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Electrical Engineering Objective Questions
1. An instrument used in voltage monitoring/recording.

A. recording voltmeter
B. power analyzer
C. dynamometer
D. nota
2. This type of current transformer is used whenever many conductors per phase or pole is to be
monitored.
A. clamp type
B. rope type
C. split type
D. nota
3. This is the primary battery used by the U.S. army during World War II because of its high ratio of
ampere-hour capacity.
A. Daniell
B. Gravity
C. Ruben
D. Lechanche
4. This type of secondary battery was jointly developed by Jungner & Berg in Sweden in 1893.
A. Lead Acid
B. Lithium
C. Nicad
D. Alkaline
5. The first electric condenser/capacitor.

A. Leyden Jar
B. Lyndon Jar
C. Leyman Jar
D. Leighton Jar
6. This diagram is used to determine the voltage regulation of an electric transformer at various loading.
A. Bapp
B. Lapp
C. Kapp
D. Gapp
7. This test is done to determine the regulation, efficiency and heat losses of transformer provided two
similar units are used.
A. Tumpner
B. Kumpner
C. Lumpner
D. Sumpner
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8. This method is used to measure the slip of induction motors wherein a circular disc with black and
white shades whose number is equal to the number of poles is used.
A. infrared
B. stroboscopic
C. black & white
D. nota
9. The approximate height of a transmission tower in feet can be determined using the formula below,
if H which is the height and KV is the line to line voltage.
A. H = 50 + 0.5KV
B. H = 40 + 0.4KV
C. H = 30 + 0.3KV
D. H = 60 + 0.6KV
10. The NEMA enclosure designation for submersible type.

A. 1A
B. 3R
C. 4
D. 6
11. The biggest size of AC full voltage single speed motor controller.
A. size 6
B. size 7
C. size 8
D. size 9
12. Another term given to magnetic locking as applied to squirrel-cage induction motor.
A. cogging
B. jogging
C. sogging
D. bogging
13. This induction motor is rotor fed, brush shifting, three-phase with commutator, which has buit-in
arrangement both for speed control and power factor improvement.
A. Scharppe
B. Schrage
C. Schum
D. Schemme
14. One kilowatt hour is same as

A. 36 X 105 watt
B. 36 X 105 ergs
C. 36 X 105 joules
D. 36 X 105 BTU

15. This is an electric circuit wherein the properties or characteristics are unchanged regardless of
power direction.
A. passive
B. active
C. bilateral
D. flexible
16. This is the primary device used on HVDC transmission systems.

A. SCR
B. thyristor valve
C. triodes
D. pentodes
17. Comparing the three most popular HID lamps, the one with lowest cost of light emitted is the
A. mercury
B. metal halide
C. high pressure sodium
D. nota
18. A DC shunt motor runs at rated speed. If its field circuit gets open circuited, the motor speed
A. decreases drastically
B. remains unchanged
C. increases dangerously
D. fluctuates around its pervious speed
19. An open loop, represented by the transfer function G(s) = (s-1) ⁄ (s+2)(s+3), is
A. stable & of the non-minimum phase type
B. stable & of the minimum phase type
C. unstable & of the minimum phase type
D. unstable & of the non-minimum phase type
20. A function y(t) satisfies the following differential equation: dy ⁄ dt + y(t) = δ(t). Where δ(t) is the
delta function. Assuming zero initial condition and denoting the unit step function by u(t), y(t) can
be formed as
A. et
B. e-tu(t)
C. e-t
D. etu(t)
21. The bridge method commonly used for finding mutual inductance.
A. Schering bridge
B. Heaviside Campbell bridge
C. De-Sauty bridge
D. Wien bridge

22. The effect of stray magnetic fields on the actuating torque of a portable instrument is maximum
when the operating field of the instrument & the stray fields are
A. inclined at 30°
B. inclined at 60°
C. perpendicular
D. parallel
23. For harnessing low variable water heads, the suitable hydraulic turbine with high percentage of
reaction & runner adjustable vanes is
A. Francis
B. Pelton
C. Impeller
D. Kaplan
24. High voltage DC transmission (HVDC) transmission is mainly used for

A. Bulk power transmission over very long distances
B. interconnecting two systems with the same nominal frequency
C. eliminating reactive power requirement in the operation
D. minimizing harmonics at the converter stations
25. In order to increase the limitation distance of transmission line, the following can be used.
A. shunt reactors & series capacitors
B. series reactors& shunt capacitors
C. synchronous condensers
D. tap- changing transformers
26. When a signal 15 mV at 85 MHz is to be measured, which of the following instrument can be used?
A. VTVM
B. CRO
C. moving iron voltmeter
D. digital multi meter
27. Which cooling is preferred for large turbine generator?

