Q. What is the effect of increasing the area of the plates of a capacitor on its capacitance? (2022)
A.
Increases capacitance
B.
Decreases capacitance
C.
No effect
D.
Capacitance becomes zero
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Solution
Increasing the area A of the plates increases the capacitance, as C = εA/d.
Correct Answer: A — Increases capacitance
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Q. What is the effect of increasing the capacitance in a capacitive AC circuit? (2023)
A.
Increases current
B.
Decreases current
C.
No effect on current
D.
Increases voltage
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Solution
In a capacitive AC circuit, increasing the capacitance decreases the capacitive reactance (X_C), which increases the current (I = V/X_C).
Correct Answer: A — Increases current
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Q. What is the effect of increasing the capacitance in an AC circuit? (2019)
A.
Increases inductive reactance
B.
Decreases capacitive reactance
C.
Increases total impedance
D.
Decreases total current
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Solution
Increasing the capacitance decreases the capacitive reactance (X_C = 1/(2πfC)), which can lead to an increase in current.
Correct Answer: B — Decreases capacitive reactance
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Q. What is the effect of increasing the distance between the plates of a capacitor on its capacitance? (2022)
A.
Increases capacitance
B.
Decreases capacitance
C.
No effect
D.
Doubles capacitance
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Solution
Increasing the distance between the plates of a capacitor decreases its capacitance, as capacitance is inversely proportional to the distance.
Correct Answer: B — Decreases capacitance
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Q. What is the effect of increasing the frequency of AC on the inductive reactance? (2021)
A.
Increases
B.
Decreases
C.
Remains constant
D.
Becomes zero
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Solution
Inductive reactance increases with the frequency of AC.
Correct Answer: A — Increases
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Q. What is the effect of increasing the frequency of an AC source on the inductive reactance? (2023)
A.
Increases
B.
Decreases
C.
Remains constant
D.
Becomes zero
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Solution
Increasing the frequency of an AC source increases the inductive reactance.
Correct Answer: A — Increases
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Q. What is the effect of increasing the frequency of the AC supply on the inductive reactance? (2020)
A.
Increases
B.
Decreases
C.
Remains constant
D.
Becomes zero
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Solution
Inductive reactance increases with frequency, as X_L = 2πfL.
Correct Answer: A — Increases
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Q. What is the effect of increasing the number of turns in a coil on its inductance? (2023)
A.
Increases inductance
B.
Decreases inductance
C.
No effect
D.
Depends on the material
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Solution
Increasing the number of turns in a coil increases its inductance.
Correct Answer: A — Increases inductance
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Q. What is the effect of increasing the number of turns in a solenoid on its magnetic field strength? (2022)
A.
Decreases the field strength
B.
Increases the field strength
C.
No effect
D.
Reverses the field direction
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Solution
Increasing the number of turns (n) in a solenoid increases the magnetic field strength, as B = μ₀nI.
Correct Answer: B — Increases the field strength
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Q. What is the effect of increasing the plate area of a parallel plate capacitor on its capacitance? (2022)
A.
Increases capacitance
B.
Decreases capacitance
C.
No effect
D.
Capacitance becomes zero
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Solution
Increasing the plate area A of a parallel plate capacitor increases its capacitance, as C = ε₀A/d.
Correct Answer: A — Increases capacitance
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Q. What is the effect of increasing the resistance in a circuit while keeping the voltage constant? (2019)
A.
Current increases
B.
Current decreases
C.
Current remains the same
D.
Voltage increases
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Solution
According to Ohm's law, if resistance increases while voltage remains constant, current decreases.
Correct Answer: B — Current decreases
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Q. What is the effect of increasing the temperature of a conductor on its resistance? (2019)
A.
Resistance decreases
B.
Resistance increases
C.
Resistance remains constant
D.
Resistance fluctuates
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Solution
Generally, the resistance of a conductor increases with an increase in temperature.
Correct Answer: B — Resistance increases
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Q. What is the effect of increasing the voltage in a circuit with constant resistance? (2019)
A.
Current decreases
B.
Current increases
C.
Current remains the same
D.
Resistance increases
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Solution
Increasing the voltage while keeping resistance constant will increase the current.
Correct Answer: B — Current increases
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Q. What is the effect of increasing the wavelength of light on the angle of refraction when it passes from air into glass? (2023)
A.
Increases
B.
Decreases
C.
Remains the same
D.
Becomes zero
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Solution
Increasing the wavelength of light decreases the angle of refraction when passing from air into glass due to the dispersion of light.
Correct Answer: B — Decreases
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Q. What is the effect of introducing a dielectric material between the plates of a capacitor? (2019)
A.
Increases capacitance
B.
Decreases capacitance
C.
No effect
D.
Increases resistance
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Solution
Introducing a dielectric material increases the capacitance of a capacitor by reducing the electric field between the plates.
Correct Answer: A — Increases capacitance
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Q. What is the effect of placing a ferromagnetic material in a magnetic field? (2023)
A.
It becomes a magnet
B.
It repels the magnetic field
C.
It has no effect
D.
It weakens the magnetic field
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Solution
When a ferromagnetic material is placed in a magnetic field, it becomes magnetized and can retain its magnetism even after the external field is removed.
