1. A charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two exactly equal positive charges Q.

The
system of three charges will be in equilibrium, if q is equal to

a.- Q b. Q/2 c. (- Q) / 4 d. +Q
2. A dipole is placed in an electric field as shown. In which
direction will it move?
a. towards the right as its potential energy will decrease.

b. towards the left as its potential energy will decrease.

c. towards the right as its potential energy will increase.

d. towards the left as its potential energy will increase.

3. A square surface of side L metre in the plane of the paper is placed in a uniform electric field E
(volt/m) acting along the same plane at an angle 0 with the horizontal side of the square as shown in
figure. The electric flux linked to the surface, in units of volt-m,
is:

a. Zero

b. E * L ^ 2 * cos theta

c. E * L ^ 2

d. E * L ^ 2 * sin theta

4. Charge q2is at the centre of a circular path with radius r. Work done in carrying charge q1 once
around this equipotential path, would be

5. A network of four capacitors of capacity equal to C_ {1} = C, C_ {2} = 2C, C_ {3} = 3C and C_
{4} = 4C are connected to a battery as shown in the figure. The ratio of the charges on C_ {2} and
C_ {4} is

a. 4/7

b. 3/22
c. 7/4

d. 22/3
6. A parallel-plate capacitor of area A, plate separation d and
capacitance C is filled with four dielectric materials having dielectric
constants k, k₂, k, and k, as shown in the figure below. If a single
dielectric material is to be used to inve the same capacitance C in this
capacitor, then its dielectric constant k is given by:

7. The diagrams below show regions of equipotentials

A positive charge is moved from A to B in each diagram.

a. In all the four cases the work done is the same.

b. Minimum work is required to move q in figure (a)

c. Maximum work is required to move q in figure (b)

d. Maximum work is required to move q in figure (c)

8. A charge q is located at the centre of a cube. The electric flux through any face is:
9. The velocity of charge carriers of current (about in a metal under normal conditions is of the
order of

a. A fraction of mm/sec b. Velocity of light

c. Several thousand metres/second d. A few hundred metres per second

10. Two metal wires of identical dimensions are connected in series. If and are the conductivities of
the metal wires respectively sigma 1, the effective sigma {2} conductivity of the combination is

11. A carbon resistor of (47 plus/minus 4.7) ko is to be marked with rings of

different colours for its identification. The colour code sequence will be

a. Yellow Green - Violet – Gold b. Yellow - Violet - Orange - Silver

c. Violet - Yellow - Orange – Silver d. Green Orange - Violet – Gold

12. A ring is made of a wire having a resis a

resistance R = 12ohm. Find the points A and
B, as shown in the figure, at which a current
carrying conductor should be connected so
that the resistance R of the sub circuit
between these points is equal to 8/3 Ω

13. A wheatstone bridge is used to determine the value of unknown resistance X by adjusting the
variable resistan Y as shown in the figure. For the most precise measurement of X, the resistances P
and Q:
a. Do not play any significant role

b. Should be approximately equal to 2X

c. Should be approximately equal and are small

d. should be very large and unequal.

14. For the network shown in the figure, the value of the current I is:

a. 3 Ω b. 5V/18 c. 9V/7 d. 18V/5

15. One kilowatt hour is equal to

a. 36 × 105 J c. 36 × 10 J

b. 36 × 10 J d. 36 x 10 J

16. A5-A fuse wire can withstand a maximum power of W circuit. The resistance of the fuse wire is:

a. 0.02 Ω b. 0.2 Ω c. 0.4 Ω d. 0.04

17. Two cities are 150 km apart. Electric power is sent from one city to another city through copper
wires. The fall of potential per km is 8 volt and the average resistance per km is 0.5 2. The power
loss in the wire is:

a. 19.2 W b. 19.2 kW c. 19.2 J d. 12.2 kW

18. Two circular coils 1 and 2 are made from the same wire but the radius of the 1st coil is twice
that of the 2nd coil. What is the ratio of potential difference applied across them so that the magnetic
field at their centers is the same?

