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2901.

The current density varies with radial distance r as\[j=a{{r}^{2}}\], in a cylindrical wire of radius R. The current passing through the wire between radial distance R/3 and R/2 is

A. \[\frac{65\pi a{{R}^{4}}}{2592}\]
B. \[\frac{25\pi a{{R}^{4}}}{72}\]
C. \[\frac{65\pi {{a}^{2}}{{R}^{3}}}{2938}\]
D. \[\frac{81\pi {{a}^{2}}{{R}^{4}}}{144}\]
Answer» B. \[\frac{25\pi a{{R}^{4}}}{72}\]
2902.

The circuit diagram shown in figure consists of a very large (infinite) number of elements. The resistances of the resistors in each subsequent element differ by a factor of k from the resistances of the resistors in the previous elements. Determine the resistance \[{{R}_{AB}}\] between points A and B if the resistances of the first element are \[{{R}_{1}}\] and\[{{R}_{2}}\]. (k=1/2)

A. \[\frac{{{R}_{1}}-{{R}_{2}}+\sqrt{R_{1}^{2}+R_{2}^{2}+6{{R}_{1}}{{R}_{2}}}}{2}\]
B. \[\frac{{{R}_{1}}+{{R}_{2}}+\sqrt{R_{1}^{2}+R_{2}^{2}+6{{R}_{1}}{{R}_{2}}}}{2}\]
C. \[\frac{{{R}_{1}}-{{R}_{2}}-\sqrt{R_{1}^{2}+R_{2}^{2}+6{{R}_{1}}{{R}_{2}}}}{2}\]                              
D. None of these
Answer» B. \[\frac{{{R}_{1}}+{{R}_{2}}+\sqrt{R_{1}^{2}+R_{2}^{2}+6{{R}_{1}}{{R}_{2}}}}{2}\]
2903.

Six identical resistors are connected as shown in the figure. The equivalent resistance will be     

A. maximum between P and R
B. maximum between Q and R
C. maximum between P and Q
D. All are equal  
Answer» D. All are equal  
2904.

A wire of resistance 12 ohms per meter is bent to from a complete circle of radius 10 cm. The resistance between its two diametrically opposite points, A and B as shown in the figure, is

A. \[3\Omega \]                 
B.        \[6\pi \Omega \]
C. \[6\Omega \]                 
D.        \[0.6\pi \Omega \]
Answer» B.        \[6\pi \Omega \]
2905.

The current in the \[1\Omega \] resistor shown in the circuit is

A. \[\frac{2}{3}A\]
B. \[3A\]
C. \[6A\]
D. \[2A\]
Answer» E.
2906.

Six equal resistances are connected between points P, Q and R as shown in figure. Then net resistance will be maximum between:

A. P and R
B. P and Q
C. Q and R
D. any two points
Answer» C. Q and R
2907.

The equivalent resistance between points A and B is

A. 2R
B. (3/4)R
C. (4/3)R
D. (3/5)R
Answer» E.
2908.

A wire has a resistance \[12\Omega \]. It is bent in the form of a circle. The effective resistance between two points on any diameter is

A.             \[6\Omega \]     
B.             \[3\Omega \] 
C. \[\,12\Omega \]
D. \[24\Omega \]
Answer» C. \[\,12\Omega \]
2909.

A uniform wire of length l and radius r has a resistance of \[100\Omega \]. It is recast into a wire of radius\[\frac{r}{2}\]. The resistance of new wire will be:

A. \[1600\Omega \]
B. \[400\Omega \]
C. \[200\Omega \]
D. \[100\Omega \]
Answer» B. \[400\Omega \]
2910.

The masses of the three wires of copper are in the ratio of 1 : 3 : 5 and their lengths are in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 1. The ratio of their electrical resistance is

A. 0.0438078703703704
B. 0.210428240740741
C. 0.060474537037037
D. 5.23961805555556
Answer» E.
2911.

A 4 ohm resistance wire is bent through \[180{}^\circ C\] at its mid-point and the two halves are twisted together. Then the resistance is

A. \[1\Omega \]     
B. \[2\Omega \]
C. \[5\Omega \]
D. \[8\Omega \]
Answer» B. \[2\Omega \]
2912.

A wire of a certain material is stretched slowly by ten per cent. Its new resistance and specific resistance become respectively:

A. 1.2 times, 1.3 times
B. 1.21 times, same
C. both remain the same
D. 1.1 times, 1.1 times
Answer» C. both remain the same
2913.

