Chapter : Power system
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140. The current by alternate charging and discharging of
transmission linedue to ac voltage is called
A. oscillating voltage
B. charging current
C. line current
D. discharging 'current
141 Transposition of conductors in transmission line system is
done when
A. the conductors are not spaced equilaterally
B. the conductors are spaced equilaterally
C. a telephone line runs parallel to power line
D. none of these
145. The ground should not be smaller than
A. No. 6 copper
B. No. 8 copper
C. No. 10 copper
D. No. 12 copper
151. EHV cables are filled with thin oil under pressure to
A. prevent formation of voids
B. prevent entry of moisture
C. to strengthen the cable conductor
D. to provide insulation
153. Impedance and capacitance of a transmission line depend
upon
A. current in the line alone
B. voltage in the line alone
C. both A and B
D. physical configuration of conductors in space
156. A series compensated transmission line has better
A. transient stability
B. steady state stability
C. short circuit capacity
D. reactive capacity
158. The earthing switch is generally installed on
A. main board
B. isolator frame
C. circuit breaker frame
D. none of the above
162. Temperature increase produces which of the following effect
of a transmission line?
A. tension of the conductor and its sag increase
B. tension of the conductor and its sag decrease
C. tension of the conductor decreases and its sag increases
D. tension of the conductor increases and its sag decreases
167. Dielectric losses in an electric system are 1 kW. If the
system voltage is doubled, the dielectric losses become
A. 0.5 W
B. 1.0 kW
C. 2 kW
D. 4 kW
174. Equal area criterion is applicable to an electric system if the
system consists of
A. only one machine swinging with respect to an infinite bus
B. at least two machines swinging with respect to an infinite bus
C. at least three machines swinging with respect to an infinite bus
D. none of these
176. For a 400kV transmission line, the switching over voltage
crest in kV is
A.400
B. 400 5
C.825
D.115
178. Compared to the insulation level of the station equipment,
the line insulation is
A. the same
B. greater
C. less
D. not directly related
180. In a transmission line, the shunt conductance results due to
A. axial current in the conductor
B. radial current in the conductor
C. leakage over the insulator
D. short circuiting of line by the load
190. For remote operation, circuit breaker must be equipped with
A. shunt trip
B. inverse shunt trip
C. time delay trip
D. both (b) and (c) above
197. In a circuit breaker, arc is initiated by the process of
A. thermal emission
B. field emission
C. alternators
D. transmission lines
206. For a 400 kV system, the capacity of lightning arrester
should be
A. 1 kA
B. 5 kA
C. 10 kA
D. 50 kA
214. Which of the following is not an instantaneous relay?
A. induction disc type
B. hinged armature type
C. balanced beam type
D. polarized type
215. Which of the following is an instantaneous relay?
A. thermocouple type
B. induction type
C. permanent magnet moving coil type
D. shaded pole type
216. Which of the following is a directional relay?
A. mho relay
B. reactance relay
C. impedance relay
D. both (a) and (b) above
228. The impulse ratio of a rod gap is
A. unity.
B. between 1.2 and 1.5.
C. between 1.6 and 1.8.
D. between 2 and 2.2.
Answer => B
237. Most economic load on an underground cable will be
A. greater than its surge loading
B. less than the surge loading.
C. equal to the surge loading.
D. none of these
Answer => B
247. In case of a 3-phase short circuit in a system, the power fed
into the system is
A. mostly reactive
B. mostly active
C. active and reactive both equal.
D. reactive only.
Answer => A
248. Standard impulse testing of a power transformer requires
A. two applications of chopped wave followed by one application of a full
wave.
B. one application of chopped wave followed by one application of a full
wave.
C. one application of chopped wave followed by two applications of a full
wave.
D. none of these
Answer => A
250. In order to eliminate sheath losses, a successful method is
A. to transpose the cable along with cross bonding.
B. transpose the cables only.
C. cross bonding the cables is enough.
D. none of these
Answer => A
261. The insulation resistance of a cable of langth 10 km is 1 MO,
its resistance for 50 km length will be
A. 1 M
B. 5 M
C. 0.2 M
D. none of these
264. Select the correct statement
A. The negative and zero sequence voltages are maximum at the fault
point and decrease towards the neutral.
B. The negative and zero sequence voltages are minimum at the fault
point and increase towards the neutral.
C. The negative sequence is maximum and zero sequence minimum at
the fault point and decrease and increase respectively towards the
neutral.
D. None of these
Answer => A
266. Percent bias for a generator protection lies between
A. 5 to 40
B. 40 to 45
C. 45 to 20
D. none of these
Answer => A
267. Minimum oil circuit breaker has less volume of oil because
A. there is insulation between contacts.
B. the oil between the breaker contacts has greater strength.
C. solid insulation is provided for insulating the contacts from earth.
D. none of these
Answer => C
268. Carrier current protection scheme is normally used for
A. HV transmission lines only.
B. HV cables only.
C. HV transmission and cables.
D. none of these
Answer => A
270. A fault is more severe from the view point of RRRV if it is a
A. short line fault.
B. medium length line fault.
C. long line fault.
D. none of these
Answer => A
272. Phase comparators in case of static relays and electro-
mechanical relays normally are
A. sine and cosine comparators respectively.
B. cosine and sine comparators respectively.
C. both are cosine comparators.
D. both are sine comparators.
Answer => B
277. The normal practice to specify the making current of a circuit
breaker is in terms of
A. r.m.s. value
B. peak value
C. average value
D. both r.m.s. and peak value.
Answer => B
276. Capacitor switching is easily done with
A. air blast circuit breaker.
B. oil C.B.
C. vacuum C.B.
D. any one of the above.
Answer => C
280. For effective use of a counterpoise wire
A. its leakage resistance should be greater than the surge impedance.
B. three-phase and two-earth fault relays are required.
C. tow-phase and two-earth fault relays are required.
D. two-phase and one-earth fault relays are required.
Answer => B
282. For protection of parallel feeders fed from one end the relays
required are
A. non-directional realys at the source end and direcctional relays at the
load end.
B. non-directional relays at both the ends.
C. directional relays at the source end and non-directional at the load
end.
D. directional relays at both the ends.
Answer => A
283. High voltage d.c. testing for HV machines is resorted because
A. certain conclusions regarding the continuous ageing of an insulation
can be drawn.
B. stress distribution is a representation of the service condition.
C. standardization on the magnitudeof voltage to be applied is available.
D. stresses do not damage the coil end insulation.
Answer => A
288. Voltage of a particular bus can be controlled by controlling
the
A. phase angle.
B. reactive power of the bus
C. active power of the bus. phase angle andreactive power.
D.
Answer => B
294. For load flow solution the quantities specified at a load bus
are
A. P and Q
B. P and I V I
C. Q and I V I
D. P and 8
Answer => A
297. Load flow study is carried out for
A. fault calculations
B. stability studies
C. system planning
D. load frequency control.
Answer => C
300. A generator is connected to asynchronous motor. From
stability point of view it is preferable to have
A. generator neutral reactance grounded and motor neutral resistance
grounded.
