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Objective Questions

Unit-01 Overview of electronic components & signals

1. Which of the following is not a passive element?

(a) Resistor (b) Transistor (c) Capacitor (d) Inductor

2. A passive element
(a) Stores energy (b) dissipates energy (c) both (a) & (b) (d) amplify signals

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4. Resistance is measured in
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(a) Ohm (b) Farad (c) Henry (d) ampere

5. Unit of inductance is
(a) Ohm (b) Farad (c) Henry (d) ampere

6. Unit of capacitance is
(a) Ohm (b) Farad (c) Henry (d) ampere

7. Two resistors of 4 Ω each are connected in series. What will be the total equivalent resistance?
(a) 2 Ω (b) 16 Ω (c) 8 Ω (d) none

8. Two resistors of 4 Ω each are connected in parallel. What will be the total equivalent resistance?
(a) 2 Ω (b) 16 Ω (c) 8 Ω (d) none

9. Two resistors of 3 Ω & 6 Ω are connected in series. What will be the total equivalent resistance?
(a) 2 Ω (b) 9 Ω (c) 18 Ω (d) none

10. Two resistors of 3 Ω & 6 Ω are connected in parallel. What will be the total equivalent resistance?
(a) 2 Ω (b) 9 Ω (c) 18 Ω (d) none

11. A capacitor stores

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(c) Magnetostatic energy (d) none
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13. Current in a capacitor is proportional to
(a) Differential of voltage (b) differential of current
(c) Integral of voltage (d) integral of current

14. Voltage in an inductor is proportional to

(a) differential of voltage (b) differential of current
(c) Integral of voltage (d) integral of current
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(a) Voltage (b) current (c) power (d) energy
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16. A capacitor integrates
(a) Voltage (b) current (c) power (d) energy

17. An inductor differentiates

(a) Voltage (b) current (c) power (d) energy

18. An inductor integrates

(a) Voltage (b) current (c) power (d) energy

19. Capacitance of a capacitor is

(a) Directly proportional to area of plates
(b) Inversely proportional to distance between plates
(c) Directly proportional to dielectric strength
(d) all of the above

20. Inductance of an inductor is

(a) Directly proportional to square of number of turns in the coil
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21. The main use of pn junction diode is as Patna
(a) rectifier (b) voltage regulator (c) frequency tuning (d) none

22. The main use of zener diode is as

(a) rectifier (b) voltage regulator (c) frequency tuning (d) none

23. A pn junction diode conducts under

(a) forward bias (b) reverse bias (c) no bias (d) none

24. In forward bias of a diode

(a) p is negative & n is positive (b) Both p & n are positive
(c) p is positive & n is negative (d) all of the above

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25. The majority carriers in p- side of a pn junction diode are
(a) electrons (b) holes (c) both electrons & holes (d) none

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27. BJT are of
(a) PNP type (b) NPN type (c) both (a) & (b) (d) none

28. BJT has

(a) 1 p-n junction (b) 4 p-n junctions (c) 3 p-n junctions (d) 2 p-n junctions

29. A BJT can be used as

(a) An amplifier (b) a switch (c) none (d) both (a) & (b)

30. The arrow mark in symbol of BJT is given on Polytechnic

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31. The arrow mark in symbol of NPN BJT is
(a) in to the emitter terminal (b) out of emitter terminal
(c) in to the collector terminal (d) out of the collector terminal

32. The arrow mark in symbol of PNP BJT is

(a) in to the emitter terminal (b) out of emitter terminal
(c) in to the collector terminal (d) out of the collector terminal

33. In a BJT the current flows due to

(a) holes (b) electrons (c) both holes & electrons (d) none

34. “Bipolar” in BJT means

(a) current flows due to both electrons & holes (b) one terminal is positive & another negative
(c) it has two poles (d) none

35. FET is a
(a) Bipolar transistor (b) Unipolar transistor (c) either (a) or (b) (d) both (a) & (b)

36. FET can be

(a) JFET (b) MOSFET (c) CMOS (d) all

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(a) Source, drain, base (b) emitter, drain, gate
(c) source, drain, base (d) Source, drain, gate
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38. A FET is
(a) current controlled device (b) voltage controlled device (c) both (d) none
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40. A MOSFET can be
(a) Enhancement type (b) Depletion type (c) either (a) or (b) (d) none

41. CMOS is made of

(a) p-channel MOS (b) n-channel MOS (c) either (a) or (b) (d) both (a) & (b)

