ELECTRICIAN TRADE THEORY 01) Which of the following statements does not represent ohm's law?

A) current / potential difference = constant B) potential difference / current = constant C) potential difference = current x resistance D) current = resistance x potential difference 02) The unit of current is _____________. A) Ampere B) Watt C) Volt D) Coulomb

03) The potential difference required to pass a current 0.2 A in a wire of resistance 20W is ______ A) 100V B) 4V C) 0.01V D) 40V 04) The resistance of an electric bulb drawing 1.2 A current at 6.0 V is ______ A) 0 .5 W B) 5W C) 0.2W 05) The unit of resistivity is ____________. A) ohm B) ohm/m C) ohm-m D) 2W D) mho

06) Two resistances of 100 W and zero ohm are connected in parallel. The overall resistance will be A) 100 W B) 50 W C) 25 W D) zero ohm 07) Three resistors 2 W , 3 W and 4 W are connected so that the equivalent resistance is 9 W . The resistors are connected _________. A) all in series C) all in parallel B) 2 W and 3 W in parallel and the combination in series with 4 W D) 2 W and 3 W in series and the combination in parallel to 4 W C) electrical energy D) charge

08) Kilowatt - hour is the unit of ______________. A) potential difference B) electric power 09) When a fuse is rated 8 A, it means _____________. A) it will not work if current is less than 8 A C) it will work only if current is 8 A

B) it has a resistance of 8 W D) it will melt if current exceeds 8 A D) voltmeter D) ohm

10) The device used for measuring potential difference is known as _____________. A) potentiometer B) ammeter C) galvanometer 11) Joule / Coulomb is same as ______________. A) watt B) volt 12) The free electrons of a metal _____________. A) do not collide with each other C) are free to fall into the nuclei 13) The current in a wire ______________. A) depends only on the potential difference applied C) depends on both resistance and potential difference C) ampere

B) are free to escape through the surface D) are free to move anywhere in the metal

B) depends only on the resistance of the wire D) does not depend on resistance and potential difference

14) When there is an electric current passing through a wire, the particles moving are _____________. A) electrons B) protons C) atoms D) ions 15) Ohm's law relates potential difference with ___________. A) power B) energy C) current 1|Page D) time

16) When a current 'I' flows through a resistance 'R' for time 't' the electrical energy spent is given by ___________. A) I R t B) I2 R t C) I R2 t D) I 2 R / t 17) The work done in moving a unit positive charge across two points in an electric circuit is a measure of __________. A) current B) potential difference C) resistance D) power 18) Heat produced in a current carrying wire in 5s is 60 J. The same current is passed through another wire of half the resistance. The heat produced in 5 s will be _____________. A) 60 J B) 30 J C) 15 J D) 120 J 19) The resistivity of a wire depends on ____. A) length B) material C) area of cross- section D) length, material and area of cross- section

20) Two electric bulbs have resistances in the ratio 1:2. If they are joined in series, the energy consumed in them are in the ratio _________. A) 1:2 B) 2:1 C) 4:1 D) 1:1 21) The primary function of the fuse is to. A) Protect the appliance B) open the circuit C) Prevent excessive current D) Protect the line D) Both A&B

22)Fuse must be provided in a circuit A) At the end of the circuit B) At the beginning of the circuit

C) Middle of the circuit

23)3KW 230V immersion heater power circuit may be protected by a fuse rated at . A) 30A B) 20A C) 15A D) 10A 24) Equipment earthling is necessary to give Protection against .. A) Voltage fluctuation C) The danger of electric shocks 25) Good earth continuity impulse A) High resistance B) Low resistance B) Over loading D) The high temperature of the conductors C) Open circuit D) Low conductivity

26) During a continuity test dead shout in a installation is indicated in a megger by ..reading A) 0 mega ohms B) 500 mega ohms C) Infinity mega ohms D) 1 mega ohms 27) Wet skin of a human body will have resistance in the range of.. A) 100K to 600K B) 1K C) 0.4K to 0.6K D) 0.1K

