1. International ohm is defined in terms of the resistance of ?

a column of mercury

a cube of carbon

a cube of copper

the unit length of wire

Answer: a column of mercury

Explanation:


2. Voltage dependent resistors are usually made from ?

charcoal

silicon carbide

nichrome

graphite

Answer: nichrome

Explanation:


3. Which of the following quantities remain the same in all parts of a series circuit ?

Voltage

Current

Power

Resistance

Answer: Resistance

Explanation:


4. A nichrome wire used as a heater coil has the resistance of 2 ?/m. For a heater of 1 kW at 200 V, the length of wire required will be ?

80 m

40 m

60 m

20 m

Answer: 80 m

Explanation:


5. Ohm's law is not applicable to ?

semi-conductors

D.C. circuits

small resistors

high currents

Answer: semi-conductors

Explanation:


6. All good conductors have high ?

conductance

resistance

reluctance

thermal conductivity

Answer: conductance

Explanation:


7. In a lamp load when more than one lamp are switched on the total resistance of the load ?

increases

decreases

remains same

none of the above

Answer: decreases

Explanation:


8. When electric current passes through a bucket full of water, lot of bubbling is observed. This suggests that the type of supply is ?

A.C.

D.C.

any of above two

none of the above

Answer: D.C.

Explanation:


9. The weight of an aluminium conductor as compared to a copper conductor of identical cross-section, for the same electrical resistance, is ?

50%

60%

100%

150%

Answer: 50%

Explanation:


10. The condition for the validity under Ohm's law is that ?

resistance must be uniform

current should be proportional to the size of the resistance

resistance must be wire wound type

temperature at positive end should be more than the temperature at negative end

Answer: resistance must be uniform

Explanation: