BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

1. In gases the flow of current is due to

A. Electrons only
B. Positive ions only
C. Electrons and positive ions
D. Electrons, positive ions and negative ions

2. The flow of current in solids is due to

A. Electrons
B. Electrons and ions
C. Atoms
D. Nucleus
3. The minimum requirements for causing flow of current are

A. A voltage source, a resistor and a switch

B. A voltages source and a conductor
C. A power source and a bulb
D. A voltage source, a conductor an ammeter and a switch

4. An instrument which detects electric current is known as

A. Voltmeter
B. Rheostat
C. Wattmetre
D. Galvanometer

5. Electric pressure is also called

A. Resistance
B. Power
C. Voltage
D. Energy

6. Which of the following ampere-second could be the unit?

A. Reluctance
B. Charge
C. Power
D. Energy

7. The rating of the fuse wire is always expressed in

A. Ampere-hours
B. Ampere-volts
C. KWH
D. Ampere

8. The S.I. unit of power is

A. Henry
B. Coulomb
C. Watt
D. Watt-hour
9. Temperature coefficient of resistance is expressed in terms of

A. Ohms/oC
B. Mhos/ohmoC
C. Ohms/ohmoC
D. Mhos/oC

10. One newton metre is same as

A. One watt
B. 1 joule
C. 5 joules
D. 1 joule/sec

E. Copper

11. Which of the following can have negative temperature coefficient ?

A. Compounds of silver
B. Liquid metals
C. Metallic alloys
D. Electrolytes

12. Which of the following method can be used for absolute measurement of resistance?

A. Lorentz method
B. Releigh method
C. Ohm's law method
D. Wheatstone bridge method

13. Which of the following does not have negative temperature co-efficient ?

A. Aluminium
B. Paper
C. Rubber
D. Mica

14. Which is the best conductor of electricity?

A. Iron
B. Silver
C. Copper
D. Carbon

15. The filament of an electric bulb is made of

A. Carbon
B. Aluminium
C. Tungsten
D. Nickel

16. Which of the following materials has a negative temperature coefficient of

resistance?

A. Copper
B. Aluminium
C. Carbon
D. Brass
17. Which of the following material has nearly zero temperature coefficient of
resistance?

A. Manganin
B. Porcelain
C. Carbon
D. Copper
18. Which of the following materials has the least resistivity?

A. Zinc
B. Lead
C. Mercury
D. Copper

19. Which of the following can have negative temperature coefficient ?

A. Compounds of silver
B. Liquid metals
C. Metallic alloys
D. Electrolytes

20. Which of the following method can be used for absolute measurement of resistance?

A. Lorentz method
B. Releigh method
C. Ohm's law method
D. Wheatstone bridge method

21. Which of the following does not have negative temperature co-efficient ?

A. Aluminium
B. Paper
C. Rubber
D. Mica

22. Which is the best conductor of electricity?

A. Iron
B. Silver
C. Copper
D. Carbon

23. The filament of an electric bulb is made of

A. Carbon
B. Aluminium
C. Tungsten
D. Nickel

24. Which of the following materials has a negative temperature coefficient of

resistance?

A. Copper
B. Aluminium
C. Carbon
D. Brass
25. Which of the following material has nearly zero temperature coefficient of
resistance?

A. Manganin
B. Porcelain
C. Carbon
D. Copper

26. The substance which have a large number of free electrons and offer a resistance are
called
 A. Insulators
B. Inductors
C. Semiconductors
D. Conductors

27. The resistance of human body is around

A. 50 Ohms
B. 25 Ohms
C. 250 Ohms
D. 1000 Ohms

28. 1 Coulomb charge equals the charge on

A. 6.24 x 1012 electrons

B. 6.24 x 1014 electrons
C. 6.24 x 1016 electrons
D. 6.24 x 1018 electrons
29. The resistance of a conductor varies inversely as

A. Length
B. Area of cross-section
C. Temperature
D. Resistivity

30. With rise in temperature the resistance of pure metals

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. First increases and then decreases
D. Remains constant

31. With the rise in temperature the resistance of semiconductors

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. First increases and then decreases
D. Remains constant

32. The property of the conductor due to which it passes current is called

A. Resistance
B. Reluctance
C. Conductance
D. Inductance

33. Resistance of a wire always increases if

A. Temperature is reduced
B. Temperature is increased
C. Number of free electrons available become less
D. Number of free electrons available become more

34. Pure metals generally have

A. High conductivity and low temperature coefficient

B. High conductivity and large temperature coefficient
C. Low conductivity and zero temperature coefficient
D. Low conductivity and high-temperature coefficient

35. The temperature coefficient of resistance of an insulator is

A. Positive and independent of temperature

B. Negative and independent of temperature
C. Negative and dependent on temperature
D. Positive and dependent on temperature

36. Specific resistance of a conductor depends upon

A. Dimensions of the conductor

B. Composition of contactor material
C. Resistance of the conductor
D. Both A and B

37. Which of the following materials posses the least specific resistance?

A. Aluminium
B. Copper
 C. Silver
D. Iron

38. A closed switch has a resistance of

A. Zero
B. About 50 ohms
C. About 500 ohms
D. Infinity

39. Who in one leg of parallel circuit is opened out the total current will

A. Reduce
B. Increase
C. Decrease
D. Become zero
40. Which of the following quantities remain the same in all parts of a series circuit?

