ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES 1. Inan electromagnetic wave, the electric and magnetizing fields are 100 Vm“ and 0.265 Am™*, The maximum energy flow is, a) 26.5 Wm"? ») 36.5 Wm? ©) 46.7 Wm? ) 765 wm? X-ray are not used for radar purpose, because they are not a) Reflected by target b) Partly absorbed by target 6) Electromagnetic waves 4) Completely absorbed by target 3 ifan electromagnetic wave is propagation in a medium with permittivity © and permittivity p, then (iis the a) Intrinsic impedance of the medium b) Square ofthe refractive index of the medium ¢) Refractive index of the medium 4) Energy density of the medium 4. Anearth orbiting satellite has solar energy collecting panel with total area 5 m?. If solar radiations are perpendicular and completely absorbed, the average force associated with the radiation pressure is (Solar constant= 1.4 kWm™?) a) 2.33 x 10-3 N b) 2.33 x 10" N ©) 2.33 x 10-5 N 4) 2.33 x 10° N 5. For EM wave prorogating along x-axis, Ejay = 30 Vm, what is maximum value of magnetic field? a) 1077 b) 108T ) 10°T 4) 108T A parallel plate capacitor is charged to60uC. Due to a radioactive source, the plate loss charge at the rate of 1.8 x 107® Cs~!. The magnitude of displacement current is a) 1.8 x 1078 Cs? b) 3.6 x 1078s ) 41 x 1074 ¢5* ) 5.7 x 107% Cs? 7. If and ig are the electric permittivity and magnetic permeability of free space and e and jtare the corresponding quantities in the medium, the index of refraction of the medium in terms of above parameter is et eu yy? cabo eal)! eons ple) or) ote ie Acaragte Mavens pple a cgay eMC Nea ia tb a) An emf ») Flectric current ) Magnetic field d) Pressure radiant 4, Electric els induced by changing magneti fields are 2) comers Ep Norsceeprvaton Duar SRSRRRROeiRaeineceanas ‘| netigean Hs depending on the conditions 10. The electric field of a plane electromagnetic wave varies with time of amplitude 2 Vim propagating along, z-axis, The average energy density of the magnetic field is (in Jm~5) a) 13.29 x 10-1? 0) 8.86 x 107 9) 17.72 x 102 6) 4.43 x 102 11, The sun delivers 10 Wm of electromagnetic flux to the earth's surface. The total power that in incident ona roof of dimensions 10m square will be a) 10°W b) 10° Ww ©) 10° Ww 4) 107 Ww 12. Infrared radiation is detected by a) Spectrometer b) Pyrometer ©) Nanometer d) Photometer 13. Ground waves have wavelengtha) Less than 200 m b) Equal to 200 m ©) Morethan 200m ——_d) Allof these 14, A plane Electromagnetic Waves travelling along the X-direction has a wavelength of 3 mm. The variation in the electric field occurs in the ¥-direction with an amplitude 66 Vim", The equations for the electric and magnetic fields as a function of x and t are respectively y= a3cosm x 10" (¢~ 5), a) Cae B,=11% 107? cos x 10" («5 teaser x108(e~ 3), By 1 10-7 cos 2% 10% ( £,=s3c0sn x 108(¢— 3), 9 cf By = 11 10°? cos 10" (¢~3) cos2n x 10%(¢— 2), 2% 10° cosdn 10" (¢-2) 15. The frequency 1057 MHz of radiation arising from two close energy levels in hydrogen belongs to a) Radio waves, ) Infrared waves ©) Micro waves dy —rays 16, Maxwell in his famous equation of electromagnetism introduced the concept a) AC current b) DC current ©) Displacement current d) Impedance 17. Ina plane electromagnetic wave electric field varies with time having an amplitude 1 Vm~, The frequency of wave is 0.5 x 101 Hz, The wave is propagation along X-axis, What is the average energy density of magnetic field? a)11x10-%Jm- 22K 10-m-F 3.3K 10-73) AX 10-84] “3 18. An Electromagnetic Wave of frequency v= 3.0 MHz passes from vacuum into a dielectric medium with permittivity