Date Questions 09.10.2016 100
Date Questions 09.10.2016 100
Date Questions 09.10.2016 100
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A series motor is best suited for driving M
(A) Lathes (B) Cranes and hoists
(C) Shears and punches (D) Machine tools
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An unsaturated shunt motor runs at its rated speed when rated voltage is applied to it. If the supply voltage to
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the motor is reduced by 25% the speed of the motor
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decreases by 25% - Qu (B) remains the same
increases slightly
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4. An overcurrent relay having current setting of 125% is connected to a supply circuit through a current
transformer of 400/5 A. The pick-up current is
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6.25 A
3.125 A
(B)
(D)
12.5 A
25 A M
5. A 50 Hz, 4-pole single-phase induction motor will have a synchronous speed of
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8. Which one of the following load would be best driven by a d.c. compound motor ?
(A)
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Reciprocation pump
Electric locomotive
(B)
(D)
Centrifugal pump
Fan M
9. A power plant operates at an annual load factor of 80% with an average load of 120 MW. If the load factor falls
to 60%, the average load on the plant would be
" D "(A) 200 MW (B) 160 MW
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(A) Ammeter (B) Voltmeter
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The following electrical measuring instrument depend on chemical effect for its action
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When 3-phase system is balanced, the neutral wire carries
(A) no current
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(C)
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half of current for each phase (D) none of the above
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Following parameter(s) may affect the performance of a motor
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Voltage unbalance & Voltage variation
Altitude & Ambient temperature
(B)
(D)
System harmonics
All of the above M
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A 3-phase induction motor is running at 2% slip. If the input to rotor is 1000 W, then mechanical power M
developed by the motor is
(A) 20 W (B) 980 W
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When load is removed ______________motor will run at the highest speed.
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Cumulative compound
(B) Shunt
Differential compound
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(C) (D)
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In a single phase induction motor running at a slip of 5 % with reference to forward field, the slip with
reference to backward field is
(A) 0
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1.95 (D) 2.0
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21. Which of the following has highest permeability?
(A) Paramagnetic material (B) Diamagnetic material
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The string efficiency of a string of suspension insulators is dependent on
(A) size of insulators
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size of tower C L (B) number of discs in the string
none of the above
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An electric iron drawing 9 A from 120 V supply mains is operated for 20 minutes, the energy consumed is M
(A) 1080 W (B) 3 Ah
(C) 0.6 kWh (D) 360 Wh
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The electrical conductivity of metals is typically of the order of (in ohm m )
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The following contact is largely used for low-voltage oil circuit breaker M
(A) Tulip type contacts (B) Finger and wedge contacts
(C) Butt Contact (D) None of the above
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more than 1000 A
(B) 300 A
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A short circuit between one line and ground, very often caused by physical contact is known as
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(C)
Single-Line-to-Ground-Fault
Double line-to- Ground-Fault
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(B)
(D)
Line-to-line Fault
None of the above
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The no. of turns in a secondary coil is twice the number of turns in the primary. A cell of 1.5 V is connected
(A) 1.5 V
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across the primary. The voltage across the secondary is
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0.75 V (D) zero
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33. A.C. Potentiometer can be used for the following
(A) Voltmeter calibration (B) Ammeter calibration
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(C) Testing of energy meters and wattmeter (D) All of the above
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A parallel plate air capacitor has a capacitance of 100 pfd. A p.d of 50 V is applied. The stored energy is
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What is the efficiency of a power plant if the efficiencies of the boiler, turbine and generator are 88,40,and
98% respectively ?