A. Voltage
B. Current
C. Power
D. Resistance

41. Heat in a conductor is produced on the passage of electric current due to

A. Reactance
B. Capacitance
C. Impedance
D. Resistance

42. The insulation on a current carrying conductor is provided

A. To prevent leakage of current

B. To prevent a shock
C. Both of the above
D. None of the above

43. A field of force can exist only between

A. Two molecules
B. Two ions
C. Two atoms
D. Two metal particles

44. Bulbs in street lighting are all connected in

A. Parallel
B. Series
C. Series-parallel
D. End to end

45. Sparking occurs when a load is switched off because the circuit has high

A. Resistance
B. Inductance
C. Capacitance
D. Impedance

46. Three 6 ohms resistors are connected to from a triangle. What is the resistance
between any two corners?

A. 3/2 ohm
B. 6 ohm
C. 4 ohm
D. 8/3 ohm

47. Voltage dependent resistors are usually made from

A. Charcoal
B. Silicon carbide
C. Nichrome
D. Graphite

48. Two resistors are set to be connected in series when

A. Same current passes in turn through body

 B. Both carry the same value of current
C. Total current equals the sum of branch currents
D. Some of I.R. drops equal the applied e.m.f.

49. Varistors are

A. Insulators
B. Non-linear resisters
C. Carbon resistors
D. Resisters with zero temperature coefficient

50. Insulating materials have the function of

A. Preventing a short circuit between conducting wire

B. Preventing an open circuit between the voltage source and the load
C. Conducting very large currents
D. Storing very high currents
51. The minimum charge of an ion is

A. Equal to the atomic number of the atom

B. Equal to the charge of an electron
C. Equal to the charge of the number of electrons in an atom
D. Zero

52. If the efficiency of a machine is to be high, what should be low?

A. Input power
B. Losses
C. Ratio of output to input
D. All of the above

53. For testing appliances, the wattage of test lamp should be

A. Very low
B. Low
C. High
D. Any value

54. In the case of direct current

A. Magnitude and direction of current remains constant

B. Magnitude and direction of current changes with time
C. Magnitude of current changes with time
D. Magnitude of current remains constant

55. Voltage dependent resistors are used

A. For inductive circuits

B. To suppress surges
C. An heating elements
D. As current stabilizers

56. Which of the following could be the value of resistivity of copper ?

A. 1.72 × 10-4 Ω-m

B. 1.72 × 10-9 Ω-m
C. 1.72 × 10-6 Ω-m
D. 1.72 × 10-8 Ω-m

57. Specific resistance of a substance is measured in

A. Ω/m
B. Ω/m2
C. Ω-m
D. m/Ω

58. Ohm's law is applicable to

A. Semiconductors
B. Vacuum tubes
C. Carbon resistors
D. None of these

59. The condition for the validity of Ohm's law is that the

A. Temperature should remain constant

B. Current should be proportional to voltage
 C. Resistance must be wire wound type
D. All of the above
60. Ohm's law is not applicable to

A. Semiconductors
B. D.C. circuits
C. Small resistors
D. High currents

61. Correct form of ohm's law

A. I = VR
B. V ∝ I
C. V = IR
D. Above B and C
62. Ohm's law in point form in field theory can be expressed as

A. V = RI
B. J = E/σ
C. J = σE
D. R = ρl/A

63. 1 microvolt is

A. 1 × 10-3 V
B. 1 × 10-4 V
C. 1 × 10-5 V
D. 1 × 10-6 V

64. International ohm is defined in terms of the resistance of

A. A column of mercury
B. A cube of carbon
C. A cube of copper
D. The unit length of wire

65. Resistance of carbon filament lamp.........as the applied voltage increases.

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains same
D. None of the above

66. Four 100 W bulbs are connected in parallel across 200 V supply line. If one bulb
gets fused

A. No bulb will light

B. All the four bulbs will light
C. Rest of three bulbs will light
D. Above B and C

67. Two incandescent light bulbs of 40 W and 60 W ratings are connected in series across
the mains. Then

A. The bulbs together consume 100 W

B. The bulbs together consume 50 W
C. The 60 W bulb glows brighter
D. The 40 W bulb glows brighter
NETWORK THEOREM

1. A passive network is one which contains

A. Only variable resistance

B. Only some sources of e.m.f. in it
C. Only two sources of e.m.f. in it
D. No source of e.m.f. in it

2. A network which contains one or more than one source of e.m.f. is known as

A. Linear network
B. Non-linear network
C. Passive network
D. Active network

3. In non-linear network does not satisfy

A. Superposition condition
B. Homogeneity condition
C. Both homogeneity and superposition condition
D. Homogeneity, superposition and associative condition

4. The number of independent equations to solve a network is equal to

A. The number of chords

B. The number of brunches
C. Sum of the number of branches and chords
D. Sum of the number of branches, chords and nodes

5. A closed path made by several branches of the network is known as

A. Branch
B. Loop
C. Circuit
D. Junction

6. A network consists of linear resistors and ideal voltage source. If the value of the
resistors are doubled then voltage across each resistor is

A. Halved
B. Doubled
C. Increased four lines
D. Not changed

7. A network has 4 nodes and 3 independent loops. What is the number of branches in the
network ?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

8. A network has 10 nodes and 17 branches. The number of different node pair voltage
would be

A. 7
B. 9
 C. 45
D. 10

9. Pole of a network is a frequency at which

A. Network function becomes zero

B. Network function becomes infinity
C. Network function becomes unity
D. None of these

10. A circuit having neither any energy source nor e.m.f. source is called the
........circuit

A. Unilateral
B. Bilateral
C. Passive
D. Active
11. Which of the following is an active element in a circuit?

A. Current source
B. Resistance
C. Inductance
D. Capacitance

12. Which of the following is not a bilateral element ?

A. Constant current source

B. Resister
C. Inductor
D. capacitor

13. The elements which are not capable of delivering energy by its own are known as

A. Unilateral elements
B. Nonlinear elements
C. Passive elements
D. Active elements

14. To neglect a voltage source, the terminals across the source are

A. Open-circuited
B. Short-circuited
C. Replaced by some resistance
D. Replaced by inductor

15. For determining the polarity of a voltage drop across a resistor, it is necessary to
know the

A. Value of resistor
B. Value of current
C. Direction of current flowing through the resistor
D. Value of e.m.f. in the circuit

