OBJECTIVES QUESTIONS

ELECTRIC CIRCUITS
1. Resistivity of a wire depends on
(a) length (b) material
(c) cross section area (d) none of the above
2. Two bulbs marked 200 watt2!0 volts and 100 watt2!0 volts are "oined in
series to 2!0 volts supply. #ower consumed in circuit is
(a) $$ watt (b) %& watt
(c) 100 watt (d) $00 watt
$. ' circuit contains two une(ual resistances in parallel
(a) current is same in both
(b) large current flows in larger resistor
(c) potential difference across each is same
(d) smaller resistance has smaller conductance
). *onductance is e+pressed in terms of
(a) ohm,m (b) m,ohm
(c) mho,m (d) mho
!. Two resistances R
1
and R
2
give combined resistance of ).! ohms when in series
and 1 ohm when in parallel. The resistances are
(a) $ ohms and % ohms (b) $ ohms and - ohms
(c) 1.! ohms and $ ohms (d) 1.! ohms and 0.! ohms
%. .hen have three resistances of values 2/ $ and %. .hich of the following
combination will give an effective resistance of ) ohms0
(a) 'll the three resistances in parallel
(b) 2 resistance in series with parallel combination of $ ohm and % ohm
resistance
(c) $ ohm resistance in series with parallel combination of 2 ohm and % ohm
resistance
(d) % ohm resistance in series with parallel combination of 2 ohm and $ ohm
resistance.
&. Two 1 kilo ohm/ 1 . resistors are connected in series. Their combined
resistance value and wattage will be
(a) 2k/ 1 . (b) 2k/ 1 .
(c) 2k/ 2 . (d) 1k/ 1 .
2. .hich method can be used for absolute measurement of resistances0
(a) 3hm4s law method (b) .heatstone bridge method
(c) Releigh method (d) 5ortent6 method
-. Three $ ohm resistors are connected to form a triangle. .hat is the resistance
between any two of the corners0
(a) 7 ohms (b) $ohms
(c) 2 ohms (d) ),$ ohms
10. 3hm4s law is not applicable to
(a) dc circuits (b) high currents
(c) small resistors (d) semiconductors
11. 3hm4s law is not applicable in all the following cases Except
(a) 8lectrolytes (b) 'rc lamps
(c) 9nsulators (d) :acuum ratio values
12. The element of electric heater is made of
(a) copper (b) steel
(c) carbon (d) nichrome
1$. .hich of the following has negative temperature coefficient0
(a) ;rass (b) <ercury
(c) 8lectrolytes (d) =ilver
1). :ariable resistors are
(a) .ire wound resistors (b) Thin film resistors
(c) Thick film resistors (d) 'l of the above
1!. 5ow resistance can be accurately measured by
(a) >elvin bridge (b) .heat stone bridge
(c) .ein4s bridge (d) ?one of the above
1%. Temperature coefficient of resistance is e+pressed in terms of
(a) ohms,ohms
0
* (b) mhos,ohm
0
*
(c) mhos,
0
* (d) ohms,
0
*
1&. .hich material is e+pected to have least resistivity0
(a) *opper (b) 5ead
(c) <ercury (d) @inc
12. 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 0
0
*
(d) the ratio of increases in resistance per degree centigrade
to the rate of rise of resistance at 0
0
*
1-. Aor a fi+ed supply voltage the current flowing through a conductor will
decrease when
(a) crosssectional area of the conductor is increased
(b) length of the conductor is reduced
(c) length of the conductor is reduced
(d) crosssectional area is increased and length is decreased
20. .hen current flows through heater coil it glows but supply wiring does not
glow because
(a) supply wiring is covered with insulation layer
(b) current through supply line flows at slower speed
(c) supply wires are made of superior material
(d) resistance of heater coil is more than that supply wires
21. The resistance of 100 ./ 200 . lamp is
(a) 100 (b) 200
(c) )00 (d) 1%00
22. .hen checked with an ohm meter an open resistor reads
(a) 6ero (b) high but not 6ero
(c) low but not 6ero (d) infinite
2$. .hich of the following carbon coded resistor has value of 10 k with 20B
tolerance0
(a) Red/ red/ green and silver stripes
(b) Cellow/ violet/ yellow and silver stripes
(c) 3range/ orange/ black and gold stripes
(d) ;rown/ black/ orange and no tolerance band
2). The form factor of a 220:/ !0 D6 '.*. wave form is
(a) 1.! (b) 1.1)
(c) 1.11 (d) 0.2!
2!. The form factor of dc supply voltage is always
(a) 6ero (b) 0.!
