Description : A boundary of separation between two magnetic materials is identified by which factor? a) Change in the permeability b) Change in permittivity c) Change in magnetization d) Conduction
Last Answer : a) Change in the permeability
Description : The refractive index of a medium with permittivity of 2 and permeability of 3 is given by a) 3.56 b) 2.45 c) 3.21 d) 1.78
Last Answer : b) 2.45
Description : The relation between the speed of light, permeability and permittivity is a) C = 1/√(με) b) C = με c) C = μ/ε d) C = 1/με
Last Answer : a) C = 1/√(με)
Description : Zero permeability/permittivity implies which state? a) No ions are allowed in the medium b) No current is generated in the medium c) No magnetic or electric energy is permitted in the medium d) No resistivity
Last Answer : c) No magnetic or electric energy is permitted in the medium
Description : Which parameter is unity in air medium? a) Permittivity b) Absolute permeability c) Relative permeability d) Permeability
Last Answer : c) Relative permeability
Description : In free space, which parameter will be unity? a) Permittivity b) Absolute permittivity c) Relative permittivity d) Permeability
Last Answer : c) Relative permittivity
Description : The intrinsic impedance is the ratio of square root of a) Permittivity to permeability b) Permeability to permittivity c) Phase constant to wavelength d) Wavelength to phase constant
Last Answer : b) Permeability to permittivity
Description : For a perfect dielectric, which parameter will be zero? a) Conductivity b) Frequency c) Permittivity d) Permeability
Last Answer : a) Conductivity
Description : The permeability and permittivity of air or free space is unity. State true/false. a) True b) False
Last Answer : a) True
Description : Curie-Weiss law is used to calculate which one of the following? a) Permittivity b) Permeability c) Electric susceptibility d) Magnetic susceptibility
Last Answer : d) Magnetic susceptibility
Description : In free space, which of the following will be zero? a) Permittivity b) Permeability c) Conductivity d) Resistivity
Last Answer : c) Conductivity
Description : Gauss law can be used to compute which of the following? a) Permittivity b) Permeability c) Radius of Gaussian surface d) Electric potential
Last Answer : c) Radius of Gaussian surface
Description : The electric flux density is the a) Product of permittivity and electric field intensity b) Product of number of flux lines and permittivity c) Product of permeability and electric field intensity d) Product of number of flux lines and permeability
Last Answer : a) Product of permittivity and electric field intensity
Description : Polarizability is defined as the a) Product of dipole moment and electric field b) Ratio of dipole moment to electric field c) Ratio of electric field to dipole moment d) Product of dielectric constant and dipole moment
Last Answer : b) Ratio of dipole moment to electric field
Description : The best definition of polarisation is a) Orientation of dipoles in random direction b) Electric dipole moment per unit volume c) Orientation of dipole moments d) Change in polarity of every dipole
Last Answer : b) Electric dipole moment per unit volume
Description : The skin depth is used to find which parameter? a) DC resistance b) AC resistance c) Permittivity d) Potential
Last Answer : b) AC resistance
Description : Find the relative permittivity of the medium having a refractive index of 1.6 a) 0.4 b) 2.56 c) 3.2 d) 4.8
Last Answer : b) 2.56
Description : Find the Brewster angle of a wave transmitted from a medium of permittivity 4 to a medium of permittivity 2. a) 35.26 b) 53.62 c) 26.35 d) 62.53
Last Answer : a) 35.26
Description : The refractive index of a material with permittivity 16 is given by a) 16 b) 256 c) 4 d) 8
Last Answer : c) 4
Description : The total permittivity of a dielectric transformer oil (relative permittivity is 2.2) will be (in order 10 -11 ) a) 1.94 b) 19.4 c) 0.194 d) 194
Last Answer : a) 1.94
Description : In metals, the total permittivity is a) Absolute permittivity b) Relative permittivity c) Product of absolute and relative permittivity d) Unity
Last Answer : a) Absolute permittivity
Description : The complex permittivity is given by 2-j. Find the loss tangent. a) 1/2 b) -1/2 c) 2 d) -2
Last Answer : a) 1/2
Description : A cable of core radius 1.25cm and impregnated paper insulation of thickness 2.13cm and relative permittivity 3.5. Compute the capacitance of the cable/km(in nF) a) 195.7 b) 179.5 c) 157.9 d) 197.5
Last Answer : a) 195.7
Description : When a material has zero permittivity, the maximum potential that it can possess is a) ∞ b) -∞ c) Unity d) Zero
Last Answer : d) Zero
Description : Find the permittivity of the surface when a wave incident at an angle 60 is reflected by the surface at 45 in air. a) 1.41 b) 3.5 c) 2.2 d) 1.73
Last Answer : d) 1.73
Description : The electric field intensity of a surface with permittivity 3.5 is given by 18 units. What the field intensity of the surface in air? a) 5.14 b) 0.194 c) 63 d) 29
