DC BASICS AND NETWORKS

1.Charge on an electron is ?
a) 1.602 * 10-19 C. b) 1.602 * 10-19 μC.
c) 9.107 * 10-31 C. d) 9.107 * 10-25 C.
ANS: (a)
2) An electron having mass ‘m’ kg and charge ‘e’ columb travels from rest through a potential
difference of ‘V’ volts. It has a kinetic energy of ?
a) mV joules b) m eV joules
c) eV joules d) m/e joules
ANS: (c)
AC BASICS AND NETWORKS
3) A current is said to be direct current when its ?
a) magnitude remains constant with time
b) magnitude changes with time
c) direction changes with time
d) magnitude and direction changes with time
ANS: (a)
4) A current is said to be alternating when it changes in ?
a) magnitude only b) direction only
c) both magnitude and direction d) none
ANS: (c)
DC MACHINES
5) The generator develops an electric pressure by ?
a) conversion of heat b) conversion of light
c) electro-magnetic induction d) conversion of chemical energy
ANS: (c)
6) The dc generator works on the principle of ? (asked in A.M.I.E summer 1994)
a) Fleming’s left hand rule
b) Fleming’s right hand rule
c) Lenz’s law d) none of the above
ANS: (b)
AC MACHINES
7) The basic function of a transformer is to change ? (asked in A.M.I.E summer 1994)
a) level of the voltage b) the power level
c) the power factor d) the frequency
ANS: (a)
Transformer is used ?
a) to step-up the voltage b) to step-down the voltage
c) on d.c d) to step-up or step-down the voltage
ANS: (d)
ELECTRONICS
9) An electron device means the device in which the conduction of electrons takes place through ?
a) a gas b) vaccum c) a semi-conductor
d) a gas, semi-conductor or vaccum
ANS: (d)
10) Which of the following is used as a passive component in an electronic circuit ?

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a) vaccum diode b) Zener diode
c) inductor d) SCR
ANS: C
POWER GENERATION
11) Which is a conventional source of energy ?
a) solar b) radio-active substances
c) geothermal d) wind
ANS: (b)
12) The disadvantages of renewable source of energy is/are ?
a) intermittency b) lack of dependability
c) availability in low energy densities d) all the abaove
ANS: (d)
POWER SYSTEMS
13) Transmission lines connect ?
a) generating station to a switching station / step down transformer station.
b) step down transformer station to service transformer banks
c) distribution transformer to consumer premises
d) service points to consumer premises
ANS: (a)
14) A 3-phase 4-wire system is commonly used for ?
a) primary distribution b) secondary distribution
c) primary transmission d) secondary transmission
ANS: (b)
UTILIZATION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY AND TRACTION

15 ) The basic elements of an electric drive are :

a) electric motor and the transmission system
b) electric motor ,the transmission and control system
c) the transmission and control system
d) electric motor and conversion equipment
ANS: (b)
16) The main draw back of electric drive is that:
a) it is cumbersome drive
b) it is costlier in intial as well as in maintenance cost
c) electric power supply failure makes the drive standstill
d) all of the above.
ANS: (c)
ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS

17) The absolute measurement of resistance involves the measurement of ?

a) length and time b) length and mass
c) velocity d) either a or c
ANS : (d)
18 ) For absolute measurement of current the method commonly used is ?
a) electro-dynamometer method
b) tangent galvanometer method

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c) Rayleigh current balance method
d) Lorenz method
ANS: (c)
CONTROL SYSTEMS
19) Any physical system which does not automatically correct for variation in its output, is called ?
a) open loop system
b) closed loop system
c) unstable system
d) none of the above
ANS:(a)
20) open loop control system is one in which the control action ?
a) depends on the input signal
b) is independent of the desired output
c) depends on system variables
d) depends on system size
ANS:(b)

1.The flow of electrical current in a conductor is due to flow of ?

