Electricity and Magnetic Fundamentals

131. States that the ratio of the thermal conductivity is proportional to the absolute temperature for all metals.

  1. Wien's displacement law
  2. Hartleys law
  3. Hall's law
  4. Wiedemann Franz law

Correct answer: (D)
Wiedemann Franz law

132. Steel is hard to magnetize because of its

  1. Low permeability
  2. High permeability
  3. High density
  4. High retentivity

Correct answer: (A)
Low permeability

133. Temporary magnets are commonly employed in

  1. electric instruments
  2. motors
  3. moving coils loudspeakers
  4. magnetos

Correct answer: (B)
motors

134. The ability of a material to conduct magnetic flux through it.

  1. Permittivity
  2. Reluctivity
  3. Conductivity
  4. Permeability

Correct answer: (D)
Permeability

135. The ability of a mechanically stressed ferromagnetic wire to recognize rapid switching of magnetization when subjected to a dc magnetic field.

  1. Wartheim effect
  2. Wiedemann effect
  3. Wiegand effect
  4. Edison effect

Correct answer: (C)
Wiegand effect

136. The air space between poles of magnets

  1. Air gap
  2. Free space
  3. Vacuum
  4. Atmosphere

Correct answer: (A)
Air gap

137. The amount of magnetizing force to counter balance the residual magnetism of a magnetic material is referred to as

  1. Reluctivity
  2. Susceptivity
  3. Coercivity
  4. Retentivity

Correct answer: (C)
Coercivity

138. The B-H curve for _________ is a straight line passing through the origin.

  1. cobalt
  2. air
  3. hardened steel
  4. soft iron

Correct answer: (B)
air

139. The B-H curve of _________ is not a straight line.

  1. air
  2. wood
  3. silicon steel
  4. soft iron

Correct answer: (D)
soft iron

140. The branch of Engineering which deals with the magnetic effect of electric current is known as

  1. Magnetism
  2. Electromagnetism
  3. Electrical engineering
  4. Electronics engineering

Correct answer: (B)
Electromagnetism

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