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1.TheS.I.unitofpoweris
(a)Henry
(b)coulomb
(c)watt
(d)watthour
Ans:c
2.Electricpressureisalsocalled
(a)resistance
(b)power
(c)voltage
(d)energy
Ans:c
3.Thesubstanceswhichhavealargenumberoffreeelectronsandofferalowresistancearecalled
(a)insulators
(b)inductors
(c)semiconductors
(d)conductors
Ans:d
4.Outofthefollowingwhichisnotapoorconductor?
(a)Castiron
(b)Copper
(c)Carbon
(d)Tungsten
Ans:b
5.Outofthefollowingwhichisaninsulatingmaterial?
(a)Copper
(b)Gold
(c)Silver
(d)Paper
Ans:d
6.Thepropertyofaconductorduetowhichitpassescurrentiscalled
(a)resistance
(b)reluctance
(c)conductance
(d)inductance
Ans:c
7.Conductanceisreciprocalof
(a)resistance
(b)inductance
(c)reluctance
(d)capacitance
Ans:a
8.Theresistanceofaconductorvariesinverselyas
(a)length
(6)areaofcrosssection
(c)temperature
(d)resistivity
Ans:b
9.Withriseintemperaturetheresistanceofpuremetals
(a)increases
(b)decreases
(c)firstincreasesandthendecreases
(d)remainsconstant
Ans:a

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10.Withriseintemperaturetheresistanceofsemiconductors
(a)decreases
(b)increases
(c)firstincreasesandthendecreases
(d)remainsconstant
Ans:a
11.Theresistanceofacopperwire200mlongis21Q.Ifitsthickness(diameter)is0.44mm,itsspecific
resistanceisaround
(a)1.2x10~8Qm
(b)1.4x10~8Qm
(c)1.6x108Qm
(d)1.8x108Qm
Ans:c
12.Threeresistancesof10ohms,15ohmsand30ohmsareconnectedinparallel.
Thetotalresistanceofthecombinationis
(a)5ohms
(b)10ohms
(c)15ohms
(d)55ohms
Ans:
13.Aninstrumentwhichdetectselectriccurrentisknownas
(a)voltmeter
(b)rheostat
(c)wattmeter
(d)galvanometer
Ans:d
14.Inacircuita33Qresistorcarriesacurrentof2A.Thevoltageacrossthe
resistoris
(a)33V
(b)66v
(c)80V
(d)132V
Ans:b
15.Alightbulbdraws300mAwhenthevoltageacrossitis240V.Theresistanceofthelightbulbis
(a)400Q
(b)600Q
(c)800Q
(d)1000Q
Ans:c
16.Theresistanceofaparallelcircuitconsistingoftwobranchesis12ohms.Iftheresistanceofonebranchis18
ohms,whatistheresistanceoftheother?
(a)18Q
(b)36Q
(c)48Q
(d)64Q
Ans:b
17.Fourwiresofsamematerial,thesamecrosssectionalareaandthesamelengthwhenconnectedinparallel
givearesistanceof0.25Q.Ifthesamefourwiresareconnectedisseriestheeffectiveresistancewillbe
(a)1Q
(b)2Q
(c)3Q
(d)4Q
Ans:d
18.Acurrentof16amperesdividesbetweentwobranchesinparallelofresistances8ohmsand12ohms
respectively.Thecurrentineachbranchis
(a)6.4A,6.9A
(b)6.4A,9.6A
(c)4.6A,6.9A
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(d)4.6A,9.6A
Ans:b
19.Currentvelocitythroughacopperconductoris
(a)thesameaspropagationvelocityofelectricenergy
(b)independentofcurrentstrength
(c)oftheorderofafew^.s/m
(d)nearly3x108m/s
Ans:c
20.Whichofthefollowingmaterialhasnearlyzerotemperaturecoefficientofresistance?
(a)Manganin
(b)Porcelain
(c)Carbon
(d)Copper
Ans:a
21.Youhavetoreplace1500Qresistorinradio.Youhaveno1500Qresistorbuthaveseveral1000Qones
whichyouwouldconnect
(a)twoinparallel
(b)twoinparallelandoneinseries
(c)threeinparallel
(d)threeinseries
Ans:b
22.Tworesistorsaresaidtobeconnectedinserieswhen
(a)samecurrentpassesinturnthroughboth
(b)bothcarrythesamevalueofcurrent
(c)totalcurrentequalsthesumofbranchcurrents
(d)sumofIRdropsequalstheappliede.m.f.
Ans:a
23.WhichofthefollowingstatementistruebothforaseriesandaparallelD.C.circuit?
(a)Elementshaveindividualcurrents
(b)Currentsareadditive
(c)Voltagesareadditive
(d)Powerareadditive
Ans:d
24.Whichofthefollowingmaterialshasanegativetemperaturecoefficientofresistance?
(a)Copper
(b)Aluminum
(c)Carbon
(d)Brass
Ans:c
25.Ohmslawisnotapplicableto
(a)vacuumtubes
(b)carbonresistors
(c)highvoltagecircuits
(d)circuitswithlowcurrentdensities
Ans:a
26.Whichisthebestconductorofelectricity?
(a)Iron
(b)Silver
(c)Copper
(d)Carbon
Ans:b
27.Forwhichofthefollowingamperesecondcouldbetheunit?
(a)Reluctance
(b)Charge
(c)Power
(d)Energy
Ans:b

