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1. The ____ is responsible for the current to flow in a closed circuit.

A. Electric charge B. Potential difference C. Resistance D. All of these

2. A series R-L-C circuit when excited by a 10 V sinusoidal voltage source of variable frequency, exhibits resonance at
100 Hz and has a 3-dB bandwidth of 5 Hz. The voltage across the inductor L at resonance is
A. 10 V B. 10√2 V C. 10/√2 V D. 200 V

3. The voltage across a component is measured as 80 V r.m.s. and the current through it is 4 A r.m.s. If the current
leads the voltage by 20⁰ what is the apparent power in the component?
A. 109 B. 116 C. 301 D. 320

4. A metal bar is heated electronically by

A. Emission heating B. Dielectric heating C. Induction heating D. none of these

5. An inductor, a 1 kΩ resistor, and a switch are connected in series across a 6 V battery. At the instant the switch is
closed, the inductor voltage is
A. 0 V B. 6 V C. 12 V D. 4 V

6. When the resistances are connected in parallel circuit then

A. branch currents are additive C. powers are additive
B. conductances are additive D. all of these

7. The voltage across a coil when di/dt = 20 mA/μs and L = 8 μH is

A. 16 mV B. 160 mV C. 1.6 mV D. 2.5 mV

8. An amplifier has an output impedance Zo of 70 + j35 (. What value of load impedance will permit maximum power
transfer?
A. −70 – j35 B. −70 + j35 C. 70 – j35 D. 70 + j35

9. Two 10 H inductors are in parallel and the parallel combination is in series with a third 10 H inductor. What is the
approximate total reactance when a voltage with a frequency of 7 kHz is applied across the circuit terminals?
A. 219 kΩ B. 66 kΩ C. 660 kΩ D. 1.3 kΩ

10. Five inductors are connected in series. The lowest value is 8 μH. If the value of each inductor is twice that of the
preceding one, and if the inductors are connected in order of ascending values, the total inductance is
A. 8 H B. 32 μH C. 64 μH D. 248 μH

11. Kirchhoff’s loop rule for circuit analysis is an expression of which of the following?
A. Conservation of charge C. Ampere's law
B. Conservation of energy D. Ohm's law

12. The electric field 2.0 m from a point charge has a magnitude of 8. 0 x 10 4 N/C. What is the strength of the electric
field at a distance of 4.0 m?
A. 2.0 x 104 N/C B. 4.0 x 104 N/C C. 1.6 x 105 N/C D. 3.2 x 105 N/C

13. A transformer is to be designed to increase the 30 kV-rms output of a generator to the transmission-line voltage of
345 kV-rms. If the primary winding has 80 turns, how many turns must the secondary have?
A. 6 B. 70 C. 920 D. 9200

14. You have a 1 mF capacitor with Q’s worth of charge on it. A dielectric whose dielectric constant is 5 is carefully
slipped between the plate of the capacitor. Which statement is FALSE.
A. the new capacitance will equal 5C.
B. the new charge on the plates is 5Q.
C. the new voltage across the plates is a fifth what it was.
D. the new electric field between the plates is a fifth what it was.

15. Two 4-microfarad capacitors are connected in series with a 12-volt battery. The energy stored in each capacitor is:
A. 144 J B. 4 J C. 12 J 72 J

16. Two concentric circular loops of radii b and 2b, made of the same type of wire, lie in the plane of the page. The total
resistance of the wire loop of radius b is R. What is the resistance of the wire loop of radius 2b?
A. R/4 B. R/2 C. 2R D. 4R

17. Aluminum is selected as the material for rotating disc of energy meter because
A. It is good conductor B. It is light C. It is indigenously available D. All of these reasons

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18. Cells are connected in parallel in order to

A. increase the voltage available. C. increase the current available.
B. reduce cost of wiring. D. reduce the time required to fully charge them after use.

