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1. In two wattmeter method of ::3-phase power measurements, when the power factor is 0.5

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(A) the readings of the two wattmeters are equal and positive
(B) . the readings of the two wattmeters are equal and opposite
~)' the total power is measured by only one wattmeter

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(D) the readings of the two wattmeters are not equal and positive

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2. The reading of the wattmeter connected to measure the reactive power in a 3-phase

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circuit is given by zero when the line voltage is 400 volts and the line current is 15 Amps.
Then the power factor of the circuit is

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(A) zero (B) 0.6 (C) 0.8 (D)/ unity

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3. The resistance which should be connected between terminals P and Q for maXimum
transfer of power from source to the combined load is

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4. In the given circuit below, the current is i(t) == 4sin(500t) Amps. The applied voltage v(t)
in volts is
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i(t)
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100
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(A) 40sin(500t) )B) 56.56sin(500t + 45')

(C) 40 cos(500t) (D) 56.56cos(500t + 45')
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\\'hen two 2-port networks are connected in parallel, it is Gonvenient to use

open circuit impedance parameters

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(B) short circuit admittance parameters

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transmission parameters

cm inverse hybrid parameters

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On increasing the Q-f<1ctorof a coil
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(A) its power factor increases
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..Dfi its power factor decreases
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(G) its power factor remains unaltered

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Tlw value of current at resonance in a series RLC circuit is affected by the value of
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(A) R (B) L (C) C (E R,L and C

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The equivalent inductance of the below given circuit at the terminals P - Q is

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2H
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(A) 4 II (D{ 2 II (C) 6 II (D) 8 II

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\)1 nodal equations (B) 8 nodal equations

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7 nodal equations (D) 9 nodal equations

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! mpedance Zl C:C 2150 nand Z2 = 10130' n . Then ~

Z2
is

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(\) 2l_80' n (B) 2150 n (C) 2130 n

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I: 'nmsformers used in conjunction with measuring
dLage and high currents are called ap instruments for measurement of high
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,\) transformer meters (B) power transformers
:) pulse transformers (D)/ instrument transformers
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14 ;-.\vamping resistance is used in moving coil instruments to reduce error due to

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therrnal EMF .(B) temperature

) power taken by instrument (D) galvanometer sensitivity
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is required to measure pf of an electrical load. No power factor meter is available. The

ctr

If> i
lowing combination is used to determine pf
a wattmeter
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a voltmeter and ammeter

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i'j a voltmeter, ammeter and wattmeter
(.1) a kwh meter
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Hi, Tile dielectric loss of a capacitor can be measured by

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\) Wein bridge (B) Owen bridge

Schering bridge (D) Maxwell bridge
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17 C ,le of the following is an active transducer

Strain gauge (B) Selsyn
(( ') Photo voltaic ceU- (D) Photo emissive cell

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18. The breakaway point of the root from the real axis for a closed loop system with loop gain

t.
(,) (.)_ K(s+10) .
C s H s - (s+2, )(s+5 \ hes

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(A) between -10 and - OJ (B); at - OJ

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(C) between -2 and origin qj}. between -2 and -5

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19. A system has 12 poles and 2 zeros. Its high frequency asymptote in its magnitude plot
will have a slope of

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(A) -60 db/dec (B) -120 db/dec !(C) -200 db/dec (D) -240 db/dec

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20. The Nyquist plot of a transfer function is shown in the figure. The gain margin is
mp JCO
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0.2
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-3
c
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(A) 5 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 15

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21. If the Gain of the open loop system is doubled, the gain margin
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(A) gets one fourth ,.(13) gets halved

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(C) gets doubled (D) is not affected

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22. The maximum phase shift that can be obtained by using a lead compensator with transfer
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f t C() 4(1+0.15s). 1
une 'lOn s = (1+ 0.05s ) IS equa to

(B) 30

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23. In a monostable multivibrator using 555 timer, the time delay is 100m sec, timing
resistor IS 100 k n, the villue of timing capacitor is

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(A) 9 TnP 'v(:f~) 0.9 jLF (C) 9F (D) 1.8 JLF

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24. The ideal operational amplifier has

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(A) Ri == rJJ, Ro =: 00 (B) Rt; == 0 R0 == 00

