(b) towards the charge

NMDCAT PHYSICS
(c) both (a) and (6).
ELECTROSTATICS (d) none of the above

1. The force between two charges is 120 N.If .Ans: a

the distance between the charges is doubled,
the force will be 6. A field line and an equipotential surface are

(a) 60 N (b) 30 N (c) 40 N (d) 15 N (a) always parallel.

. Ans: b (b) always at 90°

2. The electric field intensity at a point situated (c) inclined at any angle 0
4 meters from a point charge is 200 N/C. If the (d) none of the above
distance is reduced to 2 meters, the field
intensity will be .Ans: b

(a) 400 N/C (b) 600 N/C (c) 800 N/C (d) 1200 7. The ability of charged bodies to exert force
N/C on 6ne another is attributed to the existence of

.Ans: c (a) electrons. (b) protons. (c) neutrons

3. The lines of force due to charged particles are (d) electric field

(a) always straight (b) always curved .Ans: d

(c) sometimes curved (d) none of the above 8. If the sheet of a bakelite is inserted between
the plates of an air capacitor, the capacitance
.Ans: b will
4. The electric field at a point situated at a (a) decrease. (b) increase.
distance d from straight charged conductor is
(c) remains unchanged. (d) become zero
(a) proportional to d.
.Ans: b
(b) inversely proportional to d
9. A capacitor stores 0.24 coulombs at 10 volts.
(c) inversely proportional to d. Its capacitance is
(d) none of the above (a) 0.024 F. (b) 0.12 F. (c) 0.6 F. (d) 0.8 F
.Ans: b .Ans: a
5. The direction of electric field due +0 positive 10. For making a capacitor, it is better to select
charge is . a dielectric having
(a) away from the charge
(a) low permittivity. (b) high permittivity (a) distance between plates (b) area of plates
(c) thickness of plates (d) all of the above
(c) permittivity same as that of air
Ans: c
(d) permittivity slightly more than that of air

.Ans: b
17. Which of the following is not a vector ?
11. The units of capacitance are
(a) Linear momentum
(a) volts/coulomb. (b) coulombs/volt
(b) Angular momentum (c) Electric field
(c) ohms (d) henry/Wb
(d) Electric potential Ans: d
. Ans: b
18. Two plates of a parallel plate capacitor after
12. If three 15 uF capacitors are connected in being charged from a constant voltage source
series, the net capacitance is are separated apart by means of insulated
(a) 5 Uf (b) 30 uF (c) 45 uF (d) 50 uF handles, then the

.Ans: a (a) Voltage across the plates increases

13. If three 10 uF capacitors are connected in (b) voltage across the plates decreases
parallel, the net cararitance is (c) charge on the capacitor decreases
(a) 20 uF (b) 30 uE (c) 40 uF (d) 50 uF (d) charge on the capacitor increases
.Ans: b Ans: b
14. A dielectric material must be 19. If A.C. voltage is applied to capacitive circuit,
(a) resistor (b) insulator the alternating current can flow in the circuit
because
(c) good conductor (d) semi conductor
(a) varying voltage produces the charging and
Ans: b dicharging currents

15. An electrolytic capacitor can be used for (b) of high peak value

(a) D.C. only (b) AC. Only (c) charging current can flow

(c) both D.C. as well as A.C. (d) discharge current can flow

Ans: a Ans: a

16. The capacitance of a capacitor is not 20. Voltage applied across a ceramic dielectric
affected by produces an electrolytic field 100 times greater
than air. What will be the value of dielectric Ans: c
constant ?
25. For which of the following parameter
(a) 50 (b) 100 (c) 150 (d) 200 variation, the capacitance of the capacitor
remains unaffected.
Ans: b
(a) Distance between plates

(b) Area of the plates (c) Nature of dielectric

21. Dielectric strength of mica is (d) Thickness of the plates
(a) 10 to 20 kV/mm (b) 30 to 50 kV/mm Ans: d
(c) 50 to 200 kV/mm (d) 300 to 500 kV/mm 26. Which of the following statement is true ?
Ans: c (a) The current in the discharging capacitor
22. The dissipation factor of a good dielectric is grows linearly
of the order of (b) The current in the dicharging capacitor
(a) 0.0002 (b) 0.002 (c) 0.02 (d) 0.2 grows exponentially