B. generator and motor neutrals resistance grounded.
C. generator and motor neutrals reactance grounded.
D. generator neutral resistance and motor neutral reactance grounded.
Answer => D
334. In thermal power plants, the pressure in the working fluid
cycle is developed by
A. condenser
B. super heater
C. feed water pump
D. turbine
Answer => B
357. Shunt resistor is connected across the contacts of a circuit-
breaker in order to
A. damp out the restriking transient
B. bypass the are current
C. limit the short-circuit current
D. reduce the damage to the contacts due to arcing
Answer => A
Chapter Alternator
158. The voltage across the open-circuited field terminals of a
synchronous machine under slip test is
A. dc
B. ac of slip frequency
C. a modulated supply frequency ac voltage with slip frequency envelope
D. ac of supply frequency
Answer => B
161. Short-circuit ratio of a synchronous machine is the ratio of
the
A. open circuit voltage to the short-circuit current at a given excitation
B. short-circuit current to the open-circuit voltage at a given excitation
C. excitation current required for the rated voltage on open-circuit to the
excitation current required for the rated armature current under short-
circuit
D. excitation current required for the rated armature current under short-
circuit to the excitation current required for rated voltage on open-circuit
Answer => C
151. A stand alone engine driven Synchronous generator is
feeding a partly inductive load. A capacitor is now connected
across the load to completely nullify the nductive current. For this
operating condition
A. the field current and fuel input have to be reduced
B. the field current and fuel input have to be increased
C. the field current has to be increased and fuel input left unaltered
D. the field current has to be reduced and fuel input left unaltered
Answer => D
152. A capacitor is now connected across the load to completely
nullify the nductive current.
A. the field current remains the same but the direction of rotation is
forvard
B. the field current remains the same but the direction of rotation is
reversed
C. the field current is reversed and the number of poles is doubled
D. the number of poles is doubled without reversing the field current
Answer => D
142. Higher synchronous reactance is preferred in the present day
alternators, because one can have
A. reduced sub-transient currents
B. reduced harmonic currents
C. reduced transient currents
D. higher voltage regulation with load
Answer => C
Chap: Electrical and electronic instrument
31. All meters used for measuring current, voltage and resistance
are basically
A. multimeters
B. voltmeters
C. current meters
D. ohm meters
56. Which one of the following terms is NOT associated with a
sample-and-hold circuit?
A. Conversion time
B. Acquisition time
C. Aperture time
D. Sample mode
Answer => A
61. The advantage of a moving iron instrument is that
A. it has linear scale
B. its current sensitivity is high
C. it can be used under severe overload condition
D. it can be used at high frequencies
Answer => C
62. Moving iron meters can be used upto frequency of
A. 50 Hz
B. 100 Hz
C. 500 Hz
D. 1500 Hz
Answer => D
64. The advantage of electrostatic instruments is that
A. they are cheap, robust and small in size
B. their indicating scale is uniform
C. their operating forces are large
D. their power drain from the mains is negligible
Answer => B
65. The damping of ballistic galvanometer is kept very small
A. to make the system oscillating
B. in order to get large first deflection
C. in order to get small first deflection
D. to make the system critically damped
Answer => D
70. The fixed coil in an electrodynamometer is normally used as a
A. potential coil
B. current coil
C. either as potential coil or as current coil
D. there is no fixed coil in electrodynamometer
Answer => B
70. The fixed coil in an electrodynamometer is normally used as a
A. potential coil
B. current coil
C. either as potential coil or as current coil
D. there is no fixed coil in electrodynamometer
Answer => B
71. Deflection of the d' Arsonval meter movement is caused by
A. current in the coil and the magnet
B. the spring and the magnet
C. the pivot and the springs
D. the magnetic field alone
Answer => A
72. When we measure ac voltage with a d' Arsonval meter
movement, the meter will respond to
A. ac signal
B. dc signal
C. rectified dc signal
D. pulsating ac signal
Answer => D
74. Rectifier instruments indicate
A. rms value
B. average value
C. peak value
D. dc value
76. In a ballistic galvanometer, damping follows
A. hyperbolic decay
B. logarithmic decay
C. exponential decay
D. exponential rise
Answer => B
77. The instrument which should be used to measure 600 kV ac
voltage is
A. Electrostatic voltmeter B. Moving coil voltmeter
C. Moving iron voltmeter
D. Hot wire instrument Answer => A
81. Which of the following instruments consumes maximum
power during measurement?
A. induction instrument
B. hot wire instrument
C. thermocouple instrument
D. electrodynamometer instrument
Answer => B
84. Which of the following instruments will have the same
calibration on both ac and dc?
A. electrodynamometer type
B. moving iron type
C. moving coil type
D. induction type
Answer => A
85. The multiplier and the meter movement in a voltmeter are
always in
A. parallel
B. series
C. parallel-series
D. series-parallel
Answer => D
88. A measure of reproducibility of measurement is known as
A. resolution
B. fidelity
C. precision
D. accuracy
Answer => C
91. Gravity control instruments have scales which are not uniform
but are crowded because
A. balance weight itself is not uniform
B. current is proportional to sin 0 where 0 is the deflection angle
C. balance weight is greater than control weiht
D. current is proportional to deflection angle
Answer => B
36. Shunt compensation in an EHV line is used to improve
A. stability and fault level
B. fault level and voltage profile
C. voltage profile and stability
D. stability, fault level and voltage profile
Answer => B
129. The threshold voltage of an n-channel MOSFET can be
increased by
A. increasing the channel doping concentration
B. reducing the channel length
C. reducing gate oxide thickness
D. decreasing the channel doping concentration
Answer => B
130. The MOSFET switch in its on-state may be considered
equivalent to
A. Thyristor
B. MOSFET
C. Triac
D. UJT Answer => C
115. At cut-off, the JFET channel is
A. at its widest point
B. completely closed by the depletion region
C. extremely narrow
D. reverse biased Answer => B
89. A JFET has power gain.
A. small
B. very high
C. very small
D. none of the above
Answer => B
71. The extremely high input impedance of a MOSFET is primarily
due to the
A. absence of its channel
B. negative gate-source voltage
C. depletion of current carriers
D. extremely small leakage current of its gate capacitor
Answer => D
72. The main factor which makes a MOSFET likely to break down
during normal handling is its
A. very low gate capacitance
B. high leakage current
C. high input resistance
D. both (a) and (c)
ans d
73. The main factor which differentiates a DE MOSFET from an E-
only MOSFET is the absence of
A. insulated gate
B. electrons
C. channel
D. P-N junctions
ans c
74. The polarity of VGs for E-only MOSFET is
A. positive
B. negative
C. zero
D. depends on P-or N-channel
Answer => D
64. The voltage gain of a given common-source JFET amplifier
depends on its
A. input impedance
B. amplification factor
C. dynamic drain resistance
D. drain load resistance
Answer => D
75. A transconductance amplifier has
A. high input impedance and low output impedance
B. low input impedance and high output impedance
C. high input and output impedances
D. low input and output impedances
Answer => A
76. The threshold voltage of an n-channel enhancement mode
MOSFET is 0.5 V, when the device is biased at a gate voltage of
3V, pinch-off would occur at a drain voltage of
A. 1.5 V
B. 2.5 V
C. 3.5 V
D. 4.5 V
Answer => C
Typical output from a magnetic microphone is
A. 1 kV
B. 1 V
C. one millivolt
D. one microvolt
Ans c
Class AB operation is often used in power amplifiers in order to,
A. get maximum efficiency
B. remove even harmonics
C. overcome cross-over distortion
D. reduce collector dissipation
Ans A
68. The purpose of using short-circuit gear is
A. to short circuit the rotor at slip rings
B. to short circuit the starting resistances in the starter
C. to short circuit the stator phase of motor to form star
D. none of the above
Answer => A
65. Insertion of resistance in the rotor of an induction motor to
develop a given torque
A. decreases the rotor current
B. increases the rotor current
C. rotor current becomes zero
D. rotor current reamins same
Answer => D
72. Reduced voltage starter can be used with
A. slip ring motor only but not with squirrel cage induction motor
B. squirrel cage induction motor only but not with slip ring motor
C. squirrel cage as well as slip ring induction motor
D. none of the above
Answer => C
73. Slip ring motor is preferred over squirrel cage induction motor
where
A. high starting torque is required
B. load torque is heavy
C. heavy pull out torque is required
D. all of the above
Answer => A
81. In induction motor, percentage slip depends on
A. supply frequency
B. supply voltage
C. copper losses in motor
D. none of the above
Answer => C
97. The speed of a 3-phase would motor can be increased by
A. short-circuiting slip-rings
B. increasing applied voltage
C. decreasing applied voltage
D. decreasing external resistance in the rotor circuit
Answer => D
Which of the following instruments may be used to measure very high
frequency small curent?