16. Which of the following is the passive element ?

A. Capacitance
B. Ideal current source
C. Ideal voltage source
D. All of the above

17. Which of the following is not a non-linear element?

A. Gas diode
B. Heater coil
C. Tunnel diode
D. Electric arc

18. The circuit has resistors ,capacitors and semiconductor diodes. The circuit will be
known as

A. Non-linear circuit
B. Linear circuit
C. Bilateral circuit
D. None of the above

19. A linear resistor having 0 < R < ∞ is a

 A. Current controlled resister
B. Voltage controlled resister
C. Both current controlled and voltage controlled resister
D. None of the above

20. A terminal where three or more branches meet is known as

A. Node
B. Terminus
C. Combination
D. Anode

21. A dependent source

A. May be a current source or a voltage source

B. Is always a voltage source
C. Is always a current source
D. Neither a current source nor a voltage source
22. Ideal voltage source have

A. Zero internal resistance

B. Infinite internal resistance
C. Low value of current
D. Large value of e.m.f.

23. Ideal current source have

A. Zero internal resistance

B. Infinite internal resistance
C. Low value of voltage
D. Large value of current

24. For a voltage source

A. Terminal voltage is equal to the source e.m.f.

B. Terminal voltage cannot exceed source e.m.f.
C. Terminal voltage is always lower than source e.m.f.
D. Terminal voltage is higher than source e.m.f.

25. Constant voltage source is

A. Active and bilateral

B. Passive and bilateral
C. Active and unilateral
D. Passive and unilateral

26. Star circuit has element of resistance R/2. The equivalent delta elements will be

A. R/6
B. 3/2 R
C. 2R
D. 4R

27. A delta circuit has each element of value R/2.The equivalent elements of the star
circuit will be

A. R/6
B. R/3
C. 2R
D. 3R

28. In a series parallel circuit, any two resistance in the same current path must be in

A. Series with each other

B. Parallel with each other
C. Series with the voltage source
D. Parallel with the voltages source

29. For high-efficiency of transfer of power, internal resistance of the source should be

A. Equal to the load resistance

B. Less than the load resistance
C. More than the load resistance
D. None of the above

30. If the energy is supplied from a source who is resistance is 1 ohm, to a load of 100
ohms, the source will be
 A. A voltage source
B. A current source
C. Both of above
D. None of the above

31. A practical current source is represented by

A. A resistance in series with an ideal current source

B. A resistance in parallel with an ideal current source
C. A resistance in parallel with an ideal voltage source
D. None of the above

32. An electric circuit with 10 branches and 7 nodes will have

A. 3 loop equations
B. 4 loop equations
C. 7 loop equations
D. 10 loop equations
33. The terminals across the source are................... if a current source is to be
neglected

A. Open-circuited
B. Short-circuited
C. Replaced by a capacitor
D. Replaced by a source resistance

34. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

A. Resistance is a passive element

B. Inductor is a passive element
C. Current source is a passive element
D. Voltage source is an active element

35. When an electric current flows through a conductor its temperature rises. This is
because of

A. Mutual collisions between metal atoms

B. Mutual collisions between conducting electrons
C. Collisions between conducting electrons and atoms
D. Release of conduction electrons from parent atoms

Kirchhoff’s Law – Kirchhoff’s Current Law(KCL)

and Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)

36. Kirchhoff's current law is applicable to only

A. Junction in a network
B. Closed loops in a network
C. Electric circuits
D. Electronic circuits

37. Kirchhoff's current law states that

A. Net current flow at the junction is positive

B. Algebraic sum of the currents meeting at the junction is zero
C. No current can leave the junction without some current entering it
D. Total sum of currents meeting at the junction is zero

38. Kirchhoff's voltage law is related to

A. Junction cards
B. Battery e.m.fs
C. IR drops
D. Both B and C

39. According to Kirchhoff's voltage law, the algebraic some of all IR drops and e.m.fs.
in any closed loop of a network is always

A. Negative
B. Positive
C. Determined by battery e.m.fs.
D. Zero

40. Nodal analysis is based on

A. KCL
B. KVL
 C. Both
D. Law of conservation of energy

41. Kirchhoff's laws are valid for

A. Linear circuits only

B. Passive time invariant circuits
C. Nonlinear circuits only
D. Both the linear and nonlinear circuits only

42. Kirchhoff's laws are not applicable to circuits with

A. Distributed parameters
B. Lumped parameters
C. Passive elements
D. Non-linear resistance
43. The circuit having some properties in either direction is known as
.............circuit

A. Bilateral
B. Unilateral
C. Irreversible
D. Reversible

44. In nodal analysis, if there are N nodes in the circuit then how many equations will
be written to solve the network ?

A. N - 1
B. N + 1
C. N
D. N - 2

45. Maxwell's loop current method of solving electrical networks

A. Uses branch currents

B. Utilizes Kirchhoff's voltage law
C. Is confined to single-loop circuits
D. Is a network reduction method

Network Theorem:

46. Which of the following theorems can be applied to any network linear or non-linear,
active or passive, time variant or time-invariant?

A. Thevenin Theorem
B. Norton Theorem
C. Tellegen Theorem
D. Superpositition Theorem

47. The theorem that enables a number of voltage (or current) sources to be combined
directly into a single voltage (or current) source is the.........theorem

A. Compensation
B. Reciprocity
C. Milliman's
D. Maxwell's

48. Which of the following theorems is applicable for both linear and nonlinear circuits?

A. Superposition
B. Thevenin's
C. Norton's
D. None of these

49. Three equal resistances are connected in star. If this star is converted into
equivalent delta, the resistance of both the networks will be.......

