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401.

What is the smallest unit of power?

A. Watt
B. Kilowatt
C. Horse power
D. Milliwatt
Answer» B. Kilowatt
402.

A radio set of 60 watts runs for 50 hours. How many units of electrical energy are consumed in kWh?

A. 2 kWh
B. 3 kWh
C. 4 kWh
D. 2.5 kWh
Answer» C. 4 kWh
403.

What happens to the body on which work is done:

A. It loses energy
B. It gains energy
C. No change in the energy
D. First it loses then it gain
Answer» C. No change in the energy
404.

In 1 minute how much energy does a 100 W electric bulb transfers?

A. 100 J
B. 600 J
C. 3600 J
D. 6000 J
Answer» E.
405.

When an object falls freely towards the ground, then its total energy:

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains constant
D. First increases then decreases
Answer» D. First increases then decreases
406.

The commercial unit of Energy is:

A. Watt
B. Watt-hour
C. Kilowatt-hour
D. Kilowatt
Answer» D. Kilowatt
407.

Joule is a unit of:

A. Work
B. Power
C. Momentum
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Power
408.

The energy possessed by a body due to its position is called:

A. Kinetic Energy
B. Potential Energy
C. Mechanical Energy
D. Electrical Energy
Answer» C. Mechanical Energy
409.

Which of the following device converts chemical energy in to electrical energy?

A. Battery
B. Loud Speaker
C. Solar Cell
D. Electric Motor
Answer» B. Loud Speaker
410.

Which of the following devices is run by power circuit in the house?

A. Tube-lights
B. Electric iron
C. Television
D. Radio
Answer» C. Television
411.

Which of the following devices is run by lighting circuit in the house?

A. Electric bulb
B. Tube-lights
C. Fans
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
412.

What is the fuse of power circuit?

A. 5 A fuse
B. 18 A fuse
C. 15 A fuse
D. 10 A fuse
Answer» D. 10 A fuse
413.

What is the fuse of lighting circuit?

A. 20 A fuse
B. 5 A fuse
C. 18 A fuse
D. 5 A fuse
Answer» C. 18 A fuse
414.

Which of the following are the two separate circuits in a house?

A. Lighting and power circuit
B. Open and closed circuit
C. Series and parallel circuit
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Open and closed circuit
415.

In which unit is the electrical energy consumed by us recorded?

A. Volt
B. Kilowatt-minute
C. Kilowatt-hour
D. Kilowatt-second
Answer» D. Kilowatt-second
416.

What is the rating of main fuse which is put in the live wire?

A. 10 amperes
B. 140 amperes
C. 50 amperes
D. 65 amperes
Answer» D. 65 amperes
417.

What is the colour of insulation covering on neutral wire?

A.
B.
C.
D.
Answer» E.
418.

What is the colour of insulation covering on live wire?

A. Green
B. Red
C. Black
D. Yellow
Answer» C. Black
419.

What is the electric potential of neutral wire?

A. Zero volt
B. 100 volt
C. 10 volt
D. 10 volt
Answer» B. 100 volt
420.

How much electric potential does the live wire carry?

A. 100 volts
B. 150 volts
C. 185 volts
D. 20 volts
Answer» E.
421.

Where do we use transformers?

A. Power stations
B. Radio sets
C. Television
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
422.

Which of the following parts is not there in A.C. generator?

A. Slip rings
B. Coil
C. Commutator
D. Galvanometer
Answer» D. Galvanometer
423.

Which of the following parts of the generators is stationary to produce electricity in large powerhouses?

A. Coil
B. Electromagnet
C. Slip rings
D. Carbon brush
Answer» B. Electromagnet
424.

In generators, the voltage produced can be increased by:

A. Coil with more turns
B. Rotating coil faster
C. Using coil with larger area
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
425.

What is the frequency of alternating current produced in India?

A. 15 Hz
B. 50 Hz
C. 55 Hz
D. 65 Hz
Answer» C. 55 Hz
426.

Which of the following convert’s mechanical energy into electrical energy?

