PHY 106

71:Which of the following is correct about electric field over a region of a body

A:Surface density decreases with the curvature of the body

B:Surface density is the same as the curvature of the body

C:Surface density increases with the curvature of the body ❤

D:None of the above

72:The charge per unit area over a region of body is called ……………….. of the charge in that
region

A:Bulk Density

B:Surface Density ❤

C:Area Density

D:Drift density

73:Any material that has free electrons and allow charges to move relatively freely through it is
called …………………..

A:Conductor

B:Polarizer

C:Insulator

D:Transistor

74:The force of electrically charged bodies is inversely proportional to the square of the distance
between them is a statement of

A:Ampere’s Law of electromagnetism

B:Faraday’s Law of electromagnetism

C:Coulumb’s Law of electromagnetism

D:Ohm’s Law of electromagnetism

75:Calculate the strength of electric field due to a point charge of 2.5 nano-Coulombs at a
distance of 4 mm from the charge. (Given Ɛ = 8.854188 x 10-12 F/m)

A:7.2 x 105 N/C

B:4.5 x 104 N/C. No Answer

C:3.6 x 100 N/C

D:2.5 x 105 N/C

76:The force per unit charge of an electric field is …………………….

A:Electric field density

B: Electric field pressure

C:Electric field acceleration

D:Electric field intensity

77:Suppose a force of 6 x 10-14 N is exerted on an electron charge 1.6 x 10-19 C at a point in a

television tube. What is the field strength at that point

A:5.0 x 105 N/C

B:3.8 x 105 N/C ❤

C:2.7 x 105 N/C

D:4.2 x 105 N/C

78:Flux from an electric point charge is …………………………

A:Product of the electric field strength and the area

B:Product of the force and the radius of the material

C:Product of the relative permittivity and the area

D:Product of the charge and the perpendicular distance

79:The workdone in moving a unit positive charge within two electrodes is ………………….

A:Energy difference

B:Flux difference

C :Potential difference

D:Excitation difference

80:The kinetic energy gained by an electron which has been accelerated through a potential
difference of one volt is called ……………………..
A:Ohm’s law

B:Coulumb’s law

C:Electron volt

D:Escape energy

81:The workdone in moving a 8 µC charge from 10 cm to 6 cm away from a 12 µC is

……………..

A:12.0 J

B:6.8 J

C:4.8 J

D:5.8 J ❤

82:A device for storing charge is ………………

A:Resistor

B:Inductor

C:Capacitor

D:Insulator

Answer:C

83:An insulator is also called a …………………

A:De-capacitor

B:Inductor

C:Dielectric

D:Resistor

84:In Coulomb’s law, the force between two point charges is directly proportional to ………..

A:The square of the distance between them

B:The product of the charges ❤

C:The permittivity of free space

D:The product of the distance and charges

85:The following are the factors determining capacitance except ……..

A:Dielectric

B:Area between plates

C:Distance between plates

D:Reflection between plates

86:The ratio of the charge on either plates to the potential difference between two plates is ….

A:Inductance

B:Capacitance

C:Resistance

D:Reflectance

87: Resolution of capacitors connected in parallel is ………

A:Subtraction of individual capacitor

B:Addition of individual capacitor

C:Addition of inverse of individual capacitor

D:Product of individual capacitor

88:Calculate the total capacitance of two capacitors 3µF and 6µF connected in series

A:0.5 µF

B:1.5 µF

C:2.0 µF

D:2.5 µF

89:Calculate the potential difference across a 5µF capacitor with electric charge of 180 x 10 -6 C

A:3.6 x 10-2V

B:2.7 x 10-2 No Answer

C:0.36 x 102 V
D:36 x 10-2 V

90:Energy of a charged capacitor is …………….

A:Product of the charge and the potential difference

B:Product of the capacitance and the potential difference

C:Product of the charge and the capacitance

D:None of the above

91:These are basic electricity points except ………………

A:A current flows along a metal or wire when a battery is connected

B:Current flow is due to free electrons moving along metals

C:Current flows from positive pole of a battery to its negative

D:Current is measured in Ohm’s

92:When a battery is connected to a metal, the electrons are accelerated and gain speed called
……….

A:current velocity

B:drift velocity

C:potential velocity

D:kinetic velocity

93:Suppose a current of 10A carrying 1028 electrons passes through a wire of cross sectional area
of 1mm2. What is its drift velocity?

A:3.25 x 10-3 m/s

B:4.25 x 10-3 m/s

C:160 x 10-3 m/s

D:6.25 x 10-3 m/s

94:The current per unit area is …………..

A:flux density

B:charge density
C:current density

D:drift density

95:These are types of resistors except ……..

A:Stable resistor

B:Variable resistor

C:Fixed resistor

D:Potential divider resistor

96:the instrument used to measure current is …………..

