WEEKLY TECHNICAL QUIZ - 126 (28.12.

2019)
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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
1. A network has 10 nodes and 17 branches. The number of different node pair voltage would be :
(a) 7 (b) 9 (c) 45 (d) 10
2. Which of the following theorems can be applied to any network-linear or nonlinear, active or
passive, time-variant or time-invariant?
(a) Thevenin theorem (b) Norton theorem
(c) Tellegen theorem (d) Superposition theorem
3. Across the surface of a charged conductor, the electric :
(a) Field is continuous (b) Potential is discontinuous
(c) Field is discontinuous (d) None of these
4. In a purely resistive circuit, the average power Pav is ________________ the peak power Pmax.
(a) Double (b) One-half of (c) One-fourth (d) Equal to
5. The bandwidth of a resonant circuit is given by :
R fr 2πR
Hz Hz Hz
(a) 2πL (b) Q (c) L (d) Both (a) and (b)
6. The principle of dynamically induced emf is utilised in :
(a) Transformer (b) Choke (c) Generator (d) Thermocouple
7. The voltmeter connected across a generator reads voltage same at no load and at full load (rated).
The generator is of the type :
(a) Shunt generator (b) Series generator
(c) Level compound (d) Short-shunt compound
8. In cross-field generators :
(a) The reversal of speed does not reverse the polarity of the output.
(b) Compensating winding is provided in order to increase the amplification factor
(c) The number of brush studs is double of that of poles.
(d) All of the above
9. Transformer action requires a :
(a) Constant magnetic flux (b) Increasing magnetic flux
(c) Alternating magnetic flux (d) Alternating electric flux
10. A distribution transformer is selected on the basis of :
(a) Voltage regulation (b) Efficiency (c) All day efficiency (d) None of these
11. The value of load angle for a synchronous motor depends mainly upon its :
(a) Excitation (b) Load (c) Speed (d) Supply voltage
12. At the instant of starting, the per unit slip of the 3-phase induction motor is :
(a) 0.05 (b) 0.1 (c) 1.0 (d) 0.5
13. An induction motor can run at synchronous speed if it is operated :
(a) On no-load
(b) On full load
(c) With emf injected in the rotor circuit
(d) On voltage higher than the rated voltage
14. A material with unequal, antiparallel atomic magnetic moments is called ______________ material.
(a) Ferrimagnetic (b) Ferromagnetic
(c) Antiferromagnetic (d) None of these
15. Electrical machines having power output rating up to about 750 W may be called the
_______________ size machines.
(a) Small (b) Medium (c) large (d)none of the above

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16. An electrical installation is earthed for :
(a) Safety to personnel (b) Fire protection
(c) Protection against electric shock (d) All of these
17. The energy radiated by Sun on a bright sunny day is about :
(a) 2.5 kW/m2 (b) 1.0 kW/m2 (c) 500 W/m2 (d) 200 W/m2
18. Capacitors are used in power system to :
(a) Improve supply power factor (b) Improve voltage regulation
(c) Change the load characteristics (d) All of these above
19. Isolators used in transmission lines are capable of breaking :
(a) Fault current (b) No current (c) Charging current (d) Load current
20. Which of the following is provided with arcing horns?
(a) Isolator (b) Air-break switch (c) Oil switch (d) None of these

ANSWER KEYS
1 c 6 c 11 b 16 d
2 c 7 c 12 c 17 b
3 c 8 d 13 c 18 b
4 b 9 c 14 a 19 c
5 d 10 c 15 a 20 b