Last Answer : c) 63
Description : The electric flux density of a surface with permittivity of 2 is given by 12 units. What the flux density of the surface in air? a) 24 b) 6 c) 1/6 d) 0
Last Answer : b) 6
Description : Choose the best definition of dielectric loss. a) Absorption of electric energy by dielectric in an AC field b) Dissipation of electric energy by dielectric in a static field c) Dissipation of heat by dielectric d) Product of loss tangent and relative permittivity
Last Answer : a) Absorption of electric energy by dielectric in an AC field
Description : Calculate the frequency at which the conduction and displacement currents become equal with unity conductivity in a material of permittivity 2. a) 18 GHz b) 9 GHz c) 36 GHz d) 24 GHz
Last Answer : b) 9 GHz
Description : The permittivity is also called a) Electrostatic energy b) Dielectric constant c) Dipole moment d) Susceptibility
Last Answer : b) Dielectric constant
Description : Debye is the unit used to measure a) Permittivity b) Electric dipole moment c) Magnetic dipole moment d) Susceptibility
Last Answer : b) Electric dipole moment
Description : If the electric potential is given, which of the following cannot be calculated? a) Electrostatic energy b) Electric field intensity c) Electric flux density d) Permittivity
Last Answer : a) Electrostatic energy
Description : Calculate the energy in an electric field with permittivity of 56 and field intensity of 36π(in μJ) a) 3.16 b) 5.16 c) 7.16 d) 9.16
Last Answer : a) 3.16
Description : The electrostatic energy in an electric field does not depend on which of the following? a) Magnitude of charges b) Permittivity c) Applied electric field d) Flux lines
Last Answer : c) Applied electric field
Description : Gauss law cannot be used to find which of the following quantity? a) Electric field intensity b) Electric flux density c) Charge d) Permittivity
Last Answer : d) Permittivity
Description : Coulomb is the unit of which quantity? a) Field strength b) Charge c) Permittivity d) Force
Last Answer : b) Charge
Description : The Brewster angle is valid for which type of polarisation? a) S polarised b) P polarised c) Elliptical d) Linear
Last Answer : b) P polarised
Description : In P polarisation, the electric field lies in the same plane as the interface. State True/False. a) True b) False
Description : In S polarisation, the electric field lies in the plane perpendicular to that of the interface. State True/False a) True b) False
Description : Identify the polarisation of the wave given that, Ex = 2 sin wt and Ey = 3 sin wt. a) Linear b) Elliptical c) Circular d) Parallel
Last Answer : a) Linear
Description : When the polarisation of the receiving antenna is unknown, to ensure that it receives atleast half the power, the transmitted wave should be a) Linearly polarised b) Elliptically polarised c) Circularly polarised d) Normally polarised
Last Answer : c) Circularly polarised
Description : The Snell law is applicable for perpendicular polarisation and the Brewster law is applicable for parallel polarisation. State True/False. a) True b) False
Description : Identify the polarisation of the wave given that, Ex = 2 cos wt and Ey = cos wt. a) Elliptical b) Circular c) Parallel d) Linear
Last Answer : d) Linear
Description : For a non-zero Ex component and zero Ey component, the polarisation is a) Parallel b) Perpendicular c) Elliptical d) Circular
Last Answer : a) Parallel
Description : Identify the polarisation of the wave given, Ex = cos wt and Ey = sin wt. The phase difference is -90 0 . a) Left hand circularly polarised b) Right hand circularly polarised c) Left hand elliptically polarised d) Right hand elliptically polarised
Last Answer : b) Right hand circularly polarised
Description : Identify the polarisation of the wave given, Ex = 2 cos wt and Ey = 2 sin wt. The phase difference is +90 0 . a) Left hand circularly polarised b) Right hand circularly polarised c) Left hand elliptically polarised d) Right hand elliptically polarised
Last Answer : a) Left hand circularly polarised
Description : Identify the polarisation of the wave given, Ex = 2 cos wt and Ey = sin wt. The phase difference is -90 0 . a) Left hand circularly polarised b) Right hand circularly polarised c) Left hand elliptically polarised d) Right hand elliptically polarised
Last Answer : d) Right hand elliptically polarised
Description : Identify the polarisation of the wave given, Ex = Exo cos wt and Ey = Eyo sin wt. The phase difference is +90 0 . a) Left hand circularly polarised b) Right hand circularly polarised c) Left hand elliptically polarised d) Right hand elliptically polarised
Last Answer : c) Left hand elliptically polarised
Description : When the Ex and Ey components of a wave are not same, the polarisation will be a) Linear b) Elliptical c) Circular d) Parallel
Last Answer : b) Elliptical
Description : The magnitude of the Ex and Ey components are same in which type of polarisation? a) Linear b) Circular c) Elliptical d) Perpendicular
Last Answer : b) Circular