¢ (EE-01) QUESTION PAPER LIMITED DEPARTMENTAL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION — 2001 FOR THE POST OF CHARGEMAN-GR. II (T) & (NT) SUBJECT : ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CODE: Ea? Sr. No. 1. AED, ROLL NO. | Signature of the Invigilator ... Date : 13.01.2002 Duration : 3 Hours. ‘ Time : 09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs. * ie! Max. Marks : 100 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) n Instructions: Please read rs lpn instructions carefully before writing your answers; All Questions are compulgéry. Each Questions in Part “A carries. mark. Marks are shown against each question in Part-B.” There are four possible answers-((A),((B),((C),(D) given against each question in Part-A out of which only one is most appropriate. Mark ‘V’ on the correct answer. If a question in Part - A is answered wrongly or more than one answers are marked, 0.2 marks will be deducted. No sheet from the Question Paper/Answer Book should be detached. ‘You may do rough work, if required, on the blank sheets, Please DO NOT repeat DO NOT write your name anywhere in the Question Paper. For Examiners only Part-A Correct Wrong No Total ‘Answers Answers Answers 60 Part-B ‘Q.No. (61) | (62) | (63) | (64) | (65) | (66) | (67) Marks SUMMARY OF MARKS OBTAINED Part-A Part-B Total Marks (60) (40) (100) Obtainedat a2. a3. a4. as. a6. az. as. a9. Q.10. Qt. 12, (EE -02) PART-A The maximum speed that can be attained by an A.C induction motor at 50Hz frequency is: @% — 1440mm =~) 800M = (Ch 2850rM ——_(D) None of these If the supply frequency is doubled the speed of an induction motor is: ad (A) No change in speed (8) Speed will be doubled ©) Speed will be halved (©) None of the above 4 In a house there are 4 Nos. of 100 watt bulbs and one 100 watt ceiling fan. If these foads run for 4 hours per day, how much energy is consumed in a month of 30 days: (A) 600units @ 60 units © — 70units © 700 units ¢ 104°F temperature shall be read in centigrade scale as: E 40°C ® 45° © 50° (©) None of these In the given diagram which is the correct equation: bh Ke A hthththtl =0 b BY hts htt ly (©) @)&@) both h (©) None of the above s \, ‘The power consumed in a pure resistive circuit is: @ FR ® VIR AF Both (A) & ©) (D) None ofthese What is the equivalent resistance between P &Q of the given circuit: 4 ohms 29 20 6 ohms 20 20 ©) 12ohms P Q (©) 2 ohms 20 20 ‘Which of the following is a semiconductor: ei — (A) Copper (®) Germanium ‘Silicon Both (B) &(C) ‘An induction moter connected to three phase 440 volts SOHz supply runs ‘at 740 mpm. How many poles does the motor have: é ars @® 4 © 8 @ 2 : Nowadays D.C motors are widely used in: (A) Pumping sets © Air compressors QY Electric traction (0) Refrigerators What should be the earth resistance for a domesije wiring: (A) more than 1M ohm (®)” less than 2 ohms © more than 30 ohms ©) more than 3 K ohms A lead acid cell when fully charged has an output of: WwW av ® 12V © 17 o/ 22 vQs. 14, . Qs. 2.16. Qaz. ate. 9. Q.20. 21 22, 23. (EE -03) In three phase supply, the phase_angle between any two phases Is: we @) 120° © 180° © 60° The speed of @ synchronous motor: : (A) Increases with increase in load (8) Decreases as load increases (©) __ Varies with power factor (OX/ Remains constant ‘The power factor of a Siipring Induction Motor is: A) amity (8) fess than one (©) more than one (0) _ none of the above jn case of HRC fuses, HRC stands for: (A) Highly Regulated Current (®) Hot Reserve Capacity (©) High Resistance Circuit @)—~High Rupturing Capacity ‘A 40 watt bulb and a 100 watt bulb are connected in series across 230 VpA.C supply. Which ,will give more light: 40 watt bulb (8) 100 watt bulb (©) Both will give equal light (2) none of the above Which of the following instruments is used for measuring Insulation resistance: ()— Meggar (©) Mili-ohm meter (C)_-Volt meter (0) Ammeter Which one of the following incidents leads to fatal electrical accident: (Ay Touching a bare conductor which is at 11 KV, AC potential and carrying @ current of 100 Amp (®) Touching a bare conductor which is at 25 V, DC potential and caying & current of 5000 Amp : (©) Both (A) & (8) () —_ None of the above I the resistance of a conductor of length ‘L' is 15 ohms. What Is the resistance of conductor of length ‘SL’: 5 ohms (B)-45-ohms (©) 225 ohms (O) None of these For a