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Q. What is the direction of the electric field due to a positive charge?
A.
Towards the charge
B.
Away from the charge
C.
Perpendicular to the charge
D.
None of the above
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Solution
The electric field due to a positive charge points away from the charge.
Correct Answer: B — Away from the charge
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Q. What is the direction of the electric field due to a positive point charge?
A.
Towards the charge
B.
Away from the charge
C.
Perpendicular to the charge
D.
None of the above
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Solution
The electric field lines point away from a positive charge.
Correct Answer: B — Away from the charge
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Q. What is the direction of the induced current when a magnet is moved towards a coil?
A.
Clockwise
B.
Counterclockwise
C.
No current
D.
Depends on the magnet's polarity
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Solution
According to Lenz's law, the induced current will flow in a direction that opposes the change, which is counterclockwise if the magnet is moved towards the coil.
Correct Answer: B — Counterclockwise
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Q. What is the direction of the induced current when the magnetic field through a loop is increasing?
A.
Clockwise
B.
Counterclockwise
C.
No current
D.
Depends on the field strength
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Solution
According to Lenz's law, the induced current will flow in a direction that opposes the change in magnetic flux. If the magnetic field is increasing, the induced current will flow counterclockwise.
Correct Answer: B — Counterclockwise
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Q. What is the direction of the magnetic field around a current-carrying wire as per the right-hand rule?
A.
Clockwise
B.
Counterclockwise
C.
Radial
D.
Tangential
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Solution
According to the right-hand rule, if you point your thumb in the direction of the current, your fingers curl in the direction of the magnetic field lines, which is counterclockwise.
Correct Answer: B — Counterclockwise
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Q. What is the direction of the magnetic field around a current-carrying wire?
A.
Radially inward
B.
Radially outward
C.
Clockwise or counterclockwise depending on current direction
D.
Perpendicular to the wire
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Solution
The direction of the magnetic field around a current-carrying wire is determined by the right-hand rule, which gives a clockwise or counterclockwise direction based on the current's direction.
Correct Answer: C — Clockwise or counterclockwise depending on current direction
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Q. What is the direction of the magnetic field around a straight current-carrying conductor?
A.
From north to south
B.
From south to north
C.
Clockwise
D.
Counterclockwise
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Solution
The direction of the magnetic field around a straight current-carrying conductor can be determined using the right-hand rule, which indicates that the field lines form concentric circles around the conductor in a counterclockwise direction when viewed from the positive end.
Correct Answer: D — Counterclockwise
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Q. What is the direction of the magnetic field due to a current-carrying loop at its center?
A.
Out of the plane
B.
Into the plane
C.
Clockwise
D.
Counterclockwise
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Solution
Using the right-hand rule, the magnetic field at the center of the loop is out of the plane.
Correct Answer: A — Out of the plane
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Q. What is the direction of the magnetic field inside a long straight current-carrying conductor?
A.
Outward from the conductor
B.
Inward towards the conductor
C.
Circular around the conductor
D.
No magnetic field present
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Solution
According to the right-hand rule, the magnetic field lines around a straight conductor carrying current are circular and lie in planes perpendicular to the conductor.
Correct Answer: C — Circular around the conductor
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Q. What is the direction of the magnetic field produced by a current-carrying loop using the right-hand rule?
A.
Clockwise
B.
Counterclockwise
C.
Out of the plane
D.
Into the plane
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Solution
Using the right-hand rule, the thumb points in the direction of current, and the fingers curl in the direction of the magnetic field.
Correct Answer: C — Out of the plane
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Q. What is the direction of the magnetic field produced by a current-carrying loop at its center?
A.
Perpendicular to the plane of the loop
B.
In the plane of the loop
C.
Radially outward from the loop
D.
Radially inward towards the loop
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Solution
The magnetic field produced by a current-carrying loop at its center is perpendicular to the plane of the loop, following the right-hand rule.
Correct Answer: A — Perpendicular to the plane of the loop
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Q. What is the direction of the magnetic field produced by a current-carrying wire according to the right-hand rule?
A.
Towards the wire
B.
Away from the wire
C.
Perpendicular to the wire in the direction of current
D.
Perpendicular to the wire in the opposite direction of current
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Solution
According to the right-hand rule, if you point your thumb in the direction of the current, your fingers curl in the direction of the magnetic field.
Correct Answer: C — Perpendicular to the wire in the direction of current
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Q. What is the direction of the magnetic field produced by a current-carrying wire according to the Biot-Savart Law?
A.
Along the wire
B.
Perpendicular to the wire and the current
C.
In the direction of the current
D.
Opposite to the direction of the current
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Solution
The direction of the magnetic field produced by a current-carrying wire is perpendicular to both the wire and the direction of the current.
