SPSC - Sub Engineer (ELECTRICAL)

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Department BPS - (11) test conduct on 23- June -2019

There were total 80 MCQs regarding Technical and 20 were General Knowledge and
Current Affairs

Technical Mcqs (Electrical Portion):

(1) Four capacitors, each of 40 μF are connected in parallel. Total capacitance will be

a). 160 μF ✓
b). 150 μF
c). 10 μF
d). None

(2) Average and RMS values are same in _________ waveform.

a). Rectangular Wave

b). Square Wave ✓
c). Triangular Wave
d). All

(3) The property which opposes change in current is ___________

a). Capacitance
b). Resistance
c). Inductance ✓
d). None

(4) The Set of three slip rings can be found in ________ Motor.

a). 3- Phase Induction ✓

b). 3- Phase Synchronous
c). Reluctance
d).All
(5) The term Commutator is associated with _______ Motor.

a). DC ✓
b). AC
c). 1- Phase Induction
d). None

(6) Candella is the unit of _______

a). Current
b). Luminous Intensity ✓
c). Voltage
d). None

(7) MHO Relay is used in ________ Transmission Line.

a). Short
b). Medium
c). Long ✓
d). None

(8) The Transformer Core is laminated to reduce ________ losses.

a). Hystersis Losses

b). Eddy Current Losses ✓
c). I2R losses
d). None

(9) ________is used to measure wind velocity.

a). Anemometer ✓
b). Barometer
c). Hygrometer
d). None

(10) The Power MOSFET is device is a _________

a). Current controlled unipolar device

b). Voltage controlled unipolar device ✓
c). Current controlled bipolar device
d). Voltage controlled bipolar device

(11) Name the terminals of SCR

a). Drain, source, gate

b). Two main terminal and a gate terminal
c). Cathode, anode, gate ✓
d). None of the above
(12) STATCOM is _______ connected device.

a). Series Connected Device

b). Shunt Connected Device ✓
c). Both A and B
d). None

(13) In locked rotor, the slip is ______

a). S=1 ✓
b). S= 0.5
c). S=0
d). None

[At S=1 Rotor locked so EMF max and torque max]

(14) DC test is used to determine _________

a). Efficiency
b). Machine Rating
c). Insulation ✓
d). None

(15) Buchhloz relay is used in ___________

a). Motors
b). Transformers ✓
c). Generators
d). None

(16) Differential Protection is used in ________.

a). Transformers
b). Generators
c). Both A & B ✓
d). None

(17) When extra resistance is connected in the rotor of 3 phase WRIM,

the Starting Current will : and Starting Torque will :

a). Decreases a). Decreases

b). Increases b). Increases
c). Same c). Same
d). None d). None
(18) The _____ Motor cannot be started on no-load

a). DC Series ✓
b). DC Shunt
c). DC Compound
d). None

(19) Thermal overload relays are used to protect the motor against over current due to

a) Short-circuits
b) Heavy loads ✓
c) Grounds
d) All of the above

(20) If a thick straight wire is replaced by thin straight wire, then bulb will glow

a). More
b). Less ✓
c). Equal
d). None

(21) Insulators used for Gay Wire is ______

a). Stay insulators ✓

b). Shackle insulators
c). Pin type
d). Strain type

(22) For 33kV and below, _______ material is used for insulation.

a). Lead
b). Paper
c). Rubber ✓
d). None

(23) The material used for fuse element is _________

a). Silver ✓
b). Aluminium
c). Copper
d). All

(24) In small substations, generally ________ type of surge arrestor is used

[Don’t know Exact Options , anyone Knows kindly mention in Comments with question serial Number]
(25) The dangerous impulse will be generated by _________

a). Lightening ✓
b). Resonance
c). Both
d). None

(26) The oil in transformer is used for

a). Insulation
b). Cooling
c). Both ✓
d). None

(27) For Transmission line upto 80km, the capacitance can be lumped at ___________