42. A DC signal voltage

(a) Reverses its direction (b) is constant (c) either (a) or (b) (d) both (a) & (b)

43. An AC signal voltage ….. with respect to time.

(a) Reverses its direction (b) is constant (c) either (a) or (b) (d) both (a) & (b)

44. The time period of periodic signal is

(a) Constant (b) variable (c) both (a) & (b) (d) either (a) or (b)
45. The time period of aperiodic signal is
(a) Constant (b) not constant (c) both (a) & (b) (d) either (a) or (b)

46. An ideal voltage source has internal resistance

(a) Infinite (b) finite (c) zero (d) none
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48. An ideal voltage source provides constant

(a) voltage (b) current (c) both (a) & (b) (d) none

49. An ideal current source has internal resistance

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50. A non-ideal current source has internal resistance
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(a) infinite (b) very high (c) zero (d) none

51. An ideal current source provides constant

(a) voltage (b) current (c) both (a) & (b) (d) none

52. Battery is an example of

(a) Dependent source (b) independent source (c) both (a) & (b) (d) none

53. Which is/are examples of independent voltage sources?

(a) Battery (b) Generator (c) Alternator (d) All
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Unit-02 Overview of Analog Circuits

1. Op-amp is a/an
(a) Amplifier (b) Differential amplifier (c) Oscillator (d) Rectifier

2. Op-amp is a
(a) Very low gain differential voltage amplifier
(b) high gain voltage amplifier
(c) Very high gain current amplifier
(d) Very high gain differential voltage amplifier

3. Op-amp IC 741 has

(a) 3 pins (b) 5 pins (c) 7 pins (d) 8 pins

4. Op-amp power supply is

(a) ± 12V (b) ± 30 V (c) ±100V (d) ±200 V

5. Voltage gain of ideal Op-amp is

(a) low (b) high (c) Very high (d) infinite

6. Voltage gain of practical Op-amp is

(a) low (b) high (c) Very high (d) infinite

7. Voltage gain of Op-amp 741 is

3 4 5 6
(a) 10 (b) 10 (c) 10 (d) 10

8. Input resistance of ideal Op-amp is

(a) low (b) high (c) Very high (d) infinite

9. Input resistance of practical Op-amp is

(a) low (b) high (c) Very high (d) infinite

10. Bandwidth of ideal Op-amp is

(a) small (b) large (c) Very large (d) infinite

11. Bandwidth of practical Op-amp is

(a) small (b) large (c) Very large (d) infinite

12. CMRR of ideal Op-amp is

(a) small (b) large (c) Very large (d) infinite

13. CMRR of practical Op-amp is

(a) small (b) large (c) Very large (d) infinite
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14. Output resistance of ideal Op-amp is
(a) zero (b) high (c) Very high (d) infinite

15. Output resistance of practical Op-amp is

(a) very small (b) large (c) Very large (d) infinite

16. Slew rate of ideal Op-amp is

(a) zero (b) infinite (c) low (d) very low

17. Op-amp uses

(a) +ve supply (b) –ve supply (c) both (a) & (b) (d) single supply

18. Virtual ground of Op-amp means

(a) input terminals are grounded directly
(b) input terminals are not physically grounded but their potential difference is zero
(c) both (a) & (b)
(d) none

19. Slew rate is defined as

(a) minimum rate of change of input voltage (b) maximum rate of change of input voltage
(c) minimum rate of change of output voltage (d) maximum rate of change of output voltage

20. Op-amp is used in

(a) open-loop configuration (b) closed-loop configuration
(c) none (d) both (a) & (b)

21. Op-amp is mostly used in

(a) open-loop configuration (b) closed-loop configuration
(c) none (d) both (a) & (b)

22. Op-amp without feedback is called

(a) open-loop configuration (b) closed-loop configuration
(c) none (d) both (a) & (b)

23. Op-amp with feedback is called

(a) open-loop configuration (b) closed-loop configuration
(c) none (d) both (a) & (b)

24. Op-amp integrator uses

(a) capacitor as feedback element (b) capacitor as input element
(c) either (a) or (b) (d) both (a) & (b)

25. Op-amp differentiator uses

(a) capacitor as feedback element (b) capacitor as input element
(c) either (a) or (b) (d) both (a) & (b)
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26. Gain of inverting amplifier is given by
(a) 1+ Rf/Ri (b) 1 + Ri/Rf (c) Rf/Ri (d) –Rf/Ri
(Rf = feedback resistor, Ri=input resistor)

27. Gain of non-inverting amplifier is given by

(a) 1+ Rf/Ri (b) 1 + Ri/Rf (c) –Ri/Rf (d) –Rf/Ri

28. For a inverting amplifier, Ri=1kΩ, Rf=2kΩ, Vi=2.5 V, then Vo will be

(a) +5 V (b) –5 V (c) +2.5 V (d) -2.5 V

29. For a non-inverting amplifier, Ri=1kΩ, Rf=2kΩ, Vi=2.5 V, then Vo will be

(a) +7.5 V (b) –7.5 Vl (c) +12 V (d) -12 V

30. Input signal of an integrator is square wave, the output will be

(a) sine wave (b) cosine wave
(c) spike wave (d) triangular wave

31. Input signal of a differentiator is square wave, the output will be

(a) sine wave (b) cosine wave
(c) spike wave (d) triangular wave

32. Input signal of an integrator is step signal, the output will be

(a) sine wave (b) cosine wave
(c) spike wave (d) ramp signal

33. Input signal of a differentiator is ramp signal, the output will be

(a) sine wave (b) cosine wave
(c) step signal (d) triangular wave
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Unit-04 Electric & Magnetic circuits

1. An air gap is usually inserted in a magnetic circuits to

A. Increase m.m.f.
B. Increase the flux
C. Prevent saturation
D. None of the above
2. Permeability in a magnetic circuit corresponds to ................in an electric circuit
A. Resistance
B. Resistivity
C. Conductivity
D. Conductance
3. In a magnetic material hysteresis loss takes place primarily due to
A. Rapid reversals of its magnetisation
B. Flux density lagging behind the magnetising force
C. Molecular friction
D. Its high retentivity
4. The property of a material which opposes the creation of magnetic flux in it is known as
A. Reluctivity
B. Magneto motive force
C. Permeance
D. Reluctance
5. The area of his hysteresis loss is a measure of
A. Permittivity
B. Permeance
C. Energy loss per cycle
D. Magnetic flux

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6. In order to minimise hysteresis loss, the magnetic material should have
A. High resistivity
B. Low hysteresis co-efficient
C. Large B - H loop area
D. High retentivity
7. The unit of magnetic flux is
A. Henry
B. Weber
C. Ampere-turn/weber
D. Ampere/meter
8. The unit of reluctance is
A. Meter/Henry
B. Henry/meter
C. Henry
D. 1/henry

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9. Reciprocal of reluctance is
A. Reluctivity
B. Permeance
C. Permeability
D. Susceptibility
10. Conductivity is analogous to
A. Retentivity
B. Resistivity
C. Permeability
D. Inductance
11. Conductance is analogous to
A. Permeance
B. Reluctance
C. Flux
D. Inductance
12. While comparing magnetic and electric circuits, the flux of magnetic circuit is compared with which
parameter of electrical circuit?
(a) E.m.f.
(b) Current
(c) Current density
(d) Conductivity

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13. The unit of retentivity is
(a) Weber
2
(b) Weber/m
(c) ampere turn/meter
(d) ampere turn
14. Magnetic field is …….. Quantity.
(a) vector
(b) scalar
(c) either (a) or (b)
(d) none
15. The B-H curve will be a straight line of
(a) air
(b) soft iron
(c) hardened steel
(d) silicon steel
16. 1 Tesla =?
3
(a) 10 gauss
4
(b) 10 gauss
5
(c) 10 gauss
6
(d) 10 gauss

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17. The SI unit of reluctance is
(a) Ampere-turn/meterr
(b) Ampere-turn
(c) Ampere-turn/weber
(d) N/Wb
18. The unit of permeability is
(a) Henry/meter
(b) Henry
(c) Farad/meter
(d) Farad
19. The unit of relative permeability is
(a) Henry/meter
(b) Henry
(c) Farad/meter
(d) Unit less
20. The permeability of vacuum is
-7
(a) 4 π x 10 Henry/meter
-7
(b) 12.56 x 10 Henry/meter
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) None

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21. Relative permeability is given by
(a) μ0 / μ
(b) μr / μ
(c) μr / μ0
(d) μ /μ0

22. Which of the following statement is valid?

a) Lenz’s law is a consequence of the law of conservation of energy
b) Lenz’s law is a consequence of the law of conservation of momentum
c) Lenz’s law is a consequence of the law of conservation of force
d) Lenz’s law is a consequence of the law of conservation of mass

