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MCQ on Capacitor
1. Capacitor is a device used to__________
a) store electrical energy
b) vary the resistance
c) store magnetic energy
d) dissipate energy

Answer: a
Explanation: Capacitor is used to store the charge. It stores electrical energy between
the plates.

2. Capacitor stores which type of energy?

a) kinetic energy
b) vibrational energy
c) potential energy
d) heat energy
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Answer: c
Explanation: Capacitor store charge in between the plates. This charge is stationary so
we can say capacitor store potential energy.

3. Capacitor blocks__________ after long time.

a) alternating current
b) direct current
c) both alternating and direct current
d) neither alternating nor direct current

Answer: b
Explanation: Capacitor blocks direct current at steady state and pass alternating
current.

4. Why does capacitor block dc signal at steady state?

a) due to high frequency of dc signal
b) due to zero frequency of dc signal
c) capacitor doesnot pass any current at steady state
d) due to zero frequency of dc signal

Answer: d
Explanation: Frequency of dc signal is zero. So, Capacitive reactance X C=1/2πfc becomes
infinite and capacitor behaves as open circuit for dc signal. Hence, capacitor block dc
signal.

5. If a parallel plate capacitor of plate area 2m 2 and plate separation 1m store the charge
of 1.77*10-11 C. What is the voltage across the capacitor?
a) 1V
b) 2V
c) 3V
d) 4V

Answer: a
Explanation: C=€0A/d
On substituting values of d, A, we get C=2€0.
Q=CV
V=1 V.

6. Which of the following is a passive device?

a) Transistor
b) Rectifier
c) Capacitor
d) Vaccuum Tubes

Answer: c
Explanation: Capacitor is a passive device as it consumes power rest all generate power
so, they are active devices.
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7. What is the value of capacitance of a capacitor which has a voltage of 4V and has 16C
of charge?
a) 2F
b) 4F
c) 6F
d) 8F

Answer: b
Explanation: Q is directly proportional to V. The constant of proportionality in this case
is C, that is, the capacitance. Hence Q=CV. From the relation, C=Q/V= 16/4=4F.

8. For which medium capacitance is high?

a) Air
b) Mica
c) Water
d) Metal

Answer: d
Explanation: Metals are assumed to have a high value of dielectric constant so they have
high capacitance.

9. Paper capacitor is a type of _________

a) Fixed capacitor
b) Variable capacitor
c) Either fixed or variable depending on its usage
d) Neither fixed nor variable
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Answer: a
Explanation: Paper capacitors are fixed capacitors because, like fixed capacitors, its
capacitance value remains constant. In paper capacitors, paper is used as the dielectric.

10. A capacitor using chemical reactions to store charge is _______

a) Paper capacitor
b) Ceramic capacitor
c) Polyester capacitor
d) Electrolyte capacitor

Answer: d
Explanation: Electrolyte capacitors use chemical processes like pyrolysis to store charge
between its plates.

11. Which, among the following, is the odd one out?

a) Ceramic capacitor
b) Electrolyte capacitor
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c) Tuning capacitor
d) Paper capacitor

Answer: c
Explanation: Ceramic capacitor, electrolyte capacitor and paper capacitor are fixed
capacitors whereas tuning capacitors is a variable capacitor, hence it is the odd one out.

12. In a variable capacitor, capacitance can be varied by ______

a) Turning the rotatable plates in or out
b) Sliding the rotatable plates
c) Changing the plates
d) Changing the material of plates

Answer: a
Explanation: As the plates are rotated, the area of the plates between which the field
exists, will vary. Capacitance depends on area, hence as area varies, capacitance also
varies.

13. The simplest kind of capacitor is ________

a) Ceramic capacitor
b) Electrolyte capacitor
c) Tuning capacitor
d) Paper capacitor

Answer: d
Explanation: The paper capacitor consists of two strips of aluminium foil separated by
sheets of waxed paper. This whole setup is rolled up into the form of a cylinder. Since
the materials requires for its construction are easily available, it is the simplest kind of
capacitor.

