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290+ Electromagnetic Field Solved MCQs

These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Electrical Engineering , Electronics and Communication Engineering .

151.

Cavity is a rectangular wave guide _______.

A. Open at both ends
B. Shorted at both ends
C. With one end open and the other shorted
D. None of these
Answer» B. Shorted at both ends
152.

Antenna tuning is done by changing its___________.

A. Inductive reactances
B. Capacitive reactances
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these
Answer» C. Both (a) and (b)
153.

Resonant frequency of an antenna depends upon its___________.

A. Physical length
B. Electrical length
C. None of these
D. Cannot say
Answer» B. Electrical length
154.

Impedance of an antenna is matched to feed___________.

A. Line
B. Radio
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these
Answer» C. Both (a) and (b)
155.

In low-power applications, ideal SWR is___________.

A. 1:1
B. 1:2
C. 2:1
D. 2:2
Answer» A. 1:1
156.

Which of the following is a low-gain antenna?

A. Dish antenna on a space craft
B. Wi-Fi antenna
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these
Answer» B. Wi-Fi antenna
157.

In the case of an ideal isotropic antenna, the geometric radiation pattern is___________.

A. Circle
B. Sphere
C. Parabola
D. Hyperbola
Answer» B. Sphere
158.

Antenna gain is minimum at radiation pattern___________.

A. Side lobes
B. Back lobes
C. None of these
D. Gain is independent of the radiation pattern
Answer» A. Side lobes
159.

Elliptical polarization can be of___________.

A. Left hand
B. Right hand
C. Either (a) or (b)
D. None of these
Answer» C. Either (a) or (b)
160.

Transmitters used on vehicles are__________ polarized.

A. Linearly
B. Circularly
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these
Answer» B. Circularly
161.

Antenna bandwidth can be increased by using__________.

A. A feed horn
B. Thicker wires
C. Cages
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
162.

Antenna array is__________.

A. 1-D
B. 2-D
C. Either (a) or (b)
D. None of these
Answer» C. Either (a) or (b)
163.

Array factor depends upon__________.

A. Number of elements
B. Spacing among elements
C. Phase of the applied signal
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
164.

If antenna directivity and antenna gain are equal, then antenna efficiency is __________%.

A. 20
B. 50
C. 75
D. 100
Answer» D. 100
165.

If antenna array elemental spacing is large, then directivity will be__________.

A. Small
B. More
C. None of these
D. Cannot say
Answer» B. More
166.

On the basis of the radiation pattern, an antenna array is__________.

A. Broadside
B. End fire
C. Either (a) or (b)
D. None of these
Answer» C. Either (a) or (b)
167.

In__________array, radiation is perpendicular to array orientation.

A. Broadside
B. End fire
C. None of these
D. Cannot say
Answer» A. Broadside
168.

In__________array, radiation is in the same direction as the array orientation.

A. Broadside
B. End fire
C. None of these
D. Cannot say
Answer» D. Cannot say
169.

A large aperture means antenna gain will be__________.

A. Large
B. Small
C. None of these
D. Cannot say
Answer» B. Small
170.

A short dipole antenna is__________.

A. Left end-fed
B. Right end-fed
C. Centre-fed
D. None of these
Answer» C. Centre-fed
171.

The force between two charges is 120 N. if the distance between the charge is doubled, the force will be

A. 60 N
B. 30 N
C. 40 N
D. 15 N
Answer» B. 30 N
172.

The electric field intensity at a point situated at 4 meters away from a point charge 200 N/C. if the distance is reduced to 2 meters, the field intensity will be.

A. 400 N/C
B. 600 N/C
C. 800 N/C
D. 1200 N/C
Answer» C. 800 N/C
173.

A hole of radius b (b < a) is now drilled along the length of the wire at a distance d from the center of the wire as shown below. The magnetic field inside the hole is

A. uniform and depends only on d
B. uniform and depends only on b
C. uniform and depends on both b and d
D. non uniform
Answer» C. uniform and depends on both b and d
174.

The line of force due to charged particles are always

A. Always straight
B. Always curve
C. Always circle
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Always curve
175.

The electric field at a point situated as a distance d from straight charged conductor is

A. Proportional to d
B. Inversely proportional to d
C. Inversely proportional to distance
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Inversely proportional to d
176.

The direction of electric field due to +0 positive charge is

A. Away from the charge
B. Towards the charge
C. Both (a) & (b)
D. None of the above
Answer» A. Away from the charge
177.