A. Induction type instrument
B. Moving coil galvanometer
C. Electrodynamic ammeter
D. Thermocouple type instrument
Ans D
112. When an induction motor is switched on the rotor frequency
is
A. zero
B. 60 Hz
C. same as slip frequency
D. same as supply frequency
Answer => D
132. The noise and tooth pulsation losses can be minimised by
using
A. large number of narrow slots in stator
B. large number of open slots in stator
C. small number of narrow slots in stator
D. small numberof open slots in stator
Answer => A
Swamping resistance is added to the coil circuit
A. to increase the sensitivity
B. to reduce the temperature error
C. to reduce error due to thermal emf
D. to reduce the power drawn by the instrument
Answer => B
Instrument efficiency is defined as
A. the ability of the instrument to read the smallest input changes
B. the ratio of the measured quantity at full scale to the power taken by
the instrument at full scale
C. the ratio of the change in output signal to the change in input signal
D. the ability of the system to reproduce the output in the same form as
the input
Answer => B
49. CRO helps in measuring the following values of an ac voltage
A. rms value only
B. peak value only
C. average value only
D. all the above three
Answer => D
. Electrostatic voltmeters
A. are not frequency limited
B. have uniform scale
C. have scale reading rms value on ac circuits
D. have scale reading peak value on ac circuits Answer => C
Reproducibility measurement of an instrument gives an indication of
A. resolution
B. precision
C. reliability
D. accuracy
71. Deflection of the d' Arsonval meter movement is caused by
A. current in the coil and the magnet
B. the spring and the magnet
C. the pivot and the springs
D. the magnetic field alone
Answer => A
77. The instrument which should be used to measure 600 kV ac
voltage is
A. Electrostatic voltmeter
B. Moving coil voltmeter
C. Moving iron voltmeter
D. Hot wire instrument
Answer => A
125. The name Gall Tinsley is associated with
A. dc potentiometers
B. ac potentiometers
C. energy meters
D. Wheatstone bridge
Answer => B
32. Principle of Pirani gauge is based on
A. humidity of the medium
B. thermal condictivity of the medium
C. combustibility of the medium
D. electrical resistivity of the medium
Answer => B
A differential transformer is a
A. variable inductance transducer
B. variable pressure transducer
C. constant displacement transducer
D. constant pressure transformer
Answer => A
Transistor voltmeter is a
A. dynamometer type instrument
B. moving iron instrument
C. moving coil instrument
D. none of these
Ans c
154. Short-circuiter is used in
A. repulsion induction motor
B. repulsion motor
C. repulsion start induction run motor
D. none of the above
Answer => C
156. In a capacitor start single-phase motor, when capacitoris
replaced by a resistance
A. torque will increase
B. the motor will consume less pcwer
C. motor will run in reverse direction
D. motor will continue to run in same direction
Answer => D
162. The motor used on small lathes is usually
A. universal motor
B. D.C. shunt motor
C. single-phase capacitor run motor
D. 3-phase synchronous motor
Answer => C
Which voltmeter would you select for measuring 50 V direct
current?
A. Moving coil voltmeter
B. Hot-wire voltmeter
C. Electrodynamometer
D. Electrostatic voltmeter
Ans d
A compensated wattmeter has its reading corrected for error due
to
A. frequency
B. friction
C. power consumed in current coil
D. power consumed in potential coil
Ans d
The major cause of creeping in an energy meter is
A. over-compensation for friction
B. mechanical vibrations
C. excessive voltage across the potential coil
D. stray magnetic field
Answer => C
224. The instrument whose deflection is given dM by the
expression 0 is known is
A. electrodynamic type
B. repulsion type
C. electrostatic type
D. attraction type
Answer => B
222. The deflection of hot wire instrument depends on
A. RMS value of alternating current
B. voltage
C. average value of a.c. current
D. Instantaneous value of a.c. current Answer => D
VTVMs have
A. very high ohms / volt rating
B. moderate ohms / volt rating
C. low ohms / volt rating
D. very low ohms / volt rating
Answer => D
234. The shunt type ohmeter is NOT suitale for high resistance
measurements because
A. a very low resistance of the meter would short the high unknown
resistance
B. scale is highly cramped for high resistance values
C. full-scale value of the meter may be exceeded
D. battery cannot supply the necessary current for proper meter
detection.
