BASIC ELECTRICAL

Which of the followings is/are active element?

A. Voltage source
B. Current source
C. Both
D. None of these.

If P is the power of a star connected system then what will be power of an

equivalent delta connected system?

A. P
B. 3P
C. P/3
D. None of the above

Magnetic flux has the unit of

A. Newton
B. Ampere-turn
C. Weber
D. Tesla

The voltage induced in an inductor is represented as,

A. product of its inductance and current through it.

B. ratio of its inductance to the current through it.
C. ratio of the current through it to its inductance.
D. product of its inductance and rate of change of current through it.

Instantaneous power in inductor is proportional to the

A. product of the instantaneous current and rate of change of current.

B. square of instantaneous current.
C. square of the rate of change of current.
D. Temperature of the inductor.
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The unit of resistivity is

A. Ω.
B. Ω – metre.
C. Ω / metre.
D. Ω / m².
How many coulombs of charge flow through a circuit carrying a current of 10
A in 1 minute?

A. 10
B. 60
C. 600
D. 1200

The resistance of a conductor of diameter d and length l is R Ω. If the diameter

of the conductor is halved and its length is doubled, the resistance will be

A. R Ω
B. 2R Ω
C. 4R Ω
D. 8R Ω

The resistivity of the conductor depends on

A. area of the conductor.

B. length of the conductor.
C. type of material.
D. none of these.

If 1 A current flows in a circuit, the number of electrons flowing through this

circuit is

A. 0.625 × 1019
B. 1.6 × 1019
C. 1.6 × 10-19
D. 0.625 × 10-19

Which of the following are the passive elements?

A. Resistor
B. Bulb
C. Both
D. None of these.

Power dissipation in ideal inductor is

A. Maximum
B. Minimum
C. Zero
D. A finite value
Which of the following materials has a negative temperature co-efficient of
resistance?

A. Copper
B. Aluminum
C. Carbon
D. Brass

Ohm’s law is not applicable to____________?

A. vacuum tubes
B. carbon resistors
C. high voltage circuits
D. circuits with low current densities

Which is the best conductor of electricity _______________?

A. Iron
B. Silver
C. Copper
D. Carbon

For which of the following ‘ampere second’ could be the unit ?

A. Reluctance
B. Charge
C. Power
D. Energy

All of the following are equivalent to watt except_____________?

A. (amperes) ohm
B. joules/sec.
C. amperes x volts
D. amperes/volt

A resistance having rating 10 ohms, 10 W is likely to be a__________?

A. metallic resistor
B. carbon resistor
C. wire wound resistor
D. variable resistor

Electric current passing through the circuit produces_____________?

A. magnetic effect
B. luminous effect
C. thermal effect
D. chemical effect
E. all above effects

Resistance of a material always decreases if___________?

A. temperature of material is decreased
B. temperature of material is increased
C. number of free electrons available become more
D. none of the above is correct

If the efficiency of a machine is to be high, what should be low __________?

A. Input power
B. Losses
C. True component of power
D. kWh consumed
E. Ratio of output to input

When electric current passes through a metallic conductor, its temperature

rises. This is due to__________?

A. collisions between conduction electrons and atoms

B. the release of conduction electrons from parent atoms
C. mutual collisions between metal atoms
D. mutual collisions between conducting electrons

In a lamp load when more than one lamp are switched on the total resistance
of the load_____________?

A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains same
D. none of the above

Two lamps 100 W and 40 W are connected in series across 230 V (alternating).
Which of the following statement is correct ?

A. 100 W lamp will glow brighter

B. 40 W lamp will glow brighter
C. Both lamps will glow equally bright
D. 40 W lamp will fuse

In the case of direct current____________?

A. magnitude and direction of current remains constant

B. magnitude and direction of current changes with time
C. magnitude of current changes with time
D. magnitude of current remains constant

When electric current passes through a bucket full of water, lot of bubbling is
observed. This suggests that the type of supply is____________?

A. A. C.
B. D. C.
C. any of above two
D. none of the above

Bulbs in street lighting are all connected in_____________?

A. parallel
B. series
C. series-parallel
D. end-to-end

For testing appliances, the wattage of test lamp should be_____________?

