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This section includes 234 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Electrical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
151. |
In order that current should flow without causing excessive heating or voltage drop, the relay contacts should |
A. | have low contact resistance |
B. | be clean and smooth |
C. | be of sufficient size and proper shape |
D. | have all above properties |
Answer» E. | |
152. |
The relay operating speed depends upon |
A. | the spring tension |
B. | the rate of flux built up |
C. | armature core air gap |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» E. | |
153. |
D.C. shunt relays are made of |
A. | few turns of thin wire |
B. | few turns of thick wire |
C. | many turns of thin wire |
D. | many turns of thick wire |
Answer» D. many turns of thick wire | |
154. |
Magnetic circuit breaker has ______ trip action. |
A. | delayed |
B. | instantaneous |
C. | both of the above |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» C. both of the above | |
155. |
Thermal overload relays are used to protect the motor against over current due to |
A. | short-circuits |
B. | heavy loads |
C. | grounds |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» C. grounds | |
156. |
Overload relays are of…… type |
A. | induction |
B. | solid state |
C. | thermal |
D. | all above |
Answer» E. | |
157. |
Relays can be designed to respond to changes in |
A. | resistance, reactance or impedance |
B. | voltage and current |
C. | light intensity |
D. | all above |
Answer» E. | |
158. |
Thermal circuit breaker has |
A. | delayed trip action |
B. | instantaneous trip action |
C. | both of the above |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. instantaneous trip action | |
159. |
Arc in a circuit behaves as |
A. | a capackive reactance |
B. | an inductive reactance |
C. | a resistance increasing with voltage rise across the arc |
D. | a resistance decreasing with voltage rise across the arc |
Answer» E. | |
160. |
A thermal protection switch can protect against |
A. | short-circuit |
B. | temperature |
C. | overload |
D. | over voltage |
Answer» D. over voltage | |
161. |
Fault diverters are basically |
A. | fuses |
B. | relays |
C. | fast switches |
D. | circuit breakers |
Answer» D. circuit breakers | |
162. |
With which of the following, a circuit breaker must be equipped for remote operation ? |
A. | Inverse time trip |
B. | Time-delay trip |
C. | Shunt trip |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
163. |
Which of the following medium is employed for extinction of arc in air circuit breaker |
A. | Water |
B. | Oil |
C. | Air |
D. | SF6 |
Answer» D. SF6 | |
164. |
The arcing contacts in a circuit breaker are made of |
A. | copper tungsten alloy |
B. | porcelain |
C. | electrolytic copper |
D. | aluminium alloy |
Answer» B. porcelain | |
165. |
SF6 gas |
A. | is yellow in colour |
B. | is lighter than air |
C. | is nontoxic |
D. | has pungent small |
Answer» D. has pungent small | |
166. |
On which of the following routine tests are conducted ? |
A. | Oil circuit breakers |
B. | Air blast circuit breakers |
C. | Minimum oil circuit breakers |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
167. |
The main function of a fuse is to |
A. | protect the line |
B. | open the circuit |
C. | protect the appliance |
D. | prevent excessive currents |
Answer» E. | |
168. |
The circuit has resistors, capacitors and semi-conductor diodes. The circuit will be known as |
A. | non-linear circuit |
B. | linear circuit |
C. | bilateral circuit |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. linear circuit | |
169. |
The circuit whose properties are same in either direction is known as |
A. | unilateral circuit |
B. | bilateral circuit |
C. | irreversible circuit |
D. | reversible circuit |
Answer» C. irreversible circuit | |
170. |
If the energy is supplied from a source, whose resistance is 1 ohm, to a load of 100 ohms the source will be |
A. | a voltage source |
B. | a current source |
C. | both of above |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. a current source | |
171. |
For maximum transfer of power, internal resistance of the source should be |
A. | equal to load resistance |
B. | less than the load resistance |
C. | greater than the load resistance |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. less than the load resistance | |
172. |
If resistance across LM in Fig. 2.30 is 15 ohms, the value of R is |
A. | 10 Q |
B. | 20 Q |
C. | 30 Q |
D. | 40 Q |
Answer» D. 40 Q | |
173. |
Efficiency of power transfer when maximum transfer of power c xerosis |
A. | 100% |
B. | 80% |
C. | 75% |
D. | 50% |
Answer» E. | |
174. |
For high efficiency of transfer of power, internal resistance of the source should be |
A. | equal to the load resistance |
B. | less than the load resistance |
C. | more than the load resistance |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» C. more than the load resistance | |
175. |
The resistance LM will be |
A. | 6.66 Q |
B. | 12 Q |
C. | 18Q |
D. | 20Q |
Answer» B. 12 Q | |
176. |
Kirchhoff s voltage law applies to circuits with |
A. | nonlinear elements only |
B. | linear elements only |
C. | linear, non-linear, active and passive elements |
D. | linear, non-linear, active, passive, time varying as wells as time-in-variant elements |
Answer» E. | |
177. |
Kirchhoff s law is not applicable to circuits with |
