Explore topic-wise MCQs in Electrical Engineering.

This section includes 46 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Electrical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

When a material is in superconducting state and a magnetic field is applied~!

A. The superconducting property is not affected
B. The superconducting property may be affected and resistivity may increase from zero to a low value
C. The superconducting property may be destroyed
D. The material may become an insulator
Answer» D. The material may become an insulator
Discussion
2.

Many compounds also exhibit semiconducting properties.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
Discussion
3.

A leakage capacitor can be represented by a capacitance C and resistance R in parallel C.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
Discussion
4.

Piezoelectricity means the slight change in dimensions of a specimen when an electric field is applied.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
Discussion
5.

Electric dipole moment is expressed in debye unit.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
Discussion
6.

Debye temperature of metals is%!

A. About 10 K
B. About 200 K
C. About 600 K
D. About 2 K
Answer» C. About 600 K
Discussion
7.

A vacant electronic state moves in the same direction as would a positive charge carrier.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
Discussion
8.

In solid insulator materials having only one kind of atom, the types of polarization which exist are%!

A. Electronic only
B. Electronic and ionic
C. Electronic, ionic and permanent
Answer» B. Electronic and ionic
Discussion
9.

At room temperature the number of conducting electrons in an intrinsic semiconductor%!

A. Is almost equal to the number of valence electrons
B. Is about half the number of valence electrons
C. Is small as compared to the number of valence electrons
D. Is a very small fraction of the number of valence electrons
Answer» E.
Discussion
10.

Schrodinger wave equation is a%!

A. Linear equation
B. Differential equation
C. Partial differential equation
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
Discussion
11.

Spontaneous magnetisation is characteristic of ferromagnetic materials.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
Discussion
12.

Wood is a diamagnetic material.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
Discussion
13.

The rule that resistivity of conductors can be separated into two parts viz. temperature independent and temperature dependent is known as%!

A. Matthiessen’s rule
B. Debye rule
C. Curie rule
D. Onne’s rule
Answer» B. Debye rule
Discussion
14.

In a metal, the valence electrons%!

A. Are not shared
B. Are shared only between neighbouring atoms
C. Are shared by all atoms
D. Either B or C
Answer» D. Either B or C
Discussion
15.

Above a certain temperature, the specific heat of a metal becomes constant. This temperature is called%!

A. Debye temperature
B. Curie temperature
C. Neel temperature
D. Transition temperature
Answer» B. Curie temperature
Discussion
16.

Ferrimagnetic materials have anti parallel orientation of equal moments of permanent dipoles.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
Discussion
17.

An atom of a rare gas is placed is an electric field E. Then%!

A. The nucleus will be shifted in the direction of E by an amount which is proportional to E.
B. The nucleus will not be shifted.
C. The nucleus will be shifted in the direction of E by an amount which is independent of E.
D. The nucleus will be shifted in a direction opposite to that of E.
Answer» B. The nucleus will not be shifted.
Discussion
18.

The merger of hole and free electron is called%!

A. Covalent bonding
B. Recombination
C. Thermal energy
D. Free electrons
Answer» C. Thermal energy
Discussion
19.

A characteristic property of crystal is its periodicity of structure.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
Discussion
20.

Electrical contact materials used in switches, brushes, relay must possess%!

A. High thermal conductivity and high melting point
B. Low thermal conductivity and low melting pointL
C. High thermal conductivity and low melting point
D. Low thermal conductivity and high melting point
Answer» B. Low thermal conductivity and low melting pointL
Discussion
21.

The dielectric losses do not depend on frequency.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
Discussion
22.

Which inductor is used at high frequencies?%!

A. Cast iron cored
B. Sheet steel cored
C. Iron alloy cored
D. Ceramic cored
Answer» E.
Discussion
23.

The number of protons in a silicon atom are%!

A. 4
B. 8
C. 12
D. 14
Answer» E.
Discussion
24.

The resistance of a photoconductor%!

A. Increases with increase in light intensity
B. Decreases with increase in light intensity
C. May increase or decrease with increase in light intensity
D. Remains constant
Answer» C. May increase or decrease with increase in light intensity
Discussion
25.

The unit for mmf is%!

A. A
B. Wb
C. T
D. V
Answer» B. Wb
Discussion
26.

The fact that domains exhibits spontaneous magnetisation is%!

A. First hypothesis is of Curie
B. Second hypothesis is of Weiss
C. Curie-Weiss law
D. Boltzmann’s statistics
Answer» C. Curie-Weiss law
Discussion
27.

The materials which become polarized on the application of mechanical stress are called piezoelectric.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
Discussion
28.

The elements which become superconducting at extremely low temperatures are%!

A. Good conductors at room temperature
B. Ferromagnetic at room temperature
C. Relatively poor conductors at room temperature
D. Insulators at room temperature
Answer» D. Insulators at room temperature
Discussion
29.

In an intrinsic semiconductor, at a given temperature T%!

A. The number of electrons-hole pairs generated per second due to thermal motion are equal to the number of electron-hole pairs lost per second due to recombination
B. The number of electron-hole pairs generated per second due to thermal motion is always less than the number of electron-hole pairs lost per second due to recombination
C. The number of electron hole pairs generated per second due to thermal motion is always more than the number of electron-hole pairs lost per second due to recombination
D. Any of the above
Answer» B. The number of electron-hole pairs generated per second due to thermal motion is always less than the number of electron-hole pairs lost per second due to recombination
Discussion
30.

When a dielectric material is subjected to alternating field, the absorption of energy by the material from the field is given by the imaginary part of polarizability.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
Discussion
31.

If a small amount of Cu is added to Ni conductor, then%!

A. Resistivity of Ni will decrease at all temperatures because Cu is a better conductor than Ni
B. Residual resistivity of Ni at low temperature will increase as Cu atoms act as defect centres
C. Resistivity of Ni will increase at all temperatures as Cu destroys the periodicity of Ni and acts as defects
D. Resistivity of Ni remains the same
Answer» D. Resistivity of Ni remains the same
Discussion
32.

As the viscosity of a liquid increases, the relaxation time%!

A. Remains constant
B. Increases
C. Decreases
D. First decreases then increases
Answer» C. Decreases
Discussion
33.

If the number of atoms per unit volume of a monoatomic gas changes, the dielectric constant still remains constant.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
Discussion
34.

Which of the following are true for relative dielectric constant?1. It is dimensionless.2. It is equal to 1 for vacuum.3. It is equal to 1 for all substances.%!

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer» B. 2 and 3 only
Discussion
35.

The phenomenon of dielectric hysteresis occurs with%!

A. DC
B. AC
C. Both AC and DC
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Both AC and DC
Discussion
36.

The most important set of specifications of transformer oil include%!

A. dielectric strength and viscosity
B. dielectric strength and flash point
C. viscosity and flash point
D. flash point and viscosity
Answer» B. dielectric strength and flash point
Discussion
37.

Which inductor is linear?%!

A. Air cored
B. Cast iron cored
C. Sheet steel cored
D. Iron alloy cored
Answer» B. Cast iron cored
Discussion
38.

With increase in temperature, the electrical conductivity would%!

A. Increase in metals as well as in intrinsic semiconductor
B. Increase in metals but decrease in intrinsic semiconductor
C. Decrease in metals but increase in intrinsic semiconductor
D. Decrease in metals as well as in intrinsic semiconductor
Answer» D. Decrease in metals as well as in intrinsic semiconductor
Discussion
39.

On the basis of the type of chemical bonds, solids may be classified into%!

A. Ionic crystals
B. Ionic and valence crystals
C. Ionic crystal, valence crystals and metals
D. Ionic crystals, valence crystals, metal and vander wall crystals
Answer» E.
Discussion
40.

Hall effect is observed in a specimen (metal or semi conductor) when it is carrying current and is placed in a magnetic field. The resultant electric field inside the specimen is%!

A. Normal to both current and magnetic field
B. In the same direction as current
C. In a direction anti parallel to magnetic field
D. None of the above
Answer» B. In the same direction as current
Discussion
41.

Nickel is a non-magnetic material.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
Discussion
42.

For making a capacitor it is better to have a dielectric having%!

A. High permittivity
B. Low permittivity
C. Permittivity same as that of air
D. Permittivity which is neither high nor low
Answer» B. Low permittivity
Discussion
43.

The number of protons in a copper atom are%!

A. 2
B. 9
C. 11
D. 29
Answer» E.
Discussion
44.

In van der walls crystals, there exists a high degree of stability of the outer electron shell.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
Discussion
45.

As the atoms of rare gases become larger, electronic polarizability%!

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains the same
D. May increase or decrease
Answer» D. May increase or decrease
Discussion
46.

The residual resistivity of a binary alloy at 0 K is%!

A. Sum of residual resistivities of component metals
B. Difference of residual resistivities of component metals
C. Product of residual resistivities of component metals
D. Dependent on the concentration of minor component in the alloy
Answer» E.
Discussion