8. ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES( Objective Question Answer 2022 )
1. The dimensional formula of E is :
Download (A) [MLT-2A-1]
(B) [MLT-3A-1]
(C) [MLT-2A-2]
(D) None of these
| Answer тЗТ B |
2. Which of the following has the dimensions of current ?
| Answer тЗТ A |
3. Which of the following has the dimensions of charge ?
| Answer тЗТ A |
4. Maxwell’s equation involving 
is obtained from :
(A) Ampere’s law
(B) Gauss’s law
(C) Faraday’s law
(D) Biot-Savart’s law
| Answer тЗТ C |
5. The dimensions of 
are identical to that of :
(A) potential
(B) charge
(C) current
(D) None of these
| Answer тЗТ A |
6. Which of the following laws was modified by Maxwell by introducing the displacement current ?
(A) Gauss’s law
(B) Ampere’s law
(C) Biot-Savart’s law
(D) None of these
| Answer тЗТ B |
7. Choose the wave relevant to telecommunication :
(A) ultraviolet
(B) infrared
(C) microwave
(D) visible light
| Answer тЗТ C |
8. Electromagnetic waves have a speed of –
(A) 3 x 105 km s-1
(B) 3 x 106 km s-1
(C) 3 x 107 km s-1
(D) 3 x 108 km s-1
| Answer тЗТ A |
9. Which of the following EMW has highest wavelength ?
(A) X-ray
(B) ultraviolet rays
(C) infrared rays
(D) microwaves
| Answer тЗТ C |
10. Displacement current is due to :
(A) the flow of electrons
(B) the Varying electric field
(C) the ionization of atmosphere
(D) the flow of protons
| Answer тЗТ B |
11. Displacement current is always :
(A) equal to conduction current
(B) less than conduction current
(C) greater than conduction current
(D) the sum of current due to flow of positive and negative ions
| Answer тЗТ A |
12. EMW are produced by :
(A) charge in uniform motion only
(B) at rest only
(C) accelerated or deccelerated charge only
(D) all of the above
| Answer тЗТ C |
13. Who first demonstrated the existence of em waves ?
(A) Hertz
(B) Maxwell
(C) Ampere
(D) Faraday
| Answer тЗТ A |
14. If B is the magnetic field vector and ├Й is the electric field vector in an em wave, then which of the following relations is correct ? Here c is the speed of light :
| Answer тЗТ A |
15. The dimensions of E/B are same as that of :
(A) charge
(B) current
(C) velocity
(D) acceleration
| Answer тЗТ C |
16. Name the law which states that a varying electric field produces a magnetic field :
(A) Biot-Savart’s law
(B) Faraday’s law
(C) Modified Ampere’s law
(D) None of these
| Answer тЗТ C |
17. The existence of EMW was experimentally established by :
(A) Sir S.C. Bose
(B) Maxwell
(C) Marconi
(D) Hertz
| Answer тЗТ A |
18. An EMW of v = 3 MHz passes from vacuum into dielectric medium with permittivity Er=4, then :
(A) Wavelength is doubled and the frequency remains unchanged
(B) Wavelength is doubled and the frequency become half
(C) Wavelength is halved and the frequency remains unchanged
(D) Wavelength and frequency both remain unchanged
| Answer тЗТ C |
19. Frequency of a wave is 6 x 1015 Hz. The wave is :
(A) Radiowave
(B) Microwave
(C) X-ray
(D) Ultra violet
| Answer тЗТ D |
20. Choose the wrong statement ?
(A) Electromagnetic waves are transverse
(B) Electromagnetic waves travel with the speed of light in free space
(C) Electromagnetic waves are produced by accelerating charges
(D) Electromagnetic waves travel with the same speed in all media
| Answer тЗТ D |
21. If ue and um are the electric and magnetic field densities in an electromagnetic wave, then (c is the speed of light) :
(A) ue = um
(B) ue = cum
(C) ue = um/c
(D) None Of These
| Answer тЗТ A |
22. Solar radiation is :
(A) transverse EMW
(B) longitudinal EMW
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) None of these
| Answer тЗТ A |
23. Ampere’s circuital law was modified by :
(A) Laplace
(B) Gauss
(C) Maxwell
(D) Hertz
| Answer тЗТ C |
24. Light year is the unit of :
(A) distance
(B) time
(C) energy
(D) intensity of light
| Answer тЗТ A |
25. Which of the following helps us for recognition of precious stone ?
(A) Ultraviolet rays
(B) Infrared
(C) X-ray
(D) None
| Answer тЗТ C |
26. Oscillating electric circuits produce :
(A) Gamma rays
(B) X-rays
(C) Visible light
(D) Radiowaves
| Answer тЗТ D |
27. The wavelength range of visible light is :
(A) 4 x 10-7 to 8 x 10-7 m
(B) 4 x 10-6 to 8 x 10-8 m
(C) 4 x 10-5 to 8 x 10-9 m
(D) None of these
| Answer тЗТ A |
28. Choose the wave relevant to telecommunication :
(A) ultraviolet
(B) microwave
(C) infrared
(D) visible light
| Answer тЗТ B |
29. The direction of electromagnetic waves is given by :
(A) E.B
(B) ExB
(C) E/B
(D) EB
| Answer тЗТ B |
30. Velocity of light is given by :
| Answer тЗТ B |
31. In the above question, what is the amplitude of the oscillating magnetic field ?
(A) 1.6 x 10-3 T
(B) 1.6 x 10-6 T
(C) 1.6 x 10-3 m
(D) 1.6 x 10-7 T
| Answer тЗТ D |
32. In the above question, the total energy density (SI units) of the electromagnetic field of the wave is :
(A) 10-7
(B) 10-8
(C) 10-9
(D) 108
| Answer тЗТ B |
33. The energy density is expressed in :
(A) kg m-3
(B) Jm-2
(C) Jm-3
(D) J
| Answer тЗТ C |
Class 12th physics objective question in English
| S.N | Physics Objective English Medium |
| 1. | ┬аELECTRIC CHARGES AND FIELDS |
| 2. | LECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE |
| 3. | CURRENT ELECTRICITY |
| 4. | MOVING CHARGES AND MAGNETISM |
| 5. | MAGNETISM AND MATTER |
| 6. | ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION |
| 7. | ALTERNATING CURRENT |
| 8. | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES |
| 9. | RAY OPTICS AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS |
| 10. | WAVE OPTICS |
| 11. | DUAL NATURE OF MATTER AND RADIATION |
| 12. | ATOMS |
| 13. | NUCLEI |
| 14. | SEMI CONDUCTOR ELECTRONICS┬а |
| 15. | COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS |
