Unit Ia: Basic Electrical Engineering

BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING D.
nucleus
Ans. A
UNIT IA Que. The resistance of human body is around
THEORY QUESTIONS (1 MARK EACH) A. 5 ohms
B. 25 ohms
Que. Two wires A and B of same material and C. 250 ohms
length L and 2L have radius r and 2r D. 1000 ohms
respectively. The ratio of their specific Ans. D
resistance will be
A. 1:1 Que. One commercial unit of energy equals
B. 1:2 A. 500 watt seconds
C. 1:4 B. one watt hour
D. 1:8 C. one Kilowatt hour
Ans. A D. ten kilowatt hour
Ans. C
Que. Two wires A and B of same material and
length L and 2L have radius r and 2r Que. One coulomb charge equals the charge
respectively. The ratio of their resistances will on
be A. 6.24x1012 electrons
A. 1:1 B. 6.24x1014 electrons
B. 2:1 C. 6.24x1016 electrons
C. 4: 1 D. 6.24x1018 electrons
D. 1:8 Ans. D
Ans. B
Que. Electric pressure is also called
Que. The hot resistance of filament of a bulb is A. resistance
higher than the cold resistance because the B. power
temperature coefficient of filament is C. voltage
A. negative D. energy
B. infite Ans. C
C. zero
D. positive Que. With rise in temperature resistance of
Ans. D pure metals
A. increases
Que. Insulation resistance of the insulating B. decreases
material should be C. first increases then decreases
A. high D. remains constant
B. low Ans. A
C. zero
D. none of these Que. With rise in temperature resistance of
Ans. A semiconductors
A. increases
Que. The flow of current in solids is due to B. decreases
A. electrons C. first increases then decreases
B. ions D. remains constant
C. atoms Ans. B
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C. electrical
Que. Which of the following material has D. thermal
nearly zero temperature coefficient of Ans. C
resistance
A. manganin Que. I = ___/t amp
B. porcelain A. R
C. carbon B. L
D. copper C. Q
Ans. A D. t
Ans. C
Que. Which of the following material has a
negative temperature coefficient of resistance Que. The ability of a charged particle to do
A. copper work is called
B. aluminium A. potential difference
C. carbon B. electric potential
D. brass C. magnitude
Ans. C D. magnetism
Ans. B
Que. Ohm’s law is not applicable to
A. vaccume tubes Que. The unit of electric potential is ___
B. carbon resistor A. amp
C. high voltage circuits B. coulomb
D. circuits at low current densities C. volt
Ans. A D. tesla
Ans. C
Que. Which one of the following does not
have negative temperature coefficient Que. 1 calorie = ___
A. aluminium A. 4.186 joules
B. paper B. 0.24 joules
C. rubber C. 4186 joules
D. mica D. 4186 KJ
Ans. A Ans. A
Que. An electrical effort required to drift the Que. Unit of resistivity is ____
free electrons in one particular direction, in a A. Ω
conductor is called __ B. Ω-m
A. MMF C. Ω/m
B. EMF D. all above
C. current Ans. B
D. all above
Ans. B Que. Unit of conductance is ___
A. Ohm
Que. An _______ effort required to drift the B. Siemens
free electrons in one particular direction, in a C. Newton
conductor is called EMF D. Henry
A. chemical Ans. B
B. mechanical
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Que. The material having highest value of Que. Resistance temperature coefficient is
____ is best conductor denoted by ____
A. resistivity A. α
B. conductivity B. β
C. permittivity C. θ
D. all above D. Φ
Ans. B Ans. A
Que. The material having poorest value of Que. The RTC at tOC is ratio of _____
____ is best insulator. A. change in conductance per degree Celsius
A. resistivity to the resistance at t0C
B. conductivity B. change in resistance per degree Celsius to
C. permittivity the resistance at t0C
D. all above C. change in initial resistance per degree
Ans. B Celsius to the resistance at t0C
D. all above
Que. Factors which affect the resistance _____ Ans. B
A. length of the material
B. cross sectional area Que. Unit of RTC is ____
C. temprature A. OC
D. all above B. /OC
Ans. D C. Ω/OC
D. Ω
Que. Effect of temperature on resistance Ans. B
depends on ____ of material
A. size Que. Insulation resistance is defined as
B. shape opposition to the flow of ____
C. nature A. current
D. length B. voltage
Ans. C C. leakage current
D. all above
Que. Resistance of carbon _____ as the Ans. C
temperature increases
A. increases Que. Insulation resistance Ri = V/Il, in this V is
B. remains same ____
C. decreses A. voltage between conductor and earth
D. none of above B. voltage between insulation and earth
Ans. C C. voltage between conductor and insulator
D. all above
Que. Semiconductors have _____ temperature Ans. A
coefficient
A. positive Que. Insulation resistance Ri = V/Il, in this Il is
B. negative ____
C. zero A. current
D. all above B. voltage
Ans. B C. leakage current
D. line current
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Ans. C C. heating
D. all above
Que. Insulation resistance is ______ Ans. C
proportional to its length
A. directly Que. As per the Joule,s law the amount of heat
B. inversely produced is proportional to
C. never A. I.R
D. none of above B. V.I
Ans. B C. V.I.t
D. I2R
Que. Insulation resistance is inversely Ans. C
proportional to its ______
A. length Que. Geyser is a example of which system
B. area A. Mechanical
C. diameter B. Electrical
D. cross sectional area C. Thermal
Ans. A D. None of above
Ans. B
Que. which of the following substance, the
resistance decreases with the increase of Que. Boiling temp. of water is
temperature? A. 50
A. carbon B. 75
B. constantan C. 100
C. copper D. 35
D. silver Ans. C
Ans. A
Que. The amount of heat energy required to
Que. The conventional electric current is due change the temp. of a given substance without
to the flow of change in the form of the substance is called as
A. positive charges only A. Sensible heat energy
B. negative charges only B. Latent heat energy
C. neutral particles only C. Both of above
D. both positive and negative charges. D. None of above
Ans. B Ans. A
Que. Insulators have _______ temperature Que. Which statement is correct

coefficient of resistance A. 1cal=4.12 J
A. positive B. 1cal=4.186 J
B. negative C. 1cal=4.44 J
C. zero D. 1cal=3.986 J
D. none of the above Ans. B
Ans. B
Que. The amount of heat energy required to
Que. Which effect of electrical current is change the form of the substance with change
utilised in thermal systems in the temp. is called as
A. Magnetic A. Kinetic energy
B. chemical B. Potential energy
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C. Latent heat of energy D. J-Kg
D. All of above Ans. B
Ans. C
Que. WATER-PUMP SET is the example of
Que. The amount of heat energy obtained by which system
burning the unit mass of the fuel is called as A. Electro-mechanical system
A. Molecular value B. Electro-chemical system
B. Calorific value C. Only electrical system
C. Atomic value D. All above
D. None of above Ans. A
Ans. B
Que. The unit of force is
Que. The unit of “THERMAL ENERGY” is A. Newton
A. Kilowatt-hour B. Joule
B. Watt-sec C. Newton-metre
C. Joule D. Joule-Sec.
D. all of above Ans. A
Ans. C
Que. One metre cube holds a water of
Que. which effect of electric current is utilized A. 1000Kg
in electric lamps? B. 1000gm
A. Magnetic effect C. 1000miligram
B. Chemical effect D. none of above
C. Heating effect Ans. A
D. All of above
Ans. C Que. Which relationship is correct
A. P=T.ω
Que. The heat energy required to convert a B. P=T/ ω
body from solid state to liquid state is called as C. P=T.v
A. Latent heat of fusion D. P= ω / T
B. Latent heat of vapourisation Ans. A
C. Calorific value
D. All of above ue. Power is defined as
Ans. A A. capacity to do the work
B. workdone/time
Que. The heat energy required to convert C. workdone. time
liquid state to gaseous state is called as D. all above
A. Latent heat of liquification. Ans. B
B. Latent heat of vapourisation
C. both of above Que. Energy is defined as
D. None of above A. workdone/time
Ans. B B. capacity to do the work
C. energy=power.resistance
Que. The unit of specific heat capacity is D. all above
A. J/Kg Ans. B
B. J/KgK
C. Joule
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Que. Effective water head of a Hydro-electric B. 200 kΩresistance is equivalent to 2MΩ
power plant means it’s C. An ammeter has a low resistance and must
A. loss be connected in parallel with a circuit
B. height D. An electrical insulator has a high resistance
C. friction Ans. D
D. none of above
Ans. B Que. What must be known in order to
calculate the energy used by an electrical
Que. Efficiency is the ratio of appliance?
A. power and time A. voltage and current
B. output and input B. current and time of operation
C. input and output C. power and time of operation
D. above all D. current and resistance
Ans. B Ans. C
Que. Wind-mill-Generator set is the example Que. Voltage drop is the

of A. maximum potential
A. electro-chemical system B. difference in potential between two points
B. electro-thermal system C. voltage produced by a source
C. mechanical-electrical system D. voltage at the end of a circuit
D. all above Ans. B
Ans. C
Que. The opposition to the flow of leakage
Que. Which relationship is correct? current is called as
A. volume=mass. Density A. resistance
B. volume=mass/density B. leakage coefficient
C. volume=mass +density C. insulation resistance
D. none of above D. all above
Ans. B Ans. C
Que. Potential energy is given as Que. The insulation resistance is generally in

A. E=m.g.h A. Ohms
B. E=m.g B. Mega ohms
C. E=m.g.t C. Mili Ohms
D. above all D. Micro Ohm
Ans. A Ans. B
Que. Kinetic energy is given by Que. The insulation resistance of a cable is

A. E=1/2 mV2 A. directly proportional to length of cable
B. E=1/2 mV B. inversly proportional to length of cable
C. E=1/2m.t C. remains same with change in length
D. none of above D. none of above
Ans. A Ans. B
Que. Which of the following statements is Que. Which is the expression for insulation
true? resistance of a single core cable
A. Electric current is measured in volts A. R =ρ l/a
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ρ Que. Factors affecting the insulation resistance
B. Ri = ln (R2/R1)
2π l of a cable are
ρ A. length
C. Ri= (R /R )
2π l 2 1 B. thickness
D. R= V/I C. resistivity of insulating material
Ans. B D. all above
Ans. D
Que. As the thickness of insulation layer of a
cable increases it’s insulation resistance will Que. What is current?
A. increase A. Flow of electrons.
B. decrease B. Flow of protons.
C. remain same C. Flow of Neutrons.
D. none of above D. None of above.
Ans. A Ans. A
Que. As the Temprature of surrounding Que. What is Resistance?

