Electrical Machines

1. Transformer action requires [ ]

a) Constant Magnetic Flux b) Alternating Magnetic Flux
c) Alternating Electric Flux d) Increasing Magnetic Flux
2. A Transformer has sometimes two or more ratings depending upon the use of [ ]
a) Type of windings b) Type of core
c) Cooling Techniques d) Type of insulation
3. A 10 KVA step down auto transformer has voltage ratio of 0.7, the transformed and conducted
KVA can be respectively is [ ]
a) 3,7 b) 7,3 c) 5,5 d) 4,6
4. What is the shunt resistance component equivalent circuit obtained by no load test of an induction
motor representative of? [ ]
a) windage and friction loss b) core loss only
c) both 1 and 2 d)Copper loss
5. If the speed of a DC shunt motor is increased, the back emf of the motor will [ ]
a) Decrease b) Increase c) Remain same d) Increase then decrease
6. How many poles will be required if an alternator runs at 1500 rpm and given frequency of 50 Hz?
[ ]
a) 8 pole b) 6 pole c) 4 pole d) 2 pole
7. The synchronous motor can be made self starting by providing. [ ]
a) Damper winding on rotor poles b) Damper winding on stator
c) (a) or (b) d) None of the above
8. What type of current is normally used to excite the synchronous and DC generators? [ ]
a) DC b) AC single phase
c) AC three phase d) AC two phase
Power Systems
9. The string efficiency of the insulator can be increased by [ ]
a) Increasing the number of strings in the insulator
b) Increasing ratio, capacity to earth/capacity per insulator
c) Correct grading of the various capacitances
d) Reducing the number of strings
10. In case of parallel wires the visual corona begins [ ]
a) At disruptive critical voltage
b) At visual critical voltage which is higher than disruptive critical voltage
c) At lower voltage than disruptive critical voltage
d) None of the above

11. The voltage stress in maximum in the cable [ ]

a) At the surface of the sheath b) At the surface of the conductor
c) At the surface of the insulator d) At the surface of the armouring
12. What is the unit of constant D in power system transmission? [ ]
a) ohm b) mho c) henry d) none of the above

13. The power intended to be available even under emergency condition is called [ ]
a) Firm power b) Hot reserve
c) Cold reserve d) Spinning reserve
14. Which of the following motors is used for locomotive drive? [ ]
a) D.C. shunt motor b) D.C. series motor
c) A.C. series motor d) Synchronous motors
15. High water level of a boiler drum can damage [ ]
a) Boiler tubes only b) Turbine and steam line
c) Turbine only d) None of the above
16. Which of the following relay is preferred for phase fault on short transmission line [ ]
a) Reactance relay b) Impedance relay
c) MHO relay d) Induction type relay
17. The protection from negative sequence currents is provided for [ ]
a) Transformers b) Generators
c) Transmission line d) Motors
18. The voltage regulation is an important factor for the design of [ ]
a) Generator b) Motor c) Feeder d) Transmission line
19. The single phasing relays are used for the protection of [ ]
a) Single phase motor only b) Two-phase motors only
c) Two single phase motor running in parallel d) Three phase motors
20. The fault impedance of the line is [ ]
a) Less than the impedance of healthy line b) More than the impedance of healthy line
c) Equal to the impedance of the healthy line d) None of the above

Control Systems
21. An automatic toaster is a ______ loop control system. [ ]
a) open b) closed c) partially closed d) any of the above
22. Transfer function of a system is used to calculate which of the following? [ ]
a) The order of the system b) The time constant
c) The output for any given input d) The steady state gain
23. Static error co-efficient are used as a measure of the effectiveness of closed loop systems for
specified ________ input signal. [ ]
a) acceleration b) velocity c) position d) all of the above
24. The position and velocity errors of a type-2 system are [ ]
a) constant, constant b) constant, infinity
c) zero, constant d) zero, zero
25. Phase margin of a system is used to specify which of the following? [ ]
a) Frequency response b) Absolute stability
c) Relative stability d) Time response
Electrical Networks
26. The total electric flux through any closed surface surrounding charges is equal to the amount of
charge enclosed. The above illustration is known as [ ]
a) Maxwell’s First Law b) Maxwell’s Second Law
c) Gauss’s Law d) Coulomb’s Square Law