(c) unity (d) infinite
2%. The capacitors for power factor correction are rated in terms of
(a) :oltage (b) :'
(c) k. (d) >:'R
2&. #oor power factor results in all of the following 8E*8#TF
(a) overloading of transformers
(b) overloading of alternators
(c) reduction in power losses
(d) reduction in load handling capacity of electrical system
22. #ower factor of an inductive circuit can be improved by connecting a capacitor
to it in
(a) series (b) parallel
(c) either series or parallel (d) depends on the value of the capacitor
2-. The effects due to electric current are
9. <agnetic effect
99. Deating effect
999. 5uminous effect
'ppliance working on which effect can be used on ac as well as dc supply0
(a) 9 only (b) 99 only
(c) 99 and 999 only (d) 9/ 99 and 999
$0. .hen a.c. flows through a resistance/ then
(a) current leads emf (b) current lags emf
(c) current and e.m.f. are inphase (d) none of the above
$1. The power factor of incandescent bulb is
(a) 0.2 lagging (b) 0.2 leading
(c) unity (d) 6ero
$2. ' incandescent bulb can work on
(a) ac only (b) dc only
(c) both ac as well as dc(d) depend on the shape of the coil
$$. .hich will draw least current
(a) )0 . lamp (b) )0 . tube light
(c) )0 . induction
$). ' 1%0 . soldering iron is operated from the %0 D6 power line. The resistance
of the soldering iron is
(a) 10 ohms (b) 2!.! ohms
(c) !1.! ohms (d) &!.% ohms
$!. 9n a.c. circuits/ the a.c. meters measure
(a) r.m.s. values (b) peak values
(c) mean value (d) mean s(uare values
$%. ' capacitor
(a) offers easy path to a.c. but blocks d.c.
(b) offers easy path to d.c. but blocks a.c.
(c) offers easy path to both a.c. and d.c.
(d) block a.c.
$&. The unit of inductive susceptance is
(a) Denry (b) <illihenry
(c) =iemens (d) 3hms
$2. 'n inductor supplied with !0: ac with a fre(uency of 10 kD6 passes a current
of &.-% m'. The value of inductor is
(a) 1mD (b) 10 mD
(c) 100 mD (d) 1 D
$-. 9n a.c. circuit/ the power is consumed only in
(a) inductance (b) capacitance
(c) resistance (d) all the given above
)0. 'n electric bulb rated 220 : is connected 220 :/ ! D6 source. Then/ the bulb
(a) does not glow (b) glows intermitteltly
(c) glows continuously (d) fuses
)1. .hich of the following refers to a parallel circuit0
(a) The e(uivalent resistance is greater than any one of the resistors
(b) The current through any one element is less than the source current
(c) The current through each element is the same
(d) The voltage across element is in proportion to its resistance value
)2. *apacitive susceptance is e+pressed in terms of
(a) Aarads (b) <icrofarads
(c) =iemens (d) 3hms
)$. 'dmittance is the reciprocal of
(a) capacitive reactance (b) inductive reactance
(c) reactive power (d) impedance
)). .hich of the following case represents the largest mmf0
(a) ' 20turn coil wound around a 10 cm iron core and passing a current of $ '
(b) ' %0turn coil wound around a 10 cm iron core and passing a current of 1
'
(c) ' 100turn coil wound around a $0 cm carboard core and passing a
current of 0.&!'
)!. .attless current is possible/ only in
(a) resistive circuit (b) nonresistive circuit
(c) 5Rcircuit (d) 5*Rcircuit
)%. ' series R5 circuit is to operate at fre(uencies in the range of 100 D6/ %00 D6.
9t is re(uired that the current lags the source vltage by at least $0
0
over this
range. 9f R G 1000 ohms/ the appropriate value of 5 will be
(a) 0.-2 D (b) -$2 D
(c) 0.-2 mD (d) -.2 mD
)&. '1 mD inductance and 10 A capacitance when connected in series to an a.c.
source/ possess e(ual reactance. The angular fre(uency of the a.c. source is
(a) 10
)
(b) 100
(c) 10 (d) 200
)2. 9n a series R* circuit as fre(uency increases
(a) current increases (b) current decreases
(c) remains unaltered
)-. ' nonlinear network does not satisfy
(a) homogeneity condition
(b) superposition condition
(c) both homogeneity as well as superposition condition
(d) homogeneity/ superposition and associative condition
!0. ' nonlinear network does not satisfy
(a) homogeneity condition
(b) superposition condition
(c) both homogeneity as well as superposition condition
(d) homogeneity/ superposition and associative condition
!1. 'n ideal current source has 6ero
(a) internal conductance (b) internal resistance
(c) voltage on no load (d) ripple
!2. ' terminal where three or more branches meet is known as
(a) combination (b) terminus
(c) anode (d) node
!$. ' closed path made by several branches of the network is known as
(a) circuit (b) branch
(c) "unction (d) loop
!). .hich of the following has nonlinear :9 characteristics0
(a) :acuum diode (b) Transistor
(c) Ailament bulb (d) 'll of the above
!!. >irchhoff4s law is applicable to
(a) '* circuits only (b) H* circuits only
(c) '* as well as H* circuits (d) passive network only
!%. 'n ideal voltage source
(a) has terminal voltage proportion to current
(b) has terminal voltage in proportion to load
(c) has 6ero internal resistance
(d) has open circuit voltage nearly e(ual to the voltage on full load
!&. .hich of the following is bilateral element0
(a) constant voltage source (b) constant current source
(c) capacitance
!2. ' network which contain one or more than one source of emf is known as
(a) active network (b) passive network
(c) electric network (d) nonlinear network
!-. ' coil with 1000 turns carrying a current of 2 amperes produces a flu+ of %+10

2
.b. The inductance of the coil will be
(a) 0.000&! D (b) 0.00&! D
(c) 0.0&! D (d) 0.0&! D
%0. The inductance of a coil can be increased by
(a) increasing core length
(b) using core material of high relative permeability
(c) reducing number of turns
(d) any of the above
%1. The inductive reactance of an ac circuit having 0.02 henry inductance at %0 D6
fre(uency will be
(a) 10 (b) 20
(c) 2! (d) $0
%2. 'n air gap provided in the iron core of an inductor prevents
(a) flu+ leakage (b) hysteresis loss
(c) core saturation (d) heat generation
%$. ' coil with 1000 turns carrying a current of 2 ' produces a flu+ of % + 10
%
.b.
