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Electrical Engineering Materials — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Electrical Engineering MCQs on Electrical Engineering Materials — Part 2 with worked academic solutions for WAPDA, NTDC, IESCO, LESCO, PPSC, FPSC.

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40
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WAPDA, NTDC, IESCO...
Estimated Time
48 mins
Exam-Level WAPDA NTDC IESCO LESCO PPSC FPSC
Verified for Commission Syllabus • Oct 14, 2026
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Question 1 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

The coils of D.C. motor starter are wound with wire of

Question 2 of 40
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Due to which of the following factors the brush wear rate is altered?

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Which of the following affect greatly the resistivity of electrical conductors?

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Carbon resistors are used extensively because they are

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★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

The current due to electron flow in conduction band is the hole current in valence band.

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★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

The metal having the lowest temperature coefficient of resistance is

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★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

A perfect conductor has

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★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

For a particular material the Hall coefficient was found to be zero. The material is

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Total number of crystal systems is

Question 10 of 40
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In graphite, bonding is

Question 11 of 40
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The converse of hardness is known as

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The value of critical field below the transition temperature will

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Is viscoelastic.

Question 14 of 40
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Which of the following factors affect resistivity of metals ?

Question 15 of 40
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By increasing impurity content in the metal alloy the residual resistivity always

Question 16 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

Carbon bearings are used under which of the following conditions ?

Question 17 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

For a hole which of the following statements is incorrect ?

Question 18 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

Substances whose specific resistance abruptly decreases at very low temperature are called

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The impurity atoms is semiconductors

Question 20 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

The photo-electric effect occurs only when the incident light has more than a certain critical

Question 21 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

Carbon rods are used in wet and dry cells because

Question 22 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

The superconductivity is due to

Question 23 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

Overhead telephone wires are made of

Question 24 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

_________ is most commonly used for making magnetic recording tape

Question 25 of 40
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A good electric contact material should have all of the following properties except

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Non-linear resistors

Question 27 of 40
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The covalent bond is formed by

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The formula __________ determines the number of electrons that can be accommodated in any level.

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Carbon electrodes are not used in

Question 30 of 40
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At transition temperature the value of critical field is

Question 31 of 40
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Solder is an alloy of

Question 32 of 40
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A carbon resistor contains

Question 33 of 40
★ WAPDA ★ NTDC

Which of the following material is not a semiconductor ?

Question 34 of 40
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Which of the following materials is preferred for transmitting electrical energy over long distance ?

Question 35 of 40
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The forbidden gap in an insulator is

Question 36 of 40
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Platinum is used in

Question 37 of 40
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In a crystal, an atom vibrates at a frequency determined by

Question 38 of 40
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Due to which of the following reasons copper and aluminium are not used for heating elements ?

Question 39 of 40
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Thermocouples are mainly used for the measurement of

Question 40 of 40
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Which of the following high resistance materials has the highest operating temperature ?

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