1036 12PT-03 Booklet Series La ce ‘TEACHERS RECRUITMENT. BOARD, CHENNAI - 6 WRITTEN COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR DIRECT RECRUITMENT OF LECTURERS IN GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGES - 2012 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING ‘Time Allowed : 3 Hours ] [Total Marks : 190 Each question carries four options namely A, B, C and D. Choose one correct option and mark in appropriate Place in the OMR answer sheet. SECTION - A (1 mark each ) 1, An FET has a gate source bias of - 2V. The ac input signal is + 1-2 V. The class of operation is ay A B) OB ae D) AB 2. For a transistor, the normal collector voltage is 12V, If actually it is found to be 28V, the trouble may be A) R, isopen B) R, isopen ©) Cy ie shorted D) Cy isopen, 3, The Darlington pair consists of which of the following stages ? A) CEand CC B) CEand CE ©) CCand cc D) CBand cB [Turn over12PT-03 2 4. AA signal containing frequency component from 445 kHz to 465 kee is to be amplified, Which of the following will be suitable for the purpose ? A) Direct coupled amptiier B) RC coupled amplifier using FETS ©) RC coupled amplifier using triodes ; 1D) Transformer coupled tuned amplifier using transistors. Barkhausen criterion for oscillator stability is By Ap-1 1 we" D) For a full wave bridge rectifier supplied with 50 Hz ac, the lowest rippl frequency is Ay 90He B) 100 Hz co) SH Dd) 10H. In a 4-bit weighted-resistor DAC, the resistor valuc corresponding to LSB 32. kQ. Then the resistance corresponding to MSB will be A) 32ko By 16k c) 8a D 4ka, A Schmitt trigger is a digital circuit that produces A) triangular output for sinusoical input B) sinusoidal output for any type of input (©) trapezoidal output for any type of input 1b) rectangular output for any type of input ‘A monostable multivibrator requires |A) no driving pulse for generation of output cycles B) one driving pulse for each output cycle ©) two driving pulses for each output cycle D) four driving pulses for each output cycle,3 19eT-03 10, The main purpose of Accumulator register of 8085 is, A) temporary data storage B) selection of peripheral C) storing instructions D) used as memory pointer. 11. Bode plot is used to analyse A) allphase network B) tag lead network ©) minimum phaee network P) econ mae ecw. 12 A postive feedback system has G(s)= Sand H(s}= ys. The loop transfer fancton is ay She B) 3p q 2 D) Ris" pi 13. A unity feedback control system has an open loop transfer fnction 2s Grsi= lus damping ratio is hero) a ay) 02 2) os o os D) 090 14, A regulator can be classified as a A) type-0 system 5) type-1 system ©) type-2 system D) type system. 15, A unity feedback stable control system having @(s)= = Is criuically sista) damped. Now if the gain kis increased, the system will be A) overdamped B) underdainped C} critically damped Dj undamped [Ture ver12PT-03 4 16, Which of the following can be extended to time-varying systems ? A) State modules B) Bode plots ©) Nyquist criterion D) Root locus design. 17. A system is described by Ls ake R(th=| 3 0 Q)x(t)+] 0 Jule) -12 -7 -6 2 u(t)=[1 0 o)x(t) Its cigenvalues are A) 1,2,3 B) oO 12,67 D) 2 18. A unity feedback system has G(s)= e locus intersects the imaginary axis will be AFD Bie) co i(+2) Dy) steay 19. The Bode plot of the transfer function G(s} = s is of A) constant unit magnitude and zero phase shift B) -20dB/decade and phase shift of 5 ©) +20.48/decade and phase shit of +2 Dj zero magnitude and phase shift. 20. ‘The angular position of a shaft can be converted to clectrical signal by A) synchros 3) LvDT C) ACservomotor D) load cell.21 23, 24. 25. 