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Q-1 The purpose of providing dummy coils in a wave wound dc machine armature is to (A) (C) Q-2 enhance flux density. mechanical balance for the rotor. (B) (D) amplify voltage. reduce eddy current loss.

The emf generated by a dc generator may be increased by increasing the (A) (C) speed of rotation. armature length. (B) (D) excitation. either (a) or (b).

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Specific resistance of conductor depends upon (A) (C) dimentions of the conductor. resistance of the conductor. (B) (D) composition of conductor material. None of above.

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Static electricity is produced by (A) (C) Induction. Chemical reaction. (B) (D) friction. both induction and friction.

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In a dc generator,demagnetizing component of armature reaction causes (A) (C) reduction in generated emf. sparking trouble. (B) (D) increase in speed. none of the above.

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The number of line of force per unit area is measure of (A) (C) magnetic flux density. mmf. (B) (D) magnetic field intensity. susceptibility.

Q-7

If in an iron cored coil the iron core is remove so as to make the air-cored coil, the inductance of the coil will be (A) (C) more. the same. (B) (D) less. none of these.

Q-8

In a dc series motor, the torque developed is (A) inversely proportional to armature current. (C) proportional to the square of armature current. (D) proportional to the square root of the armature current. (B) directly proportional to armature current.

Q-9

The most inefficient method for speed control of dc motors is (A) (C) voltage control. armature control. (B) (D) field control. none of above.

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The function of a starter in a dc motor is to (A) (C) control its speed. increase its starting torque. (B) (D) limit the starting current to a safer value. none of above. 1|Page

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Q-11 Laminated yoke in the DC machine can be reduce (A) (C) Q-12 speed regulation. temperature rise. (B) (D) iron loss. sparking on a load.

A 4 pole generator with 16 coils has a two layer lap winding. The pole pitch is (A) (C) 32 8 (B) (D) 16 4

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A DC shunt motor running at light load, what happen if the field winding is get opened? (A) (C) motor will stop motor will make noise (B) (D) motor will burn motor will pick up high speed

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The minimum number of windings required for producing poly phase fields is (A) (C) One. Three. (B) (D) Two. None of these.

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One of the characteristics of single phase motor is that it (A) (C) is self starting. requires only one winding. (B) (D) is not self starting. can rotate in one direction only.

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The variable loss in a dc shunt machine is (A) (C) iron loss. armature copper loss. (B) (D) shunt field loss. friction and windage loss.

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Reverse resistance of diode is of the (A) (C) m. K. (B) (D) . M.

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A triac is a (A) (C) unidirectional diode. a combination of two P-N diodes. (B) (D) bidirectional thyristor. none of these.

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Efficiency of a dc machine is maximum when the variable losses are equal to (A) (C) constant losses. square root of the constant losses. (B) (D) square of the constant losses. none of the above.

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The primary ampere-turns are counter balanced by (A) (C) secondary ampere-turns. increase in mutual flux. (B) (D) primary flux. increase in secondary current.

Q-21

An alternator driven by a steam turbine is known as a (A) (C) turbo-generator. steam generator. (B) (D) hydro-generator. none of the above. 2|Page

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Q-22 In MHD generator conductor is made of (A) (C) Q-23 aluminum. nichrome. (B) (D) copper. none of them.

The armature reaction effect in a synchronous machine depends on (A) (C) load current. speed of the machine. (B) (D) power factor of the load. both (a) and (b).

Q-24

An open circuit test on a transformer is performed basically to determine (A) (C) copper loss. regulation. (B) (D) iron loss. leakage impedance.

Q-25

Back-to-back HVDC is used to (A) (C) increase the transmission capacity. provide stable interconnection. (B) (D) decrease the line losses. reduce voltage drop.

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The motor preferred for traction work is (A) (C) dc shunt motor. plain squirrel cage induction motor. (B) (D) dc series motor. synchronous motor.

Q-27

Specific energy consumption is highest in (A) (C) urban services. main line service. (B) (D) suburban service. equal for all types services.