e = 4.0. Them a) Wavelength is doubled and the frequency remains unchanged b) Wavelength is doubled and frequency becomes half ©) Wavelength is halved and frequency remains unchanged d) Wavelength and frequency both become unchanged 19. The amplitude of electric field in a parallel beam of light of intensity 4 Wm? is, a) 40.5 NC* b) 45.5 NC ©) 50.5 NC™* 4) 55.5 NC 20, Assume thata lamp radiates power P uniformly in all directions. What is the magnitude of electric field strength at a distance r from the lamp? P P P 2 9 d 9) cer? Freer > ear D eer? 21. ‘The wavelength of infrared rays is of the order of a) 5x 10-7m b) 10-8m ©) Diverge more d) None of these 22, Molybdenum is used as a target element for the production of X-rays because itis a) Light and can easily defect electrons bb) Light and can absorb electrons 6} Aheavy element with a high melting point 4) An clement having high thermal conductivity 23. Acharged particle with charge q enters a region of constant, uniform and mutually orthogonal fields E and Bwith a velocity v perpendicular to both E and B, and comes out without any change in magnitude or direction of v. Then a)v = E x B/B? yy = Bx E/B Ov =E x B/E? @v = Bx B/E 24, If v,,¥, and Vp are the speeds of gamma rays, X-rays and microwaves respectively in vacuum, then a) Uy > Dy > Yop BW) 0 < He R is given by (where ris the distance from the axis of plates and 2 is the radius of each plate of capacitor) olor Holo Bota Zero py bolo toto aR? » mR ° oar 63, The amplitude of the magnetic field part ofa harmonic Electromagnetic Wave in vacuum is =510 nT. What is the amplitude of the electric field part of the wave? a) 140 NC b) 153 NC? ) 163 NC* ) 133 NC 64, In.an Electromagnetic Wave, direction of propagation is in the direction of aE »)B QEXB d) None ofthese 65. Consider the following two statements regarding a linearly polarized plane electromagnetic wave (Electric field and the magnetic field have equal average values (Electric energy and the magnetic energy have equal average values a) (Distrue ») Gilis true ©) Both are true 4) Both are false 66. Aradiation of 200 W is incident on a surface which is 60% reflecting and 40% absorbing, The total force on the surface is, a) 1.07 x 10°6N b) 1.3 x 10°¢N ©) 1.07 x 10-7N ) 1.03 x 10°7N 67. An electric field E and magnetic filed B exist in a region. If these fields are not perpendicular to each other, then the electromagnetic wave a) Will not pass through the region »b) Will pass through region ) May pass through the region 4) Nothing is definite 68. Aradiowave bas a maximum magnetic field induction of 10~* T on arrival at a receiving antenna. The ‘maximum electric fleld intensity of such a wave is a) Zero b)3 x 10" vm ©) 58x10 T 4) 30x 10-8 T 69. According to Maxwell's hypothesis, changing electric field gives rise to a) Magnetic field b) Pressure gradient) Charge ) Voltage 70. The rms value of the electric field of the light coming from the sun is 720 NC* density of the Electromagnetic Wave is The average total energya) 4.58 x 10-6 Jm~ b)6.37 x 10-°jm™# se) 81.35 x 107? J 71. ‘The magnetic field of an Electromagnetic Wave is given by By =3 X 107 sin (10°x + 6.29 x 106). ‘The wavelength of the Electromagnetic Wave is d) 3.3 x 10™3Jm™ a) 6.28 cm b)3.44em ©) 0.63 cm 4) 0.32 em 72, The shortest wavelength of X-rays emitted from an X-rays tube depends upon a) Nature of the gas in the tube by) Voltage applied to tube ©) Current in the tube d) Nature of target of the tube 73. Hydrogen atom does not emit X-rays because a) Ithas signal electron b) Ithas no neutron. 