5 12P1-03 As the inductance of a line increases, the transmission capacity A) increases B) decreases (©) remains the same D) no relation. Per unit impedance is equal to base impedance ‘actual impedance ‘) ctual impedance 8} lest apedance bese MVA o ‘base current Bt If the fuel cost of one unit, operating in parallel with other units, is increased and itis desired to maintain fuel cost, the load on the unit will be A) increased B) held constant ©) decreased D) unaffected. In economic operation of a power system, the effect of increased penalty factor between a generating plant and system load current is to A) decrease load on the generating plant B) increase load on the plant €)_ hold the plant load constant D) increase power factor, “The effect of corona is A) increased energy loss B) increased reactance ©} increased inductance D) decreased reactance ‘The effect of wind pressure io more predominant on A) transmission lines B) neutral wires ©) insulators D)__ supporting towers, [Tum over12PT.03 6 27. 28. 29, 30. 31 30. ACSR means A) All Conductors Surface teated and Realigned 5) Aluminium Conductor Stecl Reinforced ©) Anode Current Simusoidally Resisted 1D) Anodised Core Smooth Run. ‘The total load transmitted through a 3-phase transmission line is 10 MW at 08 prlag, The 2A losses are 900 keW. The efficiency of transmission lineis A) 60% Be 90% C) 95% Dy 99%. For a 66 kV line having a span of 200 metres between towers, the approximate sag will be A) 002m B) 03m 2m D) 20m. ‘The winding of power transformer usually develops short circuit on account of A) insulation failure B) loose connection ©) mechanical vibration D) impulse voltage. A discrete delay aystem is described as A) y(my=xtn) By y(nj=xin+) ) y(mpextn=D) D) y(n)=x(2n) ‘The convohation of h(t) and s (¢) implies Ay A(tyes(t) By f A(rys(t-e)ée ©) -nlths(t] pf m(tysteyae te33. 34, 35, 37. 38. 7 1PT-03 [An unit impulse function in continuous form is defined to be A) ate By a(t)=2 _[hte0 FAD le te0 0, 1=0 » sof 120 Ant sytem wil be table, ifthe impulse reponse h(t) has the restriction A finivarse 3) Patey-ntt-nae=0 ©) a(ti=n(tyxit) Dy h(0)~0. Trecondition s(n }+h(n)=h(n)* s(n), where * indicates convolution is called A) Associative property 8) Distributive property ©) Commutative property D) _Invertibitity property. Paseral's relation for a periodic signal relates A) total average power in the signal B) total harmonic distortion ©) sum of Fourier coefficients D) average of the Fourier coefficients. ‘The z transform of the discrete signal x(n )=a"u(n) is 4 for all 2 B) for |2| = lal za o iy for lal < lal D) for |z| 2 lal. Doutie integration ofa unit step function would lead to A) animpulse B) parabola ©) aramp Dj) ahypercube. [Tum 012PT-03 8 39. 40. a. 42. 43. 44, [B] ‘The unit step response of a system is t'e?, The system function Hs is 2 Sis+2) a 2 cc peor D) The power dissipation in a resistor of 10Q due to a «irrent i(1)=Ssinot+4sinSet+ 3sinSut is 8) wow B asow Cc) 500 Ww DB) 720W. laa ‘The valuc of the determinant |i 6 b?| is lcd A) (a~b)(b-c)c-a) B) (a~bj\(e-bie-a) C) (a-b\b-c\a-c) D) abla-b)(b-e)(c-a) The maximam value of xy subject to x+y = Bis A 8 B) 16 c} 20 D) 24, The inepracon off SSESDHEE A) log (log sec.x ) B) log (logtanx) © tog ogeatx) D) tog (logcos.). The function f (x)= on its domsin is A) increasing B) decreasing ©) constant D) sinusoidal.48. 46. 47. 48. 