electrical engineering MCQs – Page 327

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
6521. The minority carrier concentration is largely a function of_____________?
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A. temperature

B. reverse biasing voltage

C. the amount of doping

D. forward biasing voltage

6522. Carbon resistors are used extensively because they are____________?
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A. compact

B. inexpensive

C. all of the above reasons

D. easy to make

6523. _________ is an example of piezoelectric material?
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A. Glass

B. Quartz

C. Neoprene

D. Corrundum

6524. Carbon bearings are used under which of the following conditions ?
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A. Where corrosive chemical action exists

B. All of the above

C. Where high temperature exists

D. Where lubrication is difficult or im-possible

6525. __________ is a hard solder?
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A. Copper-zinc

B. Tin-lead

C. None of the above

D. Tin-silver-lead

6526. Due to which of the following fact, in India, aluminium is replacing copper ?
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A. Aluminium has lower resistivity than that of copper

B. Aluminium is available in plenty, cheaper and lighter than copper

C. Aluminium has less temperature co-efficient than copper

D. Aluminium is more ductile and malleable than copper

6527. Which of the following is a semiconductor material ?
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A. Phosphorous

B. Rubber

C. Aluminium

D. Silicon
6528. Which of the following are non-conductors of electricity?
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A. Non-metal solids except carbon

B. Air and most other gases

C. Pure water and liquids in general except mercury

D. All of the above
6529. The conductivity of a conductor can be increased by_______________?
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A. increasing its temperature

B. decreasing its temperature

C. increasing its vibration

D. decreasing its vibration

6530. A carbon resistor contains_____________?
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A. carbon crystals

B. pulverized coal

C. solid carbon granules

D. finely divided carbon black
6531. Copper, even though costly, finds use in the windings of electrical machines because_____________?
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A. copper windings are less bulky and the machines become compact

B. copper points offer low contact resistance

C. all of the above

D. copper can be easily soldered and welded

6532. _____________is viscoelastic?
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A. Cast-iron

B. Glass

C. Graphite

D. Rubber
6534. The value of critical field below the transition temperature will_______________?
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A. any of the above

B. increase

C. remain unchanged

D. decrease

6536. Most of the common metals have _________ structure?
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A. orthorhombic

B. hexagonal

C. cubic

D. linear

6537. The covalent bond is formed by_______________?
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A. none of the above

B. transfer of electrons between atoms

C. sharing of variable number of electrons by a variable number of atoms

D. sharing of electrons between atoms
6540. A good electric contact material should have all of the following properties except_____________?
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A. high melting point

B. high resistance to corrosion

C. high resistivity

D. good thermal conductivity