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101.

*/*_Form Factor is the ratio of?

A. Average value/r.m.s. value
B. Average value/peak value
C. r.m.s. value/average value
D. r.m.s. value/peak value
Answer» D. r.m.s. value/peak value
102.

*/*_The power factor of a D.C. circuit is always?

A. Less than unity
B. Unity
C. Greater than unity
D. Zero
Answer» C. Greater than unity
103.

*/*_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
Answer» C. Expressed in amperes
104.

*/*_The ratio of active power to apparent power is known as factor.?

A. Demand
B. Load
C. Power
D. Form
Answer» D. Form
105.

*/*_For a frequency of 200 Hz, the time period will be?

A. 0.05 s
B. 0.005 s
C. 0.0005 s
D. 0.5 s
Answer» C. 0.0005 s
106.

*/*_The inductance of a coil can be increased by?

A. Increasing core length
B. Decreasing the number of turns
C. Decreasing the diameter of the former
D. Choosing core material having high relative permeability
Answer» E.
107.

_ The safest value of current the human body can carry for more than 3 second is$?

A. 4 mA
B. 9 mA
C. 15 mA
D. 25 mA
Answer» C. 15 mA
108.

_ Inductance of a coil Varies$?

A. Directly as the cross-sectional area of magnetic core
B. Directly as square of number of turns
C. Inversely as the length of the iron path
D. As A to C
Answer» E.
109.

_ The power consumed in a circuit element will be least when the phase difference between the current and voltage is$?

A. 180°
B. 90°
C. 60°
D. 0°
Answer» C. 60¬¨‚àû
110.

_ The frequency of domestic power supply in India is$?

A. 200 Hz
B. 100 Hz
C. 60 Hz
D. 50 Hz
Answer» E.
111.

_ In a loss-free R-L-C circuit the transient current is$?

A. Oscillating
B. Square wave
C. Sinusoidal
D. Non-oscillating
Answer» D. Non-oscillating
112.

_ All definitions of power factor of a series R-L-C circuit are correct except$?

A. Ratio of net reactance and impedance
B. Ratio of kW and kVA
C. Ratio of J and Z
D. Ratio of W and VA
Answer» B. Ratio of kW and kVA
113.

_ The inductance of a coil can be increased by$?

A. Increasing core length
B. Decreasing the number of turns
C. Decreasing the diameter of the former
D. Choosing core material having high relative permeability
Answer» E.
114.

_ In a purely inductive circuit$?

A. Actual power is zero
B. Reactive power is zero
C. Apparent power is zero
D. None of above is zero
Answer» B. Reactive power is zero
115.

_ The voltage of domestic supply is 220 V. This figure represents$?

A. Mean value
B. r.m.s. value
C. Peak value
D. Average value
Answer» C. Peak value
116.

_ In a sine wave the slope is constant$?

A. Between 0° and 90°
B. Between 90° and 180°
C. Between 180° and 270°
D. No where
Answer» E.
117.

_ The effective resistance of an iron-cored choke working on ordinary supply frequency is more than its true resistance because of$?

A. Iron loss in core
B. Skin effect
C. Increase in temperature
D. Capacitive effect between adjacent coil turns
Answer» B. Skin effect
118.

_ 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
Answer» C. Unity power factor
119.

_ The time constant of the capacitance circuit is defined as the time during which voltage$?

A. Falls to 36.8% of its final steady value
B. Rises to 38.6% of its final steady value
C. Rises to 63.2% of its final steady value
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
120.

_ Time constant of an inductive circuit$?

A. Increases with increase of inductance and decrease of resistance
B. Increases with the 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
Answer» B. Increases with the increase of inductance and the increase of resistance
121.

_ Time constant of a capacitive circuit$?

A. Increases with the decrease of capacitance and decrease of resistance
B. Increases with the decrease of capacitance and increase of resistance
C. Increases with the increase of capacitance and decrease of resistance
D. Increase with increase of capacitance and increase of resistance
Answer» E.
122.

_ Power factor of the following circuit will be zero$?

A. Resistance
B. Inductance
C. Capacitance
D. Both B and C
Answer» E.
123.

_ In AC. circuits, laminated iron is invariably used in order to$?

A. Reduce eddy current loss
B. Increase heat radiation
C. Make assembly cheap and easier
D. Reduce circuit permeability
Answer» B. Increase heat radiation
124.

_ The power factor at resonance in R-L-C parallel circuit is$?

A. Zero
B. 0.08 lagging
C. 0.8 leading
D. Unity
Answer» E.
125.

_ The r.m.s. value of alternating current is given by steady (D.C.) current which when flowing through a given circuit for a given time produces$?