28) For pipe earthling the minimum internal diameter of galvanized iron are steel pipe required is A) 12.5m B) 16mm C) 18mm D) 38mm 29) The minimum length of a rod or pipe electrodes should be not less than A) 2.5m B) 3m C) 3.5m 30) Plate electrodes when made of G.I or steel should be not less than A) 1.2mm B) 2.15mm C) 3.15mm 31) Size of plate electrodes should not be less than A) 12.5*12.5mm B) 20*20mm C) 30*30mm D) 4m D) 4.15mm D) 60*60mm

32) The minimum distance between two plates in plate earthling which are in parallel should be A) 10mm B) 8mm C) 12mm D) 30mm 2|Page

33) Soldering done on joints to improve the A) Tensile strength B) Resistivity

C) Ductility

D) Conductivity D) 237C

34) The melting point of 60% in tin 40% lead solder is . A) 185C B) 200C C) 290C 35) The melting point aluminium solder is. A) 170C to 250C B) 175C to 250C 36) Soft solder or alloys which have A) Melting point above 300 C) Melting point b/w 400 to 600

C) 200C to 250C

D) 200C to 265C

B) Melting point below300 D) Melting point b/w 600 to 800 D) Thickness of the tube D) Diameter of the tube D) Light emission effect D) 15mA,1000V

37) Voltage required to operate the neon sign tubes depends upon A) Diameter of the tube B) Gases in the tube C) Length of the tube 38) The current flow through the neon sign tubes depends upon. A) Thickness of the tube B) Length of the tube C) Gases in the tube 39) Neon sign lamps work on the principle of. A) Fluorescent effect B) Gases discharge effect C) Photo electric emission effect

40) The rating of I.S.D.P switches used in neon sign lamps are.. A) 15A, 250V B) 15mA,230V C) 15A,1000V

41) Fireman switch in the neon sign lamp circuit must be fitted A) Along with main switch B) 15 Inside of the building mA,230V C) Outstanding of the building D) Electrical substation 42) Color of the light from the neon sign lamp depends on a) A) Voltage applied the tube C) Gases in the tube A) To surprise surge current C) To produce the starting voltage A) Limit the operating current C) Eliminate the interference B) current flow through the tube D) temperature in the tube B) To limit the operating current of neon sign lamp D) To protect the lamp from high voltages of mains B) Reduce the operating voltage D) Provide safety for operator D) 50mA D) H.T cable D) Reduced voltage

43) The function of the checking coil connected in series with leak transformer in the sign lamp is

44) Center tapping of the high voltage transformer must be earthed to

45) Range of current that can flow in the 12mm dia neon sign tube is .. A) 1mA B) 10mA C) 20mA 46) The ends of the neon sign tubes are connected with the transformer by means of A) low guage wire B) High gauge wire C) Coaxial cable 47) The life of FL lamp is shortened by. A) Frequency start B) Excessive vibrations C) Faulty starter

48) if a defective FL lamp lights as the starter is removed the fault is most likely to be in the A) Starter B) Ballets valets C) Lamp D) Line switch 3|Page

49) In a high pressure mercury vapour lamp the mercury vapour discharge at A) High pressure B) Medium pressure C) low pressure 50) The inner tube of high pressure mercury vapor lamp has A) Argon gas B) Halogen C) Helium gas

D) none of the a above D) Nitrogen

51) In a high pressure M LAMP, to vaporize all the mercury and for the lamp to reach full brilliance itsrecurred for re starting A) 1-2 min B) 2-4min C) 4-6min D) 6-8min 32) When the applied voltage is removed the lamp will not start until the MV lamp pressure has fall in to a lower level it request for re starting A) 2-4min B) 4-8min C) 8-10min D) 1-2min 53) The higher pressure mercury vapour lamp is available in rating of A) 40,60W B) 100,200W C) 80,125W 54) The auxiliary electrodes is connected to the lamp terminal through a A) 1K B) 10K C) 50K 55) A higher pressure mercury vapor lamp gives A) 10 lumen/watt B)20 lumen/watt 56) The auxiliary electrode positioned A) Far away from the main electrode C) Quit close to the main electrodes B) Connected within the main electrode D) None C) 50 lumen/watt D) 150,300W D) 100 D) 60 lumen/watt