Ans: a (c) The current in the discharging capacitor

decays exponentially
23. "The total electric flux through any closed
surface surrounding charges is equal to the (d) The current in the discharging capacitor
amount oflcharge enclosed". The above decreases constantly
statement is associated with Ans: b
(a) Coulomb's square law (b) Gauss's law 27. Which of the following expression is correct
(c) Maxwell's first law (d) Maxwell's second for electric field strength ?
law (a) E = D/E (b) E = D2/t
Ans: b
(c) E = jtD (d) E= nD2
24. Three capacitors each of the capacity C are
Ans: a
given. The resultant capacity 2/3 C can be
obtained by using them 28. In a capacitor the electric charge is stored in

(a) all in series (b) all in parallel (a) metal plates (b) dielectric

(c) two in parallel and third in series with this (c) both (a) and (6) (d) none of the above
combination
Ans: b
(d) two in series and third in parallel across this
combination 29. Which of the following materials has the
highest value of dielectric constant?
(a) Glass (b) Vacuum (c) Ceramics (d) Oil (a) capacitor in parallel with contacts

Ans: c (b) capacitor in series with each contact

(c) resistance in line (d) none of the above

Ans: a

30. Which of the following capacitors will have 34. In the case of a lossy capacitor, its series
the least variation ? equivalent resistance value will be

(a) Paper capacitor (a) small (b) very small (c) large (d) zero

(b) Ceramic capacitor Ans: c

(c) Silver plated mica capacitor 35. The power dissipated in a pure capacitor is

(d) None of the above (a) zero (b) proportional to applied voltage

Ans: c c) proportional to value of capacitance

31. Which of the following statements is (d) both (b) and (c)
incorrect ?
Ans: a
(a) The leakage resistance of ceramic capacitors
is generally high 36. In a capacitive circuit

(b) The stored energy in a capacitor decreases (a) a steady value of applied voltage causes
with reduction in value of capacitance discharge

(c) The stored energy in a capacitor increases (b) an increase in applied voltage makes a
capacitor charge
with applied voltage

(d) A wire cable has distributed capacitance (c) decrease in applied voltage makes a
between the conductors capacitor charge

Ans: b (d) none of the above

32. Which of the following capacitors has Ans: b

relatively shorter shelf life ? 37. When a dielectric slab is introduced in a
(a) Mica capacitor (b) Electrolytic capacitor parallel plate capacitor, the potential difference
(c) Ceramic capacitor (d) Paper capacitor between plates will

Ans: b (a) remain uncharged (b) decrease

33. The sparking between two electrical (c) increase (d) become zero
contacts can be reduced by inserting a Ans: b
38. Capacitance increases with (a) Paper capacitor

(a) increase in plate area and decrease in (b) Ceramic capacitor

distance between the plates
(c) Electrolytic capacitor (d) Any-of the above
(b) increase in plate area and distance between
the plates Ans: c

(c) decrease in plate area and value of applied 46. The units of capacitance are
voltage (a) volts/coulomb.
(d) reduction in plate area and distance (b) coulombs/volt
between the plates
(c) ohms (d) henry/Wb
Ans: a
Ans: b
39. A capacitor consists of
47. The absolute permittivity of free space is
(a) two insulators separated by a conductor given by
(b) two conductors separated by an insulator
(a) 8.854 x 1(T9 F/m)
(c) two insulators only
(b) 8.854 x 1(T10 F/m)
(d) two conductors only
(c) 8.854 x KT11 F/m
Ans: b
(d) 8.854 x 10"12 F/m
43. The unit of capacitance is
Ans: b
(a) henry (b) ohm (c) farad (d) farad/m
48. The relative permittivity of free space is
Ans: c given by
44. A capacitor charged to 200 V has 2000 (iC of (a) 1 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1000
charge. The value of capacitance will be
Ans: a
(a) 10 F
49. Electric field intensity is a quantity
(6) 10 uF
(a) scalar (b) vector
(c) 100 nF
(c) both (a) and (6) (d) none of the above
(d) 1000 uF
Ans: b
Ans: b
50. When 4 volts e.m.f. is applied across a 1
45. A capacitor in a circuit became hot and farad capacitor, it will store energy of
ultimately exploded due to wrong connections,
which type of capacitor it could be ? (a) 2 joules (b) 4 joules
(c) 6 joules (d) 8 joules 56. A mica capacitor and a ceramic capacitor
both have the same physical dimensions. Which
Ans: d will have more value of capacitance ?
51. The capacitor preferred for high frequency
(a) Ceramic capacitor (b) Mica capacitor
circuits is
(c) Both will have identical value of capacitance
(a) air capacitor (b) mica capacitor
(d) It depends on applied voltage
(c) electrolytic capacitor (d) none of the
above Ans: a

