ETEA MDCAT Past Paper 2024

141- In the case of a parallel plate capacitor, when the distance between the two plates is reduced to half and the area of the plate doubled, the capacitance:

A. Increases four times
B. Increases six times
C. Is doubled
D. Remains the same

Answer : A. Increases four times

142- If the dielectric material between the plates of the capacitor is removed, what happens to the electric field between the plates?

A. The electric field becomes zero
B. The electric field decreases
C. The electric field increases
D. The electric field remains the same

Answer : C. The electric field increases

143- Capacitance of a capacitor increases with a decrease in:

A. Dielectric constant
B. Plate area
C. Permittivity
D. Plate separation

Answer : D. Plate separation

144- The I-V Graph for a non-Ohmic material is always:

A. Curved
B. Horizontal
C. Linear
D. Perpendicular

Answer : A. Curved

145- Temperature coefficient of resistance is defined as increase in resistance per ohm original resistance per ______ ?

A. Degree rise in temperature
B. Unit increase in electric current
C. Unit decrease in capacitance
D. Degree drop in temperature

Answer : A. Degree rise in temperature

146- For metals, the temperature coefficient of resistance is:

A. Infinity
B. Negative
C. Positive
D. Zero

Answer : C. Positive

147- If R1 and R2 are respectively the filament resistance of a 100-Watt bulb and 200-Watt bulb designed to operate on the same voltage, then power of:

A. R1 is two times R2
B. R2 is two times R1
C. R2 is four times R1
D. R1 is four times R2

Answer : D. R1 is four times R2

148- The maximum power transfer theorem states that maximum power is delivered to the load when:

A. The load resistance is half of the source resistance
B. The load resistance is zero
C. The load resistance is double the source resistance
D. The load resistance is equal to the source resistance

Answer : D. The load resistance is equal to the source resistance

149- Electron Volt (eV) is another unit of:

A. Charge
B. Current
C. Energy
D. Power

Answer : C. Energy

150- An electron is moving perpendicular to the magnetic field, which of the following is correct statement about electromagnetic force acting on the electron?

A. Force acting is equal to electron charge
B. Force acting is equal to the magnetic field strength
C. Force acting is maximum
D. Zero force is acting on it

Answer : C. Force acting is maximum

151- For a positive charged particle (q) moving with a velocity (v) in a magnetic filed of flux density B, the force (F) acting on the charge particle is given by the expression?

A. q = Fv × B
B. F = qv × B
C. F = v × B / q
D. q = v × B / F

Answer : B. F = qv × B

152- Which of the following statement is true about the magnetic field inside a solenoid?

A. It is along the axis of the coil
B. It is circular around the wires
C. It is zero when current flows through it
D. It is strongest at the ends of the solenoid

Answer : A. It is along the axis of the coil

153- One-meter-long copper rod is moving with speed 20 m/sec in the magnetic field of strength 0.6 tesla what is the value of induced emf?

A. 12 V
B. 19.4 V
C. 25 V
D. 20.6 V

Answer : A. 12 V

154- The inductance of a coil depends on.

A. Number of turns
B. Resistance of the wire used
C. Type of insulation used on the wire
D. Voltage applied to the coil

Answer : A. Number of turns

155- The direction of induced current is determined by?

A. Ampere’s law
B. Faraday’s law
C. Lenz’s law
D. Ohm’s law

Answer : C. Lenz’s law

156- Lenz’s law is consistent with the:

A. Ampere’s law
B. Faraday’s law
C. Law of conservation of energy
D. Ohm’s law

Answer : C. Law of conservation of energy

157- The basic principle behind the operation of the transformer is.

A. Coulomb’s law
B. Electromagnetic induction
C. Hess’s law
D. Gas’s Law

Answer : B. Electromagnetic induction

158- When the PN junction is reverse-biased, its reverse current is of the order of:

A. Gigaamperes
B. Kiloamperes
C. Megaamperes
D. Microamperes

Answer : D. Microamperes

159- The momentum of moving photon is:

A. mc²
B. λ / h
C. h / λ
D. zero

Answer : C. h / λ

160- In every instant of time, wavelength associated with a freely falling body:

A. Decreases
B. Increases two times
C. Increases four times
D. Remains constant

Answer : D. Remains constant

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