Quiz: Electric Charges and Fields (15 Questions)

1. What is the SI unit of electric charge?

Ampere
Coulomb
Newton

2. Charge of one electron is:

1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ C
3 × 10⁻¹⁹ C
9.1 × 10⁻³¹ C

3. Which law governs the force between two point charges?

Ohm's Law
Coulomb's Law
Faraday's Law

4. Coulomb’s law is valid only for:

Large charges
Small distances
Point charges

5. Electric field is a:

Scalar quantity
Vector quantity
Neither

6. SI unit of electric field is:

Volt/meter
Newton/Coulomb
Joule/Coulomb

7. Lines of electric field never:

Curve
Intersect
Start at positive charges

8. Electric field inside a conductor is:

Non-zero
Zero
Constant

9. The force between two charges is inversely proportional to:

r


10. SI unit of permittivity is:

Farad/meter
Newton/meter
Volt/meter

11. Value of ε₀ (permittivity of free space) is:

8.85 × 10⁻¹² C²/N·m²
9.8 m/s²
1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ C

12. Superposition principle applies to:

One charge
Multiple charges
Not applicable

13. What is quantization of charge?

Charge can be any value
Charge exists in discrete packets
Charge is continuous

14. Electric dipole moment depends on:

Charge × distance
Mass
Energy

15. The value of Coulomb's constant k is:

9 × 10⁹ Nm²/C²
8.85 × 10⁻¹²
6.67 × 10⁻¹¹

Quiz: Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance (15 Questions)

1. Electrostatic potential at a point is defined as:

Work done per unit charge in bringing the charge from infinity to that point
Force per unit charge
Energy per unit charge

2. The SI unit of electric potential is:

Newton
Joule
Volt

3. The electrostatic potential due to a point charge decreases with:

Square of distance
Cube of distance
Inverse of distance

4. The work done in moving a charge in an equipotential surface is:

Maximum
Infinite
Zero

5. Potential difference between two points is the work done in:

Moving unit charge from lower to higher potential
Moving unit charge from higher to lower potential
Moving unit charge from one point to another

6. Unit of capacitance is:

Farad
Coulomb
Volt

7. Capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor depends on:

Shape of plates
Charge on plates
Distance and area of plates

8. Capacitance increases with:

Decreasing plate area
Increasing plate separation
Inserting a dielectric

9. What happens to the capacitance when the dielectric constant increases?

Decreases
Remains same
Increases

10. Energy stored in a capacitor is:

½ CV²
CV²
V²/C

11. The dimension of capacitance is:

M⁻¹L⁻²T⁴A²
MLT⁻²
ML²T⁻²A⁻²

12. Two capacitors 2 µF and 3 µF are connected in series, equivalent capacitance is:

5 µF
1.2 µF
0.5 µF

13. The electric field inside a conductor is:

Infinite
Constant
Zero

14. A capacitor stores energy in the form of:

Mechanical energy
Thermal energy
Electric potential energy

15. Capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is directly proportional to:

Area of plates
Square of voltage
Temperature

Quiz: Current Electricity (15 Questions)

1. SI unit of electric current is:

Volt
Ampere
Ohm

2. Electric current is defined as:

Rate of flow of charge
Rate of change of voltage
Rate of flow of energy

3. Ohm's law is valid when:

Temperature is constant
Resistance changes
Current fluctuates

4. SI unit of resistance is:

Ampere
Ohm
Volt

5. A conductor obeys Ohm’s law when:

V/I is constant
V is zero
I is zero

6. The resistivity of a conductor depends on:

Length
Material
Area

7. Drift velocity is proportional to:

Resistance
Electric field
Length

8. Current density is defined as:

Charge per volume
Current per unit area
Voltage per area

9. Relation between current (I), charge (Q) and time (t) is:

I = Q × t
Q = I × t
t = Q / I

10. Resistance of a wire increases with:

Decreasing length
Increasing area
Increasing temperature

11. A good conductor has:

High resistivity
Low resistivity
Infinite resistance

12. In a series circuit, the current is:

Different in each resistor
Same in all resistors
Zero

13. SI unit of power is:

Ohm
Watt
Volt

14. Power dissipated in a resistor is:

V/I
I²R
IR²

15. A battery is a source of:

Resistance
Electric current
EMF

Quiz: Moving Charges and Magnetism (15 Questions)