A. Oxygen cooling
B. Hydrogen cooling
C. Nitrogen cooling
D. none of the above
28. The shape of the disc of an induction disc relay.

A. circular
B. elliptical
C. spiral
D. none of these

29. The typical value of SCR for modern alternator.

A. 1.5
B. 0.5
C. 1.0
D. 1.2
30. A compensated wattmeter has its reading corrected for error due to the
A. frequency
B. friction
C. power consumed in potential coil
D. power consumed in current coil
31. Time response for a second order system depends on value of ζ. If ζ= 0 then the system is called as
A. un-damped system
B. under damped system
C. critically damped system
D. over damped system
32. Time response for a second order system depends on value of ζ. If ζ>1 then the system is called as
A. un-damped system
C. critically damped system
D. over damped system
33. Time response for a second order system depends on value of ζ. If ζ = 1 then the system is called as
A. un-damped system
C. over damped system
D. critically damped system
34. Time response for a second order system depends on value of ζ. If ζ = (0 to 1) then the system is
called as
A. under damped system
B. un-damped system
C. over damped system
D. critical damped system
35. A long wire composed of a smooth round conductor runs above and parallel to the ground
(assumed to be a large conducting plane). A high voltage exists between the conductor and the
ground. The maximum electric stress occurs at
A. lower surface of the conductor
B. upper surface of the conductor
C. the ground surface
D. midway between the conductor and ground

36. Time taken for the response to rise from zero to 100% for very first time is called
A. rise time
B. settling time
C. delay time
D. peak time
37. Time taken by the response to reach and stay within a specified error is called
A. raise time
B. peak time
C. settling time
D. peak over shoot
38. When the polynomial is Hurwitz,

A. function is not real
B. the roots of function have real parts which are to be zero/negative
C. all Zeroes lie in the right half of the s-plane
39. If a fault occurs on any feeder, the fault current is

A. much higher than with unsectional busbar
B. much lower than with unsectional busbar
C. equal to unsectional busbar
40. Current chopping mainly occurs in

A. airblast circuit breaker
B. vaccum circuit breaker
C. SF6 circuit breaker
D. oil circuit breaker
41. Which of the following is not the unit of electrical power?

A. volt/ampere
B. volt ampere
C. watt
D. joule/second
42. The meters X and Y require 40 mA and 50 mA respectively, to give full deflection, then
A. both are equally sensitive
B. X is more sensitive
C. Y is more sensitive
D. sensitivity cannot be judged with given information
43. The controlling torque in power factor meter is given by

A. control torque
B. spring control
C. gravity control

44. The pressure coil of an energy meter is

A. purely resistive
B. purely inductive
C. highly resistive
D. highly inductive
45. In a characteristic impedance of a transmission line, if the load impedance of a transmission line is
equal to the load impedance then
A. all the energy sent will observed by the load
B. the system will resonate badly
C. all the energy sent will pass to earth
D. all energy will lost in transmission line as transmission losses
46. The rating of C.B is in terms of

A. volt-ampere
B. current
C. voltage
D. VAR
47. Steady state stability of a power system is the ability of the power system to
A. maintain frequency 50hz
B. maintain synchronism between machines and on external tie lines
C. maintain voltage at fixed or rated value
D. maintain hot reserve and cold reserve at all times
48. The type of a single phase induction motor having the highest power factor at full load.
A. capacitor run type
B. capacitor start type
C. split phase type
D. shaded pole type
49. A stand-alone engine driven synchronous generator is feeding a partly inductive load. A capacitor is
now connected across the load to completely nullify the inductive current. For this operation
condition the
A. field current increases
B. field current decreases
C. field current remains unchanged
50. Generally the output of the transformer is taken out from

A. bushings
B. radiators
C. conservator tank
D. ground

51. If the output of transformer is up to 66KV, then which type of bushing is preferred?
A. condenser type
B. porcelain type
C. copper type
D. mica type
52. The windings of transformers are generally made of this material.

A. aluminum
B. high grade copper
C. mica
D. zinc
63. For large size transformers, which will provide greater heat radiation area?
A. conservator tank
B. radiators
C. transformer oil
D. breather
64. The _____________ will take care of transformer oil which isn’t exposed with atmosphere.
A. breather
B. bushings
C. windings
D. core
65. Belt conveyors offer ________ starting torque.

