Electricity and Magnetism Fundamentals MCQs
151. How is mutual inductance between two coils decreased?
A. By using a common core
B. By moving the coils closer
C. By moving the coils apart
D. By increasing the number of turns of either coil
Answer : By moving the coils apart
152. A magnetic field is
A. The current flow through space around a permanent magnet
B. The force set up when current flows through a conductor
C. The force that drives current through a resistor
D. The force between the plates of a charged capacitor
Answer : The force set up when current flows through a conductor
153. Ohm’s law can be used only to a _____ circuit or component.
A. Unilateral
B. Exponential
C. Trivalent
D. Linear
Answer : Linear
154. When the current flows, the magnetic field conductor is in what direction?
A. The same as the current direction
B. Opposite the current direction
C. Omnidirectional
D. In the direction determined by the left hand rule
Answer : In the direction determined by the left hand rule
155. The magnetic field around the conductor is determined by the
A. Size of the conductor
B. Amount of current
C. Current divided by the resistance
D. Resistance divided by the current
Answer : Amount of current
156. Back emf refers to the
A. Current equal to the applied emf
B. Opposing emf
C. Current opposing the applied emf
D. Voltage opposing the applied emf
Answer : Voltage opposing the applied emf
157. The magnetic flux through a coil changes. This results to the induced emf acting in a direction as to
A. Oppose the change
B. Aid the change
C. Either oppose or aid the change
D. Neither oppose nor aid the change
Answer : Oppose the change
158. A magnetic flux of 2.5 x104 Wb through an area of 5 x104 square meters results in
A. 5 Wb
B. 0.5 Tesla of flux density
C. 5x 10-5 Wb of flux
D. 5000 Tesla of flux density
Answer : 0.5 Tesla of flux density
159. If a 20 V potential is applied across a relay coil with 50 turns having 1 Ω of resistance, the total magnetomotive producing magnetic flux in the circuit is
A. 10 Wb
B. 50 T
C. 1000 A t/m
D. 1000 A.t
Answer : 1000 A.t
160. What is the reluctance of a magnetic path having a length of 2 x 10-3 m and cross- sectional area of 2.5 x 10-3 m2?
A. 6366 A.t/Wb
B. 6000 A.t/Wb
C. 8x10-3 A.t/Wb
D. 0.8 A.t/Wb
Answer : 6366 A.t/Wb
161. Calculate the permeability (in T/A. t/m) of a magnetic material that has a relative permeability of 300
A. 3.78 x 10-4
B. 3.78 x 10-5
C. 3.78 x 10-3
D. 3.78 x 10-6
Answer : 3.78 x 10-4
162. Calculate the flux density that will be produced by the field intensity of 2000 a. t/m for a permeability of 126 x 10-6 T/A.t/m
A. 0.252 G
B. 0.252 x 10-2 T
C. 0.252 T
D. 0.252 x 10-2 G
Answer : 0.252 T
163. How many turns are needed to produce a magnetomotive force of 1000 A.t for a coil with 6 amperes?
A. 6000 turns
B. 600 turns
C. 167 turns
D. 67 turns
Answer : 167 turns
164. A 6- V battery is connected across a solenoid of 100 turns having a resistance of 2 Ω, Calculate the number of ampere turns?
A. 100
B. 50
C. 300
D. 600
Answer : 300
165. What determines the atomic number of an element?
A. The number of protons
B. The number of electrons
C. The number of neutrons
D. The number of neutrons and protons
Answer : The number of protons
166. One of the solid structures in which the position of the atoms or ions are predetermined
A. Crystalline solid
B. Amorphous solid
C. Polycrystalline solid
D. Poly- amorphous solid
Answer : Crystalline solid
167. Mmf in a magnetic circuit corresponds to _____ in an electric circuit
A. Emf
B. Voltage drop
C. Electric Field Intensity
D. Potential gradient
Answer : Emf
168. What solid has no defined crystal structure except perhaps in the arrangement of the nearest neighboring atoms or ions?
A. Crystalline
B. Amorphous
C. Polycrystalline
D. Poly- amorphous
Answer : Amorphous
169. Amorphous solid is also called
A. Crystalline
B. Non- crystalline
C. Polycrystalline
D. Homogenous
Answer : Non- crystalline
170. A principle that states that only two electrons with different spins are allowed to exist in a given orbit
A. Bohr’s principle
B. Pauli exclusion principle
C. Avogadro’s principle
D. Coulomb’s principle
Answer : Pauli exclusion principle
171. What bond is formed when one or more electrons in the outermost energy orbit of an atom are transferred to another?
A. Ionic
B. Covalent
C. Metallic
D. Van der Waals
B. Covalent
C. Metallic
D. Van der Waals
Answer : Ionic
172. In electro-mechanical conversion devices like generators and motors the reason why a small air gap is left between the rotor and stator is to
A. permit mechanical clearance
B. increase flux density in air gap
C. decrease the reluctance of magnetic path
D. complete the magnetic path
Answer : permit mechanical clearance
173. What bond is formed when electrons in the outermost energy orbits of the atoms are shared between two or more electrons?
A. Ionic
B. Covalent
C. Metallic
D. Van der Waals
Answer : Covalent
174. Why is it that the magnitude of magnetomotive force required for air gap is much greater than that required for iron part of a magnetic circuit?
A. Because air is a gas
B. Because air has the highest relative permeability
C. Because air is a conductor of magnetic flux
D. Because air has the lowest relative permeability
Answer : Because air has the lowest relative permeability
175. What type of bond is formed when there exists some form of collective interactions between the (negatively charged) electrons and (positively charged) nuclei in a solid?