1. Magnetic field due to a current-carrying wire is given by:

Biot–Savart law
Ampere's law
Faraday's law

2. SI unit of magnetic field is:

Tesla
Gauss
Weber

3. Magnetic field inside a long straight current-carrying solenoid is:

Non-uniform
Uniform
Zero

4. Direction of magnetic force is given by:

Fleming’s left-hand rule
Right-hand thumb rule
Lenz’s law

5. Magnetic force on a moving charge is:

qvB
qvB sinθ
qE

6. Force on a current-carrying conductor in magnetic field is:

IL
ILB sinθ
IB sinθ

7. Magnetic field at the center of a circular loop is proportional to:

I/R
IR
R/I

8. In Ampere's circuital law, ∮B·dl equals:

μ₀I
μ₀I/2π
μ₀/4π

9. A charged particle moves in a magnetic field in a circular path due to:

Gravitational force
Centripetal magnetic force
Electric field

10. Cyclotron is used to:

Measure magnetic field
Accelerate charged particles
Store energy

11. Lorentz force includes:

Magnetic force only
Electric force only
Both electric and magnetic forces

12. Magnetic field due to infinite straight wire is:

μ₀I/2πr
μ₀I/r²
μ₀I/4πr

13. Radius of circular path of charge in magnetic field increases with:

Increasing magnetic field
Decreasing velocity
Increasing mass

14. Work done by magnetic field on moving charge is:

Maximum
Zero
Depends on direction

15. Unit of magnetic permeability μ₀ is:

T·m/A
N/A²
Both A and B

Chapter 5: Magnetism and Matter – Quiz

  1. The earth’s magnetic field is due to:
    a) Presence of magnetic materials in the core
    b) Motion of molten iron in the core
    c) Gravitational pull of the moon
    d) Rotation of the earth

  2. Which of the following is a unit of magnetic dipole moment?
    a) A·m
    b) A/m
    c) A·m²
    d) T·m

  3. The angle of dip is 90° at:
    a) Equator
    b) Magnetic equator
    c) Poles
    d) Tropic of Cancer

  4. Which material is not attracted by a magnet?
    a) Iron
    b) Cobalt
    c) Nickel
    d) Copper

  5. A magnetic needle in a non-uniform field experiences:
    a) Only torque
    b) Only force
    c) Both force and torque
    d) Neither force nor torque

  6. A bar magnet is cut into two equal pieces. Magnetic moment of each is:
    a) Same
    b) Half
    c) Double
    d) Zero

  7. Magnetic susceptibility of diamagnetic material is:
    a) Positive and large
    b) Positive and small
    c) Zero
    d) Negative

  8. Field at center of current loop is:
    a) Zero
    b) Along loop axis
    c) Perpendicular
    d) Tangential

  9. Which has highest magnetic permeability?
    a) Vacuum
    b) Air
    c) Soft iron
    d) Copper

  10. A suspended magnet aligns in which direction?
    a) North-South
    b) East-West
    c) Vertically upward
    d) Any direction

  11. Which instrument measures angle of dip?
    a) Tangent galvanometer
    b) Magnetometer
    c) Dip circle
    d) Flux meter

  12. Permanent magnets are made from:
    a) Soft iron
    b) Steel
    c) Copper
    d) Aluminum

  13. A neutral point is where:
    a) Field is max
    b) Field is zero
    c) Lines are parallel
    d) Flux is max

  14. Earth’s magnetic field lines emerge from:
    a) Geographical North
    b) Magnetic North
    c) Magnetic South
    d) Geographical South

  15. In a bar magnet, lines go from:
    a) South to North
    b) North to South
    c) Circular
    d) Random

Quiz: Electromagnetic Induction (15 Questions)

1. Who discovered electromagnetic induction?

Michael Faraday
James Clerk Maxwell
Oersted

2. The SI unit of magnetic flux is:

Tesla
Henry
Weber

3. Electromagnetic induction occurs when:

A magnetic field is constant
Magnetic flux changes
A conductor is stationary

4. The direction of induced current is given by:

Faraday’s Law
Lenz’s Law
Ohm’s Law

5. Lenz’s Law obeys which conservation principle?

Momentum
Charge
Energy

6. If Φ = 2t² + 3t, the induced EMF at t = 2s is:

8 V
11 V
6 V

7. In motional EMF, the formula is:

Blv
Bv/l
Bl/v

8. A 500-turn coil experiences a 0.02 Wb flux change in 0.1 s. EMF is:

1 V
10 V
100 V

9. Which device works on electromagnetic induction?

Thermometer
Transformer
Voltmeter

10. Magnetic field and induced current are:

In opposite direction
Mutually perpendicular
Independent

11. What happens when a bar magnet is pushed into a coil?

Galvanometer shows no deflection
Current is induced
Magnet heats up

12. Mutual induction depends on:

Rate of change of current in primary
Resistance of coil
Core shape

13. The direction of motional EMF is determined by:

Fleming’s Right-Hand Rule
Ampere’s Law
Lenz’s Law

14. Self-induction is the property of a coil to:

Attract charges
Induce EMF by its own changing current
Store magnetic energy

15. A conductor moves parallel to a magnetic field. Induced EMF is:

Maximum
Zero
Infinite

Quiz: Electromagnetic Waves (15 Questions)