increases the insulation resistance will A. to assist the flow of current.
A. increase ((B to oppose the flow of current.
B. remain same C. to oppose the flow of voltage.
C. decrease D. to assist the flow of voltage.
D. none of above Ans. B
Ans. C
Que. Unit of resistance is.
Que. Which is a good conductor of electricity A. Volts.
A. normal tap water B. Amperes.
B. pure water C. Ohm.
C. glass D. Faraday.
D. plastic Ans. C
Ans. B
Que. Resistance of material will decrease with
Que. As moisture content in the air increase of?
increases,then the insulation resistance will A. Length of material.
A. decrease B. Both Length and Cross-section area of
B. remain same material.
C. increase C. Cross-section area of material.
D. none of above D. All of the above.
Ans. A Ans. C
Que. When the Humidity in the surrounding Que. According to Ohm’s law current is
increases, the leakage current in the cable will directly proportional to?
A. remain same A. Resistance of material.
B. increase B. Voltage across it.
C. decrease C. Both Voltage and Resistance.
D. all of above D. Temp.
Ans. B Ans. B
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Que. According to Ohm’s law current is B. Resistance will increase.
inversely proportional to? C. Resistance will remain same.
A. Voltage across it. D. Resistance will decrease.
B. Both Voltage and Resistance. Ans. D
C. Resistance of material.
D. Temp. Que. What will be the effect on the resistance
Ans. C of insulating material if the temperature
decreases?
Que. What are the factors on which resistance
of material depends? A. Resistance will remain same.
A. Length and Cross-section area of material. B. No effect on resistance.
B. Temperature of material. C. Resistance will increase.
C. Specific resistivity of material. D. Resistance will decrease.
D. All of above. Ans. C
Ans. D
Que. What will be the resistance of semi-
Que. Resistance of material will increase with conductor at low temperature?
increase of? A. Resistance will be high.
A. Cross-section area of material. B. Resistance will be low.
B. Length of material. C. No effect on resistance.
C. Both Length and Cross-section area of D. None of above.
material. Ans. A
D. None of above.
Ans. B Que. What will be the resistance of semi-
conductor at high temperature?
Que. What will be the effect on the resistance A. Resistance will be high
of conducting material if the temperature B. No effect on resistance..
increases? C. Resistance will be low.
A. No effect on resistance. D. None of above.
B. Resistance will increase. Ans. A
C. Resistance will decrease.
D. Resistance will remain same. Que. At low temperature semi-conductor will
Ans. B behave as?
A. Insulator.
Que. What will be the effect on the resistance B. Conductor.
of conducting material if the temperature C. Semi-conductor.
decreases? D. None of above.
A. Resistance will remain same. Ans. B
B. No effect on resistance.
C. Resistance will increase. Que. At high temperature semi-conductor will
D. Resistance will decrease. behave as?
Ans. D A. Insulator.
B. Conductor.
Que. What will be the effect on the resistance C. Semi-conductor.
of insulating material if the temperature D. None of above.
increases? Ans. B
A. No effect on resistance.
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Que. The length of a conductor or a wire is Que. Which effect of electrical current is
doubled and its cross section is also doubled utilised in thermal systems?
then the resistance will. A. Magnetic
A. Increases four times. B. chemical
B. Remains unchange C. heating
C. Decreases four times. D. all above
D. Change at random. Ans. C
Ans. B
Que. If the efficiency of a machine is to be
Que. The variation of resistance with high, what should be low?
temperature is governed by a property called A. input power
A. Resistance access coefficient (RAC). B. losses
B. Resistance nature coefficient (RNC). C. KWh consumed
C. Resistance temperature coefficient (RTC). D. ratio of output to input
D. None of above. Ans. B
Ans. C
Que. One Nnewton meter is same as
_________
Que. Temperature co-efficient of resistance at A. one watt
00C is defined as the change in resistance per B. one Joule
ohm original resistance per 0C change in C. five Joules
temperature. D. one Joule second
A. True. Ans. B
B. Fasle.
Ans. A Que. f I, R, t are the current, resistance and
time respectively, then according to Joule’s
Que. Unit of Temperature co-efficient of Law; heat produced will be proportional
resistance is. to________
A. /Ώ/0C A. I2Rt
B. /0C B. I2Rt2
C. 0C C. I2R2t
D. Ώ/0C D. I2R2t2
Ans. B Ans. A
Que. Temperature co-efficient of resistance α0 Que. Which resistor will be physically larger
is given by. in size?
Rt −R 0 A. 100Ω, 10W
A. α 0¿
Ro .t B. 10Ω, 50W
Ro−Rt C. 1MΩ, 0.5W
B. α 0¿ D. 1KΩ, 1W
Rt . t
R 1−R2 Ans. B
C. α 0¿
R 1t
R2 Que. When current flows through heater coil,
D. α 0¿ it glows but supply wiring does not glow
Ro . t
Ans. A because_______
A. current through supply line flows at slower
speed
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B. supply wiring is covered with insulation D. 1600 Ω
layer Ans. C
C. resistance of heater coil is more than supply
wires Que. A 100W electric light bulb is connected
D. supply wires are made of superior material to a 250V supply.The current in the circuit is
Ans. C A. 0.3A
B. 0.4A
Que. Which of the following relation is C. 4A
incorrect? D. 0.6A
A. P=VI Ans. B
B. P=I 2R
C. P=V2/R Que. A 100W electric light bulb is connected
D. P=V2R to a 250V supply. Its hot resistance is
Ans. D A. 625Ω
B. 526Ω
C. 62.5Ω
UNIT IB D. 625mΩ
Ans. A
Que. The resistance of copper wire 200 m long
Que. 60 μs is equivalent to:
is 21 ohms. If its thickness is 0.44 mm, its
A. 0.06s
specific resistance is around
B. 0.00006 s
A. 2x10-8Ω-m
C. 1000 minutes
B. 4x10-8Ω-m
D. 0.6 s
C. 6x10-8Ω-m
Ans. B
D. 8x10-8Ω-m
Ans. C
Que. The current which flows when 0.1
coulomb is transferred in 10 ms is
Que. Two underground cables A and B, each
A. 1A
has a conductor resistance of 0.6 Ω and 0.8 Ω
B. 10A
resp. each has insulation resistance of 600 MΩ
C. 10mA
and 400 MΩ resp. if cables are connected in
D. 100mA
series, its conductor resistance is ___
Ans. B
A. 1.2 MΩ
B. 0.2 Ω
Que. The p.d. applied to a 1 kΩ resistance in
C. 1.4 Ω
order that a current of 100 μA may flow is
D. 1.4 M Ω
A. 1V
Ans. C
B. 100V
C. 0.1V
Que. Two underground cables A and B, each
D. 10V
has a conductor resistance of 0.6 Ω and 0.8 Ω
Ans. C
resp. each has insulation resistance of 600 MΩ
and 400 MΩ resp. if cables are connected in
Que. The power dissipated by a resistor of
parallel, its insulation resistance is ___
4Ωwhen a current of 5A passes through it is
A. 1200 MΩ
A. 6.25W
B. 2400 Ω
B. 20W
C. 1000 MΩ
C. 80W
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D. 100W C. 4J
Ans. D D. 10J
Ans. B
Que. A 240V, 60W lamp has a working
resistance of Que. 0.32mA=. . . . . . μA
A. 1400 ohm A. 0.0032
B. 60 ohm B. 0.032
C. 960 ohm C. 0.00032
D. 325 ohm D. 320
Ans. C Ans. D
Que. The energy used by a 1.5kW heater in 5 Que. If two cables with their insulation
minutes is: resistances Ri1 and Ri2 are joined in
A. 5 J series,then their equivalent resistance will be
B. 450 J A. Ri1 + Ri2
C. 7500 J B. Ri1 - Ri2
D. 450000 J C. Ri1 / Ri2
Ans. D D. Ri1 Ri2 / Ri1 + Ri2
Ans. D
Que. If a current of 5A flows for 2 minutes,
the quantity of charge transferred will Que. If two cables with their insulation
A. 600C resistances Ri1 and Ri2 with conductor
B. 100C resistances R1and R2respectively are joined in
C. 0.6C parallel ,then their equivalent insulation
D. 60C resistance will be
Ans. A A. Ri1 + Ri2
B. Ri1 - Ri2
Que. In what time would a current of 1A C. Ri1 / Ri2
transfer a charge of 30 C? D. Ri1 Ri2 / Ri1 + Ri2
A. 45s Ans. A
B. 30s
C. 65s Que. Two bulbs of 500 W and 200W rated at
D. 4s 250 V will have resistance ratio as________
Ans. B A. 4:25
B. 25:4
Que. How long must a current of 0.1A flow so C. 2:5
as to transfer a charge of 30 C? D. 5:2
A. 5 min Ans. C
B. 5s
C. 50min Que. With three resistances connected in
D. 50s parallel, if each dissipates 20 W, the total
Ans. A power supplied by the voltage source equals
_______
Que. A force of 4N moves an object 200 cm in A. 10W
the direction of the force. Work done is B. 20W
A. 6J C. 40W
B. 8J D. 60W
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Ans. D B. 1100 K
C. 1400 K
Que. Which of the following lamps will have D. 1127 K
least resistance at room temperature? Ans. B
A. 25W, 220V
B. 100W, 220V Que. Two underground cables A and B,
C. 200W, 220V each has a conductor resistance of 0.6 Ω and
D. 60W, 220V 0.8 Ω resp. each has insulation resistance of
Ans. C 600 MΩ and 400 MΩ resp. if cables are
connected in series, its insulation resistance is
___
UNIT IC A. 120 MΩ
B. 240 Ω
Que. If the length of a wire of resistance R C. 240 MΩ
is uniformly stretched to n times its original D. 160 Ω
value, its new resistance is Ans. C
A. nr
B. R/n Que. Two underground cables A and B,
C. n2R each has a conductor resistance of 0.6 Ω and
D. r/n2 0.8 Ω resp. each has insulation resistance of
Ans. C 600 MΩ and 400 MΩ resp. if cables are
connected in parallel, its conductor resistance
Que. length of wire having resistance of 1 ohm is ___
is cut into four equal parts and these four parts A. 0.3428Ω
are bundled together side-by-side to form a B. 0.240 Ω
wire. The new resistance will be C. 0.240 MΩ
A. 1/4 ohm D. 0.160 Ω
B. 1/16 ohm Ans. A
C. 4 ohm
D. 16 ohm Que. Match the pair
Ans. B Resistance a- /0C
Insulation resistance b-siemens
Que. The resistance of copper wire 25 m RTC c-ohm
long is found to be 50 Ω. If its diameter is Conductance d-MΩ
1mm, then resistivity of copper is ___ A. 1a,2-b,3-c,4-d
A. 1.57µΩ-m B. 1-c,2-d,3-a,4-b
B. 57Ω-m C. 1-d,2-c,3-a,4-b
C. 15.7Ω-m D. all above
D. 157 Ω-m Ans. C
Ans. A Que. If length of cable is doubled, then its
insulation resistance will
Que. At 300K the temperature coefficient of A. reduce by 25%
resistance of a wire is 0.00125 /OC and its B. reduce by 50%
resistance is 1 ohm. The resistance of wire will C. increase by 50%
be 2 ohm at D. reduce by 55%
A. 1154 K Ans. B
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Que. At 00C a specimen of copper have a D. 1000 Ώ.
resistance of 4mΏ and its temperature co- Ans. B
efficient of resistance equal to 1/234.5 per 00C
Find the value of its temperature co-efficient at
700C Que. A single core cable has 1.5cm
A. 0.003248/0C diameter conductor and thickness of insulation
B. 0.003428/0C is 2.2 cm. The resistivity of insulating material
C. 0.003284/0C is 9.2×1012 Ώ-m. Determine the insulation
D. 0.003434/0C resistance per km length of cable.
Ans. C A. 2×1012 Ώ.
B. 2.9×1013 Ώ.
Que. At 00C a specimen of copper have a C. 2×109 Ώ.
resistance of 4mΏ and its temperature co- D. 9.2×1012 Ώ.
efficient of resistance equal to 1/234.5 per 00C Ans. C
Find the value of resistance at 700C
A. 4.5mΏ. Que. A single core cable has a 5cm diameter
B. 3.5mΏ. conductor and thickness of insulation is 2.2
C. 5.19mΏ. cm. The resistivity of insulating material is
D. 5.5mΏ. 9.2×1012 Ώ-m. Determine the insulation
Ans. C resistance per km length of cable.
A. 0.55×10-6
Que. A certain copper winding has a B. 55×10-6
resistance of 100Ώ at room temperature. RTC C. 0.55×10-12
of copper at 00C is 0.00428/0C, calculate the D. 0.55×106
winding resistance if temperature is increased Ans. A
to 500C, assume room temperature as 250C
A. 111 Ώ. Que. The armature winding of a DC
B. 115 Ώ. machine when connected to DC supply of 240
C. 109 Ώ. V was drawing a 6 A at 250C and 25 A when
D. 113 Ώ. heated Evaluate temperature of armature
Ans. C winding if α of its material at 250C is
0.0039/0C
Que. An aluminum conductor has resistance A. 1000C
of 10Ώ AT 200C and the RTC of 0.0039 per 0C B. 1100C
at 200C. Find the RTC at 00C C. 96.790C
A. 0.000124/0C D. 98.790C
B. 0.00423/0C Ans. C
C. 0.00324/0C
D. 0.0000423/0C Que. A 25W, 220V bulb and a 100W, 220V
Ans. B bulb are joined in parallel and connected to
220V supply. Which bulb will glow more
Que. Find the resistance of filament of 60 brightly?
watt in a 230 V supply lamp at its working A. 25W bulb
temperature. B. 100W bulb
A. 990 Ώ. C. both will glow with same brightness
B. 881.667 Ώ. D. neither bulb will glow
C. 981.667 Ώ. Ans. B
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Ans. D
Que. A 25W, 220V bulb and a 100W, 220V
are joined in series and connected to 220V Que. A nichrome wire used as a heater coil
supply. Which bulb will glow brighter? has the resistance of 2Ω per meter. For a
A. 25W bulb heater of 1KW at 200V, the length of wire
B. 100W bulb required will be________
C. both will glow with same brightness A. 80m
D. neither bulb will glow B. 60m
Ans. A C. 40m
D. 20m
Que. You are given three bulbs of 25W, Ans. D
40W and 60W. Which of them has the lowest
resistance? Que. How many KW will be required to light
A. 25W bulb a factory which has 250 lamps each taking
B. 40W bulb 1.3A at 230V?.
C. 60W bulb A. 74750W
D. incomplete information B. 7.47KW
Ans. C C. 325W
D. 299W
Que. You have the following electric Ans. A
appliances:
i.1KW, 250V electric heater Que.
ii.1KW, 250V electric kettle A factory is supplied with power at 210V. The
iii.1KW, 250V electric bulb load consists of 250,60W lamp and 4 motor
Which of these has the highest resistance? each taking 40amp. Find total current demand
A. heater by factory.
B. kettle A. 40A
C. all have equal resistances B. 210A
D. electric bulb C. 250A
Ans. C D. 231.4A
Ans. D
Que. The time required for 1KW electric
kettle to raise the temperature of 10 liters of Que. A carbon electrode has resistance of
water through 10°C is__________(Specific 0.125 at 200C. What will be resistance of
heat of water is 4200 J/KgK) electrode at 850C. RTC of carbon is - 0.005 at
A. 210 sec 200C.
B. 420 sec A. 0.126Ω
C. 42 sec B. 0.121Ω
D. 840 sec C. 0.125Ω
Ans. B D. 0.127Ω
Ans. B
Que. A 3 Ω resistor having 2 A current will
dissipate the power of _________
A. 2W Que. The coil has resistance of 4Ω at
B. 6W 220C.RTC of coil at 220C is 0.0039 /0C. After
C. 4W operating the coil at 210V for 2days, current
D. 12 W
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through coil is 42A. The temperature of coil at D. 436 KW
this time is……… Ans. A
A. 960C
B. 86.10C
C. 500C UNIT ID
D. 600C
Ans. B
Que. A current of 3A flows for 50 hrs
through a 6Ωresistor. The energy consumed by
Que. An immersion water heater takes 1hr to the
heat 50Kg of water from 200C to boiling point. resistor is
The efficiency of heater is 90%, the power A. 0.9 kWh
rating of heater is……(specific heat of water is B. 2.7 kWh
4200j/Kg.k) C. 9 kWh
A. 4.65KWh D. 27 kWh
B. 5.16KWh Ans. B
C. 5.185KW
D. 50KW Que. The amount of work done in lifting a
Ans. C mass of 500 kg to a height of 6m in 30 s, the
power developed
A. 2943J
Que. The time taken to raise temperature of B. 0.2943J
880gm of water from 160C to boiling point if C. 29.43J
heater takes 2A at 220V is ………. (Efficiency D. 29.43KJ
of heater is 90% specific heat of water is Ans. D
4200j/Kg.k,)
A. 13.08 min Que. The power required in lifting a mass of
B. 13 hr 500 kg to a height of 6m in 30 s.
C. 15 min A. 198J
D. 20 min B. 981W
Ans. A C. 198W
D. 981J
Que. A tap supplies water at 220C. A man Ans. B
takes 1 lit of water per minute at 370C from
geyser. The power rating of geyser is …… Que. A portable machine requires a force of
A. 1000 W 200N to move it. If the machine is moved
B. 500 W through 20m in 25s, power required is
C. 1050 W A. 160kW
D. 1500 W B. 1600W
Ans. C C. 16kW
D. 160W
Que. Amount of energy expended in raising Ans. D
temperature of 45 liter of water by 750C is
…….. Que. Energy provided by a source e.m.f. of
A. 3.937KWh 5V supplying a current of 3A for 10 minutes is
B. 4.36 KW A. 9kJ
C. 43.6 KWh
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B. 65J D. 16370 N-m
C. 25kJ Ans. B
D. 90kJ
Ans. A Que. An electric motor when operated for 30
minute consumes 0.75 KWh. The energy loss
Que. 450 J of energy are converted into heat during the process is 300 KJ. The efficiency of
in 1 minute. The power dissipated is motor is ……..
A. 7.5kW A. 88.08 %
B. 7.5W B. 88 %
C. 750W C. 88.88%
D. 600W D. 78 %
Ans. B Ans. C
Que. The power rating of a D.C. electric Que. An electric motor when operated for 30
motor consuming 36 MJ when connected to a minute consumes 0.75 KWh. The energy loss
250V supply for 1 hour is during the process is 300 KJ. The useful work
A. 100W done by motor is ………
B. 10W A. 2400 KJ
C. 500W B. 240 KJ
D. 10KW C. 24 J
Ans. D D. 24000 KJ
Ans. A
Que. A current of 2A flows for 10 hr.
through a100 Ω resistor. The energy consumed Que. The total power supplied to an engine
by the resistor is which drives generator is 40.25 KW.
A. 0.5 kWh Generator delivers 15A to a 100Ω load. The
B. 4 kWh efficiency of process is ……
C. 2 kWh A. 60%
D. 0.02 kWh B. 65%
Ans. B C. 40%
D. 55.9%
Que. Amount of heart energy required to Ans. D
raise the temperture of 10kg of water through
100oC is Que. A hydro- electric generating plant is
(Swof water as 4200J/kgK) supplied from reservoir of capacity 2 X107 m3
A. 4.2kJ with water head of 200m. Efficiency of system
B. 4.2MJ is 0.72. The amount of useful energy is …….
C. 42kJ A. 8.8 X 109 Wh
D. 420J B. 7.99 X 109 Wh
Ans. B C. 8.855 X 109 Wh
D. 7.85 X 109 Wh
Que. The power required to drive certain Ans. D
machine at 350 rpm is 60 KW. The driving
torque produced is ………. Que. The H.P rating of an engine which drives
A. 1600 N-m a generator supplying a load of 7000 lamp
B. 1637 N-m each taking 0.5A at 250V is ……..(efficiency
C. 163 N-m of generator is 95%)
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A. 1234.6H.P
B. 1172.9H.P Que. A1500V dc motor takes an input of
C. 2000H.P 35Kw and drives a load at 1500 rpm. The
D. 500H.P torque required by the load is 2oo N-m.The
Ans. A efficiency of motor is
A. 85%
Que. A steam power station has an overall B. 89.77%
efficiency of 20%.The calorific value of coal C. 90%
used is 7166.67 kcal/kg. The amount of coal D. 70%
burnt per KWh of electrical energy is …… Ans. B
A. 2 Kg
B. 0.6 kg Que. How many joules of energy will be
C. 6 Kg required to melt 50 kg of tin .The m.p of tin is
D. 1 Kg 2350C and room temperature is 150C. Latent
Ans. B heat of fusion for tin is 55.902 KJ/Kg and
specific heat is 0.231KJ/Kg.K
Que. A motor is used to crank an engine A. 5500 KJ
against the torque of 60 N-m at 75 rpm for B. 5000 KJ
8second. The energy requirement of each start C. 5336.1 KJ
is…… D. 6000 KJ
A. 41.87 Wh Ans. C
B. 4.187W
C. 4.187 Wh Que. How much volume of water is used by
D. 4500 w 100MW power station suppling load for 12
Ans. C hours a day? The effective water head is
220m.The overall efficiency of the power
Que. A hydro power station has a reservoir station is 86.4%.
capacity of 5x106 m3 .The effective water head A. 2.316x105 m3
is 100m. The penstock, turbine, generator B. 2.316x106 m3
efficiencies are 95%,90%,85%respectively. C. 2.316x107m3
The total energy generated from power station D. 2.316x108m3
is…. Ans. B
A. 35.61x1015 watt-sec
B. 35.61x1010 watt-sec Que. The power required to drive certain
C. 35.61x109 watt-sec machine at 350 rpm is------. The driving torque
D. 35.61x1011 watt-sec produced is 1637 N-m ….
Ans. D A. 40KW
B. 50 KW
((Q))2_ An electrically driven pump lifts 80m3 C. 60 KW
of water per min through a height of 12m.IF D. 60 W
overall efficiency of motor-pump set is 70%. Ans. C
The input power to motor is ……
A. 224.228Kw Que. The total power supplied to an engine
B. 156960W which drives generator is-----. If Generator
C. 150000W delivers 15A to a 100Ω load. The efficiency of
D. 200Kw process is 55.9%.
Ans. A A. 40.25 W
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B. 4025 KW Que. when an electric motor having efficiency
C. 402.5KW of 88.88% is operated for 30 minute consumes
D. 40.25 KW 0.75 KWh. The energy loss during the process
Ans. D is -------
A. 200KJ
Que. The 1234.6 H.P rating engine drives a B. 7500J
generator supplying a load of 7000 lamp each C. 300 KJ
taking 0.5A at 250V .efficiency of generator is D. 75KW
A. 95% Ans. C
B. 80%
C. 30%
D. 50% UNIT IIA
Ans. A
Que. The complete path followed by the