Correct Answer: B — Perpendicular to the wire and the current
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Q. What is the direction of the magnetic field produced by a current-carrying wire using the right-hand rule?
A.
Towards the wire
B.
Away from the wire
C.
Clockwise
D.
Counterclockwise
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Solution
Using the right-hand rule, the magnetic field direction is counterclockwise around the wire.
Correct Answer: D — Counterclockwise
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Q. What is the directrix of the parabola given by the equation y^2 = 8x?
A.
x = -2
B.
x = 2
C.
y = -4
D.
y = 4
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Solution
The standard form of a parabola is (y - k)^2 = 4p(x - h). Here, p = 2, so the directrix is x = -2.
Correct Answer: A — x = -2
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Q. What is the directrix of the parabola y^2 = 8x?
A.
x = -2
B.
x = 2
C.
y = -4
D.
y = 4
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Solution
For the parabola y^2 = 4px, here 4p = 8, so p = 2. The directrix is x = -p = -2.
Correct Answer: A — x = -2
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Q. What is the distance between the centers of two circles with equations (x - 1)² + (y - 2)² = 9 and (x + 3)² + (y + 4)² = 16?
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Solution
The distance between centers (1, 2) and (-3, -4) is calculated using the distance formula.
Correct Answer: D — 6
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Q. What is the distance between the foci of the ellipse x^2/25 + y^2/16 = 1?
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Solution
The distance between the foci is given by 2c, where c = √(a^2 - b^2) = √(25 - 16) = 3, so the total distance is 2c = 6.
Correct Answer: A — 7
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Q. What is the distance between the points (1, 2) and (4, 6)?
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Solution
Distance = √[(4-1)² + (6-2)²] = √[9 + 16] = √25 = 5.
Correct Answer: A — 5
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Q. What is the distance between the points (3, 4) and (7, 1)?
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Solution
Distance = √[(7-3)² + (1-4)²] = √[16 + 9] = √25 = 5.
Correct Answer: A — 5
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Q. What is the distance between the points P(1, 2, 3) and Q(4, 5, 6)?
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Solution
Distance = √((4-1)² + (5-2)² + (6-3)²) = √(9 + 9 + 9) = 3√3.
Correct Answer: A — 3√3
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Q. What is the distance from the point (1, 2) to the line 3x + 4y - 10 = 0?
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Solution
Distance = |3(1) + 4(2) - 10| / √(3² + 4²) = |3 + 8 - 10| / 5 = 1.
Correct Answer: B — 2
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Q. What is the distance from the point (3, 4) to the line 2x + 3y - 6 = 0?
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Solution
Distance = |2(3) + 3(4) - 6| / √(2² + 3²) = |6 + 12 - 6| / √13 = 12/√13.
Correct Answer: A — 1
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Q. What is the domain of the function f(x) = 1/(x - 2)?
A.
x ≠ 2
B.
x > 2
C.
x < 2
D.
All real numbers
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Solution
The function is undefined at x = 2, so the domain is all real numbers except 2.
Correct Answer: A — x ≠ 2
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Q. What is the domain of the function f(x) = 1/(x-3)?
A.
x ≠ 3
B.
x > 3
C.
x < 3
D.
All real numbers
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Solution
The function is undefined at x = 3, so the domain is x ≠ 3.
Correct Answer: A — x ≠ 3
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Q. What is the domain of the function f(x) = sqrt(x - 1)?
A.
x >= 1
B.
x > 1
C.
x <= 1
D.
x < 1
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Solution
The expression under the square root must be non-negative, so x - 1 >= 0, hence x >= 1.
Correct Answer: A — x >= 1
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Q. What is the Doppler effect?
A.
Change in frequency due to motion
B.
Change in amplitude due to distance
C.
Change in speed due to temperature
D.
Change in wavelength due to pressure
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Solution
The Doppler effect refers to the change in frequency of a wave in relation to an observer moving relative to the wave source.
Correct Answer: A — Change in frequency due to motion
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Q. What is the dot product of vectors (1, 2) and (3, 4)?
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Solution
Dot product = 1*3 + 2*4 = 3 + 8 = 11
Correct Answer: A — 11
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Q. What is the dot product of vectors A = (2, 3, 4) and B = (1, 0, -1)?
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Solution
A . B = 2*1 + 3*0 + 4*(-1) = 2 + 0 - 4 = -2.
Correct Answer: B — 5
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Q. What is the eccentricity of a hyperbola defined by the equation x^2/a^2 - y^2/b^2 = 1?
A.
1
B.
√2
C.
√(1 + b^2/a^2)
D.
√(1 - b^2/a^2)
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Solution
The eccentricity e of a hyperbola is given by e = √(1 + b^2/a^2).
Correct Answer: C — √(1 + b^2/a^2)
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