given line voltage, four heating coils will produce maximum heat when connected: (A) all in parallel ® __ all in series (©) with two parallel pairs in series (©) __ one pair in parallel with the other two in series fa heater designed for 220V is used on 110 V supply, heat produced by it will be ‘how much: ‘ A) one half ©) twice “(C) One fourth (0) four times ‘According to Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic Induction, an emf is induced in a conductor whenever it: () lies in a magnetic field “cuts magnetic ux (©) moves parallel to the direction of the magnetic field () lies perpendicular to the magnetic flux(bE - 08) 2.24. The lifting power of an electromagnet depends on: ) its pole area ©) magnetic tux density (©) its shape ©) both (4) & @) 2.25. Ina magnetic material, hysterisis loss takes place primarily due to: ) flux density lagging behind magnetising force ®) molecular friction (©) its high retentivity \O) rapid reversals of its magnetisation 9.26, The capacitance of a capacitor is NOT influenced by: (A) ~ Plate thickness ©) plate area (©) plate separation (0) nature of the dielectric 227. The capacity of a battery cell is measured in: (A) Watt-hours (®) Watts (©) Amperes (©) Ampere-hours Q.28. Active materials of a lead-acid cell_are: (A) lead peroxide tve— bale (8) | sponge lead = -ve— Piote (©) dilute sulphuric acid Eke ©)/ all the above 9.28. The sole purpose of 2 commutator in a D.C generator is to: (A) increase its output voltage (®) reduce sparking at brushes (©) provide smoother output () convert the induced A.C into D.c 2.30. In @ D.C. generator, the generated emf is directly proportional to the: (A) field current \@)> pole ftux (C) number of armature parallel paths ©) number of dummy coils 21. In smallD.C. machines, armature slots are sometimes not made axial but are Skewed. Though skewing makes winding a litle more dffficuk, yet it results in: UA) quieter operation ©) slight deorease in losses (©) saving of copper ©) both (A) & (B) 9.32. A D.C. series motor should never be switched on at no load because: (A) the field current is zero (8) ___ the machine does not pick up \@y~ the speed becomes dangerously high (©) _ it will take too tong to accelerate 2.83. The speed of a D.C machine can be controlled by varying: @) its flux per pole ®) __ resistance of armature circuit ©) applied voltage \@y all of the above 2.34. A moving coil voltmeter measures: (A) only ACC voltages (8) only D.C votages (©) both A.C and D.C voltages (©) none of the aboveMe (EE -05) Q.35. In figure shown herein, meter No.1 is: A Frequency meter * le ®) Volt meter ‘asl (tO) Watt meter ee tae le I] a) ©) — Ammeter ¥ 0.36. An AC. current given by i= 14.14 sin (wi+x/6) has an rims value of: @ 104 ® 14.144 © 1.96.4 \O)-7.07 A Q.37. The reactance offered by a capacitor to altemating current of frequency 50 Hz is 10 ‘ohms. If the frequency is increased to. 100 Hz, reactance will become: (A) 20 ohms (8)5 ohms | (©) 25 ohms (©) 40 ohms Q.38. In an A.C. circuit, the ratio of KW/KVA ‘Tepresents: ay Power factor ©) Load factor © Form factor (0) Diversity factor 2.39. If power factor of @ circuit is unity, its reactive power is: @® maximum (8) equal to PR \C)-— zero © @ negative quantity 2.40. The power taken by a 3 phase load is given by the expression: A 3 Vk Cos “®)~ ¥8 Vik Cos © 3VUksng OQ WBWVksing 2.41. A transformer having 1000 primary tums is connected to a 250\V AC supply. For a ‘secondary voltage of 400'V, the number of secondary tums should be: \@— 1600 ®) 250 © 400 © = 1250 2.42, Before removing the ammeter from a current transformer, its secondary must be short Circuited in order to avoid: (A) excessive heating of the core (©) high secondary emf (©) increase in iron tosses ©)— all the above 2.43. The frequency of voltage generated by an atlemator having 4 poles and rotating at 1800 r.p.m is: LA 60 Hz ®) 7200Hz =) 120 Hz ©) 450 Hz A) 2.44. If single phasing of a 3-phase induction motor ocours. under running conditions, it: @) will stop immediately (©) _will keep running though with slightly increased slip (C)~ may either stop or keep running depending on the load cared by it (©) will become noisy while it stil keeps running 2.45. An electric motor in which both the rotor and stator fields rotates with the same speed is called: @) adc. motor ©) a schrage motor (©) a synchronous motor (2) an universal