)('(J/
(D.~,;;" R 1 ccc CJJ ' R0 == 0 (D) Rl == 0 ,. R () == 0

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25. In the LM741, LM stands for
(1\) Motorola (B) RCA
(C) Texas instruments (D) National semiconductor

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26. ADC preferred for digital panel meters and multimeters mp
(A) Flash ADC (B) Servo ADC
(C) Successive approximation ADC (D) Dual-slope ADC
xa

')~
:.. ,. The output of an op-amp voltage follower is a triangular wave as shown in fig. for a
square wave input of frequency 2 MHz and 8 V peak to peak amplitude. The slew rate of
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the op amp is

+ 3V
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-3V
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~ 6 ps (B) 8 V / ps (C) 14 V / ps (D) 14 ps

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28. Match the following with parts in List-! with machines in List-II
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List-! I List-II
p. rotor
dc
ind r-l
damper
r-1
r-2
r-3
q-3
q-2
q-2
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q-l barsbars
commutator
machine
uction
synchronous
p-3 machine
machine(D)
(B) 2.
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two-wmding transformer
(A) power rating is greater (B) efficiency is low

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Je) conductive isolation is not present (D) voltage regulation is low

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:30. lV 230/2300 V, Y/ L'l 3-phase transformer is rated at 230 KVA. Its rated secondary
current/phase is

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(A) 33.33 A (B) 133.33 A (C) 66.66 A (D) 30.33 A

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31. A 3-phase induction motor is run in counter-clockwise
m pa direction as motor with reverse
phase sequence of supply. The range of slip variation for this mode is
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(B) 2< s < 1 (C) 0 < s <-1 (D) 3<s<2

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32. The following is phasor diagram of rotor variables of 3-phase induction motor with Ej as

injected emf. This provides

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I flux
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(B) super synchronous speed without pf improvement

(C) sub synchronous speed with pf improvement

(D) super synchronous speed with pf improvement

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(B)

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Psy

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(C) I I \ I (D)

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--90 +90 - 90 +90

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34. If the supply frequency and voltage applied to a synchronous motor are both reduced to

fractions KI, KV the maximum power of the motor becomes

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(A) K times of at 'I' (B) ~ times of at 1

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Pmax Pmax
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(C) K2 times of P.nax at 1 (D) I~2 times of Pmax at 1

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35. For a salient pole synchronous machine, when the speed becomes super synchronous,

during hunting, the damper bars develop

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(A) synchronous motor torque (B) dc motor torque

(C) induction motor torque .,(D) induction generator torque

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(A) Controlled rectifier

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(B) AC chopper
(C) DC chopper
~I1) DIAC-TRIAC phase control circuit

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37.
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The candle power of a lamp placed normal to a working plane is 30 C.P. Find the distance
if the ill umination is 15 lux;

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0.5
2m ~..
m 1'- ,\ f.,(B)
'":- ..---/
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~JC(/ 1.414 m CD)
1
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38. The luminous intensity of a lamp is 750 C.P. Then the flux given out is
ica

(A) 750 lumen

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(B) 750ff lumen (C) 750 lumen
2ff
)D) 1500ff lumen
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Furnaces used for electric crematorium are of type

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(A) Resistance heating (B) Induction heating
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(C) Dielectric heating (D) Arc heating

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40. For the same rating the amount of radiant heat produced is least in
(A) fluorescent lamp (B) filament lamp
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(C) sodium vapour lamp (D) mercury vapour lamp

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41. In electric traction, the friction at the track is proportional to

1 1
(B) (C) speed CD) (speed)2
speed (spe~dY

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(A) 1.7321150 (B) 21- 60 (C) 1.7321 -- 150

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43. The number of strands on a 3-1ayer cable is
(D) 19

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(A) 24 (B) 7 ~37

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44. Given maximum power transmitted through a line Pnwx' then with 60% of series
capacitor compensation the maximum power transfer becomes

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Pmax
(A) (B) (D) 0.6 Pm ax
0.6

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45. In A,B,C,D parameters, ZL/2
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in the T-equivalent shown can be represented as

Z L /2 Z L /2
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(A - ~X;
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(A) (B) (A -l)B (C) (A -l)/C (D) B/(A -1)

