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This section includes 159 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Electrical Engineering Questions knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
For improving the soil condition and efficiency of earthing system, the pit area around the G.I. pipe is filled with |
A. | Mixture of copper and nickel |
B. | Mixture of chloride and sodium |
C. | Mixture of aluminium and sulphate |
D. | Mixture of salt and coal |
Answer» E. | |
2. |
The efficiency of the transformer will be maximum when |
A. | Iron losses is equal to the twice of the copper losses |
B. | Copper losses is equal to the twice of the iron losses |
C. | Iron losses is equal to the copper losses |
D. | All of these |
Answer» D. All of these | |
3. |
In Daniel cell, |
A. | Layer of hydrogen bubbles is formed |
B. | Polarization takes place |
C. | Negative pole is a copper vessel |
D. | None of these |
Answer» E. | |
4. |
3 - point starter is used to start the |
A. | Series motor |
B. | Shunt motor |
C. | Compound motor |
D. | Only (b) and (c) |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
In HRC fuses, the space within the body surrounding the element is usually filled with |
A. | Silver |
B. | Zinc |
C. | Quartz |
D. | Copper |
Answer» D. Copper | |
6. |
When windings of 3 - phase induction motor is rotated in a magnetic field, then the emf induced in each phase are of |
A. | Same magnitude but different frequency |
B. | Different magnitude but same frequency |
C. | Same magnitude and same frequency |
D. | Different magnitude and different frequency |
Answer» D. Different magnitude and different frequency | |
7. |
The springs should be |
A. | Free from mechanical stress |
B. | They should have a small resistance |
C. | Sufficient cross-sectional area |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
In any network of wires carrying currents, the algebraic sum of all currents meeting at a point is equal to |
A. | Sum of all the currents |
B. | Zero |
C. | Sum of outgoing current |
D. | Sum of incoming current |
Answer» C. Sum of outgoing current | |
9. |
Three - phase induction motor is more suitable than single - phase because |
A. | It is self starting |
B. | Better efficiency compared to single - phase |
C. | Better power factor compared to single - phase |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
10. |
Which among the following is true about ohm’s law? |
A. | I ∝ V |
B. | I = V/R |
C. | V = IR |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
11. |
Specific resistance of a material is |
A. | Directly proportional to the both area of cross section and length of material |
B. | Directly proportional to the area of cross section and inversely proportional to the length of material |
C. | Inversely proportional to the area of cross section and directly proportional to the length of material |
D. | Inversely proportional to the both area of cross section and length of material |
Answer» C. Inversely proportional to the area of cross section and directly proportional to the length of material | |
12. |
In half wave rectifiers, diode conducts during |
A. | Only positive half cycle |
B. | Only negative half cycle |
C. | Both positive and negative half cycle |
D. | Neither in positive half cycle nor in negative half cycle |
Answer» B. Only negative half cycle | |
13. |
Electrical appliances which works on the electromagnetic principle is / are |
A. | Generators |
B. | Motors |
C. | Transformers |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
14. |
Permanent magnet are manufactured by |
A. | Copper sulphate |
B. | Iron and cobalt |
C. | Cobalt and nickel |
D. | ALNICO |
Answer» E. | |
15. |
The materials with permeability less than unity are called |
A. | Diamagnetic materials |
B. | Paramagnetic materials |
C. | Ferromagnetic materials |
D. | Anti ferromagnetic materials |
Answer» B. Paramagnetic materials | |
16. |
The amplitude or peak value or maximum value of an alternating voltage is given by the coefficient of the |
A. | Sine of the time angle |
B. | Cosine of the time angle |
C. | Tangent of the time angle |
D. | Cotangent of the time angle |
Answer» B. Cosine of the time angle | |
17. |
The magnetic materials which are strongly attracted by the magnet is |
A. | Diamagnetic materials |
B. | Paramagnetic materials |
C. | Ferromagnetic materials |
D. | Anti ferromagnetic materials |
Answer» B. Paramagnetic materials | |
18. |
In a 3 - phase star connected balanced induction motor, the line voltage is equal to the |
A. | 3 times the phase voltage |
B. | √3 times the phase voltage |
C. | 1/√3 times the phase voltage |
D. | 1/3 times the phase voltage |
Answer» C. 1/√3 times the phase voltage | |
19. |
Necessity of earthing is to |
A. | Protect the human being from shock |
B. | Maintain the line voltage |
C. | Protect tall building |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
20. |
Commutator motors have |
A. | Absolutely uniform torque |
B. | Approximately uniform torque |
C. | Non - uniform torque |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
21. |
The most effective earth plate is |
A. | Copper plates |
B. | Cast - iron plates |
C. | Galvanized iron plates |
D. | All of these |
Answer» B. Cast - iron plates | |
22. |
In a star connected system, the current flowing through the line is |
A. | Greater than the phase current |
B. | Equal to the phase current |
C. | Lesser than the phase current |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Lesser than the phase current | |
23. |
The number of instantaneous values between zero and the peak value is |
A. | Zero |
B. | One |
C. | Eleven |
D. | Infinity |
Answer» E. | |
24. |
In case of a synchronous generator, armature winding and field winding are |
A. | Both stationary |
B. | Stationary, rotating |
C. | Rotating, stationary |
D. | Both rotating |
Answer» C. Rotating, stationary | |
25. |
Peak to peak value of a sine wave is |
