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Illumination Engg UNIT II MCQ

The document contains 20 multiple choice questions about light sources and electrical control of light sources. It tests knowledge about different types of lamps like incandescent, fluorescent, sodium vapor lamps and their properties and applications. The document also provides answers to the questions and links to additional practice questions.

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Illumination Engg UNIT II MCQ

The document contains 20 multiple choice questions about light sources and electrical control of light sources. It tests knowledge about different types of lamps like incandescent, fluorescent, sodium vapor lamps and their properties and applications. The document also provides answers to the questions and links to additional practice questions.

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AISSMS College of Engineering

Electrical Engineering Department

BE Electrical SEM II 2019-20

ILLUMINATION ENGINEERING

UNIT 02: Light Sources and Electrical Control of Light sources


Q1.Carbon arc lamps are commonly used in
A. Domestic lighting
B. Street lighting
C. Cinema Projector
D. Photography
Q2) Which of the following lamps gives nearly monochromatic light?
A. Sodium vapor lamp
B. GLS Lamp
C. Tube light
D. Mercury vapor lamp
Q3) Light is produced in electric discharge lamps by
A. Heating effect of current
B. Magnetic effect of current
C. Ionization in a gas or vapour
D. Carbon electrodes
Q4) Which gas is sometimes used in filament lamps?
A. Argon
B. Krypton
C. Nitrogen
D. Carbon dioxide
Q5) Why Tungsten is used as filament?
A. High Melting point
B. Minimum evaporation at high temperature
C. Selective spectral emitter
D. All of these
Q6) Which bulb operated on the lowest power?
A. Night Bulb
B. Neon Bulb
C. GLS Bulb

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D. Torch Bulb
Q7) Which gas is not used in discharge lamps?
A. Mercury
B. Argon
C. Neon
D. Xenon
Q8) Which is a disadvantage of incandescent lamp?
A. Less life
B. More power consumption
C. Filament breaks due to vibrations
D. All of these
Q9)Which is not a carbon arc lamp?
A. DC/AC Carbon arc lamp
B. Light arc lamp
C. Flame arc lamp
D. Magnetic arc lamp
Q10) The output of a tungsten filament lamp depends on
A. Size of lamp
B. Size of shell
C. Temperature of filament
D. All of the above

Q11) A coating of titanium oxide is used inside


A. Clear glass HPMV lamp
B. Phospher coated HPMV lamp
C. Reflector HPMV lamp
D. Mercury iodide lamps
Q12) A zero watt lamp consumes
A. No power
B. About 5 to 7 W power
C. About 15 to 20 W power
D. About 25 to 30 W power
Q13) Which is not an Application of Mercury iodide lamp
A. Flood lighting
B. Industrial Lighting
C. Home lighting

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D. Public lighting
Q14) Normal average life of sodium vapour lamp is
A. 1000 hours
B. 2500 hrs
C. 3000 hrs
D. 3500 hrs
Q15) The electrical characteristics of SOX lamps are similar to
A. Fluorescent Tube
B. Neon lamp
C. Mercury Iodide Lamp
D. Sodium Vapour lamp
Q16) One disadvantage of Neon Lamp?
A. Low light output
B. High cost
C. High starting time
D. High power consumption
Q17)What is wrong about Halogen lamps?
A. It has better colour radiation
B. Its available in convenient size
C. No blackening of lamps
D. Working temperature is very low
Q18)Which lamp has more life?
A. Incandescent lamp
B. CFL
C. Sodium Vapour lamp
D. HPMV
Q19) Which statement is wrong?
A. Laser beam can be used in metal processing industries
B. LEDs have around 50,000 long life
C. Induction lamp works on electromagnetic induction principle
D. Laser means Light Amplification by Stipulated Emission of Radiation
Q20) The main electrode of high pressure mercury vapour lamp is made up of
A. Quartz
B. Hard glass
C. Tungsten
D. Bronze

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Answers:
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10
C A C A D D A D B C
Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 Q19 Q20
C B C B A A D C D C

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