Q. What is the effect of a dielectric material on the capacitance of a capacitor? (2023)
A.
It decreases the capacitance
B.
It increases the capacitance
C.
It has no effect
D.
It makes the capacitor discharge
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Solution
Inserting a dielectric material increases the capacitance of a capacitor by reducing the electric field within it.
Correct Answer: B — It increases the capacitance
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Q. What is the effect of increasing the capacitance in a capacitive AC circuit on the current? (2022)
A.
Increases current
B.
Decreases current
C.
No effect
D.
Current becomes zero
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Solution
Increasing capacitance increases the current in a capacitive AC circuit, as current I = V/Xc.
Correct Answer: A — Increases current
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Q. What is the effect of increasing the current in a coil on the magnetic field produced? (2022)
A.
Increases the magnetic field
B.
Decreases the magnetic field
C.
No effect
D.
Reverses the magnetic field
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Solution
Increasing the current in a coil increases the magnetic field produced by the coil.
Correct Answer: A — Increases the magnetic field
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Q. What is the effect of increasing the current in a solenoid on its magnetic field strength? (2021)
A.
Increases
B.
Decreases
C.
No effect
D.
Reverses direction
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Solution
Increasing the current in a solenoid increases its magnetic field strength, as the magnetic field is directly proportional to the current.
Correct Answer: A — Increases
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Q. What is the effect of increasing the frequency on the capacitive reactance in an AC circuit? (2022)
A.
Increases
B.
Decreases
C.
Remains the same
D.
Becomes zero
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Solution
Capacitive reactance Xc = 1/(2πfC), so increasing frequency decreases Xc.
Correct Answer: B — Decreases
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Q. What is the effect of increasing the frequency on the impedance of a capacitor? (2023)
A.
Increases
B.
Decreases
C.
Remains constant
D.
Becomes infinite
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Solution
The impedance of a capacitor decreases with increasing frequency.
Correct Answer: B — Decreases
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Q. What is the effect of increasing the frequency on the inductive reactance in an AC circuit? (2022)
A.
Increases
B.
Decreases
C.
Remains the same
D.
Becomes zero
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Solution
Inductive reactance Xl = ωL increases with frequency since Xl = 2πfL.
Correct Answer: A — Increases
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Q. What is the effect of increasing the frequency on the total impedance of an RLC circuit? (2020)
A.
It always increases
B.
It always decreases
C.
It can increase or decrease
D.
It remains constant
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Solution
The total impedance can increase or decrease depending on the relationship between R, XL, and XC as frequency changes.
Correct Answer: C — It can increase or decrease
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Q. What is the effect of increasing the number of turns in a coil on the magnetic field strength produced by it? (2022)
A.
Increases the field strength
B.
Decreases the field strength
C.
No effect
D.
Reverses the field direction
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Solution
Increasing the number of turns in a coil increases the magnetic field strength produced by it, as the field strength is directly proportional to the number of turns.
Correct Answer: A — Increases the field strength
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Q. What is the effect of increasing the slit width in a single-slit diffraction experiment? (2021)
A.
Fringe width increases
B.
Fringe width decreases
C.
No effect on fringe width
D.
Fringe pattern disappears
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Solution
Increasing the slit width decreases the fringe width because the angle of diffraction decreases.
Correct Answer: B — Fringe width decreases
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Q. What is the effect of temperature on the magnetism of ferromagnetic materials? (2022)
A.
Increases magnetism
B.
Decreases magnetism
C.
No effect
D.
Reverses magnetism
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Solution
Increasing temperature generally decreases the magnetism of ferromagnetic materials, as thermal agitation disrupts the alignment of magnetic domains.
Correct Answer: B — Decreases magnetism
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Q. What is the effect on the fringe separation in a double-slit experiment if the distance between the slits and the screen is increased? (2021)
A.
Fringe separation decreases
B.
Fringe separation increases
C.
Fringe separation remains the same
D.
Fringe separation becomes zero
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Solution
Fringe separation is directly proportional to the distance from the slits to the screen. Increasing this distance increases the fringe separation.
Correct Answer: B — Fringe separation increases
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Q. What is the effect on the total resistance in a series circuit if one resistor is removed? (2023)
A.
Increases
B.
Decreases
C.
Remains the same
D.
Becomes zero
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Solution
Removing a resistor from a series circuit decreases the total resistance since the sum of the remaining resistances is less.
Correct Answer: B — Decreases
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Q. What is the efficiency of a Carnot engine operating between 300 K and 600 K? (2022)
A.
0.5
B.
0.33
C.
0.25
D.
0.67
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Solution
Efficiency = 1 - (T_c/T_h) = 1 - (300/600) = 0.5.
Correct Answer: A — 0.5
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Q. What is the efficiency of a Carnot engine operating between 500 K and 300 K? (2022)
A.
0.4
B.
0.5
C.
0.6
D.
0.7
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Solution
Efficiency = 1 - (T2/T1) = 1 - (300/500) = 0.4 or 40%.
Correct Answer: C — 0.6
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Q. What is the efficiency of a Carnot engine operating between a hot reservoir at 600 K and a cold reservoir at 300 K?
A.
0.5
B.
0.33
C.
0.25
D.
0.75
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Solution
Efficiency (η) = 1 - (T_c/T_h) = 1 - (300/600) = 0.5 or 50%.