Q-28

In performing the short-circuit test on a transformer (A) high voltage side is usually short circuited. (C) any side is usually short circuited. (D) none of the above. (B) low voltage side is usually short circuited.

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Which of the following methods is best for determining the voltage regulation of alternators? (A) (C) EMF method Potier or ZPF method (B) (D) MMF method none of the above.

Q-30

Measuring range of a voltmeter can be extended by using (A) (C) high shunt resistance. low shunt resistance. (B) (D) high series resistance. low series resistance.

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In two wattmeter method of measuring power in a 3-phase system one of the wattmeter read negative implying (A) wattmeter connection is faulty. (B) load is unbalance. (C) power flow is in the reverse direction. (D) pf is less then 0.5.

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Q-32 As the load is increased on a synchronous motor, its speed (A) decreases. (B) increases. (C) remains constant and additional (D) remains constant for some time and then load is supplied by shift in relative falls abruptly. position of the rotor with respect to stator rotating field. The sag produced in the conductor of a transmission wire depends on (A) weight of the conductor per unit length. (C) Q-34 length of the conductor. (D) all of the above. (B) tension in the conductor.

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Which instrument has the lowest resistance? (A) (C) ammeter frequency meter (B) (D) voltmeter megger

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The source of electron beam in a CRO is (A) (C) electron gum. focusing anode. (B) (D) grid. vertical deflecting plates.

Q-36

An inter connector between two generating station facilitates to (A) (C) keep their voltage constant. transfer power in either direction. (B) (D) run them in parallel. both (b) and (c).

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A servo-motor has the drawback of (A) (C) commutation problem poor reliability. (B) (D) low starting torque. all of these.

Q-38

LVDT is a/an (A) (C) eddy current transducer. resistive transducer. (B) (D) inductive transducer. magneto-striction transducer.

Q-39

twos complement of a binary number 1010 is (A) (C) 0101. 0110. (B) (D) 0001. 1001.

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A microprocessor consists of (A) (C) ALU. I/O devices. (B) (D) memories. all of the above.

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For long EHV/UHV transmission lines, we normally use (A) SF6 circuit breaker. (B) air blast circuit breaker.

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(C) Q-42 oil circuit breaker. (D) isolating swich.

The disadvantage(s) of renewable sources of energy is/are (A) (C) intermittency. availability in low energy densities. (B) (D) lack of dependability. all of the above.

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ACSR means (A) (C) Aluminum Core Standard Resistor. All Conductors Steel Reinforced. (B) (D) Aluminum Conductors Steel Reinforced. Anodised Core Steel Reinforced.

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Wien bridge oscillator is basically a (A) (C) Pulse generator. Square wave generator. (B) (D) Sine wave generator. triangular wave generator.

Q-45

Which of the following methods of heating is independent of supply frequency? (A) (C) Electric arc heating. Electric resistance heating. (B) (D) Induction heating. dielectric heating.

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A synchro is used to (A) accelerate a rotating shaft. (B) convert an angular position of a shaft in to an electrical signal. (C) covert linear motion into angular position. (D) amplify low frequency signals.

Q-47

Which switch is used for staircase wiring? (A) (C) two way switch multi way switch (B) (D) one way switch none of the above

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The output of a stepper motor is in the form of (A) (C) linear movements. either (a) or (b). (B) (D) angular movements. none of the above

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Power factor of a synchronous motor can be varied by varying (A) (C) applied voltage. excitation. (B) (D) supply frequency. load.

Q-50

Kirchhoffs current law is applicable to only (A) (C) Closed loop in a network. Junctions in a network. (B) (D) Electronic circuits. Electric circuits.

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The most commonly used transistor circuit is (A) common emitter. (B) common base. 5|Page

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(C) Q-52 common collector. (D) all of the above three equally.

An outstanding feature of a universal motor is its (A) Best performance at 50 Hz supply. (B) (C)

Slow speed at all loads.