Ans: b 57. Which of the following material has least

value of dielectric constant ?
52. The capacity of capacitor bank used in
power factor correction is expressed in terms of (a) Ceramics (b) Oil (c) Glass (d) Paper

(a) kW (b) kVA (c) kVAR (d) volts Ans: b

Ans: c 58. Which of the following capacitors will have

the least value of breakdown voltage ?
53. While testing a capacitor with ohm meter, if
the capacitor shows charging, but the final (a) Mica (b) Paper (c) Ceramic (d) Electrolytic
resistance reading is appreciably less than
normal, it can be concluded that the capacitor is Ans: d

(a) short-circuited (b) open circuited 59. The breakdown voltage for paper capacitors
is usually
(c) alright (d) leaky
(a) 20 to 60 volts (b) 200 to 1600 volts
Ans: d
(c) 2000 to 3000 volts
54. If a 6 uF capacitor is charged to 200 V, the
charge in coulombs will be (d) more than 10000 volts

(a) 800 uC (b) 900 uC Ans:

(c) 1200 uC (d) 1600 uC 60. The value of dielectric constant for vacuum
is taken as
Ans: c
(a) zero (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 10
55. What is the value of capacitance that must
be connected in parallel with 50 pF condenser Ans: b
to make an equivalent capacitance of 150 pF ? 61. Which of the following capacitors is marked
(a) 50 pF (b) 100 pF (c) 150 pF (d) 200 pF for polarity ?

Ans: b (a) Air (b) Paper (c) Mica (d) Electrolytic

 Ans: d (c) Faraday's law (d) Lenz's law

62. Which of the following statements is Ans: a

incorrect ?
66. Dielectric strength of mica is
(a) The thinner the dielectric, the more the
capacitance and the lower the voltage (a) 10 to 20 kV/mm (6) 30 to 50 kV/mm
breakdown rating for a capacitor . (c) 50 to 200 kV/mm (d) 300 to 500 kV/mm
(b) A six dot mica capacitor colour coded white, Ans: c
green, black, red and yellow has the
capacitance value of 500 pF 67. The dielectric constant (relative permittivity)
of glass is given by
(c) Capacitors in series provide less capacitance
but a higher voltage breakdown rating for the (a) 0.1 to 0.4 (b) 0.5 to 1.0
combination
(c) 2.0 to 4.0 (d) 5 to 100
(d) A capacitor can store charge because it has a
Ans: d
dielectric between two conductors
68. capacitors are mainly used for radio
Ans: b
frequency tuning.
63. The electrostatic force between two charges
(a) Paper (b) Air (c) Mica (d) Electrolytic
of one coulomb each and placed at a distance
of 0.5 m will be Ans: b
(a) 36 x 10fa (b) 36 x 107 N (c) 36 x 108 N 69. The inverse of capacitance is called
(d) 36 x 109 N
(a) reluctance (b) conductance
Ans: d
(c) susceptance (d) elastance
64. The units of volume charge density are
Ans: d
(a) Coulomb/meter (b) Coulomb/meter
70. When the dielectric is homogeneous,the
(c) Coulomb/meter (d) Coulomb/meter potential gradient is
Ans: c (a) uniform (b) non-uniform
65. "The surface integral of the normal (c) zero (d) any of the above
component of the electric displacement D over
any closed surface equals the charge Ans: a

enclosed by the surface". The above statement 71. The potential gradient across the material of
is associated with low permittivity is than across the material of
high permittivity.
(a) Gauss's law (b) Kirchhoff s law
(a) smaller (b) greater 76. The total deficiency or excess of electrons in
a body is known as
(c) both (a) and (b) (d) none of the above
(a) current (b) voltage
Ans: b
(c) potential gradient (d) charge
72. ________field is associated with the
capacitor. Ans: d

