ELECTRA QUIZ

TIME -1 (INCORRECT)

MARKS - +3 (CORRECT) ,

1. In a balanced three phase load, each phase has

(a) one-third of total power
(b) an equal amount of power
(c) two-thirds of total power
(d) none of these

2. A live electric line has fallen on your car. Whats the safest thing you can do?
(a) Run
(b) Walk
(c) Crawl
(d) Stay in your car

3. The shunt used in milliammeter

(a) will extend the range and reduce the meter resistance
(b)will extend the range and increase the meter resistance
(c) will decrease the range and meter resistance
(d) will not affect the meter

4. When using ohmmeter, applied voltage is to be disconnected from the circuit because
(a) voltage source will increase resistance
(b) current will decrease resistance
(c) the ohmmeter has its own internal battery
(d) none of the above

5. The greater the internal resistance of a cell,

(a) the greater the terminal potential difference.
(b) the lesser the e.m.f.
(c) the greater the e.m.f.
(d) the less the terminal potential difference.

6. Which of the following statements is true?

(a) The capacity of a cell is measured in volts
(b) A primary cell converts electrical energy into chemical energy
(c) Galvanizing iron helps to prevent corrosion
(d) A positive electrode is termed the cathode

7. The time constant of the network shown in the figure is

(a) 2 RC
(b) 3 RC
(c)
(d)

8. The current waveform in a pure resistor at 10 is shown in the given

figure. Power dissipated in the resistor is
(a) 7.29 W
(b) 52.4 W

(c) 135 W

(d) 270 W

9. The RTH and VTH of the following circuit are

(a) VTH = 35/3 , RTH = 8/3
(b) VTH = 5/3 , RTH = 5/3
(c) VTH = 25 , RTH = 8/3
(d) none of the above

10.A 35 V source is connected to a series circuit at 600 ohms and R as shown.

If a voltmeter at internal resistance 1.2 kilo ohms is connected across 600
ohms resistor it reads 5 V. The value of R is
(a) 1.2 k
(b) 2.4 k
(c) 3.6 k
(d) 7.2 k

11.In the given figure, the current of 1 ampere flows through the
resistance of
(a) 4 ohms
(b) 20 ohms
(c) 30 ohms
(d) 12 ohms

12.In the network shown in the figure, the effective resistance faced by the
voltage source is
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1

13.How does a coil react to AC?

(a) As the frequency of the applied AC increases, the reactance decreases
(b) As the amplitude of the applied AC increases, the reactance increases
(c) As the amplitude of the applied AC increases, the reactance decreases
(d) As the frequency of the applied AC increases, the reactance increases

14.EMF of a cell is a function of its resistance. ( True / False )

15.In two heating coils one is thinner and the other is thicker. Both coils are of same
material and length. These are connected in parallel and then in series. In parallel
combination thicker wire liberates more energy and in series combination thin wire.
( True / False )

16.A steady current passes through a cylindrical conductor. Then the electric field inside
the conductor is zero.
( True / False )
17. The four stripes of a resistor are yellow-violet-orange-gold. The value of resistor should
be
(a) 470 ohms 5 %
(b) 47 kilo ohm 5%
(c) 47 mega ohms 5%

(d) 4700 ohms 10%.

18.A network contains linear resistors and ideal voltage sources. If values of all the
resistors are doubled, then the voltage across each resistor is
(a) halved
(b) doubled
(c) increased 4 times
(d) not changed

19.Two incandescent light bulbs of 40 W and 60 W ratings are connected in series across
the mains. Then
(a) the bulbs together consume 100 W
(b) the bulbs together consume 50 W
(c) The 60 W bulb glows brighter
(d) The 40 W bulb glows brighter

20.In the figure shown if we connect a source of 2 V with internal resistance

of 1 at AA with positive terminal at A, then the current through R is
(a) 2 A
(b) 1.66 A
(c) 1 A
(d) 0.625 A
21.In the circuit shown, the value at I is
(a) 1 A
(c) 4 A

(b) 2 A
(d) 8 A

22.In the given figure, the voltage across the 18 resistor is 90

volts. What is the total voltage across the combined circuit?
(a) 125 V
(b) 16 V
(c) 24 V
(d) 40 V

23.In a thermal power plant, heat from the flue gases is recovered in
(a) chimney
(b) de-super heater(c) economizer
(d) condenser.

24.Out of the following which one is not a unconventional source of energy?

(a) Tidal power
(b) Geothermal energy
(c) Nuclear energy
(d) Wind power.

25.The ability of a material to remain magnetized after removal of the magnetizing force is
known as
(a) permeability
(b) hysteresis
(c) reluctance
(d) retentivity