A. Refrigerator
B. Fan
C. Electric motor
D. Electric generator
Answer» E.
427.

Which of the following are the sources for producing alternating current?

A. Power house generators
B. Bicycle dynamos
C. Car alternators
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
428.

At what time interval does the alternating current produced in India reverse its direction?

A. 1/100 second
B. 5 seconds
C. 1 minute
D. 5 minutes
Answer» B. 5 seconds
429.

If the current reverses direction after equal intervals of time, it is called:

A. Direct current
B. Alternating current
C. Induced current
D. Ionic current
Answer» C. Induced current
430.

Which of the following are sources of direct current?

A. Dry cell
B. Car battery
C. D.C. generator
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
431.

What is the current flowing in one direction called?

A. Alternating current
B. Induced current
C. Direct current
D. Ionic current
Answer» D. Ionic current
432.

The production of electric current by moving a magnet inside a fixed coil of wire is a case of:

A. Electromagnetism
B. Electromagnetic induction
C. Making permanent magnet
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Making permanent magnet
433.

Magnitude of current induced in the coil can be increased by increasing:

A. Number of coil turns
B. Strength of magnet
C. Speed of coil rotation
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
434.

What needs to be reversed in order to reverse the direction of induced current?

A. Direction of magnetic field
B. Direction of current
C. Direction of force
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Direction of current
435.

The process of electromagnetic induction has led to the construction of:

A. Motors
B. Generators
C. Transformers
D. Switch
Answer» C. Transformers
436.

Who discovered the phenomenon of electromagnetic induction?

A. Michael Faraday and Joseph Henry
B. Albert Einstein
C. Isaac Newton
D. Galileo Galilei
Answer» B. Albert Einstein
437.

The current produced by moving a straight wire in a magnetic field is called:

A. Direct current
B. Alternating current
C. Induced current
D. Electromagnetism
Answer» D. Electromagnetism
438.

The production of electricity from magnetism is called:

A. Electromagnetic induction
B. Electromagnetism
C. Electroluminescent wire
D. Electrostatics
Answer» B. Electromagnetism
439.

Which metal wire is used in the coil of the motor used commercially?

A. Aluminium
B. Silver
C. Nickel
D. Copper
Answer» E.
440.

Who introduced metric system?

A. France Government
B. Indian Government
C. European Government
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Indian Government
441.

Who had given the theory of Plate tectonics?

A. Ernest Rutherford
B. John Bardeen
C. Max Planck
D. Alfred Wegener
Answer» E.
442.

Who had given the concept of Photovoltaic effect?

A. Alfred Wegner
B. Edmund Becquerel
C. Leucippus
D. Thomas Kibble
Answer» C. Leucippus
443.

Who had given the phenomena of Blood Circulation?

A.
B.
C.
D.
Answer» B.
444.

The Chemical evolution of life was proposed by:

A. Newland
B. Darwin
C. Oparin
D. William Caxton
Answer» D. William Caxton
445.

Small Pox vaccine was invented by:

A. A. Fleming
B. Ronald Ross
C. James Chadwick
D. Louis Pasteur
Answer» E.
446.

Artificial ‘gene’ was created by:

A. Meghnad Saha
B. D. Rutherford
C. Hargobind Khorana
D. Oparin
Answer» D. Oparin
447.

Name the scientist who had discovered that earth revolves round the sun?

A. Copernicus
B. James Arkwright
C. Marconi
D. J. Kepler
Answer» B. James Arkwright
448.

Which of the following pairs is incorrect?

A. Roentgen: X-Ray
B. Newton: Law of Gravitation
C. Faraday: Diffusion of gases
D. Pasteur: Bacteriology
Answer» D. Pasteur: Bacteriology
449.

Who had discovered oxygen?

A. Rutherford
B. William Harvey
C. Priestly
D. Galileo
Answer» D. Galileo
450.

Doctor’s Thermometer was invented by:

A. Newton
B. Fahrenheit
C. Louis Pasteur
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Louis Pasteur