23. Which of the following is found using Lenz’s law?

a) Induced emf
b) Induced current
c) The direction of induced emf
d) The direction of alternating current

24. The law which states that the direction of induced current in a circuit is such that it opposes the cause
or the change which produces it is
a) Faraday’s law
b) Lenz’s law
c) Maxwell’s law
d) Ampere’s law
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25. Which among the following is true about Faraday’s law of Induction?
a) An emf is induced in a conductor when it cuts the magnetic flux
b) An emf is induced in a conductor when it moves parallel to the magnetic field
c) An emf is induced in a conductor when it moves perpendicular to the magnetic field
d) An emf is induced in a conductor when it is just entering a magnetic field

26. What is proportional to the magnitude of the induced emf in the circuit?
a) Rate of change of current in the circuit
b) Rate of change of resistance offered
c) Rate of change of magnetic flux
d) Rate of change of voltage

27. Faraday’s laws are result of the conservation of which quantity?

a) Momentum
b) Energy
c) Charge
d) Magnetic field

28. Direction of induced emf is determined by __________

a) Fleming’s left hand rule
b) Fleming’s right hand rule
c) Faraday’s law
d) Right hand thumb rule

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29. According to Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction, an emf is induced in a conductor
whenever?
a) The conductor is perpendicular to the magnetic field
b) Lies in the magnetic field
c) Cuts magnetic lines of flux
d) Moves parallel to the magnetic field

30. According to Fleming’s right hand rule, the thumb points towards?
a) Current
b) E.M.F.
c) Motion of the conductor
d) Magnetic flux

31. According to Fleming’s right hand rule, the index finger points towards?
a) Current
b) E.M.F.
c) Motion of the conductor
d) Magnetic flux

32. According to Fleming’s right hand rule, the middle finger points towards?
a) Current
b) E.M.F.
c) Motion of the conductor
d) Magnetic flux

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Unit-05 AC circuits
1. A sinusoidal current has an rms value of 14 mA. The peak-to-peak value is
(a) 45.12 mA (b) 16 mA (c) 39.6 mA (d) 22.6 mA

2. If a sine wave goes through 10 cycles in 20 μs, the period is

(a) 20 μs (b) 4 μs (c) 2 μs (d) 100 μs

3. How many degrees are there in π/3 rad?

(a) 6° (b) 60° (c) 180° (d) 27°

4. If the peak of a sine wave is 13 V, the peak-to-peak value is

(a) 6.5 V (b) 13 V (c) 26 V (d) None of the above

5. The average value of a 12 V peak sine wave over one complete cycle is
(a) 0 V (b) 1.27 V (c) 7.64 V (d) 6.37 V

6. A signal with a 400 μs period has a frequency of

(a) 250 Hz (b) 2,500 Hz (c) 25,000 Hz (d) 400 Hz

7. The average half-cycle value of a sine wave with a 40 V peak is

(a) 25.48 V (b) 6.37 V (c) 14.14 V (d) 50.96 V
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8. In general in an alternating current circuit
(a) The average value of current is zero
(b) The average value of square of the current is zero
(c) Average power dissipation is zero
(d) The phase difference between voltage and current is zero

9. Alternating currents can be produced by a

(a) dynamo (b) choke coil (c) transformer (d) electric motor

10. An A.C. source is connected to a resistive circuit. Which of the following is true?
(a) Current leads ahead of voltage in phase (b) Current lags behind voltage in phase
(c) Current and voltage are in same phase (d) Any of the above

11. In which of the following circuits the maximum power dissipation is observed?
(a) Pure capacitive circuit (b) Pure inductive circuit
(c) Pure resistive circuit (d) None of these

12. With increase in frequency of an A.C. supply, the inductive reactance

(a) decreases (b) increases directly with frequency
(c) increases as square of frequency (d) decreases inversely with frequency

13. If the frequency of an A.C. is made 4 times of its initial value, the inductive reactance will
(a) be 4 times (b) be 2 times (c) be half (d) remain the same

14. A capacitor acts as an infinite resistance for

(a) DC (b) AC (c) DC as well as AC (d) neither AC nor DC
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15. Of the following about capacitive reactance which is correct?
(a) The reactance of the capacitor is directly proportional to its ability to store charge
(b) Capacitive reactance is inversely proportional to the frequency of the current
(c) Capacitive reactance is measured in farad
(d) It is same in A.C. and D.C. circuit

