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Subject: Basic electrical engineering

Unit I
Marks: 01 each
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Resistivity of a wire depends on
(A) length
(B) material
(C) cross section area
(D) none of the above.
When n resistances each of value r are connected in parallel, then resultant D
resistance is x. When these n resistances are connected in series, total resistance is
(A) nx
(B) rnx
(C) x / n
(D) n2x.
Resistance of a wire is r ohms. The wire is stretched to double its length, then its B
resistance in ohms is
(A) r / 2
(B) 4 r
(C) 2 r
(D) r / 4.
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W-sec is the unit of
(A) charge
(B) energy
(C) momentum
(D) mass
What is the unit of measure for electrical pressure or electromotive force? C
a. amps
b. ohms
c. volts
d. watts
Which of the following circuit configurations has the same amount of
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voltage drop across each of its components?
a. parallel b. series-parallel
c. series d. Combination
The charge on an electron is known to be 1.6 x 10-19 coulomb. In a circuit the current C
flowing is 1 A. How many electrons will be flowing through the circuit in a second?
(A) 1.6 x 1019 (B) 1.6 x 10-19 (C) 0.625 x 1019 (D) 0.625 x 1012.
Two bulbs marked 200 watt-250 volts and 100 watt-250 volts are joined in series to B
250 volts supply. Power consumed in circuit is
(A) 33 watt (B) 67 watt (C) 100 watt (D) 300 watt.
D
Ampere second could be the unit of
(A) power (B) conductance (C) energy (D) charge.
B
Which of the following is not the same as watt?
2
(A) joule/sec (B) amperes/volt (C) amperes x volts (D) ( amperes ) x ohm.
C
One kilowatt hour of electrical energy is the same as
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(A) 36 x 10 watts (B) 36 x 10 ergs (C) 36 x 10 joules (D) 36 x 10 B.T.U.
An electric current of 5 A is same as
(A) 5 J / C
(B) 5 V / C
(C) 5 C / sec
(D) 5 w / sec.
Which of the following bulbs will have the least resistance ?
(A) 220 V, 60 W
(B) 220 V, 100 W
(C) 115 V, 60 W
(D) 115 V, 100 W.

The ratio of the resistance of a 100 W, 220 V lamp to that of a 100 W, 110 V lamp
will be nearly
(A) 4
(B)2
(C) 1 / 2
(D) 1 / 4
The resistance of a 100 W, 200 V lamp is
(A) 100 ohm (B) 200 ohm (C) 400 ohm (D) 1600 ohm.
Two 1 kilo ohm, 1/2 W resistors are connected in series. Their combined resistance

