Explore topic-wise MCQs in Electrical Engineering materials.

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201.

The magnetic susceptibility of paramagnetic material is:

A. less than zero
B. less than one but positive
C. greater than one
D. equal to zero
Answer» C. greater than one
202.

Interfacial polarisation of plastics increase their:

A. Magnetic polarisation
B. Permittivity
C. Electrical conductivity
D. Absorption of high frequency power
Answer» C. Electrical conductivity
203.

Aluminium has a higher atomic packing factor than molybdenum by about 6%. This means that:

A. Aluminium is heavier than molybdenum
B. The ratio of the volume of the unit cell to the volume of the atoms per unit cell is lower in aluminium
C. The ratio of the number of atoms per unit cell to size of the cell is roughly equal to both
D. The distance between atoms are equal for both
Answer» C. The ratio of the number of atoms per unit cell to size of the cell is roughly equal to both
204.

E

A. increases with temperature
B. is invariant with temperature
C. decreases with temperature
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
205.

Silicon steel used for electrical purposes has silicon percentage of:

A. 0.5%
B. 25%
C. 3.4%
D. 12.5%
Answer» B. 25%
206.

Which of the following contains silicon?

A. Brass
B. Solder
C. Glass
D. Polythene
Answer» D. Polythene
207.

Lead is widely used in:

A. transformers
B. switchgears
C. galvanised pipes
D. batteries
Answer» E.
208.

Which of the following is a copper free alloy?

A. Brass
B. Phosphor bronze
C. Invar
D. Muntz metal
Answer» D. Muntz metal
209.

Hall effect coefficient is:

A. directly proportional to the mobility of the specimen
B. directly proportional to the conductivity of the specimen
C. not applicable to the semiconductors
D. cannot be used to determine the mobility of the specimen
Answer» B. directly proportional to the conductivity of the specimen
210.

Negative resistance of a tunnel diode:

A. is maximum at the peak point
B. occurs during reverse bias conditions
C. exists between peak and valley points
D. is maximum at valley point
Answer» D. is maximum at valley point
211.

Volume imperfections can be of the type of:

A. Schottky s defect
B. twin
C. stacking fault
D. noncrystalline regions
Answer» E.
212.

The imperfections may be minimized by:

A. thermal energy
B. making metal in fibre form
C. surface treatment
D. All of these
Answer» B. making metal in fibre form
213.

Influence of dislocations on mechanical strength of a crystal is to:

A. increase it
B. keep it uniform
C. decrease it
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
214.

Ideal crystals have:

A. no imperfections
B. only screw dislocations
C. real crystals
D. Frenkel s defect
Answer» B. only screw dislocations
215.

An undesirable side effect of motional inductance of large conducting specimens is:

A. skin effect
B. hysteresis
C. eddy currents
D. dielectric loss
Answer» D. dielectric loss
216.

In plasma state a gas:

A. loses electrical conductivity
B. attracts moisture
C. becomes perfect dielectric medium
D. conducts electricity
Answer» E.
217.

Optical absorption and infrared absorption refer to:

A. dielectric losses
B. anti-ferroelectric behaviour
C. properties of non-polar molecules
D. relaxation time when a. c. field is switched-on
Answer» B. anti-ferroelectric behaviour
218.

Silicon steel is widely used in:

A. cutting tools
B. dies and punches
C. electrical industry
D. chemical industry
Answer» D. chemical industry
219.

Insulating materials that can withstand a temperature above 180 C is of:

A. class A type
B. class B type
C. class C type
D. class H type
Answer» D. class H type
220.

A ferroelectric material exhibits:

A. spontaneous magnetisation
B. hysteresis effect with polarization
C. no spontaneous magnetisation
D. superconducting states
Answer» C. no spontaneous magnetisation
221.

Piezoelectricity has been observed in:

A. nickel
B. glass
C. quartz
D. mica
Answer» D. mica
222.

Displacement current in a dielectric primarily depends upon the:

A. resistivity
B. dipole moment
C. frequency of operating field
D. mobility
Answer» C. frequency of operating field
223.

Which of the following statements are true:

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 3 and 4 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer» B. 3 and 4 only
224.

Based on the cohesive energy of an ionic solid, which of the following is not a property of the ionic solid?

A. It forms relatively stable and hard crystals
B. It is a poor electric conductor
C. It has a high vaporization temperature
D. None of the above
Answer» E.
225.

Which one of the theories given below is related to the theory of the thermocouple?

A. Piezoelectric effect
B. Skin effect
C. Seebeck effect
D. Faraday s Law
Answer» D. Faraday s Law
226.

With respect to a completely filled band, which one of the following statements is correct?

