1) Which of the following gases is used as refrigerant in refrigerators and air-conditioners?

A) Freon B) Nitrogen
C) Oxygen D) Argon
2) The unit of illumination is _______.
A) Cd/m2 B) Candela
C) Lumen D) Lux
3) Which is the color of light emitted by the sodium vapour lamp?
A) White B) Green
C) Yellow D) Blue
4) The most important cause of power loss in the transmission line is
A) Capacitance B) Resistance
C) Inductance D) Admittance
5) Up to what voltage level are high-tension cables used?
A) Up to 33 kV B) Up to 11 kV
C) Up to 66 kV D) Up to 132 V
6) In an underground cable, the insulation thickness mainly depends on
A) Reactive power flow B) Load Current
C) Operating Voltage D) Real power flow
7) Voltage drop is the main concern during the selection of cross-section of conductor for
A) Service main B) Distributor
C) Feeder D) Transformer
8) Small PLCs are PLCs that have inputs and outputs less than
A) 500 B) 200
C) 100 D) 1000
9) Which of the following is needed to provide an interface between the sensors and the
SCADA networks?
A) RTU B) DCS
C) Microcontroller D) IED
10) 8051 microcontroller has _____ number of 16 bit registers.
A) 3 B) 2
C) 1 D) 0
11) The flag bits of _________ register are affected when arithmetic operations are executed in
8051 microcontroller.
A) SP B) PC
C) DPTR D) PSW
12) Fault tolerance of SCADA system means
A) Ability to connect with many I/O devices B) Ability to recover communication connection
C) Ability to manage and coordinate system D) Ability to restart running applications
errors
13) Which of the following is non-linear element?
A) Resistor B) Inductor
C) Diode D) Capacitor
14) Two wattmeters are used to measure the power in a 3-phase balanced load. The power
factor of the load is __________ when one of the wattmeter reading is zero.
A) Zero B) 0.8 lagging
C) 0.6 lagging D) 0.5 lagging
15)
A) 15 B) 5
C) 4 D) 1
16) Which of the following condition is NOT TRUE for a series RLC circuit at resonance?
A) Z=R B) XL = XC
C) Z = j XL D) Power factor is unity
17) In a star-connected system, the phase angle difference between line and phase voltage is
A) 30° B) 60°
C) 90° D) 120°
18) In a common collector amplifier, the voltage gain is
A) Constant B) Less than 1
C) Varies with input voltage D) Varies with load impedance
19) The length of the conductor is doubled and its area of cross-section is also doubled, then
the resistance will
A) Increase four times B) Remain unchanged
C) Decrease two times D) Decrease four times
20) The current flowing through a resistor is 0.5 A when a potential difference of 10 V is
applied. Then, the value of resistance is
A) 5 B) 10
C) 20 D) 100
21) A 100 W electric light bulb is connected to a 200 V supply. Then, the current flowing in the
bulb and the resistance of the bulb, respectively, are
A) 0.5 A and 200 B) 0.5 A and 400
C) 1 A and 200 D) 2 A and 100
22) If two equal resistances connected in series across a certain supply are now connected in
parallel across the same supply, the power produced will be _______ that of series
connection.
A) Four times B) Two times
C) Equal to D) 0.5 times
23) A flow of 1,00,000 electrons per sec constitutes a current of
A) 3.2 × 10-14 A B) 1.6 × 10-14 A
C) 3.2 × 1014 A D) 1.6 × 1014 A
24) A voltmeter has a range of 0-10V and an internal resistance of 100k. How can a single
resistor be connected to this voltmeter to extend its range to 0-50V?
A) 400 k shunt B) 500 k shunt
C) 400 k series D) 500 k series
25) Two 230 V bulbs, L1 of 60 W and L2 of 100 W, are connected in series across a 240 V line.
How will the bulbs glow?
A) Both L1 and L2 will glow with equal B) L2 will glow brighter than L1
brightness
C) L1 will glow brighter than L2 D) Both bulbs will not glow
26) In a DC Machine the armature winding is placed on the rotor in order to
A) reduce losses B) minimize armature reaction
C) facilitate commutation D) save iron
27) Which stage of a DC power supply uses a Zener diode as the main component?
A) Rectifier B) Filter
C) Regulator D) Voltage divider
28) The speed at which magnetic field of an induction motor rotates is referred to as
_______________ speed.
A) shaft B) effective
C) synchronous D) slip
29) Alternators are usually designed to generate power at
A) variable frequency B) particular frequency
C) particular power factor D) variable voltage
30) With change in load, the magnitude of change in terminal voltage of an alternator depends
on
A) the load current only B) the load power factor only
C) both the load current and power factor D) the voltage rating of the machine
31) The torque speed characteristics of a series motor is
A) linearly rising B) a rectangular hyperbola
C) linearly decreasing D) a parabola
32) The direction of rotation of a three-phase induction motor can be reversed by
A) interchanging the connection of any two B) interchanging the connections of all the three
supply line terminals supply line terminals
C) rewinding the stator D) connecting a capacitor in any one phase
33) One of the phases of the main supply of a three-phase induction motor failed while running
at a light load condition. Then, the motor
A) stops immediately B) stops after few seconds
C) continues to run by drawing more current D) continues to run without any change
34)

A) 40 V B) 20 V
C) 15 V D) 10 V
35) If the speed of a DC motor increases with load torque, then it is a
A) DC Series motor B) DC Shunt motor
C) DC Cumulatively compound motor D) DC Differentially compound motor
36) If the mechanical power input to the alternator is increased but the excitation is kept
constant, then
A) The real power output will increase B) The real power output will decrease
C) The reactive power output will increase D) The reactive power output will decrease
37) A 3-phase, 10 kVA, 50 Hz star-connected alternator runs at 750 rpm. Then, the number of
poles of the alternator is
A) 4 B) 6
C) 8 D) 10
38) A 100 kVA, 3300 / 440 V, 50 Hz, single-phase transformer has 90 turns on the secondary
winding. Assuming an ideal transformer, the number of primary turns is
A) 180 B) 338
C) 675 D) 2970
39) A 20 kVA, 2000/200 V, single-phase transformer has the following parameters:
R01 = 8 and X01 = 10.3 . The voltage regulation of the transformer will be zero for a power
factor of
A) 0.61 lagging B) 0.61 leading
C) 0.79 lagging D) 0.79 leading
40) A 3-phase, 440 V, 50 Hz supply is applied to a 3-phase, 4-pole, 440V, star-connected
induction motor. Under full load condition, the operating slip of the motor is 0.05. Then, the
frequency of the rotor current is
A) 0.2 Hz B) 2.5 Hz
C) 5.0 Hz D) 22 Hz
41) The condition for maximum torque in a 3-phase induction motor is
A) R2 = sX2 B) R2 = sZ2
C) R2 = X2 D) sR2 = X2
42) For a given load in a synchronous motor, the V-curve is
A) the plot showing the variation of power B) the plot showing the variation of power factor
factor against field current against armature current
C) the plot showing the variation of armature D) the plot showing the variation of armature
current against field current current against power factor
43) Motor used in electric traction is
A) Single-phase induction motor B) Universal motor
C) DC Shunt motor D) DC series motor
44) During regenerative braking
A) the DC machine acts as a motor B) the DC machine acts as a generator
C) the back e.m.f. of the DC machine is less D) the back e.m.f. of the DC machine is equal to
than the applied voltage the applied voltage
45) For a fuse wire rated at 2A, the minimum current at which fuse blows is found to be 2.25A.
What is the fusing factor for the fuse wire?
A) 0.89 B) 1.125
C) 0.25 D) 4.25
46) In Buck regulator
A) the input current is constant and B) the output current is constant and continuous
continuous
C) the voltage across the capacitor is zero D) the voltage across the diode is constant and
continuous
47) The power semiconductor device employed for speed control of domestic fans is
A) DIAC B) TRIAC
C) Power BJT D) IGBT
48) In current source inverter,
A) the input voltage is maintained constant B) the amplitude of output current depends upon
the load
C) the amplitude of output current is D) the misfiring of switching devices may cause
independent of load short circuit across the source and create
serious problems
49) A single-phase full converter is fed from a 200 V, 50 Hz supply. The ripple frequency in the
output DC voltage is
A) 50 Hz B) 100 Hz
C) 150 Hz D) 200 Hz
50) Freewheeling diode in a single-phase semi-converter
A) assists regenerative operation with a DC B) increases reactive power drawn from the
motor load source
C) makes DC load current discontinuous D) makes DC load current continuous
51) _______________ display consumes least amount of power.
A) LED B) LCD
C) Fluorescent display D) Thermionic display
52) Which of the following Logic circuits offers high speed operation?
A) Diode Transistor Logic B) Transistor - Transistor Logic
C) Emitter – Coupled Logic D) CMOS Logic
53)

A) c=3, d=5 B) c=5, d=3

C) c=3, d=3 D) c=5, d=5
54) The selection of wire for electrical wiring mainly depends on
A) Load current B) Load voltage
C) Load power factor D) Load resistance
55) th
What is the frequency of 5 harmonic current, if fundamental current has a frequency of 50
Hz?
A) 150 Hz B) 250 Hz
C) 300 Hz D) 10 Hz
56) What is voltage swell?
A) Dip in magnitude of voltage for few B) Rise in magnitude of voltage for few cycles
cycles
C) Dip in frequency of voltage for few cycles D) Rise in frequency of voltage for few cycles
57) The power semiconductor device used in three-phase fully controlled rectifier fed DC drive
is ____________.
A) Power MOSFET B) Power BJT
C) Thyristor D) IGBT
58) The suitable motor for constant speed operation in cement manufacturing industry is
_________.
A) Single-phase induction motor B) DC series motor
C) DC differentially compound motor D) Three-phase synchronous motor
59)

A) (1) and (2) B) (2) and (3)

C) (1) and (3) D) (2) only
60) The power electronic circuit used in the four quadrant operation of DC drive is _______.
A) Full converter B) Dual converter
C) Semi-converter D) Inverter
61) The suitable motor for hard disc drive in computer is__________.
A) Stepper motor B) Universal motor
C) Switched reluctance motor D) Single-phase induction motor
62)

A) (1) and (2) B) (2) and (3)

C) (1) and (3) D) (3) alone
63) Star-delta starter is used for starting __________.
A) Stepper motor B) Universal motor
C) 1-phase induction motor D) 3-phase induction motor
64)

A) 180 B) 661
C) 151 D) 165
65)

A) B)
C) D)
66) The main function of a capacitor is to
A) Block current flow B) Help current flow
C) Store energy D) Dissipate heat
67) A 24 V power supply used for a lighting system can provide a maximum output current of 2
A. The lighting system is designed using 0.5W bulbs. The maximum number of bulbs that
can be connected to the power supply without exceeding 80% of its maximum power is
_________.
A) 96 B) 80
C) 76 D) 50
68)

A) 1 B) -1
C) 0 D) xyz
69) If 2x+2=8x, then the value of x is
A) 4 B) 3
C) 2 D) 1
70)

A) B)

C) D)

71)

A) B)

C) D)

72) The SI unit of gravitational field intensity is

A) m s-1 B) N kg-1
C) N m-1 D) N m
73) The statement , “Stress is directly proportional to strain within elastic limit” is known as:
A) Young’s modulus B) Bulk Modulus
C) Hooke’s law D) Shear modulus
74) Principle of 4 R‘s stand for
A) Reduce, Recycle, Reuse, Recover B) Reduce, Recycle, Reuse, Refine
C) Reduce, Recycle, Reuse, Resource D) Reduce, Recycle, Reuse, Reject
75) The work to be done to stop a car of mass 1200 kg and moving at a speed of 36 km/h is
A) 60000 N B) 777600 J
C) 6000 J D) 60000 J
76)

A) B)

C) D)

77) A person buys goods for Rs. 6000. He gets a discount of 10% and pays sales tax 6%. Find
the amount he will have to pay for the goods?
A) Rs. 5700 B) Rs. 5740
C) Rs. 5760 D) Rs. 5780
78) In a sugar solution of 4 liters containing 25% sugar, 1 liter of water is added. The
percentage of sugar in the new solution is
A) 25% B) 20%
C) 30% D) 15%
79) Select the option that is true about the Statements and Conclusions given:

Statements:
All songs are poems
All poems are operas

Conclusions:
I. All operas are songs
II. All songs are operas
A) Only conclusion I follows B) Only conclusion II follows
C) Both conclusions I and II follow D) Neither of the conclusions I or II follow
80) In the following, a number series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct
alternative that will continue the same pattern and fill the blank space.

1, 3, 3, 6, 7, 9, ___, 12, 21
A) 10 B) 11
C) 12 D) 13
81) The average score of a group of students is 60. The brightest 25% of them secured an
average score of 80 and the dullest 25% of them secured an average score of 31. The
average of remaining 50% is
A) 64 B) 64.5
C) 65 D) 65.5
82) An Iron box was bought for Rs. 770.75 and was sold for a profit of Rs. 50.25. Find selling
price of Iron box?
A) Rs. 821 B) Rs. 721
C) Rs. 621 D) Rs. 521
83) Rs.7,810 is divided among Subitha, Babitha and Nabitha such that Subitha:Babitha is 1:2
and Babitha:Nabitha is 3:1. What is the share of Nabitha?
A) Rs. 1,500 B) Rs. 1,300
C) Rs. 1,400 D) Rs. 1,420
84) The ratio of the present ages of Sanju and his sister Sangeetha is 4:3 and the difference
between their ages is 8 years. What will be the ratio of their ages two years from now?
A) 17:13 B) 7:3
C) 4:3 D) 6:5
85) A car is running at a speed of 84 kmph. What distance will it cover in 24 seconds?
A) 500 m B) 560 m
C) 520 m D) 580 m
86) Three persons are walking from A to B; their speeds are in the ratio of 4:5:3. The time ratio
to reach B will be
A) 4:5:3 B) 15:20:12
C) 15:12:20 D) 3:5:4
87) A, B and C can do a work in 24, 16 and 12 days respectively working alone. How many
days will it take to complete the work if they work together?
A) B)

C) D)

88) If ‘PRACTICE’ is encrypted as ‘PICCTRAE’, how is ‘FLAMES’ encrypted as?

A) FEMALS B) FALEMS
C) FMELAS D) FALMES
89) A team has won 10 matches and lost 4. If these matches represent 70% of the matches to
be played, how many more matches should the team win so as to have a record of 75%
wins?
A) 5 B) 6
C) 4 D) 3
90) (480/240) x (17/34) - {(32x4)/8}=?
A) -10 B) -13
C) -15 D) -18
91) Who is the first Chairperson of the Bank Board Bureau?
A) Sashikanta Das B) Vinod Rai
C) Arvind Subramanian D) Ajit Ranade
92) Which city was the first to get its Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK)?
A) Chennai B) Mysuru
C) Jodhpur D) Varanasi
93) Which Indian festival was commemorated at the United Nations for the first time in 2016?
A) Pongal B) Raksha Bandhan
C) Diwali D) Dussera
94) When is National Army Day celebrated in India?
A) 2nd April B) 4th May
C) 8th November D) 15th January
95) Good governance day is observed annually on 25th December, the birth anniversary of
__________.
A) Atal Bihari Vajpayee B) L.K. Advani
C) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam D) I.K. Gujral
96) Which country won the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup?
A) India B) Iran
C) Japan D) Bangladesh
97) As per RBI rules, what is the minimum age required to open and operate the savings bank
accounts independently?
A) 08 Years B) 10 Years
C) 14 Years D) 18 Years
98) Which language has the authors who have won the most number of Jnanapith Awards?
A) Kannada B) Telugu
C) Tamil D) Marathi
99) ‘Rh’ factor is the term we hear in connection with
A) Space travel B) Blood transfusion
C) Air pressure D) Blood pressure
100 _______ is the only female Prime Minister of India to date.
)
A) Indira Gandhi B) Pratibha Patil
C) Sheila Dikshit D) Meira Kumar