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This section includes 114 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Electrical Engineering Questions knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
A single phase ac - dc converter is also known as |
A. | rectifier |
B. | inverter |
C. | chopper |
D. | regulator |
Answer» B. inverter | |
2. |
The square wave operation of 3 phase VSI lines contains the harmonics. The amplitudes are |
A. | Directly proportional to their harmonic order |
B. | Inversely proportional to their harmonic order |
C. | Not related to their harmonic order |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Not related to their harmonic order | |
3. |
The ability of an electronic system to function properly in its intended electromagnetic environment and should not be a source of pollution to that electromagnetic environment is known as |
A. | Susceptibility |
B. | Emission |
C. | Interference |
D. | Electromagnetic compatibility |
Answer» E. | |
4. |
To detect an over - current fault condition, the most reliable method is to connect a |
A. | Current sensor across IGBT |
B. | Voltage sensor across IGBT |
C. | Current sensor in series with IGBT |
D. | Voltage sensor in series with IGBT |
Answer» D. Voltage sensor in series with IGBT | |
5. |
A crowbar is a circuit which is used to protect a |
A. | voltage sensitive load from excessive dc power supply output voltages |
B. | current sensitive load from excessive dc power supply output voltages |
C. | voltage sensitive load from excessive ac power supply output voltages |
D. | current sensitive load from excessive ac power supply output voltages |
Answer» B. current sensitive load from excessive dc power supply output voltages | |
6. |
An ideal switch is |
A. | Lossless |
B. | Carry current in any direction when it is on |
C. | Does not carry any current in any direction when it is off |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
Unipolar modulation is generally used in |
A. | AC - AC converters |
B. | AC - DC converters |
C. | DC - AC converters |
D. | DC - DC converters |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
In ac - dc conversion, when the switch is closed then the sum of voltages around the loop is |
A. | Zero |
B. | Non zero |
C. | Equal to the sum of voltage when switch is open |
D. | Twice of the voltage when switch is open |
Answer» C. Equal to the sum of voltage when switch is open | |
9. |
Transformer utilization factor is a measure of the merit of a rectifier circuit. It is the ratio of |
A. | AC input power to the transformer volt - amp rating required by secondary |
B. | AC input power to the transformer volt - amp rating required by primary |
C. | DC output power to the transformer volt - amp rating required by secondary |
D. | DC output power to the transformer volt - amp rating required by primary |
Answer» D. DC output power to the transformer volt - amp rating required by primary | |
10. |
A rectifier with an external low pass filter is an example of |
A. | Indirect switch matrix circuits |
B. | Direct switch matrix circuits |
C. | Embedded converters |
D. | All of these |
Answer» C. Embedded converters | |
11. |
In the SPWM, the modulating signal is |
A. | Square |
B. | Sinusoidal |
C. | Triangular |
D. | Saw - tooth |
Answer» C. Triangular | |
12. |
IGBT stands for |
A. | Insulated gate bipolar transistor |
B. | Insulated gate bidirectional transistor |
C. | Inductive gate bipolar transistor |
D. | Inductive gate bidirectional transistor |
Answer» B. Insulated gate bidirectional transistor | |
13. |
In constant frequency PWM, at perturbation the amplitude of the sinusoidal component is a |
A. | Linear function |
B. | Non linear function |
C. | Constant function |
D. | None of these |
Answer» E. | |
14. |
In a square - wave operation of 3 phase CSIs, the power values are on for |
A. | 60 degree |
B. | 90 degree |
C. | 120 degree |
D. | 150 degree |
Answer» D. 150 degree | |
15. |
The transfer function of PWM is generally developed in |
A. | Time domain |
B. | Frequency domain |
C. | Either (a) or (b) |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
16. |
In variable frequency, PWM gain |
A. | Phase lead helps to increase the phase margin of the control loop |
B. | Phase lag helps to increase the phase margin of the control loop |
C. | Phase lead helps to decrease the phase margin of the control loop |
D. | Phase lag helps to decrease the phase margin of the control loop |
Answer» B. Phase lag helps to increase the phase margin of the control loop | |