A. Equal
B. Zero
C. Vive-versa
D. None of the above

50. Two ideal voltage sources of unequal output voltages cannot be placed
in.................
A. Series
B. Parallel
C. Both series and parallel
D. None of the above
Thevenin’s and Norton’s Theorem:

51. Thevenin's resistance Rth is found

A. By removing voltage sources along with their internal resistances

B. By short-circuiting the given two terminals
C. Between any two open terminals
D. Between same open terminals as for Eth

52. While Thevenizing a circuit between two terminals, V th is equal to

A. Short-circuit terminal voltage

B. Open-circuit terminal voltage
C. Net voltage available in the circuit
D. E.M.F. of the battery nearest to the terminals

53. Application of Norton's theorem to a circuit yields

A. Equivalent current source and impedence in series

B. Equivalent current source and impedence in parallel
C. Equivalent impedence
D. Equivalent current source

54. Norton's equivalent resistance is the ..............as Thevenin's equivalent

resistance.

A. Not same
B. Same
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above

55. ...........theorem is quite useful when the current in one branch of a network is to
be determined or when the current in an added branch is to be calculated.

A. Norton
B. Thevenin
C. Superposition
D. Maximum Power Transfer
Superposition Theorem:

56. Superposition theorem can be applied only to circuits having

A. Resistive elements
B. Passive elements
C. Non-linear elements
D. Linear bilateral elements

57. The superposition theorem is applicable to

A. Linear,non-linear and time variant responses

B. Linear,non-linear resistors only
C. Linear responses only
D. None of the above

58. The superposition theorem applicable to

A. Voltage only
B. Current only
C. Both current and voltage
D. Current, voltage and power
59. The superposition theorem requires as many circuits to be solved as there are

A. Sources, nodes and meshes

B. Sources and nodes
C. Sources
D. Nodes

60. Superposition theorem is not applicable for

A. Voltage calculations
B. Bilateral elements
C. Power calculations
D. Passive elements
Maximum Power Transfer Theorem:

61. Maximum power output is obtained from a network when the load resistance is equal the
output resistance of the network as seen from the terminals of the load". The above
statement is associated with

A. Milliman's Theorem
B. Thevenin's Theorem
C. Superposition Theorem
D. Maximum Power Transfer Theorem

62. For maximum transfer of power, internal resistance of the source should be

A. Equal to the load resistance

B. Less than the load resistance
C. Greater than the load resistance
D. None of the above

63. ..........theorem is particularly useful for analysing communication networks.

A. Milliman's Theorem
B. Thevenin's Theorem
C. Superposition Theorem
D. Maximum Power Transfer Theorem

64. Milliman's theorem yields

A. Equivalent Resistance
B. Equivalent impedence
C. Equivalent voltage source
D. Equivalent voltage or current source

65. Efficiency of power transfer when maximum transfer of power occurs is

A. 100%
B. 80%
C. 85%
D. 50%
MAGNETIC CIRCUITS

1. An air gap is usually inserted in a magnetic circuits to

A. Increase m.m.f.
B. Increase the flux
C. Prevent saturation
D. None of the above

2. Permeability in a magnetic circuit corresponds to ................in an electric

circuit

A. Resistance
B. Resistivity
C. Conductivity
D. Conductance

3. Those magnetic materials are best suited for making armature and transform cores which
have ...........permeability and ...........hysteresis loss

A. High, high
B. Low, high
C. High, low
D. Low, low

4. In a magnetic material hysteresis loss takes place primarily due to

A. Rapid reversals of its magnetisation

B. Flux density lagging behind the magnetising force
C. Molecular friction
D. It high retentivity

5. The property of a material which opposes the creation of magnetic flux in it is known
as

A. Reluctivity
B. Magnetomotive force
C. Permeance
D. Reluctance

Hysteresis Loss:

6. The area of his hysteresis loss is a measure of

A. Permittivity
B. Permeance
C. Energy loss per cycle
D. Magnetic flux

7. In order to minimise hysteresis loss, the magnetic material should have

A. High resistivity
B. Low hysteresis co-efficient
C. Large B - H loop area
D. High retentivity

8. Hysteresis loss least depends on

A. Volume of material
 B. Frequency
C. Steinmetz co-efficient of material
D. Ambient temperature

9. The hysteresis loss is caused by

A. Structural non-homogeneity
B. Work required for the magnetising the material
C. Potential work function
D. None of the above

10. According to Steinmetz hysteresis law, hysteresis loss in a material is proportional

to

A. B 3.6
B. B 1.6

C. B 1.2
D. B 2.6
11. The unit of magnetic flux is

A. Henry
B. Weber
C. Ampere-turn/weber
D. Ampere/meter

12. The unit of reluctance is

A. Meter/henry
B. Henry/meter
C. Henry
D. 1/henry
13. Reciprocal of reluctance is

A. Reluctivity
B. Permeance
C. Permiability
D. Susceptibility

14. The unit of retentivity is

A. Weber
B. Weber/sq. meter
C. Ampere turn/metre
D. Ampere turn

15. Silicon steel is used in electrical machines because it has

A. Low co-ercivity
B. Low retentivity
C. Low hysteresis loss
D. High co-ercivity

16. Conductivity is analogous to

A. Retentivity
B. Resistivity
C. Permeability
D. Inductance

17. Conductance is analogous to

A. Permeance
B. Reluctance
C. Flux
D. Inductance

18. Material for good magnetic memory should have

A. Low hysteresis loss

B. High permeability
C. Low retentivity
D. High retentivity

19. Hard steel is suitable for making permanent magnets because

A. It has good residual magnetism

B. Its hysteresis loop has large area
C. Its mechanical strength is high
 D. Its mechanical strength is low

20. Permanent magnets are normally made of

A. Alnico alloys
B. Aluminium
C. Cast iron
D. Wrought iron
ELECTROSTATIC
1. The lines of force due toe charged particles are

