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Power System

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a series RLC circuit, what is the nature of the power factor of the circuit if the frequency is very high

a)

unity

b)

leading

c)

lagging

d)

cannot be determined

2.

Which of the following is not a unit of electrical energy?

a)

W

b)

Ws

c)

J

d)

kWh

3.

What does a positive power in an electrical element indicate?

a)

Element may absorb or supply powe

b)

The sign of the power does not matter

c)

The element is supplying power

d)

The element is absorbing power

4.

In three phase system, the three voltages (or currents) differ in phase by ____ electrical degrees from each other in a particular sequence.

a)

30

b)

120

c)

60

d)

90

5.

Which of the following elements of electrical engineering cannot be analyzed using Ohm’s law?

a)

capacitors

b)

resistors

c)

inductors

d)

transistors

6.

______ states that the total electric flux through any closed surface is equal to the charge enclosed by that surface.

a)

Faraday's law

b)

Gauss' law

c)

Lenz's law

d)

Maxwell's law

7.

What part of an electric machine will the temperature rise mainly affect?

a)

speed of the machine

b)

conductance of the windings

c)

insulation of the machine

d)

output voltage of the machine

8.

Transformer ratings are always given in:

a)

VA

b)

VAR

c)

W

d)

HP

9.

An ideal transformer will have maximum efficiency at a load when ______.

a)

Pcu=Pco

b)

Pcu>Pco

c)

Pcu<Pco

d)

cannot be determined

10.

For a star connected three phase AC circuit:

a)

None of these

b)

Line voltage is square root three times phase voltage and phase current is equal to line current

c)

Phase voltage is equal to line voltage and phase current is three times the line current

d)

Phase and line voltages and currents are equal

11.

Resonance occurs when:

a)

Xl=Xc

b)

Xl \ne  Xc

c)

Xl<Xc

d)

Xl>Xc

12.

In a DC circuit, inductive reactance would be:

a)

extremely high

b)

zero

c)

high

d)

equal as in AC circuits

13.

What is the number of primary turns in a 200:5 V current transformer if the EMF per turn is 10 V?

a)

2 turns

b)

10 turns

c)

20 turns

d)

2000 turns

14.

Which of the following is a correct representation of peak value in an AC circuit?

a)

RMS value times the square root of 3

b)

RMS value times the square root of 2

c)

RMS value divided by the square root of 3

d)

 

RMS value divided by the square root of 2

15.

In superposition theorem, while considering a source, all other voltage sources are?

a)

removed from the circuit

b)

changed in position

c)

short circuited

d)

open circuited

16.

Which of the following materials is generally used in the design of electromagnetic machines?

a)

Paramagnetic materials

b)

Diamagnetic materials

c)

Ferromagnetic materials

d)

Core-magnetic materials

17.

The name of the Induction motor comes from the fact that:

a)

Operation of the motor depends upon the inrush current in the motor conductors

b)

Operation of the motor depends upon the induced voltage in the stator

c)

Operation of the motor depends upon the value of coil windings

d)

Operation of the motor depends upon the induced voltage in the rotor conductors

18.

What value of direct current must flow through a resistor to produce the same heating power as an alternating current with a peak value of 4 A?

a)

 

4 A

b)

5.66 A

c)

1.05 A

d)

2.83 A

19.

If the phasors are drawn to represent the maximum values instead of the RMS values, what would happen to the phase angle between the quantities?

a)

becomes zero

b)

increases

c)

remains constant

d)

decreases

20.

The purpose of the transformer core is to provide ______ for magnetic flux linkage.

a)

high capacitive path

b)

low capacitive path

c)

high reluctance path

d)

low reluctance path

21.

The equivalent Thevenin resistance (or impedance) is found by:

a)

Shorting all voltage sources

b)

Opening all voltage sources and shorting all current sources

c)

Shorting all voltage sources and opening all current sources

d)

 

Opening all current sources

22.

The total number of possible phase sequences for a three-phase AC system is ___.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

23.

For a polyphase system, phase sequence depends on the:

a)

rotation of the field

b)

 

armature

c)

field

d)

rotation of the armature

24.

How many cycles will an AC signal make in 3 seconds if its frequency is 150 Hz?

a)

300 cycles

b)

 

50 cycles

c)

450 cycles

d)

 

200 cycles