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SUBJECT NAME: Basic Electrical Engineering

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ATTEMPT ALL THE BELOW MENTIONED QUESTIONS:

1. Which of the following gives materials in
order of decreasing values of permeability ?
a. Cobalt, Nickel, Aluminium, Iron
b. Permalloy, Nickel, Air, Water
c. Silver, Copper, Aluminium, Iron
d. Pure iron, Silicon iron. Aluminium,
Bismuth.
2. In electrical machines the material preferred
for pole shoes of electro-magnets is
a. Pure iron
b. Aluminium
c. Copper
d. Lead.
3. The percentage of silicon in transformer
stampings is usually limited to
a. 0.4%
b. 1.4%
c. 4%
d. 14%.

4. Find the odd one out

a. Absorptivity
b. Emissivity
c. Refractive index
d. Dielectric strength.
5. Diamagnetic: Paramagnetic:
a. Water: Air
b. Iron: Steel
c. Permalloy: Super-alloy
d. Nickel: Cobalt.
6. If the permeability of a material is 0.999991.
it can be classified as
a. Diamagnetic material
b. Paramagnetic material
c. Ferro-magnetic material
d. Ferrite.
7. Which of the following material has the
highest permeability ?
a. Nickel
b. Cobalt
c. Pure iron
d. Permalloy.
8. For a simplex lap winding, the commutator
pitch is equal to
a. +1
b. 1
c. -l
d. 2.
9. If the resistivity of aluminium is 0.0283 x 106 .-m, the resistivity of copper could be
a. 0.017 x 10-5 2-m
b. 0.0382 x 10-5 2-m
c. 0.0832 x 10-6 2-m
d. 0.0889 x 10-6 2-m
10. Which variety of copper is used for
overhead conductors ?
a. Hard drawn copper
b. Native copper
c. Annealed copper
d. Purest form of copper.
11. Annealed copper is used in
a. low voltage cables
b. flexible wires

c. machine windings
d. all of the above.
12. A ACSR conductor has central core of steel
surrounded by a bunch of aluminium wires. In
such conductors
a. Current flows through aluminium
conductors only
b. Current flows through steel wire only
c. Current flows through both steel as well
as aluminium conductors
d. Majority of current flows through
aluminium and negligible amount flows
through steel.
13. Which property of copper enables it to be
drawn into thin wires and sheets ?
a. Ductility
b. Elasticity
c. Toughness
d. Tenacity.
14. Which is non-magnetic material
a. Nickel
b. Cobalt
c. Aluminium
d. Gadolinium.
15. Which of the following is the least desired
property in magnetic materials for electrical
engineering applications?
a. High magnetic permeability
b. High electrical resistivity
c. Large hysteresis loop
d. All of the above.
16. Above Curie point
a. a ferromagnetic material becomes
paramagnetic
b. a ferrite becomes an insulator
c. a insulating material becomes a ferrite
d. a diamagnetic material, becomes a
paramagnetic material.
17. For a simplex lap winding, the winding
pitch is equal to
a. + 2
b. - 2
c. 1
d. 2.

18. If yb is the back pitch and u is the no. of

coil sides per slot, then split coils can be
avoided if the following quantity is an integer
a. (yb + 1)/
b. (yb + 1 )
c. (yb - 1)/
d. (yb - 1)
19. Which of the following is a paramagnetic
material ?
a. Palladium
b. Lead
c. Pure iron
d. All of the above.
20. Which of the following is a ferromagnetic
material ?
a. Pure iron
b. Lead
c. Bismuth
d. Water.
21. For simplex wave and lap windings, the
back pitch yb and front pitch yf are as follows:
a. yb is odd, yf is even
b. yb is even, yfis odd
c. both yb and yf are odd
d. both yb and yf are even.
22. All of the following are ferromagnetic
materials EXCEPT
a. Nickel
b. Bismuth
c. Silicon
d. Mild steel.
23. Diamagnetic: Copper:: Ferromagnetic:
a. Iron
b. Lead
c. Air
d. Water.
24. Diamagnetic: Ferromagnetic:
a. Copper: Silver
b. Air: Water
c. Iron: Steel
d. Lead: Cobalt.
25. Which of the following gives materials in

order of increasing values of permeability?

a. Water, Iron. Copper, Silver
b. Water, Air, Pure iron. Permalloy
c. Cobalt, Aluminium, Copper, Silver
d. Silicon iron. Palladium, Lead, Silver.
26. By adding silicon to ferromagnetic,
materials
a. electrical resistivity increases and also
magnetic permeability increases
b. electrical resistivity decreases and also
magnetic permeability increases
c. electrical resistivity decreases and
magnetic permeability increases
d. electrical resistivity increases and
magnetic permeability decreases.
27. Which of the following can be worked with
higher flux densities ?
a. Mild steel
b. Silicon iron
c. Cold rolled silicon steel
d. Hot rolled silicon steel.
28. Hysteresis loss varies with frequency (f) as
a. f
b. f 1.6
c. f 2
d. f 2.6
29. Hysteresis loss varies with maximum flux
density (B) as
a. B
b. B1.6
c. B2
d. B2.6.
30. In large bulky materials, the uni-axial
anisotropy can be induced by
a. cold rolling
b. magnetic annealing
c. magnetic quenching
d. any of the above.
31. Who had patented more than 1000
inventions during his life time?
a. Edison
b. Volta
c. Ampere
d. Faraday