A. always straight
B. always curved
C. sometimes curved
D. none of the above

2. The electric field at a point situated at a distance d from straight charged conductor
is

A. proportional to d
B. inversely proportional to d
C. inversely proportional to d
D. none of the above

3. The direction of electric field due +0positive charge is

A. away from the charge

B. towards the charge
C. both A and B
D. none of the above

4. A field line and an equipotential surface are

A. always parallel
B. always 90°
C. inclined at any angle 0
D. none of the above

5. The ability of charged body to exert force on one another is attributed to the
existence of

A. electrons
B. protons
C. neutrons
D. electric field

6. If the sheet of a Bakelite is inserted between the plates of an air capacitor, the
capacitance will

A. decrease
B. increase
C. remains unchanged
D. become zero

7. For making a capacitor, it is better to select a dialectic having

A. low permittivity
B. high permittivity
C. permittivity same as that of air
D. permittivity more than that of air

8. The units of capacitance are

A. volts/coulomb
B. coulombs/volt
 C. ohms
D. henry/Web

9. A dielectric must be

A. resistor
B. insulator
C. good conductor
D. semi-conductor

10.
AC CIRCUIT
1. The power factor of an AC circuit is equal to

A. Cosine of the phase angle

B. Sine of the phase angle
C. Unity for a resistive circuit
D. Unity for a reactive circuit

2. The power factor of an AC circuit lies between

A. 0 and 1
B. -1 and 1
C. 0 and -1
D. None of these

3. A circuit component that oppose the change in the circuit voltage is

A. Resistance
B. Capacitance
C. Inductance
D. All of the above

4. In a circuit containing R, L and C, power loss can take place in

A. C only
B. L only
C. R only
D. All of the above

5. In any AC circuit always

A. Apparent power is more than actual power

B. Reactive power is more than apparent power
C. Actual power is more than reactive power
D. Reactive power is more than actual power

6. In an AC circuit a low value of KVAR compared with KW indicates

A. Low efficiency
B. High power factor
C. Unity power factor
D. Maximum load current

7. A parallel AC circuit in resonance will

A. Have a high voltage developed across each inductive and capacitive section
B. Have a high impedance
C. Act like a resister of low value
D. Have current in each section equal to the line current

8. The frequency of an alternating current is

A. The speed with which the alternator runs

B. The number of cycles generated in one minute
C. The number of waves passing through a point in one second
D. The number of electrons passing through a point in one second
9. A pure capacitor connected across an AC voltage consumed 50 V. This is due to

A. The capacitive reactance in ohms

B. The current flowing in capacitor
C. The size of the capacitor being quite big
D. None of the above

10. The unit of frequency is

A. Cycle
B. Cycle-second
C. Hertz/second
D. Hertz

11. When an alternating current passes through an ohmic resistance the electrical power
converted into heat is

A. Apparent power
B. True power
C. Reactive power
D. None of the above

12. In an AC circuit ( sine wave ) with R and L in series

A. Voltage across R and L 180o out of face

B. The voltage across R lags the voltage across L by 90o
C. The voltage across R leads the voltage across L by 90o
D. Voltage across R and L are in phase

13. In AC circuit the power curve is a sine wave having

A. Double the frequency of voltage

B. Same frequency as that of voltage
C. Half the frequency of the voltage
D. Three times the frequency of the voltage

14. A parallel AC circuit in resonance will

A. Have current in each section equal to the line current

B. Have a high-voltage developed across each inductive and capacitive section
C. Act like a resister of low value
D. Have a high impedance

15. The square waveform of current has following relation between r.m.s. value and
average value

A. r.m.s. value is equal to average value

B. r.m.s. value of current is greater than average value
C. r.m.s. value of current is less than average value
D. None of the above

16. A current is set to be alternating when it changes in

A. Magnitude only
B. Direction only
C. Both magnitude and direction
D. None of the above
17. The most important advantage of using electrical energy in the form of a a.c. is

A. The construction cost per kilowatt of a.c. generator is lower than that of d.c.
generator
B. Conductor of smaller x-section is required in case of a.c. in comparison to d.c.
for carrying the same current
C. Less insulation is required in case of a.c.
D. Transformation of voltage is possible in case of a.c. only

18. A boiler at home is switched on to the a.c. mains supply in power at 230 V, 50 Hz.
The frequency of instantaneous power consumed is

A. 0 Hz
B. 50 Hz
C. 100 Hz
D. 150 Hz

19. The power factor of an ordinary electric bulb is

A. Zero
B. Unity
C. Slightly more than unity
D. Slightly less than unity

20. The power factor of practical inductor is

A. Unity
B. Zero
C. Lagging
D. Leading

21. Unit of reactive power is

A. VA
B. Watt
C. VAR
D. Ohm

22. Skin effect occurs when a conductor carries current at...........frequencies

A. Very low
B. Low
C. High
D. None of the above

23. With the increase in applied frequency, the dielectric loss in a material will

A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain constant
D. Become zero

24. Real part of admittance is.......... and the imaginary part is........

A. Impedance, resistance
B. Resistance, impedance
C. Susceptance, inductance
D. Conductance, Suscepta
25. Capacitive Susceptance is a measure of

A. A purely capacitive circuit's ability to pass current

B. A purely capacitive circuit's ability to resist the flow of current
C. The extent of neutralisation of reactive power in a circuit
D. Reactive power in a circuit

