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ELECTRICIAN THEORY

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the back ground colour of warning sings in the basic category?

a)

Blue

b)

White

c)

Yellow

d)

Green

2.

What is the name of the safety sing?

a)

Warning sing

b)

Mandatory sing

c)

Prohibition sing

d)

Information sing

3.

What is the full form of "XLPE" cable?

a)

Cross Line Poly Ethylene

b)

X'ess Line Phase earthing

c)

Cross Linked Poly Ethylene

d)

Excess Length Paper and Ebonite

4.

What dose the number 1.40 represent if a stranded conductor is designated as 10 Sq. mm cable of size 7/1.40?

a)

Area of cross section.

b)

Radius of one conductor.

c)

Diameter of all conductor

d)

Diameter of each conductor

5.

What is the unit for Quantity of electricity?

a)

Mho

b)

Coulomb

c)

Volt / second

d)

Ampere / second

6.

What is the formula is used to find Electro Motive Force (EMF)?

a)

EMF = Potential difference -Voltage drop

b)

EMF = Potential difference + Voltage drop

c)

EMF = Potential difference + Voltage drop / 2

d)

EMF = Potential difference + 2 * Voltage drop

7.

Which type of wire joint is found in the junction box?

a)

Aerial tap joint

b)

Plain tap joint

c)

Rat tail joint

d)

Married joint

8.

What is the purpose of bedding insulation of Under Ground cable?

a)

Protect the cable from mechanical injury.

b)

Protect the cable from moisture and gases.

c)

Protect armouring from atmospheric condition

d)

Protect the metallic sheath against corrosion

9.

Which type of joint is used in over head lines for high tensile.

a)

Scarfed joint

b)

Britannia "T" joint

c)

Western union joint

d)

Britannia straight joint

10.

What is the reading of the micrometer?

a)

5.05 mm

b)

5.00 mm

c)

4.55 mm

d)

4.05 mm

11.

What is the disadvantage of solid conductor compared to stranded conductor?

a)

Less rigidity

b)

Less flexibility

c)

Low melting point

d)

Low mechanical strength

12.

Which conductors are used for distribution lines?

a)

Insulated conductors

b)

Insulated solid conductors

c)

Bare conductors

d)

Two core cable

13.

What is the reading of ohm meter across opened "R2" resistor?

a)

Indicate zero reading

b)

Indicate infinite resistance

c)

Total resistance value of the circuit

d)

Value of sum of the resistance R1 and R3 only.

14.

What is the S.I unit of specific resistance?

a)

Ohm/cm

b)

Ohm/meter Sq.

c)

Ohm-meter

d)

Micro ohm/cm sq.

15.

What is the change of resistance value of the conductor as its diameter is doubled?

a)

Increase two times

b)

Decrease to four times

c)

Decrease to half of the value

d)

No change in value of resistance

16.

What is the effect of parallel circuit with one branch opened?

a)

Current will remain same

b)

Whole circuit will not function

c)

No current will flow in that branch

d)

Voltage drop increase in the opened branch

17.

Which type of meter is used to test the polarity of the battery?

a)

Moving iron ammeter

b)

Moving coil volt meter

c)

Moving iron volt meter

d)

Dynamo meter type wattmeter

18.

Which is the application of series circuit?

a)

Fuse in circuit

b)

Voltmeter connection

c)

Electrical lamp in home

d)

Shunt resistor in ammeter

19.

Which electrical quantity affects the heat generated in a conductor?

a)

Voltage

b)

Square of the current

c)

Square of the resistance

d)

Specific resistance

20.

Which is inversely proportional to the resistance of a conductor?

a)

Length

b)

Resistivity

c)

Temperature

d)

Area of cross-section

21.

What is the S.I unit of Flux density?

a)

Tesla

b)

Weber

c)

Weber/Meter

d)

Ampere-turns

22.

Which is the cause for changing the permeability?

a)

Length

b)

Flux density

c)

Field intensity

d)

Magneto motive force

23.

Which electrical terms is defined as the total opposition to current in AC parallel circuit?

a)

Resistance

b)

Impedance

c)

Admittance

d)

Conductance

24.

What is the phase displacement in three phase AC circuit?

a)

90 Deg

b)

120 Deg

c)

180 Deg

d)

270 Deg

25.

What is the main cause for below 0.5 lagging power factor in three phase system?

a)

Due to fluctuation of voltage

b)

True power due to resistive load

c)

Reactive power due to more inductive load

d)

Reactive power due to more capacitive load

26.

What is the condition for resonance in RLC series circuit?

a)

Xl > Xc

b)

Xl < Xc

c)

Xl = Xc

d)

Xl * Xc

27.

In which 3 phase system , the artificial neutral is required to measure the phase voltage?

a)

3 wire star connected system

b)

4 wire star connected system

c)

4 wire delta connected system

d)

3 wire delta connected system

28.

What is the line voltage in 3 phase system if the phase voltage is 240 V?

a)

380 V

b)

400 V

c)

415 V

d)

440 V

29.

What is the resistance of the inductive coil takes 5 A current across 240V , 50 Hz supply at 0.8 power factor?

a)

48 Ohm

b)

42.5 Ohm

c)

38.4 Ohm

d)

26.6 Ohm

30.

How the low power factor (P.F) can be improved in AC circuit?

a)

By connecting resistor in series

b)

By connecting capacitor in series

c)

By connecting inductors in series

d)

By connecting capacitor in parallel

31.

Which device converts sunlight into electrical energy?

a)

Photo voltaic cell

b)

Liquid crystal diode

c)

Light emitting diode

d)

Light dependent resistor

32.

How the capacity of batteries is specified?

a)

Volt

b)

Watt

c)

Volt ampere

d)

Ampere hour

33.

Which apparatus is used to check the charging condition of voltage in battery?

a)

Voltage

b)

Multimeter

c)

Hydrometer

d)

High rate discharge tester

34.

Why tree system of wiring most suitable for multistoryed building?

a)

Easy load balancing

b)

Constant voltage distribution

c)

Offers minimum voltage drop

d)

Easy in fault finding with many fuses

35.

What is the function of circuit breaker?

a)

Making contact at normal condition

b)

Making contact at abnormal condition

c)

Breaking automatically at abnormal condition

d)

Physical breaking contact at abnormal condition

36.

What is the function of bimetallic strip in MCB ?

a)

Over load protection

b)

Short circuit protection

c)

Over voltage protection

d)

Earth leakage protection

37.

Which wiring suitable for temporary installations?

a)

Concealed wiring

b)

Casing capping wiring

c)

pipe wiring

d)

cleat wiring

38.

What is the maximum permissible load for a power sub circuit as per I.E rules?

a)

800 W

b)

1500 W

c)

2000 W

d)

3000 W

39.

Which instrument is used to test new domestic wiring installation

a)

Multimeter

b)

Megger

c)

Shunt type ohmmeter

d)

series type ohmmeter

40.

Which material is used to make heating element?

a)

Silver

b)

Copper

c)

Nichrome

d)

Aluminium