57) At the time of starting of higher pressure vapor lamp the color of the lamp is normally A) Natural day light color B)Reddish color C) Yellow color D) violet color 58) the most recent development in fluorescent lighting is the A) Preheat lamp B)instant start lamp C) cold start lamp 59)The most popular type of FL for new installation is the A) Ballast lamp B)instant start lamp A) Rapid start lamp and instant start lamp C) Preheat lamp and instant start lamp 61)The slim line lamp is.. A) Rapid start lamp B)Instant start lamp C) cold start lamp D) rapid start lamp D) rapid start lamp

60) The fastest starting and slowest starting lamp respectively are the B) Rapid start lamp and Preheat lamp D) Preheat lamp and rapid start lamp C) Preheat lamp D) ballast lamp D) Preheat D) Instant start D) ballast lamp

62) The separate stator and socket is required for the FL lamp type called A) Instant start B)Slim line C) rapid start 63)The type of lamp that has a single terminal pin at each end is the A) Rapid start B)Preheat C) Glow 64) The earliest type of FL is the. A) Rapid start lamp B)Instant start lamp 65) FL Lamps can be used A) In temp above 50F 4|Page B) Only indoors C) Preheat lamp

C) Only in dry weather conditions 66) The second cut file is used for. A) Good finishing purpose B)ordinary filing purpose 67) To file hard metals use. A) Single cut file B)rasp cut file

D) In almost any type of weather conditions C) Removing less metal C) double cut file D) High degree finishing D) curved cut file

68) What is the angle of teeth cut in one direction refer to centre line in the single cut file? A) 50 B)30 C) 60 D) 45 69)25 Lamps of 10volts 100mA are connected in series across 250v supply the current through each lamp willbe . A) 1A B)0.1A C) 10mA D) 0.01A 70) What will happen if a 6volt lamp is connected to 250volts supply? A) The lamp glow brightly C) The lamp glow for short time B) The lamp will burst out D) The life of lamp is reduced D) do not glow

71) Two 250V 100W lamps when connected in series to 250V supply will light A) Dim B)Bright C) one dim other bright

72) A 250V lamp has its hot resistance of 625 then the current taken and power ratings are A) 0.4A, 100W B)0.04A, 10W C) 400mA, 10W D) 0.25A, 60W 73) The cutting edge of an electric knife when sharp will appear as A) A thin line B)A thick line C) A distinct line D) A crude line

74) A rawl bit should be kept at an angle is while making holes on the brick and concrete walls A) 60 B)45 C) 90 D) 55 75) Which one is not a standard size of cutting pliers? A) 100mm B)150mm C) 200mm D) 250mm D) Between 45&20 D) Silver D) Barriers voltage D) Porcelain D) Barriers voltage

76) The correct angle at which the knife blade should be kept while stripping a cable A) More than 60 B)) Less than 20 C) At 45 77) Which of the following materials is not a good conductor.. A) Aluminum B)) Copper C) Porcelain 78) The die electric strength of insulation is called A) Peak voltage B)) peak inverse voltage C) Brake down voltage

79) Which of the following materials is not a good conductor.. A) Clay B)) copper C) rubber 80) Potential difference that causes the breakdown of insulation is called the A) Peak voltage B)) peak inverse voltage C) Brake down voltage 81) Resistance in tungsten filament lamp A) Increase as applied voltage increases C) Remains same as applied voltage increases 82) Electric current passing through the circuit produces A) Thermal effects B)) Luminous effect 5|Page

B) Decrease as applied voltage increases D) None of the above C) Chemical effect D) All above effects