a) electrons. b) protons.
c) electrons and ions. d) charged particles.
ANS: (a)
2) An electric current is the ?
a) random movement of electrons in a conductor
b) movement of free electrons predominately in one direction
c) pressure difference between two poles
d) the power that causes drift of electrons.
ANS: (b)
AC BASICS AND NETWORKS
3)The direction of current in an ac circuit ?
a) is from positive to negative.
b) is always in one direction.
c) varies from instant to instant.
d) cannot be determined.
ANS: (c)
4) When an electric current is passed through a bucket full of water, lot of bubbling in there–the
electric current is ?
a) ac. b) dc.
c) pulsating. d) none
ANS: (b)
DC MACHINES
5) Which device illustrates the principle of electro-mechanical conversion ?(asked in B.T.E M.P
1996)
a) Amplifier. b)Battery charger.
c) Transformer. d) Electric bell.
ANS: (a)
6) Fleming’s left hand rule is applicable to ? (asked in B.T.E M.P 1992)

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a) dc generator b) dc motor

c) alternator d) Transformer
ANS: (b)
AC MACHINES
7) In a transformer electrical power is transferred from one circuit to another with out change in ?
a) voltage b) current
c) frequency d) turns
ANS: (C)
The frequency of a voltage at the secondary is ? (A.M.I.E summer 1994)
a) greater than that of primary b) equal to that of primary
c) less than that of primary d) none
ANS: (b)
ELECTRONICS
9) An example of solid state device is ?
a) zener diode b) triode c) pentode
d) thyratron
ANS: (a)
10) Ratings on a capacitor are given 25μF , 12V. Also a plus sign is written near one of its
terminals. The capacitor is ?
a) mica capacitor b) ceramic capacitor
c)electrolytic capacitor d) paper capacitor
ANS: (C)
POWER GENERATION
11) Which of the following power plants is the least reliable ?
a) wind b) tidal
c) geothermal d) solor
ANS: (a)
12) Which of the following power plants is the most reliable ?
a) diesel b) Hydro-electric
c) steam d) tidal
ANS: (b)
POWER SYSTEMS
13) Which of the following is usually not the generating voltage ?
a) 6.6 KV
b) 11 KV
c) 12.5 KV
d) 13.2 KV
ANS: (c)
14) The highest transmission voltage in india is ?
a) 750 KV b) 400 KV
c) 220 KV d) 132 KV
ANS: (b)
UTILIZATION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY AND TRACTION
15 ) DC motors are still preferred for use in ?

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a) electric excavators steel mills and cranes
b) lathes and machine tools
c) flour mills and jaw crushers
d) paper industry
ANS: (a)
16) The conversion of AC into DC can be affected by the use of ?
a) motor-generator set
b) mercury arc rectifier
c) silicon diodes
d) any of the above.
ANS: (d)
ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS
17) Zener diodes , when used as voltage standards ?
a) are forward biased b) are reverse biased
c) cover a wide range of current d) operate in breakdown strength
e) all of above except (a)
ANS : (e)
18 ) The material to be used in the manufacture of a standard resistor should be of ?
a) low resistivity
b) high resistivity and low temparature co-efficient
c) high temp co-efficient
d) low resistivity and high temparature co-efficient
ANS: (b)
CONTROL SYSTEMS
19) Basic elements of a closed loop control system are the ?
a) feedback and controlled system
b) controller and controlled system
c) controlled system and servo system
d) feed back element and controlled system and controller
ANS:(d)
20) A closed loop control system is basically different from open loop control system due to ?
a) feedback
b) servomechanism
c) actuating signal
d) error signal
ANS:(a)

What is difference between VCB and MCCB

VCB is vacuum circuit breaker which is used in HT lines.
MCCB is mould case circuit breaker which is used in LT lines
up to 1000V

Which plant has high load factor

Nuclear power plant
In two wattmeter method we have W1, W2, V, and then how to find Q?
Q=732(w1-w2)

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Which starter is used for synchronous motor?
1-: STAR -DELTA STARTOR
2-: COUPLING WITH INDUCTION MOTOR AND REMOVE THE MOTOR
AFTER GETING 80% TO 90% OF SYNCHRONOUS SPEED
3-: USING DAMPER BARS
What type of protection used below 132KV feeders?
Following protections are used for feeders below 132KV:
1) Over current protection (normal inverse and
Instantaneous),
2) Earth fault protection (Normal inverse curve),
3) Horm 4 protection (feeder protection),

Where the lighting arrester is should be placed in distributing lines?

Near distribution transformers and out going feeders of 11kv and incoming feeder of 33kv and
near power transformers in sub-stations

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