BS-II, First Semester MID TERM TEST (MCQs) 10-04-2023

Electricity & Magnetism (Chapters 25 and 26 Physics-Vol-II, HRK )

NAME:________________________________________ ROLL NO.____________

1. To enter a command on computer keyboard, 9. The force between the two charges is 60N, if
to turn ON the light bulb and to press a button the distance between the charges is doubled, the
on remote control of TV set are all by nature force will be
A. Electrical B. Magnetic A.120N B.30N C.15N D.60N
C. Electromagnetic D. Electronic
10. Electric force between two point charges in
2. The positive and negative labels for electric vacuum is F. If we replace vacuum by insulator,
charges were chosen arbitrarily by the force between the charges will _____?
A. James Chadwick B. Charles Coulomb A. decrease B. increase
C. Bejamin Franklin D. Hans Oersted C. remain constant D. depends on dielectric
3. The amount of force exerted on a unit positive 11.The minimum charge on any object cannot be
charge in an electric field is known as _____ less than_______________?
A. Electric field intensity B. Electric flux
C. Electric potential D.Electric field lines A. 1.6 x 10-19C B. 3.2 x 10-19C
C. 9.1 x 109C D. no definite value exist
4. The expression for Electric field strength is 12. If the distance between the two point charges
become half then force between them becomes
A. q0 / f B. q / 4 πε0x2
C. E /f D.K q1 q0 / r2 A.Double B. Half
C. Four times D. Remain costant
5. The mathematical formula N/C represents
13. The force between two point charges
A. Electric flux B. Electric intensity separated by a certain distance is F. If each
C. Electric potential D. All of the above charge is double and the distance between them
6. If an object is positively charged, theoretically is also doubled then the force would be
the mass of the object ______ A.F/4 B. F/8 C. F D. 4F
-31
A. Increases slightly by a factor of 9.11x10 kg 14. Coulomb’s Law is valid for ______
B. Decreases slightly by a factor of 9.11x10-31 kg A. Only point charge
C. Remains the same B. For both point charge and distributed charge
D. May increase or decrease C. Only distributed charges
7. Two oppositely charged balls A and B attract D. Neither distributed nor point charge
third conducting ball C when placed near them 15. What will be permittivity of a medium which
turn by turn. Then ball C must be ________? has dielectric constant 2 ?
A. positively charged B. electrically neutral
A. 1.77x10-11 C2N-1 m-2
C. negatively charged D. +vely and -vely charged
B. 8.85x10-12 C2N-1 m-2
8. Two charges of magnitude 1 C each are kept
at distance of 1m air medium. The force of C. 4.425x10-12 C2N-1 m-2
attraction or repulsion between them will be
D. 9x109 C2N-1 m-2
A. 9 x 109N B. 1 Dyne
16. 1 N/C =_____________?
C. 9 x 109N/C D. 1 N
A. V/A B. J/V
C. V/m D. A/m
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 BS-II, First Semester MID TERM TEST (MCQs) 10-04-2023
Electricity & Magnetism (Chapters 25 and 26 Physics-Vol-II, HRK )
NAME:________________________________________ ROLL NO.____________

17. The dimension of εo _______ 25. Electric field due to a uniformly charged
hollow sphere at a distance of r (where r is
A. [M-1L-3T4I2] B. [M-1L-3T4I4] greater than the radius of the sphere) is ____
C. [M-1L-3T2I2] D. [M1L-3T4I2] A. Proportional to r
B. Inversely proportional to r
18. The value of dielectric constant for vacuum is C. Proportional to r2
taken as____________? D. Inversely proportional to r2
A. 0 B. 1 C. 1.85 D. 0.01 26. Two point charges q1 and q2 are situated at a
distance d. There is no such point in between
19. The number of electrons in one coulomb them where the electric field is zero. What can
charge is equal to_______________? we deduce?
A. 6.2 x 1018 B. 1.6 x 10-19 A. There is no such point
C. 6.2 x 1021 D. 1.6 x 10-27 B. The charges are of the same polarity
C. The charges are of opposite polarity
20. The electric field lines diverge from _______ D. The charges must be unequal
A. Positive charge B. Negative charge 27. If the force acting on a point charge kept on
C. Dipole D. Zero potential point the axis of an electric dipole is F, what will be the
21. Two electric field lines ______ amount of force if the distance of the point
A. Always intersect each other charge is doubled from the dipole?
B. Never intersect A. 2F B. F/8 C. F/2 D. F/4
C. May intersect sometimes 28. If an electric dipole is placed in a uniform
D. Are always perpendicular to each other electric field ______ will act on the dipole.
22. Two plates are oppositely charged uniformly A. A force but no torque
and kept parallel to each other at a certain B. Both force and torque
distance. What will be the nature of electric field C. Torque but no force
lines in between them? D. No torque or force
A. Circular 29.If an electric dipole is placed in a non-uniform
B.Parallel to each other throughout the cross-section electric field ______ will act on the dipole.
C. Not uniformly distributed A. A force but no torque
D. Parallel and uniform in central part but fringes B. Both force and torque
out at the extreme ends C. Torque but no force
23. The direction of electric field created by a D. No torque or force
negative charge is ___________ 30. The Electric field due to an Infinite sheet of
A. Directed outwards charge be expressed as
B. Directed towards the charge
A. (1/4 πε0)q1 q2 / r2 B. (1/4 πε0) p/x3
C. Maybe outwards or towards the charge
D. Circular in shape C. δ/2ε0 D. λ/2πε0y

24. What is the dimension of linear charge

density? THE END
A. [I T L-1] B. [I T-1 L]
C. [I T L] D. [I-1 T-1 L]

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