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28.Allofthefollowingareequivalenttowattexcept
(a)(amperes)ohm
(b)joules/sec.
(c)amperesxvolts
(d)amperes/volt
Ans:d
29.Aresistancehavingrating10ohms,10Wislikelytobea
(a)metallicresistor
(b)carbonresistor
(c)wirewoundresistor
(d)variableresistor
Ans:c
30.Whichoneofthefollowingdoesnothavenegativetemperaturecoefficient?
(a)Aluminium
(b)Paper
(c)Rubber
(d)Mica
Ans:a
31.Varistorsare
(a)insulators
(6)nonlinearresistors
(c)carbonresistors
(d)resistorswithzerotemperaturecoefficient
Ans:b
32.Insulatingmaterialshavethefunctionof
(a)preventingashortcircuitbetweenconductingwires
(b)preventinganopencircuitbetweenthevoltagesourceandtheload
(c)conductingverylargecurrents
(d)storingveryhighcurrents
Ans:b
33.Theratingofafusewireisalwaysexpressedin
(a)amperehours
(b)amperevolts
(c)kWh
(d)amperes
Ans:d
34.Theminimumchargeonanionis
(a)equaltotheatomicnumberoftheatom
(b)equaltothechargeofanelectron
(c)equaltothechargeofthenumberofelectronsinanatom(#)zero
Ans:b
35.Inaseriescircuitwithunequalresistances
(a)thehighestresistancehasthemostofthecurrentthroughit
(b)thelowestresistancehasthehighestvoltagedrop
(c)thelowestresistancehasthehighestcurrent
(d)thehighestresistancehasthehighestvoltagedrop
Ans:d
36.Thefilamentofanelectricbulbismadeof
(a)carbon
(b)aluminium
(c)tungsten
(d)nickel
Ans:c
37.A3Qresistorhaving2Acurrentwilldissipatethepowerof
(a)2watts
(b)4watts
(c)6watts

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(d)8watts
Ans:c
38.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?
(a)Agalvanometerwithlowresistanceinparallelisavoltmeter
(b)Agalvanometerwithhighresistanceinparallelisavoltmeter
(c)Agalvanometerwithlowresistanceinseriesisanammeter
(d)Agalvanometerwithhighresistanceinseriesisanammeter
Ans:c
39.Theresistanceofafewmetersofwireconductorinclosedelectricalcircuitis
(a)practicallyzero
(b)low
(c)high
(d)veryhigh
Ans:a
40.Ifaparallelcircuitisopenedinthemainline,thecurrent
(a)increasesinthebranchofthelowestresistance
(b)increasesineachbranch
(c)iszeroinallbranches
(d)iszerointhehighestresistivebranch
Ans:c
41.Ifawireconductorof0.2ohmresistanceisdoubledinlength,itsresistancebecomes
(a)0.4ohm
(b)0.6ohm
(c)0.8ohm
(d)1.0ohm
Ans:a
42.Three60Wbulbsareinparallelacrossthe60Vpowerline.Ifonebulbburnsopen
(a)therewillbeheavycurrentinthemainline
(b)restofthetwobulbswillnotlight
(c)allthreebulbswilllight
(d)theothertwobulbswilllight
Ans:d
43.Thefourbulbsof40Weachareconnectedinseriesswiftabatteryacrossthem,whichofthefollowing
statementistrue?
(a)Thecurrentthrougheachbulbinsame
(b)Thevoltageacrosseachbulbisnotsame
(c)Thepowerdissipationineachbulbisnotsame
(d)Noneoftheabove
Ans:a
44.TworesistancesRlandRiareconnectedinseriesacrossthevoltagesourcewhereRl>Ri.Thelargestdrop
willbeacross
(a)Rl
(b)Ri
(c)eitherRlorRi
(d)noneofthem
Ans:a
45.Whatwillbeenergyusedbythebatteryifthebatteryhastodrive6.28x1018electronswithpotential
differenceof20Vacrosstheterminal?
(a)5joules
(b)10joules
(c)15joules
(d)20joules
Ans:
46.Aclosedswitchhasaresistanceof
(a)zero
(b)about50ohms
(c)about500ohms

