BSNL TTA (JE) BASIC ELECTRICITY 200 EXPECTED

QUESTIONS (WWW.ALLEXAMREVIEW.COM) PART ONE

ANSWER KEY-Correct answer is indicated by symbol (V) in options.
HINTS-In some questions options E-HINTS is indicating the hints of answer.

1) Resistivity of a wire depends on

A [ ]) length
B [v]) material
C [ ]) cross section area
D [ ]) none of the above

2) If 1 A current flows in a circuit, the number of electrons flowing through this circuit is
A [ ]) 1.6 1019
B [v]) 0.625 1019
C [ ]) 1.6 10 - 19
D [ ]) 0.625 10 - 19

3) The resistance of a conductor of diameter d and length l is R . If the diameter of the

conductor is halved and its length is doubled, the resistance will be
A [ ]) R
B [ ]) 2R
C [ ]) 4R
D [v]) 8R

4) How many coulombs of charge flow through a circuit carrying a current of 10 A in 1

minute?
A [ ]) 10
B [ ]) 60
C [v]) 600
D [ ]) 1200

5) The unit of resistivity is

A [ ]) .
B [v]) - metre.
C [ ]) / metre.

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D [ ]) / m.

6) Instantaneous power in inductor is proportional to the

A [v]) product of the instantaneous current and rate of change of current.
B [ ]) square of instantaneous current.
C [ ]) square of the rate of change of current.
D [ ]) temperature of the inductor.

7) The voltage induced in an inductor is represented as,

A [ ]) product of its inductance and current through it.
B [ ]) ratio of its inductance to current through it.
C [ ]) ratio of current through it to its inductance.
D [v]) product of its inductance and rate of change of current through it.

8) Magnetic flux has the unit of

A [ ]) Newton
B [ ]) Ampere turn
C [v]) Weber
D [ ]) Tesla

9) If P is the power of a star connected system then what will be power of an equivalent
delta connected system?
A [v]) P
B [ ]) 3P
C [ ]) P/3
D [ ]) None of the above

10) Which of the followings is/are active element?

A [ ]) Voltage source
B [ ]) Current source
C [v]) Both
D [ ]) None of these.

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11) Which of the following are the passive elements?

A [ ]) Resistor
B [ ]) Bulb
C [v]) Both
D [ ]) None of these.

12) Power dissipation in ideal inductor is

A [ ]) Maximum
B [v]) Zero
C [ ]) Minimum
D [ ]) A finite value

13) Inductor does not allow the sudden change of

A [v]) current
B [ ]) voltage
C [ ]) power
D [ ]) None of the above

14) Capacitor does not allow the sudden change of

A [ ]) current
B [v]) voltage
C [ ]) power
D [ ]) None of the above

15) Internal resistance of ideal voltage source is

A [v]) zero
B [ ]) infinite
C [ ]) finite
D [ ]) 100 ohms

16) Internal resistance of ideal current source is

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A [ ]) zero
B [v]) infinite
C [ ]) finite
D [ ]) 100 ohms

17) Which quantity consists of a unit KWh ?

A [v]) Energy
B [ ]) Time
C [ ]) Power
D [ ]) Charge

18) Which of the following has no units?

A [ ]) Permeability
B [ ]) Moment of a magnet
C [v]) Magnetic susceptibility
D [ ]) Permittivity

19) Which of the following quantities consists of SI unit as WATT ?

A [ ]) Force
B [ ]) Charge
C [ ]) Current
D [v]) Power

20) Rms value is defined based on which of the following?

A [v]) Heating effect
B [ ]) Charge transfer
C [ ]) Current
D [ ]) Voltage

21) Which of the following defined the average value ?

A [ ]) Voltage
B [ ]) Heating effect

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C [ ]) Current
D [v]) Charge transfer

22) For symmetrical wave form average value of one full cycle is
A [ ]) 1
B [ ]) 1.11
C [ ]) 2.22
D [v]) 0

23) If a pure inductor is connected across the ac source, the average power taken by the
inductor is
A [ ]) A few watt
B [ ]) 100 watt
C [v]) zero watt
D [ ]) Maximum power

24) Average power taken by the pure capacitor is

A [v]) Zero
B [ ]) Minimum
C [ ]) Maximum
D [ ]) Any of the above

25) Which of the following is not a vector quantity?

A [ ]) Linear momentum.
B [ ]) Angular momentum.
C [ ]) Electric field.
D [v]) Electric potential.

