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51.

For a system to work, as oscillator the total phase shift of the loop gain must be equal to

A. 90°
B. 45°
C. 270°
D. 360°
Answer» E.
52.

In a CE amplifier the input impedance is equal to the ratio of

A. ac base voltage to ac base current
B. ac base voltage to ac emitter current
C. ac emitter voltage to ac collector current
D. ac collector voltage to ac collector current
Answer» B. ac base voltage to ac emitter current
53.

To protect the diodes in a rectifier and capacitor input filter circuit it is necessary to use

A. surge resistor
B. surge inductor
C. surge capacitor
D. both (a) and (b)
Answer» B. surge inductor
54.

In a BJT circuit a pnp transistor is replaced by npn transistor. To analyse the new circuit

A. all calculations done earlier have to be repeated
B. replace all calculated voltages by reverse values
C. replace all calculated currents by reverse values
D. replace all calculated voltages and currents by reverse values
Answer» E.
55.

If an amplifier with gain of - 1000 and feedback factor β = - 0.1 had a gain change of 20% due to temperature, the change in gain of the feedback amplifier would be

A. 10%
B. 5%
C. 0.2%
D. 0.01%
Answer» D. 0.01%
56.

The load impedance ZL of a CE amplifier has R and L in series. The phase difference between output and input will be

A. 180°
B. 0
C. more than 90° but less than 180°
D. more than 180° but less than 270°
Answer» E.
57.

An RC coupled amplifier has an open loop gain of 200 and a lower cutoff frequency of 50 Hz. If negative feedback with β = 0.1 is used, the lower cut off frequency will be

A. about 50 Hz
B. about 5 Hz
C. about 2.38 Hz
D. about 70.5 Hz
Answer» D. about 70.5 Hz
58.

For a base current of 10 μA, what is the value of collector current in common emitter if βdc = 100

A. 10 μA
B. 100 μA
C. 1 mA
D. 10 mA
Answer» D. 10 mA
59.

To prevent a DC return between source and load, it is necessary to use

A. resistor between source and load
B. inductor between source and load
C. capacitor between source and load
D. either (a) or (b)
Answer» D. either (a) or (b)
60.

As per BIS there are 6 accuracy classes of instruments.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
61.

Assertion (A): When a wattmeter is used for low impedance loads, the pressure coil is connected across the load. Reason (R): A wattmeter measures apparent power.

A. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is true R is false
D. A is false R is true
Answer» D. A is false R is true
62.

An LVDT is used to measure displacement. The LVDT feeds a Voltmeter of 0-5 V range through a 250 gain amplifier. For a displacement 0.5 mm the output of LVDT is 2 mV. The sensitivity of instrument is

A. 0.1 V/mm
B. 0.5 V/mm
C. 1 V/mm
D. 5 V/mm
Answer» D. 5 V/mm
63.

A piezoelectric force transducer has a charge sensitivity of 20 pC/N. It is connected to a charge amplifier and overall gain of transducer and amplifier is 50 mV/N. The gain of amplifier is

A. 1 mV/pC
B. 1.5 mV/pC
C. 2.5 mV/pC
D. 4 mV/pC
Answer» D. 4 mV/pC
64.

A moving coil instrument has a resistance of 0.6 Ω and full scale deflection at 0.1 A. To convert it into an ammeter of 0-15 A range, the resistance of shunt should be

A. 0.6 Ω
B. 0.06 Ω
C. 0.1 Ω
D. 0.004 Ω
Answer» E.
65.

In which of the transformer is the secondary nearly short circuited under normal operating conditions?

A. CT
B. PT
C. Distribution transformer
D. Power transformer
Answer» B. PT
66.

Assertion (A): De sauty's bridge is suitable only for pure capacitor. Reason (R): Capacitors are mostly perfect.

A. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is true R is false
D. A is false R is true
Answer» D. A is false R is true
67.

A single phase energy meter has the rating 1200 resolutions/ kWh. If a 500 W electric gadget is used for 4 hours, the energy meter will make

A. 1200 revolutions
B. 1800 revolutions
C. 2100 revolutions
D. 2400 revolutions
Answer» E.
68.

Which of the following voltmeters would you use for measuring voltage across 20 kΩ resistance?

A. Voltmeter having a resistance of 5 kΩ
B. Voltmeter having a sensitivity of 1 kW/V
C. Voltmeter having sensitivity of 10 kW/V
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
69.

In a CRO which of the following is not a part of electron gun

A. cathode
B. grid
C. accelerating anode
D. X - Y plates
Answer» E.
70.

In 3 phase power measurement by two wattmeter method, the reading of one wattmeter is zero. The power factor of load is

A. 1
B. 0.5
C. 0
D. 0.8
Answer» C. 0
71.

The coil of a moving iron instrument has a resistance of 500 Ω and an inductance of 1 H. It reads 250 V when a 250 V dc is applied. If series resistance is 2000 Ω, its reading when fed by 250 V, 50 Hz ac will be

A. 260 V
B. 252 V
C. 250 V
D. 248 V
Answer» E.
72.

An ammeter of 0-25 A range has a guaranteed accuracy of 1% of full scale reading. The current measured is 5 A. The limiting error is