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(A) 2 k, 1/2 W
(B) 2 k, 1 W
(C) 2 k, 2 W
(D) l k, 1/2 W.
31.Which method can be used for absolute measurement of resistances ?
(A)Ohm's law method
(B)Wheatstone bridge method
(C)Releigh method
(D) Lortentz method.
Three 3 ohm resistors are connected to form a triangle. What is the resistance
between any two of the corners?
(A) 3 / 4 ohms
(B) 3 ohms
(C) 2 ohms
(D) 4/3 ohm.
A wire of 0.14 mm diameter and specific resistance 9.6 micro ohm-cm is 440 cm
long. The resistance of the wire will be
(A) 9.6 ohm
(B) 11.3 ohm
(C) 13.7 ohm
(D) 27.4 ohm.
Ohm's law is not applicable to
(A) DC circuits
(B) high currents
(C) small resistors
(D) semi-conductors.
A metal resistor has resistance of 10 ohm at 0C and 11 ohms at 160C, the
temperature coefficient is
(A) 0.00625 / C
(B) 0.0625 /C
(C) 0.000625 /C
(D) 0.625 /C.
A wire of resistance R has it length and cross-section both doubled. Its resistance
will become
(A) 4 R
(B)2 R
(C) R
(D) R / 4.
41.Ohm's law is not applicable in all the following cases Except
(A) Electrolytes
(B) Arc lamps
(E) Insulators
(A) Vacuum ratio values.
As temperature increases, what happens to the current-carrying ability of
a wire?
a. There is no change.
b. The wire can carry more current.
c. The wire can carry less current.
d. The wire can carry no current.
In a series circuit consisting of 3 resistors of 45 & each and a 50-V source,
what is the approximate amount of heat produced?
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b. 18.5 W
c. 135 W
d. 150 W
In a two-branch parallel circuit containing one 30-& resistor in each
branch and
powered from a 10-V source, what is the total current flowing in the
circuit?
a. .33 A
b. .67 A
c. 40 A
d. 60 A
The element of electric heater is made of
(A) copper
(B) steel
(C) carbon
(D) nichrome.
5xl016 electrons pass across the section of a conductor in 1 minute 20 sec. The
current flowing is
(A) 1mA
(B) 0.1 mA
(C) 0.01mA
(D) 10 mA.
If a resistor suddenly decreases in value (resistance decreases), what will
happen to the
Current through the resistor?
a. Increases
b. Remains unchanged
c. Decreases
d. Fluctuates
Three elements having conductance G1, G2 and G3 are connected in parallel. Their
combined conductance will be
(A) 1/( 1/G1 + 1/G2 + 1/G3)
(B) (G1G2 + G2G3 + G3G1)/(G1 + G2 + G3)
(C) 1/(G1 + G2+ G3)
(D) G1 + G2 +G3
How many watts are in 100 microwatts?
a. .01 milliwatts
b. .1 milliwatts
c. 1.0 milliwatts
d. 10 nanowatts
All of the following have negative temperature coefficient EXCEPT
(A) Paper
(B) Gold
(C) Rubber.
Temperature coefficient of resistance is expressed in terms of
(A) ohms / ohms oC
(B) mhos / ohm oC
(C) mhos / oC
(D) ohms / oC.
Resistivity is usually expressed in terms of
(A) mho
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(C) ohms/cm-square
(D) ohms/cm-cube.
The resistance temperature coefficient is defined as
(A) increase in resistance per degree centigrade
(B) decrease in resistance per degree centigrade
(C) the ratio of increase in resistance per degree centigrade to the resistance at 0oC
(D) the ratio of increases in resistance per degree centigrade to the rate of rise of
resistance at 0oC.

Whats the power loss in watts of a conductor that carries 25A and has a
voltage drop of 7.2 V?
(a) 180W
(b) 350W
(c) 700W
(d) 2,400W
A 120V rated toaster will produce _____ heat when supplied by 115V.
(a) more
(b) less
(c) the same
(d) none of these
The ambient temperature is 250C and R.T.C. at 00C is 0.005 /0C what is R.T.C. at 250C
a) R.T.C. at 250C = 2.22 x 10 -3 / 0C
c) R.T.C. at 250C = 4.44 x 10 -3 / 0C
b) R.T.C. at 250C = 3.33 x 10 -3 / 0C
d) R.T.C. at 250C = 5.55 x 10 -3 / 0C
Two bulbs of 500W & 200W rated at 250 volt will have resistance ratio as
(a) 4:25
(b) 25:4
(c) 2:5
(d) 5:2
Bulbs in street lighting are all connected in
(a) Parallel (b) series
(c) series-parallel(d) end to end
Temperature coefficient of resistance is expressed in terms of
(a) Ohm /0C (b) mho/ohm0C(c)ohm/ohm0C(d) mho/0c
Which resistor will be physically larger in size?
(a) 100, 10W
(b) 10, 50W
(c) 1M. W
(d) 1K, 1W
An electric heater is marked 2000 W, 200 V. The resistance of the coil
is
a) 0.1
b) 20
c) 1/20
d) 200
The current in a circuit having constant resistance is tripled. The power
increases
a) 1/9 times
b) 3 times
c) 9 times
d) 1/3 times
Whats the power consumed by a 9.60 kW heat strip rated 230V connected to a 230V circuit?
a) 7.85 kW
b) 9.60 kW
c) 11.57 kW
d) 25 kW

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