DGCA DC Electrics 1. Basic Principles

 

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Q1. All effects of electricity take place because of the existence of a tiny particle called the:

Correct answer is – electron

Q2. The nucleus of an atom is:

Correct answer is – positively charged

Q3. An atom is electrically balanced when:

Correct answer is – its protons and electrons balance each other

Q4. The electrons of an atom are:

Correct answer is – negatively charged

Q5. A material with a deficiency of electrons becomes:

Correct answer is – positively charged

Q6. A material with a surplus of electrons becomes:

Correct answer is – negatively charged

Q7. Heat produces an electric charge when:

Correct answer is – the junction of two unlike metals is heated

Q8. Friction causes:

Correct answer is – static electricity

Q9. Chemical action produces electricity in:

Correct answer is – a primary cell

Q10. A photo electric cell produces electricity when:

Correct answer is – exposed to a light source

Q11. The difference in electric potential is measured in:

Correct answer is – volts

Q12. Electrical power is measured in:

Correct answer is – watts

Q13. The unit measurement of electrical resistance is:

Correct answer is – the ohm

Q14. An ammeter measures:

Correct answer is – current

Q15. Materials containing ‘free electrons’ are called:

Correct answer is – conductors

Q16. The unit used for measuring the EMF of electricity is:

Correct answer is – the volt

Q17. The unit used for measuring:

Correct answer is – resistance – is the ohm

Q18. Three resistors of 60 ohms each in parallel give a total resistance of:

Correct answer is – 20 ohms

Q19. A voltmeter measures:

Correct answer is – electromotive force

Q20. Watts =

Correct answer is – volts × amps

Q21. The total resistance of a number of power consumer devices connected in series is:

Correct answer is – the addition of the individual resistances

Q22. The total resistance of a number of resistances connected in parallel is:

Correct answer is – frac{1}{R_{T}}=frac{1}{R_{1}}+frac{1}{R_{2}}+frac{1}{R_{3}}+frac{1}{R_{4}}

Q23. Ohm’s Law states:

Correct answer is – Current in amps = Electromotive force in volts / Resistance in ohms

Q24. A device consuming 80 watts at 8 amps would have a voltage supply of:

Correct answer is – 10 volts

Q25. In a simple electrical circuit, if the resistors are in parallel, the total current consumed is equal to:

Correct answer is – the sum of the currents taken by the resistors

Q26. The symbol for volts is:

Correct answer is – V or E

Q27. Electrical potential is measured in:

Correct answer is – volts

Q28. If a number of electrical consuming devices were connected in parallel, the reciprocal of the total resistance would be:

Correct answer is – the sum of the reciprocals of the individual resistances

Q29. The current flowing in an electrical circuit is measured in:

Correct answer is – amps

Q30. Electromotive force is measured in:

Correct answer is – volts

Q31. Ohm’s Law is given by the formula:

Correct answer is – I=frac{V}{R}

Q32. The current flowing in a circuit is:

Correct answer is – inversely proportional to resistance, directly proportional to voltage

Q33. The unit of EMF is the:

Correct answer is – vol

Q34. Potential difference is measured in:

Correct answer is – volts

Q35. The unit of current is the:

Correct answer is – ampere

Q36. The unit of resistance is the:

Correct answer is – ohm

Q37. Electrical power is measured in:

Correct answer is – watts

Q38. 1250 ohms may also be expressed as:

Correct answer is – 1.25 k ohms

Q39. 1.5 M ohms may also be expressed as:

Correct answer is – 1500 k ohms

Q40. 550 k ohms may also be expressed as:

Correct answer is – 0.55 M ohms

Q41. If the voltage applied to a simple resistor increases:

Correct answer is – current flow will increase and power consumed will increase

Q42. What is the total resistance in this circuit: 10 ΚΩ 1 ΚΩ 500 Ω

Correct answer is – 11.5 k ohms

Q43. The total resistance of the circuit is:

Correct answer is – 14 ohms

Q44. The current flow indication on ammeter ‘A’ would be:

Correct answer is – 2 amps

Q45. The total power consumed in the circuit will be:

Correct answer is – 56 watts

Q46. The power consumed by R_{5} alone is:

Correct answer is – 28 watts

Q47. The indication on voltmeter V1 will be:

Correct answer is – 9.2 volts

Q48. The indication on voltmeter V3 will be:

Correct answer is – 14 volts

Q49. The indication on voltmeter V2 will be:

Correct answer is – 4.8 volts

Q50. The current flowing through R_{2} is:

Correct answer is – 0.4 amps

Q51. The current flowing through R_{3} is:

Correct answer is – 0.4 amps

Q52. The current flowing through R_{4} is:

Correct answer is – 1.2 amps

Q53. The power consumed by R_{2} alone is:

Correct answer is – 1.92 watts

Q54. The power consumed by R_{3} alone is:

Correct answer is – 1.92 watts

Q55. The power consumed by R_{4} alone is:

Correct answer is – 5.76 watts

Q56. The power consumed by R_{1} alone is:

Correct answer is – 18.4 watts

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