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(d)infinity
Ans:a
47.Thehotresistanceofthebulbsfilamentishigherthanitscoldresistancebecausethetemperaturecoefficient
ofthefilamentis
(a)zero
(b)negative
(c)positive
(d)about2ohmsperdegree
Ans:c
48.Heatinaconductorisproducedonthepassageofelectriccurrentdueto
(a)reactance
(b)capacitance
(c)impedance
(d)resistance
Ans:
49.Theinsulationonacurrentcarryingconductorisprovided
(a)topreventleakageofcurrent
(b)topreventshock
(c)bothofabovefactors
(d)noneofabovefactors
Ans:c
50.Thethicknessofinsulationprovidedontheconductordependson
(a)themagnitudeofvoltageontheconductor
(b)themagnitudeofcurrentflowingthroughit
(c)both(a)and(b)
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
51.Whichofthefollowingquantitiesremainthesameinallpartsofaseriescircuit?
(a)Voltage
(b)Current
(c)Power
(d)Resistance
Ans:b
52.A40Wbulbisconnectedinserieswitharoomheater.Ifnow40Wbulbisreplacedby100Wbulb,theheater
outputwill
(a)decrease
(b)increase
(c)remainsame
(d)heaterwillburnout
Ans:b
53.Inanelectrickettlewaterboilsin10mminutes.Itisrequiredtoboiltheboilerin15minutes,usingsame
supplymains
(a)lengthofheatingelementshouldbedecreased
(b)lengthofheatingelementshouldbeincreased
(c)lengthofheatingelementhasnoeffectonheatingifwater
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
54.Anelectricfilamentbulbcanbeworkedfrom
(a)D.C.supplyonly
(b)A.C.supplyonly
(c)Batterysupplyonly
(d)Allabove
Ans:d
55.Resistanceofatungstenlampasappliedvoltageincreases
(a)decreases
(b)increases
(c)remainssame

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(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
56.Electriccurrentpassingthroughthecircuitproduces
(a)magneticeffect
(b)luminouseffect
(c)thermaleffect
(d)chemicaleffect
(e)allaboveeffects
Ans:c
57.Resistanceofamaterialalwaysdecreasesif
(a)temperatureofmaterialisdecreased
(6)temperatureofmaterialisincreased
(c)numberoffreeelectronsavailablebecomemore
(d)noneoftheaboveiscorrect
Ans:c
58.Iftheefficiencyofamachineistobehigh,whatshouldbelow?
(a)Inputpower
(b)Losses
(c)Truecomponentofpower
(d)kWhconsumed
(e)Ratioofoutputtoinput
Ans:b
59.Whenelectriccurrentpassesthroughametallicconductor,itstemperaturerises.Thisisdueto
(a)collisionsbetweenconductionelectronsandatoms
(b)thereleaseofconductionelectronsfromparentatoms
(c)mutualcollisionsbetweenmetalatoms
(d)mutualcollisionsbetweenconductingelectrons
Ans:a
60.Twobulbsof500Wand200Wratedat250Vwillhaveresistanceratioas
(a)4:25
(b)25:4
(c)2:5
(d)5:2
Ans:c
61.Aglassrodwhenrubbedwithsilkclothischargedbecause
(a)ittakesinproton
(b)itsatomsareremoved
(c)itgivesawayelectrons
(d)itgivesawaypositivecharge
Ans:c
62.WhethercircuitmaybeAC.orD.C.one,followingismosteffectiveinreducingthemagnitudeofthecurrent.
(a)Reactor
(b)Capacitor
(c)Inductor
(d)Resistor
Ans:d
63.Itbecomesmoredifficulttoremove
(a)anyelectronfromtheorbit
(6)firstelectronfromtheorbit
(c)secondelectronfromtheorbit
(d)thirdelectronfromtheorbit
Ans:d
64.Whenonelegofparallelcircuitisopenedoutthetotalcurrentwill
(a)reduce
(b)increase
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(d)becomezero
Ans:c
65.Inalamploadwhenmorethanonelampareswitchedonthetotalresistanceoftheload
(a)increases
(b)decreases
(c)remainssame
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
66.Twolamps100Wand40Wareconnectedinseriesacross230V(alternating).
Whichofthefollowingstatementiscorrect?
(a)100Wlampwillglowbrighter
(b)40Wlampwillglowbrighter
(c)Bothlampswillglowequallybright
(d)40Wlampwillfuse
Ans:b
67.Resistanceof220V,100Wlampwillbe
(a)4.84Q
(b)48.4Q
(c)484ft
(d)4840Q
Ans:c
68.Inthecaseofdirectcurrent
(a)magnitudeanddirectionofcurrentremainsconstant
(b)magnitudeanddirectionofcurrentchangeswithtime
(c)magnitudeofcurrentchangeswithtime
(d)magnitudeofcurrentremainsconstant
Ans:a
69.Whenelectriccurrentpassesthroughabucketfullofwater,lotofbubblingisobserved.Thissuggeststhatthe
typeofsupplyis
(a)A.C.
(b)D.C.
(c)anyofabovetwo
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
70.Resistanceofcarbonfilamentlampastheappliedvoltageincreases.
(a)increases
(b)decreases
(c)remainssame
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
71.Bulbsinstreetlightingareallconnectedin
(a)parallel
(b)series
(c)seriesparallel
(d)endtoend
Ans:a
72.Fortestingappliances,thewattageoftestlampshouldbe
(a)verylow
(b)low
(c)high
(d)anyvalue
Ans:c
73.Switchingofalampinhouseproducesnoiseintheradio.Thisisbecauseswitchingoperationproduces
(a)arcsacrossseparatingcontacts
(b)mechanicalnoiseofhighintensity
(c)bothmechanicalnoiseandarcbetweencontacts

