BEE7L2 COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1.The flow of electric current in a conductor is due to flow of a. electrons b. protons c. electrons and ions d. charged particles. 2. An electric current is the a. random movement of electrons in a conductor b. movement of free electrons predominantly in one direction c. pressure difference between the poles d. the power that causes drift of electrons 3. In gases the flow of current is due to a. electrons only b. positive and negative ions c. electrons and positive ions d. electrons, positive ions and negative ions 4. The minimum requirement for causing flow of current are a. a voltage source, a resistor and a switch b. a voltage source and conductor c. a power source and bulb d. a voltage source, a conductor, an ammeter and a switch 5.The draft velocity of electrons is a. larger than speed of light b. almost equal to speed of light c. equal to speed or light d. very small in comparison to speed of light 6.The resistance of the filament of a bulb is higher than the cold resistance because the temperature coefficient of the filament is a. Negative b. Infinite c. Zero d. Positive 7. The temperature coefficient of resistance of an insulator is a. positive and independent of temperature b. negative and independent of temperature c. negative and dependent of temperature d. positive and dependent of temperature. 8. A network has 4 nodes and 3 independent loops. what is the number of branches in the network? a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8. 9. If there are b branches and n nodes the number of equations will be a. n-1 b. b c. b-n d. b-n+1 10. An electric circuit with 10 branches and 7 nodes will have a. 3 loop equations b. 4 loop equations c. 7 loop equations

d. 10 loop equations

11. A network has 10 nodes and 17 branches. The number of different node pair voltage would be a. 7 b. 9 c. 45 d. 10 12. If the number of branches in a network is B the number of nodes is N and the number of dependent loops is L then the number of independent node equations will be a. N-L-1 b. B-1 c. B-N d. N-1 13. The graph of an electrical network has N nodes and B branches. The number of links L , with respect to the choice of tree, is given by a. B-N+1 b. B+N c. N-B+1 d. N-2B-1.

14. The number of possible ordered trees with 3 nodes A,B,C is a. 6 b. 8 c. 10 d. 12 15. What is the number of chords of a connected graph G of n vertices and e edges? a. n(n-1) b. n-1 c. e-n-1 d. e-n+1. 16. Ideal voltage source have a. zero internal resistance d. large value of emf 17. Ideal current source have a. zero internal resistance value of current.

b. infinite internal resistance

c. low value of current

b. infinite internal resistance

c. low value of voltage d. large

18. A parctical current source is represented by a. a resistance in series with an ideal current source b. a resistance in parallel with an ideal current source c. a resistance in parallel with an ideal voltage source d. none of the above 19. A dependent source a. may be a current source or a voltage source c. is always a current source

b. is always a voltage source d. neither a current source nor a voltage source

20.To neglect a voltage source, the terminals across the source are a. open-circuited b. short-circuited c. replaced by some resistance 21. Kirchoff's laws are valid for a. linear circuits only b. passive time invariant circuits linear circuits only d. both linear and non- linear circuits 22. Kirchoff's voltage law is concerned with a. IR drop b. battery emf c. junction voltage

d. replaced by inductor

c. non

d. both a and b.

23. Superposition theorem is not applicable for a. voltage calculations b. bilateral elements c. power calculations d. passive elements . 24. which of the following theorems applicable for both linear and non- linear circuits? a. superposition b. Thevenin's c. Norton's d. none of these. 25. Superposition theorem is not applicable for a. voltage calculations b. bilateral elements c. power calculations

d. passive elements

26. Maxwell's loop current method of solving electrical networks a. uses branch currents b. utilises kirchoff's voltage law c. is confirmed to single-loop circuits d. is a network reduction method. 27. Nodal analysis is based on a. KCL b. KVL c. both d. law of conservation of energy . . 28. In nodal analysis , if there are N nodes in the circuit, then how many equations will b written to solve the network? a. N-1 b. N+1 c. N d. N-2.

