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7451.

Resistivity of metals consists of two parts, one part constant and the other temperature dependent.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7452.

At room temperature the number of conducting electrons in an intrinsic semiconductor

A. is almost equal to the number of valence electrons
B. is about half the number of valence electrons
C. is small as compared to the number of valence electrons
D. is a very small fraction of the number of valence electrons
Answer» E.
7453.

As per temperature limits, the number of categories of solid dielectrics are

A. 7
B. 6
C. 8
D. 5
Answer» B. 6
7454.

By inserting a plate of dielectric between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor, the energy stored in the capacitor is increased five times. The dielectric constant of material is

A. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/materials-and-components/235-1.png">
B. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/materials-and-components/235-2.png">
C. 5
D. 25
Answer» D. 25
7455.

Schrodinger wave equation is a

A. linear equation
B. differential equation
C. partial differential equation
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
7456.

In solid insulator materials having only one kind of atom, the types of polarization which exist are

A. electronic only
B. electronic and ionic
C. electronic, ionic and permanent
D. electronic and permanent
Answer» B. electronic and ionic
7457.

Assertion (A): The angular momentum of an atom is due to three contributions viz. orbital, electron spin and nuclear spin.Reason (R): The nuclear spin magnetic moment is much more than electron spin magnetic moment.

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
7458.

Silicon and germanium have diamond structure. The number of atoms in a volume equal to a3 where a is the edge of elementary cube are

A. 32
B. 16
C. 8
D. 4
Answer» D. 4
7459.

If B, H and M denote flux density, field intensity and magnetisation, B = 0 (H + M).

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7460.

Assertion (A): Ionic solids, in general, have no electrical conductivity.Reason (R): In ionic solids, electrons are tightly bound to the nucleus.

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
7461.

A capacitor can be represented by a capacitance and resistance in parallel. For a good capacitor, this parallel resistance should be

A. negligible
B. low
C. high
D. very high
Answer» E.
7462.

The number of protons in germanium atom is

A. 4
B. 16
C. 28
D. 32
Answer» E.
7463.

Sulphur hexafluoride is used in

A. transformers
B. generators
C. relays
D. circuit breakers
Answer» E.
7464.

The number of valence electrons in trivalent impurity is

A. 5
B. 4
C. 3
D. 1
Answer» D. 1
7465.

The v-i characteristic shown in the given figure is for

A. thermistor
B. photoconductor
C. varistor
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
7466.

The induced magnetic dipole moment has a direction opposite to the applied magnetic field.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7467.

The number of valence electrons in silicon atom is

A. 4
B. 2
C. 1
D. zero
Answer» B. 2
7468.

r is determined by the atomic structure of the dielectric.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7469.

Two coaxial metallic cylinders have radii R1 and R2. The space between them is filled with a dielectric having dielectric constant r. The capacitance per metre length is

A. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/materials-and-components/63-1.png">
B. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/materials-and-components/63-2.png">
C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/materials-and-components/63-3.png">
D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/materials-and-components/63-4.png">
Answer» C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/materials-and-components/63-3.png">
7470.

The quantum numbers associated with electron motion are designed as

A. <i>a, b, c </i>
B. <i>h, k, l </i>
C. <i>n, m, l</i>
D. <i>h, n, l </i>
Answer» D. <i>h, n, l </i>
7471.

The units for r are

A. Farads
B. Farads/m
C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/materials-and-components/206-1.png">
D. no units
Answer» E.
7472.

The carrier mobility in a semiconductor is 0.4 m2/Vs. Its diffusion constant at 300 K will be (in m2/s)

A. 0.40
B. 0.16
C. 0.04
D. 0.01
Answer» E.
7473.

Which of these has lowest dielectric strength?

A. Dry air
B. Wet air
C. Cotton
D. Paper
Answer» C. Cotton
7474.

Fleming's left hand rule is used to find

A. direction of force on a current carrying conductor
B. direction of flux in solenoid
C. direction of magnetic field due to a current carrying conductor
D. direction of induced emf
Answer» B. direction of flux in solenoid
7475.

In the wave mechanical theory, the maximum of the charge distribution in the ground state occurs for a distance from the nucleus equal to

A. first Bohr radius
B. second Bohr radius
C. third Bohr radius
D. either first or second Bohr radius
Answer» B. second Bohr radius
7476.

When Schrodinger equation is applied to the motion of electron in the field of protons, the physically acceptable solutions for the wave function exist for quantum number which are

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer» C. 4
7477.