19. What is the minimum number of wattmeters required for measuring power of a three phase balanced load?
A. two B. four C. one D. three

20. For a 3 phase unbalanced load

A. the power factor of each phase will be in proportional to the load
B. the power factor of each phase will be the same
C. the power factor of at least one of the phase must be leading
D. the power factor of each phase may be different

21. The operating efficiency of a 0.5 A, 120 V electric motor that lifts a 9 kg mass against gravity at an average velocity of
0.5 m/s is most nearly
A. 13% B. 25% C. 53% D. 75 %

22. The three unbalanced currents are:

Ia = 10 cis (-30°)
Ib = 0
Ic = 10 cis 150°
Find the zero sequence current.
A. 3.33 cis 30⁰ B. 0 C. 5.77 D. 3.33

23. Which of the following generating stations has the minimum running cost?
A. hydro-electric station. C. thermal power station.
B. nuclear power station. D. diesel power plant.

24. A star-connected balanced load takes 75 A from a balanced 3-phase, 4-wire supply. If the two supply lines of the
fuses are removed determine the symmetrical components of the lines after the fuses are removed.
A. I1 = 25 A, I2 = 25 A, I3 = 25 A C. I1 = 75 A, I2 = 75 A, I3 = 75 A
B. I1 = 25 A, I2 = 50 A, I3 = 0 A D. I1 = 75 A, I2 = 0 A, I3 = 0 A

25. A delta-connected load draws 17.28 kW from 240-V, balanced three-phase supply. What is the resistance of the load
if the reactance is equal to 5 ohms?
A. 5 Ω B. 7.5 Ω C. 10 Ω D. 2.5 Ω

26. Which of the following is a manually operated switch?

A. Pushbutton switch B. Knife Switch C. Selector switch D. All of these

27. A 500 kVA, 3-phase transformer has iron losses of 300 W and full load copper losses of 600 W. The percentage load
at which the transformer is expected to have maximum efficiency is
A. 50.0% B. 70.7% C. 141.4% D. 200.0%

28. Which of the following motors has a high starting torque?

A. ac series motor. C. induction motor.
B. dc series motor. D. synchronous motor.

29. The direction of rotation of a 3-phase induction motor is clockwise when it is supplied with 3-phase sinusoidal voltage
having phase sequence A-B-C. For counter clockwise rotation of the motor, the phase sequence of the power supply
should be
A. B-C-A B. C-A-B C. A-C-B D. B-C-A or C-A-B

30. In the thermal power plants, the pressure in the working fluid cycle is developed by
A. condenser B. super heater C. feed water pump D. turbine

31. A coil that opposes any change in current flow is called a(n) ________________.
A. inductor B. transducer C. capacitor D. oscillator

32. The transmission line distance protection relay having the property of being inherently directional is
A. impedance relay B. MHO relay C. OHM relay D. reactance relay

33. Centrifugal switch is provided for disconnecting the auxiliary winding in a __________.
A. Capacitor- start motor. C. Reluctance motor.
B. Capacitor run motor. D. Hysteresis motor.

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34. The armature resistance of a permanent magnet dc motor is 0.8 Ω. At no load, the motor draws 1.5 A from a supply
voltage of 25 V and runs at 1500 rpm. The efficiency of the motor while it is operating on load at 1500 rpm drawing a
current of 3.5 A from the same source will be
A. 48.0% B. 57.1% C. 59.2% D. 88.8%

35. A 50 kVA, 3300/230 V single-phase transformer is connected as a 3300/3530 V auto-transformer. The nominal rating
of the auto- transformer will be
A. 50.0 kVA B. 53.5 kVA C. 717.4 kVA D. 767.4 kVA

36. A time-delay relay that uses an RC timing circuit is called a(n) ______________.
A. solid-state, time-delay relay B. adjustable relay
B. dashpot time-delay relay D. motor-driven, time-delay relay

37. The resistance and reactance of a 100 kVA, 11000/400 V, 3− Y distribution transformer are 0.02 and 0.07 pu
respectively. The phase impedance of the transformer referred to the primary is
A. 0.02 + j0.07 Ω B. 0.55 + j1.925 Ω C. 15.125 + j52.94 Ω D. 72.6 + j254.1 Ω

38. The voltage across a component is measured as 80 V r.m.s. and the current through it is 4 A r.m.s. If the current
leads the voltage by 20⁰ what is the real power in the component?
A. 109 B. 116 C. 301 D. 320

39. A 400 V, 15 kW, 4-pole, 50Hz, Y-connected induction motor has full load slip of 4%. The output torque of the machine
at full load is
A. 1.66 Nm B. 95.50 Nm C. 99.47 Nm D. 624.73 Nm

40. A 8-pole, DC generator has a simplex wave-wound armature containing 32 coils of 6 turns each. Its flux per pole is
0.06 Wb. The machine is running at 250 rpm. The induced armature voltage is
A. 96 V B. 192 V C. 384 V D. 768 V

41. A ___________ is an electrical device that converts AC electricity from one voltage level to another.
A. transfomer B. secondary coil C. primary coil D. center tap

42. A 400 V, 50 kVA, 0.8 p.f. leading 3-connected, 50 Hz synchronous machine has a synchronous reactance of 2 Ω and
negligible armature resistance. The friction and windage losses are 2 kW and the core loss is 0.8 kW. The shaft is
supplying 9 kW load at a power factor of 0.8 leading. The line current drawn is
A. 12.29 A B. 16.24 A C. 21.29 A D. 36.88 A

43. The input of an ac circuit having p.f. of 0.8 lagging is 20 kVA. The power drawn by the circuit is __________ kW.
A. 12. B. 20. C. 16. D. 8.

44. A 500 MW, 3-phase, Y-connected synchronous generator has a rated voltage of 21.5 kV at 0.85 p.f. The line current
when operating at full load rated conditions will be
A. 13.43 kA B. 15.79 kA C. 23.25 kA D. 27.36 kA

45. A 800 kV transmission line is having per phase line inductance of 1.1 mH/km and per phase line capacitance of 11.68
nF/km. Ignoring the length of the line, its ideal power transfer capability in MW is
A. 1204 MW B. 1504 MW C. 2085 MW D. 2606 MW

46. If you hold the conductor with right hand so that the stretched thumb points in the direction of the current, then
encircling fingers will give the direction of magnetic lines of force round the conductor. This is known as
A. Left hand cork screw rule C. Left hand rule
B. Right hand cork screw rule D. Right hand rule

47. The generalized circuit constants of a 3-phase, 220 kV rated voltage, medium length transmission line are
A = D = 0.936 + j0.016
B = 35.5 + j138 Ω
C (−5.18 + j914) x 10^−6 S
If the load at the receiving end is 50 MW at 220 kV with a power factor of 0.9 lagging, then magnitude of line to line
sending end voltage should be
A. 133.23 kV B. 220.00 kV C. 230.78 kV D. 246.30 kV

48. The magnitude of variation in the output voltage for a 10 V regulated dc power supply of 0.002% regulation will be
A. 0.2 mV. B. 0.002 mV. C. 0.02 mV. D. 0.2 µV.

49. A hydraulic turbine having rated speed of 250 rpm is connected to a synchronous generator. In order to produce
power at 50 Hz, the number of poles required in the generator are
A. 6 B. 12 C. 16 D. 24

50. In lap winding, the number of brushes is always

A. double the number of poles C. half the number of poles
B. same as the number of poles D. two
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51. One oersted is equivalent to Gb/cm.

A. 1 B. 10 C. 100 D. 1000

52. A shunt generator running at 1000 r.p.m. has generated e.m.f. as 200 V. If the speed increases to 1200 r.p.m., the
generated e.m.f. will be nearly
A. 150 V B. 175 V C. 240 V D. 290 V

53. A voltage source having an open-circuit voltage of 100 V and internal resistance of 50Ω is equivalent to a current
source
A. 2A in parallel with 50Ω. C. 0.5A in parallel with 50Ω.
B. 2A with 50Ω in series. D. 2A in parallel with 100Ω.

