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1.WhichofthefollowingaretheapplicationsofD.C.system?
(a)Batterychargingwork
(b)Arcwelding
(c)Electrolyticandelectrochemicalprocesses
(d)Arclampsforsearchlights
(e)Alloftheabove
Ans:e
2.WhichofthefollowingmethodsmaybeusedtoconvertA.C.systemtoD.C.?
(a)Rectifiers
(b)Motorconverters
(c)Motorgeneratorsets
(d)Rotaryconverters
(e)Alloftheabove
Ans:e
3.Inasinglephaserotaryconverterthenumberofslipringswillbe
(a)two
(b)three
(c)four
(d)six
(e)none
Ans:a
4.Asynchronousconvertercanbestarted
(a)bymeansofasmallauxiliarymotor
(b)fromAC.sideasinductionmotor
(c)fromD.C.sideasD.C.motor
(d)anyoftheabovemethods
(e)noneoftheabovemethods
Ans:d
5.Arotaryconverterisasinglemachinewith
(a)onearmatureandonefield
(b)twoarmaturesandonefield
(c)onearmatureandtwofields
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
6.Arotaryconvertercombinesthefunctionof
(a)aninductionmotorandaD.C.generator
(b)asynchronousmotorandaD.C.generator.
(c)aD.C.seriesmotorandaD.C.generator
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
7.Whichofthefollowingisreversibleinaction?
(a)Motorgeneratorset
(b)Motorconverter
(c)Rotaryconverter
(d)Anyoftheabove
(e)Noneoftheabove
Ans:c
8.Whichofthefollowingmetalsisgenerallymanufacturedbyelectrolysisprocess?
(a)Load

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(b)Aluminium
(c)Copper
(d)Zinc
(e)Noneoftheabove
Ans:b
9.WithamotorconverteritispossibletoobtainD.C.voltageonlyupto
(a)200100V
(6)600800V
(c)10001200V
(d)17002000V
Ans:d
10.Normally,whichofthefollowingisused,whenalargescaleconversionfromAC.toD.C.powerisrequired?
(a)Motorgeneratorset
(b)Motorconverter
(c)Rotaryconverter
(d)Mercuryarcrectifier
Ans:d
11.Arotaryconverteringeneralconstructionanddesign,ismoreorlesslike
(a)atransformer
(b)aninductionmotor
(c)analternator
(d)anyD.C.machine
Ans:d
12.Arotaryconverteroperatesata
(a)lowpowerfactor
(6)highpowerfactor
(c)zeropowerfactor
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
13.InwhichofthefollowingappUcations,directcurrentisabsolutelyessential?
(a)Illumination
(b)Electrolysis
(c)Variablespeedoperation
(d)Traction
Ans:b
14.WhichofthefollowingAC.motorsisusuallyusedinlargemotorgeneratorsets?
(a)Synchronousmotor
(b)Squirrelcageinductionmotor
(c)Slipringinductionmotor
(d)Anyoftheabove
Ans:a
15.Inarotaryconverterarmaturecurrentsare
(a)d.c.only
(b)a.c.only
(c)partlya.c.andpartlyd.c.
Ans:c
16.Inwhichofthefollowingequipmentdirectcurrentisneeded?
