Electrical Measurements and Instrumentation

SMOKE SENSOR
MCQs

Hamid Ali Khan, Raheel Nafees

FA21-BEE-045, FA21-BEE-116
3A-BEE

TO: Dr. Khalid Ibrahim

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

COMSATS University Islamabad, Wah Campus
1. What sensor is used in a Photoelectric smoke detector.

a) Light sensor b) Proximity

c) Pressure sensor d) Temperature sensor ANS: a

2. Which type of smoke does, Photoelectric smoke sensor senses faster.

a) Faster moving smoke b) Smoldering

c) Both d) All of these ANS: a

3. Which type of smoke sensor is the most expensive.

a) Photoelectric senor b) Ionization sensor

c) Dual sensor d) None of the above ANS: c

4. What is americium-241 used in.

a) Smoke sensor b) Light sensor

c) Pressure sensor d) Temperature sensor ANS: a

5. Half-life of americium-241.

a) 470 years b) 570 years

c) 7500 years d) 7900 years ANS: a

6. Which elements are not used in a Dual smoke sensor?

a) Laser light b) Americium-241

c) light sensor d) None of the above ANS: d

7. Which sensor detects smoldering fire efficiently.

a) Photoelectric sensor b) Ionization sensor

c) Both d) None of the above ANS: b

8. Which sensor detects fast-moving smoke efficiently.

a) Photoelectric sensor b) Ionization sensor

c) Both d) None of the above ANS: b

9. Which smoke sensor is most efficient in every means of detection of smoke?

a) Photoelectric sensor b) Ionization sensor

c) Dual sensor combination d) None of the above ANS: c

10. Radioactive elements are used in Ionization smoke sensors.

a) Americium-243 b) Polonium

c) Americium-241 d) Radon ANS: c