Explore topic-wise MCQs in ABB.

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

1.

The angle of inclination of a vehicle when moving along a circular path __________ upon its mass.

A. depends
B. does not depend
Answer» C.
2.

The range of projectile on a downward inclined plane is __________ the range on upward inclined plane for the same velocity of projection and angle of projection.

A. less than
B. more than
C. equal to
Answer» C. equal to
3.

The velocity ratio in case of an inclined plane inclined at angle θ to the horizontal and weight being pulled up the inclined plane by vertical effort is

A. sin θ
B. cos θ
C. tan θ
D. cosec θ
Answer» B. cos θ
4.

The coefficient of restitution for elastic bodies is one.

A. Correct
B. Incorrect
Answer» C.
5.

The term 'force' may be defined as an agent which produces or tends to produce, destroys or tends to destroy motion.

A. Agree
B. Disagree
Answer» B. Disagree
6.

Two balls of equal mass and of perfectly elastic material are lying on the floor. One of the ball with velocity v is made to struck the second ball. Both the balls after impact will move with a velocity

A. v
B. v/2
C. v/2
D. v/8
Answer» C. v/2
7.

The friction experienced by a body, when in motion, is known as

A. rolling friction
B. dynamic friction
C. limiting friction
D. static friction
Answer» C. limiting friction
8.

According to principle of conservation of energy, the total momentum of a system of masses in any direction remains constant unless acted upon by an external force in that direction.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
9.

The polarity of induced voltage while a field is collapsing is

A. independent of the force creating the field
B. independent of the force creating the field
C. identical to the force creating the field
D. present only if the force is stationary
Answer» C. identical to the force creating the field
10.

Which electromagnetic device contains an armature?

A. A speaker
B. A dc generator
C. A relay
D. A solenoid
Answer» C. A relay
11.

Which electromagnetic device has a movable iron core called a plunger?

A. A speaker
B. A dc generator
C. A relay
D. A solenoid
Answer» E.
12.

What do you call the characteristic of a magnetic material whereby a change in magnetization lags the application of a magnetizing force?

A. Hysteresis
B. Induction
C. Retentivity
D. Reluctance
Answer» B. Induction
13.

The unit of flux density is known as

A. magnetomotive force
B. a weber
C. a maxwell
D. a tesla
Answer» E.
14.

What is the reluctance of a material that has a length of 0.045 m, a cross-sectional area of 0.015 m2, and a permeability of 2500 µWb/At·m?

A. 833.33 µAt/Wb
B. 833.33 µAt/Wb
C. 1200 At/Wb
D. More information is needed in order to find the reluctance.
Answer» D. More information is needed in order to find the reluctance.
15.

Which electromagnetic device has a flexible cone?

A. A speaker
B. A dc generator
C. A dc generator
D. A solenoid
Answer» B. A dc generator
16.

Which two values are plotted on a B-H curve graph?

A. Reluctance and flux density
B. Permeability and reluctance
C. Magnetizing force and permeability
D. Magnetizing force and permeability
Answer» E.
17.

A Hall effect sensor

A. exists only in theory
B. is a noncontacting magnetic sensor
C. can operate only a few times before failure
D. can operate only a few times before failure
Answer» C. can operate only a few times before failure
18.

What is the magnetomotive force in a 150-turn coil of wire with 2 A flowing through it?

A. 13.33 mAt
B. 300 At
C. 75 At
D. 152 At
Answer» C. 75 At
19.

The component that produces power in an electromagnetic generator is called the

A. armature
B. field winding
C. commutator D.
D. commutator D.
Answer» B. field winding
20.

"Series" and "parallel" as applied to dc motors refer to

A. the connection of the motor and controller
B. the connection of the motor and controller
C. the connection of the motor and controller
D. the connection of the motor batteries
Answer» C. the connection of the motor and controller
21.

The Hall effect

A. is a phenomenon with no practical applications
B. is used in various sensor applications
C. can develop potentials of thousands of volts
D. is the basis for solar cell operation
Answer» C. can develop potentials of thousands of volts
22.

What are the effects of moving a closed wire loop through a magnetic field?

A. A voltage is induced in the wire.
B. A current is induced in the wire.
C. The polarity across the wire depends on the direction of motion.
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
23.

How much flux is there in a magnetic field when its flux density is 5000 mu.gifT and its cross-sectional area is 300 mm2?

A. 16.67 mWb
B. 5.0 mu.gifWb
C. 3.0 mWb
D. 1.5 mu.gifWb
Answer» E.
24.

What is the flux density of a magnetic field whose flux is 3000 µWb and cross-sectional area is 0.25 m2?

A. 12,000 mu.gifT
B. 83,330 T
C. 0 T
D. More information is needed in order to find flux density.
Answer» B. 83,330 T
25.

Which electromagnetic device uses brushes and a commutator?