1. Electromagnetic waves are:

Longitudinal waves
Transverse waves
Stationary waves

2. The speed of electromagnetic waves in vacuum is:

3 × 106 m/s
3 × 108 m/s
3 × 1010 m/s

3. Which one of the following has the highest frequency?

Ultraviolet rays
X-rays
Gamma rays

4. Which EM wave is used in radar systems?

Radio waves
Microwaves
Infrared

5. Which of the following is not a source of EM waves?

Accelerating charge
Stationary charge
Oscillating charge

6. EM waves carry:

Only energy
Only momentum
Both energy and momentum

7. In EM waves, electric and magnetic fields are:

Parallel
Perpendicular to each other
In same direction

8. Maxwell's equations predict the existence of:

Nuclear forces
Sound waves
Electromagnetic waves

9. Which electromagnetic wave is used for night vision devices?

Infrared
Ultraviolet
X-rays

10. The energy in EM waves is equally shared between:

Electric and magnetic fields
Magnetic field only
Electric field only

11. Which electromagnetic wave is used for sterilization?

Ultraviolet rays
Infrared rays
Microwaves

12. The magnetic field in an EM wave is perpendicular to:

Electric field
Direction of propagation
Both A and B

13. The wavelength of visible light is in the range of:

1 nm – 10 nm
400 nm – 700 nm
0.01 nm – 0.1 nm

14. The electromagnetic waves do not require:

Medium
Frequency
Wavelength

15. Which electromagnetic wave has the lowest energy?

Gamma rays
Radio waves
X-rays

Quiz: Ray Optics and Optical Instruments (15 Questions)

1. Light travels in:

Circular path
Straight line
Zig-zag path

2. The speed of light is maximum in:

Water
Air
Vacuum

3. Laws of reflection are valid for:

Plane mirrors only
Curved mirrors only
All types of reflecting surfaces

4. Mirror formula is:

\( \frac{1}{v} + \frac{1}{u} = \frac{1}{f} \)
\( \frac{1}{v} - \frac{1}{u} = \frac{1}{f} \)
\( v + u = f \)

5. Focal length of plane mirror is:

Zero
Infinity
1 m

6. The unit of power of a lens is:

Dioptre
Degree
Radian

7. A convex lens forms a virtual image when:

Object is at infinity
Object is at focus
Object is between focus and lens

8. Total internal reflection occurs when:

Light goes from rarer to denser medium
Light goes from denser to rarer medium
Light strikes at 90°

9. Critical angle increases when:

Wavelength decreases
Refractive index increases
Wavelength increases

10. Optical fiber works on the principle of:

Refraction
Total internal reflection
Diffraction

11. Which device is used to view distant objects?

Microscope
Telescope
Spectrometer

12. The power of a lens is positive for:

Convex lens
Concave lens
Plane mirror

13. The magnification produced by a mirror is negative when:

Image is real and inverted
Image is virtual and erect
Object is at focus

14. The resolving power of a microscope increases with:

Decrease in wavelength
Increase in aperture
Both A and B

15. Which lens is used in a simple magnifier?

Concave lens
Convex lens
Cylindrical lens

Quiz: Wave Optics (15 Questions)

1. Wavefront is a surface of:

Constant pressure
Constant phase
Constant intensity

2. The principle of superposition is used to explain:

Reflection
Refraction
Interference

3. Which of the following proves the wave nature of light?

Reflection
Refraction
Interference and diffraction

4. Who gave the principle of wavefront?

Huygens
Newton
Young

5. Young's double slit experiment demonstrates:

Polarization
Diffraction
Interference

6. The fringe width in YDSE is proportional to:

1/λ
λ
λ²

7. In constructive interference, the phase difference is:

Odd multiple of π
Even multiple of π
π/2

8. The unit of fringe width is:

Meter
No unit
Hertz

9. In diffraction, the central maxima is:

Brightest
Darkest
Zero intensity

10. Which of the following cannot be polarized?

Sound wave
Light wave
Electromagnetic wave

11. Brewster’s law relates polarization angle with:

Refractive index
Wavelength
Frequency

12. Which phenomenon proves the transverse nature of light?

Diffraction
Interference
Polarization

13. If distance between slits in YDSE increases, fringe width:

Increases
Decreases
Remains same

14. The light used in YDSE should be:

Monochromatic
Polychromatic
Ultraviolet

15. Coherent sources have:

Constant phase difference
Same amplitude
Same energy

Quiz: Wave Optics (15 Questions)