An electron beam has an aperture \[1.0m{{m}^{2}}.\] A total of \[6\times {{10}^{6}}\] electrons go through any perpendicular cross section per second. Find the current density in the beam. (in \[A/{{m}^{2}}\])

A. \[9.1\times {{10}^{13}}\]
B. \[9.6\times {{10}^{3}}\]
C. \[6.6\times {{10}^{5}}\]
D. \[8.6\times {{10}^{11}}\]
Answer» C. \[6.6\times {{10}^{5}}\]
2914.

At room temperature, copper has free electron density of \[8.4\times {{10}^{28}}\] per \[{{m}^{3}}.\] The copper conductor has a cross-section of \[{{10}^{-6}}m\] and velocity in copper is   

A. \[36{}^\circ C\]
B. \[83{}^\circ C\]
C. \[63{}^\circ C\]
D. \[33{}^\circ C\]
Answer» D. \[33{}^\circ C\]
2915.

The resistance of a wire at room temperature \[30{}^\circ C\]is found to be \[10\Omega .\] Now to be increase the resistance by 10%, the temperature of the wire must be [The temperature coefficient of resistance of the material of the wire is 0.002 per \[{}^\circ C\]]

A. \[36{}^\circ C\]
B. \[83{}^\circ C\]
C. \[63{}^\circ C\]
D. \[33{}^\circ C\]
Answer» C. \[63{}^\circ C\]
2916.

If negligibly small current is passed through a wire of length 15 m and resistance of \[5\Omega \], having uniform cross section of \[6\times {{10}^{-7}}{{m}^{2}}\], then coefficient of resistivity of material is

A. \[1\times {{10}^{-7}}\Omega -m\]
B. \[2\times {{10}^{-7}}\Omega -m\]
C. \[3\times {{10}^{-7}}\Omega -m\]
D. \[4\times {{10}^{-7}}\Omega -m\]
Answer» C. \[3\times {{10}^{-7}}\Omega -m\]
2917.

If the resistance of a conductor is \[5\Omega \] at \[50{}^\circ C\]& \[7\Omega \] at \[100{}^\circ C,\] then mean temperature coefficient

A. \[0.013/{}^\circ C~\]
B. \[0.004/{}^\circ C\]
C. \[0.006/{}^\circ C\]
D. \[0.008/{}^\circ C\]
Answer» B. \[0.004/{}^\circ C\]
2918.

The resistance of a wire is R. It is bent at the middle by \[180{}^\circ \] and both the ends are twisted together to make a shorter wire. The resistance of the new wire is

A. 2R       
B. R/2      
C. R/4
D. R/8
Answer» D. R/8
2919.

When a current I is set up in a wire of radius r, the drift velocity is \[{{v}_{d}}.\] If the same current is set up through a wire of radius 2 r, the drift velocity will be

A. \[4{{v}_{d}}\]  
B. \[2{{v}_{d}}\]
C. \[{{v}_{d}}/2\]
D. \[{{v}_{d}}/4\]
Answer» E.
2920.

At what temperature will the resistance of a copper wire becomes three times its value at \[0{}^\circ C\]? (Temperature coefficient of resistance of copper is \[4\times {{10}^{-3}}/{}^\circ C\] )

A. \[550{}^\circ C\]
B. \[500{}^\circ C\]
C. \[450{}^\circ C\]
D. \[400{}^\circ C\]
Answer» C. \[450{}^\circ C\]
2921.

The resistance of a wire is R. It is bent at the middle by \[180{}^\circ \] and both the ends are twisted together to make a shorter wire. The resistance of the new wire is copper wire becomes three times its value at \[0{}^\circ C\]?