A. zero
B. low
C. medium
D. high
66. An elevator drive is required to operate in

A. only one quadrant
B. two quadrants
C. three quadrants
D. four quadrants
67. Electric drive is becoming more and more popular because

A. it is simple and reliable
B. it provide smooth and easy control
C. it is cheaper in cost
D. all of the above
68. The basic element/s of an electric drive is/are

A. electric motor
B. control system
C. electrical motor and control system

69. The machine/s that need/s frequent starting and stopping.

A. paper mills
B. lifts and hoists
C. blowers
D. jaw crushers
70. In case of kiln drives, the starting torque is

A. more than double of the running torque
B. more than triple of the running torque
C. almost equal to running torque
D. less than running torque
71. When an electric train is moving down a hill, the DC motor will operate as DC
A. series motor
B. series generator
C. shunt motor
D. shunt generator
72. In an electric train employing a DC series motor running at a fixed speed, what happens when a slight
drop in the mains voltage occur?
A. drop in speed and rise in current
B. rise in speed and rise in current
C. drop in speed and drop in current
D. rise in speed and drop in current
73. In a variable speed DC motor drive the armature voltage control leads to
A. constant power operation
B. constant torque operation
C. variable torque operation
D. randomly varying power operation
74. Speed control by variation of field flux results in

A. constant power drive
B. variable power drive
C. constant torque drive
75. A four quadrant operation requires

A. two full converters in series
B. two full converters connected in parallel
C. two full converter connected in back to back
D. two semi converters connected in back to back
76. A cascade of three linear 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 is unstable & the majority are causal

77. 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 supply terminal.
78. 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
79. 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
80. In a stepper motor the, detente torque means

A. the minimum of the static torque with the phase winding unexcited
B. the maximum of the static torque with the phase winding excited
C. the minimum of the static torque with the phase winding excited
D. the maximum of the static torque with the phase winding unexcited
81. If the integral control of a single area system frequency error is reduced to zero, then 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
82. Schering bridge is used to measure

A. capacitance
B. frequency
C. resistance
D. inductance
83. In domestic uses such as for sewing machines, which type of motor is used?
A. universal motors
B. induction motor
C. reluctance motor
D. DC motor
84. In traveling cranes for ‘hoisting and lowering’, which type of motor is preferred?
A. synchronous motor
B. AC slip ring motor
C. DC series motor
D. single phase induction motor

85. In traveling cranes for crane travel, trolley and boom hoist which motor is preferred?
A. stepper motor
B. slip ring induction motor
C. DC differential compound motor
D. synchronous motor
86. In traveling cranes for swing action, which motor is preferred?

A. DC series motor
B. AC slip ring IM
C. reluctance motor
D. capacitor type induction motors
87. Which type of motors is preferred in lifts?

A. dc compound motors
B. dc series motors
C. dc shunt motors
88. In cloth washing machines and refrigerators, which motors are preferred?
A. DC cumulative compound motors
B. slip ring IM
C. stepper motor
D. universal motors
89. In lathes, milling and grinding machines, which motor is preferred?

A. DC shunt motors
B. cage induction motor
C. synchronous motor
D. either A or B
90. Which of following motors is preferred for belt conveyor?

A. slip ring induction motor
B. synchronous motors
C. reluctance motor
D. universal motor
91. In planners, which of following motors is preferred?

A. DC shunt motor
B. DC compound motor
C. either A or B
D. neither A nor B
92. In jaw crushers, which of following motors are preferred?

A. DC shunt motor
B. slip ring induction motor
D. reluctance motor

93. In shapers and slotters, which motor are preferred?

A. squirrel cage IM
B. slip ring IM
C. double cage motor
D. synchronous motor
94. In an air compressor, which motors are preferred?

A. cage induction motors
C. universal motor
D. stepper motor
95. Which motors are preferred for refrigeration and air conditioning in smaller units?
A. induction motors
B. reluctance motors
C. universal motors
D. stepper motors
96. Which motors are preferred for refrigeration and air conditioning in larger units?
A. DC shunt motor
B. slip induction motor
C. universal motor
D. partial motor
97. Which motors are preferred for refrigeration and air conditioning in very large plants?
A. synchronous motors
B. induction motors
C. universal motors
D. resistive motors
98. In iron and steel industry, which motors are preferred?

A. induction motors
C. DC shunt wound motors
D. pipe motors
99. Which breaking is not possible in series motor?

A. regenerative breaking
B. dynamic breaking
C. rheostatic breaking
D. counter current breaking
100. Polarity of supply voltage is reversed in which type of breaking?

