1. In the circuit shown below, the voltage and current sources are ideal.

The voltage (Vout)

across the current source, in volts, is

A) 0
B) 5
C) 10
D) 20

2. A resistance and a coil are connected in series and supplied from a single phase, 100 V,
50 Hz ac source as shown in the figure below. The rms values of plausible voltages
across the resistance (VR) and coil (VC) respectively, in volts, are

A) 65, 35
B) 50, 50
C) 60, 90
D) 60, 80

3. The number of chords in the graph of the circuit will be

 A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6

4. The time constant for the circuit will be

1
A) secs
9
1
B) secs
4
C) 4 secs
D) 9 secs

5. The impedance at the resonant frequency of a series RLC circuit with L= 20 mH, C= 0.02
F, 𝑅𝑤 = 90  is
A) 0 
B) 90 
C) 20 k
D) 40 k

6. Find the Thevenin equivalent (VTH and RTH) between terminals A and B of the circuit
given below.
 A) 4.16 V, 120 
B) 41.6 V, 120 
C) 4.16 V, 70 
D) 41.67 V, 70 

7. An ammeter has a current range of 0-5 A and its internal resistance is 0.2 . In order to
change the range to 0-25 A, we need to add a resistance of
A) 0.8  in series with the meter
B) 1.0  in series with the meter
C) 0.04  in parallel with the meter
D) 0.05  in parallel with the meter

8. The voltage applied to a circuit is 100 √2 cos(100 𝜋𝑡) volts and the circuit draws a
𝜋
current of 10√2 sin(100𝜋𝑡 + 4 ) amperes. Taking the voltage as the reference phasor, the
phasor representation of the current in amperes is
A) 10√2 - / 4
B) 10 - / 4
C) 10 + / 4
D) 10√2 + / 4

9. A heater is rated as 230V, 10 KW A.C. The value 230 V refers to

A) Average voltage
B) RMS voltage
C) Peak voltage
D) None of the above

10. The period of the signal x(t) = 8 sin (0.8 t + /4) is

A) 0.4 s
B) 0.8 s
C) 1.25 s
D) 2.5 s

11. A 200 V, 2000 rpm, 10A, separately excited dc motor has an armature resistance of 2Ω.
Rated dc voltage is applied to both the armature and field winding of the motor. If the
armature draws 5A from the source, the torque developed by the motor is
A) 4.30 Nm
B) 4.77 Nm
C) 0.45 Nm
D) 0.50 Nm
12. 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 %

13. Which three-phase connection can be used in a transformer to introduce a phase

difference of 30 between its output and corresponding input line voltages
A) Star – Star
B) Star – Delta
C) Delta – Delta
D) Delta – Zigzag

14. In a transformer, zero voltage regulation at full load is

A) not possible
B) possible at unity power factor load
C) possible at leading power factor load
D) possible at lagging power factor load

15. A 4 point starter is used to start and control the speed of a

A) DC shunt motor with armature resistance control
B) DC shunt motor with field weakening control
C) DC series motor
D) DC compound motor

16. For a given stepper motor, the following torque has the highest numerical value.
A) Detent torque
B) Pull-in torque
C) Pull-out torque
D) Holding torque

17. The core flux of a practical transformer with a resistive load

A) Is strictly constant with load changes
B) Increases linearly with load
C) Increases as the square root of the load
D) Decreases with increased load
18. A single phase transformer is to be switched to the supply to have minimum inrush
current. The switch should be closed at
A) Maximum supply voltage
B) Zero supply voltage
1
C) Maximum supply voltage
√2
1
D) Maximum supply voltage
2

19. The phase sequence of a three-phase alternator will reverse if

A) The field current is reversed keeping the direction of rotation same
B) The field current remains the same but the direction of rotation is reversed
C) The field current is reverses and the number of poles is doubled
D) The number of poles is doubled without reversing the field current.

