1) The dielectric constant K of an insulator can be

A) 4 B) -4 C) 0 D) 0.4
2) The dielectric constant K of an insulator cannot
be
A) 4 B) 6 C) 9 D) infinity
3) A charge q is placed at the centre of a cube of
side a. The electric flux through any one face
of the cube is
A) q/ c
0
B) q/3c
0
C) q/6c
0
D) 6q/ c
0
4) A hollow spherical conductor of radius 2m
carries a charge of 500 C. Then the
electric field strength at its surface is
A) Zero B) 1.125 10
6
N/C
C) 2.25 10
6
N/C D) 4.5 10
6
N/C
5) Two thin concentric hollow conducting
spheres of radii R
1
and R
2
bear charges
Q
1
and Q
2
respectively. If R
1
> R
2,
then
the potential at a point at a distance r, such
that R
1
> r > R
2
, is
A) (1/4tc
0
). (Q1 + Q2)/ r
B) (1/4tc
0
). [(Q
1
/ r ) + (Q
2
/ R
2
)]
C) (1/4 tc
0
) . [(Q
1
/ R
1
) + (Q
2
/ R
2
)]
D) (1/4 tc
0
). [(Q
1
/ R
1
) + (Q
2
/ r)]
6) If the dielectric constant and dielectric strength
be denoted by K and X respectively, then a
material suitable for use as a dielectric in a
capacitor must have
A) high K and high X
B) high K and low X
C) low K and high X
D) low K and low X.
7) Two identical metallic solid spheres A & B
each of radius r kept at a distance d apart (d
> 2r). A is given + q charge. B is now
earthed and then disconnected from earth.
What is now the charge on sphere B?
A) q(d-r)/2r B) qr/d
C) q D) zero
8) A hollow spherical conductor of radius 1 m
has a charge of 2.5 C. Then the electric
potential at a point distant 5 metre
from the centre of the spherical
conductor is
A) zero B) 22.5 10
3
volt C) 4.5 10
3
volt
D) 45 10
3
volt .
9) If one penetrates a uniformly charged
metallic sphere, the electric field strength E
A) increases
B) decreases
C) remains the same as at the surface
D) is zero at all points
10) A. hollow spherical conductor of radius 1
meter has a charge of 250 C, the electric
intensity at a point distance 0.5 metre from
the centre of the spherical conductor is
A) Zero B) 2.25 10
6
N/C
C) 45 10
4
N/C
D) 9 10
4
N/C
11) An electric field can deflect
A) X rays
B) Neutrons
C) o rays
D) rays
12) Two identical metal plates are given
positive charges Q
1
and Q
2
(Q
2
<
Q
1
) respectively. If they are now brought
close together to form a parallel plate
capacitor with capacitance C, the potential
difference between them is
A) (Q
1
+ Q
2
)/(2C) B) (Q
1
+ Q
2
)/C
C) (Q
1
Q
2
)/C D) (Q
1
Q
2
)/(2C)
13) Two spherical conductors A and B of radius
a and b (b > a) are placed in air
concentrically. B is given charge
+ Q coulomb and A is grounded.
The equivalent capacitance of these is
a b
b
D
b C
b a B
a b
ab
A

2
0
0
0
0
4 )
4 )
) ( 4 )
4 )
tc
tc
tc
tc
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PART TEST III- 45 Questions
14) Capacitance (in F) of a spherical conductor with
radius 1 m is
A) 1.1 1
-10
B) 10
-6
C) 9 10
-9
D) 10
-3
15) Capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor
becomes 4/3 dielectric slab of thickness t = d /2 is
inserted between the plates [ d is the
separation between the plates]. The dielectric
constant of the slab is
A)6 B)2 C)8 D)4.
16) The deflection in a moving coil galvanometer
falls from 50 to 10 divisions when a shunt of
12 O is connected across it. The resistance of
the galvanometer coil is
A) 24 O
B) 36 O
C) 48 O
D) 60 O
17) A galvanometer of resistance 10 O gives
full-scale deflection when 1 mA current
passes through it. The resistance required to
convert it into a voltmeter reading upto 2.5 V
is
A) 24.9O B) 249 O
C) 2490 O D) 24900 O
18 ) The driver cell of a potentiometer has an
emf of 2 V and negligible internal
resistance. The potentiometer wire has a
resistance of 5 O and is 1 m long. The
resistance which must be connected in
series with the wire so as to have a
potential difference of 5mV across the
whole wire is
A) 1985 O B) 1990 O
C) 1995 O D) 2000 O
19) Two identical cells of emf 1.5 V each connected
in parallel provide a supply to an external
circuit consisting of two resistors of 7 O each
joined in parallel. A very high resistance
voltmeter reads the terminal voltage of the
cells to be 1.4 V. What is the internal
resistance of each cell?
A) 0.2O B) 0.3O C) 0.4O D)0.5O
20) What is the steady current in the 2 O
resistor shown in the figure? The internal
resistance of the battery is negligible and
the capacitance C= 0.5 F.
A)0.3 A B)0.6A C)0.9A D) 1.2A
21) In the potentiometer circuit shown in the figure,
the balance point with R = 10 O when switch
S
1
is closed and S
2
is open is 50 cm, while that
when S
2
is closed and S
1
is open is 60 cm.
What is the value of X?