A. regenerative breaking
B. plugging
C. dynamic breaking

101. In which braking back EMF exceeds supply voltage?

A. dynamic
B. regenerative
C. Plugging
102. What type electric drive is used in cranes?

A. multimotor
B. group
C. individual
D. both A and C
103. Ampere second is the unit of

A. conductance
B. power
C. energy
D. charge
104. P.f. can be improved by using

A. series capacitor
B. capacitor and resistor in series
C. indictor and capacitor in parallel
D. only shunt capacitor
105. Which of the following is not base load power plant?

A. pump storage
B. run water
C. diesel
D. nuclear
106. For a fixes value of complex power flow in a transmission line having a sending end voltage V, real
power will be proportional to
A. V
B. 1/V2
C. 1/V
D. V2
107. The sequence components of the fault current are as follows: IPOSITIVE = j1.5 PU, INEGATIVE = − j0.5pu,
IZERO = − j1pu. Which fault is this?
A. LLG
B. LG
C. LL
D. LLLG

108. Q meter works on principle of

A. mutual inductance
B. series resonance
C. self-inductance
D. parallel resonance
109. The conduction loss versus device current characteristics of a power MOSFET is best suited by
A. parabola
B. straight line
C. rectangular hyperbola
D. exponentially decaying function
110. The positive reactance is equal to the negative sequence reactance if the equipment is
A. a motor
B. a transformer and transmission line
C. a generator
D. all of the above
111. One coulomb of electrical charge is composed of how many electrons?

A. 0.625 X 1019
B. 1.6 X 1019
C. 1019
D. 1.6 X 1012
112. 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
113. The capacitance in a short transmission line is

A. negligible
B. high
C. same as medium transmission line
D. same as long transmission line
114. In a 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
115. Which statement is false for long transmission line?

A. The line constants are uniformly distributed over the entire length
B. Leakage susceptance and leakage conductance are shunt conductance are series elements
C. Resistance and inductive reactance are the series elements
D. If a line is divided in n section, each section will have line constants n times of whole line

116. Which combination is true for short lines?

A. A =1, B=Z, C=0, D=1
B. A=0, B=1, C= Z, D=1
C. A=1, B=1, C= Z, D=0
D. A=0, B=0, C=1, D=Z
117. In a DC transmission line,

A. there are no effects due to inductive and capacitive reactances
B. the effects of inductive and capacitive reactances are greater than in an AC transmission line of
the same rating
C. it is necessary for the sending end and receiving end to be operated in synchronism
D. power transfer capability is limited by stability considerations
118. Which machines are mostly gear motors?

A. DC motors
B. AC single phase motor
D. induction motor
119. Which machine is used for battery charging?

A. Dc series generator
B. Dc shunt generator
C. compounded dc generator
120. If the rated voltage from the power lines is applied to the primary of a single phase transformer
which is operated on no-load, then
A. both input voltage &current 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 non sinusodial
121. Kirchhoff’s second law is based on law of conservation of

A. charge
B. energy
C. momentum
D. mass
122. A solid angle can be expressed in terms of

A. steradians
B. radians
C. flux
D. lux

123. Illumination can be expressed in

A. radians
B. lux
C. lumens
D. candela
124. Candela is the unit of

A. illumination
B. luminous intensity
C. solid angle
D. polar curves
125. Total flux or lumens required in any lighting scheme depends inversely on
A. utilization factor
B. reduction factor
C. reflection factor
126. The unit of luminous flux is

A. lux
B. steradians
C. candela
D. lumens
127. Which of the following statement is correct?

A. light consists of electromagnetic waves
B. light consists of ultraviolet waves
C. light consists of infrared waves
D. light consists of gamma rays
128. The illumination of the surface varies directly with cosine of the angle between normal to surface
and direction of the inclined light.
A. law of square inverse
B. lambar cosine law
C. both A and B
D. neither A nor B
129. It is defined as the ratio of the illumination when everything is clean to illumination under normal
working conditions.
A. depreciation factor
B. maintenance factor
C. utilization factor
D. absorption factor

130. Radiation from a body is proportional to

A. T2
B. T4
C. T5
D. T3
131. Which of following is advantage to state space analysis?

A. it is applicable for MIMO
B. it is not applicable for linear
C. it is applicable to SISO
132. Nonlinear system will improve