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98%
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Merz-Price circulating current principles is more suitable for
Generators (B) Transformers M
(C) Both (A) & (B) (D) None of the above
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A 100 MW power station delivers 100 MW for 2 hours. 50 MW for 6 hours and is shut down for the rest of each M
day. It is also shut down for maintenance for 45 days each year. Energy supplied per year is
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(A) 12 X 10 MWh (B) 8 X 10 MWh
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1.6 kHz
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An RLC circuit has a resonance frequency of 160 kHz and a Q-factor of 100. Its band width is
Qu 0.625 kHz
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16 MHz
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An inverter circuit is employed to convert
a.c. voltage into d.c. voltage d.c. voltage into a.c. voltage
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(A) (B)
(C) high frequency into low frequency (D) low frequency into high frequency M
41. A thermal generating station has an installed capacity of 15 MW and supplies a daily load of 10 MW for 12
hours and 5 MW for remaining 12 hours. The plant capacity factor for this station is
"D " (A) 1 (B) 0.75
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A 132 kV transmission line uses strings of insulators, each insulator rated at 25 kV. The string efficiency can be
maximum of 60%. The least number of insulators required in a string is
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The meter that is suitable for only direct current measurements is
(A) Moving-iron type
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(C) Electrodynamic type
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A 3-phase induction motor draws a current of 50 A from mains when started by direct switching. If an auto
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transformer with 60% tapping is used for starting, the current drawn from the mains will be M
(A) 50 A (B) 18 A
(C) 36 A (D) 83.3 A
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In the following Bus active and reactive powers are not specified o
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(A) Load Bus (B) Generator Bus
Slack Bus None of the above
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A generating station has an installed capacity of 50,000 kW and delivers 220 X 10⁶ units per annum. If the
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annual fixed charges are Rs.160 per kW installed capacity and running charges are 4 paise per kWh, the cost
per unit generated is L V
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4.38 paise C (B) 5.92 paise
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7.64 paise (D) 11.72 paise
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The current taken from a 230 V, 50 Hz supply is measured as 10 A with a lagging p.f. of 0.7. A capacitor is M
connected in parallel with the load. The true power
(A) increases (B) decreases
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A delta-delta, 3-phase transformer bank will have a phase shift between the primary and secondary voltages
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51. If the fault current is 2000 A, the relay setting 50% and C.T. ratio is 400/5, the plug setting multiplier will be
(A) 15
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52. If the insulation resistance of a cable of length 10 km is 1 MΩ, its insulation resistance for 50 km length will be
(A) 0.2 MΩ (B) 2 MΩ
500 W E - 100 W
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(A) (B)
200 W 1000 W
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In a 3-wire d.c. system, the load on the +ve side is 400 A and on -ve side it is 300 A. Then current in neutral
wire is
(A)
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50 A (B) 100 A
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(C) 350 A (D) 150 A
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The resistance between any two terminals of a balanced delta-connected load is 12Ω. The resistance of each "
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An industrial installation has a power factor of 0.8 lagging. It would be economical to improve pf to
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(A) unity (B) about 0.8 lagging
(C) about 0.95 lagging
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An alternator is supplying a load of 300 kW at a p.f. of 0.6 lagging. If the p.f. is raised to unity, how many
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(A) 200 kW
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(C) 300 kW (D) 150 kW
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In an AC circuit, the current & voltage are out of phase by 90 degrees. The ammeter reads 2A and voltmeter M
reads 1000 V. The power consumed is
(A) zero (B) 2000 W
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The transformer has turns ratio of 4 : 1. The resistance of the HV winding is 8 ohms and that of the LV winding
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is 1 ohm. The total resistance on HV side in ohms is
(A) 9
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(C) 24
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63. Which of the following capacitors preferred for high frequency circuits?