14. Capacitor preferred when there is high frequency in the circuits is _______
a) Electrolyte capacitor
b) Mica capacitor
c) Air capacitor
d) Glass capacitor

Answer: b
Explanation: Mica capacitors are preferred for high frequency circuits because they
have low ohmic losses and less reactance.

15. The type of capacitors used in communication transmitters are?

a) Electrolyte capacitor
b) Variable capacitor
c) Air capacitor
d) Glass capacitor

Answer: b
Explanation: Variable capacitor is used to tune all the circuits to same frequency i.e.
resonance frequency so they are used in communication transmitters.
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16. Which capacitors relatively costly?

a) Electrolyte capacitor
b) Mica capacitor
c) Air capacitor
d) Glass capacitor

Answer: b
Explanation: Mica capacitors are relatively expensive because it consists either of
alternate layers of mica and metal foil clamped tightly together, or of thin films of silver
on the two sides of a mica sheet. Silver is an expensive metal, hence mica capacitors are
expensive.

17. ____________ capacitors usually have a colour code to find its value.
a) Electrolyte capacitor
b) Variable capacitor
c) Polyester capacitor
d) Glass capacitor

Answer: c
Explanation: Polyester capacitors usually come with a colour code because they are
very small and their values cannot be printed on its body.

18. ______________ capacitors have a high leakage voltage.

a) Electrolyte capacitor
b) Variable capacitor
c) Air capacitor
d) Polyester capacitor

Answer: d
Explanation: Polyester capacitors can operate at high voltages, that is, a few thousand
volts and the leakage resistance is high, that is, usually 100 M.

19. A power factor of a circuit can be improved by placing which, among the following,
in a circuit?
a) Inductor
b) Capacitor
c) Resistor
d) Switch

Answer: b
Explanation: Power factor = Real power/Apparent power = kW/kVA
By adding a capacitor in a circuit, an additional kW load can be added to the system
without altering the kVA. Hence, the power factor is improved.

20. When the supply frequency increases, what happens to the capacitive reactance in
the circuit?
a) Increases
b) Decreases
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c) Remains the same

d) Becomes zero

Answer: b
Explanation: The expression for capacitive reactance is: Xc=1/(2*pi*f*C). This relation
shows that frequency is inversely related to capacitive reactance. Hence, as supply
frequency increases, the capacitive reactance decreases.

21. Calculate the time constant of a series RC circuit consisting of a 100microF capacitor
in series with a 100ohm resistor.
a) 0.1 sec
b) 0.1 msec
c) 0.01 sec
d) 0.01 msec

Answer: c
Explanation: The time constant of a RC circuit= R*C= 100*10 -6*100=0.01 sec.

22. Capacitors charge and discharge in __________ manner.

a) Linear
b) Constant
c) Square
d) Exponential

Answer: d
Explanation: Capacitors charge and discharge in an exponential manner because of the
relation: XC=1/(2πfC) and Q=CV ∴ Q=V/(2πf XC)
XC is complex which can be written in the form of exponent through euler formula.

23. Air has a dielectric constant of ___________

a) Unity
b) Zero
c) Infinity
d) Hundred

Answer: a
Explanation: Dielectric constant of air is the same as that of a vacuum which is equal to
unity. Dielctric constant of air is taken as the reference to measure the dielectric
constant of all other materials.

24. What is the value of capacitance of a capacitor which has a voltage of 4V and ha 8C of
charge?
a) 2F
b) 4F
c) 6F
d) 8F
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Answer: a
Explanation: Q is directly proportional to V. The constant of proportionality in this case
is C, that is, the capacitance. Hence Q=CV. From the relation, C=Q/V= 8/4=2F.

25. Unit of capacitance is___________

a) Volts
b) Farad
c) Henry
d) Newton

Answer: b
Explanation: Volts is the unit of voltage, Henry for inductance and Newton for a force.
Hence the unit for capacitance is Farad.