A. 2%
B. 2.5%
C. 4%
D. 5%
Answer» E.
73.

To increase Q factor of a coil, the wire should be

A. long
B. thin
C. thick
D. long and thin
Answer» D. long and thin
74.

The synthesis of minimum function was suggested by

A. OBrune
B. R. Richards
C. Bott and Duffin
D. none of the above
Answer» B. R. Richards
75.

A cable has an insulation resistance of 1010 ohms. If the length is doubled, the insulation resistance will be

A. 2 x 1010 Ω
B. 0.5 x 1010 Ω
C. 1010 Ω
D. 4 x 1010 Ω
Answer» C. 1010 Ω
76.

A 0.5 μF capacitor is connected across a 10 V battery. After a long time, the circuit current and voltage across capacitor will be

A. 0.5 A and 0 V
B. 0 A and 10 V
C. 20 A and 5 V
D. 0.05 A and 5 V
Answer» C. 20 A and 5 V
77.

A capacitor stores 0.15C at 5 V. Its capacitance is

A. 0.75 F
B. 0.75 μF
C. 0.03 F
D. 0.03 μF
Answer» D. 0.03 μF
78.

A series RC circuit has R = 5 Ω and C = 10 μF. The current in the circuit is 5 sin 20000t. The applied voltage is

A. 252 sin (20000t + 45°)
B. 252 sin (20000t - 45°)
C. 252 sin 20000t
D. 252 sin (20000t - 90°)
Answer» C. 252 sin 20000t
79.

Wave A = 100 sin ωt and wave B = 100 cos ωt. Then

A. rms values of the two waves are equal
B. rms values of A is more than that of B
C. rms values of A is less than that of B
D. rms values of the two waves may or may not be equal
Answer» B. rms values of A is more than that of B
80.

The drift velocity of electrons is

A. very small as compared to speed of light
B. equal to speed of light
C. almost equal to speed of light
D. half the speed of light
Answer» B. equal to speed of light
81.

The terms RMS and average values apply only to sine waves.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
82.

For a transmission line open circuit and short circuit impedances are 20 Ω and 5 Ω. Then characteristic impedance is

A. 100 Ω
B. 100 Ω
C. 25 Ω
D. 10 Ω
Answer» E.
83.

n a minimum function

A. the degree of numerator and denominator are equal
B. the degree of numerator and denominator are unequal
C. the degree of numerator is one more than degree of denominator
D. the degree of numerator is one less than degree of denominator
Answer» B. the degree of numerator and denominator are unequal
84.

Henry is equivalent to

A. Volts/Ampere
B. Weber/Volt
C. Weber/Ampere
D. Weber/Ampere2
Answer» D. Weber/Ampere2
85.

An RLC series circuit is underdamped. To make it overdamped, the value of R

A. has to be increased
B. has to be decreased
C. has to be increased to infinity
D. has to be reduced to zero
Answer» B. has to be decreased
86.

In a parallel resonant circuit, the circuit current at resonance is maximum.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
87.

Material which lack permanent magnetic dipoles are known as

A. paramagnetic
B. diamagnetic
C. ferromagnetic
D. ferrimagnetic
Answer» C. ferromagnetic
88.

Assertion (A): Silicon is less sensitive to changes in temperature than germanium. Reason (R): Cut in voltage in silicon is less than that in germanium.

A. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer» D. A is false but R is true
89.

The law J = σE, where J is current density, σ is electrical conductivity and E is field strength is

A. Ohms law
B. Gauss law
C. Amperes law
D. Biot-Savart law
Answer» B. Gauss law
90.

If the diameter of a wire is doubled, its current carrying capacity becomes

A. one-fourth
B. half
C. twice
D. four times
Answer» E.
91.

The number of valence electrons in pentavalent impurity is

A. 5
B. 4
C. 3
D. 1
Answer» B. 4
92.

Two materials having temperature coefficients of 0.004 and 0.0004 respectively are joined in series. The overall temperature coefficient is likely to be

A. 0.08
B. 0.04
C. 0.001
D. 0.0001
Answer» D. 0.0001
93.

Assertion (A): Electronic and Ionic polarization in a polyatomic gas are independent of temperature. Reason (R): The orientation polarization is independent of temperature.

A. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer» D. A is false but R is true
94.

The minority carrier life time and diffusion constant in a semiconducting material are 100 μs and 100 cm2/s respectively. The diffusion length of carriers is

A. 0.1 cm
B. 0.01 cm
C. 0.0141 cm
D. 1 cm
Answer» B. 0.01 cm
95.

The core of a coil has a length of 10 cm. The self inductance is 8 mH. If the core length is doubled, all other quantities remaining the same, the self inductance will be

A. 32 mH
B. 16 mH
C. 8 mH
D. 4 mH
Answer» E.
96.

Assertion (A): Atomic number of sodium is 11. Reason (R): Sodium has a body centred cubic lattice.

A. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer» C. A is true but R is false
97.

In paramagnetic materials

A. permanent magnetic dipoles exist but the interaction between neighbouring dipoles is negligible
B. permanent magnetic dipole do not exist
C. permanent magnetic dipoles exist and the interaction between neighbouring dipoles is very strong
D. permanent magnetic dipole moment may or may not exist
Answer» B. permanent magnetic dipole do not exist
98.

Above ferroelectric curie temperature, spontaneous polarization in ferroelectric materials becomes stronger.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
99.

Which capacitor-store higher amount of energy?

A. Air capacitor
B. Paper capacitor
C. Mica capacitor
D. Plastic film capacitor
Answer» D. Plastic film capacitor
100.

Diamond is a paramagnetic material.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.