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Tuesday 2 December 2014

Electrical Circuits Objective Type Set 4

101. The potential gradient in a cable is maximum in

  • A. Conductor
  • B. Outer sheath
  • C. Insulation
  • D. Uniformly all over
102. The Q-factor of a parallel resonant circuit is also known as
  • A. Current magnification factor
  • B. Voltage magnification factor
  • C. Load factor
  • D. Leakage factor
103. The Q-factor of a series resonant circuit is also known as
  • A. Current magnification factor
  • B. Voltage magnification factor
  • C. Load factor
  • D. Leakage factor
104. What is the form factor of a triangular wave?
  • A. 1.16
  • B. 1.11
  • C. 1.73
  • D. 1.41
105. In a rectangular wave, the form factor is
  • A. 1.11
  • B. 1.16
  • C. 1.0
  • D. 1.73

106. Which of the following dielectric materials makes the highest-capacitance capacitor?

  • A. Air
  • B. Barium-strontium titanite
  • C. Mica
  • D. Electrolyte
107. In a circuit, an active element is one which
  • A. Supplies energy
  • B. Receives energy
  • C. Both supplies and receives energy
  • D. Amplifies signal
108. An electric circuit contains
  • A. Passive elements
  • B. Active elements
  • C. Both active and passive elements
  • D. Reactive elements

109. What is the hot resistance of a 100 W, 220 V incandescent lamp?

  • A. 2.2 Ω
  • B. 22 Ω
  • C. 484 Ω
  • D. 4.84 Ω
110. Which statement is true about a passive circuit?
  • A. A circuit with neither a source of current nor a source of potential difference
  • B. A circuit with a voltage source
  • C. A circuit with a current source
  • D. A circuit with only resistance as a load

111. What is a closed path made of several branches of the network called?

  • A. Junction
  • B. Node
  • C. Terminal
  • D. Loop
112. The internal resistance of an ideal voltage source is
  • A. Infinite
  • B. Equal to the load resistance
  • C. Zero
  • D. To be determined

113. What is the conductance of a circuit having three 10 Ω resistors in parallel?

  • A. 0.3 S
  • B. 3.33 S
  • C. 0.33 S
  • D. 30 S
114. Electric energy refers to
  • A. Volt divided by coulomb
  • B. Volt-ampere
  • C. Volt-coulomb
  • D. Watt divided by time

115. A capacitor requires 12 μC of charge to raise its potential of 3 V. What is the capacitance of the capacitor?

  • A. 36 μF
  • B. 15 μF
  • C. 0.25 μF
  • D. 4 μF
116. A capacitor opposes change in
  • A. Voltage
  • B. Current
  • C. Voltage and current
  • D. Neither voltage nor current

117. What is the total resistance of a two equal valued resistors in series?

  • A. The difference of both
  • B. The product of both
  • C. Twice as one
  • D. The sum of their reciprocals

118. The ratio of maximum value to the effective value of an alternating quantity is called

  • A. Form factor
  • B. Peak factor
  • C. Dynamic factor
  • D. Leakage factor
119. For series capacitors, total charge is
  • A. The sum of individual charges
  • B. Equal to the charge of either capacitors
  • C. Equal to the product of the charges
  • D. The quotient of the charges
120. Series resonant circuit is sometimes known as
  • A. Rejector circuit
  • B. Acceptor circuit
  • C. Inductive circuit
  • D. Capacitive circuit
121. Parallel resonant circuit is sometimes called as
  • A. Acceptor circuit
  • B. Rejector circuit
  • C. Inductive circuit
  • D. Capacitive circuit

122. When two pure sine waves of the same frequency and the same amplitude which are exactly 180˚ out-of-phase are added together, the result is

  • A. A wave with twice the amplitude
  • B. A wave with half the amplitude
  • C. Zero signal
  • D. A wave with twice the frequency

123. If two complex conjugates are added, ___ components results.

  • A. In-phase
  • B. Quadrature
  • C. Complex
  • D. Out-of-phase

124. If an emf in circuit A produces a current in circuit B, then the same emf in circuit B produces the same current in circuit A. this theorem is known as

  • A. Maximum power transfer theorem
  • B. Millman’s theorem
  • C. Reciprocity theorem
  • D. Norton’s theorem
125. According to Gauss theorem, flux can be equated to
  • A. Charge
  • B. Field intensity
  • C. Current
  • D. Voltage
126. An open resistor when checked with an ohmmeter reads
  • A. Zero
  • B. Infinite
  • C. High but within the tolerance
  • D. Low but not zero
127. Norton’s theorem is ____ Thevenin’s theorem.
  • A. The same as
  • B. The converse of
  • C. Older that
  • D. More accurate than