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(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
74.Sparkingoccurswhenaloadisswitchedoffbecausethecircuithashigh
(a)resistance
(b)inductance
(c)capacitance
(d)impedance
Ans:b
75.Copperwireofcertainlengthandresistanceisdrawnouttothreetimesitslengthwithoutchangeinvolume,
thenewresistanceofwirebecomes
(a)1/9times
(b)3times
(e)9times
(d)unchanged
Ans:c
76.Whenresistanceelementofaheaterfusesandthenwereconnectitafterremovingaportionofit,thepower
oftheheaterwill
(a)decrease
(b)increase
(c)remainconstant
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
77.Afieldofforcecanexistonlybetween
(a)twomolecules
(b)twoions
(c)twoatoms
(d)twometalparticles
Ans:b
78.Asubstancewhosemoleculesconsistofdissimilaratomsiscalled
(a)semiconductor
(b)superconducto
(c)compound
(d)insulator
Ans:c
79.Internationalohmisdefinedintermsoftheresistanceof
(a)acolumnofmercury
(b)acubeofcarbon
(c)acubeofcopper
(d)theunitlengthofwire
Ans:a
80.Threeidenticalresistorsarefirstconnectedinparallelandtheninseries.
Theresultantresistanceofthefirstcombinationtothesecondwillbe
(a)9times
(b)1/9times
(c)1/3times
(d)3times
Ans:b
91.Whichmethodcanbeusedforabsolutemeasurementofresistances?
(a)Lorentzmethod
(b)Releighmethod
(c)Ohmslawmethod
(d)Wheatstonebridgemethod
Ans:d
92.Three6ohmresistorsareconnectedtoformatriangle.Whatistheresistancebetweenanytwocorners?
(a)3/2Q
(b6Q
(c)4Q

