1. How many electrons are there in the third cell of the copper atom?
A  8
B  13
C  18
D  29

2. Which is the semiconductor material?
A  Eureka
B  Ebonite
C  Manganin
D  Germanium

3. What is the indication of neon polarity indicator used for checking A.C. supply?

A  Both electrodes will glow
B  Only one electrode will glow
C  Both electrodes will be flickering
D  One electrode will glow and another will be flickering

4. Calculate the electrical energy in unit consumed by 500W lamp for 5 hours.
A  0.5 unit
B  1.0 unit
C  1.5 unit
D  2.5 unit

5. What is the value of hot resistance of a bulb rated as 100W/250V?
A  31.25 ohm
B  62.50 ohm
C  312.50 ohm
D  625.00 ohm

6. Which law states that in closed electric circuit, the applied voltage is equal to the sum of the voltage drops?
A  Ohm’s law
B  Laws of resistance
C  Kirchhoff’s first law
D  Kirchhoff’s second law

7. Calculate the total power of the circuit of two lamps rated as 200W/240V are connected in series across 240V supply?
A  50 W
B  100 W
C  200 W
D  400 W

8. What is the formula for the equivalent resistance ($\displaystyle R_{T}$) of the three resistors $\displaystyle R_{1}$, $\displaystyle R_{2}$ & $\displaystyle R_{3}$ are connected in parallel circuit?
A  $\displaystyle R_{T}=R_{1}+R_{2}+R_{3}$
B  $\displaystyle R_{T}=\frac{1}{R_{1}}+\frac{1}{R_{2}}+\frac{1}{R_{3}}$
C  $\displaystyle R_{T}=\frac{1}{R_{1}+R_{2}+R_{3}}$
D  $\displaystyle R_{T}=\frac{1}{\frac{1}{R_{1}}+\frac{1}{R_{2}}+\frac{1}{R_{3}}}$

9. What is the reading of ohmmeter across opened ‘$\displaystyle R_{2}$’ resistor?

A  Indicate zero reading
B  Indicate infinite resistance
C  Total resistance value of the circuit
D  Value of sum of the resistance of $\displaystyle R_{1}$ and $\displaystyle R_{3}$ only

10. What is the change of resistance value of the conductor as its diameter is doubled?
A  Increases to two times
B  Decreases to four times
C  Decrease to half of the value
D  No change in value of resistance

11. What is the name of the resistor?
A  Metal film resistor
B  Wire wound resistor
C  Carbon – film resistor
D  Carbon composition resistor

12. Calculate the resistance value of the resistor by colour coding method.
A  $\displaystyle 23\times 10^{3}W\pm 5%$
B  $\displaystyle 26\times 10^{3}W\pm 10%$
C  $\displaystyle 32\times 10^{4}W\pm 10%$
D  $\displaystyle 37\times 10^{4}W\pm 5%$

13. Why the ohmmeter is graduated with non- linear scale?
A  Voltage is directly proportional to resistance
B  Current is inversely proportional to resistance
C  Resistance is inversely proportional to the square of current
D  Voltage is directly proportional to the square of the current

14. Calculate the value of unknown resistance ‘RDC’ in the Wheatstone bridge network, If PAB=500W, QBC=300W, SAo = 15W, at balanced condition.
A  12 $\displaystyle \Omega$
B  9 $\displaystyle \Omega$
C  6 $\displaystyle \Omega$
D  3 $\displaystyle \Omega$

15. Which material is having negative temperature co-efficient property?
A  Mica
B  Eureka
C  Copper
D  Manganin

16. What electrical quantities are related in Ohm’s law?
A  Current, resistance and power
B  Current, voltage and resistivity
C  Current, voltage and resistance
D  Voltage, resistance and current density

17. Calculate the value of resistance ‘R2’ in the parallel circuit.
A  2 $\displaystyle \Omega$
B  4 $\displaystyle \Omega$
C  6 $\displaystyle \Omega$
D  8 $\displaystyle \Omega$

18. What is the effect of the parallel circuit with one branch opened?
A  Current will remain same
B  Whole circuit will not function
C  No current will flow in that branch
D  Voltage drop increase in the opened branch

19. What is the unit of resistivity?
A  $\displaystyle ohm/cm$
B  $\displaystyle ohm/cm^{2}$
C  $\displaystyle ohm-metre$
D  $\displaystyle ohm/metre$

20. Which type of resistor is used for Arc quenching protection in circuit breakers?
A  Varistors
B  Sensistors
C  Thermistors
D  Light dependent resistor (LDR)

21. Calculate the value of resistance by colour coding method.
A  $\displaystyle 22\times 10^{3}\pm 10%$
B  $\displaystyle 23\times 10^{4}W\pm 10%$
C  $\displaystyle 25\times 10^{3}W\pm 5%$
D  $\displaystyle 36\times 10^{4}W\pm 5%$

22. Calculate the unknown resistance “$\displaystyle R_{DC}$” in the Wheatstone bridge circuit, if $\displaystyle P_{AB}$=400 ohms, $\displaystyle Q_{BC}$=200 ohms and $\displaystyle S_{AD}$=12ohms at balanced condition.
A  4 $\displaystyle \Omega$
B  6 $\displaystyle \Omega$
C  8 $\displaystyle \Omega$
D  12 $\displaystyle \Omega$