a. 5 b. 7 c. 4 d. 2
19. A long solenoid carrying a current produces a magnetic field B along its axis. If the current is
doubled and the number of turns per cm is halved, the new value of the magnetic field is:
a. B/2 b. 2B c. B d. 4B
20. A proton and an alpha particle both enter a region of uniform magnetic field, B, moving at right
angles to the field B. If the radius of circular orbits for both the particles is equal and the kinetic
energy acquired by proton is 1 MeV, the energy acquired by the alpha particle will be:

a. 1 MeV b.0.5 MeV c. 4 MeV d. 1.5 MeV

21. Under the influence of a uniform magnetic field a charged particle is moving in a circle of radius
R with constant speed v. The time period of the motion:

a. Depends on both R and v b. Is independent of both R and v

c. Depends on R and not on v d. Depends on v and not on R

22. A 10 eV electron is circulating in a plane at right angles to a uniform field at magnetic induction
10 ^ - 4 Wb / (m ^ 2) , the orbital radius of electron is

a. 11 cm b. 12 cm c. 18 cm d. 16 cm

23. A square loop, carrying a steady current I, is placed in a horizontal plane near a long straight
conductor carrying a steady current I at a distance d from the conductor as shown in figure. The
loop will experience:

a. A net repulsive force away from the conductor

b. A net torque acting upward perpendicular to the horizontal plane

c. A net torque acting downward normal to the horizontal plane

d. A net attractive force towards the conductor

24. A closed loop PQRS carrying a current is placed in a uniform magnetic field. If the magnetic
forces on segments PS, SR and RQ are F_ {1} , F_{2} and F_{3} respectively and are in the plane of
the paper and along the directions shown, the force on the segment QP is:
25. A bar magnet having a magnetic moment of 2 * 10 ^ 4 * J * T ^ - 1 is free to rotate in a
horizontal plane. A horizontal magnetic field B = 6 * 10 ^ - 4 T exists in the space. The work done in
taking the magnet slowly from a direction parallel to the field to a direction 60° from the field is:

a. 12 J

b. 6 J
c. 2 J

d. 0.6 J

26. Nickel shows ferromagnetic property at room temperature. If the temperature is increased
beyond Curie temperature, then it will show:

a. Anti ferro-magnetism

b. No magnetic property

c. Diamagnetism

d. Paramagnetism
27. Two coils of self-inductances 2 mH and 8 mH are placed so close together that the effective flux
in one coil is completely linked with the other. The mutual inductance between these coils is:

a. 8 mH b. 4 mH c. 12 mH d. 16 mH

28. What is the self-inductance of a coil which produces 5 V when the current changes from 3
ampere to 2 ampere in one millisecond?

a. 5000 henry

b. 50 henry

c. 5 mili-henry

d. 5 henry

29. A coil of self-inductance L is connected in series with a bulb B and an AC source. Brightness of
the bulb decreases when:

a. An iron rod is inserted in the coil

b. Frequency of the AC source is decreased

c. Number of turns in the coil is reduced

d A capacitance of reactance XC = XL is included in the same circuit

30. An inductor of inductance L, a capacitor of capacitance C and a resistor of resistance 'R' are
connected in series to an ac source of potential difference 'V' volts as shown in figure. Potential
difference across L, C and R is 40V, 10V and 40V, respectively. The amplitude of current flowing
through LCR series circuit is 10√2A. The impedance of the circuit is
a. 5⁄ √2 Ω b. 5 Ω c. 4 Ω d. 4√2 Ω

31. A series LCR circuit with inductance 10 H, capacitance 10 µF, resistance 50 2 is corrected to an
ac source of voltage, V = 200sin(100t) volt. If resonant frequency of the LCR circuit is v, and the
frequency of the ac source is v, then:

32. A series L-C-R circuit is connected to a source of A.C. current. At resonance, the phase
difference between the applied voltage and the current in the circuit, is

a. π b. Zero c. pi / 4 d. pi / 2

33. The ratio of contributions made by the electric field and magnetic field components to the
intensity of an electromagnetic wave is: (c = speed of electromagnetic waves)

a 1:1 b. 1 / (c ^ 2) c. 1: c d. c: 1

34. The ratio of amplitude of magnetic field to the amplitude of electric field for an electromagnetic
wave propagating in vacuum is equal to:

a. The speed of light in vacuum

b. Reciprocal of speed of light in vacuum

c. The ratio of magnetic permeability to the electric susceptibility of vacuum

d. Unity

35. Frequency of an E.M. waves is 10 MHz then its wavelength is:

a. 30 m

b. 3 m

c. 300 m

d. None of the above