A. 2R
B. R/2
C. R/4
D. R/8
Answer» D. R/8
2922.

A conductor carries a current of \[50\mu A.\] If the area of cross-section of the conductor is \[50m{{m}^{2}}\], then value of the current density in \[A{{m}^{-2}}\]is

A. 0.5
B. 1
C. \[{{10}^{-3}}\]           
D. \[{{10}^{-6}}\]
Answer» C. \[{{10}^{-3}}\]           
2923.

The amount of charge Q passed in time t through a cross-section of a wire is \[Q=5{{t}^{2}}+3t+1.\] The value of current at time t=5 s is

A. 9 A   
B. 49 A
C. 53 A
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
2924.

The voltage V and current I graphs for a conductor at two different temperatures \[{{T}_{1}}\]and \[{{T}_{2}}\]are shown in the figure. The relation between \[{{T}_{1}}\]and \[{{T}_{2}}\]is

A. \[{{T}_{1}}>{{T}_{2}}\]
B. \[{{T}_{1}}<{{T}_{2}}\]
C. \[{{T}_{1}}={{T}_{2}}\]
D. \[{{T}_{1}}=\frac{1}{{{T}_{2}}}\]
Answer» B. \[{{T}_{1}}<{{T}_{2}}\]
2925.

A wire X is half the diameter and half the length of a wire Y of similar material. The ratio of resistance of X to that of Y is

A. 8 : 1     
B. 0.167361111111111
C. 2 : 1     
D. 0.0423611111111111
Answer» D. 0.0423611111111111
2926.

A battery of emf \[{{E}_{0}}=6V\] is connected across a 2m long uniform wire having resistance \[4\Omega /m.\] The cell of small emf \[{{\varepsilon }_{1}}=2V\] and \[{{\varepsilon }_{2}}=3V\] having internal resistance \[2\Omega \,\And \,1\Omega \] respectively are connected as show in the figure. The null point will be obtained at                        

A. 0.10m
B. 0.25m
C. 0.50m
D. 0.75m
Answer» E.
2927.

If N, e, \[\tau \]and m are representing electron density, charge, relaxation time and mass of an electron respectively, then the resistance of wire of length l and cross-sectional area A is given by

A. \[\frac{ml}{N{{e}^{2}}{{A}^{2}}\tau }\]
B. \[\frac{2m\tau A}{N{{e}^{2}}l}\]
C. \[\frac{N{{e}^{2}}\tau A}{2ml}\]
D. \[\frac{N{{e}^{2}}}{2m\tau l}\]
Answer» B. \[\frac{2m\tau A}{N{{e}^{2}}l}\]
2928.

The total momentum of electrons in a straight wire of length 1000m carrying a current of 70A is closest to

A. \[40\times {{10}^{-8}}N-\sec \]
B. \[30\times {{10}^{-8}}N-\sec \]
C. \[50\times {{10}^{-8}}N-\sec \]
D. \[70\times {{10}^{-8}}N-\sec \]
Answer» B. \[30\times {{10}^{-8}}N-\sec \]
2929.

Determine the modulation index \[({{m}_{f}})\] and carrier swing (S) of an FM carrier having a frequency deviation of \[25\text{ }kHz\] and a modulating signal of\[5\text{ }kHz\].

A. \[{{m}_{f}}=3\] 
B.                                \[{{m}_{f}}=5\]
C. \[S=80\,kHz\]     
D.        \[S=60\,kHz\]
Answer» C. \[S=80\,kHz\]     
2930.

The area of the region covered by the TV broadcast by a TV tower of 100 m height is (Radius of the earth \[=6.4\times {{10}^{6}}m\]).

A. \[1.28\pi \times {{10}^{3}}k{{m}^{2}}\]
B. \[2\pi \times {{10}^{4}}k{{m}^{2}}\]
C. \[3.1\times {{10}^{4}}k{{m}^{2}}\]
D. \[6\pi \times {{10}^{4}}k{{m}^{2}}\]
Answer» B. \[2\pi \times {{10}^{4}}k{{m}^{2}}\]
2931.

