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An accelerated charge will not produce
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Correct option: D
a Gravitational field
Option D is correct because an accelerated charge produces electromagnetic waves, electric fields, and magnetic fields, but not gravitational fields.
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Statement I: Displacement current decreases with the increase in frequency of a.c. supplied to the capacitor
Statement II: Reactance due to capacitance is directly proprtional to the frequency of a.c.
Statement II: Reactance due to capacitance is directly proprtional to the frequency of a.c.
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Correct option: B
Statement I is true; statement II is false
Option B (Statement I is true; statement II is false) is correct because displacement current decreases with frequency, and capacitive reactance is inversely proportional to frequency.
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The energy density associated with electric field and magnetic field of an electromagnetic wave in free space is given by permittivity of free space, - permeability of free space)
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the standard formulas for energy density of electric and magnetic fields in free space.
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Maxwell in his famous equation of electromagnetism introduced the concept of
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Correct option: C
Displacement current
Option C (Displacement current) is correct because Maxwell introduced the concept of displacement current to modify Ampere's law and make it consistent with the continuity equation.
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Biological importance of Ozone layer is
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Correct option: A
It stops ultraviolet rays
Option A (It stops ultraviolet rays) is correct because the ozone layer absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
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Remembering
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Part of electromagnetic spectrum that has largest penetrating power is
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Correct option: A
-rays
Option A (-rays) is correct because gamma rays have the highest energy and therefore the greatest penetrating power in the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Application
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If value of electric field for a electromagnetic wave. The value of magnetic field B will be:
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is calculated using the relationship between the electric field, magnetic field, and speed of light in an electromagnetic wave.
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Which of the following can be deflected in magnetic field?
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Correct option: B
Cathode rays
Option B (Cathode rays) is correct because cathode rays are streams of electrons, which are charged particles that are deflected by a magnetic field.
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Application
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A plane electromagnetic wave , where x is in metre and t is in second. Propagates in medium , what is refractive index of the medium ?
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Correct option: B
2
Option B (2) is correct because the refractive index is the ratio of the speed of light in vacuum to the speed of light in the medium.
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Cascade theory of showers of Cosmic rays is invented by
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Correct option: B
H. J. Bhabha and Heitler
Option B (H. J. Bhabha and Heitler) is correct because Bhabha and Heitler are credited with developing the cascade theory to explain the showers of cosmic rays.
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For a plane electromagnetic wave, average of which among the following is zero?
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Correct option: A
Electric field
Option A (Electric field) is correct because the average value of the electric field over a complete cycle in a plane electromagnetic wave is zero.
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The magnetic field and electric field in an electromagnetic wave are:
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Correct option: C
mutually perpendicular but with phase difference
Option C is correct because in an electromagnetic wave, the electric and magnetic fields are mutually perpendicular and oscillate in phase (0° phase difference).
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In free space, an electromagnetic wave of 3 GHz frequency strikes over the edge of an object of size where is the wavelength of the wave in free space. The phenomenon, which happens there will be:
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Correct option: D
Scattering
Option D is correct because when the object size is much smaller than the wavelength, scattering occurs.
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Application
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An electromagnetic wave of intensity enters in a medium of refractive index ‘n’ without any loss. The ratio of the magnitudes of electric fields and the ratio of the magnitudes of magnetic fields of the wave before and after entering into the medium are respectively, given by
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Correct option: D
Option D is correct because the ratio of electric fields is and the ratio of magnetic fields is after entering the medium.
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An earth orbiting satellite has solar energy collecting panel with total area . If solar radiations are perpendicular and completely absorbed, the average force associated with the radiation pressure is
(Solar constant)
(Solar constant)
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the force due to radiation pressure is calculated by dividing the power by the speed of light.
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For an electromagnetic wave travelling in free space, the relation between average energy densities due to electric and magnetic fields is:
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because in an electromagnetic wave, the average energy density due to the electric field is equal to the average energy density due to the magnetic field.
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Statement I: A changing electric-field produces a magnetic field.
Statement II: A changing magnetic field produces an electric field.
Statement II: A changing magnetic field produces an electric field.
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Correct option: A
Statement I and statement II are true
Option A (Statement I and statement II are true) is correct because changing electric fields produce magnetic fields, and changing magnetic fields produce electric fields, as described by Maxwell's equations.
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Application
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Suppose that the electric field part of an electromagnetic wave in vacuum is . What is the frequency ?
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Correct option: A
Option A (86 MHz) is correct because the frequency is calculated from the angular frequency using the formula .
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Remembering
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The ultra high frequency band of radiowaves in electromagnetic wave is used as in
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Correct option: B
Cellular phone communication
Option B (Cellular phone communication) is correct because Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radio waves are commonly used for cellular phone communication.
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The percentage power of -ray increases with the increases in its
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Correct option: C
Frequency
Option C is correct because the energy (and therefore power) of an X-ray photon is directly proportional to its frequency, as described by the equation E=hv.
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The speed of electromagnetic wave in vacuum depends upon the source of radiation
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Correct option: C
Is same for all of them
Option C (Is same for all of them) is correct because the speed of electromagnetic waves in a vacuum is a constant, independent of the source or frequency.
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If and are the speed of soft gamma rays, -rays and microwaves respectively in vacuum, then
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because all electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed (speed of light) in a vacuum.
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A parallel plate capacitor is charged to . Due to a radioactive source, the plate loss charge at the rate of The magnitude of displacement current is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the displacement current is equal to the rate of change of charge on the capacitor plates.
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Application
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The magnetic field between the plate of a capacitor when is given by
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the magnetic field inside the capacitor plates, derived using Ampere-Maxwell's law.
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Remembering
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The wave impedance of free space is
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Correct option: C
Option D () is incorrect. The wave impedance of free space is approximately 377 ohms. The provided solution incorrectly calculates the impedance.
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Assuming that universe is expanding, if the spectrum of light coming from a star which is going away from earth is tested, then in the wavelength of light
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Correct option: B
The spectrum will move to infrared region
Option B is correct because the Doppler effect causes a redshift (increase in wavelength) for objects moving away, shifting the spectrum towards the infrared region.
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Arrange the following electromagnetic radiations per quantum in the order of increasing energy.
A. Blue light
B. Yellow light
C. X-ray
D. Radio wave
A. Blue light
B. Yellow light
C. X-ray
D. Radio wave
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Correct option: A
D, B, A, C
Option A is correct. Energy is inversely proportional to wavelength, and the order of increasing energy is Radio wave < Yellow light < Blue light < X-ray.
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Application
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The reative permeability of glass is 3/8 and the dielectric constant of glass is 8. The refractive index of glass is
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Correct option: B
1.732
Option B (1.732) is correct because the refractive index is the square root of the product of relative permeability and dielectric constant.
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Remembering
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Rays in electromagnetic spectrum that has lowest frequency are
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Correct option: A
Microwaves
Option A (Microwaves) is correct because microwaves have the lowest frequency among the given options in the electromagnetic spectrum.
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A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency 500 MHz is travelling in vacuum along direction. At a particular point in space and time, . The value of electric field at this point is:
(speed of light ). are unit vectors along and directions.
(speed of light ). are unit vectors along and directions.
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the electric field is calculated using the relationship E = Bc and the direction is determined by the direction of wave propagation.
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