Correct Answer: A — It becomes a magnet
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Q. What is the effect of placing a ferromagnetic material inside a solenoid? (2023)
A.
Decreases the magnetic field
B.
Increases the magnetic field
C.
No effect
D.
Reverses the magnetic field
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Solution
Placing a ferromagnetic material inside a solenoid increases the magnetic field due to the material's high magnetic permeability.
Correct Answer: B — Increases the magnetic field
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Q. What is the effect of reversing the direction of current in a loop of wire on the magnetic field? (2019)
A.
The magnetic field direction remains the same
B.
The magnetic field direction reverses
C.
The magnetic field strength increases
D.
The magnetic field strength decreases
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Solution
Reversing the direction of current in a loop of wire reverses the direction of the magnetic field produced by the loop.
Correct Answer: B — The magnetic field direction reverses
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Q. What is the effect of reversing the direction of current in a loop of wire on the magnetic field it produces? (2019)
A.
The magnetic field disappears
B.
The magnetic field direction reverses
C.
The magnetic field strength increases
D.
The magnetic field becomes weaker
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Solution
Reversing the direction of current in a loop of wire reverses the direction of the magnetic field produced by that loop.
Correct Answer: B — The magnetic field direction reverses
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Q. What is the effect of reversing the direction of current in a loop on the magnetic field direction? (2019)
A.
The magnetic field direction remains unchanged
B.
The magnetic field direction reverses
C.
The magnetic field disappears
D.
The magnetic field becomes weaker
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Solution
Reversing the direction of current in a loop reverses the direction of the magnetic field produced by the loop.
Correct Answer: B — The magnetic field direction reverses
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Q. What is the effect of reversing the direction of current in a wire on the magnetic field around it? (2019)
A.
The magnetic field disappears
B.
The magnetic field direction reverses
C.
The magnetic field strength increases
D.
The magnetic field strength decreases
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Solution
Reversing the direction of current in a wire reverses the direction of the magnetic field around it.
Correct Answer: B — The magnetic field direction reverses
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Q. What is the effect of temperature on the conductivity of intrinsic semiconductors? (2021)
A.
Conductivity decreases
B.
Conductivity remains constant
C.
Conductivity increases
D.
Conductivity becomes zero
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Solution
As temperature increases, more electrons gain enough energy to jump the band gap, increasing conductivity.
Correct Answer: C — Conductivity increases
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Q. What is the effect of temperature on the conductivity of semiconductors? (2019)
A.
Conductivity decreases
B.
Conductivity remains constant
C.
Conductivity increases
D.
Conductivity becomes zero
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Solution
As temperature increases, the conductivity of semiconductors increases due to the generation of more charge carriers.
Correct Answer: C — Conductivity increases
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Q. What is the effect of temperature on the viscosity of a liquid? (2020)
A.
Increases with temperature
B.
Decreases with temperature
C.
Remains constant
D.
Varies randomly
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Solution
The viscosity of a liquid generally decreases with an increase in temperature, making it flow more easily.
Correct Answer: B — Decreases with temperature
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Q. What is the effect on the interference pattern if the wavelength of light used in a double-slit experiment is increased? (2023)
A.
Fringe width decreases
B.
Fringe width increases
C.
Fringe separation remains the same
D.
Fringe visibility decreases
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Solution
Increasing the wavelength increases the fringe width, as fringe width β is directly proportional to the wavelength.
Correct Answer: B — Fringe width increases
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Q. What is the effect on total resistance when more resistors are added in parallel? (2022)
A.
It increases
B.
It decreases
C.
It remains the same
D.
It becomes zero
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Solution
Adding resistors in parallel decreases the total resistance.
Correct Answer: B — It decreases
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Q. What is the electric field at a distance of 1 m from a charge of +10 µC? (2019)
A.
9000 N/C
B.
10000 N/C
C.
11000 N/C
D.
12000 N/C
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Solution
E = k * |q| / r² = (9 × 10^9 N m²/C²) * (10 × 10^-6 C) / (1 m)² = 9000 N/C.
Correct Answer: B — 10000 N/C
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Q. What is the electric field at a distance of 1 m from a charge of -4 μC? (2019)
A.
-3600 N/C
B.
-900 N/C
C.
900 N/C
D.
3600 N/C
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Solution
E = k * |q| / r² = (9 × 10^9 N m²/C²) * (4 × 10^-6 C) / (1 m)² = 3600 N/C, directed towards the charge.
Correct Answer: A — -3600 N/C
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Q. What is the electric field at a point due to a uniformly charged infinite plane sheet? (2020)
A.
0
B.
σ/2ε₀
C.
σ/ε₀
D.
σ/4ε₀
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Solution
The electric field due to an infinite plane sheet is E = σ/2ε₀ on both sides, but the total field is σ/ε₀.
Correct Answer: C — σ/ε₀
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Q. What is the electric field due to a point charge of +10 µC at a distance of 0.1 m? (2023)
A.
9000 N/C
B.
900 N/C
C.
90 N/C
D.
9 N/C
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Solution
Electric field E = k * |q| / r² = (9 × 10^9 N m²/C²) * (10 × 10^-6 C) / (0.1 m)² = 9000 N/C.
Correct Answer: A — 9000 N/C
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