Answer => B
245. Wagner's earth devices are used in ac bridge circuits to
A. eliminate the effect of earth capacitance
B. eleminate the effect of inter-component capacitances
C. eliminate the effect of stray electrostatic fields.
D. shield the bridge elements.
Answer => A
260. The moving coil in a dynamometer wattmeter is connected
A. in series with the fixed coil
B. across the supply
C. in series with the load
D. across the load
Answer => B
279. The principle of bridge duplex working involves
A. potential balance
B. current balance
C. resistance balance
D. impedance balance Answer => B
Control system
A synchro-transmitter receiver unit is a
A. two-phase ac device
B. 3-phase ac device
C. dc device
D. single-phase ac device
Answer => D
Canonical decomposition of a linear time invariant system is
given by
A. completely controllable and observable
B. completely controllable and unobservable
C. uncontrollable but observable
D. neither completely controllable not observable
Answer => B
The purpose of the series quadrature windings in an amplidyne is
to
A. neutralise the effect of armature reaction
B. reduce commutation difficulties
C. increase the gain
D. increase the responses time.
Answer => C
The maximum phase shift that can be provided by a lead
compensator with transfer function
A. 15?
B. 30?
C. 45?
D. 60?
Answer => C
78. An effect of phase-lag compensation on servo system
performanceis that
A. for a given relative stability, the velocity constant is increased
B. for a given relative stability, the velocity constant is decreased
C. the bandwidth of the system increased
D. the time response is made faster.
Answer => A
86. Poles are the complex frequencies of a transfer function
where the response becomesIt is
A. infinite
B. zero
C. oscillatory
D. decaying
Answer => A
Which of the following is an open loop Capacitance start system?
A. Ward Leonard control
B. Amplidyne.
C. armature controlled dc motor
D. field controlled dc motor
Answer => D
An automatic washing machine is
A. a single feedback control system
B. a multi-feedback control system
C. an open loop control system
D. none of the above
Answer => C
131. Bandwidth of control system is used as a means of
specifying performance relating to
A. stability of the system
B. speed of response
C. constant gain
D. none of these Answer => B
144. The actuating signal in a control system is always fed to
A. the controlled element
B. the feedback element
C. the control element
D. all of these
Answer => C
Main cause of absolute instability in a
A. parameters of controlling system
B. parameters of the controlled system
C. parameters of the feedback system
D. error detector where the two signals are compared
Answer => D
151. The output of the controller in control system is fed to
A. amplifier
B. comparator
C. final control element
D. sensor
Answer => C
156. In a control system, when derivative action is included in a
proportional controller, the proportional band
A. decreases
B. increases
C. remains unaltered
D. depends on derivative time constant
Answer => C
Dynamic equations are a set of equations formed on rutting
together
A. input equations and output equations
B. state equations and input equations
C. output equations and state equations
D. input, output and state equations
Answer => C
158. For changing the time constant and providing sufficient
damping in the control system, the factor responsible is
A. input signal
B. first derivative of the input signal
C. second derivative of the input signal
D. all of these
Answer => C
161. Presence of nonlinearities in a control system tends to
introduce
A. transient error
B. instability
C. steady state error
D. all of these
Answer => . C
165. The steady state error of a control system may be minimized
by
A. increasing the inertia of the system
B. decreasing the inertia of the system
C. decreasing the torque of servomotor
D. increasing the damping of the system
Answer => A
172. When a step function is applied to the input of a system, the
output remains below a certain level for all the time. The system
is
A. stable
B. unstable
C. not necessarily stable
D. always unstable
Answer => C
76. Principal drawback of a servo motor is that it
A. has low reliability
B. has low starting torque
C. develops commutation problem
D. can handle only light loads
Answer => B
177. Servomotors are small in comparison with ordinary motors
because in servomotors
A. both torque and inertia are proportional to motor diameter
B. torque is proportional to square of motor diameter whereas inertia is
proportional to diameter
C. both torque and inertia are proportional to square of motor diameter
Ans b
178. The servomotor differs from ordinary motor in that it has
A. low inertia and high torque
B. high inertia and high torque
C. low inertia and low torque
D. high inertia and low torque
Answer => A
190. The device which is mostly used to provide damping
servomechanism is
A. servomotor
B. technometer
C. amplidyne
D. none of these
Answer => B
1. Which of the following device is based on the principle of
conservation momentum?