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
21. Pressure ratio in gas turbines is the ratio of
(a) Compressor pressure ratio
(b) Highest pressure to exhaust pressure
(c) Inlet pressure to exhaust pressure
(d) Pressures across the turbine
22. Corrosion resistance of steel is increased by addition of
(a) Chromium and nickel
(b) Sulphur, phosphorus, lead
(c) Vanadium, aluminium
(d) Tungsten, molybdenum, vanadium, chromium
23. A cycle consisting of _________ and two isothermal processes is known as Stirling cycle.
(a) Two isentropic
(b) One constant pressure, one constant volume
(c) Two constant volumes
(d) Two constant pressures
24. If a given force (or a given system of forces) acting on a body __________ the position of the body,
but keeps it in equilibrium, then its effect is to produce internal stress in the body.
(a) Change (b) Does not change
(c) Changes periodically (d) None of these
25. Which of the following statement is wrong?
(a) The heat transfer in liquid and gases takes place according to convection
(b) The amount of heat flow through a body is dependent upon the material of the body
(c) The thermal conductivity of solid metals increases with rise in temperature
(d) Logarithmic mean temperature difference is not equal to the arithmetic mean temperature
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26. In free convection heat transfer transition from laminar to turbulent flow is governed by the critical
value of the
(a) Reynold's number
(b) Grashoff's number
(c) Reynold's number, Grashoff's number
(d) Prandtl number, Grashoff's number
27. The control rods in the control system of nuclear reactors are used to
(a) Absorb excess neutrons
(b) Control fuel consumption
(c) Control temperature
(d) All of these
28. Climb milling is chosen while machining because
(a) The chip thickness increase gradually
(b) It enables the cutter to dig in and start the cut
(c) The specific power consumption is reduced
(d) Better surface finish can be obtained
29. The tool life in case of a grinding wheel is the time
(a) Between two successive regrinds of the wheel
(b) Taken for the wheel to be balanced
(c) Taken between two successive wheel dressings
(d) Taken for a wear of 1 mm on its diameter
30. The centrifugal casting method, is used for casting articles of
(a) Symmetrical shape about vertical axis
(b) Symmetrical shape about horizontal axis
(c) Irregular shape
(d) Nonferrous metal only
31. A pantograph is a mechanism with
(a) Lower pairs (b) Higher pairs (c) Rolling pairs (d) Turning pairs
32. The operating temperature of a cold storage is 2°C. The heat leakage from the surrounding is 30 kW
for the ambient temperature of 40°C. The actual C.O.P. of refrigeration plant used is one fourth that
of ideal plant working between the same temperatures. The power required to drive the plant is
(a) 1.86 kW (b) 3.72 Kw (c) 7.44 kW (d) 18.6 kW
33. The torque transmitted by a solid shaft of diameter (d) is (where τ = Maximum allowable shear
stress)
(a) π /4 × τ × D³ (b) π /16 × τ × D³
(c) π /32 × τ × D³ (d) π /64 × τ × D³
34. For very great pressures, viscosity of moss gases and liquids
(a) Remain same (b) Increases
(c) Decreases (d) Shows erratic behavior
35. A weir, generally, used as a spillway of a dam is
(a) Narrow crested weir (b) Broad crested weir
(c) Ogee weir (d) Submerged weir
36. The type of organisation preferred for an automobile industry, is
(a) Line organization (b) Functional organization
(c) Line and staff organization (d) Line, staff and functional organization
37. The working pressure and temperature inside the cylinder of an internal combustion engine is
_________ as compared to a steam engine.
(a) Low (b) Very low (c) High (d) Very high
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38. The rating of a diesel engine, with increase in air inlet temperature, will
(a) Increase linearly (b) Decrease linearly
(c) Increase parabolically (d) Decrease parabolically
39. The property of a bearing material which has the ability to accommodate small particles of dust, grit
etc. without scoring the material of the journal, is called
(a) Bondability (b) Embeddability
(c) Comformability (d) Fatigue strength
40. The face angle of a bevel gear is equal to
(a) Pitch angle - addendum angle
(b) Pitch angle + addendum angle
(c) Pitch angle - dedendum angle
(d) Pitch angle + dedendum angle

ANSWER KEYS
21 b 26 d 31 a 36 c
22 a 27 a 32 d 37 d
23 c 28 b 33 b 38 b
24 b 29 c 34 d 39 b
25 c 30 b 35 c 40 b

ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

41. Which multiplexing technique transmits digital signals ?
(a) FDM (b) TDM (c) WDM (d) None of the mentioned
42. Multiplexing can provide
(a) Efficiency (b) Privacy
(c) Anti jamming (d) Both Efficiency & Privacy
43. In TDM, slots are further divided into
(a) Seconds (b) Frames (c) Packets (d) None of the mentioned
44. Bluetooth is an example of
(a) personal area network (b) local area network
(c) virtual private network (d) none of the mentioned
45. The thermo- couple instrument will measure
(a) current (b) voltage (c) flux (d) None of these
46. The distance of a geostationary satellite from the surface of the Earth is nearly
(a) 360 km (b) 3, 600 km (c) 36, 000 km (d) 1, 60, 000 km
47. Gets in contact with the ionosphere and reflected by it.
(a) Space wave (b) Sky wave (c) Surface wave (d) Satellite wave
48. Highest layer in the ionosphere
(a) F1 (b) D (c) F2 (d) E
49. Troposphere scatter is used with frequencies in the following range
(a) HF (b) VHF (c) UHF (d) VLF
50. The shortest interval between pulses with which a binary will switch form one state to another is
(a) delay time (b) resolving time (c) rise time (d) relaxation time