A. linear input
B. system response
C. input amplitude
D. periodicity
133. Resistance of a wire is r ohms. The wire is stretched to double its length, its resistance will be
A. r/2
B. 4r
C. 2r
D. r/4
134. When n numbers resistances of each value r are connected in parallel, then the resultant
resistance is x. When these n resistances are connected in series, total resistance is
A. nx
B. n2x
C. x/n
D. rnx
135. High starting torque and low starting current is the advantage of
A. squirrel cage induction motor
B. hysteresis motor
C. slip ring induction motor
D. stepper motor
136. Which method is less recommendable for induction motor starting in the industries?
A. Stator resistance starting
B. Rotor resistance starting
C. Direct online starting
D. Auto transformer starting
137. The air gap between stator and the rotor of the 3φ induction motor is kept
A. as wide as possible
B. as small as possible
C. depends on the material of stator and the rotor
D. air gap does not matter

138. What is the power factor of a three phase induction motor at no load?
A. high
B. low
C. equal to 1
D. same as full load
139. During no load test, an induction motor draws power

A. For core loss and copper loss
B. For copper loss and windage friction loss
C. Only for the small copper loss
D. For core loss and windage and friction loss
140. Unbalanced supply voltage given to a three phase delta connected induction motor will cause
A. negative sequence current
B. less heating of the rotor
C. less heating of the rotor
D. all of the above
141. The stator and rotor cores of an induction motor are made up of
A. nonmagnetic material
B. laminated sheets
C. heavy metals
142. Exciting current of an Induction motor is

A. higher than power transformer
B. lesser than power transformer
C. equal as power transformer
143. If a three phase slip ring induction motor is fed from the rotor side with stator winding short
circuited, then frequency of the current flowing in the short circuited stator is
A. supply frequency
B. slip frequency
C. frequency corresponding to rotor speed
D. zero
144. What type of back up protection is used for alternators?

A. IDMT relay
B. Buccholz relay
C. mho relay
D. impedance relay
145. Main bus bar protection scheme is /are

A. differential protection
B. both fault bus and differential protection
C. fault bus protection

146. DC transmission has/have which of the following disadvantage/s

A. low voltage dc generation is difficult
B. step up and step down of dc voltages are difficult
C. high transmission losses
147. Why ACSR is used in transmission lines?

A. lighter and have more mechanical strength
B. heavier in weight
C. high electrical conductivity
D. both A and C
148. Which conductor is used in 33KV transmission line?

A. moose
B. deer
C. zebra
D. dog
149. MHCP stands for

A. median horizontal candle power
B. mean hemispherical candle power
C. median hemispherical candle power
D. mean horizontal candle power
150. Third pin of a three pin plug is thicker and longer due to
A. for designing purpose
B. for protection purpose
C. all pins is of same size
151. Speed of rotating electric machine is measured by

A. potentiometer
B. tachometer
C. Megger
D. ohmmeter
152. AT in magnetic circuit is analogous to which quantity in electric circuit?

A. voltage
B. resistance
C. conductance
D. current
153. Which of the following cannot be connected in series unless they are identical?
A. voltage source
B. current source
C. both A and B
D. resistance

154. In laplace transform, time domain is converted to frequency domain due to solve
A. higher order differential equations
B. algebraic equations
C. linear equations
155. The type of receptacle outlet that is safe for bathrooms and outside like garage.
A. heavy duty
B. water proof
C. GFCI
D. GLPI
156. This is a method of separating the molecules within a solution using electric field.
A. electrophoresis
B. electroplate
C. electrophysics
D. nota
157. When the fluorescent lamp has been lighted, the ballast and starter are connected in
A. series
B. parallel
C. series-parallel
D. nota
158. The power consumed by the ballast of a fluorescent lamp represents this percentage to that of the
lamp consumption.
A. 10 to 20%
B. 5 to 10%
C. 15 to 25%
D. 7 to 12%
159. The color of fluorescent lamp to make people’s complexion very natural.
A. warm white
B. white
C. cool white
D. deluxe cool white
160. This person introduced for the first time that electric power can be transmitted from one place to
another.
A. Watt
B. Brush
C. Tesla
D. Gramme

161. The first transmission line of three phase system at a distance of 112 miles used this voltage.
A. 13.8 KV
B. 12 KV
C. 2.4 KV
D. 69 KV
162. For large power conversion from AC to DC, the rectifier most commonly used for single anode.
A. Trinitron
B. Polytron
C. Monotron
D. Ignitron
163. This is the component of PVC cables which causes the production of lots of smoke when it is burnt.
A. Helium
B. Halgen
C. Chloride
D. Vinyl
164. In a thermal power plant, this system enables the air for combustion and to remove the products
of combustion after they have given up their heat to the boiler surfaces.
A. heat exchange
B. exhaust
C. draft
D. ventilation
165. In Nuclear power plants, the radioactive material with the greatest fission barns.
A. Plutonium 328
B. Plutonium 239
C. Uranium 235
D. Uranium 328
166. Among the nuclear reactors, all of the following are commercially available except
A. light water
B. gas cooled
C. air cooled
D. liquid metal
167. On steam power plants, another name for the velocity staged type reactor.
A. Rateau
B. Parson
C. Curtis
D. Kaplan