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46.
An industrial COl'~;umerhas a load of 1500 kw at 0.8 pf lag. for 12 hrs and 1000 kw at Upf
for 12 hrs during a day. The daily load factor of the consumer is
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(A) 0:666 (1)r~8:3:3 (C) 0.8 (D) 1.25

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47.
In a power system with negligibie resistance, the fault current at a point is 8.0 pu; The
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series reactance to be connected at t!le fault point to reduce the short circuit current to
5.0 pu is

(A) 3.0 pu (B) 0.25 pu

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(C}/ 0.075 pu
\.-/ (D) 0.125 pu
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(A) transformers fBr generators
(C) transmission lines (D) loads

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49. The load torque vs speed characteristic of an industrial load is given below

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N

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The motor suitable for the above load is
(A) dc shunt motor (B) 3 phase induction motor
(C) dc series motor (D) capacitor motor
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50. Between 2 supports, due to sag, the conductor takes the shape of
(A) parabola (B) hyperbola ~Q) catenary (D) semi circle
c
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51. In suspension type insulator, the potential drop is maxim um across

(A) top disc
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(B) centre disc

CD) lowest disc
(D) depends on number of discs of the string
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52. The chances of occurrence of corona is maximum during

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(A) dry weather ,jB) humid weather

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(C) winter (D) hot summer

53. Equal area criterion can be applied to

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(A) multi machine systems

(B) to any system with any number of loads and generators
J.Gr~single machine connected to infinite bus system
(D) system with induction machines
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54. An ideal current source has zero
internal conductance internal resistance

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(1\..) (B)
voltage on no load

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(C) (D) ripple

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55. Three resistances of 1 ohm, 2 ohms and;) ohms are connected in delta. These resistances ir

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are to be replaced by star connection as shown in the figure below, maintaining the same
termjnal conditions. nR

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R

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B
B

The value of highest resistance

1 1
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in star will be :
1
(A) - ohm (B) - ohm (C) -- ohm \(Dj/ 1 ohm
4 3 2
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56. Superposition theorem requires as many circuits to be solved as there are

(A) sources (B) nodes
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(C) sources + nodes ,~ sources + nodes + meshes

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108 n
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57.
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p A F G H
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The circuit shown above can be easily solved by

(A) Series-parallel network {B) Star-mesh theorem
(C) Thevenin's theorem (D) Reciprocity theorem

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58. At half power frequencies, the current in the RLC series circuit is
111
resonance
nce
. // -J312 x current at resonance
----
(A) (D)
(~'- '-127 x current at resonance

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59. In RLC circuits, the current at resonance is
(A) maximum in parallel resonance and minimum in series resonance

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JB)/- maximum in series resonance and minimum in parallel resonance
(C) maximum in both series and parallel resonances

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(D) minimum in both series and parallel resonances

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60. The equivalent inductance
mp
of the circuit between terminals P and Q is equal to
(L] +L2 +2M)
P
JfJL, -M'))
2M
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(L]L2
(L1 + L2- +M2)
L1
Q (<;)
(A)
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(L] + L2 - 2M)
(B)
(L]L2 - M2)
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(D) (L]L2 - M2)

(L]+L2-2M)
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61. In the given circuit below, the voltage across the inductor is

lOon
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1 Henry
100 Hz
2;r
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220
(A) (B) 22012 volts (C) 220 volts (D) 110 volts
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10 volts
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(AJ after 50 Ji. sec. of turning on the switch S
(B) after 100 Ji. sec. ofturning on the switch S

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(C) after 1000 Ji. sec. of turning on the switch S

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(D) immediately after turning on the switch S

63. The time constant of a series R - L circuit is given by

pa
/L
am
(C) LR
{Df/ R
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64. For the circuit given below, the current through 1 ohm resistor will be
l-

10 L
ca

8 Volts
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10 Volts, 50Hz
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(A) 2 amps (B) 4 amps 6 amps (D) 8 amps

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65. Admittance is the reciprocal of

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'.~ impedance (B) inductance (C) susceptance (D) reactance