54. The e.m.f. induced in the armature of a shunt generator is 600 V. The armature resistance is 0.1 ohm. If the armature
current is 200 A, the terminal voltage will be
A. 640 V B. 620 V C. 600 V D. 580 V

55. 310 km line is considered as

A. a long line B. a medium line C. a short line D. any of these

56. A 6-V battery is connected across a solenoid of 100 turns having a resistance of 2 Ω. Calculate the number of ampere
turns?
A. 100 B. 50 C. 300 D. 600

57. When a conductor carries more current on the surface as compared to core, it is due to
A. permeability variation B. corona C. skin effect D. unsymmetrical fault

58. The colour band sequence of a resistor is grey, blue, gold, and gold. The range in which its value must lie so as to
satisfy the tolerance specified is between
A. 7.5 Ω and 8.5 Ω B. 3.12 KΩ and 5.22 KΩ C. 10.3 KΩ and 12.31 KΩ D. 8.17 Ω and 9.03 Ω

59. A d.c. shunt motor runs at no load speed of 1140 r.p.m. At full load, armature reaction weakens the main flux by 5%
whereas the armature circuit voltage drops by 10%. The motor full load speed in r.p.m. is
A. 1080 B. 1203 C. 1000 D. 1200

60. At present level of technology, which of the following method of generating electric power from sea is most
advantageous?
A. Tidal power. C. Ocean currents.
B. Ocean thermal energy conversion. D. Wave power

61. A length of wire has a resistance of 10 ohms. What is the resistance of a wire of the same material three times as long
and twice the cross-sectional area?
A. 30 ohms B. 20 ohms C. 15 ohms D. 7 ohms

62. A medium unshaded lamp hangs 8 m directly above the table. To what distance should it be lowered to increase the
illumination to 4.45 times its former value?
A. 4.02 m B. 3.86 m C. 3.79 m D. 4.21 m

63. The barrier potential for a Ge PN junction is

A. 0.6 V. B. 0.3 V. C. 0.1 V. D. 0.5 V.

64. The illumination of a room having dimensions of 20 x 10 sq ft is 50 fc. Find the luminous flux if the maintenance factor
is 70% and the illumination factor is 0.60.
A. 35,760 B. 15,150 C. 23,810 D. 20,345

65. The M.S.C.P. of a lamp which gives out a total luminous flux of 400π lumen is candela.
A. 200 B. 100 C. 50 D. 400

66. If two similar charges coulomb each are placed m apart in air, then the force of repulsion is
A. 8 x 10^6 N B. 9 x 10^9 N C. 10^6 N D. 5 x 10^6 N

67. Which of the following lamp has minimum initial cost of installation but maximum running cost?
A. incandescent B. fluorescent C. mercury vapor D. sodium vapor

68. If in a Y-connected ac generator, each phase voltage has a magnitude of 90 V RMS, what is the magnitude of each line
voltage?
A. 0 V B. 90 V C. 156 V D. 180 V

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69. For the two conductors inside the conduit, the ampacity of the conductors shall be derated to what percent?
A. 90% B. 80% C. 70% D. none of these

70. Advisory rules in the Code are characterized by the use of word .
A. will B. would C. shall D. should

71. The potential ay a point due to a charge is 15 V. If the distance is increased three times, the potential at the point will
be
A. 5 V B. 18 V C. 45 V D. 15 V

72. A power plant consumes 100,000 lbs of coal per hour. The heating value of the coal is 12,000 BTUs per lb. The over-
all plant efficiency is 30%. What is the kW output of the plant?
A. 105,500 kW B. 205,000 kW C. 142,500 kW D. 175,000 kW

73. The voltage across a component is measured as 80 V r.m.s. and the current through it is 4 A r.m.s. If the current
leads the voltage by 20⁰ what is the reactive power in the component?
A. 109 B. 116 C. 301 D. 320

74. A certain power plant has a reserve capacity above peak load of 10 MW. The annual factors are load factor = 59%,
capacity factor = 41% and use factor = 46%. Determine the installed capacity.
A. 33.45 MW B. 31.85 MW C. 32.77 MW D. 30.47 MW

