General Departmental Competitive Examination for Northern Railway 24th July 2021

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Application No 104103
Roll No 101092200028
Applicant Name AJAY
Category UR
Exam Date 24/07/2021
Group 8 Junior Engineer Electrical
Subject
General

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1. Options shown in green color with a tick icon are correct.

2. Chosen option on the right of the question indicates the option selected by the candidate.

Section : Group 8 Junior Engineer Electrical General

Q.1 When the rotor of a three-phase induction motor runs at synchronous speed, its rotor
frequency will become:
Ans 1. Zero

2. Half of supply frequency

3. Double the supply frequency

4. Equal to the supply frequency

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Q.2 How many members are nominated in Rajya Sabha by President of India?
Ans 1. 14

2. 8

3. 12

4. 16

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Q.3 The difference between the synchronous speed and the actual speed of an induction motor
is known as:
Ans 1. Lag

2. Slip

3. Regulation

4. Backlash

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Q.4 Power factor of the following circuit will be zero:

Ans 1. Inductance

2. Both (B) and (C)

3. Capacitance

4. Resistance

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Q.5 The resistance encountered by a train in motion is on account of:

Ans 1.  Friction at the track

2. All of the options

3. Resistance offered by air

4. Friction at various parts of the rolling stock

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Q.6 Which of the following is/are a ferromagnetic material?
Ans 1. Tungsten

2. Aluminium

3. Copper

4. Nickel

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Q.7 The ballistic galvanometer is designed to deflect its needle proportional to ________ passing
through its moving coil.
Ans 1. Charge

2. Pressure energy

3. Magnetic force

4. Heat energy

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Q.8 Skin effect occurs when a conductor carries current at _________ frequencies.
Ans 1. Very low

2.  Medium

3. Low

4. High

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Q.9 A 24 metre length of cable has a cross-sectional area of 1 mm² and a resistance of 4 Ohm.
Calculate the conductivity of the cable.
Ans 1. 10 MS/m

2. 5 MS/m

3. 4 MS/m

4. 6 MS/m

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Q.10 The resistance of a conductor is directly proportional to:
Ans 1. density

2. length

3. melting point

4. Its area of cross-section

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Q.11 Eddy current loss is proportional to the:

Ans 1. frequency

2. square of the frequency

3. square-root of the frequency

4. cube of the frequency

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Q.12 The Indian "Statue of Unity" is located near which dam?

Ans 1. Tehri

2. Bhakra Nangal

3. Sardar Sarovar

4. Hirakund

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Q.13 The chemical formula of lead sulphate is:

Ans 1. Pb2(SO4)3

2. PbSO4

3.  Pb2SO4

4. Pb(SO4)2

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Q.14 Which network is able to connect to each computer through a common central line?
Ans 1. Star

2. Bus

3. Router

4. LAN

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Q.15 The maximum power transfer theorem can be applied to:

Ans 1. Both AC and DC circuits

2. DC circuits only

3. AC circuits only

4. Neither AC nor DC circuits

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Q.16 Who won the Men's single title of French Open 2020 tennis tournament?
Ans 1. Rafael Nadal

2. Roger Federer

3. Dominic Thiem

4. Pete Sampras

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Q.17 The radius of curvature of a mirror is 20cm the focal length is:
Ans 1. 20cm

2. 10cm

3. 5cm

4. 40cm

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Q.18 Ceramics are good _______.
Ans 1. insulators

2. semiconductors

3. conductors

4. superconductors

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Q.19 Lactic acid is mainly found in:

Ans 1. Curd

2. Vinegar

3. Lemon

4. Spinach

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Q.20 Operating system "UNIX" is typically used for:

Ans 1. Super computers

2. Desktop computers

3. All of the options

4. Laptop computers

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Q.21 If a 200 Watts bulb is ON for 10 hours, then what will be the amount of electricity
consumed?
Ans 1. 1500 Watts

2. 300 Watts

3. 2 kWh

4. 100 Watts per hour

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Q.22 Where is the control grid placed in a triode?
Ans 1. Near to cathode

2. Very near to anode

3. Midway between plate and cathode

4. Very near to plate

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Q.23 Which of the following are the advantages of synchronous motors?

Ans 1. Ability to control the power factor

2. Electro-magnetic power varies linearly with the voltage

3. Usually operate with higher efficiencies

4. All of the options

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Q.24 Which of the following statements about Ozone is true?

Ans 1. Ozone protects us from the harmful UV radiation of sun

2. Ozone is the major constituent of photochemical smog

3. Ozone is highly reactive

4. All of the options

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Q.25 Tunisia is a country in:

Ans 1. Africa

2. North America

3. Asia

4. South America

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Q.26 Ctrl, Shift and Alt are called______keys.
Ans 1. function

2. modifier

3. adjustment

4. alphanumeric

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Q.27 Which of the following is likely a characteristic of hazardous waste?

Ans 1. Corrosivity

2. Reactivity

3. Ignitability

4. All of the options

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Q.28 High voltage DC (HVDC) transmission is mainly used for:

Ans 1. Bulk power transmission over very long distances

2. Eliminating reactive power requirement in the operation

3. Interconnecting two systems with the same nominal frequency

4. Minimizing harmonics at the converter stations

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Q.29 The speed of a DC motor is inversely proportional to:

Ans 1. Number of Poles

2. Flux per pole

3. Back EMF

4. Number of armature conductors

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Q.30 What is the unit of pressure?
Ans 1. Pascal

2. Kelvin

3. Newton

4. Kilogram

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Q.31 If a power of 100 W is being supplied across a potential difference of 200 V, find the current
flowing through the circuit.
Ans 1. 0.5 A

2. 1 A

3. 2 A

4. 20 A

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Q.32 If one of the parallel resistors in any parallel circuit is removed from the circuit, then the
total resistance:
Ans 1. Decreases

2. Remains the same

3. Increases

4. Doubled

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Q.33 Power factor of the system is kept high:

Ans 1. To reduce voltage regulation of the line

2. To maximize the utilization of the capacities of generators, lines and transformers

3. To reduce line losses

4. All of the options

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Q.34 The speed of a DC machine can be measured by a/an:
Ans 1. Tachometer

2. Anemometer

3. Voltmeter

4. Ammeter

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Q.35 What is the full form of EBCDIC?

Ans 1. Enhanced Binary Control Data Interchange Code

2. Enhanced Binary Coded Data Integration Code

3. Extended Binary Control Decimal Interchange Code

4. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code

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Q.36 _________ is a waste disposal method where solid organic wastes are converted to the
residue and gaseous products through combustion.
Ans 1. Incubation

2. Incineration

3. Incarceration

4. Incarnation

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Q.37 The frequency of a sound wave is 50 Hz and its wavelength is 4 m. What is the distance
travelled by the sound wave in 2 s?
Ans 1. 200 m

2. 300 m

3. 400 m

4. 600 m

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Q.38 Two coils have inductances of 25 mH and 9 mH and a coefficient of coupling of 0.4. If the
two coils are connected in series aiding, the total inductance will be:
Ans 1. 32 mH

2. 48 mH

3. 38 mH

4. 40 mH

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Q.39 Which of the following trophy is not related to Cricket in India?

Ans 1. Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

2. Duleep Trophy

3. Deodhar Trophy

4. Santosh Trophy

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Q.40 When did the Central Pollution Control Board established?

Ans 1. 1970

2. 1974

3. 1972

4. 1976

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Q.41 If the load impedance in three phases are not equal to the load then it is said to be:
Ans 1. Unbalanced supply

2. Balanced supply

3. Balanced load

4. Unbalanced load

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Q.42 Which of the following is endothermic process?
Ans 1. Sublimation of dry ice

2. Dilution of sulphuric acid

3. Evaporation of water

4. Both Sublimation of dry ice and Evaporation of water

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Q.43 Which is the first country to pass the amendment in the parliament to safeguard the
environment?
Ans 1. India

2. China

3. Brazil

4. Denmark

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Q.44 In an NPN transistor, P region is called:

Ans 1. Emitter

2. Base

3. Source

4. Collector

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Q.45 At resonance frequency, the inductive reactance value is the same as:
Ans 1. Impedance of the circuit

2. Reactance of the capacitor

3. Resistance of the circuit

4. Reactance of the coil

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Q.46 Which of the following motors has a high starting torque?
Ans 1. AC series motor

2. induction motor

3. DC series motor

4. synchronous motor

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Q.47 14 elements after actinium are called:

Ans 1. Lanthanides

2. P block elements

3. D-block elements

4. Actinides

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Q.48 The battle of Plassey took place in :

Ans 1. 1757

2. 1796

3. 1726

4. 1750

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Q.49 Which of the following inventory costs represents the cost of loss of demand due to
shortage in supplies?
Ans 1. Stockout cost

2. Procurement cost

3. Unit cost

4. Carrying cost

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Q.50 In which of the following kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy?
Ans 1. Tidal energy

