Previous year MCQs

General science UPPSC 2016 GS-I
Question

'Dynamo' is a device, which converts:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: mechanical energy into electrical energy

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “mechanical energy into electrical energy”.
A Dynamo consists of a coil of wire placed within a magnetic field. When the coil is rotated, the magnetic field induces a current in the wire, resulting in the conversion of mechanical energy into electrical energy.

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