Explore topic-wise MCQs in 12th.

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51.

Points to be considered in choosing a capacitor

A. Working voltage
B. Type of dielectric
C. Capacitance
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
52.

Effects of capacitance

A. It opposes any change in the amount of voltage
B. B Voltage is lagged behind the current by a quarter cycle
C. Electric energy is stored in the capacitor in the form of electrostatic field
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
53.

A series RLCcircuit consists of a 10 resistor in series with L = 10 Ha and C= 100 F. Determine a new value of Ia for which the resonant frequency is one �half the original value.

A. 40 H
B. 40 mH
C. 40 pH
D. 40 nH
Answer» B. 40 mH
54.

What capacitance exists not through design but simply because two conducting surfaces are relatively close to each other?

A. Surge
B. Stray
C. Natural
D. Normal
Answer» C. Natural
55.

What is the reading of an ohmmeter for a shorted capacitor?

A. Zero
B. Infinity
C. k
D. M
Answer» B. Infinity
56.

An open inductor has

A. Zero resistance and infinite inductance
B. B Infinite resistance and zero inductance
C. C Infinite resistance and infinite inductance
D. D Zero resistance and zero inductance
Answer» C. C Infinite resistance and infinite inductance
57.

What rating of a resistor determines its ability to absorb heat?

A. Wattage
B. Ohmic
C. Current
D. Voltage
Answer» B. Ohmic
58.

Which one of the following elements serves as a protection against overload?

A. Fuse
B. Switch
C. Resistor
D. Relay
Answer» B. Switch
59.

What is the half-power bandwidth of a parallel resonant circuit which has a resonant frequency of 3.6 MHz and Q of 218?

A. 1.65 kHz
B. 16.5 MHz
C. 16.5 kHz
D. 165 kHz
Answer» D. 165 kHz
60.

The voltage lags the current by cycle in a

A. Purely resistive circuit
B. Purely inductive circuit
C. Purely capacitive circuit
D. Circuit containing resistancea capacitance and inductance
Answer» D. Circuit containing resistancea capacitance and inductance
61.

If two equal resistances connected in series across a certain supply are now connected in parallel across the same supplya the power produced will be _____ that of series connection

A. One-half
B. One-fourth
C. Two times
D. Four times
Answer» E.
62.

At what frequency will the current in a series RLCcircuit reach its maximum value for an applied voltage of 15 V with R = 500 a L = 100 H and C= 0.001 F?

A. 503 kHz
B. 403 kHz
C. 603 kHz
D. 303 kHz
Answer» B. 403 kHz
63.

The value of temperature coefficient ( ) is dependent upon

A. The nature of material and temperature
B. The length of material
C. The cross-sectional area of the material
D. The volume of the material
Answer» B. The length of material
64.

An intermittent and non-symmetrical alternating current like that obtained from the secondary winding of an induction coil

A. Faradic current
B. Transient ac current
C. Inductive current
D. Capacitive current
Answer» B. Transient ac current
65.

An ac series circuit is composed of a resistance of 20 a inductive reactance of 40 a and a capacitive reactance of 15 . If a current of 1 ampere is flowinga what is the applied voltage

A. 320 V
B. 32 V
C. 220 V
D. 22 V
Answer» C. 220 V
66.

What is considered as the most important value of a sine wave?

A. Effective value
B. Peak value
C. Average value
D. Instantaneous value
Answer» B. Peak value
67.

Which statement is true?

A. A series resonant circuit is of high impedance
B. A parallel resonant circuit is of low impedance
C. A series resonant circuit is inductive if it operates at a frequency higher than the resonant frequency
D. A parallel resonant circuit is inductive if it operates at a frequency higher than the resonant frequency
Answer» D. A parallel resonant circuit is inductive if it operates at a frequency higher than the resonant frequency
68.

If resonant frequency is 10 kHz and quality factor is 50a then

A. Bandwidth is 200 Hz
B. XL= is 50a000
C. C R is 50
D. XC= is 50a000
Answer» B. XL= is 50a000
69.

If a capacitor is rated for 200V dca what is its effective ac working voltage?

A. 50 V
B. 100 V
C. 200 V
D. 400 V
Answer» D. 400 V
70.

The open-circuit voltage at the terminal of load RL is 60V. Under the condition of maximum power transfera the load voltage will be

A. 60 V
B. 15 V
C. 20 V
D. 30 V
Answer» E.
71.

Which is considered as the effect of a dielectric material?

A. Increasing capacitance
B. Decreasing capacitance
C. Reducing the working voltage
D. Increasing the distance between the plates
Answer» B. Decreasing capacitance
72.

As applied to a series RLCcircuita bandwidth means

A. The frequency range for maximum power transfer
B. The difference between the highest and lowest frequencies of the oscillator
C. The separation of the half-power points
D. The frequency at which XL= XC
Answer» D. The frequency at which XL= XC
73.

What is the temperature coefficient of the resistance Eureka?

A. Infinity
B. Negative
C. Almost zero
D. Positive
Answer» D. Positive
74.

A capacitive load always has a ______ power facto

A. Leading
B. Lagging
C. Zero
D. Unity
Answer» B. Lagging
75.

A tank circuit is a

A. Parallel LC circuit
B. Series LCcircuit
C. A resonant circuit
D. A non-resonant circuit
Answer» B. Series LCcircuit
76.