Que. An electrically driven pump lifts 80m3 of magnetic flux is called
water per min through a height of 12m.IF A. electric circuit
overall efficiency of motor-pump set is 70%. B. magnetic circuit
The input power to motor is 224.228Kw .the C. electromagnetism
overall efficiency of motor-pump set is D. electric field
A. 70%. Ans. B
B. 75%
C. 60% Que. Current carrying conductor is always
D. 80% surrounded by
Ans. A A. magnetic field
B. electric field
Que. A1500V dc motor takes an input C. Electricity
of--------- and drives a load at 1500 rpm. The D. current
torque required by the load is 2oo N-m.The Ans. A
efficiency of motor is 89.77%
A. 40KW Que. The direction of magnetic field produced
B. 35Kw by current carrying conductor is given by
C. 90KW A. Lenz’s law
D. 45KW B. right hand thumb rule
Ans. B C. Fleming’s left hand rule
D. Kirchoff’s law
Que. The calorific value of coal used for Ans. B
thermal power generation is
7166.67kcal/kg.The amount of coal burnt per Que. Imaginary lines of force originating from
KWh of electrical energy is 0.6 kg. The steam magnet is called
power station has an overall efficiency of A. current
A. 25% B. resistance
B. 20%. C. flux
C. 18% D. magnetic field
D. 22% Ans. C
Ans. B
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Que. Region surrounded by magnet is called B. AT
A. magnetic field strength C. Tesla
B. magnetic field D. Wb/A
C. electric field Ans. A
D. resistance
Ans. B Que. Opposition to the magnetic lines of force
is called
Que. lines of force is also called A. Flux
A. flux B. resistance
B. current C. susceptance
C. resistance D. reluctance
D. flux density Ans. D
Ans. A
Que. Unit of magnetic field strength is
Que. Lines of force passing per unit area is A. AT/m
called B. AT/wb
A. magnetic field C. Tesla
B. magnetic flux D. ohms
C. magnetic flux density Ans. A
D. magnetic field strength
Ans. C Que. The force experienced between two
current carrying conductors in the same
direction
A. have force of repulsion between them
Que. unit of flux is B. have force of attraction between them
A. weber C. remains unaffected
B. wb/m2 D. none of above
C. Tesla Ans. B
D. AT
Ans. A Que. Magneto motive force is directly
proportional to
Que. Unit of flux density is A. no. of turns of coil
A. wb/m2 B. current through the coil
B. wb C. both a and b
C. AT/wb D. none of above
D. A Ans. C
Ans. A
Que. The term permeability for a material
Que. Unit of magnetic field means
A. wb/m2 A. the no. of turns on an air core
B. wb B. the mmf required to produce one unit of
C. AT/wb magnetic flux
D. none of above C. the ability of a material to carry electricity
Ans. D through it
D. the ability of material to carry magnetic
Que. Unit of reluctance is lines of force
A. AT/wb Ans. D
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B. 1 H/m
Que. An air gap is usually inserted in a C. 1
magnetic circuit D. ¼ H/m
A. to prevent saturation Ans. C
B. increase flux
C. decrease flux Que. Permeability of vacuum is
D. increase mmf A. 4π × 10-7 H/m
Ans. A B. 1 H/m
C. 1
Que. Permeability of a material is the ratio of D. ¼ H/m
A. magnetic field to flux density Ans. A
B. magnetic flux density to magnetic field
strength Que. MMF in magnetic circuit is analogous to
C. magnetic field strength to flux density A. electric current in electric circuit
D. none of above B. current density in electric circuit
Ans. B C. electromotive force(EMF)in electric circuit
D. resistance in electric circuit
Que. The term saturation related to magnetic Ans. C
circuit means
A. magnetic field strength increases with Que. Reluctance is analogous to
current A. emf in electric circuit
B. flux density increases with current B. resistivity in electric circuit
C. flux density remains constant if magnetic C. conductivity in electric circuit
field strength is increased D. resistance in electric circuit
D. magnetic field strength remains constant if Ans. D
flux density is increased
Ans. C Que. The magnetic reluctance of a material
A. increases with increasing cross sectional
Que. The lines of force produced by coil area of material
completing their path through air, instead of B. does not vary with increasing the cross
intended path is called sectional area
A. useful flux C. decreases with increasing cross sectional
B. saturated flux area of material
C. air flux D. decreases with increasing the length of
D. leakage flux material
Ans. D Ans. C
Que. The bulging of lines of force in air gap in Que. The correct relation in the following is
a magnetic circuit is called Nxa
A. ф =
A. leaking flux l µ0µr
B. merging l
C. fringing B. ¿=B ×
μ0 μr a
D. scattering C. N=Hxl
Ans. C ∅ xl
D. ¿=
μ 0 μr a
Que. Relative permeability of vacuum is
Ans. D
A. 4π × 10-7 H/m
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C. F=BIlsinθ
Que. The permeance in a magnetic circuit di
D. F=L
corresponds to dt
A. resistance in an electric circuit Ans. C
B. emf in an electric circuit
C. conductivity in electric circuit Que. Which of the following has the highest
D. conductance in an electric circuit magnetic permeability
Ans. D A. paramagnetic substances
B. diamagnetic substances
Que. The ampere turns are C. ferromagnetic substances
A. the product of the number of turns and D. vacuum
current of the coil Ans. C
B. the number of turns of a coil through which
current is flowing Que. The perfect insulator for magnetic lines
C. the currents of all turns of the coil of force is
D. the turns of transformer winding A. copper
Ans. A B. rubber
C. glass
Que. Leakage factor is defined as the ratio of D. none of these
A. flux in air gap by total flux Ans. D
B. Total flux by useful flux
C. air gap flux by useful flux Que. When current carrying conductor is
D. total flux by flux produced by solenoid brought into magnetic field, the force that
Ans. B moves the conductor depends upon
A. direction of current
Que. Effect of fringing in magnetic circuit is B. length of conductor
A. it increases flux density C. value of current
B. its effective area of air gap decreases D. both b and c
C. it decreases flux density Ans. D
D. none of above
Ans. C Que. The magnitude of force experienced by
current carrying conductor placed in magnetic
Que. The force experienced by unit north pole field depends on
when placed at point in a magnetic field is A. value of flux
called B. magnitude of current flowing through
A. magnetic field strength at that point conductor
B. exerted force at that point C. direction of current
C. flux D. all of above
D. magnetic field Ans. D
Ans. A
Que. Two current carrying conductor lying
Que. The mechanical force acting on current parallel and close to each other. They are
carrying on conductor when placed in carrying current in the opposite direction. The
magnetic field is given by relation force between them is
d∅ A. repulsive
A. F=N
dt B. Attractive
B. F=BlVsinθ C. Zero
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D. none of these A. Magnitude of induced emf in conductor
Ans. A B. Direction of magnetic field in conductor
C. Direction of force on current carrying
Que. Two current carrying conductor lying conductor
parallel and close to each other. They are D. Magnitude of flux density
carrying current in the same direction. The Ans. C
force between them is
A. repulsive Que. Which statement is correct related to
B. Attractive magnetic field produced due to current
C. Zero carrying conductor
D. none of these A. direction of rotation of screw to advance in
Ans. B the direction of current gives the direction of
magnetic field
Que. Two current carrying conductors lying B. If right hand curled fingers shows the
parallel and close to each other are exerting direction of current, thumb gives the direction
force of attraction on each other. The currents of magnetic field
are C. if direction of rotation of screw shows
A. very high current ,tip gives the direction of magnetic
B. in opposite direction field
C. low D. all of these
D. in the same direction Ans. A
Ans. D
Que. Force experienced by current carrying
Que. Two current carrying conductor lying conductors when placed in magnetic field will
parallel and close to each other are exerting be zero when
force of repulsion on each other. The currents A. current in the conductor is maximum
are B. Angle between conductor and field is zero
A. very high C. Both a &b
B. in opposite direction D. None of these
C. low Ans. B
D. in the same direction
Ans. B Que. Relative permeability is defined as the
ratio of
Que. Magnetic field strength due to N long A. magnetic field strength in a medium to flux
straight conductors carrying current in the density in the same medium
same direction is given by B. Magnetic flux density in vacuum to
¿ magnetic field strength in vacuum
A. H= 4 πd
C. Magnetic flux density in other medium to
I flux density in vacuum
B. H=
2 πd D. Magnetic flux density in vacuum to flux
¿
C. H= 2 πd density in other medium
¿ Ans. C
D. H= l
Ans. C Que. The ability with which the magnetic
material allows the flux to pass through a
Que. Fleming’s left hand rule is used to find given medium is called
A. susceptibility
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B. permeability A. inductance
C. conductivity B. resistance
D. reluctivity C. capacitance
Ans. B D. ampere turns
Ans. B
Que. Unit of permeability is
A Que. 1 Tesla is given as
A.
m A. 1wb/m2
H B. 1wb/cm2
B. C. 1mwb/cm2
m
l D. 1wb/mm2
C. Ans. A
m
H
D. Que. Which part of the magnetic path requires
l
Ans. B largest mmf
A. coil
Que. Permeability of free space or vacuum is B. core
defined as the ratio of C. airgap
A. magnetic flux density in vacuum to D. inductance
magnetic field strength Ans. C
B. magnetic flux density in other medium to
magnetic field strength Que. Soft steel and iron alloy allows easy flow
C. magnetic field strength to magnetic flux of a magnetic flux because
density in vacuum A. of its high elasticity
D. magnetic field strength in medium to flux B. of its high permeability
density in other medium C. of its high conductivity
Ans. A D. of its high reluctance
Ans. B
Que. Right hand thumb rule is used to find out
A. direction of induced emf Que. Magnitude of the magnetic field strength
B. direction of magnetic field due to current produced by a coil depends on
carrying conductor A. Permeability of the core material
C. magnitude of force experienced B. the no. of turns of coil
D. direction of force C. the magnitude of current flow through the
Ans. B coil
D. all of the above
Que. In Flemings left hand rule, thumb always Ans. D
represents
A. current Que. The relative permeability of air
B. voltage is__________
C. magnetic field A. 1
D. direction of force on conductor B. less than 1
Ans. D C. greater than 1
D. 1000
Que. Permeance is to reluctance as Ans. A
conductance is to
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Que. Relative permeability of all non Ans. D
magnetic materials is_____
A. 300 Que. The strength of the magnetic field
B. 0.7 around a conductor is directly proportional to
C. 1 A. voltage across the conductor
D. 0 B. current in the conductor
Ans. C C. type of material of conductor
D. none of above
Ans. B
Que. Which of the following is non magnetic
material? Que. Reluctance of magnetic material is
A. iron A. less than non magnetic material
B. Mild steel B. more than non magnetic material
C. brass C. equal to that of non magnetic material
D. Silicon steel D. none of above
Ans. C Ans. A
Que. Which of the following is magnetic Que. The denser the flux
material? A. stronger is the magnetic field
A. copper B. weaker is the magnetic flux
B. silicon steel C. no effect on the strength of field
C. aluminum D. none of above
D. brass Ans. A
Ans. B
Que. The direction of induced e.m.f. is given
Que. Flux in the air gap which passes through by
the desired path is______ A. Flemings right hand rule
A. leakage flux B. Flemings left hand rule
B. total flux C. faradays law of electromagnetic induction
C. useful flux D. crock screw rule.
D. all of above Ans. A
Ans. C
Que. One weber is
Que. The reluctance of a magnetic circuit A. 108 lines of force
varies with B. 106 lines of force
A. length × area C. 109 lines of force
B. length / area D. none of these
C. area/length Ans. A
D. (length)2 + area
Ans. B Que. Magnetomotive force is given by
A. H ×l
Que. A strength of an electromagnet is B. ∅ × S
determined by C. N × I
A. reluctance D. all of the above
B. permeability of the core Ans. D
C. mmf
D. all of above Que. In a series magnetic circuit
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A. Flux always remains same Que. According to Faraday’s Laws of
B. MMF remains same electromagnetic induction, an e.m.f.is induced
C. Reluctance remains same in a conductor whenever it
D. permeability remains same A. Lies in magnetic field
Ans. A B. Cuts magnetic flux
C. moves parallel to the direction of the
Que. In a parallel magnetic circuit magnetic field
A. Flux always remains same D. lies perpendicular to the magnetic flux.
B. MMF remains same Ans. B
C. Reluctance remains same
D. permeability remains same Que. When a magnet moves past an object, it
Ans. B will produce eddy currents in the object if the
object is
Que. The direction of magnetic field by using A. a solid
right hand thumb rule for solenoid is given B. an insulator
by____ C. a conductor
A. curled fingures D. made from the magnetic material
B. thumb Ans. D
C. fore fingure
D. middle fingure Que. Electricity can be generated by rotating a
Ans. B wire loop between the poles of a magnet. In
which of the following positions would induce
Que. The direction of induced e.m.f. is given the greatest current in the loop?
by A. The plane of the loop is parallel to the
A. Flemings right hand rule magnetic field
B. Flemings left hand rule B. The plane of the loop is perpendicular to the
C. faradays law of electromagnetic induction magnetic field
D. crock screw rule. C. The plane of the loop makes an angle of 45°
Ans. A with the magnetic field
D. The induced current is the same in all
Que. Magnitude of induced e.m.f. will be positions
dependent on Ans. B
A. flux density
B. rate of change of current Que. In which of the following situations a
C. rate of cutting flux voltage is induced in a conductor?
D. bothb and c A. The conductor moves through the air.
Ans. D B. The conductor is connected to a battery.
C. The conductor is connected to a motor.
Que. According to Lenz’s law direction of D. The conductor is moved in a magnetic field
induced e.m.f. is Ans. D
A. Same as cause produced
B. Perpendicular to cause producing it Que. Faraday’s law of electromagnetic
C. opposite to cause producing it induction describes how an electric field can
D. Non above be reduced at a point in space by
Ans. C A. an electric charge
B. a constant magnetic field
C. a changing magnetic field
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D. a steady current. A. Ammeter
Ans. C B. Voltmeter
C. Wattmeter
Que. In case of dynamically induced emf, D. Galvanometer
direction of induced emf is given by Ans. A
A. Fleming’s right hand rule
B. Lenz’s law Que. The phenomenon of the self induction is
C. Faraday’s first law felt only when the current in the coil is
D. Faraday’s second law A. Changing
Ans. A B. Increasing
C. Decreasing
Que. Emf induced in a coil due to its own D. All the above
current is called __________Induction. Ans. D
A. Mutual
B. Self
C. Dynamic Que. The negative sign in the induced emf of
D. Static self induction indicates that energy is being
Ans. B absorbed from the electric circuit and stored
as _______ energy in the coil.
Que. Emf induced in a coil due to current A. mechanical
change in neighboring coil is called_________ B. Electronic
induction. C. electric
A. Mutual D. Magnetic
B. Self Ans. D
C. Dynamic
D. Static Que. Unit of co-efficient of self induction of
Ans. A the circuit is______
A. Volt
Que. Co-efficient of self induction is also B. Ampere
called as__________ C. Henry
A. self- induction D. Linkages
B. Inductance Ans. C
C. Self- inductance
D. Induction Que. Unit of induced emf is_________
Ans. C A. Volt
B. Ampere
Que. The property of a coil due to which it C. Henry
opposes the change of current flowing through D. Linkages
itself is called_____ of the coil. Ans. A
A. Static inductance
B. Dynamic inductance Que. The property of one coil due to which it
C. Self inductance opposes the change in the other coil is
D. Mutual inductance called…………. between two coils.
Ans. C A. Dynamic inductance
B. Static inductance
Que. ____________is used to sense the flow C. Self inductance
of current in a electric circuit. D. Mutual inductance
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Ans. D ¿
Que. Expression l is called
Que. The unit of mutual inductance A. MMF
is_________ B. EMF
A. Volt C. Flux linkage
B. Ampere/ Volt D. Magnetic field strength
C. Henry Ans. D
D. Linkages
Ans. C Que. Expression for mutual inductance is
A. –L dI/dt
Que. In the expression e = M dI/dt , M B. MdI / dt
represents C. N2 Ф2/ I1
A. Mutual induction D. NФ/I
B. Mutual inductance Ans. C
C. Number of lines of force
D. None of these Que. As per Faraday’s law of electromagnetic
Ans. B induction, e=
A. –NdФ/dt
Que. Leakage factor can be called as B. MdI / dt
A. Fringing C. N2 Ф2 / I1
B. Coefficient of inductance D. NФ/I
C. Magnetic coefficient Ans. A
D. Hopkinson’s coefficient
Ans. D Que. The constant K in case of mutual
induction is equal to
Que. Movement of electrons are called as A. Ф1/Ф2
A. MMF B. Ф2/Ф1
B. Current C. Ф1/I1
C. Voltage D. Ф2/I1
D. Flux Ans. D
Ans. B
Que. Product of the permeability μ0μr is equal
Que. Flux density is equal to ________ of to
flux and area of cross – section. A. Magnetic flux
A. Sum B. Magnetic field
B. Difference C. Magnetic intensity
C. Product D. Magnetic flux density / magnetic field
D. ratio strength
Ans. D Ans. D
Que. NI expression is called Que. Expression for self induced emf is

