Explore topic-wise MCQs in Electrical Engineering.

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1.

VSAT was made available in

A. 1979
B. 1981
C. 1983
D. 1977
Answer» B. 1981
2.

A helical antenna is used for satellite tracking because of

A. Circular polarization
B. Maneuverability
C. Beamwidth
D. Gain
Answer» B. Maneuverability
3.

A satellite signal transmitted from a satellite transponder to earth’s station.

A. Uplink
B. Downlink
C. Terrestrial
D. Earthbound
Answer» C. Terrestrial
4.

What band does VSAT first operate?

A. L-band
B. X-band
C. C-band
D. Ku-band
Answer» D. Ku-band
5.

Most mobile satellite array uses ___________ in transforming 50 to 150 Ω impedance.

A. Stub
B. Balun
C. Quarter-wavelength transformer
D. Microstrip tapers
Answer» D. Microstrip tapers
6.

A satellite beam that covers almost 42.4% of the earths surface.

A. Zone beam
B. Hemispheric beam
C. Spot beam
D. Global beam
Answer» E.
7.

As the height of a satellite orbit gets lower, the speed of the satellite ___________.

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains the same
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Decreases
8.

Considered as the unsolved problem in satellite system

A. Coverage
B. Cost
C. Access
D. Privacy
Answer» E.
9.

Is a loss of power of a satellite downlink signal due to earth’s atmosphere.

A. Atmospheric loss
B. Path loss
C. Radiation loss
D. RFI
Answer» C. Radiation loss
10.

Application of Norton’s theorem to a circuit yields

A. Equivalent current source and impedance in series
B. Equivalent current source and impedance in parallel
C. Equivalent impedance
D. Equivalent current source
Answer» B. Equivalent current source and impedance in parallel
11.

Which of the following is a bilateral element?

A. Constant current source
B. Constant voltage source
C. Capacitance
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
12.

Between the branch voltages of a loop the Kirchhoff's voltage law imposes

A. Nonlinear constraints
B. Linear constraints
C. No constraints
D. None of the above
Answer» C. No constraints
13.

Which of the following is not a nonlinear element ?

A. Gas diode
B. Heater coil
C. Tunnel diode
D. Electric arc
Answer» C. Tunnel diode
14.

A closed path made by several branches of the network is known as

A. Branch
B. Loop
C. Circuit
D. Junction
Answer» C. Circuit
15.

The superposition theorem requires as many circuits to be solved as there are

A. Sources, nodes and meshes
B. Sources and nodes
C. Sources
D. Nodes
Answer» D. Nodes
16.

According to Kirchhoff’s voltage law, the algebraic sum of all IR drops and e.m.f. in any closed loop of a network is always

A. Negative
B. Positive
C. Determined by battery e.m.f.
D. Zero
Answer» E.
17.

A galvanometer has

A. Air friction damping
B. Fluid friction damping
C. Spring coil damping
D. Eddy current damping
Answer» E.
18.

A 10MHz CRO has

A. 5MHz sweep
B. 10MHz vertical oscillator
C. 10MHz horizontal oscillator
D. 10MHz supply frequency
Answer» D. 10MHz supply frequency
19.

A CRO can display

A. AC signals
B. DC signals
C. Both AC and DC signals
D. Time invariant signals
Answer» D. Time invariant signals
20.

Which of the following meters has a linear scale?

A. Thermocouple meter
B. Moving iron meter
C. Hot wore meter
D. Moving coil meter
Answer» E.
21.

A moving iron ammeter may be compensated for frequency errors by

A. A shunt resistance
B. A series inductance
C. Shunt capacitance
D. Series resistance
Answer» D. Series resistance
22.

Why is a MISC meter not recommended for DC measurement?

A. The meter is calibrated for AC and it’s error for DC would be high
B. The meter does not respond to DC signals
C. The error is high due to hysteresis effect
D. The error is high due to eddy current effect
Answer» D. The error is high due to eddy current effect
23.

The spring material used in a spring control device should have the following property.