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66. The power expression in 3-phase circuit in terms of line voltage VL, line current I Land
power factor of the load is .J3 VLI L cos where is the angle between
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~/line voltage and line c'6.rrent (B) line voltage and phase current
(C) phase voltage and line current (D) phase voltage and phase current
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67. The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback control system is given by

ot.
K
c( s ) ,,~------
8(S + 1)

sp
If the gain K is increased to infinity then the damping ratio will tend to become

(A) (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) co

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68. The overall gain for the block diagram shown below is given by

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iIl out
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(A) (~.v
(C) (D)
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69. Which of the following systems does have the tendency to oscillate?
(A) closed loop system (B) open loop system
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(C) either (A) or (B) (D) both (A) and (B)

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70. The feedback system with characteristic equation s,j -j 2K8:3 + S2 + 58 -+- 5 = 0 is
lle

(A) unstable for all values of K (B) stable for all values of K
~/ stable for positive values of K (D) stable for zero value of K
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71. For making an unstable system as stable system

(A) gain of the system should be decreased
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(B) gain of the system should be increased

(C) the number of zeros of the loop transfer function should be increased
SDJ/ the number of poles of the loop transfer function should be increased
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72. For the BJT shown in fig., VBE :::: O.7V, fJ:::: 100, find 1B

ot.
Vcc:::: + 20V

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2K

g
430K

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f---o Vo

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lK

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(A) 36.35 pA (B)
mp 19.3 ,itA (C) 38.6 mA (D) 57 pA
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73. The value of transconductance at a bias voltage of 0 V for the JFET which is having
l-e

IJ)ss ::::9 mA and Vp :::: -3V is

(A) 6mV (B) 6m3 (C) 273 (P1/

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3m3
ca

74. The efficiency of a class B amplifier for a supply voltage Vcc ::::24V with peak-to-peak
tri

output of 6V is
lec

(A) 4% (B) 48% (C) 19.6% (D) 39.2%

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75. The ripple voltage of a FWR with a 100 pF filter capacitor connected to a load of 50 mA
all

IS

(A) 2.4 V (B) 1.2 V (C) 4.4 V (D) 6.6 V

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76. The timing resistor is 10 kG and timing capacitor is 200 PF for a 565 PLL. The free
running frequency is
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(A) 500 KHz (B) 350 KHz (C) 250 KHz (D) 150 KHz

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77. A dc motor is driving a load that requires constant output power. The pu value of torque
with it.s field current reduced to half would be (consider rat.ed quantities as 1.0 pu)

ot.
\S~/ 0.5 pu (B) 1.0 pu (C) 2.0 pu (D) 1.5 pu

sp
78. A 2-pole wave wound dc generator has 120 conductors in each parallel path of its
armat.ure. If it. is driven at. 1200 rpm and excit.ed to have 0.02 wb/pole, the induced emf

g
would be

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(k( 48 V (B) 96 V (C) 24 V (D) 124 V

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79. The variation of open circuit emf of a separates excited generator when If = constant and
'i,; I"~ '"

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"'J;"'> >~

variable speed would be." "

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Speed
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0\) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

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(~Q) A 220V/12-0-12 V transformer has an emf/turn of 1 V. The number of turns on secondary

would be
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(A) 12 with centre tap (B) 220 with centre tap

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(C) 24 with no centre tap (D) 24 with centre tap

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81. An ideal transformer has NI = 100 turns N2 =: 200 turns with a mutual flux of
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m (t) = -0.05(t2 - 2t). The induced emf of secondary in volts is

(A) -5(t-l) (B) -lO(t -1) ~. -20(t-1)

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IB

in
direction of rotation of rotor the direction of induced emf (at the instant shown) in the

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conductors respectively

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2'

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0 00 0
0
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Conductor
2 2' 0
1

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(k)/
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f 83/ A synchronous machine has Xs = 1 pu and operates at V = 1 pu. Wben its emf is 1.5 pu
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with load angle 0:, current as (0 + jO. 5), the mode of operation is

(A) generator with lagging pf (B) generator with leading pf

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(C) motor with lagging pf (D) motor with leading pf

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\84. A 3-phase, 16-pole, 108-slot alternator will have the following phase grouping in each
\ .

