb
C. ico-coulomb
D. oulomb
Answer» C. ico-coulomb
64.

Dielectric strength of mica is

A. 0 to 20 kV/mm
B. 0 to 50 kV/mm
C. 0 to 200 kV/mm
D. 00 to 500 kV/mm
Answer» D. 00 to 500 kV/mm
65.

Dielectric strength of a material depends on

A. oisture content
B. emperature
C. hickness
D. ll of the above
Answer» E.
66.

Electric displacement is a______quantity.

A. calar
B. ector
C. oth of the above
D. one of the above
Answer» C. oth of the above
67.

Which of the following material has least value of dielectric constant ?

A. eramics
B. il
C. lass
D. aper
Answer» C. lass
68.

Voltage applied across a ceramic dielectric produces an electrolytic field 100 times greater than air. What will be the value of dielectric constant ?

A. 0
B. 00
C. 50
D. 00
Answer» C. 50
69.

In order to remove static electricity from machinery

A. onstruct insulated cabins
B. nsulate the machinery
C. round the framework
D. umidify the surroundings
Answer» D. umidify the surroundings
70.

Paper capacitors usually have a tolerance of

A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 20%
Answer» C. 15%
71.

A gang condenser is a

A. olarised capacitor
B. ariable capacitor
C. eramic capacitor
D. one of the above
Answer» C. eramic capacitor
72.

A region around a stationary electric charge has

A. n electric field
B. magnetic field
C. oth (A) and (B)
D. one of the above
Answer» B. magnetic field
73.

The lines of force due to charged particles are

A. lways straight
B. lways curved
C. ometimes curved
D. one of the above
Answer» C. ometimes curved
74.

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

A. hotoelectric effect
B. hemical effect
C. agnetic effect
D. nduction
Answer» E.
75.

Which of the following capacitors preferred for high frequency circuits ?

A. ir capacitor
B. lectrolytic capacitor
C. ica capacitor
D. one of the above
Answer» D. one of the above
76.

The potential gradient across the material of low permittivity is than across the material of high permittivity.

A. maller
B. reater
C. oth (A) and (B)
D. one of the above
Answer» C. oth (A) and (B)
77.

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.

A. 7, initial
B. 2, initial
C. 2, final
D. 7, final
Answer» D. 7, final
78.

Electric field intensity is a quantity

A. calar
B. ector
C. oth (A) and (B)
D. one of the above
Answer» C. oth (A) and (B)
79.

What will happen to an insulating medium if voltage more than the breakdown voltage is applied on it ?

A. t will become magnetic
B. t will melt
C. t will get punctured or cracked
D. ts molecular structure will get changed
Answer» D. ts molecular structure will get changed
80.

The units of volume charge density are

A. oulomb/meter
B. oulomb/meter
C. oulomb/meter
D. oulomb/meter
Answer» D. oulomb/meter
81.

The sparking between two electrical contacts can be reduced by inserting a

A. apacitor in parallel with contacts
B. apacitor in series with each contact
C. esistance in line
D. one of the above
Answer» B. apacitor in series with each contact
82.

The presence of an uncharged conductor near a charged one increases the

A. harge of the charged conductor
B. apacity of the charged conductor
C. otential of the charged conductor
D. ll of the above
Answer» C. otential of the charged conductor
83.

Two plates of a parallel plate capacitor after being charged from a constant voltage source are separated apart by means of insulated handles, then the

A. oltage across the plates increases
B. oltage across the plates decreases
C. harge on the capacitor decreases
D. harge on the capacitor increases
Answer» C. harge on the capacitor decreases
84.

capacitors can be used only for D.C.

A. ir
B. aper
C. ica
D. lectrolytic
Answer» E.
85.

A capacitor charged to 200 V has 2000 (iC of charge. The value of capacitance will be

A. 0 F
B. 0 uF
C. 00 nF
D. 000 uF
Answer» C. 00 nF
86.

Which of the following capacitors will have the least value of breakdown voltage ?

A. ica
B. aper
C. eramic
D. lectrolytic
Answer» E.
87.

When a dielectric slab is introduced in a parallel plate capacitor, the potential difference between plates will

A. emain uncharged
B. ecrease
C. ncrease
D. ecome zero
Answer» C. ncrease
88.

The power dissipated in a pure capacitor is

A. ero
B. roportional to applied voltage
C. roportional to value of capacitance
D. oth (B) and (C) above
Answer» B. roportional to applied voltage