9 12PT-03 ‘The solution of y*+ty'-y~0 at y(0)=0, ¥(O)=1 ie At B) t+l CO t+2 Dd) t+3. lim ! In case of Cauchy's root test, JU, is convergentif ,(U,)" 38 A) greater than 1 By) less than 1 ©) equal to 1 D) Ll ! uf stx)- 4x, when exe! fis) Sg o% ene : al l sx-Z when 5 ) 26x, sina Foran SCR, 2 protection is achieved by connecting tothe SCR A) Rinseries B) Lin series C} RCin parallel D) Cin series. A chopper has a source voltage of 100 V and load resistance of 10. For a duty cycle of 05, the rms value of output in volts will be A 25 BOS Q 707 D) 866 ‘Turn off gain of GTO, compared to its tum on gain is A) equal B) greater © ess D) independent. In de choppers, the waveforms for the input and output voltage waveforms are respectively A) _ both continuous B) both discontinuous ©) continuous, discontinuous D) discontinuous, continuous.56. 87. 59. 60. 61. n 121-03 In a3-phase half-wave rectifier, each diode is subjected toa PIV of y, Av, 9 8 Q vy, bd) 4, ‘Snubber circuit is used in thyristors to A) limit the current B) limit conduction period ©) limit the rate of rise of voltage across SCR D)_ limit power dissipation ‘The holding current of a thyristor, compared to its latching current is A) greater B) less ©) equal D) randomly varying, In single-pulse-modulated PWM inverter, third harmonic is eliminated by making pulse width equal to 120°. To eliminate fifth harmonies the pulse width will be Ay 36° B) 72° 144s Dd) 108" Ina three-phase half-wave rectifier, each diode conducts for a duration of A) 270° B) 180" © 120° D) 60", ‘The deflection of an electron beam on reducing preaccelerating anode voltage (© half and making deflecting plate voltage double with initial electron beam on CRT screen as 5 mm is a) Simm B) 10mm ©) 20mm D) 25mm. [Tum over12PT-03 W 62, 64. 65. 66. 67. Current in a source follower type clectronic voltmeter in FET with Gp ~ 0-005 “ho, resistance of meter = 100 0 and input voltage of 1 V is A) Tims By mA © Sma D) 4 ma. ‘A.10 mA ammeter having 100 ohm resistance, is used to measure up to 1A. The required shunt resistance is approximately A 19 B) 120 Q soa Db) 1000. ‘The ratio error of a current transformer is due to A) power factor ofthe main circuit B) supply voltage fluctuations ©) exciting current D) secondary reactive current, DC potentiometer is an instrument to measure A) unknown eny B) large power ©) unknown velocity D) low torque. ‘The bridge used to measure the dielectric loss of an insulator is A) Anderson bridge B) Wien's bridge ©) Schering bridge 1D) Wheatstone bridge. In an energy meter, the steady speed of disc is obtained when A) braking torque is zero B) operating torque is greater than half the braking torque ©) operating torque D) operating torque is equal to braking torque. ‘The phenomenon of ‘creeping’ occurs in A) ammeters B) voltmeters ©) potentiometers D) watt-hour meters,69, 70. 7. 72. 73. 74, [5] 13 12PP.03 What can be the maximum reading in a 33 digit meter 2 A) 1000 B) 9999 cc) 9995 Dd) 199) In case of two wattmeter method of measurement of 3-phase power ‘measurement of balanced load, the power factor angle is 6) wi ( sem) 5 wae (Sees) wy, -w, ) wy tw, © vei) >) an ). wre, % | ‘Teak eee ea a dy A Tobe: 2) generator reactance 9 amar enmn D) tne reactance, "etal seitance of cruit rear is approximately "20 » 2000 c 020 D) 20 ma, ‘Undervoltage relays are generally used for A) busbar protection B) feeder protection ©) transtormerproteton Deiter eras ‘The relation between travelling voltage wave and current wave is 4 fevie Bein fe 9 or] D) ie [Tum over12PT-03 4 78. 76. 78. 79. 80. For earth fault, the preferred relay io A) overcurrent relay B) impedance relay ©} directional relay D) reactance relay. Back to back HVDC is used to A) decrease line losses B) - increase the transmission capability ©) reduce voltage drop D)_ give stable interconnection. A 10 MVA generator operates at 0-866 pflag. The reactive power produced is 4) 1oMva B) 8 MVA © SMVA D) 8:66 Mv. In terms of 4, B,C, D constants for short transmission line A) A=B1 B) B=D=0 Ace D) C=D=0. Which device automatically interrupts the supply in the event of surges ? A) Earthing switch B) Series Reactor ©) Isolator D) Circuit breaker. In case of transmission line conductors with increase in temperature, A) length increases but stress decreases B) both the length and stress decreases ©) both the Jength and stress increases 1D) _Iength decreases but stress increases.a1. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 15 12PT-03 In lap winding of a P pole de machine, the number of brushes are equal to “2 B 4 oP D) 2p When B,, ie the maximum flux density, then eddy current loss varies as a By By Be om Dp) Be ‘A 1600 KVA, 200 Hz transformer is operated at 50 Hz. Its kVA rating should be restricted to A) 800 B) 400 ©) 200 D) 100. ‘The phase difference of the induced voltages across the primary and secondary windings of a transformer is ae By 90° cy 180° D) between 90° end 60°. The torque speed characteristic of a repulsion motor resembles that of the de type of |A) separately excited motor B) shunt motor ©) series motor D) compound moter. A 3-phase induction motor connected in star draws 5 amps, When connected in delta, it will draw a current of A) SA By SVBA 5 Ss o fa DBA [Turn over12Pr-03 16 7. Salient poles are generally used on prime movers of A) high speed type only B) medium speed type only ©) ow speed type only D) low and medium speed types ‘88. In Potier triangle, the Potior reactance drop is 22 volts per phase at full load current of 88 amps per phase. The Potier reactance per phase is A) 0020 B) 0250 ©) casa Db) o7a. 89. A synchronous motor ie said to be oating’ when it operates A) cn no load and without losses B) on constantly varying load ©) on pulsating loud D)__ on high load and variable power supply. 90, The space angle between the axis of the stator revolving magnetic field and the rotor pole axis, both locked and running at synchronous speed is known A) angle of lead B) power angle ©) power factor angle D) reactive power angle, 91. The equivalent capacitance across ‘ab’ given each value is 01 uF will be eH HHH, Ay 02 ar Bl O1pF c) OS ur D) Lar. 92, ‘The frequency modulated (FM) radio frequency range is nearly A) 250-300 MHz B) 150-200 MH ©} 90-105 MHz D) 30-70 MHz.93, 96. 7 12PT-03, ‘The value of R,. in the circuit shown for maximum power dissipation in it is Ban Re log A) 34k By) IT6k cy 10k D) Sk. Which law is synonymous to the occurrence of diamagnetism ? A) Ampere's law B) Maxwell's law ©), Coulombis taw D) Lends law. By inserting a plate of dielectric between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor, the energy stored is increased 5 times. The dielectric constant is A) 004 B) 02 qs D) 25. ‘The circuit shown in the figure has been in steady state when the switch Sis ‘opened, ‘The current Fafter the switch is opened, is given by vo a Det B) & simon ay a o RE [Fa] [Tum over12PT-03 18 97, 98. 99, 100. (B) For the design of low pass prototype filter shown below, the value of Land C for load resistance , and angular requency © = 1 rad /sec are reapectively ‘2 41a . Fe : A) Wand iF 5) tang 2F © 2ttand iF D) 2 and 2P, For an RC driving point, impedance, function at the poles and zeros A) should alternate along real axis B) should alternate only on the negative real axis ©) should alternate on imaginary axis D) can lie anywhere. Te ope one vraion (2) mpd wit erence othe fl quanti in Maxwell's equation is A sna B) non-sinusoidal ‘C) both sinusoidal and non-sinusoidal ©) exponen ‘The value of series inductance £ in henris per km for minimum attenuation in ‘he loading of the transmission line is given by (G = shunt capacitance per kn