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Electromagnetics | Set 2
1. The volume of a parallelepiped in Cartesian is
A. dv = dx dy dz
B. dv = dx dy
C. dv = dy dz
D. dv = dx dz
Correct : A. dv = dx dy dz
2. The scalar factor of Cartesian system is unity. State True/False.
A. true
B. false
Correct : A. true
3. The spherical equivalent of the vector B = yi + (x + z)j located at (-2,6,3) is given by
A. (7,64.62,71.57)
B. (7,-64.62,-71.57)
C. (7,-64.62,71.57)
D. (7,64.62,-71.57)
Correct : D. (7,64.62,-71.57)
4. Which of the following criteria is used to choose a coordinate system?
A. distance
B. intensity
C. magnitude
D. geometry
Correct : D. geometry
5. The cylindrical coordinate system is also referred to as
A. cartesian system
B. circular system
C. spherical system
D. space system
Correct : B. circular system
6. Transform the vector B=yi+(x+z)j located at point (-2,6,3) into cylindrical coordinates.
A. (6.325,-71.57,3)
B. (6.325,71.57,3)
C. (6.325,73.57,3)
D. (6.325,-73.57,3)
Correct : A. (6.325,-71.57,3)
7. Cylindrical systems have the following scalar values respectively
A. 1, ρ ,1
B. 1, 1, 1
C. 0,1,0
D. 1,0,0
Correct : A. 1, ρ ,1
8. A charge located at point p (5,30⁰,2) is said to be in which coordinate system?
A. cartesian system
B. cylindrical system
C. spherical system
D. space system
Correct : B. cylindrical system
9. Cylindrical system is employed in waveguides. State True/False.
A. true
B. false
Correct : A. true
10. The pressure inside a piston cylinder is a variable of
A. radius
B. plane angle
C. z plane distance
D. constant, not a variable
Correct : C. z plane distance
11. Charges filled inside a cylindrical will possess flux in which direction?
A. upwards
B. downwards
C. laterally outwards
D. inwards
Correct : C. laterally outwards
12. Rectangular waveguides dominate the circular waveguides. Find the reason.
A. low cut-off frequency
B. easy to design
C. more wave propagation
D. the statement is false
Correct : B. easy to design
13. Convert the point (3,4,5) from Cartesian to spherical coordinates
A. (7.07,45⁰,53⁰)
B. (0.707,45⁰,53⁰)
C. (7.07,54⁰,63⁰)
D. (0.707,54⁰,63⁰)
Correct : A. (7.07,45⁰,53⁰)
14. Example of spherical system in the following is
A. charge in space
B. charge in box
C. charge in dielectric
D. uncharged system
Correct : A. charge in space
15. Spherical systems are employed in waveguides. State True/False
A. true
B. false
Correct : B. false
16. Choose which of following condition is not required for a waveguide to exist.
A. the dimensions should be in accordance with desired frequency
B. cut-off frequency should be minimum 6ghz
C. the shape should be spherical
D. no specific condition is required for waveguide design
Correct : C. the shape should be spherical
17. Find the spherical coordinates of A(2,3,-1)
A. (3.74, 105.5⁰, 56.13⁰)
B. (3.74, 105.5⁰, 56.31⁰)
C. (3.74, 106.5⁰, 56.13⁰)
D. (3.74, 106.5⁰, 56.31⁰)
Correct : B. (3.74, 105.5⁰, 56.31⁰)
18. Find the Cartesian coordinates of B(4,25⁰,120⁰)
A. (0.845, 1.462, 3.625)
B. (-0.845, 1.462, 3.625)
C. (-8.45, 2.462, 6.325)
D. (8.45, 2.462, 6.325)
Correct : B. (-0.845, 1.462, 3.625)
