1. Which of the following is zero inside a charged conducting sphere?

a. Potential b. electric intensity c. both a and b d. None

2. A battery can deliver 15 joules of energy to move 5 C of charge. What is the potential difference
between the terminals of the battery?
a. 2 V b. 3 V c. 0.5 V d. 0.333 V
3. In practice, earth is chosen as a place of zero electric potential because it ______.
a. Non-conducting c. Easily available
b. Keeps losing and gaining Q everyday d. Has almost constant potential
4. Twelve similar wires each of resistance 3 ohms are connected so as to form a cube. Find the
resistance between 2 diagonally opposite corners.
a. 2.5 b. 1.75 c. 2.127 d. 1.167
5. The reciprocal of permeability is:
a. Conductivity b. Susceptibility c. reluctivity d. permittivity
6. Three resistors of 10, 15 and 20 ohms are connected in parallel. What is the total resistance?
a. 3.56 b. 4.62 c. 0.217 d. 45
7. A lead acid battery having 100 Ah capacity is 25 % charged. After being charged for 5 hours at 10
A, it will be approximately _____ charged.
a. 0.5 b. 0.75 c. fully d. over
8. Two conductors carrying 50 A and 75 A respectively are placed 10 cm apart. Calculate the force
between them per meter.
a. 0.075 N/m b. 100 N/m c. 0.0075 N/m d. 10 N/m
9. A switch is connected across a 220 V supply. What is the voltage across the switch if it is
opened?
a. 0 b. infinity c. 110 V d. 220 V
10. A coil of copper wire has a resistance of 5.46 at 75 degree C. What will be its resistance at 25
degree C?
a. 4.58 b. 4.84 c. 4.35 d. 5.02
11. The flux in the armature of an alternator at leading factor, it ______ the flux of the rotor.
a. Distorts b. Does not c. Opposes d. Aids
12. The effect of the dielectric is to:
a. Increase the capacitance c. Increase the working voltage
b. Decrease the capacitance d. Reduce the working voltage
13. The voltage applied across the resistor was reduced by 50 %. The power consumed by the
resistor will be reduced by _____ %.
a. 75 b. 100 c. 25 d. 50
14. A conductor of length 1 meter moves at right angle to a magnetic field of flux density 1 Wb/sq.
m with a velocity of 25 m/s. What is the induced emf in the conductor?
a. 25 V b. 50 V c. 75 V d. 100 V
15. It is difficult to magnetize steel because of its:
a. High density b. High retentivity c. Low permeability d. High permeability
16. Present day capacitors which have capacitance in small size of dielectric of :
a. Mylar b. Ceramic c. Rubber d. Paper
17. What kind of device is a diode?
a. Nonlinear b. Unipolar c. Bilateral d. Linear
18. Slip rings are made up of _____.
a. Mica b. Bakelite c. Steel d. Copper
19. The current-carrying capacity of a copper wire having twice the diameter of another copper wire
is _____.
a. Twice b. Quadruple c. Triple d. Half
20. The ratio of the total flux to useful flux is called _____.
a. Leakage factor b. Flux factor c. Magnetic factor d. Mutual factor
21. A piece of wire 1 foot long with a cross sectional area of 10 raise to -5 sq. in has a resistance 0.75
ohm. What is the resistance of 200 ft of wire of the same material with a cross sectional area of
3 times 10 raise to -5 sq. in?
a. 100 b. 200 c. 150 d. 50
22. If a certain conductor has an area of 336,400 CM, what is the radius of this conductor in cm?
a. 0.583 b. 0.290 c. 0.737 d. 0.921
23. The resistance R1, R2 and R3 are connected in parallel across a 120 V source. The total current
of the circuit is 12 A. R2 is twice R1, and R3 is thrice R1. Find the resistance of R2.
a. 40 b. 33 c. 37 d. 25
24. A 12 V battery has a 50 Ah capacity. The internal resistance is 0.1 ohms. A 6-ohm load is
connected for 5 hours. How many Ah are still left?
a. 9.386 b. 40.146 c. 38.231 d. 11.764
25. A silver transmission line is to be replaced by one copper having the same total resistance. If the
cross-sectional of the silver is 500 MCM, what would be the cross-sectional area of the new
copper wire?
a. 600 b. 520 c. 550 d. 700
26. Two identical coupled wire have an inductance of 30 mH when connected in series aiding and
12.5 mH series opposing. What is the value of the mutual inductance?
a. 4.375 b. 43.75 c. 5.625 d. 56.25
27. Two coils in a network are positioned such that there is 75 % coupling between them. If the
inductance of one coil is 12 mH and the mutual inductance is 6 mH, find the inductance of the
other coil in mH.
a. 3.5 b. 4 c. 3 d. 4.5
28. How do you call a material if its valence electrons are greater than 4?
a. Conductor b. Insulator c. Semiconductor d. Superconductor