17. |
An SCR can be used |
A. | as static conductor |
B. | for power control |
C. | for speed control of dc shunt motor |
D. | all of these |
Answer» E. | |
18. |
Silicon controlled rectifier can be turned on |
A. | By applying a gate pulse and turned off only when current becomes zero |
B. | And turned off by applying gate pulse |
C. | By applying a gate pulse and turned off by removing the gate pulse |
D. | By making current non zero and turned off by making current zero |
Answer» B. And turned off by applying gate pulse | |
19. |
Number of PN junction in an SCR is |
A. | Two |
B. | Three |
C. | Four |
D. | Five |
Answer» C. Four | |
20. |
A carrier based PWM technique in CSI is composed of |
A. | A switching pulse generator and a shorting pulse generator |
B. | A shorting pulse distributor |
C. | A switching and shorting pulse combination |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
21. |
TRIAC is a semiconductor power electronic device which contains |
A. | Two SCR’s connected in reverse parallel |
B. | Two SCR’s connected in parallel |
C. | Two SCR’s connected in series |
D. | Two BJT’s connected in series |
Answer» B. Two SCR’s connected in parallel | |
22. |
Anode of an operational SCR is |
A. | Always positive w.r.t cathode |
B. | Always negative w.r.t anode |
C. | Always positive w.r.t anode |
D. | Always negative w.r.t cathode |
Answer» B. Always negative w.r.t anode | |
23. |
In a silicon controlled rectifier, the load is connected |
A. | Across anode |
B. | In series with anode |
C. | Across cathode |
D. | In series with cathode |
Answer» C. Across cathode | |
24. |
The phase angle of gate signal in TRIAC can be shifted by using |
A. | A capacitor |
B. | A variable resistor |
C. | An inductor |
D. | Only (a) and (b) |
Answer» E. | |
25. |
The curve between V and I of SCR when anode is positive w.r.t cathode and when anode is negative w.r.t cathode are known as |
A. | both as forward characteristics |
B. | both as reverse characteristics |
C. | former as forward characteristics and later as reverse characteristics |
D. | former as reverse characteristics and later as forward characteristics |
Answer» D. former as reverse characteristics and later as forward characteristics | |
26. |
In a 3 phase half wave rectifier, when firing angle is less than 90 degree, then the average dc output voltage becomes |
A. | Positive |
B. | Negative |
C. | Zero |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Negative | |
27. |
With gate open, the maximum anode current at which SCR is turned off from ON condition is called |
A. | breakdown voltage |
B. | peak reverse voltage |
C. | holding current |
D. | latching current |
Answer» D. latching current | |
28. |
Form factor of a rectifier is the ratio of |
A. | Root mean square value of voltage and current to its peak value |
B. | Root mean square value of voltage and current to its average value |
C. | Average value of current and voltage to its root mean square value |
D. | Peak value of current and voltage to its root mean square value |
Answer» C. Average value of current and voltage to its root mean square value | |
29. |
In a 3 phase VSI SPWM to use a single carrier signal and preserve the features of PWM technique, the normalized carrier frequency should be |
A. | Multiple of two |
B. | Odd multiple of three |
C. | Odd multiple of five |
D. | Odd multiple of seven |
Answer» C. Odd multiple of five | |
30. |
Ripple factor is the ratio of |
A. | Rms value of the ac component of load voltage to the dc voltage |
B. | Average value of the ac component of load voltage to the peak value of voltage |
C. | Average value of the dc component of load voltage to the ac voltage |
D. | Peak value of the dc component of load voltage to the ac voltage |
Answer» B. Average value of the ac component of load voltage to the peak value of voltage | |
31. |
The ac voltage controller can be used for |
A. | Lighting and heating control |
B. | On - line transformer tap changing |
C. | Soft starting |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
32. |
An RC snubber network used in BJT |
A. | Divert the collector current during turn - off |
B. | Improves the reverse bias safe operating area |
C. | Dissipates a fair amount of switching power |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
33. |
Regulator sampling PWM is usually used in |
A. | High power inverters |
B. | Rectifiers |
C. | Low power inverters |
D. | Only (a) and (b) |
Answer» E. | |
34. |
The opposite of susceptibility is |
A. | Immunity |
B. | Emission |
C. | Interference |