75. A 100 km long transmission line is loaded at 110 kV. If the loss of the line is 15 MW and the load is 150 MVA, the
resistance of the line is
A. 8.06 ohms per phase B. 0.806 ohms per phase C. 0.0806 ohms per phase D. 80.6 ohms per phase

76. When the relative permeability of a material is slightly less than 1, it is called .
A. diamagnetic B. ferromagnetic C. paramagnetic D. non-magnetic

77. In case of a 3-phase short-circuit fault in a system, the power fed into the system is
A. Mostly reactive C. Mostly active
B. Reactive only D. Active and Reactive both equal

78. The _____________ is the stationary winding of the electric motor.

A. stator B. shaft C. rotor D. armature

79. The rise of the current in an RL series circuit is what?

A. linear B. sinusoidal C. exponential D. symmetrical

80. In RL circuit, the time constant is the time required for the induced current to reach what percentage of its full value?
A. 100% B. 63% C. 37% D. 0%

81. What is the reciprocal of quality factor?

A. Power factor B. Reactive factor C. Dissipation factor D. 1/Q factor

82. Energy stored by a coil is doubled when its current is increased by ____.
A. 100% B. 41.4% C. 50% D. 25%

83. Which of the following is an application of a DC series motor?

A. Locomotive B. Crane C. Hoist D. All of these

84. Device that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy is

A. AC generator B. DC generator C. cell D. DC motor

85. In a rotating electrical machine, the chording angle for eliminating fifth harmonic should be
A. 38⁰ B. 36⁰ C. 33⁰ D. 30⁰

86. At what frequency will an inductor of 5 mH have the same reactance as a capacitor of 0.1 μF?
A. 7.12 kHz B. 7.12 Hz C. 7.12 MHz D. 7.2 GHz

87. As load is added to an AC generator provided with constant field excitation, the prime mover slows down with the
effect of
A. lowering frequency and lowering generated voltage.
B. increasing frequency and increasing generated voltage.
C. increasing frequency and lowering generated voltage.
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88. Which of the following types of heating process is used for surface heating of steel?
A. dielectric heating B. Infrared heating C. Induction heating D. Resistance heating

89. Drop-in alternator frequency is corrected by:

A. Automatic voltage regulator C. Increased Prime Mover Output
B. Damper winding D. Decreased Prime Mover Output

90. In television, 4:3 represents the

A. interlace ratio C. aspect ratio
B. maximum horizontal deflection D. ratio of the two diagonals

91. Two capacitors of capacitance 9 μF and 18 μF in series will have a total capacitance of?
A. 27 μF B. 162 μF C. 6 μF D. 180 μF

92. Satellite used for intercontinental communications are known as

A. Comsat B. Domsat C. Marisat D. Intelsat

93. A freshly painted layer may be dried electronically by

A. Conduction heating B. Induction heating C. Dielectric heating D. None of these

94. What is the largest rated room air conditioner unit that may be attached to a 15-ampere branch circuit that also serves
other receptacles?
A. 12 A B. 18.75 A C. 7.5 A D. 30 A

95. A hermetic motor-compressor has a rated-load current of 100 amperes. What are the allowable rating of the
branch-circuit protective device?
A. 115 A B. 125 A C. 150 A D. 175 A

96. An ac series circuit is composed of a resistance of 20 Ω, inductive reactance of 40 Ω, and a capacitive reactance of
15 Ω. If a current of 1 ampere is flowing, what is the applied voltage?
A. 320 V B. 32 V C. 220 V D. 22 V

97. Typical limits for synchronizing parameters for the maximum phase angle difference
A. 5 degrees B. 10 degrees C. 15 degrees D. 20 degrees

98. Power factor of synchronous motor can be made leading by adjusting its
A. speed B. supply voltage C. excitation D. supply frequency

99. The net profit, if any, of TRANSCO shall be remitted to the PSALM Corp. not later than days after the
immediately preceding quarter.
A. 15 B. 30 C. 60 D. 90

100. A Generating Unit providing Backup Reserve shall have Fast Start capability and its capacity shall be sustainable for
a minimum period of hours.
A. 8 B. 16 C. 24 D. 30

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