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CURRENT ELECTRICITY

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A compilation of objective type questions in Electrical Engineering
Owen Ryan Ang
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Question 1

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What are the minimum requirements to cause the flow of current?
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  • A voltage source, an ammeter, a conductor and an insulator
  • A voltage source, a switch and a resistor
  • A voltage source and a conductor
  • A voltage source, a conductor and an insulator

Question 2

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Out of the following, select the best conductor of electricity.
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  • Graphite
  • China Clay
  • Porcelain
  • None of these

Question 3

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Which of the following statements is correct?
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  • The resistance does not play an important role in electrical engineering.
  • The resistance of a wire does not depend upon its material.
  • The resistance of most of the materials is independent of the temperature.
  • The resistance of conductor is the hindrance by which the conductor opposes the flow of the current.

Question 4

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Resistance of a conductor increases when
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  • its length increases
  • its area increases
  • both length and area increases
  • specific resistance is kept constant

Question 5

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The specific resistance ρ depends upon
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  • The area of cross-section and the length of the conductor
  • The material of the conductor, its area of cress-section and length
  • The nature of the material of the conductor only
  • The area of cross-section of the conductor

Question 6

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The specific resistance ρ is defined as
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  • resistance of a conductor which has a length of 1 m and cross-section of 1 m2 at 20C
  • resistance of any conductor at 25C
  • resistance of any conductor at 20C
  • resistance of a conductor which has a length of 1 m and cross-section of 1 cm2 at 20C

Question 7

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The resistance of a conductor, when its temperature is increased
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  • remains constant
  • increases
  • varies
  • decreases

Question 8

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It was experimentally found by James Prescott Joule that the heat produced in a current carrying conductor is proportional to
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  • the square of the current
  • square of resistance
  • the current
  • inversely proportional to time

Question 9

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The value of Joule's mechanical equivalent of heat, J, is equal to
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  • 4.2 calories per Joule
  • 2.4 Joules per calorie
  • 4.2 Joules per calorie
  • 4.2 Joules

Question 10

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Temperature coefficient of a conductor is defined as the
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  • increase in resistance per ohm per degree centigrade
  • increase in resistance per degree centigrade
  • increase in resistance per degree absolute
  • decrease in resistance per ohm per degree centigrade

Question 11

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When current flows in a conductor, heat is produced because
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  • heat α I²
  • of electronic collision
  • of interatomic collision
  • of Joule's law

Question 12

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Heating effect of current has undesirable side effect in
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  • electric oven
  • electric iron
  • immersion heater
  • vacuum cleaner

Question 13

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The resistance of carbon (filament in carbon-filament lamps) when its temperature is decreased
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  • increases
  • decreases
  • remains the same
  • increases enormously

Question 14

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The curve representing Ohm's law is
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  • a parabola
  • linear
  • sine function
  • a hyperbola

Question 15

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The condition in Ohm's law is that
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  • ratio V/I should be constant
  • current should be proportional to voltage
  • the temperature should remain constant
  • the temperature should vary

Question 16

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Ohm's law does not apply to
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  • conductors
  • conductors when there is change in temperature
  • semiconductor
  • a.c. circuit

Question 17

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Ohm's law is applicable to
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  • electric arc
  • rectifying devices
  • gas discharge lamps
  • none of these

Question 18

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Ohm's law can be applied with certain reservations to
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  • rectifying devices
  • semiconductors
  • electrolytes
  • thermionic valves

Question 19

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The presence of an electric current is made known by
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  • flashing
  • effects produced
  • cracking
  • electric shock

Question 20

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An electric current can neither be ____ nor ____.
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  • felt, seen
  • seen, touched
  • seen, produced by any effect
  • produced, felt

Question 21

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The presence of the current is only made known by the effect it produces. Three important effects are
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  • heating, electric shock and generation
  • generation, chemical and electric shock
  • heating, magnetic and electric shock
  • heating, magnetic and chemical

Question 22

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Voltage applied across a circuit, acts as
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  • mass of electrons
  • negative ions
  • a component of current
  • a force

Question 23

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In a series circuit the current is
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  • constant
  • always zero
  • proportional to the resistance
  • different from resistors

Question 24

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In a parallel circuit the potential difference across the resistance
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  • varies
  • is different from the applied voltage
  • is sometimes constant
  • is always constant

Question 25

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The resistance R1 and R2 are connected in parallel. The ratio of values of resistance R1 : R2 is 4 : 1. The currents in R1 : R2 will be equal to
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  • 1 : 4
  • 1 : 1
  • 4 : 1
  • 4 : 4

Question 26

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A resistance of 4 ohms is connected across 100 V supply. When another resistor 'R' ohms is connected in parallel with 4 ohms, the total current taken from supply was found to be 50 A. The value of resistance 'R' is
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  • 2 ohms
  • 3 ohms
  • 5 ohms
  • 4 ohms

Question 27

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The voltage applied across an electric press was reduced by 50%. The power consumed by the press will be reduced by
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  • 25%
  • 75%
  • 60%
  • 50%

Question 28

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Two electric presses are connected in parallel. The resistance of the first press is 100 ohms and that of the second is 300 ohms. The total current taken by both the presses is 4 A. The ratio of current taken by first : second will be equal to
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  • 2 : 3
  • 1 : 3
  • 3 : 1
  • 1.2 : 3

Question 29

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Three elements having conductance G1. G2 and G3 are connected in parallel. Their combined conductance will be
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  • G1 + G2 + G3
  • 1/(G1 + G2 + G3)
  • (G1G2 + G2G3 + G3G1)/(G1 + G2 + G3)
  • 1/(1/G1 + 1/G2 + 1/G3)

Question 30

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Four resistance R1, R2, R3 and R4 are connected in series against 220 V supply. The resistances are such that R1 > R2 > R3 > R4. The least power consumption will be in
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  • resistor R1
  • resistor R4
  • resistor R3
  • resistor R2

Question 31

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When current flows through heater coil it glows but supply wiring does not glow because
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  • supply wiring is covered with insulation layer
  • current through supply line flows at slower speed
  • supply wires are made of superior material
  • resistance of heater coil is more than that of supply wires

Question 32

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Resistors commonly used in power circuits are
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  • carbon resistors
  • etched circuit resistors
  • wire wound resistors
  • deposited metal resistors

Question 33

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International ohm is defined in terms of resistance of
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  • a column of mercury
  • a cube of carbon
  • unit length of metal wire
  • a cube of copper

Question 34

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Which of the following has negative coefficient of resistance?
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  • wire wound resistor
  • non-metals
  • thermistor
  • metals

Question 35

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The current carrying capability of the fuse material depends on
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  • length
  • material
  • cross-sectional area
  • all of these
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