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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.
51. |
A radian is defined as the central angle, for which length of its arc |
A. | Should be greater than radius |
B. | Should be less than radius |
C. | Should be equal to the radius |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
52. |
Salient pole type motors have |
A. | Large diameter and large axial length |
B. | Small diameter and small axial length |
C. | Large diameter and small axial length |
D. | Small diameter and large axial length |
Answer» D. Small diameter and large axial length | |
53. |
Short pitched windings are mainly used because it |
A. | Gives better waveform of the generated emf |
B. | Eddy current and hysteresis losses are reduced |
C. | Less copper is used |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
54. |
The direction of magnetic materials when the current passes through the conductor is determined by |
A. | Right hand rule |
B. | Maxwell’s corkscrew rule |
C. | Left hand rule |
D. | Only (a) and (b) |
Answer» E. | |
55. |
Coulomb’s First Law states that |
A. | Unlike poles attract each other |
B. | Like poles repel each other |
C. | Unlike poles attract each other and like poles repel each other |
D. | The force between two magnetic poles placed in a medium directly proportional to their pole strengths |
Answer» D. The force between two magnetic poles placed in a medium directly proportional to their pole strengths | |
56. |
The cut - in voltage for silicon and germanium are |
A. | 0.3 V, 0.3 V |
B. | 0.3 V, 0.7 V |
C. | 0.7 V, 0.7 V |
D. | 0.7 V, 0.3 V |
Answer» E. | |
57. |
In DOL fuses are provided to protect against |
A. | Short circuit protection |
B. | Over voltage |
C. | Over current |
D. | Over load |
Answer» B. Over voltage | |
58. |
The frequency of the induced emf in an induction motor is |
A. | Greater than the supply frequency |
B. | Lesser than the supply frequency |
C. | Same as the supply frequency |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
59. |
In four - point starter, the no volt release is connected across the |
A. | Supply line through a protective resistance |
B. | In series with field circuit through a protective resistance |
C. | Either (a) or (b) |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. In series with field circuit through a protective resistance | |
60. |
The overload release protects the motor against |
A. | Over voltage |
B. | Over current |
C. | Over load |
D. | All of these |
Answer» D. All of these | |
61. |
If the transformer is loaded then the secondary terminal voltage falls for and rises for |
A. | Lagging power factor, leading power factor |
B. | Lagging power factor, unity power factor |
C. | Unity power factor, lagging power factor |
D. | Leading power factor, lagging power factor |
Answer» B. Lagging power factor, unity power factor | |
62. |
Slip of an induction motor increases with |
A. | increase in current and decrease in torque |
B. | increase in current and torque |
C. | decrease in current and torque |
D. | decrease in current and increase in torque |
Answer» C. decrease in current and torque | |
63. |
Copper losses is proportional to |
A. | kVA |
B. | square of kVA |
C. | cube of kVA |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. cube of kVA | |
64. |
Efficiency of a transformer is maximum at |
A. | Leading power factor |
B. | Lagging power factor |
C. | Unity power factor |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
65. |
If the number of conductors and speed of a lap wound generator is doubled then the generated emf will be |
A. | Remains same |
B. | Twice of the former |
C. | Four times of former emf |
D. | Half of the former emf |
Answer» D. Half of the former emf | |
66. |
Filters are used to convert |
A. | Pulsating dc signal into a pure dc signal |
B. | Pure dc signal into a pulsating dc signal |
C. | Pulsating dc signal into a pure ac signal |
D. | Pulsating ac signal into a pure dc signal |
Answer» B. Pure dc signal into a pulsating dc signal | |
67. |
In an induction motor, rotor speed is always |
A. | Less than the stator speed |
B. | More than the stator speed |
C. | Equal to the stator speed |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. More than the stator speed | |
68. |
Electric heaters is made up of |
A. | Chromed iron |
B. | Brass |
C. | Steel |
D. | Both (a) and (b) |
Answer» E. | |
69. |
The frequency of rotor current in an induction motor is |
A. | slip times the frequency of stator current |
B. | slip times the frequency of supply |
C. | One by slip times the frequency of stator current |
D. | One by slip times the frequency of supply |
Answer» C. One by slip times the frequency of stator current | |
70. |
In N - type semiconductor, the impurities added to a semiconductor are |
A. | Trivalent |
B. | Pentavalent |
C. | Monovalent |
D. | Tetravalent |
Answer» C. Monovalent | |
71. |
By using two wattmeter method, power can be measured in |
A. | 3 - phase, 2 - wire system |
B. | 3 - phase, 3 - wire system |
C. | 3 - phase, 4 - wire system |
D. | All of these |
Answer» C. 3 - phase, 4 - wire system | |
72. |
In delta connected system, the potential difference between line outers is |
A. | Equal to the phase voltage |
B. | Greater than the phase voltage |
C. | Less than the phase voltage |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Greater than the phase voltage | |
73. |
The two wattmeter method is applicable for |
A. | Only star connected system |
B. | Only delta connected system |
C. | Both star connected and delta connected system |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
74. |
In a balanced 3-phase system, if one of the two wattmeter’s reading is negative then the |
A. | Reading should be taken as it is |
B. | Reading should be taken after reversing the pressure coil |
C. | Reading should be taken after reversing the current coil |
D. | All of these |
Answer» C. Reading should be taken after reversing the current coil | |
75. |
The P - type semiconductor impurities are also called as |
A. | Acceptor impurities |
B. | Donor impurities |