a). Starting
b). Ending
c). Middle
d). anywhere

(28) The voltage regulation of Transmission Lines will be negative when

a).VR < VS
b). VR = VS
c). VR > VS ✓
d). None

(29) A transformer can have zero voltage regulation at _______

a). Leading power factor ✓

b). Lagging power factor
c). Unity power factor
d). Zero power factor

(30) Minimum power factor will be of circuit __________

a). Resistive
b). Pure capacitive
c). RL
d). RC

(31) The Ferranti effect results in _________

a).VR < VS
b). VR = VS
c). VR > VS ✓
d). None
(32) Bundled conductors are primarily employed to reduce the

a). Corona Loss

b). Radio Interferance
c). Both ✓
d). None

(33) The change in Governor set points result is changing ___________

a). Active Power

b). Re active Power
c). Apparent Power
d). None

(34) When an open circuited coil is brought near a magnet, ________ is induced

a). EMF
b). MMF
c). Flux
d). All

(35) In balanced star connected system, current in neutral will be

a). Zero
b). √3 times the phase
c). Infinite
d). None

(36) When neutral is directly connected to ground, it will ________ type of grounding.

a). Ungrounded Systems

b). Resistance Grounded Systems.
c). Solidly Grounded Systems
d). None

(37) For HV delta, LV star and leading HV by 30 deg, vector group will be ________

a). Yd11
b). Dy11
c). Yz 11
d). None
(38) In Delta connected system, the phase current will lead line current by ___________

a). 30o
b). 90o
c. ) 180o
d. ) 0o

(39) In Air Blast Circuit Breaker, the air should be

a). Ionised air

b). Air free from moisture ✓
c). Air should have least CO2
d). Air must have oil mist.

(40) DIAC is similar to two ________ connected anti parallel.

a). Shockley diodes ✓

b). SCR
c). Zener
d). None

*[ A Shockley diode (not be confused with a Schottkey diode) is a two terminal, four layer pnpn diode. ]

(41) The full wave bridge controlled will have _________ SCRs

a). 1
b). 2
c). 3
d). 4 ✓

(42) The output of full bridge rectifier will have frequency of _______ when supply frequency is 50 Hz

a). 100 Hz ✓
b). 50 Hz
c). 150 Hz
d). None

(43) Following equipment is related to control as well for measurement

a). Energy meter

b). Wattmeter
c). Instrument transformers
d). None
(44). Relay detects

a).Magnitude,
b). Frequency,
c). Phase angle
d). None

(45) Type of heating used for insulators is

a). Magnetic Heating

b). Electric Heating
c). Di Electric Heating ✓
d).None

(46) Chances of faults in UG cables is _______ than Over Head lines..

a). More,
b). Equal,
c). Less, ✓
d). Zero.

(47) Lead acid battery get short circuited by

a). The electrolyte Evaporates

b). The battery charged too slow
c). Sediment collect at the bottom of the battery ✓
d). Too much water is added

General Knowledge and Current Affairs Mcqs :

(48) Head quarter of International Court of Justice - Hague, Netherlands.

(49) Suez canal connects- Mediteraraen sea and red sea

(50) An autobiography "The Game Changer" is written by famous Pakistani cricketer- Shahid Afridi

(51) Largest country by area – Russia

(52) Lux Meter is used to measure- Illumination

(53) The first country to accept the Paksitan is – Iran

(54) Flag of Pakistan was designed by - Syed Amir-uddin Kedwaii

(55) Governor of State Bank- Dr. Reza Baqir

(56) Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan.

(57) 1 kg weight is equal to 0.45 pounds

(58) Jhampir Wind Power is in Thatta district

(59) The Killer Mountain" is the name of Nanga Parbat

(60) The highest mountain peak is located in Northeastern part of Nepal.

(61) How many feet in one meter 3.2

(62) Mughal Emperor buired in Pakistan _________ (Jahangir / Shah Jahan / Akbar)

Prepared by : Um e Habiba.