If \[{{E}_{c}}=20\,\sin \,{{10}^{5}}\pi t\] and \[{{E}_{m}}=10\,\sin \,400\,\pi t\] are carrier and modulating signals, the modulation index is:

A. \[56\,%\]
B. \[30\,%\]
C. \[50\,%\]
D. \[48\,%\]
Answer» D. \[48\,%\]
2932.

In optical communication system operating at \[1200\text{ }nm,\] only \[2%\] of the source frequency is available for TV transmission having a bandwidth of \[5\text{ }MHz\]. What is the number of TV channels that can be transmitted?

A. 1 million
B. 50 million
C. 1 thousand
D. 50 thousand
Answer» B. 50 million
2933.

Given the electric field of a complete amplitude modulated wave as \[\vec{E}=\hat{i}{{E}_{C}}\left( 1+\frac{{{E}_{m}}}{{{E}_{C}}}\cos {{\omega }_{m}}t \right)\,\cos {{\omega }_{C}}t.\] Where the subscript c stands for the carrier wave and m for the modulating signal. The frequencies present in the modulated wave are

A. \[{{\omega }_{C}}\] and \[\sqrt{\omega _{C}^{2}+\omega _{m}^{2}}\]
B. \[{{\omega }_{C}},\,{{\omega }_{C}}+{{\omega }_{m}}\] and \[{{\omega }_{C}}-{{\omega }_{m}}\]
C. \[{{\omega }_{C}}\] and  \[{{\omega }_{m}}\]
D. \[{{\omega }_{C}}\] and \[\sqrt{{{\omega }_{C}}{{\omega }_{m}}}\]
Answer» C. \[{{\omega }_{C}}\] and  \[{{\omega }_{m}}\]
2934.

Determine the modulation index and carrier swing of an FM carrier having a frequency deviation of \[56\text{ }kHz\] and a modulating signal of\[8\text{ }kHz\].

A. \[9,\,\,580\,kHz\]
B. \[3,\,101\,kHz\]
C. \[7,112\,kHz\]
D. \[8,\,\,80\,kHz\]
Answer» D. \[8,\,\,80\,kHz\]
2935.

The maximum range \[{{d}_{\max }},\] of radar is

A. proportional to the cube root of the peak transmitted power
B. proportional to the fourth root of the peak transmitted power
C. proportional to the square root of the peak transmitted power
D. Not related to the peak transmitted power at all
Answer» C. proportional to the square root of the peak transmitted power
2936.

A signal of \[5\text{ }kHz\] frequency modulates a carrier of frequency \[1\text{ }MHz\] and peak voltage \[25\,V\]. If the amplitude at the side bands of the amplitude modulated signal is \[5V,\] then the modulation index is:

A. \[0.8\]
B. \[0.6\]    
C. \[0.5\]
D. \[0.4\]
Answer» E.
2937.

An audio signal consists of two distinct sounds: one a human speech signal in the frequency band of \[200\text{ }Hz\] to \[2700\text{ }Hz,\] while the other is a high frequency music signal in the frequency band of \[10200\text{ }Hz\] to \[15200\text{ }Hz\]. The ratio of the AM signal bandwidth required to send both the signals together to the AM signal bandwidth required to send just the human speech is:

A. \[2\]
B. \[5\]     
C. \[6\]
D. \[3\]
Answer» D. \[3\]
2938.

The T.V. transmission tower in Delhi has a height of\[240\text{ }m\]. The distance upto which the broadcast can be received. (Radius of earth is \[6.4\times {{10}^{6}}m\])

A. \[60\,km\]
B.                    \[100\,km\]
C. \[50\,km\]
D.                    \[55\,km\]
Answer» E.
2939.

A transmitter radiates \[10\text{ }kW\] of power with the carrier unmodulated and \[11.8\text{ }kW\] with the carrier sinusoidally modulated. The modulation factor is

A. \[56%\]
B.                    \[60%\]
C. \[72%\]
D.        \[84%\]
Answer» C. \[72%\]
2940.

The frequency deviation in a FM transmission is\[18.75\text{ }KHz\]. If it broadcasts in \[88-108\text{ }MHz\] band, then the percent modulation is

A. \[10%\]
B. \[25%\]
C. \[50%\]
D. \[75%\]
Answer» C. \[50%\]
2941.

Pre-emphasis in FM system is done to

A. compress modulating signal
B. expand modulating signal
C. amplify lower frequency component of the modulating signal
D. amplify higher frequency component of the modulating signal
Answer» E.
2942.