26. Unit of inductive reactance is

A. Henry
B. Millihenry
C. Wb
D. Ohm

27. The r.m.s. value of a sine wave is 100 A. Its peak value is

A. 70.7 A
B. 141 A
C. 150 A
D. 282.8 A

28. A pure capacitance connected across 50 Hz, 230 V supply consumes 0.04 W.
This consumption is attributed to

A. Ohmic loss due to ohmic resistance of plates

B. Loss of energy in dielectric
C. Capacitive reactance in ohms
D. Both A and B

29. A circuit with a resistor, inductor and capacitor in series is resonant of fo Hz.
If the all the component of values are now doubled the new resonant frequency is

A. 2fo
B. Still fo
C. fo/4
D. fo/2

30. Which of the following will not be affected due to change in R ?

A. Bandwidth
B. Q
C. Resonant frequency
D. None

31. Change in circuit voltage will affect

A. Resonant frequency
B. Q
C. Current
D. Bandwidth

32. An alternator is delivering power to a balanced load at unity power factor.

The phase angle between the line voltages and the line current is

A. 80o
B. 60o
C. 30o
D. 0o
33. To improve the power factor in three phase circuits, the capacitor bank is
connected in Delta to make

A. Capacitance calculation easy

B. Capacitance very small
C. The connection elegant
D. The power factor correction more effective

34. In a three-phase supply, floating neutral is undesirable because it may

result in........across the load.

A. Unequal line voltages

B. High voltage
C. Low-voltage
D. None of the above

35. A current is said to be direct current when its

A. Magnitude remains constant with time

B. Magnitude changes with time
C. Direction changes with time
D. Magnitude and direction changes with time

36. The only inductive circuit takes power from the AC mains when

A. Both applied voltage and current increase

B. Both applied voltage and current decrease
C. Applied voltage decreases but current increases
D. Applied voltage decreases but current decreases

37. A small capacitance is added to a highly inductive circuit,

A. The angle voltage and current will increase

B. The power factor will increase
C. The power factor will decrease
D. The power drawn will decrease

38. Power factor of an inductive circuit is usually improved by adding a capacitor to it

in

A. Series
B. Parallel
C. Either series or parallel
D. None of the above

39. Pure inductive circuit

A. Consumes some power on average

B. Does not take power at all from a line
C. Takes power from the line during some part of the cycle and
then returns back to it during some part of the cycle.
D. None of the above

40. In a pure inductive circuit

A. The current is in phase with the voltage

B. The current leads behind the voltage by 90o
C. The current leads the voltage by 90o
D. The current can lead or a leg by 90o
41. In a purely inductive circuit

A. Actual power is zero

B. Reactive power is zero
C. Apparent power is zero
D. None of the above

42. Time constant of an inductive circuit

A. Increases with increase of inductance and decrease of resistance

B. Increases with increase of inductance and the increase of resistance
C. Increases with the decrease of inductance and decrease of resistance
D. Increases with decrease of inductance and increase of resistance

43. The inductance of a coil can be increased by

A. Increasing core length

B. Decreasing in the number of turns
C. Decreasing the diameter of the former
D. Choosing core material having high permeability

44. In a purely inductive circuit if the supply frequency is reduced to 1/2, the current
will

A. Be reduced by half
B. Be doubled
C. Be four times as high
D. Be reduced to 1/4

45. A small capacitance is added to a highly inductive circuit

A. The angle between voltage and current will increase

B. The power factor will increase
C. The power factor will decrease
D. The power drawn will decrease

46. Time constant of a capacitive circuit increases with

A. Increase of capacitance and decrease of resistance

B. Increase of capacitance and increase of resistance
C. Decrease of capacitance and decrease of resistance
D. Degrees of capacitance and increase of the resistance

47. In a highly capacitive circuit

A. Apparent power is equal to the actual power

B. Reactive power is more than the apparent power
C. Reactive power is more than the actual power
D. Actual power is more than its reactive power

48. In a pure capacitive circuit if the supply frequency is reduced to 1/2,

the current will

A. Be reduced by half
B. Be doubled
C. Be four times at high
D. Be reduced to one fourth
49. Capacitive reactance is more when

A. Capacitance is less and frequency of supply is less

B. Capacitance is less and frequency of supply is more
C. Capacitance is more and frequency of supply is less
D. Capacitance is more and the frequency of supply is more

50. A pure capacitance is connected across 50 HZ, 230 V supply consumes 0.04 W.
This consumption is attributed to

A. Ohmic loss due to ohmic resistance of plates

B. Loss of energy in dielectric
C. Capacitive reactance in ohms
D. Both A and B

51. In a purely resistive, the average power Pav is..........the peak power Pmax

A. Double
B. One-half of
C. One-fourth
D. Equal to

52. In a pure resistive circuit

A. Current lags behind the voltage by 90o

B. Current leads the voltage by 90o
C. Current can lead or lag the voltage by 90o
D. Current is in phase with the voltage

53. For a purely resistive circuit the following statement is in correct

A. Work done is zero

B. Power consumed is zero
C. Heat produced is zero
D. Power factor is unity

54. In a power system, reactive power is necessary for

A. Power transmission
B. Stabilising the voltage level
C. Counteracting the effect of reactance in the transmission system
D. None of the above

55. Skin effect occurs when a conductor carries current at..........frequencies

A. Very low
B. Low
C. Medium
D. High

56. In a loss free R-L-C circuit the transient current is

A. Oscillating
B. Square wave
C. Sinusoidal
D. Non-oscillating
57. The power factor at resonance in R-L-C parallel circuit is

A. Zero
B. 0.08 lagging
C. 0.8 leading
D. Unity

58. Magnitude of current at resonance in R-L-C circuit

A. Depends upon the magnitude of R

B. Depends upon the magnitude of L
C. Depends upon the magnitude of C
D. Depends upon the magnitude of R, L and C

59. In a R-L-C circuit

A. Power is consumed in resistance and is equal to a I2R

B. Exchange of power takes place between Inductor and supply line
C. Exchange of power takes place between Capacitor and supply line
D. Exchange of power does not take place between resistance and
the supply line
E. All of the above

