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This section includes 731 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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? |
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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? |
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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 | |