A. The total wave vector and the total velocity of all electrons in the band is always zero
B. The total wave vector and the total velocity of all electrons in the band is not necessarily zero
C. Both (A) and (B) above
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Both (A) and (B) above
227.

Semiconductor A has a higher band gap than semiconductor B. If both A and B have the same dimensions, the same number of electrons at a given temperature and the same electron and hole mobilities, then:

A. A has the same number of holes as B
B. A has a larger number of holes than B
C. A has less number of holes than B
D. Any of the above statements (A), (B) or (C) could be true
Answer» C. A has less number of holes than B
228.

A solder is an alloy of:

A. Tin and lead
B. Lead and zinc
C. Zinc and copper
D. Copper and aluminium
Answer» B. Lead and zinc
229.

Amorphous materials:

A. Glass
B. Silver
C. Lead
D. Zinc
Answer» B. Silver
230.

Silica gel is used for of air.

A. purification
B. deionization
C. humidification
D. dehumidification
Answer» E.
231.

Electrical resistances are made from:

A. Elinvar
B. Duralumin
C. Constantan
D. Monel metal
Answer» D. Monel metal
232.

Which of the following metal has the lowest melting point?

A. Antimony
B. Tin
C. Silver
D. Zinc
Answer» C. Silver
233.

Which of the following chemical is added to give the blue colour to the glass?

A. Cobalt oxide
B. Manganese dioxide
C. Tin oxide
D. Calcium phosphate
Answer» B. Manganese dioxide
234.

Polythene is:

A. a polymer of ethylene
B. a vulcanised rubber
C. impregnated cotton
D. cellulose derivative
Answer» B. a vulcanised rubber
235.

Ferrites are:

A. Ferromagnetic
B. Ferrimagnetic
C. Paramagnetic
D. Antimagnetic
Answer» C. Paramagnetic
236.

For molybdenum, which has a body-centered cubic lattice structure, the number of atoms per unit cell is:

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6
Answer» C. 4
237.

The fatigue failure of a material can be avoided by:

A. coating the surface
B. shot peening
C. nitriding
D. any of these
Answer» B. shot peening
238.

A ductile feature is usually not preceded by:

A. large amount of non-recoverable energy absorption
B. plastic flow
C. deformation
D. noise
Answer» E.
239.

For a magnetic material when temperature is raised above Curie temperature, the material will become:

A. ferromagnetic
B. paramagnetic
C. diamagnetic
D. semiconductor
Answer» C. diamagnetic
240.

When the temperature of a semiconductor is reduced to absolute zero?

A. All electrons become free
B. Electrons wave of higher velocities
C. All valence electrons remain in the valence bands
D. All valence electrons shift to forbidden gap
Answer» D. All valence electrons shift to forbidden gap
241.

Silicon diodes are preferred to germanium diodes for high temperature operation because:

A. doping of silicon is a simple processes
B. rate of increase of reverse saturation current with temperature is more in the case of silicon
C. the reverse saturation current of silicon diodes is smaller than that of germanium
D. silicon diodes can be used to rectify even very small voltage
Answer» D. silicon diodes can be used to rectify even very small voltage
242.

A high T

A. 400 K
B. 90 K
C. 20 K
D. 4 K
Answer» E.
243.

The structures which have the highest packing of atoms are:

A. Hexagonal close packed lattice
B. Body centred cubic lattice
C. Simple cubic lattice
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Body centred cubic lattice
244.

The junction current in a zero biased PN junction, at equilibrium is:

A. due to diffusion of minority carriers
B. due to diffusion of majority carriers
C. due to equal and opposite carriers crossing PN junction
D. zero, because no carrier is able to cross the junction barrier
Answer» E.
245.

The depletion layer due to PN asymmetric junction:

A. penetrates more into N-region if P content is more
B. penetrates more into P-region if P content is more
C. penetrate equally into both the regions
D. none of these
Answer» B. penetrates more into P-region if P content is more
246.

The conduction band in a semiconductor is:

A. due to the spreading of energies of free electrons
B. another name for forbidden energy gap
C. at the top of a crystal
D. None of the above
Answer» B. another name for forbidden energy gap
247.

Tunnel diodes are fabricated from:

A. GaAs
B. Si
C. Ge
D. C
Answer» B. Si
248.

An example of a metal having zero Thomson effect is:

A. zinc
B. cobalt
C. lead
D. rhodium
Answer» D. rhodium
249.

Highest electrical resistivity exists in:

A. platinum wire
B. nichrome wire
C. silver wire
D. kanthal wire
Answer» E.
250.

The principle employed in strain gauge working is:

A. piezoelectric
B. capacitive
C. resistive
D. All of these
Answer» B. capacitive