QUESTIONS FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY QUIZ

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS

1. Which voltage source converts chemical energy to electrical

energy?

a. Electrical generator
b. Battery
c. Solar cell
d. Electronic power supply

2. Electricity may be generated by a wire

a. Carrying current
b. Wrapped as a coil
c. That has neutral domains
d. Passing through a flux field

3. If the resistance total in a series circuit doubles, current will

a. Be the same
b. Be doubled
c. Reduce source voltage
d. Be halved
 4. If the resistance total in a series circuit doubles, current will

a. Be the same
b. Be doubled
c. Reduce source voltage
d. Be halved

5. Which material may also be considered a semiconductor element?

a. Carbon
b. Ceramic
c. Mica
d. Argon

6. Which of the following logical operations is represented by the + sign

in Boolean algebra?

a. Inversion
b. AND
c. OR
d. Complementation

7. What is the most significant development in electronics since World War

II?

A. the development of color TV

B. the development of the diode

C. the development of the transistor

 the development of the TRIAC
D.

8. In "n" type material, majority carriers would be:

A. holes

B. none

C. ions

D. electrons

9. Elements with 1, 2, or 3 valence electrons usually make excellent:

A. conductors

B. semiconductors

C. insulators

D. neutral

10. A commonly used penta valent material is:

A. arsenic

B. boron

C. gallium

D. neon
11. How many satellites does it take for GPS to work?

Four Satellites

12. Unauthorised access of information from a wireless device

through a bluetooth connection is called
a) bluemaking
b) bluesnarfing
c) bluestring
d) none of the mentioned

13) Who discovered The electron in which year,

Ans: J J Thomson in 1897.

14). Who started Apple Company?

Ans: Steve Jobs

15) In computer terminology, what does the ‘Error 404’ indicate?

Ans: Not found

16) The evidence of existence of which noble gas was first

observed in India during a Solar Eclipse?
Ans: Helium

17) Radar uses _____________ to determine the distance and the

direction of the object.
a) Echo b) light c) energy d) none