C. | Either (a) or (b) |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Donor impurities | |
76. |
From full load to no load, the change of terminal voltage is more in case of |
A. | Lagging power factor |
B. | Leading power factor |
C. | Unity power factor |
D. | Both lagging and leading power factor compared to unity power factor |
Answer» E. | |
77. |
Which among the following sentences is correct? |
A. | Lenz’s law is used to find the direction of induced current |
B. | Fleming’s right hand rule is used to find the direction of induced current |
C. | Fleming’s left hand rule is used to find the direction of force |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
78. |
When the motor runs on no load, then |
A. | Back emf is almost equal to applied voltage |
B. | Back emf will be greater than applied voltage |
C. | Back emf will be less than applied voltage |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Back emf will be greater than applied voltage | |
79. |
In core type transformer, the coils are wound in helical layers, each layers being insulated from each other by using |
A. | Paper |
B. | Cloth |
C. | Cooling ducts |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
80. |
The synchronous generator is also called an |
A. | AC generator |
B. | Alternator |
C. | DC generator |
D. | Only (a) and (b) |
Answer» E. | |
81. |
In India, the synchronous generator generates |
A. | 11 kilo - volts |
B. | 33 kV |
C. | 66 kV |
D. | Either (a) or (b) |
Answer» E. | |
82. |
The power curve for a purely resistive circuit is zero only when |
A. | Current is zero |
B. | Voltage is zero |
C. | Both current and voltage is zero |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
83. |
The product of rms values of current and voltage is called as |
A. | Real power |
B. | Apparent power |
C. | Reactive power |
D. | Polar curves |
Answer» C. Reactive power | |
84. |
The power absorbed by a pure inductive circuit and pure capacitive circuit is |
A. | Zero and non zero |
B. | Non zero and zero |
C. | Non zero and non zero |
D. | Zero and zero |
Answer» E. | |
85. |
When an ac power is applied to a reactive load, then the voltage is |
A. | In phase with the current |
B. | 90 degree out of phase with the current |
C. | 180 degree out of phase with the current |
D. | 270 degree out of phase with the current |
Answer» C. 180 degree out of phase with the current | |
86. |
If the magnetic field is stationary and the conductor is in motion then the emf induced is called |
A. | Dynamically induced emf |
B. | Statically induced emf |
C. | Self induced emf |
D. | Mutually induced emf |
Answer» B. Statically induced emf | |
87. |
If a current of 5A flows through a resistor of 12 ohm then the power developed and the energy dissipated in 2 minutes are |
A. | 300 W, 36000 J |
B. | 360 W, 30000 J |
C. | 380 W, 35000 J |
D. | 380 W, 36000 J |
Answer» B. 360 W, 30000 J | |
88. |
Gauss’s law is applicable for |
A. | Only point charge |
B. | Infinite line charge |
C. | Infinite sheet of charge |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
89. |
Electric bell consists of a |
A. | Horse shoe type electromagnet |
B. | Circular electromagnet |
C. | Rod shaped electromagnet |
D. | All of these |
Answer» B. Circular electromagnet | |
90. |
The field winding of dc series motor consists of few turns of |
A. | Thin wire with low resistance |
B. | Thick wire with low resistance |
C. | Thin wire with high resistance |
D. | Thick wire with high resistance |
Answer» C. Thin wire with high resistance | |
91. |
“ Total electric flux through any closed surface is equal to the charge enclosed by that surface ”. This is |
A. | Lenz’s law |
B. | Gauss’s law |
C. | Maxwell’s law |
D. | Faraday’s law |
Answer» C. Maxwell’s law | |
92. |
The induced emf sets up the direction of current in such a way that the magnetic field produced by it |
A. | Supports the cause producing it |
B. | Opposes the cause producing it |
C. | Increases |
D. | Decreases |
Answer» C. Increases | |
93. |
The amount of flux density set up in the core is dependent upon |
A. | Current |
B. | No. of turns, cross sectional area of core |
C. | Materials of the magnetic core, length of core |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
94. |
Permeability of a material is |
A. | Directly proportional to both flux density and magnetizing force |
B. | Directly proportional to flux density and inversely proportional to the magnetizing force |
C. | Directly proportional to the magnetizing force and inversely proportional to the flux density |
D. | Inversely proportional to both flux density and magnetizing force |
Answer» C. Directly proportional to the magnetizing force and inversely proportional to the flux density | |
95. |
The potential difference between two points is given by |
A. | V = E / Q |
B. | V = W / Q |
C. | V = Q / E |
D. | V = Q / W |
Answer» C. V = Q / E | |
96. |
Electrical work is |
A. | Directly proportional to the potential difference |
B. | Directly proportional to the charge |
C. | Directly proportional to the current |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
97. |
If a number of resistors are connected in parallel, then the reciprocal of total resistance is equal to |
A. | Sum of individual resistances |
B. | Sum of the reciprocal of individual resistances |
C. | Reciprocal of the sum of individual resistances |
D. | All of these |
Answer» C. Reciprocal of the sum of individual resistances | |
98. |
The unit of electrical energy is / are |
A. | Joules |
B. | Watt - sec |
C. | Kilowatt - hour |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
99. |
When a solenoid attracts an iron bar, |
A. | They leave the south pole to go around to the north pole |
B. | They leave the north pole to go around to the south pole |
C. | They leave the north pole to go to infinity |
D. | They leave the south pole to go to the infinity |
Answer» C. They leave the north pole to go to infinity | |
100. |
In India, direct - on - line starter can be used for 3 - phase squirrel cage induction motor up to the rating of |
A. | 5 HP |
B. | 10 HP |
C. | 15 HP |
D. | 25 HP |
Answer» B. 10 HP | |