A. | Equal to the maximum or phase value of sine wave |
B. | Twice the maximum or phase value of sine wave |
C. | Half of the maximum or phase value of sine wave |
D. | Four times the maximum or phase value of sine wave |
Answer» C. Half of the maximum or phase value of sine wave | |
26. |
Laminations or stampings are used to reduce the eddy current losses. The direction of laminations should be such that |
A. | They are perpendicular to the paths of eddy current and flux both |
B. | They are parallel to the paths of eddy current and flux both |
C. | They are perpendicular to the paths of eddy current and parallel to the flux |
D. | They are parallel to the path of eddy current and perpendicular to the flux |
Answer» D. They are parallel to the path of eddy current and perpendicular to the flux | |
27. |
In Fleming’s right hand rule, the direction of the induced emf in the conductor is given by |
A. | Index figure |
B. | Middle figure |
C. | Thumb |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Thumb | |
28. |
If the voltage increases from zero to peak value and decreases back to zero during one alteration, then the average value must be |
A. | Less than zero |
B. | Greater than peak value |
C. | Between zero to peak value |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
29. |
The unit of magnetic flux is |
A. | Maxwell |
B. | Weber |
C. | Weber - m |
D. | Only (a) and (b) |
Answer» E. | |
30. |
Wattmeter is a / an |
A. | Indicating instrument |
B. | Integrating instrument |
C. | Recording instrument |
D. | All of these |
Answer» B. Integrating instrument | |
31. |
Tangent galvanometer can be used to measure |
A. | Voltage |
B. | Current |
C. | Power |
D. | All of these |
Answer» C. Power | |
32. |
Yoke in a dc machine serves the function of |
A. | Providing mechanical support to the poles |
B. | Protects the dc machine from harmful atmospheric elements like dust, moisture and gases |
C. | Offers a path of low reluctances to the magnetic flux produced by the poles |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
33. |
In a self excited generator, if the series field opposes the shunt field, then the generator is |
A. | Cumulatively compounded |
B. | Differentially compounded |
C. | Series generator |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Series generator | |
34. |
The undue deterioration in wiring due to the action of dampness, fumes, weather etc is |
A. | Appearance |
B. | Permanence |
C. | Mechanical immunity |
D. | Earthing |
Answer» C. Mechanical immunity | |
35. |
In gravity control, at the zero position of the pointer the controlling torque is |
A. | Zero |
B. | One |
C. | 0.5 |
D. | 7 |
Answer» B. One | |
36. |
According to the couloumb’s second law, the force between two magnetic poles placed in a medium is |
A. | Directly proportional to their pole strengths. |
B. | Inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them |
C. | Inversely proportional to the absolute permeability of the surrounding medium |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
37. |
The magnetic effect is used in |
A. | Moving iron attraction type instrument |
B. | Moving iron repulsion type instrument |
C. | Electrostatic ammeters and voltmeters |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
38. |
Alternating voltage can be generated by |
A. | By rotating a coil in a magnetic field |
B. | By rotating a magnetic field within a stationary coil |
C. | Either (a) or (b) |
D. | Neither (a) or (b) |
Answer» D. Neither (a) or (b) | |
39. |
Root mean square value of current is equal to |
A. | 1.414 times the maximum value |
B. | 1.732 times the maximum value |
C. | Twice the maximum value |
D. | 0.707 times the maximum value |
Answer» E. | |
40. |
The ratio of maximum value to effective value of an alternating quantity is called |
A. | Crest factor |
B. | Peak factor |
C. | Amplitude factor |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
41. |
The two alternating quantities could be added by constructing |
A. | Squares |
B. | Parallelograms |
C. | Rhombus |
D. | Trapeziums |
Answer» C. Rhombus | |
42. |
Reluctance in a magnetic material is a property by virtue of which it opposes the creation of |
A. | Electric flux |
B. | Magnetic flux |
C. | Electric field density |
D. | Electric lines of force |
Answer» C. Electric field density | |
43. |
For a two - way position control of lamp, the number of switches required is |
A. | One |
B. | Two |
C. | Three |
D. | Four |
Answer» C. Three | |
44. |
Electric field intensity is |
A. | Directly proportional to the force applied |
B. | Inversely proportional to the force applied |
C. | Directly proportional to the permittivity |
D. | Inversely proportional to the charge |
Answer» B. Inversely proportional to the force applied | |
45. |
According to the coulomb’s law, the force between two point charges is |
A. | Directly proportional to the product of the charges |
B. | Inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them |
C. | Along the line joining them |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
46. |
The unit of magnetizing field intensity is |
A. | Newton / Weber |
B. | Ampere - turns / Weber |
C. | Newton - m / Weber |
D. | Only (a) and (b) |
Answer» E. | |
47. |
The equation for electric flux density is given by |
A. | D = εV |
B. | D = εE |
C. | D = ε/E |
D. | D = ε/V |
Answer» C. D = ε/E | |
48. |
The most common waveforms of ac is |
A. | Square |
B. | Triangular |
C. | Sinusoidal |
D. | Saw tooth |
Answer» D. Saw tooth | |
49. |
Electric flux density is a function of |
A. | Charge |
B. | Position |
C. | Medium |
D. | Only (a) and (b) |
Answer» E. | |
50. |
The voltage of the earthed appliance when it is higher and when it is lower than the earth potential will |
A. | Fall to zero, fall to zero |
B. | Fall to zero, increase to zero |
C. | Increase to zero, increase to zero |
D. | Increase to zero, fall to zero |
Answer» C. Increase to zero, increase to zero | |