120 Important Basic Electrical MCQ Question and Answer | PDF Free Download

Basic Electrical  MCQ Question and Answer | PDF Free Download

1.A nichrome wire used as a heater coil has the resistance of 2 ohm/m. for a heater of 1 Kw at 200 V, the length of wire required will be

  • A80 m
  • B60 m
  • C40 m
  • D20 m
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Correct Answer : (A)

80 m

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2.Which resistor will be physically larger in size?

  • A100ohm , 10 W
  • B10ohm , 50 W
  • C1M ohm , 1/2 W
  • D1KOhm , 1 W
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Correct Answer : (B)

10ohm , 50 W

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3.The condition for the validity under ohm's law is that

  • AResistance must be uniform
  • BCurrent should be proportional to size of resistance
  • CResistance must be wire wound type
  • DTemperature at positive end should be more than the temperature at negative end
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Correct Answer : (A)

Resistance must be uniform

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4.A rheostat differs from potentiometer in the respect that it

  • AHas lower wattage rating
  • BHas higher wattage rating
  • CHas large number of turns
  • DOffers large number of tapings
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Correct Answer : (D)

Offers large number of tapings

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5.The weight of an aluminum conductor as compare to copper conductor of identical cross-section, for the same electrical resistance is

  • A50%
  • B60%
  • C100%
  • D150%
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Correct Answer : (A)

50%

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6.Voltage dependent resistor are usually made from

  • ACharcoal
  • BSilicon carbide
  • CNichrome
  • DGraphite
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Correct Answer : (C)

Nichrome

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7.The ratio of mass of proton to that of the electron is nearly

  • A1840
  • B1804
  • C30
  • D4
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Correct Answer : (A)

1840

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8.The number of electrons in the outer most orbit of carbon atom is

  • A3
  • B4
  • C6
  • D7
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Correct Answer : (B)

4

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9.One newton meter is same as

  • AOne watt
  • BOne joule
  • CFive joules
  • DOne joule second
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Correct Answer : (B)

One joule

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10.The flow of current in solids is due to

  • AElectrons
  • BElectrons and ions
  • CAtoms
  • DNucleus
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Correct Answer : (A)

Electrons

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11.The resistance of human body is around

  • A5 ohms
  • B25 ohms
  • C250 ohms
  • D1000 ohms
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Correct Answer : (D)

1000 ohms

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12.One commercial unit of energy equals

  • A500 watt-seconds
  • BOne watt-hour
  • COne kilowatt-hour
  • DTen kilowatt-hour
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Correct Answer : (C)

One kilowatt-hour

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13.The electrical energy required to heat a bucket of water to a certain temperature is  4 kWh. If the heat losses are 20 percent, the energy input is

  • A2 kWh
  • B3.2 kWh
  • C5 kWh
  • D6 kWh
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5 kWh

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14.An electrical lamp consumes 100 W of power. If the supply voltage is  220 V  the energy consumed in  30 minutes is

  • A0.005 kWh
  • B0.05 kWh
  • C0.5 kWh
  • D5 kWh
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Correct Answer : (B)

0.05 kWh

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15.The S.I. unit of power is

  • AHenry
  • BCoulomb
  • CWatt
  • DWatt-hour
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Correct Answer : (C)

Watt

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16.Electric pressure is also called 

  • AResistance
  • BPower
  • CVoltage
  • DEnergy
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Correct Answer : (C)

Voltage

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17.The substances which have a large number of free electrons and offer a low resistance are called

  • AInsulator
  • BInductors
  • CSemi-conductors
  • DConductors
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Correct Answer : (D)

Conductors

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18.Out of the following which is not a poor conductor?

  • ACast iron
  • BCopper
  • CCarbon
  • DTungsten
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Correct Answer : (B)

Copper

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19.Out of the following which is an insulating material?

  • ACopper
  • BGold
  • CSilver
  • DPaper
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Correct Answer : (D)

Paper

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20.The property of a conductor due to which it passes current is called

  • AResistance
  • BReluctance
  • CConductance
  • DInductance
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Correct Answer : (C)

Conductance

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