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This section includes 309 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Electrical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
*$_It is required to measure the true open circuit e.m.f. of a battery. The best device is? |
| A. | D.C. voltmeter |
| B. | Ammeter and a known resistance |
| C. | D.'potentiometer |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 102. |
*$_The density of hydrogen is _____ times the density of air.? |
| A. | 0.07 |
| B. | 1.5 |
| C. | 2.5 |
| D. | 3.5 |
| Answer» B. 1.5 | |
| 103. |
*$_If the current in a capacitor leads the voltage by 80°, the loss angle of the capacitor is? |
| A. | 10° |
| B. | 80° |
| C. | 120° |
| D. | 170° |
| Answer» B. 80¬¨‚àû | |
| 104. |
*$_By which of the following methods the temperature rise of windings and other parts may be determined ?? |
| A. | Thermometer method |
| B. | Resistance method |
| C. | Embedded temperature detector method |
| D. | Any of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 105. |
*$_A phase shifting transformer is used in conjunction with? |
| A. | D.C. potentiometer |
| B. | Drysdale potentiometer |
| C. | co-ordinate potentiometer |
| D. | Crompton potentiometer |
| Answer» C. co-ordinate potentiometer | |
| 106. |
*/*_In an AC co-ordinate potentiometer, the currents in the phase and quadrature potentiometer are adjusted to be? |
| A. | out of phase by 90° |
| B. | out of phase by 60° |
| C. | out of phase by 30° |
| D. | out of phase by 0° |
| Answer» B. out of phase by 60¬¨‚àû | |
| 107. |
*/*_Which of the following methods does not take into account the maximum temperature rise under variable loadconditions ?? |
| A. | Equivalent power method |
| B. | Equivalent current method |
| C. | Method of average losses |
| D. | Equivalent torque method |
| Answer» D. Equivalent torque method | |
| 108. |
*/*_E.m.f. of a Weston cell is accurately measured by? |
| A. | electrostatic voltmeter |
| B. | hot wire voltmeter |
| C. | isothermal voltmeter |
| D. | electrodynamic voltmeter |
| Answer» B. hot wire voltmeter | |
| 109. |
*/*_is usually used for brush rockers? |
| A. | Mild steel |
| B. | Copper |
| C. | Aluminium |
| D. | Cast-iron |
| Answer» E. | |
| 110. |
*/*_In a meggar controlling torque is provided by? |
| A. | spring |
| B. | gravity |
| C. | coil |
| D. | eddy current |
| Answer» D. eddy current | |
| 111. |
*/*_In D.C. machines the number of slots per pole usually lies? |
| A. | between 2 to 4 |
| B. | between 6 to 8 |
| C. | between 9 to 16 |
| D. | between 20 to 30 |
| Answer» D. between 20 to 30 | |
| 112. |
*/*_In a low power factor wattmeter the compensating coil is connected? |
| A. | in series with current coil |
| B. | in parallel with current coil |
| C. | in series with pressure coil |
| D. | in parallel with pressure coil |
| Answer» D. in parallel with pressure coil | |
| 113. |
*/*________ instruments are those which measure the total quantity of electricity delivered in a particular time.? |
| A. | Absolute |
| B. | Indicating |
| C. | Recording |
| D. | Integrating |
| Answer» E. | |
| 114. |
*/*_A dynamometer wattmeter can be used for? |
| A. | both D.C. and A.C. |
| B. | D.C. only |
| C. | A.C. only |
| D. | any of the above |
| Answer» B. D.C. only | |
| 115. |
*/*_The flash point of transformer oil should be higher than? |
| A. | 40°C |
| B. | 60°C |
| C. | 80°C |
| D. | 104°C |
| Answer» E. | |
| 116. |
*/*_The heat dissipated by from a surface depends upon its temperature and its characteristics like colour, roughness etc.? |
| A. | conduction |
| B. | convection |
| C. | radiation |
| D. | any of the above |
| Answer» D. any of the above | |
| 117. |
*/*_The desirable static characteristics of a measuring system are? |
| A. | accuracy and reproducibility |
| B. | accuracy, sensitivity and reproducibility |
| C. | drift and dead zone |
| D. | static error |
| Answer» C. drift and dead zone | |
| 118. |