26) If conductance increases as temperature increases it is called as ..........

A [v]) Negative co-efficient
B [ ]) Positive co-efficient
C [ ]) Both 1 & 2
D [ ]) None of the above

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27) Which material has extremely large resistance ?

A [ ]) Semiconductor
B [ ]) Conductor
C [v]) Insulator
D [ ]) None of the above

28) What is mean by the rate of flow of an electric charge ?

A [v]) Electric current
B [ ]) Electric potential
C [ ]) Electric resistance
D [ ]) None of the above

29) What is the unit of potential difference ?

A [ ]) Ohm
B [v]) Volt
C [ ]) Watt
D [ ]) Ampere

30) Which property is used to oppose the flow of current ?

A [ ]) Poteintial difference
B [ ]) Capacitance
C [ ]) Inductance
D [v]) Resistance

31) What is the SI unit of electric current ?

A [v]) Ampere
B [ ]) Ohm
C [ ]) Faraday
D [ ]) None of the above

32) What is time period T?

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A [ ]) Time taken by an alternating quantity to complete the (+)ve half.

B [v]) Time taken by an alternating quantity to complete the a cycle.
C [ ]) Time taken by an alternating quantity to complete the (-)ve half.
D [ ]) Time taken by an alternating quantity to reach the peak value.

33) What is called the frequency in AC operation?

A [ ]) No. of (+)ve quadrature made per second.
B [v]) No. of cycles made per second.
C [ ]) No. of (-)ve quadrature made per second
D [ ]) No. of wave made per second.

34) What is the relation between time period T and frequency?

A [v]) T = 1 / frequency.
B [ ]) T = 0.5 / frequency.
C [ ]) T = 0.85 / frequency.
D [ ]) T = frequency.

35) What is referred as the average value in AC opearation?

A [ ]) Average of all values of an alternating quantity.
B [ ]) Average of all values of the phase sequences.
C [ ]) Average of all values of the (+)ve and (-)ve half.
D [v]) Average of all values of an alternating quantity over a complete cycle.

36) What is form factor?

A [ ]) Average value / R.M.S. value
B [ ]) Average value / Peak value.
C [ ]) Instantaneous value / Average value.
D [v]) R.M.S. value / Average value.

37) Select the wave that has the least value of form factor.
A [v]) Square wave.
B [ ]) Rectangular wave.

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C [ ]) Triangular wave.
D [ ]) Sine wave.

38) What is the frequency of domestic power in India?

A [v]) 50 Hz.
B [ ]) 60 Hz.
C [ ]) 220 Hz.
D [ ]) 70 Hz.

39) What is apparent power in AC operation?

A [ ]) Product of voltage and current.
B [v]) Product of rms volatge and rms current.
C [ ]) Product of voltage and current at no load.
D [ ]) Product of voltage and current at full load.

40) What is the real power in AC operation?

A [ ]) VIcos.
B [ ]) Apperant power cos.
C [v]) Both option 1 & 2.
D [ ]) None of these.

41) What is called the instantaneous value of an alternating current?

A [v]) The value of alternating quantity at any instant.
B [ ]) The value of peak quantity at any instant.
C [ ]) The value of peak current at any instant.
D [ ]) The value of alternating frequency at any instant.

42) What is called a cycle in case of AC operation ?

A [ ]) When ac completes the (+)ve half, is called a cycle.
B [v]) When ac goes through a complete (+)ve to (-)ve, is called a cycle.
C [ ]) When an alternating quantity completes the (-)ve cycle, is called a cycle.
D [ ]) Option 1 and 2 both.

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43) Capacitors for P.f correction are rated in

A [ ]) KW.
B [ ]) KVA.
C [ ]) KV.
D [v]) KVAR.

44) The field at any point on the axis of a current carrying coil will be
A [ ]) parallel to axis.
B [ ]) perpendicular to the axis.
C [v]) at angle of 45 with the axis.
D [ ]) zero.

45) Two straight parallel conductors carry equal currents in opposite direction. The force
between them is
A [v]) repulsive.
B [ ]) attractive.
C [ ]) zero.
D [ ]) none of above.

46) While comparing magnetic field and electric circuits, the point of dissimilarity exists
while considering
A [ ]) mmf and emf.
B [ ]) reluctance and resistance.
C [v]) flux and current flow.
D [ ]) permeance and conductance.