29. Point out the wrong statement. In the node voltage technique of solving networks , choice of a reference nodes does not a. affect the operation of a circuit b. change the voltage across any element c. alter the pd between any pair of nodes d. affect the voltages of various nodes. 30. In a balanced Wheatstone bridge, if the positions of detector and source are interchanged , the bridge will still remain balanced. This inference can be drawn from a. reciprocity theorem b. duality theorem c. compensation theorem d. equivalence theorem 31. which of the following theorems can be applied to any network- linear or non-linear , active or passive , time- variant or time-invariant? a. Thevenin theorem b. Norton theorem c. Tellegen theorem d. superposition theorem 32. A passive 2-port network is in a steady state. compared to its input, the steady state output can never offer a. higher voltage b. lower impedence c. greater power d. better regulation 33. Pole of a network is a frequency at which a. network function becomes zero b. network function becomes infinite c. network function becomes unity d. none of these 34. A pole of driving point admittance function implies a. zero current for a finite value of driving voltage b. zero voltage for a finite value of driving current c. an open circuit condition d. none of a, b and c mentioned in the equation 35. The lowest and the highest critical frequencies of an R-L driving point impedance are, respectively a. a zero, a pole b. a pole , a pole c. a zero, a zero d. a pole , a zero 36. The first and last critical frequencies of a driving point impedance function of a passive network having two kinds of elements , are a pole and a zero respectively. The above property will be satisfied by a. RL network only b. RC network only c. LC network only d. RC as well as RL networks 37. Standard cell a. will have precise and accurate constant voltage when current drawn from it is few microamperes only. b. will have precise and accurate constant voltage when few milliamperes are drawn from it. c. will continue to have constant voltage irrespective of loading conditions. d. can supply voltages upto 10V. 38. The energy capacity of a storage battery is rated in a. kWh b. kW c. ampere hours

d. joules.

39. Coulomb's law for the force between electric charges most closely resembles with a. Newton's law of motion b. law of conversion of energy c. gauss's theorem d. Newton's law of gravitation 40. Which one of the following statements does not state that electrostatic field is conservative? a. The curl of E is identically zero . b. The potential difference between two points is zero c. The electrostatic field is a gradient of a scalar potential d. The work done in a closed inside the field is zero.

41. Across the surface of a charged conductor , the electric a. field is continous b. potential is discontinuous c. field is discontinuous 42. Unit of electric intensity is a. joules/coulomb b. newton/coulomb

d. none of the above

c.volt/meter

d. both b and c.

43. What is the value of total electric flux coming out of closed surface? a. zero b. equal to volume charge density. c. equal to total charge enclosed by the surface d. equal to the surface charge density . 44. Inside a hollow conducting sphere a. electric field is zero b. electric field is a non-zero constant c. electric field changes with the magnitude of the charge given to the conductor d. electric field changes with distance from the centre of the sphere. 45. The tangential component of the electric field on a perfect conductor will be a. infinite b. zero c. same as the normals field component and 90' out of phase same as the normal component but 180' out of phase. 46. In a charge-free space , the poisson's equation results in which one of the following ? a.continuity equation b. maxwell's equation c. laplace equation d. none of the above. 47. If E=0 at all points on a closed surface, 1. the electric flux through the surface is zero 2. the total charge enclosed by the surface is zero 3. the charge resides on the surface a. 1 and 2 only are correct b. 2 and 3 are only correct c. 1 and 3 are only correct d. 1,2 and 3 are correct. 48. Which one of the following is the correct statement? equipotential lines and field lines a. are parallel b. are anti-parallel c. are orthogonal d. bear no definite realtionship 49. Equipotential surfaces about a pair of equal and opposite linear charges exist in what form ? a. concentric spheres b. concentric cylinders c. non-concentric cylinders d. planes 50. Equipotential surfaces about a point charge are in which one of the following forms ? a. spheres b. planes c. cylinders d. cubes

d.

51.A synchronous machine is a. can operate at unity p.f b. can operate at leading p.f c. can operate at lagging p.f d. can operate at any p.f 52.DC machine is a a. conduction machine above are correct

b. convection machine

c. both are correct

d. none of

53.Insulation resistance of a cable is a. directly proportional to its length b. inversely proportional to its length c. remain constant d. none of above are correct

54. In industries which electrical braking is preferred? a. Regenerative braking b. Plugging c. Dynamic braking

d. none of the above

55.Which energy is stored in inductor and capacitor? a. electric field energy and magnetic field energy respectively b. magnetic field energy and electric field energy respectively c. those are not energy storage elements d. none of the above 56.Slip will not exist in a. synchronous motor

b. induction motor

c. in both machines

d. none of above

57.Thermocouple work on which of the following effects ? a. Thomson effect b. Seebeck effect c. Peltier effect 58.Piezoelectric materials serve as a source of a. microwaves b. musical waves c. ultrasonic waves 59.The permeability of iron can be increased by a. purifying it b. alloying with cobalt d. increasing carbon percentage

d. Joule effect.

