MCQ in DC Circuits Part 5 | REE Board Exam

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OHM’S LAW AND ELECTRIC CIRCUITS

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201.  The  hot  resistance  of  an  incandescent  lamp  is  10 ohms and the rated voltage is 50 V. Find the series resistance required to operate the lamp from an 80 V supply.

A.  8 Ω

B.  4 Ω

C.  6 Ω

D.  10 Ω

202.  Ohm’s law is not applicable to

A.  copper

B.  silver

C.  silicon carbide

D.  aluminum

203.  The practical unit of electrical energy is

A.  watt

B.  kilowatt

C.  kilowatt-hour

D.  megawatt

204.  A 100 watt lamp working for 20 hours  will consume ____ units.

A.  200

B.  20

C.  2

D.  5

205.  The  hot  resistance  of  an  incandescent  lamp  is about ____ its cold resistance.

A.  10 times

B.  2 times

C.  100 times

D.  50 times

206.  A d.c. circuit usually has ______ as the load.

A.  resistance

B.  inductance

C.  capacitance

D.  both inductance and capacitance

207.  The purpose of load in an electric circuit is to ______.

A.  increase the circuit current

B.  utilize electrical energy

C.  decrease the circuit current

D.  none of these

208.  Electrical  appliances  are  not  connected  in  series because ______.

A.  series circuit is complicated

B.  appliances have different   current rating

C.  power loss is more

D.  none of these

209.  Electrical  appliances  are  connected  in  parallel because it ______.

A.  is a simple circuit

B.  draws less current

C.  results in reduce in power loss

D.  makes the operation of appliances independent of each other

210.  Inductance  and  capacitance  are  not  relevant  in  a d.c. circuit because ______.

A.  frequency of d.c. is zero

B.  it is a simple circuit

C.  they do not exist in a d.c. circuit

D.  none of these

211.  The  hot  resistance  of  a  100  watt,  250  V incandescent lamp would be

A.  2.5 ohms

B.  625 ohms

C.  25 ohms

D.  none of these

212.  The  voltage  drop  across  14.5  ohm  resistor  in  Fig. 2.1 is ______.

A.  29 V

B.  14 V

C.  30.5 V

D.  18 V

213.  The circuit shown in Fig. 2.1 is called a series circuit because ______.

A.  it contains a few resistances

B.  it  carries  the  same  current  throughout  the circuit

C.  it is a simple circuit

D.  none of these

214. Referring  to  Fig.  2.2,  the  total  circuit  resistance  will  be ______.

A.  1000 ohms

B.  400 ohms

C.  1400 ohms

D.  135 ohms

215.  In Fig. 2.2 ____.

A.  the lamp A will be brighter than lamp B

B.  the lamp B will be brighter than lamp A

C.  the two lamps will be equally bright

D.  none of these

216.  When  a  number  of  resistances  are  connected  in parallel, the total resistance is ______.

A.  less than the smaller resistance

B.  greater than the smaller resistance

C.  between the smaller and greatest resistance

D.  none of these

217.  Two  resistances  of  6  ohms  and  3  ohms  are connected in parallel. The total resistance is ______.

A.  9 ohms

B.  18 ohms

C.  0.5 ohm

D.  2 ohms

218.  The value of R that will give a total resistance of 1.5 ohms in Fig. 2.3 is _____.

A.  4 ohms

B.  6 ohms

C.  3 ohms

D.  9 ohms

219.  The  current  in  2.5  ohm  resistor  in  Fig.  2.4  will  be ____.

A.  3 A

B.  4.5 A

C.  2.5 A

D.  2 A

220.  The current in 4.5 ohms resistor in Fig. 2.4 will be ______.

A.  3.5 A

B.  3 A

C.  2 A

D.  2.5 A

221.  If  18  resistances,  each  of  value  36  ohms,  are connected  in  parallel,  then  the  total  resistance  is ______.

A.  2 ohms

B.  54 ohms

C.  36 ohms

D.  none of these

222.  Two  incandescent  lamps  of  100  W,  200  V  are  in parallel  across  200  V  supply.  The  total  resistance will be ____.

A.  800 ohms

B.  200 ohms

C.  400 ohms

D.  600 ohms

223.  The resistance across the terminals AB of the circuit shown in Fig. 2.5 is ______.

A.  36 ohms

B.  18 ohms

C.  9 ohms

D.  15 ohms

224.  If  a  d.c.  supply  of  180  V  is  connected  across terminals  AB  in  Fig.  2.5,  then  current  in  6  ohm resistor will be ____.

A.  10 A

B.  5 A

C.  12 A

D.  6 A

225.  The  resistance  across  terminals  AC  in  Fig.  2.5  is ______.

A.  36 ohms

B.  9 ohms

C.  18 ohms

D.  8 ohms

226.  The  resistance  across  terminals  AB  of  the  circuit shown in Fig. 2.6 is ______.

A.  4 ohms

B.  18 ohms

C.  34 ohms

D.  8 ohms

227.  If a battery of 24 V is applied across terminals AB of the circuit shown in Fig. 2.6, then current in 2 ohm resistor will be ____.

