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2. What is the effect of frequency variation on eddy loss in transformer core if voltage remains
constant?
A. remains constant
B. becomes less
C. becomes more
D. none of the above
7. When the load power factor in a three phase short transmission line is leading, the voltage regulation
is
A. positive
B. negative
C. positive or negative
D. zero
9. In nominal T method
A. full charging current flows over full the line
B. half charging current flows over the full the line
C. full charging current flows over half the line
D. half charging current flows over half the line
13. For a 500 Hz frequency excitation, a 50 km long power line will be modeled as
A. short line
B. long line
C. medium line
D. data insufficiency for decision
14. The wound rotor type IM is used for ____________ speed operation.
A. constant
B. maximum
C. minimum
D. variable
15. Pole changing methods are suitable only for ___________ type induction motor.
A. wound
B. cage
C. linear
D. none of the above
16. In a three phase induction motor, in order to eliminate cogging the number of stator slots must be
A. unequal to number of rotor slots and skewed in shape
B. equal to number of rotor slots
C. an integral multiple of number of rotor slots
D. either B or C
20. If s is the slip and f is the supply frequency of an induction motor, the frequency of rotor current is
given by
A. sf
B. s2
C. sf/2
D. f/s
24. When R2 is rotor resistance, X2 the rotor reactance at supply frequency and s the slip, then the
condition for maximum torque under running condition will be.
A. s R2=X2
B. R2= s2X2
C. R2= s2X2
D. R2=s X2
28. Which of the following methods of speed control is not affected through stator side?
A. change of rotor resistance
B. change of number of pole
C. change of supply voltage
D. change of supply frequency
29. The difference between the synchronous speed and rotor speed with respect to synchronous speed
is known as
A. slip
B. number of poles
C. normal speed
D. none of the above
31. For a three phase transmission, line transmission efficiency of a line decreases with
A. increase in load p.f.
B. Does not vary with power factor
C. increase in load current
D. decrease in load p.f.
34. When a neutral point of three phase system is directly connected to earth then it has what type of
grounding?