Kirchhoff�s laws (KCL and KVL) are applicable to

A. DCcircuits
B. ACcircuits
C. DC as well as AC circuits
D. Passive networks alone
Answer» D. Passive networks alone
77.

A series RLCcircuit has a ______ power factor at its half-power points

A. Unity
B. Leading
C. Lagging
D. Either B or C
Answer» E.
78.

Two capacitors of capacitance 9 F and 18 F in series will have a total capacitance of

A. 27 F
B. 162 F
C. 6 F
D. 180 F
Answer» D. 180 F
79.

What is the specific resistance of a pure germanium?

A. 55 -cm
B. 55 -m
C. 55 -mm
D. 55 k -m
Answer» B. 55 -m
80.

If three 9 mH inductors are connected in parallel without mutual inductance then the total i nductance is

A. 3 mH
B. 9 mH
C. 27mH
D. 18 mH
Answer» B. 9 mH
81.

In an ac circuit with inductive reactance ?, the

A. Phase angle of the circuit is always 45�
B. Voltage across the inductance must be 90� out o f-phase witht he applied voltage
C. Current through the inductance lags its induced voltage by 90�
D. Current through the inductance and voltage across it are180� outof-phase
Answer» D. Current through the inductance and voltage across it are180� outof-phase
82.

A gang capacitor is a variable capacitor in which capacitance is varied by changing the

A. Dielectric
B. Number of plates
C. Plate area
D. Distance between plates
Answer» D. Distance between plates
83.

Which of the following conditions is not true for a series RLCcircuit at resonance?

A. Z = jXL
B. XL= XC
C. The power factor is one
D. D The magnitude of Z is
Answer» B. XL= XC
84.

In a resonant circuita if Q ? 10 resonant frequency _______ bandwidth.

A. Bisects
B. Exceeds
C. Is less than
D. Is equal to
Answer» B. Exceeds
85.

Resistor with colored bands in the body

A. Wire-wound resistor
B. Carbon-composition resistor
C. Potentiometer
D. Rheostat
Answer» C. Potentiometer
86.

In a series RLCcircuit

A. The current lags VLby 90�
B. The current leads VLby 90�
C. XL leads Xcby 90�
D. Z = jXL at resonance
Answer» B. The current leads VLby 90�
87.

What is the other name of relative permittivity?

A. Dielectric strength
B. Potential gradient
C. Breakdown voltage
D. Specific inductance capacity
Answer» E.
88.

Property of an electric circuit that dissipates electric energy

A. Reactance
B. Impedance
C. Resistance
D. Conductance
Answer» D. Conductance
89.

At what frequency will an inductor of 5mH have the same reactance as a capacitor of 0.1 F?

A. 7.12 kHz
B. 7.12 Hz
C. 7.12MHz
D. 7.12 GHz
Answer» B. 7.12 Hz
90.

VL= VCin a series RLCcircuit when

A. The value of the impedance is minimum
B. The power factor is zero
C. The current leads the total voltage by 90�
D. The total voltage is zero
Answer» B. The power factor is zero
91.

In liquids and gasesa ionization current results from a flow of

A. Positive or negative ions
B. Free electrons
C. Ions that are lighter in weight than electrons
D. Protons
Answer» C. Ions that are lighter in weight than electrons
92.

What is the reciprocal of quality factor?

A. Power factor
B. Reactive factor
C. Dissipation factor
D. 1/Q factor
Answer» D. 1/Q factor
93.

The ratio of W/VA in an ac circuit means

A. Power factor
B. Reactive factor
C. Quality factor
D. Load factor
Answer» B. Reactive factor
94.

The symbol Q refers to

A. Resonance quotient
B. Quality factor
C. Power quotient
D. Qualification test
Answer» C. Power quotient
95.

Series resonance occurs when

A. XL= XC
B. XL= R
C. Z = R
D. Both A and C
Answer» E.
96.

Electron flow assumes charges flow from

A. Negative to positive
B. Negative to negative
C. Positive to negative
D. Positive to positive
Answer» B. Negative to negative
97.

Conventional flow assumes charges flow from

A. Positive to negative
B. Positive to positive
C. Negative to positive
D. Negative to negative
Answer» B. Positive to positive
98.

In Rutherford experiment the number of a-particles scattered through an angle 60° is 112 per minute, then the number of αα particles scattered through an angle of 90° per minute by the same nucleus is :

A. 28 per min
B. 112 per min
C. 12.5 per min
D. 7 per min
Answer» B. 112 per min
99.

Which of the following is incorrect regarding Rutherford's atomic model ?

A. Atom contains nucleus
B. Size of nucleus is very small in comparison to that of atom
C. Nucleus contains about 90% mass of the atom
D. Electrons revolve round the nucleus with uniform speed
Answer» D. Electrons revolve round the nucleus with uniform speed
100.

The distance of closest approach of an αα-particle fired towards a nucleus with momentum p, is r. What will be the distance of closest approach when the momentum of a-particle is 2p ?

A. 2r
B. 4r
C. r/2
D. r/4
Answer» E.