electrical engineering MCQs – Page 86

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
1701. The value of E within the field due to a point charge can be found with the help of___________?
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A. Kirchhoff s laws

B. none of the above

C. Faradays laws

D. Coulombs laws
1703. In a magnetic material hysteresis loss takes place primarily due to___________?
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A. flux density lagging behind magnetising force

B. it high retentivity

C. rapid reversals of its magnetisation

D. molecular friction

1705. Air capacitors are generally available in the range_________?
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A. 10 to 400 pF

B. 20 to 100 pF

C. 1 to 20 pF

D. 100 to 900 pF

1707. For a purely inductive circuit which of the following is true ?
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A. Actual power of the circuit is zero

B. Apparent power is zero

C. Any capacitance even if present in the circuit will not be charged

D. Relative power is.zero

1708. Dielectric strength _________ with increasing thickness
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A. remains unaltered

B. increases

C. decreases

D. none of the above

1711. Which of the following is not a unit of inductance ?
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A. Volt second per ampere

B. All of the above

C. Henry

D. Coulomb/volt ampere
1712. A field line and an equipotential surface are____________?
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A. always parallel

B. always at 90

C. inclined at any angle 0

D. none of the above

1713. Which of the following capacitors will have the least variation ____________?
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A. Paper capacitor

B. None of the above

C. Ceramic capacitor

D. Silver plated mica capacitor
1716. A capacitor consists of two____________?
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A. conductors separated by an insulator

B. insulators separated by a dielectric

C. silver-coated insulators

D. ceramic plates and one mica disc

1717. Which of the following is the loss within the mercury arc rectifier chamber ?
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A. Voltage drop at the anode

B. All of the above

C. Voltage drop in arc

D. Voltage drop at the cathode

1719. In a battery cover is placed over the element and sealed to the top of the battery container. This is done____________?
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A. to reduce evaporation of water from electrolyte

B. to exclude dirt and foreign matter from the electrolyte

C. to discharge both of the above functions

D. to discharge none of the above functions

1720. is that property of a capacitor which delays any change of voltage across it ?
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A. Potential gradient

B. Inductance

C. None of the above

D. Capacitance