29. A multi-plate capacitor is made up of 401 sheets of aluminum 25 cm by 30 cm with an insulation
of paraffin paper 0.0015 cm thick. What is the capacitance in microfarad of the capacitor?
(Dielectric constant = 3).
a. 67 b. 35 c. 55 d. 53
30. Point out the wrong statement. The magnetizing force at the center of a circular coil varies.
a. Directly as the number of its turns c. Directly as the current
b. Directly as its radius d. Inversely as its radius
31. An air core toroidal coil has a 150 turns and the length is 12 cm. What is the current required to
set up a flux of 1.2 times 10 to -6 Wb, if the cross-sectional area is 12 square cm?
a. 0.8418 b. 0.7960 c. 0.6366 d. 0.7718
32. A magnetic coil produces 200,000 maxwells with a current of 2 A. The current is cut-off and the
flux collapses in 0.02 s. What is the average emf that will appear across the coil?
 a. 20000 b. 200 c. 10000 d. 100
33. A 100 cm long is carrying a current of 3.6 A and is situated at 30 degrees to a field of flux density
of 0.95 T. What is the force on the conductor?
a. 3.42 b. 0.0342 c. 0.0171 d. 1.71
34. What is the order of temperature coefficient of resistance of most metals?
a. 10 raise to 4 ohms/ohms-degree C c. 10 raise to 4 ohms-degree C
b. 10 raise to -4 ohm-degree C d. 10 raise to-4 ohms/ohms-degree C
35. Ten cells each connected in parallel with an emf of 1.5 V and r = 0.2 ohms and connected to an
external circuit resistance of 3 ohms. What current the load draws?
a. 0.45 A b. 0.65 A c. 0.50 A d. 0.48 A
36. What is the value of 25 AT to gilberts?
a. 31.4159 b. 19.8944 c. 0.0503 d.0.0318
37. The diameter of a given bare conductor is 0.50 inch. A thermoplastic insulation with thickness of
0.1 inch is wrapped around to insulate the conductor. Determine the insulation resistance of
this conductor per meter. Assume specific resistance of thermoplastic insulation to be 2 x 10
raise to 14 ohm-cm.
a. 107 x 10 raise to 9 c. 105 x 10 raise to 9
b. 110 x 10 raise to 9 d. 109 x 10 raise to 9
38. Kirchhoff’s voltage law is based on which of the following principles?
a. Conservation of charge c. Conservation of power
b. Conservation of momentum d. Conservation of energy
39. A 10-ohm resistance is connected in one branch of network. The current in this branch is 2 A. If
this resistance is replaced by 20-ohm resistance, the current in the branch is _____.
a. 2 A b. > 2 A c. < 2 A d. None
40. Paramagnetic materials have relative permeability of:
a. Slightly < 1 b. 1 c. Slightly > 1 d. None
41. Laminated cores, in electrical machines, are used to reduce _____.
a. Increase mmf b. Increase the flux c. Prevent saturation d. None
42. A small 60-Hertz single-phase transformer has 10.2 W at no-load. The core has a volume of 750
cu.cm. The maximum flux density is 10,000 Gauss and the hysteresis constant of the core is 5 x
10 raise to -4. Using the Steinmetz law to find the hysteresis, determine the eddy current loss.
a. 4.55 W b. 5.54 W c. 5.45 W d. 4.45 W
43. The pole face of a magnet in a telephone receiver has dimensions of 12 mm by 2 mm. If the flux
between each pole and the diaphragm is 4 microWb, with what force is the diaphragm attracted
to the poles?
a. 0.166 N b. 0.266 N c. 0.366 N d. 0.466 N
44. Determine the inductance of a 50 cm long copper coaxial cable whose inner diameter is 0.5 cm
and whose outer diameter is 1.2 cm.
a. 75.85 x 10 raise -9 H c. 78.55 x 10 raise -9 H
b. 85.57 x 10 raise -9 H d. 87.55 x 10 raise -9 H
45. A total of 0.5 kg of water at 20 degree C electric is placed in a 1 Kw kettle. How long a time in
minute is needed to raise the temperature of the water to 100 degree C?
a. 3.46 min b. 5.32 min c. 2.79 min d. 4.65 min
46. A circuit having identical properties in either direction is known as _____.
 a. Linear circuit b. Nonlinear circuit c. Bilateral circuit d. None
47. A cloud of 2.5 x 10 raise to 19 electrons move past a given point every 2 seconds. How much is
the intensity of the electron flow?
a. 1 A b. 2 A c. 3 A d. 4 A
48. The curve representing Ohm’s law is _____.
a. Parabola b. Sine function c. Linear d. Hyperbola
49. 2.3 kWh is expended to heat 100 L of water inside an insulated vessel. What shall be the rise in
temperature in degree F?
a. 35.6 b. 45.6 c. 55.6 d. 66.6
50. A residential house has a lighting load of 1000 W and a small appliance load of 2000 W. If they
are used at the same time, what will be the monthly bill at an energy cost of P 0.40 per KWH?
a. P 684 b. P648 c. P846 d. P486

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