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This section includes 88 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your BITSAT knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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 | |