Monthly Test on Basic Electricity

Surya Mitra Skill Development Program

4th Batch, 2018

Tick () the correct alternative 11. In series R, L circuit power factor can be defined as

1. If 1 A current flows in a circuit, the number of (a) R/Z (b) P/S (c) Vr/V (d) all of above
electrons flowing through this circuit is
12. We have three resistances of values 2 Ω, 3 Ω and 6
(a) 0.625 × 10 19
(b) 1.6 × 10 19
(c) 1.6 × 10 – 19
(d) Ω. Which of the following combination will give an
0.625 × 10 – 19 effective resistance of 4 Ω?
(A) All the three resistances in parallel
2. The resistivity of the conductor depends on
(a) area of the conductor.(b) length of the conductor.(c) (B) 2 Ω resistance in series with parallel combination of
type of material.(d) none of these. 3 Ω and 6 Ω resistance
(C) 3 Ω resistance in series with parallel combination of
3. How many coulombs of charge flow through a circuit
2 Ω and 6 Ω resistance
carrying a current of 10 A in 1 minute?
(a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 600 (d) 3600 (D) 6 Ω resistance in series with parallel combination of
2 Ω and 3 Ω resistance.
4. The voltage induced in an inductor is represented as,
(a) product of its inductance and current through it. 13. Current I in the figure is
(b) ratio of its inductance to current through it.
(c) ratio of current through it to its inductance.

(d) product of its inductance and rate of change of

current through it.

5. If P is the power of a star connected system then

what will be power of an equivalent delta connected
system?
(a)P (b) 3P (c) P/3 (d) none of these
(a) 6 A (b) 7 A (c) 1 A (d) 2 A
6. Power dissipation in ideal inductor is

(a) Maximum (b) Minimum (c) zero (d) an infinite

14. The resistance of a 100 W, 200 V lamp is
value
(A) 100 ohm
7. Internal resistance of ideal current source is
(B) 200 ohm
(a) zero (b) infinite (c) finite (d) 100 ohms (C) 400 ohm
8. Which quantity consists of a unit 1KWh ? (D) 1600 ohm.

(a) Energy (b) time (c) power (d) charge

15. The element of electric heater is made of
9. For symmetrical wave form average value of one full
cycle is (A) copper
(a) 1 (b) 1.11 (c) 2.22 (d) zero
(B) steel
10. In a series R, L circuit, voltage across resistor and (C) carbon
inductor are 3 V and 4 V respectively, then what is the
(D) nichrome.
applied voltage?

(a) 7 V (b) 5 V (c) 4 V (d) 3 V

16. The rating of fuse wire is expressed in terms of (C) ionization in a gas or vapor
(A) Ohms (D) carbon electrodes.
(B) Mhos
(C) Amperes 22. Lumen/watt is the unit of
(D) Watts. (A) Light flux
(B) Luminous intensity
17. When alternating current passes through a (C) Brightness
conductor
(D) Luminous efficiency.
(A) it remains uniformly distributed throughout the
section of conductor
(B) portion of conductor near the surface carries more 23. When a sodium vapor lamp is switched on, initially
current as compared to the core the color is

(C) portion of conductor near the surface carries less (A) Pink
current as compared to the core (B) Yellow
(D) entire current passes through the core of the (C) Green
conductor.
(D) Blue.

18. Light waves travel with a velocity of

24. Power factor is highest in case of
(A) 3 x 1010cm/s
(A) Mercury arc lamp
(B) 3 x 1012cm/s
(B) Sodium vapor lamps
(C) 3 x 1015 cm/s
(C) Tube lights
(D) 3 x 1018 cm/s.
(D) GLS lamps.
25. The flicker effect of fluorescent lamp is more
19. Standard wattage of 3 ft. fluorescent tube is pronounced at
(A) 10 W (A) lower voltages
(B) 40 W (B) higher voltages
(C) 65 W (C) lower frequencies
(D) 100 W. (D) higher frequencies.
20. The color temperature of day light is around
(A) 50 K 26. The frequency of flickers in a fluorescent lamp at
(B) 160 K 220 V, 50 Hz supply will be

(C) 600 K (A) 25 per second

(D) 6000 K. (B) 50 per second

21. Light is produced in electric discharge lamps by (C) 100 per second

(A) heating effect of current (D) 220 per second.