A. | lumped parameters |
B. | passive elements |
C. | distributed parameters |
D. | non-linear resistances |
Answer» D. non-linear resistances | |
178. |
A capacitor is generally a |
A. | bilateral and active component |
B. | active, passive, linear and nonlinear component |
C. | linear and bilateral component |
D. | non-linear and active component |
Answer» D. non-linear and active component | |
179. |
Which of the following is non-linear circuit parameter ? |
A. | Inductance |
B. | Condenser |
C. | Wire wound resistor |
D. | Transistor |
Answer» B. Condenser | |
180. |
“In any linear bilateral network, if a source of e.m.f. E in any branch produces a current I in any other branch, then same e.m.f. acting in the second branch would produce the same current / in the first branch”. The above statement is associated with |
A. | compensation theorem |
B. | superposition theorem |
C. | reciprocity theorem |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» D. none of the above | |
181. |
"Maximum power output is obtained from a network when the load resistance is equal to the output resistance of the network as seen from the terminals of the load”. The above statement is associated with |
A. | Millman’s theorem |
B. | Thevenin’s theorem |
C. | Superposition theorem |
D. | Maximum power transfer theorem |
Answer» E. | |
182. |
To determine the polarity of the voltage drop across a resistor, it is necessary to know |
A. | value of current through the resistor |
B. | direction of current through the resistor |
C. | value of resistor |
D. | e.m.fs. in the circuit |
Answer» C. value of resistor | |
183. |
For a voltage source |
A. | terminal voltage is always lower than source e.m.f. |
B. | terminal voltage cannot be higher than source e.m.f. |
Answer» C. | |
184. |
An ideal voltage source should have |
A. | large value of e.m.f. |
B. | small value of e.m.f. |
C. | zero source resistance |
D. | infinite source resistance |
Answer» D. infinite source resistance | |
185. |
Thevenin resistance Rth is found |
A. | by removing voltage sources along with their internal resistances |
B. | by short-circuiting the given two terminals |
C. | between any two ‘open’ terminals |
D. | between same open terminals as for Etk |
Answer» E. | |
186. |
The concept on which Superposition theorem is based is |
A. | reciprocity |
B. | duality |
C. | non-linearity |
D. | linearity |
Answer» E. | |
187. |
Superposition theorem can be applied only to circuits having |
A. | resistive elements |
B. | passive elements |
C. | non-linear elements |
D. | linear bilateral elements |
Answer» E. | |
188. |
Kirchhoffs voltage law is related to |
A. | junction currents |
B. | battery e.m.fs. |
C. | IR drops |
D. | both (b) and (c) |
Answer» E. | |
189. |
Kirchhoffs current law is applicable to only |
A. | junction in a network |
B. | closed loops in a network |
C. | electric circuits |
D. | electronic circuits |
Answer» B. closed loops in a network | |
190. |
According to Kirchhoffs voltage law, the algebraic sum of all IR drops and e.m.fs. in any closed loop of a network is always |
A. | negative |
B. | positive |
C. | determined by battery e.m.fs. |
D. | zero |
Answer» E. | |
191. |
Kirchhoff s current law states that |
A. | net current flow at the junction is positive |
B. | Hebraic sum of the currents meeting at the junction is zero |
C. | no current can leave the junction without some current entering it. |
D. | total sum of currents meeting at the junction is zero |
Answer» C. no current can leave the junction without some current entering it. | |
192. |
The most widely used rectifier is ………………. |
A. | half-wave rectifier |
B. | centre-tap full-wave rectifier |
C. | bridge full-wave rectifier |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» D. none of the above | |
193. |
The maximum efficiency of a half-wave rectifier is ………………. |
A. | 40.6 % |
B. | 81.2 % |
C. | 50 % |
D. | 25 % |
Answer» B. 81.2 % | |
194. |
A half-wave rectifier has an input voltage of 240 V r.m.s. If the step-down transformer has a turns ratio of 8:1, what is the peak load voltage? Ignore diode drop. |
A. | 27.5 V |
B. | 86.5 V |
C. | 30 V |
D. | 42.5 V |
Answer» E. | |
195. |
The ……………….. filter circuit results in the best voltage regulation |
A. | choke input |
B. | capacitor input |
C. | resistance input |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. capacitor input | |
196. |
A 1,000 V power supply would use ……….. as a filter capacitor |
A. | paper capacitor |
B. | air capacitor |
C. | mica capacitor |
D. | electrolytic capacitor |
Answer» B. air capacitor | |
197. |
A 10 V power supply would use …………………. as filter capacitor. |
A. | paper capacitor |
B. | mica capacitor |
C. | electrolytic capacitor |
D. | air capacitor |
Answer» D. air capacitor | |
198. |
If the PIV rating of a diode is exceeded, ……………… |
A. | the diode conducts poorly |
B. | the diode is destroyed |
C. | the diode behaves like a zener diode |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» C. the diode behaves like a zener diode | |
199. |
For the same secondary voltage, the output voltage from a centre-tap rectifier is ………… than that of bridge rectifier |
A. | twice |
B. | thrice |
C. | four time |
D. | one-half |
Answer» E. | |
200. |
The PIV rating of each diode in a bridge rectifier is ……………… that of the equivalent centre-tap rectifier |
A. | one-half |
B. | the same as |
C. | twice |
D. | four times |
Answer» B. the same as | |