AppendixC

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

The multiple choice questions given in this appendix pertain to general

electrical-engineering topics

and in particular, to the electrical-machinery topics covered in this book.

Several questions have been

taken from competitive examinations like GATE, IES, IAS etc.

Out of the various alternatives given, choose the most appropriate answer.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

The resistance between the opposite faces of 1 metre-cube is found to be I

Q. If its length is

increased to 2 metres, its volume remaining unchanged, then resistance

between the opposite

faces of its length is

(a) '212

2. Time constant for an RL series circuit is given by

(d) L/R

(b) I/RL

3. Time constant for series RL circuit is defined as the time taken by the
current to reach

(a) 36.8% of its final value

(c) 63.2% of its final value

(b) 36.8% of its initial value

(d) 63.2% of its initial value

(d) RC

4. Time constant for RC series circuit is equal to

(a) I/RC

5. A series RC circuit is suddenly connected to a dc voltage of V volts.

The current in the series

circuit, just after the switch is closed is equal to

(b) V/RC

(c) V'C/R

(a) zero
.G.@A series RL circuit is suddenly connected to a dc voltage source of V
volts. The current in this

circuit, soon after the switch is closed, is equal to

(d) VL/R

(c) V/R

(a) zero

7. A series LC circuit IS suddenly connected to a dc voltage source of V

volts. The current in this

circuit at t 0', is equal to

(a) zero

(d) VL/C

8. In the network shown in Fig. C. 1, the current through 11 '2 resistor is

12 n

61-1

Fig. C.I.

ton

10 n

12V

Fig. C.2.

9. In the network shown in Fig. C.2, the current through 4 Q resistor is

(b) IA

(d) 1.5 A

10. In the circuit of Fig. C.3, the potential of terminal

(a) B is higher than A by 5 V

(b) A is higher than B by 5 V

(c) B is higher than A by 13 V (d) A is higher than B by 13 V

) pendix-c

20 v

Fig. C B

10',

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e current through the galvanometer G shown in Fig, CA is zero, The current
I, through the

source is

(b) 2 mA

(a) 1 mA

(d) 4 rnA

(c) 3 mA

12, The time constant of the network shown in Fig, C,5 is

(c) RC/2

(d) 2 RC/3

3. In the circuit shown in Fig. C.6, the current through RL is

(b) zero

IV

120

420V

60

3051 1

--- 420 n

Fig. C.6.

lov

Fig. C.5.

14. The Thevenin's impedance across the terminals AB of the network of Fig.
C.I is

10

20

13

11

15, In the bridge given in Fig. C.8, reading of the high-impedance

voltmeter is

lov

Fig. C.8.

(d) 3.33 V
(c) 4.20 v

(b) 6.66 v

(a) zero

16. Resistance between terminals A and B of Fig. C.9 is

17. Resistance between terminals A and B of Fig, C.IO is

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