The sky wave propagation is suitable for radio- waves of frequency

A. upto \[2\,MHz\]
B. from \[2\,MHz\] to \[20\,MHz\]
C. from \[2\,MHz\] to \[30\,MHz\]
D. from \[2\,MHz\] to \[50\,MHz\]
Answer» D. from \[2\,MHz\] to \[50\,MHz\]
2943.

If a carrier wave c(t) = A \[\sin {{\omega }_{c}}t\] is amplitude modulated by a modulator signal \[m(t)=A\,\sin {{\omega }_{m}}t\]then the equation of modulated signal \[[{{C}_{m}}(t)]\]and its modulation index are respectively

A. \[{{C}_{m}}(t)=A(1+\sin {{\omega }_{m}}t)\,\sin {{\omega }_{c}}t\] and 2
B. \[{{C}_{m}}(t)=A(1+\sin {{\omega }_{m}}t)\,\sin {{\omega }_{m}}t\] and 1
C. \[{{C}_{m}}(t)=A(1+\sin {{\omega }_{m}}t)\,\sin {{\omega }_{c}}t\] and 1
D. \[{{C}_{m}}(t)=A(1+\sin {{\omega }_{c}}t)\,\sin {{\omega }_{m}}t\] and 2
Answer» D. \[{{C}_{m}}(t)=A(1+\sin {{\omega }_{c}}t)\,\sin {{\omega }_{m}}t\] and 2
2944.

An audio signal represented as \[25\,\sin \,2\pi (2000\,t)\]amplitude modulated by a carrier wave: \[60\,\sin \,2\pi (100\,,\,000)t\]. The modulation index of the modulated signal is   

A.         \[25%\]
B. \[41.6%\]
C. \[50%\]
D. \[75%\]
Answer» C. \[50%\]
2945.

A radio station has two channels. One is AM at \[1020\text{ }kHz\] and the other FM at\[89.5\text{ }MHz\]. For good results you will use

A. longer antenna for the AM channel and shorter for the FM
B. shorter antenna for the AM channel and longer for the FM
C. same length antenna will work for both
D. information given is not enough to say which one to use for which
Answer» C. same length antenna will work for both
2946.

Determine the modulation index and carrier swing of an FM carrier having a frequency deviation of \[25\text{ }kHz\] and a modulating signal of\[5\text{ }kHz\].

A. \[7,\,\,70\,kHz\]
B. \[8,\,\,80\,kHz\]
C. \[5,\,\,50\,kHz\]
D. \[10,\,\,100\,kHz\]
Answer» D. \[10,\,\,100\,kHz\]
2947.

If level of modulation is increased........power is increased.

A. carrier
B. sideband
C. carrier as well as sideband
D. none of the above
Answer» C. carrier as well as sideband
2948.

A device with input \[x(t)\] and output \[y(t)\] is characterized by: \[y(t)={{x}^{2}}(t)\]. An FM signal with frequency deviation of \[90\text{ }kHz\] and modulating signal bandwidth of \[5\text{ }kHz\] is applied to this device. The bandwidth of the output signal is   

A.   \[370\,kHz\]
B. \[190\,kHz\]
C. \[380\,kHz\]
D. \[95\,kHz\]
Answer» D. \[95\,kHz\]
2949.

As the modulation level is increased, the carrier power -

A. is increased
B. is decreased
C. remains the same
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
2950.

A \[10\text{ }kW\] carrier is sinusoidally modulated by two carriers corresponding to a modulation index of 30% and 40% respectively then total power radiated by the modulator is

A. \[10.25\,kW\]
B. \[11.25\,kW\]
C. \[12.75\,kW\]
D. \[17\,kW\]
Answer» C. \[12.75\,kW\]