A. MMF A. –L dI/dt
B. EMF B. MdI1 / dt
C. Flux linkage C. N2 Ф2/ I1
D. Magnetic intensity D. NФ/I
Ans. A Ans. A
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Que. __________is normally termed as flux C. ℓ / NI
linkages. D. NI / ℓ
A. Ф Ans. D
B. dФ/dt
C. NФ Que. The amount of energy stored in
D. Ф/I magnetic field is____
Ans. C 1 2
A. E= C I
2
Que. The term NФ/I is generally called 1 2
as______ B. E= L I
2
A. Self inductance 1 2
B. Mutual inductance C. E= L V
2
C. Flux linkage 1 2
D. Induced emf D. E= C V
2
Ans. A Ans. B
l Que. The unit of energy stored in magnetic
Que. In the expression for reluctance S=
μa field is____
of a conduced, letter ‘a’ represents_________ A. Watt
of the core. B. Joule/sec
A. Total area C. Joule
B. Surface area D. Joule-sec
C. Cross- sectional area Ans. C
D. None of these.
Ans. C Que. The amount of energy stored per unit
volume in magnetic field is____
Que. When a current carrying conductor is 1
brought in to magnetic field, the force that A. E= BL
2
moves the conductor depends on 1
A. direction of current. B. E= BH
2
B. length of conductor 1
C. value of current C. E= µH
2
D. all of the above 1
Ans. D D. E= μB
2
Ans. B
Que. When a coil consisting of single turn
rotates at uniform speed in magnetic field, the Que. The relation between self inductances L1
induced emf is____ and L2 of two side by side placed coils and the
A. steady mutual inductance M between them, with
B. alternating coefficient of coupling as K is ….
C. changing A. M =Kx L1 L2
D. reversing K
Ans. B B. M =
Que. If l is the length of magnetic path, then √ L1 L2
magnetizing force is M
C. K=
A. N l √ L1 L2
B. NI x ℓ
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D. K= √ M x √ L1 L2 C. L1+L2+M
Ans. C D. L1+L2-M
Ans. A
Que. If two side by side placed coils are
perfectly coupled, then the coefficient of Que. If two coils having self inductances of L1
coupling is…. Henry and L2 Henry are differentially coupled.
A. less than 1 The mutual inductance between them is M
B. More than 1 Henry. Then the effective or equivalent
C. equal to 1 inductance is……
D. equal to zero A. L1+L2+2M
Ans. C B. L1+L2-2M
C. L1+L2+M
Que. If two side by side placed coils are D. L1+L2-M
loosely coupled, then the coefficient of Ans. B
coupling is….
A. less than 1
B. More than 1 UNIT IIB
C. equal to 1
D. equal to zero Que. A coil is wound uniformly with 300
Ans. A turns over a steel of relative permeability 900.
If a current of 5 A is passed through the coil.
Que. If two side by side placed coils are The MMF is________
cumulatively coupled, then the fluxes in that A. 4500 AT
two coils are always …. B. 270000 AT
A. in Same direction C. 1500 AT
B. in Opposite direction D. 7500 AT
C. in outward direction Ans. C
D. in inward direction
Ans. A Que. If magnetic flux changes from 0.8 Wb to
0.3 Wb, then change in flux is______ Wb
Que. If two side by side placed coils are A. 1.1
differentially coupled, then the fluxes in that B. 0.5
two coils are always …. C. -0.5
A. in same direction D. -1.1
B. in opposite direction Ans. C
C. in outward direction
D. in inward direction Que. If Number of turns of coil is 200 and if
Ans. B the current is 100 mA, then MMF is ________
A. 2000 AT
Que. If two coils having self inductances of L1 B. 200 AT
Henry and L2 Henry are cumulatively coupled. C. 20 AT
The mutual inductance between them is M D. 0.5 AT
Henry. Then the effective or equivalent Ans. C
inductance is……
A. L1+L2+2M Que. A straight conductor having an active
B. L1+L2-2M length of 30cm, is kept in a uniform magnetic
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field of 0.6 T. Find the emf produced in the B. 20 mH
conductor when it is moved perpendicular to C. 35 mH
the magnetic field at a rate of 7 m/s D. 25 mH
A. 0V Ans. B
B. 1.26V
C. 0.18V Que. What will be the current flowing through
D. 0.88V the ring shaped air core when number of turns
Ans. B is 800 and ampere turns are 3200
A. 0.25A
Que. The coil with self inductance 35mH B. 2.5A
carries a current of 4 amp. The amount of C. 4.0A
energy stored in it is ____ D. 0.4A
A. 1.12 J Ans. C
B. 0.14 J
C. 0.56 J Que. If 0.75 V is induced emf and resistance
D. 0.28 J offered by the coil is 200 ohm then induced
Ans. C current is
A. 3.75 A
Que. A coil is wound uniformly with 300 turns B. 3. 75 mA
over steel ring of relative permeability 900, C. 3. 75 micro Ampere
having mean circumference of 40mm and D. 37.5 mA
cross sectional area of 50mm2. A current of Ans. B
25A is passed through coil. Then the mmf of
ring is_____
A. 5000AT UNIT IIC
B. 7200AT
C. 750AT Que. A straight conductor having an
D. 7500 AT active length of 30cm, is kept in a uniform
Ans. D magnetic field of 0.6 T. Find the emf produced
in the conductor when it is moved at 30 0 to the
Que. If two coils having self inductances of magnetic field at a rate of 7 m/s
10mH and 20mH are cumulatively coupled. A. 0V
The mutual inductance between them is 5mH B. 1.26V
Henry. Then the effective or equivalent C. 0.63V
inductance is…… D. 0.88V
A. 40 mH Ans. C
B. 20 mH
C. 35 mH Que. A conductor of 10cm length carrying
D. 25 mH a current of 5A placed in uniform magnetic
Ans. A field of flux density 1.25T at 300 to the lines of
flux. Force acting on conductor will be
Que. If two coils having self inductances of A. 0.3125N
10mH and 20mH are differentially coupled. B. 3.125N
The mutual inductance between them is 5 C. 1.325N
Henry. Then the effective or equivalent D. 5.321N
inductance is…… Ans. A
A. 40 mH
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B. 675 AT/m
Que. A solenoid has a flux of 12mwb and a C. 450 AT/m
flux density of 0.9T.The diameter of solenoid D. 375 AT/m
must be Ans. D
A. 130.3mm
B. 13.33cm Que. A magnetic core having mean length
C. 10cm of 20cm, C/S area of 1 cm2, µr of 2400 . The
D. 4.12cm reluctance of the magnetic core is
Ans. A A. 663.48 x 104 AT/wb
B. 663.48 x 103 AT/wb
Que. A coil is wound uniformly with 300 C. 66.348 x 102 AT/wb
turns over steel ring of relative permeability D. 66.348 x105 AT/wb
900, having mean circumference of 40mm and Ans. B
cross sectional area of 50mm2. A current of
25A is passed through coil. Then the Que. If the reluctance of magnetic material
reluctance of ring is______ is 65x 105 AT/wb. The no. of amp turns
A. 7×107 AT/Wb required to produce a flux of 20
B. 0.7×106 AT/Wb mwb__________
C. 6×107 AT/Wb A. 13x103 AT
D. 6×105 AT/Wb B. 13x104AT
Ans. B C. 13x102AT
D. none of these
Que. A coil is wound uniformly with 300 Ans. B
turns over steel ring of relative permeability
900, having mean circumference of 40mm and Que. An iron ring of 100 cm mean diameter
cross sectional area of 50mm2. A current of and 10 cm2 cross section has 1000 turns of
25A is passed through coil. The value of flux copper wire on it. The permeability of the
is _________ material is 1500. The reluctance of the ring
A. 10.6Wb is___________
B. 70mWb
C. 10.6mWb A. 1.67 x 106 AT/Wb
D. 106mwb B. 16.7 x 106 AT/Wb
Ans. C C. 1.67 x 105 AT/Wb
Que. A magnetic circuit has a mmf of D. 1.67 x 104 AT/Wb
400AT and a reluctance of 2 × 105 AT/wb. Ans. A
The magnetic flux in the magnetic circuit is
A. 3 × 10-5Wb Que. A coil is wound uniformly over a steel
B. 2 × 10-3Wb of relative permeability 900, having a mean
C. 1.5 × 10-2Wb circumference of 40 mm and cross-sectional
D. 2.5 × 10-4Wb area of 50 mm2. The reluctance of the steel is
Ans. B ___
A. 707.714 x 103 AT/Wb
Que. A 2cm long coil has 10 turns and B. 70.77 x 103 AT/Wb
carries a current of 750mA. The magnetizing C. 707.714 x 104 AT/Wb
force of the coil is D. 7.07 x 104 AT/Wb
A. 225 AT/m Ans. A
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resistance of 100 Ω, & is connected to 250V
Que. A straight conductor having an DC supply, calculate coil current.
active length of 30cm, is kept in a uniform A. 2.5A
magnetic field of 0.6 T. Find the emf produced B. 3.53 mA
in the conductor when it is moved parallel to C. 2.8A
the magnetic field at a rate of 7 m/s D. none of these
A. 0V Ans. D
B. 1.26V
C. 0.18V Que. A magnetic circuit has a m.m.f. of
D. 0.88V 400 AT & a reluctance of 2 x 10 5 AT/wb The
Ans. A magnetic flux in the magnetic circuit is
A. 3 x 10-5wb
Que. In certain electric motor, wire that B. 2 x 10-3wb
carry a current of 5A are perpendicular to a C. 1.5 x 10-2wb
magnetic field of 0.8 T. What is the force on D. 2.5 x 10-4wb
each cm of these wires Ans. B
A. 0.04 N
B. 4 N Que. In a magnetic circuit the value of B
C. 0.4 N and H are 1.5Tesla and 20 AT/m respectively.
D. none of these The amount of energy stored per unit volume
Ans. A in it is ____
A. 60 J
Que. A straight wire 0.5 m long carries a B. 30 J
current of 100A & lies at right angle to a C. 15 J
uniform field of 1.5T. Find the mechanical D. 13.33 J
force on the conductor. Ans. C
A. 37.5 N
B. 0 Que. The magnetic circuit with mean length
C. 53N of 100 cm and 20cm2 cross sectional area gives
D. 75N magnetic field strength of 150 A/m along its
Ans. D length, The flux of 6 mWb is developed in it.
Then the amount of energy stored in it is ____
Que. A straight wire 0.5 m long carries a A. 0.9 J
current of 100A & lies at parallel to the B. 0.45 J
uniform field of 1.5T. Find the mechanical C. 450J
force on the conductor. D. 18 J
A. 373N Ans. B
B. 0
C. 53N Que. The magnetic circuit with mean length
D. 75N of 100 cm and 20cm2 cross sectional area gives
Ans. b magnetic field strength of 150 A/m along its
length, The flux of 6 mWb is developed in it.
Que. A coil is wound uniformly with 300 Then the amount of energy stored per unit
turns over a steel ring of relative permeability volume in it is ____
900 having mean circumference of 40cm & A. 1800J
cross sectional area of 5 cm2. If coil has B. 900 J
C. 225 J
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D. 450 J
Ans. C Que. The two windings of a transformer are
__________
Que. The self inductances of two side by A. conductively linked
side placed coils are 18 mH and 12 mH B. inductively linked
respectively. If the mutual inductance between C. not linked at all
them is 6mH, then the coefficient of coupling D. electrically linked
is…. Ans. B
A. 0.245
B. 0.41 Que. The magnetically operated device that
C. 088 can change values of voltage, current, and
D. 0.4 impedance without changing frequency is
Ans. D called____________
A. Motor
Que. The self inductances of two side by B. Generator
side placed coils are 18 mH and 12 mH C. Transformer
respectively. If the coefficient of coupling is D. Transistor
0.78, then the mutual inductance between them Ans. C
is ….
A. 0.53H Que. The transformer winding across which
B. 0.169H the supply voltage applied is called the _____
C. 0.011H winding.
D. 0.0188H A. Primary
Ans. C B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
Que. A magnetic circuit requires 800 D. Tapped
ampere turns to produce a certain amount of Ans. A
flux. If exciting coil of 100 turns has 5 ohms
resistance, then the voltage to be applied to the Que. The transformer winding which is
exciting coil must be connected to the load is called the_______
A. 40V winding.
B. 20 V A. Primary
C. 10V B. Secondary
D. 5V C. Tertiary
Ans. A D. Tapped
Ans. B
UNIT IIIA Que. If supply frequency of a transformer

increases, the secondary output voltage of the
transformer____.
Que. A transformer is used to___________ A. Decreases
A. change ac voltage to dc voltage B. increases
B. change dc voltage to ac voltage C. remains same
C. step up or step down dc voltages D. decreases slightly
D. step up or step down ac voltages Ans. B
Ans. D
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Que. The horizontal and vertical portions of Ans. B
transformer magnetic core are called
as_________ Que. The laminations of transformer core are
A. Limb, yoke made up from__________
B. Yoke, limb A. Low carbon steel
C. Yoke B. Silicon sheet steel
D. Limb C. Nickel alloy steel stamping
Ans. B D. Chrome sheet steel
Ans. B
Que. The principle of working of transformer
is based on ________ Que. The material used for construction of
A. Static induction transformer core should have___________
B. Mutual induction A. Low permeability & high hysteresis loss
C. Dynamic induction B. Low permeability & low hysteresis loss
D. Self induction C. High permeability & high hysteresis loss
Ans. B D. high permeability & low hysteresis loss
Ans. D
Que. Transformer is used to change values
of__________ Que. Most transformer cores are not made
A. Frequency from a solid piece of metal. Instead, they are
B. Voltage assembled from many thin sheets of metal.
C. Power This type of construction is called__________
D. Power factor A. Laminated
Ans. B B. Toroid
C. H core
Que. The path of the magnetic flux in D. tape wound
transformer should have __________ Ans. A
A. Low resistance
B. Low reluctance Que. The concentric cylindrical winding is
C. High reluctance used for__________
D. High conductivity A. Core type transformer
Ans. B B. Shell type transformer
C. Berry type transformer
D. None of these
Que. Electrical power is transformed from one Ans. A
coil to other coil in transformer_________
A. Physically Que. The sandwich type winding is used
B. Electrically for___________
C. Magnetically A. Core type transformer
D. Electromagnetically B. Berry type transformer
Ans. D C. Shell type transformer
D. None of these
Que. A transformer operates___________ Ans. C
A. Always at unity power factor
B. At power factor depending on load Que. Silicon steel is used for transformer
C. Has its own power factor core__________
D. At power factor below particular value A. To reduce hysteresis loss
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B. To reduce eddy current loss Que. A transformer in which the primary
C. To reduce both losses voltage is more than the secondary voltage is
D. None of these called a _____ transformer
Ans. A A. step-down
B. step-up
Que. What is common in two windings of C. Isolation
transformer_________ D. Auto
A. Electric current Ans. A
B. Magnetic circuit
C. Winding wire guage Que. Any transformer flux that does not follow
D. None of these the core and escapes into the surrounding air is
Ans. B called____
A. magnetizing flux
Que. The main function of transformer iron B. coupling flux
core is to__________ C. leakage flux
A. Provide strength to the winding D. reactance flux
B. To decrease hysteresis loss Ans. C
C. Decrease the reluctance of magnetic path
D. Reduce eddy current loss Que. A transformer that does not isolate the
Ans. C output from the input is called _____
transformer
Que. The transformer turns ratio A. Distribution
determines_____________ B. step-up
A. the ratio of primary and secondary voltages C. Auto
B. the ratio of primary and secondary currents D. Control
C. The resistance on other side Ans. C
D. all of the above
Ans. A Que. Ideal transformer assumptions do not
include____________
Que. Turns ratio of single phase transformer is A. Zero reactance of the winding
given as__________ B. Zero resistance of the winding
A. N2/N1 C. No leakage flux
B. N1/N2 D. No saturation of the core
C. (N1xN2)/N1 Ans. A
D. (N1xN2)/N2
Ans. B Que. The efficiency of the transformer is
normally is normally in the range
Que. A transformer in which the secondary of____________
voltage is more than the primary voltage is A. 50 to 70%
called a _____ transformer B. 60 to 75 %
A. step-down C. 80 to 90 %
B. step-up D. 90 to 98%
C. Isolation Ans. D
D. Auto
Ans. B Que. The resistance of low voltage side of
transformer________
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A. Is equal to resistance of its high voltage
side Que. EMF equation for single phase
B. Is more than its resistance on high voltage transformer is________
side A. E= 4.44 Φm A f N
C. Is less than its resistance on high voltage B. E= 4.44 Bm A N
side C. E= 4.44 Bm f N
D. 0 D. E= 4.44 Φm f N
Ans. C Ans. D
Que. Eddy current losses in transformer core is Que. Transformation ratio(K) of transformer
reduced by_________ is_________
A. Increasing the thickness of laminations A. N2/N1
B. Decreasing the thickness of laminations B. E1/E2
C. Decreasing the air gap in magnetic circuit C. I2/I1
D. Using wire of higher guage for winding D. V1/V2
Ans. B Ans. A
Que. A good transformer oil should be Que. For Isolation transformer the
absolutely free from__________ transformation ratio(K) is_________
A. Sulpher A. 0
B. Alkalies B. Greater than 1
C. Moisture C. Less than 1
D. All of the above D. 1
Ans. C Ans. D
Que. Single phase core type transformer Que. In step up transformer the transformation
has__________ ratio (K) is_____________
A. One magnetic circuit A. Greater than 1
B. Two magnetic circuits B. 1
C. No magnetic circuit C. Less than 1
D. None of these D. 0
Ans. A Ans. A
Que. Single phase shell type transformer Que. In step down transformer the
has__________ transformation ratio (K) is__________
A. One magnetic circuit A. Greater than 1
B. Two magnetic circuits B. 1
C. No magnetic circuit C. Less than 1
D. None of these D. 0
Ans. B Ans. C
Que. Natural cooling is better in_________ Que. The primary and secondary voltages in
A. Core type transformer transformer are___________
B. Shell Type transformer A. Always in Phase
C. Both A & B B. 1800 out of phase
D. Berry type transformer C. 900 out of phase
Ans. A D. 300 or 600 out of phase
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Ans. B B. Control transformer
C. Variable transformer
Que. The induced emf in transformer D. Isolating transformer
secondary depends on__________ Ans. C
A. Maximum flux in core
B. Frequency Que. In any transformer the voltage per turn in
C. No of turns on secondary primary and secondary remains____________
D. all of the above A. Always different
Ans. D B. Always the same
C. Always in ratio of K
Que. Transformer power rating is usually D. Sometimes same
expressed in____________ Ans. B
A. kW
B. kVA Que. If we increase the flux density in case of
C. kV transformer_______________
D. kWh A. The size of transformer will reduce
Ans. B B. The distortion in transformer will reduce
C. Hysteresis and eddy current losses will
Que. In a transformer if secondary turns are reduce
doubled, at the same time primary voltage is D. None of these will be true
reduced by half, the secondary voltage Ans. A
will_________
A. Be halved Que. The direct loading test is performed on
B. Not change transformer to find its____________
C. Be four times A. Regulation
D. Be reduced to quarter B. Efficiency
Ans. C C. Both
D. None of these
Que. The no load current in terms of full load Ans. C
current in a transformer is usually________
A. 1 to 3% Que. The regulation of transformer is
B. 3 to 9 % calculated as_________
C. 9 to 12%
D. 12 to 20% No load Voltage−Full load voltage
A.
Ans. A Noload voltage
Que. Transformer oil is used in transformer to Full load Voltage−Noload voltage