A. Ionic
B. Covalent
C. Metallic
D. Van der Waals
Answer : Metallic
176. Permeance of a magnetic circuit is _________ the cross-sectional area of the circuit.
A. directly proportional to
B. inversely proportional to
C. dependent of
D. independent of
Answer : directly proportional to
177. Formed when there exist distant electronic interactions between (opposite) charges present in the neighboring atoms or molecules.
A. Ionic bond
B. Covalent bond
C. Metallic bond
D. Van der Waals bond
Answer : Van der Waals bond
178. Defined as the ratio of the volume occupied by the atoms or ions in a unit cell divided by the volume of the unit cell and is used to measure the compactness of a crystal.
A. Atomic packing factor (APF)
B. Ionic Packing Ratio (IPR)
C. Atomic compacting factor (ACF)
D. Ionic compacting ratio (ICR)
Answer : Atomic packing factor (APF)
179. A factor used to correct for the electrostatic forces of the more distant ions in an ionic solid.
A. Avogadro’s number
B. Planck’s constant
C. Boltzmann’s constant
D. Madelung constant
Answer : Madelung constant
180. The conduction of electricity across the surface of a dielectric is called
A. creepage
B. skin effect
C. surface effect
D. crosstalk
Answer : creepage
181. A magnetic circuit carries a flux φi in the iron part and a flux φg in the air gap. What is the leakage coefficient?
A. φi/ φg
B. φi × φg
C. φg /φi
D. φi + φg
Answer : φi/ φg
182. A law stating that the magnetic susceptibilities of most paramagnetic substances are inversely proportional to their absolute temperatures.
A. Curie’s Law
B. Child’s Law
C. CR Law
D. Curie-Weiss Law
Answer : Curie’s Law
183. The reluctance of the magnetic circuit is ________ relative permeability of the material comprising the circuit.
A. directly proportional to
B. inversely proportional to
C. independent of
D. dependent of
Answer : inversely proportional to
184. A law relating between the magnetic and electric susceptibilities and the absolute temperatures which is followed b ferromagnets, antiferromagnets, non-polar ferroelectrics, antiferroelectrics and some paramagnets.
A. Curie’s Law
B. Child’s Law
C. CR Law
D. Curie-Weiss Law
C. CR Law
D. Curie-Weiss Law
Answer : Curie-Weiss Law
185. Theory of ferromagnetic phenomena which assumes each atom is a permanent magnet which can turn freely about its center under the influence of applied field and other magnets.
A. Ewing’s theory of ferromagnetism
B. Oersted’s ferromagnetism theory
C. Maxwell’s magnetic theory
D. Ampere’s circuital law
Answer : Ewing’s theory of ferromagnetism
186. The reluctance of a magnetic circuit varies with
A. length × area
B. area ÷ length
C. length ÷ area
D. length + area
Answer : length ÷ area
187. A theorem which states that an electric current flowing in a circuit produces a magnetic field at external points equivalent to that due to a magnetic shell whose bounding edge is the conductor and whose strength of the current.
A. Joule’s law
B. Faraday’s law
C. Volta’s theorem
D. Ampere’s theorem
B. Faraday’s law
C. Volta’s theorem
D. Ampere’s theorem
Answer : Ampere’s theorem
188. What is the usual value of leakage coefficient for electrical machines?
A. 0.5 to 1
B. 1 to 5
C. 5 to 10
D. 1.15 to 1.25
Answer : 1.15 to 1.25
189. The science of adapting electronics to aerospace flight.
A. Avionics
B. Aerotronics
C. Aerodynamics
D. Astrionics
Answer : Astrionics
190. The reluctance of a magnetic circuit is not dependent on which of the following?
A. Number of turns of coil
B. Magnetomotive force
C. Flux density in the circuit
D. Current in the coil
Answer : Flux density in the circuit
191. Another term for corona discharge.
A. Lightning
B. Sparking
C. Aurora
D. Corona Effect
Answer : Aurora
192. The B-H curve for ________ is a straight line passing through the origin.
A. cobalt
B. air
C. hardened steel
D. soft iron
Answer : air
193. The phenomenon that when an electric current passes through an anisotropic crystal, there is an absorption or liberation of heat due to the non-uniformity in current distribution.
A. Bridgman effect
B. Corona effect
C. Dember effect
D. Destriau effect
Answer : Bridgman effect
194. The B-H curve of ________ is not a straight line.
A. air
B. wood
C. silicon steel
D. soft iron
Answer : soft iron
195. If a magnetic flux cuts across 200 turns at a rate of 2Wb/s, the induced voltage according to Faraday’s law is about
A. 400 V
B. 100 V
C. 200 V
D. 600 V
Answer : 400 V
196. What is the SI unit of reluctance?
A. At
B. At/m
C. N/Wb
D. At/Wb
Answer : At/Wb
197. A magnetizing force of 1000 AT/m will produce a flux density of __________ in air.
A. 1.257 mWb/m2
B. 0.63 Wb/m2
C. 1.257 Wb/m2
D. 0.63 mWb/m2
Answer : 1.257 mWb/m2
198. Hysteresis loss can be reduced by one of the following.
A. Increasing mmf of the circuit
B. Using material narrow hysteresis loop
C. Using ferromagnetic core
D. Laminating the magnetic circuit
Answer : Using material narrow hysteresis loop
199. The core of a transformer heats up when its primary is fed from an ac source because of
A. permeability
B. ferromagnetism
C. reluctance of core
D. hysteresis loss
Answer : hysteresis loss
200. Which of the following materials has the least hysteresis loop area?
A. soft iron
B. silicon steel
C. hard steel
D. wrought iron
Answer : silicon steel