6) Ithas single neutron 4) Its energy levels are too close to each other 74, Ina medium of dielectric constant X, the electric field is E, If éy is permittivity of the free space, the electric displacement vector is KE E 0 a ES as 4) KegE 75, The wavelength of X-rays lies between a) Maximum to finite limits ) Minimum to certain Limits ©) Minimum to infinite limits 4) Infinite to finite limits 76, The electric field (in NC~1) in an electromagnetic wave is given by E = 50 sina (t — x/c). ‘The energy stored in a cylinder of cross-section 10 cm? and length 100 cm, along the x-axis will be a) 5.5 x 60-7] wiax10-y 922x107} 4) 1.65x 10" 77. Allcomponents of the Electromagnetic Spectrum in vacuum have the same a) Energy ») Velocity ©) Wavelength d) Frequency 78. Which of the following has zero average value in a plane electromagnetic wave? a) Kinetic energy b) Magnetic field ©) Blectric field 4) Both (b) and (c) 79. Alarge parallel plate capacitor, whose plates have an area of 1 m? and are separated from each other by 1 mm, is being charged at a rate of 25 Vs~!. Ifthe dielectric between the plates has the dielectric constant 10, then the displacement current at this instant is a) 250A by ipa )22NA a) 11yA 80. The atmosphere between the heights of 50 km and 80 km is called a) Mesosphere b) Ozonosphere ©) lonosphere 4) Troposphere 81. Instantaneous displacement current of 1.0 A in the space between the parallel plate of 1 uF capacitor can be estabilished by changing potential difference of a) 10-°vs- y) 10°Vs-* o) 1vs ) 0.1 Vs 82. Ina phase electromagnetic wave, the electric filed oscillates sinusoidally at a frequency of 2.0 x 10° Hz and amplitude 48 Vm. The wavelength of the wave is a) 24x 10-2 m b)15 x 10m ©) 4.16 x 10% m 4)3x 108m 83. Velocity of Electromagnetic Waves in a medium depends upon a) Thermal properties of medium ) Mechanical and electrical properties of medium ©) electrical and magnetic properties of the medium ) Mechanical and magnetic properties of the medium 84, The electric field for a plane electromagnetic wave travelling in the positive ¢-direction is represented by Which one of the following? a) kyEpe'(ke — wt +) b)i,Boet(kx — wt + 0) OiEpel(ks + ot + 4) A) i Epe!(kes + wt +) 85. The fact that radiosignals reach the earth from outside the atmosphere, was discovered accidently by a) K.G.Jansky ) Millikan ©) Aryabhatta 4) Prof, Kant 86, The electric field of an electromagnetic wave travelling through vacuum is given by the equation = Eo sin(kx — at)."The quantity that is independent of wavelength is,a) £ b) kw Jo Qk 87. X-rays are produced by jumping of a) Electrons from lower to higher energy orbit of _b) Electrons from higher to lower energy orbit of atom atom ©) Protons from lower to higher energy orbit of _) Proton from higher to lower energy orbit of nucleus nucleus 88, The magnetic field between the plates of radius 12 cm separated by distance of 4 mm ofa parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 100 pF along the axis of plates having conduction current of 0.15 A is a) Zero BIST 157 a) 0157 89, The magnetic field between the plate ofa capacitor when r < Ris given by oior Vol Holo a) Zero ae oye om Ds 90, The ozone layer absorbs a) Infrared radiations b) Ultraviolet radiations ©) Xrays 4) y-rays 91, Out ofthe following electromagnetic radiation, which has the shortest wavelength? a) Radiowaves ») Infrared ©) Ultraviolet ) X-rays 92. A circular ring of radius r is placed in a homogenous magnetic field perpendicular to the plane of the ring, The field B chnages with time according to the equation B = kt, where k is a constant and ¢ is the time. ‘The electric field