47) Magnetism of a magnet can be destroyed by

A [ ]) hammering.
B [ ]) heating.
C [ ]) by inductive action of another magnet.
D [v]) by all above methods.

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48) Ampere second is the unit of

A [ ]) conductance.
B [ ]) power
C [ ]) energy.
D [v]) charge.

49) If two point charges are denoted by + Q and - Q and distance between this charges is
d, then the dipole moment P equal to
A [ ]) Q2 d.
B [v]) Q d.
C [ ]) Q / d2.
D [ ]) Q2 / d.

50) Electric flux in coulombs emanating from any surface of a cube containing C coulombs
of charge at its centre i
A [ ]) Q / 4.
B [ ]) 4Q / 6E.
C [ ]) Q / 6.
D [v]) Q / 6E.

51) Electric displacement is a ____________________ quantity.

A [ ]) scalar.
B [v]) vector.
C [ ]) both of above.
D [ ]) none of above.

52) The unit of electric displacement vector is

A [v]) C / m
B [ ]) Ampere-m.
C [ ]) C / m.
D [ ]) C - m.

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53) _____at a point may be defined as equal to lines of force passing normally through a
unit cross-section at that point
A [v]) Electric intensity.
B [ ]) Magnetic flux density.
C [ ]) Electric flux.
D [ ]) None of the above.

54) Electric field intensity ( E ) at any point in an electric field is equal to

A [v]) potential gradient.
B [ ]) ( potential gradient )
C [ ]) ( potential gradient )
D [ ]) ( potential gradient )

55) The lines of force due to charged particles are

A [ ]) always straight.
B [v]) always curved.
C [ ]) sometimes curved.
D [ ]) none of above.

56) An electric field line and an equipotential surface are

A [v]) always 90.
B [ ]) always parallel.
C [ ]) inclined at any angle.
D [ ]) none of above.

57) The ratio of electric flux density to electric field intensity is called ......... of medium
A [ ]) permeability.
B [v]) permittivity.
C [ ]) reluctance.
D [ ]) capacitance.

58) The value of E within the field due to a point charge can be found with help of
A [ ]) Faradays law.

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B [ ]) Kirchhoffs law.
C [ ]) Lenzs law.
D [v]) Coulombs law.

59) The electric field at a point situated at a distance d from straight charged conductor is
A [ ]) proportional to d.
B [v]) inversely proportional to d.
C [ ]) inversely proportional to d
D [ ]) none of abov.

60) Which field is associated with the capacitor?

A [ ]) Magnetic.
B [v]) Electric
C [ ]) Both of (1) and (2).
D [ ]) none

61) Which of the following expression is correct for electric field strength?
A [ ]) E = D
B [ ]) E = D.
C [ ]) E = D / .
D [v]) E = D / .

62) An equipotential surface is one which has all points at _____________ potential.
A [ ]) zero.
B [ ]) different.
C [v]) same.
D [ ]) none of them.

63) When a dielectric is placed in an electric field the field strength

A [v]) decreases.
B [ ]) increases.
C [ ]) reduce to zero.

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D [ ]) remain unchanged.

64) For dielectrics flux is proportional to

A [v]) potential difference between electrodes.
B [ ]) resistivity of medium.
C [ ]) rate of change of potential difference.
D [ ]) rate of change of current.

65) Electric field inside a hollow metallic charged sphere is

A [ ]) increasing towards centre.
B [ ]) decreasing towards centre.
C [v]) zero.
D [ ]) none of above.

66) Unit of electric flux density is

A [ ]) coulomb.
B [ ]) farad / meter.
C [v]) coulomb / meter
D [ ]) weber / meter

67) The number of Faraday tubes of flux passing through a surface in an electric field is
called
A [ ]) electric charge density.
B [ ]) electric field intensity.
C [v]) electric flux.
D [ ]) magnetic flux density.

68) The unit of electric field intensity is

A [v]) N / C.
B [ ]) N / Ampere.
C [ ]) N / Ampere.
D [ ]) F / m.
E [ ]) F/ m

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69) 1 Tesla =
A [ ]) 1 wb- m
B [v]) 1 wb/ m
C [ ]) 1 wb
D [ ]) 1 wb/m.

70) Two parallel plates are separated by a distance of d meter and voltage pap plied across
the is V volts. The field intensity is given by
A [v]) V / d.
B [ ]) V d
C [ ]) V
D [ ]) V d.