d. resonant waves

c. reducing carbon percentage

60.If the air gap of IM is increased, ____________ will increase. a. air gap flux. b. speed c. magnetizing current d. power factor 61.In an induction motor to be operated in braking region slip should be a. between 1 and 0 b. less than Zero c. less than 1 d. greater than 1 62.In a 3 Induction Motor running at full load which of these parameters is stationary with respect to the stator mmf wave. a. Stator winding b. Rotor winding c. Both rotor and stator winding d. Rotor mmf wave 63.Considering a Galvanometer is connected to the rotor of a 3, 4 pole, 50Hz IM and is making 130 oscillations in a minute, then calculate the rotor speed. a. 1440 b. 1435 c. 1500 d. 1450 64.A 3, 6 pole, 50Hz Im is running at a full load speed of 980 rpm. If it delivers an air gap power of 98000 Watt, calculate the rotor ohmic loss. a. 1960 watt b. 980 watt c. 1800 watt d. 1920 watt 65.The core of transformer must have a. low reluctance b. high resistance

c. high reluctance

d. low resistance

66.The working principle of transformer depends upon a. ohms law b. lenzs law c. flemings left hand rule Induction.

d. faradays Law of Electromagnetic

67.An ideal transformer is one which has a. no winding resistance b. no leakage reactance

c. no losses

d. all of above

68.No Load Losses in transformer can be minimized by using steel of a. high silicon content and very thin lamination b. only high silicon content thin lamination d. low silicon content and very thin lamination

c. only very

69.In a three phase star - delta transformer, what is the angle difference between primary and secondary phase voltages. a. delta side lags by 30o. b. star side lags by 30o. o c. star side leads by 30 . d. delta side leads by 30o. 70. Breather is provided in a transformer to a. absorb moisture from air entering in transformer as well as provide breathing to the transformer. b. provide cold air in transformer c. absorb moisture from air entering in transformer d. filter the transformer oil 71. Tap changer is generally provided in a. current transformer. b. power transformer. c. voltage transformer. d. earthing transformer. 72.Which of the following machine will have maximum efficiency? a. electrical power transformer. b. electrical power generator. c. dc motor. d. induction Motor. 73.The energy efficiency is the term related to a. distribution transformer. b. electrical power transformer. c. current transformer. d. Voltage transformer. 74.The all day efficiency is the term related to a. electrical power transformer. b. distribution transformer. c. current transformer. d. voltage transformer. 75. Generators works on the principle of production a. dynamically induced emf. b. static induced emf. d. both a and b.

c. none of the above.

76.For low current and high voltage rating which winding is employed to DC machine a. both wave and lap winding. b. lap winding. c. no wave and lap winding. d. wave winding 77.Form factor is defined as ratio of a. average value to rms value. b. rms value to average value. value. d. rms value to maximum value.

c. maximum value to rms

78.What is the maximum working temperature (in degrees) for class Y insulator

a. 90

b. 105 c. 120 d. 130

79.Conductor configuration determines a. capacitance b. inductance

c. voltage

d. current

80.The charging current in a cable a. leads voltage by 120 b. lags voltage by 90 d. leads voltage by 90

c. lags voltage by 120

81.A line which connects between substation and distribution transformer is a. secondary feeder b. primary feeder c. sub transmission feeder d. none of these. 82.Armature reaction in dc motor results. a) Decrease in speed b) Increase in speed c) short circuit

d) 0pen circuit

83.The string efficiency of an insulator can be increased by a. grading of insulators b. deceasing no.of strings in the insulator. strings in the insulator. d. none of above 84.Compressive strength of porcelain is a. 4500 kg/cm 2 b. 9000 kg/cm2 2 kg/cm 85. For 66kv lines the no.of insulator discs used: a. 3 b. 6 c. 5 d. 10 c. 7500 kg/cm2

c. increasing no.of

d. 7000

86.What is the necessity of copper brushes in a dc motors ? a. to absorb the mechanical shocks produced during running condition. b. to convert alternating supply current to direct current. c. to increase the flux cutting by the rotor. d. none of these 87.The power flow of a dc motor, with respect to a dc generator is: a. modified. b. reversed. c. increased. d. none of these 88.The back emf produced in a dc motor depends on a. p b. p and z c. z d. none of these 89.A winding is having no.of slots is equal to no.of poles, then this winding is called a. concentrated winding b. short pitch winding c. full pitch winding d. distributed winding 90.Under operating conditions the rotor conductor should be--------------in induction motor. a. always closed b. always opened c. semi closed or semi openedd. none 91.The pickup value of relay is 6.5 amp.& fault current in relay coil is 39 amp. Its plug setting multiplier is a.6 amp b. 7amp c. 8amp d. 5amp

92.G(s) = ( s + 4 ) / s2( s + 2 )( s + 4 ). Find the type of the system. a. 2. b. 3. c. 4. d. 1. 93.Which instrument measures the rotations speed of shaft in a motor a. synchros b. servomotor c. both a& b d. tachometer. 94.An SCR is considered to be a semi controlled device becausea. it can be turned off but not on with a gate pulse. b. it conducts only during one half cycle of an alternating current wave. c. it can be turned on but not off with a gate pulse. d. it can be turned ON only during one half cycle of an alternating voltage wave. 95. Main Traction systems in India are a. electrical locomotives b. electrical, steam engine, diesel engine locomotives c. steam engine locomotives d. none of these. 96.The 2s complement of the number of 1010101 a. 0101011 b. 0101010 c. 1101010 d. 1110011 97. In the toggle mode a JK flip-flop has a. j=0, k=0. b. j=1, k=1. c. j=0, k=1.

d. j=1, K=0.

98.The number of comparators in a parallel conversion type 8-bit analog to digital converter is a. 255. b. 8. c. 16. d. 256. 99. A compound motor has a. only shunt field winding c. only series field winding 100.A schottky diode is aa. Minority carrier device c. Fast recovery diode

b. both shunt and series field winding d. tertiary winding

b. Majority carrier device d. both a majority& a minority carrier diode.

101. Resistivity of a wire depends on a. Material b.length c.Cross section area

d.all of above

102.Kirchhoff's second law is based on law of conservation of a.charge b.energy c.momentum d. mass 103.Two bulbs marked 200 watts - 250 V, and 100 watts - 250 V are joined in series to 250 V supply. The power consumed by the circuit is a.33watt b.200watt c.300watt d.67watt. 104.Ampere second is the unit of a. Conductance b.power

c.energy

d. charge

105.Which of the following is not the unit of electrical power a.volt/ampere b.volt ampere c.watt d. joule/second 106. One kilowatt hour is same as a.36X105 watt b.36X105 ergs c.36X105 joules d. 36 X 105 BTU

107. A circuit contains two un equal resistor in parallel a.voltage drops across both are same b. currents in both are same c. heat losses in both are same d. voltage drops are according to their resistive value Conductance of any conductor is expressed as a. ampere/watt b. mho c. volt2/watt d. watt/ampere2 108.Two resistances R1 and R2 give combined resistances 4.5 and 1 when they are connected in series and parallel respectively. What would be the values of these resistances ? a. 3 and 6 b. 1.5 and 3 c. 3 and 9 d. 6 and 9 109.Which of the following may be value of resistivity of copper a.1.7 X 10 - 6 b.1.7 X 10 - 5 c.1.7 X 10 - 4 d.1.7 X 10 - 3. 110.The resistance of 200W 200V lamp is a. 100 b. 200 110.Specific resistance is measured in a. mho b. ohm c. 400 c. ohm - cm d. 800 d. ohm/cm

111.A wire of resistance R has it length and cross - section both doubled. Its resistance will become a. 0.5R b. R. c. 2R d. 4R 112. Which of the following has negative temperature coefficient ? a. Electrolytes. b. Brass .c. Copper .d. Silver. 113.The phase angle difference between current and voltage is 90o, the power will be a. minimum b. maximum c. zero d. V.I 114.What will be the rms value of rectangular wave with amplitude 10V a. 52 V b. 10 V c. 11.2 V d. 7.7 V 115.If one cycle of ac waveform occurs every milli - second, the frequency will be a. 100 Hz b. 1000 Hz c. 50 Hz d. 10 kHz 116.A capacitor a. passes ac but blocks dc. blocks both ac and dc.

b. passes dc but blocks ac.

c. passes both ac and dc.

d.

117.The unit of inductive susceptance is a. Henry b. Siemens

c. Ohm

d. Mho

118.An inductor supplied with 100V with a frequency of 10 kHz and passes a current of 15.92 mA. The value of inductance is a. 100 mH b. 1 H c. 10 H d. 100 H. 119. Which of the following has positive temperature coefficient ? a. tungsten b. dilute sulfuric acid c. silicon 120.Rating of fuse wire is expressed in a. Watts b. Mho c.

d. germenium

d. Ampere.

