OBJECTIVES QUESTIONS ELECTRIC CIRCUITS

1. Resistivity of a wire depends on (a) length (c) cross section area (b) material (d) none of the above

2. Two bulbs marked 200 watt 2!0 volts and 100 watt 2!0 volts are "oined in series to 2!0 volts supply. #ower consumed in circuit is (a) $$ watt (c) 100 watt (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 (c) mho,m (b) m,ohm (d) mho (b) %& watt (d) $00 watt

$. ' circuit contains two un e(ual resistances in parallel

!. Two resistances R1 and R2 give combined resistance of ).! ohms when in series and 1 ohm when in parallel. The resistances are (a) $ ohms and % ohms (c) 1.! ohms and $ ohms (b) $ 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 . (c) 2k/ 2 . (a) 3hm4s law method (c) Releigh method (b) 2k/ 1 . (d) 1k/ 1 . (b) .heatstone bridge method (d) 5ortent6 method

2. .hich method can be used for absolute measurement of resistances0

-. Three $ ohm resistors are connected to form a triangle. .hat is the resistance between any two of the corners0 (a) 7 ohms (c) 2 ohms 10. 3hm4s law is not applicable to (a) dc circuits (c) small resistors (a) 8lectrolytes (c) 9nsulators (a) copper (c) carbon (a) ;rass (c) 8lectrolytes 1). :ariable resistors are (a) .ire wound resistors (b) Thin film resistors (b) high currents (d) semi conductors (b) 'rc lamps (d) :acuum ratio values (b) steel (d) nichrome (b) <ercury (d) =ilver (b) $ohms (d) ),$ ohms

11. 3hm4s law is not applicable in all the following cases Except

12. The element of electric heater is made of

1$. .hich of the following has negative temperature coefficient0

(c) Thick film resistors (a) >elvin bridge (c) .ein4s bridge (a) ohms,ohms0* (c) mhos,0* (a) *opper (c) <ercury

(d) 'l of the above (b) .heat stone bridge (d) ?one of the above (b) mhos,ohm0* (d) ohms,0* (b) 5ead (d) @inc

1!. 5ow resistance can be accurately measured by

1%. Temperature coefficient of resistance is e+pressed in terms of

1&. .hich material is e+pected to have least resistivity0

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 00* (d) the ratio of increases in resistance per degree centigrade to the rate of rise of resistance at 00* 1-. Aor a fi+ed supply voltage the current flowing through a conductor will decrease when (a) cross sectional area of the conductor is increased (b) length of the conductor is reduced (c) length of the conductor is reduced (d) cross sectional 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 (c) )00 (a) 6ero (c) low but not 6ero 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.! (c) 1.11 (a) 6ero (c) unity (a) :oltage (c) k. (b) 1.1) (d) 0.2! (b) 0.! (d) infinite (b) :' (d) >:'R (b) 200 (d) 1%00 (b) high but not 6ero (d) infinite

22. .hen checked with an ohm meter an open resistor reads

2$. .hich of the following carbon coded resistor has value of 10 k with 20B

2!. The form factor of dc supply voltage is always

2%. The capacitors for power factor correction are rated in terms of

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 (c) either series or parallel 9. <agnetic effect 99. Deating effect 999. 5uminous effect

(b) parallel (d) depends on the value of the capacitor

2-. The effects due to electric current are

'ppliance working on which effect can be used on ac as well as dc supply0 (a) 9 only (c) 99 and 999 only (a) current leads emf (c) current and e.m.f. are inphase (a) 0.2 lagging (c) unity (a) ac only $$. .hich will draw least current (a) )0 . lamp (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 (c) !1.! ohms (a) r.m.s. values (c) mean value $%. ' capacitor (b) 2!.! ohms (d) &!.% ohms (b) peak values (d) mean s(uare values (b) )0 . tube light (b) 99 only (d) 9/ 99 and 999 (b) current lags emf (d) none of the above

$0. .hen a.c. flows through a resistance/ then

$1. The power factor of incandescent bulb is (b) 0.2 leading (d) 6ero (b) dc only

$2. ' incandescent bulb can work on (c) both ac as well as dc (d) depend on the shape of the coil

$!. 9n a.c. circuits/ the a.c. meters measure

(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 (c) =iemens (b) <illi henry (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 (c) 100 mD (a) inductance (c) resistance (a) does not glow (c) glows continuously (b) 10 mD (d) 1 D (b) capacitance (d) all the given above (b) glows intermitteltly (d) fuses

$-. 9n a.c. circuit/ the power is consumed only in

)0. 'n electric bulb rated 220 : is connected 220 :/ ! D6 source. Then/ the bulb

)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 (c) =iemens )$. 'dmittance is the reciprocal of (a) capacitive reactance (c) reactive power (b) inductive reactance (d) impedance (b) <icro farads (d) 3hms