19. The area of sphere can be computed from the sphere volume. State True/False.
A. true
B. false
Correct : A. true
20. Given B= (10/r)i+( rcos θ) j+k in spherical coordinates. Find Cartesian points at (-3,4,0)
A. -2i + j
B. 2i + k
C. i + 2j
D. –i – 2k
Correct : A. -2i + j
21. The scalar factor of spherical coordinates is
A. 1, r, r sin θ
B. 1, r, r
C. r, r, 1
D. r, 1, r
Correct : A. 1, r, r sin θ
22. The permittivity is also called
A. electrostatic energy
B. dielectric constant
C. dipole moment
D. susceptibility
Correct : B. dielectric constant
23. Dielectric constant will be high in
A. conductors
B. semiconductors
C. insulators
D. superconductors
Correct : C. insulators
24. Insulators perform which of the following functions?
A. conduction
B. convection
C. provide electrical insulation
D. allows current leakage at interfaces
Correct : C. provide electrical insulation
25. Find the susceptibility of a material whose dielectric constant is 2.26.
A. 1.26
B. 3.26
C. 5.1
D. 1
Correct : A. 1.26
26. The susceptibility of free space is
A. 1
B. 0
C. 2
D. ∞
Correct : B. 0
27. When the electric field becomes zero, which of the following relations hold good?
A. e = p
B. d = p
C. b = p
D. h = p
Correct : B. d = p
28. Which of the following are conductors?
A. ceramics
B. plastics
C. mercury
D. rubber
Correct : C. mercury
29. Find the range of band gap energy for conductors.
A. >6 ev
B. 0.2-0.4 ev
C. 0.4-2 ev
D. 2-6 ev
Correct : B. 0.2-0.4 ev
30. Conduction in metals is due to
A. electrons only
B. electrons and holes
C. holes only
D. applied electric field
Correct : A. electrons only
31. Find the band gap energy when a light of wavelength 1240nm is incident on it.
A. 1ev
B. 2ev
C. 3ev
D. 4ev
Correct : A. 1ev
32. Alternating current measured in a transmission line will be
A. peak value
B. average value
C. rms value
D. zero
Correct : C. rms value
33. The current in a metal at any frequency is due to
A. conduction current
B. displacement current
C. both conduction and displacement current
D. neither conduction nor displacement current
Correct : A. conduction current
34. For conductors, the free electrons will exist at
A. valence band
B. middle of valence and conduction band
C. will not exist
D. conduction band
Correct : D. conduction band
35. The current flowing through an insulating medium is called
A. conduction
B. convection
C. radiation
D. susceptibility
Correct : B. convection
36. Identify a good dielectric.
A. iron
B. ceramics
C. plastic
D. magnesium
Correct : B. ceramics
37. A dielectric can be made a conductor by
A. compression
B. heating
C. doping
D. freezing
Correct : B. heating
38. Find the dielectric constant for a material with electric susceptibility of 4.
A. 3
B. 5
C. 8
D. 16
Correct : B. 5
39. For a dielectric which of the following properties hold good?
A. they are superconductors at high temperatures
B. they are superconductors at low temperatures
C. they can never become a superconductor
D. they have very less dielectric breakdown voltage
Correct : B. they are superconductors at low temperatures
40. he magnetic field which destroys the superconductivity is called
A. diamagnetic field
B. ferromagnetic field
C. ferrimagnetic field
D. critical field
Correct : D. critical field
41. The magnetic susceptibility in a superconductor will be
A. positive
B. negative
C. zero
D. infinity
Correct : B. negative
42. The superconducting materials will be independent of which of the following?
A. magnetic field
B. electric field
C. magnetization
D. temperature
Correct : B. electric field
43. Find the mean free path of an electron travelling at a speed of 18m/s in 2 seconds.
A. 9
B. 36
C. 0.11
D. 4.5
Correct : B. 36
44. The best definition of polarisation is
A. orientation of dipoles in random direction
B. electric dipole moment per unit volume
C. orientation of dipole moments
D. change in polarity of every dipole
Correct : B. electric dipole moment per unit volume
45. Polarizability is defined as the
A. product of dipole moment and electric field
B. ratio of dipole moment to electric field
C. ratio of electric field to dipole moment
D. product of dielectric constant and dipole moment
Correct : B. ratio of dipole moment to electric field
46. Identify which type of polarisation depends on temperature.
A. electronic
B. ionic
C. orientational
D. interfacial
Correct : C. orientational
47. The total polarisation of a material is the
A. product of all types of polarisation
B. sum of all types of polarisation
C. orientation directions of the dipoles
D. total dipole moments in the material
Correct : B. sum of all types of polarisation
48. In the given types of polarisation, which type exists in the semiconductor?
A. electronic
B. ionic
C. orientational
D. interfacial or space charge
Correct : D. interfacial or space charge
49. Solids do not have which type of polarisation?
A. ionic
B. orientational
C. interfacial
D. electronic
Correct : C. interfacial
50. Which of the following is not an example of elemental solid dielectric?
A. diamond
B. sulphur
C. silicon
D. germanium
Correct : C. silicon
51. Compute the refractive index when the dielectric constant is 256 in air.
A. 2562
B. 16
C. 256
D. 64
Correct : B. 16
52. Curie-Weiss law is applicable to which of the following materials?
A. piezoelectric
B. ferroelectric
C. pyroelectric
D. anti-ferroelectric
Correct : B. ferroelectric
53. Curie-Weiss law is used to calculate which one of the following?
A. permittivity
B. permeability
C. electric susceptibility
D. magnetic susceptibility
Correct : C. electric susceptibility
54. Calculate the loss tangent when the dielectric constant in AC field is given by 3 + 2j.
A. (2/3)
B. (3/2)
C. (-3/2)
D. (-2/3)
Correct : D. (-2/3)
