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4951 The SI unit of inductance is: Physics
Self and mutual induction
Medium
4952 If the number of turns of a solenoid is doubled, keeping its length and area the same, its self-inductance be… Physics
Self and mutual induction
Medium
4953 The mutual inductance between two coils does NOT depend on: Physics
Self and mutual induction
Hard
4954 The peak value of an AC voltage is 325 V. Its RMS value is about: Physics
Alternating current
Easy
4955 The reactance of a 0.1 H inductor at 50 Hz is about: Physics
Alternating current
Easy
4956 A series LCR circuit has R = 30 Ω, X_L = 80 Ω and X_C = 40 Ω. Its impedance is: Physics
Alternating current
Medium
4957 In a purely inductive AC circuit, the current: Physics
Alternating current
Medium
4958 As the frequency of the AC supply increases, the reactance of a capacitor: Physics
Alternating current
Hard
4959 A series LCR circuit has L = 0.1 H and C = 10 μF. Its resonant frequency is about: Physics
Resonance and power in AC circuits
Medium
4960 At resonance in a series LCR circuit, the impedance is: Physics
Resonance and power in AC circuits
Easy
4961 The power factor of a purely inductive circuit is: Physics
Resonance and power in AC circuits
Easy
4962 A series circuit with R = 30 Ω and Z = 50 Ω is connected to a 200 V (rms) supply. The average power consumed … Physics
Resonance and power in AC circuits
Medium
4963 A choke coil is preferred to a resistor for reducing current in AC circuits because the choke: Physics
Resonance and power in AC circuits
Hard
4964 A transformer has 200 turns in the primary and 1000 turns in the secondary. If the primary voltage is 220 V A… Physics
AC generator and transformer
Easy
4965 An ideal step-down transformer gives 11 V and 4 A from a 220 V supply. The primary current is: Physics
AC generator and transformer
Medium
4966 A coil of 100 turns and area 0.02 m² rotates at 50 revolutions per second in a field of 0.1 T. The peak emf i… Physics
AC generator and transformer
Hard
4967 A transformer works on the principle of: Physics
AC generator and transformer
Easy
4968 In an AC generator, the induced emf in the rotating coil is maximum when the plane of the coil is: Physics
AC generator and transformer
Medium
4969 Maxwell's displacement current through a surface is given by: Physics
Displacement current
Easy
4970 A parallel-plate capacitor is being charged, and the current in the connecting wires is 1.5 A. What is the di… Physics
Displacement current
Easy
4971 The voltage across a 2 μF capacitor increases at a steady rate of 5000 V/s. What is the displacement current … Physics
Displacement current
Medium
4972 In a plane electromagnetic wave in vacuum, the peak electric field is 6 V/m. What is the peak magnetic field? Physics
Displacement current
Medium
4973 A plane electromagnetic wave travels along the +x axis and its electric field oscillates along the y axis. Al… Physics
Displacement current
Hard
4974 Which electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelength? Physics
Electromagnetic spectrum
Easy
4975 Radar systems used for aircraft navigation mainly use: Physics
Electromagnetic spectrum
Easy
4976 An FM station broadcasts at 100 MHz. What is the wavelength of its waves in air? Physics
Electromagnetic spectrum
Medium
4977 The ozone layer in the upper atmosphere protects living things mainly by absorbing: Physics
Electromagnetic spectrum
Medium
4978 An electromagnetic wave has a frequency of 10 GHz. What are its wavelength and the band it belongs to? Physics
Electromagnetic spectrum
Hard
4979 A spherical mirror has a radius of curvature of 24 cm. What is the magnitude of its focal length? Physics
Reflection by spherical mirrors
Easy
4980 The image formed by a convex mirror of a real object is always: Physics
Reflection by spherical mirrors
Easy
4981 An object is placed 20 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 15 cm. Where is the image and what is … Physics
Reflection by spherical mirrors
Medium
4982 An object is placed 20 cm in front of a convex mirror of radius of curvature 40 cm. Where is the image? Physics
Reflection by spherical mirrors
Medium
4983 A person stands 10 cm from a concave shaving mirror of focal length 15 cm. Which description of the image is … Physics
Reflection by spherical mirrors
Hard
4984 The working of an optical fibre is based on: Physics
Refraction and total internal reflection
Easy
4985 A water tank is 12 cm deep. Viewed from directly above, how deep does it appear? (Refractive index of water =… Physics
Refraction and total internal reflection
Easy
4986 What is the critical angle for light going from a medium of refractive index √2 into air? Physics
Refraction and total internal reflection
Medium
4987 Diamond sparkles more than glass cut to the same shape mainly because diamond has: Physics
Refraction and total internal reflection
Medium
4988 A point object in air is 30 cm from the convex surface of a large glass block (n = 1.5). The radius of curvat… Physics
Refraction and total internal reflection
Hard
4989 What is the power of a concave lens of focal length 25 cm? Physics
Lenses
Easy
4990 An object is placed 30 cm in front of a convex lens of focal length 20 cm. What are the image distance and ma… Physics
Lenses
Medium
4991 An equiconvex glass lens (n = 1.5) has both radii of curvature equal to 20 cm. What is its focal length? Physics
Lenses
Medium
4992 Two thin lenses of power +5 D and –3 D are placed in contact. What is the focal length of the combination? Physics
Lenses
Medium
4993 A glass convex lens (n = 1.5) has a focal length of 20 cm in air. What is its focal length when fully immerse… Physics
Lenses
Hard
4994 A thin prism of angle 5° is made of glass of refractive index 1.5. What is its deviation of a ray? Physics
Prism
Easy
4995 When white light passes through a glass prism, which colour is deviated the most? Physics
Prism
Easy
4996 An equilateral glass prism gives a minimum deviation of 30°. What is the refractive index of the glass? Physics
Prism
Medium
4997 A ray passes through an equilateral prism at minimum deviation. What is the angle of refraction at the first … Physics
Prism
Medium
4998 A thin prism of angle 6° has refractive indices 1.66 for violet and 1.64 for red. What is the angular dispers… Physics
Prism
Hard
4999 Why does the objective of an astronomical telescope have a large aperture? Physics
Optical instruments
Easy
5000 A convex lens of focal length 5 cm is used as a simple microscope with the image formed at the near point (25… Physics
Optical instruments
Easy