Practice Test: Question Set - 09
1. The thickness of insulation provided on the conductor depends on
- (A) The magnitude of voltage on the conductor
- (B) The magnitude of current flowing through it
- (C) Both (A) and (B)
- (D) None of the above
2. Conductance is reciprocal of
- (A) Resistance
- (B) Inductance
- (C) Reluctance
- (D) Capacitance
3. Which of the following material has nearly zero temperature coefficient of resistance?
- (A) Manganin
- (B) Porcelain
- (C) Carbon
- (D) Copper
4. You have to replace 1500 Q resistor in radio. You have no 1500 Q resistor but have several 1000 Q ones which you would connect
- (A) Two in parallel
- (B) Two in parallel and one in series
- (C) Three in parallel
- (D) Three in series
5. The rating of a fuse wire is always expressed in
- (A) Ampere-hours
- (B) Ampere-volts
- (C) kWh
- (D) Amperes
6. A 3 Q resistor having 2 A current will dissipate the power of
- (A) 2 watts
- (B) 4 watts
- (C) 6 watts
- (D) 8 watts
7. If a wire conductor of 0.2 ohm resistance is doubled in length, its resistance becomes
- (A) 0.4 ohm
- (B) 0.6 ohm
- (C) 0.8 ohm
- (D) 1.0 ohm
8. A closed switch has a resistance of
- (A) Zero
- (B) About 50 ohms
- (C) About 500 ohms
- (D) Infinity
9. The insulation on a current carrying conductor is provided
- (A) To prevent leakage of current
- (B) To prevent shock
- (C) Both of above factors
- (D) None of above factors
10. With rise in temperature the resistance of pure metals
- (A) Increases
- (B) Decreases
- (C) First increases and then decreases
- (D) Remains constant
11. Resistance of a tungsten lamp as applied voltage increases
- (A) Decreases
- (B) Increases
- (C) Remains same
- (D) None of the above
12. When one leg of parallel circuit is opened out the total current will
- (A) Reduce
- (B) Increase
- (C) Decrease
- (D) Become zero
13. Resistance of carbon filament lamp as the applied voltage increases.
- (A) Increases
- (B) Decreases
- (C) Remains same
- (D) None of the above
14. Two bulbs of 500 W and 200 W rated at 250 V will have resistance ratio as
- (A) 4 : 25
- (B) 25 : 4
- (C) 2 : 5
- (D) 5 : 2
15. For testing appliances, the wattage of test lamp should be
- (A) Very low
- (B) Low
- (C) High
- (D) Any value
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