83) The force producing moment of the pointer in an indicating instrument is called a. A) Deflecting force B)) Controlling force C) Damping force 84) A permanent magnet moving coil instrument will read. A) Only AC quantities B)) Only DC Quantities C) Both AC&DC Quantities 85) A moving iron instruments will read A) Only AC quantities B)) Only DC Quantities 86) A moving coil instrument works on . A) Electro static effect B)Heating effect C) Both AC&DC Quantities C) Chemical Effect

D) Distracting force D) Pulsating Quantities D) Pulsating Quantities D) Electromagnetic effect D) All the above D) Tangent Galvanometer D) Voltmeter D) Voltage D) Watt D) 60 D) 3000W D) 1.75m D) 3meters D) 8,200 D) 2.5m D) any number D) any number D) any number

87) A moving system of an indicating type of electrical instruments is subjected to A) Deflecting toque B)Controlling torque C) Damping torque 88) The instruments which could be classified as an absolute instruments A) Milli ammeter B)Micro ammeter C) Galvanometer 89) Which of the following is used for measuring the medium resistance directly.. A) Ammeter B)Megger C) Ohm meter 90) An ohm meter is used for measuring A) Ammeter B)Resistance 91) The unit of frequency is . A) Ohm B)Hertz 92) Standard supply frequency in India A) 48 B)49 C) Current C) Joules C) 50

93) The load on each power sub circuit shall be restricted to A) 13000W B)500W C) 600W 94) A ceiling fan shall be hung at a not less than.. From the floor A) 2.5m B)1.5m C) 3m 95) Switch board is fixed at a height of A) 1.5 meters B)2meters C) 4meters

96) Number of light points admissible in one circuit are points of . Watt each A) 4, 400 B)8.100watt C) 4,1600 97) A lamp holder should be fixed from the ground level at a height of A) 1.5 m B)3m C) 2m 98) How many light points are allowed in one circuit? A) 10 points B) 15 points 99) How many power points are allowed in one circuit? A) One B) two C) 20 points C) three

100) How many lamp points can be provided in a bed room? A) One B) two C) three 101) Outlets above 16 a rating should be connected through a 6|Page

A) Two way switch

B) DP switch

C) T P switch

D) D P S T switch D) 1.5m D) 3000 watts

102) A ceiling fan shell be hung at a heightnot less than ..from the floor A) 2.5m B) 1.5m C) 3m 103) The load on each power sub circuit shell be restricted to . A) 1300watts B) 500watts C) 600watts

104) The size of an engineers vice is specified by the A) Length of the movable jaw B) width of the jaws C) Height of vice D) maximum opening of the jaws 105) The vice clamps are used to A) Protect the hard blades C) Protect the finished surfaces 106) The size of the divider is specified by the A) Total length of legs C) Length of the legs without the points 107) Hacksaw blades are made up of A) Mild steel B) High speed steel B) Clamp the work pieces rigidly D) Prevent the movable jaw from being field B) Distance between points when fully opened D) Distance between the pivot and the points

C) High carbon steel

D) Stain less steel D) Broken drill D) Vice D) Pinion and key D) Curved cut file D) Hot chip D) 0.75 to 1.5percent D) Feeler gauge

108) If the point of a twist drill has unequal angles the result will be a . A) Hole which is too large B) Hole which is too small C) Hole which is not round 109) The taper shank drill are held on machine by means of A) Chuck B) Drift C) Sleeves 110) Drill chucks are fitted on the drilling machine spindle by means of A) Knurled ring B) Arbor C) Drift 111) To file hard metals use A) Single cut file B) Rasp cut file C) Double cut file C) Cutting tool C) 0.2 to 0.3percent

112) A coolant is used for cooling the A) Machine B) Job only 113) The% of carbon in high speed steel is A) 2 percentage B) 0.1 to 0.2percent

114) The instrument used to measure the thickness of plate and sheet is A) Vernier caliper B) outside Micrometer C) dial gauge 115) The Screw driver are specified by its.. A) Length and weight C) Length of the blade and width of the tip

