ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ELECTRICAL FPSC TEST

DATE: 02-08-2019 (Corrected one)

Compiled by: Engr. Mehran Marwat
 Sources of MCQS I have found are given at the end. Remember me
in your prayers. JazakAllah

1 Which is having higher breakdown strength?

a. Solid dielectrics
b. Liquid dielectrics
c. Gases dielectrics
d. Equal in all

2 A heater is rated as 230 V, 10 kW, A.C. The value 230 V refers to__________?
A. average voltage
B. RMS voltage
C. peak voltage
D. none of the above

3. The device without gate is, (SCR, TRIAC, DIAC)

4 .SCR is.......device
(Two terminal three layer, three terminal three layer, three terminal four layer)

5. Semi-conductor junction diode has… junction. (1 PN, two PN, three PN, None of these)

6 .UJT has (two terminal three layer, three terminal three layer, three terminal two layer)

7. Zener diode has…… junctions. (1 PN, two PN, three PN, None of these)

8. Which one is lightly doped in BJT, (base, emitter, collector, none of these)

9. Ideal op-AMP
(Infinite input impedance, zero output impedance, infinite voltage gain, all of these)

10. OP-amp can be used as,

(Summer, differentiator, integrator, all of these)
11. Op-amp is used as integrator
A) Capacitor in series with inverter,
B) Capacitor connected in parallel from output to inverting input
C) Inductor in series D) none of these

12 .Capacitance is measured in,

(Ohms, Siemens, Farad, none of these)

13 .Mutual inductance is measured in (Ohms, Siemens, Henry, None of these)

14 .Inductive reactance increase with increase in (voltage, current, frequency, none of these)

15. Full wave rectifier with 50 Hz input frequency has output frequency,
(50 Hz, 100 Hz, 75 Hz, none of these)

16. For the source of 500 ohms resistance to match with load of 50 ohms, we can use
(Step up transformer, Step down transformer, auto transformer, none of these)

17. To increase resonance frequency in series RLC circuit

(Increase the inductance, decrease the capacitance, none of these)

18. Circuit breaker characteristics is the same as;

(Transformer, CT, PT, none of these)

19. Over voltage occurs due to

(Resonance, fault, opening of circuit breaker, all of these)

20. Distance protection is used for

(Generator, transformer, transmission line, none of these)

21. If a transformer frequency is charged from 50HZ to 60HZ, what is the ratio of eddy current
losses by keeping the voltage constant?
A) 1 B) 2
B) 25/16
C) None of these
 Eddy current losses are independent of frequency if voltage is kept constant.

22. The apparent power drawn by an A.C. circuit is 10 kVA and active power is 8 kW. The
reactive power in the circuit is
A. 4 kVAR
B. 6 kVAR
C. 8 kVAR D. none of these
23. Insulators for high voltage applications are tested for
(A) power frequency tests
(B) impulse tests
(C) Both (A) and (B) above
(D) none of the above.

24. Surge diverters are

(A) non-linear resistors in series with spark gaps which act as fast switches
(B) arc quenching devices
(C) shunt reactors to limit the voltage rise due to Ferranti effect
(D) over-voltages of power frequency harmonics.

25. Paschen's law is associated with

(A) breakdown voltage
(B) ionization
(C) thermal radiations
(D) none of the above.

26. The breakdown voltage in gases depends on

(A) distance between the electrodes
(B) relative air density
(C) humidity
(D) all of the above.

27. Large capacity generators are manufactured to generate power at

(A) 440 V
(B) 6.3 to 10.5 kV
(C) 132 kV to 220 kV
(D) 400 kV.

28. Megger is used to measure,

(High resistance, medium resistance, low resistance, None of these)

29. Sag for span of 50m is 1M. By increasing height to 20%, the new sag is?
(1.2M, 1M, 2M, none of these)
 height doesn’t affect the Sag

30. Transmission voltage in Pakistan, (220kv, 132kv, 500kv, All of these)

31. Electrostatic force is,

(Directly proportional to distance, directly proportional to distance square, inversely
proportional to distance square, none of these)
32. Electric field Intensity is
(Directly proportional to distance, directly proportional to distance square, inversely
proportional to distance, none of these)

33. Unit of Electric field (joules/sec, V/m, ampere/volt, none of these)

 Also Newton/Coulomb

34. By rubbing two neutral bodies with each other, we can produce
(Electric charge, force, none of these)

35. 150 km transmission line is

(Long, medium, short, none of these)