16. Phase difference between voltage and current in a capacitor in an ac circuit is

(a) π (b) π/2 (c) 0 (d) π/3

17. A capacitor has capacitance C and reactance X, if capacitance and frequency become double,
then reactance will be
(a) 4X (b) X/2 (c) X/4 (d) 2X

18. In series RLC circuit if resistance increases quality factor

(a) increases (b) decreases (c) remains constant (d) None of these

19. In series RLC circuit, the reactance of the ……………. with increasing frequency.
(a) inductor increases (b) resistor increases
(c) capacitor increases( d) circuit increases

20. With increase in frequency of an A.C. supply, the impedance of an RLC series circuit
(a) remains constant (b) increases
(c) Decreases (d) decreases at first, becomes minimum and then increases.
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21. If an RLC series circuit is connected to an ac source, then at resonance the voltage across
(a) R is zero (b) R equals the applied voltage
(c) C is zero (d) L equals the applied voltage

22. In an RLC series a.c. circuit, the current

(a) is always in phase with the voltage (b) always lags the generator voltage
(c) always leads the generator voltage (d) None of these

23. An RLC series circuit is at resonance. Then the voltage across

(a) R is zero (b) R equals applied voltage
(c) C is zero (d) L equals applied voltage

24. At resonance frequency the impedance in series RLC circuit is

(a) maximum (b) minimum (c) zero (d) infinity

25. At resonant frequency the current amplitude in series RLC circuit is

(a) maximum (b) minimum (c) zero (d) infinity

26. The power factor in a circuit connected to A.C. is

(a) unity when the circuit contains an ideal inductance only
(b) unity when the circuit contains an ideal resistance only
(c) zero when the circuit contains an ideal resistance only
(d) unity when the circuit contains an ideal capacitance only

27. Power factor is one for

(a) pure inductor (b) pure capacitor (c) pure resistor (d) either an inductor or a capacitor.
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28. Power factor of the A. C. circuit varies between
(a) 0 to 0.5 (b) 0.5 to 1 (c) 0 to 1 (d) 1 to 2

29. The graph between inductive reactance and frequency is

(a) parabola (b) straight line (c) hyperbola (d) an arc of a circle

30. For minimum dissipation of energy in the circuit the power factor should be
(a) large (b) small (c) moderate (d) can not say

31. The correct formula to determine the Q factor of series resonance circuit is

Ans. (d)
32. For a sine wave with peak value Emax the average value
(a) 0.636 Emax
(b) 0.707 Emax
(c) 0.434 Emax
(d) 1.414 Emax
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33. For a sine wave with peak value Imax the r.m.s. value
(a) 0.5 Imax
(b) 0.707 Imax
(c) 0.9 Imax
(d) 1.414 Imax
34. Form factor for a sine wave is
(a) 1.414 (b) 0.707 (c) 1.11 (d) 0.637

35. The form factor is the ratio of

(a) Peak value to r.m.s. value (b) r.m.s. value to average value
(b) Average value to r.m.s. value (d) None of the above

36. The period of a wave is

(a) The same as frequency (b) Time required to complete one cycle
(c) Expressed in amperes (d) None of the above

37. For delta-connected circuit the correct relationship is

(a) VL = Vph
(b) Iph x √ 3 = IL
(c) VL = IL x √ 3
(d) Both (a) and (b)
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38. Power factor of an inductive circuit is usually improved by adding a capacitor to it in
(a) Series (b) Parallel (c) Either series or parallel (d) None

39. The power factor of an AC circuit is equal to

(a) Cosine of the phase angle (b) Sine of the phase angle
(c) Unity for a resistive circuit (d) Unity for a reactive circuit

40. The power factor of an AC circuit lies between

(a) 0 and 1 (b) -1 and 1 (c) 0 and -1 (d) None of these

41. A circuit component that oppose the change in the circuit voltage is
(a) Resistance (b) Capacitance (c) Inductance (d) All of the above

42. In a circuit containing R, L and C, power loss can take place in

(a) C only (b) L only (c) R only (d) All of the above

43. In any AC circuit always

(a) Apparent power is more than actual power
(b) Reactive power is more than apparent power
(c) Actual power is more than reactive power
(d) Reactive power is more than actual power

44. A parallel AC circuit in resonance will

(a) Have a high voltage developed across each inductive and capacitive section
(b) Have a high impedance
(c) Act like a resister of low value
(d) Have current in each section equal to the line current
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45. The frequency of an alternating current is
(a) The speed with which the alternator runs
(b) The number of cycles generated in one minute
(c) The number of waves passing through a point in one second
(d) The number of electrons passing through a point in one second