A:potentiometer

B:voltmeter

C:ammeter

D:galvanometer

97:Conductance is measured in ……………….

A:Ohm’s

B:Volts

C:Siemens ❤

D:Ampere

98:A current of 2mA flows in a radio resistor when a potential difference of 4Vis connected.
What is the value of the resistance?

A:0.2 Ω

B:2.0 Ω ️

C:200 Ω

D:2000 Ω ❤

99:Resistors connected in series have the following characteristics except ………..

A:The same current passes through

B:different potential difference

C:individual potential difference is inversely proportional to individual resistance️

D:Resistance is additive

100:Resistivity of a material is measured in ………………

A:Ohm’s per meter

B: Ohm’ meter

C:Ohm’s

D:per Ohm’s meter

101:A potential difference of 2V is connected to a uniform resistance wire of length 2m and

cross sectional area 8 x 10-9 m2. If a current of 0.10 A flows in the wire, what is the resistivity of
the wire?

A:1.6 x 10-8 Ωm

B:8.6 x 10-8 Ωm

C:8.0 x 10-8 Ωm

D:16.0 x 10-8 Ωm

102:The potential difference across a terminal of a battery in open circuit is ……………..

A:Electromagnetic force

B:Electromagnetic energy

C:Electromotive force

D:Elctromotive Energy

103:The e.m.f of a battery depends on …………….

A:The chemical used for the battery

B:The size of the battery

C:The terminals of the battery

D:The wire connected to the battery

104:Determine the terminal potential difference of a battery of e.m.f. 3V which supply a current
of 0.5A through an internal resistance of 4Ω

A:1.0V

B:2.0V

C:1.5V

D:6.0V

105:If two cells 2V and 3V are in same direction and in series with 4V which is in opposite
direction. What is the total e.m.f.?

A:9V

B:1V ❤

C:3V

D:4V

106:Which of te following is not true about magnetic field/force on conductors

A:Like poles repel but unlike poles attract

B:Bar magnets have their magnetization concentrated mainly at the ends or poles

C:Permanent magnets are made of iron while temporary magnets are made of steel

D:Permanent magnets retain its magnetization while temporary magnets loses its magnetization

107:The region round a magnet where magnetic force occurs is called …………

A:Magnetic force

B:Magnetic flux

C:Magnetic intensity

D:Magnetic field

108:the force on a conductor is always at right angle to the plane in which contains both the
conductor and the directions of the field in which it is placed; is a statement of ……………..

A:Fleming’s right hand rule

B: Fleming’s left hand rule

C:Fleming’s thumb rule

D: Fleming-Coulomb’s rule

109:A wire carrying current of 10A and 2m in length is placed in a field of flux density 0.15T.
What is the force on the wire if it is placed at right angle to the fiekd ?

A:3N

B:6N

C:2.5N

D:12N

110: In electromagnetic induction, the induced current flows always in such a direction as to
oppose the charge it. This is a statement of ………….

A:Biot and Savart Law

B:Ampere’s theorem

C:Lenz’s Law

D:Hall effect

111:What are the three possible results that occur when light strikes matter?

A:Light can be given more energy, diffused, or absorbed

B:Light can be enhanced, absorbed, or transmitted

C:Light can be enhanced, diffused, or absorbed.

D:Light can be reflected, absorbed, or transmitted

112:When an object is observed, the observation is a result of which interaction of light with
matter?

A:Transmission

B:Diffusion

C:Reflection

D:Absorption

113:According to the law of reflection, from what angle is light coming after it is reflected from
a mirror?
A:The same angle as the incident ray, as measured from the surface of the mirror.

B:The same angle as the incident ray, as measured from the normal to the mirror.❤

C:Some light comes directly from the object and some passes through the mirror.

D:None of the above.

114:A ray of light travels from a medium of refractive index n1 to a medium of refractive index
n2. If angle of incidence is i and the angle of refraction is r.
Then is equal to

A:

B:

C:

D:

115:Tthe bending of light rays, due to a change in speed as the rays pass through a substance is
called ………..

A:Reflection

B:Refraction

C:Diffusion

D:Diffraction

116:Mirrors _____ light rays to make an image.

A:reflect

B:refract

C:diffract

D:diffuse

117:The typical mirror you look in at home or in a restroom is a _____ mirror

A:Convex

B:concave

C:parabolic
D: plane

118:The critical angle for light passing from rock salt into air is 40.5°. Calculate the index of
refraction of rock salt.

A:1.54

B:0.65

C:0.025

D:1.32

119:A ray of light in air is incident on an air-to-glass boundary at an angle of 30 o with the
normal. If the index of refraction of the glass is 1.65, what is the angle of the refracted ray within
the glass with respect to the normal?

