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

Basic Electrical  MCQ Question and Answer | PDF Free Download

1.In a lamp load when more than one lamp are switched on the total resistance of the load

  • AIncreases
  • BDecreases
  • CRemains same
  • DNone of the above
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Correct Answer : (B)

Decreases

Explanation:

2.Resistance of 220 V, 100 W lamp will be

  • A4.84 ohm
  • B48.4 ohm
  • C484 ohm
  • D4840 ohm
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Correct Answer : (C)

484 ohm

Explanation:

3.In the case of direct current

  • AMagnitude and direction of current remains constant 
  • BMagnitude and direction of current changes with time
  • CMagnitude of current changes with time
  • DMagnitude of current remains constant
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Correct Answer : (A)

Magnitude and direction of current remains constant 

Explanation:

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

  • AAC
  • BDC
  • CAny of above two
  • DNone of the above
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Correct Answer : (B)

DC

Explanation:

5.Bulbs in street lighting are all connected in

  • AParallel
  • BSeries
  • CSeries-parallel
  • DEnd-to-end
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Correct Answer : (A)

Parallel

Explanation:

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

  • AArcing across separating contacts
  • BMechanical noise of high intensity
  • CBoth mechanical noise and arc between contacts
  • DNone of the above
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Correct Answer : (A)

Arcing across separating contacts

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7.Sparking occurs when a load is switched off because the circuit has high

  • AResistance
  • BInductance
  • CCapacitance
  • DImpedance
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Correct Answer : (B)

Inductance

Explanation:

8.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

  • A1/9 times
  • B3 times
  • C9 times
  • DUnchanged
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Correct Answer : (C)

9 times

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9.When resistance element of a heater fuses and then we reconnect it after removing a portion of it, the power of the heater will

  • ADecrease
  • BIncrease
  • CRemain constant
  • DNone of the above
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Correct Answer : (B)

Increase

Explanation:

10.International ohm is defined in terms of the resistance of 

  • AA column of mercury
  • BA cube of carbon
  • CA cube of copper
  • DThe unit length of wire
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Correct Answer : (A)

A column of mercury

Explanation:

11.Which method can be used for absolute measurement of resistances?

  • ALorentz method
  • BReleigh method
  • COhm?s law method
  • DWheatstone bridge method
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Correct Answer : (D)

Wheatstone bridge method

Explanation:

12.Three 6 ohm resistors are connected to form a triangle. What is the resistance between any two corners?

  • A3/2 ohm
  • B6 ohm
  • C4 ohm
  • D8/3 ohm
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Correct Answer : (C)

4 ohm

Explanation:

13.Ohm's law is not applicable to

  • ASemi-conductors
  • BDC circuit
  • CSmall resistors
  • DHigh currents
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Correct Answer : (A)

Semi-conductors

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14.Which of the following materials has the least resistivity?

  • AZinc
  • BLead
  • CMercury
  • DCopper
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Correct Answer : (D)

Copper

Explanation:

15.Which of the following lamps will have least resistance at room temperature?

  • A25 W,  220 V
  • B100 W,  220 V
  • C200 W,  220 V
  • D60 W,  220 V
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Correct Answer : (C)

200 W,  220 V

Explanation:

200 W,  220 V lamps will have least resistance at room temperature.

16.When current flows through heater coil it glows but supply wiring does not glow because

  • ACurrent through supply line flows at slower speed
  • BSupply wiring is covered with insulation layer
  • CResistance of heater coil is more than the supply wires
  • DSupply wires are made of superior material
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Correct Answer : (C)

Resistance of heater coil is more than the supply wires

Explanation:

When current flows through heater coil it glows but supply wiring does not glow because Resistance of heater coil is more than the supply wires.

17.Which of the following statement is correct?

  • AA semi-conductor is a material whose conductivity is same as between that of a conductor and an insulator
  • BA semi-conductor is a material which has conductivity having average value of conductivity of metal and insulator
  • CA semi-conductor is one which conducts only half of the applied voltage
  • DA semi-conductor is a material made of alternate layers of conducting material and insulator
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Correct Answer : (A)

A semi-conductor is a material whose conductivity is same as between that of a conductor and an insulator

Explanation:

18.An open resistor, when checked with an ohm-meter reads

  • AZero
  • BInfinite
  • CHigh but within tolerance
  • DLow but not zero
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Correct Answer : (B)

Infinite

Explanation:

An open resistor, when checked with an ohm-meter reads Infinite.

19._______________  are the materials having electrical conductivity much less than most of the metals but much greater than that of typical insulators.

  • AVaristors
  • BThermistor
  • CSemi-conductor
  • DVariable resistors
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Correct Answer : (C)

Semi-conductor

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20.All good conductors have high

  • AConductance
  • BResistance
  • CReluctance
  • DThermal conductivity
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Correct Answer : (A)

Conductance

Explanation: