Explore topic-wise MCQs in Electrical Engineering.

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101.

The arc resistance depends on which among the following factors?

A. Cross section of the arc.
B. Length of the arc
C. Degree of ionization
D. All of the above.
Answer» E.
102.

Which type of tripping is generally preferred for the circuit breaker?

A. Manual
B. Automatically
C. Depending on the voltage level
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Depending on the voltage level
103.

Which part of the circuit breaker is helpful in breaking the current?

A. Trip coil
B. Contacts
C. Medium
D. Handle.
Answer» C. Medium
104.

When a fault occurs in a high voltage transmission line, what happens first?

A. Circuit breaker operates then the relay.
B. Relay operates and then the circuit breaker.
C. Relay operates, then successively the isolator and the circuit breaker.
D. Isolator operates, then successively the relay and the circuit breaker.
Answer» C. Relay operates, then successively the isolator and the circuit breaker.
105.

Upto what voltage can the liquid type HRC fuses be used?

A. 33 kV
B. 132 kV
C. 66 kV
D. 220 kV
Answer» C. 66 kV
106.

What is the main advantage of using a fuse?

A. Cheapest type of protection.
B. Inverse time current characteristics.
C. Current limiting effect under short circuit conditions
D. All of above.
Answer» E.
107.

On what basis is the selection of fuse done?

A. Steady load.
B. Fluctuating load.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
108.

Upto what voltage a cartridge type of fuse can be used?

A. 400 V
B. . 11 kV
C. 20 kV
D. 33 kV
Answer» E.
109.

In a HRC fuse what is the time between the cut off and the final current zero called?

A. Pre – arcing time.
B. Arcing time.
C. Total operating time
D. None of these.
Answer» C. Total operating time
110.

Which material is used in the liquid type of fuse?

A. SF6
B. Distilled water
C. Carbon tetra chloride.
D. Mineral oil / transformer oil
Answer» D. Mineral oil / transformer oil
111.

What is the advantage of HRC fuses over Rewirable fuses?

A. High speed operation
B. High rupturing capacity
C. No ageing effect.
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
112.

What is the cut off current in the fuse?

A. Maximum value actually reached.
B. Rms value actually reached.
C. Average value actually reached.
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Rms value actually reached.
113.

If the strands of the fusing wire are twisted, what happens to the fusing current?

A. Increases
B. Reduces
C. No change/ remains same
D. Depends on the value of current, increases or decreases.
Answer» C. No change/ remains same
114.

Which among these tests are performed to check the nation or international standards?

A. Type test.
B. Production tests.
C. Site checks.
D. All of the above.
Answer» B. Production tests.
115.

A fuse wire of circular cross section has a radius of 0.8mm. The wire blows off at a current of 9A. What will be the radius of the wire that will blow off at a current of 1A?

A. 0.2 mm
B. 0.18 mm
C. 0.28 mm
D. 0.3 mm
Answer» C. 0.28 mm
116.

What is the typical value of the pre arcing time?

A. 0.1
B. 0.01
C. 0.001
D. 0.0001
Answer» E.
117.

What is the maximum current upto which fuses can be used?

A. 25 A
B. 50 A
C. 75 A
D. 100 A
Answer» B. 50 A
118.

What should be the value of fusing factor?

A. Equal to zero
B. Equal to one
C. Less than one
D. More than one
Answer» D. More than one
119.

What is the relation between the fusing current and the diameter of the wire?

A. I = k d3
B. I = k d3/2
C. I = k d2
D. I = k d2/3
Answer» C. I = k d2
120.

For a current upto 10A which material is used as the fusing element?

A. Copper
B. Silver
C. Alloy of lead and tin
D. Zinc
Answer» D. Zinc
121.

Which among these is the least expensive protection for over current in low voltage system?

A. Rewirable fuse
B. Isolator.
C. Circuit breaker.
D. Air breaker switch.
Answer» B. Isolator.
122.

Which among the following statement is true related to fuse?

A. Greater the current smaller is the time taken by the fuse to blow out.
B. Greater the current greater is the time taken by the fuse to blow out.
C. The current is directly proportion to the blow out time of fuse.
D. Is dependent on the temperature and atmospheric conditions
Answer» B. Greater the current greater is the time taken by the fuse to blow out.
123.

Which among these are the main characteristics of a fuse element?

A. Low melting point
B. High conductivity
C. Least deterioration due to oxidation
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
124.

How is the bus bars rated?