A. synchros
B. gyroscope
C. hydraulic filter
D. none of these Answer => B
In pneumatic control system, the electrical capacitance is
analogous to
A. volume of air
B. restriction of flow
C. filled helium tube
D. none of these
Answer => A
8. Which of the following devices is not needed in temperature
controlled furnace for heat treatment?
A. traic
B. PID controller
C. stepper motor
D. thermocouple
Answer => C
For large power control applications
A. AC systems are more suited
B. DC systems are more suited
C. both AC and DC systems may be used efficiently
D. neither AC nor DC system is preferred
Answer => B
8. Principle advantage of hydraulic system over electrical system
is that the former has
A. smaller response time
B. greater flexibility of operation
C. smaller size for the same power
D. none of these
Answer => C
226. For a feedback control system of type 2, the steady state
error for a ramp input is
A. infinite
B. constant C. zero
D. indeterminate Answer => C
234. The effect of distance-velocity lag/ transportation lag is
A. to increase the phase margin
B. to reduce the phase margin
C. to alter the gain at a given to
D. to improve the transient response of the system
Answer => B
Sinusoidal oscillators are
A. stable
B. unstable
C. marginally stable
D. conditionally stable
Answer => B
41. As compared to a closed ioop system, an open loop system is
A. more stable as well as more accurate
B. less stable as well as less accurate
C. more stable but less accurate
D. less stable but more accurate
Answer => C
252. Non-minimum phase transfer function is defined as the
transfer function, which has
A. zeros in the right-half s-plane
B. zeros only in the left-half s-plane
C. poles in the right-half s-plane
D. which has lopes in the left half s-pane.
Answer => D
62. The open loop transfer function is equal to
A. infinity
B. zero
C. one
D. none of
Answer => B
6. Ratio of the rotor reactance X to the rotor resistance R for a
two-phase servontor
A. is equal to that of a normal induction motor
B. is less than that of a normal induction motor
C. is greater than that of a normal induction motor.
D. may be less or greater than that of a normal induction motor.
Answer => B
For a given stepper motor, the following torque has the highest
numerical value.