36. For internal fault in the generator, we use

(Differential Protection relays, over current protection, none of these)

37. Base current is100mA with current gain 30.find the collector current in BJT?
(300mA, 30mA, 130mA, None of these)
 Should be 3000 mA or 3A as Ic=beta*Ib

38 .Synchronous motor give leading power factor is due to

(Normal excitation, under excitation, over excitation, none of these)

39. In synchronous generator when excitation is increased, it will

(Absorb reactive power, supply reactive power, Both A & B, none of these)

40. Which of the following absorbs reactive power in transmission line,

(Capacitance of the line, capacitance of the load, Transformer, none of these)

4. Reference bus is
(Generator bus, Slack bus, none of these)
 Reference bus, Slack bus and Swing bus are the same terminologies.

42. Zener diode is always connected in,

(Forward biased, reversed biased, either forward biased or reversed biased, none of these)
 it can be connected in forward biased as well but normally in reverse for voltage
regulation.

43. SCR is used for the control of,

(DC current only, AC current only, Both AC & DC currents, none of these)

44. Inverter does, (Ac to dc, dc to dc, DC to AC conversion, none of these)

45. In Half Wave Rectifier,
(Load current flow for half cycle, load current flows for greater than the half cycle, load
current flows for less than the half cycle, none of these)

46. Phase angle between the two alternating waves of equal frequency when one wave attains
the maximum value and other is zero is, (90 degree, 45 degree, 180 degree, None of these)

47. In Household single phase induction type wattmeter, a meter can be reversed by
A) Reversing the supply terminals,
B) Reversing the load terminals,
C) Open the watt meter and change either the potential coil terminals or current coil
terminals,
D) None of these

48. Op-Amp is ___ device

(Linear, non-linear, none of these)

49. Oscillator uses;

(Positive feedback, negative feedback, none of these)

50. Connection of distribution transformer

(Delta-star, star-delta, star-star, none of these)

51. Phase to phase and line to line voltage are same in which connection,
(Delta, star, both, none of these)

52. In 3 phase balanced system, voltages and currents are

(0 degree apart, 120 degree apart, 180 degree apart, none of these)

53. Which type of insulator use in transmission line?

(Cap or pin insulator, suspension, Disc, all of these)

54. Most reliable distribution system is

(Radial distribution system, Ring distribution system, dc distribution system, none of these)

55. Light flash current capacity

(1-100 ampere, 1kA-200kA, 500kA-5000kA, none of these)

56. Advantage of underground cables over overhead transmission lines is

(Low cost, no cooling needed, immune to hazards, none of these)
57. A null type instrument as compared to a deflected type instrument has

A) a lower sensitivity.

B) a higher accuracy.

C) a faster response.

D) all of the above.

Explanation: In null type instrument, a zero or null indication leads to determination of the
magnitude of measured quantity. In deflection type instrument the measured quantity produces
some physical effect which deflects or produces a mechanical displacement in the moving
system of the instrument. These types of instruments are suited for measurement under dynamic
conditions. But the null condition depends upon some other known conditions. So the null type
instruments are more accurate and highly sensitive as compared to deflection type instruments.

58. Ability of capacitor to store charge depends upon

A) area of plates

B) distance between plates

C) type of dielectric used

D) all of above

59. Linear Coupler is

A) Relay
B) Air Core CT
C) PT
D) None of these
 Linear coupler is special type of CT having no iron core used in busbar differential
protection scheme

60. Circuit breaker works similar to,

A) CT B) PT
C) Transformer
D) None of these

61. The range of electrostatic voltmeter can be extended by using

 a capacitor in series with the voltmeter whose capacitance is greater than the
capacitance of the voltmeter
 a capacitor in series with the voltmeter whose capacitance is smaller than the
capacitance of the voltmeter
 a resistor in series with the voltmeter
 an inductor in series with the voltmeter
62. Which meter has the highest accuracy within prescribed limits of frequency range,

A) PMMC B) Moving Iron

C) Electrodynamometer D) Rectifier

Note: PMMC has highest accuracy throughout its range.

