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This section includes 95 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Electrical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Heat is transferred simultaneously by condition, convection and radiation |
A. | nside boiler furnaces |
B. | uring melting of ice |
C. | hrough the surface of the insulted pipe carrying steam |
D. | rom refrigerator coils to freezer of a refrigerator |
Answer» B. uring melting of ice | |
2. |
A perfect black body is one that |
A. | ransmits all incident radiations |
B. | bsorbs all incident radiations |
C. | eflects all incident radiations |
D. | bsorbs, reflects and transmits all incident radiations |
Answer» C. eflects all incident radiations | |
3. |
For the transmission of heat from one body to another |
A. | emperature of the two bodies must be different |
B. | oth bodies must be solids |
C. | oth bodies must be in contact |
D. | t least one of the bodies must have some source of heating |
Answer» B. oth bodies must be solids | |
4. |
Properly of low temperature co-eflficient of heating element is desired due to which of the following reasons? |
A. | o avoid initial rush of current |
B. | o avoid change in kW rating with temperature |
C. | oth (A) and (B) |
D. | ither (A) or (B) |
Answer» D. ither (A) or (B) | |
5. |
In an electric room heat convector the method of heating used is Resistance heating |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
6. |
It is desirable to operate the arc furnaces at power factor of |
A. | Zero |
B. | 0.707 lagging |
C. | Unity |
D. | 0.707 leading |
Answer» C. Unity | |
7. |
Which of the following methods is used to control temperature in resistance furnaces? |
A. | Variation of resistance |
B. | Variation of voltage |
C. | Periodical switching on and off of the supply |
D. | All of the above methods |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
By which of the following methods the temperature inside arcane can be varied? |
A. | By disconnecting some of the heating elements |
B. | By varying the operating voltage |
C. | By varying the current through heating elements |
D. | By any of the above method |
Answer» E. | |
9. |
Which of the following insulating materials was suitable for low temperature applications? |
A. | Asbestos paper |
B. | Diatomaceous earth |
C. | 80 percent magnesia |
D. | Cork |
Answer» C. 80 percent magnesia | |
10. |
Direct arc furnaces have which of the following power factors? |
A. | Unity |
B. | Low, lagging |
C. | Low, leading |
D. | Any of the above |
Answer» C. Low, leading | |
11. |
Which of the following devices is necessarily required for automatic temperature control in a furnace? |
A. | Thermostat |
B. | Thermocouple |
C. | Autotransformer |
D. | Heating elements of variable resistance material |
Answer» C. Autotransformer | |
12. |
________ is used for heating non-conducting materials. |
A. | Eddy current heating |
B. | Arc heating |
C. | Induction heating |
D. | Dielectric heating |
Answer» E. | |
13. |
Ajax Wyatt furnace is started when |
A. | It is filled below core level |
B. | It is filled above core level |
C. | It is fully empty |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. It is fully empty | |
14. |
The process of heat transfer during the re-entry of satellites and missiles, at very high speeds, into earth?s atmosphere is known as |
A. | Ablation |
B. | Radiation |
C. | Viscous dissipation |
D. | Irradiation |
Answer» B. Radiation | |
15. |
Method has leading power factor |
A. | Resistance heating |
B. | Dielectric heating |
C. | Arc heating |
D. | Induction heating |
Answer» C. Arc heating | |
16. |
Hysteresis loss and eddy current loss are used in |
A. | Induction heating of steel |
B. | Dielectric heating |
C. | Induction heating of brass |
D. | Resistance heating |
Answer» B. Dielectric heating | |
17. |
For radiant heating around 2250°C, the heating elements are made of |
A. | Copper alloy |
B. | Carbon |
C. | Tungsten alloy |
D. | Stainless steel alloy |
Answer» D. Stainless steel alloy | |
18. |
________ has the highest value of thermal conductivity. |
A. | Copper |
B. | Aluminium |
C. | Brass |
D. | Steel |
Answer» B. Aluminium | |
19. |
Induction heating takes place it which of the following? |
A. | Insulating materials |
B. | Conducting materials which are magnetic |
C. | Conducting materials which are non-magnetic |
D. | Conducting materials which may or may not be magnetic |
Answer» E. | |
20. |
Which of the following heating methods has maximum power factor? |
A. | Arc heating |
B. | Dielectric heating |
C. | Induction heating |
D. | Resistance heating |
Answer» E. | |
21. |
For heating element high resistivity material is chosen to |
A. | Reduce the length of heating element |
B. | Increase the life of the heating element |
C. | Reduce the effect of oxidation |
D. | Produce large amount of heat |
Answer» B. Increase the life of the heating element | |
22. |
In an electric room heat convector the method of heating used is |
A. | Arc heating |
B. | Resistance heating |
C. | Induction heating |
D. | Dielectric heating |
Answer» C. Induction heating | |
23. |
In electric press, mica is used because it is _______ conductor of heat but/and________ conductor of electricity. |
A. | bad, good |
B. | bad, bad |
C. | good, bad |
D. | good, good |
Answer» D. good, good | |
24. |
Induction heating takes place in which of the following? |
A. | Insulating materials |
B. | Conducting materials which are magnetic |
C. | Conducting materials which are nonmagnetic |
D. | Conducting materials which may or may not be magnetic |