*/*_Which of the following meters are not used on D.C. circuits? |
| A. | Mercury motor meters |
| B. | Commutator motor meters |
| C. | Induction meters |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 119. |
*/*_The mcrease in heat dissipation by air blasts is due to increase in? |
| A. | conduction |
| B. | convection |
| C. | radiation |
| D. | any ofthe above |
| Answer» C. radiation | |
| 120. |
*/*_The operation of a D.C. machine with large air gap lengths is comparatively? |
| A. | quiet |
| B. | noisy |
| C. | either of the above |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. noisy | |
| 121. |
*/*_Commonly used standard capacitor is? |
| A. | spherical type |
| B. | concentric cylindrical type |
| C. | electrostatic type |
| D. | multilayer parallel plate type |
| Answer» C. electrostatic type | |
| 122. |
*/*_The power of a n-phase circuit can be measured by using a minimum of? |
| A. | (n – 1) wattmeter elements |
| B. | n wattmeter elements |
| C. | (n + 1) wattmeter elements |
| D. | 2n wattmeter elements |
| Answer» B. n wattmeter elements | |
| 123. |
*/*_A power factor meter has? |
| A. | one current circuit and two pressure circuits |
| B. | one current circuit and one pressure circuit |
| C. | two current circuits and one pres¬sure circuit |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. one current circuit and one pressure circuit | |
| 124. |
*/*_The power factor of a single phase load can be calculated if the instruments available are? |
| A. | one voltmeter and one ammeter |
| B. | one voltmeter, one ammeter and one wattmeter |
| C. | one voltmeter, one ammeter and one energy meter |
| D. | any of the above |
| Answer» C. one voltmeter, one ammeter and one energy meter | |
| 125. |
*/*_In order to achieve high accuracy, the slide wire of a potentiometer should be? |
| A. | as long as possible |
| B. | as short as possible |
| C. | neither too small not too large |
| D. | very thick |
| Answer» B. as short as possible | |
| 126. |
*/*_Standard resistor is made from? |
| A. | platinum |
| B. | maganin |
| C. | silver |
| D. | nichrome |
| Answer» C. silver | |
| 127. |
*/*_The household energy meter is? |
| A. | an indicating instrument |
| B. | a recording instrument |
| C. | an integrating instrument |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 128. |
*/*_Electrical machines having a power output up to about 750 W may be called_______machines.? |
| A. | small size |
| B. | medium size |
| C. | large size |
| D. | any of the above |
| Answer» B. medium size | |
| 129. |
*/*_In an Anderson bridge, the unknown inductance is measured in terms of? |
| A. | known inductance and resistance |
| B. | known capacitance and resistance |
| C. | known resistance |
| D. | known inductance |
| Answer» C. known resistance | |
| 130. |
*/*_A Weston synchronoscope is a? |
| A. | moving coil instrument |
| B. | moving iron instrument |
| C. | dynamometer instrument |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 131. |
*/*_The noise produced by a ______ cooled machine is less as the rotor moves in a medium of smaller density.? |
| A. | air |
| B. | hydrogen |
| C. | either (A) or (B) |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. either (A) or (B) | |
| 132. |
*/*_The winding where dummy coils are used is sometimes called? |
| A. | Duplex winding |
| B. | Triplex winding |
| C. | Forced winding |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 133. |
*/*_An ammeter is a? |
| A. | secondary instrument |
| B. | absolute instrument |
| C. | recording instrument |
| D. | integrating instrument |
| Answer» B. absolute instrument | |
| 134. |
*/*_A voltage of about 200 V can be measured? |
| A. | directly by a D.C. potentiometer |
| B. | a D.C. potentiometer in conjunction with a volt ratio box |
| C. | a D.C. potentiometer in conjunction with a known resistance |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. a D.C. potentiometer in conjunction with a known resistance | |