A:56 o

B:46 o

C:30 o

D:18 o

120:A beam of light in air is incident at an angle of 35 degrees to the surface of a rectangular
block of clear plastic (n = 1.5). At what angle to the normal to that surface does the light
beam first passes through the block, and reemerges from the opposite side, into air?

A:42 degrees

B:23 degrees

C:35 degrees

D:59 degrees

121:The following quantities cause energy lost in transformer except

A:laminated iron core

B:eddy current

C:frame of the transformer

D:flux leakage
122:An ideal transformer has 500 primary turns, 10 secondary turns and Vp for the primary is
120V (rms). If the secondary is connected to a resistance load of 15 Ω, what is the current in the
primary?

A:3.2mA

B:4.2mA

C:2.4mA

D:0.16mA

123:Calculate the average emf induced in an 800-turn coil in which the flux is reduced from 9.0
x 10-3Wb to 4.0 X 10-3Wb in 2.0sec.

A:2.0 V

B:3.0 V

C:0.16 V

D:4.0 V

124:Which of the following unit is correct for electric field intensity

A:NC

B:Nm2C-2

C:Vm-1

D:NC-2

125:One coulomb is the total charge which is carried by______________electron

A:1.6*10^-19

B:

C:

D:

126:________________is defined as the force that exerted on a unit positive charge placed at
that point in an electric field.
A:electric field

B:electric force

C:electric strength

D:electric field intensity

127:Calculate the charge density of an electric field at a distance of 320cm from an infinitely
long wire.

A:8.3Cm-1

B:83Cm-1

C:14.9Cm

D:14.9Cm-1

128:The workdone in moving a charge from one point to another on an equipotential surface is
________

A:Perpendicular

B:Normal

C:zero

D:Non of the above

129:When body A rubbed with body B, its losses an electron, and becomes _________

A:negatively charge

B:neutral

C:positively charge

D:none of the above

130:Calculate the electric field at the surface of a sphere of radius 10cm enclosing a charge of
0.55C. (

A:

B:

C:

D:

131:Determine the work done when an electron moves from the negative terminal of a 12V
battery to the positive terminal.

A:-1.92x10-18J

B:1.92x10-18J

C:-1.62x10-19J

D:1.62x10-18J

132:Calculate the frequency of photons having an energy 1.80eV

A:6.0 x1016 Hz
B:4.34 x1014 Hz
C:2.3 x1017 Hz
D:4.8 x1015 Hz
133:Calculate the wavelength of photons having an energy 1.80eV
A:6.0 A0 ❤
B:4.34 A0
C:2.3 A0
D:5.0 A0
134:Which of the following atomic models suggests electrons revolve the nucleus in a specified
circle?
A:Bohr’s Model
B:Rutherford’s Model
C:Thomson’s Model
D:Kinetic Theory
135:The number that determines the chemical nature of an element is........
A:Mass number

B:Atomic number

C:Number of Nucleus

D:Proton number

136:If two atoms have different mass number but the same atomic number, they are said to be....
A:Isobars

B:Nuclides

C:Isotopes

D:Isotones

137:Relative atomic mass is defined as

A: x12

B: x14

C: x18

D: x12

138:The following are the proven usefulness of atomic models except

A:developing the kinetic theory of matter

B:visualising atomic structure

C:separation of variables

D:explaining the propagation of electromagnetic wave

139:mvr = nh/2π is a postulate credited to

A:Rutherford

B:Bohr
C:Newton

D:Thomson

140:The two classes of spectra are

A:emission and radiation

B:line and band

C:absorption and continuous

D:emission and absorption.

141:If a photon emission has a threshold wavelength of 0.65µm, Its work function in electron
volts is

A:2.3 eV

B:1.3 eV

C:1.9 eV

D:4.7 eV

142:The insulator separating two charged conductors is referred to as ……………..

A:Electrode

B:Potential Difference

C:Dielectrics

D:Cathode

143:A wire of diameter 2 mm carries a current of 20 A. What is the current density in the wire?

A:6.37 x 107 Am-2

B:2.55 x 107 Am-2

C:4.22 x 107 Am-2

D:5.32 x 107 Am-2

144:A Copper wire has a resistance of 2.0 Ω at 0°C and 2.26 Ω at 30°C. What is its resistance at
50°C?

A:3.42 Ω

B:2.43 Ω

C:4.33 Ω

D:2.24 Ω

145:Calculate the total capacitance for a circuit with capacitors 3F, 2F and 1.5F connected in
series

A:0.43 F

B:0.9F

C:2.33 F

D:0.67 F

146:A car headlight filament is made of tungsten and has a cold resistance of 0.350 Ω . If the
filament is a cylinder 4.00 cm long. What is its Area? (Resistivity = 5.6×10–8 Ω m)

A:5.23×10–9 m2

B:3.24×10–9 m2

C:4.62×10–9 m2

D:6.40×10–9 m2

147:Find the average emf induce in a 600-turn coil in which the flux is reduced from 9x10-5 Wb
to 4x10-5 Wb in 0.02sec.

