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Official PYQ2004ElectromagneticsMaxwell's EquationsMCQ · 1 mark
If E→=(a^x+ja⃗y)eβa−kat\overrightarrow{\mathrm{E}}=\left(\hat{a}_{x}+j \vec{a}_{y}\right) e^{\beta a-k a t} and H→=(kωμ)(a^y+ja^x)eju−μμ1\overrightarrow{\mathrm{H}}=\left(\frac{k}{\omega \mu}\right)\left(\hat{a}_{y}+j \hat{a}_{x}\right) e^{j u-\mu \mu 1}, the time averaged Poynting vector is
Official PYQ2003ElectromagneticsMaxwell's EquationsMCQ · 1 mark
The unit of ∇×H\nabla \times \mathrm{H} is
Official PYQ2003ElectromagneticsMaxwell's EquationsMCQ · 1 mark
Medium 11 has the electrical permittivity ε1=1.5ε0\varepsilon_{1}=1.5 \varepsilon_{0} farad /m/ \mathrm{m} and occupies the region to the left of x=0x=0 plane. Medium 22 has the electrical permittivity ε2=2.5ε0\varepsilon_{2}=2.5 \varepsilon_{0} farad /m/ \mathrm{m} and occupies the region to the right of x=0x=0 plane. If E1\mathrm{E}_{1} in medium …
Official PYQ2002ElectromagneticsMaxwell's EquationsMCQ · 1 mark
The electric field on the surface of a perfect conductor is 2 Vm2 \mathrm{~Vm}. The conductor is immersed in water with ϵ=80ϵ0\epsilon=80 \epsilon_{0}. The surface charge density on the conductor is (ϵ0=10−4/(36π)F/m)\left(\epsilon_{0}=10^{-4} /(36 \pi) \mathrm{F} / \mathrm{m}\right)
Official PYQ2001ElectromagneticsMaxwell's EquationsMCQ · 1 mark
If a plane electromagnetic wave satisfies the equation ∂2Ex∂z2=c2∂2Ex∂t2\frac{\partial^{2} \mathrm{E}_{\mathrm{x}}}{\partial \mathrm{z}^{2}}=\mathrm{c}^{2} \frac{\partial^{2} \mathrm{E}_{\mathrm{x}}}{\partial \mathrm{t}^{2}}, the wave propagates in the
Official PYQ2001ElectromagneticsMaxwell's EquationsMCQ · 1 mark
A material has conductivity of 10−2mho/m10^{-2} \mathrm{mho/m} and a relative permittivity of 4.4. The frequency at which the conduction current in the medium is equal to the displacement current is
Official PYQ2000ElectromagneticsMaxwell's EquationsMCQ · 1 mark
A TEM\text{TEM} wave is incident normally upon a perfect conductor. The E\mathrm{E} and H\mathrm{H} fields at the boundary will be, respectively,
Official PYQ1999ElectromagneticsMaxwell's EquationsMCQ · 1 mark
Identify which one of the following will NOT\text{NOT} satisfy the wave equation.
Official PYQ1999ElectromagneticsMaxwell's EquationsMCQ · 1 mark
An electric field on a plane is described by its potential V=20(r−1+r−2)\mathrm{V}=20\left(r^{-1}+r^{-2}\right) where rr is the distance from the source. The field is due to
Official PYQ1998ElectromagneticsMaxwell's EquationsMCQ · 1 mark
A loop is rotating about the yy-axis in a magnetic field E→=B0cos⁡(ωt+ϕ)a⃗x T\overrightarrow{\mathrm{E}}=\mathrm{B}_{0} \cos (\omega t+\phi) \vec{a}_{x} \mathrm{~T}. The voltage in the loop is
Official PYQ1998ElectromagneticsMaxwell's EquationsMCQ · 1 mark
The time averages Poynting vector, in W/m2W / m^{2}, for a wave with E⃗=24  e  a V/m\vec{E}=24 \; e^{} \; a_{} \mathrm{~V} / \mathrm{m} in free space is
Official PYQ1998ElectromagneticsMaxwell's EquationsMCQ · 1 mark
The Maxwell equation V×H=J+∂D‾∂t\mathrm{V} \times \mathrm{H}=\mathrm{J}+\frac{\partial \overline{D}}{\partial t} is based on
Official PYQ1996ElectromagneticsMaxwell's EquationsMCQ · 1 mark
A metal sphere with 1 m1 \mathrm{~m} radius and a surface charge density of 10  Coulombs/m210 \; \mathrm{Coulombs / m}^{2} is enclosed in a cube of 10 m10 \mathrm{~m} side. The total outward electric displacement normal to the surface of the cube is
Official PYQ1995ElectromagneticsMaxwell's EquationsMCQ · 1 mark
The electric field strength at a distance point, P\mathrm{P}, due to a point charge, +q+q. located on the origin, is 100  μV/m100 \; \mu \mathrm{V} / \mathrm{m}. If the point charge is now enclosed by a perfectly conducting metal sheet sphere whose centre is at the origin, then the electric field strength at the point. PP. outside the sphere, becomes.