1. A wavefront is defined as a surface of constant:

Velocity
Phase
Frequency

2. Who proposed the wave theory of light using wavefronts?

Newton
Huygens
Young

3. In Young’s double slit experiment, the interference fringes are:

Unequally spaced
Equally spaced
Random

4. The central fringe in Young’s double slit experiment is:

Bright
Dark
Coloured

5. The fringe width (β) is directly proportional to:

Slit separation
Distance between slits and screen
Wavelength of sound

6. Fringe width in YDSE is given by:

β = λ/D
β = λd/D
β = d/λ

7. Diffraction is most prominently observed when the obstacle is:

Larger than wavelength
Smaller than wavelength
Comparable to wavelength

8. In single-slit diffraction, the central maxima is:

Dark
Bright and wide
Narrow

9. Which phenomenon proves the transverse nature of light?

Reflection
Refraction
Polarization

10. Which wave property is used in diffraction?

Reflection
Superposition
Dispersion

11. In constructive interference, the path difference is:

(2n + 1) λ/2
(2n – 1) λ

12. The angular position of the nth bright fringe in YDSE is:

sin⁻¹(nλ/d)
nλ/d
d/λ

13. Which of the following light waves can be polarized?

Sound
Microwave
Water wave

14. Brewster’s angle is the angle of incidence at which:

Total internal reflection occurs
Reflected and refracted rays are perpendicular
Light disperses

15. The optical device that uses interference of light is:

Spectrometer
Interferometer
Microscope

Quiz: Wave Optics (15 Questions)

1. A wavefront is defined as a surface of constant:

Velocity
Phase
Frequency

2. Who proposed the wave theory of light using wavefronts?

Newton
Huygens
Young

3. In Young’s double slit experiment, the interference fringes are:

Unequally spaced
Equally spaced
Random

4. The central fringe in Young’s double slit experiment is:

Bright
Dark
Coloured

5. The fringe width (β) is directly proportional to:

Slit separation
Distance between slits and screen
Wavelength of sound

6. Fringe width in YDSE is given by:

β = λ/D
β = λd/D
β = d/λ

7. Diffraction is most prominently observed when the obstacle is:

Larger than wavelength
Smaller than wavelength
Comparable to wavelength

8. In single-slit diffraction, the central maxima is:

Dark
Bright and wide
Narrow

9. Which phenomenon proves the transverse nature of light?

Reflection
Refraction
Polarization

10. Which wave property is used in diffraction?

Reflection
Superposition
Dispersion

11. In constructive interference, the path difference is:

(2n + 1) λ/2
(2n – 1) λ

12. The angular position of the nth bright fringe in YDSE is:

sin⁻¹(nλ/d)
nλ/d
d/λ

13. Which of the following light waves can be polarized?

Sound
Microwave
Water wave

14. Brewster’s angle is the angle of incidence at which:

Total internal reflection occurs
Reflected and refracted rays are perpendicular
Light disperses

15. The optical device that uses interference of light is:

Spectrometer
Interferometer
Microscope

Quiz: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter (15 Questions)

1. Who discovered the photoelectric effect?

Max Planck
Albert Einstein
J.J. Thomson

2. Which quantity of light affects the number of photoelectrons emitted?

Frequency
Intensity
Wavelength

3. Which theory explains the photoelectric effect?

Wave theory
Quantum theory
Relativity theory

4. The energy of a photon is given by:

E = mc²
E = hf
E = h/λ

5. Work function is the:

Minimum energy to emit an electron
Energy of the nucleus
Kinetic energy of an electron

6. If frequency of incident light is less than threshold frequency:

No electrons are emitted
More electrons are emitted
Electrons move faster

7. Which particle shows both particle and wave nature?

Proton
Photon
Electron

8. De Broglie wavelength is given by:

λ = h/mv
λ = mv/h
λ = hmv

9. The momentum of a photon is:

h/λ
hv
mc²

10. What does the photoelectric current depend on?

Frequency
Intensity
Work function

11. In photoelectric effect, maximum kinetic energy is given by:

hf
hf – φ
φ – hf

12. Which experiment supports wave nature of electrons?

Photoelectric experiment
Electron diffraction
Cathode ray experiment

13. Which factor does not affect de Broglie wavelength?

Mass
Velocity
Charge

14. Threshold frequency is:

The max frequency for emission
The min frequency to emit electrons
Frequency with max wavelength