A. solid
B. resistance
C. reactance
D. Peterson coil
44. The concept of an electrically short, medium and long line is primarily based on
A. nominal voltage of the line
B. physical length of the line
C. wavelength of the line
D. power transmitted over the line
45. Keeping in view the cost and overall effectiveness, the following circuit breaker is suited for
capacitor bank switching
A. vacuum
B. oil
C. air blast
D. SF6
55. What is the unit of measuring dielectric strength of the transformer oil?
A. Kilo-volt
B. Kilo-volt/milimeter
C. Kilo-volt/meter
D. Volt/meter
57. What is/are the factor/s on which the hysteresis loss depend/s?
A. frequency
B. frequency and flux density
C. magnetic flux intensity
D. none of the above
58. A switch-tail ring counter is made by using a single D-FF , the following circuit is
A. T FF
B. D FF
C. S-R FF
D. J-K FF
62. The heating time constant of an electrical machine gives an induction of its
A. rating
B. cooling
C. overload capacity
D. short time rating
64. In single pulse modulation PWM inverters sixth harmonic can be eliminated if pulse width equal to
A. 30 Degree
B. 60 Degree
C. 36 Degree
D. 1080 Degree
65. A single phase full bridge inverter can operated in load commutation mode in case load consist of
A. RL
B. RLC underdamped
C. RLC overdamped
D. RLC critically damped
68. The high torque by weight ratio in an analog indicating instrument indicates
A. high friction loss
B. fast response
C. low friction loss
D. show response
73. Which material is mostly used for the filament of incandescent lamps?
A. Tantalum
B. Carbon
C. Copper
D. Tungsten
90. The speed of rotation of 5th harmonic component in the stator of an induction motor is
A. 5 times the synchronous speed
B. 1/15 times the synchronous speed
C. 1/5 times the synchronous speed
D. 0.5 times the synchronous speed
91. How does the depth of laying affect the current carrying capacity of cables?
A. decreases
B. increases
C. unchanged
D. doubles
98. In speed time curve of train what stage comes after free running
A. coasting
B. initial acceleration
C. constant speed
D. braking
108. In a highly inductive circuit, a small capacitance is added in series. The angle between voltage and
current will
A. decrease
B. increase
C. remain same
D. indeterminant
109. The value of current at resonance in a series RLC circuit is affected by the value of
A. L
B. C
C. R
D. none of the above
111. In a balanced wheatstone bridge if positions of detector and source are interchanged then bridge
will still remain balanced. The inference can be drawn from
A. duality
B. reciprocity theorem
C. compensation theorem
D. both A and B
113. The trigonometric fourier series of a periodic function can have only
A. cosine terms
B. sine terms
C. both A and B
D. DC and cosine terms
115. When compared, a 1st order LPF a 2nd order LPF has
A. lower voltage gain
B. higher voltage gain
C. higher cut off frequency
D. faster drop in filter response
119. Load frequency control is achieved by properly matching the individual machines
A. turbine inputs
B. reactive powers
C. generated voltages
D. generator ratings
131. 1 TESLA =
A. 1 wb- m2
B. 1 wb/ m2
C. 1wb
D. 1wb/m
133. Which special type of motor has rotor movements in discrete steps?
A. stepper motor
B. reluctance motor
C. hysteresis motor
D. servomotors
134. Maximum KVA demand of the consumer is related to p.f. in what way?
A. inversely proportional
B. directly proportional
C. equal
D. no relation
138. For voltage level beyond 66KV, three phase system employs
A. three single core cable
B. three core cable
C. both A and B
D. neither A nor B
145. What are the various colors obtained in cold cathode tubes?
A. yellow and oranged red
B. black
C. white
D. both B and C
146. What dielectric material is used in the capacitor used for p.f. correction?
A. vacuum
B. oil impregnated paper
C. mica
D. glass
147. What traction system is used for suburban and urban services?
A. DC system
B. ac system
C. either AC/DC
D. none
149. In an n-type semiconductor, elements of which group of periodic table is added as dopant?
A. group 5
B. group 2
C. group 3
D. group 4
161. Counter is a
A. sequential circuit
B. combinational circuit
C. both A and B
D. neither A nor B
164. Head phones/audio amplifiers are used as balance detectors in an AC bridge at frequency of
A. 250hz and above
B. <250hz
C. >4khz
D. none of the above
171. For harnessing low variable waterheads, the suitable hydraulic turbine with high % of reaction and
runner adjustable vanes is
A. impeller
B. Francis
C. Kaplan
D. Pelton
180. For a fix value of complex power flow in a transmission line having a sending end voltage V, real
power loss will be proportional to
A. V
B. 1/V 22
C. 1/V
D. V 22
182. The conduction loss versus device current characteristics of a power MOSFET is best illustrated by
A. parabola
B. straight line
C. rectangular hyperbola
D. exponentially decaying function
184. Number of sign changes in the entries in 1st column of root array denotes the no. of
A. roots of characteristic polynomial in RHP
B. zeroes of system in RHP
C. open loop poles in RHP
D. open loop zeroes in RHP
186. How many conductor/s rails is/are utilized for the traction system?
A. 2
B. 1
C. 3
D. 4
198. A cascade of three linear system time invariant systems is causal & unstable. From this we
conclude that-
A. Each system in the cascade is individually caused & unstable
B. At least one system is unstable & at least one system is causal
C. At least one system is causal & all systems are unstable
D. The majority are unstable & the majority are causal
199. For a single phase capacitor start induction motor, which of the following statement is valid?
A. The direction of rotation can be changed by reversing the main winding terminals.
B. The capacitor is used for power-factor improvement.
C. The direction of rotation can be changed.
D. The direction of rotation can be changed by interchanging the terminal.
200. A synchronous generator is feeding a zero power factor(lagging) load at rated current, the
armature reaction is
A. magnetizing
B. cross -magnetizing
C. ineffective
D. demagnetizing
201. Distributed winding & short chording employed in AC machines will result in
A. increase in emf & reduction in harmonics
B. reduction in emf & increase in harmonics
C. increase in both emf & harmonics
D. reduction in both emf & harmonics
203. In the integral control of the single area system frequency, error is reduced to zero by the
A. integrator output & speed changer position attain a constant value
B. integrator output decreases but speed changer position moves up
C. integrator output increases but speed changer position also becomes down
D. integrator output decreases & speed changes position also comes down
207. If the rated voltage from the power lines is applied to the primary of a single phase transformer
which is operated at no load, then
A. both input voltage ¤t are sinusodial
B. both input voltage & current are nonsinusodial
C. input voltage is nonsinusodial & input current is sinusodial
D. input voltage is sinusodial & input current is sinusodial
208. The positive sequence reactance will be equal to negative sequence if the equipment is
A. Transformer & transmission lines
B. generator
C. motor
D. none of the above
210. This kind of heating is nominally conducting material due to its own power loss when placed on
varying magnetic field.