)). .hich of the following case represents the largest mmf0

(a) ' 20 turn coil wound around a 10 cm iron core and passing a current of $ ' (b) ' %0 turn coil wound around a 10 cm iron core and passing a current of 1 ' (c) ' 100 turn coil wound around a $0 cm carboard core and passing a current of 0.&!' )!. .attless current is possible/ only in (a) resistive circuit (c) 5R circuit (b) non resistive circuit (d) 5*R circuit

)%. ' 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 (c) 0.-2 mD (b) -$2 D (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) (c) 10 (a) current increases (c) remains unaltered )-. ' non linear network does not satisfy (a) homogeneity condition (b) super position condition (c) both homogeneity as well as super position condition (d) homogeneity/ super position and associative condition !0. ' non linear network does not satisfy (a) homogeneity condition (b) super position condition (c) both homogeneity as well as super position condition (b) 100 (d) 200 (b) current decreases

)2. 9n a series R* circuit as fre(uency increases

(d) homogeneity/ super position and associative condition !1. 'n ideal current source has 6ero (a) internal conductance (c) voltage on no load (a) combination (c) anode (a) circuit (c) "unction (a) :acuum diode (c) Ailament bulb (a) '* circuits 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 (c) capacitance !2. ' network which contain one or more than one source of emf is known as (a) active network (c) electric network
2

(b) internal resistance (d) ripple (b) terminus (d) node (b) branch (d) loop (b) Transistor (d) 'll of the above (b) H* circuits only

!2. ' terminal where three or more branches meet is known as

!$. ' closed path made by several branches of the network is known as

!). .hich of the following has non linear : 9 characteristics0

!!. >irchhoff4s law is applicable to (c) '* as well as H* circuits (d) passive network only

(b) constant current source

(b) passive network (d) non linear network

!-. ' coil with 1000 turns carrying a current of 2 amperes produces a flu+ of %+10 .b. The inductance of the coil will be

(a) 0.000&! D (c) 0.0&! D (a) increasing core length

(b) 0.00&! D (d) 0.0&! D

%0. The inductance of a coil can be increased by (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 (c) 2! (a) flu+ leakage (c) core saturation (b) 20 (d) $0 (b) hysteresis loss (d) heat generation

%2. 'n air gap provided in the iron core of an inductor prevents

%$. ' 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 (c) 0.00&! D (b) 0.0&! 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 (c) !!% "oules (a) electrostatic field (c) core (a) a linear growth (c) an e+ponential decay (b) 222 "oules (d) 1!$% "oules (b) electromagnetic field (d) magnetic field (b) a linear decay (d) an e+ponential growth

%!. 'n inductor stores energy in

%%. The current through an inductance follows

%&. 't t G 0I with 6ero initial condition/ which of the following acts as open circuit0 (a) inductor (c) resistor (b) capacitor (d) all of the above

%2. .ith 6ero initial conditions an inductor at t will act as (a) open circuit (c) a source of voltage (a) unity (c) infinite (b) short circuit (d) a source of current (b) 6ero (d) 0.&0&

%-. #ower factor for a pure inductor is

&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 0I with 6ero initial condition which of hte flowing will act as short circuit0 (a) 9nductor (c) Resistor (a) a voltage source (c) short circuit &$. 'n ideal diode is (a) current controlled resistor (b) voltage controlled resistor (c) neither current controlled nor voltage controlled resistor (d) non linear time varying resistor (b) *apacitor (d) ?one of the above (b) a current source (d) open circuit

&2. .ith some initial change at t G 0I/ a capacitor will act as

&). The super position theorem is applicable to (a) linear responses only (b) linear and non linear responses only (c) linear/ non linear and time variant responses &!. The super position theorem is applicable to (a) current only (c) both current and voltage will be (a) R (c) $,2 R circuit will be (a) 2R (c) $,2 R (a) 6ero (c) reduced by 1,$ (b) %R (d) R,% (b) reduced to 1,$ (d) unaltered (b) 5ine currentG phase current (d) ?one of the above is true (b) 5ine currentG phase current (b) $R (d) R,% (b) voltage only (d) current/ voltage and power

&%. ' star circuit has each element of resistance R,2. The e(uivalent delta elements

&&. ' delta circuit has each element of value R,2. The e(uivalent elements of star

&2. 9n case of delta connected circuit/ when one resistor is open/ power will be

&-. Aor three phase star connected circuit/ (a) 5ine voltage G phase voltage (c) 5ine current G $ phase current (a) 5ine voltage G phase voltage

20. .hich of the following is true for a three phase delta connected circuit (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 (c) $ phase voltage (b) 1,$ 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) (c) unit doublet (a) unit parabolic (c) unit doublet (b) unit step function (d) unit impulse function (b) unit ramp function (d) unit impulse function

2). ' unit ramp function when integrated yields