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7401.

A vacant electronic state moves in the same direction as would a positive charge carrier.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7402.

Piezoelectricity means the slight change in dimensions of a specimen when an electric field is applied.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7403.

Many compounds also exhibit semiconducting properties.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7404.

On the basis of the type of chemical bonds, solids may be classified into

A. ionic crystals
B. ionic and valence crystals
C. ionic crystal, valence crystals and metals
D. ionic crystals, valence crystals, metal and vander wall crystals
Answer» E.
7405.

The units for intrinsic strength of dielectric are

A. kV
B. kV/m
C. A
D. A/m
Answer» C. A
7406.

Assertion (A): If an electron having charge e is revolving in an orbit of radius R and with angular velocity , the magnetic dipole moment of orbit is 0.5 e R2.Reason (R): Orbital angular momentum and magnetic dipole moment are always equal.

A. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer» D. A is false but R is true
7407.

The v-i relation for an arc is v = 44 + . If v = 50 V, i =

A. 10 A
B. 5 A
C. 2 A
D. 0.5 A
Answer» C. 2 A
7408.

Which inductor is linear?

A. Air cored
B. Cast iron cored
C. Sheet steel cored
D. Iron alloy cored
Answer» B. Cast iron cored
7409.

Which inductor is used at high frequencies?

A. Cast iron cored
B. Sheet steel cored
C. Iron alloy cored
D. Ceramic cored
Answer» E.
7410.

Magnetisation of a material is the magnetic dipole moment per m3.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7411.

Debye temperature of metals is

A. about 10 K
B. about 200 K
C. about 600 K
D. about 2 K
Answer» C. about 600 K
7412.

As the viscosity of a liquid increases, the relaxation time

A. remains constant
B. increases
C. decreases
D. first decreases then increases
Answer» C. decreases
7413.

A wire is carrying current I. The field intensity H at a distance r from the wire

A. is directed towards wire
B. is directed away from wire
C. is tangential every where to a circle of radius
D. <i>r</i>
E. none of the above
Answer» D. <i>r</i>
7414.

The materials which become polarized on the application of mechanical stress are called piezoelectric.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7415.

Assertion (A): A capacitor with imperfect dielectric can be represented by a capacitance in parallel with resistance.Reason (R): For imperfect dielectrics, dielectric constant has real and imaginary parts.

A. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer» B. Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
7416.

An atom of a rare gas is placed is an electric field E. Then

A. the nucleus will be shifted in the direction of E by an amount which is proportional to E.
B. the nucleus will not be shifted.
C. the nucleus will be shifted in the direction of E by an amount which is independent of E.
D. the nucleus will be shifted in a direction opposite to that of E.
Answer» B. the nucleus will not be shifted.
7417.

In van der walls crystals, there exists a high degree of stability of the outer electron shell.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7418.

A characteristic property of crystal is its periodicity of structure.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7419.

If m is the mass of electron cloud, the equation of motion of electron cloud in the presence of an alternating electric field is of the form

A. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/materials-and-components/64-1.png">
B. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/materials-and-components/64-2.png">
C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/materials-and-components/64-3.png">
D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/materials-and-components/64-4.png">
Answer» B. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/materials-and-components/64-2.png">
7420.

The rule that resistivity of conductors can be separated into two parts viz. temperature independent and temperature dependent is known as

A. Matthiessen's rule
B. Debye rule
C. Curie rule
D. Onne's rule
Answer» B. Debye rule
7421.

Assertion (A): Electron concentration n, hole concentration p and charge concentration ni are related by ni2 = np.Reason (R): p type semiconductor is obtained by adding trivalent impurity to intrinsic semiconductor.

A. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer» C. A is true but R is false
7422.

For making a capacitor it is better to have a dielectric having

A. high permittivity
B. low permittivity
C. permittivity same as that of air
D. permittivity which is neither high nor low
Answer» B. low permittivity
7423.

Assertion (A): The regular or irregular stacking of atoms has importanteffect on properties of materials.Reason (R): The arrangement of atoms in a given material can be studied using X-rays.

A. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer» C. A is true but R is false
7424.

If temperature is increased, the temperature coefficient of a metal

A. increases
B. decreases
C. may increase or decrease
D. remains constant
Answer» C. may increase or decrease
7425.

In a valence crystal, the valence electrons

A. are not shared
B. are shared between neighbouring atoms
C. are shared by all atoms
D. any of the above
Answer» C. are shared by all atoms
7426.

Transformer oil is

A. refined vegetable oil
B. refined mineral oil
C. mixture of vegetable and mineral oil
D. none of the above
Answer» C. mixture of vegetable and mineral oil
7427.

A dielectric material must be

A. insulator
B. good conductor
C. resistor
D. semiconductor
Answer» B. good conductor
7428.

Assertion (A): Drift velocity of electrons is proportional to the applied electric field E.Reason (R): The average drift velocity per unit field is called mobility.

A. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer» C. A is true but R is false
7429.

The materials having low retentivity are suitable for making

A. temporary smagnets
B. weak magnets
C. permanent magnets
D. both temporary and permanent magnets
Answer» B. weak magnets
7430.

Above a certain temperature, the specific heat of a metal becomes constant. This temperature is called

A. Debye temperature
B. Curie temperature
C. Neel temperature
D. Transition temperature
Answer» B. Curie temperature
7431.

Spontaneous magnetisation is characteristic of ferromagnetic materials.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7432.

The application of magnetic field to superconducting material

A. increases transition temperature
B. decreases transition temperature
C. has no effect on transition temperature
D. may increase or decrease the transition temperature
Answer» C. has no effect on transition temperature
7433.

Automobile ignition systems use the principle of

A. resistance
B. self inductance
C. mutual inductance
D. capacitance
Answer» D. capacitance
7434.

Resistivity of copper is lower than that of nickel. When a small percentage of copper is added to nickel, the resistivity

A. increases
B. decreases
C. may increase or decrease
D. remains the same
Answer» B. decreases
7435.

If r = r' - j r" tan = .

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7436.

If 0 is the angular frequency of rotation of electron in the absence of magnetic field, the angular frequency , when a magnetic field B is acting is 0 + (e/2m)B.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7437.

The resistance of a superconductor is

A. low
B. very low
C. very very low
D. zero
Answer» E.
7438.

The amount of time between the creation and recombination of a free electron and hole is called

A. relaxation time
B. life time
C. lorentz time
D. collision time
Answer» C. lorentz time
7439.

Dielectric constant, under the condition of alternating fields, is a complex quantity.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7440.

For a superconductor, magnetisation M in a field H is

A. extremely small
B. - H
C. - I
D. zero
Answer» C. - I
7441.

When temperature is more than ferromagnetic curie temperature, the behaviour of a ferromagnetic material is similar to that of paramagnetic material.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7442.

A photoconductor is a

A. conductor
B. semiconductor
C. insulator
D. superconductor
Answer» C. insulator
7443.

Assertion (A): Both sodium and ferrous are ferromagnetic.Reason (R): Both sodium and ferrous have body centred cubic structure.

A. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer» C. A is true but R is false
7444.

Lines of magnetic field attract each other.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
7445.

For iron, the ferromagnetic Curie temperature is

A. about 20 K
B. about 100 C
C. about -20 C
D. about 1000 K
Answer» E.
7446.

The number of valence electrons in germanium atom is

A. 4
B. 2
C. 1
D. zero
Answer» B. 2
7447.

Assertion (A): 0 has the dimensions of farad per meter.Reason (R): D = 0 r E.

A. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer» C. A is true but R is false
7448.

As regards dielectric constant r

A. the units are farads/m
B. the units are newton/coulomb
C. it is dimensionless
D. the units are farads
Answer» D. the units are farads
7449.

The maximum temperature limit of class B insulation is

A. 90 C
B. 105 C
C. 120 C
D. 130 C
Answer» E.
7450.

In ferromagnetic materials, the orientation between neighbouring permanent dipoles is parallel.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False