(a) Electric (b) Magnetic 77. The phenomenon of an uncharged body

getting charged merely by the nearness of a
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above charged body is known as
Ans: a (a) pholoelectric effect (b) chemical effect
73. A capacitor having capacitance of 5 uF is (c) magnetic effect (d) induction
charged to a potential difference of 10,000 V.
Ans: d
The energy stored in the capacitor is
78. A unit tube of flux is known as tube
(a) 50 joules (b) 150 joules
(a) Newton (b) Faraday
(c) 200 joules (d) 250 joules
(c) Michale (d) None of the above
Ans: d
Ans: b
74. A single core cable used on 33000 V has
conductor diameter 10 mm and the internal 79. The number of Faraday tubes of flux passing
diameter of sheath 25 mm. The maximum through a surface in an electric field is called
electrostatic stress in the cable is
(a) electric flux (6) electric flux density
(a) 62 x 105 V/m (b) 72 x 105 V/m
(c) magnetic flux density (d) electric charge
(c) 82 x 105 V/m (d) 92 x 105 V/m density

Ans: b Ans: a

75. Two infinite parallel plates 10 mm apart 80. The unit of electric instensity is
have maintained between them a potential
difference of 100 V. The acceleration of an (a) N/C2 (b) Wb/m2 (c) N/C (d) N2/C
electron placed between them is Ans:c
(a) 0.56 x 1015 m/s2 (b) 1.5 x 1015 m/s2 81. The value of E within the field due to a point
(c) 1.6 x 1015 m/s2 (d) 1.76 x 1015 m/s2 charge can be found with the help of

Ans: d (a) Faraday's laws (b) Kirchhoff s laws

(c) Coulomb's laws (d) none of the above

 Ans: c (c) remains unaltered (d) none of the
above
82. at a point may be defined as equal to the
lines of force passing normally through a unit Ans: b
cross section at that point.
88. The property of a capacitor to store
(a) Electric intensity (6) Magnetic flux density electricity is called its
(c) Electric flux (d) None of the above
(a) capacitance (b) charge
Ans: a
(c) energy (d) none of the above
83. Electric intensity at any point in an electric
field is equal to the at that point. Ans: a

89. is that property of a capacitor which delays

(a) electric flux (b) magnetic flux density
any change of voltage across it.
(c) potential gradient (d) none of the above
(a) Inductance (b) Capacitance
Ans: c
(c) Potential gradient (d) None of the above
84. Electric displacement is a______quantity.
Ans: b
(a) scalar (b) vector (c) both of the above
90. A capacitance of 100 fiF is connected in
(d) none of the above series with a resistance of 8000 £2. The time
constant of the circuit is
Ans: b
(a) 0.2 s (b) 0.4 s (c) 0.6 s (d) 0.8 s
85. at a point is equal to the negative potential
gradient at that point. Ans: d

(a) Electric intensity (6) Electric flux 91. In a cable capacitor, voltage gradient is
maximum at the surface of the
(c) Magnetic flux (d) Magnetic flux density
(a) earth (b) conduction
Ans: a
(c) sheath (d) insulator
86. The unit of dielectric strength is given by
Ans: b
(a) V/m (b) V2/m (c) m/V (d) m/V2
92. The time constant of an R-C circuit is
Ans: a defined as the time during which capacitor
87. Dielectric strength ______ with increasing charging voltage actually rises to ______
thickness percent of its value.