168. These devices enable the interfacing of data from analog instruments in the control room with DCs
and SCADAs.
A. adapters
B. relays
C. transducers
D. converters
169. As per Distribution Code of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act, the allowed THD for voltage
without any sanction from ERC.
A. 2.5%
B. 5%
C. 7.5%
D. 10%
170. In the manual paralleling of alternators, it is the maximum error angle tolerable.
A. 12o
B. 13o
C. 10o
D. 15o
171. Power plants that are using this kind of alternators do not require any synchronizing devices.
A. reciprocating
B. single acting
C. induction
D. turbo charged
172. To remove the load of an alternator, this equipment is the one to be operated on.
A. circuit breaker
B. V drop compensator
C. governor
D. voltage regulator
173. The short circuit temperature of XLPE insulated HV cable.

A. 300oC
B. 250oC
C. 275oC
D. 150oC
174. The load graph that will directly give the electrical energy consumption in a given period of time.
A. conventional
B. modified
C. geometric
D. linear

175. The tool used in pulling electrical conductors on long conduit.

A. steel tape
B. G.I. wire
C. nylon tape
D. fish tape
176. At the instant the switch of a fluorescent is turned “on” the ballast and starter are connected in
A. parallel
B. series-parallel
C. series
D. not connected
177. The following are the categorization of cast-resin transformers, except

A. fire
B. water
C. environmental
D. climatic
178. The permissible short circuit temperature for HV cable with paper insulation.
A. 160oC
B. 170oC
C. 190oC
D. 200oC
179. This is a completely independent international organization that test and certify electrical products
that complies with the standards of IEC.
A. NEMA
B. UL
C. KEMA
D. ANSI
180. This is the approximate load density used by electrical engineers when designing industrial
establishments.
A. 305 watts/m2
B. 215 watts/m2
C. 415 watts/m2
D. 115 watts/m2
181. Modern hospital facilities usually use the typical electrical demand per bed of
A. 5000 watts
B. 4000 watts
C. 3000 watts
D. 2000 watts

182. For dry type transformer with KVA rating of 301 to 500 KVA, the average audible sound level in
decibels is
A. 45 db
B. 50 db
C. 55 db
D. 60 db
183. A switch/control board where the control devices are in one face and the protective relays on the
other face is called
A. supervisory control board
B. double face control board
C. automatic board
D. duplex switchboard
184. This is a lamp used for suspension type porcelain insulators that will allow to some extent
longitudinal movement of the conductor.
A. releasing clamp
B. suspension clamp
C. trunnion clamp
D. dead end clamp
185. On the general specifications for building construction, it is the division assigned for electrical
specifications.
A. division 14
B. division 15
C. division 16
D. division 17
186. Resistivity of a wire depends on

A. material
B. length
C. cross section area
D. all of the above
187. The highest voltage rating for gas insulated system up to our present time.
A. 580 KV
B. 575 KV
C. 550 KV
D. 500 KV
188. A Schottky diode is a

A. minority carrier device
B. majority carrier device
C. fast recovery diode
D. both a majority& a minority carrier diode

189. The main consideration for higher &higher operating voltage of transmission is to
A. increase power transfer capability
B. increase efficiency of transmission
C. reduce power loss
D. both A and B
190. If the length of a wire of resistance R is uniformly stretched to n times its original value, what will
be its new resistance?
A. n2R
B. R/n2
C. n2/R
D. nR
191. Leakage flux in a transformer depends upon

A. load current
B. frequency
C. applied voltage
D. mutual flux
192. In a transformer, zero voltage regulation at full load is

A. not possible
B. possible at leading p.f. load
C. possible at lagging p.f. load
D. possible at unity p.f. load
193. The DC motor which can provide zero speed regulation at full load without any controller is
A. shunt motor
B. series motor
C. cumulative compound motor
D. differential compound motor
194. Distributed winding and short chording employed in AC m/c will result in
A. increase in EMF and reduction in harmonics
B. decrease in EMF and increase in harmonics
C. increase in both
D. decrease in both
195. For a single phase capacitor start induction motor, which of the following is valid?
A. direction of rotation can be changed by reversing main winding terminals
B. direction of rotation cannot be changed
C. direction of rotation can be changed by interchanging supply terminals
196. 8085 microprocessor has how many pins?