and R= series resistance per km) ay 2-k B) G -[& ° 1/8 D) “a. oR T101 102, 103, 104, 10s. 19 12PT.03 In which district is Adichanallur which had been the habitat of human race during 1000-2000 BC located ? A) Asiyatur 1B) Ramanathapuram ©) Tirunelveli D)Virudhunagar. Which of the following is measured on the Richter scale ? A) Density of liquids B)__ Intensity of earthquakes ©) Velocity of tomadoes D) Height of mountains. Who got the Nobel Prize for Peace in the year 20112 A) Thomas Sargent B) Christopher Sims ©) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkol Karman D) Domae Transtroma. Which country won the Kabaddi World Cup, 2011 ? A) United Kingdom B) india ©) Canada D) Germany. ‘The Raman effect is used in the study of A) Xrays B) Cells ©) Chromosomes D) Molecular energy. [Turn over12PT-03 20 106, Green India Programme is the National Action plan on A) Pollution - B) Climate change ©) Rainfat D) Bavironment. 107. What is zero hour > . A) When matters of utmost importance are raised 5) When money bills introduced in the Lok Sabha When proposals of opposition are considered Interval between morning and evening sessions. 108. Which ofthe following is a direct tax ? A) Excise duty B) Sales tax ©) Income tax D) Both (@) & (C). 109. Which work is known as an encyclopaedia of social lie in the Eleventh Century ? A) Dasaleumaracharita by Dandin B) Kathasariteagara by Somadeva ©) Kerpuromanjari by Rajasekhara D) Rejatarangini by Kathana. 110. Who led the French forces during the bettle of Waterloo? A) Duke of Wellington B) Duke of Cornwall ©) Napoleon Bonaparte D) Duke of Scotland.nL 112. 113 aL 12PT-03 SECTION - B (2 marks each ) ‘An infinite number of concentric rings carry a charge Q each alternately positive and negative. Their radii are J, 2, 4,8 .. metres in geometric progression as shown below = D (By #9, “The potential at the centre is a 0 3) ae oO ine oe 4(s?425) The transfer function = =S Fe is of A) low-pass noteh filter B) low Q band-pass filter C) high @ band-pass filter D) high-pass notch filter, ‘A choke coil having @ resistance of R ohms and an inductance of L henries is shunted by @ capacitor of C farads, The dynamic impedance of the circuit at resonance will be R c a & yf ) te Oe qo = Dy) RIC [Tum over12PT-03 22 114. The impulse response of a system described by the difference equation Yin) Fyn 1)= x(n) ie a win) » (sum) 2 (Sem oo. 115. The convolution of two continuous time funetvins ean 3? is A) atte? B) 8.7 44.7041 ©) 1318 12.66 D) 470 48-7t+1 116. A power plant has two units. Their incremental costs in Rs./MWhr are as follows. ac, tap +400, $22 4p, +300 1 a, ‘Their generation limits are as follows 30 MW SF s 175 Mw 20 MW ‘The state space model of @ system has ay ql . a-[3). c-[2 9], D-0 Its transfer function will be 12s 44 6 A Gras) B) erases) os+22 22 _6st22_ >» —2_ a (s+ 2)(s+3) (s+2\(s+3) ‘A thermometer is calibrated from 150°C to 200°C. The accuracy is specified within + 0:25%, The maximum static error will be A) 025°C By +0-725°C q #05°C D) £0-125°C, [Turn over12PT-03 26 130, 131. 132, 133, In @ deflection frequency meter working on the principles of electrical resonance, there are two parallel circuits. Each circuit consists of an inductance and a ‘capacitance in series. One circuit has C,=1pF, R,=1000 and is tuned to a frequency of f;=60He. The other circuit has C, =1-5uF, Ry =1000 and is tuned to @ frequency f, . The value of inductance in first circuit will be A) 37H B) 70SH co) irsrH DB) 1182H. The moving coil of a voltmeter has 100 turns wound on a square former which has a length of 30 mm and the flux density in the sir gap is 6x10" tesla. The coil is carrying a current of 