A. A speaker
B. A dc generator
C. A relay
D. A solenoid
Answer» C. A relay
26.

Permeability is the inverse equivalent of which electrical term?

A. Voltage
B. Current
C. Resistance
D. Conductance
Answer» D. Conductance
27.

Which class or interface defines the wait(), notify(),and notifyAll() methods?

A. Object
B. Thread
C. Runnable
D. Runnable
Answer» B. Thread
28.

Which of the following will not directly cause a thread to stop?

A. notify()
B. wait()
C. InputStream access
D. sleep()
Answer» B. wait()
29.

Which method registers a thread in a thread scheduler?

A. run();
B. construct();
C. start();
D. register();
Answer» D. register();
30.

Which will contain the body of the thread?

A. run();
B. run();
C. stop();
D. main();
Answer» B. run();
31.

Which method must be defined by a class implementing the java.lang.Runnable interface?

A. void run()
B. public void run()
C. public void start()
D. void run(int priority)
Answer» C. public void start()
32.

Which of the following will directly stop the execution of a Thread?

A. wait()
B. notify()
C. notifyall()
D. exits synchronized code
Answer» B. notify()
33.

Which three guarantee that a thread will leave the running state? yield() wait() notify() notifyAll() sleep(1000) aLiveThread.join() Thread.killThread()

A. 1, 2 and 4
B. 2, 5 and 6
C. 3, 4 and 7
D. 4, 5 and 7
Answer» C. 3, 4 and 7
34.

Which two of the following methods are defined in class Thread? start() wait() notify() run() terminate()

A. 1 and 4
B. 2 and 3
C. 3 and 4
D. 2 and 4
Answer» B. 2 and 3
35.

Which three are methods of the Object class? notify(); notifyAll(); isInterrupted(); synchronized(); interrupt(); wait(long msecs); sleep(long msecs); yield();

A. 1, 2, 4
B. 2, 4, 5
C. 1, 2, 6
D. 2, 3, 4
Answer» D. 2, 3, 4
36.

Which two are valid constructors for Thread? Thread(Runnable r, String name) Thread() Thread(int priority) Thread(Runnable r, ThreadGroup g) Thread(Runnable r, int priority)

A. 1 and 3
B. 2 and 4
C. 1 and 2
D. 2 and 5
Answer» D. 2 and 5
37.

What is the name of the method used to start a thread execution?

A. init();
B. start();
C. run();
D. resume();
Answer» C. run();
38.

Which is a valid declarations of a String?

A. String s1 = null;
B. String s2 = null;
C. String s3 = (String) abc;
D. String s4 = (String) ufeed;
Answer» B. String s2 = null;
39.

Which three are valid declarations of a float? float f1 = -343; float f2 = 3.14; float f3 = 0x12345; float f4 = 42e7; float f5 = 2001.0D; float f6 = 2.81F;

A. 1, 2, 4
B. 2, 3, 5
C. 1, 3, 6
D. 2, 4, 6
Answer» D. 2, 4, 6
40.

Which one is a valid declaration of a boolean?

A. boolean b1 = 0;
B. boolean b2 = false;
C. boolean b3 = false;
D. boolean b4 = Boolean.false()
Answer» D. boolean b4 = Boolean.false()
41.

Which is the valid declarations within an interface definition?

A. public double methoda();
B. public final double methoda();
C. static void methoda(double d1);
D. protected void methoda(double d1);
Answer» B. public final double methoda();
42.

Which three are valid declarations of a char? char c1 = 064770; char c2 = 'face'; char c3 = 0xbeef; char c4 = \u0022; char c5 = '\iface'; char c6 = '\uface';

A. 1, 2, 4
B. 1, 3, 6
C. 3, 5
D. 5 only
Answer» C. 3, 5
43.

Which one of the following will declare an array and initialize it with five numbers?

A. Array a = new Array(5);
B. int [] a = {23,22,21,20,19};
C. int a [] = new int[5];
D. int [5] array;
Answer» C. int a [] = new int[5];
44.

Which three are legal array declarations? int [] myScores []; char [] myChars; int [6] myScores; Dog myDogs []; Dog myDogs [7];

A. 1, 2, 4
B. 2, 4, 5
C. 2, 3, 4
D. 2, 3, 4
Answer» B. 2, 4, 5
45.

Which will legally declare, construct, and initialize an array?

A. int [] myList = {"1", "2", "3"};
B. int [] myList = (5, 8, 2);
C. int myList [] [] = {4,9,7,0};
D. int myList [] = {4, 3, 7};
Answer» E.
46.

Which four options describe the correct default values for array elements of the types indicated? int -> 0 String -> "null" Dog -> null char -> '\u0000' float -> 0.0f boolean -> true

A. 1, 2, 3, 4
B. 1, 3, 4, 5
C. 2, 4, 5, 6
D. 3, 4, 5, 6
Answer» C. 2, 4, 5, 6