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DC CIRCUIT MCQ
1. The condition for the validity of Ohm's law is that the...
• (a) Temperature should remain constant.
• (b) Current should be proportional to voltage.
• (c) Resistance must be wire wound type.
• (d) All of the above.
2. Two wires A and B of the same material and length l and 2l have radius r and 2r respectively. The ratio of their
specific resistance will be...
• (a) 1:1
• (b) 1:2
• (c) 1:4
• (d) 1:8
3. Power dissipation in an ideal inductor is...
• (a) Maximum
• (b) Minimum
• (c) Zero
• (d) A finite value
4. Which of the following materials possesses the least specific resistance?
• (a) Aluminum
• (b) Copper
• (c) Silver
• (d) Iron
5. The heaters, rated at 1000 W, 250 V each, are connected in series across a 250 V, 50 Hz AC mains. The total
power drawn from the supply would be ______ W.
• (a) 1,000
• (b) 500
• (c) 250
• (d) 2,000
6. Four 100 W bulbs are connected in parallel across a 200 V supply line. If one bulb gets fused...
• (a) No bulb will light.
• (b) All four bulbs will light.
• (c) Rest of the three bulbs will light.
• (d) None of the above.
7. A 200 W, 230 V lamp is connected across a 115 V supply. The lamp will draw power...
• (a) Slightly more than 50 W.
• (b) Slightly less than 50 W.
• (c) Exactly 100 W.
• (d) Exactly 50 W.
8. Two incandescent light bulbs of 40 W and 60 W rating are connected in series across the mains. Then...
• (a) The bulbs together consume 100 W.
• (b) The bulbs together consume 50 W.
• (c) The 60 W bulb glows brighter.
• (d) The 40 W bulb glows brighter.
9. The elements which are not capable of delivering energy on their own are known as...
• (a) Unilateral elements.
• (b) Nonlinear elements.
• (c) Passive elements.
• (d) Active elements.
10. A network having one or more than one source of emf is known as a _______ network.
• (a) Passive
• (b) Active
• (c) Linear
• (d) Non-linear
11. A network has 4 nodes and 3 independent loops. What is the number of branches in the network?
• (a) 5
• (b) 6
• (c) 7
• (d) 8
12. An electric circuit with 10 branches and 7 nodes will have...
• (a) 3 loop equations.
• (b) 4 loop equations.
• (c) 7 loop equations.
• (d) 10 loop equations.
13. The graph of an electrical network has NN nodes and BB branches. The number of links, L, with respect to the
choice of a tree, is given by...
• (a) B - N + 1
• (b) B + N
• (c) N - B + 1
• (d) N - 2B - 1
14. For a voltage source...
• (a) Terminal voltage is equal to the source emf.
• (b) Terminal voltage cannot exceed source emf.
• (c) Terminal voltage is always lower than source emf.
• (d) Terminal voltage is higher than the source emf.
15. Ideal voltage sources have...
• (a) Zero internal resistance.
• (b) Infinite internal resistance.
• (c) Low value of current.
• (d) Large value of emf.
16. Ideal current sources have...
• (a) Zero internal resistance.
• (b) Infinite internal resistance.
• (c) Low value of voltage.
• (d) Large value of current.
17. A dependent source...
• (a) May be a current source or a voltage source.
• (b) Is always a voltage source.
• (c) Is always a current source.
• (d) Neither a current source nor a voltage source.
18. Kirchhoff's laws are valid for...
• (a) Linear circuits only.
• (b) Passive time-invariant circuits.
• (c) Nonlinear circuits only.
• (d) Both linear and nonlinear circuits.
19. Kirchhoff's laws are not applicable to circuits with...
• (a) Distributed parameters.
• (b) Lumped parameters.
• (c) Passive elements.
• (d) Nonlinear resistances.
20. When the power transferred to the load is maximum, the efficiency of power transfer is...
• (a) 25%
• (b) 75%
• (c) 50%
• (d) 100%
21. The maximum power that can be transferred to the load resistor RLR_L from the voltage source in the figure is...
• (a) 1 W
• (b) 10 W
• (c) 0.25 W
• (d) 0.5 W
22. In the given figure Ra, Rb and Rc are 20 ohm, 10 ohm, and 10 ohm respectively. The resistances R1,R2 and R3 in
ohms of an equivalent star-connection are...
• (a) 2.5, 5, 5
• (b) 5, 2.5, 5
• (c) 5, 5, 2.5
• (d) 2.5, 5, 2.5
23. An instrument which detects electric current is known as...
• (a) Voltmeter
• (b) Rheostat
• (c) Wattmeter
• (d) Galvanometer
24. The fuse rating is expressed in terms of...
• (a) Current
• (b) Voltage
• (c) VAR
• (d) kVA
25. Which of the following ampere-second could be the unit?
• (a) Reluctance
• (b) Charge
• (c) Power
• (d) Energy
26. The S.I. unit of power is...
• (a) Henry
• (b) Coulomb
• (c) Watt
• (d) Watt-hour
27. The resistivity of the conductor depends on
• (a) Area of the conductor.