(B) magnetic effect of current

27. One Angstrom is
(A) 10-6 meter 34. The thickness of insulation of wire depends on
(B)10-8 meter (a) Current (b) power factor (c) operating
-8 voltage (d) heat produce
(C) 10 cm
(D) 10-8 mm.

35. The minimum number of wattmeters required to

28. One lux is the same as measure three phase power is
(a) Three (b) one (c) two (d) four
(A) one lumen/sq. cm
(B) one lumen/sq. m 36.Which of the following protects a cable against
(C) one lumen/100 sq. m mechanical injury ?
(a) bedding (b) sheath (c) armouring (d) core
(D) one lumen/1000 sq. m.
37. Which of the following does not change in
transformer ?
29. The fault clearing time of a circuit breaker is
usually (a) current (b) voltage (c) active power (d) frequency

(A) few minutes 38. No-load current in a transformer

(B) few seconds (a) lags behind the voltage by about 75˚
(b) leads the voltage by about 75˚
(C) one second
(c) lags behind the voltage by about 15˚
(D) few cycles of supply voltage. (d) ) leads the voltage by about 15˚

39. The power factor of industrial loads is generally

30. Form Factor of sine wave is
(a) 1.414 (b) 0.707 (c) 1.11 (d) 0.637
31.A heater is rated as 230 V, 10 kW, AC. The value
230 V refers to
(a) average voltage (b) rms voltage (c) peak voltage (d)
peak to peak voltage
(a) unity (b) lagging (c) leading (d) zero
40. In a 3-phase power measurement by two wattmeter
method, if the reading of one wattmeter is zero, the
power factor of the load must be
(a) unity (b) 0.5 (c) 0.3 (d) zero
Fill in the blanks with correct answers for the
following questions:

32. The power consumed in a circuit element will be 41. The equivalent resistance of the circuit shown ,
least when the phase difference between current and RAB = _________Ω
voltage is
(a) 180” (b) 0 deg (c) 60 deg (d) 90 deg

33. The voltage rating of distribution transformer

usually is

(a) 33kV/ 11kV (b) 11kV/415 V

(c) 33kV/415 V (d) 415 V/ 220V 42. The power factor is defined as ____________.
43. The wattmeter reading of the following circuit will Mark true or false for the following statements:
be ________
58. In DC circuits, we can improve the circuit power
factor by capacitors. (True/False)

59. In DC circuit, Inductive reactance would be zero.

(True/False)

60. In case of short circuit very low current will flow in

the circuit. (True/False)

44. Two 300µF capacitors are connected in parallel, the

total applied voltage changes at a rate of 50 volts/sec.
________ current will flow through the capacitor.

45. The electric current is measured by ________,

which should be connected in ________ with load.

46. The time period of a 100 Hz ac signal is ________.

47. The reading displayed in an ac voltmeter is

_________.

48. The value of resistance of a resistor with colour

code given as Yellow, Green, Black, Gold is _______.

49. Three 50µF capacitors are connected in series. Its

equivalent capacitance is _________.

50. In balanced three phase star connected four wire

system, the current through the neutral is _______.

51. The relation between line current and phase

current in delta connected system is _________.

52. Number of wires in the secondary side of

distribution transformer is ___________.

53. The unit of electric charge is _______.

54. The energy expensed when ten numbers of 100

watt bulbs glow for 10 hours is ___________.

55. Batteries are rated in __________.

56. The unit of inductance is _______.

57. In case of inductive circuit, frequency is ______

proportional to the inductive reactance (XL).
 Answer

1a 2c 3c 4.D 5A 6 C 7.B 8.A 9.D

10.B 11D 12.B 13.A 14.C 15.D 16C 17B
18.A 19.B 20.D 21.C 22D 23.A 24.D 25.C
26C 27.C 28B 29.D 30.C 31.B 32.D 33.B
34C 35C 36.C 37.D 38.A 39.B
40.b