27. Which part of the magnetic path requires largest MMF? [ ]

a) Core b) Air gap c) Coil d) Inductance
28. The quality factor of RCL circuit will increase if the [ ]
a) R decreases b) R increases
c) Voltage increases d) Impedance increases
29. Two resistances R1 and R2 are connected in series across the voltage source where R1 > R2. The
largest voltage drop will be across [ ]
a) R1 b) R2 c) either R1 or R2 d) none of them
30. A sine wave of 220 V, 50 Hz AC will achieve its negative maximum value in [ ]
a) 10 m sec b) 15 m sec c) 20 m sec d) 50 m sec
31. The heat generated by an electric iron is [ ]
a) Reactive power b) True power
c) Apparent power d) Reactive and Active power
32. Two parallel conductors carry the same current in the same direction. What kind of mutual force
they will experience? [ ]
a) Repulsion b) Attraction c) Zero d) Either (a) or (b)

Power Electronics
33. The conduction losses in IGBT is [ ]
a) More than that of MOSFET b) Lower than that of MOSFET
c) Equal to that of MOSFET d) Equal to that of BJT
34. TRIAC is a semiconductor power electronic device which contains [ ]
a) Two SCR’s connected in antiparallel b) Two SCR’s connected in parallel
c) Two SCR’s connected in series d) Two BJT’s connected in series
35. A step - down choppers can be used in [ ]
a) Electric traction b) Electric vehicles c) Machine tools d) All of these
36. A MOSFET, for its conduction uses [ ]
a) Only minority carriers b) Only majority carriers
c) Both minority and majority carriers d) None of these
37. If the firing angle becomes negative, then the rectifier begins to work as [ ]
a) A rectifier b) An inverter c) A chopper d) A regulator
Electrical Measurements
38. For an instrument the degree of repeatability or reproducibility in measurements is an alternative
way of expressing its [ ]
a) Precision b) Accuracy c) Sensitivity d) Linearity

39. The time response of an indicating instrument is determined from the [ ]

a) Damping torque b) Controlling torque
c) Deflecting torque d) All of these

40. A current of 2 + 3sinωt A is passed through a moving iron instrument and through a PMMC
meter respectively. The readings of the PMMC meter is [ ]
a) 2.5 A b) 2.2 A c) 2.9 A d) 2 A

41. Swamping resistance is a resistance made up of [ ]

a) Alloy of manganin and copper b) Alloy of aluminium and copper
c) Alloy of nickel and cobalt d) Alloy of manganin and aluminium
42. AC bridges are used for the measurement of [ ]
a) Resistances b) Resistances and Inductances
c) Inductances and capacitances d) Resistances, inductances and capacitances

Switchgear and Protection

43. Which of the following circuit breakers is used for the railway electrification? [ ]
a) Air blast circuit breaker b) SF6 circuit breaker
c) Bulk oil circuit breaker d) Minimum oil circuit breaker

44. On what factor does the rate of rise of restriking voltage (RRRV) depend? [ ]
a) System voltage. b) Circuit power factor only
c) Switching conditions d) Both (b) and (c).

Power system generation

45. The draught produced by the chimney is________________. [ ]
a) Forced draught b) Natural draught
c) Induced draught d) Balanced draught
46. The coal with highest ash content is ________. [ ]
a) Lignite b) Steam coal c) Coking coal d) Bituminous coal
47. Gas turbine plants are not used ___________. [ ]
a) as peak load plants. b) as base load plants.
c) as standby power plants. d) in combination with the steam power plants.

Digital Electronics
48. The output of an OR gate with three inputs, A, B, and C, is LOW when ________. [ ]
a) A = 0, B = 0, C = 0 b) A = 0, B = 0, C = 1
c) A = 0, B = 1, C = 1 d) all of the above
49. How is a J-K flip-flop made to toggle? [ ]
a) J = 0, K = 0 b) J = 1, K = 0 c) J = 0, K = 1 d) J = 1, K = 1
50. An AND gate with schematic "bubbles" on its inputs performs the same function as
a(n)________ gate. [ ]
a) NOT b) OR c) NOR d) NAND