63. Tachometer is used for the measurement of

A. Displacement B. Angular Velocity
C. Force D. None of these

64. LEDs are built up of semiconductor,

(Silicon, Germanium, GaAs, None of these)

65. Region around a charged particle when it experiences electric force is,
A) Electric Field
B) Electric Shock
C) Both of them
D) None of these

67. Electric Potential is a

(Vector, Scalar, Both, None of these)

68. When positive charge is moved inside a closed electrostatic path, work done is
A) Zero
B) Positive
C) Negative
D) None of these
 work done will be zero as for a closed path the initial and final points are same

69. When electric charge is moved from lower to higher potential,

(Energy is supplied, energy is released, Both A&B, None of these)

70. Bus-bar should be

(Reliable, Secure, Fast, All of these)

71. Corona effect can be identified by

(A) bushy sparks
(B) faint violet glow
(C) red light (D) arcing between conductors and earth.
72. Which instrument can measure the temperature of static and moving charge,
A) Thermocouple
B) Thermistor
C) Total radiation pyrometer
D) None of these

73. Ratio of Real power to the Apparent power is called……. factor.

A) Load B) Power C) Demand D) None of these

74. The disadvantages of strain gauge pressure transducer are

A) They have a poor frequency response
B) They do not have a continuous resolution
C) They cannot be powered by a.c. sources
D) They have a low output

75. Which device is used for the source of emission of electrons in a CRT?
A) Accelerating anodes
B) barium oxide coated cathode
C) Both A&B
D) None of these

76. Time bases are generated by,

A) Sweep Generators B) Vertical Amplifiers

C) Horizontal Amplifiers D) None of the above

 Time bases are generated by sweep generator. Horizontal amplifier only

amplifies that sweep voltage and apply it to the plates.

77. When reverse bias is applied to a crystal diode, it

A. Raises the potential barrier
B. Lower the potential barrier
C. Increase the majority carrier current greatly
D. None of these

78. Inductance affects DC in

A) At the time of Ton

B) At the time of Toff

C) Both at the time of Ton and Toff

D) None of these
79. In a p type semiconductor the majority carriers are

A. Holes

B. Electrons

C. Positive ions

D. Negative ions

80. In an unbalance circuit, power

Entering the node is: 20MW, 25MW and
Leaving the node is: 30MW, 60MW.
The balanced power at the output is;

A) 45 MW entering the node

B) 45 MW leaving the node

C) 30 MW leaving the node

D) None of these

English Portion:

81. Call off = To decide not to do or have something that was planned
 Cancel is the right option

82. Synonym of Bemoan is _________

A. Denounce

B. Soothe

C. Lament

D. Loathe

83. Synonym of Zenith = Pinnacle (in paper)

84. Barbaric synonym = un-civilized (in paper)

85. I am as ___ as him. (strong, stronger, strongest)

86. I ____ tennis since five year old.
(played, am playing, have played, have been playing)

87. He ______ his face every morning. (wash, washes, none of these)

88. Some employer do not want to make union, _______ some theorist stress the necessity of
the union. (because, due, although, none of these)

89. My brother _______ crashed the new car. (already, yet, just, none of these)

90. I _______ dinner an hour ago. (eat, ate, eaten, none of these)

91. I ______ coffee this morning. (drink, drank, have drink, none of these)

92. The news is _____ good to be true. (as, so, too, none of these)

93. The one who live permanent at some place called (resident, native, domicile, none of these)

94. Sinister synonym: dire, evil (in options), malevolent, mischievous, threatening

 Antonym (farthest meaning) was required in the question.

Sources:
1) 5 questions from H.V Engineering Chapter 29 Handa Book

(Also available on elecricalquizes.com)

2) Electronics and power electronics related questions were from these two sites:

http://examradar.com/semiconductor-physics-mcq-based-short-questions-and-answers/

https://electronicspost.com/multiple-choice-questions-and-answers-on-semiconductor-diode/

3) Power Mcqs were from careerride.com but mostly were of general concepts which can be cleared
from electricalforu.com and Power Engineering books like V.k Mehta Power System book.

4) For CRO related mcqs, follow

https://www.electrical4u.com/cathode-ray-oscilloscope-cro/

https://www.objectivebooks.com/2016/11/electrical-measurements-lab-viva.html

https://instrumentationtools.com/instrumentation-engineering-objective-questions-part-2/

http://mcqseries.com/displacement-strain-measurement-exercise-1/

http://www.competitiveguide.in/gate-question/eee/ELECTRIC-AND-ELECTRONIC-
MEASUREMENTS/14488 5) Electrostatics mcqs were all general . Good luck….!