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Chapter#7
Q.42:
Polarity of a dc generator can be reversed by:
A. Increasing field current
B. Reversing field current
C. Reversing the direction of rotation
D. Reversing field current and also the direction of rotation
Q.48:
The number of armature parallel paths in a 12 pole dc generator provided with triplex lap
winding will be:
A. 6
B. 12
C. 24
D. 36
Q.173:
In a dc motor iron losses occur in:
A. the field
B. the armature
C. the yoke
D. none of these
Q.217:
Which one of the following statements for a dc machine which is provided with interpoles
windings (IW) as well as compensating winding (CW) is correct?
A. Both IW and CW connected in series with the armature winding

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 B. Both IW and CW connected in parallel with the armature winding
C. IW is connected in series but CW is connected in parallel with the armature winding
D. IW is connected in parallel but CW is connected in series with the armature winding
Q.315:
D.C. generators are installed near the load centers to reduce:
A. iron losses
B. line losses
C. sparking
D. corona losses
Q.356:
Regenerative braking on shunt motors is used when:
A. the load is variable
B. the load is constantly decreasing
C. the load acts as braking force
D. the load overhauling characteristics

Chapter#8
Q.13:
A transformer has negative voltage regulation when its load power factor is:
A. zero
B. unity
C. leading
D. lagging
Q.114:
In a transformer the tappings are generally provided on:
A. primary side
B. secondary side
C. low voltage side
D. high voltage side

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 Chapter # 13

Q.17:
Main advantage of PMMC instrument is:
A. high torque weight ratio providing high accuracy
B. uniform scale
C. possibility of using a single instrument for many different current and voltage
ranges by use of shunts and multipliers
D. capability of measuring both ac and dc quantities
Q.82:
Rectifier instruments indicate?
A. RMS Value
B. Average Value
C. Peak Value
D. DC Value
Q.94:
An electrical measuring instrument has sensitivity of 1000Ω/volt. On 100 volt scale, this
instrument will have internal resistance of:
A. 10Ω
B. 104 Ω
C. 105 Ω
D. 1000Ω
Q.97:
Difference between the indicated value and the true value of a quantity is known as:
A. Gross error
B. Absolute error
C. Dynamic error
D. Relative error
Q.101:
Precision measurement of resistances is generally carried out by:
A. Potentiometer method
B. CRO method
C. Voltmeter-ammeter method
D. Bridge method
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Q.238:
Which of the following instruments will have the same calibration on both a.c. and d.c.?
A. Electrodynamometer type
B. Moving iron type
C. Moving coil type
D. Induction type
Q.240:
Meggar is an instrument for:
A. Measuring current
B. Measuring voltage
C. Testing insulation
D. Measuring power
Q.241:
The instrument whose deflection is given by the expression ------------------------------
Is known as:
A. Electrodynamic type
B. Repulsion type
C. Electrostatic type
D. Attraction type
Q.242:
Which of the following error does not result in moving iron instrument with DC and AC?
A. Stray magnetic field error
B. Hysteresis error
C. Eddy current error
D. Temperature error
Q.313:
"Creep" in energy meters can be prevented by:
A. Using extra turns of the voltage coil
B. Having two holes on opposite sides of the disc
C. Using a stronger brake magnet
D. Using steel laminations of high permeability

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 Chapter#14

Q.17:
The function of guard ring transmission lines is:
A. To reduce the transmission losses
B. To reduce the earth capacitance of the lowest unit
C. To increase the earth capacitance of the lowest unit
D. None of these
Q.49:
Which of the following circuit breakers takes minimum time for installation?
A. Bulk oil circuit breaker
B. Minimum oil circuit breaker
C. Air blast circuit breaker
D. SF6 circuit breaker
Q.89:
Energy produced by fission reaction uranium having mass of atom m and velocity of light c
is:
A. mc
B. 1/2m2 c
Confusion here
C. mc2
D. 1/2mc2
Q.137:
Conductors used in high voltage transmission lines are stranded to:
A. Make it easy to handle
B. Reduce the cost
C. Increase its conductivity
D. Increase its tensile strength
Q.164:
Temperature increase produces which of the following effect of a transmission line?
A. Tension of the conductor and its sag increase
B. Tension of the conductor and its sag decrease
C. Tension of the conductor decreases and its sag increases
D. Tension of the conductor increases and its sag decreases

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Q.192:
For remote operation, circuit breaker must be equipped with:
A. Shunt trip
B. Inverse shunt trip
C. Time delay trip
D. Both (b) and (c) above
Q.193:
Lightining arrestor should be located:
A. Away from the circuit breaker
B. Near the circuit breaker
C. Away from the transformer
D. Near the transformer
Q.314:
The use of high–speed circuit breakers:
A. Reduces the short circuit current
B. Improves system stability
C. Decreases system stability
D. Increases the short circuit current
Q.315:
Bundled conductors are employed to improve the:
A. Appearance of transmission line
B. Mechanical stability of the line
C. Decreases system stability
D. Increases the short circuit current
Q.316:
Series capacitive compensation in EHV transmission lines is used to:
A. Reduce the line loading
B. Improve the stability of the system
C. Reduce the voltage profile
D. Improve the protection of the line

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 Chapter#15

Q.69:
For a lumped inductive load, with increase in supply frequency:
A. P and Q increase
B. P increases ,Q decreases
C. P decreases, Q increases
D. P and Q decrease
Q.94:
The convergence characteristics of the Netwon-Rophson method for solving the load flow problem
is:
A. Quadratic
B. Linear
C. Geometric
D. Cubic