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51. Monostable multivibrators can be used to generate
(a) sinusoidal wave (b) sweep wave
(c) pulse wave (d) None of these
52. An oscillator using a capacitive voltage divide to provide feedback is
(a) Hartley (b) Armstrong
(c) Colpitts (d) None of these
53. Which of the following step will help in frequency stabilization of an oscillator?
(a) Use of a tuned circuit (b) Controlling the gain
(c) Uncontrolling the gain (d) None of the above
54. In a decimal digital computer, the number 127 is written as
(a) 1111101 (b) 000100100101
(c) 10001 (d) 11000111
55. The hexadecimal equivalent of 1110011011110101 is
(a) E6F5 (b) E76F (c) E7F5 (d) E67F
56. Which of the following equation (s) is/are correct?
(a) J  σE (b) V  E (c) D  E (d) all of these
57. The polarization of a dielectric material is given by
(a) P   r E (b) P  ( r  1) (c) P  E 0 ( r  1) (d) P  ( r  1) 0
58. Joule/ coulomb is the unit of
(a) electric field potential (b) potential
(c) charge (d) None of the above
1
59. An isolated sphere in air has a radius equal to metre; its capacitance will be
4 0
1
(a) πF (b) 1F (c) 4πF (d) F
4
60. Which of the following is derived from Ampere’s law?
(a)  B.ds  0 (b)  D.ds   dV
 dD 
(c)  H.ds    dt  J .da

(d) None of the above

ANSWER KEYS
41 b 46 a 51 c 56 d
42 d 47 b 52 c 57 c
43 b 48 c 53 a 58 b
44 a 49 c 54 a 59 b
45 a 50 b 55 a 60 c

CIVIL ENGINEERING
61. Under external loads the stress is developed in the body due to
(a) Heating (b) Deformation of particles
(c) Cooling of particles (d) None of the above

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62. When a steel rod is pulled from opposite ends the stress developed will be
(a) Compressive stress (b) Shear stress
(c) Bending, stress (d) Tensile stress
63. The modulus of elasticity for copper is more than that of lead It can be, therefore, concluded that
copper is
(a) More elastic (b) More plastic
(c) Less elastic (d)Less plastic
64. The coefficient of uniformity for slows and filters is
(a) 1.35 (b) 1.55 (c) 1.75 (d) 2.05
65. If A is the area of the surface, x is the depth of its C.G from the surface of the water and ω is the
density of water, then.
(a) total pressure on the surface is equal to ω x
(b) depth of the point at which total pressure acts is equal to its moment of inertia divided by A x
(c) depth of the centre of pressure is 2/3H vertically below the surface
(d) all the above.
66. The required percentage of total water available for washing the filter of slow sand filter is
(a) 0.2 to 0.5% (b) 2 to 4% (c) 0.2 to 4% (d) Zero%
67. The relationship dp/dx = dz/dy is valid for
(a) Irrotational flow (b) Non-uniform flow (c) Uniform flow (d) Unsteady flow
68. Coefficient of contraction for an external cylindrical mouthpiece is.
(a) 1.00 (b) 0.855 (c) 0.7H (d) 0.611
69. The ratio between inertia force and viscous force is called
(a) Reynold's number (b) Froude's number (c) Weber's number (d) Euler's num
70. The unit of measurement for steel works in trusses and its parts is in
(a) Quintal (b) cm (c) Numbers (d) Kilogram
71. Generally the provision for supervision is
(a) 0.01 (b) 2 to 3% (c) 3 to 5% (d) 5 to 10%
72. In measuring form work no deduction is made for opening upto
(a) 1 m2 (b) 0.5 m2 (c) 0.4 m2 (d) 0.01 m2
73. Negative skin friction on piles.
(a) is caused due to relative settlement of the soil
(b) is caused in soft clays
(c) decreases the pile capacity
(d) all of the above.
74. Silts have the following property
(a) Plasticity (b) Limited plasticity (c) No plasticity (d) Elasticity
75. The shear strength in plastic undrained clay, is due to.
(a) inter-granular friction (b) internal friction (c) cohesion (d) none of these.
76. When shear stress exceeds the permissible limit in a slab, then it is reduced by.
(a) increasing the depth
(b) providing shear reinforcement
(c) using high strength steel
(d) using thinner bars but more in number
77. Modulus of elasticity of steel as per IS : 456-1978 shall be taken as
(a) 20 kN/cm2 (b) 200 kN/cm2 (c) 200kN/mm2 (d) 2xl06N/cm2
78. Hardening of cement occurs at.
(a) rapid rate during the first few days and afterwards it continues to increase at a decreased rate
(b) slow rate during the first few days and afterwards it continues to increase at a rapid rate
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(c) uniform rate throughout its age
(d) none of these
79. The bearing of AB is 190° and that of CB is 260° 30'. The included angle ABC, is.
(a) 80° 30' (b) 99° 30' (c) 70° 30' (d) none of these
80. Cross staff is an instrument used for
(a) measuring approximate horizontal angles
(b) setting out right angles
(c) measuring bearings of the lines
(d) none of the above