A. Current only
B. Voltage only.
C. Current, voltage and frequency.
D. Current, voltage, frequency and short circuit current.
Answer» E.
125.

Which material is used for the manufacture of bus bars?

A. Aluminium rods.
B. Copper rods.
C. Any conducting material.
D. Made of silver.
Answer» C. Any conducting material.
126.

Which device sends the information to the circuit breaker to interrupt the circuit in case of fault?

A. Switch
B. Relay
C. Circuit breaker itself does this function.
D. Fuse.
Answer» C. Circuit breaker itself does this function.
127.

When does the circuit breaker operate in the line?

A. When power is to be supplied.
B. When the line is to be tested.
C. Whenever the fault occurs in the line.
D. Whenever the switch and the relay has to be operated.
Answer» D. Whenever the switch and the relay has to be operated.
128.

What is the primary principle of a fuse?

A. Open the circuit.
B. Protect the appliance.
C. Protect the line
D. Prevent excess current from flowing into the line.
Answer» E.
129.

What is switchgear?

A. An apparatus used for switching, controlling and protecting the electrical circuits and equipments.
B. It detects the faults only.
C. It corrects the faults only.
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
130.

KCL is applicable at

A. A Junction
B. Resistor
C. Loop
D. All of these
Answer» B. Resistor
131.

Circuit is defined as

A. Interconnection OfCircuit Elements With Closed Path
B. Interconnection OfCircuit Elements With Out Any Closed Path
C. Interconnection Of With Out Circuit Elements
D. None of these
Answer» B. Interconnection OfCircuit Elements With Out Any Closed Path
132.

Two resistors each of 4 and 12 are connected in parallel and the parallel combination is connected in series with a 2 resistor. What is the Equivalent Resistance?

A. 50
B. 5
C. 20
D. 2
Answer» C. 20
133.

Four resistors each of 20 are connected in parallel, the total resistance is

A. 80
B. 5
C. 5
D. None Of These
Answer» D. None Of These
134.

Two resistances R1 and R2 give combined resistance of 4.5 ohms when in series and 1 ohm when in parallel. The resistances are

A. ohms and 6 ohms
B. 3 ohms and 9 ohms
C. 1.5 ohms and 3 ohms
D. 1.5 ohms and 0.5 ohms
Answer» D. 1.5 ohms and 0.5 ohms
135.

The polarity of the induced voltage is determined by

A. Ampere’s law
B. Lenz’s law
C. Kirchhoff’s law
D. Right hand rule
Answer» C. Kirchhoff’s law
136.

Unit of electric potential

A. Ampere
B. Volts
C. coulomb
D. Volt-ampere
Answer» C. coulomb
137.

An ideal voltage source should have:

A. Zero source resistance
B. Infinite source resistance
C. Terminal voltage is proportional to current
D. Open-circuit voltage nearly equal to voltage of the load current
Answer» B. Infinite source resistance
138.

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

A. Nodes
B. Sources
C. Nodes and Sources
D. Nodes, Sources and Mesh
Answer» C. Nodes and Sources
139.

When maximum power transfer takes place, the efficiency of power transfer of the circuit is

A. 100%
B. 75%
C. 50%
D. 25%
Answer» D. 25%
140.

Which of the following theorems helps in simplifying computations when the load across a circuit is varying?

A. Superposition
B. Norton’s
C. Thevenin’s
D. Maximum power transfer
Answer» E.
141.

Thevenin’s theorem can be applied to network containing

A. Passive elements only
B. Active elements only
C. Linear elements only
D. All of these
Answer» E.
142.

For maximum transfer of power, internal resistance of the source should be:

A. Equal to load resistance
B. Less than that of the load
C. More than that of the load
D. Zero
Answer» B. Less than that of the load
143.

The rating of fuse wire is expressed in terms of

A. Ohms
B. Mhos
C. Amperes
D. Watts.
Answer» D. Watts.
144.

Ohm’s law is not applicable to

A. DC circuits
B. high currents
C. small resistors
D. semi-conductors.
Answer» E.
145.

Which of the following is not the same as watt?

A. joule/sec
B. amperes/volt
C. amperes x volts
D. ( amperes )2 x ohm.
Answer» C. amperes x volts
146.

Resistivity of a wire depends on

A. length
B. material
C. cross section area
D. All of the above.
Answer» C. cross section area
147.

What will be the resistance if 10 resistors of 10 ohm each is connected in series

A. 100
B. 1
C. 0.1
D. 10
Answer» B. 1