provide_______ B.
Noload voltage
A. Cooling and insulation
B. Cooling and lubrication No load Voltage−Full load voltage
C. Insulation and lubrication C.
Full load voltage
D. Insulation, cooling and lubrication
Ans. A Full load Voltage−Noload voltage
D.
Full load voltage
Que. What is the typical use of Ans. A
autotransformer____________
A. Toy transformer
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Que. The efficiency of single phase C. current
transformer is calculated as_____________ D. None of these
V 2 I 2 cos ∅ Ans. B
A.
V 2 I 2 cos ∅+iron loss+ copper loss
V 1 I 1 cos ∅ Que. The flux in transformer
B. core____________
A. increases with load
V 1 I 1 cos ∅ B. decreases with load
C.
V 1 I 1 cos ∅+iron loss+ copper loss C. remains constant irrespective of load
D. none of these
V 2 I 2 cos ∅ Ans. C
D.
Ans. A Que. Efficiency of transformer is maximum
when___________
Que. The disadvantage of auto transformer A. transformer is unloaded
is______________ B. copper losses is equal to iron losses
A. No separation between primary & C. eddy current losses are equal to hysteresis
secondary losses
B. Size is more than normal transformer for D. it is maximally loaded
same rating Ans. B
C. More costlier than normal transformer
D. All Que. If the supply frequency in transformer is
Ans. D doubled, then_________
A. hysteresis loss also doubles
Que. In a transformer the voltage regulation B. eddy current loss also doubles
will be near to zero when it operates C. iron losses doubles
at____________ D. copper losses doubles
A. unity p.f. Ans. A
B. leading p.f.
C. lagging p.f. Que. Hysteresis loss in transformer depends
D. full loaD. on__________
Ans. B A. both voltage and frequency
B. voltage alone
Que. A transformer steps up voltage by a C. frequency alone
factor of 100. The ratio of current in the D. none of these
primary to that in secondary_______________ Ans. A
A. 1
B. 100 Que. Eddy current loss depends
C. 0.01 on_____________
D. 0.1 A. both current and frequency
Ans. B B. current alone
C. frequency alone
Que. An ideal transformer does not D. none of these
change______________ Ans. A
A. Voltage
B. Power Que. The flux involved in EMF equation of a
transformer has______________
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A. RMS Value B. High voltage winding
B. Average Value C. Primary winding
C. Total Value D. secondary winding
D. maximum Value Ans. B
Ans. D
Que. In a given transformer for a given applied
Que. If primary of the transformer is voltage, which losses remain constant
connected to dc supply, then______ irrespective of change in load___________
A. Primary draws small current A. Friction and wingdage loss
B. primary leakage reactance is increased B. copper loss
C. core losses are increased C. hysteresis and eddy current loss
D. primary may burn out D. none of these
Ans. D Ans. C
Que. For an ideal transformer the windings Que. Main advantage to use autotransformer
should have____________ over two winding transformer____________
A. maximum resistance on primary side and A. Hysteresis losses are reduced
least resistance on secondary side B. savings in winding material
B. least resistance on primary side and C. copper losses are negligible
maximum resistance on secondary side D. Eddy current losses are totally eliminated
C. equal resistance on primary and secondary Ans. B
side
D. no ohmic resistance on either side Que. An ideal transformer is one which has
Ans. D _____________
A. no losses and magnetic leakage
Que. A transformer does not raise or lower the B. interleaved primary and secondary winding
voltage of DC supply because________ C. a common core for its primary and
A. there is no need to change the DC voltage secondary
B. DC circuit has more losses D. core of stainless steel and winding of pure
C. Faradays laws of electromagnetic induction copper material
become invalid since the rate of change of flux Ans. A
is zero
D. none of these Que. In a practical transformer core losses
Ans. C remains constant from no load to full load
because__________
Que. Primary winding of a transformer A. value of transformation ratio remains
_____________ constant
A. is always low voltage winding B. permeability of transformer core remains
B. is always high voltage winding constant
C. could either be a low or high voltage C. core flux remains practically constant
winding D. primary and secondary voltage remains
D. none of these constant
Ans. C Ans. C
Que. Which winding of a transformer has Que. The transformer laminations are insulated
more number of turns_______________ from each other by_____________
A. Low voltage winding A. mica strip
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B. thin coat of varnish D. none of these
C. paper Ans. B
D. any one of these
Ans. B Que. Deduction in core losses and increase in
permeability are obtained with transformer
Que. In transformer resistance between employing______
primary and secondary should A. core built up of laminations of cold rolled
be_____________ grain oriented steel
A. zero B. core built up of laminations of hot rolled
B. 10 ohm steel
C. 1000 ohm C. either a or b
D. infinity D. none of these
Ans. D Ans. C
Que. A good voltage regulation of transformer

means___________ Que. Losses which occur in rotating electric
A. output voltage fluctuations from no load to machine and do not occur in transformers
full load is least are____________
B. output voltage fluctuations with power A. friction and windage losses
factor is least B. magnetic losses
C. difference between primary and secondary C. hysteresis and eddy current losses
voltage is least D. copper losses
D. difference between primary and secondary Ans. A
voltage is maximum
Ans. A Que. Which of the following loss in a
transformer is zero even at full
Que. Negative voltage regulation is indicative load__________
that the load is_____________ A. core loss
A. Capacitive only B. friction loss
B. inductive only C. eddy current loss
C. inductive or resistive D. Hysteresis loss
D. none of these Ans. B
Ans. A
Que. The noise produced by transformer is
Que. The size of the transformer core depend termed as _______________
on___________ A. zoom
A. frequency B. hum
B. area of the core C. ringing
C. flux density of the core material D. buzz
D. (a) and (b) both Ans. B
Ans. D
Que. Part of the transformer which is most
Que. A shell type transformer has subject to damage from overheating
_______________ is______________
A. high eddy current losses A. iron core
B. reduced magnetic leakage B. copper winding
C. negligible hysteresis loss C. insulation of the winding
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D. transformer tank Que. Transformer for constant voltage
Ans. C application is considered good if its voltage
regulation is_________
Que. As per the name plate of transformer, the A. low
secondary normal voltage is 220V. Which of B. high
the following statement about it is correct? C. zero
_______ D. none of these
A. 220V is no load voltage Ans. C
B. The no load voltage is more than 220V
C. The secondary voltage increases with Que. Transformer action needs that the
increase in load magnetic flux linking with the winding must
D. At a load which draws the rated current & be_____________
the voltage becomes less than 220V. A. constant
Ans. A B. pulsating
C. alternating
Que. In which of the following transformer, D. none of these
part of the primary winding serves as the Ans. C
secondary winding__
A. Potential transformer Que. Low voltage windings are placed next to
B. Auto transformer the core to reduce_____________
C. Step up transformer A. Hysteresis loss
D. None of these B. eddy current loss
Ans. B C. insulation requirement
D. copper loss
Que. The rating of the transformer is given in Ans. C
kVA instead of kW because__________
A. kVA is fixed whereas kW depends on load Que. The relation between the primary and
pf secondary ampere turns of a
B. load power factor is often not known transformer___________
C. it has become customary A. exactly equal
D. total transformer loss depends on VA B. approximately equal
Ans. B C. primary mmf larger than secondary mmf
D. primary mmf smaller than secondary mmf
Que. Increase in secondary current of Ans. A
transformer brings about increase in primary
current . This is possible because___________ Que. Positive voltage regulation occurs in case
A. primary and secondary windings are of transformer for______________
capacitively coupleD. A. capacitive load
B. primary and secondary windings are B. resistive load only
inductively coupled C. inductive load only
C. primary and secondary windings are D. either inductive or resistive load
conductively coupled Ans. D
D. none of these
Ans. B Que. Cooling of transformer is required so as
to_____________
A. increase efficiency
B. reduce losses
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C. reduce humming B. dc only
D. dissipate the heat generated in the winding C. both ac and dc
Ans. D D. 50 Hz ac
Ans. B
Que. The transformer efficiency will be
maximum at a power factor of ____________
A. 0.8 pf lead Que. If a number of capacitors are connected
B. unity in series then the total capacitance of
C. 0.8 lag combination is_____
D. 0.5 lag or lead A. greater than the capacitance of largest
Ans. B capacitor
B. greater than the capacitance of any
Que. The regulations of two transformers are capacitor
(i) 3% and (ii) 97%. The one with better C. smaller than the capacitance of smallest
regulation is______ capacitor
A. second D. average of capacitances of all capacitors
B. first Ans. C
C. both are same
D. depends on loading Que. As per Coulomb’s
Ans. B law___________________
A. F= Q1Q2 / εoεrd2
Que. At relatively light loads, the transformer B. F= Q1Q2 / 4πd2
efficiency is low because__________ C. F= Q1Q2 / 4π εoεrd2
A. secondary output is low D. F= Q1Q2 /4π εoεrd
B. transformer losses are high Ans. C
C. fixed loss is high in proportion to the output
D. copper loss is small. Que. Electric field intensity at any point in an
Ans. C electric field is equal to_______
A. potential gradient
Que. A dielectric material must be________ B. (potential gradient)2
A. resistor C. (potential gradient)1/2
B. Insulator D. (potential gradient)1/3
C. Conductor Ans. A
D. Semiconductor
Ans. B Que. The lines of forces due to isolated
charged particles are___________
Que. The energy stored in a capacitor is given A. always straight
by__________________________ B. always curved
A. C2V C. sometimes curved
B. CV2/2 D. none of the above
C. C2V/2 Ans. A
D. CV
Ans. B Que. The direction of electric field due to
positive charge is___
Que. Electrolytic capacitors can be used A. away from the charge
for__________________________ B. towards the charge
A. ac only C. both (a) and (b)
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D. none of the above Que. For which of the following parameters
Ans. A variation, the capacitance of the capacitor
remains unaffected?
Que. The unit of capacitance is A. Distance between plates
A. Volts/Coulomb B. Area of the plates
B. Coulomb/Volt C. Nature of dielectric
C. Ohms D. Thickness of the plates
D. Henry/Wb Ans. D
Ans. B
Que. Which of the following expressions is
Que. There is repulsive force between two correct for electric field strength?
charged objects when A. E = D/𝝐
A. Charges of unlike sign B. E = D2/𝝐
B. they have the same number of protons C. E = 𝝅D
C. charges are of same sign D. E = 𝝅D2
D. they have the same number of protons Ans. A
Ans. C
Que. Which of the following statements is
Que. The capacitance of a capacitor is not true?
affected by A. The current in the discharging capacitor
A. distance between plates grows linearly
B. area of plates B. The current in the discharging capacitor
C. thickness of plates grows exponentially
D. all of the above C. The current in the discharging capacitor
Ans. C decays exponentially
D. The current in the discharging capacitor
Que. When there is an equal amount of decreases constantly
positive and negative charges on an object the Ans. C
object is
A. Positively charged Que. In a capacitor the electric charge is
B. negatively charged deposited on
C. neutral A. metal plates
D. supercharged B. dielectric
Ans. C C. both (a) and (b)
D. none of the above
Que. Which of the following statements is Ans. A
correct?
A. Air capacitors have a black band to indicate
the outside foil Que. Which of the following materials has the
B. Electrolytic capacitor must be connected in highest value of dielectric constant
the correct polarity A. Glass
C. Ceramic capacitors must be connected in B. Vaccum
the correct polarity C. Ceramics
D. Mica capacitors are available in capacitance D. Oil
value of 1 to 10 µF Ans. C
Ans. B
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Que. Capacitance of air capacitor increases C. ν = V2e-t/λ
with D. ν = V2(1-e-t/λ)
A. increase in plate area and decrease in Ans. B
distance between the plates
B. increase in plate area and distance between Que. The ratio of electric flux density to
the plates electric field intensity is called ………. of the
C. decrease in plate area and value of applied medium
voltage A. permeability
D. reduction in plate area and distance B. permittivity
between the plates C. reluctance
Ans. A D. capacitance
Ans. B
Que. A capacitor consists of
A. two insulators separated by a conductor Que. Energy stored in the electric field of a
B. two conductors separated by a dielectric capacitor C when charged from a dc source of
C. two insulators only voltage V is equal to …….. Joule
D. two conductors only A. ½ CV2
Ans. B B. ½ C2V
C. CV2
Que. A paper capacitor is usually available in D. C2V
the form of Ans. A
A. tubes
B. rolled foil Que. The absolute permittivity of free space is
C. disc given by
D. meshed plates A. 8.854 x 10-9 F/m
Ans. B B. 8.854 x 10-10 F/m
C. 8.854 x 10-11 F/m
Que. Air capacitors are generally available in D. 8.854 x 10-12 F/m
the range Ans. D
A. 10 to 400 pF
B. 1 to 20 pF Que. The relative permittivity of free space is
C. 100 to 900 pF given by ‘
D. 20 to 100 pF A. 1
Ans. A B. 10
C. 100
Que. The unit of capacitance is D. 1000
A. Henry Ans. A
B. Ohm
C. Farad Que. The capacitor preferred for high
D. Farad/m frequency circuits is
Ans. C A. air capacitor
B. mica capacitor
Que. Voltage across capacitor at any time ‘t’ C. electrolytic capacitor
during charging from a dc source of voltage V D. paper capacitor
is given by Ans. B
A. ν = Ve-t/λ
B. ν = V(1-e-t/λ)
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Que. Which of the following capacitors is B. temperature
marked for polarity____________________ C. thickness
A. air D. all of the above
B. paper Ans. D
C. mica
D. electrolytic Que. 1 Volt /metre is same as
Ans. D A. 1 metre/coulomb
B. 1 Newton metre
Que. Which of the following capacitors are C. 1 Newton /Coulomb
usually used for radio frequency tuining? D. 1 Joule /Coulomb
A. air Ans. C
B. paper
C. mica Que. The relative permittivity of air
D. electrolyte is__________
Ans. B A. 0
B. 1.0006
Que. The time constant of an R-C circuit is C. 8.854 × 10−12
defined as the time during which capacitor D. none of the above
charging voltage actually rises to Ans. B
----------------percent of its ---------- value
A. 37, initial Que. The capacitance of a capacitor is ………
B. 63.2, initial relative permittivity.
C. 63.2, final A. directly proportional to
D. 37, final B. inversely proportional to
Ans. C C. independent of
D. directly proportional to square of
Que. The time constant of an R-C circuit is Ans. A
defined as the time during which capacitor
charging current actually falls to Que. The most convenient way of achieving
----------------percent of its initial maximum large capacitance is by using
value A. multiplate construction
A. 37 B. decreased distance between plates
B. 63 C. air as dielectric
C. 42 D. dielectric of low permittivity
D. 73 Ans. A
Ans. A
Que. If the dielectric of a capacitor is replaced
Que. Permitivity is expressed in_______ by a conducting material the
A. Farad/sq-m A. capacitor will get heated up owing to eddy
B. weber/metre currents
C. Farad/meter B. plates will get short-circuited
D. Weber/ sq- m C. capacitor can store infinite charge
Ans. C D. capacitance will become very high
Ans. B
Que. Dielectric strength of a material depends
on_________________ Que. Joule / Coulomb is the unit of
A. moisture content A. electric field intensity
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B. potential Que. One Coulomb charge equals the charge
C. charge on
D. none of the above. A. 6.42 x 10 18 electrons
Ans. B B. 6.24 x 10 18 atoms
C. 6.24 x 10 12 electrons
Que. What is the unit of charge? D. none of these
A. Volt-Amp Ans. A
B. Henery
C. Farad Que. The capacitance of parallel plate
D. Coulomb capacitor is given as
Ans. D A. C = Є0 A / d
B. C = Є0 d / A
Que. What will be the capacitance of four
C. C = Є0 Єr A / d
capacitors of equal capacitance ‘C’ when
D. C= Єr A / d
connected in parallel?
Ans. C
A. 4C
B. C/4
C. 3C/4
D. C UNIT IIIB
Ans. A
Que. Full load copper loss in a transformer is
Que. A region around a stationary electric 400 Watt. At half load, copper losses will
charge has______ be___________
A. magnetic field A. 400 Watt
B. electric field B. 100 Watt
C. magnetic field and electric field C. 200 Watt
D. neither magnetic field nor electric field D. 50 Watt
Ans. B Ans. B
Que. A transformer is working with its

maximum efficiency. If the iron losses are 500
Que. One Farad is the same as W, the copper loss will__________
A. One Coulomb/Volt A. 300 W
B. One Joule/ Coulomb B. 350 W
C. One Joule/ Volt C. 250 W
D. One Coulomb / Joule D. 500 W
Ans. A Ans. D
Que. If Q be the charge and C be the

