Basic Electrical Workshop

Objective questions

1. Sound is a ----- of energy.

A) Form B) Type C) Both of these D) None of these
2. Compared to mechanical and thermal energies, electrical energy has -----
A) More B) High transmission C) More cleanliness D) All of these
flexibility efficiency
3. Electrical load converts ----- to -----.
A) Mechanical, B) Mechanical, Thermal C) Electrical, Any D) Thermal,
Electrical form of energy Mechanical
4. ----- opposes sudden changes of electric current.
A) Resistor B) Capacitor C) Inductor D) None of these
5. ----- stores electrical energy in magnetic field.
A) Resistor B) Capacitor C) Inductor D) None of these
6. A complete electric circuit contains -----.
A) Supply device B) Safety device C) Controlling D) All of these
device
7. ----- allows electric current to flow through it freely.
A) Insulator B) Semi-conductor C) Conductor D) Dielectric
material
8. The cascaded combination of conductors can be treated as -----.
A) Winding B) Coil C) Phase D) Any of these
9. The space occupied by magnetic lines of force is called as -----.
A) Magnetic flux B) Magnetic strength C) Magnetic field D) Magnetic flux
density
10. The number of magnetic lines of force can be treated as -----.
A) Magnetic flux B) Magnetic strength C) Magnetic field D) Magnetic flux
density
11. What kind of energy can be stored by an inductor?
A) Mechanical B) Electrical C) Heat D) None of these
12. Which instrument is used to measure electric power?
A) Energy meter B) Wattmeter C) Power factor D) None of these
meter
13. Which of the following is not the unit of electrical power?
A) volt/amp B) volt-amp C) joule/sec D) watt
14. Pure DC supply frequency is ----- hertz.
A) 50 B) 100 C) 0 D) 25
15. Fluorescent lamp converts ----- energy to ----- energy.
A) Electrical, B) Light, electrical C) Electrical, Light D) Mechanical,
mechanical electrical
16. Which of the following device is helpful to boost up the voltage in fluorescent lamp?
A) Starter B) Choke C) Filament D) None of these
17. Ceiling fan converts ----- energy to ----- energy.
A) Electrical, B) Light, electrical C) Electrical, Light D) Mechanical,
mechanical electrical
18. Single-phase loads work in a voltage range of ----- volts.
A) 120-150 B) 220-230 C) 250-415 D) 415-440
19. For a constant power load, if applied voltage increases then load current -----.
A) Becomes zero B) Increases C) Does not change D) Decreases
20. Electric discharge means -----.
A) Rejection B) Conduction C) Interruption D) None of these

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21. Ceiling fan has ----- motor.
A) Single-phase B) Three-phase C) Two-phase D) None of these
22. In fluorescent lamp, inductive circuit is interrupted by -----.
A) Starter B) Choke C) Filament D) Glass tube
23. Compared to incandescent lamps, fluorescent lamps have
A) High luminous B) More life period C) Both of these D) None of these
efficiency
24. ----- is an incandescent lamp.
A) Fluorescent B) Mercury vapour lamp C) Sodium vapour D) None of these
lamp lamp
25. Gas ionization in a fluorescent lamp requires -----.
A) Zero voltage B) High voltage C) Low voltage D) None of these
26. Ceiling fan requires ----- magnetic field for its functioning.
A) Rotating B) Constant/Stationary C) Alternating D) None of these
27. In ceiling fans, a single-phase motor is split into a ----- phase motor to provide a rotating
magnetic field.
A) Two B) Three C) Four D) Five
28. ----- works basically on the principle of Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction.
A) Generator B) Motor C) Transformer D) None of these
29. Capacitor in a ceiling fan provides a phase shift of ----- degrees between the voltage phasors of
main and auxiliary windings.
A) 90 B) 120 C) 180 D) 150
30. What is the voltage range of three-phase supply?
A) 220-415V B) 230-440V C) 220-230V D) 415-440V
Answers

1 A 11 B 21 A
2 D 12 B 22 A
3 C 13 A 23 C
4 C 14 C 24 D
5 C 15 C 25 B
6 D 16 B 26 A
7 C 17 A 27 A
8 D 18 B 28 A
9 C 19 D 29 A
10 A 20 B 30 D

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