in the ring is kr ag oe ok 4 93. A cube of edge a has its edges parallel to x,y and z-axis of rectangular coordinate system. A uniform electric field E is parallel to y-axis and a uniform magnetic field is E parallel to x-axis. The rate at which flows through each face of the cube is ae parallel to x — y plane and zero in others —_b), <> parallel tox —y plane and zero in others o) 2! rom all faces 4) parallel toy ~ 3 faces and zero in others 94. Aradar sends the waves towards a distant object and receives the signal reflected by object. These waves a) Sound waves, by) Light waves ©) Radio waves, 4d) Micro waves, 95. A lasser beam is sent to the moon and reflected back to earth by ay mirror placed on the moon by an astronaut. Ifthe moon is 384000 km from earth, how long does it take the light to make the round trip? a) S min b) 25 min 25s 4) 500s 96. A particles of mass 1 x 10-®kg and charge 1.6 x 10-!°C travelling with a velocity 1.28 x 10% ms~ along the positive X-axis enters a region in which a uniform electric field Band a uniform magnetic field of induction Bare present. IfE = 10.24 x 10° kk NC“! and B = 8 x 1072J Wom", the direction of motion ofthe particles is, a) Along the positive X-axis, b) Along the negative X-axis, ) At45? to the positive X-axis ) At 135° to the positive X-axis 97. Aradiation of energy £ falls normally on a perfectly reflecting surface, The momentum transferred to the surface is E 2E E = w= Ei a5 ae y= ©) Fe D5 98. Which of the following rays is emitted by a human body? a) X-rays b) UV rays ©) Visible rays, d) IRrays. 99. ATV tower has a height of 100 m. How much population is covered by the TV broadcast if the average population density around the tower is 100 km”? (radius of the earth= 6.37 x 106 m) a) 4 lakh ») 4 billion ©) 40,000 ) 40 lakh1100. Radio wave diffract around building although light waves do not. The reason is that radio waves a) Travel with speed target than ¢ b) Have much larger wavelength than light ) Carry news ) Are not electromagnetic waves 101. The density of air at the top of mesosphere in comparison to that of near the earth's surface is a) 10-*times ‘b) 10- times ©) 108 times ) 10° times 102. A point source of electromagnetic radiation has an average power output of 800 W. The maximum value of electric filed ata distance 4.0 m from the source is a) 64.7 Vm-* b) 57.8 Vm-* ©) 56.72 Vm" 4) 54.77 Vm" 103. The atmosphere above the height of 80 km is called a) Stratosphere b) Troposphere ©) Mesosphere 4) lonosphere 104. Height h of transmitter antenna when R is radius of earth to have range d is, a) a?/2R b) V2aR ©) 22/R 4) 2R?/d 105. Maxwell in his famous equation of electromagnetism introduced the concept of a) AC current b) DC current 6) Displacement current 4) Impedance 106. The waves which have revolutionized telecommunication in more recent time, are a) Micro wave ) Radio waves, ©) Light waves ) TV waves 107. The charge of a parallel plate capacitor is varying as q = qo siti 2nft. The plates are very large and close together (area= A, separation= d), Neglecting edge effects, the displacement current through the capacitor is at 2nf do Aey eo 108. Ifa source is transmitting electromagnetic wave of frequency 8.2 x 10° Hz, then wavelength of the electromagnetic waves transmitted from the source will be a) 36.6m b) 40.5 m ) 423m d)50.9m 109, An clectre field of 1500 Vm" and a magnetic field of 0.40 Whm*aet on a moving electron, The minimum uniform speed along.a straight line the electron could have is a by Zsinanfe ©) 2nfaqg cos nft 9 cos 2n ft a) 16x 10° ms“? b) 6x 10"ms"! ) 3.75 x 10%ms"? 4) 3.75 x 10?ms"? 