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APTRANSCOPREVIOUSQUESTIONPAPERELECTRICAL

1.Mhorelayisusuallyemployedfortheprotectionof
a)Shortlinesonly
b)Mediumlinesonly
c)Longlinesonly
d)Anyline

Ans:Longlinesonly

2.AmodernpowersemiconductordeviceIGBTiscombinesthecharacteristicsof
a)BJTandMOSFET
b)FCTandGTO
c)SCRandMOSFET
d)SCRandBJT

Ans:BJTandMOSFET

3.Forasinglephasea.c.tod.c.controlledrectifiertooperateinregenerativemode,whichofthefollowing
conditionsshouldbesatisfied?
a)Halfcontrolledbridge,lessthan90,sourceofe.m.f.inload
b)Halfcontrolledbridge,greaterthan90,sourceofe.m.f.inload
c)Fullcontrolledbridge,greaterthan90,sourceofe.m.f.inload
d)Fullcontrolledbridge,lessthan90,sourceofe.m.f.inload

Ans:Fullcontrolledbridge,greaterthan90,sourceofe.m.f.inload

4.Whichisthemostsuitablepowerdeviceforhighfrequency(more100kHz)switchingapplication?
a)PowerMOSFET
b)BJT
c)SCR
d)UJT

Ans:PowerMOSFET

5.InathyristorLatchingcurrentis________thanHoldingcurrent
a)Equal
b)Less
c)Greater
d)None

Ans:Greater

6.Thetransferfunctionofasystemis10/(1+s)whenoperatingasaunityfeedbacksystem,thesteadystateerrorto
astepinputwillbe
a)0
b)1/11

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c)10
d)Infinity

Ans:1/11

7.Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsforadcmachinewhichisprovidedwithinterpolewinding(IW)aswellas
compensatingwinding(CW)iscorrect
a)BothIWandCWareconnectedinserieswithArmaturewinding
b)BothIWandCWareconnectedinparallelwithArmaturewinding
c)IWconnectedinseriesbutCWisconnectedinparallelwithArmaturewinding
d)CWconnectedinseriesbutIWisconnectedinparallelwithArmaturewinding

Ans:BothIWandCWareconnectedinserieswithArmaturewinding

8.A010mAPMMCammeterreads5mAinacircuititsbottomcontrolspringsnapsoutsuddenlythemeterwillnow
read.
a)5mA
b)10mA
c)2.5mA
d)0

Ans:0

9.Adccumulativelycompoundedmotordeliversratedloadtorqueatratedspeed.Ifseriesfieldisshortcircuited,
thenthearmaturecurrentandspeedwill
a)Bothincreases
b)Bothdecreases
c)Increasesanddecreases
d)Decreasesandincreases

Ans:Bothincreases

10.Movingcoilindynamometerwattmeterconnected
a)Inserieswithfixedcoil
b)Acrosssupply
c)Inserieswithload
d)Acrossload

Ans:Acrosssupply

11.Inaninductionmachine,iftheairgapincreased
a)Speedwillbereduced
b)Efficiencywillbeimproved
c)Powerfactorwillbelowered
d)Breakdowntorquewillbereduced

Ans:Powerfactorwillbelowered

12.ACROscreenhastendivisionsonthehorizontalscale.Ifavoltagesignal5sin314t+45deg)isexaminedwitha
linebasesettingsof5msec/div,thenumberofcyclesofsignaldisplayedonthescreenwillbe
a)0.5cycles
b)2.5cycles
c)5cycles
d)10cycles

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Ans:2.5cycles

13.A3phase50HZSCIMtakesapowerinputof30KWatitsfullloadspeedof1440rpm.Totalstatorlossesare1
KW.Theslipandrotorohmiclossesatfullloadare
a)0.02,600W
b)0.04,580W
c)0.04,1160W
d)0.04,1200W

Ans:0.04,1160W

14.Thermocoupleisusedtomeasure
a)AC
b)DC
c)Both
d)None

Ans:Both

15.Thetwowattmetersmeasurementtheratiooftwometerreadingsis(1sqrt3):(1+sqrt3)thenthepowerfactor
is

a)1
b)0.866
c)0.707
d)0

Ans:0.707

16.Haysbridgeisusedtomeasure___________andScheringbridgeisusedtomeasure____________

a)Inductance,Inductance
b)Inductance,Capacitance
c)Capacitance,Inductance
d)Resistance,Capacitance

Ans:Inductance,Capacitance

17.WhensinewaveisgivenasinputtoSchmitttriggerthenitsgenerates

a)Sinewave
b)Sawtoothwave
c)Trianglewave
d)Squarewave

Ans:Squarewave

18.InGaussSeidelmethodthefollowingfactorsareinfluencedforoperation

a)Accelerationfactor
b)Selectionofslackbuss
c)Both
d)None

Ans:Selectionofslackbuss*

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19.
i.(X+Y)A.Lowpassfilterfunction
ii.(XY)B.Sum
iii.(XY)C.NAND
D.Carry
E.NOR

a)iC,iiE,iiiD
b)iC,iiE,iiiB
c)iC,iiB,iiiD
d)iC,iiE,iiiA

Ans:iC,iiE,iiiD

20.Thephaseleadcompensationisusedto
a)Increaserisetimeanddecreaseovershoot
b)Decreasebothrisetimeandovershoot
c)Increasebothrisetimeandovershoot
d)Decreaserisetimeandincreaseovershoot