32. The unit of electric current is _______.

a. coulomb
b. volt
c. ampere
d. ohm
33. The unit of electric charge is _______.
a. coulomb
b. volt
c. ampere
d. ohm
34. The unit of electric current is _______.
a. coulomb
b. coulomb/sec
c. coulomb-sec
d. coulomb/volt
35. 1 ampere = ______.
a. coulomb sec
b. coulomb/sec
c. volt/sec
d. ohm/sec
36. Work done on an electric charge is stored
in it as _______.
a. potential energy
b. kinetic energy
c. thermal energy
d. nuclear energy
37. The unit of electrical potential is _______.
a. coulomb/joule
b. joule/coulomb
c. watt/coulomb
d. joule/ampere
38. The unit of electrical potential is _______.
a. ampere
b. coulomb
c. volt
d. watt
39. _______ is not essential to obtain electric
current.
a. Free electrons
b. Potential difference
c. Electric circuit
d. Potential

40. _______ invented a simple electrochemical

cell.
a. Archimedes
b. Edison
c. Volta
d. Coulomb
41. _______ energy is converted into electrical
energy in Voltaic cell.
a. Thermal
b. Mechanical
c. Kinetic
d. Chemical
42. The unit of resistance is _______.
a. volt/ampere
b. coulomb/second
c. volt/coulomb
d. ampere/volt
43. The unit of resistance is _______.
a. coulomb
b. volt
c. ohm
d. ampere
44. When resistors are connected in series
_______.
a. voltage drop is uniform
b. current is uniform
c. both voltage and current are uniform
d. neither of two is uniform
45. When resistors are connected in parallel
_______.
a. voltage drop is uniform
b. current is uniform
c. both voltage and current are uniform
d. neither of two is uniform
46. Three resistors of 6 ., 12 . and 12 . are
connected in parallel. Their equivalent
resistance is _______.
a. 6 2
b. 12 2
c. 3 2
d. 1/3 2
47. Which of the following is not correct for
electrical work ?

a. W = VQ
b. W = VIt
c. W = I2Rt
d. W = I2RQ
48. _______ is not a unit of energy.
a. joule
b. watt
c. watt second
d. kWh
49. 1 joule = _______.
a. 1 watt-second
b. 1 watt/second
c. 1 coulomb/second
d. 1 unit
50. Which of the following is not correct ?
a. P = W/t
b. P = I2R
c. P = WI
d. P = VI
51. Silicon is a/an _______.
a. conductor
b. insulator
c. semiconductor
d. superconductor
52. Who discovered electron?
a. Coulomb
b. Volta
c. Ampere
d. Thomson
53. 1 A = _______ mA
a. 100
b. 103
c. 10(-3)
d. 10(-6)
54. Ohm's law states that
a. resistance increases as current increases
b. resistance increases as voltage increases
c. current increases as voltage increases
d. current increases as resistamce increases
55. Equivalent resistance of resistances in
parallel is _______.
a. smaller than the smallest resistance

b. larger than the largest resistance

c. an average of all resistances
d. algebraic sum of all resistances
56. 1 unit of domestic energy is _______.
a. joule
b. 1 watt second
c. 3.6 x 106 j
d. 3.6 x 106 kwh
57. Three resistors of equal value are
connected in parallel.The circuit current is 3
A.Then the current passing through each
resistor is _______.
a. 3 A
b. 1 A
c. 9 A
d. 1/3 A
58. How much electric charge is present on 100
protons ?
a. 6 x 10-19 C
b. 6 x 10-17 C
c. 6 x 10-19 C
d. 1.6 x 10-17 C
59. Pure water is electrically...
a. a good conductor
b. a bad conductor
c. a semiconductor
d. a super conductor
60. The frequency of direct current in India
is______ Hz.
a. 0
b. 50
c. 60
d. 220
61. How many steps are in the systems
development life cycle (SDLC)?
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 10
62. The first step in the systems development
life cycle (SDLC) is:
a. Analysis.
b. Design.

c. Problem/Opportunity Identification.
d. Development and Documentation.
63. Most modern software applications enable
you to customize and automate various
features using small custom-built
miniprograms called:
a. macros.
b. code.
c. routines.
d. subroutines.
64. The organized process or set of steps that
needs to be followed to develop an information
system is known as the:
a. analytical cycle.
b. design cycle.
c. program specification.
d. system development life cycle.
65. How many steps are in the program
development life cycle (PDLC)?
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 10
66. The make-or-buy decision is associated
with the ____________ step in the SDLC.
a. Problem/Opportunity Identification
b. Design
c. Analysis
d. Development and Documentation
67. In the Analysis phase, the development of
the ____________ occurs, which is a clear
statement of the goals and objectives of the
project.
a. documentation
b. flowchart
c. program specification
d. design
68. Actual programming of software code is
done during the ____________ step in the
SDLC.
a. Maintenance and Evaluation
b. Design
c. Analysis
d. Development and Documentation

69. Enhancements, upgrades, and bug fixes are

done during the ____________ step in the
SDLC.
a. Maintenance and Evaluation
b. Problem/Opportunity Identification
c. Design
d. Development and Documentation
70. The ____________ determines whether the
project should go forward.
a. feasibility assessment
b. opportunity identification
c. system evaluation
d. program specification