60. The quality factor of R-L-C circuit will increase if

A. R increases
B. R decreases
C. Impedance increases
D. Voltage increases

61. A series R-L-C circuit draws a current at a leading power factor at

A. More than resonant frequency

B. Less than resonant frequency
C. Resonant frequency
D. None of the above

62. In a series R-L-C circuit at resonance

A. wLC = 1
B. wL2C2 = 1
C. w2LC = 1
D. w2L2C = 1

63. The power factor of a series R-L-C circuit at its half-power points is

A. Unity
B. Lagging
C. Leading
D. Lagging or leading

64. The dynamic impedance of an R-L and C parallel circuit at resonance is........ohm.

A. R/LC
B. C/LR
C. LC/ R
D. L/ CR
65. In an RLC circuit, supplied from an AC source, the reactive power is proportional
to the

A. Average energy stored in the electric field

B. Average energy stored in the magnetic field
C. Some of the average energy stored in the electric field and that
stored in the magnetic field
D. Difference between the average energy stored in the electric field
and that stored in the magnetic field

66. In a R-L-C circuit

A. Power is consumed in resistance only and is equal to I SquareR

B. Exchange of power does not take place between resistance and
supply mains
C. Exchange of power take place between capacitor and supply mains
D. All of the above

67. Under the condition of resonance in R-L-C series circuit, the power factor
of the circuit is

A. 0.5 lagging
B. 0.5 leading
C. Unity
D. Zero

68. A series R-L-C circuit will have unity power factor if operated at a frequency of

A. 1/LC
B. 1/w2 LC
C. 1/w2 LC
D. 1/ 2 Π √ LC

69. In a series R-L-C circuit at resonance, the magnitude of voltage developed across
the capacitor

A. Is always zero
B. Can never be greater than the input voltage
C. Can be greater than the input voltage however it is 90o out of phase
with the input voltage
D. Can be greater than the input voltage and is in phase with
the input voltage

70. In a series R-L-C circuit, voltage across inductance will be maximum

A. At resonant frequency
B. Just after resonant frequency
C. Just before resonant frequency
D. Just before and after resonant frequency

71. An R-L-C series circuit has f1 and f2 as the resonant frequency. The selectivity of
the circuit is given by

A. f1 + f2/fr
B. f2 - f1/2fr
C. f2 - f1/fr
D. None of the above
72. In an R-L-C series resonance circuit, if inductance of the circuit is
made double and the capacitance is made half, which of the following
will be affected ?

A. Resonant frequency
B. Selectivity of the circuit
C. Current at resonant frequency
D. Impedance at resonant frequency

73. When resonant frequency for an R-L-C parallel circuit is given by

1/2 pi root LC, the essential condition is that

A. Inductance must be non-resistive

B. Capacitance must be non-leaky
C. Current is minimum at resonance
D. All of the above

74. A series R-L-C circuit is switched on to a step voltage V at t = 0.

What are the initial and final values of the current in the circuit,
respectively?

A. V/R , V/R
B. Zero, infinity
C. Zero, Zero
D. Zero, V/R

75. A parallel circuit is said to be in resonance when the admittance is purely

A. Capacitive
B. Inductive
C. Susceptive
D. Conductive

76. When a sinusoidal voltage is applied across R-L series circuit having
R = XL , the phase angle will be

A. 90o
B. 45o lag
C. 45o lead
D. 90o leading

77. A unit step voltage is applied at t = 0 to a series R-L circuit with

zero initial conditions

A. It is possible for the current to be oscillatory

B. The voltage across the resistor at t = 0+ is zero
C. The energy stored in the inductor in the steady-state is zero
D. The resistor current eventually falls to zero
78. At ..........frequencies the parallel R-L circuit behaves as purely resistive.

A. Low
B. Very low
C. High
D. Very high

79. The voltage applied across an R-L circuit is equal to..........of VR and VL

A. Phasor sum
B. Arithmetic sum
C. Sum of the squares
D.Algebraic sum
80. The double energy transient occur in the

A. Purely inductive circuit

B. R - L circuit
C. R - C circuit
D. R - L - C circuit

81. In a parallel R-C circuit, the current always ............the applied voltage

A. Lags
B. Leads
C. Remains in phase with
D. None of the above

82. At very low frequencies a series R-C circuit behaves as almost

purely.............circuit

A. Resistive
B. Inductive
C. Capacitive
D. None of the above

83. An R-C series circuit is excited by a DC source. After its switching on

A. The voltage across resistance R and capacitance are equal

B. The voltage across resistance is zero
C. The voltage across capacitance is zero
D. The same of the voltage across R and C is always equal to the supply
voltage

84. A square wave is fed to an R-C circuit. Then

A. Voltage across R is square and across C is not square

B. Voltage across C is square and across R is not square
C. Voltage across both R and C is square
D. Voltage across both R and C is not square

85. With the increase in applied frequency, the dielectric loss in a material will

A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain constant
D. Become zero

86. In a series of resonant circuit, with an increase in L

A. Resonant frequency will decrease

B. Band width will decrease
C. Q will increase
D. All of the above

87. In a series resonant circuit with the increase in the value of C

A. Resonant frequency will decrease

B. Q will decrease
C. Band width will increase
D. Both A and B
88. In order to tune a parallel resonance circuit to a lower frequency,
the capacitance must

A. Be increased
B. Be decreased
C. Be zero
D. Remain the same

89. A parallel resonant circuit can be employed

A. As a high impedance
B. To reject a small band of frequencies
C. To amplify certain frequencies
D. Both A and B

90. In series as well as parallel resonance circuit, increase in resistance would cause

A. Increase in bandwidth of both the circuits

B. Decrease in bandwidth of both the circuits
C. Decrease in bandwidth in series circuit and increase in bandwidth in
parallel circuit
D. Increase in bandwidth in series circuit and decrease in bandwidth in
parallel circuit

