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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

ILLUMINATION
1. Which one of the following is not true for fluorescent
lamp? (Overseer 2004)
A. They have no heating element
B. Light is emitted by the fluorescent coating in the
tube
C. In them electricity is not much wasted as heat
D. In them there is mercury vapor in addition to
argon gas
2. An arc lamp work in (Electrician grade II 2004)
A. 1 phase AC
B. 3 phase AC
C. AC and DC
D. DC only
3. To increase the efficiency of incandescent lamp
(Overseer 2004)
A. Glass is made thinner
B. Glass is made thicker
C. Inert gas is filled
D. Lamps are vacuumed
4. In film projector, the lamp used is, (Electrician
grade II 2004)
A. Neon lamp
B. Discharge lamp
C. S.V lamp
D. Arc lamp
5. Choke less mercury vapour lamp is (Electrician
grade II 2004)
A. M.A type
B. M.B type
C. MAT type
D. None of these
6. The gas filled in sodium vapour lamp is (Electrician
grade II 2004)
A. Argon
B. Neon
C. Helium
D. Hydrogen
7. The glow starter is used in fluorescent tube is to
(Electrician grade II 2004)
A. Produce high voltage
B. Improve power factor
C. Get automatic make and break
D. Limit starting currrent

8. In offices and workshops double tube is used. It is to,

(Electrician grade II 2004)
A. Avoid stroboscopic effect
B. Get more life
C. Get more light
D. Beauty
9. In incandescent lamp air is remover for: (Electrician
grade II 2004)
A. Safety
B. To reduce weight of lamp
C. To avoid oxidation in filament
D. To avoid the presence of impurity
10.The choke coil of an operating tube is short circuited.
What is the consequence (Sub Engineer 2005)
A. Lamp become off
B. Lamp becomes less bright
C. Over current flows and damage the lamp
D. No effect is vissible
11.The only type fluorescent lamp which can be used in
dimming circuit is ( Electrician 2005)
A. Instant start
B. CFL
C. Pre- heat
D. Rapid start
12.The inner tube of high pressure mercury vapour lamp
has ( Electrician 2005)
A. Halogen gas
B. Helium gas
C. Nitrogen gas
D. Argon gas
13.The efficiency of sodium vapour lamp is ( Electrician
2005)
A. 50 lumen/watt
B. 75 lumen/watt
C. 100 lumen/watt
D. 110 lumen/watt
14.The ignition voltage of sodium vapour lamp is ( Electrician
2005)
A. 200 V to 400 V
B. 400 V to 600 V
C. 300 V to 400 V
D. 250 V to 450 V
15.The colour of light emitted by a LED depends on ( Engg.
Assistant)
A. Its forward bias
B. Its reverse bias
C. The amount of forward current
D. The type of semiconductor material used
16.The unit of luminous flux is (Electrician 2006)
A. Candela
B. Lux
C. Lumen
D. Lumen/watt
17.The power output of 4 feet fluorescent lamp
(Electrician 2006)
A. 40 W
B. 60 W
C. 80 W
D. 100 W
18.Ignitor is used in (Electrician grade II 2006)
A. Sodium vapour lamp
B. Mercury vapour lamp
C. Incandescent lamp
D. Fluorescent lamp
19.The application of inductor/ballast in fluorescent
lamp is to (Lineman 2018)
A. Increase the current at the time of starting
B. Limit the current through the lamp
C. Reduced the induced emf
D. None of these
20.Unit of luminous intensity (Lineman 2016)
A. Lumen
B. Lux
C. Candela
D. Lumen/m
21.The most efficient lamp (Lineman 2016)
A. Graphene
B. LED
C. CFL
D. Sodium vapour lamp
22.Illumination of a surface is inversely proportional
to (Draftsman Gr.II 2016)
A. Luminous intensity
B. Distance from the source
C. Square of the distance from the source
D. Total lumen
23.How many 6 V lamps are required to make a
decorative serial set of operating voltage 240 volt?
(Tradesman 2016)
A. 38
B. 40
C. 2
D. 36
24.The colour of light depends upon (Electrician 2016)
A. Wave length
B. Frequency
C. Speed of light
D. Wave length & frequency
25.Which of the following lamp is a cold cathode lamp?
(Electrician 2016)
A. Neon lamp
B. Sodium vapour lamp
C. Mercury Vapour lamp
D. Fluorescent lamp
26.Which type of bulb is usually used in line testers?
(Draftsman 2015)
A. LED
B. Neon
C. Argon
D. Halogen
27.Neon gas in sodium vapour lamp (Overseer 2014)
A. Change the colour of lamp
B. Act as a shield around the filament
C. Assists in developing enough heat to vaporize the
sodium
D. Prevent vaporization of filament
28.One lux is same as (Overseer 2014)
A. one lumen/sq.cm
B. One lumen/Sq. m
C. 100 lumen/Sq. m
D. One lumen/100 Sq. m
29.The colour of sodium lamp is (Overseer 2014)
A. Blue
B. Yellow
C. Red
D. White
30.Heat from filament lamp is transmitted to the surrounding
mainly, through (Overseer 2014)
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. None of these
31.The lamp is provided with reflector in order to (Jr.
Instructor 20140
A. Avoid glare
B. Provide better illumination
C. Protect the lamp
D. All the above
32.A practical method to improve the lagging power factor
of a fluorescent lamp is to (Overseer Gr.II)
A. Connection an inductor across the lamp circuit
B. increase the voltage across the lamp
C. Connect a capacitor across the lamp circuit
D. Connect a capacitor in series with lamp circuit
33.In case we have to connect the tube lamp circuit to DC 220 V
supply, we have to connect the (Electrician Gr.II)
A. Additional choke in series with the existing choke
B. Additional choke in parallel with the existing choke
C. Additional resistor in series with the existing choke
D. Additional resistor in parallel with the existing choke
34.A neon tube is filled with argon gas, then the colour of light
is (Draftsman Gr.II)
A. Yellow
B. Red
C. White
D. Greenish blue
35.The MSCP of a lamp which gives out a
total luminous flux of 400π lumen is ……….
Candela (Sub engineer 2014)
A. 200
B. 100
C. 50
D. 400