(a) increases (b) decreases (a) 37, initial (b) 62, initial

(c) 62, final (d) 37, final

 Ans: c Ans: d

93 The time constant and R-C circuit may also 98. What will happen to an insulating medium if
be defined as the time during which the voltage more than the breakdown voltage is
charging current falls to ______ percent of its applied on it ?
initial maximum value,
(a) It will become magnetic
(a) 37 (b) 42 (c) 63 (d) 73
(b) It will melt
Ans: a
(c) It will get punctured or cracked
94. The capacitance of a capacitor is influenced
by d) Its molecular structure will get changed

(a) plate area (b) plate separation Ans: c

(c) nature of dielectric 99. 1 volt/meter is same as

(a) 1 meter/coulomb (6) 1 newton meter

(d) none of the above (e) all

Ans: (c) 1 newton/meter (d) 1 joule/coulomb

95. A capacitor consists of two Ans: d

(a) ceramic plates and one mica disc 100. One volt is the same as

(b) insulators separated by a dielectric a) one joule/coulomb

(c) silver-coated insulators (b) one coulomb/joule (c) one coulomb

(d) conductors separated by an insulator (d) one joule

Ans: d Ans: a

101. The capacitance between two plates

96. Permittivity is expressed in
increases with
(a) Farad/sq-m (b) Farad/meter
(a) shorter plate area and higher applied
(c) Weber/meter (d) Weber/sq-m voltage

Ans: b (6) shorter plate area and shorter distance

between them
97. Dielectric strength of a material depends on
(c) larger plate area, longer distance between
(a) moisture content (b) temperature plates and higher,applied voltage
(c) thickness (d) all of the above (d) larger plate area and shorter distance
(e) none of the above between plates
 Ans: d 107. If a third equal and similar charge is placed
between two equal and similar charges, then
102. The capacitance C is charged through a this third charge will
resistance R. The time constant of the charging
circuit is given by (a) move out of the field of influence of the two
charges
(a) CIR (b) 1/RC (c) RC (d) RIC
(b) remain in stable equilibrium
Ans: c
(c) not be in equilibrium
103. The bridge used for the measurement of
the value of the capacitance is (d) be in unstable equilibrium

(a) Wien's bridge (b) Wheatstone bridge Ans: b

(c) Schering bridge (d) Hay's bridge 108. A region around a stationary electric
charge has
Ans: c
(a) an electric field (b) a magnetic field
104. The presence of an uncharged conductor
near a charged one increases the (c) both (a) and (6) (d) none of the above

(a) charge of the charged conductor Ans: a

(b) capacity of the charged conductor 109. The minimum value of potential gradient
in a cable occurs in
(c) potential of the charged conductor
(a) insulation (b) conductor
(d) all of the above
Ans: b (c) outer sheath (d) uniformly all over

105. A potential of 400 V is applied to a Ans: a

capacitor, the plates of which are 4 mm apart.
The strength of electric field is 110. Dielectric strength of medium

(a) 100 kV/m (b) 10 kV/m (a) increases with rise in temperature

(c) 5 kV/m (d) 2 kV/m (b) increases with moisture content

Ans: a (c) is same for all insulating materials

106. The ohmmeter reading for a short circuited (d) none of the above
capacitor is Ans: d
(a) infinity (b) few kilo ohms 111. Acharge which when placed in vacuum
from an equal and similar charge repels with a
(c)few megohms
force of 9 x 10 N, is known as
Ans: c
(a) milli-coulomb (b) micro-coulomb N/C. If the distance is reduced to 2 meters, the
field intensity will be
(c) pico-coulomb (d) coulomb
(a) 400 N/C (b) 600 N/C (c) 800 N/C (d) 1200
Ans: b N/C
112. Dielectric strength of a medium is usually Ans: c
expressed in
117. The lines of force due to charged particles
(a) J/mm (b) C/m2 (c) kV/mm (d) N/mm are
Ans: c (a) always straight (b) always curved
113. A positive and a negative charge are
(c) sometimes curved (d) none of the above
initially 50 mm apart. When they are moved
close together so that they are now only 10 Ans: b
mm apart, the force between them will be
118. The electric field at a point situated at a
(a) 5 times smaller than before distance d from straight charged conductor is

(b) 5 times greater than before (a) proportional to d.

(c) 10 times greater than before (b) inversely proportional to d

(d) 25 times larger than before (c) inversely proportional to d.