71) A conductor of length l meters moves at right angles to a uniform magnetic field of flux
density B = 1.5 T. if the velocity of revolution of the conductor is 50 ms-1 then induced
e.m.f. in the conductor is 75 V.
A [v]) 75 V.
B [ ]) 0 V.
C [ ]) 100 V.
D [ ]) 125 V.
E [ ]) HINTS- e = Blvsin ( = /2) e = Blv = 1.5 1 50 = 75 V magnetic field

72) The magnetism left in the iron after exciting field has been removed is known as
A [ ]) permeance.
B [v]) residual magnetism.
C [ ]) susceptance.
D [ ]) reluctance.

73) The ratio of intensity of magnetisation to the magnetising force is known as

A [ ]) relative permeability.
B [v]) susceptibility.
C [ ]) flux density.

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D [ ]) none of above.

74) Which of following is the unit of magnetic flux density?

A [v]) Tesla.
B [ ]) Daraf.
C [ ]) Lumens.
D [ ]) Weber.

75) The lagging of flux density behind the applied magnetising force is known as
A [ ]) permeance.
B [ ]) flux.
C [v]) hysteresis.
D [ ]) all of these

76) Which part of magnetic path requires largest mmf

A [v]) Air gap.
B [ ]) Coil.
C [ ]) Inductance.
D [ ]) Core.

77) The attraction capacity of electromagnet will increase if the

A [ ]) core length increases.
B [ ]) core area increases.
C [v]) flux density increases.
D [ ]) flux density decreases.

78) Which of following is not a unit of flux?

A [ ]) Maxwell.
B [v]) Telsa.
C [ ]) Weber.
D [ ]) All of above.

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79) Which of following circuit element stores energy in electro - magnetic field?
A [v]) Inductor.
B [ ]) Condenser.
C [ ]) Variable Resistor
D [ ]) Capacitor.

80) Emf induced in a coil rotating in a uniform magnetic field will be maximum when the
A [ ]) flux linking with the coil is maximum.
B [ ]) rate of change of flux linkage is minimum.
C [v]) rate of change of flux linkage is maximum.
D [ ]) rate of cutting flux by coil sides is minimum.

81) An emf of 16 volts is induced in a coil of inductance 4 H. The rate of change of current
must be
A [ ]) 64 A / s.
B [ ]) 32 A / s.
C [ ]) 16 A / s.
D [v]) 4 A / s.
E [ ]) HINTS-The expression of the rate of change of current is given as

82) Conductance of any conductor is expressed as

A [ ]) ampere / watt.
B [v]) mho.
C [ ]) volt / watt.
D [ ]) watt / ampere

83) Three element having conductance G1, G2 and G3 are connected in parallel. Their
combined conductance will be
A [ ]) ( G1 + G2 + G3 )
B [v]) G1 + G2 + G3.
C [ ]) 1 / G1 + 1 / G2 + 1 / G3.
D [ ]) ( 1 / G1 + 1 / G2 + 1 / G3)

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84) Pure metal generally have

A [ ]) high conductivity and low temperature coefficient.
B [v]) high conductivity and large temperature coefficient.
C [ ]) low conductivity and zero temperature coefficient.
D [ ]) low conductivity and high temperature coefficient.

85) If the three colour bands of a resistor are grey, violet and gold, what is the value of the
resistor?
A [ ]) 6.7 ohms
B [v]) 8.7 ohms.
C [ ]) 7.7 ohms
D [ ]) 9.7 ohms.
E [ ]) HINTS- The values of these colours are 8, 7 and multiplier of 0.1. Therefore, the value of
resistance will be ( 87 X 0.1 ) = 8.7 ohms.

86) A circuit contains two unequal resistor in parallel

A [v]) voltage drops across both are same.
B [ ]) currents in both are same.
C [ ]) heat losses in both are same.
D [ ]) voltage drops are according to their resistive value.

87) If the length of a wire of resistance R is uniformly stretched to n times its original value,
what will be its new resistance
A [v]) nR.
B [ ]) R / n
C [ ]) n/R
D [ ]) nR .
E [ ]) HINTS-Length of the conductor becomes n times and at the same time cross section of the
conductor becomes 1 / Nth times. Hence resistance of the conductor becomes n times of its
original value as length of the conductor is directly proportional and cross section is inversely
proportional to the resistance.

88) Two equal resistors R connected in series across a voltage source V dissipate power P.
What would be the power dissipated in the same resistors when they are connected in
parallel across the same voltage source ?