A. Should be nonmagnetic
B. Most be of low temperature coefficient
C. Should have low specific resistance
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
24.

An open wire transmission line having a characteristic impedance of 600 ohms is terminated by a resistive load of 900 O. The standing wave ratio will be

A. 1.5
B. 2.5
C. 3.5
D. 4.5
Answer» B. 2.5
25.

A 470 Ω resistor and a 200 mH coil are in parallel. Both components are across a 1.5 kHz ac source. The total admittance of the circuit, in polar form, is

A. 12.60 ∠-76° mS
B. 12.18 ∠76° mS
C. 218 ∠-76° mS
D. 12.18 ∠-76° mS
Answer» E.
26.

A 3.3 kΩ resistor and a 120 mH coil are in parallel. Both components are across a 2 kHz, 12 V ac source. The total current in the circuit is

A. 8.74 mA
B. 874 mA
C. 874 µA
D. 8.74 µA
Answer» B. 874 mA
27.

A 470 Ω resistor and a coil with 125 Ω inductive reactance are in parallel. Both components are across a 15 V ac voltage source. Current through the inductor is

A. 152 mA
B. 32 mA
C. 12 mA
D. 120 mA
Answer» E.
28.

When the frequency is decreased, the impedance of a parallel RL circuit Increases

A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Does not change
D. Cannot be determined without values
Answer» C. Does not change
29.

A 47 Ω resistor is in series with an inductive reactance of 120 Ω across an ac source. The impedance, expressed in polar form, is

A. 47 ∠68.6° Ω
B. 120 ∠68.6° Ω
C. 129 ∠31.4° Ω
D. 129 ∠68.6° Ω
Answer» E.
30.

A 12 kΩ resistor is in series with a 90 mH coil across an 8 kHz ac source. Current flow in the circuit, expressed in polar form, is I = 0.3 ∠0° mA. The source voltage, expressed in polar form, is

A. 3.84 ∠20.6° V
B. 12.8 ∠20.6° V
C. 0.3 ∠20.6° V
D. 13.84 ∠69.4° V
Answer» B. 12.8 ∠20.6° V
31.

A 1.2 kΩ resistor is in series with a 15 mH coil across a 10 kHz ac source. The magnitude of the total impedance is

A. 152.6 Ω
B. 1,526 Ω
C. 1,200 Ω
D. 942 Ω
Answer» C. 1,200 Ω
32.

A 140 Ω resistor is in parallel with an inductor having 60 Ω inductive reactance. Both components are across a 12 V ac source. The magnitude of the total impedance is

A. 5.51 Ω
B. 55.15 Ω
C. 90 Ω
D. 200 Ω
Answer» C. 90 Ω
33.

A 1.5 kΩ resistor and a coil with a 2.2 kΩ inductive reactance are in series across an 18 V ac source. The power factor is

A. 564
B. 0.564
C. 6.76
D. 55.7
Answer» C. 6.76
34.

A 24 Ω resistor, an inductor with a reactance of 120 Ω, and a capacitor with a reactance of 120 Ω are in series across a 60 V source. The circuit is at resonance. The voltage across the inductor is

A. 60 V
B. 660 V
C. 30 V
D. 300 V
Answer» E.
35.

A 90 Ω resistor, a coil with 30 Ω of reactance, and a capacitor with 50 Ω of reactance are in series across a 12 V ac source. The current through the resistor is

A. 9 mA
B. 90 mA
C. 13 mA
D. 130 mA
Answer» E.
36.

A 10 Ω resistor, a 90 mH coil, and a 0.015 µF capacitor are in series across an ac source. The impedance magnitude at 1,200 Hz below fr is

A. 1,616 Ω
B. 161 Ω
C. 3,387 Ω
D. 1,771 Ω
Answer» B. 161 Ω
37.

A 15 Ω resistor, a 220 µH coil, and a 60 pF capacitor are in series across an ac source. What is the bandwidth of the circuit?

