Physics MDCAT MCQs

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Physics
A. Right hand thumb rule
B. Left hand rule
C. Coulomb\'s law
D. Lenz\'s law
Answer: Right hand thumb rule gives the field direction.
Physics
A. Parallel to field
B. Perpendicular to field
C. At 45 degrees
D. Current is zero
Answer: F = BIL sin theta, maximum at 90 degrees.
Physics
A. High R in series
B. Low R in series
C. High R in parallel
D. Low R in parallel
Answer: Low resistance shunt in parallel bypasses excess current.
Physics
A. 1 Wb/m
B. 1 Wb/m2
C. 1 Wb m
D. 1 Wb m2
Answer: 1 Tesla = 1 Weber per square meter.
Physics
A. Plate thickness
B. Current
C. Applied voltage
D. Plate area and separation
Answer: C = epsilon0 A/d depends on area and separation.
Physics
A. Current
B. Turns and geometry
C. Voltage
D. Temperature only
Answer: L depends on number of turns, area, and length.
Physics
A. P = V2/R
B. P = I2R
C. P = VI
D. All of these
Answer: All three are equivalent expressions for power.
Physics
A. No energy loss
B. 50% loss
C. 100% loss
D. Variable efficiency
Answer: Ideal transformer has 100% efficiency.
Physics
A. Coil moves in uniform field
B. Field strength changes
C. Coil at rest in uniform field
D. Field and coil stationary
Answer: Flux changes when field, area, or angle changes.
Physics
A. Applied voltage
B. Rate of change of flux
C. Current times resistance
D. Magnetic field
Answer: EMF = -dPhi/dt, the negative rate of flux change.
Physics
A. Static electricity
B. Electromagnetic induction
C. Ohm\'s Law
D. Coulomb\'s Law
Answer: Transformers use mutual electromagnetic induction.
Physics
A. Stationary charges
B. All particles
C. Neutral particles
D. Moving charges
Answer: Magnetic force F = qv x B acts only on moving charges.
Physics
A. Ampere
B. Watt
C. Volt
D. Ohm
Answer: EMF is measured in Volts.
Physics
A. Magnitude of EMF
B. Direction of induced current
C. Value of flux
D. Speed of induction
Answer: Lenz\'s Law states induced current opposes the change.
Physics
A. Max force
B. Zero force
C. Min force
D. Variable force
Answer: F = qvB sin 0 = 0 when parallel.
Physics
A. Non-uniform
B. Zero
C. Uniform
D. Random
Answer: Inside a long solenoid, field is uniform and axial.
Physics
A. Zero
B. Equal to external
C. Very low
D. Infinite
Answer: Ideal voltmeter has infinite resistance to draw no current.
Physics
A. Tesla
B. Weber
C. Gauss
D. Henry
Answer: Magnetic flux is measured in Weber (Wb).
Physics
A. Conservation of energy
B. Conservation of mass
C. Conservation of momentum
D. Conservation of charge
Answer: Sum of currents at a junction is zero, based on charge conservation.
Physics
A. 10 V
B. 2.5 V
C. 0.4 V
D. 7 V
Answer: V = IR = 2 x 5 = 10 V.
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