110. The energy of X-ray photon is 3.3 x 10" J. Its frequency is, a) 2x10 Hz b)S x10 Hz 0) 5x 107 Hz 5x10 Hz 111. Ifa source is transmitting Electromagnetic Waves of frequency 8.196 X 10° Hz, then the wavelength of the Electromagnetic Waves transmitted from the source will be 2) 5090 cm °) 4050 em ) 4230 em 4) 3660 em 112. The phase velocity (vp) of travelling wave is ay=Z 92, = dy=6 Ds 113: Ifa fre electron is placed in the path ofa plane electromagnetic wave, it wil start moving along a) Centreofearth —-—b) Equator ofearth —_c) Magneticfteld 4) Blectre field 114. The energy of Xray photon is 2200 eV. Its frequency would be 3) 53 x 102° He 053 x 10" He ©) 5x10" Hz 4) 510% Hz 115. Which of the following relation is correct? a) (foEo = JtoBo 1) Moe oBs = Bo ©) Fo = YiotoBo ) foFo = feBy 116. According to Maxwell's equation the velocity of light in any medium is expressed as 1 1 Te We OMe a 2 117. Electromagnetic Waves of frequencies higher than 9¥2 MHz are found to be reflected by the ionosphere ona particular day at a place. The maximum electron density in the ionosphere is a) VB x 10% m= b) v2 x 10% m-* 2 x10 m= a5 x 10% mr? 118. An electromagnetic wave, going through vacuum is described by E = Fy sin(kx ~ wt)Which of the following is independent of wavelength? a) k byw kf ako 119. Which of the following is absorbed by the ozone layer? a) Only gamma rays —_b) Visible light ©) Radio Waves 4) Ultraviolet rays 120. If the earth did not have atmosphere, its surface temperature on a day time would be a) Higher b) Lower ) Same as now 4) Not sure 121. A perfectly reflecting mirror has an area of 1 cm? Light energy is allowed to fall on it for 1h at the rate of 10 Wem2, The force that acts on the mirror is a) 3.35 x 10°°N »)67 x 10°°N ©) 1.34 x 10-7N 24 x 10-1N 122. A radio wave of frequency 90 MHz enters a ferrite rod. Ife, = 10° and 4, = 10, then the velocity and wavelength of the wave in ferrite are a) 3x 10 ms“#; 3.33 x 107? m b) 3 x 10° ms“#;3.33 x 10? m 6) 3x 10% ms“4;3.33 x 10-1 m 8) 3 x 107 ms 10-3 m 123. The Electromagnetic theory of light failed to explain a) Photoelectriceffect _b) Polarization ©) Diffraction 4) Interference 124, Which of the following electromagnetic waves have the longest wavelength? a) Heat waves b) Light waves ©) Radio waves 4) Ultraviolet waves 125. The oscillating electric and magnetic field vectors of electromagnetic wave are oriented along a) The same direction and in phase py The same direction but have a phase difference of 90° ©) Mutually perpendicular directions and are in ‘Mutually perpendicular directions but has a phase phase 9 gitterence of 90° 126. Electromagnetic Waves can be deflected by a) Electric field only b) Magnetic field only 6) Both (a) and (0) 4) None of these 127. The sun delivers 10° Wnr* of Electromagnetic flux on the earth's surface, The total power that is incident ona roof of dimensions 6m x 30m.is, a) 1.8 x 10° W »)7.2 x 10° W ©) 09 x 105 W gas x 10° W 128. What is order of energy of X-rays (Bx), radio waves (Ex) and microwave (By)? a) Ex < Ex< Em b) Ex Ex ) Ew > Ex> Ex d) By < En < Ex 129. A plane Electromagnetic Wave of frequency 30 MHz travels in free space along the x-direction, The electric field component of the wave at a particular point of space and time £=6 Viv" along y-direction. Its magnetic field component B at this point would be a) 2x 10° T along z-direction b) 6 x 10-8 Talong x-direction ©) 2 x 10-® Talong y-direction 4) 6 x 10-® Talong z-direction 130. Ozone layer blocks the radiations of wavelength, a) Less than 3x 10-7m b) Equal to 3.x 10-7m ©) More than 3 x 10-7m 4d) All of the