121.Which of the following material is not used as fuse element a. Silver b. Copper c. Aluminium 122.Which of the following lamp has least resistance ? a. 200W, 220V b. 100W, 220V c. 60W, 220V 123.Filaments of electric bulbs are generally made of a. nichrome b. tungsten c. copper

d. Carbon

d. 25W, 220V

d. carbon

124. If a resistance is connected in series with the primary of a transformer, what will be the probable effect a. Increase in primary current b. Increase in magnetizing current c. Increase in secondary induced emf d. Decrease in secondary induced emf. 125. If number of turns in the primary winding of transformer increases, what will be the effect in secondary emf ? a. secondary induced emf will be increased. b. secondary induced emf will be increased abruptly. c. secondary induced emf will remain unchanged. d. secondary induced emf will be reduced. 126. A 10 F capacitor and 100W, 220V lamp is connected in series across a 220V alternating supply. In which frequency of the supply the lamp will glow brightest? a. 1000 Hz b. 100 Hz c. 10 Hz d. 1 Hz 127.The maximum and minimum values of power factor in an ac circuit are a. 1 & 0 b. & 0 c. & 1 d. 1 & 0.1 128. When ac flows through a pure inductance then the current a. is in phase with emfb. lags the emf by - 90o the emf by 90o d. leads the emf by 90 129. When ac flows through a pure capacitance then the current a. leads the emf by 90o b. lags the emf by 90o o c. leads the emf by - 90 d. is in phase with emf 130. Which of the following case represents the largest mmf ?

c. lags

a. A 20 turn coil wound around a 10 cm iron core and passing a current of 3A b. A 60 turn coil wound around a 10 cm iron core and passing a current of 1A c. A 100 turn coil wound around a 10 cm iron core and passing a current of 0.75A d. A 50 turn coil wound around a 10 cm iron core and passing a current of 0.75A 131. Primary battery is such a battery a. which can be recharged. b. which can not be reconditioned by replacing chemical c. which can not be reused. d. which can not be recharged. 132.The secondary battery is such a battery a. which can not be recharged b. which can be recharged replacing its chemical d. which is charged by primary cells 133.An example of secondary battery cell is a. Edison Alkali cell b. Daniel cell c. Lachanche cell

c. which can be reused after

d. Bunsen cell

134.A branch of a network is said to be active when it consists of one a. resistor b. voltage source c. inductor d. capacitor 135. Which of the following characteristics is attributed to an ideal independent voltage source? a. Independent of magnitude of current supplied b. dependent of the magnitude of current supplied c. dependent of the direction of flow of current d. None of above 136.When a numbers of different valued resistance are connected in series, the voltage drop across each of the resistor is a. proportional to resistance b. proportional to current proportional to square of current d. equal 137. When ac supply is given to transformer flux will depends on a. current b. voltage c. frequency d. both voltage and frequency 138. As Compared the transformer with ac machines it is more efficient because a. it doesnt have rotational losses b. it doesnt have copper losses c. core losses are negligible d. none of above 139. Which one of the following is not a vectored interrupt: a. trap b. intr c. rst 7.5 d. RST 3 140.The pressure coil of an energy meter is a. purely resistive b. purely inductive c. highly resistive

c.

d. highly inductive

141.What is representated by the hypotenuse of impedance triangle a. impedance drop b. resistance drop c. reactance drop d. apparent power 142.In which dc motor flywheel is used a. differential compound motor b. cumulatively compound motor c. shunt motor d. series motor

143.On what factors the speed of dc motor depends a. applied voltage b. field flux c. armature current ia

d. all of these

144.In a transistor amplifier the __________junction is reverse biased. a. collector base junction b. emitter base junction c. ce base junction d. none of these. 145.What will be the capacitance when distance between the 2 plates of a condensor of capacitance 8 micro farad is reduced from 10 mm to 4 mm a. 20 microfarad b. 3.2 microfarad c. 8 microfarad d. 1 microfarad 146.What are the points to be mentioned in specifying main switches a. voltage grade b. current rating c. both a & b d. none of these 147.Phase difference in ac 2 phase coil is a. 60 dergee b. 90 degree

c. 120 degree

d. 180 degree

148.On what factor does the performance of a circuit breaker depend a. breaking speed b. both a & c c. critical length of breaking d. none of these 149.Ferranti effect is seen in which transmission line a. long transmission line b. medium c. short d. both a & b 150.In what connection we get neutral a. star b. delta c. mesh d. both a & b