For dielectrics in alternating field, polarizability ae is a complex quantity. The imaginary part of ae is zero for

A. = 0
B.
C. = 0 and
D. = natural frequency
E. <sub>0</sub>
Answer» D. = natural frequency
7478.

Yettrium-iron garnet (Y2Fe5O12) is a soft magnetic material suitable for applications involving

A. dc
B. 50 Hz ac
C. ac of a few K Hz
D. ac of a few hundred MHz
Answer» B. 50 Hz ac
7479.

The core of a solenoid is made of material of relative permeability r. A small cavity area dA and length dl is cut in the core. If it is desired that flux density in the cavity should be equal to B0

A. the fields inside and outside the cavity must be equal
B. the field inside the cavity must be made stronger than field outside the cavity
C. the field inside the cavity must be made weaker than the field outside the cavity
D. none of the above
Answer» C. the field inside the cavity must be made weaker than the field outside the cavity
7480.

A rare gas having N atoms/m3 is subjected to an electric field E. The electric dipole moment per unit volume is proportional to N and E.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7481.

Ferrimagnetic materials have anti-parallel orientation of equal moments of permanent dipoles.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7482.

In an intrinsic semiconductor, at a given temperature T

A. the number of electrons-hole pairs generated per second due to thermal motion are equal to the number of electron-hole pairs lost per second due to recombination
B. the number of electron-hole pairs generated per second due to thermal motion is always less than the number of electron-hole pairs lost per second due to recombination
C. the number of electron hole pairs generated per second due to thermal motion is always more than the number of electron-hole pairs lost per second due to recombination
D. any of the above
Answer» B. the number of electron-hole pairs generated per second due to thermal motion is always less than the number of electron-hole pairs lost per second due to recombination
7483.

If the number of atoms per unit volume of a monoatomic gas changes, the dielectric constant still remains constant.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7484.

As the atoms of rare gases become larger, electronic polarizability

A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains the same
D. may increase or decrease
Answer» D. may increase or decrease
7485.

When a material is in superconducting state and a magnetic field is applied

A. the superconducting property is not affected
B. the superconducting property may be affected and resistivity may increase from zero to a low value
C. the superconducting property may be destroyed
D. the material may become an insulator
Answer» D. the material may become an insulator
7486.

For a diamagnetic material, r = 1.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7487.

We can know the arrangement of atom in a material by studying electron diffraction pattern.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7488.

Consider the following materials NickelSilverOxygenAluminium The correct sequence in the order of decreasing permeability is

A. 1, 4, 3, 2
B. 1, 4, 2, 3
C. 4, 1, 3, 2
D. 4, 1, 2, 3
Answer» C. 4, 1, 3, 2
7489.

The residual resistivity of a binary alloy at 0 K is

A. sum of residual resistivities of component metals
B. difference of residual resistivities of component metals
C. product of residual resistivities of component metals
D. dependent on the concentration of minor component in the alloy
Answer» E.
7490.

A magnetic field exists around

A. moving charges
B. static charges
C. iron
D. copper
Answer» B. static charges
7491.

The resistance of a photoconductor

A. increases with increase in light intensity
B. decreases with increase in light intensity
C. may increase or decrease with increase in light intensity
D. remains constant
Answer» C. may increase or decrease with increase in light intensity
7492.

The magnetic quantum number determines the component of angular momentum along a prescribed direction.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7493.

Wood is a diamagnetic material.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
7494.

Curie Weiss law is .

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7495.

With increase in temperature, the electrical conductivity would

A. increase in metals as well as in intrinsic semiconductor
B. increase in metals but decrease in intrinsic semiconductor
C. decrease in metals but increase in intrinsic semiconductor
D. decrease in metals as well as in intrinsic semiconductor
Answer» D. decrease in metals as well as in intrinsic semiconductor
7496.

Assertion (A): If an atom of polarizability a is placed in homogeneous field E, the energy stored is 0.5 aE2.Reason (R): Capacitance of an isolated conducting sphere R in vacuum is 4 p 0 R farads.

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
7497.

Which of the following are true for relative dielectric constant? It is dimensionless.It is equal to 1 for vacuum.It is equal to 1 for all substances.

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer» B. 2 and 3 only
7498.

If a small amount of Cu is added to Ni conductor, then

A. resistivity of Ni will decrease at all temperatures because Cu is a better conductor than Ni
B. residual resistivity of Ni at low temperature will increase as Cu atoms act as defect centres
C. resistivity of Ni will increase at all temperatures as Cu destroys the periodicity of Ni and acts as defects
D. resistivity of Ni remains the same
Answer» D. resistivity of Ni remains the same
7499.

An electron for which l = 0 has zero orbital magnetic dipole moment.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7500.

Schrodinger wave equation is partial differential equation.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False