46. The unit of frequency is

(a) Cycle (b) Cycle-second (c) Hertz/second (d) Hertz

47. When an alternating current passes through an ohmic resistance the electrical power converted into
heat is
(a) Apparent power (b) True power (c) Reactive power (d) None of the above

48. In an AC circuit ( sine wave ) with R and L in series

o
(a) Voltage across R and L 180 out of face
o
(b) The voltage across R lags the voltage across L by 90
o
(c) The voltage across R leads the voltage across L by 90
(d) Voltage across R and L are in phase

49. In AC circuit the power curve is a sine wave having

(a) Double the frequency of voltage (b) Same frequency as that of voltage
(c) Half the frequency of the voltage (d) Three times the frequency of the voltage

50. The power factor of practical inductor is

(a) Unity (b) Zero Lagging (d) Leading
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51. Unit of reactive power is
(a) VA (b) Watt (c) VAR (d) Ohm

52. Real part of admittance is.......... and the imaginary part is........
(a) Impedance, resistance (b) Resistance, impedance
(c) Susceptance, inductance (d) Conductance, Susceptance

53. Capacitive Susceptance is a measure of

(a) A purely capacitive circuit's ability to pass current
(b) A purely capacitive circuit's ability to resist the flow of current
(c) The extent of neutralisation of reactive power in a circuit
(d) Reactive power in a circuit

54. Unit of inductive reactance is

(a) Henry (b) Millihenry (c) Wb (d) Ohm

55. The r.m.s. value of a sine wave is 100 A. Its peak value is
(a) 70.7 A (b) 141 A (c) 150 A (d) 282.8 A

56. Which of the following will not be affected due to change in R ?

(a) Bandwidth (b) Q (c) Resonant frequency (d) None
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57. Change in circuit voltage will affect
(a) Resonant frequency (b) Q (c) Current (d) Bandwidth

58. A current is said to be direct current when its

(a) Magnitude remains constant with time (b) Magnitude changes with time
(b) Direction changes with time (d) Magnitude and direction changes with time

59. In a pure inductive circuit

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(a) The current is in phase with the voltage (b) The current legs behind the voltage by 90
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(b) The current leads the voltage by 90 (d) The current can lead or a leg by 90

60. In a purely inductive circuit

(a) Actual power is zero (b) Reactive power is zero
(b) Apparent power is zero (d) None of the above
61. The inductance of a coil can be increased by
(a) Increasing core length (b) Decreasing in the number of turns
(c) Decreasing the diameter of the former (d) Choosing core material having high permeability

62. In a purely inductive circuit if the supply frequency is reduced to 1/2, the current will
(a) Be reduced by half (b) Be doubled
(c) Be four times as high (d) Be reduced to ¼

63. In a highly capacitive circuit

(a) Apparent power is equal to the actual power
(b) Reactive power is more than the apparent power
(c) Reactive power is more than the actual power
(d) Actual power is more than its reactive power
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64. In a pure capacitive circuit if the supply frequency is reduced to 1/2, the current will
(a) Be reduced by half (b) Be doubled
(c) Be four times at high (d) Be reduced to one fourth

65. Capacitive reactance is more when

(a) Capacitance is less and frequency of supply is less
(b) Capacitance is less and frequency of supply is more
(c) Capacitance is more and frequency of supply is less
(d) Capacitance is more and the frequency of supply is more

66. In a purely resistive, the average power Pav is..........the peak power Pmax
(a) Double (b) One-half of (c) One-fourth (d) Equal to

67. In a pure resistive circuit

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(a) Current lags behind the voltage by 90 (b) Current leads the voltage by 90
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(c) Current can lead or lag the voltage by 90 (d) Current is in phase with the voltage

68. For a purely resistive circuit the following statement is in correct

(a) Work done is zero (b) Power consumed is zero
(c) Heat produced is zero (d) Power factor is unity

69. The power factor at resonance in R-L-C parallel circuit is

(a) Zero (b) 0.08 lagging (c) 0.8 leading (d) Unity
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70. Magnitude of current at resonance in R-L-C circuit
(a) Depends upon the magnitude of R
(b) Depends upon the magnitude of L
(c) Depends upon the magnitude of C
(d) Depends upon the magnitude of R, L and C