12 mA. The tuming moment on the coil is. A) 5-2x10°Nm By 6-48x10°Nm ©) 19-4410 Nm D) 19-44Nm A 5-bit encoder is used. Each level represents 1 V. On account of modulation, voltage involved is 27-39 V. The quantization error is A) 039V B) o6V J c) 009V Di ov. ‘The diodes D, and D, of the circuit shown in the figure is euch that D, is of Germanium ( V, =0-2 V r= 20Q) and D, is of Silicon (V, =0-6 V, r= 15Q). Reiok a = joov SZ 7 Do The diode currents I, and 1, are respectively A) 4-25 mA, 567 mA B) 8:15 mA, 675 mA ©) 207 mA, 642 mA D) 7-79mA, +23 mA,27 12PT-03 134. In the circuit shown in the gure AS A) -20 B) -50 ©) -80 D) - 100. 135. A bridge rectifier circuit has 1, = 50 Q, for each diode. If the supply voltage ie 100V and R, = 2-5 kQ, the ripple voltage at the output is A) 866V B) 127V ©) 567 D) 43av. 136. May b +c, then value of x which satisfies the equation 0 x-a x-b xia 0 x-e xib xve 0 = 0 is given by Ay xza B) x=b GQ x6 Dd) x=0. 137, There exists a function fx) satisfying (0) = 1, /°(0)= +S (x)70 forall x ‘Then A f'(x)<0 By -1< ft|x)<0 OQ -2sf'(x)s-1 DY s*(x)<-2 ) [Turn over139, 140. aah 142, 28 = 2 touches the line = Bao at the point B) (a,b) ) ( Ln Be ay 3, The auniiary equation of SY + 29-4 + 4S + By = x is given by A) m42m244me8=0 By) (D*+20%saD+a)y=x ©) (D¥+2D7+4D+8)x=y D) mm? 42m? = 4m +8. ‘The Norton’s equivalent of the circuit given below is 4 an oe av ( age B A) 254,20 B) 254,10 G) 044,20 D) 044,10 A 10 KV alternator is protected by the balanced circulating current system, It is grounded through @ 10 @ resistance. The protective relay operates at 1°8 Ain the pilot wires, which are connected to the secondary windings of 1000/5 CT. The percentage winding which remains unprotected will be Ay 20% B) 31% C) 62% D) 76%. ‘A bipolar, two terminal HVDC link has a 12-pulse converter per pole at each end. ‘The system rating is 1200 MW at + 500 KV at rectifier end. Line resistance per pole is 4.9. The link current will be“ 4) 600A B) 900A ©) 12004 DB) 16004.143, 144, 145. 146. 147. 29 12PT-03 A 11 KV, 10 MVA alternator has X= 15%, X,=25%, X,-80%. It is connected to a load through a 2-cycle circuit breaker and a transformer. At no lead 3-phase short circuit fault occurs between transformer and circuit breaker. If the voltage rating of the breaker is 11 kY, its interrupting kVA is A) 467MVA B) 93-4MVA ©) 1401 MVA D) 186-2 MVA. ‘A closed loop control system has an open loop gain of 100. Its feedback loop has ‘a negative feedback gain of 0-009. Its sensitivity will be A) 067 B) 0-866 o 14 Dy 2. A inne snes ci i 6 ane can) eens (ME, Its maximum phase lag is A) 10-2" B) 393° c) sage * D) 667°. The Fourier transform of 75 is A) ne 2a B) ne? ©) net Dd) rel, A100 kVA, 6600/400 V, 50 Hz single phase transformer has 0 turns on LV side, At 25 Hz its flux increases by 10%, The HV and kVA rating at 25 Hz will be respectively 4) 3690 Y, 55 kVA B) 6600 V, 100 kVA GQ. 7200 V, 100 kVA D) 6600 V, 55 kVA, [Turn over12PT-03 30 148. 149, 150, 4280 V de shunt motor has R, =125 and R, - 0-50. The motor operates on no load with full field flux at rated speed 1000 rpm with 1, 5A. Neglect saturation and armature reaction. The motor drives a load torque of 100 Nm. ‘The armature current of the motor is Al 80a B) 4224 Cc) 678A Di 5034 ‘A S-phase induction motor has a starting torque of 100% and a maximum torque of 200% of the full load torque. The slip at maximum torque will be A) 0-268 B) 0579 ©) 0-707 D) 007, 4 800 kVA, 2300 V, 3-phase star connected alternator has a full load armature ‘esistance drop of 50 V per phase and an effective reactance drop of S00 V per phase. The percentage regulation at UPF is A) 1-05 B 1055 o) 218 D) 287 pe