(A) Air capacitor (B) Electrolytic capacitor
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66. If the percentage reactance of the system up to the fault point is 20% and base kVA is 10000, then short-
circuit kVA is
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10,000 kVA (B) 50,000 kVA M
(C) 500 kVA (D) 30,000 kVA
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The medium used for arc extinction in ABCB is
(A)
(C)
Oil
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(D)
Air
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Which of the following relays is used on long transmission lines? M
(A) Impedance relay (B) Mho's relay
(C) Reactance relay (D) None of the above
"D " A transformer 2000 kVA, 250 Hz is operated at 50 Hz, kVA rating should be revised to " D "
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(A) 20,000 kVA (B) 400 kVA
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In a hydroelectric project, catchment area = 5 X 10 ⁹ m²; annual rainfall = 1.25 m and yield factor = 80%. The
volume of water which can be utilized per annum is
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(A) 2.5 X107 m³
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5 X 10 m³
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(C) 6.5 X 10 m³
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During a test on 6 kVA transformer it is found that iron losses are 120 W, full load copper losses are 200 W.
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The total losses at half full load will be
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(A) 80 W (B) 160 W
(C) 320 W (D) 170 W M
75. A d-c shunt motor runs at rated speed. If its field circuit gets open circuited, the motor speed
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much higher thermal efficiency k le t C
almost same thermal efficiency as that of
(A) (B)
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(C) much lower thermal efficiency (D)
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A wave winding must go at least ________around the armature before it closes back where it started.
(A) once
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(C) thrice
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In a series circuit, under resonant condition, the following quantities are maximum
(A)
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Voltage and Current
Impedance and Current
(B)
(D)
Current and Power factor
Impedance and Power factor M
79. A transformer gives maximum efficiency when it operates at full load. Total losses at full load are 400 W.
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The most efficient form of damping employed in electrical instruments is
(A) Air friction
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(C) Eddy currents
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82. Lenz's law is consequence of the law of conservation of
(A)
(C)
induced current
energy
(B)
(D)
charge
induced e.m.f.
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An over-excited synchronous motor behaves as ………. M
(A) a resistor (B) an inductor
(C) a capacitor (D) None of the above
"D "a 1000 kVA transformer has a reactance of 5%. Its reactance at 2000 kVA base is " D "
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(A) 5% (B) 2.5%
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A steam power station has an overall efficiency of 20% and 0.6 kg of coal is burnt per kWh of electrical energy
generated. The calorific value of fuel is
7166 kcal/kg sti on
5152 kcal/kg
(A)
(C) 2458 kcal/kg
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(D) none of the above
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The voltage drop is the main consideration while designing a
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(A) feeder (B) service mains
(C)
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distributor (D) none of the above
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The transient phenomenon lasts in a power system for a period ranging from
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(A) few ms to 1 s (B) 1 s to 2 s
(C) 2 s to 3 s (D) greater than 3 s
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(C) operating voltage (D) operating frequency
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Three balanced delta-connected resistors consume a power of 1500 W from a symmetrical 3-phase supply. If
these resistors are reconnected in star across the same supply, the power consumed would be
(A)
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1500 W L (B) 4500 W
(C) 500
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W (D) 1000 W
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91. Transmission efficiency increases as
(A) voltage and power factor both increase (B) voltage and power factor both decrease
" D "
(C) voltage increases but power factor decreases (D)
" D "
voltage decreases but power factor increases
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92. Q meters works on the principles of
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(A) (B)
(C) Stray magnetization (D) Corona effect
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93. The circuit breaker must have the following rating(s)
(A) breaking capacity (B) making capacity
(C) short-time capacity
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A voltmeter gives 120 oscillations per minute when connected to the rotor of an induction motor. The supply
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frequency is 50 Hz. The slip of the motor is
(A) 2%
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(C) 25%
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The rotor voltage of a slip-ring induction motor gives 120 oscillations per minute when the motor is connected M
to 3-phase, 50Hz supply. The percentage slip of the rotor is
(A) 2 (B) 4
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Two coils have inductance L₁= 1200 mH and L₂ = 800 mH. They are connected in such a way that flux in the
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two coils aid each other and inductance is measured to be 2500 mH then Mutual inductance between the coils
is …………… mH.
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(C) MG
200
225
(B)
(D)
150
250 M
99. An overhead line conductor has a cross sectional area of 3.2 cm². It is supported on level supports of a span of
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