A field line and equipotential surface are

A. Always parallel
B. Always at 90 angle
C. Inclined at any angle
D. None of the above
Answer» A. Always parallel
178.

The ability of charged bodies to exert force on any another is attributed to the existence of

A. Electrons
B. Protons
C. Neutrons
D. Electric field
Answer» C. Neutrons
179.

A capacitor stored 0.24 coulombs at 10 volts ,its capacitance is

A. 0.024F
B. 0.12 F
C. 0.6 F
D. 0.8 F
Answer» A. 0.024F
180.

For making a capacitor , it is better to select a dielectric having

A. Low permittivity
B. High permittivity
C. Permittivity same as that of air
D. Permittivity slightly more than that of air
Answer» B. High permittivity
181.

The units of capacitance are

A. Volts/coulomb
B. Coulombs/volt
C. Ohms
D. Henry/wb
Answer» B. Coulombs/volt
182.

If three 15 uf capacitors are connected in series , the net capacitance is

A. 5uf
B. 30 Ue
C. 40 uF
D. 50 UF
Answer» A. 5uf
183.

A dielectric material must be

A. Resistor
B. Insulator
C. Good conductor
D. Semi conductor
Answer» B. Insulator
184.

An electrolytic capacitor can be used for

A. D.C. only
B. AC .only
C. Both
D. C. as well as A.C.
Answer» A. D.C. only
185.

The capacitance of a capacitor is not affected by

A. Distance between plates
B. Area of plates
C. Thickness of plates
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Thickness of plates
186.

Which of the following is not a vector?

A. Linear momentum
B. Angular momentum
C. Electric field
D. Electric potential
Answer» A. Linear momentum
187.

Two plates of parallel plate capacitor after being charged from a constant voltage source are separated apart by means of insulated handles, then the

A. Voltage across the plates inceases
B. Voltage across the plates decreases
C. Charge on the capacitor decreases
D. Charge on the capacitor increases
Answer» B. Voltage across the plates decreases
188.

If A.C. voltage is applied to capacititve circuit , th alternating current can flow in the circuit because

A. Varying voltage produces the charging and discharging currents
B. Of high peak value
C. Discharge current can flow
D. Charging current can flow
Answer» A. Varying voltage produces the charging and discharging currents
189.

Voltage applied across a ceramic dielectric produces an electrolytic field 100 times greater than air. What will be the value of dielectric constant?

A. 50
B. 100
C. 150
D. 200
Answer» B. 100
190.

Which of the following statements is correct?

A. Air capacitors have a blackband to indicate the outside foil
B. Electrolytic capacitor must be connected in the correct polarity
C. Ceramic capacitors must be connected in the correct polarity
D. Mica capacitors are available in capacitance value of 1 to 10 pf
Answer» B. Electrolytic capacitor must be connected in the correct polarity
191.

The dissipation factor of good dielectric is of the order of

A. 0.0002
B. 0.002
C. 0.02
D. 0.2
Answer» A. 0.0002
192.

“ the total electric flux through any closed surface surrounding charges is equal to the amount of charge enclosed “.

A. Coulomb’s square law
B. Gauss’s law
C. Maxwell’s first law
D. Maxwell’s second law
Answer» B. Gauss’s law
193.

Which of the following statement is true?

A. The current in the discharging capacitor grows linearly
B. The current in the discharging capacitor grows exponentially
C. The current in the discharging capacitor decays exponentially
D. The current in the discharging capacitor decreases constantally
Answer» B. The current in the discharging capacitor grows exponentially
194.

Which of the following expression is correct for electric field strength?

A. E = D/E
B. E = D2/t
C. E = jtD
D. E = nD2
Answer» A. E = D/E
195.

In a capacitor the electric charge is stored in

A. Glass
B. Vacuum
C. Ceramics
D. Oils
Answer» C. Ceramics
196.

Which of the following capacitors will have the least variation?

A. Paper capacitor
B. Ceramic capacitor
C. Silver plated mica capacitor
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Silver plated mica capacitor
197.

Which of the following capacitor has relatively shorter shelf life?

A. Mica capacitor
B. Electrolytic capacitor
C. Ceramic capacitor
D. Paper capacitor
Answer» B. Electrolytic capacitor
198.

The sparking between two electrical contacts can be reduced by inserting a

A. Capacitor in parallel with contacts
B. Capacitor in series with each contact
C. Resistance in line
D. None of the above
Answer» A. Capacitor in parallel with contacts
199.

In the case of lossy capacitor, its series equivalent resistance value will be

A. Small
B. Very small
C. Large
D. Zero
Answer» B. Very small
200.

The power dissipated in a pure capacitor is

A. Zero
B. Proportional to applied voltage
C. Proportional to value of capacitance
D. Both (b) and (c) above
Answer» A. Zero

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