20. A 400 V / 200 V / 200 V , 50 Hz three winding transformer is connected as shown in

Figure. The reading of the voltmeter V will be

A) 0V
B) 400 V
C) 600 V
D) 800 V

21. A power system has 100 buses including 10 generator buses. For the load flow analysis
using Newton-Raphson method in polar coordinates, the size of the Jacobian is

A) 189 x 189
B) 100 x 100
C) 90 x 90
D) 180 x 180
.
22. Bundled conductors are mainly used in high voltage overhead transmission lines to
A) reduce transmission line losses
 B) increase mechanical strength of the line
C) reduce corona
D) reduce sag

23. 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

24. High voltage DC (HVDC) transmission is mainly used for

A) Bulk power transmission over very long distances
B) Inter-connecting two systems with the same nominal frequency
C) Eliminating reactive power requirement in the operation
D) Minimizing harmonics at the converter stations

25. The incremental cost curves in Rs/MWhr for two generators supplying a common load of
700 MW are shown in the figures. The maximum and minimum generation limits are also
indicated. The optimum generation schedule is

A) Generator A : 400 MW, Generator B : 300 MW

B) Generator A : 350 MW, Generator B : 350 MW
C) Generator A : 450 MW, Generator B : 250 MW
D) Generator A : 425 MW, Generator B : 275 MW
26. A certain appliance uses 350 W, if it is allowed to run continuously for 24 days, how
many kilowatt-hours of energy does it consume?
A) 20.16 kWh
B) 201.6 kWh
C) 2.01 kWh
D) 8.4 kWh

27. A three phase 33 kV oil circuit breaker is rated 1200 A, 2000 MVA, 3 s. The
symmetrical breaking current is
A) 1200 A
B) 3600 A
C) 35 kA
D) 104.8 kA

28. In a 3-step distance protection, the reach of the three zones of the relay at the beginning
of the first line typically extends upto
A) 100 % of the first line, 50 % of the second line and 20 % of the third line
B) 80 % of the first line, 50 % of the second line and 20 % of the third line
C) 80 % of the first line, 20 % of the first line and 10 % of the third line
D) 50 % of the first line, 50 % of the second line and 20 % of the third line

29. In a thermal power plant, the feed water coming to the economizer is heated using
A) H.P. steam
B) L.P. steam
C) Direct heat in the furnace
D) Flue gases

30. For a single phase overhead line having solid copper conductors of diameter 1 cm and
spaced 60 cm between centers, the inductance in mH /km is
A) 0.05 +0.2 ln 60
B) 0.2 ln 60
C) 0.05 +0.2 ln (60 / 0.5)
D) 0.2 ln (60 / 0.5)

31. When subjected to a unit step input, the closed loop control system shown in Figure will
have a steady state error of
 A) -1
B) -0.5
C) 0
D) 0.5

32. The gain margin of a unity feedback control system with the open loop transfer function
𝑠+1
𝐺(𝑆) = is
𝑠2
A) 0
B) 0.707
C) 1.414
D) Infinity

33. The frequency response of a linear system 𝐺(𝑗𝜔) is provided in the tabular form below.
Find the gain margin and phase margin.

|𝐺(𝑗𝜔)| 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.3

 𝐺(𝑗𝜔) -130 -140 -150 160 180 -200

A) 6 dB and 30
B) 6 dB and -30
C) -6 dB and 30
D) -6 dB and -30

34. A control system is defined by the following mathematical relationship

𝑑2𝑥 𝑑𝑥
+ 6 + 5𝑥 = 12(1 − 𝑒 −2𝑡 ) .The response of the system as t tends to infinity is
𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡
A) x =6
B) x=2
C) x=2.4
D) x=-2
35. In the formation of Routh-Hurwitz array for a polynomial, all the elements of a row have
zero values. This premature termination of the array indicates the presence of
A) Only one root at the origin
B) Imaginary roots
C) Only positive real roots
D) Only negative real roots

