1.

Out of the following which is not a poor

conductor ?
(a) Cast iron
(b) Copper
(c) Carbon
(d) Tungsten
2. In a series circuit with unequal resistances
(a) the highest resistance has the most of the
current through it
(b) the lowest resistance has the highest
voltage drop
(c) the lowest resistance has the highest
current
(d) the highest resistance has the highest
voltage drop
3.The main consideration for higher and higher
operating voltage of transmission is to
(a) increase the efficiency of transmission
(b) reduce power losses
(c) increase power transmission capability
(d) both (a) and (b)

4. Three 60 W bulbs are in parallel across the
60 V power line. If one bulb burns open
(a) there will be heavy current in the main
line
(b) rest of the two bulbs will not light
(c) all three bulbs will light
(d) the other two bulbs will light

5. An RLC series. circuit remains predominantly
inductive
(a) at resonance frequency
(b) below resonance frequency
(c) above resonance frequency
(d) at the lower half power frequency
6. In a D.C. machine stray loss is the sum of
(a) total copper loss and mechanical loss
(b) armature copper loss and iron loss
(c) shunt field copper loss and mechanical
loss
(d) iron loss and mechanical loss
7. The form factor is the ratio of
(a) peak value to r.m.s. value
(6) r.m.s. value to average value
(c) average value to r.m.s. value
(d) none of the above

8. In an iron cored coil the iron core is
removed so that the coil becomes an air
cored coil. The inductance of the coil will
(a) increase
(b) decrease
(c) remain the same
(d) initially increase and then decrease

9. The main criterion for selection of the size
of a distribution for a radial distribution
system is
(a) voltage drop
(b) corona loss
(c) temperature rise
(d) capital cost
10. A zener diode is used for
a. Voltage regulation
b. Rectification
c. Noise suppression
d. Blocking a.c.

11. The insulating material used between the
commutator segments is normally
(a) graphite
(b) paper
(c) mica
(d) insulating varnish
12. The Laplace transform of an impulse
function is
a. 1
b.1/s
c.1/s^2
d.0

13.Which of the following motor has relatively
wider range of speed control.
(a) Synchronous motor
(6) Ship ring induction motor
(c) Squirrel cage induction motor
(d) D.C. shunt motor

14. The bridge used for measurement of
inductance is
a. Wheatstone Bridge b. Kelvin Double
Bridge c. Anderson Bridge d. Schering
Bridge
15. If an induction machine is run at above
synchronous speed, it acts as
(a) a synchronous motor
(b) an induction generator
(c) an inductor motor
(d) none of the above
16. The phenomenon of rise in voltage at the
receiving end of the open-circuited or lightly
loaded line is called the
(a) See back effect
(b) Ferranti effect
(c) Raman effect
(d) Proximity effect
17. Which of the following is a universal gate?
a. AND
b. OR
c. NOR
d. XOR

18. The insulation of modern EHV lines is
designed based on
(a) the lightning voltage
(b) corona
(c) radio interface
(d) switching voltage
19. A booster is a
(a) series wound generator
(b) shunt wound generator
(c) synchronous generator
(d) none of the above

20. In D.C. generators, the brushes on
commutator remain in contact with
conductors which
(a) lie under south pole
(b) lie under north pole
(c) lie under interpolar region
(d) are farthest from the poles

21. A.C. servomotor resembles
(a) two phase induction motor
(b) Three phase induction motor
(c) direct current series motor
(d) universal motor

22. With feed back _____ reduces.
(a) system stability
(b) system gain
(c) system stability and gain
(d) none of the above

23. Distribution lines in India generally use
(a) wooden poles
(b) R.C.C. poles
(c) steel towers
(d) Lattice Structure Poles
24. For a purely inductive circuit which of the
following is true ?
(a) Apparent power is zero
(b) Reactive power is zero
(c) Actual power of the circuit is zero
(d) Any capacitance even if present in the
circuit will not be charged
25. A wound rotor induction motor is
preferred, as compared to squirrel cage
induction motor, when major consideration is
(a) slop speed operation
(b) high starting torque
(c) low windage losses
(d) all of the above

26. The phase difference between voltage and
current wave through a circuit element is
given as 30. The essential condition is that
(a) both waves must have same frequency
(b) both waves must have identical peak
values
(c) both waves must have zero value at the
same time
(d) none of the above

27. Which of the following is the best method
for determining the stability and transient
response ?
(a) Root locus
(b) Bode plot
(c) Nyquist plot
(d) M & N Circle
28. In majority of instruments damping is
provided by
(a) fluid friction
(b) spring
(c) eddy currents
(d) all of the above
29. The inductance of a coil will increase
under all the following conditions except
(a) when more length for the same number
of turns is provided
(6) when the number of turns of the coil
increase
(c) when more area for each turn is provided
(d) when permeability of the core increases

30. The presence of ozone due to corona is
harmful because it
(a) reduces power factor
(b) corrodes the material
(c) gives odour
(d) transfer energy to the ground

1.The Rotor used in alternators of hydro-
electric stations is

2. A fuse wire should be of material that has
__________ resistivity and __________
melting points.

3. The most common type of ac motor is
the..

1.Average ash content in India coal is
about.%

2.Signal flow graphs can be used to
representsystem

3. The bridge used for measurement of
inductance is
1.Nuclear Reactor is made up of

2. Zener diodes semiconductors areDoped
elements.

3.Root locus technique was introduced by..
1. Most of the generators in thermal power
plants run at.

2.Intersection point of Asymptotes are .

3.In an oil filled transformer , oil is Provided
for..
1. The fact that a conductor carries more
current on the surface as compared to core,
is known as

2.In general..is the element that stores
Potential energy.

3.A Permanent Magnet Moving coil
instrument can be measured

1. Kirchhoff's second law is based on law of
conservation of.

2.Transformer action Requires.

3.The Economic size of the conductor is
determined by..
1. Ampere second could be the unit of..

2.Protection against water hammer action in
Hydro plant is Provided by .

3.Hamming noise in Transformers is due to
..
1. Electrons in the outer orbit are called..

2.The type of dc generator used for arc
welding..
3.The Efficiency of a thermal power plant is
about


1. A two-terminal variable resistor is known
as a

2.Most commonly used moderator
materials.

3.For P-pole machine relation between
electrical and mechanical is
1. In a three-phase system, the voltages are
separated by.
A.loop is loop consisting of single branch.

3.Reciprocity condition of transmission line
parameters