Chapter #16

Q.56:
The band width of a control system may be increased by:
A. Phase lead compensator
B. Phase lag compensator
C. Phase lag-lead compensator
D. None of these
Q.59:
Lead-lag compensation is needed for:
A. Transient response improvement
B. Steady state response improvement
C. Both transient and steady state response improvement
D. None of these

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Q.69:
A synchro-transmitter receiver unit is a:
A. two-phase ac device
B. 3-phase ac device
C. DC device
D. Single phase ac device
Q.72:
The purpose of the series quadrature windings in an amplidyne is to:
A. Neutralize the effect of armature reaction
B. Reduce commutation difficulties
C. Increase the gain
D. Increase the responses time
Q.225:
Which of the following can not be treated as an amplifier in control system:
A. DC generator
B. Amplidyne
C. DC motor
D. Metadyne
Q.248:
Linear differential transformer is an:
A. Electrical device
B. Electromechanical device
C. Electromagnetic device
D. Electrostatic device
Q.376:
A.C. Servomotor is a:
A. 3-phase induction motor
B. 2-phase induction motor
C. I-phase induction motor
D. 2-phase synchronous motor
Q.434: A Hilbert transformer is a:
A. Non-linear system
B. Non-causal system
C. Time-varying system
D. Low-pass system

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 Some Other Questions and Their Correct Answers

Questions:
The fact as to how closely the instrument reading follows the measured variables is called
the____.

a. Sensitivity

b. Fidelity

c. Precision

d. Accuracy

Bridge used to measure dielectric loss of an insulator is.

A. Anderson Bridge
B. Weins Bridge
C. Schearing bridge
D. Any of the above

A transformer transforms:

A. Frequency
B. Voltage
C. Current
D. Power

Conductivity of the wire depends upon?

A. Resistance
B. Free Electron density
C. Area of conductor
D. All of these

A constant current transformer should NOT have:

A. High value of resistance
B. A movable secondary winding
C. A high value of resistance
D. Primary and secondary winding surrounding the core

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Speed Control by Ward Leonard method is available:

A. In one direction
B. In both directions
C. Above rated speed
D. Below rated speed

1: Active power and apparent power are respectively represented by

A. kW and kVAR
B. kVAR and kVA
C. kVA and kVAR
D. kW and kVA

2: The primary reason for the low power factor is due to the installation of
A. DC motors
B. Synchronous motors
C. Induction motors
D. Commutator motors

Addition of zeros in a transfer function causes:

A. Lead Compensation
B. Lag Compensation
C. Lag-Lead Compensation
D. None

Addition of poles in a transfer function causes:

A. Lead Compensation
B. Lag Compensation
C. Lag-Lead Compensation
D. None

Which one of the following can not be treated as an amplifier in control system?

A. DC Generator
B. DC Motor
C. Amplidyne
D. Metadyne

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If an alternator is supplying load of 300 kW at 0.6 pf lagging and its power factor is raised to
unity then to supply the alternator for the same kVA loading, the extra required kilowatts will be
a. 180 kW
b. 200 kW
c. 280 kW
d. 250 kW

P/S=cos(theta)
S=300/0.6 =500KVA
P=500*1 for unity power factor 500kw
500-300=200Kw.

____ provide a conductive path for DC for rotating field winding.

A. Terminal ends

B. Collector rings

C. Commutator

D. None of above

The on off controller is a .... System?

A. Digital
B. Linear
C. Non-linear
D. Discontinue

If a pole is added to a system it causes

a) Lag compensation
b) Lead compensation
c) Lead-lag compensation
d) None of these

Which type of generators are used for welding purpose:

(a) shunt generator
(b) series generator
(c) cumulative compound generator
(d) Differential compound generator✓

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Lenz's law is a consequence of law of conservation of
A. Charge

B. Mass

C.Energy

D.Momentum

The frequency range over which response of the system is within acceptable units is called the
system:

a) Band width
b) Modulation frequency
c) Demodulation frequency
d) Carrier frequency

In an AC circuit which of the following elements consume power?

1. Inductor
2. Capacitor
3. Resistor
4. All

At high frequency Transformer core is

a) Ferrite
b) soft iron
c) silicon iron
d) Air core

Natural frequency of a system gives?

Oscillation
Speed of response✓

If ROC does not include unit circle then:

Fourier transform converges, z-transform converges

Phase difference between primary and secondary voltage of a transformer?

0
180°✓
90

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Main task of power electronics?
Ac-dc
dc-ac
AC to AC

Data storage is provided by:

Logic gates
Registers

The square law of photo detector gives current, this current is proportional to _____ of combined
optical field.

Square✓
square root

A pulsing voltage easiest to read on:

Digital Voltmeter
meter with needle

*A*

The starting torque of capacitor start motor is?

Low
zero
more than rated torque

The power transmitted will be maximum when:

Sending end voltage is more

Corona losses are least

For fast communication, which is essential?

High S/N ratio

High channel capacity
Large Bandwidth

A DC motor can easily be identified by?

Commutator✓
winding

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For parallel operation which generator normally preferred are?

Shunt Generator
Compound Generator

(If equilizer connection required then follow compound Generator).

The path of the magnetic flux in a transformer should have:

Low resistance
Low reluctance
High resistance
High reluctance

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