The inductance of the coil would be
(a) 0.&! D (b) 0.0&! D
(c) 0.00&! D (d) 0.000&! D
%). The inductance of a circuit is 1% henrys an a current of % amperes flows
through it. The energy stored will be
(a) 1)) "oules (b) 222 "oules
(c) !!% "oules (d) 1!$% "oules
%!. 'n inductor stores energy in
(a) electrostatic field (b) electromagnetic field
(c) core (d) magnetic field
%%. The current through an inductance follows
(a) a linear growth (b) a linear decay
(c) an e+ponential decay (d) an e+ponential growth
%&. 't t G 0
I
with 6ero initial condition/ which of the following acts as open
circuit0
(a) inductor (b) capacitor
(c) resistor (d) all of the above
%2. .ith 6ero initial conditions an inductor at t will act as
(a) open circuit (b) short circuit
(c) a source of voltage (d) a source of current
%-. #ower factor for a pure inductor is
(a) unity (b) 6ero
(c) infinite (d) 0.&0&
&0. .hich statement about the inductance is incorrect0
(a) The inductance of a coil can be increased by adding few more turns to the
coil
(b) The inductive reactance varies directly as the fre(uency of the applied
voltage
(c) 9nductive reactance can be measured by an ohmmeter
(d) 'n inductance does not oppose direct currents
&1. 't t G 0
I
with 6ero initial condition which of hte flowing will act as short
circuit0
(a) 9nductor (b) *apacitor
(c) Resistor (d) ?one of the above
&2. .ith some initial change at t G 0
I
/ a capacitor will act as
(a) a voltage source (b) a current source
(c) short circuit (d) open circuit
&$. 'n ideal diode is
(a) current controlled resistor
(b) voltage controlled resistor
(c) neither current controlled nor voltage controlled resistor
(d) nonlineartime varying resistor
&). The superposition theorem is applicable to
(a) linear responses only
(b) linear and nonlinear responses only
(c) linear/ nonlinear and time variant responses
&!. The superposition theorem is applicable to
(a) current only (b) voltage only
(c) both current and voltage (d) current/ voltage and power
&%. ' star circuit has each element of resistance R,2. The e(uivalent delta elements
will be
(a) R (b) $R
(c) $,2 R (d) R,%
&&. ' delta circuit has each element of value R,2. The e(uivalent elements of star
circuit will be
(a) 2R (b) %R
(c) $,2 R (d) R,%
&2. 9n case of delta connected circuit/ when one resistor is open/ power will be
(a) 6ero (b) reduced to 1,$
(c) reduced by 1,$ (d) unaltered
&-. Aor three phase star connected circuit/
(a) 5ine voltage G phase voltage (b) 5ine currentG phase current
(c) 5ine current G $ phase current (d) ?one of the above is true
20. .hich of the following is true for a three phase delta connected circuit
(a) 5ine voltage G phase voltage (b) 5ine currentG phase current
(c) 5ine current G 1,$ phase voltage (d) 5ine current G $ phase current
21. 9n three phase star connections/ line voltage is the same as
(a) phase voltage (b) 1,$ phase voltage
(c) $ phase voltage (d) $ phase current
22. 'pplication of ?orton4s theorem to a circuit yields
(a) e(uivalent current source (b) e(uivalent impedance
(c) e(uivalent current source and impedance in series
(d) e(uivalent current source and impedance in parallel
2$. = is the 5aplace transform of
(a) (l) (b) unit step function
(c) unit doublet (d) unit impulse function
2). ' unit ramp function when integrated yields
(a) unit parabolic (b) unit ramp function
(c) unit doublet (d) unit impulse function