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EE materials

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

Which of the following variety of copper has the best conductivity ?

a)

Induction hardened copper

b)

Hard drawn copper

c)

Pure annealed copper

d)

Copper containing traces of silicon

2.

________ has the best damping properties.

a)

Diamond

b)

High speed steel

c)

Mild steel

d)

Cast iron

3.

_______ is a hard solder.

a)

Tin-lead

b)

Tin-silver-lead

c)

Copper-zinc

d)

None of the above

4.

Spark plug makes use of which of the following materials for insulation ?

a)

Porcelain

b)

Slate

c)

Asbestos

d)

Glass

5.

An H.R.C. fuse is

a)

A ceramic body having metal and caps

b)

A wire of platinum

c)

A heavy cross-section of copper or aluminium

d)

A ceramic tube having carbon rod inside it

6.

Which of the following materials is used for making coils of

standard resistances ?

a)

Copper

b)

Nichrome

c)

Platinum

d)

Manganin

7.

High resistivity materials are used in

a)

Precision instruments

b)

Heating elements

c)

Motor starters

d)

Incandescent lamps

e)

All of the above

8.

Low resistivity materials are used in

a)

Transformer, motor and generator windings

b)

Transmission and distribution lines

c)

House wiring

d)

All above applications

9.

Which of the following affect greatly the resistivity of

electrical conductors?

a)

Composition

b)

Pressure

c)

Size

d)

Temperature

10.

Which of the following resistive materials has the lowest

temperature co-efficient of resistance ?

a)

Nichrome

b)

Constantan

c)

Kanthal

d)

Molybdenum

11.

Substances whose specific resistance abruptly decreases at very low temperature are called

a)

Insulators

b)

Conductors

c)

Semiconductors

d)

Superconductors

12.

The impurity atoms is semiconductors

a)

Inject more charge carriers

b)

Reduce the energy gap

c)

Increase the kinetic energy of valence electrons

d)

All of the above

13.

A good electric contact material should have all of the following properties except

a)

High resistivity

b)

High resistance to corrosion

c)

Good thermal conductivity

d)

High melting point

14.

Which of the following materials is preferred for transmitting electrical energy over long distance ?

a)

Copper

b)

Aluminium

c)

Steel reinforced copper

d)

Steel reinforced aluminium

15.

Choose the best suitable of Diamagnetic : Paramagnetic::

a)

Water : Air.

b)

Iron : Steel.

c)

Permalloy : Super-alloy.

d)

Nickel : Cobalt.

16.

When a ferromagnetic substance is magnetized small changes in dimensions occur. Such a phenomenon is known as

a)

magnetostriction.

b)

magnetic hysteresis.

c)

magneto-calorisation.

d)

magnetic expansion.

17.

A material with unequal anti-parallel atomic magnetic moments is

a)

ferrimagnet.

b)

an anti-ferromagnet.

c)

a ferrite.

d)

non-magnetic.

18.

What are insulating materials that can tolerate maximum temperature?

a)

Mica.

b)

Porcelain.

c)

Glass.

d)

All of these.

19.

Find the odd one out.

a)

Absorptivity.

b)

Emissivity.

c)

Refractive index.

d)

Dielectric strength.

20.

Substance having permeability less than the permeability of free space, are known as

a)

ferromagnetic.

b)

bipolar.

c)

paramagnetic.

d)

diamagnetic.