electrical engineering MCQs – Page 292

Practise multiple-choice questions from electrical engineering for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

electrical engineering Mcqs
5824. Insulating materials have the function of___________?
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A. conducting very large currents

B. preventing an open circuit between the voltage source and the load

C. storing very high currents

D. preventing a short circuit between conducting wires

5827. In a series circuit with unequal resistances______________?
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A. the lowest resistance has the highest current

B. the highest resistance has the most of the current through it

C. the lowest resistance has the highest voltage drop

D. the highest resistance has the highest voltage drop
5830. Current velocity through a copper conductor is___________?
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A. the same as propagation velocity of electric energy

B. independent of current strength

C. nearly 3 x 108 m/s

D. of the order of a few ^.s/m
5831. Insulating materials have the function of______________?
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A. preventing an open circuit between the voltage source and the load

B. conducting very large currents

C. preventing a short circuit between conducting wires

D. storing very high currents

5833. Three 60 W bulbs are in parallel across the 60 V power line. If one bulb burns open_________________?
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A. there will be heavy current in the main line

B. rest of the two bulbs will not light

C. the other two bulbs will light

D. all three bulbs will light

5834. A closed switch has a resistance of_____________?
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A. about 50 ohms

B. zero

C. about 500 ohms

D. infinity

5837. Capacitor does not allow the sudden change of ?
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A. None of the above

B. power

C. current

D. voltage
5838. If a parallel circuit is opened in the main line, the current_______________?
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A. is zero in all branches

B. increases in the branch of the lowest resistance

C. increases in each branch

D. is zero in the highest resistive branch