WorksheetsElectrical MCQ
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
What does the yellow triangle with a black lightning bolt symbol indicate?
Fire hazard
Electrical hazard
Biohazard
Flammable liquid
A red label on a container usually signifies:
Cold substance
Harmless gas
Danger or flammable material
Low voltage
Which color is typically used for "emergency stop" buttons or switches?
Green
Red
Blue
Yellow
The label with a skull and crossbones symbol means:
High voltage
Irritant
Toxic or poisonous
Sharp object
A circuit with dependent sources only (no independent source) has the Thevenin equivalent voltage as:
Zero
Depends on load
Equal to internal EMF
Infinity
In a symmetrical π-network, the input and output impedance are:
Different
Always purely reactive
Always equal
Always zero
If a 10 A current flows through a coil having 500 turns and area of 0.2 m², what is the MMF?
100 A-T
2000 A-T
1000 A-T
5000 A-T
Relative permeability of a perfect vacuum is
1
0
10
100
What happens to hysteresis loss if frequency doubles in a magnetic material?
Becomes half
Remains same
Doubles
Zero
In Gauss's law for electricity, the total electric flux over a closed surface is equal to:
Surface area
Field intensity
Enclosed charge / ε₀
Voltage
If a transformer has an efficiency of 99% and output power of 990 W, what is the input power?
980 W
990 W
999 W
1000 W
During OC test of a transformer, which loss is mainly measured?
Iron
Copper
Eddy current only
Stray
The zero-sequence impedance of a transformer depends on:
Winding connection
Load
Core material
Frequency
In an ideal transformer, what is the relationship between primary and secondary kVA?
Zero
Secondary > Primary
Equal
Primary > Secondary
A 3-phase star-connected load of 10 Ω per phase is connected to a 400 V, 50 Hz supply. Find the line current.
23.09 A
10 A
33.1 A
13.8 A
A leading power factor causes the alternator voltage to:
Remain constant
Increase
Decrease
Reverse
If load increases in a DC motor, armature current will:
Remain same
Decrease
Reverse
Increase
In synchronous motor, if field current is over-excited, power factor becomes:
Unity
Leading
Lagging
Zero
Regenerative braking in DC motors occurs when:
Back EMF > supply voltage
Motor draws more current
Armature resistance is high
Field weakens
Which motor is used in traction systems for high torque at low speed?
Shunt motor
Induction motor
DC Series motor
Universal motor
The insulation level of equipment in a power system is decided by:
Surge voltage
Load current
Operating frequency
RMS voltage
The skin effect increases with:
Decrease in frequency
Increase in conductor diameter
Increase in frequency
Use of copper
Which component has negative temperature coefficient?
Aluminium
Carbon
Copper
Silver
A synchroscope is used to measure
Resistance
Frequency
Current
Phase difference
Why is potential coil of a wattmeter made highly resistive?
Reduce current
Avoid saturation
Accurate power factor
Negligible current flow
Which instrument has non-uniform scale?
Moving iron
PMMC
Digital meter
Hot wire
Two wattmeter method in 3-phase system gives negative reading in one wattmeter when PF is:
Less than 0.5
Lagging
Unity
Leading
For measuring 10000 V AC safely, use:
PMMC
Moving iron
Potential transformer
Current transformer
In CRO, the horizontal deflection is due to:
Time base circuit
Y plate
Vertical amplifier
Grid
Strain gauge is used to measure:
Displacement
Stress
Resistance
Current
In DC motors, field weakening is used to:
Increase current
Decrease armature voltage
Increase speed above base speed
Reduce losses
The most economical transmission voltage for long distance is:
Variable
High
Low
Medium
Zero sequence current flows during:
3-phase fault
Line-to-line fault
Line-to-ground fault
Over-voltage
In an ideal transmission line, attenuation constant is:
Zero
Infinite
Unity
Undefined
The purpose of neutral grounding is to:
Protect equipment and personnel
Reduce fault current
Provide voltage stability
Increase insulation
Which relay is used for transformer differential protection?
MHO relay
Buchholz
Percentage differential relay
IDMT
The multiplying factor of a current transformer is:
Turns ratio
Resistance ratio
Power factor
Inverse of turns ratio
The deflection in moving coil galvanometer is proportional to
Voltage across coil
Magnetic field
Torque
Current in the coil
A high Q-factor in an RLC circuit indicates:
Sharp resonance
High bandwidth
Low resonance
Poor selectivity
A 10 Ω resistor is connected with a 100 µF capacitor in series. What is the impedance at 50 Hz?
10 Ω
15.9 Ω
5 Ω
100 Ω
A transmission line is terminated with its characteristic impedance. What is the reflection coefficient?
1
∞
-1
0
In a 3-phase system, if one phase is open, the system becomes
Unbalanced
Balanced
Unstable
Shorted
Why is copper preferred over aluminium in winding?
Cheap
Lower resistivity
Less weight
More reactive
The purpose of dielectric in capacitor is to:
Increase inductance
Reduce frequency
Increase capacitance
Provide resistance
In a single-phase full-wave bridge rectifier, what is the ripple frequency if input is 50 Hz?
150 Hz
50 Hz
100 Hz
25 Hz