A. 30
B. 39
C. 40
D. 41

197. None of the poles of a linear control system lie in the right half of s plane for a bounded input, the
output of this system is
A. always bounded
B. could be unbounded
C. tends to zero
198. Inside a hollow conducting sphere,

A. an electric field is zero
B. an electric field is non-zero constant
C. an electric field changes with magnitude of the charge given to the conductor
D. an electric field changes with distance from the center of the sphere
199. The major cause of creeping in an energy meter.

A. over compensation for friction
B. excessive voltage across potential coil
C. mechanical vibrations
D. stray magnetic field
200. In distribution a system, feeders feed power to

A. distributors
B. generating stations
C. service mains
D. transmission lines
201. When a signal of 10Mv at 75 MHz is to be measured, then which of the following instrument can
be used?
A. VTVM
B. CRO
C. MOVING IRON VOLTMETER
D. DIGITAL MULTIMETER
202. Excess 3 code is known as

A. weighted code
B. redundancy code
C. self-complementing code
D. algebraic code
203. The direction of rotation of a DC series motor can be changed by

A. Interchanging supply terminals
B. none of the options
C. both A and D
D. Interchanging field terminals

204. In case of a DC shunt motor under no load condition, the air gap flux
A. keeps varying
B. increases
C. remains constant
D. decreases
205. In DC series motor the speed is _______ proportional to the armature current.
A. inversely
B. directly
C. has no relation
206. A compound motor has

A. only shunt field winding
B. both shunt and series field winding
C. only series field winding
D. tertiary winding
207. The armature of a DC motor is laminated to reduce

A. friction and windage loss
B. hysteresis loss
C. copper loss
D. eddy current loss
208. Which of the following motors one will choose to drive paper machine?
A. DC Shunt motor
C. Separately excited motor
D. DC series motor
209. In electric locomotive, which of the following motor are used?

A. DC series motor
B. separately compound motor
D. shunt motor
210. Swinburne’s test is applicable to

A. DC series motor
B. DC shunt motor
C. DC compound motor
211. High braking torque produced in

A. plugging
B. dynamic braking
C. regenerative braking
D. none of above

212. Which of these types of motor is used in elevators?

A. DC series motor
C. DC shunt motor
213. Advantage/s of an induction motor.

A. less maintenance
B. less cost
C. simple in construction
D. all of the above
214. Which slots are used in the rotor of an induction motor?

A. open slots
B. semi closed slots
C. closed slots
D. none of above
215. For transformers with a rating of 100 MVA, which cooling is preferred?
A. oil filled and self-cooled
B. natural radiation
C. forced cooling with air blast
216. Armature reaction in DC generators will result in

A. increase in slip
B. short circuit
C. open circuit
D. reduction in generated EMF
217. When two alternator are operating in parallel and at perfect synchronization, their synchronizing
power will be
A. negative
B. infinite
C. positive
D. zero
218. The stationary alternator must not be connected to live bus bars because it will result to ________.
A. short circuit
B. open circuit
C. nothing
D. floating
219. Floating of alternators with bus bars occurs when

A. synchronized generated EMF is less than the bus bar voltage
B. synchronized generated EMF is greater than the bus bar voltage
C. synchronized generated EMF is equal to the bus bar voltage

220. A system of constant voltage and constant frequency is called ____________ system.
A. feedback
B. infinite
C. zero
221. Which of following conditions is to be fulfilled for connecting an alternator to infinite bus?
A. phase sequence should be same.
B. frequency is need not same
C. terminal voltage of alternator need not to be same with existing bus bar
222. If a slot consists of one coil side, then the winding is called
A. double layer winding
B. single layer winding
C. full pitch winding
D. short pitch winding
223. If the slot consists of two coil sides of different coils, it is called
A. double layer winding
B. single layer winding
C. concentrate winding
D. distributed winding
224. In double cage induction motor, the inner cage offers

A. high resistance and low reactance
B. low resistance and high reactance
C. low resistance and low reactance
D. high resistance and high reactance
225. In double cage induction motor, the outer cage offers

A. high resistance and low reactance
B. low resistance and high reactance
C. low resistance and low reactance
D. high resistance and high reactance
226. The oil used in the transformers serves as a

A. insulator
B. coolant
C. both A and B
D. none
227. Corona effect can be minimized by

A. irregular surface of conductors
B. stormy weather
C. small spacing between conductors
D. large spacing between conductors

228. A function of one or more variable which conveys information one to nature of physical
phenomenon is called
A. signal
B. interference
C. system
D. noise
229. Which instrument measures the rotations speed of shaft in a motor?

