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⇐ MCQ in DC Circuits Part 2 | REE Board Exam
101. A certain wire 20 ft long and 100 circular mil area has a resistance of 1.6 Ω. What is its resistivity?
A. 10.3 ohm-CM/ft
B. 2.2 ohm-CM/ft
C. 8 ohm-CM/ft
D. 15.2 ohm-CM/ft
Answer: Option C
Solution:
102. How many circular mils does a round copper rod of 0.25 inch diameter have?
A. 196,000
B. 62,500
C. 1,963,500
D. 49,000
Answer: Option B
Solution:
103. A substance whose molecules consist of the same kind of atoms is called ______.
A. mixture
B. element
C. compound
D. none of these
Answer: Option B
Solution:
104. The diameter of the atom is about ______.
A. 10-10 m
B. 10-8 m
C. 10-2 m
D. 10-15 m
Answer: Option A
Solution:
105. The number of compounds available in nature is ______.
A. 105
B. 300
C. 1000
D. unlimited
Answer: Option D
Solution:
106. The mass of a proton is ____ the mass of an electron.
A. equal to
B. less than
C. about 1837 times
D. 200 times
Answer: Option C
Solution:
107. The maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in the last orbit is ____.
A. 4
B. 8
C. 18
D. 2
Answer: Option B
Solution:
108. The electrons in the last orbit of an atom are called _____ electrons.
A. free
B. bound
C. valence
D. thermionic
Answer: Option C
Solution:
109. If the number of valence electrons of an atom is less than 4, the substance is usually ____.
A. a conductor
B. an insulator
C. a semiconductor
D. none of these
Answer: Option A
Solution:
110. If the number of valence electrons of an atom is more than 4, the substance is usually ____.
A. a semiconductor
B. a conductor
C. an insulator
D. none of these
Answer: Option C
Solution:
111. If the number of valence electrons of an atom is exactly 4, the substance is usually ____.
A. a semiconductor
B. an insulator
C. a conductor
D. a semiconductor
Answer: Option A
Solution:
112. The number of valence electrons of an atom is less than 4. The substance will be probably ____.
A. a metal
B. a non-metal
C. an insulator
D. a semiconductor
Answer: Option A
Solution:
113. One coulomb of charge is equal to the charge on ____ electrons.
A. 628 x 1016
C. 62.8 x 1016
B. 6.28 x 1016
D. 0.628 x 1016
Answer: Option A
Solution:
114. One cc of copper has about _____ free electrons at room temperature.
A. 200
B. 20 x 1010
C. 8.5 x 1022
D. 3 x 105
Answer: Option C
Solution:
115. Electric current in a wire is the flow of ______.
A. free electrons
B. bound electrons
C. valence electrons
D. atoms
Answer: Option A
Solution:
116. EMF in a circuit is ______.
A. cause current to flow
B. maintains potential difference
C. increases the circuit resistance
D. none of these
Answer: Option B
Solution:
117. EMF has the unit of _____.
A. power
B. energy
C. charge
D. none of these
Answer: Option B
Solution:
118. Potential difference has the unit of _____.
A. charge
B. power
C. energy
D. none of these
Answer: Option C
Solution:
119. The resistance of a material is ____ its area of cross-section.
A. directly proportional to
B. inversely proportional to
C. independent of
D. none of these
Answer: Option B
Solution:
120. If the length and area of cross-section of a wire are doubled up, then its resistance ______.
A. becomes four times
B. remains unchanged
C. becomes sixteen times
D. none of these
Answer: Option B
Solution:
121. A length of wire has a resistance of 6 ohms. The resistance of a wire of the same material three times as long and twice the cross-sectional area will be ____.
A. 36 ohms
B. 12 ohms
C. 9 ohms
D. 1 ohm
Answer: Option C
Solution:
122. The SI unit of specific resistance is ______.
A. mho
B. ohm-m
C. ohm-m2
D. ohm-cm
Answer: Option B
Solution:
123. The specific resistance of a conductor ______ with rise in temperature.
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains unchanged
D. none of these
Answer: Option A
Solution:
124. The SI unit of conductivity is ______.
A. ohm-m
B. ohm/m
C. mho-m
D. mho/m
Answer: Option D
Solution:
125. The SI unit of conductance is ______.
A. mho
B. ohm
C. ohm-m
D. ohm-cm
Answer: Option A
Solution:
126. The resistance of a material 2 m long and 2 m2 in cross-sectional area is 1.6 x 10-8 Ω. Its specific resistance will be ______.