• (b) Length of the conductor.
• (c) Type of material.
• (d) None of these.
28. A capacitor carries a charge of 0.1 C at 5 V. Its capacitance is...
• (a) 0.02 F
• (b) 0.5 F
• (c) 0.05 F
• (d) 0.2 F
29. Five capacitors each of 5 µF are connected in series, the equivalent capacitance of the system will be...
• (a) 5 µF
• (b) 25 µF
• (c) 10 µF
• (d) 1 µF
30. The substances that have a large number of free electrons and offer resistance are called...
• (a) Insulators
• (b) Inductors
• (c) Semiconductors
• (d) Conductors
31. Power dissipation in an ideal inductor is...
• (a) Maximum
• (b) Minimum
• (c) Zero
• (d) A finite value
32. The property of a conductor due to which it passes current is called...
• (a) Resistance
• (b) Reluctance
• (c) Conductance
• (d) Inductance
33. According to KVL, which of the following must be zero?
• (a) Algebraic sum of currents in a closed-loop
• (b) Algebraic sum of power in a closed-loop
• (c) Algebraic sum of losses in a closed-loop
• (d) Algebraic sum of voltages in a closed-loop
34. In an RLC series circuit, at resonance condition, the value of current is...
• (a) Maximum
• (b) Minimum
• (c) Zero
• (d) None of the above
35. The full form of MCCB is...
• (a) Main Current Circuit Breaker
• (b) Major Current Circuit Breaker
• (c) Moulded Case Circuit Breaker
• (d) Main Case Circuit Breaker
36. The alternative names for active power are...
• (a) Real power.
• (b) Average power.
• (c) True power.
• (d) All of the above.
37. In an RLC series circuit, if the voltage across the capacitor is greater than the voltage across the inductor, then the
power factor is...
• (a) Lagging.
• (b) Leading.
• (c) Unity.
• (d) Zero.
38. How many cycles will an AC signal make in 2 seconds if its frequency is 100 Hz?
• (a) 50
• (b) 100
• (c) 150
• (d) 200
39. What is responsible for the current to flow?
• (a) Protons
• (b) Electrons
• (c) Nucleus
• (d) Protons and electrons
40. In an RLC series circuit, at resonance condition, the value of current is...
• (a) Maximum
• (b) Minimum
• (c) Zero
• (d) None of the above
41. Two resistors are said to be connected in series when...
• (a) The same current passes through both
• (b) Both carry the same value of current
• (c) Total current equals the sum of branch currents
• (d) Sum of I.R. drops equals the applied e.m.f.
42. In superposition theorem, when considering the effect of one current source, all the other voltage sources are
____________.
• (a) Shorted
• (b) Opened
• (c) Removed
• (d) Undisturbed
43. If a 6Ω, 2Ω, and 4Ω resistor are connected in delta, find the equivalent star connection.
• (a) 1Ω, 2Ω, 3Ω
• (b) 2Ω, 4Ω, 7Ω
• (c) 5Ω, 4Ω, 2Ω
• (d) 1Ω, 2Ω, 2/3Ω
44. The mutual inductance between two unity coupled coils of 9H and 4H will be.
• (a) 6
• (b) 13
• (c) 36
• (d) 2.2
45. A resistor stores energy in the form of...
• (a) Magnetic field
• (b) Electric field
• (c) Both (a) and (b)
• (d) None of the above
46. For a fixed supply voltage, the current flowing through a conductor will decrease when...
• (a) Cross-sectional area of the conductor is increased
• (b) Length of the conductor is increased
• (c) Length of the conductor is reduced
• (d) Cross-sectional area is increased and length is decreased
47. The resistance of a 100 W, 200 V lamp is...
• (a) 100Ω
• (b) 200Ω
• (c) 400Ω
• (d) 1600Ω
48. Ohm's law is not applicable to...
• (a) DC circuit
• (b) High currents
• (c) Small resistors
• (d) Semiconductors
49. A wire of resistance RR has its length and cross-section both doubled. Its resistance will become...
• (a) 4R
• (b) 2R
• (c) R
• (d) R/4
50. In a DC Circuit, inductive reactance would be...
• (a) Equal as in AC Circuits
• (b) High
• (c) Extremely High
• (d) Zero
Answers:-

Q.No. Answer Q.No. Answer Q.No. Answer Q.No. Answer Q.No. Answer
1 (a) 11 (b) 21 (c) 31 (c) 41 (a)
2 (a) 12 (b) 22 (a) 32 (c) 42 (a)
3 (d) 13 (a) 23 (d) 33 (d) 43 (d)
4 (c) 14 (b) 24 (a) 34 (a) 44 (c)
5 (b) 15 (a) 25 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d)
6 (c) 16 (b) 26 (c) 36 (d) 46 (b)
7 (a) 17 (a) 27 (c) 37 (b) 47 (c)
8 (d) 18 (d) 28 (a) 38 (d) 48 (d)
9 (c) 19 (a) 29 (d) 39 (b) 49 (c)
10 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 40 (a) 50 (d)