capacitance then the energy stored in the Que. For 100 kVA, 11000V/110V single
capacitor is ___________ phase transformer, the primary full load
A. 1/2QC current is____________
B. 1/QC A. 909.09 Amp
C. Q2/2C B. 90.90 Amp
D. Q/2C C. 9.09 Amp
Ans. C D. 9090.9 Amp
Ans. C
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Que. For 100 kVA, 11000V/110V single Que. If the copper loss of a transformer at 70%
phase transformer, the secondary full load of full load is 200 W. The full load copper loss
current is________ is ________
A. 90.90 Amp A. 200 W
B. 9090.9 Amp B. 285.71 W
C. 909.0 Amp C. 408.16W
D. 9.09 Amp D. none of these
Ans. C Ans. C
Que. A transformer has maximum efficiency Que. A transformer having 1000 primary turns
at ¾ of full load. The ratio of its iron loss and is connected 250 V ac supply. For a secondary
full load copper loss is_________ voltage of 400 volt, the no of secondary turns
A. 16/9 should be________
B. 4/3 A. 1600
C. 3/4 B. 250
D. 9/16 C. 400
Ans. D D. 1250
Ans. A
Que. The full load copper and iron loss of a
transformer are 6400 W and 5000 W Que. If Copper loss of a transformer at 7/8th of
respectively. The copper loss and iron loss at the full load is 4900W. Then its full load
half load will be respectively______ copper loss is____
A. 3200 W and 2500 W A. 5600
B. 3200 W and 5200 W B. 6400
C. 1600 W and 1250 W C. 375
D. 1600 W and 5000 W D. 429
Ans. D Ans. B
Que. In a step down transformer, there is a Que. A 10 kVA, 3300/240 V, single phase, 50
change of 15A in the load current. This results Hz transformer has a core area of 300 sq. cm.
in change of supply current of_____________ The flux density is 1.3 T. The primary full
A. less than 15 A load current is ___________
B. more than 15 A A. 3.03 amp
C. 15A B. 33.03 amp
D. none of these C. 30.3 amp
Ans. A D. 0.303 amp
Ans. A
Que. A transformer has 2600 V on primary
side and 260 V on secondary side. The Que. The no load voltage at the secondary
transformation ratio is_ terminals of single phase transformer is
A. 10 observed as 230 volt. When the transformer is
B. 5 loaded, the voltage on secondary side has
C. 0.1 reduced to 224 volt. Then the % regulation of
D. 9 transformer for that loading is_______
Ans. C A. 2.6%
B. 2.67%
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C. 0% D. 2.4 S
D. none of these Ans. B
Ans. A
Que. Three capacitors of values 3 µF, 6 µF and
Que. If two 10 µF capacitors are connected in 12 µF are connected in parallel across an ac
parallel, then the effective capacitance will source. The maximum current pass through
be_________ ________________
A. 2.5 µF A. 3 µF
B. 40 µF B. 6 µF
C. 0.4 µF C. 12 µF
D. 20 µF D. all the capacitors
Ans. D Ans. C
Que. The total capacitance of five capacitor Que. Three capacitors each of the capacity C
each of 10 µF in series is________________ are given. The resultant capacity 2/3 C can be
A. 10 µF obtained by using them
B. 2 µF A. all in series
C. 25 µF B. all in parallel
D. none of these C. two in parallel and third in series with this
Ans. B combination
D. two in series and third in parallel across this
Que. Two capacitors of capacitances C1=0.1 combination.
µF and C2=0.2 µF are connected in series Ans. C
across 300V source. The voltage across C1
will be________________ Que. A capacitor charged to 200V has 2000
A. 100 V µC of charge. The value of capacitance will be
B. 200 V A. 10 F
C. 150 V B. 10 µF
D. 300 V C. 100 µF
Ans. B D. 1000 µF
Ans. B
Que. A capacitor stores 0.4C charge at 2 V. Its
capacitance Que. When 4 Volt e.m.f. is applied across a 1
is___________________________ Farad capacitor, it will store energy of
A. 0.4 F A. 2 Joule
B. 0.2 F B. 4 Joule
C. 3.2 F C. 6 Joule
D. 0.8 F D. 8 Joule
Ans. B Ans. D
Que. A 20 mF capacitor is in series with a 150 Que. If a 6µF capacitor is charged to 200 V the
Ohm resistor. The combination is placed charge in Coulomb will be_______________
across a 40 V dc source. Time constant of the A. 800 µC
circuit is_____________________ B. 900 µC
A. 8 S C. 1200 µC
B. 3 S D. 1600 µC
C. 6 S Ans. C
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Ans. D
Que. The relative permittivity of a material is
10. Its absolute permittivity will be Que. A 10 µF capacitor in series with an 1 MΩ
A. 8.854 × 10−11 F /M resistor is connected across a100 V dc supply.
B. 9 ×10 8 F / M The time constant of the circuit is__________.
C. 5 ×10−5 F / M A. 10 sec
D. 9 ×10 5 F /M B. 0.1 sec
Ans. A C. 10mSec
D. 100 Sec
Que. An air capacitor has the same dimensions Ans. A
that of a mica capacitor. If the capacitance of
mica capacitor is 6 times that of air capacitor, Que. A 10 µF capacitor in series with an 1 MΩ
then relative permittivity of mica is resistor is connected across a100 V dc supply.
A. 36 The initial value of charging current
B. 12 is____________.
C. 3 A. 1mA
D. 6 B. 0.1 mA
Ans. D C. 0.01mA
D. 1.00A
Que. Two capacitors of capacitance C1 and C2 Ans. B
are connected in parallel. A charge Q given to
them is shared. The ratio of charges Q1/Q2 Que. A 10 µF capacitor in series with an 1 MΩ
is________. resistor is connected across a100 V dc supply.
A. C2/ C1 The capacitor voltage after a time equal to the
B. C1/ C2 time constant is________
C. C1 C2 A. 36V
D. 1/ C1 C2 B. 36.6V
Ans. B C. 63.2V
D. 63 V
Que. Two capacitors have capacitances 25 µF Ans. C
when in parallel and 6 µF when in series.
Their individual capacitances are Que. A fully charged capacitor of 10 µF has a
A. 12 µF and 13 µF potential difference of 100V across its
B. 15 µF and 10 µF terminals. It is discharged through 1 KΩ
C. 14 µF and 11 µF resistor. The initial discharging current
D. none of the above is_______.
Ans. B A. 1A
B. 10A
Que. The total capacitance of two condensers C. 0.01A
is .03µF when joined in series and 0.16µ F D. 0.1A
when connected in parallel. The product of Ans. D
two capacitances will be__________
A. 5.33 Que. A fully charged capacitor of 10 µF has a
B. 2 potential difference of 100V across its
C. 3 terminals. It is discharged through 1 KΩ
D. 0.48 resistor. The time constant of the circuit
is______.
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A. 0.1sec
B. 1sec Que. What will be the capacitance of four
C. 0.01sec capacitors of equal capacitance ‘C’ when
D. 0.001sec connected in parallel?
Ans. C A. 4C
B. C/4
Que. A capacitor consists of two similar plates C. 3C/4
each 10cm x 10cm mounted parallel and D. C
opposite to each other. The value of Ans. A
capacitance when distance between them is
1cm and dielectric used is air is______. Que. A region around a stationary electric
A. 8.854 pF charge has______
B. 8.854 µF A. magnetic field
C. 8.854 mF B. electric field
D. 8.854 F C. magnetic field and electric field
Ans. A D. neither magnetic field nor electric field
Ans. B
Que. The capacitance of capacitor formed by Que. One Farad is the same as
two parallel plates each 200 cm2 in area A. One Coulomb/Volt
separated by dielectric of 4mm thick is 0.0004 B. One Joule/ Coulomb
µF. If voltage of 20000 V is applied then the C. One Joule/ Volt
total charge on the plate is________ D. One Coulomb / Joule
A. 8 µC Ans. A
B. 8 mC
C. 8 nC
D. 8 pC Que. If Q be the charge and C be the
Ans. A capacitance then the energy stored in the
capacitor is ___________
Que. A parallel plate capacitor has plate area A. 1/2QC
of 2m2 spaced by three slabs of dielectric B. 1/QC
materials. The relative permitivities are 2, 3 C. Q2/2C
and 6 respectively and thicknesses are 0.4mm, D. Q/2C
0.6mm and 0.12 mm respectively. The Ans. C
combined capacitance is____________.
A. 0.000295 x 10-6 F Que. What capacitance must be placed in
B. 0.00295 x 10-6 F series with a 15 µF capacitor to give a total
C. 0.0295 x 10-6 F capacitance of 5 µF?
D. 0. 295 x 10-6 F A. 4 µF
Ans. B B. 7.5 µF
C. 10 µF
Que. What is the unit of charge? D. 25 µF
A. Volt-Amp Ans. B
B. Henery
C. Farad Que. One Coulomb charge equals the charge
D. Coulomb on
Ans. D A. 6.42 x 10 18 electrons
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B. 6.24 x 10 18 atoms Que. A parallel-plate capacitor has two plates
C. 6.24 x 10 12 electrons each of area 2.5 m2 separated by three
D. none of these dielectric materials of thickness 1, 2 and 3 mm
Ans. A and relative permitivities of 2, 4 and 8
respectively. The effective capacitance value
Que. The capacitance of parallel plate is__________
capacitor is given as A. 1.60 x 10-8 F
A. C = Є0 A / d B. 1.60 x 10-10 F
B. C = Є0 d / A C. 1.60 x 10-12 F
C. C = Є0 Єr A / d D. 1.60 x 10-9 F
D. C= Єr A / d Ans. A
Ans. C
Que. Two capacitors of 2 µF and 4 µF are UNIT IIIC

connected in parallel across 100 V dc supply.
Energy stored in each capacitor will
be_________. Que. A 3000 V/200 V, 50 Hz, single phase
A. 0. 1 J and 0. 2 J transformer is built on a core having an
B. 0.01 J and 0.02 J effective cross sectional area of 120 cm2 and
C. 1J and 2 J 60 turns on the secondary winding. The value
D. 0.001 J and 0.002 J of maximum flux density___
Ans. B A. 1.25 Tesla
B. 1.52 Tesla
Que. The plate area of a parallel-plate C. 1.3 Tesla
capacitor is 0.01 sq. m. The distance between D. none of the above
the plates is 2.5 cm. If the insulating medium Ans. A
is air, its capacitance is________
A. 3.54 x 10-12 F Que. A 3000 V/200 V, 50 Hz, single phase
B. 35.4 x 10-12 F transformer is built on a core having an
C. 3.54 x 10-10 F
D. 3.54 x 10-11 F effective cross sectional area of 120 cm2 and
Ans. A 60 turns on the secondary winding. The
number of turns on the high voltage
Que. The plate area of a parallel-plate winding________
capacitor is 0.01 sq. m. The distance between A. 600 turns
the plates is 2.5 cm. If the space between the B. 900 turns
plates is filled with an insulating material of C. 300 turns
relative permitivity 5, the capacitance value D. 450 turns
is___________ Ans. B
A. 177.1 x 10-12 F
B. 1.771 x 10-12 F Que. A 3300 V/250 V, 50 Hz, single phase
C. 17.71 x 10-10 F transformer has to be worked at a maximum
D. 17.71 x 10-12 F flux density of 1.1 Web/m2 in the core. The
Ans. D effective cross sectional area of the core is 145
cm2. The no of primary turns___
A. 930 turns
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B. 950 turns Ans. C
C. 932 turns
D. 923 turns Que. A transformer is rated at 90 kVA, at
Ans. C full load its copper losses is 1100 W and its
iron losses is 950 W. The efficiency at 60% of
Que. A 3300 V/250 V, 50 Hz, single phase full load for 0.8 lagging power factor
transformer has to be worked at a maximum is___________
flux density of 1.1 web/m2 in the core. The A. 96.97%
effective cross sectional area of the core is 145 B. 96%
C. 98%
cm2. The no of secondary turns___ D. none of these
A. 71 turns Ans. A
B. 75 turns
C. 932 turns Que. A 500 kVA transformer has iron loss
D. 923 turns of 2 kW and full load copper losses of 5 kW.
Ans. A The efficiency at 75% of full load and unity
power factor__________
Que. A 80 kVA, 6000 V/ 400 V, 50 Hz single A. 98.13%
phase transformer has 80 turns on the B. 98.73%
secondary winding. The value of maximum C. 99%
flux in the core________ D. none of these
A. 25.22 mwb Ans. B
B. 22.52 mwb
C. 52.22 mwb Que. A 10 µF capacitor in series with an 1
D. none of these MΩ resistor is connected across a100 V dc
Ans. B supply. The initial rate of rise of voltage across
the capacitor is_________
Que. A 6600 V/220 V, 50 Hz, step down A. 0.1V/s
single phase transformer has 1500 turns on its B. 10V/s
primary side. If its maximum flux density is C. 0.01V/s
1.2 Tesla, then the effective cross sectional D. 1V/s
area of core is _____ Ans. B
A. 16.516 x 10–3 m2
B. 61.516 x 10–3 m2 Que. A 10 µF capacitor in series with an 1
MΩ resistor is connected across a100 V dc
C. 26.516 x 10–3 m2 supply. The voltage across the capacitor 3sec
D. 62.516 x 10–3 m2 after switch on is__________
Ans. A A. 25.92V
B. 259.2V
Que. A transformer is rated at 90 kVA, at C. 2.592V
full load its copper loss is 1100 W and its iron D. 25V
loss is 950 W. The efficiency at full load for Ans. A
unity power factor is___________
A. 99% Que. A fully charged capacitor of 10 µF
B. 96% has a potential difference of 100V across its
C. 97.77% terminals. It is discharged through 1 KΩ
D. none of these
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resistor. The discharging current at 2 msec D. frequency
is_____ Ans. A
A. -0.0818A
B. -0.01A Que. The rms value of a sine wave of peak
C. -0.00818A value Imis given by_______
D. -1A A. Im/√2
Ans. A B. Im
C. Im/2
Que. A fully charged capacitor of 10 µF has D. Im/π
a potential difference of 100V across its Ans. A
terminals. It is discharged through 1 KΩ
resistor. The initial rate of fall in voltage Que. The average value of a sine wave of
across capacitor is____________ maximum value Im over one cycle is_______
A. 10 4 V/s A. Im/π
B. -10 4 V/s B. 2Im/π
C. -1 4 V/s C. zero
D. 10A D. Im/2
Ans. B Ans. C
Que. The time period of a sinusoidal

waveform with 200 Hz frequency
is________second.
A. 0.05
UNIT IVA B. 0.005
C. 0.0005
Que. A standard sinusoidal voltage wave D. 0.5
changes its polarity at________ Ans. B
A. maximum value
B. minimum value Que. The form factor of a sine wave is_____
C. zero value A. 1.01
D. none of the above B. 1.11
Ans. C C. 1.21
Que. Two sine waves are said to be in phase Ans. B
with each other if they achieve their______
A. zero value at the same time Que. A current is said to be alternating when it
B. maximum value at the time changes in_______
C. minimum value at the same time A. magnitude only
D. all of the above B. direction only
Ans. D C. both magnitude and direction
D. neither magnitude nor direction
Que. The distance occupied by one complete Ans. C
cycle of the wave is called its________
A. time period Que. An alternating current of 50 Hz
B. wavelength frequency and 100 A maximum value is given
C. velocity by______
A. i=200 sin 628 t
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B. i=100 sin 314 t D. heater
C. i=100 √ 2sin 314 t Ans. C
D. i=100 √ 2sin 157 t
Ans. B Que. _________will produce ac voltage.
A. friction
Que. An alternating current is given by the B. photoelectric effect
expression i=200 sin ⁡¿ ) amperes. The C. thermal energy
maximum value and frequency of the current D. crystal
are_________ Ans. D
A. 200 A, 50 Hz
B. 100√2, 50 Hz Que. A coil is rotating in the uniform field of
C. 200 A, 100 Hz an 8-pole generator. In one revolution of the
D. 200 A, 25 Hz coil, the number of cycles generated by the
Ans. A voltage is________
A. one
Que. When two quantities are in quadrature, B. two
the phase angle between them will C. four
be________ D. eight
A. 45° Ans. C
B. 90°
C. 135° Que. An alternating voltage is given by
D. 60° v=20 sin 157 t. The frequency of the
Ans. B alternating voltage is_____
A. 50 Hz
Que. The ac system is preferred to dc system B. 25 Hz
because_______ C. 100 Hz
A. ac voltages can be easily changed in D. 75 Hz
magnitude Ans. B
B. dc motors do not have fine speed control
C. high voltage ac transmission is less efficient Que. A sine wave has a maximum value of 20
D. dc voltage can not be used for domestic V. Its value at 135° is______
appliances A. 10 V
Ans. A B. 14.14 V
C. 15 V
Que. In ac system, we generate sine waveform D. 5 V
because_______ Ans. B
A. it can be easily drawn
B. it produces least disturbance in electrical Que. An alternating voltage is given by
circuits v=30 sin 314 t .The time taken by the voltage
C. it is nature’s standard to reach 30 V for the first time is_____
D. other waves can not be produced easily A. 0.02 second
Ans. B B. 0.1 second
C. 0.03 second
Que. __________will work only on dc supply. D. 0.005 second
A. electric lamp Ans. D
B. refrigerator
C. electroplating
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Que. A sinusoidal current has a magnitude of 3
A at 120°. Its maximum value will be_____ Que. The area of a sinusoidal wave over a
A. √3 A half-cycle is________
√3 A A. max . value ÷ 2
B. B. 2 ×max . value
2
C. 2√3 A C. max . value ÷ π
D. 6 A D. max . value ÷ 2 π
Ans. C Ans. B
Que. We have assigned a frequency of 50Hz to Que. An alternating voltage is given by