(a)Telephones
(b)Relays
(c)Timeswitches
(d)Alloftheabove
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(a)anode
(b)cathode
(c)shellbottom
(d)mercurypool
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19.Mercury,inarcrectifiers,ischosenforcathodebecause
(a)itsionizationpotentialisrelativelylow
(b)itsatomicweightisquitehigh
(c)itsboilingpointandspecificheatarelow
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20.Theionizationpotentialofmercuryisapproximately
(a)5.4V
(b)8.4V
(c)10.4V
(d)16.4V
Ans:c
21.Thepotentialdropinthearc,inamercuryarcrectifier,varies
(a)0.05Vto0.2Vpercmlengthofthearc
(b)0.5Vto1.5Vpercmlengthofthearc
(c)2Vto3.5Vpercmlengthofthearc
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:d
22.Thevoltagedropbetweentheanodeandcathode,ofamercuryarcrectifiercomprisesofthefollowing
(a)anodedropandcathodedrop
(b)anodedropandarcdrop
(c)cathodedropandarcdrop
(d)anodedrop,cathodedropandarcdrop
Ans:d
23.GlassrectifiersareusuallymadeintounitscapableofD.C.output(maximumcontinuousrating)of
(a)100Aat100V
(b)200Aat200V
(c)300Aat300V
(d)400Aat400V
(e)500Aat500V
Ans:e
24.Thevoltagedropatanode,inamercuryarcrectifierisdueto
(a)selfrestoringpropertyofmercury
(b)highionizationpotential
(c)energyspentinovercomingtheelectrostaticfield
(d)hightemperatureinsidetherectifier
Ans:c
25.Theinternalefficiencyofamercuryarcrectifierdependson
(a)voltageonly
(b)currentonly
(c)voltageandcurrent
(d)r.m.s.valueofcurrent
(e)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
26.Ifcathodeandanodeconnectionsinamercuryarcrectifierareinterchanged
(a)therectifierwillnotoperate
(b)internallosseswillbereduced
(c)bothionandelectronstreamswillmoveinthesamedirection
(d)therectifierwilloperateatreducedefficiency
Ans:a
27.Thecathddevoltagedrop,inamercuryarcrectifier,isdueto
(a)expenditureofenergyinionization
(b)surfaceresistance
(c)expenditureofenergyinovercomingtheelectrostaticfield
(d)expenditureofenergyinliberatingelectronsfromthemercury
Ans:d
28.Toproducecathodespotinamercuryarcrectifier
(a)anodeisheated
(b)tubeisevacuated
(c)anauxiliaryelectrodeisused
(d)lowmercuryvapourpressuresareused
Ans:c
29.Theadvantageofmercuryarcrectifieristhat
(a)itislightinweightandoccupiessmallfloorspace
(b)ithashighefficiency
(c)ithashighoverloadcapacity
(d)itiscomparativelynoiseless
(e)alloftheabove
Ans:e
30.Inamercurypoolrectifier,thevoltagedropacrossitselectrodes
(a)isdirectlyproportionaltoload
(b)isinverselyproportionaltoload
(c)variesexponentiallywiththeloadcurrent
(d)isalmostindependentofloadcurrent
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31.Inathreephasemercuryarcrectifierseachanodeconductsfor
(a)onethirdofacycle
(b)onefourthofacycle
(c)onehalfacycle
(d)twothirdofacycle
Ans:a
32.Inamercuryarcrectifiercharacteristicblueluminosityisdueto
(a)colourofmercury
(b)ionization
(c)hightemperature
(d)electronstreams
Ans:b
33.Whichofthefollowingmercuryarcrectifierwilldeliverleastundulatingcurrent?
(a)Sixphase
(b)Threephase
(c)Twophase
(d)Singlephase
Ans:a
34.Inaglassbulbmercuryarcrectifierthemaximumcurrentratingisrestrictedto
(a)2000A
(b)1500A
(c)1000A
(d)500A
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35.Inamercuryarcrectifier______flowfromanodetocathode
(a)ions
(b)electrons
(c)ionsandelectrons
(d)anyoftheabove
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36.Whenarectifierisloadedwhichofthefollowingvoltagedropstakeplace?
(a)Voltagedropintransformerreactance
(6)Voltagedropinresistanceoftransformerandsmoothingchokes
(c)Arcvoltagedrop
(d)Alloftheabove
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37.Onwhichofthefollowingfactorsthenumberofphasesforwhicharectifiershouldbedesigneddepend?
(a)Thevoltageregulationoftherectifiershouldbelow
(b)Intheoutputcircuitthereshouldbenoharmonics
(c)Thepowerfactorofthesystemshouldbehigh
(d)Therectifiersupplytransformershouldbeutilizedtothebestadvantage
(e)alloftheabove
Ans:e
38.Amercuryarcrectifierpossesses________regulationcharacteristics
(a)straightline
(b)curvedline
(c)exponential
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:d
39.Itisthe_______ofthetransformeronwhichthemagnitudeofangleofoverlapdepends.
(a)resistance
(b)capacitance
(c)leakagereactance
(d)anyoftheabove
Ans:c
41.Inagridcontrolofmercuryarcrectifierswhenthegridismadepositiverelativetocathode,thenittheelectronson
theirmaytoanode.
(a)accelerates
(b)decelerates
(c)anyoftheabove
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
42.Inmercuryarcrectifiershavinggrid,thearccanbestruckbetweenanodeandcathodeonlywhenthegridattainsa
certainpotential,thispotentialbeingknownas
(a)maximumgridvoltage
(b)criticalgridvoltage
(c)anyoftheabove
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
43.Inphaseshiftcontrolmethodthecontroliscarriedoutbyvaryingtheofgridvoltage.

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(a)magnitude
(b)polarity
(c)phase
(d)anyoftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove
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16.44.Inaphaseshiftcontrolmethod,thephaseshiftbetweenanodeandgridvoltagescanbeachievedbymeansof
(a)shuntmotor
(6)synchronousmotor
(c)inductionregulator
(d)synchronousgenerator
Ans:c
45.Themetalrectifiersarepreferredtovalverectifiersduetowhichofthefollowingadvantages?
(a)Theyaremechanicallystrong
(b)Theydonotrequireanyvoltageforfilamentheating
(c)Both(a)and(b)
(d)Noneoftheabove
Ans:c
46.Whichofthefollowingstatementisincorrect?
(a)Copperoxiderectifierisalineardevice
(b)Copperoxiderectifierisnotaperfectrectifier
(c)Copperoxiderectifierhasalowefficiency
(d)Copperoxiderectifierfindsuseincontrolcircuits
(e)Copperoxiderectifierisnotstableduringearlylife
Ans:a
47.Theefficiencyofthecopperoxiderectifierseldomexceeds
(a)90to95%
(b)85to90%
(c)80to85%
(d)65to75%
Ans:d
48.Copperoxiderectifierisusuallydesignednottooperateabove
(a)10C
(b)20C
(c)30C
(d)45C
Ans:d
49.Seleniumrectifiercanbeoperatedattemperaturesashighas
(a)25C
(b)40C
(c)60C
(d)75C
Ans:d
50.Inseleniumrectifiersefficienciesrangingfrom______to______percentareattainable
(a)25,35
(b)40,50
(c)60,70
(d)75,85
Ans:d
51.Ageingofaseleniumrectifiermaychangetheoutputvoltageby
(a)5to10percent
(b)15to20percent
(c)25to30percent
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
52.Theapplicationsofseleniumrectifiersareusuallylimitedtopotentialof
(a)10V
(b)30V
(c)60V
(d)100V
(e)200V
Ans:d
53.Whichofthefollowingrectifiershavebeenusedextensivelyinsupplyingdirectcurrentforelectroplating?
(a)Copperoxiderectifiers
(b)Seleniumrectifiers
(c)Mercuryarcrectifiers
(d)Mechanicalrectifiers
(e)Noneoftheabove
Ans:b
54.Acommutatingrectifierconsistsofcommutatordrivenby
(a)aninductionmotor

(b)asynchronousmotor
(c)aD.C.seriesmotor
(d)aD.C.shuntmotor
Ans:b
55.WhichofthefollowingrectifiersareprimarilyusedforchargingoflowvoltagebatteriesfromAC.supply?
(a)Mechanicalrectifiers
(b)Copperoxiderectifiers
(c)Seleniumrectifiers
(d)Electrolyticrectifiers
(e)Mercuryarcrectifiers
Ans:d
56.Theefficiencyofanelectrolyticrectifierisnearly
(a)80%
(b)70%
(c)60%
(d)40%
Ans:c
57.Whichofthefollowingisthelosswithinthemercuryarcrectifierchamber?
(a)Voltagedropinarc
(6)Voltagedropattheanode
(c)Voltagedropatthecathode
(d)Alloftheabove
Ans:d
58.Themetalrectifiers,ascomparedtomercuryarcrectifiers
(a)operateonlowtemperatures
(b)canoperateonhighvoltages
(c)canoperateonheavyloads
(d)givepoorregulation
(e)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
59.Inamercuryarcrectifier,theanodeisusuallymadeof
(a)copper
(b)aluminium
(c)silver
(d)graphite
(e)tungsten
Ans:d
60.Theignitedorauxiliaryanodeinmercuryarcrectifierismadeof
(a)graphite
(b)boroncarbide
(c)aluminium
(d)copper
Ans:b

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