A) 1O B) 2O C) 3O D) 4 O
22) In the potentiometer circuit shown in the
figure, the balance length AJ = 60 cm
when switch S is open. When switch S is
closed and the value of R = 5 O , the
balance length AJ = 50 cm. What is the
internal resistance of cell C?
A) 0.6O B) 0.8O C)1.0O D)1.2O
23) A voltmeter reads 3 V at full-scale
deflection and is graded as 6000 O/V. What
resistance should be connected in series
with it so that it reads 12 V at full-scale
deflection?
A) 1.8 10
4
O B) 3.6 10
4
O
C) 5.4 10
4
O D) 7.2 10
4
O
24) In figure, the galvanometer shows no deflection.
What is the resistance X?
A) 7 O B) 14 O C) 21 O D) 28 O
25) The range of a voltmeter is 5V and its
resistance is 5000 O (4900 O connected in
series with a coil of resistance 100 O ). What
additional resistance should be connected in
series with it so that its range is doubled?
A) 5000O B) 4500 O C)4000O D) 3500O
26) Figure shows a network of resistances
connected to a 2V battery. If the internal
resistance of the battery is negligible,
current I in the circuit is
A) 0.25 A B)0.5 A C) 0.75 A D) 1.0 A
27) A battery of emf 10V is connected to
resistances as shown in the figure. The
potential difference between points A
and B is
A) -2 V B) 2 V C) 5 V D) 20/11 V
28) An ideal battery of emf 2 V and a series
resistance R are connected in the primary
circuit of a potentiometer of length 1 m and
resistance 5 O . The value of R, to give a
potential difference of 5 mV across 10 cm of
potentiometer wire is
A) 180 O B) 190 O C)195 O D) 200 O
29) The range of a voltmeter of resistance 300 O is
5 V. The resistance to be connected to
convert it into an ammeter of range 5 Ais
A) 1 O in series
B) 1O in parallel
C) 0.1O in series
D) 0.1O in parallel
30) The balancing length for a cell is 560 cm in a
potentiometer experiment. When an external
resistance of 10 O is connected in parallel to
the cell, the balancing length changes by 60
cm. The internal resistance of the cell in ohms,
is;
31) Electron and proton of equal K.E. enter a
uniform magnetic field normal to the lines of
force. If the radii of curvature of circular
paths be r
a
and r
p
respectively, then
32) The electrons in the beam of a television
tube have an energy of 12 KeV. The tube is
oriented so that the electrons move
horizontally from south to north. The vertical
component of earths magnetic field points
down and has B = 5.5 10
-5
weber / m
2
. In
what direction will the beam deflect ?
A) north B) south C) east D) west
33) A helium nucleus makes a full rotation in a
circle of radius 0.8 metre in two seconds.
A) 1.6
B) 1.4
C) 1.2
D) 0.12
The value of the magnetic field B at the centre
of the circle will be
34) Two thin long parallel wires separated
by a distance b are carrying a current i
ampere each. The magnitude of the force per
unit length exerted by one wire on the other
is
35) A solenoid of 1.5 metre length and 0.4 cm
diameter possesses 10 turns per cm. A current
of 5 ampere is flowing through it. The
magnetic induction at a point on the axis
inside the solenoid is
A) 2 10
-3
tesla B) 2 10
-5
tesla
C) 2 10
-2
gauss D) 2 10
-5
gauss
36) A uniform magnetic field acts at right
angles to the direction of motion of
electrons. As a result, the electrons move in a
circular path of radius 2 cm. If the speed of
the electron is doubled the radius of the
circular path will be
A) 2.0 cm B) 0.5 cm C)4.0 cm D) 1.0 cm
37) If a long copper rod carries a direct current,
the magnetic field associated with the current
will be
A) only inside the rod B) only outside the rod
C)both inside and outside the rod
D) neither inside nor outside the rod.
38) A wire of length L m carrying a current i
ampere is bent in the form of a circle.The
magnitude of magnetic moment is
39) The strength of the magnetic field at a point
distance r near a long straight current
carrying wire is B. The field at a distance r/2
will be
A) B/2 B) B/4 C) 2B D) 4B
40) The number of turns and radius of
cross section of the coil of a tangent
galvanometer are doubled, its reduction factor
is K. The new reduction factor K will be
A) K B) 2K C) 4K D) K/4
41) A long wire carries a current of 20 Aalong the
axis of a solenoid. The field due to the
solenoid is 4 mT. The resultant field at a point
3 mm from the solenoid axis is
A)1.33mT B)4.2mT C)5.33mT D) 2.87 mT
42) P, Q and R are long parallel straight wires in
air, carrying currents as shown below. What
is the direction of the resultant force on Q ?
A) to the left B) to the right
C) the same as that of current in Q
D) perpendicular to this page
43) Suppose that a proton traveling in vacuum
with velocity v
1
at right angles to a uniform
magnetic field experiences twice
the force that an particle experience
when it is traveling along the same path with
velocity v
2
. The ratio v1/v2
A) 0.5 B)1 C)2 D)4
44) A particle carrying a charge equal to 100
times the charge of the electrons is rotating
per second in a circular path of radius 0.8 m.
The value of magnetic field produced at the
centre will be
= permeability for vacuum)
45) In hydrogen atom the electron moves in an
orbit of radius 0.5 making 10
16
revolutions per
second. The magnetic moment associated with
the orbital motion of the electron in Am
2
is
A) 1.25 10
-18
B) 1.25 10
-23
C) 25 10
-23
D) 25 10
-38
Answer for part test -3