VINAYAKA MISSIONS AVIATION ACADEMY, SALEM

MONTHLY EXAMINATION
SUB: EF-I SEM: I
TOTAL MARKS: (40+20) =60 TIME: 02 HRS
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SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS (ATTEMPT ANY FOUR, 4X5=20)
1. In the given circuit, calculate the current through the circuit using Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law?

2. Calculate the total resistance in the given circuit?

3Ω 2Ω

6Ω 4Ω

24V
3. Explain charging action of lead acid battery?

4. Explain basic working principle and construction of thermocouple?

5. What is Battery? What do you understand by primary cell and secondary cell?
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS (ATTEMPT ALL, 40X1=40)
1. When resistors are connected in series, the following parameter is same through all the resistors.
(1) Voltage (2)Current (3) Power (4) Voltage and Current

2. When resistors are connected in parallel, the following parameter is same through all the resistors.
(1) Voltage (2)Current (3) Power (4) Voltage and Current
3.When resistors are connected in series, the total resistance (Rt) is always ………. than any individual resistance.
1)smaller 2)larger 3)NOTA
4. Calculate the total current through the series resistive circuit when 15 Ω,
10 Ω and 6 Ω resistors are connected with potential difference of 10 V
1)32A 2)3.2A 3)3.2m.A 4)0.32 A
5. When connected in parallel, the total resistance (Rt) is always ………….. than any individual resistance.
1)smaller 2)larger 3)NOTA
6. Calculate the total resistance when 12 Ω, 4 Ω and 6 Ω resistors are connected in parallel circuit
1)2 Ω 2) 3 Ω 3)4 Ω 4) 5 Ω
7. Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL) states that:
1)Σ R+ Σ e.m.f. = 0 2) Σ I+ Σ e.m.f. = 0 3) Σ VR+ Σ e.m.f. = 0 4) Σ IR+ Σ e.m.f. = 0

8. Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL)states that :

1)the total current leaving a junction is equal to the total current entering that junction. 2)Incoming current=outgoing current
3)both 1 and 3 4) NOTA

9. The sum of currents flowing in to that node is equal to the sum of currents flowing out of that node is known as
1) Kirchoff’s current law 2) kirchoff’s voltage law 3) Both (1) and (2) 4) NOTA

10. A positive temperature coefficient of resistance refers to materials (usually metals and alloys) that experience an ……………in
electrical resistance when their temperature is ……………… and vice versa.
1) decrease, increased 2) increase, decreased 3) increase, increased 4) NOTA

11. A negative temperature coefficient of resistance refers to materials (usually semiconductors and Insulators) that experience an
……………. in electrical resistance when their temperature is …………….. and vice versa.
1) increase, decreased 2) increase,increased 3) decrease, decreased 4) NOTA

12. A battery is a device which converts …………….. energy in to …………energy

1) electrical, chemical 2) chemical, electrical 3) mechanical, chemical 4)chemical, mechanical

13. The cells in which chemical action is not reversible are called ……….. cells
1) primary 2)dry 3)wet 4)secondary

14. The cells in which chemical action is reversible are called …………. cells
1) primary 2)dry 3)wet 4)secondary

15. …………cells are also called as storage cells.

1) primary 2)dry 3)wet 4)secondary

16. Active materials of a lead-acid cell are………….

1) lead peroxide 2) sponge lead 3)dilute sulphuric acid 4)ATA

17. Positive electrode (Anode) of lead acid battery is ………..

1) pure lead 2) lead peroxide 3) pure spongy lead 4)lead monoxide

18. Negative electrode (Cathode) of lead acid battery is……………

1) Pure spongy Lead 1) pure lead 2) lead peroxide 4) lead monoxide

19. Electrolyte used in lead acid battery is……………..

1) Sulphurdioxide 2) Sulphuric acid 3) potassium hydroxide 4) dilute sulphuric acid

20. In lead acid battery, to reduce the …………….. of the cell and to save the space, the plates are placed very close to each other.
1) resistance 2) conductance 3) internal resistance 4) current

