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1. The fundamental law of electric force between two stationary charged particles is established by
Newton
Ohm
Hooke
Coulomb
2. A fire or an explosion may occur due to excessive build-up of electric charges produced by
heat
friction
chemicals
work done
3. By using electroscope if the body is negatively charged then due to electrostatic induction then on the leaves there will be appear
both positive and negative charges
negative charge
positive charge
no charge
4. If one unit of charge given to the plates of a capacitor produces a potential difference of 1 volt between the plates of the capacitor then its capacitance would be
both 1/2 farad
1 farad
2 farad
3 farad
5. When a charge is released in an electric field it moves from a point of potential
in straight line
none of others
higher to lower
lower to higher
6. To store the charge a device is used called
electric box
capacitor
plug
adopter
7. The SI unit of charge is
Newton
coulomb
Pascal
omega
8. The field lines always emerge from
negative charge
positive charge
the central point of both charges
all of above
9. The direction of free test charge will be the direction of
electric intensity
coulomb s force
magnetic intensity
protons
10. If we bring charged plastic rod near-neutral aluminum rod then rods will
repel each other
attract each other
remain their position
exchange charges
11. The electric charge between two bodies can be produced by
sticking
rubbing
oiling
passing AC current
12. The energy supplied by a unit charge as it moves from one point to the other in the direction of the field is called
potential difference
electric field industry
electric field
electric field intensity
13. If mica and woolen cloth are rubbed together then mica gets
positively charged
negatively charged
remains neutral
dual charged
14. The charge stored on plates of capacitors is directly proportional to the
potential difference
electric field industry
electric field
electric field intensity
15. Due to electrostatic induction in aluminum rod due to charged plastic rod the total charge on the aluminum rod is
zero
positive
negative
dual
16. A person standing inside Faraday cage is not affected by the electric field because
electric potential is positive
electric potential is negative
zero electric potential
electric field outside the cage cancels the field inside
17. Unlike charges always
cancel each other
repel each other
attract each other
none of above
18. In the combination of capacitors in series the right plate of one capacitor is connected to the next capacitor s
middle plate
right plate
left plate
none of above
19. In the combination of parallel capacitors the right plate of each capacitor is connected to the battery s
no terminal
both negative and positive terminals
negative terminal
positive terminal
20. Capacitors which uses chemical reactions to store charge are
paper capacitors
electrolytic capacitor
parallel plate capacitor
mica capacitor
21. he spacing between field lines shows their
direction
position
strength
none of above
22. The divergence of leaves depends upon the
current
the amount of charge
nature of leaves
nature of disc
23. The electric field 30cm away from a light bulb is roughly
15 NC-1
12 NC-1
10 NC-1
5 NC-1
24. Like charges always
repel each other
attract each other
cancel each other
none of above
25. The study of charges at rest is called
chemical electricity
heat electricity
static electricity
mechanical electricity
26. By using electroscope if the body is negatively charged then due to electrostatic induction then on the disk there will be appear
both positive and negative charges
negative charge
positive charge
no charge
27. The electron in a hydrogen atom experiences an electric field from the atom s nucleus in the order of
1012 NC-1
1011 NC-1
1015 NC-1
108 NC-1
28. The lines of the electric field were introduced by
Newton
Michael Faraday
John burges
Henry Pascal
29. A charge in the electric field always
moves from lower potential to higher potential
moves from higher potential to lower potential
stay at higher potential
stay at lower potential
30. The study of charges at rest is called
chemical electricity
heat electricity
static electricity
mechanical electricity
31. By using electroscope if the body is negatively charged then due to electrostatic induction then on the disk there will be appear
both positive and negative charges
negative charge
positive charge
no charge
32. The electron in a hydrogen atom experiences an electric field from the atom s nucleus in the order of
1012 NC-1
1011 NC-1
1015 NC-1
108 NC-1
33. The lines of the electric field were introduced by
Newton
Michael Faraday
John burges
Henry Pascal
34. A charge in the electric field always
moves from lower potential to higher potential
moves from higher potential to lower potential
stay at higher potential
stay at lower potential
35. If 1 joule of work is done against the electric field in bringing 1C positive charge from infinity to a point in the electric field then the potential at that point will be
1/2 volt
1 volt
2 volt
3 volt
36. In coulomb s law the force of attraction or repulsion between two charges is
inversely proportional to charges directly proportional to product of charges
directly proportional to square of distance between them
Inversely proportional to distance
between them
37. The ability of a capacitor to store charge is affected by
area of the plates
distance between the plates
type of insulators used
all of above
38. In the presence of a charged body an insulated conductor develops a positive charge at one end and a negative charge at another end. This process is called capacity
magnetic induction
electrostatic induction
chemical induction
capacity
39. Paper capacitor and mica capacitor are the examples of
ceramic capacitors
fixed capacitors
parallel plate capacitors
electrolytic capacitors
40. 3 capacitors with capacitances 5�F 6�F and 7�F are arranged in parallel combination with a battery of 5V as 1�F = 10-6F the total capacitance should be
18 �F
20 �F
12 �F
40 �F
41. One micro coulomb is equal to
10-6
10-8
10-4
9-Oct
42. To store a large amount of charge at relatively low voltage we use
fixed capacitors
fixed capacitors
parallel plate capacitors
electrolytic capacitors
43. On a dry day if we walk in a carpeted room and then touch some conductor we
heat
small electric shock
large electric shock
electrolytic capacitors
44. The ability of a capacitor to store charge is
capacitance
resistance
friction
coulomb s force
45. The region around a charge q in which it exerts a force on a test charge is called
electric field intensity
electric force
electric field
coulomb s force
46. SI unit of capacitance is
newton
volt
ohm
faraday
47. The strength of an electric field at any point in space is known as
electric path
electric shock
electric field industry
electric field
48. The SI unit of electric potential is
volts
ohm
coulomb
newton
49. The thunderclouds are charged by friction between
clouds and air
layers of clouds
water molecules and air
layers of air
50. The capacitance of a capacitor is 100? F and the potential difference between plates is 50 volts then charge stored on each plate is
10 mC
5 mC
4 mC
15 mC
51. A capacitor holds 0.03 C of charge when fully charged by a 6V battery. To hold 2C of charge the voltage required would be
150V
100V
300V
400V
52. To distinguish between insulators and conductors we can use
electroscope
telescope
endoscope
fiberscope
53. A region around a charge in which it exerts an electrostatic force on another
electroscope
electric field industry
electric shock
electric path
54. If a charge is moved from lower power potential to higher potential then energy should be
released
remains same
supplied
converted
55. As per coulomb s law when the distance of separation increases the attraction of 2 positively charged objects
increases
decreases
remains unchanged
can not be determined
56. The major cause of fires and explosions in many places is
heat
thunderstorm
static electricity
automobiles
57. By rubbing a neutral body with another neutral body we can produce
heat
electric charge
light
atoms
58. In the combination of parallel capacitors the left plate of each capacitor is connected to the battery s
no terminal
both negative and positive terminals
negative terminal
positive terminal
59. A glass rod rubbed with silk thread is dual charged
positively charged
negatively charged
not charged
dual charged
60. If q1 and q2 are the magnitudes of two charges r is the distance between the two charges k is the constant of proportionality then coulomb s force F between the two charges is equal to
k(q1q2)/r&sub2;
k(q1q2)/r
k(q1q2) + r&sub2;
k(q1q2) + r
61. The basic property of material body due to which it attracts or repels another object is called
induction
repulsion
capacity
charge
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