Physics Mcqs Test Preparation for ECAT & MCAT - Set 6

1)   Electromagnetic waves travel in free space with the speed of

a. ?-rays
b. Positive rays
c. Cathode rays
d. More than sound waves
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: ?-rays

Explanation:
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2)   The direction of propagation of an electromagnetic waves is

a. Perpendicular to electric field
b. Perpendicular to both electric and magnetic field
c. Perpendicular to magnetic field
d. Parallel to electric and magnetic field
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Perpendicular to both electric and magnetic field

Explanation:
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3)   An electromagnetic wave consists of

a. Electric and magnetic fields moving parallel to each other
b. Magnetic field moving with velocity of light in space
c. Electric field moving with velocity of light
d. Electric and magnetic fields moving perpendicular to each other
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Electric and magnetic fields moving perpendicular to each other

Explanation:
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4)   Electromagnetic waves transport

a. Energy
b. Momentum
c. Mass
d. Heat
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Energy

Explanation:
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5)   Waves emitted from the antenna are

a. Sound waves
b. Electromagnetic waves
c. Radio waves
d. Modulated waves
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Electromagnetic waves

Explanation:
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6)   Electromagnetic waves emitted from antenna are

a. Stationary
b. Longitudinal
c. Transverse
d. All the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Transverse

Explanation:
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7)   If capacitance of L-C circuit is made four times then frequency of the circuit becomes

a. Twice
b. One half
c. Four times
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: One half

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


8)   A capacitor of capacitance 30?F is charged by a constant current of 10mA. If initially the capacitor was uncharged what is the time taken for the potential difference across the capacitor to reach 300V?

a. 0.9sec
b. 15 sec
c. 1.5x105sec
d. 0.9x102sec
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 0.9sec

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


9)   The value of the steady current which when flowing through the same resistor produces heat at the same rate as the mean rate of heat produced by the alternating current is

a. Average current
b. Sinusoidal current
c. r.m.s current
d. Net current
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: r.m.s current

Explanation:
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10)   To find the r.m.s value of an alternating current mathematically we need to have

a. Mean value of I2
b. Square root of mean value of I2
c. Square root of I2
d. Square of 1/2
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Square root of mean value of I2

Explanation:
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11)   An alternating current of r.m.s value of 4.0 A and frequency 50Hz flows in a circuit containing 10? resistor. The peak current is then

a. 20A
b. 20.66A
c. 6.66A
d. 5.66A
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 5.66A

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


12)   An alternating current is represented by the equation I = I?sin?t which of the following equation represents an alternating current of frequency and amplitude twice that of the above current?

a. I = 2I?Sin(?t/2)
b. I = 2I?Sin(2?t)
c. I = 2ISin?t
d. I = I?sin(2?t)
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: I = 2I?Sin(2?t)

Explanation:
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13)   pure resistor circuit the voltage and current are

a. Lagging each other
b. They are at 90? phase difference
c. They have zero phase difference
d. No phase difference
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: They have zero phase difference

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


14)   In capacitive circuit the current

a. Lags behind voltage by ?/2
b. Is in phase with voltage
c. Opposite in phase of voltage by ?
d. Leads forward the voltage by ?/2
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Leads forward the voltage by ?/2

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


15)   A 100?F capacitor with 12V source in series having frequency 50Hz will offer a capacitive reactance of about

a. 32?
b. 62?
c. 50?
d. 100?
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 32?

Explanation:
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16)   If a glass plate is inserted in between the plate of a capacitor in series with a lighted bulb the brightness of the bulb

a. Remains same
b. Brightness increases
c. Brightness decreases
d. No light
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Brightness increases

Explanation:
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17)   A pure variable resistor is connected in series with a pure capacitor of fixed capacitance. The impedance of the circuit

a. Remains
b. Becomes infinite
c. Becomes zero
d. Increases
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Increases

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


18)   A wire of resistance R is coiled inductively so that its inductance is L. The impedance of the coil at a frequency of f is

a. (R+2?fL)
b. R+1/2?fL
c. (R2+f2L2)
d. (R2+4?2f2L2)
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: (R2+4?2f2L2)

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


19)   Ammeter connected in an AC circuit measures

a. Exact value of current
b. rms value of current
c. Net value of current
d. Peak value of current
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: rms value of current

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


20)   When a pure inductor of inductance L and a pure capacitor of capacitance C are connected in parallel to a sinusoidal potential difference V the potential difference across both L & C will be

a. Same
b. Different
c. At L will be more than at C
d. At L will be less than at C
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Same