above 131. If cis the speed of Electromagnetic Waves in vacuum, its speed in a medium of dielectric constant K and relative permeability u, is 1 ¢ a wee fi, 0°= Te ie Vite 132. The Maxwell's four equations are written as FE -ds = 4/eq (N§B-ds=0 Ging E+ di =-S48-as (v)$ Bi = ol + toto 2 $E-dS ‘The equation which have sources of E and B area) (, GD, Gi) »)@, (i) ©) (and (iii) only 4) (and (iv) only 133. The waves which are reflected back to the earth by ionosphere is a) Ground wave ’b) Sky wave ©) Space wave d) All ofthese 134, The relation between electric field vector E, the displacement vector D and the polarization vector P for a dielectric placed in electric field B is given by a)P=ek+D dP = D+E QD=eQE+P ge=p+P 135. The refractive index and the permeability of a medium are respectively 1.5 and 5 x 10-71Im™!. The relative permittivity of the medium is nearly a) 25 b)15 9st a6 136. If E is an electric field and B is the magnetic induction then the energy flow per unit area per unit time in an electromagnetic field is given by aExe DEB o) BP +B? nee 137. Light wave is travelling along y-direction. Ifthe corresponding E vector at any time is along the x-axis, the direction of B vector at that time is along a) y-axis b) x- axis ©) +2: axis d) —z- axisVAVES ELECTROMAGNETIC W EE aC 53) 57) 61) 65) 69) asenne Baas wage 2a 6) 10) 14) 18) 22) 26) 30) 34) 38) 42) 46) 50) 54) 58) 62) 66) 70) coeagse weacoanae 3) n 11) 15) 19) 23) 27) 31) 35) 39) 43) 47) 51) 55) 59) 63) 67) 71) ai a wan age pag vers anaes ao 7 4) 8) 12) 16) 20) 24) 28) 32) 36) 40) 44) 48) 52) 56) 60) 64) 68) 72) Boengan coogan geoose 73) 77) 81) 85) 89) 93) 97) 101) 105) 109) 113) 117) 121) 125) 129) 133) 137) eoeecoe ane ae open 74) 78) 82) 86) 90) 94) 98) 102) 106) 110) 114) 118) 122) 126) 130) 134) soon cos aeac ogace 75) 79) 83) 87) 91) 95) 99) 103) 107) 111) 115) 119) 123) 127) 131) 135) aaceaceangs epee 76) 80) 84) 88) 92) 96) 100) 104) 108) 112) 116) 120) 124) 128) 132) 136) so ene pees neee zacELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES 6 f@) Here, amplitude of electric filed, Ey 100 vm amplitude of magnetic field, By = 0.265 Am~!. We know that the maximum rate of energy flow s 100 x 0.265 = 26.5 Wm-* @) X-rays being of high energy radiations, penetrate the target and hence are not reflected back @ fi has the dimensions of res Fa X Bo stance, hence it is called the intrinsic impedance of the medium (G) Power = J x area = (1.4 x 103) x5 Force F = Power = Mester ss = 2.33% 10-5N fa) The amplitude of the electric and magnetic fields infree space are related by # Here, 30Vm-',c = 3 x 10" ms~* Eq 30 9 Re c 3x 10° at @) Displacement current is given by te= M4 = 18 x cs dat () Velocity of light in vacuum Tore velocity of ight in medium ) According to Maxwell, a changing electric field is a source of magnetic field () u wv 18 eee) ‘The electric field induced by changing magnetic field depends upon the rate of change of magnetic flux, hence it is non-conservative (b) u 1 x deok? = 4 xd x 8.85 x 10-1 x (2)? 85 x 10-?4Jm-* o Total power=solar constant x area = 10* x (10 x 10) = 10° Ww © Infrared radiations are detected by pyrometer @ The equation of electric field occurring in ¥- direction ocos2nx 108 (¢~2) Therefor ld in Z-direction ‘or the magnetic fi (Hp) cosan x 108 (¢— = 22 x 10 cosan x 1011(¢— 2) = 22. 1077 conn x 10 (¢~ 5) © Inan electromagnetic wave, the average energy density of magnetic Field density of electric filed ve = +2953 1 average energy x (B85 x 107") x 1? a = 221x107? jm o Invacuum, In medium, ¢ = 4 dex us Jefe So, refractive i wavelength x and wave velocity v =£=£