Answer» E. | |
25. |
The temperature inside a furnace is usually measured by which of the following? |
A. | Optical pyrometer |
B. | Mercury thermometer |
C. | Alcohol thermometer |
D. | Any of the above |
Answer» B. Mercury thermometer | |
26. |
By the use of which of the following, high frequency power supply for induction furnaces can be obtained? |
A. | Coreless transformers |
B. | Current transformers |
C. | Motor-generator set |
D. | Multiphase transformer |
Answer» D. Multiphase transformer | |
27. |
In a resistance furnace the atmosphere is |
A. | Oxidizing |
B. | Deoxidizing |
C. | Reducing |
D. | Neutral |
Answer» B. Deoxidizing | |
28. |
In direct arc furnace, which of the following has high value? |
A. | Current |
B. | Voltage |
C. | Power factor |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» B. Voltage | |
29. |
Due to which of the following reasons it is desirable to have short arc length? |
A. | To achieve better heating |
B. | To increase the life of roof refractory |
C. | To have better stirring action |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
30. |
For intermittent work which of the following furnaces is suitable? |
A. | Indirect arc furnace |
B. | Core less furnace |
C. | Either of the above |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Core less furnace | |
31. |
Which of the following will happen if the thickness of refractory wall of furnace is increased? |
A. | Heat loss through furnace wall will increase |
B. | Temperature inside the furnace will fall |
C. | Temperature on the outer surface of furnace walls will drop |
D. | Energy consumption will increase |
Answer» D. Energy consumption will increase | |
32. |
In a domestic cake baking oven the temperature is controlled by |
A. | Voltage variation |
B. | Thermostat |
C. | Autotransformer |
D. | Series-parallel operation |
Answer» E. | |
33. |
Which of the following is an advantage of heating by electricity? |
A. | Quicker operation |
B. | Higher efficiency |
C. | Absence of flue gases |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
34. |
In induction heating __________ is abnormally high. |
A. | Phase angle |
B. | Frequency |
C. | Current |
D. | Voltage |
Answer» C. Current | |
35. |
The material of the heating element for a furnace should have |
A. | Lower melting point |
B. | Higher temperature coefficient |
C. | High specific resistance |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» D. All of the above | |
36. |
In direct arc furnace, which of the following has high value?%! |
A. | Current |
B. | Voltage |
C. | Power factor |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» B. Voltage | |
37. |
Due to which of the following reasons it is desirable to have short arc length?%! |
A. | To achieve better heating |
B. | To increase the life of roof refractory |
C. | To have better stirring action |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
38. |
For intermittent work which of the following furnaces is suitable?%! |
A. | Indirect arc furnace |
B. | Core less furnace |
C. | Either of the above |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Core less furnace | |
39. |
In an electric room heat convector the method of heating used is Resistance heating%! |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
40. |
It is desirable to operate the arc furnaces at power factor of%! |
A. | Zero |
B. | 0.707 lagging |
C. | Unity |
D. | 0.707 leading |
Answer» C. Unity | |
41. |
Which of the following methods is used to control temperature in resistance furnaces?%! |
A. | Variation of resistance |
B. | Variation of voltage |
C. | Periodical switching on and off of the supply |
D. | All of the above methods |
Answer» E. | |
42. |
By which of the following methods the temperature inside arcane can be varied?%! |
A. | By disconnecting some of the heating elements |
B. | By varying the operating voltage |
C. | By varying the current through heating elements |
D. | By any of the above method |
Answer» E. | |
43. |
Which of the following insulating materials was suitable for low temperature applications?%! |
A. | Asbestos paper |
B. | Diatomaceous earth |
C. | 80 percent magnesia |
D. | Cork |
Answer» C. 80 percent magnesia | |
44. |
Direct arc furnaces have which of the following power factors?%! |
A. | Unity |
B. | Low, lagging |
C. | Low, leading |
D. | Any of the above |
Answer» C. Low, leading | |
45. |
In an electric room heat convector the method of heating used is%! |
A. | Arc heating |
B. | Resistance heating |
C. | Induction heating |
D. | Dielectric heating |
Answer» C. Induction heating | |
46. |
Hysteresis loss and eddy current loss are used in%! |
A. | Induction heating of steel |
B. | Dielectric heating |
C. | Induction heating of brass |
D. | Resistance heating |
Answer» B. Dielectric heating | |
47. |
Which of the following has the highest value of thermal conductivity?%! |
A. | Water |
B. | Steam |
C. | Solid ice |
D. | Melting ice |
Answer» D. Melting ice | |
48. |
Ajax Wyatt furnace is started when%! |
A. | It is filled below core level |
B. | It is filled above core level |
C. | It is fully empty |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. It is fully empty | |
49. |
Which of the following heating methods has maximum power factor?%! |
A. | Arc heating |
B. | Dielectric heating |
C. | Induction heating |
D. | Resistance heating |
Answer» E. | |
50. |
The temperature inside a furnace is usually measured by which of the following?%! |
A. | Optical pyrometer |
B. | Mercury thermometer |
C. | Alcohol thermometer |
D. | Any of the above |
Answer» B. Mercury thermometer | |