A. The more heat than produced by A.C. when flowing through the same circuit
B. The same heat as produced by A.C. when flowing through the same circuit
C. The less heat than produced by A.C. flowing through the same circuit
D. None of the above
Answer» C. The less heat than produced by A.C. flowing through the same circuit
126.

_ For a sine wave with peak value Imax the r.m.s. value is$?

A. 0.5 Imax
B. 0.707
C. 0.9
D. 1.414 Imax
Answer» C. 0.9
127.

_The purpose of a parallel circuit resonance is to magnify$?

A. Current
B. Voltage
C. Power
D. Frequency
Answer» C. Power
128.

_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, Land C
Answer» B. Depends upon the magnitude of L
129.

_Capacitors for power factor correction are rated in$?

A. kW
B. kVA
C. kV
D. kVAR
Answer» E.
130.

_Form factor for a sine wave is$?

A. 1.414
B. 0.707
C. 1.11
D. 0.637
Answer» D. 0.637
131.

_If resistance is 20 Q. and inductance is 27 in a R-L series circuit, then time constant of this circuit will be$?

A. 0.001 s
B. 0.1 s
C. 10 s
D. 100 s
Answer» C. 10 s
132.

_The best place to install a capacitor is$?

A. Very near to inductive load
B. Across the terminals of the inductive load
C. Far away from the inductive load
D. Any where
Answer» C. Far away from the inductive load
133.

_The transient currents are associated with the$?

A. Changes in the stored energy in the inductors and capacitors
B. Impedance of the circuit
C. Applied voltage to the circuit
D. Resistance of the circuit
Answer» B. Impedance of the circuit
134.

_Which of the following waves has the highest value of peak factor ?$?

A. Square wave
B. Sine wave
C. Half wave rectified sine wave
D. Triangular wave
Answer» D. Triangular wave
135.

_In a pure 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 one fourth
Answer» C. Be four times as high
136.

Power factor of the following circuit will be unity$?

A. Inductance
B. Capacitance
C. Resistance
D. Both A and B
Answer» D. Both A and B
137.

For the same peak value, which of the following wave has the least mean value?$?

A. Half wave rectified sine wave
B. Triangular wave
C. Sine wave
D. Square wave
Answer» B. Triangular wave
138.

What will be the phase angle between two alternating waves of equal frequency, when one wave attains maximum value the other is at zero value?$?

A. 0°
B. 45°
C. 90°
D. 180°
Answer» D. 180¬¨‚àû
139.

The r.m.s. value of half wave rectified sine wave is 200 V. The r.m.s. value of full wave rectified AC. will be$?

A. 282.8 V
B. 141.4 V
C. 111 V
D. 100 V
Answer» B. 141.4 V
140.

The period of a sine wave is ___________ seconds. Its frequency is$?

A. 20 Hz
B. 30 Hz
C. 40 Hz
D. 50 Hz
Answer» E.
141.

In the case of an unsymmetrical alternating current the average value must always be taken over$?

A. Unsymmetrical part of the wave form
B. The quarter cycle
C. The half cycle
D. The whole cycle
Answer» E.
142.

A pure capacitor connected across an A.C. voltage consumed 50 W. 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. The statement is incorrect
Answer» E.
143.

In series resonant circuit, increasing inductance to its twice value and reducing capacitance to its half value$?

A. Will change the maximum value of current at resonance
B. Will change the resonance frequency
C. Will change the impedance at resonance frequency
D. Will increase the selectivity of the circuit
Answer» E.
144.

At __________ frequencies the parallel R-L circuit behaves as purely resistive.$?

A. Low
B. Very low
C. High
D. Very high
Answer» E.
145.

If two sine waves of the same frequency have a phase difference of JT radians, then$?

A. Both will reach their minimum values at the same instant
B. Both will reach their maximum values at the same instant
C. When one wave reaches its maxi¬mum value, the other will reach its minimum value
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
146.

Inductance affects the direct current flow$?

A. Only at the time of turning off
B. Only at the time of turning on
C. At the time of turning on and off
D. At all the time of operation
Answer» D. At all the time of operation
147.

Power factor of the system is kept high$?

A. To reduce line losses
B. To maximize the utilization of the capacities of generators, lines and transformers
C. To reduce voltage regulation of the line
D. Due to all above reasons
Answer» E.
148.

In any A.C. 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
Answer» B. Reactive power is more than apparent power
149.

The r.m.s. value of a sinusoidal A.C. current is equal to its value at an angle of ________ degrees.?

A. 90
B. 60
C. 45
D. 30
Answer» D. 30
150.

Time constant of a circuit is the time in seconds taken after the application of voltage to each?

A. 25% of maximum value
B. 50% of maximum value
C. 63% of maximum value
D. 90% of the maximum value
Answer» D. 90% of the maximum value