| 135. |
*/*_To avoid the effect of stray magnetic field in A.C. bridges we can use? |
| A. | magnetic screening |
| B. | Wagner earthing device |
| C. | wave filters |
| D. | any of the above |
| Answer» B. Wagner earthing device | |
| 136. |
*/*_The function of shunt in an ammeter is to? |
| A. | by pass the current |
| B. | increase the sensitivity of the ammeter |
| C. | increase the resistance of ammeter |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. increase the sensitivity of the ammeter | |
| 137. |
*/*_In ______ machines, the size of the shaft is decided by the critical speed which depends on the deflection of the shaft.? |
| A. | small |
| B. | medium |
| C. | large |
| D. | any of the above |
| Answer» D. any of the above | |
| 138. |
*/*_In induction motors, the length of air gap in kept as small as mechanically possible is order to have? |
| A. | low power factor |
| B. | high power factor |
| C. | high over load capacity |
| D. | any of the above |
| Answer» C. high over load capacity | |
| 139. |
*/*_In a 3-phase power measurement by two wattmeter method, both the watt meters had identical readings. The power factor of the load was? |
| A. | unity |
| B. | 0.8 lagging |
| C. | 0.8 leading |
| D. | zero |
| Answer» B. 0.8 lagging | |
| 140. |
%_An ammeter is a_% |
| A. | secondary instrument |
| B. | absolute instrument |
| C. | recording instrument |
| D. | integrating instrument |
| Answer» B. absolute instrument | |
| 141. |
%_A voltage of about 200 V can be measured_% |
| A. | directly by a D.C. potentiometer |
| B. | a D.C. potentiometer in conjunction with a volt ratio box |
| C. | a D.C. potentiometer in conjunction with a known resistance |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. a D.C. potentiometer in conjunction with a known resistance | |
| 142. |
%_To avoid the effect of stray magnetic field in A.C. bridges we can use_% |
| A. | magnetic screening |
| B. | Wagner earthing device |
| C. | wave filters |
| D. | any of the above |
| Answer» B. Wagner earthing device | |
| 143. |
%_A Weston synchronoscope is a_% |
| A. | moving coil instrument |
| B. | moving iron instrument |
| C. | dynamometer instrument |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 144. |
%_The noise produced by a ______ cooled machine is less as the rotor moves in a medium of smaller density._% |
| A. | air |
| B. | hydrogen |
| C. | either (A) or (B) |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. either (A) or (B) | |
| 145. |
%_The winding where dummy coils are used is sometimes called_% |
| A. | Duplex winding |
| B. | Triplex winding |
| C. | Forced winding |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 146. |
%_The function of shunt in an ammeter is to_% |
| A. | by pass the current |
| B. | increase the sensitivity of the ammeter |
| C. | increase the resistance of ammeter |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. increase the sensitivity of the ammeter | |
| 147. |
_ For measuring current at high frequency we should use$? |
| A. | moving iron instrument |
| B. | electrostatic instrument |
| C. | thermocouple instrument |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 148. |
_ In induction motors, the length of air gap in kept as small as mechanically possible is order to have$? |
| A. | low power factor |
| B. | high power factor |
| C. | high over load capacity |
| D. | any of the above |
| Answer» C. high over load capacity | |
| 149. |
_ In a 3-phase power measurement by two wattmeter method, both the watt meters had identical readings. The power factor of the load was$? |
| A. | unity |
| B. | 0.8 lagging |
| C. | 0.8 leading |
| D. | zero |
| Answer» B. 0.8 lagging | |
| 150. |
_ In ______ machines, the size of the shaft is decided by the critical speed which depends on the deflection of the shaft.$? |
| A. | small |
| B. | medium |
| C. | large |
| D. | any of the above |
| Answer» D. any of the above | |