Electrostatic

21. A potential of 400 V is applied to a capacitor, the plates of which are 4 mm apart. The strength of electric field is

  1. 100 kV/m
  2. 10 kV/m
  3. 5 kV/m
  4. 2 kV/m

Correct answer: (A)
100 kV/m

22. A region around a stationary electric charge has

  1. an electric field
  2. a magnetic field
  3. both (a) and (6)
  4. none of the above

Correct answer: (A)
an electric field

23. A single core cable used on 33000 V has conductor diameter 10 mm and the internal diameter of sheath 25 mm. The maximum electrostatic stress in the cable is

  1. 62 x 105 V/m
  2. 72 x 105 V/m
  3. 82 x 105 V/m
  4. 92 x 105 V/m

Correct answer: (B)
72 x 105 V/m

24. A unit tube of flux is known as tube

  1. Newton
  2. Faraday
  3. Michale
  4. None of the above

Correct answer: (B)
Faraday

25. Acharge which when placed in vacuum from an equal and similar charge repels with a force of 9 x 10 N, is known as

  1. milli-coulomb
  2. micro-coulomb
  3. pico-coulomb
  4. coulomb

Correct answer: (B)
micro-coulomb

26. Air capacitors are generally available in the range

  1. 10 to 400 pF
  2. 1 to 20 pF
  3. 100 to 900 pF
  4. 20 to 100 pF

Correct answer: (A)
10 to 400 pF

27. An electrolytic capacitor can be used for

  1. D.C. only
  2. AC. only
  3. both D.C. as well as A.C.
  4. all of the above

Correct answer: (A)
D.C. only

28. An electrolytic capacitor is generally made to provide

  1. low capacitance
  2. fixed capacitance
  3. variable capacitance
  4. large value of capacitance

Correct answer: (D)
large value of capacitance

29. An uncharged conductor is placed near a charged conductor, then

  1. the uncharged conductor gets charged by conduction
  2. the uncharged conductor gets charged by induction and then attracted towards the charging body
  3. the uncharged conductor is attracted first and then charged by induction
  4. it remains as such

Correct answer: (B)
the uncharged conductor gets charged by induction and then attracted towards the charging body

30. at a point is equal to the negative potential gradient at that point.

  1. Electric intensity
  2. Electric flux
  3. Magnetic flux
  4. Magnetic flux density

Correct answer: (A)
Electric intensity

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