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2101.

The semiconductor chip used in integrated circuit is made of?

A. calcium
B. Carbon
C. silicone
D. zircon
Answer» D. zircon
2102.

What are the components of an electric heater?

A. plate of plaster of paris
B. nichrome coil
C. aluminum coil
D. The wire of both (A) and (B) above
Answer» E.
2103.

What is the device for converting electrical energy into mechanical energy?

A. dynamo
B. Transformers
C. electric motor
D. Inductor
Answer» D. Inductor
2104.

If the distance between two electric charges is halved, then the value of the electric force between them will become?

A. half
B. double
C. quadruple
D. one fourth
Answer» D. one fourth
2105.

What is the value of a kilowatt hour (kwh)?

A. 3.6 x 10⁶ joules
B. 6 x 10³ joules
C. 10 joules
D. 9 joules
Answer» B. 6 x 10³ joules
2106.

In an electric press or electrical iron, the nichrome wire is wrapped over whose plate?

A. silver
B. Soil
C. asbestos
D. glass
Answer» D. glass
2107.

How are lightning conductors made?

A. of iron
B. of aluminum
C. of copper
D. of steel
Answer» D. of steel
2108.

Wouldn't an electric current flow between two charged objects connected to each other if they did?

A. on equal footing
B. on equal footing
C. at the same potential
D. at the same resistance
Answer» D. at the same resistance
2109.

Metals are good conductors of electricity because . . . .

A. they have free electrons
B. their atoms are lighter
C. its melting point is high
D. all these
Answer» B. their atoms are lighter
2110.

What is the ( S . I . ) unit of specific resistance?

A. Om
B. Ohm - meter -m
C. ohm/meter
D. Ohm - meter²
Answer» C. ohm/meter
2111.

If the radius of a wire is halved, then its resistance. . .

A. will be half
B. will double
C. one-fourth will remain
D. will be sixteen times
Answer» E.
2112.

Which of the following material is the best conductor of electricity?

A. silver
B. copper
C. Gold
D. asbestos
Answer» B. copper
2113.

What is the algebraic sum of the currents joining at a point in a circuit?

A. infinite
B. Zero
C. between zero and infinity
D. none of these
Answer» C. between zero and infinity
2114.

If an ebonite rod is rubbed with a cat's skin, then the ebonite rod -

A. becomes indebted
B. first negatively charged then positively charged
C. remains indifferent
D. gets charged
Answer» E.
2115.

What are the symptoms of a superconductor?

A. high permeability
B. low permeability
C. zero permeability
D. infinite permeability
Answer» B. low permeability
2116.

What is the order of the result of the electrical resistance of the human body (dry)?

A. 10² ohm
B. 10⁴ ohm
C. 10⁶ ohm
D. 10⁸ ohm
Answer» D. 10⁸ ohm
2117.

If a 100 watt electric bulb burns for 10 hours, then the electricity cost will be?

A. 0.1 unit
B. 1 unit
C. 10 units
D. 100 units
Answer» C. 10 units
2118.

The chemical used in a car battery is?

A. hydrochloric acid
B. sulfuric acid
C. nitric acid
D. distilled water
Answer» C. nitric acid
2119.

What is the unit of kilowatt hour (KWh)?

A. of energy
B. of power
C. electric charge
D. of electric current
Answer» B. of power
2120.

Approximately what part of the energy expended in a tube light is converted into light?

A. 30-40%
B. 40 - 50%
C. 50 - 60%
D. 60 - 70%
Answer» E.
2121.

The total charge of a charged conductor is . .

A. Remains on the inner page.
B. Lives on external page.
C. Some live on the inner page and some on the outer page.
D. All of the above are true.
Answer» C. Some live on the inner page and some on the outer page.
2122.

The work done by a unit charge in flowing from one end of the conductor to the other is called?

A. inertia
B. heat
C. Potential difference
D. voltage
Answer» D. voltage
2123.

Electricity resides in mercury lamp?

A. mercury at low pressure
B. mercury at high pressure
C. neon and mercury
D. none of these
Answer» B. mercury at high pressure
2124.

A fuse wire is used in an electrical circuit?

A. To reduce the cost of electrical energy in transmission
B. To keep the voltage level constant
C. To prevent excess current flowing in the circuit
D. To prevent the electrical wire from overheating
Answer» D. To prevent the electrical wire from overheating
2125.

In electrical fittings a wire is grounded. this is due to?

A. If there is a short circuit, the stream will go into the ground.
B. It does not dissipate electricity
C. This completes the electrical circuit
D. This removes the electrocution of electricity
Answer» B. It does not dissipate electricity
2126.

When a glass rod is rubbed with silk, the rod . . .

A. becomes indebted
B. first negatively charged then positively charged
C. remains indifferent
D. gets charged
Answer» E.
2127.

The resistance of a conductor is 440 ohm. How much current will flow if it is connected to a 110 volt source?

A. 0.2 A
B. 0.25 A
C. 4A
D. 1 . 25 A
Answer» C. 4A
2128.

The force between two stationary charges is directly proportional to the product of their quantities and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.That's the rule?