71. The quality factor of R-L-C circuit will increase if

(a) R increases (b) R decreases (c) Impedance increases (d) Voltage increases

72. In a series R-L-C circuit at resonance

2 2 2 2 2
(a) wLC = 1 (b) wL C = 1 (c) w LC = 1 (d) w L C = 1

73. The dynamic impedance of an R-L and C parallel circuit at resonance is........ohm.
(a) R/LC (b) C/LR (c) LC/ R (d) L/ CR

74. Under the condition of resonance in R-L-C series circuit, the power factor of the circuit is
(a) 0.5 lagging (b) 0.5 leading (c) Unity (d) Zero

75. A series R-L-C circuit will have unity power factor if operated at a frequency of
2 2
(a) 1/LCB. (b) 1/w LC (c) 1/w LC (d) 1/ 2 π √ LC

76. In a series R-L-C circuit at resonance, the magnitude of voltage developed across the capacitor
(a) Is always zero
(b) Can never be greater than the input voltage
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(c) Can be greater than the input voltage however it is 90 out of phase with the input voltage
(d) Can be greater than the input voltage and is in phase with the input voltage
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77. When a sinusoidal voltage is applied across R-L series circuit having R = XL , the phase angle will be
o o o o
(a) 90 (b) 45 lag (c) 45 lead (d) 90 leading

78. In a series of resonant circuit, with an increase in L

(a) Resonant frequency will decrease (b) Band width will decrease
(b) Q will increase (d) All of the above

79. In a series resonant circuit with the increase in the value of C

(a) Resonant frequency will decrease (b) Q will decrease
(b) Band width will increase (d) Both A and B

80. A resonance curve for a series circuit is a plot of frequency versus

(a) Current (b) Voltage (c) Impedance (d) Reactance

81. Higher the Q of a series circuit

(a) Broader its resonance curve (b) Narrower its pass band
(c) Greater its bandwidth (d) Sharper its resonance

82. A high Q coil has

(a) Large bandwidth (b) High losses (c) Low losses (d) Flat response

83. When Q-factor of a circuit is high, then

(a) Power factor of the circuit is high (b) Impedance of the circuit is high
(c) Bandwidth is large (d) None of these

84. Higher the Q of a series circuit, narrower its

(a) Passband (b) Resonance curve (c) Bandwidth (d) All of these
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Objective Questions

Unit-06 Transformer & Machines

1. Transformer works on the principle of
(a) self induction (b) mutual induction (c) ampere law (d) coulomb law

2. Transformer core is generally made of ___________

(a) stacking of large number of sheets together (b) Single block of core material
(c) Cannot be determined (d) either ((a) or (a)

3. The purpose of the transformer core is to provide ____________

(a) Low reluctance path (b) High inductive path
(c) High capacitive path (d) High reluctance path

4. Transformer ratings are given in _____________

(a) kVA (b) HP (c) kVAR (d) kW

5. Which type of flux does transformer action need?

(a) Alternating electric flux (b) Alternating magnetic flux
(c) Increasing magnetic flux (d) Constant magnetic flux

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6. For a transformer with primary turns 400, secondary turns 100, if 20A current is flowing through
primary, we will get ___________
(a) 800A at secondary (b) 40A at secondary
(c) 80A at secondary (d) 5A at secondary

7. Which of the following is the main advantage of an auto-transformer over a two-winding transformer?
(a) Eddy losses are totally eliminated (b) Copper losses are negligible
(c) Saving in winding material (d) Hysteresis losses are reduced

8. For a transformer with primary turns 100, secondary turns 400, if 200 V is applied at primary we will get
___________
(a) 3200 V at secondary (b) 1600 V at secondary
(c) 800 V at secondary (d) 80 V at secondary

9. Transformer core is designed to reduce ______________

(a) Hysteresis loss (b) Eddy current loss
(c) Hysteresis loss and Eddy current loss (d) Cannot be determined

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10. Transformers windings are generally made of __________
(a) Steel (b) Iron (c) Copper (d) Steel iron alloy

11. Function of transformer is to _________________

(a) Convert AC to DC
(b) Convert DC to AC
(c) Step down or up the DC voltages and currents
(d) Step down or up the AC voltages and currents

12. Transformer core is constructed for ______________

(a) Providing least effective magnetic linkage between two windings
(b) Providing isolation between magnetic linkages of one coil from another
(c) Providing most effective magnetic linkage between two windings
(d) Cannot be determined

13. Transformer operating at 25-400 Hz frequency contain core made of _____________

(a) Highly permeable iron (b) Steel alloy
(c) Air core (d) highly permeable iron and Steel alloy