A. radiation
B. induction
C. convection
D. conduction
211. In communication, the decrease in power along the transmission system is called
A. damping
B. attenuation
C. de-amplification
D. deregulation
212. This is the minimum height above the floor on operating handle of switches and circuit breakers
used as switch.
A. 2500 mm
B. 2000 mm
C. 1500 mm
D. 1000 mm
213. Sealing compounds must be applied to conduits entering areas producing spark or very hot. The
distance of the seal on the end of the conduit entering the said area is
A. 900 mm
B. 750 mm
C. 460 mm
D. 250 mm
215. As a rule, the size of switch board access door with 1000 A or more capacity and has a width of
1900 mm is
A. 800 x 2000 mm
B. 600 x 2200 mm
C. 600 x 2000 mm
D. 800 x 2200 mm
216. The minimum insulation resistance for a line using 5.5 mm2 conductor, 600 volts is
A. 1 m-
B. 250 K-
C. 500 K-
D. 100 K-
217. The device function number of a relay that prevents generator from motorization.
A. 22
B. 32
C. 42
D. 52
218. This kind of fuel as used on steam power plants like in Japan is pollution free.
A. LPG
B. LNG
C. Butane
D. Methane
219. The tester to check if a MCCB trips at currents above its trip unit setting is the
A. VOM
B. Ducter
C. Hi-pot
D. CBRT
221. The type of ballast that causes darkening of the fluorescent lamp edges is the
A. warm start
B. instant start
C. cold start
D. nota
223. The average power factor of the fluorescent lamp with magnetic ballast.
A. below 50%
B. 50 to 60%
C. 60 to 70%
D. 50 to 70%
226. The motor starter that can reduce the in-rush by 100%.
A. ATL
B. part winding
C. autotransformer
D. soft starter
227. The best test set to evaluate the windings of rotating electrical machines is
A. Megger
B. SCT
C. CBRT
D. Hi-pot
228. Aside from lightning, power swing, erroneous switching and other factors, the common source of
harmonics on the day to day operation of most commercial buildings is
A. elevators
B. rectification of AC to DC
C. capacitor banks
D. escalators
229. The DC generator that requires very minimal change in the excitation but results to a big change in
the output voltage is the;
A. diverter pole
B. amplidyne
C. self-excited shunt
D. series generator
230. This is the instrument used to determine the magnitude of harmonics present on the electric
power being monitored.
A. wattmeter
B. hook-on ammeter
C. power monitor
D. power analyzer
234. The de-rating factor on the ampacity of conductors when the number inside the conduit is 25.
A. 75%
B. 70%
C. 60%
D. 50%
240. When using black color for ceiling, the approximate reflectance will be within this range.
A. 3 to 8%
B. 4 to 6%
C. 2 to 5%
D. 1 to 3%
243. This three phase transformer connection has continuity on its zero sequence reactance
representation.
A. delta-delta
B. wye-wye ground
C. wye ground-wye ground
D. nota
244. This is the rating of a surge arrester compared to the line to line voltage of a system with its
neutral isolated.
A. 75% of VLL
B. 90% of VLL
C. VLL x 100%
D. VLL x 1.732
245. This is the rating of a surge arrester to be used compared to the line to line voltage of the system
with neutral grounded, it will protect
A. 60% of VLL
B. 70% of VLL
C. 90% of VLL
D. 80% of VLL
246. For extra high voltage transmission lines, this is the voltage rating of the arrester to be used.
A. 75% of VLL
B. 90% of VLL
C. VLL x 1.73
D. VLL / 1.73
247. This is a type of surge arrester which employs a resistance element in series with the gaps.
A. pellet type
B. expulsion type
C. valve type
D. nota
249. This instrument can monitor the voltage harmonics present in an electrical system that is
energized.
A. voltmeter
B. power factor meter
C. power analyzer
D. nota
250. It is a well-planned Electrical Engineering activity for the purpose of comparing actual parameters
to acceptable standard values, and if discrepancies exist, corrective measures are to be
recommended.
A. evaluation
B. inspection
C. auditing
D. tabulation