B) Weight and shape of the tip D) Width of the tip and the type of insulation D) 5.0mm D) 3750

116) What is the Reading accuracy of an Engineers steel rule? A) 0.005 mm B) 0.05mm C) 0.5mm 117) The cutting angle for chipping cast iron is... A) 60 B) 55 7|Page C) 90

118) The force producing movement of ht pointer in an indicating instrument is called a A) Deflecting force B) Controlling force C) Damping force D) Distracting force 119) A permanent magnet moving coil instrument will read. A) Only AC quantities B) Only DC quantities C) Both AC&DC quantities D) Pulsating quantities

200) To save a person getting shock from a leaking cable, we will cut the cable by means of A) A spear B) An axe C) a scissors D) any one of above 201) To save a person getting shock from an overhead line, we will throw A) A safety belt over the line B) A safety rope over the line C) An iron chain over line D) none of the above 202) Safety glasses are worn when following operations are involved A) Welding B) Chipping C) Cutting with torch D) Using strong acids or caustics 203) Magnitude of electric shock on human body depends upon A) The line voltage B) The line current C) Both A and B D) Current flowing through human body 204) Resistance measured in A) Amp B) Ohm 205) which of the fundamental units A) CGS, FPS, SI B) MKS, MKSA, CGS C) Volts D) Watt

C) FPS, MKS, MKS

D) CGS, FPS, MKS D) Km, gm D) Standard wire gas D) Ironclad double piece D) Micro ohm D) Meter D) Volt meter D) F D) pf meter D) Density

206) In CGS system of units the lengths and mass are expressed in A) Meter and Kg B) ft,Kg C) Cm, gm 207) Full name of SWG A) Standard wire gauge B) Swiss wire gauge C) Swiss western bridge C) Ironclad double pole C) Ohm C) farad C) pf meter C) C C) Wattmeter C) Resistance

208) Full name of ICTP switch A) Ironclad doublers pole B) Ironclad double pole 209) SI unit of voltage is A) Amp B) Volt

210) SI unit of electric charge A) Coulomb B) Newton 211) Resistance is measured by A) Ohm meter B) Wattmeter 212) Symbol of electric pressure A) A B) V 213) Electric pressure is measured by A) Voltmeter B) Ammeter 214) Amp is measuring unit of A) Current B) Pressure 8|Page

215) Charge of proton is A) ve 217) Charge of electron is A) ve 218) Weight of electron is A) 9.1*10-31 Kg 219) Charge of electron is A) 1.6*10-19 C

B) +ve B) +ve B) 0.91*10-34 Kg B) 16*10-19 C

C) No charge C) Multiple C) 91*10-35 Kg C) 0.16*10-19C C) 10,000 C) Metal C) Iron C) Iron C) Milk C) SO2 C) 10-9F C) Hammering C) gimlet

D) Multiple D) No charge D) 9*10-31 Kg D) 1.6*10-18C D) 20 D) Non metal D) Aluminum D) Oil D) Mustard oil D) Cl2 D) 10-12F D) Holding D) screw driver D) Try square D) Plumb bob D) Hacksaw D) Plumb bob D) Chalk

220) Wet human body has resistance of A) 5*106 B) 5000 221) Human body is a A) Conductor B) Non conductor

222) Good conductor of electricity A) Silver B) Gold 223) In case of electric fire use A) Water B) Sand 224) In rainy season apply on tools to avoid rust A) Grease B) water 225) In case of electric fire use A) Co2 B) N2S 226) 1 pico farad is equal to A) 10-3F B) 10-6F 227) Combination pliers are not used for A) Cutting B) Twisting 228) Which tool is used for tightening screw? A) Knife B) pliers

229) Which tool is used for marking pilot holes for fixing wood screw? A) Poker B) Hand drill C) Hank saw 230) Which tool is used for check the right angle of corners? A) Scale B) Try square C) Rod 231) Which tool is used for making holes in doors, windows to pass wires? A) Auger bit B) Plumb bob C) File 232) Which tool is used for drawing vertical lines while wiring A) Scale B) Try square C) Rod 233) Which tool is used for making guide holes for drilling in metals? A) Center punch B) picker C) Pencil 234)Which tool is used as a hammer for soft metals and made of wood 9|Page