power system because it_______ v=200 sin 314 t . Its rms value will be_____
A. can be easily obtained A. 100 V
B. gives best result when used for operating B. 282.8 V
both lights and machinery C. 141.4 V
C. leads to easy calculations D. 121.4 V
D. none of the above Ans. C
Ans. B
Que. A sinusoidal voltage is represented as
Que. An alternating voltage is given by π
v=141.4 sin ⁡( 314.18t− ). Its rms value of
v=100 sin 314 t volts. Its average value will 2
be________ voltage, frequency and phase angle are
A. 70.7 V respectively_______
B. 50 V A. 141.42 V, 314.16 Hz, 90°
C. 63.7 V B. 100 V, 100 Hz, -90°
D. 100 V C. 87.92 V, 56 Hz, 90°
Ans. C D. 100 V,50 Hz, -90°
Ans. D
Que. An alternating current whose average
value is 1 A will produce_________1 A dc Que. When two sinusoidal waves are 90° out
under similar conditions. of phase, then__________
A. less heat than A. both have their peak values at the same
B. more heat than instant
C. the same heat as B. both have their minimum values at the same
D. none of the above instant
Ans. B C. one has its peak value; while the other has
zero value
Que. A sinusoidal alternating current has a D. none of these
maximum value of Im. Its average value will Ans. C
be_______
ℑ Que. The direction of current in an ac circuit
A.
π is___________
ℑ A. always in one direction
B.
2π B. varying from time to time
ℑ C. unpredictable
C. 2
π D. from positive to negative
Ans. C
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Que. Consider the sinusoidal waves:
A sin ⁡( ωt+ 30° ) and B sin ⁡(ωt −60 °). The Que. When a phasor is multiplied by –j, it gets
phase angle relationship between the two rotated through_______in the
waves________ counterclockwise direction.
A. B-wave lags A-wave by 90° A. 90°
B. B-wave lags A-wave by 60° B. 180°
C. B-wave lags A-wave by 30° C. 270°
D. B-wave and A-wave are in phase D. none of the above
Ans. A Ans. C
Que. A sinusoidal voltage is expressed as Que. The rms value of sinusoidally varying
π current is_________that of its average value.
v=20 sin ⁡(314.16 t + ) V. Its frequency and
3 A. more than
phase angle respectively are____________ B. less than
A. 314.16 Hz, 60° C. same as
B. 60Hz, 60° D. none of the above
C. 50 Hz, 60° Ans. A
D. 50 Hz, -60°
Ans. C Que. Alternating voltages and currents are
expressed in rms values because______
Que. A sinusoidal voltageV1 leads another A. they can be easily determined
sinusoidal voltage V2 by 180°. B. calculations become very simple
Then__________ C. they give comparison with dc
A. voltageV2 leads voltage V1by 180° D. none of the above
B. both voltage have their zero values at the Ans. C
same time
C. both voltages have their peak values at the Que. The average value of sin2θ over a
same time complete cycle is_________
D. all of the above A. +1
Ans. D B. -1
1
C.
Que. The rms value of an ac sinusoidal current 2
is 10 A. Its peak value is_________ D. zero
A. 7.07 A Ans. C
B. 14.14 A
C. 10 A Que. The average value of sinθ over a
D. 28.28 A complete cycle is_________
Ans. B A. zero
B. +1
Que. If A=10∠45° and B=5∠15°, then the C. -1
value of A/B will be_________ 1
D.
A. 50∠60° 2
B. 2∠60° Ans. A
C. 2∠-30°
D. 2∠30° Que. An alternating current is given by
Ans. D i=ℑ sinθ. The average value of squared wave
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of this current over a complete cycle
is________ Que. The peak factor of a sine waveform
A. I2m/2 is_______
B. Im/π A. 1.11
C. 2Im/π B. 1.414
D. 2Im C. 2
Ans. A D. 1.5
Ans. B
Que. The form factor of a sinusoidal wave
is______ Que. When a 15V square wave is connected
A. 1.414 across a 50V ac voltmeter, it will read______
B. 1.11 A. 15V
C. 2 B. 15 × √ 2 V
D. 1.5 C. 15/√ 2 V
Ans. B D. none of the above
Ans. A
Que. The filament of a vacuum tube requires
0.4A dc to heat it. The rms value of ac Que. The period of a wave is____________
required is______ A. the same as frequency
A. 0.4 × √2 A B. time required to complete one cycle
B. 0.4 ÷ 2 A C. expressed in amperes
C. 0.8 ÷ √ 2 A D. none of the above
D. 0.4 A Ans. B
Ans. D
Que. The form factor is the ratio of _________
Que. A100 V peak ac is as effective A. peak value to rms value
as_____dc B. rms value to average value
A. 100 V C. average value to rms value
B. 50 V D. none of the above
C. 70.7 V Ans. B
Ans. C Que. The period of a sine wave is 1/50
seconds. Its frequency is_______
Que. The form factor of a ________wave is 1. A. 20 Hz
A. sinusoidal B. 30 Hz
B. square C. 40 Hz
C. triangular D. 50 HZ
D. sawtooth Ans. D
Ans. B
Que. A heater is rated as 230V, 10KW, AC.
Que. Out of the following _________wave is The value of 230V refers to___________
the peakiest. A. average voltage
A. sinusoidal B. rms voltage
B. square C. peak voltage
C. rectangualr D. none of the above
D. triangular Ans. B
Ans. D
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Que. The peak value of a sine wave is 200V. D. square wave
Its average value is_______ Ans. A
A. 127.4V
B. 141.4V Que. For a sine wave with peak value I max, the
C. 282.8V rms value is_______
D. 200V A. 0.5Imax
Ans. A B. 0.707Imax
C. 0.9Imax
Que. The rms value of a sine wave is 100A. D. 1.414Imax
Its peak value is _______ Ans. B
A. 70.7A
B. 141.4A Que. Form factor is the ratio of_________
C. 150A A. average value/rms value
D. 282.8A B. average value/peak value
Ans. B C. rms value/average value
D. rms value/peak value
Que. The voltage of domestic supply is 220V. Ans. C
This figure represents________
A. mean value Que. For a sine wave with peak value E max, the
B. rms value average value is______
C. peak value A. 0.636Emax
D. average value B. 0.707Emax
Ans. B C. 0.434Emax
D. 1.414Emax
Que. The rms value and mean value is the Ans. A
same in the case of_______
A. traingular wave Que. The current in a circuit is given by:
B. sine wave i=100 sin 314 t amperes. The maximum value
C. square wave and frequency of current are_________
D. half wave rectified sine wave A. 50√2 A, 100 Hz
Ans. C B. 100√2 A, 100 Hz
C. 100 A, 50 Hz
Que. For the same peak value which of the D. 70.7 A, 50 Hz
following wave will have the highest rms Ans. C
value?
A. square wave Que. For a frequency of 200 Hz, the time
B. half wave rectified sine wave period will be_________
C. triangular wave A. 0.05 S
D. sine wave B. 0.005 S
Ans. A C. 0.0005 S
D. 0.5 S
Que. For the same peak value which of the Ans. B
following wave will have the least mean
value?
A. half wave rectified sine wave
B. triangular wave
C. sine wave
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Que. An ac voltage of 50 Hz has a maximum Ans. B
value of 50 V. Its value after 1/600 second
after the instant the current is zero will Que. The square waveform of current has
be_________ following relation between rms value and
A. 5V average value:
B. 12.5V A. rms value is equal to average value
C. 25V B. rms value of current is greater than average
D. 43.8V value
Ans. C C. rms value of current is less than average
value
Que. For 200V rms value triangular wave, the D. none of the above
peak voltage will be______ Ans. A
A. 200V
B. 222V Que. If a sinusoidal wave has frequency of 50
C. 282V Hz with 30A rms current, which of the
D. 346V following equation represents the wave?
Ans. D A. 42.42 sin 314 t
B. 60 sin 25 t
Que. The rms value of a half-wave rectified C. 30 sin 50 t
current is 100 A. Its value for full-wave D. 84.84 sin 25 t
rectification would be_________amperes. Ans. A
A. 141.4
B. 200 Que. Which of the following waves has the
C. 200/π highest value of peak factor?
D. 40/π A. square wave
Ans. A B. sine wave
C. half wave rectified sine wave
Que. The rms value of a sinusoidal ac current D. triangular wave
is equal to its value at an angle of Ans. C
______degrees.
A. 90 Que. The frequency of domestic power supply
B. 60 in India is_____
C. 45 A. 200 Hz
D. 30 B. 100 Hz
Ans. C C. 60 Hz
D. 50 Hz
Que. The rms value of alternating current is Ans. D
given by steady dc current which when
flowing through a given circuit for a given Que. The rms value of half wave rectified sine
time produces________ wave is 200V. The rms value of full wave
A. the more heat than produced by ac when rectified ac will be__________
flowing through the same circuit A. 282.8V
B. the same heat as produced by ac when B. 141.4V
flowing through the same circuit C. 111V
C. the less heat than produced by ac flowing D. 100V
through the same circuit Ans. A
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Que. The negative maximum of a cosine wave Que. The equation of 50 Hz current sine wave
occurs at________ having rms value of 60 A is______
A. 30° A. 60 sin 25 t
B. 45° B. 60 sin 50 t
C. 90° C. 84.84 sin 314 t
D. 180° D. 42.42 sin 314 t.
Ans. D Ans. C
Que. The rms value of pure cosine function Que. The direction of current in an ac
is_________ circuit________
A. 0.5 of peak value A. is from positive to negative
B. 0.707 of peak value B. is always in one direction
C. same as peak value C. varies from instant to instant
D. zero D. can not be determined
Ans. B Ans. C
Que. The angular frequency of an alternating

Que. An alternating voltage is given in volts quantity is a mathematical quantity obtained
by expression v=326 sin 314 t. Its rms value by multiplying the frequency “f” of the
and frequency are____ alternating quantity by a factor_________
A. 230V,50 Hz π
A.
B. 230V,100 Hz 2
C. 326V,50 Hz B. π
D. 326V,100 Hz C. 2π
Ans. A D. 4π
Ans. C
Que. According to which of the alternating
current values in the cross sectional area of a
conductor with regard to the heating effect is Que. The average value of an unsymmetrical
selected? alternating quantity is calculated over
A. peak value the_________
B. half peak value A. whole cycle
C. average value B. half cycle
D. rms value C. unsymmetrical part of the waveform
Ans. D D. first two cycles
Ans. A
Que. The frequency of an alternating current
is________ Que. A constant current of 2.8A exists in a
A. the speed with which the alternator runs resistor. The rms value of current is______
B. the number of cycles generated in one A. 2.8 A
minute B. about 2 A
C. the number of waves passing through a C. 1.4 A
point in one second D. undefined
D. the number of electrons passing through a Ans. A
point in one second
Ans. C
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Que. An alternating current is represented as A. circular
π B. sinusoidally
i=70.7 sin ⁡(520 t+ ). The frequency and rms
6 C. rectangular
value of the current are_________ D. triagular
A. 82.76 Hz, 50 A Ans. B
B. 41.38 Hz, 25 A
C. 41.38 Hz, 50 A Que. The phasors are assumed to be rotated in
D. 82.76 Hz, 25 A _________ direction.
Ans. A A. clockwise
B. anticlockwise
Que. The time period or periodic time T of an C. circular
alternating quantity is the time taken in D. all above
seconds to complete_____________ Ans. B
A. one cycle
B. alternation Que. In practice, alternating quantities are
C. none of the above represented by their _______ values
D. Half cycle A. rms
Ans. A B. average
C. rectangular
Que. The time period of an alternating quantity D. polar
is 0.02 second.Its frequency will be________ Ans. A
A. 25 Hz
B. 50 Hz Que. Alternating quantities of ____
C. 100 Hz frequencies can be represented on same phasor
D. 0.02 Hz diagram.
Ans. B A. Same
B. Different
Que. The size (cross-sectional area) of a C. multiple
conductor, with regard to the heating effect, is D. all above
determined on the basis of ……….. value of Ans. A
current to be carried by it
A. average value Que. The phase of alternating quantity at any
B. peak value particular instant is the fraction of ______
C. rms value A. phase
D. peak to peak value B. time
Ans. C C. time period
D. all above
Que. The form factor for dc supply voltage is Ans. C
always
A. zero
B. unity
C. infinity
D. any value between 0 and 1
Ans. B Que.
Que. The ________ varying alternating

quantity can be represented as phasor.
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Que. The difference between the _____ of two
alternating quantities is called the phase
difference.
A. time
In the above figure, the phase quantity at A is B. phase angle
_______ C. Lengths
A. T D. both a and b
B. T/2 Ans. B
C. T/3
D. T/4 Que. The difference between the phase of two
Ans. D alternating quantities is called the________.
A. phase difference
Que. B. sinedifference
C. length difference
Ans. A
Que. When phase difference between the two

alternating quantities is zero, the two
quantities are said to be in _____
In the above figure, the phase quantity at B is
A. tandom
_______
B. length
A. T
C. phase
B. T/2
D. time
C. 3T/4
Ans. C
D. T/4
Ans. C Que. When ____________ between the two
alternating quantities is zero, the two
Que. When phase of an alternating quantity is
quantities are said to be in phase.
positive it means that quantity has some
A. time difference
_______ instantaneous value at t=0
B. length difference
A. zero
C. phase difference
B. positive
C. negative
Ans. C
Ans. B Que. When phase difference between the two
alternating quantities is _______, the two
Que. When phase of an alternating quantity is
quantities are said to be in phase.
negative it means that quantity has some
A. one
_______ instantaneous value at t=0
B. unity
A. zero
C. zero
B. positive
D. π/2
C. negative
Ans. C
Ans. C
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Que. If v = Vm Sin ωtand i = Im Sin (ωt-Φ), Ans. B
the ‘v’ is said to _______ ‘i’ by angle Φ
A. in phase Que. With respect to reference, _____ sign of
B. lagging angle indicates lead
C. leading A. division
D. all above B. plus
Ans. C C. minus
D. dot
Ans. B
Que. If v = Vm Sin ωt and i = Im Sin (ωt+Φ),
the ‘i’ is said to _______ ‘v’ by angle Φ Que. With respect to reference, _____ sign of
A. in phase angle indicates lag.
B. lagging A. division
C. leading B. plus
D. all above C. minus
Ans. C D. dot
Ans. C
Que. If v = Vm Sin ωtand i = Im Sin (ωt+Φ),
the ‘v’ is said to _______ ‘i’ by angle Φ Que. The diagram in which different
A. in phase sinusoidal alternating quantities of the same
B. lag frequency, are represented by individual
C. lead phasors indicating exact phase relationship is
D. all above called ________
Ans. B A. graph
B. still diagram
Que. If v = Vm Sin ωtand i = Im Sin ωt, the ‘i’ C. phasor diagram
is said to _______ ‘v’ by angle Φ D. picture
A. in phase Ans. C
B. lag
C. lead Que. The diagram in which different
D. all above sinusoidal alternating quantities of the same
Ans. A _____, are represented by individual phasors
indicating exact phase relationship is called
Que. With respect to reference, plus sign of phasor diagram.
angle indicates _______ A. time
A. leading B. frequency
B. lagging C. sign
C. inphase D. shape
Ans. A
Que. The lagging and leading word is relative
Que. With respect to reference, minus sign of to the ______
angle indicates _______ A. base
A. leading B. range
B. lagging C. reference
C. inphase D. angle
D. none of the above Ans. C
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C. zero
Que. In purely _____ circuit, the current D. none of the above
flowing and voltage applied are in phase with Ans. C
each other.
A. resistive Que. The _________ offers zero reactance to
B. inductive DC
C. capacitive A. resistance
D. none of the above B. inductance
Ans. A C. permeance
Que. In purely resistive circuit, the current and Ans. B
voltage applied are in ______ with each other.
A. opposition Que. The inductance offers zero _________ to
B. phase DC
C. direction A. resistance
D. line B. capacitance
Ans. B C. reactance
D. permeance
Que. In purely _______ circuit, current lags Ans. C
voltage by 90 degrees.
A. resistive Que. Pure ______ never consumes power
B. inductive A. resistor
C. capacitive B. inductor
D. none of the above C. starter
Ans. B D. circuit
Ans. B
Que. In purely Inductive circuit, current _____
voltage by 90 degrees. Que. Inductive reactance is given by_____
A. leads A. XL=ωL
B. lags B. XL=2πL
C. in phase C. XL=ΦL
D. all above D. XL=ωC
Ans. B Ans. A
Que. Inductive reactance is measured in

