BASIC-EE-MCQ

1. Form factor is the ratio of

A. rms value/average value

B. average value/rms value
C. peak value/average value
D. rms value/peak value

Ans: A

2. The domestic supply voltage 220 volt represents


A. peak value

B. average value
C. rms value
D. form factor

Ans: C

3. Which one of the following is not the unit of electrical power


A.volt/ampere

B. joule/second
C. watt
D .volt ampere

Ans: A

4. The power factor of AC circuit lies between


A.  0 and 1                 
 B.  -1 and 1                        C.  0 and -1         D. None of the above

Ans: A

5. What is the SI unit of frequency ?

  A.Joule                          B.Hertz                    C.Watt                         D. Ampere


Ans: B

6. Unit of reactive power is

 A. VA                             B. watt                                C. VAR                                   D.  ohm


Ans: C


7. When a fourth resistor is connected in series with three resistors, the total resistance

 A. increases by one-fourth

 B. increases
 C. decreases
 D. remains the same

Ans: B

8. Current flows in a circuit when

A. a switch is opened

B. a switch is closed
C. the switch is either open or closed
D. there is no voltage

Ans: B

9. The minimum resistance value for a blue, gray, red, silver resistor is


 A. 612

 B. 6,120
 C. 6,800
 D. 6,460

Ans:

10. The unit for reluctance is


 A. tesla

 B. At/Wb
 C. At/m
 D. Wb

Ans: B

11.The curve representing ohms law is

A. Sine function
B. Linear
C. Parabola
D. Hyperbola 


Ans: B

12. An electron has a ............. charge


A. negative

B. positive
C. neutral

Ans: A


13. The property of electric circuit which opposes current is 

A. resistivity
B. resistance
C.conductance
D.conductivity

Ans: B

14. kirchoff's current law is applicable to only

A. junction in a network
B. closed loops in a network
C. electric circuits
D. electronic circuits

Ans: A

15. kirchoff's voltage law is related to

A. junction voltages
B. IR drops
C. battery emfs
D. both a and c

Ans: D

16. Kirchoff's current law states that 

A. net current flow at the junction is positive
B. algebraic sum of currents meeting at the junction is zero
C. no current can leave the junction without some current entering it
D. current entering is not equal to leaving the junction

Ans: B

17.An atom is composed of 

A. electrons
B. atoms
C. electrons and ions

Ans: A

18. The resistivity  of insulators.............. rapidly withthe rise of temperature

A. increases
B. decreases
C. first increases then decreases

Ans: B

19. The unit of conductivity is 

A. Î©

B. Ʊ
C. Ʊ/m 

Ans: C


20. The frequency of DC supply is


A. 50 hz
B. 60 hz
C. 40 hz
D. 0 hz

Ans: D

21. A sine wave has a frequency of 50 hz.Its angular frequency is ............ radian/sec


A. 100 Ï€

B. 50 π
C. 25 π
D. 5 π

Ans: A


22. The heater is rated as 230 V, 10 KW, AC.The value 230 V refers to

A. average value

B. peak value
C. rms value
D. none of the above

Ans: C


23. The peak value of  a sine wave is 200 V.Its average value is


A. 127.4 V

B. 141.4 V
C. 282.8 V
D. 200 V

Ans: A


24. Two waves of same frequency have opposite phase when the phase between them is


A. 900

B. 1800
C. 3600
D. 00

Ans: B

25. power factor of an electrical circuit is


A. R/Z

B. cosine angle between voltage and current
C. KW/KVA
D. All the above

Ans: D


26. Two waves of the same frequency have opposite phase when the phase angle between them is

a. 360
b. 180
c. 90
d. 0


Ans: b


26. A heater is rated as 230v , 10 kw, AC. the value 230v refers to

a. average value
b. rms value
c. peak voltage
d. none of these


Ans: b

27. The power factor of RC circuit is between

a. often zero
b.between 0 and 1
c.always unity
d. between 0 and -1


Ans: b

28. The symbol j represents counterclockwise rotation of a vector through ....... degrees.

a. 180
b. 90
c. 360
d. 270

Ans: b

29. A capacitor consists of two

a. insulation separated by a dielectric
b. conductors separated by an insulator
c. ceramic plates and one mica disc
d. silver-coated insulators


Ans: b

30. According to KVL the algebraic sum of all IR drops and emf's in any closed loop of a network is always

a. positive
b. zero
c. negative
d. determined by battery emfs

Ans: b

31. power factor of an electrical circuit is

A. R/Z

B. cosine angle between voltage and current

C. KW/KVA

D. All the above


Ans: D

32. Materials exhibiting zero value of resitivity are known as

A. conductors

B.semiconductors

C. insulators

D. super conductors

Ans: D

33. A fuse is connected in

A, series with the circuit

B. parallel with the circuit

C. either in series or parallel with circuit

D. none of these

Ans: A

34. The capacity of a cell is measured in

A. watt-hours
B. watts
C. amperes
D. ampere-hours

Ans : D

35. A capacitor that stores a charge of 0.5 C at 10 volts has a capacitance of ....... farad.

A. 5
B. 10
C. 0.05
D. 20


Ans: C

36. Capacitive reactance is more when

A. capacitance is less and frequency of supply is less
B. capacitance is less and frequency of supply is more
C. capacitance is more and frequency of supply is less
D. capacitance is more and frequency of supply is more


Ans: A

37. The power consumed in a circuit element will be least when the phase difference between the current and voltage is

A. 180
B. 90
C. 60
D. 0


Ans: B

38. The peak value of a sine wave is 200 V. Its average value is 

A. 127.4 V
B. 141.4 V
C. 282.8 V
D. 200 V


Ans : A

39. The minimum resistance value for a blue, gray, red, silver resistor is

A. 612 
B. 6,120 
C. 6,800 
D. 6,460

Ans: B 

40. The power factor of ordinary bulb is---

A. zero
B. unity
C. lagging
D. leading

Ans: B

41. In a series resonant circuit, the impedance is

A. zero
B. maximum
C. minimum
D. none of the above

Ans: C

42. A multimeter measures

A. current
B. voltage
C. resistance
D. current, voltage, and resistance


Ans: D

43. Current in an electric circuit is analogous to .......... in a magnetic circuit.

A. ampere turns
B. flux
C. reluctance
D. flux density


Ans: B

44. For a frequency of 200 HZ, the time period will be

A. 0.05s
B. 0.005s
C. 0.0005s
D. 0.5s

Ans: B

45.The working principle of transformer depends on

A.Coulomb's law.
B.Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction.
C.Ampere's law.
D.Newton's law.

Ans:B

46. Î© (Ohm) is the Unit of ___________?
A. Resistance (R)
B. Inductive Reactance ( XL)
C. Capacitive Reactance (Xc)
D. All of the above

Ans:D

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