A:2.0V

B:1.5V

C:4.0V

D:6.0V

148:When two light waves are in phase, they are said to be

A:Monochromatic

B:Coherent

C:Superpose

D:Reflected

149:Diffraction in sound waves is significant when compared to light waves because

A:wavelength of sound wave is greater than that of light wave.

B:wavelength of light wave is greater than that of sound wave.

C:sound wave have higher penetrating power than light wave.

D:light aids the sensation of vision.

150:Before interference can occur in light waves, the following conditions must be satisfied.

A:The wave must be coherent and be seen on viewing scree

B:The wave must be coherent and monochromatic

C:The wave must be coherent, monochromatic and be seen on viewing screen.

D:None of the above.

52 Calculate the angle for the third-order maximum of 580 nm wavelength yellow light
falling on double slits separated by 0.10 mm.
(A) 9.97 o (B) 9.97 o (C) 9.97 o (D) 10o

54 A Young’s interference experiment is performed with monochromatic light. The

separation between the slits is 0.500 mm, and the interference pattern on a screen 3.30 m
away shows the first maximum 3.40 mm from the center of the pattern. What is the
wavelength?

(A) 0.415 mm (B) 0.045 mm (C) 0.0125 mm (D) 515nm

55 The image formed by a plane mirror has the following nature except

(A) Virtual (B) erect (C) Laterally inverted (D) magnified

56The direction of a light ray changes as it passes from one medium to another. The
phenomenon is called
 (A) Diffraction (A) refraction (B) reflection (C) dispersion (D)
Diffraction

57. An object placed 36 cm from a converging lens of focal length 24 cm, forms a real image
which is 6 cm high. What is the height of the object?

(A) 4.0 cm (B) 3.0 cm (C) 2.0 cm (D) 12.0 cm

58. The nature of the image when object is place between principal F and 2F of a convex lens are
the following except

(A) diminished (B) magnified (C) virtual (D) inverted

59. A concave mirror of radius of curvature 20 cm produces an inverted image 3 times the size of
an object placed on and perpendicular to the axis. Calculate the image distance.

(A) 40 cm (B) 23 cm ( C) 65 cm (D) 45 cm

60. What is the reactance of 1μF capacitor placed in an AC circuit of frequency 50Hz? Take

(A) (B) 78.57(C) 5 (D)

61. A device for increasing or decreasing alternating voltage is______________

(A) Transistor (B) Diode (C) Transformer (D) resonance

62. An object is placed between two mirrors which are inclined at angle 120o and facing each
other. Determine the number of images formed in the two mirrors.

(A) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4

63 The refractive index of glass is 1.5. If a ray of light is incident at an angle 30o to the surface of
a glass material, calculate the angle of refraction.

(a) 54.10o (b) 43.64o (c) 19.26o (d) 10 .54o

64 An electron moves in a circular path of radius 0.001m perpendicular to a uniform

magnetic field. The velocity of the electron is 106ms-1. Find the magnitude of the uniform field.

(A) 4.69Wbm-2 (B) 5.69 Wbm-2 (C) 6.54 Wbm-2 (D) 7.69 Wbm-2
65 Express angular frequency in terms of a charge q of mass m circulating at right angles to
a uniform magnetic field B.

(A) (B) (C (D)

66 In a certain cyclotron a proton of mass 1.67×10-27kg moves in a circle of radius r=0.50m.

The magnitude of the B field is 1.8T. Calculate the velocity at which the proton moved

(A) 2.45×107ms-1 (B) 4.65×107ms-1 (C) 8.62×107ms-1 (D) 9.34×107ms-1

67 In a certain cyclotron a proton of mass 1.67×10-27kg moves in a circle of radius r=0.50m.

The magnitude of the B field is 1.8T. The cyclotron frequency

(A) 0.54×107s-1 (B) 0.87×107s-1 (C)1.56×107s-1 (D) 2.74×107s-1

68 In a certain cyclotron a proton of mass 1.67×10-27kg moves in a circle of radius r=0.50m.

The magnitude of the B field is 1.8T. The kinetic energy of the proton

(A) 6.21×10-21J (B) 7.53×10-21J (C) 8.12×10-21J 9.85×10-21J

69 A device used to store electric charge is called.....

(a) Resistor (b) inductor (c) Capacitor (d) Voltmeter

70 Which of the following equation is correct for electric potential.

V=kq/4πεr (b) V = kq/ 4πεr2 (c) V = kq/r2 (d) V=kq/r