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


21)   An alternating potential difference is connected across a pure resistor and the frequency of the supply is varied but the rms value of the voltage is kept constant. The mean rate of heat dissipated from the resistor is

a. Directly proportional to f
b. Directly proportional to ??f
c. Directly proportional to f2
d. Inversely proportional to f
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Directly proportional to f2

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


22)   What is the self inductance of a coil in which an induced emf of 2V is set up when the current changes at the rate of 4 As-1?

a. 0.5 mH
b. 0.5H
c. 2.0H
d. 8.0H
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 0.5H

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


23)   The frequency of a circuit consisting of a capacitance C and a resistor R is

a. C/R
b. R/C
c. 1/RC
d. 1/ ??RC
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1/RC

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


24)   A 10? electric heater is connected to a 220V 50Hz mains supply. What is the peak value of the potential difference across the heater element?

a. 220V
b. 220/ ??2V
c. 110V
d. 220 ??2V
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 220 ??2V

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


25)   A choke is used as a resistance in

a. DC circuit
b. AC circuits
c. Both AC and DC circuit
d. Full wave rectifier circuit
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: AC circuits

Explanation:
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26)   At resonance the value of the power factor in an L-C-R series circuit is

a. Zero
b. 1
c. not definite
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1

Explanation:
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27)   An inductive coil has a resistance of 100?. When an AC signal of frequency 1000Hz is fed to the coil the applied voltage leads the current by 45?. What is the inductance of the coil?

a. 10mH
b. 12mH
c. 16mH
d. 20mH
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 16mH

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


28)   Choose the correct statement. In the case of AC circuit ohms law holds for

a. Peak values of voltage and current
b. Effective values of voltage and current
c. Instantaneous values of voltage and current
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of the above

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


29)   The phase angle between the voltage and the current in an AC circuit consisting of a resistance is

a. Zero
b. 45?
c. 90?
d. 180?
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Zero

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


30)   In an LCR series circuit, if V is the effective value of the applied voltage VR is the voltage across R VL is the effective voltage across L & Vc is the effective voltage across C then

a. V = VR+VL+VC
b. V2 = VR2+VL2+VC2
c. V2 = VR2+(VL-VC)2
d. V2 = VL2+(VR-VC)2
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: V2 = VR2+(VL-VC)2

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


31)   Two identical coaxial circular loops carry equal currents in the same direction. If the loops approach each other the current in

a. Each increases
b. Each decreases
c. Each remains the same
d. One increases whereas that in the other decreases
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Each decreases

Explanation:
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32)   An inductor may store energy in

a. its electric field
b. its coils
c. its magnetic field
d. both electric and magnetic fields
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: its magnetic field

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


33)   Tick the correct statement

a. the flight path of a vertically falling body appears straight to the stationary observer
b. the flight path of vertically falling body appears parabolic to an observer in uniform relative motion
c. all states of rest and motion are relative and there is no such thing as absolute motion
d. all the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: all the above

Explanation:
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34)   Mark the wrong statement.

a. a frame of reference which is either at rest or moves with a constant velocity is called an inertial frame of reference
b. an un-accelerated frame of reference is called an inertial frame of reference
c. all the frames of reference in uniform rectilinear motion are equivalent
d. Newtons laws of motion are valid in an accelerated (non inertial) frame of reference
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Newtons laws of motion are valid in an accelerated (non inertial) frame of reference

Explanation:
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35)   The relativistic energy E is equivalent to relativistic mass given by

a. Ec2
b. E/c2
c. E/c
d. c2/E
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: E/c2

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


36)   An observer shoots parallel to a meter stick at very high (relativistic) speed and finds that the length of meter stick is

a. greater than one meter
b. less than one meter
c. one meter
d. a foolish question
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: less than one meter

Explanation:
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37)   0.001 kg mass will be equivalent to

a. 2.50 GWh
b. 25.00 GWh
c. 0.26 GWh
d. 250 GWh
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 25.00 GWh

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


38)   Tick the right statement.

a. no photo electronic emission takes place if the frequency of radiation however intense it may be is less than a certain critical value called threshol
b. threshold frequency depends upon the nature of the metal surface
c. maximum energy of a photoelectron is a function of frequency rather than intensity of radiation
d. all of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: all of the above

Explanation:
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39)   Linear momentum of a photon is

a. zero
b. hv/c2
c. hv/c
d. c2/hv
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: zero

Explanation:
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40)   A device based on photoelectric effect is called

a. photo sensitive detection
b. photo diode
c. photosynthesis
d. photo cell
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: photo cell

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!