motorQ.48. Synchronous capacitor is: (A) an ordinary static capacitor bank (©) _an over excited synchronous motor driving mechanical load > On over excited synchronous motor running without mechanical toed (©) none of the above 2.47. One of the characteristics of a single phase motor is that it: A) is self starting ©) is not setf starting (©) requires only one winding (©) can rotate in one direction only 2.48. The capacitor in a capacitor-start induction run A.C motor is connected in series , with: Ua) starting winding ©) running winding (©) squirrel cage winding (©) compensating winding 2.49. How many minimum rounds a wave winding must go around the armature before it closes back where it started: @® once (©) twice © thrice ©) four times 4 2.50. Buchholz's Relay is used for protection of a: @) motor \@)— transformer i (©) air circuit breaker (©) none of the above .51. For same wattage which of the following will give. more illumination: ‘ (A) Incandescent tamp ©) Fluorescent tamp (©) HPMV lamp LOX, Metal Hatide lamp Q.62. The filament of an incandescent lamp is made of: ; (@) Carbon ©) Copper (©) Aluminium (2) Tungsten .53. For transmission of same power: (A) _ DC line requires ‘more copper than an AC line 4 {B)~ AC line requires more copper than a DC line (©) Both AC as well as DC lines need same copper (©) None of these *¢ Q.54. For remote operation, circuit breakers are usually equipped with: (A) shunt trip ©) inverse time trip © time detay trip ©) any of the above 2.55. The main purpose of providing lightening arrester in substation is to protect: A) circuit breakers © relays ‘() transformers ©) chil structure Q.56. S-phase 4-wire system is commonly used for (A) primary transmission (8) secondary transmission (©)— primary distribution (©) secondary distribution(EE-07) Q.57. Due to v portion of the conductor near the surface cares more current and core of the conductor carries less current (8) _ portion of the conductor near the surface carries less current and core of the conductor carries more current (©) current flows through half cross section of the conductor (©) none of the above Q.58, The ful-form of PLC \Uay~ Programmable Logic Controller (©) Permanent Logic Circuit (©) Primary Load Centre (©) None of the above @.59. A semiconductor diode will conduct when: LAY Anode is given positive voltage compared to cathode (8) Cathode is given positive voltage compared to anode © BohA&e) (©) None of the above Q.60. Nichrome is an alloy of: (A) Nickel, Chromium and Copper (BY Nickel, Chromium and Lead (©) Nickel, Chromium and Iron (©) Nickel, Chromium and Zine PART - B Note: All questions are compulsory. Question Number 61 to 66 carry 4 marks each. Question Number 66 and 67 carries 10 marks. Q.61. An electic heater draws 2.5 KW at 250 Volts. If the same is connected to 200 Volts, how much power will it draw ? 62, Find the current | in the circuit: seca wee v Ron z Rxkos L4he 4, Catia A dan FP @.63. A moving coil instrument has a resistance of 10 ohm and gives full scale defiection when camying a current of 50 mA. Show how it can be adopted to measure a current of 100 Amp? @.64. Ina single phase step up transformer with tums ratio 1:8, the primary voltage is 400 Volts, secondary current is 2 Amps. How much power will be transferred by the transformer when load is resistive ? .65. A squirrel cage induction motor is connected to a supply of 440 Volt 3 phase system ‘and takes a current of 20 Amps at full load at 0.85 power factor. How much power is consumed by it?(EE-08) @.66. You are incharge of a substation, You are getting 11 KV supply from main receiving er. substation (MRS) through overhead lines. One day your 11 KV supply tripped from ‘MRS showing earth fault. On investigation it was found that one Disc insulator had broken on the 11 KV overhead line. You have to replace the insulator. Please explain the steps taken & safety precautions to be taken by you before starting the work and after completing the work. Also give the list of safety equipments to be issued to the workmen elaborating their use. A 3 KW AG induction motor is given to you. This motor is to be run in both directions. Draw the control and power circuit diagrams for running the motor in forward & reverse directions. When stop push button is pressed the motor should stop. Please connect necessary interlocks and safety elements.