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UNIT-2: AC CIRCUITS (MCQs)

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The earthing system observed in the power plant ensures:

a)

Stabilization of the control system

b)

Safety — prevents shock & equipment damage

c)

Extra current storage

d)

High voltage generation

2.

The cables used for power distribution in the plant were mostly:

a)

Thin signal wires

b)

High-voltage armored cables

c)

Plastic fiber cables

d)

Telephone cables

3.

Instantaneous power in an AC circuit is given by:

a)

P = VI

b)

p(t) = v(t) × i(t)

c)

Pavg = VI cosΦ

d)

P = I²R

4.

Active power is also called:

a)

Real power

b)

Reactive power

c)

Complex power

d)

Apparent power

5.

The Diesel Generator (DG) set switches on automatically when:

a)

Campus load increases

b)

Temperature increases

c)

Grid power fails

d)

Voltage becomes low

6.

Apparent power is measured in:

a)

Watt

b)

VAR

c)

VA

d)

Coulomb

7.

Power backup for critical medical equipment at Amrita Hospital is ensured by:

a)

Solar cells only

b)

UPS + Battery bank + DG sets

c)

Water turbines

d)

None

8.

Transformers seen in the power plant are mainly used for:

a)

Power factor correction

b)

Stepping up or stepping down voltage

c)

Storing electrical energy

d)

Generating harmonic signals

9.

Phasors represent:

a)

Time-varying DC levels

b)

AC signals as rotating vectors

c)

The average value of voltage

d)

Only resistive signals

10.

In a purely capacitive circuit, the current:

a)

Lags voltage by 90°

b)

Leads voltage by 90°

11.

A state variable is:

a)

Any variable that expresses output

b)

A variable that defines the internal condition of system

c)

Any external input variable

d)

None of these

12.

State space representation is used for:

a)

Only first-order systems

b)

Only frequency domain

c)

Multi-input multi-output (MIMO) systems

d)

Only mechanical systems

13.

DHBVN primarily supplies electricity to which major areas?

a)

Gurgaon, Faridabad, Hisar, Sirsa

b)

Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad

c)

Jaipur, Udaipur, Kota

d)

Faridabad

14.

The canonical state-space model of a series RLC circuit will consist of:

a)

One state variable

b)

Two state variables

c)

Three state variables

d)

No state variables

15.

In a state model, matrix B represents:

a)

Output constants

b)

Relation between state and input

c)

Relation between output and state

d)

Feedback constants

16.

In an inductive circuit, reactive power is:

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Zero

d)

Infinite

17.

The vector sum of active and reactive power gives:

a)

Apparent power

b)

Real power

c)

Instantaneous power

d)

Power factor

18.

If voltage = Vmax sin(ωt), current = Imax sin(ωt – 90º), the circuit is:

a)

Purely resistive

b)

Purely inductive

c)

Purely capacitive

d)

Resonant

19.

A phasor diagram represents sinusoidal signals in terms of:

a)

Magnitude only

b)

Phase only

c)

Magnitude and phase

d)

Time

20.

Power factor is zero for:

a)

Resistive circuit

b)

Inductive circuit

c)

Capacitive circuit

d)

Both b and c (pure reactances)

21.

A state model consists of:

a)

Only input equation

b)

Only output equation

c)

Both state and output equations

d)

No equation

22.

In state space, the output equation is:

a)

y = Ax + Bu

b)

y = Cx + Du

c)

y = Dx + Cu

d)

y = (Ax + Bu)C

23.

The R in RLC circuit contributes:

a)

Energy storage

b)

Energy dissipation

c)

Energy generation

d)

Phase shift only

24.

The number of state variables for an nth order system is:

a)

1

b)

n

c)

d)

2n

25.

The capacitor voltage in an RLC state-space model is usually taken as:

(a)  

26.

Which of the following is a state variable?

a)

Output variable

b)

Output variable

c)

State variable

d)

Impedance

27.

In a drone flight controller, the state variables are MOST likely:

a)

Battery voltage and LED brightness

b)

Altitude, pitch angle, roll angle, yaw rate

c)

Wi-Fi strength and GPS time

d)

Propeller color and size

28.

A heart-rate control system in a medical ventilator uses state-space variables to:

a)

Track doctor movement

b)

Monitor patient’s voice

c)

Estimate rate and oxygen pressure levels

d)

Control lights inside ICU

29.

The state variables in a system represent:

a)

The future output of the system

b)

The past values of input

c)

The minimum set of variables that describe the system’s state at any time

d)

The Laplace representation of the system

30.

A second-order RLC series circuit has L, R, C. If state variables are chosen as x1=i(t) (current), x2=vC(t) (capacitor voltage), then the number of state equations is:

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

Depends on input

31.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

Value of input u(t)

b)

Eigenvalues of matrix A

c)

Dimension of matrix B

d)

Feedback gain only