A. synchros
B. servomotor
C. both A and B
D. tachometer
230. The conduction loss verses device current characteristics of Power-Mosfet in best approximately
by
A. a straight line
B. a rectangular hyperbola
C. an exponentially decaying function
D. a parabola
231. An SCR is considered to be a semi controlled device because

A. 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
232. Which motor used in Lathe machine?

A. DC Series motor
B. DC Shunt motor
C. DC cumulative compound motor
233. Which is a cold cathode lamp?

A. Neon Lamp
B. Fluorescent Lamp
C. Mercury Vapor Lamp
D. Sodium Vapor Lamp
234. Long distance railways are used in which of the following?

A. 25KV single phase AC
B. 25KV double phase SC
C. 200V AC
D. 25KV three phase AC

235. Suspension Insulator is mainly used for voltages beyond

A. 400V
B. 33KV
C. 11KV
D. 66KV
236. H.V.D.C. transmission is mainly used for

A. bulk power transmission over very long distance
B. interconnecting two systems with the same nominal frequency
C. eliminating reactive power requirement in the operation
D. minimizing harmonic at the converter stations
237. The basic function of a transformer is to change

A. the power level
B. the level of the voltage
C. the power factor
D. frequency
238. Tappings of a step down transformer are provided at the

A. low voltage side
B. high voltage side
C. both high voltage side & low voltage side
D. none of these
239. The direction of rotation of a three phase induction motor is clockwise when it is supplied with
three phase sinusoidal voltage having phase sequence A-B-C. For counter clock wise rotation of
the motor the phase sequence of the motor the phase sequence of the power supply should be
A. B-C-A
B. B-C-A or C-A-B
C. B-C-A
D. A-C-B.
240. The slip of an induction motor normally does not depend on

A. core loss component
B. rotor speed
C. synchronous speed
D. shaft torque
241. Bundled conductor are mainly used in high voltage overhead transmission lines to
A. reduce transmission losses
B. increasing mechanical strength of the line
C. reduce corona
D. reduce sag

242. For enhancing the power transmission in a long EHV transmission line, the most preferred method
is to connect a
A. series inductive compensator in the line
B. series capacitive compensator in the line
C. shunt capacitive compensator at the sending end
D. shunt inductive compensator at the line
243. In a relay coil, which is used?

A. current transformer
B. potential transformer
C. power transformer
D. instrument transformer
244. In a traction system, which motor is used generally?

A. DC shunt motor
B. DC series motor
C. DC compound motor
245. In case of distribution transformer, which connection is applied?

A. delta-star
B. star-delta
C. star-star
D. delta-delta
246. Which alternator more suitable for high-speed system?

A. Salient pole
B. no salient pole
C. Both A and B
247. A Buchholz relay is used for

A. transformer protection
B. alternator protection
C. bus bar protection
D. synchronous motor protection
248. The number of poles in turbo alternator.

A. 6
B. 8
C. 2
D. 10
249. It is a winding having equal number of slots equal to number of poles.

A. concentrated winding
B. short pitch winding
D. distributed winding

250. It is a winding having greater number of slots than number of poles.

A. concentrated winding
B. distributed winding
D. integrated slot winding
251. It is a winding having a fractional number of slots per pole per phase.
A. integral slot winding
B. fractional slot winding
252. It is a winding having an integer number of slots per pole per phase.
A. fractional slot winding
B. integer slot winding
C. concentrated winding
253. Rotating magnetic field is produced in an induction motor because of

A. stator winding
B. rotor winding
C. either stator winding or rotor winding
254. Air gap flux density is of the order of

A. 0.65-0.9 T
B. 0.75-0.8 T
C. 0.85-0.9 T
D. 0.35-0.5 T
255. The reduced air gap results in an increase

A. cost of operation
B. breaking torque
C. starting torque
D. power factor
256. Under operating conditions the rotor should be ___________ in an induction motor.
A. always closed
B. always opened
C. semi closed or semi opened
D. none
257. The synchronous speed of an induction motor will be increased by

A. decreasing of frequency
B. increasing no. of poles
C. increasing of frequency
D. speed can’t be increased

258. In an induction motor, the 7th harmonic torque may make the motor rotate at (1/7)th the
synchronous speed. This is called
A. crawling
B. resonance
C. harmonics
D. cogging
259. In an induction motor especially the cage rotors, slots are nearly parallel to shaft axis. This is called
A. cogging
B. skewing
C. crawling
D. slip
260. Skewing of cage rotors offers the following advantage/s.

A. uniform torque
B. less noise
C. locking tendency is reduced
D. all of the above

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