D. | Electromagnetic compatibility |
Answer» B. Emission | |
35. |
In square wave operation mode of 3 phase VSI, the VSI |
A. | Can control the load voltage |
B. | Cannot control the load voltage |
C. | Cannot control the load voltage except by means of dc link voltage |
D. | Cannot control the load voltage except by means of dc link current |
Answer» D. Cannot control the load voltage except by means of dc link current | |
36. |
DIAC and TRIAC both are semiconductors devices and conduct in |
A. | DIAC conducts in forward direction and TRIAC conducts in reverse direction |
B. | Both conducts in forward direction |
C. | Both conducts in reverse direction |
D. | Both conducts in either direction |
Answer» E. | |
37. |
In a lossless inverter, the average power absorbed in one period by the load must be |
A. | Equal to the average power supplied by the dc source |
B. | Greater than the average power supplied by the dc source |
C. | Lesser than the average power supplied by the dc source |
D. | Equal to the average power supplied by the ac source |
Answer» B. Greater than the average power supplied by the dc source | |
38. |
If all the SCR’s of 3 phase PAC is replaced by diodes, they would be triggered |
A. | 120 degree after the zero crossing of the corresponding line voltages |
B. | 60 degree after the zero crossing of the corresponding line voltages |
C. | 120 degree before the zero crossing of the corresponding line voltages |
D. | 60 degree before the zero crossing of the corresponding line voltages |
Answer» C. 120 degree before the zero crossing of the corresponding line voltages | |
39. |
A step - down choppers can be used in |
A. | Electric traction |
B. | Electric vehicles |
C. | Machine tools |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
40. |
The output current in PWM DC - DC converters is equal to |
A. | Average value of the output inductor current |
B. | Product of an average inductor current and a function of duty ratio |
C. | Either (a) or (b) |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
41. |
A MOSFET, for its conduction uses |
A. | Only minority carriers |
B. | Only majority carriers |
C. | Both minority and majority carriers |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Both minority and majority carriers | |
42. |
A combination of synchronized leading edge and trailing edge modulation has also been used to control a |
A. | Boost single - phase power factor converter |
B. | A buck dc - dc converter to reduce ripple in the intermediate dc bus capacitor |
C. | Both (a) and (b) |
D. | None f these |
Answer» D. None f these | |
43. |
In a full bridge VSI, in order to avoid the short circuit across the DC bus and the undefined AC output voltage condition, the modulating technique should ensure that |
A. | Top switch of each leg is on at any instant |
B. | Bottom switch of each leg is on at any instant |
C. | Either (a) or (b) |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
44. |
MOSFET stands for |
A. | Metal - oxide semiconductor field effect transistor |
B. | Molybdenum - oxide semiconductor field effect transistor |
C. | Metal - oxide silicon field effect transistor |
D. | Metal - oxide semiconductor field effect transmitter |
Answer» B. Molybdenum - oxide semiconductor field effect transistor | |
45. |
Advantages of Cuk converter is / are |
A. | Large number of reactive component |
B. | Low stress on switch |
C. | Low stress on capacitor |
D. | None of these |
Answer» E. | |
46. |
In a flyback converter, the inductor of the buck-boost converter has been replaced by a |
A. | Flyback capacitor |
B. | Flyback resistor |
C. | Flyback transformer |
D. | Flyback transistor |
Answer» D. Flyback transistor | |
47. |
The Graetz bridge makes excellent use of |
A. | Current transformer |
B. | Potential transformer |
C. | Power transformer |
D. | SCR |
Answer» D. SCR | |
48. |
The ac output voltage waveform of VSI and AC output current waveform of CSI respectively is composed of |
A. | High dv / dt, low di / dt |
B. | Low dv / dt, low di / dt |
C. | Low dv / dt, high di / dt |
D. | High dv / dt, high di / dt |
Answer» E. | |
49. |
If energy is taken from the AC side of the inverter and sends it back into the DC side, then it is known as |
A. | Motoring mode operation |
B. | Braking mode operation |
C. | Regenerative mode operation |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
50. |
If the firing angle becomes negative, then the rectifier begins to work as |
A. | A rectifier |
B. | An inverter |
C. | A chopper |
D. | A regulator |
Answer» C. A chopper | |