2. All of these

3. Wind energy

4. Hydro energy

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Q.51 _______is defined as weber-turns in one coil due to one ampere current in the other.
Ans 1. Load coefficient

2. Temperature coefficient

3. Energy efficiency coefficient

4. Coefficient of mutual inductance

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Q.52 Which of the following is a possible cause of blackening at both ends of the fluorescent
lamp?
Ans 1. Low or high voltage

2. All of the options

3. Frequent starting of fluorescent lamp

4. Improper ballast

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Chosen Option : 2

Q.53 The synchronous speed of a three phase induction motor having 4 poles and connected to a
50 Hz source is:
Ans 1. 1000 RPM

2. 3000 RPM

3. 1500 RPM

4. 1200 RPM

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Q.54 1 gigabyte is equal to ____.
Ans 1. 1024 megabytes

2. 1150 megabytes

3. 1391 megabytes

4. 1024 kilobytes

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Q.55 For a slip 's' and supply frequency 'f', the frequency of current in rotor will be:
Ans 1. f/s

2. (1-s)f

3. sf

4. f²/s

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Q.56 The fusing factor of protective devices for medium level load is:
Ans 1. 3.45

2. 1.45

3. 2.38

4. 0.95

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Q.57 A 5 kW, 50 Hz, 8-pole slip-ring induction motor runs at 720 RPM. Calculate its synchronous
speed and percentage slip.
Ans 1. 750 RPM, 4%

2. 1500 RPM, 4%

3. 900 RPM, 5%

4. 700 RPM, 2%

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Q.58 Which of the following type of wattmeters is used only on AC?
Ans 1. Electrostatic type wattmeter

2. Dynamometer type pivoted-coil direct-reading wattmeter

3. Dynamometer type suspended-coil torsion wattmeter

4. Induction type wattmeter

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Q.59 If a lead-acid cell is discharged below 1.8 V the following will happen.
Ans 1. Capacity of cell will reduce

2. Sulphation of plates will occur

3. All of the options

4. Internal resistance will increase

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Q.60 The presence of _________ in a water body is an indicator of water pollution.

Ans 1. Zygosporangium

2. Deinococcus radiodurans

3. None of the above

4. E.Coli

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Q.61 When a voltmeter-ammeter method is applied for the measurement of resistance, the
voltmeter reads a value of 8.28 V and the ammeter reading is 4.14 mA, then the value of the
resistance will be:
Ans 1. 20 MΩ

2. 200 kΩ

3. 2 kΩ

4. 2Ω

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Q.62 Microsoft Office is an example of a:
Ans 1. Open source software

2. Horizontal market software

3. Closed source software

4. vertical market software

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Q.63 The second most abundant metal in the earth’s crust is:
Ans 1. aluminium 

2. oxygen

3. silicon

4. iron

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Q.64 The product of apparent power and cosine of the phase angle between circuit voltage and
current is:
Ans 1. True power

2. Reactive power

3. Instantaneous power

4. Volt-amperes

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Q.65 Nipah is a :
Ans 1. Computer Program

2. Cyclone

3. Virus

4. Fighter Plane

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Q.66 Who is the chief Election commisioner of India as of November 2020?
Ans 1. Ranjit Singha

2. Ashok Lavasa

3. Sushil Arora

4. Sunil Arora

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Q.67 The PIV rating of 1N4007 rectifier diode is:

Ans 1. 200 V

2. 600 V

3. 1000 V

4. 400 V

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Q.68 In an A.C. circuit power is dissipated in:

Ans 1. Resistance only

2. Capacitance only

3. None of the above

4. Inductance only

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Q.69 What is the shortcut key to insert a new slide into the current presentation?
Ans 1. Ctrl + M

2. Ctrl + F

3. Ctrl + N

4. Ctrl + O

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Q.70 __________ is an organism used to gauge the quality of an ecosystem. 
Ans 1. Predator

2. Bio-remediator

3. Decomposers

4. Bioindicator

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Q.71 Distribution lines in India generally use:

Ans 1. Iron poles

2. RCC poles

3. Wooden poles

4. Steel tower

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Q.72 Phenol and Formaldehyde are polymerised to a resultant product known as:
Ans 1. PVC

2. polyester

3. bakelite

4. teflon

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Q.73 The electric displacement of a winding in two-phase supply is

Ans 1. 180°

2. 60°

3. 90°

4. 120°

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Q.74 If an ohmmeter reading immediately goes practically to zero and stays there, capacitor is:
Ans 1. Lossy