23. What is the reading of the voltmeter V?
A  0 V
B  6 V
C  9 V
D  18 V

24. Which is the application of series circuit?

A  Voltmeter connection
B  Lighting circuits in home
C  Shunt resistor in ammeter
D  Multiplier resistor of a voltmeter

25. What is the effect on opened resistor in series circuit?
A  No effect in opened resistor
B  Full circuit current will flow in opened resistor
C  Total supply voltage will appear across the opened resistor
D  No voltage will appear across the opened resistor

26. Calculate the resistance value in $\displaystyle R_{3}$ resistor.

A  4 Ohm
B  6 Ohm
C  8 Ohm
D  12 Ohm

27. What is the effect of the circuit, if ‘ab’ points are shorted?
A  Circuit resistance will be zero
B  Same current will flow in all branches
C  Supply voltage will exist in each branch
D  Total circuit current is equal to each branch circuit current

28. What is the name of the resistor if its resistance value increase with increase in temperature?
A  Varistors
B  Sensistors
C  Thermistors
D  Light Dependent Resistor (LDR)

29. What is the formula for Quantity of electricity (Q)?
A  Current x Time
B  Voltage x Current
C  Current x Resistance
D  Voltage x Resistance

30. What is the unit of conductance?
A  Mho
B  Ohm
C  Ohm-m
D  Ohm/m

31. Which one defines the change in resistance in Ohm($\displaystyle \Omega$) per degree centigrade (°C)?
A  Temperature effect
B  Laws of temperature
C  Temperature constant
D  Temperature co-efficient

32. Which type of meter is used to test the polarity of battery?
A  Moving iron ammeter
B  Moving coil voltmeter
C  Moving iron voltmeter
D  Dynamo meter type wattmeter

33. What is the voltage drop in resistor ‘$\displaystyle R_{2}$’ in the series circuit?
A  5 volt
B  10 volt
C  15 volt
D  20 volt

34. Which is the application of series circuit?
A  Fuse in circuit
B  Voltmeter connection
C  Electrical lamp in homes
D  Shunt resistor in ammeter

35. Which method is used for measuring 1 Ohm to 100K Ohm range resistance?
A  Substitution method
B  Kelvin bridge method
C  Wheat stone bridge method
D  Voltmeter and ammeter method

36. What is the S.I unit of specific resistance?
A  $\displaystyle Ohm/cm$
B  $\displaystyle Ohm/metre^{2}$
C  $\displaystyle Ohm-metre$
D  $\displaystyle Micro ohm/cm^{2}$

37. What is the value of resistance of the resistor?
A  $\displaystyle 330\pm 5%$ ohm
B  $\displaystyle 3300\pm 10%$ ohm
C  $\displaystyle 33000\pm 5%$ ohm
D  $\displaystyle 330000\pm 10%$ ohm

38. What is the purpose of the shunt resistor ‘$\displaystyle R_{2}$’ used in series type Ohm meter circuit?
A  To limit the current in the circuit
B  To increase the value of meter resistance
C  To adjust the zero position of the pointer
D  To prevent the excess current in the circuit

39. Which electrical quantity affects the heat generated in a conductor?
A  Voltage
B  Square of the current
C  Square of the resistance
D  Current passed through it

40. What is the change in value of resistance of the conductor, if its cross section area is doubled?
A  No change
B  Decreases 2 times
C  Increases 2 times
D  Decreases 4 times

41. Calculate the voltage drop across the resistor ‘R4’ in the circuit?
A  48 V
B  72 V
C  80 V
D  100 V

42. What is the resistance of Light Dependent Resistor (LDR), if the intensity of light is increased?

A  Increases
B  Decreases
C  Remains same
D  Becomes infinity

43. Which formula is used to calculate the power of a DC circuit?
A  Voltage x time
B  Current x voltage
C  Current x resistance
D  Voltage x resistance

44. Calculate the hot resistance of 200W / 250V rated lamp.
A  31.25 $\displaystyle \Omega$
B  62.5 $\displaystyle \Omega$
C  312.5 $\displaystyle \Omega$
D  625 $\displaystyle \Omega$

45. What is the value of resistance in an open circuit?
A  Zero
B  Low
C  High
D  Infinity

46. Which resistor the lowest current flows in a parallel circuit having the values of 50$\displaystyle \Omega$, 220$\displaystyle \Omega$, 450$\displaystyle \Omega$ and 560$\displaystyle \Omega$ connected with supply?
A  50 $\displaystyle \Omega$
B  220 $\displaystyle \Omega$
C  450 $\displaystyle \Omega$
D  560 $\displaystyle \Omega$

47. What is the specific resistance value of copper conductor?

A  1.72 $\displaystyle Ohm/cm^{3}$
B  1.72 $\displaystyle Micro ohm$
C  1.72 $\displaystyle Micro ohm/cm^{3}$
D  1.72 $\displaystyle Micro ohm/m$

48. Which is inversely proportional to the resistance of a conductor?
A  Length
B  Resistivity
C  Temperature
D  Area of cross section