A.  3 A

B.  6 A

C.  2.5 A

D.  1.5 A

228.  If a battery of 24 V is applied across terminals AB in Fig. 2.6, then power loss in 5 ohms resistor will be ______.

A.  180 W

B.  45 W

C.  90 W

D.  24 W

229.  The  total  conductance  of  the  circuit  shown  in  Fig. 2.7 is _____.

A.  13 mhos

B.  1.6 mhos

C.  6 mhos

D.  2.5 mhos

230.  If  10  ohms  resistance  is  removed  in  Fig.  2.7,  then total conductance of the circuit will be _____.

A.  3 mhos

B.  6 mhos

C.  2 mhos

D.  1.5 mhos

231.  The voltage across the parallel circuit shown in Fig. 2.8 is _____.

A.  15 V

B.  10 V

C.  30 V

D.  12. 5 V

232.  The current in 10 ohms resistor in Fig. 2.8 is ______.

A.  3 A

B.  2.5 A

C.  1.5 A

D.  3.5 A

233.  The  total  resistance  between  terminals  1  and  2  of the circuit shown in Fig. 2.9 is _____.

A.  12 ohms

B.  2.67 ohms

C.  2 ohms

D.  64 ohms

234.  If a battery of 12 V is applied across terminals 1 and 2 of Fig. 1.9, then current through 4 ohms resistor will be _____.

A.  1.5 A

B.  3 A

C.  2 A

D.  2.5 A

235.  The  resistance  between  terminals  1  and  2  of  Fig. 1.10 is ______.

A.  12 ohms

B.  8 ohms

C.  16 ohms

D.  3 ohms

236.  The  resistance  between  terminals  1  and  2  in  Fig. 1.11 is ______.

A.  2 ohms

B.  1.5 ohms

C.  1 ohm

D.  4 ohms

237.  If  a battery of 6 V is applied across terminals 1 and 2 in Fig. 1.11, then current in the horizontal 2 ohm resistor will be _____.

A.  1 A

B.  2 A

C.  3 A

D.  0.5 A

238.  The resistance across terminals 1 and 2 in Fig. 1.12 is ____.

A.  6 ohms

B.  12 ohms

C.  18 ohms

D.  24 ohms

239.  Two  equal  resistances  are  connected  in  series across a certain supply. If the resistances are now connected  in  parallel  across  the  same  supply,  the power  produced  will  be  ____  that  of  series connection.

A.  two times

B.  four times

C.  one-half

D.  one-fourth

240.  Referring  to  Fig.  1.13,  the  resistance  across terminals BE is _____.

A.  9 ohms

B.  18 ohms

C.  10 ohms

D.  none of these

241.  Referring  to  Fig.  1.13,  the  resistance  across terminals AF is ______.

A.  20.5 ohms

B.  18 ohms

C.  11 ohms

D.  none of these

242.  Referring  to  Fig.  1.13,  the  current  in  18  ohms resistor will be _____.

A.  2 A

B.  1.5 A

C.  1 A

D.  none of these

243.  Referring  to  Fig.  1.13,  the  power  loss  in  11  ohms will be _____.

A.  11 W

B.  24 W

C.  16 W

D.  none of these

244.  If in Fig. 1.14, switches S₁  and S₂  are closed, then total circuit resistance is _____.

A.  400 ohms

B.  1200 ohms

C.  1000 ohms

D.  2400 ohms

245.  If switch S₁  is open and switch S₂  is closed in Fig. 1.14, then circuit resistance will be _____.

A.  1200 ohms

B.  1000 ohms

C.  1400 ohms

D.  2400 ohms

246.  If in Fig. 1.14, both switches S₁  and S₂  are closed, then _____.

A.  L₁ will be brighter than L₂ or L₃

B.  L₁ will be dimmer than L₂ or L₃

C.  L₁ will be as bright as L₂ or L₃

D.  none of these

247.  If  in  Fig.  1.14  switches  S1  and  S2  are  open,  then lamp L₁ will give output ______.

A.  less than 40 W

B.  more than 40 W

C.  equal to 40 W

D.  none of these

248.  If in Fig. 1.14 switches S1 and S2 are closed and the supply voltage is increased to 400 V, then _____.

A.  lamp L₁ will burn out

B.  lamp L₂ will burn out

C.  both lamps L₂ and L₃ will burn out

D.  all the lamps will be safe

249.  If  in  Fig.  1.1,  resistor  R₂  becomes  open-circuited, the reading of the voltmeter will become

A.  zero

B.  150 V

C.  50 V

D.  200 V

250.  Whatever the battery voltage in Fig. 1.2, it is certain that  smallest  current  will  flow  in  the  resistance  of _____ ohm.

A.  300

B.  500

C.  200

D.  100

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