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Foundations of Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

A collection of factual questions covering the history, units, and fundamental constants of electrical engineering.

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10 Questions Easy Ages 5+ Sep 16, 2026

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1 In what year did Alessandro Volta invent the first battery, known as the voltaic pile?

A 1780
B 1800
C 1820
D 1840

2 What is the SI unit of electrical resistance named after Georg Ohm?

A Volt
B Ampere
C Ohm
D Watt

3 The magnetic flux unit 'Weber' is named after which German physicist?

A Wilhelm Eduard Weber
B James Clerk Maxwell
C Michael Faraday
D Nikola Tesla

4 How many volts constitute one kilovolt?

A 10
B 100
C 1,000
D 10,000

5 Who is credited with the discovery of electromagnetic induction in 1831?

A Thomas Edison
B Michael Faraday
C Benjamin Franklin
D Heinrich Hertz

6 What is the value of the elementary charge, represented by 'e', approximately in coulombs?

A 1.602 x 10^-19
B 6.626 x 10^-34
C 9.109 x 10^-31
D 1.380 x 10^-23

7 Which company did Thomas Edison co-found in 1892 that later became a major electrical conglomerate?

A Westinghouse
B General Electric
C Siemens
D Bell Labs

8 The unit 'Ampere' measures the flow of what in a conductor?

A Voltage
B Resistance
C Electric Current
D Capacitance

9 In which decade was the transistor invented at Bell Labs?

A 1920s
B 1930s
C 1940s
D 1950s

10 What is the standard frequency of alternating current (AC) power in Australia, measured in Hertz?

A 50 Hz
B 60 Hz
C 100 Hz
D 120 Hz

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