A. rules of OM
B. Kirchhoff's law
C. coulomb's law
D. Faraday's law
Answer» D. Faraday's law
2129.

The length of a wire is L meter, by stretching the wire its length is made 2L meter, now the resistance of the wire will be

A. twice as many
B. four times the first
C. a quarter of the first
D. will remain unchanged
Answer» C. a quarter of the first
2130.

When a soap bubble is charged, then . . .

A. it shrinks
B. it spreads
C. There is no change in its shape
D. none of the above
Answer» C. There is no change in its shape
2131.

in equal charges?

A. Attraction
B. adhesion
C. distraction
D. cohesion
Answer» D. cohesion
2132.

The temperature of the filament of a burning bulb electric bulb is usually?

A. 100℃ to 500℃
B. 1000℃ to 1500℃
C. 2000℃ to 2500℃
D. 3000℃ to 3500℃
Answer» E.
2133.

Transformers are used?

A. To convert AC to DC
B. To convert DC to AC
C. To oxidize DC voltage
D. To oxidise or step down AC voltage
Answer» E.
2134.

Which of the following are used as electrolytes in dry cells (batteries)?

A. ammonium chloride and zinc chloride
B. sodium chloride and calcium chloride
C. Magnesium Chloride and Zinc Chloride
D. ammonium chloride and calcium chloride
Answer» B. sodium chloride and calcium chloride
2135.

The work done in moving a unit positive charge from one point to another in an electric circuit is measured by the distance between those points. . .

A. to resistance
B. to potential difference
C. to the stream
D. to the strength of the electric current
Answer» C. to the stream
2136.

There are two bulbs in a house, one of them gives more light than the other. Which of the following statement is correct?

A. Illumination of light does not depend on resistance.
B. Resistance is same in both the bulbs.
C. The bulb with more light has more resistance.
D. The bulb with less light has more resistance in the bulb.
Answer» E.
2137.

How is sound energy converted by a microphone?

A. in electrical energy
B. in light energy
C. in magnetic energy
D. in all of the above
Answer» B. in light energy
2138.

Mica. . . . . . . . is ?

A. poor conductor of both heat and electricity
B. conductor of both heat and electricity
C. poor conductor of heat and conductor of electricity
D. conductor of heat and poor conductor of electricity
Answer» B. conductor of both heat and electricity
2139.

Using a fuse wire. . . . Happens for?

A. to pass high current without causing harm
B. breaking of electric circuit during excessive current flow
C. protect a person from electric shock
D. none of the above
Answer» C. protect a person from electric shock
2140.

If a 100 watt bulb is lit for 5 hours a day, how much will it cost at 50 paise per unit in 30 days?

A. Rs 10.50
B. 8. Rs 50
C. 7. Rs 50
D. 9. Rs 50
Answer» D. 9. Rs 50
2141.

What is the effect on the electrical resistance and electrical conductivity of conducting materials on increasing the temperature?

A. The electrical resistance increases while the electrical conductivity decreases.
B. The electrical resistance decreases while the electrical conductivity increases.
C. The electrical resistance and electrical conductivity both increase.
D. The electrical resistance and electrical conductivity both decrease.
Answer» B. The electrical resistance decreases while the electrical conductivity increases.
2142.

What are the characteristics of a fuse wire?

A. high resistance and high melting point
B. low resistance and low melting point
C. high resistance and low melting point
D. low resistance and high melting point
Answer» D. low resistance and high melting point
2143.

The most commonly used object in fluorescence tube is

A. sodium oxide and argon
B. sodium vapor and neon
C. mercury vapor and argon
D. mercuric oxide and neon
Answer» D. mercuric oxide and neon
2144.

In the process of electrolysis, the amount of matter liberated at an electrode is directly proportional to the total charge flowing.That's the rule?

A. Faraday's first law of electrolysis
B. Faraday's second law of electrolysis
C. Faraday's third law of electrolysis
D. none of the above
Answer» B. Faraday's second law of electrolysis
2145.

What material is the wire usually used for installing a safety fuse made of?

A. tin
B. lead
C. Nickel
D. an alloy of tin and lead
Answer» E.
2146.

Fluorescent tube is preferred over electric bulb because . . .

A. Its illumination surface is large.
B. The increase or decrease in voltage does not affect it.
C. The electrical energy in the tube is almost completely converted into light energy.
D. Its light is not harmful to the eyes.
Answer» D. Its light is not harmful to the eyes.
2147.

What is the principle of Fuse?

A. electrochemical effect
B. Mechanical effect of electricity
C. thermal effect of electricity
D. electromagnetic effect of electricity
Answer» D. electromagnetic effect of electricity
2148.

Nichrome wire is used as a heating element because . . .

A. Its strings can be pulled.
B. Its specific resistance is high.
C. Does not form oxide when red hot.
D. Due to both 2 and 3 above
Answer» E.
2149.

Why is the air completely removed from the electric bulb?

A. To prevent oxidation of tungsten filament
B. to prevent the bulb from bursting
C. To prevent loss of light due to absorption
D. none of the above
Answer» B. to prevent the bulb from bursting
2150.

An electric fuse wire must possess which of the following set of properties for general applications?

A. Thick wire, High melting point alloy, Short length
B. Thicker wire, lower melting point alloy, longer length
C. Low Length, Low Melting Point Alloy, Thin Wire
D. Longer length, lower melting point alloy, thinner wire
Answer» D. Longer length, lower melting point alloy, thinner wire