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Excellent performance on dc (D) Highest output kW/kg ratio. supply. Which of the following materials is not a semiconductor? (A) (C) Silica. Selenium. (B) (D) Germanium. Gallium Arsenide.

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When a P-N junction is forward biased (A) minority carriers remain unaffected. (C) barrier breaks down. (D) (B) holes and electrons move away from the junction. depletion region reduces.

Q-55

Lenzs law states that the direction of the induced emf hence current (A) is determined by the rate of current flux. (C) is found by the right hand rule. (D) always opposes the cause producing it. (B) is found by the right hand rule.

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Which of the following diodes is used for voltage stabilization? (A) (C) P-N junction. Tunnel. (B) (D) Zener. Hot carrier diode.

Q-57

Transistor is a (A) (C) current controlled current device. voltage controlled current device. (B) (D) current controlled voltage device. voltage controlled voltage device.

Q-58

The magnetic potential in a magnetic circuit can be measured in terms of (A) (C) mmf. henry. (B) (D) emf. coulomb

Q-59

The property of a material which oppose the creation of magnetic flux in it. (A) (C) Resistance Permeance (B) (D) Reluctance Conductance

Q-60

The output of the gate is 1 if and if all the inputs are zero. The gate is (A) (C) OR gate. NOR gate. (B) (D) AND gate. NAND gate.

Q-61

Long distance railways operated on (A) 600 V DC. (B) 25KV single phase AC. 6|Page

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(C) Q-62 25KV Three phase AC. (D) 11KV Three phase AC.

The lagging effect between flux density of the material and the magnetizing force applied. (A) (C) Permeance Hysteresis (B) (D) Eddy current Reluctance

Q-63

The symbol Q refers to (A) (C) resonance quotient. power quotient. (B) (D) quality factor. qualification test.

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VL = VC in a series RLC circuit when (A) The value of the impedance is minimum. (C) The current leads the total voltage by 90o (D) The total voltage is zero. (B) The power factor is zero.

Q-65

Which semiconductor power device out of the following is not a current triggered device? (A) (C) Thyristor. Triac. (B) (D) GTO. MOSFET.

Q-66

The decimal equivalent of binary 10011 is (A) (C) 7. 17. (B) (D) 21. 19.

Q-67

What is considered as the most important value of a sine wave? (A) (C) Effective value Average value (B) (D) Peak value Instantaneous value

Q-68

In an RL series circuit, (A) Current lags voltage by less than 90o (C) Current lags voltage by 90o (D) Current leads voltage by 90o (B) Current lags voltage by 180o

Q-69

When a thyristor is in ON state, its gate drive be (A) (C) removed to save power. not removed as it will turn off the thyristor. (B) (D) removed or may not be removed. removed to avoid increased losses and higher junction temperature.

Q-70

The impedance relay is used for protection of (A) transformer. (B) bus-bar.

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(C) synchronous generator. (D) transmission line.

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Q-72

Which of the following is the statement of Ohms law? (A) Electric current is directly (B) Electric current varies directly as the voltage proportional to both voltage and and inversely as the resistance. resistance. (C) Electrical power is directly (D) Electrical power is directly proportional to proportional to the resistance and both voltage squared and the resistance. inversely as the current squared. The ratio between the active power and the apparent power of a load in an ac circuit is called (A) (C) Quality factor Power ratio (B) (D) Power factor Power reactive

Q-73

A relay used for protection of motors against over-load is (A) (C) induction relay. impedance relay. (B) (D) thermal relay. mho relay.

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Q-75

The commercial sources of energy are (A) fossile fuels,water and radioactive (B) solar,wind and biomass. substances. (C) wood,animal wastes and (D) none of the above. agricultural wastes. When the emitter junction is forward biased while the collector junction is reverse biased, the transistor is at _________region. (A) (C) cut-off active (B) (D) saturation breakdown

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Q-77

HDPE conduit is permitted to be used in which of the following locations: (A) Areas subject to severe corrosive (B) Hazardous classified locations. factors. (C) Areas with ambient temperatures (D) All of the above. over 50 degrees C. Potentiometer is a/an ____________instrument. (A) (C) indicating calibrating (B) (D) comparison recording

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Bundled conductors are mainly used (A) (C) to increase the shunt capacitance. to increase the series reactance. (B) (D) to decrease the shunt capacitance. to decrease the series reactance.