2. Short-circuited

3. Satisfactory

4. Charged

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Q.75 The audible frequency range of hearing for average human beings is from about:
Ans 1. 20 hz to 20 khz

2. 0 hz to 20 hz

3. 20 hz to 2000 hz

4. 0 hz to 20 khz

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Q.76 A DC motor having full load speed of 1250 RPM and speed regulation of 20% will have no-
load speed of ________.
Ans 1. 1500 RPM

2. 700 RPM

3. 1250 RPM

4. 1000 RPM

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Q.77 For domestic wiring, the most extensively used material is:
Ans 1. Copper

2. Copper or aluminium

3. Neither copper nor aluminium

4. Aluminium

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Q.78 The dance form Bharatnatyam originated from:
Ans 1. Andhra Pradesh

2. Kerala

3. Karnataka

4. Tamilnadu

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Q.79 Carbon dioxide is primarily called a greenhouse gas because it:

Ans 1. Traps warm currents

2. Traps heat

3. None of the above

4. Traps light

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Q.80 Which one of the following medical condition caused by the high exposure of radiation?
Ans 1. Mutation

2. AIDS

3. Kidney stone

4. Blood pressure

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Q.81 Intermolecular forces of attraction are least effective in ____.

Ans 1. Gas

2. Plasma

3. Liquid

4. Solid

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Q.82 ________ is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.
Ans 1. Allotting

2. Tracking

3. Crashing

4. Formatting

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Q.83 Which radioactive element cause cancer in thyroid gland?

Ans 1. C-12

2. U-238

3. I-132

4. U-235

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Q.84 Which of the following diodes is a signal diode?

Ans 1. OA79

2. 1N4007

3. BY127

4. DR25

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Q.85 EOS-01 is a:
Ans 1. Satellite launched by India

2. Bullet train of France

3. march for unity in India

4. march for peace in Japan

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Q.86 What is the unit of illumination?
Ans 1. Lux

2. Decibel

3. Henry

4. Coulomb

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Q.87 Which of the following semiconductor devices can be used for controlling the speed of a DC
motor?
Ans 1. Transistor

2. Thermistor

3. Thyratron

4. Thyrister

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Q.88 The image formed by retina of human eye is:

Ans 1. Real and inverted

2. Virtual and inverted

3. Real and erect

4. Virtual and erect

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Q.89 Which of the following is not matched correctly?

Ans 1. Anjali Bhagwat: Shooting

2. Muhammed Anas Yahiya: Boxing

3. Pankaj Advani: Billiards

4. Deepa Malik: Athletics

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Q.90 If the equation of sinusoidal current is 141.4 sin 314t. Find the RMS value and frequency of
the current.
Ans 1. 400 A and 200 Hz

2. 100 A and 50 Hz

3. 200 A and 100 Hz

4. 300 A and 150 Hz

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Q.91 The dielectric constant of air is practically taken as:

Ans 1. zero

2. more than unity

3. less than unity

4. unity

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Q.92 Buchholz relay is installed on:

Ans 1. Welding transformer

2. Air cooled transformer

3. Furnace transformer

4. Oil cooled transformer

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Q.93 Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?

Ans 1. John Macpherson

2. William Bentick

3. John Shore

4. Warren Hastings

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Q.94 The algebraic sum of the resolved parts of a number of forces in a given direction is equal
to the resolved part of their resultant in the same direction. This is known as:
Ans 1. Principle of transmissibility of forces

2. All of the options

3. Principle of independence of forces

4. Principle of resolution of forces

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Q.95 Mercury does NOT wet the glass. This is due to the property of the liquid known as:
Ans 1. Cohesion

2. Surface tension

3. Viscosity

4. Adhesion

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Q.96 What is the use of output devices?

Ans 1. To input data

2. To store data

3. To scan data

4. To view or print data

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Q.97 As per census, which state of India has highest sex ratio?
Ans 1. Kerala

2. Meghalaya

3. Nagaland

4. Punjab

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Q.98 _____are attempts by individuals to obtain confidential information from you by falsifying
their identity.
Ans 1. Spyware scams

2. Phishing trips

3. Phishing scams

4. Computer viruses

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Q.99 A commutating rectifier consists of commutator driven by:

Ans 1. A D.C. series motor

2. A synchronous motor

3. An induction motor

4. A D.C. shunt motor

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Q.100 Form Factor is the ratio of:

Ans 1. r.m.s. value/average value

2.  r.m.s. value/peak value

3. Average value/r.m.s. value

4. Average value/peak value

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