128. What value of R is needed with a 0.05 μF C for an RC time constant of 0.02 s?

  • A. 400 Ω
  • B. 400 MΩ
  • C. 400 GΩ
  • D. 400 kΩ
129. Which of the following is the statement of Ohm’s law?
  • A. Electric current is directly proportional to both voltage and resistance
  • B. Electric current varies directly as the voltage and inversely as the resistance
  • C. Electrical power is directly proportional to the resistance and inversely as the current squared
  • D. Electrical power is directly proportional to both voltage squared and the resistance
130. The admittance of a parallel RLC circuit is found to be the ___ sum of conductance and susceptances.
  • A. Algebraic
  • B. Arithmetic
  • C. Vector
  • D. Phasor

131. A wire of one kilometer length has a resistance of 20 Ω. If the length is halved, then the new resistance is ___ the original resistance.

  • A. Half
  • B. Twice
  • C. One-fourth
  • D. Three times
132. A series-parallel combination of identical resistors will
  • A. Increase the power rating compared with one resistor alone
  • B. Increase the voltage rating compared with one resistor alone
  • C. Reduce the voltage rating compared with resistor alone
  • D. Result in an expensive circuit

133. The ___ of an alternating quantity is defined as the fractional part of a period or cycle through which the quantity has advanced from selected origin.

  • A. Phase
  • B. Frequency
  • C. Amplitude
  • D. Waveform

134. An inductive circuit of resistance 16.5 Ω and inductance of 0.14 H takes a current of 25 A. if the frequency is 50 Hz, find the supply voltage.

  • A. 1501 V
  • B. 1174 V
  • C. 1877 V
  • D. 991 V

135. Which of the following has a positive temperature coefficient?

  • A. Mica
  • B. Manganin
  • C. Silicon
  • D. Carbon

136. The ratio of the flux density to the electric field intensity in the dielectric is called

  • A. Permittivity
  • B. Field intensity
  • C. Permeability
  • D. Elasticity

137. It is impossible to change the voltage across a capacitor instantly, as this would produce ___ current.

  • A. Infinite
  • B. Zero
  • C. Low
  • D. High

138. Which of the following is not a factor affecting capacitance of a basic capacitor?

  • A. Area of plates
  • B. Number of plates
  • C. Distance between plates
  • D. Dielectric material used

139. When voltage is applied across a ceramic dielectric the electrostatic field produced is 50 times greater than air dielectric. The dielectric constant of ceramic therefore is

  • A. 50
  • B. 100
  • C. 16.67
  • D. 5
140. The reason why alternating current can induce voltage is
  • A. It has high peak value
  • B. It has a stronger magnetic field than direct current
  • C. It has a constant magnetic field
  • D. It has a varying magnetic field

141. When two unequal values of resistors are connected in parallel across a dc source, greater current flows through the

  • A. Higher resistance
  • B. Lower resistance
  • C. Higher wattage resistance
  • D. Lower wattage resistance
142. A real current source has
  • A. Infinite internal resistance
  • B. Zero internal resistance
  • C. Large internal resistance
  • D. Small internal resistance

143. What is the cross-sectional are of a conductor whose diameter is 0.001 inch?

  • A. One micron
  • B. One angstrom
  • C. One steradian
  • D. One circular mil
144. Which of the following describes the action of a capacitor?
  • A. Stores electrical energy
  • B. Opposes changes in current flow
  • C. Creates a dc resistance
  • D. Converts ac to dc

145. High resistance values are a consequence of the ___ of the film.

  • A. Thickness
  • B. Length
  • C. Thinness
  • D. Area
146. For parallel capacitors, total charge is
  • A. The sum of individual charges
  • B. Equal to the charge of either capacitors
  • C. Equal to the product of the charges
  • D. The quotient of the charges

147. Which waveform in which the rms value and the mean value are equal?

  • A. Square wave
  • B. Triangular wave
  • C. Sine wave
  • D. Sawtooth
148. In a series circuit with unequal resistances the
  • A. Highest R has the highest V
  • B. Lowest R has the highest V
  • C. Lowest R has the highest I
  • D. Highest R has the highest I
149. In a parallel bank with unequal branch resistances
  • A. The highest R has the highest I
  • B. The lowest R has the highest V
  • C. The lowest R has the highest V
  • D. The highest R has the highest V
150. A rheostat is a form of
  • A. Variable resistor
  • B. Variable capacitor
  • C. Potentiometer
  • D. Thermocouple