15. Wave-particle duality is explained by:

Einstein
De Broglie
Planck

Quiz: Atoms (15 Questions)

1. Which model explains the quantized nature of atomic energy levels?

Rutherford Model
Bohr’s Model
Thomson’s Model

2. What is the main drawback of Rutherford’s model?

It can't explain atom’s stability
It predicts circular orbits
It explains spectra

3. Bohr's model is based on which principle?

Heisenberg’s uncertainty
Energy quantization
Nuclear force

4. What is the radius of the first Bohr orbit for hydrogen?

5.29 × 10⁻¹¹ m
1.06 × 10⁻¹⁰ m
3.14 × 10⁻¹⁰ m

5. Which quantity is quantized in Bohr’s model?

Energy
Angular momentum
Frequency

6. The energy of the nth orbit in hydrogen atom is proportional to:

1/n
n
1/n²

7. In hydrogen atom, the energy difference between n=2 and n=1 gives:

Lyman series
Balmer series
Paschen series

8. The angular momentum of electron in Bohr orbit is:

nh
nh/2π
2πn/h

9. The line spectrum of hydrogen is explained by:

Rutherford model
Bohr model
Classical theory

10. Which orbit corresponds to the Balmer series?

Final n = 2
Final n = 3
Final n = 1

11. The energy of an electron in nth orbit is:

Positive
Zero
Negative

12. What causes emission of radiation in atoms?

Electron absorption
Electron transition to lower level
Nuclear change

13. Lyman series lies in which part of spectrum?

Visible
Infrared
Ultraviolet

14. The frequency of radiation emitted is given by:

ΔE/h
h/ΔE
ΔE × h

15. The maximum number of electrons in an orbit is:

2n
2n²

Quiz: Nuclei (15 Questions)

1. Which of the following is a property of the nucleus?

Has no mass
Very high density
Positively charged electrons

2. What is the approximate radius of a nucleus?

10⁻⁸ m
10⁻¹⁰ m
10⁻¹⁵ m

3. The binding energy per nucleon is maximum for:

Uranium
Iron
Hydrogen

4. What is the unit of nuclear radius constant ‘r₀’?

m


5. Which force is responsible for holding nucleons together?

Gravitational force
Nuclear force
Electrostatic force

6. Mass defect is:

Gain in mass
Loss in mass
Sum of proton and neutron mass

7. Binding energy is related to:

Mass number
Mass defect
Atomic number

8. In nuclear fission:

Light nucleus splits
Heavy nucleus splits
Two nuclei combine

9. Nuclear fusion takes place in:

Nuclear reactor
Sun
Thermometer

10. Which of the following is conserved in nuclear reactions?

Charge
Nucleon number
All of the above

11. The energy released in a nuclear reaction is due to:

Mass defect
Heat
Light

12. The process of combining lighter nuclei is called:

Fission
Fusion
Decay

13. What is the mass number of a nucleus?

Number of protons
Number of neutrons
Sum of protons and neutrons

14. Alpha particle is:

2 protons and 2 neutrons
2 electrons and 2 neutrons
1 proton and 1 neutron

15. The equation E = mc² relates:

Energy and mass
Energy and time
Mass and time

Quiz: Semiconductor Electronics (15 Questions)

1. Which of the following is a semiconductor?

Copper
Silicon
Silver

2. The energy band gap in a semiconductor is:

0 eV
1 to 2 eV
More than 5 eV

3. In an intrinsic semiconductor, the number of electrons is:

Greater than holes
Less than holes
Equal to holes

4. Doping increases:

Energy gap
Conductivity
Resistance

5. An n-type semiconductor is formed by doping with:

Trivalent atom
Pentavalent atom
Divalent atom

6. Majority carriers in p-type semiconductors are:

Electrons
Holes
Ions

7. In a p-n junction diode under forward bias, the resistance is:

High
Low
Infinite

8. Which device converts AC to DC?

Transistor
Rectifier
Amplifier

9. A Zener diode is used as:

Switch
Voltage regulator
Amplifier

10. In a transistor, current flows from:

Collector to base
Emitter to base
Collector to emitter

11. Transistors are used as:

Oscillators
Amplifiers
Both A and B

12. The region between p and n sides in a p-n junction is called:

Neutral region
Depletion region
Doping zone

13. A transistor has:

Two layers
Three terminals
One junction

14. Which material is commonly used in IC fabrication?

Silicon
Copper
Aluminum

15. In logic gates, the basic building blocks are:

Resistors
Semiconductors
Inductors