Ans:Decreaserisetimeandincreaseovershoot

21.Voltagefeedbackamplifierisa

a)ShuntShunt
b)ShuntSeries
c)SeriesShunt
d)SeriesSeries

Ans:ShuntShunt

22.Inmicroprocessorthenextinstructiontobeexecutedisstoredin

a)ProgramCounter
b)StackPointer
c)MemoryPointer
d)Accumulator

Ans:ProgramCounter

23.Thefollowingelementretainsitenergyaftersourceisdisconnected

a)Resister
b)Inductor
c)Capacitor
d)Thermistor

Ans:

24.InseriesRLCcircuitatresonant

a)Voltageisinphasewithcurrent
b)Currentismaximum
c)Inductivereactance=Capacitivereactance
d)Alloftheabove

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Ans:Alloftheabove

25.ForRClowpassfilterR=100Kohms,C=5microfaradsthenlowercuttoffrequencyis

a)1KHZ
b)0HZ
c)381.3HZ
d)Infinity

Ans:

26.V=100Sin(1000t+46deg),I=2Sin(1000t+80deg)whataretheelementsinthecircuit

a)R=30ohm,L=30mH
b)R=30ohm,C=33.3microfarads
c)R=40ohm,L=30mH
d)R=40ohm,L=33.3microfarads

Ans:R=40ohm,L=33.3microfarads

27.L=10mH,I=100Sin50t0lessthantlessthan/50findpower

a)
b)
c)
d)

Ans:

28.Indielectricmeasurement,thedielectriclossisproportionalto

a)F
b)V
c)I
d)Vsqr

Ans:Vsqr

29.G(s)=(1s)/s(s+2)thenclosedlooptransferfunctionis

a)Unstable
b)Stable
c)Marginallystable
d)All

Ans:Stable

30.G(s)=(1+0.5s)/(1+s)findwhichtypeofnetworkitis

a)Leadnetwork
b)Lagnetwork
c)LagLeadnetwork
d)LeadLagnetwork

Ans:Lagnetwork

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31.TemperatureofelectrodeinArcfurnaceis

a)1000deg
b)1500deg
c)1500degto3500deg
d)4500deg

Ans:

32.Inbodeplotthepointwhichseparatesthelowerandupperfrequenciesiscalled

a)Criticalpoint
b)Cutoffpoint
c)
d)

Ans:

33.Nyqueststabilityisusedtodetermine

a)AbsoluteStability
b)RelativeStability
c)Both
d)None

Ans:Both*

34.When220Vdcshuntmachinegeneratingthevoltageatratedvalue.Ifdirectionofrotationisreversed,then
machinewill

a)Buildupitsvoltagewithsamepolarity
b)Buildupitsvoltagewithoppositepolarity
c)Nobuildupofvoltage
d)None

Ans:Nobuildupofvoltage

35.OverlapAngledependson_________

a)Loadinductance
b)Loacapacitance
c)Sourceinductance
d)Sourcecapacitance

Ans:Sourceinductance

36.Areaunderspeedtimecurvegives

a)Time
b)Speed
c)Distance
d)None

Ans:Distance

37.TheregulationofShortTransmissionlinesdependsupon
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a)Distanceofline
b)Frequency
c)Powerfactor
d)All

Ans:Powerfactor

38.Whichofthefollowingplantishavinglowestloadfactor?

a)DieselPlant
b)PumpedstoragePlant
c)ThermalPlant
d)NuclearPlant

Ans:DieselPlan

39.ForSRlatchwhenttheoutputisundesirable

a)0,0
b)1,0
c)0,1
d)1,1

Ans:1,1

40.ForinterruptingcapacitivecurrentswhichCircuitBreaker(CB)isused

a)SF6CB
b)OilCB
c)VacuumCB
d)AirblastCB

Ans:VacuumCB

41.ForV/Fcontrol,whenfrequencyisincreasedintransformer

a)Corelosscomponentcurrentincreases,Magnetizingcomponentcurrentdecreases
b)Corelosscomponentcurrentincreases,Magnetizingcomponentcurrentincreases
c)Corelosscomponentcurrentdecreases,Magnetizingcomponentcurrentdecreases
d)Corelosscomponentcurrentdecreases,Magnetizingcomponentcurrentincreases

Ans:Corelosscomponentcurrentdecreases,Magnetizingcomponentcurrentdecreases

42.Inceilingfantheanglebetweenauxiliarywindingamainwindingis

a)0deg
b)90deg
c)180deg
d)360deg

Ans:90deg

43.Inashadedpolemotor,shadedringsareusedto

a)Fieldfluxproduction
b)
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c)
d)

Ans:Fieldfluxproduction

44.Practicalmethodofimprovingstringefficiency

a)Increasingcrassarmslength
b)Usingdifferentsizeofinsulators
c)Usingdifferentinsulatormaterials
d)Usingofguardrings