Correct Answer: B — 0.33
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Q. What is the efficiency of a Carnot engine operating between temperatures of 500 K and 300 K?
A.
0.4
B.
0.5
C.
0.6
D.
0.7
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Solution
Efficiency (η) = 1 - (T2/T1) = 1 - (300/500) = 0.4 or 40%.
Correct Answer: C — 0.6
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Q. What is the electric field due to a point charge at a distance 'r' from it? (2021)
A.
k * q / r^2
B.
k * q / r
C.
k * q * r
D.
k * q * r^2
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Solution
The electric field (E) due to a point charge (q) at a distance (r) is given by E = k * q / r^2, where k is Coulomb's constant.
Correct Answer: A — k * q / r^2
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Q. What is the electric field due to a point charge of +3 µC at a distance of 0.3 m?
A.
30 N/C
B.
90 N/C
C.
300 N/C
D.
900 N/C
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Solution
E = k * |q| / r^2 = (9 × 10^9) * (3 × 10^-6) / (0.3)^2 = 90 N/C.
Correct Answer: B — 90 N/C
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Q. What is the electric potential at a point 0.4 m away from a charge of +5 µC?
A.
45 V
B.
50 V
C.
55 V
D.
60 V
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Solution
V = k * q / r = (9 × 10^9) * (5 × 10^-6) / 0.4 = 112.5 V.
Correct Answer: B — 50 V
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Q. What is the electric potential at a point due to a charge Q at a distance r? (2021)
A.
kQ/r
B.
kQr
C.
kQ/r^2
D.
0
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Solution
The electric potential (V) at a distance r from a point charge Q is given by V = kQ/r.
Correct Answer: A — kQ/r
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Q. What is the energy of a photon emitted when an electron transitions from n=3 to n=2 in a hydrogen atom? (Rydberg constant R = 1.097 x 10^7 m^-1) (2021)
A.
1.89 eV
B.
3.40 eV
C.
4.86 eV
D.
5.13 eV
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Solution
Energy = 13.6 eV * (1/n1^2 - 1/n2^2) = 13.6 * (1/2^2 - 1/3^2) = 3.40 eV.
Correct Answer: B — 3.40 eV
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Q. What is the equivalent resistance of two 4Ω resistors in parallel? (2019)
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Solution
Using the formula 1/R_eq = 1/R1 + 1/R2, we get 1/R_eq = 1/4 + 1/4 = 1/2, thus R_eq = 2Ω.
Correct Answer: A — 2Ω
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Q. What is the equivalent resistance of two resistors of 4Ω and 12Ω in parallel? (2022)
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Solution
Using the formula 1/R_eq = 1/R1 + 1/R2, we get 1/R_eq = 1/4 + 1/12 = 1/3, so R_eq = 3Ω.
Correct Answer: A — 3Ω
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Q. What is the escape velocity from the surface of the Earth? (g = 9.8 m/s², R = 6.4 × 10^6 m)
A.
11.2 km/s
B.
9.8 km/s
C.
7.9 km/s
D.
15 km/s
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Solution
Escape velocity (v) = √(2gR) = √(2 * 9.8 * 6.4 × 10^6) ≈ 11.2 km/s
Correct Answer: A — 11.2 km/s
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Q. What is the escape velocity from the surface of the Earth? (R = 6.4 × 10^6 m, g = 9.8 m/s²)
A.
11.2 km/s
B.
9.8 km/s
C.
7.9 km/s
D.
12.0 km/s
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Solution
Escape velocity v = √(2gR) = √(2 * 9.8 * 6.4 × 10^6) ≈ 11.2 km/s.
Correct Answer: A — 11.2 km/s
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Q. What is the final temperature when 200 g of ice at 0°C is added to 100 g of water at 80°C? (Assume no heat loss to the surroundings) (2023)
A.
0°C
B.
20°C
C.
40°C
D.
80°C
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Solution
Using heat balance: m_ice * L_f + m_water * c * (T_final - 80) = 0. Solving gives T_final = 20°C.
Correct Answer: B — 20°C
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Q. What is the final temperature when 200 g of ice at 0°C is added to 100 g of water at 80°C? (Specific heat of water = 4.2 J/g°C) (2020)
A.
0°C
B.
20°C
C.
40°C
D.
80°C
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Solution
Using the principle of conservation of energy, the heat lost by water equals the heat gained by ice. Solving gives a final temperature of 20°C.
Correct Answer: B — 20°C
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Q. What is the force between two charges of +2μC and -3μC separated by 0.5m? (2022)
A.
0.24 N
B.
0.12 N
C.
0.48 N
D.
0.36 N
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Solution
Using Coulomb's law, F = k * |q1 * q2| / r^2 = (9 × 10^9) * (2 × 10^-6) * (3 × 10^-6) / (0.5)^2 = 0.24 N.
Correct Answer: A — 0.24 N
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Q. What is the force between two point charges of +2 µC and -3 µC separated by a distance of 0.5 m in vacuum?
A.
-24 N
B.
-12 N
C.
12 N
D.
24 N
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Solution
Using Coulomb's law, F = k * |q1 * q2| / r^2 = (9 × 10^9) * |2 × 10^-6 * -3 × 10^-6| / (0.5)^2 = -24 N.
Correct Answer: A — -24 N
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