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(d)8/3Q
Ans:c
93.Ohmslawisnotapplicableto
(a)semiconductors
(b)D.C.circuits
(c)smallresistors
(d)highcurrents
Ans:a
94.Twocopperconductorshaveequallength.Thecrosssectionalareaofoneconductorisfourtimesthatofthe
other.Iftheconductorhavingsmallercrosssectionalareahasaresistanceof40ohmstheresistanceofother
conductorwillbe
(a)160ohms
(b)80ohms
(c)20ohms
(d)10ohms
Ans:d
95.Anichromewireusedasaheatercoilhastheresistanceof22/m.Foraheaterof1kWat200V,thelength
ofwirerequiredwillbe
(a)80m
(b)60m
(c)40m
(d)20m
Ans:a
96.Temperaturecoefficientofresistanceisexpressedintermsof
(a)ohms/C
(b)mhos/ohmC
(e)ohms/ohmC
(d)mhos/C
Ans:c
97.Whichofthefollowingmaterialshastheleastresistivity?
(a)Zinc
(b)Lead
(c)Mercury
(d)Copper
Ans:
98.Whencurrentflowsthroughheatercoilitglowsbutsupplywiringdoesnotglowbecause
(a)currentthroughsupplylineflowsatslowerspeed
(b)supplywiringiscoveredwithinsulationlayer
(c)resistanceofheatercoilismorethanthesupplywires
(d)supplywiresaremadeofsuperiormaterial
Ans:c
99.TheconditionforthevalidityunderOhmslawisthat
(a)resistancemustbeuniform
(b)currentshouldbeproportionaltothesizeoftheresistance
(c)resistancemustbewirewoundtype
(d)temperatureatpositiveendshouldbemorethanthetemperatureatnegativeend
Ans:a
100.Whichofthefollowingstatementiscorrect?
(a)Asemiconductorisamaterialwhoseconductivityissameasbetweenthatofaconductorandaninsulator
(b)Asemiconductorisamaterialwhichhasconductivityhavingaveragevalueofconductivityofmetaland
insulator
(c)Asemiconductorisonewhichconductsonlyhalfoftheappliedvoltage
(d)Asemiconductorisamaterialmadeofalternatelayersofconductingmaterialandinsulator
Ans:a
101.Arheostatdiffersfrompotentiometerintherespectthatit
(a)haslowerwattagerating
(b)hashigherwattagerating

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(c)haslargenumberofturns
(d)offerslargenumberoftapping
Ans:b
102.Theweightofanaluminiumconductorascomparedtoacopperconductorofidenticalcrosssection,forthe
sameelectricalresistance,is
(a)50%
(b)60%
(c)100%
(d)150%
Ans:a
103.Anopenresistor,whencheckedwithanohmmeterreads
(a)zero
(b)infinite
(c)highbutwithintolerance
(d)lowbutnotzero
Ans:b
104.arethematerialshavingelectricalconductivitymuchlessthanmostofthemetalsbutmuchgreaterthanthat
oftypicalinsulators.
(a)Varistors
(b)Thermistor
(c)Semiconductors
(d)Variableresistors
Ans:c
105.Allgoodconductorshavehigh
(a)conductance
(b)resistance
(c)reluctance
(d)thermalconductivity
Ans:a
106.Voltagedependentresistorsareusuallymadefrom
(a)charcoal
(b)siliconcarbide
(c)nichrome
(d)graphite
Ans:c
107.Voltagedependentresistorsareused
(a)forinductivecircuits
(6)tosupresssurges
(c)asheatingelements
(d)ascurrentstabilizers
Ans:b
108.Theratioofmassofprotontothatofelectronisnearly
(a)1840
(b)1840
(c)30
(d)4
Ans:a
109.Thenumberofelectronsintheoutermostorbitofcarbonatomis
(a)3
(b)4
(c)6
(d)7
Ans:b
110.Withthreeresistancesconnectedinparallel,ifeachdissipates20Wthetotalpowersuppliedbythevoltage
sourceequals
(a)10W
(b)20W

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(c)40W
(d)60W
Ans:d
111.Athermistorhas
(a)positivetemperaturecoefficient
(b)negativetemperaturecoefficient
(c)zerotemperaturecoefficient
(d)variabletemperaturecoefficient
Ans:c
112.If/,Randtarethecurrent,resistanceandtimerespectively,thenaccordingtoJouleslawheatproducedwill
beproportionalto
(a)I2Rt
(b)I2Rf
(c)I2R2t
(d)I2R2t*
Ans:a
113.Nichromewireisanalloyof
(a)leadandzinc
(b)chromiumandvanadium
(c)nickelandchromium
(d)copperandsilver
Ans:c
114.Whenavoltageofonevoltisapplied,acircuitallowsonemicroamperecurrenttoflowthroughit.The
conductanceofthecircuitis
(a)1nmho
(b)106mho
(c)1millimho
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
115.Whichofthefollowingcanhavenegativetemperaturecoefficient?
(a)Compoundsofsilver
(6)Liquidmetals
(c)Metallicalloys
(d)Electrolytes
Ans:d
116.Conductance:mho::
(a)resistance:ohm
(b)capacitance:henry
(c)inductance:farad
(d)lumen:steradian
Ans:a
117.1angstromisequalto
(a)108mm
(6)106cm
(c)1010m
(d)10~14m
Ans:c
118.Onenewtonmeterissameas
(a)onewatt
(b)onejoule
(c)fivejoules
(d)onejoulesecond
Ans:b

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