21. In lead acid battery, electrolyte breaks up into ………. ions carrying a positive charge and ……….. ions carrying a negative
charge.
1) oxygen, sulphur 2) hydrogen, sulfate 3) potassium, hydrogen 4) hydroxide, sulphur

22. Sulphation of Batteries starts when specific gravity falls below ………..
1) 1.225 2) 1.325 3) 1.425 4) 1.125

23. ……….hardens the battery plates, reducing and eventually destroying the ability of the battery to generate Volts and Amps.
1) Charging 2) Discharging 3) Sulphation 4) NOTA

24. Sulphation in a lead-acid battery occurs due to…………..

1) trickle charging 2) incomplete charging 3) heavy discharging 4) fast charging
25. The sediment which accumulates at the bottom of a lead-acid battery consists largely of ………….
1) lead-peroxide 2) lead-sulphate 3) antimony-lead alloy 4) graphite

26. The capacity of battery or cell is expressed in …………...

1) ampere 2) volts 3) volt-hours 4) ampere-hours

27. When lead acid battery is fully charged , the anode is of ……… color and cathode is of …….. color.
1) chocolate brown, grey 2) chocolate, grey
3) brown, grey 4) chocolate brown, black

28. During the charging of a lead acid cell………………

1) its cathode becomes dark chocolate brown in colour 2) its voltage increases
3) it gives out energy 4) specific gravity of H2SO4 is decreased

29.When lead acid battery is fully discharged the color of both plates turns to……….
1) brown 2) grey 3) chocolate grey 4) white

19. In lead acid battery, When the terminal voltage is …………. per cell, the battery is fully charged.
1) 2.1V to 2.4V 2) 2.2V to 2.4V 3) 2.1V to 2.5V 4) 2.2V to 2.5V

30. In lead acid battery, when it becomes ……… per cell, the battery is fully discharged.
1) 1.8V 2) 1.5V 3) 1.7V 4) 1.6V

31. The states of discharge (how much charge the battery has left) is checked by measuring the …………. of the electrolyte.
1) specific gravity 2) specific gravity 3) capacity 4) ampere-hour

31. To check the specific gravity of sulphuric acid, an instrument called ……is used.
1) thermometer 2) odometer 3) hydrometer 4)spectrometer

32. OCV means ……….

(1) Open circuit voltage when no load is applied (2) It indicates the voltage (3) It is higher than CCV (4) ATA

33. Battery’s internal resistance is calculated by…………..

1) OCV-CCV 2) CCV-OCV 3) (OCV-CCV)/ I 4) I / (OCV-CCV)

34. Which statement is incorrect?

1) Negative plate is made of Lead peroxide 2) Cathode is made up of Spongy lead
3) The electrolyte used is sulfuric acid mixed with water 4) Positive plate is chocolate brown in color in the charged condition.
35. Separator used in Lead acid secondary battery………..
1) prevents internal short circuit2) Keep the plates separated 3) is made of fiberglass/rubber 4) ATA

36. To measure the state of charge in a lead acid battery………….is used

1) Hygrometer 2) Hydrometer 3) State of charge cannot be measured 4) NOTA
37. The specific gravity of the electrolyte in a lead acid cell………….
1) DECREASES as the charge in the cell DECREASES 2) INCREASES as the charge in the cell DECREASES
3) DECREASES as the charge in the cell INCREASES 4) No change

38. Specific gravity for Lead Acid Battery may range between………………..
1) 1.28 and 1.15 2) 1.14 and 1.32 3) 1.15 and 1.24 4) 1.32 and 1.44
39. In a fully charged aircraft Lead acid storage battery, the electrolyte is approximately………………..
1) 70 percent acid and 30 percent water (by volume) 2) 30 percent acid and 70 percent water (by weight)
3) 30 percent acid and 70 percent water (by volume) 4) 70 percent acid and 30 percent water (by weight)

40. The capacity of a cell is measured in

1) watt-hours 2)watts 3)amperes 4)ampere-hours