A) Pipe vice

B) Ball peen hammer

C) Mallet

D) Cross peen hammer D) bench vice D) Rawal plug D) Rule D) none of the above D) a & b

235)Which tool is used as holding and substance for cutting or filling? A) Hand vice B) pipe vice C) Pin vice 236)Which tool is used for making holes in the stone wall or concrete wall? A) Cold chisel B) Firmer chisel C) Hot chisel 237) which tool is used for measuring the dimensions of wiring? A) Scale B) Measuring tape C) Thread 238) Charges of same polarity A) Attract each other B) Repel each other 239) In an atoms, the nucleus contains A) Protons only B) electrons C) Have no effect C) neutrons

240) There are two electric kettles both containing 2kg of water. One is rated at 1000w and other at 2000w then for building A) Both kettles will take same power B) Both kettles will take same energy C) Both kettles will take same current D) None of the above 250) Static charges are generated A) When a person walks on carpeted floors C) When pulverized passes through chutes or over rubber belts 251) Static charges are generated in liquid reside A) On the surface of the liquid C) At the bottom of the liquid B) When highly resistive liquids are in motion D) In all above cases B) Uniformly throughout the liquid D) none of the above

252) In lamp load when more than one lamp are switched on the total resistance of the load A) Increases B) decreases C) remains constant D) none of the above 253) Inductance of available inductive load can be changed by A) Changing no. of turns. B) Changing the reluctance of the magnetic path C) Controlling the saturation meters D) all above methods 253) Resistance of 250 v, 100w lamp will be A) 0.4 B) 25 C) 625 D) 2.5 254) Radio station is operated at 10 MHz what is its wave length A) 10 meters B) 3 meters C) 100 meters 255) Resistance in tungsten filament lamp A) Increase as applied voltage increases C) Remains same as applied voltage increases D) 30 meters

B) Decrease as applied voltage increases D) none of the above

256) The force producing moment of the pointer in an indicating instrument is called a. A) Deflecting force B) Controlling force C) Damping force D) Distracting force 257) A permanent magnet moving coil instrument will read. A) Only AC quantities B) Only DC Quantities C) Both AC&DC Quantities 258) A moving iron instruments will read 10 | P a g e D) Pulsating Quantities

A) Only AC quantities

B) Only DC Quantities

C) Both AC&DC Quantities C) Chemical Effect

D) Pulsating Quantities D) Electromagnetic effect D) All the above D) Tangent Galvanometer D) Voltmeter D) Voltage D) Watts D) 60

259)A moving coil instrument works on . A) Electro static effect B) Heating effect

260) A moving system of an indicating type of electrical instruments is subjected to A) Deflecting force B) Controlling force C) Damping force 261) The instruments which could be classified as an absolute instruments is A) Mille ammeter B) Micro ammeter C) Galvanometer 262) Which of the following is used for measuring the medium resistance directly.. A) Ammeter B) Megger C) Ohm meter 263) An ohm meter is used for measuring A) Insulation B) Resistance 264) The unit of frequency is . A) Insulation B) Hertz 265) Standard supply frequency in India A) 48 B) 49 C) Current C) Joules C) 50

266) The internal conductance of an ammeter is generally A) Low B) Directly proportional to the current C) Inversely proportional to the current

D) High

267) A house served by a 220V supply light, is protected by a 9-Ampere fuse. The maximum number of 60 W bulbs in parallel that can be turned on is A) 11 B) 33 C) 22 D) 44 268) The maximum resistance value for a brown, red, yellow, gold resistor is A) 126,000 B) 126,600 C) 114,000 269)The unit of electrical charge is the A) coulomb B) joule 270) Materials with lots of free electrons are called A) conductors B) insulators C) volt C) semiconductors D) 132,000 D) watt D) filters

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