Ans:Increasingcrassarmslength*

45.Inwhichtypeoffaultall3phasecomponentsareequal

a)LG
b)LL
c)LLG
d)3Phasefault

Ans:3Phasefault

46.11/220KV100MVAtransformers,theprimarybasevoltageratingis10KVthensecondarybaseKVis

a)10KV
b)220KV
c)220/sqrt3
d)

Ans:220/sqrt3*

47.Waterhammingeffectisoccursin

a)Surgetank
b)Penstock
c)Turbine
d)Reservoir

Ans:Penstock

48.Transientstabilitycanbeimprovedby

a)Byputtingseriescapacitor
b)Byusingdynamicresister
c)Autoreclosers
d)Alloftheabove

Ans:Alloftheabove

49.IfsendingendvoltageisVsatnoloadinatransmissionlinethenreceivingendvoltageisifABCDparametersof
lineisgiven

a)Vs
b)Vs/A

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c)0
d)Infinity

Ans:Vs/A

50.Harmonicsareeliminatedbyusing

a)Skewingofrotor
b)Distributionwinding
c)Shortpitchwinding
d)Alloftheabove

Ans:Alloftheabove

51.Forparalleloperationoftransformeratnoload,thenloadsharedareequalwhen

a)ImpedanceisproportionalwithrespecttoownKVArating
b)
c)
d)

Ans:ImpedanceisproportionalwithrespecttoownKVArating

52.InInductionmotorSlipfrequencyofrotorcurrent,whenrotorspeedisNr.Thenrotorproducingslipfieldrotates
withrespecttostatoris

a)Slipfrequency
b)Nr
c)Ns
d)None

Ans:Ns

53.Goodregulationmeans

a)Lessfluctuationsfromnoloadtofullload
b)
c)
d)

Ans:Lessfluctuationfromnoloadtofullload

54.AtdeadshortcircuitatterminalsofAlternatorthenthecurrentIis

a)ZPFLag
b)ZPFlead
c)Unitypowerfactor
d)0.8Powerfactorlag

Ans:ZPFLag

55.FullscaleAmmeterreadingis10mA,VoltageacrossAmmeteris100mV.Thenfor100Ameasurementsthe
powerlossinthecircuitis

a)1W
b)10W
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c)100W
d)1000W

Ans:10W*

56.WhenAlternatorexcitationincreasesandmachineisoperatingatlaggingpowerfactorthen

a)Iincrease
b)Idecreases
c)Noeffectoncurrent
d)None

Ans:Iincrease

57.Fluegasescomingoutfromfurnaceisfirstgoingthrough

a)Turbine
b)Economizer
c)Airpreheater
d)Chimney

Ans:Economizer

58.Twoalternatorsratedare200KWat4%regulation,400KW5%regulationoperatinginparallelat50HZ,when
supply600KWthenewfrequencyis

a)50
b)49
c)51.3
d)47.7

Ans:47.7

59.VaandVbarenegativesequencecomponentvoltagesthedifferenceanglebetweenVaandVbwithrespectto
Vais

a)240
b)120
c)180
d)360

Ans:120

60.4QuadrentoperationofchopperIispositivebutVismaybepositivearenegativeoperatesinwhichquadrant

a)1and2
b)2and3
c)1and3
d)1and4

Ans:1and4

61.Heatconvection,radiation,andconductionallaretakesplacein

a)Ice
b)Boiler
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c)Refrigerator
d)Fluegasesinpipe

Ans:

62.Whenmovingironmeterisusedtomeasured.ccurrentwhatisthedisadvantage

a)Itcalibrationinrmsvalue
b)
c)
d)

Ans:

63.Whenmaximumpowertransfertoloadis

a)20W
b)50W
c)100W
d)0W

Ans:0W

64.FindZbusParameters
a)Z11=Z12=Z21=j0.1ohm,Z22=j0.3ohm
b)
c)
d)

Ans:Z11=Z12=Z21=j0.1ohm,Z22=j0.3ohm

65.FindZ11andZ12

a)Z11=4ohm,Z12=2ohm
b)Z11=4ohm,Z12=5ohm
c)Z11=5ohm,Z12=2ohm
d)Z11=4ohm,Z12=3ohm

Ans:

66.Currentin5ohmresisteris

a)10A
b)10A
c)5A
d)5A

Ans:10A

67.FindIinthecircuitatt=0+

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a)2A
b)5A
c)7A
d)10A

Ans:

68.Findvoltageacrossinductoratt=0+

a)0V
b)2.5V
c)5V
d)10V

Ans:5V

69.ThiswaveisappliedtothePMMCmeter,meterreads

a)0V
b)3V
c)2V
d)1V

Ans:1V

70.FindVab

a)Zero
b)50atanangleof90deg
c)50atanangleof90deg
d)None

Ans:

71.FindEinthecircuit

a)5V
b)10V
c)20V
d)None

Ans:None

72.VabisreferencethenanglebetweenVabandIbis

a)15deg
b)240deg
c)180deg
d)45deg

Ans:15deg*

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