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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION MARCH 2015

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A material best suited for manufacturing of fuse wire is

a)

Aluminum

b)

Silver

c)

Lead

d)

Copper

2.

In the Fleming’s left hand rule, thumb always represents

a)

voltage

b)

direction of force on conductor

c)

current

d)

magnetic field

3.

The net reactance in a series RLC circuit is

a)

XL

b)

XC

c)

XC + XL

d)

XL – XC

4.

The ampere-hour capacity of battery depends on

a)

The thickness of the plates

b)

the strength pf the electrolytes

c)

The area of the plates

d)

the distance between the plates

5.

The condition in Ohm’s Law is that

a)

ratio V/I should be constant

b)

current should be proportional to voltage

c)

the temperature should remain constant

d)

the temperature should vary

6.

If an electrical network having one or more than one voltage source, is transformed into equivalent electrical network with a single voltage source (which is short circuit current of previous circuit) with parallel internal resistance of the network with all current source replaced by their internal resistance. The above illustration is called

a)

Thevenin’s theorem

b)

Reciprocity Theorem

c)

nortons theorem

d)

Superposition theorem

7.

For a three phase unbalanced load

a)

The power factor of each phase will be proportional to the load

b)

The power factor each phase will be the same

c)

The power factor of at least one of the phases must be leading

d)

The power factor of each phase may be different

8.

Cellular phones operate in the frequency range of

a)

EHF

b)

VHF

c)

UHF

d)

SHF

9.

What is the maximum allowable voltage drop for lighting circuit?

a)

3%

b)

5%

c)

2%

d)

10%

10.

What is the maximum allowable voltage drop for feeder?

a)

1%

b)

2%

c)

3%

d)

5%

11.

color is reserved for grounding equipment wire only

a)

white

b)

green

c)

yellow

d)

grey

12.

The syncroscope is an instrument used to indicate the

a)

Speed of motor

b)

Phase relationship between the current and voltage

c)

Phase relationship between two voltages

d)

Phase relationship between the true power and the reactive power

13.

The current flowing in the armature conductors of a dc motor is

a)

ac

b)

dc

c)

ac as well as dc

d)

transients

14.

The armature current drawn by any dc motor is proportional to

a)

The voltage applied to the motor

b)

the torque required

c)

The flux required in the motor

d)

The speed of the motor

15.

Fault level means

a)

Voltage at the point fault

b)

Fault current

c)

Fault power factor

d)

Fault MVA

16.

If the input of the prime mover of an alternator is kept constant but excitation is increased, then

a)

KVA will be leading

b)

KVA will be lagging

c)

KW will be changed

d)

The p.f. of the load remains constant

17.

In electroplating, the positive electrode is called the

a)

cathode

b)

anode

c)

terminal

d)

iontrap

18.

Barrier potential of silicon diode is

a)

. 0.1 v

b)

0.3 v

c)

0.4 v

d)

0.7 v

19.

Which of the following is an active element of a circuit?

a)

Ideal current source

b)

Resistance

c)

Inductance

d)

Capacitive

20.

Which wave form will have the minimum rms value if they have the same peak value of voltage?

a)

Square wave

b)

Sine wave

c)

Triangular Wave

d)

Full wave rectified sine wave

21.

The minimum armature current of a synchronous motor corresponds to operation at

a)

0.8 p.f. lagging

b)

unity p.f.

c)

0 p.f. leading

d)

0 p.f. lagging

22.

Lap winding is best siuited for voltage, current dc generators

a)

High, Low

b)

Low, High

c)

High, High

d)

Low, Low

23.

What is the relative permittivity of vacuum?

a)

Unity

b)

8.854 x 10-12

c)

8.854

d)

zero

24.

On triling the number of turns of a coil the inductance

a)

Becomes 9 times as large

b)

3 times

c)

1/3

d)

Will remain the same

25.

An external resistance is added in series with the field of a dc shunt motor. When the motor runs, the effect of resistance is

a)

To reduce the speed of the motor

b)

To increase the speed of the motor

c)

To reduce the armature current drawn by the motor

d)

To reduce the losses

26.

Which of the following is not the method of arc dispersion?

a)

Oil immersion contacts

b)

Magnetic blow out of arc

c)

Use of rectifiers

d)

Deionization of arc path

27.

During load shedding

a)

System voltage is reduced

b)

Some loads are switch off

c)

System power factor is changed

d)

System frequency is reduced

28.

The capacitor in a series RC circuit at steady state is:

a)

Open circuit

b)

Short circuit

c)

Transient circuit

d)

Coupled circuit

29.

There is no zero sequence component of the fault current for

a)

Line to line fault

b)

Single line to ground fault

c)

Symmetrical fault

d)

Double line to ground fault

30.

The ratio of lumens reaching the work plane divided by the total lumens generated by the light is:

a)

Room ratio

b)

Coefficient of utilization

c)

Illumination factor

d)

Maintenance factor

31.

When the excitation of an unloaded salient pole synchronous motor suddenly gets disconnected, then

a)

The motor stops

b)

It runs at lower speed

c)

t runs at the same speed

d)

It runs at very high speed

32.

Sensitivity of a voltmeter is expressed as

a)

Volts/Ohm

b)

Ohms/Volt

c)

Ohm-Volt

d)

1/Ohm-Volt

33.

The dc armature winding in which the coil sides are placed a pole pitch apart is called winding.

a)

Multiplex

b)

Full-pitch

c)

Fractional-pitch

d)

Pole-pitch