Q-79

Electrical systems that are grounded must meet which of the following requirements: (A) Be connected to the earth in a way (B) Be connected to the earth in a manner that 8|Page

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that limits the voltage caused by will stabilize the voltage to the earth during line surges. normal operation. (C) Both of the above. (D) None of above. The mechanical power developed by the armature of a dc motor is equal to (A) armature current multiplied by (B) power input minus losses. back emf. (C) power output multiplied by (D) power output plus iron losses. efficiency. Which of the following instrument is most accurate? (A) (C) Q-82 PMMC. Thermocouple. (B) (D) Moving Iron. Induction type.

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Q-81

The modern steam turbines are (A) (C) reaction turbines. impulse reaction turbines. (B) (D) impulse turbines. none of the above.

Q-83

The speed of a dc motor can be controlled by varying (A) (C) Its flux per pole. applied voltage. (B) (D) (B) (D) (B) (D) resistance of armature circuit. all of the above. voltage. voltage and current. logarithmic. uniformally divided.

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Q-85

A transformer transforms (A) frequency. (C) current. In PMMC instruments the scale is (A) (C) non-linear. exponential.

Q-86

For arc heating, the electrodes used are made of (A) (C) copper. tungsten. (B) (D) graphite. aluminium.

Q-87

The primary and secondary windings of an ordinary two winding transformer always have (A) (C) same number of turns. a common magnetic circuit. (B) (D) same size of copper wire. separate magnetic circuits.

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Which of the following connections is best suited for 3-phase, 4-wire service? (A) Delta-Delta (B) Star-Star (C) Delta-Star (D) Star-Delta A solar cell is the same as a (A) (C) photo conductive cell. photo emissive cell. (B) (D) photo voltaic cell. photo tube.

Q-90

Load curve helps in deciding the (A) total installed capacity of the plant. (B) size of the generating units. 9|Page

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(C) operating schedule of the generating units. Q-91 Lumens per watt is the unit of (A) luminous efficiency. (B) brightness. (C) luminous intensity. (D) illumination. Spinning reserve is (A) the reserve generating capacity (B) the reserve generating capacity which is which is available for service but connected to the bus and ready to take load. not in operation. (C) the reserve generating capacity (D) none of the above. which is in operation but not in service. The permissible variation of frequency in power system is (A) (C) Q-94 2%. 5%. (B) (D) 3%. 10%. the motors are reverse connected to the supply. the motors are made to come to stand-still. (D) all of the above.

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During regenerative braking (A) the motors are disconnected from (B) the supply. (C) the motors are operated as (D) generators. Breakdown of cable insulation may occur due to (A) (C) thermal instability. tracking. (B) (D)

puncture. any of the above.

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Q-97

In distribution system for power factor improvement, the power factor correction devices are installed (A) at the sending end. (B) near the earthing point. (C) at the load end. (D) any where in the circuit. The illumination level in houses is in the range of (A) (C) 25-50 lux. 300-500 lux. (B) (D) 100-200 lux. 700 lux.

Q-98

When two or more motors are used for traction service, the method of speed control used will be (A) (C) rheostatic control. field control. (B) (D) series-parallel control. motor generator control. An AND gate is equivalent to a bubbled NAND gate. A NAND gate is equivalent to a bubbled OR gate.

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Q-100

According to De Margan's second theorem (A) A NAND gate is always (B) complementary to an AND gate. (C) A NAND gate is equivalent to a (D) bubbled AND gate. A 555 timer can be used as

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(A) (C) an astable multivibrator only. a frequency divider only. (B) (D) a monostable multivibrator only. all of above.

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