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14. There is only one magnetic flux path in the circuit. The transformer is definitely ________________
(a) Core type (b) Shell type
(c) Can be any of the above (d) Depends on other parameters

15. Core type transformer is with ____________________

(a) Large size (b) Small size (c) High voltage (d) Everywhere

16. What is the purpose of providing an iron core in a transformer?

(a) Provide support to windings (b) Reduce hysteresis loss
(c) Decrease the reluctance of the magnetic path (d) Reduce eddy current losses

17. What is the thickness of laminations used in a transformer?

(a) 0.1 mm - 0.5 mm (b) 4 mm - 5 mm (c) 14 mm - 15 mm (d) 25 mm - 40 mm

18. Primary winding of a transformer ______________

(a) Is always a high voltage winding
(b) Is always a low voltage winding
(c) Could either be a low voltage or high voltage winding
(d) Cannot be determined

19. Which winding has more number of turns?

(a) Low voltage winding (b) High voltage winding
(c) Primary winding (d) Secondary winding

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20. Part of the transformer which undergoes most damage from overheating is ___________
(a) Iron core (b) Copper winding
(c) Winding insulation (d) Frame or case

21. If secondary number of turns are higher then, transformer is called _________
(a) Step-down (b) Step-up (c) One-one (d) Autotransformer

22. If primary number of turns are higher then, transformer is called _________
(a) Step-down (b) Step-up (c) One-one (d) Autotransformer

23. If a transformer is having equal number of turns at primary and secondary then transformer is called as
_______________
(a) Step-down (b) Step-up (c) One-one (d) Autotransformer

24. A transformer cannot work on the DC supply because __________________

(a) There is no need to change the DC voltage
(b) A DC circuit has more losses
(c) Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction are not valid since the rate of change of flux is zero
(d) Cannot be determined

25. In a transformer the resistance between its primary and secondary is ______________
(a) Zero (b) Very small (c) Cannot be predicted (d) Infinite

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26. Identify the correct statement relating to the ideal transformer.
(a) no losses and magnetic leakage
(b) interleaved primary and secondary windings
(c) a common core for its primary and secondary windings
(d) core of stainless steel and winding of pure copper metal

27. Ideal transformer core has permeability equal to _____

(a) Zero (b) Non-zero finite (c) Negative (d) Infinite

28. Turns ratio of the transformer is directly proportional to ____________

(a) Resistance ratio (b) Currents ratio
(c) Voltage ratio (d) Not proportional to any terms

29. Which of the following statement is correct regarding turns ratio?

(a) Current ratio and turns ratio are inverse of each other
(b) Current ratio is exactly same to the voltage ratio
(c) Currents ratio is exactly same to the turns ratio
(d) Voltage ratio and turns ratio are inverse of each other

30. Which of the following is the wrong expression?

(a) i1N1=i2N2 (b) i1v1=i2v2 (c) i1N2=i2N1 (d) v2N1=v1N2

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31. Power transformed in the ideal transformer with turns ratio a is _______
2
(a) a times primary (b) a times primary
2
(c) primary power/ a (d) primary power

32. If turns ratio is “a”, the impedance of secondary with respect to primary will be
2
(a) a times the primary impedance (b) a times primary impedance
2
(c) primary impedance/a (d) primary impedance/a

33. Who discovered the magnetic effect of electric current?

(a) Grueblerowen (b) Joseph Henry (c) Oersted (d) Robert Abalakov

34. What is the working principle of DC motor?

(a) Fleming’s right hand rule (b) Fleming’s left hand rule
(c) Maxwell’s second law (d) Maxwell’s third law

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35. Who invented AC motor?
(a) Nikola Tesla (b) Vitaly Conrad (c) Philip Vaughan (d) Mark Henry

36. Electric motor is a device which converts

(a) Mechanical energy into electrical energy
(b) Electrical energy into mechanical energy
(c) Mechanical energy into heat
(d) Electrical energy into heat

37. Electric motor works on the principle of

(a) electromagnetic induction (b) heating effect
(c) magnetic effect of current (d) none

38. The magnet used for construction of electric motor is

(a) bar magnet (b) ring magnet
(c) disc magnet (d) horse-shoe magnet

39. The direction of current in dc motor is reversed by

(a) Axle (b) brushes (c) commutator (d) slip-ring

40. Electric motor can be used in

(a) Fans (b) mixer & juicer
(c) washing machine (d) all of these

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