ANSWER KEYS
61 b 66 a 71 d 76 a
62 d 67 a 72 c 77 c
63 a 68 a 73 d 78 d
64 c 69 a 74 c 79 c
65 d 70 a 75 c 80 b

GENERAL AWARENESS
81. Permanent hardness of water may be removed by the addition of
(a) Alum (b) Sodium carbonate
(c) Lime (d) Potassium permanganate
82. Which synthetic fibre is known as artificial silk ?
(a) Cotton (b) Rayon (c) Terylene (d) Nylon
83. In which of the following processes, is Vanadium pentoxide used as a catalyst ?
(a) Contact process (b) Haber’s process (c) Solvay process (d) None of these
84. Radioactive substances can be produced readily in a/an
(a) Wilson cloud chamber (b) Atomic pile
(c) Electron gun (d) Transistor
85. The thyroid gland is situated near which of the following organs ?
(a) Liver (b) Spleen (c) Larynx (d) Kidney
86. Which of the following belongs to the family of fishes ?
(a) Silverfish (b) Starfish (c) Cuttlefish (d) Shark
87. BCG vaccination (Bacillus Calmette Gruerine) is injected to get immunity from
(a) Polio (b) Cholera (c) Small pox (d) Tuberculosis
88. In which of the following countries was Buddhism first propagated outside India ?
(a) Sri Lanka (b) Combodia (c) Thailand (d) China
89. The great Indian philosopher Sankara advocated
(a) Advaita (b) Dvaita (c) Vishistadvaita (d) None of these
90. Vikramasila University was founded by
(a) Chandragupta Maurya (b) Kanishka (c) Dharmpala (d) Pulakesin II
91. Which of the following writs is a bulwark of personal freedom ?
(a) Mandamus (b) Habeas Corpus (c) Quo Warranto (d) Certiorari
92. Which Judge of the Supreme Court was unsuccessfully sought to be impeached ?
(a) Justice H.R. Khanna (b) Justice A.N. Grover
(c) Justice M. Hidayatullah (d) Justice Ramaswami
93. The formation of linguistic states in India started with
(a) Haryana (b) Maharashtra (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Kerala

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94. Which of the following schemes does not come under Nehru Rozgar Yojana ?
(a) Training of Rural Youth for Self Employment (TRYSEM)
(b) Scheme of Urban Micro Enterprises (SUME)
(c) Scheme of Housing and Shelter Upgradation (SHASU)
(d) Scheme of Urban Wage Employment (SUWE)
95. The Phillips Curve represents the relationship between
(a) Wages and prices (b) Unemployment and wages
(c) Unemplyment and prices (d) Unemployment and national income
96. The Planetary winds variously known as roaring forties, furious fifties and stormy sixties are
(a) Trade Winds (b) Cyclones (c) Polar winds (d) Westerlies
97. Which one of the following islands receives convectional rainfall ?
(a) Cyprus (b) Sumatra (c) Cuba (d) Greenland
98. Artesian wells are formed in
(a) Basalt rocks (b) Coral rocks (c) Aquifer rocks (d) Dykes
99. Soil erosion can be prevented by
(a) Allowing herbivorous animals to graze freely
(b) Growing plants on a large scale to form soil cover
(c) Making the land sloppy
(d) Adding chemicals to increase cohesion
100. The book ‘Conquest of Happiness’ was written by
(a) Thomas Hardy (b) Aldous Huxley
(c) Charles Dickens (d) Bertrand Russell

ANSWER KEYS
81 b 86 d 91 b 96 d
82 b 87 d 92 d 97 b
83 a 88 a 93 c 98 c
84 b 89 a 94 a 99 b
85 c 90 c 95 d 100 d

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