A. very low
B. low
C. high
D. any value

Switching of a lamp in house produces noise in the radio. This is because

switching operation produces________?

A. arcs across separating contacts

B. mechanical noise of high intensity
C. both mechanical noise and arc between contacts
D. none of the above

74. Sparking occurs when a load is switched off because the circuit has
high_________?

A. resistance
B. inductance
C. capacitance
D. impedance

Copper wire of certain length and resistance is drawn out to three times its
length without change in volume, the new resistance of wire becomes______?

A. 1/9 times
B. 3 times
C. 9 times
D. unchanged

When resistance element of a heater fuses and then we reconnect it after

removing a portion of it, the power of the heater will___________?

A. decrease
B. increase
C. remain constant
D. none of the above

A field of force can exist only between_____________?

A. two molecules
B. two ions
C. two atoms
D. two metal particles

A substance whose molecules consist of dissimilar atoms is called_________?

A. semi-conductor
B. super-conducto
C. compound
D. insulator

International ohm is defined in terms of the resistance of________________?

A. a column of mercury
B. a cube of carbon
C. a cube of copper
D. the unit length of wire

Which method can be used for absolute measurement of resistances _______?

A. Lorentz method
B. Releigh method
C. Ohm’s law method
D. Wheatstone bridge method

Ohm’s law is not applicable to__________?

A. semi-conductors
B. D. C. circuits
C. small resistors
D. high currents

Temperature co-efficient of resistance is expressed in terms of___________?

A. ohms/°C
B. mhos/ohm°C
C. ohms/ohm°C
D. mhos/°C

When current flows through heater coil it glows but supply wiring does not
glow because______________?

A. current through supply line flows at slower speed

B. supply wiring is covered with insulation layer
C. resistance of heater coil is more than the supply wires
D. supply wires are made of superior material

The condition for the validity under Ohm’s law is that_______________?

A. resistance must be uniform

B. current should be proportional to the size of the resistance
C. resistance must be wire wound type
D. temperature at positive end should be more than the temperature at negative end

Which of the following statement is correct_______________?

A. A semi-conductor is a material whose conductivity is same as between that

of a conductor and an insulator
B. A semi-conductor is a material which has conductivity having average value of
conductivity of metal and insulator
C. A semi-conductor is one which con¬ducts only half of the applied voltage
D. A semi-conductor is a material made of alternate layers of conducting material
and insulator

A rheostat differs from potentiometer in the respect that it_____________?

A. has lower wattage rating

B. has higher wattage rating
C. has large number of turns
D. offers large number of tapping

An open resistor, when checked with an ohm-meter reads_____________?

A. zero
B. infinite
C. high but within tolerance
D. low but not zero

are the materials having electrical conductivity much less than most of the
metals but much greater than that of typical insulators______________?

A. Varistors
B. Thermistor
C. Semi-conductors
D. Variable resistors

All good conductors have high____________?

A. conductance
B. resistance
C. reluctance
D. thermal conductivity

Voltage dependent resistors are usually made from________________?

A. Charcoal
B. Silicon Carbide
C. Nichrome
D. Graphite

Voltage dependent resistors are used_____________?

A. for inductive circuits

B. to supress surges
C. as heating elements
D. as current stabilizers

The ratio of mass of proton to that of electron is nearly_____________?

A. 1840
B. 1840
C. 30
D. 4
The number of electrons in the outer most orbit of carbon atom is__________?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 6
D. 7

A thermistor has_____________?

A. positive temperature coefficient

B. negative temperature coefficient
C. zero temperature coefficient
D. variable temperature coefficient

Nichrome wire is an alloy of_____________?

A. lead and zinc

B. chromium and vanadium
C. nickel and chromium
D. copper and silver

Which of the following can have negative temperature coefficient __________?

A. Compounds of silver
B. Liquid metals
C. Metallic alloys
D. Electrolytes

Conductance : mho :: ____________?

A. resistance : ohm
B. capacitance : henry
C. inductance : farad
D. lumen : steradian

One newton meter is same as_____________?

A. one watt
B. one joule
C. five joules
D. one joule second