Que. In purely Inductive circuit, current lags ______
voltage by _______ degrees. A. Farad
A. 30 B. Henry
B. 60 C. Ohm
C. 90 D. Joule
D. 120 Ans. C
Ans. C
Que. Inductive reactance depends on ______
Que. The inductance offers _____ reactance to of applied voltage
DC A. phase
A. high B. sign
B. low C. frequency
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D. speed C. capacitance
Ans. C D. none of the above
Ans. C
Que. Inductive reactance is _________
frequency. Que. The capacitance offers infinite
A. inversely proportional to _________ to DC
B. directly proportional to A. resistance
C. indepedent of B. capacitance
C. none of above C. reactance
Ans. B D. permeance
Ans. C
Que. Inductive reactance is directly
proportional to ________. Que. The power curve of pure capacitor is
A. time ________ curve of frequency double than that
B. phase of applied voltage
C. frequency A. sine
D. phase difference B. square
Ans. C C. tringular
D. sawtooth
Que. In purely capacitive circuit, current Ans. A
______ voltage by 90 degrees.
A. lags Que. Pure ______ never consumes power
B. leads A. resistor
C. in phase B. capacitor
D. all above C. starter
Ans. B D. circuit
Ans. B
Que. In purely capacitive circuit, current leads
voltageby _______ degrees. Que. Inductive reactance is given by_____
A. 30 A. XC=1/ωC
B. 60 B. XC=1/2𝝅C
C. 90 C. XC=1/ΦC
D. 120 D. XC=2𝝅fL
Ans. C Ans. A
Que. The capacitor offers _____ reactance to Que. ______is given by XC=1/ωL
DC. A. resistance
A. high B. inductance
B. low C. inductive reactance
C. zero D. capacitive reactance
D. none of the above Ans. D
Ans. A
Que. Capacitive reactance is measured in
Que. The _________ offers infinite reactance ______
to DC A. farads
A. resistance B. henrys
B. permeance C. ohms
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D. joules
Ans. C Que. A sinusoidal voltageis represented as: v =
141.4 sin(314.18t-π/2). Its rms value of
Que. Capacitive reactance is _________ to voltage, frequency and phase angle are
frequency. respectively____
A. inversely proportional A. 141.42V, 314.16 Hz, 90 degrees
B. directly proportional B. 100V, 50 Hz, -90 degrees
C. both C. 87.92V, 56 Hz, 90 degrees
C. none of above D. 200V, 50 Hz, -90 degrees
Ans. A Ans. B
Que. Capacitive reactance is inversly Que. When two sinusoidal waves are 90
proportional to ________. degrees out of phase, then ____
A. time A. both have their peak values at the same
B. phase time
C. frequency B. both have their minimum values at the same
D. phase difference time
Ans. C C. one has its peak value, other has zero value
D. none of these
Que. A certain inductor has reactance of 4kΩ Ans. C
at 5kHz. Its reactance at 15 kHz is _____ kΩ.
A. 8 Que. The direction of current in an AC circuit
B. 10 is _____
C. 12 A. always in one direction
D. 20 B. varyingtime to time periodically
Ans. C C. unpredictable
D. from positive to negative
Que. The square of aj operator _____ Ans. B
A. can never be negative
B. can never be positive Que. Consider the sinusoidal waves: A sin
C. could be either positive or negative (ωt+30) and B cos(ωt-60). The phase angle
D. is equal to j relationship between two waves is:
Ans. B A. B wave lags A wave by 90 degrees
B. B wave lags A wave by 60 degrees
Que. A complex number_____ C. B wave lags A wave by 30 degrees
A. is the same as imaginary number D. B wave and A wave are in phase
B. has real and imaginary part Ans. D
C. is negative number
D. is merely a technical term Que. Thereactance of L Henryinductance
Ans. B connected to an AC source of frequency f is
______ ohm.
Que. The sum of (3+j6) and (-3-j6) is ____ A. fL
A. 0+j0 B. πfL
B. 6+j12 C. 2 πfL
C. -6-j12 D. all above
D. 0-j12 Ans. C
Ans. A
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Que. When pure inductance is connected to an D. decrease in frequency
AC sources, the voltage____ to the current by Ans. A
____
A. lags, 90 degrees Que. When the two quantities are in
B. leads, 90 degrees quadrature, the phase angle between them will
C. lags, 45 degrees be ____ degrees.
D. leads, 45 degrees A. 45
Ans. B B. 90
C. 135
Que. When a phasor is multiplied by j and –j, D. 60
it is rotated through ______ degrees in the Ans. B
anticlockwise direction respectively.
A. 90,270 Que. The phase difference between two
B. 90,90 waveforms can be compared when they _____
C. 90,180 A. have the same frequency
D. 270,90 B. have the same peak value
Ans. A C. have the same effective value
D. are sinusoidal
Que. The p. f. of purely resistive circuit is Ans. A
____
A. zero Que. If two sinusoids of the same frequency
B. unity but of different amplitude and phase difference
C. lagging are added, the resultant is a ______
D. leading A. sinusoid of same frequency
Ans. B B. sinusoid of double the original frequency
C. sinusoid of half the original frequency
Que. If e1 = 100 sin(2πf) and e2 = 100 sin(2πf- D. non-sinusoid
Φ), then _____ Ans. A
A. e1 lags e2 by Φ
B. e1 leads e2 by Φ Que. A constant current of 2.8 A exists in a
C. e2 lags e1 by Φ resistor. The rms value of current is ____
D. none of the above A. 2.8 A
Ans. C B. 2 A
C. 1.4 A
Que. The average power in a purely inductive D. undefined
or capacitive circuit over a cycle____ Ans. A
A. depends on XLor XC
B. is negative Que. The power factor of an ordinary bulb is
C. is zero _____
D. is positive A. zero
Ans. C B. unity
C. more than unity
Que. Inductive reactance of an AC circuit D. less than unity
increases with ____ Ans. B
A. increase in frequency
B. increase in resistance
C. decrease in resistance
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Que. When aphasor is multiplied by –j, it is Ans. C
rotated through ____ in counter-clockwise
direction Que. A current of (3+j4) A is flowing through
A. 90 a circuit. The magnitude of current is _____
B. 180 A. 7 A
C. 270 B. 5 A
D. none of the above C. 1 A
Ans. C D. 1.33 A
Ans. B
Que. If the phasor is multiplied by j, then ____
A. only its magnitude changes Que. The voltage applied in a circuit is given
B. only its direction changes by 100 60 volts. It can be written as ____
C. both magnitude and direction change A. 100 -60
D. none of the above B. 100 240
Ans. B C. 100 -300
Que. In the complex number 4+j7, 7 is called Ans. C
the ______ component
A. real Que. The conjugate of -4+j3 is _____
B. imaginary A. 4-j3
C. in-phase B. -4-j3
D. none of the above C. 4+j3
Ans. D D. none of the above
Ans. B
Que. The reciprocal of a complex number is
a_____ Que. The difference of two conjugate number
A. complex number results in _____
B. real component only A. a complex number
C. quadrature component only B. in-phase component only
D. none of above C. quadrature component only
Ans. A D. none of the above
Ans. C
Que. If two complex numbers are equal,
then_____ Que. The reciprocal of j is ____
A. only their magnitudes will be equal A. j
B. only their angles will be equal B. -j
C. their in phase and quadrature components C. jxj
will be separately equal D. none of the above
D. none of above Ans. B
Ans. C
Que. Two waves of same frequency have
Que. A phasor 2 180 can be expressed opposite phase when the phase angle between
as____ them is ___ degrees
A. j2 A. 360
B. -j2 B. 180
C. -2 C. 90
D. 2 D. 0
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Ans. B D. both (B) and (C)
Ans. D
Que. The power consumed in a circuit element
will be least when the phase difference Que. Power factor of the following circuit will
between the current and voltageis ____ be unity
degrees. A. resistive
A. approx.180 B. pureinductive
B. approx. 90 C. pure capacitive
C. approx. 60 D. both (B) and (C)
D. approx. 0 Ans. A
Ans. B
Que. In pure resistive circuit _____
Que. Two sinusoidal currents are given by i 1 = A. current lags the voltageby 90 degrees
100sin(ωt+π/3) and i2 = 150sin(ωt-π/4). The B. current leads the voltageby 90 degrees
phase difference between them is _____ C. current can lead or lagthe voltageby 90
degrees degrees
A. 15 D. current is in phase with the voltage
B. 50 Ans. D
C. 60
D. 105 Que. In pure inductive circuit _____
Ans. D A. current lags the voltageby 90 degrees
B. current leads the voltageby 90 degrees
Que. Capacitive reactance is more when____ C. current can lead or lagthe voltageby 90
A. capacitance is less and frequency of supply degrees
is less D. current is in phase with the voltage
B. capacitance is less and frequency of supply Ans. B
is more
C. capacitance is more and frequency of Que. A phasor is _____
supply is less A. a line which represents the magnitude and
D. capacitance is more and frequency of phase of an alternatingquantity
supply is more B. a line which represents the magnitude and
Ans. A direction of an alternatingquantity
C. acoloured tag or band for distinction
Que. Pure inductive circuit ______ between different phases of a 3 phase supply
A. consumes some power on average D. an instrument used for measuring phases of
B. does not take power at all from lines an unbalanced 3 phase load
C. takes power from the line during some part Ans. B
of cycle and returns back during other part of
cycle Que. Ohm is the unit of all the following
D. none of the above except
Ans. C A. inductive reactance
B. capacitive reactance
Que. Power factor of the following circuit will C. resistance
be zero D. capacitance
A. resistive Ans. D
B. pureinductive
C. pure capacitive
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Que. For a purely resistive circuit the C. 2 -30
following statement is correct D. 2 30
A. work done is zero Ans. D
B. power consumed is zero
C. heat produced is zero Que. The active power of AC circuit is given
D. power factor is unity by ___
Ans. D A. VI sin Φ
B. I2XL
Que. For purely inductive circuit if v = Vm sin C. I2R
(ωt) then equation of current is _____ D. I2Z
A. i = Im sin (ωt-π/2) Ans. C
B. i = Im sin (ωt+π/2)
C. i = Im sin (ωt-π) Que. Inductance of coil____
D. i = Im sin (ωt+π) A. is unaffected by the supply frequency
Ans. A B. decreses with the increase in supply
frequency
Que. For purely capacitive circuit if v = Vm C. increases with the increase in supply
sin (ωt) then equation of current is _____ frequency
A. i = Im sin (ωt-π/2) D. becomes zero with the increase in supply
B. i = Im sin (ωt+π/2) frequency
C. i = Im sin (ωt-π) Ans. A
D. i = Im sin (ωt+π)
Ans. B Que. Which of the following statements
pertains to resistor only
Que. For purely resistive circuit if v = Vm sin A. can dissipate considerable amount of power
(ωt) then equation of current is _____ B. can act as energy storage device
A. i = Im sin (ωt-π/2) C. connecting them in parallel increases the
B. i = Im sin (ωt+π/2) total value
C. i = Im sin (ωt) D. opposes sudden change in voltage
D. i = Im sin (ωt+π) Ans. A
Ans. C
Que. The length of a phasor in a phasor
Que. A sinusoidal voltageV1 leads another diagram normally represents the …………
sinusoidal voltage V2 by 180 degrees. Then value of the alternating quantity
____ A. rms or effective
A. voltageV2 leads voltageV1 by 180 degrees B. average
B. both voltagehave their zero values at the C. peak
same time D. none of these
C. both voltagehave their peak values at the Ans. A
same time
D. all of above Que. The two quantities are said to be in phase
Ans. D with each other when
A. the phase difference between two quantities
Que. If A = 10 45 and B = 5 15, then the is zero degree or radian
value of A/B will be___ B. each of them pass through zero values at the
A. 50 60 same instant and rise in the same direction
B. 2 60
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C. each of them pass through zero values at the C. unity for a resistive circuit
same instant but rises in the opposite D. unity for a reactive circuit
directions Ans. C
D. either (a) or (b)
Ans. D Que. The phasor diagram of voltage and
current considering phasors are rotates
Que. The phase difference between the two anticlockwise direction is of
waveforms can be compared only when they
A. have the same frequency I
B. have the same peak value

C. have the same effective value
D. are sinusoidal
Ans. A A. pure resistance
B. pure inductance
Que. The phasor diagram for alternating C. pure capacitance
quantities can be drawn if they have ……… D. pure capacitance and pure inductance
waves Ans. C
A. rectangular
B. sinusoidal Que. The phasor diagram of voltage and
C. triangular current considering phasors are rotates
D. any of these clockwise direction is of
Ans. B
I
Que. Which of the following statements

associated with purely resistive circuits is
correct?
A. PF is unity A. Pure resistance
B. Power consumed is zero B. pure inductance
C. Heat produced is zero C. pure capacitance
D. PF is zero D. pure capacitance and pure inductance
Ans. A Ans. B
Que. Average power in a pure resistive circuit Que. The power factor of an ac circuit lies
is equal to between
A. zero A. 0 and 1
B. product of average values of current and B. -1 and 1
voltage C. 0 and -1
C. product of peak values of current and D. none of these
voltage Ans. A
D. product of rms or effective values of
current and voltage
Ans. D UNIT IVB
Que. The power factor of an ac circuit is equal Que. The period of a certain sine wave is 10
to milliseconds. Its frequency is________
A. tangent of the phase angle A. 10 MHz
B. sine of phase angle
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B. 10 KHz Que. An alternating current is given by
C. 10 Hz i=10 sin 314 t . The time taken to generate two
D. 100 Hz cycles of current is____
Ans. D A. 0.02 second
B. 0.01 second
Que. The rms value of a sine wave of C. 0.04 second
maximum value 10A equals a dc current of D. 0.05 second
______ampere. Ans. C
A. 7.07
B. 6.37 Que. A sine wave has a frequency of 50 Hz. Its
C. 5 angular frequency is_______radian/second
D. 5.77 A. 100π
Ans. A B. 50π
C. 25π
Que. The rms value of a sinusoidal voltage D. 5π
with peak-to-peak value of 240 V Ans. A
is________V.
A. 84.84 Que. A sine wave of voltage varies from zero
B. 77.82 to maximum of 200V. How much is the
C. 94.68 voltage at theinstant of 30° of the cycle?
D. 89.15 A. 50V
Ans. A B. 82.8V
C. 100V
D. 173.2V
Que. The peak value of a sine wave is 400 V. Ans. C
Its average value is_________V.
A. 254.6 Que. How much rms current does a 300W,
B. 282.6 200V bulb take from the 200V, 50Hz power
C. 400 line?
D. 565.5 A. 0.5 A
Ans. A B. 1.5 A
C. 2 A
Que. The average value of the current D. 3 A
π Ans. B
i=200 sin t from t=0 to t= is ______
2
A. 400 π Que. Polar form of v = 100 sin(100πt+π/6)
400 Volt is ________
B. A. 61.2371+j35.3553
π
1 B. 70.7106 30
C. C. 61.2371 35.3553
400
π D. 70.710+ j30
D. Ans. B
400
Ans. B
Que. Rectangular form of V= 100
sin(100πt+π/6) Volt is ________
A. 61.2371+j35.3553
B. 70.7106 30
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C. 61.2371 35.3553 Ans. A
D. 70.710+ j30
Ans. A Que. The curve for the instantaneous power
with respect to the waveforms of voltage &
Que. RMS value of current I = 25 + j40 Amp current is shown in figure is of
is _______
A. 57.99 P
+
P
+
B. 47.1699 v
i 
C. 60 0

 2 
t
D. 30 2
Ans. B -
P
-
P
T
Que. Two currents I1 = 1050 and I2 = 5

-100 A flow in single phase AC circuit. Then A. pure resistance
I1/I2 =________ B. pure inductance
A. 5.5596+ j4.924 A C. pure capacitance
B. 2150 A D. purecapaciatance and pure inductance
C. 7.296+ j12.58 A Ans. B
D. None of the above
Ans. B Que. The curve for the instantaneous power
with respect to the waveforms of voltage &
Que. A 10 mH inductor carries a sinusoidal current is shown in figure is of
current of 1 A at frequency of 50 Hz. The
average power dissipated by the inductor is P
____
P
+ +
v
A. 0 0
i

B. 3.14 W  
2
 t
2
C. 0.5 W - -
P P
D. 1 W
Ans. A
A. pure resistance
Que. The curve for the instantaneous power B. pure inductance
with respect to the waveforms of voltage & C. pure capacitance
current is shown in figure is of D. pure capacitance and pure inductance
Ans. C
p p
v
0
i


t
UNIT IVC
Que. An electric iron designed for 110 V
AC supply was rated at 500 W. It was put
across a 220 V
A. pure resistance supply. Assuming that at 110 V, it supplied
B. pure inductance 500 W output (i.e. no losses) at the new
C. resistance and capacitance voltage it will
D. pure capacitance supply_________
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A. 2500 W Que. In purely inductive circuit, if the
B. 2000 W frequency is doubled and applied voltage is
C. 500 W halved, the resulting current becomes____
D. 250 W A. one-fourth
Ans. B B. one-fifth
C. one-half
Que. The mean value of the current D. one-third
π Ans. A
i=20 sinθ from θ=0 to θ= is_______
2
A. 40π Que. The product of (-4-j7) and (6-j2)
40 is______
B. A. -24+j14
π
1 B. 24-j14
C. C. -38-j34
40
π D. -24-j14
D. Ans. C
40
Ans. B
Que. Inductive reactance of a coil of
Que. An ac current is given as i = 10 + 10 inductance 0.2 H at 50 Hz is ____ ohms.
sin 314 t, the average and rms values of the A. 62.8
current are____ B. 628
A. 16.36 A, 17.07 A C. 0.2
B. 10 A, 17.07 A D. 10
C. 10 A, 12.25 A Ans. A
D. 16.36 A, 12.2 A
Ans. C Que. If 10 ohm resistor is connected across
an AC voltagev = 100 sin(314t+300), the
Que. Two currents I1 = 1050 and I2 = 5 power dissipated through resistor is _____
-100 A flow in single phase AC circuit. Then A. 500 W
I1+I2 =________ B. 1000 W
A. 5.5596+ j4.924 A C. 250 W
B. 5.55964.924 A D. 100 W
C. 7.296+ j12.58 A Ans. A
D. None of the above
Ans. A Que. For a frequency of 50 Hz, the
reactance offered by capacitor is 10 ohms, If
Que. Two currents I1 = 1050 and I2 = 5 the frequency is increased to 100 Hz, the
-100 A flow in single phase AC circuit. Then reactance becomes____
I1-I2 =________ A. 40 ohms
A. 5.5596+ j4.924 A B. 20 ohms
B. 5.5596 4.924 A C. 5 ohms
C. 7.296+ j12.58 A D. 2.5 ohms
D. None of the above Ans. C
Ans. C
Que. Which value of inductance will give
the same reactance as a capacitor of 2 µF when
both are at 50 Hz?
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A. 5 H C. 50 A
B. 10 H D. 75 A
C. 15 H Ans. C
D. 20 H
Ans. A Que. A sinusoidal voltage varies from zero
to a maximum of 250 V. The voltage at the
Que. If a 10 ohm resistance is connected to instant of 60° of the cycle will be________
an AC supply v = 100 sin (314t+370) V, the A. 150 V
power dissipated by the resistance is B. 216.5 V
A. 10 kW C. 125 V
B. 1 kW D. 108.25 V
C. 500 W Ans. B
D. 250 W
Ans. C Que. The alternating voltage
e=200 sin 314 t is applied to a device which
Que. A coil has XL = 1000 ohm. If both its offers an ohmic resistance of 20 Ω to the flow
inductance and frequency are doubled, its of current in one direction while entirely
reactance will become ___ ohm preventing the flow in the opposite direction.
A. 2000 The average value of the current will
B. 500 be_________
C. 250 A. 5 A
D. 4000 B. 3.18 A
Ans. D C. 1.57 A
D. 1.10 A
Que. A pure inductance connected across Ans. B
250 V, 50 Hz supply consumes 100 W. This
consumption is due to_____ Que. An alternating current is given by
A. the big size of the inductor i=10 sin 314 t. Measuring time fromt=0, the
B. the reactance of the inductor time taken by the current to reach +10 V for
C. the current flowing in the inductor the second time is_________
D. the statement given is false A. 0.05 second
Ans. D B. 0.1 second
C. 0.025 second
Que. A pure capacitor connected across an D. 0.02 second
AC voltage consumed 50 W. This Ans. C
A. is due to the capacitive reactance in ohms
B. is due to the current flowing in capacitor Que. An ac current is given by
C. is due to the size of capacitor i=200 sin 100 πt. It will achieve a value of
D. statement is incorrect 100A after_____second.
Ans. D 1
A.
900
Que. An alternating current of 50 Hz 1
frequency has a maximum value of 100 A. Its B.
800
value 1/600 second after the instant current is 1
zero will be________ C.
700
A. 25 A
B. 12.5 A
75
1
D.
600
Ans. D
Que. The voltage in a circuit follows the

law: v=100 sinωt. If the frequency is 25 Hz,
how long willit take for the voltage to rise to
50V?
1
A. S
50
1
B. S
100
1
C. S
300
1
D. S
600
Ans. C
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BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING D.

Que. Insulators have _______ temperature Que. Which statement is correct

Que. Wind-mill-Generator set is the example Que. Voltage drop is the

Que. Potential energy is given as Que. The insulation resistance is generally in

Que. Kinetic energy is given by Que. The insulation resistance of a cable is

Que. As the Temprature of surrounding Que. What is Resistance?

Que. The complete path followed by the

Que. NI expression is called Que. Expression for self induced emf is

UNIT IIIA Que. If supply frequency of a transformer

Que. Transformer oil is used in transformer to Full load Voltage−Noload voltage

Que. A good voltage regulation of transformer

Que. A transformer is working with its

Que. If Q be the charge and C be the

Que. Two capacitors of 2 µF and 4 µF are UNIT IIIC

Que. The time period of a sinusoidal

Que. We have assigned a frequency of 50Hz to Que. An alternating voltage is given by

Que. The angular frequency of an alternating

Que. The ________ varying alternating

Que. When phase difference between the two

Que. Inductive reactance is measured in

B. have the same peak value

Que. Which of the following statements

Que. Two currents I1 = 1050 and I2 = 5

Que. The voltage in a circuit follows the

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