55. When a dielectric loses its dielectric property, the phenomenon is called
A. dielectric loss
B. dielectric breakdown
C. polarisation
D. magnetization
Correct : B. dielectric breakdown
56. Choose the best definition of dielectric loss.
A. absorption of electric energy by dielectric in an ac field
B. dissipation of electric energy by dielectric in a static field
C. dissipation of heat by dielectric
D. product of loss tangent and relative permittivity
Correct : A. absorption of electric energy by dielectric in an ac field
57. The charge within a conductor will be
A. 1
B. -1
C. 0
D. ∞
Correct : C. 0
58. For a conservative field which of the following equations holds good?
A. ∫ e.dl = 0
B. ∫ h.dl = 0
C. ∫ b.dl = 0
D. ∫ d.dl = 0
Correct : A. ∫ e.dl = 0
59. Find the electric field if the surface density at the boundary of air is 10-9.
A. 12π
B. 24π
C. 36π
D. 48π
Correct : C. 36π
60. Find the flux density at the boundary when the charge density is given by 24 units.
A. 12
B. 24
C. 48
D. 96
Correct : B. 24
61. The normal component of which quantity is always discontinuous at the boundary?
A. e
B. d
C. h
D. b
Correct : B. d
62. Find the permittivity of the surface when a wave incident at an angle 60 is reflected by the surface at 45 in air.
A. 1.41
B. 3.5
C. 2.2
D. 1.73
Correct : D. 1.73
63. In free space, the Poisson equation becomes
A. maxwell equation
B. ampere equation
C. laplace equation
D. steady state equation
Correct : C. laplace equation
64. If Laplace equation satisfies, then which of the following statements will be true?
A. potential will be zero
B. current will be infinite
C. resistance will be infinite
D. voltage will be same
Correct : B. current will be infinite
65. Suppose the potential function is a step function. The equation that gets satisfied is
A. laplace equation
B. poisson equation
C. maxwell equation
D. ampere equation
Correct : A. laplace equation
66. The function V = exsin y + z does not satisfy Laplace equation. State True/False.
A. true
B. false
Correct : B. false
67. Poisson equation can be derived from which of the following equations?
A. point form of gauss law
B. integral form of gauss law
C. point form of ampere law
D. integral form of ampere law
Correct : A. point form of gauss law
68. Find the charge density from the function of flux density given by 12x – 7z.
A. 19
B. -5
C. 5
D. -19
Correct : C. 5
69. Find the electric field of a potential function given by 20 log x + y at the point (1,1,0).
A. -20 i – j
B. -i -20 j
C. i + j
D. (i + j)/20
Correct : A. -20 i – j
70. When a material has zero permittivity, the maximum potential that it can possess is
A. ∞
B. -∞
C. unity
D. zero
Correct : D. zero
71. Work done in charging a capacitor is
A. qv
B. 1⁄2qv
C. 2qv
D. qv2
Correct : B. 1⁄2qv
72. Energy stored in 2000mF capacitor charged to a potential difference of 10V is?
A. 100j
B. 200j
C. 300j
D. 400j
Correct : A. 100j
73. When do we get maximum energy from a set of capacitors?
A. when they are connected in parallel
B. when they are connected in series
C. both in series and parallel
D. insufficient information provided
Correct : A. when they are connected in parallel
74. Calculate the energy in the 2F capacitor.
A. 8.6kj
B. 64kj
C. 64j
D. 6.4kj
Correct : D. 6.4kj
75. Calculate the energy in the 4F capacitor.
A. 128kj
B. 1.28kj
C. 12.8kj
D. 1280j
Correct : C. 12.8kj
76. Calculate the energy stored in the combination of the capacitors.
A. 192kj
B. 1.92kj
C. 19.2kj
D. 1920j
Correct : C. 19.2kj
77. The unit for dielectric strength is
A. v/m2
B. mv/m2
C. mv/m
D. vm
Correct : C. mv/m
78. If the Voltage increases, what happens to dielectric strength?
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains the same
D. becomes zero
Correct : A. increases
79. If the thickness of the material increases, what happens to the dielectric strength?
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains the same
D. becomes zero
Correct : B. decreases
80. Which medium has the highest dielectric strength?
A. water
B. mica
C. air
D. glass
Correct : C. air
81. Leakage in capacitors is primarily caused by
A. transistors
B. resistors
C. inductors
D. dc motors
Correct : A. transistors
82. What is the conduction current when a capacitor is fully charged?
A. infinity
B. zero
C. 100a
D. 1000a
Correct : B. zero
83. The flow of electrons in dielectric is due to
A. conduction
B. potential difference
C. breakdown
D. resistance
Correct : C. breakdown
84. The flow of electrons which does not pass through the battery is known as
A. displacement current
B. leakage current
C. either displacement or leakage current
D. neither displacement nor leakage current
Correct : A. displacement current
85. The free electrons in practical dielectrics is due to _
A. there are no free electrons
B. conductors
C. impurities
D. both conductors and impurities
Correct : C. impurities
86. What is the type of current where the electrons actually move?
A. displacement current
B. conduction current
C. both conduction and displacement current
D. neither conduction nor displacement current
Correct : B. conduction current
87. What is the type of current caused due to variations in the field?
A. displacement current
B. conduction current
C. both conduction and displacement current
D. neither conduction nor displacement current
Correct : A. displacement current
88. Under normal conditions capacitors have _
A. displacement current
B. conduction current
C. both conduction and displacement current
D. neither conduction nor displacement current
Correct : A. displacement current
89. Under normal conditions capacitors have _
A. displacement current
B. conduction current
C. both conduction and displacement current
D. neither conduction nor displacement current
Correct : A. displacement current
90. What is the unit for displacement current?
A. no unit
B. ampere
C. coulomb
D. ampere/coulomb
Correct : B. ampere
91. Displacement current depends on _
A. moving charges
B. change in time
C. both moving charges and change in time
D. neither moving charges nor change in time
Correct : B. change in time
92. Magnetic fields between the parallel plates of a capacitor are due to?
A. displacement current
B. conduction current
C. both conduction and displacement current
D. neither conduction nor displacement current
Correct : A. displacement current
93. The free electrons in practical dielectrics are due to
A. there are no free electrons
B. conductors
C. impurities
D. displacement currents
Correct : C. impurities
94. 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
Correct : A. fixed capacitor
95. A capacitor using chemical reactions to store charge is _
A. paper capacitor
B. ceramic capacitor
C. polyester capacitor
D. electrolyte capacitor
Correct : D. electrolyte capacitor
96. Which, among the following, is the odd one out?
A. ceramic capacitor
B. electrolyte capacitor
C. tuning capacitor
D. paper capacitor
Correct : C. tuning capacitor
97. 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
Correct : A. turning the rotatable plates in or out
98. The simplest kind of capacitor is _
A. ceramic capacitor
B. electrolyte capacitor
C. tuning capacitor
D. paper capacitor
Correct : D. paper capacitor
99. Capacitor preferred when there is high frequency in the circuits is _
A. electrolyte capacitor
B. mica capacitor
C. air capacitor
D. glass capacitor
Correct : B. mica capacitor
100. The type of capacitors used in communication transmitters are?
A. electrolyte capacitor
B. variable capacitor
C. air capacitor
D. glass capacitor
Correct : B. variable capacitor