Ans: d (d) none of the above

114. When a dielectric is placed in an electric Ans: b

field the field strength
119. The direction of electric field due +0
(a) decreases (b) increases positive charge is .

(c) reduces to zero (d) remain unchanged (a) away from the charge

Ans: a (b) towards the charge

115. The force between two charges is 120 N. If (c) both (a) and (6).
the distance between the charges is doubled,
the force will be (d) none of the above

(a) 60 N (b) 30 N (c) 40 N (d) 15 N Ans: a

Ans: b 120. A field line and an equipotential surface

are
116. The electric field intensity at a point
situated 4 meters from a point charge is 200 (a) always parallel. (b) always at 90°.

(c) inclined at any angle 0

(d) none of the above 126. If three 10 uF capacitors are connected in
parallel, the net cararitance is
Ans: b
(a) 20 uF (b) 30 uE (c) 40 uF (d) 50 uF
121. The ability of charged bodies to exert force
on 6ne another is attributed to the existence of Ans: b

(a) electrons. (b) protons. (c) neutrons 127. A dielectric material must be

(d) electric field (a) resistor (b) insulator

Ans: d (c) good conductor (d) semi conductor

122. If the sheet of a bakelite is inserted Ans: b

between the plates of an air capacitor, the
capacitance will 128. An electrolytic capacitor can be used for

(a) decrease. (b) increase. (a) D.C. only (b) AC. Only (c) both

(c) remains unchanged. (d) become zero D.C. as well as A.C.

Ans: b Ans: a

123. A capacitor stores 0.24 coulombs at 10 129. The capacitance of a capacitor is not
volts. Its capacitance is affected by

(a) 0.024 F. (b) 0.12 F. (c) 0.6 F. (d) 0.8 F (a) distance between plates (b) area of plates
(c) thickness of plates (d) all of the above
Ans: a
Ans: c
124. For making a capacitor, it is better to select
130. Which of the following is not a vector ?
a dielectric having
(a) Linear momentum
(a) low permittivity. (b) high permittivity

(c) permittivity same as that of air (b) Angular momentum (c) Electric field

(d) Electric potential

(d) permittivity slightly more than that of air

Ans: b Ans: d

125. If three 15 uF capacitors are connected in 131. Two plates of a parallel plate capacitor
after being charged from a constant voltage
series, the net capacitance is
source are separated apart by means of
(a) 5 Uf (b) 30 uF (c) 45 uF (d) 50 uF insulated handles, then the

Ans: a (a) Voltage across the plates increases

(b) voltage across the plates decreases

(c) charge on the capacitor decreases 136. Three capacitors each of the capacity C are
given. The resultant capacity 2/3 C can be
(d) charge on the capacitor increases obtained by using them
Ans: b (a) all in series (b) all in parallel
132. If A.C. voltage is applied to capacitive (c) two in parallel and third in series with this
circuit, the alternating current can flow in the combination
circuit because
(d) two in series and third in parallel across this
(a) varying voltage produces the charging and
combination
dicharging currents
Ans: c
(b) of high peak value
137. For which of the following parameter
(c) charging current can flow variation, the capacitance of the capacitor
(d) discharge current can flow remains unaffected.

Ans: a (a) Distance between plates

133. Voltage applied across a ceramic dielectric (b) Area of the plates
produces an electrolytic field 100 times greater (c) Nature of dielectric
than air. What will be the value of dielectric
constant ? (d) Thickness of the plates

(a) 50 (b) 100 (c) 150 (d) 200 Ans: d

Ans: b 138. Which of the following statement is true ?

134. The dissipation factor of a good dielectric is (a) The current in the discharging capacitor
of the order of grows linearly

(a) 0.0002 (b) 0.002 (c) 0.02 (d) 0.2 (b) The current in the dicharging capacitor
grows exponentially
Ans: a
(c) The current in the discharging capacitor
135. "The total electric flux through any closed decays exponentially
surface surrounding charges is equal to the
amount oflcharge enclosed". The above (d) The current in the discharging capacitor
statement is associated with decreases constantly

(a) Coulomb's square law (b) Gauss's law Ans: b

(c) Maxwell's first law (d) Maxwell's second 139. Which of the following expression is
law correct for electric field strength ?