36. The open loop transfer function G(s) of a unity feedback control system is given as,
G(s) = [ k(s+2/3) / s2(s+2) ]
From the root locus, it can be inferred that when k tends to positive infinity,
(a) Three roots with nearly equal real parts exist on the left half of the s-plane
(b) One real root is found on the right half of the s-plane
(c) The root loci cross the jω axis for a finite value of k; k≠0
(d) Three real roots are found on the right half of the s-plane

37. Zero initial condition for a system means

A) Input reference signal is zero
B) Zero stored energy
C) No initial movement of parts
D) System is at rest and no energy is stored in any of its components

38. A 1.8 step, 4-phase stepper motor has a total of 40 teeth on 8 poles of stator. The number
of rotor teeth for this motor will be
A) 40
B) 50
C) 100
D) 80

39. A unity feedback system has open-loop transfer function G(s). The steady state error is
zero for
A) Step input and type – 1 G(s)
B) Ramp input and type – 1 G(s)
C) Step input and type- 0 G(s)
D) Ramp input and type -0 G(s)

40. The compensating winding in a D.C machine

A) Is located in armature slots for compensation of the armature reaction
B) Is located on commutating poles for improving the commutation
 C) Is located on pole shoes for avoiding the flash over at the commutator surface
D) Is located on pole shoes to avoid the sparking at the brushes.

41. Divergence of the vector field

𝑉(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = −( 𝑥 cos 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦) 𝑖 + (𝑦 cos 𝑥𝑦) 𝑗 + (sin 𝑧 2 + 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 ) 𝑘 is
A) 2𝑧 cos 𝑧 2
B) sin 𝑥𝑦 + 2 𝑧 cos 𝑧 2
C) 𝑥 sin 𝑥𝑦 − cos 𝑧
D) None of these

42. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

A) The thinner the dielectric, the more the capacitance and the lower the voltage breakdown
rating for a capacitor.
B) A six dot mica capacitor colour coded white, green, black, red and yellow has the
capacitance value of 500 pF
C) Capacitors in series provide less capacitance but a higher voltage breakdown rating for
the combination
D) A capacitor can store charge because it has a dielectric between two conductors

43. The electric field intensity at a point situated 4 metres from a point charge is 200 N /C. If
the distance is reduced to 2 metres the field intensity will be
A) 400 N/C
B) 600 N /C
C) 800 N /C
D) 1200 N/C

44. Two point charges Q1 and Q2 are located at A and B on a straight line as shown in the
figure. The electric field will be zero at a point

A) Between A and B
B) To the left of A
C) To the right of B
D) Perpendicular to AB
45. A moving coil of a meter has 100 turns, and a length and depth of 10 mm and 20 mm
respectively. It is positioned in a uniform radial flux density of 200 mT. The coil carries a
current of 50 mA. The torque on the coil is
A) 200 Nm
B) 100 Nm
C) 2 Nm
D) 1Nm

46. The circuit shown below is an example of

A) Low pass filter

B) Band pass filter
C) High pass filter
D) Notch filter

47. Two incandescent light bulbs of 40 W and 60 W are connected in series across the mains.
Then
A) The bulbs together consume 100 W
B) The bulbs together consume 50 W
C) The 60 W bulb glows brighter
D) The 40 W bulb glows brighter

48. A six pulse thyristor rectifier bridge is connected to a balanced 50 Hz three phase ac
source. Assuming that the dc output current of the rectifier is constant, the lowest
frequency harmonic component in the ac source line current is

A) 100 Hz
B) 150 Hz
C) 250 Hz
 D) 300 Hz

49. C0 is the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with air as dielectric (as in figure(a)). If,
half of the entire gap as shown in figure (b) is filled with a dielectric of permittivity ∈𝑟 ,
the expression for the modified capacitance is

𝐶0
A) (1 +∈𝑟 )
2
B) 𝐶0 +∈𝑟
𝐶0
C) (∈𝑟 )
2
D) 𝐶0 (1 +∈𝑟 )

50. The undesirable property of an electrical insulating material is

A) High dielectric strength
B) High relative permittivity
C) High thermal conductivity
D) High insulation resistivity