91. In order to tune a parallel resonant circuit to a lower frequency,

the capacitance must

A. Be increased
B. Be decreased
C. Be zero
D. Remain the same
92. The dynamic resistance of a parallel resonant circuit is given by

A. LC/RL
B. LCRL
C. C/LRL
D. L/CRL

93. A resonance curve for a series circuit is a plot of frequency versus

A. Current
B. Voltage
C. Impedance
D. Reactance

94. Selectivities of different resonance circuits are compared in terms of their

A. Impedances
B. Reactances
C. Frequencies
D. Bandwidths

95. A parallel AC circuit in resonance will

A. Have current in each section equal to the line current

B. Have a high voltage developed across each inductive and
capacitive section
C. Act like a resistor of low value
D. Have a high impedance
96. Higher the Q of a series circuit

A. Broader its resonance curve

B. Narrower its pass band
C. Greater its bandwidth
D. Sharper its resonance

97. Q-factor of a parallel resonant circuit is

A. 2 Π fr/ bandwidth
B. 2 Π × maximum stored energy/energy dissipated per cycle
C. Maximum stored energy/energy dissipated per cycle
D. None of the above

98. A high Q coil has

A. Large bandwidth
B. High losses
C. Low losses
D. Flat response

99. When Q-factor of a circuit is high, then

A. Power factor of the circuit is high

B. Impedance of the circuit is high
C. Bandwidth is large
D. None of these

100. Higher the Q of a series circuit, narrower its

A. Passband
B. Resonance curve
C. Bandwidth
D. All of these

101. Any waveform can be expressed in Fourier series if

A. Sampling conditions are satisfied

B. Dirchiet conditions are satisfied
C. Maxwell's conditions are satisfied
D. None of the above conditions is required to be satisfied

102. The Fourier series expansion of an even period function contains

A. Only cosine terms

B. Cosine terms and a constant
C. Only sine terms
D. Sine terms and a constant

103. The Fourier series expansion of an odd periodic function contains

A. Cosine terms
B. Constant terms only
C. Sine terms
D. None of the above
104. The complex exponential Fourier coefficient of a real valued time signal has

A. Odd symmetry
B. Even symmetry
C. Conjugate symmetry
D. No symmetry

105. An even waveform when expressed in exponential Fourier series will contain

A. Only imaginary coefficient

B. Only real coefficient
C. Both A and B
D. None of these

106. Laplace transform of the output response of a linear system is the system transfer
function when the input is

A. A step signal
B. A ramp signal
C. An impulse signal
D. A sinusoidal signal

107. The Laplace transform of a unit impulse function is

A. 1/s
B. 1/s2
C. 1
D. s

108. Laplace transform of unit impulse, δt, is

A. 1/s
B. 1
C. ∞
D. 0

109. What is the Laplace transform of a delayed unit impulse function

δ( t - 1 )?

A. 1
B. Zero
C. exp( -s )
D. s

110. Nonlinear system cannot be analysed by Laplace transform because

A. It has no zero initial conditions

B. Superposition law cannot be applied
C. Non-linearity is generally not well defined
D. All of the above

111. The Fourier transform of a function is equal to its two-sided Laplace transform
evaluated

A. On the real axis of the s-plane

B. On the line parallel to the real axis of the s-plane
C. On the imaginary axis of the s-plane
D. On the line parallel to the imaginary axis of the s-plane
112. If the Fourier transform of f (t) is F (jω), then what is the Fourier transform of
f (-t)?

A. F (jω)
B. F (-jω)
C. -F (jω)
D. Complex conjugate of F (jω)

113. The Fourier transform of a unit step function is given as

A. F (jω) = 1/jω
B. F (jω) = jω
C. F (jω) = j/ω
D. F (jω) = ω/j

114. Fourier transform δ(t) is given as

A. Zero
B. 1
C. 2Πδ(ω)
D. Πδ(ω)

115. The response of an initially relaxed system to a unit ramp excitation is ( t + e-t ).
Its response will be

A. 1/2 t2 - e-t
B. 1 - e-t
C. e-t
D. t

116. For delta-connected circuit the correct relationship is

A. VL = Vph
B. Iph x √ 3 = IL
C. VL = IL x √ 3
D. Both A and B

117. Power factor of an inductive circuit is usually improved by adding a capacitor to it

in

A. Series
B. Parallel
C. Either series or parallel
D. None of the above

118. To rated voltage of a three phase power system is given as

A. RMS phase voltage

B. Peak phase voltage
C. RMS line to line voltage
D. Peak line to line voltage
119. To improve the power factor in three phase circuits, the capacitor bank is connected
in delta to make

A. Capacitance calculation easy

B. Capacitance very small
C. The connection elegant
D. The power factor correction is more effective

120. Three unequal impedances are connected in delta to a three phase, three wire system

A. The voltage across the three phases will be different

B. Both of the phase current and line currents will be unbalanced
C. Phase current will be unbalanced but line currents will be balanced
D. None of the above

121. For a sine wave with peak value Emax the average value

A. 0.636 Emax
B. 0.707 Emax
C. 0.434 Emax
D. 1.414 Emax

122. For a sine wave with peak value Imax the r.m.s. value

A. 0.5 Imax
B. 0.707 Imax
C. 0.9 Imax
D. 1.414 Imax

123. Form factor for a sine wave is

A. 1.414
B. 0.707
C. 1.11
D. 0.637

124. The form factor is the ratio of

A. Peak value to r.m.s. value

B. r.m.s. value to average value
C. Average value to r.m.s. value
D. None of the above

125. The period of a wave is

A. The same as frequency

B. Time required to complete one cycle
C. Expressed in amperes
D. None of the above