Ans: b
(a) E = D/E (b) E = D2/t (c) E = jtD (d) E= Ans: b
nD2
146. Which of the following capacitors has
Ans: a relatively shorter shelf life ?

140. In a capacitor the electric charge is stored (a) Mica capacitor (b) Electrolytic capacitor
in (c) Ceramic capacitor (d) Paper capacitor

(a) metal plates (b) dielectric Ans: b

(c) both (a) and (6) (d) none of the above 147. The sparking between two electrical
contacts can be reduced by inserting a
Ans: b
(a) capacitor in parallel with contacts (b)
141. Which of the following materials has the
capacitor in series with each contact
highest value of dielectric constant?
(c) resistance in line
(a) Glass (b) Vacuum (c) Ceramics (d) Oil
(d) none of the above
Ans: c
Ans: a
142. Which of the following capacitors will have
the least variation ? 148. In the case of a lossy capacitor, its series
equivalent resistance value will be
(a) Paper capacitor
(a) small (b) very small (c) large (d) zero
(b) Ceramic capacitor
Ans: c
(c) Silver plated mica capacitor
149. The power dissipated in a pure capacitor is
(d) None of the above
(a) zero (b) proportional to applied voltage
Ans: c
c) proportional to value of capacitance
145. Which of the following statements is
incorrect ? (d) both (b) and (c)

(a) The leakage resistance of ceramic capacitors Ans: a

is generally high
150. In a capacitive circuit
(b) The stored energy in a capacitor decreases
with reduction in value of capacitance (a) a steady value of applied voltage causes
discharge
(c) The stored energy in a capacitor increases
(b) an increase in applied voltage makes a
with applied voltage
capacitor charge
(d) A wire cable has distributed capacitance
between the conductors (c) decrease in applied voltage makes a
capacitor charge
(d) none of the above (a) 10 F (b) 10 uF (c) 100 nF (d) 1000 uF

Ans: b Ans: b

151. When a dielectric slab is introduced in a 155. A capacitor in a circuit became hot and
parallel plate capacitor, the potential difference ultimately exploded due to wrong connections,
between plates will which type of capacitor it could be ?

(a) remain uncharged (b) decrease (a) Paper capacitor (b) Ceramic capacitor

(c) increase (d) become zero (c) Electrolytic capacitor (d) Any-of the above

Ans: b Ans: c

152. Capacitance increases with 154. The absolute permittivity of free space is
given by
(a) increase in plate area and decrease in
distance between the plates (a) 8.854 x 1(T9 F/m) (b) 8.854 x 1(T10 F/m)
(c) 8.854 x KT11 F/m (d) 8.854 x 10"12 F/m
(b) increase in plate area and distance between
the plates Ans: b

(c) decrease in plate area and value of applied 155. The relative permittivity of free space is
voltage given by

(d) reduction in plate area and distance (a) 1 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1000
between the plates
Ans: a
Ans: a
156. Electric field intensity is a quantity
153. A capacitor consists of
(a) scalar (b) vector (c) both (a) and (6)
(a) two insulators separated by a conductor (d) none of the above
(b) two conductors separated by an insulator
Ans: b
(c) two insulators only
157. When 4 volts e.m.f. is applied across a 1
(d) two conductors only farad capacitor, it will store energy of

Ans: b (a) 2 joules (b) 4 joules

154. The unit of capacitance is (c) 6 joules (d) 8 joules

(a) henry (b) ohm (c) farad (d) farad/m Ans: d

Ans: c 158. The capacitor preferred for high frequency

circuits is
155. A capacitor charged to 200 V has 2000 (iC
of charge. The value of capacitance will be (a) air capacitor (b) mica capacitor
(c) electrolytic capacitor (d) none of the
above

Ans: b

159. The capacity of capacitor bank used in

power factor correction is expressed in terms of

(a) kW (b) kVA (c) kVAR (d) volts

Ans: c

160. While testing a capacitor with ohm meter,

if the capacitor shows charging, but the final
resistance reading is appreciably less than
normal, it can be concluded that the capacitor is

(a) short-circuited (b) open circuited

(c) alright (d) leaky

Ans: d