A. Detent torque
B. Pull-in torque
C. Pull-out torque
D. Holding torque
Answer => C
Loop gain vs. phase plot is known as
A. Nyquist plot
B. Bode plot
C. Nichols chart
D. Inverse Nyquist plot
Answer => B
Amplidyne is a type of
A. Magnetic amplifier
B. Rotating amplifier
C. Electronic amplifier
D. Synchro transformer
Answer => D
323. A Hilbert transformer is a
A. non-linear system
B. non-causal system
C. time-varying system
D. low-pass system
Answer => A
A minimum reactance function is one which has
A. No zeros at origin
B. No poles at origin
C. No zeros on imaginary axis
D. No poles on imaginary axis
ANS D
Charged capacitor acts as
A. DC Voltage source
B. DC Current Source
C. AC Voltage source
D. AC Current Source
ANS A
BJT
If a transistor is required to match 100 a signal source with a
high impedance output circuit, the connection that would be used
is
A. common-base
B. common-collector
C. common-emitter
D. emitter follower
Answer => A
A transistor is operated as a non-saturated switch to eliminate
A. storage time
B. turn-off time
C. turn-on time
D. delay time
Answer => A
The dc load line of a transistor circuit
A. has a negative slope
B. is a curved line
C. gives graphic relation between IC and 1B
D. does not contain the Q-point
Answer => A
48. The positive swing of the output signal in a transistor circuit
start clipping first when Q-point of the circuit moves
A. to the centre of the load line
B. two-third way up the load line
C. towards the saturation point
D. towards the cut-off point
Answer => D
50. In the case of a BJT amplifier, bias stability is achieved by
A. keeping the base current constant
B. changing the base current in order to keep the lc and V
C. keeping the temperature constant
D. keeping the temperature and the base current constant
Answer => A
52. A transistor circuit employing base bias with collector
feedback has greater stability than the one without feedback
because
A. lc decrease in magnitude
B. VBE is decreased
C. of negative feedback effect
D. lc becomes independent of f3.
Answer => B
53. The universal bias stabilization circuit is most popular
because
A. Ic does not depend on transistor characteristics
B. its 13-sensitivity is high
C. voltage divider is heavily loaded by transistor base
D. lc equals IE.
Answer => A
55. The negative output swing in a transistor circuit starts
clipping first when Q-point
A. has optimum value
B. is near saturation point
C. is near cut-off point
D. is in the active region of the load line.
Answer => B
8. In an ac amplifier, larger the internal resistance of the ac signal
source
A. greater the overall voltage gain
B. greater the input impedance
C. smaller the current gain
D. smaller the circuit voltage gain
Answer => D
An ideal amplifier is one which
A. has infinite voltage gain
B. responds only to signals at its input terminals
C. has positive feedback
D. gives uniform frequency response
Answer => B
The current IB is
A. electron current
B. hole current
C. donor ion current
D. acceptor ion current
Answer => A
The value of beta for a transistor is generally
A.1
B. less than 1
C. between 20 and 500
D. above 500
Answer => C
Transistor biasing is done to keep in the circuit.
A. proper direct current
B. proper alternating current
C. the base current small
D. collector current small
Answer => A
Operating point represents
A. values of lc and VcE when signal is applied
B. the magnitude of signal
C. zero signal values of lc and VcE
D. none of the above
Answer => C
133. The operating point on the a.c. load line.
A. also lies
B. does not lie
C. may or may not lie
D. data insufficient
Answer => A
The base resistor method is generally used in
A. amplifier circuits
B. switching circuits
C. rectifier circuits
D. none of the above
Answer => B
The stability factor of a collector feedback bias circuit is that of
.base resistor bias.
A. the same as
B. more than
C. less than
D. none of the above
Answer => C
The stabilization of operating point in potential divider method is
provided by
A. RE consideration
B. Rc consideration
C. Vcc consideration
D. none of the above
Answer => A
197. The set of transistor characteristics that enables a to be
determined directly from the slope is characteristics
A. common emitter transfer
B. common emitter output
C. common base transfer
D. common base input
Answer => C
199. In amplifier circuit, biasing of transistor is necessary to
A. fix the value of current amplification
B. establish suitable D.C. working conditions
C. ensure that transistor is saturated
D. ensure that transistor is cutoff
Answer => A
205. A transistor-terminal current is positive when the
A. current is due to flow of electrons
B. current is due to flow of holes
C. electrons flow into the transistor at the terminal
D. electrons flow out of the transistor at the terminal
Answer => D
213. The phenomenon known as "Early Effect" in a bipolar
transistor refers to a reduction of the effective base width caused
by
A. electron-hole recombination at the base
B. the reverse biasing of the base-collector junction
C. the forward biasing of emitter-base junction
D. the early removal of stored base charge during saturation-to-cutoff
switching
Answer => B
