Physics Mcqs Test Preparation for ECAT & MCAT - Set 18

1)   A small coil lies inside a large coil. The two coils are horizontal concentric and carry currents in opposite directions. The large coil will experience

a. A torque about horizontal axis
b. A torque about vertical axis
c. An upward force along the axis
d. No resultant force
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: No resultant force

Explanation:
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2)   An aeroplane of wingspan 10m flies from the equator towards the North Pole. The wings are perpendicular to the vertical component of the earths magnetic field (B = 4x10-5T). At maximum speed an emf of 96mV is induced across the wing tips. The maximum speed of the aeroplane is

a. 150msec-1
b. 384msec-1
c. 38.4msec-1
d. 200msec-1
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 384msec-1

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


3)   A.C can not be used for

a. producing heat
b. producing light
c. Magnetizing iron
d. Producing magnetic field
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Magnetizing iron

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


4)   Non inductive resistances are used in decreasing

a. Mutual inductance
b. Self inductance
c. Magnetic fields
d. Heating effect
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Self inductance

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


5)   Magnetic compass needle will be deflecting if it is kept near

a. Static charge
b. Soft iron
c. Semi-conductor
d. Accelerating charge
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Accelerating charge

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


6)   Long distance transmission is easy for

a. D.C voltage
b. A.C voltage
c. Half A.C voltage
d. Half D.C voltage
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: A.C voltage

Explanation:
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7)   Which one of the following devices does not function like an electric motor?

a. Galvanometer
b. Ammeter
c. Voltmeter
d. Transformer
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Transformer

Explanation:
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8)   The out put voltage of a transformer is 3 times the input voltage then turns ratio will be

a. 3-Jan
b. 3
c. 1
d. 6
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 3

Explanation:
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9)   For long distance transmission the transformer used is

a. Step down
b. Input voltage and output voltage remain same
c. Step up
d. Amplifier is used
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Step up

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


10)   An electric current induced within the body of a conductor when that conductor either moves through a non uniform magnetic field or in a region where there is a change in magnetic flux is called

a. Induced current
b. Eddy current
c. Back emf
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Eddy current

Explanation:
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11)   Lagging of changes in the magnetization of a substance behind changes in the magnetic field as the magnetic field is varied is known as magnetic

a. Retaintivity
b. Permeability
c. Flux
d. Hysteresis
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Hysteresis

Explanation:
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12)   Transformer works on the principle of

a. Lenzs law
b. Faradays law
c. Mutual induction
d. Law of conservation of power
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Mutual induction

Explanation:
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13)   When the motor is at its maximum speed then back emf will be

a. Maximum
b. Zero
c. Intermediate values
d. No back emf
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Maximum

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


14)   Electrons present in p-type material due to thermal pair generation are

a. majority carriers
b. minority carriers
c. dual carriers
d. blockers
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: minority carriers

Explanation:
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15)   Semi-conductors with donor atoms and free electrons belong to the type

a. n
b. p
c. mix
d. any of above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: n

Explanation:
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16)   Semi-conductor germanium and silicon are

a. pentavalent
b. trivalent
c. divalent
d. tetravalent
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: tetravalent

Explanation:
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17)   Acceptor and donor impurities donate

a. n-carriers only
b. p-carriers only
c. p-carriers and n-carriers respectively
d. n-carriers and p-carriers respectively
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: p-carriers and n-carriers respectively

Explanation:
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18)   p-n junction when reversed biased acts as a

a. capacitor
b. inductor
c. on switch
d. off switch
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: off switch

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


19)   In p-n-p transistor the collector current is

a. equal to emitter current
b. slightly less than emitter current
c. greater than emitter current
d. any of above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: slightly less than emitter current

Explanation:
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20)   In n-p-n transistor, p works as

a. collector
b. emitter
c. base
d. any of above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: base

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


21)   The simplest type of rectification known as half wave rectification is obtained by

a. using a transistor
b. suppressing the harmonics in A.C voltage
c. suppressing half wave of A.C supply by using diode
d. using a Coolidge tube
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: suppressing half wave of A.C supply by using diode

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


22)   Identify the correct statement about minority carriers

a. holes in n-type and free electrons in p-type
b. holes in n-type and p-type
c. free electrons in n-type and holes in p-type
d. free electrons in n-type and p-type
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: holes in n-type and free electrons in p-type

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


23)   Depletion region of a junction is formed

a. during the manufacturing process
b. under forward bias
c. under reverse bias
d. when temperature varies
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: during the manufacturing process

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


24)   The velocity of an oscillating charge as it moves to and fro along a wire is always

a. constant
b. zero
c. changing
d. infinite
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: changing

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


25)   Which one of following band is completely filled in case of conductors?

a. Conduction band
b. Fermi band
c. Valence band
d. Forbidden band
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Conduction band

Explanation:
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26)   Which one of the following has the greatest energy gap?

a. insulator
b. conductor
c. semi conductor
d. any of above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: insulator

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


27)   The value of resistivity for insulator is of the order of

a. 105 ohm metre
b. 106 ohm metre
c. 107 ohm metre
d. 108 ohm metre
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 108 ohm metre

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


28)   Thermions are

a. protons
b. positrons
c. electrons
d. photons
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: electrons

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


29)   Hole is equivalent to

a. a negative charge
b. a positive charge
c. a neutral particle
d. an electron
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: a positive charge

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


30)   Which one of the following is not a donor impurity?

a. antimony
b. phosphorus
c. aluminium
d. arsenic
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: aluminium

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


31)   Forward current through a semi conductor diode circuit is due to

a. minority carriers
b. majority carriers
c. holes
d. electrons
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: majority carriers

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


32)   In the transistor schematic symbol, the arrow

a. is located on the emitter
b. is located on the base
c. is locate on the collector
d. points form north to south
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: is located on the emitter

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


33)   In full wave rectification the output D.C. voltage across the load is obtained for

a. The positive half cycle of input A.C.
b. The negative half cycle of input A.C.
c. The complete cycle of input A.C.
d. All of the above.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: The complete cycle of input A.C.

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


34)   The semiconductor diode can be used as a rectifier because

a. It has low resistance to the current flow when forward biased & high resistance when reverse biased.
b. It has low resistance to the current flow when forward biased.
c. It has high resistance to the current flow when reverse biased
d. Its conductivity increases with rise of temperature.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: It has low resistance to the current flow when forward biased & high resistance when reverse biased.

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


35)   In half-wave rectification the output D.C. voltages is obtained across the load for

a. The negative half cycle of A.C.
b. The positive half cycle of A.C.
c. The positive and negative half cycles
d. Either positive or negative half of A.C.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: The positive half cycle of A.C.

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


36)   The device or circuit used for conversion of A.C. into D.C. is called

a. An amplifier.
b. A rectifier
c. Filtering circuit
d. Converter.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: A rectifier

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


37)   The device used for conversion of D.C. to A.C. is called

a. Converter
b. A rectifier
c. Inverter
d. Oscillator
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Oscillator

Explanation:
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38)   The especially designed semiconductor diodes used as indicator lamps in electronic circuits are

a. The switch
b. The light emitting diode
c. The photo diodes
d. Solar cells
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: The light emitting diode

Explanation:
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39)   The specially designed semi-conductor diodes used as fast counters in electronic circuits are

a. The light emitting diodes
b. Photo diodes
c. Photo voltaic cell
d. Solar cells
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Photo diodes

Explanation:
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40)   The alternating voltage is an example of

a. A digital waveform
b. An analogue waveform
c. Discrete waveform
d. None at all
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: An analogue waveform

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!