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A [ ]) 4P.
B [ ]) P.
C [ ]) 2P.
D [ ]) 16P.
E [ ]) HINTS-Say R is the resistance of the identical two resistors. When they are connected in
series across a voltage source V, the equivalent resistance of the combination is 2R and then total
power dissipated by the resistors will be P = V / 2R. When they are connected in parallel across
the same voltage source V, the equivalent resistance of the combination is R/2 then total power
dissipated by the resistors will be V / ( R / 2) = 4V / 2R = 4P.

89) he ratio of the resistance of a 200 W, 230 V lamp to that of a 100 W, 115 V lamp will be
A [ ]) 0.5.
B [v]) 2.
C [ ]) 4.
D [ ]) 0.25.
E [ ]) HINTS-

90) Three 3 resistors are connected to form a triangle. What is the resistance between
any two of the corner?
A [ ]) 9 .
B [ ]) 6 .
C [ ]) 3 .
D [v]) 2 .
E [ ]) HINTS-Whenever we look at the said triangle from any two of its corners, we will find that it
is just a parallel combination of one 3 and one 6 (3 + 3 = 6) resistor. Thus, the resistance
across these two corner points of the triangle will be ( 3 X 6 )/ ( 3 + 6 ) = 18 / 9 = 2 .

91) A wire of resistance R has it length and cross - section both doubled. Its resistance will
become
A [ ]) 0.5R
B [v]) R.
C [ ]) 2R.
D [ ]) 4R.
E [ ]) HINTS-The resistance of a conductor is directly proportional to its length and inversely
proportional to its cross - sectional area. As the length and cross - sectional area both have
become double, there will no change in resistance of the wire.

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92) Resistance of which material does not change with change in temperature ?
A [ ]) Platinum.
B [v]) Metal alloys constantan and manganin.
C [ ]) Brass.
D [ ]) Tungsten.

93) Which of the following lamp has least resistance ?

A [v]) 200 W, 220 V.
B [ ]) 100 W, 220 V
C [ ]) 60 W, 220 V.
D [ ]) 25 W, 220 V.
E [ ]) HINTS-Resistance R=V/W
Where, V is supply voltage and W is wattage rating of the lamp. From, above equation it is clear
that, for fixed voltage source , resistance of an electric lamp is inversely proportional to its wattage
rating. Here, 200 W, 220 V lamp has highest wattage rating, therefore its resistance will be least.

94) Purpose of using capacitor is / are

A [ ]) increase p.f of inductive load circuit.
B [ ]) to do phase split in AC 1 phase motor.
C [ ]) effect DC filter in electronic circuit.
D [v]) all of these.

95) The unit of capacitance is

A [v]) Farad.
B [ ]) Coulomb.
C [ ]) Henry.
D [ ]) Weber.

96) Three 60 W bulbs are in parallel across the 60 V power line. If one bulb burns open
A [ ]) there will be heavy current in the main line.
B [ ]) rest of two bulbs will not light.
C [ ]) all three bulbs will light.

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D [v]) the other two bulbs will light.

97) The filament of an electric bulb is made of

A [ ]) carbon.
B [ ]) nickel.
C [ ]) aluminium.
D [v]) tungsten.

98) Which of the following quantities remain the same in all parts of a parallel circuit
A [ ]) current.
B [v]) voltage.
C [ ]) resistance.
D [ ]) power.

99) When resistance element of a heater fuses and then we reconnect it after removing a
portion of it, the power of heater will
A [ ]) decrease
B [v]) increase.
C [ ]) remain constant.
D [ ]) none of these.
E [ ]) HINTS-If we remove a portion of resistance in that initial resistance, then the current
resistance value will be decreased. This leads to flow more current than the previous case.
Hence, according to the power equation (P = VI), if current increases then the power of the heater
also increases.

100) Three identical resistors are first connected in parallel and then in series. The
resultant resistance of the first combination to the second will be
A [ ]) 9 times.
B [v]) 1 / 9 times.
C [ ]) 3 times.
D [ ]) 1 / 3 times.
E [ ]) HINTS-If we connect three identical resistors, R in parallel, then the equivalent resistance is
[ R / 3]. If we add that three [ R ] resistances in series, then the equivalent resistance is [ 3R ].
Now the resultant resistance of the first combination to the second will be [ R / 3 ] / 3R = [ 1 / 9].

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