A. 138 MHz
B. 10,866 Hz
C. 1,907 Hz
D. 138 kHz
Answer» C. 1,907 Hz
38.

In a certain series resonant circuit, VC = 125 V, VL = 125 V, and VR = 40 V. The value of the source voltage is

A. 125 V
B. 250 V
C. 290 V
D. 40 V
Answer» E.
39.

A resistor of 3 kΩ, a 0.05 µF capacitor, and a 120 mH coil are in series across a 5 kHz, 20 V ac source. What is the impedance, expressed in polar form?

A. 636 Ω
B. 3,769 Ω
C. 433 Ω
D. 4,337 Ω
Answer» E.
40.

A certain series RLC circuit with a 200 Hz, 15 V ac source has the following values: R = 12 Ω, C = 80 µF, and L = 10 mH. The total impedance, expressed in polar form, is

A. 12.28 ∠12.34° Ω
B. 12.57 ∠12.34° Ω
C. 9.95 ∠12.34° Ω
D. 12.62 ∠12.34° Ω
Answer» B. 12.57 ∠12.34° Ω
41.

A 12 Ω resistor, a 40 µF capacitor, and an 8 mH coil are in series across an ac source. The resonant frequency is

A. 28.1 Hz
B. 281 Hz
C. 2,810 Hz
D. 10 kHz
Answer» C. 2,810 Hz
42.

A 15 Ω resistor, an inductor with 8 Ω inductive reactance, and a capacitor with 12 Ω capacitive reactance are in parallel across an ac voltage source. The circuit impedance is

A. 12.7 Ω
B. 127 Ω
C. 4,436 Ω
D. 6,174 Ω
Answer» B. 127 Ω
43.

A 200 Ω resistor, a coil with 30 Ω of reactance, and a capacitor of unknown reactance are in series across an ac source. The circuit is at resonance. Circuit impedance is

A. 230 Ω
B. 170 Ω
C. 200 Ω
D. Cannot be determined
Answer» D. Cannot be determined
44.

A 9 mH coil is in parallel with a 0.015 µF capacitor across an 18 kHz ac source. The coil's internal resistance RW, is 60 Ω. The circuit impedance is

A. 17,340 Ω
B. 1,734 Ω
C. 290 Ω
D. 1,018 Ω
Answer» B. 1,734 Ω
45.

The impedance at the resonant frequency of a series RLC circuit with L = 20 mH, C = 0.02 µF, and RW = 90 Ω is

A. 0 Ω
B. 90 Ω
C. 20 Ω
D. 40 Ω
Answer» C. 20 Ω
46.

A 6.8 kΩ resistor, a 7 mH coil, and a 0.02 µF capacitor are in parallel across a 17 kHz ac source. The coil's internal resistance, RW, is 30 Ω. The equivalent parallel resistance, Rp(eq), is

A. 1,878 Ω
B. 18,780 Ω
C. 18,750 Ω
D. 626 Ω
Answer» C. 18,750 Ω
47.

Assertion (A): In FM the frequency of the carrier is varied by the modulating voltageReason (R): FM and PM are two forms of angle modulation.

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is correct but R is wrong
D. A is wrong but R is correct
Answer» C. A is correct but R is wrong
48.

In Modulation, “carrier” is

A. Resultant wave
B. Speech voltage to be transmitted
C. Voltage with constant frequency, phase or amplitude
D. Voltage for which frequency, phase or amplitude is varied
Answer» E.
49.

Class AB operation is often used in power large signal) amplifiers in order to

A. Get maximum efficiency
B. Remove even harmonics
C. Overcome a crossover distortion
D. Reducing collector dissipation
Answer» D. Reducing collector dissipation
50.

A dc power supply has no-load voltage of 30v,and a full-load voltage of 25v at full-load current of 1A.Its output resistance & load regulation ,respectively are

A. 5 Ω & 20 %
B. 25 Ω & 20 %
C. 5 Ω & 16.7 %
D. 25 Ω & 16.7 %
Answer» C. 5 Ω & 16.7 %