A. 3.2 x 10-8 ohm-m
B. 6.4 x 10-8 ohm-m
C. 1.6 x 10-8 ohm-m
D. 0.16 x 10-8 ohm-m
Answer: Option C
Solution:
127. Conductors have ______ temperature coefficient of resistance.
A. positive
B. negative
C. zero
D. none of these
Answer: Option A
Solution:
128. Semiconductors have ______ temperature coefficient of resistance.
A. negative
B. positive
C. zero
D. none of these
Answer: Option A
Solution:
129. The value of α (i.e. temperature coefficient of resistance) depends upon
A. length of the material
B. cross-sectional area of the material
C. volume of the material
D. nature of the material and temperature
Answer: Option D
Solution:
130. The temperature coefficient of resistance of a conductor ______ with rise in temperature.
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains unchanged
D. none of these
Answer: Option B
Solution:
131. Insulators have ______ temperature coefficient of resistance.
A. zero
B. positive
C. negative
D. none of these
Answer: Option C
Solution:
132. Eureka has ______ temperature coefficient of resistance.
A. positive
B. negative
C. almost zero
D. none of these
Answer: Option C
Solution:
133. Fig. 1.1 shows the temperature/resistance graph of a conductor. The value of α0 is ______.
A. 0.005/°C
B. 0.004/°C
C. 0.1/°C
D. 0.4/°C
Answer: Option A
Solution:
134. Referring to Fig. 1.1, the value of the α50 will be ______.
A. 0.005/°C
B. 0.004/°C
C. 0.1/°C
D. 0.4/°C
Answer: Option B
Solution:
135. Referring to Fig. 1.2, the value of α0 is ______.
A. 1/30 per °C
B. 1/40 per °C
C. 1/1200 per °C
D. none of these
Answer: Option A
Solution:
136. Referring to Fig. 1.2, the value of R40 will be _____.
A. 70 ohms
B. 40 ohms
C. 35 ohms
D. 50 ohms
Answer: Option A
Solution:
137. Referring to Fig. 1.2, the value of α40 will be _____.
A. 1/30 per °C
B. 1/70 per °C
C. 1/50 per °C
D. 1/1200 per °C
Answer: Option B
Solution:
138. The value of α0 of a conductor is 1/236 per °C. The value of α18 will be _____.
A. 1/218 per °C
B. 1/272 per °C
C. 1/254 per °C
D. none of these
Answer: Option C
Solution:
139. The value of α50 of a conductor is 1/230 per °C. The value of α0 will be ____.
A. 1/180 per °C
B. 1/280 per °C
C. 1/250 per °C
D. none of these
Answer: Option A
Solution:
140. A good electric conductor is one that
A. has low conductance
B. is always made of copper wire
C. produces a minimum voltage drop
D. has few free electrons
Answer: Option C
Solution:
141. Two wires A and B have the same cross-section and are made of the same material, RA = 600 Ω and RB = 100 Ω. The number of times A is longer than B is
A. 6
B. 2
C. 4
D. 5
Answer: Option A
Solution:
142. A coil has a resistance of 100 Ω at 90°C. At 100°C, its resistance is 101 Ω. The temperature coefficient of wire at 90°C is
A. 0.01
B. 0.1
C. 0.0001
D. 0.001
Answer: Option D
Solution:
143. Which of the following material has nearly zero temperature-coefficient of resistance?
A. carbon
B. porcelain
C. copper
D. manganin
Answer: Option D
Solution:
144. Which of the following material has a negative temperature coefficient of resistance?
A. brass
B. copper
C. aluminum
D. carbon
Answer: Option D
Solution:
145. A cylindrical wire 1 m in length, has a resistance of 100 Ω. What would be the resistance of a wire made from the same material both the length and the cross-sectional area are doubled?
A. 200
B. 400
C. 100
D. 50
Answer: Option C
Solution:
146. Carbon composition resistors are most popular because they
A. cost the least
B. are smaller
C. can withstand overload
D. do not produce electric noise
Answer: Option A
Solution:
147. A unique feature of a wire-wound resistor is its
A. lower power rating
B. low cost
C. high stability
D. small size
Answer: Option C
Solution:
148. A coil has a resistance of 100 ohms at 90°C. At 100°C, its resistance is 101 ohms. What is the temperature coefficient of the wire at 90°C?
A. 0.01
B. 0.1
C. 0.0001
D. 0.001
Answer: Option D
Solution:
149. What is the unit for charge (Q)?
A. Farad
B. Joule
C. Siemens
D. Coulomb
Answer: Option D
Solution:
150. The charge delivered by a constant voltage source is shown. Determine the current supplied by the source at (a) t = 1 s (b) t = 3 s.
A. 5 ma, -3.33 ma
B. 5 ma, 3.33 ma
C. –3.33 ma, 5 ma
D. 3.33 ma, 5 ma
Answer: Option A
Solution:
⇒ MCQ in DC Circuits Part 4 | REE Board Exam
Questions and Answers in DC Circuits
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