- phase with 60 phase spread

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(A) 2, 2, 2, 2 coils in basic unit of 4 poles

(B) 3, 2, 2, 2 coils in basic unit of 4 poles
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(C) 3, 2, 2, 2 coils in basic unit of 16 poles

(D) 2, 2, 2, 2 coils in basic unit of 8 poles

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For the power circuit given below, SCR is operated at 1 KHz with TONof 0.5 m sec.

--f

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200V

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V

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Motor ratings: 200 V (dc), 1000 rpm, 10 A.

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Neglecting armature resistance the speed of motor at given duty cycle (Tm= constant)
(A) 1000 rpm (B) 500 rpm (C) 1500 rpm (D) 750 rpm

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86. pa
A converter is feeding a de machine as shown below:
o -E
am

t
Va
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The mode of operation of machine is /-
c

(A) Motoring ckB)- Regenerating

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(C) Plugging (D) Rheostatic braking

87. The output of a single phase inverted bridge is as given below:

lec
lle

V
/a

wt

-V'------------------------
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In the above output voltage

(A) 5th and 7th harmonics will be absent
(B) 3rd, 5th, 7th harmonics will be absent

~C) 3rd, 9th, 15th harmonics will be absent

(D) 3rd, 7th harmonics will be absent
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A 4-pole turbo generator rated 500 MVA, 22 KV has its angular acceleration
437.8 ele.degrees/sec2; It is equivalent to

(A) 1500 rpm/sec (B) 36.48 rpm/sec

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(C) 145.92 rpm/sec (D) 72.97 rpm/sec

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A 50 Hz generator having H :::;6 MJIMVA is connected to synchronous motor having

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H :::;4 M,J/MVA through a network of reactances. The generator is delivering power of
1.0 p.u. to the motor which reduces to 0.6 p.u. when fault occurs. The angular acceleration

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in ele.degrees/sec2 is

(A) 360 (B) 180 (C) 1500 (D) 1800

90. Synchronizing power coefficient can be written as

ap
mp
(A) P', . cos 50 (C) p',.cos5o
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91. The relay that most likely to operate during power swings is
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(A) Heactance relay (B) Impedance relay

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(e) Mho relay (D) Bucholtz's relay

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92. An aCB is rated 1500 A, 2000 MVA, 33 KV. Its making current in kA is '" I>

(A) 51.51 (B) . 35 (C) 89.25 415)/154.54

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The rating of lightning arrester used for 220 kV, 3 phase system is

(A) 220 kV, 10 kA (B) 220 kV, 5 kA (C) 198 kV, 10 kA (D) 198 kV, 2 kA
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94. A generating station has maximum demand of 30 MW, a load factor of 0.6 and plant
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capacity factor 0.48; The reserve capacity of the plant is

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(A) 37.5 MW M
7.5MW (C) 19.5 MW (D) 12 MW

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95. A transformer of 10 MVA, 33 KV has reactance 0.1 pu. On 20 MVA, 11 kV the new p.U
value is

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(A) 0.45 (B) 1.8 (C) lJ " CD) O.E)

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96. In which type of fault, zero sequence currents are absent'?

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(1\:) L-L
L-L-O
L-G
L-L-L-G (B)
CD)

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97. In a single machine connected to infinite bus bar system, alternator voltage is 1.5 pu
its reactance is 1.0 pu are connected through a line reactance of 0.3 pu. The maximum
steady state power transfer is

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(A) 1.154 pu (B) 5.0 pu (C) 1.5 pu (D) 0.76 pu
mp
98. Value of acceleration
--.._-----_._---~. __factor
. __ ._._-
used in Gauss-Seidal method in load flow studies is
(A) 1.59 (B) 1.66 (C) 1.0 "(6)'. 1.6
xa
l-e

99. The Z-Bus of the following system of impedances

ca

j.OS j.5 j.OS

~
1 2
tri

j.2
lec

I l.-
L ].08
jO.08 jO.D8
)0.58
lle

(A) r110.08
[jO.08-
jO.08 )0.5]
jO.08 jO.~8]
-;0.08]
jO.5] (D)
(B)
/a
p:/

100. An over current relay having a current setting of 125% is connected to a supply circuit
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through a current transformer of ratio 400/5. The pick-up value will be

(A) 6.25 A (B) 500 A (e) 100 A (D) 80 A

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